novelslam Chapter 1017 1026, I forgot everything else except the Tokyo Bay Seat
Chapter 1017 1026, I forgot everything else except the Tokyo Bay Seat
Chapter 1017 1026, I forgot everything else, I only remember one Tokyo Bay private room
The weather is getting warmer. You may need to wear a windbreaker when going out in the morning, but after the sun rises, you can walk outside with just a coat.
The cherry trees scattered throughout Tokyo have pink buds all over the branches, still waiting for the cherry blossom season to arrive in a few days, but the cherry blossoms at Yamaozakuin have already begun to bloom.
“It’s so beautiful~~~”
Mrs. Nonaka Mari saw the tree full of pink and white flowers in the morning and couldn't help but stand in the yard to admire them.
“They’re all open in just one night!”
In the courtyard surrounded by green bamboo walls, against the white background of the dry landscape, the brown branches are covered with a layer of tender white pink flowers, and a few petals occasionally fall in the spring breeze.
Just such a picture can make a monk with profound Buddhist knowledge feel the Zen~
Yingtaro ran around in the yard, occasionally stopping to look up at the cherry trees, as if he was admiring them.
At this moment, Naoki Nagayama and Akina came downstairs together, and they also stood on the eaves admiring the cherry blossoms in the yard.
"After one night, everything bloomed~"
Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,
"Mori-san, now you know why this place is called Yamazakurain, right?"
"Yes. It is an impressive sight."
Mari Nonaka was very emotional. In fact, there are early cherry blossoms in the parks in Tokyo, but they are visible to everyone, while this cherry blossom is in the yard and can only be appreciated by people in the Yamazakurain. This exclusive enjoyment gives the cherry blossoms an extra feeling.
"In October, this cherry tree will bloom again," Akina said, "and it will be even rarer then."
"Is it Ryougi Sakura?"
“Specially transplanted variety”
After a brief chat, Nonaka Mari finally responded:
"Why are you up so early, Akina-chan?"
Seeing Akina smiling but not saying anything, Naoyama Naoki shook his head:
"I was so excited that I couldn't sleep because I was told I would visit the set today."
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Mari Nozaka didn't understand why she couldn't sleep after visiting a class, but she didn't ask any more questions.
"I'll go see how the breakfast is going."
The two people who stayed behind chatted while admiring the cherry blossoms.
"Akina can sleep a little longer. We'll be visiting in the afternoon."
Naoki Nagayama said while hugging his wife.
"I can't sleep." Akina looked at the cherry blossoms in the yard and suddenly thought, "Naoki-san, if the cherry blossoms are in bloom, should we hold a cherry blossom viewing party?!"
Naoki Nagayama has been inviting friends and relatives to enjoy the cherry blossoms in his yard every year when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. He has been doing this for several years. Everyone close to him knows that only those who can come to this party are people in Naoki Nagayama's small circle.
This should be the early prototype of a community of interests such as a brotherhood~
"Let's forget about March or April this year," Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina's belly. It would be troublesome to handle all these things with a big belly. "Let's wait until October when the operation resumes. The baby will be born by then."
Akina's due date is in August or September, and her baby will be almost one month old by then, so we can hold the full-moon banquet together with the celebration.
"Good~"
Of course, a preview cannot be held at midnight.
The preview of "The Man with Zero Sense of Existence" started today at the "Bungeizu" cinema in Ikebukuro.
Numerous media reporters were invited and packed the lobby; there were also many film lovers, critics, industry insiders and movie fans who came to watch.
After all, Shuichi Ido is a well-known director who has won the Blue Ribbon for Best Director, and Shuyou Film is also a big name. And unlike Naoki Nagayama, Shuichi Ido has a large number of supporters from the Tokyo University of the Arts behind him, so it definitely looks very good in terms of appearance!
"Thank you very much!" "Welcome!" "Arigato."
Shuichi Idou was all smiles as he thanked his friends from the industry and media who came to the lobby, fully demonstrating the aura of a well-known director with a wide circle of friends.
Kyon Kimura, the protagonist of the movie, was also in the lobby to welcome guests. He was wearing a shiny gold Rolex, which made him easy to spot. However, his face was just a show of politeness.
