Tokyo Bubble Life

 The "Summer of Kikujiro" film production reveal meeting was held in the banquet hall of the Imperial Hotel in Tokyo.

I booked this hotel with a history of nearly a hundred years within two days. Watanabe Eiichiro said that he has some connections, which is true. However, for a disclosure meeting in such a hotel, Shuyou’s funds are indeed sufficient.

The doorman at the main entrance had already received the instructions and enthusiastically guided reporters and guests to the banquet hall. When Naoki Nagayama arrived at the hotel, he helped park the car and led Naoki Nagayama towards the venue with a hint.

“Mr. Nagayama, we are here~” said the doorman in formal attire, “This door leads to the banquet hall, and the lounge is at the end of the corridor.”

 “Aligado~”

Naoki Nagayama did not go directly to the banquet hall. He just opened the door and took a look and found that Eiichiro Watanabe was already inside to maintain order among reporters.

It was originally just a film production disclosure meeting. What people didn't expect was that in addition to film reporters, many other entertainment reporters and TV station photographers also came to the venue. The microphone made the originally spacious small banquet hall a little crowded.

 “Why are there so many people?”

Nagayama Naoki walked towards the lounge and saw Ochiai Yosoe here, as well as the leading actors Tanaka Yuko and Kitano Takeshi.

 “Kitano-san, what are you doing?”

At this time, Kitano Takeshi was much thinner than when he saw him before, his skin was two degrees darker, and even the wrinkles on his face were much deeper. He looked ten years older in an instant.

“Ah, I went to the beach to sunbathe for a few days.” Takeshi Kitano shook his hand, “I just didn’t use sunscreen.”

“I said before that I wanted to be closer to the character. I even dyed a few white hairs. I feel much closer.”

Nagayama Naoki also had to nod: "Indeed. He has aged a lot."

“Kitano-san really paid a lot for this role!” Tanaka Yuko said from the side, “This is a good actor!”

"Haha, in fact, when I was studying the script these days, I found more and more that this movie has a deep connection with my life. The character of Kikujiro is very similar to my father. By the way, my father's name is Although Kikujiro is a painter that no one knows."

Takeshi Kitano seems to be very talkative about sex, "I can feel very familiar with various behaviors of Kikujiro in the script. There are shadows of the master Sensaburo Fukami teaching us in it, as well as Manzai's comedy, and even the seaside scenes." It’s also like a memory from my childhood.”

“If I hadn’t known Naoki-san before, I would have thought this movie was based on my life!”

Hearing all this, Nagayama Naoki felt a little guilty.

 There was a movie analysis in the previous life, saying that "The Summer of Kikujiro" is Kitano Takeshi's reconciliation with the regrets of his life. He gave himself a beautiful childhood memory in the movie

"That's really a coincidence~" Naoki Nagayama could only try to keep his face calm, "The core of the movie is family love and childhood. Maybe everyone will have similar regrets when they were young."

"That's right~" Takeshi Kitano laughed, "Anyway, I want to thank Naoki-san for inviting me to star this time~ I will definitely give my best!"

 “Haha, I believe you”

Nagayama Naoki opened his mouth and smiled a little awkwardly. He was not thick-skinned enough for being thanked in person for stealing someone else's movie!

 After finishing speaking, he quickly changed the subject and asked Ochiai Kitae:

“Ji Zhijiang, why are there so many media outlets for today’s disclosure? I see that the banquet hall is almost full~”

Ochiai Kitae also seemed a little caught off guard:

“Originally we only invited a few film journalists, but after the reporters found out that it was Naoki-san’s film, a lot more people came. In addition, there were also Ms. Yuko Tanaka and Mr. Takeshi Kitano.”

 “So, you are here for me?”

Nagayama Naoki recalled, he didn’t do anything out of the ordinary this week? !

Tanaka Yuko smiled and said: "Naoki-san, has it been since Ms. Nakamori Akina's birthday that she hasn't been interviewed?"

“Eh?! That was an incident more than a week ago. The heat must have passed long ago!” Nagayama Naoki was a little surprised. Who in the entertainment industry can still remember last week’s hot spots?

 “Who knows~” Tanaka Yuko smiled and said nothing.

Nagayama Naoki suddenly fell into distress. If reporters still asked that question, how should he respond?

In the banquet hall, many reporters were waiting for the appearance of Naoki Nagayama, Yuko Tanaka and Takeshi Kitano.

Of these three people, one is a scandal-ridden gold medal director, one is a national actor with a strong reputation, and the other is a famous comedian with a vicious tongue. Every interview of each of them can make the headlines, let alone the three of them appearing together. .

Especially Naoki Nagayama, this guy can’t even be photographed by the paparazzi. The reporters are full of questions and want to get answers!

While waiting, the speakers in the banquet hall suddenly rang, and the brisk music melody attracted the ears of the crowd present.

