Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 841 849, the real shooting has already started!!!

Taking advantage of the spring weather, Naoki Nagayama brought the crew of "Camera Never Stops" to Ota City. Today we are going to see the set~
"Naoki-san!"

It was Katsuyoshi Ishikawa who was still waiting for them at the entrance of the park.

"Katsura-kun~" After parking the car, Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Let's go now~"

"Hi!"

Because he had been notified in advance, Katsuyoshi Ishikawa had already prepared the keys and other things. Without much greeting, he led the group towards the abandoned factory on the outskirts of the town.

"I have already found the manufacturer and signed the contract. The rest of the items are basically waste. The person who manages the assets said that as long as the house doesn't collapse, everything will be fine."

Ishikawa Katsuyoshi walked and talked about the preparations he had made.
"We also hired some helpers from the town to clean and disinfect the factory a little bit."

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously asked, "Katsura-kun, you didn't destroy the abandoned scene, did you? That's the kind of scene that people like when they shoot movies."

I make dumplings just for that little bit of vinegar!

"of course not!"

Ishikawa Katsuyoshi immediately assured that he was responsible for the scene construction of the original shooting base and of course knew the importance of these scenes.
“We just sprayed insect repellent and checked whether there was a risk of collapse, and entered through the main gate.”

"That's good."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and quickened his pace a little. He had to see it with his own eyes.

After about ten minutes, we arrived at the factory area on the outskirts of the town.

It was spring, and the weeds were growing more and more luxuriantly. The whole factory was filled with vigorous vitality. In the midst of the green, the reinforced concrete factory building was filled with traces of wind and rain. The walls were mottled and broken, and thick moss was climbing in the shade of the corners. Going further inside, the gray-white cement was covered with dust. In the original dye pit, the remaining pigments were hanging on the pit wall like abstract paintings.
Smelling the faint scent of medicine in the air, Naoki Nagayama was very satisfied that the environment here had not changed.

"Muneo-kun." Nagayama Naoki turned around and called out to the young director, "First, take the crew to take a good look around the factory and the surroundings. Once everyone is familiar with it, we will start practicing the relevant positions according to the script."

"Hi!"

Matsuo Muneo nodded in agreement, and then began to call on everyone to join him.

The lead actor and director of the TV series "Don't Stop the Camera" are the same person, so Nagayama Naoki started training Matsuo Muneo to direct others very early on, and also let the crew confirm his role in the crew.

After seeing that everyone had dispersed, Naoki Nagayama pulled Katsuyoshi Ishikawa aside.

"Katsuraya-kun, you've contacted the doctor, right?"

"Hi, we hired a rescue vehicle," Ishikawa Katsuyoshi answered seriously, "For simple injuries, there is a medical clinic inside the park. If it is too serious, go directly to the district hospital."

"Well, that's good enough~" Naoki Nagayama looked at the crew again, "From today on, the crew should be here. I'll leave the logistics and accommodation to Katsurara-kun!"

"This is my job!"

Ishikawa Katsuyoshi quickly assured that as the director of the park, it is his duty to serve the crew who come to shoot well.
Inside Shuyou's studio, Shuichi Idou returned to the office for a rare visit.

"Shuichi-san has been busy lately~" Yoshimura Otomo smiled, "How is the construction of the new studio going?"

Idou Shuichi drank a glass of cold water:
“At present, only one venue is completely completed, and the others are still under construction.”

"Eh? Doesn't it mean that only simple decoration is needed?" asked Yoshimura Otomo. He had also read the script of "Squid Game" and knew that each game corresponded to a scene.

The dormitories, the wooden figures, the candy-making game, the tug-of-war game, the marbles game and other scenes would take up about seven or eight rooms.

"We thought so at first." Itō Shuichi smiled bitterly, "But when we actually set up the room, we found that some rooms required scenes that were too large. We had to rent an indoor stadium."

That is to say, some dramas even need to be filmed in other places.
"Is that so? That can't be helped." Yoshimura Otomo comforted him symbolically. Anyway, as long as it was within the budget, Idou Shuichi could spend it however he wanted.
After the two chatted for a while, Idou Shuichi suddenly thought of Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san won't be attending the meeting with Kadokawa today?"

