Tokyo bubble life

Before returning to Yama-Okura-in in the afternoon, Naoki Nagayama stopped by Shogakukan.

The meeting that was postponed because of Akina's illness was finally made up now~

The square Shogakukan building looked more solemn and desolate in the cold winter wind, which made Naoki Nagayama uncomfortable:

"The more I look at it, the more it looks like a black little box. What was the designer thinking at the time? How could the people in Shogakukan just accept it like this?"

But after all, he didn't work here, so Naoki Nagayama was just complaining.

Pushing open the glass door and going in, the quiet hall was filled with the scent of ink like a library, and there was no noise like in a lively office. The glasses girl Nozawa Reiki at the front desk was reading a book intently.

"Um, "Forest of Lovers." Naoki Nagayama walked over to the side without letting the girl with glasses go. Looking at the cover of the book, Naoki Nagayama was a little curious, "Is it a romance novel?"

"Huh?!!"

Nozawa Reiki seemed to be frightened, and panicked and wanted to bury the novel in her hand in the table, just like a student who was caught reading comics in class.

"Naoki-san, why are you here?!"

"I made an appointment with Morikawa Kuniharu to discuss the reprinting." Naoki Nagayama comforted, "Reiki-san is an adult, and works at Shogakukan, why are you so panicked about reading a romance novel?"

"!!! This." Nozawa Reiki stammered and couldn't say anything, then changed the subject abruptly, "Naoki-san, I will notify Director Morikawa immediately! Please go to the meeting room to rest for a while!"

". So suspicious~"

Nagayama Naoki touched his chin, but suddenly remembered the nature of the girl with glasses. She is an older rotten girl! ! !

"So this book is about BL."

Looking at the cover of "Forest of Lovers", he felt that he couldn't look straight. He walked quickly into the meeting room, and Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief. No wonder he had never heard of this book.

After waiting in the meeting room for a while, Morikawa Kuniji knocked on the door with a smile on his face:

"Naoki-san! You're here! Did you have a smooth journey?"

"Hey, it's not a traffic jam yet~" Naoki Nagayama smiled and started to greet, "How did you spend the New Year, Kuniji-san?"

"I also took a vacation to soak in the hot springs in Atami!"

Morikawa Kuniji was happy. After his position was promoted, his benefits also increased by one level.

"That's really good."

After the two chatted for a while, Kuniharu Morikawa took out the publishing data of the previous year:

"Naoki-san has published a total of four novels at Shogakukan. The best-selling one is of course "Love Letter", and the movie has also attracted many readers. There will probably be more copies printed every year in the future."

"But the most popular one is "Summer Garden". It has been translated into five languages ​​and published in different countries."

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Kuniharu Morikawa introduced the sales of several novels in detail, as well as the expected number of copies to be printed this year, and explained each table to Naoki Nagayama.

"Kunji-san, I naturally believe in Shogakukan's integrity~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "and I have no objection to the subsequent reprinting."

"That's good, but Naoki-san, do you intend to sell the copyright of your "Love Sky"?" Morikawa Kuniji asked, "Someone wants to buy the film and television copyright again~"

"Ha, forget it, we will adapt my novels by ourselves in the future~"

Naoki Nagayama regretted selling the film and television adaptation rights of "Natsu no Niwa" to Toho before, and it would be very troublesome to get it back~

"In that case, I will just reject them directly." Morikawa Kuniji didn't care, anyway, the copyright of film and television can only earn agency fees.

After talking about the sales of the previous books, Morikawa Kuniji started to act as an editor:

"By the way, Naoki-san, do you have any inspiration for the next book?"

"Oh, this," Nagayama Naoki was a little embarrassed, "Not yet~"

"Search, search, no rush~"

Although Morikawa Kuniji said this, his face looked a little anxious,

"But judging from Naoki-san's previous books, from junior high school secret love (Love Letter) to high school sadomasochism (Love Sky) to university unimaginable love (Tomorrow's Me Dates with Yesterday's You), will the next book be about adult love?"

".Adult love"

Nagayama Naoki curled his lips, Morikawa Kuniji is really good at thinking! But it seems that "Love Century" and "Tokyo Love Story" are adult love!

If you think about it this way, it seems very suitable.

Why not save some effort and just change the script into a novel and publish it?

"Naoki-san? Naoki-san?" Morikawa Kuniji's call brought Naoki Nagayama back to his senses, "Why did you suddenly become dazed?"