Eiichiro Watanabe’s expression tightened after hearing this, and he immediately took the microphone and said:

“Mina-san, this song is the theme song of the movie "Summer". When the music ends, the "Summer of Kikujiro" film production disclosure meeting will officially begin. Please calm down."

The brisk piano music surrounded the venue, as if every note was jumping and cheering for the arrival of summer. This pure music alone left a deep impression on people.

 And there are already film journalists whispering about it.

“Has the theme song been completed before the movie has even been shot?”

“It’s so cheerful, it’s a comedy? Doesn’t Naoki-san focus on making horror films and romance films?”

ˆ “.”

Originally, after Yuko Tanaka and Naoki Nagayama filmed "The Ring", everyone thought that she would make a horror film this time and invited Takeshi Kitano to join. Everyone thought it was more because of Takeshi Kitano's sinister image.

By the time the piano music ended, Naoki Nagayama and the other two people had already appeared on the background stage that had been set up.

"Mina-san, our disclosure meeting has officially begun!" Since it is not a particularly formal stage, Eiichiro Watanabe directly acted as the host. "We welcome all friends from the media and reporters to come. Shuyou Pictures' third film this year "Kikujiro's Summer" is about to start production, this is a..."

 The opening remarks should always be official. After a bit of official talk about promoting the movie, it’s the main topic.

“Now I would like to invite the director of “The Summer of Kikujiro”, Naoki Nagayama, to introduce this movie to you!”

Nagayama Naoki stepped forward and took the microphone. Instantly, the flashlights flashed rapidly and more frequently than at the beginning.

 He glanced at the reporters who were preparing to go and smiled:

“Summer is here, and everyone is more enthusiastic~”

“I know you all have a lot of questions you want to ask, so today I will only answer questions related to the movie!”

Yes, Nagayama Naoki directly cut off the entertainment reporters' thoughts. Do you want him to answer other questions? impossible!

As soon as these words came out, some reporters at the scene immediately protested:

 “Naoki-san! How can this be possible!” “Journalists have the right to conduct interviews freely!” “You know what we want to know, it’s not just about movies!”

However, Nagayama Naoki on the stage didn’t pay attention at all. Instead, he briefly introduced the plot of the movie and the invited actors.

“I have collaborated with Yuko-san once, and I am very honored to invite Yuko-san again this time. And Kitano-san, we met at the Blue Ribbon Award Ceremony.”

“The lead actor in the movie is a young actor, so I didn’t come here today, but you can see him when you visit the filming site later. Well, if you have any questions, you can raise your hand to ask.”

“But again, I’ll only answer questions related to the movie!”

 Naoki Nagayama finally started giving interviews~

The real film journalists among them raised their hands very enthusiastically and asked questions:

“Director Yongshan, why do you want to make a comedy this time? This is not a subject you are good at!”

“.” Naoki Nagayama smiled, “I don’t have any subject matter that I’m good at. It’s my first time to make a movie about any subject~”

“The first film I made won a Blue Ribbon Award and a Film Academy Award.” The reporter then asked, “Is your goal this time an Oscar or a Palme d’Or?”

“Well, it’s too early to think about it~” Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, “Hahaha, if I can decide, then of course I want to win both awards~”

 So, the reporter below wrote down the headline of today’s headline—“Naoki Nagayama said: The new movie will win both the Oscar and the Palme d’Or!” 》

“Ms. Yuko Tanaka, how do you feel about working with Director Nagayama again?” This is a request.

“Naoki-san is a very talented director. I learned a lot during the last filming, so I am very happy to work with him again this time,” the elder sister replied with great aura.

 "My happy mood has something to do with Director Yongshan's good looks?" I don't know where I inserted the sentence.

But this level of joking is just trivial to actors in the entertainment industry of this era.

Tanaka Yuko replied very calmly:

“Of course it does! Seeing such a handsome guy every day will certainly make you feel good!”

Hoo **** ho~~The reporters laughed in agreement.

“Mr. Kitano Takeshi, is this your second time filming a movie? Are you nervous about shooting this movie?” Another film reporter asked Kitano Takeshi.

"Of course I'm nervous! I'm so nervous!" Takeshi Kitano looked very serious. "I was so nervous that I couldn't eat for several days, and I lost five kilograms! Look, my white hair is coming out!"

ˆ “.”

Takeshi Kitano, don’t be like this. As a comedian, we can’t tell whether you are joking or serious!

Although the movie-related problems come one after another, there are still entertainment reporters who are very unwilling to accept it. This is not why they came here! !

 Finally an entertainment reporter got the chance to ask questions!

 “Zhi Shumulang, some time ago.”

"Stop! Next!" Nagayama Naoki didn't give any chance and directly designated the next person to ask the question.

ˆ “.”

