Tokyo Bubble Life

Sure enough, the morning newspapers were full of reports on the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Just like the Olympics, the stars who will be participating, the films on display, the screening times, the details of the opening ceremony. The film festival is analyzed from all angles, and the votes for the winning films are all in the newspapers.

“The total prize money is expected to be as high as 1.5 million.”

Naoki Nagayama felt helpless when reading the words in the newspaper
At the beginning, he said that he would give part of the box office share of "The Camera Never Stops" as a bonus, but now the total box office is not even around 10 billion. Shuyou Films will not get its share until the theaters have distributed it.
“But this is a benefit only available to the first session~”

Naoki Nagayama curled his lips. Since it was the first session, he used bonuses to stimulate some film companies and actors to participate.

After this successful event and the influence it has gained, the awards at the next Tokyo International Film Festival will themselves represent honor and value!
Awards like the Palme d'Or at Cannes or the Oscars don't come with any prize money, but filmmakers around the world are spending money chasing that trophy, simply because it represents the highest honor in the film industry.
Oh, and after winning an award, an actor's pay can generally be increased by more than 20%, or even doubled.
The director and the paper man can improve their reputation, get more investment for the next film, and better advance their own film projects.

"Naoki-san, what are you talking about?" Akina Nakamori brought lunch to the table and said in confusion, "I didn't hear you clearly."

"The newspapers are all about the Tokyo International Film Festival."

Naoki Nagayama explained it briefly.
“The influence of this film festival has reached the target, and there shouldn’t be any problems in the future.”

Akina Nakamori sat across the table eating lunch, thought for a moment and asked:
"So what are you going to do next, Naoki-san?"

"Me?" Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment, "I'll probably go inspect every few days, and then be the guest of honor at the closing ceremony. There won't be anything else, I guess!"

"Then doesn't that mean Naoki-san is on vacation?" Akina asked happily.

"It seems so." Naoki Nagayama was stunned for a moment, then immediately thought of it, "In fact, I don't have any holidays, but every day is a holiday."

In fact, as long as he is not bored, with Naoki Nagayama's current status, he can just lie down at home every day~
"I'm really envious." Akina said, and then sighed, "I still have to go to work."

"today?"

"Well, there are announcements in the afternoon and evening."

"Eh~~~" Naoki Nagayama, who originally thought he could spend the whole day with Akina, was very disappointed, "I thought I could go on a long-awaited date~"

"You can go when you're done with your work!" Akina Nakamori said with a smile, "Just in time to wait until the maple leaves at the Red Fish Garden turn red."

"Yes, it's the season for red leaf hunting again."

The two chatted casually while eating lunch. Thinking of the season, Naoki Nagayama subconsciously looked out the window. On the cherry tree in the courtyard, small buds could already be seen. A white dog was playing happily under the cherry tree, and on the branch, a sturdy orange cat was lying.
"The cherry blossoms in Yamazakurain are about to bloom again~"

"Yeah~"

The autumn midday sun shone in through the window, giving the restaurant furniture a layer of gold edges, and also a layer of gold edges on the side face of Akina who was looking out the window, highlighting the delicate contours of her facial features against the backdrop of her fair cheeks.
Naoki Nagayama was so absorbed in watching that he couldn't help but shout:
"Akina?"

"Ok?"

Akina Nakamori turned around calmly, her slightly furrowed brows revealing her confusion, but she was secretly happy in her heart and was waiting to hear praise from her boyfriend.

She just noticed Naoki Nagayama's gaze, so she adjusted to the most beautiful angle of 45 degrees according to the direction of the light. As an artist under the spotlight, she knows very well what angle can show her charm!
However, after a pause, Naoki Nagayama did not say what Akina Nakamori wanted to hear. Instead, he spoke cold words from 37 degrees.
"You seem to have gained weight~~~"

"!!!"

Akina Nakamori opened her eyes wide and looked at Nagayama Naoki, but for a moment she couldn't think of how to reply.

"The baby fat on your face had disappeared, but when I looked at you from the side just now, it seemed to have returned." Naoyama Naoki laughed, "You look so cute when you are chubby~"

"!!!!!!"

Akina Nakamori's face darkened. She had lost weight with great difficulty!!!

"Naoki-san!" Akina was surrounded by a low pressure, and her tone was threatening. "Girls are usually swollen after waking up. You stayed up late yesterday and slept until noon today. You got swollen from sleeping. Did you know that?!"

"Eh?"

Naoki Nagayama was just about to say that he was referring to eye bags, but then he noticed Akina's gaze and nodded quickly, laughing.

