It rained for two days in a row and gradually became lighter, but as usual, it will be an intermittent rainy season for a while.
Fortunately, Yamasakura-in has a dryer, so there is no need to suffer from lingering underwear~
Since we had made an appointment yesterday, Naoki Nagayama went to the studio in the morning... and by the way, he brought the movie script of "Kikujiro's Summer" with him.
When we arrived at the studio's office, Fangcun Dayou first gave us good news:
"Naoki-san, we have made an appointment with the people from TV Asahi to have a chat at the Kaiseki restaurant at noon tomorrow."
"tomorrow?"
"What's wrong? Naoki-san has plans?" asked Yoshimura Otomo.
"Xiu Yisang is going to hold a finals banquet here tomorrow night."
After the filming of the crew's work was completed yesterday, Shuichi Itou told everyone about it. Naoki Nagayama happened to be there, so he agreed directly.
Fangcun Otomo laughed: "One happens to be at noon and the other at night, so there is no delay."
Nagayama Naoki was speechless. Is this a matter of not delaying?
We have to drink at noon, and we have to drink at night... Naoki Nagayama who participated in both drinking games will inevitably be persuaded to drink... No matter how much he drinks...
It seems that this area of East Asia has this custom, everything must be discussed over the wine table...
"Fortunately, I'm still young..." Naoki Nagayama could only mutter.
For this cooperation, Naoki Nagayama still attached great importance to it. Then he read the "Music Station" project plan again (it will not be revised in the end). While reading it, he made some notes. Although he said that it would never be revised, but if
If TV Asahi has any objections...it still has to bow to society...
Not long after waiting, Xing Jiahua at the front desk knocked on the door and entered the office:
"Naoki-san, there are visitors from Ota Production Office looking for you, saying that they had an appointment yesterday. I put them in the conference room."
"Ah, they're here~" Nagayama Naoki nodded, "Hana-chan, please help me say hello, I'll be there right away."
After Xing Jiahua left, Nagayama Naoki cleared the table and said to Otomo Fangcun: "Otomo-san, do you want to go and meet us together?"
Yoshimura Otomo, who was buried in his desk, didn't even raise his head:
"If it's Shu Yi-san, we should go meet him together. I'll forget it."
Because Itou Shuichi is the person in charge of film production, it is natural for him to meet the main protagonists of important projects of the company. Although Yoshimura Otomo is also responsible for the work of the agency, he is already the president, and Oishi Tomohiro of Ota Production is still just
I'm just an agent, my level doesn't match!
...
When Naoki Nagayama arrived at the conference room, he opened the door and saw Xing Jiahua making tea for two people. One of them had a humble smile on his face. He must be the manager Oishi Tomohiro, and the other was naturally
I met Kitano Takeshi once.
At this time, Kitano Takeshi had not yet experienced a car accident, his gangster temperament was not too excessive, and his expression in private was not too vicious.
"Private Marseille, I kept you two waiting for a long time." Naoki Nagayama said quickly.
"Haha, it's okay, it's okay." Oishi Tomohiro stood up and bowed respectfully, "This is the first time we meet, I am Oishi Tomohiro produced by Ota, and the one next to me is Kitano Takeshi."
"This is the first time we meet. I am Naoki Nagayama. Please give me your advice."
Nagayama Naoki bowed in response, then smiled at Kitano Takeshi next to him, "Haha, Kitano-san, this is not the first time we have met."
"Hahaha, of course, we are old friends~"
As a manga artist, Takeshi Kitano has very quick eloquence and responsiveness, and the relationship between the two instantly rose to that of old friends.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, people on both sides sat down, and at this time Naoki Nagayama began to talk about business.
"I've taken the liberty to invite you two here this time because I want to invite Takeshi Kitano to participate in our next film at Shuyou Pictures." Naoki Nagayama handed over the script, ""The Summer of Kikujiro" is a film about family love.
comedy."
