Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 881 890, even the ground is not allowed? Is Otomo-san going to commit seppuku? !

After two days of communication, the first Tokyo International Film Festival preparatory meeting will be held in the Stump Building in Ikebukuro~
"It's a good opportunity to have people come and see our new headquarters!" Fangcun Dayou's face was full of excitement, "Shuyou is no longer the same Shuyou as before!"

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Naoki Nagayama feels that Yoshimura Otomo is just like the nouveau riche who built a new house.
"Isn't Otomo Kuwaju still the same person? We are still the same people~"

“No!” Yoshimura Otomo pointed out the window, “The old Shuyou couldn’t see the bustling streets of Ikebukuro!”

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Forget it, let Fangcun Dayou deceive himself for a while~
At this moment, the office door was knocked open and Idou Shuichi walked in:

"Naoki-san, you are in Otomo-san's office as expected!"

As the person in charge of Shuyou Film, he naturally had to attend today's preparatory meeting~
"Well, Shuichi-san, you're here too~" Nagayama Naoki greeted, "Has the filming for Squid Game been arranged?"

"No, we're going to take a break today~" Idou Shuichi said, "We're going to edit the first three episodes and send them to TBS for broadcast~"

"That's it"

Idou Shuichi patted Naoki Nagayama's shoulder and said, "By the way, Naoki-san has been very busy these days and hasn't come to visit Ota District yet!"

"Haha, of course I'm busy. I'm contacting people who are going to prepare for the meeting~"

Naoki Nagayama answered without changing his expression. In fact, he was not very busy these days. He just didn't want to go out because it was too hot.

Wouldn’t it be nice to enjoy the cool air, eat some fruit, and play with the dogs and cats in the new Yamazakura Garden?
"Then it looks like there will be no problem today!" Idou Shuichi said, "It's about the organizer~"

"There should be no problem."

Naoki Nagayama nodded. As long as he could secure a few important guests, there would definitely be no problem!
The three of them chatted for a while in the office about the meeting, and then were called over by Hayano Riko.

Hayano Riko pushed the door open and complained in her heart, why were these three people squeezed into one office when they were clearly assigned three luxurious offices. But after all, they were subordinates, so she could only keep these complaints to herself:

"Naoki-san, Otomo-san, Shuichi-san. The guests participating in the meeting have arrived one after another!"

"Oh, I see." Yoshimura Otomo immediately stood up, "Then let's go and greet them!"

In the absence of mobile phones and instant communication channels such as WeChat, participants would first be guided to the reception room by the front desk, and then to the meeting room by Naoki Nagayama and others.

"Minister Ogasawara, Minister Yamamura, welcome!"

Yoshimura Otomo naturally recognized the Toei staff and bowed to welcome everyone.

"Director Yoshimura, Director Ido and Director Nagayama"

After a slight pause, they still chose to call Naoki Nagayama by the title of director. After all, in the film industry, winning the Palme d'Or is the highest honor for Naoki Nagayama.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

"No, no, it's been a long time since we last met."

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After a lively greeting, Naoki Nagayama and his group led the Toei people towards the meeting room, and naturally passed by the newly moved building on the way.

"Director Fangcun, your Shuyou's new headquarters is very nice~~~" Yamamura Toshitaka praised politely, "The employees are also very dedicated."

"Hahaha, of course!"

This is what Fangcun Dayou was waiting for, and then he talked endlessly about the reasons and consequences of moving, including how much thought and energy he spent to finally be able to move here.
During the relocation ceremony, all the guests were friends, so he couldn't show off, otherwise he would appear too arrogant. However, the Toei guests who came today were considered bad guests, so he could brag about it without any burden in his heart. He felt comfortable, and they had to compliment him politely.
Sure enough, it took a full five minutes just to travel the distance from the waiting room to the meeting room!

Toshitaka Yamamura's expression was frozen, but he had to keep agreeing with "yes, yes, yes", "that's true", etc.

After finally sending people to the conference room, Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Ido had to go downstairs separately to continue welcoming the participants from Toho, Shochiku, Nikkatsu, Tokyo Film Press Association, TV station personnel, etc.

Shuichi Ido brought people from government agencies, while Naoyama Naoki secretly took Shohei Imamura to the house next to the meeting room to wait.

By 9:, most people had arrived.
"Mina-san, welcome to the first preparatory meeting of the Tokyo International Film Festival." Yoshimura Otomo served as the host. "What you have in your hands now is the first draft of the Tokyo International Film Festival plan. It is a plan drafted by Shuyou based on other film festival activities. I hope to get your comments."

Everyone who received the plan began to read it, and a buzz of discussion broke out among the participants.

