Tokyo Literary Godfather

Kei Fujiwara wrote a literary script, which is not as clear as Otomo Keiichi's manga script, but the genre and expression are close to novels, and the perception and fluency are not bad.

So Kei Fujiwara and Keiichi Otomo sat down quietly at the same time, reading each other's works.

After a long time, Kei Fujiwara finished reading Otomo Keiichi's manga script, but when he raised his head, he found that Otomo Keiichi was still reading it. He didn't bother him, but continued to read some details again.

The first time I read it, I read it as a reader; the second time, I read it as the owner of a film and television company. Is this story suitable for investment?

Otomo Keiichi is quite a versatile director. Most of his works are written by himself, and now there are many works, and the screenwriting ability is quite mature and smooth. It can be seen from the comic script he gave himself...

But when Kei Fujiwara read it again, he still fell into hesitation. Indeed, this story is very complete, but Kei Fujiwara is not sure whether it will be a hit or not.

Of course, this is an original work, not a copy. No project is guaranteed to succeed without predicting the outcome. It stands to reason that if one thing has 50% success, you can let go and do it. Doing business inherently comes with certain risks.

This manga by Keichi Otomo is a sci-fi theme. It talks about monkeys who lived in the forest many years ago and had to fall from the tree because of a huge fire. Instead, he chose to enter the ocean.

In the end, the two groups of monkeys went in different evolutionary directions, and civilization was born deep in the bottom of the sea.

The story also contains metaphors of anti-war and embracing, making it a work with profound themes.

But what Kei Fujiwara has to think about is, will there be a market for science fiction in Japan?

It cannot be said that there are no such works. In the parallel world, "Godzilla" and "The Sinking of Japan" are both blockbuster works, but there are not many such works. Moreover, these two films are not purely science fiction works. One is a tokusatsu (Japanese people cannot survive without animation and tokusatsu), and the other is a disaster film (poking attention on the people of Japan, a country that has suffered a lot of disasters). The worry that always exists in the heart).

In fact, Japan does not lack the soil for science fiction. Many animation works have science fiction themes, such as mecha, cyberpunk, apocalyptic adventure and other types of genres are all carried forward in Japanese comics. But most of these are action-adventure stories disguised as science fiction. Moreover, there are differences between anime movies and anime dramas. In fact, there are not many examples of sci-fi movies that have sold well in China.

Kei Fujiwara was still thinking about whether to adopt this script. He only heard the sound of the script being placed on the table. When he looked up, Otomo Keiichi had also finished reading. He placed the script on the table and started drinking tea.

The two exchanged glances, and they seemed to be asking each other the same question: How about this script?

Fujiwara Kei "coughed" and said, "Let me talk first. Supervisor Otomo, your script story is still innovative. But this story has too strong an educational meaning. Do you need to make some changes?"

Otomo Keiichi pushed up his glasses and said: "After the film is completed, it will definitely be different from the current script, but even if it is modified, it will not change too much, and the core of the script will be retained. Mr. Fujiwara, you are not optimistic about this Story?"

Although Otomo Keiichi is calm on the surface, he is still nervous in his heart. He knows that Fujiwara Kei has an unprecedented achievement as a creator. This means that he has control and observation of the market beyond ordinary people's imagination. If he is not optimistic about this script, Otomo Keiichi's own confidence will also be greatly affected.

"It's not that I'm not optimistic about it, but after all, I've never been exposed to animation before. It's inevitable that I would be overly cautious when participating in an animation project for the first time. Don't be surprised." Kei Fujiwara said with a smile.

Hearing this, Otomo Hui nodded. Thought: That makes sense.

Although Fujiwara-sensei is well-known in the broadcasting and literary circles, he is still a newcomer in the animation industry, and he is still a layman compared to himself...

"Speaking of which, Director Otomo, what do you think of the script of "Your Name"?" Kei Fujiwara suddenly changed the subject from Otomo Keiichi's script to his own script.

"Uh, this? It's a very interesting and imaginative book." Otomo Megumi glanced at the literary script on the table and said, "Mr. Fujiwara, this script is not big. It shouldn't be a TV drama script. Isn't it? Is this a new movie you want to make?”

"Yes." Kei Fujiwara said, "But I think this story is more suitable for animation. Mr. Otomo, are you interested in trying it?"

Otomo Hui was taken aback for a moment, and continued: "Do you want to make this script into an animation? Do you want me to do it?"

Fujiwara Kei said: "Besides your studio, there is no second animation department in Mizuna Production, who else but you?"

Otomo Keichi hesitated for another three seconds and said, "Mr. Fujiwara, do you still remember our agreement?"

Kei Fujiwara shrugged, "Of course, I promised you not to interfere too much in the creation of animation, so this is just a suggestion. But you also promised me that box office revenue will be the studio's most important goal."

"Of course." After hearing this, Otomo Keiichi was subconsciously unhappy. Is this questioning my ability to achieve box office results? But the person who said this was Kei Fujiwara, a man who achieved record-breaking box office results with his first movie, so he couldn't directly express his displeasure.

"That's it. Let's do this. Give me two days. I'll take a good look at your script. I'll give you two days too."

"Okay." Otomo Keiichi agreed.

"By the way, are you ready for the new studio name?" Kei Fujiwara changed the topic.

"Not yet... I have prepared a few, but when I was about to register, I found that they had already been registered, and now they are still negotiating a new name internally." Otomo Keiichi couldn't help showing a embarrassed expression.

Otomo Keiichi is considered a creative talent, but he is stumped on the small matter of naming.

Many animation companies and studios in Japan use place names as their company names, such as "Kyoto Animation" and "Tokyo Animation". Otomo Keiichi's previous studio, "Koganei Studio", was named after the location of the studio, located in Koganei City, a suburb of Tokyo. When I opened a new studio this time, I probably wanted to imitate the style of the previous one, but I found that Japan is only so big, and these place names have already been taken over by others.

Fujiwara Kei looked at Otomo Keiichi, scratched his temple, and suddenly said: "How about I help you get one?"

Otomo Hui nodded, "That would be great. In fact, I don't care what the name is. I just hope to get on the right track as soon as possible. But some people in the team care about this very much, which is annoying... If you come to pick it up It’s best, you are the largest shareholder, it’s always okay to decide such a small thing.”

Fujiwara Kei smiled, took out the pen, took off the pen cap, and then wrote a string of English words on the paper, "How about just calling it this name?"

Otomo Keiichi looked over and said, "Ghibli...Ghibli?"

It means "seasonal hot winds in the Sahara Desert".

"How about this name? I took it from the name of an airplane. If you think it is inappropriate, you can change it." Kei Fujiwara said, in fact, he hoped to use this name in his heart.

Otomo Keiichi silently recited the name a few times. For some reason, it seemed as if there was some kind of induction in the dark. He liked this name very much.

So he raised his head and said, "I think this name is very good... From now on, my studio will be called Ghibli."