Tokyo Bubble Life

The night outside the car window is lonely and alluring. In the quiet night sky, the moon is covered by a layer of clouds and mist, leaving only a hazy halo, and a few stars blinking from time to time.

The cool night wind made the leaves rustle, and under the dim street lights not far away, it took a long time before the hurried footsteps of late-night travelers could be heard.

Naoki Nagayama in the car was not too lonely. The music station kept playing the hot songs of the season, and he was reading the freshly released magazines with gusto. In addition to the **** news about celebrities, there were also the 7 The Los Angeles Olympics are about to start next month, etc.

This is a dance studio in Bunkyo District. After a certain period of time, a large group of students who have completed training will emerge from several classrooms clustered together, making the originally quiet atmosphere more active.

 Under the light at the door, I saw students and teachers bowing to say goodbye, and then leaving one by one. I saw a girl wearing a white sweater looking at the door.

Although she is a very famous person, Akina, who wears a simple ponytail, a loose sweatshirt and sweatpants, and has no makeup, looks no different from the other students except that her skin is a bit paler than the other students next to her.

Nagayama Naoki, who was parked not far away, flashed his lights twice, and the girl ran over happily~

 “Zhi Shu Mulang!”

Akina opened the car door and put her sports bag in the back seat, then looked over with bright eyes.

 “Have you been waiting for a long time?”

 “It won’t take long, I’ve calculated the time~”

Nagayama Naoki smiled, leaned over and hugged his girlfriend, kissed her on the face, and was about to explore her lips, but Akina's hand covered her mouth.

  “?” Expressing confusion with eyes~

Nakamori Akina pressed her boyfriend's mouth, her face was slightly red, and she was a little embarrassed: "I just finished dancing and sweated a lot."

 “Silly tape!”

 “Dah!”

 One wants to kiss, the other refuses. However, in a small space, how could a girl block a hungry man? In the end, she succeeded~

Nagayama Naoki, who received a deep French kiss, had a satisfied smile on his face, started the car, and asked Akina, who was blushing and breathing rapidly:

“I thought it was one-on-one guidance. Are there so many people for this kind of training?”

Akina adjusted her breathing and explained: "This teacher is very famous, so many people come to see him, and he adopts the form of small class tutoring~"

“Oh? Can we provide separate guidance to all students at the same time~”

 “Well, a very powerful teacher!”

ˆ “.”

While the two were chatting about their daily life, the car quickly drove to the vicinity of Asakusa. They originally planned to find a high-end restaurant here for a late-night snack, but Akina didn't seem to have much appetite after her dance training in the evening.

 “Naoki-san, let’s go eat at a roadside stall!” Akina’s eyes sparkled with anticipation~

"this"

Take your celebrity girlfriend to eat at a roadside stall? What kind of third-rate novel is this?

"All right!"

However, Nagayama Naoki finally agreed~

“I know there is a yakiniku restaurant near the Buddha. It’s very delicious!” I also brought Akina to the food court next to Sensoji Temple.

 The wine and meat passed through the intestines, but remained in the heart of the Buddha. Silently reciting the Zen words of Monk Jidi, Nagayama Naoki and Nakamori Akina ate fragrant roast beef and strolled slowly in the crowded market.

The Wind and Thunder Gate of Sensoji Temple becomes more and more conspicuous at night. The five-story building in the distance is brightly lit, and it seems that the gods in the sky are also immersed in the noisy and joyful atmosphere~

It was already late at night, and the two people who returned to Shanyingyuan were greeted by Gouzi and settled down while chatting and laughing.

 The sofa in the living room was piled with some gifts bought in the afternoon, which made Akina very curious:

“Zhi Shusang, have you gone shopping?”

“Yes, because I want to appease Xiu Yisang, I can only buy some gifts for Xiu Yisang’s wife.”

Nagayama Naoki couldn't help but think that the gift that was delivered to him must have arrived. Shuichi-san must have known about it.

 “You should have calmed down by now.”

 “So there are so many more?” Akina flipped through the pages and felt that they had everything, including all styles.

 Naoki Nagayama seems to have fallen into the nouveau riche mentality of only buying expensive ones and not the right ones when buying things now.

"They are all gifts for other friends, including Tsuruko, mother, etc." Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, and then suddenly remembered, "By the way, Akina's gift! I almost forgot!"

With that said, he quickly ran to the garage and took out a small and exquisite box from the car with the GORO\'S brand logo on it.

“Nani?” Akina happily took it, and after opening it, she found a silver feather necklace with a very peculiar style.

“I saw an Indian-style necklace when I was passing by Harajuku. Akina likes the style of this exotic culture very much~” Naoki Nagayama explained. Recently, Akina’s new single seems to be trying out various styles.

Looking at the exquisite silver necklace, it seems like a real feather made of silver, light and sparkling, and a turquoise next to it adds a touch of simplicity.

