Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 937 Chapter 946, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce the Tokyo International Film Festival to you!

NHK's hall has never seen so many people gather at any time except during the Red and White Songs Contest.

Luxury cars stopped at the entrance, and one or two stars or celebrities dressed in fancy clothes stepped out.
They paused briefly on the long red carpet, took a group photo with the main background, expressed their feelings about the Tokyo International Film Festival in front of the media, showed off their own style, and then exchanged a few words with the organizers in the entrance hall before entering.

There were local Japanese stars, foreign stars with blond hair and blue eyes, as well as well-known directors, producers, film critics, and so on. Of course, there were also new idols and emerging artists who came to walk the red carpet. The opening ceremony naturally had tickets from people with connections, and some agencies gave the opportunity to newcomers who were not very famous yet.

After all, there are so many media on the red carpet of the opening ceremony, and there is even a live broadcast on TV. The exposure of this red carpet is even more impressive than that of any popular show!
“Thank you very much for coming to this film festival!”

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile on his face to the very familiar face in front of him.

In fact, he didn't know the person in front of him at all, he just felt that his face was somewhat familiar.

"Please go inside."

“We have arranged a variety of activities for the film festival”

“I hope you can have a good time at the film festival~”

Using templated sentences to deal with familiar strangers, Naoki Nagayama smiled so hard that his face was cramping. At this moment, he felt like a doorman soliciting customers in Kabukicho.
Guests, come and play. Guests, please come inside. We have many projects for guests. Guests, please have fun.
"Naoki-san," Yoshimura Otomo walked over to the side, "It's almost time~"

"Oh?" Naoki Nagayama came back to his senses and looked at his watch. "Ah, it is!"

"Yes, you can go in now!" Idou Shuichi also came over, "Naoki-san, you are going to give a speech at the opening ceremony!"

"Oh, no~"

Naoki Nagayama sighed. He still had to go on stage to give a speech. He had no choice. He was the initiator and organizer.
The red carpet ceremony lasted for more than two hours. Everyone who was supposed to come had already arrived. For those who hadn’t arrived yet, let’s just assume that they weren’t interested in the film festival. If they were late, that would be a joke.
Looking at the media reporters and other people still gathered outside, Naoki Nagayama didn't care much and walked towards the backstage of the hall with others.

"After I give my opening speech, I will also introduce the opening film of the film festival." Naoki Nagayama said, "There shouldn't be any problem with the playing equipment, right?"

"No!" Yoshimura Otomo patted his chest and said, "I checked again this morning!"

"That's good~"

When we arrived backstage, the film festival's directors were already ready, just waiting for the time to come.

"Naoki-san!" "Otomo-san" "Shuiichi-san." "."

Almost all the people behind the stage were Shuyou employees. After all, this event was very important, and Fangcun Dayou wanted to make sure that no one would come to cause trouble, so it would be best to use his own people.

"Naoki-san's band is ready and can start performing at any time!" Watanabe Eiichiro came over and said to Naoyama Naoki, "And the emcee Masataka Komori is also ready!"

"Okay, I understand!" Naoki Nagayama nodded.

The emcee of the opening ceremony was Masataka Komori. This is not difficult to understand, after all, Masataka is a rare young and cutting-edge director in the film industry, and is very consistent with the theme of this film festival.

What's more, he directed the opening film "Our Little Sister"~
"Otomo-san, Shuichi-san~" After inspecting the backstage, Naoki Nagayama checked the time and said to his two friends, "You should also go to your seats. The performance will start soon!"

"Well, come on, Naoki-san!" "Don't be stressed, Naoki-san!"

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Inside the huge conference hall, rows of chairs were filled with people.

This was originally the venue for the Red and White Songs Contest, but with a slight change in decoration, it wouldn't be out of place at all for a film festival.

The buzzing discussion continued, making the entire venue a little noisy.
However, at a certain moment, the lights in the venue dimmed, the spotlights on the stage lit up, and as the curtain opened, the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra appeared on the stage.

