291, The role must not be given to Masahiko Kondo!
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Nagayama Naoki and Yoshimura Otomo walked into the separate selection venue together. Sugiura Oyasu was already sitting behind the judging table, accompanied by Haruta Ueya.
"Otaishi-san, you've been waiting for a long time." Naoki Nagayama greeted him first, and then saw Haruta Ueya next to him, "Ah, Haruta-san also wants to participate in the selection?"
Haruta Ueya smiled and responded: "Not really, I'm just here to join in the fun."
In fact, he took the opportunity to see if there were any idol artists that he could find more suitable. He still had several shows that were short of talent.
"I thought Naoki-san wouldn't be able to make it~ I'll be here in time. Come and sit down. It's almost time. Let's get started." Sugiura Otayoshi clapped his hands, "Nishi Rumi, get ready to start, let people in!"
"
"Hi~" Nishirumi let go of Nagayama Naoki and ran out briskly.
Yoshimura Otomo and Nagayama Naoki sat behind the table and took the list handed over by Sugiura Oyasu, which already included everyone who signed up for today's selection.
Soon, the marked player No. 1 walked in.
"Good afternoon, fellow judges. My name is Takayuki Takemoto."
Ouch, the first one is an idol who looks very sunny and handsome~
Sugiura Tai Tai asked about some movies, TV series, etc. that he had participated in before according to the template, and then he was ready to test his singing skills and line skills.
17-year-old Takemoto Takayuki is a graduate of Horikoshi High School. He made his debut in 1981 with "てれてzinzin". Speaking of which, he and Nakamori Akina are both in the 81 group. From March to September, he just starred in the TV series "Yangあたり"
Good!", and the theme song "Toto no Sho no Jun" sung at the same time also achieved fairly good sales.
From the looks of it, Naoki Nagayama's singing skills were passable, and his improvisational performance was also okay. After all, he came from a professional background.
Sugiura Oyasu saw that Nagayama Naoki and Yoshimura Otomo had no intention of commenting, so he roughly understood the situation.
"Takemoto-san, thank you for coming to the selection meeting. If there is any news later, we will contact you further."
After the young man went out, Naoki Nagayama started chatting with Otomo Yoshimura:
"Otomo-san, do you feel that this person looks familiar?"
Yoshimura Otomo thought about it for a moment: "Ah! Isn't this guy's temperament very similar to that Kondo Masahiko?"
"If you say that..."
Haruta Ueya said next to him: "Speaking of this person, I have a bit of an impression... It seems that because his development path is very similar to Kondo Masahiko, he was suppressed by Johnny's. As far as I know, several variety shows have
Got robbed."
Nagayama Naoki was dumbfounded: "This kind of thing actually exists...but it is indeed Johnny's way."
Otasu Sugiura was a little curious: "Didn't Naoki-san cooperate with Johnny's youth team?"
"Yeah, so I know some of Johnny's internal practices. At the beginning, Johnny wanted to give the Tahara trio opportunities in the roles they had planned."
Nagayama Naoki complained about the previous incident, which surprised Sugiura Oyasu and Ueya Haruta. They even grabbed opportunities for their own artists, let alone external ones.
If the next contestant hadn't entered the stage at this time, the selection meeting might have turned into a chat meeting for several people.
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.......
As the selected contestants came in one by one, Naoki Nagayama and Oyasu Sugiura slowly began to lose confidence.
There are many handsome guys. After all, they are all artists, and there is still a basic lower limit. However, I have not yet seen an artist who truly fits the character of Huaze.....
"Naoki-san, are there any previous contestants who are suitable?"
"I found a few people who are relatively close, but they all seem to be a little far away." Nagayama Naoki looked at the list of comments on his hand and sighed. "If it doesn't work, just choose one of these people.
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"Hi....
"There's nothing you can do about it." Sugiura Oitai also understood very well. After all, it is very rare to find someone who is 100% suitable.
The entrance door opened, and Nishirumi's head was exposed.
"Naoki-san, Otaisan-san, the last one."
As the door was opened, Kondo Masahiko walked in. The first thing he saw was Naoki Nagayama sitting on the judges' bench, and his expression suddenly turned bad.
"Good afternoon, fellow judges, my name is Kondo Masahiko."
