It was the morning of the next day when Naoki Nagayama saw the news in the newspaper.
"It's really amazing, I actually went there overnight..."
Looking at the underground casino in the newspaper photo, and the descriptions such as "Yamaguchi-gumi Five Tigers" between the lines, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but cheer for Hamasaki Shogo and the old man with him.
With such a big fuss, no one will think about KTV anymore~
After closing the newspaper, Naoki Nagayama drove slowly to the studio. Since he talked to Yuko Tanaka yesterday, it was time to prepare for the movie "Summer of Kikujiro".
"Naoki-san~Good morning~"
Xing Jiahua at the front desk saw Naoki Nagayama, who had not seen him for several days, and showed a bright smile.
"Morning~" Nagayama Naoki nodded, "Hana-chan, are Otomo-san and Shuichi-san here?"
"Xiu Yi-san hasn't come to the office in the past two days, only Otomo-san is here." Xing Jiahua said, reviewing the memory of the morning.
"That's it~ Then keep busy~"
Nagayama Naoki nodded and walked directly towards the office. Of course, there were continuous greetings along the way.
In the office, Yoshimura Otomo, who was alone, looked a little lonely, as if there were endless files to deal with...
"Otomo-san, are you busy so early?" Nagayama Naoki joked after opening the door, "I won't be able to keep my hair!"
"..."
For a Mediterranean person, guarding hair is one of the few obsessions. He looked at Nagayama Naoki's thick black hair and said fiercely,
"Naoki-san, believe it or not, I will pull out your hair and transplant it to my head!"
"Ugh..." Nagayama Naoki frowned and groaned, "Otomo-san, you are too cruel~"
"Hmph..." Yoshimura Otomo looked at Nagayama Naoki who walked in and asked, "Why are you here today?"
"I haven't seen Otomo-san for several days..."
"Tell the important point!"
"Um... I actually want to know about the specific project schedule of our Shuyu Pictures in the second half of the year." Nagayama Naoki quickly changed his tone and said seriously.
"Project schedule..."
Yoshimura Otomo was confused, "Didn't I sign it for you before? We are currently filming "Love Is Raining", followed by "High School 2" and "Midnight Ring 2", the release dates are July, October and
November."
"Wouldn't this be free in August and September?" Nagayama Naoki patted the table, his tone full of regret, "What a pity! It's a good opportunity to make money!"
Yoshimura Otomo's eyes turned into dead fish eyes:
"Naoki-san, there's no need to be so exaggerated... Just tell me if you have anything to do... Do you have a new idea?"
"Ahem~" Nagayama Naoki coughed strategically, "Otomo-san, isn't this the script I wrote for a movie some time ago~ I've been very free these past few months..."
"So you want to shoot it in July and release it in September?" Otomo Yoshimura added.
"Um......"
Naoki Nagayama nodded. Although adding a temporary project would disrupt the production schedule of Shuyu Pictures, the movie "Summer of Kikujiro" will definitely be very popular if it is screened just after the summer!
What's more, yesterday I made an appointment with Yuko Tanaka...
At this moment, Yoshimura Otomo seemed to suddenly remember something, took out an envelope and said, "So, Naoki-san and Tanaka Yuko were together yesterday to discuss this movie, right?"
"!!!" Nagayama Naoki was shocked, "Otomo-san! How did you know that Yuko-san and I were together?!"
"Of course the paparazzi caught it!"
Yoshimura Otomo handed over the envelope, which contained several photos of Naoki Nagayama and Yuko Tanaka shopping in Ginza.
Nagayama Naoki patted his head... I was careless... I have been staying at the Tree Friends Capital in Ginza for too long these days, and I have forgotten that I can't go there without makeup!
"But how come Otomo-san has these photos?"
Fangcun Otomo sighed: "If you deal with the media more, you will find...these paparazzi reporters are the same as other migrant workers...they are just making a living.
"
"There are so many scandals about Naoki-san, it doesn't attract much attention anymore! It's worthless! It's better to come directly to the door in exchange for some hush money..."
Naoki Nagayama was inexplicably a little angry. What does it mean to not pay attention to because of too many scandals...
Yoshimura Otomo went on to say: "Actually, Naoki-san is doing okay...the negative news is just scandals at most. This year, we just dealt with the negative news about other artists in the agency. We spent a lot of money to suppress the news."
A sum of money..."
"The negative aspects of other artists?" Naoki Nagayama really didn't pay much attention to these, "What are they?"
Yoshimura Otomo glanced at Naoki Nagayama. Originally, he and Shuichi-san had made up their minds that they would not talk to him about these complicated things. They wanted Naoki-san to make movies with peace of mind. All other tricks in the entertainment industry were used.
Just let him block it~
But now that I’m asking...
"For example, Yutaka Ozaki's drinking problem... Yuki Saito has a boyfriend... The three Maoyan sisters went to a nightclub to have fun... Chiko Aoyama was photographed drinking~
"
"?!" Nagayama Naoki didn't expect that his own idol would have so many problems?
