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Shen Zhenghui, who stayed in Japan, soon found himself surrounded by many trivial things. Lu Yang is preparing to shoot "Black Fist 3", but in fact, he is not interested in this subject matter anymore. But with the worldwide popularity of "Black Fist" and "Black Fist 2", Tony Ja, a Thai, still has world fame. In a way, he became a substitute for the aging Jack Cheng and Jett Lee, and foreigners who had loved kung fu movies since Bruce Lee's time were shocked to find that it was not only Chinese who could make good kung fu films, and this amazing Thai was just as powerful. The physical elements he showed in the movie almost killed Jack Cheng and Jett Lee in seconds. If it weren't for the fact that many of them still have this overly mysterious fantasy about Chinese kung fu - things like acupuncture points. For example, Spielberg-Luc Besson in France believed that acupoints can make people bleed to death, and he arranged for Jett Lee to have such skills in "Dragon's Kiss".

Tony Ja is a rather enterprising lad, and in that respect, he is much better than Wu Jin. Poor Wu Jin is still not favored by the international film circle because of his baby face, and he still nests in the mainland to continue to develop his TV drama career. Tony Jia boldly applied to be the director of "Black Fist 3", in fact, the plot of this drama has been decoupled from the first two films, Tony Jia made up a story that happened in Thailand, judging from the story, it can be used as a prequel to "Black Fist". His master took on the role of producer, in order to ensure the quality of the film. Tony Ja hopes that Kasuga will continue to invest in the film and send someone to be the executive producer. So Lu Yang came to take on this task, and he will stay in Thailand for three months. Before going to Thailand again, he hurried to submit his script to Shen Zhenghui.

As a Chinese, I still like Chinese stories in terms of subject matter preference. After accumulating enough shooting experience, Lu Yang finally said what he wanted to shoot, he wanted to shoot a story of Jinyiwei, brotherhood and the repression of the system. Coupled with the tragedy of the little people mixed in the political struggle, and then use kung fu movies as the cloak of this story. From this point of view, Lu Yang is ambitious, and his script is heading for the double peak of box office and word of mouth.

Shen Zhenghui doesn't know if Lu Yang has made similar films in the previous world, but this story is quite interesting, if it weren't for his desire to be more refined and make people feel a little too pretended13, it would really be a good script. However, Shen Zhenghui was deeply influenced by later generations, and intuitively believed that movie outfit 13 was not king, unless you had special effects. In general, movies should attract audiences. It's better to be full of self-deprecation, that's the style of postmodernism. The story of pretending to be 13 is okay to deceive little girls in the TV series.

However, he was a little interested in boldly mapping something with the help of this film, but since it was still early, it didn't hurt to put it aside.

Miyamoto came to report on the filming of "Kung Fu". Zhou Xingxing has gone to extremes a little bit after the success of "Shaolin Football" and "The Green Hornet". In a sense, he himself didn't get enough out of these two successes, but rather like he had overdrawn something in his life, so much so that he was hesitant about Kung Fu, and he was in a complex period of transition. Trying to walk behind the cameras and monitors instead of standing in front of them, he was trying to change his mind. No longer use your brain and performance to attract the box office at the same time, and prepare to always use your brain in the future. So he seems to have some gains and losses, and the standards for movies are becoming more and more strict.

Uncle Da once again missed the opportunity to cooperate with him because of SARS and contract problems. The last time was The Green Hornet. This time, Zhou Xingxing stood alone behind the camera, and he became more and more nervous, so his requirements for performance reached the point of strictness. Then I was not satisfied with the script, and repeatedly revised the script at night, many actors acted yesterday, and the next day they said that the script was changed and they had to do it again. In the end, all the people in the crew were secretly discussing Zhou Xingxing's abnormality. He couldn't sleep. Very emaciated.

It was under this circumstance that Miyamoto was sent to Zhou Xingxing's side to assist him.

"So what's going on now?" Shen Zhenghui asked.

