Chapter 1024: She understands everything, yet she is still so innocent!

Under the early summer sun, the weather in Ehime Prefecture is warm and comfortable.

The fresh sea breeze and the azure waves meet on the embankment outside the Mitsuhama Station, colliding into fine white foam, and then disappearing like bubbles.

Here is where Tokyo Love Story ends...

The light melody echoes between the reinforced concrete of Tokyo, making the hurried urban travelers slow down their rapid pace and look around, as if they are also looking forward to a sudden love.

Last night, Fuji TV's prime time broadcast the final episode of "Tokyo Love Story." The final parting of Kanji Nagao and Rika Akana became a pain in many people's hearts. I heard that young people who happened to be heartbroken were crying uncontrollably in front of the TV.

Even though the two who met again had already let go, the moment Rika Akana waved her arm and showed a brilliant smile, the audience seemed to feel that kind of desperate love again~

Regret is the most common comment from the audience~

The eternal Rika Akana, she understands everything, yet she is still so innocent!

"The viewership rating of the final episode reached 49%!"

Xi Lumi said very excitedly to Naoki Nagayama on the phone,

"Although it's an estimate, the final result will definitely be more, not less!"

"Hahaha, I hope so~"

Naoki Nagayama was drinking coffee leisurely at home. With the end of "Tokyo Love Story," he could finally relax.

"Sigh... It's a pity that such a good TV series has ended like this..."

Xi Lumi felt a bit regretful; she was one of the biggest fans of this show, and she could always watch it in advance.

"What's the pity... Just rebroadcast it next year~"

"Rebroadcast?"

"Yes, it doesn't have to be in prime time; choose another unpopular time slot to rebroadcast it... Maybe it can warm up that time slot~"

Naoki Nagayama gave Fuji TV an idea casually, and suddenly remembered "My Fair Princess," which used to be rebroadcast every summer vacation...

Although the people Rong Mama pricked were all bad guys, Little Swallow and Ziwei really walked into the hearts of a generation.

"Rebroadcast..."

Xi Lumi chewed on this word, a bit undecided.

Because after TV series are broadcast now, they are all made into videotapes. If Japanese people want to watch a hit show repeatedly, most of them just rent the latest ones from audio-visual stores.

Besides, there are also video recorders at home, which can be recorded and watched directly...

"Just saying it casually~" Naoki Nagayama said, "How can we occupy the seat and block the financial path of other production companies~"

Yes, there are still so many crews and actors in the entertainment industry waiting to be fed!

After chatting on the phone for a while, Naoki Nagayama hung up, put a dog leash on Eitaro, and was about to take the dog out for a walk.

Akina saw it and hurriedly said:

"Naoki-san, if you go out, bring the latest issue of 'Friday' by the way!"

"..." Naoki Nagayama was helpless, "Akina, didn't you hate this kind of gossip magazine the most before..."

As a big star, Akina Nakamori was once the absolute protagonist on "Friday," so she disliked it very much, and Shanying Yuan had never subscribed to this magazine.

But for some reason, Akina had started to love reading it during this period... Perhaps it was because there was no news about her in the magazine, and they were all gossip about others!

"Because I'm curious about Seiko-san's married life!"

Akina said it righteously. After all, they were the two giants of the idol world, and they got married at about the same time, so it was normal to be curious about each other.

And because Seiko Matsuda and Masaki Kanda were both artists and didn't mean to retire completely, paparazzi and reporters could always dig up some strange news from agents, assistants, friends, and relatives to maintain heat.

For example, during this period, it was rumored that because Masaki Kanda often didn't come home from work after pregnancy, Seiko was a bit resentful, and then it was rumored that the couple was not in harmony...

The reason why this kind of gossip magazine is so vital is because people have a desire to pry, and they are always curious about other people's gossip!

"Hai hai~ I'll bring it when I come back..."

"Arigato~" Akina was full of smiles and said loudly, "Naoki-san, love you~"

"..."

Ye Zhong Mo Li, who was still tidying up the housework, felt that something was wrong, and goosebumps were about to come out... Coming to this house to work, she felt that she was simply outdated and couldn't accept the boldness of young people now!

The morning rush hour for workers had passed, and there were not many people on the street now.

Walking on the sun-drenched road, Eitaro turned left and right from time to time, occasionally lifting his hind legs to do some indescribable things.

"Alright Eitaro, the dogs on this street know you're the boss, so stop marking everywhere!"

Eitaro was in the strongest period of his dog life, a big dog of more than 80 pounds. Naoki Nagayama, with his 1.8-meter frame, had to use effort to hold him.

In this era, Huskies and Alaskan Malamutes, these demolition maniacs, were not popular in Japan. Judging from observations in the dog park, there were no dogs bigger than him in the surrounding area. I don't know how he ended up in the park nearby.

