Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 1143 Chapter 1152 How can we give our popularity to other media? !

After the preview of "Ghost", the reporters produced reports as quickly as possible and handed them over to the directors of their own newspapers immediately, fearing that other media would grab the spotlight if they were a little late.

So the public quickly saw the details of the preview and then
"Naoki Nagayama is playing tricks again!"

"What? Pre-sale? You're betting with the audience?"

"What a bunch of clever ideas!"

"I must go and see it now~"

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Naturally, Naoki Nagayama's statement on the pre-sale of "Ghost" at the scene directly triggered public opinion.

Many colleagues in the entertainment industry were watching the competition between Shuyou and the Tokyo Sports News with an attitude of watching the fun.

People from Toho Toei and even AEON Cinemas became curious after learning about the "movie ticket pre-sale" activity. It seems that the movie ticket pre-sale activity has great potential!
Seeing the pre-sale details specially marked in the newspaper, some viewers became very interested and wanted to go and take a look.

The reports of various media all have reviews of "Ghost". Although they only account for a small part, they are all praised. They think that this movie is undoubtedly an excellent work and lives up to the reputation of Naoki Nagayama.
It’s just that the “pre-sale + betting” at the end is more eye-catching~
In any case, the promise of "If the public trial fails, Naoki Nagayama will pay for the movie tickets" is very tempting. What if he really loses the case?

In the eyes of ordinary people, Shuyou is just an excellent film company, while the Tokyo Sports News is one of the most circulated newspapers in Japan!
Behind every media group in this era are large interest groups!

At this time, inside the Tokyo Sports News, in the editor-in-chief's office, the editor-in-chief Junichi Imamura had a gloomy face because the newspaper's reporter also gave him a difficult question.

"Should we report on Naoki Nagayama's 'pre-sale details' and 'bet'? This is a hot topic!"

After reading the article, Junichi Imamura had to admit that this article would definitely attract a lot of attention after it was published.
But the key point is that the Tokyo Sports News is the other party to the incident!

"You really put me on the spot!"

Junichi Imamura was so angry that his teeth were itching, but there was nothing he could do. At the end of the year, the news about the Tokyo Sports Daily and Naoki Nagayama had become a hot topic among the whole nation.

Gold medal reporter Yuto Kosaka said with a smile:

"Editor-in-Chief, I think we should report it. There will be related news in the next week!"

"How can it be repaired!"

Junichi Imamura is really regretting it now. He shouldn't have gotten involved with Naoki Nagayama just for the exclusive reporting rights of some large-scale event!

You know, even if Kenki Kurita of the Agency for Cultural Affairs does not support it, their Tokyo Sports News has other channels to obtain the reporting rights!

Although on the surface the Tokyo Sports News is an independent media without any large newspaper groups or other financial backgrounds, everyone who has worked in Japan knows that this is impossible!
Any large Japanese company with a long history must be supported by a financial group or political group!

The predecessor of Tokyo Sports News was the National Times of the National Times of the National Times New Society. Just by listening to the name, you can tell that it must have something to do with the reformists.
In fact, this is exactly the case. There are several political families holding shares behind the Tokyo Sports News. Otherwise, how could it compete with major newspapers such as the Nikkan Sports of Asahi Shimbun, Sports Nippon of Mainichi Shimbun, and Chunichi Sports of Chunichi Shimbun?

It’s just that political families cannot be openly associated with media manipulation, and usually they don’t care about the reports of the Tokyo Sports Daily, as long as they can make money~
Editor-in-chief Junichi Imamura was ruthless:

"Report! Why not report?!"

"Kosaka-kun, go sort out the context of this news and publish a full page of causes and consequences. Also, initiate a voting campaign and let the audience vote on who will lose the case!"

"How can we give up the popularity of our Tokyo Sports News to other newspapers!!!"

Gold medal reporter Yuto Kosaka immediately smiled:

"Okay, Editor-in-Chief Imamura! I'll go right away!"

The Tokyo Sports Daily is an evening newspaper, and the preview will be at noon, so he can't make it today, which means he still has an evening and a morning to sort out all the hot news.

After sending the reporters away, Junichi Imamura sat in his office chair in a daze.
He was not worried that the board of directors would ask him to resign. After all, it was just a news incident, and the circulation of the newspaper had increased instead of decreased during the period. At most, he would just have to bow and apologize in embarrassment.

However, Naoki Nagayama's series of actions made him feel like he was being used.

"Why do I feel like Naoki Nagayama understands media propaganda better than the media does?"

The Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro.

"Naoki-san has attracted attention again!"

Shuichi Ido and Naoki Nagayama were chatting in Yoshimura Otomo's office. There were always people in this office, and it had good tea and tea sets. It had become a regular tea-drinking spot for the three of them!

