Chapter 1064: Go check it out! The history of their rise must not be clean!!

Even in summer, the core area of Tokyo is still crowded and bustling on weekends.

Those energetic young people are not afraid of the hot weather. As long as there are novel and fun places, everyone cannot miss them.

The newly opened shops on Ginza commercial street, the dazzling goods in department stores, the trendy clothes of brand clothing, the European-style street and the downtown Japanese-style street are only a few hundred meters apart, and there are countless dining delicacies, KTVs, movie theaters, entertainment cities, etc. leisure and entertainment places...

As long as you want, you can't finish shopping in a few days~

And just when ordinary people thought this was already the most prosperous place in Japan, a movie let them see the life of real rich people... They also realized that the Tokyo in the eyes of the rich and the Tokyo in the eyes of ordinary people are completely different places!

"*Tiger of Ginza*..."

Daisei Nakagawa, who had just finished watching this movie with his girlfriend, was still sighing as he walked out of the movie theater,

"Those who can gain a foothold in Ginza are indeed ambitious people, they are fierce beasts in the capital circle! As expected, Ginza is the world of capital! If one day I can be this rich..."

His brain was still thinking about the luxury cars, beauties, debauchery, and wanton carnival after having money...

Suddenly, a piercing pain came from his arm, and he saw his girlfriend, Kii Izumi, angrily twisting his arm!

"So painful... Izumi-chan, why are you pinching me?!"

"You men all go bad when you have money!" Kii Izumi said hatefully, "You were very envious when you were watching the movie just now, right?!"

"Eh... this... I..."

Daisei Nakagawa stammered and wanted to explain,

"This movie is actually trying to warn the audience that wealth is just a passing cloud! Look, in the end, the protagonist has almost nothing! This is all a dream and a bubble!"

"Che!"

Kii Izumi didn't believe it at all, saying firmly,

"Your eyes were straight when you looked at the female lead just now!"

"I didn't, I didn't, you're talking nonsense!" Daisei Nakagawa immediately refuted three times, "Nao Saejima is just a vase in the movie!"

"Look, you still say you didn't, you even remembered the name!"

Kii Izumi was even more angry, and swung her backpack at her boyfriend,

"Scumbag! Break up!"

"Eh? Eh eh eh?!"

Daisei Nakagawa panicked and chased after her. They clearly came to watch a movie happily, how come even his girlfriend was gone after watching the movie?!

Actually, this young couple was just an individual case. Most of the audience had many feelings after watching it.

*Tiger of Ginza* was a male-oriented movie, that was beyond doubt!

The man went from down-and-out to success, from poor to rich, his material conditions, his partner, his mentality and experience... all underwent huge changes.

And the core of all these changes was wealth!

In Japan, the economy is currently soaring, the wealth bubble of the Japanese people is constantly rising after the Plaza Accord, the whole society is shrouded in an unreal and psychedelic atmosphere, and consumerism is prevalent...

What to do if you have money?

Eat better, buy better, play better?

And *Tiger of Ginza* happened to fit the current situation of society, and also opened a new world for the audience who suddenly became rich...

So it turns out that food can be seasoned with gold foil, so it turns out that you can scan the counter directly when buying goods, so it turns out that you can play like this?!

The box fee for a night in a club for the rich can be millions, a meal can cost millions, contraband is just stimulation for them, and beauties that are hard to find for ordinary people are just foils to set off the atmosphere!

In this class-solidified society of Japan, *Tiger of Ginza* lifted a corner of the upper-class heavenly palace, letting ordinary people watch it in loneliness~

Under the word-of-mouth, more and more people walked into the movie theater to appreciate this amazing movie.

Then when they walked out, they all had an eye-opening look... Because it was reported before that the movie was adapted from the prototype of Naoki Nagayama's story, many audience members also talked about Naoki Nagayama...

"So, does a guy like Naoki Nagayama live such a life?"

"Wait, Naoki Nagayama didn't go bankrupt!"

"Maybe he's already been targeted by the Financial Bureau..."

"......."

All kinds of discussions were endless. There were also all kinds of envious and jealous Japanese people who secretly called the reporting office of the Ministry of Finance...

"You guys go check Shu-You Capital... maybe there really is tax evasion!"

"It's the investment company in *Tiger of Ginza*..."

"Go check it out! Naoki Nagayama is so rich, the history of his rise must not be clean, the movie doesn't look like it was written randomly!"

"....."

The entertainment industry was naturally also very concerned about Shu-You's new movie.

