Ever since he woke up, Nagayama Naoki has been sitting on the corridor of Yamazakura Garden, looking at the light rain outside in trance.
I didn't even eat breakfast. I felt light and giddy all over, as if I was in a trance.
Workers don't spend a long time admiring the rain.
Indoor workers generally don't have time to enjoy the rain. The never-finished work is left on the table, and the boss is urging the progress again and again. How can there be any free time? And outdoor workers hate rain even more, because
Rain will hinder your work and delay today's goal.
Only a guy like Nagayama Naoki, who doesn't have a regular job and doesn't have to worry about money for the time being, is in the mood to waste a whole morning admiring the rainy scenery.
The light rain in early summer is not as turbulent as a violent storm, but it is not as gentle as the drizzle in spring. The cherry blossom trees, the roof, and the fine gauze in the yard are all shrouded in a light veil of smoke, as if wearing
A transparent tulle.
The patter of raindrops fell from the light gray sky, and when they met the Yamazakura courtyard, they made a clicking sound, beating a gentle beat.
When the sound of raindrops falls, it is easiest to miss lovesickness.
Naoki Nagayama allowed his mind to be empty, and his thoughts wandered aimlessly among the fleeting images in his mind. There were people he had met in his previous life, movies he had watched, things he had experienced, as well as friends he had met in this life, and his feelings.
The warmth felt, the bonds involved,
Gradually, there was only a vague figure left in my mind, which seemed to be a woman, smiling, tugging at the heartstrings...
The ticking sounds of the rain merged into one, and slowly turned into a mix of musical instruments. The strange and familiar melody directly occupied Naoki Nagayama's entire mind.
.......
"Okay, I want to convey my feelings of "I like you" to you."
"I wish I could say it first (but I am a little scared and can't say it out loud because of the future I want)"
"好きじゃない好きだよが(I don't like you, I like you)"
"揺れる爱音と AM空 (Unsettling Love Sound and Amora)"
.......
The person sitting under the corridor opened his eyes, and the brisk melody seemed to be still echoing in his ears.
Is it actually this song?
It’s the background music I listen to again in the middle of the night when I’m catching up on progress - "Love Sound and Rain Sora".
I don’t know how many songs like this I still have in my subconscious. Anyway, when I listened to the songs in my previous life, I would never repeat them the same way throughout the day.
Naoki Nagayama was already familiar with this kind of randomly evoked memories. He touched Taro Taro, who was always by his side.
"Yingtaro, did you hear the sound of rain falling? That's someone saying 'I like you', hahaha~"
He walked calmly to the piano room, and while the melody was still clear, he wrote down the score in one breath.
The steamy breeze outside the window sneaked into the piano room. The fresh air was slightly moist, and it felt indescribably comfortable on my body.
On the second floor of Yamazakura-in, a nice piano melody came out again. Unfortunately, in a remote corner where it was raining, only the occasional pedestrian passing by with an umbrella could hear fragmentary fragments.
........
After getting rid of the inexplicably aroused thoughts, Nagayama Naoki's stomach finally woke up, strongly reminding the owner of the body,
"It's almost noon already?" Naoki Nagayama looked at the wall clock and quickly prepared lunch. First, he poured dog food for Taro Taro.
Speaking of which, Yongtaro is a very understanding puppy. He seems to have sensed his owner's depression. When he was watching the rain all morning, he didn't even bark.
When you are hungry, you are naturally not in the mood for a time-consuming meal.
Simply use the leftover rice from last night, add eggs, spinach, and sausage to make an egg fried rice, fry two slices of bacon, and then add sliced fruit to make a meat-and-vegetarian lunch.
For people who are hungry, eating big mouthfuls can be said to be the happiest thing.
After dinner, Naoki Nagayama played with Taro Taro in the living room for a while. On a rainy day like this, if there was nothing particularly important, he would not go out.
While watching the Dahe drama in the afternoon, the phone rang again.
"Moses, Moses, Naoki-san?" He looked like he knew the road very well. It was Otomo Fangcun on the other end of the phone.
"Hi, Otomo-san, it's me."
"Naoki-san, the movie's share is settled!" Yoshimura Otomo said with a hint of excitement in his tone.
"Oh? How much was the final box office?"
Nagayama Naoki only knew that the box office of "Gas Station Robbery" exceeded 2 billion, and after the final cumulative box office, he didn't pay much attention to it.
