809, Middle-aged people also need to have love??? That’s called cheating!
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Before returning to Yamazakura-in in the afternoon, Nagayama Naoki stopped by Shogakukan.
The meeting that was postponed because of Akina's illness was finally made up~
The square Shogakukan building looked even more solemn and deserted in the cold winter wind, which Naoki Nagayama was not used to seeing:
"The more I look at it, the more it looks like a small black box... What on earth were the designers thinking at the time? Why did the people at Shogakukan just accept it..."
But after all, he doesn't work here, Naoki Nagayama is just complaining.
Pushing open the glass door and going in, the quiet hall is like a library, filled with the scent of ink, without the noise of an energetic office. The bespectacled girl at the front desk, Reiki Nozawa, is holding a book and reading intently.
With.
"Well..."Forest of Lovers"..." Naoki Nagayama walked to the side without letting the girl with glasses look at the cover of the book. Naoki Nagayama was a little curious, "A love novel?"
"Eh?!!"
Nozawa Reiki seemed to be frightened, and she panicked and wanted to bury the novel in her hand on the table, just like a student who was caught reading comics in class.
"Naoki-san...why are you here?!"
"I made an appointment with Kuniji Morikawa to discuss the printing issue." Naoki Nagayama comforted him, "Reiki-san is an adult and works at Shogakukan. Why are you so flustered while reading a romance novel?"
"!!!This..." Reiki Nozawa hesitated and was speechless, and then abruptly changed the subject, "Naoki-san, I will notify Director Morikawa right away! Please go to the conference room first.
rest!"
"...so suspicious~"
Nagayama Naoki touched his chin, but suddenly remembered the attributes of the girl with glasses... She is an older fujoshi!!!
"It turns out that this book is Danmei..."
Looking at the cover of "Forest of Lovers", he felt that he couldn't look straight... As he walked quickly to the conference room, Nagayama Naoki breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder he hadn't heard of this book.
Book.
After waiting in the conference room for a while, a smiling Morikawa Kuniji knocked on the door and came in:
"Naoki-san! You're here! Is the journey going well?"
"Hey, it's not time to get stuck in traffic yet~" Nagayama Naoki smiled and began to chat, "How is Bunji-san doing this year?"
"I also went to Atami for a hot spring bath during my vacation!"
Kuniji Morikawa was very happy. After his promotion, the benefits also increased to a higher level.
"That's really good..."
After the two chatted for a while, Kuniji Morikawa took out the publication data of the previous year:
"Naoki-san has published a total of four novels in Shogakukan... The best-selling one is of course "Love Letter", and the movie has also attracted many readers... It should be printed again every year in the future.
..."
"But the most widely circulated is "The Garden of Summer"... It has been translated into five languages and published in different countries..."
"..."
Kuniji Morikawa introduced the sales situation of several novels in detail, as well as the expected number of additional copies this year, and explained each table to Naoki Nagayama clearly.
"Kuniji-san, of course I believe in the ethics of Shogakukan~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "And I don't have any objections to the subsequent printing..."
"Of course that's good, but Naoki-san, do you have any intention to sell the copyright of "Koisora"?" Kuniji Morikawa asked, "Someone wants to buy the film and television rights again~"
"Ha, let's forget it. We will transform my novels ourselves from now on~"
Naoki Nagayama already regrets selling the film and television adaptation rights of "The Garden of Summer" to Toho. It will be very troublesome to get them back~
"If that's the case, then I'll reject them directly." Morikawa Kuniji didn't care. Anyway, film and television copyrights can only earn agency fees.
After talking about the sales of the previous books, Kuniji Morikawa started his instinct as an editor again:
"By the way, Naoki-san, do you have any inspiration for your next book?"
"Ah...well..." Nagayama Naoki was a little embarrassed, "Not yet~"
"Soga, soga, don't be in a hurry~"
Although Morikawa Kuniji said this, there was some urgency on his face.
"But looking at Naoki-san's previous books, from the secret love in junior high school (Love Letter) to the sadomasochism in high school (Koisora) to the incredible love in college (Tomorrow's Me and Yesterday's You Dating)...
...Is the next book about adult love?"
"...adult love..."
Nagayama Naoki pouted, this guy Kuniji Morikawa really knows how to think! But...it seems that "Love Century" and "Tokyo Love Story" are adult love!
If you think about it this way, it seems very appropriate.
Why not save some effort and just change the script into a novel and publish it?
