N-M Chapter 1029-1038, Young people in Japan are missing something
Chapter 1029-1038, Young people in Japan are missing something
Chapter 1029 Chapter 1038, The young people in Japan are missing something.
"Take another bite! Just one bite!"
Akina looked at Naoki Nagayama with a pleading look, with some white cream on the corner of her mouth.
"Dah!"
Naoki Nagayama refused righteously, then scooped a spoonful of ice cream from the cup in his hand and put it in his mouth, then hummed with satisfaction~
Even if it’s not summer or winter, eating ice cream is always a refreshing thing!
Today, Naoki Nagayama returned to Yamazakurain and found that Akina was secretly eating ice cream at home while Mrs. Nonaka Mari was out buying groceries!
How is this possible? !
Naoki Nagayama naturally robbed them halfway, and he was still saying:
"Akina, how can you eat something cold when you're pregnant? What if you catch a cold? I'm doing this for your own good!"
"How could that be! It's okay to eat it once in a while!"
Akina grabbed Naoki Nagayama's hand holding the spoon and was about to put the spoon into her mouth.
There are too many things you can't eat during pregnancy, such as alcohol, soda, and spicy hot pot. In short, you should eat less irritating things that are high in oil, salt, and spicy.
After a few months, Mingcai is dying of greed!
"Ahh~"
In the end, Akina snatched a bite from Naoki Nagayama, and then began to compete for the next piece of food.
The two of them were fighting for a piece of ice cream, taking a bite each time, just like they were in the honeymoon period, so sick of each other~
Even the dog watching on the side seemed to be full!
"Akina~" After finally finishing all the ice cream, Naoki Nagayama talked to Akina about the company's affairs, "In two days, I'm going abroad to Hong Kong~"
"Going abroad?" Mingcai asked in surprise, "What are you going to do in Hong Kong?"
"Go find some actors from the Hong Kong entertainment industry and see if they are suitable for playing the leading role in 'Tiger of Ginza'."
Naoki Nagayama explained the next major film of Shuyou Films.
"Masataka-kun and Kijima-kun will also be joining me."
"Eh"
When she heard that it was a casting for a movie, Akina had nothing to say, but she felt a little upset because her husband was going abroad and she couldn't go with him.
She also knew the script of the movie "Tiger of Ginza", so she said directly:
"If the Japanese entertainment industry can't find a suitable one, why not just let Naoki-san take the role? Why go to Hong Kong?"
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Naoki Nagayama shook his head when he heard this. Although he was very talented and versatile in the eyes of others, acting was very talent-intensive. There was a big difference between guiding others to act and acting yourself.
Simply put, his acting skills are not that good!
Having filmed so many movies, he has participated in very few, almost only in commercials at the beginning and the subsequent "Paranormal Activity". There is also a movie "Love Letter" with Akina.
When playing the male lead in "Love Letter", he just needed to look handsome and didn't need much acting skills. But Akina is different, she is also talented in acting, and "Love Letter" mainly depends on her acting skills.
"The male lead of "Tiger of Ginza" needs to carry the show this time. From the immature look at the beginning to the high-spirited and unbridled character, and the final ending, his acting skills are really tested."
Naoki Nagayama put his arm around Akina's shoulders and sighed.
"My acting talent is not enough."
"Who said that!" Akina sat up straight and looked at her husband, saying seriously, "Naoki-san has great talent! If you want to act, you can definitely do it!"
"Haha~"
Although he knew that these were words of comfort, Naoki Nagayama was still very happy.
Turning his head, he looked at Akina's serious and bright eyes, her delicate but stubborn nose, and her fair and smooth face with rosy lips. Naoki Nagayama suddenly grinned and said:
"Akina, there's ice cream on your lips~"
"Eh?" Akina licked the corner of her mouth subconsciously.
Naoki Nagayama felt itchy:
"Let me help you wipe it off!"
Then he put his arm around Akina's shoulders and kissed her gently~
When Nonaka Mari returned to Yamazakurain and opened the side door, she saw such a sticky scene in the living room. She stood there at the entrance for a moment, not knowing whether she should come in.
