Since they were acquaintances, after the two parties said hello, at the invitation of the other party, Nakamura Masahiro and Hashimoto Nana moved their seats and shared a table with them.
"Kawamura-san, this is my friend Hashimoto Nanami..."
After sitting down, Nakamura Masahiro briefly introduced Hashimoto Nana: He did not mention the girl's idol status. In the Japanese entertainment circle, the status of idol is considered to be at the bottom of the circle.
"Hello, I'm Hashimoto..."
Although the girl didn't know Genki Kawamura's identity, she had seen him several times on the set of the movie "Model Student" and it was not easy to know his identity.
Therefore, Hashimoto Nana was very respectful and greeted Kawamura Genki very politely.
Another middle-aged man next to him wore a pair of glasses and looked more elegant. Hashimoto Nana did not recognize him, but he greeted him politely.
"Hello...."
Kawamura Genki had little impression of Hashimoto Nana, but Nakamura Masahiro introduced him as a friend. Of course he couldn't be rude, so he responded with a smile in his eyes.
After a few polite words, Kawamura Genki's mood improved a little, and he quickly introduced the middle-aged man next to Nakamura Masahiro.
"Nakamura-san, let me introduce you. This is Shinkai Sei-san..."
"He is a supervisor just like you...but he is an animation supervisor."
When Genki Kawamura made the introduction, a middle-aged man named Makoto Shinkai nodded slightly at Masahiro Nakamura and Nana Hashimoto, with a polite smile on his face.
"Hello, I am Xin Haicheng."
Makoto Shinkai? The animation director who is touted by the Japanese media and is said to be comparable to Hayao Miyazaki?
Nakamura Masahiro was shocked, and his originally somewhat unfocused eyes suddenly focused on Shinkai Makoto, and he couldn't help but look at him carefully for a while.
Her hair is slightly messy and draped over her head. A pair of brown glasses rests on the bridge of her nose. There are many wrinkles visible on her face, making her look like a complete artist.
It's almost the same as the image in the memory fragment... Yes, he is indeed Shinkai Makoto, the animation director of the movie "Kun no Name."
By the way, why did Shinkai Makoto suddenly appear? How did he get involved with Kawamura Genki?
Nakamura Masahiro was constantly guessing in his mind, and Kawamura Genki across from him seemed to know his question and took the initiative to explain it to Nakamura Masahiro.
"Nakamura-san, that's what happened... Toho is preparing to launch a new summer movie project, and I am the producer of this movie..."
As he said that, Genki Kawamura glanced at Makoto Shinkai next to him, and then continued to add: "Senior Hayao Miyazaki is planning to announce his retirement after the new movie is released. We need to prepare for the succession in advance."
The so-called Toho Summer Movie Project is actually a popular movie every summer. Toho arranges a blockbuster animated movie every year.
When Hayao Miyazaki was active, Toho Company was of course dominated by Hayao Miyazaki. After all, his popularity and influence were unquestionable, and there was no possibility of losing money in the film.
But if Hayao Miyazaki chooses to retire, he will need a successor. At present, Toho Company is obviously more optimistic about Makoto Shinkai, who has cooperated with him before, so it plans to focus on supporting him.
Genki Kawamura, who is highly valued in Toho, was not surprisingly selected as the film's producer: after all, he happened to be free and had experience working with Makoto Shinkai before.
"Miyazaki-senpai retires?"
Nakamura Masahiro was a little surprised by the news. He looked at Kawamura Genki and asked: "It seems that you haven't heard any relevant news, right?"
The impression left by Hayao Miyazaki on the public is that in addition to producing many classic animated films, he also frequently retired and came back.
In fact, everyone is somewhat used to Hayao Miyazaki announcing his retirement one day, and is not surprised by this.
But Miyazaki is too old to be able to handle it. If something goes wrong or he gets sick, then his fake retirement will turn into a real one.
Therefore, whenever Hayao Miyazaki announces his retirement, Toho will prepare corresponding countermeasures: if something goes wrong, it can respond in time.
"There will be no public announcement yet. Hayao Miyazaki-senpai will not make an announcement until after the movie is released."
Genki Kawamura frowned and answered, then took a sip of coffee, adjusted his state a little, and then looked at Masahiro Nakamura with sincere eyes.
"Nakamura-san, my original idea was to contact you after a while, but since we happened to meet you today, I will send you an invitation in advance..."
"invite?"
Hearing this word, Nakamura Masahiro couldn't help but frowned. He didn't know why Kawamura Genki wanted to invite him.
Speaking of which, he has a lot of work arrangements now. Even if he really has time to spare, Nakamura Masahiro would like to take a proper vacation for himself.
If he was still the social beast on the other side in his previous life, then Nakamura Masahiro would have recognized it. But now that he has slowly become prominent, and he still burns himself so much, wouldn’t his efforts be in vain?
