Tokyo Literary Godfather

"As expected of Fujiwara."

This thought runs throughout the movie viewing process.

He is simply talented. Oshii couldn't help but admired in his heart. Fujiwara Kei's control over the audience's aesthetics and psychology is simply unique. Judging from the reactions of other audiences in the screening room, this movie firmly attracted people. got them.

He looks attentive and changes his expression at any time according to the plot of the movie. For the creator, this kind of reaction from the audience is the highest reward and very intoxicating.

Oshii An was extremely envious and couldn't help but imagine in his heart that if his movie was released and the audience would have such a reaction, how happy it would be!

This is Oshii'an's first time filming a movie. He had previously filmed dramas. His first involvement in the film industry brought anxiety and self-doubt. As the pressure increased, Oshii'an became more and more interested in Fujiwara Kei. The more I admire. When he first entered the film industry, he lacked support behind him. The screenwriter and director shouldered the burden, but he performed with ease and achieved an annual box office record. From then on, everything went smoothly.

As for myself, the pressure was so great that I couldn't sleep.

Oshii-an sighed, forced himself not to think so much, and continued watching the movie.

The story of the movie is very exciting and extraordinary. It made Oshii-an a little stunned. It is another movie that can leave a name in the history of film.

For ordinary filmmakers, being able to make one such movie in a lifetime is enough to be called a "famous director." And shooting a classic work also depends on luck.

Kei Fujiwara is able to keep his "luck" from weakening for decades. I really suspect that this guy is the reincarnation of one of the eight hundred gods who controls the power of literature and art.

Oshii An is also an insider and can clearly see the high level of this film and the dramatic power contained in it.

Especially the moment at the end of the movie when the character played by Takaharu Miyata, an upright police undercover agent, points a gun at Ken Nagasawa on the rooftop;

The moment when the character played by Ken Nagasawa said, "I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person";

And the plot quickly reversed. At the end of the movie, the moment the character played by Takaharu Miyata was shot dead in the elevator by another undercover agent... Oshii An broke into a cold sweat.

An absolute masterpiece.

The movie ended and the overhead lights in the screening room came on. The reactions of the audience in the theater were also interesting: some raised their hands high above their heads and clapped with exaggerated movements and expressions: "You're not bad, Fujiwara Keina!"

Some are chattering about the plot: Doesn’t the identity of the undercover police officer in reality have other backups besides computer data? If it is deleted, the person will be completely eliminated? Also, shouldn’t there be traces on the computer? Once deleted, the information cannot be restored?

Others are filled with righteous indignation, angry about why the bad guys "win" in the end, while the good guys fell to a tragic death.

The ending of "Infernal Affairs" is indeed unexpected. In most films of this type, the good side may suffer heavy losses, but it usually ends in victory. No matter what, it will die with the villain.

But the ending of this movie is that the decent protagonist dies tragically, but the villain is safe and sound.

In fact, in drama, it is very risky to find another way. For example, this kind of ending where the villain wins is very disgusting to most viewers. This unexpected movie-watching experience brought to the audience cannot erase the anger of the audience after seeing the villain win.

Many viewers even lose interest in going to the theater once they hear that the protagonist dies in the end and the villain wins.

Therefore, most creators will not do such risky things, and no one will have trouble with the box office.

But Kei Fujiwara dared, and not only did he dare, he still received high box office. It did not attract bad comments from the audience.

In fact, some film critics have analyzed the reason for this, that is, "Infernal Affairs" is not a simple story about a duel between good and evil. Both the decent characters and the villains in it have their complex sides.

The decent characters will form friendships with other gang members, while the villains are more struggling and painful. As the gang's secret sentinel lurking in the police station, he is on tenterhooks all day long, but he doesn't even feel like a lone hero. Compared to another protagonist, he is more like a mouse among cats, dark and despicable.

On the surface, the villain has a successful career, a gentle and sweet girlfriend, and a happy life, but secretly, none of this belongs to him. His heart was always pinched in the hands of the gang boss, and he could not relax for a moment.

Therefore, although he is a villain, he is very sympathetic to the audience, so much so that when he shot the gang boss, the theater unconsciously erupted in applause.

And when he finally killed all the insiders of his identity, many viewers who liked this character were even happy...

Empathy... Empathy is very important. Even if you are a villain, as long as you are liked by the audience and given some explanations and excuses for this person's sinful behavior, the villain's victory will not be so unacceptable...

It's really awesome. Oshii-an sighed.

The so-called layman sees the excitement, while the expert sees the door. These viewers just thought they had watched a good story, but Oshii-an knew how much ingenuity, careful thinking, and ingenuity went into this movie. Kei Fujiwara has the ability to stuff these ingenious ideas into a movie and make the audience enjoy it, but for other creators with average abilities, it is extremely difficult to come up with one.

As people left the theater, Oshii'an's stress index reached 85%.

The script is also written by Kei Fujiwara himself. He has invested multiple times of personnel, time and money in his movie. If he cannot achieve even half of the results of this movie, then how should he face Kei Fujiwara?

Fujiwara Kei is very optimistic about himself, wouldn't he betray the other party's trust?

I wish I had known not to make that additional investment half a month ago. The more money I need, the greater the pressure.

Oshii-an was worried. Just as he was about to walk out of the screening room, a short girl suddenly stood in front of him and stopped him.

"Sorry... I'm really disturbing you, but... is this Mr. Oshii-an?"

Oshii-an nodded: "I am."

The girl was very excited, "As expected, it's you. You've become fatter and I can't even recognize you... Ah, I'm sorry. I mean, I'm your fan. I like your animation works very much. Can I work with you?" A shadow?"

Oshii An nodded. Although as a creator behind the scenes, he does not have as many fans as the celebrity artists in front of the scenes, but he still has some die-hard fans.

The female companion took two photos of the two of them with a film camera. The girl then said: "Director Oshii, when will "Your Name" be scheduled to be released."

Oshii-an was stunned for a moment: "It's almost... it's almost, it's still in post-production."

"It's been so long, I should be finishing it soon."

"……Yes."

"That's good." The girl said excitedly, "I have been looking forward to this work of yours. This is your first movie, and it is a collaboration with Mr. Fujiwara. I believe it will be very good. When the movie is released, I will take our whole class to the cinema together, and I believe that the box office will be as good as "Infernal Affairs" by then, Mr. Oshii, I believe in you!"

Oshii'an's stress index instantly soared to 98%.

After the girl put pressure on Oshii-an, she left happily.

Oshii Anze walked heavily outside the cinema. At this moment, he saw another text message from his teacher Otomo Keiichi:

"Oshii, my "Castle in the Deep" is almost finished. Except for some problems with the soundtrack that need to be adjusted, everything else has been done. I have decided to schedule this movie in January next year, and "The Encoffiner" will be released. After finishing, I want to ask about your progress. Do you need me to give you January? Haha, I am a teacher, so I should take care of my students. How is your work now?"

The teacher's work has also been produced... Oshii An Shindou.

Compared to the anxious and nervous Oshii-an, Otomo Keiichi is much older, but in very good condition. He seems to be very confident in his work and has high morale. Although the workload makes him physically exhausted, he is not mentally exhausted at all.

Sensei’s works will definitely sell well... Oshii-an thought to himself, by then, four of the five movies will be successful, only mine...

Thinking of this, Oshii'an's stress level instantly exploded. A string in my mind broke at this moment, and all the stress, emotion and fatigue accumulated over the past few days came flooding back in an instant. It made Oshii'an's head heat up, and then his knees felt a little weak.

"Sir...do you need help?"

"Sir, sir!"

"Sorry, please call an ambulance!"