Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Not to mention, after Nakamori Akina's "personal hospitality", let's not talk about other things, at least the relationship between Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina has become much closer quickly, unlike the alienation when they first met for dinner.

Thanks to this closeness, the MTV shooting in the afternoon went smoothly, and many shots were shot at once.

Of course, this may also have something to do with the low requirements of MTV during this period.

In fact, MTV during this period usually didn’t have a real and complete story. Usually it was just like shooting a photo shoot, with a few background clips, at most it was a slightly different theme.

So MTV short film shooting is very simple, just like shooting a photo, let the actors wear beautiful clothes, and take a few beautiful shots against the beautiful background.

It is also because of this that MTV in the eighties and 90s rarely had coherent story short films, and most of them had the same background as photo short films.

Some MTVs don't even shoot people, just take some landscape paintings.

But for this shoot, Cao Zhiqiang insisted on making a story-telling short film.

According to what Cao Zhiqiang said, although MTV is very short, it is not easy to tell too complicated stories, but it is still possible to tell stories that are only for a moment.

Like the moment of love at first sight.

Or it is the touch of someone who has been secretly in love with another person for a long time, but can't find it after all the hard work, and suddenly looks back, and the other person is right behind you.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang believes that since we are going to shoot MTV, we should make a short story.

As for the song "As long as you are here", the style of the song is cheerful, but the meaning of the words has a hint of sadness.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang immediately came up with a story about secret love.

This secret love is a story of mutual crush.

The story goes like this. A male high school student, when he was bored, suddenly found a female transfer student in his class. The first time he saw her, he fell in love with her.

It's just that the boys are too shy to confess their love all the time, they just silently peek at each other and silently help each other.

Time passed in secret love like this.

Suddenly one day, he discovered that the female student hadn't come to school, and after asking, he found out that her family had moved and was going to transfer again.

When he was lost, he found a letter written to him by the girl.

It turned out that the girl had always liked him and secretly loved him, but she had never dared to say it.

It wasn't until he was about to leave that he mustered up the courage to write a confession letter to him.

After seeing this letter, the boy rushed out of the classroom desperately, and rode his bicycle to the train station.

Then looking at the speeding train, the boy suddenly laughed.

In this way, the boy smiled and shed tears while waving goodbye to the galloping train.

The plot is very simple, it is the story of two people who secretly fell in love with each other but accidentally missed each other.

Making a movie is a little thin, but if you only shoot a few shots and make them coherent, they can definitely be condensed into a 5-minute MTV.

The only problem is that it will be more troublesome to shoot such a story, requiring many scenes and extras.

The train is easy to say, after all, it is just a shot of the train leaving, it is not difficult.

The key is the background in the school, and there must be a certain school lens.

Especially when girls first transfer to another school, there must be a classroom with many classmates in the background, that is, a lot of group performances are required.

In this way, the budget will increase, and it is not as easy as just taking a few sets of photos in the recording studio.

Fortunately, the story is really good, and it goes well with the song.

So in the end, Mr. Tomioka made the decision to increase the funds, shoot!

It's actually not complicated to shoot.

The school is easy to find, just find a nearby school to discuss, students can take pictures after school.

Group acting is also easy.

Warner Pioneer Records doesn't have much else, but it has a lot of artists.

Call together young artists from various departments, and add some younger-looking staff members. If you gather together, you will soon be able to gather a class of students and teachers.

Think about it, too, small companies that make romantic action movies in the future can make classroom series at every turn, let alone a big company like Warner Pioneer.

When the filming started, the part that didn’t require classrooms or too many group performances was filmed first.

For example, in the ending part, that is, the boy rides a bicycle to the train station, and then finds that he can’t catch up, laughs and tears, and watches the train leave, so we can shoot first.

As for the part of the boy rushing out of the class, it can be filmed later, and then edited with the scene of riding a bicycle later.

Also, in the library, when a boy meets a girl by chance, he can't help but secretly follow the girl's camera, and he can also shoot first.

Finally, after the students are out of school, go to a nearby high school to shoot the school part.

In fact, it is better to go to school to shoot on Saturdays and Sundays, when there are no students in the school holidays, but there are two days before Saturday, which will delay several days, which the company cannot bear.

During this period, Japanese companies, especially in the entertainment industry, all put efficiency first, and there was no such thing as the later theory of laying waste.

To put it simply, everything is fast, and it is difficult to bear waiting and procrastination.

For this MTV, their original schedule was one afternoon. Even if the storyline was added later, it only added an extra day.

In such a short period of time, it is impossible to wait until Saturday and Sunday, so we can only shoot in a hurry.

Fortunately, the overall story is not complicated, there are not many shots, and there are not many scenes, so it is not difficult to shoot.

