I am a literary giant in Japan

The “Embassy Diplomat Screen” is located in the luxurious shopping mall “Siam Square One” at Siam Station on the BTS (Bangkok Subway Line) in Bangkok.

In 1997, the Thai royal family and Xie Zhengmin, the owner of the famous domestic conglomerate Charoen Pokphand Group, jointly invested 1 million baht to build this super luxurious cinema.

In early 1997, the Thai baht had not yet collapsed completely. 1 million Thai baht was equivalent to 2000 million RMB, or about 2 million Japanese yen, which was indeed a huge investment just to build a cinema.

Soon after its construction, the cinema became world-famous for its high-end services and facilities.

The cinema provides a 180-degree surround screen and super comfortable sofa beds, providing a seamless viewing experience.

In the 90s, this novel way of watching movies was very rare and it instantly attracted many people to watch movies.

The design style of the Embassy Diplomat Screen is also very unique, integrating various Thai elements and was designed by the famous designer Diego Gronda.

By 1999, the cinema had expanded a little more and added three VIP theaters, but each VIP theater only accommodates 3 seats and provides guests with facilities such as pillows, quilts, a personal mini bar (with unlimited refills), lights, chargers and a button to call the waiter.

In addition, the cinema also provides self-service light meals and drinks, and the menu changes every month, further enhancing the movie-watching experience.

In terms of price, the movie ticket price for ordinary theaters is 900-1500 baht per person, while that for VIP theaters is 2 baht per person. VIP theaters only accept reservations and do not accept on-site ticket purchases.

"Children of the Dark" will premiere simultaneously in major cinemas in Bangkok at 12 noon tonight.

Knowing that Kitagawa Hide and others were planning to watch the premiere ceremony before returning to Tokyo, Pent naturally arranged the most luxurious "Embassy Diplomat Screen" for them to enjoy.

That evening, Chulalongkorn University and Pathumwan District Chamber of Commerce jointly booked the "Embassy Diplomat Screen". Ordinary members of the crew watched the movie in the general theater, while Kitagawa Hide and others were arranged in the VIP theater.

"This is too luxurious and decadent!" Jaburi Li plopped down on the exclusive sofa, enjoying iced juice and desserts while criticizing the extravagance of Thai capitalists.

“I think this model might also become popular if it were moved to Tokyo.

There is no shortage of wealthy people in Tokyo who are willing to live this kind of extravagant and entertaining life."

Reina Saito, who has already left the middle class and is steadily moving into upper society, has recently been studying the spending habits of wealthy people.

She believes that the most cost-effective business model is to make money from rich people.

Throughout the vast human history, the ultimate goal of any company that wants to become big and strong is to securitize its assets, using fictitious bubbles to reap the money of countless wealthy shareholders, thereby achieving capital expansion and unlimited doubling for capitalists.

No one gets rich by making money from the poor.

This is also the reason why countless companies, in the later stages, will benefit ordinary people in large numbers and do not rely on every penny of profit to make a profit.

After the change in mindset, as the editor-in-chief of "Bungei", Rena Saito has been thinking about how to break the situation where "Bungei" is about to reach the ceiling of the Japanese literary market.

The solution she has thought of now is to make more money from rich people.

Kitagawa Hide, who was in the middle of the two people, took a sip of juice, nodded slightly, but did not respond.

Reina Saito's idea is correct and quite ahead of its time.

Some luxury brands and high-end consumer goods that are exclusively for the rich in later generations are based on this kind of thinking.

But after the millennium, the United States experienced another subprime mortgage crisis in 08, and neighboring China's economy took off thanks to the housing market.

For Japan, which has lost three decades, the best choice is to stabilize the economy and focus on grassroots consumer groups and high-tech industries.

Reina Saito has a good idea, but unfortunately she was born at the wrong time. If she does this, she will probably lose everything.

However, these are all "drawing the target first and then shooting the arrow". Telling her about it now will only cause Saito Rena to rebel.

Kitagawa Hide always adopted a wait-and-see attitude towards them.

Wait until they really make mistakes, or even lose money, and then lend a helping hand. Only then will these women realize their mistakes and obey you.

Seeing that he did not refute, Saito Rena's mouth curled up slightly, and she decided to discuss this matter with Kawaide Shizuko after returning.

Anyway, an investment of several hundred million yen is not a big deal for them now, and it is far from being a major blow.

While the three of them were chatting, advertisements were already playing on the huge surround folding screen opposite them. After a few interesting public service advertisements, the huge logo and background image of Beichuan Entertainment appeared.

