National Tide 1980.

Chapter 1028 Big Bombing

Although Okamoto Akira and Watanabe Mitsuru followed Matsumoto Keiko for a slightly shorter time.

In fact, Keiko Matsumoto's personal office has only been established for a few years.

But they also accompanied Keiko Matsumoto through the filming event of "An Unfinished Game of Chess" jointly filmed by Japan and China in 1982.

Keiko Matsumoto also played a supporting role in this movie.

Moreover, in 1984, there was another film "Qiu Jin" co-produced by Japan and China, which was also released in Japan.

Therefore, as people in the industry, the two of them still have a good understanding of the situation of the Japanese-Chinese joint filming.

At least they know very well that based on the current relationship between Japan and China during the honeymoon period, this kind of anti-war biographical film of historical themes will attract the attention of the media of the two countries from the day the project is approved and announced, and will receive additional awards. attention.

Then after the film is completed, the promotional efforts will be different from the treatment in the theater lineup, and the face that should be given by all parties will definitely be given.

There will also be many viewers who will come here admiringly and spend money to buy tickets to watch.

After all, the generation that experienced the war in the two countries is now at the age of retirement.

They are deeply touched by the disaster of war, but they are still very concerned about this kind of anti-war historical theme.

Many Japanese even regard paying for tickets to watch such movies as an act of reminiscing about the old days and maintaining peace.

This is a very cheap thing.

Then compared to shooting other films, making a film like this will save a lot of effort and save a lot of publicity expenses.

The same is true of critics, even if the script is not good, the final quality is mediocre.

However, out of political correctness, considering the face of the filmmakers of the two countries, no matter how horrible it is, the criticism will be much more tactful.

Even if I rack my brains, I will try my best to give a few words of compliment.

If you add Matsumoto Keiko's charm bonus as the "No. [-] beauty", the bonus of fans as an actress, and the influence of Yoshiko Yamaguchi herself who has become a member of the Diet.

So if you take all these into account, you can see the box office guarantee red line of this movie is [-] million yen.

This number is a minimum guarantee, not some unrealistically optimistic wish.

But the most important thing is that this role fits too well with Keiko Matsumoto herself.

Objectively speaking, no matter in terms of appearance, temperament, experience and fame, it seems that Keiko Matsumoto and Li Xianglan are both compatible, and the commonality between the two is perfect.

Therefore, for Matsumoto Keiko, the degree of tailor-made for this role is no less than that of Kawakami Sadao in the big river drama "The Waves of Spring", and it can even be said to be better.

After all, when filming "Shanghai Floating Life" the year before last, Matsumoto Keiko had been trained in singing and dancing for a long time.

The singing and dancing skills that have been cultivated with great difficulty are now used in the role of Li Xianglan, there is simply nothing more suitable than this.

It can definitely fully demonstrate her musical talent and add to her personal charm.

If it looks like this...

Maybe there is really a high possibility of making a classic movie that is expected to be recorded in the history of Japanese and Chinese movies!
It's hard to say how high the final box office will be, but it is indeed much easier to win the prize.

It is conservatively estimated that in Japan, at least it will be nominated for the Academy Awards.

Then in the other three Japanese film awards, it worked out to a Best Actress.

Of course, it will be easier for Huaxia to win the award. It is almost certain that winning the award will get soft hands.

And the box office is also worth looking forward to. The goal of one billion yen should be more likely to be achieved.

So if this independently produced film can break into the top ten box office in Japan that year, how would it feel then?
Even if it does lose a little money, it can be considered a success, because there are still income from video tapes and overseas copies to make up for it.

When you think about it carefully, this level of investment risk is not unbearable.

What's more, if this movie is co-produced, Matsumoto Keiko will have to be paid.

If she can earn a good salary from it, even if the film investment is tied, it will not be in vain.

So what's the difference from when she was beautiful in the past?

On the contrary, because they are investing in the production company, they can ask for a higher remuneration and receive considerable courtesy, so don't be discouraged.

All in all, it's still a good deal.

Of course, there are also disadvantages.

It is well known in the industry that biographical films with such historical themes are most likely to be clichéd and boring.

Innately not attractive enough to the audience.

So from the box office point of view, the ceiling is limited, and nothing can compare to purely commercial entertainment movies with the same investment.

Otherwise, if you don't even have this little regret, then it's really a sweet deal with nothing to lose, nothing to lose.

"Ning Sang, with all due respect, is the matter of joint filming really possible? Is there any definite news from Huaxia so soon? If this matter is still uncertain, then why do you have it? Do you think you have such a grasp?"

Akira Okamoto was already very moved, and what he asked was the question he was most concerned about at this time.

To put it bluntly, the premise of everything is whether the joint production of this movie by Japan and China can be confirmed.

Otherwise, the film would not be actionable.

But to be honest, Akira Okamoto actually feels that there is not much hope in his heart.

After all, Keiko Matsumoto had just bought the right to adapt Yoshiko Yamaguchi's memoirs.

How could there be any substantial progress in such a short period of time?

What's more, Ning Weimin is so young.

