Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 196 The Red Descendants in the Devil's Base Camp

"The Sound of Wind" is an anti-Japanese spy film.

From beginning to end, this drama does not mean to glorify the Japanese devils, and the final outcome of Takeda and others is also death.

Although it is not as mindlessly vilified as many other great TV dramas, it definitely exposes the ugly faces of the invaders from a logical and deeper level.

So, which Japanese hero wanted to release this film in the Japanese invaders' base camp?
Before this, Chen Nuo only thought about using the influence of Jeon Do-yeon and Choi Min-sik to see if he could sell it to Korea.

As for Japan?

I really haven't thought about it.

On October 2007, 10, Chen Nuo and his three companions arrived secretly at Tokyo Narita Airport.

A car sent by Kitano Takeshi's company picked them up at Narita Airport, along with a Japanese girl in her 20s.
She has long hair, an oval face, beautiful looks, and looks very familiar.

After asking, we found out that she is Miyazawa Rie's biological sister, named Miyazawa Eri. She is a top student at the University of Tokyo and minored in Chinese literature and Chinese language in college. Kitano Takeshi specially asked her to be their translator.

Miyazawa Rie, Sakai Noriko, Wang Zuxian and Zhou Huimin were the four most popular girls in the bedrooms of mainland teenagers in the 90s before the rise of the Korean Wave. Who didn't put their posters in the bedroom and drool over them?

Upon hearing the other party's origin, Chen Nuo couldn't help but stand in awe.

This made Eri-chan very embarrassed. She bowed repeatedly in the small car, "Sister Rie is 10 years older than me. I am my parents' youngest daughter. I begged my sister and Mr. Kitano to let me be Chen-jun's translator this time. I really, really, really like Mr. Joker played by Chen-jun. I am a loyal fan of Chen-jun. I have loved Chinese culture since I was a child, so I learned the Chinese language during school, but I still don't speak it well. If there is any impoliteness, please forgive me, Mr. Chen!"

Chen Nuo smiled and said, "No, you've already said it very well. I feel like you said it better than I did. I'm the one who's asking for your tolerance. I hope that this meeting didn't disappoint you about Mr. Clown."

"No, no!" Miyazawa Eri blushed slightly, and finally mustered up the courage to say, "I've also seen Chen Jun's speech at the press conference before. I think Chen Jun is even more handsome than in the movies. I'm looking forward to seeing Chen Jun appear in a movie with his true face on the big screen in Japan one day. I believe it will amaze everyone."

When Miyazawa Eri said this, Chen Nuo smiled disapprovingly at first.

However, immediately, an idea suddenly flashed through his mind.

By the way, if the deal is really successful this time, and "The Whistleblower" is really released in Japan,

The character Takeda he played in The Message is actually a Japanese!

Even in his interpretation, he plays a young Japanese officer with aristocratic temperament.

In order to create the contrast between the beast inside and the human outside, Ning Hao put a lot of effort into his appearance during the filming, and the Mexican gay guy was also photographed a little bit beyond the standard.

The final effect was so good that even he himself felt that it surpassed his images in other movies and TV shows.

Then, as one of the Japanese, what will be the effect when being seen on the big screen by a native Japanese girl like Eri Miyazawa?
Having said that, if he really could sell movie tickets by selling his looks, he would just be feeding the tiger with his own body.

But these were just random thoughts in his mind, and even had a bit of narcissism in them.

How exactly?
I still have to meet with the film company that I'm looking for cooperation with first.

This time, Kitano Takeshi hosted a banquet.
It was still in the geisha house at that time.

Come to think of it, he actually felt quite comfortable here that night.

The twins were both named Ayaka.

In order to distinguish them clearly, he even named them No. 1 and No. 2.

Call Ayaka1 and point at the tatami, and the one with the red mole on his chest will lie down obediently.

He would shout "Ayaka2" again and point to his back, and the other one would come over and give him a back push.

In short, it is unforgettable.

He later returned to China and did some research, only to find out that if translated into Chinese, the names of the twin girls should be Caihua and Caixia.

However, it is daytime now, not the time to think about these things.

Two people from the Japanese film company came this time.

When the two sides met, Takeshi Kitano introduced that the middle-aged man in the lead was called Hiroki Nakamura and the younger one was called Shota Nakamura, and they were a father and son.

