China entertainment that year eighteen

Chapter 133 Kyoko and Cheng Hao VS Japanese Popularity

Cheng Hao wanted to be with Lu Heng, but Han Ping and Teng Rujun were here, so she was too embarrassed to leave.

Lu Heng saw what she was thinking, and said, "I'll take you there when the program is officially recorded tomorrow night. There's nothing interesting about the rehearsal now."

Cheng Hao laughed: "Yes."

Then Lu Heng got into the car that Universal Company came to pick him up and left.

Driving on the streets of Edo, there are many festive decorations on the streets, but the faces still in a hurry and the gloomy sky dilute this feeling.

The New Year in the Neon Country was changed from the first day of the first month of the lunar calendar to New Year's Day of the Gregorian calendar by that careerist more than 100 years ago.

So here, their first month is calculated according to the Gregorian calendar.

Except for the pine trees like Christmas trees placed at the door of every household, there are not many special decorations.

And this door pine is actually handed down by the "Three Friends of Suihan" in China, and it is very popular with them because of the implication of longevity. Moreover, pine, bamboo and plum also stand proudly in winter, which is very auspicious.

On New Year's Eve, watching Hongbai Song will eat soba noodles, which is similar to Chinese people eating dumplings while watching the Spring Festival Gala.

Then there is burning incense and worshiping Buddha. They also like to pray for auspiciousness and grab the first pillar of incense, especially a big temple like Sensoji Temple, which is even more crowded.

The tradition of New Year's money is similar to that of China, and it varies according to age, the younger the less.

Then there is the first day of the first lunar month, that is, the morning of New Year's Day in the neon country, people go to the mall to grab lucky bags.This may be the most successful marketing of the merchants in the Neon Country. The lucky bags contain things that far exceed the sales value. The quantity is limited and first come first served. It is similar to the method of hunger marketing, which naturally causes people to rush to queue.

Today's December No. 30 is equivalent to the 29th of the twelfth lunar month in China in terms of yearly customs, but in Lu Heng's opinion, the New Year in the Neon Kingdom at this time is less year-like than the 2023 before he came back.

When he arrived at the TV station, Lu Heng saw many people surrounded outside.

The Universal staff who was driving said, "They are all fans who came to see their idols."

Lu Heng nodded. If it weren't for the addition of security guards and police at the door, some daring people would have broken in.

When Lu Heng's car passed by the side passage, some people slapped or pressed their faces against the glass, as if trying to identify which star it was.

"Don't open the window." The staff hurriedly told Lu Heng.

After finally driving the car in slowly, the staff breathed a sigh of relief.

There are quite a lot of people outside, and there are quite a lot inside. The Red and White Song Festival is equivalent to the Spring Festival Gala in China. There will be many stars, and there will be a group of people behind each star, plus dancers and the like. , even the wide backstage looks a bit crowded.

Led by the staff, Lu Heng and the others came to a separate make-up rest room.

When the door opened, Lu Heng saw Qingshui Yishan, and Zhang Guorong beside him. Besides them, there were two singers signed by Universal Music in Neon.

"Long time no see." Lu Heng hugged Zhang Guorong.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Heng realized that not all participating singers have separate dressing rooms. This is also a matter of seniority, and it also depends on the company behind the singer.

Coincidentally, Universal is not bad, Zhang Guorong is also popular enough, Lu Heng is also on the rise, and the two singers of Neon also have several albums that have sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Although there is a separate dressing room, the four singers, together with Kazuyama Shimizu and their respective assistants or managers, also seem a bit cramped.

But it was temporary, and they didn't care. Instead, they chatted more and more happily, and finally talked about Lu Heng's movie release this time.

"I can go there tomorrow morning to follow the publicity. I can also do it in the morning of New Year's Day the day after tomorrow. There will be a performance in the afternoon. I can also spare time on the morning of the [-]nd. I have to fly back to Xiangjiang in the afternoon. There is also a party over there."

"Okay, no problem, focus on your business." Lu Heng said.

