Tokyo bubble life

In this era of poor entertainment, there are no mobile phones, no short videos, and no online games. Young people have very limited means of entertainment.

Harajuku's KTV quickly spread among young people in Tokyo. Everyone knew that a new type of nightclub where you could sing loudly and play games had appeared.

The sales staff who wholeheartedly want to make customers happy also discovered that such a club is more interesting than the current club.

After all, in a club, it is impossible to sing or dance loudly, play games and drink, or have sex in a private box like a KTV.

So soon there were not only young people coming in and out of this KTV in Harajuku, but also uncles in various suits and leather shoes and even potbellies.

Naoki Nagayama occasionally comes to take a look at the operation and deal with emerging situations.

And just today.

"Myna!" A semi-bald man with a red face and smell of alcohol was yelling in the box, "How dare you not give me Akita Japanese face! Haven't you heard of me, the 'Dog of Takeshita'? What’s your name! Tell you, either leave a finger today or swallow this bottle of wine for me!”

Opposite him was the young lady who was accompanying the bartender in the KTV. She was pushed to the ground at this time. The young lady whose stage name was Machida Kyoko had a stubborn face and said:

"What the hell is the 'Takeshita Dori Dog'? You are an old man! You are so lustful that you want to kiss me! Don't you know who is running this KTV?!"

This group of escort girls already know the relationship behind Yongshan Feng, and many of the waiters in the KTV are strong men with tattoos. They are not easy to mess with at first glance, so they are very confident.

"You guy! I think you don't want to live anymore!"

The middle-aged man who was drunk was about to reach out to grab Machida Kyoko's hair, but when he reached out, he found that he was caught by a tattooed waiter without making a move.

The waiter also cursed angrily: "Asshole, you dare to cause trouble in our KTV. You don't want to live anymore, right? Believe it or not, I will let you go to Tokyo Bay to calm down!"

At this moment, a strong figure walked in from the door and slapped the waiter on the head:

"Koichiro, don't threaten the guests!"

Then Yongshan Kaede walked in and, relying on his height and physical strength, pinned Akita Wa on the seat.

There were two or three big men following behind, and they blocked the small box tightly, causing the other drunk people in the box to calm down a lot.

Yongshan Feng had a kind smile on his face: "This guest, thank you very much for coming to KTV today, but you are here to be happy, why would you do something that makes people unhappy? Right?"

"Hey, hey. We're here to sing!" "That's right, we're just having fun." Several other people nodded in agreement.

"Konoko, I'm obviously the one accompanying you." Akita Wako cursed and wanted to stand up, but he felt that the hands on his shoulders were very strong and he couldn't resist at all.

"Don't use bad words! We are all civilized people!"

Yongshan Feng put a little more force on his hand to make him quieter, and then said to the other guests who came with him:

"I think this gentleman is already drunk, why don't we just come here today? How about you guys send this, um, Mr. Takeshita Tori no Dog back?"

In the eyes of several tattooed brawny men, how could these guests dare to say "no"! Nodding repeatedly~

"Akizu sack!" Nagayama Kaede looked back at Machida Kyoko who had already stood up, then turned around and said, "This drunk guest has caused a lot of trouble to our hostess! This gentleman is Aren’t you supposed to give apricot jam some.some.”

Halfway through the sentence, Yongshan Feng got stuck in embarrassment. He looked out of the box door a little ashamed and asked: "Naoki. What is that word?"

"Compensation for mental damage~" Naoki Nagayama said outside the door, covering his forehead.

"Ah, yes! Compensation for mental damage!" Yong Shanfeng continued to say to the people inside, with a vicious smile on his face again, "Do you think that's right?!"

".Hi!!!"

After a few middle-aged hooligans who were sweating profusely left the KTV in dejection, Machida Kyoko smiled happily with a "tip" of no less than 100,000 yen in her hand, and the private room began to be cleaned, ready to welcome the next batch of guests. .

Nagayama Naoki and Nagayama Kaede went to the corner of the bar in the hall, took a drink and started drinking.

"Naoki. It's been so annoying these days! All kinds of things are happening!"

Yongshan Feng ordered a glass of whiskey and drank it in one gulp, then let out a sigh of relief and started to complain to his cousin.

