305, bet on the strongest name! Let's dominate Lily of the Valley!
...
Even a big city like Tokyo seems a bit deserted during the transition between the old and the new.
The old local residents naturally spend the Spring Festival in the city, but migrant workers like Nagayama Naoki will still go back to their hometowns at this time.
Their departure made the originally bustling city suddenly feel empty. Some people would return to Tokyo in a few days, and many people chose to stay in their hometown.
But it doesn't matter, there will still be batches of young people rushing into Tokyo like dumbfounded youths, injecting fresh blood into this huge city.
After Nagayama Naoki returned to Yamasakura-in, he opened the gifts sent by his friends and was very happy~
After that, Taro and I lived a home-like life. We even skipped the morning jog. We slept, ate and played all day long, then went to bed when we were tired from playing. We occasionally listened to music, took a walk and so on...
.....
After a few days, Taro became much mellower to the naked eye~
After breakfast this morning, Nagayama Naoki patted Taro's fleshy belly and couldn't help but said: "Yutaro, it's not going to work anymore. If this continues, you will become a fat man!"
Then he looked at the good weather outside the window: "The New Year is almost over, we have to cheer up!"
With that said, he put a collar on the dog and resumed his habit of running in the morning~
...
The atmosphere of the New Year still lingers in Chiyoda's stores, with festive decorations, posters for discounts and promotions, and "Happy New Year" from the clerks who are on duty during the New Year. Everything is telling the arrival of the New Year.
However, you can already see some office workers in suits and ties walking hurriedly on the road. The early bird always catches the worm.
Nagayama Naoki passed by Aoyama's shop. As expected, this casual shop was still closed. Presumably Mr. Aoyama and Chiko Aoyama were still in their hometown.
"By the way, Chikoko-chan is already a sophomore in high school, right? Like Tsuruko, she has to take the college entrance examination next year~" Because my sister has to take the college entrance examination, things about the college entrance examination have been lingering in my mind recently, "I don't know which university I will take.
.....”
Naoki Nagayama, who returned to Sansakura-in again, was sweating a little. He was about to take a shower when he heard the phone ringing in the living room.
"Why is there a phone call at this time?"
During the New Year, it is usually a New Year's call, but his friends should know that he is back in his hometown for the New Year, so why would he call?
"Moses Moses, this is Yamazakura-in."
"Naoki-san?" came the voice of Itou Shuichi, who still sounded a little tired, "Sure enough, you are back~"
"Xiu Yi-san? You actually called me at this time?"
"Hey, since Naoki-san has come back, that's great." Itou Shuichi said, "Can you come to the studio? My gangster movie is almost edited, and I want you to take a look~"
"Hey! So fast? Could it be that Xiu Yisang didn't even go back for the New Year?!"
Editing a movie is not that easy. Even in this era, it generally takes at least half a month to edit a movie. Being able to finish it at the beginning of the year only means that Shuichi Itou has been working overtime during this time.
"Of course I still had the New Year's Eve dinner~ Oh, I should at least say, Naoki-san, Happy New Year~"
"...Arigado...Happy New Year..."
"Remember to come here quickly!"
Listening to the silence on the phone, Nagayama Naoki reluctantly put down the phone.
I originally wanted to rest more, but I felt that if Itou Shuichi worked so hard, he wouldn't be able to calm down.
He said to Taro Ying who was lying on the carpet: "Ying Taro, did you hear that? Do you want to go to the studio with me?"
The dog that had just finished running stuck out his tongue and put his head on the carpet to express his refusal.
.....
I drove my big car on a road with few vehicles and arrived at the studio again in less than half an hour.
Compared with years ago, the studio was completely unchanged, but after pushing the door open and entering, I realized that the empty office seemed very spacious.
I walked directly to the editing room and opened the door. An unpleasant smell of smoke, oil, and rubber came out from inside. I could even see empty beer cans and some food packaging bags.
Nagayama Naoki was stopped outside the door by the smell that rushed out. He couldn't help but take a few steps back and took a few breaths of fresh air from the corridor window before holding his breath and rushed into the editing room. He walked to the editing room in three steps and two steps.
Next to the window inside, he lifted the curtains and then opened the window door.
As a burst of refreshing cold air rushed in from outside, I relaxed my breathing slightly.
At this time, the two pale figures in the editing room were like vampires exposed to the sun, covering their eyes and shouting: "Ah... it's too bright! Naoki-san, why did you suddenly open the curtains?"
....”
With the bright light, Nagayama Naoki could clearly see the two people in the editing room, Itou Shuichi and Komori Masataka. It seemed that this apprentice had also been recruited.
