I will marry Genouzono Reiko-san.
I'm begging you.
I just wanted Yuki-chan to be grateful.
I'm now going out with you.
I began officially dating Yuki-chan.
Even I think that you and Haruno Yuki are a good match.
The manager will be in charge of "August's Bolero".
Eh?
Why are you forcing this weird act? Are you trying to flaunt your self sacrifice?
The president always clearly explained the reason
why some part was wrong - - I'm not the president.
Yuki-chan probably wants to rely on aniki too.
Arranging the best possible environment for her,
is your job, right?
Mamoru-san, I was so worried.
I will work hard until the end and write something great with the manager.
Please believe in Susumu.
I am not a person that she needs.
I want to become someone you need.
Good morning. - Good morning.
You must take it easy today, okay?
I've had enough of being hospitalized.
Where's Susumu? - Susumu-san left
quite a while ago. - Is that so.
Did you find last night's black bean dish
suitable for your tastes? I was worried it would be unsightly ,
if all of the dishes are black.
But black things are very beneficial for a lady's hormones.
I see. - I make an effort to have
that sort of thing every day.
It's not just my personal matter, after all! - Indeed.
What do you mean?
The new president came from a business background,
so now we have to economize every little thing.
"August's Bolero" got mixed up in that too.
No, but, we will be troubled if production is halted.
Then, is it possible for Kinema Etoile to add some money? - Ah, no.
We're not able to add anything. - Budget's tight for our company,
it's also tight for Kinema Etoile.
We're living in times like this. - I will find it.
I will find a company that will sponsor our movie.
Within this month. If you desire, within this week, even.
If I can do that, we can continue without the change in budget, right?
I see. - Which is why, I will be
searching for sponsors now. The president should cooperate too.
Manager. I think, rather than searching for new sponsors,
delaying the work would be better.
Why? We've even snatched a lead actor.
If we delay right now, it's uncertain if we can find someone again.
The more sponsors we have, the more demands there will be on the script.
I'm worried that "August's Bolero" will have to move in
some strange direction. - If it's not the type of sponsor that the
president is worried about, but rather, a sponsor that understands our vision for
producing movies, then there is no problem, right?
Of course. - Then I will search for that type of sponsor.
Excuse me.
Sumika-chan. - Yes.
I want you to make as many calls and appointments as you can.
Understood. - Kawagoe-kun, you help too.
Yes, got it. - I'm counting on you.
Yes. Hosoi! - Yes.
Yuki-chan. I have something to talk to you about.
Okay. - The thing is, the president of Nippon Eiga changed,
and he refused to fund our movie.
But it's okay. A good movie will definitely attract good sponsors.
Yuki-chan just focus on the script.
No, we can't. I'm saying it's not possible.
Won't you at least look at the proposal?
We only funded movies during the economic bubble period.
Nowadays, we're barely getting by as it is.
That's true...
See, even before,
we funded that movie by Kinema Etoile.
"My Gogh", wasn't it great?
It was great, but,
to this day, we still haven't received compensation for the part that we funded.
The state of the business (is the problem). - Yes, the state of the business.
The state of the business, huh... - If you come so many times,
we'll be troubled. - I'm sorry, could you at least take a look at it?
It's very difficult. - Is that so...
I'm sorry.
Excuse me. This is it.
No. - No?
It will gain importance at movie festivals overseas, if we look at the long-term numbers...
Sorry.
Were you searching for sponsors until this hour?
Yeah. I'm so hungry. How's it going? Doing well?
Which part are you writing now? - Ah, ummm.
Please don't push yourself too much.
I'm worried that you might collapse like the president.
I'm totally fine.
Yuki-chan shouldn't worry about that sort of thing.
It's Touto TV.
It might be an approval.
Hello?
I see. Couldn't you please reconsider?
I see. Thank you.
It's totally fine. It's just one out of hundreds.
There's no problem. Excuse me.
I'm home.
Welcome back. - You were still awake?
I was waiting for you.
What? - How did the sponsor search go?
It's difficult, right? - Ah, it's okay, I'll definitely find something.
Don't push it too hard. If you ask for it aggressively,
the other side will begin adding all sorts of conditions.
If that happens, you won't be able to produce the movie while preserving its original form.
It's okay. Aniki is too worried.
Susumu. - Hm?
