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The filming work in Japan can be said to be smooth sailing. With Sony's care and Levi's reputation, the film was completed in less than a month.

This time, Levi didn't go back to Hollywood to edit. He is in Tokyo, doing post-production on the film.

Firstly, this is because he hopes that the film has more shadows of Japanese culture: since the art director is Japanese, it is also appropriate to refer to some Japanese opinions when editing.

Secondly, it was also because Levi regarded this as a trip. Since he went out to play, he would return when he had enough.

The third point is that in Japan, he has other things.

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Levi's fame is quite high now, and his filming of a movie set in Tokyo also attracted a lot of attention from the Japanese. During the film's filming, some people in the Japanese film industry also communicated with Levi; some of these exchanges were superficial, while others were quite in-depth.

For example, right now, Levi is holding a script, quite dumbfounded.

"Should I say that the Japanese are too nonsensical or that the Hong Kong people are too immoral? A film adaptation right has been sold more than once..."

In Levi's hand is a movie script - what made him dumbfounded was that this movie script was the Japanese version of Infernal Affairs.

The Japanese also bought the rights to this film from Hong Kong and wanted to make their own version of Infernal Affairs - except that it seemed to be a Japanese TV drama rather than a movie.

During the days when Levi was filming the movie in Japan, The Departed was also released in Japan. This movie also caused a great sensation in Japan, and many Japanese media evaluated it as one of the year's best movies in 2000. Moreover, they all expressed deep regret that this film could not participate in the Tokyo Film Festival.

Regrettably, the Japanese wanted to adapt the script into a TV series, and in order to show their respect for Levi, they also specially sent the movie script to Levi to read.

'I don't even know how to evaluate it. Is it necessary to make so many versions...'

Levi could only complain about this. However, this also triggered some memories for him. It seems that there really is a Japanese TV movie version of Infernal Affairs in his memory, and in his memory, and it was played by Teruyuki Kagawa.

The Japanese are more active in this life. They were thinking about filming this as soon as it The Departed came out.

"I don't have anything to say about the movie script. Japan has its own unique culture. You can figure out how to make movies yourself." Levi didn't say much about their actions but just suggested they do it themselves.

In fact, Levi is quite happy that they are willing to shoot a TV series.

In the eyes of the Japanese, this is also a very good movie. As Levi said, A movie entangled in the country's cultural differences is inherently inferior.

As long as the commonality of human beings can be shown, that's a good movie. Hong Kong and American cultures are different, Hong Kong and Japanese cultures are different, and American and Japanese cultures are also different. However, Infernal Affairs is loved by people from all countries and is not due to cultural issues.

Moreover, the shooting by the Japanese was also based on the original version of the Hong Kong version — they didn't randomly transform it into Japanese-style stuff, which satisfies Levi. Since he is satisfied with their approach, then just let them do whatever they want.

But even so, the Japanese are still grateful. In their view, Levi refused to comment. It's about respecting their culture. This is already a manifestation of Levi's respect for their culture.

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"When a person is famous, he is really sought after by people for everything."  After knowing this, Theron also said something quite sour.

During these days in Japan, Theron also realized the influence of Levi's movies.

Usually, in the United States and Hollywood, she doesn't feel this way very deeply: Levi has always acted relatively low-key; he doesn't like to participate in any kind of activities and rarely accepts media interviews, let alone some talk shows.

Compared with those celebrities who like to show up frequently, although he is well-known in the circle and has a good reputation, his fame is not that great in the outside world.

But now, he is very popular in Japan. Saying nothing can still be considered respect for culture, leaving Theron speechless.

"A few days ago, I heard the media in Asia boasting that you are the best director in Hollywood. The word 'future' is useless, so I just say that you are the best. Your Asian fans are really fanatical. I really don't understand why you have so many fans here."

Theron felt that it was probably right to say that Levi would become the best director in Hollywood in the future. But now? Scorsese and Spielberg, these masters are not dead yet.

