Chapter 243: Do you have to run 800 meters to film a shot?

There are many people surfing at the beach, and newcomers are always coming to learn. This summer, two deaf-mutes appeared on the beach: one is Mao (played by Kōjirō Shimizu), who loves surfing, and the other is Takako (played by Yuki Saito), who likes Mao.

Yuki Saito has lost count of how many times she has folded clothes...

Ever since Naoki Nagayama started filming *A Scene at the Sea*, the female lead Takako and the male lead Mao have begun filming countless times on this nameless Okinawan beach.

Kōjirō Shimizu takes off his clothes and grabs his surfboard to go surfing in the sea, while she sits on the beach helping to fold his clothes, sometimes smiling foolishly, sometimes just blankly watching that man surf...

The filming process isn't difficult; it's just changing into different outfits a few times, and there aren't even any lines to speak.

Moreover, I have to say, the male lead Kōjirō Shimizu is very handsome... and his physique is great too... Throughout the entire filming process, she can openly take advantage of him!

"It would be even better if it were Naoki-san..."

Naoki Nagayama, meanwhile, is already preparing for the next scene.

"Masataka-kun, this scene is about enough. Next, move a bit to the side, change to a different beach view, and then we'll shoot the next scene!"

Once everyone moved to the side of a seawall, Naoki Nagayama called the Wild Cat sisters and a few crew members who weren't currently filming together:

"Minna-san, next is a series of ensemble scenes. You are playing local surfing enthusiasts. The plot you'll be performing is the process of going from never approving of the protagonist to finally fully accepting him."

Naoki Nagayama then arranged the scenes one by one, starting with the surfing enthusiasts watching this newcomer bobbing in the waves, using him as a topic of conversation.

"This guy isn't wearing a wetsuit; it must be cold in the water." "This guy is really working hard~"

Then, gradually, people start to approve. The owner of the surf shop gives Mao a wetsuit, and people slowly begin to accept this deaf-mute surfing couple...

The large amount of repetitive yet slightly different plot points left everyone confused.

Kōjirō Shimizu doesn't actually know how to surf. If you count carefully, Naoki Nagayama is the only one in the entire crew who has truly learned to surf, so he has to guide the male lead from time to time.

It wasn't until the sky began to darken that the filming work at the beach was completed, and everyone returned to the guesthouse.

Everyone ate the dinner provided by the guesthouse owner while chatting about the day's filming. Yuki Saito, who was filming for the first time, had been holding back questions all day and finally couldn't help it.

"Naoki-san, do the male and female leads not have to speak for the rest of the movie? Or will there be a voiceover added after filming..."

"They don't speak at all, and there won't be any voiceover narration in the final cut." Naoki Nagayama answered clearly.

"Wouldn't that be very boring? Being quiet the whole time in the movie theater..." Yuki Saito, young and filming her first movie, didn't have many complicated thoughts and just said what was on her mind.

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh: "It won't be. I will fill it with music and love!"

"Eh? With love?" Yuki Saito clearly didn't understand the relationship between love and silence, and at this moment, Otomo Yoshimura interrupted the young girl's question with a smile.

"Hahaha, Yuki-chan, you just need to trust Naoki-san. Sometimes, silent companionship is the most powerful declaration of love!"

The other lead, Kojiro Shimizu, didn't have much to say, which actually fit the character of Shigeru quite well. Naoki Nagayama also gave him a few words of advice:

"Shimizu-kun, while filming, you must also put your heart into learning how to surf. It would be best if you could reach the level of a one-meter wave within a week or two."

"Hai, I will do my best!"

Surfing is the kind of thing where talented people progress very quickly. During today's shoot, Naoki Nagayama had already realized Kojiro Shimizu's talent, so he didn't have much doubt about whether he could learn it well.

After dinner, Naoki Nagayama asked Otomo Yoshimura and Masataka Komori to find a surf shop tomorrow and rent a bus, as tomorrow they would be filming the series of events from finding a surfboard, repairing it, and then buying a new one.

As well as the plot point that could be considered a minor climax in this movie: Takako and Shigeru meeting up on the street in the middle of the night.

In Tokyo, Akina Nakamori was very happy to return to her apartment. As soon as she entered, she picked up the phone.

She had finally received definite news about the production of "Sedlove," and she wanted to inform Naoki Nagayama as soon as possible.

