novelslam Chapter 998 Chapter 1007, the pinnacle of the film industry, built a memorial archway!
Chapter 998 Chapter 1007, the pinnacle of the film industry, built a memorial archway!
Chapter 998 Chapter 1007, the pinnacle of the film industry, built a memorial archway!
On the third day of the New Year, the lingering cold air finally hit hard.
The freezing rain started at night and continued until morning, filling the entire Tokyo with a biting cold wind.
There is nothing to be afraid of in Yamazakurayuan. From the moment we get up, the air conditioner is turned on to full blast, and the glass door separates them into two different worlds.
Naoki Nagayama and Taro stood together in front of the partition door, drinking coffee while looking out at the gloomy sky.
"Why isn't it snowing? It's freezing rain, why can't it turn into snow?" Naoki Nagayama sighed, thinking that the god in charge of the weather was being a little lazy.
"What nonsense are you talking about~"
Akina came over and pulled people back to the dining table. Naoki Nagayama was supposed to cook today, but Akina couldn't resist the desire to have the first hot meal of the new year, so she made breakfast with great enthusiasm.
"Eat quickly!"
"Because if it snows, it brings a romantic and happy atmosphere. People will shout slogans like 'It's snowing'," Naoki Nagayama shrugged. "If it's freezing rain, the most they will say is 'It's freezing.'"
"Haha~ It's really freezing cold~"
Akina brought up a simple Western breakfast. Now Naoki Nagayama no longer allowed Akina to cook the troublesome Japanese and Chinese meals.
"Speaking of which, today is the release date of Naoki-san's new movie, right?"
"Um"
“Will it have an impact?”
"There's not much difference." Naoki Nagayama is very confident about "Hayato". Unless this freezing rain lasts for a week, the audience will definitely find a chance to watch it!
"By the way, Akina, I have to go to the company today. I probably won't be back until the evening~"
"Hey, I got it~" Akina pretended to hold her face and watched her husband eat, and said in an obedient tone, "Akina-chan will wait for Naoki-san to come back at home~"
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Naoki Nagayama flicked his finger on Akina's forehead. He felt that having such a funny partner was really a headache. However, the future would not be boring, right?
The Spring Festival holiday has not yet ended, and there are only a few staff members in the Shuyou Building, except for those who are distributing classes.
Since Hayato is released today, the distribution department is ready to contact the heads of various cinemas at any time.
They also have to count the screening schedule, attendance rate and other data on the first day of release, and even understand the audience's impressions after watching the movie.
After that, we need to contact the media based on the feedback, change the focus of publicity, and ask them to continue to promote it.
The distribution of a movie can be seen as an exam, and the release is the time to hand in the answer sheet.
"Mr. Sugiyama~" Naoki Nagayama found the coordinator, "Don't be so nervous~"
"Naoki-mulberry"
Sugiyama Toshihiko looked at his president with pitiful eyes. How could he not be nervous? Although everything else was almost ready, the weather was bad today.
On the other hand, Naoki Nagayama refused to participate in the roadshow, which is very important for film promotion!
Such an uncooperative director would have been fired long ago in other film companies, like the one he previously worked for, Kadokawa Pictures!
That is to say, Shuyou Films was originally founded by Naoki Nagayama.
"Don't worry, Sugiyama-san. Our publicity is already in place." Naoki Nagayama patted his shoulder and comforted his subordinate. "The trailers, posters, media and newspapers, as well as movie fan groups. The free tickets we gave out also attracted a lot of interest."
Free movie tickets were given to many large companies and famous social groups as year-end benefits. This was a specially planned promotional campaign that could reach more groups through these people.
After all, my colleagues and friends have watched it, so I must watch it too. Otherwise, when others are chatting about "Hayato" during the New Year, I can't get a word in.
In Japan's cultural atmosphere where people are extremely worried about not fitting in, this is a huge pressure.
"Hey, I know~"
Sugiyama Toshihiko nodded, but he still didn't relax in his heart. He, Naoki Nagayama, could be relaxed because he was the biggest one. But for others, the release of the movie was related to their salary!
"Hayato" is finally released amid everyone's anticipation!
Tokyo's cinemas were packed with people who came to watch the first show, and even the cold rain outside could not dampen their enthusiasm.
