Chapter 1094

The news of the closing ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival dominated the major media newspapers. Although most of them were press releases with praise, only some titles and pictures were different, but there were also some newspapers that wanted to grab eyeballs...

"*The Film Festival is a complete success, why did Naoki Nagayama have zero harvest? The hidden story behind... *"

Akina read the title of the report and looked at her husband with great confusion.

"Naoki-san, are you just going to let this kind of report talk nonsense?"

This report had made up a lot of possible reasons, including that Naoki Nagayama was too arrogant, offended someone, or might not be as good as his reputation...

"The mouth is on them, let them say whatever they want~"

Naoki Nagayama didn't care about the speculation in the newspapers at all. He came from the information age, and compared to the various guesses and gossip on the early Tianya Forum and Baidu Tieba, the newspapers were simply too kind... they didn't even have any lethality...

"But, if they say this, won't it make Naoki-san's reputation..."

Akina was a bit angry. Even if someone reported about her, she wouldn't be this angry, but since it involved Naoki Nagayama, she couldn't sit idly by.

"Should we contact the newspaper and make them apologize?!"

Even Akina now had the ability to put pressure on some media. After all, her popularity was still full after her comeback, and her influence in the entertainment industry was still very large.

"No need~"

Naoki Nagayama ate his delicious breakfast in big mouthfuls.

"I don't have the time and energy to play with the media... I'll find a chance to acquire this newspaper in the future and just fire the editor~"

"..."

Akina was stunned... This was a bit too exaggerated...

"Akina, I'm done eating..." Naoki Nagayama finished his breakfast in a few bites and looked at Akina. "Today's filming task is very heavy, I have to go to the set early..."

"Hai!"

Akina nodded. She didn't have many scenes today, so she could stay at home, and it just happened that there were things about the cherry blossom viewing party that needed to be prepared.

And at this time, Naoki Nagayama came to the crib, picked up the twisting Xia Hua, and walked into the courtyard.

The blooming cherry blossoms covered the branches, forming a pink-white cloud. The petals falling with the wind accumulated a layer on the dry landscape, like a flower carpet~

"Cherry blossoms, oh cherry blossoms..."

Naoki Nagayama opened his mouth, wanting to come up with a haiku, but as expected, he wasn't that kind of genius, so he could only close his mouth sullenly.

"Let's enjoy it with friends!"

The cherry blossom viewing party at Shanyingyuan was scheduled for the day after tomorrow, and he would have to ask for leave again...

Speaking of which, the filming of the movie *Ghost* was really ill-fated. It hadn't been filming for long, and it actually had to pause in a few days.

Fortunately, the male and female leads were himself and Akina, otherwise the schedules of other actors would have been shattered...

In the filming base in Ota Ward, a set was undergoing final construction.

Stairs, fences, train carriages, station signs, tracks, culverts...

This was a subway station...

And it was a subway station that had been completed with a lot of money and energy, completely referencing Tokyo's Shinjuku Station.

In fact, at the beginning, they planned to go to a subway station in Tokyo to film directly, but later they planned it out. There were many special effects shots to be filmed here, and many camera positions and sliders needed to be arranged, so they finally decided to build a scene directly.

When Naoki Nagayama arrived at the set, Xu Mudao had already let the crew members adjust the equipment, and at this time, Katsura Ishikawa was still in the scene:

"Naoki-san... you're here!"

Katsura Ishikawa greeted Naoki Nagayama with a smile and said with a hint of showing off:

"This subway station took more than a month to build. It can be said to be completely built one-to-one, guaranteed to be exactly the same as a real subway station!"

"Haha~" Naoki Nagayama smiled. "Can it really make the subway run?!"

"It really can!" Katsura Ishikawa immediately pointed to the dark culvert where the tracks extended. "The track extends over there, actually it's a circle! Just like a roller coaster in an amusement park!"

"Then I have to try it..."

Naoki Nagayama was full of interest and wanted to let the subway start.

He walked onto the carriage. At first glance, it seemed like a real subway carriage, but after a careful knock, it was all made of wooden boards!

However, the internal combustion engine head in front was real; it should be old goods eliminated by the subway company.

Naoki Nagayama was the boss of the set, so naturally, no one didn't listen to his words. The driver in front started the car, and then this subway carriage drove on the tracks at a not-so-fast speed.

The culvert entered was also a set, and after going out, it was the outside shed...

"Naoki-san, how is it?" Katsura Ishikawa was full of confidence.

"Like driving a small train..." Naoki Nagayama nodded with satisfaction. This scene was enough. "From now on, the filming base also has a subway station set!"

