The media in the entertainment industry have always been known for moving quickly and keeping up with hot topics.
As long as there is a slight disturbance, newspapers and magazines on the street and talk and comment programs will tell all living beings outside what major event has happened. Even the cause of the event and the subsequent development can be analyzed one, two, three, four, five.
But this time, they were played hard by a guy named Nagayama Naoki!
As the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of "The Yomiuri Shimbun", Yukio Mukai has always considered himself one of the most well-informed people in the entertainment industry.
Not only because he has more than a dozen capable entertainment reporters and countless paparazzi informants under his command, but also because he has good relationships with major offices, film production companies, and television stations.
So he can know any news immediately, no, even in advance.
But "Love Letter" suddenly came online, and the news of the song "Snow Flower" was released. He only found out about it when his niece called to ask!
"Is "Love Letter" really a movie starring Akina-chan?" "Where can I watch the movie now?" "Why is "Snow Flower" not in the trailer for Akina-chan's song release?" "."
"Nani? Uncle Mukai, aren't you the most well-informed person in the entertainment industry? You don't even know?"
"The most well-informed person actually doesn't know."
"Well-informed. I don't know."
His niece's unintentional words have been echoing in Yukio Mukai's mind. This is simply an insult to his career of more than ten years!!!
"Naoki Nagayama, how can it be such a joke to release a movie? The media didn't even let the media know in advance?"
After hanging up the phone, Yukio Mukai became angrier as he thought about it. Finally, he slapped the table and stood up suddenly.
I walked to the door of the office in a few steps and opened the office door with a swish.
He clapped his hands twice more, attracting the attention of outside entertainment reporters and editors.
"Anyone with more than ten years of work experience can come here!!"
After the words were finished, four or five senior people with sparse hair, sallow complexions, and only a pair of eyes that occasionally shone brightly walked into the office and closed the door gently.
Then the employees outside heard loud yelling.
Curious young employees secretly gathered at the door of the office and listened. They only heard words such as "slap in the face", "shame" and "free rice". They seemed very dissatisfied that they had not received the news.
When the office door opened again, the guys gathered at the door dispersed.
I can still vaguely hear the editor-in-chief saying:
"Hurry up and find out about this matter! If there is no definite news by the time of the evening newspaper, please give me back the year-end bonus I received this year!"
So the young juniors saw several senior seniors starting to make phone calls frantically with red eyes. After a while, someone hurried out with a few newcomers.
Hmm. In the "Yomiuri Shimbun", the reporter Shuyu Pictures has made friends with is a newbie for more than a year. At this time, he was doing interviews outside and did not receive a call from Yoshimura Otomo.
Nagayama Naoki did not stay idle in the studio. After sending Tsuruko back to his apartment in Waseda, he did not drive. Instead, he took the subway and traveled around Tokyo.
The sky is getting dark and the rush hour for get off work is approaching.
The Tokyo subway at this time was not as crowded as usual. Even a tall man like Naoki Nagayama would inevitably be carried by the crowd and stuffed into the subway.
However, at this time, you can see that there is already a row of large "Love Letter" posters on the advertising space on the wall of the subway station platform.
A glimmer of white snow, a beautiful lady in black, an exquisite profile, and a loveletter movie title and starring character.
“The efficiency of Dentsu is indeed high enough!”
Nagayama Naoki had already heard the young people next to him discussing when this movie came out and why the starring role was Nakamori Akina. This was a big image subversion!
I stopped at several stations along the way and looked at the advertisements around the subway stations. Some were not there, and some had already started to be replaced. Then I came to the most important place, Shibuya Station.
Shibuya Crossing was later known as "the largest intersection in the world", and its current size cannot be underestimated!
The advertising space here, like the advertising space in Times Square in New York, is one of the most expensive outdoor advertisements. It has long been reserved by the most powerful companies such as Coca-Cola, Mitsubishi Estate, and Toyota Motor.
Naoki Nagayama only got the opportunity to be exposed on the dynamic advertising screen here through a middleman with a special relationship.
After waiting for a while outside the crowded subway station, he saw the trailer for "Love Letter" which instantly attracted many passers-by.
As night fell, the snow did not stop, but entered a stable stage, as if it wanted to let people feel it for a while longer.
Naoki Nagayama returned to Sansakura-in and saw Yotaro in the courtyard, fluttering at the snowflakes stupidly, like he did when he was a child, while Nyaotaro was sitting in the corridor, as if he was looking at a fool.
Seeing his master coming back, Taro immediately ran over and wanted to lie down, but Naoki Nagayama quickly dodged.
"Yingtaro, don't you know that your paws are covered with snow and water?"
However, the silly dog did not give up and ran over again, so Nagayama Naoki had no choice but to hold down the dog's head and then take it into the house to dry it off.
I didn't notice it when I was outside, but when I returned to Sansakurain, I found that the pager was actually prompting that someone had called. Nagayama Naoki pressed the small screen and found that it was twice, and they were different phone numbers.
One is from Akina's house, and the other is an unknown number.
"Only Akina can call this pager, right?" Nagayama Naoki scratched his head and dialed back the latest number.