After thinking it over, I finally put down the shopping bag and quietly left.
The cool breeze of early spring blew on Nozomi's slightly hot cheeks, and she couldn't help but fan her face with her hands:
“Really, young people nowadays.”
Because he was going abroad, Naoki Nagayama sped up the filming progress the next day.
At the filming base in Ota Ward, the crew of "Tokyo Love Story" noticed that Naoki Nagayama seemed a little serious today. His stern face and frowned brows made the actors and staff unconsciously speed up their work efficiency.
During the intermission, Kanako Higuchi hesitated for a moment, but still came over to talk;
"Naoki-san, are you in a bad mood today?"
"Hmm?" Naoki Nagayama looked up from the director's monitor, a little surprised. "You're in a bad mood? Why do you say that?"
"Because Naoki-san has been very serious since the beginning of work today." Higuchi Kanako sat in the seat next to Naoki Naoyama, and felt relieved that Naoki Naoyama's tone was not bad. "Everyone is worried, and it was a day off the day before yesterday."
As the most powerful person on the set, almost everyone was paying attention to Naoki Nagayama. Even the smallest movements would be noticed, not to mention his serious attitude today.
The whole crew started to feel pressure.
"Ah, it's not that I'm in a bad mood or anything like that," Naoki Nagayama responded and explained, "I just need to catch up on some work these few days. I'm going abroad next week."
"Naoki-san, are you going to attend an event? Or are you going on a trip?"
Kanako Higuchi became more relaxed. Logically speaking, if you want to travel during the cherry blossom season, you should stay in Japan.
"I'm going to Hong Kong to look for actors."
As for finding actors for "Tiger of Ginza", Naoki Nagayama had no intention of hiding it. After all, the actions of Masataka Komori and Kyon Kimura had already made the news known to the entertainment industry, and many agencies wanted to cooperate.
It’s just that no one knows the specific content of “Tora no Koro no Ginza”.
"What kind of actors does Naoki-san want?" asked Kanako Higuchi.
"First of all, he needs to be young and handsome, in his early 20s. Then he needs to have good acting skills." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Specifically, he needs to be able to act out the transition from an ordinary person to a big shot and then fall back to being an ordinary person."
"Such an actor"
Kanako Higuchi thought to herself that in this era, Japanese male actors have to be middle-aged to become famous. Being young and having good acting skills are somewhat mutually exclusive, unless one has particularly outstanding talent.
After thinking for a while, she still didn't find anyone familiar. Higuchi Kanako shook her head:
"Can Naoki-san be found in Hong Kong?"
“I’m not sure.”
In this era, Leon Lai had not yet made his debut, and Takeshi Kaneshiro was still a handsome and talented teenager.
After Naoki Nagayama's explanation, the entire set became relaxed. Everyone knew that Naoki-san was just rushing to meet deadlines, so they started working even harder.
"Tokyo Love Story" is already halfway through filming, and the four-corner relationship between the male protagonist Nagao Kanji, Mikami Kenichi, Sekiguchi Satomi, and Akaname Rika has become increasingly complicated.
Nagao Kanji and Rika are in a boyfriend-girlfriend relationship, but in his heart he still likes his white moonlight Satomi. Satomi is dating the scumbag Kenichi Mikami, but because Kenichi Mikami cheats frequently, she is emotionally dependent on Nagao Kanji. Rika is torn between love and sadness because of Nagao Kanji's indecision.
Actually, now the characters of Nagao Kanji and Sekiguchi Rimi are more like the sea king, while Akana Rika, who was originally the sea king, is more like a love-brained
Three sea kings versus one love-brained person?
Naoki Nagayama still remembers that when he watched it before, he only saw the passionate love between the hero and heroine, but he didn't expect that after actually filming it now, it was all bloody.
"CUT!" Naoki Nagayama yelled "Cut!" and said to Kanako Higuchi, "Kanako-san, if you ask Rika out alone to apologize, you need to be a little more deliberate in expressing your apology."
