Tokyo bubble life

"I heard that Naoki-san is going to shoot a new movie?"

"Yeah, you know that too?"

"This kind of news always spreads very quickly in the industry. However, for the gangster movie related to the Yamaguchi-gumi, have you discussed it with the local gangs? These guys are likely to make trouble during the filming!"

"The local Yamaguchi-gumi is too rude, so I sent their boss to prison for two years"

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Naoki Nagayama was drinking tea with Masaki Kobayashi in Sanmaiju, and naturally talked about the recent filming plan.

There are no secrets in the entertainment industry. The news of "Hayato: New World" has spread. It may be that Shuichi-san or Otomo-san intentionally revealed it. Shuyou also wants to show his presence in the industry~

Thinking of Naoki Naoyama's unspeakable relationship with the Yakuza, people in the industry are full of curiosity about how Naoki Naoyama filmed his own history.

Kobayashi Masaki is no exception~

"Naoki-san, your grandfather is called Nagayama Hayato, right? The Eagle of the Yamaguchi-gumi?" Kobayashi Masaki took a sip of tea and recalled, "I don't think I heard of this name in Tokyo back then~"

Nagayama Naoki looked at Kobayashi Masaki with some surprise, and then he was relieved. Kobayashi Masaki and his grandfather were from the same era, and went to college at Waseda University. If his grandfather was famous in Tokyo when he was young, he should have heard of it.

Opposite him was a white-haired old man in his 70s, who had experienced times that Naoki Naoki could not understand. Naoki Naoki suddenly recalled a plot of Zhang Sanfeng in The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber.

Yin Liting said:

"'The Supreme of the Martial World, the Sword of Dragon Saber, who can compete with the Heaven Sword if the Sword of Dragon Saber is not out?' These words have been passed down for more than two hundred years"

Zhang Sanfeng said:

"How can it be hundreds of years? At most, it is only seventy or eighty years. When I was young, I didn't hear these words."

The longer you live, the more you will experience!

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, threw the idea out of his mind, and looked at Kobayashi Masaki who looked strange:

"People who are in their teens and twenties are naturally boastful! At that time, they were small gangsters guarding two streets, and they could be called the boss of a certain town!"

"So what's wrong with grandpa boasting that he was the eagle of the Yamaguchi-gumi? Anyway, he went back to his hometown in Shizuoka when he couldn't make it in Tokyo~"

"Hahaha~"

Kobayashi Masaki laughed and didn't ask any more questions. Who didn't have a dark history when they were young! At that time, he was also known as the star of Hokkaido~

"So in October, the Tokyo International Film Festival will be held first, and then several films will be shot in succession!" Kobayashi Masaki sighed, "You tree friends are very busy at the end of the year!"

"Yes, there are already four~" Naoki Nagayama sighed, and the battle royale has been given to Masataka Komori.

"Really." Kobayashi Masaki looked at the handsome young face of Naoki Nagayama across from him, and thought of the young people in Shuyou Film, "So energetic."

Naoki Nagayama shrugged:

"Hahaha, young people should be full of energy~"

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Kobayashi Masaki suddenly wanted to strangle Naoki Nagayama's throat.

After entering the middle and late part of the month, time seemed to go much faster.

Naoki Nagayama went to the Shuyou building every day to prepare for the arrival of the Tokyo International Film Festival with everyone, and also slowly promoted the resource allocation of Shuyou's next few projects.

And the others were not idle either

The premiere month of "Our Little Sister" is almost over, but Komori Masataka is not worried, because after the Tokyo International Film Festival begins, this movie will also be the opening movie, which will set off a wave of popularity again~

The momentum brought by the late-night drama "Midnight Diner" is not as obvious as the previous "Squid Game" and "Love Century", but it has slowly circled its own specific fan group.

In terms of idol artists, Kudo Shizuka's "I Want to Say I Love You Loud" has been ranked first on the bulletin list for a long time, and the popularity has not declined.

During this period, there have been announcements, offline activities, livehouses, etc., all non-stop.

People in the entertainment industry are the most snobbish. When the popularity is high, naturally all kinds of compliments and attention are thrown at Kudo Shizuka. On the positive side, she is said to be the idol successor after Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda. On the negative side, bad remarks are made directly against her, saying that she is a little gangster.

