Tokyo Bubble Life

 The next morning was the blessing ceremony for the launch of "Kikujiro's Summer".

After renting a venue at Sensoji Temple, we simply constructed a ceremony place using tents and fences. There were offerings tables and incense candles in front of it. All the crew gathered here. The weather was very good, and the goddess came before the auspicious time. , everything went well~

 In the main hall of Sensoji Temple, the monks looked a little strange.

 Nagayama Naoki rushed over before the ceremony and stood in the C position of everyone without giving up.

After saying hello, Yuko Tanaka next to her glanced at Naoki Nagayama several times, and finally couldn't help but ask:

 “Zhi Shusang, are you feeling unwell today?”

"Well, my health is fine." Nagayama Naoki stood in the sun with two panda eyes, his face was a little haggard, and the hot sunlight made his head feel dizzy.

“Haha, did you go too crazy on the weekend?” Takeshi Kitano laughed beside him, and then raised his eyebrows, “Although Naoki-san is young, you should drink wine in moderation!”

Tanaka Yuko looked at Naoki Nagayama and his eyes instantly became a little sighing.

“.” Naoki Nagayama really didn’t want to deal with this venomous guy.

 Actually, the reason why he looks so tired today is because he stayed up almost all night, writing the script.

I originally thought I was recalling "Umi Street Diary" yesterday, so I suppressed the memory in my mind and drove home. However, I didn't expect that after I started writing in Yamazakuin, it seemed as if the faucet was turned on in my mind, and a steady stream of memories began. Flowed out.

In addition to "Haijie Diary", "My Neighbor Totoro" was also released before, and for some reason, there was also a movie named "Blue Sea".

  It’s actually a **** movie. And it was made by a male AV director!

　　“Why would I go to see this kind of movie!!”

Naoki Nagayama kept talking to himself while writing the script,

“I must have caught a glimpse of a few clips somewhere! Maybe it’s the strange clips from those podcasters at station B! Hmm! It must be!”

 As for why I can recall all the scenes and plots after only watching a few clips. This must be the reason for Goldfinger! Anyway, Naoki Nagayama would never search for, download and watch such a movie!

 So, writing three scripts in a row all night made him feel a little dazed.

Seeing that the time had reached nine o'clock, Kijima Xu came up and said something, and the power-on ceremony officially began.

The goddess dressed in five-color silk sang an unknown prayer, and she also held a bell-like magical instrument in her hand and danced in front of the altar table, making the atmosphere of the entire ceremony seem weird and mysterious, and also a little inexplicable. A sense of sacredness.

The blessing ceremony of describing the reason, offering tribute, and then offering incense and candles was completed very smoothly. Yuko Tanaka, who had participated before, had no discomfort at all, but Takeshi Kitano, who came here for the first time, was a little curious.

“Naoki-san, why is the opening ceremony of your Shuyou movie different from others?”

 “Hmm?” Naoki Nagayama turned his head, “What’s the difference?”

"They are all priests or monks. They pray at shrines and temples, and their rituals are very strict and strict." Kitano Takeshi said, "You are very simple here. Why did you invite this goddess?"

 Simple? This is just a polite way of saying it, but actually what he wants to say is very informal! Very informal

Even the object of prayer is just an incense table, and I don’t even know which **** I am praying for.

Originally, the goddess was just a goddess from the countryside. She just made a living by observing people's emotions and bluffing her. There were no complicated rules.

Nagayama Naoki smiled: "Haha, this kind of thing itself is sincerity and spirituality. However, our tree friends are very close to this goddess, so we keep inviting her over."

Yuko Tanaka interjected: "I knew something when I was chatting with the crew before. It seems that the best-selling movies of Tree Friends were all prayed for by this goddess!"

 “Oh? So effective?!”

 Kitano Takeshi wanted to say something else, but the goddess on the stage had already completed the ceremony and went down a little tired. Now it was Naoki Nagayama's turn to start lecturing.

The somewhat tired Nagayama Naoki cheered up and walked in front of everyone:

 "Mina-san, "Kikujiro's Summer" has officially started filming! Today, we will shoot the first scene first!"

  “Hi~~”XN

 The crew members all agreed with dignity, and then under the command of Kijima Xu, they began to prepare in an orderly manner.

It is said that Kijima Kyun's ability to command everyone so conveniently today is inseparable from the very high-end watch on his hand. He got it from the Goddess. After using the personal belongings of a person with a strong sense of presence to neutralize his own weak sense of presence, , Kijima Kyor begged Nagayama Naoki for a long time

Nagayama Naoki naturally couldn't give socks to someone, so after thinking about it, he could only give the watch he had been wearing as a gift to Kijima Kyon (the money was deducted from the film's remuneration!).