Today is the day to reconcile accounts with Kadokawa Group. Yoshimura Otomo has made preparations. Although reports are exchanged every month, it is an important moment once a year and is still very grand.

Therefore, Shuichi Ido, Naoki Nagayama and himself should all be present, and Haruki Kadokawa on the opposite side will naturally come as well.

"Naoki-san went to Ota-ku this morning and just missed Shuichi-san~" Yoshimura Otomo explained, "But he is expected to arrive in the afternoon. He also said that it would not be easy to start filming his movie in the early stages."

"Is that so~" Idou Shuichi took out a cigarette and started smoking, with a very melancholy expression on his face, "Naoki-san never brings me along when he has a creative movie~"

This sentence is like a child saying that if there is something delicious, don't take me with you to eat~
"Who said that? Didn't April Story participate?" Yoshimura Otomo said with a smile, "Naoki-san thinks highly of Shuichi-san's ability and thinks you can handle it on your own, so he didn't have the heart to disturb you."

"Oh? Did he tell you that?" Ito Shuichi asked happily.

Yoshimura Otomo's expression remained unchanged, and he said smoothly, "Of course, when you were not around, Naoki-san always praised you!"

"Hahaha, Naoki-san really has good taste!"

Looking at his friends smiling, Fangcun Dayou sighed in his heart. They are all like children. Without me, this Tree Friends Group will fall apart sooner or later!

Looking at the lush green grass, Naoki Nagayama suddenly had an idea:
"We should have brought Inari Taro here. He would be very happy in such a big place~"

This dog used to be able to run around freely in the large yard of Yamazakurayuan, but now that it has moved into a large flat, it can only stay in the room all day long.

Although I take my dog ​​out for a walk every day, a room of hundreds of square meters is still too cramped for a big dog.
Just at this moment, a noisy sound came from the factory, attracting Naoki Nagayama's attention.

"Meihuina, stand here. Be the first one to leave later."

"Akiyama Hiisa and Katagiri Ayayuki are following the team closely. They must show their nervousness and scream when the time comes."

"The actors who play zombies don't need to do too many movements, but they need to be stiff."

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Like a caring butler, Matsuo Muneo described in detail the actions of each team member and the details of the upcoming performance.

This young man, who was directing for the first time, was in a hurry to finish all the precautions at once, completely ignoring whether others would accept it or not.
After listening for a long time, Qiu Shan Fei Sha only felt a buzzing sound in her head. She, who had a strong personality, said directly:

"Matsuo-san, you said too much, we can't remember it all!"

"How could that be? These are all very simple. We just follow the script's requirements." Matsuo Muneo was stunned for a moment, then said, "Well, let me explain it to you again."

As he said this, he started talking again.
"Stop!" Akiyama Hiisa continued, "There are too many things to pay attention to. Even if Matsuo-san repeats it again, I won't be able to remember it!"

Matsuo Muneo immediately became a little impatient:
"But these are the key points of the next rehearsal! We can't make any mistakes!"

"There's nothing we can do about it." "It's really difficult." "Who can remember so much at once!" "..." Other people in the crew also started complaining.

Matsuo Muneo was so anxious that his face turned red and he started talking more and more, as if he was about to quarrel with the crew.

Naoki Nagayama quietly walked behind the guy holding the other camera and asked:

"How's it going? The camera is still working, right?"

"Hi," Sakata Kongming, who was specially borrowed, nodded, "I took pictures of them all!"

Although he does not have the "superpower" of Kyon Kimura that can make people ignore him, Sakata Kongming has followed Kyon Kimura for so long that he has more or less learned a lot of ways to reduce attention.

He served as the second cameraman in this crew, recording the entire production process inconspicuously.
Haha, rehearsal? Discussion? Filming only after you are ready?
In fact, the real shooting has already started!!!

In the play-within-a-play format, even Naoki Nagayama himself will be recorded!

