Chapter 81 Preparations
Kitano Takeshi's self-deprecating question left Tanaka Yuko unsure of how to answer.
"Senior Brother Kitano, there is actually no need to say it..." Bai Chuanfeng tried to persuade him in a difficult way.
"Haha!" As soon as he finished speaking, everyone else in the room couldn't help but laugh out loud. Even Yuko Tanaka, who was meeting for the first time, had an eyebrow.
"Boy Baichuan, why didn't I realize that you have the talent to be a comedian?"
Although Takeshi Kitano was teased by Shirakawa Kaede, a smile appeared on his face.
Shirakawa Kaede, who was cueed, looked at Kitano Takeshi with admiration, "Of course I was taught well by my senior brother."
"Haha." Takeshi Kitano couldn't help but laugh this time, "I said that Shirakawa boy is suitable to be a manga artist, he will definitely be popular."
After the pleasantries were finished, everyone raised their glasses to celebrate today's meeting.
After finishing the glass of wine, Bai Chuanfeng returned to his serious face. He waved his hand and said, "Artists are not suitable for me. I still like to watch other people's performances."
Hearing what Shirakawa Kaede said, Kitano Takeshi smiled proudly. Boy, you can say whatever you want, but in the end you have to stand obediently in front of my camera.
The most expensive thing is not labor, but film. Now is not the era of digital cameras, all movies are shot on film.
When Kitano Takeshi saw Shirakawa Kaede silent, he felt that he had lost face in front of everyone.
"The weather is just right now. After September, the temperature at the beach will drop a lot. It will be you Shirakawa boy who will be taking a dip in the water."
Takeshi Kitano moved his lips, and just when he was about to speak, Mori Masayuki gave him the answer. "There is about three million yen left."
Although Takeshi Kitano had already made up his mind to make a movie, Masayuki Mori also used his connections to actively look for investment.
These things about young people are most interesting when they are hazy.
"What an accident?" Tanaka Yuko's gaze seemed to pass across Shirakawa Kaede's face unintentionally, and she murmured.
Kitano Takeshi and Matsuda Mikiko looked at each other, and then they both smiled tacitly.
Kitano Takeshi breathed a sigh of relief now that the main actors and actresses of the movie have been decided. At least the work of the crew has moved forward one step further.
This is the main creative team of "The Sea of Tranquility That Summer". There is no doubt that this is a young team.
But the result is that nothing has been found so far.
If we couldn't raise enough money, we couldn't make the movie. With no other choice, Mori Masayuki started to pay for it out of his own pocket.
"I'll pay for the three million."
Mancai, TV program planner, newly debuted TV actor, and young president of a small company Sang.
"Pah!" Takeshi Kitano put the wine glass on the table, "Don't worry, Shirakawa boy, I will definitely raise the funds within two months, and "That Summer's Quiet Sea" will definitely be filmed."
Takeshi Kitano filled a glass for himself first, and then said with some embarrassment, "The crew has no problem, but they haven't found enough investors."
"Shirakawa boy, how did you get so much money as a student? You can't talk nonsense at this time." Kitano Budou said what Mori Masayuki and others were thinking.
"Hey" Yuko Tanaka, who had just put down his wine glass, looked at him in surprise when he heard that Kaede Shirakawa was the leading actor.
Who wants to be taken advantage of in a business that is likely to result in a loss of money?
"Ah?" Everyone thought they heard wrongly and looked at Bai Chuanfeng in astonishment.
"Then the two leading actors of the movie have been decided, Shirakawa-san as the male protagonist and Tanaka-san as the female protagonist."
Asakusa in the 1970s was a lower town in Tokyo, where civilians lived.
"Boy Shirakawa, there is another question that I need to inform you in advance." Takeshi Kitano suddenly became nervous.
Seeing this scene, Kitano Takeshi wondered, "Why, didn't Shirakawa boy tell you that the male servant was him?"
"Cough" Takeshi Kitano coughed lightly, awakening the young men and women's casual glances at each other, and also attracted the attention of others.
A cross-border team composed of people from all walks of life who have never had any film experience.
On the other hand, if the funds are in place, Brother Kitano, when do you plan to start filming?"
Although the cost of this movie is not high, it still requires an investment of 8 million yen.
"I will pay you three million, but there are conditions." Bai Chuanfeng emphasized again.
"Huh?" Takeshi Kitano and the others blinked to confirm that he was not talking nonsense.
Bai Chuanfeng didn't know if it was his imagination, but he always felt that there was a smile in Tanaka Yuko's eyes just now.
But patchwork and patchwork can never make up for the shortfall of three million.
Bai Chuanfeng waved his hand, "It's a long story right now, I'll take Senior Brother Kitano to see it on the spot another day.
"Senior Brother Kitano, please tell me." Bai Chuanfeng was curious about what problem troubled him.
"Of course, the faster, the better," Kitano Takeshi blurted out, and then added another sentence.
Now that he can't find an investor, Kitano has no choice but to pay for it himself.
"Then the crew will be officially established. I will supervise it, Shirakawa Tanaka will play the lead role, and Morimasa Yukiso will serve as the producer."
"Uh..., I forgot." Shirakawa Kaede smiled awkwardly, then looked at Yuko Tanaka and then turned to Takeshi Kitano, with an expression on his face that he was forcing me.
Seeing everyone's gathered gazes, Tanaka Yu's face turned red, but he still nodded seriously.
Damn it, I didn’t pretend. Bai Chuanfeng took back his hand regretfully.
Geisha, pubs, and gangsters are everywhere here. Most Tokyoites are unwilling to go to Asakusa because they think it is too vulgar and obscene.
Anyone with a little bit of industry experience will know at a glance how unreliable a movie directed by Man Cai is.
If you look carefully, this is a completely unreliable alliance.
Well, three million is not a small amount, let alone for students.
The cost of film is quite expensive. For example, the filmmakers in my hometown across the sea are very careful when making movies and do not dare to waste any money.
"Boy, please tell me in detail." Takeshi Kitano felt that his junior brother always seemed to be able to do something unexpected, including writing songs and scripts.
And this unreliable franchise also encountered its first problem since its establishment.
However, despite frequently appearing on the small screen in the past two years, Kitano Takeshi has not saved much savings.
"How much difference is there?" Bai Chuanfeng asked calmly.
Otherwise, I would not be living near Asakusa now. Asakusa today is not a tourist destination that will be visited by tourists from all over the world in the future.
Hearing these words, Bai Chuanfeng straightened his body and reached into his pocket skillfully.
Seeing everyone's suspicious looks, Bai Chuanfeng spread his hands in shame, "If you don't believe me, ask Tanaka-san, she can vouch for me."
In fact, it means that there are not enough investors, it is not good at all.
"Ahem" Bai Chuanfeng cleared his throat, "Senior Brother Kitano, I am not only a student, but also president-san."
But he stopped halfway and then remembered that he was wearing a kimono today and didn't bring a business card with him at all.
"Then when will it be released?" Bai Chuanfeng continued to ask, touching his chin.
"April or May next year will be the most suitable." Takeshi Kitano and Masayuki Mori looked at each other and gave the same answer.
Bai Chuanfeng had some calculations in his mind, "Then let's follow this time, but I also have conditions."
"What conditions?" Everyone looked at him curiously.
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There will be more at night
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