Tokyo bubble life

After meeting someone in a teahouse, Naoki Nagayama had a subconscious impression of the high consumption there,

Even knowing that it is my own store, I feel a bit exaggerated,

So the meeting with Mieko Harada was arranged in the studio where the office is located.

Harada Mieko's acting career can be said to be smooth,

Since her debut on the big screen in "Love in the Green Wind" at the age of 16, she has participated in many films of well-known directors. Her outstanding acting skills and unique personality have allowed her to leave her mark in the entertainment industry. He also won the Newcomer Award of various awards including the Blue Ribbon Award.

Last year, Fuji TV's TV series "Love in the North Country" also achieved good ratings.

When Naoki Yongshan saw the actor in the conference room of the studio, she was only wearing a simple gray cashmere sweater and a pair of jeans, and her black hair was loose with a hairpin. She looked simple and free and easy.

At the first glance, Naoki Naoyama didn't feel the astonishment of the stunning Showa, which is called by later generations, but looked like an ordinary college student.

The person who followed was her manager Naoyuki Okazaki, who was very formally dressed in a black suit. After seeing Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura, he stood up respectfully and introduced himself:

"Good morning, I'm Naoyuki Okazaki, the manager of the dance promotion agency, and this is actress Mieko Harada, this is our first meeting."

Fangcun Dayou who just entered the door also quickly responded:

"Hi, this is our first meeting. I am Otomo Yoshimura, the director of Shuyou Films. This is Naoki Nagayama, the president. Please give me your advice."

I have to bow and bow every time, meeting a stranger in Japan is such a hassle

After the meeting etiquette was completed, they finally sat down and chatted. Because it was the actor Shuyou Yinghua went to find directly, so of course the content of the story was also shown to the other party.

"Say, how does Ms. Harada feel about the script?"

"It's a very novel campus love story."

Harada Mieko did not have stage fright, but expressed her feelings openly. After all, she has participated in more than ten movies and TV shows and is already a very mature actor.

"But I have a question. Generally speaking, in such campus youth romance dramas, shouldn't actors who have just debuted be cast? Why did they find me?"

No matter the manager Okazaki Naoyuki kept winking, Harada Mieko still asked her own question. After all, she was 24 years old, and it can be said that there was a big gap between her and high school.

Fangcun Dayu looked at Naoki Yongshan,

"Miss Harada, it's like this." Naoki Yongshan organized the words, "Actually, as the absolute heroine of this drama, if you want to show the charm that makes several male protagonists fall in love, it is definitely not something that can be achieved by pure appearance."

The story is set to be the son of the four big chaebols, what kind of beauties have I never seen~

"Although I have already made certain settings in the story, such as character, perseverance, and plot twists, etc., if I want to express this role and let the male lead accept it, I still need a female character with excellent acting skills. main character."

"Judging from Ms. Harada's previous films, she is very suitable both in terms of acting skills and character traits."

The heroine of "Boys Over Flowers" is from a poor background, with a tenacious and unyielding character like a weed, which is actually quite consistent with Mieko Harada's background.

"As for age"

Naoki Naoyama looked at Mieko Harada in front of him, with big eyes and delicate facial features. The plump baby fat when he just debuted has disappeared a lot, and now the thin layer just shows a tough look.

"Miss Harada looks exactly like a high school student who just graduated, so you don't have to worry~"

After being praised a little by the handsome guy, Mieko Harada, who was sitting opposite, became visibly happier.

"President Yongshan has won the award"

The next contract negotiation was very boring. It was mainly about the verbal battle between Fangmura Otomo and the opponent Okazaki Naoyuki, but at this time, Harada Mieko and Naoki Nagayama chatted in a low voice:

"President Yongshan, I have been a little curious since just now. The name Yongshan Naoki is exactly the same as the author of a novel I have read."

Naoki Yongshan smiled: "Miss Harada is talking about "Love Letter"?"

"Hi!" Harada Mieko nodded, and then realized, "Could it be?"

"Ah, yes, "Love Letter" is my humble book."

"Boom Donny?!" Mieko Harada's sudden voice made Otomo Yoshimura and Naoyuki Okazaki who were negotiating look over.

"Is President Yongshan actually the author of "Love Letter"?"

