Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 628 636, I just wanted to be an ordinary person.
The small restaurant was now filled with fragrance, and the crew members sitting in the booths began to enjoy their morning tea like real guests.
"It tastes really good!" "Why does mine look bad?" "Some are made by actors, and some are made by Naoki-san." "Naoki-san's cooking skills are not good~" "Nonsense! Naoki-san comes from a family of chefs, and his cooking skills are amazing!"

Some of the more familiar employees are introducing their boss's background to the new employees.

The fact that Naoki Nagayama's father had a family business of izakaya was deified as the origin of a cooking family. Coupled with the rumored underworld background, the strong sense of contrast suddenly gave him a contrasting image of a "extreme cook".
"Naoki-san, why do we have to really cook?" Komori Masataka asked in confusion, "Some actors' cooking skills are not good enough."

"Hahaha, it's just about creating the atmosphere of the scene." Naoki Nagayama said, "To play a role well, the most important thing is experience. I don't have much energy to let the actors get into the background of the characters little by little, so I might as well let them do it for real."

"Forehead"

Ah, is this the reason why Naoki-san was so successful in filming movies in the past?
Komori Masataka seemed to think that he had discovered a top-secret technique that Naoki Nagayama had never passed on to anyone else! His entire spirits were lifted!

Come to think of it, when I was in High School, I just went there to be a student! When I was in The Ring, I really went to find a haunted house!

Once I got into this idea, all the previous movies were moving towards it.
The restaurant was so busy that even real customers came to order food. A young couple who looked like a couple walked into the restaurant.
"Private Marseille, are there any seats available?"

And Naoki Nagayama did not kick anyone out. Instead, like a real restaurant, he asked Takewaki Muga to greet the guests and asked the other team members to behave normally.

"Hi, guest, please come this way."

As an actor with extensive performance experience, Takewaki Muga's performance was flawless. His enthusiastic expression and skillful movements showed that he looked like he had been working in this restaurant for several years.

Although the young man who came in was very curious, why did this handsome old man-like store manager look so familiar and why did he feel that other customers were looking at him strangely?
But since it is a restaurant, it doesn’t matter as long as you can eat!
"Please give me a cup of coffee, cappuccino, and then give her a strawberry parfait." The young man ordered his food, while the girl opposite him looked at the store manager next to him, becoming more and more confused.

"Hi, please wait a moment."

After taking note of the menu, Takewaki Muga bowed slightly and returned to the kitchen. He could make the coffee himself, but as for the parfait,

"Smoked sauce, can you make it?"

"Ah, stupid tape!" Kaoru Kohiruimaki also worked in a dessert shop, so a simple parfait is no problem for her.

At this moment, the young couple outside were whispering, "Tell me, have you seen that store manager somewhere before? Although he's dressed very plainly, his face looks very handsome!"

".Reina-chan, when did your taste become so strong? Uncle?" The boy was a little unhappy.

"Who said that? If you don't believe me, take a closer look! It's really handsome!"

"Is he more handsome than the young handsome guy in front of you?" the boy said with a frown.

"Pfft~cough~"

Hearing this, the crew member sitting in the next booth couldn't help laughing and quickly coughed to cover it up.

The boy heard it, turned his head slightly, and said nothing more to the girl opposite him: "I have never seen this restaurant before. Why does it feel weird? There are a lot of strange instruments in the corner, covered with black cloth."

(I put away the cameras and stands temporarily to avoid getting them dirty while cooking, and some stands were placed directly in the corner.)
"Eh? What's weird about that? It feels like a comprehensive restaurant. Maybe it's a new store."

The boy looked around again and said, "The guests here are all strangers. They are so quiet and don't even chat. It feels like they don't come here to eat."

As soon as these words came out, the crew members immediately started chatting, and the whole restaurant became lively.
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The boy was shocked. It seemed like there was something really wrong with this restaurant!
At this moment, Takewaki Muga and Kohiruimaki Kaoru brought coffee and parfait, bowed slightly and said with a smile:
"Please enjoy your meal~"

Feeling the gazes from all around drifting here again, the young couple suddenly became nervous based on their instinct to read the air.

"Hi, Arigato~"

After that, they started eating quickly. The man was grimacing from the heat, and the woman was shivering.
At the end, he hurriedly handed over two large bills and ran out without even asking for change.
“Hahaha~” “This is so fun~”

As soon as the two of them left, laughter instantly broke out in the restaurant~
Naoki Nagayama came out and clapped his hands: "Alright, alright. Everyone's gone, everyone's finished eating~ Let's get ready and start the official filming!"

