novelslam Chapter 1044 Chapter 1053, "Tiger of Ginza" starts filming!
Chapter 1044 Chapter 1053, "Tiger of Ginza" starts filming!
Chapter 1044 Chapter 1053, "Tiger of Ginza" starts filming!
The weather was a bit stuffy in the morning, the sky was gray and the rain was accumulating in the clouds, exacerbating people's irritability.
Pregnant women in the third trimester sometimes have mood swings. Mingcai felt depressed, irritable, and wanted to cry when she looked at the sky.
Today is the opening blessing ceremony of "Tora no Koro ni" and Naoki Nagayama has to go, so he has to take her out to relax.
When it comes to going out, Akina's mood obviously improves and she starts to dress up.
"It would be rude not to wear makeup on such an important occasion."
"It's not too formal." Naoki Nagayama said, and then he immediately changed his words when he saw his wife's expression, "Even if Akina doesn't wear makeup, she's still the most beautiful without makeup!"
".Hmph~"
The beauty-conscious Akina ignored him and continued to take care of her appearance in front of the makeup mirror. At least it didn't matter if she used mild eye cream and lip balm.
After a while, Naoki Nagayama entrusted Inatarou and Nyanotaro to Mrs. Nonaka Mari, and drove a Toyota Century with Akina to Ota Ward.
As a fashion expert, Akina wore a loose base shirt inside and a purple floral gauze dress outside, which covered her belly very well. She looked like a girl with a little baby fat, which was 80% similar to the fat Akina period.
Looking at the scenery outside the window along the way, I seem to be full of energy~
“I don’t think I’ve ever been to the filming location in Ota City.”
Naoki Nagayama drove steadily and took the time to reply:
“It was built not long ago, and I only started coming here regularly last year.”
“Were the previous films “Squid Game” and “Century of Love” filmed here?”
"Well, the film set is still preserved inside~"
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The integrated filming studio is almost the same as that in Hollywood. There are now many supporting shops stationed outside the base, and even major film production studios have set up an office.
After all, Tokyo is so small and there are only so many film shooting bases, but the number of filming projects increases every year, so it is normal to rent a studio sometimes.
Many people have gathered in the filming base. This is a movie with the participation of many parties, so there are many more people coming to pray than before.
"Naoki-san, you're here~"
Komori Masataka was originally talking to someone else, but when he saw Naoyama Naoki coming, he quickly came over.
"Ah, Akina-san is here too."
When he saw Akina Nagayama following beside him, a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.
"Akina was bored staying at home, so she came out to get some fresh air."
Naoki Nagayama explained with a smile, and his wife beside him also responded with a smile at the right time:
"This time, I'm going to rely on Masataka-kun for "Tiger of Ginza"~ Just now, my father~"
"Hey, I'll do my best!"
After walking into the crowd of attendees, Naoki Nagayama kept greeting everyone, and Akina did not show any stage fright, but nodded and smiled very appropriately.
Almost all the people present were from the entertainment industry. Akina was also familiar with some of Naoki Nagayama's friends, and most of those she had never met knew Akina Nakamori, so there was no obstacle for Akina to integrate into the group.
"Is it still Granny Murata today?"
Naoki Nagayama approached Yoshimura Otomo and asked.
"Well, because it's an important project," said Yoshimura Otomo, looking at the witch who was warming up. "If it was a TV series or something, we could ask Granny Murata's apprentice to do it, but today we're asking Granny Murata herself to do it."
Granny Murata, the country witch who has been working with Shuyou since the "Convenience Store Robbery Incident", is now a priest of a shrine.
Because the tree has been thriving, the original village shrine is considered to be very effective, thus attracting many small and medium-sized film and television companies to pay homage or ask for rituals.
Because of the economic situation in the early days of the bubble, everyone had spare money and movies sold well anyway, so most of Granny Murata's rituals were successful, which increased her credibility.
Therefore, his influence has been growing in recent years, and he has made a lot of money. He has accepted several apprentices and even renovated the shrine.
"Alas," Naoki Nagayama sighed as he looked at Granny Murata, who was very old but was about to perform a ritual, "She is not young anymore, so give her more red envelopes after the ritual is over."
"Already prepared!"
As he was saying this, Kyon Kimura walked forward with a group of actors, including Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung Ka Fai, and they formed a square formation.
Then Yoshimura Otomo, Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Ido all stood in the front row. Because Akina was pregnant, she just watched the ceremony from the side.
Granny Murata wore colorful divine clothing, rang a bell and chanted incantations.
"The sky is clear and the earth is spiritual."
