Tokyo bubble life

After Fuji's "Tokyo Love Story" came to an end, subsequent TV series could not meet the expectations of the audience.

As for other variety shows, there is nothing new, so people have to change channels to find other alternatives.

At this time, TBS TV station steadily caught this wave of traffic, and its novel outdoor competitive reality show instantly attracted these viewers.

Akimoto Yasushi has been very proud of himself recently. The interesting interactions of the guests, novel games, and innovative formats in his "Fighting People" have made the audience very happy to watch. The ratings have been soaring, and the broadcast time has also changed from the original evening time. It’s time to talk about prime time!

This variety show already has the momentum of a pioneering work, and it seems that as long as it maintains the presence of permanent guests and the rotation of other guests, the popularity of the show can be maintained.

"Akimoto-san~" "Akimoto-san!" "Good job, Akimoto-kun!"

In the TBS clubhouse, all the TV staff that Akimoto met greeted him warmly. Even his boss patted him on the shoulder and praised him, and invited him to have a drink with him after get off work.

This situation is a bit like the treatment their production team received at Fuji TV when "Dusk Meow Meow" became popular, but at that time, Sugiura Oyasu and Nishi Rumi shared the honor with him, and there was also a faint Naoki Nagayama behind him. shadow.

And now, these praises and smiles are all for him alone!

"I just said I have this ability!!!"

Akimoto Yasushi had a smile on his face. In fact, he was very proud, otherwise he would not have thought that what he wrote was better than the TV station when he was in college, and then wrote the script to the TV station.

It was only after meeting Naoki Nagayama a few years ago that I suddenly realized that there was a big mountain in front of me. Naoki Nagayama’s talent was so great that I could only admire him.

However, now, he feels that he can do it again:

"Even Naoki-san can't produce a more interesting variety show than "Fighting People"!"

"Naoki-san, I have stepped out of your shadow!"

"I will definitely surpass you in the future!"

As for the "Of course" game at the beginning, it hasn't been played yet!

"Akimoto-san" an administrator came to the office to inform him, "Director Kotaro Ogata wants to see you now."

"Oh? Director?"

Qiu Yuanyasu was a little surprised. He and the director were not familiar with each other, and he thought something big had happened to the program.

"Hi, I'll be there right away"

After walking into Ogata Kotaro's office, Akimoto Yasushi found that the station director was talking to someone on the phone. He didn't hang up when he saw him coming, and motioned to him to wait for a while.

While waiting, Yasushi Akimoto heard words such as "broadcasting rights" and "international film festival", and did not hang up the phone until the end.

"Akimoto-kun"

"Hi, Director."

Qiu Yuankang asked respectfully,

"Did something happen to "Fighting People"?"

"Ah, that's not true."

Ogata Kotaro was stunned for a moment and shook his head.

Although this program is very popular, it has been sitting in this position for decades. TBS has experienced too many popular programs. This is just one of them, and it does not require too much attention from him.

"You did a great job on the show, keep up the hard work~" Kotaro Ogata praised a little, "But I didn't call you here this time because of the show."

"??"

Looking at Akimoto Yasushi's confused eyes, Ogata Kotaro didn't hide anything and asked directly:

"I heard that when Yasushi Akimoto was at Fuji TV, he co-organized the "Twilight Meow" office in the production bureau."

"Hi!" There's nothing to hide about this, "I, Otasu Sugiura and Rumi Nishi are the first members."

Ogata Kotaro was a little surprised:

"Didn't I hear that there is Naoki Nagayama?"

"Naoki-san didn't join." Akimoto Yasushi mentioned Nagayama Naoki for some reason, but he still returned, "At that time, Naoki-san was... considered a consultant."

"We sometimes ask Naoki-san for his opinion for reference. But we don't necessarily know whether to use it or not."

"Ah, that's it~"

Although he did not understand the specific identity, Ogata Kotaro's purpose was not to understand the production process of a program. He leaned forward slightly and

"If you put it this way, the relationship between Akimoto-kun and Nagayama Naoki is very good, right?!"

"Well, that's right~"

Yasushi Akimoto was even more surprised. Why did the director always mention Naoki Nagayama when he wanted to talk to me?

"That's good!" Kotaro Ogata nodded, "Akimoto-kun, do you know about the Tokyo International Film Festival?"

"Hi!"

