Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Can't we negotiate the price?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

"It seems very determined."

Kei Fujiwara thought for a while, "Is it possible that we have already reached cooperation intentions with other TV stations, so we used high remuneration to reject us?"

Mizuhara Yui was stunned for a moment, thought carefully and said, "It's also possible."

How about I go talk to him in person? Fujiwara Kei thought, but when he changed his mind, he laughed at himself.

Forget it, your status is not high enough to solve all the problems just by showing up. The director and producer didn't let go when they came in person, so what's the use of you going?

"Well, if that's the case, let's not force it." Fujiwara Kei said, but he still added a probing question: "Maybe five million yen is not impossible?"

Shibazaki Hideaki quickly interrupted: "Five million in salary plus copyright sharing is not without precedent. But with Mayawan-san's current status and popularity, we cannot afford this price, and Taili will not agree. Moreover, Judging from the agent’s tone, it seems that their copyright share is also going to be increased. Once the actor’s high salary is announced, I am afraid that all the works we will film in the future will suddenly increase a lot of pressure.”

Before today, the main creators estimated Teruo Maya's salary. According to usual standards, it should be around 2.7 million yen. 5 million is indeed twice as much. Probably because of winning the Academy Award for Best Actor, that's why he's raised so much.

Moreover, Shibasaki Hideaki's considerations are not unreasonable. If Teruo Asaru is promised a salary of 5 million yen, what if he cooperates with other actors in the future and they also follow the same example and get a salary increase?

Sometimes actors are often chosen during castings, which is the same as buying things in an antique market. There is an intelligence network among the vendors. As long as you are stupid and generous once, you will never buy cheap things again. No matter who sells your things in the future, they will have to pay a 30% premium, aren't you generous? How can I afford you if I don’t increase the price?

In fact, between a salary of 5 million yen and an actor whose image and temperament resemble Tamura Masakazu, Kei Fujiwara's heart is inclined to spend money to choose a suitable actor, even if the actor offers a higher price.

Maybe Kei Fujiwara still has some old mindsets in his heart. Maybe he feels deep down that 5 million yen is a fart? Compared with later generations of China Entertainment, this is just drizzle. However, Yui Mizuhara and Hideaki Shibazaki are firmly opposed to hiring a so-called "suitable" actor at a price that is so much higher than the market price.

An actor who fits the role is of course important. But no matter what, as long as it exceeds its due price too much, it should be decisively given up. This is a rational judgment given by Yui Mizuhara as a producer. In this respect, she appears to be more rational than Kei Fujiwara.

"Fujiwara." Seeing that Fujiwara Kei was still hesitating, Mizuhara Yui was afraid that he would insist on using Maya Teruo, so she quickly said: "And your judgment is not unreasonable. Maya Teruo has probably cooperated with other producers. The company has reached an agreement, so it plans to reject our offer with a high salary."

"But at the same time, we also want to test our bottom line. If we agree to his request, it means that we can accept a salary of 5 million yen. What if he still refuses us? By then, we have not chosen the right one. Actors have also caused adverse effects..."

In fact, Mizuhara Yui's statement has the element of scaring Kei Fujiwara, and this kind of thing is unlikely to happen. If it is true, as she said, that Teruo Maya proposed the price first, and after some haggling, Kei Fujiwara agreed, but then regretted it, then this is just a joke.

If he really does this, what if you are a senior in the industry? After all, this is Japan, a producer-centered country, and actors have inherent disadvantages in terms of status when facing writers like Kei Fujiwara.

Not to mention Kei Fujiwara, a new monster who is only 23 years old and has already produced national-level TV series and phenomenal novels.

Are you treating me like the sixth child? Okay, let’s play slowly from now on. At your age, when you die, I won't even retire. I guarantee your later years will be filled with excitement.

Therefore, Fujiwara Kei feels that the inner activities of Maya Teruo and his agent are probably like this——

Although the intention has been established with other programs, the drama "Furuhata Shinsaburo" seems to be pretty good, and the screenwriter is a screenwriter who has produced good works. But I still prefer that show in my heart.

Just give Fukuyama Terrace back, right? Wait, instead of refusing directly, it is better to test it out by proposing a high salary first. If you agree, then star in "Furuhata Jinzaburo", and the salary will increase from then on. If you don't agree, there is no loss.

"Alas..." Kei Fujiwara couldn't help but sigh. When Mizuhara Yui heard this sigh, she knew that Kei Fujiwara had given up on Maya Teru, and her heart dropped.

It seems that the status is still not enough. Fujiwara Kei thought.

I originally thought that "Long Vacation" and "White Night Journey" would not be enough to impress people, but they would at least convince their peers. If I had to choose between him and other producers, I would consider him the best.

But in fact, it seems impossible not to choose between the two masterpieces. The walls that Kei Fujiwara built with his works are not solid enough to be 100% trustworthy.

A lonely look flashed in Kei Fujiwara's eyes, but soon, this look was replaced by another look of determination.

Fujiwara Kei stopped worrying about Maya Teruo, raised his head and looked at Mizuhara Yui and said: "Miss Mizuhara, please give me a copy of all the videos of the audition that day. I want to take it home and watch it again."

"good."

"Also, give me a copy of all the information on the actors aged between 40 and 50 who can be invited. I plan to make a careful selection."

"give it to me."

Fujiwara Kei turned around, picked up two stacks of paper from his desk, and handed them to Shibasaki Hideaki, "Director Shibasaki, this is the script for the third episode of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" and the storyboard for the first episode... I'm still just doing it for you. For reference."

"You are still so fast..." Shibazaki Hideaki said with emotion.

Fujiwara Kei wrote the script very quickly, so fast that it put Shibasaki Hideaki to shame. Every time the filming progress was delayed, Shibasaki Hideaki would feel anxious when he thought about Fujiwara Kei's speed.

Not only does it write quickly, but the completion and text quality are also incredibly high.

Screenwriters are the most "hard-working" profession among the crew, although "hard-working" is not necessarily caused subjectively by the screenwriters. However, the inability of many screenwriting teams to produce high-quality scripts within the specified time is indeed a problem for many directors.

But when working with Fujiwara Kei, Shibasaki Hideaki never worried about the script not keeping up with the filming schedule. Instead, he would often take the initiative to review himself in meetings because he was filming too slowly...

This is relatively rare in the entire broadcasting world.

In the evening, Kei Fujiwara brought a bunch of video materials and written materials home and stuffed them into a cardboard box, intending to take them home to read.

As a result, they met Kono Aoi in the elevator. Kono Aoi was shocked when she saw Fujiwara Kei carrying the cardboard box: "Fujiwara-sensei, are you fired?!"

Kei Fujiwara: "..."

"Which company are you going to change jobs to next? Can you still take me to taste delicious food in the future?"

"Aoi, good boy, help me get the box." Fujiwara Kei said with a smile.

"Yeah, okay." Kono Aoi took the carton, and Fujiwara Kei took out a bunch of information from the carton, rolled it into a stick, and hit Kono Aoi's stupid little head with the stick.

"it hurts!!!"

"Teacher Fujiwara, it's not me who fired you!"