Japanese big things

I don't know when it began to rain lightly in the sky. It was like a string of broken beads, falling on the ground one after another, turning the originally dry streets into a wet look.

There are some potholes on the road, and small sparkling puddles have been formed due to the accumulation of rainwater flowing in.

The speeding wheels rolled over it, causing water to splash and fly wildly. The snarling look attracted pedestrians on the roadside to avoid it.

Masahiro Nakamura was also one of them, but because he did not dodge in time enough, his trouser legs inevitably got wet from the splashing water.

"md, fuck, grass mud horse..."

Seeing the culprit speeding away like a fugitive, Nakamura Masahiro couldn't help but curse and yell a few times.

In an instant, the nearby passers-by cast strange glances at Masahiro Nakamura. It was a complex look that mixed scrutiny, curiosity, hesitation and inquiry.

Obviously, the roar that Nakamura Masahiro just made made him regarded as a difficult target by nearby pedestrians.

Glancing at the confused faces, Nakamura Masahiro held up his umbrella and looked down at his trouser legs as if no one else was watching.

Several small irregular flower patterns suddenly appeared on the originally clean fabric, forming a sharp color contrast with the surroundings.

Sighing, Nakamura Masahiro stared helplessly for a while, then continued to move forward discouraged.

He was already in a bad mood, and now that such a bad episode happened, Nakamura Masahiro felt even more depressed.

As soon as he woke up in the morning, he received bad news. In view of the recent political turmoil, the film company on the other side of the country was shelving the release of "Model Student".

To put it bluntly, the movie "Model Student" will not be released in the film market on the other side for the time being.

As for when it will be released? That's not clear. It certainly won't be possible in a short time anyway, at least until the political turmoil completely subsides.

Nakamura Masahiro took a rough look at it and realized that it turned out that there was quite a turmoil among countries in East Asia, and it was getting worse.

From the slightly fuzzy memory fragments, Nakamura Masahiro knew that this political turmoil was far-reaching and would even affect the future development of the regional situation.

The real man behind the scenes is actually the United States, which is far away from the country. It is like a stir-up stick, always deliberately doing some disgusting things.

Without the interference of the United States, Japan and South Korea on the other side of the Taiwan Strait will promote the negotiation and establishment of free trade areas, thereby forming a large East Asian market with a population of 1.5 billion.

However, in the face of this situation where the younger brother may lose control, the American haze that has been shrouding East Asia will certainly not allow it.

Therefore, it became natural for people to be assigned behind the scenes to stir up diplomatic conflicts and conflicts among the three East Asian countries, so that negotiations on the free trade area could not be successfully concluded.

Masahiro Nakamura vaguely remembers that many of those who will be arrested and imprisoned in the future will be activists in the current political turmoil.

"I'm afraid, the box office in South Korea will also be greatly affected..."

Thinking that the movie "Model Student" was being released in South Korea, Masahiro Nakamura suddenly felt a little pessimistic and sighed involuntarily.

"Oh, let it be. It's useless no matter how much you think about it."

Although South Korea tends to lick Japan, the wave of boycotts it set off during the turmoil still had some influence.

Maybe they will still buy products exported from Japan, but they can still resist watching an insignificant movie.

"Nakamura-san, what's wrong with you?"

As soon as he arrived at the office building of Hokuriku Broadcasting, Nakamura Masahiro met Ojo Shoji who was walking in a hurry, and the sadness on his face also fell into his eyes.

"It's not like you to look sad."

"Alas, I received news this morning that the film company on the other side of the country is going to postpone the release of "Model Student"..."

Masahiro Nakamura sighed and replied frankly: "I said that I would wait until the political turmoil has completely subsided before considering the release of the movie."

"There's nothing we can do about it..."

Oshiro Shoji obviously also knew the news. He curled his lips indifferently, and his mood didn't seem to fluctuate at all.

"When encountering this kind of political turmoil, you can only accept it as unlucky. Is it possible that you can still change the situation?"

"How is it possible..."

Nakamura Masahiro shook his head, and while walking up the stairs with Akira Ojo, he said a little discouraged: "I just think that "Model Student" will be greatly affected, not only the other side of the market, but also the Korean market where it is currently being released.

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"The film company on the other side chose to put it on hold temporarily, which is a wise decision. If it were released now, it would probably not have much box office..."

Shoji Oshiro showed a thoughtful look on his face, and he said methodically: "The box office in South Korea currently seems to be 5.23 million moviegoers. Calculated based on the average price of 9,000 won, it is about 47 billion won."