The Nakamura family has been in the film distribution business since the 70s, that is, since the generation of Hiroki Nakamura's father, and they specialize in niche films.

How unpopular is it?
This can be seen from the name of their film company.

East Red Film Co., Ltd.

When Chen Nuo heard this name from Miyazawa Eri, he almost spit out the tea in his mouth.

This name feels a bit dangerous.

Miyazawa Eri continued to translate, "When the company was first established, my father had been focusing on broadcasting red films from the mainland. I recently heard that Mr. Kitano went to the mainland to participate in the filming of your film, which suddenly reminded me of my father's last words before his death. For a moment..."

Miyazawa Eri paused, as if she was thinking about the words, and finally, she came up with an idiom, worthy of being a student of the University of Tokyo.

".Sweating profusely. So I specifically asked Mr. Kitano to invite Mr. Chen to negotiate. We really want to get Mr. Chen's authorization to let us operate the release of your film in Japan."

As soon as Miyazawa Eri finished speaking, the two men kneeling opposite Chen Nuo leaned over and said in unison: "Oh Nega-shimasu."

Miyazawa Eri translated: "Please."

While Eri Miyazawa was translating, Chen Nuo was making eye contact with Qi Yuntian.

Although I was mentally prepared before coming here, and I knew it was impossible for Toho Toei or the like to come to them to buy The Whisper of the Wind,
But I didn't expect it to be such an extreme left-wing film company.

How many cinemas are there here?
How much money can you afford to buy it?

Following Chen Nuo's eye signal, Qi Yuntian began to chat with the father and son.

Chen Nuo was listening quietly beside him.

"There are 39 cinemas in Japan that we work with regularly. We know that this number is insignificant compared to Chen Jun's fame in the world."

"However, our Nakamura family is willing to give everything. Please ask Mr. Chen and Mr. Qi to put forward the conditions, and we will do our best to meet your requirements."

Before coming to Japan, Chen Nuo and Qi Yuntian did a basic market research and learned that Japan, as the world's second largest single market, actually has only about 500 cinemas and more than 2000 films released each year.

There are few cinemas, but the box office is still so high because Japan cracks down on piracy very severely and once caught, the person will go to jail.

Therefore, there is no piracy on the market, and ordinary people have always had the habit of paying money to go to the cinema.

In Japan, whether a movie can be screened in 100 theaters is the benchmark for determining whether it is considered a large-scale release.

And just this one thing, few foreign films can do.

Because they are not interested in the outside world.

A total of 10 of the top 6 box office rankings in the Japanese market are Japanese animations.

Unless it is a movie of the Dark Knight level, with a big investment, a big cast and Hollywood, it is possible to be shown in 500 cinemas throughout the day.

In the end, it grossed 212 billion yen in this tiny country, becoming the fifth film in Japanese film history to break 200 billion yen.

On the day it was taken off the screen, The Dark Knight finally ranked fourth in the Japanese film history box office rankings, ahead of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone's 203 billion yen.

Even with this knowledge, the 39 cinemas mentioned by Hiroki Nakamura still make people want to laugh.

Nakamura Hiroki also felt that the number he mentioned was a bit small, so he added: "If the preview is good, we can also reach more than 100 theaters."

I don't believe you.

Chen Nuo looked at his expression and knew that he was just bragging.

What are mosquito legs? This is a mosquito leg.

But as long as they are willing to buy out the movie, it doesn’t matter how many cinemas there are. This was discussed on the phone before coming. Beiwu also said that the other party agreed.

Qi Yuntian then directly reported: "How about 500 million?"

When they first thought it was Japanese yen, the Nakamura father and son seemed to be relieved, but when they heard it was RMB, their faces immediately turned bitter.

After a lot of gibberish, Miyazawa Eri translated, "You may not know that the number of viewers of our movies is decreasing. This is because we haven't found any suitable new movies in recent years. We basically only show old movies, and the attendance rate is very low."

"So much so that in the past decade, fewer and fewer theaters are willing to play our films."

"We want to introduce your films. On the one hand, we want to use Mr. Chen's fame to attract more Japanese people to the cinema to watch our films. On the other hand, we also want to try to change the trend of left-wing films becoming increasingly less popular in Japan."

