Tokyo Literary Godfather

Daniel soon received a call from Kei Fujiwara, who was not too polite. After a brief greeting, he asked Kei Fujiwara to have lunch.

The dining venue was chosen at a Japanese restaurant. In fact, Daniel didn't like Japanese food. American tastes were completely opposite to Japanese tastes. Especially the prickly pear, which made Daniel nauseous when he saw it. It can be called a veteran emetic, and even the President of the United States has been affected by it.

After Daniel came to Japan, he was warmly invited by the locals to eat at this Japanese restaurant. Daniel didn't like it. If he liked it, he wouldn't be hungry and go to a pizza restaurant to eat. But this place should suit Japanese tastes, so I invited Fujiwara Kei here.

As for the fact that Kei Fujiwara's heart is not Japanese and he doesn't like Japanese dishes very much, he doesn't know. You must know that Kei Fujiwara had to eat well-done steaks in his previous life, and he really didn’t like Japanese sashimi in his heart.

Daniel arrived very early and sat down to wait. After a while, Kei Fujiwara came down under the guidance of the waiter.

Daniel stood up and shook hands with Kei Fujiwara, who asked in English: "Does Mr. Ellison speak Japanese?"

Daniel laughed: "Very limited."

Fujiwara Kei nodded and sat down opposite him.

"This is the place my Japanese friend took me to. I heard it's a good Japanese restaurant. Maybe you will like it."

Kei Fujiwara looked around and said, "You are interested."

But I sighed in my heart and wanted to eat some cold food again, vomit...

"I heard that Mr. Fujiwara is a gourmet. I have a slow tongue and can't appreciate the deliciousness of Japanese food. I will trouble you to give some comments on this restaurant's dishes in a moment."

After watching the movie "Infernal Affairs", Daniel went back to find people familiar with the industry in Japan to learn more about Kei Fujiwara. He found that this person is indeed not a simple person. His status in the Japanese entertainment industry is now unparalleled. The dust is high. Now, because he is too young, the media is still embarrassed to put the word "master" on his head, but he is now only a few years away from the title of grandmaster.

Not to mention the writers and TV and film producers of his generation, even the seniors, no one dares to say that they are better than him.

The key is that this person has only been out for four years, and in the four years since his debut, he has almost led the cultural trend of Japanese society and even become one of the folk cultures. Today's young people often mutter buzzwords they heard from Fujiwara dramas.

The reason why he praised Kei Fujiwara as a gourmet is because of the drama "The Lonely Gourmet" produced by Kei Fujiwara. This drama did not have the highest ratings and direct benefits among all Kei Fujiwara's dramas, but it led half of the TV dramas. Japan's tourism industry.

Many travel magazines will directly list the restaurants recommended in the drama "The Lonely Gourmet" as recommended attractions. This drama has brought huge benefits to the local area.

Even now, local governors often visit Kei Fujiwara, hoping that the crew will consider some of their local specialty restaurants when filming the new season of the show.

Daniel was very emotional, and at the same time he also confirmed a concept in his mind. This person knew how to get into the minds of the public and knew how to make money by spreading popular culture.

No wonder a movie like "Infernal Affairs" can be created.

"Mr. Fujiwara, I just watched the movie "Infernal Affairs" not long ago. After watching it, I couldn't wait to ask for your contact information." Daniel raised his hand, "To be honest, it was really exciting. The quality of your film is very worthy of the current results of this film."

"Thank you for your compliment." Fujiwara Kei was a little confused by the compliment. He wanted to know what the other party's purpose was. Did he hope that he could stand up for "Two Guns"?

Then, Daniel sighed again and said with a wry smile: "It seems that the timing of "Two Guns" coming to Japan is wrong this time. I should have done more research if I had known earlier."

"But it doesn't matter. After all, Hollywood still pays more attention to the local market in North America because it is larger."

"Mr. Fujiwara, the main purpose of coming to you this time is to obtain authorization for your script. I hope to film an American version of "Infernal Affairs"."

Daniel said with bright eyes.

From the first moment he saw "Infernal Affairs", he saw the script's extraordinary potential. The box office of this movie is very high. Daniel expects it to be at least 16 billion, and possibly 20 billion. However, with such a good result, Daniel still feels that the potential has not yet been explored.

Because this is not an English-language movie after all, it is not easy to break into the local North American market. The size of the North American market is more than five times that of the Japanese market.

"Do you want to buy the script of "Infernal Affairs"?" Kei Fujiwara asked.

Daniel Ellison nodded and then continued: "That's right. It is not difficult to adapt the script of "Infernal Affairs" into an American version. I am also very confident that I can make this drama successfully."

Daniel paused and said, "I have a lot of historical works. I wonder if Mr. Fujiwara knows about them?"

"Of course, Mr. Ellison, I've seen most of your work."

Naturally, Kei Fujiwara has also done his homework. Daniel Ellison, 45 years old, started out as an actor and later became a producer. He once worked for the famous film company 20th Century Fox and is now an independent producer. He has his own studio and is quite famous in Hollywood.

"That's good. The cumulative box office of my historical productions exceeds one billion US dollars, and I have been nominated for four Academy Awards and one Best Screenplay Award. Mr. Fujiwara, "Infernal Affairs" is a very excellent work. , I dare not say that I won the award, but I am confident that this film can be nominated again. If you are willing to authorize it, it will also be very beneficial to expand your reputation in Hollywood."

Hollywood is very attractive to practitioners in the film and television industry in other parts of the world. Super stars from some countries come to Hollywood and even only play minor roles, but some people enjoy it and are not ashamed at all.

Daniel expected that Hollywood would be attractive to Keiya Fujiwara.

As expected, Kei Fujiwara nodded and said, "That sounds good. Mr. Ellison, what price do you plan to pay for this script?"

"How about this number?" Daniel Ellison took out a small stack of sticky notes and a pen from his pocket, wrote a number on the sticky note, and pushed it in front of Kei Fujiwara.

"This price is actually slightly higher than the price of a first-line screenwriter in Hollywood. You only need to know a little bit to know that my sincerity is quite sufficient." Daniel Ellison said.

Daniel did not intend to first propose a lower price and then slowly negotiate for an increase. This would be a waste of time, and he was also afraid that other American film companies would cut him off.

The movie "Infernal Affairs" is now very influential in Japan, and it can be expected that it will become as popular as "My Sassy Girl" across Asia in the near future. Maybe more Hollywood producers will take notice of the movie by then.

Kei Fujiwara looked at the numbers on the post-it notes and the dollar signs on the back, which were indeed quite a few. But Kei Fujiwara thought for a while, took out a pen from his pocket, and lightly drew a horizontal line on the number.