Tokyo Literary Godfather

The ratings of the first episode of "The White Tower" were 33.8. The appearance was very high-spirited and almost devoured the audience at the same time.

The cheers of Nishimura Taro’s team directly resounded throughout Mizunami Productions.

The crew of "Blue Life and Death" remained calm. Their drama will be aired in a day and they can only wait quietly. Which of the two dramas has a higher score in the first episode will be revealed.

However, the day after "Blue Life and Death" was broadcast, the planning room where Okada Juri and her production team worked was completely silent.

Without him, because the results were not enough to cheer for, the average ratings of the first episode were only 17%.

This score is average, not bad, but it is definitely not enough for a TV series that has high expectations. As a result, the entire "Blue Life and Death" crew fell into deep self-examination.

The two crews have been secretly comparing each other, and within a short period of time, preliminary results have been produced. When the results of the two dramas first came out, walking into the TV drama department of Shuibo Productions, you could almost tell at a glance who was in which crew.

Those who hold their heads high and look at people with their nostrils are the main creative staff of "The White Tower"; those who look forward with a peaceful smile on their faces are the crew of "A Qian is Coming"; they lower their heads and take small steps to avoid quarreling with their colleagues. The one who makes eye contact, always holding a cup of coffee in his hand, drinking wherever he goes, is from the crew of "Blue Life and Death".

Juri Okada was so anxious that her lips were blistered, but she still remained calm on the surface. After the first episode was broadcast, the entire crew extended their working hours, so that everyone in the crew looked good.

Due to the unsatisfactory first episode, Okada Juri began to consider changing the style and even modifying the script development, but was rejected by Fujiwara Kei, and the filming was still carried out according to the original plan. There was even a special meeting.

At the meeting, Kei Fujiwara was very relaxed and showed no dissatisfaction with the results. Instead, he praised everyone, recognized their efforts during this period, and asked the producers not to let everyone work overtime too much. The original workload was already saturated, and there was no point in continuing to work overtime. It would only increase anxiety.

Such words made the crew members of "Blue Life and Death" feel so guilty that they bowed their heads and said nothing. In their minds, there could be no problem with Mr. Fujiwara’s script. The problem could only be with their film crew, who failed to produce the effect Mr. Fujiwara wanted...

This is quite different from the situation of other film crews. Once the work of other film crews fails, the creators will silently find ways to shirk responsibility. The creator blames the actors, the director blames the screenwriter, and the screenwriter blames the producer. But no one in the creative team of "Blue Life and Death" dared to blame Fujiwara Kei, even if it was just a slander. Instead, I feel like it’s all my fault.

What motivates them to engage in this self-PUA is not only because Kei Fujiwara is the president, but also because his more than ten successful works in the past have established his absolute right to speak in the creative field.

Okada Juri felt even more ashamed. She originally wanted to compete with "White Tower", but she didn't expect to be left far behind. Not only have I never watched it, but I have also never watched any dramas in its time slot. You must know that the drama with the best performance at the same time is Dongdao Channel, Dongdao Channel! The TV station that would only show cartoons even after the Prime Minister was dismissed actually lost to them...

You must know that she is filming a Fujiwara drama. Fujiwara Kei's drama has a winning rate of more than 95% against its competitors at the same time, and she has embarrassed President Fujiwara.

After Kei Fujiwara carefully comforted the crew members of "Blue Life and Death", he returned to his office. There was still yesterday's ratings report on his desk. Kei Fujiwara sat at the desk, picked up the ratings report again, took a look at it, sighed, and put it down.

It seems that there is still acclimatization... I thought that "Blue Life and Death" can avoid this problem, but it seems that it still can't. Are these popular Korean dramas really not suitable for Japanese soil?

Fujiwara Kei sighed secretly, feeling sorry in his heart.

Of course, the ratings of this drama were not as good as expected, and it was not all a matter of the story. Three of the four leading actors in this drama are almost unknown newcomers, and only the male lead is considered a popular actor. And this popular actor seems to be unable to carry the ratings of this drama on his own... Although he is a popular actor, his ability to carry dramas is still different from actors like Takaharu Miyata.

Compared to Takaharu Miyata, Ken Nagasawa actually fits the definition of an idol better. He has more fans and more fashion endorsements. But he doesn't have as good a drama ability as Miyata Takaharu. What is the ability to carry a drama is to make audiences other than fans believe that your work is good-looking. As an actor, Miyata Takaharu's ability in this aspect is indeed much better than Nagasawa Ken. This is also the result of his careful selection of works after the popularity.

Another reason is that Dongdao Channel has suddenly become stronger this season. Among the dramas in the same period as "Blue Life and Death", the one with the highest ratings is an ethics drama from Dongdao Channel. Fujiwara Kei took one look at him and realized that the person who supported his teacher was a bitch. But it attracted a large female audience. And this drama robbed many of the target audience of "Blue Life and Death".

But...this is only the first episode after all, let's watch it again. Fujiwara Kei thought.

Since it is an experimental work, one must be aware of the failure of the experiment.

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The second prize-winning works of the [Water Wave Award] were published in newspapers and magazines.

These works are both the winners of the second prize and the nominees for the final winner.

According to the formulating rules of [Shuibo Award], the second prize is the best work in different categories, and the winning prize is to select the best of all works. Winners of the winning awards will directly get the opportunity to create TV dramas.

Nanako Togada bought today's "Sankei Daily" and after flipping through it, she found the list of winners. Among the titles of each work, she finally found her own name.

"Award-winning work in the trend drama category - "Wife of the White Sparrow", author: Nanako Togata"

Seeing her name appear on the newspaper, Togada Nanako subconsciously rolled her hair. She didn't seem to be too surprised. There was a sense of calmness, not even much surprise.

"I won the award..." Nanako Togata murmured, as if she was thinking about something.

The organizers of the Winning Award also plan to try to make it a little more difficult, but if you can win the second prize, you are already qualified to embark on the road of screenwriting. Although the [Water Wave Award] is a new award, it has deep pockets and directly offers high cash rewards. , It shocked the new screenwriters and literary youths like throwing a piece of head into the lake.

Many people originally planned to save their works to participate in the next Young Screenwriters Grand Prix, but in the end they directly submitted their works to the [Mizunami Award]. The organizer of the Young Screenwriters Grand Prix met with Fujiwara Kei not long ago and was quite complaining.

What kind of money can you give me if you have nothing to do? How tacky! It also seems like we are stingy!