Tokyo Literary Godfather

Itagaki Kazuhiko spent five hours, one afternoon, reading the entire book.

As a professional editor, I still have the ability to read with one eye and five elements, not to mention one eye with ten lines. It stands to reason that I would not read so slowly.

It's just that Itagaki Kazuhiko privately felt that once he read this book too quickly, he would feel like Zhu Bajie eating ginseng fruit, which was too wasteful.

The language is soft and the storyline is touching. It is really a great novel!

Itagaki Kazuhiko felt like he was back when he first read "White Night Journey". He had not experienced that amazing feeling of seeing a good novel for a long time.

This is one of the troubles faced by famous authors, especially well-received famous authors. Because there are already masterpieces in front of you, the readers' threshold is raised very high. No matter how good your next book is, it will be difficult for people to recreate the amazing feeling they had when reading your first book.

On the contrary, once the level drops, readers will be very sensitive, and even directly drop your evaluation to the bottom. This is exactly why Keigo Higashino is a brilliant novelist with so many masterpieces, but he is still evaluated as a third-rate writer by some people.

And this novel, perhaps because it is different from Kei Fujiwara's previous themes, Kazuhiko Itagaki once again had a feeling of being shocked, and felt mesmerized.

"This book will definitely create a sales myth again!"

Itagaki Kazuhiko said in his heart.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Kazuhiko Itagaki’s impression of this book is very similar to that of reading “White Night Walk” and “Devotion of Suspect X”. Kei Fujiwara is an author with a very diverse style. His professional novels and mystery novels, and even socialist novels and change-style novels have very different styles (this is a matter of course). However, after reading this book "The Worry-Relief Grocery Store", It gives Itagaki Kazuhiko a sense of style return.

Obviously not the same type, why do you feel this way? How strange!

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After faxing the manuscript of the new work to Itagaki Kazuhiko, Fujiwara Kei was too lazy to worry about the rest. Some novel authors worry about every detail of the publishing of their new books, including cover design and release date of promotional posters. Even the choice of paper is under control.

Fujiwara Keinori doesn't have so much extra energy, so he doesn't care about these things. On the one hand, he believes in the abilities of Chunqiu Society and Itagaki. They have never let him down. Secondly, there are really many things.

Managing a business is indeed an extremely demanding job.

What's more, Kei Fujiwara's new movie has now completed the casting work, and it will be launched soon.

Kei Fujiwara in the artist management department also intends to implement the "AKB Business Law" and create a large-scale girl group with many people who make their debut by playing and casting. For today's Japan, this is still a new way of playing. There are not many people doing this, and the market is still blank. According to market jargon, it belongs to "blue ocean".

However, blue oceans can also drown people. It has been 2005 since the AKB series became popular in the parallel world and made money like crazy. The success of this business law is also inseparable from the social environment in Japan in 2005.

At that time, under the impact of the Plaza Accord, the Great Kanagawa Earthquake, the subway sarin gas incident, the 1997 financial tsunami, and various emergencies, Japanese society had completely entered an era of decadence and decline. At that time, dead houses were everywhere, and many people began to regard idols as their emotional sustenance and ideal direction. The idol economy under the AKB business law emerged at that time.

Although Japan is also lame in one leg, he is still leaning on crutches and trying to stand up. Although the society is full of decadence, the overall social concept still has the concept of "Japan will rise again".

However, there is nothing wrong with preparing in advance. Kei Fujiwara was a producer in his previous life and does not have particularly rich experience in how to start a girl group. Not only does he not have it, but almost no one in the world has founded such a large-scale development system that relies on the support of fans to debut. girl group experience.

Although Japan in this world has a well-developed idol industry, there are many famous idol companies, such as Nijs. There are many idol groups, but they are all three-member groups, mostly four-member groups, and most of them are male idols-perhaps because they feel that female fans have more purchasing power.

So there is not much experience to refer to. Fortunately, Toyo Taniguchi of the artist management department is a very good manager, and he also has a lot of experience in leading group idols. Just leave the matter to him. Professional people do professional things, and Fujiwara Kei will not participate.

Moreover, the original AKB appeared in 2005. If there was an Akimoto Yasushi in this world, then AKB48 would have appeared 7 or 8 years later. There would be enough time to prepare for the competition of future generations.

At the same time, "Infernal Affairs" has officially set a start date.

