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Chapter 1072 1081, the man who once dominated the headlines of the entertainment industry
Chapter 1072 1081, the man who once dominated the headlines of the entertainment industry~
Near noon, Naoki Nagayama drove a convertible to the Shuyou Building.
As Akina's due date drew closer, he spent more and more time at home, taking time out every day to deal with work matters.
At present, the editing and release of "Tora no Kotobuki" are proceeding step by step. The Tokyo International Film Festival is also led by Yoshimura Otomo and the preparatory committee, and the preparations are going smoothly.
Even the latest comic business, under the leadership of Shuichi Idou, the latest chapter of "Slam Dunk" has been successfully serialized.
Now only "Neon Sound" needs his attention from time to time.
"Naoki-san~"
Xing Jiahua at the front desk was very surprised to see Naoki Nagayama. It was already noon.
"Why did you come here at noon today?"
"I have an appointment with Otomo-san. He's there, right?"
"Hi!" Xing Jiahua suddenly realized, "So you are waiting for Naoki-san. No wonder Otomo-san has been in the office all morning today. He turned down many social engagements."
"Forehead"
Have you been waiting for me?!
I just said we would chat in the morning!
Naoki Nagayama didn't say much and immediately walked into the elevator. If he waited any longer, Otomo-san might get angry!
After knocking on the office door, Naoki Nagayama found that Yoshimura Otomo was not sitting behind his desk reviewing documents as usual, but sitting on the sofa and drinking tea at the tea table.
Seeing Naoki Nagayama coming in, Yoshimura Otomo said calmly:
"You're here~"
"I'm coming~"
"You are late!"
"But I'm still here!"
"It was a good morning."
"It hasn't happened yet~"
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After a while, Fangcun Dayou could no longer keep his composure, and rolled his eyes angrily and said:
"Naoki-san, do you know that I turned down a lot of social events just to wait for you?! Preparations for the Tokyo International Film Festival, dinners with partner companies"
"Hi Hi Hi ~ Private Marseille ~"
Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to apologize.
"Otomo-san, please be magnanimous."
Although it seemed like there was a quarrel in the office, Yoshimura Otomo was not actually angry. He was just complaining normally.
Speaking of which, Yoshimura Otomo was even somewhat grateful to Naoki Nagayama for giving him an excuse to turn down those social engagements.
Those preparation meetings, dinners, etc., where each member of the group is scheming against each other and each word has to go through hundreds of minds, it is better to just sit in the office and enjoy life while sipping tea.
After a while, Naoki Nagayama also drank tea:
"Otomo-san, has the production team of 'Neon Voice' started contacting the contestants?"
"Well, after you gave the selected players to Fujiwara Kazuhiko, you started to contact them. However, the players were scattered all over the place, and it would take some time for them to come to Tokyo."
Yoshimura Otomo said casually,
“Finally recording should start next Saturday.”
"Naoki-san, you're going to be there during the recording, right?"
"Well, I have to keep an eye on the recording of the first season." Naoki Nagayama said, "After all, I am still a producer."
Naoki Nagayama also reviewed other detailed work such as program hosts, venue decoration, sound tuning, and video recording.
The producer of "Neon Voices" is Kazuhisa Fujiwara, Shuyou and NTV are co-producers, the director, screenwriter and planner are all members of the working group, and Naoki Nagayama is just a supervisor.
But everyone knows who the real boss of this show is.
"Naoki-san," Yoshimura Otomo suddenly brought up a topic, "I heard that you picked a very good contestant yesterday? Did you even go to the Neon Voice crew downstairs to give them compliments?"
"Ah, indeed, the vocal conditions are very good," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Plus, the previous contestants were not very good, so this one is even better in comparison!"
Naoki Nagayama continued:
"I even went to the working group and told them that the first screening criteria must be met!"
"Ahem~ Yes, yes, we always have to make a good first impression."
Fangcun Dayou coughed, and the tapes that were stuffed in did not meet the requirements.
"But what I mean is that your original intention in planning "Neon Sound" was to find singers for those songs. Now that you've listened to them, are you satisfied with any of them?"
"This one~"
Although Naoki Nagayama is very satisfied with Izumi's voice, it is not the time to decide directly. After all, the special features required in the songs are different. Maybe he can find a singer with explosive power like Maki Ohguro in "Neon Voice"~
"Let's talk about it in the final showdown~"
Leaning on the sofa, Naoki Nagayama looked at the contestant information of "Neon Voice", as if he wanted to find more rising stars from it.
