Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1475 and 1484: Openly indecent acts that affect the city's appearance?! Hōdoni?!

By mid-to-late August, the weather was already unbearably hot.

Even wearing a loose T-shirt and shorts, I was still sweating profusely from the high temperature outside, and the incessant chirping of cicadas made me extremely irritable!

However, this kind of summer is a wonderful time for a specific group of people: students on summer vacation.

There's no pressure from classes, homework, or exams; all that's left is watermelon, ice cream, soda, and carefree fun. Soccer, basketball, bug catching, video games—all sorts of entertainment can keep you entertained all day.

During this time, the re-release of "Kikujiro's Summer" provides children with another form of entertainment.

Unbeknownst to everyone, a batch of promotional posters suddenly appeared in places frequented by students, such as toy stores, arcades, stadiums, swimming pools, museums, and comic book stores in Japan, as well as in school after-school tutoring classes and summer camp activities!

That's a promotional poster for Jurassic Park, which will open on August 18th!

Meanwhile, cartoon dinosaur images appeared to varying degrees on the pages of newspapers and magazines, the covers of extracurricular books and comics, and even on discount coupons in shopping malls, indicating the opening date of "Jurassic Park" and the 50% off opening promotion.

"This time, we've promoted it through almost every channel that students can access!"

"Jurassic Park's director, Takuto Horikawa, said confidently to his subordinates..."

"Our primary target customer group this time is families!"

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Because Jurassic Park operates independently and is far from the Tree Friends headquarters, the Japanese workplace atmosphere is very evident here. The park manager is the highest person in charge, and subordinates must absolutely obey the authority of their superiors!

Even if subordinates discover their superiors' mistakes, they dare not voice any objections and can only watch as their superiors go further and further down the wrong path.

It's obvious that this Jurassic Island theme park was built because of "Jurassic Park". The initial publicity should have been focused on movie fans. However, the park manager, who used to run Disneyland, applied his previous experience here. He believes that parks should be places for children to play!

Therefore, the majority of promotional resources were directed towards channels targeting students.

Fortunately, Naoki Nagayama is currently busy filming "Fast & Furious" and hasn't paid much attention to Jurassic Park, otherwise he would definitely give him a good scolding!

On August 18th, the auspicious day, Jurassic Park was brightly decorated and full of confidence.

Indeed, waves of students on holiday disembarked from the ship and happily began exploring the entire Jurassic Island from the port town!

"But."

Horikawa Takuto was quite surprised by the seemingly lively scene in the port town.

The level of excitement was nowhere near as high as the packed house he had envisioned!

"It seems like it's losing some stamina."

He asked Akihiro Konishi, the staff member in charge of ticket reservations.

"Xiao west, how are the bookings for tomorrow and the day after?"

"Forehead"

Konishi Akihiro paused for a moment, then decided to tell the truth.

"The bookings for tomorrow and the day after are less than half of what we estimated."

"!!!"

Upon hearing this news, Horikawa Takuto's eyes widened instantly, and he couldn't help but roar.

"Why didn't you report this sooner?!"

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"You need to make us report it first," said Akihiro Konishi, who could only resort to his traditional method of bowing 90 degrees.

"Private Marseille"

Due to the tradition within Japanese companies, decisions are made by superiors, and superiors are held responsible; subordinates can simply shirk responsibility with a bow.

I've bowed, so please don't punish me anymore!

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Horikawa Takuto was so anxious that he didn't know what to do.

"Naoki-san entrusted Jurassic Park to me, and even gave me the broadcasting rights to Jurassic Park. He clearly has such high expectations for me!"

Horikawa Takuto murmured to himself,

"And now, how am I supposed to explain to Naoki-san that I've failed to achieve a successful start?!"

Actually, the opening of the park wasn't a failure, considering that so many people came to the island to visit; it just didn't reach the expected number of visitors.

At this moment, Makino Takahiro, who had been listening for a long time, stepped forward:

"Director Horikawa, it's not a big problem. Just bring the wakizashi (shock weapon) to commit seppuku."

"!!! Makino Takahiro! What nonsense are you spouting?!"

It was just an event, and you actually want to kill me?! At most, I should just bow deeply in reverence!!

"Haha~ Just kidding!"

As the park's designer, Makino Takahiro wasn't subordinate to the park director; in fact, they were practically on the same level, so he spoke very casually.

"There's a reason why the opening ceremony wasn't very lively!"

"First of all, Jurassic Island is located in the Seto Inland Sea, making it quite troublesome to get there."

Secondly, the target audience is not primarily students.

"Therefore, all we need to do is adjust the promotional plan accordingly."

"Well"

Horikawa Takuto remained silent for a while. If he wanted to change the publicity, it would be tantamount to admitting that his previous judgment was wrong, which would be a very embarrassing thing!

However, after glancing at the vast Jurassic Island and the tourists playing on it, he finally nodded.

"Alright. I'll go to Eiichiro-san at the Tree Friends headquarters to promote the film among the audience!"

"I just hope Naoki-san won't be too angry when he finds out."

"Ha, that's more like it!"