"Ah, I just thought too much about what Kuniji-san said," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"!" Morikawa Kuniji immediately became serious. He knew how important the author's fleeting inspiration was. "Naoki-san, did I interrupt your inspiration?!"

"Haha, that's not the case~" Naoki Nagayama waved his hands quickly, "It's just that there are two scripts that have been written, which just happen to fit the adult love that Kuniji-san said."

"Eh? Is there one already?"

"Yes, one is already being filmed, called "Love Century". It will be released in February!"

"Todoroki?!"

Kuniji Morikawa feels that he has really grasped the creative context of Naoki Nagayama. The love novels he wrote are really based on love of all ages! ! !

"Ha, there is also a script for a TV series called "Tokyo Love Story", which will be filmed this year~"

Naoki Nagayama continued.

"That's it~" Kuniji Morikawa was a little depressed, "It's not a novel."

"What a pity, it's all a script!"

Kuniji Morikawa knows that once an author who relies on inspiration to write has consumed a certain creative mood or inspiration, he will generally not write the same type of story again~

Thinking of this, he sighed:

"It seems that there are no more romance novels for adults. So what should I do? Is it possible to write about the love of middle-aged people like me who have a family? Kazuki-san is not old enough either~"

"Hahaha~" Nagayama Naoki also laughed in agreement, "Kuniji-san, what is the love of middle-aged people like?"

"I'm back! I'm moving! I've eaten! I've gone to bed and I'm out!"

Kuniji Morikawa described his daily routine after returning home. Not to mention love, even the routine payment of public rations was almost gone!

Do middle-aged people who have a family still have love? There is only the dull daily life of marriage, going around day after day for this family, consuming all the ambition and enthusiasm.

At this time, if a middle-aged person talks about love and acts passionately, it is definitely cheating! ! !

They didn't stay in Shogakukan for long. After communicating about the publishing and printing situation, Nagayama Naoki and Morikawa Kuniji chatted for a while before leaving.

When leaving the elementary school, Naoki Nagayama found Reiki Nozawa at the front desk reading the novel again.

"Lingxi-san, let's have a normal relationship!"

"???!!!"

Likewise, he didn’t stay too long at Yamazakura-in. When the sky just turned dark, Nagayama Naoki set out on his way to Odaiba.

When we arrived at Odaiba, it happened to be a beautiful moment of sunset~

"Kijima-kun!" Nagayama Naoki quickly found a group of people in Wuyangyang, "Are you already filming?"

"Naoki-san! Preparing~"

In fact, the filming started in the morning, but it was more about getting used to the crew and increasing their tacit understanding.

As a new director, Kyū Kijima has always been very nervous, but after seeing Naoki Nagayama, he felt much more relaxed, as if he had received the Dinghai Shenzhen.

"The next thing to shoot is the scene on the bridge and the sunset."

"This is the opening sequence~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile.

"Hi~"

Kyū Kijima is displaying a transparent crystal apple. In "Century of Love", crystal apples are everywhere~

He wanted to use the movement of the camera to directly capture the enlargement of the crystal apple in the lens. At the same time, the male and female protagonists of "Century of Love" were coming together on the bridge~

Since filming hadn't started yet, Naoki Nagayama walked up to greet the crew members.

"Xicheng Hideki-san" Naoki Nagayama laughed when he saw Xicheng Hideki's single ponytail, "Is this a return to the long hair style? A wig?"

"Haha, yes" Xicheng Hideki also laughed, "I didn't expect that the props in the past would still be used. I don't have enough time to grow my hair long, so my hair now is only semi-long."

Hideki Saijo changed his look to a refreshing look with short hair last year, and only started to grow his hair for this TV series. The single ponytail he wears now is very personal~

Looking at the heroine next to him, Nagayama Naoki sighed:

"Momochan looks like an urban beauty!"

17-year-old Momoko Kikuchi has plump cheeks and delicate and smooth skin. She originally looked like a young girl. But now that she has straightened her hair and put on mature clothes, she looks several years older but still the same young and beautiful female assistant!

"Arigado, Naoki-san~" Momoko Kikuchi responded with a smile, "In order to make my face less round, I haven't eaten much recently~"

"It's really hard work~"

Naoki Nagayama exchanged a few words with the male and female protagonists and other crew members. Kyū Kijima had already adjusted the angle and trajectory, and then began to direct.

"On each side. Action!"

The arm with the gold watch next to the camera waved, and a golden light flashed, and the crew of "Century of Love" began to get busy.

