Tokyo Bubble Life

 The script of a mere movie can now be completed by Naoki Nagayama in just one day, let alone a 60-minute movie like "April Story".

 After finishing the movie script in the morning, he took the script directly to the studio.

 After the company's restructuring plan was announced yesterday, today I feel that all studio employees seem to be more motivated to work. I don't know why, but their wages have not been increased~

“Perhaps the division of labor has become clear~”

Nagayama Naoki thinks it may be that everyone was fishing in troubled waters before, but now that their work is clear, they only burst out with motivation. This is the consistent thinking of capitalists.

 When I arrived at the office, I saw the two big guys already there as usual.

"We just announced the establishment of the group, and President Sang was late the next day. This is not a good start!" Fangcun Otomo said in a nonchalant manner, "This is how the so-called upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked. Bar!"

Nagayama Naoki wiped his face: "Otomo-san and Shuichi-san, it was my fault. I will no longer speak Chinese in the office. Just stop using it!"

"How can this work? I have bought a Chinese idiom book to study! If I give up now, wouldn't I give up halfway?" Yi Tang Xiuyi raised his head and said.

Huh? Actually used it correctly!

 Forget it and let them be.

Nagayama Naoki wisely changed the topic. Seeing Itou Shuichi looking at character resumes, he asked: "Shuichi-san, what are you looking at? Is the film department recruiting new people?"

"No," Itou Shu handed his resume to Naoki Nagayama and said, "This is the resume of an actor. Isn't there an uncle role in "Love Will Stop"? I'm looking for an actor."

“Ah, uncle.” Nagayama Naoki recalled the plot, “A handsome single uncle in a coffee shop, a man who is liked by a high school girl.”

 “I originally thought Shuichi-san would want to do it himself!”

  “?!”

This sentence made both Itou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo raise their heads. Then Yoshimura Otomo glanced at Itou Shuichi and silently uttered: "Shameless!"

 Then after thinking for a while, he couldn't get enough, and added: "Beast!"

"Otomo-san, what are you talking about?! This is not what I said!" Itou Shuichi became excited, "It was obviously Naoki-san who said it over there!"

Yoshimura Otomo rolled his eyes: "Haven't you ever thought about playing the role yourself, Shuichi-san?

Talk about another first love on the screen? "

“It’s just that I’m so old,” Yi Tangxiu felt guilty at first, and said calmly, “Besides, if the director takes the initiative to be an actor, it doesn’t seem to be suitable for first love or anything like that.”

 “yue~~~” Yoshimura Otomo pretended to retching, “You shouldn’t play such a trick of blushing at such an old age! It’s a bit disgusting.”

 “You Mediterranean!! Your hair was pulled out because your mouth smelled too bad!”

 Itou Xiu started to fight back, and he hit the target!

 “It’s OK!”

Next to him, Naoki Nagayama was silently flipping through the resumes of the actors. He was completely indifferent to the behavior of the two. Anyway, they were just talking about it. Without the special atmosphere like yesterday, there would be no way to fight!

Maybe it’s because spring is coming, or maybe it’s because recent events have been too stressful. The two friends are becoming more and more impulsive, and they talk trash to each other more and more frequently. Maybe this is also a way to relieve mental stress.

However, seeing the two people talking more and more trash, Naoki Nagayama decided that he couldn’t bear it anymore.

“Ahem, even if Shuichi-san wants to star, it’s impossible.”

"?" The two people's attention was indeed attracted. Itou Shuichi said unconvinced, "Why? Why can't I act?!"

Nagayama Naoki said slowly: "Because the uncle in the script is handsome and elegant. Even if he is in his forties, he can attract high school girls without relying on money~"

“Xiu Yisang, do you think you can do it with your appearance?”

ˆ “.”

 The defense is broken! Silence!

 Itou Shuichi was shocked by the truth!

Hit back into his seat like a defeated dog!

 The style of painting has changed to black and white sketches!

Yangcun Dayou stood up, silently patted his friend, and comforted: "Xiu Yisang, don't be sad, a man's confidence never comes from his face!"

"Huh? Really?" Itou Shuichi looked at Yoshimura Otomo next to him, hope ignited in his eyes, "What do you rely on? Do I have it? I must have it! No wonder I always feel confident! "

As he spoke, Shuichi Yitou actually regained his vitality visibly!

The corners of Yoshimura Otomo's mouth twitched. These were just words of comfort. Who knows what's going on with you? But seeing Itou Shuichi recover again, he was also speechless:

“Shuichi-san must have it, because a man’s self-confidence comes from deep within his heart. Shameless!”

 “Poof!”

Nagayama Naoki couldn't help laughing.

But when the two of them looked over, he quickly raised the resume in his hand: "Shuichi-san, Otomo-san, if you say handsome uncle, I think this person is good?"

Itou Shuichi took the resume and was a little surprised after taking a look at it: "Takewaki has no self?"