Zhang Guorong didn't even ask for a salary last time, saying that he was just going on a trip, and by the way, he made a cameo appearance.And this time the publicity was going to take advantage of him, Lu Heng was too embarrassed to even mention the salary, because he couldn't give much at first, and even if he offered it, he would 100% refuse it, which made Lu Heng hypocritical.

The rehearsal went smoothly. Lu Heng's proficiency in Japanese surprised the Neon stars, and asked each other whether this guy was from Huaxia or from Neon.

Kyoko Fukada, who participated in the rehearsal together, found Lu Heng, ran to him, and said fiercely, "Why didn't you call me when you came to Neon?"

"Didn't you see me?" Lu Heng smiled.

"I saw you contacting me, it's different." Kyoko pouted.

"Then I'll let you try it later to see if it feels the same." Lu Heng whispered in her ear.

"No, I'm angry." Kyoko snorted.

Even so, when Lu Heng finished the rehearsal, had dinner with Zhang Guorong and the others, and called Kyoko again, her room was ready.

When Lu Heng returned to the hotel arranged by Dongbao Group for them, it was almost midnight.

Ring the bell for Cheng Hao, and soon her door opens.

"Why did you come back so late?" Cheng Hao yawned.

"We ate and chatted, and drank some wine..." Lu Heng said casually: "Neon's wine is really bad, and the beer I bought later was not bad."

"You don't even know I'm waiting for you." Cheng Hao said a little depressed, "I'm so sleepy."

"Okay, how about you sleep first?"

"You..." Cheng said angrily, "He waited until midnight just to wait for you to come back and say that you should go to bed first?"

"Haha!" Lu Heng smiled and pulled her into his arms: "I was just joking with you."

Just as Cheng Hao was about to say something, he suddenly frowned, sniffed and said, "What's the smell on you?"

After finishing speaking, he said, "Why are you so sour, orange?"

"That's right." Lu Heng nodded: "During the meal, someone was selling at the table, so we bought some."

Cheng Hao suddenly said: "Yes, they also grow oranges here, and there are so many varieties. I really didn't expect it. But many of them are a bit sour. I prefer oranges."

"It's so good to have sweetness in the sourness, I like it very much." Lu Heng said with a smile.

When he was talking, he was thinking in his heart that fortunately it is the harvest season of neon oranges.

However, he was fooled in his previous life. There was a time when Ehime oranges were very popular, and they advertised that they were jelly oranges. After eating them, they found that they were not as tasty as oranges. When they got to know them, they realized that they were citrus oranges!When it was the most expensive, it sold for 21 catties, and even if the price dropped later, it sold for six or seven yuan. Then I realized... This is just a neon variety that is grown on a large scale in China, and it is called No. 38. Lu Heng has never eaten Ehime. On the 28th, it is hard to judge whether it is the same.

In short, Gannan navel oranges are the most delicious.

"This smell is overwhelming, how much did you eat?" Cheng Hao waved his hand, and then said, "Go take a shower first!"

"Okay." Lu Heng smiled.

This night, Lu Heng Kyoko in the first half of the night and Cheng Hao in the second half of the night, took a cross-country sleep.

In the morning of the next day, Zhang Guorong also came over to promote the event, making it even more popular, and more fans came to the scene.

Not only the number of viewers has increased, but also more media have come. Of course, most of them are invited by Dongbao Company, and they are the only ones with this ability.

Of course, these costs have to be included in the publicity fee, but it has nothing to do with Lu Heng and his producers, it is mainly settled with the theaters, and Lu Heng and his team get [-]% of the box office.

Fortunately, with Han Ping as the backer, Dongbao also has the intention of making friends. If you change someone, even a blockbuster movie can make you lose money. In terms of data, don't underestimate the greed of capitalists.

This is also the reason why Lu Heng didn't buy out the movie and release it himself, but brought Han Ping together. Many times, you think that you can do whatever you want because you are a reborn person, and you can get all the benefits?

It can only be said... the ideal is very full.

