Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 872 881, Then pay it back with your body!!!

It seems that after entering summer, the pace of life has suddenly become much faster.

But now I have to run between the studio and the new headquarters every day, and sometimes I have to go to the photography base in Ota District. It seems that as the stall gets bigger and bigger, people will unconsciously become busy, and the desire is just like that.
In previous years, Naoki Nagayama would have avoided the high summer temperatures in the cool eaves and spent a leisurely day happily.

"It must be because Yamazakurain has been renovated!"

Naoki Nagayama was at his photography base in Ota Ward, eating popsicles and complaining, trying to find an excuse for his busy schedule.

"If I were still in Yamazakurain, I would definitely not be here to watch this weird blessing ceremony!"

A temporary awning with flying colorful ribbons had been built in front of him, with an altar inside. A witch dressed in colorful clothes was preparing a blessing ceremony.

Yes, it’s that witch again! She has expanded her business to Ota City!

Today is the opening ceremony of "Squid Game"!
The entire crew, including the leading actor Nanjo Yutaka, the second male lead Takewaki Muga, the villain Kurata Yasuaki, and Miura Tomokazu all arrived at the scene and were waiting under the awning.

"Come to think of it, this fortune teller is already quite old. Is it okay for her to perform rituals in such hot weather?" Naoki Nagayama asked Shuichi Ido who was standing next to him.

"Damn the tape!" Idou Shuichi was full of confidence, "Murata-san is a powerful person, she's in good health, there won't be any problems with the shaman dance!"

On the other side, Yoshimura Otomo, who was also invited to participate, smiled:
"Don't worry, Naoki-san. Even for such a generous red envelope, Granny Murata will cheer up and will definitely not let the blessing ceremony go halfway!"

"I am just concerned about the health of the elderly." Naoki Nagayama opened his mouth slightly and glared at the two people beside him. "You two guys are only concerned about the success or failure of the blessing ceremony? Do you have any humanity?!"

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Idou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo looked at each other, and a trace of shame flashed in their eyes. Could it be that money blinded their conscience?
Eh? That's not right, we are capitalists, we don't have such things!

Thinking of this, the two of them suddenly became clear-headed:

"Naoki-san's words make sense. We will give Granny Murata some extra high temperature compensation!"

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Naoki Nagayama continued to eat his popsicle silently. Forget it, at least he got more money for the fortune-teller.
When the auspicious time arrived, the witch first paid respect to all directions, then asked the director and producer of "Squid Game" to burn incense, and then danced in front of the altar to report to the gods of all parties. Finally, she panted and told everyone that the gods had accepted the crew's offerings, and this time the filming would definitely go smoothly.
"Thank you for your hard work, Granny Murata!" After the blessing ceremony, Naoki Nagayama thanked the witch as usual, "Without Granny Murata, we wouldn't be at ease!"

By this time, the witch Murata had adjusted her breathing, but she had consumed too much energy and her body was a little weak. She could only stand with the help of her disciple.

Seeing this guy in front of me saying nice things, I just want to complain. If he is really worried, why didn’t he hold a blessing ceremony before filming “Don’t Stop the Camera”? !

However, she certainly couldn't say that in front of her financial sponsor!

"President Nagayama, you are joking. I am just doing my part. The main thing is President Nagayama and Director Yitang. You are talented and lucky. You will succeed in everything you do!"

"No, no~" Yitang Xiuyi smiled happily. He was naturally happy to be praised.

Granny Murata then pulled her apprentice to the front:

"But President Yongshan, Director Yitang, I am old and may not be able to communicate with gods in the future. But my disciple has inherited the gods worshipped in our family. His inspiration is not inferior to mine. He even sacrificed one of his eyes in exchange for the ability to communicate with various gods!"

"If you need anything in the future, ask him to help pray~"

Naoki Nagayama, Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura all looked at the short and thin man next to them, and saw his eye glowing white. It really looked like it told a story.

"Hey, please take care of me from now on!"

Yoshimura Otomo nodded. He knew the rules of the rural fortune-tellers. When they got old, they would find a person with some disabilities to inherit the family business.

Naoki Nagayama also realized that this is probably a system similar to the Northeast Dema Hall~
Once the blessing ceremony is officially over, the filming of the first scene will begin!

In a scene set up as a subway platform, the leading actor, Nanjo Toyokazu, and Miura Tomokazu, who plays the role of selecting the participants of the game, have their first showdown!

"Sir, do you want to play a game with me?"

