During the twelve days, the schedules of the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions" were fully arranged by Ning Weimin, and the leading actors were particularly busy.
On the evening of the day I arrived in Tokyo, I attended the welcome banquet held by TBS TV station at Dannomiya Restaurant in Tokyo.
After that, the crew members had no leisure time.
Everyone needs to continuously deal with various press conferences, tea parties from all walks of life, live TV interviews, performances, symposiums between university teachers and students, opening ceremonies of costume exhibitions, opening ceremonies of stills exhibitions, book signings, etc. It can be left to them
There is very little free time to arrange.
There are not many opportunities to get back to the hotel earlier than 10pm every day.
So even Ouyang Fenqiang, Chen Xiaoxu, Zhang Li, Deng Jie and other "troublemakers" who always loved playing pranks on each other stopped voluntarily, and no one bothered them anymore.
You know, when they were in Hong Kong City a few months ago, they used the phone to send false news to each other at night, tricking people into going downstairs to meet guests.
From this we can see how busy and tired they are here.
In fact, the crew members are sometimes so exhausted after a day's activities that they don't even want to have a late-night snack.
Go back to your room, wash up as soon as possible, and fall asleep as soon as you lie down on the bed.
But even so, everyone in the crew has no complaints.
For no other reason than because Ning Weimin gave me enough money.
In addition to generous remuneration, the logistics arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation are also in place.
Let everyone eat well, wear well, be picked up and dropped off by car, and accompanied by an interpreter, which is extremely convenient and very grateful.
Since everyone is grateful for his benefits, they will naturally cheer up and cooperate fully.
In addition, the activity plan arranged by Ning Weimin for everyone is also very appropriate.
Busy and busy, rushing back and forth, but Ning Weimin told everyone in advance that in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, the crew will be busy for three days and have one day off.
That day was set aside for them to visit and shop.
There are arrangements for Tokyo's famous Disneyland, Kyoto's Gion, Kinkakuji Temple, Kyoto Imperial Palace, Osaka's Osaka Castle Park, Shinsaibashi, and Dotonbori.
There are also tour guides and drivers accompanying them to provide services and take care of all chores for them.
Then who doesn’t feel at ease?
You know, in the mainland of the Republic, so far, there is still a single day off every week.
In Japan, you can get one day off after working for three days. For the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions", they are already very happy. It is equivalent to earning one day.
They all felt that this kind of work process arrangement was very humane and quite kind.
If anyone is dissatisfied and has higher expectations, there is nothing to be picky about.
That is simply hypocritical and too ignorant.
Everyone will besiege him and accuse him of being heartless.
Not to mention this, even the specific working environment and content are much more interesting than everyone imagines.
Due to his deep involvement in the Japanese market in the past few years, Ning Weimin not only has strong capabilities as an organizer, but he is also good at organizing activities in the capital and likes to go his own way.
It was the same this time. He used the resources at his disposal and had some innovative ideas that were beyond the knowledge of the times.
As a result, the original rigid model of cultural exchange activities that only consisted of indoor interviews and performances was broken.
Instead, this kind of activity became three-dimensional in his hands, making it much more lively and interesting.
Not only did it have great appeal to Japanese people, but also the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions" also found it quite novel and gained a lot of experience.
Ning Weimin held an exchange event this time to promote the TV series "A Dream of Red Mansions". He did not let the crew fight alone, but dispatched a "group army" to conduct "coordinated operations" - held at each event site
"Cultural Festival" with the theme of "Dream of Red Mansions".
Companies such as Tan Gong Restaurant and Hui Wentang Bookstore are both under his personal command, so he can do business wherever he goes.
There are also two friendly cooperative companies, Jinniu Palace and Yamato Tourism. For Ning Weimin's sake, they also sent people to join in the fun and set up booths at the event.
In this way, it is equivalent to holding a mobile theme tour exhibition, or a theme garden party.
Compared with the traditional approach, the declaration form is much more flexible.
