Chapter 298

Even in a big city like Tokyo, it showed a bit of coldness when the old and new intersected.

Local old residents naturally spend the Spring Festival in the city, but migrant workers like Naoki Nagayama will still go back to their hometown at this time.

Their departure made the originally bustling city suddenly empty. Some people will return to Tokyo a few days later, and many people have chosen to stay in their native hometown from then on.

But it doesn't matter, there will still be batches of young people rushing into Tokyo like greenhorns, injecting fresh blood into this huge city.

After Naoki Nagayama returned to Sanyoin, he opened the gifts sent by his friends and was very happy~

Then he lived a salted fish-like home life with Eitaro, even skipping morning runs, sleeping after eating, playing after eating, sleeping after playing, occasionally listening to music, taking walks, etc...

After a few days, Eitaro was visibly rounder~

This morning after breakfast, Naoki Nagayama patted Eitaro's fleshy belly and couldn't help but say: "Eitaro, this won't do. If this continues, you're going to become a fat otaku!"

He looked at the good weather outside the window again: "The New Year is almost over, we have to cheer up!"

Saying that, he put a collar on the dog and regained the habit of morning running~

The shops in Chiyoda still retained the atmosphere of the New Year. Festive decorations, discount promotional posters, and the "Happy New Year" in the mouths of clerks who were on duty during the New Year, everything was telling the arrival of the New Year.

However, one could already see some office workers in suits walking in a hurry on the road. The early bird always gets the worm.

Naoki Nagayama passed by the Aoyama shop. As expected, this casual shop was still closed. Presumably, Old Man Aoyama and Aoyama Chikako were still staying in their hometown.

"Speaking of which, Chikako-chan is already in her second year of high school, right? Next year, like Tsuruko, she will take the college entrance exam~" Because his own sister was going to take the college entrance exam, things about the college entrance exam always lingered in his mind recently. "Don't know what university she will take..."

Naoki Nagayama, who returned to Sanyoin again, broke into a thin sweat and was about to take a bath when he heard the phone ringing in the living room.

"At this time... why is there a phone call?"

During the New Year, it is generally a New Year's greeting call, but his friends should all know that he went back to his hometown for the New Year, so why would they call?

"Moshi moshi, this is Sanyoin."

"Naoki-san?" It was the voice of Shuichi Itou, sounding a bit tired. "Sure enough, you're already back~"

"Shuichi-san? You actually called to find me at this time?"

"Hai, since Naoki-san is already back, that's good." Shuichi Itou said, "Can you come to the studio? My yakuza movie is almost edited, and I want to invite you to take a look~"

"Eh! So fast? Could it be that Shuichi-san didn't even go back for the New Year?!"

Editing a movie is not an easy task. Even in this era, generally speaking, a movie takes at least half a month. Being able to complete it at the beginning of the year only shows that Shuichi Itou has been working overtime during this period.

"New Year's Eve dinner was eaten, of course~ Oh, at least I should say, Naoki-san, Happy New Year~"

"... Arigato... Happy New Year..."

"Remember to come over quickly!"

Listening to the silence in the receiver, Naoki Nagayama put down the phone a bit reluctantly.

He originally wanted to rest more, but feeling that Shuichi Itou was working so hard, he didn't seem to be able to be a salted fish calmly.

He said to Eitaro lying on the carpet: "Eitaro, did you hear that? Do you want to go to the studio with me?"

The dog, who had just finished running, stuck out its tongue and put its head on the carpet, indicating refusal.

Driving his big sedan, driving on the road with few vehicles, he arrived at the studio again in less than half an hour.

Compared with before the New Year, the studio had no changes at all, but after pushing the door in, he found that the empty office looked very spacious.

Walking directly to the editing room, pushing the door open, a foul smell of smoke, oil, and rubber drifted out. One could even see empty beer cans and some food packaging bags.

Naoki Nagayama was blocked outside the door by the smell that rushed out. He couldn't help but take a few steps back, breathed a few mouthfuls of fresh air from the window in the corridor, then held his breath and rushed into the editing room, walked to the window inside in three or two steps, lifted the curtain, and then opened the window.

With a burst of refreshing cold air rushing in from outside, he slightly relaxed his breathing.

At this time, the two pale figures in the editing room were like vampires exposed to the sun, covering their eyes and shouting: "Ah... too bright! Naoki-san, why did you suddenly pull the curtain..."

Through the bright light, Naoki Nagayama saw the two people in the editing room clearly—Shuichi Itou and Masataka Komori. It seems this apprentice was also conscripted.

"Was Masataka-kun also pulled to work overtime together?"

"Hai... just finished editing the movie overnight." Masataka Komori rubbed his eyes, his bloodshot eyes were scary.

