Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 891 900, Should I accept Naoki Nagayama? !

On a hot afternoon, Naoki Nagayama came to the shooting base in Ota Ward after a long absence.

Everywhere you look, you can see many people moving around in various studios. Even under the scorching sun, there are teams shooting on outdoor studios.

After parking the car, I came to the office of the management office responsible for the entire park arrangement, and saw Ishikawa Katsuyoshi busy processing forms. When he heard the door open, he said without looking up:
"There are no filming schedules in the near future. The earliest reservation is until September. Ah, Naoki-san!"

When Ishikawa Katsuyoshi saw that it was his immediate superior, he stood up immediately:
"Why are you here?"

"I'm here to visit the set." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "It looks like the filming base is very busy right now!"

"Hi, as the park expands and more scenes are built, many crews have contacted us," said Katsuyoshi Ishikawa, the park director, who is getting busier and busier. "The current schedule is already until September."

"Ha, it looks like the idea of ​​a movie city is very promising!"

In recent years, Shuyou Films has been famous for its filming speed in the film industry. It is like putting a catfish in a calm fish pond, which makes the other fish in the pond nervous.
If you are so ambitious, how can we make movies slowly and make money?
As a result, many film production companies have also begun to speed up the shooting and production of films. It doesn’t matter if you can’t catch up with Shuyou. As long as you are faster than other peers, you can make more money!
A shooting base with complete shooting scenes and good logistical support is naturally a necessity for speeding up shooting.

Small production companies don't have the capital to build film shooting bases, but it's hard to borrow the shooting bases of big studios like Toho, Toei, and Shochiku. At this time, Shuyou's Dream Factory is actually open to the public? !

Everyone naturally began to gather here~
Now the streets outside the filming base in Ota Ward are transforming into the peripheral service attributes of the movie city, and even the introduction agencies for extras have appeared.
Here, there is already a little bit of Hollywood feeling!

"Ishikawa-kun, which set are Shuichi-san and the others on today?" Naoki Nagayama came to the management office to ask this question.

"Ah, Shuichi-san is in Area B1." Ishikawa Katsuyoshi was naturally the most concerned about his own crew, and quickly led the way, "I'll take Naoki-san there!"

"Haha, thank you very much~"

“No, no, this is what I should do.”

The two chatted as they walked towards the set of "Squid Game". As soon as they opened the small door and entered the set, Naoki Nagayama felt something was a little bit out of place.

Because his face felt very stuffy, which was inevitable in the factory in summer, but his legs felt a little chilly. What was going on?

Walking a little further, we saw a scene that looked like a neighborhood from more than a decade ago, and white smoke was still coming out of some places on the ground.
“Is there this scene in Squidward?”

This isn't the Heavenly Palace in Journey to the West, so why is it so foggy? He naturally recognized that it was dry ice that was used to create the fog.

When he reached the director's area, Naoki Nagayama happened to see Shuichi Ido and the others filming Nanjo Yutaka playing marbles with an old man.

At this time, Nanjo Yutaka was looking at his opponent who seemed to be suffering from Alzheimer's disease. He felt conflicted and in pain. He was going to use this to win the old man's marbles, and then make him fail the game and die!
The dim light is like the warm afterglow of the setting sun, because in the evening, school is over, and most of the time, children play games outside with their friends at this time.
The light reflected on Nanjo Yutaka's face brought not warmth, but pain and guilt. He was kind-hearted and had just deceived his opponent, the demented old man, who took his marbles.
"Hey, I don't seem to have any marbles," the old man said slowly, looking at Nanjo Yutaka like a child, "Can you lend me a marble?"

"."

Nanjo Yutaka's face was filled with shame and pain. He subconsciously clenched his marble bag, thinking of his daughter outside and the staff waiting with guns nearby. In the end, the desire to survive prevailed.
"sorry"

"Number 70, eliminated"

As if thinking the result was clear, the gunman next to him read it out. As if to escape, Nanjo Yutaka stood up and wanted to leave, leaving the gunman next to him to execute the old man.

