Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Cao Zhiqiang tried his best to hold this reception, although the main purpose was to show his strength to Okada Taro and his wife, but it was more than that.

In fact, apart from showing strength and increasing social scope, this reception also had many surprises.

For example, Cao Zhiqiang found the best candidate for the male lead in "Tokyo Love Story".

In fact, the TV series Tokyo Love Story is only in the preparatory stage at the moment. Except for the heroine being Akina Nakamori, the other actors have not been finalized. It will be done after a round of formal screening interviews.

For example, there were indeed several candidates for the leading actor in this play at the beginning, but none of them were finalized.

Kozo Nagayama originally wanted Cao Zhiqiang to play the leading role. After all, the movie "Love in the Rain" in which Cao Zhiqiang was the leading actor is currently being broadcast in Japan. If Cao Zhiqiang is willing to act as the leading actor in the play, it must have its own traffic.

And it should be fine to play opposite Akina Nakamori.

But Cao Zhiqiang resolutely refused, the original solution is also very simple, that is, he has no time.

Just like what Cao Zhiqiang said, he will go back to China for a while, and it is impossible to film in Japan all day.

Then, Nagayama Kozo fell in love with an actor at that time, and that was Yutaka Nanjo, the actor who played Daisuke Hayami in "Volleyball Girl".

Kozo Nagayama chose him because Yutaka Nanjo is very popular now, and he is a good person and can play musical instruments. He thinks he is quite suitable for the leading actor.

Cao Zhiqiang had no impression of this person, but only heard that he played the leading role in "Volleyball Girl", so he agreed.

"Volleyball Girl" had already been introduced into the country and caused a sensation in the country, so Cao Zhiqiang still had a little impression of the leading actor.

By the way, "Blood Suspicion", which caused a sensation in Cao Zhiqiang's impression, and "Carl the Police Dog", which Cao Zhiqiang's father loved to talk about in his previous life, have not been introduced into China at this time, and most people in China still don't know about it. Two TV shows.

So far, only two Japanese TV dramas have been introduced into China, namely "Zi Sanshiro" introduced in 1981, and "Volleyball Girl" introduced in 1983 this year.

Among them, "Volleyball Girl" is more popular. Among young people, the name Xiaolu Junko is no stranger.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang has reason to believe that the reason why Nagayama Kozo chose Yutaka Nanjo was probably because of the idea of ​​introducing "Tokyo Love Story" to domestic broadcasts in the future.

In fact, at the very beginning of this reception, Taro Okada, director of the Fuji TV Drama Production Bureau and one of the directors of the Fuji TV Group Board of Directors, once talked with Cao Zhiqiang about the export of Japanese TV dramas.

It was also this conversation that made Cao Zhiqiang understand that the senior management of a large Japanese company didn't know anything about the internal situation in China, and they basically didn't know anything about it.

For example, Director Okada Taro, he didn't even know about the introduction of TV dramas in China. It's not only the TV stations that have the final say, but the relevant national departments have to review it.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang's recommendation is not guaranteed to be selected.

But, with Cao Zhiqiang's status and conditions, it's not impossible to recommend good Japanese dramas to China.

For example, he can recommend "Blood Doubt" to the country in advance, and let the country broadcast this drama in advance.

Even Cao Zhiqiang can recommend "101 Marriage Proposals", which is currently on the air, to domestic audiences.

Anyway, Cao Zhiqiang is very familiar with the leaders of CCTV and the Ministry of Culture, so it shouldn't be difficult to operate this matter.

After all, friendship is only when there is back and forth.

In short, with this idea in mind, Cao Zhiqiang agreed to Kozo Nagayama's proposal at the time, and decided to ask Yutaka Nanjo to interview the male lead at that time. In fact, it was just going through the motions.

But at this reception, after Cao Zhiqiang saw the young Miura Yuka with his own eyes, he changed his mind instantly.

Ma Dan, what is a handsome boy, this is a handsome boy!
Miura Yuka is at the pinnacle of appearance at this time, and has a restrained personality, so he is naturally the candidate for Nagao Kanji.

As for that Yutaka Nanjo, he can play a supporting role, that is, the playboy Kenichi Mikami, and it doesn't hinder him.

Even more coincidentally, when Cao Zhiqiang talked about this with Miura Yuwa, he was not only very interested, but also said that he knew Nanjo very well, that everyone was a good friend, and had cooperated before.

In addition, Tomokazu Miura has also collaborated with Sayuri Yoshinaga.

Miura Yuwa, Yoshinaga Sayuri and Takakura Ken had acted together in the movie "The Strait" before, and the response was not bad.

Just convincing Miura Yukazu to play the leading role has already surprised Cao Zhiqiang, and what surprised Cao Zhiqiang even more is that after Cao Zhiqiang briefly talked about the general content of "Tokyo Love Story", Miura Yukazu actually pulled Utsui Ken over.

