Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 912 Chapter 921, the film awards, the results are determined before the selection!!

At the door of Shuyou, I met Yoshimura Otomo and Inada Masatomi, who looked very happy and were about to go out.

"Naoki-san!" Inada Masatomi greeted him warmly, "Are you new here?"

It is now 10:46 am Tokyo time. I have been working for more than two hours and there is still an hour before lunch!
"Um"

Naoki Nagayama didn't feel embarrassed at all. After all, he was the boss. What was wrong with being late? Even if he didn't come, who could control him? !

Who cares?! (Say it twice to show emphasis and arrogance!)

"Otomo-san, Masami-kun, what are you doing? Are you going out together?" Nagayama Naoki looked at the two of them with some curiosity.

"Yes. Let's go to the record company." Yoshimura Otomo said, "The previous promotion plan seems to be a bit too conservative."

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Inada Masatomi explained excitedly:

"Fuji TV has received news that after yesterday's broadcast of "Night Hit", the number of viewers calling the TV station doubled, all asking about Kudo Shizuka's new song "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly".

Moreover, the Shuyou Agency has been receiving calls non-stop this morning, asking when the record will go on sale.

We did some research and found that many fans were talking about this song, and many people in record stores were asking about the record of "I Want to Say I Love You Loudly"

Yoshimura Otomo patted Naoki Nagayama on the shoulder:

"Naoki-san, your new song looks like it has the potential to become the best-selling song of the year!"

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Naoki Nagayama shrugged his shoulders and didn't care about the song that was popular all over Asia in his previous life. This kind of thing is not very common~
In the eyes of others like Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Yukika in the tree friends' hall, Naoki Nagayama's behavior is called being unperturbed by praise or criticism. We should learn from Naoki Nagayama when educating our children in the future!
"Anyway, Naoki-san, Masaaki-kun and I will go to the record company first and expand the original promotion plan by three times." Seeing that the car waiting at the door had already parked, Yoshimura Otomo said to Nagayama Naoki, "We will discuss ideas for this song and the girl in basketball uniform later!"

".Okay~"

After watching the two people leave in a hurry, Naoki Nagayama and the little girl at the front desk nodded, and prepared to go upstairs to put their things away before going to the editing room.

But I noticed that the two girls' looks were a little strange:
"Hana-chan, why do you look at me with a strange look?"

"." Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Yuuka pulled for a while, but still smiled and said to Nagayama Naoki, "Naoki-san, do you men like to look at girls wearing basketball uniforms?"

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This is, I want to fork. Naoki Nagayama said very seriously:
"No, you are totally wrong!"

"We men like girls with good figures and good looks wearing basketball uniforms!!!"

"!!!"∑(っ°Д°;)っ

Amid the two people's astonished expressions, Naoki Nagayama walked briskly into the elevator. His good mood for the day started with teasing the girl at the front desk!
After not staying in the office for long, Naoki Nagayama made some adjustments and then came to the editing room.

"Munsheng." After opening the door, I saw Matsuo Muneo working hard, "You came early~"

"Naoki-san," Matsuo Muneo stood up, "Not too early, just like everyone else."

Naoki Nagayama was unable to continue the topic for a moment:

"Mong Sheng-kun, when the boss praises you, just smile and nod~"

"Ah?" "Ah! Hi!" "Arigato!"

"Hmm~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded and began to look at the work at hand. The fourth episode of "Midnight Diner" seems to have been completed for a little while.
"Mong Sheng, let's edit it together~"

Without much talking, Naoki Nagayama sat down and continued editing "Midnight Diner" with Muneo Matsuo.

As time passed, the sun in the sky became warmer and warmer, and the hottest time of the day had quietly arrived. It had not been long since Nagayama Naoki had eaten breakfast, but Matsuo Muneo's stomach had already started to growl.

"Naoki-san" Matsuo Muneo originally wanted to persevere, but the high-intensity work with Naoki Nagayama made him feel a little blurry.

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"I'm going to go recharge my batteries first."

"Ah!" Naoki Nagayama looked at his watch and realized that it was almost time for dinner. "It's already this late, Muneo-kun, hurry up!"

"What about you, Naoki-san?"

