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Volume One Chapter 579 Hot Release (Part 1)

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    Because of its proximity to the sea, Tokyo, Japan, is no longer feeling much of the hot summer atmosphere as October approaches. The weather is gradually starting to cool down, which is a very suitable day for traveling and playing in Japan.  It was just a continuous rain that lasted for four days, so Lin Xiaozhi, who had no fun in Japan, did not go out to visit historical sites and scenic spots this time. He stayed in the hotel except to pay attention to the investment team Song Nianhui brought to Japan.  Despite the situation, he has not forgotten why he came to Japan in person this time. Under his personal supervision, "League of Assassins" began to appear in major Japanese media, film weekly and even TV stations in an orderly manner, and its influence and expectations gradually increased.  Although they avoided Japan¡¯s summer season this year, Media Asia seems to have suffered a bit of a disadvantage.  However, as Japan is the world's second largest box office market and Asia's largest box office market, "League of Assassins" chose to be released in October, which is not necessarily a bad thing.  For example, the most direct thing is to avoid the many American blockbusters and works by famous local directors that have intensively arranged with the five American giants to land in Japan in July, August, and September to grab the box office. When "Assassin's League" begins to promote and plan to release, Japan will  There are really not many movies that can threaten its box office in the same period.  The American romantic comedy "Half Wife" (also known as "The Housewife"), which was released in Japan on September 5, unexpectedly won a good reputation in Japan. However, by the time "Assassin's League" is released, it may face a downturn.  It won't affect Media Asia.  "The Mood Stealer", which was only released in Japan in September, is one step short of the mark. Although it used all kinds of American humor, it is obvious that Japanese movie fans, like Hong Kong and Taiwan audiences, have not yet been accustomed to this style.  Moreover, due to the huge change in style between the two halves of the film, the box office has been tepid after being screened in Japan.  Lin Xiaozhi unexpectedly discovered that two mainland movies were also bought out by Toei and were released in Japanese theaters on September and 19th respectively.  The former is "Walking and Singing" adapted from Shi Tiesheng's novel by new-generation mainland director Chen Kaige. This movie, which was said to have grossed HK$10,000 at the box office when it was released in Hong Kong's Yindu theaters last year, unexpectedly made a lot of money in Japan, perhaps because of its  The humanistic color behind it tickled the hearts of Japanese film critics, and it grossed more than 10,000 U.S. dollars at the box office in Japan within two weeks of its release; and the other is the epic biopic "Premier Zhou" shot in mainland China last year, because  Because it is a political movie, it has received a lot of media attention in Japan. I heard that the Japanese Communist Party and the Japanese government have specially organized people to watch the movie, and the box office is actually better than "Walking and Singing".  Lin Xiaozhi paid a little attention. Generally speaking, film critics in Japan have a favorable attitude towards the film.  There are only two local movies that need attention in September. One of them is "The Falling Sun", which Japan hired Yuen Biao to shoot for Wu Zhi with a high salary. Because this movie reflects the theme of the Japanese invasion of China before World War II, even though it is an action movie,  It involves sensitive subjects such as the export of opium to China and providing the Japanese army with military expenses for the invasion of China. It has the meaning of beautifying the war of aggression against China and Japan's dirty history of launching World War II. It is an out-and-out right-wing movie. In the current Japanese right-wing  The forces are still being seriously watched by the United States and limitedly suppressed by the local government, but there is no need to pay too much attention. Just look at the few major theater chains such as Toei and Toho that have only given a few broadcast shows. September really  What deserves attention should be the youth inspirational light comedy "Five Sumo Boys" written and directed by the once famous pink film director Masayuki Shubo in Japan.  Thanks to the widespread attention his last film "Five Bald Boys" received in Japanese film critics, this film has received both good reputation and box office since its release in Japan, and has experienced a wave of hot sales.  However, according to Media Asia's survey, the majority of moviegoers are office workers over thirty years old. The new generation of young people in Japan are not very interested in such movies that are not cool enough. Therefore, "Five Sumo Wrestlers"  "Boy" basically has no influence on the upcoming "Assassins". Compared with some movies released in September, which are not competitive enough, there are a few movies in October that will pose a threat to Media Asia's "Assassins".  The first films that will threaten the box office of "League of Assassins" are the two movies "Indochina" and "Lethal Weapon 3" released on October 3. The former is the famous work of French director R¨¦gis Vagnier and was released in June this year.  It quickly caused a sensation after it was released in France. Although some Asian critics ridiculed it as the last memory of colonialism, they still could not obscure the success of this semi-political film full of French romance.  