Tokyo University of Literature and Arts is boiling again.

Due to the influence of Kei Fujiwara, almost the entire Tokyo University of Literature and Arts, especially the Department of Video Filming, has become a fan support club for Kei Fujiwara, supporting every work of this senior.

They naturally have a close affection for Kei Fujiwara, which is naturally due to Kei Fujiwara's appearance at Tokyo University of Literature and Art, and of course, there is another reason, that is, Kei Fujiwara can give priority to alumni to provide internships and jobs.

Therefore, in this environment where the employment situation is not good, the students of Tokyo University of Literature and Arts, especially those who are about to graduate, are looking forward to Kei Fujiwara to shoot more works, the more the better, and the more jobs that can be provided for these graduates.

Although it is said that it is a golden decade for the development of Japanese TV dramas, this does not mean that ordinary practitioners can also enjoy dividends. On the contrary, the number of unemployed people has increased, and there are a large number of skilled and cheap temporary workers in the market who have not received formal university education, and these temporary workers have also squeezed the job search space of graduates to a certain extent.

The release of "Confession" aroused the enthusiasm of the students of Tokyo University of Literature and Arts, and after watching the movie, the students began to discuss the film excitedly.

"It's worthy of Fujiwara-senpai, this is really a good movie!"

"The story is really good, but I feel like Fujiwara-senpai is a little deliberately showing off his skills......

"If you have this technical ability, why don't you go to Xuan? Many directors want to show off their skills, but they don't have that ability!"

"But I still think it'......."

"Dare to question Senior Fujiwara, notify the law enforcement team, and clear it immediately!"

Although "Confession" has a good reputation, it does not belong to the kind of film with few bad reviews, for this kind of movie with a particularly strong style, some people must like it very much, and some people don't like it, you must know that Stephen Chow's movie that is popular in the Chinese entertainment industry still has a large number of people who think it is cultural dross, which is also reasonable.

However, within Tokyo University of Literature and Arts, the evaluation is generally high, and even people who don't like the film with personal tastes are reluctant to make negative comments about their senior. The crowning achievement of being an artist is to use the "charm" skill on everyone, and even if they don't like the work, the public will find a way to brainwash themselves - not that the master's work is bad, but that they can't understand it.

Kei Fujiwara was the first to achieve this achievement for his younger students.

Professors at the Tokyo College of Literature and Art also began to use "Confession" as a lesson plan, and not only the video projection department, but also the art department and music department also explained the pictures and episodes from the movie.

In order to understand the course, and also influenced by the campus atmosphere, more and more students went to see the movie, so much so that almost all students at Tokyo University of Arts and Humanities bought a movie ticket.

On the fourth and fifth days, the box office of "Confession" decreased every day, although the decline was not large, but it has been declining, from more than 100 million on the first day to 80 million on the fifth day, but even so, the movie has accumulated nearly 500 million box office revenue, which has reached the standard of blockbusters.

In this case, it stands to reason that theaters should appropriately increase film scheduling and publicity to stimulate the box office of the movie, so as to have new growth.

However, the theater chain has focused on another film, which is a gangster movie, which is the main investment and distribution of Matsunichi Pictures. Therefore, the theater chain of Matsuri Pictures will inevitably treat the two movies differently, just like treating his own son and godson.

Although the number of films scheduled in a day is not very different, you will find that when it comes to the prime time after 7 o'clock in the evening, most of the theater schedules are given to the gangster movie called "Black Rock". Even the prominent position in the theater is the movie poster of "Black Rock". Only during the day, when the number of moviegoers is small, will the schedule of "Confession" increase appropriately.

Even Fukuyama Station has been playing more commercials for "Confession" recently, and has been playing more commercials for "Black Rock". Although Fukuyamadai and Kei Fujiwara still maintain a close working relationship, and they are also one of the investors of "Confession". But after all, the new director is a member of the film school, and he will still obey Shigeru Nobi's orders.

