.......

The memory of goldfish is only 7 seconds. I don’t know who came up with this conclusion. Later, it was extended to describe the fleetingness of human memory~

However, if this conclusion is applied to the entertainment industry, it seems to make sense. The popularity of each hot news in the entertainment industry is also very short-lived.

Just like Matsuda Seiko's marriage news...it will no longer be able to occupy the headlines of newspapers and magazines after a week.

Today's headlines are - "Shocking, the famous director's new film will be a bloody zombie movie!" "It is reported that Naoki Nagayama's new film is very hip-slimming!" "A movie completed in a month?! Shoddy?" "Non-stop shots.

.....A zombie movie in one shot"...

The exaggerated title coupled with some specially released scenes has caused people to discuss Naoki Nagayama's new movie "The Camera Don't Stop" more frequently. Many fans are very curious about this mysterious movie, and there are also some who are interested in it.

Talking bad things.

"Record of Ghosts", "Gas Station Robbery Incident", "The Tale of Hachiko", "The Sea of ​​Tranquility That Summer", "High School", "April Story", "Kikujiro's Summer"...

Each of these movies can be considered a hit, raising everyone's expectations for Naoki Nagayama's films.

"Director Yongshan's movie can't be too bad, right?" "Isn't it a bit too shoddy?" "It's only a month, which is more or less too short..." "It's better to wait until the movie is released to see it.

Bar!"

Numerous comments have spread, with supporters, opponents and neutral and objective people all waiting for the release of the new movie...

At this time, Nagayama Naoki... was sitting in Samadhiju drinking tea with others!

"Of course it's specially released!" Naoki Nagayama and Masaki Kobayashi opposite said, "This movie is a bit novel, so let's lower everyone's expectations first..."

"Oh? I think the audience is more curious now!" Masaki Kobayashi drank freshly picked spring tea and chatted with Naoki Nagayama, "There are also many old friends in the film industry who are also very interested in these comments.

They have very vicious words!"

"Hahaha, then this movie will surprise them!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled,

"To put it bluntly, the first half hour was just a piece of shit!"

"..."

Kobayashi Masaki was holding a piece of brown tea cake to eat. Hearing this, his face condensed and he put it down silently.

"Naoki-san, release this movie at such a critical time for the Palme d'Or...you know the consequences, right?"

"Isn't it just that if the movie is good, it will be the icing on the cake, but if the movie has low reviews, it will be worse~" Nagayama Naoki waved his hand, "I have made all the preparations I can for the Palme d'Or... But for this movie in hand,

I am also very confident!”

"Didn't I just say it was still a lump..."

"We have to wait until half an hour later!" Nagayama Naoki quickly interjected, "I guarantee that it will be worth the money later! The one-shot shooting technique, the plot arrangement of the drama within the drama... In short, Masaki-san is like this

Experienced people will smile knowingly when they see it, and ordinary viewers will also laugh out loud!"

The movie "The Camera Can't Stop" is scheduled to be previewed on April 28. That day is the weekend, which happens to be a good time for me and I to go to the theater. It will also be released at the end of April and the beginning of May...

During this period, festivals come one after another, and it happens to be the neon May Day Golden Week, and many companies will have holidays.

"Masaki-san, during the preview screening..." Nagayama Naoki raised his tea cup to offer tea, "Please be sure to watch it half an hour later!"

"Oh! Naoki-san really got me interested this time!"

Masaki Kobayashi nodded cheerfully. In fact, which of Nagayama Naoki's movies has he not been interested in in the past few years?

Not only him, but also many new and old directors will watch Naoki Nagayama's movies. His movies seem to be innovative every time and inspire directors!

Unconsciously, Naoki Nagayama seems to have become a benchmark character in 1980s movies.

When future generations discuss the most representative film directors of the 1980s, Naoki Nagayama must be the first!

The old and young couple, who have been friends for many years, were drinking tea and chatting leisurely on the second floor of Samadhi Residence. They even had lunch here~

.......

In Shuyou's studio, the staff in the distribution department began to get busy.

Sugiyama Chihiko received or made phone calls from time to time, while Watanabe Eiichiro was busy going through promotional materials one after another...including various press releases.

Most of the reports in today's newspapers were written by Shuyu himself, and they were all based on the previous instructions of Naoki Nagayama.

"Eiichiro, the newspaper has been contacted, and we will continue to spread the news tomorrow." Sugiyama Chihiko said to Watanabe Eiichiro, "Has the follow-up draft been confirmed?"

