After the plane arrived in Tokyo, Xu Wangqiu and the three of them carried their luggage and copy boxes on their backs to the exit gate.

Last year, after watching the first copies of "Falcon", Tokuma Yasushi made a decision to buy the distribution rights of "Falcon" in Toei and paid a deposit of 400,000 yuan. Now that "Falcon" has been filmed and passed the review, the export company hopes to complete the transaction with Tokuma as soon as possible and get the rest of the foreign exchange. Therefore, Xu Wangqiu and the others came over this time and brought a copy of "Falcon" with them.

"Falcon" has 120 minutes, that is, 12 copies, and each person has to memorize 4 discs. One disc weighs a few pounds, and four plates are almost more than 20 pounds. Coupled with their respective luggage, there are almost fifty or sixty pounds, which is very bulky.

Before Xu Wangqiu and the others reached the exit, they saw a big card with the words "Chinese Movie Hu Jian" written on it, and the characters were still written with a brush, and the words were written quite well. Under the cards stood a man and a woman, in their fifties.

When Hu Jian saw the man and woman under the cards, he said to Xu Wangqiu and Fang Zhenwu: "Mr. Mori Shigedao, the director of the Tokuma Company, has come to pick us up. Let's hurry over. After speaking, he took Xu Wangqiu and Fang Zhenwu and strode towards the cards.

Hu Jian smiled and shook hands with Sen Fan: "Mr. Sen Fan, it's been a long time. ”

"Mr. Hu, welcome to Dongying. Mr. Tokuma was supposed to greet you personally, but because there was a problem with the company's business, I had to deal with it myself, and I won't be able to return until tomorrow afternoon. He specifically instructed me to apologize to you and to entertain you well. Sen Chongdao is from Dongying, but after he spoke, Xu Wangqiu was taken aback. Mori Chongdao not only speaks Chinese, but also speaks Chinese with a distinctly northeastern accent.

"Mr. Tokuma is too polite. Hu Jian introduced with a smile, "Mr. Sen Fan, this is Xu Wangqiu, the screenwriter and director of "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished". This movie-only producer Fang Zhenwu. ”

"Mr. Xu, Mr. Fang, I am glad to meet you. After Mr. Xu's "Hoe Rape" was released in Dongying, the critics praised it and the audience's reaction was particularly strong, saying that it was an unprecedented movie. I didn't expect you to be so young, it's amazing. Sen Chongdao shook hands with Xu Wangqiu and Fang Zhenwu with a smile, and then introduced the lady beside him to everyone, "This is Ms. Hirata Dunzi, she will serve as your interpreter during your stay in Dongying." ”

Pingtian Dunzi bowed to Xu Wangqiu and said hello: "I'm Pingtian Dunzi, it's a pleasure to meet you." In the next few days, I will be working as a translator for all of you, so please take care of it. ”

After a brief greeting, Sen Chongdao took Xu Wangqiu and them out of the airport. He opened the trunk, put Xu Wangqiu's luggage inside, and then led them to the city.

Sen Fan's northeast accent made Xu Wangqiu particularly kind, so he asked curiously: "Mr. Sen Fan, you speak Mandarin very well, have you studied in China?"

Without waiting for Sen Fan's heavy answer, Hu Jian next to him smiled: "Mr. Sen Fan turned out to be from the People's Liberation Army and from Siye. ”