However, after dialing, she discovered it was a voice prompt: "Moshi moshi, this is Sanyuan-in, but the master of Sanyuan-in is out filming. Please leave a message if you have anything~"

Judging by the voice, it must have been a message prompt changed recently; the previous one was about being away traveling abroad~

Akina Nakamori's face fell. Had he gone out again...?

"Che~ He clearly spent over a month in Hawaii last month, and he's only been back for a few days and he's already run off to film again? Can't he just stay home properly?! It makes it impossible to find Naoki-san when I want to~"

Without realizing it, she had actually said this out loud!

It happened to be the recording time after the beep, so Akina Nakamori's little complaint was recorded as a message!

After realizing something was wrong, Akina Nakamori's little head suddenly heated up. This was truly too rude!

She had to quickly think of a way to erase this message; otherwise, if Naoki Nagayama came back and heard it, wouldn't that be embarrassing!

What to do? The phone here didn't seem to have an erase function!

Should she go to Sanyuan-in and listen to it beforehand to delete it?

But if Naoki-san wasn't there, wouldn't that be trespassing?

Akina Nakamori thought of every way to cancel the message, and in the end, there was only one: force a recovery of dignity, act as if nothing had happened, and continue leaving the message.

As long as I'm not embarrassed, then the one who is embarrassed isn't me!

"Ah, I originally wanted to share some good news with Naoki-san, but it looks like Naoki-san will have to wait until he gets back to know!

The song "Sedlove" will be released as my third single!"

Since the song had already been recorded in advance, all that was left was the production of the record and early promotional materials and activities, so it would be online very soon.

"It's in October! After Naoki-san returns, you must support the new idol Akina!"

After saying this, Akina Nakamori quickly hung up the phone, only then noticing that her face was also red~

This summer,

People often saw Takako and Shigeru walking along the seawall.

Shigeru walked in front, carrying a worn-out, repaired surfboard, while Takako walked behind, helping to support it.

Two young men who often played soccer on the seawall court saw them and couldn't help but mock them.

"Those two idiots, do they still want to go surfing?"

Not satisfied with just chattering away, they actually wanted to throw small stones at them.

"You two guys, don't throw them so accurately!" Naoki Nagayama shouted at the extras, "Just pretend to do it~ If you actually hit him, be careful that Shimizu-kun doesn't beat you up!"

To be honest, Kojiro Shimizu was tall and sturdy, and he was quite imposing when he wasn't talking.

Naoki Nagayama filmed the scene of Shigeru and Takako walking on the road. Whether carrying the surfboard or not, Takako always followed silently behind Shigeru, her eyes seemingly filled with this person she liked.

The cloudy sky was dim, the seawall concrete was gray, and the distant ocean was gray-blue. Only Takako's clothes were bright and colorful, and in front of her, Shigeru's figure was solid and reliable.

A surfboard they had picked up, after being repaired, could no longer withstand Shigeru's diligent training and was completely damaged, being thrown into a trash can by the side of the road.

Shigeru thought about buying a new surfboard but didn't have enough money. He saw a worn-out second-hand surfboard at a shop, but Takako didn't want her beloved to use such old junk.

Shigeru temporarily put aside his surfing training and worked hard at a garbage collection job he didn't originally like, but he never forgot his love for surfing in his heart.

After waiting a long time, he finally received his wages. The two went to a surf shop together. Being unable to haggle, they spent 120,000 yen to buy a new surfboard, and the owner even gave them quite a few things.

However, not long after leaving the shop, they discovered another surf shop that had an identical surfboard for only 98,000 yen. He had been ripped off by the owner...

After finding a place to study the various things the owner had given them, it was already dark when they prepared to go home. They stood in line waiting for a bus.

Naoki Nagayama was setting up camera angles on the bus he had rented by the street: "Masataka-kun, we need one at the entrance, and then one facing the interior space of the bus."

"Hai!"

"Otomo-san, where did these extras come from?"

"They are all locals. Hearing that we were filming a movie, everyone came over excitedly." Otomo Yoshimura pointed at the bus driver and said, "This driver-san is a real driver! He usually drives this bus!"

Naoki Nagayama nodded at the driver, and the driver, who was over fifty, gave a shy smile.

