Tokyo Literary Godfather

Kei Fujiwara listed the tasks he needed to do as a producer on paper, analyzing them while talking, and tried his best to convince Ohno Nagaharu that being a producer was a promising job and that he was definitely qualified for it.

Kei Fujiwara plans to make a suspense movie, which to a certain extent goes against the market trend. Therefore, when choosing a producer, it must be someone who can give him absolute support, or at least not restrict him.

It doesn’t matter if you lack experience. You must know that many producers of successful movies have a blank producer resume before making a movie, such as "The Wandering Earth".

Ohno Nagaharu was also convinced and sighed, "Has the script been written? Let me take a look."

"Not yet, just the plan and the general plot. Take a look."

Ohno Nagaharu took over the plan, looked down at it, and nodded: "To be honest, I think it's good. Is this movie funded and distributed by Matsunichi Pictures?"

"Matsuni Pictures is only willing to pay 120 million." Kei Fujiwara said, "I have to find the rest of the money myself."

"Do you need me to invest?" Ohno Nagaharu said, "I can control what my dad wants."

"I plan to invest the remaining money myself." Kei Fujiwara said, "The budget is 200 million. Judging from the amount, I am the main investor."

Ohno Nagaharu nodded: "Is there anyone chosen for the protagonist?"

"Yes, there is Uma Keika, there is Uma Masai and Inoue Morimata."

"They're all acquaintances, so we don't have to get along." Ohno Nagaharu said, "Okay, then how long will it take for me to wait for your script to be written?"

"Three days." Fujiwara Kei said.

Ohno Nagaharu didn't feel anything strange at all, "Okay, then I'll start making preparations now."

When he saw Eiji Shirai again, he was still at a club in Ginza. Kei Fujiwara handed him the script. Eiji Shirai took a look at the name of the script with a cigar in his mouth.

"Confession?" Eiji Shirai said, then opened the script and started reading.

What Kei Fujiwara showed Eiji Shirai was a literary script, which read like a novel and was easier to read.

Compared with the previous brief plot introduction, the literary script is much more interesting to read. Eiji Shirai was smoking a cigar while reading the script, looking very attentive.

After reading for half an hour, Eiji Shirai raised his head and glanced at Kei Fujiwara before closing the script.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fujiwara, I was too focused on it." Shirai Eiji rubbed the cover of the script, "I have to say, this script is very interesting. I read it without paying attention."

"It's great to have your approval."

After reading the script, Shirai Eiji became more confident, "Mr. Fujiwara, do you have anyone chosen as an actor?"

Fujiwara Kei nodded: "I plan to use Arima Katsura for the heroine Moriguchi Yuuko, Arima Masai for the male lead Watanabe Shuya, and Inoue Morimata for the time being for Kitahara Mitsuki."

After hearing the name "Arima Katsura", Eiji Shirai hesitated and said: "Teacher Fujiwara, Arima Katsura is a good actor, but after all, the results of the movie version of "White Night Walk" were not as good as expected. Maybe this actor is not suitable. Maybe this type of drama? Do you want to consider other actors?"

Fujiwara Kei shook his head: "I won't consider it anymore. She is the best candidate in my opinion, and I have already reached a verbal agreement with Arima Keika's agency."

Since Fujiwara Kei has said this, Shirai Eiji does not insist on intervening in the casting. Although he is a senior management member of Matsunichi Pictures, he has no actual experience in working on a film crew. He positions himself as a venture capital expert. And his experience also told him that no matter what industry he is in, a layman guiding an expert is a recipe for death.

What's more, for a top expert like Fujiwara Kei who has always won every battle, it would be better for Eiji Shirai to respect the opponent's choice to the maximum extent.

Moreover, he had not heard of the rumors about Kei Fujiwara and Keika Arima during this period. Maybe Fujiwara Kei suddenly wanted to join the film industry just because of his little girlfriend, a dumpling made out of jealousy. Because he was wronged in the movie version of "White Night Journey", he wanted to use this new movie to get Katsura Arima back.

"Okay, Mr. Fujiwara, now that you have decided..." Eiji Shirai said, "This is the roster of crew members available for Matsui Pictures. You can see if there is anyone you want to cooperate with."

Kei Fujiwara looked at the roster and flipped through two pages, focusing on the photographer. After looking at it for a while, Kei Fujiwara said to Eiji Shirai: "Mr. Shirai, can I take the roster home for now and make my selections?"

Eiji Shirai said: "Of course. By the way, Mr. Fujiwara, are you sure you want Ohno-kun to be your producer? If you are willing, I can introduce a more experienced producer candidate..."

"I'm not very familiar with everyone at Matsunichi Pictures. The position of producer is very important, and I still hope to find someone who can always agree with me." Kei Fujiwara said.

"Okay, I respect your opinion." Shirai Eiji said.

The two exchanged some more about movies, drank and chatted, and they parted ways around 11 o'clock in the evening.

…

"Hello, Director Nakadai, I am Okada, a special correspondent for "New Filmmaker" magazine. It is a great honor to interview you, and thank you for accepting an interview with our magazine."

"Where is it?" Zhong Daiyingji adjusted his sitting posture and smiled at the camera: Although it is a magazine interview, these famous magazines all have TV partners and will be officially broadcast on TV: "I am Nakadai Hideyoshi, it is a great honor to be interviewed by "New Filmmaker" magazine. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me."

"Okay, does Supervisor Naka usually read our magazine?" reporter Okada asked.

Nakadai Yingji nodded and said: "I have seen it."

"Our magazine will always pay attention to the latest movies at home and abroad, and give professional evaluations of the movies... Well, actually, the person who was originally scheduled to interview you was not me, but another person named Shimomura. Colleague, but my colleague knew that the interviewee was you, but he still wanted to switch with me anyway. Do you know why?"

Nakadai Hideji smiled and said: "This is really strange. Am I so terrible and difficult to get along with? Why don't you want to interview me in person?"

"Because when your last movie "White Night" was released, this colleague of mine gave a very negative evaluation of your movie in his column, so he was a little embarrassed to meet you."

Nakadai Hideji suddenly burst out laughing: "Hahahaha, it turns out that's the reason. In fact, it doesn't have to be like this. As a director, I have the awareness to accept any evaluation of every movie I make! Whether it is positive or negative, just listen to it and you will understand!"

Nakadai Hideji's hearty laughter came from the interview room, but under the laughter, Nakadai Hideji quietly pinched the corners of his clothes.

He is not a generous person, but he knows how to show a tolerant image in front of the public, and reporters have communicated these questions to him in advance, so Nakadai Yingji has also been prepared.