Tokyo Literary Godfather

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At the end of the movie, the male and female protagonists met again, and whispers suddenly sounded in the screening room, "Great, it's a happy ending."

Once upon a time, love movies seemed to have a regretful ending. Either one of the male and female protagonists died, and the other one stayed in the world to miss him forever, or the two were far apart and might not meet again until a few years later.

Eight out of ten youth romance films are like this. It seems that the director and screenwriter feel that only stories that end in tragedy can be more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Over time, it has even become an industry norm.

Even some directors and screenwriters have a bad taste in themselves and like to watch the audience suffer and cry. It seems that only in this way can the appeal of their works be reflected.

The last film and television work that was so influential that it almost made Japanese audiences blind from tears was Kei Fujiwara's "Blue Life and Death". The heroine died of a serious illness, and the hero died in love. It was like stabbing the audience in the heart with a knife.

Since this TV series, the trend of romantic films having tragic endings has expanded. Many TV producers have even asked their screenwriters to make both the male and female protagonists die. It must make the audience cry, so that this type of romance film will be a hit.

Therefore, many viewers who came to watch this movie were even prepared for the death of the protagonist... After all, it is the screenwriter's work of Kei Fujiwara, and the impact of "Blue Life and Death" is really too great.

However, this movie ends with the male and female protagonists reuniting... which surprised the audience.

But even if the movie ends with a comedy, some viewers still cry.

"Rongzi, why are you crying? Isn't this a good ending? The male and female protagonists are together..."

"Wow, I'm so touched."

In the college student movie viewing group, these two voices appeared, and other film critics and film practitioners also discussed in low voices.

"It's a really good movie. The plot is not intense at all, it's just a comedy of everyday life, but it's not boring at all, and the characters are well created."

"What does the last one mean it's from the future? I don't understand."

"It seems to be some kind of metaphor, but it does not affect the viewing of the movie."

"It is indeed a work written by Kei Fujiwara. As a commercial film, it is really excellent. This guy... is really awesome."

"The director of this film seems to be one of the co-directors of "Blue Life and Death". It seems that he is planning to enter the film industry this time."

"I was originally a film director and had won awards, but I was tricked by Kei Fujiwara into filming a TV series. This time I am returning to my old career."

It was almost unanimously praised, but there were also some comments that seemed to be biased towards the negative. They felt that Kei Fujiwara's film this time was different from his previous films and lacked some profound themes. It is very different from Kei Fujiwara's self-written and directed movie "Confession" in terms of conception. The theme of this movie is too shallow, or in other words, it has no theme at all, it just tells a comedy story.

After hearing this, Fukuhara Ryui couldn't help but shook his head. If a commercial film has a profound intention, that would be the icing on the cake, but it is not necessary and may even be a bit useless. Some commercial directors blindly pursue profound ideas without paying attention to the appeal of the plot itself to the audience.

Therefore, some film critics can only be evaluators in this life and cannot be creators...

At the end of the movie, the main creators also tore off the notes taped to their faces, put down their playing cards, and headed from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

As soon as the main creative team appeared, applause broke out in the theater. After Kei Fujiwara appeared, the applause became more intense.

"That's awesome! Fujiwara-sensei!"

“I haven’t seen such a good romance movie in a long time!”

"Takami Inoshita, I am your fan!"

Compared with the professional film critics and filmmakers, the student audience invited by Kei Fujiwara seemed to be more excited and shouted. Since they were young people, the industry seniors in the front row were generally tolerant of such "rude" behavior. , did not cast a complaining look.

"Thank you, thank you." Kei Fujiwara subconsciously wanted to clasp his fists, but after realizing it, he bowed to everyone.

Then, he tugged Mr. Odagiri's arm and whispered: "Director Odagiri, you start the show."

Odagiri Kōzo was startled for a moment, then hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and began to speak the opening words he had already memorized, just like a greeter.

Kei Fujiwara will also appear in the first screening. In order to strengthen the momentum of the crew, "My Sassy Girl" does not have a big name from the supervisor to the starring. If Kei Fujiwara does not appear again, it will more or less look a bit shabby.

In the future, he will no longer be overly involved in the promotion of this work. The main reason is that I don’t want the media and the audience to focus all their attention on myself. Shuibo Production cannot only have its own brand, it is also time to make a name for other people in the company.

The Q\u0026A session was very lively, and the audience didn't seem to show any embarrassment - at screenings of some bad movies, the audience often looked constipated on their faces. If you are invited to come, you definitely can't express it out loud, but if you can't praise it out loud, it will really cost you your life.

The atmosphere at the scene was relaxed, and some filmmakers would point out some things they thought were imperfect without being embarrassed. The atmosphere of the entire screening was perfect.

As Odagiri Kōzo listened to everyone's hard work, his confidence gradually increased, and the uneasiness and worry he had felt for many days gradually disappeared.

After the screening, Fukuhara Ryui walked out of the screening room. The first thing he took out was his mobile phone and called his theater manager.

"Kojima-kun, have you announced the film schedule for next week? Not yet? Great." Fukuhara Ryui said happily: "Change the previous film schedule and increase the film schedule of "My Sassy Girl" to 40%. The film schedule for the first three days must be maintained above 40%. In the later stage, each theater will decide based on its actual situation, but the film schedule should not be less than 30%. If the attendance rate is high, increase the film schedule."

"But...President Fukuhara, the Hollywood movie will be released tomorrow, and the audience seems to be looking forward to it. If the schedule of "My Sassy Girl" is to be increased, this Hollywood movie..."

"Hollywood is not invincible." Fukuhara Ryui said, "I saw that Hollywood movie, and the response in the United States was just okay. I've seen this movie, and the quality is quite high. If it hadn't been released, If it is unexpected, it will become a hit this year. Listen to me and increase the number of films. In addition, notify the theater directors in other regions to pass on my words. Each theater will try its best to cooperate with the promotion of "My Sassy Girl"... put the most conspicuous places Put a poster of the movie on it, put the name of the movie on the popcorn cone."

"The cinema has not made a big profit for a long time. This is an opportunity." Fukuhara Ryui took out a cigarette and stuffed it into his mouth. "In addition, Mizunami Productions will release five movies from this year to next year. In addition to this one, there are four more movies. Arrange high-ranking films, so I won’t give any other instructions.”