As soon as Xu Wangqiu heard this, he understood what was going on. After the end of the Anti-Japanese War, our army received some Dongying expatriates in the northeast, and nearly 30,000 people joined Siye, among which there were more skilled workers and technicians in the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Military Industry, and the Ministry of Munitions, which was a technical team that could not be ignored. Later, China and Japan reached an agreement, and these people returned to Dongying one after another. He had heard about it, but it was the first time he was involved, so he said: "I didn't expect Mr. Mori Fan to be from Siye, it's really disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Hearing Hu Jian talk about his experience, Sen Chongdao's eyes flashed with a faint light: "In 38, the Dongying government sent our family to Liaoning to do a pioneering group, and I was only 6 years old at that time. At the end of the 45-year war, my parents were sent back to China, and I was captured by the Kuomintang to serve as a soldier. In 46, the People's Liberation Army went to Jiangnan three times and fought with the Kuomintang, and I became a prisoner. I was so frightened that I thought I was going to be shot, so I pretended to be dumb. Later, the People's Liberation Army (PLA) educated us, saying that our PLA wanted to liberate the whole of China and let the poor turn over and be the masters. I knew it wasn't going to kill me, and I started talking. The people in the army saw that I was very smart, so they asked me to join the People's Liberation Army and work as a correspondent. Later, I followed the troops from the northernmost part of the northeast to Hainan Island, and participated in the entire liberation war. ”

Speaking of this, Sen Chongdao sighed slightly: "I thought that I would live in China from now on, but in 53, China and Dongying reached an agreement, and the troops mobilized us to return to Dongying. At that time, many people were reluctant to leave, and the leaders of the army said to us, "You are from Dongying, and you should go back to your own country." Later, everyone figured it out, and what the leader said was right, and they accepted this reality. After returning to Dongying, we, the people of Shiye, established the Shiye Remembrance Association, which holds a meeting once a year. ”

Sen Chongdao did not talk about his situation after returning to Dongying, but Xu Wangqiu knew that the Dongying soldiers who had participated in the People's Liberation Army were subjected to extreme discrimination and oppression after returning to Dongying, and were even monitored by the Dongying government. The famous old eight-way Kobayashi Kancheng was under surveillance after returning to China, and it was not until 85 that he was in his eighties, and Dongying lifted the surveillance on him. Many people can't find a job when they return to Dongying, so they can only work part-time. People like Mori Fan who can work in a large company and become a director should be a good mix among them.

The car soon arrived at a hotel, and Xu Wangqiu and they stayed in the hotel.

Sen Chongdao didn't leave in a hurry, and sat with Xu Wangqiu and chatted together, mainly talking about movies, Dongying movies, and Chinese movies.

Mori Shigemichi is mainly in charge of movies at the Tokuma Company, but he is pessimistic about Toei films and feels that there is no future.

In fact, it's not just Mori Shigedao who thinks so, but the entire Dongying generally believes that movies are a sunset industry. Since the 60s, Dongying films have been affected by the impact of television, and there has been a big decline, and now it has almost fallen to the bottom, with less than 300 million moviegoers a year. In the 60s, the six major film companies could produce more than 500 films a year, but now only the number of films produced by daily live is relatively large, and the other five film companies together have less than 50 films. There are more movies made by Rihuo, not that Rihuo is stronger than other companies, but that Rihuo shoots all low-cost films, which are so-called pink movies, the kind that can be made in more than ten days.

Xu Wangqiu knew that Dongying films would continue to decline in the future, and by the mid-80s, they would be completely crushed by Hollywood and become a dumping ground for Hollywood, and it would not be reversed until 2006. However, Dongying movies relied on cartoons and theatrical versions of TV dramas, and live-action movies did not improve.

In fact, it is a good thing for export companies, and the decline of Dongying Films is a good thing. With the decline of Dongying Films, export companies have the opportunity to enter Dongying. If Toei films were as strong as they were in the 50s and 60s, it would be very difficult to enter the Toei market.

In addition, when Dongying films declined, export companies had the opportunity to absorb Dongying's film technical talents. Dongying film technology is very strong, but now Dongying film production has been greatly reduced, and the start of production is seriously insufficient, and many technicians can only go overseas to pan for gold. There are a large number of Dongying film technicians in Xiangjiang Films, and these Dongying technicians have improved the production level of Xiangjiang Films and contributed a lot to the rise of Xiangjiang Films. The export company can absorb some of Dongying's film technicians and use them for our use, so as to improve the technical level of the film export company.