In fact, there will be no problems with other aspects of the film festival in the plan, such as the time, location, and organizing process. After all, there are similar film festivals, and what people mainly look at is the naming and allocation of responsibilities, etc.

"Minister Yoshimura!" As expected, Toei's people started to make trouble, "Regarding the organizer of the Tokyo International Film Festival?"

"The organizers are Juyou and Kadokawa~Any questions?" Yoshimura Otomo asked calmly.

"We feel that Shuyou and Kadokawa are not yet representative of the entire Japanese film industry!" Yamamura Toshitaka, who had already reached an agreement, said directly, "Shuyou has only been established for five years, and Kadokawa's name has only been known in recent years."

Haruki Kadokawa, who was also attending the meeting, sneered:
"The idea was proposed by Naoki-san, the funding and planning were done by Shuyou and Kadokawa, so of course we should be the organizer!"

Takafumi Ogasawara of Toei immediately chimed in:

"If such an influential international film event as the Tokyo International Film Festival is handed over to a company with such little experience to host it, the risks need to be considered!"

"What do you mean by risk?" Toho's Minister Nakano Tomomi immediately asked.

"What if the organizers are not strong enough and make mistakes? This will make the Japanese film industry lose face in front of filmmakers around the world."

"Indeed, if that's the case, even if Naoki Nagayama is the Palme d'Or winner, it won't work~"

"Yeah, yeah. Young people are still not reliable and can't even tell the difference between the seniors in the movie industry~"

"In my opinion, we still need an experienced organization to be the organizer and provide guidance. As for Shuyou, it should be enough for him to be the organizer!"

As soon as Toei and Toho made the move, other people who had been contacted in advance echoed each other. For a moment, the entire conference room was filled with voices of approval, as if changing the organizer to someone else was the general consensus!

Naoki Nagayama was really enlightened when he saw these people singing in unison. These guys are so good at drama performance, why don’t they go to the Takarazuka Revue to sing?

"Cough cough~"

Naoki Nagayama coughed twice tactically, telling them not to continue, otherwise they would reach a consensus.

"Director Nagayama, do you have anything to say?" Ogasawara Takafumi immediately pointed his head at him, "In case something goes wrong with Shuyou."

"Then let Otomo-san hold a press conference and apologize in front of the media!!!"

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"???"

The meeting room fell silent for a moment. Everyone was speechless for a moment because of what Naoki Naoki said. Even Yoshimura Otomo looked at Naoki Naoki with disbelief.
What the hell?! The blame is on me? Is it because I have less hair?!

"Uh, cough, cough!" It was the more experienced Nakano Chizui who reacted and said quickly, "What's the point of asking Minister Yoshimura to step down?"

"Eh? It's useless?" Naoyama Naoki showed a doubtful look, "Isn't it okay to use this traditional art of bowing after getting into trouble? We are already sitting down!"

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"Cough, cough, cough!"

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Everyone was speechless again. Although this is true, it is not good for you to say it openly! How can people in the future do it? Not everyone is so thick-skinned!

"Naoki-san, you are relatively young, so you may have some misunderstandings about this." Nakano Chizu explained, "Bowing and standing down from the ground are just expressions of apology. They have no effect on the consequences, and are not a form of punishment."

"Does that mean Otomo-san has to commit suicide to apologize? Is he the only one who can do it? Has he to commit seppuku to apologize?" Naoyama Naoki frowned. "It seems a bit too much to ask Otomo-san to commit seppuku for such a small matter!"

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"Puchi." Haruki Kadokawa couldn't help but laugh out loud.

(Yoshimura Otomo: Naoki Nagayama, thank you!)
Yamamura Toshitaka saw Naoki Nagayama's intention to make a joke and said directly:

"Naoki Nagayama, stop joking. We are discussing the issue of the organizer! Shuyou and Kadokawa are too inexperienced. We need to be more cautious in such a large international event!"

"Inexperienced?"

Idou Shuichi beside him couldn't help but shook his head.
"In terms of history, Kadokawa's predecessor was Dai Nippon Eiga, which has been around since the war! In terms of achievements, every Shuyou movie is a big hit, and the awards it has won are among the best in the Japanese film industry. With our two companies joining forces, how can our qualifications be shallow?"

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"How do we calculate that?" Haruki Kadokawa also got involved.

Then the entire conference room began to discuss this qualification.

It's not often that the five major film companies get together. Even Shochiku and Nikkatsu started talking about their qualifications, arguing over who is the top of the Japanese film industry.
Seeing this scene, Naoki Nagayama was not worried at all. This was the normal process. In his previous life, every time the various departments of the company held a communication meeting, this situation would happen. Each person in charge would grab one point and start talking nonsense.

