Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 897 906, If you were to make a movie, seeing him would be like an ant seeing the sky!!
"Zi"

On the scorching pan, the little red sausages made a sizzling sound as they were fried in the hot oil, and the aroma of the oil filled the pub.

The cut end slowly twisted, deformed, and curled, until the little sausage looked like a little red octopus.
Served with finely chopped cabbage and salad dressing, the famous late-night cuisine of "Midnight Diner", the red small octopus sausage set meal, appeared on the plate like this~
The diners waiting were a gangster wearing sunglasses late at night, and the chef standing in the kitchen area cooking was tall and a little serious, with a dark red scar on his face that was full of stories.
"Hi~~CUT!" Naoki Nagayama shouted from the side.

"Brother Aoki, don't shake your hands! Your facial expression is already very good!" Nagayama Naoki still needs to give his elder brother some training. After all, he is a newcomer and is always a little nervous when facing the camera. "Remember, don't look at the camera!"

"Hey, I can control it~"

The eldest brother nodded with a stern face, his face still showing a serious expression. This was what Naoyama Naoki had requested before. If his eldest brother was asked to make any other expressions, his facial control might fail.

"Okay then, Mina-san, do it again!"

"Hi~~"

Amidst the responses, the filming of "Midnight Diner" began again.

Today is the first filming of this program. The "Late Night" series of recipes that Naoki Nagayama had his eldest brother and father try before are officially online. Maybe they can become the signature dishes of the izakaya in the future!

A late-night restaurant open from 9pm to the next morning has attracted a group of regular customers because the owner cooks delicious food and is a kind person.

The gangster likes to eat octopus sausages, the gay bar owner likes sweet tamagoyaki, the stripper eats half-cooked sturgeon roe, and the mistress of the real estate developer loves spaghetti.
Every regular customer has his or her own story, and every story collides in this late-night restaurant. In the middle of the night, it seems that the distance between people becomes closer.

Naoki Nagayama was directing the crew's filming in the store, and at the same time he was also training his assistant director Muneo Matsuo. You know, this TV series has been filmed for many seasons, and of course, the subsequent filming cannot completely tire Naoki Nagayama himself!
After four hours of intense filming, it was already one in the morning, and Naoki Nagayama said:

"OK! Today's shooting ends here!"

The entire crew breathed a sigh of relief and began to relax.

“Oh oh oh~” “Get off work!” “.”

"It's the same time tomorrow, don't be late!" Naoki Nagayama reminded each member.

"Hi~~~"

After the crew had left, he stayed behind to tidy up the kitchen with his eldest brother and father, and then they got on the truck back together.

"Naoki, will you have to stay up until 1am every day from now on?" Aoki, the eldest brother who was driving the pickup truck, asked worriedly, "It's okay for me, but dad stays up so late every day."

"I have no problem!" Father Ken Nagayama said loudly from behind.

"No, this is the first time today, so it will take a little longer to adjust." Naoyama Naoki said, "From now on, I will control it before midnight every day."

Then he looked at his stubborn old father:
"Father doesn't have to stay with us so late at night."

"How can that be possible!" Father Nagayama Ken shook his head stubbornly, "What if something unexpected happens in the store."

"Don't worry, there are more than ten people in the production team!" The eldest brother Qingmu advised, "Dad, you'd better go to bed early!"

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Seeing that his father in the back seat still disagreed, Naoki Nagayama could only persuade him in another way:
"Father, my eldest brother has to appear on camera now, and he has to work until the early morning every day. Therefore, he must rest more in the morning, and father will have to worry more about the store. Father goes back to rest early so that he can open the store with more energy the next morning."

The izakaya itself is still open, so buying ingredients in the morning, preparing food in advance, etc. will all be troublesome for my father from now on.

Fortunately, Nagayama’s izakaya is not a big restaurant, and two people are a bit redundant, otherwise one person would not be able to handle it!

Hearing his son's logical words, Yongshan Jian showed a hesitant look on his face, but finally nodded:
"In that case, leave the preparations to me!"

"That's really hard work, Dad!"

The eldest brothers Aoki and Naoki Nagayama immediately praised him and finally maintained their old father's self-esteem.

When he got home, his mother had already gone to bed. Yingtaro heard Naoki Nagayama coming back and wagged his tail to greet him. In the cat bed in the corner, there was a pair of green eyes looking at the owner who came back late.
"Excuse me, Meow Taro, please continue sleeping."

Naoki Nagayama returned to Shizuoka, but Tokyo's daily life will not stop just because one person is missing.