"Even though it's raining, we can't miss what we've already planned!"
"Yes, I have already bought the tickets. I have made an appointment with my friends to watch it during the holidays!"
"There will definitely be no rain in the cinema anyway"
Similar words were spoken by the audience who came to pick up tickets. In short, at the beginning of this year, what people were most looking forward to was "Hayato", which had been promoted since the end of the year.
The actor Nagayama Kaede is not well-known among the general public, but he is very famous among teenagers. He played the role of "Tamao Serizawa, the Beast" and was regarded as an idol by many teenagers and delinquents. His goal of dominating the academy even became the slogan of the students who had nowhere to put their hormones.
Although it was finally suppressed by the parents and teachers, the fire in my heart has never been extinguished!
The other protagonist, Miura Tomokazu, can be said to be the previous version of Naoki Nagayama. He is a national idol, a handsome man, who has starred in many popular TV series and movies, and married the much-anticipated Yamaguchi Momoe. He is the wife-stealing hatred in the eyes of many men, and at the same time, he is the national husband in the eyes of many women.
His popularity with the public has declined a bit because of his wife, but this face is familiar to the public. He has a lot of potential fans.
Finally, Naoki Nagayama, the director, did a lot of great things last year, winning the Palme d'Or, hosting the Tokyo Film Festival, and even secretly married a top female idol.
Besides, isn’t it said that this movie is the origin of Naoki Nagayama’s family?
That deserves some criticism!
There are also some viewers who have nothing to do during the holiday, and it is raining, so they can watch the movie that everyone has been talking about for a long time and chat with friends and colleagues after the holiday~
For various reasons, the audience who came to watch "Hayato" in the rain filled the cinema hall and even other screening halls were opened to show "Hayato".
Cinemas these days still have a lot of autonomy~
The movie officially started with the slogan "Baga Ai Bo"
The style of the early Showa era gives people a sense of familiarity, which is due to the fact that society is developing too fast and everything is changing rapidly. However, it unexpectedly makes people feel nostalgic.
When many people were children, they had seen coal-burning trains and workers wearing old kimonos who looked like ronin.
People watched Hayato Nagayama, who came to Tokyo from the countryside to make a living, on the screen with the youthful vigor and energy, as well as a bold and reckless temperament. These were the characteristics of the first group of people who came to the city to make a living in that era.
The audience saw Nagayama Hayato like a rabbit off the leash, chasing rival gangs and police on the streets, watching him conquer the local underground groups with violence, and watching him rise step by step.
The punch-and-grab action scenes and smooth plot make people feel as if they have seen the wild vitality of the yakuza bosses who grew up wildly in the early Showa period, as if they themselves have participated in the history of the bosses' rise to power.
"I've finished speaking, who's in favor and who's against?!"
The iconic lines made the audience in the screening room feel excited, and they wished they were the one giving orders on the stage!
"You are so impressive!" "I will also say this to my subordinates when I announce my New Year's goals in the company after the holiday!" "Oh? May I ask who you are?" "I am the business section chief!" "What's so great about being a section chief!"
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There are two fight scenes in this movie that were shot in one take, one is a street chase, and the other is the climax bloody fight in the underground parking lot.
Such bloody fighting scenes are rare in Japanese movies and are more like American plasma films, but they look really cool!
After reaching the peak of his life, Nagayama Hayato was betrayed by his superiors and besieged by his enemies.
The audience in the theater held their breath and clenched their fists as they watched Nagayama Hayato fight to the death with ten enemies in the elevator.
"Really. Brave."
At the same time, in Shizuoka, unknown to the audience, the members of the Nagayama Group, under the organization of their group leader Nagayama Kumahara, booked a cinema to watch the release of "Hayato" together.
"This is the experience of our old team leader when he was young!" The younger brother said loudly in front of all the team members, "Everyone must watch it carefully! Keep it in mind!"
"You know, the leader of our Yongshan Group is full of legends!"
"We in the Yongshan Group must never forget the history of our old team leader!"
"Hi!!!"XN
All the team members responded in unison. No matter they were die-hard fans or not, they were all very happy to treat their teammates to a movie for free during the New Year!
