N-M Chapter 1047 Chapter 1056, No way? Do you still want to be a cartoonist? !
Chapter 1047 Chapter 1056, No way? Do you still want to be a cartoonist? !
Chapter 1047 Chapter 1056, No way? Do you still want to be a cartoonist? !
The movements of tree friends have always been of great concern to the entertainment industry.
In the first half of May, a piece of news suddenly spread in the industry that Shuyou Films was going to enter the animation industry, which made some critics laugh.
"Shuyou Films? They draw comics?" "They're shooting their movie just fine, why are they drawing comics?" "Isn't 'Tiger of Ginza' currently being filmed?" "Where did this rumor come from? It's not credible at all!" "."
Everyone agreed that this was nonsense. Shuyou Films' movie business was booming, with each movie earning more than a billion yuan at the box office. Was it necessary to make an animation that would take hundreds of millions of yuan? !
However, all these rumors were refuted by a recruitment notice from Shuyou.
"Shuyou Animation Studio sincerely invites you who have talent."
The job posting in the newspaper caught everyone off guard, and then from the two giants of Shuyou, Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi, people heard about Shuyou's next move, which was to acquire an animation production company!
"This is real!" "I've already said it, it can't be false!"
"This must be the decision made by that guy Naoki Nagayama!"
An older executive like Yoshimura Otomo certainly wouldn't want to focus his energy on animation, and Idou Shuichi is a graduate of the film academy, and I've never heard of him doing any research on animation.
Everyone discovered the blind spot at once. The one who caused such a big change in Shuyou’s operations must be that unstable young man!
Naoki Nagayama is a guy who likes to mess around everywhere, composing music, writing novels, filming movies, and even making variety shows and planning events. It seems like he wants to have everything.
But the point is, this guy seems to have achieved very good results in every field!
A gold medal musician, winner of the Naoki Prize, winner of the Palme d'Or, long-lived music producer, and initiator of the Tokyo International Film Festival, Naoki Nagayama has left an admirable mark in every field he has stepped into.
"Could it be possible that he will do something big in the animation industry this time?!"
"No way, no way. No one can be so powerful!" "Nagayama Naoki, this guy, maybe!"
Even though Naoki Nagayama didn't say "I'll bet all the honors and achievements in my first half of life to fight for anime", no one doubts that if he sets foot in the anime industry, he will definitely make a big move that will attract attention!
In this way, Naoki Nagayama single-handedly made the word "anime" popular. This was reflected in the financial world, where stocks related to anime all rose to varying degrees. Even Bandai, a company that makes anime-related toys, saw a slight increase in share price.
Toei's head, Takafumi Ogasawara, also learned of the news:
"I was told that Shuichi Idou was going to visit Toei's animation company to learn! It turns out he really wanted to enter the animation industry."
Nakano Toru, the assistant who had been promoted, said:
"Director Idou Shuichi, isn't it to learn about the production of animated films, but to enter the animation industry?"
"From comics to animation to animated films, these are completely different fields!"
Ogasawara Takafumi shook his head:
"Let's start from the beginning. Anyway, Naoki Nagayama from Shuyou is so young, and there's still a lot of time left!"
Speaking of this, Ogasawara Takafumi was very jealous. Even with the blessing of his family background, he didn't get a senior executive position in Toei until he was in his forties.
And that guy Naoki Nagayama actually became the chairman of the Shuyou Group when he was only in his twenties.
He felt indignant when he thought that this guy would be one of the biggest names in the entertainment industry for decades to come.
"This guy Naoki Nagayama has the patience and ability to cultivate Shuyou's tentacles in the animation industry!"
Even he had not thought about what great achievements Shuyou's animation department would make in one or two years. You should know that Toei's animation department acquired the earliest animation company and cultivated it for more than 30 years before it reached its current status.
"In the animation industry, success is not something that can be achieved easily. In addition to long-term accumulation, it also requires a keen eye to find a talented cartoonist like Osamu Tezuka."
Akidou Madai, this guy Naoki Nagayama is a well-known genius!
Ogasawara Takafumi stopped talking subconsciously and looked at Nakano Toru next to him:
"You said, Naoki Nagayama is a guy who is talented in painting, right?!"
"Ah this."
Actually, it is not impossible!
However, Naoki Nagayama, who was talked about by everyone, was in the reception room of Shogakukan at this time.
Editor-in-chief Kuniharu Morikawa was sitting opposite him and talking:
"Naoki-san, the novel Tokyo Love Story has seen another sales boom thanks to the TV series, and it's now been reprinted for the fourth time!"
"For a novel that has only been published for a few months, this is already an excellent result!" Kuniharu Morikawa's face was full of smiles. He had already achieved his performance target for this year in the first half of the year!
