Millennium director

"A warm welcome to the "Your Name" film crew!"

"Warmly welcome Director Wu Yuan to Japan!"

"Hollywood's Asian Tiger, the Light of Asian Directors!"

"Best Director at the Berlin Film Festival, winner of the Japan Film Academy Award for Best Foreign Film!"

"A super popular international director from mainland China!"

When Wu Yuan walked out of Tokyo's Haneda International Airport, he was surprised to see fans holding signs outside to welcome him.

"Are these my fans?" Wu Yuan asked doubtfully.

"Yes, these are the fans who heard that Director Wu was coming to Japan and came here to greet you." The Japanese distribution representative, the head of Toho Film Company, bowed.

I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it.

Wu Yuan is clear about the good box office results of "The Embalmer" in Japan.

He is also confident that he should have a group of fans in Japan, and he should be quite famous.

But he didn't expect that movie fans would come to pick him up at the airport.

He has never enjoyed this kind of treatment in China or North America.

All I can say is that Japan is indeed the birthplace of Asian star-chasing culture. The atmosphere is indeed very lively.

Surrounded by bodyguards, Wu Yuan walked towards the pick-up car, while extending his hand to wave hello to the fans surrounding him, and kept saying thank you.

It doesn’t matter whether they understand Mandarin or not.

Of course they can understand it!

The girls excitedly waved the cheering cards in their hands and cheered for each other.

"Ah ah, Wu Jun thanks us!"

"Wu Jun is so handsome!"

"He has such a good figure and is so tall!"

"It is indeed a continent with a large population. Even the director has a good image and temperament, and is more handsome than the actors from his country!"

Yes, the reason Wu Yuan has such a group of fanatical fans is all because of his good looks.

Although his "The Embalmer" did well at the box office in Japan, it really doesn't make movie fans become his die-hard fans. At most, they will pay attention to his new movie when it is released.

These fans who come to pick him up at the airport don't just like watching his movies.

They all saw Wu Yuan's photos on the Internet or in newspapers, were attracted by his good looks, and then got to know him and fell in love with him.

Wu Yuan's exposure in Japan is not small.

This is thanks to Disney and the Japanese distribution company that took over the Japanese distribution of "Your Name".

When "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released, Disney also focused on Wu Yuan and Depp as two promotional points in Japan.

Although the two of them did not come to Japan for any activities, when "Pirates of the Caribbean" was released in Japan, reports and promotions about them frequently appeared in newspapers and news.

The intensity of "Your Name" is even greater. The Japanese distribution company has been promoting it in Japan for a month. News about the film's release, as well as director Wu Yuan's past resume and photos, It has been spread everywhere for a long time.

There is no way, the publicity point of "Your Name" can only be centered around Wu Yuan, otherwise you expect Japanese fans to know Hu Ge and Liu Yifei?

With such intense publicity, of course there are a group of Japanese fans who are attracted by Wu Yuan's good looks.

As we all know, Sakura girls and Sakura mothers are inherently good-looking people and like good-looking celebrities.

In the 1990s, Japan's "flower boys" took the whole of Asia by storm.

One of the best is Kimura Takuya.

How influential is Kimura Takuya in Japan?

Half a year later, Kimura Takuya's movie "2046" starring Sunglasses King was shortlisted for the Cannes Film Festival competition.

Kimura said at the Cannes Film Festival that Cannes is like Atami, which triggered a wave of tourism to Atami in Japan.

Just because of his words, it affected Japan's tourism industry.

In the eyes of the Sakura girls attracted by Wu Yuan, Wu Yuan is even more handsome than Kimura Takuya.

The most important thing is that his body proportions are much better than Kimura Takuya.

Wu Yuan, who is 1.85 meters tall, has a body proportion that is not comparable to Takuya Kimura, who is 1.76 meters tall.

In the Japanese entertainment industry, it is difficult to find a male star as tall and handsome as Wu Yuan!

It was the first time for Wu Yuan to receive such a warm welcome and feel the love of fanatical fans. He was flattered.

This is something I have never experienced in my dream and reality in my entire life!

As he walked out of the airport surrounded by these people holding support signs, Wu Yuan reluctantly turned around and waved goodbye to them until he got into the car.

"I now understand what it feels like to be a star."

After getting in the car, Wu Yuan said with emotion.

Liu Yifei and Hu Ge, who were completely ignored by these fans, looked at him with admiration.

"Brother, you also have so many fans in Japan!" Liu Yifei said enviously.

"Director Wu's "The Embalmer" is very popular in Japan, and "Pirates of the Caribbean" is also doing very well at the box office in Japan." Hu Ge affirmed: "He must be very popular in Japan!"