"The first Tokyo International Film Festival was very influential both domestically and internationally. The popularity and exposure during that period can be said to be rare in ten years."

Kotaro Ogata sighed,

"At that time, after we broadcast it, the ratings were comparable to year-end programs like the Red and White Song Festival. It had a great impact on our advertising business and other revenue."

Why do TV stations want to spend money to broadcast large-scale events such as the World Cup and Olympics? It is because there is a huge audience group, which will bring huge advertising revenue, and it can also demonstrate the influence of the TV station.

"However, the broadcast rights this time were only authorized to Fuji TV!!"

Kotaro Ogata slapped the table angrily,

"Doesn't this mean that other TV stations are inferior to Fuji TV!"

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Qiu Yuanyasu looked at the angry director and was confused for a moment. What does this have to do with me? !

"Director Ogata. This."

Ogata Kotaro looked at Akimoto Yasushi, his eyes were full of seriousness, of course it has something to do with you!

Because when the TV station communicated with the organizing committee of the Tokyo International Film Festival, they discovered that the broadcasting rights had been authorized!

Naturally, it is difficult to coordinate with Fuji TV, so I have to find tree friends!

Of course, TBS has cooperation with Shuyu, but even Yoshimura Otomo is not easy to talk about when it comes to the broadcast rights of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Because at that time, Naoki Nagayama used this broadcasting right in exchange for shares in Fuji TV, and only he could make such a decision.

But Naoki Nagayama is very difficult to date. There is no one familiar with Naoki Nagayama on TBS!

Until someone suggested that Yasushi Akimoto might be familiar with Naoki Nagayama, and he might be able to spread the word.

"So, I hope Akimoto-kun can help contact Nagayama Naoki, and we can come out to talk about the broadcast rights."

".It's actually because of Naoki-san"

After hearing this, Qiu Yuanyasu felt very complicated.

"Very few people know Naoki-san's personal phone number. When he was at Fuji TV, it was Nishi Rumi who contacted Naoki Nagayama."

Yasushi Akimoto said it reluctantly, wanting to turn around and say that he didn't know Nagayama Naoki, but when he saw the eyes of TBS director Ogata Kotaro becoming serious, he immediately changed his mind:

"But Naoki-san and I have also had several private phone calls. If you want to ask him out, I can give it a try."

"Then please!"

Ogata Kotaro nodded with satisfaction, and then said seriously,

"Please be sure to invite Nagayama Naoki out!"

The subtext is, if you can't ask out Nagayama Naoki, you Akimoto Yasushi will be useless, you know!

There are popular programs every year, and TBS has no shortage of producers, but Naoki Nagayama is a rare talent!

".Hi!"

Akimoto Yasu felt bitter, he still wanted to compete with Naoki Nagayama in the future! However, the TBS director whom he now looks up to actually has to go through an acquaintance to entertain Naoki Nagayama.

I didn’t expect that I wouldn’t be able to escape Naoki Nagayama’s shadow in TBS!

After a week, Naoki Nagayama did not stay at home anymore, but ran out~

After finishing the script for "Across the World" at home and drawing the character prototypes for "Slam Dunk", he decided to come and make friends.

After arriving at the Tree Friends building, when I heard everyone greeting me with smiles, nods and bows, a strong feeling of being seen, noticed and needed came to my heart.

"This is probably the combination of the fourth and fifth needs of Maslow's needs theory~"

Nagayama Naoki sighed, this is a spiritual feeling that combines respect and self-realization. I think Li Ka-shing, who is over 90 and still working in the company, and Jackie Chan, who is over 70 and still filming on the set, all need this feeling.

"Naoki-san, why are you here?"

Outside the elevator room, Naoki Nagayama met Otomo Yoshimura.

"Aren't you staying at home with Akina-chan?"

"You have to come out for some air~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "How can a man stay at home all day long?"

Hearing this, Yoshimura Otomo was stunned for a moment, and then laughed:

"Haha, yes ~ the outside world is full of fun!"

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It always felt like Yoshimura Daiyou understood something wrong, but Naoki Nagayama did not ask further questions. Instead, he looked at him holding the briefcase and felt strange:

"Are Otomo-san going to socialize?"

"Yes." Yoshimura Otomo nodded, "Regarding the Tokyo International Film Festival, we still need to talk about Dentsu's advertising."