After it was screened in Japan, it attracted the attention of Japan's most important film magazine - "Nihon Film Weekly". Its deputy editor-in-chief Yoji Fukasaku even wrote a positive review for it. This shows that films with heavy literary and artistic themes are still popular in Japan.  Quite marketable.  If "Indochina" only threatens "League of Assassins" in terms of reputation, then the action blockbuster "Lethal Weapon 3" from the United States directly uses the knife to fight "League of Assassins" in hand-to-hand combat.  "Lethal Weapon" series may not be the best action movie among American blockbusters, but since the first one was released in 1987, it has quickly become popular in North America and Europe, and has set the film on fire.The burning flames have reached Asia.  Especially in Taiwan, it was in 1987 that the Yankees relied on this movie to dominate Hong Kong films in Taiwan for the first time. Since then, they have turned against defense and started to devour Hong Kong film market share.  Since "Lethal Weapon 3" was released in May, although its reputation in the United States is not as good as the previous two films, it has still easily earned a total box office of 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in North America, and its subsequent arrival at the European box office has been equally strong.  Although Lin Xiaozhi is very confident, his "League of Assassins" is only better than the "Lethal Weapon 3" that started to be a hot topic in terms of action and gun battle design and plot. It can't help but that the sales are so popular in North America and Europe that the two films are different.  Action blockbusters from Hong Kong and the United States were released in Japan for the first time. Lin Xiaozhi was not yet ready to compete head-on with well-known American blockbusters, but the pressure was still considerable.  In addition to the two foreign movies, there are also two local Japanese movies released in October that require special attention, namely "Tetsuo" and "Twinkle Star" which will be released on October 3 and 2.  Needless to say, the former is the work of the famous Japanese director Shinya Tsukamoto. Since the 11-film classic "Tetsuo" was made in 1989, which is half science fiction and half horror, this great cult director has quickly become famous in Asia and even in Asia.  Europe and the United States have established an amazing reputation.  After three years of sharpening, "Tetsuo" is a new work that he has been preparing for several years before releasing it. In Japan, where there are many fans of cult movies, "Tetsuo" has already gained astonishing attention even before it was released.  He may be a formidable enemy of "League of Assassins".  Although "Twinkle Star" was released half a month later than "League of Assassins", it is also a love movie that reflects homosexual themes.  I can't help but that the director is Japan's new generation who has been in the limelight in recent years - Matsuoka Tsuji, and the heroine is Japan's national lover - Yakushimaru Hiroko.  In Japan, where literary-heavy romance films frequently create box office miracles, it's hard to say whether "League of Assassins" that hits it will be in danger of being cut in half.  But it¡¯s obvious that Lin Xiaozhi still underestimated her popularity in Japan.  Relying on the influence of the four movies released in Japan in the past few years, especially the two commercial blockbusters "Red Alert" and "Resident Evil", Hayashi, who has an extremely strong style, now only recognizes big-name stars and not directors.  Among Japanese movie fans, it has already gained quite a reputation.  Although it cannot be compared with Cheng Long, a superstar who has already earned a reputation as a desperate Saburo in Japan with one action movie after another since the early 1980s.  But it also equals Andy Lau, who has become famous in Japan in recent years, and is not much worse than Zhou Runfa.  Therefore, as soon as Media Asia's advertisements started and they learned that his new movie "League of Assassins" was about to be released, the Japanese theater chain sold three tickets in a very short time just by booking tickets over the phone.  More than 10,000 advance tickets.  Considering that the average price of a movie ticket in Japan is as high as 1,200 to 1,500 yuan, the movie has not yet been released and many Japanese and foreign movies have been sold just by pre-sale tickets, which are not easy to get.  box office.  And as the promotional video for "League of Assassins" began to be screened on Japanese television, the wave of ticket bookings suddenly became more intense.  "The most anticipated Hong Kong commercial blockbuster of the year - "League of Assassins"" "Unimaginable genius creativity and imagination, a bullet that can turn, leaping two tall buildings dozens of meters away, a duel between top assassins in a modern city,  "League of Assassins," a heart-pounding blockbuster is about to hit. ""The masterpiece of Asia's well-known commercial film director - Mr. Lin Xiaozhi. Genius creatively creates a new urban action and gunfight movie. "Assassins' League" is worth looking forward to. It is promoted by not belonging to the five giants in the United States.  With the intensity of Lin Xiaozhi and his Media Asia's willingness to spend money on advertising, and the well-produced promotional blockbusters, there was no need for him to buy them. Japanese commercial film newspapers and film critics caught wind of this and quickly took the initiative to support him.  I wrote one following comment after another, and began to occupy a place in Japan's major film weeklies and newspapers among many Media Asia promotional soft articles.
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