There is no warm sunshine in the recent weather in Tokyo. The gloomy sky seems to be pregnant with something. Even the early morning air is full of moisture. There is only a huge and bright halo revealed from the thin clouds.
, signaling the beginning of a new day.
Naoki Nagayama, who had finished his morning run, felt refreshed after taking a shower. He was preparing a simple bacon omelette with bread and milk in the kitchen of Yamazakuin. His stomach was already growling.
Just when I brought breakfast to the dining table and sat down to eat, the phone in the living room suddenly rang, and it kept ringing:
"Ling ring ring~ ring ring ring~"
"Who would call me so early in the morning..." Naoki Nagayama looked at the bread in his hand, and the urge in his stomach made him a little reluctant to put it down, "If it is a sales call, you must
Give me a scolding!"
After hearing the bell ringing for three rounds, he still got up and walked to the living room, restrained his emotions and picked up the phone:
"Moses Moses, this is Yamazakura-in."
"Naoki! Have you seen the newspaper?!" Yoshimura Otomo's slightly urgent voice came over, seeming to be very anxious.
"Today's newspaper? Not yet..." I had already brought it in during my morning run and was putting it on the dining table to read while having breakfast. "What's wrong? Is there any news about us?"
While asking, he called to the dog in the living room: "Yangtaro, bring the newspaper! Yes, the newspaper!"
After training from time to time, Yingtaro can now understand simple commands, such as shaking hands, rolling around, pretending to be dead, etc. It is no problem at all. He can even get a newspaper, open the refrigerator and get a beer. He has gloriously evolved from a pet dog into a dog.
Just a tool dog!
Yoshimura Otomo on the other side of the microphone quickly explained: "Naoki-san went shopping yesterday, right? And she was with Tanaka Yuko?"
"Hey, we happened to meet each other, so we went shopping and had a meal together." Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised when Otomo Yoshimura revealed his whereabouts, but he immediately thought of the reason, "Were you actually photographed?"
"
"Yes, the entertainment newspapers have already exposed it!"
"Huh? Is it so fast this time? It happened yesterday afternoon." Nagayama Naoki was surprised at the efficiency of entertainment newspapers, "And they didn't even come to ask us?"
Yoshimura Otomo said on the other end: "I don't know exactly what's going on. I'm asking Komori Masataka to inquire within the industry."
How did Nagayama Naoki know that after he and Tanaka Yuko left yesterday, the two paparazzi lost more than 200,000 yen because of their sudden disappearance!
The two unwilling paparazzi burst out with great enthusiasm. One quickly developed the photos he took, and the other actually wrote several reports while developing the photos...
Then I sent the completed manuscript and photos to many newspapers with which I communicated regularly.
It hasn't been long since the reports of Yuko Tanaka's extramarital affair subsided. Because it concerns Kenji Sawada, a top celebrity who has been involved in many accidents, and Kenji Sawada's wife is also a well-known singer, the news will have an impact longer than expected.
This time I was once again captured shopping and eating with Naoki Nagayama, a scumbag in the entertainment industry, and finally disappeared in a high-end cafe...
"Haha, at worst it's a scandal or something, it's already happened many times~" Nagayama Naoki took the "Nikkan Sports" from Yutaro's mouth nonchalantly, and patted the stupid dog on the head.
"Let me see..."Direct Attack: Tanaka Yuko gives up her unfaithful relationship and dates a handsome young man? Will Naoki Naoki change female partners again?" Nagayama Naoki almost laughed out loud when he looked at the title.
, "Haha, Huaxin Naoki? What kind of title is this!"
"Naoki-san, it's best to read the content first..." Otomo Yoshimura reminded on the phone, "It's not just about scandals."
Nagayama Naoki read it carefully. The first half of the newspaper naturally introduced the experience of Tanaka Yuko and Nagayama Naoki being captured. Then he began to review Tanaka Yuko's previous extramarital affairs.
