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Masaki Suda really admires Nakamura Masahiro as a film director. He is the same age as Nakamura Masahiro, and if you look more carefully, he is even a few months older than Nakamura Masahiro.

But for two people who are so close in age, their achievements and status in the entertainment industry are not only vastly different, but at least they are vastly different.

Masahiro Nakamura is already the leader of Japan's new generation of supervisors. Not only did he win an award at the Berlin Film Festival, his new TV series "Antarctica" also had explosive ratings, setting off a craze that swept across Japan.

As for him, he is still just a little-known actor. Although he has appeared in some film and television drama roles, he also gained some popularity and fame through the "Kamen Rider" series of movies.

But if Masahiro Nakamura hadn't chosen him to star in the movie "Model Student", he still doesn't know when he would get the chance to star.

With many thoughts in mind, at the greeting of Nakamura Masahiro, Sugata Masaki respectfully sat on the chair next to Nakamura Masahiro.

"Sugata-san, what do you want to ask me?"

While eating food slowly, Nakamura Masahiro raised his eyes and glanced at the slightly nervous Sugata Masaki, and asked curiously.

During the filming period of the crew, although Sugata Masaki was a new actor, he would figure out his acting skills on his own and would humbly ask senior seniors for advice, so he left a relatively good impression on everyone on the crew.

Naturally, Masahiro Nakamura had a good impression of him. Among the scattered memory fragments, he vaguely remembered that Masaki Sugata would win many Best Actor awards in the future, and he was regarded as a very promising newcomer among the younger generation of Japanese actors.

"Supervisor, that's what happened..."

He pursed his lips and hesitated for a while. Faced with Nakamura Masahiro's appraising gaze, Sugata gritted his teeth and then spoke truthfully.

"The president helped me contact another crew for an audition, and then I successfully passed the interview and got the starring role..."

Before he finished speaking, Sugata Masaki suddenly felt the air pressure around him drop suddenly, and even Nakamura Masahiro stopped supervising the meal.

He opened his mouth and wanted to finish the rest of his words, but in the face of Nakamura Masahiro's eyes that gradually became stern, Sugata Masaki's mouth seemed to have become stiff.

"Why didn't President Watanabe come and tell me?"

If Nakamura Masahiro was an actor, then he would definitely not object to the practice of filming. But now that he is a supervisor, as the saying goes, the butt determines the head, so of course Nakamura Masahiro is opposed to filming.

"The president has had a cold these past two days and is not feeling well..."

Shocked by the coercion emanating from Nakamura Masahiro, Sugata Masaki felt a little uneasy for a moment, and his tone of voice couldn't help but weaken.

"I'm not feeling well, why don't I just make a phone call?"

Masahiro Nakamura remained unmoved, his deep voice filled with a strong sense of dissatisfaction. Although it was indeed a reason that Sugata Masaki's president, Watanabe Manyumi, was ill, he couldn't even make a phone call, right?

"this...."

Sugata Masaki didn't expect that Nakamura Masahiro would still want to pursue the matter, so he suddenly choked up and didn't know how to answer.

"You should have your president's phone number, right?"

Seeing the troubled look on Sugata Masaki's face, Nakamura Masahiro didn't bother to talk nonsense with him and directly gave the order.

"Call her now and ask her to tell me..."

Masaki Sugata showed hesitation, but under Nakamura Masahiro's gaze, he could only take out his mobile phone and dial the number of President Manyumi Watanabe in front of Nakamura Masahiro.

"Moses Moses, Sugata-san, what's the matter?"

Watanabe Wan Yumi's voice came out from the phone soon. She sounded a little weak, as if she had no strength.

It seems that President Watanabe is really ill, not just looking for an excuse.

Such thoughts flashed through his mind, and Nakamura Masahiro's gloomy expression softened slightly. After Sugata Masaki and Watanabe Manyumi briefly said a few words, the phone was handed over to Nakamura Masahiro's hands.

"Director Nakamura, I'm very sorry. It's all my fault..."

As soon as it came up, before Nakamura Masahiro could speak, Watanabe Manyumi apologized first, causing Nakamura Masahiro to immediately lose the reason to blame the other party.

"If there is any problem, I will take full responsibility. Please don't blame Sugata-san."

"President Watanabe, could you please tell me why Sugata-san got the starring role from another crew?"

Since Watanabe Manyumi has already apologized in advance, Nakamura Masahiro can't dwell too much on it and can only go straight to the point.

"Director Nakamura, that's what happened..."

Watanabe Manyumi paused for a moment, organized her words a little, and then explained in a weak tone.

"Tetsu Maeda, the director of "Oshu Toku", is a friend of mine. He was very optimistic about Sugata-san, so he invited him to audition."