"Underage students want to drink, salty uncles want to see young ladies, drunk people vomit all over the room, and some gang members want to cause trouble."

"One thing after another, without stopping!"

Naoki Nagayama listened to him silently, then smiled and said, "So, how is the KTV flow?"

Speaking of this, Nagayama Kaede immediately became energetic: "There has been a steady stream of customers every day these days, and the overall turnover has increased from 800,000 yen on the first day to more than 2 million yen yesterday! There is still an upward trend. !”

"So treat those tedious things as hard work that you have to endure to make money~" Nagayama Naoki comforted, "If you think about the guys who made trouble before, didn't they also lose money?"

"Well, if you think about it, it seems reasonable." Yong Shanfeng nodded.

Nagayama Naoki continued to give him advice: "Also, didn't my grandfather leave it to a group of club elders? We can also leave the daily operations to them! Just think of it as preparing for the operation of KTV."

"Brother Feng, you can concentrate on other more important things!"

"What's more important?" Yong Shanfeng was a little confused.

"Yes, don't forget, we are going to open a KTV chain!" Nagayama Naoki said, "Grandpa has already obtained a promise from the Yamaguchi-gumi, and we have to catch up here!"

"You mean? We're going to open a new branch soon?"

"No, it's Brother Kaifeng's exclusive brand KTV chain. For example, it's called Hot Blood KTV, Xiongyuan KTV, Yongshan KTV, etc. It's up to you." Naoki Nagayama said, "But no matter what, I have to buy land. , renovation, expansion!”

"This is what Brother Feng wants to do!"

"This place has just opened a few days ago." Yongshan Feng is still a little confused. Obviously this store is not running well!

"Isn't the money-making model already clear?" Naoki Nagayama said, "There must have been capital investigations at this time. Those who originally opened clubs and dance halls may have begun preparing to open the same KTV."

"And we have to be one step faster than them! First occupy the market. Then build the brand. Once the scale is established, we can start the franchise system."

The franchise business system of later generations made Yong Shanfeng nod repeatedly.

Nagayama Naoki continued: "Fujita Keiko has made a lot of preparations for the real estate."

"As for the design and decoration, leave it directly to Honma Architectural Office. I asked Honma-san to prepare a lot of decoration templates before. You can just pick them out."

"Anyway, Brother Feng will first use the money from his grandfather to open 10 KTVs in Tokyo!"

Yongshan Feng drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp and nodded:

"I understand. Starting tomorrow, I will go see the venue!"

From land purchase to decoration to opening, Yong Shanfeng was fully involved in the preparation of the first KTV. Even the karaoke equipment was assembled by himself, so there was no problem for the new KTV.

After coming out of Harajuku, Naoki Nagayama did not go to the studio. After all, "April Story" has been released, and his work has come to an end for the time being.

After a long absence, he came to Samadhi House on Ginza Street

The palace-like teahouse, with its turquoise roof, decoration of carved columns and antique environment, is unique in the high-rise Ginza Street and has become one of Ginza's landmark buildings.

However, due to the ridiculously expensive price, the inside of Samadhiju is not too crowded. The few and three regular customers are either wealthy people with money and leisure, or gold-collar workers who are not short of money in Ginza.

"Naoki-san!" Matsumura Qiuki, who usually works on the first floor, recognized the owner of Samadhiju at a glance.

"Aki-chan." Nagayama Naoki looked around the store. In addition to the newcomer Matsumura Aki-chan, there were two more figures, who seemed to be new service staff. "Are there many more people in the store?"

"Ah, they are all new recruits this year," Matsumura Qiuki explained briefly, "Naoki-san, please follow me. Do you want to sit on the second floor or the third floor today?"

Samadhiju always reserves two seats for Nagayama Naoki, one is a booth on the second floor, and the other is a private room on the third floor. This is an iron rule that has been established since the opening.

"Let's go to the second floor. A friend will join me later."

The first floor is a fully open teahouse, where you can enjoy tea lively; the second floor is a semi-open booth, which is popular but not noisy; the third floor is a closed private room for guests who like quiet and need privacy. .

Nagayama Naoki made an appointment with Kobayashi Masaki and Shinoda Masahiro for tea today. It was nothing too personal, just a chat.

