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Chapter 287 [114] Chen Yu... wants to be simple!

However, it is obvious that Chen Yu oversimplified the copyright issue of "The Encoffiant".

"Sold?"

"What about foreign copyright? Foreign copyright does not conflict with Japanese domestic copyright!"

Anyway, Chen Yu is Chinese. If the Japanese bought the Japanese copyright, the other party can also sell the overseas copyright; just like "The Three-Body Problem" can be sold to Netflix, it can also be filmed domestically.

If 50 countries purchase a copyright, it can even be split into fifty copyrights.

This is the provision of the Universal Copyright Convention established in 1955 under the auspices of UNESCO. There are a total of 84 participating countries, including China and Japan!

The third point of independent protection is the stipulated one.

Works written in one member country are protected in another member country according to the laws of that country and are not subject to the protection conditions of the work in its own country.

"Aoki-kun won't sell to China!"

Returning to Japan, he read many books on the theme of death, and in 1993 he wrote a book about the connection between life and death - "Sky Meditation".

Old Man Aoki's "Diary of a Coffin Bearer" was published in 1993.

"Masahiro told Aoki-kun that he found that this profession has a mysterious and almost exciting feeling, and thought it would be very suitable for being made into a movie... He really hopes to play the role of an embalmer in it!"

The two of them walked towards Kagawa's car, preparing to drive back to Tokyo, a journey of almost 5 hours.

During the ceremony, Masahiro Motoki was deeply moved by the bustling crowd behind the deceased.

Masahiro Motoki owns the copyright. If he wants to play the male lead, then he exchanges it with Toshiaki Nakazawa. The other party buys the copyright and invests in it, and in exchange for the opportunity for him to play the role?

Kagawa Teruyuki said with some embarrassment on the phone that Chen Yu had entrusted him to consult Aoki Shinmon about copyright, but he did not expect to get such a result.

Chen Yu was a little depressed, but Kagawa Teruyuki smiled: "It's okay, I'm sorry that I couldn't help Chen Yujun!"

"So, he bought the film and television adaptation of Aoki-kun's book!"

He clearly remembered that the copyright of "The Embalmer" was bought by the famous Japanese producer Toshiaki Nakazawa in 07. Could it be that he had seen it wrong in his previous life?

That shouldn’t be the case!

This is still possible.

Chen Yu narrowed his eyes.

This is quite normal.

"Could it be a copyright exchange?"

More than ten minutes later, Teruyuki Kagawa came to Chen Yu with a look of helplessness.

"Later, we collaborated on many movies and TV series. He and I used to be in the same agency, but after he won the Tokyo Best Actor, he established his own studio. It seems that he is filming TV series recently!"

After arriving in India, he witnessed a local funeral ceremony in Varanasi. The body was cremated and the ashes were floated into the Ganges River.

"Kagawa-kun, thank you for your hard work!"

"So that's it..."

Kagawa Teruyuki shrugged: "We are very familiar. He was born in the same year as me!"

Before leaving, he read the book "Remember You Will Die" by Shinya Fujiwara on the recommendation of a friend.

During this period, Masahiro Motoki accidentally read Aoki Shinmon's autobiography "The Diary of a Coffin Bearer", and thus came into contact with the world of a coffin bearer for the first time.

In the early 20s, 90-year-old Masahiro Motoki traveled to India with his friends.

"No, no, you can help me make this trip, I am extremely grateful!"

Masahiro Motoki plays the male lead in "The Embalmer".

"Well, he consulted me about the Chinese Film Market. It seems that there is a very famous director in China. He asked him to make a movie. His name is Zhang Bai?"

This is why he didn't sell it to Chen Yu.

Kagawa Teruyuki smiled, and Chen Yu understood the meaning of these words: "He... hasn't been doing well recently?"

"Grass!"

From Kagawa Teruyuki's mouth, Chen Yu finally knew the truth.

After Kagawa Teruyuki and Chen Yu attended the East Asian premiere of "Warm" at the Tokyo International Film Festival yesterday morning, they came together to Toyama Prefecture where Aoki Shinmon is located.

Chen Yu cursed secretly in his heart, but said: "Then did he tell you who the copyright was sold to?"

Chen Yu was sitting in the passenger seat and asked Teruyuki Kagawa who was driving next to him.

"The first movie I made was with Motoki-kun, "Ranpo Mystery". He was the male lead and I was a supporting actor!"

"Aoki-kun grew up in your old Manchuria, so... you know!"

"You messaged me last month and asked me out for a drink together!"

Chen Yu: "..."

But...that's not right!

"Kagawa-kun, do you know this Masahiro Motoki?"

"Let's go, let's talk as we walk!"

"I'm sorry!"

"Zhang Yibai!"

"Night·Shanghai"!

Chen Yu remembered that this guy turned out to be the male lead in the movie, the Japanese.

"He left the company too early!"

"After winning our best actor in Tokyo, he wants to enter the Asian market..."

Kagawa Teruyuki shook his head.

It's not that simple.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

According to Kagawa Teruyuki's narrative, his starting point can be said to be much higher than Kagawa's, but now Kagawa's reputation in Asia is much greater than his.

Without "The Embalmer", Masahiro Motoki's life would never have been easy.

But this film made him completely famous.

One can imagine how important a good work is to an actor! "He is a bride-in-law!"

