Chapter 1,227 Golden Screen

When someone cries, someone laughs; when someone is sad, someone is happy.

Matsumoto Keiko is a little different from Ning Weimin. She didn't pay any attention to the bad luck and lonely reactions of Fukasaku Kinji and Harada Michiko.

Now, she no longer has these two evil people who always slander her in her eyes, and she doesn't care what they think.

She just feels pure happiness.

Of course, this is not because she won the Academy Award.

Although Harada Michiko is almost obsessed with this Best Supporting Actress Award, for Matsumoto Keiko, who has won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice, this trophy is not much more or less. Taking it back will only enrich the display cabinet of the agency, and it has no practical significance.

Moreover, Ning Weimin had told her in advance that this award would definitely be hers, so there was no suspense for her.

She didn't even have any envy or jealousy towards Ishida Yoshiko, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the first time with "The Man on Fire", and she was just sincerely happy for this friend in the industry.

However, it is worth mentioning that this year's Academy Awards was the first social venue for Matsumoto Keiko to appear as a studio owner.

With the box office of "Li Xianglan" she invested in being a big hit and rising steadily, she has become one of the "rice bosses" in the Japanese film industry.

She can now clearly feel that people around her are more friendly to her than before, as she can have equal dialogue with big studios such as Shochiku and Toei.

Not only do the crew members respect her more, but the famous directors also take good care of her. Even the cadres and secretaries of the Academy Awards Executive Committee, the organizer of the Academy Awards, also greet her with a smile.

Such industry treatment is not something that ordinary stars can enjoy.

But this is still nothing. Compared with these people, the brokerage companies and other actresses who were once estranged from Matsumoto Keiko have changed their attitudes the most today.

Because they were in a competitive relationship in the past, even if they smiled and greeted each other when they met, it was purely a "tea art display".

Everyone knows that it is all to establish a likable personality for themselves and perform for the media and the public.

However, now these people are kind and friendly to Matsumoto himself, but there is some sincerity in their treatment.

The behavior of getting closer is much more enthusiastic, and even reveals the meaning of deliberately flattering.

For no other reason, it is nothing more than because Matsumoto Keiko has become someone who can provide job opportunities for the Japanese entertainment industry.

Moreover, in an era when Japanese movies have begun to decline, she still dares to invest huge sums of money to shoot big-budget movies.

Her status is naturally incomparable.

It turns out that this is what it feels like to be the owner of a studio.

It's like the whole world is infinitely tolerant of you and willing to offer you kindness!

It turns out that being a capital party seems to be able to do whatever you want. This is the feeling of being a real big shot in the industry.

No need to worry about anyone's opinion, no longer being reprimanded by directors and producers, and no need to look at the president's face.

Even though Matsumoto Keiko is not a person who likes to show off, she is also very proud in this environment where everyone respects her.

Although she did not dare to forget that she is still an actor and a public figure, she still needs to consider the public's opinion and cannot really act recklessly and do whatever she wants.

But compared to the past, the relative freedom and happiness were enough to make her secretly happy.

Anyway, as a member of the capital side, she felt extremely good now!

Of course, it is better to marry well than to work well.

Matsumoto Keiko certainly knew that it was all thanks to her man that she could enjoy such high spirits.

But who made her so lucky? Her Amin was so capable.

Not only did he plan everything for her in advance.

Even the subsequent development issues, she didn't have to worry about anything.

Who could be happier than her?

So, as long as there was absolute trust, love and marriage as the foundation between them, it would be fine.

And her sense of happiness did not stop there, but soon reached a new height.

First of all, the box office of "Li Xianglan" climbed as expected. After 21 days of screening, the total box office finally broke through the 2.5 billion yen mark.

And the current communication effect is very good. Taking Tokyo as an example, the attendance rate of well-known art theaters such as Ikebukuro and Shinjuku is 100%, and the highest number of full seats has reached 21 times.

In addition to Shochiku Films, the independent cinemas that actively sought cooperation were also quite satisfied, and most agreed to add as many screenings as possible.

This means that "Li Xianglan" created by Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko is destined to become a miracle of a good film with a box office of 3 billion yen in Japan.

According to the 50% share, the box office alone will bring in at least 1.5 billion yen, which is enough to recover all the investment including hidden costs.

The rest of the money is basically picked up for nothing. Isn't this a miracle?

That's not all. As the two most capable subordinates of Matsumoto Keiko, Akira Okamoto and Mitsuru Watabe also brought good news one after another.

Akira Okamoto finally sold "Li Xianglan" to a Korean film distributor for 2 million US dollars.

