1081, the man who once dominated the headlines in the entertainment industry
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Near noon, Naoki Nagayama drove a convertible to the Tree Friends Building.
As Akina's due date gets closer, he spends more and more time at home, taking time to deal with work matters every day.
At present, the editing and screening of "Tiger of Ginza" are proceeding step by step. The Tokyo International Film Festival is also led by Yoshimura Otomo and the organizing committee, and the preparations are uneventful.
Even the latest comic business, under the leadership of Itou Shuichi, the latest episode of "Slam Dunk" has been serialized smoothly...
Now only "Neon Sound" needs his attention from time to time.
"Naoki-san~"
Xing Jiahua at the front desk was very surprised when she saw Nagayama Naoki. It was already noon.
"Why did you come here at noon today?"
"I have an appointment with Otomo-san, is he here?"
"Hi!" Xing Jiahua suddenly realized, "Turns out I'm waiting for Naoki-san... No wonder Otomo-san has been in the office all morning today... turned down a lot of social activities..."
"Forehead....."
Could it be that you have been waiting for me?!
I said before that we would just chat in the morning!
Nagayama Naoki didn't say much and immediately walked onto the elevator... If he waited any longer, Otomo-san might go crazy!
Knocking on the office door, Naoki Nagayama found that Yoshimura Otomo was not sitting behind the desk reviewing documents as usual, but sitting on the sofa making tea at the tea table...
Seeing Nagayama Naoki come in, Yoshimura Otomo said calmly:
"You're here~"
"I'm coming~"
"You're late!"
"But I'm still here!"
"As promised in the morning..."
"Hasn't it happened now~"
"..."
After a long while, Fangcun Dayou could no longer maintain a calm mind, rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"Naoki-san, do you know that I have turned down a lot of social events just to wait for you?! Preparations for the Tokyo International Film Festival, dinners with cooperative companies..."
“Hi hi hi~Private Marseille~”
Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to apologize,
"Otomo-san please have a lot of..."
Although it looked like a quarrel in the office, Yoshimura Otomo was not angry at all, he just complained.
Speaking of which, Yoshimura Otomo was even somewhat grateful to Nagayama Naoki for giving him an excuse to turn down those social events.
In those preparatory meetings, dinner parties, etc., the participating members are intrigued by each other. It takes hundreds of people to say a word, so why not just relax in the office, sip tea and enjoy life~
After a while, Nagayama Naoki also drank tea:
"Otomo-san... the program team of "Neon Sound" has already started contacting the contestants, right?"
"Well, you started contacting Fujiwara after you gave the selected players to Fujiwara... However, the players are located in various places, and it will take some time to come to Tokyo..."
Yoshimura Otomo said casually,
"Recording should finally start next Saturday...."
"Naoki-san, are you going to go during the recording?"
"Well, of course I have to keep an eye on the recording of the first season..." Naoki Nagayama said, "After all, he still has the title of producer..."
Naoki Nagayama has also reviewed other detailed work such as program hosts, venue decoration, sound tuning and video recording.
The producer of "The Sound of Neon" is Kazuhisa Fujiwara. Shuyu and NTV are joint producers. The director, screenwriter and planner are all members of the working team. Naoki Nagayama only has the title of producer.
But everyone knows who the real boss of this show is.
"Naoki-san..." Yoshimura Otomo suddenly brought up a topic, "I heard that I picked a very good contestant yesterday? And I went to the "Neon Sound" working team down below to praise me?"
"Ah... Indeed, the voice condition is very good..." Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "In addition, the previous contestants of that contestant were not very good, so in comparison, he is even better!"
Naoki Nagayama continued:
"I also went to the working group and told them that the standards for the first screening must be guaranteed!"
"Ahem~ Yes, yes, the first impression must be guaranteed."
Yoshimura Otomo coughed, and the few tapes he stuffed in really didn't meet the requirements.
"But what I mean is... When you planned "The Sound of Neon", your original intention was to find singers for those songs... Now that you listen to it, are you satisfied?"
"This one~"
Although Nagayama Naoki is very satisfied with Izumi's voice, it is not yet time to make a decision directly. After all, several songs require different special preparations. Maybe he can find something like Daikoku Moki in "The Sound of Neon"
What an explosive singer~
"Let's wait until the final showdown~"
Leaning on the sofa, Naoki Nagayama held the contestant information of "The Sound of Neon" and looked at it, as if he wanted to find more rising stars from it.
