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Chapter 608 [35] This is the best in Asia!

March 2006, 3, Tokyo, Japan.

As soon as Chen Yu got off the plane, he received countless messages and missed calls.

"Takida-kun, wait for me for a moment, I need to take care of something!"

Chen Yu was talking to Yojiro Takita.

This time, the crew of "Departures" arrived in Japan together. Now, not only China, but all of Japan knows that "Departures" won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, and it has caused a sensation throughout Asia.

So at tonight's "Japanese Oscars", the 30th Japan Academy Awards, many people are expecting "Departures" to win more awards.

The news that Chen Yulai would attend the awards ceremony had already spread a few days ago, and many Japanese fans had spontaneously gone to the airport to pick him up.

"Brother Yu, I couldn't get through to you. You are invited to attend the press conference for the premiere of The Return of the Condor Heroes on March 3th!"

The text message was sent by Zhang Jizhong.

Ji Qiannan also told him about this. After thinking about it, Chen Yu did not refuse: "Okay, I will be there on time!"

There is also a message from his team.

Chen Yu called his manager directly: "What's wrong, Mazan?"

"The fan meeting of "Taken" received a very good response. Yesterday's box office increased by 30% compared to the previous weekday. Legend hopes that you can attend a few more meetings after participating in the event in Japan. They will pay you accordingly!"

Mazen said helplessly.

Because according to the announced schedule, Chen Yu's next time will be with Jiang Wen.

But it is obvious that Legendary has seen the box office increase of "Extraction" and obviously wants to do more publicity to increase the box office.

This kind of thing is normal, but it does conflict with Chen Yu’s announcement.

Moreover, Legend bought all the European and American copyrights of "Extraction", so Chen Yu would not make any money afterwards.

His attendance at fan meetings is also free publicity, and of course there are personal selfish motives involved. After all, it is a way to increase his fame, so it is a win-win situation.

But now he is asked to participate in the roadshow, even if he is paid, Chen Yu is actually in a difficult situation.

"The cost is secondary. The notice I filmed is a bit difficult to handle..."

"The corresponding losses will be compensated by the Legendary side, and, boss!"

Mazen said calmly, "This will be very helpful for us to get the role of the Joker in The Dark Knight!"

Although the copyright of Nolan's new film "Batman: The Dark Knight" belongs to Warner DC, the investor is Legendary Pictures, so the final decision on the role is made by the top management of Legendary.

"Okay, then I'll coordinate with Director Jiang Wen!"

"Ask the Legend about the compensation and appearance fee!"

"understand!"

Mazen smiled and said, "In fact, this roadshow is very helpful to your fame, Boss. The fan meeting was very popular online, and with the influence of The Harvey Show, the DVR recording had a 2% viewership rate, and more than 200 million people watched it!"

"The sales and rentals of your films have been very well received in the audio-visual market recently, and have increased several times!"

The United States is a commercial society, and many times the increase in fame and data can explain everything.

It is precisely because of this that Legend has invited Chen Yu to participate in the roadshow and is even willing to invite the leading actors of "Extraction" to the United States to promote the film together.

Previously they estimated the box office to be around 1 million, but now many factors have led to this movie possibly setting a new North American box office record for Chinese-language films.

The $1.5 million that "House of Flying Daggers" earned in the North American market is likely to be broken by "Extraction".

The fact that we have currently earned $4.5 million worldwide says it all.

The Japanese market has become the largest single market in the world for "Taken", with a box office of 154 billion yen, close to 1.32 million US dollars, ranking among the top three overseas film box office in Japan in the year.

Chen Yu's fame in Japan has already surpassed that of Jackie Chan and Jet Li, making him the undisputed No. 1 superstar in Asia.

Moreover, this box office is only temporary because "Extraction" has not yet been released in Japan.

Box office myths continue to be created.

After hanging up the phone, Chen Yu said to Takita Yojiro and the others who were waiting on the side, a little embarrassedly: "Sorry, I kept you waiting!"

"it's okay no problem!"

Yojiro Takita waved his hand, and of course the others had no objection.

Chen Yu walked out of the airport passage with a few people. He was surprised to see the huge crowds of cheering fans and fans standing at the exit.

Various banners were held high there.

【Welcome Chen Yujun to Japan! 】

【The Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film has been won! 】

【Asia's Invincible & Actor...】

……

And so on.

This is a bit like the déjà vu of fans in the Chinese fan circle in later generations, all of them are shouting Chen Yu's name over and over again.

There is also Chinese mixed in.

