Chapter 1187: You have come at just the right time today!

Many reporters had suddenly arrived at the Ota Ward filming base; today was the media interview day.

As Kuniharu Morikawa led the reporters into the set, the main cast and crew of *Departures* were already prepared.

"Everyone..."

Kuniharu Morikawa gave a final reminder to all the reporters,

"You may interview the main cast, and you may interview the crew, but please do so during breaks. Do not disturb the normal filming."

"Hai~" the arriving reporters all agreed.

On the set, Naoki Nagayama had just called "Cut," letting everyone take a temporary break to prepare for the next scene.

At this moment, many reporters naturally swarmed toward Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura, who was beside her!

"Momoe-san... is there anything you aren't used to after returning to film a movie?"

"Miura-san, after such a long time collaborating with Momoe Yamaguchi again, have you found the feeling of filming *The Dancing Girl of Izu* back then?"

"Miura-san, Momoe-san... you are an old married couple off-screen, and you are an old married couple on-screen... what does it feel like?!"

"..."

One question after another left the Miura couple unsure of which one to answer first.

Fortunately, an experienced reporter arranged the order slightly, which allowed Momoe Yamaguchi to slowly answer the questions under the lens.

"Although it has been a long time since I filmed a movie, with the help of everyone in the crew, I adapted very quickly. I didn't feel anything unfamiliar..."

"This time, acting as a couple with Tomokazu, the experience of getting along that we have accumulated in daily life is also a very good reference..."

Next, the reporters naturally continued to focus their interviews on the male and female leads, including their daily lives, changes in the focus of work and family, the difficulties in filming *Departures*, and so on...

Momoe Yamaguchi's answers were still as watertight as ever. Watching his wife handle the reporters with such ease, Tomokazu Miura only felt that the current Momoe Yamaguchi was even more charming than in the past~

Some reporters also began to interview other actors, including the actor playing the old mortician, the actors playing other supporting roles, and so on. After all, besides Momoe Yamaguchi, the movie *Departures* itself was also a very important hot topic material!

Some reporters even found the very topical Naoki Nagayama:

"Nagayama-san... may I ask if you went to TV Asahi last night?"

"You all know about this?" Naoki Nagayama said in surprise, "Does news travel this fast?"

"Hai... a colleague passed it on... I heard that Nagayama-san even brought your daughter to pick up Akina-chan... is that so?"

"Ah... my daughter saw Akina's live broadcast on TV and kept clamoring to see her. I had no choice but to take her to pick up her mother..."

Naoki Nagayama explained with a smile,

"Do you have children? It's very troublesome after having children..."

"..." The reporter was a bit dazed; was this showing off or complaining!

Another reporter seized the opportunity:

"Director Nagayama, may I ask what scene you are going to film next? Can you tell us?"

"Oh?"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and said to the reporter,

"Speaking of which, you have come at just the right time today; your luck is very good... there is an emotional scene between Momoe Yamaguchi and Tomokazu Miura today~"

"Although I can't let you film the whole thing, a few candid shots are OK!"

"An emotional scene?" The reporter was a bit surprised, "What kind of emotional scene?"

"Hmm... the more intense kind..."

"..."

For some reason, the reporter felt a bit excited.

Media interviews during movie filming are customary. For the sake of publicity, the production side generally allows the media present to take a few photos of the scenes being filmed.

After all, *Departures* is not a project that requires strict confidentiality like a Marvel superhero movie.

"Tomokazu-san..."

Naoki Nagayama explained to Tomokazu Miura before the scene,

"This scene is because you came into contact with a dead body earlier, which made you feel the breath of death, and your spirit was greatly stimulated... And when holding your wife, you felt the vitality of life from her vibrant body... so you couldn't help but want to possess this feeling..."

"The performance at this time, besides lust, also has some greed and craving... it's like... it's like eating a meal after being hungry for a long time..."

This scene is when the male lead comes into contact with a corpse for the first time, life meets death, and a stress reaction occurs...