"Haha, I see. I understand~"

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As a result of this sudden incident, Naoki Nagayama started to clean up the kitchen after dinner, while Akina hurried to the dressing room on the second floor to apply a facial mask.
Naoki Nagayama didn't care too much about missing the communication with Nakai Genta in the United States in the morning. After all, he could just call him in the evening and the market would be open in the morning, so nothing would be delayed.

In the afternoon, Akina Nakamori was picked up by Fusano Akiko. After playing with the dog for a while, Naoki Nagayama didn't want to stay at home, so he drove to Ota Ward to see how his studio was being built.

Also, the filming of "101 Marriage Proposals" has been going on for quite some time, so he took the opportunity to inspect it.
"Naoki-san, time is very tight." Ishikawa Katsuyoshi accompanied Naoyama Naoki and explained humbly, "Besides, it rained a while ago, which delayed us a bit. The construction of the venue on your side has not been completed yet~"

“Can the construction be completed by mid-to-late October?”

Naoki Nagayama took a look at the street on the set and found that the main building had just been built and the more elaborate exterior wall decoration had just begun.

"No problem!" Ishikawa Katsuyoshi nodded repeatedly, "I'll have the construction team work overtime to catch up with the progress!"

"Yeah," Naoki Nagayama didn't stop him, "But you can't save on overtime pay!"

"Hey, I understand!" Katsuyoshi Ishikawa patted his chest and agreed.

After inspecting the set, Naoki Nagayama came to the filming site of "101 Marriage Proposals" and was filming the scene of the male lead Tatsuro Hoshino in the apartment.

Naoki Nagayama didn't peek secretly this time, because Kyon Kimura had already established his authority in the crew and commanded the crew members like his own arm~
"Cut! This one is done. Let's take a break. Executive Director, arrange the preparations for the next scene."

When Kimura was making a show of his strength, he happened to see Nagayama Naoki outside the crew. He suddenly became nervous and quickly stood up and walked over.

"Naoki-san, why are you here?! Didn't the Tokyo International Film Festival just start?"

"I'm not needed for the time being, so I came to see the location of Hayabito," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "and by the way, I came to see how Kijima-kun's filming progress is, the filming of the first three episodes."

"So far, the filming is going very smoothly." Kimura laughed, "We can start editing soon!"

"Well, I'll bring it to the TV station for review when the time comes." Naoyama Naoki nodded. "By the way, were there any difficulties during the filming?"

"Well, there is one."

Kimura Kyon's face showed an embarrassment.

"It's about the camera blocking the car."

"It hasn't been filmed yet?" Naoki Nagayama asked in surprise.

"Hi," Kimura looked at Nishida Toshiyuki on the set, "Nishida-san has been mentally prepared for several days, but standing in front of a speeding dump truck is really a test of courage!"

Naoki Nagayama asked, "Didn't you tell him that you would control the speed?"

"I've said it before, but a large vehicle like a dump truck has a lot of inertia, and it's dangerous even at a low speed."

".That's true."

Because you have to stand in front of the dump truck until it stops at the last moment. The timing of braking the dump truck is particularly important. If you are not careful, you will be knocked away or crushed!

Then Toshiyuki Nishida is about to start the next stage of his life!

Besides, regardless of Nishida Toshiyuki's personal affairs, their "101 Marriage Proposals" will have to change the lead actor! All the previous filming will have to be re-shot.
Naoki Nagayama didn't care about the mutterings in Kimura Ken's mind. He was thinking about how to dispel Toshiyuki Nishida's concerns.

After a long while, he patted Mudao Kyon's shoulder:

"Kijima-kun, go ahead and make the arrangements! It happens to be a night scene, so I'll be there to help!"

"This..." Kimura looked at Naoki Naoyama, wondering what good idea he had come up with. However, it seemed that Naoki Naoyama did not want to explain it on the spot. "Okay, then I'll arrange it."

"Well, don't tell Nishida Toshiyuki yet, I will communicate with him later!"

"Hi!"

While Naoki Nagayama went to find the prop master to prepare, the afternoon passed slowly.

When it got dark and the crew arrived at the filming location, Naoki Nagayama and Toshiyuki Nishida started communicating:

"Nishida-san, please film the scene of being hit by a dump truck tonight!"

"??? What? Hit by a dump truck?!" Nishida Toshiyuki showed a look of extreme surprise on his face, "Didn't he not get hit?!"

"Well, I think being hit by a car is more reasonable!" Naoki Naoyama said calmly, "How about it? There should be no problem with the scene of being hit by a car, right?"

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Eh? You know what, taking photos of standing in front of a dump truck and getting hit by a dump truck really makes me feel relieved. No wonder!