The most popular idols in the entertainment industry are touring the country, so the exposure left behind has become a must-win for the next level of idols.

Akina's friend Kyoko Koizumi began to attract the market's attention with her funny and surprising looks. Musical talent Naoko Kawai was showing her talent on stage. The rumor that Yoshie Kashiwara was a "royal idol" became more and more famous.
On the other hand, younger idols have also shown their talents. Okada Yukiko is striving to be the second to Matsuda Seiko.
Kudo Shizuka's popularity continues to rise, and the media has compared her with Okada Yukiko, and she has a sense of being the next generation of "Matsuda Seiko and Nakamori Akina".
Kawai Sonoko, who also came out of the Kitten Club, debuted as a solo artist. Her first single "Tears of Jasmine LOVE" immediately ranked in the top five of the Oricon charts.
Coupled with the efforts of a group of idols such as Hayami Yu and Ito Junko, the idol industry is in an era of flourishing.

During the day, in the Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro, Kawahara Takeharu once again brought Kudo Shizuka to Yoshimura Otomo's office.

"How's the practice of Shizuka-chan's song 'I Want to Say I Love You Loudly' going?"

Kudo Shizuka replied nervously: "I am currently practicing with my vocal teacher, but I haven't reached his standards yet."

Kawahara Takeharu helped explain:
"Otomo-san, Shizuka-chan's popularity is rising, and she has too many announcements and performances, so her schedule is too tight. So every time I go to see my vocal teacher, it's at night, and at most twice a week. I don't have enough time to practice."

"That's a problem." Yoshimura Otomo rubbed his brows, "But now the band's teacher has almost finished rehearsing, and Shizuka-chan has to speed up. Otherwise, we can't be sure when to call Naoki-san back for recording."

"It turns out that Naoki-san is personally in charge of recording this record?" Kawahara Takeharu asked in surprise.

"Yes, generally speaking, Naoki-san has to sing his own songs." Yoshimura Otomo nodded, "Not to mention that this time it's related to Shizuka-chan's 'promotion'."

During the internal discussion, this song "As If I'm Saying I Love You Loudly" was aimed at the end-of-year record award, and it would also try to win awards at major music festivals. Everything was done to allow Shizuka Kudo to move to the next level in the idol world and become a top idol.

Therefore, Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura both attached great importance to the promotion of this song.

"Hmm," Yoshimura Otomo thought for a moment, then looked at Kudo Shizuka and said, "How about this, apart from a few audio shows, Shizuka-chan shouldn't make any arrangements for going to TV stations in the near future. Use the free time to practice "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly"!"

"Uh hi!"

Kawahara Takeharu nodded quickly. As an agent, he helped artists to find jobs. Shizuka Kudo had a lot of such notices, so it would be no problem to remove a few of them.

Shizuka Kudo was listening to the arrangements for her. At this time, she was not in a position to express her opinion. As a new idol, the agency was undoubtedly in a strong position.
Fortunately, Shuyou's agency doesn't treat idols as money-making machines, but rather considers the artist's physical and mental health. I heard that Yukiko Okada from Sunny's agency is so busy that she can only sleep for three hours.
After Kudo Shizuka left, Yoshimura Otomo began to think silently again:

"Naoki-san should have started filming 'Midnight Diner' by now."

"Our Little Sister is already in the editing process, with Chikako Aoyama, Yuki Saito, Momoko Kikuchi and Rie Miyazawa

The next arrangements for these people should also be considered.”

Thinking of this, Fangcun Dayou scratched his sparse hair and complained a little bitterly:
"Can't Naoki-san give us more songs at once? These guys still need to find someone to create them!"

In the new headquarters' updated, larger and better-equipped editing room, Masataka Komori, with his scruffy beard, stared at the filming materials in his hands, selecting them over and over again with other trainee directors.

Because of the training purpose, there were a lot of shooting materials for "Our Little Sister", and each trainee director even shot several shots from different angles according to his own ideas.
So now it is very troublesome to choose.
"How did Naoki-san accurately select the materials he needed?"

Masataka Komori recalled his experience of editing movies with Naoki Nagayama. Every time, Naoki Nagayama would accurately find the materials he needed, then cut the film neatly and glue it to the main track.

Although the editing process is very complicated, every action is effective. Watching the movie take shape bit by bit in your hands, the sense of accomplishment is so exciting.
And now.
"This part doesn't work." "Wouldn't it be better to use this lens?!" "The transition here is too abrupt!" "Be careful, don't cut an extra film!" "How about trying to close this part?" "."

