Chapter 658: People who are pleasing to the eye~

In the end, he was still dragged over to work overtime on the weekend...

After receiving the call in advance, Naoki Nagayama was still called to the studio by Fangcun Dayou on the big weekend...

"Naoki... there's no other way~" Fangcun Dayou had an apologetic expression on his face, "Although the Central Children's Drama Troupe is a children's drama troupe, child actors are relatively special... After all, children have to go to school on weekdays~"

"So it can only be on the weekend for auditions~"

"Sigh..." Having brought out the legitimate reason for children's education, Naoki Nagayama couldn't say anything, so he could only silently swallow the bitter fruit, "Then, how many people are we auditioning today?"

"Just from the children's drama troupe, there are seven or eight... plus those invited from other talent agencies and some scouts, it's expected that there will be more than twenty children... Almost all the child actors of the appropriate age in the entertainment industry have been called over."

Fangcun Dayou handed these child stars' files to Naoki Nagayama: "These are photos, and some experiences of participating in performances before."

"They are all children... forget about performance experience..." Naoki Nagayama flipped through them roughly and didn't continue to look, "I'll just look at the person directly later."

Fangcun Dayou didn't continue to look at the materials either, but asked:

"Naoki, how do you plan to audition these children? Let them perform impromptu?"

"Children in movies... unless you encounter that one-in-a-million seed who is born to act... for others, it's mostly about their own appearance conditions, and... how to say, obedience, resilience..." Naoki Nagayama narrowed his eyes and thought for a while, then said slowly.

The filming of a movie takes at least more than a month, and the number of NGs and polishing must be many. He didn't want the filming to be a bear child... the kind that the whole crew has to coax for a long time and still can't be coaxed...

"So... actually, most of them are determined at first glance, and the next screening is just to find the most obedient one among the qualified ones."

Fangcun Dayou listened for a long time and finally nodded:

"Actually, it's just looking at whether they are pleasing to the eye, right?!"

"..."

Right in the heart... Naoki Nagayama had no words to refute.

Fangcun Dayou didn't press step by step, but said: "Naoki, it's expected that they will arrive soon... I have already let Xing Jiahua clean up the conference room, let's go over and wait!"

"It's Hua-chan on duty on the weekend again... The matter of expansion mentioned last time, hasn't it started yet?"

"It has already started... However, the first ones to be recruited must be the managers of the entertainment business department, then the filming class personnel and distribution class personnel of the film business department, and finally it will be the general affairs department..." Fangcun Dayou said, "During this period, let Hua-chan work hard for a while!"

"..." Dayou..."

"Hmm?"

"You are already a mature capitalist now!"

"Arigato..."

While talking, the two arrived in the conference room. When passing through the lobby, they had already seen someone bringing a group of children in from the main entrance.

Although there was no dress code, these child stars wore school uniforms... This should be considered the attire for children on formal occasions...

Naoki Nagayama and Fangcun Dayou arrived in the conference room. The conference room that originally had tables had been moved to be empty, leaving only a judge's table. The two began to put the materials on their hands in order according to the numbers, and then waited for the audition time to arrive while chatting.

After about ten minutes, Xing Jiahua knocked on the door and came in:

"Naoki, Dayou, the child actors who came for the audition are almost all here..."

Fangcun Dayou nodded: "Then let them come in one by one in order. By the way, only one adult can accompany them."

"Hai!"

It was certain that an adult would accompany them. For children of this age, even if they go to the scene to film, they need a guardian with legal effect beside them!

The first to come in was the teacher from the Central Children's Drama Troupe. After coming in, he bowed to the two and said:

"Nice to meet you, I am Kawakami To-man, a teacher from the Central Children's Drama Troupe, responsible for leading the students to participate in this audition, please take care of me."

"Hai, nice to meet you, I am Naoki Nagayama/Fangcun Dayou, please take care of me."

After the skilled meeting ceremony, the formal audition began...

"Good morning, my name is Nagai Tosei, nice to meet you, please take care of me..." A lively-looking little boy bowed and greeted, then looked up at the adults opposite...