While waiting for the train on the subway platform, Tomokazu Miura, dressed in a suit and tie, asked the slovenly dressed Yutaka Nanjo.

"What?" Nanjo Yutaka was a little confused, and then began to mutter, "Is this a new sales pitch? Salespeople these days are so hard. In the past, they made harassing phone calls, but now they even harass pedestrians on the street."

Miura Tomokazu ignored Nanjo Yutaka's nagging and slowly opened the suitcase. Inside were two exquisite picture cards, one red and one blue, and several neatly stacked Fukuzawa Yukichi (10000), Nitobe Inazo (5000) and Natsume Soseki (1000). The latest version of banknotes!
This made Nanjo Yutaka subconsciously stop what he was saying.

"Sir, have you ever played picture cards?!"

Miura Tomokazu, dressed in a suit, took out a picture card and explained clearly and calmly,
"Play cards with me, and I'll give you 10,000 yen for every win!"

Nanjo Yutaka looked at Miura Tomokazu in surprise, as if he was looking at a psychopath. Playing cards was a game only played by children:
"So if I turn your picture over, you'll give me ten thousand?"

"Yes!" Miura Tomokazu said seriously, "But on the contrary, if I win, you have to give me 10,000 yen."

Nanjo Yutaka was shocked by such a game and couldn't believe it for a moment.

Miura Tomokazu moved slightly closer and increased his firepower:

"I'll let you attack first!"

In the picture-playing game, the side that attacks first has a great advantage, because it is very simple, so it is easy to win.

Nanjo Yutaka plays a down-and-out middle-aged man who is short of money. He is being chased for debts because of a loan shark and is even forced to sign a body donation agreement, which involves selling a kidney.
I was very excited after hearing this, and was eager to spend the money when I saw the brand new banknotes in the box, but I still couldn't believe that such a good thing could happen.

"I'm telling you, I'm in a bad mood today. If you play a trick on me, I'll beat you up!!!"

Tomokazu Miura smiled but said nothing.

"Then I really have to attack first!" Nanjo Yutaka continued.

"Which color do you choose?"

Tomokazu Miura held up two red and blue pictures, just like Morpheus handed Neo two red and blue capsules in "The Matrix", like the temptation of the devil~
“Snap!” “Snap!” “Snap!”

The next scene is naturally a card-playing game. According to the script, Nanjo Yutaka naturally failed the first time. But at this time, an accident occurred.
Because the flipping of the picture card cannot be done manually, it must be turned over by a real person. In the next few flips, Miura Tomokazu, who should have knocked over the opponent, always failed.
"Please give me another chance."

Miura Tomokazu's expression changed from surprise to astonishment, and then to dissatisfaction.
"Hahaha~" Nanjo Yutaka, who was watching from the side, couldn't help but laugh, "Tomokazu-san, you don't even know how to play picture cards?"

"." Miura Tomokazu blushed, "There must be something wrong with this picture!"

"Forget it, forget it. It's obvious that you don't know how to fight!" Nanjo Yutaka said with a smile, "Come on, the camera is facing the picture anyway, and it will be edited later, I'll help you!"

"Pah!" He didn't turn over.
"Haha, let me practice a little."

"Pah!" Still didn't turn over
"Haha. I haven't played for a long time. I haven't found the right angle yet, so I'll try again!"

"Snapped!".
The pictures on the ground seemed to be a silent mockery, and Nanjo Yutaka was embarrassed! Even Miura Tomokazu next to him had a smile on his face. If one person was embarrassed, it would be embarrassing, but if there were two people, they would have a shield! !

Director Yi Tangxiu couldn't stand it anymore and said: "You two guys can't even beat the picture cards???"

"I'll come, I'll come!"

"Bang!" "Oh my gosh?"

"Bang!" "You must be kidding!"

"Snapped!""."

Naoki Nagayama felt like he was watching a comedy, three grown men couldn't even beat the cartoons!!!

"Let me do it! I mean, you are all just lechers!!!"

"Snapped!".
The picture on the ground did not move at all, and the silence at this moment was deafening! !

Naoki Nagayama slowly straightened up and said firmly, "These two pictures are not made well! They don't conform to scientific principles! That's why they can't be turned over!"

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“Puff~” “Hahaha~” “Naoki-san can’t beat us either!” “Shuichi-san is the same!” “Hehe~” “Puff~”

The laughter seemed to be contagious and spread throughout the filming set. No one expected that the game of playing picture cards could stump so many adults!
"Shuuichi-san," Naoki Nagayama suggested, "There are still many shots. It seems we need to find some experts in playing cards."

