Chapter 1,168 Confidant(1/2)
The original movie of "Crazy Rich Asians" tells the story of a romantic love journey.
Rachel Chu, a girl born in the United States, followed her passionate boyfriend Nick Young to Singapore to attend the wedding of her friends Colin and Araminta. She found that her boyfriend's family background was very advantageous.
This makes Rachel, who comes from an ordinary family, feel even more pressure, and the huge wealth gap between the two also makes her boyfriend's mother quite dissatisfied.
Although the creator of the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" has limited abilities, he also has ideological problems.
But the original intention is to show the traditional culture of the East, and also to analyze the differences between Eastern and Western cultures.
And the core dramatic conflict in the film comes from this.
Michelle Yeoh plays a "mother-in-law" in the film.
She has a strong aura and is graceful in her speech and behavior. She is not the traditional "evil mother-in-law" image.
In a confrontation scene between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law-to-be, Michelle Yeoh reached out and touched Rachel's face tenderly and said, "You will never be good enough for my son.
It is said that when the filming of this scene was completed, the staff on the scene gasped.
At that time, director Zhu Haowei exclaimed to Michelle Yeoh, "I have goosebumps. You really 'killed' her just now!"
However, in reality, Teresa Teng, an Asian superstar, has experienced a real situation similar to that in the movie.
In 1980, Teresa Teng met Shangri-La Chairman Guo Kongcheng, the eldest son of Malaysia’s Sugar King, through the introduction of her friend He Lili.
The two fell in love at first sight and quickly fell in love.
In 1981, Teresa Teng and Young Master Guo were officially engaged.
However, marriage is not just a matter of two people. The families of both parties must also be involved. This is a traditional Chinese concept.
If Teresa Teng wants to truly marry into a wealthy family and seize this diamond king, she must pass the last hurdle. She must fly to Malaysia and gain the approval of the old lady of the Guo family in person.
Only if Mrs. Kuo, the mother of the Malay Sugar King Zhang, nodded her head could she marry into a wealthy family and become the daughter-in-law of the richest man in Malaysia.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she entered the door, Teresa Teng inadvertently and inevitably touched Mrs. Guo's vagina.
You know, originally the old lady of the Guo family didn't like her grandson marrying people in the entertainment industry. Her thinking was quite old-school, and she believed that no matter how big a star was, he was just an actor, a low-life person for people's entertainment.
But at that time, Teresa Teng was already a smash hit, with countless fans and huge influence throughout Asia.
In Zhuang Nu's words, "Wherever there are Chinese people, there is Teresa Teng's singing voice." "There is no one like her before or since. There is only one Teresa Teng."
Therefore, even before Teresa Teng arrived at Guo's house, the servants were already excited.
When I actually met the big star, I couldn't help but rush to find out.
Noisy and playful, very annoying.
This made Mrs. Guo feel negative in her heart even before she saw the real person.
When she met Teresa Teng, Mrs. Guo neither confirmed nor objected. Instead, she used Guo Kongcheng's words to make three conditions for her with a cold face.
1. Explain clearly your financial background;
2. Stop all singing and acting careers and concentrate on being a wife;
Third, cut off contact with the entertainment industry and draw a clear line with all male friends.
In fact, it is not difficult for Teresa Teng to quit the entertainment industry.
She is actually very traditional at heart. She has the qualities of a good wife and mother, and is very willing to enjoy a quiet life to support her husband and raise children.
Moreover, my relationship has been hit hard and I have been married for a long time. I have long wanted to find a home for my relationship.
It was precisely for this reason that Teresa Teng held a farewell concert when she returned home.
As she openly announced to her fans, she was leaving the stage and returning to her family.
But the Guo family's request for her to stop all her singing career was tantamount to taking advantage of her illness to kill her.
Teresa Teng also put forward her own request - "I can not go on stage, not perform, and cut off all contacts with people in the entertainment industry, but can I be allowed to release recordings? I only need to go to the recording studio occasionally and sing the songs I like.
That’s fine.”
This is really her bottom line, and she can't go any further.
However, a few days later, she received a rather cold reply - "I will not accept your conditions."
The acting career that I have devoted half my life to has been reduced to this, and my last wish of compromise has been abandoned.
Teresa Teng flatly refused to break off her engagement with Guo Kongcheng.
From then on, she never mentioned a single bit of this relationship. Only sadness and sadness occupied her heart.
It is conceivable that if this movie is made, it will be like bringing up old things again.
There is no need for deliberate guidance at all, the media and the audience will consciously imagine Teresa Teng's "marriage change" a few years ago.