 In an instant, Akina's mind came up with many styles of singing clothes that could match this necklace. This wild Indian style is really suitable for the rebellious new song.

 “Arigado, Naoshu Sang!” Akina happily kissed her.

After a long time, the two of them separated with slightly rapid breathing. Akina twisted her body in her arms, seeming to smell the aroma of the barbecue she had eaten before, and seemed a little embarrassed.

 “I’m going to take a shower first”

With that said, Akina hurriedly ran towards the second floor. In the Yamazakura courtyard, Akina already had a lot of spare clothes.

Tonight, Naoki Nagayama was provoked several times. Looking at his good figure that could not be completely hidden even in loose sportswear, Naoki Nagayama felt a burst of blood rising in his body. He pushed the approaching Yotaro away and walked quickly. Went up to the second floor.

 Akina had already packed her clothes and was about to walk to the bathroom when Naoki Nagayama stepped forward and hugged his girlfriend:

 “Mingcai. Let’s wash them together.”

 “Well, this won’t work.”

The blushing girlfriend refused and pushed her weakly. After Naoki Nagayama grabbed her hand, there was nothing she could do, so she was surrounded and carried into the bathroom.

As the sound of rushing water rang out, a strange gentle sound was also faintly mixed in, making Nyotaro who climbed onto the bed in the bedroom in advance couldn't help but yawn~

 Haha~Two-legged beast~

 Early the next morning, it was not a sunny day. There were a lot of clouds floating in the sky, and it looked like it was going to rain.

However, Nagayama Naoki came to the studio in a good mood. He had given out all the gifts. Shuichi-san should also know what it means to take advantage of others' shortcomings and eat their soft mouths!

 "Good morning, Zhi Shu!" "Zhi Shu!" "Good morning~"

Still greeting the employees lively, Naoki Nagayama came to the office.

 “Otomo-san, morning~”

Yoshimura Otomo was very surprised: "Naoki-san, why are you here today? Shuichi-san will come in the morning, didn't you say?"

“Ah, the sticky tape! It’s been solved!” Nagayama Naoki was full of confidence. This magical method that can cure all diseases is no joke!

　　"Okay~" Looking at Nagayama Naoki in front of him, Yoshimura Otomo didn't know what to say.

“But it’s just a good time that you’re here. There happened to be something new that you needed to decide yesterday.”

After Yoshimura Otomo stopped worrying, he immediately thought of other things and brought a document over.

"Yesterday, Director Morikawa from Kadokawa called me." Yoshimura Otomo pointed at the project document and said, "In the production committee of the next two movies "High School 2" and "Midnight Ring 2", Kadokawa hopes that "Increase the level of participation" Naoki Nagayama flipped through the document and was a little surprised to see that there were other companies wanting to participate:

 “Advertising company? Why is there a game company?”

"Yes, Kadokawa has contacted many investors who want to join the production committee." Otomo Yoshimura explained, "In fact, this is normal. After all, if a normal film company wants to share costs and risks, the production committee must have more people. good."

 Then he looked at Naoki Nagayama and laughed: "For some of our previous films, we basically had only ourselves or one or two investors, which is already very rare."

“A film production company like Shuyou that relies purely on box office to make money has not been seen in the industry for more than ten years.”

 “Haha, that’s right~”

Nagayama Naoki smiled. Originally, film production, although the box office is the big one, there are many ways to make money, such as advertising, copyright, movie discs, etc., and there are even various unspeakable gray monetization channels, etc. .

It’s just that I didn’t have much contact with tree friends before, but now with the rise of fame, more and more people have seen that tree friends movies are not a flash in the pan, and have begun to try to get on this fast-moving train.

After turning over the pages slightly, Naoki Nagayama said to Otomo Yoshimura:

"Otomo-san, I don't have any objections to this, as long as there are no problems during the company's review. Regarding the film division, Shuichi-san just needs to sign the final signature."

“Hey, I understand.” Yoshimura Otomo nodded. Originally, he could just go to Itou Shuichi directly, but he still wanted to talk to Nagayama Naoki first.

"But...what's going on with that game company?" Nagayama Naoki started chatting, "Is anyone going to adapt Hot Blood High School into a game?"

"This" Yoshimura Otomo didn't understand either, "Maybe he just borrowed some background or something? The road to dominance started from Suzuran High School"

“Hahaha~ It feels very interesting. I will try it when the game comes out~”

 Has Nintendo come out in this era? Naoki Nagayama fell into deep thought.

Just as the two were talking and laughing, the office door was opened again, and Shuichi Itou slowly walked in

Yoshimura Otomo raised his head and then opened his eyes wide. Nagayama Naoki looked back and his expression became surprised:

 “Xiu Yisang!” X2, “Did you suddenly suffer from a terminal illness?”

