novelslam Chapter 1202 1211, Let’s take the upper route, Xiu1-san!
Chapter 1202 1211, Let’s take the upper route, Xiu1-san!
Chapter 1202 1211, Let’s take the upper route, Xiu Yi-san!
During the intense shooting process, it was already mid-April.
The cherry blossoms are at their most gorgeous, with petals falling like rain, laying a pink carpet on the road and water, as if inviting people to enjoy the beautiful scenery together.
Naoki Nagayama was a little tired after working overtime for almost half a month, and the crew also needed to adjust. So he gave the crew a day off to let them relax.
However, he came to the Shuyou Building and went directly to the editing room on the third floor.
"Naoki-mulberry"
Since the promotion period of "Along the Seas" ended, Masataka Komori has been helping to oversee some of the work of the film department.
"The foreign language dubbing of Ghost has been completed, and the editing has also been finished."
He asked his men to prepare for the screening and said,
"Also, the task that Naoki-san and Shuichi-san had arranged to find a distribution agency in Europe, America, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan has also been completed."
It's not that Naoki Nagayama doesn't want to directly build a local distribution company, but in this era, film distribution companies are institutions that are strongly connected to local theaters, and they also have unclear connections with various departments and even local gangs. They are outright local tyrants.
If you want to attack one region at a time, it will be too troublesome. Not to mention that the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union has not yet ended, and the world political situation is also very complicated.
“Well, it’s okay to give some money to local companies.”
Naoki Nagayama didn't care too much.
"The main thing is to promote the name of Tree Friends!"
Just like in the future, when you see the movie title on the Internet, you will know that this is a movie from Toho Toei. When you see the FBI warning in the title, you will know that this movie is not suitable to watch when there are many people.
"Hey we'll do a good job of publicity!"
Komori Masataka nodded, then signaled his men to turn on the projector.
"Naoki-san, let's see if the foreign dubbing is satisfactory first!"
"Um"
The curtains were drawn, the editing room went dark, and then the small screen showed the scene. I hadn't watched it for a long time, but it was still very familiar. "Ghost" was online again.
But this time, it is indeed the English version
Naoki Nagayama has seen the original English film and he also translated the lines in the script himself, but he did not do the dubbing himself, so he feels that the dubbing actors' lines are pretty good, and the movie's lines can be said to be both faithful and elegant.
After watching for more than ten minutes, Naoki Nagayama said to the person showing the movie:
"Jump a little, let me take a closer look at some famous scenes."
"Hi!"
Naoki Nagayama naturally couldn't spend the entire morning here. Besides, he had great confidence in Masataka Komori's level.
The opening credits and some famous scenes were fine, so this review was almost acceptable.
"There's no problem with the English version, Masataka-kun."
Naoki Nagayama said,
"After that, there are also Taiwanese and Hong Kong ones. I'll just ask the locals to take a look. I'm not really familiar with Cantonese and Taiwanese."
In fact, I can understand them all, but some slangs nowadays are different from those decades later, so it is normal that Naoki Nagayama cannot distinguish them.
"Hi"
After coming out of the editing room, Naoki Nagayama returned to his office and began to deal with some tasks that required his final signature, such as the final confirmation of the previous film profit share payment and the allocation of the tree friends assistance fund.
Just at this moment, Shuichi Idou knocked on the office door.
"Has Naoki-san seen the report?!"
Idou Shuichi's face showed a slight smile.
"The first support action of our Tokyo Film Industry Association has achieved very good results!"
"Ah that"
Naoki Nagayama hesitated. In fact, after returning to Yamazakurain last night, he was so busy teaching Xiao Xiahua to call him daddy that he had not paid attention to any news.
"What? I reminded you to pay attention!"
When Idou Shuichi saw Naoki Naoki's expression, he shook his head helplessly.
"You still haven't seen it?!"
"Hahaha, my little Xiahua learned to talk yesterday so I didn't care about anything else."
"Oh?" Ito Shuichi was surprised, "Xiahua can talk now? Who called mom or dad first? My Jiayi called dad first!"
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Naoki Nagayama had a cold expression and wanted to punch Shuichi Ido in the face. What was there to brag about?
