Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Not to mention, after Nakamori Akina's "personal reception", let alone other things, at least the relationship between Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina quickly became much closer, unlike the alienation they felt when they first met for dinner.

Thanks to this closeness, the afternoon filming of MTV went smoothly, and many shots were taken at once.

Of course, this may also be related to the fact that MTV’s requirements during this period were not high.

In fact, MTV during this period usually did not have a truly complete story. It was usually just like shooting a photo shoot, with a few background clips, and at most the theme was slightly different.

Therefore, shooting an MTV short film is very simple. Just like shooting a photo, let the actors wear beautiful clothes and take a few beautiful shots against a beautiful background.

It is precisely because of this that MTV in the 1980s and 1990s rarely had coherent story shorts, and most of them had the same background as photo shorts.

Some MTVs don't even shoot people, they just shoot some landscapes.

But for this shooting, Cao Zhiqiang insisted on making a short film with a story.

According to Cao Zhiqiang, although MTV is very short and cannot tell too complex stories, it can still tell a short story.

Just like the moment of love at first sight.

As for the song "As Long as You're Here", the style of music is cheerful, but the meaning of the words has a hint of sadness.

After all, Cao Zhiqiang had experience in making movies, and Akina Nakamori also had experience in making commercials. In addition, the characters in this story were not difficult to play, especially the woman. Therefore, it only took one afternoon to shoot all the scenes.

Finished shooting.

"You invite me to dinner?" Cao Zhiqiang asked in surprise.

During this period, Japanese companies, especially those in the entertainment industry, put efficiency first, and there was no such thing as the later theory of failure.

The specific commission depends on the artist's specific performance.

Although Akina Nakamori is not as red and purple as she was later, her income is not low.

At this point, I also heard that the company plans to work overtime and edit all night long.

The train is easy to talk about. After all, it is just a shot of the train leaving, so it is not difficult.

Soon, the two of them arrived at Akina Nakamori's home.

"Hahaha, that's really good." Akina Nakamori smiled, "Then what kind of wine do you like to drink?"

The school is easy to find. You can discuss it with a nearby school and you can just take photos after the students get out of school.

"Because... I'm afraid of eating alone." Nakamori Akina smiled, "It's boring to go back now, so why not eat with you, drink and chat by the way."

But if he goes back now, he will definitely not be able to drink.

When he was disappointed, he found a letter written by the girl.

All that's left is to edit it into a film.

Especially when girls first transfer to another school, they must have a classroom with many classmates in the background, which means a lot of extras are needed.

"Go home." Cao Zhiqiang said.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang believes that since he is going to film an MTV, he should film a short story.

So, half-heartedly, Cao Zhiqiang left with Akina Nakamori.

"Ah, I remembered, I have been busy until now, you haven't had dinner yet, right?

Otherwise, should I treat you to dinner?"

Fortunately, the story is really good, and it goes well with the song.

On the other hand, Akina Nakamori suddenly felt a little embarrassed and did not dare to look directly at Cao Zhiqiang.

"Drink?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Are you old enough? You guys must be twenty years old or older to drink, right?"

The most important thing is that this is the center of Tokyo!

It's just that boys are too shy and have never dared to express their feelings. They just peek at each other silently and help each other silently.

For example, the ending part, that is, the scene where the boy rides his bicycle to the train station, then realizes that he cannot catch up, laughs and sheds tears, and watches the train leave, can be filmed first.

Just like that, the boy smiled and cried while waving goodbye to the speeding train.

The story goes like this. When a male high school student was bored, he suddenly found a female transfer student in his class. He fell in love with her the first time he saw her.

If that doesn't work, I can also make a phone call.

"That's right." Akina Nakamori nodded.

"What's inappropriate!" Akina Nakamori said carelessly.

To put it simply, you want everything to be done quickly, and it’s hard to endure waiting and procrastination.

Cao Zhiqiang had no objection to this. After all, he was a guest and he was not the one paying the bill.

After much deliberation, I might as well just leave it to you.

Not to mention the age limit here, just say that Xu Chun and Anping at home would not allow him to drink.

Anyway, Cao Zhiqiang has finished shooting all the scenes and recorded the songs. The rest basically has nothing to do with him. He just needs to go back and rest directly.

Or it could be the touching feeling of someone who has been secretly in love with another person for a long time, but couldn't find it, and suddenly looking back, the other person is right behind you.

Think about it, small companies that make love action movies in the future can always make classroom series, let alone big companies like Warner Pioneer.

Also, in the library, the scene where a boy meets a girl by chance and can't help but follow the girl secretly can also be shot first.

Cao Zhiqiang stopped and turned around, looking at Akina Nakamori who was running over quickly, with a puzzled look on his face: "Miss Nakamori?"

