Tokyo Literary Godfather

On the day of the premiere of "Black Dress Killer", Kei Fujiwara arrived on time and caused a small sensation at the scene.

You must know that Kei Fujiwara now has his own influence and aura. Whether it is the premiere conference of his work or an award ceremony, everyone hopes to invite him to support their own activities.

"Black Dress Killer" is not a big crew, from the director to the producer to the actors, there is not a single national figure. Although Yamazaki Naoki is known as a genius, his foundation is shallow. Just like Kei Fujiwara four years ago, neither his accumulation of works nor his status is deep enough to attract enough attention in the industry.

But Kei Fujiwara is different. So when Kei Fujiwara showed up, many invited media reporters focused their cameras on him instead of the creators and actors on stage.

But the creators didn't have any resentment toward him for taking over the spotlight, and were instead very grateful.

The producer of "Black Dress Killer" was still a little embarrassed because the previous star of this film, Nagasawa Ken, was snatched away by "Infernal Affairs". He was quite resentful and said many unpleasant things in front of the media, every word. The sentence was directed at Kei Fujiwara, and he even issued a declaration of war. However, Kei Fujiwara acted very generously and came to support him instead, which made him seem a little petty.

In fact, this happened several months ago, and the impact it caused at that time was not very big. No one paid special attention to it. It was more of the producer's own psychological activities.

After the premiere, the host was the first to invite Kei Fujiwara to express his feelings about watching the movie. Kei Fujiwara stood up and praised the movie.

"A very interesting movie. There are only a handful of young directors who can make such wonderful movies. Yamazaki-kun is indeed a leader of the younger generation. It makes me ashamed to watch it. If there can be a few movies like this in the market every year I think the audience will be very willing to go to the cinema to watch local films."

When some people heard Kei Fujiwara say these words, they always felt a little weird, but they couldn't tell where the weirdness was. There were only some who reacted quickly and laughed dumbly.

This guy Kei Fujiwara... was speaking in the tone of a senior. Also [younger generation], you have to know that you are only 26 years old, you are the standard younger generation. To others, 26 is still a young age in the film and television industry. Many first-time screenwriters are almost thirty years old.

This is considered taking advantage, but no one can find fault.

Because in terms of qualifications, Kei Fujiwara has just entered the industry, and in terms of performance, Kei Fujiwara is the senior among the seniors. Stepping on the steps filled with masterpieces, one can overlook any creator in the country today.

Kei Fujiwara is not flattering. To be honest, this film is indeed very good. The plot is logically smooth, the characters are fleshed out and full of creativity. Moreover, there is a setting of time travel in the film, which coincides with the creative setting of "Jieyou Grocery Store". Although it is very different from "Jieyou Grocery Store", it is far from being plagiarized or even imitated. Not really.

But nowadays, time travel is not considered a bad setting. The two used the same idea, which still makes some people who have watched this movie and "Jieyou Grocery" feel a bit coincidental.

At this time, Yamazaki Naoki said with a smile: "Thank you Mr. Fujiwara for the compliment. In fact, half way through the filming of this movie, the script was greatly changed by me. I have to blame Mr. Fujiwara for this..."

Yamazaki Naoki was silent for a moment and gave it up. After the host pretended to be surprised and asked "Why is this?", he said: "Because during the creation process, I read Mr. Fujiwara's new work "The Worry-Free Grocery Store" , this is really an excellent work of fiction.”

"Because of this novel, I thought of adding the setting of time travel into the script, and sure enough, it became the highlight of the novel."

The two actually recommended each other's works.

The media reporters present immediately smelled the smell of complicity. The two people were not said to be incompatible before, but they had no relationship at all. Why did they suddenly have such a good relationship?

Some reporters were immediately disappointed. This was not the script they wanted to see. What they hope to see is that the two geniuses of the younger generation are at odds with each other, allowing the audience to have fun, and allowing the media to have enough space to play and recreate.

Even if you two are geniuses and cherish each other, don't be so early.

The premiere ended smoothly, and the effect was indeed good. Almost all the film critics received the travel fee paid by the organizer, which is not a huge amount, but it is still a signal. This means that when these film critics go back, they will not write negative comments about the movie, but they can even praise the movie because it is indeed quite good and worth recommending.

After the premiere of some bad movies, film critics don't even dare to accept the travel fee. After accepting it, they have to write good reviews. If they trick some audiences into going to the theater only to find that it is not the same thing at all, they will also have to If you bear the anger of the audience for being deceived, your column may become obscene at that time. For this pitiful travel fee, the gain outweighs the loss.

Some film critics who are known for their fairness and seriousness in the industry also came forward to personally congratulate the creative team, which made the producer smile from ear to ear.

The creators' judgment of their own works will become distorted as their understanding of their works deepens. With the recognition of these senior film critics, the producers' confidence has also become stronger.

In any case, this movie should not lose money. Unless the news breaks tomorrow that the actor dropped an atomic bomb on Tokyo or dumped nuclear wastewater into the sea.

After the reporters quickly interviewed the main creator, they rushed to Kei Fujiwara non-stop, poked Kei Fujiwara in the face with a microphone, and asked a barrage of questions.

"Mr. Fujiwara, how is the progress of your masterpiece? When will it be released?"

"Teacher Fujiwara, Mizunami produced three TV series last year, but this year only movies were produced, and there is no news about TV series projects. Will your career direction change in the future? Will you focus on making movies in the future?"

"Recently, the film market seems to be a bit cold. Are you confident that your new work can create another box office miracle like "Confessions"?"

"..."

Questions came one after another.

Fujiwara Kei stretched out two fingers, gently pushed away a microphone that was almost inserted into his nostrils, loosened his tie, and said: "About my new movie... I won't talk about it today, after all, today is On the premiere day of "Black Dress Killer", the film produced by Shui Bo will still be screened for a few days, so today is not the time to talk about it. I will answer your questions in detail after the release is confirmed."

"Shuibo Production will not give up the TV series business, but it is also confident in the film business. Although as you can see, the number of audiences going to the cinema has decreased, but this is a very normal cyclical phenomenon and will not last forever. No matter what Whether it is me or Yamazaki-kun, we will work hard to create a more suitable environment for filmmakers to survive for colleagues in the film industry..."

Fujiwara Kei didn't bother too much with the reporters and left quickly. The producer looked at Fujiwara Kei and asked Yamazaki Naoki with some trepidation: "Yamazaki... do you think I should apologize to Fujiwara-san in person?" For my previous remarks.”

Yamazaki Naoki said: "He won't mind."

"I don't mind, but we also have to make a gesture and respond. People are giving face like this...By the way, how do you get to know each other?"

Yamazaki Naoki briefly talked about what happened in the theater that day, and the producer smiled: "Really, I originally wanted you to treat him as a rival and surpass him, but I didn't expect you to become friends..."

"There is no conflict." Yamazaki Naoki suddenly said, "My attitude towards Fujiwara-san has never changed. I have always regarded him as a target and an idol, but I have also always regarded him as an opponent to defeat."

Naoki Yamazaki watched the back of Kei Fujiwara leaving, "I will never give up until I surpass Kei Fujiwara. "Black Dress Killer" is the clarion call for me to declare war on him!"