"This is absolutely impossible!"

Kurosawa Akira stood up excitedly and loudly rejected Shen Chong's proposal.

Even by Chinese standards, Kurosawa Akira is tall and big. His body is slightly tilted, his fists are clenched, his expression is serious, and his signature sunglasses are imposing.

Sure enough, he is worthy of being a man known as the "Emperor of Movie"! (Note 1)

Chen Chong looked up and silently sighed in his heart.

"Kurosawa-kun." Tanaka Tomoyuki, who was sitting in the upper head, scolded: "How can he be so rude to his guests!"

Tanaka Tomoyuki is the executive director of Toho Co., Ltd. and has a high position in the Japanese film industry. Even if he is as strong as Akira Kurosawa, he has to respect him.

"I'm sorry, I'm rude." Kurosawa Akira bent down and bowed, apologized, and said, "Please don't mind Shen Jun."

Chen Chong couldn't understand Japanese, but looked at the posture and guessed the general meaning. He quickly waved his hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Since Mr. Kurosawa doesn't agree, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

Ann Hui translated on the side.

"I'm sorry, I'm too impulsive." Kurosawa Aki didn't expect that Shen Chong was so easy to talk to. He apologized again, then sat down again, and said: "I am very grateful that Shen Jun can invest, but shooting a documentary on the movie site will seriously interfere with my work, so please forgive me, I can't agree."

"I'm too abrupt." Chen Chong said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Kurosawa is meticulous in making movies. When I saw him today, I realized that it was true."

“It’s over-reward.”

"Mr. Kurosawa." Shen Chong was very sorry for not being able to shoot a documentary about how Kurosawa made a movie. He settled for the second best and said, "I have a reluctance to ask."

"Mr. Shen, please speak."

"My translator." Chen Chong pointed to Anh Hsu and said, "Actually, she is also a film director. She admires Mr. Kurosawa very much. I hope that during the filming, I can follow you and learn the skills of being a director."

When Xu Anhua heard this, she was surprised and happy. She turned to look at Chen Chong, her eyes lit up, "Mr. Chen, can this really be done?"

Chen Chong was obviously very excited when he heard her voice trembling, so he nodded and smiled, saying, "Let's translate first, see if he agrees or not."

Ann Hui quickly translated, and after hearing this, Kurosawa remained silent.

"Mr. Kurosawa, please rest assured." Seeing this, Chen Chong quickly explained: "She is a student, not a supervisor, and she will never point fingers at filming."

"Kurosawa-kun." Tanaka Tomoyuki was worried about losing the big money owner Shen Chong, so he persuaded him: "This kind of request is not an exaggeration. As a movie predecessor, he has the responsibility to cultivate the backward."

"Okay." Kurosawa Akira gave in and said, "She can come to the crew, but she must obey my command in all actions."

Before Chen Chong could speak, Anhua Xu nodded in a hurry and said, "It is my honor to be able to witness Kurosawa's filming movies with his own eyes, and I will never do anything random."

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"Mr. Chen, I'm so grateful." Walking out of the building of Toho Co., Ltd., Anh Xu thanked Chen Chong, "I'm already satisfied to see Master Kurosawa Akira. I didn't expect to join his crew. I have to thank Mr. Chen for his arrangements for all this."

"Sister An, don't be polite. I am a capitalist, and I don't have any kindness." Chen Chong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Pigs need to be fattened before they can be killed, and the same is true for talents. Only after they are cultivated can they create the greatest value. After you finish your stolen skills, I will try my best to squeeze you and make a movie for me."

"I can't ask for this kind of exploitation from Mr. Chen." Anhua replied, and then the two looked at each other and laughed.

Although he lost his life, he won the life of Dongyu. Although he did not get what he wanted from George Lucas, after his introduction, Shen Chong successfully met Akira Kurosawa, the movie emperor, and unexpectedly got a big surprise.

This surprise is extraordinary, even exceeding Chen Chong's desire for a nonlinear movie editing system.

Under George Lucas's needle thread, Shen Chong immediately flew to Tokyo by phone after reaching a preliminary investment agreement with Kurosawa and Toho Co., Ltd.

Before leaving, Chen Chong called back to Hong Kong and asked Ann Hui to come to Tokyo. Her mother was Japanese, so Japanese was naturally not a problem. She was also a filmmaker and highly praised Akira Kurosawa, so it was perfect for her to be a translator.

George Lucas introduced the movie Shen Chong Investment. It is Kurosawa's "Shadow Warrior". He has heard of the daimyo of this movie, but has never watched it. First, it is too long, 180 minutes, and second, he is not very interested in Japanese movies.

George Lucas is a famous brainless fan of Akira Kurosawa. Not only did he use a lot of cameras to pay tribute to him in "Star Wars", he also flew all the way to Japan with Francis Coppola at the beginning of this year to meet Akira Kurosawa at the beginning of this year.

The two were proud and very popular in Hollywood. After arriving in Japan, they found that their idol Akira Kurosawa was at the lowest point in their lives.

Films such as "Rashomon" and "Seven Samurai" have gained great reputation in the international film industry. However, just like after Zhang Yimou made "Red Sorghum", in Japan, the media accused him of deliberately trying to please Western movie audiences. In addition, his strong personality, he was arrogant and arrogant on the set, and offended many people. Therefore, in 1970, after Kurosawa made a movie with both box office and reputation, he could no longer find the funds for filming.