Ken Utsui is the guy who played Shigeru Oshima in "Blood Doubt". This is the king of TV dramas in this era, and he is known as a good father in Japan.

This guy's TV drama appeal is much stronger than that of Miura Tomokazu, at least in Japan.

Miura Yuwa means to let Utsui Ken play the role of the male protagonist's boss, and also the object of the heroine Rika Akana's ambiguity, Minister He Natsuki.

Utsui Ken was a little confused when he was pulled over by Miura Yukazu at first, but after hearing that Cao Zhiqiang was the music prodigy "Aoizumi Morinaka" who suddenly rose recently, he was also the director, screenwriter and director of the recently popular movie "Love in the Rain". The leading actor is also the screenwriter of the recently popular TV series "101 Proposals" and the famous novelist "Yusaku Kudo", and he was immediately moved.

Yes, in Japan, there are quite a few people who can become popular as soon as they debut, but there are really not many people who can continue to be popular and make people feel helpless every time.

After Cao Zhiqiang made his debut as a singer in Japan with the singer "Aoizumi Morinaka", the first song became popular in Japan, and it is still in the top five of Oricon's weekly charts, with cumulative sales exceeding 300 million copies.

It’s just that, that’s all. The key point is that every time Cao Zhiqiang releases a song, it becomes popular, and every time he has to be on the Oricon chart.

So far, the top ten of Japan's Oricon weekly music charts have all been rounded up by Cao Zhiqiang's songs, realizing a real dominance event.

The top ten of the Oricon chart is dominated by the same person's song. This has never happened before, so it has been in the news, so even Utsui Ken, a middle-aged man, has heard about it.

But relatively speaking, the name Yusaku Kudo moved Utsui Takeru even more.

The reason is that Utsui Ken's wife, Abe Chieko, not only likes the songs of Aoizumi Morinaka, but also especially likes the novels of "Kudo Yusaku".

Especially "Norwegian Forest" and "Snow Country" written by Yusaku Kudo are Chieko Abe's favorite novels recently.

A long time ago, Utsui Ken was a little curious about "Aoizumi Morinaka" and "Yusaku Kudo", because according to legend, these two people are one person.

It's just that he is usually busy with work, and he has to take care of his sick wife after work, so he doesn't have time to inquire about people. Now he finally sees himself, and it proves that the rumors are true, and the two are really the same person.

Yes, Utsui Ken's wife is currently sick, and it is leukemia.

This time, Utsui Ken's wife also came, but they didn't know that "Mori Naka Aoizumi" and "Kudo Yusaku" were also here.

In fact, according to Utsui Ken's account, he didn't want to come.

But he heard that there are top-level tuna sashimi, top-level sea cucumber sashimi, salmon sashimi, etc., and it is self-service, all free, so he brought his wife here.

Utsui Ken’s wife, Chieko Abe, likes sashimi, especially salmon and tuna.

It's just that since she got leukemia, she has paid a lot of attention to her diet.

This attention is not only because of the disease itself, but also because of economic factors.

Because in this era, the treatment of leukemia is very expensive. If you want to live for a long time, you have to spend money everywhere.

Generally speaking, chemotherapy is the main treatment for leukemia at this time, but the drugs for chemotherapy are very expensive, and even Ken Utsui can afford it very hard.

Therefore, Abe Chieko usually eats very common and cheap things, and generally does not eat expensive seafood sashimi.

This time, I had the opportunity to taste the top sashimi for free, and the initiator Kozo Nagayama promised that everyone would just meet each other, get to know each other, not engage in cliques, and would not force anything, so of course Utsui Ken will bring his wife here.

Unexpectedly, I met my wife's idol here.

In short, after realizing that Cao Zhiqiang is "Mori Naka Seizumi" and "Kudo Yusaku", Utsui Ken soon took Cao Zhiqiang and others to meet his wife.

After hearing that Cao Zhiqiang was "Aoizumi Morinaka" and "Yusaku Kudo", Chieko Abe was very excited. Not only did she happily take a photo with Cao Zhiqiang, she even asked for his autograph, just like a little girl.

It's just that this little fan girl is a bit old, and she is qualified to be Cao Zhiqiang's mother.

In fact, "Aoizumi Morinaka" and "Yusaku Kudo" are the same person, and the fact that they are here quickly spread, attracting many female stars, vying to take photos with Cao Zhiqiang and ask for autographs.

Naturally, there are people who really like it, and there are also people who join in the fun.

Although there are not many singers at this reception, mainly actors and directors, Cao Zhiqiang's ability to write dramas is not bad.

Whether it is the movie "Love in the Rain" that is still being released, or "101 Marriage Proposals" that is currently on the air, the script is all written by Cao Zhiqiang, and so is all the music.

Everyone is not stupid. We all know that a good movie or TV series puts the script first, the characters second, and the music third.

