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"Nakamura-san, are you still busy?"

After seeing off Yamazaki Ken and his agent, Nakamura Masahiro was handling some affairs in the office. Suddenly, the door was opened without warning. Before he could see clearly who came in, a familiar voice sounded.

It came in in one step.

"Oh, is it Shoji?"

Stopping what he was doing, Nakamura Masahiro raised his head and looked at Ojo Shoji who entered the office. With a curious look on his face, Nakamura Masahiro asked in a casual tone: "What's the matter with you?"

"It's like this, Nakamura-san, a representative from Warner Bros. is looking for you..."

Shoji Oshiro walked to the sofa nearby and sat down. When he saw Masahiro Nakamura pretending to be listening, he briefly explained the situation and then asked Masahiro Nakamura for his opinion: "I don't know if you have time now.

?Do you want to meet him?"

"I inquired privately and found that a representative from Warner Bros. came over. It seemed that it was about the movie."

Because the other party was a representative sent by Warner, Oshiro Shoji went out of his way to learn more about it in detail. Although he couldn't do anything very professional, there was no big problem in asking for some gossip in private.
"About the movie? You mean, the representatives from Warner Bros. are here for the movie "The Long Day"?"

Subconsciously frowning, Nakamura Masahiro pursed his lips and thought for a while. He imagined many possible reasons in his mind, but after thinking about it for a while, he felt that they were not very reliable. So, he opened his mouth to confirm with Oshiro Shoji.

: "Are you sure? This is unlikely."

So far, all aspects of the movie "A Long Day" have been arranged, whether it is production, distribution, or marketing and promotion, and there is no room for Warner to intervene. If the purpose of Warner sending people here is to make this movie

Movie? Masahiro Nakamura feels unlikely.

After all, with the strength of Warner, how could it be possible to watch a small-budget movie like "The Long Day"? You know, although Warner's strength in Japan is not very strong, it is far inferior to Toei and Toho.

and other giants, but because it relies on the American parent company Warner Bros., its strength cannot be underestimated.

In the beginning, Nakamura Masahiro did try to contact Warner Bros. for the theatrical release of the movie "The Long Day". Unfortunately, people did not like this cheap and small production shot by Nakamura Masahiro and did not hesitate at all.

So I refused.

Fortunately, Nakamura Masahiro didn't have high expectations, so he couldn't be too disappointed. Later, he successfully contacted a small company that was willing to issue the book, and Nakamura Masahiro forgot about it.

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I didn’t expect that Warner would send someone to come to my door. I don’t know what Warner’s intention is? Is it really because of the movie? Or does it have other intentions? Or is the movie just a cover?

Nakamura Masahiro looked suspicious and imagined many possibilities, but even after racking his brains, he could not guess the reason why Warner Company sent people here. Logically speaking, he and Warner Company had no contact or intersection at all, and the other party was completely

Is there no reason to send someone here?

"I don't know the specific situation, I just asked casually."

After recalling it carefully, Oshiro Shoji also looked embarrassed. Because he just asked casually, he didn't ask clearly, so it was really difficult to answer Nakamura Masahiro's question.

"How about you meet him? We'll find out after we chat."

"Okay, ask him to wait for me in the reception room, and I'll come over after cleaning up."

Oshiro Shoji's suggestion is a solution, and Nakamura Masahiro thinks the same. Instead of making wild speculations here, it is better to go directly to meet with the representatives of Warner Company. After all, face-to-face communication must be more direct.

"Hi, I'll go over first."

Watching Shoji Ojo walk out of the office, Masahiro Nakamura simply cleared the table, then stood up and walked out, heading to the reception room to meet with representatives from Warner Bros.

The representative sent by Warner Company is a middle-aged man about fifty years old. His meticulous hairstyle is a bit eye-catching. The glasses mounted high on the bridge of his nose have a touch of elegance, and the smile that is always on his face is eye-catching.

I couldn't help but have a good impression.

"Hello, I am Masahiro Nakamura."

After looking at the other person for a while, Nakamura Masahiro showed a polite smile on his face. He first smiled at the other person, and then greeted him politely: "Who is your Excellency?"

"Yoshinori Kanemaru is currently the film business director of Warner Corporation."

The other party smiled back in a friendly manner, and while introducing himself in a gentle tone, he proactively extended his hand to Nakamura Masahiro and said, "Nakamura-san, you are younger than I thought."<

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These words made Masahiro Nakamura a little confused about how to answer. He could only purse his lips and give an awkward but polite smile. Then, Masahiro Nakamura shook hands politely, and then sat down next to Kanamaru Katanoori.