Sugiura Oyasu looked at Kondo Masahiko with a strange look, because he had just discussed Takemoto Takayuki who was similar to him but was suppressed by Johnny.
"Hi, good afternoon, Kondo-san."
Sugiura Oyasu followed the previous process and asked about the TV series he had participated in recently, but I felt that Kondo Masahiko's answer at this time was a bit stiff, and there was a bit of a stutter that didn't match the words at the beginning.
Because Naoki Nagayama was listening at the judges' table at this time, when he recalled what he said at the elevator entrance, "You have no chance," it was like a big mouth slapped him in the face.
Moreover, Naoki Nagayama never looked at him at this time, which made Masahiko Kondo, who had become a top idol, feel extremely humiliated and clenched his fists tightly:
"How dare you ignore me!
!」
Although Nagayama Naoki felt that he had done nothing and did not even exchange glances in order to avoid suspicion, Kondo Masahiko obviously did not think so, but he was forced to continue to participate in the selection.
Otasu Sugiura was a little dissatisfied: "Kondo-san, please show me your singing skills."
"Hey, I'll sing the latest single "ホレたぜ! Cheers""
As an artist, it cannot be said that he has no singing skills. At least when there is accompaniment, there is still some rhythm to speak of. But now without accompaniment, when Kondo Masahiko with a duck voice sings... it is simply noise!
The subsequent impromptu performance session and awkward acting were even more of a disaster.
Sugiura Otaisan's face darkened, and he said firmly: "Kondo-san, thank you for coming to participate in the selection. If there is any news in the future, we will inform you."
When people walked out, Sugiura Otae couldn't help but complained: "What's going on with Kondo Masahiko?! Isn't he a top idol? Why are his acting and singing skills so poor? If you don't want to come to the audition, why are you coming!
"
Yoshimura Otomo, who had been silent all this time, laughed softly: "Is there a possibility that his true ability is just like this..."
Haruta Ueya is also very confused. Kondo Masahiko has participated in several variety shows before: "Mahono Kondo has also participated in variety shows before, and he doesn't seem to be so embarrassed?"
….
"Huh, maybe that doesn't require real skills like singing and performing!"
Otasu Sugiura put away the list. This was the first time he came into contact with Kondo Masahiko, and he had a very bad impression of this idol artist.
Nishi Rumi opened the door and walked in,
"All the contestants have finished~"
Then he ran to Naoki Nagayama and peeked at the selection list.
"Is there any artist you like, Naoki-san?"
Nagayama Naoki simply handed over the list: "It's a pity, there is nothing particularly suitable. It is likely that I will have to choose one among several candidates."
Otasu Sugiura and Haruta Ueya comforted each other: "There is nothing we can do about it. In fact, most TV dramas only need to find 70% similar ones."
"Hey, I understand."
After the selection meeting, Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi still had a lot of things to deal with. Nagayama Naoki had also just returned from his hometown and was a little tired. They didn't think about having a dinner party or anything.
Yoshimura Otomo and Nagayama Naoki left first, leaving the Fuji TV staff to sort out the debris from the audition.
"Otomo-san, do you want me to help you take it back?"
"Hey, there is a free driver, why not?"
"You guy..."
Go to the ground and stop
When they were at the elevator entrance of the parking lot, they suddenly heard a quarrel in front of them. Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura looked at each other and walked over quietly. They didn't want to eavesdrop, but the car was parked there...
..
There was a "bang" sound of a car closing, and a louder sound came out,
"That guy is actually a judge!" Kondo Masahiko's face turned red and he was so angry that he took out the door of the Toyota Crown outside the car to vent his anger. "Masakayun-san, that guy Nagayama Naoki, actually kept looking down on me! At that time, he must have been looking down on me in his heart.
!
!」
"The guy who just said those harsh words actually wants to pray for a role in front of me! That must be what that villain is thinking in his heart!"
"Kano duck! Baga!"
Matsuzawa Masaki was already sitting in the driver's seat, so he had to get out of the car to comfort him: "Mahiko-san, this is not the place to talk. Let's go out first and then talk."
"Why are you going out? Am I right? This selection is unfair! There is a shady secret in the selection!"
The sound was so loud that even the security guard at the door looked over, and a few passers-by poked their heads around.
"That guy, I must make him look good!"
However, senior manager Masahiro Matsuzawa used Kitagawa Mari as a threat.
