Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 434 New Script

After returning to China, THE SUN disbanded on the spot again after accepting the reception and commendation from Sony bosses.

THE SUN, which is becoming more and more popular, has gradually become a group model like SMAP.

Just like the five members of SMAP, when they don’t fit together to release a record, some people will act in TV dramas, some will host variety shows, and some will act in musicals to strive for diversified development. The three of THE SUN are also in this way.

However, compared with SMAP, which has gone through the initial stage of crossing the river by feeling the stones, THE SUN has been on this road of multi-faceted development from the very beginning.

Because, in THE SUN, there is the existence of the all-round artist Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Therefore, THE SUN, like SMAP, the first day group in Japan, has talents that can develop in all aspects.

It's just that Kiyoshi Sakamoto alone can beat the five SMAPs. . .

Unlike the five SMAP members who can act alone and star in drama series and movies, in THE SUN, Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki have no interest or talent at all in terms of acting skills.

Therefore, when the band did not release a record, only Sakamoto Kiyoshi acted alone, while Ogawa Masaki and Chiba Masaki did their own thing.

Ogawa really focuses on variety show hosting. In terms of the template in the circle, he may be somewhat similar to Masahiro Nakai from SMAP.

Masaki Chiba focuses on behind-the-scenes production, and his template is his teacher, gold medal producer Yasushi Akimoto.

As for Kiyoshi Sakamoto?
He is one of a kind.

After all, an entertainer with a high education, creative talent, good acting skills, good eloquence, and novel writing skills can't be found in the entire Japanese entertainment industry!

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March 8st, sunny.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was cooking salted fish at home, was selecting scripts handed over by major TV stations and film companies with his agent, Uncle Ishida.

This is also another very direct impact after the three of THE SUN returned with great honor.

The six major TV stations, as well as the four major film companies, all sent scripts to Kiyoshi Sakamoto!

Judging from the three stacks of scripts placed on the coffee table, it is roughly estimated that there are nearly a dozen scripts, including TV dramas and movies.

After being screened by the manager, Uncle Ishida, he divided them into three levels according to the sophistication of the script.

Suggested next, can be considered, not considered.

In fact, Uncle Ishida could have just returned the script that was not considered, instead of giving it to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

However, considering that Kiyoshi Sakamoto had emphasized to him before that he had to go through all the scripts sent to him, no matter good or bad.

That's why Uncle Ishida brought all the scripts over.

This is understandable, after all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is a reborn person, and he knows something about the movies and TV series of later generations.

This is done to avoid the embarrassing situation that Uncle Ishida rejected some popular TV series or movies when he was screening. . .

At this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was sitting cross-legged on the sofa, was holding a blue book and reading the contents with relish.

This is a movie script sent by NTV, one of the five major private TV stations. . .

"Gantz"!
This is the top script on the stack that can be considered.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was attracted by the name of the script at first glance.

Because, in his previous life, he had seen this movie!

"Why, are you interested in this movie?" Seeing Kiyoshi Sakamoto concentrating on the script and smiling from time to time, Uncle Ishida was also very curious.

"Well, I think this movie is pretty good. However, I have a question..."

"Oh, what is it?"

"This is obviously a movie script, but why was it sent by NTV? Not the film company?"

Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto has already filmed four films including "Death Note", "Hot Blood High School", and "Love in the Sky", he is still a little confused about the operation of the film industry.

He originally had the idea of ​​making a movie in the near future, so he bought the movie adaptation rights of "KOF" in order to make a live-action movie in the future.

And to make a movie, you must have some understanding of the film industry, so you won't be like a blind fly, not knowing what to do.

Therefore, taking the opportunity of choosing a script, Kiyoshi Sakamoto consulted Uncle Ishida.

In his eyes, Uncle Ishida, a middle-aged uncle, is like a book called "Guide to the Japanese Entertainment Industry".

No matter what it was, as long as it was about things in the entertainment industry, he basically knew a lot about it.

Therefore, he asked whatever he didn't understand, and Uncle Ishida would always give him an answer close to the correct one.

And this time, it was no exception.

"Because the producer of this film is a production committee dominated by NTV."

The appearance of another new term made Sakamoto Kiyoshi become a curious baby again, asking "Eh? What is a production committee?"

Uncle Ishida also took the trouble to give Kiyoshi Sakamoto popular science about film production.

The process of film production, in simple terms, is divided into several steps.

First of all, the producer saw a story and proposed the idea of ​​making this story into a movie.