"Haha, this is all thanks to Shogakukan's tireless promotion."
Naoki Nagayama expressed his gratitude to Kuniharu Morikawa, saying that without their months-long pre-advertising campaign in various stores, the TV series of the same name, "Tokyo Love Story," would not have been so popular.
After looking at the royalty details form in his hand, Naoki Nagayama signed his name and took the remittance slip.
Although for him, the tens of millions of yuan in profits from the novels were nothing, but who would complain about too much money? !
Even though he is rich now, if he sees a ten-yen coin dropped on the street, he will still bend down to pick it up!
"Naoki-san, do you have any ideas for a new book recently?"
Seeing that Naoki Nagayama had already received the remittance slip, Kuniharu Morikawa smiled and began his editorial duties, urging for more updates.
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Naoki Nagayama was helpless.
"Bongji-san, Tokyo Love Story was published only a few months ago. Cows can't produce milk every day!"
"OK!"
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The more we get to know each other, the more I feel that this guy Morikawa Kuniharu is a bit playful!
But after chatting for a while, Naoki Naoyama seemed to have thought of something and suddenly asked:
"Bunji-san, can Shogakukan publish manga?"
"Hey, we have Weekly Shonen Sunday under our umbrella," said Kuniharu Morikawa, a little surprised. "What's the matter? Do you have any friends who want to publish comics, Naoki-san?"
"If he's Naoki-san's friend, I can make the decision and give him a seat right away!"
It can be said that Kuniharu Morikawa now worships Naoki Nagayama as a deity. In order to tie Naoki Nagayama and Shogakukan closer, what's wrong with giving him a chance to appear in a magazine? !
Even if we want to make a front-page headline, we at Shogakukan can make up a gimmick to encourage amateur cartoonists and get the comic printed!
If it doesn't work, just publish a single volume!
"Haha, not really a friend."
Naoki Nagayama waved his hand.
"In fact, our Shuyou has established a comics studio and plans to expand into the animation industry in the second half of the year."
"Tree friends, setting up a comics studio?" Morikawa Kuniharu looked at Naoki Nagayama in confusion, and then seemed to think of something else, "Could it be that Naoki-san, you want to draw comics for fun?!"
"Ahem, it's not me, it's not me!"
Naoki Nagayama quickly explained that it would be bad if he was misunderstood as wanting to be a cartoonist.
"It's an animation studio owned by Shuyou!"
"I see." Morikawa Kuniharu nodded, "So what kind of comics do you want to publish?"
"Sports anime, should it be called Slam Dunk?"
"Sports anime, sports anime is fine!" Morikawa Kuniharu laughed. Weekly Shonen Sunday is famous for its sports anime. "Who is the main author?"
"Main work?"
"Well, who came up with the idea?"
"Well, I just mentioned this casually, it's just a direction, but the creation is done by the animation studio!"
Morikawa Kuniharu was stunned for a moment, then continued to ask:
"What's the story outline?"
“I also wrote some outlines when I came up with the idea. Just for reference!”
"Oh, so who drew the prototype of the character?"
"Well, this is also me. When I proposed the idea before, I just drew a character. But it was just an introduction. The specific drawings were done by other people!"
Morikawa Kuniharu looked at Naoki Nagayama with a somewhat confused look, and finally asked:
"So, who will review the final work?"
"Ah," Naoki Nagayama seemed to realize the problem and whispered, "It should be me."
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Naoki Nagayama, you still say you don’t want to draw comics?!
The idea is you, the character prototype is you, and the person responsible for the final review is also you!
Isn't this your work?!
Do you have to draw the lines on the comics yourself to say that it is yours? !
"Naoki-san, you just want to draw comics for fun, right?"
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Faced with Kuniharu Morikawa's question that seemed to have grasped the truth, Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to answer for a moment and could only remain silent.
However, this caused Morikawa Kuniharu to misunderstand even more:
"Ah, since it's just for fun, it's understandable that you don't want people to know that you're a cartoonist!"
He thought Naoki Nagayama didn't want to damage his current reputation and was trying to protect his reputation.
"Then this matter will be known only to you and me. I will never tell anyone!" Morikawa Kuniharu patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will arrange for publication when the time comes!"
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Naoki Nagayama is in tears, he really doesn't want to be a cartoonist!
It’s not too late to change a publishing house now. The publishing houses of Kadokawa Group seem to be pretty good. They also have comic magazines!
At the filming base in Ota Ward, a group of people were surrounding a sports car parked on the road.
"Toyota's sports car doesn't look high-end enough!" said Masataka Komori and the crew members. "Although it's very expensive, it doesn't give off the feeling of being rich."