And despite the fact that there are not many booths, the content provided by several units is not monotonous, and it can even be said to be quite rich and three-dimensional.
First of all, the "Dream of Red Mansions" themed poster with Bao Daichai as the background is enough to attract attention.
As long as it is placed in front of the venue, it will be eye-catching.
Regardless of whether anyone was called over, the title of the TBS TV station is eye-catching enough anyway.
As long as anyone sees it, they will have the impression that this TV series is being aired in the TBS morning drama period.
At least we can get a few more viewers to pay attention out of curiosity and increase the ratings.
If anyone really came over, they would first see the dazzling array of TV drama brochures on the Huiwentang booth, as well as the Japanese version of "Dream of Red Mansions" books and comic books. These are all things that can intuitively reflect the cultural theme.
In addition, joyful and festive "Chinese knots", various straw insects, round fans, incense fans, palace lanterns, brocade boxes, as well as "A Dream of Red Mansions"-themed silk people and various Red Mansion-themed handicrafts were placed at the booth of Huiwentang Bookstore
Above, it is enough to attract people to stop.
In particular, the props from the play and the related displays of costumes brought by the crew are particularly dazzling.
So much so that many visiting Japanese girls said at the scene, "It's so beautiful, I really want to wear it and take a photo."
Taurus and Yamato GG took the opportunity to promote hard.
One is to highly recommend "A Dream of Red Mansions", "Li Xianglan" and Teresa Teng's music tapes.
The other is to use the Chinese tourism brochure as a means to take the opportunity to contract the Chinese tourism business.
Not to mention, a lot of people came to ask about it.
In addition, in order to increase the effectiveness and fun of interactive communication, Ning Weimin also directly turned on the "entertainment mode" at the scene.
After the actors hold a cultural exchange meeting, they will interact with the audience and take photos at the cultural festival event. Needless to say, this will definitely be popular with the audience.
In addition, Ning Weimin will also use the noodle chef from Tan Gong Restaurant and the sugar painting skills of the cold dish chef to interact with the audience, adding popularity and momentum to the scene.
We also used the performances of folk musicians, calligraphy demonstrations, and Go games to enliven the atmosphere at the venue.
There are also consumer lottery, ring tying, and money-making games. These interesting entertainment projects with prizes add a pleasant experience to the visitors.
But the most important thing, what attracts the most people and keeps the atmosphere of the event at its peak, is the experience content of Chinese cuisine.
Ning Weimin has always believed that the easiest way to start cultural exchanges is with food.
So this time, he also regarded Chinese snacks as a key project.
He transferred at least twenty chefs from Tan Palace.
They lined up at the event site and set up food stalls at least 30 meters long to provide food services to people participating in the event and show the charm of Chinese cuisine.
Above each stall, almost all the food and drinks provided are written in Chinese.
The first stall includes meatloaf, pies, pot stickers, glutinous rice dumplings, roasted rice dumplings, served with lotus leaf porridge and eight-treasure porridge.
The second level includes fried rice, fried noodles, fried pancakes, fried dumplings, braised cat ears, tomato and egg soup, and hot and sour soup.
The third stall is steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, siomai, steamed buns, lazy dragon, with sour plum soup and mung bean soup.
The fourth level, jelly, grilled cake, sesame sauce cold noodles, spicy cold noodles, fried noodles with lemonade and beer.
In addition, there are green onion cakes, silver rolls, sugar triangles, old noodle steamed buns, rice dumplings, glutinous rice chicken, cold rice cakes, pea yellow, donkey rolling, and aiwowo for sale.
Osmanthus lotus root, mustard pile, spinach with nuts, celery and yuba, these cold dishes are for sale.
Palace cheese, almond tofu, bayberry shaved ice, dried fruits, these refreshing desserts are on sale.
We also sell cooked foods such as barbecued pork, sauced duck, sauced meat, smoked chicken, vegetarian assorted vegetables, and vegetarian chicken, as well as sesame cakes with meat, grilled skewers, fried goods, sausages, and pancakes.