Five or six days before the start-up, many media reporters received the notice and made preparations to rush to the scene on the day of the start-up ceremony.

Although Kei Fujiwara has only made one film now, he has strangely gained a pivotal position in the film industry. The start of filming of his work is undoubtedly a hot event. Insiders, audiences, and the media are all paying close attention.

Not only that, even the circle of priests and monks were alarmed...

The owner of a temple called Kei Fujiwara directly and hoped that he would preside over the opening ceremony of Kei Fujiwara's new movie. He would not charge any money, just to see his relationship with Buddha.

Japanese monks are very wealthy, and many temple operators are large landowners who have been passed down for generations. Even when many members of Congress are holding elections, many people go to temples to raise campaign funds and make alms in reverse.

Moreover, the life of Japanese monks is also very nourishing. They eat meat and vegetables-not to mention meat, and there are even unique monk bars, where COS becomes a Buddha to shake a glass for you-and they can fall in love and marry. In order to limit the influence of Buddhism in Japan, the localization changes Monkey made were to increase its secularity.

However, although the life is good, the temple owner also has troubles recently, that is, there are many fewer pilgrims and wealthy people who come to offer incense money. After thinking about it, the temple still lacks popularity.

I happened to know Fujiwara Kei, a famous celebrity, so I called and made this request, hoping to appear at the opening ceremony of the "Infernal Affairs" movie to enhance the popularity of his temple and himself.

Of course, it is not just out of practical considerations. People have different personalities. This temple owner is the kind of character who likes to be high-profile. There are no "national actors", "national writers" and "national teachers" in this world. What? Then it is not a bad idea for me to become a national monk. In fact, for his selfish purpose, this is the main purpose. It is also a matter of increasing the reputation of the temple and making money from incense.

He also promised Fujiwara Kei that if he needs any financial or venue support in the future, their temple will spare no effort.

There was no shortage of money, but as a temple owner, he had a wide network of contacts. If Kei Fujiwara wanted to get to know politicians, entrepreneurs, etc., he could ask them to help connect people, so he agreed.

On the day of filming, Nori Nagasawa arrived at the shooting location early. When he got out of the car, he felt incredible when looking at the scene in front of him.

Densely packed wreaths were piled around the shooting location. The flowers were brightly colored, and various blessings were written on the ribbons. It seemed that there were many acquaintances among the names left on the ribbons. Almost half of the entertainment industry sent their blessings. In addition to artists, there were also directors, producers and bosses of major film and television companies.

There were hundreds of reporters who came to interview, and it was like a big dark cloud. From the logos on the microphones in the reporters' hands, it could be seen that almost all mainstream media were here.

What is even more unexpected is that there is a group of religious figures in extremely formal and solemn clothes sitting in the rest area, draped in cassocks, with their magical instruments in boxes around them.

"It's really spectacular..." Nagasawa Ken couldn't help but sigh.

"Are you stressed? Nagasawa-kun." At this time, Miyata Takaharu suddenly came from behind and asked with a smile.

"It's Miyata-kun... To be honest, although this is not the first time I've collaborated with Mr. Fujiwara, I haven't met Mr. Fujiwara much on the set before... This time, Mr. Fujiwara is the supervisor, so I still feel a little nervous."

Nagasawa Ken smiled, "I wonder if Mr. Fujiwara is the kind of supervisor with a hot temper..."

Kei Fujiwara's current impression is that he is gentle and gentle, but once he touches some things, his personality will change dramatically, from a humble gentleman to a fiery monkey, such as the steering wheel or the director's chair.

Nagasawa Ken has seen many directors who usually have a very gentle personality, but once they sit in front of the monitor, they instantly turn into a bipolar patient with an unimaginable bad temper.

This is especially true for some well-known directors. They often swear when they are directing, and they often curse. Sometimes their words are very unpleasant, and they don't care what famous actor you are.

Ken Nagasawa is not a newcomer to the industry. He is used to this kind of thing. Even if he is really scolded on the set, he can bear it and his self-esteem is not so fragile. What's more, the person who scolded him was Fujiwara Kei, so he had to endure it. However, I still felt a little scared, so I asked Miyata Takaharu in advance.

Takaharu Miyata and Kei Fujiwara have collaborated the most. When filming "Naoki Hansawa", some scenes were supervised by Kei Fujiwara himself, so he must have experience.

