Takai Hideshin's face was pale, and the person in charge of the media and public relations department of Toho Company had already taken out a handkerchief and was constantly wiping his sweat at this time.

The atmosphere at the press conference became a little weird, and the executives of Toho Company looked nervous as if they were facing a great enemy, while other reporters held hands and watched the excitement.

"Godzilla" is still the familiar story, the film will be filmed in Tokyo, the special effects director is Mr. Tsuburaya Ozawa, a descendant of Eiji Tsuburaya, one of the founders of the "Godzilla" series of films, and most of the actors in the film will be actors from Japan, and the Hong Kong side is mainly responsible for the special effects production of the film...... I said all this because I wanted to ask this journalist gentleman, do you think this is a Japanese movie or a Hong Kong movie? ”

Lin Youlun's answer was beyond everyone's expectations, the people of Dongbao Company were surprised, and the reporter was surprised.

Ignoring the stunned eyes of everyone in the audience, Lin Youlun cleared his throat and continued: "I know that in the Japanese film industry, there is now a so-called Hong Kong film threat theory, and I feel that the stagnation of the development of the local film industry is caused by the market being squeezed by Hong Kong films. Japan is indeed a very important box office market for Hong Kong films, I don't deny this, but I don't agree with the fact that Hong Kong films pose a huge threat to Japanese films, or those who hold this view simply don't see where the real threat comes from! ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, and the reporters exchanged their heads one after another.

"Hollywood on the other side of the ocean is the real opponent worthy of our vigilance. And it seems to me. Whether it's a Hong Kong movie or a Japanese movie. At least for the next twenty years, it will not have the strength to compete with it. Now we can shout the slogan ambitiously to enter Hollywood and conquer the world! But in a few years, perhaps we should seriously consider how to preserve ourselves in Hollywood's global expansion. ”

Lin Youlun continued to speak, and Hidenobu Takai, who was also standing on the stage at this moment, couldn't help but show a thoughtful expression on his face.

"North America is the world's largest box office market, and it has a strong ability to digest high-investment technical and special effects blockbusters. I think that's a big part of why Hollywood has been able to stay ahead of the curve. On the other hand, in Asia, so far there is no country whose film market can be compared with North America, which also determines that it is difficult for Asian films to keep up with Hollywood in terms of film technology, not Japan, and Hong Kong...... The limitations of a single market determine that the future film market of East Asian countries should move towards unity, rather than setting up barriers to entry for each other. ”

Many people in the audience can accept the views put forward by Lin Youlun, but there are also exceptions.

"I admit that what Mr. Lam said is very reasonable, but when you say this, you are actually defending Hong Kong movies, right?"

"The purpose of my visit to Japan. In addition to looking for opportunities to collaborate with Japanese film companies, we also hope to bring more Japanese films to Hong Kong. The ultimate purpose is to enhance the cooperation and exchange and complementary advantages of the two sides in the film industry...... Of course, you must understand that I am defending Hong Kong films, and I don't have any opinion, because my own position determines that I will definitely do it, and I don't need any reason! ”

Lin Youlun's tone and attitude changed from patience to toughness, and the Japanese reporters in the audience did not have the aggressive momentum just now.

The host noticed that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and when he saw that no one in the audience raised his hand again, he quickly announced the end of the question.

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After the press conference, Lin Youlun did not accept a separate interview with the Japanese media, but came to the banquet hall of the hotel accompanied by Hidenobu Takai.

The celebration party has not officially begun, but many guests have already come, and everyone gathered around when they saw the protagonist of this reception present.

Takai Hidenobu introduced Lin Youlun one by one, and the process took more than 20 minutes, and when the banquet officially began, the people around him slowly dispersed.

Hidenobu Takai walked around with Lin Youlun, introduced some new guests to him, and then said goodbye and left, he had other entertainment to deal with at the reception.

Lin Youlun took the goblet in Zhou Comin's hand, and put it back on the tray of the passing waiter along with his own wine glass, "This kind of wine party is the most boring, why don't we go out and take a breath?" ”

Zhou Yimin has been acting as Lin Youlun's translator since the press conference, and he has accompanied him to meet so many people, and he is indeed a little tired, so he nodded, took Lin Youlun's arm, and walked towards the banquet hall together.

When he was about to reach the door, there was a rush of footsteps behind him, and a man in his 30s chased after him.

"Is it Mr. Lin Youlun?"

Lin Youlun turned his head and found that the person who stopped him looked very raw, and he was not the person Hideshin Takai had introduced to him just now.

Without waiting for Lin Youlun to speak, Zhou Comin asked in Japanese: "Sir, may I ask who you are?" ”

"My name is Takeshi Kitano, and my current identity is an actor." The man handed his business card with both hands.