Of course, we will also provide pastry gift boxes, tea and snack gift boxes, noodle gift boxes, as well as candied fruits, candies, and rice wine named after Dream of Red Mansions and the Twelve Golden Hairpins for sale as souvenirs.
Ning Weimin even "generously" gave free jasmine tea to all guests who came to drink.
Sure enough, the situation at the scene was just as Ning Weimin expected.
At the beginning, the flow of people was limited.
But after every stall was equipped with a variety of hot and cold Chinese snacks, it didn’t take long for the event site to be crowded with people.
Among the people attracted, in addition to the main audience attending the conference, university teachers and students, there were also visitors to the park. Passers-by who happened to be passing by and were attracted by the smoke of fireworks, there were also housewives and retired elderly people who came looking for them after smelling the fragrance, and even some
Old overseas Chinese who miss the taste of their hometown.
Especially at noon, when office workers who go out to eat come to join in the fun, it is definitely the time when there are the most people.
Even if there was a long queue, and it even rained one day, it could not stop it, nor could it dampen the enthusiasm of these diners.
It can be clearly felt from this that Chinese food has an irresistible magic power, and too many Japanese people love Chinese food so deeply.
Frankly speaking, in the eyes of Chinese people, these "Chinese delicacies" that have caused a sensation are nothing more than commonplace food.
In Beijing, most convenience restaurants can make it, and you can buy it at any food stall in the downtown area.
In fact, it really doesn't match "A Dream of Red Mansions", because it is all about folk fireworks and not "high-end" at all.
But then again, Japanese food is bland, and even they themselves admit it.
Although today's Japanese restaurants are quite popular internationally, the name of the cuisine is also quite catchy.
Udon, tempura, sashimi, sushi, and sake are all quite famous, and their business has spread to Europe and the United States.
But in fact, there are only so many kinds of Japanese dishes.
Moreover, the taste of these Japanese dishes has been adjusted by Chinese chefs, otherwise the Japanese dishes would be simply unpalatable.
Old overseas Chinese in Japan all know that even when China was at its weakest and was being invaded, there were still restaurant owners in Japan at that time who were willing to marry their daughters to outstanding Chinese chefs in order to obtain the secrets of Chinese cooking.
But even so, because Chinese food is too complicated, Japanese people still can't learn it well or cook it well.
This is why Japanese tongues can never stand the temptation of Chinese food, and why Chinese restaurants in Japan are always overcrowded.
This is worship soaked in blood and bones, so it is no exaggeration to say that Chinese food is the ancestor of Japanese food.
In addition, although these diets are ordinary, you have to look at who made them, right?
The chefs at Tan Palace are not mediocre in the first place.
The old chefs are all rehired from famous restaurants, and the middle-aged chefs are also the backbone of the Chongwen District Service Bureau directly deployed from various famous restaurants in the district.
Not to mention that these people who came with Ning Weimin were all selected from the best. Each one of them is a master in his own way. Even if they are in the capital kitchen, they will be the masters.
How else could Tan Gong Restaurant be able to climb to the top of the imperial cuisine list in just two or three years, when even Beihai's imitation cuisine was stolen by them?
Otherwise, why would Tan Palace Restaurant and even the snack bar on the first floor have queues at the door every day and be sold out in advance every day?
That depends on the craftsmanship.
Can the food made by these people not be delicious?
What's more, there is an old saying in the kitchens of Beijing that being able to cook delicious sea cucumber and abalone fins is not a skill, but being able to cook a plate of fried cabbage delicious is.
This is the principle of returning to nature, of finding magic in the ordinary, and the chefs of Tan Palace have exactly this ability.
Apart from anything else, even the crew members who had not taken these things seriously at first were surprised when they tasted these things at meal time.
"Why is it so delicious?" "Sister Lin" was shocked.
"That's right, it's so weird. Is this still something we eat every day?" "Ping'er" was also surprised.