In order to make a movie, Kurosawa traveled through the iron curtain of the Cold War, accepted the invitation from the Soviet Union, and went to Siberia to shoot a Russian film called "Delsu-Uzara" and won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.

Even so, no one in Japan is willing to invest in making movies for him. In a state of embarrassment, Kurosawa even began to take on alcohol advertisements. It is really sad that a generation of film masters has fallen to this level.

When Lucas and Coppola went to visit him, Kurosawa Akira showed more than 200 storyboards of "Shadow Warriors" that he had hand-painted in four years, which made the two diehard fans cry, so he actively ran around and used their influence to raise funds for their idols.

Unfortunately, these two are also very busy. Lucas is going to film "Star Wars 2" and Coppola is going to film "Apocalypse Modern". Kurosawa has too much appetite and the funds are not well raised. "Shadow Warrior" has to stop and stop.

Chen Chong looked young and rich, and was an oriental again. George Lucas naturally promoted Kurosawa Akira and "Shadow Warrior" to him.

After listening to Lucas' introduction, Chen Chong immediately agreed to invest. He was not for "Shadow Warrior" - although this is a classic movie, his main purpose is for people.

He was planning to trick Akira Kurosawa into Hong Kong after the filming of "Shadow Warrior".

Hong Kong relies entirely on low-cost small-scale film production to conquer the world, full of vulgar content such as pornography, violence and blood. It has neither a classic business card that attracts the attention of the world nor a respectable film master. Its reputation is too low and it is not popular in the mainstream international film market.

With Kurosawa's international reputation and film status, if he goes to Hong Kong, it will be like Messi joining Evergrande. It will inevitably cause a sensation and increase the attention of Hong Kong films in the international film industry, thereby triggering a chain reaction and promoting the entire industry.

For example, you can use Kurosawa Akira to attract film talents and industrial resources from other regions to Hong Kong - his loyal fans are all over the world, and you can use Kurosawa Akira to transfer Hong Kong movies to the Japanese market - although he is not popular in the Japanese film industry, his market influence cannot be underestimated.

Japan has the second largest box office market in the world, but the local film industry is sluggish. This is a big piece of fat, how can it be let go?

In short, bringing Kurosawa Akira to Hong Kong is a good thing that can be profitable and countless kills with one stone.

Shen Chong is very confident about this. Kurosawa Akira is not good at commercial movies. The current investment of "Shadow Warrior" has reached 1.3 billion yen, equivalent to more than 5 million US dollars. And depending on the shooting plan, the money may not be enough. A Japanese movie, such a large investment, is not an easy task to make a profit. (Note 2)

Kurosawa Akira was originally unpopular in China. If "Shadow Warrior" failed at the box office, he would have no place in the Japanese film industry. At this time, Shen Chong could probably fool him away as long as he extended an olive branch. In order to make a movie, even Siberia dared to go, let alone Hong Kong?

When Chen Chong set out for Los Angeles on May 7 and returned to Hong Kong, it was already May 15.

When he walked out of the airport and saw Li Kaiyuan and Ah Chong in the crowd, Chen Chong couldn't help but smile. This scene was exactly the same as when he returned from the Spring Festival a few months ago.

"A Chong, come and pick me up in person." Chen Chong gently hit his chest with his fist and said with a smile: "I'm a little flattered."

Ah Chong grinned and took the luggage attentively. Seeing Chen Chong looking at his hair, he touched his head and explained, "You learned from Brother Chong."

Chen Chong also laughed. Since he appeared on the cover of Ming Pao Weekly, many people have cut off their big sideburn hairstyles and replaced them with short hair similar to him. This is also an accidental leader of a trend.

Ah Chong walked in front with his luggage, Chen Chong took Li Kaiyuan's hand and followed him. He asked as he walked, "What did Nicholas say?"

"He said that a third-level Rubik's Cube product similar to ours appeared in the United States, and it also has a patent license. Was it invented by a professor from Hungary or somewhere, and the price is only two-thirds of ours." Li Kaiyuan briefly introduced: "But the manufacturing is very rough and not as exquisite as ours."

Rubik's Rubik's Cube was discovered by the Western world...

Li Kui met Li Gui and was inevitably invincible for a fierce battle...

If it weren't for this incident, Chen Chong would have wanted to stay in Japan for a few more days and learn movie skills with Kurosawa. After all, "Shadow Warrior" is a classic movie systematically evaluated. Such a good opportunity to watch is very rare.

"What should we do?" Seeing that Chen Chong didn't say anything, Li Kaiyuan asked: "Do you also need to lower the price?"

"The reduction must be reduced, otherwise bad money drives out good money and we will lose the market soon." From the beginning, Chen Chong knew that one day, his Rubik's Cube would compete with Rubik's Rubik's Cube, so he was prepared for the current situation and said confidently: "But you can't just subvert. What should I do? When I meet Nicholas, I will explain in detail."

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Note 1: Kurosawa Akira is 181 tall and the title of "The Emperor of Movie" was initially a satirized by his autocratic behavior on the set, but later he became a respected title after becoming a high reputation.
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