Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 473 We Need to Translate

"Léon: The Professional" is not a typical commercial film, but its core message is quite popular in Europe.

Now, Gu Ming has made some modifications to the film, adding the core elements of a typical commercial film, and in an instant, the film is different.

Rather than the original story, it's more accurate to say that the core of the story has been wrapped in the guise of an action movie.

In other words, this is an action movie with a story!
Compared to action movies of the same era, which generally had relatively thin stories and ordinary action scenes, this film was shot directly on landmark buildings, and the action scenes were extremely varied, especially the distinctive 'central axis lock-on shooting', which was quite eye-catching.

Only through a combination of factors could things achieve an effect that even Gu Ming himself hadn't anticipated.

At this moment, in a screening room in Cannes, Gu Mingla pulled back the curtain after the opening ceremony and looked at the seats outside.

It wasn't exactly packed; the screening room had over a hundred seats, and there were probably a dozen or so people sitting there.

However, this number is by no means small, because during the Cannes promotion, the films are shown almost all day long, and people come and go at any time, with people present at all times.

At first glance, there were few Asian faces; most were older white men.

The film continued to play, and few audience members left early.

When the movie ended, someone in the front row raised their hand and clapped first, which triggered a certain symbolism. Suddenly, everyone started clapping, and it didn't stop until a moment later.

"what?"

Gu Ming scratched his head.

Why are some people still clapping?

Hiroko Yakushimaru whispered, "That looks like someone hired by Haruki Kadokawa. I saw him in the last game."

Gu Ming leaned back instantly.

He clearly doesn't understand the intricacies of commercialization! He's just too good at it!
"Did he hire someone specifically to applaud? Then these dozen or so audience members aren't all hired by him, are they?"

Hiroko Yakushimaru nodded solemnly.

At least two or three of them were shills hired by Haruki Kadokawa!

However, the other audience members were genuine.

After the movie ended, the two encouraged each other and then went on stage to meet.

The moment the lights came on in the theater, many audience members could clearly see two figures on the stage.

He looked like a disillusioned, down-on-his-luck, and melancholic middle-aged assassin, his face covered in a beard, hesitant and weathered.

Beside her was a vibrant young girl, yet she carried a submachine gun that seemed completely out of place with her.

This combination is quite dynamic.

Tuo shouted enthusiastically, "It's the lead actor! The lead actor is here!"

This immediately attracted a lot of attention. The audience members who were about to leave all stopped and looked over here.

"He really is the lead actor!"

"And that little 'Lolita' too."

In an instant, the audience gathered at the front row to watch the spectacle.

Gu Ming raised his hand at the opportune moment and greeted him in French.

"Help the pigs! Friends!"

With a whoosh, it was even more shocking.

No matter which country you're in, it's always quite amazing to suddenly see a stranger who speaks your native language.

Gu Ming recalled the practice questions he had memorized over the past few days and recited them off the top of his head.

"Gentlemen, ladies, brothers and sisters, hello everyone! I've missed you all so much!"

"I am Akira Furuya/Hiroko Yakushimaru, an actress in this film. I am very happy that everyone can come to watch our movie."

"France is a country with a long history and beautiful scenery. I love France, especially its croissants and macarons."

In fact, Gu Ming had never eaten croissants or macarons, but the booklets were all written by Haruki Kadokawa, so he just read them aloud.

The group exchanged glances and nodded in unison.

That's so true.

If you come to France and don't eat croissants, it's like you haven't eaten croissants at all!
This kind of interactive segment is something that audiences attending Cannes are well aware of, and someone immediately asked a question.

"Mr. Furia, how did you film that scene on the rooftop in the movie?" Gu Ming looked at the translator, who gave a brief reply.

Gu Ming then gestured with his hand: "It's like this, we filmed directly on the roof of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, oh, that is, the Paris Police Department. Because it was a real location, there was only one shot, so the footage will appear a little distorted, but overall it was not edited. Even the last detective was a real Metropolitan Police Department staff member."

After Gu Ming finished speaking, the crowd couldn't help but murmur in surprise.

That's amazing!

Someone asked about Hiroko Yakushimaru again, and this time Hiroko Yakushimaru responded quickly.

Yes, she is already eighteen years old; she's just playing a high school student in the film.

Of course, she wasn't actually eighteen yet; she just needed to say it that way.

While questions were still being asked, new audience members were already entering, and the two on stage attracted the attention of many more.

This movie had already been released overseas for some time, so it naturally had a built-up audience. That's why they dressed like that.

Please.

The combination of a melancholic older man and a young girl is absolutely amazing!
……

……

The whole day passed in the blink of an eye. He was exhausted, but it was very fulfilling. He had received at least several hundred visitors that day. Although Gu Ming didn't know much about the Cannes voting process, he knew that this publicity campaign had definitely been quite effective.

Although Gu Ming also wanted to see films from other countries, unfortunately, he had to stay here for promotional work.

On the contrary, Shaqin took a stroll through the film festival and came back excitedly telling Gu Ming about the films she had watched that day.

The translator, during the day, stood alone in the corridor.

The translator was someone Haruki Kadokawa found; he was a Japanese-French man named Nakajima.

At this moment, Nakajima, the translator, is on the phone.

"Ten thousand... hiss!"

There was a moment of silence as the translator, Nakajima.

One hundred thousand francs!

Currently, France still uses the franc, not the euro, and the franc remains quite strong. One hundred thousand francs is no small sum.

Nakajima, the translator, was somewhat tempted, hesitated for a moment, and then asked the other side.

"Do I really only need to keep my current job? Are you sure he doesn't understand French?"

The person on the other end of the phone was extremely certain: "Don't worry, this person didn't even finish elementary school and doesn't understand French at all. Everything they said was just a script they memorized on the spot. You just need to 'embellish' it a little when you translate. It's that simple. The 50,000 francs is a deposit, and if you do this well, there will be another 50,000 francs as a reward!"

Nakajima, the translator, took a deep breath.

He'd do anything for money!

It's just a matter of adding a little something during the translation; it's not a big problem!
He was walking down the corridor when Gu Ming happened to come out with Sha Qin.

"Oh, Nakajima, translator! You've worked so hard today."

Gu Ming made a point of greeting him.

Nakajima forced a smile.

Yes, you've worked hard.

However, tomorrow probably won't be so tiring.

He bowed his head hastily, gave a quick salute, and hurried back to his room.

Gu Ming shrugged.

"After all, not everyone is as energetic as me. This translator has worked very hard today, busy all day! He's been doing different translations all day. I wonder how much Kadokawa Haruki pays him to work so hard."

Shaqin said, "It really hasn't been easy for him. Should we give him a gift?"

Gu Ming nodded, agreeing wholeheartedly.

"Then please cooperate with the publicity in peace, Mr. Furuya. I'll take care of this. Tomorrow I'll look for a suitable gift and send it to you."

The two talked as they walked away.

(End of this chapter)