Chapter 556: From the bottom of the heart... shameless!

A mere movie script, Naoki Nagayama can now complete it in one day, not to mention a movie like "April Story" that is only 60 minutes long.

After finishing the movie script in the morning, he brought the script directly to the studio.

After the company reorganization plan was announced yesterday, today it seems that the employees of the studio are even more motivated to work... I don't know why, even though their wages haven't increased~

"Maybe it's because the division of labor is clear~"

Naoki Nagayama felt that it might be that everyone was slacking off before, and only exploded with motivation after clarifying their work... What a consistent thinking of a capitalist...

After arriving at the office, he saw the two big bosses already there as usual.

"Just announced the establishment of the group, and the Chairman-san is late on the second day... This is not a good start!" Fangcun Dayou said sourly. "The so-called 'if the upper beam is not straight, the lower beam will be crooked' comes from this!"

Naoki Nagayama wiped his face: "Dayou-san... and Xiu-san, it's my fault. I won't show off Chinese in the office in the future... you guys shouldn't use it either!"

"How can this be? I specifically bought a book of Chinese idioms to learn! If I give up now, wouldn't it be giving up halfway!" Yin Tangxiu raised his head and said.

Eh? Actually used it correctly!

Forget it... let them be.

Naoki Nagayama wisely changed the subject. Seeing Yin Tangxiu looking at a personal resume, he asked: "Xiu-san, what are you looking at? Is the Film Department going to recruit newcomers?"

"Not really..." Yin Tangxiu handed the resume to Naoki Nagayama and said, "This is the resume of a male actor... Doesn't 'Love Like Rain Stops' have an uncle character? I'm looking for an actor."

"Ah, uncle, ah..." Naoki Nagayama recalled the plot. "A handsome single uncle in a coffee shop, someone who is liked by a high school girl..."

"I originally thought Xiu-san would want to do it yourself!"

"?!"

This sentence immediately made Yin Tangxiu and Fangcun Dayou both raise their heads, and then Fangcun Dayou looked at Yin Tangxiu and silently spat out a sentence: "Thick-skinned!"

Then he thought it wasn't enough, and added another sentence: "Animal!"

"Dayou-san, what are you talking about?! This isn't what I said!" Yin Tangxiu became excited. "It was clearly Naoki-san who said it over there!"

Fangcun Dayou rolled his eyes: "Don't tell me you haven't thought about acting yourself?

To have another first love on the screen?"

"This... it's just that I'm so old..." Yin Tangxiu began to feel guilty and said hesitantly, "... Besides, if the director takes the initiative to be an actor, it doesn't seem very suitable... first love or something..."

"Yue~~~" Fangcun Dayou pretended to retch. "Don't play this kind of coy and blushing drama when you're so old! It's a bit disgusting..."

"You Mediterranean!!! Was your hair pulled out because your mouth is too smelly!"

Yin Tangxiu began to counterattack, hitting the bullseye!

"Kono yaro!"

Naoki Nagayama on the side was silently flipping through the actor's resume, completely indifferent to the two's behavior. Anyway, at most, it was just talking, and there was no special atmosphere like yesterday, so they definitely wouldn't fight!

Perhaps spring is coming, or perhaps the pressure of recent things is too much, the two good friends are becoming more and more impulsive, and the frequency of throwing trash talk at each other is increasing. Perhaps this is also a way to dissipate mental stress.

However, seeing the two throwing more and more trash talk, Naoki Nagayama decided not to endure it...

"Cough, cough, even if Xiu-san wants to appear, it's impossible."

"?" The attention of the two was indeed attracted. Yin Tangxiu said unconvinced, "Why? Where can I not act?!"

Naoki Nagayama said slowly: "Because the uncle in the script is handsome and elegant... even if he is in his forties, he can attract high school girls without relying on money~"

"Xiu-san, do you think your looks can do it?"

"..."

Broken defense! Silent!

Yin Tangxiu was hit by the truth!

Like a defeated dog, he shrank back into his seat!

The painting style even turned into a black and white sketch!

Fangcun Dayou stood up, silently patted his good friend, and comforted: "Xiu-san, don't be sad, a man's confidence never comes from a face!"

"Eh? Really?" Yin Tangxiu looked at Fangcun Dayou on the side, and hope ignited in his eyes. "Then what does it depend on? Do I have it? I must have it! No wonder I always feel full of confidence!"

As he spoke, Yin Tangxiu actually recovered his vitality visibly!

Fangcun Dayou's mouth twitched. This was just a word of comfort. Who knows what's wrong with you? But seeing Yin Tangxiu recover, he also clicked his tongue:

"Xiu-san must have it, because a man's confidence comes from the... shamelessness from the bottom of his heart!"

"Pfft!"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh out loud.

However, when the two looked over, he hurriedly raised the resume in his hand: "Xiu-san, Dayou-san, if you are talking about a handsome uncle, I think this person is not bad?"

