Studio Ghibli is headquartered in Kotani City, near Tokyo, and is only more than ten kilometers away from the Park Hyatt Hotel where Eric stays.

From the outside, this is just an ordinary small building with five or six stories high.

It is already summer, and unknown green vines climb over the walls outside the building, giving this white building a little more vitality.

At around 2 o'clock in the afternoon, in the open-plan workshop on the third floor, Caroline politely thanked the employee who brought her a cup of coffee again. Although she knew that the painters around were looking at her secretly, she was not shy this time, but just looked at the figure chatting with the director named Hayao Miyazaki in the compartment not far away.

But I feel a little pity.

He had the kind of personal charm and communication skills that could become familiar with strangers within a minute, but she knew that he had never been a social person.

It is only because of the individual's position that he has to form such a personality that is like a split personality.

If possible, she knew he would rather stay alone in the large, empty house alone, sitting at a messy desk filled with documents, drawings, books and spending the whole day silently.

Perhaps, it is best to have another woman who is as quiet as a cat, with long legs, barefoots, wearing a white shirt and delicate face.

It has nothing to do with desire, it's just embellishment.

Once she went to the sharp corner manor to deliver documents to him on weekends. At that time, he was obviously much more relaxed than usual.

Now.

I really want to hug him.

Or, let him hug himself.

I also felt a little regretful. If I could speak Japanese, I would be able to sit next to him like the translator invited by the company, closer to him.

During this period, Caroline could clearly feel the increasingly intense insecurity in Eric. In fact, since she met him, she gradually realized that he had always been a person who lacked security in his bones. He seemed to know the direction of the whole world, but he could not see his future clearly.

What Steve Mitnik said on the plane will definitely bother him even more.

Those people are so hateful.

Originally, when Miyazaki heard Eric Williams suddenly came to visit the studio, he was still very resistant. He didn't want his job to be disturbed, but he also knew that such a thing could not be refused. So he just hoped to receive it politely, just like many times in the past, and then send the big man away.

However, after a brief time together, Miyazaki discovered that Eric Williams was completely different from those who had come to visit for curiosity, admiration or other purposes in the past.

This young man with a special identity seems to be running to hide from the purity.

Although Eric Williams's move to send the animator next door away and occupy the other person's desk is still a bit unpleasant, as long as he has not been tormented so that the entire studio cannot work, these details are still patient.

Then he politely chatted with the other party through the beautiful female translator sitting between them.

Then I found that chatting with this young man was actually pretty good.

"Actually, I just want to make a story about pursuing the reasons and power of life. This society is becoming more and more impetuous, and people are becoming more and more numb, and they have no idea what they should pursue and how to live. However, I am not sure what they can do in the end. I can only do as much as possible according to my goals."

At the desk, the animator, who was about to be sixty, focused on drawing the drawings in front of him, while gently explaining the work he was making.

Eric also lowered his head, and compared the draft left by the animator just now, holding a pencil to carefully describe a scene of Chihiro in the boiler room. At the same time, he said casually as if he was chatting with an old friend: "I think most people can only see a bizarre adventure story, and you can't expect them to understand too much."

"This is enough. The audience does not like to preach. To deeply understand the meaning of some things is just what we filmmakers need to do. We integrate these things into our works. If the audience is willing to interpret it, it will be better. If they don't want to, they can also see a good story."

"I would rather give them a simple story now."

"Eric, you're too pessimistic."

"Maybe, if I were in the movie, I'm probably the kind of villain who chose to destroy the world if he thought humans were not worth saving."

Miyazaki smiled: "Fortunately you live in reality, this is really everyone's luck."

Eric smiled, handed over the draft he had just drawn, and said, "Hey, Miyazaki, see how I painted it?"

Hayao Miyazaki took the drawing and had no expectations at all, but after reading it, she showed a surprised expression on her face: "Great, Eric, just a little realistic. If you can intern in the studio for three months, you will definitely become the top animator."

"Why don't we discuss my salary now?"

"Forget it, it's more like a matter of selling everyone in this house."

The three people in the compartment laughed, which attracted the rest of the studio to look here.

Realizing that his three people had affected the rest of the studio, Miyazaki quickly stopped his expression, lowered his head and drew a few strokes on the drawing in front of him, before he spoke and asked tentatively: "Why are you thinking about coming to me?"

"I'm your fan."

"You are not, Eric, you have lost your childlike innocence."

"Yeah, when Coyle told me that the company invested in your new movie, my first thought was how much money would I make this time?"

"I have to regret to tell you, Eric, that my movies make very little money."

"But they are certainly good movies that are still worth recalling many years later. That's enough. I'm a capitalist with a bit of artistic pursuit," Eric smiled, looked up at the side, and said, "I heard you plan to retire?"

"I originally planned to retire, but later I felt that I might be able to do another movie. After the completion of "Spirited Away", I will really retire."

"Ha, what are you going to do after you retire?"

Miyazaki suddenly fell silent for a moment before saying, "Of course he is like an ordinary old man."

"That's better to keep doing it."

"I'm old, Eric, no longer as energetic as I was in my thirties or forties. I'm even worried that if I continue, I might die halfway."

