Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 390 I can also save students.

Kyoto.

Mr. Matsunaga took his wife to see the movie this time. Although he doesn't particularly like this kind of film, he thought the movie was still very well done.

"Tch, these Tokyo bumpkins just spout useless nonsense. If they were useful, why don't they go to Nara to rescue people!"

Mr. Matsunaga slammed the newspaper he was holding onto the desk in his study, clearly annoyed.

Mr. Matsunaga rolled up his sleeves.

He has to write an article and submit it to the newspaper today!

It's always been those guys from Tokyo who swagger around, but this time it's different. This Akira Furuya is a country bumpkin from Nara; he's from Kansai!

My opinion on the truth or falsehood of the Akira Furuya incident.

"This matter has caused quite a stir recently, as if it has stirred up some huge mess, but I must say, people from the Kanto region are adept at spreading rumors, and not a single word they say can be trusted!"

“As early as five hundred years ago, Guandong was just a place where rural people lived. The only people living there were a group of idle wanderers who did not know what elegance was and lacked the discerning eye to tell the truth.”

"As far as I know, it is not easy for Akira Furuya to make a living alone in a rural city like Tokyo. However, he has not lost his enthusiasm for Kansai. After making money, he gives back to his hometown and donates to schools. He is truly a moral role model for Kansai."

"Everyone knows that not long ago, the film that Akira Furuya collaborated on with Akira Kurosawa was recognized by foreigners and became another classic in the history of world cinema."

"It's clear that this was orchestrated by shameless people from the Kanto region, with the aim of tarnishing the pride of our Kansai region..."

"People from Northeast China are shameless!"

Mr. Matsunaga didn't care about any of that. He seized on the fact that Kanto was a rural area and Tokyo was the rural part of the countryside, and launched into a tirade. In the end, he made several copies of the letter, sealed them, and sent them to Kyoto Television and several newspapers.

The article attracted considerable attention as soon as it was released.

What a lousy place Kyoto is! How dare they call themselves "Lord Kyoto"? Now, we, the Lords of Tokyo, are the true Lord Kyoto!
The verbal battle did indeed divert a lot of attention, and even resulted in many letters being sent to Mr. Matsunaga's home.

Mr. Matsunaga didn't care. He openly revealed his address and said that he would start a unique newspaper war with all the country folk in Tokyo. He also welcomed the country folk in Tokyo to come to Kyoto to see his big house. After all, the country folk had never seen such a big house in their lives, and it was time to open their eyes.

Just as the rhetoric was becoming increasingly heated, Nara quietly released a statement.

Koji Tadokoro and Dai Miura are real people, but in order to protect their privacy, Nara will not release their real information.

Meanwhile, in Tokyo, many people also gave interviews to relevant media outlets.

Masagaki Yasuhiko said, "I've known Furuya-kun for a long time. He's a person who is focused on his career, so naturally he wouldn't care about some rumors. A long time ago, he took in some idle teenagers, and some of them worked in my shop. They were all very serious about their work. If we can't even trust someone like that, then who can we trust?"

TBS took the opportunity to speak, with Yoji Hashimoto standing in front of the camera and delivering a passionate speech.

"This must be something TV Asahi is behind behind the scenes. Everyone knows that Mr. Furuya has some minor conflicts with TV Asahi, and these conflicts were entirely caused by TV Asahi. I never expected TV Asahi to be so shameless as to resort to such despicable means. It shows that TV Asahi's programs are probably not very good either. We still have to rely on TBS."

TV Asahi vehemently denied the allegations.

It really wasn't us who pushed for it!

But Hashimoto Yoji's words really reminded many people of what happened a year ago.

Why would a high-quality tokusatsu series with excellent action and top-notch special effects be chosen to air on TV Tokyo?
Of course it's because TV Asahi is incompetent!
Therefore, it's highly likely that TV Asahi was behind this! That makes perfect sense!

TV Asahi could only cry foul and issue a public clarification, stating that they had never done such a thing and that they believed Akira Furuya was a person of integrity who would never do such a thing. At the same time, TV Asahi also expressed its welcome to cooperate with Akira Furuya again.

The whole affair, from beginning to end, certainly satisfied the curiosity of the Japanese public.

Right now, nobody cares whether Akira Furuya actually saved anyone; everyone's just curious to see what kind of movie could cause so much chaos.

In the third week, although the box office declined, it still stubbornly remained in a specific range.

When all of this reached Gu Ming's ears again, the number seemed particularly clear.

In three weeks, the box office revenue approached one billion yen.

The rationed income was 44.7%, which amounted to 440 million yen.

After this number was released, many things seemed to become less important.

Toei Theatres needs to make money, and so does Toei Productions; there's never too much money.

At this point, regardless of whether the matter is true or false, at least the money is real.

The 100 million yen earned from marketing and the 100 million yen earned from movie tickets are neither dirty tricks.

They are all very noble!

With Toei's intervention, the matter gradually calmed down.

Even if someone tries to create a big news story, it won't get any coverage from major media outlets.

Apart from the fact that box office revenue is still growing, it seems that everything has vanished into thin air.

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……

At this moment, only Shinichi Chiba was the most annoyed.

The golden statue has been formed; this person can no longer be slandered!
It was obviously his idea to push things forward, since the whole thing seemed suspicious no matter how you looked at it.

But now, the matter has almost completely faded away. Toei itself is rife with infighting and it's impossible for them to fully support his ideas.

The thought that people would speak up for Akira Furuya after he did such a thing inexplicably infuriated Shinichi Chiba.

With that thought in mind, Shinichi Chiba went to find Kinji Fukasaku.

If Akira Furuya can use it, so can they!
We'll just change the content a bit and say that someone went out to sea and got lost in Tokyo Bay, and the Demon Reincarnation crew pulled two people back from Tokyo Bay!

Kinji Fukasaku hesitated for a moment.

But after reading the newspaper, even Kinji Fukasaku changed his mind.

A film with a medium budget can earn 1 billion yen at the box office, with an average of 500 million yen in allocated revenue.

With such good results, what else is there to worry about!

Now that we have 200 million yen in front of us, let's say which one is noble and which one is despicable.
Of course there's nothing dirty about it!

Without Chiba Shinichi needing to say anything more, Fukasaku Kinji made the decision.

Once the Demon Realm Reincarnation arc is launched, they'll do the same thing!
Even a film with a medium budget can generate a billion yen in revenue.

If it were them, they would have made 10 billion!
Japan doesn't have a movie that grosses 10 billion yen yet!

(End of this chapter)