 And now it seems that Goddess’s method is indeed somewhat useful~

But it could also be that Patek Philippe high-end watch, which is very eye-catching in itself!

 The first scene of "Kikujiro's Summer" is the scene where Masao, the little boy as the protagonist, is leaving school with his classmates.

Hello has been communicated to the management office of "Asakusa Tongri Shopping Street", so now the crew can occupy the passage for a short time.

Naoki Nagayama said to Naoki Fujiki and another young actor who were a little nervous in their school uniforms:

“Naoto-kun and Shota-kun, just think of how you usually feel when you come home from school, and run over from the intersection. Don’t be too fast or too slow.”

"Hi!"

 But children don’t know how to act, so the first time they ran, it was like running on a playground. Naturally, they couldn’t pass the first one.

Looking at Naoto Fujiki becoming more and more nervous, Naoki Nagayama sighed. It was a little troublesome to communicate with the young actors. If he was not nervous at this time, he might become more nervous.

“Hmm” Naoki Nagayama looked around and saw a convenience store in the shopping street under the scorching sun, so he called out, “Kijima-kun”

"Hi?"

 Hoshi Kijima appeared out of nowhere.

 “Take Naoto-kun and Shota-kun to the convenience store to buy a popsicle to eat”

“???” Kijima Xu and the two young actors both looked over in surprise.

 “Yes, go quickly~”

Nagayama Naoki patted the heads of the young actors, and after the two of them left, he asked Fujiki Naoto's guardian Fujiki Takuya.

“Mr. Fujiki, does Naoto-kun usually run so fast?”

　　Fujiki Taku was also a little surprised, but still replied seriously: "Yes, this kid is very good at running away from track and field."

"That's it." Nagayama Naoki closed his eyes and recalled Masao running in "The Summer of Kikujiro". The kid didn't run very fast, but it didn't seem to be his fault.

 He glanced at the prop school bag. It was an empty bag filled with some clothes. That’s right! That schoolbag seems very heavy in my memory! He also has this thing in his hand

I see!

After Naoki Nagayama found the reason, he started to search: "Kongaki Sakata, take the spare battery of the camera and put it in your schoolbag!"

　　　　???”

Although Sakata Kongming didn't quite understand it, he still followed the boss's order and put several large batteries into the schoolbags of the two young actors.

Nagayama Naoki picked it up with his hands and nodded with satisfaction when he felt that the weight was almost there.

　　When Naoto-kun and Shota-kun came back, they felt a tightness in their shoulders after putting on their schoolbags again. The popsicles in their mouths seemed to no longer smell good.

 When filming started again, it became clear that the two of them looked like poor primary school students who were oppressed by their studies.

 Cross the zebra crossing and arrive at the shopping street.

“Zhengnan, it’s summer vacation, how are you going to spend it?”

 “Where are you, Daisi?”

“I’m going to my dad’s house in the country, which is very close to the sea.”

 “I really envy you~”

Two primary school students were chatting and walking on the way home, but they saw a group of idle teenagers in the middle of the road. So they decided to change direction and ran towards home.

In this running scene, the crew used a cart to pull the camera, and with the assistance of several field staff, they ran parallel to the two primary school students.

As the executive director, Kyū Kijima stood on the cart with the camera without hesitation, while Naoki Nagayama was at the side shouting start to the running people and cheering them on.

 “Ready for action! Just get it! Come on and run!”

Since it was necessary to maintain absolute parallelism, this shot was taken several times with everyone dripping in sweat and panting. Only Naoki Nagayama, who was standing by the side, remained calm and calm.

 “Hahaha, well done, this one is OK!”

After another run, Naoki Nagayama looked at the director’s monitor and said to several actors!

 Finally breathed a sigh of relief. The two young actors were so tired that they sat down.

　　Takeshi Kitano and Yuko Tanaka, who have been in the crew since the beginning, have been watching the filming of the crew. Kitano Takeshi asked Tanaka Yuko curiously:

“Yuko-san, this is my first time working with Naoki-san. This is the first scene, but it always felt a little strange when I was shooting it.

When other directors are filming, they will explain the scenes to the actors, but they will shoot from different angles, and even deliberately shoot a few more different performances.

 Before editing, even the director himself does not know what the final shot will look like.

