Tokyo Literature and Art Times

But that screening...

"Martin, I heard that the Weinstein Brothers are also eyeing this guy."

"Well... I've heard of it, but, hehe... I really don't understand what these two guys are doing. What are they trying to do? Asian movies coming to the North American market?"

"You don't like it either?"

"I admit that Bruce Lee was successful, but...that Jackie can do it?"

Scorsese mentioned two names, and it's clear that Big Brother Dragon is not on his radar right now.

In the American film market, only the box office speaks.

Barbara nodded, but she spotted 'Hua Dot' right away.

"You don't like Asian movies either? Then why do you still like Takeshi Iwata?"

"Ha... Didn't he just say it? This movie has all the elements that make it a hit. He doesn't look like a liar."

Barbara didn't talk about it in the end. It seems that her close friend Martin is still very optimistic about Takeshi Iwata.

The relationship between the two of them is really just very good partners.

Scorsese had several marriages, but Barbara wasn't his type.

What he likes is the kind of connotative woman, as if one of the ex-wives is Ingrid Bergman's daughter, her father, Roberto Rossellini, is also one of his favorite directors.

Martin knew what Barbara was thinking, but he was more interested in this movie called "Fast and Furious" at the moment.

To be honest, regarding the adaptation of "Infernal Affairs", in terms of his work arrangement, it probably won't be until next year.

One movie at a time, and he wasn't fast in making movies.

But what will this "Fast and Furious" attract audiences with?

You can tell by the name that there is a plot of drag racing, but in a place like the United States, how far can racing go?

But, really curious.

……

the next day.

"Is the time difference reversed?"

"This one……"

"I can!"

"Then let's get started!"

Takeshi Iwata's work efficiency is very good. After the long-distance plane trip, they brought Budai and they came to the editing studio that had been formed before.

In other words...it was indeed a little rushed.

However, Budai Yintai said it was okay, Joe Hisaishi also nodded, only kohhy didn't seem to be upside down.

But women don't give in to men, she finally said it's okay.

And when I got to the place, I saw the video clip of this clip.

That's right, there is almost no difference from when I was in Japan, and even the monitor is Sony.

This is the first time for Kohhy to see this kind of machine. Before that, she only heard about the term editing.

Seeing the small columns one by one, Takeshi Iwata carefully hung up the film.

This whole movement gives people a very wonderful feeling.

He is a fierce man, but very gentle.

It's about movies.

Soon, a picture appeared on the monitor.

"We have to speed up this time. I will leave the soundtrack to you guys. This time, I am confident that I can finish editing the film within three days, and the music... it's best to finish it in half a month."

"So anxious?"

Hisaishi couldn't help scratching his head.

Bu Dai and Kohhy were naturally also surprised.

Iwata Takeshi was also helpless, but he had no other choice.

"As far as the speed of shooting is concerned, I'm already the fastest, but I always have to go back to Japan, and I have to do other things.

My goal is to catch up with this year's summer vacation as much as possible, and as you know, the holiday time here in the United States is much earlier than ours. "

Summer file?

holiday time?

Everyone understands it as soon as they hear it.

That's right, that's it.

Although there is no very clear and rigid regulation on holidays in the United States, there are slight differences between states and schools, but in general.

The summer vacation starts in May, and until the end of May, it is basically a holiday.

And because the summer film of "Jaws" was born, it has been more than ten years now, and the theater company is very experienced in arranging films for the summer film.

Naturally, this experience also has the cooperation of film production companies, and they will release films specially for the summer vacation.

So, what we can see is that many blockbuster movies in the United States will be released in May.

No way, their holidays are earlier than most other countries.

This actually gives some space, for example, to Japanese movies, since the holidays in Japan are in early July.

Now, Takeshi Iwata has no space at all, he can only take a chance at the fastest speed.

In other words, if this "Fast and Furious" wants to catch up with this year's summer file, then at least one finished film must be produced before May.

Even, it should be done earlier, mid-April, this is the best.

It will almost certainly not be able to catch up in May, and the best result will be released in June or July.

Budai, Joe Hisaishi, and Kohhy already understood this, so...

"We will do our best!"

To be honest, it is not certain whether many movies will be released after shooting, and it is not uncommon for some movies to wait a few years before they are released in theaters.

But Takeshi Iwata couldn't make his films wait.

He doesn't have so much time, but he can always remember the approximate time of Japan's extreme legislation on Yakuza.

"Okay! Let's work together!"

The momentum has risen.

And in this movie, there are also scenes slowly appearing one after another.

……

Takeshi Iwata's music is not too difficult, mainly rock and roll with a strong sense of rhythm.

"Fast and Furious", this kind of music is the most suitable.

Budai and Kohhy are originally in this style, and Joe Hisaishi is really good at composing.

Their combination has quickly entered a state of explosive work.

Time passed so fast that they didn't even feel it.

Until one day in April.

"Is it alright?"

"Really?"

"I feel it's ok!"

Takeshi Iwata was wearing earphones, and he saw the smiles of the three, and he laughed too.

……

Miramax.

"So fast?"

"Takeshi Iwata is indeed a man of two talents."

"But he also made a trip back to Japan in the middle."

"Maybe this movie is not as difficult to shoot as imagined."

The Weinstein brothers, the two of them are holding an invitation letter in their hands, which is the invitation letter for the screening of "Fast and Furious".

This was delivered early this morning.

Of course, they did not forget their previous agreement with Takeshi Iwata.

But still quite surprised.

In fact, the reason why the two brothers value Takeshi Iwata so much is entirely because of Hong Kong movies.

There is a saying in the American film industry that when a film is shown in theaters, it is just an advertisement.

Many times it does.

Because there is still a huge market, that is the video tape market.

In fact, more people in the United States do not go to the cinema to watch movies, but at home.

With the efforts of Shaw Brothers, they tried to inject some of their films into the American video tape market.

It turned out that the response was not bad.

Shaw Brothers has always been a company that hopes to make a difference internationally, but their methods are really...

A little too servile.

For example, "Blade Runner" is already a classic film.

In this world, not many people know that this is a film invested by Shaw Brothers.

And this kind of groveling made the Weinstein brothers see a business opportunity.

Doesn't Shaw Brothers have a deadly enemy?

It is the Hong Kong film company called Golden Harvest.

This company seems to have a very good momentum now, and Shaw Brothers has actually stopped making movies.

The set has been completely deserted.

The Weinstein brothers had this information, so of course they went to Hong Kong to find Zhou Wenhuai and He Guanchang.

It turned out that it was preempted by someone!

A Japanese named Takeshi Iwata.

The key is that He Guanchang trusts Takeshi Iwata very much.

What should I do?

They couldn't go back empty-handed.

The Weinsteins are smart guys, and they know a lot about business.

Join if you can't.

To put it simply, if we can get a cooperative relationship with Takeshi Iwata, then it will be the same.

In fact, there is another key factor in the failure of the Weinstein brothers. Their reputations are really not very good.

In the circle of international film losers, these two guys can't be said to be notorious, it can only be said to be notorious.

Always fooling people with very low prices, almost cheating, and getting the movie to North America and Hollywood.

The promised things are all spoken by mouth.

As long as the two of them can really come up with some real money, Jiahe will believe them.

at the moment……