Under the glow of the setting sun, the crystal apple seemed to be dyed with a layer of golden red, exuding a crystal clear brilliance.

At the same time, Hideki Saijo and Momoko Kikuchi walked towards each other on the bridge, their erratic shadows came together. It was like a fateful encounter~

"Click!" Kijima Xu shouted loudly, "OK!!"

It went very smoothly, I didn’t expect it to pass in just one shot! Kijima Xu glanced at Naoki Nagayama next to him. Sure enough, it was because of Naoki-san!

"Next, let's prepare for the next scene!!" The new director was full of confidence and directed the crew to shoot a lot of additional scenes on the stage until the sunset completely set.

"Next, it's time for the night scene."

Naoki Nagayama recalled the plot. Teppei Katagiri, a young man who missed the last train, spent a night at a karaoke bar with a strange woman.

Eh? This plot seems to be plagiarized a lot in the future, and can also be seen in "Bouquet of Love". Could it be that it starts now?

And karaoke

"Naoki-san, Karaoke in Shibuya, Brother Kaede seems to have opened a KTV, right?" Kijima Kyon packed up the equipment and said to Nagayama Naoki.

"It seems so." Naoki Nagayama replied subconsciously.

"Then let's go borrow it!"

Kijima Xu felt that his whole body's condition was soaring. It was great to have Naoki-san here! Enter KTV at will!

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When we arrived at Melody KTV, it was already past eight o'clock in the evening, which happened to be the time when the number of customers was the highest.

However, after the foreman Naoyuki Honda saw Naoki Nagayama, he quickly vacated a box and allowed the crew to shoot here, which was very cooperative.

Nagayama Naoki couldn't help laughing when he looked at the sign:

“In the future, this KTV may also become a tourist attraction!”

"What did Naoki-san say?" Honda Naoyuki didn't understand.

"After the TV series "Century of Love" is broadcast, the business of this store will be even more prosperous!" Nagayama Naoki explained, patting the foreman on the shoulder, "Be prepared to receive it!"

"this"

Nagayama Naoki stayed with the crew of "Century of Love" until late at night, and only finished filming the scene where the male protagonist failed to catch the train, and then he and everyone called it a day.

When we returned to Sansakura-in, it was already early in the morning~

After stopping Yotaro's calls and washing up briefly, Nagayama Naoki quietly walked into the bedroom. Akina seemed to have fallen asleep.

However, Nagayama Naoki's movements still woke her up. Feeling the familiar warm body, Nakamori Akina opened her eyes:

"Naoki-san? Are you back?"

"Private Marseille~" Naoki Nagayama got into bed and held Akina in his arms, "Did you wake up?"

"I didn't sleep very deeply either." Nakamori Akina adjusted her posture, full of peace of mind and happiness. Before Nagayama Naoki didn't come back, she had been sleeping lightly.

"Are you recovered from your cold today, Akina?" Nagayama Naoki's voice was still a little hoarse, "Have you taken any medicine?"

"I almost took medicine before going to bed~"

Akina Nakamori replied, and then asked,

"How was the filming of "Century of Love" going?"

"Kijima-kun is still very capable!" Naoki Nagayama patted Akina's back and said softly, "The shooting was very sweet."

"Yeah." Nakamori Akina's voice was also thin.

"We also went to a KTV. If the locals can't catch the last train, they will find a KTV or McDonald's nearby to spend the night~"

Nagayama Naoki softly described the shooting process, but found that Akina had fallen asleep at some point.

"Asleep~"

Naoki Nagayama yawned. He also felt sleepy and slowly closed his eyes.

I don’t know why, but my mind is filled with all the love episodes I experienced today.

From the vigorous love affair between Matsuda Seiko and Go Hiromi that ended in breakup; to the young and ignorant secret love in the love letters, which makes people miss; and then there is the bitter sadomasochism of Renku, and even the "In the Forest of Lovers" that I have never seen 》The beauty of

In the end, there was actually the middle-aged love that Kuniji Morikawa talked about.

Fragments of fleeting moments kept appearing in my mind: confession, kiss, love, sex, dullness, routine, loneliness, heartbeat, cheating. Naoki Nagayama's consciousness was immersed in a kaleidoscope-like blurry fantasy.

Under the tightly closed eyelids, the eyeballs trembled wildly.

Naoki Nagayama seemed to have had some strange dream! !

Next book, guess what it is?