202, became the male protagonist of the magazine cover
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Tsuruko finally went back!
After staying in Sansakura-in for three days, Shizuoka's mother finally called and called this happy girl back.
To be honest, if I could stay in a spacious room, have delicious food every day, play everywhere, and don’t have to do homework during my childhood vacation, I would definitely not want to go home.
In short, after three days of fun with her in Tokyo, Tsuruko was reluctant to leave and was happily sent by Nagayama Naoki on the Shinkansen back to Shizuoka.
This morning, Nagayama Naoki felt that Yamazakakuin had finally returned to the peace it should have had!
After a simple breakfast, Naoki Nagayama felt a little regretful that he had let Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itou off for a long time, so he drove to the studio to see how the script was being completed.
If possible, see if I can help.
When I opened the door of the studio, it looked very busy inside, but I didn't see Shuichi Itou, but Masaaki Inada was arranging matters related to the photography team. It seemed that the young man's level had improved again.
"Naoki-san, good morning~" Seeing Nagayama Naoki, Inada Masaaki quickly came over to say hello.
"Good morning, Ineda-kun, aren't Shuichi-san and Otomo-san here?" Nagayama Naoki looked around and didn't find these two people.
"Shuichi-san went to visit the hometown of Hachiko, the loyal dog. As for Otomo-san, he probably went to choose an Akita dog. He has gone to different pet stores many times to see it. He expects to be back at noon."
Masaaki Inada knows the whereabouts of the two of them relatively well, because the movie "Hachiko" is already officially in preparation, and the entire crew has begun to prepare for the movie.
"Well, let me wait for a while. Ineda-kun can continue to work." Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Nagayama Naoki decided to wait in the office for a while.
"Hi, I'll excuse you." Masaaki Inada bowed slightly and continued to deal with the filming crew.
The office in the studio is still a small one, filled with samples from previous shoots, magazines and some other tools. However, after Fangcun Otomo often stayed in the studio, the three desks have been fixed.
Even though Nagayama Naoki is often out of sight, there is a desk in the office just for him, and other studio staff also have semi-fixed workstations in the large room outside.
In short, this small company feels more and more formal.
I took today's newspaper in the office and read it. I didn't expect that there was news about Akina Nakamori, but she was among a group of new idols, and even the photos were gray.
"You don't even have color photos? It seems that the media doesn't like her very much." Nagayama Naoki flipped through the newspaper and saw the introduction to her, "A milky girl with a bit of sex?"
"What do you think of Yanyin's plan? Akina-chan has such a pure (round) face, how can she be so sexy..."
After taking a quick glance, he stopped paying attention. Nagayama Naoki continued to browse down.
Japanese newspapers are all like this. The headlines are more shocking than the UC shockers of later generations. Sure enough, they have begun to understand the psychology of the audience since the Showa era.
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"Naoki-san! You're on the cover of a magazine!"
Itou Shuichi's voice came from the door, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps. The wooden door of the office opened hurriedly under the strong push of the person outside the door, and even caused a considerable airflow.
Itou Shuichi waved the magazine in his hand, and he could vaguely see a man in a suit on the cover, and the name of the magazine - "Popeye" - was written in dark blue fonts.
"Naoki-san, look! The magazine cover!"
Itou Xiu pressed the magazine on the desk, allowing Nagayama Naoki to see the magazine more clearly.
"Blue-gray suit, white shirt... Is this the time when I temporarily acted as a model for a photoshoot a year ago?" Nagayama Naoki remembered that when he came back from going to Junko Ito's house to discuss signing matters, in the studio, he was
Itou Shuichi was temporarily pulled over to be a model.
"Hi! It was that time. I didn't expect that the last photo would arrive in the editing room of "Popeye"." Itou Shuichi said excitedly, "This has been a very popular fashion magazine in the past few years! It's so convenient for me at Shibuya Station.
The store saw it and bought it right away and told you!"
Looking at the handsome man in a suit on the cover of the magazine, Naoki Nagayama's first feeling was: "The money I received was less!"
When being roped in to be a temporary model, the charges are still based on the prices of small studios.
