Chapter 1013: Naoki-san can make headlines even abroad!!!

The paparazzi guarding Lan Kwai Fong at night finally waited for a big scoop.

"Look, look... it's Jackie Chan!" A paparazzi excitedly raised his camera and snapped several pictures, "He came to the nightclub with someone... Willie Chan is next to him, and Maggie Cheung!"

The other paparazzi nearby also immediately dropped their cigarette butts and prepared to follow... Everyone knew that Jackie Chan was very sentimental in his romantic affairs, and his relationship with Maggie Cheung and Rosamund Kwan recently was also very complicated...

"Wait, there's another stranger..."

The paparazzi realized the difference after taking a photo,

"Haven't seen him before..."

"A new little brother Big Brother just took in?"

"Looks like they are on equal footing..."

"Anyway, take the picture first!"

Then everyone saw Jackie Chan leading a group of people into the coffee bar "1997" next door.

It was said that after becoming friends with Jackie Chan, one didn't have to pay for anything when going out, and Naoki Nagayama also experienced such treatment.

On this night, they went to several bars, dance halls, karaoke, etc., one after another, drink after drink... By the time he was dizzy at the end, Naoki Nagayama discovered that Jackie Chan, who had just recovered from his injury, was actually more energetic than him...

This was probably the kind of gifted martial arts bone structure in traditional martial arts novels!

The next day, Naoki Nagayama was woken up by the dazzling sunlight.

Opening his eyes, he saw his sea-view room at The Peninsula Hotel. At this time, Victoria Harbour was sparkling, several yachts were slowly sailing on the blue bay, and white seagulls were soaring at low altitude. It was truly a rare good weather!

"Who sent me back?"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, letting the feeling of a hangover pass quickly. He vaguely remembered that someone had sent him back to The Peninsula Hotel... But he had forgotten who exactly it was.

However, getting so drunk in a strange place was really too dangerous...

If one wasn't careful, one might wake up the next day and find that two kidneys were missing!

After washing up, Naoki Nagayama walked into the restaurant to eat breakfast and happened to run into Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima, who had also come to eat breakfast.

"Masataka-kun, Kijima-kun, morning~"

"......"

The two looked at Naoki Nagayama with the eyes of someone looking at a scumbag, which made even someone whose skin wasn't thick enough feel unbearable:

"What's wrong, looking at me like that?"

"Naoki-san... you went out to wander around Hong Kong alone yesterday!" Masataka Komori's tone was sour, "We only realized when we wanted to call you for dinner at night..."

Shizhi Kijima was silently biting a slice of bread, his eyes also full of resentment:

"It's not that Naoki-san can't go out to play, but at least leave us a message... We almost thought Naoki-san had an accident!"

"Ah... Hahaha~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed, wanting to brush it off,

"I just wanted to buy some small souvenirs nearby, I didn't expect to get lost... and came back very late~"

"Naoki-san..." Masataka Komori's tone was now angry, "We saw you being sent back to the hotel by a friend in a car!"

"......" Naoki Nagayama looked at the resentful expressions of the two...

Sigh~~~ How come it felt like he had raised two big sons! Clearly, these two guys were subordinates!

Seeing that he couldn't lie his way out, Naoki Nagayama could only admit defeat:

"Alright, alright, it's my fault, I shouldn't have gone out to party alone! I'll take you together tonight!"

"....."

Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima looked at each other, and their moods suddenly improved a lot... They were very easy to coax!

Just as the three were enjoying breakfast, Wu Qiwen, who was the translator, also rushed to the hotel, holding a newspaper under his arm and coming directly to the restaurant to find the group...

"Minasan, how did you rest yesterday?"

"Very well, very well... The hotel room is very nice~" Masataka Komori responded politely, "Wu-san, you came over so early?"

"Yes, didn't we agree to take you to TVB today~ Let's start today's itinerary after you finish breakfast!"

"That's as it should be!" Masataka Komori nodded repeatedly.

Naoki Nagayama was eating breakfast in large mouthfuls. Singing and dancing last night had consumed a lot of physical strength, and he was already hungry when he woke up in the morning.

Wu Qiwen had already eaten breakfast, so he sat at the table with the group, ordered a cup of coffee, and flipped through the newspaper while chatting.

"There are all kinds of things happening in Hong Kong every day now, which is eye-opening..."

"Mr. Nagayama, Mr. Komori, Mr. Kijima... After the business is done, I'll take everyone to visit some famous shopping malls in Hong Kong..."

"But don't talk to the ruffians on the street, there are many gangster organizations now..."

"....."

