Even if you use your butt to guess, these Americans who were selected to appear in the newspapers will naturally say good things. Ping Qingshan took a quick glance and looked down. Chapter 76 Celebration Banquet Below the "Saint Seiya" page is the introduction to "Battle Royale". It's clear that the newspaper didn't want to publish these, but readers love to read them. Asahi did not introduce "Battle Royale" in the past two days, and has received a lot of abuse from readers. And everyone is reporting it, so if you don’t, you’ll stand out. Even the Asahi Shimbun is worried that if Taira Kazunan becomes the president of Dentsu in the future, there will be a reckoning. So in today's newspaper, there is finally some content about "Battle Royale". It was called a rare popcorn movie in recent years and was full of praise. The young director Ping Qingshan was particularly mentioned, and it was believed that he was quite creative and had demonstrated extremely sophisticated skills in his first movie, which made people respect him.
"Haha, you really say one thing and mean another." Ping Qingshan sneered. Although this report was full of good things at first glance, it also implicitly expressed that the movie was just a popcorn movie, with no literary sense, and the director was a newcomer. He shook his head and changed the newspaper. Japan United Economic News Well, it's not of much reference value. Although this newspaper does not contain any ulterior motives. But the entire film review section is uninteresting, and the section on "Battle Royale" is also dry and boring. Apart from showing a bunch of premiere data and box office, and praising a few high-scoring movies in recent years, there is nothing else. After flipping through a few copies, Ping Qingshan discovered that these major newspapers related to the TV stations all had one thing in common: when it came to movies and TV series related to them, they would just say one word: praise! However, I will not mindlessly slander other movies or TV shows. After all, people who read newspapers are not mentally retarded, and talking nonsense will definitely be detrimental to the authority and fairness of the newspaper. But they won't spend much time praising it. This is perhaps the peculiarity of Japanese newspapers. "After all, Xiongshan Mingdu is in charge of the television business, so we have to find a way to get rid of his hometown." Ping Qingshan finished reading the newspaper, but other thoughts came to his mind. However, the time is not yet ripe, so he is just thinking about it. Overall, thanks to the reputation and box office of "Battle Royale", most of the reviews in these mainstream media are positive. Leave aside these big newspapers. The remaining tabloids don't have so many scruples. To be honest, these days, the entertainment editors of various Japanese tabloids have been celebrating the New Year. If they want to praise a movie, there is "Battle Royale", and if they want to criticize someone, there is the big target of Saint Seiya.
For example, this Tokyo newspaper He started by criticizing the "Saint Seiya Live-Action Movie" and even opened a special column, giving the movie only one star out of a full 10 points. The reason for the rating is also ridiculous: "One star is given to the name of Saint Seiya. Without this name, I think this movie can only get 0 points." Instead of reading his own positive review, Ping Qingshan was more interested in the negative review. After reading the review carefully, I found that this film critic has good literary talent and the article is very well written. And the analysis is very detailed. It is obvious that the person has watched the movie in its entirety, otherwise he would not be able to give such detailed analysis. I guess he is a fan of Saint Seiya. The same is true for other newspapers. Different ways to mock "Saint Seiya" Some people compared the box office with "Battle Royale". Some people also made a big fuss about the 5% attendance rate, and even demanded that the creative team commit suicide by disemboweling themselves, because a rubbish movie with a 5% attendance rate was also released in the United States. It brought shame to the Japanese. ... Ping Qingshan was amused by this reason. When these newspapers criticize "Saint Seiya", they inevitably bring up "Battle Royale" Compare and contrast. These things that appeared on the Chinese Internet in later generations could also be seen in Japanese newspapers. Not only could they be seen, but Ping Qingshan also felt that they used them very skillfully. ---Small dividing line--- The next day, early morning. Early in the morning, Ping Qingshan received a call from Nakamura Sakegami. "Director Sugi, I've booked the address for the celebration banquet. It's a Sukiyaki restaurant in Ginza, Tokyo. It's very famous and very grand. I've reserved the place in advance so that everyone can relax." Nakamura Sakumi was smiling on the phone while confirming the dinner party in the evening with Hei Kiyoshi. Due to the limited budget of "Battle Royale". After the filming of the movie, no large-scale team building was organized. But now. Things have changed. After the film was released, it sold well at the box office, so a grand celebration party was naturally what everyone expected. Ping Qingshan also wanted to use this celebration party to communicate more with the people in the previous crew. He was still a new director when filming the previous movie.
