Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 828 836, Naoki Nagayama has run out of ideas? ?

As soon as the exotic song "Meu amoré" appeared on the music promotion stage, it added a rare flower to the already flourishing music scene.

Everyone is playing rock and disco, so why do some people suddenly start playing Latin style?

Because of this song, Akina Nakamori's transformation from an idol singer to a pop singer has become more and more obvious. There are even media discussions about who will be the next successor if Akina Nakamori leaves the throne of female idol.
"It's Yukiko Okada after all~" Akina Nakamori muttered to herself while reading the newspaper.

"What's wrong with Yukiko Okada?" Naoki Nagayama brought the coffee and asked curiously.

"That is to say, if Akina Nakamori stops being an idol, then the next top idol successor will definitely be Yukiko Okada!" Akina Nakamori took the newspaper and pointed out the report to Naoki Nagayama for analysis.

"Haha, it's true that the idol industry is a bit lacking in talent right now."

Naoki Nagayama laughed. Since a few years ago, waves of idols have emerged like a blowout. While there are many kinds of idols, the quality also varies. This has caused the public's perception of idols to decline a lot. There are only a handful of younger generations who can really live up to the name of idols.

Coupled with the oversupply of new idols, the idol industry has completely turned from a blue ocean into a red ocean. Under the effect of bad money driving out good money, there will be a low point known as the "Ten-Year Ice Period in the Idol Industry"!
Akina Nakamori ate her breakfast while mumbling, "There is still Seiko in the idol world~ the eternal idol."

Naoki Nagayama shook his head. It should be not long before Seiko Matsuda and Masaaki Kanda announce their marriage, and then retire to have a baby.
However, from the perspective of today's entertainment industry, this is indeed very unexpected. After all, Seiko Matsuda said some time ago that she is very career-oriented, so how could she possibly get married and retire suddenly?

"Dudu~~"

Just as the two were about to talk, a rhythmic horn sounded at the door of Yamazakurain. Akina Nakamori, who was sitting at the dining table, immediately knew that it was the signal that Akiko Fusano was coming.

Akina's schedule has been very busy these days as she is promoting her new song, so she goes out very early in the morning.

"Ah, Fusano-san is here!" Nakamori Akina quickly gulped down her coffee, sticking out her tongue from the burn. Then she put on her coat in a hurry and walked towards the entrance, "Naoki-san, I'm going out!"

"Bon Voyage."

Only after his girlfriend disappeared outside the door did Naoki Nagayama continue to eat his breakfast slowly.

After seeing the title of the report, I started thinking about the future development of the entertainment industry.

"Come to think of it, Kudo Shizuka and Miyazawa Rie are both under the name of Shuyou." Naoyama Naoki suddenly remembered these two, "Can we do something about it?"

The ten-year ice age of idols may be a good opportunity for Shuyou to rise against the trend!

In the spring breeze of March, Naoki Nagayama drove his convertible sports car and slowly came to Shuyou's photo studio.

"Naoki-san" "Good morning, Naoki-san!" "Good morning~"

As if they were used to it, the employees of Shuyou bowed and greeted Naoki Nagayama, who had only arrived in the morning. Naoki Nagayama nodded slightly and walked towards the office.

"Otomo-san" looked around and saw that Shuichi Idou was still not there. "Did Shuichi-san go to check the location of "Squid Game" or the script of the new movie?"

That day at Yamazakurain, I told Shuichi Ido about making a movie about how to prevent yellow-haired people. As a daughter-slave, he took this matter to heart, and after he came back, he started to make an appointment with the screenwriter to write the script.

"Shuuichi-san, you should be at DreamWorks right now," said Yoshimura Otomo, not even raising his head, as if the documents in his hands would never end. "You've been busy these days. In the morning, I have to focus on the movie, and in the afternoon, I have to socialize with big names in the film industry."

“It’s really hard work~”

Naoki Nagayama felt the same way. He was in the same situation when he was a project manager in his previous life. It was no longer 996, but 007!
Yoshimura Otomo looked at his good friend with great disdain:
"Naoki-san, how dare you be so shameless as to lament about Shuichi-san's hard work?"

"It's obviously you who should be doing those social activities!"

Over the years, Naoki Nagayama has become oblivious to such small contempt. What's wrong with being criticized by the person he exploits? After all, the blood and sweat of others will turn into his money in the future!
Besides, how can the conscience of a capitalist be such a sensitive and fragile thing!
"Haha, those who are capable should do more work~ Shuichi-san and Otomo-san are indeed much better than me in interpersonal communication!" Naoki Nagayama's double praise made Yoshimura Otomo's expression relax a lot, and even a little complacent.

