Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Have you seen the movie? I'm right, I estimate that the box office will not exceed 1.5 billion... It's pretty good to reach this number." Ohno Nagaharu said, then took out a cigarette and waved it in front of Arima Katsura, "Arima, do you mind if I smoke?"

Arima Keika glanced at Fujiwara Kei: "Do you want to smoke too?"

Kei Fujiwara shook his head: "I don't smoke."

Arima Guixiang said: "I'm a little concerned."

Ohno Nagaharu reluctantly stuffed the cigarette back into the cigarette case.

"What is your expected box office for "White Night Walk"?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

Ohno Nagaharu replied: "This novel is very popular. When the senior management came to visit the class, I heard them say that the box office is expected to be 2 billion. After all, the production budget of this film is not low, but I think it is difficult. Achieved.”

"Not necessarily." Katsura Arima murmured. She is the main protagonist. If the film does not do well at the box office or even loses money, she will have to take responsibility and may even have to apologize publicly - "I'm sorry, it was my poor performance. Months of hard work were wasted by not allowing the film to be seen by a wider audience." This happens all the time.

When talking about this kind of thing, Ma Guixiang feels that it is a bit unfair. When a movie or TV series is a big hit, it is the director and screenwriter who usually get the most and enjoy the most. But if the performance is not as expected, the main actors have to be the first to come out. Apologize, the biggest responsibility belongs to them, what kind of thing is this...

Although Kei Fujiwara is not an artist, he feels that this kind of thing is very unfair. This phenomenon in Japan is completely opposite to that in China thirty years later. In Kei Fujiwara's hometown, some fans believe that if a movie sells well, it is the performance of their idol. If the plot is ugly, it is the fault of the director and screenwriter, and has nothing to do with the actors...

It is estimated that Ma Guixiang would be shocked when she saw such a scene. She would never dare to think of such a thing. You might even think that your opponent is looking for someone to pretend to be a fan to blackmail you.

However, this situation is also a deformed product of the rapid development of the entertainment industry, and it will inevitably be adjusted over time. In the two years since Kei Fujiwara traveled through time, he has already seen changes.

Whether the actor takes the blame and the creator takes the blame, or the actor takes the blame and the creator takes the blame. Kei Fujiwara thinks it's unreasonable. Since power and responsibility are unified, the person who benefits the most should take the biggest blame if his performance is not as expected. This is as it should be.

Even Kei Fujiwara will bluntly tell the actors and creators at every new drama planning meeting that if the results of this drama are not as expected, he, as the core creator, bears the greatest responsibility and allows the actors to perform without any psychological baggage. In this way, it is not the actor's turn to apologize.

Every time Kei Fujiwara said this, the actors were very moved. But gradually it was discovered that Kei Fujiwara was always talking "empty words" because the works he created always exceeded expectations and never had disappointing performances. Therefore, his previous commitment was more of a way to express confidence than taking the initiative to take responsibility for his subordinates.

Fujiwara Kei glanced at Arima Keika and said with a smile: "But you performed very well. You are the Yukiho I imagined."

"I'm very happy to be recognized by the original author." Arima Guixiang lowered her head slightly, smiled a little shyly, then raised her head and stared into Fujiwara Kei's eyes.

Kei Fujiwara also looked at Arima Keika. Arima Keika’s facial features were so delicate that every single part of her face could be used as a plastic surgery template for this era.

Among the facial features, the eyes are the most beautiful, with long and curly eyelashes, slightly upward eye tips, and a slight blue tint in the whites of the eyes. Every time Kei Fujiwara looked into her eyes, he could vaguely feel the fragrance of her body entering his nostrils, as if the smell was transmitted through his sight.

Suddenly a shadow of a hand flashed before Fujiwara Kei's eyes. Ohno Nagaharu slashed the middle of the two of them with his knife, cutting off their sight and saying: "I'm still here, don't ignore me, you bastards. Go. Eat something, I'm so hungry that my chest is touching my back."

Ohno Nagaharu said while touching his belly.

"Have you discovered any delicious restaurants recently? Gourmet?" Arima Keixiang asked Fujiwara Kei with a smile.

"Well... let's go eat Western food. I know there is one..."

"Um...Fujiwara-sensei..." A weak voice came from not far away. The three of them turned their heads and looked. It was Togata Nanako and Ogata Shinyo. The two stood cuddling each other like an old couple and stood under a big tree. Beside the tree.

"Oh, Togata." Kei Fujiwara waved.

