Tokyo Literary Godfather

In fact, Hoshino Koya is overthinking. Fujiwara Kei really doesn’t hold any grudges against him. Inaction is not considered a crime. Hoshino Koya doesn’t accept taxpayers’ money, so it’s hard to accuse him of standing by and watching.

Kei Fujiwara just wanted to say hello to the senior figure in the broadcasting industry in front of him - Ensuke Kato.

If we were to talk about the leading figure in the broadcast industry in the 1970s and 1980s, he would have to be this man. He is a top creative talent who combines editing, directing and producing, and has produced many classic Japanese dramas. Among the top ten most watched dramas in the world's history, three of them are his, including the number one "The Robbery". His screenwriting work.

Even the tough guy style that was popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s was single-handedly initiated by his works, and he can be regarded as the godfather of Tokyo entertainment in the previous version.

In the 1970s, TTV was the strongest among the five major popular broadcasters, because that was when Mr. Kato showed his prowess. This person has also done scripts for animated films, which are also very heavyweight works. His status in the broadcast industry is probably higher than that of Hidaka Junaki and Fujiwara Keika.

Not only that, but he was also very upright in his career. At the end of his career, he found that his creative ability had declined, and he could not understand the new generation of young audiences, so he directly announced that he would stop writing, unlike Matsushita Shinya and others who engaged in ghostwriting. Bad means.

However, he still stayed at TTV after retirement and was regarded as a living fossil in the broadcasting industry. He opened training classes in the TV station to teach directors and screenwriters how to create scripts. Many famous creators from TTV were his disciples. Including Junmei Hidaka.

Moreover, Ensuke Kato once served as a visiting professor at Tokyo University of Literature and Art, giving lessons to Kei Fujiwara's original class for half a year. After Kei Fujiwara traveled through time, he also attended several of his lectures. To a certain extent, Kei Fujiwara is half of his disciple.

At this time, Junming Hidaka stood next to Ensuke Kato, keeping his head lowered and listening to the speech.

"He must be Kei Fujiwara." Kato Ensuke is from Osaka and speaks a Kansai accent that he has not changed even after living in Tokyo for decades. "I heard that you were competing with others at the same time and couldn't beat them. , are you trying to throw dirty water on others? Bah, how shameless!"

"This is the decision of the Matsushita screenwriter..." Hidaka Junming smiled apologetically and said cautiously: "But he has been punished."

"Boy, don't fool me." Kato Ensuke looked sideways at Hidaka Junaki and said, "Without you nodding, others dare to do this? You really embarrass me. You can't be photographed on TV, so you just want to twist your idea."

"I won't dare to do it next time." Hidaka Junming said quickly.

"The most embarrassing thing is that even though I have used all the crooked tricks, I still can't beat him, my God..." Kato Ensuke said with a long sigh.

Rigao Chunming lowered his head, not daring to say a word.

"I also watched the recent drama "Naoki Hansawa". It was such a wonderful drama. Hidaka, if you were you, could you have made such a good drama?"

Hidaka Junming smiled and said: "If someone can write the same script as "Hansawa Naoki", I can film it."

Kato Ensuke held up the folding fan in his hand and hit Gao Junming on the head: "Asshole, isn't the director one of the creators of the story? What future can a director who relies on the screenwriter for everything do?"

At this moment, Kei Fujiwara came over, bowed and said, "Hello, Mr. Kato, I am Kei Fujiwara. It is a great honor to meet you."

Kato Ensuke was discussing other people with his disciples when the master suddenly came over and was startled. The folding fan in his hand almost fell to the ground.

After calming his mind for a while, Ensuke Kato looked at Kei Fujiwara and said, "It's Fujiwara-kun. Congratulations. I've heard of your name a long time ago. It's better to be famous than to meet him. It's better to meet him than to be famous. You are indeed a young hero." "

"Thank you very much, Mr. Kato." Kei Fujiwara said politely, "If you have the chance, I hope Mr. Kato can give me more advice."

"Fujiwara-kun is really humble." Ensuke Kato said, "I have been watching "Naoki Hansawa" recently. It is such an amazing work. It is hard to imagine that someone who wrote such a work is so young."

"If I have the chance, I hope to work with Fujiwara-kun." Ensuke Kato said, "I won't beat around the bush. I heard that Fujiwara-kun's contract with Fukuyamadai will officially end next year. I hope he can carefully consider TTV by then. , if Fujiwara-kun can come, no matter what kind of treatment other TV stations give you, I guarantee that I can give you a 10% improvement."

"I will consider Mr. Kato's proposal." Kei Fujiwara said.

Ensuke Kato nodded, with a smile on his originally serious face: "Fujiwara-kun, "Naoki Hansawa" is now unstoppable. According to my experience, perhaps "The Thief" will no longer be able to maintain its position as the number one viewership rating in history. .”

As the most-rated work in history, "The Thief" has created a ratings myth that has not been broken for more than ten years, and it also caused a social sensation that year. It was this first-ever work that elevated Ensuke Kato to the throne of the king of Japanese broadcasting.

"You are flattering." Kei Fujiwara replied.

"It's not an exaggeration at all." Ensuke Kato shook his finger and said, "The historical ranking of "The Thief" has remained unchanged for nearly twenty years. Although it is now more difficult to obtain super high ratings, the competition has become fierce. , but the audience base and production level cannot be the same as before. It is not impossible to replace the works of us old guys.

It is said that after the 1990s, the television industry entered a golden age, but the first and second in history are all works of the past, so what kind of golden age is that?

"Naoki Hansawa" is the most perfect work I have seen in the past fifteen years. Whether it is plot or concept, if any film can surpass "The Thief", it must be this work. I heard that you are the sole creator of this show? "

Kei Fujiwara nodded and said, "Yes."

Kato Ensuke sighed: "That's even more amazing. I think "The Thief" was also a work of collective effort. And I heard that your writing skills are self-taught, which is really amazing."

Kei Fujiwara smiled and said: "Not entirely. Reading and watching other people's works is also a learning process in itself, and... Mr. Kato, you may not remember me. I have been taking your class for half a year. If you don't dislike it, It should also be counted as half of your disciple."

Ensuke Kato was startled, looked at Kei Fujiwara up and down and said, "I said I felt familiar when I first saw you... Which university are you from? Have you ever taken my class?"

Kato Ensuke has attended many media arts universities, and Tokyo University of Literature and Art is just one of them. There are many students who have attended his classes, and it is difficult for him to remember them all.

"Tokyo Bunge University, I have heard your creative methodology and am deeply inspired."

After hearing this, Ensuke Kato suddenly became happy and reached out to pat Kei Fujiwara on the shoulder, "That's it, that's it. I didn't expect that the most famous and capable young man in the broadcasting industry is also my disciple, alas. , What a pity, why didn’t you come to TTV back then? As long as you come to see me, or write a letter saying that you have been my customer, or just write a short story for me to take a look, I will not let you run away. Yes!"

Speaking of this, Ensuke Kato showed a heartbroken look again.