They even started to dig deep into Kudo Shizuka's debut "Twilight Meow", interviewing past teammates, and even the other members of the Kitten Club have gained a little more popularity.

Anyway, the exposure has caught up with Akina Nakamori who just returned to TV~

"Otomo-san" Nagayama Naoki read the recent promotional plan, "There is actually no need for Kudo Shizuka to appear in front of the audience so frequently. There is no need to release a record every three months."

"But. Isn't this the standard frequency of top idols?" Yoshimura Otomo said in surprise, "Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda are like this, otherwise how can they compete with so many potential competitors?"

Nagayama Naoki said, "Otomo-san, haven't you noticed? The audience is actually not so crazy about idols anymore"

In fact, idols in recent years are like leeks, one after another, the supply far exceeds the demand, and the audience doesn't know where to put their attention~

"But at this time, shouldn't we compete for attention more?"

"Excessive exposure can easily bring resistance"

Nagayama Naoki advised, "Otomo-san, Shizuka-chan, who will be dormant in the idol industry for some time in the future, has already established herself in the idol industry and has loyal fans. Then the future development should be extended to different fields. Instead of Addicted to increasing short-term exposure”

"You can try TV series, movies, and in-depth variety shows to prepare for future transformation."

Fangcun Otomo said in shock: "Are you considering transforming now?!"

"The lifespan of an idol is only five years, if not more than two years." Naoki Nagayama said, "Shizuka-chan has been around for almost two years, and her singing skills are not very good. She is probably not a good singer, so she naturally has to consider transformation."

".She is now number one on the Oricon list."

"That's the reason for the song!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "A song like "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly" would be on the list even if Otomo-san sang it."

Looking at Yoshimura Otomo's Mediterranean, Naoki Nagayama changed the number one: "The top one!"

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Yoshimura Otomo touched his face and imagined himself singing a song loudly on the stage. He felt a chill and a little bit of inexplicable excitement.

Speaking of which, I am also very good at singing in KTV!

"Ahem~" Yoshimura Otomo cleared his throat, "Well, we will seriously consider the future development of Shizuka-chan. But by the end of this year, we will probably stick to this plan. Is there no problem?"

"Well, that's it for now~"

Nagayama Naoki nodded and did not deny the results of the employees' efforts.

Then asked about other things:

"It seems that the launching ceremony of "101 Proposals" has already begun?"

"Hi, we're at the shooting base in Ota District~" Yoshimura Otomo said, "This time I invited the former disciple of the goddess."

"That's it~"

Nagayama Naoki nodded. He actually didn't value praying that much.

However, in previous projects, either Otomo Yoshimura, Shuichi Itou, or him, the three executives would always attend the opening ceremony. This time Shuyu's second-generation director was independently responsible for the shooting project, and they also Just let it go completely.

"My movie with Shuichi-san is only a month away~"

"Naoki-san" Yoshimura Otomo asked, "Do you want to start promoting your movie in advance?"

"No need~" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "Let's pay attention to the Tokyo International Film Festival these days. Are all the foreign guests here?"

"Most of the popular foreign stars have not arrived yet. Their schedules are very tight and they will probably arrive a few days before the opening ceremony."

Yoshimura Otomo said, "But other guests, those who came to attend the opening ceremony, have already arrived one after another."

"Well, have the accommodation arrangements been made?"

“Imperial Hotel~”

"That's good~"

Akina Nakamori, who was participating in a magazine photo shoot, chatted with several other idols during the break.

"Akina-chan~ Do you still have work after the filming is over?" Kyoko Koizumi asked Akina Nakamori next to her, "If not, do you want to go shopping together? It's been a long time since we went out together!"

"It seems there is no announcement~" Nakamori Akina thought for a moment, "But if we go out together, we will cause trouble!"

“You can wear a mask and glasses!”

Koizumi Kyoko still wanted to go out for a walk, and finally got together with her good friend Akina. Artists like them rarely have time to spend time together.

"Then let's go!" Nakamori Akina didn't hesitate too much, and she and Koizumi Kyoko decided.

Because it is a topic about idols, there are also male idols on the cover this time, including members of this year's super popular band Plaid, and Toshihiko Tahara is also one of them.

He loved to join in the fun and heard the agreement in the front row and joined the conversation excitedly:

"Nani Nani, do you want to go out to play? Where are you going?"

