In the morning, when Nagayama Naoki went out to visit Taro, he checked the mailbox. There was nothing in it except newspapers.
What kind of gift will you give?
Naoki Nagayama, who was walking on a familiar street, was very curious. He was absent-minded while walking. Even Taro couldn't help but stop and wait for his master several times.
When he came back from the walk, his pace obviously quickened and he wanted to see it earlier.
"Naoki-san, Merry Christmas!"
Kenta Yokota, the owner of the newsstand, greeted him happily. The small newsstand was also hung with lanterns, as well as elk, snowflakes, red hats and other hanging decorations, creating a very festive atmosphere.
"Ah, Yokota-san, Merry Christmas!" Nagayama Naoki responded subconsciously, and then asked casually, "Is Tokyo still safe on Christmas Eve? Did anything big happen?"
"Haha, except for the news about bosozokus bombing the streets, the rest are just ordinary entertainment news." Kenta Yokota also chatted casually.
"By the way, "The Ring" is Naoki-san's movie, right? There seem to be several reports in the entertainment section discussing it."
""Midnight Ring"?"
Naoki Nagayama is curious. This movie has been released for almost a week, and those who should comment have already commented on it. I shouldn’t have arranged any promotional materials during this time?
"Hi, it's in the entertainment section of the Yomiuri Shimbun. It is said that many moviegoers were so frightened that they fell into a coma."
"Huh?" Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised. Logically speaking, there had been such big news during the premiere, so everyone should have been mentally prepared.
Kenta Yokota asked in a low voice: "Naoki-san, is Sadako really so scary? Can she scare the director to the point of peeing?"
Nagayama Naoki suddenly realized that "Midnight Ring" is a niche movie after all. Although its reputation has begun to spread among some young people, to the public, it is more famous for being associated with the scandal of Kinji Fukasaku.
But it’s already Christmas. Tomorrow, the 26th, most people in Japan will have their annual holiday. By then, students and working people will have time to go to the cinema and watch it. That’s when this horror movie will be released!
"Ah, I think it's okay. Yokota-san can give it a try!" he said to the store manager.
"Haha, let my son see it first before talking~"
Kenta Yokota handed over the newspaper, and Naoki Nagayama subconsciously paid for it.
"Arigado, Yokota-san. Then I'll go back first~" Nagayama Naoki took the newspaper and thought about going back to read it, and hurriedly said goodbye to the shop owner.
When he hurried to the entrance of Yamazakura-in, Nagayama Naoki once again realized that his family had clearly ordered "Yomiuri Shimbun"!
I actually bought an extra copy. "Yokota-san really knows how to do business!"
With such a sigh, Nagayama Naoki bent down and checked the mailbox, taking out all the letters and newspapers, but there was still no trace of any gifts. Could it be that Akina had forgotten it?
"Woof woof!" Yutaro suddenly barked twice, then stopped immediately.
Nagayama Naoki thought he wanted to come in. He looked at the dog's tail wagging vigorously and touched his head: "You are so anxious, are you hungry?"
At this moment, he suddenly felt darkness in front of his eyes, and a pair of cold hands covered his eyes. Naoki Nagayama almost subconsciously turned his hand around and coughed, and a bully hit him in the face!
"Guess who I am?"
A voice with a changed voice came from behind, and Naoki Nagayama's muscles relaxed.
"Akina! Why are you here!"
Turning around, I saw that it was Akina wearing a windbreaker, a beret, and a dark blue knitted scarf, but her face was flushed red by the cold wind.
Nagayama Naoki happily held Akina's hand, felt the coolness, and quickly asked, "Why are your hands so cold? Have you been waiting outside for a long time? Why don't you go in?"
"Because I knew Naoki-san was taking Taro Taro out, so I hid here to give Naoki-san a surprise!"
There was a childish look on Akina's face. Sure enough, people who fall in love will become stupid. Nagayama Naoki wanted to pull Akina into the house.
"Ah, yes. Naoki-san bent down."
"?" Nagayama Naoki didn't know why, but he still lowered his head slightly.
Then I discovered that Akina had taken off the scarf around her neck, and then wrapped it around Naoki Nagayama.
"This is a gift for Naoki-san, a scarf knitted by Akina-sama herself!"
The scarf just taken off from his neck carried the body temperature of his girlfriend and the faint fragrance of shower gel. Naoki Nagayama was very moved and gently hugged the girl who was waiting for praise in front of him:
"Arigado, Mingcai~"
Although it is normal for lovers to hug each other, it is a bit like being executed in public when you are still in front of your house early in the morning and you can still see pedestrians on the road not far away from time to time.
