Tang Ning thought for a while, and then said: "You are actually right to think so, but it is not suitable for the current Japanese animation market. One is the cost, as you just said, if the movies produced by the company are all losing money, then even if the quality is good, it will not be able to last, which is even more detrimental to the development of Japanese animation. The second is the technical problem, without sufficient technical support, the kind of movie you have in mind may not be able to be made. The third is some of my personal opinions, a good film should not only shock the audience on the screen, but also move people in terms of content and thought, and improve the realm and connotation of the film, so I hope that you can improve your skills in animation production and the accumulation of humanistic ideas while assisting Mr. Osamu Tezuka, so that it is possible to realize the anime movie in your mind. ”

Hayao Miyazaki, who heard this, nodded again and again: "Mr. Tangning, what you said is very reasonable, I decided to do what you said, and while studying with Mr. Osamu Tezuka, I studied and created the anime movie in my mind." ”

Although Miyazaki Hayao has been brought together as Japan's future animation master, this has not done much to alleviate the current predicament of East Asian film companies, and Sakurai came up with an idea: "Tony, since the 007 movie is so popular now, you have already started to make a second part, so why not add some Japanese color?" This is our advantage, and Toei can't do that anyway. ”

This sentence is really a word to wake up the dreamer, reminded by this, Tang Ning remembered that there are really Bond girls from Japan in the 007 series, it seems that there are still two, one is a female ninja who has not appeared a few times, and the other is the wife that Bond temporarily married in order to hide his identity, and finally revealed his identity, in fact, she is from the Japanese intelligence agency. So Downing agreed: "This is no problem. But this time I can't catch up, and when I shoot the third part tomorrow, I will definitely let James Bond go around Japan. ”

Then Tang Ning seemed to think of something, and said to Sakurai: "I said Brother Sakurai, you can't put all the tasks on me, your Osaka business group is also a major shareholder of East Asia, and you should also think of something for the development of East Asia." ”

Sakurai laughed, "I knew you would ask that." So I've been ready for a long time, and next month Kaneto Shinto will sign a contract with our East Asia. ”

Hearing this name, Tang Ning couldn't help but be surprised, speaking of this Shinto Kaneto, he was one of the most individual directors in Japan at that time, and his dialogue-free experimental film "Naked Island" released this year was a huge success both at the box office and word of mouth, and Sakurai was able to dig him up. It can be seen that the heritage and influence of the Osaka business group are still very deep.

The reason why "Naked Island" has won so many awards is that it has even been regarded as a classic to this day. It's not because it's a classic flaunted with no character dialogue as a gimmick. His success lies in the fact that he uses a simple story that greatly reflects the social situation of Japan in the 60s after World War II and the mentality of the Japanese nation, which was in the reconstruction period after the end of World War II. After World War II, Japan became the target of public criticism, forced to live in seclusion on the four islands, and was politically and culturally isolated by the world, resulting in a silent isolation in the process of reconstruction, with a slow pace and extremely monotonous and dreary processing. It also highlights the difficulty of survival. Isn't this a true portrayal of post-war Japan? It is said that the play cost only 5.5 million yen and took 2 actors and 11 crew members a month to make. This shows the depth of Shinto Kaneto's skills.

So Tang Ning couldn't help but ask curiously: "What kind of film does Director Xinteng plan to make this time?" Wouldn't it be this kind of experimental film without dialogue? ”

Sakurai waved his hand and said, "No, no, this time it is said that he is going to shoot a ghost film without ghosts, called "Ghost Woman", the script is with me, you can go and see it when you have time." ”

For ghost movies, Tang Ning has watched too much in his previous life. So I didn't mention my interest in watching it, anyway, there is a name for Kaneto Shinto, presumably the box office of this film will not be too bad, as long as it lasts through this year, it will be next year. There are 007 and Bruce Lee to help him fight against Kazuo Toei Katagaoka.

But in fact, this sample film of "Ghost Woman" surprised Downing, this movie is completely different from the ghost film in his impression, this is a film that reveals human nature, a bit of a tribute to "Rashomon", but it is deeper and darker than what Rashomon reveals.

The movie "Ghost Woman" tells a slightly terrifying and absurd story - in Japan during the Warring States Period, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who depend on each other for their lives, the mother-in-law wants to prevent her daughter-in-law from becoming entangled with her son's comrades-in-arms who fled back from the battlefield, and tries to put on a mask in an attempt to scare off her daughter-in-law, but in the end because of this cursed mask, she becomes not like a human and a ghost. The film uses expressionist techniques to show us the black hole of human nature, the ugliest, saddest and most real side of human nature - selfishness and **, criticizing the alienation of human nature in the social environment.

No matter what happens to the box office of this film in the future, Downing feels that he will not regret investing in such a film.

However, this year, Tang Ning was surprised not only by "Ghost Woman", Bruce Lee's "Tangshan Big Brother" was filmed in only two months, which made Tang Ning's plan have to be advanced.

According to the original plan, Tang Ning did not release this film in the United States first, because as the first kung fu film, it showed the fist and foot kung fu with Li Sanjiao (three consecutive kicks in the air), but this style may not be acceptable in Hollywood for a while, and there is no such problem in the Chinese area with strong martial arts and kung fu soil, so Tang Ning's first stop for "Tangshan Big Brother" is Hong Kong.

In Hong Kong, Tang Ning's chosen partner is Run Run Shaw, who is known as the "sixth uncle", although the connection with Run Run Shaw this time was bridged by Ye Han, but for this old man, Tang Ning has long been very familiar with it in his heart.

Not to mention the classic films made by the Shaw Brothers Film Group that he once created, not to mention the TVB (Hong Kong Television Broadcasting Company) that is still influencing the Hong Kong TV industry, just to say that he has made contributions to the education in Hong Kong and the mainland over the years is enough to be respected, almost all the larger universities in China have Shaw Building, and there is Shaw Primary School here in my house, and I believe that he may not have been to this small city in his life. (To be continued......)