Chapter 995 Contrast
For a whole month, Matsumoto Keiko did not meet Ning Weimin.
During this period, due to the backwardness of China Telecom's foundation and the location of movie shooting and other reasons.
The chances of them even contacting each other by phone are few and far between.
Loneliness is like a ghost that has been hungry for a hundred years, wrapping its long tongue tightly around Matsumoto Keiko's throat, almost strangling her to death.
The New Year's Eve day when they parted from each other seems to have become a memorial to love.
To make matters worse, even career began to go wrong.
Just after Ning Weimin left Tokyo, Director Fukasaku began to harass Matsumoto Keiko again, trying to pull her into his bed.
After being rejected several times by Matsumoto Keiko with clear attitude.
This guy has changed from his usual gentle and gentle temperament, and has become a tough guy.
He actually turned into a rogue and began to use his filming power to target Qingzi during the filming process.
I want to use this to force her to submit.
Matsumoto Keiko couldn't bear it because she couldn't avoid it, and she finally had a serious conflict with the director on the set.
This incident even caused alarm to the Shochiku headquarters.
Later, with the mediation of President Junichi Omoto who rushed to Hokkaido, the two parties reluctantly cooperated and completed the location shooting as planned.
But the follow-up to this incident is not over yet. After returning to Tokyo half a month ago, news soon spread in the media that Matsumoto Keiko and the director had a disagreement.
For a while, this incident caused a stir in Japan.
Even though Shochiku Club and Matsumoto Keiko's office tried their best to publicize the matter, and Matsumoto Keiko herself came forward to clarify, they were doing their best to calm the matter.
But director Fukasaku took advantage of the situation and stabbed Keiko Matsumoto in the back.
When this guy was interviewed, he deliberately avoided talking about the terms of the contract and was only obsessed with Matsumoto Keiko's refusal to take large-scale shots.
It was revealed to reporters that this was the root cause of their conflict.
Although his sanctimonious speech was high-sounding, it seemed that he did not say a bad word.
But the implication is that it hints to the public that Matsumoto Keiko has become a person who does not respect the script and the director.
A movie queen who no longer works hard and just wants to earn a living based on her fame.
Perhaps there is also the intention to coerce the crew and want to increase the remuneration.
So the next day, director Fukasaku told President Omoto that he made a drunken gaffe and apologized for it.
However, all efforts were ruined by Fukasaku's "unintentional" remarks.
Coupled with the different statuses in the industry, conflicts between actors and directors do not have an upper hand in popular support.
Many members of the crew of "The Man on Fire" stood on the director's side for the sake of weighing their own interests, forming strong evidence.
Especially Michiko Harada, completely turned against her.
As a result, there was no dirty water left in the pot, and all of it was poured on Matsumoto Keiko's head, which triggered one-sided criticism of her from the media and fans.
Forcing the president to consider only the immediate interests, in order to keep the film's box office, he wanted to settle the matter and try his best to make peace.
In the end, Keiko Matsumoto had no choice but to apologize publicly in the media.
This not only caused her popularity to drop and was criticized by fans, but also made her extremely angry and seriously ill.
To put it bluntly, during this period of time, Keiko Matsumoto, who was waiting hard for her lover in Japan, looked exactly like Wang Baochuan, who kept a cold kiln.
After going through many hardships in life, being tricked, and being betrayed, life was too hard.
Fortunately, she also has a very interesting friend beside her, although she has only known her for a short time.
Under the careful comfort and care of Ishida Ryoko, she hid in a small apartment in Nishi Azabu, finally avoiding the media's tracking, and her health gradually improved.
And she missed Ning Weimin even more, longing for his shoulders and embrace.
As a result, we have to wait until March 6th.
On this day, although she finally waited for the news about Ning Weimin.
But Ning Weimin didn't return to her as soon as he had promised, he just called her. "I am Ning Weimin, am I Qingzi?"
"Ah, it's me, where are you?"
Matsumoto Keiko asked eagerly.
She had just finished lunch and fell asleep watching TV at noon.
I was a little drowsy when I was woken up by the phone, but when I heard the voice on the phone, I suddenly woke up.
"Oh, did I wake you up? Are you taking a lunch break?"
Ning Weimin said as if he noticed something strange in Matsumoto Keiko's voice.
"I just took a nap on the sofa. What about you? Where are you? The microphone is very noisy. Are you in the telephone building in Beijing?"
"No, no, I've already returned to Tokyo. I'm at the Sumitomo Bank in Ginza. I'm here to withdraw the money."
"You're back to Tokyo. When did you arrive? That's great. But... why Didn't you notify me in advance?"
"I'm sorry. It was really because of the inconvenience of contact that I couldn't tell you in time. The plane arrived at noon today. I took my colleagues from China to settle in the dormitory in Ginza. I’ll call you right away.”
“I’m sorry, I just wanted to drive to pick you up.”
“I understand, and that’s what I’m looking forward to. However, I am traveling with dozens of colleagues, and they know almost nothing about the situation in Tokyo, so they all need help when you come. I just have to act as their guide. Speaking of this, I have to sincerely say I'm sorry. I'm afraid I have to live in the dormitory these days so that I can help them solve problems at any time..."
"Ah! Are you saying... you won't come back today? We can't meet?" Keiko Matsumoto's tone became anxious.
"I'm sorry. I promised to find you as soon as I come back, but I'm really sorry. Although I really miss you, my duty is that they can only rely on me here. I have to be responsible for them. I hope you can understand..."
"No, you misunderstood again. I can understand. I just want to see you. So you...you...just have a little time. Can't you spare it? Just an hour, or half an hour..."
Matsumoto Keiko was so eager, and her hesitant tone was like a beggar for love.
She seemed so fragile and helpless.
In this way, even if he was caught off guard and even if he exercised all kinds of restraint, Ning Weimin couldn't help but feel soft.
He was also vague about his original idea of delaying the meeting.
"Of course it's no problem if it takes an hour. But...I'm in Ginza. If I go to find you, in terms of time..."
"It doesn't matter, I'll drive to find you. ”
At this point, Matsumoto Keiko can’t wait even more, but her voice is obviously full of anticipation.
Under this situation, Ning Weimin's compassion was ready to move, and he had to agree, otherwise he himself would have trouble sleeping and eating.
"Well, where is a better place for us to meet?"
"The restaurant and bar of the Mitsui Garden Hotel. Do you remember? That was us..."
"I remember the time we went to watch the sunset on the beach together."
"Great, I'm so happy. Wait for me, see you later!"
Matsumoto Keiko's voice before hanging up the phone was as cheerful as a singing bird.
Ning Weimin, holding the receiver in his hand, couldn't help but be deeply affected, feeling happy and relieved.
He is happy to see this and enjoys it.
This is not surprising. I am afraid that no matter which man is lucky enough to obtain such a woman's desire, he will be very proud.
However, what Ning Weimin didn't know was a scene of huge contrast.
If he sees it, he will go berserk and find out the reason at all costs.
Because in fact, when Keiko Matsumoto was talking to him on the phone, her eyes became wet unconsciously.
When she hung up the phone and moved her steps, her emotions immediately lost control.
While covering my mouth, a few tears fell into the tea cup next to the phone...
(End of this chapter)