Yin Tangxiu took the resume, looked at it, and was a bit surprised: "Muwo Zhuxie?"

"I heard that he hasn't acted for two or three years~" Fangcun Dayou said. Muwo Zhuxie can be said to be one of the idol drama male leads he also chased when he was that age.

"Maybe he is having a midlife crisis~" Naoki Nagayama shrugged. "After all, he became famous at a young age, and as he grew older, his character image was fixed..."

"In short... try to contact him and see. With Tree Friend Film's current fame, even super-first-line artists will not ignore it."

Yin Tangxiu nodded. For the ancestor of idol dramas to play his prototype character, he was also convinced.

After putting down the resume, Yin Tangxiu discovered that Naoki Nagayama brought a file bag:

"Naoki-san, what is this?"

"Ah, this." Naoki Nagayama opened the file bag and took out the script. "It's the movie script I just wrote... but it's different from ordinary movies... it's a small movie of only 60 minutes."

"60 minutes?"

Yin Tangxiu took it curiously. This is half the length of a normal movie.

The script was not long. After Yin Tangxiu scanned it, he said: "This is an art film?"

"Haha, yes." Naoki Nagayama said. "I am preparing to be like 'That Year Summer, Quiet Sea', minimizing character language, using music..."

"Musical..." Yin Tangxiu muttered. "Then the female lead?"

"Of course, this hasn't been thought of yet, but I want to find a shy, introverted, and delicate girl."

Naoki Nagayama originally thought of Akina, but Akina is the kind of person who will smile even if she is shy. It is very difficult to find an actor who has that kind of shy feeling from the inside out...

"What about the idols under the banner?" Fangcun Dayou asked.

"I don't feel very suitable..." Junko Ito belongs to the big sister type, Yuki Saito is very cute but has a tough heart, Chikako Aoyama, the image is a bit mature. Not to mention the Cat's Eye sisters~

"This is troublesome~" Fangcun Dayou said.

"Haha, don't worry..." Naoki Nagayama laughed. "At worst, we'll do an open audition~"

Fangcun Dayou nodded. At this time, if Tree Friend releases an open audition for a role, I don't know how many people would be willing to participate!

"Speaking of which... Naoki-san."

"?"

"The way our GG Agency absorbs newcomers has always been very confusing..."

Fangcun Dayou said,

"Junko Ito was a coincidence, Yuki Saito was from Naoki-san filming a movie, the Cat's Eye sisters were picked from the models of the previous adult magazines, Chikako Aoyama was recommended by Naoki-san... and the Kaoru Kobirumaki who is about to sign, was actually recommended by other agencies..."

"It seems we have never had our own normal recruitment channel!"

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama discovered that it seemed to be true... A normal agency should have a mature recruitment system, right?

"Cough, cough... Since Dayou-san discovered it, then think of a good way!"

Adhering to the idea that whoever discovers the problem solves it, Naoki Nagayama directly threw the pot to Fangcun Dayou, and was very shameless,

"It just so happens that Dayou-san is the President of Tree Friend Entertainment! This is your job!"

"... Naoki-san, I have a curse word, I really want to say it!"

"No, you don't!" Naoki Nagayama immediately blocked the words Fangcun Dayou was about to say. "I have something to do... I'll leave for a while!"

Saying that, he ran out!

After entering February from the New Year, the new year seems to have officially started to get busy, and all kinds of big and small things seem to have accelerated.

The organizer of the Japan Blue Ribbon Awards is the Tokyo Film Journalists Association, so the judges include major film critics, insiders, directors, film enthusiasts, etc. in the entertainment industry, and film journalists also account for a large part of them.

And Masayuki Matsuzawa, because he writes about film stars and anecdotes in the entertainment industry, naturally joined the Film Journalists Association early.

In this selection of the Blue Ribbon Awards, Masayuki Matsuzawa finally mixed into the jury committee and deeply invested in the selection of the film as one of the staff members.

"Chairman Koichi Nojima, the final voting results of the judges have been reviewed and completed! There are no errors!" Masayuki Matsuzawa handed the final results to Koichi Nojima, who is the chairman of the jury for this session.

"Hmm~" Koichi Nojima took the list and looked at it. "Sure enough, it's still these movies!"

"Hai, there has been no change." Masayuki Matsuzawa said. He almost knew the result at the end of January, and he was not very excited at this time.

Koichi Nojima took off his glasses, wiped them, looked at Masayuki Matsuzawa, and asked: "How is it? Have you found any black hands behind the scenes?"

"This..."

Masayuki Matsuzawa was shocked. This Chairman Koichi Nojima in front of him seems to be for his own purpose?

"Ha, I suspected it when you just came in... Later, when counting the judging results, you were also asking around, asking if the judges had been influenced... I knew you came with a purpose from that time." Koichi Nojima laughed. "Don't forget, we are all journalists! We know our peers best."

