Tokyo Bubble Life

 At the end of April in Kyoto, the peak of the cherry blossoms has passed, and everything that catches the eye has turned green, but occasionally there are still some scattered cherry blossoms left, making people feel the sadness of the cherry blossoms even more.

Although Kyoto is also a big city, unlike modern central cities like Tokyo, Kyoto has a richer cultural atmosphere.

 The simplest example is that you can see many young ladies wearing kimonos on the streets, more than in Tokyo~

 “Naoki-san.” Shinkai Ishida chatted beside the taxi, “Why did you come to Kyoto to buy a garden?”

"Well, because I visited Kyoto during the Red Leaf Hunt, and I saw some private courtyards. I was so envious of the gorgeous maple leaves, so I thought it would be great if I also had a courtyard like this~" Nagayama Naoki said about his original intention when buying a courtyard, "So I asked a real estate agent to help me find a courtyard in Kyoto."

 “I bought a courtyard because I was envious of it”

Ishida Xinhai chewed these words silently, his face seemed very calm, but in his heart he was shouting:

“I’m very envious now! Very envious! Very envious! But why can’t I buy a courtyard!! Why is this!!”

 After taking a few deep breaths, the little girl finally adjusted her mentality when facing rich people and continued chatting:

“Then why did Naoki-san choose this courtyard in Sakyo-ku? Is it because it’s close to Ruriko-in Temple?”

"That's not true. At that time, the main thing I wanted to do was to buy a noble courtyard. The main thing was to cover a larger area so that it could be convenient for landscape design!" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "Actually, there was also an alternative building in the city center. Do you know how it is now?"

"Now?"

 "Hmm, Shinkai-chan, have you seen "The Ring"?"

"Hey! It's so scary!" Ishida Shinkai said immediately, "I haven't gone to the toilet at night for a month after watching it!"

Then he seemed to suddenly realize something was wrong, and his face suddenly turned red with embarrassment. How could you say such embarrassing things to other people casually!

“Hahaha~ I’m really sorry, Xinhai-chan, we shot Sadako too horribly~”

Nagayama Naoki smiled and apologized, and then Shinkai Ishida realized that the guy opposite was the guy who made this horror movie!

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Feeling a little guilty under the little girl's gaze, Naoki Nagayama continued: "Speaking of which, many of Sadako's plots were filmed in that alternative courtyard. Nowadays, fans often come to check in and take photos in that courtyard. It has become a famous haunted house.”

"Eh?"

“Haha, I feel sorry for the landlord. I can’t sell it~” Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

Ishida Xinhai was very shocked when he heard this. You are no longer sorry for me, you are obviously a mortal enemy!

Perhaps seeing through Ishida’s inner thoughts, Nagayama Naoki continued: “Actually, it doesn’t matter. The landlord can transform this place into a scenic spot and charge people who come to take pictures! Business must be very good!”

 “Hehehehe~~~”

As the two of them continued chatting, the taxi soon arrived near Baochi Park in Sakyo District. The Noble Garden is located at the foot of the mountain here.

The renovated wall tightly surrounds the courtyard, and only the roofs of the buildings inside and some treetops can be seen.

If you drive by yourself, you can go to the parking garage from the side door, but Naoki Nagayama and Shinkai Ishida came by taxi, so they got off at the main entrance.

 The low-key front door has not yet hung the sign of Hongyuyuan. That will be done after the official handover of the house.

 After entering from the main entrance, the wall is covered by dense green plants. Between the mountains and rivers, you can vaguely see several wooden buildings and pavilions scattered in the courtyard. The middle ones are naturally three two-story dormitories.

 Along the simple pavilion corridor and gravel road, Nagayama Naoki and Ishida Shinkai walked for five or six minutes before arriving at the main hall building leaning against the mountains and rivers.

Under the blowing of the mountain wind, the fine bamboo leaves swayed into layers of waves, and the sparkling water surface rippled with fine ripples. There were only three main halls in the shape of a Zigzag, with vermilion pillars, white walls, and black herringbones. The top is peaceful and motionless, forming a pattern of movement and stillness with the surroundings.

Set against the backdrop of the low hills full of green bamboos, the main hall, which is dominated by vermilion, attracts the attention of others like a little bit of red among the greenery!

“It looks great on the design, but in reality it looks even more Zen-like!” This was the first time Naoki Nagayama saw the basically completed courtyard, and he couldn’t help but admire it.

 “Yes~” The little girl also echoed beside her.

 After arriving at the main hall, Naoki Nagayama saw Takashi Honma who greeted him at the door of the building:

 “Zhi Shusang, you are finally here!”

