The next day is Thursday, the winter solstice in China, and the two days before Christmas Eve in the West.

The day before Christmas Eve is not a big deal for many Japanese people, but this day of the year is a very special day for many people.

Because today is the last day of the release of the movie "Love in the Rain" in Japan.

This film, which belongs to imported literary films, has created a miracle.

That is, without too much publicity, not counting today, only as of 0:00 this morning, that is, yesterday, this movie actually took only 49 days to get a box office of 9.71 billion yen.

This achievement has surpassed the Hollywood blockbuster "ET the Extra-Terrestrial", which was released for 70 days and had a total box office of 9.62 billion yen.

Today is December 22, and at this point in time, basically the first place in the box office of Japanese movies this year is "Love in the Rain", and the Hollywood blockbuster "ET the Extra-Terrestrial", which swept the world, can only be relegated to second place.

Of course, since these two movies are imported films, these two box offices are considered imported box offices, and if they are local box offices, it has to be the movie "Antarctic Story" starring Ken Takakura.

Isn't it a miracle that a literary film quoted from Chinese mainland can achieve such results?

Many people say that this is a typical box office dark horse, because before this, no one would have thought that this movie could achieve such a high box office, and even get the first place in the overall box office.

In particular, the ability to surpass "ET Alien" is even more incredible.

At the same time, the box office of 9.71 billion yen also made history, which is the highest record in the history of the box office of Japanese films so far.

Although this achievement cannot be said to be unprecedented, it is absolutely unprecedented.

It is precisely because this result is so good that at the request of many fans, Toho Pictures, one of the partners, decided to hold a screening ceremony after the last movie.

In fact, the so-called screening ceremony is a fan meeting, that is, the leading actor of the film will appear on stage and answer questions from fans and reporters.

Of course, ordinary movies don't have this treatment, but who made this movie from the mainland?

Now is a period of friendship between China and Japan, and the officials of both sides are sparing no effort to promote exchanges between the two sides, and cultural exchanges are the most important and harmless way.

In the past, it was the Japanese side that unilaterally went to China for exchanges, but now it is not easy for a Chinese film to shine in Japan, so it must make a big fuss.

Therefore, thanks to the efforts of the diplomats of both sides and the instructions of the top leaders of the two sides, this unveiling ceremony took place.

Therefore, the arrival of Zhu Lin and Xu Qingdong this time is really not just Cao Zhiqiang's own thoughts.

In fact, even if Cao Zhiqiang does not promote, the Japanese side will invite Zhu Lin, Cao Zhiqiang and Xu Qingdong to come to Japan.

Needless to say, for the Chinese side, it is a matter of face, and it is also a good thing for the Japanese side.

In doing so, the Japanese side is showing openness, and at the same time, after doing so, it can also take advantage of the situation to ask the Chinese side to open up the qualifications for the introduction of more cultural works and introduce more Japanese film and television works.

If it were 2023, the Chinese might think that it was a cultural invasion by Japan, but in 1983, it was a friendly exchange.

As a matter of fact, Cao Zhiqiang knows very well that the current friendship between the Japanese side is not really good for China, but is all for its own interests.

Let's not mention that the Japanese side is now thinking about opening the door of Chinese mainland all day long, and then dumping Japanese manufacturing to the mainland to seize the mainland market.

Let's talk about cultural exchanges, which is also uneasy and kind.

Because the cultural strength of China and Japan at this time was unequal, the culture of Japan was higher than that of the mainland.

Therefore, if the entry of Japanese films is really fully opened, it will not only be an impact on the mainland's cultural market, but also affect the hearts of the mainland's people.

It is precisely because of this that during this period in the mainland, it is said to be open and inclusive on the surface, but in fact, it is very cautious about the introduction of foreign language films, not only to strictly review the plot, but also to have strict requirements in the number of introductions.

This is similar to a commercial protection policy, and there is no reason to blame.

After all, when you are weak, you have to protect your own products and culture through policies to avoid excessive impact.

If you are free and open when you are still weak, you will only be eaten up and wiped out by others.

Therefore, it is naturally wrong to close the country to the outside world, but the necessary restrictions are needed, and completely open and free will do more harm than good to the current country.

In fact, after looking at it, you will know that the state is so controlled, in fact, the effect is not great, and it still creates a large number of people who worship foreigners and flatter foreigners.

