Chapter 1012: Sorry, being handsome really is everything

Posted on the cinema in Tsim Sha Tsui was the poster for "Lucky Stars Go Places." On the poster, a little fatty wearing a leather jacket, round glasses, a headband on his head, and goggles hanging around his neck...

At first glance, he looked just like the pilot Porco Rosso from Hayao Miyazaki's work "Porco Rosso"~

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Naoki Nagayama passed by the cinema entrance, seeing the familiar faces on the poster, and felt a strange sense of detachment.

"These guys in my memory are all middle-aged, but they look so young now..."

Just at this moment, several non-mainstream young people nearby wanted to go into the cinema to watch a movie. Seeing Naoki Nagayama in a suit and leather shoes standing at the entrance, one of them, who looked like a delinquent girl, said carelessly:

"Handsome, don't block the way~"

Naoki Nagayama turned his head and saw the few non-mainstream youths. Feeling that he was indeed blocking the entrance, he nodded and stepped aside:

"Sorry~"

The delinquent girl seemed to be captivated by Naoki Nagayama's appearance and didn't speak for a moment...

"Being handsome is everything?"

The little boyfriend next to her glanced at Naoki Nagayama, said something out of jealousy, and immediately pulled the delinquent girl away.

"What's there to look at!"

Then, the delinquent girl, whose gaze was fixed on Naoki Nagayama, was pulled into the cinema entrance by her friends.

As they continued walking, Naoki Nagayama could still hear the chattering sounds, things like "Handsomer than Leslie Cheung" or "Fake foreign devil"...

Naoki Nagayama scratched his cheek:

"Sorry, being handsome really is everything..."

Secretly out and about, his identity was naturally whatever he gave himself.

Given the current era background of Hong Kong, Naoki Nagayama gave himself the identity of an overseas-returned ethnic Chinese. This way, he could explain his lack of proficiency in Cantonese and his use of English, and then he could wander around Hong Kong at will!

Tsim Sha Tsui was one of the most prosperous areas in Hong Kong. During the day, tourists were endless at the restaurants and shops on both sides of Nathan Road, and at night, the colorful lights of Weiduoliyagang were even more overflowing with brilliance.

It was already late afternoon when he arrived in Hong Kong. After Naoki Nagayama wandered around the streets for a while, night had fallen, but there was no sign of not being able to see the road clearly.

With the streetlights, landscape lights, commercial street neon signs, and the lights inside the shops all turned on, whether it was a convenience store, an optical shop, or an appliance mall... all were lit up, making the streets look like it was daytime.

The whole of Hong Kong finally revealed its reputation as a city that never sleeps!

Countless young people, middle-aged people, and elderly people, not knowing where they had run out from, began to seek pleasure on the streets of Tsim Sha Tsui...

The sign of the tall Jade Restaurant on Beijing Road shone with red light, the neon sign of the Baron Nightclub flickered non-stop, and not far away was a mixed-style shop called the Capital Restaurant Nightclub...

And a club called Tasogare had even hung its sign in the middle of the road, with a small arrow pointing to the shop entrance next to it, tempting people non-stop...

Many pedestrians who couldn't resist the temptation walked into the places shining with ambiguous pink light, not knowing to whom they would pour out their troubles of the day~

Naoki Nagayama even saw a Japanese restaurant called Nisshan!

"It's night now..."

Walking and resting, Naoki Nagayama, who had wandered for several hours, didn't feel tired at all.

Biting on a skewer of fish balls, he strolled slowly. After finishing, he threw the wooden skewer into the trash can next to him and drank a cup of silk stocking milk tea...

Along the way, he had already finished bowl-fin soup, pineapple buns, char siu... In short, he had tasted almost all the Hong Kong-style delicacies he had been longing for...

Dodging a group of giggling young people, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the Star Ferry Pier.

Weiduoliyagang itself was overflowing with brilliance, the Star Ferry Pier was brightly lit, the seafood restaurants converted from yachts were full of laughter, and Central across the bay was like a sun recreated in the middle of the night, illuminating the sea surface clearly...

"I won't eat seafood..."

After wandering around Tsim Sha Tsui, it was already late at night, but Naoki Nagayama was eager to see the night view of Central across the way. Even though there were no more ferries at this late hour, so what?

Finding a small workshop yacht docked at the pier, he directly chartered the boat and asked the owner to send him to the pier on the other side!

As long as one had money, anything could be done in Hong Kong!

Time was slightly advanced. Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima at The Peninsula Hotel had already recovered from the fatigue of the flight.

When night fell, the two also felt the reminder from their stomachs, so they decided to head to the hotel restaurant to eat...