In fact, it is not for a certain answer, but just to show the presence.

The first part is full of energy, but then it wanes and finally gets exhausted. When everyone is tired of arguing, it is time to discuss the real business!
After walking out of the conference room to make some arrangements, he slowly drank a cup of tea. Seeing that everyone had begun to quiet down, Naoki Nagayama spoke:
"Mina-san, I know everyone is a little worried about a young guy like me taking on such an important responsibility."

"No, no, we are not targeting Naoki-san!" Yamamura Toshitaka said immediately.

“Yeah, but international film festivals do have a significant impact.”

Nakano Chizu also said this from the side, but this statement was completely targeted at him.

Naoki Nagayama smiled and did not refute:
"I am indeed a little young, although I have won many Academy Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, and even the Palme d'Or, and have achieved good results in the film industry."

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Everyone at Toho and Toei was stunned. Why are you showing off your achievements all of a sudden?! Do you think other people sitting here don’t have any?!

Oh. Indeed no.
Just like that, Naoki Nagayama's speech made everyone present speechless. After all, there may be people who can defeat Naoki Nagayama in terms of achievements, but they are not in today's meeting room.

"Ahem, Naoki-san." Nakano Chizu's tone became gentler. "We know that you have made great achievements in the film industry."

Naoki Nagayama asked curiously:
"Then why don't you give me a chance to try? I'm so young anyway, even if I make mistakes, everyone will forgive me, right?!"

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"Naoki-san, after all, this concerns Japan's international image, so we still think it would be better to have a more stable helmsman."

Ogasawara Takafumi said.

"Oh, we need a more stable helmsman!" Naoki Nagayama nodded and laughed, "I think so too!"

"Oh?"

Representatives from several established film companies were surprised. Was this an approval?
"So, I went to consult a more stable senior before." Naoki Nagayama stood up and opened the door to welcome someone in. "I believe that with his guidance, the Tokyo International Film Festival will be held more smoothly."

The person who came in was a gentle old man with glasses and gray hair.

"He is Director Shohei Imamura! The winner of the last Palme d'Or!" Nagayama Naoki said to everyone in the conference room, "This time he will take on an important position - Chairman of the Jury! He is also the Vice Chairman of the Tokyo International Film Festival Preparatory Committee!"

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became quiet.

Everyone present was related to the film industry. Everyone knew this famous director who was very popular last year. Many people also recalled the new wave movement that this guy started in the film industry twenty years ago.

Shohei Imamura has such a huge influence that it can be said that in the film industry today, apart from Akira Kurosawa, no one can surpass him!
"Good morning, Mina-san!" Imamura Shohei greeted with a smile, "I'll be thanking you for taking care of me from now on!"

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"!!!"

How can we continue this?! Do the organizers have any other choice? A celebrity like Shohei Imamura has already jumped out of the scope of a film company. Whoever he supports represents who a large number of filmmakers support.

And now, it is obvious that Shohei Imamura is here to support Naoki Nagayama!

Naoki Nagayama led Shohei Imamura to sit in the front row and continued to discuss the contents of the plan.

The people from Toho and Toei wanted to struggle a bit more. They looked at the representatives sent by the Ministry of Education:
"Ikebana-san, do you think that Shuyou and Kadokawa need to reconsider their decision as the organizers?"

"Well," Ikebo Yasuko, who had been listening without saying anything, glanced at Naoki Nagayama and said with a smile, "The Tokyo International Film Festival is a new event and it was proposed by Naoki-san. I don't think it's a bad idea to let Naoki-san host it."

Ikebo Yasuko was the representative of the Ministry of Education at the "Annual Kanji" event. With this experience and the support of her family, she was promoted to a section chief under the Ministry of Education a year later.
This first international cultural exchange event for Naoki Nagayama allowed her to keenly see the future prospects, and she once again got the opportunity to attend through the strength of her family!
"Young people are not always too rigid in their attitude towards convention. The 'Chinese Character of the Year' event we planned before was also very successful!"

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Ogasawara Takafumi and Nakano Chizui looked at each other:
"They are actually friends?"

Neither of them had expected that Naoki Nagayama actually had a friendship with Ikebo Yasuko, and seeing the way Ikebo Yasuko looked at Naoki Nagayama, it might be an "affair"!
"When did this happen?!"

The two of them could not help but complain bitterly in their hearts:

"Bah! They are indeed a pair of bastards! Nagayama Naoki, they actually forgot that he also has the nickname of Flower Heart Naoki! I don't know when they hooked up with each other!"

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Naoki Nagayama smiled:

"Then it's settled that Shuyou and Kadokawa will be the organizers!"

“There is still a lot to discuss.”

"Mina-san, let's continue!"

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