A crew member suggested:
"How about a Mercedes-Benz? Didn't Naoki-san buy the third generation of Mercedes-Benz, the R107, when he first started?"
A friend nearby joked, "Oh? You know a lot. You've been envious of Naoki-san's sports car for a long time, right? Do you want to buy one for yourself?"
"Hey hey hey"
However, Komori Masataka still shook his head:
“It’s not expensive enough for the leading man in the movie who makes a lot of money.”
Leslie Cheung was a little surprised when he heard this. You know, the kind of sports car they were talking about is something that only very wealthy people can afford even in Hong Kong today.
"How about a Toyota Century? Didn't Naoki-san buy a Toyota Century?"
Kijima Kyon shook his head:
"The Toyota Century is a bit low-key and doesn't fit the male lead's flamboyant style."
“Ferrari?” “Rolls-Royce?” “Porsche?”
Everyone was talking about the names of top sports cars, which made Masataka Komori and Kyon Kimura a little worried. It was because they were too expensive. In one scene, the male protagonist crashed his own luxury car.
No matter which one it is, it's heartbreaking!
"Leslie" Tony Leung Ka Fai, who doesn't speak Japanese, walked up to Leslie Cheung and asked, "What are they talking about?"
"They were discussing which luxury car to use to hit them."
"Crazy. Using a real luxury car?"
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Leslie Cheung was also a little surprised. This crew really planned to use real luxury cars to shoot the car crash scene!
Eh? But if that's the case, then I have a chance to really drive a luxury car into a wall! I'm a little excited just thinking about it.
After discussing for a while, Kyon Kimura decided that the first luxury car model should be the red model of Ferrari, the most dazzling one, which can show the male protagonist's unrestrained and ostentatious behavior after becoming rich.
When you have more money in the future, you can use the silver-white Rolls-Royce Silver Spur.
As the producer, Masataka Komori naturally has to contact the financial backer behind the scenes as soon as possible. It would be best if the financial backer has these two types of cars, so he can borrow them. If not, he can contact a luxury car dealership to rent one.
"Why doesn't Naoki-san buy a Ferrari or a Rolls-Royce? It would be much more convenient to just borrow it!"
As for the car crash scene at the end, he might as well see if he can buy a second-hand, scrapped Rolls-Royce Silverthorn. If he uses a new car to crash into the car, his heart will be broken!
After the discussion, Kyon Kimura continued filming the movie.
After more than a week, the crew has almost gotten used to each other and entered the high-speed shooting period.
Leslie Cheung was worthy of being the actor he had chosen. He did very well in the role of a newcomer in the workplace in the beginning, and he also played the arrogant and proud role after making money very well. He controlled the role very well.
He's just a little short and lacks aura.
But fortunately, with height-increasing shoes and shooting angles, this is not a problem~
"For the next scene, we'll be going to Shuyou Capital in Ginza!"
Kyon Kimura looked at the filming schedule and found that the male protagonist Kazuhiko Horita had established an investment company and earned the title of Tiger of Ginza.
Owning your own company in an office building in Ginza is the hallmark of a financial upstart!
"As for Shuyou Capital, I must talk to Naoki-san about it!"
Although they had already made the contact, after all, he was going to Naoki Nagayama's company, so Kyon Kimura still decided to talk to Naoki Nagayama.
It would be best if Naoki-san were there in person.
After thinking about this, he started communicating with Komori Masataka:
"Masataka-kun, will Naoki-san come to the scene in Ginza tomorrow?"
"There was no such arrangement before." Komori Masataka shook his head and continued to flip through his address book. "The contact with Shuyou Capital was through Minister Nakai Yuta, who is a good friend of Naoki-san and the CEO of Shuyou Capital."
Both Masataka Komori and Kyon Kidō have participated in the "Cherry Blossom Viewing Party" at Yamaozakuin. It can be said that they are not unfamiliar with Naoki Nagayama's circle of friends, and have also met Nakai Enta several times.
"But we have no experience dealing with Minister Nakai, so we don't know if it will go smoothly."
Kimura Kyon was a little worried. After all, the people in the investment bank were all arrogant and looked superior to others.
"Kijima, are you saying that we should let Naoki-san come over to save face a little?"
"Hi~"
It’s not shameful to ask for help from your own boss!
Komori Masataka thought about it and nodded:
"Okay, I'll call Naoki-san later and ask him to come and inspect the progress of the filming."
"Well, this will make me feel much more at ease!"
"Okay, Kimura, go and start filming!" Komori Masataka said, and then he continued to flip through his notebook. "I also need to ask the investor if they have a Ferrari!"
"Thank you for your hard work~"