Then we came to Naoki Nagayama's end, and posted the heads of several idols who had had scandals with Naoki Nagayama, and made a character relationship diagram with Naoki Nagayama's heads.
Akina Nakamori was also on it, and she was also marked as suspected new lover under her profile picture? Then it was crossed out with a horizontal line... and changed to (past tense).
"These media...are really rude!"
Originally, when I saw this, it was just a piece of entertainment news, a simple scandal.
However, the next half of the content actually started to combine Naoki Nagayama's several scandals with the movies he participated in, as if to portray Naoki Nagayama as a female star who borrowed movie opportunities and song opportunities to unofficially occupy the role.
Female artist is a cheap villain.
"This... is this about killing everyone? What kind of hatred or resentment?" Nagayama Naoki frowned,
How did the director collapse?
One of the important accusations is that female stars have hidden rules. No matter what happens in private, once it comes to light, it will be difficult to cooperate with most female artists in the future.
They also have to consider the impact. After working together once, they might end up with the label of 'being subject to unspoken rules'...
Unless I go make adult movies in the future...
Yoshimura Otomo also said on the other side: "At first glance, the last part is not written by the same person as the previous one."
"So, someone is deliberately smearing it?"
"It's most likely like this..."
Nagayama Naoki doesn't need to think about it, this must be the action of the group of people in the entertainment industry who suppress Shuyou Films... Because of Japanese film awards, not only the film itself is judged, but also the character of the winner.
To be judged.
In this way, at least the chances of winning the Best Screenplay Award are reduced by more than one margin.
Putting down the phone, Naoki Nagayama had a headache.
This group of old conspirators like to engage in such destructive tactics. The key is that this kind of behavior is a typical "groundless" accusation, and there is no way to prove it by yourself.
However, there is essentially no evidence for this accusation.
"It seems that we can only consider muddying the water."
Nagayama Naoki put down the newspaper and walked back to the dining table: "How can we fix it! The bacon is even cold!"
...
Naoki Nagayama, who had been silent for more than half a year, appeared in front of the audience this time because of the scandal with Yuko Tanaka.
As "Nikkan Sports" has a large circulation, it has basically spread in most major cities in Japan, which means that many people have seen it.
When Naoki Nagayama came to the studio, he found that the phone in the office was ringing non-stop. There were three phones on Masataka Komori's desk. He hung up one phone and picked up the other:
"Moses, Moses, this is Tree Friends Movie." "This is not true, it is fake news!" "There is absolutely no such thing!"
"Sir, please don't curse! Otherwise I will hang up the phone!"
With a kacha sound, Komori Masataka pressed the microphone on the pedestal, and then he realized Naoki Nagayama was standing next to him.
"Naoki-san, when..."
"Haha, all the calls Masako-kun received were about my scandal, right? Who are they?"
Since the morning, the external phone number of Shuyou Pictures has been receiving various calls, which made everyone in the studio feel like they were in danger and very nervous.
Although he became the protagonist of the scandal, there was nothing abnormal about Nagayama Naoki's face. He still smiled very gently, which made other people in the studio calm down at once.
Komori Masataka recalled: "All kinds of people... fans of Tanaka Yuko, fans of Higuchi Kanako, fans of Nakamori Akina... fans of female stars who have been rumored to have affairs with Naoki-san.
Yes, there are fans of Kenji Sawada..."
"And there are fans of Kenji Sawada? What does it have to do with them?" Nagayama Naoki was a little surprised.
"Why should Naoki-san snatch Sawada Kenji's love or something..."
"Forehead....."
Nagayama Naoki was speechless about the Japanese rice circle. Sure enough, there will be some guys with bad brains in every rice circle.
"Masataka-kun, I really caused trouble for you~" Nagayama Naoki comforted Komori Masataka, "But please don't answer the next calls for the time being~"
Unplug the phone cord!
"Huh? But fans..." In this era, offices attach great importance to fan groups.
Naoki Nagayama shrugged: "You're not a fan of mine anyway~ Masataka-kun, come to the small office first."