After waiting for a few seconds, an unfamiliar voice came from the phone,
"Moses Moses, this is Yanyin."
Nagayama Naoki was stunned for a moment and immediately returned: "Moses Moses, this is Shuyou Pictures. I'm looking for Miss Akina Nakamori. I made an appointment before."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Ah, Akina-san, please wait a moment." I heard the sound of high heels walking away, and then someone came over.
"Moses, Moses, this is Akina Nakamori." This time it's the real owner.
"Akina, it's me," Nagayama Naoki said, "Sorry, I just saw the pager, but wasn't it called from home before?"
Akina Nakamori was also helpless: "I had already gone home, so I thought of calling Naoki-san. However, because of the sudden release of "Love Letter", many reporters called the office and invited interviewers. So I temporarily
I was called back again."
"I suddenly have to work overtime." Nagayama Naoki sighed, "It's really hard work!"
"Yeah, I originally wanted to get off work early and go read "Love Letter" with Naoki-san." Akina's tone contained regret, "It's a pity that I don't have the chance now~"
"Then we can only look for another chance."
Nagayama Naoki also felt it was a pity that the number had already been called today. Akina should be very busy in the remaining days of this year, and he might also be busy because of the release of "Love Letter". It might be difficult to even meet before the end of the year.
Woolen cloth.
The Kenyin side was waiting for an interview, so Nakamori Akina could only seize the time to talk to Nagayama Naoki for a few words before hanging up the phone. However, Nagayama Naoki at Yamasakura-in stared blankly at the falling water in the yard.
snowflakes
A night without words~
Early the next morning, Nagayama Naoki was woken up by the bright sky.
Winter mornings are usually dark, but today is very different. It looks much brighter outside the window.
Nagayama Naoki opened the window, and with the cold air, he saw a world covered in silver.
The surface of the building that can be seen from a distance is covered with a pure white cotton coat; the path that no one has ever walked on is covered with a layer of flawless white carpet; the bamboo leaves surrounding the Yamazakura courtyard are all covered with bamboo leaves.
Wearing a snow-white felt hat.
Occasionally, one or two snowflakes fall, and the reflected skylight makes the whole city a little brighter.
However, inside the courtyard, there are messy plum blossom footprints on the entire snow surface. If you look more closely, you will see a white dog having fun in the yard!
"No wonder Yotaro didn't come to wake anyone up today. It turns out he was already playing by himself~" Nagayama Naoki said softly, "Silly dog~"
Since there was thick snow, Nagayama Naoki gave up walking the dog and calmly prepared breakfast in Yamazakura Garden while reading the newspaper.
Last night, Nagayama Naoki fell asleep, but the entire entertainment industry was not idle.
Today, the headlines of all the entertainment pages are discussing the newly released movie. The Yomiuri Shimbun, the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun and other newspapers all invariably reported on the sudden appearance of the movie.
And the titles are very interesting:
"Who is the sudden "love letter" for?" "An unexpected encounter is like a boy's secret love" "The day of the first snow in Tokyo, when the "love letter" is opened!" "A gift to Tokyo at the end of the year!"
Of course, there are also some reports that are biased and have some problems:
""Love Letters" invaded Tokyo. Who gave you the confidence?" "Surprise! Tokyo was occupied by "Love Letters" in a short time!" "Should we go see "Love Letters"?"
Some newspapers have even found stills from the filming of Love Letter, and some film critics have already seen the movie and started to rate the movie.
Regardless of whether he is good or bad, the movie "Love Letter" appears in the eyes of all Tokyoites.
Nagayama Naoki was very interested in reading an article in Tokyo Sports News, which actually connected the creation of "Snow Flower" with "Love Letter", and then secretly compared this to Nagayama Naoki's love letter to Nakamori Akina. It's really
Talented! Almost everyone guessed it right!
After breakfast, Naoki Nagayama, who was very relaxed, came to the studio and found that Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi had already arrived early.
"Shuichi-san, were you at the Film Technology Factory yesterday?" Nagayama Naoki looked at the tired-looking Itou Shuichi.
"Yes, I urged them to speed up the printing, and then went to several movie theaters with the film runners." Itou Shuichi yawned, "I made an agreement with the movie theater owners yesterday to coordinate the schedules, plus we can come out today
Two copies of it should be able to get through it."
"That's good~" Nagayama Naoki patted his shoulder, "How long was Shuichi-san busy yesterday?"
"Two o'clock in the morning!" Itou Shuichi rubbed his eyes, "When it snowed the hardest, I didn't even go home. I slept in the company for a while."
"Well, let's take a rest today~"
At this time, Yoshimura Otomo interrupted: "I can't take a break today!"
He also stayed up late yesterday, and now he opened his bloodshot eyes: "I made an appointment with the media this morning to hold a media briefing!"
"Huh? This morning?" Nagayama Naoki was surprised.
"Well, it's in the screening room of Iwanami Cinema." Yoshimura Otomo continued, "I have made an appointment with all the reporters and people from the research team. Ms. Akina Nakamori will come over then."
"??? Akina will also come here? When will it happen?"