　　But Naoki-san directly set up the camera and asked the crew and actors to perform a specific scene. It seemed as if he knew exactly what kind of shot he wanted."

Tanaka Yuko nodded: "It's as if Naoki-san already has a picture in his mind, and he just wants the actors to perform it and then record it, right?"

"Yes, yes, that's the feeling!" Takeshi Kitano nodded, "Did Naoki-san really plan the shots in advance?"  "Naoki-san said in the chat before the filming that he was thinking about it when he was writing the script. There are already pictures in it, so when I shot "Midnight Ring" with him last time, I also found that his requirements were very clear, very specific, and very precise." Yuko Tanaka said, "So the filming progress was very fast!"

"It stands to reason that a movie that lasts about an hour and a half would take at least half a year to shoot, but Naoki-san shot "Midnight Ring" in just over a month." Yuko Tanaka sighed, "I found out later that he actually shot "Midnight Ring" in just over a month. I'm filming "Love Letter"!"

 Kitano Takeshi’s originally small eyes widened: “Actually filming two movies at the same time?!”

"Yes." Tanaka Yuko sighed, "Since I already have the picture in my mind, the editing process is also very fast."

“Kitano-san, haven’t you noticed? The same crew of Shuyu Pictures led by Naoki-san can even shoot and release four movies in one year. This is far faster than the speed of Shochiku, Toho, Toei and Kadokawa.”

 Kitano Takeshi's surprise became more intense: "Sibu!"

 “Yes, everything is selling like hotcakes!”

Tanaka Yuko laughed and said: "I don't know how many directors are secretly inquiring about Naoki-san's shooting skills. Many directors have also come to ask me about Naoki-san's skills. There is really no way to copy them!"

ˆ “.”

After a long silence, Kitano Takeshi had to admit that this special technique relied entirely on Nagayama Naoki's own genius brain, and others could not copy it even if they wanted to.

 Conceive all the scenes of the movie in advance. Which director dares to say that he can do this.

Naoki Nagayama, who was filming the last scene, was unaware of the conversation between the two.

He set up a camera at Ertianmen and filmed the scene of Masao and Dai Si's separation. Ertianmen, which was not too tall originally, looked a bit grand in comparison with the two children.

 The vermilion-painted red door and the huge lantern gave the parting scene a special meaning.

 “Click!”

 After the filming of the two young actors was completed, Naoki Nagayama looked at the director's monitor again and felt that there was almost no problem.

“This morning’s scene is basically done! Everyone can take a rest.” He walked to the guardians of the two young actors and said, “Shouta-kun has finished shooting today, and Naoto-kun will be filming permanently starting tomorrow.”

"No problem." Fujiki Takuya said, "I will always stay with him."

“Well, the actors’ work is over today. After lunch, you can take them back~”

  “Uh hi!” X2

After chatting with the guardians of the two young actors, Naoki Nagayama found Takeshi Kitano and Yuko Tanaka:

 “How was your shooting experience today?”

 “Very interesting,” Kitano Takeshi said.

“Haha, that’s good. Tomorrow is Kitano-san and Yuko-san’s scene, so be prepared!” Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

“Huh? Aren’t you going to take pictures today?” Takeshi Kitano looked at the sky. It wasn’t even noon yet.

“The temperature is too high. If you continue to shoot in this weather, you will suffer from heat stroke.” This is another thing to worry about when shooting in summer. “Besides, we are starting to shoot today, so there is no need to rush the work.”

 “That’s it”

After Nagayama Naoki chatted with the two for a while, he turned to Kijima Kyun: "Kijima-kun, in the afternoon, I will take some sketches of shopping streets, such as special crafts, unique shops, etc., as filler for later editing.

As the executive director, you should preside over the work of the crew, take a break after eating, and shoot when the sun is not so strong."

 “I understand!” Kijima nodded.

"Sa, let's go have lunch first! I'll treat everyone to a big dinner when the phone starts today!" It happened to be in the bustling shopping street of Asakusa, so Naoki Nagayama took advantage of the opportunity to treat us.

  “Hi!”XN

 Tree friends, photo studio.

 After dinner, Naoki Nagayama did not go back to Yamasakurain first, but came to the workplace. Regarding the movie he recalled, Naoki Nagayama felt it was necessary to talk to Otomo Yoshimura.

"Otomo-san, I think this "Umi Street Diary" is very suitable as a movie about the three Maoyan sisters." Naoki Nagayama and Yoshimura Otomo have said the plot of "Umi Street Diary" once, "It will definitely make the three Maoyan sisters popular." Come back again.”