Whether it was Shochiku, which had a good relationship with Shu-You, or Toei, which had always had some contradictions, everyone who worked in the film industry was more or less concerned about the box office of *Tiger of Ginza*.

"Data from various movie theaters in Tokyo shows that *Tiger of Ginza* has been released for one day, and the attendance rate has reached 90%..."

Toru Nakano of Toei reported the results of *Tiger of Ginza* to Department Manager Takafumi Ogasawara,

"This attendance rate is already very excellent..."

"Is there any water in it?" Takafumi Ogasawara asked.

You know, in order to make the data look good, some film production companies would book the whole venue themselves and get some "ghost audiences" to watch the movie.

"As far as I know, there isn't~"

Toru Nakano explained,

"After all, it's a big movie strongly promoted by Shu-You this year, and the publicity in the previous period was also in place... 90% attendance is a bit exaggerated, but it is understandable!"

"90% attendance..."

Takafumi Ogasawara laughed,

"Nakano, how long do you think it can last? Three days? One week?"

"According to the feedback from the first batch of audiences, this movie is indeed good. Under the influence of word-of-mouth, maybe it can last... one week?"

Toru Nakano gave a conservative estimate.

Actually, the current film industry in Japan is booming, and new movie theaters open almost every week. The audience's demand for watching movies is far greater than the supply.

*Tiger of Ginza*, such a big commercial film, might be able to maintain its attendance rate for longer.

"Is that so..." Takafumi Ogasawara sighed. "Shu-You Films... Naoki Nagayama, Ito Shuichi Yin Tang, Masataka Komori, and the director of this film, Xu Xu Mudao... how many talents there are!"

"Department Manager, in terms of talent, our Toei doesn't lose to Shu-You!" Toru Nakano said carefully.

"..... Where are the talents?" Takafumi Ogasawara said disdainfully. "You?"

"......"

If it weren't for the fact that you are the Department Manager, believe it or not, I would hit you?!

Takafumi Ogasawara continued to sigh:

"There is also a Tokyo Film Festival in the second half of the year... This film is still the opening film... It looks like Shu-You Films will take the lion's share of the film box office this year again..."

"Department Manager, Shu-You only has two films this year..."

"Maybe another one will come out in the fourth quarter~ Naoki Nagayama, this guy, you can't say for sure!"

"......"

Indeed, Naoki Nagayama's ability to make a big-selling movie in a month is already an industry consensus.

People like Masaki Kobayashi and Masahiro Shinoda who are familiar with Naoki Nagayama have already watched the movie at the preview, and the rest of the people, including directors, have personally gone to the movie theater to watch it.

The great director Kinji Fukasaku, because of an accident, now doesn't go to the movie theater to watch movies with other audiences at all, especially Shu-You's movies!

However, as a director, he also had to admire Naoki Nagayama's directorial talent, and also wanted to observe Shu-You's new movie, so he directly booked a screening hall through Toei's relationship to watch it.

"*Tiger of Ginza* huh~"

This time it wasn't a horror movie, and Kinji Fukasaku wasn't too worried. He sat in the middle of the seat, enjoying the feeling of booking the whole movie theater alone.

From the first scene of the movie, Kinji Fukasaku's attention was concentrated...

Unlike ordinary audiences, he looked at the filming techniques, the rhythm of the story, and the lighting effects, etc...

"The use of the lens this time is very ordinary..." Kinji Fukasaku complained, "As expected, Naoki Nagayama didn't intervene..."

"However, the male lead's acting is okay, and the vase is also very beautiful..."

As a director who is entangled with the actresses he directs, he has always required the female lead of the movie to be beautiful. This time, Nao Saejima is undoubtedly very perfect.

"Consider giving her some opportunities in the future..."

Just like this, while watching the movie and complaining, Kinji Fukasaku finally gave a summary:

"Ordinary commercial film... no profound meaning..."

Even though the extravagant scenes inside made him slightly surprised, it was nothing more than that.

This time *Tiger of Ginza*, after watching it, there was only the freshness of the eyeballs...

In the end, just one feeling... emptiness~

As a second-generation director in Japan, he holds a philosophy that all films are art, and all are to reflect some kind of thought, some kind of reality...

"It looks like it's really just a movie used to make money..."

Kinji Fukasaku was not surprised. This movie could achieve a very high box office because it gave the audience a lot of sensory stimulation, including the extravagance and luxury inside, which were all needed by ordinary audiences.

However, after ten years, or two years, this movie would disappear.