The few pedestrians on the road would avoid Eitaro's front, so Naoki Nagayama had to tighten the dog leash so he wouldn't disturb others.

The Aoyama shop not far away was still open, and the old man Aoyama Shin was still in high spirits. After seeing Naoki Nagayama, he greeted him happily:

"Naoki-kozo, why do you have time to walk the dog today~"

"Yes~" Naoki Nagayama sat down in the shop, and Aoyama Shin poured hot tea, and also gave the dog some warm water, "The work before has come to an end, so I have time..."

"Speaking of which, you seem to have been much busier in the past two years... I still remember that before, you would run over to drink tea every day..."

Aoyama Shin said with a smile,

"At that time, I thought you were an unemployed vagrant!"

"Hahaha, isn't this married~"

Marriage is like a panacea; any change can be attributed to it.

Why did you get fat? Married! Why did you get thin? Married!

Why are you working harder? Married! Why are you lying flat? Married!

Thinking back to the life of being idle at home every day before, Naoki Nagayama also felt a kind of nostalgia. That was the carefree life when he was single!

"Has Chikako-chan been coming back less recently?" Naoki Nagayama asked, "She is a celebrity now, and her work seems to have increased a lot..."

The current Naoki Nagayama really didn't know much about the daily work of the artists under his banner. There were two layers of separation in the middle, Otomo and Masami Inada, and so many artists.

"Chikako~ She calls every few days now, and comes back to see me once or twice a month."

Aoyama Shin was a bit disappointed. After all, she used to come to help look after the shop every weekend,

"Children grow up; this is something that can't be helped~"

Naoki Nagayama was not surprised. For a granddaughter, this was already very good. In the city, if children can do this, it is considered very good.

The old and the young chatted in the shop for a while, but after a cup of tea, Naoki Nagayama stood up:

"Can't stay any longer, Akina is still waiting for me, and I have to go for a prenatal checkup today..."

"Haha, when is the baby due?"

"It's in August, it should be in the first ten days, the more accurate time will take a while..."

"Soon, the second half of the year will pass in a blink of an eye!"

"Hmm~"

"Rie-chan?" Otomo looked at Masami Inada strangely, "What's wrong with Rie-chan?"

"Her mother is making a scene, arguing that she wants to transfer Rie-chan from our side to another agency..."

Masami Inada was a bit helpless. Facing a crazy woman, they certainly had many methods, but this person was Rie Miyazawa's mother, so it was not easy to handle.

"Want to transfer?" Otomo was surprised, "Why?"

"She said that Shuyou is not good for Rie-chan's development, saying that we haven't cultivated Rie-chan well all these years, letting her be idle with nothing to do..."

"She's only 14, how else can she be cultivated..."

Otomo was also speechless. A young artist of this age had already appeared in Shuyou's movie and was the opening film at the Tokyo International Film Festival!

Not to mention the magazine endorsement resources Shuyou had given her in the past two years, her appearance frequency in children's clothing and fashion magazines was top-notch, apart from popular idols.

Not having too much work was to guarantee Rie Miyazawa's studies...

"But she always comes to harass us under the guise of visiting Rie-chan... and we can't block it..."

After all, they are mother and daughter. Although the management contract was signed with Shuyou Agency, the real guardian is still her!

"Rie-chan is young after all. Maybe, in the end, Rie-chan will really be persuaded by her mother to transfer..."

"Hmph, that's if her mother can come up with the breach of contract fee!"

Otomo snorted coldly. Although Shuyou's contract is very friendly and the exploitation of artists is not serious, as an agency, they are naturally very vigilant about artists jumping ship.

Shuyou treats you so well, how can you leave Shuyou... This kind of purely moral condemnation is painless for people in the vanity fair.

But a breach of contract fee of over 100 million will make artists think carefully, not to mention the non-compete clause!

This kind of trump card, I don't have to use it, but I can't not have it!

Moreover, with Shuyou's current status, offending Shuyou, unless you have the protection of deeply-rooted agencies like the Burning system, Watanabe, or Johnny's, it is very difficult to continue to develop in the entertainment industry.

"However, for Rie-chan's mother, we can't just watch..."

Otomo thought carefully. Rie Miyazawa is the next-generation idol artist prepared by Shuyou and is going to take over Shizuka Kudo's class, so she really can't be given up so easily.

"Masami-kun..." Otomo said, "Rie-chan is already 14, it's time to add a little burden!"

"???"

"Let her go to train singing and prepare to release her first album!"

"Eh??"

"Naoki-san talked about the interesting things when he first dated Akina Nakamori. He said that at that time, the agency worried that Akina would be snatched away by Naoki-san, so they arranged a lot of work for Akina, wanting to make her too busy to date..."

"Ha?"

Otomo smiled:

"I didn't expect Naoki-san to become the only relaxation and reliance in Akina's busy work, which instead made the relationship between Naoki-san and Akina go a step further..."

