Chapter 1323: Filming a movie of Naoki-san, you'll be five years older!!

The winter morning makes people want to shrink into the quilt, but under the action of a strong biological clock, Naoki Nagayama still opened his eyes.

As his hand moved, a warm and soft touch struck, and he realized that Akina was still curled up in his arms~

The young couple, who hadn't been intimate for several months, were a bit too enthusiastic last night and spent a lot of energy.

Naoki Nagayama kneaded a few times, causing Akina to make a confused sound of dissatisfaction, and then she opened her eyes:

"Akina, get up..."

"No...." Looking at her husband, Akina acted like a spoiled child. "I still want to sleep a little longer!"

"Alright then~ Then you sleep a little longer~"

Naoki Nagayama didn't mean to stop her, but he had to get up himself. There was a large group of people waiting on Jurassic Island!

Although "Jurassic Park" has been filmed for more than half, the remaining content still needs to be hurried... It's New Year's, except for Naoki Nagayama and the leads, everyone in the crew wants to have a good New Year!

After showering and washing up, Naoki Nagayama felt refreshed, as if he had changed his battery.

Coming to the nursery next door, little Xia Hua was still sleeping soundly. This little one has no wake-up time, and she wakes up whenever she wants.

Walking to the side of the small bed, the orange cat, which was originally lying down, raised its head and glanced, then turned over, yawned, and continued to sleep... This orange cat is now little Xia Hua's night shift nanny, always lying beside her when she sleeps.

Naoki Nagayama leaned over to look at his daughter. The little one's cheeks were red and she was sleeping very soundly. Her eyelashes were long, and she looked like a beauty in the making...

"Hua-chan, Dad has to go to work first... see you tonight~"

Although the little one didn't hear it, Naoki Nagayama still gently touched her cheek, and then went downstairs satisfied.

Downstairs, Mari Nono had already prepared breakfast, and after seeing Naoki Nagayama come down, she quickly served it on the dining table:

"Naoki-san, Ohayou..."

"Mari-san, Ohayou..."

"Is Akina-chan not coming down for breakfast today?"

"She wants to sleep in... I guess she'll have to wait a while~"

"Then I'll keep the breakfast warm..."

Warm and daily conversation, Naoki Nagayama was reading the newspaper while eating breakfast.

Most of the gossip news on it is about various activities at the end of the year, various celebrations, occasionally mixed with revelations of various stars... Shu-You's annual meeting some time ago has become the past, drowned in the freshness of the entertainment industry.

"Oh? Has it started?"

Naoki Nagayama was surprised to see that some has-been artists actually shouted the slogan "Let women participate in politics more." It seems that this is a tentative exposure. If it doesn't cause public resentment, it is expected that more popular artists will call for it next.

"It seems that Ito Shuichi-san's action is very fast~"

While flipping through the newspaper and complaining in a low voice, breakfast was finished before long. Naoki Nagayama closed the newspaper and looked upstairs.

"Can't say goodbye to Akina today... forget it, let's talk about it tonight!"

Saying that, he put on his coat and got into the car heading to the airport.

Jurassic Island, because it is an oceanic climate, only has some coolness in December.

The hot spring hall built on the island came in handy. Now it is booming every day, and construction workers and theater staff like to soak in it after work.

Leads and high-level directors prefer to stay in the hotel and enjoy bubble baths~

Then the next day, start the day's work full of energy!

"Naoki-san! Morning~"

Masataka Komori saw Naoki Nagayama arrive and hurriedly walked over to greet him, handing over the shooting schedule.

"Today's shooting is on location, we are going to the cliff side."

"Ah... location..."

Naoki Nagayama looked down at the schedule and sighed.

"Is it actually filming the last scene?"

Today's filming is exactly the scene where the protagonists go through all kinds of hardships, come to the helipad by car, and prepare to leave by plane.

This is the end of the movie story~ Although it is not the last one filmed in the filming process, it is also very commemorative.

"Let's go~"

Under the command of Masataka Komori, the pickup truck rushed to the helipad under the cliff waterfall.

Soon, after turning through a jungle, Naoki Nagayama heard the sound of the waterfall not far away...

Actually, there is a bug here. People with common sense know that the helicopter helipad should not be built next to the waterfall, because the waterfall will bring unstable airflow, and sufficient water vapor may also block the pilot's line of sight, which is likely to cause accidents.

But this is a movie, the reason for building it here is that the sound of the helicopter's propeller will not startle the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park~

"Naoki-san!", "Director!", "Nagayama-san...", "....."

Various different titles rang out when Naoki Nagayama arrived, and everyone in the crew greeted him respectfully.