The two came over, and Togata bowed and said, "Teacher Fujiwara, thank you for bringing us in. We are leaving. Come and say hello to you. Director Ohno, you are here too."

"Hey, Nanako." Ohno Nagaharu waved to her. Nanako Togata and Shinyo Ogata had worked on the crew of "Suddenly Looking Back" for a while, and they were familiar with Ohno Nagaharu.

"You're welcome." Fujiwara Kei said, "By the way, I was watching a movie before and I forgot to ask you, how is your new book? When will the single volume be released? Does the publisher have a schedule?"

"It's already on the schedule. Because the final chapter I wrote at the beginning failed to satisfy Mr. Itagaki, I stopped publishing one issue. The novel will not be officially completed until the next issue. The full manuscript was only available a few days ago, so it is estimated that the printing of the single volume will be at a minimum. It’ll be in a month.”

"Well, do you need me to write a recommendation for you?"

"I can't be more grateful." Nanako Togata said, "If Fujiwara-sensei is willing..."

"Oh, is Nanako also a writer? It's amazing." Ono Changji said with a thumbs up. "Fujiwara, you have to be more serious in the future, be careful not to be compared to Nanako."

"Where is it, my level cannot be compared with Fujiwara-sensei at all."

"Hey, don't say such things in front of him, this guy is already proud..." Ohno Changji said.

"It's getting late, we're planning to go to dinner, why don't you go with us." Kei Fujiwara initiated the invitation at this time.

It happened that Nanako Togata and Shinyo Ogata were also hungry, so they agreed after a moment of hesitation. The two got into Kei Fujiwara's SUV directly, Choji Ohno sat in the co-pilot, and the three girls sat in the back row.

Ogata Shinyo sat next to Arima Keika and said excitedly: "I didn't expect to be able to sit so close to Arima Keika. Arima-chan, I am your fan. I liked you very much when you debuted! Arima-chan Jiang, do you still remember me?"

Arima Keixiang tilted her head, looked at the two of them, and smiled: "It seems that I have seen you somewhere, but I am forgetful and can't remember. Don't be surprised."

"It doesn't matter, I'm at Tokyo Bunge University." Ogata Shinyo replied, "We worked together on "Suddenly Looking Back" for a while. At that time, Arima-chan came to the set to coach the actors, and that's when we met. I even treated you to the pizza I baked myself!"

"Oh, I remembered." Arima Keixiang opened her eyes slightly, "I still remember that you baked beef pizza. That pizza was delicious. I usually don't eat high-calorie foods like pizza burgers. , but that time I couldn’t help but eat two big pieces.”

A look of pride suddenly appeared on Ogata Shinyo's face, "If you like Arima-chan, you can come to my pizza shop to eat next time, and I'll give it to you for free!"

"Haha, you still have to pay."

The two chatted animatedly.

Nanako Togata still looked at Ogata Mayo with some envy. Even with strangers, Ogata Mayo could quickly warm up the relationship. This should be regarded as a talent that Togata could never learn.

"Nanako...right?" At this time, Arima Keixiang poked her head and confirmed Togada's name.

"Ah, yes."

"I'm very impressed by this name. Your work should be the book "The Long Farewell" serialized in "Qiankun Chunqiu", right?"

Togada Nanako was a little surprised: "Ms. Arima has read my novel."

"Of course, I am also a very experienced reader of mystery novels. I have read your works and I think they are the best among new authors. Especially the relationship between the male and female protagonists is very profound."

"Fei... thank you very much for your recognition!"

"Huh? This direction... seems to be the direction of my pizza shop. Mr. Fujiwara, where are you going to eat?" Ogata Shinyo looked out the car window and suddenly asked.

"It's a Western restaurant, it seems to be called..." Kei Fujiwara said the name of the restaurant.

Ogata Shinyo's expression changed and he muttered: "So it's that house..."

"What's wrong?" Fujiwara Kei saw through the rearview mirror that there seemed to be something wrong with Ogata Shinyo's face, so he asked.

"No, it's nothing..." Ogata Shinyo shook his head and said, but this hesitant look only aroused the curiosity of others, and everyone in the car turned to look at her.

Ogata Mayo felt uncomfortable being stared at, so he had to say: "An employee of my pizza shop used to work in that Western restaurant. She told me that there were... a lot of rats in that shop, and the kitchen staff caught the rats. Afterwards, they will be scalded to death directly with boiling water, then put into vacuum bags and packed with vacuum compressors and thrown away...so I am a little afraid to eat their food..."

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of everyone in the car changed, especially Kei Fujiwara, who had gone to that store no less than ten times.