"Did even Masaka-kun get dragged into working overtime?"
"Hi... I just finished editing the movie all night long." Masataka Komori rubbed his eyes, which were bloodshot and scary.
"How long have you two... been in the editing room..."
His hair is greasy, his beard is unkempt, his face is thin and pale, and he has big dark circles under his eyes like a giant panda...
After all, Komori Masataka was younger and recovered quickly: "Three days? Four days? One week?"
Always working in this dark editing room, it's easy to lose track of time.
Itou Shuichi said: "Anyway, I'll be here after the New Year's Eve dinner."
Nagayama Naoki looked at the state of the two people and felt sad: "They are really desperate, but for this gangster movie, do they need to go to this level?"
Itou Shuichi retorted loudly: "Do you think I am doing it for this movie? I am doing it for the New Year's "Boys Over Flowers" and "Midnight Ring"! That's why I have to work hard to catch up!"
As expected, the obsession is profound!
"So, why did you ask me to come here today to watch this movie?" Nagayama Naoki was a little curious, "I have nothing to do with this movie... I am not the writer or the director? I don't even have the plot of the script.
You know~"
Itou Shuichi seemed a little embarrassed: "Ah, when I just finished cutting, I was a little dizzy and thought Naoki-san was also involved, so I called you in a daze...
"
"..." This reason is refreshing and refined, "So, it's okay to call me over?"
Komori Masataka didn't say anything, but Itou Shuichi showed a pig-like attitude at this time: "Anyway, I have nothing to do at home, right? Come and take a look~"
"Shui Yi-san..."
Seeing both of them looking a little exhausted and in a daze, Naoki Nagayama couldn't say anything too harsh.
"Forget it...you two go clean up...go out to eat..."
Nagayama Naoki didn't know what their routine was like, but it looked like they were awake after an all-nighter, and they didn't look like they were going to sleep at all.
After they both went out and had nothing to do, they began to watch the edited videotape.
This movie is called "The New Generation of Bad"...it seems like a very ordinary name...and then it happens that two different gang organizations happened to be in the same place and started fighting...
..
The plot is average, the filming is average, and the protagonist is average... However, the ruthlessness of the underworld organization in it is quite vivid, maybe because the supporting role is really Yakuza.
"Naoki-san, how are you?" At some point, Itou Shuichi came back and asked impatiently.
"Well... it's just an ordinary gangster movie..." Naoki Nagayama didn't want to praise him against his will,
Seeing Nagayama Naoki's expression, Itou Shuichi knew: "Sure enough, it is an ordinary movie..."
It’s not certain whether the box office can reach tens of millions. This is also the level of most ordinary directors.
Seeing that Shuichi Itou seemed a little depressed, Naoki Nagayama comforted him: "It's just an ordinary commercial movie, as long as it can make money. The elements of campus, delinquency, and gangsters are all there. With Kadokawa's theater chain, there is still hope for making hundreds of millions."
.”
"Hmm...probably~" Itou Shuichi was still frustrated, "It's difficult to make a gangster-type movie... Naoki-san, don't you think so?"
Nagayama Naoki nodded: "The main reason is that the story of this movie has not found the right audience. It is not passionate enough for young people who are curious about bad culture, and it is a little childish for adults who like gangster movies."
"Huh? So how do Naoki-san think this kind of movie should be made?"
Naoki Nagayama talked while sorting out the movie tapes: "Haha, if it were me, then I would focus on young people who are curious about bad culture and amplify the bad culture..."
Komori Masataka interjected and asked: "How to amplify the bad culture on campus? The camera focuses on fighting? Bullying? Protection fees, etc.?"
"Absolutely..." Nagayama Naoki shook his head slightly, "But you can't shoot this ordinary high school phenomenon. What's the point in that? It won't attract others."
"Then how should we take pictures?"
Komori Masataka's question seems to have aroused Naoki Nagayama's desire to talk about the world, and the water talker from the major forums in his previous life came online:
"For example, imagine a fictional high school that is composed entirely of delinquents. In that high school, various delinquent groups fight every day, and violence is constant. Only by truly conquering all the delinquents can one become famous.
For the strongest throne!"
Komori Masataka was stunned by this whimsical thinking and "sitting on the most powerful throne"...it sounded so inexplicably passionate...
Applying the plot of "High School" in his mind, Nagayama Naoki didn't stop talking: "The conflict in the plot can start from an accident, such as a transfer student who sees everything about this high school and is determined to change it...
...But all the delinquents on campus only listen to the strongest one, so if you want to change, you have to become the strongest delinquent...So the transfer student bets on the title of "strongest",
The journey to dominate Suzuran begins!"