Because Itou Shuichi who walked in from the door was really scary. With his haggard and pale face, sunken eye sockets, dull but bloodshot pupils, and his slow but very erratic gait, it seemed as if he would be dead the next moment. It's like flying to Takamagahara.

 “Silly tape~~” a hoarse voice came out, “I’m just a little tired.”

 Last night, his wife insisted that every gift counts as a one-time gift and she wanted to repay him well, so Shuichi Itou achieved a new achievement after going through many hardships: seven times a night.

 But he obviously only sent flowers once! Who gave the remaining six gifts? !

Itou Shuichi slowly sat on the chair, his eyes finally focused on the face of Nagayama Naoki in front of him, and he said slowly: "Naoki-san's gift yesterday."

"Ah, I received it!" Nagayama Naoki took over and smiled, "How about it, are you satisfied with it, Kawei-san? I have been picking it up for a long time!"

It turned out to be you. Itou Shuichi could only grin: "She is very satisfied."

It's just that the sequelae afterwards were a bit scary, but how could I tell people about this to outsiders? Itou Shuichi could only hold it in his heart with hatred.

"That's good!" Nagayama Naoki breathed a sigh of relief, "Then Shuichi-san, if we agree, our matter is over! You can't ambush me at the gate of Yamazakura-yuan!"

“Hi.” Itou Shuichi no longer has the energy to ambush, “Naoki-san, do you have anything else to do today?”

Nagayama Naoki thought about it for a while. Apart from going to see the progress of the KTV and drinking tea at the Shuyou Capital office, there seemed to be nothing else to do:

 “Well, it’s nothing too important.”

“Then please come with me to the studio today,” Shuichi Itou said. “I’m not very physical today, so I may not be able to direct too much filming.”

 When people reach middle age, they have no choice but to do so!

“.” Nagayama Naoki nodded sympathetically, “No problem.”

 In the Jiayuan Restaurant, the crew of "Love Stops Like the Rain" is preparing to start filming.

As for the addition of Naoki Nagayama, Masataka Komori, the assistant director, had no problem at all. The other staff members of the crew also felt that it was very normal. Only a few actors felt a little strange.

This is the first time for them to work with Shuyou. Is it okay to suddenly change a director?

 “Zhengxiaojun, how far have you filmed it?”

Nagayama Naoki asked Komori Masataka while observing the other actors:

 The oldest handsome guy among them is naturally Takewaki Wuga, but today’s appearance is a middle-aged man’s hairstyle, without too much makeup and wearing an ordinary suit. It can only be said that he is a middle-aged man who must have been handsome in his youth;

　　After several months of body shaping and long hair, Xiao Bili has become a healthy-looking high school student;

The other actors, the older waiters and the kitchen actors, all look familiar. Maybe they are the legendary golden passers-by in the film industry. They look familiar, but I can't remember what they have performed. .

 In fact, this is also the norm. Only in Stephen Chow's movies do the supporting roles and extras leave an impression that is not inferior to that of the protagonist.

Komori Masataka honestly held the shooting schedule: "We are just going to start shooting in the restaurant today. This is the first restaurant scene."

He turned his head and looked at Itou Shuichi, who was huddled behind the camera, concentrating. He didn't know why he felt weak.

"Is that so?" Nagayama Naoki walked around the restaurant casually a few times, "This restaurant has been renovated, right?"

"Hi was originally a tea restaurant, but we made some changes based on the movie script. It took about a month." Masataka Komori walked around with him. "The paper materials, bills and printers in the office are all... The restaurant’s original configuration makes it more authentic.”

“Well, that’s right.” Naoki Nagayama wandered around the back kitchen, “Are all these kitchen utensils usable?”

 “Hi, no problem at all.”

“Are the actors in the kitchen also able to use these?”

 “Hey!” Komori Masataka was a little hesitant. He should be more or less good at cooking.

 “Looks like it won’t happen anymore”

Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, the kitchen in a restaurant and the kitchen at home are not the same thing. He touched the kitchen utensils in the kitchen, and they were clean and refreshing. They were very clean, but they just didn't look like the kitchen of a bustling restaurant that was actually in use!

In the background of "Love Stops Like the Rain", the business here is very good, even with two students working part-time, the manpower is not enough!

Komori Masataka asked a little uneasily: "Naoki-san, which scene do you think we should start shooting from?"

“Don’t think about the shooting yet~” Nagayama Naoki patted Komori Masataka on the shoulder, “Hey, Masataka-kun, let’s start cooking first! Let this kitchen have more oil smoke!”

"Eh?"

 “Go, call all the actors in the kitchen, let’s start making morning tea! Let’s drink it for the whole group!”

  “?!”

So, at the filming site of "Love Has Ended", a group of crew members sat in the seats of the restaurant, ordering meals, drinks, and desserts like real guests.

 Then the protagonists and Naoki Nagayama started working in the kitchen together, and then started to actually prepare meals for everyone.

 (End of this chapter)