As night falls and the lights begin to turn on, a restaurant in Kamakura is already filled with diners, and the atmosphere of laughter and laughter fills every corner.
Especially when the wine was in full swing, the lively atmosphere was even better. While they were drinking and drinking, several staff members with red faces even danced in public.
The stiff body movements looked uncoordinated at all and had no sense of dance beauty. Instead, they had a sense of comical joy, which caused bursts of laughter.
The dancing staff didn't take it seriously. Amidst the cooperation and cheering of the crowd, they went crazy and became more and more wanton and public, as if they wanted to vent all their emotions.
"Isn't it a bit too much for them to be like this?"
Hamaguchi Ryusuke looked at the situation that was a little out of control, turned to Nakamura Masahiro and whispered: "Nakamura-san, why don't you stop it?"
"Hamaguchi-san, don't worry about them. As long as they don't get drunk and cause trouble, let them relax..."
Before Nakamura Masahiro could speak, Yoshi Kanemaru answered Hamaguchi Ryusuke's question first. He lowered his voice slightly and said: "After all, long-term shooting is actually very hard, and it accumulates a lot of pressure."
"When you direct a commercial film project, you will understand..."
Kawamura Genki smiled, and also reminded: "Unlike those low-cost literary and artistic films, commercial film projects are often more stressful. During filming, everyone is always tense. Only when the filming is completed can we
You will be completely relaxed.”
The reason is actually very simple. The investment in commercial film projects is often relatively large. If you mess up, you may never have the opportunity to direct a large-investment commercial film project again.
Just like Wu Baige, who has made his way into Hollywood. Although he once established a foothold in Hollywood with the success of "Face/Off" and "Mission: Impossible", he soon became numb after the disastrous failure of "Wind Talkers".
Out of Hollywood.
Investors and the film market are very realistic. When it can bring them benefits, they will naturally be willing to support it. But once it cannot create value, it will be abandoned instantly.
Therefore, the supervision of directing commercial film projects is often quite stressful, and the requirements and standards are mostly strict. And this pressure is transmitted to the lower-level staff, who are naturally tense at all times.
If you encounter a supervisor with a bad temper, if you are slightly upset or if something goes wrong, you may be scolded and scolded.
After all, supervisors may be concerned about the qualifications and reputation of actors, or the power of the firm behind them, but they will never care about the underlying staff.
It's like the demographic dividend on the other side. If you don't do it, there are plenty of people on the street who do it. Want to get the ideal and generous treatment? I'm afraid you haven't woken up yet.
Hamaguchi Ryuu kept his mouth shut. He had directed small-budget artistic film crews and had no say in commercial film projects, so naturally he did not dare to give opinions easily.
It was because he and Nakamura Masahiro were classmates and he served as an assistant on the set of "Model Student" that Nakamura Masahiro brought him to this table.
Otherwise, with Hamaguchi Ryusuke's current fame and status, he is not qualified to sit at the same table as Kanemaru Yoshinoori and Kawamura Genki.
"Nakamura-san, according to the publicity plan we discussed..."
Kanemaru Yoshi looked at Nakamura Masahiro, paused slightly, and then continued: "You will be one of the focus of the movie's promotion. Although Takei Saki and Sugata Masaki are the leading actors in the movie, they are both newcomers, so they can still support it for the time being.
I can’t afford the heavy responsibility of promoting the movie.”
For the success of a movie, in addition to the quality of the film's shooting, the most important thing is probably the marketing and publicity.
Don't believe in the theory that "the aroma of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley". This statement did have some truth in the old days when carriages and horses were very slow, but in the film and television industry, it is pure nonsense.
Especially in the Internet age where information flows extremely quickly, the movie is only released for about two months. If the movie fans cannot be informed through marketing and publicity in a short period of time, then the ending of the movie will most likely be destined to be a loss.
Perhaps low-budget literary films can struggle a little more in theaters, lengthen their release time and win with strong reputation, thereby achieving a counterattack in box office performance.
For example, the literary film "The Mountain That Man That Dog" from the other side of the Taiwan Strait was not well received in the mainland, but it was quite popular among movie fans across the sea in Japan. With the strong support of the literary theater chain, it received a whopping 800 million yen.
amazing box office.
This operation is relatively common for literary and artistic films. But for commercial film projects, it is an absolutely unacceptable disaster.
