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Chapter 246: Shuichi-san, do you want to experience a real gang?

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A year later, when I saw Yoshie Kashiwabara again, it was still in a recording studio, but it was in the recording studio of Tokyo College of Music.

Pushing open the door marked "Sound Pickup Room", inside is an open space, about the size of a university classroom. The musicians of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra have already set up their formation and are debugging their instruments.

Kazumori Takeda, whom I have met before, is chatting with Otomo Yoshimura and the idol singer next to him.

"Otomo-san, Takeda-san, you are already here~" Naoki Nagayama greeted after walking towards this group, "Miss Yoshie Kashiwabara, long time no see~"

Yoshie Kashiwabara at this time has a standard Seiko hairstyle, with exquisite and deep features, a straight nose bridge paired with a round melon-shaped face, feeling a kind of European elegance and nobility.

She wore a white cardigan over a red plaid shirt, paired with a knee-length red and white plaid pleated skirt, looking mature.

"Oh, and Mr. Daigo Nagashima."

Naoki Nagayama still has an impression of this manager.

"Hai, long time no see Naoki-san~" Yoshie Kashiwabara bowed softly to greet,

And Daigo Nagashima next to her also greeted respectfully. In the past year, Yoshie Kashiwabara's other songs did not cause any waves. If it weren't for the life-saving *Sakura ~Anata ni Deaete Yokatta~*, Yoshie Kashiwabara's idol career might have retreated to the second line.

"Sorry to trouble Kashiwabara-san today too. We can only start after the orchestra's recording is over, but today's dubbing is relatively simple, don't worry~"

Naoki Nagayama first comforted her twice, because when making the record last time, he was said to be too strict, so now Naoki Nagayama will consciously pay attention to other people's mentality.

"Hai, I will work hard!"

However, I don't know why, Yoshie Kashiwabara's expression is even more nervous~

Did I say something wrong? I clearly told her not to worry? Naoki Nagayama is a bit puzzled......

The Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra is a very mature orchestra. I have been here to record many times. After rehearsing once under the conductor's baton, the recording process officially began.

A dozen microphones face different instruments, looking like claws and teeth, making people feel inexplicable.

The entire length of *Silent Love* is only 5 minutes, but at the request of the recording studio staff, the entire recording work lasted more than 1 hour, because some instruments had to be recorded separately.

Even Naoki Nagayama had to admire the serious spirit of the staff of Tokyo College of Music. I, Naoki Nagayama, am willing to call you recording immortals!

Yoshie Kashiwabara, who waited for more than an hour on the side, finally waited for her time.

When she first heard *Silent Love*, she was very moved, but listening to it for more than an hour continuously....... actually, it's still pretty good.

Yoshie Kashiwabara actually still doesn't know what she is going to sing at this time. In her ears, this piece of music is already very perfect.

"Kashiwabara-san, the lyrics to be dubbed this time are very simple, only one sentence 'Silent Love, Forever Love'" Naoki Nagayama told Yoshie Kashiwabara the key to dubbing, and while playing the music that had just been recorded, he demonstrated it softly, "Just hum or whisper lightly, it's best to be able to express an ethereal and ethereal feeling."

Yoshie Kashiwabara listened as if she understood, but as long as she kept the sound light, it should be fine, right? She hummed along with the music several times on the side,

"Hai, I understand!"

During the first recording, Kazumori Takeda of the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra also waited on the side. He wanted to hear the feeling of adding human voice that Naoki Nagayama said.

【To be honest, I've been using Wild Fruit Reading to catch up on books recently. The source switching is fast, the reading voices are many, and it works on both Android and Apple.】

Like a chemical reaction, the originally very beautiful melody suddenly became full of impact. The ethereal and ethereal female voice seemed to bring people into a beautiful and timeless love.

"This is really..... really.... a piece of music that will be remembered~" Kazumori Takeda muttered to himself, and the manager Daigo Nagashima next to him was also deeply attracted by the music.

Naoki Nagayama listened at the control console and felt it was also very good. However, in order to avoid possible problems during mixing, he still said after Yoshie Kashiwabara stopped:

"Kashiwabara-san, you sang very well! Let's record it again!"

