Tokyo Reborn: Dark Superstar

Chapter 227: King Qin and Prince Dan
On May 1998, 5, the crew of "The Emperor and the Assassin" filmed the King of Qin, played by Takakura Bunta, meeting Prince Dan of Yan, played by Kashiwabara Takashi.

"Action! Qin Wang Palace! The fifteenth game!!"

Inside the Qin State Hall, the bird trainer played by Nie Yuan is training six red-crowned cranes.

The Qin dynasty believed in Zou Yan's Five Virtues Theory, and Zhou was the fire virtue, red. Qin replaced Zhou, and water conquered fire.

Therefore, for the water virtue, choose black clothing.

The crane is a bird of prey, and the red-crowned crane has white feathers and a red head. It is gold inside and fire outside. It dominates gold and fire among the five elements, and the feathers on its neck and tail are black.

The Qin people favored black, which was the perfect mascot.

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In the 54th year of King Zhaoxiang of Qin, Ying Zheng was an abandoned child since birth, and his fate was destined to be controlled by war and diplomacy.

According to Qin's Prime Minister Fan Ju, "This is destiny!"

Yan Zidan and the King of Qin, both young boys were hostages who were both displaced and frightened in the State of Zhao. As a result, they became playmates and good friends who spent every day together. They once made an appointment to watch the "Controlling the Crane" play together twenty-one years later.

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The King of Qin paced back and forth in the hall: "I have not seen Prince Dan of Yan for many years. We meet again today. You should be careful."

The bird trainer knelt down: "Yes."

The King of Qin seemed to be talking to himself, or he seemed to be asking the bird trainer: "It has been 21 years, does the prince still remember the agreement we made back then?"

The bird trainer was stunned, not knowing how to answer, and muttered, "Remember, or not remember."

The King of Qin glanced at the bird trainer and said with a smile: "Why are you hesitating? You are just a bird trainer. You were an excellent bird trainer back then, so I brought you back to my country..."

"Do you really think I need you to give me advice?"

The King of Qin, played by Bunta Takakura, suddenly released his domineering aura, instantly creating a large-scale air wave that swept across the entire venue. The air was then controlled by Bunta Takakura within the shooting location, forming a suffocating vortex of domineering aura.

This caused all the red-crowned cranes in the hall that were borrowed from the zoo to fold their wings and tremble like mice being stared at by snakes.

The zoo workers standing next to director Ning Hao did not notice the domineering oppression at all. Instead, they looked at the red-crowned cranes that had suddenly become docile and marveled in amazement.

Nie Yuan, who plays the bird trainer, was so overwhelmed by the powerful intimidation that he felt dizzy and the world was spinning. He prostrated himself on the ground and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life."

King Qin: “Hahahaha…hahahaha”

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The eunuch in the main hall came to report: "Your Majesty, the hostage pills from Yan State have been brought to you."

The King of Qin showed a look of delight: "Oh, change clothes... Slow down, no need, please come in."

Eunuch: "Yes."

Prince Dan, played by Takashi Kashiwabara, entered the hall.

The most notable and widely known thing about Kashiwahara is that he was hailed as "the beautiful boy of the end of the century" by Japan's Junon magazine in June 1996.

He has a face with sharp edges and corners, a perfect combination of masculinity and femininity, which makes his neutral beauty reach the extreme. His eyes are deep and full of temptation, as if he can see through people's hearts at a glance, making people unforgettable for a long time.

Compared to the burly and bold beast-like Takakura Bunta, Kashiwahara Takashi appears to be weaker and elicits pity from female audiences.

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King Qin excitedly stepped forward and said to his childhood friend, "Dan."

Prince Dan of Yan bowed and said, "King of Qin."

King Qin: “…”

Prince Dan's call of "King of Qin" was like Runtu's call of "Master".

Killed the last friend in Qin Shihuang's heart.

From then on, I became a lonely person...

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Led by the eunuch, the King of Qin went to the back hall to change his clothes.

After a while, the King of Qin, dressed in imperial attire, returned to the palace. Prince Dan looked at his childhood friend who had become an emperor and said unwillingly, "My fate is not as good as yours, I accept it."