For example, Universal Pictures released "Waterworld" in 1995, which cost US$235 million. Although in 2013, the "Waterworld" project finally became profitable after many years of operation, Universal Pictures
The film industry also earned US$8 million.
But if we could go back in time, I believe Universal Pictures would never choose to invest in the commercial film project "Waterworld of the Future".
It took 18 years and an investment of US$235 million to make a profit of US$8 million. No matter how you calculate it, this is a huge loss.
After all, taking into account factors such as inflation, the U.S. dollar 18 years ago was worth much more than the U.S. dollar today.
"The variety show series currently being negotiated can basically cover all movie-watching groups. You can just participate in some of them when the time comes, such as "Tetsuko's House"..."
Kawamura Genki was on the sidelines and added: "Let Takei Saki and Suda Masaki handle the promotion of the variety show."
There are some differences from the film and television circles on the other side. Supervisors in the Japanese entertainment circle rarely take the initiative to participate in the marketing and promotion of movies due to their high status and high standards.
Therefore, although Masahiro Nakamura has been listed as the focus of publicity by Toho and Warner, he will not actually participate in too much actual publicity work.
After all, he is also busy with the post-production of the movie "Model Student", and it is impossible to spare too much time.
"In addition, regarding cheating in the examination room, I have already arranged for people to collect some..."
After pondering for a moment, Kawamura Genki continued: "When the time comes, we will arrange for the media to break the news at the appropriate time after the movie is released."
Genki Kawamura is a qualified producer, and he attaches great importance to the box office of the movie "Model Student". He doesn't mind adopting any method that will help increase the box office of the movie.
The theme of the movie "Model Student" involves the problem of cheating in exams, so relevant news reports can be used, which will definitely attract a lot of attention.
"Kawamura-san, please ask someone to pay attention to the SAT exam..."
According to the setting in the movie "Model Student" by Masahiro Nakamura, the real SAT exam is the prototype of the STI exam in the movie.
"Their invigilation system is very relaxed, and there may be unexpected surprises."
There is a vague impression in Nakamura Masahiro's memory fragments. It seems that the proctoring system for the SAT exam has always been relatively loose, or it is full of loopholes, which has led to many cheating scandals.
"Nakamura-san, what do you mean?"
After hearing Masahiro Nakamura's hidden meaning, Kawamura Genki couldn't help but hesitate. He didn't believe that such a cheating scandal would happen in a formal examination room.
Although there will definitely be candidates who want to try to cheat, in an important test such as the SAT, the invigilation system must be relatively strict. How can it be so easy?
"Kawamura-san, listen to Nakamura-san..."
Looking at Kawamura Genki who looked suspicious, Kanemaruyoshi took the initiative to interject: "Since he arranged it like this, it must make sense."
In fact, Yoshi Kanemaru didn't know much about the SAT exam, but he believed in Nakamura Masahiro's judgment and naturally supported Nakamura Masahiro's decision.
Besides, it won’t take much effort to arrange for someone to collect the SAT exam venue information. If there are any problems, you’ll make money.
"I understand, I will let the reporters from TBS TV station handle it..."
Genki Kawamura nodded and quickly made arrangements: Compared with ordinary staff, reporters from TBS TV station are undoubtedly professional candidates.
"When the time comes, it will be a good thing for TBS TV station to release it directly through the media channels of TBS TV station."
Anyway, TBS TV station also participated in the investment of the movie "Model Student" and obtained the rights to adapt the TV series, so it is appropriate for it to contribute.
Although the movie has not yet been released, with the endorsement of Toho and Warner, as well as "A Long Day" and "Antarctica" directed by Nakamura Masahiro, TBS TV station has confidence in this "Model Student"
Full.
It is no exaggeration to say that TBS may have more confidence in the film than the film director himself, Masahiro Nakamura, to some extent.
"That's for sure. TBS TV station is definitely very motivated..."
Kanemaru Yoshi agreed with it and echoed: "If there is really a problem with the SAT test, as long as the TBS reporter gets the evidence, it will be completely exclusive."
For the media industry, nothing is more attractive than exclusive reports. As long as TBS TV station can obtain relevant evidence, it will lead the trend in the industry.
"For us, those things are actually not important..."
Nakamura Masahiro interrupted Kanemaru Yoshinori and said in a calm tone: "Only if the movie "Model Student" can be successful at the box office, that is the most important thing."
"What do you think?"
Nakamura Masahiro looked at Yoshinori Kanemaru, then turned to look at Genki Kawamura next to him, with a smile on his face.