Yoshie Kashiwabara in the recording room was stunned at once. It was exactly the same as the words at that time. This time, he didn't even find a reason and wanted to record it again directly.....

Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura, who had been busy all morning, returned to the studio to rest, but unexpectedly saw Masami Inada, who had been missing for a long time, chatting with Masataka Komori.

This guy is now running around as the exclusive manager of Junko Ito. Otomo Yoshimura also consciously handed over Junko Ito's related work to him.

On the one hand, it is to reduce his own burden, and on the other hand, it is to let Masami Inada contact TV station production bureaus, other managers, artists, stars, etc., as much as possible to accumulate experience and contacts for him to become a black-clothed man behind the scenes in the entertainment industry.

"Masami-kun, are you actually resting in the studio today?" Otomo Yoshimura was a bit surprised to see him, "Doesn't Junko-chan have any announcements to go to?"

"Hai, currently undergoing vocal training for the third song, and it will be recorded in the next two days."

Masami Inada honestly stated Junko Ito's work progress. As a popular idol artist, Junko Ito's announcements have been constant, and there is a trend of becoming more and more intense.

"Oh? What is the name of the song?" Naoki Nagayama asked curiously,

"The name is *Snowy Night*, a song about winter love."

Masami Inada honestly said the name of the song, but Naoki Nagayama had no impression at all after hearing the name. It seems that it is a song without any waves~

"Hahaha, sure enough, songs now have to be tied to love or something."

Perhaps this attitude attracted Otomo Yoshimura's attention, and he said in a plain, everyday chatting tone:

"Yes, Naoki-san's last *Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)* was also about love, *Silent Love* is also, and what other songs are there?"

"Ah...... *Sakurairo Mau Koro (When Cherry Blossoms Dance)* is also....."

As soon as the words were spoken, Naoki Nagayama immediately felt bad. Sure enough, Otomo Yoshimura was smiling and sighed leisurely at this time,

"Ah, there is also *Sakurairo Mau Koro (When Cherry Blossoms Dance)*~"

Otomo Yoshimura, you old 6!

To avoid this topic, Naoki Nagayama immediately pulled the conversation back to Masami Inada,

"By the way, Masami-kun, you were the one talking about the copyright of *Cat's Eye* before, right?"

"Hai, the copyright has been negotiated almost!"

Before, it took a lot of time to get the consent of the original author Tsukasa Hojo. Now that the original author has agreed, the negotiation with *Weekly Shōnen Jump* is just a matter of price.

"Then to what extent has it been negotiated?"

"Given the popularity of the manga, it is currently calculated as B-grade, and Shueisha requires 3 million." Masami Inada replied, "I think it can be lowered a bit......"

Only 3 million, Naoki Nagayama just wanted to say it's so cheap, why not sign it directly.

Suddenly thought again, Masami Inada's current annual salary is only 3 million yen.... Better not hurt other people's work enthusiasm.....

"...... Ah, Masami-kun, Ganbatte!"

"Hai! I will work hard!"

Afterwards, he discussed the adaptation of *Cat's Eye* with Otomo Yoshimura. Remaking a TV series specifically for the members of the Wild Cat Group, this news immediately aroused Otomo Yoshimura's strong interest.

Clearly his first girl group, now it has fallen to the point of falling apart, and there is still a little loss in his heart.

Just as they were talking, Shuichi In-do, who had been missing for a long time, pushed the door and walked into the studio angrily, walking while loudly saying to Renbo Shimizu behind him: "What do they want to do! Playing house?"

Renbo Shimizu also eagerly pulled Shuichi In-do's arm, wanting to persuade something, but Shuichi In-do didn't want to listen, and the two pulled and pulled towards the office like this.

Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura shut their mouths immediately, shrinking behind Masami Inada and Masataka Komori, wanting to avoid Shuichi In-do's gaze.

Not only because they left him behind to go to Okinawa before, but also because Shuichi In-do is clearly in a state of rage now. Whoever runs into him will be sprayed with blood!

But this silly Masataka Komori, seeing his master back, still greeted him enthusiastically:

"Shuichi-san, you're back!"

"Ah, back!" Shuichi In-do replied subconsciously, and when he turned his eyes, Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura were actually both there!

"Ha, back!" Then he turned his head and continued to walk towards the office.

This is clearly sulking......