In this wave, Naoki Nagayama stood in the atmosphere!

"Ahem, Muneo-kun~" Nagayama Naoki walked into the camera, "Why are you arguing?"

"Ah, Naoki-san!" "Naoki-san gave too many orders!" "I can't remember them all at once."

The crew members started complaining at the same time, causing Matsuo Muneo's face to turn red. He felt ashamed!
After listening to everyone's requests, Naoki Naoyama nodded and signaled them to rest for a while, then found Matsuo Muneo alone:

"Is it difficult for Zongshengjun to command so many people?"

"Ah, Naoki-san is indeed having some difficulties," Matsuo Muneo wiped his face, "but I will work harder to communicate with everyone, and everyone will understand in the end!"

"Yes, but it requires some skills." Naoyama Naoki played the role of a caring older brother and counseled Matsuo Muneo, "You are too anxious today. We have a month of rehearsal time. We can start with a small step."

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"For example, today we will lead the crew to familiarize themselves with the shooting route and walk it several times, so that they will know which direction to go without thinking." Naoyama Naoki slowly guided the young man, "As for facial expressions, positions, lines, etc., we will talk about it later."

Matsuo Muneo thought for a moment and nodded:
"Hey, I got it!"

Naoki Naoyama nodded and continued to encourage:
"Dad, Zongsheng-kun, I'm very optimistic about you!"

"Hi!"

Matsuo Muneo immediately became full of energy again~
Of course, this enlightening scene was also recorded by Sakata Komei's camera.

We had lunch with the crew in an abandoned factory. Surrounded by weeds, it felt like we were camping. The relationship among the crew members gradually became more harmonious.
Naoki Nagayama naturally would not stay in Ota Ward all day. As the real person in charge, he naturally has privileges.

In the afternoon, he drove back to Shuyou's photo studio company for an important meeting!

"Naoki-san!" Xing Jiahua, wearing a dignified little suit, saw Naoki Nagayama coming in and hurried over to lead the way. "The people from Kadokawa have arrived and are in the reception room. Shuichi-san and Otomo-san are chatting with them."

"Well, I understand~" Naoki Nagayama nodded and said to her, "Hana-chan, make me a cup of coffee and send it to the conference room. I need to wake myself up."

"Hi!"

Naoki Nagayama walked to the door of the reception room, pushed it open and walked in. As expected, he saw four or five guys in suits and glasses drinking tea, and there was a guy in a casual suit chatting with Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura.

"Haruki-san! Long time no see!" Naoki Nagayama greeted Haruki Kadokawa.

"Ah, Naoki-san is back~" Kadokawa Haruki said with a bright smile on his face, "Naoki-san is really a busy man now. We haven't been to the club together for such a long time!"

"Haha, there are a lot of trivial things at home recently. The place where I live is being renovated, and I have to move and work at the same time."

Naoki Nagayama was chatting and laughing with Haruki Kadokawa about their lives during this period. The atmosphere in the reception room was very harmonious and pleasant.

After chatting for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, Yoshimura Otomo said:

"Now that everyone is here, let's go to the meeting room~"

"Ah, yes, let's go get the business done first." Kadokawa Haruki followed the host's lead, stood up and walked outside, "We'll talk about where to have fun later!"

"Of course."

Everyone walked out of the reception room with a smile and came to the nearby conference room. The relevant documents and reports were already placed on the table, and the accountant brought by Kadokawa Haruki also began to review them carefully.
In fact, everyone knows that this is just for show~
If there really were financial problems, how could they be found in such a short period of time? There would definitely have been an audit team entering the company several months in advance to check all the accounts.

Besides, given the current relationship between Shuyou and Kadokawa, there is no need to resort to such tricks.

While the professionals were checking, Naoki Nagayama, his two companions and Haruki Kadokawa just changed places and were chatting.

"Naoki-san, what movie are you shooting now?" Kadokawa Haruki asked teasingly, "Didn't I hear that you wrote a book called Paradise Lost? Are you shooting an adaptation of this novel?"