"Hi! Please come with me."

Matsumura Qiuki led the way, while Nagayama Naoki looked at the current environment of Samadhi Residence while walking.

I haven't been here for a long time. Some of the furnishings have been adjusted, and some decorations and flowers have also been replaced. However, the solid wood tables and chairs have not been replaced. The antique feeling has not changed, but it looks more historical.

Overall, Katsuo Yasui and Chinatsu Sakakibara managed things well.

Not long after sitting in the booth, Chinatsu Sakakihara came over wearing a kimono, with a smile on her face: "Naoki-san, it's been a long time since I've been here!"

"Haha, I was a little busy at the beginning of the year."

First there was the release of "Love Letter", then there was the award ceremony, and there was the construction of a KTV, plus the publishing and filming of "April Story". In the first quarter, Naoki Nagayama was really busy, and he even had less time to rest. Quite a few.

"That's really hard work~" Chinatsu Sakakibara said with a smile, "Naoki-san, are you still drinking Gyokuro tea today?"

"Well, just be the same as before." Nagayama Naoki nodded, "I will have two friends later, and it will be the same when they come."

"Hi! I understand! Please wait a moment."

Chinatsu Sakakihara bowed gently and retired, then went to prepare tea and refreshments.

The fresh fragrance of tea comes from inside the cup. The green tea is slightly bitter in the mouth, but it immediately tastes sweet. This is the latest Gyokuro tea!

After taking a sip of tea and a sip of refreshments, Naoki Nagayama leaned back on his seat and breathed a long sigh of relief. He felt that his whole body was much more energetic.

The sunshine in April was envious of such a life, and its light spots hit Nagayama Naoki's face, as if it wanted to slap him~

"Naoki-san!"

An energetic voice came from the side, and the smiling Kobayashi Masaki and the always straight-faced Shinoda Masahiro came over:

"You will still enjoy it~"

They saw Naoki Nagayama's leisurely look before and couldn't help laughing.

Naoki Nagayama, who said "I've got half a day to spare," hurriedly asked the two of them to sit down, and asked Chinatsu Sakakihara to bring them tea.

"Masaki-san and Masahiro-san, we didn't have time to have a good chat at the preview last time, so I specially invited you two to have tea today~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

"Haha, Naoki-san's "April Story" is such a beautiful movie!" Kobayashi Masaki said with a smile, "It reminds me of my youth!"

"Did Masaki-san have a crush on anyone when he was young?" Nagayama Naoki asked jokingly.

"Of course, but I bravely confessed my love!" An old man at this age can already tell the interesting things about his youth freely.

"Haha~"

After chatting about some interesting things, the directors naturally started talking about movies.

Masahiro Shinoda took a sip of tea and said: "The way Naoki-san used to express emotions in "April Story" is very special and has inspired colleagues a lot."

"Where, where~"

“Haha, the design of those lenses will definitely be unforgettable for a long time.

Especially in the last scene, the cold tones composed of the transparent rain, gray buildings and the dark blue dress on the heroine are in such strong contrast with the big red umbrella.”

Kobayashi Masaki was full of praise, "It's just like the sea water and surfboard at the beginning of your "That Summer, Sea of ​​Tranquility"!"

"Thank you Masaki-san. But if you praise me any more, I will be ashamed!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and thanked him with a calm expression. After all, these movies were all masterpieces and he just took advantage of their creativity. However, this unfazed look made Kobayashi Masaki and Shinoda Masahiro think more highly of this young man.

"Does Naoki-san have any plans for the next movie?" Masahiro Shinoda asked.

"Hi, the next movie produced by Shuyou Pictures is called "The Rain Ends", and we are already preparing to shoot the sequels of "High School" and "Midnight Ring" which will probably be filmed this year."

"A sequel~~~" Masahiro Shinoda showed disdain on his face. For the director, the sequel is a purely commercial film.

"Haha, make money~" Kobayashi Masaki smiled and nodded.

"Yes, we have to eat after all~" Nagayama Naoki laughed at himself, and then asked, "Are you two preparing for any new movies recently?"

"I don't have any plans. After "Tokyo Trial", I want to take a break." Masaki Kobayashi's "Tokyo Trial" offended many people, so he was forced to take a break.

