novelslam Chapter 1106 Chapter 1115 How could such a thing happen? !
Chapter 1106 Chapter 1115 How could such a thing happen? !
Chapter 1106 Chapter 1115 How could such a thing happen? !
The bustling venue brought together the entire Neon entertainment industry elites and Hollywood celebrities.
Naoki Nagayama's seat was in the front row. On the way to his seat, he had already greeted celebrities he was familiar with, such as Yuko Tanaka, Kanako Higuchi, Takeshi Kitano, Toshihiko Tahara, Shonentai and so on.
Akina also greeted her friends in the circle, such as Kyoko Koizumi, Yukiko Okada, etc., and came to the front row seats during the occasional pauses.
There were many foreign faces around this seat, and Naoki Nagayama could only smile and nod, then greet Shuichi Ido who was sitting next to him.
"Naoki-san, why did you come just now?" Idou Shuichi was a little curious, "I heard from Otomo-san an hour ago that you and Akina-chan walked down the aisle?"
"I ran into two acquaintances, so I went to the lounge to chat for a while." Naoki Nagayama explained, then asked, "Why didn't I see Otomo-san?"
"As the vice chairman of the executive committee, he naturally went to watch the opening ceremony. I saw Otomo-san scolding a staff member earlier."
Idou Shuichi said jokingly,
"What a great official power~"
".Otomo-san must be doing this for the opening ceremony to go smoothly~"
Naoki Nagayama defended Yoshimura Otomo. After all, his old friend had taken on a lot of work for him. If it weren't for him, he would probably be busy in the background now.
As the two chatted, the lights in the venue gradually dimmed, and the opening ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival finally began!
First of all, the opening performance
A pair of geishas in kimonos walked onto the main stage and began to perform the traditional shamisen, allowing many foreign friends to experience the traditional culture of Japan~~
"Mina-san, welcome to the 2nd Tokyo International Film Festival!"
The host on the stage is the famous host Masao Chida, who has hosted the Red and White Songs Contest many times.
"Tonight is a star-studded night. Stars, actors, directors and producers from all over the world have gathered here to witness the second Tokyo International Film Festival."
As the host spoke, the spotlight on the top of the venue kept moving among the participating guests.
"First of all, let us welcome the founder of the Tokyo International Film Festival, the chairman of the Shuyou Group, the famous director and producer - Naoki Nagayama!"
The lights suddenly focused on Naoki Nagayama, catching him off guard. Wasn't there any news of this happening before? !
Temporarily added?!
However, the applause in the venue had already started, and Naoki Nagayama quickly stood up, turned around, and bowed to the audience below who could not be seen clearly.
"Next, let us thank the Chairman of the Tokyo International Film Festival Committee, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Kiba Sadanaga!"
Not far away, Kiba Sadanaga stood up, smiled and bowed to everyone~
Then, all the major bosses stood up and saluted the audience when called by the host.
Naoki Nagayama sat down with a heavy face.
I was the first one to be thanked by the host. Who suddenly changed this?
Although there is nothing wrong with Naoki Nagayama being the initiator and actual organizer of the film festival and thanking him first, it should have been Sadanaga Kiba!
He himself doesn't care much about these rankings, but I heard that guys in the political circle care about them very much!
This is a name! Names and tools cannot be fake~
"Naoki-san, what's going on?" Idou Shuichi asked in surprise, "Logically, shouldn't Kiba Sadanaga be the first one?"
Kiba Sadanaga represents the official position and is also the chairman of the executive committee. He will also be the guest who will give the opening speech later, so he should be the first one to be thanked.
It was already clearly stated in the previous plan, but now it has been changed at the last minute?!
How could something like this happen?
"I don't know what went wrong~"
Naoki Nagayama made his tone more relaxed so as not to worry Akina who was listening nearby.
"Wait until it's over, then ask again~"
"What about Kiba Sadanaga?"
"Dumb tape, Kiba-san and I have a good relationship, I just need to go and explain to him."
Although Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised, he was not worried about making Sadanaga Kiba angry. After all, he was not involved in officialdom and had no competitive relationship with Sadanaga Kiba.
