Tokyo, Ikebukuro.

Ikebukuro is the busiest neighborhood after Shinjuku and Shibuya.

Passing through the Nishiguchi district, you can see young people everywhere, and there is the Tokyo Metropolitan Theater and various universities, exuding a strong cultural atmosphere.

Moving on, outside the car window are rows of island-specific buildings: planetariums, aquariums, hotels, shopping malls and conference centers.

When I came to Sunshine City, the car drove into the underground parking lot.

Jiang Yang wore headphones, participated in a video conference, and listened to Chu Moyan and another middle-aged elegant uncle giving orders.

The three cars were staffed by complicated personnel, including a translator, a staff member responsible for the distribution of Tokyo's "Fifty Shades of Grey", and a helper arranged by Gu Feihong for her daughter.

"Xiao Jiangjiang, in the interview session after watching the movie, there is an activity of fans giving gifts on the spot, I have discussed it with Uncle Wang, and you will complete it all, is it okay?" Chu Moyan continued to explain: "The otaku in the island country are crazy, I'm afraid that Ni Jia won't be able to bear it, and the scene will get out of control. ”

"Roger, obey the organization!"

Jiang Yang said in his heart: The girl from the island country is so petite, she is one meter eight and five, and she can lift two in one hand, and no matter how bad it is, it will not make a big fuss.

"Remember, don't laugh and don't be shy during the interview. You have to perform the kind of domineering president's frosty face, and the girls in the island country eat this very much. When a girl gives you a gift, you can smile and thank you, but don't exaggerate your expression. Chu Moyan is like an old mother, carefully advised.

"Received, remembered!"

Chu Moyan was not at ease, and added: "Even if it is a given to your aunt who has used you, you must not change your face and thank you gracefully, is it okay?" ”

As soon as this statement came out, all the online users of the video conference laughed.

Jiang Yang smiled and replied, "No problem!" ”

Next, Chu Moyan and Uncle Ruya were telling Ni Jia about the precautions.

The car stopped, and there were already security guards waiting for the theater.

A tall man in a black suit, sunglasses and white gloves pulls open the car door.

Jiang Yang felt this kind of treatment for the first time, and a strong sense of unreality emerged in his heart, and the whole person seemed to be floating on the ground.

There were four or five men in black in front of him who were opening the way, and there were also four or five people in the back who were breaking off.

The elevator doors hadn't opened yet, and one after another sharp screams drilled into the eardrums.

As soon as the door opened, you were greeted by a passage separated by banners.

Outside the cordon are the girls of the island country, waving glow sticks and whistling kawaii plastic whistles, most of them with illustrations on their faces.

Jiang Yang looked at it, most of them were stills from the movie.

The girls were particularly crazy, crowded with people, stretching out their hands to shake hands with Jiang Yang, and the people in black tried their best to separate their arms.

“&#@）》」… "P," a girl shouted excitedly.

The demons danced wildly, which reminded Jiang Yang of the scene of a zombie movie.

At the same time, he did as instructed, wearing sunglasses, showing a shallow smile and occasionally nodding his head.

Don't ask why you wear sunglasses in the mall at night, Jiang Yang didn't figure it out.

Until—

Walking to the end of the red carpet, a group of reporters with professional photographers saw Jiang Yang and his party, Kacha Kacha, the flash flashed non-stop, as if daylight was falling.

Only then did Jiang Yang understand Chu Moyan's good intentions.

Soon, the group gathered in the conference room, waited for the eight o'clock movie screening to end, and then did the activity.

"How does it feel to be popular?" Liang Ruoshi handed Jiang Yang a banana.

Jiang Yang's eyebrows were furrowed: "I can't believe in my heart that I will have fans one day." Did they watch the movie yesterday? How could anyone fall in love with one so quickly, so madly, uh, an actor? Not really, right? ”

Liang Ruoshi: "Hehe, you don't know anything about women's brain replenishment ability!" Not to mention a movie, they can form a group and brainwash each other with a photo. ”

Jiang Yang was silent, to be honest, he had never chased stars since he was a child.