"You two... how long have you been in the editing room..."

Greasy hair, stubble, thin face, pale complexion, big dark circles like a giant panda...

Masataka Komori was younger after all, and recovered quickly: "Three days? Four days? A week?"

Always working in this dark editing room, it is easy to forget the time.

Shuichi Itou said: "In short, I've been here since New Year's Eve dinner."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the state of the two and felt a bit of sympathy: "It's really desperate, but for this yakuza movie, is it necessary to do this?"

Shuichi Itou retorted loudly: "Do you think I'm doing this for this movie? I'm doing this for the New Year's 'Boys Over Flowers' and 'Ring'! That's why I have to work hard to catch up with the progress!"

Sure enough, the obsession is deep!

"Then, calling me over today is to watch this movie?" Naoki Nagayama was a bit curious. "I have nothing to do with this movie... I'm not the screenwriter or the photographer... I don't even know the script plot~"

Shuichi Itou seemed a bit embarrassed: "Ah, that was just after finishing the editing, I was a bit dizzy, and thought Naoki-san also participated, so I called you over in a daze..."

"..." This reason is quite fresh and refined. "So, actually, there's nothing wrong with calling me over?"

Masataka Komori didn't speak, but Shuichi Itou took the attitude of a dead pig not afraid of boiling water at this time: "Anyway, Naoki-san has nothing to do at home, right? Just come and take a look~"

"Shuichi-san..."

Looking at the two people who were a bit exhausted and mentally distracted, Naoki Nagayama couldn't say anything excessive.

"Forget it... you two go and clean up... go out and eat something..."

Naoki Nagayama didn't know what their work and rest patterns were, but they looked like they were in the sober period after staying up all night, and there was no sign of wanting to sleep at all.

After waiting for both of them to go out, he was idle anyway, so he started watching the edited videotape.

This movie is called "New Generation Delinquents"... It sounds like a very ordinary name... And then it's about two different yakuza organizations happening to start a chaotic fight in the same place...

The plot is ordinary, the shooting is ordinary, the protagonist is ordinary... However, the ruthlessness of the yakuza organizations in it was filmed quite a bit. Perhaps it's because the supporting actors were really yakuza.

"Naoki-san, how is it?" I don't know when, Shuichi Itou had already returned and asked impatiently.

"Well... it's a very ordinary yakuza movie..." Naoki Nagayama didn't want to praise it against his will.

Seeing Naoki Nagayama's expression, Shuichi Itou knew: "Sure enough, it's a mediocre movie..."

Whether the box office can reach tens of millions is not certain. This is also the level of most ordinary directors.

Looking at Shuichi Itou who seemed a bit depressed, Naoki Nagayama comforted: "It's just an ordinary commercial movie. As long as it can make money, it's fine. Campus, delinquent, gang elements are all there. With Kadokawa's theater chain, there is still hope for over 100 million."

"Hmm... maybe~" Shuichi Itou was still depressed. "Gang delinquent movies are hard to film... Naoki-san, don't you think so?"

Naoki Nagayama nodded: "The main thing is that the story of this movie didn't find the right audience. For young people curious about delinquent culture, it's not hot-blooded enough. For adults who like gang movies, it's a bit childish. It doesn't touch either side."

"Eh? Then Naoki-san, how do you think this kind of movie should be filmed?"

Naoki Nagayama chatted while organizing the movie videotapes: "Haha, if it were me, then I would focus on young people curious about delinquent culture, and concentrate and magnify the delinquent culture..."

Masataka Komori interrupted and asked: "How to magnify campus delinquent culture? Focus the camera on fighting? Bullying? Protection fees?"

"Something like that..." Naoki Nagayama shook his head slightly. "But you can't film this kind of ordinary high school phenomenon. What's the point of that? It can't attract others either."

"Then how should it be filmed?"

Masataka Komori's question seemed to have stirred up Naoki Nagayama's desire to brag. The blowhard from the major forums in his previous life went online:

"For example, imagine a strongest, fiercest, and most evil high school composed entirely of delinquents! In that high school, various delinquent groups fight every day, violent incidents never stop, and only those who truly conquer all delinquents can sit on the throne called the strongest!"

Masataka Komori was stunned. This whimsical thinking, and "sitting on the throne of the strongest"... It sounds like there is a kind of inexplicable hot-bloodedness...

Applying the plot of "Crows Zero" in his mind, Naoki Nagayama didn't stop talking: "The conflict of the plot can start from an accident, such as a transfer student who sees everything in this high school and is determined to change this high school... but all the delinquents in the school only listen to the strongest person, so if you want to change, you have to become the strongest delinquent... so the transfer student bets on the name of 'strongest' and starts the journey of dominating Suzuran!"

