My Name is Hiroshi Nohara, Star of Neon Film and Television!

Chapter 90: 『Yamishibai』 Obtained Once Again! Nohara's Trump Card!

On Takada Toshihide's face always carrying somewhat of gloominess, at this moment yet forcefully squeezed out a set of amiable smile uglier than crying, the wrinkles inside that smile, deep enough to trap a fly to death.

No choice, exactly as Asumi said, he was truly cursed severely at the board of directors meeting.

Now even if he is the Executive Deputy Director he can only lower his head.

Of course.

His lowering his head is the literal meaning, he also cannot truly bow his head with Nohara Hiroshi, otherwise what happens to his authority of this Executive Deputy Director?

Takada Toshihide lifted that cup of Uji Matcha personally brewed by Iwata Masao exuding a rich seaweed aroma before him, lightly taking a sip, immediately seemingly like his tongue was burned by something, and also like having tasted some peerless delicacy, issuing an exaggerated exclamation of admiration.

"Good tea, truly good tea!"

He placed the tea cup down, his gaze however crossing over that faintly rising hot steam, landing on Nohara Hiroshi's face young to the point of somewhat excessive, that gaze, sincere resembling a devout believer coming to the temple pleading with gods and worshipping Buddhas.

"Sensei Nohara."

He even changed the address, inside that voice, carrying an intimacy of an elder towards a junior, full of expectations: "Today having Deputy Director Asumi invite you over, in fact there is one, presumptuous request of mine.""Deputy Director Takada please speak." Nohara Hiroshi merely smilingly nodded, absolutely no issue regarding etiquette.

"It's concerning the matter of 『Yamishibai』."

Takada Toshihide issued a long sigh, on that gloomy face, flawlessly revealing a trace of bitter heartache: "This project brand, was created entirely by your hands, can be said to be our TV Tokyo in recent years, the most successful, and also the most precious golden signboard. But..."

His topic suddenly changed, those icy eyes like a knife, ruthlessly carving a glance at the Iwata Masao beside him already trembling like sifting bran long ago.

"But, it's all to blame for my poor judgment, poor personnel choice, handing over such an important project, to this kind of a... useless thing like Iwata-kun! Leading to the collapse of reputation right now, widespread complaints from audiences, even alarming the board of directors! I... this superior of his, even holds unshirkable responsibilities!"

This spiel of his was spoken rich in voice and emotion, as if truly extremely remorseful and annoyed.

"Therefore, Sensei Nohara, me coming today, is exactly wanting to represent the Production Bureau, represent myself personally, earnestly appeal to you, are you able to... give 『Yamishibai』 another chance? Take it... back anew. Only in the hands of you this true 'Father', can it radiate vitality anew, to the extent of not being covered in dust, utterly dying here ah."

These words were spoken, truly sincere and heartfelt, deeply moving.

If one ignored that smear of calculation and unwillingness momentarily flashing past the depths of his eyes.

"... This." Nohara Hiroshi hearing these words, on his face revealed a smear of just right difficulty.

He glanced at Asumi beside him, voice carrying somewhat of helplessness:

"Deputy Director Takada, your words are too serious. Merely, initially the contract was signed very clearly, I have already transferred all copyrights of 『Yamishibai』, entirely to the Production Bureau. Speaking from a legal sense, it is already no longer my artwork."

"Furthermore."

He spread out his hands, that posture, like a creator whose inspiration had been thoroughly squeezed dry: "You have also seen, I currently have this 『Tales of the Unusual』 project on hand, the workload is truly too massive, busy to the point of frantic and overwhelmed every day, truly is... willing but weak ah."

This spiel undoubtedly exactly kicked the ball back completely intact.

The smile on Takada Toshihide's face, instantly stiffened for a moment.

He didn't expect this young man to speak actually so watertight, while not giving him even a step to walk down, also unable to find the slightest place to refute.

The muscles at the corner of his eye twitched uncontrollably for a bit, immediately, that icy gaze, landed onto Iwata Masao's body anew.

That gaze was like silent command.

Incomparably dark and gloomy.

Iwata Masao's body violently trembled once, he knew it was his turn to perform.

He virtually scrambling, shifted from beside the tea table to before Nohara Hiroshi, then, under the gazes of everyone carrying somewhat of astonishment and playing meaning.

"Plop——!"

His knees both went soft heavily kneeling down!

A standard, even three points more standard than when he was brewing tea for Takada Toshihide just now, Dogeza!

"Sensei Nohara!"

His voice, transmitting from beneath that lowered head, hoarse, and also full of endless remorse and humbleness: "I was wrong! It is all my fault! It is me being arrogant and incompetent, it is me... defiling this great artwork of yours!"

He raised his head, upon that face had long lacked even the slightest blood color, replacing it, was a kind of pleading bordering on frantic madness, at the corner of his eyes even forcefully squeezed out several drops of turbid tears.