The trainee directors kept putting strips of film on the movie, comparing each shot repeatedly to find the best one they thought. When they couldn't find the best one, Masataka Komori had to make the final decision.
After a day, it's hard to edit even five minutes of footage.
"How long will it take to finish editing like this?" Komori Masataka sighed, holding his forehead.
"It's expected to take about three to four months!" said a trainee director. "Don't worry, Masayoshi-san, it will definitely be completed before the end of the year!"

".By that time, maybe Naoki-san will come back from Shizuoka and make his own opening film for a film festival!!!"

Komori Masataka roared,
"You guys, don't you know that Naoki-san can shoot and edit a movie in just one month?!!"

"Have you forgotten 'Don't Stop the Camera' from last time?!"

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The trainee directors looked at each other and stopped talking. There was no comparison at all between Nagayama Naoki and them. That guy was not in the same dimension as them!

There is a saying that goes ~
If you don’t make movies, seeing Naoki Nagayama is like a frog in a well seeing the moon in the sky. If you make movies, seeing Naoki Nagayama is like an ant seeing the blue sky!!!
"Anyway, you guys!" Komori Masataka was also annoyed, "Before the editing of the movie "Our Little Sister" is completed, all of you stay in the company to edit the movie! Collectively shut yourself up!!!"

".Then we are sleepy and hungry."

"Humph!" Komori Masataka's mouth curled up, "Don't worry, I've thought about this a long time ago, so I gave my suggestions when the new headquarters was being renovated!"

"Next to it is a lounge with ten camp beds! There is also a toilet and a bathroom."

"In the cabinet in the corner, there are instant noodles, cola, and coffee."

"Don't worry, everything for overtime will be arranged!"

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The trainee directors looked at each other and couldn't help swallowing their saliva. It seemed that this time, they had to be prepared to live in the company for a long time.
Naoki Nagayama, who had taken a shower in his hometown, was not sleepy at this time.

In my previous life, I was a night owl and worked overtime. I would be more excited after 12 o'clock.
He sat on a stool, looking at the notebook in front of him, thinking about what kind of yakuza movie to arrange for his grandfather.

"Like Once Upon a Time in America? It seems a bit too obscure. It has a sense of history, but it lacks the legendary quality, and there are no fighting and action scenes that would attract ordinary people."

Naoki Nagayama pondered the pros and cons of Western gangster movies. After all, the story of the Nagayama Group was not that famous in Japan.

Unlike the United States, a country that has only been established for 200 years, where each generation of gangsters is described in great detail, Neon's history is much longer, and there are countless stories more famous than those of the Nagayama family.

"In this regard, it seems that we can learn from Korean movies, after all, they are all Eastern cultural systems."

In the future, Korean movies are also famous for their boldness. The country is very relaxed about movies. Any movie that reflects real-life problems can be made. Although the main theme is "I can make it", I just won't change it!!!"

"As for the fighting scenes, the one about the elevator god is probably the most famous."

Ding Qing, the elevator god of war, challenged seven or eight opponents in the elevator alone, and won in the end. It was very shocking to watch.
And on some audio and B stations, there are all kinds of clips, with very magical soundtracks.
Thinking of this, Naoki Naoki suddenly heard a call in his ears——

"Hey, Yanbian!"

The strong rhythm begins to echo, the unique sound of DJ scratching, and the hardcore gangster rap begins to come.
Even though Naoki Nagayama doesn't understand Korean, listening to the song, the feeling of being a tough guy in society comes to mind.
"What should I do if I don't know Korean for this song?" Naoki Nagayama shook his head up and down with the rhythm. "Anyway, let's write down the music score first. We can find the lyrics later!"

The movie "New World" tells the story of a police officer who goes undercover in a modern gang and eventually rises to the top and becomes a gangster boss. The historical background is different from that of his grandfather Hayato Nagayama.

However, Naoki Nagayama has decided to replicate the elevator war scene in his grandfather's movie.

As someone who has personally produced many films, Naoki Nagayama is confident that he can direct a film without an original work. At most, he can just make a hybrid.
"Neon Past" + "New World"?
Or maybe, "The Sopranos and the Family" + "The New World"?
Or, if we add some police elements, didn't the grandfather have a relationship with Inspector Nan Shunxiong of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department's Criminal Division? If we add some police elements, the interaction between the gangs and the police would be nice.
"Blood of Lone Wolf" + "New World"?
"Hayato: New World?"

It sounds pretty good.