Violence supervision in Conan

Chapter 616 Publication Negotiations Completed, Ready to Launch! The Diary of John Rabe Begins!
Once Ono Takeshi gave the specific instructions, someone else would handle them.

Soon, good news came back.

With Takeshi Ono making contacts in his own name, most of America's publishers did not refuse his publishing requests.

Takeshi Ono is currently enjoying great influence and controls a huge entertainment media empire. How could these publishing houses possibly offend him?
More importantly, they sensed a news hotspot in this incident.

Most people have indeed never heard of the Nanjing Massacre, but as China's national strength has grown and its international status and role have increased, it has received more and more attention.

If this book could be published, exposing the atrocities committed by the Japanese invaders in China, it would undoubtedly attract widespread attention.

This means enormous profits!
How could these profit-driven publishers possibly turn them away?

In a short time, many large publishing houses extended offers to him.

After consulting with Mr. Zhang, Ono Takeshi selected a publishing house with a fairly good scale, reputation, and distribution channels to negotiate with.

Because both sides were willing, the negotiations proceeded smoothly and they quickly reached a consensus.

The other party promised to publish a book called "The Rape of Nanking: The Forgotten Holocaust," with the same English title as in the previous life.

In the book title, Mr. Zhang refers to the Nanjing Massacre as "the forgotten Holocaust".

The term Holocaust refers to large-scale destruction and massacre, but for Westerners, "The Holocaust" is equivalent to the genocide of Jews perpetrated by Nazi Germany during World War II.

Mr. Zhang used this term to let Westerners know that a similarly horrific massacre had also occurred in China.

After carefully reviewing the book's contents, the publisher became even more excited.

This book is the first comprehensive study of the Nanjing Massacre in English, allowing many ordinary Western readers to learn about this dark chapter in human history.

This book provides a more detailed account of the actions of the Japanese army than any previous record.

In addition to recounting the Nanjing Massacre itself, Mr. Zhang further explored the Japanese government's postwar cover-up and denial of the Nanjing Massacre.

Once this book is published, the Japanese will definitely be furious!
It will definitely not give up.

For publishers, they are not worried at all; on the contrary, they are eager for things to get out of control and hope that things will get bigger and bigger!

What is this? This is traffic!

If they initially agreed to publish the book mainly out of respect for Oni Takeshi, now, driven by profit, they can't wait to publish it immediately.

Therefore, the negotiations between the two sides proceeded very smoothly.

With Ono Takeshi's involvement, all difficulties disappeared, and the two parties quickly signed a publishing contract.

At Ono Takeshi's request, the first issue was printed in quantities of 100,000 copies!
More will be added later!

This greatly surprised both Mr. Zhang and the publishing house.

Initially, the publisher disagreed, as the book's future was uncertain and printing such a large quantity at once was too risky.

However, Takeshi Ono was full of confidence and insisted on doing so, proposing that he could personally bear the distribution costs, and in return, the profit sharing ratio would need to be readjusted.

After considering it, the publisher readily agreed.

Since there are willing investors willing to cover the issuance costs, what reason do they have to disagree?
Ultimately, while the publisher valued the hot topics the book generated, they did not believe it would cause a significant impact.

After all, very few people in the Western world know about the Nanjing Massacre.

Compared to that, giving up a little benefit doesn't matter much.

Oni Takeshi glanced sideways at the publishing representative across from him, and the smug look on the other's face made him sneer inwardly.

In my previous life, the book "The Nanjing Massacre: The Forgotten Holocaust" caused a sensation across the United States as soon as it was published, and was printed seven times in just one month.

It became the New York Times bestseller for 10 consecutive weeks, drawing attention to the Nanjing Massacre and sparking heated discussions in the West.

It was an unprecedented spectacle! With such facts before his eyes, what did Oni Takeshi have to worry about?

It's hard to say who will benefit!
If that guy on the other side knew how well this book was doing, he would definitely give me a huge slap in the face!

Mr. Zhang was equally surprised by Ono Takeshi's decision.

Even she herself wasn't confident that the book would be a bestseller from the start, but it turned out that Takeshi Ono, a Japanese man, was more confident than she was.

Seeing that Oni Takeshi is supporting him so wholeheartedly, not only going to great lengths to help him make connections, but now even paying out of his own pocket, it can be said that he is giving him his full support.

Mr. Zhang was deeply moved, and his gaze toward Oni Takeshi was filled with profound gratitude.

These aren't Japanese people at all; they're clearly our own people with hearts turned towards the sun!

With Takeshi Ono as the "scapegoat," the publisher no longer objected, and the two sides successfully reached a consensus.

Ono Takeshi didn't care about such a small profit; he only had one request: to publish it as soon as possible!
The latter immediately patted his chest and guaranteed that he would definitely fill the entire America Bookstore with this book as quickly as possible!
Oni Takeshi nodded in satisfaction.

A storm is brewing!
With the publishing process settled, it's time to move on to the film.

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For certain reasons, Takeshi Ono is filming "John Rabe" under the Paramount name this time.

Shirley Lansing was surprised that a Japanese person would choose to make this kind of movie, which seemed like a thankless task, and she couldn't understand what he was thinking.

But after being reprimanded, she didn't dare to say anything unnecessary and took the initiative to help Ono Takeshi set up the film crew.

The original version of "The Diary of John Rabe" cost $2000 million and included many large-scale scenes of air raids, bombings, and war.

However, that was in 2009, and it wouldn't cost that much now, but Ono Takeshi still invested 2000 million.

If we're going to take pictures, we should try to get the best possible shots!
The original version of "John Rabe" was not perfect in terms of plot. Takeshi Ono not only wanted to improve and modify the plot, but also to add some big scenes to completely transform the film into a blockbuster!
It needs to have substance, and it also needs to be visually stimulating.

What Takeshi Onino wants to do is to make this movie surpass the original!
Although a considerable amount of money was invested, it was not a big deal for Ono Takeshi, but he encountered a problem with finding actors.

Without a doubt, the protagonist of this film is John Rabe.

But Takeshi Ono did not want to focus all the attention on Rabe.

Rabe truly embodied the light of humanity and became a beacon of hope for Nanjing.

But he is neither a savior nor a superhero, nor should he be such a being.

Rabe was also someone who struggled to survive under the relentless wheels of time!

Therefore, Rabe's "omnipotence" should not be exaggerated or portrayed excessively.

The original version is based on the universal sentiments in the Western mind.

However, when this sentiment is combined with the Nanjing Massacre, a national catastrophe that still evokes deep pain in the hearts of Chinese people every time it is mentioned over the past 60 years, the narrative in "The Diary of John Rabe" appears somewhat superficial and one-sided.

The reaction of Chinese people in the face of massacre should not be limited to panic, blind obedience, selfishness, and ignorance, as if they exist solely to cause trouble for Rabe and others, and are merely a group of lambs waiting to be slaughtered by the West.

The Chinese people also fought against the invaders and against fate with unyielding spirit.

Therefore, Takeshi Ono felt that it was appropriate to add more shining moments of positive characters, not just Rabe and the Chinese people, but also other international friends who stood up in times of crisis.

Even among the Japanese invaders, good and evil should coexist.

The original version describes this aspect, but it could be explored and depicted in greater depth.

Takeshi Oni is planning to make this film an ensemble piece.

Therefore, casting becomes extremely important.

Who to choose?
(End of this chapter)