Chapter 149 Cooperation Issues
"Yes!" Yue Ning replied.
"Are you from Hong Kong?"
"How do you know?" Yue Ning was a little curious.
The man sat down and said, "When I was studying in the United States, I met several classmates from Hong Kong..."
Yue Ning heard him say that he went to study in the United States, worked in the United States for two years, and finally decided to come back from the United States. He talked about the shortcomings of large American companies and said that it was natural for these large American companies to be surpassed by Japanese companies.
He talked about how good Toyota's "lean production" was, and how hardworking and diligent the Japanese were. He felt that the country was calling him, so he returned to open a cafe and brought the latest American books about Japan to the Japanese. He wanted to let the Japanese know that they are now very powerful...
"Indeed, Japan's rise is a miracle, and we were just discussing that Japan will have an even more glorious decade. We believe that there is no place where the return on investment is higher than in Japan."
"Really?" A strong sense of pride appeared on the man's face.
"Yes, we are all optimistic about Japan," Qiao Junxian also said.
They chatted for a while, and Yue Ning glanced at his watch: "Sorry, we have an appointment. Goodbye!"
The boss saw them out very politely.
Qiao Junxian exclaimed: "What an extraordinary confidence!"
Yue Ning glanced back and said, "The pride of the rising nation."
It's just a detour. Just follow the hotel signs and you will reach the hotel in just five or six hundred meters.
As soon as the two of them stepped into the lobby, Shen Wenqi ran over and asked anxiously, "Ms. Yue, Mr. Qiao, where have you been?"
Yue Ning was a little surprised. She left time for the makeup artist and said, "We agreed to put on makeup at five and leave at six. It's only half past four now, right?"
"No! The Japanese side got angry and asked us to shoot exactly according to the script. I called back to Hong Kong City and Mr. Cai said he was not at the scene and didn't know what happened. He asked me to listen to your advice in addition to the professional filming by the TV station. I have been waiting for you." Shen Wenqi said.
"Let's talk in a coffee shop," Qiao Junxian suggested.
"I went to call the director and photographer to come down together. I couldn't explain it clearly by myself. They said that if we no longer shoot according to their requirements, they will suspend the filming tonight," said Shen Wenqi.
Yue Ning comforted her: "It's okay, call them down first and we'll discuss it together. We'll wait in the cafe."
The two entered the cafe together and ordered drinks. Qiao Junxian frowned: "Are the Japanese so rigid? They have to film exactly according to their script. What's more, this script has been changed to insert PN's products."
Saying that Japanese people are stereotyped may be a stereotype. In her previous life, she had many opportunities to deal with Japanese people.
In my previous life, the Japanese market was Ning Shaola’s second largest overseas market. For this reason, I also deeply studied the Japanese food culture, eaten all over Japan, and hired many Japanese people.
If these people were not enough for her to gain a deeper understanding of the Japanese, then she also has a friend who is a kaiseki cuisine master. She met this friend at a Sino-Japanese chef exchange event. After the event, this friend was influenced by her and decided to open a restaurant in China.
It was around 2010. Japanese food was more popular than French food and even high-end Chinese food in China's high-end catering market because of its similar taste. Many people thought that it was normal to spend three to five thousand yuan on Japanese food, but if they spent three to five thousand yuan per person on Chinese food, they would wonder what they were eating.
This friend has both fame and fortune. Not only is she related to me and is also in the same industry, they communicate a lot with each other. Her understanding of Japanese food is deeper than that of other overseas cuisines.
Yue Ning shook his head: "I don't know, I shouldn't have said anything wrong."
All the people from HTV came over, and Shen Wenqi asked their translator to explain the whole situation in detail.
After the translation repeated the whole thing from beginning to end, Yue Ning realized that he had made the other party unhappy in two ways.
First, she insisted that Okonomiyaki was a food that became popular after the shortage of supplies in post-war Japan. The other party's opinion was to let her say that Japan learned it from China when it sent envoys to the Tang Dynasty, and absorbed Western techniques after the Meiji Restoration, which gave rise to Japanese-style food.
The second reason was that she asked the chef to reduce the amount of sauce when making Hiroshima omelette. The chef said that what they would eat would not be authentic Hiroshima omelette, which was an insult to their Hiroshima omelette.
Being overconfident means you are becoming arrogant.
"Who requested this?" Yue Ning asked.
"I heard that it was the owner of the Okonomiyaki restaurant who requested it. He said that if we insulted his food like this, they would not welcome us to film this program. TS hopes that we can reshoot this segment. In addition, TS requires us to strictly follow the script in the future filming and is absolutely not allowed to change the lines." Shen Wenqi reported to Yue Ning.
Yue Ning picked up the orange juice. If she followed the Japanese side's request and spoke only praising lines, she would not be a celebrity who was paid for endorsements. There would definitely be people who would come to Japan for a trip after seeing her recommendation and then eat these dishes. By then, they would find that the Okonomiyaki was too greasy and the noodles were too salty, and not as delicious as she had introduced. Wouldn't that ruin her reputation?