"Hahaha, looks like he called mom first~"
Seeing his friend's expression, Shuichi Idou smiled happily. He finally defeated Naoki Nagayama in one thing!
".What's the point of calling dad first? Now Jiayi-chan is in love with some little yellow-haired boy?!"
"How can he be called Little Yellow Hair? What yellow hair? He's just an ordinary classmate! Impossible!"
Yi Tangxiu's defense was broken in an instant, and he denied it with a red face, saying things like "break your legs" and "become a nun". The office was suddenly filled with a joyful atmosphere.
When he calmed down, he continued the previous topic:
"Naoki-san, the Tokyo Film Industry Association has had a great start, allowing everyone to see the association's 'virtue' of working for the benefit of everyone. However, if you want the association to have greater influence and say, you also need to let people see the 'power' of the association. Only when power and virtue are both important can people respect it!"
"That's right~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "So, Shuichi-san, what did you choose as the target of your authority?"
"We want to address the issue of 'secret photography'. The harassment of artists by sasaeng fans and paparazzi, and the harassment of artists' families, has become a chronic disease in the entertainment industry!"
Idou Shuichi said slowly,
"But Naoki-san had previously stood up to these problems for Momoe Yamaguchi, and he himself had fought back after being secretly photographed, which we found very inspiring."
"I see." Naoki Nagayama touched his chin, "It's very difficult!"
In order to protect Yamaguchi Momoe from being secretly photographed, he lowered himself to invite several major media executives to dinner, and also promised to facilitate interviews with Shuyou's artists in the future, etc., which enabled him to achieve the current effect.
But this is just one artist. It is very difficult to protect all artists in the entertainment industry from the trouble of candid photos.
"Yes, we also know that it is very difficult. But just imagine, if the association can also accomplish this and curb the phenomenon of candid photography in the entertainment industry, then the association will be very important in the eyes of artists and others!"
"Naoki-san, you are the most resourceful. How do you think we can achieve our goal?"
Idou Shuichi still hopes to accomplish this, because compared to other stubborn problems, such as agency commissions, bans, and gangster threats to artists, boycotting candid photography involves less interests, is aboveboard, and is politically correct.
"Artists are professionals who work under the spotlight. Being secretly photographed is sometimes part of a publicity strategy and a gray area of media supervision, so a complete ban is impossible."
Naoki Nagayama thought about the current situation in the entertainment industry and replied,
"But even so, there should be a limit to secret photography."
"What does Naoki-san mean?"
"I mean, the association doesn't have to set the tone so high from the beginning," Naoki Nagayama said. "Current artists have a certain obligation to tolerate media filming."
"But their family members don't! Their wives, children, and even neighbors and friends, they have no obligation to put up with harassment!"
"So, I think the association can set a lower goal first."
"First isolate the artist's relatives and friends so that the media's resistance is not too fierce, and you can have an absolute advantage in the public opinion field."
"Next, we can gradually increase the requirements, such as giving artists private space, as artists are also human beings, resisting 'unlimited candid photography', respecting the privacy rights of ordinary people, etc."
Naoki Nagayama, who came from the information age, has the most experience in public opinion wars. No matter what the topic is, the best way is to occupy the moral high ground first!
Idou Shuichi listened to Naoki Nagayama's analysis and nodded repeatedly, saying that only such a step-by-step approach would have a real chance of success!
"But in the final analysis, it is difficult to rely on the media's self-consciousness. If we want the heads of various media to control themselves, we need a higher level of supervision."
Naoki Nagayama finally said, he looked at Idou Shuichi,
"Xiuyi-san, now you are the president of the Film Industry Association, your status is different!"
"Maybe you can consider taking the upper route~"
"What high-level route?" Idou Shuichi was surprised. "To deal with government officials?"
"They are part of an important socialite group."
Naoki Nagayama gave an example,
"Famous writers, artists, international celebrities, diplomats, old aristocrats, royal family members, etc. Those who have a huge influence on society."
“Although they may not have real power, their opinions can have an impact on officials who hold real power or even famous company presidents.”
"Xiuyi-san, hold a film salon, conduct film art appreciation, build good relationships with celebrities, and then launch an appeal to protect privacy rights."
