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Just then, the sea shook and waves appeared.
A whirlpool suddenly appeared on the sea surface. Instead of sucking anything in, it threw a cannonball back to the shore.
"That's... a cell-destroying bomb? Kitajima, how did you do that?"
Kitajima was about to tell the vice-captain that he did nothing, but the second half of Araki's sentence made him swallow the words that were about to come out.
"That's amazing, Beidao, you really are a fishing expert!"
"Well... it's not that great. Haha, it's nothing to me."
The honor of the fisherman cannot be declined. At least if the plane breaks down, I have to push a bicycle to carry the shells back to Tokyo.
Chapter 361: The New Year is Coming
"Where's Tokotaro? Did that guy really fall into the sea?"
Although Kotaro is a great swimmer, anything can happen in the vast ocean. And if you fall into the sea while parachuting, it will be very dangerous to get entangled in the parachute rope.
Araki was worried when he heard Kotaro's voice.
"Hey, deputy captain, look what good stuff I brought!"
Kotaro ran along the beach, a crab in each hand.
"Isn't he still alive and well?" Araki stepped forward and slapped Kotaro hard on the back. Kotaro staggered and the crab in his hand fell off.
"Are you catching sea crabs?"
Good, everyone was worried about him, but he went to catch crabs.
"Yes, there's a whole bunch of them on the beach over there! They're packed together."
"Crab? That's a good thing. Hey, Kitajima, come here, there are crabs!" Nanyuan came over, then turned and shouted to Kitajima who was still on the boat.
Winter is a good season to eat crabs, which are yellow, thick and delicious. Buying them at the fish market is expensive and may not be fresh.
Hearing that there were crabs, Kitajima quickly jumped off the boat with a net bag from a salvage boat in his hand. He and Nanyuan ran in the direction that Kotaro had pointed.
There were indeed a lot of crabs there.
Araki didn't stop him, and ZAT had a crab feast tonight.
Just thinking about it makes me drool.
Christmas is over and New Year will come soon.
In the New Year of 1974, Ling had been in this world for two years.
Although it was a bit hard, she really cherished such time. She had friends like Tomoyo and Sakura, and relatives like Mino and Maria.
Make her feel that she is really needed.
Recalling last Christmas, she, Tomoyo, and Sakura held a concert together. This year's Christmas, the entertainment company also held a concert, but it was not for the three of them, but for the artists under the company.
The most popular band is Apsalar's "Virgo" band, and there are also several new singers who can increase their popularity through concerts.
However, there are also monster-level ones among the newcomers, one is Hatsune Miku, and the other is Fuwa Jotaro.
The former, Hatsune Miku, became a popular idol singer in just half a year.
The latter, Naotaro Fuwa, was even more exaggerated. His first single after his debut topped the weekly chart for four consecutive weeks, but was broken by his own second single in the fifth week.
Even the general producer Mr. Takasu praised such talent as rare in ten years. It seems that since the Oshima family took over the company, the performance has not shrunk, but inexplicably, the company seems to be better than before.
It's like a blessing from God.
At the end of the concert, Reiya, Sakura, and Tomoyo also went on stage together to sing a song.
Extremely popular.
"thank you all!"
The singer finished and the three girls took a bow together.
To be honest, over the past year, with the conclusion of "Cardcaptor", Reiya and Tomoyo have rarely appeared on the screen. Only Sakura's "Tsubasa Chronicle" is broadcast weekly, although Reiya and Tomoyo have also made guest appearances in "Tsubasa Chronicle".
That cameo was truly a cameo, with only a few scenes in less than two episodes, and it was filmed in two days.
I thought that after a year without new works, her popularity would have dropped a lot, but I didn't expect that she still has a lot of fans. This may be related to the continuous reruns of "Cardcaptor", and even if it is reruns, the ratings are still high.
After two curtain calls, many audience members were still shouting their names. The shouting gradually died down until all the previous singers came on stage and sang the closing song of the concert.
A phenomenally popular TV series.
Director Asaka is a really good director, but it’s a pity that she is used to her freedom and doesn’t want to sign a contract with any company.
By the way, Director Asaka was also present as a guest today, sitting in the first row. Lingye and the other two waved and said hello to him before leaving the stage.
Director Asaka looked even more haggard. She was middle-aged, but she looked like an old man, with all her hair grey.
This year, Reiya and Tomoyo had some free time, but Asaka was very busy. She was filming "Tsubasa Chronicle" and preparing for a new drama.
The ratings of "Tsubasa Chronicle" were not low, but they were far lower than those of "Cardcaptor". Therefore, many of his colleagues in the industry were jealous of him and spread the rumor that he had bad luck with his first drama and was now out of ideas.
Although these were words of jealousy, Asaka took them very seriously.
Ling didn't know what the new drama was called, although if she asked, Asaka would probably tell her, but Ling didn't have such curiosity.
She just heard from Sakura that Sakura's mother would participate in the new drama and could even be considered the protagonist.
Asaka was very satisfied with Kinomoto Nadeshiko's acting skills when she made a cameo appearance in "Cardcaptor", and the image of Ichihara Yuuko gave him more inspiration.
"Reiya, I saw a lot of your cosplayers at the concert today."
Yes, Ling saw it too.
But the feelings are a bit complicated because the character they COS is not Freya, but Ling from "Inuyasha".
Ling in the story was wearing an ordinary plaid kimono, a little country girl, and it was thanks to these viewers that they were able to find the same style. Some people even deliberately made it tattered, what? Was it the episode where she was bitten to death by a wild wolf?