"These are actually small things, but they are still very troublesome to deal with." Fangcun Otomo sighed, "Fortunately, the relationship between Shuyou and the media has been handled very well for so long..."
Nagayama Naoki just came back to his senses from the revelation just now: "Why didn't you hear the negative things about Junko Ito?"
"Ah... Speaking of which, although Ito Junko is our first idol, she is indeed the one who has developed the most steadily." Yoshimura Otomo laughed, "Although the latter few songs are not given by Naoki-san.
Even though he is so outstanding, he also made it into the top 50 of the Oricon list..."
"For now, releasing new songs, holding concerts, participating in announcements, variety shows... Junko-chan is already a mature idol artist!"
Nagayama Naoki asked in surprise: "Is this really the case?"
"It's not too busy, but it's not very free either. Junko-chan doesn't have that many ideas..." Otomo Yoshimura said, "But several other artists, especially female artists, don't have any big projects this year.
The popularity will inevitably decline, and we can only rely on negative news to gain exposure."
Junko Ito is like the most standard idol in the entertainment industry, like a perfect doll.
Speaking of which, Yutaka Ozaki, Yuki Saito, and Tomoko Aoyama are all known for being controversial in their memories. Perhaps such talents seem to be truly alive, which is why they are so impressive.
However, it would be too miserable to be reduced to using negative support for exposure.
.......
"Since they all seem to be very idle, let's let them participate in future movies!" Naoki Nagayama said.
"Um... But in "High School 2" and "Midnight Ring 2", there are basically no female idol roles... There is no point in making a cameo." Yoshimura Otomo said, "As for Ozaki Yutaka, let him
It would be a pity to have to fight..."
"Well...let me think about it~"
Naoki Nagayama thought about it, and suddenly an idea came to his mind: "Otomo-san, if you want to say that there are many roles, TV dramas should be called many roles! And the exposure period is very long, at least several months!
Don’t we store the scripts of two TV series? Why not let them make TV series!”
Yoshimura Otomo thought for a moment: "Naoki-san is talking about..."Century of Love" and "Tokyo Love Story"?"
"Let's do "Century of Love"! The emotional lines are more complicated! There are more characters..." Naoki Nagayama still doesn't want to film "Tokyo Love Story" like this.
"That's it...then let me take a look at the schedules of each of the idols."
Yoshimura Otomo took out a thick notepad and recorded the various schedules of his artists on a table... and then compared them.
"Naoki-san... If we want to shoot, the artists will have their schedules in August."
"So, if we shoot one month in advance and shoot while broadcasting, it will be released in September." Naoki Nagayama estimated using the mode of shooting and broadcasting at the same time.
"Yes, so there may be a conflict with Naoki-san's movie."
"It doesn't matter much... If I were to shoot, I would have finished shooting in July and edited in August..." Naoki Nagayama is very confident in his shooting speed
, "When the time comes, I can shoot "Century of Love" as a break."
"this......"
Yoshimura Otomo was still very confident in Nagayama Naoki's shooting ability, and he had no objection, but he quickly thought of another question.
"Naoki-san, if we don't finish all the filming this time, there will be another problem."
"What aspect?"
"On the TV station side... we have finished filming the previous two TV dramas, and Fuji TV purchased them directly." Otomo Yoshimura said, "Generally speaking, TV dramas are led by the TV station's production bureau, and this time
If we were to film and broadcast this time, would the TV station buy it? At what price?"
"Fuji TV has such a good relationship with us, so they should be very happy!" Naoki Nagayama didn't believe it, "Besides, we still have a framework agreement!"
"The framework agreement is just a program cooperation...Purchasing TV series is a purchasing behavior..." Otomo Yoshimura said, "After all, TV stations also have ratings considerations, and the production bureau does not want outsiders to compete with them for credit...
....”
"But...this is my script, Naoki Nagayama! It will definitely become a hit when it is filmed!"
"Naoki-san is indeed very trusted in film production, and the screenwriter is also very talented." Yoshimura Otomo said, "If you sell the script to a TV station, they will definitely accept it immediately, but if you want to film and broadcast it on the TV station,
...In addition, our protagonists are all idol artists under our banner, so in business, there is still a chance of being rejected."
"..."
Nagayama Naoki didn't believe it... He decided to talk to an acquaintance at Fuji TV about this matter today to see if the other party really wanted to think twice.
.........
I called Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi, whom I knew well, and asked them to go to the coffee shop where they met before for coffee.
Nagayama Naoki drove directly to the coffee shop near the Fuji TV Shinjuku building... I still remember that the last time I came here, it was here that I negotiated the "Boys Over Flowers" project with the two of them.
.
It was still winter at that time, and there was still snow on the roads.
But now, the bright sunlight passes through the transparent display window and illuminates the originally dark interior without reservation, making the originally quiet cafe a little more lively.
"Naoki-san!"
Naturally, Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi arrived first and greeted Nagayama Naoki.
"Da Tai-san, Nishiro Mei-san, how are you doing recently?" Naoki Nagayama has not contacted them frequently during this period.