"Kijima-kun, you have to smile for me!"
When Ito Xiuyi saw it, he quickly pulled him over and scolded him.
"The preview is very important! There will also be a press conference afterwards!"
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Kyon Kimura couldn't laugh, even though he was happily busy on the set of "Tokyo Love Story" yesterday, showing up in front of Naoki Nagayama and enjoying the gossip about Naoki-san and Higuchi Kanako.
Today, I was threatened to come here to stand for the event. Later, I will have to go to the road show for promotion.
Plus, when I was shooting this movie, I was forced to be the protagonist.
How can I be happy?
When Ito Shuuichi saw that Kijima Kyon was smiling but not really smiling, he didn't have a good idea. After all, Kijima Kyon was a mature director who had directed several well-known TV series and movies. He was not as easy to control as the intern director who had just joined the company.
I can only sigh that the child has grown up and is no longer under the control of his mother. Sigh, I don't know whether I should be happy or angry.
Then there is only one way left!
"Kijima-kun, you don't want to lose the chance to film Tiger of Ginza, do you?"
Idou Shuichi approached Kijima Kyon and threatened softly,
"Then smile happily for me!"
"!!! Shuichi-san you"
Kyon Kimura looked at Idou Shuichi angrily. He didn't expect that Shuichi-san, whom he had always admired, would actually threaten him again in this way!
Do you think that I, Kyon Kimura, really can't let go of a mere movie like "Tiger of Ginza"? !
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The two of them stared at each other for a while, but finally, Kyon Kimura lowered his eyes. Xiuyi-san is really good at judging people!
He then smiled and enthusiastically greeted the audience.
Only then did Shuichi Idou feel satisfied and continued to entertain his friends in the circle!
When most people had arrived and the lights dimmed, the picture began to appear on the movie screen, and "The Man with Zero Presence" officially began to show.
A child who has no sense of existence since childhood has been ignored from childhood to adulthood. As he grows older, his sense of existence becomes lower and lower, until in the end, everyone seems to see him, but ignores him.
However, this man thought of a way to use this ability:
He could go to a convenience store to get something without paying, go to a clothing store to change clothes and just cut off the labels, go to a department store to buy something for free without running away, and even when he tried to rob a bank, he was stopped by the mechanical and strict security measures, but the security guards forgot about catching him in a blink of an eye.
The funny conflicts in it even make people feel that "The Man with Zero Existence" is actually a comedy~
The audience laughed and whispered:
"This ability is very convenient!" "No need to worry about anything!" "No one cares about me, it's so nice to be free!"
"If I had this ability, I could go to the women's bathhouse openly!"
"Oh, oh, oh? Brother, we are in sync!"
"Let's go have a drink later?"
"must!"
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The film continued to play as everyone discussed.
After decades of excitement and happiness, the grown-up male protagonist finds life becoming less and less interesting.
No friends can remember him, the people he likes don't see him, and even if he finds a job, he is a transparent person in the workplace. Not only no one praises his achievements, but even no one criticizes his mistakes.
In the whole society, the male protagonist is like a ghost moving among the crowd. Even if he occasionally comes into contact with people, he is quickly forgotten and ignored.
Life is like a lonely journey~
"Why do you feel sad?" "Living like this doesn't seem to have any meaning!" "Yeah. What's the difference between this and being a ghost?"
The audience's comments began to become more serious, and everyone wanted to see what the final result would be.
As the film progresses, the protagonist begins to want to increase his presence.
After doing all kinds of tricks, such as playing pranks, making strange movements in public, and wearing strange clothes, he found a fortune-teller who noticed him and told him a solution.
“You need to find someone with a strong presence and take one of his personal belongings with you.”
Following the guidance of the witch, Kyon Kimura searched among the crowd and suddenly found the person who stood out from the crowd even though he did nothing and could be spotted at a glance. The famous director, great writer and handsome man Naoki Nagayama!
When Naoki Nagayama appeared, the audience burst into laughter!
“Haha, it’s Naoki Nagayama!” “Is he playing himself?!” “He really has a strong presence!”
