Nagayama Naoki decided to drive out to practice piano in the afternoon.
Moreover, I don’t know how well the small western-style building in Chiyoda is decorated, so it’s a good time to visit Takashi Honma’s class.
The gentle sunshine in the afternoon shines on the body, and the warmth is very comfortable. The car is driving on the road, and the wind blowing in the face is also very gentle. It makes people think it is spring.
The environment in Chiyoda District is well protected, and there are many large and small parks.
In autumn, you can see golden ginkgo trees, fiery red maple trees, yellow and green sycamores and beech trees, and evergreen green trees beside the road.
Slightly shorter and dotted with autumn cherry blossoms, you can occasionally see orange-red or bright yellow chrysanthemums and purple rosemary, the flowers hidden among the green leaves.
...
Nagayama Naoki's small Western-style building is located in Jimbocho, near Akechi University, and right next to it is a park.
The small buildings, shaded by the surrounding trees, have a different kind of tranquility.
The renovation of the fence has been basically completed. Timber, ceramic tiles and steel formed an antique wooden fence. A circle of dwarf bamboos were planted outside. When they grow up to about 2 meters, they can completely block the outside view.
Park the car and open the door. You will see light gray exterior stone walls, dark brown log doors and windows, and black window edges and corners. The overall style is simple and low-key.
As soon as you enter the door, the marble entrance, living room and other public spaces are all covered with brown wooden floors. Until the corridor, the glass sliding door remains. The furniture has not been shipped in, but the basic hard furnishings are almost there.
Takashi Honma was in the kitchen instructing the workers to install kitchen items. When he saw Nagayama coming, he quickly came over to say hello:
"Naoki-san, why are you here today?"
"I don't have anything to do for the moment, but I just wanted to come over and see, Takashi-san, how is the progress of the project?"
"The first floor and exterior walls have been basically completed, and the basic decoration of the second floor has also been completed. However, the sound insulation project of the piano room is relatively complicated and is still under construction."
"This is what I would say at the end of October..."
"Hi, basically no problem, the rest of the work is done indoors."
"Thank you very much, Takashi-san. Go ahead and I'll look around~"
"Hi, if you need anything, please feel free to contact me!"
After saying that, the architect went to the master worker to give instructions. He was indeed a reliable architect!
Open the glass sliding door, and the yard outside is about the size of half a basketball court.
A cherry blossom tree planted in the corner actually bloomed some pink and white cherry blossoms?
This cherry blossom tree is also very abnormal. Could it be that it has become a spirit? Do you want to ask Takashi Honma to see if there are any weird things like little fingers buried under the tree?
I wandered under the tree for a long time,
Takashi Honma was about to go upstairs to continue supervising the work. When he saw it, he said to Naoki Nagayama:
"Naoki-mulberry, when I was planting the dwarf bamboo on the exterior wall, I asked the employees of the greening company to fertilize the cherry blossoms, so they bloomed~"
"Is that so? I thought this cherry blossom was welcoming its new owner, hahahaha~"
"Hahaha, that's okay too."
Professional fertilization requires digging some deep holes at the base of the tree and then burying the fertilizer.
It seems that there should be no problem at the root of the tree.
I went to the rooftop to take a look again.
The location is really good,
Sure enough, we can see the scenery of the park not far away.
Finally, I said hello to Takashi Honma, and then drove to the piano room in Bunkyo District.
Don't interrupt the architect's work anymore.
...
Cinemas in Tokyo have been receiving a lot of inquiries recently.
All the inquiries were about whether a movie called "The Ghost Story" would be shown in our theater.
People who call for consultation, after receiving a negative answer, often say: "This place doesn't have it either..."
What is this movie about?
Soon the managers of the cinema knew the news, and of course they asked the big production company.
I thought it was some new movie coming out.
By uploading it step by step, even big production companies like Shochiku Pictures knew about such a low-budget movie.
The directors of Shochiku Pictures sometimes mentioned this movie when they got together to chat.
Shinoda Masahiro asked Kobayashi Masaki next to him:
"Zhengshu Sang, have you heard of the movie "Record of Ghosts"? It is said that it is in the form of a pseudo-documentary, which is very novel."
"Nani, when is the movie, and which director is the new film?" Masaki Kobayashi is a little strange. If there are films mentioned by these directors, they are basically well-known.
Generally speaking, if a director in the industry is going to make a new film, the news has already spread, so it’s impossible for you not to know about it.
"It's not a well-known director or production company. I asked around a few days ago. It's a small company called Shuyu Pictures. There are two directors. One is Shuichi Itou and the other is Naoki Nagayama. They are both from the same company. A name I’ve never heard of.”
"Naoki Nagayama?"
"Oh? Masaki-san knows? Is he someone he knows?"
"Recognition is acquaintance. If the director of this film is the same person..."
Masaki Kobayashi recalled the handsome young man he had seen in the cinema some time ago and what he said about not being interested in entering the entertainment industry.
"Isn't it interesting now~ Hahahaha~"
...
Among the directors who were chatting about this low-budget film, Yoshimura Otomo was talking to another middle-aged man in a high-end izakaya.
"Otomo-san, I haven't seen you for a long time!"
"Hi, Chun Shusang, it's been almost 10 years."
The middle-aged man across from him was almost 40 years old but still looked enthusiastic and cheerful. It seemed that time had left no other traces on him except the wrinkles on his face.
This man's name is Kadokawa Haruki, a man who was born with a golden key in his mouth. He inherited the huge Kadokawa Bookstore in his thirties, became the youngest publishing house president, a famous director, and a haiku poet.
Well, the last haiku poet may be a little wet, but the others can be said to be truly famous.
How could such a person know Yoshimura Otomo?
The newly graduated noble son went to a small publishing house to experience the basic work of publishing, and worked in a bar at night. Yoshimura Otomo, who had just started working, happened to be running errands between the publishing house and the office for magazine publishing, so the two became familiar with each other. Woke up.
In addition, the young Haruki Kadokawa had a dissolute temperament, and Yoshimura Otomo, who worked for a photo magazine, also liked to play when he was young, and the two became good friends.
If they were all ordinary people, maybe such a friendship could last forever.
It's a pity that the noble son who has experienced life will eventually return to the upper class.
But the real ordinary person Yoshimura Otomo is still struggling at the bottom,
Even if there is no misunderstanding or discord, the huge gap in class between the two is enough to make this friendship slowly fade away.
Neither of them expected,
Actually, because of a movie, we have a reason to drink together again.
