But "Happy Death Day" combines horror and youth inspiration together. Finally, a dark horse emerged. And Ping Qingshan chose this script to film. This is because Hira Kiyoshige has already figured out the preferences of Japanese audiences through "Battle Royale". Since many classic TV dramas occupy the ecological niche of the entertainment industry, ordinary love movies and everyday movies are unlikely to be big hits at the box office in the Japanese film market. And Japanese films have a strange competitor. That is the numerous animated films in Japan. So they want it to be a box office hit. The gimmicks must be sufficient, the plot must be novel, and it should not be too complicated. It is best to have some bloody or emotional elements to integrate them into one. It’s the success of “Battle Royale”.
Since there was a successful precedent, Ping Qingshan naturally thought of the movie "Happy Death Day". Of course, the original Happy Death Day is an American film. It would require some major adaptations to translate into a Japanese film. But overall, the plot doesn't need too many adjustments. When Ishihara Satomi received the audition notice for "Happy Death Day", she had just finished taking a set of photos. Then he saw his female agent running in with a cell phone in hand. A winking look. "Who called to make you so excited?" Ishihara Satomi said with a smile, and then she heard the man's voice on the phone. "Director Shirt!?" At this time, the female agent standing aside was looking at Ishihara Satomi, whose face looked like a spring breeze. I also complained slightly in my heart. You're talking about me, aren't you also very excited? Because I just finished taking photos. The staff in the studio were still packing up their equipment, and the photographer who had just taken photos of Satomi Ishihara also saw this scene. This smile, this feeling of spring breeze on your face. Why didn't you take it out when you were taking the photo just now? ! ! Then my heart was full of doubts. Who on earth called her to make Ishihara Satomi so happy?
Ping Qingshan on the other end of the phone naturally didn't know any of this. For him, it was purely a whim and he suddenly made a call to notify everyone. "Ms. Ishihara, there is news about the movie script I mentioned earlier. Please come to my office at noon. I will finish explaining the script and you can audition directly in the afternoon." If you think about it from another perspective, the setting of the heroine in "Death Anniversary Game" is actually very suitable for Satomi Ishihara. On the one hand, Ping Qingshan will definitely make major changes to the plot. Secondly, this role actually relies heavily on appearance. It is also a drama with a strong female lead. As long as the acting skills are good and the character's mentality changes before and after are portrayed well, it will be quite outstanding. When Ishihara Satomi heard the announcement from Ping Qingshan, she was so happy that she burst into tears. This feeling is even more exciting than winning first place in the HORI Newcomer Contest. She and her agent have completed the transfer procedures. Although the staff serving her has not changed. But in name, she is already a member of Qingshan Office, and Ping Qingshan is her boss. However, Ping Qingshan did not contact her for many days. Even when she reported to the studio for the first time, she didn't see Ping Qingshan. It was as if he had disappeared after dinner. She plucked up the courage to call him and asked, but the only answer she got was "wait a little longer." She could only wait and didn't dare to keep asking. But deep down, she also wondered if Ping Qingshan was just teasing her, or if she had misunderstood and Ping Qingshan didn't care about her at all? Now that she finally had something to say, she immediately said: "Director Shan, wait a moment. I'll be there soon." ~~~ Ishihara Satomi's "wait" time was a bit long. After more than an hour, Ishihara Satomi finally dressed up and rushed to Taira Kiyoshi's office. Speaking of which, Ping Qingshan's workplace is also amazing. Currently. Hira Kiyoshi has his own office in Minato Ward, and also has two offices and three studios at Sony. One is Sakura Girl's office, and the other is the office of the "Death Anniversary Game" production committee which has just been cleaned up. Several studios correspond to Ping Qingshan’s multiple identities. He is the owner of Ping Qingshan Studio and Qingshan Office, the chief producer of Sakura Girls, and the director of the "Death Anniversary Game" production committee. Which office he refreshes in every day depends entirely on which project has urgent matters to deal with. Like now. He often visits the office of the Death Day Game production committee.
