Chapter 625: Treatment of the Emperor Superstar

Titanic is a legend, a classic legend. Being able to use this legendary example as a demonstration suddenly flashed a firm look in Takeshi Kitano's somewhat confused eyes. Ye Ming continued: "There is a saying in our country that turning a cocoon into a butterfly can be reversed. When making a movie, you must have this kind of momentum to be able to challenge the limits. Otherwise, you will end up being just a mediocre craftsman and not a great actor." What a master."

At this time, Kitano Takesai nodded firmly and said: "Yes, I have forgotten the original intention of making movies. This is what my senior Kurosawa-kun did. Kurosawa-kun is famous for his domineering behavior in the film industry. Yes, but it is precisely because of his domineering attitude towards art that he has produced classic movies one after another.”

Akira Kurosawa is so stubborn. Because of the disastrous failure of filming "Train Mania", in the end, no one in Japan was willing to cooperate with Akira Kurosawa, and no one invested in making movies for him.

Being able to offend all domestic investors is not something that an ordinary domineering person can accomplish, but Akira Kurosawa did just that. He is called the Emperor of Movies, and there is a certain reason for this.

Later, his masterpiece "Kagemusha" was able to start filming smoothly, thanks to the investment brought in by his two idiot fans in the United States. One of these two idiot fans is named Francis Coppola, and the other is named George Luca. Sri Lanka.

Kitano Takeshi is now moving towards becoming such a stubborn director. After Ye Ming's reminder, he finally understood how to shoot Zatoichi.

Outside the premiere of "Infernal Affairs", there were more than a thousand enthusiastic fans waiting for Ye Ming's arrival. The success of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" gave Ye Ming worldwide fame, and the popularity of "Jiangnan Fan" The world has established Ye Ming's status as a singer as a classic example that cannot be surpassed by future generations. It is the fastest album in Asia to reach the diamond record.

Outside the premiere, many fans were dancing enthusiastically. That kind of enthusiasm, waving your hands can drive away the dark clouds in the sky, making people feel like appreciating the carnival. Especially after Ye Ming appeared, this carnival reached a climax.

At this time, Andy, who was sitting in the car, sighed and said, "If I had known this was the case, I shouldn't have come in the same car with Ye Ming. It would make people jealous."

Andy is also a superstar-level singer, and he also has a certain influence in the Asia-Pacific region. However, most of Andy's influence is in the Chinese-speaking area. In Japan, such a big carnival can only happen when a Hollywood superstar arrives. It may be comparable to Ye Ming's current fan reception.

This naturally makes Andy, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, very envious.

Xu Qing, Fan Binbin and others who came to Japan to promote could only be envious. There was no way they could be jealous of Ye Ming.

As for Wang Baoqiang, Huang Bo and others, these supporting actors were able to come because they were contracted artists of Brilliant Film and Television, and Ye Ming brought them to see the big scene.

At this time, Wang Baoqiang smiled and narrowed his eyes and said, "There are so many people. I wonder when I will have so many fans?"

Huang Bo looked at Wang Baoqiang with disdain and said, "You kid, you better save yourself, this is Japan, do you know how difficult it is for a star in the Chinese-speaking market to reach this point?

That is to say, one or two international superstars from Brother Cheng Long can cause such a big sensation in Japan. Forget the others? "

This is true, the Japanese entertainment industry is a quite exclusive market, and it is not easy to break into the Japanese market.

Even though Ye Ming has thousands of fans who are enthusiastically supporting him, the Japanese media doesn't seem to have a good attitude, and they also have a dismissive tone during interviews.

In particular, Matsumoto, a reporter from Japan's [Star World], even asked a very rude question: "Mr. Ye Ming, China's film market has been a bit sluggish in the past two years. Your box office is even less than that of Regarding your scale in the 1980s, do you think this level of [Infernal Affairs] will have an impact in Japan and whether it will be able to recoup the investment."

This is Chi Guoguo's contempt, but [Star World] is actually a newspaper of the main war faction, and it has always been clamoring for the slogan of restoring the honor of the Japanese Empire. How could a reporter from such a newspaper be polite to Ye Ming?

But the Chinese film market is sluggish, and Matsumoto is not lying about this. Generally, when Zhang Yimou and Chen Kai come, they will say hello in advance and not allow reporters to ask similar questions.

But Ye Ming is young after all. He became famous at a young age, and his foundation is naturally unstable. It is reasonable for reporters to ask him such questions. At this time, Ye Ming was not angry at all. I believe the Japanese reporters must know the box office of [Infernal Affairs] in Hong Kong City. But at this time, the man named Matsumoto still asked like that. In fact, he wanted to stir up trouble.

