Tokyo Literary Godfather

The atmosphere in the high-tech production company was a bit depressing. The staff of the "Japanese Illustrated Book" program team looked at each other one by one, and I looked at you.

Recently, someone seems to have heard some rumors at the Fukuyama Television Production Bureau. The ratings of "Japanese Illustrated Book" are really poor and it is facing halving. Not only will directors be assigned to shoot TV commercials, but many staff members with temporary contracts will also be terminated directly.

There was a somewhat unsettling atmosphere in the air.

Producer Kobayashi Shuzo came back from the producer meeting, followed by an assistant carrying a box of tangerines.

Xiaolin Xiuzao looked very gentle, put a box of tangerines on the table, and gave two to everyone.

The tangerine was very sweet, and after one bite, a mouthful of honey water filled his mouth. Kaneki Ryuichi breathed a sigh of relief and whispered to Fujiwara Kei: "The result is probably not bad."

Kobayashi Xiuzou looked at the people in the conference room, and suddenly smiled: "The highest time-sharing rating of this issue is 2.3%, and the time-sharing average rating is 1.2%. Thank you for your hard work."

Everyone present breathed a sigh of relief, but there was no cheering.

This achievement is indeed not worthy of applause. You must know that it is the 90s, the Internet is not yet popular, only the mobile phone is not popular in the 90s, and watching TV is almost the most common pastime for people. This rating is indeed not commendable.

But at the very least, there is a distance from the death line given by the TV station. It is like two buckles on the sling around the neck are loosened, which makes people feel like breathing fresh air.

But Kei Fujiwara's face was expressionless. In fact, in his mind, the program "Japanese Illustrated Book" was over, and it was almost difficult to do any more fancy work. Now is the era when the TV industry is in full swing. Although late-night time slots are not as good as prime time, they will gradually attract attention. Instead of lingering on such a poor result, it is better to end its life early and start a new program.

But it's not his turn to say this yet.

"By the way, Fujiwara-kun." Shuzo Kobayashi suddenly looked at Kei Fujiwara, "Your short film received a very good response. Some viewers even called the TV station today. I hope there will be more short films like this."

Kei Fujiwara stood up: "This is what I should do."

"Do you still have the banknote in your hand?" Xiaolin Xiuzao suddenly asked.

Kei Fujiwara nodded, "There are still four episodes left."

Kobayashi Shuzao thought for a while and said, "Has the editing work for the next episode of the program been completed?"

The producer assistant shook his head: "The post-production team is still..."

"Shorten the feature film time and leave more time for Fujiwara."

When the staff heard this, they all showed some surprised expressions. At first, they played some short films about ravings, comics, and cross talk to make up for the lack of length of the feature film. But now, they have to give in to the short film for the formal content?

"You will continue to be in charge of the short film, and you will continue to write the script. If you need more manpower, let me know, and I can give you more budget." Kobayashi Shuzo suddenly became very talkative.

Fujiwara Kei nodded, "I understand."

After finishing speaking, Kobayashi Shuzo began to hold a planning meeting for the next episode of the program. After the meeting, Kim Mu Ryuichi found Kobayashi Xiuzo.

"Mr. Kobayashi, is it appropriate to replace the formal content with a funny clip?"

Ryuichi Kaneki asked cautiously. It was not that he had any opinions about Kei Fujiwara. Kei Fujiwara was quite humble and low-key in the company. There was no conflict between the two. It was just that the program suddenly changed and he felt a little uneasy.

Kobayashi Xiuzao took out a document and handed it to Kaneki Ryuichi.

"This is the ratings report, you can take a look."

As soon as Jin Mulong took the information, he looked down. Icons were drawn on the report, and the time-sharing ratings were clear at a glance.

At the beginning, the ratings were as bad as ever, hovering between 0.7 and 0.8, and there was even a slight downward trend. However, when the first short film started to air, the ratings suddenly maintained and even increased.

When the short clip ended, the ratings began to fluctuate back and forth, but they increased again after the second short clip started.

The fluctuations on the icon are too obvious, just like a patient's electrocardiogram. You can clearly tell when epinephrine was administered to him.

"Today's young people are really amazing." Kobayashi Shuzo said with emotion, "Since his program can increase the ratings, then we should give him more room to display. Now Fukuyama TV is very ambitious and wants to compete with the other four major In the ratings war, nighttime programs may also be dragged into the battlefield. If their performance is too bad, they may be abandoned at any time..."

Kobayashi Shuzo sat down and pinched Yamane's nose and said, "Ratings. Ratings are everything now. Whoever can improve the ratings, I will give him a Thai massage. We have to work hard on the next program. If the ratings If we are still in such a sluggish state, even if Taili is not cut off by half, I will be embarrassed to continue doing it..."

Jin Mulong swallowed his saliva and lowered his head: "I know, I will try my best."

In the next few days, Kei Fujiwara continued to shoot several such comedy short films.

From "When your best friend needs sex reassignment surgery" to "When a monk and a priest are good friends", the actor used is still Miyata Takaharu, and Yamashiro seems to have received the role and went to play a supporting role in the TV series.

Fujiwara Kei also generously let go and went to the stage to find other stranger actors to participate.

When he came to the production center again, Kei Fujiwara met Keika Arima head-on.

Fujiwara Kei raised his hand, just about to say hello to her, Arima Guixiang grabbed his sleeve, stared straight at him and said, "I've been looking for you for the past two days, I'm asking you something."

Kei Fujiwara looked at her holding his hand tightly and tilted his head: "What's the matter?"

"Did you make the comedy short film inserted in the variety show "Japanese Illustrated Book"?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "I did it."

"What about the script, was it also written by you?"

Kei Fujiwara admitted: "Yes, have you watched it too? Thank you for your support..."

"What about "White Night Journey"?" Arima Keixiang looked at him, "Are you Sima Keita?"

As soon as this remark came out, Kei Fujiwara was stunned for a moment. The reason why he published the novel under a pseudonym was so that his writing novels would not be known. He did not expect to be skinned on the spot, so he shrugged helplessly.

"Yes, I wrote it...a little side job."

Arima Keixiang looked at him in surprise and said: "You are working on TV and writing novels at the same time. You are really versatile and energetic."

Kei Fujiwara smiled and said, "I do TV because I majored in video and video at school, and I write novels because... I joined the literary club when I was in school..."

Arima Guixiang frowned, as if she had heard this before.

"I didn't expect you to really have creative talent." Arima Guixiang looked at Kei Fujiwara again with admiration, "Well, I underestimated you, maybe you are right not to be an actor..."

But before the words fell, she quickly vetoed it: "No, no, although the short film you made is very funny, the ratings of "Japanese Illustrated Book" are still very poor. Although you wrote a novel, it may not be able to win awards or sell well , all this is still unknown, but if you want to be an actor..."

Arima Guixiang looked at Kei Fujiwara, her eyes flashed brightly: "I'm about to get in touch with the next play, if you are interested in being an actor, I will recommend you to the producer, what do you think? "