"You have to stand in front of the dump truck! It's very dangerous!"

Naoki Nagayama continued to persuade:

"Of course there is some danger, but it is all controllable! The most you'll get is injured."

"You know Jackie Chan who just attended the Tokyo International Film Festival. The main theme of his movies is reality, and injuries are commonplace. Recently, he had a coccyx fracture, a head injury, and a finger bruise."

Naoki Nagayama talked endlessly about the great achievements he heard Jackie Chan talk about last night.

"That's why he's so famous now! He's become an international movie star! Because camera injuries are very useful!"

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Nishida Toshiyuki glanced at Naoki Nagayama.
"Naoki-san, do you think I'm a young man in my twenties? You just rush in with a few words of encouragement? I'm already over forty!"

“Hahaha~” Naoki Nagayama finally laughed, “Nishida-san, I was just kidding you! How about it, are you feeling relaxed now?!”

"." Nishida Toshiyuki looked at Naoki Nagayama and felt upset.
"Naoki-san, please don't joke around with others so easily in the future! (I'm afraid you'll get beaten!)"

But after chatting about this and that, the nervousness I had when I first came to this shooting location was indeed reduced a lot.

Only then did Naoki Nagayama pull him in front of the dump truck:
"Nishida-san, look at this dump truck."

"This..." Nishida Toshiyuki was shocked as he looked at the dump truck in front of him with only the front of the truck left. "What's going on?!"

"This is the result of our props team's afternoon work!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "We separated the front and body of the dump truck (refer to the front of Optimus Prime), and then directly welded a wheel for the cart. Doesn't it feel a lot lighter now?"

"This directly scrapped a car!"

Only the front of the truck is left. Looking from the side, the dump truck looks a bit pitiful.
However, Nishida Toshiyuki nodded, and it was indeed much lighter.
"It doesn't matter, just polish the front of the car and it will be almost as good as a new one!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head. It was just the price of a scrapped car.

"Nishida-san, stand in front of the dump truck. I promise I won't hit you this time!!"

"Can this thing move?"

Toshiyuki Nishida was a little nervous, after all, a car was scrapped because of his camera.

"Of course. It just needs someone to push it. There's no problem with the brakes. It's purely manual mechanical braking!"

Naoki Nagayama patted the pure steel bracket. As long as the pusher put it down, it would definitely not move on the asphalt road.
"What about the front shot? The shot of driving with the lights on," Nishida Toshiyuki continued to ask.

"We rented another one!" Naoki Nagayama pointed to a mud truck a little further away. "Although the color is a little different, it's definitely not noticeable at night with the high beams on!"

"Naoki-san is indeed thoughtful."

"Haha, Nishida-san shouldn't be worried now!"

"Naoki-san has already done this, how could I still have a problem?" Nishida Toshiyuki took a deep breath, "Let's finish filming him today!"

"Ok!"

In the night, Hoshino Tatsuro, played by Nishida Toshiyuki, was walking on the road with Miss Kaoru. He heard Miss Kaoru say no. Her fiancé died suddenly in an accident, and she was afraid that the next one would be the same.
On impulse, Tatsuro Hoshino rushed to the center of the road where vehicles were speeding. A dump truck was speeding towards this side!
Miss Xun was stunned and speechless. Even Hoshino Tatsuro was shocked by the oncoming dump truck and was speechless.
Until a harsh friction sound was heard, and at the last moment, the dump truck stopped in front of Tatsuro Hoshino. The dump truck driver let out a loud curse!
"Baga, are you looking for death?!"

Hoshino Tatsuro took a deep breath, still in shock, and turned to Miss Xun, who was crying, and shouted excitedly with tears in his voice:

"I won't die!"

"I won't die!"

"Because I love you, I won't die!"

"I will definitely make you happy!"

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"CUT!!" Kyon Kimura shouted at the end, "Very good! This one is perfect!! Well done, Nishida-san!"

Naoki Nagayama saw this scene on camera and couldn't help but applaud. Nishida Toshiyuki is indeed a veteran actor, and he performed this emotional catharsis perfectly!!!
Other people present also applauded and congratulated the protagonist, Toshiyuki Nishida. Everyone knew before the filming that this was destined to be a classic shot that would be passed down!

The famous scenes from "101 Marriage Proposals" will be used in various remakes in the future!

An ordinary man stood in front of a dump truck and proposed to his lover. Although Naoki Nagayama also felt it was a bit outrageous when he was writing the script.

But when it is performed by actors with superb acting skills, even he feels moved.
This is what it means to risk everything for love!

(End of this chapter)