After returning to the studio, everyone began the intense shooting work again.
The third short story is called "Rejuvenation".
It tells the story of an old man in his 70s. When he visited a shrine of a certain cicada god, he swallowed the tribute offered by the god because he was too hungry. Then he shed a layer of skin every day and became ten years younger.
At first, I thought it was a miracle. In the past few days, older and younger people began to eat and drink, enjoy life, and spend money lavishly. They even went to a custom shop, looking high-spirited and young, and kind-hearted as before.
The old man is completely different.
Within a few days, I had a falling out with my family, whom I was in love with, and ran away from home in anger and stayed in a hotel.
However, after no one was seen for a long time, the family could not let go of their loved ones, so a week later they found a hotel where the old man was temporarily staying.
But when I opened the door, I found that there was no one in the room, the bed was covered with dander, and I also found a ball of flesh that looked like a baby embryo...
This little story is also very interesting. I thought it was a gift of rejuvenation, but I didn't expect that it turned out to be a curse in the end.
When filming this story, the main special effects makeup required a lot of effort. The skin, white hair, wrinkles, and even the rubber skin for molting all required makeup artists to fix it bit by bit.
Except for the initial visit to the shrine, everything else can be done in the studio.
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Taking advantage of the rain the next day, Naoki Nagayama and Konanko Higuchi finished filming the remaining ending.
There are three stories in the entire short drama album, and all of them have been filmed at this point.
Even if you include the subsequent editing, special effects for the title sequence, etc., the total would not take more than a week.
Is this very fast?
In fact, in Hong Kong in the 1990s, the shooting time for a fast-paced movie only took one week.
It only took a month to make a funny New Year's film like "The Last Day", and the crew members were also filming "Ashes of Time" at the same time.
From here you can see how fast the shooting pace was back then.
Yoshimura Otomo has already contacted Fuji TV and is planning to broadcast this program at 11 o'clock in the evening. There will be three short stories, one a week, for almost a month.
"Naoki-san, let's see if the audience buys it!"
Yi Tangxiu was very relaxed when he arrived: "It was a 30-minute short program. I finished watching it at about 11:30 and just went to bed."
“I’m not worried about the effect of the short play, I’m just worried that not many people will see it.
Otomo-san, if the effect is good, try to get people to mention it in other programs." Nagayama Naoki knows that many programs have such "friendly sponsorship".
As long as keywords like "beauty jar" pop up a few times, it will always attract the audience's attention.
...
In the 1980s, Tokyo was not yet widely known as the city that never sleeps.
But urban cores such as Shinjuku and Roppongi have indeed begun to turn on lights throughout the night.
At 11 o'clock, young people's nightlife has just begun.
There are also many migrant workers who have just returned home, drinking beer and turning on the TV to relax for a while.
Ryuichi Miyazaki is one of this group.
After going home and taking a shower, I turn on the TV and drink beer. This is the most pleasant time after a tiring day.
Relax and watch a late-night chat show or a comedy variety show to kill some time and then go to bed. The daily life of a single is that simple.
But that night, I saw a program called "Amazing Stories of the World". The old man wearing glasses seemed to introduce a very interesting thing - "Beauty Jar". When you open it, a beautiful girl will accompany you?
The plot is not complicated, and the "beauty jar" is also very interesting. In the end, the handsome male protagonist discovers that he has also been created. This twist is surprising.
"Sure enough, such a handsome guy, how can he be an ordinary person~"
"The beauties produced by the beauty pot are indeed perfect~ Is that Higuchi Kananko?"
Higuchi Kanako is exactly the ideal type of Miyazaki Ryuichi.
"In addition to products like beauty jars, there must also be handsome boy jars."
After just half an hour, the episode ended, but Miyazaki Ryuichi had not stopped thinking.
The apartment looked square at first glance, with some miscellaneous items scattered around, one person's bed, and one person's water glass. The atmosphere that used to feel free and comfortable made Miyazaki Ryuichi feel lonely for a long time.
He was lying on the tatami with his eyes open but couldn't fall asleep.
"How can it be repaired? Where can I buy a product like Beauty Jar..."
.......
Early the next morning,
Naoki Nagayama, who was drowsily asleep, was woken up by a call from Otomo Yoshimura.
"Moses Moses~"
"Naoki-san, great success!" came an excited voice from the other side of the receiver.
"What success?" Nagayama Naoki is still awake.
"Wonderful World Story!" Yoshimura Otomo's voice was very excited. "The ratings were calculated to be 17%. After the broadcast, many viewers called Fuji TV to ask where the product 'Beauty Jar' was.
Buy it!”
"Is that so? That's great!" Nagayama Naoki woke up. For the current late-night ratings of 10-15%, this rating is already a huge hit.
"Otomo-san, what happens next is up to you!"
"Hey, just look at me!"
According to the previous plan, except for the first three episodes of this month, which are resources exchanged by the previous burning agency, whether subsequent episodes can continue to be purchased by TV stations depends on the number of views and interactive effects.
Generally speaking, when buying a TV series, the money is calculated based on the number of episodes. However, "Wonderful Story of the World" does not have a final number of episodes, so the filming length may have to be agreed upon. About 9 episodes can be filmed in one quarter, in summer and winter.
18 episodes in total.
The copyright of "Wonderful Stories of the World" is not under the name of GG Office, and a new leather bag company, Shuyou Pictures, is mainly responsible for the copyright of TV movies.
The results of the first episode have been released, and there is basically no problem in negotiating a subsequent purchase contract, except for the price.
Yoshimura Otomo's communication skills are quite good, after all, he has developed them over more than ten years.
A few days later,
After drinking several times with the TV station’s purchasing staff and the minister,
Finally, the rights to the TV broadcast were sold.
Just for the broadcast rights, 20 million yen per episode, which is 60 million a month, and 9 episodes per season, that is 180 million.
But it is renewed on a monthly basis.
If the three episodes this month do not achieve good results as a whole, there will be none next month.
This contract is actually very strict. It can be seen that the TV station reluctantly signed it because of the resources it had replaced before.
However, Nagayama Naoki and others had confidence in their work, so they accepted it.
...
We all know that filming TV series makes money, but we didn’t expect it to be so profitable!
It only cost 20 million yen, and the profit actually reached 8 times!
All three were surprised by the rate of return.
Now that the contract has been signed, the subsequent filming must be on track.
"Xiu Yisang, the door to the TV drama industry has been opened. The next step is your struggle!"
Searching for creative scripts, looking for stars, shooting quickly... these are all things that keep Yitou Shuichi busy,
As a producer, Nagayama Naoki is not only responsible for final control, but also responsible for the creation of some scripts. After all, there are still many surprising stories in his mind.
"Hey, I'll put my director's reputation on the line and make sure to film the remaining 15 episodes!"
As a director, adding your name behind every play is your resume and medal in the future.
