Chapter 32 Japanese Visitors (3)
Ai Fei didn't know the news of the Japanese anime movies being screened in the United States, but Wallace knew it, but he never linked this matter to him: although they were all Japanese, there were tens of millions of people in that country!
So when he saw Yumiya Jingzi suddenly appearing at Ai Fei's house, his eyes unconsciously stared at the boss: "Ike..."
"Let me introduce it. This is my colleague in Japan, Ms. Iko Arimiya. Arimiya, this is a new friend I met in the United States and also Mr. Tom Wallace who has provided great help in my work."
"Ms. Ayumi..." It was the first time Wallace had such a close contact with a Japanese woman. She seemed to have forgotten the etiquette she deserved, staring at the other party with good eyes. Well, it is indeed very different from the common Westerners: her skin is so delicate, her eyebrows are so soft, and her slender and fair neck is so slender and fair that makes people bite. Why did he never know that Ike has such a colleague?
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"Tom Tom!"
"Ah! What's the matter?" Reluctantly moved his eyes away from Ayumiya Iko's face, and Wallace covered up his suit: "What's the matter?"
"There are two things to come to you this time. This is a movie ticket, is it...?"
"Wow! Mr. Ike, thank you very much for your generosity, but I haven't seen a movie in a long time." Wallace waved his hand: "What's the second thing?"
"Please listen to me. This time the movie ticket is a movie screening from Japan. It is actually an anime movie. I think you may like it."
"Eh? Japan..." This is the second surprise today. Surprise: "Ike, it's not that anime... a Japanese movie, right? What does it have to do with you?"
"I don't have a big relationship with me..." Ai Fei was really not in the mood to do it with him. With too many explanations, he could only lie temporarily: "It's just some of my... For example, a friend like Yumiya Jingko brought movies from China. Hello, should you watch them?"
"Made by Ms. Ayumi?" Wallace suddenly felt spirited: "That's right. Isn't it?"
Yumiya did learn English during this period, but how could she be far away? She could understand the conversation between them. She blinked in confusion: "…………!?
"She doesn't understand." Ai Fei smiled and handed the ticket to him: "There is another thing."
Wallace shook his head with a wry smile and put the tickets in place: "What is it?"
"I hope to do another experiment?"
"What?"
"I said, I hope to do another fashion show in the middle of this year, or later! And it's the same type as the last fashion show! Can you help me solve the problem with clothing making?"
"Are you crazy?" Wallace stood up: "Mr. Ike, I don't think I have to remind you of the last failed performance, right?"
"You were wrong! The last performance was definitely not a failure! On the contrary, for many people, this was a successful performance. The only problem was that I missed the previous performance settings, which made the final result not as beautiful as I imagined."
"Ha!" Wallace smiled strangely: "Do you think it's just not 'beautiful' enough? Or should you describe it as 'tragic'?"
"The language options can be varied, Tom, I don't want to argue with you in this regard. Be serious, I appreciate your help, support and encouragement for me..."
"Hey! I collected the money!"
"I know, I know." Ai Fei smiled and nodded frequently: "So, I hope that what you did was not to make any accusations about my decision, but to help me seriously consider how to make my second and last attempt in the United States not as miserable as the last time!"
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"I know where my problem was last time. To be honest, this is the conclusion I came to after thinking about it for a long time: the first is the monotony of the type of clothing, and such a design is almost impossible to be recognized by more people; the second is to use the existence of models as a design to cover up the clothing itself. The guests' eyes too much episodes come to the model, and ignore the clothing, which was originally a product I focused on launching - it's really funny to say. My concept of clothing design has always ignored models and valued clothing! Now the result is on the completely opposite path to my original intention..."
"Ike, then how do you plan to change the form of clothing that will be misunderstood by others this time?"
"I thought it was simple to solve this problem: we can't put the presence of models on the outfit I'm going to launch!"
"You still can't understand the situation! Ike, even if you are promoting fashion shows with such an idea, I think more guests will still focus on the model and your clothes..."
"Not this time!" Ai Fei stood up and took the drawings of the costume he designed: "This time, all the walks are men's clothing. Compared with female models, male models have natural disadvantages in attracting the attention of guests, and this is what I pursue. Moreover, this fashion show will be very different from the last time. Simply put, there will be no more lighting designs that make the audience feel dazzling, and there will be no more female models walking on the stage. It can be said that they are completely taking the civilian route, allowing all the lights to light up, so that everyone can appreciate the unique dressing style of men I brought to them in the light!"
