A few days into July in Tokyo, the summer heat has officially hit, and even the occasional showers can only give people a little breather.
"When will cicadas start chirping?"
Nagayama Naoki looked at the lush cherry blossom trees in the yard and murmured to himself.
I just came back from morning exercise, and the guy next to me, Taro Taro, was already exhaling with his tongue out.
There shouldn't be anything going on recently. The second issue of "Music Station" is being prepared step by step. He only needs to check the progress from time to time. In other respects, there is nothing urgent... Originally, he had nothing to worry about.
Want to continue to stay at home~
but......
"The preview screening of "Love Will End Like the Rain" is at 10 o'clock in the morning..." Naoki Nagayama looked at the clock on the wall, "Let's go to the studio now... and Shuichi
Sang and the others go together."
The preview screening of the movie will be held at "Bunyunza" in Ikebukuro. It is said that there are many young people here, so we can listen to the opinions of young people who love movies.
When we drove to the studio, it happened to be a little noisy inside. Naoki Nagayama even saw employees loading promotional materials into the car.
"Hua Jiang, what are you doing?" Nagayama Naoki asked Xing Jiahua curiously.
"These are the posters and event gifts for today's preview." Xing Jiahua said, "In addition to the press conference, Xiu Yisang also specially planned small games to liven up the atmosphere...The gifts are very strange hooks in the movie.
Decorated..."
"Oh ho? Shuichi-san is so thoughtful~"
This movie was directed and produced by Shuichi Itou, and he was directly responsible for the movie's box office, so he couldn't help but pay more attention to it, even the small details of publicity and distribution had to be done well.
After walking into the office, I saw Itou Shuichi nervously rubbing the cigarette box in his hand, as if he wanted to smoke a cigarette.
"Shuiichi-san!"
Naoki Nagayama tapped him on the shoulder from behind with ill intentions, causing the guy to almost throw away his cigarette case.
"Naoki-san!! What are you doing?! Don't you know that people are scary and can kill people?!"
As soon as Yi Tangxiu came to his senses, he was furious and wanted to teach this guy a lesson for disrespecting the elderly.
However, Naoki Nagayama dodged flexibly and said:
"Xiu Yisang, look, are you not nervous now?"
"Huh?" Itou Shuichi also suddenly realized that he was so surprised that he suddenly forgot about the preview meeting, "It seems like this..."
Nagayama Naoki patted Itou Shuichi on the shoulder confidently:
"I have good intentions and want Xiu Yisang to relax and travel lightly..."
This fallacy made Yitang Xiuyi at a loss as to how to refute it, so he decided:
"I won't listen, I won't listen! I just know that you just teased me! Now I want to come back with revenge!!! Naoki-san, die!!"
Then a full-on martial arts show took place in the small office...
When Fangcun Dayou saw that the two giants of the Shuyou Group looked like children, he couldn't help but sigh:
"You two are so old, how can you not pay attention to your image..."
At this moment, an eraser flew towards Yoshimura Otomo during the fight and happened to hit his forehead...
Fangcun Dayou frowned: "Please be careful, it has affected me!"
The next second, a pencil flew over, and Yoshimura Otomo hurriedly avoided it...
"I told you to be careful! Don't fly debris..."
Before he finished speaking, another plastic ruler flew over... and hit Otomo Yoshimura's mouth... The veins on this Mediterranean forehead were instantly exposed:
"You two! Did you do it on purpose? It was definitely on purpose!!!"
Then...the full martial arts of two people turned into three people...
........
Ochiai Yoshie pushed open the door of the office, and what he saw was three grown men pulling each other's clothes, hooking their necks, and blushing... In an instant, there were countless short movie plots popping up in his little mind, and he was stunned.
Stunned at the door...
"Ahem..." Otomo Yoshimura noticed the female assistant first, coughed awkwardly, then relaxed his arms and scolded, "How old are you two? You are still rehearsing a martial arts scene in the office.
.....Get me back to normal quickly!"