"Well, it's definitely a five-star restaurant. Otherwise, Renjia Tan Gong Restaurant is a golden brand." Wang Xifeng was convinced.
"Then what... I... I'm afraid I have to buy two more five-star silver rolls, what do you want?" "Baoyu" felt that he was not full, so he teased "Wang Xifeng" by the way.
"Brother, wait, I'll go with you. I also need some more five-star skewers and a can of beer."
What's more, I didn't expect that even "Jia Lian" would "complicit in the evil" and lost all restraint.
Think about it, even they, the pure descendants of China, are like this. How amazing are the Japanese people when they eat it?
Being able to eat the food made by these chefs is definitely a blessing for these ordinary Japanese people.
The skills of these chefs are extremely valuable.
If it were not for the purpose of promoting "Dream of Red Mansions" and doing cultural export, where could it be sold to the public at an affordable price?
If you want to buy the same thing at Tan Gong Restaurant, the price will be at least five times higher.
Finally, there is a very important and very real one, which best explains the reason - that is, wild boar cannot eat fine chaff.
You know, every place has a special food culture, and every nation has special food habits.
Specific to our country, we have a special historical background, the evolution of the humanistic environment, and the objective constraints of a vast land and abundant resources.
It is these complex factors that have created our eight major cuisines and countless famous local dishes, making Chinese cuisine rich, colorful, broad and profound.
But this is where Chinese food succeeds and where it fails.
Because high-end food has corresponding cultural thresholds, not just anyone can understand it and know how to eat it.
Regardless of whether they are from the East or the West, foreigners don't even have the concept of the harmony of the five flavors, and their tongue taste buds are not well developed. Most of them can only distinguish between sweet, sour, and salty.
I don’t know how to appreciate numbness, bitterness, and spiciness, and I can’t even taste the multiple complex flavors.
For such an ignorant foreigner, if you give him a real meal, it is purely playing the harp to an ox and flirting with a blind man.
He didn't even know how to speak or what the details were.
I just find it troublesome, complicated, and confusing.
If you still have to nitpick and pick out the bones, it will be even worse and it will probably make foreigners feel embarrassed and embarrassed.
Under such circumstances, it is surprising that they would have a good impression of Chinese food.
To put it bluntly, only things that are popular, popular, and have low cultural thresholds are conducive to going global and exporting culture.
This is why Japanese cuisine is more easily recognized and accepted by European and American countries.
Nothing more than simple, straightforward and pure.
This is why American fast food has become popular all over the world. It is crude, straightforward, and high in salt, oil, and sugar.
And French cuisine, recognized as high-end in the Western world, is still struggling to export to the outside world and is still weak.
The situation of French food and Chinese food is similar. Although there are many restaurants, there are actually very few authentic French restaurants. Most of them are Li Gui playing Li Kui.
But few people in China understand this truth, and even someone as smart as Jiang Nianyun still cannot see through it.
They always want to bring out the deepest and most exquisite things in Chinese food, but the result is that it runs counter to the good original intention and makes foreigners stay away from it.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin and Kang Shude had already discussed this issue thoroughly when they went to Jinmen.
Naturally, he would not make such a mistake, so he used these most common and popular snacks and the simplest and purest taste to successfully open up the taste buds of Japanese people.
They were full of praise for the authentic Chinese food and were shocked by their first experience.
These most basic snacks and snacks in Beijing are more useful to Japanese people than anything else! You will be convinced after eating them! They are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
In fact, many Japanese people at the scene told reporters that they had never been to China and had no idea that the food in China was so different from the Chinese restaurants in Japan. The local restaurants were far inferior to the cooking skills of these chefs.
After they tasted these delicacies, they simply couldn't help themselves.
Now I am not only interested in the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", but I also have a desire to know more about Yamato Tourism's tourism projects. I really want to fly to China and have a feast.
During the interview, some Japanese people told reporters that the variety of Chinese delicacies is so rich that they want to eat everything they see. Although they are already a little full, they still want to buy more after digesting it for a while.