Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 860 868 This is not my son!!
"Don't Stop the Camera" has been released for more than half a month, and the heated discussion is getting more and more intense.

Those who support and those who detract from it have found their own forums to voice their opinions.
"Don't just refute for the sake of refutation! Can't you watch the movie carefully before you speak?!"

"I couldn't even finish the beginning, and you still want us to continue reading?"

"The concept and creativity of this movie are very innovative! It is a step forward in film history!"

"I don't deny that Naoki Nagayama's previous films were very good, but this film is a failure! I won't accept any rebuttal!"

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Gradually, the reviews have moved away from the film itself and started to focus on the director and producer.

"Can you please stop praising Naoki Nagayama without thinking? He is just a young man, how can he exaggerate to the sky?"

"I would like to advise those who are brainless and hateful: your mentality is definitely not healthy!"

"Haha~ They must be the navy hired by Naoki Naoyama!"

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The debates in major newspapers and tabloids, one after another, can be connected, and even have some feeling of future Internet forums.

Since Naoki Nagayama was not in Tokyo, his followers had no backbone, so the counterattack could not be launched, and the public opinion began to shift in the direction of:

"Don't Stop the Camera" is a failed work, Naoki Nagayama's attempt was unsuccessful, and the young people took too big a step.
Yoshimura Otomo now comes to the studio early every morning to look at the collected newspapers, discuss and work out countermeasures with the people in the distribution department.

"Sugiya-san, can't you invite a few more reporters to help?"

Sugiyama Toshihiko was a little nervous: "Otomo-san, we have actually asked almost all the channels for help. But it's a little strange, it seems that there have been a lot of criticisms of "Camera Never Stop" recently!"

"Have you checked the specific reason?"

"I have asked several newspaper editors who published negative information about us, and they were all hesitant. Some of them said that these were the true feelings of the audience, but others said that someone asked them to publish these reports."

“But when asked, he didn’t say who it was.”

Fangcun Dayou rubbed his temples, feeling a little overwhelmed:
"It looks like one family took the lead, and then the others started to swarm around like hyenas!"

Toei is not the only one in the entertainment industry that is jealous of Shuyou. After seeing that public opinion is unfavorable to Shuyou Films, many people are happy to take advantage of it.

"Otomo-san, shall we continue to invite people?"

Sugiyama Toshihiko asked, they now have to spend a lot of money almost every day to hire Internet trolls to express their support to the media.
After all, the absolute number of people who spontaneously support "Keep the Camera On" is not that large. Most of the audience just watch the movie silently.

"Well, this cannot be omitted. At least the premiere must continue this month. And there will be a turning point soon!" Yoshimura Otomo nodded and looked at Watanabe Eiichiro, "Eiichiro-kun has something for you to do."

"Hi?"

Watanabe Eiichiro was startled.
"Please give me your orders!"

"This matter must be kept secret."

Yoshimura Otomo rubbed his hands together, looking somewhat excited.
"Go and secretly invite a dozen or so reporters that you have good relationships with. I have some news here. I hope they can prepare in advance."

"???"

Sugiyama Toshihiko seemed to have thought of something. He looked at Yoshimura Otomo in surprise.

"Otomo-san, could it be Naoki-san???"

“It cannot be said.”

Yoshimura Otomo shook his head. The official awards ceremony at Cannes hadn't been announced yet! He had only received vague information from the lobbyists he had bribed, so he was just preparing in advance.

At this moment, in the editorial office of "Film News", a large group of people are still working overtime for the latest issue of "Film Weekly".

"Editor-in-Chief Maruyama, here are the color samples of different covers!" An editor sent the latest color printing sample to Editor-in-Chief Maruyama Toshifumi.

"Oh?"

Maruyama Toshifumi took it and looked at it. There were two different covers. One was the official poster of the Cannes Film Festival, and the other was a photo of Naoki Nagayama and his group walking on the red carpet.

“It’s all right,” Maruyama Ryuji nodded, “It all depends on whether or not we win the prize in the end!”

Anyway, it’s all a special issue planning for the Cannes Film Festival, the shortlisted films in other main competition units have been analyzed, and the articles have been written. The only thing that worries people is whether "Kikujiro's Summer" will really win the award.

"Editor-in-Chief Maruyama, all content except the cover article has been proofread."

