Japanese big things

The premiere time was at 5 p.m., and Masahiro Nakamura arrived at the cinema where the movie "Model Student" would premiere before 2 p.m.

This cinema is located on the 4th floor of the shopping mall in Hibiya, Midtown. It is a very large cinema with 2,800 seats and looks very grand.

According to someone from Toho Company, this cinema is the largest in Tokyo and is like a palace.

The surrounding transportation is very convenient, there are four subway lines nearby that can directly reach here, and it is only about 15 minutes away from the bustling Ginza.

"Nakamura-san...."

Seeing the appearance of Masahiro Nakamura, Director Shibata of Toho Company immediately greeted him, and his originally solemn face instantly burst into a smile.

"Shibata-san...."

Masahiro Nakamura responded with a smile, then raised his eyes and glanced at the surrounding staff who were busy setting up the scene.

"The venue hasn't been decorated yet?"

"The overall situation is almost complete..."

Minister Shibata also took a look at the surrounding area, smiled and said something to Masahiro Nakamura, and then led him into the mall.

"Kawamura-san and Kanemaru-san are here. They are on the fourth floor. I will take you up."

With that said, the two of them walked quickly through the crowd, took the elevator and quickly reached the fourth floor of the shopping mall, where they found Genki Kawamura and Yoshinori Kanemaru in the rest area of ​​the cinema.

They were chatting and laughing at this time. They didn't know what they were talking about, but they seemed to be in high spirits.

Around them, there are also many people in the industry with beautiful makeup, dressed in neat suits, or full of various styles. Everyone looks in high spirits.

Seeing Masahiro Nakamura burst into view, many people immediately felt their hearts move and rushed towards him in unison.

However, before they even had time to move, they saw that Genki Kawamura and Yoshino Kanemaru had already brought Masahiro Nakamura into the circle.

As a result, the courage they had summoned suddenly dissipated, just like a round balloon being popped. They could only suppress their complicated thoughts and stop where they were, discouraged.

There are also class divisions in the entertainment industry. If you are not at that level, you cannot make friends at will.

Even if you go up to say hello shamelessly, if you are not of that level, people may not pay attention to you.

"Nakamura-san, it seems that you are very popular..."

Of course, the impetus of those people just now could not be hidden from industry veterans Genki Kawamura, Yoshinori Kanemaru and others. They teased Nakamura Masahiro intentionally or unintentionally.

"If a few of them were willing to be kinder, I think they would be more popular."

Nakamura Masahiro smiled indifferently. Compared with him, a so-called famous supervisor, Genki Kawamura, Yoshinori Kanemaru and Minister Shibata are the real industry giants.

However, the ranks of these big guys are a bit too high, and ordinary artists have no chance to actively make friends with them.

It's like meeting a high-ranking industry leader at a dinner party or event. Even if ordinary people are willing to make friends, they may not have much courage to take the initiative.

After all, most ordinary people are self-aware and know that the social class gap is too large and there is no common topic. Even if they lick their faces and make friends, it is meaningless.

If there is a connection and matchmaking, it may be of some use. If there is no connection, it is just a reluctant greeting, which is a meaningless social interaction.

Perhaps, in the eyes of those big guys, this is just a daily routine, just like no one will remember to say hello to a passerby when they go out for a walk?

"Forget it, I don't want to be so popular..."

Subconsciously complaining, seeing the strange looks Nakamura Masahiro and others looked at him, Kanemaru Yoshi couldn't help but explain: "Warner Company alone has enough things to do. If there's more trouble, then there's really nothing we can do.

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"Don't worry, even if you are kinder, not many people will dare to cause you trouble..."

There was a faint smile on Minister Shibata's face. Although he agreed with Kanemaru Yoshinoori's attitude, there was also a hint of ridicule.

"It's much better to develop your business skills well than to know a few people."

Kawamura Genki raised his glasses and made a slightly sincere evaluation. However, his words somewhat meant that he could talk while standing without pain in his back.

For an industry leader like him, doing a good job in business is of course the most important thing. After all, if there is no performance support, it is easy to be looked down upon by people in the industry.

But this is not the case for ordinary artists. It is difficult to even get the opportunity to star, so what are the so-called achievements to talk about?

It's like a backward country that wants to develop but doesn't think about how to promote industrialization, but instead gives priority to environmental protection. It's purely putting the cart before the horse.

Nakamura Masahiro didn't quite agree with Kawamura Genki's words, but after all, he was a junior in the circle, and in such a public place, he would naturally not raise objections without discernment.

