director of the millennium

Chapter 140 "Your Name" goes to Japan for promotion!
"Warmly welcome the film crew of "Your Name" to Japan!"

"Warmly welcome Director Wu Yuan to Japan!"

"Hollywood's Asian tiger, the light of Asian directors!"

"Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, winner of the Japan Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Film!"

"A super popular international director from mainland China!"

When Wu Yuan walked out of Tokyo's Haneda International Airport, he was surprised to see fans holding signs to welcome him outside.

"Are these my fans?" Wu Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Yes, these are fans who came here to greet you when they heard that Director Wu is coming to Japan." The Japanese distribution representative, the person in charge of Dongbao Film Company bowed.

Did not expect, really did not expect.

Wu Yuan is clear that "The Undertaker" has achieved good box office results in Japan.

He is also confident that he should have a group of movie fans in Japan, and his reputation should be quite famous.

But he didn't expect that movie fans would come to pick him up at the airport.

He has never enjoyed this kind of treatment in China or North America.
It can only be said that Japan is indeed the birthplace of Asian star chasing culture, and the atmosphere is indeed very lively.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Wu Yuan walked towards the pick-up car, while extending his hand to wave hello to the fans surrounding him, and kept saying thank you.

It doesn't matter whether they can understand Mandarin or not.

Of course they can understand it!

The girls excitedly waved the support cards in their hands and cheered each other.

"Ah, Mr. Wu thanked us!"

"Wu Jun is so handsome!"

"He's in such a good shape, and he's so tall!"

"It is indeed a continent with a large population. Even the director has a good image and temperament, and is more handsome than the actors from his country!"

Yes, the reason Wu Yuan has such a group of fanatical fans is all because of his good looks.

Although his "The Undertaker" has a good box office in Japan, it really doesn't make movie fans become his diehard fans. At most, they will pay attention to his new movie when it is released.

These fans who come to pick him up at the airport don't just like watching his movies.

They all saw Wu Yuan's photos on the Internet or newspapers, were attracted by his good looks, and then got to know him and fell in love with him.

Wu Yuan's exposure in Japan is not small.

This is thanks to Disney and the Japanese distribution company that took over the Japanese distribution of "Your Name".

When "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, Disney also focused on Wu Yuan and Depp in Japan.

Although they didn't come to Japan for any activities, when "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released in Japan, there were frequent reports and publicity about them in newspapers and news.

"Your Name" is even more powerful. The Japanese distribution company has been promoting it in Japan for a month. The news about the film's release, as well as the past resume and photos of the director Wu Yuan, It has already been spread everywhere.

There is no way, the publicity point of "Your Name" can only be centered around Wu Yuan, otherwise you expect Japanese fans to know Hu Ge and Liu Yifei?
Under such vigorous publicity, of course there are a group of Japanese fans who are attracted by Wu Yuan's appearance.

As we all know, Sakura Girls and Sakura Moms are all good-looking people, and they like good-looking stars.

In the 90s, Japan’s “flower boys” took the whole of Asia by storm.

One of the best is Takuya Kimura.

How influential is Kimura Takuya in Japan?
Half a year later, Kimura Takuya's movie "2046" starring Sunglasses King was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival competition.

Kimura said at the Cannes Film Festival that Cannes is like Atami, so Japan triggered a craze for traveling to Atami.

Just because of his words, it affected Japan's tourism industry.

In the eyes of the Sakura girls attracted by Wu Yuan, Wu Yuan is even more handsome than Kimura Takuya.

Most importantly, his body proportions are much better than Kimura Takuya.

Wu Yuan, who is 1 meters tall, has a body proportion that is not comparable to Takuya Kimura, who is 85 meters tall.

In the Japanese entertainment industry, it is difficult to find a male star as tall and handsome as Wu Yuan!

It was the first time that Wu Yuan received such a warm welcome and felt the love of fanatical fans, that was flattering.

This is something I have never experienced in my dream and reality in my entire life!

Surrounded by them all the way out of the airport with support signs, Wu Yuan reluctantly turned his head and waved goodbye to them until he boarded the car.

"I now understand what it's like to be a star."

Sitting in the car, Wu Yuan said with emotion.

Liu Yifei and Hu Ge, who were completely ignored by these fans, looked at him with admiration.

"Brother, you also have so many fans in Japan!" Liu Yifei said enviously.

"Director Wu's "The Embalmer" is very popular in Japan, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also doing very well at the box office in Japan." Hu Ge affirmed: "He must be very popular in Japan!"

I have to admit that in Japan, where the current star-chasing atmosphere is more intense, Wu Yuan's enthusiasm does seem to be higher than in the mainland.

