The popularity of the "Ryuuzakura" novels and comics has naturally focused everyone's attention on the TV series and movie versions of "Ryuuzakura". In Japan, if the original manga is popular, then there will be corresponding TV series or movies based on the manga.

There are extremely high expectations. As long as the crew can produce it seriously, it is not impossible to become a hit. Now "Dragon Sakura" has the attention and expectations of the original work, and the show production has also confirmed its ability in film and television production.

Ability, so the casting of the "Dragon Sakura" movie and TV series began to be targeted by major agencies.

Different from the domestic statistical method where performance within the third series is counted, the Japanese film and television industry usually only attributes the performance of the work to the main actor. Since the main actor is the key figure responsible for the box office, ratings and reputation in Japan, Japanese actors want to be included as the main actor.

Qualification is very difficult. Only themes such as youth dramas and idol dramas can give those idols the possibility of "overtaking in corners". But even a special case like Kimura Takuya has a lot of young male leads.

The character is qualified to be the main protagonist.

Although TBS TV station won the qualification to broadcast the TV series version of "Dragon Sakura", Lin Junxiu did not let TBS TV station get too involved in the casting work. However, Lin Junxiu did not pay attention to Fujishima Keiko's hint, so that "Dragon Sakura" could be broadcast

"The singing qualifications of all male characters with titles in the show are given to Johnny & Associates. Since the show production wants to gain a foothold in the Japanese film and television industry, it must learn to balance.

It is true that Johnny & Associates has the most popular male idols in Japan, but male actors and male idols are two different fields. Johnny & Associates wants to monopolize the market for Japanese youth films and idol films, so it also needs to look at other agencies.

Agree or disagree. Of course, if Johnny & Associates is willing to let SMAP and KinKi Kids perform, Lin Junsu can still do it.

It's a pity not to mention that these two groups belong to Miji Iijima and Kitagawa respectively. As Keiko Fujishima is not qualified to make the decision, it is impossible for Johnny & Associates to put all their cash cows on this one work.

.In the end, Junsu Lin only chose Tomohisa Yamashita from Johnny & Associates to play the third male lead role in the TV series version of "Dragon Sakura" - Yusuke Yajima.

This is not because Lin Junxiu opened a back door, but because Yamashita Tomohisa's acting skills are truly outstanding among artists of his age. No wonder Yamashita Tomohisa will be hailed as "Kimura Takuya's successor" and "Japanese TV series director" in the future.

"King of Heaven" etc. You must know that in this world there are only wrong names but not wrong nicknames, so you can also understand how popular Tomohisa Yamashita was during that period.

And speaking of it, Yamashita's scandals are actually not much less than those of Tekoshi Tekoshi, but the Japanese have a better impression of Yamashita Tomohisa than Tekoshi. This is probably related to the Japanese habit of being more tolerant of actors than idols. Unfortunately, Yamashita Tomohisa

She was on the wrong team in the subsequent internal strife at Johnny's, and ended up being hidden by the firm after Mitochi Iijima resigned. After all, the second generation Keiko Fujishima, who was in charge of the palace change, needed to establish her authority by killing chickens and warning monkeys to her enemies, so this chicken was

Tomohisa Yamashita was chosen.

Iijima Sanchi's general SMAP is not something Fujishima Keiko can decide, not to mention that they have chosen to disband to fight "life or death"; as for Kis-My-Ft2, there are not enough stars, not to mention that they are still on the rise and they are an agency.

They are the biggest cash cow in the new generation, so Keiko Fujishima naturally chooses to be gentle with them. Tomohisa Yamashita, who was used as a memorial flag by Keiko Fujishima, seemed to disappear from the eyes of the Japanese overnight. In the end, she still relied on the popular dramas she starred in in the past.

The sequel is slowly coming back to life.

However, in this life, Yamashita Tomohisa is Lin Junxiu's "Lin Team" just like Akanishi Jin. Lin Junxiu will definitely not let him be so unlucky. What's more, there are only a few idols in the agency who can handle acting. Kimura Takuya's generation is

Senior, Lin Junxiu can't handle it; Ninomiya Kazuya is the same generation, Lin Junxiu is embarrassed to be too showy; so after all, Yamashita Tomohisa, the junior, is the most suitable.

Tomohisa Yamashita didn't expect that he would be selected and play such an important role as Sanban. The current Tomohisa Yamashita is not the "little king of Japanese dramas" in the future, and the most important thing is that he has not made his debut yet. Although Jr.

. Filming is not a rare thing, but there are not many Jr. who can actually get a role. If you really count, it is probably his most admired senior, Takizawa Hideaki, who starred in "The Witch's Conditions", which is a rare case.

