Chapter 281: Avoid the limelight

Furuhura Otomo only understood what Nagayama Naoki said before, about avoiding the limelight, at noon on Monday.

Because it was a variety show that Nagayama Naoki was on, and it was also one of the actions of Tree Friend Films to counter-clarify and counterattack, so even if it was a variety show at noon, he wouldn't miss it.

As a film and television production company, naturally, the large office of the studio was equipped with a TV. Employees like Komori Masataka and Hayano Riko also gathered around curiously.

"Naoki-san doesn't seem to have been on many variety shows, right?" Hayano Riko asked Komori Masataka, who knew more.

Komori Masataka recalled while eating his bento: "It seems there were only two times, and both were Night Hit, both as a composer guest."

"Eh~ Sure enough, he is a genius, even being on a variety show is because of talent~" Hayano Riko expressed envy.

Furuhura Otomo saw that the *Waratte Iitomo! * program was about to start, and hurriedly signaled everyone to be quiet: "Look carefully, if there are any suggestions, remind Naoki next time."

So everyone watched intently~

With Nagayama Naoki's appearance, at the beginning, the few witty jokes with Tamori made people in the studio giggle, and even the whitewashing of dating scandals and the promotion of his own movies were very smooth, until Nagayama Naoki started borrowing the watch...

The expressions of everyone in the studio suddenly started to become strange...

"One minute before 2 PM on November 30, 1982, you stood beside me."

"Because of you, I will remember this minute."

"From now on, we are one-minute friends."

"This is a fact, you can't change it, because it has already passed."

The recording quality of the TV station was also very good, and the program editing was also very successful. Nagayama Naoki's handsome face and Miyata Sanae's slowly reddening fair cheeks could be seen clearly.

Everyone in the studio gasped and discussed like the guests below the stage: "There is such an operation?" "Can you still be so charming?"

"You will dream of me tonight."

When Nagayama Naoki said this to Miyata Sanae, the program screen showed Miyata Sanae's slightly pink cheeks first covered with a layer of bright clouds, and then she covered her face and ran out of the screen...

The atmosphere in the office exploded with a bang. Some young people even whistled. Hayano Riko on the side, on the one hand, was shocked, and on the other hand, a longing flashed in her eyes:

"If someone said this to me too..."

Furuhura Otomo was shocked, then looked at the atmosphere in the office and the excited discussion in the mouths of young people.

Only then did he understand what Nagayama Naoki meant by "avoiding the limelight" the night before.

"Naoki this guy... always surprises people!"

At the same time, industry insiders who had been paying attention to Nagayama Naoki had long known from the inside that Nagayama Naoki participated in the *Waratte Iitomo! * variety show and also saw the broadcast of the program.

Kadokawa Haruki of the Kadokawa Group was sitting in the office drinking tea and watching the program at this moment. When he saw Nagayama Naoki say "Because of you, I will remember this minute", his eyes were already wide open;

Waiting for "You will dream of me tonight", he almost sprayed out the tea he had just used to calm his nerves...

Putting down the teacup, he hurriedly wiped his chin with a paper towel, "Hahaha, this guy Naoki-san is really capable!"

Even Kadokawa Haruki, who had been through the wind and moon, had never seen this way of charming people, and couldn't help but think in his heart: "Learned a hand!"

Toei's Yamamura Toshitaka couldn't help but ask his confidant Nakano Toru after watching the program: "Nakano, is this guy Nagayama Naoki really not a playboy?"

Nakano Toru's eyes were also filled with surprise: "Should not be... The Nagayama family runs an izakaya. Although it seems to have some relatives with the local community in Shizuoka, the genealogy can be said to be a poor family. It is said that he has been a very honest and dull child since he was a child."

"Then where did he learn such powerful flirting skills?"

"Uh... Heaven-sent?"

Directors Kobayashi Masaki and Shinoda Masahiro, who recommended *A Scene at the Sea* in the film award selection, were also watching the program.

At this time, Kobayashi Masaki was laughing loudly: "This kid Naoki is really interesting, hahaha, Masahiro-san, don't you think so?"

Shinoda Masahiro's originally serious face also broke his composure at this time, "This is really... amazing."

Then he thought: "How on earth did he think of it? Could it really be relying on so-called psychology?"

Kobayashi Masaki didn't think much: "Hahaha, if he says it is, it is. Reading the same book, there are always people who can learn strange things. What's worth making a fuss about~"

"However, this guy Naoki, this 'playboy' reputation is unavoidable this time!"