I have to admit that in Japan, where the current star-chasing atmosphere is more intense, Wu Yuan's enthusiasm does seem to be higher than in the mainland.

This also makes Hu Ge and Liu Yifei more confident about the release of "Your Name" in Japan.

"I am a director, and the popularity of the movie cannot be transferred to me." Wu Yuan smiled, not flattered by the flattery, but said seriously:

"If "Your Name" can be a big hit in Japan this time, you two will really become popular in Japan."

"I have studied the Japanese film market, and Japanese movie fans themselves like this kind of fresh-style campus love movies."

"This kind of story of two-way running and two-way redemption is also what Japanese movie fans like.

"As long as this movie can be a hit in Japan, you two can also say that you are Asian superstars in the future."

Wu Yuan is quite optimistic about Liu Yifei and Hu Ge.

He felt that the two of them had the potential to become popular in Japan.

Japanese Sakura girls prefer Hu Ge’s type of appearance.

Now I still like Hu Ge who has semi-long hair, which perfectly fits the image of a Japanese handsome boy.

Not to mention Liu Yifei. She later released records in Japan and sold hundreds of thousands of records. She also had a Japanese fan support club.

Her appearance and personality are the type that Japanese otakus and otakus like very much.

In addition, the character "Sanye" is really popular.

As long as "Your Name" sells well, the fame of these two leading actors in Japan will definitely skyrocket.

Not to mention becoming a top Asian superstar like Zhang Guorong, but there is still hope for breaking into the ranks of Japan's first and second tier movie stars.

If Chinese-language films want to go overseas, they cannot rely solely on director Wu Yuan.

We also need to bring out a group of actors who can be famous in various Asian countries.

Just like Hollywood actors are well-known around the world and are international superstars everywhere.

For Wu Yuan, it is not too late to promote the Asian strategy of mainland actors.

The lingering traces of Hong Kong's golden period in the 1980s and 1990s are still there, and Japan and South Korea have become accustomed to chasing Hong Kong's superstars.

People like Leslie Cheung, Cheng Long, Andy Lau, Fa Ge, and Tony Leung Chaowei have a broad base of popularity in Japan and South Korea.

Although it is already yesterday's news, Japan's Johnny's and Sony are rising strongly, and South Korea's idol idols are also gaining momentum.

But in the film field, the legacy established by Hong Kong films is still there, and there is still a fan base!

While Chinese-language films have not yet been forgotten, Wu Yuan wants to use mainland films as soon as possible to fill the vacancy left by the loss of Hong Kong films!

"When promoting, you two should be more active and do more business." Wu Yuan told Hu Ge and Liu Yifei with a serious expression.

"Um." Liu Yifei raised her hand weakly: "Brother, what is business?"

"Oh." Wu Yuan slapped his forehead. He didn't have this explanation yet.

"That is, you should try to be as enthusiastic and positive as possible when promoting, interact more with fans, smile more, and be as friendly as possible, so that they will be deeply impressed by you and never forget you!"

Wu Yuan encouraged: "This promotion of "Your Name" is not only related to the movie's box office."

"I have also reached an agreement with Mr. Cai of Tang Dynasty. Once "Your Name" becomes a big hit in Japan, I will promote the broadcast of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" in Japan."

"The influence of one movie and one TV series is enough to make you the most popular foreign star in Japan this year!"

Of course, the broadcast he was referring to was not broadcast on the expensive paid Chinese channels.

Wu Yuan has been in contact and negotiating with Japanese distribution companies.

The distribution company in Japan agreed to help Wu Yuan contact Fuji TV in Japan to help promote the TV series "Sword and Sword" to be broadcast in Japan.

Although even if it is broadcast on Fuji TV, it will be in the late night slot and cannot be in the prime time slot.

But this is one of the three major TV stations in Japan, covering tens of millions of Japanese viewers!

Of course, only if "Your Name" can sell well in Japan and trigger a movie-watching frenzy will Fuji TV be willing to buy the Japanese broadcast rights of "Sword and Sword".

Who said that the starring roles of these two works are Hu Ge and Liu Yifei? If they really want to be released one after another, the ratings will still be guaranteed.

Wu Yuan struggled to do this, and it was not because he was helping the Tang people out of kindness.

Tangren has no channels for its films and TV dramas to go overseas.

Wu Yuan and Cai Yinong made it clear that if they can discuss the broadcast of "Sword and Fairy" in Japan, Light and Shadow Times will get 80% of the copyright fee, while Tang Dynasty will only get 20%.

Without him, the extra 30% is the channel fee. Without Wu Yuan, it would be impossible for Tang Dynasty to operate "Sword and Sword" to be broadcast in Japan, and it would not get a penny.