There is no hair on the mouth, and the work is not firm. This is a Chinese folk saying, but Japan also has a similar concept.

So in Akira Okamoto's view, it is very possible that the "joint filming" is purely Ning Weimin's imagination, and this young man is just bragging.

But this time he really missed his mark, Ning Weimin gave an answer that moved him.

"My plan should be the joint shooting of Changchun Studio, Beijing Studio and Shanghai Studio in Mainland China. Because East BJ City and Shanghai are the three places where Ms. Li Xianglan stayed the longest in the first half of her life. .If there are local studios to cooperate, of course many shooting issues can be coordinated.”

"As for the current specific progress, since I have many actor friends in Beijing, it is most convenient to contact the Beijing studio. The day before yesterday, I had already talked with the leaders there, and their director was very interested. , Agree in principle. But you still need to ask your superiors for instructions, which is a necessary procedure for foreign-related cooperation projects.”

"It's also a coincidence. Qingzi and I have a mutual friend. She is Liu Xiaoqin, the actress who played Empress Dowager Cixi in the movie "Burning the Old Summer Palace". She is currently making a movie under the director Xie Jin at Shanghai Studio. So this We entrusted her to contact us on this matter. It may take a few days before we get a reply. However, judging from the feedback from the intermediary director Xie Jin on this matter, Shanghai Film Studio should not have a big problem. Now only Changchun Film Studio I have to find a way to contact. If there are no special circumstances, it should be smooth."

"In addition, I can make another promise, that is, no matter which film studio in Mainland China, it will definitely provide the best director, actors, and crew to cooperate with us. If this film is cast, at least in the Huaxia's cast must be the most gorgeous in history, and all the participants are experienced and good actors. If we combine the real scenes of the year, exquisite props, and high-level makeup, then we are likely to shoot the closest A biographical film based on the truth of history."

"I will not hide this from you. It is mainly due to the underdeveloped economy in Mainland China. At present, the prices in China are still very low. This is equivalent to reducing the production cost of this movie in disguise and increasing our budget. It is not an exaggeration. He said that because it is a joint filming between the two countries, if we make good use of the budget of 20 billion yen, we may be able to make a film that costs [-] billion yen in Japan. I believe that in a few years, the economy of mainland China will grow further , when the time comes, we won't be able to afford the remuneration of so many actors. There won't be such an advantage anymore."

The pancake drawn by Ning Weimin made Akira Okamoto's mouth thirsty even more.

"So...if this movie is cast! Not only will the quality be quite guaranteed, but it will also be a real big scene and big production! It's incredible!"

He even couldn't help being suspicious because of Ning Weimin's old way, so he asked another question while feeling emotional.

"Ning Sang, you...were you also engaged in the film industry when you were in Huaxia?"

But Ning Weimin spoke very modestly, but the money ability revealed invisibly was the most hurtful.

"No, no, please don't get me wrong. I don't know much about the film industry. I just invested in a few film and television dramas. Didn't I just say that China's economy is underdeveloped? Well, since I have some ability in terms of money, I'm very I am willing to give money to help my friends. It should be, it should be."

Look at this quiet Versailles.

Okamoto Akira's fragile self-esteem was hit hard again.

Facts have proved that, as the old saying goes, people die more than people.

He Okamoto Akira is living in such a developed city as Tokyo for nothing.

The career achievement is actually not as good as that of a young man from the third world?

How can this be reasonable!

But when it comes to money, it's Watanabe's turn to question again.

After all, he is engaged in financial work, and what he fears most is "to cook without rice".

"Ning Sang, may I ask, if we have signed a cooperation agreement with several film studios, will China also bear the corresponding amount of funds for film production? If so, our economic pressure will be much smaller... "

As a result, before he could finish speaking, Ning Weimin interrupted him.

"No, what Huaxia lacks most is funds. So they are only responsible for personnel and equipment support, as well as local coordination. As for the funding issue, it is entirely up to us. But don't worry. This is actually the easiest for us Solve the problem. Just leave it to me with peace of mind."

The original intention of Ning Weimin to make such a decision was to take care of his fellow villagers, in order to support China's film industry and benefit several studios.

Although according to the usual practice, the films that Japan and China cooperate with are basically funded according to the principle of reciprocity.

But the hero protects the three villages. Now that he has the ability to protect the interests of the elders in his hometown, he cannot let the Japanese take advantage of him.

If this movie is really going to be filmed, how many actors will Huaxia produce?
Could it be that just because China's labor is cheap, Japanese actors can count as a hundred?
There is no such reason.

However, Ning Weimin thought well and said it easily, but Watanabe Man was not so easy to dismiss.

The question of money is not enough for finances, let alone a gap of one billion yen.

After being stunned for a while, Mitsuru Watanabe still played the professional qualities of a financial person who wanted money desperately, stalking to get to the bottom of it.

He was worried that Ning Weimin was talking big.

"Ning Sang, I will be very embarrassed if you say that? At the very least, you have to tell me the specific method of raising funds, right? The start-up capital is inevitable, and it needs hundreds of millions of yen. Also, if you plan to cooperate with Matsumoto If San co-invests, the proportion must be clearly divided first. How did you plan it?"

