Yasushi Akimoto opened the script of Battle Royale, and the first page surprised him and frowned slightly. I saw it clearly written in black and white on the first page of the script. Director: Ping Qingshan. Seeing this, he raised his head and glanced at the young man sitting opposite him and drinking tea. As a busy man, he felt like he was being fooled. Ping Qingshan did not say before that he was the director of this movie. This is the price that Ping Qingshan pays for his youth. He is too young and has no experience. Even if he has obtained investment, it is still considered nonsense in the eyes of industry insiders like Akimoto Yasushi. No one believed that he could really make a good movie. In addition to Kitagawa Kenji... He stood up and wanted to throw the script back to Ping Qingshan, politely declining the offer. But then he thought again, Ping Qingshan's identity is still there, and it seems a bit unreasonable to refuse the script right after receiving it.
So I had to pretend to turn a few more pages. This time, he was really surprised. [Three days, each one relies on their own ability, only one person can survive] The script for Battle Royale was a version that had been polished many times by Hira Kiyoshige, but the one shown to Akimoto Yasushi was the plot version, which was more like a novel than the version used for filming. The core conflict in the film quickly attracted Akimoto Yasushi's attention, and he kept flipping through it for more than ten minutes. During this time, Akimoto's brows sometimes relaxed and sometimes frowned. "This script is very, very special..." Yasushi Akimoto put down the script. Contrary to the outside world's belief that AKB has never made a movie, two years ago, Yasushi Akimoto tried to make a movie with AKB's own strength. It’s a pity that the movie ended up being a huge flop. However, that incident also gave Akimoto Yasushi some common sense about the film industry. Not to mention the novel story of this script, it is highly original. Judging from the writing standards alone, it is professional and a lot of effort has obviously been put into it. If there is a problem, it is that the script is too bloody, which is somewhat inconsistent with the positive and upbeat style that AKB wants. But this is not a big problem, after all, the flopped movie he made was a horror movie. Read the entire script. Although Akimoto Yasushi was still somewhat worried about whether Hira Kiyoshige could film the script to achieve the desired effect, deep down he was already inclined towards cooperation. "It's very interesting and very good. If possible, there are a few children who are suitable for this play. I just don't know what you want?" "What I want is simple, to enter the temple of movies with AKB." Ping Qingshan looked at Akimoto Yasushi with a firm gaze. He knew very well that there was no need to hide anything when talking to someone of Akimoto Yasushi's level. "When the movie is released, AKB needs to promote my movie with all its strength." "Hahaha, you're ambitious." Chapter 36: Will You Be Elected as a Concubine?
Although Yasushi Akimoto felt that the child of his friend was somewhat too confident about his own movie. To know. AKB48 is now at its prime time to shine. If they are given full support, the energy they will have will be considerable, but it also means that they are completely tied to this movie. It’s good that the movie is going to be a success, even if most of the benefits went to Hira Kiyoshige, but AKB has also made a breakthrough in the film and television industry. With the added strength of the Pingqing family, it will be much easier to focus on movies and TV series in the future. But at the same time, if the movie fails, then AKB, which has promoted it with all its might, will become a clown, and it will be much more difficult for them to enter the film and television industry again in the future. The reason is simple, no one wants to use an actor who has failed, let alone an idol who has failed. That being said, risks and opportunities coexist. Akimoto Yasushi continued the conversation patiently. "So how many roles can we have in this movie?" "This is my casting plan, and there are two or three roles that can be released." Ping Qingshan said as he handed over the casting plan in his hand. Akimoto Yasushi did not answer the call, nor did he even show any intention of opening the file. "If this is all your sincerity, then there is no need to talk anymore. Please go back." Akimoto Yasushi became a little impatient when he heard the number. He admitted that the script was indeed good, but the problem was that in a drama with a group of more than 40 people, there were only two or three roles for him. They still want AKB's full support, which shows that they have no sincerity at all. What's more, even if there is such an excellent script, it can't prove anything. There are many film projects that have good scripts but turn out to be a bunch of shit. If he could come up with seven or eight female characters, Akimoto Yasushi might as well take a gamble, but the number of characters given by Ping Qingshan is like sending away beggars. He no longer wanted to talk. Seeing Akimoto Yasushi's attitude, Ping Qingshan naturally understood why. But as a director, he hopes to leverage the power of AKB, but he also doesn't want there to be too many idol elements in his movies. After all, he knows clearly what the idol's acting skills are like. It's like MSG. If you only put a little bit of it, it will improve the quality of the dish. But if a dish is full of MSG, it's no longer a dish. However, he also knows that AKB is now on the rise and its popularity is quite terrifying. If you look at the current Oricon chart of Japanese songs, from first to tenth, eight out of ten are AKB's songs, and you can get a glimpse of this. To get the full support of AKB, it is definitely not enough to rely on just two characters.