This variety show *Waratte Iitomo! *, which had just come out for a short time, caused huge discussion among the audience in this issue. If there was a hot search, it would definitely climb to the first place of the day.

Not long after the broadcast, the TV station received a lot of calls, all asking about this guy Nagayama Naoki. Strange requests such as asking for apprenticeship, kneeling and begging for guidance, making friends, and asking for Nagayama Naoki's phone number were all raised.

And the TV station's operator replied one by one according to the instructions of the superior, guiding them to watch the new movie *A Scene at the Sea*.

And from the afternoon, in the conversations of young people in Tokyo, hot words such as "Because of you, I will remember this minute", "You will dream of me tonight", and "Playboy Naoki" began to prevail and spread further.

And Nagayama Naoki, the center of the topic, was actually not in Shanying Yuan in Chiyoda.

Since telling Furuhura Otomo that he wanted to avoid the limelight, he took the Shinkansen on Sunday and took Ying Taro directly to Kyoto to enjoy the red leaves.

At the end of November and the beginning of December, it is the best season for red leaf hunting.

At this time, Nagayama Naoki was walking in Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, holding Ying Taro.

"Is this Otowa Waterfall?"

Coming to the famous internet-famous check-in place in later generations, the three springs of Otowa Waterfall, listening to some tourists saying that this is a spring representing longevity, wisdom, and health, Nagayama Naoki also followed the custom and used a long-handled spoon to catch the three springs to drink.

Feeling... it's just ordinary spring water, right? At most, it counts as mineral water? A bit sweet?

Walking to the bottom of the steps, thinking of taking some front photos, but Ying Taro actually ran directly to the side of the spring pool and drank the spring water...

"Ying Taro, do you also want to be healthy and live a long life?..."

The main hall was a bit dark, and it was a bit unclear when worshipping the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, which was very mysterious. It's a pity that Nagayama Naoki didn't come to pray for marriage~

Arriving at the famous Kiyomizu Stage, one person and one dog stood on the edge, enjoying the beautiful scenery of Kyoto to their heart's content.

Looking from afar, thousands of Kyoto maples were "blooming" all over the mountains and plains, and the falling red leaves fell wantonly in every place, making every corner full of style, layer upon layer, dyeing the valley of the Qing'an River into a brilliant color like fire.

The entire Kiyomizu Stage seemed to be surrounded by clouds like flames, and the praise of "Jinyun Creek" was indeed well-deserved.

Walking slowly in the temple, many maple trees that were more than a hundred years old were also fluttering with red leaves, and the entire garden was very spectacular;

From time to time, you could see one or two maple leaves falling on the stone Bodhisattva statue, showing a Zen meaning that was out of the world.

Nagayama Naoki had been pressing the camera's shutter. He had already taken a lot when he was in the temple before. The surroundings of the temple were all famous scenic spots, and he was a bit worried that he didn't bring enough film today.

When he was tired of walking, he found a big rock to rest, touching Ying Taro's head.

"Ying Taro, now that I am in the Pure Land, the worldly affairs in the red dust should not be able to find me, right?"

"Wang wang wang~" (Impossible)

"Ying Taro, I don't understand what you are saying?"

"Wang wang~" (Fool)

"Are you hungry?"

"Wang wang wang!" (Not at all)

"You must be hungry! Go, master will take you to eat the local snacks here!"

"Wang wang wang!" (Obviously you want to eat it yourself!)

Nagayama Naoki, who was thinking of avoiding the limelight, didn't know that with the popularity of the program, more and more people noticed other aspects of the program besides his flirting skills.

For example, being squeezed out by peers in film awards, being attacked by villains with dirty water, etc.

At this time, some judges of the Mainichi Film Awards also knew about the possible suppression in the selection. In this era, the entertainment industry still attaches great importance to personal reputation. Immediately, some independent film lover judges called the selection committee to ask about the truth of the matter.

Other judges who knew that large production companies joined forces to boycott Tree Friend Films were also in a difficult situation at this time. Should they be on the same side as several old companies?

It would be fine if it wasn't exposed, but now that it was exposed, some things were not easy to do...

More judges knew that Nagayama Naoki's new movie *A Scene at the Sea* was also on the selection list, and decided to take time to watch it.

This movie was also on the viewing list of many audiences.

