Chapter 941 Undercurrent surges and arrives at the island country
In Italy in the early morning, Chenglong was wearing a bathrobe and leaning on the bedside.
A laptop was placed on his body, and on the pillow next to him was a mobile phone that was on and talking on speakerphone.
At the same time, in Los Angeles late at night, Tang Jili was also in front of the hotel window, eating late-night snacks and drinking red wine, looking at the night view outside the window.
He took a sip of red wine and said, "This Sissi is really amazing. I never expected such a thing to happen."
It has been a day since the public opinion broke out in South Korea. When he saw the news yesterday, he only glanced at it hastily.
The main reason is that the American side's reporting on this news has a completely different focus.
All major news sources are directing this matter to the capital market, focusing on the luxury goods industry and market trends.
For example, the outbreak of this incident reflects that female consumers have higher consumption expectations, thus triggering a market boom.
For example, if the proportion of female customers of a certain brand reaches a certain percentage, the stock value of this brand may increase by a certain amount in the next few years.
Another example is how the Hang Seng Index of the Hong Kong luxury brand stock market may change, how the corresponding market for South Korea's luxury goods will be favorable, and how the Japanese stock Nikkei Index will fluctuate.
In short, the core concept of communication focuses on the market of an Asian luxury brand, and the North Korea will be in a more favorable situation and reverse due to this feminist incident.
Furthermore, they encouraged bosses with big money to get out of business and invest heavily, and those with small money to come to them and pay money to get agency rights to open stores in various Asian countries.
It is obviously a women's march, a wave of ideological movement that has nothing to do with luxury brands, but under the operation of American luxury capital and media capital, it can be transformed, fabricated, or deliberately guided to a different direction of public opinion.
Regardless of whether the logic of the report is reasonable or not, and regardless of whether the direction of the report is related to this matter, as long as it is directed to the financial field, everything will be fine.
This is old beauty, everything can be financialized.
Moreover, in the relevant reports in the United States, there was no mention of Liu Yifei, nor of how the demonstration came about or how it was triggered.
Therefore, Tang Jili, who was in Los Angeles, had no idea that this matter had a major relationship with Liu Yifei.
It was not until today that he received an email from the company about public opinion that he woke up from a dream and was shocked and surprised.
Yesterday's seemingly "financial" news was actually an entertainment news?
The news circle in the United States is really narrow. They only report content that is beneficial to them and ignore anything that has nothing to do with them. This almost deceived him.
"This is not awesome, this is incredible." Chenglong was full of emotion. He put his hand on the computer touch panel and flipped through the news webpage before replying to Tang Jili.
The situation in Europe is not bad. Unlike the United States, which does not mention the details of public opinion in South Korea, the news here can basically report the matter truthfully.
Various media have related news reports on Liu Yifei, the "Sky Curtain" road show, and the roles they played in the women's march, but the popularity is relatively low.
Compared with women's rights, in Europe there are all kinds of weird ideas such as homosexuality, men and women, women and men, and there are dozens of demonstrations for gender rights and interests, which are more popular and "avant-garde" than the so-called women's rights.
The pursuit of women's rights can be said to have been outdated for many years in Europe, and Europe can be regarded as the ancestor of South Korea in this regard.
Therefore, this international news is not attractive here and does not attract much attention from people here. All kinds of news only exist in the corners of social platforms. Chenglong has to enter precise tag words to search for it.
Most of the comments on related topics come from overseas Chinese and international students. Most of the comments are praise for Liu Yifei, which can be regarded as a slight increase in Liu Yifei's popularity in Europe.
"In this way, considering the quality of our films and this momentum, the film's situation in South Korea should be stable."
"The online media platforms in South Korea, island countries and Southeast Asia are connected. Once this matter spreads and forms a certain scale and situation, our movies will have a solid box office foundation throughout Asia."
Tang Jili leisurely placed the red wine glass on the small table next to him and analyzed it to Chenglong with a relaxed expression.
"Well, this is indeed a good thing. If the movie can achieve success on a global scale after it is released, then Sissi will be the top contributor." Chenglong's face burst into a happy smile, and his eyes were filled with sincere feelings for Liu Yifei.
appreciation and appreciation.
The current highest box office of a single movie in South Korea is US$100 million, the current highest box office of a single movie in the island country is US$130 million, and the current highest box office of a single movie in the Southeast Asian box office market is about US$40 million. The combined box office limit of the three
That’s 270 million U.S. dollars, nearly 2 billion yuan.
If the feminist movement triggered by Sissi's role as the trigger can spread widely throughout Asia and successfully inspire strong appeal in Sissi, then the box office performance of their film in the Asian market will be amazing.