After whispering a few words with Idou Shuichi, Naoki Nagayama and Akina continued to watch the opening ceremony.
The host on the stage continued:
"Next, let us invite Chairman Kiba Sadan to give the opening speech."
Dressed in a suit and tie, Kiba Sadanaga walked up to the podium with a smile and began to speak.
Most of these opening speeches are similar, first looking back at the past, thanking for support, then focusing on the present and looking forward to the future. Not many people will listen carefully, let alone foreigners who don't even understand Japanese.
"Blah blah. I wish this Tokyo International Film Festival a great success! Japan's film industry will flourish! That's all!"
However, after Kiba Sadanaga bowed, the final applause was very enthusiastic, as if the entire audience was moved by the speech.
"This Kiba Sadanaga is really amazing. You can't tell from his expression what happened before~" Idou Shuichi complained to Nagayama Naoki in a low voice.
"Shuichi-san, although everyone says that actors have good acting skills, in fact, the best actors are in the political world and in the officialdom!"
Naoki Nagayama applauded and sighed, he recalled a certain director in his mind, who could act like a mentally retarded person in front of the CCTV camera, causing heated discussions across the country, but it was all for the purpose of protecting local businesses. He even continued to have a successful career later on.
The more Idou Shuichi thought about Naoki Nagayama's words, the more he felt that they made sense:
"That's true!"
I heard that some politicians can really talk about being honest and upright while engaging in corruption and bribery!
The host on the stage did not show any change in expression as he continued to cue the proceedings, introducing the chairperson of the jury of this Tokyo International Film Festival, Oshima Oshima, and then invited the judges to come on stage to meet the audience.
“The Tokyo International Film Festival competition has selected 25 shortlisted films from hundreds of participating films, all of which will be screened at the cinema venue.”
The big screen on the stage played short introduction videos of the shortlisted films, starting with "Hayato" at the beginning of the year to "Tiger of Ginza" before the film festival. All the highlights of the year's films were here.
“During this period, guests can go to the exhibition halls and cinemas to enjoy the films, and the final voting results will be announced at the closing ceremony of the film festival.”
In fact, the film awards have already been decided, and the audience's vote is just a show~
"Next, please welcome the champion of "Neon Voice" - Izumi Sakai, to present "My Friend" to everyone!"
Finally it’s time for this show!
Izumi Sakai walked onto the stage wearing shorts and a denim jacket. Her long legs were thin, white and long. The denim jacket, white T-shirt and single ponytail matched her pretty face, making her look youthful and energetic!
When she started singing, her warm voice flowed out like a clear spring, which reminded me of my school days.
Naoki Naoyama sat up slightly and said to Akina next to him:
"Izumi Sakai's voice is a little different from Akina's, it's warm and clear, so when she sings "My Friend", people will feel warm."
"Naoki-san has been talking about Izumi Sakai all the time~"
Mingcai is a little jealous!
"Haha, Akina is even more charming on stage!"
The small family crisis passed by in a flash, but Akina suddenly felt a sense of crisis. Since Xiahua was born, she had spent too much energy on the baby and even neglected Naoki-san!
I can't continue to be so decadent. I have to protect Naoki-san myself!
"
My friend is my eye in my youth.
I miss you (as long as I think of you)
心は强くなれた (The heart becomes strong)
ずっと见つめているから (Because I can always look at you)
Go り続けて (so I keep moving forward)
Go り続けて (keep moving forward)
"
The song "MY FRIEND" ended with the warm voice of Izumi Sakai, and the audience applauded for a long time.
Even foreign guests who couldn't understand Japanese were amazed by the beautiful melody and voices!
The opening ceremony is still going on
Yoshimura Otomo in the backstage was extremely angry at this time.
At this time, Yamamura Toshitaka and Nakano Chizui also came and heard him raging in the backstage, yelling at the director on the scene:
"Who informed the host to change the order? How could they not inform me about such an important matter?!"
"This," said Toshiro Takai, the director of the opening ceremony, "I have just asked the host, and he said that it was changed directly from the script given to him."