And Naoki Nagayama went straight to the makeup area and saw several actors who were putting on makeup.

"Uh... looks pretty good."

Naoki Nagayama smiled.

"You

Because they needed to convey the feeling of fleeing for their lives all night, Naoki Nagayama had previously requested that the cast stay up all night, and they could even drink... the children could play video games all night...

The current leads all looked completely exhausted~

"Naoki-san..." Yuko Tanaka sighed at the mirror, "I have another crow's foot!"

Yuko Tanaka was already over thirty, and her recovery ability had declined significantly... staying up all night naturally made her skin condition worse.

"Filming a movie for Naoki-san makes me age at least five years!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and comforted her:

"Yuko-san, time cannot defeat a beauty... it's just a few crow's feet and laugh lines... they only give you more mature charm!"

"Tch..."

Yuko Tanaka was no young girl; she wouldn't be fooled by such words.

"I'd rather lose the charm if it meant these wrinkles disappeared!"

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama could only promise in the end:

"Alright, alright, when the movie is finished, I'll send you a set of high-end skincare products!"

Only then was the lead actress appeased...

As for the other rough guys, he wouldn't bother with them!

"Makeup artist... make these people look more exhausted, make them look more disheveled!"

Naoki Nagayama finally instructed,

"Oh, and for the injured one, remember to make the lips a bit paler... excessive blood loss!"

For the filming of *Departures*, Naoki Nagayama had learned a thing or two about makeup... even if it was for corpses~

After coming out of the makeup area, Naoki Nagayama walked toward the helipad, watching the pilot start the rotors with his own eyes... confirming that the sound of the rotors, the sound of the waterfall, and all sorts of noises were mixed together, making it almost impossible to hear what the person next to you was saying!

After moving a bit further away, Naoki Nagayama said to Masataka Komori:

"We definitely need dubbing here... in such a noisy environment, you can't hear the actors' lines at all!"

"Hmm..." Masataka Komori nodded, "And we need to be careful with the actors' performances later... we'll just have to rehearse a couple more times..."

"That's right, and when we call Action and Cut, we need to use clear signals..."

Naoki Nagayama turned his head to search the set and found a brightly colored flag:

"Let's use flag signals to direct them then!"

"One wave to start, two waves to end..."

At a little past 9:30 AM, when the light was at its best, the crew finally began formal filming.

First, everyone climbed out of the mud-stained off-road vehicle, then helped each other walk toward the helicopter... at this moment, despite their exhaustion and wounds, they couldn't hide their emotions about having escaped death.

Yuko Tanaka pushed the two children onto the helicopter with effort, whispering to comfort them:

"It's okay... it's okay..."

Turning her head, she saw Harrison Ford helping another injured actor toward the plane, so the two of them helped him aboard.

However, at this moment, the founder of Jurassic Park, the old man John, president of International Genetic Technologies, stood outside the plane, looking at the island he had poured his heart and soul into with eyes full of regret...

He knew that after such a major accident at Jurassic Park, this park would never open again... his life's work was about to end right here...

He just didn't know who would take over the dinosaurs on the island later...

"Let's go... let's go~"

Harrison Ford walked over, patted the old man on the shoulder, and helped him onto the helicopter...

"CUT!!!"

At this moment, Naoki Nagayama shouted loudly, and the floor manager nearby immediately waved the flag vigorously, which finally made the people on set react.

Then Naoki Nagayama invited the leads to a quieter place and explained again:

"Yuko-san, the performance just now needs to be a bit stronger. When you talk to the children, you need to be closer to their ears, otherwise, they won't hear you in this situation!"

"And John..." Naoki Nagayama said to the veteran actor, "You can't stand so straight... when the rotors are running, you need to subconsciously hunch over..."

"Also, that last look at Jurassic Island needs to be full of emotion and distraction... at this moment, your mind should be replaying the effort your character poured into this... so when Harrison touches you, there should be a feeling of being startled awake..."

"Harrison..."

Naoki Nagayama took one last look at the dust-covered Harrison Ford,

"You were very good just now... but when you touch John at the end, you need to pause slightly... your feelings for this character should be very complex..."

After communicating with the actors for a long time, Naoki Nagayama brought them back to the filming location.

They couldn't keep repeating this scene; the sound of the waterfall was too loud, and going back and forth was too troublesome...

After all the actors were in position, Naoki Nagayama shouted again:

"Action!"

The floor manager nearby waved the flag vigorously again...

Akina opened her eyes again, awakened by a small hand touching her face.