Takeshi Kitano unceremoniously took the only copy of the script and read it, which made Oishi Tomohiro next to him a little embarrassed, but he immediately agreed:
"We are honored to be invited by Director Yongshan. We will definitely cherish this opportunity..."
"Hey! Dashi, I haven't agreed yet!"
Takeshi Kitano had no intention of covering up at all, and directly choked his manager in front of Naoki Nagayama.
In fact, his current relationship with the agency is already very bad. His comic partner is even planning to go solo, and he doesn't want to stay in this agency anymore...
Originally, when he received the notice from Oishi Tomohiro yesterday, he didn't want to come, but the sponsor of the film invitation was Naoki Nagayama, and a previous acquaintance made him a little interested.
"Ahem~"
Oishi Zhikuan could only cough tactically, picked up the water glass and took a sip, and then grinned from the hot tea.
Seeing Kitano Takeshi next to him reading the script without saying a word, Oishi Tomohiro could only continue to speak clichés to keep the scene from being too quiet.
"Ota Productions not only spares no expense in cultivating comedians, but also hopes that artists can gain a broader space for development..."
Nagayama Naoki could only nod in agreement from time to time, feeling that the combination of manager and artist opposite him was very interesting.
When Oishi Tomohiro's mouth was almost dry, Kitano Takeshi finally finished reading the plot of the script, with a joking look on his face:
"Naoki-san... this movie is obviously a tragedy! Didn't the kid not find his mother in the end?"
Naoki Nagayama was noncommittal:
"Kitano-san, the core of comedy is tragedy... I thought an outstanding manga artist like you should be able to understand it."
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This is another reason why Nagayama Naoki decided to use Takeshi Kitano to film "The Summer of Kikujiro". After all, although it is difficult to find an actor who matches the vicious appearance and childish heart, you can always find one among the actors in the entertainment industry.
But there are very few of them who deeply understand comedy~
When Takeshi Kitano heard this sentence, he felt like he was getting an electric shock. All the insights he had when performing manga in the past came to mind at this time. The clumsiness, stupidity, bullying, and ridicule that made the audience laugh...
..Isn’t that what’s so sad about the character?
"I didn't expect that Naoki-san knows so much about comedy..."
Kitano Takeshi's face became serious, and he put away his previous irregularity and casualness.
"It's just the insights I got from others." Nagayama Naoki didn't mean to take even a word as his own, "Kitano-san, "Kikujiro's Summer" actually looks like the protagonist is a child in it.
But the real protagonist is actually Kikujiro, the accompanying adult."
"So the adult's name was also used in the movie's title."
Takeshi Kitano couldn't help but nod: "Yes, this story is not so much about a child looking for his mother, but rather about the grown-up adult looking for the family ties in his childhood..."
Takeshi Kitano, who had already developed a strong interest in the movie, began to discuss the plot of the movie with Naoki Nagayama. As a guy with director talent, he was very knowledgeable when it came to shooting. Then he learned that Yuko Tanaka would also participate.
After the performance, I became even more enthusiastic.
On the side, Oishi Zhikuan could only listen to the discussion between the two silently, drinking cup after cup of tea.
At the end of the day, Takeshi Kitano was determined to participate in the filming of the movie, but he still asked:
"Naoki-san, why did you choose me?"
"Hahaha, I thought Kitano-san would hold back and not ask~"
"There's nothing I can do about it. Although I have some experience in comics, I'm a newcomer in the film industry..." Takeshi Kitano didn't feel guilty, but asked openly.
"First of all... Kitano-san's face... is very fierce and fits the image of the movie character very well."
Kitano Takeshi shook his head. He couldn't do anything about his triangular eyes, they were born...but in his heart he just felt that it was more masculine, so he never worried about it.
"Secondly... I was deeply impressed by Kitano-san's smile in "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence," the blue ribbon award he won for Takeshi Kitano." Naoki Nagayama recalled, "It was both cruel and innocent.
The feeling... Kitano-san has a child living in his heart..."
"this....."
Kitano Takeshi felt as if he had been seen through. The guy in front of him seemed to know me better than himself...
