263, go to the Iwanami theater for a preview, easy to win!
We quickly arrived at the studio with Ying Tailang. Today there were quite a lot of people, and there were even a lot more people in the big studio.
"Otomo-san? Shuichi-san is here too?"
There were two people sitting in the office. Itou Shuichi was discussing something with Yoshimura Otomo.
"Aren't you going to make a movie? Are you running away from home again?"
Yi Tangxiu had a serious look on his face: "How is it possible to run away from home every day? It's just that the weather conditions are not good, I just came here to deal with some things in the morning."
Naoki Nagayama looked at the clouds outside the window in confusion. Isn't this weather quite nice? However, he didn't think much about it. After all, Shuichi Itou was the professional, and he immediately returned to the purpose of his visit.
"Otomo-san, didn't you ask for your help to look out for teahouse management talents before? Is there a suitable candidate?"
Fangcun Dayou scratched the top of his head, which was already empty. He was very embarrassed.
"There are only two candidates for this aspect, but currently they are both doing well in other stores."
"That's it~"
Nagayama Naoki also understands that in Japanese culture, one will generally stay at a job until the end, and will never change jobs unless it is absolutely necessary.
"Then it looks like we can only find some new people, Otomo-san, what do you think about me placing a recruitment advertisement in the newspaper?"
"It should have some effect." However, Fangcun Otomo also mentioned a way, "Naoki-san, if there is no age requirement, you can try the university's corporate briefing session. This year Shuyou Films also plans to participate in it and recruit some new people.
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"Eh? Are you recruiting new people?"
"Yes, Naoki-san, don't you feel that our manpower is a bit insufficient?" Yoshimura Otomo began to list the family's business, "Junko-san, the Wildcat trio, and the new Saito Yuki-san are all in need.
We need people to follow us. We need manpower to organize activities and make announcements."
"Coupled with the distribution and promotion of the film business, simple filming staff is no longer enough. We need dedicated planners and backup forces. The people we found through interpersonal relationships are no longer enough."
Nagayama Naoki was confused when he heard this: "Hey, hey, hey, I'll leave all this to Otomo-san! But I still want an experienced store manager who can operate independently. It seems I have to find a way on my own."
Unexpectedly, Shuyou Pictures and GG Studio have expanded so much that they have to go to school to recruit people. No wonder there are many new people in the studio that he doesn’t recognize anymore. It feels more and more like a regular company.
After talking for a long time, Itou Shuichi suddenly interrupted: "Naoki-san, if the store manager is not sure, the teahouse will not be open for the time being, right?"
"Yes?" Naoki Nagayama answered with some hesitation, feeling that something was wrong.
"Since there's nothing else, come and direct my movie!" Itou Shuichi immediately expressed his thoughts.
Nagayama Naoki has been annoyed many times during this period, and said firmly: "Yada (no)! I have other things to be busy with!"
"What else?"
"Um, the preview and release of "That Summer, the Sea of Tranquility"! As a director and producer, I am very busy. There are promotion activities and so on. There are a lot of things that I have to do myself!" Naoki Nagayama said more and more.
He was confident, and in the end he just said it righteously, "So I don't have time to direct any new movies!"
Itou Shuichi squinted his eyes and looked at Nagayama Naoki with a look that said, "What are you talking about?"
"Naoki-san, I remember that for the past few movies, apart from attending the previews and other promotions, you rejected them, right?!"
"." Oh, it would be very embarrassing to be exposed on the spot.
However, Itou Shuichi did not pursue the victory. After such a long time, he also knew that Nagayama Naoki was not interested in other people's movies. Today, he just asked out of habit.
"Speaking of which, I haven't seen the finished film of "That Summer, the Sea of Tranquility" yet." Otomo Yoshimura continued to ask, "I'm rarely free today. Is there a video tape of the finished film in the editing room?"
"Ah, of course. Let's go and see it together, Otomo-san too?" Nagayama Naoki immediately came back from his awkward mood and enthusiastically invited Yoshimura Otomo to come and see it.
As Shuichi Itou walked towards the editing room, he was still asking: "Naoki-san, have you decided where to go for the premiere?"
Amidst the ethereal melody, the movie ended, and the three grown men remained silent without speaking.
Although he edited it bit by bit by himself, after Naoki Nagayama watched it again, he still felt that there was an emotion swirling and brewing in his heart, a touch of sadness, and lingering emotions.
But after Itou Shuichi watched the finished film, after a period of silence:
"Naoki-san, I have to say, it really exceeded my expectations again."