“I heard that I haven’t acted in two or three years~” Yoshimura Otomo said. Takewaki Muga can be said to be one of the male protagonists of idol dramas that he has also been a fan of at his age.

“Perhaps he is in a mid-life crisis~” ​​Naoki Nagayama shrugged, “After all, a young man becomes famous, and as he grows older, his character image is finalized.”

“Anyway, let’s try to contact him. With Shuyou Pictures’ current reputation, even top-tier artists won’t ignore it.”

 Itangxiu nodded. He was also convinced that the originator of idol dramas would play his prototype role.

After putting down his resume, Itou Shuichi discovered a document bag brought over by Naoki Nagayama:

 “Zhi Shusang, what is this?”

"Ah, this." Nagayama Naoki opened the folder and took out the script, "It's a movie script I just wrote. But it's different from ordinary movies. It's only a 60-minute short movie."

"60 minutes?"

Itou Shuichi took it curiously. It was shorter than a normal movie.

The script is not long, so Yi Tangxiu glanced at it and said, "Is this a literary film?"

“Haha, yes.” Nagayama Naoki said, “I plan to reduce the character language as much as possible and use music like in “That Summer, the Sea of ​​Tranquility”

"Musical." Itou Shuichi muttered, "What about the heroine?"

“Of course I haven’t thought about this yet, but I want to find a shy, introverted, slender girl.”

 Naoki Nagayama originally thought about Akina, but Akina has the feeling of smiling even if she is shy. It is difficult to find an actor who can be shy from the inside out~

 “Where are the idols under the banner?” Otomo Fangcun asked.

“It doesn’t even feel right.” Junko Ito is the big sister type, Yuki Saito is cute but has a tough heart, and Chiko Aoyama has a somewhat mature image. Not to mention the three cat-eye sisters~

 “This is really troublesome~” Yoshimura Otomo said.

 “Haha, don’t worry.” Naoki Nagayama smiled and said, “At worst, we’ll have to audition~”

Yoshimura Otomo nodded. At this time, if Shuyou releases a role audition, I don’t know how many people will be willing to participate!

  “Speaking of which makes the tree mulberry grow straight.”

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“The way our GG office recruits new people has always been fascinating.”

Yoshimura Otomo said,

"Junko Ito came by mistake, Yuki Saito came to Naoki-san to make movies, the three cat-eye sisters were selected from the models in previous adult magazines, Chiko Aoyama was recommended by Naoki-san, and Masakaname The contracted Xiaobi Lianjuanxun was actually recommended by other brokerage companies."

 “It seems that we have never had our own normal channel for recruiting new students!”

Hearing this, Nagayama Naoki realized that it seemed to be such a normal brokerage firm. It should have a mature recruitment system, right?

“Ahem. Now that Otomo-san has found out, let’s think of a good way!”

Adhering to the idea that whoever finds a problem should solve it, Nagayama Naoki directly threw the blame to Yoshimura Otomo and said very shamelessly,

“It just so happens that Otomo-san is the president of Shuyou Entertainment! This is your job!”

 “.Zhi Shusang, I have a curse word that I really want to say!”

"No, you don't want to!" Nagayama Naoki immediately blocked what Yoshimura Otomo was about to say, "I have something else to do. Leave for a while!"

 Speaking, he ran out!

　After the first month of the year has passed and entered February, the new year seems to have officially begun to get busy, and all kinds of things, large and small, seem to have accelerated.

  The organizer of the Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Award is the Tokyo Film Press Club. Therefore, in addition to major film critics, insiders, directors, film lovers, etc. in the art world, the judges also include film journalists.

As for Matsuzawa Shinnosuke, he naturally joined the Film Journalists Association early because he writes about movie stars and anecdotes in the entertainment industry.

During this film Blue Ribbon Award selection, Matsuzawa Shinnosuke finally managed to sneak into the jury and was deeply involved in the film selection as one of the staff members.

“Chairman Nojima Koichi, the judges’ final voting results have been reviewed and there are no errors!” Matsuzawa Shinnosuke handed the final results to Nojima Koichi, who is the chairman of this year’s jury.

“Hmm~” Koichi Nojima looked at the list of results, “Sure enough, it’s still these movies!”

“Hey, nothing has changed.” Matsuzawa Shinnosuke said. He almost knew the results at the end of January and was not very excited at this time.

Nojima Koichi took off his glasses and wiped them, looked at Matsuzawa Shinnosuke and asked: "How is it? Did you find out the mastermind behind it?"

"this"

Matsuzawa Shinnosuke was surprised. The Chairman Nojima Koichi in front of him seemed to have his own purpose?

"Ha, I was suspicious when you first came in. Later, when you were tallying up the judging results, you were also asking questions, asking if the judges had been affected in any way. From that moment on, I knew you came with a purpose. That's right." Nojima Koichi laughed, "Don't forget, we are all journalists! We know our colleagues best."

Matsuzawa Shinnosuke asked curiously: "Then why didn't the chairman stop me?"