Arriving at the sea-view guest room not far away, Masataka Komori knocked on the door and asked respectfully:

"Naoki-san, it's almost dinner time, would you like to go to the restaurant together?"

But after waiting for a long time, no sound came...

Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima looked at each other and, gathering their courage, knocked on the door again.

"Naoki-san?"

"......"

Looking at the silent room door, both were helpless. Shizhi Kijima said to Masataka Komori:

"Maybe Naoki-san is resting?"

"Perhaps he's too tired..." Masataka Komori also nodded, "Let's go to the restaurant to eat first..."

"Hmm..."

The Peninsula Hotel was an international hotel. Even if the two didn't know much English, there were waiters who understood Japanese to help them order.

Masataka Komori ate seafood and sushi, feeling emotional that he could eat hometown food in a foreign land, and was very happy, even ordering a bottle of wine to drink slowly...

For Japanese people, "having a drink" meant drinking for an hour or two. When the two were full and wanted to return to their room to rest, they realized they hadn't seen Naoki Nagayama come downstairs at all.

"Naoki-san, is he sick?" Masataka Komori hesitated, "Should we help call for dinner to be sent up?"

Shizhi Kijima was a bit more prudent:

"Let's have the front desk make a call and ask first..."

After calling the front desk and no one answering, Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima started to get anxious!

"Did Naoki-san have an accident?" "How could that be!" "Maybe he's sleeping soundly?!" "It's impossible to sleep that soundly!"

So they talked to the front desk in broken English, getting more anxious and unable to speak clearly, forcing the hotel to find a waiter who understood Japanese...

"They are saying that Mr. Naoki Nagayama in the sea-view suite isn't answering the phone, and they think he might have had an accident, hoping the hotel can send someone to check..."

The waiter relayed the two's words to the lobby manager.

And the lobby manager who had just arrived was a bit surprised:

"Is it the gentleman in room 506? I saw him go out earlier?!"

After the waiter relayed this, Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima were even more confused:

"Did you see wrong... Naoki-san is in Hong Kong for the first time, and he doesn't have a translator with him, it's impossible for him to go out alone!"

"...... Ah, is that gentleman also Japanese?" The lobby manager was even more surprised, "When that gentleman went out, he even greeted me... saying he wanted to go to Nathan Road to look around... and even asked me where the disco where it's easiest to meet stars in Hong Kong is..."

"Where is it?"

"Of course it's Lan Kwai Fong..."

The lobby manager subconsciously replied, only to realize it was the young waiter who asked, and couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Translate what I just said to the guests!"

Seeing the strange expressions on Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima, the lobby manager couldn't help but say:

"That gentleman's Cantonese is a bit rusty, I feel like he might have just not used it for a long time after going abroad. His behavior is clearly that of a Chinese person... Could he be a Japanese-based overseas Chinese?"

That's right, when Naoki Nagayama said he wanted to go to Nathan Road, his tone was very familiar, he nodded to the doorman when he went out, and looking at road signs and such was all very normal...

"Naoki-san is a genuine Japanese... he grew up in Shizuoka since he was a child!" Masataka Komori argued seriously, "Naoki-san's fame in Japan is very high and his status is very high, please don't say such things casually!"

"Okay, okay..." The lobby manager apologized quickly.

But in his heart, he compared Naoki Nagayama with the Japanese people in front of him. Sure enough, there was absolutely no rigidity in his bones, and the feeling he gave was completely different... That guy named Naoki Nagayama must have close ties with China!

After learning Naoki Nagayama's whereabouts, Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima fell into confusion...

"Masataka-kun... did Naoki-san dump us and go play by himself?"

Shizhi Kijima was full of helplessness.

"To think he went shopping alone..."

Masataka Komori was still trying to make excuses:

"Maybe he just went nearby to breathe some fresh air! He'll be back soon!"

"It's already night..."

"......."

"Kijima... do you have to be so clear about it?"

"......"

And on the other side, Naoki Nagayama had already arrived in Central across Weiduoliyagang.

"Queen's Road West and Queen's Road East, Queen's Road East turns to Queen's Road Central, why is there no palace on Queen's Road East, Queen's Road Central... people surge like a tide..."

Humming this famous song by Lo Ta-yu, Naoki Nagayama was walking on Queen's Road, heading towards the bustling Lan Kwai Fong.

Lan Kwai Fong was just an L-shaped street in Central, Hong Kong, but it was crowded with bars, dance halls, and restaurants, and many foreigners gathered here, becoming a famous and exciting nightlife gathering place in Hong Kong.

Because the street was narrow and the available space was small, many people even stood directly on the street holding wine glasses to drink and chat, laughing and laughing without any tense atmosphere...

When Naoki Nagayama saw a paparazzi with a camera hanging around his neck and a sneaky look in his eyes, he knew he had definitely come to the right place...

