Tokyo Literary Godfather

"What a nice piece!"

The famous composer Joe Miyamoto, who served as the music director of "City of the Deep", pushed up his glasses and said.

He re-arranged a piece of music that Kei Fujiwara brought over and adapted it into two piano and symphony versions. His orchestra members all spoke highly of the piece and believed that anyone who could write such a piece was of a high standard. It must be unusual.

"Your Majesty is indeed as rumored, a rare musical genius!" Joe Miyamoto praised sincerely, and then his eyes darkened, "It's a pity... Oh, God is jealous of talents."

Kei Fujiwara began to act out of his old mother again. Because Kei Fujiwara lacked a basic understanding of music, in order not to leave any clues to others, he turned the dead mother of this world into a sword and conquered everywhere. It left quite a shock in the music industry. Even the album sold hundreds of thousands of copies.

Now, the old mother is out again, planning to contribute a song she wrote many years ago to "City of the Deep", and the name of the song is the same as the movie's namesake.

In fact, this song was originally called "Castle in the Sky" and is the most influential additional work in the movie "Castle in the Sky" in the parallel world. This movie is not as influential as this song.

This piece of music is ethereal and mysterious, which coincides with the theme and feeling of "Castle of the Deep", so Kei Fujiwara considered using this piece as the theme song of the movie, and gave the piece to music director Joe Miyamoto. I like the result very much.

"I will give the music to Supervisor Otomo later. He will definitely like it." Miyamoto said with satisfaction as he raised his temples.

Kei Fujiwara left the piano room and asked the driver to drive directly to the hospital.

He only got the news from his assistant in the morning. Oshii-an suddenly fainted in the movie theater for some unknown reason. The doctor's diagnosis was that there was generally no problem with his body, but it was caused by overwork and mental stress.

Kei Fujiwara was worried and used his connections to ask a well-known professor from Waseda for consultation and examination. However, the result was still the same, which ensured that Oshii-an would not die suddenly due to unknown reasons. Kei Fujiwara was relieved.

Otomo Keiichi had already visited the ward before Fujiwara Kei arrived. At this time, Oshii-an had woken up and was lying on the hospital bed. He was fine and could be discharged after a little rest.

Otomo Keiichi brought a box of Japanese traditional cakes, but he and Oshii-an ate them piece by piece. The master and apprentice were very familiar and intimate, and there were not so many rules. Otomo Keiichi advised while eating:

"Oshii, you are good at everything, but your mental quality is really poor. The string in your mind is too easy to break. You have to learn from me."

"Making a movie is hard work, and making an animated film is even more tiring, both physically and mentally."

"You are so fragile, how can you compare to Keina Fujiwara? In addition to his outstanding creative talent, our president is also very thick-skinned and has a strong psychological quality. These are the basic qualities for achieving success. "

Fujiwara Kei stood behind the door and happened to hear Otomo Keiichi's words. His movements froze slightly. Are you complimenting me?

Oshii-an sighed: "The truth is clear, teacher, but still... forget it, don't talk about me, teacher, is your work really completed? Will it be released in January?"

"It's true, Oshii, I am very confident in my own work. Only when the confidence is strong, the pressure will be low. So as my work gets closer to completion, my mentality becomes more happy and relaxed..."

Oshii-an sighed: "It would be great if I could have a state like you, sensei."

"In addition to accumulating experience, you also need to accumulate years. Look at the wrinkles on Mr. Otomo's face, and you can see that he has been weathered, so he won't faint due to stress factors like you." Fujiwara Kei smiled and opened the door. He came in and said, "Teacher Dayou, you just said that I am thick-skinned, but I heard it all."

"Oh my, I'm really sorry, but so are you. Why did you come here when I said bad things about you?" Otomo Keiichi joked with a smile.

Otomo Keiichi's spirit is indeed very full, and he is full of energy, like a young man. As soon as Kei Fujiwara saw him like this, he knew that he might be high.

