Japanese big things

On December 18, the eve of bidding farewell to 2011, "Antarctica" completed the broadcast of its last episode on TBS TV station.

After a month-long broadcast, "Antarctica" has already had a huge impact on Japanese society, and the craze it set off has also swept the entire Japan.

Relying on the steadily rising ratings and heated discussions, the last episode of "Antarctica" successfully created an audio-visual score of 39.74% under the spotlight.

Although it failed to break through the 40% threshold, this rating has set a new record for the highest ratings of Japanese TV series in recent years, making TBS TV station unparalleled in the limelight.

Japanese TV's "Housekeeper No Mi" is the only competitive opponent. Although it has been closely catching up, due to the huge gap in ratings, it can only watch "Antarctic Continent" grab most of the traffic.

In the Kansai region, this viewership gap is even wider. The audiovisual performance of "Antarctica" broke through the 40% threshold, jumping directly to a super high viewership rating of 43.21%.

In terms of another important viewership statistics, which is the instantaneous viewership rating of the TV series, "Antarctica" also scored a super high audiovisual score of 46.26%, which can be said to be the leader in the survey list.

The executives of TBS TV station were naturally overjoyed that "Antarctica" had achieved such excellent audiovisual results, and they were even more fond of Masahiro Nakamura, who served as the supervisor.

Although because of the nature of the Taiwanese celebration drama, TBS TV station has invested a lot of money in the production and marketing of "Antarctica", and it has expectations for the audio-visual performance of the TV series.

However, "Antarctica" can achieve such high ratings, which is still beyond the judgment of everyone at TBS TV station.

After all, the general environment of the Japanese TV drama industry is that the ratings are declining year by year. No one can guarantee that a large investment in TV dramas can achieve excellent audio-visual results?

Because of the popularity of "Antarctica", TBS TV station came up with the idea of ​​riding on the popularity and planned to shoot an SP version of the TV series to reap another wave of traffic.

The so-called sp version is actually the abbreviation of special, which is the special episode of the TV series.

Unlike the situation in many countries, most Japanese TV dramas will release an extended version of the special episode after the broadcast.

Either to supplement the incomplete ending of the TV series, or to replay content that some viewers are obsessed with, or to satisfy some of the audience's ideas and obsessions about the ending of the TV series.

If the SP version is not released, there is a high probability that the TV series has poor ratings and the TV station has chosen to give up.

After all, things that can capture traffic and reap profits can be given up. From this, it can be seen that TV dramas are really not ideal.

It's a pity that TBS TV station has a good idea, but Masahiro Nakamura is currently busy filming the movie "Model Student" and can't spare any extra time.

Although the leading actors of the TV series are willing to participate in the filming of the sp version, they are very resistant to going to the location shooting base in Nemuro City, Hokkaido again.

After all, it is indeed quite remote and desolate there: after finally finishing the filming there, they certainly don’t want to be tortured again.

Therefore, TBS TV station proposed a compromise, and Katsuo Fukuzawa took over the shooting of the SP version of "Antarctica", and the shooting location was set at a studio in Tokyo.

Anyway, in the face of promising benefits, TBS TV station doesn't mind making concessions and compromises: it makes money, it's not shabby.

"Nakamura-san, actually you can take time to shoot the sp. of "Antarctica"..."

During a break in the filming of the crew, Kimura Takuya and Nakamura Masahiro had a small chat. Talking about the fact that Nakamura Masahiro gave up filming the SP version of "Antarctica", he felt a little regretful.

Although Katsuo Fukuzawa, who took over the filming work, is also a very capable supervisor, with Masahiro Nakamura's extraordinary performance in front of him, Katsuo Fukuzawa is not so trustworthy.

"That's not necessary..."

Nakamura Masahiro shook his head, and after a moment of deliberation, he added: "If I really go to shoot the "Antarctic Continent" SP, I will definitely be delayed a lot of time."

For Masahiro Nakamura, the SP version of "Antarctica" does not make much sense, it is just for the convenience of TBS TV station to harvest traffic.

Compared with the importance of the movie "Model Student", the sp of "Antarctica" is simply insignificant.

"It seems to make sense."

Kimura Takuya hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but express his agreement. Film shooting work is often planned in advance, and changes are usually not easily made.

If Masahiro Nakamura really goes to film the SP version of "Antarctica", it will indeed have a great impact on the movie "Model Student".

If nothing else, every extra day the crew of the movie "Model Student" is delayed costs a lot of money.

"By the way, Kimura-senpai, I haven't thanked you for coming..."