"..." Wallace didn't speak for a long time, and he was also thinking about Ai Fei's words: Indeed, the last fashion show was too pursuing the explosive visual effect, and the cat steps of a female model who had never seen in this era took on the stage, which weakened the original meaning of the existence of the clothing. But if he wanted to do this again? To be honest, Wallace was still a little dissatisfied: "Ike, are you... sure you want to do it again?"
"Yes. I'm sure."
"Well...what do you need me to do?"
"Please help me contact me. It is best to book a larger venue than Lizi Hotel..."
“What do you think of the City Museum in New York?”
"Museum? Do you think museums are places where such clothing displays can be performed?"
"Why not?" Wallace laughed: "In addition to the exhibition of various cultural products and cultural relics, there can also be used for certain commercial purposes. And in terms of price, it is much cheaper than in Lizi Hotel and other places. Well, how much money do you have this time?"
Ai Fei glared at him curiously: "What can reassure you is that it is enough to deal with the second launch event."
"Don't get me wrong. I'm just worried that if you fail this operation like the last time...will not cause much harm to you?"
Ai Fei picked up the coffee and took a sip: "Mr. Wallace, thank you very much for your concern. This fashion show should be like this according to my design..."
Wallace did not disturb him this time, listened quietly to him and thought about it carefully, then looked at his newly designed clothing drawings for a while, and finally nodded: "Yes, I agree too. If we can really follow this design, the possibility of success would be much greater than the last fashion show."
"Do you think so?"
"Yes." Wallace looked at him with a funny look, and picked up another drawing to his eyes: "Well, I personally think this unique style for men's designs... is still very marketable! Especially in such an era. At least, if I see your design, I will choose one as my choice!"
"Haha..." Ai Fei smiled sincerely: "If I were to choose one of these clothes as a gift for you, you wouldn't feel unacceptable, right?"
"Of course not. How could it be? On the contrary, I also think that some new styles of clothes that can make me feel relaxed are definitely necessary in life. You may not believe that wearing a suit every day - even at home - is so sad!"
"If this is the case, I think there should be no more gap between us!"
Wallace nodded with a smile and looked at Yumiya Iko who was sitting aside again: "Hey, is she really your colleague in Japan...?"
"Of course, what's wrong? Is there any problem?"
"Can she understand English?"
Ai Fei burst into laughter and guessed what he wanted to do: "Hey, Yugong?"
"Hi Yi! What do you need from Mr. President?"
"It's not me, it's Mr. Wallace. He is asking if you are my colleague!"
"..." Yu Gong was stunned for a moment, and that cute expression made Wallace even saliva flow: he had never had close contact with Asian women! Well, it seems that he is a very attractive woman? Unfortunately, she doesn't seem to be good at speaking English, and it's difficult to communicate!
The comic "Naru" is not very unfamiliar to Americans. Through Spencer's connection and efforts, not only "Naru", but also "Crayon Shin-shirt" and "Dragon Ball" have been published and released in the United States one after another, and they also have a certain customer base. However, in addition to "Crayon Shin-shirt", other stories filled with rich oriental characteristics are difficult for Americans to feel easily accepted. In addition, the sales of these magazines have always maintained a 100,000-yuan number. However, the anime movies from Japan have changed all this!
Compared with the film companies of the same era, Warner Bros. is not very big. Moreover, in terms of the use of funds, the three brothers (there were originally four, but one of them had passed away) also adhered to the style of saving as much as possible. "The grass in the outdoor places we arranged is greener than Warner!" is also one of the famous jokes in Hollywood.
It was just such a film company that spent more than 200,000 US dollars to buy an animated film produced in Japan. This news caused the editors and reporters of the entertainment pages of all American newspapers and their film colleagues to fall into a state of loss of voice at the same time. Is this film really so good? Is it necessary to invite Japanese people to the United States to attend the screening event? This emotion has also aroused the interest of the audience and colleagues in this film to a certain extent.
Most of the film and television peers invited to attend the film on the first day were news reporters and film critics. Only a very small number of people actually bought tickets - events like this have always been such a program: professionals have watched it, and people get the impression of these people from newspapers and news, and then choose to spend money to watch it.