"By the way. After we finish watching the film, we will go back to headquarters and select some people to give their impressions of the film!"
"So everyone must watch carefully and think seriously! Learn from the life experience of the old team leader!"
".Hi~~"
There is actually homework. This makes the happy atmosphere much less enjoyable!
The official release of "Hayato" has attracted great attention from the entire film industry.
In addition to ordinary audiences, film critics, major directors, and students from film schools all walked into the cinema with great expectations.
You know, Naoki Nagayama is now the most handsome guy in the film industry! Most of his movies used to be romances, and there were actually very few horror and action movies.
A movie called "Hot Blood High School" is at most a fight between gangsters. Although the fighting scenes are very realistic, the cuckold punches are actually nothing to watch. The main thing to watch is the passion and perseverance of teenagers.
This time, "Hayato" used action scenes as one of its selling points in the trailer, and in the early preview reviews, the action scenes were indeed very exciting, which attracted people who wanted to learn it to go to the theater to watch it.
I don't really want to see the famous director Kinji Fukasaku.
He had come to see Naoki Nagayama's movie before, but because he was scared to death by Sadako, he became a laughing stock in the entertainment industry. After that, he experienced illness and cancer, his wife divorced him, and his lover broke up. He was hit hard.
Fortunately, I managed to get through it and am even recovering quite well now.
In fact, he should thank Naoki Nagayama. If it weren't for him, Kinji Fukasaku wouldn't have discovered that he had cancer so early.
He is currently planning to shoot "The Man on Fire". Although it is a feature film, he is confident that it can get good box office. This is the confidence of a famous director.
"Let me see what this action movie that has been praised for so long is really like!"
Kinji Fukasaku directed "The Unforgettable Battle" and has a lot of experience in films about gangsters. He doesn't think Naoki Nagayama can surpass him easily!
But when he entered the cinema, he realized that the world has changed!
The original dark and violent gangster movie can be made so passionate
Although there is still blood and violence, it does not look so gloomy
Even when faced with betrayal and strangulation, he tried his best not to surrender.
The final helplessness and departure make people see the coolness and a little regret
"How could he take pictures like this! How could he take pictures so well!"
As Fukasaku Kinji watched the subtitles of the movie appear, he was filled with shock and helplessness. He knew that the movie about gangsters had reached a new peak! All the younger generation of filmmakers would sigh helplessly at this peak!
Thinking of this, the excitement he had just felt while watching the movie faded away again. Fukasaku Kinji shook his head and planned to go home.
But when I stood up, I found that the lights in the theater were not on and the audience next to me had not stood up either.
"What's going on? Is the light broken?"
Kinji Fukasaku was a little surprised. The subtitles of the movie had already appeared and it was over. Usually everyone would leave at this time and the cinema would turn on the lights!
"Uncle, there's more~" the audience next to him reminded.
"besides?"
"Yes, sit down first."
Kinji Fukasaku didn't react for a moment and was pulled to sit down by the audience next to him, and then he saw the screen light up again.
In the quaint old-fashioned courtyard, the camera follows the character's steps and walks into the study from a first-person perspective.
The old man holding a book and wearing a black kimono could not be seen clearly in the sunlight, but I could only feel a sense of time coming towards me.
"Oji-san, Naoki is coming."
The camera began to focus clearly, and the old man looked up with a kind smile on his face:
"You are Naoki."
Stop it abruptly!
Fukasaku Kinji was stunned. The interweaving of the past and the present and the bold operation had a great impact on his mind. He did not stand up again until the lights came on.
"How could he think of shooting like this!!"
This is the only thought in Kinji Fukasaku's mind. There are many Easter eggs in the movie, but this shot is not an Easter egg, it completely serves the movie!
The famous director Kinji Fukasaku can see this!
Because this final shot connects the story of the past with the reality of today, the whole movie becomes complete and the viewing experience reaches the highest level!
At the peak of the film industry, a memorial arch was built to enshrine the image of Nagayama Hayato.
Everyone who has seen this movie in the future will remember the yakuza legend in reality and history who caused a big fuss in Tokyo and then quietly left!
As long as yakuza movies exist, this man will always exist!
Kinji Fukasaku can already imagine how many directors will pay tribute to this scene in future yakuza movies!