Don't rush it. Good night. - Night.
Ah, aniki. Speaking of, was it okay to talk about work at home?
I gave up that rule. - Why?
It's cold outside. - Was that the reason?
Morning! - Good morning.
Morning. - Good morning.
Hey, was there a response from any place?
I'm sorry, nothing yet. - Is that so.
Yes, yes. Ah, really?
Ah, please wait a moment.
Manager, the handphone game company Mobile Pictures,
seems like they will listen to your request. - Really?
Hello, this is producer Hoshino speaking.
Yes, yes. Of course.
I've read your script.
I think it's a good story. - Thank you.
Please let us fund this. - President, are you sure?
We'll discuss the details later.
Yes. - Before that,
I have just one request. - What is it?
I am sincerely sorry to ask this,
but together with the writer of "August's Bolero",
could you go to Yanaka Resort to directly greet the chairman of our mother company?
We're actually controlled directly by the chairman.
We always ask this of companies we sign contracts with.
Is that so? Of course, we will go.
Excuse me, actually, the schedule seems to have been decided.
Yes. - Is there any possibility that
you can go to Ishikawa tomorrow?
Tomorrow? Please give me a second.
Umm, tomorrow is a bit... - Is it not possible?
No, umm, would it be alright to send a representative?
Of course.
The greatest joy after having fallen in love is, confessing your love. - André Paul Guillaume Gide
Welcome, welcome. We've been waiting for you.
Nice to meet you. I'm Hoshino Mamoru from Kinema Etoile.
Ah. - This is Haruno Yuki,
the author of the script for "August's Bolero". - Nice to meet you, I'm Haruno Yuki.
My, my, aren't you cute?
Ah, my name is Yanaka Keizo.
Thank you for coming here. President Hoshino.
There will be no talk of business today. Let's drink first.
Come along, come along. I can understand what kind of person you are when we drink.
Business talk will be tomorrow. - Eh?
I will listen to you first thing in the morning. - I have to be in a meeting tomorrow.
No, no, today is my birthday party.
We were planning for this to be a day trip.
You should go after you stay.
Well, let's get going. Let's go.
Go ahead, here. - We will be troubled.
Get their baggage.
Hoshino-san, if you go against the president, the contract will be canceled.
Your lodging has already been prepared, so leave the business for tomorrow.
Let's do it tomorrow. Okay?
Here, here.
Drink a lot.
Good work. - Ah, good work.
What's this? Where is everyone?
They went to help the Ishihara group. - Is that so.
How was the divorce meeting?
It's total hell. Why does it have to be so annoying?
Has the divorce been finalized yet? - No, not yet.
Did you know? You have to have divorce meetings again, and again, and again.
Ah, is that so? I thought it would be only once.
How many times has it been for me? It's a total waste of time, jeez.
I couldn't even go on an important business trip.
Isn't the manager worried? - About what?
The president and Haruno-san going on a business trip together?
Why would I worry?
The president... likes Haruno-san, right?
I think he likes her. As a scriptwriter. - As a woman.
Why? Why would you think that? - Because...
Haruno Yuki. This is for you.
Sumika-chan knows it too, right? Our president is fundamentally not interested in
anything but work, and besides, he's engaged.
Anyway, it's only a day trip, so there's nothing to worry about.
That's right. I'm sorry.
Hello? - Did it end well?
Yeah, over there? Are you done?
No, we're going to be staying here today. - Eh?
We couldn't do any talk about work today.
Tomorrow we'll be talking with the chairman, and then we'll go back.
I see.
Everyone was so hyped up.
I'm sorry that we couldn't go back home.
We weren't even prepared for a stay. - No, no, it was fun.
I've never been to such a party before. It was a good experience.
Well, then.
I'm over here, and you're there. - Yes.
Then, see you tomorrow.
Good work. - Good work.
Ah, I feel restored.
I feel restored.
It feels so good.
It's so healing.
Nice breeze.
Haruno Yuki? - Yes?
Are you in the bath? - Yes I am.
The water's good, right? - It's the best.
Oh, that's right. - Yes?
Can you bring me a copy later? The latest version of "August's Bolero".
I'd like to read it again before meeting with the chairman.
Got it.
I'm sorry, it's on the computer,
can you look over it here?
Yeah, come in. - Excuse me.