"Mahiko-san, if these words are spread, Marissa will be unhappy!"
At any rate, I pulled Kondo Masahiko into the car.
Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura stood in the shadows and watched from beginning to end.
"Otomo-san... we are being grudged..."
Yoshimura Otomo scratched his head: "Um...yes, but Naoki-san, when did you offend someone?"
"No, this is the third time we've seen each other... we haven't spoken to each other yet..."
"this...."
"They threatened me inexplicably before." Nagayama Naoki sighed, "In this case, the casting this time will definitely not go to Kondo Masahiko!"
Yoshimura Otomo wiped his face: "Naoki-san, that guy seems to have said that he must make you look good, right?"
….
"Um...."
The usually smooth Mediterranean agent had a serious face at this time. The suppression in the entertainment industry in the past was actually a struggle for interests, so he was worried. Yoshimura Otomo had no personal grudges against the people behind the scenes.
However, this time Kondo Masahiko obviously had a hatred for Nagayama Naoki, which made Yoshimura Otomo very concerned. Nagayama Naoki was one of his few true friends.
"That's the enemy!"
"Eh?"
"I heard a saying, treat the enemy as cold and ruthless as the winter wind!" Yoshimura Otomo seemed to have darkened, "Since we have to deal with Naoki-san, then we must strike preemptively!"
"Eh? Otomo-san, what are you going to do?"
Yoshimura Otomo suddenly laughed: "Naoki-san, you go back first, I'll talk to Sugiura Oitai about something else."
???
Nagayama Naoki didn’t know what he was going to do, but it seemed that he didn’t want Nagayama Naoki to intervene:
"Ah...that's it. Be careful on the road from now on~"
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Driving his Toyota Century, Naoki Nagayama returned to Yamasakura-in smoothly, a third faster than before.
So if you take a Mazda, of course you will be stuck in traffic!
People who are not stuck in traffic all drive luxury cars like Rolls-Royce and Toyota Century!
After parking the car, I took out the mail that had accumulated for a week from the mailbox, and then walked into the living room while teasing Taro.
It has not been packed away for a week. In addition to the newspapers and magazines delivered every day, there are also some promotional advertisements, shopping flyers, etc. The stack is as thick as a palm.
I didn't plan to take a closer look at first, but when I was planning to pick it up and put it in the pile of old newspapers, Naoki Nagayama discovered it.
A letter fell out from between a pile of old newspapers,
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I picked it up and saw that it was from Akina Nakamori. Inside the yellow envelope was plain white letter paper and a concert ticket.
The letter written on the paper: "Naoki-san, I am going to hold a concert in Shibuya. If you have time, you can come and see it~(＾?＾)"
But the time says November 27th.
"Eh? Didn't you miss this?"
In those days, Naoki Nagayama was facing attacks from public opinion. He arrived at the studio early every day and did not read his own newspaper, but hurriedly put it away.
"this......"
Nagayama Naoki had a headache looking at the concert tickets. No wonder Akina didn't call for so long. I thought it was because she was too busy at work, but now it looks like she is angry?
I looked at the time and saw that it was only 7 p.m. At this time, Akina probably hadn't gone home yet, and I didn't know if she would go home today~
Because this incident stuck in my mind, today's dinner was very casual. I only had some bread or something to cushion my stomach, and I didn't settle down to watch the TV variety shows that followed.
Nagayama Naoki thought about it again and again and decided to make a call first.
"Moses Moses, this is the Nakamori family. I'm not at home for the time being. Please leave a message after you hear the beeping sound."
"Akina-chan, I'm Naoki Nagayama... Arnold... I just found the letter you sent me this evening. It was buried in the newspaper, but I didn't find it..."
Halfway through, Naoki Nagayama felt dry, so he changed his tone:
"Anyway, it's such a pity that I missed Akina's concert like this... I really wanted to go see it~"
"However, I saw on the ticket that there is another concert in Osaka, could you please Akina-chan give me a ticket for the concert?
I will definitely support Akina with gratitude!
After hanging up the phone, a stone in my heart finally fell to the ground. Although I don't know when Akina will hear this recording, she will definitely go to the concert.
Akina's early concerts were not many, and those who could go to see them were basically die-hard fans.
In the next two years, concert tickets may have to be purchased from scalpers.