Suddenly meeting a book fan and an actor who wants to cooperate, Naoki Naoyama is also very surprised: "Hi"

Harada Mieko turned into a little girl, and began to ask about various details of the creation of "Love Letter", and even forced Naoki Naoyama to recall the plot of "Love Letter" again

It wasn't until the two agents had negotiated the contract that Xiao Mimei reluctantly stopped asking questions, but still left a request;

"Naoki-sensei, next time we meet, be sure to sign for me!"

"Naoki-san, I didn't expect you to be such a famous writer!"

Fangcun Dayu is not very interested in reading, at most he listens to other people talking about bestsellers when chatting, so he doesn't know much about the popularity of "Love Letter".

And this time, when he was discussing cooperation with the actor, he actually met Naoki Naoki's book fans. Such a small chance really surprised him.

"Yeah, I'm a little surprised too~"

Naoki Naoyama was also a little confused. He used to communicate with fans of "Love Letter" through letters, but when he suddenly met a real fan, he almost choked on a strange question.

"However, the heroine Mieko Harada is confirmed." Naoki Naoyama didn't struggle too much, "Otomo-san, how about the youth team?"

"Ah, when Johnny's manager contacted me, he suddenly mentioned the Shibukaki team and the Tahara trio, and said he wanted to talk to me face to face."

"Eh? What's going on here? We're definitely looking for the youth team?"

"I don't know if it feels like an internal competition for resources?"

"Is Otomo-san going to meet with Johnny's manager today?" Naoki Yongshan originally wanted to call the youth team to ask.

"Hey, around 3pm, Naoki-san, would you like to come?"

Naoki Yongshan shook his head, he was not very interested in meeting an old man: "I won't go, it should be a sure thing, let's have a good chat with Otomo-san, it's best to understand the reason .”

"Hi!"

Otomo Fangcun packed up the materials in the meeting room, and then walked towards the office, but suddenly remembered something: "Naoki-san, there seems to be something wrong with Xiu Yi-san's filming, Xiu Yi-sang is very distressed now."

Originally, "Boys Over Flowers" was scheduled to be filmed at the beginning of the year, and the filming would be completed in February at most. In order to catch up with the filming schedule, Shuichi Ido has been desperately rushing to catch up with the schedule these days, and he has not seen others for a long time. If there is a problem on the set, wouldn't he be unable to keep up?

"Nani? What's wrong?"

"Xiu Yisang said on the phone yesterday that there seemed to be some villains who often wandered around the set to harass."

"Is there such a thing? Bad?"

Guys who don't even count as Yakuza have the guts to harass a movie shoot? There must be a reason behind this.

You must know that when the film was first made, Kadokawa naturally greeted the local yakuza people in Tokyo.

In Tokyo in the Showa era, if you made a gangster movie but didn’t communicate with the real gangster, maybe it would be a good one, and a group of guys in black would come to the set and let you shoot a real gangster fight. This is true. It will be life-threatening!

Although he usually seems to be in two different time and space with these people, Naoki Naoyama really knows how rampant the Yamaguchi-gumi is in Tokyo, especially when the third generation dies unexpectedly and the fourth generation is still pending, the internal struggle is even more sinister.

Even Shimizu's cousin Yongshan Feng warned Yongshan Naoki not to withdraw into this kind of struggle circle.

Now Shuichi Ido seems to be involved with the underworld, Naoki Naoyama is also a little worried, and plans to go and have a look.

"Otomo-san, I don't have much to do in the afternoon anyway, I'll go visit Xiu Yi-sang's studio~"

"Eh? Naoki-san" Fangcun Otomo sensed Yongshan Naoki's thoughts, and didn't persuade him much. He couldn't dispel his friend's kindness, "Okay, Naoki-san, be careful~"

"Haha, dumb tape, it's just bad."

Shuichi Ido's studio is located in Yanaka, Taito District. Through his own relationship, he rented an old teaching building at Tokyo University of the Arts as a shooting base.

As a representative of the culture of Shitamachi in Tokyo, the traditional old architectural style and various small shops here, together with attractions such as Sensoji Temple and Ueno Park, are very suitable for shooting pictures full of life in the old era.

Yitang Xiuyi chose this place at the beginning, and it was indeed a good choice.

But at this time, Shuichi Ido was looking at the seven or eight delinquents around the filming set with a sad face. There were men and women, wearing school uniforms, smoking and chatting unscrupulously, and occasionally pointing at the shooting scene.