“You have to show that you’re apologizing, it’s polite and sincere, but it feels a bit fake!”
Actually, I want some green tea.
In fact, this is not a problem for the Japanese. They have been taught to be polite, respectful, and to hide their emotions since childhood. So when they grow up, even if they have a thousand thoughts in their minds, they can still behave well on the surface.
"Hi~"
Kanako Higuchi nodded and continued to act with Suzuki Honami opposite her.
It has to be said that women are born actors. The scenes performed by the next two actresses can definitely be performed in palace fighting dramas.
The name of Shuyou Films' next hit movie is "Tiger of Ginza", and this news is spreading rapidly in the entertainment industry.
The first film of the year, Hayato, is considered the pinnacle of gangster films, and everyone is amazed that Naoki Nagayama is worthy of his work.
A while ago, director Shuichi Ido's "The Man with Zero Presence" was released. Although its presence is relatively low, it is said to have received rave reviews among midnight shows and curiosity enthusiasts.
Even film critics in the industry said in their columns that this is a very interesting movie.
It is also said that director Yitang may have added some psychology or hypnosis techniques to make people who have watched it very vague about the specific plot, and it is well worth a try.
It's just that a bunch of directors haven't figured out how movies hypnotize the audience~
Another masterpiece of Shuyou Films this year is naturally Naoki Nagayama's "Tokyo Love Story", which has become popular in Japan!
I don't know how many people have sung the song "Sudden Love". Taxi drivers like to play it when picking up passengers.
Although it is not a movie, its popularity and influence are no less than those of movies.
Next up is the third major film of the year from Shuyou Films. "Tiger of Ginza", only the name has been revealed, and even the director and the protagonist of the film have not been confirmed.
People are saying that this movie, which is said to be based on Naoki Nagayama, has already become a hot topic in the entertainment industry.
"What is Naoki Nagayama going to do? After taking a photo of his grandfather, is he going to take a photo of himself now?"
"Shouldn't we still take pictures of our parents?"
"Isn't 'Midnight Diner' his father? And there's also his big brother!"
". Naoki Nagayama is going to bring the entire Nagayama family to the screen!"
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Similar discussions keep appearing, and some people say that Naoki Nagayama is creating history for his family, and maybe his children will also shoot a movie like "Son of Nagayama" or "Baby Project" in the future!
And more people in the industry have a deeper understanding:
"Shuyou Films doesn't seem to be interested in Japanese actors in the entertainment industry?"
"After all, this movie is based on Naoki Nagayama, so it's understandable that the requirements for the lead actor are a bit higher."
"There's news that Naoki Nagayama is going to take the director to Hong Kong, China to look for actors?"
"How can this be? Isn't this a clear disdain for the Japanese entertainment industry?! What good actors can there be in the Hong Kong entertainment industry?!"
".There is Jackie Chan."
".Okay, count him in."
Speaking of Jackie Chan, everyone is speechless, after all, he is now an international star! However, Jackie Chan will definitely not play in "Tiger of Ginza". Apart from other things, he will definitely not pass the test of handsomeness!
"No matter what, please give priority to Japanese actors at Shuyou Films."
"Do we in Japan have any young male actors with good acting skills? Send them to Shuyou Films as soon as possible!"
"But, if you star in Naoki Nagayama's movie, you will definitely become a big star! Who should you choose?"
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There was no Internet or media like Tik Tok at the time, so all the exposure was through TV, newspapers, magazines and cinemas, and these channels were strictly controlled.
Japan's social hierarchy is strict, and the actor circle is also strict. Most of the resources will be allocated to senior actors, unless you have connections.
Even young people in the idol circle are no exception. Unless the popularity of the older ones has declined too seriously, they will definitely not share their resources with the newcomers.
If Naoki Nagayama had been incorporated into the entertainment industry, he might now be just a guy doing odd jobs on the set.
It is very difficult for young people in Japan to make a name for themselves.