"After final statistics, the cumulative box office is 2.7 billion!" Otomo Yoshimura should be grinning from ear to ear now. "According to the distribution ratio agreed with Kadokawa, Shuyu Pictures will eventually receive almost 1.4 billion."
Subtracting Kadokawa's own dividend, Nagayama Naoki, Yoshimura Otomo, Itou Shuichi and three can get about 1.05 billion, while Nagayama Naoki can get more than 700 million!
Not to mention that this is only the first month's dividends. This comedy has a longer lifespan than a horror film, and there will be at least 120 million in dividends in the future.
"Is that much?"
Nagayama Naoki is actually a little insensitive to the amount of the share now. It is really like what the rich said, when it reaches a certain amount, wealth is just a bunch of numbers.
He had already entrusted Shuyou Pictures' finance to handle his own wealth. With the continuous replenishment of several cash cows, even though he had just spent more than 500 million to purchase real estate, he still has a balance of more than 100 million in his account.
Oh, no, there are 800 million now...
"Hi, Naoki-san, it's another great event!" Otomo Yoshimura's tone was still full of excitement, "Would you like to come out to celebrate?"
"Let's celebrate~"
Although he was very happy to have made money, Naoki Nagayama didn't feel that he wanted to celebrate, but the other two were so happy, so let's go out for a meal~
"Of course we have to celebrate! How about going to Roppongi tonight to have fun?"
Fangcun Dayou laughed loudly: "Of course, it's settled, I'll book the venue!"
Before Yoshimura Otomo hung up the phone, Nagayama Naoki suddenly remembered the song he recalled today.
"Wait a moment, Otomo-san."
"Hi?"
"You don't have a clue about Junko-san's second song yet, right?"
"Hey, I still haven't found the right song or producer. What can I do, Naoki-san?"
Yoshimura Otomo has been having a headache about this matter recently. Now that there is another movie in preparation, the progress of Junko Ito's second song is even slower.
"Actually, I had a burst of inspiration this morning and wrote a song, maybe it can be given to Junko Ito as a second record."
"Ha! I just said that Naoki-san has stock!" Yoshimura Otomo said in a tone that seemed to be grasping someone else's excuse.
"Otomo-san, didn't you hear clearly? I wrote this out of inspiration this morning!" Nagayama Naoki was helpless, "It's out of stock!"
"Hi~ Hi~ I believe in Naoki-san!" Otomo Yoshimura replied perfunctorily, "Then let's meet and talk together in the evening~"
"See you tonight then."
After hanging up the phone, Nagayama Naoki shook his head. He originally planned not to go out today.
.......
The office of Kadokawa Bookstore's headquarters has bright windows and clean rooms.
The drizzle outside does not affect the inside of the office at all.
Isao Morikawa, the planning director of Kadokawa Pictures, and Haruki Kadokawa, the president, reported on the film’s revenue.
"So "The Gas Station Robbery" surpassed "The Sailor Suit and the Machine Gun"?"
Kadokawa Haruki is very different. He is very confident in the movies produced by his company. "Sailor Uniforms and Machine Guns" spent a lot of effort in both promotion and production. When it was screened, it also started a wave about sailors in Japan.
service craze,
At the height of its popularity, police were needed to maintain order in movie theaters.
In previous statistical results, the total box office exceeded 2 billion. I originally thought that the box office champion in 1982 must be this movie.
"Hey, the final statistical result of "Gas Station Robbery Incident" is 2.7 billion, which is indeed exceeded."
Kadokawa Haruki is really curious this time,
"It seems that my old friend is really powerful!"
"Morikawa-kun, how could their small-budget movie, which cost only 20 million at most, surpass the "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" in which we invested hundreds of millions?"
Isao Morikawa has obviously done his homework before.
"From a production point of view, their movie is obviously not as sophisticated as ours, but the twist in the plot is very interesting. When it was released, it happened to coincide with the news of a gas station being robbed, which attracted attention.
And because it is a comedy, not only young people, but also the elderly and children can accept it, and many families come to watch it.”
"That's right, that's right~" Haruki Kadokawa also nodded. "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun" is considered a youth film, and it also involves gangs and violence, so it is normal for children not to accept it.
"However, I still want to congratulate this old friend of mine. I also want to meet the two directors and screenwriters who were so praised by him. Who are Shuichi and Ido?"
"Naoki Nagayama is a talented creator!" Isao Morikawa couldn't help but sigh after getting to know this person. "Several of the songs he wrote were all hits, and the two movies he shot were also hits. Even the novel he wrote was a hit.