"Okay~" Yoshimura Otomo took a sip of tea, "Then how about contacting the mentors of the program, Naoki-san? Kenji Sawada, Takuro Yoshida, Miyuki Nakajima, and Hideki Saijo. Tell them about the direction and standards of the program."
"Haha, Hideki-san is already an acquaintance~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "As for the others..."
It seems that Kenji Sawada is currently having an affair with Yuko Tanaka. Naoki Nagayama is very good friends with Yuko Tanaka, so he feels uncomfortable seeing him.
Takuro Yoshida and Miyuki Nakajima are both singer-songwriters. Naoki Nagayama has no experience in music creation and is simply standing on the shoulders of giants.
After all, music is not like movies, where you can just talk about a lot of things.
"I'm not familiar with the music industry to begin with, so let's keep it this way for now."
“But we always have to meet during the recording.”
In Yoshimura Otomo's mind, Naoki Nagayama is actually arrogant because of his talent. He doesn't care about other musicians, so he doesn't bother to make friends with them.
"Naoki-san better give some respect when the time comes so that the scene looks better."
"Haha, how could I, such an easy-going person, not give others face?!"
Then why don't you participate in all the competitions, awards, and even program invitations in the music industry? !
You should know that there are already voices in the music industry saying that "the Japanese music industry is not worthy of Naoki Nagayama"!
While Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura were sitting and chatting in the office, a large number of reporters once again gathered at the "Bungeizu" movie theater in Ikebukuro.
This cinema has become a movie conference venue exclusively for tree lovers. Even the lobby has been expanded to facilitate media conferences.
Kyon Kijima, Masataka Komori, Nao Saejima and other main creative team members of "Tigers of Ginza", and even Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung who returned to Hong Kong a month ago, came to the scene again.
"Director Kijima, isn't Naoki-san coming over today?"
In the prepared backstage room, Leslie Cheung asked director Kyon Kimura.
"Naoki-san," Kimura sighed, "he said that if he came to the press conference, everyone's attention would be focused on him. It would steal the limelight from the movie "Tiger of Ginza" itself."
Zhang Guorong was not aware of Naoki Nagayama's fame in the Japanese entertainment industry, and asked in surprise:
"How could this happen? Naoki-san is not a star! He's not the lead actor either."
Naoki Nagayama is not the director, nor the lead actor, and he is not even listed as the screenwriter this time. He is at most a member of the investor Shuyou Films, but he said he was afraid that he would steal the limelight of the entire movie.
What's even more outrageous is that Kyon Kimura thinks what he said makes sense~
"Because he is Naoki Nagayama." Kyon sighed again, "The man who once dominated the headlines of the entertainment industry!"
In fact, he has been keeping a low profile this year. In the past two years, Naoki Nagayama would easily make headlines.
Things like "The playboy Naoki has a new prey," "Director Nagayama's scandal reappears," "He is in love with a big star," "A well-known writer won a big award!", "He admitted his relationship in public."
Even his family background was discussed repeatedly occasionally, but they didn't dare to put it on the headlines due to the pressure from the Yamaguchi-gumi.
It can be said that in the past few years, Naoki Nagayama was a guarantee of traffic and exposure, with an exposure rate even higher than that of celebrities!
"Naoki-mulberry"
Leslie Cheung felt that he had underestimated Naoki Nagayama again.
"What a mysterious man"
After a short chat, the finale announcement of "Tiger of Ginza" began. The host walked to the front of the reporters with a microphone and said to everyone:
"The finale reveal of Mina-san's "Tiger of Ginza" has officially begun."
The host said to the media reporters,
"But before that, let me first watch the latest trailer of "Tiger of Ginza". It is also the last trailer before the release."
"Tora no Koro ni" has already released a trailer, which is another promotion before its release.
The lights in the screening room dimmed and the big screen lit up.
High-end luxury cars, Prince Shotoku, beauties, alcohol, tobacco. Scenes that would make ordinary people open their eyes wide flashed before their eyes. The extravagant life of the upper class was revealed here, which made people both amazed and envious.
However, in the second half, the protagonist drank alcohol, had promiscuous sex, was wiretapped, and arrested, which made the audience gasp and feel a sense of disillusionment.
After the short two-minute trailer, the reporters present fell into a brief silence.
