Tokyo Literary Godfather

"The place next door has been very lively recently."

At a studio in Minato, Tokyo, the producer suddenly said while watching the crew adjusting the lighting.

This is also a film and television company, almost only one street away from Shuibo Production, so Shuibo Production is often referred to as "next door" or "neighbor".

The distance is not too far, but the production companies in the port area are almost continuous, so even if the distance is only two kilometers, there are still two or three companies mixed in. Strictly speaking, Water Wave Production is not their neighbor. However, those small production companies that were mixed in were not in their eyes at all and were directly ignored by them.

Another person said: "No, first there was a joke about a passerby actor smashing the camera in order to gain attention. Not long ago I heard that the female lead was fired directly, and the movie was already halfway filmed, and all the previous films were scrapped. , all the plots related to the heroine were remade...it’s really courageous.”

"Is there any conflict that requires us to expel the actress halfway through the filming? Can't we cause trouble after the filming is completed?" The producer was wearing a suit and a watch worth more than one million yuan, looking like a standard elite. dress up.

"Anyway, that woman's butt is known to everyone in the industry to be dirty. She works as a mistress everywhere, and then she can just find a way to stir up the news afterwards."

"Probably because he's afraid of offending Matsuhi's Shigesuke Nobi."

"Didn't this offend him? It is said that Nobi Shisuke hoped that Kei Fujiwara would retract his decision and let the woman go back to continue filming, but Kei Fujiwara ignored him at all. Now he is probably disgraced. And the woman also hated him. I don’t know what kind of pillow wind Kei Fujiwara will blow.”

"As we all know, there are many women in President Nobi's films in Matsuri Pictures, and they are very easily influenced by women... Now everyone is jokingly saying that Matsuri is about to become a women's army, and they are all President Nobi's mother-in-law." The man in the suit said with a smile, but his eyes were filled with confusion. Revealing a trace of imperceptible contempt, "He treats the company as a child's play, but such a person has gained the trust of the board of directors and became the president. It seems that the decisions of the elite are not always so wise."

"But with such a waste of budget, won't those investors find him in trouble?" Another person asked, seemingly puzzled.

The man in the suit waved his hand: "There is no way. The other party is Fujiwara Kei, a figure with unrivaled record in the film and television industry. Those investors would rather make less money and want to have a good relationship with him, let alone throw the budget into the water." . Even if this movie fails, those investors still won’t blame him... Sigh, it’s really enviable.”

Immediately afterwards, the man in the suit looked back at the sloppy-looking young man behind him, "Hey, Naoki, you have to work harder. We are all geniuses. Don't let us fall behind."

The new genius named Yamazaki Naoki raised his head, his mouth covered with curry rice sauce, "Mr. Okada, is this curry rice too salty? Where did you buy it... What did you just say? ?”

Okada Takumi glanced at him helplessly: "It's okay, you can continue eating."

Yamazaki Naoki ignored it and continued to eat.

Okada Takumi smiled bitterly at his friend and pointed back with his thumb: "If I saw this guy on the street, I wouldn't have thought that he was a double genius who could write super best-selling books and make movies."

My friend laughed and said, "Geniuses are always informal."

Naoki Yamazaki quickly ate the curry rice and drank a latte covered with heavy cream, then stood up and headed to the editing room.

The planned production period of their movie "Black Dress Killer" is only two months, which seems a bit short, but it is also a low-cost film in itself. The filming time was too long and there was no use, and there wasn’t that much money for him to burn.

And two months is a rush for Hollywood, but it is a very common production cycle for Asian movies at this stage that are light on special effects and heavy on plot. You must know that when Hong Kong films were at their peak, movies were produced like biscuits and bread on an assembly line. It was normal to write a script in an afternoon and shoot a movie in a week.

And this kind of rushed movie may not be unable to achieve high box office. The Young and Dangerous series is a good example. "Young and Dangerous: The River" was shot in only 11 days.

The production cost of this movie was only about two-thirds of "Confession".

The reason is that although Yamazaki Naoki is a genius that is currently popular among the media, his novels are selling well, and many people are also looking forward to his next film works.

Having said that, this expectation is actually related to Keiya Fujiwara to a certain extent. Because Kei Fujiwara himself is an outstanding representative of a novel author turned film and television director, and Naoki Yamazaki's similar career experience has made many people see the shadow of Kei Fujiwara in him.

However, there are always differences in the ideas of audiences and investors. Although Naoki Yamazaki has experience in independent filmmaking, he has no experience in achieving great commercial success in filming film and television works. So for his first commercial film, he still has a more cautious attitude.

This is normal. After all, the film market is in a slump now, and well-known directors are likely to fail. As a director who has never achieved commercial success in the film and television industry, why should I trust you with too much real money?

Don't take Kei Fujiwara as an example, that guy is a freak and has no reference value.

And even for Kei Fujiwara, he first came into contact with the film and television industry as a screenwriter, and then gradually directed the film.

However, both the bosses and investors of film and television companies have special expectations for Naoki Yamazaki, and they always feel that this person may become the next Kei Fujiwara. Yamazaki Naoki himself does have something, so he successfully sat in the director's chair.

"Black Dress Killer" has been filming for more than a month now. It is more than halfway progressed and can be almost completed in the originally planned time. The reason why the progress is so fast is also the requirement of investors.

Because the five movies produced by Shuibo Next Door are also in intensive production. Although they still have not finalized the schedule and have not announced their production progress, according to the production cycle of "Confession", the filming time will not be too long.

This also reflects Kei Fujiwara's ability. Being able to shoot a movie quickly is not synonymous with being careless and perfunctory. Instead, it shows that the execution is strong and the filming plan is clear. The reason why Hong Kong movies can be shot so quickly and achieve high box office is precisely because of the professional capabilities of the film crew behind them.

If this movie takes half a year to make, investors are afraid that it will encounter one of Kei Fujiwara's five movies. Now in the entire film and television industry, no matter in the broadcast or movie industry, no one is willing to compete with Kei Fujiwara.

"Black Dress Killer" also uses a mode of editing while shooting to minimize time.

Yamazaki Naoki stayed in the editing room for a full two hours. His head was a little dizzy and he felt hungry again. It seemed that editing a film was really a job that consumed blood sugar.

More than physical fatigue, it is the depletion and consumption of inspiration.

For a creative person, this is something that happens over time. Moreover, because you are too familiar with your own works, you will lose your ability to judge the quality of your own works.

Yamazaki Naoki loosened his arm and saw a stack of magazines on the desk in an editing room, and the top one was the latest issue of "Spring and Autumn Literature Appreciation".

The very large font on the cover of the magazine promotes Kei Fujiwara's new novel: "The Worry-Free Grocery Store".