This also makes Hu Ge and Liu Yifei more confident about the release of "Your Name" in Japan.

"I am a director, and the popularity of the movie cannot be transferred to me." Wu Yuan smiled, not flattered by the flattery, but said seriously:

"If "Your Name" can be a big hit in Japan this time, you two will really become popular in Japan."

"I have studied the Japanese film market, and Japanese movie fans themselves like this kind of small and fresh school romance movie."

"This kind of story of two-way running and two-way redemption is also what Japanese movie fans like."

"As long as this movie can be a hit in Japan, you two can also say that you are Asian superstars in the future."

Wu Yuan is quite optimistic about Liu Yifei and Hu Ge.

He felt that the two of them had the potential to become popular in Japan.

Japanese Sakura girls prefer Hu Ge’s type of appearance.

Now I still like Hu Ge with half-length hair, which perfectly fits the image of a Japanese handsome boy.

Not to mention Liu Yifei. She later released records in Japan and sold over 10,000 copies. She also had a Japanese fan support club.

Her own appearance and personality are the type that Japanese nerds and nerds like very much.

In addition, the character "Sanye" is really popular.

As long as "Your Name" sells well, the fame of these two leading actors in Japan will definitely skyrocket.

Not to mention becoming a top Asian superstar like Zhang Guorong, but there is still hope for breaking into the ranks of Japan's first and second tier movie stars.

If Chinese-language films want to go overseas, it is impossible to rely on the director Wu Yuan alone.

We also need to bring out a group of actors who can be famous in various Asian countries.

Just like Hollywood actors are well-known all over the world, they are international superstars everywhere.

For Wu Yuan, it is not too late to promote the Asian strategies of mainland actors.

The lingering aftermath of the 90s golden age of Hong Kong Island is still there, and Japan and South Korea have become accustomed to chasing the superstars of Hong Kong Island.

People like Leslie Cheung, Cheng Long, Andy Lau, Fa Ge, and Tony Leung Chaowei have a broad base of popularity in Japan and South Korea.

Although it is already yesterday, Japan has Johnny and Sony rising strongly, and Korean idol idols are also on the rise.

But in the field of movies, Hong Kong Island movies still have a strong foundation, and there is still a fan base!

While Chinese-language films have not yet been forgotten, Wu Yuan wants to use mainland films as soon as possible to fill the vacancy left by the loss of Hong Kong films!
"When promoting, you two should be more active and do more business." Wu Yuan told Hu Ge and Liu Yifei with a serious expression.

"That." Liu Yifei weakly raised his hand: "Brother, what is business?"

"Oh." Wu Yuan slapped his forehead, there is no such explanation yet.

"It means that you should try your best to be enthusiastic and positive when doing publicity, interact more with fans and fans, show more smiles, and be as kind as possible, so that they will be impressed with you and never forget!"

Wu Yuan encouraged: "This promotion of "Your Name" is not only related to the movie's box office."

"I have also negotiated with President Cai of Tang Dynasty. Once "Your Name" is a big hit in Japan, I will promote "Legend of Sword and Fairy" to be broadcast in Japan."

"The influence of one movie and one TV series is enough to make you the most popular foreign star in Japan this year!"

Of course, the broadcast he was referring to was not broadcast on the expensive paid Chinese channels.

Wu Yuan has been negotiating with the Japanese distribution company.

The distribution company in Japan promised to help Wu Yuan contact Fuji TV in Japan, and help promote the broadcast of "Sword" TV series in Japan.

Although even if it is broadcast on Fuji TV, it will be a late-night file, and it is impossible to be in a prime time.

But this is one of the three major TV stations in Japan, covering tens of millions of Japanese viewers!
Of course, only when "Your Name" can be sold well in Japan and trigger a movie-watching frenzy, Fuji TV is willing to buy the broadcasting rights of "Sword" in Japan.

Who said that the starring roles of these two works are both Hu Ge and Liu Yifei. If they really want to join the series, the ratings are still guaranteed.

Wu Yuan struggled to do this, and it was not because he was helping the Tang people out of kindness.

The Tang people have no channels for film and television dramas to go overseas.

Wu Yuan and Cai Yinong made it clear that if "Sword of Heaven" can be broadcast in Japan, Guangying Times will take [-]% of the copyright fee, and Tang Ren can only take [-]%.

Without him, [-]% of the extra would be the channel fee. Without Wu Yuan, it would be impossible for the Tang people to operate "Sword" and broadcast it in Japan, and they would not get a penny.

The current negotiation with Fuji TV is that Fuji TV is willing to spend 230 million yen, or 30 per episode, to purchase the broadcasting rights of "Sword".

