The flight from Paris to Rome only takes two hours, which is comparable to driving from Tokyo to my hometown Shizuoka.
Such a short distance is just like taking a Shinkansen, so there is no need to choose first class. Naoki Nagayama, Akina Nakamori and their group all chose economy class seats, and soon arrived in Rome.
"It's not even noon yet..."
Naoki Nagayama covered the bright sunshine with his hands and looked at the exotic city.
Complex and gorgeous buildings are arranged neatly on both sides of the open highway, statues of various shapes are scattered in every corner of the street, a beautiful fountain is in the square outside the airport, and from time to time you can see semi-hidden urban waterways.
The trickle of water carries away the heat of the sun.
Although it is the height of summer, it gives people a cool feeling.
"When I first saw it, I felt it was very beautiful!" Nakamori Akina poked her head out from the side, "Naoki-san, this is your first time here too, right?"
"Yeah..." If the past life is not counted.
As everyone from Akina's team came down, the first place everyone went to was naturally the hotel they had booked. This time, Naoki Nagayama also stayed with the team openly.
Ordinary affordable hotels naturally do not have the comfort of high-end hotels, but as a temporary residence, there is not much to complain about.
The group had their first lunch in Rome in the hotel restaurant, where Naoki Nagayama got to know other members of the team, including the staff responsible for logistics, two translators, etc.
"Ryoaki-san, thank you so much this time!"
Nagayama Naoki said this, because Tanaka Yoshiaki generously loaned Yuta Kuroki to help Nagayama Naoki handle the live broadcast in the past two days. If he had not gone out to shoot in the afternoon, Nagayama Naoki would have wanted to talk to Tanaka Yoshiaki at this time.
Have a drink.
"What's the point?" Tanaka Yoshiaki has been very enthusiastic since he learned that Naoki Nagayama won the award. "It's rare to be able to help Mr. Naoki. It's an honor for me."
"Ryoaki-san is joking~"
It's not Naoki Nagayama's style to always thank you. Just keep this feeling in your heart. Then he turned around and asked about Akina Nakamori's schedule this afternoon.
"This afternoon, Ryoaki-san, are you going to take Akina to see the Colosseum?"
Tanaka Yoshiaki replied without hesitation: "Not only that, but also the Pantheon, Piazza Venezia, Piazza di Spagna, Trevi Fountain... In short, I will go to all the famous places in Rome in these two days!"
Isn’t it really a public trip? Nagayama Naoki complained silently in his heart, traveling to so many places just for a foreigner’s album...
"Looks like the schedule is very tight!"
"There is still enough time!" Tanaka Yoshiaki said, "Our schedule is well arranged!"
Tanaka Yoshiaki and his team obviously considered Rome as the most important filming location, so they arranged a nearly four-day trip here.
"I really want to be with you Akina-chan!"
Naoki Nagayama turned to look at Akina Nakamori and sighed,
Today he is going to find a studio that can be connected to a foreign country, and then conduct live broadcast debugging, and then make the connection in the early morning of the day after tomorrow, because Tokyo is 7 hours faster than Rome, and the Naoki Award is awarded at 10 a.m., so
He'll be there at about 3 o'clock in the morning.
It’s time to stay up late!
"Naoki-san, you can still stay with us after Naoki-san finishes the award ceremony!" Akina consoled her.
Nagayama Naoki looked at Akina's round little face, with a pityful emotion in his eyes: "I originally wanted to go see the filming locations of "Roman Holiday" together, but it's a pity that I missed it this time~"
"If you say that...it's true..."
"Roman Holiday" was something the two of them had agreed to watch together when they were chatting. Now it would be a little lonely if it was just me watching it and Naoki-san didn't go.
Nakamori Akina's mood also dropped,
Tanaka Yoshiaki didn't understand: "But can't Naoki-san go out for fun later?"
Nagayama Naoki shook his head: "It would be pointless to watch it alone!"
Some things only make sense if we do them together~
.......
Although you have regrets in your heart, the development of the world will not stop because of your own mood.
The first meal in Rome was a bit perfunctory. Nagayama Naoki didn't even enjoy the local specialties of Rome. Then in the afternoon, he and Kuroki Yuta went to look for a photography studio in the middle of the city.
But first, at the suggestion of the accompanying translator, they first found a local translator... It was impossible to completely master English. After all, if you were unfamiliar with the place, and if you didn't understand the language, you might be sold.
Can't be found.
As one of the origins of European culture, Rome has always been the darling of movies due to its unique charm of architecture and culture, and its audio and video industry is naturally very developed.
Naoki Nagayama and Yuta Kuroki, led by a local translator and tour guide, quickly arrived at a very professional-looking studio in the city.
"Naoki-san, this is the studio of a local TV station." The accompanying translator said, "Both the equipment and the communication conditions should be top-notch in the local area!"
Nagayama Naoki entered the studio under the leadership of the person in charge, and then asked Kuroki Yuta: "How is it, Yuta-san, is the equipment here okay?"
"Hi, no problem at all."
After reading it once, Kuroki Yuta nodded. After all, he was from a TV station, so he naturally had very high standards for people who ate.
Nagayama Naoki informed the translator, and then negotiated a short-term rental contract for two days, which cost Nagayama Naoki nearly 1 million yen, which was almost the same as Naoki's prize money.
