The fact that Sony went to such lengths indicated not only their eagerness to pull Columbia Pictures out of its current predicament but also the extent of Adrian's influence. Without the dazzling halo he had crafted for himself, why would Sony go out of its way to please him?
However, on the other hand, such endeavors were not too challenging for Sony. The financial cliques in Japan were interwoven with extreme complexity, with a degree of interconnectedness that surpassed that of the United States. There was still friction and strife between the US East and West coasts, and manufacturers and arms dealers each had their own interests to lobby for in Congress, while Japan was more like a loosely bound iron plate, with the Prime Minister's position consistently in the hands of the Liberal Democratic Party.
