Chapter 197: Became the male lead on the magazine cover

Tsuruko finally went back!

After staying at Shanyingyuan for 3 days, her mother in Shizuoka finally called and called this girl, who was so happy she forgot to go home, back.

To tell the truth, if I could spend a vacation in a room that was very open, had delicious food every day, could go everywhere to play, and didn't have to do homework when I was a child, I definitely wouldn't want to go home either.

In short, after accompanying her to play crazy in Tokyo for three days, Tsuruko was happily sent to the Shinkansen back to Shizuoka by Naoki Nagayama, who was reluctant to part with her.

This morning, Naoki Nagayama felt that Shanyingyuan finally returned to the quiet it should have!

After a simple breakfast, feeling that he had stood up Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Yin Tang for a long time, Naoki Nagayama felt a little sorry in his heart, so he drove to the studio to see the progress of the script.

If possible, see if he could help.

Pushing open the door of the studio, it was quite busy inside, but he didn't see Shuichi Yin Tang, but Masami Inada was arranging matters related to the photography group. It seemed that the young man's level had improved again.

"Naoki-san, good morning~" Seeing Naoki Nagayama, Masami Inada hurriedly came over to say hello.

"Morning, Inada-kun, are Shuichi-san and Otomo-san not here?" Naoki Nagayama looked around and didn't find these two people.

"Shuichi-san went to visit Hachiko's hometown, and Otomo-san should be going to pick Akita dogs. He has been to different pet stores many times and is expected to be back at noon."

Masami Inada knew the whereabouts of the two relatively well because the movie "Hachiko" could be considered to be officially in preparation, and everyone in the crew started preparing for the movie.

"I see, then I'll wait a while, Inada-kun, continue to be busy." Anyway, there was nothing to do, so Naoki Nagayama planned to wait in the office for a while.

"Hi, then I'll excuse myself." Masami Inada bowed slightly and continued to handle the photography group's affairs.

The office of the studio was still a small one, filled with samples, magazines, and some other tools filmed before. However, after Otomo Yoshimura was frequently stationed in the studio, 3 desks had been fixed.

Even if Naoki Nagayama was often invisible, there was a desk in the office specifically left for him. Other staff in the studio also had semi-fixed workstations in the large open room outside.

In short, this small company felt more and more formal.

Reading the newspaper today in the office, he didn't expect that there was news about Akina Nakamori, but it was among a group of newcomer idols, and even the photos were gray and white.

"Actually, there are no color photos? It seems that the media is not optimistic about it." Naoki Nagayama flipped through the newspaper and saw the introduction to her, "A milky girl who is a bit h?"

"What is Nakamori's planning thinking? Akina-chan's round face, how can it be h..."

After a glance, he didn't pay attention to it anymore. Naoki Nagayama continued to browse down.

Japanese newspapers were like this. The headlines were more shocking than the shocking body of later generations. Sure enough, they started to understand the audience's psychology from the Showa era.

"Naoki-san! You are on the magazine cover!"

Shuichi Yin Tang's voice came from the door, followed by a burst of rapid footsteps. The wooden door of the office was pushed open rapidly by the person outside, even bringing a not-so-small airflow.

Shuichi Yin Tang waved the magazine in his hand. Vaguely, one could see a man wearing a suit on the cover, and the name of the magazine was written in dark blue font—"Popeye."

"Naoki-san, look! Magazine cover!"

Shuichi Yin Tang pressed the magazine onto the desk, allowing Naoki Nagayama to see the appearance of this magazine more clearly.

"Blue-gray suit, white shirt... Is this the one I temporarily acted as a model for at the end of the year?" Naoki Nagayama remembered that at the end of the year, he went to Junko Ito's house to discuss the signing matters and came back. In the studio, he was temporarily pulled by Shuichi Yin Tang to be a model once.

"Hi! That's it. I didn't expect the photos to end up in the editorial department of 'Popeye'." Shuichi Yin Tang said excitedly, "This is a super popular fashion magazine in the past few years! I saw it at the convenience store at Shibuya Station and told you immediately!"

Looking at the handsome man in a suit on the magazine cover, Naoki Nagayama's first feeling was: "The money collected at the beginning was too little!"

