Chapter 462: The dream of one hundred million boys

When Naoki Nagayama arrived at the conference room, he happened to see Yin Tangxiu and Xiao Sen Zhengxiao organizing materials; the last applicant for the morning had already finished their interview.

"Naoki-san, you actually came back today?" Xiao Sen Zhengxiao was a bit surprised after seeing his boss.

"Yeah, just went back to take a look, nothing else going on." Naoki Nagayama looked toward Yin Tangxiu at the side. "Xiu-san, among those who applied, were there any who stood out?"

"They were all amateurs..." Yin Tangxiu felt a bit disappointed. "It's normal, though; talented actors are definitely already booked by various agencies."

"Aren't we an agency too?" Naoki Nagayama said casually. "But since there aren't any, let's use our own people for some of the roles; the Cat's Eye sisters seem to have open schedules."

"Eh? Them?" Xiao Sen Zhengxiao hesitated. "Naoki-san, the image of the Cat's Eye sisters is already somewhat fixed—sexy, enchanting... can they still star in a horror movie?"

"We can use makeup, right? If that doesn't work, don't we still have Yin Teng Chunzi and Qi Teng Yougui?" Naoki Nagayama made up his mind to use his own resources first. "The newcomer, Qingshan Zhikezi, could also be considered for a cameo~"

Yin Tangxiu nodded; it was indeed more convenient to use their own people.

"However, regarding one of the children..." Yin Tangxiu said, "We looked through our circle of friends and couldn't find anyone suitable; they were either too old or the gender wasn't right~"

Naoki Nagayama pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked at Yin Tangxiu with an eager expression. "Xiu-san, I actually thought of a good solution."

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"Look, how about Jia Yi-chan?"

"Eh?" Yin Tangxiu instinctively objected. "How could that work! Jia Yi-chan is a girl!"

"Hahaha, you're the director, and I'm the screenwriter. Isn't the gender of the characters in the movie something the two of us can decide?" Naoki Nagayama laughed. "I remember Jia Yi-chan is about the right age, and she seemed to quite like the film set before, so I just made the suggestion."

"If you feel it's inappropriate, Xiu-san, then we'll just look for some junior boys from Johnny's; there should be some of the right age."

Yin Tangxiu hesitated slightly. Is it okay for his own daughter to star in a movie at such a young age? The entertainment industry has many unsavory elements—unspoken rules, bullying, hardship...

However, if her father is the film director, it seems quite safe.

"Regarding Jia Yi, I need to discuss it with her mother, Jia Wei."

In the end, after much deliberation, Yin Tangxiu said this.

"Mm, there's still plenty of time."

Naoki Nagayama knew this was already more than half-settled. Come to think of it, if Jia Yi-chan stars in it, Xiu-san will have a weakness on set in the future! He'll have to look around before he wants to lose his temper, hahaha!

After the screening, most applicants didn't reach the level to be invited for an audition. Fewer applicants came in the afternoon, and Xiao Sen Zhengxiao also said there shouldn't be any more applicants afterward.

According to this progress, they could take the film crew to Kyoto next week and begin official filming.

Just as the few were chatting about the filming process, Chuan Yuan Wuchun knocked on the door and walked in. "Naoki-san, Dayou-san asked me to come and call you~"

"Oh?" Naoki Nagayama stood up and walked over. "Did he say what it was about?"

"Zhikezi-chan is here, and she brought the record for the new song."

Ah, Qingshan Zhikezi's record is finished. Naoki Nagayama only then remembered that recently it seemed to be exactly the time for Qingshan Zhikezi to debut.

After walking into the office, he saw the lovely Qingshan Zhikezi talking with Fang Cun Dayou. After seeing Naoki Nagayama, a sweet smile appeared on her face: "Naoki-san~"

"Zhikezi-chan is here!" Naoki Nagayama also greeted her happily. "Is the record for the new song already made?"

"Hai, I brought it over today." Qingshan Zhikezi pointed to the record on the table and said.

Fang Cun Dayou interjected: "The first batch has already been produced; we temporarily ordered 5,000 copies."

"Eh? So few?" Naoki Nagayama remembered that Yin Teng Chunzi and Qi Teng Yougui both started from ten thousand copies.

"Can't be helped; Zhikezi-chan's inherent popularity is insufficient."

Fang Cun Dayou was also a bit helpless because Qingshan Zhikezi had neither the base popularity brought by auditions nor the exposure brought by movies; her only heat was the scandal with Naoki Nagayama.

"She participated in some announcements before, but the effect was quite average."

Fang Cun Dayou had already taken Qingshan Zhikezi to some small music programs, but on one hand, the programs were less famous, and on the other, Qingshan Zhikezi was relatively inexperienced, so it didn't attract attention.

"I see. It looks like she's still missing a grand opening!" Naoki Nagayama scratched his head. "Dayou-san, aren't there any more famous announcements?"