Even Yin Tangxiu, who had been hiding in the studio, received a call from his mentor Machida Taichi, asking about the situation:

"Xiu-kun, was *Hachiko Monogatari* really suppressed?"

As an old professor in the directing department of Tokyo University of the Arts, although Machida Taichi had many contacts in the film industry, he spent more time teaching and educating people in the university. Although he knew about these unspoken rules, he didn't have much contact with them.

"Hai, mentor, Tree Friend Films was indeed squeezed out... This year's selection, I heard that there is no chance at all." Yin Tangxiu said honestly.

"Then why didn't you tell me? Mentor can still find someone to talk..." Machida Taichi was a bit dissatisfied. "And I had to know from the students."

"Ah... this kind of bullying newcomers in the entertainment industry is common. I didn't intend to disturb the mentor. We actually already have a series of measures."

Yin Tangxiu knew that although the mentor could help talk, it was the collective consensus of large production companies after all, and it was definitely not something that one or two people could solve. It would also consume the mentor's favor, which was not cost-effective, so he didn't intend to ask the mentor for help.

"Mentor, don't worry, we can handle it well." Another point is that Yin Tangxiu trusts Nagayama Naoki's ability very much. "However, you said you learned from the students? Has this matter spread so widely?"

"No... this student suddenly came to ask me today, saying that is learning psychology the secret to filming excellent movie plots, and then saying something like 'pink elephant'."

Machida Taichi scolded the student severely, saying he wanted to take shortcuts, and then the student was unconvinced and found a recording tape of the *Waratte Iitomo! * program for him to watch...

"That Nagayama Naoki really taught us a lesson."

"Taught a film class?"

Machida Taichi remembered the effect after playing it in class and couldn't help laughing:

"No... it's a love class!"

When Nakamori Akina heard the news about Nagayama Naoki, it was already night.

After nearly 4 hours of poster shooting, she could finally rest for a while, and dinner was just a bowl of ramen bought by manager Okawa Yasushi.

I don't know why, the previous manager Hatanaka Kenji seemed to have the intention of resigning, but she was clearly very friendly... At most, she pointed it out when others' work was not in place...

With no appetite, while slowly eating the warm ramen, she asked Okawa Yasushi: "Yasushi-san, did anything happen today? I feel the shooting staff are saying strange things."

Okawa Yasushi was puzzled: "What words? Do they have any opinions on Akina-chan?"

The shooting staff is very likely to have opinions on Nakamori Akina's work style. As Akina-chan's manager, he must reconcile the relationship between the two sides in time!

This is the point that Hatanaka Kenji always mentioned, and in the past few days of independently leading Nakamori Akina to announcements, Okawa Yasushi has also encountered many occasions where he needs to bow and apologize constantly.

"It's not that they have opinions..." Akina recalled the differences from the previous staff, "It's just that sometimes they will say strange things like 'Because of you, I will remember this minute...' 'You will dream of me tonight'..."

"Ah~ is it this!"

Okawa Yasushi obviously hadn't received the true biography of the previous manager, and didn't pay much attention to the point of preventing fire, theft, and Naoki.

"This is the famous quote from *Waratte Iitomo! * today. It is said that an artist named Nagayama Naoki showed amazing flirting... ah, no, love skills on the program."

"Nagayama Naoki?" Nakamori Akina's attention was immediately attracted. "Love skills???"

"Hai, friends in the entertainment industry are spreading it. I have never seen such high-level love skills~" Because he has been busy with Nakamori Akina, Okawa Yasushi hasn't watched the program yet, looking forward to it. "I must watch it after I go back."

"Yasushi-san, do you mean you can still see it tonight?"

"Hai, please ask a friend to help find a special recording tape." The entertainment industry does have a group of people who specialize in recording novel variety shows. Okawa Yasushi found this person and agreed to borrow a tape to watch at night.

"Yasushi-san~" I don't know when, Nakamori Akina leaned over, blinking her big eyes, "Can you lend it to me to watch?"

"Eh?... But I haven't watched it yet..." Okawa Yasushi originally thought about watching it himself first, but seeing Akina's pitiful eyes, his heart softened. "Alright... then lend it to Akina-chan first."

"Hai, arigato!"

Having received the desired reply, Nakamori Akina suddenly became full of energy, quickly ate the ramen, and then devoted herself to the shooting work.

However, she was still thinking while working,

"Naoki-san, actually became a love expert? Really want to know!"

..... ===== CHAPTER 282 =====