"Ah! Please let me go, Haruki-san~" Nagayama Naoki covered his face, "I had made that novel anonymous, but it was still found!"

"Haha, who asked Naoki-san to write so vividly and vividly?" How could Kadokawa Haruki let it go? "If it was an ordinary little book, no one would ask about the origin of it. Your novel has been spread in many circles~"

"Alas," Naoki Nagayama could only sigh, "It's enough to just read the novel, why bother looking for the author?"

Idou Shuichi interrupted:
"Haruki-san, you don't know, Naoki is a guy who has kept this a secret from even the two of us!"

Yoshimura Otomo also stabbed in the back:

"Yeah, he was even pretending to discuss the plot with us before!"

"Hahaha, there is actually such a thing?!"

Haruki Kadokawa laughed happily, and the conversation between the few people became more and more enjoyable!

The staff who were reviewing the documents nearby had to endure several people chatting and laughing beside them, but still had to concentrate on their work. Workers are really helpless!

An hour passed in a flash. Haruki Kadokawa took a look at the verification results of other personnel and expressed his satisfaction with Shuyou's profits last year. He believed that his investment had received a satisfactory return.

The tree friends are also very satisfied. Next, they will ask the accounting firm to edit the financial statements and file tax returns.
"Haruki-san," Itō Shuichi mentioned in a subsequent chat, "Naoki-san is currently aiming for the Palme d'Or. Do you think he has a chance?"

Kadokawa Haruki looked at Naoki Nagayama and then at Shuichi Idou:

"'Kikujiro's Summer' has the potential to win an award without a doubt. And recently I've often heard voices of support from the industry. This should be due to Xiuyi-san, right?"

"I just asked my teacher and some friends to recommend this movie to me."

Yitang Xiuyi smiled. He was not just talking about it during this period. He talked about it almost every time he made phone calls during the day, drank with people at night, and gave gifts to people he had a relationship with on weekends.

Naoki Nagayama also asked for help from his old friends, and Otomo Yoshimura even hired foreign lobbying groups.

"With all the effort you guys put in, I think the chances of winning are at least 50% to 60%!" Kadokawa Haruki said with a smile, "This is already very rare!"

Idou Shuichi shook his head: "It's still a little too little, we hope to have more confidence"

Yoshimura Otomo also interrupted, "Haruki-san, can Kadokawa Pictures help us with this matter?"

"Well"

Kadokawa Haruki started thinking. In the previous Oscar selection, Kadokawa supported Naoki Nagayama, but he only got a nomination. That time he used a lot of connections.
If I help for free again this time, it seems a bit disadvantageous, although the tree friends have earned a lot of money by helping
Seeing that Haruki Kadokawa was in a difficult situation, Naoki Nagayama did not continue to urge him, but instead talked about other things.

"Haruki-san, don't you think it's strange that Tokyo, a big international city with Cannes Film Festival and Berlin Film Festival, doesn't have its own film festival?"

"?" Kadokawa Haruki was surprised, "Doesn't Tokyo have the Blue Ribbon and the Academy Awards?"

"That's a local film award. I mean the international film festival," Naoki Nagayama said. "Even Yokohama has the Yokohama Film Festival~"

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At this point, Kadokawa Haruki also understood something.
"Naoki-san wants it?"

"Yeah, I wonder if Haruki-san is interested. I want to start a Tokyo Film Festival that focuses on cutting-edge films and young film directors."

Naoki Nagayama expressed his thoughts on the Tokyo Film Festival, including the international impact it would have if it was successfully held, as well as its impact on film history, which made Kadokawa Haruki's eyes light up.

"Haruki-san, would you like to be a co-sponsor?"

"I?"

Haruki Kadokawa was excited. If the Tokyo Film Festival was truly successful and continued, then as a co-founder, his fame would also be recorded!
Even if it is just one sentence, it can be regarded as a name left in history. All Eastern cultures pursue posthumous fame!

There seemed to be a fragrant pancake in front of him, and Haruki Kadokawa could only feel his saliva secreting continuously. This pancake was so fragrant!

(End of this chapter)