After hugging her gently for a while, Naoki Nagayama quickly pulled Akina into the gate of Yamazakura-in.
"Mingna, have you had breakfast?" she asked as she walked towards the house.
"No." Akina touched Yutaro's head and smiled, "I came here as soon as I got up in the morning~"
"No work today?" Nagayama Naoki opened the door.
"Because the party last night was at midnight, I can rest in the morning and there will be an announcement in the afternoon."
Nakamori Akina was explaining when she suddenly stopped because she saw a pair of women's shoes in the shoe cabinet at the entrance!
All kinds of thoughts suddenly came to Akina's mind. Scenes from urban dramas she had seen before suddenly appeared in front of her eyes. One-night stand, the male protagonist cheated on her and was in a third relationship.
"Naoki-san, whose shoes are these?"
"Huh?" Nagayama Naoki had already changed his shoes and was helping Yutaro take off the dog leash. When he turned around and saw the shoes, he was suddenly stunned.
"Ah Bai. I forgot."
"?" Akina felt that her head was in a state of confusion. Could it be because she didn't spend Christmas Eve with Naoki-san.
At this time, both of them heard a female voice coming from the kitchen in front: "Are you back? Breakfast is already ready."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Then, the sound of slippers came over, getting closer and closer.
Then, a girl's face was revealed, and the two people at the entrance stared at each other with big eyes and small eyes. For a moment, Yamasakura-in fell into a strange silence.
Yingtaro looked left and right, and when he saw that his owner was not untying the dog's leash, he had no choice but to twist twice, take off the remaining leash, and then pass between several people without hesitation.
, he is going to eat dog food.
"Ah, breakfast is ready." Nagayama Naoki reacted, looked at the two girls, and twitched the corners of his mouth, "Tsuruko, did you make more? Akina happened to not have breakfast either."
".?!"
On Christmas morning in Showa 58, Tsuruko Nagayama discovered a big secret about his brother!
At the dining table of Yamazakura-in, Nagayama Naoki, Tsuruko and Akina were eating breakfast in silence.
Although it is a traditional Japanese breakfast of white rice, miso soup and side dishes, Naoki Nagayama has already adapted to it.
The rice is definitely enough. The dishes were originally only made for two people, but if they are evenly mixed and add a little pickles, they will be almost full.
Nagayama Naoki originally wanted to read the newspaper, but when he saw Tsuruko on the dining table looking at Akina with his eyes, his little girlfriend was timid and scared at this time, and did not even dare to look at Tsuruko.
.
Alas, I can’t stand it!
"I mean Tsuruko. He just eats when he eats. He always keeps an eye on what Akina is doing."
Tsuruko finally changed the target and asked Naoki: "Ni-chan, are you and Akina-chan dating?"
"Isn't this already obvious?" Naoki Nagayama didn't hide anything. Girls all came home early in the morning, so what else could he say. "What's wrong? Can't I fall in love?"
"That's not true." Tsuruko poked the rice bowl with chopsticks, "It's just that the person I always saw on TV suddenly became Ni-chan's girlfriend. It feels unreal."
"Haven't you met Akina several times~" Nagayama Naoki said, "We even went out to play together!"
"It's very strange that someone I know suddenly becomes Ni-chan's girlfriend!"
"." Nagayama Naoki shook his head and could only let Tsuruko slowly digest it.
It was very difficult to eat breakfast, but I finally finished it.
The three of them sat in the living room and rested for a while. However, Nakamori Akina was a little restless at this time. Seeing Tsuruko was actually nothing. After all, they were all acquaintances, but this time she added the identity of her boyfriend's sister.
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However, they were all young people who knew each other. After a stalemate with each other for a while, they still spoke:
"Mingna, your face seems a little red. Is it an allergy?"
"Ah, maybe there was a cold wind in the morning. I have sensitive skin."
"That's not possible, let's use facial cream to protect it."
With that said, Tsuruko took Akina to the second floor to whisper, leaving Nagayama Naoki in the living room to shrug his shoulders, and then began to read the newspaper alone.
There have been a lot of reports on "The Ring" in newspapers, but in addition to praise, there are also some very strange reports that compare "The Ring" with other movies released this year, and they are both disparaging and disparaging.
The level of this movie seems to say that this horror movie is just scary for the sake of being scary.
"Tsk, who is causing trouble behind this?" Nagayama Naoki sneered, "Horror movies are not for the purpose of horror, then I might as well make literary films!"
"Besides, I have already introduced Miss Sadako to you."
Such a disgusting little trick is a bit disdainful. Nagayama Naoki thought about it and decided to ask Otomo-san to find someone to counterattack in the newspaper tomorrow, so as to give the public some Sadako shock!