"Host script?" Yoshimura Otomo opened his eyes wide. "So it's not the host's fault? Is it someone else?"
"Yes!" Toshiro Takai shirked his responsibility. "It was the new assistant who communicated with the Ministry of Education. He said he got a call from the Ministry of Education saying that Vice Minister Kimura had already given the opening speech and couldn't be too conspicuous, so he shouldn't be the first to thank him."
"So, it's because of the Ministry of Education?!" Yoshimura Otomo breathed a sigh of relief. If it was because of them, then they were not wrong.
".But, we just called the person in charge of the Ministry of Education, and they said they had never notified us of such a thing."
Toshiro Takai added timidly.
"???!!!"
Yoshimura Otomo's eyes looked murderous. After taking a few deep breaths, he asked:
"So what about the assistant?!"
"The assistant has been put in an isolation room. He's just a new guy and he's already scared!"
Toshiro Takai said,
"Because the call was made directly to him and he was very clear about the procedures of the opening ceremony, even knowing where Chief Kimura ranked, he thought the other party was from the Ministry of Education."
"Chekxiu, didn't you report it to your superiors?"
"Because time was very tight and I was a new comer, I changed the script directly."
".Newcomer, temporary worker?"
After the expansion of the Tokyo International Film Festival's executive committee, the staff came from a complex background and many of them were newcomers.
After hearing about this, Yoshimura Otomo and two committee members went to the isolation room and interrogated the young assistant for a while, almost frightening the young man to death and then he walked out with a helpless look on his face.
Standing in the corridor and smoking a cigarette, he sighed and said to Yamamura Toshitaka and Nakano Chizui:
"That guy is not the mastermind. He doesn't have the guts."
"So, who did this?!"
Nakano Chizui was a little confused. In fact, adjusting the order of acknowledgments was not a big deal. It was just to express the official gratitude of the film festival. As the initiator and main organizer, Naoki Nagayama was thanked first, and there was nothing wrong with that.
This is also the reason why the assistant believed it directly!
However, if he is small, it depends on Kimura Sadainaga himself. If he is narrow-minded, he will have conflicts with Naoyama Naoki. As far as Yoshimura Otomo knows, Kimura Sadainaga is not a broad-minded guy.
"Yeah, who would do something that would hurt others and not benefit themselves?" Yamamura Toshitaka also asked, "Maybe he has a grudge against Naoki-san?"
"Naoki-san has a very good relationship with the Ministry of Education."
Yoshimura Otomo said.
Not to mention the Tokyo International Film Festival, an achievement that made senior officials of the Ministry of Education proud, in the previous "Annual Chinese Character" program, Naoki Nagayama had a very good relationship with another senior official, Yasuko Ikebo.
"Then it's not directed at Naoki-san. It's directed at Kimura-san?!"
"Internal struggle within the Ministry of Education?"
Several old foxes came up with speculations one after another, and at this time, Toshio Takai came over.
"Otomo-san checked the assistant's landline and found that the call came from a public phone in Shinjuku Commercial Street. The caller could not be found."
"It's watertight~"
Yamamura Toshitaka sighed that these officials were indeed very rigorous in their work.
In such an international event, it can embarrass Kimura Sadainaga and even cause a rift between him and his friends. Moreover, such a small matter is easy to execute and will not require the police to investigate.
"They are planning the next Tokyo International Film Festival!" Yoshimura Otomo finished smoking a cigarette and suddenly thought of this possibility, "to alienate the relationship between Kimura Sadanaga and Juyou. To shake Juyou's right to host the next festival."
Nakano Chizui doesn't believe it:
"Such a small thing, it's impossible, right?!"
“There will definitely be other follow-ups!”
Yoshimura Otomo seemed to be certain.
"Now, more and more people want to get involved in the Tokyo International Film Festival, including the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, the Film Promotion Association, the Producers Association, and the Japan Foundation."
"I have basically dealt with people in these fields, and have all had the intention to cooperate with them, but now we are close to the Ministry of Education."