So, in the process of going home, he scrubs himself desperately, and after returning home, he touches his wife's delicate and smooth skin, only wanting a tight embrace of the flesh... then... what do couples do when they embrace tightly?

Tomokazu Miura on the scene is a professional actor, so after listening to the director's words, he carefully thought about what it felt like to have lust mixed with greed and craving.

Momoe Yamaguchi on the other side was slightly shy at first, but after entering the filming state, she relaxed.

Fortunately, this scene was filmed with her own husband. If it were changed to another actor, who knows how awkward it would be and how long it would take to build up the psychological preparation.

Momoe Yamaguchi glanced at the director and the male lead who were explaining the scene, feeling a little emotional... speaking of which, for this kind of emotional scene with a bit of flesh, it's much better if the male lead is a bit handsome...

If it were changed to other types that are sleazy and ugly... I can only say that the work attitude of some actresses is truly admirable!

"Momoe-san, Tomokazu-san, are you ready?"

After explaining the scene and letting the crew get ready, Naoki Nagayama asked.

"Hai..." both nodded.

"Then... Action!"

In the old house in Yamagata, Momoe Yamaguchi, as the wife, had already prepared dinner and was waiting for the master of the house to return.

And the male lead played by Tomokazu Miura received a warm welcome after returning full of exhaustion...

"I'm home~"

"You're back..." Momoe Yamaguchi welcomed him with a smile, "We're having sukiyaki today... chicken sent by Mr. Fujii next door, killed just this morning... it's very fresh, it's fine to eat raw!"

Sliced raw chicken is added directly to the sukiyaki, and eaten once it's cooked; this is a very common home-style method.

However, today when Tomokazu Miura saw the sliced raw chicken, saw the slightly white chicken meat, and saw the chicken head that died with eyes wide open... the memories of the day flooded into his mind. That breath of death was so repulsive, even nauseating...

He couldn't hold it back, ran to the sink, and started vomiting!

"What's wrong?" Momoe Yamaguchi followed with concern and asked, "Is it because of dinner?"

"No..."

Tomokazu Miura rinsed his mouth with water and splashed his face to calm down. He wanted to confide but couldn't say anything,

"It's nothing..."

Momoe Yamaguchi patted Tomokazu Miura's back and reached out to turn off the faucet... however, Tomokazu Miura saw her exposed arm.

Delicate and full skin, full of vitality, completely different from the paleness of dead things that have lost their life... Tomokazu Miura subconsciously grabbed Momoe Yamaguchi's hand and rubbed it against his face...

Then he hugged his wife tightly, stroking her up and down, greedily sucking in the breath of life... At this time, Tomokazu Miura was like a monster in a ghost story sucking essence!

"Daigo... what's wrong with you..."

Momoe Yamaguchi was a bit surprised, but they were an old married couple after all, so she didn't push her husband away, just called out with a bit of confusion,

"Daigo... you're so strange..."

Tomokazu Miura didn't stop, but instead moved with a larger range, and his hand reached into Momoe Yamaguchi's clothes... Instead, the loose home clothes on her body gradually fell off during the rubbing, revealing her smooth shoulders, neck, and spine...

The atmosphere on the scene also became seductive~

"Cut!"

Naoki Nagayama called "Cut" and didn't let the subsequent plot appear... This wasn't some action movie!

Stopping at the right point was enough!

"Tomokazu-san... the performance just now was fine at the beginning, but later there was too much lust..."

Naoki Nagayama was very strict during filming and said bluntly,

"The action of reaching under the hem of the clothes was too deliberate! It should have fallen off unconsciously during the rubbing... Remember, you are sensing the breath of life at this time, not thinking about rolling in the sheets!"

"..."

Tomokazu Miura's face turned red. What could he do? It was a habitual action!

Naoki Nagayama didn't just criticize Tomokazu Miura; he wasn't polite to Momoe Yamaguchi either:

"Momoe-san... the change in your mentality in this scene is not obvious enough... The worry at the beginning, the surprise and helplessness when being hugged, and finally, it should be the gradually rising lust..."

