Chapter 157

Eitaro from the Shanyingyuan came rushing over in a rage,

bit onto Naoki Nagayama's shoelaces, and started complaining: "Ying ying ying~"

"Alright, alright~ I'll get you something to eat right away. I didn't expect we'd be filming so late either~"

After barely managing to prepare some dog food for the little puppy, Naoki Nagayama washed up quickly and immediately collapsed onto his bed to sleep~

The next morning, he slept until nearly 10 o'clock before opening his eyes to the sound of the little puppy barking beside him.

Dazed and groggy, he washed up in the bathroom and saw the dark circles under his eyes in the mirror.

Sigh...

It's all because of the night scenes.

It seems a bit difficult to maintain 8 hours of sleep during this period.

For the afternoon shoot, he naturally had to bring Eitaro to the set.

After getting off at the gas station, the staff had naturally all arrived.

"Naoki-san, did you actually bring Eitaro along?"

The first to see Eitaro were the three girls from the Wild Cat Group, who were playing the female office worker (Pian Tong Cai Zhi), the mother in the family (Zao Ye Lizi), and the sexy beauty (Qiu Shan Fei Sha), respectively.

"Hi, I left him home alone yesterday and didn't even manage to get him dinner; he was just too pitiful~"

Upon hearing this, the three girls' hearts instantly overflowed with love, and they swarmed around the little puppy, fussing over him and taking turns holding him in their arms to comfort him.

For a moment, it was hard to tell if Eitaro had gotten the short end of the stick or the better deal...

"The Gas Station Robbery Incident" tells the story of "four idle young men who, on a whim, rob a gas station, but the owner has already hidden the money, leaving them with almost nothing.

They happen to run into someone coming to get gas, so they pretend to be workers filling up the tank. Unexpectedly, they actually receive money, so they decide to stay and earn some more. Throughout this night, they encounter all sorts of people—office workers, a family, police, celebrities... and they also get into absurd conflicts with the Yakuza and local labor groups, eventually leading to a brawl.

Amidst these conflicts, the past lives of the young men are constantly flashed back, and in the end, they each rediscover their own dreams."

Yesterday, they basically filmed the entrances of all the characters; today, they were to film the more dramatically conflicting scenes of pretending to be gas station employees and filling up the tanks for the customers who came in.

The protagonist played by Naoki Nagayama was indeed clumsy the first time he pretended to be a gas station employee—after all, he really hadn't used refueling tools before—and everyone not on set watching it laughed.

"Cut! Naoki-san, the performance was spot on."

Shuichi Yin Tang also chimed in with a tease. Looking at the others around him, Naoki Nagayama was amused too:

"Yuko-san, is it really that funny?"

Yuko Tanaka calmed down.

"I didn't expect Naoki-san to have such a talent for comedy~"

"Spare me~ I clearly just made a fool of myself for real~"

"Hahaha~" Yuko Tanaka started laughing again. So her sense of humor was this low.

Today, Yuko Tanaka was wearing a pink sweater and loose sweatpants, her hair tied into a slightly slanted ponytail. With the slight baby fat on her face, she looked just about 17 or 18 years old.

When they originally invited Tanaka to play the female gas station clerk, they thought it might be a bit unsuitable, since she was already 27... but unexpectedly, Yuko Tanaka fit in perfectly with the other young male staff members without the slightest awkwardness.

"Yuko-san, there's a push-up scene later; will you be able to hold up?" Naoki Nagayama asked mischievously.

In the original movie, it was a handstand, but that move wasn't very popular in Japan, so Naoki Nagayama changed it directly to push-ups.

Sure enough, upon hearing this, Yuko Tanaka's spirit immediately weakened.

"I can still do a few..."

"Hahahaha~" Naoki Nagayama laughed uncharitably.

Hearing Naoki Nagayama's voice, Eitaro quickly ran over, wanting to find his master.

However, halfway there, he was picked up by Yuko Tanaka: "Eitaro, come with me, don't pay attention to this bad guy!"

Otomo Yoshimura is currently very busy because he has to look for artists and actors everywhere, especially for the final Yakuza team and the delivery team, as well as the final big brawl—a scale of nearly sixty or seventy people. Even after contacting agencies, it's still quite difficult.

Especially for the few Yakuza actors, they need to be able to improvise with simple props; they even have to go to the Takeshita-zoku in Harajuku to find them.

After picking up Junko Ito in the afternoon, he hurried off in his car.

Taking advantage of the fact that he didn't have any scenes for the moment, Naoki Nagayama walked toward Junko Ito, who was chatting with the Wild Cat Group.

"Junko-san~"

"Hi, Naoki-san~"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama, the young girl immediately sat up straight, looking very respectful. Otomo Yoshimura had told her yesterday that coming to the movie set was to allow her to make a cameo in the film, making it easier for her to debut.

"No need to be so reserved, Junko-san. You're going to record your debut song tomorrow; are you nervous?"

I wasn't really nervous, but now that you ask, Naoki-san, I'm starting to get nervous.

"I'm still a little bit nervous."

"It's fine. I heard from Otomo-san that Sachiko Tokunaga-sensei thinks you've learned very well." Naoki Nagayama wanted to say something to comfort her.

"Eh? Does Naoki-san also know Sachiko-sensei?"

"Of course, I also studied there for a while."

"Hontou ni? I really didn't expect that~"

"Hahahaha, Sachiko-sensei is a very experienced vocal teacher. If she says your grades are good, then you don't need to worry."

"Hai, arigatou."

"In a little while, we'll add your character to the movie set. Just play yourself; you'll be playing Junko Ito, who has just debuted."

This had already been discussed with Shuichi Yin Tang. When the family comes to get gas, Junko Ito will appear as their daughter.

As a half-director, half-editor, and half-producer, making changes on set is a very normal operation.

"Hai, I understand~"

Looking at Junko Ito's very serious expression, he wondered what Otomo Yoshimura had taught them behind his back; even the Wild Cat Group was much more reserved when they saw him now.

"Naoki-san, there's another scene coming up!"

Masataka Komori called out from the set. Next was filming the scene of pretending to be staff members and filling up gas for customers~

"Naoki-san! Come over here for a second~"

Just finished filming the scene of filling up gas for the company employee, then beating him up and tying him into the trunk.

Shuichi Yin Tang waved at Naoki Nagayama.

"What's wrong? Is there a problem with the filming?"

"That's not it. Ano, Naoki-san, could I borrow your car?" Shuichi Yin Tang said, feeling a bit embarrassed. "The car used by the actor playing the celebrity doesn't have that high-class feel~"

"Eh?" Aren't cars like that usually rented directly? "You want to requisition my car? Are you serious, Shuichi-san?"

"Aren't there any high-class cars at the rental agency?"

"It's not that. The car sent over by the agency is a high-class Crown. Although it's also the car used by many celebrities, it can't clearly express the flamboyant personality, the nouveau riche temperament, and the overbearing feeling of a baseball star."

Shuichi Yin Tang continued, "But your convertible, Naoki-san, would be very suitable."

Naoki Nagayama was dumbfounded.

Does that mean...

That I, who drive a convertible sports car, am the type of person with a flamboyant personality, a nouveau riche temperament, and an overbearing attitude?

Shuichi-san, are you serious?