Naoki Nagayama stopped talking. Having reached a consensus just now, he stood up and stretched out his hand:
"Kitano-san, it's settled then. You are welcome to join the cast of "Kikujiro's Summer"."
"Hi! Happy cooperation..." Takeshi Kitano held Naoki Nagayama's hand.
The manager Oishi Tomohuan who was standing by silently lamented that one of these two people is sunny and handsome, and the other is full of gangsterism. They are obviously two completely different types of people, but they can talk so happily and even collaborate on a movie together...
..
In this world, anything can happen!
........
The subsequent contract was naturally promoted by the legal department. It was almost eleven o'clock when Naoki Nagayama sent the two people out of the studio, and they chatted for almost two hours.
"Otomo-san, the starring role in "The Summer of Kikujiro" has been decided." Nagayama Naoki said when he returned to the office.
It seems that Yoshimura Otomo has not moved all morning. He is still working on documents at his desk, a living rubber stamp.
"Oh? Really!" He sighed, "Now that the starring role has been confirmed, the film production committee can also start to be established... Naoki-san, this time, go to solicit sponsorship and investment just like other movies.
?Or should we do it ourselves?”
It was mentioned a few years ago that the films produced by Shuyou Pictures should be established like other film production companies by establishing a film production committee to share the investment pressure and form an industrialized production process, so Otomo Fangcun had a question.
"Well... forget about this movie~" Nagayama Naoki shook his head, "Just use the box office share of my last movie "April Story" to make it!"
It has been two months since "April Story" was released, and the end of June was just in time for the second quarter's distribution. "Kikujiro's Summer" started filming in July, which was just in time.
"Well, let's do that~"
Yoshimura Otomo did not refute, after all, the president must have privileges!
However, I saw Nagayama Naoki sitting down again and starting to put away the planning documents on the table... Is there anything else?
"Naoki-san, now that the communication with the movie's leading actors has been completed, do you have nothing else to do for the time being?" Yoshimura Otomo started to take half of the documents on his desk and give it to Nagayama Naoki, "That's just right, I'm here
There are still files that need to be processed..."
"Ah! This!"
Nagayama Naoki's face was panicked. Yesterday, he was pulled by Otomo-san to process the documents for most of the day. Could it be that he would be pulled into sex today?
"Arnold, Brother Feng! Brother Feng called me before and said there were some problems with the operation of the KTV!" Naoki Nagayama looked at him, and in a flash of his mind, he used Yongshan Kaede as a shield. "
We made an appointment to communicate!"
I looked at the wall and said, "Ah, it's already 11 o'clock. We have an appointment at noon! If you don't go, you'll be late!"
As he spoke, he put away the plan book, held it in his arms and rushed out of the office... leaving only the hand handed out by Yoshimura Otomo hanging in the air...
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In fact, Shuyou Group already has a lot of people, including heads of various departments, so there are not too many things that Fangcun Dayou has to deal with.
Most of them involve following up on project progress, coordinating company resources, final review, etc., which usually take half a day to complete. However, it is currently the beginning of the month, and the busiest times are at the beginning and end of the month.
Naoki Nagayama, who ran out of the studio quickly, had already braved the drizzle and ran into his car, and then really drove towards Roppongi.
Even if you are acting, you have to do a full set~
.......
Roppongi's KTV has become famous during this period. It happened to be raining, and KTV that can be used indoors has become more and more popular with everyone.
However, there are only so many private rooms after all. Even if they are all full, the service intensity of the waiters has not increased to an unbearable level, so Yongshan Feng is still relatively leisurely.
After Nagayama Naoki arrived at the KTV, he actually saw two familiar figures in the lobby, Imamura Fumichi and Nakazawa Hokuto... Zeng Jin's gangster, later Kaede's younger brother, and a contract artist of Kaede's agency.
.....Also participated in the filming of "Hot Blood High School 2"....
"Imamura, Nakazawa, why are you here?"
He looked curiously at the two guys in well-fitted suits, who were greeting guests like doormen.