Shuichi Itou listened intently, but suddenly felt a sense of disharmony: "Suzuran?"

"Ah, yes, the name of the high school is Suzuran. Didn't I say that?"

Shuichi Itou took a breath and then said slowly: "Naoki-san... do you have another movie script?!"

Naoki Nagayama spent a lot of effort trying to make Shuichi Itou believe that he was just talking casually, but Shuichi Itou was convinced that this was already a movie script.

"Naoki-san, take out the complete script quickly!"

"Shuichi-san, this was really just said casually just now~"

"Even the name of the high school has been taken!" Shuichi Itou looked over with the resentful eyes of a man who had been betrayed, coupled with this haggard expression, making Naoki Nagayama feel a bit guilty.

Masataka Komori also nodded repeatedly on the side. The story just heard was much more interesting than the movie his own family had just edited. If it were really filmed, it would definitely be a big hit again.

"Shuichi-san, it was really just thought of just now..." Naoki Nagayama couldn't argue. He really didn't have a script. He didn't know what was going on. His subconscious didn't recall all the movie plots. "If you say this can be created into a script, then it should belong to the initial creation period when I just had inspiration."

Shuichi Itou saw Naoki Nagayama's sincere expression and seemed to believe it a little: "Alright..."

Naoki Nagayama just wanted to breathe a sigh of relief when he heard his voice come over: "Then when can Naoki-san write it out?!"

"Shuichi-san... aren't 'Boys Over Flowers' and 'Ring' enough to film?"

Shuichi Itou smiled shamelessly: "How can it be enough? No matter how many good movies you film, you won't be satisfied!"

So for this whole day, Naoki Nagayama was blocked in the studio by this guy, Shuichi Itou, discussing the plot of "Crows Zero"...

Yes, the movie name has been determined~

Inside a recording studio of Warner-Pioneer,

Akina Nakamori was recording the music for "1/2 Mythology". Although this song didn't quite suit her heart, she had already practiced it very skillfully.

After a day, when the recording was finished, Akina didn't say goodbye politely as before, but found the band leader Ishihara Taisei, who had cooperated many times.

"Ishihara-san?"

"Akina-chan, is there anything that needs to be adjusted?" This Miss Akina Nakamori is famous for being serious at work, and she will also make demands on the band without being polite. Ishihara Taisei has already learned this.

However, this time she didn't propose any modifications, but took out a printed music score: "Sumimasen, Ishihara-san, can you help me look at this music score?"

"A new song?"

Ishihara Taisei was surprised in his heart. Generally, such things are communicated by the staff of Warner-Pioneer with them. Could it be that the internal adjustment of Warner hasn't ended yet? For him, who is considered an outsider, the transfer turmoil inside Warner is not very clear, only knowing that personnel are being adjusted.

"Not yet..." Akina smiled embarrassedly. "It's a song sent by a friend. I want to trouble Ishihara-san to play it and see the effect."

"Ah~ So that's it~" Such a small matter is nothing. Record producers often have such requirements. The music score also looks very simple, and it will be almost the same after practicing once or twice.

After communicating with the other two band members, Ishihara Taisei took the guitar and started...

The gentle melody soon rang out, and it became very smooth before long.

"Akina-chan, do you want to try singing along?" After a simple performance, Ishihara Taisei looked at Akina Nakamori and said. Purely from the accompaniment, it was just a simple soothing melody and rhythm.

She had practiced this song many times at home, and even memorized the lyrics: "Eh? Then excuse me~"

Outside the recording studio, manager Yasuyuki Okawa learned from the staff coming out of the recording studio that today's recording was over, but Akina Nakamori hadn't come out for a long time, so he walked in.

Then he found that inside the recording studio, Akina Nakamori was singing a song with the band's accompaniment.

Opening the door of the recording room, he heard Akina Nakamori singing a song he had never heard before, but which was very good, under the gentle and soothing melody:

Darlin', did the dream come true?

I don't know what to say to you?

Darlin', did the dream come true?

Hey darlin', I love you~

Yasuyuki Okawa listened quietly. As a manager in the entertainment industry for many years, he naturally has a certain level of appreciation for songs.

This song already has the level of being sung!

In the car on the way back, Yasuyuki Okawa couldn't help but ask: "Akina-chan, is that song the next one?"

"Ah... no..." This song wasn't sold to Warner or Burning Productions. It was a song sent to her by Naoki Nagayama, and it was her own song~

"It's a song sent to me by a friend~"

Akina Nakamori hadn't thought about whether to use it to make a record yet. But no matter what, she still had to ask Naoki-san!

It's just that I don't know if Naoki-san has returned to Tokyo at this time...