"Sensei Nohara, I... in fact I am also a loyal fan of 『Yamishibai』! I truly very much like this artwork! I... I truly don't hope, for it to exactly die in my hands like this ah!"

"I am begging you! Begging you to give it another chance! Also... also give me an opportunity to atone for my sins!"

This performance truly is saddening and tearful to the listeners and watchers.

If one ignores that pair of his under the reflection of tears, still sparkling with resentment and unwillingness eyes.

"Sigh, Iwata-kun, what are you doing this for, quickly get up quickly get up." Right at this moment, Asumi finally opened his mouth.

Asumi sighing stood up, walking beside Nohara Hiroshi, patting his shoulder, utilizing the gentle tone of an elder comforting a junior saying: "Hiroshi-kun ah, you see, Deputy Director Takada and Section Chief Iwata, are both this sincere already. Moreover, 『Yamishibai』 is after all the brand of our TV Tokyo, causing it into this appearance right now, spreading outside, towards the reputation of our entire station, is all a massive blow."

He paused, at an angle unable to be seen by those two people, facing Nohara Hiroshi, rapidly blinking twice.

"Just treat it as... doing the station a favor, doing me this old senior a favor, you exactly... work hard a little more, taking it back right?"

Nohara Hiroshi looking at that face of Asumi written full of "about enough, quit while ahead", sneering in his heart, on his face yet flawlessly revealing a trace of hesitation after being persuaded.

He remained silent for a long while, finally letting out a long sigh, seemingly like making an incomparably difficult decision.

"... Alright." He slowly opened his mouth, voice carrying somewhat of hoarseness after compromise: "Since Deputy Director you have already spoken like this, then this junior, will exactly respectfully obey."

"Ah! Wonderful! Truly too wonderful!"

On Takada Toshihide's gloomy face, instantly bloomed a radiant smile resembling relieving a heavy burden.

He swiftly walked to before Nohara Hiroshi, both hands tightly grasping his hands, that posture, affectionate as if Nohara Hiroshi was his most favored subordinate.

"Sensei Nohara! You truly are a pillar of our TV Tokyo ah! Possessing taking responsibility! Possessing vision!"

He while shaking Nohara Hiroshi's hands, while turning his head, facing that Iwata Masao still kneeling on the floor, strictly reprimanding saying:

"You look! You look at somebody Sensei Nohara! Then look at you! A whole age has been lived onto a dog! Cannot even compare to the broad-mindedness of somebody a young man in his early twenties! Still not quickly thanking Sensei Nohara!"

"Yes! Yes! Many thanks Sensei Nohara! Many thanks Sensei Nohara!"

Iwata Masao resembling being granted a great amnesty, he once again heavily knocked several resounding kowtows towards Nohara Hiroshi, then finally using hands and feet concurrently, wretchedly climbing up, acting submissive and obedient, standing behind Takada Toshihide.

That posture, like a pug dog having just been ruthlessly taught a lesson by its master, yet not daring to harbor the slightest complaint.

Exchanging a few more hypocritical pleasantries, Takada Toshihide and Iwata Masao, then using the excuse of "not disturbing everyone discussing important matters", almost fleeing in panic departing this office making them feel suffocated.

When the office door closed anew, that oppressive atmosphere instantly vanished into thin air.

"Hahahahaha!"

Asumi was the first unable to resist, issuing to his heart's content roaring laughter, that laughter, full of the exhilaration of feeling proud: "It's because you guys didn't see! This morning at the board of directors meeting, Takada that old fox, was pointed at the nose by the Station Chief and scolded for a full half an hour! That face turned black, like the bottom of a pot!"

"And those audience complaint letters, it is said have already stuffed completely full three storage rooms! Everything is inside, sending razor blades, sending turtles, there's even a more ruthless one, directly sending a printed resignation letter, naming names requesting Iwata Masao to sign and scram!"

"Right now, the entire TV Tokyo, from top to bottom, who doesn't know his Tokyo Faction, made a heaven-shaking massive joke! This time, I see what face they still possess, to abuse power inside the Production Bureau!"

Nohara Hiroshi merely peacefully smiled, lifting up the cup of already thoroughly cold tea before him, indifferently saying: "This is all self-inflicted by them."

"Spoken correctly! This is exactly self-inflicted by them!"

Asumi's laughter withdrew, he looked at Nohara Hiroshi, inside those eyes always deep like an ancient well, sparkling with a kind of unprecedented appreciation and trust: "However, Hiroshi-kun, this time taking 『Yamishibai』 back, do you... truly possess confidence, to salvage its reputation?"

"Of course." Nohara Hiroshi nodded his head, his gaze confident and composed.

"Then that's good, then that's good."

Asumi thoroughly felt relieved, he sat back onto the sofa anew, upon his face revealing a smear of relaxed smile: "Right, concerning the manpower for this project, do you possess any thoughts? Need to transfer people from other sections? If you have needs you speak out."