"This... we originally wanted to rise step by step. So the existing channels haven't been used." Fang Cun Dayou said this. "Besides, there's no opportunity for famous announcements for the time being..."

"The idol industry is exactly where you need a grand opening!"

Naoki Nagayama did not agree with this step-by-step method. For a young idol, a good starting point is the guarantee for future development.

Qingshan Zhikezi and her rookie manager Chuan Yuan Wuchun were both on the side, silently listening to the conversation between Naoki Nagayama and Fang Cun Dayou. Both knew this concerned Qingshan Zhikezi's future career.

Fang Cun Dayou paused: "Naoki-san's meaning is?"

"Either don't do it, or do it to the extreme." Naoki Nagayama said. "Since Zhikezi-chan doesn't have much heat or popularity for now, we have to create it for her."

"Create popularity?"

"Issue press releases!" Naoki Nagayama said, feeling frustrated that she wasn't living up to expectations. "First, create momentum for her in the media. We can also pull in the first few idols from our agency—like calling her the junior of Ozaki Feng, the junior of Yin Teng Chunzi, and so on."

"Then crown Zhikezi-chan with some titles, like 'The Dream of One Hundred Million Boys,' 'Youth Invincible Beautiful Girl,' and so on..."

"This is too exaggerated..." Even for the always-exaggerating Japanese media, Fang Cun Dayou couldn't quite take it.

And Qingshan Zhikezi's face turned red when she heard such embarrassing titles~

"I said it, it's creating momentum! Besides..." Naoki Nagayama looked at Qingshan Zhikezi, who now had a slender figure and was youthful and beautiful, and felt that this title might really be able to hold up!

"I believe in Zhikezi-chan's potential!"

Fang Cun Dayou also looked at Qingshan Zhikezi and nodded in agreement: "Mm, we can start creating momentum."

"Also... I remember that music program that Yamaguchi Baihui often went on, ah, 'Night Hit'." Naoki Nagayama continued, "I remember it's one of the few music programs where you can sing the whole song, right?"

"Naoki-san, but 'Night Hit' only invites singers who already have a certain level of fame." Fang Cun Dayou said. "For the sake of the program's ratings..."

Naoki Nagayama only felt that Fang Cun Dayou was simply not like someone who had hustled in the entertainment industry...

"Dayou-san, all programs say that to the outside world~" The key is still the offensive of money and the offensive of human connections!

"..." Fang Cun Dayou understood. "Hai, then I will go arrange it, striving to get her on the program within a month after her debut!"

"What one month? What I want is for Zhikezi-chan to debut on this program!" Naoki Nagayama said something shocking. "Only then will there be an explosive point! Only then will there be topics! Only then will there be traffic and popularity!"

"Eh?!"

"X3"

"This..." Fang Cun Dayou was also shocked by this idea. "Naoki-san, this is something that has never happened before. Will Fuji TV agree?"

"Hahaha, aren't we just about to go sign the framework agreement?" Naoki Nagayama patted Fang Cun Dayou on the shoulder. "Dayou-san, the contacts over there all understand that this agreement is actually them taking advantage, and they owe a debt to Shuyou Film."

"Even if they don't admit it, they always have this mindset deep down. Making good use of this psychology, letting them help add a newcomer to a program during communication... no problem!"

Although Naoki Nagayama sounded very confident, the three people in the room still didn't quite believe it.

Naoki Nagayama didn't explain too much: "In short, start promoting in the media next week. Zhikezi-chan can also participate in interviews and the like; let's stop the television announcements for now."

"Wait until the timing is right, then make a stunning appearance on 'Night Hit'!"

"Hai!" Qingshan Zhikezi naturally listened to Naoki Nagayama.

After soothing the two newcomers, only Fang Cun Dayou and Naoki Nagayama were left in the office.

"Naoki-san, debuting on 'Night Hit', are you sure there's no problem?"

"Haha, it was starting from zero anyway, what else could we lose?" Naoki Nagayama said this. "

It was embarrassing to say when Zhikezi-chan was just here, but when creating momentum, you can also link her to me. After all, I still have some fame in the entertainment industry—something like 'Naoki Nagayama's latest pet,' and so on... In short, make Zhikezi a hot topic in everyone's mouth in a short time."

"..." The sacrifice is too big, Naoki-san~

Fang Cun Dayou finally nodded. Naoki Nagayama wasn't afraid, so what was he worried about?

However, besides Qingshan Zhikezi, there was one more thing:

"Naoki-san, there are two meetings you need to attend tomorrow. In the morning, go to Being to discuss the cooperation matters for *Love Letter*, and in the afternoon, you need to go to Fuji TV to sign the cooperation framework agreement."

"Mm, both are squeezed into one day, but that's fine."

Naoki Nagayama felt that going to Yan Yin wouldn't take much time; after all, their biggest fortress had already been broken by himself!

"Since there's no problem, we'll meet at the studio and go over together."

Fang Cun Dayou set the meeting time and decided to let Chuan Yuan Wuchun serve as the professional driver again.