Because I didn’t waste much time, it was only 3 pm when I returned to the hotel. At this time...it should be around 10 pm in Tokyo.
"Now, as a senior editor, Kuniji Morikawa is probably not off work, right?!"
According to Naoki Nagayama, it was common for editors in the paper-based era to stay up late reading manuscripts.
An overseas phone call was made...
"Moses, Moses...this is the elementary school?"
The voice on the phone was naturally very confused. He called so late and had to work overtime alone in the office, which made his spine feel a little chilly.
"Ah, sure enough, Kunji-san is still working overtime!" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Haha, Kunji-san, I am Naoki Nagayama."
【In view of the general environment,
"What, it turns out to be Naoki-san!" Kuniji Morikawa breathed a sigh of relief, "Is Naoki-san still in Paris?"
"No more, for various reasons, I am already in Rome now!" Nagayama Naoki's overseas phone call was not just for small talk, he quickly turned to the main topic,
"Kuniji-san, I have already found a studio in Rome that can connect to Tokyo. There should be no problem on the day of the Tokyo awards ceremony."
"Hey, of course there is no problem!" Kuniji Morikawa said, "The judges of the Japan Literature Promotion Society have agreed to receive the award through live broadcast, and the famous restaurant "New Joy" is also very willing to facilitate our live broadcast."
"That's good. I remember the award ceremony is on the second floor, right?"
"Hey, there will also be a golden screen!"
Kuniji Morikawa said that in this era, the reputation of the golden screen has not yet been destroyed by Kondo Masahiko, so major good news will be disclosed with the golden screen as the background.
"That's good~" Naoki Nagayama said, "If there is no problem, then I would like to trouble Kunji-san to go to the scene tomorrow afternoon. The connection from Rome to Tokyo still needs to be rehearsed."
"Hey, of course!" Kuniji Morikawa agreed without hesitation.
If it’s afternoon in Tokyo, it’s morning here in Rome, so tomorrow I won’t be able to go out and explore Rome with Akina.
Yes, plus the early morning of the day after tomorrow...
The whole trip to Rome will be missed!
.......
When Akina Nakamori returned to the hotel in the evening, Naoki Nagayama was revising his acceptance speech.
"Dongdongdong~"
There was a knock on the door of the room. Naoki Nagayama put down the short manuscript in his hand and stood up to open the door.
Akina Nakamori, wearing a white dress, was standing at the door pretty. After seeing Naoki Nagayama, her voice sounded like she had drunk honey: "Naoki-san~~~I'm back!"
"Welcome back~"
Nagayama Naoki subconsciously answered this sentence, and then he realized that he was in a hotel abroad! He was not at home!
Unable to help laughing, she pulled Akina Nakamori into the room and stuck her head out in the corridor to see if anyone had noticed her.
As soon as she entered the door, Nakamori Akina's eyes wandered around, and she quickly aimed at the manuscript paper placed on the bedside table. She sat on the edge of the bed and started reading:
"Naoki-san, what are you doing?"
Nagayama Naoki sat next to Akina and smelled a fresh scent of shower gel with a faint water vapor. Did Akina come here after she came back to take a shower?
Eh? The dish that was delivered to your door for free?
With a hint of charm in his heart, Nagayama Naoki took Akina's hand and pulled the manuscript paper over:
"This is... my acceptance speech in the early morning of tomorrow."
"Would you like Naoki's award?" Nakamori Akina's eyes were very clean, full of happiness for Nagayama Naoki, "How would a literary award recipient like Naoki-san give a speech?"
"It's similar to other awards... First let me talk about my feelings about winning the award, then I will talk about my remarks when I wrote the award-winning book, and finally I will say some thanks to other people..."
Naoki Nagayama thought of his previous "Thank you XXXX" speech at the Film Academy Awards, "If it hadn't been for a live broadcast this time, I probably wouldn't have written it."
"Eh? Don't write?"
"Yeah, I remember when Akina won the award, she just said a few words, didn't she?" Nagayama Naoki squeezed Nakamori Akina's little hand, "I remember that every time it seemed like 'It's like a dream~'..."
....right?"
"What!" Her boyfriend's words suddenly made Akina feel embarrassed, and she punched Nagayama Naoki on the shoulder with a moderate punch, "I told you to talk nonsense!"
"Ah~ Akina actually used violence against me!"
Nagayama Naoki lay on the bed in an exaggerated manner, showing that he could not afford to be seriously injured.
Akina laughed at Naoki Nagayama's rogue appearance. She leaned forward with her hands and looked at Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, who can't afford to be seriously injured, I will give you a failing grade in this acting skill!"
"Failed?" Nagayama Naoki smiled evilly, "Then let's ask Mr. Akina to teach you!"
As he spoke, he grabbed Akina's right hand to support her body, causing Akina to become unstable and fall onto the bed.
With the sound of "ah", Akina lay half in Naoki Nagayama's arms, her head just resting on Naoki Nagayama's arms.
In a short period of time, except for two slightly rapid breaths, the room fell into silence.
.......
Nagayama Naoki only felt a soft touch on his left arm, and then he sank.
Sure enough, it is still a fat vegetable at this time!
He put his left hand around Akina's shoulders, put his right hand behind his head, and raised his head.
Looking down a little, I saw Akina's slightly closed eyes, breathing rapidly. At this time, the girl was also very nervous~