"Naoki-san? Naoki-san?" Morikawa Kuniji's call brought Nagayama Naoki back to his senses, "Why did you suddenly become dazed?"
"Ah... I just followed Kunji-san's words and thought too far..." Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.
"!" Kuniji Morikawa immediately became serious. He knew how important the author's fleeting inspiration was, "Naoki-san...did I interrupt your inspiration?!"
"Haha, that's not true~" Naoki Nagayama waved his hand quickly, "It's just two scripts that have been written...just in line with what Bunji-san said about adult love..."
"Eh? Already have it?"
"Well, there is one film that is already being filmed, called "Century of Love"...it will be released in about February!"
"Todoroki?!"
Kuniji Morikawa feels that he has really grasped the creative context of Naoki Nagayama. The love novels he wrote are really based on love of all ages!!!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "Ha, there is also a script for a TV series called "Tokyo Love Story", which will be filmed this year~"
Naoki Nagayama continued.
"...That's it~" Morikawa Kuniji was a little depressed, "It's not a novel..."
"It's a pity, it's all a script!"
Kuniji Morikawa knows that once an author who relies on inspiration to write has consumed a certain creative mood or inspiration, he will generally not write the same type of story again~
Thinking of this, he sighed:
"It seems that there are no more romance novels for adults... So what should I do... Is it possible to write about the love of middle-aged people like me who have a family? Ha Naoki-san is not that old either~
"
"Hahaha~" Nagayama Naoki also laughed in agreement, "Kuniji-san, what is the love of middle-aged people like?"
Kuniji Morikawa described his daily routine after returning home... Not to mention love, even the routine payment of public food is almost gone!
Do middle-aged people who have a family still have love? There is only the dull daily life of marriage. They cycle day after day for this family, consuming all their ambitions and enthusiasm...
At this time, if a middle-aged person talks about love and acts passionately, it is definitely cheating!!!
They didn't stay in Shogakukan for long. After communicating about the publishing and printing situation, Nagayama Naoki and Morikawa Kuniji chatted for a while and then left.
When leaving the elementary school, Naoki Nagayama discovered that Reiki Nozawa at the front desk was reading the novel...
"Lingxi-san... let's have a normal relationship!"
"???!!!"
........
Likewise, he didn’t stay too long at Yamazakura-in. When the sky just turned dark, Nagayama Naoki set out on his way to Odaiba.
When we arrived at Odaiba, it happened to be a beautiful moment of sunset~
"Kijima-kun!" Nagayama Naoki quickly found the group of people in Wuyangyang, "Are you already filming?"
"Naoki-san! Preparing~"
In fact, the filming started in the morning, but it was more about getting in touch with the crew and increasing their tacit understanding.
As a new director, Kyū Kijima has always been very nervous, but after seeing Naoki Nagayama, he felt much more relaxed, as if he had received the Dinghai Shenzhen.
"The next thing to shoot is the scene on the bridge and the sunset..."
"This is the opening scene~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.
"Hi~"
Kyū Kijima is displaying a transparent crystal apple. In "Century of Love", crystal apples are everywhere~
He wanted to use the movement of the camera to directly capture the enlargement of the crystal apple in the lens... At the same time, the male and female protagonists of "Century of Love" were walking together on the bridge~
Since the filming hadn't started yet, Naoki Nagayama walked up to greet the crew members.
"Xicheng Hideki-san..." Naoki Nagayama laughed when he saw Xicheng Hideki's single ponytail, "Is this a return to the long hair style? A wig?"
"Haha, yes..." Xicheng Hideki also laughed, "I didn't expect that the props in the past would be useful... I don't have enough time to grow my hair long, so my hair now is just
Half-long hair...."
Hideki Saijo changed his image to a refreshing look with short hair last year, and only started to grow his hair for this TV series... The single ponytail he wears now is very personal~
Looking at the heroine next to him, Nagayama Naoki sighed:
"Peach jam...she looks like an urban beauty!"
17-year-old Momoko Kikuchi has plump cheeks and delicate and smooth skin. She originally had the image of a young girl. But now that she has straightened her hair and put on mature clothes, she looks several years older...but she is still young.
Beautiful female assistant!
"Arigado, Naoki-san~" Momoko Kikuchi responded with a smile, "In order to make my face less round...I haven't eaten much recently~"
"It's really hard~"
Naoki Nagayama exchanged a few words with the male and female protagonists and other crew members. Kyū Kijima had already adjusted the angle and trajectory, and then began to direct.