President, what were you doing? - Hm?
You can see the stars. Look.
Ah, a shooting star. - Where?
It's already disappeared.
Ah, another one. - Eh?
You're too slow. - I see.
Well? Is it going well with Susumu lately?
Ah... I'm sorry for creating a big deal about the script meetings.
Don't worry about it.
The manager is always treating me well.
This time too, constantly searching for
sponsors for "August's Bolero".
From morning to night, not even taking breaks to eat.
I'm really thankful to him.
What was the manager like when he was a kid?
Hm? He was the same as he is now.
He was popular ever since then, he was the idol of our relatives.
He had a cute face ever since he was a baby,
he was popular with the girls, too.
He already had about 20 girlfriends when we were in kindergarten, I think.
What?? - But, you know,
That personality of Susumu is bearing fruit now.
You can see it in his searching for a sponsor, right?
He's liked by people, he doesn't have enemies.
What about the president? What were you like as a kid?
Me? I was the exact opposite of Susumu.
No matter what I did, I was clumsy. Our relatives probably thought
I'm too quiet and I have no ambition.
Hmm...
Frankly, I wasn't good at making friends like Susumu.
I only had a few.
Instead of going out with friends, I liked to stay at home and,
read books or watch movies.
I also used to be a hikikomori. (T/N: people who never leave the house or interact with others)
I was bullied, so I hated going outside.
I used to watch Ajisai when I was shut in at home.
I watched Ajisai in a private screening.
Wow, I'm jealous.
I used to go to a lot of editing rooms or private showings with my father.
Now that I think about it, I was connected to the world through the screen.
I also tried to get to know the world through movies.
Watching every movie I could find.
Indeed, every movie. Especially the movies I liked,
I watched them over and over until I memorized the lines.
The lines too, but, also the director, actors, cameramen...
Editing, art directors, costume designers... - Memorized them all.
I even made notes about them.
Of course they're of no use now.
I see. That's why you could order the DVDs.
By directors and by production year. - Yes.
We're both so depressing.
Before I met you,
when I first read the script you left on the table,
I immediately understood what kind of person wrote it.
Someone that's not concerned about hair or clothes,
rather than playing outside, someone who likes to read a book. Even more than books, likes movies.
Filled with curiosity,
likes a flower that grows on a field more than a diamond necklace.
Always dreaming, but has the eye to see the real value of things,
has determination and a strong will.
Well, has stubbornness too.
I thought we were similar in many ways.
I thought I was the only person like myself in the world,
I thought I finally found another one.
Haruno Yuki. If you sleep there you'll catch a cold.
Huh?
Huh? What happened?
President, good morning. - Good morning.
I'm sorry, I seem to have fallen asleep at some point yesterday.
You were understandably tired.
That's it.
I truly like movies.
When I was a student, I made an 8mm film on my own.
Ah, do you know 8mm?
I'm sorry, I've never touched one.
It's a small small film like this.
I've entered magazine competitions many times but,
well, I've never won even once.
I actually wanted to become a movie director.
I'm now managing a resort like this.
Life is something you really can't understand.
Since it's like that, you really shouldn't worry.
I'm different from those sponsors that give money
to some movie without even knowing anything about it.
If I'm going to do it, I want to see a properly made movie.
Thank you.
It's lucky that we got someone who understands the movie, right?
President?
No. Just the opposite, I feel like it's more dangerous to have this sort of person.
The president and Haruno-san haven't come back yet.
N... No, no.
Can you send a private showing letter here?
Express delivery? - No, regular is fine.
We're back. - Good work.
We're back. Good work. - Welcome back.
Everyone, I have souvenirs. - Thank you.
Welcome back. - Thanks, can I see you for a minute?
I thought I should get it over with. - What is it?
I think we should not team up with Mobile Pictures after all.
What? You wanted to talk about Mobile Pictures?
What else would it be? - I thought for sure,
something would have happened between aniki and Yuki-chan.
There's no way that would happen. - Right?
I thought what else would you want to talk about.
I think that chairman might become a problem later on.
Is the manager aware of the problem with "The Love from Ancient Times"?
It's coming out next April, right? What about it?
The director and Mobile Pictures had a big dispute.
I heard that they had a lot of demands about the movie.
Isn't it better not to get involved with them?