And after Naoki Nagayama walked past, no one took pictures of him at all. The paparazzi in Hong Kong didn't recognize him at all...

This was probably why stars liked to travel to foreign lands!

"Disco Disco..."

Looking at the name on the sign, Naoki Nagayama felt emotional. The status of this nightclub in Hong Kong was about the same as Studio 54 in New York, and it was said that it had been learned from there.

It was just like the original Disco that Naoki Nagayama had in Takadanobaba, and New York's Studio 54, it was a pity that it had already closed.

Walking into the disco located underground, Naoki Nagayama was attracted by the popularity inside~

Under the dim lights, the girls sitting at the bar were holding wine glasses and laughing with friends, the guests in the booths were talking loudly, fearing that the people next to them wouldn't hear clearly, and the people on the dance floor were twisting their bodies, dancing close-contact hot dances...

It wasn't even midnight yet, and it was already crowded!

Naoki Nagayama also ordered a glass of wine and drank at the bar. Not long after sitting down, waves of ladies passed by him and started to strike up a conversation...

"Handsome, alone?" "Handsome, aren't you lonely alone? Let's go dance together!"

"Hey, are you alone?"

"......."

And the man sitting by the bar always politely refused, either saying I'm waiting for someone, or saying I don't want to dance. In short, he made one beautiful lady after another, dressed in glamorous clothes, leave in disappointment.

But there was no way, this was the difficulty of being too handsome. Naoki Nagayama had always been distressed by this...

Until a foreign handsome guy with exquisite features also sat next to him:

"Hello, handsome... you've got my attention."

"......!!!"

At first, Naoki Nagayama didn't react, but seeing the foreign handsome guy's hand already resting on his shoulder, he realized... Damn, he was being hit on by a man!

"......"

Subconsciously tightening his butt, Naoki Nagayama couldn't even speak his fluent English for a moment, could only down the wine in his glass in one gulp, and then fled from the bar like an escapee...

Arriving in the dance floor where the crowd gathered, he finally let out a sigh of relief!!

"Hong Kong... is a bit dangerous!"

On the dance floor, there were still young ladies shaking their bodies and walking in front of him, and unknown little hands brushed across his body... But Naoki Nagayama could endure all of this!

After dancing for a while following the music, during the intermission, he was already entangled by a mixed-race young lady. She brought two girlfriends and surrounded Naoki Nagayama, chatting while drinking beverages.

Just at this moment, he saw four or five people walk into the nightclub together. The nightclub manager, who was originally a bit aloof, was diligently leading the way for them...

The person walking in the middle had short hair and was incredibly dashing. The most obvious thing was that he had a big nose that attracted attention!

Jackie Chan?

Naoki Nagayama saw that among the people with Jackie Chan, there was a woman who was very familiar... Maggie Cheung... Her face still had the chubby baby fat now!

Jackie Chan, who walked into the nightclub, caused a slight commotion, but it quickly subsided. Jackie Chan led the people and sat down in a booth...

In a place like Lan Kwai Fong, one could see stars from time to time, and even Jackie Chan was no exception.

Most of the people who came here were looking for pleasure, not chasing stars!

Naoki Nagayama was also entangled by the mixed-race young lady and had no intention of going over to say hello...

Just at this moment, Jackie Chan looked up at the situation on the dance floor, as if he wanted to see if he should go dance. Just at this moment, he saw Naoki Nagayama, who was being entangled next to the dance floor.

"That person looks so familiar..." Jackie Chan asked his agent, Willie Chan, next to him, "Seems to be a Japanese director... Tree Friend's Naoki Nagayama..."

Willie Chan, as an agent who specialized in dealing with people in the entertainment industry, naturally recognized the great Japanese director:

"It really is him. Why did he come to Hong Kong?!"

He had been abroad for the past period of time and didn't know that Naoki Nagayama was coming to Hong Kong...

"If you want to know the reason, why not just go ask him~"

Jackie Chan put down his wine glass, said something to the person next to him, and then walked towards Naoki Nagayama with a smile:

"Naoki-san!" He used Japanese when greeting, and then switched to Mandarin, "Why didn't you look for me when you came to Hong Kong?!"

Taking advantage of the surprise of the beauties next to him, Naoki Nagayama finally got rid of them and opened his arms to hug Jackie Chan:

"Jackie, I only arrived here this afternoon, I didn't have time to notify you yet!"

"Ah~~~ I don't believe that..." Jackie Chan glanced at the beauties next to him, "You had time to pick up girls!"

"Hahaha, just met them... Come, come, come, let's go to your booth and talk!"