At most, he admires the director or actor because of a certain movie, and as for going to a live-action offline event for this purpose, he has no interest.

After a while, the elegant uncle who was inseparable from Chu Moyan walked over.

He spoke fluently but with a slightly funny number of words: "Mr. Jiang, the first time we met, I am glad to meet, please give me a lot of advice!" ”

After speaking, he took Jiang Yang's hand and bowed deeply.

Hearing the title of Mr. Jiang, Jiang Yang burst into tears, damn, finally someone admitted that I was an adult man!

What bullshit Xiao Jiangjiang, Yangzai, scumbag brother, Yangyang.

I don't want to hear it!

Please call me Mr. Jiang!

"Hello," Jiang Yang nodded slightly to show respect.

Uncle Ruya smiled and said, "I made a decision with Miss Chu that during the interview, you will listen to my headset command." Whatever I say, you do. Don't play free. ”

Jiang Yang nodded: "No problem!" ”

Marionettes, I'm a professional.

Puppet is synonymous with me.

Jiang Yang silently complained in his heart, but he did relax a lot.

After all, he has never been interviewed in real time.

As a writer, Jiang Yang's adaptability on the spot is not good, if he becomes like Liu Haocen, "hmm...... Why don't you count it", it was cut into a negative textbook and spread across the Internet, how can the character of the domineering president stand up?

The domineering president should speak categorically, and he can cherish words like gold, but he can't be informative, full of words like "well, ah, that, maybe".

In the conference room, Chu Moyan and Ni Jia were talking, and the two female assistants next to them were taking care of Ni Jia's long black dress.

Liang Ruoshi sat on the long table, her fingers tapping on the table.

Jiang Yang was bored and listened to the intermittent popular science of Uncle Elegance.

A quarter of an hour later, there was a knock at the door.

The 8 o'clock screening is over!

Jiang Yang shook his head and rubbed his hands.

Liang Ruoshi said with a smile: "You are the most relaxed, just put on an iceberg face." ”

Jiang Yang frowned and shook his head: "I'm afraid of laughing!" ”

Liang Ruoshi: "Don't panic, I heard Nei Ying say, half of the girls in this scene are our own people, so let's decide!" ”

Jiang Yang: "Then haven't they watched "Love Record"? ”

"Hahaha," Liang Ruoshi was happy: "There are my classmates here in this scene, and she said that the banner pulled by the support club is the word scumbag." ”

"It's notorious and has drifted to Tokyo," Jiang Yang said with a smile.

A group of mermaids came out one after another, and under the guidance of the staff, they came to the No. 1 theater with a large space.

From the door, to the time after entering, the screams are incessant.

Jiangyang people are numb: shout, the meaning will be obtained, there is really no need......

But seeing the expressions of those girls, the posture full of energy, he suspected that the girls' screams were not for himself, but to relieve pressure.

I heard that the social pressure in the island country is also quite large, maybe this is how they relax, and I don't know if it's true or not.

The theater was very large, and Jiang Yang looked up, his neck raised very high, and he could barely see the last row.

More than a dozen banners and vertical banners were shaking, and Jiang Yang found that half of them were Chinese characters.

Immediately afterwards, a middle-aged man wearing black-framed glasses walked to the middle of the stage with a pompous demeanor, his facial features flew wildly, his expressions and movements were exaggerated, and he waved to the opposite side.

Jiang Yang couldn't understand the language, and it seemed that he was greeting.

The male host suddenly raised his finger and whispered slowly in a subdued tone.

Jiang Yang guessed that this was the box office achievement of "Fifty Shades of Grey" in the island country.

Sure enough, the male host crossed Chu Moyan and interviewed him directly.

The translator walked over calmly and translated in real time.

"Mr. Jiang, "Fifty Shades of Grey" earned 950 million yen yesterday, breaking the record for the first day of a Chinese-language film in an island country."

"At this moment today, the real-time box office has reached 1.18 billion, how do you feel?"

Subconsciously, Jiang Yang wanted to 'uh'.

But Uncle Ruya was in the conference room, and he forcibly held back his throat and did not make any sound.

first smiled, and then helped his sunglasses.