The movie begins.

The lights dimmed instantly, and the soothing music stopped, turning into shrill, loud shouts.

As the protagonist Nanbu Haoxing screamed heartbreakingly, a line of huge bloody words appeared on the screen -

"Children of the Dark".

Kitagawa Entertainment Co., Ltd. and Thailand's Pathumwan Films produced the work.

The film is adapted from the work of the same name by the famous writer Mr. Hide Kitagawa.

The subtitles appeared for about three or four seconds, and then the scene changed, and the ragged Hiroyuki Nambu appeared in everyone's sight.

He is tall and serious-looking, with the demeanor of a national teacher.

It's just that the slightly awkward acting and the shaky handheld camera shooting mode made the audience instantly feel that the film was a bit crudely made.

Kong Lidi, a well-known Thai film critic who was also watching the premiere of "Children in the Dark" in the cinema, couldn't help but laugh.

"Didn't they say that this movie cost hundreds of millions of baht? With such poor acting and these shaky shots, are you sure the investment funds weren't embezzled by the crew?"

He is a reporter for the Bangkok Times and has also worked as an independent producer and director. He is known in the Thai film critic circle for his sharp tongue and sharp criticism.

After the original novel of "Children in the Dark" became a hit, he bought a complete set from the bookstore. After reading it, he was sure that it would be adapted into a big-budget movie.

As expected, this film adaptation was led by the Thai government, in collaboration with the film and television company of the novel's author, Mr. Kitagawa, and brought together a large number of well-known Japanese and Thai movie stars to create this large-scale public welfare film.

I heard that Mr. Kitagawa is also the producer and screenwriter!
But at the beginning of the movie, the man with extremely poor acting skills instantly brought Kong Lidi's viewing experience to the lowest point.

By the way, the actor who plays the male lead is called Nanbu Hiroyuki, who has the same name and surname as the male lead in the novel and the movie, but he doesn't look like a qualified actor at all.

Before watching the movie, Kong Lidi specially checked the information of Nanbu Haoxing - but all the information on the website was blank and there was no such person.

Considering that a lot of people with connections were involved in this joint production, he speculated that this guy was most likely a very powerful "super person with connections" in Japan.

Maybe he is the heir to a big conglomerate!
Otherwise, it would be too magical to have the popular Japanese film and television queen Jabami Rei and a bunch of big Thai stars accompanying her.

"One bad apple spoils the whole barrel." Kong Lidi sighed slightly.

To be honest, he was quite looking forward to the movie before it started. The original novel bloodily exposed a whole chain of evil interests targeting children with disabilities. Anyone who has read the novel will shed tears because of the tragic experiences of the children.

If it weren't for Hide Kitagawa's great fame, this kind of novel would never have been published in Thailand.

After the novel is adapted into a larger-budget movie, its influence will increase exponentially, which will be a huge benefit to children with disabilities.

It is reasonable for Kong Liddy, who has always been picky, to hope that it will be a great success.

Unfortunately, it looks like another crappy movie that is trying to make money by using the name of a novel.
The reactions of the fans around him were similar.

There's no way around it. Nambu Hiroyuki is not a professional actor, and his acting skills are really hard to praise.

But as the plot of the film slowly progresses, the appearance of the film queen-level actress Jabami Rei instantly elevates the quality of the film to a higher level.

More and more familiar faces appeared on the screen, and those veteran actors with superb acting skills carried the first ten minutes of the movie.

After enduring these ten minutes and the plot unfolds, Nambu Hiroyuki's advantages as the male protagonist are revealed.

"No. This male lead. Why is his acting so bad, but his interactions with the children and his expressions of emotion are so real?"

Kong Li Di looked at the big screen. Whenever Nanbu Haoxing spoke or moved, he always felt an inexplicable sense of disharmony, as if this guy could not fit into the movie at all.

But it is precisely this "layman" who can be seen by any discerning person, who can easily make people empathize with him in every plot interaction and emotional expression!

Especially when he saw the children being thrown out like garbage, Nambu Hiroyuki's heartbroken look made his co-star Jabami Rei look pale in comparison!
He obviously has no acting skills, but he looks so real.

The other actors have excellent acting skills, but they look exaggerated.

Just like that, once the audience accepted Nambu Hiroyuki's character and acting skills, the entire movie-watching experience was instantly maximized.

Moreover, this "outsider actor" who is closer to ordinary people can make the audience feel more involved.

Before he knew it, Kong Lidi, who had just been complaining about the movie, was also deeply immersed in the plot of the movie and couldn't extricate himself.