While they were complaining, the two people who went upstairs actually walked down the stairs arm in arm. Suddenly, the awkward atmosphere turned into best friends, and it didn't seem out of place at all.
"What's wrong?" Akina asked, looking at Naoki Nagayama's surprised expression.
"How come you are reconciled?"
Tsuruko said from the side: "Bagani-chan, we didn't quarrel! It's just like this!"
".I will never understand the friendship between you girls!" Nagayama Naoki raised his hands in surrender.
"Then how about we go shopping now?"
Nagayama Naoki feels that he can’t understand girls’ jumping thinking
This Christmas is actually very difficult for Fukasaku Kinji.
On the one hand, he was really undergoing treatment, but on the other hand, due to the scandal, he had to choose to temporarily isolate himself from the entertainment industry and recuperate at home.
Therefore, there are no more flattering juniors in the company, no more nice "friends" in the entertainment industry, and no more pride and joy in the spotlight.
Even Keiko Matsuzaka, who has been in love for many years, cannot come to see him because of his wife Nakahara Kusanae at home.
He has nothing left.
"Honey, we have a guest here. It's Fumio Ishikawa from the Film Academy Awards Selection Committee." Nakahara Kusanae knocked on the door of the study room, and then walked in with a shrewd middle-aged man.
"Director Fukasaku, Merry Christmas~" Fumio Ishikawa bowed to the old man on the seat and said hello.
"Ah, Ishikawa-san." Fukasaku Kinji was not too happy. He waved his wife who was serving tea to go out, "How did Ishikawa-san survive?"
He and Ishikawa Fumio only met a few times.
"On behalf of Chairman Tomoyuki Tanaka, I'm here to visit the pillars of the Japanese film industry." Fumio Ishikawa complimented.
"Hahaha, Dongliang. Shouldn't you be the laughing stock now?" After hearing the compliment, Fukasaku Kinji felt a little better, but he still laughed at himself.
"No, it's just a small scandal." Ishikawa Fumio advised, "No one in the entertainment industry will deny Director Fukasaku's talent and achievements because of this, and neither will President Tomoyuki Tanaka."
In fact, Fukasaku Kinji has been exposed to sex scandals from time to time, which is not a big deal in the entertainment industry. If it weren't for the fact that this "being scared into incontinence" hurt his dignity as a director and a man, he would not have stayed at home.
So many days.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Yeah" Fukasaku Kinji nodded. He had read today's newspaper and knew that during this period, Tanaka Tomoyuki was already taking action to suppress "Midnight Bell"
spread in the media.
This time it is for the exchange that Yamada Yoji talked about last time: "Then thank President Tanaka Tomoyuki for me. His works are also examples for our younger directors to learn from. I have contacted some friends and want to re-examine "Snow"
Woolen cloth."
"President Tanaka Yuyuki will be very happy to hear this." Ishikawa Fumio nodded. Today's goal has been achieved. He decided to continue to say a few words and then left.
At this time, Fukasaku Kinji sat up straight with a serious expression on his face: "Ishikawa-san, what are some of Shuyu Pictures' recent moves? Are they hyping me up?"
"Director Shuichi Itou of Shuyu Pictures seems to be in contact with people from the film academy recently, and seems to be using "Hot Blood High School" to compete for various awards." Ishikawa Fumio continued to think about it, "As far as I know,
Shuyou Pictures did not take the initiative to use Director Fukasaku’s scandal to create hype.”
"Is that so?" Fukasaku Kinji's expression changed. If he had changed his position, he would definitely use his opponent's scandal to achieve the greatest benefit.
Contacting friends in a small circle to compete for film awards is something that all directors can do, and Shuichi Itou's approach is completely fine.
It's just "High School". This movie was also made by Kinji Fukasaku. But now, all the resources are used to suppress "Midnight Ring", and there is nothing that can be done about that movie.
Fukasaku Kinji came back to his senses and saw that Fumio Ishikawa in front of him had finished a cup of tea, so he said:
"Please Ishikawa-san, please come over today and thank Chairman Tanaka for me."
Fumio Ishikawa also understood:
"Hi, it's great to see that Director Fukasaku is fine. I believe I can see you at the film selection soon.
So, I’ll take my leave today!”
Fukasaku Kinji bowed slightly, watched his wife send the person away, and then called:
"wife"
"Bring me the phone book in my room. I want to call President Kido of Shochiku."
He still wants to prevent "High School" from winning awards!
Fukasaku Kinji is different from Shuyu Eika. He still decides to deal with the enemy with all his strength and by any means necessary!