Unexpectedly, what Ning Weimin said almost took Watanabe's breath away.

"Ah, that's right. I originally raised a sum of money in my hand, but unfortunately I just spent most of it. So this matter has to be figured out from the accounts of the firm. As far as I know, Qingzi last year The entrusted person mortgaged a villa under her name, and got a loan of 6000 million yen for the company's operations, right? Watanabe-san, can you tell me how much liquidity is still in the firm's accounts?"

"What? What? Are you going to use the funds in the firm's account to shoot this film? How can that be? If the money is used, what will happen to Matsumoto-san's loan?"

Watanabe was really angry now, thinking that this guy finally revealed his true nature.

He doesn't want to spend a penny himself, but instead cares about our funds. Isn't this a liar.

So is Matsumoto-san, why is he not wary of this man at all for such an important matter?
But I didn't expect, how can this be considered shameless?

Ning Weimin is not an ordinary person, his real intention is to be ruthless.

"Don't worry, Qingzi's villa has doubled now, right? So what I mean is, we can talk to the lending bank first to see if they are willing to increase the loan amount. If possible, then Another four or five billion yen loan. If they don’t want to, then we can scrape together the money to make up the hole and repay the loan. Then we can find another bank to make a new mortgage loan, wouldn’t it be good?”

This is really a toad yawning, what a big tone!
When Watanabe heard Ning Weimin's inhuman abacus, he broke the defense directly.

In an instant, he was furious, "What kind of nonsense are you talking about? How could we agree to such a crazy thing? What is your intention?"

Then he protested against Matsumoto Keiko with righteous indignation.

"Matsumoto-san, absolutely don't nod your head on this matter! This person has a problem, please don't believe his words anymore, he is trying to harm you."

And Okamoto Akira, who had already been assigned ideological work by Ning Weimin, was also dumbfounded by his remarks.

At this time, he couldn't help changing his attitude again, and doubted whether Ning Weimin was trustworthy again.

"What? It turns out that you want to use Matsumoto-san's house to increase the loan and make a desperate move. This... how can this be? Ning Sang, President Ning, are you really thinking about Matsumoto-san? If you only use this kind of If there is a way to raise funds, then I can't agree."

It's a pity, as the old saying goes, you can't stay close.

No matter how loyal the subordinates are, they can't match the feelings of the couple.

How about actually?

It was completely out of the surprise of Watanabe Man and Okamoto Akira.

At this time, it is obvious that Ning Weimin's bad intentions have been exposed, but Keiko Matsumoto remains unmoved.

As if there was no such thing, instead he insisted on letting Du Buman follow Ning Weimin's wishes.

Watanabe Mitsuru was stunned, and suddenly felt that the world was really crazy, and he couldn't understand it at all.

Okamoto Akira is not much better than him, and he can't help but sigh secretly, as long as a woman is too affectionate, she will become stupid.

But at this time, the situation that had already been clearly defined right and wrong was reversed again.

Keiko Matsumoto then stated the reasons for supporting Ning Weimin, which directly caused the two of them to be slapped in the face instantly, and the psychological shock they received was almost unique.

It was as if a hundred flew over their hearts, dropping all the bombs.

"Watanabe-san, Okamoto-san, you all misunderstood. My fiancé will not lie to me. What Amin said is true. Originally, he raised 7000 million yen as the operating funds for this film. But because I want to make more preparations for the copyright, and I don’t want to talk about Ms. Yamaguchi Yoshiko, I have another choice. During the holiday, we also visited the mystery novelist Matsumoto Seicho. As a result, Mr. Matsumoto learned about our filming The planned budget is relatively high, so it is necessary to make a fuss to sell us the copyright of all his novels together with his fog studio. Later... Later, Amin paid [-] million yen to that Matsumoto-san A deal has been reached. And the studio he bought is still under my name. So... now... not only do we have the film and television adaptation rights of all Mr. Matsumoto's works, but we also have an official studio .Look, the house deed, copybook, and copyright authorization letter are all with me..."

Six...7000 million yen!
Such a large amount of assets was given away for nothing!

How can there be such a generous person!

Watching the series of documents produced by Keiko Matsumoto, Mitsuru Watanabe and Akira Okamoto couldn't help but believe it.

Of course, if they look at Ning Weimin again at this time, they will definitely not look like a liar, but like a lover!

But it's not over yet.

They heard Matsumoto Keiko still talking.

"Amin, why don't you change the title of the studio to your name? I always think it's not good. Such a studio is too valuable, how can it be just a gift?"

Unexpectedly, Ning Weimin would answer like that.

"There's nothing wrong with that. Listen, I've made too much money on my assets this year. I'd pay the highest tax rates if I did any deals. You're different, and your debt helps you lower your tax rates. The studio sent Giving it to you is actually much more cost-effective than getting it myself. Should we still share it with each other? Besides, I have long wanted to give you some decent gifts..."

Akira Okamoto and Man Watanabe, who were forcibly fed a mouthful of dog food, were completely speechless.

Intangible pretense 13 hurts people the most. Today they really met a master who mishandled money.

(End of this chapter)