Who knows the next one will also be an entertainment diary:

 “Naoki-san, can answer and Nakamori Akina.”

 “Dah! Next!” Still interrupted midway.

“Director Nagayama.” Asked as a director, Naoki Nagayama thought he was a film reporter. Who knew, “When casting, why didn’t you invite Akina Nakamori?!”

“.” Nagayama Naoki was about to call the next one. “This is a movie-related question!” the questioner quickly added.

“Oh, you are stuck in a bug.” What Naoki Nagayama said confused everyone, but he still replied, “Because in this movie, there is no suitable role for Ms. Akina.”

 “Isn’t it just to avoid suspicion?”

“No.” Nagayama Naoki narrowed his eyes, “Reporter-san, don’t push yourself too far.”

However, after this reporter made a start, various entertainment reporters seemed to have discovered this loophole and began to forcibly link it to the movie in questions about scandals~

“When promoting the movie, are you worried about the scandal related to Nakamori Akina?”

“When the movie is being filmed, will Ms. Akina visit the studio?”

“Naoki-san, wouldn’t you consider making another movie with Akina-san?”

ˆ “.”

Nagayama Naoki wiped his face, had the urge to throw the microphone to the ground, and said a little irritably:

“You guys, that’s enough!! Isn’t it just about the airship? It’s been so long and I won’t answer any questions about Akina Nakamori!”

The programmer discovered the vulnerability and the programmer fixed the vulnerability~

Except for reporters’ questioning about Naoki Nagayama’s scandal, this disclosure meeting actually went well.

There are many media invited, basically covering movie-related newspapers and magazines, and also with the help of other entertainment media.

Don’t think that entertainment reporters won’t report the news if they haven’t interviewed it. Now that the reporters have come out, the newspaper will not give up the fruits of their labor in vain! Even if there were no scandals, Naoki Nagayama, Yuko Tanaka, and Takeshi Kitano could all support a report.

 After the disclosure meeting ended and the reporters left, Naoki Nagayama, Yuko Tanaka and Takeshi Kitano said goodbye to each other in the hotel lounge.

“Next Monday is the opening ceremony, Yuko-san and Kitano-san, don’t forget it. After that, we will officially start shooting.” Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, “Have a good rest today and tomorrow, it will be very hard next~”

 "Peace of mind, I have done harder work! Bye~"

 Kitano Takeshi shook his hand and walked out. He came from the bottom and had done a lot of hard work before becoming famous.

“Naoki-san, I’m going back too~” Tanaka Yuko smiled at Nagayama Naoki, “See you next Monday.”

 “Well, see you on Monday~”

After the lead actor left, Eiichiro Watanabe and Kitae Ochiai stayed to deal with the venue issues, while Naoki Nagayama got back into the convertible opened by the doorman and rushed towards the studio.

I was called by Fuji TV before to go to Fuji TV to take over Shizuka Kudo, but I delayed another thing and went to invite the Goddess at the opening ceremony with Kyū Kijima!

 So even though today is Saturday, he has to keep busy.

 After picking up Kijima Xu and heading towards the residence of the goddess, Nagayama Naoki was a little curious:

“Kijima-kun, with your low sense of presence, have you ever visited a priest or monk before?”

"Of course! But it's useless and it's not like being possessed by an evil spirit," Kijima Kyor said. "It wasn't obvious when I was young. As I got older, my sense of presence became less and less. By the time I was in junior high school, , I found that I was always ignored by my classmates.”

“I didn’t tell my parents at that time. I thought I was being bullied by the class.”

Besides bullying, there is another kind of bullying among Neon students. It is isolation and ignorance. No one will talk to you, no one will interact with you, and you will be treated as if you do not exist at all.

 This kind of psychological bullying is actually more serious than physical bullying. It’s hard to say which one is more serious.

However, this kind of behavior is safer. Even if it is reported to the teacher, there is no evidence and no one else can be blamed, so it is more common than bullying.

Mu Daoxu said a little sadly: "But when I pat someone on the shoulder, they will still notice me and talk to me, so it doesn't feel like bullying."

"." Naoki Nagayama was curious about another thing, "When you photograph them, won't they be startled?"

“.” Kijima Kyor looked at Nagayama Naoki with strange eyes, “Naoki-san, your focus is a bit strange, isn’t it? Shouldn’t you be concerned about whether I have been psychologically harmed?”

“I’m not worried about this. I feel that Kijima-kun is a mentally healthy person with strong emotional control ability.”

Naoki Nagayama said,

“If ordinary people are ignored for a long time, they will definitely develop low self-esteem, timid character, and may even go to extremes. However, Kijima-kun can also learn photography, join tree friends, and participate in our film shooting.”

“Yes, my father and mother cared about me very much and tried their best not to neglect me; I also met many good friends in high school and college.”