Finally, Uncle Grace's voice sounded from the headset.

"I'm glad that the love story told in "Fifty Shades of Grey" has resonated in Tokyo, and I think it shows that you, and I, have the same heart. ”

After saying that, he did as he was instructed and thumped his chest.

This King Kong's standard action made the fans present scream in shock, and the number of girls was overwhelming, and the ratio of boys was ninety-one.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely noisy, as if it was the scene of a concert of 10,000 people.

After the noise continued for three or two minutes, the male host roared in a more irritable voice and successfully controlled the scene.

"Mr. Jiang, what do you think of the way of love in the movie? Will you try—"

After speaking, the male host rubbed his hands shyly and looked at Jiangyang with an exaggerated expression like an island anime.

Jiang Yang said in his heart: Big brother, are you in your forties? Can we stop being so jumpy? The eyes don't need to be so big, and the whites of the eyes don't need to show so much!

The topic of the male host was very sensitive and bold, and it even affected the gossip hearts of the fans present, and the girls finally quieted down one by one, holding their breath, looking at Jiang Yang on stage.

Jiang Yang held his headset, and his cold appearance was not moved in the slightest: "It was only after I took over the movie that I learned about the way they loved each other." I don't understand, but I respect every way of life in the world that doesn't disturb others. ”

Whew, what a long sentence!

It's the same as not saying it!

However, the girls below were cheering again.

Jiang Yang even felt that they didn't hear the content at all, they just wanted to cheer.

If they say "my dog stepped on a bee", they will be like programmed robots, screaming loudly and letting out continuous cheers.

At this time, the male host finally came to Ni Jia's side.

……

Park Hyatt, half past twelve.

Jiang Yang and the little brother of the translator returned to the room with a bento full of love.

Liang Ruoshi joined in the excitement and followed behind: "I'm hungry, give me a box of food." ”

After watching the movie, the female audience gave flowers, chocolates and handmade love bento, and there were no accidents.

Jiang Yang didn't dare to deal with it rashly, and after asking Uncle Ruya's opinion, he asked the translator brother for help and brought them all back to the hotel.

"Is this edible?" Jiang Yang asked worriedly, "Will it be drugged?" ”

Liang Ruoshi glanced at him: "Just two or three days old, you got suspicious?" Are people persecuting you all over the world? ”

Jiang Yang smiled awkwardly and touched the back of his neck; "Haha, it's mainly a foreign country, and I'm reflexive. I'm a little nervous. ”

Liang Ruoshi grinned, picked a lunch box, and opened it: "It's so exquisite, so beautiful!" ”

Jiang Yang took off his tie, his neck was finally relaxed, and asked, "What are they?" ”

Liang Ruoshi: "Rice balls, oden, egg rolls." The arrangement is very careful, the shape is chic, I can't bear to eat it. ”

"Let's heat it up in the microwave, it's cold when I look at it, and I have no appetite," Jiang Yang glanced at it: "I want to eat oden." ”

The translator was also hungry: "I'll pick and choose." ”

Ten minutes later, the activity room.

Jiang Yang, Ni Jia, Liang Ruoshi, Chu Moyan, the translator brother and the elegant uncle gathered around the long table, and in the center were ten open love bentos, chocolates, red wine, etc.

"Hmm, this cold salad is delicious," Ni Jia said with a smile: "Xiao Jiangjiang's fans are too virtuous!" ”

"Well, you taste this white chocolate," Liang Ruoshi also highly recommended: "Engraved with Jiang Yang's name, is it made by the fans themselves?" ”

Uncle Ruya nodded: "I guess so." On Valentine's Day in island countries, it is customary for girls to give chocolates to boys. In order to show sincerity, ingenious girls will do it themselves. ”

Jiang Yang: "Huh? Is it a girl giving it to a boy? ”

The translator smiled: "I was also surprised when I first came to the island country. This is not the same as in China, that is, boys can drag a little, and girls in island countries will be more active emotionally than domestic girls. ”

Chu Moyan nibbled on the teriyaki chicken leg and slapped the table aggressively: "The box office has come out, 1.32 billion yen, which is converted to - more than 66 million?!" ”

Translator: "That's right, almost. ”

Uncle Ruya suddenly folded his hands, bowed to Chu Moyan, and said, "Thank you Miss Chu for handing over the release of "Fifty Shades of Grey" to us. ”

Chu Moyan was startled, bowed his head, and said with a smile; "Win-win! Win-win!! ”

Several people chatted and ate, and everyone was very relaxed and had a comfortable smile.