Randomly flipping through the pages, "Shuichi-san, doesn't it say that the editor-in-chief of this magazine personally went to the United States to take photos of American models? Why did he use photos from a small studio? Or are they locals?"
"Who knows? But Naoki-san's photo would be perfect to put in a magazine. He's a perfect cityboy!" Itou Xiu said in English with a strong Japanese accent, "He's still very handsome."
That kind!"
Nagayama Naoki didn't have any special feelings about being on the cover of a fashion magazine. He thought it was just like being exposed in the media and newspapers, so he wasn't particularly happy.
"Shuichi-san, did you find the family of Eizaburo Ueno, the loyal dog Hachiprincess, today?"
Affected by Nagayama Naoki's calmness, when it came to business, Itou Shuichi also returned to his normal tone: "Hey, we've already talked about it. They undoubtedly agree to the movie adaptation, and they are even willing to show some old photos.
It is the expectation of Eisaburo Ueno's family to spread the story of Hachiko, the loyal dog, to us as a reference."
"Is that so? That went really well." Naoki Nagayama also felt relieved, "So has the script been completed?"
"Of course, I asked the screenwriter I often collaborate with to rush the work." Itou Shuichi took out the script manuscript from his briefcase, "Naoki-san, please give it a final check."
"Okay, let's take a closer look~"
This was what I came for. Naoki Nagayama took the script and started reading it. He also picked up the pen on his desk to take notes.
When Yi Tangxiu saw this, he didn't make any more noise, but picked up "Popeye" again and started reading it.
Nagayama Naoki looked at the script on the table and compared it with later plots in his mind. The Japanese version of "The Tale of Hachiko" has a more delicate grasp of emotions. Hachiko's ending is very painful and ironic about human nature.
It is more profound, and the American version of "The Story of Hachiko" reduces some of the sufferings Hachiko suffered while waiting for his master in the later period. The interaction between the master and Hachiko is more natural, and the ending is gentler.
Which of the two is more suitable? The one who highlights divinity in suffering, or the one who shows tenderness in sadness? Nagayama Naoki thought about it again and again, but decided not to make a decision. He looked at Itou Shuichi next to him,
"Shuichi-san, you should have read the reports. Do you think the story of the loyal dog Hachiko should be made more realistic or more like a fairy tale?"
Itou Shuichi was stunned by this question and thought about it carefully: "If you want to tell the story of the loyal dog Hachiko completely, then it should be more realistic. If you want to reflect the emotions between people and pets, then it should be more like a fairy tale.
alright."
Naoki Nagayama thought about it. The Japanese version of the movie was more realistic about the humanities after World War II. The social atmosphere at that time was relatively indifferent. There is actually a difference of more than 50 years from now. The new Showa generation has already felt about the post-war situation.
Not too deep, more like a fairy tale.
So I blurred the characteristics of the era in the script, and then appropriately reduced the suffering of Hachiko in the script, and increased the interaction between humans and dogs. Finally, I also added a lot of tear-jerking parts.
Such a change takes more than 2 hours...
"Shuichi-san, I think it's almost done." Nagayama Naoki handed the almost unrecognizable script to Itou Shuichi, who had been waiting quietly beside him, and Itou Shuichi read it without any surprise.
Ten minutes later,
"Naoki-san... you are indeed a writer!" Shuichi Itou smiled while rubbing his slightly red eyes, "I have read the script before, and I actually feel like crying."
"The purest feelings can always infect people." Naoki Nagayama said while drinking tea, "Shuichi-san, please tell the previous screenwriter that this time it is a collaboration."
"But obviously..." Itou Shuichi said that the original script was just a simple expansion of the news, and it was not as good as Nagayama Naoki's creation. There was no need to count it as a collaboration, and a polishing fee was enough.
"Silly tape, after all, others worked hard to write the script, so it's a collaboration, right?"
When Yi Tangxiu saw how open-minded Nagayama Naoki was, he didn't say anything.
At lunch, I had a studio lunch box that I hadn’t had in a while, and I felt a little nostalgic.
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"Nobuo-san...why did you choose such a promotional image? I don't like it very much..."
I don’t know how many times I have complained to Tomioka Nobuo. Nakamori Akina frowned. She had already expressed her opinions many times about the slogans and cartoon images on the posters.