"Black Rock" was released a few days before "Confession", however

The box office of the two films is now comparable, and it seems that "Confession" has achieved a phased advantage. But the daily box office of "Confession" is gradually declining, so it is impossible to tell what the final result will be.

And it's just the weekend, and the number of moviegoers tends to increase significantly on the weekend, and maybe there will be more moviegoers by then.

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On Friday nights, Uchiki Taniguchi is paraphragm around his movie theater, sometimes popping into the screening room to see how many people are watching the movie. If the auditorium is full, he can have fun all night and celebrate with a drink; If the theater is empty enough to run horses, they will start to worry and worry, and have a drink to kill their sorrows.

In any case, wine is to be drunk.

Uchiki Taniguchi is the owner of a private theater that has been in operation for more than 20 years in Sakyo Ward, Kyoto City. But his theater doesn't look old and dilapidated, and every few years, he brings in a renovation team to renovate it so that it doesn't get abandoned by young people who value the environment.

He cautiously opened the door to a screening room, stood on tiptoe and looked over into the viewing area, it was eight o'clock in the evening, prime time, and the theater was only about one-fifth full—not bad, it was a medium-sized theater after all.

But Uchiki Taniguchi can't help but feel nostalgic for the scene forty years ago, when he was still a child, and the film was still in the studio era, and the development was in full swing.

At that time, the first monster movie came out, causing a sensation in the movie, and people poured into the cinema to watch this amazing visual effects blockbuster, at that time, the number of screens and movie theaters were not as many as they are now, and some theaters even launched standing tickets in order to sell more money. The point is that there are really people willing to buy it, the cinema is full, and the audience would rather sit in the first row and get dizzy and go to the toilet to vomit after watching it, rather than miss this grand event in the film industry.

The film's eventual box office of 150 million doesn't sound like much, but that was 40 years ago, and ticket prices were nowhere near as high as they are now. The film was watched by a staggering nearly 10 million viewers. If calculated according to the current box office standard of 1,000 yen for students and 1,800 yen for adults, if this movie is placed today, the box office revenue will reach about 16 billion.

It's an impossible number, but in the studio days, it was a real achievement.

At that time, Uchiki Taniguchi was also a member of the movie-watching army, and was shocked by the magical and gorgeous movie world, and he watched the monster movie five times but still couldn't get enough, and the young man's little heart was completely occupied by the movie.

When I grew up, I wanted to work in a studio, but after two years, I found that I didn't have the talent to make movies. But he still wanted to work in film, so he used his savings to open this movie theater.

At first, the business was really good, and by the early 80s, I had a small amount of savings by opening a theater, but gradually I could feel that the film market was becoming sluggish. The popularity of television is only one aspect of the impact, and the most important thing is that I can't make good movies. This is the most intuitive feeling of the trees in Taniguchi.

It is said that there is a lack of truly talented and master-level directors. In his mind, the so-called master is definitely not the kind of filmmaker who likes to make some incomprehensible movies and entertain himself at niche film festivals, but a person who can really make ordinary audiences happy from the bottom of their hearts and willingly spend money to buy tickets.

It's a pity that there are almost no such masters in this era.

On the contrary, the "Western Painting Seat" began to rise, and American films were popular with the audience. Uchiki Taniguchi looked at the faces of foreigners on the movie screen, and felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly. Even if it's a Chinese movie, a Korean movie, or even a Vietnamese movie? He wasn't that uncomfortable. It's all black eyes and black hair......

Although he was reluctant, in order to ensure the income of his own cinema, he had to show more such movies, and after a long time, he became depressed, and his enthusiasm for movies began to fade gradually.

Uchiki Taniguchi sometimes misses the days of the movie studio, but knows it in my heart, too

It was not the bankruptcy of the studio system that led to the malaise of the film market, but the malaise of the film market that led to the bankruptcy of the studio system.

But is this movie really going to be so sluggish from now on? If only it were like in the movie, at this time there was a hero who could stand up and save the sluggish movie.

Taniguchi Neiki said with emotion.