Tokyo Literary Godfather

After confirming the script of the new drama, Kei Fujiwara quickly started preparations for the new drama and quickly conducted auditions. The auditions for the actors of the three dramas were held at the same time. The scene was so lively that almost famous actors from all over Japan came to audition.

Three dramas, many roles, an actor will audition for different roles, hoping to increase the probability of success.

There are many terms in the broadcast industry now. From the first "Yuejiu Drama" to the later "Fukuyama Drama", they are all synonymous with high-quality TV dramas. And when everyone realized that whether it was [Yuejiu drama] or [Fukuyama drama], the operator behind it was the author who had dual identities as both a writer and screenwriter, the term "Fujiwara drama" appeared again.

Even before the auditions begin, some artist management companies start to make preparations. They will make connections and ask TV insiders what kind of work Fujiwara Kei plans to shoot next and what kind of character the protagonist will be. After getting the news, the company's artists were asked to prepare in advance.

Some companies got the inside information that Kei Fujiwara planned to film a legal drama with a prosecutor as the protagonist, so they bought a lot of related books for the artist to read all night, and watched a lot of similar film and television works to find the prosecutor. a feeling of.

That is [Fujiwara drama], the most valuable film and television resource in the industry now, how can we do it without spending more time on it?

Even now, there are many invisible industries surrounding Fujiwara dramas. For example, a certain Fukuyama Television insider will make a huge promise to the agency that he has a close relationship with Kei Fujiwara or the top management of the production bureau and can help their artists obtain [Fujiwara dramas]. new role.

Of course, some level of fees will be charged. Don't get me wrong, I don't want this money. Relationships cost more or less money. Just treating someone you can talk to to dinner costs a lot of money.

If I can't successfully recommend roles for your company's artists, I will return the money intact.

In fact, this is considered one of the classic scams. In the past, magicians often used this method in some rural areas. Help pregnant women to find out the sex of their fetus. If it is a daughter, help channel the spirit to the Guanyin Empress to ask for a boy for the family.

First, I charge a sum of money for incense. If the channeling fails and Lady Guanyin does not agree, I will return the money intact. If it succeeds, it means that I have succeeded in casting the spell, and I will accept the money. Anyway, there is a 1/2 probability that the "casting" will be successful.

Although this scam is full of loopholes, some small brokerage companies are still fooled.

After confirming the actors, Kei Fujiwara quickly started the planning meeting. In order to save time, the planning of the three dramas will be on the same day and in the same planning room.

On the day of the planning meeting, the creative teams of the three dramas gathered at Shuibo Production Company and took turns entering the planning room for meetings. First there is "101 Proposals" in the September 9 time slot, then "Spicy Teacher" in the prime time slot on Saturday, and finally "Legal Heroes" in the prime time slot on Sunday.

The planning meeting for each drama lasted about two hours, and those who didn’t take their turn waited outside the planning room like waiting patients.

Two employees of Shuibo Production passed by the planning room, then looked at each other and walked away.

"It's great. The entire water wave production is in a sluggish state, but here the work is in full swing. It's really enviable..."

"Who says it's not the case? Mr. Fujiwara himself is the essence of Mizunami Production. It's a pity that he will leave Mizunami Production soon."

"Now in the entire Shuibo Production, only here and the special photography department have production plans. Hey, is that rumor true?"

"Which rumor?"

"There's no point in pretending to be stupid. Ohuchi-kun, we are brothers at the same time."

"I've only heard a little bit about it, but I don't know much about it..."

"Okay, let me remind you. I heard that President Uchida and Fukuyamadai are trying to sell their shares in Mizuha Productions. This company will soon change hands. Is that true?"

"..."

The three main creative teams took turns. Fujiwara Kei had a whole day of meetings. When he left the meeting room, he felt that his blood sugar had dropped and his body felt a little weak.

"Here." At this time, Mizuhara Yui handed over a piece of bread and butter and a glass of milk.

"Thank you." Fujiwara Kei took the bread and milk, broke the bread and sucked the milk, then stuffed it into his mouth.

"It seems that the rumor is true." Mizuhara Yui said, "Fukuyamadai has handed over the shares to President Uchida to hold on behalf of him. President Uchida will probably package and sell himself and Fukuyamadai's shares together."

"How many shares do the two add up to?" Fujiwara Kei asked casually.

"More than 70 percent, right? Anyway, it exceeds the absolute control line. Some small shareholders may also sell their shares."

"Will it be expensive?"

"It's not that expensive. Although I don't know the specific price... but I guess it's a few hundred million? But if your contract is still with this company, Fujiwara, the price can probably increase several times more, right?"

"Is that all it takes?"

Mizuhara Yui sighed: "Is so much still too little? Fujiwara, have you been dazzled by your own high royalties... The only valuable thing Mizuhara Productions has is the copyright of several tokusatsu dramas produced several years ago. Yes, but it has been transferred to Fushan Terrace."

"in this way."

"Oh, this news is still not hidden." Mizuhara Yui sighed, "Many people in our Yuejiu team are employees of Mizuwa Productions. Now some people are panicking, and their enthusiasm for work has been affected. I I plan to talk to Director Yamaguchi tomorrow to see if we can transfer the contracts of our elderly people to the production bureau so that they can feel at ease."

"After all, there are many people. In this environment where ordinary companies are laying off employees, and the president is yelling to cancel the lifetime employment system, there should be no way to transfer them all? I heard that the TV station is also planning to deal with the problem of redundant staff in some departments. "

"Who says it's not the case... But if we don't reassure these people, I'm afraid it will affect the production quality of the next program."

"Then try your best, but remember not to promise anything in advance to the subordinates, even if Deputy Chief Yamaguchi gave you any promise, you should not tell them in advance."

Mizuhara Yui looked into Fujiwara Kei's eyes and nodded: "I understand."

The next day, Kei Fujiwara came to the production office again. Shiraishi Monet knocked on the door and walked in, holding a script in his hand.

"Fujiwara-sensei, this is the script for the last episode of "Tokyo Cinderella"." Shiraishi Monet said.

"It's finally written. The production team has started urging me." Kei Fujiwara said, taking over the script.

"I'm... I'm so sorry! It's my lack of experience that's why I have to rework it so many times."

In fact, Monet Shiraishi has already submitted a version of the ending not long ago, but in that version, Monet Shiraishi made major changes to the original work. The original ending of the hero and heroine finally getting together and kissing under the red umbrella was changed by her to the ending where the hero and heroine finally missed each other.

Endings like this are actually quite common in Japanese pure love dramas, and they are tear-jerking. But Kei Fujiwara asked her to keep the original style and have a happy ending.

The mission of this "overbearing president in love with me" style trend drama is to fulfill girls' fantasies. Since it is a dream machine, why not make this dream come true?

Many writers have the habit of writing tragedies and regrets, but Kei Fujiwara does not have this habit. He will never be rude to anyone who can make the story complete.