For Matsuda Yoshiko's inexplicable but seemingly point-in-point words when he left, Iwata Hiromichi didn't take it to heart, although he knew that Matsuda Yoshiko was the leader of the violent society, and there was Tony Downing, an American, behind him, but he was not afraid that Matsuda Yoshiko would dare to come to Toho to make trouble, just kidding, the police are not the opponents of Toho's actors, not to mention a bunch of gangsters, does that Tangning still have the ability to get a bunch of tanks and armored vehicles?

To his surprise, what happened next had nothing to do with gang violence. The first thing to go wrong is Toho's interior, this time the leader who questioned the top is the union representative director Akira Kurosawa, at this time Kurosawa has not yet made "Rashomon" and "Seven Samurai" works that have won international awards, and he is just a new director who has just transformed from a playwright. (About director Akira Kurosawa, I won't introduce too much, and friends who are not familiar with it can Baidu it.) ）

Iwata Hiromichi was a little surprised by Kurosawa's arrival, he had the impression that Kurosawa was a relatively neutral figure, neither on the left-wing side to support the march strike, nor on the board side to resist the march strike, he did not participate in such a big strike a few days ago, why did he suddenly remember to be a union representative now?

Akira Kurosawa has a very straight temperament, and he didn't beat around the bush when he spoke, so he asked directly: "May I ask Director Iwata, did someone come to talk to you yesterday and want to fully acquire the rights to the film that the company just purchased from Hollywood?" ”

Iwata Hiromichi nodded: "That's right, Matsuda Yoshiko, the leader of the Matsuda Group, came to me yesterday and wanted to buy this batch of films, but the price she gave was too low, and she was only willing to pay one-fifth of the original price, which is simply a robbery while the fire is hot!" ”

Kurosawa said with some hesitation: "Well, I also think that the price of Team Leader Matsuda is a bit of a robbery, but the current situation is that except for her, no one in Japan should be willing to buy this batch of films, after all, this is already a film that has proven to be a failure in the market." It may be successful in other countries, but now the company only has Japanese copyrights. In addition, our employees really need this money, and the other day it was not that everyone wanted to make trouble, but that their lives were already very difficult. As a result, the company suddenly wanted to cut salaries and lay off employees, which forced everyone to not survive, and was encouraged by others, so the strike.

You promised a boost before, and everyone understood. After all, everyone sees the current situation of the company, but now the company has the opportunity to get a large amount of money, but it refuses it, which makes it difficult for the big guy to accept. ”

When Iwata Hiromichi heard this, he understood what was going on, and secretly scolded Matsuda Yoshiko, a stinky woman, for using such a ruthless means to encourage her employees to deal with herself, but she had to patiently explain: "I also know that everyone's life is not very rich, but the current market environment is like this, plus the company's previous investment failed, so it's not that the company doesn't want to improve everyone's treatment." It's really powerless. Although it seems that selling these films at a low price can be exchanged for a sum of money, but in the long run, this is more than worth the loss, I dare to assert that the low-connotation films that are now popular in China will definitely not last too long, as long as the audience adapts to this routine, it will inevitably produce a sense of boredom, and then it will be time for our award-winning films to shine and the box office will be long, so I hope you can persevere. When the time comes, I will definitely recommend that the board of directors give everyone a salary increase. ”

Akira Kurosawa sighed: "Director Iwata, I understand what you said, and I also know that the current hit film is actually a fresh, exciting and ambiguous advantage. In the future, it will definitely be a high-quality film that will dominate the box office, but the problem is that the big guy may not be able to support that day. If this continues, many people will probably leave Toho. To tell you the truth, many people in the company have received invitations to the big screening, and they are just waiting and watching. ”

For this Daiei, Iwata Hiromichi naturally knows. This is an emerging film company, the backer behind it is the Mitsui Group, and it is also a guy who takes advantage of the fire to rob, and wants to take advantage of Toho's current momentum to dig into the corner, and the board of directors is also having a headache for this, but Iwata is still very confident in Kurosawa, because he knows that Kurosawa is a guy who is obsessed with art and doesn't care about external enjoyment, so he smiled: "Everyone else may leave, but I believe that Kurosawa Akira you will definitely not go, right?" ”

To his surprise, Kurosawa hesitated for a moment, and then said slowly: "Mr. Iwata, you know me, I don't care too much about how much money I can make, I only care about the movie itself." I know the company is not in a very good situation right now, but I really have a very good book in my hand, and I really want to make it, and I believe that once this film is filmed, his achievements and status will definitely not be inferior to those films that have won Academy Awards. If you don't believe me, you can take a look at my script. After saying that, he handed over the script that he had been holding in his arms.

Iwata Hiromichi originally just wanted to take the script and flip through it, but after only two glances, he was attracted by the plot, and read the entire script in one go, and when he pulled out of the plot, it was already more than half an hour later, calmed down, and he said slowly and carefully: "Kurosawa, to be honest, if the company is still as strong as before, I will ignore everyone's opposition and give all my energy to help you make this movie, because this script is so well written, It's so profound, it's simply a masterpiece across the ages. However, it is a pity that with the company's current strength, there is no money to shoot this movie at all, and even if the shooting is successful, I believe that the box office will not be very good, because this is not a film that ordinary people can understand, he is suitable for the kind of experienced and thoughtful people to taste and think slowly, not the kind of commercial film that can sell well at the box office. ”

Kurosawa took the script, slowly stood up and said, "Mr. Iwata, I understand what you mean, so allow me to apologize to you, because what you just said, although true and sincere, will be the reason for me to leave Toho." Because Dayei has promised that as long as I am willing to go, I will be allowed to make a movie according to my wishes, and my choice is his "Rashomon"! (Friends who haven't seen this film recommend watching it!) (To be continued.) )