Tokyo Literary Godfather

In addition to being a theater owner, Fukuhara Ryui also has another identity, that is, he is one of the founders of the Peer Film Festival.

It was the same movie that Kei Fujiwara used to test the waters with the short film "Suddenly Looking Back".

In fact, this film festival is just a product of chance. Fukuhara Longjing has been a film lover since he was a child. After he went to university, he joined the film research association of his school, and went to the movies with his friends when he had time.

But facing the large and small theaters all over Tokyo, it is very troublesome to collect the release schedule of each theater. Most theaters operate independently and announce their own screening schedule every month. At that time, it was not like the era when the mobile phone network was developed. If you want to see which movie to know the specific screening time, you just need to open the relevant software and search.

At that time, many young people felt that it would be great if there was such a booklet in the world: it included the showtimes of all theaters, as well as information about cultural activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, and dramas.

So a group of students took out the money they had spent on their graduation trips and founded the first issue of the peer magazine. After several issues, the magazine was very popular. In order to increase the stickiness of readers, they also established the first offline event. ——This is the origin of the peer film festival.

Therefore, Fukuhara Ryui still has considerable influence among independent filmmakers.

Fukuhara Ryui loves his career and movies, so he also actively participates in screenings of major movies. He will decide the actual scheduling of movies based on his own movie-watching experience.

This is different from the approach of many theater managers. When it comes to movie scheduling, they only use reference data. Many professional managers do not even watch the latest movies released in their own theaters.

It will only be like a wooden man, measuring it through some digitizable standards such as the evaluation of some film critics, the cast, the creative team, and the production cost, predicting whether the movie will be a hit, and finally arranging the film schedule.

As a theater operator, Fukuhara Ryui has always maintained the uniqueness of an artist and the meticulousness of a craftsman. He will watch every new movie.

Walking into the venue where the screening event was held, the place was crowded, and many of them were well-known figures in the industry: famous film and television critics, film professors and scholars, well-known supervisors and producers, and famous actors, etc.

These people also support Fujiwara Kei's movies. With a glance, you can realize the terrifying degree of connections Fujiwara Kei has accumulated in the cultural circle.

In addition to these celebrities, there are also many columnists from film and television magazines, as well as students. Kei Fujiwara seems to attach great importance to the relationship with the student group. He always gives the greatest magnanimity and gentle attitude to these groups who have not yet left school, are extremely ambitious and like to make rude remarks.

There are not only college students, but also high school students. They were all students from the film clubs of major schools, and many of them came wearing school uniforms. Among them, the uniform of Horikoshi High School is the most eye-catching.

This is the most famous acting training school in Japan, equivalent to Japan's TVB acting training class. Many current Japanese entertainers came from this high school. For example, Fujiwara Kei's current girlfriend Arima Katsura, these people It can be regarded as a reserve force in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Judging from the trailer, this movie is a youth romance film. In this genre, young people, especially students, are the main consumers. Inviting more students is indeed a smart way to strengthen the relationship among the student group. Influence.

At this time, Fukuhara Ryui looked at a group of people wearing white T-shirts with the words "Sun Yat-sen University Film Research Department" printed on them and the "peer" logo on the left chest.

I met an alumnus... Fukuhara Ryui smiled and walked over, and a group of club members obviously recognized him and stood up to greet him.

After a brief exchange of greetings, Fukuhara Ryui asked with a smile: "I took a look, and it seems that among the student audience, besides the University of Literature and Art, we have the most students from Sun Yat-sen University. It seems that there are many people in our school who like Fujiwara Kei."

"After all, it is a work written by Kei Fujiwara. Tickets for the screening are very popular. The number of votes that each school's film club can get is a quota. Except for East Literature and Art, we at Zhongshan got the most." The boy who obviously looked like a director said, "This is because our Zhongshan Film Department is the starting point of the peer film festival, so it is inevitable that we will be looked down upon by the filmmakers. This is all due to your generation, senior."

This boy is very good at talking. A short-haired girl next to him seemed to think that his words were a bit flattering, and curled his lips with disdain.

Fukuhara Ryui didn't care, he just smiled and waved his hand: "No, Zhongshan's film club is developing very well now, with outstanding independent filmmakers debuting every year... By the way, Yamazaki Nao is currently in the limelight. Shu is a student of our school, is he from the film club?"

The student nodded: "Yes, he wrote novels for a while. I thought he gave up on movies, but in the end he returned to his original intention. The movie he made not long ago also achieved very good results..."

At this time, the student lowered his voice and said: "Actually, we have always hoped that Yamasaki's films can surpass Kei Fujiwara's. Because of Kei Fujiwara, people in Eastern literature and art have been very arrogant recently and don't take us Zhongshan seriously."

"Hahahaha..." Fukuhara Ryui laughed.

"Both Fujiwara and Yamazaki are very talented filmmakers. Although I also hope that Zhongshan's film department will stand out, ahem, but when you post column comments in peer magazines, you should be more objective and don't have sectarian opinions. "The film department of Sun Yat-sen University has a special column in the peer magazine, and the content of the school magazine they publish will also affect the movie viewing choices of the students of the school.

"We will definitely write according to our true feelings, but if we think it is not good-looking, we will not be polite, even if he is Kei Fujiwara." At this time, the girl next to him suddenly spoke.

The boy introduced: "She is also a student of the film club. Fukuhara-senpai, you...may have heard of her name."

"oh?"

"Her pen name in peer magazine is Tanaka Seharu, and she has published many important commentaries before."

Fukuhara Ryui's eyes lit up: "It turns out it's you!"

Tanaka Shiqing raised her chin slightly, seeming a little arrogant.

Although this Tanaka Shiqing is only a student, he is already a well-known columnist. He often publishes some film and television book reviews and humorous articles. The director was furious and sent her a lawyer's letter. As a result, she immediately wrote another article in response to the lawyer's letter, and said that she would actively respond to the lawsuit, and wrote everything about the trial experience into an article to continue publishing.

This incident also caused a sensation. Many people expressed their support for Tanaka Shiqing, and criticized and satirized the director's behavior, and finally ended with the director's public apology.