"Ahem." Yoshimura Otomo cleared his throat, "These are just some small favors given to me by my colleagues."

"No, no, Otomo-san is our Shuyou's 'social butterfly'!" Nagayama Naoki continued to praise, "We can thrive in the entertainment industry, how can we ignore the credit of Otomo-san!"

"Well, Naoki-san, it's a bit embarrassing for me to say that~" Yoshimura Otomo said modestly, the corners of his mouth unable to suppress the upward curve.

"That's not an exaggeration. Tree Friends cannot do without Otomo-san, the pillar of support!"

"Hehe, Naoki-san, stop praising me. It'll make me feel ashamed!"

Yoshimura Otomo's face was full of smiles and his tone was full of joy!

Naoki Nagayama secretly curled his lips. It was indeed the iron rule of getting along in society: 50% of the people can be dealt with by saying a few nice words, and the rest will depend on giving gifts!

After dealing with Yoshimura Otomo, Naoki Nagayama recalled his thoughts from the morning:

"By the way, Otomo-san, what are Kudo Shizuka and Miyazawa Rie doing now?"

"Shizuka-chan is currently increasing her exposure in various programs. At the same time, she is following the idol training method, releasing new songs and performing in livehouses. She has already cultivated a group of loyal fans."

Yoshimura Otomo was surprised by Nagayama Naoki's sudden question, but he immediately responded to the current situation of the two.

"Miyazawa Rie was invited by Komori Masataka to film "Our Little Sister"!"

"Ah, so you chose Rie-chan as the protagonist in the end?"

"Yes. Shizuka-chan has just started to gain some popularity in the idol world, but it's not the right time for her to make the transition yet. Rie-chan doesn't have to worry so much~"

"Well, that's fine~"

Since the casting matter had been handed over to Masataka Komori, Naoki Nagayama did not interfere too much. Besides, Miyazawa Rie would indeed be more involved in the entertainment industry in the future.

"Naoki-san, why did you suddenly think of asking them today?" asked Yoshimura Otomo.

"Because Akina is going to transform into a pop singer, the top position in the idol world may be vacant again. So let's see if any of our idols have the potential to take the top position."

Naoki Nagayama did not hide anything and said it directly. He opened the latest issue of "Star" magazine on the table. The promotional cover of Akina's new single was hanging on it. Akina was among a group of samba dancers. It was a photo taken when the two of them went to Rio de Janeiro together.

"Is that so?" Yoshimura Otomo nodded, then became puzzled, "Isn't there still Seiko Matsuda? Akina has transformed, so won't the remaining space be occupied by Seiko Matsuda?"

"As for Seiko Matsuda, she will soon get married and have children, and will retire for a few years."

Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and looked at the magazine on the table and said it casually.

"???!!!"

Suddenly hearing the heavy gossip, Yoshimura Otomo opened his eyes wide in surprise: "Is Seiko Matsuda getting married? To whom?"

"Who else could it be?" Nagayama Naoki looked at him in surprise, "Of course it's my current lover!"

"Um, Kanda Masaki?" Yoshimura Otomo continued to be surprised, "They have only been dating for two months! I thought it would be Go Hiromi. After all, they have been dating for several years."

It should be like this, after all, one is a new lover who has been in love for two months, and the other is an old lover who loves her so much that he wants to be with her in the next life even after breaking up.
However, no one expected that Seiko Matsuda would actually get married to her new boyfriend, have a child and retire. After all, no one would have thought that Seiko Matsuda, an eternal idol, would sexually harass others and be sued.
"Love is such an unexpected thing~" Naoki Nagayama shrugged, "Sometimes girls may get carried away for a while."

"."

Yoshimura Otomo remained silent. According to current ideas, it is a consensus that women are irrational.

"How did Naoki-san know that?"

"A bird on the street told me~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Of course I heard this kind of gossip!"

"It seems that Naoki-san has many sources of information." Yoshimura Otomo thought thoughtfully.

"Haha~"

"You spend all your time gossiping!"

"?"

Naoki Nagayama was very surprised to see Yoshimura Otomo suddenly say this, as the two of them were clearly having a great time chatting about gossip.

"Then let me share some gossip with Naoki-san!" Yoshimura Otomo showed a mysterious expression on his face, "Naoki-san has not created any new works since last summer's "Kikujiro's Summer" until this spring, right?!"

"?What's the meaning?"

"Some people who have been following Naoki-san are very curious. Why has Naoki Nagayama not produced anything for such a long time? Whether it's music, movies or novels."

Yoshimura Otomo continued,

"Everyone seems to be wondering if Naoki-san has run out of ideas!"

