Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 852 860, You'd better understand what you are doing!
Goldfish's memory is only 7 seconds. I don't know who came up with this conclusion, but it was later extended to describe the fleeting memory of human beings.
However, if we apply this conclusion to the entertainment industry, it seems to make sense. The popularity of each hot news in the entertainment industry is very short-lived and fleeting.

Just like the news of Seiko Matsuda’s marriage could no longer occupy the headlines of newspapers after a week.

Today's headlines are: "Shocking news: a well-known director is going to make a bloody zombie movie!" "It is reported that Naoki Nagayama's new movie is very bad!" "A movie completed in one month?! Shoddy? " "Non-stop shots. A zombie movie shot in one take".
The exaggerated title coupled with some specially released pictures has made people discuss Naoki Nagayama's new movie "Don't Stop the Camera" more frequently. Many fans are very curious about this mysterious movie, and there are also some black fans who are saying bad things about it.

"Paranormal Activity", "Gas Station Robbery", "Hachiko: A Dog's Tale", "The Quiet Sea That Summer", "Hot Blood High School", "April Story", "Kikujiro's Summer".
Each of these movies can be considered a big hit, which has raised everyone's expectations for Naoki Nagayama's films to the highest level.

"Director Nagayama's movies can't be that bad, right?" "Isn't it a bit too shoddy?" "Only one month is a bit short." "Let's wait until the movie is released before we go see it!"

Many comments spread, supporters, opponents and neutral and objective people are all waiting for the release of the new movie.
At this time, Naoki Nagayama was sitting in Samadhi House drinking tea with others!

"Of course I spread the word on purpose!" Naoki Nagayama and Masaki Kobayashi said across from him, "This movie is a bit novel, so let's lower everyone's expectations first."

"Oh? I think the audience is even more curious now!" Kobayashi Masaki drank the freshly picked spring tea and chatted with Naoyama Naoki, "Many old friends in the film industry are also very interested. These critics are very sharp-tongued!"

"Hahaha, then this movie will really surprise them!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled.

"To be frank, the first half hour was just a pile of shit!"

"."

Kobayashi Masaki was holding a brown snack and about to eat it, but when he heard this, his face froze and he put it down silently.
"Naoki-san, at this critical time for the Palme d'Or competition, you know the consequences of releasing this movie, right?"

"If the movie is good, it's icing on the cake, but if the movie is poorly reviewed, it's worse." Naoki Nagayama waved his hand, "For the Palme d'Or, I have made all the preparations I can. But I am also very confident about this movie at hand!"

"Didn't you just say it's still a lump?"

"You have to wait half an hour!" Naoki Nagayama interrupted quickly, "I guarantee that it will be worth it! The one-shot shooting technique and the play-within-a-play plot arrangement. In short, experienced people like Masaki-san will smile knowingly when they see it, and ordinary audiences will also laugh out loud!"

The film "Can't Stop the Camera" is scheduled to be screened on April 4, which is a weekend, just in time for going to the cinema. It will then be released in late April or early May.
There are many holidays one after another during this period, which also happens to be Japan's May Day Golden Week, so many companies will have holidays.

"Mr. Masaki, at the preview," Naoki Naoki raised his teacup to offer tea, "please be sure to watch it half an hour later!"

"Oh, Naoki-san, you really piqued my interest this time!"

Kobayashi Masaki nodded happily. In fact, which movie of Naoki Nagayama had he not been interested in in recent years?

Not only him, but a group of new and old directors will go to see Naoki Nagayama's movies. His movies seem to be innovative every time and inspire other directors!
Unconsciously, Naoki Nagayama seems to have become a benchmark figure in 80s movies.

When future generations discuss the most representative film directors of the 80s, Naoki Nagayama must be the first one!

The old and the young, a pair of friends regardless of age, were drinking tea and chatting leisurely on the second floor of Samadhi House. They even had lunch here.
In Shuyou's studio, the distribution staff began to get busy.

Sugiyama Toshihiko received or made calls from time to time, while Watanabe Eiichiro was busy dealing with promotional materials including various press releases.

Most of the reports in today's newspapers were written by Shuyou himself, all in accordance with the previous instructions of Naoki Nagayama.

"Eiichiro, the newspaper has already been contacted, and we will continue to spread the news tomorrow." Sugiyama Toshihiko said to Watanabe Eiichiro, "Have the subsequent press releases been confirmed?"

"Hey, it's all confirmed!" Watanabe Eiichiro nodded, then smiled strangely, "When it was distributed to the editors of various newspapers, they thought it was a joke! How could it be full of derogatory words?"

"Yeah. Naoki-san is really unexpected."