Even if that's the case, I will do well, so it's okay.
How can you say that so easily? - Aniki...
The president is not fully aware of the current situation,
that's why you can simply try to proceed as you like.
What are you talking about? - To search for sponsors for this project,
how many companies do you think I visited?
252 companies. 252.
Out of all of them, the only one that responded was,
Mobile Pictures, and no one else.
We can't gather investors like we used to before.
If we let this chance get away, the case of "August's Bolero" being made into a movie might completely disappear.
We're that much in trouble right now.
Aniki. You said you would leave it to me, right?
Then let me do it until the end.
Believe in me.
It's abrupt, but, for publicity, can you use the products of our company,
in your movie? - Yes.
This is the list of products, here.
Excuse me.
Is it possible to change the
standby screen of the protagonist's cell phone to characters from
Mobile Pictures? - No, but, both Haruka and Yuuya,
aren't the type that would play cell phone games.
Yeah, I know. I tried to explain that too.
At first they said to put some lines.
But, as expected, that doesn't have to be done.
Yuki-chan.
I know how Yuki-chan feels about this.
But this kind of thing happens a lot in movies.
For example in James Bond,
driving Aston Martin is like that.
In Back to the Future, the main character Marty,
being called Calvin Klein is like that too.
I understand. - I'm really sorry.
The higher ups in our company read it.
Yes. - Yuuya being a freeter,
they seem to be displeased with it. - Eh?
Can't you change that into a lawyer?
Lawyer?
You can't do it? - No, that is...
Lawyer? Why is it a lawyer?
Yuki-chan, are you watching television lately?
No. - Nowadays lawyer dramas
apparently are very popular. (T/N: Are they trying to say Legal High 2? Ha ha.)
So that a lot of customers will watch it,
Mobile Pictures wants to change it to a popular occupation that viewers can empathize with.
Manager. Are you saying this seriously?
I'm serious.
Unsurprisingly, that will be difficult.
Good work. - Good work.
Wait, you guys go on. - Yes.
Haruno? - Yes.
Did something happen? - No, there's nothing.
No, you don't have the face of nothing happening.
Just something about the script. - Ah, did you get a really big demand?
Eh?
It's just that sometimes that kind of harsh thing happens.
A nice script being spoiled like that.
No, I'm just saying, since I also wrote scripts, I totally understand that feeling.
Should I write it for you? - Ah..
Kawagoe Yuuta. Supernova.
Number one ikemen you want to be hugged by, scriptwriter debut.
Script written with Haruno Yuki. How is it?
Huh?
Ah, sorry, sorry. I'm just kidding.
I'd be glad. - Why don't you ask the president for advice?
The president? - Yeah.
Well, the president's the only one in the company who can answer this sort of thing.
I think it's impossible. That kind of setup.
I think it's weird, after all.
What does the president think?
I understand what you're saying.
It's a very correct opinion to have as a creator.
But to make a movie, you also need the business side of things.
About that, I think I understand it better than I did before.
But even so, this time it's not possible.
The freeter Yuuya becoming a lawyer.
Do you know Linda Seger?
No, I don't.
She's a pro that can find the faults of Hollywood movie scripts.
She said something along the lines of this,
among movies and dramas, there are many that have terrible scripts.
Because people like the sponsors, agents, actors,
people on the set will have all sorts of demands, so it will be rewritten over and over again.
The script that was wonderful to begin with will be completely spoiled.
But even after being spoiled, a well functioning script.
That is the script of a pro.
In reality, it's impossible for him to be a lawyer.
But won't you search for some sort of realistic middle ground?
Rather than refusing the other party,
showing that you're taking the other party into consideration is important too.
Indeed, the manager might be losing his grip a bit.
But I believe that when push comes to shove, he will make the correct decision.
Won't you believe in him?
I understand.
I will try to believe those words.
Excuse me.
Manager. I'm sorry.
Um. If it won't break the overall image of the work,
I will rewrite it. - Really?
I think that a lawyer is indeed not possible,
but maybe a librarian might work.
I'm sorry, for asking impossible things all the time. - No.
Oh, that's right. Can Yuki-chan come to
the next meeting? Chairman Yanaka said he has something
that he wants to show Yuki-chan.
I'm home. - Welcome back.
You must be tired. Would you like dinner?
Or would you like a bath? Or would you like...
