Tokyo Literary Godfather

More than a month has passed. Although a few theaters are still showing the movie "Your Name", the box office has generally been stable and will continue to rise slowly, but there will not be any major changes. The final score was 22 billion.

Ranked first in Japanese film history.

Filmmaker Magazine's original high prediction for "Infernal Affairs" was fulfilled by "Your Name".

On the other side of the ocean, "Saw" also achieved a box office of 54 million US dollars. DreamWorks won the first battle. Since this movie is fully owned by them, after the theater chain, distribution, and theater sharing, they can Received all production proceeds from the film, approximately $18 million.

And this more than 10 million US dollars is just the beginning. With outstanding results in the North American market, it will be easy to promote it to the global box office. And many investors have begun to come to the door, hoping to invest in the sequel to "Saw".

Others have set their sights on other DreamWorks films, but after all, they still have more confidence in "Saw". In Hollywood, Fujiwara Keishang does not have the fame and appeal he has in Tokyo.

Daniel regretted it now.

He introduced the manager to Kei Fujiwara, but Kei Fujiwara initially invited him to be the manager of DreamWorks, but he refused. Now the company DreamWorks has indeed initially shown its vitality, and Kei Fujiwara has once again confirmed that he possesses a special talent - that is, he can create works that are popular in the market at that time regardless of geographical and cultural background.

Maybe this company can really develop into a leading company in Hollywood? They became the four major and three minor actors in the American film industry.

But as soon as such an idea came to his mind, Daniel smiled to himself, "How is it possible? It can't be so easy..."

Kei Fujiwara stayed in the United States for a long time. During this period, the United States was at its peak, and the prosperity of the entire society was unparalleled in the world.

Kei Fujiwara not only visited Hollywood, but also went to Silicon Valley. The era of computers and the Internet is about to rise, so it would be a good idea to go and see it.

When he left Silicon Valley, it was already evening, it was already dark, and it started to rain lightly. Kei Fujiwara did not drive and took a taxi to go to the hotel where he was staying nearby.

After stopping a car, Kei Fujiwara was about to leave when a man wearing glasses, a bit fat and with long hair stopped the car. Kei Fujiwara rolled down the window and looked at him.

The man said: "Sir, I'm very sorry. We really can't get a taxi. Can we share a taxi? I ​​can pay the fare."

There were two people outside the car, their hair seemed to be wet from the rain. Kei Fujiwara hesitated for a moment, then the driver said: "Sir, it seems that it is not easy to take a taxi at this time. They should be employees of nearby companies. If they are allowed Get in the car and maybe ask them about Silicon Valley stocks?”

The driver naturally hopes to attract more customers. If he attracts more customers, the driving route will become longer, and he will naturally earn more.

Kei Fujiwara smiled. He was not interested in stocks. Even an insider would not know as much about the stock market as he, a time traveler, but he still nodded to the two people outside the car.

The two people got into the car and sat behind the car.

The two people first asked the driver to take Fujiwara Kei back to the hotel, and then sent them home.

Fujiwara Kei picked up a newspaper and read it casually. While reading, he listened to the chat between the two people sitting behind him.

"That guy Mark is going to resign."

"Why did he resign? Do you want to go back to the university to teach? There are endless homework corrections, and this guy who has convulsions comes to you with Colts all over the campus..."

"He sold his stocks and plans to start his own company, a social networking platform where he can meet strangers. Can you understand? Something new."

"The 21st century is the era of screens. Recently, I have also considered starting my own business, but I don't know what business is more suitable for me. The Internet is an all-encompassing industry."

After saying this, the two stopped discussing related topics. Instead, they started chatting and moved the topic elsewhere.

One of them suddenly said: "Have you watched any movies recently? Take the time to watch them."

""Saw"...have you seen this movie?"

An angry expression suddenly appeared on the man's face: "Of course, I rented the video tape from MasterCard (a video rental company). The current video rental service is just like a robber! Because I forgot to return it, it was two days overdue. MasterCard didn't The son of a bitch just sent me a forty dollar ticket!"

"Haha, they make money from the late fee business."

"Then if there is a leasing company that does not charge late fees, it will be very popular."

Suddenly such a voice came to their ears, and they looked at the co-pilot, the man who was reading the newspaper.

Kei Fujiwara suddenly turned around and smiled, "How about starting an online video rental business? It just so happens that Mastercard's business has not spread online yet. Although they have many stores, they are only offline, right?"

"Uh...what you said makes perfect sense."

Seeing Fujiwara Kei suddenly talking to them, the two seemed a little uncomfortable and answered cautiously.

"Excuse me, do you also work in Silicon Valley? Do you work on the Internet?" One of them asked at this time.

"No, I'm a filmmaker." Kei Fujiwara suddenly asked.

"Oh, so...what movies have you made?"

One of the two, Martin Jorge, asked, Hollywood and Silicon Valley are both located in California, and the two places are not too far apart. And there are many special effects companies here in Silicon Valley, so there are also many people in the film and television industry here.

But this does not mean that the Asian man in front of him is really what kind of filmmaker he said he is. Now that the American film industry is in full swing, filming in Hollywood has become one of the important channels for many people to realize their American dream. Therefore, many people regard themselves as filmmakers, but when asked what works he has, they hesitate to tell. It is obvious that in Martin Jorg's heart, Fujiwara Kei is probably such a person, and Martin Jorg obviously does not intend to give Fujiwara Kei passed this opportunity to fool him.

"Saw." Kei Fujiwara said something that Americans should be most familiar with. The two people had just been talking about this movie, and they were suddenly startled. Even the driver couldn't help but turn his head and look at him.

One of them quickly asked: "What is your name?"

"Kei Fujiwara, I haven't chosen an English name yet." Kei Fujiwara said, "I came to the United States to handle some company internal affairs, and I am also interested in some emerging industries in Silicon Valley. What you just said, I find very interesting... The online disc rental business may not be impossible. If you really have this intention, you can contact me. I may be willing to invest."

With that said, Kei Fujiwara took out a business card and handed it to the two people in the back seat.

The two were a little confused. In fact, they were just chatting casually, and they may not have really made up their minds to create such an online platform.

But Martin Jorg has some knowledge of "Saw". He knows that the director and producer of this movie seem to be Asians, so looking at Keina Fujiwara's Asian face, he immediately half believed it.

Who would refuse a sponsor who is willing to invest... Even if there is no willingness to start a business now, it does not mean that there will not be one in the future.

Thinking of this, Martin took the business card.