Chen Yu wore a hat and a mask, and waved and greeted people with a smile. Many fans seemed quite crazy. The security guards in Japan are not as professional as those in China. Fortunately, the program team of the Academy Awards hired bodyguards.

After signing autographs and taking photos with a few fans along the way, Chen Yu finally got on the vehicle arranged by NTV.

"Whoo~~~"

Chen Yu let out a long breath, feeling the impact of fan culture in advance.

Currently, the entertainment culture of Japan and South Korea is very popular. It has begun to advance from Taiwan to the mainland, and there is a trend that Korean and Japanese waves are sweeping across China.

Apart from Chen Yu, the only other competitor is the Super Girls created by Mango TV.

The latter is truly magic defeating magic.

But in the end, facts proved that Mango TV succeeded. It successfully repelled the impact of Japanese and Korean culture and entertainment industry and protected the "pure land" of the entertainment and cultural industries, but it cultivated a traffic culture of competing with each other in one circle.

Chen Yu didn't know whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

Of course there are good aspects, but She is also very bad. His ability is limited after all, just like Jackie Chan is famous all over the world, but still cannot change the current situation of domestic entertainment.

He can only accept and acknowledge the ecological environment and the general trend.

The only way is to be the best of yourself and grasp your own real interests.

"President Omura has already made arrangements. Yu-kun, you should go back to the hotel and rest. There will be a regular cocktail party after the award ceremony in the evening!"

"The heads of the four major film companies and the staff of NTV will all participate..."

A female assistant in the car spoke to Chen Yu in Chinese.

In fact, the Japan Film Academy Association had already coordinated this matter with Ji Qiannan and Qiu Junjun a few days ago, and now it is just a routine notification.

Masayuki Omura is the current president of the Japan Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, and the Japanese Academy Awards are also organized by this association!

"Departures" has been shortlisted for 13 categories in total this time, making it a hot favorite to win this year's Japan Academy Awards.

In light of last year's "Forever Sunset on San-chome" scandal, this year's Academy Awards seemed to be held in a very formal and open manner, and even the voting for the song award nominations was broadcast live.

"Departures" was selected by various associations and is highly recognized by movie fans.

The film will be released in Japan on April 4, the same day as in China.

At present, Chen Yu's films can basically be released simultaneously throughout Asia. Toho, one of the five major Japanese film companies responsible for distribution, has also been cooperating with Yu Xin for a long time, and they will also attend the evening banquet.

After returning to the hotel, Chen Yu went upstairs to rest.

But he chose a 2-hour rest period, because if he slept too much, he would not be able to fall asleep at night.

Tomorrow he has to continue to Los Angeles to participate in the roadshow of "Extraction".

"How do I tell Lao Jiang about this..."

Chen Yu thought about it and decided to wait until he woke up before telling the truth.

Since Legendary Pictures can provide compensation, given Jiang Wen's personality, he will definitely extort money from them.

He was quite willing to do this.

A few hundred thousand dollars in film pay and losses are just a drop in the bucket for Legend, but the story is different when converted into RMB.

For the current crew of "The Sun", several million is like pie in the sky.

I guess Jiang Wen would wake up laughing in his dreams.

It's nothing more than a matter of the crew stopping for a few days or modifying the shooting schedule, which the production department can coordinate at will.

Two hours later, Chen Yu told this matter to Jiang Wenyi. As expected, this guy was very angry, but in consideration of compensation, he approved Chen Yu's 2-day vacation.

Chen Yu really felt that someone was extremely shameless.

The person on the other end of the phone probably smiled happily, and spoke so righteously.

"Brother Yu, the makeup artists are here!"

"Okay, wait a moment!"

Chen Yu tidied up and opened the bedroom door of the suite.

Participating in the routine makeup for the award ceremony, brand cooperation... After a while, Chen Yu, wearing a high-end Prada suit, appeared in the hotel lobby in high spirits.

Countless reporters were taking pictures on the sidelines as Chen Yu and the crew of "Departures" boarded the sponsor's vehicle bound for NTV TV station.

The annual Japan Academy Awards are held by NTV, also known as Nippon Television.

This is Japan's first private radio station engaged in television business. It is privately owned and ranks second among all Japanese television stations, making it the leader among private radio stations.

Because the first one, NHK, is a public broadcasting and television organization. Although it is a public-private partnership television system, NHK is a giant in Japan that no one dares to challenge.

NTV ranks second, but its ratings far exceed NHK, making it the "ratings king" of Japanese TV stations. However, it has been overtaken by Fuji TV in recent years and is showing a trend of falling to third place.