"Cough cough~" Naoki Nagayama stood up, "Hello... today's audition is very simple..."

"You just need to perform the state of running away from home..."

"?"

Looking at the little actor with a face full of questions, Naoki Nagayama had to explain further: "It's just you alone, walking on the road very lonely... and looking back from time to time, that kind of feeling..."

"... Hai!"

Nagai-kun started the performance with slight doubt, walking from the door to this side... I have to say, these child actors from the Central Children's Drama Troupe, although a bit stiff, still showed the feeling of walking alone, but the movements were slightly exaggerated...

Probably the habit of stage plays...

"Arigato~ Thank you for coming to the audition today~"

Naoki Nagayama politely let Kawakami take him out after the child performed a circle, of course, without directly informing the result... What if he cried...

The following children all turned around in the conference room. What "running away from home" was like, some were small steps that couldn't be understood at all, and some were striding away, as if escaping...

The teacher from the Central Children's Drama Troupe led the team away, and only the two of them were left in the conference room.

"Naoki, how is it?" Fangcun Dayou leaned over and asked, "Almost more than half, is there anyone who is pleasing to your eye?"

Naoki Nagayama sighed: "They are all children..."

"Is there no one you like?"

"Not for the time being..." Naoki Nagayama compared the images in his mind with the child stars interviewed today, and sure enough, the gap was very large...

"Next one~"

"Hmm..." Fangcun Dayou handed over the materials, "The next one is discovered by a scout, the name is... Naohito Fujiki"

"Eh?" This name hit Naoki Nagayama's mind instantly. It was very familiar...

"Naoki knows him?"

"No..." Naoki Nagayama took the materials and looked at them carefully... This person's name had appeared in his memory...

When he saw the boy in the photo, Naoki Nagayama finally remembered. This guy was the actor of Hanazawa Rui in the Yuki Uchida version of *Hana Yori Dango*!!! The original Hanazawa Rui...

"Hahaha, isn't fate coming?"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. He had snatched the original Hanazawa Rui of this era... then he would return a movie protagonist to him!

So, when Naohito Fujiki walked in, Naoki Nagayama showed him a bad uncle's smile:

"Naohito-kun... you have been accepted!"

"?"

Not only Naohito Fujiki, but even the expression on his father Takuya Fujiki's face was messy...

What happened? Why was he accepted before he even introduced himself? Are we very familiar? Or does this guy who is smiling have any plans?!

Fangcun Dayou was dumbfounded. He didn't understand why Naoki Nagayama, who said he didn't know him just now, suddenly went crazy...

"Naoki, you..."

"Dayou, this little guy is the one who is pleasing to the eye!" Naoki Nagayama patted his shoulder, "Since his guardian is also here, let's talk about the contract directly!"

"Then... what about the audition for the following child actors?"

"..." Just notify them to go back!" Naoki Nagayama didn't want to audition anymore, "Let Xing Jiahua take some stock souvenirs to give them... to express our apologies."

"This..."

Fangcun Dayou hadn't reacted yet, and Naoki Nagayama had already waved for Naohito Fujiki to walk to the front.

"Naohito-kun... are you ready to film a movie?"

"Ano... I just came to the amusement park today, and I came by on the way... I'm not ready yet!"

"It doesn't matter... I wasn't ready when I filmed the movie... Hahaha~"

Even with the frequency of hot spots in the entertainment industry, the matter of celebrating Akina Mori's birthday with airships stayed on the headlines for two days.

Akina Mori, who was out of town, was also teased several times by various live programs using connection methods.

The audience really wanted to figure out who planned this event, and asked all the stars who had a good relationship with Akina in the circle. Of course, some people wanted to find Naoki Nagayama for an interview... But this guy didn't pay attention at all!

Doesn't he need exposure! Many media reporters were so angry that their teeth itched~

So they started to increase manpower to find Naoki Nagayama's whereabouts in Tokyo... This led to Naoki Nagayama not daring to drive home directly after the audition event in the morning...

He clearly felt that a van had been following him since the studio...

"Playing spy vs. spy?"