2 hours later.

When Kong Lidi saw Nanbu Hiroyuki and Jabami Rei rushing out of the sea of ​​fire holding their only remaining child and heading towards a new life, he inexplicably shed tears.

He wiped his wet cheeks, as if he hadn't cried while watching a movie in years.

"I am too conceited. This is definitely an excellent work that will go down in the history of human cinema!"

Kong Lidi stood up with the crowd and applauded the big screen that was playing the ending song.

He, who has always been picky, also admired Nanbu Hiroyuki's "acting skills" from the bottom of his heart. In this seemingly inexplicable male protagonist, he seemed to see a real case and the most real reaction of an ordinary person when facing such a thing.

Then at the end of the subtitles, when many people were about to walk out of the theater, a line of large characters suddenly appeared, making them stop immediately, and one after another fell into a long silence and shock!

“This film is dedicated to the volunteers who have sacrificed their lives and everything to save disabled children.

The entire crew and everyone involved in the production of this film would like to offer their sincerest blessings to Mr. Hiroyuki Nanbu, the prototype of the film's male protagonist and the lead actor! "

After the subtitles, the behind-the-scenes Easter eggs that Kitagawa Hide specially had edited began to play.

The behind-the-scenes Easter egg begins with Hiroyuki Nanbu serving as a reporter assigned to Thailand.

On a yellowed old newspaper, his name and the news about his overseas assignment were sandwiched in the corner. The news that no one paid attention to in the past has now become a shocking film.

From Thailand to Japan, from Bangkok to Yamanashi Prefecture and then to Nerima Ward, Hiroyuki Nanbu has been running and fighting for disabled children for more than ten years.

Many things in the film were witnessed and described by him personally, and many of them were his former comrades-in-arms, now just a handful of earth in their tombstones.

At the end of the behind-the-scenes footage, Kitagawa Hide and his group went to the Nerima District Welfare Home. The desperate Nanbu Hiroyuki forced his way to Kitagawa Hide despite countless people trying to stop him.

"Dean! Please let me have a word with Mr. Kitagawa!
Dean!! Only Mr. Kitagawa can save the children of Yamanashi Prefecture!

Dean!!!"

Nanbu Hiroyuki's heart-wrenching cry is just like the beginning of the film.

Only this time, Kong Lidi no longer complained about his poor acting like everyone else, but stood straight and watched the last scene with the most solemn expression!
That's it!

The audience was deeply shocked after watching the behind-the-scenes Easter eggs, and felt that the film was elevated again because of this small part.

At this time, Hiroyuki Nanbu, who was watching a movie with Hide Kitagawa and others at the "Embassy Diplomat Screen", had already burst into tears.

He didn't know there were these extra Easter eggs at the end.

Seeing that Teacher Kitagawa had secretly filmed the scene of him running to find him at all costs, Nanbu Hiroyuki was extremely moved and had great respect for Teacher Kitagawa.

At this point, in everyone's opinion, most of the credit for the popularity of "Children in the Dark", the huge impact it had, and the collapse of the dark interest chain, went to this guy.

But Nanbu Haoxing knew that all this should be attributed to the young man in the back row with deep eyes who made everything happen.

If he hadn't written this novel, if he hadn't brought the crew to Thailand to film, if he hadn't gone against everyone's opinion and let Nambu Hiroyuki play himself, if he hadn't edited these bits and pieces into highlights and easter eggs, there wouldn't be anything we have now!
"Teacher Kitagawa is truly the greatest Japanese writer of this century." Hiroyuki Nanbu said in a low voice with sobs.

Pente and the others sitting next to him remained silent, and then Pente spoke first.

He patted Nanbu Haoxing on the shoulder and whispered, "You are great too, Mr. Nanbu. Without you, those children might never be able to escape from that terrible life."

"I" Nanbu Haoxing burst into tears again.

Kitagawa Hide and the other two who witnessed all this were also silent, but a sense of refreshment surged in their hearts.

They succeeded!
It really lived up to what was written on the title page of the novel!
The lights in the theater suddenly came on.

Saito Rena then let out a long sigh, then suddenly turned her head and looked at Kitagawa Hide.

Beichuan Xiu was stunned and looked at her in confusion.

"Xiujun, please let me continue to write books with you in the future and continue to do things like this!"

"Count me in too!" Jaburi Rei looked at him with starry eyes.

Beichuan Xiu was stunned again, then nodded and smiled at the two of them: "Okay. That's it." (End of this chapter)