Nagayama Naoki could only loosen the naked choke and let go of Itou Shuichi's neck...but Itou Shuichi was still arrogant:
"Naoki-san, I didn't say it, but I can break your move with one hand!"
"Oh?" Nagayama Naoki smiled disdainfully, "Break naked with one hand... Who do you think you are?!"
"Would you like to try it?!"
"Just try it..."
"Shut up, you two!" Yoshimura Otomo quickly interrupted the situation that was about to get heated, then turned to look at Ochiai Kie, and said in a friendly voice, "Kie-chan, what's the matter?"
"Ah! I'm here to inform Shuichi-san that the materials are ready and we can go to Ikebukuro!" Ochiai Yoshie said immediately.
At this time, Itou Shuichi couldn't continue bickering with Nagayama Naoki: "Ahem, so that's it...Kieda-chan, I understand...I'll be out soon!"
"Hi!"
After hearing this, Ochiai Kie wanted to turn around and leave, but he heard Nagayama Naoki's voice again:
"Qiu Bean Sack, Ji Zhijiang..."
"Hi?" Ochiai Kaiye looked at Naoki Nagayama...
Nagayama Naoki straightened the wrinkled T-shirt on his body and asked with a smile: "When Kie-chan just came in, nothing happened in the office, right?"
"???"
Ochiai Yoshie's eyes were a little confused. He was about to say, aren't the three of you just messing around? Then he saw three pairs of eyes in the office looking over.
That’s the warning from the three giants of Shuyou Group!!!
"Hey! Nothing happened!!!" Ochiai Yosoe said firmly!
"That's good...just go and do your work, we will go there together later!"
"Hi....."
When Ochiai Kitae went out, the atmosphere in the office relaxed again. Itou Shuichi breathed a sigh of relief, then turned to look at the wrinkled T-shirt Naoki Nagayama was wearing...
"Naoki-san...are you just going to wear a T-shirt to the preview?"
"Yes what's the matter?"
A solid color T-shirt, a pair of jeans... This is what the big guys in Silicon Valley wear. Is there anything wrong with what I wear?
But to be honest, Naoki Nagayama has a handsome face and a slender figure. The outfit he wears is no different from the summer models in magazines...
What matters is always the people themselves...
"嘁~"
Itou Shuichi turned his head unwillingly, he had nothing to say.
Fangcun Dayou said:
"Shuichi-san, Naoki-san, for your preview today, I have arranged to invite almost all the media reporters related to the movie...so you must behave well during the press conference..."
"Especially you, Naoki-san...restrain yourself and try not to make any news!"
Nagayama Naoki pointed at himself: "Me? What news will I make?"
He is the screenwriter of "Love Will End Like the Rain", and he did not participate in the filming, and there is no scandal with the actress... What problems could there be!
"Anyway, pay attention to yourself~" Yoshimura Otomo waved his hand and drove the two people out of the office.
Itou Shuichi and Nagayama Naoki looked at each other and could only walk towards the company car...
...
"Bunyunza" in Ikebukuro.
The blazing sunshine did not stop young people from going shopping. There were young people wearing sunglasses or sunhats on the nearby streets, as well as some girls holding parasols.
Today, in the lobby of "Wenyunzai", a large poster of "Love Will End Like the Rain" was specially hung, attracting many people who entered the cinema...as well as reporters and movie lovers who had been invited in advance.
They are the most important audience today.
""Love Stops Like Rain"?"
Anna Mabe and her boyfriend Hironori Takashi were originally going to watch other movies, but when they saw the youthful and attractive Hina Maki Kaoru and the older and more attractive Muga Takewaki on the poster, they suddenly became interested.
.
"It looks like a love movie..." Gao Hongnori said.
"Uncle's affair with a girl?!"
Anna Mabe was a little excited. Japan in this era was a time when the mind was gradually opening up and people were curious about many new things...
Especially when it comes to the latest trendy movies, such as incestuous love, extramarital affairs, years up and down... the directors are almost out of their minds! Even movies that are a little bit astringent can still be known in Japan by virtue of their reputation as literary films.
