Even in 1982, the greenhouse effect seemed to be very powerful.
In Tokyo in July, the weather is getting hotter and hotter. Even lying on the bamboo mat will make you sweat, making it impossible to sleep for a while in the morning.
Nagayama Naoki took a cold shower and put on a loose and breathable T-shirt and shorts, feeling a little refreshed.
It looks like the air conditioner will be turned on starting tomorrow~
I made myself a bowl of cereal with cold milk, and also made a bowl of dog food for Yutaro. The two guys started breakfast on the floor in the corridor without showing any signs of sitting down.
The lush leaves of the cherry trees provide shade to half of the courtyard. The bamboos in the outer circle are already higher than the fence. Under the breeze that blows from time to time in the morning, they make a gentle rustling sound, filling the courtyard with a sense of tranquility.
A breath of peace of mind.
Suddenly, a burst of cicada chirping came from the cherry tree. It was soft and tentative at first, but after a few times it began to chirp wildly, causing the two people in the corridor to look up.
After Yintaro called out curiously a few times, his voice weakened slightly, and then he felt that there was no movement, and then it became louder again.
"Haha, Taro Ying, it seems that our cherry tree has an uninvited guest~"
Nagayama Naoki didn't feel noisy at all. The chirping of cicadas was one of the characteristics of summer. After having this sound in the yard, it felt more peaceful.
The preview screening will be in two days. There are no plans for today. Nagayama Naoki also leisurely opened the morning newspaper.
It has been more than a month since Israel invaded Lebanon. Alas, first there was the Falklands War, and then the Fifth Middle East War. There is always a war somewhere in the world...
Nagayama Naoki flipped through this kind of news and then looked at the entertainment section. There was news about Hong Kong Island?
In the corner of the newspaper, there are reports of the first Hong Kong Rookie Singing Competition, as well as the first champion, Anita Mui, a singing and movie superstar who will influence the Hong Kong music scene for an era in the future.
"Did you just debut at this age?"
Nagayama Naoki was a little surprised when he looked at the pure black and white photo, "Looking like this, I would never expect to go together with Yu Jie Feng~"
Nagayama Naoki, who has experienced many historical moments, was not particularly excited about the news, just like ordinary people who see gossip about celebrities.
However, this report made Nagayama Naoki feel a little interesting. He took scissors and a blank picture album, cut out the article and stood on the picture album,
"If you cut out all the interesting reports and make them into a booklet, it should be very meaningful after a few decades~"
"In the future, if we accumulate all the major news about Kudo Shizuka, Sawaguchi Yasuko, and Miyazawa Rie, we can create a Showa Beauty Record..."
Naoki Nagayama, who was having random thoughts, was woken up by Taro Taro's little paw.
This little guy actually grabbed his dog leash, and then pulled Naoki Nagayama's trouser leg with his front legs.
"Hey, I got it, I got it. I have to go for a walk on this hot day. Aren't you hot?"
"Woof woof, woof woof woof"
.......
The morning sun was not too strong yet, so Nagayama Naoki led Yotaro as far as possible to a shady place.
After a while, they passed by the Qingshan store, and Taro also walked in through the open door.
Coming here often, he already knew this place was a place where he could rest halfway.
The person at the counter today is not the eccentric Nobu Aoyama, but a cool girl. She changed out of the school's JK uniform and wore a white short-sleeved shirt with a floral dress, showing off her youthful vitality.
After seeing Naoki Nagayama, he happily waved and said hello:
"Naoki-san, oh hayou~"
"Oh, you~" Nagayama Naoki responded conditionedly before reacting, "Eh? Chikoko-chan, why are you here?"
For office workers without children, school holidays and the like are not particularly sensitive. I didn’t expect that this time had already arrived.
"So Chikoko-chan, are you going to help Mr. Aoyama look after the store from today on?"
"Oh...yeah, grandpa said he would give me wages, so I would do part-time work during the summer vacation." The girl looked very angry, "Obviously, I just exchanged my pocket money for wages..."
"Hahaha, Mr. Aoyama wants to see Chikoko more~" Nagayama Naoki turned around, "Where are the others?"
