921, the results of movie awards are determined before the selection!!
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At the door of Shuyou, I met Yoshimura Otomo and Inada Masamin, looking happy and about to go out.
"Naoki-san!" Inada Masamin greeted enthusiastically, "Are you... just here?"
It’s now 10:46 a.m. Tokyo time. It’s been more than two hours since I got to work, and I still have lunch in an hour!
"Um...."
Nagayama Naoki is not embarrassed at all. After all, he is the boss, so what’s wrong with being late? Even if he doesn’t come, who can control me?!
Who can care?! (Say it twice, showing emphasis and arrogance!)
"Otomo-san, Masamin-kun, are you going out together?" Nagayama Naoki looked at the two people with some curiosity.
"Yeah... let's go to the record company." Yoshimura Otomo said, "The previous publicity plan seemed a bit too conservative."
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Masamin Inada explained excitedly:
"News came from Fuji TV... After yesterday's "Night Hit" was broadcast, the number of viewers who called the TV station doubled, and they were all asking about Kudo Shizuka's new song "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly"
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Moreover, the phone calls at Shuyou Office have not been disconnected this morning, with people asking when the record will be sold.
We went to do some research and found that many fans talked about this song, and many people in record stores asked about the record of "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly"..."
Yoshimura Otomo patted Nagayama Naoki on the shoulder:
"Naoki-san, your new song looks like it has the potential to become the best-selling song of the year!"
"..."
Nagayama Naoki shrugged and didn't take it seriously... Songs that were popular in Asia in his previous life, isn't this kind of thing very common~
In the eyes of others such as Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Yukina in the tree friends hall, Naoki Nagayama is like being indifferent... We should also learn from Naoki Nagayama when educating children in the future!
"Anyway, Naoki-san, Masaaki-kun and I will go to the record company first to triple the original promotion plan..." Seeing that the car waiting at the door has been parked, Yoshimura Otomo said to Nagayama Naoki,
"I'll discuss the idea for this song with you later, the girl in basketball uniforms, etc... I'll discuss it with you later!"
"...Okay~"
Watching the two people leave in a hurry, Nagayama Naoki and the little sister at the front desk nodded, preparing to go upstairs to put away their things before going to the editing room.
However, I noticed that the two girls looked at each other a little strangely:
"Hua Jiang, why do you look at me with something wrong?"
"..." Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Yukina pulled each other, but still showed a smile and said to Nagayama Naoki, "Naoki-san... Do you men like to see people wearing basketball uniforms?
Girls??”
"...."
This is, I want to cross it... Nagayama Naoki said very seriously:
"No, you are completely wrong!"
"What we men like...are girls wearing basketball uniforms...with good figures and good looks!!!"
"!!!"∑(っ°Д°;)っ
In the astonished expressions of the two of them, Naoki Nagayama walked briskly onto the elevator... The good mood of the day started by teasing the girl at the front desk!
........
He didn't stay in the office for long. After Naoki Nagayama adjusted a little, he came to the editing room.
"Matsuo-kun." After opening the door, he saw Matsuo Souo working hard, "You came very early~"
"Naoki-san..." Matsuo Souo stood up, "It's not that early, just like everyone else..."
Naoki Nagayama was unable to continue this topic for a while:
"Zong Shengjun, when the boss praises you, just smile and nod~"
"Ah?" "Ah!...Hi!" "Arigado!"
"Hmm~"
Nagayama Naoki nodded and began to look at the work at hand. The fourth episode of "Midnight Diner" seems to have been completed ~
"Zongsheng-kun, let's edit together~"
Without saying much, Naoki Nagayama sat down and continued editing "Midnight Diner" with Souo Matsuo.
As time goes by, the sun in the sky becomes more and more enthusiastic, and the hottest time of the day has quietly arrived... Naoki Nagayama had just eaten breakfast not long ago, but Souo Matsuo's stomach had already started to growl.
Cooed.
"Naoki-san..." Matsuo Souo originally wanted to persist, but working intensively with Nagayama Naoki made him feel a little confused.
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"I'm going to replenish some energy first."
"Ah!" Nagayama Naoki looked at his watch and realized that it was almost past dinner time, "It's already this time... Sosei-kun, hurry up and go..."
"Then Naoki-san, you..."
"I just ate it not long ago~"
After Souo Matsuo left, Naoki Nagayama also returned to the office to rest. But often when he wants to rest, a lot of things will come to his door...