“It does sound very tempting, three sisters living alone or something.” Yoshimura Otomo actually wanted to ask another question, “But who does Naoki-san want to choose as the youngest sister at the end of the movie?”

"Um?"

"Naoki-san, you understand, there are so many female idols under our banner, whoever you choose will be popular! This is a very rare opportunity!" Yoshimura Otomo said seriously, the fire of gossip in his heart was ready to start, "Sa, so in the follow-up Among the female idols, who is Naoki-san’s favorite?!”

"I always feel that you are thinking of something bad, Otomo-san! I treat all idols equally!" Naoki Nagayama said, and then took out a script from his briefcase, "So... I also There is a movie called "Blue Sea"!! Two heroines are needed to star in it!"

“That’s it, then everyone can act in the movie except for the little Bilijuan Xun who just had a movie!”

Yoshimura Otomo took over the script of "Blue Sea" and started reading it

After a while, Yoshimura Otomo's expression changed slightly: "Naoki-san, why does this "Blue Sea" feel a little ambiguous between the heroines?!"

“Ahem! Otomo-san, this is the friendship between girls. A straight man like you won’t understand it!” Naoki Nagayama looked calm.

Yoshimura Otomo continued: "But why are there still cuddling and intimate behaviors?"

“Um, Otomo-san, hugging, kissing and hugging girls’ best friends are just expressions of intimacy, there’s no need to make a fuss about it!”

Nagayama Naoki seemed to be saying something that everyone knew, but it made Yoshimura Otomo a little less confident.

"Am I too old? Is there a generation gap with today's young people?!" Yoshimura Otomo shook his head. He, an old man, really didn't understand teenage girls very well. "But, how come Naoki-san understands them so well? "

"I?"

Nagayama Naoki was silent for a while, "Because I am a carefree and romantic scumbag."

ˆ “.”

 Because of these sincere and shameless words, the office fell into silence until there was a knock on the door.

 “Please come in!” Naoki Nagayama replied quickly.

"Hi"

Kawahara Takeharu walked in, followed by a girl with short hair - Kudo Shizuka.

"Naoki-san, Otomo-san. I brought Kudo Shizuka here." Kawahara Takeharu said, "I met her at home over the weekend and the contract has been signed. Shizuka-chan has moved into the 'girls dormitory' in the morning. "

"That's it." Naoki Nagayama looked at the somewhat reserved Shizuka Kudo and smiled, "Well, Shizuka-chan, welcome to officially join the tree friends today!"

 “Arigado. Zhishumulberry.”

  Kudo Shizuka saw Nagayama Naoki's sunny and handsome smile again, her face turned slightly red, but it was not very noticeable in the hot weather.

"Ah, this is the head of Yoshimura Otomo, Shuyou's real boss in the entertainment industry, and you will be his subordinate from now on." Nagayama Naoki introduced Yoshimura Otomo, "Otomo-san, this is the one I told you before Shizuka Kudo.”

 “This is the first time we meet, my name is Shizuka Kudo.” The little girl greeted her respectfully.

“Hmm, Shizuka-chan is indeed very clever.” Yoshimura Otomo said, “Please give me more advice in the future~”

While talking, Yoshimura Otomo glanced at Naoki Nagayama. Naoki-san really knows a lot about teenage girls. Shizuka Kudo looked so stunning at first glance, and even her face shape was a bit lacking, but she moved away After removing the eyes, this face can be remembered.

“Naoki-san, now that Shizuka-chan has joined the tree friends, will the training and other things be followed as before?”

  Vocal training, dance training, and physical training. This is already the only way for Shuyou’s female artists.

Nagayama Naoki thought for a while:

“Let’s go through the process. Shizuka-chan has been trained in the Kitty Club, so there is no problem with her ability. Just think of it as getting familiar with the culture of tree friends.”

Yoshimura Otomo continued to ask: "So when will her record debut be? Her debut song?"

"Shizuka-chan has accumulated some popularity in "Dusk Meow". It would be a pity if her popularity disappears if she doesn't appear for a long time." Nagayama Naoki said, "The debut time is set for the end of August. As for the debut song, it is better to use the previous "sunshinegirl" Bar!"

 Shizuka Kudo's voice is very special, and the song "sunshinegirl" needs a voice that people can remember, so that it can be sung like magic.

  “Hi!” X2

 In a few words, Shizuka Kudo’s next work at Shuyou was clearly arranged!