"I just ate it not long ago~"

After Matsuo Muneo left, Naoyama Naoki also returned to the office to rest. But when you want to rest, a lot of things will come to you.
"Dong Dong~"

After knocking twice, Idou Shuichi opened the office door:

"Naoki-san, don't stay in the office anymore. Come with me to meet the people from Kadokawa!"

"? Haruki-san?" Naoki Nagayama thought of him first.

"Ok!"

Yi Tangxiu smiled,

"Haruki-san invited me to dinner at the French restaurant in the Shinjuku building"

"You guys are a bunch of people who eat and drink at public expense," Naoki Nagayama complained, "What are you going to do with this meeting?"

"Of course, we are discussing the preparations for the Tokyo International Film Festival!" Shuichi Ido had already finished filming "Squid Game" and happened to have some free time at this stage.

“Anything else you want to discuss about the Tokyo International Film Festival?”

Naoki Nagayama was a little confused. Haven't the preparations been discussed thoroughly? Now the offline preparations are underway.
In the cultural center of Shibuya, the venue for the Tokyo International Film Festival is already under construction in full swing!

"Of course!" Idou Shuichi said seriously, "Things related to the award need to be considered!"

"Award? Shouldn't this be judged by the jury led by Shohei Imamura?" Naoki Nagayama stopped talking halfway, looked at the inexplicable expression on Ido Shuichi's face, and couldn't help but say "Pah". What a dirty world of fame and fortune!
How can any award in the entertainment industry be completely determined by the judges? !
Long before the evaluation, the winners of the awards have been decided!!!
"Naoki-san, you have won so many awards, don't you understand the reasons behind it?" Idou Shuichi was a little surprised when he saw Nagayama Naoki, who looked as if he had eaten something bad.

"I know." Naoki Nagayama stood up, "But that doesn't mean I like it!"

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Idou Shuichi shook his head. Once upon a time, he was also a young man who regarded these awards as the holy grail. Unfortunately, now he has become one of the people who sits behind the scenes and decides who gets the awards.
People will eventually grow up and become what they hate~
"Let's go~" Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou walked outside together, "Anyway, at least a few awards need to ensure fairness!!! This is the foundation of the Tokyo International Film Festival!"

The authority of the award is very fragile. Once the authority is broken, no one will recognize the award!
Just like the most authoritative Japanese Record Awards, who would have thought that a few years later, a guy named Masahiko Kondo would completely destroy it.
Johnny's bribed the judges with money and connections, and pushed a mediocre song "Fool" to the highest award, destroying Japan's most prestigious music award in one fell swoop~
Even at noon in midsummer, the Shinjuku business district is still bustling with people, as if the scorching sun above does not exist.

Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Idou took the company's official car to a building complex in Shinjuku.
"I don't think I've been here before." Naoki Nagayama looked at the restaurant and other areas here with some curiosity. "Shuuichi-san, is this also a membership-based one?"

"should be."

Ito Osamu nodded slightly. The place where Kadokawa Haruki would entertain guests was usually in this kind of high-end membership club.

"It turns out that Old Qian is the one who knows how to have fun!"

Naoki Nagayama clicked his tongue. There were countless membership-based clubs like this one in Neon, and even with his current status, there were some places he might not be able to enter.

"I heard that in some manors, you can't enter without Chinese identity."

Idou Shuichi also shook his head. They are now considered nouveau riche.
"Hahaha, my Red Fish House will be like this in the future. No one will be allowed in without a special permit!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"Then you must leave one for me!"

The two chatted while being led by the waiter to a large private room. Inside was a separate kitchen, a gorgeous dining table, a bar, a lounge, etc. Some people were already chatting in the lounge area.

"Shuuichi-san!" Kadokawa Haruki came to greet them when he saw them, "Naoki-san is here too?!"

"What? Is there no place for me?" Naoki Nagayama also greeted Haruki Kadokawa with a smile.

"Of course! I'm even happier that Naoki-san is here!" Kadokawa Haruki warmly invited the two to sit down. "To be honest, Naoki-san is too hard to get together with. He rarely attends gatherings in the industry, which makes many people think that Naoki-san is a loner who doesn't like to get together with old friends like us!"

"Haha, how is that possible? When I heard about Haruki-san's appointment, I came here right away!"

The two of them were chatting happily, and it didn't seem like they hadn't seen each other for a long time.