"Okay~" Yoshimura Otomo took a sip of tea, "Then... Do you want to meet the mentor of the show, Naoki-san? Sawada Kenji, Yoshida Takuro, Nakajima Miyuki and Saijo Hideki...
.Inform them about the direction and standards of the program..."
"Haha, Hideki-san is already an acquaintance~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "As for the others..."
It seems that Sawada Kenji is currently having an underground affair with Tanaka Yuko. Nagayama Naoki has a good relationship with Tanaka Yuko, so it was very uncomfortable to see him.
Takuro Yoshida and Miyuki Nakajima are both singer-songwriters. Naoki Nagayama has no experience in music creation and is simply standing on the shoulders of giants.
After all, music is not like movies, where you can just pull out a lot~
"I'm not familiar with the music industry to begin with, so I'll keep it that way for the time being."
"But we always have to meet each other during recording..."
In Yoshimura Otomo's mind, Nagayama Naoki is actually arrogant and doesn't care about other musicians, so he doesn't bother to make friends with them.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "When the time comes, Naoki-san had better give him some face... and make the scene look better."
"Haha, I am such an easy person to get along with, how could I not give face to others?!"
Then why don’t you participate in so many competitions, awards, and even program invitations in the music industry?!
You must know that there are already voices in the music industry saying that "the neon music industry is not worthy of Naoki Nagayama"!
.......
While Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura were sitting in the office chatting, a large number of reporters once again gathered at the "Literary Theater" cinema in Ikebukuro.
This cinema has become a film conference venue exclusively for tree friends... Even the lobby has been expanded to facilitate media conferences.
Kyon Kijima, Masataka Komori, Nao Saejima and other creative teams of "Tiger of Ginza"... Even Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Ka Fai, who returned to Hong Kong a month ago, came to the scene again.
"Director Kijima, won't Naoki-san come over today?"
In the backstage room of the preparation, Leslie Cheung asked director Kyū Kijima.
"Naoki-san..." Kijima Xu sighed, "He said that if he comes to attend the media conference, everyone's attention will fall on him... and he will steal the "
"Tiger of Ginza" movie itself is in the limelight..."
Leslie Cheung did not fully understand Nagayama Naoki's fame in the neon entertainment industry and asked unexpectedly:
"How could such a thing happen? Naoki-san is not a star! Nor is he a starring role..."
Nagayama Naoki is not the director, not the starring role, and he is not even credited as the screenwriter this time. At most, he is just a member of the management company Shuyu Pictures, but he said that he is afraid that he will steal the limelight of the entire movie...
What’s even more outrageous is that Kyū Kijima still thinks what he said makes sense~
"Because he is Naoki Nagayama..." Kijima Kyor sighed again, "The man who once dominated the media headlines in the entertainment industry!"
In fact, he has been keeping a low profile this year. In the past two years, Naoki Nagayama made headlines casually...
What about "the playboy Naoki has a new prey", "director Nagayama's scandal reappeared", "in love with a big star", "a well-known writer won a grand prize!", "admitting love in public..."
Even his family background is occasionally discussed repeatedly, but he does not dare to make headlines due to pressure from the Yamaguchi-gumi~
It can be said that in the past few years, Naoki Nagayama was the guarantee of traffic and exposure, and his exposure rate was higher than that of celebrities!
"Naoki-san...."
Leslie Cheung felt that he had underestimated Nagayama Naoki again,
"What a fascinating man..."
Not long after chatting, the final reveal meeting for "Tiger of Ginza" began... The host walked up to the reporters with a microphone and said to everyone:
"Mina-san...the final reveal of "Tiger of Ginza" has officially begun..."
The host said to the media reporters,
"But before doing that again, let me first enjoy the latest trailer of "Tiger of Ginza"... which is also the last trailer before its release..."
"Tiger of Ginza" has already released a trailer, which is another promotion before its release.
The lights in the screening room dimmed and the big screen lit up.
High-end luxury cars, Prince Shotoku, beauties, drinks, tobacco... Scenes that make ordinary people open their eyes flashed before their eyes. Here, a corner of the lavish life of the upper class was revealed, which made people both
Amazed and envious.
However, in the second half, the male protagonist drank too much, had promiscuous sex, was bugged, and was arrested, which made everyone watching take a breath and feel a sense of disillusionment.
After the short two-minute trailer, the reporters present fell into a short silence.