Naoki Nagayama sighed and looked at Otomo Yoshimura, "Can't escape this time....."

Otomo Yoshimura also nodded: "Sigh...... no way, go in."

Letting others go about their business, the two walked slowly into the office. Shuichi In-do sat behind the desk, pouring cold water, while Renbo Shimizu was still bitterly persuading,

"Shuichi-san, this is something that can't be helped. Newcomer idols do have such and such image problems. Changing the script temporarily this time is also to ensure that the movie will not affect the artist's positioning~"

"Then why go to film a gang movie, go film a romance movie! Since you have decided to participate and know the plot of the role, do you know how much impact changing the script at this time will have on the movie!"

"Shuichi-san, that is the investor after all. They value the artist's image in the public eye very much. This artist is in the rising phase, and there is a lot to do in the future!"

"Then don't come to film my movie! And Shimizu-san, you are from Tree Friend Film, you have to consider the problem from our perspective! You can't always find excuses for them!"

Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura listened for a long time on the side before they understood the whole story.

It turned out to be an opinion on the image of the heroine. The current heroine has a long-term pure image, but this time in the gang movie, she is a bad girl image.

This caused dissatisfaction from one of the investors, the artist's agency, who believed that this might have a bad impact on the artist's future development, so they thought about changing the script......

Naoki Nagayama felt incredible after hearing it. Is there such a thing? Couldn't help but interject:

"Ano, Shimizu-san, the movie has been filming for half a month, and you still want to change the heroine's positioning and image? Doesn't this mean all the plots have to change? The previous efforts are all in vain!"

Shuichi In-do looked at Naoki Nagayama at this time, wanting to say something but still didn't speak, while Renbo Shimizu looked at Naoki Nagayama with surprised eyes,

"Naoki-san, the movie has just started filming, the heroine's scenes haven't come up yet, it can still be changed."

"Nani?! Half a month, and haven't reached the heroine?"

Naoki Nagayama was shocked. I have already filmed a movie here!

"This is something that can't be helped. The actor's schedule needs to be coordinated, the early filming location also needs to be communicated and prepared, plus there are many extras, and the director's requirements are relatively high......."

Renbo Shimizu started to explain. Various messy things were delayed, so that only some backgrounds and the male lead's appearance were filmed so far.

Otomo Yoshimura also quietly said to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, joint filming is almost like this. The first month is basically running-in, and then the filming process will be fast, but it will take about half a year to complete a movie in total."

Saying this, he also glanced at Naoki Nagayama, meaning that people like Naoki Nagayama who can film a movie in half a month or a month are the real weirdos.

"So that's it......"

Naoki Nagayama nodded. He already had a finished movie in his mind, so he could follow the pattern very accurately and very quickly.

While ordinary directors need to experiment over and over again, and it is possible to change the plot while filming.

"Then what is Shuichi-san angry about?" Naoki Nagayama asked, "Since it hasn't started filming yet, and the investor has needs, then listen to them?"

What is there to be angry about? In the previous life, I have dealt with countless Party A's. For repeated modifications and adjustments, isn't this a common occurrence?

Party A's gold master father's needs, of course, let them be~

He pays!

However, Shuichi In-do was very angry: "Such a change has completely lost the main line of the movie! The heroine is not a bad girl, what kind of gang movie is this! Might as well call it a playing house movie!"

"A movie where a gang boss falls in love with a white lotus flower, isn't it also very touching?" Naoki Nagayama said easily, "As for whether it is a gang movie, it doesn't depend on whether the heroine is bad~"

Shuichi In-do didn't understand: "Then what is a gang movie? Isn't it just fighting and killing, blood all over the ground, plus loyalty, benevolence, and bushido?"

Shuichi In-do is treating gang movies as sword-fighting movies~

"It's still a bit different...... Shuichi-san, gang people are also ordinary people, ordinary people's joys, sorrows, and joys are all present!"

"So what? Does it have anything to do with the core of the gang?" Shuichi In-do has not been in deep contact with gangs, and only has superficial phenomena.

"This is relatively difficult to explain, after all, I am not a gang member......" Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of the gang grandfather and eldest cousin in his hometown, "This needs to ask professional people."

"Shuichi-san, do you want to experience a real gang?"

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