037, have you heard? There is a very fun disco at Takadanobaba!
Not long after school started,
A rumor has spread among college students at Tokyo Fuji University, Waseda University, RB Women's University, etc.;
"Have you heard? There is a very fun disco over at Takadanobaba!"
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After leaving Takadanobaba Station, passing through a commercial street and turning into an alley, you can see the flashing neon sign "Disco!"
From the time it opened on weekend afternoons, a long queue began to line up in this alley. Because the venue is not too big, the number of people in the venue is limited to 300 people. Once the limit is reached, the one-in, one-out rule will be implemented.
However, until midnight, the queue was still very long, and there were even cases where people could not enter the venue even after queuing for 2 hours.
However, since there were two strong men in black suits standing at the door, no one dared to cause trouble.
After paying at the door, a black suit stamps a fluorescent stamp on your wrist, and then you can lift the curtain at the main entrance and enter.
As soon as you enter the door, the first thing you see is the shielding wall with a huge flashing disco sign, and you can already feel the vibration of the music inside.
Enter through the small doors on both sides of the shielding wall to find the real disco.
As soon as you enter the hall, you are surrounded by rhythmic dance music.
At the beginning, it may still be a soothing slow rocking, but when it really reaches its climax, you can see the dark blue dance floor, the rotating lights turning dazzling colors according to the rhythm, the DJ directing the atmosphere of the venue, and there are several people nearby.
The lead dancer is swaying her body casually to the music.
On the background wall of the DJ station, this week’s music theme “citypop” flashes~
The bar sells drinks, cocktails, and a few snacks; in the few booths, people will occasionally take a break, but they will return to the dance floor in a short while.
When you're done having fun or you really can't dance anymore, you can go out through the small door on the side, but once you go out, you can't come back in.
Such a disco, which was relatively ordinary in later generations, can be said to be very avant-garde in this era.
Every night, groups of young people come here to demonstrate their strength in the rhythm until the end of the show.
In less than two weeks since its opening, this disco has already caused quite a stir among the student community near Takadanobaba.
After the first week of trial operation, the novel format, super rhythmic music... attracted more than 300 people every day, and even the 1,000 yen entrance fee could not stop the enthusiasm of young people.
Nagayama Naoki calculated that the daily turnover is 300,000 yuan, and more on weekends. The monthly turnover is about 9 million yuan. Because there is no rent, and after excluding labor and other costs, the net profit is more than 6 million yuan.
Even if 10% of the net profit share is given to Shigemo Araki, the remaining 5.4 million is comparable to a money grab!
It is still very necessary to recruit a capable partner. Since the opening of the business, there have indeed been many Yakuzas encountered, but they were all dismissed by Shigechi Araki.
With 10% of the share being tied to Shigemo Araki, and the land and DJ all signing contracts with his own studio, there is no need to worry about employee rebellion in the short term.
Nagayama Naoki became the boss safely.
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What should I do if I have money again?
Of course it costs money!
But I won’t buy a house this time. It’s been a while since I got my driver’s license, and Naoki Nagayama plans to buy a car.
After the early selection in the car market, Naoki Nagayama actually had his eye on a black Mercedes-Benz R107 SL sports car, which is the kind of convertible sports car that often appears in Hong Kong movies. Bruce Lee's favorite sports car is also this kind!
The retractable convertible, black body, and light yellow leather seats fully embody low-key luxury.
8 million yen is comparable to the price of a house!
I originally didn't want to buy such an expensive car, but after seeing the actual car...
I can’t control my hands at all!!!
After all, this is a sports car that has been praised as handsome for more than half a century.
Moreover, it can be said that 1981 was the peak period of the R107 SL. It used the interior of the Mercedes-Benz W126 S-class and added the latest power system, with a maximum power of 240 horsepower.
Driving this car on the road attracted the attention of more than just my little sister.
At least now Shuichi Itou, a middle-aged man, is drooling over Naoki Nagayama's car...
"Naoki-san, please, let me drive it~"
"Yada!" Nagayama Naoki sternly refused, "Xiu Yisang, this is a new car I just bought. It hasn't even passed the honeymoon period yet. How can I let other men touch it?"
"Then it means you can borrow it after the honeymoon period, right?" Itou Shuichi said shamelessly.
"I said Xiu Yisang, you can obviously afford it, you made a lot of money from the last advertisement~"
"How can you cultivate? Do you think everyone is like you?
My salary has been taken away by my wife a long time ago, and there are also house loans, car loans, expenses for my wife and daughter, and favors from the company..." A person (中)生 (year) wins (social) family
(animal) speech.
"Hey, hey, it costs a lot, so let's shoot the commercial." Nagayama Naoki took the opportunity to change the subject, otherwise I don't know how long Itou Shuichi will be shameless~
Having worked with Shuichi Itou so many times, Naoki Nagayama has discovered that underneath his usual demeanor of a producer and a great director, he is actually a very friendly and silly "boy", and the two of them have almost become bad friends.
This time Nagayama Naoki drove to the studio, of course, to shoot the next phase of the beverage commercial.
The advertising in the first quarter was very good, and this time the white peach flavored soda is also in season.
However, because the last advertisement was so good, Naoki Nagayama's image was almost fixed, so naturally the protagonist of this advertisement had to be changed.
Naoki Nagayama knew before that he was only playing the role of an introduction in this advertisement, and the leading role in the next advertisement might be given to another idol boy.
Of course, this is only an official statement. In private, Itou Shuichi secretly informed:
It was because the advertisement was so successful that the sales of cherry blossom-flavored soda surged. During the company discussion, a director believed that such a promotion plan was mature and could be copied directly in the future.
Therefore, the top management assigned a special agent to be responsible for all promotion of new products, commonly known as peach picking.
Generally speaking, such high-level battles will not affect the execution at the bottom, but this time the special agent brought his own confidants and had his own personal connections.
It is said that he has a close relationship with the idol agency Johnny.
The commercial shooting business has already been signed, but Naoki Nagayama only signed a one-season contract. Of course, the protagonist of the advertisement can be replaced by one of his own.
Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama understood that Shuichi Itou no longer had the final decision-making power and no longer fully represented the client.
His previous backer was only the minister, but now the final decision-making power is in the hands of the executive, and he is just an advertising director.
"It's okay Shuichi-san, let's just shoot the rest of the commercials as normal. After shooting the last commercial, I feel like I can't shoot a better story, so I can just get away." Naoki Nagayama saw that Shuichi Itou had some emotions.
Apologize and appease immediately.
Nowadays, the money earned by the disco every month is higher than the profit from an advertisement.
"I'm so sorry, Naoki-san.
But after this season’s commercials are filmed, I don’t plan to continue directing.”
"Shui Yi-san, don't worry about me. After all, the Tomoki beverage business is still very profitable." Nagayama Naoki advised.
Itou Shuichi smiled and waved his hand: "Naoki-san, don't worry. Part of it is due to connections, but more of it has to do with previous advertising results."
"Naoki-san, the previous advertisements were almost innovative in terms of creativity, shooting, editing, soundtrack and distribution, and they have received great response in the industry!" Itou Shuichi smiled proudly,
"Thanks to you, I can now be called a somewhat famous director."
On the surface Naoki Nagayama is just an advertising model, and all of his fame in advertising shooting and production goes to Itou Shuichi.
Having become famous in the industry, of course he doesn't have to worry about business, and some people even ask him to film TV series.
"In addition, my previous dream was to make movies and TV series. I had to make commercials to make a living." Shuichi-san looked a little hopeful, "Maybe I will have the opportunity to realize my dream in the future~"