For a new movie by a famous director, the newspapers are reporting negatively. Ordinary people would think there must be a conspiracy behind it, while others would be more interested in the new movie.
"There are still three days left for the preview. There will definitely be a lot of reporters at the preview!" Watanabe Eiichiro said, "Will you still maintain this tone then?"

"Naoki-san will definitely be interviewed by then, so let him decide for himself!"

Sugiyama Toshihiko knocked on the door of Yoshimura Otomo's office with the prepared materials:
"Otomo-san, these are the preview and other promotional materials."

"Well, I'll take a look at it later." Yoshimura Otomo was also busy. He put the materials aside and asked, "Have the various theaters arranged for the nationwide release?"

"Hey, the big theaters in major cities have already arranged screenings," Sugiyama Toshihiko reported, "Other smaller cities are still scheduling, but there will definitely be no problem before the release!"

"Ah That's good!"

Yoshimura Otomo looked down at the other plan in his hand, looking troubled:

"Hiring internet trolls? They spread the word through various channels and even asked to find people in various school clubs to spread the word."

"Where did Naoki-san get this idea from?"

There are actually only three main ways to promote movies these days: newspapers and magazines, television stations, and various offline billboards.

It is very difficult to rely on word of mouth to ferment
However, Naoki Nagayama did not forget the importance of word of mouth. Instead, he suggested finding internet trolls in the school, which made Otomo Yoshimura feel helpless for a while.

"Where can I find this kind of online army? I can pay some money in newspapers, but offline..."

Sugiyama heard his boss's troubles and said:

"Otomo-san, actually when promoting the movie before, I came into contact with quite a few movie lover clubs in schools. Why not start with them?"

"Movie lovers, are you willing to be a troll?"

"Ha, those poor students, in the past they were happy to be given some peripherals and free tickets, but this time if there is funding."

"Of course!" Yoshimura Otomo immediately confirmed, "Mr. Sugiyama, if we can find one, each person has a budget of 500 yen! There is no upper limit!"

"Hey, leave it to me then!"

Sugiyama Zhiyan immediately nodded and agreed!
How could students not be willing?

It's like in the future, college students will have to spend an afternoon handing out flyers to earn 100 yuan a part-time job, but now you only need to write a good review and you can get paid. It's much higher than cents a leaflet, right?

Shuyou Films is putting all its efforts into promoting "Camera Never Stops", and Naoki Nagayama himself has returned to the studio after separating from Masaki Kobayashi.

"I will be interviewed by reporters during the preview of Otomo-san." Naoki Nagayama said, "I have talked to Masaki-san today. I have also contacted some friends in the circle and film critics. I will arrange some of my own people to interview them randomly."

“Will they all say nice things?”

Film critics of this era still attach great importance to their own reputation. After all, unlike the proliferation of experts in later generations, each of them is of real value now.

"Not necessarily. But I asked them to watch it after half an hour!"

"Is the first half hour really that bad?" Yoshimura Otomo complained, "Is it really okay for Naoki-san to do this?"

"Oh, I almost forgot, Otomo-san hasn't seen it yet!"

Naoki Nagayama then remembered that after editing, he sent it directly to the Film Technology Factory for copying.

But think about it:
"You come with me!"

"?"

“We’ve also shot some footage before that can give you a rough idea of ​​the first half hour of the movie.”

I have practiced it many times before, so there are scrapped versions.

"This"

In the end, Yoshimura Otomo was pulled to the editing room by Naoki Nagayama, and then he started to look at the previous one-shot material.

The light in the small editing room was dim. The projector projected the materials from previous practice onto the screen, and Yoshimura Otomo's face began to look strange.

The shaky camera, shoddy costumes and props, incomprehensible plot, and weird performances all seemed like a low-quality work shot by an elementary school student with a video camera.

".Naoki-san." Yoshimura Otomo's face turned pale, "Are you going to show this kind of work to the audience?"

He regretted it now, because of his confidence in Naoki Nagayama, he supported his publicity plan without hesitation and arranged the time for the preview and official release.
But now, Fangcun Dayou feels that this will be the beginning of the collapse of the Shuyou brand!
"Haha, didn't I tell you that the main movie will start in half an hour!"

Naoki Nagayama turned off the projector without a care and drew open the curtains.

"Today, I asked Otomo-san to watch the first half hour so that he would understand the storm of public criticism that will come after the movie is released."

"There must be people who couldn't even hold out for half an hour and left!"

".But Naoki-san, it's really hard to bear!" Yoshimura Otomo was still frightened, "Watching the previous short film, I almost feel sick!"

"How about it? It's quite novel, right?" Naoki Nagayama was still smiling.

