Chapter 211: Did something good happen?

The filming process was completed step by step as time passed. In a blink of an eye, it was already the end of May.

To be honest, that this movie could be filmed so smoothly was something neither Shuichi Ido nor Naoki Nagayama expected.

Originally, this kind of drama involving many outdoor shots and characters would take about half a year if they were to pick at the details.

But I don't know if the previous two movies had caused a habit for the film crew, so the progress had been quite tight. Looking at this, it would definitely be able to finish the filming task in another week or two.

In an era without special effects, the remaining editing work was just a matter of how much overtime was needed.

Today's filming task was about to end.

"Kanako-san, it's a wrap today~"

Naoki Nagayama looked at Kanako Higuchi, who had already changed into modern clothes on the side. Her last scene, meeting Hachiko again, had already been filmed.

"Are you going to film 'Manji' next?"

"Hai! The other lead actor's health has improved quite a bit, and the agent-san called to urge me yesterday."

"Is it so urgent? Doesn't that mean there's no time to rest?"

"Well~ work is just like this~"

Kanako Higuchi's words revealed relaxation: "Actually, on the set here, the intensity of filming is not very high, so it can be considered a half-rest."

Indeed, the two female leads didn't have many scenes.

Naoki Nagayama smiled and then invited: "Kanako-san, since it's a wrap, do you want to have a wrap-up meal together?"

"Eh? Isn't the wrap-up meal eaten only after the filming is finished?"

"Hahaha, there are not so many rules. Kanako-san is leaving the group, right~"

Actually, it was just that he was tired of the bento on the set these days, and Naoki Nagayama just wanted to have a good meal. At this time, seeing Nana Okada on the side,

"Oh, by the way, Nana-chan also wrapped up, right? Let's go together, my treat~"

"How can I be embarrassed..."

Without refusing, Naoki Nagayama assumed that both of them agreed, so he greeted their agents and assistants.

After all, treating to a meal is not a date, and the agent must follow, otherwise, if it causes a scandal, it will not be good for the movie and the stars.

As for Yoshimura Otomo, Shuichi Ido, and others,

Naoki Nagayama said it was not that he didn't want to treat them, but he just selectively forgot about it.

Ueno is downtown Tokyo. Generally speaking, there are no particularly high-end restaurants, but this is also the birthplace of local specialty food.

Many delicious small restaurants are hidden in the intricate alleys. As long as you know how to find them, you can find surprises.

After filming for so many days, Naoki Nagayama naturally had already inquired clearly from the neighbors around, and led the four people directly to a teppanyaki beef restaurant.

It was meal time, and the restaurant was very popular. It took a lot of effort for Naoki Nagayama and the others to wait for a private room.

"Minna-san, the special sauce of this shop is said to be very delicious~ The croquette is also recommended." Naoki Nagayama repeated the neighbor's words. "Even the tongue can be eaten."

However, when the grilled beef was served, the fragrant beef made everyone's appetite open.

Dipped in a little sauce, the original meat flavor and the sauce merged together. The faint salty taste had the freshness of soy sauce, and the original taste of Wagyu, blooming in the mouth together. The taste was indescribably attractive.

The croquette was the same. When you bite into the crispy skin, the meat juice flows out immediately, and the original appetite is released.

The wrap-up meal in the evening increased everyone's burden a little. Several ladies said they wanted to go back and consume some calories, and Naoki Nagayama himself returned to Sanyingyuan.

Naoki Nagayama, who was half-lying on the sofa resting while drinking tea to relieve greasiness,

Received a call from the Honma Design Office.

"Naoki-san, the design draft of the Silver Valley Tea House has been completed. Do you have time to come and take a look?"

After nearly a month, this first-class architect finally completed the design of the tea house.

"Honma-san, it's finally finished!" Naoki Nagayama was very curious. What exactly did this design that took so long to complete look like?

"Hai, sorry to keep Naoki-san waiting, hontoni sumimasen!"

The person on the other end of the microphone should have bowed. Naoki Nagayama heard the sound of the collar brushing against the air. If it was this range, it should indeed be a very solemn apology.

"Daijoubu Honma-san, but I am very curious now, what style of tea house is it..." Naoki Nagayama was piqued by curiosity. "Hahaha, I won't be able to sleep tonight."

"Naoki-san, if necessary, you can come tonight..."

