Tokyo bubble life

The temperature is getting higher and higher.

In the flowerbed next to the Shuyou Building, the azaleas are in full bloom, and the bright red flowers are connected into a piece, and against the backdrop of green leaves, they seem to be dancing a gorgeous dance.

Tagore's poem, "Live like a summer flower, die like an autumn leaf, and be quiet and beautiful", is somehow consistent with the Japanese culture of mono no aware, which makes people feel deeply moved.

Naoki Nagayama has returned to Tokyo after filming the last parts of "Tokyo Love Story" in Ehime Prefecture, and is currently editing in the editing room.

"I heard that the election meeting is going to be held again?"

Suzuki Yuka and Xing Jiahua were chatting at the front desk. The news that "Tiger of Ginza" is about to start production has spread, but the final casting has not yet been decided.

Xing Jiahua is well-informed:

"Hasn't Naoki-san and his team been to Hong Kong before? It seems they found the male lead there."

"Why not look for him in the entertainment industry?"

"It seems they said it was because of his image and temperament."

Xing Jiahua looked around and continued after seeing no one,

"I heard that the male lead of "Ginza Tiger" is based on Naoki-san. It is said that there is no male actor in Japan who matches Naoki-san's temperament! So they have to look for him abroad."

Suzuki Yukika's eyes widened, a little unbelievable:

"Boom? Is that really the reason?"

"Yes, yes, the screenwriter team "All the employees say so," Xing Jiahua said confidently, "but it's true that I haven't seen a man like Naoki-san in Neon!"

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Suzuki Yukika didn't say anything for some reason, but Xing Jiahua said she was addicted.

"Xing Xia, think about it, there is no man in the entertainment industry who is as handsome, gentle, talented and rich as Naoki-san!

If there is another one, the women in the entertainment industry will definitely go crazy for him!"

Suzuki Yukika's eyes kept blinking, as if she was cramping, and she also reached out to pull Xing Jiahua who was still imagining.

But Xing Jiahua was talking happily and didn't pay attention to Suzuki Yukika's eyes at all:

"If there is someone similar to Naoki-san in the bar, we must rush up and seduce him bravely no matter what!

Get him drunk and take him home! It's not a loss!

Don't you think so?"

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Suzuki Yukika's little hand kept shaking in a small range, and her eyes showed anxiety.

Xing Jiahua was puzzled when she saw it:

"Xing Xia, what's wrong? Did you get dust in your eyes?"

At this time, she heard a smiling voice from behind:

"What a pity. I rarely go to bars after I got married~"

"!!!"

Xing Jiahua was shocked and turned her head stiffly, and found that Naoyama Naoki was standing outside the front desk with a smile on his face and a document in his hand.

"Naoyama-san."

Xing Jiahua greeted him with a stutter, and her face began to turn red and warm, as if heat was coming out of her hair!

"Yeah!"

Naoyama Naoki didn't continue to tease the girl at the front desk, and handed the document in his hand to Xing Jiahua,

"This is the information of the artists who will be attending the casting meeting soon. Hua-chan, please help to copy ten copies and show them to the members of the production committee."

"Hi!"

Xing Jiahua nodded a little at a loss, and didn't notice that Naoyama Naoki had already left with a shake of his head.

When she saw Naoki Nagayama disappear, she suddenly fell on the front desk and wailed:

"Xingxia-chan~~~Why didn't you remind me that Naoki-san was here!"

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Suzuki Xingxia looked helpless and amused. I wanted to remind you, but you were so excited!

However, seeing the gossip partner wailing non-stop, she could only persuade him:

"Forget it, Hua-chan, which woman in the company doesn't covet Naoki-san? It's just that you let Naoki-san find out today."

"Woo~~~" The wailing went up a level.

"It's okay, Naoki-san must be used to this kind of thing!"

Suzuki Xingxia quickly diverted her attention and took the information.

"Hey? There are really a lot of people in this information. Are these two the candidates found in Hong Kong? They look so handsome."

Hearing the handsome guy, Xing Jiahua raised her head and looked at it with Suzuki Xingxia.

"Leslie Cheung." Xing Jiahua couldn't help but nod when she saw the photo on the profile. "He's a handsome guy who looks pleasing to the eye."

The production committee of "Tiger of Ginza" has been decided. In addition to Shuyou as the main member, the main investors include Kadokawa, the Film Creation Activities Support Fund, and various advertising sponsors, etc., with a total of more than ten members.

