Tokyo Literary Godfather

After several days, Kei Fujiwara finally met Otomo Keiichi again, this time accompanied by Oshii An.

The three of them met at a Western-style restaurant famous for selling omelette rice near Studio Ghibli, and each of them ordered a different flavor of omurice.

Fujiwara Kei ate with a spoon and asked, "How are you thinking about it, Otomo-sensei?"

Otomo Keiichi was silent for two seconds and then asked: "How is Mr. Fujiwara thinking about it?"

"Yes." Kei Fujiwara nodded and said, "According to the initial agreement, Mizuha Productions fully respects Mr. Otomo's creative freedom. I will still fulfill this promise and will not force Mr. Keiichi Otomo to produce works with specific themes. Nor will the script be specified.”

Otomo Keiichi looked at Fujiwara Kei.

Kei Fujiwara continued: "Of course, I won't pay lip service. I won't tie your neck in terms of budget. If you are still willing to shoot your previous script, I will invest the money and also help you." You pull other investments to share risks, and Ghibli only needs to concentrate on core production tasks."

Otomo Keiichi breathed a sigh of relief, as if relieved. Kei Fujiwara seemed a little unwilling, "But is Mr. Otomo really not considering the script of "My Name"?"

"To be honest..." Otomo Keiichi said, "Fujiwara-sensei's script is very good. Especially in terms of commerciality, if this movie can also show high quality in presentation, then I don't think the box office of this movie will be low. At 4 billion.”

Oshii-an couldn't help but glance at Otomo Keiichi.

"But... I still want to finish filming my original script... This is a story that has been lingering in the back of my mind. If it is not filmed, I will feel regret even until the day I retire."

Otomo Megumi sighed: "Actually, the initial original painting design and character settings for this script have been completed. If you don't consider the workload and only consider the creative aspect, this project has been completed nearly half, and most of the remaining work is completed. Part of it is labor-related work. But when the decision was made to start shooting, investors were more optimistic about another film of the studio, called "Sea of ​​Fire."

Fujiwara Kei has an impression of this animated film, which was released almost at the same time as the movie version of "White Night". The box office of this movie is very good, and it also dug the last shovel for the dying "White Night" movie.

"And after "Sea of ​​Fire", there were disagreements within the studio, so the film was postponed, and I wanted to finish filming it." Otomo Keiichi said.

Kei Fujiwara was not depressed, and nodded: "Well, since you have decided..."

"However, your "My Name" is indeed a rare and good script, and I don't want to give up."

Fujiwara Kei smiled and said: "What can you do if you don't give up? Can you create two movies at the same time? Mr. Otomo, there is no need to speak out of concern for my face."

"That's not the case." Otomo Keiichi said: "I feel so from the bottom of my heart. If President Fujiwara thinks that financial support can be provided, I really hope that the two works will be shot at the same time."

Kei Fujiwara was startled: "Mr. Otomo, are you serious?"

Otomo Megumi nodded: "Of course, but you misunderstood. I didn't mean that I will shoot two works by myself. But I will help you find a candidate who is more suitable for filming "My Name"..."

Fujiwara Kei looked at Oshii-an.

Oshii An was a little embarrassed: "Yes, the person Otomo-sensei intends to recommend is me. In fact, this is also my self-recommendation. Otomo-sensei was confused after reading the script "My Name", and I also felt confused after reading the script. I like it very much, so I told my teacher that I hope I can shoot this movie. But my experience is not as good as that of Mr. Otomo, so I don’t know if President Fujiwara is willing..."

Kei Fujiwara raised his hand, "I have always had sufficient trust in Oshii-san's ability. Even if you don't mention it, I will come up with another script for you. Since you like this script, that's great , it’s up to you to be the director.”

"Fujiwara..." Oshii An was really moved, not only because he was trusted, but also because he had a special feeling of gratitude to Fujiwara Kei himself, and he was even more grateful to see Kei Fujiwara trusting him so much.

After the Toani arson case, Oshii-an was depressed for a long time, but it was Kei Fujiwara's short film that revived him.

In fact, Oshii-an was also trying hard to return to a normal life at that time, but the fire and the death of his colleagues had dealt too much mental blow to him, and he couldn't get out of the pain for a while. He was like a person struggling to survive in the water, and at this time a driftwood with Kei Fujiwara's name engraved on it floated on the water.

"Thank you very much. President Fujiwara." Otomo Keiichi also bowed his head and said.

"Show me the specific plan, character design, and original painting as soon as possible. Although I promised not to interfere with your creation, I still want to know it well, otherwise I will feel uneasy." Fujiwara Keidao, "Also, Studio Ghibli doesn't have enough manpower right now. If you need manpower, just go to Ms. Suwon, she will help you contact the HR department to raise manpower. Don't worry about funding, I'll do all the investment, you guys Just concentrate on creating.”

With that said, Kei Fujiwara turned his head and shouted at the boss: "Boss, have another serving!"

…

The cooperation with Fukuyama TV has also been restarted. Of course, it is not a new work, but a sequel to those dramas that have been broadcast on Fukuyama TV according to the contract.

For example, the third seasons of "Furuhata Jinsaburo" and "The Lonely Gourmet" were launched at the same time. Fujiwara Kei still maintains a very good relationship with Fukuyamadai. Although they are not sweet and sweet, they still treat each other as guests.

No one paid attention to some minor bumps in the road that happened some time ago, and they would not mention it when Kei Fujiwara met with the senior officials of Fukuyamadai.

After all, small frictions happen from time to time. For the sake of a small unspoken conflict, the relationship is stalemate. This is something that even a child would not do.

However, although the relationship was relatively harmonious, Kei Fujiwara declined the cooperation in a new TV series proposed by the station's top management because of the company's lack of production capabilities.

Due to the previously signed contracts, there are already many unfinished projects with Fukuyama Terrace. There is no need to start new cooperation until those projects are terminated.

Shuibo Production does not have a broadcast platform. The most important task at this stage is to establish a good relationship with all the five major companies. If necessary, it is best not to offend any one of them, but do not have too deep contact with any one of them.

Those contracts that were previously bound to Fukuyamadai were signed during the tenure of Hiroshi Yoshida. Now this guy regrets it to death...

"Teacher Fujiwara, it's really hard to make an appointment with you. After so many days, I finally see you again."

The deputy director of Fukuyama Station has sent several invitations to Kei Fujiwara in the past month. The first few invitations were declined by Kei Fujiwara due to his busy work schedule.

But now that he was about to start cooperating with Fukuyamadai, it seemed inappropriate to continue to be so distant, so he agreed to go to the banquet tonight.

As soon as he entered the box, the deputy director of Fukuyama Station came over enthusiastically and shook hands with Kei Fujiwara.

Fujiwara Kei smiled and exchanged greetings, while his eyes briefly glanced at the people in the box. There were not many people in the box, and most of them were high-level people in Fukuyama Terrace. But there were also faces. A very beautifully and fashionably dressed woman kept looking at him with a smile, her eyes full of coquettishness.

"This is Ms. Sato, Miya Sato. She just came back from the United States and has been developing in Hollywood. Her agency also cooperates with the Taiwanese agency. We think Ms. Sato is a very good actress. Once again, It won’t be long before he becomes popular in China, so I specially recommended him to Mr. Fujiwara.”

Fukuyamadai bypassed the other people in the room and introduced her directly to Kei Fujiwara.