Volume 1: Japanese Storm Chapter 12: The Era of Women's Rights (3)

  "Is this Mr. Jobs? Hi, I'm Jerry, Jerry Goldsmith Roschelle, that little guy who wanted to buy Pixar from you, we met in Fremont, right? It's me! Of course, I still have the same idea, Pixar, yeah, my offer is still $50 million if you're willing to sell. That's the main reason I'm calling you. Hmm... or how about this, Mr. Jobs, instead of selling me the animation department, why don't you sell me all the other departments at Pixar? Yeah, everything except the animation department, and if possible, throw in Alvy Ray Smith from the animation department too, I know you're not a fan of that guy! I mean, come on, $30 million including Alvy Ray Smith is a steal! Mr. Jobs, don't tell me an Oscar statuette isn't worth at least $20 million? Okay, I'll have my people prepare the contract, how about Monday? No problem, then I'll send my lawyer over to handle the details!"

  ……

  "Hey, is that George? This is Jerry. How's the simulated digital simulation technology coming along? Huh? From your tone, it sounds like things are going well? Tell Steven not to get too excited until the simulation technology is perfected. The reason I'm calling this time is that I need you to find someone for me, John Conner, yeah, he's at Industrial Light & Magic. If you can find him, have him give me a call and tell him I'm interested in the Barneys_XP software he's working on!"

  ……

  "Hello, hello! Is this Mr. John Conner? Ah, great to talk to you! I'm Jerry, Jerry Kim Roschelle. So, Mr. Conner, I heard that you're currently looking for a buyer for Barneys_XP? Looks like I wasn't wrong, and it's indeed the case. Mr. Conner, I'd like to make an offer to acquire the rights to Barneys_XP and extend an invitation for you to join my company to work together on further development of this software. Hmm? And your brother Tom is also one of the developers? No problem, we'll also extend an invitation to Mr. Tom. As for the price, it will definitely be satisfactory! My lawyer will handle the specifics. So, looking forward to a pleasant cooperation!"

  ……

  "Robert, it's me. Hey, what are you doing? I could've sworn I heard a woman's voice, and that's definitely not Mrs. Leslie's voice. Don't think you can fool me, Robert. I'm warning you, don't create any office scandals or it'll end in bloodshed! You don't believe me? Your lower half won't tell you when it's about to get shot!

  Seriously though, there are two things that need your immediate attention with Mrs. Leslie. First, go to Industrial Light & Magic and find a guy named John Connors. Buy out the rights to Barneys_XP software from him for $1.5 million! Second, acquire all departments of Pixar except the animation production team for $3 billion! Yes, except the animation production team. Oh, and don't forget to remind Steve Jobs to include Alvy Ray Smith, he's one of the founders of Pixar.

  After the acquisition is complete, bring John Connors and his brother to Pixar, they'll love it there! Give Mr. Alvy Ray Smith special privileges to form a Pixar animation film department! As for the company name, call it... COFilm, Animation Film! Have him temporarily oversee the software department's daily work until the animation film department is reorganized. Then have him bring all hardware department personnel and the Connors brothers on an all-expenses-paid trip to Japan. I have a task assigned for them here.

  Don't forget to have John bring the latest version of Barneys_XP, I need that thing! Robert, are you listening? OK, got everything memorized? Remember, my event with Mr. Jobs is scheduled for next Monday, don't forget or I'll deduct half your annual salary!"

  ……

  After hanging up the phone, Jerry picked up his pen again and continued writing. He wrote halfway through before stopping once more to glance at Tanaka Nana, who was frowning with a thick Japanese law book in her hand.

  "Hey, is that Cai Cai Zi?"

  "What? Is something wrong with Jerry?"

  "You don't have to be like this, union affairs aren't accomplished overnight! Your nerves are too tense!"

  "But I found that I couldn't stop! You know, once I thought about that day, I felt like I needed to do something for those women who had the same experience as me!"

  Tanaka Nana seems to have shaken off the negative effects of that nightmare, which surprises Jerry.

  "This idea is great, but it can't come at the cost of exhausting ourselves! Do you still remember that sentence I told you before?"

  Tanaka Nana shook her head in puzzlement.

  "The highest excellence is to attack the enemy's plans; next best is to disrupt his alliances; after that, to attack his army; and the worst policy of all is to besiege walled cities."

  "Alright! I understand, but..."

  "No need to say anything else! As for the legal matters, you can leave them to Miss Lian Huan. If you really have nothing to do, then adapt a comic book! Look, I happen to have a script right here."

  "Tokyo Love Story", but...

  "Na Na-ko, there are many ways to gain women's support. Have you thought about which way to rely on? Distributing flyers? Visiting each household? Or like Christianity, opening a church and preaching every day, holding regular meetings? No, these methods don't suit you! There are two suitable ways for you: one is... another is manga! In the Japanese archipelago, this is your advantage. So, never give up on your own advantages! Moreover, your vision should be placed on the future, not the present. What I mean is that the focus of what you need to strive for is young women, not married obasan! You need to grasp the future, not the present with rigid thinking. Do you understand my meaning?"

  "Hi!"

  "Take a look at this Tokyo Love Story first, and if you have any questions or suggestions, let me know!"