Makino Takahiro nodded.

"Actually, Naoki-san is very approachable. He won't scold people for things that don't cause major mistakes!"

"At most, Otomo-san will just scold you a little."

Yoshimura Daitomo is the true executive CEO of Shuyou Group, and also the one who can be quite stern! He exudes a powerful aura in front of many mid-level executives!

"In short, even if you get scolded, you should still seek help!"

At this moment, Naoki Nagayama, who had temporarily given the film crew a break because of the midday heat, was surprised by the gossip he had overheard.

"You mean Kitano-san almost got arrested and taken to the police station?!"

"Hi!"

Because of his low profile, Kijima Kyō, despite not having many friends, always manages to hear a lot of gossip.

"It's said that they were filming by the riverbank in the middle of the night when they were discovered by patrolling police!"

"Then there are the accusations of affecting the city's appearance and blatant indecent acts."

"Huh? Todoroki?!"

Naoki Nagayama sat up straight, his curiosity overflowing.

"Public indecency?! Didn't Takeshi Kitano take on a racing movie for GM?! How did it turn into public indecency?!"

Because Naoki Nagayama's voice was a bit loud, Matsuo Muneo, Nishimoto Tomoyuki, and even Takakura Ken, Matsuzaka Keiko, and Kudo Shizuka were all attracted over.

"It's said that some kind of action movie was filmed inside a Chevrolet."

Under everyone's gaze, Kijima Kyō seemed even more smug, and spoke with even greater enthusiasm.

"I heard that the male and female leads were originally supposed to be filming, but the limited space inside the car made filming and action sequences difficult, which made Takeshi Kitano dissatisfied, so he personally stepped in to demonstrate."

At this point, both Shizuka Kudo and Keiko Matsuzaka spat, and Shizuka Kudo secretly resolved never to work with Takeshi Kitano again.

However, Keiko Matsuzaka is quite accepting of the unspoken rules in the industry. She disdains Takeshi Kitano's inability to control himself on set. Unspoken rules are one thing, but filmmaking still requires a sense of responsibility!

“Demonstrate in person”

As he pondered these words, Naoki Nagayama was momentarily at a loss for what expression to make.

"It seems Takeshi Kitano is very confident in himself."

".puff."

Someone couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Kijima Kyō continued speaking:

"Actually, this was all rumored by the staff on set. I personally think that Director Kitano wouldn't have gone to such lengths to personally go on set."

"It's highly likely they're just providing guidance on the movements."

"But just then, they were spotted by the river patrol officers!"

"I heard the situation was very chaotic at the time, and some crew members even ran away."

"Takeshi Kitano and the male and female leads were detained for several hours before being released."

A group of people listened to the latest juicy gossip from the entertainment industry while drinking iced cola, which was really refreshing!

"Sigh, Takeshi Kitano is going to take a risky approach!"

Naoki Nagayama already knew that GM and Toyota were making racing movies, but he wasn't worried that they would surpass his "Fast and Furious".

However, the recent bombshell revelation about Takeshi Kitano has truly astonished people and aroused the curiosity of many.

For a moment, Naoki Nagayama even thought this was a publicity strategy devised by Takeshi Kitano!

"But no matter what."

Matsuo Muneo, who was standing nearby, interjected at this moment.

"If there were scenes like that, Kitano-san's movies would probably be rated 18+, right?!"

"Wouldn't that mean it could only be shown in select theaters?"

Although Japan has relatively loose regulations on movies, they still exist!

"Ha ha."

Naoki Nagayama waved his hand.

"Kitano-san definitely has a way. If all else fails, General Motors is backing us!"

For Japan, having foreign connections is like having a powerful backer! They can be much more lenient with the rules.

There was no doubt that the movie would be released, but people were very interested in the movie that Takeshi Kitano wanted to make and started discussing it.

This is probably what it feels like to watch a movie just for a single plot point.

Several young actors and directors even asked Ken Takakura and Keiko Matsuzaka if they had ever made similar films before.

Naoki Nagayama then extricated himself from the situation and looked at Kyon Kijima, who was parched and frantically drinking water:

"Kijima-kun, you've been coming to the set every day these past few days. Are you really going to be involved in the filming of the 'Fast & Furious' movie?"

"Hi!"

Kijima nodded.

"Resting at home is completely boring. I'd rather help Naoki-san with some things!"

He then smiled ingratiatingly and said:

"Besides, without me, would Naoki-san have heard such a bombshell revelation!"

"Alright, Kijima-kun, you can stay if you want!"

I definitely didn't ask you, Kijima Kyoro, to stay because I wanted to hear gossip!

"However, the assistant director is fine, but you'll need to discuss the camera operator and the division of labor with Matsuo-kun and Nishimoto-kun properly."

"Hi!"

Kijima looked at the two who were still discussing enthusiastically and shook his head.

"They won't be a problem!"

"Hoo-hoo."

Naoki Nagayama raised an eyebrow, it seemed some kind of deal had been reached. However, he didn't press the matter about the undercurrents among the crew members.

He stood up and went to the Hong Kong actors who felt somewhat out of place due to the language barrier.