"Hi!"
After a long rest, Idou Shuichi regained some energy and looked at the busy crew and asked:
"Naoki-san, do you want to talk to the main actors about today's scenes?"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the filming schedule in his hand: "The first scene scheduled for today is exactly the lively restaurant scene, and the scenes of the employees at the restaurant front desk and back kitchen~"

"Yes, it needs to be divided into several shots, including customers, store managers, and shop assistants. It is necessary to show a busy scene while also reflecting a sense of picture." Ido Shuichi drew the storyboards on the manuscript paper and began to analyze.

"It looks like a lot of trouble." Naoki Nagayama scratched his head while looking at the storyboard. "If this is the case, we have to create the surrounding environment all over again every time. 6 is 7 shots, so our restaurant theater needs to be performed 7 times."

"It's really difficult to get everyone to concentrate and not make mistakes every time."

Masataka Komori sighed: "It's more than 7 times. Each shot may need to be taken many times."

"Huh? Why?" Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised.

Komori Masataka realized that the person in front of him was Nagayama Naoki. He rarely made NGs when filming:
"Ah, Naoki-san, then there's no problem~"

Shuichi Idou on the side seemed to feel the mockery but he couldn't say anything. He could only roll his eyes at Masataka Komori.

But the shooting still had to be done, he said to Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san, you should discuss the scenes with the actors one by one. Rehearsing in advance should reduce the possibility of NGs."

"Hmm," Naoki Nagayama looked at the storyboard and compared it with the image in his mind, "I think it's better to use one shot."

"One-shot?" Komori Masataka and Idou Shuichi looked at each other and began to think, "Isn't one-shot more commonly used in documentaries?"

Naoki Nagayama continued:

"Shuichi-san, do you remember the last duel we had in "Hot Blood High School"? Wasn't there a big melee scene that was filmed using the one-shot method?"

"Are you talking about the scene where the two gangs fight each other?" Yi Tangxiu nodded. "But at that time, it was just a scene. We only needed to show the fight and switch the shots. This time, there are 7 scenes!"

Naoki Nagayama recalled the scenes in his mind and smiled: "So what if there are too many scenes? The audience only has one pair of eyes. We just need to follow the protagonist and use the first-person perspective of the game."

"First-person perspective?" Idou Shuichi muttered to himself, "Isn't that a term used in literature? How did it get associated with games?"

"what!"

Naoki Nagayama just realized that in this era there weren't even large-screen visual games, and no one knew the difference between the first-person perspective and the God's perspective.

So he could only explain: "Just treat the camera as an audience. Anyway, wait for me to design a route, and then shoot according to this trajectory!"

"The rest of the actors can just act like they normally do when opening a restaurant! It's already like a normal restaurant business~ Only the actors who are dedicated to a few shots need to start performing according to the timing."

After hearing what Naoki Nagayama said, Shuichi Ido and Masataka Komori didn't say much and just waited to see what method he would use to start.

The crew's stagehands and props, along with Naoki Nagayama, designed the camera's route along the kitchen's movement line, while Kyon Kimura, the operator of the camera, listened to his special instructions:

"Kijima-kun, when you turn here, you need to raise the camera so that you can see the whole view of the kitchen."

"Hi!"

"At this time, the actors in the kitchen need to show an enthusiastic atmosphere. Yoshida!" Nagayama Naoki looked back at another supporting actor working part-time, "It's okay to be clumsy at this time!"

"Hey!" the young actor answered immediately.

The camera continues to change its trajectory, turning out from the kitchen: "The waiter comes out at this time!"

"Hi!"

Continue walking down the corridor towards the front hall:

"This is when Xunjiang comes into play."

After the initial explanation, Naoki Nagayama asked assistant director Masataka Komori and the actors to rehearse several times before starting the actual filming.

In the bright sunshine, the camera follows the heroine Tachibana into this busy restaurant:
After pushing open the small door of the kitchen, inside the noisy and bustling back kitchen, a young waitress ran swiftly to greet customers.
The new chef burnt the bread clumsily and was asked by the chef to wash the dishes.
The heroine made a tropical parfait and placed it on a tray and sent it to the front hall.
The lobby is almost full of guests and business is booming.
Each shot was connected together by Naoki Nagayama. A total of 7 shots are condensed into one shot. This is a one-shot shot!