Koizumi Kyoko rolled her eyes at him:

"This is a girls' party!"

"Hey~~" Tahara Toshihiko was not embarrassed and continued talking with a smile, "I'm bored too~ Do you want to go to the disco?"

"No!" Koizumi Kyoko shook her head.

"Then go to KTV to sing?"

"It's boring~"

".How about watching a movie?"

"There haven't been any good movies recently. "Haijie Diary"?"

"It seems pretty good~"

Nakamori Akina watched the conversation between the two of them and realized something was wrong. When did these two guys become so close in front of everyone? How come this feeling is so much like that of Naoki-san and I the year before last?

She knew before that Kyoko Koizumi had said that she wanted to date Toshihiko Tahara, but why did she feel like it was going to be made public now? !

When Toshihiko Tahara turned to talk to others, Akina Nakamori took Kyoko Koizumi and asked quietly:

"Are you and Toshihiko Tahara going to date publicly?"

"Eh? Hahaha~"

Koizumi Kyoko laughed. We are all young men and women, and we always see them. It is normal to be passionately in love. It is also possible to be carried away by love~

"Did the office agree?"

"Of course not!" Kyoko Koizumi shook her head carelessly, "But dating is not normal. Aren't you and Naoki-san having an honest relationship~"

"There are also Seiko-san and Go Hiromi, and later Kanda Masaki~"

Hearing this, Akina Nakamori was very worried. Her relationship with Naoki Nagayama was not opposed by the agency. But Kyoko Koizumi and Toshihiko Tahara were different!

Let’s not talk about Kyoko Koizumi first, but Toshihiko Tahara is in Johnny’s, and Kitagawa treats the male idols under his company as his own!

“Anyway, let’s get the consent of the agency first~” Nakamori Akina advised, “Otherwise it will be very troublesome!”

“Yeah, I know!”

Kyoko Koizumi nodded and did not continue the topic.

After all, this is Kyoko Koizumi’s private matter, and Akina Nakamori can’t say much, and the two began to talk about other things.

“I heard that Mina-chan is going to buy a house?”

“Eh? How did Kyoko-chan know?” Nakamori Akina was surprised.

“There are no secrets in the entertainment industry,” Kyoko Koizumi smiled, “Why does Akina-chan suddenly want to buy a house?”

“I want to invest.” Nakamori Akina certainly couldn’t tell the previous reason, she said to her friend, “Kyoko-chan can also buy a house~”

“My place to live is arranged by the agency, so I don’t want to buy a house!”

Kyoko Koizumi shook her head,

“It’s better to buy clothes with money!”

“.”How much money can be spent on clothes? The remaining money can be used to buy a house!

Of course, Akina Nakamori didn't say that. She already knew that a deposit of 100 million yen was a huge sum for other idols.

The idols who took cover photos at the same place mostly formed small circles to chat during their breaks. Socialites like Toshihiko Tahara could run around.

Kyoko Koizumi could actually do that, but today she was with Akina Nakamori and formed a small group.

Hiroko Mita, Hidemi Ishikawa and others were chatting, and Toshikazu Fukawa and Masahiro Motoki were also chatting happily. All kinds of messy topics came up~

As they chatted, they talked about the activities in October

"Has anyone been invited to the Tokyo International Film Festival?" Everyone looked at Hayami Yuu, because her English was the best and she had the most international style.

"No! We are idols!" Hayami Yu shook his head naturally, "For film festival activities, actors who have starred in hit movies should be invited."

"Idols also star in movies!" Tahara Toshihiko was not convinced. He waved and called the three juniors of the Boys' Team, "They have starred in many hit movies!"

"Haha~"

The three members of the Boys' Team could only laugh awkwardly. They were just supporting roles, although the movie was very popular~

This time, it seems that they really didn't receive an invitation.

"Akina-chan, have you received an invitation?" Ishikawa Hidemi asked Akina Nakamori next to her.

"Me?"

"Wasn't Akina's previous "Love Letter" very popular?"

"Ah!" Akina Nakamori almost forgot that she had starred in a movie~

It was really because she was performing with Naoki-san at the time, and she just took it as a trip

"She also won the Newcomer Award in the film industry!" Koizumi Kyoko added, "Are you going to walk the red carpet this time?!"

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Akina Nakamori shook her head. She didn't know either.

I'll ask Naoki-san tonight!