At two o'clock, Uncle Ruya actually proposed to go to an izakaya to eat fried chicken and drink beer, and continue to talk.

Chu Moyan and Liang Ruoshi immediately agreed, Jiang Yang was also excited, and there was no sleepiness, only Ni Jia smiled and excused himself, saying that he was sleepy and wanted to rest first.

So they went to a nearby izakaya.

The next day, Jiang Yang was sleeping soundly, and there was a crackling at the door.

He rubbed his eyes and opened the door, and outside the door were chattering Liang Ruoshi and Chu Moyan: "What's wrong?" ”

Chu Moyan: "Our domestic film schedule has risen sharply, and it is already expected to reach 16% of the film schedule!" How do you sleep?! ”

Jiang Yang nodded: "Yes, if it can be 20%, it means that the theater chain generally recognizes the commercial gold-absorbing ability of "Fifty Shades of Grey". ”

Generally speaking, the first day of the movie that the theater chain is optimistic about will be 23%-27%, and the particularly optimistic will give more than 35%.

But these are all relative.

If the movies released in the same period are too poor, and the theater chain needs to stimulate consumption with newly released potential films, it will give a super high proportion of box office films.

This is the case with "Transformers 5", which was released not long ago.

Like "Fast and Furious 8" and "Avengers 4", they belong to the same ladder blockbuster as "Transformers 5", and the first day of the film schedule is about 70%-80%.

And the movies before and after the release of "Transformers 5" were too sluggish, so it got an unprecedented 91% of the film schedule.

Although it is about to enter the domestic protection month, "Transformers 5" and "Despicable Me 2" are still being released, and the theater chain still gives a high film schedule, with a total of more than 60%.

Of course, theaters also hope that more blockbuster films will appear, but they originally pinned their hopes on "Three Lives, Three Worlds, Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms", which was released a week later, and did not pay much attention to "Fifty Shades of Grey".

After all, the configuration of "Fifty Shades of Grey" is really not high, the male protagonist is a newcomer, who made a splash on the love variety show earlier, and the female protagonist is a half-outdated Qiong girl, who has never made a movie at all, and the director is a pure newcomer.

Therefore, 9% of the box office on the first day was thanks to the operation of Gu Feihong and Zhang Runze.

If it weren't for the face of these two people, it would be good to get 1% of the film schedule.

Now, the box office of the island country is a big hit, and the domestic theater chain has seen a glimmer of light, so they continue to adjust the film schedule on July 6.

"There is still a week before the release of "Three Lives", and I hope we can keep the top three films on the schedule and eat to our heart's content," Chu Moyan said.

Jiang Yang asked a question that he had long been curious about: "Then why was it released in the summer in the first place?" ”

Chu Moyan was particularly sincere, and the answer he gave was that he was facing the pressure of repayment.

She also said that the theme song of "Fifty Shades of Grey" signed an agreement, and if it will not be released before September, Sister Mianyang will release an album, and at that time, the first release of "Love Me Like You Do" will not come from the movie.

And Chu Moyan attaches great importance to this single, thinking that it is related to "Fifty Shades of Grey", which is a match made in heaven.

"Going to the movies for a song?!" Jiang Yang understood Chu Moyan's extraneous voice.

He did not ridicule or think the move was absurd.

From the bottom of his heart, Jiang Yang even agreed with Chu Moyan's thoughts.

This song is so powerful!

------Off topic------

Originally, the easter egg chapter was the MV of this song with the movie screen, but it is estimated that the review did not go to work, and I don't know when it will be passed.