Opening the door, Yoshimura Otomo was on the phone in the office, asking for information from contacts in the industry. When he saw Naoki Nagayama coming, he quickly ended the call.
"Naoki-san, you probably know which family is behind this, please give me a while..."
"Forget it, Otomo-san, it's useless to know the mastermind behind it." Naoki Nagayama waved his hand, "Let's just think about how to solve this matter."
"How to solve it? Hold a press conference?"
"What's the use of that kind of thing... If others just move their fingers, we will be facing a formidable enemy. What will we do if similar incidents happen again in the future?"
"What?" Yoshimura Otomo stopped talking, and neither did Komori Masataka next to him.
"Otomo-san, Masataka-kun, please let us muddy the water!"
"?"
"Inform the media we have good relations with, issue guidance articles, and guide the whole matter in other directions. The old forces in the industry will suppress newcomers...and then guide it in the direction of conspiracy theories."
"How...how...to guide this?" Komori Masataka said he didn't understand.
"Well, first we go to the media we have good relations with and raise suspicions about this incident; then we go to a few well-known people in the industry to tell them the possible reasons. Mohu said it was exclusion from the industry, and finally we go to a few celebrities.
The program discusses hidden rules and events in the industry..."
Yoshimura Otomo was surprised: "This, doesn't it change Naoki-san's reputation?"
"Who said you want your reputation to change? This kind of reputation cannot be changed. Even if you present real evidence, the audience will not believe it."
Nagayama Naoki knows that the audience actually doesn't care about the truth or falsehood. They are more willing to believe in rumors and rumors. This can satisfy their curiosity, so he spreads rumors and refutes them.
"What we have to do is to drag other people into the water, so that what happened to me becomes a criticism of the internal atmosphere of the industry."
"Eh?"
"Then take advantage of this heat to achieve your goal.
Otomo-san, Masataka-kun, for those unfriendly media,
Privately find relevant reporters through intermediaries, and they will publish some articles that "match up the previous movies of Tree Friends and the female stars involved in the scandal one by one." However, please note that the part introducing those movies must be
Take up a lot of space!
It doesn’t matter if you spend money when necessary!”
"You mean, let the previous movies return to the public eye?" Komori Masataka somewhat understood.
Nagayama Naoki nodded: "Aren't you selecting the film award? During this period, if the popularity of our previous movies increases again, the judges will pay more attention to it."
There are hundreds of movies a year, and it is impossible for the judges of the Film Awards to watch them all.
But recent topics will undoubtedly make them more concerned, and the quality of their own movies is indeed very good...
The probability of voting is higher when you vote!
Masataka Komori suggested: "But this may also cause the judges to have a bad impression of the movie because of the scandal? Therefore, it is possible not to vote."
Nagayama Naoki nodded: "Masataka-kun is right, so as the end of the year approaches, we will also arrange a third wave of media reports, focusing on the previous scandals and reports. In fact, they may all be for film evaluation."
The operations made are guided in this direction."
Yoshimura Otomo was a little confused when he heard this: "But Naoki-san... In this case, the audience may think that they have been fooled! It will have a bad idea about Shuyou's movie!"
"Are you fooled? What are you fooling? It's all just the audience's own ideas."
After experiencing the "3,600-degree reversal of melon-eating drama" and "more than a dozen hot search headlines a day" on the Internet in later generations, Naoki Nagayama understood a truth:
"The public's memory does not last longer than a week...and subsequent news hot topics will fill their minds again within a day!"
"And in this process, we have accomplished all our goals: 1. Get rid of the personal slander against me. 2. Let Shuyou's previous films become a topic of conversation again."
Although Yoshimura Otomo still didn't understand a little, he still decided to believe in Nagayama Naoki's method.
"Don't worry, Otomo-san and Masataka-kun are just trying to catch the wind. The worst result is just to continue to gossip in the media! Just do it with peace of mind!"
"Hi!"
...