Full of expectations.
Even if the movie cannot compete with Hollywood's "Avatar" and "Transformers" in the European and American markets and other regions, it may be able to compete with these two movies in the Asian market, which will undoubtedly be very respectable.
Achievement.
If all this comes true as he imagined, then Sissi will definitely be a well-deserved hero.
"That must be a great hero. When the celebration banquet is held, everyone will toast to her." Tang Jili agreed cheerfully, and then changed the topic: "The premiere on the 24th, those Hollywood
We have to rely on you to invite the celebrity guests, so you have to come as soon as possible to help, and Xuanzi and Qianxi also have to come early."
The movie is scheduled to be released overseas on the 25th, and he decided to have the overseas premiere on the 24th, and the location was Los Angeles.
With his director status and funds, it is easy to invite some European and American directors, producers, screenwriters and other film industry figures to come to the premiere to support him. However, if he wants to invite Hollywood celebrities, he has to rely on
Chenglong's strong influence and actor connections.
Xuan Zai and Xi Qian also need to come in advance to make an appearance and cooperate with the film's promotion work.
"When I finish the road show in Italy and the last stop in the UK, it will only take about a week. I will come to meet you immediately after the end." Chenglong picked up the phone, canceled the hands-free and said closer to his ear: "But
Xuanzi and Xixi, please don’t come over. Since this young couple has created such a huge momentum in South Korea, it’s better to seize the time and continue this craze.”
"I communicated with them on the phone yesterday and suggested to them that they just conduct a brief roadshow for a few days in the island country. After all, the connection between South Korea and the island country is very close, and it is easy for news from South Korea to spread to the island country. Then the rest
It may be better to go to Southeast Asia to help Hui Yinghong and the others at their own time."
"The key is that Xuan Zai and Xi Qian are not well-known in Europe and the United States. Coming to the premiere in Los Angeles will only help limited publicity work. It is better to stay in Asia and take advantage of the current popularity.
We should maximize the publicity effect and dig deeper into the Asian market, the better."
After listening to Chenglong's analysis, Tang Jili nodded thoughtfully, and then said in agreement: "That's okay, then the premiere will depend on the two of us, plus Zou Zhaolong, the three of us can handle it, Xuanzi
Just as you said, Sissi and Hui Yinghong will stay in Asia to wait for the movie to be released."
"Okay, you go and notify them later." Chenglong agreed readily, but as soon as he finished speaking, a hint of worry appeared on his face: "What I am more worried about now is that Xuanzi and Qianxi
We have already set off for the island country today, and you also know the situation there."
"Me, Jet Li, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, Zhang Ziyi, etc., we all have a lot of troubles when we go to island countries for promotion. Promoting movies there is extremely difficult."
"I'm afraid that the media, as well as those from the road show organizers, will deliberately make things difficult for them with national prejudices and emotions anytime and anywhere. If anything goes wrong, the momentum that Sissi has created in South Korea may be undermined.
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After hearing this, Tang Jili became silent and fell into short but deep memories.
I remember when Zhou Xingchi went to the island country to promote his movie, he encountered a large number of organized and malicious people who openly boycotted Zhou Xingchi and his Chinese films.
There was also Zhang Ziyi, who was made extremely difficult and asked: Did you Chinese count the hundreds of thousands of people who were massacred one by one?
In another interview, Chenglong was also questioned in public, claiming that Chinese Kung Fu was just fancy fists and embroidered legs, and even falsely claimed that it was a ninjutsu inherited from them.
These humiliating incidents all illustrate the extremely unfriendly attitude of certain groups in the island country towards them.
Today, the young couple went to the island country. They just hoped that they would not encounter a similar bad situation, otherwise it would be easy to have a bad mentality.
In this regard, Tang Jili could only try his best to comfort him: "Last year's "Red Cliff", such a traditional historical theme, was still able to gain a market in the island country under the malicious suppression of the media, so our science fiction theme
The movie will definitely be more acceptable."
"You must understand that capital belongs to capital, media belongs to media, and audiences belong to audiences."
"No matter how capital deliberately targets it, no matter how the media deliberately makes things difficult, the audience's intuitive feelings and aesthetic judgments about the film are the most important thing."
"Sissi has inspired such a huge feminist movement, and I believe that she and our film will also have a certain size of audience base in the island country."
"As long as there is a base of support from the audience, and as long as the quality of the film is excellent, even if the capital is deliberately against it and the media maliciously slanders it, I believe that our film will still have a market share that cannot be underestimated in the island country."
Hearing his encouraging words, Chenglong felt a little calmer and said: "It makes sense. I hope everything goes well for them. That's it for now. I'll hang up the phone. I have to get up early tomorrow."
