After struggling for a long time between the movie box office and film sales revenue, Nakamura Masahiro contacted Toho and Warner.
After consulting their full opinions, Nakamura Masahiro finally decided to go to Cannes in person to participate in the film festival on time.
However, he will not rush to Cannes now, but will postpone the time to mid-May.
At that time, the movie "Model Student" had been released for three weeks, and the box office situation was basically stable. Even if Masahiro Nakamura did not participate in the follow-up promotion, it would not have much impact.
In the blink of an eye, as if in a blink of an eye, time has arrived on April 28, which is Sunday, and it is also the day before the premiere of the movie "Model Student".
Today is the premiere of "The Roman Baths", and the movie will be screened at Toho Cinemas in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo.
Although "Roman Baths" is also a film released by Toho, because it is a competitor with "Model Student", Nakamura Masahiro is very concerned about the box office performance of "Roman Baths".
Compared with the huge craze caused by "The Model Student", the momentum created by "The Roman Baths" is much smaller.
But because it has a fan base of the original comic, is in line with the Japanese bathing culture, and has Abe Hiroshi's promotion of selling meat, "Roman Baths" has actually received a lot of attention.
Toho arranged 304 screens for "The Roman Baths". Although it is inferior to the 320 screens for "The Model Student", it still accounts for nearly half of the total number of screens.
After the box office results came out, Nakamura Masahiro immediately got the rough box office data for the day.
Relying on 304 screens, "Roman Baths" mobilized about 150,000 people on its premiere day, and its box office revenue exceeded 200 million yen, directly ranking fourth in the box office rankings.
Released on the same day, two films, "The Story of Mother" distributed by Shochiku Pictures and "Ai no Zashiki Warashi" distributed by Toei, were crushed.
"The Story of Mother" was screened on 223 screens and attracted about 50,000 people. The box office revenue was less than 50 million yen, barely making it into the box office list.
"Ai no Zashiki Warashi" was even worse. It was screened on 228 screens, attracted less than 20,000 people, and its box office revenue just exceeded 20 million yen, so it was dropped directly from the list.
The same as Nakamura Masahiro's judgment, only "Roman Baths" can be regarded as a competitor of "Model Student", although the themes of the two films are considered to be on different tracks.
After a simple tidying up, Nakamura Masahiro went home early to rest and recuperate for the premiere of the "Model Student" movie the next day.
Early the next morning, Masahiro Nakamura had just woken up and was washing up in the bathroom when he suddenly heard the doorbell ringing one after another.
He finished washing up in a hurry, walked quickly to the door and opened it, and found Riho Yoshioka standing at the door, which made Masahiro Nakamura quite puzzled.
"If you don't go directly to the office, why are you here?"
After a slight movement to the side, Masahiro Nakamura made way for passage and allowed Riho Yoshioka into the house.
"Isn't today the premiere of "Model Student"? I think..."
Riho Yoshioka secretly observed Nakamura Masahiro's face and saw that he looked indifferent, so he said with a slight hesitation: "I want to walk on the red carpet with the president, I don't know if it is possible?"
"Walking the red carpet with me?"
Glancing at Riho Yoshioka with interest, Masahiro Nakamura moved into the kitchen, making breakfast in an orderly manner while chatting casually.
"The office should have some arrangements for you..."
"Ito-senpai let me walk the red carpet by myself."
His tone was a little aggrieved. Yoshioka Riho lowered his head and looked a little discouraged, but in Nakamura Masahiro's eyes, he seemed to be taking advantage and acting like a good boy.
In other offices, it would be right for newcomers like Riho Yoshioka to stay in the dormitory and pick their feet, let alone walk on the red carpet.
That is to say, because the only transparent person in Masahiro Nakamura's agency is Riho Yoshioka, and he plans to favor her, Riho Yoshioka has the opportunity to walk on the red carpet.
Not satisfied with this? You still want to walk on the red carpet with Masahiro Nakamura. Is it possible that you want to catch up with Masahiro Nakamura’s popularity?
If it were an ordinary event, Nakamura Masahiro would be fine with it, but the premiere was to promote the movie "Model Student", which was related to marketing effects and box office results. This made Nakamura Masahiro somewhat resistant.
He didn't want some unexpected small factors to occur, which would lead to the deflection of the publicity wave, which would result in more losses than gains.
"Isn't it good for you to walk on the red carpet by yourself? The focus of the audience is you alone..."
"If I leave by myself, not many people will notice."
Riho Yoshioka pouted and replied unwillingly: "I'm just a newcomer, not many people will be interested..."
Obviously, Riho Yoshioka is very self-aware in this regard: although the red carpet stage attracts a lot of attention, it is difficult for her to be transparent in the entertainment industry to arouse the interest of media reporters.
If she walks the red carpet with Masahiro Nakamura as a female companion, she might gain some media coverage.