Masayuki Matsuzawa asked very curiously: "Then why didn't the chairman stop me?"

"Why stop?" Koichi Nojima put on his glasses again. "I am also very curious about the twists and turns in it!"

"It's just that as the chairman of the jury, it's impossible to check it yourself... It's too shameful~"

"Besides, I also want someone to ensure the fairness of this selection result!"

So that's it, Masayuki Matsuzawa nodded.

As a big journalist, Koichi Nojima finally sat as the chairman of the Blue Ribbon Awards jury, always wanting his selection results this time to be impeccable, as his future qualifications.

And as a result of the compromise of all parties, he could not investigate the forces behind the judges on a large scale, so he also needed a pawn.

"Then, Zhenzhijun, have you found any results?"

Masayuki Matsuzawa hesitated slightly, but still said: "Regarding this selection, there are many forces behind the judges. Toho, Toei, Kadokawa, Shochiku, Nikkatsu... all participated."

"But what is surprising is that there is also the participation of financial groups, and the directors and stars have also influenced through their respective connections."

Koichi Nojima's face did not change: "This is normal. Which game is not like this. After all, Japan's three major film awards are money!"

"I mean, is there any special point?"

"..." Masayuki Matsuzawa thought for a while, but decided to be open and honest: "The operation of the Shochiku system this time is a bit strange. I asked around, and it seems that Director Kinji Fukasaku almost mobilized all his connections to support Toho's 'The Makioka Sisters'. Another part is supporting 'Amagi Pass', and some are supporting Naoki Nagayama's 'Love Letter'."

"'Love Letter' ah... Naoki Nagayama is the purpose of your coming, right?" Koichi Nojima laughed. "Always asking about him?"

"... Hai!" Masayuki Matsuzawa said. "I think Naoki Nagayama has signs of manipulating the selection... that's why I wanted to find out." Masayuki Matsuzawa didn't hide it anymore.

"Then what is the result?"

"Ai... the result is that everyone wants to manipulate the selection..."

"Hahaha, the entertainment industry is such a place!" Koichi Nojima laughed. "Who doesn't want to get all the honors?"

"But Naoki Nagayama did let the Sasakawa Foundation participate, and let Kadokawa..." Masayuki Matsuzawa said excitedly.

Koichi Nojima interrupted him: "Did they violate the selection rules?!"

Masayuki Matsuzawa was silent for a while, but still said with difficulty: "... No."

"Then that's it~" Koichi Nojima said. "If you can't find evidence, then no matter how exaggerated the report is, no matter how much the truth is revealed, it is just entertainment gossip."

"Yes..."

Koichi Nojima continued: "Zhenzhijun, do you have a personal grudge with Naoki Nagayama?"

"..." Masayuki Matsuzawa nodded. "Enemy for life!"

"Haha, then don't think about finding any black material in this kind of large-scale selection. Those black hands will do it seamlessly." Koichi Nojima said. "Looking at the artists in the entire entertainment industry, the only ones who are truly boycotted and attacked are drugs, illegal, underworld, cults... and private moral issues..."

Koichi Nojima looked at Masayuki Matsuzawa and said:

"However, I also know a little about Naoki Nagayama. He is a male, and also a well-known writer and director... So private moral issues will not have much impact. Even if he has the title of fickle, it is just adding some romantic affairs."

"If Zhenzhijun wants to deal with him, he can only find it from drugs, illegal, underworld, and cults." Koichi Nojima said easily. "I don't know about other aspects for the time being, but underworld should be true... The reporter who reported it before seems to have been warned by the Yamaguchi-gumi."

"Actually, the Yamaguchi-gumi really warned?! Then is Naoki Nagayama really underworld?"

"No... it just made people not to harass the headquarters of the Shizuoka Yamaguchi-gumi, but it didn't specifically say that Naoki Nagayama couldn't be moved." Koichi Nojima, as one of the upper levels of the Tokyo Film Journalists Association, still knows about this. "From this point of view, maybe it's just a little nepotism."

Masayuki Matsuzawa nodded: "Then I can only find it from drugs, illegal, cults, etc."

He thought about it, Naoki Nagayama, this guy has wealth, fame, and status at a young age, it should be the time when his spirit is empty. Drugs and cults are very likely, and if it is illegal, young and frivolous, it is also very likely!

Thinking about it this way, Naoki Nagayama's future is still very "criminal"!

"Chairman Nojima, why do you want to point me out?" Masayuki Matsuzawa asked.

"Haha, I saw the past me in you!"

Looking at Masayuki Matsuzawa, who regained his spirit, Koichi Nojima felt that he saw the young man who stepped into the journalist industry with full enthusiasm again,

"Don't forget your original intention!"

The two people who were clearly discussing right and wrong behind others suddenly became very positive!

What is going on!