Opposite location.

"Nakamura-san, let me tell the truth."

After chatting casually for a while, Kanemaruyoshi felt that it was almost done, so he took the initiative to bring the topic onto the right track. After all, Warner sent him here to do something, not to waste time by chatting.

"I'm here this time mainly because of the movie. Well, it's the movie "One Long Day" that you produced and filmed."

"Didn't you contact Warner before and wanted to distribute this movie? I don't know, how is the distribution of this movie going now?"

Kanemaru Yoshi said in a calm tone while carefully observing Nakamura Masahiro's reaction. Originally, he didn't want to deal with this kind of matter, but it happened to be within his business scope, so he was sent here.
The level is too low to show how seriously Warner takes this matter. The level is too high, which is somewhat inappropriate and cannot allow for equal negotiations. Therefore, relatively speaking, Yoshi Kanemaru, who serves as the director of film business, is more suitable.

Candidates.

"Everything has been arranged, and the preliminary screening time is next month."

Calmly trying to figure out the other party's specific intention, Nakamura Masahiro replied thoughtfully: "When the time comes, I will take a step forward and then make a decision based on the specific situation."

"Everything has been arranged? Even the release time has been set?"

Regarding Masahiro Nakamura's answer, Yoshi Kanemaru was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, given the strength of Warner, it would be impossible to be surprised if Warner could know this information just by asking a little bit.

Kanemaru Yoshinori's unexpected reaction, from the side, proves that he is not too serious. In other words, Warner Company is not too serious. In addition, it also proves that the purpose of Kanemaru Yoshinori's coming is not

Because of the movie, the movie is just a front.

"Hi."

Nodding solemnly, Nakamura Masahiro replied in the affirmative. Then, he remained silent and quietly waited for Kanemaru Yoshinoori's next words to see what exactly the other party wanted to do?

"Didn't the film's distributor change the plan? Or should it be screened first?"

Seeing that Nakamura Masahiro had no intention of continuing to speak, Kanemaru Yoshi didn't know how to speak for a while. After a short silence, he took the initiative to find a topic and broke the silence.

"Hey, it's a low-budget movie after all, so it's unlikely to be screened on a large scale as soon as it comes out."

Although the film "The Long Day" has been nominated for competition at the Berlin Film Festival and has the opportunity to compete for the Golden Bear Award, which represents the highest honor of the Berlin Film Festival. But in essence, this film is ultimately a small-budget production, and

It belongs to the type of art film, so the distribution company naturally does not have the courage to screen it on a large scale as soon as it comes out.

On the one hand, the distribution company is originally relatively small and has limited strength, so it cannot directly screen on a large scale. On the other hand, the other party is willing to take over the distribution work of the movie "A Long Day" mainly because of Tomi Nakamura.

On the face of the Changhe Cultural Promotion Fund.

Well, although the quality of the movie "A Long Day" is indeed good, and the other party recognized it very much after watching it, it is pure nonsense to say how much they attach importance to it.

After all, although the Japanese film industry is shrinking, the number of movies produced every year is actually not that small. Many movies that seem to be of good quality often do not perform well at the box office after reaching the theater market.

That is to say, the movie "A Long Day" was nominated for the Berlin Film Festival, and this turned things around. After all, the value of an ordinary low-cost movie is always limited, and the possibility of becoming a box office hit is too small.

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But for a film that has been nominated for the Berlin Film Festival and has the opportunity to compete for the Golden Bear Award, which represents the highest honor, the value of this film is too great. Therefore, the distribution company immediately changed its attitude.

Although the original distribution plan has not been scrapped and restarted, it is imperative to strengthen and adjust all aspects. Not only is it planned to hold a premiere during the screening, the distribution company also plans to invite some insiders to come

Support.

Therefore, the screening time of the movie has also been postponed a lot. Since the marketing, promotion and distribution of the movie have been handed over to the distribution company, Nakamura Masahiro basically has no involvement.

As the saying goes, there are specialties in the art industry. Masahiro Nakamura is good at film production, but it does not mean that he is also professional enough in film distribution. Maybe he has some ideas, but if he really interferes without overestimating his ability, he will definitely be blind.

"If it is handed over to Warner, even if it cannot be screened on a large scale, it can at least guarantee a certain scale of screening."

Staring at Nakamura Masahiro with stern eyes, Kanemaru Yoshi said pointedly: "Nakamura-san, I wonder if Warner has a chance to cooperate with you?"