Chapter 37: Have you heard that there is a super fun disco in Takadanobaba!

Not long after the new semester started,

a rumor spread among university students at Tokyo Fuji University, Waseda University, RB Women's University, etc.;

"Have you heard? There is a super fun disco in Takadanobaba!"

After exiting Takadanobaba Station, crossing a commercial street, and turning into an alley, you can see the flashing neon sign "DISCO!"

From the time it opens on the weekend afternoon, there is a long queue in this alley. Because the venue is not very large, the number of people in the venue is limited to a maximum of 300. After reaching the limit, the rule of one in, one out is implemented.

However, until midnight, the queue of people is still very long, and there are even cases where you queue for 2 hours but cannot enter.

However, because there are 2 strong men in black suits standing at the door, no one dares to make trouble.

After paying at the door, the black suit stamps a fluorescent stamp on your wrist, and then you can lift the curtain of the main entrance and go in.

Upon entering, the first thing is the screen wall with the huge flashing DISCO sign, and the vibration of the music inside can already be felt slightly.

Entering from the small doors on both sides of the screen wall is the real disco.

Upon entering the hall, you are surrounded by rhythmic dance music.

When it first starts, it might be soothing slow rock, but when it truly reaches the climax, you can see the rotating lights on the dark blue dance floor turning out dazzling colors following the rhythm, the DJ directing the atmosphere of the venue, and several lead dancers swaying their bodies with the music on the side.

On the background wall of the DJ console, this week's music theme "City Pop" is flashing~

The bar sells drinks, including cocktails and some small snacks; in the few booths, people occasionally rest, but they will return to the dance floor after a while.

After having fun or really unable to dance anymore, you can go out through the small door on the side, but after going out, you cannot come in again.

Such a disco, which seems relatively ordinary in later generations, can be said to be very avant-garde in this era.

Every night, batches of young people come here to vent their excess energy in the rhythm until the end.

Less than two weeks after opening, this disco has already set off a considerable craze among the student groups near Takadanobaba.

After the first week of trial operation, the novel form, the super strong rhythmic music... attracts more than 300 people every day, and even the 1000 yen admission fee cannot stop the enthusiasm of young people.

Nagayama Naoki calculated that there is a turnover of 300,000 every day, and more on weekends, with a turnover of about 9 million per month. Because there is no rent, after deducting labor and other costs, the net profit is also more than 6 million.

Even if 10% of the net profit is shared with Araki Shige, the remaining 5.4 million is comparable to robbing money!

It is very necessary to recruit a capable partner. Since the opening, many Yakuza have been encountered, and they have all been sent away by Araki Shige.

Using 10% of the share to tie up Araki Shige, plus the land and DJ are all under contract with his own studio, there is no need to worry about staff rebellion in the short term.

Nagayama Naoki became a boss with peace of mind.

What to do if you have money in your hands again?

Of course, spend it!

But this time, don't buy a house first. The driver's license has been in hand for a while, and Nagayama Naoki plans to buy a car.

After selecting in the early car market, Nagayama Naoki actually had his eye on a black Mercedes R107 SL sports car, which is the kind of convertible sports car that often appears in Hong Kong films. Bruce Lee's favorite sports car is also this one!

Retractable convertible, black body, light yellow leather seats, embodying low-key luxury to the fullest.

8 million yen, comparable to the price of a house!

He didn't plan to buy such an expensive car originally, but after seeing the actual car...

He couldn't control his hands at all!!!

After all, this is a sports car known for being handsome for more than half a century.

And 1981 can be said to be the peak period of the R107 SL, using the interior of the Mercedes W126 S-Class, and adding the latest power system, with a maximum power of 240 horsepower.

Driving this car on the road attracts more than just the eyes of little sisters.

At least now, this middle-aged man, Ido Shuichi, is drooling at Nagayama Naoki's car...

"Naoki-san, please, lend it to me to drive~"

"Yada!" Nagayama Naoki refused righteously, "Shuichi-san, this is a car I just bought, and the honeymoon period hasn't even passed yet. How could I let another man touch it!"

"Then that means it can be lent after the honeymoon period, right!" Ido Shuichi was shameless.

"I said Shuichi-san, you can clearly afford it, you earned a lot from the last advertisement~"

"Kishou, do you think everyone is like you?

My remuneration was long taken away by my wife, and there are mortgage, car loans, wife and daughter's expenses, company's human relations..." A statement of a life (middle-aged) winner (corporate slave).

"Hai hai, there are many expenses, so let's go film advertisements." Nagayama Naoki took the opportunity to change the topic, otherwise he didn't know how long Ido Shuichi would be shameless~

Having cooperated with Ido Shuichi so many times, Nagayama Naoki has discovered his essence under the demeanor of a producer and big director, which is actually a very friendly and silly "young man". The two have almost become bad friends.

This time Nagayama Naoki drove to the studio, of course, to film the next stage of the beverage advertisement.

The first-quarter advertisement was excellent, and this white peach-flavored soda is also seasonal.

However, because the last advertisement was too excellent, Nagayama Naoki's image was almost fixed, so the protagonist of this advertisement naturally had to change.

Nagayama Naoki knew before that he was only playing a leading role in this advertisement, and the protagonist of the next advertisement might be handed over to another idol.

This is of course just the official statement. Privately, Ido Shuichi secretly informed:

It is because the advertisement was too successful, causing the sales of cherry blossom soda to soar. In the company discussion meeting, a department head believed that such a promotion plan was already mature and could be copied directly in the future.

So the senior management parachuted in a special executive, responsible for all promotions of new products, commonly known as picking peaches.

Generally speaking, such senior management struggles will not affect the execution below. However, this time the special executive brought his own confidants and also had his own connections.

It is said that he has a close relationship with the idol agency Johnny's.

The business of filming advertisements has already been signed out, but Nagayama Naoki only signed a one-quarter contract, so the protagonist of the advertisement can naturally be changed to his own people.

Hearing this, Nagayama Naoki understood that Ido Shuichi no longer had the final decision-making power and no longer fully represented the client.

His previous backer was only the department head, and now the final decision-making power is in the hands of the special executive, so he is just an advertisement director.

"It doesn't matter, Shuichi-san, just film the remaining advertisements normally. After filming the last advertisement, I feel I can't film a better story, so I can just withdraw." Nagayama Naoki saw that Ido Shuichi had some apologies, so he immediately comforted him.

Now the money earned by the disco every month is higher than the share of an advertisement.

"I'm really sorry, Naoki-san.

However, after filming this quarter's advertisement, I don't intend to continue directing."

"Shuichi-san, don't consider me. After all, the business of Tomo Beverage is still very profitable." Nagayama Naoki persuaded.

Ido Shuichi waved his hand with a smile: "Naoki-san don't worry, part of it is because of connections, but more aspects are related to the previous advertisement results."

"Naoki-san, the previous advertisement had innovations in creativity, filming, editing, music, and distribution, and the response in the industry was great!" Ido Shuichi smiled proudly,

"Thanks to you, now I can also be called a director with a bit of fame."

Nagayama Naoki was only an advertisement model on the surface, and all the fame in advertisement filming and production belonged to Ido Shuichi.

Having made a name for himself in the industry, of course, he doesn't worry about business, and some people even invited him to film TV dramas.

"Besides, my dream before was actually to film movies and TV dramas. Before, I had to film advertisements for a living." Shuichi-san looked a bit expectant, "Maybe there will be a chance to realize my dream in the future~"

"That would be really great~" ===== CHAPTER 38 =====