However, most of the people in the publicity department are men, and they believe that such a slogan is more in line with the style of the current entertainment industry and can make fans buy it more.
Besides, who would pay attention to the opinions raised by an underage girl? It was already a big concession to let her debut under her real name last time.
"Akina-chan, this image is more in line with the popular trend." Nobuo Tomioka explained dryly, "On this point, please trust the judgment of the staff!"
In fact, Akina also knew that this image was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed for the time being, but she felt relieved...
"Naoki-san must not like such idols either!"
She didn't have much to do for the staff of Akina's Publicity Department who looked down upon her. After all, she was just an idol who had not debuted yet, so she could only try her best to fight for it.
However, at this time, I have secretly made up my mind to participate more in future publicity.
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In the afternoon, while Nagayama Naoki and Itou Shuichi continued to discuss the film shooting plan and budget, Yoshimura Otomo came back with two large pet boxes.
In the pet box were a newborn Akita dog and a half-grown Akita dog. They both looked purebred and had exactly the same color and pattern.
"Naoki-san, are you here too?" Yoshimura Otomo was a little surprised when he saw Nagayama Naoki in the office, but he immediately reacted, "Just in time, let's take a look at these two puppies. I have been picking them out for a long time recently!"
Nagayama Naoki directly picked up the newborn one. The little guy was crawling around in the box energetically when he was suddenly picked up and let out a sharp howl.
But Nagayama Naoki has been raising a puppy for a long time after all. After a little petting, the little guy calmed down.
"The little guy is quite well-behaved."
I saw another half-grown Akita dog, which was also very cooperative under Shuichi Itou's teasing, so I said: "These two are relatively close to each other, so they are very good!"
"However, we should still need a truly adult Akita..." Itou Shuichi said, "It will take about half a year to wait for the puppy to grow up, and we don't have such a long time."
"Yeah...but luckily Akita dogs all have similar colors, hahaha."
Yoshimura Otomo was a little stressed: "As an adult Akita... I need to go to a rescue station and solve the problem of the dog's relatives."
You can't really go looking for stray dogs...
"Otomo-san, you can also go to the Japanese Dog Preservation Association and look for them. There should be people raising them." Nagayama Naoki gave a hint. As a dog-specific association, it must have more channels than ordinary people.
"Hi!"
Now that Fangcun Dayou is back, we can continue to talk about the venue and budget that we talked about before.
"Nani, build a real station?"
"Hey, it's best to find a similar old-fashioned station, and then we can decorate it. In fact, it only needs the area at the entrance."
Nagayama Naoki originally wanted to go to the real station to shoot, but the comings and goings of people were hard to control, and the shooting would take a long time, which might have an impact on the real station.
And it’s a story from a long time ago, so it’s nice to have a bit of an old-fashioned atmosphere. As for other decorations, the set of props from this era is definitely beyond your imagination.
"But..." What Yoshimura Otomo wants to say at this time is that funds are burning!
"Otomo-san, I just discussed with Naoki-san that the upper limit of investment for this movie is 100 million!" Itou Shuichi thought about it in advance and said, "The share of the last movie will be reduced soon, so there is a need
Wherever you spend money, just go ahead and do it!”
"Is it so high?" Otomo Yoshimura was so surprised. The total box office of many movies in this era was only 100 million.
At the same time, I also understood how much Naoki Nagayama valued this movie, "I understand. If this is the case, then you can let go!"
The next few people continued to chat about various aspects of film shooting while petting the Akita dog.
If you want to release it in the summer, you have to race against time in these three months!
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I had dinner with the two of them that night. Because I had to drive, I didn’t drink. I left it until the final day.
In the dusk, the landscape lights in the courtyard of Yamazakura Garden have been turned on, making this house look unreal.
Nagayama Naoki drove into the garage and opened the door,
Taro, who was already calf-high, quickly ran over, but this time he didn't pounce.
Instead, when he arrived next to Naoki Nagayama, he suddenly sniffed hard several times, and then barked at Naoki Nagayama several times.
It's as if the housewife of the house discovered that the male master was having an affair,
That aggrieved little look clearly revealed this meaning:
