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Chapter 549 [114] What kind of Asian popularity is this?

October 2005, 10, 30:11 am.

The 18th Tokyo International Film Festival officially kicked off.

The entire opening ceremony was broadcast live by many media outlets around the world, and China was no exception. In addition to several TV stations such as Sina and Six Princesses, even CCTV Network was broadcasting it with a delayed broadcast.

In addition to Chen Yu and Liu Yifei, Zhang Yimou served as the chairman of the jury, which is also the reason why Dongying has received such high attention in China this time.

Of course, there are unprecedented 4 Chinese-language films nominated for the best in the main competition unit in the history of Dongying, which also created the history of Chinese-language films being nominated in Dongying this time.

You should know that in each session of the Eastern Film Awards, there are about 15 films shortlisted in the main competition unit. Generally, it is very rare to have 1-2 Chinese-language films shortlisted, and sometimes there may not even be one shortlisted in a session.

But this time, four films were directly shortlisted, which of course has something to do with Zhang Yimou serving as the chairman of the jury.

But he was not the one who judged the shortlisted films. They came from the initial and re-examination by the organizer, and the final award had something to do with him.

This shows that the four Chinese-language films shortlisted this time are indeed of high quality.

"But we need to understand the logical relationship here!"

"In fact, it was Zhang Yimou who served as the chairman of the jury this year, which gave many domestic directors hope of winning the award. That's why there are so many Chinese-language films participating in the Eastern Film Awards this time. Do you understand?"

"So, Lao Mouzi must have made some contributions!"

Chen Yu and Liu Yifei took the organizer's car and rushed to the film festival venue. The two chatted while looking at the crowds of people outside.

The entire perimeter of the newly built movie palace in Roppongi Hills was filled with people.

Countless reporters from all over the world were taking pictures there.

Of course, the majority are tourists.

This year's visitor flow to the Tokyo Film Festival is said to have created the highest number of people since the founding of the Tokyo Film Festival.

A total of more than 5 people participated in this event.

You should know that Venice and Berlin, the three major film festivals in the world, allow the maximum number of spectators to enter, which is only 10 and 20 respectively; this is also the highest peak in history. In the past few years, Venice only had 5 to 6 people.

Now the scale of Tokyo Film Festival is almost as big as Venice a few years ago. The organizers are of course ambitious. They are obviously no longer satisfied with the number one position in Asia, but are preparing to launch an impact on the top five film festivals in the world. Judging from the number of people alone, it should currently be ranked fourth or fifth.

On the Tokyo Film Academy side, there was originally only one main venue, Shibuya Bunkamura, but the place was too small, so starting this year, two more main venues were added.

Roppongi Hills is a new city developed in Tokyo two years ago. This year, it served as the opening venue of Tokyo Film Festival for the first time, attracting countless movie-loving tourists from all over the world. At the same time, Akihabara is the venue for the closing ceremony of the awards ceremony and is also a high-tech city.

Japan's economy has been sluggish in recent years and it urgently needs these international events to increase its influence; at the same time, China's economic recovery in recent years, especially the improvement of the entertainment industry, has also made Japan feel a cultural shock.

But the threat is not serious yet, because Japan's GDP is still the second largest in the world, with an annual economy of 5.45 trillion US dollars; China's GDP is not even half of that, 2.43 trillion US dollars. Currently, no one in the world thinks that China can surpass Japan in a short period of time.

Of course, the Japanese will not believe it. A few days ago, someone on Tianya Forum made a bold statement that "China's GDP will surpass Japan's in 2030." Not only did domestic netizens criticize it as unrealistic, but Japanese netizens also mocked Chinese netizens for dreaming every day.

The entire Internet has a sense of déjà vu: the entertainment center of Asia is still in Japan.

Therefore, Japan now has only one idea, which is to let Chinese people come to Japan to consume and promote the economy, so they are very flattering; because there are obviously more wealthy people in China in recent years, and more people are traveling abroad.