Shuichi Idou was pulled to the banquet by his seniors from Tokyo University of the Arts, and the group of people were communicating with each other enthusiastically.
"Yitang." A familiar senior raised his glass to toast, "Is the box office of "The Man with Zero Sense of Existence" okay?"
"It's very bad." Idou Shuichi shook his head, a bitter look on his face, "It ranks last among Shuyou's movies!"
Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this. These photos hit the horse's legs:
“It’s actually counting down.”
"Yes, now there are only more than 5 million, and it seems that we can't break through 6 million."
Shuichi Idou tilted his head back and drank the sake, truly marveling at the box office success of his own movie.
The other people in the industry nearby opened their eyes wide, and a box office of 5 million is not enough?!
The box office of big-budget movies in the entire entertainment industry is about 1 million, and yours, Shuichi Idou, is now five times higher than theirs!
You also said that the box office of Shuyou Films is at the bottom. What are you bragging about?!
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Seeing that everyone looked constipated, Idou Xiuyi quickly explained:
"Don't disbelieve me. Most of our Shuyou's previous movies have grossed over a billion yuan, and the highest has even reached 10 billion yuan!"
"The only two works of Shuyou that have a budget of less than 10 billion yuan were both produced by me!"
One is "The Blue Sea" and the other is "The Man with Zero Existence". In fact, these two films should be considered art films, so it is reasonable that their box office is a little low.
However, other art films by Shuyou, such as "April Story" and "Don't Stop the Camera" directed by Naoki Nagayama, have box office revenues of over 10 billion! This immediately shows that Idou Shuichi's level seems to be not good enough.
Even Masataka Komori's "Hot Blood School 2" and Kyon Kimura's "Ring 2" have achieved good results.
This is also the reason why Shuichi Idou was a little nervous during this period and took on the animation film project. If he doesn't work harder, he will become the last among the tree friends directors!
"Xiuyi-san's movies are all niche, this is inevitable."
There were still some alumni who were good at dancing and smiled to ease the atmosphere.
"Isn't it that the next one is a commercial film? Tiger of Ginza. Is it directed by Shuichi-san? Or is Naoki Nagayama going to direct it himself?"
Idou Shuichi knew that these classmates were here to gather information, so he did not hide it:
"I'm not the director, and Naoki-san doesn't want to direct either."
"In fact, this "Ginza Tiger" is a script written by Shuyou's creative center under the guidance of Shuyou. It is a project for Shuyou to train subsequent directors. The director will be Masataka Komori or Kyon Kijima, a new generation director under Shuyou. But it has not been decided yet!"
Hearing this, the other students sitting next to him started talking to each other, and then another student asked:
"Xiuichi-san, I heard that the male lead will be selected from Hong Kong?"
"Oh, you already know this~" Idou Shuichi smiled, "Naoki-san has seen a lot of actors recently, but unfortunately none of them meet the standards. So I have to look elsewhere."
"Is there no one in Neon who agrees with the standards?"
"Naoki-san said that young Japanese actors seem to be missing something. The temperament of Showa men?"
Idou Shuichi drank a lot of wine and was a little confused. He recalled his conversation with Naoki Nagayama. He remembered Naoki Nagayama said that young actors in Japan seemed to lack a certain temperament.
There are actors from the older generation, but they are too old.
In fact, Naoki Nagayama was not talking about the Showa spirit, but the temperament of the future Chinese descendants that can be recognized from Asians at a glance. That kind of fearless, confident and arrogant feeling.
Everyone at the banquet was confused and continued to ask Idou Shuichi what kind of temperament this was.
And Idou Shuichi didn't know how to describe it. After all, Naoyama Naoki didn't explain it in detail. However, there is a role model:
"Just look at Naoki Nagayama, after all, the character is based on him."
"When I saw Naoki-san, I could actually tell that he was completely different from other young people."
Everyone recalled Naoki Nagayama's appearance in public and indeed found that every time he talked to others, he was equal and gentle, and even when he bowed politely, his back seemed to be always straight.
In short, it is very different from other Japanese people.