Chapter 167 Heroine Soon, Ishihara Satomi arrived at the Kiyoshi Office. And under the guidance of the staff, I came to Ping Qingshan's office. The budget for "The Death Day Game" was much more sufficient than that for "Battle Royale". Dentsu took the lead and almost overnight brought in Sony, Toei, Tokyo TV, Panasonic and a large number of film-related companies. The main thing is to get even rain and dew. For convenience, Ping Qingshan's office in Qingshan Office is very large. Basically, it is no different from a hotel. It not only has an office area, but also a rest area. At the door, Satomi Ishihara checked her makeup one last time, took a deep breath, smiled sweetly, then knocked on the door and waited for permission before going in. "Director Shan, no... should I call you boss now?" Ping Qingshan glanced at Ishihara Satomi. Ishihara's outfit today was a little different from the last time we met. The top is a shoulder-baring sweater paired with a black hip-hugging miniskirt, which perfectly shows off Ishihara's figure. That pair of long legs wrapped in flesh-colored stockings is particularly eye-catching. In addition, there is the youthful charm in Ishihara Satomi's every frown and smile. Ping Qingshan nodded in her heart, this role really suits her. In the office, a man and a woman looked at each other. The men were full of vigor and the women were smiling like flowers, and the atmosphere was very good. "Don't call me boss in the crew, Qi. Just call me supervisor. Here is the script. Take a look. If there is no problem, you can prepare a little. Then you can audition with the main creative team this afternoon." Although Ishihara Satomi really wanted to calm down with Hira Kiyoshige, she gave up this plan because of her acting career. He took a deep breath, immediately cleared his mind of distracting thoughts, stood up respectfully, took the script with both hands, and sat there to read it carefully. The script that Satomi Ishihara got was a story-based script. The main plot and story outline are not the kind of dialogue script used during filming. So it seems easier and easier to understand. At first, Ishihara felt a little awkward when he saw the heroine's character. Although she is often associated with labels such as vixen and goblin outside, she herself does not particularly like these labels. But soon, when she saw the heroine die and resurrect for the first time, she immediately felt that this script was not simple. I continued to look down and couldn't help but gasp. The whole story progresses layer by layer, with continuous twists and turns that are reasonable and logical.
The heroine tried to escape death at the beginning, and then took the initiative to die to explore the secret. She was extremely selfish and individualistic at the beginning, and in the end, when she saw the hero being killed by the murderer, she was willing to commit suicide and go back in time to save the hero. Although the story involves many brain-burning plots such as time reshaping, murder, reasoning, etc., the script is not confusing at all. As long as the audience follows the plot, they can watch it smoothly. No need to even think about it. Because the plot has put the answer directly in front of the audience in various ways. Moreover, as a story, the plot gimmick itself is very attractive, making people can't wait to continue reading, and can't help but want to know what changes will occur every time the heroine goes back in time. Ishihara Satomi continued to read and became more and more frightened. The story itself is bizarre yet self-consistent, which is pretty good. In the process, we continue to unravel why the heroine has become what she is now. It also seems to point out a social issue. That is, discrimination against children from parentless families and bullying in schools. The culture of school bullying in Japan is deeply rooted. Children without parents or from single-parent families are obviously more likely to be bullied. In Ping Qingshan's script. The most important adaptation is the identity of the heroine and the background setting. After all, Japanese universities are not like American universities. If we force the previous script to be used, it will look weird. Similarly, if the setting of the heroine is not changed, the whole plot will be weird if it is set in Japan. Therefore, in Ping Qingshan's script. The heroine's parents passed away one after another when she was in high school, and she met a scumbag. She was completely desperate about the whole world, so she became completely indifferent to love, liked to hang out in bars, and liked to indulge herself. But because it was set in Japan, Hira Kiyoshige only said that the heroine liked to drink, but did not set her up to like promiscuous sex. And with resurrection again and again. The heroine in the play also saw the kind side of human nature and completed self-redemption at the end of the whole incident. After a long time, Ishihara Satomi put down the script. She felt that let alone watching the drama, just reading the script and thinking about it was very enjoyable. While Ishihara Satomi was reading the script, Ping Qingshan didn't pay any attention to her. He lowered his head and continued to think about his things. After waiting for a long time, he heard Ishihara Satomi let out a long sigh and said softly, "Director Shan, this script is really, really great!" She liked the script and felt it was of high quality. The heroine in the script, the role of Tada Aiko, was also likely to stand out if she could perform well. Maybe it will be a major breakthrough in her acting career.
There is no false reputation under a great name. Mr. Billionaire lives up to his reputation and he really made a fortune this time! Ping Qingshan raised his head and said with a smile: "Don't thank me, it's just that this role is indeed suitable for you, you just need to prepare for the audition this afternoon." Ping Qingshan did not lie. The heroine after Ping Qingshan's magical transformation is indeed very suitable for Ishihara Satomi. On the one hand, Ishihara Satomi can perform the feeling of being addicted to the bar world but not vulgar. Secondly, after the heroine’s mentality changed later.