And the cumulative income of the film distributors in Southeast Asia who purchased this film has exceeded 1 billion yen.

Mitsuru Watabe reported the income from the film copyright peripheral products.

According to the feedback data he obtained, the sales volume of the movie soundtrack album produced and distributed by Taurus Palace has exceeded 200,000, the sales volume of video tapes has exceeded 45,000 sets, and the sales volume of 150,000 copies of the promotional brochure has been sold out.

The total share revenue they can get is more than 515 million yen.

These two amounts of money are pure income, and there will be more in the future.

Although the speed of making money will definitely slow down quickly as the movie is released, the success is a steady stream.

Not to mention Ning Weimin personally, and the royalties from the theme song "Please Don't Go" can be divided.

In short, it seems that the success of the movie "Li Xianglan" has fully achieved the goal of a big-budget movie selling well at the box office.

It is expected that the total revenue they will receive will not be less than 3 billion yen, which is equivalent to more than 20 million US dollars and 150 million yuan.

To be honest, in the history of Japanese films, there have only been two biographical films of historical figures that were as blockbuster as this one.

One is the Japanese-American co-production "Tiger", and the other is "Kagemusha" directed by Akira Kurosawa.

This not only allowed Yoshitaro Nomura to successfully prove his directorial talents, but also won back his self-confidence and the respect of other people in the industry.

It also completely enabled Fog Studios and Matsumoto Keiko's office to escape poverty and become rich, and get rid of the financial crisis hanging over their heads.

To put it bluntly, the huge profits from the movie are the "gold medal to avoid death".

Even if their next investment of 2 billion yen in "Crazy Rich Asians" fails, it will not cause Fog Production to go bankrupt.

There is still some money left over.

It's certainly enough to support Fog Studios to make another big-budget movie to turn things around.

Secondly, it was precisely because this film was a huge success that exceeded expectations in terms of box office and word-of-mouth, which gave Ning Weimin the confidence.

He suddenly became ambitious and planned to participate in international film festivals and promote the film overseas.

At present, the closest time is the Cannes Film Festival in May.

Although according to the requirements of the Cannes Film Festival, one of them stipulates that the selected films cannot be commercialized in markets other than their own countries.

And because their "Li Xianglan" has fully exploited the Asian market, it has already lost its qualification to compete for awards.

But it doesn't really matter.

Because for them, the significance of the Cannes Film Festival is not just to gilt films and compete for awards, but also to conduct business transactions.

You know, when the Cannes Film Festival is held every year and people are intoxicated by the magnificent images in the Cinema Palace, the underground floor hides the film market with the largest transaction volume in Europe.

During the Cannes Film Festival, which lasts for more than ten days, tens of thousands of film industry professionals from more than a hundred countries and regions will gather here to achieve astronomical amounts of film copyright transactions.

In fact, Ning Weimin planned to take this "Li Xianglan" and some so-called "failed" films from Fog Studio and Akira Kurosawa's personal studio to participate.

This is what he said to Keiko Matsumoto, "Of course it's good if we can sell it, but it doesn't matter if we can't. Anyway, for the future of the studio, we have to take this step sooner or later. There is nothing wrong with going to the international market early to experience it." . And there is no obstacle to our marriage. I think it would be better to hold the wedding as soon as possible. By then, we can go to France for our honeymoon, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone. I can't let you continue your busy work, right? It’s just a good time to get away from the Japanese reporters and relax.”

Such a public and private matter, such sweet words, Matsumoto Keiko naturally had no objection.

Especially when Ning Weimin mentioned marriage, she was even more excited.

So like most Japanese fiancées who long for love to be fruitful, she agreed quite meekly and happily.

Finally, and because of this, it is urgent to choose a wedding date and announce the wedding news to the public.

So on March 29, 1987, almost all movie fans in Japan were attracted to the gossip caused by Keiko Matsumoto.

Matsumoto Keiko, who just won the Academy Award and is the heroine of the hit movie "李香兰", published the good news of getting married in the "Mainichi Shimbun".

It was also announced that a wedding conference will be held on TBS TV station on March 31.

Logically speaking, the Japanese public should have expected this.

After all, as early as last year, Keiko Matsumoto was slandered and the scandal was exposed. She took the initiative to clarify to the public that she was in a normal relationship and was engaged.

As the saying goes, nothing matters more than gossip, and the same goes for gossip. If things like love drafts are frequent, it will easily annoy the audience.

But the problem is that there are not many celebrities who can satisfy both "rightly popular" and "deeply obsessed with the public".

And in this era where even ordinary women are looking for "three highs" when looking for a life partner.