Masahiro Nakamura skipped the topic of the TV series and expressed his gratitude to Takuya Kimura for his guest appearance.

Because they had just collaborated on "Antarctica", Nakamura Masahiro and Kimura Takuya had a pretty good relationship, so he tried to extend a guest appearance invitation to Kimura Takuya.

Kimura Takuya was also very generous. He specially took a day to go to the Kamakura crew and made a cameo appearance as an invigilator in the movie "Model Student".

There is only less than a minute of scenes in total, and Kimura Takuya did not charge for it, so he was a free guest star.

However, according to the practice of the Japanese entertainment industry, the cast list on the movie must be marked as special appearances.

"Nakamura-san, if there is a suitable movie role..."

After a few polite greetings, Kimura Takuya said with a sincere expression: "I hope to cooperate with you again."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Supervisors with excellent abilities have always been a high-quality resource in the entertainment industry. Even if Kimura Takuya is a top star in the industry, he still needs to actively strive for cooperation.

Now that Kimura Takuya has joined Nakamura Masahiro, he is certainly not willing to give up Nakamura Masahiro, a famous director with unlimited potential, easily.

After all, through "Antarctica", TBS's Taiwan celebration drama, Masahiro Nakamura has proven his ability to everyone.

Coming here to guest star this time is Kimura Takuya's gesture of goodwill: anyway, it only delays one day, and it doesn't take much trouble. Kimura Takuya is also happy to make friends with the famous director Masahiro Nakamura.

"No problem, I really want to continue to cooperate with Kimura-senpai."

Nakamura Masahiro responded with a smile. He was actually quite looking forward to cooperating with Kimura Takuya.

After all, Kimura Takuya is a top artist in the Japanese entertainment circle, and his popularity and influence need no further elaboration.

Back then, he was the first male artist to endorse lipstick, and he directly created a myth in the Japanese lipstick sales industry.

It is said that the endorsement advertisement shot by Kimura Takuya caused a sensation in Japan at that time, and the lipstick he endorsed sold 3 million units in two months.

In terms of such brilliant achievements in endorsements, Kimura Takuya has many more, which can be said to be too numerous to mention. It is really scary to think about them.

Although Kimura Takuya has begun to decline in recent years, the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the popular "Antarctica" has restored a lot of momentum. Today, Kimura Takuya is still a big figure in the entertainment industry that cannot be underestimated.

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The two chatted casually for a while, and the short break ended quickly. The crew restarted the stagnant operation, and the filming started again.

Although Kimura Takuya is not an outstanding actor, he is still a veteran actor with rich experience, so he can easily play a small role with few roles.

In about half an hour, Kimura Takuya successfully completed the filming work, and then quietly left with his assistant under the respectful greetings of the crew.

"Give everyone a half-day rest. We will go back to Tokyo to shoot tomorrow..."

Masahiro Nakamura glanced around at the crew and actors waiting for assignments, and gave the order after careful consideration.

As expected by Nakamura Masahiro, the shooting at the stadium was indeed delayed by two days. Fortunately, Nakamura Masahiro asked Kanemaru Yoshinori to communicate and contact him in advance, and successfully gained two more days of shooting time.

Otherwise, the Kamakura side was delayed for two days, and the shooting time at the international school in Tokyo would be very tight.

As news of Masahiro Nakamura's arrangements spread throughout the crew, there were bursts of cheers and cheers, and even the cleaning up speed was much faster.

Although the crew's various security conditions in Kamakura are very good, compared with the prosperous Tokyo, they are naturally far behind.

After all, Kamakura is just a small seaside town with a small population. No matter how developed the tourism industry is, it will be just that.

"Moses Moses, I am Masahiro Nakamura...."

Suddenly, the ringtone of his cell phone rang unexpectedly. Masahiro Nakamura took out his cell phone and answered the call while sorting out various information.

"Hello, Director Nakamura, my name is Minami Nai."

The tone of his speech was a little reserved, and Nakamura Masahiro could even feel the tension hidden in the other party.

"Xonan?"

For a moment, Nakamura Masahiro thought of the little girl with delicate features. Why was she calling?

"What's wrong? What's the matter?"

"Uh, that..."

The girl was hesitant and incomplete, and there was a faint noise nearby. I don't know where she could be at this time.

"If you have something to say, just say it. Don't hesitate. I have something else to do right now."

Nakamura Masahiro didn't have much patience at this time, and his tone of voice was very direct: He hadn't finished collecting the things yet.

"Onne-chan and I came to Tokyo, and she...she wanted to see you."