"Although 400 million yen is not a lot considering Chen Jun's fame and status, we really can't afford it right now." Qi Yuntian glanced at Chen Nuo and said, "What about million?"

".300 million?"

"200?"

"100?"

It seems that 100 million is still not available.

There's no room for negotiation. If it's less than 100 million, it's better to give it away for free.

At this time, the two Japanese father and son suddenly took out a stack of things that looked like land deeds from their briefcases.

Miyazawa Eri explained: "Mr. Nakamura said that 200 million is no problem. This is their ancestral property in the countryside of Kyoto, worth 4000 million yen, and can be mortgaged to you first."

Chen Nuo couldn't bear to listen any more.

While the two sides were talking, Takeshi Kitano sat aside and watched the performance of the geisha on the stage without saying a word from beginning to end.

Chen Nuo said to Miyazawa Eri, "Tell them to take a break. I'll talk to Director Kitano first."

That’s right, Chen Nuo’s suspicious character came back again.

In his opinion, the father and son were playing the victim from beginning to end.

Without knowing whether it is true or not, there is really no way to continue discussing this business.

You talk to him about money, but he tries to gain sympathy by being human. How can you have this conversation?
However, after asking Takeshi Kitano, he realized that the father and son were not trying to be pitiful, they were just that miserable.

The old man from the Nakamura family who has passed away had an old friendship with Takeshi Kitano.

He is 20 years older than Kitano Takeshi. He was captured by the army when he was a teenager. Just a few days after he landed, Japan was defeated and he became a prisoner. After ideological education by our side, he was released back to Japan in .

He remained a staunch proletarian fighter for the rest of his life. During the 70s, there was a lot of unrest and he was even arrested and jailed.

After being released, I decided to learn from Lu Xun and engage in national education.

As a result, I don't have the ability to write well.

In the end, he had no choice but to give up writing and turn to film. He found some movies from China and showed them in Japan, including Tunnel Warfare, Mine Warfare, and Little Soldier Zhang Ga. In short, they were all films that promoted anti-war sentiments.

Hiroki Nakamura is the late-born son of Mr. Nakamura. He has only two older sisters. After Mr. Nakamura passed away in 99, he inherited the Nakamura family business.

That is the Dongfanghong Film Co., Ltd.

When Nakamura was still alive, the company was barely able to survive. But from the late 90s to now, on the one hand, the relationship between China and Japan has deteriorated.
On the other hand, there are an endless stream of anti-Japanese dramas on the mainland, but there are no normal anti-war movies suitable for broadcast in the Japanese market.

As a result, Nakamura Hiroki and his colleagues have certainly become increasingly miserable, and now the film company is on the verge of bankruptcy.

Kitano Takeshi finally admitted that it was not Hiroki Nakamura who found him, but he who found Hiroki Nakamura.

Because he went to Hengdian to make a guest appearance and read the script of The Whistleblower, he knew that the description of the battle in it was objective and true.

There is no malicious vilification of the Japanese. At the same time, the cast of the film is quite luxurious, almost a combination of China, Japan and South Korea.

If it is shown in the left-wing cinema chain that the Nakamura family cooperates with, perhaps it can get certain box office results and help the old Nakamura children.

Finally, Kitano Takeshi said: "In my mind, the broadcast of "The Sound of Wind" in Japan is just like the broadcast of "Schindler's List" in Germany. The significance of this may be extremely important."

"But I also know that business is business. If you are not satisfied with the price, you can just refuse them. You don't have to worry about it because of me."

Chen Nuo felt that this old guy Kitano Takeshi had been pretending to look at the geisha, and he was probably just waiting for him to come over and ask.

He just didn't believe that Takeshi Kitano didn't understand the sensitive points of the Chinese people.

Schindler's List has been compared to The Whisper of the Wind, and with the implicit meaning in the words, the height of the film may have broken through the clouds.
How else could he respond?

How can I let him talk about business?

However, The Wind is not his film alone, China Film Group holds a 20% stake in it. He has to ask Mr. Han for his opinion on how to proceed.

Chen Nuo did not delay and made an excuse to go to the toilet and directly called Mr. Han's private cell phone.

Anyway, the time difference between Japan and China is only one hour. Looking at the time, it’s still two hours before get off work ends in China.

As for whether President Han is working?

No matter what others think, Chen Nuo believes it is there.