Although he appeared to be very calm in front of Yoshimura Otomo and Komori Masataka, Naoki Nagayama actually had no idea at this time. He could not predict the final results of these measures.
But throughout the whole day, he was dealing with this matter in the studio, and arranged for Yoshimura Otomo and Komori Masataka. The two of them mobilized other people in the studio to go out and make contact, while Naoki Nagayama was in the office to coordinate.
If anyone who is out has any questions, they can call the office's private phone number and ask Naoki Nagayama directly.
At the end of the day, I actually felt mentally exhausted that I hadn’t seen for a long time.
In the evening, I had a hasty takeout meal and saw Fangcun Dayou still on the phone:
"Otomo-san, let's stop here today. This can't be done in one day. Masataka-kun will also go."
"But..." Both of them wanted to deal with it as soon as possible.
Nagayama Naoki patted the two of them on the shoulders: "The dissemination of information also takes a certain amount of time, and public opinion needs to ferment. Especially in the era of print media, if you are in a hurry, take a good rest today and talk about it tomorrow!"
After driving the two of them back, Nagayama Naoki returned to Yamasakura-in. Sure enough, after resting for a while, the phone in the living room started to ring.
"Moses Moses, this is Yamazakura-in."
"Naoki-san? How are you today?" It was Shuichi Yondi. He stayed on the set because of the filming schedule and only called to ask during the break.
"Shuichi-san, it's okay. I've asked Otomo-san to contact the media to launch a counterattack!" Nagayama Naoki said easily, "It will probably start tomorrow and the day after tomorrow."
"Hey, it's really Naoki-san, he should be punched back!"
Indou Shuichi has great confidence in Naoki Nagayama. Naoki Nagayama was behind the previous public opinion wars about Shuyou Movies. After hearing the assurance, he felt relaxed and began to tease Naoki Nagayama.
"However, Naoki-san, your luck with love affairs is too good, be careful of it becoming a disaster for you!"
"It's OK!"
"Hahaha, since there is nothing wrong, I will go to bed early. I will continue to make progress tomorrow. Bye!"
Before Naoki Nagayama could fight back, Yoon Tangxiu hung up the phone.
In the next hour or so, friends from all over the world called to express their condolences, including Wonta Nakai, Shigetomo Araki, Keiko Fujita, etc.
The last call came from home, from Tsuruko, and the first sentence he said was:
"Ni-chan, have you been caught doing something unspoken?!"
There was actually more element of schadenfreude in his tone. Naoki Nagayama could still hear his mother Nanako scolding him from the side. For this resentful sister, Naoki Nagayama had the best way to shut her up immediately:
"Tsuruko...there are no more New Year's gifts for this year!"
"Nani?! Nani-chan, I advise you not to retaliate for kindness!" Hezi suddenly became furious, "Your dear sister called specifically to comfort you!"
"Oh? Why do I think you are here to laugh at me?"
"You definitely feel wrong!"
Although his tone was not very good, Nagayama Naoki could still feel his sister's concern. Later, his mother also asked some questions about the situation with concern. After Nagayama Naoki explained that everything was being handled in an orderly manner, she felt relieved.
When he finally hung up the phone, Tsuruko still remembered the threat: "Bagani-chan, you must remember to bring back your New Year's gift, otherwise... hum!"
I hung up the phone and looked at the time, it was already 11 o'clock...
After thinking about it for a while, I should really make a call to the female celebrities involved.
"Moses, Moses, this is the Tanaka family, I'm not here for the time being..." "Moses, Moses, this is the Higuchi family, I'm not here for the time being..."
Why are these two not here... Are they filming? Or are they on a show?
"Moses Moses, this is the Zhongsen family, I'm not here for the time being..."
When I hit the third call, it was still the same message. Naoki Nagayama planned to leave the same message as before: "Moses Moshe, Akina-chan, this is Naoki Nagayama, call..."
Halfway through the words, the phone was picked up and a familiar voice rang: "Naoki-san?"