"Come to think of it, I've seen him in person before. He's the type that you can spot even when he's standing in a crowd!" "He can attract attention even when he's standing still!"
The plot in the movie continues. After seeing Naoki Nagayama, Kyon Kimura sticks to him and shamelessly asks for his underwear. He treats the underwear as his own underwear!
"Please, give me your panties!"
"Get away, you pervert!!!"
Seeing that Kimura was still not giving in,
"Mina-san, beat him up!"
At first, Naoki Nagayama thought he had encountered a pervert. After all, anything could happen in Neon society, so he asked his entourage to beat him up.
I didn't expect that the male protagonist, Kyon Kimura, would still come to harass people every day even though he was bruised and battered. Even though he was beaten every time, he would never give up. It was really driving people crazy!
"Please, please, please give me your time."
Until Naoki Nagayama couldn't bear it anymore and grabbed him by the collar when he was beaten so hard that he couldn't even stand up:
"You pervert, do you really want to go to the underwater private room in Tokyo Bay and have a good rest?!"
At this time, an audience member curiously asked the friend next to him:
"What is Tokyo Bay Undersea Hotel? Is it a new underwater hotel?"
"Baga, it's sinking to the bottom of the sea!"
"Eh hey hey? Is this really happening?"
"As for Naoki Nagayama, maybe he is a descendant of the Nagayama group after all."
"!!!"
Not to mention the audience's discussion, in the movie, Nagayama Naoki finally understood the truth from the words of the unconscious male protagonist Kyon Kimura.
It turns out that you need something close to your body to enhance your presence, and it doesn't have to be something perverted like panties.
After figuring it out, I wasn't so angry anymore. I was about to leave after putting down Kimura's collar, but I felt my ankle being grabbed again. With a bruised face, Kimura begged:
"I don't want to have no sense of existence anymore. I also want to be noticed, cared for and loved by others!"
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The scene was silent for a long time. Naoki Nagayama squatted down, took off the gold Rolex on his hand, and placed it next to Kimura Kyon.
"I'll lend you this first! It might be of some use!"
"But you have to pay it back!!! This cost hundreds of millions!"
In the end, with this gold Rolex, Kimura successfully gained the attention of others, made people see him, and also gained his own love.
As the light of the movie gradually faded, the audience began to discuss
"Are there really people like this? With zero sense of existence?"
"There should be. Do you remember when you were in middle school, there was always that one person in your class whose name you couldn't seem to remember?"
“When I was working, it seemed like there was someone in the group whose name I couldn’t remember.”
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Once the posters and microphones were placed at the front desk of the theater and the reporters set up their cameras, the discussion slowly came to a halt.
"Mina-san, please welcome the creative team of "The Man with Zero Presence"
The host cues the process.
"Director Idou Shuichi, the male lead, Kyon Kimura."
Shuichi Idou and others walked to the front with smiles on their faces and began to accept interviews from the media.
“Director Yi Tang, is this movie meant to reflect the people in reality who are ignored by the public?!
For example, the silent friend around you, the honest colleague, or the mother who has been silently contributing?
Tell everyone that we should pay attention to the people around us who have always been ignored? ! "
".Of course!"
This was not my original intention, but now that you have said it, it must be true!
"Some people never get everyone's attention, but they are also people who long for attention!"
Another reporter quickly asked:
"So how did Director Yitang want to make a movie like this?!"
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Idou Xiuyi was in a dilemma. He couldn't just say it was a spur of the moment thing!
"Well, as a film director, I have some experience in the use of lenses. After long-term observation, I found that in a shot, there are always some characters serving as backgrounds. The same is true for the crew, but they are indispensable. I was thinking, what is the difference between them and the protagonist?"
As a top student from an orthodox art university, he has no problem talking nonsense, if nothing else. He even elevated the concept of the movie!
The reporters present nodded their heads and asked repeatedly:
“Director Yi Tang, do you think the protagonist received attention in the end because his presence increased? Or is it telling the audience at the end of the movie that a gold Rolex represents money and wealth, and only when you make money will you be noticed?!”