Cao Zhiqiang has both the ability to write good scripts and the ability to write good music, which is a huge advantage.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang seems to be very familiar with many high-level officials.

For example, the top management of Warner and Toho, the top management of Fuji TV, and the descendants of the wealthy Nagayama Kozo all have a good relationship with Cao Zhiqiang.

Especially after everyone Yongshan Kozan casually stated that Cao Zhiqiang was responsible for all the supplies at this private reception, then everyone's opinion of him was even more unusual.

Talented people have money and backers, this is a good resource.

It can be said that, except for old people like Akira Kurosawa who like to drink, eat and chat alone, basically young actors and directors are vying to get to know Cao Zhiqiang and Nagayama Kozo.

Just like that, it was just a simple reception, and the list of actors for the new drama "Tokyo Love Story" was quickly assembled.

For example, the leading actor is basically decided to be Miura Yukazu, and the supporting actor is Nanjo Toyoka Utsui Ken.

The heroine is still Akina Nakamori, and the supporting actresses are Sayuri Yoshinaga, Yuko Furutegawa, and Atsuko Asano.

Among them, the reason why Akina Nakamori was cast as the heroine again was because Sayuri Yoshinaga voluntarily backed down.

Because Sayuri Yoshinaga feels that, in terms of her age and temperament, she is more suitable to play the childhood sweetheart Satomi Sekiguchi of the leading actor Kanji Nagao.

As for the lively and unrestrained Rika Akana, it would be more appropriate for the younger Nakamori Akina to play the role.

But in fact, Saiduri Yoshinaga is all an excuse.

The reason why she backed down was because she found out that the scene was full of big names, and Cao Zhiqiang had many strong backers, and she didn't want to make people angry, so she made the second best, hoping to play the second female role.

However, what Sayuri Yoshinaga said also has some truth.

Judging from Sayuri Yoshinaga's current temperament, she is indeed more suitable to play the gentle second female Satomi Sekiguchi.

In particular, the heroine Rika Akana had an affair with her older boss before falling in love with the hero. This is also an unpleasant point during this period, and it may not be acceptable to many people.

So Sayuri Yoshinaga made comprehensive considerations before letting go of the heroine and letting Akina Nakamori continue to be the lead actress.

It doesn't matter to Miura Yukazu, but I also think it might be more appropriate to act opposite the young Nakamori Akina.

After all, this is a drama where a woman chases a man, and if the woman is older than the man, it seems a little weird.

And Nakamori Akina's character design of a rebellious girl has been released for a long time, and it is perfect for her to play Akana Rika.

To be honest, Miura Yukazu originally wanted to recommend his wife Yamaguchi Momoe, and Yamaguchi Momoe is actually here.

It's just that Momoe Yamaguchi is a little shy in private and doesn't like socializing very much, so she didn't come over to say hello at first.

Also, Momoe Yamaguchi, after she retired from acting, although she didn't quit the entertainment circle completely, she basically started to look bad, and she no longer wants to be busy with work all day long.

Therefore, even if Miura Yukazu wanted her to act, Momoe Yamaguchi was not interested in acting.

What's more, Akina Nakamori has a close relationship with Cao Zhiqiang, and it looks like she has an affair.

That is to say, Miura Yuka didn't see it at first, but Yamaguchi Baihui, as a woman, could tell it at a glance.

So Momoe Yamaguchi didn't want to act even more, after all, it was something that offended people.

I didn't see that even Sayuri Yoshinaga flinched, gave up the role of the heroine, and let Akina Nakamori be a green leaf with peace of mind?
If Momoe Yamaguchi couldn't see such an obvious situation, she wouldn't become a legend.

Yes, perhaps as Okada Taro said at the beginning, in the Japanese entertainment industry, talent and beauty alone are not enough to get ahead, the key is to be a man.

If you don't know how to be a human being, no matter how popular you are, it will only be temporary.

The most typical case is Midori Kinouchi, who plays the heroine in "Carl the Police Dog".

When Midori Kinouchi first debuted in the mid-70s, it was a hit.

Momoe Yamaguchi was at her peak at that time, and she was far superior to Midori Kinouchi in terms of acting, singing, and works.

But in terms of popularity, Momoe Yamaguchi is still beaten by Midori Kinouchi.

At that time, Midori Kinouchi could be snapped up just by taking a few random covers, and a casual smile was enough to break one's heart.

It's a pity that Kinouchi Midori doesn't know how to be a human being and is too willful. At the peak of popularity, he willfully fell in love with a scumbag who had not yet divorced. After being found out, he fled to the United States without saying hello and was eventually abandoned by the entertainment circle. .

On the contrary, Momoe Yamaguchi is humble and polite, and finally has a good career and love.

It can be seen from this that being a human being beforehand is indeed a portrayal of the Japanese entertainment industry at this time.

If you don't know how to be a human being, no matter how beautiful and talented you are, you are just a shooting star passing by and disappearing soon.