Komori Masataka arranged the actors' movements while taking note of such superb operations. As Idou Shuichi watched this scene, he could only sigh silently in his heart:

"Naoki-san, it's you after all!"

What was originally expected to take a whole day to shoot was actually completed in two hours! No wonder other movies can be shot so quickly.
After taking the initial impression of the restaurant, Naoki Nagayama asked the crew members to take a short break, while he and Ito Kyuichi arranged the next shooting process.

"There are quite a few scenes in the restaurant, Xiuyi-san. Are all the other actors in place?"

"Because we didn't expect the filming to be so fast, some of them didn't come. But if we notify them now, it shouldn't be too late." Ito Kyuichi signaled Komori Masataka to call the staff who stayed behind in the studio and ask them to notify the extras.

Not long after Komori Masataka went to the office next door to make a phone call, he hurried over:
"Naoki-san, Otomo-san is anxiously looking for you."

"? Looking for me?"

Naoki Nagayama walked over strangely, and then came back after a while with a heavy face.

Idou Shuichi asked with concern: "Naoki-san, what's wrong?"

"There seems to be a problem at the KTV in Harajuku. Shigetomo Araki called the studio to look for me." Naoyama Naoki did not hide it from Idou Shuichi. "He didn't say what the matter was, but it should be quite urgent."

"Since you called Naoki-san, it must have happened suddenly." Ito Osamu nodded.

"Shuuichi-san, it looks like I can't help any more this afternoon." Naoki Nagayama said, "I'm going to go to Harajuku to take a look."

"Hey, Dumb Tape, I've recovered a lot after just one morning." Idou Shuichi naturally wouldn't stop him, "Naoki-san, be careful~"

"Hi!"

After nodding to Komori Masataka, Kido Kijima and others, and saying hello to Takewaki Muga and Kohiraimaki Kaoru, Naoki Nagayama drove his convertible towards Harajuku.

Outside a three-story building at the corner of Harajuku, a police car was parked outside. Several uniformed policemen were arresting several Shamatte young men and women in the hall that looked like a bar, and Shigetomo Araki was explaining something to the policemen.

After Naoki Nagayama arrived, the foreman Tetsuhiro Kurita came to greet him.

"Naoki-san, you're finally here~"

"Kurita-kun, what exactly happened?" Naoki Nagayama naturally had to ask first.

"Those young people came here this morning," said Tetsuhiro Kurita, pointing at the arrested people. "Although it's a bit strange, we still opened a private room."

"However, after waiting for a while, a policeman suddenly stopped at the door of the KTV and said that they had received a report that someone in our store was taking illegal drugs."

"?" Naoki Nagayama was speechless, "Could it be that they were high and called the police themselves?"

"We don't know what happened," Tetsuhiro Kurita quickly explained, "but they actually said that the contraband was taken from our store, so the police are still questioning the manager."

".Such a crude scapegoating."

Naoki Nagayama immediately understood that someone was going to cause trouble at the KTV. However, were their methods so despicable?
Shaking his head, he walked over to Shigetoshi Araki who was being questioned by the police and said, "Shigetoshi-san, how is it?"

Shigetomo Araki said, "Policeman still has some doubts and is asking some questions."

The policeman who looked like a deputy inspector looked over and asked menacingly, "Who are you? What's your relationship with this store?"

"I'm the owner of this KTV." Naoki Nagayama didn't mean to hide it, "This Mao Zhi-san is the manager I hired."

"So you are the boss!" The deputy inspector seemed not to care much about the entertainment industry, or he deliberately did not recognize Naoyama Naoki, and said in an angry voice, "The KTV allowed others to take contraband. Please come with us to the police department to assist in the investigation!"

As he said this, he wanted his men to give him a pair of silver bracelets.

Is this guy also part of the frame-up this time?! Naoki Nagayama pondered silently.

After hearing this, the KTV staff became anxious for a moment and gathered around.

After spending such a long time with the old members of the Yongshan Group, he has been more or less infected with the gangster style. When his boss is in trouble, it seems like he is going to fight for a while.

"What are you doing? Are you going to attack the police?!" The other policemen became nervous instantly, "Back off, back off!"

The shop assistants were a little overwhelmed for a moment. They were not members of a gang. They just wanted to support the boss, but they didn't want to go against the police!