Of course, Shuyou is the absolute leader and has most of the rights. Other investors are just here to share the risks and get a share later.

The Film Creation Activities Support Fund is one of the cultural revitalization funds under the leadership of the Japanese Cultural Bureau. It is a fund that Shuyou can only apply for after he has a relationship with the Cultural Bureau.

The reason why "Tiger of Ginza" was not fully funded by Juyou Films this time was, on the one hand, to share the risk, and on the other hand, to make Juyou Films' film projects more formalized so that the model of commercial films can be replicated in the future.

"Masataka-kun is the producer, and Kijima-kun is the director."

Idou Shuichi looked at the list of the production team and said to Naoki Nagayama,

"It seems that Masataka-kun will take over my job in the future~"

"There are still decades to go~" Naoki Nagayama told him not to worry, "Shuichi-san is so healthy, he will definitely be able to work until he is 60!"

"That's too hard!"

Idou Shuichi quickly shook his head. Idou Shuichi is already 35 years old this year. If he works in the Internet companies of the future, he is already at the age of being laid off, but in the Showa era, he was a young backbone in the workplace!

The current retirement age in Japan is actually 55 years old. There is no decline in the birth rate, and there is no so-called "silver economy".

However, this year's "Older People's Employment Stability Law" has required companies to try to employ employees until they are 60 years old. The idea of ​​delaying retirement has also been mentioned frequently in the future, and it will definitely be over 60 years old!

"You have to work for another 25 years. You are treating people like animals!"

"Not only that, look at this trend." Naoki Nagayama shook his head with a smile, "In the future, maybe you will have to drive a taxi to pay off your mortgage when you are 75!"

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Ido Shuichi thought about the situation at that time and couldn't help shuddering.

"Isn't it said that the more the economy develops, the better people's lives will be? Why is it that with economic development, people's working age is getting older and older?"

"Haha, otherwise how can you be called a social animal? You have to be a cow and a horse for the rest of your life!"

For some reason, Naoki Nagayama suddenly felt fortunate that he died in his thirties in his previous life!

The two guys who were still considered young people were complaining about the retirement age in the office, which attracted real old people. Yoshimura Otomo was already in his fifties, and it was reasonable that he could retire and get a pension in a few years.

"Why are we talking about this?"

Yoshimura Otomo drank hot tea, somewhat confused about today's young people

"We just happened to talk about this." Itoh Shuichi asked casually, "If Otomo-san retires, what will he do?"

"Ah, I really thought about this before."

Yoshimura Otomo became interested,

"I got married late, and gave birth to Jingxin late. Before I met Naoki-san, I had thought about being a free agent for a few years after retirement, and when Jingxin came of age, I would build a new home for him in Nagano and find him a wife."

"When I can't do it anymore, I will go back to Nagano to open a small store and help take care of the children."

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Nagayama Naoki listened to this idea that is very common in Eastern culture, and felt that all parents in the world are the same.

If he hadn't met himself, Yoshimura Otomo would probably have experienced the bubble bursting four years later like ordinary people, and then become a silver-haired person~

"What about now?" Itoh Shuichi continued to ask curiously.

"Now?" Yoshimura Otomo took another sip of health tea, "Now I can work until I close my eyes!"

Such a good life, still thinking about retirement?

In the company, I am the executive director of Shuyou, and everyone has to call me "Executive Director Yoshimura". After retirement, I will be the old man at home at most.

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Nagayama Naoki and Idou Shuichi looked at each other and shrugged. Power is indeed the best youth medicine!

But today Yoshimura Otomo came to his office, of course, not for chatting. After talking about small things for a while, he talked about business.

"You said before that the invitation letters to the two actors from Hong Kong have been sent. The agents there have agreed to come over the phone, tomorrow."

"Naoki-san, there are other roles to choose from tomorrow. Will you leave them to Kijima-kun?"

Naoki Nagayama nodded:

"To be precise, I will leave them to Masataka-kun and Kijima-kun."

Then he explained:

"I have already gone to Hong Kong to select the most important actors. Both candidates are fine. It depends on which one Kijima-kun chooses.

As for the other actors, some are recommended by the investors, some are recommended by the official channels, and some are related to you, Shuichi-san and Otomo-san. These will be left to the producer and director to choose together. Don't put pressure on them."

This kind of interpersonal relationship is inevitable, but with their own support, Masataka Komori and Kyon Kijima have the confidence to choose the right candidates among the actors.

