August has entered in the blink of an eye, and it has been a month since "The Three Heroines" was released across Asia. The first-month box office in various regions was also calculated. The total box office in the ten regions where the film was released exceeded US$50 million. Among them, Taiwan¡¯s box office is NT$270 million; Hong Kong¡¯s box office is HK$28 million; Japan¡¯s box office is 1.83 billion yen; South Korea¡¯s box office¡
The box office in the first month was US$50 million, and it was released in ten Asian countries and regions in total. This is obviously nothing compared to the US box office where blockbuster movies often box office over 10 million, but as far as the Asian film market is concerned, this is already Very good results.
Especially Japan¡¯s first-month box office of 1.8 billion yen shocked the entire Japanese film industry.
After two decades of decline, Japanese films have begun to revive in the late 1970s. After several years of development, although the overseas market has not yet opened, Japan¡¯s domestic film market has become increasingly prosperous, and Japanese films have also regained their strength.
However, the box office in the first month was 1.8 billion yen, which is still an unprecedented box office record. Even "Titanic" more than a year ago only received 1.5 billion yen in its first month of release in Japan. Just the box office.
Japanese news media gave the film mixed reviews, and some veteran Japanese filmmakers criticized Wang Zijun¡¯s film for taking a purely commercial route without any artistic thought, which is far inferior to his previous works. Some right-wingers who had just been agitated by Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone's visit to the Yasukuni Shrine jumped out to ask the authorities to restrict the release of "The Legend of the East" in Japan because the movie is too lucrative.
The censorship system of Japanese films has long been legalized. To restrict the release of a film, it is not decided by the censorship department like in Taiwan. Anti-social nature and extreme moral vulgarity are the main criteria for restricting films by the Japanese film censorship system. Wang Zijun did not violate any of them.
It¡¯s just the Japanese who attacked Wang Zijun. Then we are nitpicking to find some reasons, that is, the Japanese people appearing in the film are all negative images, just like the black people in American movies. therefore. The movie "Three Heroines of the East" is suspected of insinuating and smearing the Japanese.
Miyuki Nakajima, who has always disliked dealing with the media, said in an interview with a TV station: "Are they all negative images? How do I remember that the character I played is a good person? Besides, what can I say by just relying on some movie plots? So when filming "The Sinking of Japan" "Moritani-senpai. Are you suspected of cursing the destruction of Japan?"
Miyuki Nakajima slapped her face accurately enough, but it could not offset the dissatisfaction of many Japanese people with Wang Zijun and "The Three Heroines of the East".
This dissatisfaction does not only come from right-wingers. Many film critics in Japan regard "The Three Heroines of the East" as shit. Because "Ran", which was screened earlier than "The Three Heroes of the East", is a major production that Japanese film master Akira Kurosawa has been dormant for five years, with a production cost of nearly 3 billion yen, breaking the production cost record for Japanese films.
This film is a fusion of the Maori broken arrows of the Warring States Period in Japan and the story of Shakespeare's "King Lear". The epic blockbuster has reached a peak in terms of picture, plot and artistic connotation. So as soon as the movie comes out. The Japanese media applauded.
But it was such an epic work that had high hopes. Less than half a month after its release, it collided with Wang Zijun's "The Three Heroines of the East".
Just started. There is not much difference between "Three Heroines of the East" and "Chaos". But as time goes by, more and more fans watch "The Three Heroines of the East". This has caused various theater chains in Japan to constantly adjust their film schedules. As a result, the box office of "Three Heroes of the East" in the first four weeks was close to 1.8 billion yen, while the box office of "Ran", which was released earlier, was only 800 million yen in five weeks, less than half of that of "Three Heroes of the East".
Akira Kurosawa is the signature of Japanese films and the only face left after the decline of Japanese films. Wang Zijun's "The Three Heroines of the East" completely beat "Ran" at the box office, which is undoubtedly a slap in the face of the entire Japanese film industry.
Therefore, those Japanese film critics would say that Wang Zijun¡¯s movie is a commercial movie that is purely about money. It has no artistic value at all and is not on the same level as "Ran", which is full of philosophy of life.
"Compared to these film critics who criticized Wang Zijun, Kurosawa himself is much more generous. In an interview with the "Movie Weekly", he was asked about his views on Wang Zijun and "The Three Heroines of the East". Kurosawa said: "Wang Zijun is a director I admire very much, although I don't really like some of his film concepts. I agree, but this cannot deny his excellence. I have watched all his movies, and the one I like the most is "The Shawshank Redemption". As for "Three Heroes of the East", I think it is completely incomparable with "Ran" Sex is like comparing pasta or Japanese sushi, which is more delicious. Different diners have different tastes. Judging from the box office, "The Three Heroines of the East" is undoubtedly very successful."
Kurosawa said this very tactfully, but he still didn¡¯t like "Three Girls of the East"."Xia" means, after all, this is a purely commercial film. At next year's Oscars, Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" will receive several Oscar nominations for its profound philosophical implications and directorial skills. But don't even think about Wang Zijun's "The Three Heroines of the East", because it is completely a consumer fast food movie.
It all depends on how you evaluate it. Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" only managed to get more than 2 million U.S. dollars at the box office when it was released in the United States, while Wang Zijun's "Three Heroes of the East" must have made more than that in a week.
