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Moreover, adding the original author to the poster is also a common practice in film promotion. For example, Keigo Higashino's series of film and television works will add his name.

Although I am dissatisfied with some old practices, I don't have much objection to this point.

The two chatted for a while, and then Hiroto Akihara was introduced to the actors of this movie - because it is a movie composed of five stories, there is no so-called absolute starring.

After handing over the business card, Hiroto Akihara declined the invitation to the dinner, and left with Maki Satake.

On the car ride back, he couldn't help but sighed.

If the box office can't sell well, my idea of ​​participating in the box office share of other works will undoubtedly fail.

At that time, what should I do?

……

Time passed quickly, and after the preview, the movie called "Five Stories to Live" began to be promoted.

However, the production cost of the film itself is very low, so the publicity budget is not much, only about 2000 million yen, which is not as high as Hiroto Akihara's lawsuit.

But the crew was very clever. Through posters and advertorials, they focused on making use of the reputation of the original author "Yuto Akihara".

Under this strategy, many film critics and reviewers have also begun to pay attention to it with interest, and have spoken out in newspapers, television and radio channels.

Also because of these exposures, this "niche" movie won more than 140 screens in the first week of its premiere, and won a box office of about 8000 million yen.

But the good times didn't last long. As more and more viewers said they "didn't understand" or were "tired of watching", a large number of related comments began to spread on the Internet, and affected a group of viewers who hadn't watched it yet.

Even some loyal readers of the "ZOO" series think that this film is not what they want at all.

In short, due to the lower attendance rate, the theaters have also reduced the number of films, which caused the film's box office to begin a Waterloo-like decline in the second week.

When it was released in the fourth week, the cumulative box office reached 3 million yen.

After deducting taxes, theaters, actors' fees, etc., it can only be said that the film company has kept its capital and earned a small amount of hard work.

Contrary to the performance of many audiences, some film critics have given praise.

Because compared with the commercial aspect, the artistic quality of the film itself is more prominent, and it focuses on depicting death, life, desperation and other "full-looking" elements.

Some film critics even believe that the intention of this film is higher than that of the original work.

Although the word of mouth is good, it is an indisputable fact that the movie's box office is generally good, which also brought a certain negative impact, causing Akihara Yuto to encounter some problems in the negotiation of "Suspect X".

"Mr. Akihara, this is a new condition issued by Dongying Pictures, please have a look."

In the office conference room of Anjiu Bookstore, the person in charge of Dongying Yinghua handed over the project proposal with a smile.

And Hiroto Akihara frowned after reading the whole content.

Compared with the previous project proposal, not only was the signing fee lower this time, but even the budget of the film itself was planned to be reduced.

After being silent for a long time, he looked directly at the other party and responded in a cold voice.

"Sorry, I don't recognize your sincerity regarding the copyright authorization work!"

With such conditions, he would rather rot the copyright in his own hands than hand it over to the other party!

[Chapter 254.253 Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes]

Both Hiroto Akihara and the person in charge of Dong Ying Pictures are very dissatisfied with this negotiation.

In Akihara Hiroto's view, it is very unreasonable for Dongying Yinghua to evaluate the copyright valuation of "Suspect X" based on the box office of a "magic-reformed" niche film as a trade-off.

Dongying Yinghua believes that since the box office of the movie adapted from the "ZOO" series is average, then Akihara Hiroto should accept the fact that the quotation has dropped.

With the two sides holding different opinions, the negotiation broke up unhappy.

But before leaving, the person in charge of Dong Ying Pictures left another sentence: "Mr. Qiuyuan, if you haven't found a suitable partner, please remember to contact us."

The implication is that the conditions they can provide are the best.

Facing this "provocation", Hiroto Akihara didn't even say any polite words, but just watched them leave.

"Akihara, if things go on like this, it might be difficult to turn the work into a movie." Aiko Asano said in a worried tone.

Hiroto Akihara pondered for a while, remembering those large film companies that rejected his request before, and found that it was indeed a bit difficult to use "box office share" as a condition, so he suggested: "Would it be more appropriate to find some small and medium-sized film companies."

In the neon society, larger companies often pay more attention to the so-called industry rules, and even form a "cartel" model to a certain extent - to reach an agreement on cooperation conditions in a specific range to form a monopoly.

On the contrary, small and medium-sized companies have more room for negotiation.

Aiko Asano saw Yuuto Akihara's resolute attitude, so she nodded to show that she understood.

For this aspect, she still pays more attention to it. After all, if it can be filmed and filmed, it will definitely boost the sales of the booklet.

After making a decision, she made several phone calls and began to contact some friends who knew more about the film industry.

After a week of searching and picking, she finally found one.

……

"It should be here," Asano Aiko took Akihara Hiroto out of the car in Setagaya District, and then pointed to a house not far away. Akihara Hiroto looked from the other side of the car and found that it was a 6 High-rise buildings.

The building is generally white, and it doesn't look like a movie company.

Hiroto Akihara took a few glances, and then walked over with Aiko Asano. After all, it was the result of Asano's hard work, and it is said that he even asked a lot of headhunters.

If it's not suitable, it's a big deal to refuse it.

When he was about to arrive, Akihara Yuto found that there were already three men in loose suits waiting at the door, and one of the older middle-aged men took the initiative to step forward, bowed politely and introduced himself: "You Okay, I am Wataru Yoshikawa, the president of Yoshikawa Co., Ltd., this is our first meeting, please take care of me."

Akihara Hiroto and Asano also responded politely, then took the elevator upstairs with each other, and sat down in a reception room.

In the reception room, the female secretary of President Yoshikawa poured tea for everyone, and Yoshikawa Geng quickly got to the topic after some politeness: "Mr. I understand, but I'm sorry, we can't accept it here."

Akihara Hiroto showed a puzzled look, while Asano Aiko asked suspiciously: "President Yoshikawa, when I called you earlier, didn't you say that you could discuss it in detail?"

She found this film company through headhunting, and had made several phone calls before, and confirmed that the other party could initially accept the box office share requirement, so she arranged for Hiroto Akihara to meet with the other party.

Ji Chuangen sighed, and said helplessly: "We also have something to hide."

Then, he talked about the issue of copyright and scripts, and then said that he was different from Dongying Yinghua, and he didn't have much experience in adapting scripts from such literary works.

While he was talking, although Akihara Hiroto frowned, he kept observing his expression.

He found that President Yoshikawa was hesitating when he spoke, and many of his words seemed to be said after pondering for a while, as if they were deliberately fabricated lies.

But he didn't understand, what factors would make the president do this, and even change his original intention?