Currently, Kadokawa and Shuyou are considered partners in the honeymoon period. All the money earned by Shuyou Films belongs to Kadokawa~
Moreover, Kadokawa Haruki also bought a large number of shares of Fujitsu General from Naoki Nagayama. According to the current stock market situation, he has almost earned half a year's profit of Kadokawa Pictures.
Such a God of Wealth must be coaxed and worshipped.
"Come on, Naoki-san, let me introduce you." Haruki Kadokawa introduced the friends who came today to Naoki Nagayama, "This is Hironobu Kawabata from Tokyu Group and this is Hironobu Omura from Bandai Group."

Tokyu Corporation, Namco Holdings Corporation, Mitsubishi Bank, Hakuhodo, and Dentsu. The people who came today are very complicated. These are interest groups that have close ties with the entertainment industry.

Some of them are companies with the same roots as Toei, some are the financial backers of Toho, and some are advertising agency groups with tentacles throughout the entire entertainment industry. In other words, they represent the big capital behind the scenes that can truly determine the direction of the entertainment industry.

Naoki Nagayama was not afraid of the stage. He smiled and bowed and shook hands with everyone. After all, although the capital was strong, they were just agents.
The deposit in the bank may not be as high as Xiu Yisang, not to mention Naoki Nagayama himself~
By the end of this year, there may be even more!
As the party progressed, everyone ate the French meal carefully prepared by the chef while talking about the main purpose of today's party.

"For the Best Actor Award, I think Ken Takakura is very suitable. His acting in Yasha is very outstanding!"

Hironobu Kawabata should be the person behind Toei, but he spoke well of Toho's movies. There may be many complicated interests behind Ken Takakura.

The most important thing is that Yaksha won’t be released until the end of August!!!

"Yasha?" Kadokawa Haruki nodded, "It's really good."

"As for the best artistic contribution~" Someone glanced at it and said, "I think the capture of the wildness of young people breaking free from their restraints in Typhoon Club is a very wonderful art."

"Typhoon Club" is also a movie that was released at the end of August!
"Naoki-san's 'Camera Never Stops' is truly an outstanding contribution to the art of film!" Ito Shuichi said bluntly, "The one-shot and the play within a play are both rare innovations! They are important inspirations for future directors!"

In this situation, it is natural to speak up for one's own film.
"That makes some sense!" "Indeed."

Since the tree friends are the organizers, everyone will give them face~
Next, of course, are the recommendations for various major awards, including the Jury Grand Prix, Memorial Award, etc. Even other awards outside the main competition unit have been talked about non-stop.

In fact, this is not something that can be decided in one go. From now until the last moment, everyone is playing against each other to communicate with the judges in advance, lobbying other companies to give up, and even foreign lobbying groups will get involved.

In the last few days, maybe we can get the final result.
But it is obvious that these people have already distributed the awards before the jury selected the awards!
"Naoki-san, don't you have anything to say?" Idou Shuichi asked angrily as he looked at Naoyama Naoki who kept eating and drinking.

"of course not."

Naoki Nagayama actually doesn't care too much. The mutual game between these interest representatives actually just restrains and balances each other. In the end, Naoki Nagayama and Shohei Imamura just need to get along and ensure that the final award-winning movie is not a bad movie.

After all, there are a thousand Hamlets in the eyes of a thousand people, and the film awards themselves are very subjective.
Shuyou is the organizer, and the most important thing is to make the Tokyo Film Festival itself a success.

"Naoki-san, why do you seem so out of touch with the world?" Kadokawa Haruki asked curiously, "Don't you want your movie to win an award?"

“Hahaha, I’ve won enough awards.”

Naoki Nagayama smiled and said,

"The main purpose of this Tokyo International Film Festival is to give new filmmakers opportunities and promote the development of the film industry. This is what needs to be paid attention to~"

"Original intention! You can't forget your original intention! Haruki-san!"

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Haruki Kadokawa looked at Naoki Nagayama who spoke in an official tone and really wanted to chop open his head with an axe to see what the structure inside was!

"Come on, Haruki-san, this foie gras is very fresh and tender, you should taste it! Don't waste it!" Naoki Nagayama greeted Haruki Kadokawa with a smile, ignoring the discussion of other people.

Kadokawa Haruki took a sip of red wine, he just couldn't figure it out.
Naoki Nagayama is so young, but he looks like an old man, who has seen through fame and fortune~
I forgot about the update I mentioned yesterday.