readx;? Sunlight poured into the room through the glass of the floor-to-ceiling windows, and also sprinkled on Zhang Ran's face. www.biquge.info At this time, Zhang Ran sat on the sofa, looked at the man sitting opposite with a smile, and listened to his chatter.

The man's name is Hiroshi Sakurasaka, he is a novelist, and in 04 he published the novel "Killing Reincarnation", which was adapted into the movie "Edge of Tomorrow" by Hollywood in the last life. However, although "Edge of Tomorrow" has a good reputation, it performed mediocre at the box office and failed to return to its original cost in the end.

The reason why Zhang Ran wants this loss-making project is mainly because he feels that the loss is not the problem of the movie itself. When the movie was about to be promoted, Warner executives were replaced. The new executives took a cold look at the film and didn't throw money at it on publicity at all. At the same time, the budget control of the film is also problematic, and the cost is as high as $175 million. If the publicity is effective and the cost is well controlled, the project will definitely not lose money.

After Sakurasaka finished speaking, the translator began to translate: "In 00, I saw the video game "High Mobility Fantasy Cancer Parade March" and was inspired to write a story about repeated deaths. In 03, I saw Mr. Zhang's movie "Time Prisoner", and the thinking about life and death in it infected me, so I decided to write a science fiction story about life and death and cyclic time. I didn't expect Mr. Zhang to be able to see my story, it's really an honor!"

Zhang Ran didn't expect the other party to be inspired by his own movie, he didn't know Japanese, and he didn't know if the novel Sakurasaka was writing now was different from the novel in the previous life, but it didn't matter, the important thing was the copyright. He smiled and said, "That's a coincidence, I love your story and hope to bring it to the screen." ”

For light novel writers like Sakurasaka, the biggest expectation for their works is animation and cinematization, and now there is a big director like Zhang Ran who likes his works, which is simply a dream: "Of course, I especially like "Time Prisoner" and "Time Warrior", and it is my honor to have "Killing Reincarnation" brought to the screen by you!"

Zhang Ran doesn't plan to shoot this story himself, it's really not interesting to shoot the stories that others have filmed again, and now he doesn't need to repeat other people's stories at all. He roughly explained his opinion on the story, how he planned to adapt it, where to put the story, etc., and specifically asked Sakurasaka about the actors he wanted to act in this movie. Sakurasaka likes "Time and Space Warrior" very much, and he thinks that if Keanu Reeves and Zhang Ziyi play it, it will be the most perfect. Zhang Ran did not pack a ticket, but said that his opinion would definitely be considered.

After two hours of conversation, Zhang Ran finally won the copyright of "Killing Reincarnation" for $1 million. In the previous life, Warner spent 3 million to win the copyright of "Killing Reincarnation", but at that time, "Killing Reincarnation" had already published comics, and the novel had been published in the United States. Now "Killing Reincarnation" has not yet become popular, and the price of $1 million is already very good.

"Three Fools" will premiere in Japan on Thursday night, and the Japanese distribution company has arranged a meet-and-greet in the afternoon.

Zhang Ran and the others arrived relatively early, and there was still a while before the meeting, so they rested backstage.

Someone from the Japanese distribution company walked over: "Mr. Zhang, there is a director named Lin Yibin who said that he is your friend and wants to meet you, do you want to meet him?"

Zhang Ran was stunned, Lin Yibin, why did he come to Japan? Hurriedly said, "Invite him in!"

Lin Yibin quickly entered the lounge, and with him came in with Kitagawa Keiko. Lin Yibin saw Zhang Ran and walked over to give him a warm hug: "Robin, long time no see!"

Zhang Ran also smiled and said: "Yes, the last time we met was in Canada to shoot "Time and Space Warrior", almost three years. Why are you in Tokyo and still here with Miss Kitagawa?" As he spoke, he nodded at Keiko Kitagawa and said, "Miss Kitagawa, long time no see!"

Kitagawa Keiko bowed down and said, "Mr. Zhang, I'm so happy to see you!"

Lin Yibin laughed and said: "I recently filmed "Fast and Furious 3" in Tokyo, and Miss Kitagawa is an actor in the movie. She's coming over for your meet-and-greet, and we're here together!"

Zhang Ran understood what was going on, "Fast and Furious" was initially considered a bad project by Universal and was likely to fail, so he fooled the Germans into investing most of the money. Unexpectedly, the movie became a dark horse, hitting the global box office of $207 million. However, the budget of the second part doubled, and the North American box office dropped a lot, and the media reviews were poor. So Universal decided to change the director, and they found Lin Yibin. Prior to this, Lin Yibin's "Good Luck Tomorrow" achieved a box office of 5.5 million at a cost of less than 500,000, and "Variety" magazine named Lin Yibin as the top ten most watched rookie directors.

Zhang Ran knew that although Lin Yibin's "Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift" was not highly praised, and the box office was also the lowest in the "Fast and Furious" series, because it was filmed in Japan and there were two less male leads, the production cost was low, which made the producer Universal make a lot of money.

When the fourth part came out, "Fast and Furious" completely broke out under Lin Yibin, and both the North American box office and the global box office created a new high. In the next few sequels, the box office soared all the way, "Fast and Furious" became one of the highest-grossing series of movies in film history, and Lin Yibin also became a hot director in Hollywood.