"Hai!"

After going around in circles, when he returned to Shanying Yuan again, the sky had already darkened slightly.

Returning to Tokyo from Jinggang today, and then working for another day before returning home, Naoki Nagayama felt a bit exhausted. Moreover, today was still the weekend!

"Yingtailang, I don't know when it started, but I've become a corporate slave again!"

Naoki Nagayama complained to Yingtailang, who was burying his head in his food, while cutting the thick pork cutlet.

On the dining table were foil-wrapped pork cutlets, pork and beef stew, stir-fried noodles, deep-fried skewers, pickled tofu, side dishes, and so on.

"Even the food has become fast food for office workers!"

Although he said so, the crispy pork cutlet kept tempting Naoki Nagayama's taste buds, and the rich-tasting pork and beef stew made it impossible to stop eating.

Miaotailang was guarding his own portion of cat food, also enjoying it attentively.

After taking a bite of pickled tofu, paired with the crispy side dishes, Naoki Nagayama promised the two little animals:

"When this busy period is over, I must take a good vacation for a while! Do nothing, and sleep until noon every day!"

After finishing a satisfying dinner, the sky had completely darkened. Naoki Nagayama was preparing to watch TV, but saw the phone on the side...

"Mingcai, you should be back today, right? Are you home?"

After dialing the familiar number, he heard the reminder for a voicemail reply.

"So you haven't arrived home yet~"

Naoki Nagayama could only leave a message: "Mingcai, have you returned to Tokyo? If you get home, remember to give me a call. I'll be waiting by the phone~"

After hanging up the phone, he started watching the program on TV. Although there was no such thing as a Monday 9:00 PM drama yet, prime time was still when TV dramas were popular.

"'Stewardess'?" Naoki Nagayama looked at the new drama on TBS TV and became a bit curious. "Seems like I've seen it before?"

However, the keywords were not triggered in his mind like before, and memories didn't gush out, so Naoki Nagayama just assumed it was his first time watching it.

"Being a stewardess? It's indeed a good choice in this era~ It's also considered a pretty good job for the future."

Naoki Nagayama watched the female lead, Songben Qianqiu, and her experience of choosing to become a stewardess due to her father's influence, and couldn't help but comment.

"This TV drama really grasped the point of attracting attention; the female leads are all youthful, beautiful, and cute girls!"

Sure enough, after becoming a screenwriter, watching TV and movies would be analyzed from another angle!

By the time he had almost finished watching one episode, the phone on the side happened to ring.

"Naoki-san, I'm back!" Mingcai's tone in the receiver was very happy. "I called as soon as I heard the message!"

"Mingcai, this trip to shoot magazine photos must have gone smoothly, right?"

Naoki Nagayama sat up straight and instinctively circled Yingtailang beside him. When making a phone call, his other hand was always itchy, wanting to pull something...

"Mm, the weather was great! The lighting was also great!" Zhongsen Mingcai said. "The photographer easily captured the effect he wanted."

"That's because Mingcai's style is versatile! You look great no matter how you shoot!" Who doesn't know how to say sweet nothings?

"Where did Naoki-san learn the ability to talk?" Zhongsen Mingcai complained on the surface, but her mood was visibly better. "Saying you were a wooden person before, I don't believe it."

"Because I'm talking to Mingcai, that's why I became like this~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. Having seen so many routines of sweet talk in the future, saying them now with a slightly thicker skin wouldn't repeat.

If he wanted to be even greasier, even "What kind of IV are you on? The night I miss you!" wouldn't be a problem!

"Hahaha~ Naoki-san only knows how to coax people~"

Zhongsen Mingcai in the apartment was hugging a huge penguin doll tightly. If it were a real living creature, it would definitely have suffocated by now.

After being lovey-dovey for a while, Naoki Nagayama asked: "Mingcai, will you go to the negotiation tomorrow morning?"

"Ah, the negotiation meeting!" Zhongsen Mingcai remembered. "Must go! The 'Love Letter' movie, right?"

Naoki Nagayama nodded: "Hai, if the details are negotiated well, we can have a meal together at noon, right?"

"Mm~" Mingcai was happy for a moment. "But it must be with other people, right?"

"That can't be helped. In the afternoon, I still have to go to Fuji TV with Dayou-san~" Naoki Nagayama actually hoped to ditch the others, but Yan Yin and Fang Cun Dayou definitely wouldn't agree.

"Naoki-san is also going to Fuji TV?" Mingcai was surprised. "I'm also going over in the afternoon!"

"Oh? I'm going to sign a contract. What is Mingcai going to do?" Naoki Nagayama became curious.

"Year-end program, preliminary communication..."

Zhongsen Mingcai had to participate in the year-end grand programs of four TV stations in these two months!

"Ha, that's perfect. We can see each other all day tomorrow!"

"Mm! Really want to see Naoki-san~"

"Me too~" ===== CHAPTER 463 =====