The Premiere of The Silver Tycoon
Eri leaned against Nakayama Takuya's shoulder, finding a comfortable position.
"The dubbing isn't finished yet. The dubbing crew over at Shochiku are pulling all-nighters every day, and they've only managed to rush out the voice work for the first dozen or so episodes."
"Broadcasting as they dub? Is father-in-law in that much of a hurry?"
"How could he not be in a hurry?" Eri pouting, "With things kicking off so fiercely over in Hong Kong these past half-month, Soros smashed the market and the Hang Seng Index plummeted. The station's financial programs analyze the situation in Hong Kong every single day, and the ratings are higher than the day before. Father said that right now is when viewer emotions are most tense, so we have to strike while the iron is hot to push the new drama out and catch this entire wave of traffic."
"Father-in-law is treating the financial storm as the television station's ratings code. What about those regional stations on the TXN Network? Are they still complaining about the cost this time?"
Eri let out a laugh, her tone tinged with a hint of smugness.
"How could they still dare complain. The last time The Greed of Man premiered, they wouldn't part with a single penny, only to watch TV Tokyo make a killing. This time, as soon as father let slip the word about importing a new drama, the people from TV Aichi and TV Hokkaido flew straight to Tokyo with their contracts in hand."
Eri forked a piece of cantaloupe and handed it to Nakayama Takuya's lips.
"Father originally wanted to play hardball with them for a bit, but those station directors stayed shamelessly in the office and refused to leave. In the end, everyone split the copyright and