In addition to this TV series "Woman's Ladder", Mist Studio has also launched four films invested and filmed by our factory this year.

The main heavy dramas are of course the two large-investment movies planned by Ning Weimin, "Body Guard" and "The Love of Man and Ghost".

"Body Guard" invests 1 billion yen, directed by Mai Lingzhi and starring Tomokazu Miura and Teresa Teng.

The plot of the movie basically completely copied the original storyline, but the American environment was placed in Japan, and then some modified modifications were made based on local culture.

Although Mai Lingzhi had never directed such a large-scale movie before, the good thing is that she is not only an action film director, but also familiar with the shooting techniques of action scenes, but also one of the participants when filming "Crazy Richness".

Because with director Ozefeng, I have gained some gains and made progress in filming experience.

The key is that she is also Teresa Teng’s close friend. She can get the full cooperation of Teresa Teng in her work, allowing this Asian queen to interpret herself in her most true state.

From this point of view, she does have an advantage that no director does not have.

In addition, there is one more thing that is very important.

That is, the martial arts director Yuan Heping of this action film is also from Hong Kong City, and he has a good relationship with Mai Lingzhi.

This "Eighth Master" has a lot of experience in filming movies.

Not only did he be able to enjoy his job, he designed a very good action scene for Tomokazu Miura, who had no martial arts foundation, which was quite appreciative.

He also almost served as an assistant director, and during the filming, he gave Mai Lingzhi many good ideas.

It's really worth it that Ning Weimin spent a lot of money to invite him to Japan, and he was simply a few jobs.

In addition, the theme song of this movie is still the same song "I Will Always Love You", Ning Weimin honestly plagiarized and gave it to Teresa Teng again, which greatly restored the atmosphere of the movie.

Although Teresa Teng's penetration in the treble part really can't catch up with the original singer Whitney Houston of this song, she can't be as shocking as hers.

However, Teresa Teng has a natural advantage in the soft part of the expression, which is obviously more touching than this American singer.

It can be said that these two people have their own strengths.

The number one golden voice in Asia is not a blow, and Teresa Teng is not a problem in controlling this song.

But her singing is not that rigid, and it has become another style that tends to be aesthetically pleasing.

In short, the rigorous and solid plot structure, the action scenes designed by the Oriental Best Martial Arts are classic theme songs, coupled with the transformation gimmicks of Miura Tomokazu's first action scenes, as well as Teresa Teng's true character, and the new story theme of breaking the old framework and showing taboo love from the perspective of bodyguards.

These six elements are selling points enough to introduce Japanese audiences to cinemas during the summer vacation.

In fact, not only Songzhu Film gave the greatest support to this drama, but also Toei's theater chain and some independent theaters also joined in, giving a better schedule.

So this movie was so popular in the summer box office, and the local box office almost reached 4 billion yen, and it became the most popular movie in Japan so far and the best-known movie in Japan.

There are almost nine out of ten Japanese drama critics who boast about this movie, which is already a bit of a phenomenon-level movie. It seems that in August, it is impossible for Japanese to not watch this movie.

So this also made the Mist Studio full of confidence in the overseas release of this movie.

It is expected that the global box office, global video recording release, and the single authorization of the movie theme song can at least bring another 400 billion yen of follow-up revenue to the Mist Studio.

How could all the staff of Mist Studio not be proud and satisfied?

Of course, there is one thing they don’t actually know, that is, the original "Body Guard" won a box office of 4.1 billion yen in Japan.

From this point of view, the adapted version produced by Ning Weimin seems to be slightly inferior to the American version.

But the key issue is that the investment costs are different.

How much does it cost to film "Body Guard" in the United States?

How much does it cost to shoot this movie by Mist Studio?

That's too big, several times the difference.

And you should know that the most popular Japanese movie "Dunhuang" in June this year invested 4.5 billion yen, and its domestic box office in Japan reached 8.2 billion yen.

In other words, Tokuma Bookstore, which owns Daiying Company, barely tied the movie's local box office.

From the perspective of the cost and benefits of the investment, the profit of this "Body Guard" by Mist Studio is actually more than that of this "Dunhuang".

Mist Studios made at least five billion in investment in this movie with just one billion, which is not an exaggeration to say that it is an investment miracle in the global film industry.

What's more, Ning Weimin himself doesn't care about this.

Anyway, Americans put their money in his pocket, this is the fact.

In addition, he cares the same thing, that is, hello you, hello me, hello everyone.

This movie not only made Fog Studios more famous, but also made everyone under Fog Studios enjoy success and trust the company more.

Mai Lingzhi has become a big director of a big commercial film since she has become a new director. Now, like Teresa Teng, she is being followed by reporters all day long.

Moreover, Tomokazu Miura and Teresa Teng are becoming more and more popular, and advertising endorsements are rising sharply.

In particular, Tomokazu Miura was almost relieved by the Misty Studios through two Japanese dramas and two movies, and was directly relieved from the obvious transformation of idols, and promoted the status of a first-line male star.

This sense of accomplishment not only made him feel extremely happy, but even other artists affiliated with Matsumoto firm saw it, they empathized with it, full of envy and expectation.

So in order to thank Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko, Miura Tomokazu made a special trip to ask his wife to prepare a family dinner for them.

For Ning Weimin, in addition to having the sense of accomplishment that Miura Tomokazu famous, he can also eat the dishes made by Moei and enjoy the entertainment of his former Asia's number one idol. This is a rare hidden benefit.