In this regard. Ping Qingshan is also prepared. He took out another document and handed it to Akimoto Yasushi. And this time, he didn't speak. However, Akimoto Yasushi, who took the document, subconsciously said the name of the project. "Everyone's Battle Royale? Is this, a variety show plan?" "Everyone Escapes" is a variety show project expanded by Hira Kiyosugi based on the core of the famous Japanese variety show "Everyone Escapes" in his previous life. Everyone is fleeing. In its previous life, it was a large-scale variety game show that has been broadcast irregularly by Japan's Fuji TV since 2004. The main content was real-life street survival games. Or to put it simply, it's a large-scale game of hide and seek. Hide and seek is an enduring outdoor game. Even adults can still enjoy it if they play a round seriously occasionally. After hiding, when the hunter is right next to you, the tension and excitement are enough to make your heart beat faster and your breathing quicken. "On the Run" uses this core and expands on it. On the one hand, large venues are selected, often an entire park, an entire amusement park, or an entire shopping mall as the playground. Secondly, use tasks and other methods to force players to stop hiding. Finally, two eye-catching settings were added. One is the bonus, the longer you survive, the bigger the bonus will be. Next is the hunter. Audiences who have watched Escape will definitely be impressed by the hunter who wears a suit, has an expressionless face, wears sunglasses, and walks with a breeze. These hunters are tall and strong, and they run extremely fast, and they have a strong oppressive power. By making countless additions to the simple game of hide and seek, "Escape Plan" became a hit in Japanese variety shows. The fifth episode, which aired late at night, had a viewership rating of , and the sixth episode had a viewership rating of . In addition, the 2010% in and 2011% in also prove the ratings of this program. China has also introduced this variety show before, and the first season was quite successful. And Ping Qingshan continued to add to the foundation of Escape, and based on the settings in Anzhao Battle Royale, he created a restricted area shrinking mechanism and added a prop mechanism. Each player can take a bag of props before starting to run. As for what is inside the props, it is up to fate, just like in the movie. In addition, each player has a dodgeball. Players can use the dodgeball to kill other players to obtain other people's props, or they can obtain props by adding to the bag after the hunter catches other people. Finally, Ping Qingshan also set the plot for the first season of "Battle Royale" and wrote a simple script.
This is a whole set of plans. Even in the previous life, if the right guests could be found, a hit could be made, let alone in this world where "Everyone Runs Away" does not exist. However, this variety show is not suitable to be AKB's group variety show. The best approach would be to have AKB girls become permanent guests, select a few to participate in each episode, and invite entertainers to be the rest. This is the only way to get better broadcast time and ratings. However, these details are matters for discussion later. There is no need to talk about it now. When Ping Qingshan walked out of the office, it was Akimoto Yasushi who saw him out personally. This gave Kenji Kitagawa, who was playing with his phone outside and was bored, a big shock. "Teacher Akimoto Yasushi!" Akimoto Yasushi glanced at Kenji Kitagawa, nodded, but turned around and continued talking to Hei Seishi. "Like father, like son, Shan-kun. I look forward to our next meeting." "Me too." The two men shook hands and then Akimoto Yasushi said a few words to Kenji Kitagawa, indicating that the two sides had reached a preliminary intention of cooperation. Afterwards, Akimoto Yasushi asked Kitagawa to work with Hirakiyosugi to complete the audition. After everything was said, Ping Qingshan and Kitagawa Kenji left together. After seeing Akimoto Yasushi return to the office, Kitagawa Kenji, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately asked. "What kind of spell did you cast on Mr. Akimoto Yasushi to make him so happy? I think his neck is about to break from laughing." Ping Qingshan was still thinking about something, but after hearing what Beichuan said, he couldn't hold it anymore. "Do you usually tease Mr. Akimoto like this behind his back?" "I'm not joking, this is the truth." Although Kitagawa Kenji was talking, he also secretly glanced behind him and confirmed that there was no one around before turning around and talking about business. "Speaking of which, there will be a performance soon. Do you want to go and watch it? Or should I call all the members backstage and you can choose?" Ping Qingshan looked at Kitagawa Kenji in silence, who was even more excited than him. This guy probably thought that making a movie was too simple, although the scene of young idols standing in a row for people to choose from is indeed interesting to think about. But the problem is, this is not a selection of concubines. Chapter 37: The Involution of the Entertainment Industry What's more, he wanted to select people from AKB in order to take advantage of AKB's popularity, so he already had candidates when he came.
They are Atsuko Maeda and Mayu Watanabe, who are both very popular and have a girlish feel. "Will Mayu Watanabe and Atsuko Maeda be in the performance later?" Hira Kiyosugi answered Kitagawa Kenji's question with a rhetorical question. Obviously, Kenji Kitagawa did not react immediately. "Maeda Atsuko has external affairs, and Watanabe Mayu is still taking photos."