For literary and artistic creators, they can feel a unique kind of happiness in the universe, which is the feeling of intracranial orgasm that they feel when they create a work and get something they are satisfied with. This feeling is More wonderful than food, scenery, and sex.

Obviously, Otomo Keiichi was very happy when filming this work of his.

But Kei Fujiwara was also slightly worried because of this. He was afraid that Keiichi Otomo would be too self-indulgent and forget the promise he made to himself at the beginning, and that he would put the commercial aspects of the film first.

After the script of "City of the Deep" had just been written, Kei Fujiwara took a look at it and found that it was indeed a good script. It was very accomplished in terms of depth of thought. It also had lofty intentions and talked about the topic of environmental protection. However, there are a lot of metaphors in this movie, and it also involves political issues. That's not to say that it can't involve politics. Japan's film and television censorship system is loose. But in this way, the plot of the movie becomes a bit heavy, and it loses some of the light and interesting characteristics of a cartoon.

Keiichi Fujiwara vaguely mentioned his opinion at the beginning, and Keiichi Otomo also vaguely mentioned the promise made by the two at the beginning: Kei Fujiwara would not interfere in Ghibli's creation.

Fujiwara Kei had no choice but to give up.

Now the movie is almost finished. Kei Fujiwara has also seen the unfinished version of the film. To be honest, Kei Fujiwara really likes this movie. The whole movie is as exquisite as a work of art, like an antique vase displayed in a museum. Similarly, I can discover new aesthetic details every time I watch it, but my worries about the commercial performance of this film have deepened.

Because of some of the issues I raised about "too many metaphors, dark and heavy themes, and outdated painting style", there has been almost no change.

Industry insiders may like it, but will it be equally well received by general audiences?

Artists are stubborn, and Kei Fujiwara had to understand.

"Director Otomo, I have discussed it with the people in the film department. The competition in January seems to be a bit fierce. I suggest that it be released directly in December. Is it okay with you?"

Otomo Keiichi thought for a while, "I still think January is a good time."

"January is indeed more popular, but there are three animated movies and two movie adaptations of masterpieces released in the same period, which will divide the box office very much."

Otomo Keiichi pondered for a moment and said, "Okay, I will consider it."

Kei Fujiwara looked at Otomo Keiichi, and suddenly had a hunch that this guy was just perfunctory when he said that he was considering it, and he still insisted on releasing it in January.

But Kei Fujiwara didn't say anything else. This was what troubled him about an old artist like Otomo Keiichi. He was too stubborn.

After a few more pleasantries, Fujiwara Kei left. After Fujiwara Kei left the ward, Oshii An suddenly asked: "Teacher, President Fujiwara's concern is justified. Although January is a good month, the competition is really fierce." It’s so drastic, why not follow his advice?”

As a student, Oshii-an knew his teacher very well. Most of the time, the eight cows couldn't pull back what he decided to do. Just because he had differences with others in terms of creative ideas, he left Koganei Studio to start a new one, which shows how stubborn he is.

Otomo Keiichi said casually: "I know, I know, and I don't disagree. Didn't I just think about it?"

Oshii-an sighed: "Teacher, for the sake of the student's illness, please don't lie to me. Don't I understand you?"

Otomo Megumi smiled and said: "That's right, well, I do still want to release it in January. Recently, the film market has obviously shown signs of warming up, and January will be a time when the audience will explode, so I am more inclined. during this period.”

"As for the fierce competition, I just think that competition is everywhere, and there is no gap under the feet of a horse. If you are afraid of competition, why make a movie? In addition, there is another most important reason..."

Otomo Keiichi stood in front of the window, overlooking the window, watching Kei Fujiwara leave: "He Kei Fujiwara can stand out in a fiercely competitive environment, defeating Hollywood hits and many domestic films, why can't I? Believe it or not, if it were Kei Fujiwara, he would not be afraid of competitors and choose another time."

"Ghibli, as an independent studio under Mizunami Productions, must not be underestimated!"