"Don't worry, Director Fujiwara is not the kind of person who can't control his emotions. He is calm at all times. Sometimes when an actor's performance is not good and he feels irritated, Director Fujiwara can be very restrained." Miyata Xiaoliang said, paused, "But I have to say, there is still pressure... But this kind of pressure is not given to you directly by Mr. Fujiwara, but invisible... Well, you will know when the time comes."

Hearing the first half of Miyata Takayoshi's words, Nagasawa Ken's heart was already relieved, but after hearing the second half of his words, he felt anxious again.

Soon, the opening ceremony began. The actors and creators worshiped the mountain to pay homage to the gods. The monks on the side recited scriptures and sprinkled salt on the ground. The hijab covering the camera was lifted. The staff gathered around the camera and whispered: "We want to do it again." Thank you for your hard work, please don't make any mistakes." Immediately afterwards, Izumo Aguo's paper-shaped figure was placed in the brazier and burned brightly.

"Teacher Fujiwara, can you tell us a little bit about the content of this movie?" A small reporter gestured, "We are really curious, please."

"It will be a police drama, a cat and mouse story."

"Is it an intellectual contest between the pros and cons?" The reporter's eyes lit up. Kei Fujiwara was a mystery author, and he recently published a masterpiece of intellectual battles such as "Gambling Apocalypse". This kind of plot is so easy to pick up. I can't wait to see how exciting this movie is.

"Then... what does Infernal Affairs mean? Why is it named like this for a police film?" another reporter asked.

"Infernal Affairs is a Buddhist term. Of course, the specific meaning should be explained to you by professional religious people."

Kei Fujiwara directly led the temple owner to the camera.

The monk straightened his collar in front of the reporter, recalled the words he had prepared in advance and said: "In Buddhist theory, Wujian is the Wujian Hell of the 18th hell, also called Abi..."

He is a hereditary monk. To him, there is no difference between running a temple and running a convenience store. He usually reads manga more than Buddhist scriptures, so he doesn't have a thorough understanding of these. But Kei Fujiwara is ahead of schedule

But before he said a few words, the camera lights flashed, and the great monk closed his eyes. He was so nervous that everything in his mind was instantly forgotten.

Staring at the camera and the eyes of the reporters seeking knowledge one by one, I felt my scalp was sweating, so I closed my eyes immediately, muttered something, and did not say anything more, acting as an old monk in meditation.

reporter:"……"

After the opening ceremony, the first few scenes of the day will be performed. In addition to the main actors, passers-by actors are also in place.

In the crowd, a small passerby stretched his neck, poked his head, and looked at the crowd of creators and starring actors, his eyes shining with excitement.

The little man's name is Yamaguchi Jiyang. He signed a contract with a brokerage company not long ago and became a casual actor. The agency he signed with was a small firm, not the kind that made money by making famous artists popular, but specialized in providing these passer-by actors to some TV stations, film and television companies, and crews.

Shuibo Productions had not yet trained its own extras, so it hired this agency and hired a large number of such extras.

Although most of the acting skills of these extras are immature, it doesn't matter because their roles are not that many in the first place. If there are any characters whose lines and performances are good, Kei Fujiwara will appropriately increase their roles.

Among passer-by actors, most of them only regard this as an ordinary job, but there are also many people who dream of using the identity of passer-by actors as a springboard, gaining the appreciation of the director through acting and performance, and eventually becoming stars of.

It is really difficult to become a star from a passerby actor, but it is not impossible. Isn't there a successful example in front of you?

Miyata Takaharu held his breath and concentrated. This was because he was feeling the role. Then he opened his eyes and nodded towards Kei Fujiwara.

"3, 2, 1, action!"

Miyata Takaharu, who has a handsome mustache, is sitting in the "Audio and Video Products Store" with melancholy eyes, as if he is thinking about something. The passers-by and actors were all watching intently, including other staff members in the crew, and no one dared to make unnecessary noises. This was the first scene of the filming, and no one dared to make any mistakes. If something goes wrong in the first scene, if anything goes wrong during the subsequent filming, someone will blame you.

"What speakers do you use?"

"No, what's a good introduction?"

"This, a home-made amplifier, costs more than 50,000 yuan, plus more than 2,000 local cannon wires, which is comparable to European products worth more than 100,000 yuan. The treble is sweet, the mid-range is accurate, and the bass is strong..."

Make up yesterday's and today's, two chapters into one.