Tokyo Literary Godfather

There was no definite outcome after the meal. The two exchanged personal contact information and left.

In the evening, Daniel sent a text message to Kei Fujiwara and proposed a new way of sharing.

"The basic salary plus share model is a copyright fee of 1 million, plus a 1% share. As long as the movie can reach 200 million US dollars, Kei Fujiwara will make a sure profit."

Fujiwara Kei didn't think twice and agreed directly.

On the phone, Kei Fujiwara asked in a joking tone: "Mr. Ellison makes decisions very quickly. What about my other proposal? Have you made a decision too?"

"Oh, Mr. Fujiwara, you are really making things difficult for me." Daniel Ellison said, "You made me interested in your script, but I am also afraid of the hidden risks in this matter. Let me tell you one thing, I Because I made a film that did not do well, it caused a loss of 50 million US dollars to the film company I worked with, and even I lost a lot of money."

"The fallout from that failed project is still there to this day, to the point where some of the Hollywood investors' confidence in me was shaken, and for a producer, that's very frustrating. You know, If a movie fails, in Hollywood, the producer needs to bear the main responsibility, here is the producer responsibility system."

"So I may be overly cautious now, Mr. Fujiwara, believe me, if you had come to me for cooperation two years ago, I would have decisively cooperated with you for the sake of writing such an excellent script as "Infernal Affairs". You cooperated.”

"As for now...the God of Courage may have turned away from me, turning me into a cautious coward."

"It's very understandable. Mr. Ellison." Kei Fujiwara frowned, thinking that this guy is really verbose, "But if we, Mizunami, are willing to bear most or even all of the production costs, then Mr. Ellison is Don’t you have no worries?”

"No, of course not. Although the money is yours, the reputation is mine. Even if I don't take the risk, I am not willing to make another loss-making film. This is an act that will lead to a future. Which film company Would you be willing to work with a producer who often loses money?"

"What you said is very reasonable. I understand your concerns. But I still hope that Mr. Ellison will give me an answer as soon as possible. No matter what the answer is, until then, Mr. Ellison will still be Shuibo's first choice."

The first choice is bullshit. Kei Fujiwara currently has no more connections to Hollywood. It happened to be that he met Ellison at this time. If he had more connections in Hollywood, Kei Fujiwara would also have to choose a card. of.

The two originally agreed to sign the contract the next day, but Daniel had something to deal with the next day and couldn't come. It's not that the other party suddenly changed his mind and wanted to break the appointment. It's just that after all, there are many inconveniences in a foreign country, especially signing a contract, which is a top priority.

Daniel was still cautious as a businessman at heart and did not trust the local lawyers in Tokyo. He directly called an American lawyer before officially signing the contract.

After signing the contract, the two chatted a lot, and accidentally it was time for dinner.

At this time, Daniel said: "Why don't you try a different taste? I heard that there is a French restaurant in Tokyo that does good food. The owner of that restaurant was born in Le Cordon Bleu. He opened a restaurant in Washington. I have eaten there. It is very delicious. I don't know where it is. Can Tokyo maintain its standards?"

Fujiwara Kei went happily, and the two chatted happily.

During the chat, Kei Fujiwara could clearly feel the confidence in Daniel's tone.

Not confidence in yourself, but confidence in your industry. The upper limit of Hollywood movies is extremely high. A movie can earn 100 million U.S. dollars at the box office, which is already considered a high box office. But there are also mega-hit movies that make billions of dollars.

Such an achievement is something that a movie like "My Sassy Girl" cannot achieve even if it is released in theaters in more than a dozen countries and regions in Asia.

And today's Hollywood is indeed in a period of rapid development. Excellent works of various types emerge in endlessly, and the special effects industry has developed to a level that other countries will not be able to catch up with in more than ten years.

Moreover, the themes are all blooming, and there are not many restrictions from social concepts and political factors... In the United States during this period, various politically correct political movements were not particularly rampant. In America at this time, there were only two genders.

"By the way, Mr. Fujiwara, I would like to ask, what is the theme of your new script?" Daniel Ellison asked.

Daniel Ellison had already tried to ask what the plot of the story was, but Kei Fujiwara was very close to his mouth and refused to reveal a word, so Daniel had to settle for the next best thing and ask about the subject of the story.

"Hmm..." Fujiwara Kei was really confused by the question. Because he hasn't decided which script to graft on yet.

Compared with the slump of Japanese live-action films, there are countless excellent American films, especially those produced during this period around the millennium.

Needless to say, "Titanic" is a classic that has maintained the box office championship for decades. Science fiction themes include "Terminator", "ET" and "The Matrix", fantasy themes include "Lord of the Rings", and historical themes include "Brave". "Heart" are all rare masterpieces.

But these movies just flashed through Kei Fujiwara's mind. Kei Fujiwara had no idea of ​​choosing them at all, for no other reason than that they were too expensive...

None of which Kei Fujiwara and his subsidiary Mizunami Productions can afford.

Take it step by step.

However, perhaps Kei Fujiwara remained silent for too long, which made Daniel unable to help but become suspicious, and asked directly: "Mr. Fujiwara, are you lying to me? In fact, you have not written the script, right?"

Kei Fujiwara said shamelessly: "How can you not, Mr. Ellison, please have a little more trust in me. It's just that the selection of movie materials must conform to the current social trend in order to be a real hit, so I am considering whether to Should the script be modified or even re-created to be more in line with the box office sales of Hollywood movies? Mr. Ellison, I am going to ask you what kind of movies American movie audiences prefer to see now."

"Well...of course it's a big scene, a big production." Daniel Ellison answered without thinking, but felt that he was too general, and further added: "To put it simply, it is gun battles, vehicle chases, explosions and gorgeous scenes. Special effects pictures. As long as the story can bring excitement to the audience, it will be welcomed. However, this excitement is based on realism, so now major film and television companies are paying more and more attention to investment in special effects."

"Chinese kung fu movies have become very popular in recent times, and more and more movies have begun to introduce Chinese kung fu elements. Now many of the top martial arts directors in Hollywood are Chinese..."

"By the way, Mr. Fujiwara, I suddenly thought of an idea. Since Chinese kung fu is so popular, why can't Japanese ninjutsu be popular? It seems very interesting. Let the protagonist throw a boomerang to knock down the opponent, biubiu..."

Keigo Fujiwara wanted to correct Daniel, that's not called a boomerang. If the boomerang thing is useful, the Indians will not be exterminated by you. Just as he was about to speak, the car stopped and arrived at the target hotel.

The two got out of the car and just as they were about to walk in, a man and a woman walked out of the hotel holding each other's arms.

When the man and woman saw Kei Fujiwara, they were all stunned for a moment, especially the woman, who subconsciously wanted to hide behind the man so as not to be seen by Kei Fujiwara.

Fujiwara Kei was too lazy to bother with them, pretending not to see them, and wanted to move forward. But at this moment, Daniel suddenly stopped, with a smile on his face, and said hello: "Oh, Lisa, it's been a long time." No, I heard you returned to China a long time ago. I didn’t expect to see you here. Are you okay?"

Miya Sato, whose English name is "Lisa", forced a smile: "Mr. Ellison, long time no see."