The sky gradually darkened, and the street lights glowed brightly.
Fang Yan and Kadokawa Rihihiko walked through the night and walked out of Haruki Murakami's house.
"I never thought that Murakami-kun actually drew inspiration from your "Love Letter" to write "Norwegian Wood"."
Kadokawa Rihihiko sighed: "It's just the writing style of two youth novels, how can there be such a big difference?"
Fang Yan said: "The types are different, and the feelings are naturally different, just like abstract paintings and realistic paintings, each has its own beauty."
Kadokawa Rihihiko nodded in agreement, ""Love Letter" is a pure love novel, pure, clean, beautiful, and touching. Although it has regrets and tragedies, it is sad but not sad. But "Norwegian Wood" is different, although it is also a youth novel. In love novels, Murakami created such a cold, sad, and lonely atmosphere in the book. The characters in the book are a bit depressed, and they have to bear the pain of separation from their loved ones at a young age. "
Dialect said: "How else would it be called 'youth pain literature'?"
"Fang Yanjun, the word you used is so mysterious and accurate!"
Kadokawa Rihihiko pondered for a moment and said: "This type of literature has never appeared in Japan. I wonder what will happen after it is published?"
Fang Yan smiled, "If it were me, I would immediately notify Vice President Suzuki and ask Youfei Pavilion to sign "Norwegian Wood" no matter what the cost. I have a hunch that no matter the sales volume, , or influence, definitely not inferior to "Love Letter""
"That...that..."
Kadokawa Harihiko hoped that he could keep it secret from Suzuki Shunjiro, so that Kadokawa Shoten could grab the distribution rights of "Norwegian Wood".
"Well..."
Fang Yan had a wicked smile on his face and quickened his pace.
"Fang Yanjun! Fang Yanjun!"
Kadokawa Harihiko hurriedly followed him, and saw him suddenly stop at a rooftop stall surrounded by long stools, and then found a seat to sit down.
“Welcome!”
The boss bent down slightly, then pointed to the signboard curtain that said "roasted bird, fried dumplings, and ramen" and asked what he wanted to eat.
As soon as Kadokawa Yukihiko sat down, the hot and fragrant steam of oden hit his nostrils.
Dialect ordered them all one by one, tonkotsu ramen, chicken skewers, fried dumplings, oden...
"A bowl of ramen and two bottles of beer!"
As soon as Kadokawa Rihihiko finished speaking, he immediately turned around and stared at him eagerly, obviously trying to win "Norwegian Wood".
"You are really dedicated to Kadokawa Bookstore."
Fang Yan picked up a crab stick and took a bite, "But haven't you already thought about it before and prepared for a showdown with President Kadokawa?"
Kadokawa Harihiko poured beer into the cup, "Yeah, I'm going to talk to my elder brother one last time. If he still doesn't agree with Kadokawa entering the two-dimensional field that young people like, then I will completely give up on this idea. From Kadokawa The bookstore will 'retire', accept your kindness, and establish our own two-dimensional library to prove to him whose 'business philosophy' is the future of the Japanese publishing industry!"
good!
Very energetic!
Fang Yan clinked glasses with him with a grin. That's right. How can you do a good job in the second dimension with an insect like Kadokawa Haruki?
Kadokawa Rihihiko drank the wine in one gulp, "So I hope that before 'retiring', I can stand up for Kadokawa Shoten for the last time, and use "Norwegian Wood" to bring my career at Kadokawa Shoten to a successful conclusion. It can be regarded as my last contribution to the Kadokawa family.”
"Since you said so, then I will fulfill your wish."
Fang Yan filled up his glass of wine and had another drink with him.
"Cheers!"
Kadokawa Rihihiko laughed loudly, "I originally planned to treat you to a good taste of Kanagawa's delicacies and thank you for your contribution to the cooperation between Shochiku and our Kadokawa Pictures, but I didn't expect to meet Murakami-kun and the others." So we planned to meet another day. Give a banquet and entertain them ceremoniously.
"Speaking of this." When the boss brought the already grilled chicken skewers, Fang Yan picked up one of them and talked about his request for the "Love Letter" movie while eating, just like the filming of "The Ring", Directors, screenwriters, actors, etc. must go through his review and screening before the final list can be determined.