"It's going very well," Miyamoto said, looking relieved, "I think it's strange that Mr. Zhou can be so unconfident." ”

"It's a little bit related to personal growth experience." Shen Zhenghui tilted his head, "Is he as strict as the legend?" ”

"Yes." Miyamoto nodded.

"Do you also think he has a strange temper and is difficult to get along with?" Shen Zhenghui continued, "I don't doubt his work attitude, but if this continues, the output of his works is very problematic. ”

"I don't think you can look at it that way," Miyamoto looked a little excited, "some people are so great, they are so demanding of themselves, because they are absolutely responsible, and people like Mr. Zhou, if they make movies perfunctorily, it is the biggest loss for the world." Yield is not the problem, the most important thing is quality! ”

"I heard that his martial arts instructor had a falling out with him, and Yuan Xiangren and his senior brother were found by him to save the scene?" Shen Zhenghui continued to ask.

Hearing this, Miyamoto was even more excited, he almost stood up, "I know this, "Kung Fu" is co-produced by Columbia and Kasuga, as well as Xinghui Overseas Co-production, I am the nominal producer, they begged to come to be a martial arts instructor, Mr. Yuan Xiangren had another job at the time, so he didn't take over the martial arts instructor of "Kung Fu", but they actually did martial arts instruction and gave up halfway, which is simply too unprofessional! Miyamoto shouted, "I was going to send them a lawyer's letter, but Mr. Zhou said that they were all mixed in the circle, and they didn't look up to see each other, and they actually paid the full amount." If you look for the Yuan family class again, the money for this martial arts instructor will be doubled. ”

Shen Zhenghui looked at Miyamoto, who was jumping, comforted him, and said forget it. Changing the subject, he asked, "When will "Kung Fu" be released?" ”

"Now we are catching up with the post-production, and Columbia has not yet given permission from the United States, but it is preparing to release it during the summer vacation next year in Asia."

"Summer vacation? It's time for the Asian Cup again! Shen Zhenghui touched his chin.

"The Asian Cup won't have any impact?" Miyamoto was a little unimpressed. "Outside of Japan, I just know the result."

Shen Zhenghui shook his head, "Forget it, whatever." He looked at Miyamoto, "Do you have any plans for a new film?" ”

Miyamoto looked quite hesitant and stopped talking. finally shook his head, "I feel that my ability is still insufficient, and I still want to learn from other directors." ”

"You're one of Japan's leading young directors, so don't be too yourself." Shen Zhenghui said, "I can accumulate experience by making more films." ”

"No," Miyamoto still shook his head, "I learned a lot of things by Mr. Zhou's side this time, and I used to think I was amazing." Now I don't think I'm enough, the key is to have something at my core. ”

"You don't want to go straight to the art film director," Shen Zhenghui pursed his lips, "I still expect you to help me shoot a series of live-action anime films!" ”

"The hardest thing for people is to balance between two extremes." Miyamoto shrugged his shoulders and replied, "It seems simple, but it's hard to really do it in your head," he said, gesturing to his temples. But I've seen what I'm lacking. ”

"Then I hope you can accumulate a little faster." Shen Zhenghui nodded.

sent away his two right-hand men, and Fukuda Mitsumi came over again with Liu Xin.

"I hope you can have a good talk with your little girlfriend." Mitsumi Fukuda said, and Liu Xin, who followed her, looked very depressed, "Be honest, lest she think we're all lying to her." ”

"What's the matter?" Listening to Mitsumi Fukuda's words, Shen Zhenghui suddenly became alert, and he glanced at Mitsumi Fukuda. The slightly narrowed eyes gave an inquiring look, meaning to ask if you said something that you shouldn't have said?

"Things at work." Mitsumi Fukuda spread her hands and said she was innocent.

"Really?" Shen Zhenghui breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Liu Xin.

"Yes." Liu Xin nodded.