Naoki Nagayama reacted and quickly waved his hand to ask the shop assistants to step back, which eased their uneasy mood.

Then he added to the police officer in front of him:

"My dear police officer, my name is Naoki Nagayama. What's your name?"

The somewhat cautious inspector looked at the shop assistants around him and felt a little pressured, but still said sternly:

"I'm Takamatsu Yoshio, the narcotics investigator from the Narcotics Countermeasures Office!"

"We found someone taking illegal drugs in your property. The KTV is suspected of being involved in illegal drug transactions, so you need to cooperate with our investigation!"

Seeing the police officer speaking with such righteousness, Naoki Nagayama eliminated his suspicion.

"Investigator Takamatsu, I can guarantee that there is no contraband trading in our KTV. We are a legitimate business." Naoki Nagayama wanted to explain.

"You can discuss this in the police station!"

Ryoo Takamatsu looks ruthless and impartial. He has no good feelings towards the operators of these nightclubs. These places are where filth breeds.

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Alas. I originally wanted to explain to you as an ordinary person, but what I got in return was just alienation. Forget it, I won’t pretend anymore. I’m a big star, let’s be frank!
"Ahem, officer, I'm Naoki Nagayama, a big star!" Naoki Nagayama felt ashamed of boasting like this. "If you take me back like this, it will create a bad impression!"

"?"

Gao Songliangxiong showed a puzzled look, and then a policeman came up to him and talked for a long time, and then he reacted.
"So what if they are celebrities? When public figures are involved in contraband, they should be punished more severely."

Naoki Nagayama smiled and pointed at the few young men squatting in the corner. "But, based on Officer Takamatsu's experience, you should be able to tell that these guys are here to throw dirty water. And they're treating Officer Takamatsu like a stupid monkey."

Takamatsu Ryoo's face tightened. He really felt that he was being used as a gun by the criminal.

"When our KTV opened, hundreds of police officers came, including Section Chief Nan Junxiong from the Fourth Investigation Division." Naoyama Naoki continued to lie: "Normally, the guys nearby shouldn't dare to come to our house to do something like this. What happened today?"

"? Section Chief Nam Junxiong?" Takamatsu Ryoxiong obviously knew this name and became a little cautious.

"Yeah." Naoki Nagayama nodded and looked at Takamatsu Ryoo. "Officer Takamatsu, can I ask them who sent them here?"

"You?" Takamatsu Ryoo said disdainfully, "Will they listen to you?"

"I have a friendly face~" Naoki Nagayama smiled brightly.

Takamatsu Ryoo didn't answer, but moved away.

Naoki Nagayama slowly walked over to the yellow-haired guy who seemed to be the leader. He looked like he was not yet an adult, and his arrogant expression made him look like he deserved a beating.
"Hey, Huangmao." This name made Naoki Naoyama feel a little strange. "Can you tell me who asked you to come?"

"Who the hell do you think you are? I'll do it!" the spirited young man said arrogantly, "It's no big deal to have a relationship with the police! I'm still a minor and I'll be out in a few days!"

What a stubborn young man. Naoki Nagayama sighed, and just then he saw Nagayama Feng coming back with a few of his brothers. They walked in from the door but were stopped by the police. After all, the tattoos on the upper bodies of the old men in the club did not look like good people.
Naoki Nagayama pointed at Shogo Hamasaki at the door and said, "Did you see that person?"

"What?!" The yellow-haired man took a look and his eyes narrowed.

"Maybe the person who called you here didn't tell you." Naoki Nagayama lowered his voice, "This is the Yamaguchi-gumi's business! The police can't do anything to you, that person won't be polite!"

The yellow-haired man glanced at Hamasaki Shogo, who had a ferocious look on his face, and the several strong men next to him swallowed their saliva.

"That guy's name is Hamasaki Shogo, and he's the younger brother of the Yamaguchi-gumi." Naoki Nagayama laughed evilly, "I especially like colorful little boys like you."

The yellow-haired man shuddered, and the young men around him also opened their eyes wide. Having been on the streets for quite some time, they naturally knew what the so-called "like" meant.
Seeing that everyone was getting nervous, Naoki Nagayama said, "They don't know yet that you were assigned by someone. If you tell me, I can keep it to myself~"

"This" Huangmao was obviously shaken.

