The first snow in Konoha in 45 years came later than usual...
It's been more than a week since the New Year's Eve festival, but its aftereffects still linger throughout Konoha.
The finale of the first part of "Fire Boy King", various interesting New Year special programs, and the exciting lucky draw event...
These became topics of conversation among the villagers who participated in the festival as they visited each other to wish each other a happy new year.
The villagers who did not participate in the festival cried out in dismay on the surface, but secretly they were beating their chests and stamping their feet, regretting their wrong decision.
So much so that in the following year, whenever they saw Hideki, they would repeatedly remind him to hold the festival again. It can be seen how deep their resentment was, which made Hideki feel a little amused and helpless.
Of course, the most popular show among all is "Tom and Jerry", which is the finale.
After all, "Fire Boy King" is too childish and crude, and it is only loved by many children because of its pictures and special effects.
The original work of "Tom and Jerry" is a classic that has lasted for eighty years. Coupled with Hideki's superb puppet control technology, of course all the villagers became his fanatical fans in an instant.
As for the protagonists Tom and Jerry, they naturally transformed themselves into big stars surpassing Uchiha Fei.
Just after the heavy snow, countless snowmen or ice sculptures of them appeared everywhere in Konoha.
Many pet shops in Konoha did not close during the New Year and made a lot of money by taking advantage of this favorable situation. Almost all the cats and hamsters in the stores were sold out.
If it is a pet with fur color and appearance similar to Tom and Jerry, the price will increase tenfold, but even so there is still no demand for it.
This also made Inuzuka Jaw, who came to the orphanage to pay New Year's greetings, look a little resentful.
Because the Inuzuka clan also runs a pet shop as a sideline, but they mainly sell various pet dogs and working dogs, so they missed this trend perfectly...
He even went to Hideki to discuss with him:
"Actually, dogs can catch mice, too. How about our Inuzuka clan also invest in making a similar movie?"
Of course, Hideki declined this kind of situation where both the dog and the rat were caught in the act both on and off the stage.
However, in order to establish good relations with the Inuzuka clan and obtain advanced ninja beast training techniques in the future, Hideki still promised to think of a way for them.
Pet shops are making so much money, so Hideki's Bandai Toy Store, which inherited the name of the B Group, will certainly not miss this opportunity to make huge profits.
Tom and Jerry-shaped stuffed toys, wood carvings, capsule toys and other peripheral products are definitely indispensable.
However, the most popular among children is the clockwork puppet carefully designed by Hideki.
Not only do they perfectly reproduce the appearance of Tom and Jerry, but once the hidden spring is fully wound, they can make several vivid expressions and movements, and can even run flexibly on two feet to recreate classic scenes from the animation.
Since it involves some mechanical techniques and programmed sealing techniques, and some delicate parts need to be made by Hideki himself, the price of this clockwork puppet is quite high.
Plus the various commemorative yo-yos sold by "Fire Boy King" during the finale...
Many children could only reluctantly give all their newly received New Year's money, which had not even warmed up yet, to toy stores.
Even the money is not enough, I have to help with housework to get extra pocket money. It is quite miserable during the Chinese New Year. I really love and hate that toy fairy...
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Hideki did not feel the resentment towards him that permeated Konoha.
Even if they feel it, they will probably just shed a few crocodile tears and then wipe them with white money...
After a week's rest, he felt a little restless, so he went back to work.
The first thing is to fulfill the promise to Fugaku and publish the Konoha News.
In fact, Hideki was not so anxious at first.
But Fugaku was really efficient. He had already found out the location of their criminal den through the human trafficker two days ago.
In order to prevent them from getting wind of the situation and moving away, he led a team of men to the area at night, destroyed the human traffickers' hideout, and rescued a dozen children who had just been abducted.
In order not to waste the timeliness of this news, Hideki had to start work early.
But there wasn't much he needed to do.
After all, what news programs need most is timely and accurate sources of intelligence.