"." Looking at his president's smiling face, Yoshimura Otomo suppressed the complaint that was about to come out of his mouth, "Naoki-san, you'd better understand what you are doing!"

"Of course I understand!"

When filming, Naoki Nagayama knew that if this movie was broadcast in this era, it would probably not be well received. After all, today's audiences might be more conservative, and the first half hour was indeed a screening.

Moreover, there are currently not enough platforms for the audience to speak out, so that everyone can know the excitement that will happen half an hour later, thereby making the movie popular again due to word of mouth.

But he still has his fame!

There are also resources from tree friends and other newspapers, media and critics who received red envelopes.
It's the same if you use this to attract audiences to the cinema and keep them there for half an hour!
Anyway, in the end, the movie is really interesting~
"So don't get scared when the time comes, Otomo-san!"

".I am frightened now!"

Yoshimura Otomo looked at the confident Naoki Nagayama and chose to believe him. After all, he is Naoki Nagayama!

After returning from the set of the Taiga TV series, Tomokazu Miura adjusted his mood and walked towards his home in the Takanawa 80 Building.

"I'm back~"

Miura Tomokazu opened the door and changed his shoes at the entrance and said something to the room. Then he saw Yamaguchi Momoe walking to the entrance and said gently:
"Welcome home!"

Then she reached out and took the coat and bag from his hands.

"How was Yuutarou today?" Tomokazu Miura walked into the room and asked about his eldest son's day.

"Of course Yuutarou is very well behaved. He drank milk in the morning and ate complementary food. Then he played with toys happily. At noon, he slept well until three o'clock!"

Yamaguchi Baihui happily shared her son's happy life.
“I haven’t cried yet.”

"Really?" Miura Tomokazu was also very happy when he heard it. Seeing Yuutarou in the fence, he picked up the little guy excitedly and said, "Yuutarou, daddy is back!"

"Wow~~~" The little guy started crying without giving any face!

".Really? He said he wouldn't cry all day! But you made him cry as soon as you came back!" Yamaguchi Momoe quickly took over her struggling son and slowly coaxed him to wake up. She also sniffed Miura Tomokazu's body, "No wonder Yuutarou cried because you smell like cigarettes!"

".Well."

Miura Tomokazu is helpless. It is fashionable for men to smoke these days! Especially since he is still in the crew.
"How was the shoot today?" Yamaguchi Momoe continued to ask, "It seems like it's almost over?"

"Hey, it's over in May!" said Miura Tomokazu, "After that, it's the director's editing and the subsequent promotional work."

"It won't be broadcast until the second half of the year, right?"

"Um"

Having said this, Tomokazu Miura stopped talking, because he would have no work and no projects for the time being, and the agency could do nothing about it.

He also doesn't want to be on variety shows, otherwise most people will ask about Yamaguchi Momoe. He is an actor, not an idol.

At this moment, the phone at home suddenly rang, and Miura Tomokazu answered it, and then his face began to change~
"Notify me to audition?" "A new play in May?"

"Shuichi Idou of Juyou Eiga as director"

"Hey, I understand, I'll be there on time!"

After hanging up the phone, Tomokazu Miura happened to see the gaze of Momoe Yamaguchi.

"Is it a new job?"

"Yeah~" Miura Tomokazu nodded, "It's an audition for the role of Shuyou's new TV series, a project directed by Ido, and filming is expected to start in May."

"That's great!" Yamaguchi Baihui said with a smile, "Shuyou's new project is very popular now!"

"Century of Love" has just ended. The hit TV series has allowed Shuyou to gain a firm foothold in the field of TV dramas. Many actors are willing to participate, not to mention Shuichi Idou taking the lead!
"It's just an audition opportunity and it's not confirmed yet!" Tomokazu Miura tried his best to keep his face calm.

"My dear, you will be fine!"

Yamaguchi Momoe is full of confidence in her husband. In terms of acting skills, Miura Tomokazu is definitely up to the mark. This can be seen simply by looking at the fact that he is able to participate in the filming of the Taiga drama.

It was only because of the resistance from some people due to his marriage that he was unwilling to take risks in other projects.

Tomokazu Miura smiled and did not boast. A man should speak with facts.

But he suddenly thought of something:
"Tell me, is it Naoki-san?"

Yamaguchi Baihui also thought of it: "It must be because of Naoki-san!"

There are not so many coincidences in the world, and couples who work in the entertainment industry know this better than anyone else.

Yamaguchi Baihui thought for a moment:
"Dear, after we get the role, let's invite Naoki-san and Akina-chan to our house for dinner!"

"Ok!"

(End of this chapter)