Just like back then, if Lu Heng had changed companies instead of looking for Lin Yilun, he would have been sucked 100% of his blood!

A well-behaved company may sign you to release songs, but there is no need to think about high percentages.Unruly...maybe took your song, changed hands and posted it yourself, don't say you don't know where the door to register copyright is open, even if you find a registration, what you say is yours is yours?Hey...the copyright can't be found there.

In this era, the data is not connected to the Internet at all, and it is all handwritten. Isn’t it strange that a piece of paper can’t be found?

Besides, in the 80s, Hong Kong and Taiwan's songs that covered Hong Kong and Taiwan's songs sold millions of hits, and Hong Kong and Taiwan didn't see a dime.tell?If you are not popular, you can sue casually, and if you are popular, you can make a lot of money... It is so exhausting that you shrink back.

Only by sharing the meat can you eat the meat yourself.If you don't divide it, even if you have the whole one, there may be no place for you to talk.Reality never talks about ideals with you, only about interests.

Through these, Lu Heng also realized that if you want to buy shares in those big Internet companies in the future, it doesn't mean that you have money. The main thing is that you have to have the ability to make them fancy.

Lu Heng's reputation is not small now, which can promote their expansion, but in terms of weight, it is still not enough.

Here, Lu Heng expressed his gratitude to Han Ping, and Han Ping... also expressed his gratitude to Lu Heng along with Kang Jianmin and Huo Jianqi.

If we say that at the beginning, Han Ping and Kang Jianmin were not clear about the film distribution mechanism of the Neon Country, especially Yanbo Cinema, which specializes in showing niche literary films, but after Lu Heng negotiated with them there, the two also started Find out through your own channels.

At that time, they still had certain expectations, but after knowing it, their hearts were half cold.

Although Iwanami Cinema is located in the second ring road of Edo, an international metropolis, in terms of functional division, it is more similar to Fuzhou Road in Huaxia Shanghai Stock Exchange or Liulichang in Beijing, with the subway entrance right next to it.

But these advantages cannot conceal the reality that it is just a theater.

This theater has also released blockbusters, but most of them only made a small splash in this small circle and disappeared from everyone.Just like "The Mountain", if it wasn't for Liu Ye's popularity a few years later, if it wasn't for the box office of the Neon Country to spread back to China, most people would not know.

Even so, there are still not many Chinese people who will know about this movie in the future.

Therefore, even though Lu Heng had analyzed the movie market in Neon Country before, Han Ping and Kang Jianmin didn't think about what kind of tricks they would sell in the face of such a theater's projection platform.

What's more, although Iwanami Theater is called a theater, it only has two theaters and two screens in total, one of which has more than 80 seats, and the other has only about [-] seats.

But it is often not possible to show in two theaters at the same time. If there are many people, the big one will be opened, and if there are few people, the small one will be opened.

Therefore, it can also be said that this theater has only one auditorium.

Compared with other movie releases, not to mention the thousands of screens in hundreds of theaters across the country, even if this movie is released in China, it will cost hundreds of screens in more than [-] theaters.

Here in Yanbo Cinema, this is no longer shabby, but pitiful.

So at that time, Han Ping and Kang Jianmin were depressed and wondering, since Lu Heng was able to find Dongbao Donghe's president Matsuoka Isao, why was he treated this way?
They didn't think that Lu Heng would put money on his face and exaggerate. After all, when signing the contract, the contract fax he sent had Matsuoka Isao's signature on it.

Because of empathy, if it was them, with such a relationship, they would come here, even if they were not optimistic, because of face, they would have to shop hundreds of movie theaters to put on a show.

When the box office comes out, if it’s okay, continue. If it’s not good, there will be an explanation. If it’s time to withdraw, then it will be withdrawn.

But there is only one theater, and usually only one screen, so there is no such thing as sending beggars?
Because of this, Kang Jianmin was still complaining to Lu Heng when he came.

