Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Fujiwara-kun, please sit down."

Hirokami Fujii pointed to a chair and Kei Fujiwara sat down and asked, "What's the matter? Vice Minister Fujii."

"Oh, today's young people are really good at pretending to be stupid. They know everything in their hearts, but they still pretend to know nothing."

Matsushita Shinya said suddenly, slightly unfolding the paper fan in his hand to cover his mouth, and a laughing voice came from behind the paper fan.

"People who pretend to be stupid are usually smart people." Hirokami Fujii said with a smile, "Fujiwara-kun, you must have heard the news that the "Japanese Illustrated Book" was cut in half, right?"

Kei Fujiwara nodded: "Yes, it is really regrettable."

"It's a pity? Where is the pity?"

"The show "Japanese Illustrated Book" has been devoted to the emotions and hard work of all the staff, just like our children. If a child dies in infancy, any parent will be heartbroken."

Kei Fujiwara tried his best to answer the question as accurately as possible. Although he hated the show very much, he still looked like he felt sorry for it.

Is the work a child? Only Fujiwara Kei, who just graduated from his previous life, would be so naive. Today's Kei Fujiwara has a much colder attitude towards his works: works are products, and products should be discarded if they are not welcomed by the market.

But it's better not to say that.

"That's good, but Fujiwara-kun, if you really want to make a good program, you can't be so emotional all the time." Shinya Matsushita folded the paper fan and said, "Whether it is a TV station or a production company, ratings are everything. . The company will increase investment in good-looking programs, while bad programs will be cut in half... This is not decided by the company, but by the audience."

"When the audience picks a TV program with a remote control, they will not think about whose child the program is, and watch it with sympathy. The audience will not have any sympathy for the program, and naturally we cannot invest in such a cowardly Do you understand your feelings, Fujiwara-kun?"

"Taught." Kei Fujiwara bowed his head slightly.

"Yes, although you have good talent, there are still many things to learn..."

Halfway through the words, Matsushita Shinya suddenly paused, turned to look at Fujii Hirokami, smiled and said: "It's not the time to talk about this, right, Fujii-san, please continue."

Fujii Hiroshi smiled and said, "Yes, Mr. Matsushita is too impatient."

Then, he continued to say to Kei Fujiwara: "Fujiwara-kun, in the workplace, value is very important, whether it is a program or a person. The program must work hard to show its value, so that the company and TV station will pay attention to it; the same goes for people, People have to show their value, and the superiors will look at them favorably..."

Fujii Hirokami picked up a tea cup in front of the table, took a sip, and continued: "The Japanese Illustrated Book failed to show value, so it will be cut in half; and employees who do not show value will be given up... ..."

Kei Fujiwara refrained from making a "chi" sound, but the Japanese in this era are still sincere, and when they give up, they just say give up, and when they are fired, they just say expulsion, instead of inventing some new words such as "optimization" and "graduation".

"Many colleagues who worked on the show with Kei Fujiwara must have left the company by now, right?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded and said, "Yes, haven't met them for several days?"

"Giving up employees is not our original intention, but we will not waste the labor budget on worthless people..." Fujii Hiroshi sighed, and then looked at Fujiwara Kei: "Fujiwara-kun, you know Well, in fact, you were originally on the list of people whose contract was terminated."

Kei Fujiwara narrowed his eyes.

Fujii Hirokami still didn't see any reaction he expected from Fujiwara Kei's face, panic, begging, none of these expressions, which made him lose another third of his favor for this young man.

"But I crossed your name off the list..." Fujii Hiroshi said slowly, "Do you know why?"

Kei Fujiwara smiled: "Is it because Deputy Chief Fujii discovered my value?"

Fujii Hiroshi frowned: "It's not me who discovered your value, but the Matsushita teacher next to me... You must have heard of his name, and it's impossible for anyone who works in the broadcasting industry not to know Shinya Matsushita. .”

"Of course I've heard of it. I've admired Mr. Matsushita's name for a long time."

"Fujiwara-kun, I remember that your previous position in Gaogong was AD, right?" Shinya Matsushita said at this time.

"Yes."

"Is Fujiwara-kun interested in being a screenwriter?"

Fujiwara Kei paused, "I did think about it."

"As expected, a person who is not interested in words will not write such an interesting script." Shinya Matsushita smiled and slapped his palm with a fan, "Fujiwara-kun, how about being my disciple?"

Fujiwara Kei didn't speak, just looked at Shinya Matsushita fixedly.

"Look at this kid, I'm so shocked that I can't speak." Fujii Hirokami said with a smile, "That's right, Mr. Matsushita saw your Giggle series and found it very interesting. Maybe your talent is more prominent in In terms of text, rather than supervision and execution, I also think that the position of screenwriter is more suitable for you. What do you think, Fujiwara-kun?"

Kei Fujiwara already knew what the two old dogs were up to, and tilted his head slightly, "I do have the idea of ​​becoming the main screenwriter, and I am confident that I can write a script that satisfies the audience."

Fujii Hirokami's brows almost knotted, "Fujiwara, it's impossible for a newcomer to directly become the main creator. He has to work step by step from screenwriter assistant, line writer, and episode writer, and finally he can become the main creator. A layman who can reach the sky in one step is a layman. I thought you were an expert."

Shinya Matsushita smiled and patted Fujii Hirokami on the shoulder and said: "Don't mind, Fujii-san, young people always have beautiful imaginations about the future. Screenwriters who don't want to be the main creator are not good screenwriters."

"But Mr. Fujiwara, the road always has to be walked step by step. Screenwriting is not that simple and easy to take for granted. You still need to learn a lot of things. Writing a five-minute parody dialogue is as different as writing a movie with more than ten episodes. Every time Do you understand that putting together a 40-50 minute TV series is not a job of the same magnitude at all?"

Matsushita Shinya unfolded his paper fan and fanned it slightly: "I have nine disciples, six of whom have officially embarked on the path of screenwriting. If you are willing to study hard, your senior brothers and I will be on your career path." Give you all the help."

With that said, Fujii Hirokami pushed a standard contract on the table, "Fujiwara-kun, Mr. Matsushita really values ​​you. For this reason, he even persuaded Director Kataoka to provide you with a long-term contract. You You can take a look.”

Fujiwara Kei picked up the contract on the table, glanced at the key points, and then covered his face with the contract - he was afraid that he could not help but sneer.

It turned out to be a lifetime contract... I had long heard that this old boy at Panasonic had exhausted his talent, and the disciples he had recruited before could no longer write good works. Sure enough, he was now doing whatever it took to find a new gunman.