Nogizaka's Synchronized Coincidence

Chapter 49 PV shooting in progress

On a sunny day in July, the bright sun shone all over the land, and the breeze blew away a little heat from the pedestrians on the road, but only a little.

Aoi Kurokawa was wearing a light purple floral sleeveless vest dress with a water-colored base, and a pair of light brown flat sandals on her feet. The shooting team not far in front of the girl just politely took a second look and then left.

Behind the girl is a majestic archway with a height of more than ten meters. On the red columns stands a magnificent and splendid archway, with three big characters of "China Street" carved in gold characters on a blue background.

Today is the day for Kurokawa Aoi to shoot three individual PVs. The location is located in Yamashita Town, Naka Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, the largest Chinatown in the country and even in Asia - Yokohama Chinatown.

The director in charge of the shooting is Sato Shinsuke. I heard that Konno-san mentioned that the other party came to the door on his own initiative and appointed him to cooperate with her in the shooting of this PV. So when the two met this morning, Aoi proposed her own doubt.

"Sato-san, I'm sorry! I don't seem to know you, but with your identity and qualifications, why did you come to shoot this short film for me? And you took the initiative to name me to cooperate with?"

Debuting with the other party for more than ten years, he has written and directed many movies and TV series, whether it is last year's movie "GANTZ Killing City" or the high-rated drama "Lucky 7" at the beginning of this year, such a person will give himself It's unreasonable for a little idol to shoot a PV.

"Haha~ Kurokawa-san is really quick to talk, so I'll cut to the chase. I know you because of your parents. I have known you since several years ago because of our working relationship, and I have learned a lot from your father. I have benefited a lot from the knowledge of film shooting and production. As for Chloe-san, when I produced "GANTZ Killing City" last year, she was the representative of Nippon Television, and Shinto-san was the representative of Toho. After the meeting, I got to know you under the introduction of your father, sometimes this world is really small.”

After Sato Shinsuke's explanation, he understood the reason why the other party knew him, but Kurokawa Aoi was still at a loss as to why he found him this time, so he just nodded to express his understanding and waited for the other party's answer.

Sato Shinsuke also understood Kurokawa Aoi's doubts, so he didn't let it go.

"The reason why I came here in person this time, besides wanting to get to know the precious daughter of Zhendou-san and Chloe-san, the main reason is to see if you can meet the impression and feeling I expected. I am currently working for a The film is still in the preliminary stage of preparation, but I am worried about the candidate for the heroine. It just happened that when the representative of the investor saw the setting and requirements of the heroine, Shindo-san said let me meet you. Now I see that your appearance is completely qualified, I just want to understand your different temperaments in many ways, and I can only know this through behind the camera."

"Thank you Sato-san for your answer, and it's an honor to receive your appreciation, so please take care of me."

Kurokawa Aoi bowed seriously to express her gratitude to the other party.

No matter what the motivation is, Nobusuke Sato is still in charge of Kurokawa Aoi's PV filming today. It may be overkill, but the PV filming has officially started.

Yokohama Chinatown was established in 1859 and has a history of more than 150 years. The three main features are: food, temples and archways.

Needless to say about food, the Chinese nation has the longest food culture, and there are not too many delicious things, so for a foodie like Kurokawa Aoi, it is like entering a paradise.

Basically every shot must include Aoi eating a variety of food, such as Xiaolongbao, pork buns, siu mai, dumplings and egg tarts, etc., and Sato Shinsuke also faithfully used the camera to capture these Kurokawa The scene of Aoi enjoying the delicious food was filmed.

Of course, you can’t just have images of eating, so Kurokawa Aoi also visited two of the most famous tourist attractions in Yokohama’s Chinatown: the “Guandi Temple” dedicated to Guan Yu, a famous general of the Three Kingdoms era in China, and the legendary The goddess of the sea, "Tianhou Temple" or "Mazu Temple".

Regarding Chinese culture, Kurokawa Aoi has learned a lot from her grandfather, but she doesn’t have much in-depth understanding of such myths and legends with a long historical background, but fortunately, a simple introduction is also provided in the temple. If you still don't understand, you can feel free to ask, which is more convenient for Aoi who can speak Chinese.

There is a characteristic of Chinatown. Many Chinese here come from Hong Kong or Guangzhou, Fujian. Kurokawa Aoi doesn’t understand Fujian dialect, because neither does her grandfather, but Cantonese is one of her grandfather’s native languages, so black Chuan Kui also passed on this skill.

"I shouldn't have a cup of iced milk tea, I want less ice"

"Pretty girl, how well do you speak Cantonese?"

"What's the matter? Is it better to get a flat income?"

"That's okay, but I'll give you a piece of cake!"

"Thank you, boss! Good business, I will help you next time."

"Okay! Pretty girl, bye"

Therefore, knowledge is power, and Aoi Kurokawa has a deep understanding of this.

Finally, holding iced milk tea in Aoi Kurokawa, eating cakes from Hong Kong-style tea restaurants, and walking around according to the Fengshui design, the four directions of East, West, North, South and North adopt the colors and directions of Yin-Yang and Five Elements (Dongqinglong, Nanzhuque) , Xibaihu, Beixuanwu), the Chaoyang Gate (east), Suzaku Gate (south), Yanping Gate (west) and Xuan Gate (north) were built respectively. After walking through the entire Yokohama Chinatown, today’s shooting The job is officially done.

After bowing deeply to Nobusuke Sato and saying "Thanks for your hard work", Aoi Kurokawa asked with a smile, "I don't know if I have disappointed Sato-san?"

"Kurokawa-san, can I call you Kui Jiang? You really have the beauty of an oriental, but you also have a straightforward and direct personality in the West. Then I will say it directly. I have passed the basic requirements, but I still have to To obtain the approval of the screenwriter and director of photography, we will formally send an invitation to your office to audition, and hope that Kui-chan will perform well by then."

Sato Shinsuke carefully described his feelings and position, and Kurokawa Aoi bowed to the other party again to thank him.

"That Sato-san, the last question, apart from my parents, what is the reason why you like me?"

Aoi doesn't have any aversion to the shelter of her parents, such things happen everywhere, but she also doesn't want to be just a vase just for decoration in order to repay her parents' thanks.

"Your appearance and body shape are very good and photogenic. Secondly, you have no resistance to the camera, as if you have a natural affinity, just like you are simply eating, and I can feel you from the other side of the camera. I am very happy, your emotions are contagious, I think it has something to do with your candid personality. There is another main reason, the following movie has a lot of action scenes, I heard your parents tell you about yourself Practicing martial arts at a young age is a big advantage, so you understand?"

"Thank you! Then I will wait for the good news. I would like to trouble you to come and shoot me in person today. I am very grateful."

Kurokawa Aoi bowed deeply again, the other party was condescending for her sake.

"You are serious. A director always has to go through the camera to truly judge and understand the subject of the shooting, and you are very suitable for working in front of the camera. I really think that Kui Jiang has this potential. Even without your parents' relationship, I would Make the same decision, because the camera likes you!"

Even if Nobusuke Sato faced Kurokawa Manto's recommendation with the mentality of repaying gratitude, as a well-known director, he would cherish his own feathers. If Kurokawa Aoi is just a beautiful vase, just give a character as an explanation One shot is enough, but he felt the plasticity of the other party in Aoi Kurokawa, so he voted for her. The next step is to find a way to persuade Nogi and Kawazu to give the role of Kasahara to Kurokawa with confidence. Chuankui, the time left for her is less than eight months.

(End of this chapter)