It’s released to the public!
"Let's go see it!" Mabe Anna said to her boyfriend.
"..." From a real point of view, Gao Hongze would rather watch a Yakuza movie or a martial arts movie... But it was just his girlfriend's request, so there was no other way, "Let's go...
..”
After asking the front desk, I found out that today's preview was free of charge!
The couple is even happier!
.......
Not long after Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou arrived, the movie officially started playing.
The heroine Tachibana wakes up from her dream and appears in the classroom teacher's joke... No one knows that this girl, who was originally a track and field expert, has almost given up running after being injured...
The middle-aged owner of a family restaurant gave her encouragement when she was at her most desperate, and a ray of sunshine appeared in the originally gloomy sky in her heart.
In this connection, a restrained but warm love affair sprouted in the rain between a middle-aged uncle and a high school girl...
"..."
"Store manager! I like you!"
"I can be your father..."
"..."
"I'm just an ordinary middle-aged man...what's so good about me?"
"When you like someone, do you need a reason?"
"If you are of the same age, you don't need a reason!"
"..."
"To call this feeling love would be too frivolous."
"I cannot respond to Miss Tachibana's feelings..."
"..."
As the plot slowly develops, lines full of meaning are spoken from the mouths of the store manager and the high school girl. The girl's impulse and the uncle's restraint are like magnets that push away and attract each other...
...
The plot, pictures, music... and actors all seem to be just right. The opening and closing credits of "Love Will Stop" have been added to completely interpret a love affair that is nurtured in youth and maturity.
When the movie's theme song "Ref:rain" played at the end of the film, the heroine's final smile in the morning light seemed to tell everything...
As the movie ended, crackling applause rang out from the screening hall, and everyone was applauding the movie.
Shuichi Itou, who saw this movie in its entirety on the big screen for the first time, seemed to be moved by his own movie, with tears filling his eyes... Maybe he remembered the love that ended in vain when he was young.
.....
.......
“Next, let’s invite the creative team of our movie!”
After the movie ended, the media interview session of the preview screening began in an orderly manner under the command of the host. Kaoru Obitari, Muga Takewaki, Shuichi Itou and Naoki Nagayama all stood in front of the stage.
"Today our director, screenwriter and leading actors and actresses are all here..." The host introduced the members to the reporters and then started the interview.
"Takewaki Muga-san, Obito Maki-san, have you seen the final version of the movie before?"
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Xiaobi Makixun got the microphone with the humility of Takewaki Muga: "No, not... This is also the first time I have seen it completely
Where’s the movie!”
The host was surprised: "Is this really the case? So how did you feel when you saw the movie for the first time?"
"This..." Xiao Bilijuanxun laughed, "It feels like I didn't act it..."
"What does this feel like!!!" the host laughed, turning the microphone to Takewaki Muga, "Does Takewaki Muga-san feel the same way?"
"Well...it's completely different after the movie is edited than before...it's the first time Kaoru-chan has appeared in a movie, so that's why I feel like this. I've had this experience many times,
I have a rough estimate..." Takewaki Muga answered with experience, and also praised the director, "However, I didn't expect that Director Itou's editing was so good, and it also gave me a hard time.
Surprised!"
Itou Shuichi quickly put his hands together to express his humility.
The host did not pester the leading actor too much, but turned to Naoki Nagayama:
"Nagayama Naoki-san, you are the screenwriter of this movie. How much do you think the movie replicates the script?"
Nagayama Naoki laughed and stabbed Itou Shuichi in the back:
"Of course it's 100%! Have you forgotten? The script of this movie is based on Shuichi-san's story, and it was directed by Shuichi-san, so of course it's 100%!"
The reporters in the audience burst into laughter...
Seeing the slightly embarrassed smile on Itou Shuichi's face, even the host couldn't help laughing: "SO GA SO GA, that's it..."
"Then I won't ask Director Yi Tang anymore, let the reporters ask questions!"