At least Cao Zhiqiang has experience in making movies, and Akina Nakamori also has experience in making commercials. In addition, the characters in this story are not difficult to act, especially the woman. Therefore, after only one afternoon of filming, all the scenes were shot. It's over.

All that's left is to edit it into a film.

Just now, I also heard that the company plans to work overtime and make edits all night.

Cao Zhiqiang was very surprised by this, and found that the Japanese social animals in the 80s were also a group of overtime dogs, not much worse than the Chinese in 2023.

But forget it, if you like to be a working dog, that's their business, not his Cao Zhiqiang's business.

Anyway, Cao Zhiqiang has already shot all the shots and recorded the song, so basically he has nothing to do with the rest, he just needs to go back and rest.

However, when Cao Zhiqiang found Masashi Sada and planned to go back together, he found that Masashi Sada didn't want to leave either, and wanted to stay and edit the film and do post-production.

In addition to editing the film, Masashi Sada also plans to continue to polish the mixing work of the song.

The reason is that after watching the original film of this MTV short film, Masashi Sada was not satisfied with the original arrangement and wanted to rearrange it.

All right, they are all desperate to work, Cao Zhiqiang can only go back alone.

Anyway, after so many days in Tokyo, it is hard to say about other places, but when it comes to going home, Cao Zhiqiang is quite confident.

Unexpectedly, when Cao Zhiqiang was about to leave the Japan Warner Building alone, he was suddenly stopped by Nakamori Akina who was chasing him from behind.

"Mr. Zhiqiang, wait for me!"

Cao Zhiqiang stopped and turned around, looking at Akina Nakamori who was running over quickly, with a puzzled look on his face: "Miss Nakamori?"

"Hi!" Nakamori Akina ran out of breath, ran to Cao Zhiqiang and bent down, "It's me."

"Is there something wrong?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Akina Nakamori straightened her waist, took a few deep breaths, and shook her head with a smile: "It's getting so late, where are you going?"

"Go home." Cao Zhiqiang said.

"Go home?" Nakamori Akina asked in surprise, "Are you alone?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Go back by yourself?" Nakamori Akina frowned, "Aren't you afraid of getting lost?"

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "How is it possible, I'm not a road idiot."

"But you are a foreigner." Nakamori Akina shook his head, "You are not familiar with here, how can you go back alone? Where is Senior Sada who is with you? Why doesn't he go back with you?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Mr. Yazhi will stay and compose the music, maybe he will have to stay overnight. I'm afraid he won't be able to go back with me. As for not being familiar with the road here, it's not a problem."

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "Don't worry, I'll take a taxi back and get off at the neighborhood where I live, usually you can't go wrong.

If it doesn't work, I can also call.

Whether it's the Warner Club's phone number, the police station's phone number, or the embassy's phone number, I remember them all clearly, and there is no problem.

What's more, the law and order here is very good, so I don't worry at all. "

"I see." Akina Nakamori nodded.

Suddenly, Nakamori Akina clapped her hands:

"Ah, I remembered, you have been busy until now, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?
Otherwise, I treat you to dinner? "

"You invited me to dinner?" Cao Zhiqiang asked in surprise.

"Yeah." Nakamori Akina smiled, "Why, can't it?"

"It's not impossible." Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "But, why?"

"Of course I'm hungry." Akina Nakamori smiled lightly, smoothing the ends of her hair around her ears that were blown by the wind.

"That's not what I meant." Cao Zhiqiang looked at Akina Nakamori who was smiling all over his face, "I mean, why do you insist on asking me for dinner?"

"Because... I'm afraid of eating alone." Akina Nakamori smiled, "Going back now, it's boring to be alone, so I might as well have dinner with you, and we can have a drink and chat by the way."

"Drinking?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Are you old enough? You must be 20 years old to drink alcohol, right?"

"Hey." Akina Nakamori stuck out her tongue, "As long as you don't go out to drink, drink a little secretly at home, it's fine."

Speaking of this, Nakamori Akina took the initiative to hold Cao Zhiqiang's hand: "Let's go, go to my house, my house is nearby, very close!
I have wine at home, let's have a drink and celebrate! "

"Drink to celebrate?" Cao Zhiqiang was dragged by Nakamori Akina as he walked, "Miss Nakamori, you asked me to drink? Isn't it appropriate?"

"What's inappropriate!" Nakamori Akina said carelessly.

"I'm tired and happy today, and I really want to find someone to have a good drink with.

But today's son said that he has an appointment today, so he can't drink with me, because I'm so boring by myself.

After much deliberation, I might as well just find you.

Although I haven't known you for a long time, I absolutely trust you, and you are absolutely reliable.