Masahiro Shinoda, who was sipping tea, said: "I am currently editing a movie called "Setouchi Junior Baseball Team"."

"Setouchi Junior Baseball Team"? Naoki Nagayama seemed to have heard the name of this movie, but he didn't have enough memories in his mind to remember anything.

Baseball is one of the most popular sports in Japan, and it is the dream of many high school students to play in Koshien.

"When will it be released?"

“Should be in June”

Nagayama Naoki nodded, but suddenly thought: "June?!"

"Hey, what's going on?" Masahiro Shinoda was a little confused, "Does Naoki-san have any other movies to be released?"

"No, that's not the case."

Naoki Nagayama actually remembered that the Yamaguchi-gumi would succeed the fourth generation in June. He thought about it and revealed,

"At the end of June, the Yamaguchi-gumi may have to decide who will belong to the fourth generation. It will be very chaotic at that time."

Although the specific time of the "Yamaichi Resistance" of Japan's largest yakuza organization is not known, it happened after the Yondaime succeeded. During that time, society was affected.

".this"

Masahiro Shinoda and Masaki Kobayashi looked at each other. Although the film industry in this era was entangled with the underworld, they were so clear about the internal succession time of the Yamaguchi-gumi. It seemed that Naoki Nagayama did have a deep relationship with the underworld!

However, Masaki Kobayashi comforted him: "Don't worry, even the underworld would not want to destroy a cash cow like a movie theater."

Masahiro Shinoda also agreed: "Yes, it should not have a big impact on the release of the movie."

Since the two directors who have experienced ups and downs have no objections, Naoki Nagayama will not say more.

"By the way, Masaki-san, as for the next movie, I have a script for "Summer Garden" here. I wonder if you are interested?"

Naoki Nagayama suddenly remembered that he had the film adaptation rights bought by Toho.

"Although the film adaptation rights were sold to Toho, they didn't seem to have the intention to make it. So I thought about whether to make it myself."

""Summer Garden"?"

Kobayashi Masaki has also read this novel, which tells the story of an old man meeting several young people at the end of his life. The protagonist’s experience is somewhat similar to his own. Kobayashi Masaki was also drafted when he was young and saw war. of cruelty, and then devoted himself to reflecting on Japan's mistakes.

"Naoki-san, please show me the script. I want to think about it."

Nagayama Naoki nodded: "I'll send it to you next time~"

After settling on a possible cooperation, the three of them continued to chat and gossip while drinking tea.

Even though Masahiro Shinoda has a serious face, he is also a sultry person:

"Naoki-san, do you still remember the director who was scared to death by your movie?"

"Director Fukasaku Kinji?" Nagayama Naoki was confused, "What's wrong with him?"

"It is said that after being kicked out by her lover Keiko Matsuzaka, she doesn't even have a place to live, and she is still staying at a friend's house!" The expression on Masahiro Shinoda's face was very strange, "It's really miserable~"

"He is a famous director?! How can he have no money?" Naoki Nagayama couldn't believe it.

"I heard that he gave most of his property to his wife during the divorce," Masahiro Shinoda continued. "I don't know what he thought. He even divided most of his house and pension."

"There should be many more, right?" After all, he is a well-known director.

"There are indeed many, but after being kicked out by my lover, I seem to have caught a cold, and now my body is very weak. My spirit has also been hit, and now there is no one to take care of me, so I can only rely on my friends~"

"Forehead"

Even though Nagayama Naoki knows that Fukasaku Kinji is his enemy, he still feels a little emotional when he thinks that such an old man is so miserable.

"At such an old age, if you are still entangled with a beauty like Matsuzaka Keiko, your lifespan will definitely be shortened!" Kobayashi Masaki also sighed.

".I hope Director Fukasaku can get over it."

The three people were deeply moved by the experience of director Fukasaku, and decided to take a lesson from it.

"Naoki-san, especially you, please be careful! Don't think that you can act recklessly just because you are young!" Masahiro Shinoda warned.

"Yes, yes, the word "sex" carries a knife to your head. You will regret it when you get to my age!" Kobayashi Masaki warned.

"."

Naoki Nagayama doesn’t know how to refute~