  "Tokyo Love Story", this is a medium-length manga work by Chiba Tetsuya. You may not have read it, you may not know who Chiba Tetsuya is, but you must know the TV drama adaptation "Tokyo Love Story", you know Rika, you know "Love White Paper", you know Takechiyo Haru, yes, Chiba Tetsuya is the author of these two manga. His works have put forward many new concepts on social issues and consciousness, and also made a delicate portrayal of deep psychology in daily life. If it weren't for Chiba Tetsuya's poor drawing skills, "Tokyo Love Story" could completely rival Takahashi Rumiko's "Maison Ikkoku".

  The content of "Tokyo Love Story" manga advocates for free love and feminism!

  This year is 1988, and in a few more months, this manga will be serialized in Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday, but unfortunately, why did Shogakukan acquire it so early?! Jerry thought about it more and more, feeling helpless, and could only apologize to her!

  Young IC Editorial Department

  "Hey, Mingmei, are you busy right now?"

  Asahina Akane, who had been busy to the point of dizziness, looked up from a pile of manuscripts and was delighted to discover Jerry, her furrowed brow smoothing out in an instant!

  "Ah~ it's Jerry, what's up?"

  "Hmm, HR's Mako-san has gone out to visit the author, so this matter can only be troubling you!"

  "What's going on?"

  Asahina Akane walked up beside Jerry and then crouched down, her hands began to get naughty!

  "Uh-huh, help me get in touch with Ms. Shibamonji from Shogakukan's manga department and ask if she's interested in switching to Shonen IC?"

  "Jerry, is this going to..."

  Digging at the corner of the elementary school building wall

  Asahina Akane was amused by Jerry's cute appearance.

  "Hey, touch me again and I'll sue you for sexual harassment!"

  Asahina Akane is not afraid of his threats!

  Jerry backed away as he spoke, trying to escape Asahina Mei's clutches. With a thud, he bumped into someone right at the editorial department's entrance! He rubbed his sore head slightly and turned around.

  "Yi Bojun, why are you walking without making a sound?"

  "I'm really sorry, I'm really sorry, I didn't know you were just coming out of the editorial department."

  "Alright, alright, stop bowing already! Hmm? Who's this person? Ah-ha~ No wonder Yoshiki-kun wasn't looking where he was walking, there's a beautiful girl by his side!"

  To say that Fugan Yoshihiro's face is thicker than Aoyama Gakuin, hearing Jerry's teasing, hehe smiled twice, and didn't feel embarrassed at all!

  "How about introducing me?"

  "Hey! This is Takeko Takeda, the author of "Call of Love", and this is Menmen's son, Jerry!"

  "Ah ha~ So this is the Naoko-san who's been making Yoshito-kun lose his appetite and sleep, she's indeed very beautiful. Yoshito-kun, you're a lucky guy~"

  Suddenly, Tomoya couldn't hold back anymore, and his small actions started to show. This guy hadn't even confessed yet! Then, he secretly glanced at Naoko Watanabe!

  Takeuchi Naoko was also stunned by Jerry's words, and she glanced at Tomioka Yoshihiro with a blush on her face!

  But unexpectedly, the eyes of the two people directly met!

  "Hey! I'm telling you two, how can you be so flirtatious in front of me!"

  The eyes of the two guys met and then quickly looked away!

  "Come on, Yibo, what brings you and Miss Zhizi here today?"

  "It's like this, Jerry! From today on, Naoko-san is going to be a full-time manga artist for Shonen IC!"

  "So you're bringing Miss Naoko along to show us the way!"

  "Hi!"

  "Huh? What's this?"

  "Jerry, this is Zhang Ziyi's new work!"

  "Project Cherry Blossom"? Alright, Mina is busy right now, so I'll help Naoko instead! What are you standing there for? Come on in! Miyamoto, go get us two cups of tea!"

  ……

  "Hmm, it's indeed not bad. However, Naoko-san, you need to prepare yourself mentally, figure skating is a luxurious sport, it's not like basketball, soccer or baseball where anyone can participate! So if you hope to popularize figure skating through a manga like Takahashi Youichi-kun and Inoue Takehiko-kun did, I suggest you give up on that dream as soon as possible. It's just too unrealistic! Here's what I think, Naoko-san, I have a suggestion!"

  "Please speak, Jerry!"

  "Maybe you can draw two books at once!"

  "Two books?"

  "Wait for a moment!"

  ……

  "This is a story with a fantastic quality, an ordinary girl who loves to cry, with the help of the moon's power, became the embodiment of justice, yeah, that's how it started!"

  Takeuchi Naoko is more and more fond of it, this is simply too much to her taste!

  Naoko Takeuchi, born in 1967, never thought that women should be inferior to men. She always hoped that one day she could protect the people she loved with her own strength and stand tall under the sky!

  "I will protect you!"

  "Men and women are no different!"

  It's almost like Takeuchi Naoko's life philosophy! This is almost a tailor-made script for her!

  "Is this for my script?"

  "Yes, Naoko-san, I hope you can adapt this script into a manga while drawing 'Sakura Plan'! Hope you won't decline!"

  "No way, of course not! I'm really grateful to Jerry!"

  "Right, Yibo, Coincidentally, Cai Cai's mom is in the company today. After finishing the relevant matters, let's go see her together!"

  "Hi!"