Chapter 465 Only Others Avoid Me, Shen Lang
Ryoko's role ended quickly, but her fate with Shen Lang was still entangled.

In the villa at the foot of Mount Fuji, there is a Japanese woman who has been waiting for Shen Lang to "come home".

Of course, Shen Lang would also return home during breaks in filming to play with his children and discuss the new script he was researching with Qingzi's mother.

Here, as the filming of "Departures" progressed, and because of the Ryoko incident, it became further known to the media, so the whole of Japan was paying attention to this drama.

During this period, the famous musician Joe Hisaishi revealed a piece of news about the "Departures" crew to the outside world during an interview with the media, which completely attracted the curiosity of the entire Japan and even the world.

It turns out that a while ago, Joe Hisaishi was "invited" to compose a cello piece for the movie "Departures".

Joe Hisaishi soon composed a cello and piano concerto called "Memory".

After he sent the music score to Shen Lang, he received a video from Shen Lang that night.

The moment he saw the video, Joe Hisaishi burst into tears!
“Yes, I really cried!”

Reporter: "Why are you crying?"

……

"As long as you know how to play the cello, which is a very infectious instrument, and find a good song, it doesn't matter if you make a few people cry."

Hisaishi nodded and said, "After listening to this piece of music, I sat alone in the yard all night and couldn't fall asleep. The next day, I sent the video of Shen Sang playing the piece to my friend Misha Maisky!"

"My work is like my child. When Shen Sang dressed this child so delicately and perfectly, I was so moved that I cried!"

"Okay, then I have nothing to say, you win!"

Hisaishi sighed and said, "He said that Shen Lang's piano skills are close to the peak of his career. His performance is full of poetry, elegance, refinement, noble temperament and brilliant skills. It can be said that even he and YOYO`MA can hardly compare to him!"

"That's a U.S. citizen!"

"I just hate the unscrupulous hype of companies like Shochiku Eiga! I don't believe that a Chinese person can have such high attainments in cello!"

"Then can you pull it out for me to see?"

The reporter exclaimed: "Mischa Maisky? Is he the only cellist in the world who had the honor of studying with two cello masters, Rostropovich and Piatigorsky?"

When the interview with Joe Hisaishi was released, the whole of Japan and East Asia were shocked.

“And…never mind, everyone will be blown away by this song when they see this movie!”

"Hype! It's definitely hype. Shochiku Film Studio hired a Chinese guy and randomly released news that he played the cello. They even said that his cello skills were better than Misha's. It's definitely hype!"

"I won't?"

The reporter exclaimed: "He is one of the most outstanding cellist talents in the world today. What does he think of Shen Lang's cello?"

"Not necessarily! Haven't you seen Shen Lang's performance of "Shang" on that NHK variety show? It made so many people cry on the spot!"

Hisaishi nodded.

Reporter: "Can you describe the shock that Shen Lang's song brought to you?"

"What about Yoyo Ma?"

"What?" The reporter looked at Joe Hisaishi in shock, wondering if he had heard it wrong.

"What will you say?"

……

China!

"Shen Lang went to Japan to film a movie, and he caused a stir again." "He's never at peace wherever he goes. What villain is he playing this time?"

"No, this time it seems to be a movie he wrote, directed and starred in, but it has a Japanese background!"

"Fuck you, there's no other subject matter in China? Do you have to film about everyday life? Boycott. I won't go back to the cinema to pay for a traitor!"

"But I heard that he made a big fuss this time. Even many people in the United States, the West, and Russia are looking forward to this movie!"

"I won't look at that either, but...why?"

"Because both Hisaishi and Misha, two music masters, said that Shen Lang played the cello music in the movie so well. They are looking forward to the movie and said that they will definitely go to the cinema to watch it after the movie is released!"

"Nonsense! It turns out that music knows no borders. So many foreigners went to see Shen Lang play the violin in the movie. I want to see it too!"

"Didn't you just say you wouldn't watch it?"

"Music has no borders, and film art has no borders either!"

“Do film artists have national boundaries?”

"Then why not just embrace the movie and ban Shen Lang!"

"You are such a talented person!"

……

The filming of the movie "Departures" lasted until November, and was completed only when heavy snow fell in Yamagata Prefecture.

Because the whole movie describes the changes in Sakata throughout the year, we have to wait for a heavy snowfall.

Moreover, in one of Shen Lang's film shots, there is a scene where he plays the violin in the wilderness when Yueshan is covered with heavy snow.

This is one of the most touching scenes in the entire movie, so Shen Lang withstood the pressure from Shochiku Films and insisted on waiting until the location shooting was completed before finally announcing the completion of the film.

During the time when Shen Lang was filming this drama, the situation at Shochiku Film Company was getting worse and worse.

The cash flow has long been cut off and the company has laid off many employees.

Even the salaries of the crew members were paid by Jia Lan due to the contract provisions, and they were barely able to survive until the filming was completed.

However, Shen Lang also knew that Shochiku Film could not wait. If the whole of Japan had not been paying attention to the drama "Departures", Shochiku Film would have been forced into bankruptcy liquidation long ago given its non-performing asset rate.

To put it bluntly, the whole of Japan is now waiting to see whether "Departures" can help Shochiku Eiga, a century-old film company, make a comeback.

Before this, Shen Lang had already handed over the filmed parts to Tiangong for post-production, so as soon as the heavy snow scene came, the whole play was quickly completed and submitted for final editing for review.

One month later, "Departures" is finally about to meet movie fans.

However, Shen Lang and Shochiku Films once again had a disagreement on the release time.

"Shen Sang, I've seen the finished film. It's a very touching movie, but I have to remind you that the Western and North American theaters are now dominated by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince! The Japanese market has Ponyo on the Cliff, and you know China better than me, Ghost Blows Out the Light, Shinjuku Incident..."

"Why? Why must it be released at this time? We can wait a while!" Kobayashi Michi's face was full of anxiety before the judgment of fate!
Of course Shen Lang knew all this, but were there any conflicts between these movies and his "Departures"?

"President Kobayashi, this is the only real-life, heartwarming movie during this period. Our structure and theme do not conflict with these movies!"

"Besides! It's my movie, Shen Lang. Only others are hiding from me, no one can make me hide from them!"

Kobayashi Michi and Sato Eisuke were stunned when they heard Shen Lang's domineering words. They couldn't figure out whether Shen Lang was blindly confident or really as he said...

(End of this chapter)