This subway station was naturally to be reused. After all, the platforms and such were really built with reinforced concrete!

"Naoki-san..." Xu Mudao shouted to Naoki Nagayama. "Special actor Yasutaka Ishikawa has arrived!"

"Hai..."

Because special actors have very distinctive features, they are unforgettable at first sight, and some actors even have a more stable status than stars.

Special actors are divided into two categories: one is particularly similar to historical figures and only plays a specific character, such as Teacher Gu Yue who only plays the instructor, which can be said to have the highest status.

There is another type who has a unique appearance by nature and is particularly suitable for a certain type of role... such as having a vicious appearance, specifically playing big villains like Ji Chunhua, Du Yuming, etc...

Yasutaka Ishikawa was an actor specifically for playing weirdos, ghosts, and similar roles.

Naoki Nagayama immediately walked over and sure enough saw a male actor who was thin and had a large frame, but his facial features were not very harmonious. However, he was very recognizable at a glance and was very suitable for playing roles like weirdos.

"Ishikawa-san..."

"Director Nagayama..."

"Sorry to trouble you this time..."

"It should be me thanking Director Nagayama for the opportunity..."

After Yasutaka Ishikawa went to put on makeup, Naoki Nagayama also changed into special clothes... Speaking of which, because he was a ghost, he didn't need to change into other clothes for the entire filming process.

One after another, the extras were also in place...

After the actors and the crew were ready, Naoki Nagayama also explained the filming requirements. Only then did Tsuruko walk to the middle of the lens with the clapperboard...

"*Ghost*, Scene 56, Take 1..."

After Tsuruko left quickly, Xu Mudao shouted with a megaphone:

"Prepare... Action!"

Toshifumi Hirakawa, played by Naoki Nagayama, was in the process of chasing the murderer and unknowingly came to the subway station.

And the murderer ran quickly into the carriage, and Toshifumi Hirakawa followed into the subway, wanting to track the murderer to find his lair.

But when the subway was running, suddenly one of the passengers looked at Toshifumi Hirakawa, and then walked over as if he had been provoked...

Yasutaka Ishikawa, wearing a trench coat and with dark circles under his eyes, grabbed his neck:

"How dare you step on my turf?!"

"!!!"

Naoki Nagayama was grabbed by the neck by Yasutaka Ishikawa and kept shaking, his head getting lower and lower...

"Cut!" Xu Mudao shouted. "Do it again... this time the two actors adjust their posture slightly..."

"Hai!" X2

After this scene, Naoki Nagayama and Yasutaka Ishikawa repeated it seven times. The reason for repeating it so many times was to cooperate with the subsequent special effects shots.

After this scene, in fact, the male lead Toshifumi Hirakawa was pressed by Yasutaka Ishikawa with his head extended out of the carriage, because he was a ghost, so the two needed to "pass through" the carriage wall.

However, special effects in this era were very troublesome. The two needed to perform without objects under the green screen later to facilitate the "matting" during editing...

Filming in different scenes would naturally have some differences. In order to connect smoothly, filming the posture several times could find the one with the best connection.

The next scene was still in the subway carriage, including Yasutaka Ishikawa pushing the "ghost" of the male lead Toshifumi Hirakawa out of the carriage, and Yasutaka Ishikawa passing through the railing, the passenger's arm...

And concentrated filming, such as the second meeting, knocking the items in the passenger's hand, etc...

Speaking of which, as a supporting actor, Yasutaka Ishikawa's scenes in this movie were actually quite sufficient, and a large part of the ghost's special effects was spent on him.

In the green screen hall next door, Yasutaka Ishikawa and Naoki Nagayama were in the posture as before, still Yasutaka Ishikawa grabbing his neck...

"Naoki-san, this time it's filming without objects..." Xu Mudao explained the situation that should have been faced in the carriage next to him. "Yasutaka Ishikawa will grab your neck and shake it, getting closer and closer to the carriage wall... You have to look back and show surprise..."

He pointed to a line next to him:

"This line is the position of the carriage wall... When you reach it, be terrified!"

"Hai, I understand!"

In fact, Naoki Nagayama knew it; he was the director! But at this time, Xu Mudao's explanation was actually not only for him to hear, but also for other crew members to hear.

After all, this was their first time filming this kind of special effects shot under a green screen.

"Prepare... Action!"

Naoki Nagayama was shaken by Yasutaka Ishikawa again, feeling that his brain was about to be shaken out... I have to say, this special actor's strength was really strong!

"Cut, it seems it wasn't low enough... Naoki-san, do it again!"

"Cut, adjust the posture, do it again!"

"..."