"Manpower is rather sufficient." Nohara Hiroshi shook his head, immediately seemingly remembering something, appearing casually mentioning a sentence: "However, Deputy Director Asumi, concerning Senior Hashishita Ichiro's penalty... am I able to, raise a tiny request?"

"Hashishita Ichiro?" Asumi's eyebrows instantly wrinkled together, upon that face still hanging smiles just now, surfaced a smear of icy disgust: "That traitor? I heard that side of the Personnel Division already made the decision, transferring him back to the Logistics Department of Kanto Station to serve as a document clerk. What? You still want to plead leniency for him?"

"Not considered pleading leniency." Nohara Hiroshi's tone remained peaceful: "Merely, I looking at the face (giving face) of Senior Suzuki Kiyoto, want to give him another chance. Furthermore, speaking fairly, although Senior Hashishita's moral character is somewhat lacking, but his execution capability, among Level 4 Directors, is indeed top-tier. Having him be responsible for the reboot project of 『Yamishibai』, at least regarding procedure, can save me plenty of trouble."

"The most important is." The corners of Nohara Hiroshi's mouth, hooked up an arc possessing profound meaning: "A chess piece abandoned by everyone, yet fished back anew by me, also represents the broad-mindedness of our Kanto Faction is generous!"

Asumi looking at those eyes of his seemingly capable of seeing through everything, remained silent for a moment, ultimately, still letting out a long breath.

"Alright." He nodded his head, in that tone, carrying a kind of indulging helplessness: "Since you have already spoken like this, what else could I say? The Personnel Division side, I will go greet them. This face, I give to you."

"However, concerning the subsequent 『Yamishibai』, what specific thoughts do you have?" Asumi drew the topic back onto the right track.

This is exactly what he cares about the most.

"Very simple." Nohara Hiroshi leaned against the back of the chair, that posture, like a chess player having already possessed a well-thought-out plan in his chest long ago.

"Since 『Yamishibai』 season three, was already 'produced' by Section Chief Iwata and the others, into a lump of garbage absolutely no one possesses methods to ignore. Then us, exactly simply, treating it as a non-existent dark history."

He paused, under those several gazes full of curiosity, slowly, announcing his own already meticulously calculated plan long ago.

"Us, directly reboot the production of 『Yamishibai』 season three!"

"Reboot 『Yamishibai Season Three』?" Asumi was astounded.

"Correct." Nohara Hiroshi nodded saying: "I will use the fastest speed, exactly today and tomorrow right, producing out all the manuscripts, then on Monday exactly launching it upon this, if like this 『Yamishibai Season Three』 can still manage to catch up to salvage reputation."

"This fast?!" Asumi widened his eyes.

Although he wasn't shocked by Nohara Hiroshi for the first time, but right now was still considerably shocked.

"Hm, believe me, Deputy Director Asumi." Nohara Hiroshi confidently smiled: "This is no major problem, even if it is rushing work, I also believe, capable of possessing a level not weaker than season one and season two by much."

"Hiss hiss hiss." Asumi sucked in a breath of cold air.

These words were too exaggerated.

However towards Nohara Hiroshi it wasn't exaggerated.

Using that true season three of the former life although possessing mediocre reputation, but at least still upon the passing grade line, to overwrite away this puddle of messy accounts left behind by the Iwata Section.

First utilizing a posture of 'dispelling chaos and returning to the right path', to pull back over anew those old fans completely heartbroken.

Then waiting until the reputation slightly warms up anew, then immediately release the truly capable of allowing this IP 『Yamishibai』, to return to the apex—— season four, and season five.

Like this can exactly thoroughly salvage the reputation of 『Yamishibai』.

Transforming back anew into that explosive IP of the former life.

He knows, the season four of the former life, introduced even more screenwriters, gathering collective wisdom, story quality establishing a qualitative leap.

And season five, even more so while deepening the core of "Urban Legends", appended even more dissections towards the dark side of human nature, lifting the thematic significance of the entire series, all elevating to a brand new level.

Will absolutely succeed.

When that time comes accompanying his dispelling chaos and returning to the right path, his saving the master in crisis, after his 『Yamishibai』 authority is established.

Even if starting from season six, becoming about the same as season three, slowly the reputation will all slide down.

But at that time it wouldn't be him thinking about it anymore.

He himself will exatamente hand it to Hashishita Ichiro and the others to produce, himself merely acting as a supervisor and original author, even if cursing, it also wouldn't curse onto his own body anymore.

Furthermore having the Iwata version season three right here, the readers certainly also wouldn't dare to speak about changing people anymore.

Adding 『Tales of the Unusual』 right here supporting it season by season.

A two-pronged approach.

In this 'Urban Legends' domain, he Nohara Hiroshi, definitely can firmly grasp it in his own hands!

This, is exactly his true, trump card!