"Lin Sheng, Zheng Sheng, Leon"

Naoki Nagayama inquired,

"Have there been any problems with the filming these past few days?!"

"Director!" "Director Nagayama!"

The three people immediately greeted him respectfully, then shook their heads in unison.

"If there are no problems with filming, we will do our best to make it the best it can be!"

The three of them had no objections to the filming, as Naoki Nagayama could communicate clearly with them in Chinese, and living in Tokyo was even easier; they were staying in high-end hotels.

The treatment in Japan is much better than in Hong Kong!

"That's good"

Naoki Nagayama patted them on the shoulder.

"The scenes in the downtown area have been mostly filmed. We'll move to a more open location for filming afterwards."

For example, coastal highways, suburbs, etc.

"If you experience any discomfort during the action scenes, feel free to tell me!"

"Hi, Arigato".

The three thanked them in Japanese.

After resting for a few hours, Naoki Nagayama clapped his hands, signaling the crew to get back to work.

"Everyone, get ready to film!"

"Keep it up, filming's finished for today, you can rest tomorrow."

Hi! XN

In the Yamazakura-in courtyard, Akina rocked the cradle while talking on the phone with Ken-on.

"Regarding the composer, I think we should choose someone younger, someone who isn't too experienced."

Akina and Terahashi Akira said,

"I still prefer the feeling of youth. Experienced musicians have better technique, but they lack that drive."

Terahina Akira on the phone also agreed:

"I was originally planning to have Akina make a comeback in a little over a year, and I always wanted a composer with a bigger name!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but ask:

"By the way, Akina, haven't you thought about asking Naoki-san for a favor?!"

"You should know that Naoki-san is the real hit song maker!"

Since his debut, Naoki Nagayama's songs have all topped the Billboard charts, and recently, the theme song for "Full House" has become a hit in Japan along with the drama.

In other words, Naoki Nagayama did not accept the composing application; otherwise, singers from all over the entertainment industry would have offered him a generous fee!

"Naoki-san has been quite busy lately—filming for 'Fast & Furious' is in full swing."

Akina shook her head.

I don't want to distract him from this.

"I see."

Hearing Akina say that, Terabayashi Akira didn't say anything more; he wouldn't interfere in the affairs between the couple.

"In that case, I'll go find some talented young people."

Hi, thank you for your help~

As we were talking, Xia Hua, who had been playing by the pond in the yard, came running over, leaving a trail of wet footprints on the wooden floor.

"Oh dear, why is the flower jam all wet?!"

Xiaoxia didn't pay attention to herself; instead, she was looking at the phone in Akina's hand.

"Mom, are you on the phone?!"

She was most curious about the phone call!

"Um"

Akina nodded, wanting to quickly dry her daughter, and then spoke into the microphone.

"Terahina-san, in private Marseille, Hana-chan is in a little trouble."

"Haha, Akina, you can go and get busy."

I was about to hang up, but the little guy leaned right over and said into the receiver:

"Kongnijiwa".

Terahira, on the other end of the microphone, heard this and replied with a smile:

"Konnijiwa, is this Hana-chan? I'm Uncle Terahina!"

He was naturally very familiar with Xia Hua as well.

"Uncle Temple Forest."

The little guy reached out and took the phone, his voice filled with excitement.

Why were you on the phone with your mom? (●З｀●)

"Haha, because we need to communicate."

Terahina Akira spoke to the children very kindly.

"What is Hua Jiang doing? It looks wet."

"Playing in the pool"

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Seeing her daughter holding the phone and talking like a little adult, and Terahina-san not objecting, Akina handed the phone to her and then wanted to get a towel to wipe the little one's face.

At that moment, Nonaka Mari handed over a clean towel and whispered:

"When Hana saw Eitaro chasing fish, she wanted to catch a koi for Eitaro to eat, so she went into the water. But I caught it right away. The pond was shallow, so I didn't choke."

Akina knew about the pond in her own garden, of course. It was shallow for aesthetic purposes, only getting deeper at the very back. In the summer, Eitaro often swam in it.

"Hey, it's okay. Kids are always curious."

Akina took the towel and started wiping the little guy.

"But I still need to teach her a lesson later!"

Then he looked at the dog running around in the yard:

"We need to teach Eitaro a lesson too!!"

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Nonaka Mari didn't say much about training dogs, but she did offer some advice to Hana-chan:

"Last year, Hana-chan couldn't walk very well, so don't worry. But this year, she's running around much better. The pond in the yard should probably be renovated. The water at the very end is still a bit deep!"

Upon hearing this, Akina began to think about it seriously.

"How about we just convert it into a fully equipped swimming pool? That way it will be easier for Hana-chan and Lian-chan to learn to swim in the future!"

"As for koi, you could raise them elsewhere, keeping only a few for display. Or perhaps you could create a decorative wall around them?"

Given the size of the Yama-oka Inner Garden and the Nagayama family's wealth, maintaining a swimming pool or a fish tank backdrop would be more than enough.

Moreover, having a swimming pool at home is now a standard feature for many upper-class families!

(End of this chapter)