But yesterday's crowd, and today's hotter scene, let Han Ping finally understand Matsuoka Kou's intentions, but he is more fortunate:
"Yesterday, President Matsuoka said that the ones that had this box office at the Iwanami Cinema before had great stamina, so thank you, Lu Heng, for preventing us from selling this movie cheaply."

"Haha, it's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice. If Uncle San and Uncle Kang didn't plan to make this movie, let alone the box office, I wouldn't even be able to see the movie." Lu Heng laughed.

Not only did Lu Heng not take credit, but he also said these words, which made them like Lu Heng even more.

After the promotion in the morning, many people went to the theater to buy tickets again, planning to watch it for the second time or the third time.

Those who went late couldn't even buy a ticket, so they could only look forward to the full release tomorrow.

Economic development, cultural differences, and differences in family concepts make Chinese people look plain, or movies that can only be said to be not ugly, but have moved countless neon people.

In fact, the family culture in the Neon Country is similar to that of China, and is contrary to Europe and the United States. But now, countless young people enjoy this kind of meticulous care, but when their parents get old, they want the alienation of Europe and the United States, and are unwilling to bear the burden of support. responsibility.

Not only that, they also boast that this is progress and freedom-why can't you be like the old people in Europe and the United States, who don't bother their children when they get old, but travel and live in nursing homes?

But they didn't even think about it, the money is used to support you, where did you get the money to do this?

Because many people lack this kind of emotion in their lives, there will be more and more gnawing old people in the future, and there are already signs at this time.

As for the alienation of the elderly, Neon's popular "Edo Story" has a profound exposure——

The Hirayama couple living in the countryside were getting older and began to feel lonely, so they went to the capital Edo to visit their married children.

When they arrived with great enthusiasm, they received rather cold reception: their son, daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law were quite busy due to the pressure of life, and they had no time to greet the two elders, so they suggested that they go to Atami for vacation. There is a chance to relax and visit, but actually wish to get rid of them.

Only the young and widowed daughter-in-law Noriko is more caring and considerate to them.

But not long after the two elders returned to their hometown, the children received a telegram that their mother was seriously ill.So they went back to visit their mother, who was dying, but by this time she could no longer recognize them.

After the funeral, the sons and daughters hurried back to Edo, only daughter-in-law Noriko stayed for a few more days to accompany her widowed father-in-law.

Kiko admits that being a widow is quite difficult for her, so the old man persuades her to remarry.Then, Mr. Hirayama stayed alone in the house, spending his last days of loneliness.

This movie touched the people at the time a lot, but people are always forgetful, especially after the hot spots have passed, everything will go on as usual.In other words, under the heavy pressure of life, there is no time to take care of it.

In fact, China in the future will slowly embark on this road, especially in the countryside, where left-behind children with nowhere to support them, lonely old people with nowhere to support them, and adults can only leave their hometowns for a living, and they can only go back for a few days during the New Year. In the past few days, there are also social gatherings everywhere.

But the reality is helpless, and only a few people who stay in their hometown have a way out.

But now, people in Neon Country have increasingly felt the lack of family affection and the indifference between people, and in this era background, "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" moved them so much.

At noon, the driver sent by "Xunbao" picked up Peng Jianming.Because he was delayed by something yesterday, he came alone this morning.

This was the second time Lu Heng saw him after buying the copyright, but it was Kang Jianmin who knew him better because he was also from Hunan Province.

When buying the copyright, not to mention Kang Jianmin, even Peng Jianming felt that the price Lu Heng paid was too high. Although no one thought he was making less money, he was an honest man.

"In 83, I published this novella on "Sprout" for the first time, and the manuscript fee was only 90 yuan, which was already equivalent to my salary for several months."

"Even in 85, I was already well-known at that time. Hunan Provincial People's Publishing House published the collection of novels "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog". Although the price was relatively high, 40 yuan per thousand words, the total number of novels was nearly 13 words. Collected, and only got 5000 yuan."

Peng Jianming smiled and said: "But at that time, it was a huge sum of money, which could cause a sensation in the work unit, and people around me rushed to invite me to treat me."