"Yeah!" Ito Shuichi nodded solemnly.

So next, the crew members started the "Shuyou Film First Fighting Film Championship". The winner can get the opportunity to be a fighting film stand-in in the film. The kind that gets paid!

In the end, it was Yoshimura Otomo who won.
The wrinkled face of a man who was already over fifty years old showed a contemptuous smile: "Haha, I am young. I am the king of picture cards within a ten-mile radius!"

This accident was resolved, and the first scene was able to continue.

Tomokazu Miura threw his red picture card down with force, and as the camera turned, the blue picture card on the ground flipped over with a snap!

Nanjo Yutaka lost! He's going to lose money!

He looked at Miura Tomokazu helplessly, because he didn't have a penny on him.
"You have no money?"

Miura Tomokazu noticed it keenly, but he did not force him to pay. Instead, he smiled meaningfully.

"Then you should pay it back with your body!!!"

"???Body?"

Before Nanjo Yutaka could react, a slap came quickly and hit him in the face with a loud bang!
Beat them all to a pulp!
Naoki Nagayama felt the pain even when he was watching from the side, but this was Nanjo Yutaka's request, if they were going to hit him, they had to hit him for real, it was just a few slaps anyway
"One slap is worth 10,000 yen!"

Miura Tomokazu showed a happy smile on his face~
Looking at this smile, Naoki Nagayama knew that the slap just now must have some personal grudges! Maybe Nanjo Yutaka smiled too hard just now!
"Do it again!" Nanjo Yutaka said immediately, angry in his heart!

Then, we saw a man in a suit slapping another man in slovenly clothes in the face every once in a while.
Soon, Nanjo Yutaka's face swelled up slightly! The anger in his heart continued to rise!
After who knows how many times, Nanjo Yutaka swung his blue picture card hard and knocked over the other red picture card!

He became completely excited and stretched out his arm to slap back!

But when he was about to reach out his hand, Miura Tomokazu grabbed his arm and stuffed a copy of Fukuzawa Yukichi into his palm. Miura Tomokazu's face was filled with a smile that made people want to punch him:

"I lost to you. According to the rules, I'll give you 10,000 yen~ Congratulations!"

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Nanjo Yutaka forgot that the other party was a rich man. It seemed that he could not return the slap.
At the end of the wait, Nanjo Yutaka, with a slightly swollen face, sat on a bench in the subway station, counting the money in his hand, his face full of joy.

I made at least 50 today!
"Sir, if you continue to play different games for a few days, you can make a lot of money!" Miura Tomokazu invited, "Would you like to give it a try?"

"Sir, this is a pyramid scheme!" Nanjo Yutaka said disdainfully, "I'm not stupid. Do you want to lose back the money I won today? I won't do it!"

At this time, Miura Tomokazu revealed his true face, stood up with a serious face, and said seriously:
"Mr. Morito! You must have been chased for debt today and forced to sign a body donation agreement!"

".!!!" Nanjo Yutaka's character Morito was surprised, "How did you know?!"

Miura Tomokazu handed over a business card:
“This is an opportunity to turn things around.”

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"Cut!" Idou Shuichi's excited voice came from outside the venue, "Okay! The first scene of the day, passed!!!"

After hearing the director's words, the entire crew relaxed! Everyone began to celebrate and applaud each other.
After the blessing ceremony, there is only this one scene. Once it is filmed, it means that the project has officially begun!
There is also a work opening party today!
“I didn’t expect the first scene to be so long!”

Yoshimura Otomo and Nagayama Naoki, who had been standing nearby, sighed.

Idou Shuichi walked over to the two of them and said, "But luckily it has started smoothly!"

"Well, the lead actor's performance was also very good." Naoyama Naoki looked at Nanjo Yutaka in the field, his mouth twitching slightly, "But you should ask him to apply ice quickly, otherwise it will be difficult to reduce the swelling!"

"Haha, it is indeed."

Yitang Xiuyi smiled and told a staff member to pass it on. He turned around and said to his two friends:

"Then let's go back to the city center!"

"Well, after all, after signing with TBS, we still have to celebrate with the minister and others!"

Yoshimura Otomo nodded.

"Naoki-san, you can't run away this time!"

".Funny, why are you running away?"

Naoki Nagayama turned and walked towards the parking lot, going to drive. Just kidding, I'm not afraid of drinking flower wine!!!
The reason I didn't go before was simply because I didn't want to make Akina unhappy!
(End of this chapter)