“Haha, Honma-san, you must have been waiting for a long time~ The distance from the main entrance to the main hall is a bit long!” Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

“After all, it’s such a big area~” Takashi Honma said as he led Naoki Nagayama into the main hall, “What do you think of Naoki-san’s first impression of the Red Fish Garden?”

“It’s perfect!” Naoki Nagayama praised without hesitation, “Thank you for your hard work, Honma-san!”

"That's what I should do~" After Takashi Honma led Naoki Nagayama through the door, he walked to the three people waiting at the entrance and introduced Naoki Nagayama, "Naoki-san, this is the housekeeper of the courtyard during this period. Gardeners, and housekeeping staff~”

It is naturally impossible for such a large courtyard to remain unmaintained. There are many such professional companies in Kyoto, which are actually equivalent to upgraded versions of housekeeping companies, and are responsible for the maintenance of large courtyards and gardens.

“First time we meet, I am Naoki Nagayama. I’m sorry to trouble you all.”

Nagayama Naoki politely took the business cards from several people. He will not be stationed here permanently in the future, and the daily maintenance will still depend on them.

After introducing these people, Takashi Honma began to tour the courtyard with Naoki Nagayama.

“In the case of Naoki Sanzenjeon, the first floor is a public area. The main hall is the large living room, small living room and study room; the auxiliary hall on the left is the entertainment space, tea room, and indoor bar; the auxiliary hall on the right is the kitchen, dining room, and cold storage.”

Takashi Honma introduced it as he walked. The indoor structure is very modern, and the furniture and electrical appliances inside are all ready and ready for use.

“The second floor of the main hall is the master bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, etc., and the second floor of the auxiliary hall is also full of bedrooms. There are four bedrooms in total, but the one on the right has Japanese-style tatami mats, which can be further separated if necessary.”

Nagayama Naoki nodded while looking at it. When it was designed, this place was used by Nagayama Naoki for his own vacation, so it was not like a hotel, the more rooms the better, because he could only entertain a few friends at most, and it was not open!

Standing on the wide balcony on the second floor, the pool outside looks even clearer. It extends from the shore to the pavilion in the middle of the water. You can also see many koi carps flashing in the water.

Further away, there are various green plant shapes, jagged rocks, rockeries, dry landscapes, and stone lanterns, all the way to the green partitions. You can see many maple trees along the way, but they are all lush green, and it is estimated that they will not turn red until November.

Going along the surrounding balcony to the back, you can see the small hill with the dancing bamboo shadows and the slender red Shinto.

“Come to the parking lot at the side entrance. There is a tool room and electrical boxes,” Takashi Honma has introduced to the end. “The Jizo Temple on the mountain has also been renovated and remains as it is.”

 “Hmm, very good~” Naoki Nagayama was actually very satisfied in his heart.

“Zhi Shusang, the room has been packed up. Let’s stay here for one night today so that we can experience it. If there are any problems, we can make adjustments before closing the room.”

 “Okay! I’m going to enjoy myself first~”

Nagayama Naoki actually planned to stay here for two days. Although it was not yet the season for hunting red leaves, the scenery here was already very exciting.

While Nagayama Naoki was experiencing his own garden in Kyoto, Tokyo's Tree Friends Filming was also working on something. The first official reveal of Itou Shuichi's "Love Is Still Raining" was underway.

In order to reflect the level of formality, Shuyu Pictures specially rented a banquet hall at the Tokyo Station Hotel as the venue for the press conference. In addition to the invited media, there was also Takewaki Muga, the protagonist of "Love Will Stop". , Kobitari and other participating actors.

 Itou Shuichi was wearing a smart suit and was preparing to enter the show on the aisle backstage. There were actors in the lounge next to him. He came to smoke a cigarette to calm down because he was a little nervous.

This time, they followed the regular procedures of other film studios for pre-publicity. First, they had to gather the first wave of attention through the story of the film, the fame of the director and actors, and reports from various media.

 In the following stages such as the opening ceremony, filming process, production completion, test screenings and premieres, there will be media disclosure meetings of various sizes.

 “Shuichi-san, you can enter the venue.” Komori Masataka came to inform.

"Hi! I'm going in right now!" Itou Shuichi straightened his tie and was still mumbling, "There's no Naoki-san this time. I'm really not used to it."

 “Naoki-san is in Kyoto now.” Masataka Komori said, “I can’t make it~”

"Haha, he doesn't have to come." Yi Tangxiu smiled, and then said to everyone in the lounge, "Mina-san, let's go out!"

 Speaking, he took the lead and walked towards the banquet hall.

In the banquet hall, reporters from various media, newspapers and TV stations surrounded the small film promotion table in front of them. Cameras and video cameras of all sizes were ready. With the addition of the recorders and microphones in their hands, it was like It is the main propaganda background with guns and cannons all pointing forward, as if the people on stage are being subjected to a hail of bullets.