Then, after the sponsors were brought in, the production committee was formed.

The production committee, also called the production committee method, is a way of spreading risks when making animation and movies.

When producing entertainment works such as animation and movies, there is a risk of incurring a large amount of debt if the work is not popular.In reality, many companies have encountered business crises, even gone bankrupt and merged because of the production of unpopular movies.

Specifically, multiple sponsors will firstly contribute funds, and while diversifying the risk of funds, if there is any income, it will also be distributed based on the ratio of investment.

For sponsors, the funds required for each work are reduced, so they can participate in more works correspondingly, and it is easier to raise production costs.

In other words, the production fee for the film is paid from the production committee.

As for the members of the committee, under normal circumstances, there will be many families, some who contribute more money, and some who contribute less money.

As sponsors, these people pay to make the film.

If the film produced is a big hit, then these sponsors will naturally have dividends to share.

After the cost is recovered, dividends will be distributed according to the proportion of sponsorship.

The successful re-prosperity of Japanese domestic films is also due to the blessing of the production committee, which allows companies that produce TV programs to enter the film industry more easily.

After listening to the science popularization, Kiyoshi Sakamoto gave a long "Oh", and then continued to ask, "What about after the production committee is settled?"

"After the production committee is settled, the next step is to look for candidates for supervision and actors. Generally speaking, this work is done by the producer. This is why the script is sent by NTV, not Dongbao. .”

"Because Toho is the film distributor, and NTV is the member of the production committee."

"So that's the case..."

After a preliminary understanding of the production process of the film, Kiyoshi Sakamoto turned his attention back to the script of "Killing City" in his hand.

NTV sent Kiyoshi Sakamoto the script, which must have invited him to be the protagonist of the movie.

That is, the male protagonist in "Killing City", "Xuanye Kei"!
Since the four films in which he played the main role have all sold well, Sakamoto has been promoted to the ranks of top comedians early on.

SMA will not accept any movie or TV series that does not invite him to be the main character.

After all, once you stand in the position of the protagonist, if you play a supporting role, it will only reduce your own style and identity.

Unless it is a film with a very good script and directed by an international director like Takeshi Kitano, it is possible to invite a comedian of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's level as a supporting role.

Otherwise, it would be impossible for Sakamoto Kiyoshi to accept movies and TV series that are not the protagonist.

This is related to the development of his personal acting career, so he can't help but be more cautious.

Looking at the script, after careful consideration, Kiyoshi Sakamoto slowly raised his head, and said to Uncle Ishida seriously.

"I want to take this movie!"

Along with the script, there is also a proposal for the film.

The original work of "Killing City" is a sci-fi manga serialized by Japanese cartoonist Hiroya Okuka in 2000. The cumulative circulation of the manga is more than 1500 million, and it is the leader of Japanese youth-oriented sci-fi manga.

And this time, NTV plans to make this manga into a real-life movie. For this reason, it has appointed Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who once played the protagonist of "Death Note", as the protagonist of this movie.

The important reason why Sakamoto Kiyoshi decided to accept the film contract is actually the memory of the film in his previous life and the generous work of NTV.

According to the plan sent by NTV, the movie is going to be made into two parts, which is the same format as "Death Note".

And the production cost is as high as 40 billion!
Such a high production fee is almost the top ten in the history of Japanese film production costs. . .

You know, even for the two parts of "Death Note" that don't use a lot of CG special effects, the total production cost is only 20 billion.

But "Killing City" prepared twice the production cost!
It is conceivable that such a large-scale production, coupled with Kiyoshi Sakamoto's main character and a broad base of manga fans, will inevitably become a hot topic among the public after it is released.

And in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's memory, the first and second parts of this movie seem to have won extremely high box office.

In this way, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has no reason to refuse, such a movie that can be sold well once it is released.

Hearing Kiyoshi Sakamoto's words, Uncle Ishida first glanced at the plan sent by NTV, and suddenly frowned.

"However, the filming cycle of this film takes about half a year, which seems a bit long." Uncle Ishida took out a small book, "And, if you accept this film, then your next year's schedule, It's a little tight..."

That book should be Kiyoshi Sakamoto's itinerary.

"It took half a year to finish filming the upper and lower parts, that is to say, it's only three months for one part, which is not too long." Kiyoshi Sakamoto has no objection to this, "And, if the filming is faster, It might be done in five months..."

"Since you think it's okay, then take it!"

(End of this chapter)