And this is not a big problem at all for the Ninja Village.
With the support of the Sandaime, Hideki had previously reached a cooperation agreement with the Intelligence Department.
That is, he would provide the Intelligence Department with a batch of cameras and projection equipment at cost price to record various intelligence and create an advanced audio-visual database.
Moreover, due to limitations in materials, cost and technology, the cameras were still very large, so Hideki also provided them with miniature cameras and recorders for easy use in espionage missions.
In exchange, the Intelligence Department will share information with a lower level of confidentiality with Konoha News every day.
Of course, in order to avoid being controlled by the Intelligence Department, Hideki also reached a similar agreement with Fugaku and obtained some intelligence channels of the Uchiha clan.
However, Hideki, who has always been cautious, is still a little worried. He plans to make do with this for the time being, but he will have to build his own intelligence department later.
In this way, the problem of the source of intelligence was temporarily solved, and the only thing left was to find the news anchor responsible for the broadcast.
This question is neither difficult nor easy.
Because Hideki has no plans to do live news broadcasts for the time being, the host's professional skills and adaptability are not required to be high.
Therefore, the only requirements for selecting an anchor are good looks and a pleasant voice.
However, most of the people around Hideki who meet the requirements are very busy and cannot take on the task of reporting the news every day.
As for hiring employees...
The group of female spies hired by Aunt Kelly before, Hideki, has not been dealt with yet, so how could he dare to create trouble for himself and give others more opportunities to plant spies.
However, this gave Hideki some inspiration, and he came up with a somewhat funny plan...
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In the orphanage, in the newly built simple studio.
"Let...let us be the anchor of Konoha News?"
Yakushi Nono and other female spies were all frightened after hearing Hideki's proposal.
You have to know that in order to lurk here for a long time, they did not use any means such as transformation or disguise.
Although they have used makeup, one of the four great sorcery techniques, to change their image, they are still extremely resistant to showing their true faces on that huge screen.
If they are recognized as the news anchor on the screen every now and then, how can they carry out new spy missions?
However, what they don't know is that this is exactly what Hideki wants...
There was no way. These people were probably prepared for a protracted war. Not only did they get along well with everyone in the orphanage, they also refrained from doing anything suspicious.
But Hideki didn't want to continue wasting time with them in this state of fear.
Then he suddenly had an idea and came up with the plan of letting them be female anchors.
Firstly, he doesn't have to worry about hiring spies because they are spies already, so there is no point in worrying.
Secondly, these people are all excellent choices in terms of appearance and voice.
Moreover, as experienced spies, they have long mastered the skills of making their words convincing, making them perfect candidates to become news anchors.
Thirdly, this is also a test.
The job was not demanding and he offered a very generous salary. They knew that if they refused the offer with their disguised identities, they would definitely arouse suspicion.
So whether they decide to quit their jobs or take risks, it is exactly what Hideki wants.
On the contrary, if they decide to endure the humiliation, the increased sunk costs will make them dare not act rashly, as they may lose the big picture for the small, thus saving Hideki from always being worried.
This way he would have more time to investigate their backgrounds and see if there was any opportunity to exploit or win them over.
For this reason, Hideki was not completely idle during his holidays and carried out a series of preparations.
For example, discussing with Aunt Kelly, within earshot:
"I think in order to improve the children's self-care ability, we really don't need so many caregivers. Just two or three will be enough..."
For example, secretly observing them while they were working, and then writing something down in a small notebook...
Then, he added with a smile:
"Because it has exceeded the scope of a caregiver's job, this job is voluntary in principle and not mandatory."
When speaking, Hideki deliberately used the tone of voice that his boss used in his previous life when he asked him to voluntarily work overtime without pay...
Of course, the shrewd female spies understood what Hideki meant, and they were already swearing in their hearts:
You said you were participating voluntarily!
But if you don't agree, you will be fired in a few days because your left foot enters the door first, right?
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