Originally, according to the judgment of many die-hard movie fans, Matsumoto Keiko was dating a foreigner from China, and he was also an outsider.

With her good looks and professional values, there is really no reason to marry such an ordinary person from the third world.

Many people still have illusions about Matsumoto Keiko's marriage, thinking that it is impossible for such a doggy man to casually abduct the lover of their dreams.

But the result was completely unexpected. Matsumoto Keiko was determined to get married. Of course those crazy movie fans wanted to blow up the temple.

Some people had broken dreams, some were dissatisfied, and some were jealous, envious, and hateful.

Therefore, once the news was announced, it immediately became a hot news that attracted public attention.

What people were most concerned about was who their "first beauty" married?

What did she like about this lucky guy?

So TBS TV got a great bargain.

Because this matter was eye-catching enough, when the press conference was held on the same day, the ratings were as high as 27%, almost catching up with the popularity of the national hit drama.

You know, it was the prime time in the evening, which was the daily time that only housewives paid attention to, otherwise the ratings would probably explode.

And this press conference was also the first time that Ning Weimin appeared in front of the Japanese public as Matsumoto Keiko's fiancé.

In front of the golden screen, which symbolizes happy events in Japan, he and Matsumoto Keiko were beaming, but they did not lose their manners in front of many media reporters, and announced that they were engaged in the catering industry and were the operators of the Tan Palace Restaurant.

Although in addition to routine questions such as "Why choose each other", "How to propose", and plans after marriage, there are many other embarrassing questions.

But they all answered with grace and smiles.

For example, a reporter asked bluntly, "Matsumoto Keiko, why did you marry such a man? He is not only a foreigner, but also just a businessman who runs a restaurant, isn't he? Don't you think it's boring to marry such a person? You should have better choices?"

In response, Matsumoto Keiko responded bluntly, "I choose my husband not to deliberately choose his career or property. I pay more attention to the feeling of being together. I hope I can marry someone I really love. And he and I, like, have struggled in a difficult environment, and then we have such achievements now. There are many common points between us, so we can understand and respect each other. Only like-minded people can be fellow travelers, isn't it?"

In one sentence, the reporter who was originally a bit aggressive suddenly became mute.

As a seasoned socialite, Ning Weimin did not intend to fall out with the media, and was even more willing to cooperate for the sake of Matsumoto Keiko.

So he not only took the initiative to speak to ease the atmosphere, but also took the initiative to announce it to the media.

He claimed that he was a Chinese. According to the current Chinese customs, Matsumoto Keiko did not need to change her surname after marriage, and she would not be forced to retire after marriage. He hoped that everyone would continue to support Matsumoto Keiko's career.

He would never take the beloved Matsumoto Keiko away from the Japanese film industry. Instead, he would try his best to support her work and make more excellent movies for Japanese audiences.

This effectively reduced the hostility of Japanese fans.

Although it would still make some infatuated fans cry, for these people, it was better than nothing to continue to see their favorite stars on the screen.

In addition, Ning Weimin's image was really good, he was more graceful than many stars, and he was very likable. Most people also felt that they were a good match.

At this time, although there was no special love for him as a Chinese, there was no bad impression either.

Because of this, the scene became more peaceful. Finally, Matsumoto Keiko took the opportunity to announce that she would invest 2 billion to shoot "Crazy Rich Asians", and the male and female protagonists had been confirmed to be Teresa Teng and John Lone.

This unexpected explosive news successfully diverted the attention of all reporters.

So in order to get more inside information, even the attitudes of the reporters began to be obviously tolerant.

People are like this. Once there is a conflict of interest, the relationship will be extremely cordial.

In short, the timing of this press conference was very good, which can be said to be the effect of killing two birds with one stone, and it ended happily.

If you don’t believe it, just watch it. First of all, the relationship between Matsumoto Keiko and Ning Weimin can be open and aboveboard from now on.

Secondly, the news that the new film is going to be filmed has also been released, which will first give fans a good sense of expectation, and it will be more convenient to hype this film in the future and prepare a mass foundation for the release of the film.

And seeing that the attendance rate of "Li Xianglan" began to drop sharply in the last week, it is just the right time to create a big explosion point at this time, which has played a role in boosting the box office invisibly.

As for the only drawback, it is that it has saved the bastard Kinji Fukasaku.

This guy is now being chased by the media and reporters, and is in the most embarrassing moment.

But the public's attention is attracted here again, and as a result, this guy finally escaped and got the opportunity to hide himself.

But this is something that can't be helped. After all, nothing in this world can be completely perfect.