For the others who are forced to come in, just give them a supporting role!

It's okay for Shuichi Ido. Basically, the ones he recommended are students from Tokyo University of the Arts. They are all newcomers. They can be trained as supporting roles as internships.

But Yoshimura Otomo frowned:

"Naoki-san, the others are not related, but there is a newcomer named Kagawa Teruyuki, who is a descendant of a kabuki family, and his mother is the chief female role of the Takarazuka Revue. The third generation Ichikawa Sarunosuke asked me to take care of him."

After all, he is a second-generation star with connections. He is from an entertainment family.

"In that case, let Kijima-kun arrange a key role~"

Since Yoshimura Otomo said it, it means that Yoshimura must have had some exchanges with the other party. Even if it is just Yoshimura Otomo's favor, it doesn't matter.

After all, most of Yoshimura's relationships in the entertainment industry are handled by Yoshimura Otomo, the socialite~

"Hmm~"

After getting the reply, Yoshimura Otomo didn't say much, and the three continued to discuss the holding of the casting meeting tomorrow.

On the other hand, Yoshimura's "Tokyo Love Story" was broadcast again in the evening.

In the TV screen, the scumbag Nagao Wanji and Sekiguchi Satomi rekindled their old love, and the relationship between him and Akaname Rika encountered twists and turns again, which made many viewers grit their teeth.

"What? Choose Rika! Scumbag!"

"I actually think Satomi is better. After all, they are childhood sweethearts."

"What are you talking about, scumbag!"

In fact, in the version shot by Naoyama Naoki, Sekiguchi Satomi was played by Higuchi Kanako, which made Satomi's fans support her a lot more. After all, appearance is justice.

With both the identities of white moonlight and childhood sweetheart, everyone really agreed when they saw that Nagao Wanji couldn't let go of Sekiguchi Satomi.

On the other hand, Akana Rika, as a representative of the sky-dropping system, is a passionate girl, and is also full of attraction to the audience who are substituted into the protagonist.

A boy who watched with his companions whispered:

"It would be great if I could choose both of them"

It immediately caused public outrage. The three girls next to them glared at them and accused their fickle companions with their teeth and claws, while the other two male classmates echoed the girls with "umm" and "ah", but their eyes flashed with approval.

Countless viewers focused their attention on this weekly TV series, which made the ratings reach a terrifying 43%. In this spring, "Tokyo Love Story" has actually become the representative drama of Showa 61.

"Sudden Love" has also become a household song, and even elementary school students can sing a few lines.

At the end of this episode, Nagao Kanji still hesitated between the two heroines and broke his promise to Akaname Rika again, giving the audience a rough idea of ​​the subsequent plot.

In the preview of the next episode, Nagao Kanji said he wanted to give up, and Akaname Rika slapped Nagao Kanji in the face, which was even more unpleasant.

As soon as the broadcast ended, he started calling Fuji TV, saying that if Akaname Rika was not chosen in the end, he would teach the Shuyou director Naoki Nagayama a lesson, etc.

In the hotline room of Fuji TV, the operator Ruri Nomura put down the phone and complained to her colleagues:

"The ending is clearly written in the novel, why are these people still asking about the ending! They also said that if Rika Akaname is not chosen, they will send razor blades to Naoki Nagayama."

"Haha, many people don't have the energy to read a whole novel!"

Although the original novel of "Tokyo Love Story" has good sales performance, with sales of 500,000 or 600,000, there are hundreds of millions of people in Japan who just watch TV!

Compared to that, it's still too few~

While complaining, Ruri Nomura still recorded the opinions from the hotline and prepared to compile them into a report later.

When she wrote the last stroke, she suddenly looked up and said to her colleague:

"By the way, the entire plot of "Tokyo Love Story" seems to have only been two or three months since Nagao Kanji came to Tokyo!"

"Boom!" The colleague was also surprised, "I didn't notice it at all!"

"How can there be so many twists and turns in a love that lasts only three months?!"

"Yeah, it's too fast!"

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The two discussed for a long time, but didn't come to any conclusion. In the end, they could only sigh.

"Sure enough, love in big cities is so fast. You don't need to know someone for a long time to fall in love with them!"

"If you like each other, you can be together. If you are unhappy, you can break up. Isn't that cool?!"

"Is that still called love?"

"Isn't that called love?"

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Love stories in Tokyo come and go quickly!