"So what is it?" Shen Zhenghui breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

"It's The Magic Apprentice." Liu Xin said, "The ratings of the second season were very bad, and everyone was a little frustrated. She paused and said, "If you continue to control zuò, you will almost lose money, and the more you lose, the more you lose." She looked at Shen Zhenghui and Fukuda Mitsumi very uneasily, and then asked in a tentative tone, "Are you asking Sister Mitsumi to make up for me financially?" ”

"Why do you think that?" Shen Zhenghui leaned back, "This film itself is not aimed at Japanese audiences, I should have told you at the beginning, Kasuga is in charge of the copyright sales of the cartoon in Europe and the United States." ”

"How can it be sold?" Liu Xin didn't believe it.

"Isn't that a good story?" Shen Zhenghui asked with interest.

"But it's too long," Liu Xin defended, "the author has already finished writing, more than two million words, longer than "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes", if you make a cartoon, it can't be hundreds of episodes?" ”

Shen Zhenghui looked at Mitsumi Fukuda.

"She thinks," said Mitsumi Fukuda, "that you're using this as an excuse to send her money." ”

"Hah, don't I look like a capitalist?" Shen Zhenghui pretended to be stunned, "Didn't you explain the sales of cartoons in Europe and the United States?" ”

"Of course I explained," Mitsumi Fukuda tilted her head and spread her hands, "but she didn't believe it. And the widespread skepticism in Japan puts a lot of pressure on her. ”

"How can we say that it is also a company that has produced high-quality animations such as "Full Metal Mania" and "The Legend of Wukong", and they actually question it casually?"

"GONZO is back in TV anime," Mitsumi Fukuda replied, "Shoji Murahama still doesn't dare to continue to gamble, and now it is widely believed that GONZO's development strategy coincides with ours, and there will be a fierce competition." ”

"Hey, Hideaki Anno has been eating for decades with "EVA" ......"

"The leader of the company is a woman, and the advisory group that I mainly rely on is all women, which is simply sexist." Mitsumi Fukuda interrupted Shen Zhenghui's words.

"Uh, is that so?" Shen Zhenghui asked suspiciously.

"Of course." Mitsumi Fukuda said.

Liu Xin smiled bitterly, "You don't have to comfort me." ”

"Oh my God, it's the information age," Shen Zhenghui stood up, "If you don't believe us, forget it." Wouldn't you look up the news on the Internet yourself? Don't you know what "Apprentice of Magic" has become popular in London? ”

Liu Xin's eyes widened suddenly, "Really? ”

In fact, Shen Zhenghui didn't know, but he still pretended to be familiar with the situation, "London TV broadcasts "Apprentice of Magic" in prime time in the afternoon and evening, you really don't know, because of "Harry Potter". Everyone's interest in this type of story has increased, and to be honest, I'm not worried about the story at all, it's better to finish it now, and shoot hundreds of episodes, the more the better. Cartoons have swept the world and can be adapted into live-action films in the future. ”

Liu Xin's love was finally stimulated by Shen Zhenghui, she stood up and looked at Shen Zhenghui with a happy expression. "Really?"

"I don't know why the Japanese press is so sluggish, but I think there will be reports on it coming back to Japan soon, and in Europe, Apprentice Magic is very popular with children." Shen Zhenghui continued.

Liu Xin gradually became radiant.

"It's not just cartoons," Shen Zhenghui said earnestly, "I'm definitely not a person who has nothing to do and is so painful to throw money and burn, if I were like this, I would have burned money to animate the comics on "Jinhong Comics" a long time ago." But this is not the right time. He spread his hands. I'll admit that there are a lot of good stories on Jinhong Comics, but they don't have a wide range of receptors yet. Domestic comic book readers are still a minority group, even if we have millions of readers, but it is still too risky to adapt it into animation and animated films. "The Magic Apprentice" takes advantage of the subject matter, and his story is rigorously structured, with strict logic and complete structure. Now that I'm done again, I'm in time for the Harry Potter craze that took the world by storm, so I used it to test the waters. I also bought all the copyrights of the book on the starting point Chinese website in China - mainly including foreign language publishing rights and TV and film adaptation rights, and the book has been translated into many languages at the same time as you adapted the cartoon. From the very beginning, I thought about it. This may not be profitable, but it must be done, and it can be regarded as accumulating experience for our future work. ”

Shen Zhenghui took Liu Xin's hand and stared at her eyes seriously, "So you have to believe that I won't spend money to raise you in vain." ”

"Of course!" Mitsumi Fukuda echoed with a slight sneer.

