Everyone chartered a barbecue restaurant in the city, and the party with minors present, the atmosphere has never been too warm, even the adults have only a little beer and then stopped, before nine o'clock, the dinner party is over, Domoto Tsuyoshi and Tomosaka Rie are led by the agent to rush back to Tokyo overnight, and most of the members of the production team choose to stay here nearby, because the next day before four o'clock, they will enter the set to set up.

Out of the barbecue restaurant, Yukihiko Tsutsumi asked, "Is Ye Jun going back to Tokyo tonight or staying?"

Ye Zhao didn't answer immediately, but waited for his next words. Sure enough, Tsutsumi Yukihiko continued: "You must not have had a lot of fun just now, right? If you don't mind, how about finding a place to renew with us?"

"We" refers to the scriptwriter Masaki Fukazawa who was in charge of the first episode and Kosaku Amamiya, the assistant director.

"Absolutely. Ye Zhao immediately agreed, "I will continue to disturb the crew tomorrow, so I will simply stay here tonight." ”

So, after assigning Yuki Uemura to book a hotel overnight, Ye Zhao and the three of them did not have to take a taxi, and after walking for about five minutes, they found a small restaurant on the side of the road.

There were no customers at the shop, and the four of them occupied a small square table on tatami mats and ordered a shochu and sashimi platter, as well as the humble appetizers offered at the shop.

The first glass of wine was poured by the proprietress of the shop. She was a woman of about forty years of age, quite charming, with her long, dyed brown hair hanging down to the right side of her shoulder, and the other side of her hair pulled behind her ears, and her face to her neck was delicate and feminine. As she poured the wine, she pinched the neck of the flask with one hand and gently supported the body with the other, so close that she could see the small wrinkles around her eyes that could not be covered with foundation, revealing the fine wrinkles of her real age.

"Let's have a toast first. Yukihiko Tsutsumi picked up his glasses, touched each other lightly, and drank them down. As the youngest of the four, Ye Zhao took the wine jug first and filled it for everyone in turn.

After the first pot of sake was drunk, Masaki Fukasawa suddenly asked, "How is the production of the film in Tsutsusang?"

"The pre-shooting is over. Yukihiko Tsutsumi took a sip of soju, "After filming these two episodes of the TV series, I have to rush back to do post-editing, and I am still busy." ”

"Did Tysang make a movie?"

"I remember it was a movie called 'Goodbye RB!', right?" Kosaku Amamiya recalled, "and around this time last year, Tsutsusan said it in the tavern of Shin-Okubo. ”

"Oh my shame you remember. Yukihiko Tsutsumi reached for the sashimi platter.

Ye Zhao was a little curious, "Tesang, is there any difference between making a movie and making a TV series?"

"Different?" said Yukihiko Tsutsumi, munching on the tuna, as if telling a bad joke, "of course it's a different length." After swallowing the tuna, he slowly added: "Movies and TV series are different in length, which is something that children know." And the root cause of all the subtle differences after that comes from this biggest difference. ”

"That's right. Masaki Fukasawa took over, "A TV episode is about fifty minutes, and if you count it according to the standard ten episodes, it has a length of five hundred minutes. But the length of the movie is only 90 to 120 minutes, so it is impossible to tell a story like a TV series. I don't know anything about the filming technique, but in terms of script writing, due to the reduced length, it is necessary to abandon the writing method of TV series that focuses on the relationship between characters, and the requirements for the screenwriter's skills are much higher. ”

"On this point," Ye Zhao recalled, "When I was in a class at the screenwriting school, the teacher said that the narrative of TV dramas tends to be delicate and focuses on using language to advance the plot, while the narrative of movies is more refined, using light, sound effects, actions, and even props, anything that may occur to set off the plot." A good movie doesn't waste a single shot in it. ”

"Not only that," added Amamiya Kosaku, "I don't know how many times wider the movie screen is wider than the TV drama screen, such as whether the picture is exquisite, whether the lighting is just right, and once these things are put on the big screen, they can all be seen at a glance." Therefore, the requirements for shooting equipment and production personnel are also very high, and the scale of investment is correspondingly larger. ”

"Let's take this Kanedaichi that is being filmed now, the arrangement on the schedule, the location of the first episode is three and a half days, the studio shooting is two days, and the post-editing is also two days. ”

Yukihiko Tsutsumi paid attention to another thing, "Ye Jun also went to screenwriting school?"

"Because I'm interested in it. Noticing that Tsutsumi's wine glass was empty, Ye Zhao reached for the wine jug, but this time, Tsutsumiko thanked him and poured himself full of wine.

"Do the three of you think it's annoying for a layman to want to break into the field of film and television dramas without authorization?"

