Tokyo Literary Godfather

"Hello, Fujiwara-sensei, I'm Hitomi Deki."

"I'm Isshin Sakamoto..."

"I am Jingxia..."

The main actors of "Blue Life and Death" lined up and bowed to Kei Fujiwara, looking a little stiff.

These are the newly signed actors from the artist management department of Mizuha Productions. They all have unfamiliar faces. Even though Kei Fujiwara has watched a lot of Japanese dramas in this world, he still can’t remember these three people. It just feels like The Hitomi Izuki in the middle looked familiar, and it was only after being reminded that she once played a passerby role in her play for about ten minutes.

They are all newcomers, unknown, and have few fans.

But there are also advantages, that is, fresh and tender, all three are in their twenties, and the oldest, Sakamoto Isshin, is only 23 years old this year. The two young actresses are both under 20 years old. Collagen is all over the face, without makeup at all, it looks plump and smooth, youth is the best cosmetic.

Another thing is to be obedient. Since I haven’t gotten too deep into this industry yet, I have to obey what the director and producer say. This is different from mature actors. Some mature artists have become veterans. Although they dare not openly conflict with the production team, they cannot stop them from playing tricks with the production team and trying every means to get around the work or seek benefits for themselves.

For example, they leave work to fall in love or have fun, and when they come to the set early the next morning, their faces are swollen and they are unable to shoot; there are also cases where they get into trouble during the broadcast of a TV series and almost cause a public relations crisis; they even put themselves in trouble The acquaintances were arranged in the crew; and the drama became popular, and in the middle of filming, the agent hinted the production team to increase the salary or share. If not, they acted with a straight face, which brought the working atmosphere of the entire crew to freezing point.

Once something like this happens, it's enough to drive the director and producer into depression. Newcomers often don't do this kind of thing, because they value opportunities more. As long as they are not complete idiots, they will not make trouble in front of their own opportunities to make a fortune, and will only act well in a down-to-earth manner.

"They are all standard idols." Kei Fujiwara said to Juri Okada with a smile.

All three of them are good-looking, and according to Kei Fujiwara’s experience, they all have original faces. It can be expected that after the drama becomes popular, if it is run properly, at least one of these three people will be able to take the lead.

The annual goal of the Artist Economic Department is to cultivate six artists who can bring stable and high profits within two years. Shuibo Productions didn’t have much experience as an artist manager before, so this was actually a test. However, compared to other agencies, the advantage of Shuibo Production's artist agency is that they don't have to look around for film and television resources, they have their own production resources.

As long as Shuibo Production's own films become popular, it's not a problem for its artists to become popular.

"Let's have a dinner together today. Is there anything you want to eat?" Kei Fujiwara said to several young actors with a smile.

It can be seen that they are still very reserved now, no one dares to make any demands, Deki Hitomi has been looking at Fujiwara Kei with his eyes.

"It's still Japanese food." Fujiwara Kei said, turning to his assistant: "Go and make arrangements."

"Oh, I guess I can go too. I heard that Mr. Fujiwara loves to treat his subordinates to dinner. This is a good habit. Please keep it up." At this time, Juri Okada came over and joked with a smile.

"Okay, let's call everyone in the main creative team."

After work, a group of people came to a Japanese restaurant not far from the company. Before Kei Fujiwara walked in, the manager who had been waiting at the door came out and said hello: "Teacher Fujiwara, I've been waiting for you for a long time. Please come with me." .”

Kei Fujiwara is a frequent visitor here and often entertains guests here. A year ago, he directly charged up a 6 million yen card here, which is more than the annual salary of an ordinary Japanese person. He doesn’t know how much he has left to spend now.

After being seated, the manager came over with the menu in person.

"There is a nice fish. If Mr. Fujiwara is interested, you can order one to try."

"Yeah, sure." Fujiwara Kei nodded, subconsciously looked up, and saw Okada Juri sitting between the first daughter Ideki Hitomi and his daughter Inoshita Takami, holding their hands and saying something, while using a big His thumbs rubbed the backs of their smooth hands, and they smiled happily.

Kei Fujiwara's expression suddenly felt strange, and then he told the manager that he didn't like the color of the mural in this box, and the scenery outside the window was not good-looking. He looked up at a gloomy bridge, and maybe he saw someone jumping off the bridge while eating. , asked to change a box.

The manager changed the private room for Kei Fujiwara and the others without saying a word. He has been in the business for eight years and has seen too many weird requests from weird customers. However, these weird customers are also very rich. In order to make money from their pockets, these requests are made He will try his best to satisfy whatever human can do. This is nothing.

Two days ago, I met a Hong Kong businessman who believed in Buddhism and asked the restaurant not only to serve vegetarian dishes, but also to ensure that the plates and kitchen utensils were free of meat and fish. He also asked the musicians in the restaurant to put down their shamisen and play while they were eating. It's time to knock on the wooden fish to listen to them.

After changing to a private room, Kei Fujiwara directly designated seats, seated Juri Okada and the two actresses separately, and let Hitomi Deki and Takami Inoshita sit next to him. The smile on Okada Juri's face disappeared visibly.

After this period of contact, Fujiwara Kei finally had a deeper understanding of Okada Juri. Juri Okada is under forty this year, unmarried, a super gold VIP of the most famous maid shop in Ikebukuro, and a frequent visitor to many clubs. According to Uchida Kurami, the former president of Mizunami Production, he is the best womanizer in his life.

But it doesn't seem to be crooked. As far as Kei Fujiwara knows, she has had many boyfriends, and it can only be said that the composition is complicated and hard to see through.

Sitting next to Kei Fujiwara, several young actors looked prim.

Kei Fujiwara had a chat with them by the way, and learned about their acting experience. It was found that two of the three were born as idols and made their debut by participating in different idol competitions. I can’t help but sigh that in the literary and art industry, competitions are really a universal way to make a debut. Whether it’s a writer or an actor, many of them first make their debut through large and small competitions. Then build a reputation in the industry a little bit.

"Hasn't Ms. Izuki ever participated in a competition?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

Izuki Hitomi shook his head: "I haven't participated..."

"Izuki was selected by scouts." Inoshita Takami said suddenly.

Talent scouting in Japan is also a profession with a long history. Many celebrities and entertainers are discovered by scouts on the street. Talent scouts with unique vision really have a strong ability to identify people and can tell at a glance who is a natural talent. star seedling. There are even some scouts who find out that they are more popular than entertainers who are in their early years.

"That's it, it's amazing. By the way, have you ever thought about what the first thing you want to do if you become popular?"

Takami Inoshita and Isshin Sakamoto didn't seem to have any ideas. They thought that after becoming famous, they would accept the company's arrangements and make money steadily, without any plans. And Izuki Hitomi raised his arm at this time, making a gesture of raising his hand, and said: "I...I want to give a sum of money to open a pet shop."

"Pet shop?"

"Yes." Deki Hitomi said, "This is my dream since childhood."

"Don't you want to continue to be an artist?"

"I think about it, but..." Hitomi Deki said: "Many artists have no jobs once they get older, and their income is very low, and they can hardly support themselves, so I want to prepare a way out for myself."

Fujiwara Kei nodded and said: "Actually, it is correct to think so, but Demu, just say this in front of us. After joining the set for official filming, please do not say this in front of your senior actors."

"Quack quack quack..." Gongbu Zhenyue beside him let out a tragic laugh.

The rest of the people also laughed out loud, and Izuki Hitomi thought that he had said something wrong, his expression flickered obviously, then his neck shrank, and he pursed his mouth in embarrassment to say anything more.