Sino-Japanese friendship is on the lips of the people of both countries every day. Chen Yu certainly cannot stop the trend. He just smiles and says nothing. If he remembers correctly, Japan's economy was blown up by China in 2010... Why wait until 2030?
We will fight the Americans by 2030.

But nowadays, no one would dare to have such a dream. If anyone were to predict that China's GDP would surpass that of the United States by 2030, people would think you were crazy and no one would criticize you.

"Do you know why Chinese filmmakers have been invited to serve as judges or chairpersons all over the world in recent years?"

Chen Yu suddenly asked Liu Yifei beside him.

Liu Yifei shook her head: "I don't know!"

"Benefit!"

Chen Yu also figured it out these days: "First, we want to attract China's massive movie-watching group. The best movie market in the world is in mainland China. Whether it's Europe, America, or Asia, they all want to enter the country in a big way and earn our Chinese box office!"

"Second, that is to enhance the influence of the film festival in China. Now, except for the world's three major film festivals, other film festivals welcome Chinese directors to spend money to win awards. In the final analysis, it is to buy fame..."

In the world's A-class, apart from the three major ones and Tokyo, Europe's such as San Sebastian, Locarno, Karlovy Vary... are almost all supported by the Chinese film industry.

Domestic media also helped to hype it up, saying it was one of the four major film festivals and the fourth-ranked film festival in the world.

As we all know, in addition to the three major ones, there are five film festivals ranked fourth, and the purpose is of course to enhance the quality of some domestic filmmakers.

In fact, it is not the fault of these film festivals that they are like this. It is just that it is too easy for Chinese people to make money nowadays. Not only in the film industry, but also in alcohol, food, enterprises, etc., any gold medals or awards won abroad in recent years are sold like hot cakes, and ordinary people believe in these things.

I always feel that those who win awards abroad are better, and the IQ of the people cannot keep up with the accelerated economy.

That’s why there are so many bad movies nowadays, and why so many audiences are willing to pay for all kinds of commercial blockbusters that cost a lot of money.

The Tokyo Film Festival has not been corrupted because the Japanese economy is still good, so there is no need to rely on this to make money; after a few years, the influence of the Tokyo Film Festival has become less and less, and it has also begun to have no bottom line, and it is worse than several other A-level festivals.

The Tokyo Film Festival Golden Crane Award was set up specifically for the Chinese. Zhang Ziyi and her ilk have won Best Actress awards, etc. It's just a copied gold award wholesale model.

It’s a pretty disgusting operation, and the key point is that many people still go to win the prize.

Many fans in fan circles also use this kind of award to promote their own artists, and give them the title of XX Best Actor at the Tokyo Film Festival.

This is how the lower limit is raised.

Chen Yu sat in the car, feeling the warmth outside, but in his heart he lamented the end of this future.

“Walking on the red carpet!”

Liu Yifei pulled Chen Yu, who was a little distracted, and Chen Yu sat up straight, waiting for the car to move slowly forward towards the entrance of the newly built movie palace in Roppongi Hills.

A shiny green carpet stretched from under Chen Yu's car to the Cinema Palace.

Chen Yu couldn't help but smile. He just liked to do these fancy and ugly things in his daily life. It gave him the feeling of the Tokyo Olympics, and the key was that he felt very unique. Other film festivals all had red carpets, but this year it made an exception for the first time, with a green carpet made of environmentally friendly materials.

They are all gimmicks, but they did attract enough traffic, and the green color is very distinctive.

“It’s called walking the green carpet!”

Chen Yu smiled, and Liu Yifei was still nodding: "Well, it's good. It's my first time walking on the green carpet!"

Moreover, the Tokyo Film Festival also has a band opening warm-up performance, and the opening ceremony time is different from other film festivals, it is at 12 noon.

boom!
The appearance of Ayumi Hamasaki, currently the most famous diva in Asia, obviously set the entire music festival on fire; although Chen Yu complained, he had to admit in his heart that Japan's entertainment industry is really at its peak right now.

