godfather of tokyo entertainment

"Fujiwara-kun, please sit down."

Hirokami Fujii pointed to a chair and Kei Fujiwara sat down and asked, "What's the matter? Vice Minister Fujii."

"Oh, today's young people are really good at pretending to be stupid. They know everything in their hearts, but they still pretend to know nothing."

Matsushita Shinya said suddenly, slightly unfolding the paper fan in his hand to cover his mouth, and a laughing voice came from behind the paper fan.

"People who pretend to be stupid are usually smart people." Hirokami Fujii said with a smile, "Fujiwara-kun, you must have heard the news that the "Japanese Illustrated Book" was cut in half, right?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "Yes, it is really regrettable."

"What a pity? Where is the pity?"

"The show "Japanese Illustrated Book" has been devoted to the emotions and hard work of all the staff, just like our children. If a child dies young, any parent will be heartbroken."

Kei Fujiwara tried his best to answer as accurately as possible. Even though he hated the show very much, he still looked like he felt sorry for it.

Are works like children? Only Kei Fujiwara, who just graduated from his previous life, would be so childish. Kei Fujiwara’s current attitude toward works is much colder-blooded: works are products, and products should be discarded if they are not welcomed by the market.

But it's better not to say this.

"That's good, but Fujiwara-kun, if you really want to make a good program, you can't be so emotional all the time." Shinya Matsushita closed the paper fan and said, "Whether it is a TV station or a production company, ratings are everything.

.The company will increase investment in good-looking programs, while bad programs will be cut in half...This is not decided by the company, but by the audience."

"When the audience picks a TV program with a remote control, they will not think about whose child the program is, and watch it with sympathy. The audience will not have any sympathy for the program, and naturally we cannot invest in such a cowardly

Do you know your feelings? Fujiwara-kun?"

"I've learned a lesson." Kei Fujiwara bowed his head slightly.

"Yes, although you have good talent, you still have a lot to learn..."

Halfway through the words, Matsushita Shinya suddenly paused, turned to look at Fujii Hirokami, smiled and said: "It's not the time to talk about this, right, Fujii-san, please continue."

Fujii Hirokami smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Matsushita, you are too impatient."

Then, he continued to say to Kei Fujiwara: "Fujiwara-kun, in the workplace, value is very important, whether it is a program or a person. The program must work hard to show its value, so that the company and TV station will pay attention to it; the same goes for people.

People must also show their value before superiors will look favorably upon them..."

Fujii Hirokami picked up a tea cup on the table, took a sip, and continued: "The "Japanese Illustrated Book" failed to show value, so it will be cut in half; and employees who do not show value will be given up...

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Fujiwara Kei suppressed the sound of "chi", but the Japanese in this era are still honest. If they give up, they will just say "give up", and if they are fired, they will just say "fired", instead of inventing some new words such as "optimization" and "graduation".

"Many of my colleagues who have done programs with Kei Fujiwara must have left the company now, right?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded and said, "Yes, haven't you seen them for several days?"

"Abandoning employees is not our original intention, but we will not waste our labor budget on worthless people..." Fujii Hirokami sighed, and then looked at Kei Fujiwara: "Fujiwara-kun, you know

Well, actually you were also on the list of people whose contracts were terminated."

Fujiwara Kei narrowed his eyes.

Fujii Hirokami still didn't see any of the reactions he expected from Fujiwara Kei's face. There were no expressions of fear or prayer, which suddenly made his favorable impression of this young man drop by a third.

"But I crossed your name off the list..." Fujii Hirokami said slowly: "Do you know why?"

Kei Fujiwara smiled: "Is it because Vice President Fujii discovered my value?"

Fujii Hirokami frowned: "It's not me who discovered your value, but the Matsushita-sensei next to me... You must have heard of his name. People who work in the broadcasting industry can't not know Matsushita Shinya."

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"Of course I have heard of it. I have admired Mr. Matsushita's name for a long time."

"Fujiwara-kun, I remember that your previous high-level position was AD, right?" At this time, Matsushita Shinya said.

"Yes."

"Is Fujiwara-kun interested in becoming a screenwriter?"

Fujiwara Kei paused, "I have indeed considered it."

"As expected, a person who is not interested in words will not write such an interesting script." Matsushita Shinya smiled and slapped his palms with a fan, "Fujiwara-kun, how about being my disciple?"

Fujiwara Kei didn't speak, but looked at Matsushita Shinya steadily.

"Look at this child, he is so shocked that he is speechless." Hirokami Fujii said with a smile, "That's right, Mr. Matsushita saw the giggle series you shot and found it very interesting. Perhaps your talents are more prominent in

In terms of text, rather than supervising execution, I also think that the position of screenwriter is more suitable for you. What do you think, Fujiwara-kun?"

Kei Fujiwara already knew what these two old dogs were planning, and tilted his head slightly, "I do have the idea of ​​becoming the chief screenwriter, and I am confident that I can write a script that satisfies the audience."

Hirokami Fujii's brows were about to twist into knots, "Fujiwara, it's impossible for a newbie to directly become the main creator. He has to work step by step from screenwriter assistant, line writer, and episode writer, and finally he can become the main creator. A layman who can reach the top in one step is a layman.

Such delusions, I thought you were an expert."

Shinya Matsushita smiled and patted Fujii Hirokami on the shoulder and said: "Don't mind, Fujii-san, young people always have beautiful imaginations about the future. Screenwriters who don't want to be the main creator are not good screenwriters."

"But Mr. Fujiwara, the road always has to be walked step by step. Screenwriting is not such a simple and taken-for-granted job. You still need to learn a lot of things. Writing a five-minute parody dialogue is as different as writing a movie with more than ten episodes. Each time

Do you understand that putting together a 40- to 50-minute TV series is not a job of the same magnitude at all?"

Matsushita Shinya unfolded his paper fan and fanned it slightly: "I have nine disciples, six of whom have officially embarked on the path of screenwriting. If you are willing to study hard, your senior brothers and I will be on your career path."

Giving you every help."

As he said that, Fujii Hirokami pushed a standard contract over the table, "Fujiwara-kun, Mr. Matsushita really values ​​you. For this reason, he even persuaded Director Kataoka to provide you with a long-term contract. You

You can take a look.”

Kei Fujiwara picked up the contract on the table, glanced at the key points, and then covered his face with the contract - he was afraid that he could not help but sneer.

It's actually a lifetime contract... I've heard long ago that this old guy at Panasonic has exhausted his talent, and the disciples he recruited before can no longer write good works. As expected, now he has resorted to any means to find a new shooter.