"Okay, you go to bed early." Tang Jili responded.
With a "beep" sound, the call ended at both ends of the phone.
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It's early morning in Italy, but it's still late at night in Los Angeles.
At the same time in the island country, the jet lag is faster, and the sun is shining, and Mount Fuji looks like it is about to erupt at any time.
At this moment, in Tokyo, the capital of the island country, in the office room of TV Tokyo, the "In-person Interview" column team, the program producer Taro Yamada was sitting on his office chair, looking extremely excited.
Although "Direct Interview" is not the variety show with the highest ratings in the island country, it is the most eye-catching talk show in the island country.
If we compare it with programs of the same quality in China, "In-person Interview" is equivalent to "A Date with Luyu".
And like "A Date with Luyu", the guests of "In-person Interview" are targeted at elites from all walks of life in the island country.
All walks of life naturally involve the entertainment industry and the film and television industry.
People such as Miyuki Nakajima and Momoe Yamaguchi, who are regarded as "legendary superstars" by the island country, have received exclusive interviews in this program and have been widely circulated.
This has also made the program "In-person Interview" one of the island country's signature interview programs.
However, with the progress of the times and the development of the entertainment industry, the results of such talk shows are not as good as each year.
The main reason is that talk shows are all serious stuff, and the lack of entertainment has caused people to gradually lose their expectations and enjoyment of the programs.
TV Tokyo wanted to make changes, and specially replaced the younger producer Taro Yamada, hoping to make reforms or changes to the program so that the program would be rejuvenated in public opinion.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, Taro Yamada has changed the program model for half a year, but has not yet achieved good results, which makes him very troubled.
He also knows that today's entertainment era is no longer the same as it used to be. Few people watch serious programs. If the program does not show powerful gimmicks, it will be difficult to attract new viewers and old viewers to stay until the end and provide effective ratings.
Rate.
But how can explosive gimmicks be something you just want to have?
Artists affiliated with big companies are not easy to offend, artists with big gimmicks are afraid to appear on the show, and the guests they usually invite have obviously done their homework and are serious in the show, which makes the column team he leads very difficult to handle.
However, Yamada Taro is very excited now.
Nothing else. In the next few days, two Chinese artists will come to the program for exclusive interviews.
Since the column team was established in the early 1990s, it has never interviewed Chinese artists. This is the biggest gimmick.
The two guests interviewed are both Chinese artists. Since many people in China do not like China, this situation is the second biggest gimmick of this interview.
One of the guests, Liu Yifei, is a shining figure that triggered the current women's march in South Korea. The status of women in the island country can be said to be pitifully low. When public opinion in South Korea spread to the island country yesterday, many people also regarded Liu Yifei as the focus of attention. This
This is the third biggest gimmick in interviews.
The fourth biggest gimmick is the science fiction movie "Skyfall". When Hollywood science fiction themes dominate the world, and when there is no science fiction movie in Asia, including other island countries, China actually comes up with it.
A science fiction blockbuster, this will undoubtedly be another big gimmick in the entertainment industry.
At this point, Taro Yamada is very confident about the interviews that will take place in the next few days. He believes that this program will be enough to bring the ratings back to the previous peak.
Moreover, there are instructions from above. This interview will not be a simple formality. There is nothing wrong with calling it a Shura field.
China?
Chinese artist?
Chinese movies?
There are really too many issues that can be targeted by this "Chinese" element, and it is not a problem to raise a whole wave of public opinion.
"Producer, are you going to be the host of the interview yourself this time?" the assistant asked.
"Isn't it possible?" The corners of Yamada Taro's mouth raised, as if he thought of something interesting, which made his face look full of fun.
"Of course, of course." The assistant was extremely complimentary and said, "I have only one curious point. Why would President Kishida think of asking us to attack those two Chinese guests?"
"Bunta Kishida?" Taro Yamada joked: "His family controls an entertainment company in China called Chengtian Entertainment. Chengtian Entertainment launched a Hollywood movie and wanted to kill everyone in China, but he didn't expect it.
But it was severely suppressed by a movie from China. This movie is "Sky Curtain" that we will interview in a few days, so you think about it yourself."
The assistant was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized.
No wonder a big shot like Bunta Kishida would personally find their TV station, give them instructions and give them money, just to get them to severely suppress the two Chinese people they were about to interview. It turned out to be like this.
At the same time, he was also in disbelief that the works of their Great Japanese Empire would be lost to the small country of China? How is this possible?
He didn't know why, but he laughed evilly the next moment. No matter what happened, coming to this show of theirs would definitely make the two Chinese people miserable.