With that said, he handed the microphone to a group of reporters... One of the reporters immediately asked:
"Director Yitang, did you finally catch the prototype of the story?"
"..." Itou Shuichi smiled awkwardly, "I won't take pictures if I catch you..."
"Hahaha~"
The reporters did not give up: "Director Yitang, is this movie dedicated to your youthful love that eventually passed away?"
"..." Yi Tangxiu sighed, "You guys, my wife will see the report!!!"
Hahahaha~~~
The scene suddenly became filled with joyful atmosphere.
The next questions asked by reporters were much more professional, such as the difficulty of filming the film, what happened during editing, when is the expected release date... Even the male and female leading actors were asked a lot of questions.
However, at this time, reporters found that Naoki Nagayama was a bit low-key... During the entire interaction, he basically just smiled on the sidelines, and occasionally gave concise and clear answers.
So a reporter asked:
"Naoki-san, why do you feel like you have nothing to say in this preview interview? Are you afraid of stealing the spotlight from Director Itou?"
"...Don't drive a wedge between Shuichi-san and me!" Naoki Nagayama took the microphone, "It's just that for this movie, I'm just the screenwriter. Shuichi-san, Takewaki-san and Kaoru-chan are the only ones.
He is the protagonist..."
"Why didn't Naoki-san participate in the filming of the movie?"
"Because I'm busy with other things..." Do you mean to let Shuichi-san film his first love story independently?
"Is it "Music Station"?"
"?Huh? How do you know?" Nagayama Naoki was curious. As the producer behind the show, his name was only known within the TV station.
"I have connections!" the reporter looked proud.
"...Well, you are so handsome..." Nagayama Naoki complained softly.
"Naoki-san, what did you say?"
"I said you are excellent..."
The reporter didn't seem to want to give up, and then suddenly asked:
"Naoki-san, I discovered in the warm-up video of Akina Nakamori at the beginning of "Music Station" that there seemed to be another person on the scene who did not appear on the screen, but he interacted frequently with Ms. Akina Nakamori... Ms. Akina's eyes
Everyone seems to be looking at this person... Is this Naoki-san?"
"...."
What's going on with this reporter? Weren't those clips edited out by Kijima-kun? Why do they seem so sure? Could it be that they have obtained evidence?
Thinking of this, Naoki Nagayama had no intention of hiding it:
"Well...because I am the producer of the program, I have to follow behind during the first recording. This is normal, right?!
And I’m the director, so I stand behind the camera and direct... This is normal, right?!”
"this......"
The reporter was speechless for a moment. He went to Kiyose in person and even spent money to ask some neighbors. More importantly, he got the Polaroid photos from Nakamori Akiho and her best friend.
.....
It was used by my best friend to commemorate her first time on TV...
Then Nagayama Naoki said again:
"Journalist Sang, today is the preview screening of "Love Will Stop". Let's focus on this movie, okay?"
".......Hi!"
Under the guidance of the host, the media meeting continued. Afterwards, they played a pre-prepared interactive game with the guests and gave away popular dolls from the movie...
It’s just Naoki Nagayama thinking silently in the corner... The relationship with Akina is becoming more and more clear...
All that's left now is a photo of the two of them alone together...whether it's eating or shopping...
But Akina's birthday is two days later, and Akina Nakamori's schedule that day will definitely attract the attention of the paparazzi...
But the surprise I prepared... is not so low-key...
"Should we make it public?"
The idea suddenly came to my mind that at this time, it seemed that there would not be any major losses...but then I thought about it, Akina was about to go on a nationwide tour at this time, which can be said to be
Mingcai’s most important money-making project this year.
The second nationwide tour will bring Akina's fame to a higher level!
And it’s another critical moment when he competes with Seiko Matsuda for the top spot in the idol world...
Let's ask Akina what she thinks...
Nagayama Naoki felt that there were more and more thoughts in his head, and he was wavering in his heart about the decision to open his relationship. He shook his head and decided to let nature take its course!!!
