Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Initiated by Yongshan Kozo, convened by his father, and actually supported by Cao Zhiqiang, the reception, or buffet dinner party, not only brought benefits to Cao Zhiqiang, but also brought benefits to everyone present at the meeting. At least it provided a place to get to know each other. Opportunities to communicate with.

The reason why I say this is because the entertainment industry in Japan is actually quite narrow, basically everyone plays their own games, and there are very few opportunities for people from different walks of life to gather together.

This is because Japan is a very class-conscious society, and its nationality is more conservative, so people from different classes in the same industry generally do not play together.

For example, people in Sayuri Yoshinaga's class will not play with Momoe Yamaguchi all day long. Even though Momoe Yamaguchi is more popular than Sayuri Yoshinaga, in terms of status and class, Momoe Yamaguchi and Sayuri Yoshinaga are incomparable.

Another example is well-known actors such as Miura Yukazu, Takakura Ken, and Utsui Ken. No matter how famous they are among the people, they can’t get along with big directors like Kurosawa Akira, Nishikawa Katsumi, and Sato Junya.

It's not that Miura Yuwa and Takakura Ken don't want to play with those big directors, but that those big directors don't like those actors.

In Japan, celebrities are only glamorous on the surface, but their actual status in the industry is very low. There are very few big directors in the industry who will lower their social status and hang out with actors all day. To and from.

Of course, if you want to talk about the private affairs between a certain male director and a certain actress, that's another matter, but on the whole, it is common sense in the industry that directors look down on actors.

As for big directors like Akira Kurosawa, compared with Taro Okada, Tokugen Yamamoto, and Minoru Endo, who have resources and channels, they can’t play together, and both sides look down on each other.

Tokugen Yamamoto and Taro Okada, who are engaged in the entertainment industry, in the eyes of real big business executives, such as Mitsui, Sumitomo, Fuji and other consortiums, are even less high-end products.

Even a medium-sized company like Taiyo Yuden looks down on the entertainment industry.

Because of this, Taiyo Yuden hurried over to stand for a while just because of Cao Zhiqiang's face, but quickly found an excuse to leave and left without much communication with people in the entertainment industry.

Similarly, at this reception, perhaps because it was too casual and there were no forced activities, everyone ate, drank and communicated at will, so small circles were naturally formed.

For example, there is one circle for actors, one circle for directors, screenwriters and producers, one circle for TV stations and film company executives, and so on.

In the same circle, according to the degree of fame and family background, there are sub-circles.

Actors with great fame and good family background are naturally in the same circle, and others are in the same circle.

To put it simply, in this reception, actors belong to the lowest level. Unless you are like Sayuri Yoshinaga and marry a high-level TV station, then you can be a woman according to your husband.

It can be seen that in Japan, the status of actors is actually very low, not as high as in China.

However, it is also because there are no pure singers here. If there are, then singers are the lowest level of existence, lower than actors.

Among them, Akina Nakamori made her debut as a singer, so strictly speaking, she is the lowest among these people.

But the problem is that Akina Nakamori is not just a singer anymore, she is also the president of an entertainment agency, the heroine of a hit drama, and Cao Zhiqiang's female partner.

No matter which identity is involved, it is enough for Akina Nakamori to have a good conversation with these people, at least those who are actors.

Normally, it is difficult for people from different circles to get together, but there are exceptions.

Just like now, because of this reception and because of Cao Zhiqiang, these talents have temporarily broken the circle and gathered together temporarily, at least it seems that they are very happy with each other.

This is a rare opportunity for many people, especially for many actors.

Not only Cao Zhiqiang needs to expand his social circle, in fact, for actors, he also needs to expand his social circle.

After all, many friends have multiple paths, and it is the same in Japan.

Perhaps it was because of this reason, or it might be that Cao Zhiqiang was really outstanding, so at this reception, except for a very few people, almost no one disliked Cao Zhiqiang.

Everyone likes to chat with Cao Zhiqiang, and many people hope to cooperate with Cao Zhiqiang.

Some want to film with Cao Zhiqiang, some want Cao Zhiqiang to film for themselves, some want Cao Zhiqiang to write songs, some want Cao Zhiqiang to write scripts, some even matchmaking, and some want Cao Zhiqiang to be his son-in-law.