Although I am a supporter, that image is really not good.
Also, is Inuyasha really that popular? It's really unexpected.
It was just a web drama that didn't even have an opening song or an ending song. Ling only remembered a small part of the script, most of which she wrote on the spot, and she also asked the company's screenwriter to help.
The purpose of filming this story was just to satisfy Tomoyo's desire to be a director, but the response was unexpectedly good.
Moreover, Tomoyo just wanted to film and didn't care about her credit at all. There was no credit list on TV, so since Tomoyo was not on camera, no one knew she participated in the filming.
Maybe, at least match the opening and ending songs to make it a little more formal?
"Opening and ending theme?"
After hearing Ling say this, Zhishi thought about it and she had no objection.
However, Ling from the original work only remembers the opening song, I want to change the world, which is catchy and easy to remember, but she has no impression of the ending song or the interlude.
If the song was played, she might still be able to hum along, but without the accompaniment to help her remember it, she couldn't remember it at all.
But it doesn't matter. For an entertainment company, matching a few songs is child's play. There is no need to pursue the original sound. It is enough to have a similar style. Mr. Takasu can do it and let the singers of his own company record it.
As for the song "I want to change the world", it's a good choice to give it to Fupo Shang. I just listened to it live, and Fupo Shang's voice is very passionate, which is quite suitable for this style.
After Christmas comes the end of the year.
All of Oshima's companies have begun to close for the holidays. She has already sold most of her holdings in the real estate and financial sectors.
Among the big families in Tokyo, many people were laughing at the Oshima family for being stupid. They held on to the gold mine but didn't keep it, and instead got a bunch of useless account numbers in return.
It’s okay to be stupid, at least you won’t have to go to the rooftop in a few years.
However, having too much liquid cash on the books is indeed a problem and needs to be invested, otherwise it will be a meaningless number.
Mobile phone factories are expanding, signal base stations and other facilities are also being built at a faster pace. Even the amusement park and zoo have received a lot of investment from the Oshima family, and many supporting facilities such as hotels, restaurants, supermarkets, and theme stores have been built around them.
There are even plans to build a seaside park next to the beach, focusing on water-based entertainment activities such as beach leisure, surfing, and sea fishing.
The slogan is to build the best theme park in Asia. Although it is called a theme park, it is actually developing in the direction of a resort town.
Ling has also decided that the Oshima family will develop in the direction of entertainment and will not involve finance, military industry and other fields.
By making others feel at ease, she can also feel at ease herself.
The newcomers signed by the physical entertainment companies here have become popular stars, and the annual report data is very good. On the other hand, the mobile phone program development companies on the other side have basically become regular.
In addition to the Ultraman fighting game that Kainaer made, Ling did not let the technology beyond humans intervene too much. The company has also developed a lot of software and games, although they are currently small games, such as the reproduction of Tetris and Candy Crush Saga. The next step is to develop tower defense games.
That’s right, it was the “Plants vs. Zombies” and “Plants vs. Zombies” that she was familiar with. Compared to complex fighting games and RPGs with a lot of code, the programs of tower defense games were obviously simpler and not lacking in fun.
"Miss," Butler Jianye knocked on the study door and walked in, "Regarding the company's recruitment, you mentioned before that we should contact colleges and universities to recruit recent graduates with high salaries. We have contacted more than 20 universities, including the University of Tokyo, Kyoto University, Waseda University, etc. Many schools are interested in contacting us, and even some graduates after the new year have submitted their resumes to us."
At that time, the island nation's economy was still good, far from the Great Depression that would occur six or seven years later. It was still easy for college students to find jobs, but they could not resist the generous conditions offered by the Oshima Group.
Ling also looked at the stack of resumes, there were dozens of them. She took them and glanced at them casually, not having the patience to finish reading them. When she was about to put them back on the table, the last one fell off the table.
She picked it up, glanced at it casually, and was stunned for a moment.
It's not anything else, but the resume is not for college graduation, but for high school graduation.
"high school?"
"It's like this, Miss, you said before that if it's a school of art design, you can pay special attention to it. This is a job application letter from a graduate of the Art Design Department of Nagoya Technical High School this year. The job seeker also sent some of his own design drafts. I can't tell whether they are good or bad, so I kept them on my own initiative."
Ling does not look down on high school students, but if they have talent, they should generally consider going to college. Giving up their studies and applying directly for a company is not necessarily a good thing for a person's life.
Of course, she also knew that it was easy for her to talk without any pain in her waist.
There are different reasons why people cannot go to college, some due to family reasons, financial reasons, or personal reasons. As rich people with "vested interests", it is really unbelievable for them to say such things.
Therefore, if you are really capable, it doesn't matter if you only graduate from high school.
Ling also looked at the resume carefully again.
Akira Toriyama, a bit of a weird name, but it should be his real name.
After all, it's not like I'm submitting a comic or a novel, and I can just draw a mushroom and use it as my pen name. This is a company recruitment resume, so it must be the name on my household registration.
Ling seemed to have heard of this name, but also seemed not to have heard of it. She didn't care, just thought it was a similar name, and then she saw the so-called design draft attached to it.
In fact, they are some images designed by myself, about a dozen of them, and Ling also found them familiar.
Then she suddenly remembered!
"Arale?"
Isn't that the famous poop-playing girl? Is that really Arale or is she just a coincidence?