Naoki Nagayama naturally translated Granny Murata's unclear muttering into Taoist prayers. He knew better than anyone why movies had sold so well in the past, so he naturally didn't worry about praying, but everyone else looked very pious.
In superstitious Japan, emerging forces like Shuyou are always considered to be blessed by gods.
If a leader like Naoki Nagayama were to live in the Warring States Period, he might be regarded as the reincarnation of a god from heaven.
Maybe someone will find silk in the belly of a fish, a strange sculpture in the river, see a brightly colored snake in the woods, hear a fox barking in the bush at night, etc.
After a mysterious and mysterious dance, Kyon Kimura, under the guidance of the breathless Granny Murata, offered incense to the four gods, praying that the filming of "Tales from Ginza" would go smoothly and that it would be a big hit in the future.
Everyone bowed and prayed
This blessing ceremony is over.
After the blessing ceremony.
During the conversation, Naoki Nagayama introduced Leslie Cheung to Akina Nakamori.
"Ms. Akina Nakamori, I am the Leslie Cheung of Hong Kong. You can call me Leslie. Nice to meet you~"
Leslie Cheung, who often paid attention to the Japanese entertainment industry, was naturally familiar with Akina Nakamori.
"Nice to meet you." Akina said with a smile, "But my name is Nagayama Akina now. I'm married~"
It is normal for Chinese people to be unfamiliar with the fact that Japanese people have to change their surnames after getting married, so Mingcai explained it casually.
"I see. My fault for being so rude~"
After greeting each other and expressing friendship, the meeting ended. Because the first shoot of "Tiger of Ginza" was about to start, Leslie Cheung, as the male lead, had to go to put on makeup and change clothes.
"How is it? Is Leslie easy to get along with?" asked Naoki Nagayama.
"Although we just met, he seems to be a very gentle person."
Akina only said two words to him, without much emotion. She looked at Naoki Nagayama.
"But he seems to have a different personality type from Naoki-san. Why did Naoki-san choose him as the protagonist?"
"Hmm? Am I not the type to be assassy?"
Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised, because everyone said that they were the type with central air conditioning.
"Naoki-san is easygoing. Just like an adult looking at a child." Akina said, "In fact, I have wanted to ask for a long time, is it because Naoki-san is too talented that he looks at other people like children (IQ crushing)."
"Uh," Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "Absolutely not."
He just knows a little more than others!
Once one's status is improved by leveraging information advantage, others will see him with a halo and think he is superior in everything.
Finding faults in the weak and looking for strengths in the strong is the bad nature of human beings.
As the two chatted, the first shot of "Tiger of Ginza" began to be filmed. A newcomer in a suit joined a Ginza stock company for the first time and began his journey as a stockbroker.
Although Leslie Cheung is already over 30, with a well-groomed hairdo and a suit on, his eyes reveal a clear stupidity, and anyone would think he is a young man in his early twenties. His innate conditions are so good~
Under the guidance of his senior, the newcomer was brought into the office where a phone call was being made, and for the first time saw what the atmosphere surrounded by money was like.
It was an atmosphere full of swearing, temper, impulse, frustration, excitement, and one that made people want to participate!
In the repressive cultural atmosphere of Neon, the guys in the stock market can be said to have opened up their nature.
In his hometown in Shizuoka, the eldest brother Nagayama Aoki is in the house with his father and mother.
There were two other people in the Japanese-style room, one was a lawyer in formal attire, and the other was a bank employee.
"Mr. Yongshan, just sign here."
The bank staff handed over a document, had the legal department review it, and then handed it to Nagayama Aoki.
“The loan can be disbursed after signing.”
"Hi!" Nagayama Aoki glanced at the lawyer, signed his name and stamped it, "Is that all?"
“Yes, we will disburse the loan within a few business days”
"Arigado~"
After everyone left, the mother, Nagayama Nanako, asked with some concern:
"Aoki, are you going to mortgage your home? What if you can't pay back the loan?"
"There's nothing to worry about," said his father, Ken Nagayama. "Just listen to Naoki."
After all, with Naoki Nagayama's current wealth, there is absolutely no way he would cheat his brother out of money.
"Yeah, don't worry, Oga-san." Nagayama Aoki laughed heartlessly, "Naoki called me and told me that in addition to this one, the apartment in Tokyo can also be mortgaged, and then more properties can be bought."
In fact, when filming "Midnight Diner", the family had already made a lot of money, and by the way, they also renovated their own izakaya for free.
In Shizuoka, Nagayama Aoki was already a wealthy family.
However, when Naoki Nagayama went back to visit him before, he also noticed that his father and mother were worried about the future of Nagayama Yagusa. After all, they were already old, and seeing the gap between their two sons growing larger and larger, they were also worried that there would be a gap between them.