"Tonight?" Seeing the dark night outside, Naoki Nagayama shook his head. Staying up late and working overtime are behaviors that will harm the body. "Forget it, save this expectation until tomorrow, maybe you will get a better experience. Honma-san, I will come over tomorrow morning."

"Hai, then I will wait for Naoki-san's arrival tomorrow morning."

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama recalled the movie filming tomorrow. It seemed that there was nothing that needed his personal supervision. Shuichi Ido and Yoshimura Otomo would handle it very well.

Speaking of which, I haven't paid attention to the disco in Takadanobaba for a long time. I don't know how the renovation is going. Let's go and inspect it tomorrow.

The TV is broadcasting "Star! Birth!" potential newcomer gathering. As Akina Mori who debuted a month ago, she naturally also participated in this program.

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Akina-chan, wearing a sky-blue dress, smiled with eyes like curved moons, innocent and cute.

She no longer had the shyness on the stage of "Star! Birth!", and was performing her singing talent generously. The debut song "Slow Motion", which she was already completely familiar with, was performed full of emotion.

After debuting, one performance after another, performing on stage must have become natural.

Naoki Nagayama recalled when he participated in the "Star! Birth!" audition, he was still a green little fat vegetable, but now he already had the feeling of an idol.

"Akina-chan, you have grown a lot!"

Suddenly remembered, it seems that I haven't contacted her for a long time. At this time, has Akina returned to the apartment?

Naoki Nagayama picked up the phone and dialed according to the number in his memory.

"Moshi moshi, this is the Nakamori family. I can't answer the phone for the time being. If there is anything, please leave a message after the 'beep'."

Sure enough, it turned into a voice mailbox. At this time, maybe she is promoting in other cities. But since I have already called, let's leave a message.

"Akina-chan, this is Naoki Nagayama. I just saw your program on TV, so I rashly called to greet you. Long time no see, is everything okay?"

Naoki Nagayama said this, feeling a bit stuck. "Hahaha, asking like this seems a bit strange, and you can't answer..."

"However, remember to pay attention to your health and eat well~ Let's talk about it here, that's all~"

It's a bit strange for one person to talk to the air. Naoki Nagayama wanted to hang up after saying this.

But suddenly the microphone on the other side was picked up, and Akina's somewhat urgent voice came out: "Naoki-san?!"

Naoki Nagayama was startled: "What?! Akina-chan? Aren't you not there?"

"Just opened the door and heard the call from Naoki-san, so I ran over." Akina Mori's voice was a little proud. "Finally, I caught up!"

"Just came back? Is it such a coincidence?"

"Yes, I just entered the door, turned on the light and heard the sound of the phone, put down things and heard 'let's talk about it here', then ran to the phone and picked up the phone!" Akina described the process just now vividly, like a child waiting for praise.

"That's really amazing!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, and then thought about it, if she was so anxious, wouldn't she not even change her clothes and shoes when she entered the door?

"Ano, Akina-chan, you wouldn't even have changed your shoes, right?"

"Hahaha, how did Naoki-san know? I really didn't change~ Hehehe~" It felt like it hit Akina's laughing point.

Naoki Nagayama could only say: "Alright, alright, Akina-chan, go and change quickly. Of course, you have to be more comfortable when you go home. I will wait, I won't hang up~"

The last sentence seemed to work, and Akina promised energetically: "Hai~ Then Ms. Akina will excuse herself for a while."

Hearing the sound of the phone being gently placed on the table, and then only the sound of light footsteps could be heard, Naoki Nagayama also put the microphone aside and turned on the speakerphone.

After about two or three minutes, a light voice came from the phone again: "Is Naoki-san still there?"

"Of course I am..." Naoki Nagayama replied a bit speechless. "Did something good happen to Akina-chan today? You seem to be in a very good mood."

"Eh? Can you hear that?" The little Akina on the other side was more relaxed after changing into home clothes. "Something happy did happen."

"Nani? Can Akina share it?"

The tone on the other side was like there was nothing you could do: "If it's Naoki-san, then I'll tell you!"

"First of all, this morning, the staff of Akina's publicity department finally agreed to change my image!"

"Oh, is it the milky-white girl one?"

"Yes, yes, I have always disliked it very much!" Akina complained like a child. "But they wouldn't let me change no matter what I said before."