Sure enough, when President Han answered the phone, the receiver was quiet, and there was a very working atmosphere.

His voice was also cheerful: "Haha, Xiao Chen, what's the matter? Are you back in Beijing? Do you want to come and have tea with me?"

Ever since The Dark Knight was released with the second-highest global box office in history at $13.38 billion, Mr. Han has been so affable to him.

Moreover, in the second week after The Dark Knight was released, Lao Han made a special trip to Hengdian to sign a letter of intent with him regarding the blockbuster.

Therefore, Chen Nuo and Mr. Han have become familiar with each other.

He didn't say much and explained the matter clearly in a few words over the phone.

Then, Mr. Han didn’t know what he was doing, and he seemed to say the word "get out" vaguely.

Maybe it was because he was old, his hands were shaking a little, and he didn't cover the microphone tightly, so Chen Nuo heard it.

Alas, as a leading cadre he is really fierce.

The little girl seemed to be frightened to tears, and she said, "Okay."

Then, Mr. Han, who was still at work, said very seriously, "Xiao Chen, what is the name of that company? Repeat the name to me in full."

After Chen Nuo finished speaking, President Han said, "Xiao Chen, wait for me for five minutes." Then he hung up the phone.

Although Japanese garden design originated in China, it has to be admitted that after one or two thousand years of evolution, it still has its own characteristics.

The backyard of this geisha house must have been designed by a famous artist. The dry landscape in the center of the courtyard has a special Zen feeling, and the gravel is raked into delicate ripples, like ripples on the lake.

The twins Ayaka and Ayaka, wearing light red and light blue kimonos, came around from behind the dry landscape.

When he saw Chen Nuo sitting under the courtyard corridor, he looked startled.

The two girls bowed hurriedly. Chen Nuo was stunned for a moment, then waved to them with a smile.

The two stood there muttering something.

The one in the red kimono seemed to want to come over, but the one in the blue kimono was trying to stop her.

The two of them struggled for a while, and suddenly a female voice in Japanese came from behind the rockery. The two girls hurriedly returned the same way they came.

Before leaving, the one in the red kimono smiled at him, while the one in the blue kimono looked at him expressionlessly, as if they had some deep hatred for him.

Damn, who is this person in blue clothes, number 1 or number 2?
A few minutes later, President Han called. "Xiao Chen, I've inquired about it. There is indeed a film company with this name over there. Many years ago, they bought a lot of movies from our company. So, um, Xiao Chen, what do you mean?"

Chen Nuo was not that stupid. He should be the one to counter the opponent's moves at this time, so he said, "I will follow your orders, President Han. I will do whatever you want me to do."

President Han seemed quite satisfied with his attitude. He laughed twice and said, "My opinion is that we should try to make this deal happen. As for the money, we at China Film Group will not take a penny from this matter. We can even take out a little money to do this if necessary. How do you think?"

Chen Nuo understood immediately and said, "We will definitely advance and retreat with you, President Han, as we revitalize the company. But in this matter, I think we can't retreat too drastically. After all, people generally don't cherish things that are too easy to get. If they don't work hard, we may not be able to achieve the results we want in the end, right, President Han?"

President Han laughed like an eagle: "That's the truth..."

After hanging up the phone, Chen Nuo sat for a while and admired the dry landscape for a few minutes before returning to the box.
He asked calmly, "Mr. Nakamura, our movie hasn't even been released yet, and you're willing to put your house deed on the line. Isn't that too rash?"

Nakamura Hiroki said: "We believe in Director Kitano's vision, and we also know Mr. Chen's reputation in the world. Moreover, our Dongfanghong Co., Ltd. is now in danger. If we don't fight to the death, the industry left by my father will eventually go bankrupt."

"I thought about it and realized that we only have a chance if we let Mr. Chen show our sincerity. If the film has already been made, we will get nothing. So, we bet everything. We believe that Director Kitano and Mr. Chen will definitely make a masterpiece!"

Whether it is a negotiation strategy or not,
But Chen Nuo felt a liking for Nakamura Hiroki's honest way of speaking, and the flattery was just right and not too offensive.

He rubbed his nose, looked a little distressed, and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Nakamura, but I just discussed it with my partner. Sigh, anyway, I'm sorry, it seems that we can only cooperate next time."

(End of this chapter)