"Nakamura-san, although the summer movie project initiated by Toho Company is a collaboration between Shinkai-san and I, at present, we have no clue..."
Kawamura Genki explained to Nakamura Masahiro very seriously, and he said in a clear and precise manner: "So, I want to invite you to participate in the planning of the movie."
Noticing Nakamura Masahiro's expression of wanting to refuse, Kawamura Genki hurriedly said: "Nakamura-san, we really need your joining, just think of it as a help..."
Kawamura Genki had already said this, so Nakamura Masahiro naturally couldn't refuse him. He frowned and thought about it, but he still didn't want to intervene.
"I've been very busy recently and really can't spare much time..."
"Nakamura-san, this movie project is not urgent. We have plenty of time. There are no requirements within a short period of time..."
Before Nakamura Masahiro finished speaking, Kawamura Genki took over. He said sincerely: "Shinkai-san is still a little inexperienced in full-length animated films. Although I have some experience in script writing, I am not as good as your ability."
In comparison, there is a relatively big gap.”
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, Genki Kawamura's words are a bit too modest. Although his ability in screenwriting is indeed slightly inferior to Masahiro Nakamura, he is not mediocre.
However, when it comes to film screenwriting, especially script writing for animated films, Genki Kawamura still doesn’t have much confidence.
If he had never seen the movie script of Masahiro Nakamura's "The Model Student", Genki Kawamura would still have the courage to try writing it, but Genki Kawamura really couldn't gain confidence because of the other party's script, which was flawless.
As for the other partner, Makoto Shinkai, although he also has the ability to write scripts, when it comes to it, his confidence is not as good as Kawamura Genki.
"Okay..."
Looking at the expectant looks on Kawamura Genki and Shinkai Makoto's faces, Nakamura Masahiro pondered for a moment, and finally nodded in agreement.
"Has the theme of the movie been decided yet?"
Now that he has decided to accept the invitation, Nakamura Masahiro must carefully understand the specific details: unlike live-action movies, the preparation work for animated movies is more complicated, and the first one is the theme and setting.
Only when the theme and setting of the animated film are clear can the follow-up work be carried out effectively. If the theme and setting are not finalized, it will be nothing more than a loft in the sky.
"not yet...."
Genki Kawamura shook his head in frustration and gave an expected answer. He replied: "At present, this film project is almost blank."
It's not almost blank, it's completely blank, right? It doesn't even have a decided theme.
Nakamura Masahiro couldn't help but complain in his heart, but he still patiently thought about it carefully, pondered for a moment, and then asked Kawamura Genki and Shinkai Makoto.
"So, do you have any ideas?"
"As for this, I personally prefer the movie "The Transfer Student" supervised by Obayashi Nobuhiko..."
When it came to this aspect, Kawamura Genki suddenly became interested, and he said enthusiastically: "I think the subject of body swapping is very good, and it can be regarded as a royal subject."
"Let me tell you what I think..."
When talking about the content that he is good at, Shinkai Makoto also showed strong interest. He took over the conversation and said: "I recently received an invitation to cooperate with the educational institution Z to produce a film to support the preliminary examinations of national universities.
Advertising animation for candidates.”
"While planning this advertising animation, I had some ideas that I might be able to use."
Under the gazes of Genki Kawamura, Masahiro Nakamura and others, Makoto Shinkai adjusted his posture slightly, and then explained in a eloquent tone.
"For example, deviating from the setting of a foreign country, a boy and a girl who have never met each other because of fate..."
Before Shinkai Makoto finished speaking, Nakamura Masahiro frowned and felt an unusually familiar feeling: Isn't this the setting of the movie "Kun's Name"?
"Nakamura-san, what's wrong?"
Nana Hashimoto noticed that Nakamura Masahiro's expression was abnormal, so she moved a little closer to Nakamura Masahiro, and asked in a low voice.
Although they were sitting at the same table, the girl didn't know much about the topics Nakamura Masahiro and the others were talking about, and she didn't have much interest in them, so she was always in a state of wandering.
It was precisely because she didn't pay much attention that she noticed the subtle changes in Nakamura Masahiro's expression, as if he was not satisfied.
"nothing...."
After quietly responding to Nana Hashimoto, Nakamura Masahiro calmed down, refocused his attention, and looked at Shinkai Makoto, who was still telling the story.
"However, my ideas are comedy-tinged plots. It is very difficult to turn them into a youthful movie."
Xin Haicheng frowned, and the sadness became concrete on his face. While he was thinking, he continued: "To be honest, I am not sure myself."
"Well, I can't spare much time recently..."
Reaching out and slowly stroking his chin, Nakamura Masahiro thought for a moment and quickly gave his thoughts and decisions.
"For Kawamura-san and Shinkai-san, you should write a first draft first, and I will add and revise it later..."
"In addition, the character design of animated films must also be considered in advance... I hope that the preparatory work for the film can be started in advance before I join."