"I just went out and said I wanted to buy something." After Chikoko said a few words, she suddenly turned back, "By the way, I never had time to thank Naoki-san for the gift. That "Love Letter" was so well written!"
"Haha, thank you Chikoko-chan for your approval~ The version I gave you is a collector's edition signed by the author~"
I have heard praise for this novel too many times during this time.
"How about it? After reading this, did Chiko-chan find her own 'Fujii tree' in the class?"
When Chikako Aoyama heard this, she suddenly became shy, and her face full of collagen turned red visibly, "No... Naoki-san, stop joking."
Seeing that the girl was shy, Naoki Nagayama felt like he was bullying the children and couldn't help but add insult to injury:
"How can this be a joke? At Chikoko-chan's age, she is in the golden age of love~ Why, don't you have someone you like?"
At this moment, a loud voice came from behind: "What about love? What else do you like? Naoki, what do you want to do to my Chikako!"
Aoyama Shin walked into the shop with a pack of cigarettes and said to Nagayama Naoki in an angry tone.
"Mr. Aoyama, why are you getting involved with me again? I was just asking Chikoko-chan in a friendly way what she thought about the novel~"
After being caught teasing someone's granddaughter, Naoki Nagayama had to explain weakly, and then started to think about changing the topic.
"By the way, Mr. Qingshan, starting to smoke early in the morning is not good for your health~"
"Don't talk nonsense, my health is in great shape!" Aoyama Shin seemed to have no intention of letting Nagayama Naoki go.
"And that novel of yours, called "Love Letter", is written in a mess and makes the students who are studying seriously think about it all day long! Do you know that it is a crime to prevent students from studying hard?"
Next to her, Chikako Aoyama coughed several times: "Ahem, cough, cough, grandpa, this is wrong. Naoki-san's novels are actually very good!"
After Aoyama Nobu heard this, he glared at Naoki Nagayama: "Look, they have taught the children badly. How could my lovely Chikoko-chan contradict my dear grandpa in front of outsiders..."
Zhikezi's little face turned red even more: "Grandpa!"
Seeing that Aoyama Shin seemed to be going on with his long speech, Nagayama Naoki quickly said: "Hahaha, Mr. Aoyama still needs to take care of himself. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first~"
"By the way, Chikoko-chan, the 25th is the preview of my new movie, remember to come and watch it~"
"Ah, hi, thank you Naoki-san~"
Aoyama Shin was still muttering to the side, "It's all a lie to children", "What's there to read", "Students should study hard and not read novels", etc.
Until Chikako Aoyama said: "When grandpa first started reading this novel, wasn't he also moved to tears?"
Qingshan Xin's face immediately turned red: "Chiko, what are you talking about!"
Nagayama Naoki, who had just left the house, paused for a moment, oh ho ho, it seems he heard something terrible~
.......
I took a walk to the pet store in the morning, and by the way, I cut Taro’s hair that was too long to prevent it from falling everywhere at home.
Looking at the scorching sun outside, Naoki Nagayama decided to stay at home all day today and not go out. Anyway, there was nothing special to go out for now.
In this weather, wouldn't it be nice to watch TV at home and blow on the air conditioner?
At the same time, Masaki Kobayashi of Shochiku Pictures was looking at the invitation in his hand,
"Preview screening? Filmed by Tree Friends again?"
"Yeah, remember that I just attended the preview of their "Convenience Store Robbery" three or four months ago." Masahiro Shinoda said from the side, "This speed is really too fast."
Kobayashi Masaki nodded: "I remember that the previous two films were low-budget films, and this one should be as well, that's why it was possible to shoot so fast."
Masahiro Shinoda smiled: "It seems that this film company likes popcorn movies like this. By the way, Masaki-san, what is the name of the young man you were paying close attention to before?"
"Naoki Nagayama."
"Ah, Naoki Nagayama, it seems like this guy just wants to make money quickly."
"Masahiro-san, you can't say that. This young man is still very spiritual, and the movies he shoots all have merit." Masaki Kobayashi disagreed with his friend's opinion.
"I don't think so. From these two films, we can only see a clever, fast-paced movie in a short period of time. He is not sincere about the film industry and does not feel the love for it. He is destined not to make classic films.
Movie."