But at this moment, the old man fumbled in his trouser pocket for a while and seemed to have discovered something:
"There seems to be another marble here."

The old man smiled and said, "There is one left."

Nanjo Yutaka looked incredulous when he heard this, and quickly dumped his marbles on the ground and began to count them.
"One, two, three, nine!"

Sure enough, there was one missing!
"Click!" Idou Shuichi, who was holding a loud speaker, shouted, "This one passed! Take a break and prepare for the next one!"

“Oh oh oh~” “Huh~” “Ha~”

The originally tense crew members suddenly relaxed and began to quickly find ice water or other cool places. At this time, Shuichi Ido also noticed the arrival of Naoki Nagayama.

"Naoki-san, when did you get here?!"

"It was during the last scene!" Naoyama Naoki smiled, greeted Nanjo Yutaka, and then walked to the side of Idou Shuichi, "Nanjo Yutaka's acting is very good!"

"Haha, yes, he is kind-hearted, but he has to deceive and hurt others. This kind of acting is rare!"

Idou Shuichi naturally did not hesitate to praise him, which made Nanjo Yutaka, who was not far away, feel a little embarrassed.

Then he asked, "Naoki-san returned to Tokyo yesterday, right?"

"Well, I took a rest at home, then went to the company this morning, and came to see Xiuyi-san in the afternoon!"

"Did you bring any gifts?!" Yitang Xiuyi teased.

"You are not a child anymore, why do you ask others for gifts all day long?!" Naoki Nagayama was very disgusted.

Idou Shuichi was full of pride:
"Hahaha, I'm asking for this on behalf of my Jiayi-chan!"

".I really can't do anything about you. The gift is in the car, I'll move it over later." Naoyama Naoki said and shook his head, "Remember, this is for Jiayi-chan!"

"Ha~"

Idou Shuichi didn't believe it, Naoki Naoki always brought gifts for his friends when he went out! Then, he curiously asked about Naoki Naoki's experience abroad, including the concert and his experience in New York.

"I have signed a contract with an investment manager, and he will be managing the fund account of Shuyou Capital for a period of time." Naoki Nagayama said, "There will be some action in the US foreign exchange market later. If Xiuyi wants to participate, you can talk to Yuantai."

"Well, I will!" Idou Shuichi is not a person who is short of money now, but who would hate to have more wealth?
"By the way, has Shuichi-san been following the progress of the filming of Our Little Sister?"

"Of course, I've been watching it, and it's almost the end now."

"That's good~"

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The two of them chatted here, and the entire crew was able to have a good rest. The original rest period was only five minutes!
It’s almost half an hour now!
Naoki Nagayama's forehead also began to sweat~
“Well, this set is really hot.”

"Yeah, but there's nothing we can do." Idou Shuichi nodded, "I've asked someone to bring dry ice to cool it down."

"Be careful when using dry ice~" Naoki Nagayama reminded, "Don't use too much. And make sure to ventilate it."

"Of course I know. Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid?!" Yitang Xiuyi rolled his eyes and then looked at his watch. "It's almost time. We have to finish filming this scene today!"

"Is the only scene left between Nanjo Yutaka and the old man?"

"yes."

It was almost over, and Naoki Nagayama decided not to disturb them anymore, but before leaving, he grabbed Kyon Kimura who had been hiding in the director's area:
"That's it for today. I'll be leaving first. By the way, lend it to me, Kijima-kun."

"Go, go~" Yitang Xiu waved his hand indifferently.

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At this time, Kyon Kimura had no choice but to follow Nagayama Naoki out of the set and to the parking lot.

"Naoki-san, do you want me to help you prepare a gift?" Looking at Nagayama Naoki taking out a gift from the gap in the back seat, Kyon Kimura asked curiously.

"Oh? Yes, Mr. Kijima can help give it to Shuichi-san!" Nagayama Naoki heard it and handed the gift to him directly.

