Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 389 A Great Confucian Scholar Explained the Classics for Me

In the Dongzhong system, Gu Ming took the elevator and entered Kurosawa Mitsuru's office.

"Furutani-kun, you're here."

Kurosawa Mitsuru gestured for Tani Akira to sit down, making no attempt to be polite.

“I’ve been reading the newspapers and seen the news. But there’s no need to worry about this. The better the movie sells, the more profit Dongzhong Production will make. Everyone will benefit. I won’t tolerate letting this kind of news continue to spread.”

Gu Ming nodded: "Actually, I'm more concerned about who is behind this than this matter."

"It doesn't matter. Even if we find out who's behind this news, it's not something we can handle. In peacetime, we can't exactly have someone sink him in Tokyo Bay, can we?" Kurosawa said, then laughed to himself, as if he had told a very funny joke.

Gu Ming rested his chin on his hand and seriously considered the feasibility of this matter.

Hmm, sinking people in Tokyo Bay... I wonder if Tatsumi Niyamoto has done this before.

"This matter doesn't actually require our response. If we respond to every little piece of news, it would seem as if it's come true. Furuya-kun, don't forget, we have official Nara certification. This matter involves too many people: you, me, Higashi-Chū-Shi, Nara, Ikoma, and even those politicians and lawmakers..."

Kurosawa raised one hand, then slammed it onto the table with a thud.

“Nara can use this incident to improve its image in Japan. Even a small place like Ikoma can create an impression of efficiency. Based on this alone, they will confirm the matter. And as long as they acknowledge it, we will not need to respond.”

"However, it's not like we don't need to respond at all. Mr. Furuya, I'm planning to publish the film's distribution revenue in the newspaper. I wonder what you think about that?"

Gu Ming shrugged.

"Of course I'm fine."

Kurosawa said, "Then let's leave it at that. If reporters come knocking, just give them some perfunctory answers and don't take it too seriously. Don't forget, you are Akira Furuya. You have many honors that Japanese people can't achieve in their entire lives. So, as long as Nara doesn't change its story, this questioning is completely unfounded."

Gu Ming's eyes darted around, and he quickly came up with an explanation.

"Does this mean that after entering the pass, there were great Confucian scholars who debated the classics?"

Meeting Kurosawa's questioning gaze, Gu Ming shrugged: "That is to say, if the ascent to Luoyang is successful, people will naturally try their best to find out the rationale for it."

Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't help but clap his hands and laugh.

"That's exactly what I mean. No matter who questions this matter, we don't need to respond individually. At most, we'll mention it briefly when we meet with reporters. Then, naturally, someone will come forward to verify the truth of this matter!"

Gu Ming nodded slightly.

So, naturally, the next step was to wait for the great Confucian scholar to explain the classics to him.

……

……

Was the film crew's rescue of students in the mountains real or fake?
The reporters made a special trip to the extreme action agency and, as expected, found Gu Ming off work.

Gu Ming only gave a simple answer.

"I have a lot of work to do, so please don't bother me with this kind of thing. Everything that happened on set is true, but it was just a small thing, nothing big for me. I won't tell you the personal information of those two students either. I don't think it's necessary to disturb their peaceful lives for an interview."

Such a response was clearly unsatisfactory, so the matter naturally escalated further.

Kurosawa Mitsuru made a special phone call to Tani Akira.

The ration revenue for the second week should have decreased, but it is now showing a strange upward trend.

Or, to use modern terminology, this is called a reversal of fortune.

The previously declining income has instead shown an upward trend. Although it is not steep, the line segment is indeed rising.

The total box office revenue in the Tokyo area during this period has exceeded 300 million yen, and if the total box office revenue in Japan is taken into account, it must have exceeded 500 million yen.

Mitsuru Kurosawa asserted that if this controversy continues, the final box office result will be quite good. Even if the revenue allocated to the box office is less than half, it will still be a very good number.

It's no exaggeration to say that it's extremely profitable.

This news wasn't just circulating in Tokyo; it was just that the Tokyo area was the most intense.

There are also some rumors circulating in other cities as well.

Of course, in Japan, actors aren't the only ones who can be called stars. Besides actors, there are many other people who can also be considered stars.

For example, Sugimoto Takafumi.

Takafumi Sugimoto isn't exactly a famous name, but he has another very famous one.

'Akashi-ya Saury'.

Takafumi Sugimoto is a comedian, rakugo performer, and television star.

Coincidentally.

Akashiya Sanma studied in Nara.

Although strictly speaking, he was born in the Kinki region, if we have to classify him geographically, it wouldn't be wrong to say he's from the Kansai region.

Although Akashiya Sanma, who is still young at the time, has not yet achieved the status she later attained, she is already quite well-known.

Akashiya Sanma had also learned about this matter. Although he didn't know the full picture, there was one thing he agreed with.

People from the Kanto region and the Kansai region do not get along.

Evening, Fuji Television.

Akashiya Sanma and her partner have a regular show on Fuji TV called "THE Manzai".

Speaking of which, Akashiya Sanma's partner is quite extraordinary, possessing a face perfectly suited to be a comedian.

Akashiya Sanma's partner is named 'Takeshi Kitano'. He hasn't become facial paralysis due to the car accident yet. He can still run, jump, and perform manzai (traditional Japanese stand-up comedy), and his spoken language is very comedic.

"Furutani Akira! Cluck, cluck! Hahaha..."

"Nara, I've been there. Even if you slapped someone in the face, they would just put their hands together in prayer and bow to you, just like a great Buddha in a temple!"

"Actually, I've seen the movie too. The performance in Shadow Warrior wasn't anything special. If it were me, I would at least win a grand slam of international awards, and Americans would have to kneel down and beg me to give me the awards."

……

After a performance ended, Akashiya Sanma hesitated to speak.

"Kitano, although manzai itself has no bottom line, today's program went a bit too far."

Takeshi Kitano stroked his short hair and chuckled, "Manzai, who cares if it's real or fake? Of course, you have to go overboard. Besides, I believe someone like Akira Furuya wouldn't care about us little manzai actors."

Even so, Akashiya Sanma was still very worried.

"I heard that Akira Furuya knows a lot of Yakuza gangsters! I heard that the reason he got a role in a TBS yakuza drama was because he was involved with the Yakuza! If you talk about him like that, he might send someone to sink you in Tokyo Bay!"

Takeshi Kitano shrugged.

"You actually believe that? That kind of thing won't happen! Besides, we both talked about it together today. Even if Tokyo Bay is to sink, we'll both sink together."

Akashiya chuckled.

If you want to sink, Kitano, you can sink yourself! I'm not going to play along!

(End of this chapter)