During this period, all the main creators of "Ginza Tiger" came to the stage.
"Mina-san, let us welcome the director of "Tiger of Ginza", director Kyū Kijima, co-writers Nishimoto Hanyuki, Matsuo Souo... starring Leslie Cheung... Tony Leung Ka Fai...
Nao Saejima..."
Under the guidance of the host, the reporters all applauded, and flash lights and shutter sounds continued... Soon, the interview for the final disclosure meeting officially began.
"What an amazing trailer!" a reporter sighed, and then found the director through the flashing gold Rolex, "Director Kijima, when will this movie be released?"
"On the second weekend of August, August 10th," Kijima Kyor gave the definite time. "Two days later, at the beginning of August, there will be a preview screening. I hope all friends from the media can come and support me.
!”
"It's a preview screening!" "I'm looking forward to it!" "....I really want to see the specific content of the movie!" "...."
The reporters gave mixed cheers, and they were all looking forward to the preview of the movie... Of course, on the one hand, they wanted to watch the movie for free, and on the other hand, they were also looking forward to the red envelope from Shuyou Films.
....
Sending red envelopes to reporters... ah no, it's travel expenses... hoping to put in a nice word is a clear rule in the entertainment industry, and Shuyou has always been very generous.
The microphone was passed to another reporter:
"Mr. Leslie Cheung, are there any difficulties in playing such a young and promising character?"
"...It's not difficult..."
Leslie Cheung responded with a smile,
"I myself can be considered young and promising... I just don't have the arrogance of the characters in the movie..."
“What’s it like working with Neon actors?”
"Everyone is very professional...very humble on set..."
"...."
The actors asked one by one, and then returned to Kijima Xu:
"Director Kijima, I heard that this film will be the opening film of the Tokyo International Film Festival, right?"
"It hasn't been decided yet... I just have this opportunity..."
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"Hahaha, all directors hope to win awards... But in the end, it still depends on the audience's acceptance of the movie... It depends on whether everyone likes the style of "Tiger of Ginza"..."
Kijima Kyor was very happy to see the lively interaction among the reporters. This showed that he was the center of everyone's attention and his works were noticed. But the next words of the reporter made his smile freeze.
"Director Kijima...why didn't Mr. Naoki Nagayama come this time? What's the delay?"
"...."
Even if no one is around, he can still attract attention. If Naoki-san is here, what else will he have to do with himself and the movie...
"Naoki-san's schedule has always been very tight... Now he should be busy with official duties in the company, discussing projects with his subordinates..."
(Naoki Nagayama took a sip of tea and let out a sigh of satisfaction. He leaned on the soft sofa and looked at the sky outside the window. The white clouds and the blue sky were still... It was another sunny and beautiful day~)
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Naoki Nagayama, who returned to Sansakura-in, was chatting and laughing with Akina about what happened before.
Suddenly Akina frowned, then recovered immediately, feeling confused...
"What's wrong?"
Naoki Nagayama asked.
"Suddenly my stomach cramped..."
"?" Because it was already close to the due date, Nagayama Naoki immediately became alert and kept asking, "What's wrong? Is she about to give birth? Has her amniotic water broken?"
As he spoke, he lowered his head and reached out to lift up Akina's skirt to take a look...
Then she was photographed repeatedly by the blushing Akina~
"It's not these..." Akina said angrily, but she also didn't understand, "It will be fine soon, maybe it's just that the baby moved a little bit louder..."
The fetal movements are becoming more and more frequent now, and sometimes they will suddenly kick out a footprint on Akina's belly like a twitch, as if she is practicing martial arts...
Looking left and right, his wife seemed fine, and Naoki Nagayama felt relieved:
"Okay...but if you have anything, tell me right away..."
"Hmm~"
Nagayama Naoki, who was still a little nervous, got up again and called Mrs. Nonaka Mari over for a thorough consultation...
I went to inform Alfred, the butler, to prepare the car and go to the hospital at any time...
Although the situation of giving birth to a baby has been learned more than once on TV, in the news, and from relatives and friends, it is still the first time for Naoki Nagayama to face it, and the tension in his heart is still unavoidable.
He was nervous until late at night, and it wasn't until Akina fell asleep that nothing more happened, so Naoki Nagayama felt relieved.
Looking at Akina lying sideways at night, Nagayama Naoki reached out and gently touched her belly and sighed: