Tokyo Bubble Life

Looking at the plaque hanging on the gym in front of him - the Demonstration Style of Weaponryu, Nagayama Kaede showed a look of disdain on his face, and turned to look at his cousin Nagayama Naoki:
"Naoki, this is really unnecessary."

“This is really necessary!”

"I'm already this old, and this is a kendo gym that teaches elementary school students!"

"Just right for your level!"

“It’s so embarrassing!”

"Anyway, it's not me who's here to practice!"

"I don't want to practice either!"

"If Grandfather knew that you didn't perform his most handsome image when he was young, you know what the consequences would be!"

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Today, Naoki Nagayama brought his cousin to a dojo that specializes in teaching kendo, so that Kaede Nagayama could come and learn!

Because the "Hayato: New World" to be filmed later is set in the Taisho period, when young gangsters were poor and had no connections, so they couldn't use guns. So most of them used sticks and the like that were readily available, and the leaders could use short swords or broadswords.
In fact, it’s just like the gangsters in Hong Kong who all like to use machetes and steel pipes. It has become a stereotype!

Although Nagayama Kaede is the third generation of the Yakuza with a family background, when he was a child, the Nagayama Group was just a small but vibrant social group. His grandfather and uncle did not arrange any kendo lessons for him.

This resulted in Nagayama Feng having to rely on his instincts and the impressions he got from some action movies to learn the secret boxing moves that the gangsters used to scare people - the Eight Scary Strikes!

After so many fights, I at least have some experience in Sanda and boxing. Fortunately, "Hot Blood School" was just a brawl among teenagers, so I didn't show any weakness at that time.

"Brother Feng, the style here is Satsuma Shigen-ryu, which is very famous. It is very suitable for Yakuza."

Naoki Nagayama patted Kaede Nagayama on the shoulder. The so-called Satsuma Shigenryu would make a loud shout when attacking, and was best at the large kasaya slash from top to bottom (forcefully splitting Huashan), pursuing the lethality of killing with one blow.

Because of the strange cry, it is also called the monkey cry flow. It is very violent, cruel, practical and imposing! Therefore, it is the choice of many extreme elements such as Yakuza~
"You just need to learn some of the postures, and you'll be fine when you shoot. It's also very useful to sharpen your skills before the battle! Of course, it's also possible to learn more. I have already made an appointment with a dedicated coach before coming here!"

After instructing his cousin, Naoki Nagayama wanted to turn around and leave, because the strange noise coming from the gym was really unbearable. Naoki Nagayama didn't want to go in and pollute his ears.
But at this time, a strong hand pressed on his shoulder, and then he heard Yongshan Feng say:

"Naoki! Brothers should share hardships! How can I enjoy this great opportunity alone?"

"You don't have anything to do lately anyway, why not come and study with me!"

"Brother Feng, that's not right. I'm very busy!" Naoki Naoyama refused with a straight face and tried to take Naoyama Feng's arm away. "I have to go back to the company now! I can't leave for the film festival!"

"Hehehe busy?"

Nagayama Feng didn't believe a word he said. He knew that Naoki Nagayama slept until he woke up naturally in the morning, wandered around in the afternoon, and went to nightclubs and KTVs at night!
He tightened his arms slightly, and dragged Naoki Nagayama towards the gym,
"Naoki, stop quibbling. I can't escape this class, and neither can you! How can a director shoot a good action scene without a deep understanding of the kendo in the film?"

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It actually makes a lot of sense!

Naoki Nagayama glanced at Brother Feng's profile. This guy who used to think with his muscles actually became smarter? It's true that when you've been away for three days, you should look at him with new eyes!

When the wooden partition door of the gym was opened, the noisy howling became even more obvious!
A group of students aged between ten and ten were practicing Su Zhen in the hall, and they would roar with all their strength every time they swung it. There were also slightly older students who were learning the stances, and they also roared with all their strength every time they attacked. A few more senior students were fighting against each other, and naturally they were also barking like dogs.
The duck voices of people in the voice change period are unpleasant to begin with, and these guys are yelling desperately, one after another, as if they are trying to yell their lungs out. These howls can be regarded as mental attacks!
The middle-aged instructor in white coaching uniform saw someone coming in, stood up and walked over:
"You are?"

"We are here to learn!" Naoki Nagayama stood up, "We called before."

"Ah, it's you!"

The middle-aged coach's face looked much better. He had received instructions from the gym owner a long time ago. There was a big fat sheep who wanted to spend a lot of money to hire a high-end private coach. One-on-one teaching only required learning the posture.
Kendo has almost no place to be used these days. Kendo halls are only used for fitness or as interest classes. As a coach, there is no such high-handed attitude as in the past to teach the skills of killing. You have to make money to eat~
So it is natural that they are very happy to meet a sucker!

"I am Takagi Katsuo from the Satsuma Shigen-ryu Menkyo Kaiden School!" Coach Takagi Katsuo extended his hand in a friendly manner, "I will be your kendo coach from now on!"

"Nice to meet you, I am Nagayama Kaede/Nagayama Naoki"

The two cousins ​​shook hands with Katsuo Takagi respectively.

Brother Feng is okay, he hasn't been famous for a few years and is no longer famous, but Naoki Nagayama is different. He opened his eyes wide when Katsuo Takagi shook hands with him.

"Are you... that Naoki Nagayama?" Katsuo Takagi asked in surprise.

"If there is no other Naoki Nagayama, it should be me~" Naoki Nagayama smiled. He was prepared to be recognized, but he did not have too many fans and was not worried about being watched.

"That's the 'flowery Naoki'," Takagi Katsuo continued to ask as if to confirm, "the one who was in love with Akina Nakamori!"

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Now, I am being identified as Akina Nakamori's boyfriend! As expected, if your girlfriend is famous, you may have this kind of trouble. But judging from his age, Takagi Katsuo should not be a fan of Akina.

"Hi, it's me!"

"It really caught me off guard!" Takagi Katsuo laughed, "Come to think of it, many of our students here are fans of Akina Nakamori. If they knew that Naoki Nagayama also came here to learn swordsmanship."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the students in the dojo lobby, who were holding hardwood swords and howling as they chopped at the air. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly:
"Please keep it a secret. If we practice, it'd be best if we were in a private place."

"No problem!" Takagi Katsuo agreed very easily. Naoki Naoki had promised too much tuition before, so he had to serve well. "No one usually comes to the backyard of the gym, so let's teach there!"

"That'll be troublesome!"

"It's okay, but first, you need to change your clothes."

"Hi!"

The two followed Takagi Katsuo and walked towards the gym. The students on both sides who looked over curiously were scolded by the senior students who were supervising them to concentrate and focus all their attention on the sword in their hands.
Naoki Nagayama and Kaede Nagayama put on their kendo uniforms and began to receive individual instruction from Katsuo Takagi in the backyard.
It’s really worth the money!

While Naoki Nagayama and the leading actors were preparing for "Hayato", Kyon Kimura walked out of the editing room of the Shuyou Building.

Following behind were two younger directors, Muneo Matsuo and Banyuki Nishimoto.
"Midnight Diner" has already been filmed and edited, and even the broadcast has ended. These two backup forces will naturally be moved to wherever they are needed.

Right now, all of Shuyou’s other manpower is at the Tokyo International Film Festival, and the only project currently in production is Kyon Kimura’s “101 Marriage Proposals,” so naturally the two of them have to help!

"Arigato, Matsuo-kun, Nishimoto-kun." Kimura said gratefully, "You could have gone to the film festival as well."

"Haha, why are we going there to join in the fun!"

Matsuo Muneo said with a smile that although he participated in the filming of "Camera Never Stops", everyone knew that it was the credit of Naoki Nagayama. He was just lucky to be involved in the movie. Anyone else could have played his role!
So instead of trying to get by at a film festival, it’s better to hone your skills in other projects with TreeFriends so that you can become independent as soon as possible.

For example, Masataka Komori, the director of the opening film of the Tokyo International Film Festival, and Kyon Kimura, the director of several best-selling TV series, both rose to the top in this way!

In just a few years, he was promoted from a camera boy to a main director. This is an example that can't be found in the entire Japanese film industry!
In the Japanese workplace culture that values ​​seniority and experience, it is not uncommon to have worked as an assistant director for more than ten years. As long as your seniors don't give you a chance, you will never be promoted.
But Shuyou Films broke this convention!

Naoki Nagayama, Shuichi Ido, Masataka Komori, and Kyon Kijima all rose from being emerging stars to becoming successful right under the noses of the entertainment industry in just a few years!
Shuyou Films is moving forward without stopping, and its momentum is catching up with several major old-fashioned film production studios. Young people all know that Shuyou Films is their best chance now!

Therefore, people like Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Banyuki, who were able to enter Juyou with the help of Shuichi Ido and Tokyo University of the Arts, and were fortunate enough to join the junior director training program, cherish every opportunity for training.

"Yes, Mr. Kijima!" Nishimoto Banyuki also complimented, "I think helping to edit "101 Marriage Proposals" now is a good opportunity to broaden my horizons!"

"Yeah, I'm very happy when I think about our participation in the classic scenes!"

Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Banyuki sang in unison, which made Kimura Kyon feel much better:
"Once Naoki-san comes back and has watched it, we will send the first few episodes to Fuji TV for review."

"Will it be aired before the end of the year?" Matsuo Muneo asked curiously, "This isn't usually the right time for a new TV series, right?!"

"There will be various plans at the end of the year that will attract the audience's attention!" Nishimoto Banyuki also added.

"That's common sense!" Kimura nodded, "But it doesn't matter. Fuji TV and Naoki-san have already discussed this!"

"You know that Fuji TV's prime time is now used to broadcast variety shows, right?"

Kyon said to the two of them in a low voice,

"But this time, Naoki-san asked Fuji TV to restore the prime time slot at 9 pm on Monday night to broadcast TV series. Our "101 Marriage Proposals" will be broadcast on the th slot!"

Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Banyuki looked at each other, both of them were shocked. Asking the TV station to change the schedule of broadcasting a TV series? !
This is not something that ordinary people can do! This is the prime time, the time with the most exposure. You should know that this change has taken a heavy toll on the variety shows that were originally in the prime time!
"Does Naoki-san have such a great influence on Fuji TV?"

"Ha, originally this was the time to broadcast TV dramas, but it was changed to variety shows in the 80s and now it's just changed back!"

Kijima Kyon said with a smile,

"Our Shuyou's previous programs "Squid Game" and "Midnight Diner" were broadcast on other TV stations, which brought a lot of exposure to TBS and Tokyo TV. In addition, the previous "Music Station" made Asahi TV directly have a popular music program.
This gave Fuji TV a sense of crisis, which provided the basis for negotiations.”

Fuji TV feels that its cooperation with Shuyou is not as close as before. So many good programs are not landing on Fuji TV, and there is a lot of pressure when competing with TBS and TV Asahi for the king of ratings.
The five-year cooperation framework agreement signed previously is no longer secure, so there is a lot of room for compromise during this communication.
"That's it~"

After some explanation, Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Banyuki understood the reasons behind it. It was also at this time that they deeply realized the importance of Shuyou among TV stations.

"Our tree friend has really become a giant!"

When Kyon Kimura saw the pride in the two men's eyes, he also felt a sense of pride in his heart. Although most of the credit for Shuyou's current status went to Nagayama Naoki, Kyon Kimura also made contributions!
"Let's go, let's go eat first," Kimura patted their shoulders, "We'll continue editing in the afternoon!"

"We have to give Naoki-san a perfect answer!"

"Hi!" X2
Later in the afternoon, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the editing room in the Shuyou Building.

The first episode of "101 Marriage Proposals" was playing on a small screen in the editing room.
Xun, who came for a blind date for the first time, had beautiful black hair, a graceful kimono, beautiful eyebrows and eyes, and an elegant temperament. At first glance, she looked like an ancient noble lady~
"It's definitely not him!"

She looked at one of the three candidates sitting opposite her and thought to herself, because the middle-aged man opposite her was quite old and looked ordinary. He was completely different from her.
"It's definitely not her!"

At the same time, Tatsuro Hoshino, who has a rough face and a sad expression, and it is obvious that he has a hard life, does not think that he, who is 100 years old and has been on blind dates, would go on a blind date with a beautiful woman like the one opposite him.

Two men and women who were obviously not on the same level unexpectedly became blind date partners by mistake, and then started a strange relationship
"Ha ha."

Although he wrote the script himself, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help laughing when he saw Kaoru in the TV series, who encouraged Hoshino Tatsuro when he said goodbye because of his kind personality, but was misunderstood by Hoshino Tatsuro as being interested in him.
Next, there are various scenes where Hoshino Tatsuro madly pursues Xun~
In the end, Xun was moved by Hoshino Tatsuro's sincerity and finally agreed to marry him. Everyone is happy.
"If it were in reality, it would definitely not be like this!"

Thinking of the subsequent plot, Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

"I think it will be clear if we catch up with them!"

Kyon Kijima also smiled and replied: "Not necessarily. A kind girl like Ms. Xun is not good at saying no."

Generally speaking, if a girl who is not good at saying no is pestered by someone, she might fall for him.
“That’s why there’s a saying that a strong woman is afraid of a clingy man.”

Naoki Nagayama said to Kyon Kijima and the other two people,
"You three are all single, right? Remember, if a girl doesn't reject you, you have a chance! So if you have someone you like, chase her quickly. You will definitely be able to find your partner!"

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The three of them didn't know how to respond for a moment, but Nishimoto Banyuki raised his hand and said:
"But the person I like already has a boyfriend!"

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Naoki Nagayama patted Nishimoto Banyuki on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"Then, you only have one competitor left!!!"

"!!!" (ΩДΩ)
"Hahaha, Kimura-kun~" Nagayama Naoki, who had stunned the young man, turned to Kimura Kyon and said, "The editing of 101 Marriage Proposals is very good. Let's send it to Fuji TV for review tomorrow!"

"Hi!" Kimura responded immediately, "I'll prepare the videotape!"

"Hmm~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded, and then thought about the issue of purchasing shares of Fuji TV that had been discussed in the past two days. Should he talk about this matter with Minister Kono tomorrow?

The amount of additional shares issued has not yet been determined. I don't know how much will be distributed to tree friends.
(End of this chapter)