It is precisely because of this that this TV station has dared to act so recklessly in recent years.

The purpose of private enterprises and capital is to make money. Unlike the public sector, they at least have some dignity and will not go too far in many things.

So this year NTV is ready to turn over a new leaf and called Chen Yu to fill the spotlight, and of course the treatment he gives is also very good.

As soon as he got off the car, the red carpet leading to the radio station was lined with his fans and cheering fans.

There is even a huge promotional poster for "Departures".

Unlike other film awards such as the Oscars and the domestic Golden Rooster Awards, the Japanese Oscars do not have a red carpet ceremony.

Although it imitates the American Academy Awards ceremony and awards the awards with a curtain on both sides, the so-called red carpet is a part that takes place after the awards ceremony begins.

At the same time, only the shortlisted directors, actors and crews can appear on stage.

Chen Yu thinks this is actually a good thing. The live broadcast of face recognition gives all the shortlisted candidates a chance to show their faces collectively, and the duration is very long.

Unlike other award ceremonies, there is only a red carpet walk and a few fleeting shots of the final nominations.

But not all audiences will watch the red carpet show, so the ratings will definitely not be as high as an awards ceremony.

But the highlight appearance after the show starts is a little different.

This is a focus of great light.

For example, now, when Chen Yu walked into NTV TV station, he saw several Japanese actors who were nominated for the Best Actor award together with him.

Later, they will appear in front of the camera together, and follow the introduction of the host and subtitles, and walk the red carpet in the middle of the award ceremony together.

Like them, there are many people who won the Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress awards.

Each shortlisted group will have a chance to show their faces for more than half a minute.

"Yujun!"

Takuya Kimura, who had met Chen Yu once before during a commercial shoot, walked towards him and the two of them hugged each other tightly.

This time, he was also nominated for Best Actor for his role in the movie "One Point for Samurai".

In fact, there are several Japanese movie stars who are very famous now and in the future who were nominated for the Japanese Academy Award for Best Actor.

For example, Satoshi Tsumabuki, this actor is also very famous in China in later generations. He has participated in "Detective Chinatown 3", not to mention Takuya Kimura.

There is also Ken Watanabe, the best Japanese actor in Hollywood in later generations. He was nominated for the Best Supporting Actor Oscar and appeared in the "Godzilla" series, playing Professor Serizawa, and was considered one of the leading actors.

There is also Saito from the Transformers series and Inception, and the incarnation of the ninja master in The Mystery of the Dark Knight...

Yakusho Koji, the 23rd Cannes Film Festival winner...

With this lineup of nominees, Chen Yu may not necessarily win the Japanese Best Actor award.

Among the nominees for Best Actress, there is one that Chen Yu is relatively familiar with - Masami Nagasawa.

She also starred in "Detective Chinatown 3" and "The Crossing"!
She starred in many comic-adapted movies, such as "Gintama", "Bleach", and "Shin Ultraman".

"Hello, Yu Jun!"

Several female lead nominees, including Masami Nagasawa, also greeted Chen Yu.

After all, even though many actors today are famous now and in the future, they still cannot compare with Chen Yu in terms of status.

This is the chain of contempt that goes down layer by layer.

Chen Yu may be considered second-tier in Hollywood, but he is among the top in Asia.

It was also the first time that Chen Yu met some famous directors, well-known actors and producers in the Japanese entertainment industry.

People like the people from the five major film studios, investors, members of the American Association of Film Academy, etc., had already taken their seats in the award ceremony hall, waiting for the ceremony to begin and the nominees to enter one by one.

"Yu-kun, you, Kimura, Watanabe and the others are the last to enter!"

"I'll give you signs in a minute!"

An assistant director of the award ceremony director team said to Chen Yu, and Chen Yu smiled and said, "OK, then I can take a break in the backstage!"

"Ha ha!"

Many people laughed. Chen Yu's Japanese was very standard, which was one of the reasons why he was popular among the Japanese people.

Sometimes, language is indeed a way for many artists to get closer to foreigners.

It’s just like the reason why many table tennis players can speak Chinese and do well in China.

No one doesn’t like a foreigner who can speak their native language. There is a natural sense of intimacy, which is the beautification brought by filters.

What's more, Chen Yu is famous and he can speak Japanese, which makes him even more popular with the Japanese.

"Ok, the award ceremony begins!"

"Everyone, get ready, and start taking the stage in groups!"

(End of this chapter)