Basically, many post-50s and post-60s who claim to be elites, even when the country is strong later, still can't change their thinking, still think that the moon in foreign countries is round, and still think that domestic things are inferior to foreign ones.

Anyway, as long as it can be made in China, it will definitely be better in foreign countries, and as long as it cannot be made in China, it will definitely be the industrial pearl of mankind.

From ballpoint pen refills to aircraft carriers, before the mainland was built, this group of people were all kinds of touting foreign countries and stepping on domestic ones.

Once China made it, these people began to say that it was nothing, and that it was better for people abroad, and they disdained to build it without pulling it.

How to say it, Cao Zhiqiang didn't know much about it before, but now he understands it a little.

Very simply, that is, the establishment of people's three views, mainly in the adolescent period.

If you are entered into the wrong three views when you are a teenager, it will be difficult to correct even if you are old.

In the early days of reform, because the country was very poor in all aspects, and the gap between it and the developed countries in the West was too great, once everyone saw the scenery outside, they would immediately be shocked by the superficial prosperity of the Western society, and then think that everything in the West is good, that is, good, good.

But in fact, the West only industrialized earlier and became stronger, but not everything is right and good.

For example, the democratic system in the West is not necessarily the best system.

Later, an epidemic led to the exposure of the original form of the Western system, which is the truth.

However, in this year, only a very small number of people can see through the essence, and most people cannot see the essence, they only see the prosperity and wealth of Western society, and then they begin to hate themselves in various ways and yearn for the West in various ways.

At the same time, the West also began to play with cultural invasion, trying its best to introduce some bad things into the country, not to mention, for a while it really had some effect.

Fortunately, the volume in China is too large, the culture is too strong, and the leadership team is also sober people, so the sugar coating is eaten, the shells are thrown away, and finally embarked on the fast track of development, but it has not been completely corroded by the dregs of the West.

It can only be said that this is all thanks to the profundity and long history of Chinese culture, which has a strong ability to resist.

In short, at 3:15 p.m. on the day of the winter solstice of the Chinese lunar calendar, the broadcast of "Love in the Rain" officially ended at a Toho cinema in Ikebukuro District.

After the end of this broadcast, it means that the movie "Love in the Rain", which has been broadcast for 50 days, will be officially released from now on.

When the picture disappeared and the lights came on, the various nurseries arranged in advance in the audience were the first to applaud.

The rest of the audience was also infected, and applauded along, and the applause soon became one.

Of course, a few people began to leave their seats, ready to leave the venue.

But soon, on the stage in front of the big screen, a man wearing a tuxedo and holding a microphone suddenly walked out.

As soon as this person appeared, many people who were about to leave the scene sat down again.

The reason is very simple, this person is known to many people, he is the famous host and comedian, the Monkey King in the Japanese version of Journey to the West - Sakai Masasho!

Although Sakai Masaaki is a film and television singer, he is actually the most famous comedian and host.

However, what really made him a household name was the Japanese version of the TV series "Journey to the West" released in 1978.

Although the ratings of this "Journey to the West" were only 27.4 percent, in that year, this rating was already very strong.

After all, "Journey to the West" is from China after all, not the local culture of Japan, and it is very good to have this rating.

But later, in many variety shows, Sakai Masazhang, as the host, spoofed the role of this "Journey to the West", so that many Japanese people knew the actor of the Monkey King, Sakai Masaaki.

But what really made him a household name was not this TV series, but the emcee of the Red and White Song Club.

However, he was the master of ceremonies of the Red and White Song Club, and if there was no accident, it would have been after 1991.

As for now, Sakai Masasho's most famous label is still Monkey King, not the emcee of the Red and White Song Club.

But no matter what, his appearance here shows that there must be a show next.

Because Sakai Masasho during this period has long been the emcee of various programs, and even many commercial emcees have invited him.

Sure enough, after Sakai Masasho walked to the center of the stage, he quickly smiled with an exaggerated expression: "Hey, don't go, everyone, there are surprises waiting for you, so, what is the surprise?" ”

After a deliberate pause of three seconds, Sakai Masazhang said loudly: "That's right, today is the last day of the release of "Love in the Rain", and for this reason, we specially invited the male and female lead actors and directors of this movie.