During this period of time, all the main creators of "Tiger of Ginza" came to the stage.
"Mina-san, let us welcome the director of "Tiger of Ginza", Kyon Kijima, co-writer Banyuki Nishimoto, starring Muneo Matsuo, Leslie Cheung, Tony Leung, and Nao Saejima."
Under the guidance of the host, the reporters applauded and welcomed, and the sounds of flashes and shutters continued to ring. Soon, the interview for the completion of the disclosure meeting officially began.
"What an amazing trailer!" A reporter exclaimed, and then found the director through the shining gold Rolex, "Director Kijima, when will this movie be released?"
"On the second weekend of August, August 8th," Kyon Kimura confirmed the date. "In two days, at the beginning of August, there will be another preview. I hope all media friends can come and support us!"
"It's a preview!" "I'm really looking forward to it!" ". I really want to see the specific content of the movie!" "."
The reporters cheered in a mess, and they were all looking forward to the preview of this movie. Of course, on the one hand, they wanted to watch the movie for free, and on the other hand, they were also looking forward to the red envelopes from Shuyou Films.
Giving red envelopes to reporters, no, it's travel expenses. Hoping to get a few good words from them, this kind of thing is already a clear rule in the entertainment industry, and Shuyou has always been very generous.
The microphone was passed to another reporter:
"Mr. Leslie Cheung, are there any difficulties in playing such a young and promising character?"
".It's not difficult at all."
Leslie Cheung responded with a smile,
"I am also young and promising. I just don't have the flamboyance of the characters in the movie."
“How does it feel to work with Japanese actors?”
"Everyone is very professional. Very humble on the set."
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The actors asked one by one, and then returned to Kimura Kyon:
"Director Kijima, I heard that this movie will be the opening film of the Tokyo International Film Festival, right?"
"It's not confirmed yet, but there is this opportunity."
“Any ideas for this year’s Blue Ribbon Awards?”
“Hahaha, all directors hope to win awards, but in the end it all depends on how the audience accepts the film and whether everyone likes the style of “Tiger of Ginza”.”
Kyon Kimura was very happy to see the enthusiastic interaction among the reporters on the spot, as it showed that he was the center of attention and his work was attracting attention. However, the reporter's next words made his smile freeze.
"Director Kijima, why didn't Mr. Naoki Nagayama come this time? Was there something that delayed him?"
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Even though no one is here, it can still attract attention. If Naoki-san were here, what would happen to me and the movie?
"Naoki-san's schedule is always very tight. He should be busy with official business at the company and discussing projects with his subordinates."
(After taking a sip of tea, Naoki Nagayama heaved a sigh of satisfaction, leaned on the soft sofa and looked out the window at the sky. The white clouds were still floating in the sky. It was another sunny and beautiful day~)
After returning to Yamazakurain, Naoki Nagayama was chatting and laughing with Akina about what had happened before.
Suddenly, Mingcai frowned, then immediately recovered, feeling confused.
"what happened?"
Naoki Nagayama asked.
"Suddenly my stomach tightened."
"?" Because the due date was approaching, Naoki Nagayama immediately became alert and kept asking, "What's wrong? Is the birth coming? Is your water broken?"
As he said this, he lowered his head and reached out to lift up Akina's skirt to take a look.
Then Akina, who was blushing, took photos of me again and again~
"It's not that," Akina said angrily, but she didn't quite understand. "It will be fine soon. Maybe the baby just moved a little too much."
The fetal movements are becoming more and more frequent. Sometimes they suddenly kick out a footprint on Akina's belly like a twitch, just like she is practicing martial arts.
Looking left and right, his wife seemed to be fine, so Naoki Nagayama felt relieved:
"Okay. But tell me if you have anything to say."
"Mmmmm~"
Naoki Nagayama was still a little nervous, so he got up and called Mrs. Nonaka Mari over to consult her.
He also informed the butler Alfred to prepare the car and go to the hospital at any time.
Although he had learned about having a baby more than once on TV, in the news, and from friends and family, it was still the first time that Naoki Nagayama was facing it, and he couldn't help feeling nervous.
He was nervous until late at night, and only when Akina fell asleep and no further problems occurred did Nagayama Naoki feel relieved.
At night, looking at Akina lying on her side next to him, Naoki Nagayama reached out and gently stroked her belly and sighed:
“When will it come out?”
"It makes mom and dad so worried."
"Come out and get spanked!"