For twelve days, the schedules of the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions" were packed by Ning Weimin, and the leading actors were particularly busy.
On the evening of my arrival in Tokyo, I attended a welcome banquet hosted by TBS TV station at Dannomiya Restaurant in Tokyo.
After that, the crew members had no leisure time.
Everyone needs to continuously deal with various press conferences, tea parties from all walks of life, live TV interviews, performances, symposiums between university teachers and students, opening ceremonies of costume exhibitions, opening ceremonies of stills exhibitions, book signings, etc. etc., leaving little spare time for them to arrange freely.
There are not many opportunities to return to the hotel before ten o'clock in the evening every day.
Therefore, even Ouyang Fenqiang, Chen Xiaoxu, Zhang Li, and Deng Jie, all the "troublemakers" who always loved playing pranks on each other, stopped voluntarily, and no one bothered them anymore.
You know, when they were in Hong Kong City a few months ago, they used the phone to send false news to each other at night, tricking people into going downstairs to meet guests.
This shows how busy and tired they are here.
In fact, for the crew, sometimes after a day of activities, they are so exhausted that they don’t even want to eat midnight snacks.
Go back to your room and wash up as soon as possible. As soon as you lie down on the bed, you can fall asleep directly.
But even so, everyone on the crew has no complaints.
For no other reason than because Ning Weimin gave enough money.
In addition to the generous remuneration, the logistics arrangements for food, clothing, housing and transportation are also in place.
Let everyone eat well, wear well, be picked up and dropped off by car, and accompanied by an interpreter, which is extremely convenient and very grateful.
Since everyone is grateful for his benefits, they will naturally cheer up and cooperate fully.
In addition, the activity plan arranged by Ning Weimin for everyone is also very appropriate.
Be busy and rush, but Ning Weimin told everyone in advance that in Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka, the crew is busy for three days and has one day off.
That day was set aside for them to visit and shop.
The famous Disneyland in Tokyo, Gion, Kinkakuji, and Kyoto Imperial Palace in Kyoto, Osaka Castle Park, Shinsaibashi, and Dotonbori in Osaka are all arranged.
And there are tour guides and drivers accompanying them to provide services and take care of all chores for them.
Then who doesn’t feel at ease?
You know, in the mainland of the Republic, so far, there is still a single day off every week.
Being able to work for three days and have one day off in Japan is already very happy for the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions", which is equivalent to earning one day.
They all felt that this kind of work process arrangement was very humane and quite kind.
Whoever is dissatisfied has nothing to be picky about if he has higher expectations.
That is simply hypocritical and very ignorant.
He will be besieged by everyone, scolding him for having no conscience.
That’s not all, even the specific working environment and content are much more interesting than everyone imagined.
Due to his deep involvement in the Japanese market in the past few years, Ning Weimin not only has the strength as an organizer, but he is also good at organizing activities in the capital and likes to be independent.
It was the same this time. He used the resources at his hands and had some unconventional ideas that were beyond the knowledge of the times.
As a result, the rigid model of cultural exchange activities that only consisted of indoor interviews and performances was broken.
In turn, this kind of activity became three-dimensional in his hands, making it more lively and interesting.
Not only did it have great appeal to the Japanese, but also the crew members of "Dream of Red Mansions" also found it quite novel and gained a lot of experience.
In this exchange event held by Ning Weimin to promote the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", he did not let the crew fight alone, but dispatched a "group army" for "coordinated operations"—— A "Dream of Red Mansions" themed "Cultural Festival" will be held at each event site.
Businesses such as Tan Gong Restaurant and Hui Wentang Bookstore are all under his personal command, so naturally he can do business wherever he goes.
There are also two friendly cooperative companies, Taurus Palace and Yamato Tourism. For Ning Weimin's sake, they also sent people to join in the fun and set up stalls at the event.
In this way, it is equivalent to holding a mobile theme tour exhibition, or a theme garden party.
Compared with the traditional approach, the declaration form is much more flexible.
