Chapter 499: Akina, prepare to stop breathing

On the morning after the snow, everything in Otaru City was pure white.

The flat land was covered with a crystal-clear white silver carpet, the gentle hillside was draped in a thick and simple white velvet coat, the solid houses wore a clean and fluffy frost-colored felt hat, and even the pointed trees were changed into a plain new outfit woven with jade silk and silver thread.

The *Love Letter* film crew naturally got up early, because their director requested to be ready for filming before 8 o'clock, because the light at 8 or 9 o'clock is the best of the day.

"Pay attention! Don't step on the snow! Don't destroy such a complete snowfield!" Naoki Nagayama instructed Masataka Komori and Kijima Xu who were setting up the camera position. "Otherwise, you will have to pave the snowfield yourselves!"

Walking back and forth on the hillside near the old western-style house looking for the best angle, breathing the fresh and cold air, Naoki Nagayama's nose was a little red.

After finally finding the right background and angle, Naoki Nagayama communicated the filming plan with Shuichi Itō:

"This time, two cameras need to be filmed together. After a while, we have to start from the low angle on the ground, and then the lens will go up with Akina's standing. It must be filmed from the side. Another camera will film the protagonist's action of dusting off the snow."

Today, Naoki Nagayama is going to film the classic opening segment of *Love Letter*.

After communicating with Shuichi Itō, Naoki Nagayama went to talk to Masami Inada about the snow machine, because there is no snow now, so he has to turn on the snow machine in a higher place in the distance, use the minimum power, and blow some snowflakes over.

Finally, he walked towards the temporary windproof tent. After pulling open the curtain, he saw Akina Nakamori in a black velvet coat and her little assistant. At this time, Akina was putting on makeup.

"Akina, how is it?" Naoki Nagayama walked to the side.

"It's already drawn!"

There were not many traces of makeup on the plain cheeks, but the lines of the face were indeed drawn more delicately according to the previous requirements, and the whole face appeared more thin and mature.

Naoki Nagayama examined it and nodded with satisfaction: "Sure enough, Akina looks good after becoming an adult!"

"Naoki-san~"

Patting Naoki Nagayama's arm like a spoiled child, Maki Ueda next to her covered her mouth and laughed.

Naoki Nagayama didn't continue to tease his little girlfriend: "Akina, you have to lie in the snow later, the warm baby must be pasted well."

"It doesn't matter, such a thick coat!"

Akina turned around, showing off the newly bought velvet coat, which was naturally bought by Naoki Nagayama before, both as a prop and a gift.

"Because we want to film the best shots, we might lie down more than once, so it's better to be prepared~" Naoki Nagayama reached out and tidied her hair. "The hair should also be fluffy~"

"Hai~~~"

When on the filming set, Akina Nakamori still has a professional spirit.

After all the preparations were completed, the most important shot of *Love Letter* began filming.

Akina Nakamori lay in front of the snowfield, while Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itō lay behind the camera next to them, and Masataka Komori and Kijima Xu helped move the camera.

"Akina, prepare to stop breathing... Set silence, *tion*!" Naoki Nagayama shouted *tion*.

Fine snowflakes drifted down with the breeze, falling gently towards the quiet beauty lying in the snow. The beauty like jade seemed to be asleep, her soft short hair covered with broken snow trembling in the wind, and a few snowflakes fell on her delicate cheeks, but the beauty still had no breath...

Suddenly, as if waking up from a dream, with a "hu" sound, the beauty in front of her breathed heavily, opened her black and white eyes, turned a little flustered, and then hurriedly stood up and dusted off the fine snow on her body...

After standing straight, she seemed to think of something again, raised her head, closed her eyes, and breathed deeply the air with snowflakes...

"*Ka! *" When this scene ended, Naoki Nagayama immediately shouted *ka*.

"Akina performed very well, but the action of dusting off the snow was a little fast." Naoki Nagayama said to Akina Nakamori first, and then said to Masami Inada, "Masami-kun, go and adjust the angle of the snow machine again, there are still too many snowflakes now!"

"Hai~" x2

Signaling Akina to lie down on the snow again, Naoki Nagayama asked Shuichi Itō who was lying next to him: "Shuichi-san, how was the shot just now?"

"Next time, when Akina stands up, adjust the distance of the camera slightly... to create a feeling of one shot to the end." Shuichi Itō is worthy of being a professional.

"Masataka-kun, Kijima-kun, get ready!"

