Tokyo Love Story

At this moment, the trailer for "Initial D" is playing on TV.

“Surreal?”

Ejima Myo, who was sitting upright on the sofa, tilted her head and continued the conversation.

"Yes."

Tsugumi Seirina nodded and gave an affirmative answer.

She knew how famous Jay was in the music industry, and she was even more aware that Akutagawa Aoki had many fans on the Internet, but she still didn't expect that the combination of the two would lead to such a hot topic.

Seriously, in the past two days, she has almost memorized the trailer of "Initial D".

The TV channels that the Kitagawa family watches basically play a round of programs during the commercials. Of course, most of the time they won't finish, only lasting a dozen or twenty seconds, but the frequency is high.

"So what will Sister Rina do in the future?" Ejima Tadashi blinked, secretly glanced at Kitagawa Che beside him, and said jokingly, "In the future, there will definitely be more and more situations like this."

As long as Jay does not retire and maintains the current "update frequency", Jay's future will be visibly bright.

"Just get used to it slowly." Tsugumi Seirina pursed her lips in cooperation and whispered, "What else can I do?"

In fact, she is personally very conflicted on this point.

As a neighbor, she personally hopes that Che's career will be more and more successful, but if she is speaking from another standpoint, she also hopes that Che will reduce the frequency of updates, in other words, reduce his exposure. In this way, their lives in the future will be relatively less "tense" and they don't need to worry about being pointed at and magnified by cameras all the time.

"I don't think so."

Beichuan Che coughed lightly and interrupted.

"why?"

Ejima Myo frowned and asked subconsciously.

"Because people are always tired of the old and love the new." Beichuan Che picked up the TV remote control and skillfully changed the channel to the one that his family watched the most in the past. In five minutes, the classic urban romance drama would begin. "This is especially true on the Internet where information is transmitted at an extremely fast speed."

To use a more vivid analogy, it is like the campus forum of Shirakawa High School.

Maybe occasionally there will be two things that rush to the hot posts list at once, but there is no need for human intervention. Soon, the hot posts from the previous few days will be replaced by new posts from the next few days.

A week later, when people mention the previous hot posts again, most of them will just sigh and say the classic words with an attitude of "it's been a long time", "Who cares about this old thing now?"

"But you are different, young master." Ejima Mia raised her hand and rolled up a strand of black hair. Then she bent down, picked up the cantaloupe and fruit knife from the fruit bowl, and started to cut it with expert hands. "Even if people with long-term popularity cannot always occupy the most eye-catching spot, they will not fall to the point where no one cares about them."

It's just like how famous his young master is in Shirakawa High School.

Although people no longer mention or discuss him as often as before, everyone knows that there is such a person in Shirakawa High School, and when giving relevant examples, they will unconsciously mention him.

that's enough.

That’s enough to explain a lot of things.

"If possible, I hope they will only focus on my work and not on me as a person."

Beichuan Che said this without even thinking.

“That might be more difficult.”

Tsugumi Seirina shrugged and dismissed Kitagawa Che's idea without hesitation.

"But then again." She paused and suddenly changed the subject, "Hasn't Director Akutagawa Aoki called you yet?"

In her impression, according to the rules of the industry, she should show some expression, right?

Not to mention dividends, at least there should be tickets to the premiere, right?

"Not yet."

Beichuan Che shook his head.

Two days have passed since the official announcement of the release date, and Akutagawa Aoki has fallen silent both on Line and on the phone.

He didn't dare to ask further.

Anyway, he had already thought about it. If Akutagawa Aoki forgot about it or deliberately didn't mention it, he would buy the ticket himself. The result would be the same.

exactly……

It's a movie that has just been released, and with the current publicity that has inexplicably become popular, it might be difficult to grab tickets.

"He can't be so stingy, can he?"

Tsugumi Seirina frowned and muttered.

If a director is so stingy, then she has nothing to say.

All I can say is, respect it.

“This is not something I can worry about.”

Beichuan Che shook his head. He was quite indifferent to this matter.

Buzz. Buzz.

As soon as he finished speaking, Beichuan Che's cell phone, which was placed on the coffee table, suddenly vibrated.

The screen lit up and displayed the name of the caller.

"This……"

After glancing at the phone screen, Ejima Tadashi, who was peeling a cantaloupe, suddenly paused.

Huh? Is it really that timely?

Muttering this in his heart, the attendant smiled and shook his head.

Regardless of whether the other party is timely or not, this is the business of our young master, the future master.

As long as he is there, she doesn't need to worry about so many things. She just needs to focus on doing her job well.

Taking care of his daily life is what she should worry about and work hard on.

Just as the Beichuan couple had told her, he would have to rely on her from now on.

Thinking of this, Ejima Myo lowered her eyebrows, but continued her movements with her hands, and began to peel the cantaloupe in her hand with skill.

Next, if we calculate the time, Ms. Rinone should be almost done too.

After all, according to her usual preparation time, it was only about two hours, and now one hour and fifty-eight minutes had passed.

By the time she came down from the bedroom, the cantaloupe in her hand had just been peeled and cut, and was just the right size.

I would like to thank teachers Chao Dengji and Hanabi Qingyin for their rewards, and I would like to thank teachers Xiao Qie Ge and Bai Zhou for their monthly tickets. Your support is my motivation for writing.