The King of Qin looked at Prince Dan and said, "Wrong! What fate? What fate do I have?"

"I was abandoned by my father before I was born. I nearly died in Zhao State when I was two years old. I returned to Qin when I was nine. I thought my father was kind and my mother loved me, but my father died. My mother wanted her lover instead of me. Lu Buwei suppressed me. My own brother betrayed me. This is my fate."

"It's what you call a good fate!"

"I'm telling you, I don't believe in fate, I'm alone and I have the final say!"

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The King of Qin returned to his seat and sat upright, his demeanor dignified and lonely, and said: "The King of Yan sent the Crown Prince to Qin. It must be a hard journey in a foreign land. So today I have specially prepared a waterfowl show to relieve the Crown Prince's worries and boredom."

"Look at how interesting this waterfowl show is..."

"You don't know that these birds were originally a mess. It took a lot of effort to tame them and make them move in unison."

"Those two weaklings used some tricks to make them obedient."

"Those two were strong and tough... but no matter how tough they were, they were still cranes. I used some brutal tricks to subdue them..."

"The most interesting ones are the two that are neither strong nor weak, have no opinions, and no temper. Guess what happened?"

"Suddenly one day they were like shadows, seeing that the situation was not good. They started dancing without any need for a whip."

Prince Dan felt insulted and mocked when he heard the words of the King of Qin: "Enough!!!"

"I did not dare to ask for the courtesy of the King of Qin, but I did not expect to be humiliated like this."

The King of Qin looked at Prince Dan innocently: "How can this be considered humiliating?"

Prince Dan said angrily: "Isn't the King of Qin trying to remind me that our situation today is just like that of the bird trainer and the crane?!"

The King of Qin smiled and said, "Wrong! Wrong again! How could I be a bird trainer?"

"You cowardly King Yan! He is the one who controls you and tramples on your dignity to protect himself. He is the one who makes you become the hostage you hate the most again. He is a heartless and heartless bird trainer."

Prince Dan had a mental breakdown and asked, "What on earth are you going to do?"

The King of Qin laughed and said, "What am I going to do? Didn't you see it just now?"

Prince Dan: "You...what do you mean..."

King Qin: "It is the nature of waterfowl to conquer the weak first, then the strong. As for the ones that are neither strong nor weak, they will be under their control..."

Prince Dan was horrified as if he had seen a monster, a monster that had never been seen before in the two hundred years of the Warring States Period, the three hundred years of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, Xia Jie and Shang Zhou... a monster with such ambition and unprecedented...

"Those six cranes are the six kingdoms...you...you want to destroy the six kingdoms!!"

The King of Qin said, "That's right! If you want to be a bird trainer, then be one."

"In this era of great contention, nations are constantly at war with each other. The strong will become stronger, and the weak will perish! I want the whole world to belong to the Qin Dynasty, and put an end to this chaotic world that has lasted for five hundred years!!!"

Prince Dan completely collapsed, stood up, and stared at the King of Qin: "You are completely different from the A Zheng I know. Perhaps you are more suitable to be tamed by a bird trainer and lose your original self."

King Qin: "This time it's finally right. In this war-torn era where rituals and music are in chaos, people exchange their children for food, and use their bodies to cook food, this is the time for bird tamers..."

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"Okay! Cut! Call it a day!!"

Although director Ning Hao was dissatisfied with Takakura Bunta's tyranny in the crew, he had to admit the Venice Film Festival winner's impressive acting skills.

Of course, there is also One Piece Entertainment Company owned by Bunta Takakura, which is extremely generous. Whether it is food, accommodation, or red envelopes during holidays, "The Emperor and the Assassin" has crushed other film and television crews in Hengdian.

This makes Ning Hao love and hate Takakura Bunta, the Asian superstar.

This college director doesn't realize that the reason why the entertainment industry is so flourishing and has deep roots is that it has an endless supply of fertilizer - rice washing.

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After filming this scene, Takakura Bunta asked Ning Hao for leave as he wanted to go to Medan, Indonesia.

(End of this chapter)