So Naoki Nagayama talked to his eldest brother about whether he should participate in the film and television business of Shuyou Film or the investment of Shuyou Capital. After all, if he gets a small share now, he can multiply his eldest brother's wealth several times and make him rich.
However, the eldest brother Nagayama Aoki refused:
"Naoki, I know you mean well, but I don't like those things."
Nagayama Aoki, who grew up honestly, has the biggest wish of taking over his family's izakaya and going to the beach to fish leisurely in his spare time.
Now I have a virtuous wife and son, and I have nothing more to pursue in this life.
That's right, how can a family that can raise a dull second son raise an ambitious eldest son?
If his father Ken Nagayama had ambitions, then his grandfather Hayato Nagayama would definitely help him, and it would be no problem for him to become the leader of the Nagayama Group. After all, his eldest son Kumahara Nagayama is alone and weak, and having a blood brother would be a great help.
"In that case, don't make an investment that requires too much effort."
Naoki Nagayama nodded after hearing what his elder brother said.
"Then you can become a landlord and collect rents. It will also be a fortune for the weeds in the future."
So after returning, I notified the legal and bank staff and asked them to come and help with the mortgage of the property. Then, the real estate company under Shuyou would help buy a suitable property with the funds and then continue to mortgage it.
In short, before the bubble burst, there would be absolutely no problem using the eldest brother's own money to buy a batch of real estate, and then relying on rent collection. In the future, Yongshan Yecao would have the confidence to do whatever he wanted.
As for my parents, just live a good life and don't worry too much. There will be absolutely no problem with their retirement!
As for the youngest sister, Nagayama Tsuruko, we will see after she graduates. Anyway, it will be awkward for the older brother to rely on the younger brother after adulthood, but it is normal for the younger sister to rely on the older brother~
"When is Akina's due date?"
Ken Nagayama asked.
"It's August, probably the early part of the year. It will take some time to get the exact time."
"August."
Yongshan Jian took a sip of tea and said to his eldest son,
"It's just the beginning of summer, so I can catch some seafood and dry them. I can use them to make soup later."
The fish caught in the coastal town of Shizuoka is the freshest and the quality after drying is also very good. If you dry it yourself, you don’t have to worry about any additives.
But Nagayama Aoki looked at his father and said, "Don't you know that I am often on the air force?"
All the fish caught were small ones!
"Father, I think we should ask the fisherman to buy it."
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Yongshan Jian was stunned for a moment, looked at his guilty eldest son, and suddenly understood.
"What a useless fisherman."
In the afternoon, it finally rained in Tokyo's cloudy sky.
The raindrops were not big and they didn't feel cold when they blew on her face, so Akina opened the car window slightly and enjoyed the refreshing yet moist air.
I was still humming "First Love" by Takazo Murashita:
"
May Rain is Green (Green May Rain)
Sadしくさせたよ、One person’s afternoon (A person’s afternoon is a bit sad)
爱をして、里しくて (falling in love, feeling lonely)
成かぬ思いを热めていた(remembering the indescribable longing again)
"
Naoki Nagayama, who was driving next to him, shook his head speechlessly, even though he was clearly with his companion!
After a song was finished, Akina closed the car window and asked Naoki Naoyama:
"Naoki-san, if you don't participate in the filming of Tiger of Ginza, will you have nothing to do next?! Can you stay at home with me?"
“It’s not like there isn’t any.”
Naoki Nagayama said,
"We need to pay attention to the preparations for the Tokyo International Film Festival"
"Isn't that October?"
“Well, we are preparing now.”
"That's still early~" Akina said with a smile, "What about the others? Is everything alright?"
".If there is something wrong, then there must be something wrong."
Naoki Nagayama glanced at Akina strangely, wondering why she suddenly asked,
"We need to keep an eye on Yuan Taisang's investments. He also said he wants to buy us an island, so we definitely need to go see it in person."
"Oh, by the way, I also need to buy a yacht for future travel convenience."
"Why do you need a yacht for traveling?" Akina complained. Ken-On used to be a branch of a yacht company, so she had some understanding of yachts.
"Of course it's for vacation and tax avoidance."
"That's it"
"I still need to improve the script of "Across the World" or something." Nagayama Naoki asked, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly asking me if I have anything to do today?"
Mingcai, however, seemed to be keeping it a secret:
"I won't tell you. You'll know later!"
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It seems that his wife has been quietly preparing for some big move? !
Naoki Nagayama did not ask further questions, but planned to slowly find out later.
(End of this chapter)