"Isn't this planned long ago?" Naoki Nagayama picked up the small teacup and took a sip. "Next, it all depends on the results of the public trial!"

"There will definitely be no problem!"

Shuichi Idou is very confident and is now just waiting for the day of promotion again.

After chatting and laughing for a while, Naoki Nagayama suddenly remembered something:
"By the way, Otomo-san mentioned the annual meeting performance earlier."

"Naoki-san actually still remembers it~" Yoshimura Otomo said with a smile, "I thought you had forgotten about what happened during this period of time."

“How could I forget?”

"Hahaha~"

Yoshimura Otomo put down his teacup, took a list from the desk and handed it to Nagayama Naoki.

"During this period, Yamin-kun has contacted various agencies, but since it is the end of the year, everyone is preparing for the year-end programs and is very busy."

"Especially for those top artist music festivals, New Year's conventions, record awards, and the Red and White Songs Contest. There is almost no time left."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the names on the list and nodded:

"It looks like they are mostly second-tier celebrity idols."

They are probably the idols who were not selected for the Red and White Songs Contest or other popular programs, such as Ishikawa Hidemi, Hayami Yuu, Tenchi Mari, etc. Of course, there are also people like Minamino Yoko, Asaka Yui, Nakayama Mie, etc.

There are only a few people standing at the top of the idol world now, including the long-retired Yamaguchi Baihui, his wife who has returned to the top after her comeback, and Matsuda Seiko who just gave birth to a baby and is planning a comeback, as well as two strong competitors, Okada Yukiko and Kudo Shizuka~
"Yes. After all, people like Yukiko Okada and our Shizuka-chan are very busy right now. They can't spare the time to attend a company annual meeting."

Yoshimura Otomo paused for a moment and continued,

"However, it seems that Seiko Matsuda will make a comeback at the Red and White Song Contest. I wonder if she has time."

"It's only been a short time since Shengzi-chan gave birth to her baby, so let's not overwork her~"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head and declined the proposal.
Then he looked at the list and suddenly said unexpectedly:

"Eh? Why is Kashiwahara Yoshie also in there?"

Logically speaking, Kashiwahara Yoshie should be more popular and talked about this year. After all, she is known as the "royal idol."

"Ah, Kashiwahara Yoshie." Yoshimura Otomo explained, "Because of the rumors about the royal family, although the popularity has increased, some major events are afraid to invite you!"

Although she has become more famous among the public due to rumors of marrying into the royal family, some entertainment industry events with backgrounds are hesitant. No one knows what Prince Naruhito and the royal family really think.
What attitude should I take? What if I really become a princess in the future?
So I just didn’t invite him!

"Haha, I see," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Then invite her."

He knew that the so-called Imperial Household Agency would definitely not allow a "commoner actor" to become the queen, and Kashiwahara Yoshie did not come from a long-standing artistic family.

"Hi"

Next, Naoki Nagayama also shortlisted a few names that sounded familiar, as well as the male idol groups such as Johnny's Akebono, the independent band Square Gingham, etc.

"That's about it. It should be enough for the two-hour annual meeting."

Naoki Nagayama put down the list and looked at Yoshimura Otomo and said,
"Has the venue been decided at the Imperial Hotel?"

"The time for the party will be the afternoon of the day before New Year's Eve."

"Then we look forward to the lively scene that day!"

Naoki Nagayama raised his small teacup and clinked it with Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura. The annual meeting should be the last big event of the year, and after that it will be a happy vacation!
The day after is the Red and White Songs Festival, so after this annual meeting, most of the tree friends will have a direct holiday. Of course, people in the agency cannot take a day off, and people in the film department also need to work overtime, after all, "Ghost" is currently in theaters at that time.

Under the strong popularity and topicality of "Ghost", almost all other movies in the entire entertainment industry have been suppressed and have lost their popularity. Several of them are considering withdrawing from the schedule to avoid the show~
We have a low-budget movie coming out before the New Year. It's called "Black Room," a thriller. Matsuo Muneo is currently editing it.
Even the pre-promotion and finale announcement seemed to be non-existent, and did not cause any splash at all. Fortunately, this movie is just a niche late-night horror movie, and there is a specific group of people who will watch it specifically at that time, so popularity is not too important.
By the way, Shuyou has another drama called “Across the World” which is currently in the final stages of filming!

Masataka Komori, who has not been seen for a long time, worked hard to complete the ending plot together with actors such as Kyohei Shibata and Leslie Cheung.

While the core area of ​​Tokyo was in turmoil, at the filming base in Ota Ward, the various crews continued to work overtime without paying any attention to what was happening outside.

Among them are the crew members of "Along the World". Since filming a dance party at Tokyo Prince Hotel a week ago, the crew members have been hunkered down in the filming base and working hard to catch up with the progress.