"Hey, everything has been confirmed!" Eiichiro Watanabe nodded, and then showed a strange smile, "When I distributed it to the editors of various newspapers, they thought it was a joke! How could it be that they were all derogatory words..."

"Yes...Naoki-san is really unexpected."

For a new movie by a director with a great reputation, newspapers are reporting negatively... Ordinary people will think there must be a conspiracy behind it, while other people will be more interested in the new movie~

"There are still three days of previews, and there will definitely be a lot of reporters at the previews!" Eiichiro Watanabe said, "Will we still maintain this tone then?"

"Naoki-san will definitely accept the interview by then, let him decide by himself!"

Sugiyama Chihiko knocked on Yoshimura Otomo's office with the prepared materials:

"Otomo-san, here are the preview screenings and other promotional materials..."

"Well, I'll watch it again later..." Yoshimura Otomo himself was also busy. He put the materials aside and asked, "Have the various theaters made arrangements for the subsequent nationwide release?"

"Hey, major theaters in major cities have already arranged their shows." Sugiyama Zhiyanhui reported, "Other small cities are making arrangements...but it will definitely be fine before it is released!"

"Ah That's good!"

Yoshimura Otomo lowered his head and looked at the other plan in his hand with a confused look on his face:

"Hire trolls? Use various channels to speak out... and even ask to find people in various school clubs to promote..."

"Naoki-san came up with the idea out of nowhere."

There are actually only three main types of movie promotions these days, one is newspapers and magazines, one is TV stations, and the other is various offline billboards.

It is very difficult to rely on word of mouth to ferment...

However, Naoki Nagayama did not forget the importance of word-of-mouth. Instead, he suggested finding a spy in school, which made Otomo Yoshimura feel helpless for a while.

"Where can I find this kind of trolls? You can pay a little money in newspapers and periodicals...but offline..."

Sugiyama Chihiko heard the boss's troubles and said:

"Otomo-san... Actually, when I was promoting the movie in the past, I came into contact with many film enthusiast clubs in schools. Why not start with them?"

"Movie lovers, would you like to be a troll?"

"Ha, those poor students were very happy to give them some peripherals and free tickets in the past... If they have the funds this time..."

"Of course!" Yoshimura Otomo immediately affirmed, "Sugiyama-san, if we can find it, everyone has a budget of 500 yen! There is no limit!"

"Hey, leave it to me then!"

Sugiyama Zhiyan immediately nodded and agreed!

Why would students be unwilling?

Just like in the future, all part-time jobs worth 100 yuan will be for college students to post flyers in an afternoon. Now you only need to write a good review and you will get money... It is much higher than 50 cents!

Shuyu Pictures is working hard to promote "The Camera Don't Stop", and Naoki Nagayama himself has returned to the studio after separating from Masaki Kobayashi.

"Otomo-san... During the preview, I will be interviewed by reporters." Nagayama Naoki said, "I talked to Masaki-san today, and I have also contacted some friends in the industry before. Movie reviews

At that time, we will arrange for some of our own people and conduct random interviews with them."

"Will they all have nice things to say?"

Film critics of this era still attach great importance to their own reputation. After all, unlike the many critics in later generations, each of them is valuable now.

"Not necessarily...but I asked them to see it after half an hour!"

"Is it really that bad in the first half hour?" Yoshimura Otomo complained, "Naoki-san... is there really no problem with doing this?"

"Ah, I almost forgot, Otomo-san hasn't seen it yet!"

Only then did Nagayama Naoki remember that after editing, he sent it directly to the Film Technology Factory for copying.

But after thinking about it:

"You come with me!"

"?"

"I have also shot some material before, which can give you a rough idea of ​​the first half hour of the movie."

I have practiced it many times before, so I have a scrapped version.

"this....."

After all, Yoshimura Otomo was dragged to the editing room by Naoki Nagayama, and then he looked at the material from the previous shot.

The light in the small editing room was dim, and the projector projected the material from the previous practice on the screen. Yoshimura Otomo's face began to look strange.

The shaky camera, the poor service, the unclear plot, the strange performances... all of this seems to be a shoddy work filmed by a primary school student with a video camera.

"...Naoki-san..." Otomo Yoshimura's face turned pale, "Are you going to show this kind of work to the audience?"

He regretted it now. Because of his confidence in Nagayama Naoki, he supported his publicity plan without hesitation and arranged the time for test screening and official release...
To be continued...