Chapter 56: Isn't this the classic plot of being dumped?

Self-driving tours are great,

Don't do it next time!

Driving for 5 consecutive days, I didn't feel it when I was on the road,

On the morning of the second day after returning home, Naoki Nagayama felt back pain and soreness all over his body.

This is still a young man of 19 years old. Who knows how the self-driving enthusiasts of the past insisted on a month!

Making an appointment to meet at Shuichi Itō's studio at 9 o'clock, Naoki Nagayama brought a small gift and went over.

The studio was not in use for the time being. Since deciding to reduce the advertising business, the popularity here has not returned to the previous noise, leaving only occasional regular customers to borrow the venue.

Shuichi Itō was still sitting in the office, looking down at a stack of manuscripts.

"Shuichi-san, what are you looking at?" Naoki Nagayama pushed the door in directly.

"It's what I said before, the script sent by someone." Shuichi Itō had already seen the visitor through the glass window.

"Oh? What kind of script?" Naoki Nagayama said while sending the bag he was carrying, "Shuichi-san, this is the hot spring bun from Bessho, try it."

"Arigato~" The small bun is stamped with patterns on the outside with a mold, and there are fillings such as bean paste and egg yolk inside, which is quite delicious.

Naoki Nagayama picked up the script on the table: "Samurai in the Field? Ren Xia drama?"

Roughly flipped through it, it is a story of a hidden family being killed and a passing samurai taking revenge.

Similar story plots are not fresh at all for Naoki Nagayama. After all, there are too many stories about revenge. Even after revenge, he found that the enemy had hidden feelings, revenge but fell in love with the enemy's daughter, revenge and finally found that the enemy was his biological father, and even the God of War returned, found his wife and daughter insulted, and with one order, slaughtered the enemy... He has experienced such dog-blooded plots. What else can surprise him?

"Typical Ren Xia story~" Shuichi Itō said while eating the hot spring bun, "The script sent by the investor, the completion is very high, and it can be filmed for about 20 episodes."

"Such a Ren Xia drama... is it the trend of ten years ago? Is there anyone watching such a TV drama now?"

"Still, there are some. People who are old still like to watch it very much."

"Such a TV drama..." Naoki Nagayama couldn't think of what to use to describe it.

"Mediocre, right." Shuichi Itō smiled bitterly, "But for a director who has become a monk halfway like me, such an opportunity is rare."

Shuichi Itō is already 32 years old and is very close to the age of being laid off in later generations. At this time, wanting to change careers to become a TV drama director, how can it be so easy? Being able to receive such a script is already thanks to the previous advertisement. After all, batches of juniors are waiting for resources.

"But if you start filming from such a script, then it is very likely that you will always film similar scripts in the future."

Many times, the first impression given to people is not easy to change, especially in the entertainment industry.

Ren Xia dramas do have a group of loyal fans, but like the age of the fans, directors who specialize in this area are at least 30 years old and have filmed five or six dramas. Whether it is the contacts managed or the status in the hearts of the audience, they are unbreakable.

For example, the blind swordsman in *Zatoichi*, who played more than 20 parts in a row, the director and the lead actor are the same person.

If Shuichi Itō invests in this field, it will be very difficult to stand out. It is very likely that he will always receive unknown small scripts and be an unknown small director, unless there is a relationship...

"But... there is no way~" Shuichi Itō looked helpless, "Without investors, you can't film TV dramas of other styles."

Unlike filming advertisements, for long dramas like TV dramas, there must be a certain amount of early investment. Producers and funds are indispensable. Many directors in later generations want to film a drama or a movie, which will cost the income of the previous ten years.

Without fame, no other investors will bring good scripts to find "new directors" like Shuichi Itō.

"Then there is no way..." The industry is deep, and Naoki Nagayama has no way to help Shuichi Itō.

Shuichi Itō sighed: "If the previous advertisement was filmed into a long drama like a TV drama or a movie, it should be very popular with the audience."

"That's true. Although it's a bit short, the plot is hard, and many people like to watch it~" If it were the era of short video explosion in later generations, such a low-cost short drama could attract thousands of fans.

Low cost, short drama, plot... unit drama...

Unit dramas are common in children's programs and animations, such as *Ultraman*, *Doraemon*, etc., one small story per episode.

It is also very common in foreign comedies, such as *Friends*, *The Big Bang Theory*, etc., and suspense dramas such as *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*, *The Twilight Zone* are also not few.

These popular unit dramas have a common feature, very long-lived~

Naoki Nagayama remembered the long-lived drama *Tales of the Unusual* that lasted for more than 30 years in Japan. Major Japanese production companies, such as Toei, Daiei Television, Toho, Nikkatsu, etc., have participated in the filming, and various stars have also participated.

If Japanese stars in the future have not participated in *Tales of the Unusual*, they can use it to mock themselves~

If this drama is filmed now...

"Shuichi-san, have you studied unit dramas?" Naoki Nagayama said suddenly.

"Eh? Unit drama, special effects drama? Like Ultraman?" Shuichi Itō was a bit puzzled.

"Almost, have you seen *Alfred Hitchcock Presents*?"

"I have seen a few episodes? It feels very scary."

Naoki Nagayama considered it and said to Shuichi Itō: "Shuichi-san, why not try filming such a story!"

"A collection of strange, suspenseful, warm, and multi-sided short drama stories. I have already experienced Shuichi-san's directing skills in narrative in the past. Such a short drama will definitely be comfortable."

"The script provided by the investor before is already a fixed style and template. For Shuichi-san, it is completely a waste of talent. It can't reflect the skills at all, and it won't be very attractive to young people. It will be difficult to stand out after filming."

"If it is a short drama in the form of such a unit drama, the cost is controllable, and even one shot can be done; the plot is flexible, and it can be changed at any time according to the effect of the previous episode; the shooting time is short, and a part may be filmed in one or two days."

Shuichi Itō felt Naoki Nagayama's seriousness and thought about it carefully: "Naoki-san, filming short dramas indeed has many conveniences, but if you can't attract the audience, there is still no future."

Although Naoki Nagayama clearly knows how popular *Tales of the Unusual* will be in the future, there is no way to explain it at this time.

However...

"Shuichi-san, even if you can't attract the audience, it only took a week or two and a little cost."

Yes, the trial and error cost is very low, especially after they just got a transfer fee.

Shuichi Itō also figured it out: "Hahaha, Naoki-san, I almost went into a dead end.

Then let's try to film a few episodes first, and I'll go find someone to write the script!"

"Shuichi-san, I have 2 small stories here, I feel like I can try it~"

Naoki Nagayama remembered several of the most popular stories in *Tales of the Unusual*.

"Beauty Can" and "Grandma"... ===== CHAPTER 57 =====