“I’m tired and happy today, and I really want to find someone to have a drink with.

The plot is very simple, it's a story about two people who have a crush on each other but accidentally missed each other.

The key is that this is a school background, and there must be a certain school lens.

This secret love is a story of mutual secret love.

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "How is that possible? I'm not a road idiot."

Then looking at the speeding train, the boy suddenly laughed.

Nakamori Akina straightened up, took a few deep breaths, then smiled and shook her head: "It's getting so late, where are you going?"

Yeah, stop talking, anyway, come with me, let’s have a good drink and relax!”

Finally, after the students were out of school, they went to a nearby high school to take pictures of the school.

"Sake and beer are both available," Akina Nakamori said.

"Ah, that's no problem." Akina Nakamori smiled, "I have a lot at home, enough for us to drink."

"But you are a foreigner." Nakamori Akina shook her head, "You are not familiar here, how can you go back alone? Where is Sada-senpai who is with you? Why doesn't he go back with you?"

Cao Zhiqiang made preliminary calculations and found that the total distance from here to Warner Pioneer's headquarters building is less than two kilometers, which is still very close.

However, just when Cao Zhiqiang found Masashi Sada and planned to go back together, he found that Masashi Sada didn't want to leave either and wanted to stay and edit the film and do post-production.

In this regard, Cao Zhiqiang was very shocked and found that the Japanese social animals in the 1980s were also a group of overtime dogs, not much worse than the Chinese in 2023.

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Ya Zhijun still has to stay to compose music. He might have to stay up all night. I'm afraid he won't be able to go back with me. As for not being familiar with the roads here, that's not a problem."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "Don't worry, I will take a taxi back and get off directly at the community where I live. Generally, you can't go wrong.

The only problem is that filming such a story would be troublesome and would require a lot of scenes and extras.

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"That's not bad." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Time just goes by in secret love.

When passing by a convenience store, Zhongmori suddenly suggested going in to buy some food tomorrow, saying that there were not enough ingredients at home.

"Is something wrong?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Akina Nakamori was not shy and told Cao Zhiqiang directly about her situation.

Gather together young artists from various departments, plus some younger-looking staff members, and together, you will soon be able to gather a class of students and teachers.

Let’s not talk about anything else. Just the fact that 80 million can buy a house shows that housing prices in Tokyo are not high.

"That's not what I meant." Cao Zhiqiang looked at Akina Nakamori who was smiling, "I mean, why do you insist on having dinner with me?"

The reason is that after watching the original video of this MTV short film, Masashi Sada was not satisfied with the original arrangement and wanted to rearrange it.

But today’s son said that he has an appointment today and he can’t drink with me. I’m so bored by myself.

"What kind of wine do you have at home?" Cao Zhiqiang suddenly asked.

It turns out that Akina Nakamori’s current income is based on salary plus commission.

After seeing this letter, the boy rushed out of class desperately and rode his bicycle to the train station.

So in the end, Section Chief Tomioka decided to increase the funding and shoot!

As a result, the budget will increase, and it will not be as easy as just taking a few sets of photos in a recording studio.

Sure enough, after walking for less than ten minutes, they arrived at the apartment building where Akina Nakamori rented.

Although you have to climb a few stairs, the third floor is not too tiring.

Generally, a Japanese office worker who just joins a club only earns 100,000 yen a month. Akina Nakamori's income is five times that of an ordinary office worker!

If we convert it to RMB, according to the current exchange rate of 116:1, 300,000 yen per month is more than 4,300 RMB, which is already very high in this era.

Suddenly one day, he found that the female student did not come to school. When he asked, he found out that her family had moved and she was changing schools again.

It wasn't until I was about to leave that I mustered up the courage to write a letter of confession to him.

She currently earns at least 500,000 yen a month, which is much better than ordinary office workers who have just joined the company.

"Drinking to celebrate?" Cao Zhiqiang was pulled by Akina Nakamori while walking, "Ms. Nakamori, are you asking me to drink? Isn't this inappropriate?"

In addition to editing, Masashi Sada also plans to continue polishing the mixing of the music.

Moreover, Nakamori Akina's home is not small in size. It has two bedrooms and one living room, covering an area of ​​more than 70 square meters.

"Oh? It seems you like drinking too?" Akina Nakamori asked with a smile.

Fortunately, the overall story is not complicated, there are not many shots, and there are not many scenes, so it is not difficult to shoot.

"Zhiqiang-kun, wait for me!"

Unexpectedly, just when Cao Zhiqiang was about to leave the Warner Japan Building alone, he was suddenly stopped by Akina Nakamori, who was chasing from behind.

"Yeah." Nakamori Akina smiled, "Why, can't you?"