Idou Shuichi was somewhat helpless, as he had not considered it so deeply when he was making the movie.
"Ah, this one. It's both."
Another reporter asked, "How come Director Naoki Nagayama is involved in the movie?"
Idou Xiuyi laughed:
"Haha, I requested it. I haven't seen many people who have the presence of Naoki-san."
“Hahaha~” “That’s true~” “.”
When the host gave the microphone to the lead actor Kyon Kimura, the reporters started to get excited again:
"Director Kijima, why do you want to participate as an actor this time?!"
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Kijima Kyon shook his head and held back the words that were about to come out.
"It's just an attempt, and this movie is also based on some of my deeds. In other words, I am the person with a very low sense of existence."
“Ohhhh?!” “Really?” “!!!”
"Speaking of which, although Director Kijima has shot many works, his reputation is indeed a bit low and it seems that his presence is really not strong!"
"Director Kijima was also the assistant director of 'Kikujiro's Summer'!"
The flash lights started flashing, and the reporters became excited and started discussing.
At this time, a reporter saw a hint of golden color and immediately asked loudly:
"Mr. Kijima, is that gold Rolex on your hand really given to you by Director Nagayama?!"
“.This one.”
Kimura raised his left hand and looked at the glittering Rolex. He remembered that his sense of presence had greatly increased because of this watch. Now he was almost like an ordinary person.
"It is indeed a gift from Naoki-san!"
".Do you have to pay back the money too?"
".Yes"
"Ah~~~"
The reporters asked questions one by one. Having just watched the movie, they had all kinds of questions, which made everyone in the creative team think for a while before answering.
However, Idou Shuichi and his team were not in a hurry. Instead, they told the reporters to ask more questions and take time to record. The more information, the better.
The reporters also saved a lot of information in their own film tapes and notebooks. Finally, one reporter became curious:
"Director Yitang, I heard there is a promotion."
"It's an urban fantasy, a movie with zero presence, and you'll forget about it once you walk out of the theater. Is this a special promotional method planned by Shuyou Films?!"
"Hahaha, that's true~"
"Is this a special promotion for the movie title "The Man with Zero Existence"? "
".About this."
Yi Tangxiu's eyes flickered.
“You will soon understand”
"???"
The lively preview finally ended, and as the meeting ended, the screening room gradually became empty.
At this time, Watanabe Eiichiro walked up to Idou Shuichi with a worried look on his face:
"Shuichi-san, the reporters wouldn't really forget, would they? If they even forget to report on it later..."
"Will not"
Although he was a little nervous about making an "abnormal" movie, Shuichi Idou still said,
"Hasn't this been tested? The deeper the impression and the more related information, the longer the memory of the movie will last."
"With photos, recordings and notes, they won't forget so quickly!"
"But...what if..."
Watanabe Eiichiro was still a little worried.
"So didn't they arrange a press release later? If that doesn't work, we can just use our press release to promote it!"
"Hey, that's the only thing we can do!"
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By the evening, the movie lovers who attended the preview wanted to talk to their friends about the movie they watched today, but suddenly they seemed to be unable to say anything.
"I watched the movie 'The Man with Zero Presence'. However, I can't seem to remember the plot of the movie."
"You are kidding me, buddy!"
My friend didn't believe it and thought this guy was playing a trick on me.
"That's not good! Why don't you tell us how the movie was?!"
".I really can't remember."
Movie lovers were also confused.
"I clearly remember watching it, and I thought it was very interesting. I thought about coming back to tell you about it!"
".If you play tricks on me again, I'm going to get angry!"
"Really, really. I remember Naoki Nagayama also appeared! And there was a private room in Tokyo Bay!!!"
"You can't remember anything else, but you remember the Tokyo Bay Lounge, right? Believe it or not, I'll let you go to the Tokyo Bay Lounge!"
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Many people remember watching this movie, but only vaguely remember some of the plot.
Even the reporters who attended the movie preview at that time, when they returned to the company to write the article, still remembered the content of the interview and what the director and the protagonist said, but the specific plot of the movie was a little vague.
Gradually, the urban legend of "a movie with zero sense of existence" really began to spread!!!