After having a drink last night, I felt more energetic in the morning.
After arriving at the studio, the few people who drank yesterday had already arrived. In the large open room, I also saw Inada Masamin, whom I had not seen for a long time, and next to him Yuki Saito, wearing a white thickened cashmere sweater with a black skirt.
The delicate and sweet cheeks are full of youthful collagen, and the whole person is pretty.
"Naoki-san, good morning~" Saito Yuki happily greeted Nagayama Naoki after seeing him.
"I haven't seen you for a long time, Yuki-chan. Are you still used to living in the staff apartment?" Saito Yuki has officially moved into the staff apartment.
By the way, there are already 5 female artists in this staff dormitory. How about just putting up a sign called "Girls Dormitory" that day?
"Hi, the conditions of the dormitory are very good, and everyone is very kind..."
After exchanging a few words with Yuki Saito, Naoki Nagayama asked about the reservation status of Masamin Inada's recording studio. Today is for Yuki Saito's debut song.
"Naoki-san, the recording studio agreed to start at 10 o'clock, and the whole day is fine." Masamin Inada said.
Naoki Nagayama seemed to have thought of something, and turned to Otomo Yoshimura: "Otomo-san, do you think we should build our own recording studio? In the future, we will record more and more, and it will be inconvenient to rent it all the time."
Yoshimura Otomo thought for a while, and indeed, there are only two idol singers at the moment. If the number continues to increase in the future, there will indeed be a lot of demand. If it is renovated from scratch, time will also need to be considered. It is estimated that it will not be possible to start using it until the middle of next year.
"Yes, Naoki-san, do you think we should buy a piece of land in the city center or in the suburbs?"
"Of course it is in the city center. Even if it is sold in the future, it can be sold at a good price." Naoki Nagayama's desire to speculate in land suddenly awakened.
A black line appeared on Yoshimura Otomo's forehead. He looked at Naoki Nagayama who was a little excited and said: "How can anyone consider selling it just after they are about to build a recording studio..."
"Hahaha, I am looking far ahead!"
Nagayama Naoki laughed, "Yamin-kun, Yuki-chan, you go over and prepare first, I will be there in a moment."
Let the other two people go first, while he stays and pays a little attention to the ongoing public opinion war.
Calling Yoshimura Otomo and Komori Masataka to the office, Nagayama Naoki became a little more serious: "Otomo-san, Masataka-kun, how was your feedback this morning?"
Komori Masataka smiled: "Naoki-san, the number of calls has dropped by at least half compared to before."
"Well, it looks good."
Yoshimura Otomo also testified: "Yes, there have been many discussion articles among the large and small media in Tokyo. Even newspapers like the Mainichi Shimbun have discussions related to the unspoken rules of the film industry."
"It seems that it has indeed attracted public attention."
At this time, no one is clinging to Nagayama Naoki's little scandal. People's attention is on the entire film industry. Those well-known directors and big production companies who truly represent the film industry should receive reports at this time.
There were quite a few interview calls.
And the method of using scandals as evidence to hint that he is an actress is completely ineffective in the face of larger topics.
"Naoki-san, according to the current situation, it seems that there is no need to contact the media and continue to spread reports related to your previous movies?" Masataka Komori said, "The scandal is almost over."
Nagayama Naoki nodded: "Yes, if we want to survive the crisis of public opinion, then it is almost done now. However, we, Shuyou Movies, have been attacked many times using similar methods, and each time we have passive counterattacks.
It’s really frustrating to say that.”
Yoshimura Otomo also feels the same. Previously, Toei linked "Gas Station Robbery Incident" to school violence and social news, which almost ruined the film's reputation. The public opinion attack was really murderous.
"So what Naoki-san means is that we continue?"
"Yes, go ahead. They fired the gunshots first, and we have the final say on when the battle will end. This time we must make them lose their wives and lose their troops."
"Otomo-san, if you can, please arrange a few interviews with Shuichi Yindo and me, so as not to let the heat drop."
"Hi."
...
It's almost December, and the cold wind is blowing straight into my neck.
It's a bit silly to drive a convertible on Tokyo roads. Even with the roof raised, it feels like the cold air is seeping in from somewhere.
Nagayama Naoki has already planned to drive out his newly purchased Toyota Century. It has been kept in the garage since he picked up his sister. It is really a waste.
It took more than half an hour to get to the recording studio.
This recording studio was used by Yoshie Kashiwahara and Junko Into when they recorded songs. They have always cooperated well, so there have been no changes.