"Remember, you don't know what your husband has experienced at this time, so at the beginning, it's completely surprise at your husband's sudden solicitation..."

"Hai..."

Momoe Yamaguchi nodded. She had been too confident in her performance before~

The reporters outside the lens in the distance were excited and pressed the shutter silently, but no one dared to turn on the flash... Even if they couldn't film up close and could only take long-range photos, they knew how much public opinion and discussion these candid photos would cause!

Just knowing that Naoki Nagayama said they were lucky, then their luck was truly good!

This set of candid photos, plus the previous interviews, was enough for this week's headline news!

Some reporters were already anxious to go back and write their manuscripts!

Just when they were excited, Jin Ishikawa from the publicity department of Shu-Yu walked over and said to the reporters:

"Minna-san... I know everyone is very excited right now... however, there is one thing that still needs to be made clear!"

"This candid report on *Departures* is to cooperate with the movie's publicity... so everyone's manuscripts need to be promoted in this direction..."

"In addition... before publication, it also needs to be confirmed by the Shu-Yu publicity department..."

"I hope everyone understands..."

"..."

A group of reporters were a bit dissatisfied. Since when did the media's news rights have to be approved by you, Shu-Yu?!

Then they thought of Shu-Yu's current power, and then retained the power to promote *Departures* later... The reporters still yielded~

"Hai, after the draft is finished, it will be faxed to Shu-Yu..."

"Arigato~"

On the third floor of the Shu-Yu building, Yukiyuki Nishimoto returned here with the materials.

The plot of the first three episodes of *Long Vacation* had been filmed, and he also gave the crew a few days off.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, he wanted to edit *Long Vacation* and send it to Fuji TV for review and broadcast.

The filming and editing of a TV series are simpler than a movie. A TV series of thirty or forty episodes can be filmed and edited in about one or two months, but a 90-minute movie may take half a year or a year to film and edit.

Generally speaking, TV series do not use too much lens language; it is mainly to maintain the continuity of the story and to put a hook at the end of each episode to attract the audience to continue watching~

So after arriving at the editing room, Yukiyuki Nishimoto was still relatively relaxed...

"Nishimoto-kun..."

Just at this time, Muneo Matsuo, who currently had no projects, came to see him,

"Is *Long Vacation* starting to be edited?"

"Hmm... the first few episodes are almost filmed~" Yukiyuki Nishimoto said with a smile, "The filming this time is still going smoothly~"

"..."

Muneo Matsuo looked at his proud friend and felt a little helpless... If he had been the one injured the year before last, maybe *Long Vacation* would be his now!

"*Long Vacation*... Naoki-san's previous *Love Generation* and *Tokyo Love Story* were both national hit dramas. I don't think *Long Vacation* will be an exception this time..."

"Hahaha, the script is indeed very good..."

"But speaking of *Love Generation* and *Tokyo Love Story*, the theme songs of these two are very famous..."

Muneo Matsuo suddenly remembered, especially "Sudden Love," the popularity of this song was even on par with the TV series itself... Kazumasa Oda became a popular singer in one fell swoop.

"What is the theme song of *Long Vacation*?"

"The theme song of *Long Vacation* was also created by Naoki-san, called 'LA? LA? LALOVESONG'..."

Yukiyuki Nishimoto's smile became even brighter,

"And... after consideration, Naoki-san decided to let Akina Nakamori sing this song!"

"Ha?!!"

Muneo Matsuo opened his eyes wide... Let Akina Nakamori sing this song?!

According to Akina Nakamori's current fame, isn't this pouring rocket fuel on the popularity of *Long Vacation*?!

"Hahaha... I didn't expect it either~ It turned out to be Akina-san... It should already be in recording~"

"..."

At the same time, in the recording studio in Shin-Okachimachi, Akina Nakamori came here after a long time.

"Ah... Shin-On Studio..."

Akina sighed looking at the inconspicuous sign of the recording studio,

"It's still the same as before~"

As a musician of Recording, Yoshiaki Tanaka needed to control the production of every song by Akina Nakamori.