I already knew it was a tragic love story, but I didn't expect that after watching this movie, I wouldn't break my guard on the spot. However, the faint sadness lingered in my heart like the movie's soundtrack "silent love", and I couldn't explain it clearly.
Are you sad because of the tragic ending of the movie, or are you moved by the silent love that accompanies the protagonist?
The melancholic blue in this movie seemed to have entered Shuichi Yido's heart silently and could not go away for a long time.
Such restrained and timeless love is really in line with the Japanese aesthetics of mourning for things!
Where will "That Summer, The Sea of Tranquility" be premiered?
Originally Naoki Nagayama had not considered this issue at all. Wouldn't it be enough to go to a few movie theaters before? However, after watching the movie, Shuichi Itou gave another suggestion:
"Naoki-san, as for this movie, I suggest you go to Iwanami Cinema for a trial screening!"
Nagayama Naoki doesn’t have much impression of Japanese theaters. Aren’t they all places where movies are shown:
"Iwanami Cinema? Is there anything different?"
Itou Shuichi looked at him with a look that looked at Kuchiki: "Naoki-san is still a movie maker."
Iwanami Hall, also known as Iwanami Kaikan, is an independent cinema located in the Iwanami Bookstore in Jimbocho and is the ancestor of independent cinemas.
It opened in 1968, and until 1974, it began to screen European and American masterpieces that had not been released for various reasons, and thus began its journey to become the leading independent cinema.
Most of the people who come to watch movies are movie lovers and people in the industry. Most of the so-called movie critics like to hang out in this independent cinema.
The movies that can be screened at Iwanami Cinema are not necessarily niche, but they must represent the most advanced trend in the Japanese film industry. They are masterpieces that are most recognized by the film industry and are very easy to win awards!
"To put it bluntly, it's a niche cinema~" Nagayama Naoki said carelessly, "And it's made so mysterious."
Itou Shuichi's hand was ready to move, and he wanted to slap Nagayama Naoki on the head, but considering that this guy's head might be filled with countless fantastic ideas, he suppressed the urge with his hand.
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"Anyway, let's go to Iwanami Cinema for a trial screening. Although the threshold is high, I will ask the instructor to help recommend it."
Itou Shuichi's university tutor has been teaching and educating people all his life, and his connections in the film industry are much wider than Shuyou Pictures.
And since Itou Shuichi has made several blockbuster movies in a row, the relationship between him and his mentor has become closer and closer, probably from being an ordinary student to being a direct disciple.
Help recommend a movie among old friends. Now you can basically just say a word.
"Hey, let's follow Xiu Yisang's method~"
Naoki Nagayama will not be so stupid as to betray the good intentions of others.
While discussing the date of the test screening, they came out of the office. Yoshimura Otomo returned to the office, while Itou Shuichi and Nagayama Naoki unknowingly walked into the large opening of the studio.
Two rows of desks are scattered on both sides of the aisle. There are thick written materials and copied materials on the desks. Some employees are immersed in writing materials, and some are raising their heads to make phone calls.
Originally, I wanted to talk to Masataka Komori about the test screening, but Masataka Komori was one of the people who was talking on the phone. Next to him, a female employee, Riko Hayano, was also on the phone. One was holding the receiver in her left hand and the other was holding the receiver in her right hand.
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The two of them walked near Komori Masataka, and only heard him shouting into the phone: "Didn't I say that the copy can be completed tomorrow?"
"Because a new movie is being filmed, we have temporarily postponed this work." The female employee next to her answered on the phone at this time.
Komori Masataka's voice increased significantly: "I cannot accept your approach at all. Please complete my request as soon as possible and be sure to see the results tomorrow!"
"This is impossible, we have insufficient manpower!" the female employee replied.
"Then ask your store manager to explain it to me in person!" Komori Masataka became angry and said like an ultimatum.
"Hi, I have recorded the specific situation and we will consider your needs!"
Nagayama Naoki, who was on the side, looked at the scene in front of him, and then recalled the scene of the phone call just now, and felt very familiar:
At the adjacent desk, a man and a woman were clearly sitting next to each other but talking on the phone.
Where have you seen such a scene?
Nagayama Naoki felt as if some memory was about to jump out in his mind. This familiar feeling was like a fishing line connecting the fish of memory lurking in his mind. There seemed to be water splashing in his mind, and there was a ball of water.
Memories are constantly swimming.
When both of them hung up the phone, Itou Shuichi couldn't help laughing:
"Haha, are Masataka-kun and Riko-chan calling each other?"