When he was pulled to be a temporary model, the fee was still according to the price of a small studio.

Flipping through it casually, "Shuichi-san, this magazine, wasn't it said that the editor-in-chief went to the United States in person to find American models to shoot? How could they use photos from a small studio? And it's a local person?"

"Who knows? But Naoki-san's photos are perfect for the magazine, a proper city boy!" Shuichi Yin Tang pulled an English word with a strong Japanese accent and said happily, "And the especially handsome kind!"

Naoki Nagayama didn't have any special feeling about being on the cover of a fashion magazine. He thought it was just like media exposure, so he wasn't particularly happy.

"Shuichi-san, did you find Hachiko's owner, Eizaburo Ueno's family today?"

Influenced by Naoki Nagayama's calmness, when talking about business, Shuichi Yin Tang also returned to his normal tone: "Hi, I have already talked to them. They have no doubt agreed to the movie adaptation, and even willing to take out some old photos from the beginning for us as a reference. Spreading the story of Hachiko is the expectation of Eizaburo Ueno's family."

"Is that so? That's really smooth." Naoki Nagayama also felt relieved. "Then is the script finished?"

"Of course, I asked the screenwriter who often cooperates to rush the work." Shuichi Yin Tang took out the script draft from his briefcase. "Naoki-san, please review it at the end."

"Okay, then I have to look at it carefully~"

It was originally for this matter, so Naoki Nagayama took the script and read it, and by the way, picked up the pen on the desk to take notes.

Looking at the script on the table, his brain was comparing it with the plot of later generations. The Japanese version of "Hachiko Story" had a more delicate grasp of emotion, and Hachiko's ending was very miserable, with a deeper irony of human nature. The American version of "Hachiko's Story" reduced some of the suffering Hachiko suffered while waiting for the owner in the later period, the interaction between the owner and Hachiko was more natural, and the ending was also more gentle.

Which one is more suitable? Is it to highlight divinity in suffering, or to highlight warmth in sadness? Naoki Nagayama thought about it again and again and decided it wasn't good. He looked at Shuichi Yin Tang beside him.

"Shuichi-san, you should have read the report. Do you think the story of Hachiko should be filmed more realistically, or more like a fairy tale?"

Shuichi Yin Tang was asked by this question and thought carefully: "If you want to fully describe the story of Hachiko, then be more realistic. If you want to reflect the emotion between people and pets, then be more like a fairy tale."

Naoki Nagayama considered it. The Japanese movie was relatively realistic about the humanities after World War II. The atmosphere between society at that time was relatively cold, which was actually more than 50 years away from now. The new Showa generation didn't feel much about the situation after the war, so let's make it more like a fairy tale.

So he blurred the characteristics of the era in the script, then appropriately reduced the suffering of Hachiko in the script, added more interaction between people and dogs, and added a lot to the tear-jerking part at the end.

After this change, it was more than 2 hours...

"Shuichi-san, I feel it's almost there." Naoki Nagayama handed the script, which was almost unrecognizable, to Shuichi Yin Tang, who had been waiting quietly beside him, and Shuichi Yin Tang also read it without being an outsider.

After more than ten minutes,

"Naoki-san... as expected of a writer!" Shuichi Yin Tang smiled with slightly red eyes. "I have already read the script before, but I actually have the feeling of wanting to shed tears."

"The purest emotion can always infect people." Naoki Nagayama said while drinking tea. "Shuichi-san, please talk to the previous screenwriter. This time it counts as cooperation."

"But clearly..." Shuichi Yin Tang wanted to say that the original script was just a simple expansion of the news and couldn't compare with Naoki Nagayama's creation at all. There was no need to count as cooperation. Giving a writing fee would be enough.

"Daijobu, after all, others worked hard to write the script, so it counts as cooperation."

Seeing Naoki Nagayama so open-minded, Shuichi Yin Tang didn't say anything.

Seeing Naoki Nagayama so open-minded, Shuichi Ido didn't say anything more.

"Nobuo-san... why choose such a promotional image? I don't like it very much..."

I don't know how many times I complained to Nobuo Tomioka. Akina Nakamori's brows were tightly locked. She had made suggestions many times about the promotional slogans and cartoon images on the poster.