"Hai!" x2

After Masami Inada adjusted the snow machine, Naoki Nagayama shouted again: "*tion*!"

"Why is there no wind this time? Someone, fan it with a fan!"

"Akina, the time to hold your breath is too long! The neck is too stiff!"

"There is too much snow on the clothes!"

"Shuichi-san, you have to lift the lens with me..."

For the simple two shots, Akina Nakamori lay down more than ten times. The other staff of the crew adjusted them one by one according to Naoki Nagayama's requirements.

When it finally ended at the end, everyone in the crew breathed a sigh of relief!

"Finally finished filming!" Akina patted her legs that were a little frozen. "Lying down and not being able to move, I'm going to be frozen into an ice stick!"

"Hahaha, the next shots can move!" Naoki Nagayama smiled. "After a while, Akina can happily walk from this slope to the foot of the mountain."

"Walk from here to the road below?"

"Yes~"

Together with Shuichi Itō, he lifted the camera to the helicopter of the old western-style house, and then said to Masataka Komori and Kijima Xu:

"Masataka-kun, Kijima-kun, together with Masami-kun, use the snow machine to flatten this snowfield. Don't leave footprints, dents, etc. It must be as smooth as a mirror..."

"As smooth as a mirror..." The two of them had bitter faces and went to find Masami Inada.

The next shot is an overhead view filmed by a helicopter. A big guy was used. It is best to complete it at one time, otherwise the takeoff and landing of the helicopter is too troublesome.

And every time you have to flatten the snowfield, Akina has to run around...

Under the urging of Kinji Fukasaku, the paparazzi Katsutoshi Kawano and Tadayo Numata took the earliest flight to Otaru. When they arrived at this small town, it was already past ten o'clock.

Tadayo Numata, who was dressed like a polar bear, exhaled and rubbed his hands:

"I said Victory, what is there to film about Naoki Nagayama this time?"

"Who wants to come to such a cold place to film!" Katsutoshi Kawano stomped his feet. "But this guy Naoki Nagayama will always have scandals when filming every movie.

This time it's such a secret filming, and it's an idol like Akina Nakamori! If you take it, it's an exclusive!"

"Even if you take it, it just means others are filming a movie!" Tadayo Numata was very puzzled. "Maybe it will be said that it is hyping up scandals to promote the movie..."

"Why do you care so much!" Katsutoshi Kawano patted Tadayo Numata's head. "We just need to film according to the gold master's requirements! Maybe the gold master father has other uses."

"..." Tadayo Numata didn't speak.

"But... Otaru is so big, where are they filming?" Katsutoshi Kawano rubbed his stiff face, thinking about whether to find local peers to inquire first.

"I'm going to buy a can of hot red bean soup!" Tadayo Numata said and walked towards the small shop next to him.

"Really lazy people have many things!"

Cursing in his mouth, Katsutoshi Kawano also followed. In this weather, who doesn't want to drink a can of hot and sweet red bean soup?

The shops in the small town are all acquaintances' business. There are no tourists in this heavy snow, and several aunts are chatting in the shop:

"Have you heard? Yesterday, at the old western-style house outside the town, a red helicopter came! It has been parked there!"

An aunt seemed to have not kept up with the information: "Eh? That old western-style house, hasn't it been vacant?"

"A month ago, someone rented it! And moved a lot of books over!"

"80 yen, please." The owner of the shop said while helping the two paparazzi check out, "What are you doing moving so many books? Taking the postgraduate entrance exam?"

"I heard it's for props, and some people saw people carrying cameras in and out!"

Katsutoshi Kawano and Tadayo Numata looked at each other,

"It seems that God is helping us!"

Small towns are like this, gossip spreads faster than phones!

When the two took a minibus to near the old western-style house, they just caught up with a red helicopter hovering at a height of a few meters behind the hillside, and then slowly rising...

A group of children and some adults nearby were watching the excitement beside the hillside. The very small children even made a "wow" sound as the helicopter rose.

Katsutoshi Kawano and Tadayo Numata tidied up their equipment and blended into the crowd watching the excitement very naturally:

"Excuse me, what are you doing here?"

"Seems to be filming a movie!" The student watching the excitement said. "Several cameras."

Katsutoshi Kawano continued to ask: "Who is the movie starring?"

"Can't see clearly, can't recognize, but very beautiful... If the movie is filmed, I must go see it!"

Looking at this student who was only in junior high school, Katsutoshi Kawano was silent. Are you trying to watch the movie or watch others...