At the screening, Yumiya Jingzi's appearance attracted everyone's attention. No matter how much a lady with a pure oriental flavor is described, the brilliance that shines under the surround of such pure Western men is not too much!
In order to attend this ceremony, she specially changed into a kimono she brought from Japan: a standard Japanese dress, pink cherry blossom pattern, silk fabric soft and smooth. A gust of wind blew, lifting up the corner of the skirt and half of the snow-white calves, and the unique and Eastern-style shy smile made the guests and the audience lose their minds when they saw her for a moment: Even Ai Fei, who was so familiar with Yumiya, also exclaimed from the bottom of his life! Don’t consider the final effect of this video, just seeing her appear at the entrance of the theater is enough to be worth the fare?
The happiest and exciting thing about this screening event was not Ai Fei, nor Japanese guests from China such as Fuji Takeuchi, nor those from Warner and other American film industry colleagues, but some Japanese expatriates from Kirihiko: How many years have you been? Finally, there is news from your hometown! And it is also the invitation of Americans to come to the United States to screen the movie? For Japanese expatriates living in such a state of life, it is like a serf turning over and singing!
Men and women wear new clothes that only change into the New Year - fortunately, the current season is spring, so you don’t have to consider the issue of cold or sweating when dressing - I spent the first time buying tickets in a few years and entered the theater. From the sincere smile on their faces, I can clearly feel: this time, I was really proud!
A tall and handsome man approached a little closer: "Hello, beautiful lady..."
A translator arranged by Warner to stand behind Japanese guests and introduced them: "This is Mr. Walt Disney."
Everyone was in awe! This name represents not only a person, but a legend! Disney himself smiled slightly: "Wow, don't tell me what you want to say, especially when facing such a beautiful and charming oriental woman, those compliments are still used to praise her, right?"
After listening to the translator's words, everyone had to put away their words: "Thank you very much for attending this screening! While your arrival made us excited, we also felt the warm tolerance from your heart! This tolerance is based on respect for other nations! Here, as the vice president of "Ju Children's Animation Club", I would like to express my most sincere thanks to you!"
"Mr. President... Do Americans like this video very much?"
"Yes. I guess I should like it very much, right?" The premiere of the film was effective, and Ai Fei seemed to be in a good mood.
"So... it seems that Fujikun, Toshimakun, Asashimakun and others are going to other cities to conduct screening activities?"
"Huh?" Ai Fei also knew about this. This was originally stipulated in the contract with the Americans. In addition to the first screening in New York, he also had to go to Washington, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and then headed westward to Los Angeles. After the screening in Los Angeles, the Japanese would board the boat and leave the United States. But I don't know why she suddenly remembered to tell her this? After looking at Yumiya's blushing cheeks, he immediately guessed: "Don't worry, Yumiya, I... I can handle it alone. And you have seen it, Mr. Wallace can also help me a lot."
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"Sure?" Ai Fei frowned: "Yugong, I am very grateful for your concern and love for me, but it is really. This is not a good idea. When I left..."
"I know, you want me to help you as a steward in the company."
"It's almost the same." Ai Fei nodded and was about to persuade him a few more words when he heard a familiar voice: "Ai Jun?"
"Hey! Henry? Are you okay? Ah, Ms. Ai is here too?" The person who greeted him was Spencer Humphrey. Not only him, but even his Japanese lover Ai Yoshida came to New York.
"I still think you won't come! Haha..." Spencer smiled: "You can call him Mrs. Humphrey now."
"When did this happen?" Ai Fei smiled sincerely for it: "I'm sorry, I don't know..."
"Hi Yi!" When talking to a Japanese like him, Ai Yoshida was still used to speaking in Japanese: "It was after Ai Jun left Japan, and then he and I came to the United States. But I never knew you were in New York. I didn't take time to visit him, so I was rude!"
"Where are you? But I haven't known the good news about your marriage. It's because I'm even more rude. Oh, where's the child? Is Miss Anqier here too?"
"Yes, Angel has also come to New York, oh, by the way, I am now a senior reporter in the International Department of the New York Times."
Ai Fei was stunned for a moment: "If you say this, aren't you going to go back to Japan?"
"I will definitely go back, but it will not be a permanent state. I can only be a tourist. Ah, when I recalled my years in Japan, I suddenly left like this, and I really can't bear to leave! Haha!"
Chapter completed!