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At this moment, not only Yamashita Tomohisa was a little confused, but Yamashita Tomohisa's agent was also a little stupid. Although he knew that the producer, screenwriter and director of the TV series, Lin Junxiu, was from the agency, as long as there were some sources of information in the agency

Everyone knows that Lin Junxiu's status in the firm is more detached than SMAP, and he often does not give the firm face. Therefore, he brought Yamashita Tomohisa here just to try his luck, thinking that it would be good if Yamashita Tomohisa could get a permanent role.

As a result, Tomohisa Yamashita has not only been promoted to the starring team, but also won such an important role as the third one. Although anyone who has participated in TV series and movies can write this experience on his resume, other casting units can only

Let’s look at some of your performance experience.

"Yamashita-kun, I really want to congratulate you this time!" the manager said excitedly.

According to the practice of Johnny & Associates, as long as nothing happens to him or Tomohisa Yamashita, he will naturally become Tomohisa Yamashita's direct agent. That means that from now on, he will embark on the golden road.

"When the director comes to see you later, please be humble."

"I understand." Tomohisa Yamashita nodded.

As a member of the "Lin Team" of Johnny & Associates, although Tomohisa Yamashita's relationship with Junxiu Lin is not as close as that of Jin Akanishi, he is also relatively close to Kamenashi Kazuya and Junxiu Lin in the agency. Basically Junxiu Lin

Every time I invite people from the office to a party or something, I am always on the list of people who must be invited. However, no matter how close my personal relationship with Lin Junxiu is, on the surface, I am the actor chosen by Lin Junxiu, and I must maintain the necessary

Respectfully.

"Hey, Shan P, I really need you to wait here for me." After a while, Lin Junxiu came to this lounge from the casting scene.

Lin Junxiu's politeness was naturally rejected by Yamashita Tomohisa. Lin Junxiu also knew that this kind of occasion was not suitable for the two of them to be too intimate in private, so he said businesslikely, "I heard from Renjun that Yamashita-kun's songwriting ability is not bad?

Although Yamashita-kun cannot be responsible for the theme song of the TV series "Dragon Sakura", the interlude part can still be done. If Yamashita-kun has a suitable work, you might as well hand it over to our crew. If it is suitable for our TV series, I can make the decision.

Selected as an interlude.”

"Thank you so much!" the manager thanked Yamashita Tomohisa before he could.

He is very clear about the significance of this kind of cooperation. It can be said that the golden age of Japanese records in the 1990s was almost caused by the "bundling business method". In the 1990s, when records could be sold even with eyes closed, a song with "Tie

-Up" and a single without "Tie-Up" can differ several times in sales. Even if "Tie-Up" is a TV series with average ratings, the sales of this single can easily

It's more than 300,000; even if the quality of the single is slightly higher, there will be no problem in selling 500,000.

Although there are no such terrifying sales now, if you can "tie-up" a popular TV series, there is still no problem with guaranteed sales of 100,000. Moreover, Lin Junxiu is also the producer, director and screenwriter in the crew.

With these three major identities, he has almost everything he can do on the set. Not to mention choosing a song as an interlude, there is no problem even if his relatives, cats and dogs are included in the set.

"If there is a suitable song, I will definitely recommend myself to the crew." Of course Tomohisa Yamashita is not a fool. If he doesn't seize such a good opportunity, there is no need to enter the entertainment industry again. But as an idol, he is still a little bit

He is self-reliant on his status, so he dare not say everything to death.

"This time, thanks to Teacher Lin's kindness, I have the opportunity to participate in such an important TV series."

"I'm still very optimistic about Yamashita-kun's acting skills. I hope Yamashita-kun won't disappoint me. Please read the script more after you get it. I hope we can work together to create an excellent Japanese drama. Please take care of me here, too, Yamashita-kun."

Yes." Lin Junxiu said.

After Lin Junxiu and Yamashita Tomohisa chatted for a while, the staff of TBS TV station reminded Lin Junxiu that casting would start again soon, so Lin Junxiu could only say goodbye to Yamashita Tomohisa and others. After Lin Junxiu turned around and left, Yamashita Tomohisa also

The agent left.

"Should we choose Hiroshi Abe as the male lead?" After Lin Junxiu returned to the casting site, he found that TBS TV station had handed him a note.

Lin Junxiu doesn't have much dislike for Hiroshi Abe. On the contrary, he admires Hiroshi Abe's ability to turn around despite such difficulties and huge debts in his early years, and finally became a first-line actor in the Japanese television industry.

"I remember that he is from Shigeta Office. This office seems to be a private office, right? It seems to be Hiroshi Abe, Yuko Natori, and Mariko Tsutsui, right?"

"Moda Office was founded by Natori Yuko-san, who invited Abe Hirosang." The casting director of TBS and other parties said with a smile, "It's interesting to say that since Abe Hirosang joined Shigeta Office, his acting career has been booming.