"Haha, it's like meeting the grandpa." Xi Rumei joked with a smile, "Naoki-san, I've obviously just met you before~"
"That may be because I have been busy with other things these days, and it feels like a long time has passed~" Nagayama Naoki explained while asking the clerk for a cup of Italian coffee.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Naoki-san can come to the TV station to see us!"
"Aren't we going to invite you to drink coffee~"
After a few words of greeting, Sugiura Otae said: "We were shocked when we suddenly received a call from Naoki-san today... Naoki-san is a person who goes to the Three Treasures Hall for anything...
...and again in this cafe.”
"So, what happened to Naoki-san?"
"Haha, there is a script for a TV series. I want you to take a look." Naoki Nagayama handed the copied script of "Love Century" to Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi. "We plan to film it in a while. Take a look.
What do you think?"
"Oh? Naoki-san's TV drama script?" Otasu Sugiura took it, "Then I want to take a good look!"
"Please give me some advice~"
So Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi began to read the script of "Love Century".
When Nagayama Naoki's coffee was delivered, the two of them had expressions of relish on their faces, and they were watching with rapt attention... And when Nagayama Naoki finished drinking the coffee, the two of them were still watching with rapt attention...
.....
Otasu Sugiura was the first to raise his head: "Modern urban love drama... Naoki-san really knows a lot about love!"
"..." What gives you this idea.
Nishi Rumi also raised her head and said: "The ex-girlfriend has become the eldest brother's fiancée... Isn't this the future eldest sister-in-law?... The current one is a happy enemy, and there is also a person who has a crush on the current one and the protagonist.
people......"
"Naoki-san, this love line is so complicated!" Nishirumi smiled, "It's so attractive! Sure enough, only Naoki-san can think of such a tangled relationship!"
"......"thank you.....
This is one of the ceilings of Japanese love dramas, mainly due to the strength of Japanese screenwriters...
Nagayama Naoki complained in his heart and asked: "Do you think it's good?"
"Hey, it can be said to be one of the most outstanding scripts in recent years." Sugiura Otayoshi directly affirmed.
"So Tai-san, will Fuji TV support the production of this TV series?" Naoki Nagayama then asked.
Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi looked at each other: "Does Naoki-san mean to sell this script to Fuji TV?"
"No, what I mean is, if Shuyu Pictures has full rights to produce this TV series, will Fuji TV purchase it?" Naoki Nagayama asked.
"Of course, if it is produced, I guarantee that the TV station will purchase it!" Otasu Sugiura nodded confidently, "Naoki-san's script is very good, and the filming will be excellent."
Nagayama Naoki then asked: "So, what if it is filmed and broadcast at the same time?"
"Broadcasting while filming?" Sugiura Otayoshi hesitated for a moment, "Nao Shu-san, filming and broadcasting at the same time, is generally a model used by TV dramas within the production bureau. If it is purchased externally, it is purchased as a whole."
"In other words, if the script of this drama is sold to a TV station and the TV station production bureau takes the lead in producing it, is that okay?"
This is actually the difference between whether it is me as the main person or tree friends as the main person.
Nishi Rumi nodded: "Naoki-san, if you want to sell it, we can acquire the script and entrust Shuyu Pictures to produce it."
It seems that there is no difference. With the relationship between Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi and myself, the cost of entrusting the production will definitely be high, and the leading power in the production process will definitely be in my hands...
However, it is inevitable that they will be involved in the selection of some characters, and the direction of the plot will also depend on the decision of the TV station. Maybe the director will be changed temporarily...
However, Nagayama Naoki is still a little uncomfortable. He doesn't want anyone to restrict the TV series "Love Century", which is destined to be a hit. He wants to keep all the copyrights with Shuyou Pictures...
"Hmm...I heard that there are TV series that are entirely produced by outsiders, right?"
Sugiura Otayoshi nodded: "Yes, Toho Toei's TV production company, the TV station will occasionally entrust the production of some TV series..."
Nishi Rumi quickly explained: "But those are very few anymore. Today's TV dramas are basically produced by the production bureau, and the TV production companies only cooperate."
"It seems Shuyou still doesn't have the reputation of an established company~"
Through the reactions of the two of them, Naoki Nagayama also knew that as an emerging film production company, Shuyu does not have a strong brand in the field of TV series.
"Naoki-san...."
Nishirumi wanted to persuade him, but Nagayama Naoki stopped him.
"Nishirumi-san, I just want to ask a question. The specific production is still in anticipation~"
Sugiura Oitai thought for a while:
"Naoki-san, why don't you leave me a copy of the script, and I'll take it to Director Takano Ikki... Maybe the director is willing to give Shuyu Filming a chance."
"Haha, thank you very much."
Nagayama Naoki left the script to Sugiura Oitai, but he also knew that the TV station production bureau supported Shuyu's full production, so it was unlikely that it would be filmed and broadcast at the same time.
In the following time, the three people chatted about other programs, such as "Twilight Meow" and Kitty Club, etc., as if they had put this matter behind their minds~