"On your feet...Action!"
The arm with the gold watch next to the camera waved, and a golden light flashed, and the crew of "Century of Love" began to get busy.
I saw that under the glow of the setting sun, the crystal apple seemed to be dyed with a layer of golden red, exuding a crystal clear brilliance...
At the same time, Nishiro Hideki and Kikuchi Momo walked towards each other on the bridge, and their erratic shadows came together... It was like a fateful encounter~
"Click!" Kijima Xu shouted loudly, "OK!!"
It went very smoothly. I didn’t expect it to pass in just one shot! Kijima Kyor glanced at Naoki Nagayama next to him. Sure enough, it was because of Naoki-san!
"Next, let's prepare for the next scene!!" The new director was full of confidence and directed the crew to shoot a lot of additional scenes on the stage until the sunset completely set.
"Next, it's time for the night scene..."
Nagayama Naoki recalls the plot. The young man Teppei Katagiri, who missed the last train, spent a night at a karaoke bar with a strange woman...
Eh? This plot seems to be plagiarized a lot in the future. You can also see it in "Love Like a Bouquet"...could it start from now on?
And karaoke.......
"Naoki-san, Karaoke in Shibuya, Brother Kaede seems to have opened a KTV, right?" Kijima Kyon packed up the equipment and said to Nagayama Naoki.
Kijima Xu felt like his whole body was in high spirits. It was great to have Naoki-san here! Feel free to enter the KTV!
"..."
When we arrived at Melody KTV, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, which happened to be the time when the number of customers was the highest.
However, after the foreman Naoyuki Honda saw Naoki Nagayama, he quickly vacated a box and allowed the crew to shoot here... It was really cooperative...
Nagayama Naoki couldn't help laughing when he looked at the sign:
“In the future, this KTV may also become a tourist attraction!”
"What did Naoki-san say?" Honda Naoyuki didn't understand.
"After the TV series "Century of Love" is broadcast, the business of this store will be even more prosperous!" Naoki Nagayama explained, patting the foreman on the shoulder, "Be prepared for the reception!"
"this....."
.......
Nagayama Naoki stayed with the crew of "Century of Love" until late at night, and only finished filming the scene where the male protagonist failed to catch the train, and then he and everyone called it a day.
When we returned to Sansakura-in, it was already early in the morning~
After stopping Yotaro's calling and washing up briefly, Nagayama Naoki quietly walked into the bedroom... Akina seemed to have fallen asleep.
However, Nagayama Naoki's movements still woke her up. Feeling the familiar warm body, Nakamori Akina opened her eyes:
"Naoki-san? Are you back?"
"Private Marseille~" Naoki Nagayama got into bed and held Akina in his arms, "Did you wake up?"
"I didn't sleep very deeply either..." Nakamori Akina adjusted her posture, feeling full of peace of mind and happiness. Before Nagayama Naoki didn't come back, she had been sleeping very lightly.
"Are you recovered from your cold today, Akina?" Nagayama Naoki's voice was still a little hoarse, "Have you taken any medicine?"
"Almost...I still took medicine before going to bed~"
Akina Nakamori replied, and then asked,
"How was the filming of "Century of Love" going?"
"Kishima-kun is still very capable!" Naoki Nagayama patted Akina's back and said softly, "The shooting was very sweet..."
"Yeah..." Nakamori Akina's voice was also thin.
"We also went to a KTV... If the social workers can't catch the last train, they will find a KTV or McDonald's nearby to spend the night~"
Nagayama Naoki softly described the shooting process, but found that Akina had fallen asleep at some point.
"Asleep~"
Nagayama Naoki yawned. He also felt sleepy and slowly closed his eyes...
I don’t know why, but my mind is filled with all the love episodes I experienced today.
From the vigorous love affair between Matsuda Seiko and Go Hiromi that ended in breakup; to the young and ignorant secret love in the love letters, which makes people miss; and then there is the bitter sadomasochism of Renku, and even the "In the Forest of Lovers" that I have never seen
》The beauty...
In the end, the middle-aged love that Kuniji Morikawa mentioned actually appeared...
Fragments of fleeting scenes kept appearing in my mind: confession, kiss, love, sex, boring, routine, loneliness, heartbeat, cheating... Let Nagayama Naoki's consciousness be immersed in a kaleidoscope-like blurry fantasy.
middle.
Under the tightly closed eyelids, the eyeballs trembled crazily...
Naoki Nagayama seems to have had some strange dream!!