But Ye Ming will never fall into the trap. He said with a smile: "Although China's film market has been at a low point for a period of time, it does not mean that there are no good films. For example, [My Father and Mother] starring in me can win me the title of Berlin Best Actor. If it is If you say that this kind of movie is not good enough, I would like to ask this reporter if there are any movies in Japan that are better than [My Father and Mother]."

Facts speak louder than words. Ye Ming won the Berlin Best Actor award with his real acting skills. Such an answer showed Ye Ming's powerful aura as a domineering Best Actor, leaving Matsumoto speechless for a while. .

Yamamoto of the Asahi Shimbun snorted and said softly: "Idiot, are you able to provoke a director who is supported by Kitano Daimyo?"

At this time, the crowd outside showed a commotion for a while, but then it stopped immediately. The whole scene suddenly became unusually quiet. Kitano Takeshi slowly walked into the premiere. At this word, Matsumoto immediately stopped. Facing Kitano Takeshi, he did not dare to be disrespectful at all.

This was actually the case at the premiere. Many reporters at the scene looked down upon Ye Ming, thinking that there would be no good movies in China. Of course, these reporters were not the ones who went to greet Ye Ming.

All the reporters who went to greet Ye Ming knew that Ye Ming also had friends in Japan, and this friend was Takeshi Kitano, the great lord of the Japanese entertainment industry.

Therefore, when they saw Matsumoto embarrassing Ye Ming, the reporters headed by Yamamoto kept a respectful distance from such idiots as Matsumoto. It wasn't until Takeshi Kitano appeared that Japanese reporters put aside their contempt for him and were able to be supported by Takeshi Kitano. Such a director was enough for them to respect.

Takeshi Kitano's support is enough to prove that Infernal Affairs is a very good movie. Otherwise, with Takeshi Kitano's status in the Japanese entertainment industry, he would not even bother to come here to attend the premiere of a Chinese-language movie.

Kitano Takeshi glanced at the reporters under the stage. Suddenly, the scene became silent. Kitano Takeshi's aura alone was able to suppress all the reporters who came, whether they were reporters from major newspapers, tabloids or online media. In Kitano Takeshi In front of that powerful aura, everything became silent.

Kitano Takeshi just said: "Ye Sang's [Infernal Affairs] is good. I like it very much. I hope more Japanese movie fans can see this high-quality movie."

Although Takeshi Kitano is famous, he also knows that this is the premiere of Infernal Affairs and Ye Ming’s home venue. Therefore, this stage belongs to Ye Ming. He is only here to cheer Ye Ming, and Kitano Wu Ye also knows very well that Ye Ming is definitely the kind of talented director who can soar to the sky. The Asia-Pacific region cannot trap him at all. Hollywood is the stage for talents like Ye Ming.

People within China actually suppress such talents. I really don’t know if those people are out of their minds.

It can be said that the first half of this premiere was not very successful, but the final result was very satisfying. After the premiere, groups of Japanese movie fans poured into the cinema, one after another like a tide.

Yamamoto excitedly took a camera to capture this scene. He thought back then, when Brother Chen Kai's Farewell My Concubine was released in Japan, it failed to arouse such a strong response.

And all of this has nothing to do with Ye Ming. Once a movie is released in theaters, the box office is handed over to the audience, and the audience depends on word of mouth. A good movie will have an amazing box office based on word of mouth. At this time, Ye Ming was invited into a room by Kitano Takeshi.

After sitting down, Kitano frowned very cautiously and squinted his eyes and said: "Ye Sang, congratulations to you. The crowd of moviegoers on the first day saw it. It is a very successful movie. I think with the success of Infernal Affairs The reputation will also be good and the box office will be good."

At this time, Ye Ming naturally said very modestly: "Thank you very much for Mr. Kitano's support, otherwise there will be some twists and turns in front of the media."

Reputation is also very important. Under normal circumstances, Ye Ming will not easily get along with the media.

At this time, Takeshi Kitano waved his hand very politely, with an expression of appreciation on his face and said: "The key is the quality of Ye Sang's movie. There is no doubt that Infernal Affairs is a high-quality movie. I heard, You still have to go to South Korea to promote [Infernal Affairs], so I have a little suggestion here, I hope Ye Sang can listen to it."

At this time, Ye Ming hesitated. He didn't know what it was about, and he didn't dare to agree rashly. Therefore, he thought for a while before saying: "Mr. Kitano, please speak, I will try my best." There was no direct agreement, just saying that I would try my best. And for.

At this time, Kitano Takeshi seemed to understand something. At his age, he had seen too many intrigues and intrigues. He said with a smile: "I also proposed this on behalf of my friend, Director Jiang Digui from South Korea. Director Jiang Digui hopes to get Ye Sang's support." (To be continued)