Older people tend to be very stubborn when they have a prejudice against something. Masahiro Shinoda seems to have such an idea,
In particular, the suspense thriller "Evil Island" he directed last year was completely inferior to "The Ghost Story" in his eyes as "crude and rough" at the box office, which made him very unconvinced by this young man.
Kobayashi Masaki knew his old friend's temper and did not refute him: "If you want to know whether it is a good movie, you can find out after watching it. Do you want to see it, Masahiro-san?"
"Go, of course I'm going, I'm also going to ask my friends from the Tokyo Film Press Conference to go with me!"
Kobayashi Masaki frowned: "Masahiro-san, is this necessary? Naoki-kun is just a young man."
"He is still an impolite young man!" Masahiro Shinoda snorted, "I never attend gatherings in the film industry, and I never watch other people's movies. I clearly look down on others!"
Naoki Nagayama's two films have been nominated many times in various film appreciation and competitions across Japan. However, these complicated activities are usually attended by Shuichi Yotomo and Otomo Yoshimura. Naoki Nagayama feels that they are too
Annoying, he has no intention of showing his face at all, and he has no interest in invitations to preview screenings of some movies.
After many times, some senior seniors gave me the title of "arrogant" and "unsociable".
In Japan's strict hierarchical society, in Masahiro Shinoda's view, as a junior in the film industry, one should naturally observe the works of his predecessors with respect. In internal gatherings in the film industry, one should also
Show respect for seniors.
But this guy didn't care at all.
At this time, Kobayashi Masaki could only comfort him a little: "There are directors who don't like liveliness by nature~"
"snort!"
Masahiro Shinoda obviously couldn't listen, "If the movie is good, of course the Tokyo Film Press Conference will report it fairly."
And in the office of another magazine and newspaper,
Shinnosuke Matsuzawa, a reporter from Shukan Bunshun, was also reading the invitation he had been waiting for for a long time.
"Shuyu Pictures, no, Naoki Nagayama, has another movie?"
On the wall of clues behind the scenes, several scandals about Naoki Nagayama, Kanako Higuchi and Nana Okada were added.
He secretly said fiercely: "Naoki Nagayama, you escaped the scandal last time, I will definitely challenge you this time!"
.......
The disco street in Takadanobaba ushered in another lively scene.
As the name "Disco Rooted in the Future" spreads in the nightclub circle, young people in Tokyo once again pay attention to this earliest disco.
The disco street was full of taxis again, and the queue at the disco entrance became very long. It must have been more than an hour.
A group of men and women at the front of the line were chatting:
"Yagi, is this disco you mentioned really that interesting? I've been waiting in line for more than an hour."
Yagibo took a drag on his cigarette and said, "Speaking of great cartoonists, aren't you looking for inspiration from science fiction recently? Let me tell you, this disco is at least a hundred years ahead of its time!"
Katsuhiro Otomo, who was wearing a denim T-shirt next to him, was a little unconvinced:
"Is it just because of the graffiti outside? Although it looks interesting, it's not that attractive."
Their female companion Shiraishi Suihui also complained at this time: "Yes, my feet are numb when I stand... Katsuhiro-san, if it's not fun, we will have to pay for all our expenses today."
However, Yagibo was full of confidence: "If Sui Hui-chan doesn't find it fun, I can understand it; when the cartoonist Otomo Katsuhiro enters, I guarantee that his glasses will drop off!"
"Oh, then I'll wait and see." Seeing the security guard at the door making a gesture, Otomo Katsuhiro smiled and nodded, then opened the door and walked into the disco.
The style of the cyber wasteland that he had never seen before shocked him at once. The dazzling red and blue lights, green guidance signs, high-tech electronic screens, exposed wire sparks, plus the hoarse punk sound of the band on the stage
The rock music and the hot and sexy lead dancer left him in a daze.
"Haha, Suihui-chan, you see Katsuhiro-san is stunned~" Yagibo said in Shiraishi Suihui's ear, "Looks like I don't have to pay today~"
"How could it be? This style doesn't look very good?" Shiraishi Cuihui didn't understand. What's so fun about being shabby? "The music has a very novel feel."
Katsuhiro Otomo came back to his senses and said excitedly to his female companion: "Suike-chan, this is the future!"