After parking the car and walking into the recording studio, Saito Yuki was already warming up inside.
"Naoki-san, you're here." Inada Masamin greeted him softly after seeing Nagayama Naoki, "Yuki-chan has already sung it several times."
In order to maintain the best condition, the heating in the recording studio has been turned on, and the warm air made Naoki Nagayama take off his windbreaker:
"How does that feel?"
Inada Masamin was startled by this question. Should he ask their agent such a question?
"Well... I think the song is very nice..."
"...Of course it sounds good, I wrote it! They are all classics!"
Nagayama Naoki knew that the question was in vain and said this with a sigh. What he actually meant was that his songs are all classics that have been proven by later generations.
Masamin Inada, on the other hand, was calmed down by such a matter-of-fact tone. Naoki-san is really a bit arrogant, but how come he makes people believe it for no reason? (He pretended to do it again!)
Nagayama Naoki ignored the psychological activities of the manager next to him, but walked to the console and said into the microphone: "Yuki-chan, get ready to start~"
"Hi!"
So accompanied by the brisk music, Yuki Saito's sweet voice sang:
...
"Love(あい)よりも爱(こい)よりもはやく(The fate of meeting you)"
"Faster than love"
"Private すべてをchange(か)元てゆく爱(こい)に书ちてゆく..." (It changed everything about me and fell in love...)"
...
When I first heard it, Naoki Nagayama still had his eyebrows raised.
After more than a month of targeted singing training and rehearsals for this song, Saito Yuki is very familiar with this song, and his singing skills are also very familiar and very fluent.
But after a while, Nagayama Naoki always felt that something was wrong.
"Yuki-chan, you sang very well. Can you try it again?"
"Hi~" Yuki Saito didn't think much, and started singing again as the music started.
Masami Inada, who was also in the recording studio, was a little worried at this time, "Oh no, no, no, no, Naoki-san's recording studio personality is about to come out!"
As one of the old people who had been in contact with Nagayama Naoki since before the establishment of the agency, Inada Masami naturally heard Yoshimura Otomo say that Nagayama Naoki would be very different in the recording studio. Yoshimura Otomo even specially named this state.
Nicknamed "Studio Personality".
"When Nagayama Naoki is in the recording studio, don't make him angry~" Otomo Yoshimura said this one time when he was drinking after get off work.
At this time, Nagayama Naoki couldn't help but recall the memory of Matsu Takako singing this song in his mind, and compared it with Saito Yuki in the recording studio.
Matsu Takako was already 20 years old when she wrote this song. She had gone to college and appeared in many TV series. Naturally, she had experience in emotions. She had a longing for love in her singing, but she also had a calm and free spirit...
.In short, it’s the feeling after experiencing a mature relationship.
At this time, Saito Yuki was only 16 years old. Although he may have been in love, he still couldn't feel the same after the experience...
As Nagayama Naoki listened to the sound in the headphones, he felt more and more wrong, and his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. Unknowingly, he had asked Saito Yuki to sing it three times.
"Emotions...feelings are wrong..." He murmured, and called Saito Yuki out, "Yuki-chan...although it's a bit rude, but there is a problem.
I must ask clearly, have you ever been in love?"
Yuki Saito's face suddenly turned red. If he hadn't seen Naoki Nagayama's serious face, he might have thought he was being teased.
"Ah...this...first love or something, I had it...but we broke up!"
Sure enough! Japanese girls are still very bold in junior high school.
"That's good."
"?"
Nagayama Naoki continued: "So Yuki-chan, what is your view on first love? What is your attitude towards your next relationship?"
"Huh?" Yuki Saito was a little uncomfortable and glanced at Masamin Inada, with a request in his eyes.
"Yuki-chan, Daigabu, and Naoki-san are just making songs at this time and need to understand your feelings." Inada Masamin gave her a comforting statement, but seeing Naoki Nagayama's serious state all the time, Qi
Fuji Yuki quickly calmed down.
"Arnold, when it comes to my first love...it feels like a pity. They broke up naturally after high school, and then I don't have any ideas about my next relationship (I haven't had time to think about it yet.)"
Nagayama Naoki nodded, this is a normal little girl's psychology, so what should we do?
In fact, the previous singing was already very good, are you trying to be picky?
"Anyway... let's do this for now~ Yuki-chan, try again. This time, try to recall that feeling of regret and reluctance, but relief in the end."
"Hey...hey, let me try..."