"This, could it be that Otomo-san is overthinking it?!" Nakano Chizui said, "If you want to join, just say so."
"It's just a possibility." Yoshimura Otomo walked backstage. "Anyway, this mistake was caused by the Ministry of Education, but we have to take the blame. After all, our employees didn't do a good job."
"I need to communicate with Naoki-san and make the follow-up apology."
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Toshitaka Yamamura and Chizu Nakano looked at each other and hurried to catch up.
After the two-hour opening ceremony, Naoki Nagayama and Akina came to the dinner together.
However, at this time, Yoshimura Otomo and Ido Shuichi were standing next to Naoki Nagayama, and they found Sadanaga Kimura to apologize.
"Vice Minister Kimura, I'm really sorry, we made a mistake today and the host called out the wrong name."
"There's nothing wrong with that!" Kimura Sadanaga said with a wry smile, "Naoki-san has made such a great contribution, he should be the first to be thanked!"
This didn't sound sincere at all, it was obviously just something Kimura Sadainaga said, he must be angry! What a stingy guy!
“Private Marseille!”
Yoshimura Otomo raised his glass to apologize and drank a glass of strong liquor first, wanting to express his apology in this way.
Just as he was about to continue drinking, Naoki Nagayama pressed his hand. He didn't want his friend to be so servile. He walked to the side of Kimura Sadanaga, sat down and said with a smile:
"Kimura-san, let me tell you, when my name was called first, I was stunned, haha~"
"Oh? Naoki-san didn't know that before?"
Kimura Sadanaga looked at Naoki Nagayama in surprise. He thought that it was Naoki Nagayama who suggested this.
"Yes." Naoki Nagayama sat next to Sadanaga Kimura, "I only found out what happened after the opening ceremony."
"I heard that the Ministry of Education called and said that for the sake of Kimura-san's reputation, they didn't want him to be in the spotlight, so they temporarily moved him back in time.
At that time, time was very urgent, and the other party knew everything about Kimura-san, so our contact person believed it directly. "
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Sadanaga Kimura frowned. When he heard what Nagayama Naoki said, he also realized that something was wrong on his side.
Otherwise, how could a process that has already been determined suddenly change? !
"Who called?" Kimura Sadanaga asked subconsciously.
"I don't know. When I called, it was from a public telephone booth." Naoki Nagayama spread his hands. "I only know that it was someone from the Ministry of Education, and he was very familiar with Kimura-san."
".Public telephone booth."
Kimura Sadanaga frowned even more, he knew that Naoki Nagayama had no reason to lie.
But if this is true, it means that this is a naked frame-up, and there is an enemy in the Ministry of Education who knows him very well but he is unaware of it.
But what is it for? This kind of trick is petty and boring, and at most it will make you unhappy because it will be broadcast live on TV.
Wait ~
Kimura Sadainaga looked at Nagayama Naoki next to him. Was he trying to create a conflict between him and Naoki?! Is it necessary?!
No matter what, Naoki Nagayama and his friends are not his enemies!
Kimura Sadainaga knows this very well~
So after a few seconds of thinking, Kimura Sadainaga's brows relaxed and a smile appeared on his face:
"If I think about it this way, I should really thank Naoki-san first. After all, Naoki-san is the initiator. Hahahaha, an official like me should really be more low-key."
"Mr. Kimura is so low-key! You are representing the Ministry of Education today, so what's the harm in expressing your gratitude?"
Naoki Nagayama also knew that Sadanaga Kimura no longer blamed him, so he continued to praise him.
"That won't work either. Naoki-san is the one who has made great contributions!" Kimura Sadanaga also smiled and raised his glass, "I want to thank you for the success of this film festival. Come on, have a drink with me!"
"Haha, Kimura-san is too polite. Come on, let's have a drink."
In just a few words, the atmosphere at Kimura Sadanaga's table became lively again.
After a few rounds, the unpleasantness turned into toasts to each other. Looking at this scene, Ido Shuichi felt that Kimura Sadanaga and Naoki Nagayama were just acting against each other!
The acting is perfect!
If he were an actor, he would definitely be one of the top ones!