"What do you think of Teacher Dalin, Mr. Fang Yan?"
The one Kadokawa Rihihiko mentioned was of course "Obayashi Nobuhiko". He is the director of Kadokawa Pictures who is best at making girl idol movies.
Representative works include "The Girl Who Leapt Through Time", "Super School Girl", "Transfer Student"...
"As for the director, let's wait until the script is written before deciding."
Dialects say that romance films are common in the film industry, but this is the first time for a pure love film. Therefore, the composition of the screenwriting team must be younger, because "Love Letter" is mainly aimed at young people, and the screenwriter must know how to The preferences of Japanese young people.
Kadokawa Rihihiko said: "If you say that, you must already have a suitable candidate in mind, right?"
"I have only found one or two so far."
The dialect directly said the names of "Yoko Suzuki", "Yui Hashimoto", and "Yasu Akimoto".
Kadokawa Rikohiko and Suzuki Shunjiro had a close friendship, and they had naturally met Suzuki Yoko. Hashimoto Yui, as a member of the Kyoto University relatives' association, was also an important translator of "Love Letter". With their abilities and dialect knowledge, There is no objection to becoming the screenwriter of the movie.
"As for this 'Qiu Yuankang', does Mr. Fang Yan know him too?"
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"My whole life, I just happened to watch the program "Dusk Meow Meow" on TV."
The dialect was half-truthful and half-false, saying that he was interested in idol groups like the "Kitten Club" there, so he got to know them more deeply.
"The 'Kitten Club' was indeed written by this man."
Kadokawa Rikohiko shook his head and laughed. Fuji TV's "Twilight Meow Meow" program aggressively recruited female high school students to serve as assistant hosts. The response was unprecedentedly enthusiastic. What was even more unexpected was the selection mechanism of the Kitten Club. The threshold requirements are very low, and there are many candidates for the members. Replace constantly.
The result is that a large number of amateur-level high school students have the opportunity to appear on TV and enter the Japanese entertainment industry, so that the entire category of girl idols is almost completely dominated by the Kitten Club. This is also the decline of Kadokawa Films’ idol movies. one of the culprits.
After all, idol movies serve as the interface between idols and movies, but Kadokawa Pictures’ star-making ability has lost to the Kitten Club.
As soon as he said this, he bit off a piece of chicken forcefully, "Big brother said that this single-handedly pushed the girl idol group to destruction, but some people said that it was the greatest invention in the Japanese entertainment industry. What is right and wrong is a matter of opinion, but it's just a matter of opinion." The influence of the Cat Club is truly incredible!”
"What do you think if the members of the Kitty Club were to guest star as high school girls in the movie?"
Fang Yan cast a meaningful look.
"I understand why you want to bring him into the screenwriting team!"
Kadokawa Rihihiko suddenly realized, "But he is indeed a suitable candidate. After all, he is from the Japan Broadcasting Writers Group."
While the two were chatting, the boss brought two bowls of cooked ramen to the counter, and then made fried dumplings for them.
"Suck, suck, suck."
Kadokawa Rihihiko took a few bites and said, "By the way, Mr. Fang Yan, there is already news about the Cinderella boy you asked me to find out for you."
I almost spit out my dialect. Japan is indeed a country that likes to give people all kinds of strange nicknames.
Even if Masayoshi Son is called a "monster industrialist", what the hell is a "Cinderella boy who makes a lot of money with computers"?
"This man is really surprising. The doctor gave him an ultimatum of five years to live at most, but he unexpectedly cured his terminal illness and returned to SoftBank," said Kadokawa Harihiko, "But his misfortune seems to be still there. It’s not over yet. I heard that some time ago, 20 of his company’s highly capable executives submitted their resignation letters together with their employees, preparing to set up separate businesses, and several employees left for competing companies.”
It sounds like SoftBank’s classmate Masayoshi Son is now at a low point in his life?
Fang Yan tried not to laugh, but in the end he couldn't help it. This smile almost wiped out ten years of merit. (End of chapter)