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Just another day at theMeicho, you know?

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Scary Yakuza villain Tozawa is snuffed out.

Our beautiful boy Sato is now the boss of his own gumi.

Sam is taking a countryside vacation, I think, before starting up another hostess club.

… Or is it?

This is apparently a transition that actually happened here in the real world.

And what better way to do that than with the help of some enterprising white-collar yakuza money?

Yes, yes, Im well aware the newIndustryseason is already in the can.

But …whatif, you know?

Look, the ~synergies~ are right there.Industryisa megavibes show;so isTokyo Vice.

In many respects, Harper is not unlike the fictional Jake Adelstein in essence.

Both are American nationals semi-sociopathically seeking glory in foreign lands.

Both bear the distinctly Michael Manniacal curse of being dead insidewithout something impossible and chaotic to go after.

Both, uh, favor formal attire?

Anyway, a sharedTokyo ViceIndustrymetaphysics would be in Warner Bros. Discoverys best interests.

Were all looking for connected IP universes, right?

You get two niche audiences combined for the price of one international production budget.

Plus, theres precedent!

Well figure out the details later!

Listen, its a great idea!

Zaslav, dont you wanna make money?