This price is really not low anymore. Nowadays, the price of an episode of local Japanese dramas in Japan is only between 300 million and 500 million. And this kind of episode is more than an hour, and there are about 2 episodes in total, which is enough in a week. Broadcast 4-[-] episodes.

That kind of Japanese drama that is broadcast every day from Monday to Friday, with 30 minutes per episode, has a lower price, and one episode is only hundreds of thousands of yen.

It is expected that if "Sword of Sword" is broadcast in Japan, it will be edited into about 25 episodes, with each episode being a little over an hour.

That is, the total price is 750 million RMB, which Wu Yuan thinks is too low.

At least 1000 million will be sold, and 800 million in the era of light and shadow, this is justified!

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan looked back and forth between Hu Ge and Liu Yifei.

This "Your Name" + "Sword", if these two people become popular in Japan, then they will not be able to make money in Japan?
Oh, no.

Film remuneration in Japan is notoriously low, even lower than the current remuneration for mainland actors.
There is almost no money for appearing on various variety shows, only a hard-earned fee.

The entertainment industry in Baodao is a well-rounded Japanese entertainment industry, and actors’ remuneration and advertising fees are extremely low.

Therefore, the stars of Baodao, who want to develop in the mainland as soon as they become famous, really dislike the low prices in the island.

Even if Hu Ge and Liu Yifei become popular in Japan, they won't make much money, at most they can earn some hard work, and they can only make money if they can receive endorsements.

In Japanese entertainment, those who really make big money are all kinds of producers, including TV series producers, movie producers, and album producers.

Actors, singers, and comedians can only drink some soup and water.

Two poor babies.

Wu Yuan looked at Liu Yifei and Hu Ge with pity.

It's really not profitable to be an actor these days.

When they filmed "Your Name", one paid 15 yuan and the other [-] yuan. When they filmed "Sword of Heaven", one paid [-] yuan per episode, and the other only paid [-] yuan per episode.

Three thousand is Hu Ge, who told him that he is an artist from the Tang Dynasty, so the price must be lowered.

Adding up the two works, Liu Yifei can only earn 40 million, and Hu Ge only earns 20.

Wu Yuan can at least earn 9 figures from these two works.
Wu Yuan's belief in running a film company became even stronger.

"Senior Brother, what's the matter?" Feeling the pity in Wu Yuan's eyes, Liu Yifei touched his face and asked a little strangely.

"Nothing." Wu Yuan shook his head and laughed, and asked the Japanese representative sitting in the passenger seat: "How long until we can get to the hotel?"

"We'll be there in 10 minutes. Director Wu, what's your order?"

"fine."

Wu Yuan and his party arrived in Japan on March 3.

The Japanese premiere date of "Your Name" is March 2004, 3.

After resting in the hotel for a night, I experienced some exotic customs in Tokyo and spent a day shopping.

The Japanese premiere of "Your Name" is here.

Compared with the grand premiere held in Beijing, the premiere ceremony held by Dongbao Film Company for "Your Name" is much more shabby.

After all, it is a small country with few people, and Wu Yuan and others really don't know any Japanese stars or insiders, so Toho Company cannot easily hire people.

So for the premiere of "Your Name" in Japan, apart from a group of journalists and media, the most invited were film critics and lucky fans who got tickets for the premiere.

Wu Yuan is quite satisfied with this arrangement. He really needs Japanese film critics to give immediate feedback on the film and guide the audience to come to the cinema to watch "Your Name".

He is very confident in his movie, and believes that as long as Japanese audiences have actually watched the movie, they will love it to death, but they will definitely not hate it.

Because in the version he prepared for release in Japan, in addition to specially hiring voice actors to dub the actors, there were also some changes in the plot.

Compared with the implicitness of the mainland version, the plot of the Japanese version is closer to the original.

For example, when Sanye and Lin Wenjie met on the top of the mountain in the end, they were afraid that they would forget each other in the future, and when they wrote the names on each other's hands with a pen, the mainland version really just wrote the names.

The Japanese version is the same as the original version, Lin Wenjie wrote the four words "I like you" on the palm of Sanye's palm.

There is no such thing as puppy love among high school students in Japan. A 16-year-old girl can register a marriage with her boyfriend with the consent of her parents!
Wu Yuan generously showed the complete love story of Lin Wenjie and Luo Sanye in the movie!
He imagined that this beautiful and fresh tear-jerking movie would definitely conquer Japanese fans who already love to watch this type of movie!
　Today is Qixi Festival, everyone should be very busy, no one to remind you, right?
　　
　
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