"That seems to be a pessimistic person. However, I still recommend that you continue to do it. Only those who give up their jobs will grow older faster, and they will grow old without meaning. There are two old guys in Hollywood, both older than you, probably in their sixties and seventies, but they still insist on working and are ambitious. Every time I see them, I think they can work for another twenty years."

Miyazaki was obviously a little curious about the two old guys mentioned by Eric. The female translator sitting in the middle took the initiative to explain a few words. She obviously knew about Redstone and Murdoch.

After listening to the female translator's explanation, Miyazaki still shook his head: "This is different. I really don't have enough energy. I have been working hard to do my best all my life. If I can't do halfway through the end, that would be too bad. A reputation forever."

"You don't have to worry about this at all. To put it seriously, even if you die halfway through it, as an artist's last work, it's still very selling points, and they will definitely finish it for you."

"Of course I know this, I just worry that they are not attentive enough."

"I'll help you watch it then."

"Um?"

"I mean, if that kind of unfortunate accident really happens, I'll watch it for you and let them finish it with care." Eric said, glanced at the female translator sitting between the two, and smiled and said, "Hey, Miss Zuotian can testify."

Miyazaki finally put down the brush in his hand, turned his head to look at the female translator sitting next to him, and said, "Eric, are you serious?"

"Of course," Eric nodded, saying, "I won't promise people easily."

"It makes no sense," Miyazaki shook his head, his expression moved, but hesitated, and his hands were stroking their pants habitually, saying, "We just met."

Eric smiled and said, "I am a big shot, so of course I have to do something unreasonable occasionally and show my uniqueness.

Miyazaki smiled and sat back, but picked up the drawing that Eric had just handed over, looked carefully, then picked up his pencil, hesitated, and said, "Eric, come to Japan in the future, you can sit again."

"must."

After staying in Studio Ghibli for an afternoon, after get off work, Miyazaki was kept for dinner at a nearby restaurant before Eric got into the car back to the city center.

As night fell, neon lights were already flashing on the streets.

Tokyo City is very densely packed, but there are not many tall buildings. Black SUVs pass through the streets, more like shuttles through a small prefecture. It was not until I entered Shinjuku that I could occasionally see skyscrapers with lights in dense building gaps.

Caroline sat next to Eric. After getting in the car, the girl snuggled over like a kitten, holding one of Eric's arms and resting her head on his shoulder.

Eric looked at the neon lights outside the car window in a daze, rubbed Caroline's soft blonde hair with a smile: "What a pity, usually men can feel the softness of this posture."

"Eric, you're so bad," Caroline angrily, but moved her body slightly and whispered: "What about now?"

"Well, I'll give you a pass mark."

Eric looked very reluctant, but Caroline bent her mouth and put her head on Eric's shoulder again.

After a brief escape, you always have to face the surging reality.

When they woke up the next day, everyone began to prepare for the Tokyo premiere of "Iron Man", and they were busy until ten o'clock in the evening, and the premiere ended.

The Tokyo premiere is only part of the Japan promotional plan of "Iron Man" and the film will be released in parallel with North America this time. After the premiere, the subsequent work will naturally be promoted by Bowei's Japan branch. Eric and the crew will board the plane to London without stopping.

The study room in the front cabin of the Boeing 747.

"Eric, CACI's team has arrived in London, a veteran security company in California, and its main business is information security. Miss Barrymore and Miss Murdoch's aircraft inspection work has begun. After we arrive, they can immediately conduct a comprehensive investigation of the aircraft, but the detailed inspection results will take about a week."

Compared to a simple trip to Japan, in addition to the London premiere on the 26th, Eric has many other things to do in the UK, and it will take almost a week to stay.

So he nodded and continued to look through the list of candidate actors in his hand.

Mayer paused for a moment, and saw that Eric had no objection, and continued: "Also, regarding safe mobile phones, Nokia Labs has a similar safe business mobile phone plan, but it has not entered the product line. Kelly found a product from a Canadian company, and the other party focused on safe mobile phones. I passed the information to the engineers on Nokia who read it. They recognized the technology of the company. One of the engineers also suggested that Nokia could acquire the company if possible."

Eric looked up this time: "Canadian mobile phone company?"

Mayer handed over a piece of information and said, "Yes, this is information."

Eric took it and opened it and looked at it.

Blackberry.

With a smile, Eric simply browsed the file and said, "You ask Nokia to make a detailed evaluation report. If possible, buy this company. In addition, if it is really safe, not only the company's top management, but we can promote this phone throughout the company."

"OK."

Mayer nodded and began to write the matter in the memo.

Eric Yang took the list of candidates for "Spy Shadows" just now and turned to Caroline and said, "The others are okay, but I don't like Katie Holmes, the role of the liaison officer Nikki. This girl is too mediocre and has no traits that the audience can remember, so they can find someone else. In addition, there are heroines and several candidates, but let them add Naomi Watts to see how the audition is."

Caroline was a little confused: "Naomi Watts?"

"Nicole's best friend," Eric smiled and said, "Nicole called me and let her try it. I think she is actually quite suitable."

As we were chatting, the ringtone of the video call rang, Eric answered it casually, the screen on the wall lighted up, and the girl's delicate face appeared in the video.

As soon as it was connected, the girl shook a black ashtray in her hand: "Eric, guess what this is?"

"Epitacker?"

"Well, is that easy to guess?"

"You'd better tell me directly about the situation over there, right?"
Chapter completed!