After Lin Youlun took the business card, he originally wanted to hand it to Zhou Yimin and ask her to help translate, but his eyes first fell on the three words "Takeshi Kitano" on the business card, and then the movements in his hand paused slightly.

The Japanese writing of the three characters of Takeshi Kitano is no different from Chinese, so Lin Youlun can understand it.

Lin Youlun was surprised and said, "You are Takeshi Kitano?" ”

Takeshi Kitano couldn't understand what Lin Youlun was saying, so he had to look at Zhou Yimin with a blank eye.

Zhou Yimin turned his head and looked at Lin Youlun with some doubts: "Do you know him?" ”

Lin Youlun looked at Takeshi Kitano standing in front of him, recalled the information about this person, and his mind moved, and he changed his words: "I have seen his movies before. ”

Zhou Yimin did not suspect it, and translated these words to Takeshi Kitano truthfully, and learned that Lin Youlun had seen the movie he acted in, Takeshi Kitano's expression became very excited.

He bowed deeply to Lin Youlun, "Being able to get Mr. Lin's attention is really a great encouragement to me!" ”

The reason why Lin Youlun can remember Takeshi Kitano is actually because of his other identity - after Akira Kurosawa, another film master in the Japanese film industry.

Of course, at this point in time, Takeshi Kitano has not yet picked up the guide tube, so it is no wonder that Lin Youlun is so excited.

Hong Kong films have been gaining momentum in the past two years, and even Lin Youlun has become a well-known Asian filmmaker, and now not only Hong Kong filmmakers are looking forward to cooperating with him, but also filmmakers from Japan and South Korea are also full of interest in Lin Youlun's films, but they have no opportunity to contact.

As an actor, Takeshi Kitano, like many Japanese actors, hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate with Lin Youlun, but today, he came to Lin Youlun because of another thing.

Lin Youlun wants to strengthen cooperation with the Japanese film industry, Takeshi Kitano is definitely an object worth wooing, and Takeshi Kitano is only famous for acting now, and his directing talent has not yet been recognized by everyone, so it can be said that he is a super potential stock in the Japanese film industry.

"Is there anything I can do for Mr. Kitano?"

Lin Youlun's attitude made Kitano Takeshi a little flattered, and quickly explained the reason for the incident.

It turned out that some time ago, Takeshi Kitano took over the leading role of a movie that the famous Japanese action director Shinji Fukasaku was going to direct, but because Takeshi Kitano did not have to coordinate the schedule, when the film was about to start, he was still filming in other crews.

Shinji Fukasaku was very angry and gave up directing this movie directly, even if Takeshi Kitano apologized, it didn't make Shinji Fukasaku change his mind.

The producers were in a dilemma at this time, and for a while they couldn't find a suitable director to replace Shinji Fukasaku, but at this time, Takeshi Kitano volunteered to say that he was willing to try to be the director of this film.

At first, the producer thought that Takeshi Kitano was watching a joke, but then Takeshi Kitano seriously brought up the matter, and the producer seriously considered it.

Although Takeshi Kitano is a good actor, he has never directed any films before and has no relevant experience in this area, so the producers made a request in order to make him retreat.

If there is a master director, or a producer with a high reputation in the film industry, who is willing to be the recommender of Takeshi Kitano, they agree to let Takeshi Kitano direct and act in the film.

Kitano Takeshi didn't think about looking for Lin Youlun to be his recommender at first, but this time he received an invitation from Toho Film Company, and when he came, he realized that Lin Youlun was the real protagonist of this banquet.

Kitano Takeshi especially saw an opportunity that there was no one around Lin Youlun, and wanted to come over to try his luck, but he didn't expect Lin Youlun to be much better at talking than he imagined, and when he heard about his request, he agreed in one bite.

Kitano Takeshi was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but he heard Lin Youlun suddenly ask: "Kitano-kun, I heard that you and your mother don't have a good relationship, is there really such a thing?" ”

"This ......" Kitano Takeshi only felt his head big for a while, he didn't expect Lin Youlun to know so much about himself, but this matter made him a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Lin, my relationship with my mother is really not very good, the main reason is that she will ask me to send money home every month, and occasionally delay or forget, I will call me and scold her, to be honest, I don't like her greed and snobbery."

What Takeshi Kitano said, corresponds to the anecdote that Lin Youlun remembered, looking at Takeshi Kitano standing in front of him, Lin Youlun suddenly had an idea.

"Has Kitano-kun ever had a specific understanding that your mother asks you for money every month, and where does she spend it?"

Kitano Takeshi was slightly stunned, he really didn't think much about this before, but he was dissatisfied with his mother who kept asking him for money.

"I suggest Kitano-kun investigate this matter, anyway, I think this matter is very suspicious, maybe you blame your mother?"

(There is something to be done today, three changes tomorrow) (to be continued......)