Me?
Reiko-san. I have a request.
My, I'm so happy. It's the first time Mamoru-san is asking something of me.
Please ask me anything.
Would you let me meet your father?
You want to meet my father?
You're still doing that? Every day, every day, how can you not get sick of it?
Ah, dear customer, you're so stiff.
Ah, that's the spot. - You're totally frozen solid.
Yuki. Lately you've stopped smiling. - Huh?
Manager, manager. Let me introduce you.
This is my good friend, video creator Zucchini-kun.
Nice to meet you.
Nice to meet you. I'm the visualist, Zucchini.
Ah, I'm Hoshino. Um, what is the purpose of our meeting..?
Zucchini-kun made a trailer for "August's Bolero".
Huh? Even though the script isn't even finished yet, a trailer?
It's a demonstration of how I want "August's Bolero" to turn out.
I thought it would be good if it helped with writing the script.
I thought it would be easy to understand in a video. Could you take a look?
Yes.
A normal day like any other,
that is perhaps the happiest thing,
but nothing will ever be the same again.
Betraying... Woman. Trusting... Man.
"August's Bolero" COMING SOON!
Umm. It's quite intense, so that's nice.
Right? Isn't it the best?
We have great taste, right? Both me and Zucchini-kun.
That was terrible. I couldn't stand looking at it.
Is the manager fine with that?
There's no way I could be fine.
But, we have no choice. - No choice?
The movie is a group production.
If it wasn't for Mobile Pictures, the movie couldn't happen.
Yuki-chan. You're now a pro scriptwriter.
You can't make a movie with only ideals.
Sorry.
I understand. If the manager is fine with it, then I am too.
Excuse me. I will return to the company.
Good work. - Wait.
Did something happen? Is it about the script? - Ah, no.
It's nothing.
Ah, we went to Mobile Pictures today.
Met with Chairman Yanaka. He was in good spirits as usual.
Someone called Zucchini-san,
made a trailer for "August's Bolero".
I realized many ways in which I have been mistaken.
It's difficult for me to become a pro, indeed.
No, I completely understood that I'm still an amateur.
But it's okay. I will work hard.
I'm fine. Excuse me.
I'm home.
I just met Haruno Yuki. - I see. So?
What? You want to say something, right?
I left this work up to you, I believed in you.
So I left persuading her up to you.
But you understand it, right? Her true feelings.
Of course I understand. I get it.
What she's really trying to do,
and Mobile Pictures' demands are completely different.
I understand it very well.
I've been having script meetings.
Together with her, every single day from morning to night.
The script right now is something that Yuki-chan and I created together.
But there's no helping it. Reality is like that.
Writing an ideal script,
so much reality has to be put in there,
if you don't do that, it won't become a movie.
It's okay, Yuki-chan agreed to it too.
Agreed? Maybe that's what she said, but,
she was crying. She was crying.
To fulfill Haruno Yuki's dream,
you begged Chief Mizushima on your knees, didn't you?
You did that because you wanted to see her smile, didn't you?
Then what's going on? Now she's crying.
Was that what you were actually trying to accomplish?
Then what do you want me to do?
It's either going along with Mobile Pictures,
or giving up on making a movie.
Then does aniki not want this movie to happen?
Don't you want Yuki-chan to make her debut as a pro scriptwriter?
Don't you want to show Yuki-chan her completed movie?!
To make this project happen,
that there are many compromises we have to make,
aniki knows this very well too, right?
Without giving up in the middle just because there are unreasonable demands,
going on until the end, isn't that what a pro does?
Only making compromises isn't what a pro should do.
What happened? You've been coming over quite often lately.
Are you worried about something?
Mamoru. Is it okay? - What?
The thing with Reiko-san. You're going today, right?
Mamoru. You're going to see Reiko-san's father for a business request, right?
A request from the fiancé of his beloved daughter,
it is a given that the chairman will give an OK.
But you understand what that means, right?
You won't be able to turn back.
I think I understand very well.
I've kept you waiting.
Please, sit. - Excuse us.
How's it going? Fixing the script.
I think we sent the finished portion in the morning.
Yes, well.
Well, I read it, but.
Something is still off about the image.
Should I say more action, or more passion,
more enthusiasm, or more heated,
I want it to have a better feeling.