Kang Jianmin also smiled and said, "Yeah, let alone your time, I asked you to buy the adaptation rights of this novella in 98, and it was only 1 yuan."

And Lu Heng not only gave 2, but also [-]% of sales royalties.

Because of this, Peng Jianming was still a little uneasy at first. If Lu Heng was not a celebrity and Kang Jianmin was the one who made a connection, he would have suspected that he was a liar.

Until when they went to the bank together and Lu Heng transferred the money into his passbook, he still didn't quite recover.

After eating at noon, they went to Dongbao headquarters to participate in the official launch of the new film.

Originally, it was planned to be screened at the Iwanami Cinema for a period of time, and then it would be released on the national theaters after a long time, but this day's effort allowed the experienced Matsuoka Isao to see the potential, so he changed it to release it nationwide in advance.

It is worth mentioning that this movie has been translated into "Mountain Postman" and released in Neon Country, and then translated back, it is "Mountain Postman", or "Mountain Postman".

"I announce that Shanの邮便送达 is officially launched in various theaters, thank you all the media."

After Matsuoka's announcement, at 12:[-] noon, the ticket windows of various theaters have already started pre-selling tomorrow's movie tickets.

Prior to this, the release of related novels, brochures and other peripherals has formed a strong expectation of watching movies.

In the afternoon, Peng Jianming signed a sale at the bookstore under Kodansha, and the queue exceeded [-] meters in a short time, which shows the enthusiasm.

As for Lu Heng, he took Cheng Hao to the TV station for the final rehearsal in the afternoon, and then the live broadcast of the Red and White Song Concert in the evening.

The Red and White Song Club is mainly a duel between male and female artists. The female artist is the red group, and the male artist is the white group. Popular singers, popular artists and other social celebrities participated in the red group.

It is equivalent to a grand event on New Year's Eve, so it has been more than 40 years now, and the average ratings are still amazing. It used to be the highest with a record of 81.4%, which no one can break.

Lu Hengneng came here. On the one hand, his album sales this year are really impressive. Even compared with their local singers, the sales can be ranked in the top [-].On the other hand, it is the recommendation of Universal Music.

But they are guests after all, so Lu Heng and Zhang Guorong each sing a song. Lu Heng sang the Mandarin version of "Red Rose", while Zhang Guorong sang the Cantonese version of "White Rose".Not only does it match tonight's theme, but it also matches their identities.

Zhang Guorong came on first, and after singing, the host invited Lu Heng to the stage.

Hearing Lu Heng talking to the host in a standard neon language, not only the audience, but also the audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV were extremely surprised, probably like when the Chinese people saw Dashan in the Spring Festival Gala back then, the standard was comparable to that of the host The psychology of Mandarin speaking.

Afterwards, Lu Heng sang and sang "Red Rose" in Mandarin, which made the neon audience who were a little skeptical, but now they confirmed that Lu Heng was from China. After being surprised, they were deeply impressed by Lu Heng.

Not only China's Spring Festival Gala was popular, but Neon's Red and White Song Concert was also in the past. Before that, Lu Heng also appeared on many NHK programs, including the previous Golden Melody Awards, which were also broadcast live, but the ratings were far from tonight's.

"Those who cannot get are always in turmoil, and those who are favored are confident;

The redness of roses, the dream of blooming wounds,
Hold it in your hand but lose it between your fingers, and then fall to nothing~"

Lu Heng, who played the piano and sang affectionately, also appeared in front of countless neon people for the first time!
Because of his crooked identity, standard Japanese ability, and his affectionate singing, he wrote the song himself, which is the only eye-catching one on tonight's stage!

What's more, they are of the same yellow race, have the same aesthetics, and they also like Lu Heng's face!

The head of the NHK music department and the producer of the Red and White Song Festival, Hiroshi Aikawa, said to Kazan Shimizu, the general manager of Universal next to him:

"I have a hunch that after tonight, Lu Heng will become popular in Japan."

　Thank you for your support, please ask for monthly tickets, the distance from 400 tickets is not far away~
　　
　
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