Of course, Xu Wangqiu could only think about these words in his heart, and it was impossible to say them in front of Sen Chongdao.

Since Tokuma Yasuhiro was not in Tokyo, negotiations could not be carried out for the time being. The next morning, Mori Chongdo and Hirata Dunzi accompanied Xu Wangqiu and them to visit the city of Tokyo. Sen Fan consulted Xu Wangqiu for their opinions and asked Xu Wangqiu where they wanted to go.

Xu Wangqiu suggested going to Ueno Park, and Mr. Lu Xun wrote at the beginning of "Mr. Fujino": When the cherry blossoms in Ueno are rotten, they look like crimson light clouds, but there are also groups under the flowers. It was cherry blossom season, and he really wanted to see it.

The group then set off for Ueno Park.

Ueno Park, located in Taito-ku, Tokyo, is the first park in Toei, with a rich history and beautiful scenery. Since 1624, when Kaneiji Temple was founded, cherry blossoms were planted, and Ueno Park has become a famous cherry blossom viewing garden in Toei, where a grand cherry blossom festival is held every year during the cherry blossom season.

When we arrived at Ueno Park, it was already crowded with people, as if a large mass rally was about to be held. Because there are too many people, when Sen Fan took pictures of Xu Wangqiu and them, they couldn't be separated by two meters, and they were a little farther apart, and there were tourists between Xu Wangqiu and Sen Fan, so they couldn't take pictures.

In the park, the famous cherry blossom avenue is more than 10 meters wide and hundreds of meters long, and both sides are full of swaying cherry blossom trees. From a distance, the cherry blossoms are white like snow and red like colorful clouds, blooming thick and warm, and when you get closer, the petals are delicate and dripping, revealing the atmosphere of youth and romance, which makes people fascinated.

In the shuttle crowd, women in kimonos in twos and threes step slowly forward, as if intending to compete with the cherry blossoms, the cherry blossom pattern on the kimono and the cherry blossoms of nature complement each other, showing a harmonious beauty, adding a unique dazzling scenery to the flower admirers.

The cherry blossom trees are full of people who sit around as families, friends and colleagues, some are drinking and laughing, some are singing, and some are dancing, and men and women in kimonos are dancing.

Xu Wangqiu walked along the cherry blossom avenue and suddenly heard a burst of bright laughter. He followed the sound and saw three or four girls in kimonos sitting on the ground laughing. The girls looked sixteen or seventeen years old, and they looked like they should be high school students, and their faces were full of vitality. The girl sitting in the middle is particularly outstanding, with a delicate appearance, a cute melon seed face, and it is so clean that there is no trace of flaw. However, her appearance is a little bitter, with a hint of grievance. If Qiong Yao sees her, it is estimated that she will be the heroine.

Seeing that Xu Wangqiu suddenly didn't leave, Sen Chongdao looked at the cherry blossom tree and looked at his gaze, and asked, "Mr. Xu, what's wrong?"

Xu Wangqiu pointed forward with his hand: "I think that girl is a bit like Ba." He saw Mori Chongdao's face full of surprise, he didn't know what he was talking about, and explained with a smile: "It's the heroine in "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished". ”

Hu Jian is not engaged in creation, he has not thought about the characters in "A Game of Chess That Has Not Been Finished", and he has not reacted much to Xu Wangqiu's words. Fang Zhenwu is different, he is the production director of the movie, and he thinks about the roles in the movie, and now when he hears Xu Wangqiu say this, he only feels that his eyes light up: "Yes, it's really similar." Ba went crazy in the end, and it was very miserable. The selection of actors should be a bit bitter, the kind that looks pitiful. ”

Sen Fan is the director of Dongguang Tokuma, and he has also watched "A Game of Chess That Hasn't Been Finished", he looked at the girl not far away, nodded slightly, and said: "It's really, Ba should be like this." He smiled and said to Xu Wangqiu: "Since everyone thinks she looks like Ba, why don't we talk to her and see if she can play Ba." ”