"."That's it?
"Haha~" Naoki Nagayama laughed at the confused Kijima Kyon, and then he formally said, "Kijima-kun, I called you out to ask a favor."

"Please give me your orders!"

"I'm going to shoot a TV series in August - 'Midnight Diner'." Nagayama Naoki said, "The company is short of staff at the moment, so I'm going to draw some people from Shuichi-san's place."

Kyon hesitated and said, "But Shuichi-san is filming Squid Game."

"Yes, so I have to ask Mr. Kijima to quietly help me gather people during the filming." Naoki Nagayama said, "You know, just like when we were filming "Love Letter" before, do it secretly!"

"But this?"

"Only four or five people are needed! I'll go to another studio to find the rest!" Naoyama Naoki said, "With such a large crew, if a few people are missing, Shuichi-san won't be able to find them for a while!"

"Why doesn't Naoki-san communicate directly with Shuichi-san?!" Kimura was puzzled.

"I will tell you! But it will be later!" Naoki Nagayama said with a bitter face, "I was very jealous when I went abroad to play with Xiuyi-san before. If I ask him for help now, he will definitely be embarrassed and the recruitment will be slow."

Although he will definitely achieve his goal in the end, he will definitely be treated with sarcasm, and he might even make conditions, such as having the film he shot be used as the opening act at the Tokyo International Film Festival.

"But." Kimura looked at Nagayama Naoki dimly, "Naoki-san, I'm also preparing for "101 Marriage Proposals" and I'm also worried about the manpower."

"???"

Naoki Nagayama then remembered that "101 Marriage Proposals" had been handed over to Kyon Kimura to execute~
However, Xiuyi-san is a senior executive, so he can naturally shirk his responsibility a little. But what level are you, Kyon Kimura? How dare you snatch people from me?
"Kijima-kun~" Naoki Nagayama patted Kimijima Kyon's shoulder, staring at him with a gentle tone of encouragement, "I believe you will be able to coordinate well!"

"."

This is a threat, it must be a threat!
The look in Kimura's eyes when he looked at Naoki Nagayama revealed a threat that "If I don't agree, "101 Marriage Proposals" will be postponed indefinitely"!

".Hey, I'll do my best!"

"Hmm~"

At the Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro, Kawahara Takeharu brought Kudo Shizuka to the office's headquarters.

"Mr. Wuchun, why did Mr. Otomo suddenly ask me to come here?"

Shizuka Kudo, who is wearing cool clothes and has started to grow her hair long, looks young and energetic. This is exactly the image she presents to all her fans now: a girl full of energy!
"I don't know either. It seems like there is a mission assigned to me."

Kawahara Takeharu only received a simple message from his pager, so he rushed over immediately after Kudo Shizuka finished recording a notice.

"Okay. Is there some large-scale variety show?"

Recently, Kudo Shizuka's popularity has been rising rapidly, and she has taken over part of the territory vacated by Matsuda Seiko. Now she is showing signs of becoming a rising star.

The overall scale of the announcements and activities we have received recently has risen to a higher level.

She thought the firm must have secured another good opportunity for her!
"There's no point in guessing here, let's just go up!"

Kawahara Takeharu greeted Xing Jiahua at the front desk, asked if Yoshimura Otomo was in the office, and then took Kudo Shizuka to the top floor by elevator.

"Dong Dong~"

"Please come in~"

Kawahara Takeharu pushed open the thick wooden door of the office and saw Yoshimura Otomo, who was busy processing documents.

"Otomo-san, I brought Shizuka-chan over here!"

"Ah, you're here!" Yoshimura Otomo didn't close the document, but just said to the two of you, "Please sit down and have a drink while I finish processing this document."

"Hi!"