A large-scale event like the Tokyo International Film Festival requires a lot of advertising exposure, and if you want to advertise in Neon, you can't avoid Dentsu.

And although we are on the demand side, in front of such an almost monopolistic advertiser, we need to put down the attitude of Party A’s father and talk about discounts on advertising fees and other discounts.

"Thanks for your hard work"

Nagayama Naoki said dryly that he really wasn't too concerned about this Tokyo International Film Festival.

"Since you're tired of staying at home, how about Naoki-san come with me?" Yoshimura Otomo thought of something, his eyes were a little subtle, "The place we went to was a newly opened club in Roppongi, and the girls in it are all very cute."

".No need~"

Although he felt itchy in his heart, Nagayama Naoki looked serious.

"I'm not that kind of person!"

"."

Yoshimura Otomo looks at Naoki Nagayama like someone pretending to be serious. You know more about nightclubs than Shuichi-san and I do!

Arriving at his office, Naoki Nagayama leaned back on the leather boss chair and relaxed.

Sure enough, men still need a space of their own!

Lifting the newspaper on the table and flipping through it, Naoki Nagayama suddenly saw the latest technological products. Mobile phones that were said to be a breakthrough in the era had already been put on sale.

These were later commonly known as big brothers, each weighing more than a kilogram, like a small barbell.

But in this day and age, it is already the latest technology.

"Big brother is out!"

Nagayama Naoki laughed. Motorola mobile phones have appeared, so future technological development will soon enter a fast track.

"I'll buy one later."

When you don't have a SIM card, when you buy a mobile phone, you have to go to the telecommunications office to handle numbers, services and other services, so that you can open a mobile phone that can make calls.

Naoki Nagayama didn't dislike it when he saw that the battery life described in the newspaper was only half an hour. Even with so many shortcomings, this kind of mobile phone is still expensive and popular.

While reading the newspaper, there was a knock on the office door and Itou Shuichi walked in.

"Naoki-san, I heard Hana-chan say you were coming downstairs."

Itou Shuichi thought Nagayama Naoki was here to ask about the animation business.

"I haven't had a chance to talk to the animation studio I mentioned before~"

"Ah, I'm not here to ask this." Naoki Nagayama shook his head and took out a piece of manuscript paper from his document bag. "This is the prototype of the character and the outline of the story that I drew at home these days."

Itou Shuichi took it, "Slam Dunk"?

"Is this a sports show?"

"Um"

Nagayama Naoki nodded,

"Didn't I say that the inspiration I gave to the animation studio was trivial, so this time I sorted out the story of "Slam Dunk" at home, sorting out the plot and character prototypes.

Before acquiring other animation studios, let’s try to draw “Slam Dunk” first.”

Even if they acquire KyoAni or Clown Club, it is certainly impossible for them to start making animated movies based on their own impressions without any basis.

There must still be a relatively long running-in period, and they need to wait until the projects they are working on are completed, so Naoki Nagayama decided to let his animation studio draw "Slam Dunk" first.

"Naoki-mulberry"

Shuichi Itou doesn't have any objections to sports comics. "Soccer Tsubasa Ohsora Tsubasa", which was serialized in 1981, has become a popular national comic, and its animation adaptation has also become very popular.

Even the theatrical version of the movie "Captain: Heading for Tomorrow" was released two months ago! " also received very good box office. Although it was only half an hour

"In that case, our first animation project has been decided! "Slam Dunk"!"

In the past, animation was like a headless fly. Even after he took over, he couldn't find the direction. But now, Naoki Nagayama has given a project that looks very promising.

The next step is to draw the comics, publish the comics, and adapt the animation until the final animated movie!

"Um"

Nagayama Naoki nodded, and the images of Sakuragi Hanamichi, Rukawa Kaede, Akagi Takenori, and most importantly Akagi Haruko appeared in his mind.

The line "Next time, it's the national competition!" seemed to be ringing in my ears.

"I've even written the theme song, and I'm just waiting for the animation to be released!"

"Eh?!!"

Itou Shuichi said in surprise, the theme song of the animation was written before the manga was even released? !

"Is it so advanced?!"

"Yeah. "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly" is one of them!"

Naoki Nagayama had given the song to Shizuka Kudo, and it stayed on the Billboard charts for several months.

When Yi Tangxiu heard the news, he seemed to feel motivated:

"Then we can't continue to be so idle!"