Now, we have invited our lovely teacher Wen Xue and Ah Qiu to officially appear! ”

As soon as this sentence came out, many people let out exclamations and exclamations, and many girls even covered their mouths with their hands in surprise.

Well, this so-called screening ceremony is actually a secret ceremony.

In other words, instead of announcing it in advance, it was prepared to suddenly appear after the end of the last show and give the audience a surprise attack.

The main purpose of this is to create a buzz and minimize the cost of site maintenance.

The reason is very simple, that is, to this day, Cao Zhiqiang, the actor of Ah Qiu in the movie, and Zhu Lin, the actor of Wen Xue, are not household names in Japan, but they are already well-known and many people know them.

Especially Cao Zhiqiang, who was reported by a certain magazine that it was the big singer "Morinaka Qingquan" who is currently in the limelight in Japan, which caused the madness of many fans.

It's just that Cao Zhiqiang is usually very low-key, stays at home all day, basically does not attend various public occasions, even if he goes out, he wears a mask and a hat, coupled with the protection of Sayuri Yoshinaga before, no paparazzi dares to reveal where he lives without permission, so many of his fans, that is, the so-called fans, have no chance to meet him or find him.

Perhaps because of this, many fans of Morinaka Qingquan mostly use going to the cinema to watch movies to support their idols.

It is said that there is a little girl in Kyoto who has watched thirty-eight shows successively, just to support her idol Morinaka Qingquan, and she doesn't know if it's true or not.

Therefore, if Cao Zhiqiang really announced in advance in the name of "Green Springs in the Forest" that he would attend an event in a certain cinema publicly, he would definitely be surrounded by many fans.

It is conservatively estimated that if Cao Zhiqiang really notified in advance, there would be at least more than 10,000 fans present, and it would be very troublesome at that time.

Of course, it is actually a good thing that there are many fans, as long as you increase investment in security, but Cao Zhiqiang is not happy.

Cao Zhiqiang is both and want.

He wants to be famous and make money, but he doesn't want to be surrounded by people all day long, so he asked for this kind of surprise attack.

did not tell the audience in advance that Cao Zhiqiang was coming, which did not cause a sensation, but some invited newspapers, magazines and radio and television reporters still greeted in advance until there was this stubble.

In order to ensure suddenness, these reporters were originally disguised as ordinary spectators, and all the equipment was packed in bags.

It was only at this time that they violently opened their packages, quickly took out the cameras, video cameras, tape recorders, microphones and other interview equipment inside, and ran to the front of the stage to shoot at the stage.

Soon, in the background sound of "YAH YAH YAH", among the many clicking flashlights, Zhu Lin in a Chinese-style moon-white cheongsam, Xu Qingdong in a gray tunic, and Cao Zhiqiang in a shirt, jeans and travel shoes, all holding wireless microphones, smiling Yuguan walked onto the stage from the backstage.

When they saw Zhu Lin and Xu Qingdong on the stage, the audience could still restrain themselves, and just applauded and welcomed.

But when they saw Cao Zhiqiang, who appeared on the stage in a white shirt and blue jeans, the audience collectively stood up and cheered and exclaimed.

Immediately after, there were cheers, applause, and screams, all of which were mixed together to make the entire theater seem to be overturned by a huge sound.

Especially many girls, they are cheering and crying, waving and stomping their feet, and even many little girls are crying directly.

The scene is so enthusiastic, which shows everyone's love for Cao Zhiqiang.

You must know that this scene is not made by the audience, but by the audience.

Actually, it's understandable.

After all, this is the last show on the last day of the movie's release.

Normally, most people who want to see it have already seen it and won't come back to see it again.

And today is Thursday, not a holiday, everyone goes to work, school goes to school, and very few people come to the cinema at three o'clock in the afternoon to watch a movie.

Only those real fans will come to watch the movie at this time.

For this reason, many people actually skip classes to watch.

For example, those students wearing school uniforms are obviously skipping class.

In other words, among these people, ninety percent of them are all for Cao Zhiqiang, and ninety percent of them are Cao Zhiqiang's fans.

Originally, they just wanted to watch this last movie and have a sense of ceremony.

Who would have thought that now after the end of the movie, a real person will be seen.

That's not exciting.

(End of chapter)