Kijima Kyon nodded as if he was recognized. In order not to ignore him, his parents' alarm clock at home would ring every two hours as long as he was out of school. There was also a note on it that said "Check out Kijima Kyon".

 The two chatted and soon arrived at the goddess’s residence in the suburbs.

This ancestral hall and residence are combined into one house. The exterior wall is brand new, and even the grass in the yard is clean.

 After entering, the floors, walls, and furniture seemed to have been used for a short period of time. In the past two years, I have made a lot of money by doing opening ceremonies for tree friends!

 "Private Marseille Obasan" Naoki Nagayama paid a visit to the goddess, "Friends of the Tree have a new movie this time to trouble you."

“That’s it! There’s absolutely no problem!” The rosy-faced and energetic Goddess happily agreed, “When is this time?”

“Next Monday at nine o’clock outside our tree friend’s studio.”

"Hey! I will definitely arrive on time!" The goddess nodded in agreement, and said a lot of good things. She also wanted to hold a separate exorcism and purification ceremony for Nagayama Naoki to drive away bad luck.

Nagayama Naoki quickly waved his hand and declined, "Obasan, I don't need it. If possible, give it to my colleague once to help him get rid of his bad luck."

 “Your colleague?” Goddess nodded, “Okay, just let him in!”

“Um” Nagayama Naoki turned around to confirm, “Isn’t he right behind me?”

kijima Xu also coughed at this time: "cough cough, it's the next one"

The goddess seemed to have discovered Kijima Xu's figure just now, and her expression was startled, as if she was frightened: "Who is this? When did he come in?"

“Obasan, he came with me. You should have seen Kijima Kyū when he was making movies before!”

The goddess looked at it carefully, and finally said solemnly:

 “This colleague of yours has a big problem!”

ˆ “.”

 We have known this for a long time

After communicating with Goddess about Kijima Kyor’s lack of sense of existence, Goddess still seems a little unbelievable that there is such a person. But five minutes after Kijima Xu went out and came back in, the goddess finally believed it.

 In a short period of time, she seemed to have forgotten that someone had just come.

“He is in a situation like this.” The goddess recalled it again and thought for a long time. “Ordinary rituals are ineffective. We need to bring something special and some other assistance so that people will not ignore him.”

 "Hangdou Ni? What is it?" Kijima Xu didn't expect that the goddess in the countryside actually had a way.

"You need to find the kind of personal belongings of a person who has a strong sense of presence. The closer the body is, the better. Wear it with you." The goddess said, "Then, the appearance also needs to be adjusted. By the way, isn't there that kind of plastic surgery now? Open the corners of your eyes, double your eyelids, and raise your nose bones.”

 Plastic surgery is acceptable, but it’s hard to find someone with a strong sense of presence!

 Kijima thought for a while, and suddenly turned his eyes to Naoki Nagayama next to him!

Yes, if Naoki-san stands in the crowd, everyone can see him at a glance. He must have a high sense of presence! !

　　His personal belongings, Kyū Kijima, couldn't help but cast his eyes on Naoki Nagayama.

“Kijima-kun, please don’t look at my lower body!! I will never give you underwear!!”

“Naoki-san, please!” Kijima Kyor requested, “Please give me one of your personal belongings to see if it’s useful!”

 “Socks can be considered”

After the reporter from "Tokyo Sports News" returned to the headquarters, he lay on his desk in frustration.

 The colleague next to him asked curiously: "What's wrong? Didn't you interview Naoki Nagayama today? Didn't you get any information?"

"That guy is too strict! He doesn't reveal anything!" the reporter complained, "It's all about the new movie. Do you want to help him promote the movie for free this time?!"

Colleagues were a little curious: "He didn't disclose anything about Akina Nakamori? How did he answer?"

"I won't answer anything that has nothing to do with the movie." The reporter handed over his voice recorder and lay down again, "This is the answer, you will know after listening~"

After my colleague took it over, he pressed the play button and started listening. Some of the previous openings and introductions passed quickly. Until the question-and-answer session, he pressed the double speed several times, picked a few questions, and listened, and he understood it at the same time.

 “Ha, I really don’t give any face to the reporter~”

He almost stopped hearing it. He put the recorder on the table and let the recorder continue to play.

“You can only write an article based on these answers. Or Naoki Nagayama tried his best to avoid questions related to Akina Nakamori in order to avoid suspicion. In entertainment news, the title and content can be published with or without answers~”

At this moment, the recorder played Naoki Nagayama’s words about fixing the loophole.

“That’s enough!! Isn’t it just about the airship? It’s been so long”

The colleague was immediately surprised. He immediately picked up the recorder and repeated this paragraph.

“.Isn’t it just about the airship? Let’s get over it.”

“No denial?” A smile gradually appeared on the colleague’s face: “Isn’t this a good interview!!”