"You may not know my wife, but she is also an insider in our circle. His father-in-law and mother-in-law are very influential in our Japanese music and film circles...she belongs to the Yunneng family!"

"So he has been under a lot of pressure these past few years and wants to make something of his career!"

"But... our domestic entertainment market is super saturated, with few projects and many actors!"

"..."

Along the way, Kagawa Teruyuki told Chen Yu a lot about Masahiro Motoki.

Moreover, he made a phone call and the two made an appointment to meet at Shibuya Cultural Village, which was also his blessed place.

In 93, Masahiro Motoki won the best actor award for his movie "The Last Song". The grand prize of that year was won by a Chinese, Tian Zangzhuang's "Blue Kite", and the best actor was the famous Chinese actor Lu certain.

……

More than 4 hours later, Xiangchuan and Chen Yu returned to the hotel where the "Warm" crew stayed.

Chen Yu was quite grateful to Xiangchuan.

This old guy is indeed a Japanese friend you can make.

After all, he is also an actor-level actor, and his reputation in Asia is much greater than that of Chen Yu, so his celebrity status is not as good as his.

He actually drove to Toyama County with him early in the morning and drove back the same day, a journey of almost 10 hours. Chen Yu's domestic driver's license cannot be used in Japan, so he drove the whole journey.

When we arrived at the Cultural Village, it was already dark.

Chen Yu met the handsome Motoki Masahiro at his home in the cultural village. Although he was the same age as Kagawa, he took better care of himself than Kagawa. He was a bit of an idol, while Kagawa looked like a crooked melon.

Chen Yu actually gave him a nickname - Japanese Huang Bo.

Both of them have one thing in common, they are ugly.

"Kagawa-san!!"

Masahiro Motoki was obviously very excited when he saw Kagawa Teruyuki, and hugged him tightly.

"Mommu, let me introduce to you, this -"

"Chen Yu!"

Masahiro Motomu stretched out his hand towards Chen Yu and said with a smile: "I know you, the best actor at last year's Berlin Film Festival!"

"Hello, Motoki-kun!"

Chen Yu shook hands with him, and Motomu Masahiro relaxed his brow slightly as he listened to Chen Yu's fluent Japanese.

The three of them sat there and casually ordered snacks and drinks.

"Xiagawa, you and Chen Yusang are very likely to win the Best Actor Award at this year's Tokyo Film Festival!"

Masahiro Motomu said with a serious face. Xiangchuan was devouring food, but he and Chen Yu didn't eat lunch and had been hungry all day.

Hearing this, he quickly waved his hand: "Benmu, you can't say this nonsense. Chen Yujun won the best actor, it's not bad, me?"

"Do not make jokes!"

Kagawa Teruyuki swallowed his food, but Chen Yu next to him nodded: "Kagawa-kun has a high probability of winning the Best Actor. I am also very optimistic about him, and he is at your home stadium in Japan!"

"Hahaha, I think so too!"

"..."

As the three of them chatted, they became somewhat familiar with each other.

Chen Yu didn't waste any time and went straight to the point: "That's it, Mr. Motoki, I asked Mr. Kagawa to make this call to you. I read a Japanese novel about funerals a few days ago, "Na. Diary of a Coffinman!"

"Oh oh oh!"

When Chen Yu said this, Motomu Masahiro's eyes immediately brightened: "You...you are also optimistic about this novel, right?"

"Yes, I originally wanted to talk to the original author..."

"Hahaha, it's in my hand now!"

Motomu Masahiro said a little sarcastically, and suddenly approached Chen Yu: "Really, you are the first actor I have ever seen who is as interested in this subject as me!"

"How about it, are you interested in acting together?"

"Is filming going to start?"

Damn it wasn’t released in 08, it was 5 years away!

"That...that's not the case!"

As soon as Motomu Masahiro said this, he became extremely discouraged: "I...I have been raising money recently, but it is not ideal!"

It is absolutely impossible to make a movie based on his salary.

The salary in Japan is very, very low, unlike in China. It was already higher than that in Japan in 03, let alone 208 and so on. The salary is almost on par with Hollywood.

Hollywood is a global market, how many endorsements and box office do you have?

Why are these actors from China?

The acting and acting skills are not up to par, and neither is the character.

"My company is not optimistic about this project, and in Japan, the taboo on death also makes financing the filming difficult!"

"I have been preparing for the copyright for nearly 7 years, but I still can't find an investor!"

Motomu Masahiro said helplessly.

This is indeed the current situation.

Even China is very sensitive to the subject of funerals.

It is also because of the global popularity of "The Embalmer" that the whole world has paid attention to this industry, so that China has also produced many excellent movies and TV series in this area.

Things like "Big Events in Life", "Sanyue Has a New Job", etc.

Chen Yu has watched them all. In fact, aside from "The Embalmer", if "Life Events" is the world's first funeral-themed film, he will definitely win an award internationally.

This movie, it deserves it.

"Benmu, I can invest in this project!"

Chen Yu suddenly looked at Masahiro Motomu and said word by word: "But you should understand the reason why I am looking for you today. The purpose of us taking a fancy to this script at the same time should... be the same?!"

Of course both of them wanted to play the young coffin bearer!

In other words, the male lead in "The Embalmer"!

Otherwise, why would Chen Yu be so concerned?

(End of this chapter)