As the light piano sounded, the orchestra played "Summer" in the venue. The theme song of "Kikujiro's Summer" appeared again at the film festival.
It brings everyone's memory back to last summer when this movie dominated the film industry, and back to the glorious May when "Kikujiro's Summer" won the Cannes Film Festival.
Naoki Nagayama won the Palme d'Or with this film, and now he has launched the Tokyo International Film Festival with this theme song.
The music slowly stopped and the lights on the stage came on.
Naoki Nagayama, wearing a fitted suit, walked to the center of the stage holding a microphone!!!
"Mina-san~"

Taking a deep breath, Naoki Nagayama looked around at the guests and bigwigs present. He saw Akina Nakamori looking at him with shining eyes, Kobayashi Masaki with a smile on his face, Jackie Chan with an expression that showed he didn't understand but was sure it was amazing, Ken Takakura, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Takeshi Kitano, and Yuko Tanaka. He also saw representative figures from Toho and Toei.

"I once heard a saying that if you keep thinking about something, it will definitely come back to you," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "and right now, this scene has echoed in my mind countless times."

"Everyone, today I would like to introduce the Tokyo International Film Festival to you!!!"

The guests and audience in the venue began to applaud, and cheers and applause filled the entire hall~
Several cameras were pointed at Naoki Nagayama, transmitting his expression and words from all angles to the television screens of thousands of households.

In Shizuoka's hometown, father Ken Nagayama and mother Nanako were watching the broadcast intently. Even Wild Grass was held in the arms of sister-in-law Xiangjia and could not be moved. They could only stare at the people on TV and asked in surprise:
"Is that Uncle Naoki?"

"Hmm~"

"Why is he on TV?"

"He's giving his opening speech."

"What's the opening speech?"

"I have to give a speech at the opening of the Tokyo International Film Festival"

“What is the Tokyo International Film Festival?”

"." Sister-in-law Xiangjia couldn't answer, so she could only point her son's head towards the TV, "Listen carefully to Uncle Naoki's introduction and you will know!"

"Oh~"

Kids of this age have a hundred thousand whys. It’s so annoying!
At the ancestral home in Shimizu City, grandfather Nagayama Hayato was also watching his grandson on TV with a smile on his face, wondering when he could start filming "Hayato".
There are also Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Sapporo. Many people are watching the opening ceremony on TV~
At this time, on the stage of NHK venue, Naoki Nagayama was sharing his inner thoughts
"Movies are the art of light and shadow, or the gradual transition between reality and fantasy. We project our emotions onto the big screen, forming movie stories."

“Thanks to the efforts of generations of filmmakers, today we are able to stand on the shoulders of giants and look forward to the future of film.”

"The purpose of the Tokyo International Film Festival is to promote cutting-edge films and promote the development of the film industry. We will showcase the most cutting-edge films shot by young directors at this festival and give them recognition and rewards."

Naoki Nagayama delivered his prepared speech fluently. Having given speeches many times before, he performed with ease on stage.

The extremely dramatic words aroused the excitement of the younger audience members and guests in the audience. They almost wanted to run onto the stage and become sworn brothers with Naoki Nagayama!
Ten minutes later, Naoki Nagayama ended his opening speech with one sentence:
"Mina-san, the future of the film industry is in your hands and mine! I hope the film industry will get better and better! I hope the Tokyo International Film Festival can continue to be held!"

Following a round of warm applause, Naoki Nagayama handed the stage over to Masataka Komori:
"Later, we will watch the opening film of this Tokyo Film Festival - Our Little Sister. Now we will leave the stage to the director of Our Little Sister, the outstanding young actor - Masataka Komori!"

Amid the applause of the audience and guests, Komori Masataka walked up, bowed to Naoki Nagayama, and then took the microphone.
"Mina-san, I am Masataka Komori and I am honored to be here."

“Before watching the opening film, please allow me to introduce some important guests to you.”

"This Tokyo International Film Festival is divided into the main competition unit and the committee unit, which will select a series of film awards. The jury, led by Shohei Imamura, will select each award based on objective criteria."

Masataka Komori introduced the names of the judges, and one by one the judges came out from the backstage and sat in the prepared seats under the stage.

Then of course there are representatives from the organizers and co-organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival.
"Thank you for the support from the Ministry of Education. Section Chief Yasuko Ikebo." "President Haruki Kadokawa of Kadokawa Group!" "Director Takafumi Ogasawara of Toei." "

Masataka Komori on the stage introduced the members of the executive committee one by one and expressed the committee's gratitude. There was nothing they could do about it to let them show up on the screen; it was all about social etiquette!
At this time, Naoki Nagayama had secretly come to his seat, naturally next to Akina!