"You communicated with TS. We made it clear when we were in Hong Kong. The lines in their previous program were just prompts for me to refer to. I can change them within the framework of honesty and fairness. I don't think there is a problem with correctly introducing the origin of Okonomiyaki. The specific food evaluation is still up to me. Because I am introducing Japanese food to Hong Kong citizens, I did not say that their Hiroshima-style omelette is not good, but I hope that Hong Kong citizens know that they can choose half of the sauces after they come. Now it seems that they can't choose. Unless they can tell me that the origin of Okonomiyaki is not like this. In addition, if you want to reshoot this Okonomiyaki segment, my suggestion is to change the store. The owner of this store is too stubborn. I believe there are many delicious Okonomiyaki restaurants in Osaka."
The director had to remind Yue Ning: "Ms. Yue, the TS people just said something very serious. They said that if you don't follow their requirements, they will refuse to cooperate in the filming. If this is the case, HTV may face a fine from PN. In addition! It is also related to Ning Yan's project of filming Chinese cuisine. HTV can give up this program, but I am afraid that Ning Yan and HTV will both give up the project of filming Chinese cuisine, after all, it is a satellite live broadcast. You should still consider it?"
"Are they still using Ning Yan's filming as a threat?" Yue Ning asked.
"Yes, they said so."
This is a very small matter. She was filming as a chef, and she certainly wouldn't be like a TV host, who would just say it was delicious. Today, she was very restrained in her words, and even thought that the taste was not very good, which was very subtle. Because of a word from the owner, the other party actually forced them to speak according to the script and reshoot?
Who gave them the confidence? Wasn't it because of the rapid development that made them swollen? They just didn't take the partner in Gangcheng seriously. They didn't expect that she wanted to take the lead in the HTV shooting this time, which made them very annoyed. Maybe this matter has not been reported to Tokyo yet, and Ishikawa and others may not know about it.
Yue Ning said to Shen Wenqi: "Ms. Shen, please contact the colleagues in charge of PN and tell the people in charge of PN market development in Hong Kong City. Let them know what happened here."
Shen Wenqi was stunned. She said, "Ms. Yue, this is not the point where we need to communicate with PN, right? Shouldn't we negotiate a solution first?"
"PN wants to open up the Hong Kong market. Compared to those popular stars, Qiao Junxian is the second son of the Qiao family and a photography enthusiast. He came to take PN's latest camera to take pictures of the autumn scenery in Japan. What a good advertisement this is?" Yue Ning said to Shen Wenqi, "Otherwise, how could PN spend so much money to be the exclusive sponsor? It depends on whether PN is willing to give up this opportunity. You call back and say that I heard the news and decided not to shoot. Compared to TS coming to Ningyan to shoot a Chinese cooking program, I care more about my reputation. If you must shoot it this way, I will not shoot this program. I gave you a plan, let you find a star to take over the shooting of this program. Or just use the original film of TS TV station for translation. Moreover, I also said that if there is compensation, I am willing to pay the compensation. I am willful and don't want to shoot, I want to go on vacation."
Shen Wenqi nodded: "So that's how it is!"
"Benefits? Go make a call!" Yue Ning said to her with a smile, "We'll go up first, communicate well, and then tell us."
"good."
"Be tougher and put the blame on me. Just say that Young Master Qiao also said that I should take my vacation with him seriously."
"Yes, I understand." Shen Wenqi quickly went upstairs to make a phone call.
The director came over and said, "Ms. Yue, it's good that it's you. I usually hate working with the Japanese. I have to listen to them every time. It's become a habit."
"They are indeed strong, but sometimes they have to learn to say no to unreasonable things. This time it was completely a problem of their mentality."
They were walking towards the elevator when they were suddenly stopped by a Japanese man in his thirties. He bowed and said a few words.
The translator said, "Ms. Yue, he said he is the owner of an Okonomiyaki restaurant in Dotonbori. He heard from his colleagues that you were there filming a TV show introducing Osaka's food today, and he seemed a little unhappy."
Yue Ning asked: "How do you know about me? Also, how do you know we had an unpleasant experience?"
The man talked a lot again.
The translator gave a brief introduction, saying that he saw Ning Xiaochu instant noodles on TV, so he went to buy some and found them delicious. He happened to be going to Hong Kong, so he went to learn more about Yue Ning and also went to Ning Xiaochu Noodle House to eat a bowl of noodles. He felt that eating them on site was better than instant noodles. This person praised the roast duck and roast pork in the noodles.
In fact, he saw Yue Ning when he arrived in Dotonbori today. He saw them go to the Okonomiyaki restaurant. He waited for them to leave, and then he asked around and found out that Yue Ning was here to film a food show.
He was very sorry that his shop did not have such an honor to be selected, until he heard from the other shop clerk in the afternoon that the owner of that shop was very, very angry when he heard that the chef put less sauce when making Hiroshima omelette, and even threatened to fire the chef.
Yue Ning looked at him with a faint smile: "So you came to see me?"
He bowed again.
"Ms. Yue, can our store have this honor? Can you give us some guidance? Ning Xiaochu Noodles let me know that you understand Japanese cuisine. I hope to have many Hong Kong customers in the future. I heard that Miss Nakamura Mei likes your noodles very much."
No matter how their Okonomiyaki tastes, Yue Ning is willing to give him this opportunity just because of his ability to seize opportunities.
"Leave me your contact information, I'll check my schedule and contact you then."
He handed over his business card and Yue Ning took it. She didn't recognize the Japanese characters, so the translator said that his store was named after his last name, "Nakatani".
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