Chapter 248: Tokyo-Hot (1st Update)
(The brush is open, the brothers vote for the monthly ticket, and let the brush go bankrupt!) )
Japan is a box office powerhouse, currently second only to the United States in the world. Many American films are promoted overseas, and they generally do not miss the Japanese station.
This time I came to Japan to do a wave of post-screening publicity for "Speed" and "Infernal", and the battle with peers is not small. Especially "Infernal", which is in the boom period of release, but the box office of the movie in Japan easily exceeded 5.6 billion compared to "Speed", which is obviously not enough to watch, but fortunately, the first part has won 1.8 billion box office, and the two together are also good.
On the plane, Chen Tiandu picked up the script of "My Sassy Girlfriend" and began to study how to conceive and prepare.
Suddenly, the plane had arrived over Tokyo. As the head of the four Asian tigers, the prosperity of Tokyo at the moment is indeed the top in Asia. Chen Tiandu tilted his body slightly, looking out through the window of the plane, there were not many high-rise buildings, but they looked very crowded, pedestrians were like ants, the overpass was small like a toy, and the silhouette of the tall Mount Fuji in the distance had become small and ethereal.
It's hard to describe the mood at the moment, maybe there is fame and fortune, or maybe it's the cold eyes hidden behind the world to see the world, the entertainment industry is a muddy vanity fair. When the aura is added, there are a few people who will not be hit by that huge fame and fortune, and laugh unbridledly. From being depressed to being famous all over the world, Chen Tiandu has now stood at a height that many people can't reach in a lifetime.
Overlooking the world, looking up, the distant scenery is unobstructed.
The world, right in front of you, seems to be all you need to do is reach out. A qiē can be taken into your arms. Money, fame, status, power, beauty. It's all at your fingertips. Chen Tiandu lost the focus of his eyes for a moment. But the next moment, there was a stirring spirit all over his body, and his eyes became clear again.
People, in addition to enjoyment, must also have ideals and pursuits.
What is the difference between a drunken dream and a living corpse.
"Welcome to Tokyo International Airport~"
A group of people stepped off the plane, and as soon as they walked out of the terminal, they saw a dense group of Japanese little sisters screaming.
"Strange, I'm so popular in Japan?" Kong Yiji was taken aback. Vin Diesel came out behind him. patted his bulging belly and said, "Are you sure it's coming for you?" Paul Walker excitedly said, "I've heard that Japanese hot spring culture is very popular, and there are small pools with mixed baths, but I have never understood why they brought up such a thing as mixed bathing for men and women alone. ”
As soon as these words came out, Kong Yiji suddenly looked sideways, "Wow, it turns out that there is a hungry wolf hidden here, Paul, you are hidden deep enough, and I will take you to see what is the fun of mixed bathing for men and women." ”
Chen Tiandu was speechless: "You really should find a girlfriend, and are you sure you want to go to the hot springs in the summer?" Advance warning. Don't mess it up, I'm going to be mad if I get photographed by the paparazzi. ”
"Chen. You're so boring. It's Japan now, and Kate won't be staring at you, why are you so restrained. Vin Diesel encouraged, "Come out with us in a moment, right?" "The two of them came this time, Dawn couldn't come after the play, and the actress didn't bring any of them, so she showed her true nature so much.
Chen Tiandu shook his head and said with a smile: "You should also find a girlfriend." ”
"Jun Chen, welcome to Japan~~"
The official in charge of Toho Co., Ltd., who came to pick up the airport, spoke Chinese and English, and was a man of less than 40. This man named Nobi Nobita looks very honest and happy, but he doesn't smile, and his bow is 90 degrees of respect, and his name is really blind, "I have prepared a hotel for Your Excellency, please come with me." ”
Chen Tiandu smiled slightly and said politely: "Your Excellency." ”
When it comes to the views of Europeans and Americans on Asian films, even after ten years later, the overall box office of Chinese films has surpassed Japan and jumped to the second place in the world, but it is not for nothing that Japan is still mentioned first when Asian films are mentioned.
When it comes to Japan's "Bang Painting", we have to mention Japan's five major film companies: Toho, Toei, Shochiku, Kadokawa, and Nikho. Each of them has its own unique characteristics and supports the Japanese film industry in different ways.
Toho Co., Ltd., which cooperated with the matrix this time, is the first of Japan's five major film companies, and children's shoes who are familiar with Japanese films may be the most seen in the opening of the movie.
Toho was founded in 1932 from Tokyo Takarazuka Theater Co., Ltd., and the name is the abbreviation of "Tokyo Takarazuka". It started as a theater, but now it is more known as a film company. It is still home to several well-known theaters, such as Japan's first Western-style theater, the Imperial Theater, and Theatre-Creation.
In 1959, when Fuji TV was launched, Toho was also one of the main initiators. In addition to its parent company, Hankyu Hanshin Holdings, it also owns subsidiaries such as International Screenings, Toho Arts, Toho Towa, and Toho Cinemas.
