old events in tokyo

"Now that the production committee has been established, the film will also start to enter the preparatory stage."

The somewhat thin Okuyama and Kazuki went straight to the theme. As an experienced producer, his style has always been vigorous and resolute.

"The script has been completed, and the director is already in place." Kazuki Akiyama gestured to Shunji Iwai.

Shunji Iwai distributed the prepared script to representatives of all parties.

At the same time, he got up and bowed to everyone, and introduced himself, "I am Shunji Iwai, the director of this movie. I was the director of a TV series before, and I have also filmed a medium-length movie. Please give me your advice."

To be honest, this is the first time he has directed a feature-length film, and it is also an adaptation of a best-selling book.

It was also the first time to contact so many large-scale film production companies at the same time, and I felt a little nervous and excited.

Naruto Sugita of Nippon Films nodded at Shunji Iwai who was very acquainted. Both of them often met in the editing room of Fuji TV, so they were acquaintances.

"So it's Iwai-san." Okuyama and Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Shunji Iwai also knows it. Last year, he filmed a unit short drama "Fireworks" and won the 34th Japan Film Directors Association Newcomer Award.

As an old man in the film industry, how could he not pay attention to this information.

Okuyama and Yu looked through the script in their hands again. In the column of the script, besides Shunji Iwai, there was Kazuki Akiyama's name.

When everyone was flipping through the script, Kazuki Akiyama cast a reassuring look at Shunji Iwai, signaling him not to be nervous.

As the main funder and copyright owner of this film, it is not a problem to determine the number of directors.

Sure enough, after reading the script, Okuyama and Yu also had a score in their hearts.He also just read the novel by surprise recently. According to his impression, the context of the script did not deviate too much from the novel.

This ensures that when the movie is released, fans of the original book will not have too much opposition.

With a sales volume of more than 160 million, no matter what, more than 100 million people have read the original work.

As long as this basic disk is guaranteed, the movie can't lose money.

As for pure love-themed movies, the acceptance level of Japanese audiences, to be honest, no one knows before the movie is released.

After all, I couldn't find too many similar works before, and this movie can be regarded as the originator of this kind of subject matter.

"If Iwai-san is the supervisor, there will be no problem with Shochiku."

After reading the script, Okuyama and You had no objection to the new director whom Kazuki Akiyama favored.

Besides, he has seen Shunji Iwai's works, and the delicate style is suitable for this kind of youthful love movie.

Shochiku agreed, and Fuji TV, who was familiar with Shunji Iwai, would not object.

In the end, Kadokawa Yinghua remained, but it didn't matter whether it agreed or not.

Of course, Kadokawa Rihiko will not really be that villain. Since he doesn't know much about film production, let professional people do it.

"Now that the script and supervision have been decided, let's move on to the next topic." Okuyama and You began to discuss the next topic without hesitation.

Kazuki Akiyama was surprised by this straightforward work.But I also like it very much. This kind of work efficiency will ensure the smooth completion of the film.

"About the cast of this drama... oh, by the way." Okuyama Kazuyu paused after speaking, "What does Akiyama-kun think about the release date of this movie?"

Seeing everyone looking at him, Kazuki Akiyama said a somewhat surprising answer, "My idea is to release it on Christmas."

"Christmas?", "Isn't it a little too rushed."

Although the production cycle of a movie can be long or short, half a year is still too short.

Although the filming cycle of this kind of theme is relatively short, it is better to leave some margin to be on the safe side.

"Akiyama-kun might as well talk about it in detail." Okuyama and Yuu neither agreed nor opposed.

Instead, let Akiyama Kazuki talk about his own ideas first. From this point, it can also be seen that he is a natural producer.

Have the ability to lead the overall situation, but also have the tolerance to listen to other people's opinions.

Kazuki Akiyama sat upright, "I believe that everyone knows about movies of this kind, and it's not that difficult to shoot.

The seasonal background of the story is mostly concentrated in summer and autumn, which coincides with the current time, and the shooting can be started immediately. "

"Also" Kazuki Akiyama tapped the desktop, "In addition, this movie does not have any special effects shots, which can save a lot of time during post-production.

And Christmas is the love season when young boys and girls focus on dating.

In such a season, it must be appropriate to watch a youthful love story that is unswerving. "

At the beginning, everyone's expressions were somewhat disapproving, thinking that Kazuki Akiyama was completely an outsider commanding an expert.

But after listening to the reasons he said, it made everyone look at him with admiration again.

It's not that this guy doesn't understand anything, the analysis still makes sense.

Everyone's eyes became serious unconsciously, and they began to seriously consider the possibility of a Christmas release.

"It's not impossible for Christmas." Okuyama and Yu first began to express his views, "It's just that this requires very high requirements for our production cycle, and there must be no accidents."

"There are also actors that need to be determined as soon as possible. As for the preparation work, we will start immediately from now on." Sugita Chengdao also expressed his views along the way.

Everyone started discussing with each other like this, and soon the various personnel, equipment, and scouting of the filming location of the crew were finalized one by one.

In the end, only the main actors, that is, the hero and heroine, need to be discussed together.

"Then besides the male lead Akiyama-kun, what good candidates do you have for the female lead?"

Seeing that everyone was silent, Okuyama and You started the topic again.

"Hey, when did I say I'm going to be the leading actor?" Kazuki Akiyama asked subconsciously when he heard Okuyama Kazuyu's words.

"Eh?" Everyone looked at him in amazement, as if to say more, so why ask?

"That..." Kazuki Akiyama looked at them helplessly, "I really don't want to play the leading role..."

Seeing that he did not appear to be a fake, everyone couldn't help being even more surprised.

"That Akiyama-kun, if you star in this movie, I think there will be greater confidence."

This time, even Okuyama and Yuyu, who have never expressed their opinions easily, couldn't help persuading him. In fact, what he wanted to say was that you are the biggest signboard of this movie, Akiyama-kun.

It's just that it looks too naked and doesn't suit his speaking style.

"First of all, I have to participate in the production of the film and also take into account the acting, it is really difficult to do both.

In addition, there are soundtracks and theme songs. There are too many jobs to participate in, and it is really not suitable for continuing to play the role.

But I do have another candidate, why don't you take a look? "

"Oh?" Everyone showed a look of interest, wanting to see who he really recommended.
-
PS: I was too busy today and forgot to post.