"They are always willing to speak out on such public affairs, and celebrities also have the need to protect their privacy. Once the momentum builds, everything will be easy."
It is just like the “metoo” and “Black Lives Matter” movements in Hollywood later on. Once the trend is established, no matter how big the industry names, powerful producers or movie stars are, they will not be able to resist this trend.
"." Idou Shuichi was a little unconvinced, "Is this really possible?"
"Just give it a try. You can't expect this kind of thing to happen overnight."
Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,
"Anyway, it won't hurt to befriend a celebrity now, Shuichi-san."
"In that case, I'll give it a try. Film Art Salon."
Other aspects may not be possible, but as long as it is related to movies, Idou Shuichi can talk about a lot~
At the same time, on an uninhabited island in the Seto Inland Sea, Naoya Sakata and Takahiro Makino were checking the progress of the initial construction on the island.
The basic buildings of the port town have been completed and are waiting for the final greening. Outside the port, roads and trams have been paved, and the facades of several other parks are being renovated.
The arrival of spring makes the whole island full of vibrant green. Scattered wild flowers are scattered among the mountains and fields, and dinosaur statues can be seen from time to time, making people seem to have arrived in the Jurassic era.
Especially the largest Brachiosaurus statue in the distance by the woods, it really looks like an ancient dinosaur that has survived into the modern era!
Looking at this place that started from scratch and was built from nothing, even Naoya Sakata is filled with excitement!
“This is why I originally wanted to study architectural design!”
Sakata Naoya opened his arms, as if embracing the golden color, and said with a smile,
“Watching the buildings I drew on the blueprint gradually appear in reality.”
But at this time, the newcomer Makino Songhong, who had no sense at all, came over wearing a safety helmet and holding a construction drawing:
"Mr. Sakata, the construction is going smoothly and we expect to complete the first phase of the project on time in June this year!"
".Yeah, that's good!"
"Then I'll call Naoki-san now and report back!"
"? The first phase of the project hasn't been completed yet, and there are no important milestones. Why are you calling to report?"
Makino Takahiro expressed his incomprehension.
"There's no progress to report?!"
Naoya Sakata shook his head. He didn't ask too much of his juniors. He was also so honest when he was young and he wouldn't flatter others.
"What's important is not whether there is progress or not, what's important is reporting this matter!"
Naoya Sakata said earnestly,
"We want to let Party A know that we are doing our job seriously! We are monitoring the progress of the project for him! We may even care more about it than he does!"
"That way, the finale will be even more satisfying! Although Naoki-san's finale has always been satisfying!"
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Makino Takahiro was a little confused, but he seemed to understand something.
“That is, we need to provide emotional value to Party A!!!”
"Well, you have a good understanding!" Sakata Naoya was surprised, "Young man, keep it up, you will be successful!"
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Then, Makino Takahiro saw Sakata Naoya with a flattering smile on his face, dialing a number with his mobile phone, and then reporting something very respectfully.
After a while, he saw an incredible expression flash across Sakata Naoya's face, and then he became serious again and nodded continuously.
When he finally hung up the phone, his face was filled with surprise and astonishment.
"Sakata-san, what's wrong?" Makino Takahiro asked, "Naoki-san is not satisfied with the progress?!"
"It's not that I'm dissatisfied, it's just..."
Sakata Naoya's tone was a little strange.
"Naoki-san said he would come to inspect in a while."
"That's a good thing. Just inspect it. There's no problem with our progress."
"But he asked us to build a small airport on the island for his plane to park."
"? Did you come here by helicopter from Ehime Prefecture?"
Makino Takahiro thought that they had chartered a plane from Ehime Prefecture across the sea.
"So all we need to do is create a helipad in the square?"
"Of course it's not a helicopter. I flew a private plane directly from Tokyo!" Sakata Naoya muttered, "It's a Gulfstream III private plane. It's more than ten meters long!"
“Roar~~”
Private jets are still quite rare these days. Even the Prime Minister and the Emperor use chartered planes when they travel, but never private jets.
"That would require quite a lot of runway!"
"Also, it needs to be equipped with a tower and a radio to communicate with the aviation administration."
"Yeah. It costs a lot!"
Naoya Sakata said with emotion,
"Naoki-san is really rich!"