, I heard that it has been translated abroad."
"Is there such a person? Omo, I want to meet him even more! Nagayama Naoki, hahaha, Naoki, his name is almost the same as mine~"
Kadokawa Haruki smiled very happily. He originally thought he was a genius, but now he met another genius with a similar name, and he became even more curious.
"Morikawa-kun, help me make an appointment with Shuyu Pictures. Let's go to Roppongi tonight to celebrate. Speaking of which, "Gas Station Robbery" is also a movie invested by Kadokawa."
Kadokawa Haruki felt that the original request to invest in Shuyu Pictures was really smart. He was only responsible for distribution and did not spend a penny of his own money, but it could bring surprising results.
"Hi, I understand."
Isao Morikawa bowed and exited the office, sighing a little in his heart. At first, he thought it was just a leather company that relied on the president's relationship to earn a living, but it actually started to rise.
I will have more contact with Fangcun Otomo in the future.
...
In the evening, after arranging Yutaro's dinner, Nagayama Naoki drove to the studio to meet Yoshimura Otomo and the others.
If you want to drink at night, you won't drive to the restaurant by yourself.
When they arrived, Itou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo were already waiting in the office.
"Shuiichi-san, Otomo-san, I'm here~" Nagayama Naoki opened the door with a document bag, "You're not late, are you?"
"Of course not, it's still early." Itou Shuichi was chatting with Otomo Yoshimura about something, "We were just talking about you."
"Me? What did we talk about?"
Yoshimura Otomo took over the conversation: "Naoki-san, in the afternoon, Kadokawa's president Haruki Kadokawa called me and said that the movie was a hit and he wanted to invite us to Roppongi to celebrate in the evening. What do Naoki-san think?
?”
"Huh? This is an idea."
Nagayama Naoki was a little funny, but he didn't refuse: "Then go. I've only heard of Kadokawa Haruki's name, but I haven't met him in person yet."
Itou Shuichi saw Nagayama Naoki's attitude as if he was going to meet the old man next door, and couldn't help but ask: "Naoki-san, that's the president of Kadokawa Shoten, a famous big shot, why are you not excited at all?"
Um, how should I put it? For Naoki Nagayama, this person is just another Showa celebrity, and his reputation is not that great.
"Hahaha, I don't pay attention to him, why should I be excited? To me, he is just the president of a cooperative company."
Just a president... Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi were both shocked by Nagayama Naoki's big heart at this time, and unknowingly, their fluctuating moods about seeing him at night also calmed down a little.
"Haha, Naoki-san is right. When I met Kadokawa Haruki, he was just an ordinary editor." Yoshimura Otomo laughed, and then saw the document in Nagayama Naoki's hand,
"Naoki-san, is this a new song?"
"Hey, I just wrote it this morning." Nagayama Naoki emphasized, but the two people in front of him obviously didn't believe it.
Yoshimura Otomo opened the music score and looked at it: ""Love Sound and Rain Sky", is it a love song related to rain? Is it really inspired by rain?"
Nagayama Naoki nodded seriously, "Hi!"
"You two, I really have no inventory!"
"Well~ of course we trust Naoki-san." Itou Shuichi smoothed things over, "Otomo-san, we'll talk about the song later. The time is almost up, let's set off."
"It's almost time."
Several people got into a taxi that had parked at the entrance of the studio and drove to the port area in the increasingly dark rain.
.......
Even if it rains, the popularity of Roppongi has not diminished at all. On the bustling streets, there are many gentlemen in suits and well-dressed ladies, even if they are holding umbrellas.
There are more different kinds of cars, all kinds of luxury cars, civilian cars, taxis, and even bicycles?
If you look at it from the sky above Roppongi, it looks like dots of various colors are constantly walking from the "small box" into the "big box" with lights on, or walking out and returning to the "small box" again.
“As expected of Roppongi!”
Nagayama Naoki walked out of the taxi holding an umbrella. When he saw the crowds coming and going, he couldn't help but admire,
"Next time if there is a real estate transfer here, I must seize the opportunity."
Fangcun Dayou led the way: "Zhi Shusang, what are you dawdling about? Go this way!"
After saying that, he led Itou Shuichi and Nagayama Naoki to the fork in the road, and stopped in front of a building that was neither high nor short.
Really high-end clubs are basically membership-based and do not open their doors to welcome guests at all.
As the top playboy in Tokyo, Kadokawa Haruki naturally chose a high-end place to treat guests.