"Yeah, I understand~"

The cover article was written by the editor-in-chief himself. He wrote articles in two directions and the final decision on which one to use naturally depended on the final result.

"It's 20 p.m." Maruyama Toshifumi checked the time. "It should be afternoon in Cannes. The closing ceremony should have already begun. The award ceremony will probably announce the results in the early morning."

He said excitedly to those who were still working overtime in the office:

"Other newspapers have printing time limits, and they won't start typesetting until tomorrow morning at least. As for our "Movie Weekly", we must deliver the results to our readers as soon as possible!"

Because it is a special supplement, it has much less content than the journal, but it is also much faster to print.
Magazines of that era were not as sophisticated as they are today. Because the printing factory we had always cooperated with was also working overtime, as long as we started the machine, we could print it all night long.

Time passed by, and the whole office was a little nervous.
Until Maruyama Toshifu's phone suddenly rang and a smile appeared on Maruyama Toshifu's face~
The weather in Cannes in May is always so sunny, as if it was specially designed to welcome the arrival of the International Film Festival.

After the opening ceremony, Naoki Nagayama and his team strolled between the various movie theaters, were invited to watch different movies in the main competition unit, accepted photos and interviews from the organizers, and chatted with fans from Japan.
Then at the film festival, we negotiated many film distribution plans with film distributors from other countries, such as the screening of Shuyou's films in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The mainland is not open to this yet, and will start to open up after the 90s.
On the day of the closing ceremony, Naoki Nagayama, Shuichi Ido and others still arrived at the Grand Lumiere Theater early, waiting for the final awards ceremony.

"Naoki-san, why do you seem not nervous at all?" Tanaka Yuko asked, looking at Naoki Nagayama who was looking down in thought, "What are you thinking about?"

“I’m afraid I’ll forget my lines.”

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"I finally came up with this acceptance speech these days!" Naoki Nagayama said confidently, "What if I forget it after I get on stage!"

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Seeing that Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Ido both looked confident, Yuko Tanaka seemed to understand something.

The selection results have been determined before they are announced, so those who should know them have naturally known them long ago. This is common both at home and abroad.

In fact, when outsiders see award ceremonies in the entertainment industry, where winners look excited and even shed tears, how much of that is real excitement and how much of it is just acting?
You have to know that most of the people present here are top actors with first-rate acting skills, the kind that can control their tears to the point of a few falling within a second!
As time passed, more and more people entered the venue. The first few rows were occupied by those who hoped to win awards, while the back half of the huge venue was occupied by paying audience members.

The stage lights came on, the bustling discussions gradually stopped, and the 38th Cannes Film Festival Awards Ceremony officially began!
It was just that the host spoke French. In fact, few people in the audience understood it except for the translator and the guide.
“Welcome to the chairman of the jury for this year’s Cannes Film Festival.”

After the host spoke, Milos Foreman, wearing sunglasses, walked onto the stage and greeted everyone.

“It is a great honor to be here at the Cannes Film Festival. Now, let me introduce the members of this year’s jury: Edwin Zbonek, Francis Weber, and Jorge Amado Neto.”

Names appeared one by one, and then a row of nine judges walked to the front and sat in the judges' seats nearby.

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"First of all, the first award presented today is the Golden Camera Award (Director's Debut Award). Let us congratulate "Oriana"!!!"

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The award ceremony on the stage went on as planned, but the people below the stage were all different.

Naoki Nagayama was still reciting his lines and clapping from time to time, Shuichi Ido was sitting upright and following the crowd, Yuko Tanaka had a smile on her face and clapped from time to time, and Kitano Takeshi looked like he was about to fall asleep, and it didn't seem like he was pretending to understand something he didn't. He is indeed a good actor!

Even the youngest, Naoto Fujiki, had a stern face and stopped clapping along with the others.

He didn't understand what was being said on stage at all. He just remembered what was said before and followed Naoki Naoki's instructions.
In the blink of an eye, an hour passed quietly. After the song performance on the stage, the final moment finally came!

Milos Foreman stood on the podium and said to the microphone with great emotion:
"Movies are the art of light. Countless wonderful lights bring everyone together here to participate in this grand event in the film industry."