Although this "LA? LA? LALOVESONG" was invited by Shu-Yu for Akina to sing, it would still be sold as Akina's special record later. Of course, most of the share was divided between Shu-Yu and Akina herself...

Accompanying Akina Nakamori here, he asked curiously:

"I heard that Naoki-san's songs are all personally directed by him in the recording studio?! Will Naoki-san come today?"

"Naoki-san won't come~"

Akina walked into the door of Shin-On Studio familiarly,

"As for how to sing this song 'LA? LA? LALOVESONG', he has already listened to it at home..."

"..."

Yoshiaki Tanaka stopped talking. The couple is naturally very convenient, singing in the living room of Shanying Yuan is OK... Unlike music producers who need to make special appointments to come to the recording studio!

"Onodera-san, Sashi-buri~"

Akina Nakamori greeted Shin Onodera.

"Sashi-buri..." Shin Onodera welcomed with a smile, "Akina-san, the recording studio is ready!"

"Arigato, Onodera-san is too reliable!"

"Where, where, this is what I should do..."

Shin Onodera and Akina Nakamori were not meeting for the first time. After exchanging pleasantries for a while, they took today's singer to the recording studio and started working...

"LA? LA? LALOVESONG" was originally sung by Toshinobu Kubota, but that would have to wait ten years later... Now that Naoki Nagayama has written it first, it naturally has to be handed over to his own people.

This famous song with wide dissemination is actually very suitable for Akina's voice to sing. Plus, Akina is currently trying out dance music and Western music styles, so Naoki Nagayama gave this song directly to Akina...

In the recording studio, Akina took a few deep breaths, preparing to start singing.

And Shin Onodera outside was naturally ready... counting down with his fingers:

"3, 2, 1..."

The already recorded accompaniment began to sound...

"

Maware maware merry-go-round

Mou keshite tomaranai you ni

Ugokidashita melody

LALALALALALOVESONG

WannaMakeLove

WannaMakeLoveSong, HeyBaby

"

Without the ravages of alcohol and cigarettes, Akina's voice is currently at its peak, and her vocal range is very wide... It can be said that she can handle any style of song.

When singing such a fresh love song, it makes people feel full of joy and happiness~

The lyrics of LALALALALALOVESONG under the brisk melody seem to bring people to that spring full of youth and love.

The sun is just right, the blue sky and white clouds... Only you and your friends and lovers are enjoying the beauty of love in the time of youth...

Yoshiaki Tanaka listened to this song outside the recording studio and felt that it was a bit different from Akina's previous style, but it was still very outstanding.

According to his guess, with the broadcast of the TV series, this song will set off another wave of Akina fever!

"It's really good... my own husband is a gold-medal musician..."

Yoshiaki Tanaka looked at Akina, who was relaxed in the recording studio, and sighed,

"Why didn't Yukiko-chan have such good luck..."

As the pillar of Recording after Akina Nakamori, although Yukiko Okada had a high starting point, the idol industry is now in a bottleneck, and it is very difficult to make a breakthrough in her career.

So not only is she working overtime every day, but the production team is also desperately looking for various masters to ask for songs... Even so, it is even more difficult to produce a song that can break the circle!

However, Akina Nakamori here, just by bringing up children at home and accompanying her husband, a famous song fell into her hands... Sure enough, people have different fates~

While Yoshiaki Tanaka was distracted, the first pass had been sung, and Akina Nakamori in the recording studio asked:

"Ryomei-san, how is the effect?"

"The effect is very good!" Yoshiaki Tanaka gave a thumbs up, "Sure enough, it was taught by Naoki-san, I can't offer any more opinions!"

Naoki Nagayama is a gold-medal musician, this song is his song, and the singer Akina Nakamori has already received his guidance at home. How could he, an ordinary musician, dare to have any opinions...

Is he some kind of amazing person?!

"Akina-chan, just to be safe during editing, just record it one more time..."

"Hai!"

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1188 =====