Although there are not many booths, the content provided by several units is not monotonous, and it can even be said to be quite rich and three-dimensional.
First of all, the "Dream of Red Mansions" themed poster with Bao Daichai as the background is enough to attract attention.
As long as it is placed in front of the venue, it will be eye-catching.
Regardless of whether anyone was called over, the title of TBS TV station is eye-catching enough anyway.
As long as anyone sees it, they will have an impression that this TV series is being broadcast in the TBS morning drama period.
At least a few more viewers will pay attention out of curiosity, which will increase the ratings.
If anyone really comes over, they will first see the dazzling array of TV drama brochures on the Huiwentang booth as well as the Japanese version of "Dream of Red Mansions" books and comic books, which can intuitively reflect the cultural theme. something.
In addition, joyful and festive "Chinese knots", various straw insects, round fans, incense fans, palace lanterns, brocade boxes, as well as "Dream of Red Mansions"-themed silk people and various Red Mansion-themed crafts were placed at the booth of Huiwentang Bookstore Above, it is enough to attract people to stop.
Especially the props and costumes brought by the crew are particularly dazzling.
So much so that many Japanese girls who visited said at the scene, "It's so beautiful, I really want to wear it and take a photo."
Taurus Palace and Yamato Advertising took the opportunity to sell hard.
One is to highly recommend "Dream of Red Mansions", "Li Xianglan" and Teresa Teng's music tapes.
The other is to use the Chinese tourism brochure as a means to take the opportunity to contract the Chinese tourism business.
Not to mention, a lot of people came to ask about it.
In addition, in order to increase the effectiveness and fun of interactive communication, Ning Weimin also directly turned on the "entertainment mode" at the scene.
After the actors hold the cultural exchange meeting, they will interact with the audience and take photos at the cultural festival event. Needless to say, this will definitely be popular with the audience.
In addition, Ning Weimin will also use the noodle chef of Tan Gong Restaurant and the sugar painting skills of the cold dish chef to interact with the audience, adding popularity and momentum to the scene.
And with the help of performances by folk musicians, calligraphy demonstrations, and Go games, these cultural activities livened up the atmosphere at the scene.
There are also consumer draws, ring tying, and money games. These interesting entertainment projects with prizes add a pleasant experience to the visitors.
But the most important thing, what attracts the most people and keeps the atmosphere of the event at its peak, is the experience content of Chinese cuisine.
Ning Weimin has always been convinced that cultural exchanges are easiest to start with food.
So this time, he also regarded Chinese snacks as a key project.
He transferred at least twenty chefs from Tan Palace.
They lined up at the event site and set up food stalls at least thirty meters long to provide catering services to people participating in the event and show the charm of Chinese cuisine.
Above each stall, almost all the food and drinks provided are written in Chinese.
The first stall includes meatloaf, pies, pot stickers, glutinous rice dumplings, and steamed rice dumplings, served with lotus leaf porridge and eight-treasure porridge.
Second stall, fried rice, fried noodles, fried pancakes, fried dumplings, braised cat ears, with tomato egg soup, hot and sour soup.
The third stall includes steamed dumplings, boiled dumplings, siomai, steamed buns, and lazy dragon, with sour plum soup and mung bean soup.
The fourth stall, jelly, grilled cakes, sesame sauce cold noodles, spicy cold noodles, fried noodles with lemonade and beer.
In addition, there are green onion cakes, silver rolls, sugar triangles, old noodle steamed buns, rice dumplings, glutinous rice chicken, cold rice cakes, pea yellow, donkey rolling, and aiwowo for sale.
Osmanthus lotus root, mustard dumplings, spinach with nuts, celery and yuba, these cold dishes are sold.
Palace cheese, almond tofu, bayberry shaved ice, dried fruits, these refreshing desserts are on sale.
As well as cooked foods such as barbecued pork, sauce duck, sauce meat, smoked chicken, vegetarian assorted vegetables, vegetarian chicken, as well as sesame-burning biscuits with meat, kebabs, fried goods, sausages and pancakes for sale.