"Dong dong~"
After two knocks on the door, Itou Shuichi pushed open the office door:
"Naoki-san... don't stay in the office, come with me to meet the people of Kadokawa!"
"? Haruki-san?" Naoki Nagayama thought of him immediately.
"Um!"
Yi Tangxiu smiled,
"Haruki-san invited me to dinner at the French restaurant in the Shinjuku building..."
"You guys who eat and drink with public funds..." Nagayama Naoki complained, "What are you going to do at this meeting?"
"Of course we are discussing the preparations for the Tokyo International Film Festival!" Itou Shuichi has already finished shooting "Squid Game" and this stage happens to be free time.
"Tokyo International Film Festival... Is there anything else to discuss?"
Nagayama Naoki is a little strange. Haven't the preparations been discussed in detail? Now the offline preparations are in progress...
In the cultural center of Shibuya, the Tokyo International Film Festival venue is already under construction!
"Of course!" Yi Tangxiu said with a serious face, "Things related to awards need to be considered!"
"Award? Shouldn't this be judged by the jury led by Imamura Shohei..." Nagayama Naoki stopped mid-sentence, looked at Itou Shuichi's incomprehensible look, and couldn't help but let out a sigh...
.This dirty vanity fair!
How can it be possible for no matter which award in the entertainment industry to be judged entirely by the judges?!
The award has been decided long before the assessment!!!
"Naoki-san...you have won so many awards, don't you understand why?" Itou Shuichi looked at Naoki Nagayama who looked like he had eaten something bad, and was a little surprised.
"I know..." Naoki Nagayama stood up, "But that doesn't mean I like it!"
"..."
Itou Shuichi shook his head. Once upon a time, he was also a young man who regarded these awards as the holy grail of perfection. Unfortunately, now, he has become one of the people sitting behind the scenes to decide who will win the award...
People will eventually grow up and become something they hate~
"Let's go~" Nagayama Naoki and Itou Shuichi walked outside together, "Anyway... at least a few awards must be fair! This is the foundation of the Tokyo International Film Festival!"
The authority of an award is very fragile. Once the authority is broken, no one will agree with the award!
Just like the most authoritative Japanese Record Awards, who would have thought that in a few years it would be completely destroyed by a guy named Masahiko Kondo...
Johnny used money and connections to bribe the judges, pushing the mediocre song "The Fool" to the top prize at the Grand Awards, and suddenly ruined Japan's most authoritative music award~
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Even at noon in midsummer, the Shinjuku business district is still crowded with people, as if the hot sunshine above our heads does not exist.
Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou took the company's official car and arrived at a building complex in Shinjuku...
"I haven't been here before..." Nagayama Naoki looked at the restaurant and other areas here with some curiosity, "Shuiichi-san, is this also a membership system?"
"should be...."
Itou Xiu nodded, Kadokawa Haruki's banquets were usually in high-end membership clubs like this.
"Sure enough, old money still knows how to play!"
Naoki Nagayama clicked his tongue. There were countless membership-based clubs like Neon. Even with his current status, there were places that he might not be able to enter.
"I heard that there are some manors where you can't get in without a Chinese identity."
Itou Shuichi also shook his head, they are all considered nouveau riche now~
"Hahaha, my Red Fish Garden will be like this in the future. No entry will be allowed without a special permit!" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.
"Then you must leave one for me!"
While the two were chatting, the service staff led them to a large private room. Inside was a separate kitchen, a gorgeous dining table, a bar, a lounge, etc... There were already some people chatting in the rest area.
"Shuichi-san!" Kadokawa Haruki came to greet them after seeing the two of them, "Naoki-san actually came too?!"
"What? Isn't there a place for me?" Naoki Nagayama also smiled and greeted Haruki Kadokawa.
"Of course! I'm even more happy that Naoki-san can come!" Kadokawa Haruki warmly greeted the two of them to sit down. "Speaking of which, Naoki-san is too difficult to get an appointment with. He never participates in many gatherings in the circle, which makes many
People think that Naoki-san is a withdrawn person and doesn’t like to hang out with old friends like us!”
"Haha, how is that possible? I came over immediately when I heard that Chun Shusang was meeting!"
The two were chatting happily, and it was not obvious that they had not seen each other for a long time.