Now, we are filming the final gunfight scene indoors. The two male protagonists will have a gunfight with the villain's adoptive father and his men in the small living room indoors.
This scene required repeated rehearsals because, in order to make it more realistic, small explosive packs were placed on the floor and walls. It took several days to recreate the scene!

"Okay, let's rehearse again!" Komori Masataka shouted to the crew members with a loudspeaker, "Remember, you must follow the fixed steps.
When the actual shooting begins, the gunpowder will explode, but our prop master has made sure it will just be like a small firecracker and no one will get hurt! "

"Hi!"
The two leading actors and other supporting actors had no complaints either. Everyone knew that shooting this scene required extreme caution.

"Ready.Action!"

The sound effects of the gunfight will definitely need to be added later, and we can't detonate the buried explosive packs now.
So the scene became very strange, a group of people were holding prop guns and pretending to pull the trigger, while the male lead Kyohei Shibata and Leslie Cheung were rolling on the floor!

The onlookers tried hard not to laugh, while the two male protagonists tried their best to dodge the hail of bullets in their minds.
"Cut!"

Komori Masataka called out "cut" again, and then said to the leading and supporting actors,
"Okay, everyone is familiar with each other!"

"Put on some makeup, and we'll officially start filming!"

After a few minutes, Komori Masataka started shooting seriously this time. Under his command with a stopwatch, the prop master pressed the detonator directly.
As Leslie Cheung rolled on the ground to dodge, the small explosive packs buried in the floor exploded in sequence, forming a circle around him.
When Leslie Cheung climbed up and rushed towards the wall, the gunpowder buried in the wall exploded along with his body, leaving a string of bullet holes. The place where Shibata Kyohei ran was also covered with bullet holes!
The scene was suddenly filled with dust, and even the vision was a little blurry!
“Cut!!”

Seeing the key point, Komori Masataka quickly called "cut", then nervously approached the camera and asked the photographer:

"How's it going? Did you take the picture? Is the picture clear?!"

If I don’t take a good picture this time, I’ll have to wait several days before I can take it again!

"Hey, we've captured it. And we used three cameras, so there's absolutely no problem!" the cameraman assured him.

"Let me see first"

On the director's monitor, Masataka Komori saw the basic images, and only after confirming that they had been filmed did he feel relieved.

At this time, Leslie Cheung, with his head and face covered in dust, walked through the messy studio and asked in Japanese:
"How about it?"

Shibata Kyohei also came over and looked at the scene with concern. Although the scene was mainly of Leslie Cheung, he was also in the frame.
"Perfect!"

Komori Masataka said exaggeratedly,
"No problem at all! This shot passed!"

"Hahaha, that's good!"

Leslie Cheung also laughed. This scene was the most difficult one in the post-production. The subsequent fighting scenes would be much easier.

"Take a short break, both of you should clean up, and let the makeup artist touch up your makeup. We will do the next shot in half an hour!"

There was dust everywhere on the set, even in the air, so we had to wait until the cleaning was completed and the dust settled before we could continue filming.

During the break, Masataka Komori came to Leslie Cheung:

"Leslie, the last scene will be filmed in about three days. Will you go back to Hong Kong directly then?"

"Yes, Hong Kong is urging us to do this every day!"

As a popular singer in Hong Kong, Leslie Cheung needed to participate in many activities. The reason why he could stay in Japan for such a long time was not only because Japan's entertainment industry is now a model for the Hong Kong entertainment industry, but also because of the fame of Shuyou.

“That can’t be helped.” Komori Masataka sighed, “Naoki-san’s Ghost is about to premiere.”

"It's Christmas. We need to record a show!"

There are also many plans for Christmas in Hong Kong. It is estimated that after Leslie Cheung returns, he will run back and forth in various TVB programs.

"There will be opportunities in the future!"

"Oh, and the Tree Friends will hold an annual meeting the day before New Year's Eve. If you have time, Leslie can also come and attend," Komori Masataka mentioned. "This year, the Tree Friends have made a big plan!"

“There may be no schedule this year.”

Leslie Cheung thanked Masataka Komori for his kindness. There was a New Year's Eve concert at the Hong Kong Coliseum, which he could not miss.

"Then there's nothing we can do~"

Komori Masataka also lamented that as an artist, he is busier during holidays like this, and there is nothing he can do about it.
So for this year's annual party for the tree friends, Naoki-san invited other artists, just to let his own artists celebrate the festival in advance~
Half an hour passed in a flash, and the filming of "Across the World" continued.

The film is expected to be completed before Christmas, and then officially start editing at the beginning of the year, and will be officially released around February!

It will become the opening masterpiece for tree friends at the beginning of next year.
Komori Masataka felt both honored and pressured.