Of course, we will also provide pastry gift boxes, tea gift boxes, pastry gift boxes, as well as candied fruits, candies, and rice wine named after Dream of Red Mansions and the Twelve Golden Hairpins. These souvenirs are for sale. Ning Weimin even "generously" gave free jasmine tea to all guests who came to drink.
Sure enough, the situation at the scene was just as Ning Weimin expected.
At the beginning, the flow of people was limited.
But after every stall was equipped with a variety of hot, cold, and fragrant Chinese snacks, it didn’t take long for the event site to be crowded with people.
Among the people attracted, in addition to the main audience attending the conference, university teachers and students, and visitors to the park, passers-by who happened to be passing by and were attracted by the smoke of fireworks, there were also housewives and Retired people and even old overseas Chinese who miss the taste of their hometown.
Especially at noon, when office workers who come out to eat come to join in the fun, it is definitely the time when there are the most people.
Even if there is a long queue, and it even rains one day, it cannot stop it, nor can it dampen the enthusiasm of these diners.
It can be clearly felt from this that Chinese food has an irresistible magic power, and too many Japanese people love Chinese food so deeply.
Frankly speaking, in the eyes of Chinese people, these sensational "Chinese delicacies" are really nothing, nothing more than commonplace food.
In Beijing, most convenience restaurants can make it, and you can buy it at any food stall in the downtown area.
Actually, it doesn't match "A Dream of Red Mansions", because it is all about folk fireworks and not "high-end" at all.
But then again, Japanese food is bland, and even they themselves admit it.
Although today's Japanese restaurants are quite popular internationally, the name of the cuisine is also quite catchy.
Udon, tempura, sashimi, sushi, and sake are all very famous, and their business has spread to Europe and the United States.
But in fact, there are only so many Japanese dishes over and over again.
And the taste of these Japanese dishes has been adjusted by Chinese chefs, otherwise the Japanese dishes would be simply unpalatable.
Old overseas Chinese in Japan all know that even when China was at its weakest and was being invaded, in order to obtain the secrets of Chinese cooking, there were still restaurant owners in Japan at that time who were willing to marry their daughters to outstanding men. Chinese chef.
But even so, because Chinese food is too complicated, Japanese people still can’t learn it well or cook it well.
This is why Japanese tongues can never resist the temptation of Chinese food, and Chinese restaurants in Japan are always overcrowded.
This is worship soaked in blood and bones, so it is no exaggeration to say that Chinese food is the ancestor of Japanese food.
Also, although these diets are ordinary, you have to look at who made them, right?
The chefs at Tan Palace are not mediocre.
The senior chefs are all rehired from famous restaurants, and the middle-aged chefs are also the backbone of the Chongwen District Service Bureau directly deployed from various famous restaurants in the district.
Not to mention that these people who came with Ning Weimin were all selected from the best. Each one of them was a master in his own way. Even if they were in the capital kitchen, they would be the masters.
How else could Tan Gong Restaurant be able to climb to the top of the imperial cuisine list in just two or three years, when even Beihai's imitation cuisine was stolen by them?
Why don’t even the snack bar on the first floor of Tan Gong Restaurant have queues at the door every day and be sold out in advance every day?
That depends on the craftsmanship.
How can the food made by these people not be delicious?
What's more, there is an old saying in the kitchens of Beijing that being able to cook delicious sea cucumber and abalone fins is not a skill, but being able to cook a plate of fried cabbage delicious is.
This is about returning to nature, about finding magic in the ordinary, and the chefs at Tan Palace have exactly this ability.
Not to mention anything else, even the crew members who had not taken these things seriously at first were surprised when they tasted these things at meal time.
“Why is it so delicious?” “Sister Lin” was shocked.
"That's right, it's so weird. Is this still something we eat every day?" "Ping'er" was also surprised.
"Well, it's definitely a five-star restaurant. Otherwise, Renjia Tan Gong Restaurant is a golden brand." Wang Xifeng was even convinced.