Naoki Nagayama's sudden rise naturally attracted the attention of a group of people in the entertainment industry and even the entire Neon industry.

Especially, Shuyou shoots a movie at a rate of three months, and the director is still Naoki Nagayama. In the meantime, he also publishes best-selling novels and creates well-known music. Everyone thinks that Naoki Nagayama is a genius that appears once in decades.
Since the end of last year, people have noticed that Naoki Nagayama has not been composing any songs, nor has he made any plans to make a movie. There is also no news about his novel, which he used to write once a year.
If it were an ordinary person, it would be normal to make one movie a year! Moreover, "Kikujiro's Summer" just won several awards earlier this year, so it is normal for a director to take a break.

But if this person is Naoki Nagayama, it will be a sharp contrast to the previous one.
You should know that at this time last year, "April Story" had already been filmed and was being edited!! Even the novel "Tomorrow's Me Dates Yesterday's You" had already been published!
Not to mention songs like "Sakura"
"You've run out of ideas?" Nagayama Naoki looked at Yoshimura Otomo in disbelief. "Who spread such rumors?"

"It was spread by the birds outside the window~" Yoshimura Otomo responded with the same words, "Naoki-san, there is no need to find the source of such rumors. People are just talking casually."

"However, Naoki-san really doesn't have any creative plans. This makes people feel a little disappointed."

Naoki Nagayama is the backbone of the Shuyou Group. The smooth development and expansion of the group is largely due to Naoki Nagayama’s genius and fame, which can even be said to be the golden signboard of Shuyou.

If we maintain a strong stance and wait until the backup forces are trained and able to support the company's development, Shuyou will be considered to be deeply rooted and have truly established a foothold in the entertainment industry.

The entertainment industry is a very realistic place. If the golden body of the golden signboard is broken, there will definitely be unwilling hyenas who want to come forward and take a bite, just to test the waters.
Although it was a rumor concerning Naoki's future, Yoshimura Otomo did not take it too seriously. After all, he knew that Naoki-san had a secret fund, and he earned much more in the investment industry than in the entertainment industry!
I'm so rich that it doesn't matter even if I don't have any new works in the future!

"But Naoki-san, in order to appease everyone, can you participate in the filming of the new movie~" Yoshimura Otomo was thinking about Naoki Nagayama's slush fund, "Or, do you have any new songs to reveal?"

"."

There are still a few songs in the small treasury, but none of them are suitable to be the theme song of "Slam Dunk", and he wants to keep them!
“Not yet.”

After hearing this, Yoshimura Otomo was not angry and continued, "So Naoki-san, would you consider writing a novel? Or are you already writing one?"

It's already been written! And it's already been published!

It’s the “Paradise Lost” that you guys discussed for a long time before!!!

You guys have been looking for the author for a long time!!!

Naoki Nagayama's expression remained unchanged: "Writing a novel requires inspiration, how can you just write it whenever you want?!"

Yoshimura Otomo wrote two songs and one song: "Anyway, Naoki-san should make some news recently. Now it's a quarter of the New Year. Don't let others think that Naoki-san has no creative plans this year~"

"Hmm, let me think about it~" Naoki Nagayama nodded and changed the subject, "By the way, is "Our Little Sister" already being filmed?"

"Fujo Takashi has found an old house in Kamakura that is being cleaned and renovated to be used as a filming location!" said Yoshimura Otomo. "The actual filming will start around April."

"That's it"

After leaving the studio, Naoki Nagayama was thinking while driving.

"Running out of ideas? If you knew that I wrote Paradise Lost, your eyes would pop out!" Naoki Nagayama complained, and then thought of movies, "But the movie aspect can indeed be considered."

It seems that there are really no plans to make a serious movie this year. My energy in the past period of time has been focused on the Plaza Project and the competition for the Palme d'Or.

"What kind of movie are you shooting?"

I have a lot of scripts on hand right now, but they are all animated films, so it’s not convenient to shoot them for the time being.

Then there are foreign scripts, such as "The Pianist", "Downfall" and "The Reader". They don't seem to be suitable for filming in Japan.

"Then what else?"

The warm spring breeze blowing towards you, mixed with the fragrance of flowers, the freshness of grass and trees, and the scent of fresh soil, makes people feel relaxed.

Naoki Nagayama looked to the side and happened to pass by the Kanda River that runs through Tokyo and was about to merge with the Sumida River.
The green grass and flowers on both sides of the river made passers-by stop their hurried steps and appreciate this rare spring scenery. Naoki Nagayama also parked his car aside and sat down on a bench by the river.

“What kind of movie are you going to make?”

“First of all, it should be simple, interesting, and not take too long to shoot.”

“It’s really embarrassing~”

(End of this chapter)