If you want to poach people, others will just laugh. Now that his box office appeal has been proven, many things can be discussed during team building. "Okay, I'll be there on time tonight. Remember to invite everyone else." So far, Ping Qingshan has a good feeling about the creation of the entire battle royale. Whether it is Nakamura, Oze, or Anshang, they are all people who can get practical things done. When he was still filming, he was thinking that once he had enough funds, he would definitely poach this team. Now, the opportunity has come. Nakamura Sakumi held the phone in his hand and touched his face. He hadn't had a good night's sleep in the past few days since the movie was released, but this did not prevent him from being full of energy at the moment. Box office success is a stimulant. Just imagine your future, how can you sleep well? After a sigh, Director Ping Qingshan remained calm. Nakamura Sakumi began to contact the crew. Apart from the main creators, the remaining Nakamura Sakami sent messages directly to the LINE group he created during his previous work. By the way, this habit of using LINE work groups was also proposed by Ping Qingshan. After several months, he also figured out Ping Qingshan's temper. I know that Ping Qingshan is serious about his work, but in private he doesn't care about many rules and regulations. Therefore, he simply did not make any formal announcement in the LINE group, but just said this. "To celebrate the box office success, Director Hira Kiyoshige invites everyone to dinner at Ginza!!!" These words were like a red iron ball thrown into the water. Now it's boiling fast. After the filming of the movie was completed, the LINE work group, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly became lively. In the LINE group, even introverted Japanese people can have a great time chatting. I don’t know who was so smart but actually posted this in the group. "Long live supervision!" Then followed a formation. This made Ping Qingshan, who was peeking at the screen, feel a little embarrassed. Afterwards, Ping Qingshan called Nakamura again. Not only did he invite him to dinner, but he also planned to prepare a red envelope of 10,000 yen for each person. For those hardcore, there are additional gifts.
Also included is a message from Ping Qingshan to everyone. These little things may seem useless now, but when he is short of people, it will make his job of recruiting people a lot easier. Chapter 77 Spotlight To find a suitable venue for the celebration banquet. Nakamura has put a lot of effort into making wine. After searching for a long time in Ginza, I finally found this store called Hot Boiling. From a distance, the sign of this store is very eye-catching. [Heat boiling] The four Chinese characters in flamboyant calligraphy make people feel noble at first glance. Use strange Chinese characters as the store name. It is actually very popular in Japan, especially in high-end restaurants in Japan. Just ask a calligraphy master to write for you and it will look very classy. This time, not only the crew members came to the dinner. The actors who performed in the film also received invitations. Actors will also be invited to normal celebration banquets, but in most cases it is just an invitation. Those who want to come can come, and those who don’t have anything to do can just leave. In the past, when Nakamura Sake organized such events, it was rare for all the actors to show up. After all, they were all people of status, and their schedules might not always be free. Sometimes, even the male and female protagonists would not be there. But this time, the celebration party for "Battle Royale" was unusual. After Nakamura Sake sent out the invitation, not only the leading actors, but almost every actor who received the invitation came, and some even asked him about it a few days in advance. And it wasn't just the actors who were coming, their agents also shamelessly called Nakamura Sakami and asked if they could join them. It is common in the industry for agents to accompany artists to celebratory banquets, so it was impossible for Nakamura Sake to refuse. Just this way. The number of people at this celebration banquet was a bit over the limit. Just randomly counting, it turns out that there were nearly 200 people. The sushi restaurant that Nakamura originally booked was full, so Nakamura found this restaurant [Hot and Boiling] and this time he simply booked the whole place. If more people come later, there will be room for them to sit. As for the cost issue. For a movie whose box office is about to break 10 billion, do we still need to pay attention to the costs? What's more, according to convention, these agents who come to work with actors need to give "return gift" money to the crew. Although the return gift money from each individual would not be much, with so many agents coming, the return gift money alone would be enough to pay for the meal.
So, what is there to worry about? Just use Huabei as much as you want. After everything was arranged, Nakamura Sake was also filled with emotion. In fact, he knew very well that the reason for such a lively scene was not just because "Battle Royale" was a big hit at the box office.