National Tide 1980

Never try to fight the trend!

If anyone tries to do this, it will always be in vain.

If not, you will be swept away by the tide and fall heavily on the beach, becoming a victim of the times.

This point can be said to be the most important point in the philosophy of success.

However, as the old saying goes, it is easier said than done.

Take director Kinji Fukasaku and actress Michiko Harada, for example.

Although they all know this, at heart they are all people who follow the trend. What they like most is to speculate on the trend of the situation.

But recently, as Matsumoto Keiko invested in the filming and starred in "Li Xianglan", which was a box office hit and achieved cross-industry popularity, they have developed psychological barriers in the things they were originally good at.

Not to mention conforming to the general trend, it is the icing on the cake.

Even facing reality and convincing yourself to accept this is painful.

You know, it was originally to attack Matsumoto Keiko.

This pair of adulterers and adulterers colluded together, but they secretly infested Matsumoto Keiko.

From the public embarrassment during the filming of "The Man on Fire" to finally catching the sore feet of Matsumoto Keiko's private life.

Only then did they find the opportunity to expose it in the media, allowing the tabloid reporters to tease Matsumoto Keiko and give him a bad breath.

However, they never thought that God's calculations were better than those of others.

Somehow, Matsumoto Keiko got help from noble people and repeatedly made comebacks against the odds.

It even went smoother and smoother, going higher and higher.

Not only did she quickly recover her reputation, she also took on sky-high commercials and movies, and once again climbed to the top of the list of Japanese female movie stars.

Moreover, the business under his personal name is inflating like a balloon.

In addition to investing in restaurants in Ginza, the key is that she also spent money to buy Matsumoto Seicho's studio and Kurosawa Akira's personal studio.

This made her famous in the entire entertainment industry, and her status was significantly improved. She became the first woman in Japan to gain "freedom of existence", become a member of the capital, and be able to talk to the top executives of major studios on an equal footing. star.

Because of this, Matsumoto Keiko has become the industry idol and goal in the minds of all Japanese actresses, and is recognized as an industry legend.

For this reason, Fukasaku Kinji and Harada Michiko naturally hated each other so much that they wanted to go crazy.

Therefore, after being silent for a period of time, they still did not completely calm down, but instead burst out with more malice.

Just when the movie "Li Xianglan" was announced to start shooting, Matsumoto Keiko flew to China.

In addition to Fukasaku Kinji himself writing an article, he has repeatedly provoked in many Japanese media, saying that Matsumoto Keiko does not understand the operation of a studio, does not understand film production, and wants to get involved in the production field in a whimsical way.

It is estimated that the studio she purchased will invest one billion yen in making the movie.

Not only will it bankrupt her, but it will also destroy the future of these two well-established studios.

Michiko Harada also took practical actions to make a malicious report to the Japanese tax department.

She believes that the source of Matsumoto Keiko's huge wealth is unknown and that her personal assets have expanded too fast.

It is suspected that there must be issues involving tax evasion or financial crimes if the taxes paid are not in line with the tax payment.

But what they didn't expect was.

First of all, Matsumoto Keiko's wealth was not obtained by selling her sex life in exchange for financial support from a certain chaebol boss, as they had guessed out of thin air.

Although there is indeed a very wealthy man standing behind her.

But the help Ning Weimin gave Matsumoto Keiko was just his speculative ability to turn stone into gold, and did not provide any substantial financial help.

The original funds for making money from the stock market were all real estate mortgage loans under Matsumoto Keiko's personal name, and were then obtained through capital leverage operations according to Ning Weimin's guidance.

So since there is no money exchange between the two.

All Matsumoto Keiko's investments are upright.

There are no problems with the financial accounts, both public and private, and not even the issue of gift taxes is involved.

Therefore, with the cooperation of Matsumoto Keiko's financial director Mitsuru Watanabe without any guilt, the Japanese tax department quickly discovered the source of the so-called "mysterious funds" in Matsumoto Keiko's name.

Although they were also surprised by Matsumoto Keiko's stock trading skills, the speed at which she made money was unheard of, like a myth, far beyond their knowledge.

But such a transaction is real after all, and it is real.

After a comprehensive investigation, they found a large amount of substantive transaction evidence, which can confirm that Matsumoto Keiko's funds were earned legally from the stock market.

So even if this matter is unreasonable, even if they suspect the possibility of insider trading, this is not the scope of the Japanese tax department.

In the end, faced with the investigation results of Matsumoto Keiko's stock account, those who came to inspect the tax on behalf of the Japanese government could only be convinced.

After formally apologizing to Mitsuru Watanabe, they retreated quietly.

Secondly, what is even more surprising is that the movie that Matsumoto Keiko seemed to have made with all her might actually received an exceptionally good response after it was released.