You understand, right? - Yes, of course.
I've also been considering that maybe it was too difficult to understand with the video.
I thought it might be faster to do it like this.
No, of course, I have no intention of
adding my name to the script, or,
getting involved in the work.
I just thought that my intentions aren't getting across to the scriptwriter.
So, I just want you to have this as a base and shape the script around this.
Hang on, I will be troubled.
No, see, the script is just a blueprint, right?
The house will become something to sell when it's complete,
the blueprint isn't something you sell, right?
I'm just adding my two cents here.
That much should be fine, right?
At most, it's just a blueprint, after all. Right?
I'm sorry. I can't do it.
Is this the scriptwriter's first work?
Yes, that's right.
That's why I hate newbies.
The guts of an amateur is too strong.
You need to work harder to write like a pro.
If you were a pro, no matter what the order was,
you should be flexible about it and skillfully answer it, that's what a real pro is.
That's enough!
Huh? - Then we're fine with being amateur.
Haruno Yuki does not need such skills.
What are you saying right now? - The script is indeed a blueprint.
But for the sake of the blueprint, how much the scriptwriter is suffering,
how much time this Haruno Yuki has to spend without eating or sleeping,
how she stakes her life on it, do you even understand?
What "my two cents"?!
What "just a little bit is okay"!
From you who doesn't understand the soul of a creator,
we don't need you to fund our movie!
Without me, you can't make this movie.
It's still better than having to do business with the likes of you.
We will definitely find someone who understands the magnificence of this work and supports it.
Haruno, let's go. - Ah, okay.
And also, that trailer.
That was the worst trailer I've ever seen in my life.
You! - Excuse me.
Ah... We're back where we started, huh?
Mamoru-san, over here.
Father, Mamoru-san is here.
Oh, Mamoru-kun. - Chairman, it's been a while.
Mamoru-kun, you've gotten so big. How many years has it been?
Since my father's funeral? - I'm glad we could meet.
Sit, sit. - Rather,
thank you for making time on such short notice.
So, what did you want to talk about?
I came here today with a request.
Well, well, you have great timing.
I was just about to call you.
Chief Mizushima, I'm so sorry.
In the end, we weren't able to get a sponsor.
Well, how is this?
"August's Bolero" has been restored. - Eh?
As a decision of the chairman, the budget has been granted.
Stop!
Yuki-chan! - Yes.
We did it! - Ah!
Nippon Eiga said they would give the budget.
Eh?
Wow! It's like a dream!
In the end, if we do the correct thing, good things will come out of it.
Indeed! - Hey, hey.
Stop, stop, isn't it fine?
It's not fine. Hey, stop it.
Manager, isn't it great?
Kawagoe-kun! - Manager!
It's great! - We did it!
Come in. - Excuse me.
President. Did you talk with Nippon Eiga?
What are you talking about?
I'm asking, what are you talking about?
Ah, nothing.
Then, I'll be leaving for today. See you tomorrow.
Good work.
Aniki, Nippon Eiga said they would give the budget.
Congratulations. - Thanks.
Good work. - Good work.
Good work.
- Good work.
Yuki-chan. How about some food?
Yes. - What do you want to eat?
Mamoru-san. You knew it would turn out like this, right?
Yes?
That Susumu-san would refuse the sponsorship of Mobile Pictures.
He's always been like that.
My brother, unlike me, puts up with all sorts of things,
and takes other people into consideration.
But in the end, no matter what the consequences will be, he will do what he thinks is right.
Susumu is that type of person.
You asked my father for the funding foreseeing that.
The Mamoru-san looking after his brother is lovely.
I'm sorry, I had to ask Reiko-san such a thing.
No, it's okay.
But, was it only for the sake of Susumu-san?
Of course.
Who else do you think it would be for?
Subs brought to you once again by akamiso.
Next episode, movie making steps aside.
Time for some interpersonal advances.
Now that Reiko turned out shrewd but useless.
Susumu keeps taunting but not actually doing anything.
It looks like the only person left who has any sense is Saori.
The obliviousness on Yuki's part is truly astounding.
I guess it's because she grew up as a hikikomori.
Never learned how to return other people's posessions either.
In other news, this is the fastest marriage ever.
Only three days left~ For now. (see the very end of the episode)
Now only one day left! You're too late, spring snow.