As for the movie "The Love of Man and Ghost", the filming process is actually much more bumpy than "Body Guard".

It is mainly the special effects problem caused by the hero who became a ghost, which is still a relatively difficult problem in this era.

Director Ozefeng originally used the old method of the local film industry, but the effect of the filming was too poor when he saw it halfway through, which made people want to lose their ground.

So he was afraid of damaging his reputation as a result of "Crazy Richmond", so Dazefeng still begged Ning Weimin for approval, and then took a plane to the United States to find a company that uses computers to make film and television special effects to solve this problem.

But I didn't expect that the trip to the United States was also very difficult. Not only did the special effects company offer a high price, but the time had to be delayed and I couldn't take over immediately.

Ning Weimin originally wanted to use the original theme song of the movie "Unchained Melody" of "The Love of Man and Ghost" and some problems also occurred.

The owner of the copyright of this old song is actually a Japanese enemy. He paranoid believe that the US economy is because of a big problem with Japanese talents. So when Ozefeng came to ask for a price, he spoke out loudly and asked for a $550,000 authorization fee.

In the end, the song was not agreed upon, so I could only use the Japanese version of "The Scenery of Venus" covered by "Venus in the Caravan" to serve as the theme song of the movie.

The final completion of the special effects of this movie was delayed from July to October, and the cost of filming soared from 700 million yen to about 1.2 billion yen.

However, because "A Chinese Ghost Story" launched in Japan in the first half of 1988 received a good response, it became popular.

Japanese audiences seem to be very interested in this kind of human-ghost-like theme. When Mite Studio was promoting the film, it deliberately compared the modern theme of this movie with the Chinese-language movie "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Taking advantage of the differences between ancient Chinese stories and modern Japanese cities, it has indeed successfully aroused the interest of many viewers. At least many fans of "A Chinese Ghost Story" come to buy tickets and want to take a look.

In this way, the paintings started this week, and the box office score in the first week exceeded 560 million yen.

Moreover, drama critics recognize the performance of the male protagonist Ken Utsui and the female protagonist Ryoko Ishida, and even Yukiyo Toru who plays the psychic medium.

I think this movie is rare. A romantic film that expresses the emotions of middle-aged people from the perspective of different paths of humans and ghosts. The story is displayed to everyone through the director's statement perspective, and the effect is very touching.

It is generally recognized that it should be a new starting point for Ken Utsui, who has gradually become a supporting role, and will bring him new career opportunities.

In addition, it has to be said that there is no money spent.

Despite the backward computer technology in this era, the luminous effects of American companies are only worth 50 cents in Ning Weimin's eyes, which is much worse than the original version a few years later.

But don't forget that this is 1988, which is several years away from the launch of "Jurassic Park".

Even this special effect that makes Ning Weimin feel extremely childish is fresh and surprising enough in the eyes of contemporary audiences.

Therefore, the box office momentum remains a strong trend. It is estimated that at least a few more days for the box office championship, so it should be no problem to collect 2 billion in the downstream.

At least it depends on the local box office, and it almost tied, which means you can make money.

Because although this movie is far from the American version, Ning Weimin knows that this kind of storyline of human-ghost relationship is also attractive to Western audiences.

Not to mention the box office of the American version in the Western world, just say that "A Chinese Ghost Story" was released in France, and the box office beat the American "The Marbled Veyron".

Therefore, he is still full of expectations for overseas box office, and is also happy for Ken Utsui's industry status to improve.

Who said that a middle-aged actor like him would not have a chance to turn things around?

The Mizu Studio did it, not only made Utsui Ken devote himself to his heart, but the key is that it also has a demonstration effect on other actors and is easier to gather people's hearts.

In short, neither of these two movies were lower than Ning Weimin's expectations, which completely established the industry status of the fog studio this year.

In addition, it is also necessary to mention two small-cost movies "The Gem of the Sea" and "Song of Death" independently planned by Akira Okamoto as the top leader of the studio.

Among them, "The Gem of the Sea" is a love movie that tells the story of a poor boy surfing coach who came from a vacation in the resort of Okinawa, where he met a rich girl who came on vacation, and then got to know each other and broke through family obstacles, and finally got together.

"Song of Death" is a police and gangster film, telling the story of an upright criminal police officer tracking and investigating a drug criminal group, then after a life-long battle, he finally successfully solved the case and brought the head of the criminal group to justice.

To be honest, the story modes of these two movies are quite old-fashioned in Ning Weimin's eyes, and they are just pure genre films. From the time he first saw these two scripts, he had no confidence.

Especially in "The Gem of the Sea", the gray boy creates romance to pursue a rich girl, and many scenes are unreasonable.

But the problem is that these two film projects were completely created by Akira Okamoto, and he was full of enthusiasm and confidence.

So since Keiko Matsumoto and Ning Weimin both hoped him, he hoped that he could stand alone and become a competent director of a studio.

Then you must trust him, and you must increase his experience and pay a certain trial and error cost.

In addition, as the owner of the Misty Studio, Matsumoto Kyoko also had to consider absorbing Taurus Palace and the Burning System, and other merged artists also had work demands.

Because for artists, the artists' firm that can get projects is a good company.

If you are idle every day and without notice, the artist will have no confidence in the company.

So now there are more artists, and for Matsumoto, arranging notices for artists has become a burden.
To be continued...