After a little warm-up, the temporary host invited the main creative staff to come out:

“Next, we welcome Mr. Shuichi Itou, the director of "Love Is Not Like the Rain"! Starring Takewaki Muga and Obire Maki Kaoru"

As a well-known director, Shuichi Itou is well-known in the media, and the veteran star Muga Takewaki, who has such popular masterpieces as "Zai Sanshiro", is also very famous and has won waves of applause.

  Comparatively, Xiao Bilijuanxun has only appeared on the "Twilight Meow" program. Standing with other people, he can't help but feel a little nervous.

The host warmed up the scene a little and asked Itou Shuichi to tell a little about the story of the movie.

“This is a love story between a high school girl and an adult. The ignorant feelings of the girl and the restraint and prudence between the adults will be the highlight of the movie, coupled with the protagonists’ persistence in their dreams.”

 The heroine in "Love Ends Like the Rain" almost gave up her running career because of a foot injury, while the male protagonist has always been obsessed with writing but didn't dare to persist. However, in the continuous contact between the two parties, both of them finally found their dreams.

“Then let’s look forward to the completion of the film production!” After the host finished speaking, he handed the questioning microphone to the reporters below.

 First of all, it is naturally Takewaki Mugo who is the highest ranked among the artists.

“Excuse me, Mr. Takewaki Muga, why do you want to participate in this movie?” a reporter immediately asked. As a veteran star with rich experience in dealing with reporters, Takewaki Muga’s answer sounds sincere and full of sincerity: “I have heard of Director Itou’s name for a long time, and being able to cooperate with him has always been my expectation.

 In addition, the character in "Love Ends Like the Rain" is very different from the image I have performed in the past, which is a very challenging thing for me. I also hope to have a breakthrough in film roles~"

  Takewaki Muga In movies and TV series, most characters are handsome men, which has almost become a stereotype. But he doesn't want to just play one type of role, and has been trying other roles in the past two years.

The flashlight kept flashing, illuminating the table in front of him in white, but Takewaki Muga's expression didn't even change.

The host held the microphone from the bottom: "Does anyone else have any questions?"

“Hi!” A reporter took the microphone and said, “May I ask Director Itou? The screenwriter of this film is Naoki Nagayama, right? Why didn’t he participate in the disclosure meeting?”

 “Ah Zhishu Mulberry.”

 As expected, he is more topical! Yi Tangxiu said directly, "He is currently dealing with some important matters in Kyoto and has no time."

“Can you tell me what’s going on?” Another reporter said quickly, “I heard that Naoki Nagayama likes to secretly make movies alone. Is he making a new movie?”

I didn’t expect that Naoki-san’s hobby of secretly making short films has spread!

Itō Shuichi shook his head:

“No, this time it’s about other things. He will participate in the opening ceremony in two days!”

 Then someone finally noticed the other leading actor:

“I would like to ask, Ms. Hikari-kun, is this your first time participating in a movie? Why do you think you were chosen for this role?”

Although Xiaobi's aura is a little weak, he has a very cheerful personality, otherwise he would not directly participate in "Twilight Meow Meow":

“Maybe it’s because my motor nerves are relatively developed. Hahaha~”

 This answer aroused laughter~

The next questions went smoothly. All the participating actors sincerely responded to the reporters' questions and called on their fans to support "Love Will Stop".

Itou Shuichi also made it clear that the movie "Love Will End" will be officially launched in May, with a production cycle of three months. He also assured the media that reporters will be invited to the set for interviews. The official release date of the movie will be the latest. As late as the end of July.

However, even among the many problems, those involving Naoki Nagayama account for a lot~

 Let Yi Tang Xiuyi couldn't help but sigh:

“This is obviously me being interviewed, why are you all asking about Naoki Nagayama?”

 The time is getting late, and the students who have finished school finally have time to stroll outside. At this time, Fuji TV's "Twilight Meow" was being recorded outdoors.

 Because Naoki Nagayama’s previous opinions included looking for players who are different from the past, idols who are rebellious, individual, and trendy.

So the themes of Akimoto Yasushi's recordings during this period have changed somewhat, and the locations are all in places such as nightclubs, game cities, and pedestrian streets where young people gather and trendy culture is prevalent.

The film crew of "Twilight Meow" is in a square, allowing the idols of the Kitten Club to interact with street artists in strange costumes

“Camera closer!” Yasushi Akimoto directed the cameraman, “to capture their expressions!”

Then he looked at the crowd of onlookers, and immediately said to the attendant: "Go and maintain order and let the crowd disperse!"

 But just when he focused on shooting again, there was a conflict between the crowd of onlookers and the scene staff, and the commotion became louder and louder.