There is no one in the country who can compete with her.

After the song ended, the red carpet ceremony officially began.

Filmmakers, crews, directors, producers, etc. from all over the world still came on stage to sign autographs.

Of course, the most famous one is Chen Yu.

Jiang Yilang was in the same car with Chen Yu, Liu Yifei, and Jiang Wen, and was scheduled to appear last. This was of course because Chen Yu's current popularity in Asia was such that he was the only artist who could rival Ayumi Hamasaki who had just appeared on stage.

And with the bonus of the film festival, Chen Yu should be the undisputed king of popularity at this scene.

So as soon as he stepped out of the car, the cheers from the audience had already reached a climax; Ayumi Hamasaki's warm-up just now was not as shocking as his.

"Ahhhh!"

The fans and media were in an uproar, fans on both sides were screaming, and the flash lights of various media were flashing one after another. The green carpet, which was originally in good order, suddenly lost its calm.

Even though Chen Yu is in a relationship now, it still doesn't stop the Japanese from being crazy about him. Every work of Chen Yu may not be as famous in China as it is in Japan; from "Nuan", "House of Flying Daggers", "Kung Fu" to "Initial D" which just came out a few months ago, every work of Chen Yu is a super hit in Japan.

With the popularity of TV series such as "Tian Long" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Chen Yu is definitely a superstar in Japan.

In addition, after his previous collaboration with Japan on "Departures", which won the Golden Lions in Venice, the Japanese people obviously love and welcome him very much.

"chan!!!"

"Chen Yu!!"

"Yu Jun——"

Multiple languages ​​including English, Chinese and Japanese came together to create the most sensational green carpet scene.

It was obviously the first time that Jiang Yilang knew that his father's junior was so famous in Japan?
Countless fans stood on both sides of the green carpet. The security guards were almost broken through by this human wall. Many people cheered and screamed at him; it was similar to the crazy Chinese fan culture in later generations.

"..."

Chen Yu wore a well-dressed suit and waved to the fans on both sides with a smile. Even though he wanted to finish the walk quickly, the media and fans would not let him go. Liu Yifei next to him could not help but mutter, "I feel like these people want to eat me up..."

The look in her eyes was very lethal. Liu Yifei was now the public enemy. She was so nervous walking on the green carpet that she was afraid that someone would rush out and do something bad to her.

Of course, Chen Yu was also on guard at all times.

Fortunately, the security of daily life is good now, and they should have taken precautions; Abe was shot and taken away by two people because he did not take precautions.

"Chen Yu is so popular in Japan!"

“The most popular person in Asia!”

"Ayumi Hamasaki's momentum just now was not stronger than his..."

"The most important figures in this East Film Festival are him and Zhang Yimou, right?"

"..."

Domestic media such as Sina and NetEase also sent corresponding teams over. A large number of reporters were amazed at the grand appearance of Chen Yu and took photos crazily. For many reporters, it was obviously the first time they saw such a crazy scene.

After finally finishing walking the green carpet, Chen Yu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief; the green carpet that was supposed to take 3 minutes to walk took him and Liu Yifei 10 minutes. In addition to waving and signing autographs, he also took photos with many fans.

At this moment, countless people outside were still shouting his name.

Liu Yifei couldn't help but pinch him.

"What's wrong?"

Chen Yu looked towards the end of the green carpet, where Zhang Yimou and the crew of "A Solo Journey" were about to appear.

"Nothing, I'm just unhappy!"

Anyone would probably be unhappy to hear so many girls calling their boyfriend's name, let alone Liu Yifei?
"Okay, then pinch yourself a few more times to vent your anger!"

"No need, I'll feel bad!"

Liu Yifei smiled and took Chen Yu's arm again, which made Jiang Wen feel jealous. She quickly pulled her daughter aside.

As the chairman of the jury, Zhang Yimou was obviously the last one to appear.