People who work as business translators are generally very talkative. Even though the others were eating breakfast, Wu Qiwen kept talking non-stop by himself, and he was also flipping through the newspaper non-stop.

Then he happened to flip to the entertainment section:

"Eh? 'Late-night venue change, Jackie Chan and Maggie Cheung caught dating! Suspected new love?'"

In Hong Kong media, "caught" meant confirmed...

Wu Qiwen saw one of the photos and instantly looked up at Naoki Nagayama next to him, saying very unexpectedly:

"Naoki-san, is this you?"

"Hmm?" Naoki Nagayama glanced at it. It was indeed a photo of him and Jackie Chan's group walking down the street, "Sure enough, if you walk with Jackie Chan, you'll be photographed..."

"It really is Naoki-san!" Wu Qiwen was a bit excited, "Naoki-san also knows Jackie Chan?"

"Hmm, met in Japan..."

And on the other side, Masataka Komori and Shizhi Kijima also looked up at the newspaper and saw Naoki Nagayama's very recognizable face... Naoki-san was a cover figure in newspapers even abroad!

Broadcast Drive in Kowloon Tong, TVB's headquarters was right here.

Naoki Nagayama's group, led by Wu Qiwen, arrived at one of the most famous TV stations in Hong Kong to select the actors they needed.

After arriving, someone was already waiting at the entrance...

"May I ask if you are Director Naoki Nagayama?" The front desk girl asked respectfully.

"Yes, this is Naoki Nagayama from Japan!" Wu Qiwen helped answer on the side, "Next to him are Director Masataka Komori and Director Shizhi Kijima..."

"Welcome to TVB for inspection..." The front desk girl immediately led the way, "Manager Fang is already waiting for you!"

"Then let's go quickly..."

In the conference room, Naoki Nagayama met this Manager Fang...

Manager Fang was a middle-aged woman named Mona Fong. She was actually the second wife of Run Run Shaw of Shaw Brothers. After Shaw Brothers acquired TVB's shares, Mrs. Fong also started working at TVB, laying the foundation for the future merger.

"Director Nagayama, nice to meet you..." Mrs. Fong stood up and reached out as an intermediary, "But your name is like thunder to my ears..."

She was waiting for the translation, but saw Naoki Nagayama reach out to shake hands directly:

"Manager Fang, hello! It's all just empty fame..."

Surprise flashed in Mrs. Fong's eyes: "Director Nagayama's Mandarin is also very good!"

"Learned it occasionally..." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "Sorry to trouble you for choosing actors this time!"

"Not at all, not at all. Station Manager Miyauchi of Fuji TV spoke personally, and my husband was flattered..."

Mrs. Fong sized up this famous great director. She hadn't expected him to be so young, and he was already a shareholder of Fuji TV!

Originally, it was just a small audition, but Run Run Shaw specifically handed the reception to his lover to show importance, telling her she must get along well with Naoki Nagayama...

"Director Nagayama, do you have any favorite candidates?"

"I have also read some materials, but it's better to see the real person."

"Haha, then let's start the audition as soon as possible! I'll have Director Liu take you!" Mrs. Fong nodded, "After the business is finished, I'll hold a welcome banquet for you..."

"Then sorry to trouble you!"

Although Mrs. Fong was a woman, she was very decisive in her actions and immediately called someone over.

Liu Fanggang, the head of the TVB Artiste Training Class, hurried to the office to pick them up, and then led the group to a dedicated conference room.

"Director Nagayama... it is the honor of our students that you can come to TVB to select actors this time..."

Because Naoki Nagayama needed young actors, and Liu Fanggang happened to be the head of the training class, he came to receive them.

"Being able to select suitable talent, this is clearly a win-win!"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,

"I've heard about the TVB Artiste Training Class in Japan... The TV station is also thinking about whether to hold one! Maybe I'll have to learn from Mr. Liu when the time comes..."

It was just that in Japan, all the work of discovering and training artists had been taken over by different agencies, and wanting to move this piece of cake wouldn't be easy.

"Really? Then I will definitely tell you everything I know!"

Walking a distance, outside a room similar to a classroom, Naoki Nagayama saw many people waiting in the corridor at the entrance.

Observing carefully, there were many familiar figures...

"Teacher Liu~" "Old Class..." "Teacher Liu~" "....."

When Liu Fanggang walked by, many people greeted him, and some stared at Naoki Nagayama and the others, whispering. They all knew that a great Japanese director was coming to select roles today.

This was a god-given opportunity. Everyone knew that as long as they were selected, they would definitely become famous!