The current negotiation situation with Fuji TV is that Fuji TV is willing to spend 2.3 million yen, which is the price of 300,000 an episode, to purchase the broadcast rights of "Sword and Sword".

This price is really not low anymore. Nowadays, the price of an episode of local Japanese dramas in Japan is only between 3 million and 5 million. And this kind of episode is more than an hour, and there are about 20 episodes in total, which is enough in a week. Broadcast 2-4 episodes.

The kind of Japanese dramas that are broadcast every day from Monday to Friday, and each episode is 30 minutes long. The price is even lower, with only a few hundred thousand yen per episode.

It is expected that if "Sword of Sword" is broadcast in Japan, it will be edited into about 25 episodes, with each episode being a little over an hour.

That is, the total price is 7.5 million yuan, which Wu Yuan thinks is too low.

At the very least, it has to be sold for 10 million. In the light and shadow era, it would be 8 million. This is reasonable!

Thinking of this, Wu Yuan looked back and forth between Hu Ge and Liu Yifei.

If "Your Name" + "Fairy Sword" make these two famous in Japan, then they will not be able to make money in Japan?

Oh, no.

Film remuneration in Japan is notoriously low, even lower than the current remuneration for mainland actors.

There is almost no money for appearing on various variety shows, only a hard-earned fee.

The entertainment industry in Baodao is a well-rounded Japanese entertainment industry, and actors’ remuneration and advertising fees are extremely low.

Therefore, as soon as the stars of Baodao become famous, they immediately want to come to the mainland to develop, because they really dislike the low prices on the island.

Even if Hu Ge and Liu Yifei become famous in Japan, they won't make much money. At most, they will only earn some hard-earned money. Only if they can receive endorsements can they make money.

In Japanese entertainment, those who really make big money are all kinds of producers, including TV series producers, movie producers, and album producers.

Actors, singers, and comedians can only drink some soup and water.

Two poor babies.

Wu Yuan looked at Liu Yifei and Hu Ge with a bit of pity in his eyes.

It’s really not profitable to be an actor these days.

When they were filming "Your Name", one was paid 150,000 and the other was 100,000. When they were filming "Sword and Fairy", one was paid 8,000 per episode and the other was only 3,000 per episode.

The one worth three thousand is Hu Ge. Who would call him an artist from the Tang Dynasty? The price must be lowered.

Adding up the two works, Liu Yifei can only earn three to four hundred thousand, and Hu Ge only earns two hundred thousand.

Wu Yuan can at least earn 9 figures from these two works.

Wu Yuan's belief in running a film company became even stronger.

"Brother, what's wrong?" Feeling the pity in Wu Yuan's eyes, Liu Yifei touched her face and asked strangely.

"Nothing." Wu Yuan shook his head and laughed, and asked the Japanese representative sitting in the passenger seat: "How long until we can get to the hotel?"

"We'll be there in twenty minutes. Director Wu, what are your orders?"

"fine."

Wu Yuan and his party arrived in Japan on March 26.

The Japanese premiere date of "Your Name" is March 28, 2004.

After resting one night in the hotel, I experienced some exotic customs in Tokyo and spent a day shopping.

The Japanese premiere of "Your Name" is here.

Compared to the grand premiere in Beijing, the premiere of "Your Name" held by Toho Film Company was much shabby.

After all, it is a small country with few people, and Wu Yuan and others really don't know any Japanese stars or insiders, so Toho Company cannot easily hire people.

So for the premiere of "Your Name" in Japan, in addition to inviting a group of reporters and media, the most invited people were film critics and lucky fans who got tickets to the premiere.

Wu Yuan is quite satisfied with this arrangement. He really needs Japanese film critics to give immediate feedback on the film and guide the audience to come to the cinema to watch "Your Name".

He is very confident in his movie and believes that Japanese audiences who have actually seen the movie will not only love it to death, but they will definitely not hate it.

Because in the version he prepared for release in Japan, in addition to specially hiring voice actors to dub the actors, there were also some changes in the plot.

Compared with the mainland version's subtlety, the plot of the Japanese version is closer to the original version.

For example, when Sanye and Lin Wenjie met at the top of the mountain at the end, they were afraid of forgetting each other and wrote their names on each other's hands with a stylus. In the mainland version, they really just wrote their names.

The Japanese version is the same as the original version. Lin Wenjie wrote the words "I like you" on Sanye's palm.

There is no such thing as puppy love among high school students in Japan. A 16-year-old girl can register a marriage with her boyfriend with the consent of her parents!

Wu Yuan generously showed the complete love story of Lin Wenjie and Luo Sanye in the movie!

He imagined that this beautiful, fresh and tear-jerking movie would definitely conquer Japanese movie fans who already love watching this type of movie!

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