Okay, they are all a group of people who want to work at the risk of their lives. Cao Zhiqiang can only go back alone.

"Go home?" Nakamori Akina asked in surprise, "Are you alone?"

It turned out that the girl had always liked him and had a crush on him, but she never dared to say it.

That is to say, you usually get a fixed salary every month, but if your record sales are particularly good, or if you do well in advertising, movies, TV, etc., you will also receive bonus commissions.

Being able to live alone in a house with two bedrooms and one living room here means that the financial resources are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

I asked as soon as I thought of it, and Cao Zhiqiang soon asked about Nakamori Akina's income.

"Hehe." Nakamori Akina stuck out her tongue, "As long as you don't go out to drink and just drink a little secretly at home, you'll be fine."

Warner Pioneer Records doesn't have much else, but it has many artists.

For this MTV, their original stipulated time was one afternoon. Even if the story was later added, it only added an extra day.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang instantly came up with a story about secret love.

With such a short time, it is impossible to wait until Saturday and Sunday, so we can only shoot quickly and slowly.

"Are you going back by yourself?" Nakamori Akina frowned, "Aren't you afraid of getting lost?"

Suddenly, Akina Nakamori clapped her hands:

Cao Zhiqiang remembered that in her previous life, Akina Nakamori spent 80 million yen to buy a house for her boyfriend.

660,000 RMB to buy a house of more than 80 square meters in the center of Tokyo. I would laugh to death.

"Hi!" Akina Nakamori ran out of breath. She ran to Cao Zhiqiang and bent down and said, "It's me."

"It's not impossible." Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "But why?"

As for the part where the boys rush out of the class, it can be shot later and then edited together with the footage of the boys riding bicycles.

Group acting is also easy.

Speaking of this, Nakamori Akina took the initiative to take Cao Zhiqiang's hand: "Let's go to my house, my house is nearby, very close!

I have wine at home, let’s have a drink together and celebrate!”

Cao Zhiqiang frowned, but one of his hands was always being held by Akina Nakamori, and since this was still on the street, it was difficult to forcefully get rid of him.

Anyway, after being in Tokyo for so many days, it’s hard to say where else it will go, but when it comes to going home, Cao Zhiqiang is quite confident.

"Of course I'm hungry." Nakamori Akina smiled softly and smoothed the hair around her ears that was blown by the wind.

Akina Nakamori's home is an apartment building without an elevator, with a total of six floors, and her home is on the third floor.

Even though more than 70 square meters is not a large area, this is the actual usable area. There are no public stalls. If we include the public stalls in later generations, it would be more than 90 square meters.

After all, housing prices in Japan were also low at this time. Even a house in the center of Tokyo only cost over one million yen per square meter.

Of course, Akina Nakamori is now considered a singer and has released several hit songs, so her income is quite good. At least it is more than enough to rent an apartment nearby.

Making a movie is a bit thin, but if you only shoot a few shots and put them together, they can definitely be condensed into a five-minute MTV song.

Whether it was Warner Bros.'s phone number, the police station's phone number, or the embassy's phone number, I remember it very clearly, and there was no problem.

You know, the RMB had not depreciated significantly at that time, and the exchange rate between China and Japan was 120 to 1. At that time, converted into RMB, it was only 660,000 RMB.

"Beer." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I just like drinking beer."

What's more, the security here is very good, so I'm not worried at all."

When we started shooting, we first shot the parts that didn’t require a classroom or too many group performances.

Having said this, Akina Nakamori let go of Cao Zhiqiang's hand, and Cao Zhiqiang smiled and did not run away, but continued to walk side by side with her.

After Akina Nakamori went into the convenience store to buy some ingredients and snacks, she followed Cao Zhiqiang out again.

But forget it, if you like to work overtime, that's their business, not Cao Zhiqiang's business.

In fact, it would be better to go to the school to shoot on Saturdays and Sundays, when there are no students during the school holidays, but there are still two days until Saturday, so this will delay several days, which the company cannot bear.

Of course, this is not the main reason. The main reason is that Cao Zhiqiang also wants to drink a little now.

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, "There is no rule where you can't drink before you are twenty. I started drinking when I was sixteen."

Although I have not known you for a long time, I absolutely trust you and you are absolutely a reliable person.

It’s not complicated to actually shoot.

If this were the peak of the bubble in the 1990s, the same house would have cost at least 14 million yen per square meter, an increase of more than ten times.

However, once this real estate bubble bursts, the price will fall really badly, but no matter how bad it is, it will not fall below the price in 1983.

In short, being a well-known artist in Japan in the 1980s meant that your income was really high.

No wonder Akina Nakamori can rent such a separate apartment in the center of Tokyo at the age of eighteen.

This is really rich!