"Are you stupid?" said Yukihiko Tsutsumi in a joking tone, "Whether we are people or more high-end talents, aren't we all laymen who learned from scratch?"

"Ye Jun, although there is a saying of 'genius' in the world, in the field of film and television, it is the world of experience, and the current leaders in the industry are almost all successful after years of accumulation of experience. It can even be said that the more blockbuster the genius, the higher the chance of disappearing. Because they lack enough accumulation. Especially for the highly commercialized industry of TV dramas, the most important thing is to have an accurate vision to grasp the lifeblood of the market. ”

Masaki Fukasawa's expression was more serious, "How to say, whether it is a whim or a genuine desire to go deep into this field, I will not object to inexperienced people entering this industry." Only by constantly pouring in fresh blood can we continue to maintain the vitality of this industry, although I am a TV screenwriter, but I still have to take movies as an analogy, the reason why local movies have become like this now has a lot to do with the brain drain. ”

Yukihiko Tsutsumi withdrew the chopsticks that were reaching for the fried shrimp tempura and smiled a little subtlely, "Speaking of which, I am also one of the people who experienced the last glory of local films, although that splendor quickly dissipated like a bubble. So at that point, I decided to be a film director, but at the end of the day—" He seemed to have no idea the right adjective, paused, and sighed, "Now that the film market is so bad, it's hard for investors to make a decent film, especially non-commercial films." ”

Masaki Fukasawa added his opinion on Yukihiko Tsutsumi's words, "In fact, the TV drama industry seems to be fierce and strict, but its tolerance for failure is very high, even if a TV series is smashed, there are few cases where actors and production staff are sent out with red cards, in contrast, the movie has a lower tolerance for failure." ”

Therefore, in order to achieve commercial results faster, the film industry has taken a lot of short-sighted measures for quick success, although the film market has recovered slightly in the short term, but it quickly consumes the patience of the audience, which makes the film industry more and more sluggish. Because of the recession, it is more difficult to recover costs, and film production companies have begun to reduce production expenses and reduce personnel, causing a large number of employees to leave, so that they are now trapped in a vicious circle. ”

……

The shochu was empty three times in succession, because there was still shooting the next day, and the continuation did not last too late, and it ended at about eleven o'clock.

and Yukihiko Tsutsumi separated at the door of the shop, returned to the hotel where they stayed, and the conversation with these three senior film and television personnel tonight kept replaying in Ye Zhao's mind. After so many preparations, it would be impossible if he didn't have the ambition to enter the film and television industry, and if he wants to gain a pivotal position in the RB entertainment industry, it is not enough to write songs for others and become a producer, in that case, his influence can only be limited to the music industry.

Unlike songs that can be copied, he has too little in film and television, and it can be said that he needs to start from scratch. By being an attendant on the set today, Ye Zhao realized that if he wanted to learn things by observing like this, at most he was just making up a little layman's excitement.

If you want to not be controlled by others, you must jump out of the identity of the "made" and become the "maker" of making others. He didn't have enough time to be like an ordinary layman, to be a mentor to director so-and-so for a few years or even more than ten years, and then start directing independently. If you want to get to the core of the essence, there's nothing better than making a movie yourself.

"In that case, what is going to be made for the first film...... "The previous three singles and the singles provided to WANDS brought him more than 200 million yen in royalties, and it was enough to invest in a small-budget film. Speaking of small-budget movies worth filming, the name of a movie flashed in Ye Zhao's mind.

……

"Miss Kawamoto, the tempo is a little slower when you enter the chorus, please be careful. ”

“……”

"Good, do it again. ”

“……”

In the recording room, Kazumasa Kawamoto was auditioning his debut single under the command of the recording engineer, and in addition to the recording engineer standing in front of the console, there was also Ye Zhao, who was also wearing monitor headphones.

After deciding to shoot the movie by himself, Ye Zhao gave up his plan to continue watching on the set, and after the scene was over the next night, he said goodbye to the crew and rushed back to Tokyo overnight.

After Kazudai Kawamoto signed a contract with Sony, the itinerary can be roughly summarized as a music classroom, a recording studio, and an apartment.

As a leading record company, Sony has several top-of-the-line recording studios in Tokyo, including professional recording studios in the company building. However, the place where Kazuyo Kawamoto auditioned was not inside Sony, but in Shibuya's recording studio.

It wasn't until the recording engineer announced a temporary break that Kazuyo Kawamoto came out of the recording room, "Ye Zhaosan." ”

"Compared to the first time I heard you enter the shed, this progress has been quite rapid. Ye Zhao gently encouraged.

"Thank you. Kazuyo Kawamoto smiled.

The recording engineer took the CD player and a CD, "This is the sample after Ye Zhaosang asked to add your accompaniment effect before." ”

"That's done? Thank you so much. Ye Zhao took the CD.