Regarding the positioning of the artist's image, whether it was Burning Productions or Warner's staff, they didn't intend to listen to the opinions of a minor girl at the beginning. After all, these people had been in the entertainment industry for so long and claimed to have some experience in fashion.

However, the blow of the debut song Waterloo was also a shock to these adults, and they had doubts about "whether the promotion strategy is wrong". At this time, they just happened to have the idea of transformation, so they agreed to Akina Mori's opinion of changing her image.

Naoki Nagayama said: "Hahaha, Akina's victory. But what did you change it to?"

"It hasn't been decided yet, it depends on what the second song is chosen." Akina Mori seemed to think of something. "I have already recommended Naoki-san's 'Sedlove' to Section Chief Terabayashi, and I will definitely strive to choose Naoki-san's song!"

"Haha, daijoubu, it's just a song given to Akina-chan, as long as Akina likes it." Although he knew this song would be popular later, the person who was not short of money now had no obsession with whether he could release a record.

"... Arigato, but a good song is a good song, I will still work hard to strive for it!"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help Akina, so he had to change the subject: "Hai hai, but Akina-chan just said 'first of all', are there other good things?"

"Hai, that is the single record 'Slow Motion', which entered the top 30 of the chart!"

This news surprised Naoki Nagayama: "Really? I remember it wasn't in the top 50 in the first week, right?"

"Hai, it slowly went up! Sales have also exceeded 100,000!"

"Eh? Is it so amazing? That's really a good thing!"

For a newcomer's debut record, this sales volume is already very good. If you consider that it didn't even reach the top 50 in the first week, it shows that Akina's "Slow Motion" has great potential. Perhaps this is also the result of constant offline promotion in major cities during this period.

"Hehehe, right~"

Akina Mori's tone revealed happiness, but she secretly added a sentence in her heart: "And it was that I received a call from Naoki-san when I returned to the apartment~"

Naoki Nagayama here knew that this achievement was not easy: "Akina-chan, it must be hard to run around in various cities recently, right? Are you eating well?"

"Eating, of course I am eating well!" The tone on the other side was still aggressive. "Hard work or something, after all, it's work, isn't everyone like this..."

Wait, it seems Naoki-san is not like this!

"Akito madai, Naoki-san doesn't seem to be like this!" Little Akina seemed to have caught some handle. "Is Naoki-san sleeping late at home every day? Then go to a high-end restaurant for a big meal after waking up?"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't laugh or cry: "Who said that, I have also been working very hard to film a movie recently!"

"Oh oh, it's that 'Hachiko Monogatari', right? How is the filming situation? Did Eitaro also appear?"

Eitaro, who was lying on the sofa with his owner, raised his head. He heard his name.

Naoki Nagayama touched the dog's head and said with a smile: "Eitaro is a Labrador, how can he appear as an Akita dog."

"Actually, it's not impossible, as long as it's dyed yellow or something..." The stubborn girl didn't want to continue this topic. "Then what role does Naoki-san play?"

"Me? I'm not on camera for this movie, I'm the producer!"

"Eh? Isn't he the male lead?"

"... Akina-chan, the male lead is a dog, and the supporting actor is also a middle-aged man in his 40s!"

"Hahaha~ is that so~"

Naoki Nagayama chatted with Akina while teasing the dog from time to time, until the TV actually started playing "Tales of the Unusual", it was already late night~

"Speaking of which, Akina-chan still has to work tomorrow, right?"

"Ah, by the way, I have to get up at 4 o'clock tomorrow morning! Go to Osaka~" Akina Mori suddenly remembered tomorrow's itinerary, and then looked at the time. "Is it already so late?!"

Naoki Nagayama ended the conversation in time: "Hahaha, Akina-chan, rest early, let's go out for a big meal together next time we rest~"

"Eh... then I'll look forward to Naoki-san's big meal! Bye bye~"

The microphone was put down, Naoki Nagayama stretched,

Unknowingly, the moon had climbed onto the treetops, and the bright moonlight sprinkled in the courtyard, making the dry landscape of Sanyingyuan reflect a faint white light, and the whole courtyard was as bright as dusk.

The spotlight next to the tree kept emitting faint light, making the cherry tree in the courtyard also emit psychedelic colors. The whole courtyard was like the courtyard of Onmyoji Seimei, full of unreal feelings. ===== CHAPTER 212 =====