"Why stop it?" Nojima Koichi put on his glasses again, "I'm also very curious about the twists and turns!"

“As the chairman of the jury, I can’t possibly check it myself. It would be too embarrassing~”

“Besides, I also want someone to ensure the fairness of the results of this selection!”

 That’s it, Matsuzawa Shinnosuke nodded.

As a great journalist, Koichi Nojima finally sat down as the chairman of the film Blue Ribbon Award jury. He always wanted his selection result to be impeccable as a reference for his future qualifications.

 As a result of the compromise between all parties, he cannot explore the forces behind the judges, so he also needs a pawn.

“So, Shinosuke-kun, what are the results of the investigation?”

Matsuzawa Shinnosuke hesitated for a moment and then continued: "Regarding this selection, there are many forces behind the judges. Toho, Toei, Kadokawa, Shochiku, and Nikkatsu are all involved."

“But what’s surprising is that there is also the participation of the consortium, and the directors and movie stars also have influence through their respective connections.”

Nojima Koichi's expression remained unchanged: "This is all normal. There is no game like this. After all, Japan's three major film awards are all about money!"

 “I mean, is there anything special about it?”

"..." Shinnosuke Matsuzawa thought for a while, but decided to be honest, "The operation of the Shochiku system this time is a bit strange. I asked about it, and it seems that director Fukasaku Kinji mobilized almost all his connections to support Toho's "Snow". Another part supports The Mysterious Case of Amagiyama, and some supports Naoki Nagayama’s Love Letter.”

“Love Letter, Nagayama Naoki, is that why you came here, right?” Nojima Koichi said with a smile, “Are you always asking about him?”

"Hi!" Matsuzawa Shinnosuke said, "I think Naoki Nagayama has signs of manipulating the selection, so I want to find out." Matsuzawa Shinnosuke didn't hide it.

 “Then what’s the result?”

 “Well, the result is that everyone wants to manipulate the selection.”

“Hahaha, the entertainment industry is such a place!” Nojima Koichi said with a smile, “Who doesn’t want to get all the honors?”

“However, Naoki Nagayama did involve the Sasakawa Foundation, and also asked Kadokawa.” Matsuzawa Shinnosuke said excitedly.

　　Nojima Koichi interrupted him: "Did they violate the selection rules?!"

Matsuzawa Shinnosuke was silent for a while, and then said with difficulty: "No."

“That’s okay~” Nojima Koichi said, “If we can’t find any evidence, then no matter how exaggerated the reports are, no matter how they reveal the truth, they are nothing more than entertainment gossip.”

"Yes."

Nojima Koichi continued: "Shinosuke-kun, do you have any personal grudges with Nagayama Naoki?"

“.” Matsuzawa Shinnosuke nodded, “Enemy for life!”

"Haha, then don't even think about finding any shady material in such a large-scale selection. Those black hands will do it perfectly." Nojima Koichi said, "Looking at the artists in the entire entertainment industry, the ones who are really being boycotted and attacked are There are only drug abuse, illegality, gang involvement, cults, and personal ethics issues.”

Nojima Koichi looked at Matsuzawa Shinnosuke and said:

“However, I know something about Nagayama Naoki. He is a male and a well-known writer and director, so personal ethics issues will not have a great impact. Even if he has the title of playboy, it is just to add some romantic affairs.”

"If Shinnosuke-kun wants to deal with him, he can only deal with him from drug abuse, illegal activities, gang involvement, and cults." Nojima Koichi said relaxedly, "I don't know about other aspects at the moment. The gang involvement should be true as reported before. The reporter seemed to have been warned by the Yamaguchi-gumi.”

“Yamaguchi-gumi really warned?! So Naoki Nagayama is really a gangster?”

"It's not just that people are told not to harass the Shizuoka Yamaguchi-gumi headquarters, but it doesn't specifically say that Naoki Nagayama can't be touched." Nojima Koichi, as one of the top leaders of the Tokyo Film Press Conference, is still aware of this matter, "From From this perspective, maybe it’s just a bit of nepotism.”

 Matsuzawa Shinnosuke nodded: "Then the only way to find it is from drug abuse, illegality, cults, etc."

He then thought about it. Naoki Nagayama had acquired wealth, fame, and status prematurely at a young age. It was the right time for him to feel spiritually empty. Drug abuse and cultism might be very possible. It's very possible to be frivolous!

 Thinking about it this way, Nagayama Naoki’s future is still very “punishing”!

“Chairman Nojima, why do you want to mention me?” Matsuzawa Shinnosuke asked.

 “Haha, I see the past me in you!”

Looking at the rejuvenated Shinnosuke Matsuzawa, Koichi Nojima felt like he was seeing the young man who entered the journalism industry with enthusiasm again.

 “Don’t forget your original intention!”

Two people who were obviously talking about other people's rights and wrongs behind their backs suddenly became very positive!

What exactly is going on!