After Naoki Nagayama looked at the director's monitor and this shot was finally OK, the entire crew got a ten-minute break.

Tsuruko, as the script supervisor, watched her brother re-filming again and again. Even though he was dizzy and retching, he didn't stop...

Just to film the best effect, she couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

"As expected, only paranoid people can succeed!"

You couldn't tell in normal times, but he was so desperate when filming... Clearly, Naoki Nagayama was already famous and wealthy, and didn't need to force himself at all.

"Nii-chan..."

Tsuruko walked to her brother's side, saw the sweat on his forehead, and handed him a towel.

"Why are you working so hard?"

Naoki Nagayama took it, wiped his sweat, and then took a big sip of iced drink:

"Hard?"

"Yes... clearly the first few times were fine... the last few times of filming were all because Nii-chan felt dissatisfied and re-filmed, right?"

"Ha, this..." Naoki Nagayama laughed. "If you want to do it, do it the best!"

How could he not be optimized in his previous life, but instead become a high-level executive in middle age? Relying on "rolling"?

Of course, there was the reason for joining the company early, but seizing the opportunity, doing his best, and doing everything he could to the best of his ability was a habit he had developed since he was an orphan~

Although he could lie flat in this life, he still had to do the best he could for the things he wanted to do.

"... It's really different from when you were a child!"

"..." Naoki Nagayama shrugged. "People will change~"

"Besides, this is our first time trying to film special effects shots like this, so spare materials are better than none!"

Tsuruko nodded, half-understanding. In fact, she didn't really understand special effects filming or anything like that.

But after a while, the filming of *Ghost* continued, and Naoki Nagayama was busy again~

"Ding-a-ling~"

The phone at Shanyingyuan rang several times, and even Xia Hua, who was taking an afternoon nap, was startled awake and let out a cry.

Akina walked over from the main hall in a hurry. She had just been decorating the living room there for the cherry blossom viewing party afterward~

After coaxing the baby a little, she picked up the phone:

"Moshi moshi... this is Shanyingyuan!"

"Moshi moshi, Akina-san, it's me... Yoshiaki Tanaka." The voice of Burning Productions President Hiroshi Hanami came from the other end of the phone. "Akina-san... about the TV program recording we talked about before..."

"President, I haven't decided yet..."

"But this time, Department Manager Kazuki Takano of Fuji TV called Burning Productions... and promised the finale position!" Hiroshi Hanami said. "After all, it's the recording of the year-end deluxe version of *Yoru no Hit Studio*..."

Because *Yoru no Hit Studio* is recorded in advance, the year-end planning has always been very luxurious, and in terms of refinement, it might even exceed the Kohaku Uta Gassen.

"..."

Akina Nakamori was also very conflicted. By the end of October, the year-end planning of many TV stations had begun, and many programs had sent her invitations.

Although she had already pushed away many, she couldn't push them all away... Finally, she decided to choose only a small number of programs to record, in addition to the Kohaku Uta Gassen and the Record Awards...

"But *Music Station* also sent an invitation... that's a program planned by Naoki-san..."

Facing Hiroshi Hanami, Akina didn't hide her true thoughts.

"What's there to worry about... Naoki-san is also a shareholder of Fuji TV!" Hiroshi Hanami said directly. "Didn't Naoki-san also say to let you choose for yourself?"

"..."

Indeed, when she chatted with Naoki Nagayama before, he said Akina could choose whatever she wanted without considering his opinion.

"*Yoru no Hit Studio* was a big supporter of Akina in the early days..." Hiroshi Hanami played the human card and persuaded. "Burning Productions has received a lot of care from the producer..."

Akina's first big announcement for a music program was on *Yoru no Hit Studio*, and she actually had feelings for this program.

"And Yukiko-chan will also participate in the program..."

"Since the president has said so." Akina heard that her good friend would also participate and nodded. "Then I'll choose *Yoru no Hit Studio*."

"Ha, that's great!" Hiroshi Hanami's tone relaxed. "The song is naturally *Passion*. As for the singing outfit, is Akina going to make a new one?"

"Hm... let's make one."

Akina's eyes looked at the pink-white cherry blossom tree outside, and she suddenly had inspiration.

"A kimono with a white background and cherry blossom pattern... the bob cut can also use white!"

"Oh?" Hiroshi Hanami was stunned. "This is very bold!"

"Haha, *Passion* was already very bold!" Akina continued. "As for the stage, it's best if it's also related to the blooming of cherry blossoms..."

"Uh... the end of the year isn't the cherry blossom season..."

"Who says it isn't? Didn't the cherry blossoms at Shanyingyuan bloom?!"

(End of chapter)