Tokyo Literary Godfather

After meeting Eiji Shirai, Kei Fujiwara went to the dinner at Fukuyamadai without stopping.

Since Fukuyamadai's investment came with additional conditions, it was to choose an actress they designated (Mia Sato), but that was a week ago.

Within this week, the situation changed. Once the film production decision of Shuibo Production was announced, it was like a stone stirring up a calm lake. It felt like half of the domestic film industry was alarmed and asked to be involved.

For Water Waves, the cost of making the film doesn't seem to be an issue. As a result, Fukuyamadai inevitably felt a little panicked. In this case, Shuibo Production seemed to have no shortage of investment from their family, and there was no need to agree to their additional conditions.

At the dinner, Kei Fujiwara mentioned this matter again.

Kei Fujiwara expressed that he was still willing to accept their additional conditions and let Mia Sato play an important role in the movie. But at the same time, Fukuyamadai also had to agree to his conditions.

That is, Fukuyama Television needs to inject more publicity resources during the film's promotion period to build momentum for the film. At the same time, no interference in the normal filming of the movie is allowed.

Moreover, Fukuyamadai's investment must be in a film project designated by Mizuha Productions, which is the film "The Embalmer".

Compared to the other two movies, "The Embalmer" seems to be less popular with investors due to its theme. It seems that the theme is too heavy, and the plot seems not tense enough and exciting enough. Compared with crime movies and romance movies, it seems that it is not attractive enough to the audience.

Fukuyamadai also had this idea, and what Mia Sato wanted to star in was indeed the romance film "My Sassy Girl".

The reason is simply that this movie is more favored in the industry, and in this movie, the heroine plays a larger role. In "The Embalmer", the heroine is just an ordinary supporting role.

However, Kei Fujiwara directly rejected their request. His attitude was very clear. If he wanted to play an important role, "The Embalmer" was the only option. And the amount of investment cannot be small.

After Kei Fujiwara made this clear, Fukuyamadai hesitated for a while, but finally agreed. Miya Sato seemed a little unhappy, but she was unable to change the situation.

The female lead of "The Embalmer" has been decided in advance, and will be played by Mia Sato, while the male lead needs to be carefully selected.

Not surprisingly, Miyata Takaharu once again entered the creative team's field of vision.

After the battle in "The White Tower", Takaharu Miyata has undoubtedly become the TOP1 actor of the Mesozoic era. Remuneration is also among the top three in Japan.

It's just that I have been starring in TV dramas before, and I haven't established a reputation in the film industry yet. Although there is no obvious boundary between the TV drama circle and the film industry in the Japanese entertainment industry, as an actor, I naturally want to have a wide range of acting opportunities. So both the manager and the artist themselves have the idea of ​​starring in movies.

Choosing Takaharu Miyata to star in "The Embalmer" is naturally a good choice, but the problem is that Kei Fujiwara's own "Infernal Affairs" is now also being selected.

Since the production time of the two movies was similar, Miyata Takaharu was not very versatile and had no possibility of starring in both movies, so he had to choose one of the two.

After being contacted, Miyata Takaharu also expressed his willingness to star in the film and would free up his personal schedule and hand it over to Mizuha Productions.

Miyata Takaharu is very popular right now, and every minute of his schedule is extremely valuable. For such a popular actor to have his schedule vacant at any time, waiting for the producer's arrangements, it is enough to make all domestic producers feel envious. .

But it's hard to say who is envious of whom. Now Takaharu Miyata has almost become Kei Fujiwara's favorite actor. Once there are characters similar to "Naoki Hansawa" and "Goro Zaizen", Kei Fujiwara's first consideration will be him. This is enough to make many actors salivate.

The same conditions were given to other actors. They said that if they have the opportunity to play a role like "Naoki Hansawa", it would be no problem for us to leave the schedule vacant for a year!

But this is basically a fantasy. The most important reason why Ohno Nagaharu and Miyata Takayoshi can maintain a deep friendship with Fujiwara Kei is that they met Fujiwara Kei when he was young. At that time, the friendship before being famous is the most precious.

Unlike now, Kei Fujiwara can meet three good friends when he goes out to buy a pack of cigarettes. What Kei Fujiwara lacks most now is friends.

"Fujiwara, I have a friend who wants to star in "The Embalmer". His role is good. Can I come and try it?" Ohno Nagaharu approached Kei Fujiwara and said.

"Do you have friends too?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

Ohno Nagaharu is not deeply immersed in the industry, so unexpectedly, all the connections found him.

"Can't I have friends? Are you underestimating the rich second generation? You must know that I have known many people in the entertainment industry since I was a child, and it is normal for me to associate with several artists during this time." Ono Nagaharu angrily Ran said.

"Yes, yes, I'm sorry." Fujiwara Kei said with a smile, "What's your friend's name and how old is he?"

"His name is Maeda Yuji. He is 32 years old. He was originally a stage actor. He has appeared in many literary films and his acting skills are very good. He also has experience in stage plays and is good at using musical instruments..."

The male protagonist of "The Embalmer" is set to be a retired cellist, so when choosing a candidate for this role, whether he can play the cello is also an important consideration.

"Can he play a musical instrument? Great...wait a minute, what musical instrument can he play? Is it the cello?"

"no."

"what is that?"

"Drum set."

"……are you kidding me?"

"It's not always possible to learn," Ohno Nagaharu said. "People who know how to play musical instruments, no matter what they know, will always learn a new instrument much faster than the average person. And the reason why I chose him is because of his The drama fits the tone of the movie "The Undertaker". This is my first movie, and I value it more than anyone else."

Seeing Nagaji Ono's serious look, Kei Fujiwara was unwilling to refute him anymore. What Nagaji Ohno said was indeed correct. Being able to shoot his big movie is a moment of dream come true. He is indeed more concerned about this movie than anyone else.

"Okay then, call someone over and try the show first." Kei Fujiwara agreed.

Maeda Yuji really doesn't look like an actor, he doesn't have any storyliness that belongs to an actor, but is more like a social animal. He is a bit thin, with a crew cut, and looks a little shy. At a glance, he looks like the kind of unlucky guy who is cheated of his feelings and money by women in his private life, who is pointed at his head and scolded by his boss in the club, and who is framed as a pervert and extorted money by his wife on the train.

"Mr. Fujiwara, long time, I'm Yuji Maeda."

As soon as he saw Kei Fujiwara, Maeda Yuji bowed respectfully and said.

"You're welcome, Maeda-kun, thank you for coming." Kei Fujiwara said.

"What's the hard work?" Maeda Yuji said hastily, "It should be an honor to have the opportunity to audition for Mr. Fujiwara's work."

Fujiwara Kei had heard enough compliments like this during this period. He didn't feel anything at all for a while. He smiled and continued to ask: "Does Maeda-kun have any schedules now? Are you starring in any works during this time?"

"Yes, but it will be completed in a week." Maeda Yuji replied, "He plays the role of an office worker, an unlucky guy, haha. He is the kind of person who is deceived by a woman at home, and is pointed at and scolded by his boss at work. He plays the role of an unlucky guy who gets blackmailed by gangsters after work, haha... I wish I could play some richer roles."

At this moment, Kei Fujiwara couldn't help but take a look at Maeda Yuji. It seems that you did a good job... at least the temperament is very suitable...

"If you are ready now." Kei Fujiwara pointed to the camera and monitor not far away. "please."

"No problem." Maeda Yuji nodded, and strode over as he spoke, and the confidence and temperament of an actor suddenly became apparent.