It is obviously just a biographical film with a historical theme. Compared with commercial films, it is a completely thankless subject and type.

But she was lucky enough to get out of the circle thanks to the women's rights organization Japan Federation of Women's League's demonstration on March 8.

It has attracted almost all Japanese women and women from all walks of life to pay attention to it and then support it.

As a result, the box office exploded, and the originally unsatisfactory revenue ceiling continued to be raised.

As a result, Michiko Harada was about to be

The director Fukasaku Kinji was even worse, because the remarks he made seemed like a pure joke.

After all, in the past year, his public speeches have always been maliciously aimed at Keiko Matsumoto.

He has been trying his best to belittle Matsumoto Keiko's personal management ability, believing that she does not have the ability to revive the studios and will only completely destroy the two studios that fell into her hands.

So how can we reconcile now?

And the articles he originally wrote are actually remembered by Keiko Matsumoto fans.

At this moment, someone responded to Jing'er and wrote to the newspaper to publicly hold him accountable.

These people asked Fukasaku Kinji to take a good look at the movie "Li Xianglan".

He was also asked to publicly publish an article apologizing for his past remarks criticizing Keiko Matsumoto.

Someone even asked him in the newspaper, saying that Keiko Matsumoto could produce "Li Xianglan" with a production cost of one billion yen, but the money was spent on obvious things.

Just like "Tiger Tiger Tiger" he directed back then, the audience can see it from the movie without any explanation at all.

But where did he spend 500 million yen on "The Man in the House on Fire" last year?

Did it mean that except for the salaries of a few actors and some snow scenes in Hokkaido, the rest of the money disappeared out of thin air?

Who are you to predict that "Li Xianglan" will not be successful?

Why do you accuse Matsumoto Keiko of not understanding movies?

There are still more people who accuse Fukasaku Kinji of having certain professional qualities but not having the personal qualities to criticize his identity.

I really don’t deserve to judge other people’s work.

Of course, Fukasaku Kinji was very angry. He wanted to kill the people who spoke, and he wanted to burn down the newspaper that published these readers' questions.

Of course, that's impossible.

He could only plan to write an article that was well-founded and well-founded to silence those ignorant people.

But the problem is that since the movie was released, he has been thinking hard about how to spray.

It's a pity that after thinking about it for several days, I still find it difficult to start. It seems that there is really nothing to like about "Li Xianglan".

Let’s talk about the poor acting skills of the actors. The performances of the leading actors are all extremely wonderful, even the newcomer Yasuko Sawaguchi is remarkable.

The Chinese actors can curse, but this is to offend people unnecessarily.

Not only will it not be a drag on the film's box office, but it will arouse the curiosity of some China-haters, and perhaps contribute more to the film's box office.

Moreover, Chinese people have the best reputation, and his malicious remarks spread to China.

He might be blacklisted by major Chinese studios. His good character in the past would be completely ruined, and it would be difficult for him to cooperate with China again in the future. It is really not worth it.

But to say that the filming is shoddy is even more nonsense.

This movie was shot with great care and is perfect in every aspect. It is an example of high cost and high ability.

Even he can't help but admire directors of the generation named Yoshitaro Nomura, who are still very capable in telling stories.

Although the concepts are different, Yoshitaro Nomura has been filming movies for a lifetime. His experience is really sophisticated, his expression method is more beautiful, and his hard work can indeed improve the quality of the film to a very high level.

Audiences are not fools either. If you make such mindless remarks, you may get burned.

But let’s make a fuss about the rationality of the story direction and historical background.

It just so happens that there is also Yoshiko Yamaguchi herself as a consultant.

Who could be more authoritative than the author himself?

Talking about this is just asking for trouble.

In terms of music, it is even more difficult to criticize.

Hey, if he did such a mindless thing, maybe even Li Xianglan’s fans would scold him...

Hey, maybe it’s time to talk about the way the film is marketed.

It seems a bit far-fetched for them to forcibly tie the theme of women being harmed by war to women's rights in marketing. Can they make a fuss about this?

They say they are inciting antagonism between men and women and fooling the public...

Fukasaku Kinji has been staying at home worrying about this matter for the past two days, and he has no interest in going out to fool around anymore.

After all, his professional dignity was at stake, and it would not do to completely ignore letters from readers in newspapers and periodicals.

However, what he didn't expect was that on the tenth day after the movie was released, he had just been grieving his guts and suppressed a few slanderous words in the study room, which was barely understandable. As a result, the door of the study room was knocked.

His wife Sanae actually told him that a call from the president of Shochiku Movies came home.

This is a very strange and strange thing. Fukasaku really can't guess what important matter President Okimoto would be so anxious about.

After all, the film industry is not a matter of urgency.

Whether you are looking for him for emergency help or discussing important projects, you can never be so urgent.