"If President Fukuda says that he has made money, he has really made money, needless to say." Shen Zhenghui waved his hand, "But the money can only be distributed to you according to the proportion of the contract signed." ”

Liu Xin patted his chest, "I feel much more relieved when I hear this." She immediately became nervous again, "I'm going to go back and tell the employees about it, they don't know how worried they are when they see that I've lost my soul during this time." ”

"I'll ask Nazumi Horiguchi to copy a copy of the number for you." Mitsumi Fukuda said, sending Liu Xin, who was in a mood that had gradually improved, to the door, and after explaining to Natsumi Horiguchi, he closed the door and walked in again.

"Do you have anything else?" Shen Zhenghui asked.

"You're really talking about deception," Mitsumi Fukuda snorted, "When did you learn about the sales of Apprentice Magic in the UK?" ”

"Ha, I'm just following your words." Shen Zhenghui waved his hand absently.

"Really?" Mitsumi Fukuda has a melodious tail.

"But I also really saw 'Apprentice Magician' hit in the UK," Shen Zhenghui frowned, "and Sauron arrested me because of this cartoon." He swallowed.

Mitsumi Fukuda sneered, "He found a good reason." ”

"Forget it, let's not talk about that." Shen Zhenghui is a little sensitive to his experience in the UK, and he always feels a little scared when he discusses, "How is the sales of "Magic Apprentice"? ”

"In Japan, it's just a capital preservation." Mitsumi Fukuda said, "Although Kadokawa Shoten has a lot of help, the sales can only be said to be passable, and it is a bit too cruel to release so many books at once, and many people are frightened when they see the number of books." The ratings of cartoons are indeed not optimistic, but it is estimated that it will be difficult to continue to decline. ”

"Huh? Is there not enough publicity? Shen Zhenghui said strangely.

"No, it's more propaganda than enough." Mitsumi Fukuda pouted, "I know that this is a light novel written by Chinese!" ”

"Oh, I see." Shen Zhenghui nodded, "Xiaoquan is in charge!" ”

"Not really," replied Mitsumi Fukuda, "that would be too much of an exaltation to say that his influence could reach that of junior high school and high school." ”

"So?"

"It's going to take time."

"Hmm." Shen Zhenghui took a deep breath and sat down again. Then he asked with interest, "What about the distribution rights of cartoons and the sales of books in Europe and the United States?" ”

"Europe is also barely balanced," Mitsumi Fukuda shook her head, "I spent a lot of money on advertising and public relations, but this is the first book, and the cost of doing it in the future will be much lower after opening the channel, and now I make more money and spend more." However, in North America, Columbia and Sony will help. ”

"Really? Are they so kind? ”

"It's all about someone's face." Mitsumi Fukuda chuckled twice, "In the past two days that you have been in a coma, the Colombian side is not only Thomas, Amy?" Pascal also called in person, hoping to maintain a relationship of deep cooperation. Mitsumi Fukuda paused, "I got the inside scoop, "Hurricane Rescue: their internal assessment is that the box office in North America may exceed $300 million, and outside of North America, it's about the same amount." ”

"Oh......"

"So it's not just Colombia, it's their owner, Sony, who is shocked." Mitsumi Fukuda looked at Shen Zhenghui, "You have proven your worth." ”

Shen Zhenghui paused, then replied, "I haven't proved it yet!" ”

"They came up with a more budget-burning publicity plan to reach the box office limit of the film," Mitsumi Fukuda blinked, "Columbia is very, very, very interested in a sequel to the movie." ”

"That's the best news I've ever heard today." Shen Zhenghui licked his lips.

"Thomas wants you to call him back today," Mitsumi Fukuda smiled sarcastically, "and he really wanted to hear from his best friend." ”

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