"Just tell me quietly. You're going to the police station anyway. When you get out, the guy who assigned you may not exist anymore~" Nagayama Naoki threatened again, "You know, the Yamaguchi-gumi always fights back! Of course, if you want to be a hero, that's fine~"

"No, no, I don't want to go against the Yamaguchi-gumi!" The yellow-haired man shouted in a low voice, "The one who sent me here was Hiramatsu Naohisa from the Ishii-kai! He was the one who said that the KTV should be closed for a while!"

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What could Ishii be? Naoki Nagayama was puzzled, but since he was asked, he didn't continue playing with the kids. It was too unchallenging.
"Okay~"

He stood up and walked towards the police, but the yellow-haired man behind him was still shouting, "Don't let that guy Hamasaki Shogo come over here!"

Hamasaki Shogo had a question mark on his face when he just entered the room.
"Hey, Investigator Yoshio Takamatsu, you should have heard that someone framed him." Naoki Nagayama said to Yoshio Takamatsu.

"Humph!" Takamatsu Ryoo stared at Nagayama Naoki, "I can still ask you to cooperate with the investigation!"

"Yes, yes, of course~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "But we all know that this is meaningless, right? Even if I walk into the police station, a lawyer in a suit will soon come to bail me out.
Even if you don’t want to, there might be someone wearing the same police uniform but with a higher rank than you who will order you to release me immediately.”

Takamatsu Ryoo stared at Naoki Nagayama again, as if he was looking at some kind of scum who was in collusion with power and money. He knew that there were indeed such people in Japan.

Especially if you meet someone with American nationality, then you will be treated like a first-class citizen and will be escorted out with respect.
"Haha, Officer Takamatsu, I was just joking." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "You also know that I was wronged, so let's find the real mastermind!"

"It would be best if you were wrongly accused!" In the end, Takamatsu Ryoxiong left with his men and a few shamattes.

"Naoki, what happened?" Nagayama Feng walked up to him only after the police had left.

"Someone just framed us for suspected contraband trafficking." Naoki Nagayama said, "How could the trick be done so quickly?"

"Who?"

Nagayama Feng was also surprised, because the Yamaguchi-gumi had already greeted them here!
"A person from the Ishii Society, his name is Hiramatsu Naohisa," said Naoki Nagayama.

"Oh?" Brother Feng's eyes flashed, "Since you already know the name, leave this matter to me! I want to see who it is!"

"Brother Feng, you'd better not start a war." Naoki Nagayama said, "We are a legitimate business. The KTV chain may encounter this kind of thing in the future."

"Okay, I understand!" Nagayama Feng nodded, turned around and gave instructions to Hamasaki Shogo.

Meanwhile, Naoki Nagayama started talking to Shigetomo Araki:

"Mr. Maozhi, it seems that our management is still not in place, and someone brought in contraband."

"Smith! It's my fault~" Araki Shigeto bowed deeply and apologized, "I promise to patrol more strictly in the future!"

"Well, apart from this." Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment, "Let's see if we can find some drug-sniffing dogs!"

"Drug detection dogs?" Araki Shigetomo asked in surprise, "They should all be under the jurisdiction of the National Police Agency!"

"There is always a way to deal with those who fail to meet the training standards, retire, or go abroad." Naoyama Naoki patted Araki Shigetomo on the shoulder, "We are not the customs, and the guests will not hide so strictly."

"Hey, I got it!"

After talking a few more words about daily management, Naoki Nagayama waited until Shigetomo Araki left before he and Kaede Nagayama checked into a private room and analyzed the cause of the accident while drinking.

"Wouldn't it be faster to just go to the door and collect the protection fee? Why make it so troublesome and put the blame on others?" Yongshan Feng was a little puzzled. This was not the same as the general underworld.

"Brother Feng, do you think some other groups have set their sights on our KTV?" Naoki Nagayama said, "So they first framed us and wanted us to close down, and then took the opportunity to buy us over?"

"So you want to seize the property? But this method is too low! The effect is also very poor!"

"You don't know what life is like for those small business owners." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Most of them can't even sustain their cash flow for more than three months!"

"If you close your business for one reason or another, you'll soon be out of money. Then, someone will be eager to introduce you to a lending institution."

Then the interest kept compounding, and eventually the store had to be mortgaged.
But there is only one thing, the assets obtained in this way are legal! Unlike protection money!
Yongshan Feng angrily drank the wine in his hand:
"I must find this guy!"

(End of this chapter)