Nakamura Masahiro has heard of the name Tetsu Maeda. Although he is not well-known, he is still a very senior figure in the entertainment industry.

"Sugata-san was also very lucky. He successfully passed the audition and got the starring role in the movie..."

"So? President Watanabe, do you mean to tell me that Sugata-san is going to have sex with me?"

Nakamura Masahiro interrupted President Watanabe Mayumi's words angrily. He was not interested in listening to what the other party had to say.

"I'm very sorry, Director Nakamura..."

After a moment of silence, Watanabe Wanyumi asked Nakamura Masahiro in a very sincere tone: "Maybe Sugata-san will trouble you later..."

"Don't worry, the focus of the filming work will definitely be on "Model Student", and it will not affect the filming of the movie."

Although another crew audition was arranged for Sugata Masaki, Watanabe Manyumi obviously weighed the pros and cons and still focused on Nakamura Masahiro.

After all, although Director Tetsu Maeda is quite famous in the circle, in terms of strength and influence, he is obviously inferior to Masahiro Nakamura, who is currently attracting much attention.

"Fine...."

Nakamura Masahiro reluctantly agreed. If this had happened before the filming, he would have directly replaced Sugata Masaki.

But now that a lot of scenes have been filmed, if we had to tear everything down and start all over again, it would be a waste of time, money and energy.

Neither Nakamura Masahiro nor Warner and Toho can accept the result of tearing it down and starting over, which means that many previous investments from the three parties will be in vain.

"President Watanabe, I want to remind you..."

After pondering for a moment, Nakamura Masahiro's majestic voice sounded, and he warned Watanabe Wan Yumi.

"It won't happen next time. During the filming of the movie, I don't want anything to happen that will affect the filming work."

"Otherwise, don't blame me for causing trouble for you."

After a pause of two seconds, Nakamura Masahiro spoke again: "I know that you have a relationship with the burning element behind your back. I guess they will have nothing to say then..."

The so-called burning system refers to various related parties, mainly the burning.production office, which have huge influence in the Japanese entertainment circle and have formed a broad and powerful force.

The famous Johnny & Associates is a dominant force in the Japanese entertainment industry, but when it comes to dealing with fire-related agencies, it is still cautious and does not dare to offend the other party.

Its president, Ikuo Sufang, was the driving younger brother of a certain political figure in his early years. He also had a profound background in the Yakuza, and he was considered a powerful figure in the circle.

More than half of the small firms in the Japanese entertainment industry are affiliated with burning.production firm, or have business support relationships with them. Everyone knows that they are collectively referred to as the "burning system".

In fact, if calculated based on family relationships, Watanabe Mayumi's top.coat firm should belong to the Watanabe family, that is, a related party of Watanabe Entertainment Firm.

Because her parents were the founders of Watanabe Entertainment Agency, many agency presidents in the current Japanese entertainment industry also worked for Watanabe Entertainment Agency.

However, the person who inherited Watanabe Entertainment Agency was her sister, and the relationship between the two was not close, so Watanabe Wan Yumi founded top.coat agency by herself, and has close ties with the burning industry.

"Director Nakamura, please rest assured, I promise."

After hanging up the phone, Nakamura Masahiro handed the phone back to Sugata Masaki. The other party took the phone slightly nervously, then lowered his head and quietly waited for Nakamura Masahiro to speak.

"Sugata-san, the specific shooting work is mainly on my side. I don't want to affect the normal shooting of the crew."

Glancing sideways at the reserved Sugata Masaki, Nakamura Masahiro slowly said word by word: "Do you understand what I mean?"

"Hi, I understand."

Nodding like he was pounding garlic, Sugata Masaki expressed his submission sincerely.

At this stage, he is a newbie in the entertainment industry and has no right to speak. Naturally, he does not dare to embarrass himself in front of Nakamura Masahiro, a famous director who is in the limelight.

With a wave of his hand, Nakamura Masahiro sent Sugata Masaki away, and then reached out to rub his slightly tired head.

He brought Takei Saki from Otomo Keishi, but he didn't expect Maeda Tetsu to take Sugata Masaki from him. It was really retaliation.

Time passed very quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was the 28th, which was the third to last day before "Red and White Uta".

Because Masahiro Nakamura will participate in the rehearsal of "Red and White Uta" today, and will perform on stage later, and there is also a record award in the middle, so the filming of the crew was forced to stop.

After careful consideration, Nakamura Masahiro simply disbanded the crew and directly announced a holiday, allowing everyone to return to the crew after the new year.

After all, in addition to himself being extremely busy due to participating in activities, the actors in the crew also have their own work arrangements that need to be attended to more or less.

Whether it is the Japanese domestic entertainment industry or the overseas entertainment industry, at the end of each year, relevant practitioners are often very busy.