"Then, the winner of this year's most dazzling light, the Palme d'Or—"

After a brief pause, Milos Forman raised his glasses and scanned the faces of the audience below, and found that there were very few Asian faces in the audience.

""Kikujiro summer"!!"

Amidst a round of loud applause, the guide pointed the camera at Naoki Nagayama's group!!

"Naoki-san, we won the prize!" Although he knew it in advance, Ito Osamu's hands were still shaking. He stood up excitedly and gave Naoki Nagayama a hug, "We won the prize!"

"Hey, hey, hey, I know, but you let me go first." Naoki Nagayama said helplessly, "I still have to go on stage to receive the award!"

"Ah Private Marseille!"

The two people's whispered conversation in Japanese was not heard by others. After letting go of Ido Shuichi, Nagayama Naoki gave each of them a gentle hug, then hugged Fujiki Naoto, and then strode towards the podium.

There were exclamations coming from behind, and Naoki thought it was the crowd's cheers until he walked to the middle of the stage and turned to face the crowd. His legs bumped into a small body.
"???!!!"

Naoki Naoyama looked at Naoto Fujiki, who was panicking but still holding onto his clothes, with a puzzled look on his face. How did he catch up with him? !
(Fujiki Naoto, who was so scared that he wanted to go to the toilet, said: I just need to follow Naoki-san's instructions!)
When looking down at the audience, Shuichi Idou was also surprised, Takeshi Kitano looked like he was just watching the fun, and Yuko Tanaka was a little flustered. She had already walked out of her seat and tried to catch up but failed.
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Without time to think, Naoki Nagayama could only hold the hand of Naoto Fujiki and walk to the side of the award presenter Milos Foreman.

"Congratulations, Mr. Naoki Nagayama." The romanization of his name was a little difficult for Milos Forman to pronounce, "Congratulations on winning the Palme d'Or!"

"thank you!"

The base of the pyramid is inlaid with a pure gold palm tree with eighteen golden palm leaves. This is what the Golden Palm trophy looks like today. It cannot be held in one hand, so it is placed in a double-door box.

Naoki Naoyama took Naoto Fujiki to the podium, handed him the Palme d'Or box, and smiled awkwardly into the microphone:

“This is not my son~(This is not my son)”

These were the first words of the 38th Palme d'Or winner's acceptance speech, which instantly elicited laughter from the stage and the audience.

"This is the most outstanding actor in Kikujiro's Summer! Naoto Fujiki! Without him, there would be no Palme d'Or!"

So the audience began to applaud enthusiastically, paying tribute to this actor in the film industry~
Naoki Nagayama pressed his hand and took a deep breath. Then, it was time for his real acceptance speech.
“Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're going to get!”

"In fact, when I first went on stage, I didn't know Naoto-kun would come up with me. This was a wonderful surprise!"

Naoki Nagayama was talking to the audience below the stage. At this moment, the best screenwriters of the next few decades were behind him, providing him with lines for his acceptance speech!
“I like waking up in the morning when everything is unknown, I don’t know who I will meet or what the outcome will be.

I never thought I would be able to stand in front of all the great people in the film industry and speak at this important event."

"A long time ago, I had a dream."

"Movies gave me this opportunity, and they gave everyone the opportunity to realize their dreams."

"My father once said, don't speak out your ideals easily, don't give others the opportunity to laugh at you.

If you have a dream in your heart that you want to realize, then please complete it step by step. When you have achieved your ideal, tell the world: "I did it!"

"Today, I can finally say this in person!"

"I did it!!!"

In just a few minutes, Naoki Nagayama made it seem like he was giving a speech. The powerful incitement made everyone who understood English start to applaud.
The people present were either film directors, film producers, or veteran actors. Even the audience were movie lovers. Everyone had some knowledge of movie lines.

At this moment, they seemed to see countless classic movie scenes flashing before their eyes. In each scene, Naoki Nagayama was telling the profound lines with emotion.
Every sentence can make a movie!!!

When Naoki Nagayama waved his hand to signal everyone, the whole venue was excited and applauded loudly.
This scene was completely recorded by the camera!!!

Idou Shuichi was dumbfounded, and even Kitano Takeshi kept clapping:
"Although I didn't understand anything, but what Naoki-san said was really great!"

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　Can anyone tell me where the lines came from?
　　
　
(End of this chapter)