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Chapter 69: Awards season is off to a good start!

Chapter 69 Awards season, a good start!

In the early morning of winter, Sangu went out early.

The script has been reviewed by the TV station, but I don’t know if Ming Cai can be invited to play.

Even if he can't, Mitani feels that the gap between himself and his life-long enemy should be shortened.

It's just that he never imagined that Takeshi Iwata was troubled by the issue of appearance.

Today, Sangu is going to a magazine.

"The Art of Cinema".

"Sangu-san, good morning."

"Miss Ryoko, good morning."

I had met twice in Iwanami before, and this time Kobayashi invited him to an important meeting of "The Art of Cinema".

Sangu knew in his heart what this meeting was, and now, the awards season for RB Movies has actually begun.

RB There are so many newspapers and magazines in this country.

So, how can you increase the circulation of your publications?

Make a list!

Almost every newspaper and magazine, no matter what the field, has its own ranking.

Don't talk about consumer fields such as automobiles, catering, clothing, beauty, etc. Even if it is a brother magazine, it will... oh, of course, this is the field of philosophy.

Therefore, the beginning of each year is the busiest time for publishing houses.

To sum up the previous year, how should we rank?

Therefore, it is quite normal to invite some people in this field to participate.

When Kobayashi mentioned this, Mitani was very happy, because he knew that the current editor-in-chief of "The Art of Cinema" is a very famous scriptwriter.

Arai Haruhiko.

If Nagisa Oshima's films always have the theme of xing, then Haruhiko Arai prefers to add elements of crime to it, and even challenges more taboo areas.

Mitani, as a young script writer, has long admired Mr. Araki. This time, Kobayashi's invitation, he agreed without thinking.

In fact, Haruhiko Arai only served as the editor-in-chief of "Art of Cinema" last year, which means that this selection of the list is also his first time.

The magazine "Art of Cinematography" has two main lists.

Top 10 and 10 Bad.

In comparison, Tenten is more famous.

Interesting, often a bad movie, not the kind of bad movie in our eyes.

Even some works that everyone thinks are good and won awards at certain film festivals will also enter this list.

may also be the worst one.

In short, it is unconventional and eye-catching.

This year, it will be hosted by Haruhiko Arai, what bold move will he make?

Soon, Mitani saw Mr. Arai.

"Welcome to our company, this year's top ten and ten bad selections, let's start the discussion now."

Sangu did not expect it to be so direct.

Arai Haruhiko wears a pair of glasses, he has a very serious face, and at first glance, he is the kind of person who does not like to joke.

Anyone who met him would find it hard to imagine that such a person could write such a bold movie script.

There were a few others who came to the meeting with Sangu, and their identities were somewhat mixed.

In addition to people in the film industry, there are also office workers, students, and even housewives.

Although the number of people is small, the coverage is very wide.

Obviously, the magazine wants to listen to various suggestions.

But Mitani knew that even though he put on such a pose, generally speaking, the magazine would still focus on himself.

Many companies in RB are like this, they will listen to suggestions or opinions, but will not change them.

Will Haruhiko Arai change this time?

"Last year's best should be "Dunhuang", this is indisputable, right?"

"It's true, after all, it's the highest box office."

"That... I think the popular "Infernal Affairs" right now is very good."

"This movie is really good."

At the beginning of the discussion, the two films became the focus of "Dunhuang" and "Infernal Affairs".

Soon, Arai Haruhiko turned his attention to Mitani.

"My personal opinion, in fact, Director Iwata's "Ferocious Man" should have a place on the top ten list."

Although Mitani regards Takeshi Iwata as his lifelong enemy, he will not make any arguments against his will.

He added "The Violent Man", when Kobayashi suddenly said something that seemed insignificant.

"The selection scope of the two major lists of this agency is the whole year of last year, which is slightly different from the scope of awards for some units."

Why emphasize this point?

Sangu is actually very clear in his heart that many magazines and awarding organizations set the scope of award-winning films from December of the previous year to the end of November of last year, such a time period.

In short, the movie "Infernal Affairs" will be listed on many lists until next year.

So…

Mitani was thinking of a key question, but Arai Haruhiko suddenly spoke.