The weather is hot, but there is a cool breeze in the director's office, and there is even a small refrigerator to store drinks. The treatment of Shuyou Group has indeed increased a lot~
This was not the first time that Shizuka Kudo came to the office. Being carefree by nature, she unceremoniously took out a bottle of iced oolong tea from the refrigerator and drank it. Kawahara Takeharu was much more reserved and just sat on the sofa and drank cold water quietly.

A few minutes later, Yoshimura Otomo signed his opinion on the paper and closed the document:
"Long time waiting~"

"No, no, not at all~" Kawahara Takeharu waved his hands, "Otomo-san, why are you in such a hurry to ask us to come here? What happened to Shizuka-chan?"

"Ah, it's not a bad thing!" Yoshimura Otomo smiled, took a file bag from the table, walked to the sofa and handed it to Kawahara Takeharu, "This is a song, Shizuka-chan's next song~"

"???" Kawahara Takeharu asked in surprise as he opened the seal, "But Shizuka-chan's next song has already been decided, right?"

"Well, let's change it to this one!" Yoshimura Otomo's words were unquestionable.

"Forehead"

The song had already been decided, but it had to be changed at the last minute?! The changes in manpower and material resources involved were not small. Moreover, was Otomo-san so sure that this song was better than the previous one?!
Kawahara Takeharu and Kudo Shizuka looked at each other in surprise.

Until I pulled out the sheet music and saw the name on it: "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly? Lyrics and music by Naoki Nagayama?!"

Kawahara Takeharu looked at Yoshimura Otomo in surprise:

"Is this Naoki-san's new song?!"

"Yes." Yoshimura Otomo took a sip from his teacup, "Naoki-san thinks this song is very suitable for Shizuka-chan, and he also thinks that Shizuka-chan can make a breakthrough at the critical moment! That's why he created a new song for her."

Kawahara Takeharu was excited, which was understandable! Why did he change the song? Because Naoki-san's new song would definitely be in the top ten of the charts!

This is almost an unbreakable theorem!

Previously, Shizuka Kudo's song "Sunshine Girl" topped the charts for the entire summer vacation! Now that the weather is getting hotter, some people are singing it again!

Kudo Shizuka also took the music score and started reading it with great surprise.

"

The reason in your dream is that your wrist is connected

(I don't know when I started to fall in love with you for no reason)
My eyes have always been following you.
I can't leave you, I'm hopelessly crazy for you

I really want to say I like you (I really want to say I like you loudly)

Have the courage to take the first step!

"

"." Looking at these explicit lyrics, the little girl's face began to become strange, "What kind of lewd words are these!"

This is totally a love confession song!
"It's a very passionate song, right?!" Yoshimura Otomo laughed, "This is a very difficult song!
But Naoki-san believes in Shizuka-chan very much, and believes that you will be able to feel the emotions and perform well! That's why I created it especially for you!"

Yoshimura Otomo thought that Kudo Shizuka might be a little excited and a little worried that her singing would not be good, so he continued to encourage her.

After hearing what Yoshimura Otomo said, Kudo Shizuka's heart became even more turbulent!

"What does it mean?!"

"Why did Naoki-san write such an emotional song for me?! This is a song for someone I have a crush on to confess their love!"

"Are you sure I can relate to the feelings behind this?!"

"Is this a sign of my affection?!"

"."

There were many thoughts in her mind, just like a bunch of people arguing, which made Kudo Shizuka's head a little big, but in the end, one thought echoed in her mind, and the voice became louder and louder.
"Doesn't Nagayama Naoki have Akina Nakamori? Why did he fall for me again?!"

Another voice followed closely behind:
"Should I accept Naoki Nagayama?!"

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The voice at the back became louder and louder, gradually surpassing other thoughts, completely occupying Kudo Shizuka's mind, making her feel dizzy.

At this time, Yoshimura Otomo and Kawahara Takeharu were discussing the next recording and the adjustment of the next song. They also talked about finding a music teacher for Kudo Shizuka to take time to tutor her.
Neither of them noticed that Kudo Shizuka's expression was getting worse and worse.