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Compared with the promotion effect of the Science Fiction Club Award on the sales of works, he thinks that filming will be more effective.

After all, the former can at best put a few good words on the cover or girdle, while the latter can help the work be seen by more people.

Once a social hot spot is formed, it is bound to usher in a big sale!

Just like the previous life, after the movie "The Sinking of Japan" was released, it quickly aroused heated discussions among the people, and hundreds of editions were printed.

It can be said that a "miracle" in the publishing industry has been created.

After that, there was no sci-fi work in neon science fiction that could compete with it. It was not until "Three-Body Problem" landed in Japan that it could be worthy of a battle.

"Teacher Akihara, why are you looking for me today?"

Ten minutes later, Utsumi Taku came over in a hurry. In fact, he had just arrived from a production team in Kyoto, so he was a lot slower.

Hiroto Akihara nodded and expressed his thoughts.

"Utsuhasan, I want you to make a movie about the sinking of Japan."

[Chapter 329.328 Film preparation]

Neihai Tuoren was picking up his chopsticks, ready to pick up a side dish for two bites.

As a result, when I heard this proposal, I almost dropped my chopsticks in fright.

He came back to his senses, settled down, and asked uncertainly, "Mr. Qiuyuan, can you say it again?"

"I want you to make a movie about the sinking of Japan."

Akihara Hiroto spoke out word for word again.

"You're not kidding."

"I have no reason to joke with you."

Hearing these words, Utsumi Takuto could only nod stiffly, and then began to think in his heart.

After a while, he seemed to realize something, and immediately said, "Did you write a book about the sinking of Japan?"

But when he asked this question, he was actually very unsure in his heart.

Because in his memory, Hiroto Akihara was a reasoner and had written at most two traditional books occasionally.

The topic of Japan's sinking sounds like science fiction.

But soon, Hiroto Akihara confirmed his conjecture.

"Yes, I wrote a book about the sinking of Japan," Akihara replied.

He looked at Takuto Utsumi, who was still a little confused, and explained.

After spending about 30 minutes, he finished the main plot of the movie version of "The Sinking of Japan".

In Akihara Hiroto's view, there is not much to say about the plot mode of this movie.

Similar to those Hollywood disaster blockbusters, scientists discover the disaster and then warn the government, and then the government and the people react differently.

Although the plot is simple, it can't stand the big gimmick!

Like the first version and the second version of "The Sinking of Japan" in the previous life, the Douban scores are only about 6.5 points, and the foreign scores are not high.

It is conceivable how the shooting came out.

However, relying on the gimmick of Japan's sinking, this film is still domineering in the film market, and even earns a lot of money.

In fact, Hiroto Akihara also understands that the enthusiasm of the Japanese people for this movie is inseparable from the real environment they face.

The Japanese mainland is located at the junction of the Pacific Ocean and the Eurasian continental plate, which is a high-earthquake zone, so earthquakes occur frequently.

According to incomplete statistics, there are more than 1000 felt earthquakes every year, accounting for 10% of the total number of earthquakes in the world.

In addition to earthquakes, there are 83 large and small active volcanoes in Japan, accounting for one-tenth of the total number of active volcanoes in the world.

It can be said that as long as the activities at the junction of the plates are more violent, the whole of Japan will face a "disaster".

Such an environment also makes the Japanese have an extremely strong "sense of crisis" in their hearts. After all, there have been too many precedents of people dying under natural disasters.

So when "Japan Sinks" was released, it quickly won the box office championship in Japan's history, and it was not broken until many years later.

Therefore, in Akihara Hiroto's view, as long as this kind of movie is made, there is basically no possibility of losing money.

It can even be said that if the box office fails to reach the first place in the year, it can be regarded as a failure.

He took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then said: "Nei Haisang, please give me your opinion after listening."

After being silent for a while, Utsumi Takuto said, "Mr. Akihara, this is a movie destined to be famous in history, but..."

"but?"

"But I can't be the director of this movie," Takuto Utsumi said hesitantly.

Hiroto Akihara was about to ask why, and he continued, "You know, I used to shoot realistic themes, such as gangsters, and the script "Memories of Murder" you gave me before, Didn't leave the category either.

But the movie "The Sinking of Japan" is already completely in the field of science fiction, so sorry, I don't have confidence in this aspect. "

After listening to it, Akihara Hiroto began to think about it.

He found that what Utsumi Takuto said made sense. It was indeed a bit whimsical for him to rely on one director to complete all types of film shooting.

"Then do you have any suitable director recommendations?" Akihara Hiroto asked.

Although he himself knows something about Japanese movies, to be honest, there are really no directors who know Japanese science fiction films.

Because whether it is in the previous life or Japan in this world, sci-fi movies are not very good to be honest (except special feature films), but there are many sci-fi animation movies that make people shine.

Inner Sea Tuoren pondered for a while, and did not answer this question immediately, but asked.

"Mr. Qiuyuan, are you still planning to use the form of an independent investor this time?"

Hiroto Akihara shook his head and said, "I'm going to find some suitable partners."

The cost of "The Sinking of Japan" in the previous life was estimated to be 20 billion yen, which greatly exceeded the current working capital of Tsutaya Bookstore.

After all, because of the deposit-free pre-sale system, a large amount of money is still in the hands of the bookstore, and it can only be settled at the end of each month.

Moreover, the opening of chain bookstores and related publicity are also burning a lot of money.

So in order to share the cost, he planned to find a film company to cooperate with.

"Then can you consider Tokyo Film Co., Ltd." Utsumi Takuto made a suggestion.