Tokyo Literature and Art Times

   Chapter 236 Iwata Takeshi's Conditions!

  About the producer, you must know it when you go to Hollywood in the United States.

  Producer is not only a position, but also a system.

   That’s right, when it comes to the word system, it’s not ordinary.

   Simply put, a movie is centered on 'who'.

  Don't underestimate this 'who', you know, this may not even be a person.

  In the early movies, because of technical problems.

  Photography is the core!

  I can't imagine it.

  After the birth of cinema, there was a long time when photography was the real core.

   Whether a movie looks good or not depends on the photography.

   In other words, it all depends on whether photography can produce new tricks.

   is like one of the earliest sci-fi films, "Journey to the Moon" by Mérieux.

   He is a man who likes to be ingenious, and the things he shoots are whimsical, which is different from other filmmakers, so he has achieved success.

   And then, think of the montages we've now become commonplace.

   This was all the rage at the time, and this technique really made the movie reborn.

   Montage itself is French, an architectural vocabulary.

   But the ones who understand it are the Soviets.

  Eisenstein, the director who looks like a Frankenstein, his work "Battleship Potemkin" used a very intensive shot switching technique.

   Americans actually play very well. David Griffith, known as the father of American cinema, may not be as extreme as Eisenstein, but the use of montage is also very clever.

   And at this stage, for example, David Griffith, he is actually a director, a photographer and a producer, all in one.

   Thus, the producer system appeared.

  Simply put, a movie is what they say.

   But then, Hollywood found some small problems.

   Producers, directors and stars, especially stars, have many conflicts.

   There was a time when the star was the heart of a movie.

   In Hollywood at that time, who could be hired to shoot a movie was really related to the success or failure of the movie.

   But soon, I felt that it was impossible.

  Celebrities want too much.

   So, this is the current situation.

   Producer, director, star, these three indispensable people in the movie, they discussed it.

   Of course, the so-called discussion also depends on who is more powerful, or who is more famous and has more background.

  Barbara Fina, as soon as this woman appeared, Takeshi Iwata raised his guard.

  A lot of people don't know where this woman came from, but in fact, this woman has worked with Martin Scorsese in many movies.

   The major works of this great director after the 1980s are basically all done by a woman like Fina.

   In other words, the global side has paid attention to Iwata Takeshi this time.

   Everyone met and exchanged a few simple words. Iwata Takeshi and Martin Scorsese also got to know each other.

   Then I left the airport and went to a French restaurant.

   In America...well, it's a real food desert.

  The main cuisine in the United States should be called Mexican cuisine, especially here in California, which is originally the territory of Mexico.

   Earlier, it was considered Spanish, so the buildings here, the khaki-colored low second floor, are actually a continuation of the Spanish style.

  Unfortunately, that is the case with Spanish cuisine.

   To eat high-end food in the United States, it has to be French food.

   But, to be honest, the French power used to be mainly in the east of the United States, and if it extended to the west, the furthest was New Orleans.

   So, French food in Los Angeles is just like that, not very authentic.

   So, the topic came.

   "Mr. Iwata, this French snail seems pretty good."

   "Mr. Scorsese, I'll simply order this beef stew."

   "Oh, are you really not trying?"

   "I'm not very curious about what to eat."

   "Ha...then why not order a steak?"

   "I seem to have heard that beef stew is the traditional dish of French cuisine. If you think about it, tradition means that they are better at it, so there will probably be no problem."

   "Oh, so it is, it seems that Mr. Iwata is a person who respects traditions."

   "That's right, but I also like trendy stuff."

   "Haha, very good."

  Two directors, Takeshi Iwata and Martin Scorsese, their status in the global film industry is, of course, much worse than Takeshi Iwata.

   But just now, the two of them completed a confrontation over this banquet.

  Hollywood is a Vanity Fair. When an outsider wants to enter it, what will he encounter?

   Just like in a TV series, if there is no Hermes bag, then it will not be able to squeeze into the circle of those ladies.

  Although, Hollywood is not so obvious here, but if you are timid about something.

   That would also be a black spot and would not be recognized by these people.

   Just like just now, the treatment of beef in French cuisine is traditionally based on stewing. If Takeshi Iwata doesn’t even know this, then.

   Although you are a Japanese director, you can be forgiven, but doesn’t Japan always learn from Europe and America?

   Takeshi Iwata has passed a small test.

   And next, the Fina producer came.

   "Mr. Iwata, you speak good English."

   "Thanks a lot, in fact, I laugh listening to the Japanese speak English too."

   As soon as these words came out, Tora Torato, Kohhy, and Hisaishi who had followed him couldn't hold back their laughter.