Komori Masataka turned his head and glanced at Hayano Riko, and also laughed.
The way the two of them were asking and answering questions before did indeed look like they were talking to each other on the phone.
"Haha, Shuichi-san, I was just on the phone with Riko-chan~"
Komori Masataka smiled at Hayano Riko, "Hey, Riko-chan, right~".
Riko-chan?! Riko!! The heroine’s name is Riko!!!
This name is like putting bait on the memory thread, and the fish in my mind bites the hook!
Large chunks of memories flooded into Naoki Nagayama’s mind:
A country boy named Teppei Katagiri works in an advertising agency in Tokyo. He has a free and uninhibited personality. He always has difficulty communicating with his colleagues in the creative department. His boss angrily transferred him to the sales department where he needs to nod and bow to customers.
On the most unlucky day in his life, he met the sales department assistant Uesugi Riko, who had just been dumped by her boyfriend. The two met at the bus station, sang karaoke, had a room and spent the night cuddling with each other. Later, Zheping met Riko Uesugi again in the sales department, only to discover that
The two were colleagues and became a happy couple from then on.
Teppei's ex-girlfriend Mizuhara Sanae, whom Teppei had never forgotten, appeared in front of him again and turned out to be the girlfriend of Teppei's brother Shoichiro. The relationship between the three people was tangled. At this time, Riko had already fallen in love with Teppei, and Teppei also felt special when he was with Riko.
Happily, after a series of misunderstandings, they confessed their love on the big screen and the Crystal Ball duo fell in love sweetly.
In the end, Zheping, who was accustomed to being carefree, was not sure that he could stop like this. Riko felt discouraged by Zheping like this, and resolutely resigned and returned to his hometown, waiting for Zheping to make his final decision.
The plot and scenes of "Century of Love", a popular Japanese drama in Southeast Asia in the previous life, all filled up in my mind at once, and the theme song of the TV series "Yuki Na Yumo (Happy Ending)" also rang in my ears!
Nagayama Naoki has experienced this sudden infusion of memories many times and already has a way to deal with it.
It stands to reason that taking a few deep breaths can temporarily suppress the dizziness, and then find a break to vent the impact by writing it down.
But this time it seems a little different.
The name of the heroine Riko reminds Nagayama Naoki of the TV series in his memory like a fishhook.
The beautiful heroine who starred in the TV series is called Matsu Takako. In addition to being an actress, she is also an excellent musician. Her representative song "Dream of Dreams" also happened to be one of the songs that was often repeated as a single in her previous life.
This song was also pulled out of my mind!
These two memories came together. At this time, Naoki Nagayama's ears seemed to have two different melodies echoing like 3D surround sound. The intertwined confusion made his dizziness worse and even a little nauseated.
Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but hold his desk with one hand and his head with the other hand to resist the dizzy feeling.
Hayano Riko, who was joking, was more attentive. She saw that Nagayama Naoki looked wrong and asked quickly:
"Naoki-san, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
Itou Shuichi also turned around and saw Naoki Nagayama holding his head: "What happened to Naoki-san? Naoki-san?!"
Komori Masataka and Hayano Riko also stood up, and even the employees in the large studio noticed this.
During the auditory hallucination, Itou Shuichi's voice was like a beacon, which made Nagayama Naoki focus his attention and make his thinking clearer.
He said quickly: "Xiu Yisang, please give me paper and pen."
Composing songs is the way to alleviate auditory hallucinations!
Itou Xiuyi was stunned when he heard this. Paper and pen? What do you need this for?
But he still said loudly: "Who has paper and pen?"
Riko Hayano had already picked up the pen and notebook on the table and handed them to Naoki Nagayama.
Nagayama Naoki was not polite and took the opportunity to sit on Hayano Riko's seat and started writing furiously in his notebook.
It was still a bit difficult to separate the two songs from the intertwined melodies. Naoki Nagayama was immersed in the music in his mind, enduring the dizziness and writing out the fragments he heard bit by bit.
Next to them, Itou Shuichi, Komori Masataka, and Hayano Riko saw fragments of broken melodies appearing messily on their notebooks, and then slowly began to become complete and coherent.
Until the end, it became two complete songs and lyrics.
The employees in the large studio were attracted by this phenomenon and gathered around Hayano Riko's seat.
Looking at the song creation process from scratch, from scraps to completion in the notebook, I couldn't help but start a discussion. The buzz gradually started to get louder, and I even heard someone exclaiming and someone taking a breath.