"Then what...I...I'm afraid I have to buy two more five-star silver rolls, do you want me?" "Baoyu" felt that his mouth was not full, so he teased "Wang Xifeng" by the way.
"Brother, wait, I'll go with you. I also need some more five-star skewers and a can of beer."
I didn't even expect that even " "Jia Lian" all "complicit", and they also lost their restraint.
Think about it, even they, pure descendants of China, are like this. How amazing are the Japanese people when they eat it?
Being able to eat the food made by these chefs is definitely a blessing for these ordinary Japanese people.
The skills of these chefs are valuable.
If it were not for the promotion of "A Dream of Red Mansions" and cultural export, where could it be sold to the public at an affordable price?
The price of the same thing if consumed at Tan Gong Restaurant would be at least five times higher.
Finally, there is a very important and very real one, which best explains the reason - that is, wild boar cannot eat fine chaff.
You know, every place has a special food culture, and every nation has special food habits.
Specifically speaking, our country has a special historical background, the evolution of the humanistic environment, and the objective constraints of a vast land and abundant resources.
It is these complex factors that have created our eight major cuisines and countless famous local dishes, making Chinese cuisine rich, colorful, broad and profound.
But this is where Chinese food succeeds and where it fails.
Because high-end food has corresponding cultural thresholds, not just anyone can understand it and know how to eat it.
Regardless of whether they are from the East or the West, foreigners don’t even have the concept of the harmony of the five flavors, and their tongue taste buds are not well developed. Most of them can only distinguish between sweet, sour, and salty.
I don’t know how to appreciate numbness, bitterness, and spiciness, and I can’t even taste the multiple complex flavors.
For such ignorant foreigners, if you give him real food, it is purely playing the piano to a cow and showing your charming eyes to a blind man.
He didn’t even know how to speak, what was the point.
I just find it troublesome, cumbersome and confusing.
If you still have to pick at the bones and pick out the bones, it would be even worse and would probably make foreigners feel embarrassed and embarrassed.
Under such circumstances, it is surprising that they can have a good impression of Chinese food.
To put it bluntly, only things that are popular, popular, and have low cultural thresholds are conducive to going global and exporting culture.
This is why Japanese cuisine is more easily recognized and accepted by European and American countries.
It’s nothing more than simple, straightforward and pure.
This is why American fast food has become popular all over the world. It is crude, straightforward, and high in salt, oil, and sugar.
But like French cuisine, which is recognized as high-end in the Western world, it is still difficult to export to the outside world and is still weak.
French food and Chinese food are in a similar situation. Although there are many, there are actually very few authentic French restaurants. Most of them are Li Gui playing Li Kui.
But few people in China understand this truth. Even someone as smart as Jiang Nianyun still cannot see through it.
They always want to bring out the deepest and most exquisite things in Chinese food, but the result is contrary to the beautiful original intention, and instead makes foreigners stay away from it.
Fortunately, Ning Weimin and Kang Shude had already discussed this issue thoroughly when they went to Jinmen.
Of course he would not make such a mistake, so he used these most popular snacks and the most simple and pure taste to successfully open up the taste buds of Japanese people.
It was their first experience that made them full of praise for authentic Chinese food and shock.
These most basic snacks and snacks in Beijing are better than anything else for Japanese people! After eating it, you will be convinced! Deeply rooted in the hearts of the people!
In fact, many Japanese people at the scene told reporters that they had never been to China and had no idea that the food in China was so different from the Chinese restaurants in Japan. The local restaurants were far from having these chefs. Level of cooking.
After they tasted these delicacies, they simply couldn't help themselves.
Now I am not only interested in the TV series "Dream of Red Mansions", but also have a desire to know more about Yamato Sightseeing's tourism projects. I really want to fly to China to have a feast.
During the interview, some Japanese people told reporters that the variety of Chinese delicacies is so rich that they want to eat everything they see. Although they are already a little full, they still want to buy more after digesting it for a while. (End of this chapter)