Chapter 436 Free is the most expensive

"Hey."

After giving Ejima Tadashi a look that said 'I'm going to answer a call', Kitagawa Che picked up the phone, stood up, pressed the answer button, and walked towards the study.

This was one of his habits at work, trying not to bring work to them.

teacher?"

On the other end of the phone, Akutagawa Aoki's voice sounded a little tired.

He has been so busy these days that he even wants to borrow the cat's hand. Not to mention free time, even the sleeping time is visibly less. He has only slept about four or five hours a day these days.

"It's me, Director Akutagawa."

Beichuan Che gave an affirmative answer, pushed open the door of the study in front of him, walked in, and then closed it.

"I'm sorry, I missed your date."

Akutagawa Aoki did not explain, but chose to apologize first.

According to his communication with Kitagawa Che on Line, he should have called Kitagawa Che yesterday or the day before yesterday, but because of his busy work, he really couldn't spare the time.

"There's nothing to apologize for. It's just work." Beichuan Che sat down on the chair, and his face showed a bit of empathy. Sometimes, people really can't help themselves in the world. "I understand you."

Considering the intensity of the promotion of "Initial D", it would be strange if the director Akutagawa Aoki could take it easy.

Thank you. "

Akutagawa Aoki was silent for a moment, and was somewhat moved.

He could tell that Beichuan Che's words were sincere.

This kind of sincerity is often the most touching.

Thinking about the young man's experience again, he could more or less understand why Beichuan Che could say those words. Perhaps he really felt the same way.

"So, let's talk business?"

Beichuan Che coughed lightly and brought the topic back to the main topic.

His idea was simple, to finish the discussion here as quickly as possible and then go back to the living room.

In the early days after his time travel, he actually wondered if he would lead a very busy life in the future, but as he came into contact with Miao, Rinone and the others, his feelings in this regard became less and less.

If possible, he even wants to separate work from his life.

Although he is doing the same thing now.

"Okay, let's talk business." Akutagawa Aoki rubbed his nose hard, adjusted his state, and then talked about business. "First thing, movie tickets. I prepared ten tickets. Are they enough?"

According to what they had discussed on Line before, he would arrange the movie tickets for Kitagawa Che.

"That's enough."

Beichuan Che thought about it and decided not to say the word "too much". Even if he couldn't use it, he could give it to someone else.

"I'll arrange for someone to deliver it to the music network building for you." Akutagawa Aoki paused, "But, are you sure you really want to go there to get it yourself? In fact, we can deliver it directly to your home."

He could understand Beichuan Che's concerns.

To be honest, he did have some thoughts in that regard and hoped to pay a visit and invite her to collaborate on the next movie.

"Then you don't have to bother. Just leave it at the music network building. I happen to have something to do in the next two days so I'll go there. It's on my way."

Beichuan Che made up an excuse.

The feeling of being touched in the previous second is one thing, and the business in the next second is another thing. These two points do not conflict with each other and exist in parallel.

"Then I'll trouble you to make the trip." Seeing that Kitagawa Che was so determined, Akutagawa Aoki no longer forced him and turned to talk about the next thing, "Then it's about your reward."

In fact, logically speaking, screenwriters in the industry generally have two ways of salary distribution, based on box office or based on a fixed salary.

Initially, his idea was to give Kitagawa Che a considerable screenwriting fee, but after thinking about it, he decided to give Kitagawa Che a portion of the box office share.

Of course, this share may be only about 1% of the total box office. But if the box office is higher, the money Beichuan Che will definitely get is much more than the fixed salary.

However, as a director, the share he should get will definitely be less.

But if you think about it carefully, it’s not a loss.

Giving up some of the profits and making a friend like Jay, or leaving a way for cooperation, is a business that is sure to make money no matter how you look at it.

His recent hit song is the best portrayal.

"what?"

Beichuan Che was stunned for a moment and couldn't understand what was going on.

He never expected that Akutagawa Aoki would suddenly talk about this.

"I plan to give you a share of the box office."

Akutagawa Aoki's explanation is concise and to the point.

"It's not necessary." Beichuan Che thought about it and chose to refuse. "I helped you revise the script just out of interest."

It sounds like a one-sided deal: he gave the script, the other party gave the money, and then they were even.

But if we have to say it, it was Akutagawa Aoki who chose to make concessions.

According to his understanding of the film industry, new screenwriters are not eligible to get a share of the so-called box office revenue, and most of them just get a fixed salary.

Under such circumstances, the other party's concession is just a gesture of goodwill. Once you take other people's money, when they talk about cooperation again, you can't be so tough for both emotional and logical reasons. Even if you refuse, it will be a bit embarrassing.

If you don't accept it, then this situation won't happen, and it may even make the offensive and defensive situation easier.

Free things are always the most expensive.

"No, according to the quality of the script you provided, we have to give you a share of the box office revenue." Akutagawa Aoki paused, hesitated for a while, and finally chose to speak frankly, "Let me be frank, I want to continue to cooperate with you."

The more he communicated with Beichuan Che, the more he had an indescribable feeling. Obviously, this young man was a genuine young man, and most likely he was still studying. However, the way Jay advanced and retreated in a measured way gave him the illusion that he was not facing a young man, but a shrewd old fox.