Chapter 453: Tokyo Film Festival Best Actor(2/2)
"First it was textiles, then electrical appliances, then cars, and now it's chips. America's concept of free trade is not the same when dealing with Japan." Haruki Kadokawa is Japanese and retains American citizenship.
Johnny Kitagawa was different. He talked straight to the point about the current form of friction between Japan and the United States.
"Now we, pro-American industrialists, are under great pressure in our operations in Japan." Johnny Kitagawa also said beside him.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Free trade is two-way. Your teachers prevent our movies and other cultural products from entering the Japanese market, and our intellectual property products are pirated in large quantities by you."
"Don't say you don't know," Ronald stopped the two entrepreneurs who wanted to refute, "The strongest product in Japan right now is the game console, and most of the characters in it are copied from Hollywood. For example, that one
King Kong, and your latest Contra, the two protagonist warriors are obviously Schwarzenegger and Mr. Stallone."
"We're not here to quarrel, right? We're here to talk about cooperation." Johnny Kitagawa also understood that in the agreement signed by the two countries, Japan was actually trying its best to use various secret means to not cooperate.
Japan is a vertically integrated market, with several large financial giants controlling many industrial chains. Take the film industry here as an example. Bookstores and newspapers are the controlling shareholders of several large producers, and they also control most of them.
of theaters.
As for Hollywood movie copies, on the one hand, they secretly asked the movie theater owners not to show them or to show less copies. On the other hand, they told the people from the American Film Association who came to hold them accountable that this was a spontaneous choice of movie theaters under the free market.
"Of course, what do you think can make the Japanese 'audience' accept our Hollywood movies?"
"Why don't you make some movies cooperating with Japan and Japan?" Kadokawa Haruki came up with an idea, "We Japanese people can't just be ridiculous villains in Hollywood movies, we also need to have some positive images. And Hollywood is in Japan.
There are still too few movies to be filmed. As long as you are willing to cooperate, we have many people here who are willing to invest."
Ronald and Bannon looked at each other. This method was better than what they discussed. Isn't it just to get some positive Japanese characters and place part of the story in modern Japan?
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"It's a pleasure to cooperate." The two presidents discussed a cooperation framework with Ronald and Bannon, and continued to invite Ronald to Kitagawa's territory to watch their artists perform.
Ronald declined the invitation and said that he could postpone it for a few days. He would also go back with Diane to see the results of Mr. Gregory Peck's strategizing.
"Is Dian Ansang here too? Why not let her be the award guest at this film festival?" Kitagawa and Kadokawa, the two big bosses, also have a great say in the film festival. In just a few words, it was decided.
Diane serves as the award guest for the best actor at the film festival, which can greatly enhance the influence of the film festival.
After leaving the hotel, Ronald pulled Bannon aside and said, "Who did you meet when you went to the embassy yesterday?"
"Don't be like this, it's just an acquaintance from the Commerce Department. Now the chip friction between the United States and Japan has become very acute. The agreement is about to break out. All American businessmen who come here must inquire and report the situation."
"Okay, don't overdo it." Ronald understood that Bannon was not simply a Wall Street banker.
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"Have you finished shooting the diamond ring commercial?" Ronald returned to the hotel and had dinner with Diane.
"There are still several shots to be taken tomorrow. I dyed my hair blond specially, look." Diane showed her blond hair to Ronald.
"Why don't we suspend it tomorrow? They'll invite you to be the award guest at the film festival."
"Oh, really? I haven't given an award yet? What project is the award given to, and who is the winner?"
"I don't know, let me ask." Ronald dialed the switchboard and asked them to be transferred to Gregory Peck.
"Mr. Parker, Diane will be the guest of honor for Best Actor. Let me ask if there are any results in your vote?"
"My boy, your review helped a lot. I won big, Best Film, and Best Actor both went to 'Old Well,' and the Briton only got a Special Jury Prize, and the Best Actor."
Best heroine."
"Oh, who is that?" Ronald heard Parker's report and felt happy for Chinese films. Director Wu and actor Yimou can both win awards. I heard that this is China's first best actor in many years.
and film festival awards.
I don’t know who the heroine is?
"Australia's Rachel Ward, her new film 'The Umbrella Woman' has to balance things out."
Chapter completed!