Kadokawa and Shuyu are currently partners in the honeymoon period. Kadokawa has a share of all the money Shuyu Pictures makes~
Moreover, Haruki Kadokawa previously purchased a large share of Fujitsu General from Naoki Nagayama. According to the current stock market conditions, Kadokawa Pictures has almost made half a year's profit~
Such a God of Wealth naturally has to be coaxed and offered...
"Come on, Naoki-san, let me introduce you..." Kadokawa Haruki introduced the friend who came today to Nagayama Naoki, "This is Kawabata Hironobu from Tokyu Group...this
This is Hironobu Omura of Bandai Group..."
Tokyo Kyuko Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Dai Namco Holdings Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Bank, Hakuhodo, Dentsu... The people here today are very complicated. These are all closely related to the entertainment industry.
Inextricably linked interest groups.
Some of them are from the same company as Toei, some are the financial backers behind Toho, and there are also advertising agency groups with tentacles entrenched in the entire entertainment industry... In other words, they represent the people who can truly decide
Big capital is behind the trends in the entertainment industry.
Naoki Nagayama didn’t have any stage fright either. He smiled one by one and everyone bowed and shook hands... After all, although the capital is very powerful, they are just agents...
The savings in the bank may not even be worth a thousand dollars, let alone Naoki Nagayama himself~
By the end of this year, there may be more!
As the party progressed, everyone was chatting about the main purpose of today's party while eating the French food carefully prepared by the chef.
"For the Best Actor Award, I think Takakura Ken is very suitable. His acting skills in "Yaksha" were outstanding!"
Hironobu Kawabata is obviously the person behind Toei, but he speaks favorably of Toho's movies... There may be many complicated interests behind Takakura Ken.
The most important thing is that "Yaksha" won't be released until the end of August!!!
""Yaksha"?" Kadokawa Haruki nodded, "It's indeed very good..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "In terms of the best artistic contribution~" someone glanced at it, "I think "Typhoon Club" captures the madness of young people freeing themselves from restraints, which is very wonderful.
Art."
"Typhoon Club" is also a movie released at the end of August! Toho's~
"Naoki-san's "The Camera Don't Stop" is truly an outstanding contribution to film art!" Itou Shuichi said unceremoniously, "One shot to the end and a play within a play are both rare innovations! It will be of great benefit to future directors.
They all have important revelations!”
On this occasion, it is natural to give a voice to your own movie...
"That makes some sense!" "Indeed..."
Since tree friends are the organizers, of course everyone will give them face~
Next, naturally, there were recommendations for various awards, including the Jury Award, Memorial Award, etc., and even other selections outside the main competition unit were talked about non-stop.
In fact, this cannot be decided at once. From now until the last moment, everyone is playing games with each other... Communicating with the judges in advance and lobbying other companies to give up... There is even lobbying from abroad.
Groups will get involved.
In the last few days, perhaps we will get the final result...
But obviously, these people have already allocated the awards before the jury selects the awards!
"Naoki-san, don't you have anything to say?" Shuichi Itou asked angrily, looking at Nagayama Naoki who kept eating and drinking.
"of course not."
Naoki Nagayama actually didn’t care too much. The competition between these interest representatives actually restricted and balanced each other. In the end, Naoki Nagayama and Shohei Imamura just needed to get through and ensure that the final award-winning movie was not a bad movie.
After all, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people... The film awards themselves are very subjective~
Shuyou is the organizer, and the most important thing is to make the Tokyo Film Festival a success.
"...Naoki-san, why do you act like an outsider?" Kadokawa Haruki asked curiously, "Don't you want your movie to win a prize?"
"Hahaha, I have won enough awards..."
Nagayama Naoki smiled and said,
"The main purpose of this Tokyo International Film Festival is to give opportunities to new filmmakers and promote the development of the film industry... This is what needs to be paid attention to~"
"Original intention! Don't forget the original intention! Spring Tree Mulberry!"
"..."
Kadokawa Haruki looked at Naoki Nagayama, who spoke in an official manner, and really wanted to chop his head open with an ax to see what was inside!
"Come on, Haruki-san, this foie gras is very tender, you should try it too! Don't waste it!" Naoki Nagayama greeted Haruki Kadokawa with a smile, ignoring the discussions of others.
Kadokawa Haruki took a sip of red wine. He couldn't figure it out...
Nagayama Naoki is so young, how come he looks like an old guy who has seen through fame and fortune~