Turning back to say goodbye to them, Naoki Nagayama then crowded Jackie Chan and walked towards his booth, which made him feel a bit strange:

"Why didn't you call them along?"

"These women are really too annoying!"

Naoki Nagayama said the annoyance that most men didn't have, shaking his head and saying,

"They stuck to me as soon as they saw I was alone, and I couldn't shake them off..."

"......"

Jackie Chan expressed that he understood very well. Since he became famous, there had been fans like this too... But those fans were of mixed quality, while the ones surrounding Naoki Nagayama just now were all outstanding mixed-race beauties!

And according to the enthusiasm just now, maybe they could have had an exciting group activity tonight!

"Mr. Chan... long time no see~"

Sitting in the booth, Naoki Nagayama greeted Willie Chan. He had met him several times before, and the martial arts director of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team was the one he coordinated with...

"Naoki-san, it's indeed been a long time since I've seen you..."

Willie Chan answered with a smile. As an agent in the entertainment industry, if nothing else, his skills in dealing with people were definitely maxed out.

Seeing that Naoki Nagayama only knew two people, he introduced the others in the booth to him...

"These two are members of the Jackie Chan Stunt Team..."

"This is Maggie Cheung, her English name is Maggie, the runner-up of Miss Hong Kong... She is a rising female star~"

Then he introduced to the others:

"This is the famous Japanese director—Naoki Nagayama, the winner of the last Palme d'Or, 'Kikujiro' was directed by him!"

Under Willie Chan's praise, Maggie Cheung's gaze towards Naoki Nagayama changed from curiosity to reverence. This was an internationally renowned great director!

To think he was so young! And so handsome!

"Hello!" Naoki Nagayama greeted with a smile, reached out to shake hands with everyone one by one, and switched to Cantonese, "Very happy to meet everyone..."

To think even his Cantonese was so fluent...

Since the introductions were done, and they were in a place like a nightclub, everyone drank a few glasses of wine and let go, starting to chat.

"Mr. Nagayama, why did you come to Hong Kong?"

Maggie Cheung, relying on being young and beautiful, asked directly.

"Ah, I'm here to choose an actor this time... for a role in a new movie..."

Willie Chan immediately grasped the point and grabbed business for his own artist:

"What kind of role is it? Is Jackie suitable?"

"Haha~" Naoki Nagayama glanced at Jackie Chan. No... this image wasn't the same route as his, "Jackie's image is a kung fu superstar, but this time I need a refined scoundrel..."

Look, how to reject someone without offending them! This was all learned from the entertainment industry!

"So that's how it is..." Willie Chan nodded, "Then which actors have you found?"

"Nothing is confirmed, I'm going to TVB tomorrow for a direct audition..." Naoki Nagayama said, "I asked an acquaintance to contact them..."

"I didn't even know!" Willie Chan slapped his thigh, "I came back too late this time, I have quite a few artists here too!"

"Haha, let's go together tomorrow~"

"Okay, it's a deal!"

The two settled tomorrow's business in a few sentences, leaving Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung and the others unable to get a word in.

When drinking again, Naoki Nagayama suddenly saw a bald patch on Jackie Chan's head, so he asked:

"Jackie... I saw reports in Japan before saying that you injured your head... has it fully recovered now?"

"This little injury, it's completely fine!"

In front of others, Jackie Chan had to save face! After all, he was the big brother!

"I heard it was very serious~"

Maggie Cheung nodded next to him:

"It was indeed very serious, he had surgery on his head in February... He needs to rest for a long time!"

"Eh?" Naoki Nagayama looked at the wine glass in Jackie Chan's hand, "Then you're still drinking?!"

Jackie Chan glanced at Maggie Cheung and scolded:

"Busybody, talkative!"

And then, when Maggie Cheung puffed up her little face, he said to Naoki Nagayama:

"It's okay, one week after the surgery, I started filming again... It's been more than two months now, the wound has healed..."

"Drinking and such, it was fine long ago. It's just that the company boss thinks I need to rest, otherwise I would have started filming already!"

It was estimated that the company boss was also scared. If their most important cash cow fell just like that, wouldn't it be too much of a pity! Better to rest for a period of time first!

Naoki Nagayama looked at the guy who patted his chest and said he had fully recovered, and couldn't see any weakness from the injury at all...

Sure enough, he was the double-boned dragon who had been through life and death for decades and could still film action scenes at seventy or eighty!

"Jackie..."

"Naoki-san, don't worry, don't worry, I can even go dance... We're going to change several venues tonight! I'll lead the way, I must let you have a good time today!"

Jackie Chan had a happy smile on his face and pulled Maggie Cheung to go dance on the dance floor...

This happy look...

"......"

Who exactly is having a good time... ===== CHAPTER 1013 =====