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When Japanese filmmakers were making a fuss about "The Three Heroines of the East" and "Ran", Luo Lie sent Le Yun to Wang Zijun's villa and left wisely.
Walking into the gorgeous and spacious villa, Le Yun felt like entering the devil's castle in the fairy tale, where a man-eating devil lived.
"No one likes Wang Zijun to pick up women like this. This is not a love affair, but more like a human trafficking."
Lin Bowen glanced at Le Yun and said, "Miss Le, right? Please come with me."
Le Yun followed him step by step, and finally stopped outside Wang Zijun's study.
Lin Bowen opened the door and left. Leyun stood at the door for a while, then finally gritted her teeth and went in. The situation inside was not like she imagined, with an evil thief waiting for her, but a young and handsome man holding a book and reading.
Wang Zijun sat there minding his own business and turned over Wang Xu's "Guiguzi". He had read this book several times before. But every time I read it again, I have a different understanding. It¡¯s a good thing to relieve boredom and waste time.
Le Yun stood there for a long time without seeing any reaction from him, and finally couldn't help but said: "Hey!"
Wang Zijun then raised his head and took a look at the beauty in front of him. It is different from the charm of Guan Zhilin, Zhao Yazhi and others. Le Yun has a kind of dignified beauty in her body. It's hard to imagine that a mother like her could raise such a daughter who is quite ladylike.
The most eye-catching thing is the pair of red and phoenix eyes. A glance at her big watery eyes can take away a man's soul.
"Sit wherever you want." Wang Zijun said.
Le Yun saw Wang Zijun's friendly face and seemed to be easy to talk to, so she said boldly: "Mr. Wang, I heard that my mother owes you five hundred thousand. You are a big boss with a family and a business. Can you please extend some time? I will certainly I¡¯ll pay you back by making money.¡±
"What a mess." Wang Zijun said amusedly, "Who told you that your mother owes me money?"
Le Yun said: "My mother lost hundreds of thousands on the gambling boat, and then you helped pay back the money. Do you want to use me use me to offset the debt?"
"Did your mother tell you this?" Wang Zijun said.
Le Yun did not answer, but begged: "Mr. Wang, can you let me go. I promise to work hard to make money to pay you back"
"Stop!" Wang Zijun interrupted her. "It seems you haven't understood what's going on. Do you want me to tell you what happened?"
Le Yun asked: "What happened?"
Wang Zijun said: "A few months ago, I was filming a movie on a gambling boat. Luo Lie and your mother were also on the boat at that time. Your mother lost all her money, was caught stealing the chips of the gamblers at the same table, and then begged I helped to plead for mercy. At that time, your mother said that Luo Lie was her son-in-law. After knowing that I was rich, she also said that she would marry you to me as my little wife. I was so annoyed by her that I couldn't help it, so I gave her five hundred thousand, but she I lost all my money in just two days and got another ten thousand from me.¡±
"You mean my mother took the initiative to sell me to you for money?" Le Yun said in disbelief, "No way, my mother loves me very much, how could she sell me to others."
Wang Zijun smiled and said: "It's impossible. That Luo Lie also has a wife and children. Your mother doesn't want you to marry him."
"Luo Lie has a wife and children?" Le Yun was even more surprised now and murmured to herself, "Why does he still pursue me when he has a wife and children? Why did my mother still set us up when she knew he had a wife and children? How could they do this? They How could this be possible"
"Once this girl discovered that she was completely living in lies and deception, it felt like she had been hit in the head with a stick, and her brain was already starting to feel a little difficult.
Le Yun stayed in the study room in confusion for a long time before finally coming back to her senses and sitting on a chair with blank eyes without speaking.
"Let's have a cup of tea to refresh ourselves." Wang Zijun made a cup of tea and put it on her coffee table.
"Thank you." Le Yun said and stood up suddenly, "Mr. Wang, can I leave now?"
Wang Zijun smiled and said, "Go back and ask your mother whether what I said is true or false?"
"Well," Le Yun nodded, "Mr. Wang, I will definitely pay you back the money I owe you."
Wang Zijun asked:"Do you have a job now? What can I get in return?"
"I" Le Yun was speechless for a moment.
"Okay," Wang Zijun said with a smile, "I didn't ask you to pay back the money, and I didn't want you to do anything. I just saw that your mother was too much, so I just helped you. You can work by my side from now on. Tell your mother that you have followed me so that she won¡¯t sell you to anyone else.¡±
Le Yun looked at Wang Zijun suspiciously for a while. Wang Zijun's words were not as credible as her mother's, so she excused herself: "I don't know anything."
¡°You don¡¯t need to know anything, just be my personal secretary, record your schedule, answer phone calls, etc.¡± Wang Zijun said this impulsive decision.
Being a personal secretary, ability comes second, and character is what matters most in the end.
There is no need to doubt Le Yun's character. As a mistress abandoned by a man, she can still stick to her principles and not rely on her body to please directors and investors. She would even rather suffer poverty than help others cut ribbons or shoot commercials because she thinks this is Not what an actor should do.
This kind of woman is extremely stupid, but she is very reassuring when using it. ^-^^-^
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