"Actually, there's one thing I forgot to say, that is, the "Mother's Confinement: Female" written by me, I personally hope to rank second on the bad list."

The second worst?

Is his own work so ranked?

Everyone was surprised, and of course everyone was very curious.

"Arai-san, this work has won an award."

"But after I saw it...Is it too much?"

"When I saw it, I was really blushing."

That housewife is also an Arai movie fan.

Arai said with a displeased expression: "That supervisor was too conservative!"

As expected of Haruhiko Arai, in one sentence, everyone's imagination of the original script of this movie was aroused.

also includes three valleys.

But the young scriptwriter immediately thought of an important question.

This Arai's own work has been ranked second on the bad list. Who will be the first?

…

The sea, the beach, two people.

Iwata Takeshi has been looking at the photo taken with Shinobi for quite some time recently.

He was thinking about the shot of "That Summer, Tranquil Sea".

This photo is his split, and all the shots of this movie will be based on this split.

Even, he didn't even write the script.

Actually, the plot of this movie is quite simple, and it doesn’t make much difference whether the script is written or not.

Iwata Takeshi has a deep memory of Kitano Takeshi's "That Summer, Tranquil Sea", and has an impression of almost every shot.

But now, I'm afraid I have to change it.

was thinking when someone knocked on the door.

"Come in."

"Yes."

Shinji Terajima, this guy is still very young, but his iconic bucket teeth make his appearance very special.

Takeshi Iwata remembers that he should have appeared in the original "Ferocious Man" as one of the three men of the killer Kiyohiro played by Hakuryu, and finally...

This guy was the first to be killed.

"Director Iwata, any role is fine! Really anything!"

looks quite arrogant, but now, I want to be a scumbag for Iwata Wu.

"Well, there is a role for you, but I'm afraid it will only take a few minutes." Takeshi Iwata nodded.

"I'll take it!"

Terashima Shin has been running for many years and is currently working in a ramen restaurant. As long as he can make movies, he can play any role.

Iwata Takeshi was thinking of the scene where Shin Terashima drove a minivan to send Shigeru and Takako to the competition in "That Summer, Tranquil Sea".

is pretty funny.

There are also several important characters in the original version. Among them, Kawara Sabu, who collects garbage with Shigeru, won the best supporting actor at the Yokohama Film Festival last year with "Mother's Imprisonment".

Another one is the owner of a surf shop. This is a black-hearted boss, but he helped Mao a lot later.

Who is this boss looking for?

Looking at it now, it should not be collected together.

As I was thinking, someone shouted outside.

"Boss! Boss!" Huang Mao Aqing rushed in with a magazine in hand.

"Why are you so panicked!" Iwata Takeshi frowned slightly.

"Boss! Great! First-class boss!"

What the **** is this guy talking about?

Terashima Shin is very curious.

At this moment, a cat and a fish also came back, and, of course, Matsushige Feng and the others.

Everyone seems to be running before, and is still breathing a little.

Did something big happen?

Huang Mao Aqing handed Iwata Takeichi the magazine in his hand.

"Boss, look, look, hahaha..."

This guy is so happy that he can't even smile.

Takeshi Iwata took a look, and it turned out to be "The Art of Movies".

Could it be.

The selection results of this magazine are relatively early, usually coming out at the end of January.

This year was even earlier.

Hurry up and open it.

Top 10 Bad Movies of 1988!

Takeshi Iwata got nervous.

1st place!

"Dunhuang".

ah?

How dare this magazine rank like this?

It's too unconventional, it's too eye-catching to do this!

And next, is "Mother's Confinement".

Takeshi Iwata blushed inexplicably. Forget it, Haruhiko Arai treats his own movies like this, so it's no surprise that "Dunhuang" was ranked first by him.

Next... Fortunately, I don't have my own movie!

Top 10? !

Turn another page.

Top 10 Best Films of 1988!

1st place!

"Infinity".

Iwata Takeshi's eyes widened.

even ranked first? !

And then look down, "Ferocious Man" is also ranked tenth!

"Sigokuichi!" Terashima Jin couldn't help but admire.

This is too strong, as expected of Director Iwata!

Mao Yuqing, Matsushige Feng and the others can't bear it anymore.