"Then Otomo-san, just act as a passenger for a while. Tell everyone not to focus all their attention on our actors; just act as you normally would when riding a bus."

"Hai, I will notify everyone."

Shigeru stood in line wanting to get on the bus, but the bus didn't allow surfboards, so he had to get off. Takako remained on the bus alone, watching Shigeru wave to her from outside the bus window.

As the bus moved, there were fewer and fewer people on board. There were seats available, but Takako didn't sit down. She was worried about Shigeru; it was such a long road, and he had to run it all by himself.

"Yuki-chan, very good! This feeling of worry was indeed expressed!"

Naoki Nagayama didn't spare his praise. This girl with big eyes was indeed very spiritual.

After asking the bus to turn around and drive back, Naoki Nagayama still had to film the scene of Shigeru running while holding the surfboard!

On a dim street, the faint streetlights could only illuminate a field of vision of 5 meters ahead; beyond that was the black night.

"Next is the main event, Yuki-chan!"

"Hai!"

Yuki Saito didn't know what she was about to experience; it was just a simple run over, and then Shigeru would put his arm around her shoulders and walk back.

The first time she ran over, Naoki Nagayama felt that Yuki Saito seemed too relaxed and couldn't express the hardship of Takako running over.

"Yuki-chan, it looks like you need to sweat a little. Otherwise, there's no sense of a long-distance run. Why don't you run about 500 meters first!"

"?... Hai~"

Although a bit surprised, Yuki Saito obediently ran back and forth quickly by the side of the street. 500 meters, it was still something she could easily handle!

After her forehead was sweating, Naoki Nagayama had Yuki Saito perform the scene of running over again. This time, she had to carry a bag and hold the freebies from the surf shop owner in her hand.

"Yuki-chan, this time your breathing is too rapid, and there are too many sweat beads on your face. It should be that... how should I put it, rapid yet restrained breathing. In short, it needs to be a bit slower."

"Hai..."

Yuki Saito took a few breaths, slowly walked back to the starting point, rested for a while, and then ran over again.

This time she restrained her speed, like a jog, and her breathing became calm when she reached Shigeru.

"Hmm, Yuki-chan, this time it's too slow. There's no sense of urgency to reach your lover~ It's that feeling of being fast yet restrained, fitting the introversion of a deaf-mute person... Let's do it again~"

Still have to run? Yuki Saito panted heavily and started walking back.

"Hai..."

Otomo Yoshimura reminded him at this time: "Naoki-san, it's already 800 meters!"

"Nani? What 800 meters?" Naoki Nagayama and Masataka Komori were adjusting the camera angle and asked in confusion.

"Yuki-chan has already run over 800 meters!"

"Eh?! Is it that long already?"

Naoki Nagayama only then realized that this girl had already run 800 meters!

To film one shot, he actually had the girl run 800 meters first... Naoki Nagayama also felt it was inappropriate~

"Otomo-san, I didn't pay attention just now. Please go and comfort Yuki-chan, let her rest for a while, and bring a drink for Yuki-chan..."

Naoki Nagayama wouldn't admit that he was too embarrassed to go himself.

"Naoki-san, when you are focused on striving for perfection, you tend to ignore other things and become very strict~"

Otomo Yoshimura knew what Naoki Nagayama was like when producing records; he was practically a demon king in the recording studio. And when filming, perhaps influenced by Shuichi Yin Tang, he had very high requirements for some scenes.

"Hahaha, Otomo-san, don't make fun of me~ I'm also very embarrassed to have made the little girl run 800 meters~"

Masataka Komori and Kojiro Shimizu, who were on the side, also felt a bit bitter and helpless at this time. Just now, when Naoki Nagayama made Yuki Saito run over and over again, that firm and oppressive tone made neither of them dare to raise any objections.

Only a veteran like Otomo Yoshimura dared to interrupt at this time.

"Masataka-kun, Shimizu-kun, let Yuki-chan rest for a while. Let's film Shigeru walking on the street first~"

The shot of Shigeru running wildly with the surfboard had already been filmed, still using the camera position on the bus, but the shot of him walking slowly after being tired still needed to be filmed.

"Shimizu-san, you need to express the exhaustion after just finishing a long-distance run...

You, do you want to run a thousand meters first?"

???

Kojiro Shimizu's face was full of question marks at this time!