"Why do we need to step back? Isn't this a public place?!" A shrill female voice sounded from a corner of the crowd, "It's obviously you who have disturbed our freedom to walk!"

“Private Marseille. However, our recording will be completed quickly, please wait for a moment.” The venue manager quickly apologized and said that he could give some small gifts to compensate.

"Who wants your gift? We just want to visit the performance of the wandering entertainers! Don't spoil everyone's interest!" It was the female voice again.

 “Handdou Ni’s private Marseille!”

The steward apologized calmly, but as a very thick-skinned professional, the movements of his hands did not stop, pushing and pushing the onlookers towards the outside.

 “Please be patient for a little while.”

 “You guy, don’t you understand human language?!”

This female voice has attracted Akimoto Yasu's attention. He turned his head and saw several female students together, arguing with the housekeepers.

 The leader is a girl with a delicate face, fair skin, light smoky makeup, and earrings.

"She should still be a junior high school student, right?" Akimoto Yasu subconsciously thought, but when he saw the style of her school uniform, she clearly looked like a high school student.

Seeing that the quarrel between these girls and the stewards was getting louder and louder, and there were even signs that they were about to take action, Akimoto Yasushi could not continue to watch.

 He quickly walked to the side of the field attendant and quickly stopped the incident from escalating further:

 "Private Marseille, my colleague is a little impatient, I apologize to everyone on his behalf!"

 Akimoto Yasushi has a fat face that is always smiling, making it easy for people to let down their guard. The girl in the middle said:

“Uncle, you are blocking the road! This is obviously a public place! We are going to see the performance of homeless artists! Get out of the way!”

 Uncle?

The corners of Akimoto Yasushi's mouth twitched, and he repeatedly reminded himself not to argue with children.

 “Happy Nice Marseille, we are the crew of "Dusk Meow", and today we also want to film the interaction with homeless artists~"

 ""Twilight Meow"?"

Sure enough, after hearing this popular program, everyone’s oppositional mood suddenly weakened a lot.

“Hey, there are members of the Kitten Club inside.” Yasushi Akimoto took the opportunity to say, “Do you watch this show?”

   .Looking at it, I’ve seen it.”

Young students are the main force of "Twilight Meow"! These seemingly rebellious girls suddenly lost less than five levels of anger.

Yasushi Akimoto continued: "Now that you know, would you like to try to be a group actor? Appear on TV? It's very interesting!"

 Turning enemies into friends is a trick Akimoto Yasushi is very familiar with. He learned it from Naoki Nagayama!

 “Can we do this?” One of the girls was obviously interested.

“Hey, maybe you still have a chance to join the kitten club!”

 Akimoto Yasushi's words made these little girls look excited.

However, the girl in the lead was more determined: "Yukiko-chan, didn't you agree that after learning the performance of a wandering artist, you would participate in the "17-year-old Beautiful Girl Contest" with me? ! "

 “But...this is the Kitty Club!” Xuezi muttered.

Akimoto Yasushi became interested after hearing about the "17-year-old Beautiful Girl Contest". If he wants to participate in this competition, it means that he has a certain degree of confidence in himself and at least has one specialty.

He looked at the leading girl, with her beautiful oval face, delicate facial features, and the wildness in her eyebrows. She really looked like an unruly cat!

Nowadays, I have a bit of a rebellious temperament, which really fits well with the current situation and the Kitty Club!

He subconsciously asked: "Classmate, what is your name? Do you want to try to participate in our "Twilight Meow"?"

“Me?” The girl seemed a little surprised, “My name is Kudo Shizuka!

 You mean to let me participate in "Dusk Meow"? "

"Ah, classmate Shizuka Kudo, my name is Yasushi Akimoto, and I am the producer of "Twilight Meow Meow"." Looking at the girl's arrogant expression, Yasushi Akimoto wanted her to join him more and more, "I think you His temperament is very suitable for our kitten club. How about it? Do you want to join and give it a try?"

"Eh?"

　　　Shizuka Kudo was in a dilemma. She didn't expect that she would encounter such a coincidence just when she was shopping.

"What's wrong? You're not too young, are you?" Yasushi Akimoto asked. "Dusk Meow Meow" requires at least high school students. "Are you junior high school students now?"

"No, we are already high school students!" Yukiko quickly replied, "Shizuka-chan is definitely interested in participating in "Twilight Meow Meow", she can sing really well!"

"Hi, then please come and participate in the selection of our kitten club!" Qiu Yuanyasu took out a business card, "If you think about it, you can contact me!"

  Shizuka Kudo accepted the business card at the urging of her companions, with a look of excitement and disbelief on her face.

 Is she about to make her debut?

This is too sudden!

 (End of this chapter)