As Japan's largest and most well-funded film company, Toho has a relatively strong lineup of writers, directors and actors, including well-known filmmakers such as Tsukio Naruse, Kajiro Yamamoto, Chiyoshi Taniguchi, Masashi Imai, Akira Kurosawa, Toshiro Mifune, etc.
Its production policy is to produce blockbusters, which is why it is so keen to cooperate with the United States, including "The Matrix" and "Fast and Thrill" are distributed by Toho in Japan.
Of course, they also shoot some traditional literary films for international film festivals to win awards, and at the same time, they also use their technical advantages to shoot a lot of difficult works that make full use of special effects. For example, the movies of the 50s and 60s, the Godzilla series and other tokusatsu monster movies, the early works of Akira Kurosawa, the Miyamoto Musashi series, the sinking of Japan, and the classic works such as Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomomo Miura's Golden Buddy series.
After entering the 90s, Toho made zuò released movies, and Chinese audiences will be very familiar with them: "Detective Conan" series, "Midnight Bell" series, "Love in the Sky" and so on. In Japan, Toho occupies nine of the top 10 positions in the box office revenue list of past dynasties. The highest box office "Princess Mononoke" is 19.4 billion yen, which refers to Japan, and the highest box office belongs to "Titanic" with 26.2 billion yen, including imported blockbusters. Only Chen Tian knows that soon after this year, Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" will regain its own box office champion, and raise the record to an unattainable mythical height - 0.4 billion yen.
Seeing this set of figures, it is not difficult to imagine how great the potential of animated films in Japan is, Chen Tiandu has already begun to form matrix animation, why he doesn't want to come here to get a piece of the pie.
Since 2000, Toho has been the No. 1 film and distribution player in Japan, leaving Toho's former rivals Shochiku and Toei far behind in the 80s.
As an outstanding patriotic young man who grew up under the red flag, while despising Japan, he sometimes has to admire. Because looking at China's film companies, the state-owned bigwigs can flow gold with a lot of money, but they can't really create a regular film and television group with rave reviews.
Chen Tiandu walked out of the waiting room and waved his hand to the fans with a smile, and the fans who had been waiting at the airport for a long time finally saw the real person at this moment, and Shengbei instantly broke through the height.
Fuji TV sent a large number of teams to follow the scene when Chen Tiandu came to Japan for the first time and filmed this crazy scene. Chen Tiandu's identity is not only the best director at the Oscar, but also a super popular movie star, and a super-rich man.
In today's era of looking at faces, the moment Leo appeared, he always grabbed the Japanese entertainment page. In view of these considerations, the airport has made a prediction of Chen Tiandu's popularity in Japan, and has made full preparations for the arrival of their party, dispatched strong security forces to maintain order on the scene, and opened up a neat passage, which makes people feel that they can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
But when this moment really came, fans instantly crowded the airport, and when Chen Tiandu waved his hand, the original intact order collapsed instantly, and the airport was completely paralyzed.
Fans and fans excitedly poured into the airport from all directions to wait, and by this time there were more than 2,000 people, and the arrival hall was crowded with people.
In order to meet the idols, many people rushed to the scene in the dark, but found that there were almost no entrances to the building, and groups of girls, mostly young people, were chatting happily, and the whole airport was in chaos. This is no longer an ordinary celebrity arrival and fan pick-up, but a publicity boom that the Japanese authorities attach great importance to.
I thought that his identity as a Chinese would not be too eye-catching in Japan, but I didn't expect that there would be a mountain and a mountain high, and the density of fans in Tokyo would not be too much.
Chen Tiandu smiled and shook hands with several fans who were squeezing security guards on the side of the road, and one fan, dressed as Leo of the Matrix, held up his poster and asked for an autograph. This move successfully attracted Chen Tiandu's attention, in addition to being a little frustrated, this dress was done with heart, he obtained his autograph, which attracted the envy of many fans around.
Finally walked out of the airport, and when he left, he saw a group of reporters holding cameras and microphones, Chen Tiandu left a sentence, "Japanese fans are very enthusiastic, I didn't expect that in this case, there would still be a queue to make way for us to pass, thank you for greeting." ”
The next day, the entertainment headlines of many Japanese media were dedicated to Chen Tiandu, who came to Japan for the first time, "The great Asian director Chen Tiandu came to Japan for the first time and showed super popularity. Tokyo's Narita International Airport is in a state of emergency that is nearly paralyzed, and more than 2,000 fans were on hand to pick up the ......"
"Chen Tiandujun praised Japanese fans for being polite and having a good impression of Tokyo."
"Vin Diesel drove the director through the fan channel, and the fan 'Leo' was favored, and finally got the idol's signature to envy others."
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When the luxury car carrying everyone came to the Four Seasons Hotel, there were still fans driving all the way to follow them, and the long-term noise kept ringing in my ears. (To be continued......)