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After listening to the hint from TBS TV station, Lin Junxiu discovered this interesting phenomenon. Before joining Shigeta Office, Abe Hiroshi had been having bad luck. As a result, as soon as he joined this office, Abe Hiroshi seemed to have been changed.

As luck would have it, her acting career took off immediately. And the key woman behind it, Yuko Natori, is no ordinary person!

Why is the actor circle so repulsive to the idol circle? In addition to looking down on the professional standards of the idol circle, it also has a lot to do with the idol's own academic qualifications. Before Sho Sakurai set off Johnny & Associates idols began to pursue higher academic qualifications

, the vast majority of idols have very low academic qualifications. Even after Kitty Club, idols have become synonymous with young people who are ignorant and unskilled.

In fact, even in the 2010s, the education level of most idols in Japan is just high school. Moreover, the high schools they attend are just like art schools in China. There are very few idols who are from prestigious high schools, let alone those from universities.

Idol. Looking back at the actor circle, for example, the Shigeta Office mentioned just now, Natori Yuko graduated from Aoyama Gakuin University, Abe Hiroshi graduated from Chuo University, and Tsutsui Mariko even though she was dropped out of Aoyama Gakuin University, she finally managed to graduate from Waseda University.

By analogy in China, the universities these three study are basically equivalent to the top 20 universities.

Not only did Yuko Natori graduate from a prestigious school, she made her debut in Toho, and she can be regarded as an early "princess" of Toho. Although Yuko Natori later switched to the television industry, because she appeared in Matsumoto Seicho's adaptations many times, she still won

The reputation of "Qing Zhang Actress". Because the entertainment industry is not friendly enough to women, it is not easy for women to gain a foothold in the entertainment industry, and women who can climb to high positions are even more terrifying. Since Natori Yuko can make TBS TV station sell

She has face, so there's no need for me to get in the way. Anyway, Hiroshi Abe's acting skills are quite good, so I don't have to deliberately expose the deal behind her.

After TBS TV station finalized the male lead, Kodansha also recommended a female lead candidate.

"Huh? How could it be this one?" Lin Junxiu was shocked when he saw the photo, "We are looking for an English teacher, why did you find a fighting girl here?"

Although Lin Junxiu admitted that the actress had a very well-proportioned figure and was quite hot, it didn't feel right.

"Hasegawa Kyoko is a LesPro artist and a model from the "Cam" magazine." Someone from Kodansha said.

After looking at Kyoko Hasegawa's resume, I found that she can be regarded as an actress who has become popular recently. Although Kyoko is a model, she was quickly selected by Fuji TV to become the third generation "fighting star" of the fighting information program "SRS"

Girl".

Since Nippon Television plays an extremely important role in Japanese people's lives, some groups or individuals launched by some well-known programs will also become popular in a short period of time. For example, Nippon Television's billboard variety show "Fire Confrontation" was launched

There have been music groups such as Pocket Biscuit and Black Biscuit (Viv Hsu is a member of the group), and the record sales of these groups are pretty good. Pocket Biscuit once won the Oricon song champion; and Black Biscuit also had two runner-up places on the Oricon Chart.

score.

Therefore, a shameful-sounding title like "Fighting Girl" is considered a relatively glorious addition to the resumes of many Japanese artists who debuted in their early years. After all, the first and second generation Fighting Girls were Norika Fujiwara and Hiroko Hatano.

Well, wrestling, fighting, etc. are quite popular in Japan, so Kyoko Hasegawa’s background is not considered low. Look at the TV series where she debuted. Although she is a supporting role, you also have to look at who the protagonist is.

Ah! The combination of Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Norika Fujiwara was a relatively high-end drama team in the early 2000s.

"If there is no problem with her acting skills, then she can be chosen as the heroine." Lin Junxiu said.

The TV series version is not Lin Junxiu’s focus, so there is no problem with Lin Junxiu giving in a little. Anyway, it is impossible for them to interfere casually in the movie version.

"Then we will hand over this fifth-level role to Horipro's Akiyo Nakao?"

Although this is a question, everyone on the crew heard that it is an affirmative sentence that cannot be refuted. Moreover, the relationship between Lin Junxiu and Nakao Akiyo is well known to many people around Lin Junxiu, and even Nakao Akiyo publicly stated on a TV show

He is Lin Junxiu's oldest relative and friend and has been affirmed by Lin Junxiu.

As one of Lin Junxiu's several cooperative companies, Toho also recommended their candidates. Seeing Masami Nagasawa's name, Lin Junxiu really admired what kind of crew Toho really used to promote Nagasawa during this period.

No matter what, Masami Nagasawa's temperament is very consistent with Naomi Mizuno's, and she was recommended by Toho, so naturally there will be no problem with this fourth-level role.

The remaining sixth character, Ogata Hideki, chose Teppei Koike. At this time, he was just a young model who had just debuted in Junon magazine's Super Boy talent show. But in a while, he will be with Eiji.
To be continued...