These bad guys just stand on the periphery, and they don't do too much. When the crew asks, they can't ask for any information, and they can't directly drive people away.

"Shimizu-san, what's the matter with these bad things?" Itang Xiuyi said to Ren Bo Qingshui helplessly, "Why did they start appearing all of a sudden?"

Ren Bo Qingshui also frowned: "Well, although I said hello before, it seems that Matsuba Club has changed its mind and wants to participate in the production."

"Participate in the production?" Itang Xiuyi frowned even tighter, "Why? Kadokawa should have already talked with that side, right?"

"Speaking of which, this year's film market is too hot.

Didn't Kadokawa's gangster movie "Machine Guns and Sailor Suits" earn more than 2 billion at the box office? Earn too much.

It was Songyehui who greeted me at the beginning, so I was jealous! "

Itang Xiu was puzzled: "Isn't that something that should have been brought up when the film production committee was formed? The film is halfway through filming, so what's the matter with suddenly intervening?"

"Xiu Yisang. This is the gangster. They don't have any rules. When they see meat, they will want to bite."

Ren Bo Qingshui sighed, when this kind of thing happened, he would usually ask a certain boss in the gang to help mediate, and then give a proper part of the red envelope to end.

Yi Tangxiu became angry: "Even if it's a gangster, it should be moral! It's obvious that you have already said hello in advance!"

When Naoki Yongshan arrived on the set, the entire crew was also in a state of suspension.

After sweeping his eyes for a while, he found Shuichi Itou, who was full of anger, smoking a cigarette under the tree.

"Xiu Yi-sang!"

After walking quietly to the side, Naoki Yongshan suddenly yelled, scaring away the cigarette from Yi Tangxiu's hand

"You fellow Naoki!" As soon as Osamu Ido, who was taken aback, reacted, he saw Naoki Yongshan's hideous smiling face, "Scared me. Why are you here?"

"I heard Otomo-san said that you are in trouble here, so I came to see if Xiu Yi-san is okay. How is it? Has it been resolved?"

Itang Xiuyi pointed to the set and a group of delinquents not far away: "You can tell by looking at this, they are still in a stalemate."

"Then did the producer think of anything?" Naoki Yongshan looked left and right, "Why didn't you see Ren Bo Shimizu?"

"To deal with this matter, I went to visit the Matsubakai together with Minister Isao Morikawa of Kadokawa." Itou Shuichi said, "But it looks like he's about to bleed."

Nearly 2 billion box office is ahead, and it is impossible for Matsuba to let it go.

Shuichi Yitang suddenly looked at Naoki Yongshan: "Naoki-san, is there anything you can do?"

"Exiu Yisang means to find my cousin?"

"almost"

Naoki Naoyama was a little speechless: "Xiuichi-san. Over there is from Shizuoka, and this is Tokyo. There is a very important rule in the gang organization called the scope of activities, also called the area of ​​jurisdiction. The organization in Shizuoka is in charge of Tokyo's affairs. , would be considered out of bounds.”

"Aren't they all from the Yamaguchi-gumi?" Itou scratched his head, "Isn't it enough to just say it?"

"The Yamaguchi-gumi in Tokyo and the Yamaguchi-gumi in Shizuoka also have a competitive relationship. Are you really a gangster? Besides, isn't your side under the jurisdiction of the Matsuba Club?"

Naoki Naoyama didn't say anything else, Matsuba would be jealous, wouldn't the Yamaguchi-gumi who was bigger than him be jealous? The gang organization, despite its publicity as a legal organization, is actually just a pack of wolves.

"Well, if we can't agree, the movie won't be able to go on." Shuichi Ido was a little depressed, "Then it might not be able to keep up with Naoki-san's new TV series."

For this movie, Shuichi Ido didn't think it was a pity, what he was worried about was not being able to catch up with the progress and missing the filming of "Boys Over Flowers".

"Eh? If we stop filming, wouldn't we be able to directly join Naoki-san's group?" Osamu Itō's eyes lit up.

Naoki Yongshan threw cold water: "Don't think too much, there is a high probability that it will be resolved soon, and the network resources of the Kadokawa Group cannot be underestimated!"

As a large publishing group, it has intricate contacts in the political circles. If Haruki Kadokawa gets angry, it is not impossible to ask friends in the political circles to help beat the Matsuba Club.

"Before that, Xiu Yisang just remember to take care of yourself~"