Chapter 51: Gamblers in the entertainment industry
As soon as these words came out, the men present were a little angry.
Especially people like Takaki Sasaki, who have been working with Yui Mizuhara for a long time, they all regard Yui Mizuhara as a trusted partner and junior, which is no different from letting their daughter or wife go to drink with them.
"Not today, I'm not strong enough to drink, so please say sorry to Mr. Takada." Yui Mizuhara replied.
"What about Ms. Araki?" The bespectacled woman continued.
"I ...... I'm ......" Kiko Araki's expression froze a little.
Yui Mizuhara said: "I'm her producer, I won't let her go, does she dare to go?" Don't embarrass her. ”
"I see." The bespectacled woman closed the door and left.
Yui Mizuhara relieved Kiko Araki, but Kiko Araki's face was a little complicated and smiled at Yui Mizuhara.
"You bastard! It's so contemptuous of people! Hasegawa scolded.
"Why don't you let his mother go to accompany the wine!" Takaki Sasaki also shouted.
Everyone started a new round of verbal criticism of Takada Kenji, scolding while drinking, fortunately, everyone here drank quite well, and there was no reckless element who wanted to fight Takada Kenji when he drank alcohol.
After a while, Kiko Araki picked up her bag, walked over to Yui Mizuhara, and whispered, "Miss Mizuhara, I'm sorry, I'm a little unwell, can I take a step first?" ”
Yui Mizuhara glanced at her: "You can go if you want." ”
"Excuse me...... Thank you for your understanding......"
Kiko Araki bowed to Yui Mizuhara several times before walking out of the private room with her bag.
Fujiwara Kei sipped tea and didn't speak, if nothing else, Kiko Araki should have been invited to Kenji Takada's private room.
Nozo Araki's idea is easy to guess, that is, she hopes to catch the line of Kenji Takada, and maybe she will have the opportunity to participate in his TV series in the future.
But can currying favor with a producer qualify for participating? An actor who has this kind of thought, Kei Fujiwara can only wish her good luck. In the circle, I don't know how many directors, producers and even assistants cheat by participating in roles, but if they sleep, they will sleep, so what if they don't fulfill it? Do you still dare to expose us, do you still want to mix up in this circle?
In fact, actresses are not stupid, and many times they know that the other party is playing white strips, but the entertainment industry is a big gambling table, and if you don't bet, you will never win.
Of course, it is precisely because many people have such a gambler's mentality that they end up losing their whole lives.
Yui Mizuhara's face finally collapsed, and Kiko Araki looked very unhappy after leaving, even if she was asked to accompany the drink, she could barely squeeze out a smile, but now she was really a little angry.
Kiko Araki is still a member of her program team, but she was called by someone else to accompany the drink. Kenji Takada, that guy is deliberately humiliating the entire "Human Observation" program team.
More dishes were served, and Yui Mizuhara was in no mood to eat, and a pair of chopsticks poked and poked in the bowl.
Kei Fujiwara has a good appetite, and it's been a long time since I've eaten such authentic Chinese food in Yumoto. That Niu He fried is really good, at first glance, it is made by a Cantonese chef with a certain foundation, but unfortunately there is no lion-headed goose in his heart, but that thing is too expensive, if he can shoot a TV series with a rating of more than 30%, he has the confidence to ask Yui Mizuhara to order one for him.
After two rounds of drinking, everyone ate and drank well, walked out of the restaurant, and after passing by Kenji Takada's private room, Yui Mizuhara deliberately glanced inside, the box was already empty, and I don't know if the gang has left or gone to the next one. Nozomi Araki didn't know if she had gone home by herself or if she had gone along.
"Miss Mizuhara, that Kenji Takada...... Who is it? ”
"A popular producer within the production bureau made a drama with a rating of 21% last year, and has done three dramas in his career, all of which have ratings above 16." Yui Mizuhara looked a little discouraged, but immediately added: "But the high ratings are also because he can get the prime time, if we can get this time, our results will not be lower than his, right, Fujiwara?" ”
Yui Mizuhara looked up at Kei Fujiwara with a hint of anticipation in her eyes, as if she hoped to get an affirmative answer.
It was the first time that Kei Fujiwara saw Yui Mizuhara showing such a cute appearance, and he couldn't help laughing: "You're right, Miss Mizuhara, we will definitely be impressed." ”
After the dinner that day, most of the people took a taxi home, but Fujiwara Kei still chose to walk back because it was too expensive.
During the filming the next day, Araki Kiko still came to the studio as usual, and Yui Mizuhara did not show any unhappy expression in front of her, as if everything was business as usual.
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"The sales of "Spring and Autumn" have broken the record again!"
Hearing this good news, Kazuhiko Itagaki showed joy on his face, because the statistics of this issue of "White Night Walking" still ranked first, and it was the first in the fault, and now the second and third places together can't shake its position.
On the other hand, for Kazuhiko Itagaki, a great news is that the famous critic of mystery works Shinichi Chiba actually wrote a book review of "White Night Walking".
And it's a great compliment.
Chiba Shinichi is very famous in the industry, and after his recommendation, many people who love mystery novels became interested in this "White Night Walking", so they went to rent a bookstore to rent previous issues of the magazine, which further boosted the sales of this issue of the magazine.
"White Night Walking" has been serialized to the tenth chapter, and there are still three chapters left, and it will be over.
The editorial department is already preparing for publication, tentatively printing 20,000 copies for the first time, and more if it is sold out.
20,000 copies doesn't sound like much, but in fact, many mystery novels can't sell this number, and for newcomers, 20,000 copies in the first printing is already very good.
However, in order for a book to sell more, it is not enough to rely on the recommendation of book reviewers. Kazuhiko Itagaki has to win more heavyweight recommendations, and the author's job is to create content, and the editor will leave the rest to the editor.
And for a novel, the most heavyweight recommender is naturally a well-known novelist.
Kazuhiko Itagaki took out a gift box from under his desk, walked up to a female colleague, and handed over the gift box with a smile: "Miss Ozawa, I've been working hard lately, this is the handmade chocolate I asked a friend to buy abroad, I can't eat sweet, you can taste it." ”
Aprika Ozawa took off her headphones, glanced at Kazuhiko Itagaki, and said, "Mr. Itagaki, you seem to be married, right?" ”
Itagaki Kazuhiko was stunned: "Ah, yes." ”
"Be careful when I tell your wife."
Itagaki Kazuhiko's face suddenly flushed, and he threw the gift box on the table as if he was electrocuted, "You misunderstood, I wanted to ask you to do something." ”
"It's good if you just say it, what's the matter?"
"I want Mr. Miyano to write a recommendation for "White Night Walking", can you help me ask Mr. Miyano?"
Ozawa Ayaka is the long-term editor of the famous writer Mika Miyano, Miyaka Miyano doesn't like to deal with outsiders, and the entire Spring and Autumn Club has the most to say about Auka Ozawa and Miyaka Miyano.
Ozawa Anka shook her head: "Miyano-sensei doesn't easily help others make recommendations, you know." ”
After speaking, she scratched her face: "I remember that "White Night Walking" has a good ranking, do you still need to recommend it?" ”
"After all, it's a newcomer's new work, and it needs to be supported by seniors." Itagaki Kazuhiko sighed.
Ozawa hesitated for a moment and said, "I've read that book, and I think it's pretty well written...... But Miyano-sensei must have seen the work when writing a recommendation, and I can mention this to Miyano-sensei, but it is up to her to decide whether to write it or not. ”
"That's natural, thank you very much...... "Itagaki Kazuhiko thanked, thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll give you the full manuscript, please give it to Miyano-sensei." ”