After chatting for a few words, seeing that no other information could be found, Katsutoshi Kawano gave Tadayo Numata a wink, and the two quietly walked to a remote corner nearby.

"Numata, you go around the back mountain and see if you can film anything. I'll go find a place nearby to see if there is a place to rent a car. It seems we will stay here for two days."

Tadayo Numata nodded: "Yes, they brought such a big action as a helicopter. It seems that the scene they are filming must be very big!"

"Well, let's act separately!" Katsutoshi Kawano said and turned and walked away.

When Tadayo Numata went around a big circle from behind the old western-style house and reached the other side of the hillside, he was already panting. Looking at the hillside covered with thick snow with a considerable slope...

"Am I being calculated by that guy Victory?!"

A club in Shibuya, Tokyo.

Kinji Fukasaku and Yōji Yamada gathered together again.

"Yōji-san, I have already sent paparazzi to take photos of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori." Kinji Fukasaku seemed to have been possessed. "As long as this is filmed, it will definitely make Naoki Nagayama notorious!"

Yōji Yamada frowned: "Fukasaku-kun, the box office of *Crows Zero* has reached 4.5 billion, and it has firmly entered the top five of the annual box office list. By the time you film their photos, it is estimated to be December! The submission for the movie selection has already begun."

"It doesn't matter! As long as the scandal between Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori is fabricated, then everything is no problem!" Kinji Fukasaku was trapped in his paranoia. "The people of the consortium will definitely not want to see the cash cow collapse!"

"Then just clarify the rumors..." Yōji Yamada sighed. "It's also okay for the Yamazaki family to talk to Naoki Nagayama!"

"If you continue to slander other people's cash cows like this, maybe the Sasakawa Consortium will come to deal with you!"

"Even so, I want to die with Naoki Nagayama!"

In the case of several consecutive actions not succeeding, Naoki Nagayama has become Kinji Fukasaku's inner demon.

Yōji Yamada looked at Kinji Fukasaku in front of him and shook his head, and couldn't help thinking in his heart:

"Should I keep some distance from this guy?"

The film crew that filmed for a whole day returned to the old western-style house at night.

Naoki Nagayama, who was drinking hot water with everyone, was talking about tomorrow's filming plan.

"Tomorrow, we will go to the holiday cottage on the top of the mountain to film another big scene." Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina Nakamori, who was holding a water cup in both hands and curled up on the fireplace sofa, and smiled. "It's Akina's solo show again!"

"Do I have to lie in the snow again?" Akina Nakamori had a bitter face.

"No... However, this time you have to shout loudly! It's the classic line in *Love Letter*, 'How are you? I'm fine?'" Naoki Nagayama smiled again. "You have to shout very loudly at the camera and the mountain!"

Akina Nakamori was slightly twisted. Although she has held many concerts, this time it is not singing.

Just at this time, it seemed that the light flickered, and Masami Inada and Fusunori Akisachi's manager intuition suddenly felt something wrong. The two walked to the window to watch.

It was a bit dim outside, and the shadows of the trees made it impossible to tell whether someone was really taking pictures, but the two still pulled the curtains:

"Naoki-san, it seems there are reporters sneaking photos."

Naoki Nagayama opened his eyes wide: "Paparazzi?"

Eitaro thought he was calling him and ran to the side immediately.

Akina Nakamori pulled the dog to her side and touched it gently. She had experienced many such sneak photos:

"Here?"

Naoki Nagayama was also very surprised: "Our confidentiality level is so good, can they actually follow us?"

Fusunori Akisachi nodded: "The skills of paparazzi are very deep, and the roads are also very wide. Maybe someone in the entertainment industry leaked the wind."

Actually, it is very likely that the news leaked from Burning Productions. Fusunori Akisachi knows that Naoki Nagayama is the boss of Tree Friend Films. He didn't speak, and others wouldn't reveal it.

However, Burning Productions is an agency, and there are many contacts with the media. Maybe some employee who knew the news leaked it when drinking... or it might be intentional.

Masami Inada asked: "Naoki-san, do you want us to drive them away?"

"Forget it, it's hard for them, such a cold day and such a remote place." Naoki Nagayama shook his head. "Didn't see it during the day, it should be in the woods... Don't freeze them..."

"Besides, just treat it as preheating for *Love Letter*~ Free promotion~"

Shuichi Itō and Masataka Komori looked at Naoki Nagayama and expressed admiration for his behavior of even using paparazzi. ===== CHAPTER 500 =====