Zhang Ran invited Lin Yibin and Kitagawa Keiko to sit down, and then chatted with Lin Yibin. first talked about their respective films, then talked about Hollywood, and then talked about Chinese directors in Hollywood. In the past two years, several Chinese directors Lin Yibin, Wen Ziren, and Huang Yiyu have emerged in Hollywood, and Chinese filmmakers have attracted more and more attention.

Lin Yibin was very puzzled by Zhang Ran's choice: "Your "Time and Space Warrior" has become famous in Hollywood, and "The Aviator" has been nominated for an Oscar, so you can enter Hollywood." Ang Lee started making Hollywood movies after filming "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", why do you want to stay in China?"

Zhang Ran didn't explain, and asked rhetorically: "You have lived in the United States for more than 20 years, if you are asked to make a movie involving mainstream culture in the United States, do you think you can make it well?"

Lin Yibin was slightly stunned, then shook his head with a wry smile. Even though he has lived in the United States for more than two decades, it is still too difficult for him to make films that really involve culture.

Cultural differences are difficult to erase, many people say that Ang Lee is proficient in Eastern and Western cultures, but in fact, Ang Lee still makes a lot of films about mainstream American culture, from "Riding with the Devil", to "The Hulk", to "Making Woodstock" and then to "Billy Lynn's Halftime Fight";

Ang Lee has lived in the United States for so many years, but he still can't grasp American culture, let alone Zhang Ran. What he is most familiar with and understands is Chinese stories and Chinese culture, and filming China is what he is best at, so why should he give up his strengths?

The two were chatting happily, and someone from the publisher came over to inform Zhang Ran that the time was almost up. Zhang Ran patted Lin Yibin on the shoulder, hoping that he would talk about his feelings after watching the movie, and then take Jia Milk Liang to the stage.

Zhang Ran's films, starting with "The Burst Drummer", were released in Japan with each one, and they all did quite well at the box office, and they had many fans in Japan. The fans who were present today were basically Zhang Ran's fans, and when they saw Zhang Then, they held up a huge support card, which said "Zhang Ran, I support you" and "I love Zhang Ran the most", and at the same time shouted Zhang Ran's name loudly.

When Zhang Ran saw the Chinese characters on the support card, he felt a warm current flowing in his body, warming his body. He smiled and waved at everyone: "Thank you, thank you very much for your support!"

After a brief exchange, the film officially began to play.

Although "Three Fools" has been released in China for more than ten days, and the high-definition version has been released, the pirated version has not yet spread to Japan, so the audience present is seeing this film for the first time.

Campus themes are particularly popular in Japan, and Japanese audiences are particularly fond of inspirational films. Zhang Ran's "Bursting Drummer" was a big hit at the Japanese box office, thanks to this. And this time, "Three Fools" is also a campus theme, and it is also an inspirational work, and it is more beautiful and moving.

At the end of the 120-minute movie, the entire screening hall was boiling! Shocking applause rang out in the theater, and everyone clapped their hands vigorously and dedicated their applause to this moving movie.

"It's true that Zhang Ran, this movie is really fantastic, even better than "Burst Drummer"!" one critic applauded vigorously.

"This is the best movie I've seen this year, and I see myself in the movie!" a reporter wiped tears from her eyes.

"Mr. Zhang is really amazing, it would be nice if I could cooperate with him!"

Lin Yibin also thinks that the movie is good, but the audience's reaction is still a little unexpected, this reaction is a bit too exaggerated, right?

The film conquered the audience, as well as the journalists and critics who came to report on it. An hour after the premiere, a number of critics published their thoughts on the film on blogs and columns.

"The Three Fools is a work of conscience. I laughed a lot and cried a lot during the movie. After living for more than 20 years, I have never had a good grasp and decided what my future life should be, and after watching the movie, I decided that I can no longer survive like the walking dead like my previous life, and I want to completely change my life course while I can still work hard. ”

"This movie is amazing! During watching the movie, I couldn't help but feel that I was the kind of person who was institutionalized by society and education, and we were asked to take the entrance examination to Tokyo University since we were young, as if we could only succeed if we were admitted to Tokyo University, and we didn't know what we really wanted to do. I tried to try to recall my past, the ambitions I had before I was institutionalized, but I found myself unable to remember anything. I was so sad that I cried!"

"Laughed at first, then cried, laughed and cried, and finally cried and laughed. This is a Chinese movie, but I saw the current situation of Japanese education in the movie, and I also saw myself!"

The box office of "Three Fools" on the first day in Japan was 11.5 million yen, which is not too much, but as a Chinese-language film, it is considered to be a very good performance. However, the next day, "Three Fools" earned 27.65 million yen in Japan, which was double the previous day.

This change is mainly due to the fact that the movie poked at the hearts of the audience, and many viewers recommended the movie online after watching the movie. Yahoo Japan's movie feature is the equivalent of China's Douban and is the most influential rating website. The overall score of the film is five, and "Three Fools" received a super high rating of 4.65. In the hearts of many people, this movie has gradually been defined as a god movie.

The super high word-of-mouth has pushed more audiences into the theater, the popularity of "Three Fools" is getting higher and higher, and the box office is snowballing, higher and higher day by day, "Three Fools" has become popular in Japan. (To be continued.) )