"Actually, they like me more, not because my movies are good, but more because they understand Hollywood news mainly through the Internet. People with better online reviews will naturally think it is a top-notch movie." To Theron's surprise, Levi just shrugged and explained.

Internet?

Theron didn't pay much attention to the comments on the Internet: after all, online comments have only just begun in the past few years.

Actors and directors who are used to media comments naturally have their own media channels.

Media comments are often published in newspapers before they are posted online. They just know it, so they don't particularly care about online reviews. However, now that Levi mentioned it, it also aroused her curiosity.

However, when searching, she found that there were many websites, which once again made her fall into confusion.

"Do you know the difference between these websites?"

For things you don't understand, just ask. Theron is very clear that she may not understand these things, but Levi definitely understands them.

"Those websites are actually pretty much the same.

  IMDb is the evaluation of movie fans, the most amateur, but also the most popular, the earliest established, and the most attractive to movie fans.

  Rotten Tomatoes is a comprehensive review of 270 media in North America, which basically represents the media. The comprehensive opinion is not bad for reference. It is more high-end; there are only 43 media, but they are all media such as The Guardian, Variety, etc. It can be said to be influential Hollywood media rating."

Hearing Theron's question, Levi answered immediately, "If you want to know whether movie fans like you, go to IMDb, and I suggest you update your own information. It's a good platform to interact with movie fans.

  But if you want to know the genuine objective reviews of your movies, you'd better look at them on Rotten Tomatoes. IMDB has basically no reference value..." Not only did he explain Theron's doubts, but Levi directly told Theron which one to pay attention to.

It sounds like Rotten Tomatoes is about comments from the media; that is to say, they are no different from the comments she usually sees — even in Hollywood, Theron can see many of these comments. Moreover, she also knew that Levi had a lot of friends in the media, and he was never worried about media comments. In contrast, she was more interested in fans' comments.

Although Levi said that Rotten Tomatoes was more important, Theron still looked at the reviews on IMDb first when browsing. Comments from movie fans were rare, and they aroused great interest in her.

Looking at the comments online, Theron also had some idea of where Levi's good reputation came from: Putting aside the media aspect, the number of positive reviews Levi received from fans' comments alone is amazing.

The Lives of Others 8.6 points, Emily 8.7 points, The Truman Show 8.2 points, The Departed 8.6 points... None of Levi's movies scored below 8 points. The comments left by fans are quite admirable for Levi's film, which is difficult for other directors to have.

Directors of the older generation basically make a lot of movies, and it is inevitable that some movies are not satisfactory. It is impossible for young directors to shoot every film perfectly. It is pretty rare for Levi's movies to have such high evaluations.

Soon, Theron also found the reason for Levi's popularity. Levi's reputation in Japan is very good because he came to Japan for two consecutive years and wanted to shoot a movie related to Japanese culture.

In fact, this is not only in Japan but all over Asia. In Hong Kong, there are also people who have a deep impression of Levi because of the fact that he went to Hong Kong to buy the script.

And since they have a deep affection, what Levi did was naturally right.

Obviously, Levi put some of his recent whereabouts, recent preparations, and his own information through the Internet. Through this website, he also gained a large number of fans.

Unknowingly, the Internet media has become so developed.

No wonder he has so many Asian movie fans — Asians are not like Americans, who can frequently obtain information about filmmakers from news, newspapers, and other media. In Asia, they can only get their news from second-hand reprints, and if they want to know the filmmakers, they can only use the Internet.

Since the evaluation on the Internet is very high, they naturally evaluate Levi highly.

"This thing is quite convenient. It seems that the interaction with movie fans has been shortened."

"Yes, this is the best way to promote in the future."

Looking at the web page in front of him, Levi nodded slightly: The era of online media is finally coming, and in this era, it seems that his approach of letting Bruce prepare early has played a significant role.

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