If it weren't for the need for young actors, such an opportunity would never fall to these actors who were still running errands~

The tables in the classroom had already been adjusted. A row of judge seats was placed in the front, revealing the open space in the middle as a place for impromptu performances.

Naoki Nagayama, Masataka Komori, and Shizhi Kijima all sat down, and saw Liu Fanggang diligently pouring water:

"Please drink tea first~ I'll have the students prepare... After that, they will enter one by one according to this stack of materials..."

"Sorry to trouble you~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded. Seeing him go out, he turned to the two who came with him and said,

"This audition, although you don't speak Cantonese, your opinions are also very important. You are also very familiar with the script of 'Tiger of Ginza'. If there are other roles suitable, that's fine too..."

"If you want to ask any questions, let Wu Qiwen translate them and tell them..."

"Hai!" X3, even Wu Qiwen nodded repeatedly on the side.

Then he lowered his head and looked at the personnel information in his hand. This time, TVB could be said to have brought all the suitable actors...

However, it seemed that they started auditioning from the members who had already graduated from the first few terms of the Artiste Training Class, and the further they went, the more they were students who had just graduated or were still studying... Even in this era, seniors in the entertainment industry always wanted to take advantage of a little bit!

Not long after, Liu Fanggang walked in:

"Director Nagayama, can we start?"

"Hmm, we can!" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Let people in..."

"Okay!"

The first young man to enter had a righteous face and looked very handsome, as if he could hit ten or eight dragons from his hands at any time...

"Hello Director Nagayama, I am a student of the 9th term of the Artiste Training Class, my name is Felix Wong..."

The most famous Qiao Feng, the hero who brought his own BGM... In the past, when he appeared on the screen, everyone knew that this was the person with the highest martial arts in the martial arts drama!

"Haha, hello, hello~" Naoki Nagayama showed a warm smile on his face, "May I ask if you already have an understanding of the role you are going to play?"

"Yes... The role is a new upstart in the financial world, who got rich young, arrogant and domineering..."

"Okay~ that's about it~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded, continued to ask about some of Felix Wong's previous acting experiences, and his views on shaping the character. After both sides relaxed a little, he said:

"Then, one of the plot segments is the protagonist making his mark, having just made millions of dollars from the New York Stock Exchange... Please combine the character's mood at that time and do an impromptu performance..."

It felt like setting a reading comprehension question...

The Felix Wong in front of him looked around:

"May I borrow some props?"

Naoki Nagayama looked around unexpectedly:

"Please feel free to use what's here..."

This was originally a performance classroom, and many props were placed in the lockers. Felix Wong directly found a pair of sunglasses and a trader's vest from the New York Stock Exchange from inside...

After brewing for a while, he turned behind the podium and turned over from the podium, as if he had just walked out of the stock exchange...

He forcefully tore open the vest on his body, threw it on the ground fiercely, and then raised his head and roared loudly as if venting, accompanied by chest-beating and leg-beating venting actions...

Naoki Nagayama looked at it, but what he thought in his heart was—"Looks like a gorilla..."

It wasn't until a few minutes later that he calmed his breathing, showed a relaxed smile, took out sunglasses from his pocket, and started walking outside confidently...

"Clap clap clap!"

Naoki Nagayama gave a very face-saving applause after the performance, but in his heart, he had already drawn an X.

One had to know that when he made money in the New York Exchange, he and Genta Nakai walked out of the exchange and sat directly on the ground because their legs were weak... Suddenly making money beyond his imagination, how could there be such a big emotion... More of it should be confusion and worry.

Just like the two in "Hello Mr. Billionaire," it was normal to be unable to stand up~

"Director, may I ask if you have any guidance for my performance?"

"Mr. Wong's performance is very vivid, fully demonstrating the excited mood!" Naoki Nagayama said, "The added actions are very imposing..."

"Thank you Director, thank you Director!"

Felix Wong showed a smile on his face~

Naoki Nagayama continued to say:

"I already have a count in my heart regarding Mr. Wong's performance, but the final determination of the role still needs to be discussed with colleagues. If there is progress later, I will contact you..."

"Please help call the next one in!"

"Okay!"

Felix Wong walked out of the door full of excitement to call the next one in!

And Naoki Nagayama inside shook his head and sighed. Sure enough, those HR replies in the future were truly well-tempered rhetoric!

Tactfully leaving space for both sides, it wouldn't cause conflict or misunderstanding on the spot...

Later on, not getting news meant not being selected!

"Let me see, the next one is... Oh? It's this person?!" ===== CHAPTER 1014 =====