Yi Tangxiu listened intently, but suddenly felt a sense of disobedience: "Suzuran?"
"Ah, yes, your high school name is Suzuran, didn't I tell you?"
Itou Shu took a breath, and then said slowly: "Naoki-san... Do you have another movie script?!"
........
Nagayama Naoki spent a lot of effort trying to convince Itou Shuichi that he was just talking casually, but Itou Shuichi decided that this was already a movie script.
"Naoki-san, please come up with the complete script!"
"Xiu Yisang, this is really just what I said casually~"
"Even the name of the high school has been chosen!" Itou Shuichi looked over with a look of resentment as he looked at someone who has betrayed his heart. Coupled with the haggard expression now, Naoki Nagayama felt a little guilty.
Komori Masataka was also nodding beside him. The story just now sounds much more interesting than the movie he just edited. If it is really shot, it will definitely be a big hit.
"Shuichi-san, I really just thought of it..." Naoki Nagayama couldn't argue. He really didn't have a script. I don't know why, but my subconscious didn't recall all the plots of the movie. "
If this could be turned into a script, it would be in the early stages of inspiration."
Itou Xiuyi seemed to believe it when he saw Nagayama Naoki's sincere expression: "Okay..."
Nagayama Naoki was just about to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard his voice coming over: "When will Naoki-san be able to write it?!"
"Shuichi-san...aren't "Boys Over Flowers" and "Midnight Ring" not enough?"
However, Itou Shuichi smiled shamelessly: "How can it be enough? No matter how many good movies you make, you will never be satisfied!"
So throughout the whole day, Nagayama Naoki was blocked in the studio by Shuichi Itou, discussing the plot of "Hot Blood High School"...
Yes, the movie title has been decided~
...
In a recording room at Warner Pioneer,
Akina Nakamori is recording the music of "1/2 Myth". Although this song is not to her liking, she has already practiced it very skillfully.
At the end of the day, when the recording was completed, Akina did not say goodbye as politely as before. Instead, she found the band leader Ishihara Taisei, who had worked with her many times, and
"Ishihara-san?"
"Akina-chan, is there anything you want to adjust?" Ms. Akina Nakamori is famous for being serious at work, and she will not hesitate to put forward the band's requests. Ishihara Taisei has already learned about it.
However, this time he did not propose modifications. Instead, he took out a printed score: "Private Marseille, Ishihara-san, can you help me take a look at this score?"
"New song?"
Ishihara Taicheng was surprised. Normally, the staff of Warner Pioneer would communicate with them about this kind of thing. Could it be that Warner's internal adjustments are not over yet? For him, who is considered a peripheral person, the internal immigration turmoil within Warner does not matter.
It's not very clear, I just know that the personnel are being adjusted.
"Not yet..." Akina smiled sheepishly, "It's a song sent by a friend. I want to ask Ishihara-san to play it and see the effect."
"Ah~I see~" is not a big deal. Record producers often have such requests. The music score looks very simple, and it is enough to practice it once or twice.
After communicating with the other two band members, Ishihara Taicheng took the guitar and started...
The soft melody soon started to sound, and after a while it became very smooth.
"Akina-chan, do you want to try singing along?" After the very simple performance, Ishihara Taisei looked at Nakamori Akina and said, purely from the soundtrack, it is just a simple soothing melody and rhythm.
I have practiced this song many times at home and even memorized the lyrics: "Huh? That would be rude~"
Outside the recording room, manager Yasushi Okawa learned from the staff coming out of the recording studio that today's recording had ended, but Akina Nakamori didn't come out, so she walked in.
Then I discovered that in the recording studio, Akina Nakamori was singing a song with the accompaniment of the band.
When I opened the door of the recording room, I heard Akina Nakamori singing a song that I had never heard before, but it was very nice under the soft and soothing melody:
"
Is darlin' dream come true?
I don't know what to say to you?
Is darlin' dream come true?
Na darlin' I love you~
"
Yasushi Okawa listened quietly. As an agent in the entertainment industry for many years, he naturally has a certain level of appreciation for songs.
This song is already good enough to be sung!
.......
On the way back in the car, Okawa Yasushi couldn't help but ask: "Akina-chan, is that song the next song?"
"Ah...No..." This song was not sold to Warner or Kenyin. It was a song given to me by Naoki Nagayama. It is a song that belongs to me~
"It was a song given to me by a friend~"
Nakamori Akina hasn't decided whether to use it to make records, but no matter what, she still has to ask Naoki-san!
I just don’t know if Naoki-san has returned to Tokyo at this time...