For a little girl, this attempt was naturally a failure. She was thinking about emotions in her mind, but failed to focus on one while singing. The whole song sounded a bit intermittent.
However, this kind of singing still made Nagayama Naoki find some bright spots. He called Saito Yuki out again:
"Yuki-chan, don't look so gloomy. This time, I feel that a few paragraphs are more emotionally in place."
"Hi? Is that so?"
"Yes, but due to Yuki-chan's emotional instability, we may have to record it a few more times, extract the echoing fragments... and finally combine them into a song."
"Hi, I understand."
Although he does not have the convenience of absolute pitch, Naoki Nagayama has the best version of the song in his mind, so he just listens and compares it with the one in the recording studio.
Such intermittent recording, sometimes a sentence, sometimes a paragraph, and in order to protect Yuki Saito's voice, he would have to take a break after a while. In order to record this song, Naoki Nagayama actually
Spent the whole day in the recording studio!
When it was finally announced that it was over, Yuki Saito even felt like his eyes were wet. He sang "Dream of Dreams" almost a hundred times in the recording studio. His throat was so sore that he almost vomited while singing.
Already....
"Yuki-chan, it's almost done today. Let's listen to it after I finish editing the song preview. I may need to make some adjustments by then."
"...Hi" Yuki Saito said hoarsely...
.......
On the way home, Nagayama Naoki felt tired for a long time.
Speaking of which, I seem to have obsessive-compulsive disorder. If the works I handle cannot reach the same level as the original works in my memory, it seems that I have wasted some precious resources.
However, those songs that are sent out and handled by others do not have such a strong feeling.
"It looks like I'm still not thick-skinned enough! But I'd better not be too involved in the production in the future, it's too tiring."
After staying in the recording studio all day, even lunch was just simple sushi. At this time, Nagayama Naoki felt the protest in his stomach.
Winter nights always get dark early, and the cold wind blows. At this time, only a steaming pot of Sukiyaki can soothe your hungry body.
Nagayama Naoki drove slowly, his eyes wandering around the streets on both sides.
I quickly found an izakaya where white steam could be seen rising from the windows.
After parking the car, he quickly walked in and said, "Private Marseille, please give me a sukiyaki, a large portion."
The fat chef made people intuitively feel the deliciousness of the food in the izakaya: "Hey, please wait~"
Naoki Nagayama was waiting for the sukiyaki pot while watching a variety show on TV. Sure enough, the interview show Yoshimura Otomo mentioned before had been broadcast. When a host was interviewing artists, he talked about the potential of the entertainment industry.
According to the rules, what pillows are open for business, what ones accompany you to dinner, participate in private gatherings, etc...
It didn't take long for the sukiyaki pot that I ordered to arrive. Nagayama Naoki put the side dishes into the pot while still thinking about it.
"It's still a little bit worse, it hasn't boiled over yet."
...
After enjoying a steaming sukiyaki meal, Nagayama Naoki's whole body was warm when he returned to Yamazakura-in.
The lingering fragrance made Yongtaro circle around him, and he could clearly see that saliva had been secreted in his big mouth.
"Are you not full yet? Taro Ying?"
I went to take a look at the timed feeding machine. I had already eaten all the food today, but when Taro got to the rice bowl, he actually started to act coquettishly again.
"Ying Tailang, you can't eat too much, you will get fat..." "嘤嘤嘤...." "Today's portion has been finished!" "嘤嘤嘤...." "Stop barking,
Even if you act like a spoiled child, I won’t give you dog food!” “Uh-huh-huh…”
In the end, Nagayama Naoki failed to block the big dog's coquettish offensive. The thought of going out to eat delicious food made this guy hungry again:
"Okay...I'll give you two more teething sticks! I've agreed, I can't ask for anything more!"
"嘤嘤嘤...."
After picking up the teething stick and coming to the living room, Naoki Nagayama noticed that the message light on the phone was still on, so he walked over and pressed the answer button:
"Moses Moses, Naoki-san? I am Morikawa Kunji..."
Editor Kuniji Morikawa of Shogakukan actually called,
"Naoki-san, is everything okay? I had good news when I called. Due to the popularity of the previous news, the sales of "Love Letter" have increased significantly. The third printing is coming soon. If you are free in the near future,
Please also come to the elementary school...more."
It's a scandal... the sales of "Love Letter" actually increased significantly?
Nagayama Naoki finally understands why Japanese writers regard romantic affairs as normal...