"Yes! We discussed this in the early morning. Do you have any comments from Naoki-san?" Yoshimura Otomo picked up the phone again and wanted to contact a few more reporters.
Yoshimura Otomo was on the phone almost all day yesterday, and even temporarily coordinated and organized a media meeting. It can be said that he did a lot of things.
Naoki Nagayama is actually sleeping. So now he can only obey:
"Hey, no problem at all, I'll be there!"
Yoshimura Otomo continued: "In addition to this meeting, we will also have many programs to broadcast today and several interviews to record. They are all very simple. I believe Naoki-san will be fine."
"What do you mean, am I alone?"
"Of course not, and Ms. Akina, you are the leading actors!" Yoshimura Otomo explained, "It's not a large-scale program. It's recorded today and will be released tomorrow. However, it is available on various TV stations, so I will come here today.
If you run away, you won’t get any rest~”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Okay~" Nagayama Naoki knows that this is inevitable, but thinking on the bright side, I can see Akina today~
At this time, Shuichi Itou added from the side: "Our first wave of promotion should be almost over, but from now on, we will continue to promote intensively."
"Also, Naoki-san, this is just Tokyo. We may need to go to various other cities to promote this week."
Nagayama Naoki was also prepared: "Is it like when promoting the first movie?"
"Well, we have to be prepared!" Yi Tangxiu nodded, preparing for days and nights where he would be on the road for promotion. "And this year's New Year, we may also be on the road."
Naoki Nagayama nodded helplessly. After all, he requested that it be released during the first snow. Now Shuichi Itou and Otomo Yoshimura didn't say anything. Instead, they cooperated silently. How could he back down?
I just need to find a time to call my mother and explain.
Also, I probably need Tsuruko’s help to bring the gifts I bought~
In Seguda's mansion, Fukasaku Kinji got up.
He was recuperating at home and didn't know about the turmoil in the outside world. He didn't see it on TV yesterday. He didn't like watching TV.
But this morning, when I was about to have a good breakfast, I suddenly found that the newspaper was full of a movie called "Love Letter"!
"What's going on?!" Fukasaku Kinji couldn't understand. Could it be that this era is changing so fast?
"Shuyou Pictures? Director Naoki Nagayama, aren't they releasing "Midnight Ring"? Didn't they just release "High School" a few months ago? Why is there another "Love Letter"?!"
Fukasaku Kinji looked through the newspaper articles eagerly, still mumbling something:
"There was no publicity before the shooting. There was no media promotion meeting during the shooting. There was no disclosure meeting after the shooting, not even a preview! It was released directly?"
"What on earth is this guy Naoki Nagayama going to do? Are movies child's play?"
At this time, his wife Sanae Nakahara said: "There are advertisements for this movie everywhere now!"
"What do you mean?" Fukasaku Kinji asked eagerly.
"In record stores, bus stops, subway stations, intersections, and on TVs," Sanae Nakahara said, "On the way out to buy groceries, you can see movie posters everywhere!"
"Didn't this happen yesterday?" Fukasaku Kinji was a little dumbfounded.
"Yes, it is said that it appeared suddenly, just when it was snowing." Sanae Nakahara explained, "I heard that it was released specifically when it was snowing!"
Fukasaku Kinji suddenly remembered the reports on the day of the preview of "The Ring". Although most of them were about his own scandals, there was indeed an article written about Naoki Nagayama saying that his next movie would be in the first snow of Tokyo.
Released on time!
"It turns out that he had planned it at that time!" Kinji Fukasaku felt that he had understood Nagayama Naoki's thoughts, "Did he actually combine "Love Letter" with Tokyo's First Snow? Or a romance movie is really a good idea!
"
As a director, he also wants to make similar movies that are tied to real things. For example, when he thinks of surfing, he thinks of "That Summer, the Sea of Tranquility"; when he thinks of gas stations, he thinks of "The Gas Station Robbery Incident";
When I think of Shiba Inu, I think of "The Tale of Hachiko."
Akito Sack! Are these movies all the works of Naoki Nagayama!!!
Has this guy actually had such ambitions since that time?!
"Honey, give me the phone"
Subconsciously, Fukasaku Kinji wanted to call someone he knew well, and wanted to create a stumbling block for this "Love Letter".
But looking back, all the previous resources were used to suppress "Midnight Ring"! Even "Hot Blood High School" had no choice but to let go. At this time, I no longer have any cards!
Looking at the report of "Love Letter", Fukasaku Kinji's mind was racing rapidly. Suddenly, another possibility popped up:
"He released "Love Letter" in the last week before the New Year. He didn't choose this time specifically! He just wanted to participate in this year's film selection! It caught other opponents off guard!!!"
As if he was caught up in a conspiracy theory, Fukasaku Kinji even began to wonder if Nagayama Naoki secretly held artificial snowfall!
Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that it snows on Christmas Day!
Sanae Nakahara looked at her fussy husband and felt a little pitiful in her heart. In the past, there were always sex scandals, but now he is actually a little crazy. Could it be that he has a mental problem?
Wait, if he goes crazy, can his property be supervised by me?!
