What kind of bad thoughts can the director have?

Chapter 154 It must be the truth
The highest-grossing Chinese-language movie in Japan is "Red Cliff," directed by John Woo and starring Tony Leung and Takeshi Kaneshiro.

The kung fu movies of Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and Li Lianjie are in the back. The top ten can all have an income of 3 to 5 million yuan.

The investment in "Red Cliff" is huge. If it doesn't have the box office in Japan, it will definitely lose money to grandma's family.

The popularity of this movie is of course related to the theme of the Three Kingdoms. It is well known that the Japanese are extremely obsessed with the Three Kingdoms. There are many more related literature, comics, and film and television works than the mainland, as if it is their history.

The producer of "Red Cliff" obviously took this into consideration when setting up the project. In addition to using Chinese actors who are popular in Japan, they also directly used some Japanese actors. Even the soundtrack was made by Japanese musicians, and there is a Japanese version of dubbing .

China Film, which produced "Red Cliff", established a strategic cooperative relationship with Japanese distributor Dongbao more than ten years ago. It is well known that Godzilla is Dongbao's signature. Baohe made a Godzilla movie, and the earliest and longest Japanese TV programs broadcast by CCTV also came from Fuji TV under Toho.

Yang Shu's "Love Letter from the Kingdom of Heaven" was able to be released and released by Dongbao so soon, of course, thanks to China Film and its long-term good cooperation. Many things may seem strange when viewed alone, but in fact they all have deep internal logic.

Yang Shu is a logical person, so before "Warrior" was approved for review, he cooperated deeply with China Film under the recommendation of Mr. Fu and accepted an investment of 1000 million.

However, it is obviously impossible for "Warrior" to be released in Japan. Although "Eight Hundred" starring Hei Niuchen and Ou Hao was released in Japan a few years later, "Warrior" is different. This is not only anti-Japanese but also anti-American. A movie about two dads fighting may not dare to be released.

Liu Man was very proud on the phone: "We are really amazing. We reached almost 5000 million in two days. There is basically no suspense for Japan's box office to exceed [-] million."

Yang Shu realized that his previous judgment was wrong, ignoring that the population of Japan is less than one-tenth of the mainland. Under such a screening rate, there can be 1500 million people on the first day. In fact, the situation is better.

In this way, let alone breaking [-] million, it might break [-] million proportionally.

Yang Shu was also very happy: "The box office is so good, I have to thank the Japanese audience for their strong support."

The people in the boat probably understood that "Love Letters from the Kingdom of Heaven" was a hit at the box office in Japan, and they all laughed when they heard him say that.

Ning Song pulled the lake water with his hands: "Fuck, the devils under Weishan Lake will not die with peace in their eyes."

Yang Shu didn't continue joking: "Since the box office is good, the publisher didn't ask you to cooperate and do a few more days of publicity?"

Dongbao probably didn't expect this result, so Liu Man and Jiang Shiyu's original itinerary was relatively simple, only four days before they got their results and they were going back to China.

"The staff of Dongbao discussed with us, but there is not much that can be done in the future. All the interviews that should be accepted have been completed, and their way of asking for votes is also difficult to cooperate. Besides, Shishi and I have agendas for the future. Run, you must return home on time."

The business culture of the entertainment industry in Japan and South Korea is very different from that in mainland China. Japan will allow artists to go to the theater to bow, while South Korea is even more ruthless, kneeling and kowtowing at every turn.

On more than one occasion, mainland Korean artists refused to kneel, causing trouble in South Korea, being accused of arrogance and disrespect for local culture.

This is indeed a little difficult to accept. In Chinese culture, one kneels up to the world and kneels down to one’s parents. It’s impossible to kneel down just to beg the audience to buy tickets. There are so many premiere promotion conferences in mainland China, and there is no group bowing.

On the occasion of the mainland's collective formal bow, it seems that there is only a memorial service, because the dead are the most important.

Jiang Shiyu was very happy on the side: "There are many domestic tourists in Sensoji Temple. They greet each other like old friends. There are also Japanese audiences who recognize us. It feels good to be very polite."

Asakusa is the birthplace of Tokyo, and Sensoji Temple is the oldest temple in Tokyo with a history of more than 600 years.

However, Senso-ji Temple is not an antique. Japan has a so-called replacement system, which stipulates that buildings must be rebuilt after 70 years. Therefore, there are no real antique buildings in Japan, and they look so well preserved.

The most famous Kaminarimon in Sensoji Temple was rebuilt in the 60s, and it was made of reinforced concrete.

Then Liu Man also sent a photo of the two of them with a domestic tour group, and they looked really happy.

As long as you are happy, Ning Song also came over to take a look: "The two of them are more beautiful than when they were in college."

Jiang Shiyu sent some new Japanese film reviews, probably with good things to say, and those who say bad things don't bother to read them. Yang Shu is busy planning with everyone how to film Weishan Lake's ambush of the Japanese army, so he doesn't have time to watch them.

A group of people are very busy, watching the location during the day and holding meetings and discussions at night.

Not only discussing the work in front of me, but the overall filming plan of "Warrior", even the prop masters and costume masters followed the team, constantly adjusting the design according to the style.

Meetings are held until midnight every day, and each working group implements the situation.

For example, in terms of art and props, everything from street scenes and station styles to room furnishings and the shape of a broom are all re-enacted after rigorous research to fully conform to the regional characteristics of Lunan.

The costume designer has been looking for information in the Zaozhuang Archives for the past two days. All costume designs must be loyal to history and cannot be unconstrained.

The work is so rigorous that the fabrics are all custom-made according to the craftsmanship of the Republic of China, and they have to be made old. The materials are washed together with stones and sand. It takes a month from dyeing to finished products. The related work started a month ago.

Clothes are the most external, and Yang Shu can't bear to be fooled, especially the military uniforms, which are different in each army and period, and relevant experts must be invited to check this aspect, and we must not be sloppy at all.

The scene of crossing the river cannot be filmed in the Yangtze River, and it is difficult to master the movement in the flowing water. This can be filmed in Wuxi Film and Television City, and it can also be filmed in Pinghu Film and Television City. Both places have lakes and a large number of sailing boats.

However, Yang Shu has never been to Wuxi Film and Television City, so he has to compare before making a decision.

However, the marching of the Great Corps and the location of the Yangtze River had to be selected, so the group traveled all the way south from Zaozhuang non-stop, walked a few places, and inspected the former site of the Nanjing Presidential Palace a week later.

The Presidential Palace in Nanjing also has a history of more than 600 years. In the Ming Dynasty, it was the Palace of the King of Han, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was the Mansion of Weaving in Jiangning, so Cao Xueqin’s grandfather should have worked here.

Later, in the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom, it was the Heavenly King’s Mansion, where Hong Xiuquan worked, and then the Liangjiang Governor’s Mansion, where Lin Zexu, Zeng Guofan, Li Hongzhang, etc. worked.

Then there was the Presidential Palace of the Republic of China, and many figures in the Republic of China, including Wang Puppet, also worked here.

The gate tower with the three characters of the Presidential Palace is an important shooting point of "Warrior".

Yang Shu stayed in Nanjing with a group of people for two days, planning the route for filming the battle and entering the city.

On Children's Day on June 6, the box office of "Love Letter from Heaven" in Japan broke 1 million yuan, and it is no longer a suspense that the final box office exceeded 1 million yuan.

Luo Xue called to congratulate: ""Love Letter from Heaven" is not only the number one love movie at the box office in Asia, but also one of the most popular movies in Asia in the true sense from today on."

What polygraph experts say should be true.

(End of this chapter)