Ah, don't talk about it, anyway, you stay with me, let's have a good drink and relax! "

Cao Zhiqiang frowned, but one of his hands was being held by Akina Nakamori all the time, and it was still on the street, so it was hard to get rid of it by force.

Of course, this is not the main reason, the main reason is that Cao Zhiqiang also wants to drink now.

But if he goes back now, he will definitely not be able to drink.

Not to mention the age limit here, just talking about Xu Chun and Anping at home, it is impossible to let him drink.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang left with Akina Nakamori without hesitation.

"What kind of wine do you have at home?" Cao Zhiqiang asked suddenly.

"Sake, beer, both." Akina Nakamori said.

"That's not bad." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Oh? It seems that you also like to drink?" Nakamori Akina asked with a smile.

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, "We don't have a rule that you can't drink before the age of 20. I have been drinking since I was 16."

"Hahaha, that's really good." Akina Nakamori smiled, "Then what kind of wine do you like to drink?"

"Beer." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I just like drinking beer."

"Ah, then there's no problem." Akina Nakamori smiled, "I have a lot at home, enough for us to drink."

Speaking of this, Nakamori Akina let go of Cao Zhiqiang's hand, and Cao Zhiqiang smiled, and did not run away, but continued to walk side by side with her.

On the contrary, Akina Nakamori suddenly felt a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look directly at Cao Zhiqiang.

When passing by a convenience store, Nakamori suddenly suggested going in tomorrow to buy some food, saying that there were not enough ingredients at home.

Cao Zhiqiang had no objection to this, since he was the customer anyway, and he was not the one paying the bill.

After Akina Nakamori went into the convenience store to buy some ingredients and snacks, she went out with Cao Zhiqiang again.

Sure enough, within 10 minutes of walking, they arrived at the apartment building where Akina Nakamori rented.

Cao Zhiqiang made preliminary calculations, and it was less than two kilometers from here to the headquarters building of Warner Pioneer, which was still very close.

Of course, Akina Nakamori is now a singer anyway, and has released several hit songs, so the income is quite good, at least it is more than enough to rent an apartment nearby.

Soon, the two came to Nakamori Akina's house.

Akina Nakamori's home is an apartment building without an elevator, with a total of six floors, and her home is on the third floor.

Although you have to climb some stairs, the third floor is not too tiring.

Moreover, Nakamori Akina's house is not small in size, it is a two-bedroom and one living room, with an area of ​​more than 70 square meters.

Although more than 70 square meters is not considered large, but this is the actual usable area, there is no common share, if you count the common share of later generations, it will be more than 90 square meters.

Most importantly, this is the center of Tokyo!

To be able to live in this kind of two-bedroom house alone here, the financial resources are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Ask when you think of it, Cao Zhiqiang quickly asked about Akina Nakamori's income.

Akina Nakamori was not shy, and directly told Cao Zhiqiang about her situation.

It turns out that Akina Nakamori's current income is a model of salary plus commission.

That is to say, I usually get a fixed salary every month, but if the record sales are particularly good, or if I do well in advertising, movies, TV, etc., I will also get a commission in the form of a bonus.

The specific commission depends on the specific performance of the artist.

Although the current Nakamori Akina is not as red and purple as it was later, her income is not low.

She currently has an income of at least 50 yen a month, which is much better than ordinary office workers who have just joined the company.

Generally, Japanese office workers who have just joined the club only need [-] yen a month, and Nakamori Akina's income is five times that of ordinary office workers!
If you convert RMB, according to the current exchange rate of 116 to 1, 30 yen a month is more than 300 RMB, which is already very high in this era.

After all, housing prices in Japan at this time were also low. Even a house in the center of Tokyo was only more than 100 million yen per flat.

Cao Zhiqiang remembers that Akina Nakamori in her previous life once spent 8000 million yen to buy a house for her boyfriend.

Let’s not talk about other things, let’s just say that 8000 million can buy a house, which in itself shows that the housing prices in Tokyo are not high.

You must know that the RMB had not depreciated significantly at that time, and the exchange rate between China and Japan was 120 to 1 at that time, and it was only 66 RMB when it was converted into RMB.

66 RMB, to buy a house of more than 80 square meters in the center of Tokyo, you must laugh to death.

If this reached the peak of the bubble in the 90s, the same house would cost at least 400 million yen per level, a full increase of more than ten times.

However, once this real estate bubble bursts, the price will fall really badly, but no matter how bad it is, it will not fall below the price in 1983.

In short, being a well-known artist in Japan in the 80s, the income is really high.

No wonder Nakamori Akina rented this kind of separate apartment in the center of Tokyo when she was young.

This is really rich!