"Ah, Naoki-san." The more handsome Imamura Fumiichi said, "Brother Kaede said that KTV is short of people. People who don't have much interest in the entertainment industry in the future can transfer to KTV, so Beidou and I came over.
Already."
"So do you also want to run a KTV in the future?"
The somewhat naive Nakazawa Beidou nodded: "Brother Feng said that we will have dozens or hundreds of KTVs in the future. As early veterans, maybe we can become the general manager of a certain city!"
"..." After not seeing each other for a few days, Brother Feng's skill at drawing pie has improved!
"Is Naoki-san here to see Brother Kaede? He is in the manager's lounge." Fumichi Imamura said to Naoki Nagayama.
"Ah, there it is. I'll go up first." The manager's lounge is in the corner of the second floor. Before Naoki Nagayama left, he patted the two of them on the shoulders, "Work hard, the general manager will not be your top!"
"!!!"
When they arrived at the lounge, Naoki Nagayama found that the foreman of the KTV, Tetsuhiro Kurita, was reporting something to Kaede Nagayama.
"Naoki!" Kaede Nagayama saw his cousin first and waved his hand to tell Tetsuhiro Kurita to go to work.
"Brother Feng." Nagayama Naoki sat down on the sofa in the lounge, "What happened?"
"Guys from the Tokyo Yamaguchi-gumi often come over to play recently, and they always ask for discounts or free orders." Nagayama Feng showed impatience on his face, but his tone was still relaxed, "Maybe it's because the boys are not sensible. I will talk to them later.
Let’s talk to the boss.”
After hearing this, Naoki Nagayama didn't think much about it: "KTVs in other cities will also encounter this kind of thing in the future, so we should just accumulate experience in advance."
"Yeah." Yongshan Feng nodded.
"Why did Naoki come here suddenly today?"
It can't be said that he came here to seek refuge... Naoki Nagayama had already prepared a draft and made an excuse while on the road. He was not at a loss for words at this time:
"The shooting of Shuichi-san's "Love Will End Like the Rain" has almost been completed, and Shuyou Pictures' next movie will be "Hot Blood High School 2"."
"How about it? Do Suzuran's overlords want to continue to participate? Haha~"
Nagayama Naoki asked his cousin if he wanted to continue filming movies. After all, the focus is now on the operation of KTV, and his involvement in the entertainment industry will inevitably decrease.
""Crows"......"
Yongshan Feng was stunned for a moment, as if he had returned to that hearty battle under the sunset, as if the roar was in his ears again... the blood! It was rushing!
So Yongshan Feng quickly picked up a bottle of cold beer and took a sip...On the contrary, the blood flowed faster...
"Is it still Tamao Serizawa?" The strong man's tone was slightly hoarse.
"Um!"
"Didn't you already dominate Suzuran? Is there still another journey?"
"Haha, Suzuran is just a high school." The person sitting on the sofa laughed, "Our next goal is...the world!"
Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh out loud due to such two lines.
"Hot Blood High School" can definitely become a series. "Hot Blood High School 2" is a two-power competition with Fengxian Academy.
In fact, if sales continue to be good, the next "Hot-blooded High School 3" will be about fighting for the dominance of Touariu City, where Suzuran High School is located, and defeating the "Black Burn Alliance" formed by multiple colleges and universities, and the "Armed Front" composed of a small number of elites.
” and other organizations.
There are many directions for expansion in the huge passionate universe.
Nagayama Kaede thought about it seriously: "Naoki...if I shoot, will it take up a lot of time?"
"Well...probably not. After all, the protagonist of the next film is Takizawa Genji, and Serizawa Tamao can only be regarded as a supporting role!" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.
"That's it..." Yongshan Feng smiled, "Of course I have to participate!"
Neither his grandfather nor his father wanted Yongshan Kaede to continue on the path of Yakuza, and since he had already started operating a KTV, his Yakuza career could be said to be over.
However, the passion in my chest may still be continued in the movie!