However, the adults in the publicity department were mostly men, who thought that such slogans could better fit the style of the current entertainment industry and could also make fans buy it.

Moreover, who would value the opinions put forward by an underage little girl? Last time, letting her debut with her real name was already a big concession.

"Akina-chan, this image is more in line with the trend." Nobuo Tomioka explained dryly. "On this point, please trust the judgment of the staff!"

In fact, Akina also knew that this image was a foregone conclusion and couldn't be changed for the time being, but there was a breath in her heart...

"Naoki-san must not like such an idol either!"

For the contempt of the publicity department staff for herself, she didn't have too many ways for the time being. After all, she was just an idol who hadn't debuted yet, so she could only strive as much as possible.

However, she had secretly made up her mind at this time that she must participate more in the publicity later.

In the afternoon, while Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Yin Tang continued to discuss the filming plan and budget of the movie, Otomo Yoshimura came back, carrying two large pet boxes.

Inside the pet box was a newborn Akita dog and a half-grown Akita dog. They looked purebred and had exactly the same flower color.

"Naoki-san, you are here too?" Seeing Naoki Nagayama in the office, Otomo Yoshimura was a little surprised, but immediately reacted. "Just right, come and see these two puppies. I have been picking them for a long time!"

Naoki Nagayama directly picked up the newborn one. The little guy was crawling around in the box energetically. Suddenly being picked up, he made a sharp howl.

However, Naoki Nagayama had raised a puppy for a long time after all. After touching it for a while, the little guy calmed down.

"The little guy is still very obedient."

Seeing the other half-grown Akita dog, it was also very cooperative under Shuichi Yin Tang's teasing, so he said: "These two are relatively close to people, very good!"

"However, there should be a truly adult Akita dog..." Shuichi Yin Tang said, "It takes about half a year for a puppy to grow up. We don't have such a long time."

"Yes... but fortunately, the flower colors of Akita dogs are almost the same, hahaha."

Otomo Yoshimura was under pressure: "An adult Akita dog... then I have to go to the rescue station to see, and solve the problem of the dog being close to people."

You can't really go to find a stray dog...

"Otomo-san, you can also go to the Japan Dog Preservation Society to see. They should have people raising them." Naoki Nagayama gave a hint. As a specialized association for dogs, the channels must be more than ordinary people.

"Hi!"

Since Otomo Yoshimura was back, the venue and budget discussed before could be continued.

"Nani, build a real station?"

"Hi, it's best to find an old-fashioned station, and then we will decorate it. In fact, just the entrance of the station is enough."

Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to film at a real station, but the flow of people was not easy to control, and the filming time would take a long time, which might have an impact on the real station.

And it was a story from a long time ago, so it was good to have an old-fashioned atmosphere. As for other decorations, the props group of this era was absolutely beyond your imagination.

"But..." Otomo Yoshimura wanted to say that the funds were burning!

"Otomo-san, I have discussed with Naoki-san, the upper limit of the investment for this movie is 100 million!" Shuichi Yin Tang considered it in advance and said, "The sharing of the previous movie will come down, so if there is a place to spend money, then let go and do it!"

"Is it actually so high?" Otomo Yoshimura was too surprised. In this era, the total box office of many movies was only 100 million.

At the same time, he also understood Naoki Nagayama's importance to this movie. "I understand. Since that's the case, then I can let go!"

Next, several people continued to talk about all aspects of movie filming while stroking the Akita dogs.

If you want to be released in the summer file, these three months must be racing against time!

Eating dinner with the two in the evening, because he had to drive, he didn't drink alcohol. Let's leave it to the day of the wrap-up.

Under the twilight, the landscape lights in the courtyard of Shanyingyuan had been turned on, making this house look unreal.

Naoki Nagayama drove into the garage and opened the door.

Eitaro, who was already as high as his calf, ran over quickly, but this time he didn't pounce on him.

Instead, when he reached Naoki Nagayama's side, he suddenly sniffed a few times, and then barked at Naoki Nagayama several times.

It seemed that the housewife at home found that the male owner had an affair.

That aggrieved little look clearly revealed such meaning:

"You have another dog outside!!" ===== CHAPTER 198 =====

"You have another dog outside!!"