The only regret is probably that in order to avoid suspicion, Zhang Yimou did not allow "A Solo Journey" to be reviewed, so there was no entry for "A Solo Journey" at the film festival; otherwise, with this movie, it should not be a problem to be nominated for the main competition.

Chen Yu had seen this movie in his previous life.

In the end, the climax of the green carpet was left to Zhang Yimou and Ken Takakura.

It was left to the crew of "A Thousand Miles Alone".

In addition to Ken Takakura, there are also the Japanese director of "Thousand Miles" Yasuo Furihata, photographer Daisaku Kimura, Takakura Ken's son Takakura Nakai Takaichi, and daughter-in-law Terajima Shinobu!
These companies still have considerable influence in Japan.

Shinobu Terajima won the Tokyo Film Actress award in the same year as Chen Yu, while he was the Film Actor at the time. Apparently, the two knew each other.

Amid the cheers of countless people and the snapping of photos by reporters, Zhang Yimou and his group walked into the Film Palace.

At this point, the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Film Festival came to a successful conclusion.

He brought all the members of the jury and waved to everyone in the audience; after giving the usual speech, he invited the filmmakers walking the green carpet to the Roppongi Cinema of the Film Palace for the premiere of "A Single Man's Journey".

Five to six hundred filmmakers from all over the world gathered together to participate in this grand event.

Zhang Yimou's appeal and influence in the industry are definitely not underestimated; coupled with the title of jury chairman, all the participants and movie stars of the entire film festival have to give him face.

Inside the cinema, a 200-square-meter snow-white wall was used as a screen.

A collection of wonderful shots from the films participating in the Tokyo Film Festival were played there in an orderly manner.

The actors began to take their seats one by one, and Chen Yu sat in the second row with Jiang Wen and others; after all, he had to make a speech later.

Trailers of 15 films nominated for the best film at the Tokyo Film Festival, including four Chinese films nominated, "Loach is also Fish", "The Two of Us", "Village" and "The Rules of Love", began to pop up on the big screen.

After these movies were over and Zhang Yimou gave his speech, the title of "A Solo Journey" popped out.

Snapped!Snapped!Snapped!
The lights in the entire venue suddenly dimmed, and the originally noisy venue became extremely quiet.

Everyone was looking at the screen attentively. The film "A Thousand Miles Alone" was shown in three languages: Japanese, English and Chinese.

The version of "A One Man's Journey" released in Japan is surprisingly different from the one in China.

After asking secretly, Chen Yu found out that the length was increased by 11 minutes mainly because of the plot in Japan, which made the relationship between father and son more delicate.

The movie was nearly 3 hours long and ended very quickly.

Many people present had tears in their eyes and gave the movie the warmest applause.

"thank you all!"

Zhang Yimou pulled Ken Takakura and others onto the stage.

What followed was definitely the routine question-and-answer session, with Zhang Yimou even calling on Chen Yu to stand up and comment; it was nothing more than various commercial compliments.

The premiere of "A Thousand Miles" was obviously very successful. Many distributors came to Zhang Yimou for heated discussions. He was certainly not responsible for selling the movie, but he had to make corresponding introductions. Just as Chen Yu and Jiang Wen were about to leave quietly, a foreigner in his forties stopped Chen Yu.

"Hi, chan, hello, nice to meet you!"

"this is my name card!"

The foreigner handed a business card to Chen Yu. In such an occasion, Chen Yu had no choice but to smile in response, took the business card and took a look at it.

Arlen Weir, Vice President of Sony United Artists Asia Pacific.

"Hello, Mr. Will!"

Chen Yu shook hands with Alan Weir. Jiang Wen, who was standing next to him, also saw the business card. "Wow, United Artists... Hollywood's Big Eight!"

Needless to say, if such a big shot called Chen Yu, he must be here to cooperate.

"I'm sorry to bother you so much, but I want to talk to you about your new film. Is that okay?"

What Anlun Weir was talking about, of course, was the film that Chen Yu would premiere at the closing ceremony - "Extraction"!
(End of this chapter)