Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Haha, as expected of Supervisor Naka, he is indeed tolerant. It seems that my colleague is overly concerned." Reporter Okada said, but he was dismissive in his heart.

This old guy has been keeping a straight face since he came to the agency, as if someone owed him 100 million. He also took note of the reporter who wrote a negative film review before, and insisted on confronting him and asking him about the "directing level" written in the article. Worrying" and "The film creator simply cannot keep up with the original author's thoughts" mean.

The reporter who wrote the film review was also an irritable person. He rolled up his sleeves and was about to argue with Naka Daiying face to face. Who is afraid of whom? The editorial director was so frightened that he quickly had someone hold him down, and then asked reporter Okada to interview Nakadai Hideki on his behalf.

"Haha." Nakadai Yingji laughed heartily, "To be honest, this movie did not perform very well in the market. The main reason is that I made some profound expressions in the movie. This should be the reason for all directors to do so. It’s a decision-making process that everyone goes through during the creative process, choosing between artistry and popularity...I made what I think is the right choice, but the audience doesn’t seem to understand it, which is really regrettable.”

Bah, shameless, put gold on your own face. Reporter Okada cursed silently in his mind.

"It is worth understanding that ordinary viewers have limited understanding, but I thought that the editors and reporters of "New Filmmaker" would understand the work from a more professional and profound perspective. But now it seems that your company is not good at film appreciation. I am adhering to the principle of standing on a united front with the audience. Haha."

There was a hidden thorn in Nakadai Hideki's words. After hearing this, reporter Okada recited this sentence silently twice in his mouth, and then understood what he meant, and suddenly became a little angry.

I obviously didn’t take good photos, but I blame our magazine for not having the ability to appreciate it!

The so-called "standing on a united front with the audience" is nothing more than irony from Nakadai Hideki, who believes that the editors of "New Filmmaker" magazine are as incapable of artistic appreciation as the general public. It scolded both the general audience and the magazine.

Many people in the art circle are like this. They are inexplicably arrogant and always have the view in their minds that "this audience can't do it", "that audience can't do it", and "audiences who don't obediently give me money can't do it".

Reporter Okada rubbed his teeth and said: "Haha, of course, the purpose of our "New Filmmaker" magazine is to bring more viewers to the cinema and give our country's film industry the best possible help. Director Nakadai feels that "White Night Walk" "Have the results met your expectations?"

Nakadai Yingji shook his head: "I have to say that for this movie, we paid a lot more than what we got."

"You think the biggest reason for the unsatisfactory box office performance is that the movie is not marketable enough, right?"

"Well...there are indeed reasons for this, but there are also areas where we haven't done well enough."

Reporter Okada said silently: It's rare that this old guy is finally willing to examine himself.

"Which aspect?" reporter Okada asked

"For example, in terms of movie casting, my first choice for the leading role was Keixiang Arima, but in fact, this role was not particularly suitable for her, so I also felt very sorry for her... I did not arrange the most suitable one for her. Her character.”

Reporter Okada was speechless. In the end, he still blamed others for co-writing.

Either the market is to blame, the audience is to blame, or the actors are to blame.

But this can be regarded as a tradition in the film industry. When a movie hits the market, the lead actor is certainly to blame. As the director of the work, he also blamed the actors for the failure, which made reporter Okada more or less look down upon.

Arima Keixiang didn't act in many movies before, but this time she made a splash again. Now some people in the industry call her "box office poison", and no artist would like such a title. It is estimated that she will not be involved in big-budget movies for a long time.

Reporter Okada followed the script and asked the prepared questions. When the interview was over, reporter Okada stood up and said, "Our interview is over. Thank you for your hard work, Supervisor Naka."

"Yes." Nakadai Hideji stood up, ignored reporter Okada, and went straight out to greet the magazine's senior management.

"Bah, what a waste of a good book." Reporter Okada couldn't help but muttered in a low voice.

After the interview, Nakadai Hideji drove to Ginza.

He was feeling a little depressed and wanted to get drunk at the club tonight. Anyway, in this kind of club, the service was very meticulous and complete. Even if he was drunk and unconscious at the club the day before, he would still get the attention and attention of the club staff. When I woke up the next day, I was lying on a large bed in a nearby hotel, next to the steaming clothes that had been washed and dried.

Although he acted calm and relaxed on the surface, as if the box office failure of "White Night Journey" had no impact on him, deep down, he was still depressed about it. Although he secretly blamed the lead actor in front of major media, in the eyes of Matsuri Pictures executives, there were some doubts about his directing ability.

"Oh, isn't this Director Nakadai? I haven't seen him for a long time, and I feel he has become a lot more handsome." As soon as he entered the club, his mother, Chio Sankawa Nishi, greeted him with a genuine smile.

"Haha, Miss Hexi is so sweet. Speaking of which, you seem to have become slimmer recently. You need to eat well."

"Oh, thanks to your words, it seems that people are not starving in vain these days." Kawanishi Qiano said with a smile, "Your friend is already here, please come here."

When we arrived at a semi-open private room, there were already three or four people waiting in the private room, all of whom were from Matsuri Pictures.

"Oh, I'm sorry to keep you waiting for so long." Nakadai Yingji said with a smile.

"If anything, we have just arrived."

"Gentlemen, would you like something to drink?" Kawanishi Chio asked.

"I don't know. Miss Hexi, do you have any recommendations?"

Kawashi Chio thought for a while and muttered something into the ear of a waiter beside him. Soon after, the waiter wearing white gloves brought a bottle of red wine.

"How about this bottle? 1986 Margaux. Customers who have tried it think it is very good."

"Well, that's it." Nakadai Hideji said, without asking the price.

Kawanishi Chio asked the waiter to open the wine. Although the club's most important income is selling wine, Kawani Chio would not keep recommending expensive drinks. When she faced different people recommending drinks, she would usually Making recommendations based on the other person's income will not make the customer feel embarrassed.

Ordinary club executives and presidents often recommend different wines. Over time, many customers have developed a kind of trust in Kawashi Chio. If they want to order wine, they can just ask the boss lady to recommend it without asking the price, which looks very generous.

"By the way, Director Nakadai, have you heard about it?" A screenwriter said at this time, "Matsuni Pictures is planning to make another suspense-themed genre film recently. Do you know who is leading this project?"

"Suspense genre film?" Nakadai Hideji was stunned. After the failure of "White Night Journey", isn't the market no longer very welcoming of films with this theme? Why would Matsuri want to make another suspense film? Hearing what the other party said, he cautiously asked: "Who is it?"

"It's Fujiwara Keina, and I heard that he wants to use Arima Keika as the main protagonist. This guy is really not afraid of death."