Of course, how much of it is true is unknown.

No matter what, with Cao Zhiqiang's humility and amiability, and with all kinds of delicious food and wine, everyone was very satisfied with this buffet reception.

It's a pity that the happy time is always short-lived. No matter how happy everyone is, there will always be a time to end.

So soon, the reception ended in a peaceful atmosphere.

On the third day after the reception, Kozo Nagayama officially started the actor interview for the next drama "Tokyo Love Story".

Sure enough, Yoshinaga Sayuri, Miura Yukazu, Nanjo Yutaka, Utsui Ken, Furutegawa Yuko, Asano Atsuko and others who had met at the reception before came to interview in person.

This naturally caused a little commotion. After all, most of the people who came to the interview before were third-tier stars or pure rookies, and they were incomparable with these first- and second-tier stars.

At the same time, the reporters who had been waiting here for a long time also rushed forward, taking pictures, taking pictures, and recording videos, and entertainment reporters went up to interview, anyway, they made enough momentum.

All of this, of course, is a pre-determined routine.

In fact, Long ago, Yongshan Kozo had already negotiated with the TV station and the major entertainment magazines, asking them to come and interview at that time, firstly, to promote the new drama, secondly, to promote those actors, and at the same time, let the various entertainment magazines have The news can be written, which is a win-win situation.

If it is said that in the past, Yongshan Kozo was still unknown, and his identity background was only circulated in a small inner circle, then when "101 Proposals" hit the air, Yongshan Kozo was no longer a small transparent person .

The popularity of "101 Proposals" has not decreased, but has increased slightly, and the ratings have stabilized above 40.00%, which is a miracle.

You know, "101 Proposals" is not a long drama with dozens or even hundreds of episodes, but a short drama with only twelve episodes, and it is not even a mainstream production like a Dahe drama, but a relatively unpopular one. urban romance drama.

Such an urban romantic drama that focuses on the love stories of young people has achieved a good rating of 40.00% as soon as it aired. The popularity of the movie "Love in the Rain".

But the popularity of this show is still so high, so it's not just a trick of commercials, but it really wins by strength.

Once the show starts broadcasting, there will be fewer people in the Tokyo market, especially young people, and they will not see many.

It can be said that most young people in Japan at this time are attracted by this drama, and they obediently spend their time chasing the drama.

Not only young people like it, but even middle-aged aunts and middle-aged uncles also like to watch this drama.

Someone once interviewed an uncle. When asked if he liked "101 Proposals", the answer was yes, and when asked why he liked it, he said that seeing that drama was like seeing himself.

Well, well, that interview was indeed enough to make people complain, but it did express the aspirations of many middle-aged drama fans.

That is what happened to the hero in "101 Proposals", which touched the hearts of too many middle-aged men.

And the situation of the heroine in "101 Marriage Proposals" has moved a lot of middle-aged aunts and a lot of young people. Everyone wants to see what kind of story this pair of lovers who seem to be in the wrong family have. and what will happen in the end.

With the popularity of TV dramas, related topics have also been hyped up.

For example, the phenomenon of Japan's declining birth rate, Japanese young people don't like to fall in love, work pressure is too much, etc., have all been hyped up.

There are also some issues such as whether the traditional sectarianism is reasonable or not, which has also been brought up for discussion.

Corresponding to the popularity and discussion of TV series, the sales of original TV series albums are hot.

While "101 Proposals" was on the air, Japan's Warner Music also released the original soundtrack album in time - "Sudden Love".

As soon as the album came out, there was a rush for it.

Whether it’s cassette tapes, vinyl records, laser videos, or relatively trendy CDs, there are people rushing to grab them all. There are long queues outside many sales outlets. Almost as soon as the goods are put on sale, they are sold out within two hours.

And the title song in this album, "Sudden Love", is even more popular. Not only do a large number of people pay for this song on the radio every day, but people in the streets and alleys are singing this song.

What's more, if many street singers can't sing "Sudden Love", no one will stop at all.

The high school students in the school are even better, almost all of those high school students can sing this song, and this is not taught at all, it seems to be a spontaneous behavior.

