On the other end of the phone, Shuji Suzuki hesitated to speak.

Ryota, it’s not my fault.

Mr. Murakami guessed it right away, but I didn’t explain anything yet.

"As expected of Mr. Murakami, you guessed it right."

Seeing this, Shuji Suzuki had no choice but to admit it.

"Oh, I knew that guy was unreliable. He promised to keep it secret at first. How long has it been? It won't even be a month, so I'll let you know."

Emiya sighed.

You can figure this out with your toes.

The phone number I used when I was working is different from my current phone number, and basically every time I leave a circle, I will cancel a phone number.

The phone numbers used today are basically private numbers, generally only known by people you know in real life.

The only exception was that when I asked Ryota to do something that night, I exposed my phone number and it was known to a former acquaintance.

"Mr. Murakami, just blame me for this. Ryota just said it and showed his mouth. It was me who forced him to hand over his phone number."

"Okay, it doesn't matter much." Emiya smiled: "If I didn't want to expose my identity, I would have turned off my phone as early as after you sent the text message."

Shuji Suzuki, Emiya has a pretty good sense.

When we worked together before, Shuji Suzuki could only describe him as "respected".

That's right, it's respect.

After the filming of the movie started, Suzuki would communicate with Emiya in advance about many matters, for fear that he would not know about them.

Moreover, the copyright has obviously been purchased, and the modification of the content is within the scope of Suzuki's authority. However, every time this moment comes, he notifies Emiya in advance.

If Emiya had different opinions, he would immediately stop revising the script and adopt Emiya's method.

Emiya really couldn't dislike such people.

Therefore, if the phone number is exposed, it will be exposed, and it is no big deal.

However, some things still need to be made clear.

Emiya's voice changed: "Suzuki, are you calling me this time because you want to cooperate with me? First of all, I should not provide scripts to outsiders during this period."

Just block the words so as not to leave any thoughts behind.

Although writing a script is not difficult for Emiya, as a copywriter with a strong memory, he only needs to translate the images in his mind into words.

However, the supervisory work alone is already exhausting Emiya mentally and physically. If one or two side jobs are added to it, he may explode on the spot.

'As an ordinary person, life is still a bit too difficult.'

Emiya sighed inwardly.

"Mr. Murakami, don't worry, I'm not here to seek cooperation this time." Shuji Suzuki explained: "Actually, since you 'retired' a year ago, I knew that if I wanted to cooperate with you again in the future, I would probably

It’s a very difficult thing, so I don’t have this fantasy now.”

Shuji Suzuki suddenly laughed.

"However, if Mr. Murakami wants to sell scripts in the future, I still strongly recommend that you choose me."

"Um... let's talk about what happens next."

When Wei Gong heard this, he wondered: "Then why are you calling? It's not just to reminisce about old times, right?"

"Of course not." Suzuki Shuji put away his smile: "I heard from Ryota that you are filming a new movie, and you are also personally supervising it?"

"There is such a thing."

"I wonder if Mr. Murakami has ever heard of the Tokyo Film and Television Rookie Cup?"

"They are all in this circle, how could I not know about it."

I heard a familiar term again.

Did you hear it from Sakamoto-kun last time?

If Shuji Suzuki hadn't mentioned it this time, Emiya might have even forgotten about this thing.

Shuji Suzuki said slowly: "Actually, this time I want to invite Mr. Murakami to participate in the Tokyo Film and Television Newcomer Cup."

"Huh? Why did you invite me, Suzuki? Isn't it the responsibility of the newbie supervisor to sign up for this kind of thing?"

"Mr. Murakami, if I didn't tell you, you might have either forgotten or never wanted to participate, right?"

"...Sure enough, Suzuki, you still understand me."

Emiya had to admit that after working together so many times, Suzuki had indeed figured out his character.

Even this kind of thing can be expected.

"However, I still want to ask, why did Suzuki invite me?"

"Then I'll keep the story short."

Shuji Suzuki walked behind his desk and sat down: "In recent years, the Tokyo Film and Television Newcomer Cup has not received much attention. In addition, the entire industry is currently in a little ice age, so there are signs of decline now.

Just at the end of last year, the Newcomer Cup suddenly invited me to become a judge for this year, and also awarded me the title of Honorary Vice Chairman of the Tokyo Academy of Film and Television Arts and Sciences."

"Oh." Emiya smiled and said, "It seems that you have done well this year. Not everyone can sit in the position of vice chairman, not to mention you are still so young."

"It's all a false name, Honorary Vice Chairman. Of course you understand what this means, Mr. Murakami."

"I want to use you as a sign, right? After all, your fame in recent years has almost caught up with the A-list celebrities."

"That's right." Shuji Suzuki nodded: "It just so happened that I wanted to transform recently, so I followed their wishes and went in. However, after I went in, I realized that I had fallen into a big pit.

Mr. Murakami, you also know that the threshold for the Newcomer Cup is set very low. Everyone has always consciously abided by the unspoken rules of the industry. Before the script is adapted into a movie, it must have a certain reputation, or be recommended by an already famous supervisor to participate.

But in recent years, something has gone wrong. There have been few good works, and a large number of shoddy films have flooded in, which has directly caused the reputation of the Rookie Cup to fall rapidly. Now it has become a bit desperate.

.”

No wonder I haven’t seen any new supervisors use the Rookie Cup to get ahead recently. It turns out that the Rookie Cup has already reached this point.

"Don't those on the council care about this situation?"

Emiya thought that now that the moment had come, why not quickly reset the threshold, otherwise the whole thing would be over if the game continued like this.

"The old men on the council disagree."

Shuji Suzuki sighed: "When they were young, they relied on setting low thresholds, discovering new talents step by step, and becoming more and more famous. Now that they are old, they still believe in this and have no courage to make any changes.

The reason for bringing me in was just because I was famous in the supervisory circle, and I wanted to use this to attract more people."

When Wei Gong heard this, he could only say that there was nothing he could do.

After all, the old people on the council are already in a semi-retired state, but with the reputation they accumulated in their youth, most people really have nothing to do with them.

"So, what do you want to do now?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, but if I want to take over the power from them and make changes, I must first build up the reputation of this term. This is why they invited me to be the honorary vice chairman."

Shuji Suzuki's tone was extremely sincere.

"Mr. Murakami, with your talents, you are destined to shine in the supervision circle, so I very much hope that you can participate in the Tokyo Film and Television Newcomer Cup. As long as you join, this year's attention will definitely not be less."

Emiya shook his head helplessly.

Suzuki-kun, why are you so confident? Why are you so sure that with my participation, the Rookie Cup will gain a lot of attention.

This movie has only been shot three-quarters of the way, and we haven't seen the finished film yet. No one can tell what it will be like after it's released.

"You are indeed exaggerating."

"No, it's not an exaggeration at all!"

Shuji Suzuki said in a very excited tone: "Although everyone in the industry calls me the 'man with explosive ratings' and the 'box office beast', only I know, and very clearly, that these are actually Murakami."

Teacher, thank you for your contribution.

Even if I'm not here, as long as there are scripts and someone else is in charge, those movies and TV series can be successful.

So I unconditionally believe, teacher, that the new film you personally supervise this time will definitely be a success! This is absolutely certain!"

"Forehead…"

Emiya didn't know how to answer.
Chapter completed!