I swear on everything that I hold dear in my life. If they offer a Kickstarter program for this, I would give as much as I could. I've loved the world of Shenmue ever since I popped it into my Dreamcast back in the day. I have to know if Lan Di ever gets his comeuppance.
Source:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2013/03/03/french-reporter-says-yu-suzuki-hasn-39-t-ruled-out-shenmue-3-kickstarter.aspx