And movies like his *Battles Without Honor and Humanity*, *Theater of Life*, etc., and the movies Naoki Nagayama filmed before like *Love Letter*, *Kikujiro*, etc., would be repeatedly discussed by people.

Walking out of the movie theater, the heat wave of summer hit, making this old man who had suffered from cancer feel a bit uncomfortable...

However, seeing the audiences coming in and out of the movie theater, the pedestrians on the street outside walking towards their destinations with hurried steps, and looking at the flashy signs of shops and department stores in the distance, and the crowded cars on the road...

A feeling suddenly surged into his heart...

"*Tiger of Ginza*....... seems to match the current society of Japan very well!"

Under the influence of consumerism, everyone pursues the stimulation brought by money. After debauchery, there is only emptiness left...

"Xu Mudao-kun..."

After a roadshow, Masataka Komori said excitedly,

"This movie *Tiger of Ginza*, the box office might reach Naoki-san's level!"

Masataka Komori had seen the attendance rate of movie theaters in several cities and had a premonition that the box office of this movie might reach billions, and it was likely to move towards 5 billion.

In the Shu-You Group, and even the entire entertainment industry, this is a level that only very individual directors can reach!

"No... it's still far from Naoki-san!"

Xu Xu Mudao was not confused by the praise surrounding him, perhaps these praises couldn't find him,

"Naoki-san's high box office was created in the past two years... and this *Tiger of Ginza* is this year."

"Er..... is there any difference?"

"Masataka-kun, haven't you discovered it?" Xu Xu Mudao said, "Since this year, the box office of almost all movies in Japan is incredibly high!"

"Ha?"

"This shows that the people have money, and the private wealth has increased, so they can have money to consume..."

Xu Xu Mudao at this moment actually seemed to have the temperament of an expert, saying calmly,

"The box office of all movies this year, including *Tiger of Ginza* directed by me, is actually inflated..."

"......."

Masataka Komori looked at his friend in shock,

"Oh my, Xu Mudao-kun, I haven't paid attention for a while, you have actually thought so deeply!"

"......"

Actually, it was just paying attention to the effects of the movie these days, constantly looking at the analysis of the tertiary industry by some economists in newspapers and media...

Just as he wanted to continue to explore, Leslie Cheung and female lead Nao Saejima, who had finished meeting with fans, also walked over.

"Director Xu Mudao, Producer Komori... let's go to the next stop!"

"Do you want to rest a bit?" Masataka Komori asked considerately, "Leslie just flew over from Hong Kong and came to promote..."

"It doesn't matter, I can rest in the car." Leslie Cheung shook his head, "Better to go to the next stop early..."

He was taking time out to promote in Japan, and he was recording the album *Love Fire* in Hong Kong!

With his increasing fame, artists like him had no time to rest when they were busy. Now the Japanese market had also opened up, maybe the next album could sell very well in Japan too.

"That's good... Nao-chan, let's go~"

"Hai!"

As for Nao Saejima, she dared not mention any opinions. This *Tiger of Ginza* could be said to have forcibly pulled her from the road of an AV actress to the road of a mainstream star... This was an opportunity that had to be grasped even if she didn't sleep!

Naoki Nagayama at home was completely unaffected. It was just afternoon, the baby woke up from sleep and was flapping her little hands and feet.

And Naoki Nagayama was reaching out to grab her little hands, interacting with little Xia Hua~

"Naoki-san....."

Akina looked at this warm scene and was slightly jealous. As expected, is the daughter the lover of the previous life?!

"Hmm?"

"Hua-chan is almost a month old... the full-month banquet needs to be prepared!"

"Full-month banquet?"

"Yeah... should we hold it in Shanyingyuan?"

"Sure~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded. After Shanyingyuan was rebuilt, there was enough space to hold a medium-sized party.

Akina walked over and took a list:

"This is the list of people invited to the wedding banquet before. For the baby's full-month banquet this time, should we adjust some people?"

"Of course..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the list and planned with Akina... The full-month banquet of Naoki Xia Hua, besides being a blessing for the baby, had a layer of social meaning. Those invited, besides family, were all close friends...

In the future, there would be hundred-day banquets, first-birthday banquets, annual birthday banquets, etc. Rich families like to hold these for their children, which actually had the meaning of finding an excuse for their own contacts to gather and get closer.

Just like before, Naoki Nagayama took the opportunity of the cherry blossoms in Shanyingyuan to hold a cherry blossom viewing party every year~ ===== CHAPTER 1065 =====