Such an innate gimmick advantage will undoubtedly guarantee a certain box office for the film.
Even if it is just for curiosity and to explore the privacy of celebrities, there will be a large number of viewers willing to pay for it.
With Teresa Teng's influence, a movie like this will have a sensational effect throughout Southeast Asia.
Then the box office ceiling in Japan's single market will no longer exist, and it can be said that the future of money is huge.
At the same time, Ning Weimin also has relatively mature ideas about the production of this film because he has reference points in his heart and insights that transcend the times.
According to his idea, since this film cannot be separated from the shadow of Teresa Teng's emotional experience, it should be made in the style of a musical.
Just like "Miss Fan" that Teresa Teng filmed in her early years, that movie was adapted from her acting career.
In this movie, the grassroots role played by Teresa Teng can be set as an ordinary singer who is very similar to Teresa Teng. Her job is to cover Teresa Teng's songs in nightclubs.
In this way, not only is there a basis for dramatic conflict, but all the movie soundtracks and interludes can also naturally use the songs sung by Teresa Teng, without any sense of fragmentation.
Teresa Teng's most well-known song "Sweet Honey", as well as "Repay", "I Only Care About You", "Goodbye My Lover", these Chinese versions of songs can all be included.
They are reflected one by one according to the progress of the movie plot and are brought together in this way.
It doesn’t matter if many songs are outdated, the worst thing is to change the form of musical expression.
For example, the reception opens with a jazz version of "When Will You Come Again".
The pace is accelerated, and it cleverly echoes Teresa Teng's name, which will definitely have an indescribable impact.
Let’s put it this way, if you make a movie normally, the soundtrack and theme song will definitely be to enhance the story of the movie.
But the movie they want to make does the opposite. It is actually to better interpret the emotions contained in Teresa Teng's songs. In essence, it can be regarded as a summary and commemoration of Teresa Teng's many years of singing career.
Therefore, not only can this movie release a soundtrack album like "Li Xianglan", but it can also have an additional layer of guarantee of cost recovery.
And for Teresa Teng, the problem of acting skills no longer exists at all.
As long as she plays her true character and plays herself well, then no matter how she acts, it will be right.
As for the so-called investment of two billion yen, although this amount seems to be an incredible astronomical figure.
But it doesn’t necessarily have to sell 6 billion in box office to make back the money.
Because when making a movie like this, apart from the remuneration of the main characters, the biggest expense is undoubtedly the luxurious scenes.
Since it wants to embody the life of the super rich, it must have everything from villas, antiques, yachts, luxury cars, helicopters, grand parties on private islands, all kinds of brand-name clothing, jewelry, fine wine and food.
To put it bluntly, in order to create a luxurious scene that can attract the audience's attention, it is best to be more exaggerated than the real life of the rich.
However, the crux of the matter is that, just like bulk purchasing, the more money you have, the more money you can save.
For example, it is more cost-effective to buy yachts, luxury cars, jewelry, etc. than to rent them.
After the money is spent, you can leave things behind and it is not just a waste of money.
From Ning Weimin's point of view, he was about to get married and never thought of wronging Matsumoto Keiko.
Then just buy these things.
Even if they don't enjoy it in the future, it can still be used as a business prop to entertain partners, so it won't be wasted.
Besides, he can also use this to negotiate with major brands to obtain commercial sponsorship for the film.
From the perspective of product placement, the potential is quite vast.
Even the trolley suitcases and Tan Gong Restaurant and Hui Wentang Bookstore under his own name can attract a wave of advertising.
You can even use these expenses to deduct taxes for your own business and Keiko Matsumoto's studio. How appropriate is that?
"It's amazing! President Ning just thought of these things in a flash? It's really admirable! The feasibility of this plan seems to be very high."
Jinniu Funaki, the president of Taurus Palace, applauded as soon as he heard Ning Weimin's explanation and expressed his thoughts immediately during the banquet.
Obviously, he was full of surprises and very interested in this plan.
After all, Taurus also owns movie actors.
For him, if this huge investment movie project is implemented, Teresa Teng will not be the only one who will benefit.
There can only be more benefits to his Taurus sign and he's certainly willing to push for it.
So, he couldn't help but compliment Matsumoto Keiko, "Matsumoto-san, you are really lucky. Although it is for the convenience of making a movie, President Ke Ning wants to send you a yacht and a luxury car worth hundreds of millions of yen. This is also
What a surprisingly generous gesture! This shows how deeply he loves you, and one cannot help but be touched by his heart. I am really happy for you."
Although Matsumoto Keiko couldn't be dizzy because of these two words of praise, it was inevitable to be happy.
To be continued...