Little Xia Hua was already awake, and because she had Miaotaro's company after getting up, she didn't cry; instead, she slipped out of bed and scurried into the bedroom next door...

Since Naoki Nagayama had come by in the morning, the door had been left ajar~

"Hmm?"

Akina looked at her daughter by the bed with some surprise,

"Hua-chan?!"

"Mommy~ Mommy~"

Seeing her mother open her eyes, little Xia Hua immediately smiled,

"Get up..."

"..."

Akina was a bit surprised that she had actually been woken up by her daughter! As expected, this second sleep was just too comfortable~

"Okay... let's get up... shall we wash up together?"

As she said this, she picked up the little one, and the two of them went to the washroom to freshen up... of course, the little one also had to use the toilet...

After going downstairs, Mari Nonaka came over:

"Akina-san... and Hua-chan... you're up! Breakfast is ready and keeping warm... I'll bring it right over."

"Arigato~"

Akina placed Hua-chan in the high chair, took a moment to pat Eitaro on the head, and then asked,

"Mari-san, when did Naoki-san leave?"

"Naoki-san left around 7 AM..." Mari Nonaka said while serving the food, "He told me not to disturb Akina-san..."

Looking at the time, which was nearly 9:30, Akina blushed... she really had slept for too long~

"Hua-chan must be hungry too, right?"

She looked at little Xia Hua beside her and saw that she had already started attacking her breakfast, so she had no choice but to start eating herself...

Well, as expected, you get hungrier after exercising! Not to mention she had another one in her belly who needed to eat~

There was nothing to do today, so Akina could rest at home in peace, and she decided to tell little Xia Hua the story from the painting in the morning.

Just as she was sitting on the sofa, the phone rang~

"Ring ring~"

"Moshi Moshi Moshi Moshi, this is Shanyingyuan~"

Akina picked it up; the phone at Shanyingyuan was special, and generally, no telemarketing calls would get through.

"Akina-chan!"

The voice of Akira Hanami came through the receiver,

"It's great that you answered directly~"

"Hanami-san..." Akina was a bit puzzled, "Is something wrong that you're calling me so urgently?"

"Ah! There is indeed something!"

In the office at the Burning Productions headquarters, Akira Hanami was quite excited; he looked at the data sheet on his desk while saying,

"Do you remember the voting campaign we called for earlier, asking fans to support you in winning the Grand Prize?!"

"The preliminary results are out today, and your vote share, Akina-chan, is as high as 33%! You've far surpassed the other candidates!"

There were about a dozen contestants for the Record Awards, all top-tier, famous stars in the entertainment industry. Generally speaking, getting around 5% to 10% of the vote was already quite impressive.

"33%?" Akina confirmed, "How could it be so high?"

You have to know that besides her, fierce rivals like Seiko Matsuda and Shizuka Kudo would also ask fans to vote, and there were also the Johnny's boy bands...

"It is indeed very high; Johnny's side is only at about 18%..."

Akira Hanami analyzed,

"It's very likely that the money-spending campaign on Naoki-san's side has achieved results!"

To support his wife's competition, Naoki Nagayama had spent a huge sum of money, directly doubling Johnny's amount and snatching away all of Johnny's votes.

Except for some remote places, wherever Johnny's went, Akina's side would go too... even in places Johnny's didn't go, the event company hired by Naoki Nagayama would go...

In short, he was sparing no cost to ensure Akina won the Triple Crown!

"Akina-chan, judging by the preliminary statistics, you have a huge advantage in audience support... plus our public relations with the judges, the probability of winning the Grand Prize is very high!"

Akira Hanami analyzed over the phone,

"However, be careful; in this final period, there might be public opinion trying to smear you..."

"Competitors, especially Johnny's, might spread rumors about us buying votes... our agency will block these black PR tactics as much as possible, but Johnny's has extensive connections after all, so some will always leak out!"

"Akina, don't let these things affect you..."

"Hai! I understand!"

Akina nodded. When she first debuted, she might have been saddened by such smears, but now... looking at little Xia Hua, who was lying on her lap and curiously watching her talk on the phone, Akina smiled,

"I won't be affected by these news reports!"

Now she had enough confidence and firm mental support; she wouldn't be struck down by these things!

"That's good~"

Akira Hanami on the other end of the line also breathed a sigh of relief,

"Alright... to maintain the heat, before Christmas, you might still need to participate in some announcements... the luxury version of *The Best Ten*, Akina, you have no problem with that, right?"

"Hai... no problem!"

"Hmm... then get some good rest today, and wait for the schedule!"

"Okay~"

Akina hung up the phone with a bit of emotion; in another week, it would be Christmas!