Anyway, the TV series is very popular, the discussion is very popular, the critics are very popular, the songs are very popular, and then everyone is popular, and everyone has a good harvest.

This situation has undoubtedly not appeared for a long time.

There was a similar situation in Japan before, that is, when "The Story of Torajiro" was broadcast for a while, but it was not as crazy as after "101 Proposals".

Many media people have also analyzed this phenomenon, thinking that it is the boost of young people.

Many commentators believe that the reason for this crazy phenomenon is that many young people like this drama, while young people in contemporary Japan have relatively strong purchasing power and like to pursue fashion and trends, so it is difficult to resist "101 Proposals" magic.

However, some people think that the plot of "101 Proposals" itself is mediocre, but the good thing is that the characterization is very successful, and the music is also very suitable for the occasion.

Some commentators sensitively pointed out that the male and female protagonists in "101 Proposals" seem to have very different statuses, but in fact they are not perfect, they are not normal people, they all have their own mental illnesses and defects, but they can perfectly heal each other ,help each other.

Therefore, this is not a purely male version of Cinderella, but a drama that plays healing under the guise of a male version of Cinderella.

It is precisely because this drama has strong healing properties that it not only hurts the sore spots of older leftover men and women and parents of older leftover men and women, but also gives them a spiritual healing and baptism.

In other words, many sharp-eyed commentators believe that the show's popularity is not unreasonable.

Because ordinary TV dramas just create a fairy tale similar to Cinderella, but it is not realistic enough, not real enough, and it is difficult to resonate with everyone.

But this "101 Proposals" is different.

This drama seems to be about the love story of a pair of older boys and girls, and it is also a male version of Cinderella's story, but in fact it not only writes about beautiful love, but also about how to heal pain.

No specific cure is given in the episode, but a prescription is provided.

The prescription is courage.

That's right, many analysts believe that the male and female protagonists in the play are actually cowards in love and have their own psychological problems before they meet each other.

But after they met, they used love as the medium and bravery as the prescription to boldly walk out of the road that they dare not take at ordinary times, and because of this, they healed each other and gained love for each other.

Yes, although the finale has not yet been played, but the beginning has already predicted that this is a happy ending.

After all, in the beginning, the heroine was chasing after the hero in a wedding dress. This is a flashback drama, or an interlude drama.

Many people believe that "101 Marriage Proposals" not only focuses on the marriage and love problems of older leftover men and women in Japanese society, but also gives a unique prescription.

Unlike other prescriptions that pay attention to material, the prescriptions given in this drama are given from the psychological level.

In other words, this play tells you that if you can't change society, then change yourself first.

After changing yourself, the result may not be better, but it will definitely not be worse.

As long as you muster up the courage and boldly pursue what you love, there may be a possibility of success.

This is in line with the character of the Japanese who like to put all their eggs in one basket and take big risks.

Of course, this is the mainstream view.

There are countless other more detailed statements and discussions.

Anyway, since the show "101 Proposals" was broadcast, topics related to this show have emerged endlessly.

Not only newspapers and magazines often have topics related to this drama, but even TV stations have special talk programs, and some so-called experts are specially invited to use this drama to discuss Japan’s current problem of declining birth rate , the difficulty of falling in love between men and women, and the high pressure of work.

Some congressmen even came out to participate in TV programs, calling for reforms, demanding the full introduction of the two-day work system, changing the current inhumane working conditions, and giving the Japanese people a chance to breathe and pursue love.

Well, Japan at this time, like China, does not have the so-called weekends. Whether it is a civil servant, a large company, or even a major school, they all have one day off every week.

Only some particularly good companies have the so-called weekends.

But in fact, the weekend system has been around for a long time, but it is not popular.

Now some congressmen have come out to use the influence of the drama "101 Proposals" to call for the full promotion of weekends. Although it is for their own votes, it also shows how popular the drama is.

Therefore, when the show became popular, the actors, directors, and screenwriters in it also naturally rose, and became popular along with it.

At this time, no one thinks that Yongshan Kozo is a little transparent anymore.

With this drama as a background, he can already be regarded as a star director in the industry.

For such a popular young director with a great background, the major media will of course want to sell him off. (end of this chapter)