"Even if there is no political turmoil, I'm afraid there won't be much box office in the future. The competition in the Korean film market is quite fierce."

"5.23 million visitors is quite a lot..."

Masahiro Nakamura knows that the Korean movie market is similar to Japan. Movie ticket prices are all unified, and then the number of moviegoers is calculated.

“How much is 47 billion won?”

"Uh... It's about 43 million U.S. dollars..."

Shoji Oshiro took out his mobile phone, searched for the exchange rate of the Korean won, and replied with some uncertainty: "It is estimated that it is not yet 43 million U.S. dollars."

"Warner has made a lot of money..."

While they were talking, Nakamura Masahiro and Oshiro Shoji had already arrived in the office, and they sat on the chairs casually.

"That's for sure. Regardless of South Korea's small population, their film market is actually quite big and can rank among the top 10 in the world..."

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Oshiro Shoji got up and walked to the water dispenser, bent down and took two paper cups, and then received two cups of warm water.

"If we look at the number of movie viewings per capita, Koreans seem to watch movies the most frequently in the world."

"It seems so..."

Taking the water glass from Ojo Shoji's hand, Nakamura Masahiro pondered for a moment and had to agree.

He doesn't know if Koreans watch movies the most frequently in the world, but from the memory fragment's impression, South Korea's per capita number of movie viewings is indeed quite high.

Think about it, a population of 50 million can contribute more than 100 million U.S. dollars in box office. If you don't watch the movie a lot, you won't be able to achieve this result.

"By the way, how much is the box office in the United States?"

Lowering his head and taking a sip of warm water, Nakamura Masahiro felt much better. He immediately changed the subject and said, "It shouldn't be too bad..."

"Let me think about it..."

Looking at the ceiling with raised eyebrows, Oshiro Shoji thought about it for a while, and then said: "Last week, I saw the box office news in the United States, which seemed to be 36.3 million US dollars."

"Only $36.3 million?"

Hearing this number, Nakamura Masahiro immediately felt disgusted. The United States' film market is the largest in the world, so why is the box office of "Model Student" not as good as that of South Korea and Japan?

"Nakamura-san, your demands are too high..."

Seeing Masahiro Nakamura's reaction, Shoji Oshiro was speechless. He patiently explained: ""Model Student" has already won the box office championship in the history of Japanese live-action movies in the North American market."

“With $36.3 million, can we win the box office championship in film history?”

The look on his face was quite surprising, and Masahiro Nakamura asked in disbelief: "Are you kidding me... What was the previous box office champion in the history of live-action movies?"

"It's "Cat Story" worth US$13.29 million..."

Probably because he had checked the information, Oshiro Shoji replied without thinking: "That movie set a record in film history in 1986, and it never changed until it was broken by "Model Student"."

Well, Masahiro Nakamura had nothing to say for a while, because he remembered that the box office record of films from the other side of the country in the North American market did not seem to be very high.

Although the American film market is prosperous, it has never been very friendly to foreign films. After all, cultural barriers have always existed objectively.

In addition, the American film market is also regarded as a private territory by Hollywood companies, which has set many barriers to foreign films.

Therefore, it is extremely difficult for foreign films to achieve high box office results in the North American market, and only few succeed.

"The follow-up depends on how Warner Company arranges it. If the number of screens is expanded, the box office of "Model Student" should have a relatively large room for improvement..."

Shoji Oshiro continued to talk about the situation he learned so that Masahiro Nakamura could have a clearer understanding.

"As far as I know, the theaters distributed by Warner are all near Asian communities and are not large in scale. The moviegoers they target should mainly be Asian groups."

"In addition, their marketing propaganda is also very effective. "Model Student" has been made into a progressive symbol of female independence and is currently very popular among American women's groups..."

"Wait, "Model Student" became a progressive symbol of female independence?"

Raising his hand to interrupt Ojo Shoji's narration, Nakamura Masahiro asked with some surprise: "Shoji, are you kidding?"

"Model Student" is obviously a youth-themed campus movie, so how did it become a progressive symbol of female independence?

Even if Warner is conducting marketing promotions for the sake of the movie’s box office, it’s okay to create momentum. Is it possible that so many people really believe it?

"Nakamura-san, do you think it's necessary for me to joke?"

Shoji Oshiro subconsciously rolled his eyes and defended: ""Model Student" is indeed very popular among feminist groups and has triggered a large-scale heated discussion in the United States."