"Naoki-san, you looked so handsome on stage just now!"

Akina Nakamori leaned over slightly and talked in a low voice to her boyfriend. The way Nagayama Naoki looked on the stage just now made the girl so excited that her eyes were red with emotion!
"That's because I'm handsome!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "If Akina stood on it, she would be very beautiful too!"

"I-I can't do it!"

Akina Nakamori shook her head. If it was about performing, she might have no problem. But giving a speech in front of so many people gave Akina goosebumps at the thought of it.

You know, even in normal interviews, she would be very nervous and her voice would unconsciously become smaller.
"Who dares to say that my Akina is not good!"

Naoki Nagayama turned his head and gently touched Akina's forehead with his head, and winked.

"Akina is also super handsome!"

"Haha~"

Akina Nakamori couldn't help laughing, and suddenly realized that there were many cameras, so she quickly raised her hand to cover them slightly. Then she stared at her boyfriend in reproach, saying that he had to make her laugh in such a solemn occasion.
However, the other hand under the armrest of the seat quietly held Naoki Nagayama's hand, and his heart was full of joy~
Masataka Komori on the stage continued, introducing the award ceremony times for each stage of the film festival, before he finally said:
"Next, please enjoy the opening film of this film festival - "Our Little Sister"!"

As a large screen slowly pulled down from the top of the stage, the lights on the stage dimmed, and a dazzling beam of light from a projector lit up from the other side of the venue. On the large white screen, the scene of Kamakura in summer began to be played~
The recently popular "Our Little Sister" has accumulated a total box office of nearly 10 billion, which is an absolute blockbuster in Japan. No other movie in the same period can compare with it.

Such a heartwarming movie is very suitable as an opening movie both in terms of quality and box office!

The Tokyo International Film Festival has opened, which is also a very grand event for Tokyo people!

Because in these two weeks, major cinemas in Tokyo have launched discount activities, and there are even traveling packages for movie viewing. After checking in for each movie, you will receive peripheral gifts.

In Yoyogi Park, a free outdoor movie screening venue was set up, and a movie carnival-like event was held. Tokyo residents with nothing to do can come here to play and watch movies at night.
From time to time you can also try to meet movie stars.
There are also several movie premieres every day. Filmmakers, film companies, and TV station representatives from various countries can directly negotiate with film producers to purchase the films after watching them.
Five major TV stations in Tokyo and all major media newspapers sent reporters and staff to the venue to conduct real-time interviews.
There are also various variety shows that will arrange outdoor programs at the Tokyo International Film Festival venue. Even popular music shows such as "The Best Ten" and "Music Station" also want to be broadcast live at the Tokyo International Film Festival venue.
In short, in the first half of October, the focus of Tokyo people is all on this international film festival~
However, these have nothing to do with Naoki Nagayama. His main job has been completed. All he needs to do next is to be a good mascot, and at most be the guest of honor at the closing ceremony.
After the opening ceremony, it was already very late and there was originally a dinner to be held, but Naoki Nagayama took Akina Nakamori to find Jackie Chan who was about to leave.

"Brother Jackie Chan, here I come. Late-night Sichuan hotpot! Let's go!"

"Okay!" Jackie Chan nodded and said, "But I have a group of brothers waiting for me. I always eat with my brothers. Is it okay for us to go together?"

The famous Cheng family class~
It is said that Jackie Chan took them with him wherever he went, and he also took his group of brothers with him when he dated Teresa Teng.
There is also a famous quote: "Brothers can help my career flourish, but my girlfriend can't help me with anything!"

"Of course no problem~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded. He could afford to hire the restaurant.
"By the way, this is Akina Nakamori, my fiancée~" Nagayama Naoki introduced Akina Nakamori next to him, "I think you two know each other, right?"

"I've met you a few times!" Jackie Chan glanced at Akina Nakamori standing next to Naoki Nagayama and said with a smile, "But I only know your name, we've never chatted~"

Akina Nakamori nodded shyly. She doesn't speak Chinese, and Jackie Chan doesn't speak Japanese very well. The two of them just met and didn't communicate with each other.
"Okay." Naoki Nagayama looked at his current attire, "The clothes we have now are too conspicuous. Let's go change. Jackie Chan, I'll have the driver take you there. We'll meet at the hot pot restaurant later!"

"it is good!"