Is it for the Academy Awards ceremony a few days later? Will there be any changes in the participating members of "The Man on Fire"? There’s no way Matsumoto Keiko would dare to ask for help, right?

If that's the case, is President Omotomoto angry?

You want to discuss with me how to make her look good!

Full of doubts, he also felt a little excited.

I hurried downstairs to answer the phone. Unexpectedly, after only listening to a few words, my mood suddenly changed and my pupils shrank to the size of a pinhead!

Because President Omoto of Matsumoto Pictures came to him not to become his ally.

On the contrary, it is actually...it is! He was actually allowed to speak publicly in support of Keiko Matsumoto's movie! I want him to praise the quality of this movie from the standpoint of a director!

Fukasaku Kinji couldn't figure out what was going on.

But after all, he had experienced a lot, so he calmed down quickly, calmed down his emotions, and asked Junichi Omoto in as polite a tone as possible.

"President Omoto, what exactly do you mean? Aren't you very clear about the conflict between me and her? Why would you make such a request to me?"

The other party's tone was calm, but his reply surprised Fukasaku Kinji.

"Why? Don't you understand this? Of course it is for the benefit of Shochiku Pictures and to make the box office of this movie reach a higher level. I hope that this movie can exceed 3 billion yen. Only then is it possible Winning the box office championship of this year’s Japanese paintings!”

"Three billion yen! Box office champion?"

Hearing such words, the jealousy and anger in Fukasaku Kinji's heart were suddenly aroused, and his urgent reply was full of yin and yang.

"Really? Then I wish you that you will achieve your wish. It seems that you really love this 'daughter' from Shochiku, and you will actually go out in person to build momentum for her independently produced movie. But it is a pity that you It seems that there is a mistake, I am not your subordinate, you cannot force me to do such a thing, please forgive me..."

"Oh, are you rejecting me? It seems that my reputation is of no use to you, a freelance director? You don't even agree to such a small request. It seems that you will no longer need Shochiku in the future. Any help from the movie? Director Fukasaku."

President Akimoto's tone on the phone didn't actually fluctuate or change much, but the meaning behind his words made Fukasaku Kinji sweat beads on his forehead. He could feel that Junichi Akimoto was really angry.

"What on earth do you want to do? Why can't you consider it from my standpoint? "Li Xianglan" has done very well at the box office, can't you save some face for me?"

Fukasaku Kinji's tone was completely stern but he was actually begging for mercy.

Based on his understanding of President Omoto, he has always valued his directing ability, and he should be needed to make films for Shochiku in the future.

After all, the directors of Shochiku have already stereotyped their ideas, and it is difficult to break out of the inherent framework.

Since he had chosen to favor him in the conflict between him and Matsumoto Keiko in the past, why did he change his position now?

There is no such reason.

As for him, if he really goes back on his words and slaps himself in the face with his words, he might as well hang himself.

However, he really thought wrong. He only heard the other party say in a very serious tone, "Your face? Is it more important to have box office? Don't be too arrogant. I am the president of Shochiku Pictures, and I will always only I will consider it from Shochiku's point of view. When "The Man in the House on Fire" was released last year, I could tolerate what you did to Qingzi. I could let Qingzi endure the grievance because I considered the box office gains and losses. So today, for Shochiku. The theater chain gets more profits from the box office of "Li Xianglan". Is it too much to ask you to express some appropriate public opinions to support Qingzi? This is what you should do, and you should pay off the debt. Of course, if you are serious. If you don't want to, I won't force it. Then the Academy Awards ceremony will be the last time we meet. You will have nothing to do with Songzhu in the future. You should think about it yourself."

Fukasaku Kinji's head suddenly buzzed.

He didn't expect that Junichi Omoto would dare to make the interests based on interests so clear, and not be afraid of hurting each other's feelings at all.

Of course, he didn't expect that everything he had imposed on Matsumoto Keiko through Junichi Junichi would be done by him today.

After quickly calculating the gains and losses, he struggled internally for a while.

Finally decided to obey, and said with difficulty, "Okay. I understand, do you insist on asking me to do this? Then I will do as you wish."

Junichi Omoto was finally satisfied.

"Well, hurry up. I hope to see your statement in the newspaper or on TV tomorrow. After all, if you delay for one more day, the freshness and interest of the audience will be reduced. Do you understand?"

"Hi, I will satisfy you."

"Don't be too depressed. You don't need to say anything against your will to support a movie like this. Is it so difficult? Director Akira Kurosawa and Seicho Matsumoto have already expressed their opinions. You are already too late..."

Fukasaku Kinji was silent for a moment, feeling simply tormented in his heart.

Why? Could her luck be so good?

Why? Did I actually end up like this?

Now I really want to slap myself in the face and swallow back every word I said.