No matter which circle they belong to, it is usually difficult for those in power to empathize with people at the bottom, and even accidental kindness may be just a momentary act of willfulness.

"Nakamura-san, what is your expectation for the movie's box office?"

After chatting for a while, the topic quickly shifted to Masahiro Nakamura: It’s not surprising that as the supervisor of the movie "Model Student", he is naturally the center of the topic.

Facing everyone's gazes that were mixed with curiosity and expectation, Nakamura Masahiro pondered for a moment, made a slight mental calculation, and then gave his box office judgment.

"Domestically, it should be more than 5 billion... As for overseas, I don't know, but it will definitely not be too little."

"5 billion? It seems that Nakamura-san is very confident..."

Genki Kawamura's job is as a producer. He has a deep understanding of movie box office and knows what a movie box office of 5 billion means.

According to the judgment standards of the Japanese film market, a film that can reach a box office of 1 billion is considered a big hit.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! If the box office can reach 5 billion, it will be a super hit film, and its popularity will definitely sweep the country.

Although Japan has many films with a box office of over 10 billion, those films are either animated films or Hollywood blockbusters from the United States.

Well, generally when calculating the box office of Japanese domestic movies, those movies are usually excluded from the statistics.

"You are very confident. If the box office can really reach 5 billion..."

Yoshi Kanemaru looked at Masahiro Nakamura's confident look, and inexplicably gained a lot of confidence in the movie "Model Student".

"Nakamura-san, when the time comes, I will prepare a gift for you."

"Gift?"

After hearing what Yoshinori Kanemaru said, Nakamura Masahiro suddenly became interested and asked: "What gift?"

"Let me guess..."

Minister Shibata joined the topic with great interest. He frowned and thought for a while, and then gave a guess that he felt was more reliable.

"Is it a Warner Bros. movie project?"

"Shibata-san, you are really boring and have no meaning at all..."

When Minister Shibata revealed the truth about the gift, Kanemaru Yoshi had a look of helplessness on his face. He glanced at Minister Shibata who was joining in the fun, and sharp words came out of his mouth.

"It's boring for you, you always have these little calculations in your mind..."

There was a hint of joking in the raised corners of Minister Shibata's mouth. He didn't care about Kanemaru Yoshinoori's complaints, but instead fought back forcefully.

"If the box office of "Model Student" exceeds 5 billion, I am afraid that several major companies in Japan will want to invite Nakamura-san to cooperate. Do they still need this little gift from you?"

Minister Shibata choked up a bit at his words, and Kanemaruyoshi suddenly became a little angry. He glared at him pretending to be fierce, but unfortunately it had no effect at all.

Genki Kawamura and Masahiro Nakamura looked on with smiles, finding the little conflict between Minister Shibata and Yoshinori Kanemaru very interesting.

"By the way, Nakamura-san..."

Leaning slightly toward Masahiro Nakamura, Genki Kawamura lowered his voice and said: "New City-san and I have already finished the first draft. When is the right time to give it to you?"

"Originally, he planned to send it to you first, but after thinking about it, he sent it to me again and asked me to hand it to you when the time comes..."

Seeing the puzzled look on Nakamura Masahiro's face, Kawamura Genki explained: "Maybe Shinkai-san doesn't have much confidence."

Since Kawamura Genki said so, Nakamura Masahiro couldn't say much. He thought for a moment and quickly came up with an idea.

"Well, just send me a fax directly. It doesn't matter sooner or later..."

Although the Internet age is now popular, Japanese society is still very conservative, and most companies still use traditional fax methods.

In this regard, Nakamura Masahiro was unable to complain. He could only adapt to the conservative and traditional Japanese society and had no ambition to stand out from the crowd.

According to the impression of memory fragments, it seems that the whole world has eliminated backward floppy disks, and Japanese society still stubbornly continues to use floppy disks.

"Director Nakamura, the red carpet is about to begin..."

Not long after, a staff member came forward. After greeting him politely, he respectfully asked Nakamura Masahiro: "Excuse me, is it convenient to go there now?"

"It's convenient, let's go..."

Nakamura Masahiro nodded slightly, then nodded to Minister Shibata, Genki Kawamura and others, and left quickly with the staff.

Minister Shibata, Kawamura Genki and others didn't care either, they just watched Nakamura Masahiro's figure drift away and soon disappeared around the corner.

"Shibata-san, Kawamura-san, you say..."

Yoshi Kanemaru stared fixedly at the direction in which Nakamura Masahiro disappeared. He said sadly: "If the movie is successful at the box office, how about I recommend him to the Hollywood headquarters?"