   I spit out that it belongs to yes!

   But, Iwata Takeshi is really not self-deprecating.

  To say that the three of them came to the United States to make soundtracks, and in this situation, it’s good to eat hard, and it’s not bad to be a gangster.

  Fina started by praising Takeshi Iwata's colloquialism, then we have to get to the point.

   "Mr. Iwata, we have neglected you before, there is indeed a problem with our work, please forgive me."

   This is too polite to say, and Takeshi Iwata is a little flattered.

   "Not really, I was too impatient."

   All of a sudden, the atmosphere is harmonious.

   "Then, how about this movie "Fast and Furious", let's hand it over to Universal directly?"

  Fina is a veteran, she and Martin have done a lot of foreshadowing before.

   We have already agreed with you and apologized to you. Then, this movie should not be held in a movie party.

  Why is it so complicated?

   In fact, their global idea is quite simple, and it doesn't feel necessary to compete with other big Hollywood companies.

  Iwata Takeshi smiled after hearing this, "That's not impossible."

  Aha, isn't that great!

  Fina thought it was difficult at first, but now she finds it okay.

   However, before she was happy for long, Takeshi Iwata smiled and continued talking.

   "But I hope that this "Fast and Furious" can be released on a large scale in North America."

Um?

The    condition appeared!

  The large-scale release, these words are very easy to say, but, in the North American film industry, it is really not easy.

   In fact, just looking at the US movie box office charts will often surprise people.

how?

   How can a movie still have such a small box office?

   Just a few hundred dollars?

how can that be?

   But that's what it is.

  Even, even the classics of the classics sometimes don't have much box office at all.

A typical example of    is "What a Beautiful Life", which was later rated as one of the top 100 movies in the United States, ranking at the top.

   But when it was released that year, the box office was disastrous.

   Takeshi Iwata came to the United States to make a name for himself, not to be a **** in the game between Universal and Panasonic.

  Fina naturally understands that this is the condition of Takeshi Iwata, but in her opinion...

  You are a director from Japan, what kind of box office appeal can your films have?

   "Mr. Iwata, you are overconfident." The woman's smile was filled with contempt.

   Although, she has been well hidden.

   Takeshi Iwata has long wanted to understand these things, otherwise, he would not have spent so much effort.

   So, he responded with a smile.

   To be honest, Takeshi Iwata's smile gives people a very scary feeling, and this kind of scary is rigid, he is a murderer.

   And Barbara Fina, her smile is... red lips, **** mouth, milfs, it's that kind of disgusting horror.

   "If you want to talk about self-confidence, of course, if a film director is not confident in his own work, what qualifications does he have to hope that fans will buy tickets?

   This "Fast and the Furious", from the beginning to the completion of the shooting, I will do the editing work next.

   I'm pretty sure this movie will be a big box office hit in North America.

   This movie meets all the criteria for a hit.

  Miss Barbara, don't you want to make money in the world? "

   is true, but Director Iwata...

  Barbara Fina, she really hates Takeshi Iwata's self-confidence, because this kind of self-confidence should not appear on an Asian in Barbara's opinion.

   Maybe she is not discriminating against racism, maybe it's just that there has never been a person like Takeshi Iwata in the Asian-Americans she saw.

   "But this is the United States. It's hard to say about the film arrangement."

  Fortunately, Scorsese, the big director, played a roundabout.

   He also makes sense.

   In 1948, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that MGM and other film companies were not allowed to have their own theater chains.

   Originally, MGM is the largest film company in the world, and they have their own theater chains.

   This law is actually an anti-monopoly law, but it is only implemented in the United States, and other countries have not followed suit.

   In other words, the film company cannot influence the film arrangement.

   Is that really true?

  Iwata Takeshi ate a mouthful of French beef stew, the red meat with the aroma of red wine.

   "I believe that there will be no one who doesn't like making money, and the same is true in the cinema. If Mr. Scorsese is also optimistic about my work, wouldn't this impress them?"

   Good guy, just a little flattery.

   Scorsese was very happy, but Fina rolled her eyes.

  Iwata Takeshi This is actually a first-hand differentiation, as for whether it is useful or not

   "In short, when watching the film, I believe that some people think this "Fast and Furious" will make money."

   After saying that, he picked up the bread again and dipped it in the beef stew soup.

  Martin nodded, Fina was a little helpless.

   And what about cloth bag, kohhy and Hisaishi?

   Sri country one!

  This meal is quite interesting to eat.

  …

  PS: I really slept a lot today, I’m sorry, I’m asking for tickets, asking for a subscription, sincerely asking, thank you very much.

   (end of this chapter)