"We can also learn this approach! Let Rie-chan get busy and don't listen to her mother's instigation!"

Masami Inada didn't understand,

"But, didn't it have the opposite effect in the end..."

"That's Naoki-san! There's no girl who can give up..." Otomo shook his head, "However, Rie-chan's mother, she doesn't have this ability!"

Rie Miyazawa is not a girl who is obedient to her mother. She has been independent since she was a child, but she just has a longing for family affection, and then she was PUAd later...

For the past two years, there has been Shuyou's isolation, and her feelings for the mother who treated her as a commodity are far from being that close.

"Speaking of which..." Otomo suddenly thought, "Every artist in Shuyou has to release their first album, and Naoki-san will give a debut song..."

"Does Shuyou still have such an unspoken rule?"

Shuyou Agency hasn't been idle for the past two years, signing many artists, but most of them haven't made much of a splash. Some Naoki Nagayama hasn't even heard of their names... Naturally, he won't give songs.

"Of course there is, but it only needs to be an artist personally recruited by Naoki-san..."

For example, the latest Kazumasa Oda, "Sudden Love" is considered a debut song given by Naoki Nagayama.

"Rie-chan was personally reviewed and arranged by Naoki-san... so she should have one..."

"When Naoki-san comes to Shuyou again, I will ask him~"

At the end, Otomo ended the matter of Rie Miyazawa, let Masami Inada leave, and then called Toshihiko Sugiyama into the office.

"Sugiyama-san..." Otomo's tone was much kinder to Publicity Director Toshihiko Sugiyama, "Sit down~"

"Otomo-san..." Toshihiko Sugiyama sat down with a smile, "Calling me over is?"

"It's about the Tokyo International Film Festival. The preparation for this Tokyo International Film Festival has officially started." Otomo said, "Regarding the publicity plan, I need to discuss it with you..."

"Hai!"

The Tokyo International Film Festival can be said to be the key activity for the entire entertainment industry in the second half of the year, so preparatory work is naturally the earlier the better.

"The preparatory meeting has been held once. This film festival will be even more grand than the first edition, and there will be more participating parties..."

Otomo chattered about the preparatory matters of the Tokyo Film Festival, and finally communicated the focus and direction of publicity to Toshihiko Sugiyama.

There is no news about the specific award selection for the time being, but the opening film of this film festival must be "Tiger of Ginza," which is about to start filming.

So we need to pay a little attention to the overall publicity plan. In addition, in the publicity of "Tiger of Ginza," we should also appropriately combine it with the Tokyo International Film Festival.

"The opening ceremony of 'Tiger of Ginza' is about to be held. The media on the scene needs to be contacted well, especially since there are Hong Kong people among the protagonists this time, so we also need to communicate well with the media over there!"

"Hai! I will contact them well!"

Toshihiko Sugiyama was still very confident about this.

"Also, Leslie Cheung and Tony Leung, mention them more in reports these days..."

Otomo said,

"Also arrange for them to be exposed on various programs..."

There was no accident with the male lead of "Tiger of Ginza." Leslie Cheung, who was favored by Shizhi Kijima, was naturally the protagonist, but Tony Leung also won an important supporting role in the film.

Shuyou quickly coordinated the schedule with Hong Kong, and these two would almost live in Japan for the next three months.

Japanese people were still relatively unfamiliar with these two. In order to increase the film's box office, they needed to let Japanese people become familiar with their existence.

However, Otomo and Toshihiko Sugiyama were not very worried, because Leslie Cheung's charm as a star was very strong. After participating in some entertainment industry gatherings in the past few days, he integrated well into the entertainment industry, making many people have a good impression of him.

I think with more exposure, he can build a very good road-side popularity~

"For the early publicity of 'Tiger of Ginza,' don't be afraid to spend money... This time, Naoki-san's own popularity is not there, and even Shuichi-san's fame is not there... Kijima-kun..."

Otomo felt a bit emotional. Although he was very talented, Shizhi Kijima's presence was really not strong,

"Let Kijima-kun quietly be the director, and focus mainly on the publicity of other roles."

"Hai!"

The two chatted a lot in the office, and Toshihiko Sugiyama left in a hurry an hour later.

It was only May, but Shuyou had a feeling that it seemed to have finished the journey of the first half of the year and was about to start the journey of the second half of the year~

Perhaps it was because the projects Naoki Nagayama participated in directly had all ended.

"Hayato Legend" and "Tokyo Love Story" had all come to an end, he didn't hold an important position in the production of "Tiger of Ginza," and even for the Tokyo International Film Festival, he just wanted to be a puppet, showing his face occasionally~

In the second half of the year, Naoki Nagayama would not participate in too much work. He wanted to invest more in his family and wait for the birth of his daughter... ===== CHAPTER 1025 =====