"What you said does make sense..."
Continuing to make breakfast, Nakamura Masahiro pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement.
"However, the focus of this premiere is the movie "Model Student", and it is not just for you to compete for space..."
Although the agency intends to pursue Riho Yoshioka, her time has obviously not come yet, and the best way to solidify her acting skills is to strengthen her foundation.
It's great to become famous overnight, but if you don't lay a solid foundation, it's nothing more than rootless success, and you can easily become the target of ridicule.
After all, the firm’s positioning for Riho Yoshioka is to train the core, not the popular artists on the other side who only care about making money.
Yoshioka Riho pursed her lips, still feeling a little unwilling to give up, but president Masahiro Nakamura said so, so she could only shrug her head in resignation.
"Come, have something to eat, I made some for you too..."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Carrying two bowls of millet porridge, Nakamura Masahiro walked to the dining table. After eating the millet porridge, he greeted Riho Yoshioka and said, "I guess you haven't had it yet."
Let’s have breakfast.”
"I...."
She wanted to politely refuse, but Yoshioka Riho's stomach made two unsatisfactory "grumbling" sounds, which immediately made her feel embarrassed.
"Sorry, President..."
Smiling slightly shyly, Riho Yoshioka sat down at the dining table with a red face, and then ate with Masahiro Nakamura.
After having breakfast and simply tidying up, Nakamura Masahiro and Yoshioka Riho left the apartment and went straight to the office.
When they arrived at the office, the staff were very busy: either catching up on the work in hand, talking endlessly on the phone, or running back and forth.
"President..."
Seeing the appearance of President Masahiro Nakamura, they all paused for a moment, greeted respectfully, and then continued to work.
"How are the preparations going?"
Stopping Ito Mika who was passing by, Nakamura Masahiro glanced at the documents in her hand and asked in a calm tone: "There must also be arrangements in the office..."
"Hi, President, the arrangements have been made...people from the beauty studio are also waiting in the conference room."
Mika Ito nodded solemnly and answered in the affirmative. She glanced at Riho Yoshioka next to Masahiro Nakamura and asked curiously.
"Yoshioka-san, why are you with the president?"
"She wants to walk the red carpet with me..."
Glancing at Riho Yoshioka who looked slightly uneasy, Nakamura Masahiro said it directly before she could think of an excuse.
"Aren't you arranged to walk the red carpet alone?"
After hearing the words of President Masahiro Nakamura, Ito Mika suddenly felt a little dissatisfied. She was very dissatisfied with Yoshioka Riho's cautiousness.
His sharp eyes were firmly fixed on Riho Yoshioka, and Mika Ito looked very angry with her brows furrowed.
Facing Mika Ito's gaze that seemed to be as real as anything, Riho Yoshioka immediately became frightened, her steps moved back a little bit silently, and she tried her best to avoid contact with the other person's eyes.
Although the two get along very happily on weekdays, when it comes to work arrangements, Mika Ito is always more serious, which makes Riho Yoshioka somewhat afraid.
Seeing Riho Yoshioka's cowardly look, Mika Ito felt a little unbearable in her heart, and the dissatisfaction she had accumulated quickly dissipated.
"Assistant Ito, could you please come over and sign?"
A staff member in the office area suddenly stood up, raised his hand to signal, and greeted Mika Ito.
"Okay, I'll be right over..."
Mika Ito responded, then pretended to glare fiercely at Riho Yoshioka, and walked over quickly.
Seeing Mika Ito walk away, Riho Yoshioka couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and then the next second he saw Masahiro Nakamura's scrutinizing eyes staring at her.
"President..."
Shrinking his head, Yoshioka Riho avoided Nakamura Masahiro's gaze rather embarrassedly, his shy little face showing a hint of joy.
Nakamura Masahiro just shook his head slightly and said nothing, his face expressionless as if he was a little dissatisfied.
After a moment, he stepped forward, then turned and walked into the conference room on the side, leaving a somewhat uneasy Yoshioka Riho at a loss.
"Supervisor Nakamura...."
Sitting in the conference room were two young and beautiful women. They were stylists from a beauty studio and were temporarily invited by the office to take care of the makeup of Masahiro Nakamura and Riho Yoshioka.
Seeing Masahiro Nakamura's figure appear at the door, the two of them quickly stood up and said hello respectfully, and then guided Masahiro Nakamura to sit on the dressing table nearby.
This is a simple assembled dressing table, which is filled with various cosmetics and tools. The upright mirror is not very big, but it is enough to meet the needs of makeup.
There is also a rectangular floor-to-ceiling mirror standing next to it, and several display racks next to it are filled with clothes. The dazzling array feels like being in a clothing store.
"Excuse me, please start."
After taking a deep breath, Nakamura Masahiro said politely, and then he remained motionless and allowed the two stylists to start working on his face.