"Immediately, collect all the information about the movie "Template" for me and formulate the problem for me." Yamada Taro said, with another sinister smile: "As for the direction of formulating the problem..."
The assistant understood immediately and nodded repeatedly: "I understand, I understand, leave it to me."
Taro Yamada smiled heartily and immediately got busy, making adequate preparations for the interview in a few days.
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Meanwhile, Tokyo International Airport.
There isn't the huge crowds at South Korea's airport, but the crowds are no less crowded.
"Welcome Liu Yifei to Tokyo!!"
"If a woman is independent, the world will be wider, and the artistic concubine will fly high and the phoenix will sing in unison!!"
"Art Concubine, Art Concubine, fly forward bravely, my heart will support you!!"
"Liu Yifei!"
"Chu Xuan!!"
"Ah - it's Liu Yifei and Chu Xuan!"
The couple who had just gotten off the plane were greeted by fans who had been waiting for them.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei realized this time that it was South Korea who had leaked the news.
Although they didn't specify the destination of the island country, you can get a rough idea by looking at the flight schedule.
The networks between South Korea and the island country are closely connected, which may be the reason why many fans and media from the island country came to pick up the plane early.
"さん,あなたは日本に来て女の権利を兴伝するのですか?"
A reporter rushed to ask a question, but was intercepted by team members with arms spread out. The reporter kept rushing forward, but he couldn't take a step forward and looked very anxious.
Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were confused and had no idea what the reporter was talking about.
"Mrs. Chu, are you here to promote women's rights in the island country?" A team member translated for them from behind.
Mrs. Chu?...Liu Yifei tilted her head and winked at Chu Xuan. This novel title actually made her very interesting.
Chu Xuan smiled slightly and said, "We are here to promote the movie and also have cultural exchanges."
After the team translator repeated it in Japanese, many reporters nodded and understood.
Among the reporters, the logos of some CCTV, Xinlang, Souhu, Penguin and major domestic news companies are very eye-catching.
These domestic media were not seen in South Korea.
Now that I have come to the island country, these domestic media have also appeared one after another.
"I didn't see you in South Korea, and now you are here?" Liu Yifei joked.
Souhu Media happily said: "The noise you have made in South Korea is too great, so we must follow up and report it!"
Hearing what he said, reporters from CCTV, Xinlang Media, Souhu Media, and Wangyi Media all smiled.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Chu Xuan, where will your first stop be, can you tell me?" CCTV media is a little naughty and wants to find out the whereabouts of the couple in advance.
"We don't know it ourselves now, and there's nothing we can do if we want to reveal it." Chu Xuan said with a smile: "However, the next issue of TV Tokyo's "Direct Interview" column is a business that has been confirmed. If you have a way, go to the show.
, fellow Chinese in a foreign country, please come and cheer us up."
The reporter from Xinlang Media raised an "OK" gesture: "OK, I'll go get the tickets."
The other domestic reporters nodded slightly and came to pick up the opportunity to get a business itinerary, which was considered a good reward.
Reporters were chattering questions, and fans were cheering excitedly.
The group of people were surrounded by stars as if they were holding the moon in front of them. They had just walked out of the terminal, but at this moment, a very sharp sound came through.
"Chinese people are not welcome in the island country! Chinese movies are not welcome either! Chinese crews get out of the island country!!"
The eyes of the reporters from the island country lit up, and they turned their cameras to look at the group of people who were jealous of each other.
The overseas Chinese and island fans who came to pick him up turned to look at the crowd of more than a dozen people in shock and anger.
Chinese media who understand Japanese also adjusted their cameras to capture this scene.
After a while, whether it was reporters from the island country, domestic reporters, or media from other countries, they adjusted their cameras back to the couple, intending to capture their reactions.
When Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei finished listening to the translation, their expressions changed slightly, and they quickly calmed down, with a faint smile on their faces, and they walked forward noticeably faster.
Li Hedong, Zeng Ni, and Lu Tao also looked a little ugly. Although this group of people seemed as small as a drop in the ocean compared to the enthusiastic group of people who greeted them at the airport, such sharp shouts broke through the warm atmosphere for a while, and they also seemed very ugly and disturbing.
Awkward.
"This is normal, don't be surprised." Cui Minzheng not only understands the social environment of South Korea, but also the social environment of the island country. Faced with the sudden unusual situation, he said calmly.
Cui Minzheng arranged a vehicle in advance to greet them. After Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei waved goodbye to the fans, they got in the car and closed the door.
As fans watched and the media captured the scene, the three commercial vehicles gradually drove away.
The scene of just picking up the plane was quickly thrown into the public opinion field of the island country by the media and fans.