Tokyo Literary Godfather

Ohno Nagaharu was holding his coat with a CD hanging inside. He looked sneaky and extremely vulgar, like a man selling pornographic films on an overpass.

Kei Fujiwara suddenly recalled the experience of his previous life. He went to the National Library in Beijing to borrow books a long time ago. When he came out, he passed by the overpass. A man in a military coat walked up to him. Without saying a word, he lifted up his coat and then said, " Brothers, we have them in Japan, South Korea, Europe, America, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Life Performance. The quality in the mainland is not high, but if you like it, you can buy one and go back to have fun?"

At that time, Kei Fujiwara was still a gentleman, but he still couldn't restrain his curiosity. He stretched his neck and took a look. The dealer also opened his mind to let Kei Fujiwara see clearly and said: "Buy a few more and go back and learn while reading. It's all knowledge... ..."

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Ohno Nagaharu took out the CD from his arms and asked, "Do you have a projector in your office?"

"Yes... you guys are not afraid of going to jail, you?" In many countries, illegal filming is against the law, and the enforcement is relatively strict.

"I didn't take the picture, my friend bought it there and sent one to me by the way." Ohno Nagaharu muttered, "We don't rely on it to make money, we just take a look at the content and then adjust the release time of our movie. Wouldn’t it be better to make adjustments?”

Kei Fujiwara did not object anymore and said, "I don't have any equipment in my office, so let's go to the screening room."

"Okay, okay, this matter needs to be kept secret. It would be embarrassing if people knew that we were watching the secret filming."

Ohno Nagaharu, who was always shameless, suddenly became reserved when this happened, and Fujiwara Kei also nodded in agreement. The two of them got into the screening room, sneaking around. Fujiwara Kei also deliberately told others not to come in casually, which made him look even more mysterious. .

After walking into the screening room, I turned on the equipment and started watching casually.

This is a western movie, and the protagonist is a western cowboy. It seems to be a very local movie. The male protagonist is a very popular male star in the United States at the moment, and he is also well-known in Japan.

The distributor of this film is Dongzhen Pictures, and the reason why they are willing to distribute this film domestically is, firstly, because of the high investment in this film and the star power of the male protagonist, and secondly, the executives of Dongzhen Pictures believe that this film Although the film is based on local American culture, the narrative method is very close to the Japanese samurai films of the past, and perhaps Japanese audiences will like it.

Ono Nagaharu said this to Kei Fujiwara, but Kei Fujiwara laughed in his heart. He said that few people in Japan have watched their own samurai movies, but they think that there will be a big market for western movies that are similar in style to samurai movies?

Although it was stolen footage, the footage was quite clear. After watching it, Fujiwara Kei was speechless for a while, and Ohno Nagaharu said: "To be honest, the director has a very strong personal temperament, but as a commercial film, it is indeed not excellent, and even for some unsatisfied Patient viewers may even feel bored after watching it.”

Then Ohno Nagaharu looked at Kei Fujiwara: "How about it? What do you think? Do you want to compare it with this film?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "You can give it a try."

"It's decided."

Kei Fujiwara continued to nod: "Hollywood's influence in Japan cannot be underestimated, but there is no need to shy away from every film. I have a hunch that the box office revenue of this film in Japan will not be too high. You can try to fight."

"Okay." Ono Nagaharu also nodded, "In that case, let's set the schedule early and settle a worry. This movie has been prepared for a long time, and it's time to harvest. I'll go and confirm the schedule with Commissioner Shirai. thing."

After that, Ohno Nagaharu left, taking the CD with him before leaving, which was regarded as "destroying evidence."

Eiji Shirai found out that Kei Fujiwara wanted to schedule the April release date, and there were objections at first. However, Ohno Nagaharu was reasonable and told him that many Japanese movies were timid when it came to Hollywood movies, so they postponed the schedule. Intensifying competitiveness outside of April.

On the contrary, showing the film in April is not an effective means of controlling risks.

Eiji Shirai thought for a moment, but still couldn't make up his mind. He thought it would be better to promote it for a while. After all, the last suspense film directed by him failed, and he has placed a lot of money on the box office of "Confession" this time. expect.

But in the end, under the persuasion of Fujiwara Kei and Ohno Choji, they finally agreed. In terms of publicity, Kei Fujiwara started preparations as early as last year and has reached cooperation with major magazines. Even NHK and Fukuyama Television will cooperate in promoting "Confession" before it is released.

Kei Fujiwara asked Katsura Arima, Sai Arima, and Morimata Inoue to sing songs at the Kohaku Uta Battle, which was also a kind of publicity for the actors. In order to stabilize and expand the fan base of these three people, it was good to have them when the movie was released. Being able to contribute to the box office, from the current point of view, seems to be quite effective.

After Eiji Shirai agreed to finalize the film as soon as possible, he contacted Matsunichi Pictures when he returned. Now Matsunichi Pictures seems to have no interest in movies and is only thinking about the business of the TV station.

As for the new director of the TV station, Kei Fujiwara also went to meet him. He is a middle-aged man with a slight stature and a shrewd face. He was very polite when he saw Kei Fujiwara.

Fukuyama Television is not only an investor in "Confession", but after the contract between Kei Fujiwara and Fukuyama Television ended, it also signed a supplementary contract, which is a sequel to the dramas that have been broadcast on Fukuyama Television, such as "Naoki Hansawa" "For the second season, cooperation with Fukuyama TV should be prioritized. Only after Fukuyama TV explicitly refuses to broadcast can it be broadcast on other platforms.

When Kei Fujiwara signed this agreement, Yoshida Kashiwa was still the director of the station. This is the contract he won through his best mediation efforts. But he seems to regret it now...

Unlike Yoshida Kashi, Fujiwara Kei feels that if nothing happens, it is better to continue to maintain such a close relationship with Fukuyamadai. After all, Fukuyamadai is currently gaining momentum. Even if he leaves, his legacy will still be there. Moreover, he himself seems to have had a catfish effect, and the level of other teams in the production bureau has also improved a lot. Yuejiu's new work will succeed his previous work. He took a look and found that the quality was quite good and the ratings were not bad.

It's just that it may be a bit difficult to maintain such a level all the time.

Because in Kei Fujiwara's impression of the parallel world, even on the ninth day of the month, the ratings have fluctuated a lot. There are cases where the ratings of one drama exceed 30% and the next one only has 15%. Although the Yuejiu drama is a golden brand, it is only better than other time period programs, which does not mean that it is truly invincible.

Kei Fujiwara's two-year success in Yuejiu is a miracle that is extremely difficult to replicate. It is actually very difficult for the successor team to continue this plug-in-like performance.

But that is also a thing for the future. At least now, the new drama that has just taken over from Kei Fujiwara has performed very well in the ratings. This also made the leaders of Fukuyama Station and the new station director very happy, believing that even if Kei Fujiwara leaves, the miracle of Yuejiu Drama can still be continued.