Naoki Nagayama saw the van covered tightly in the rearview mirror and couldn't help but curl his lips. He finally knew why most celebrities hated paparazzi.

This feeling of being followed... it really wasn't good!

However, how to shake them off? Speeding?

That's joking with life. Naoki Nagayama still wanted to live a long and long life in this life!

After thinking for a while, Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of the KTV in Harajuku...

Since the opening, after the police from Sakuradamon, the Yakuza in Tokyo, and the grandfather from Shizuoka met together, there had always been patrols in the vicinity of this KTV... The police station also set up a sentry box nearby, which greatly improved the safety of this street in Harajuku.

He glanced at the van covered tightly in the rearview mirror, and the corners of his mouth curled up.

"If you are unkind, don't blame me for being unrighteous!"

The car turned and drove toward Harajuku...

"The target seems to be going toward Shinjuku." The driver said.

"Follow him, don't lose him!" Eiju Shimomura, who had a small mustache and looked a bit wretched, was holding a camera, "Naoki Nagayama, this guy is too mysterious, we must find Naoki Nagayama's residence today!"

"..." Eiju, we are following like this, are we becoming stalkers?" Satoshi Ishizaki said this, but there was a relaxed smile on his face, "Will we be arrested if we report to the police?"

"We are just ordinary tourists, taking pictures because the scenery is good... Who knows that this is someone else's home~ Hahaha~" Eiju Shimomura also answered very easily.

Both were experienced paparazzi and knew exactly how to protect themselves in front of the police.

"Eh? He slowed down in Harajuku." Satoshi Ishizaki said.

"Harajuku? Does Naoki Nagayama live here?"

"It seems that he has a nightclub here, so come and see~"

The two discussed it, and after seeing Naoki Nagayama stop behind the Harajuku KTV, they decided to monitor at the intersection.

"Naoki~" Tetsuhiro Kurita walked over to greet him after seeing Naoki Nagayama.

"Tetsuhiro, has the business recovered?"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the lobby that had completely returned to its original state. It was no longer possible to see that *Music Station* had been filmed here.

"Since the program was broadcast, more guests have come!" Tetsuhiro Kurita responded with a smile.

"That couldn't be better~" Naoki Nagayama looked back at the door and saw the van that followed, "Tetsuhiro, I came here today to say something."

"Hai?"

"You know the fourth-generation succession ceremony of the Yamaguchi-gumi a few days ago, right?" Naoki Nagayama sat down on the sofa in the lobby and signaled Tetsuhiro Kurita to sit down together.

"I've heard of it... and then it seems the Yamaguchi-gumi split?"

"Well, the previous acting leader was dissatisfied with the fourth generation, so he established the Ichikawakai..." Hiroshi Yamamoto pulled over those who supported him the day after the succession ceremony and established the Ichikawakai, publicly challenging the Yamaguchi-gumi.

"Uh... Naoki, will this affect us?" Tetsuhiro Kurita knew that his boss had a relationship with the Yamaguchi-gumi.

"It's possible... The local Yamaguchi-gumi branch in Tokyo has had differences with the headquarters, so there may be some fluctuations." Naoki Nagayama looked at the patrols passing by the street and comforted, "However, we are a legitimate industry, and we pay taxes! So if someone comes to make trouble, just report it to the police."

"Tetsuhiro, after such a long time of operation, you should be familiar with the police nearby, right?"

"Ah, hai!" Tetsuhiro Kurita nodded, "After the police get off work, they may also come to sing and relax! I will offer some discounts..."

"Well, you did a good job... Due to various reasons, this KTV of ours is highly valued in the eyes of the police, so we can also use this point."

After Naoki Nagayama reminded him of the sudden situation that might be encountered later, he had no intention of staying here any longer. He originally wanted to shake off the paparazzi.

"Tetsuhiro, did you see the van across the street?"

"I saw it!" Tetsuhiro Kurita looked out the window.

"They should be paparazzi following me... very annoying." Naoki Nagayama said, "However, the suspicious appearance now might also be some dangerous elements..."

"This..." Tetsuhiro Kurita instantly understood what was meant by using the police before, "Hai, Naoki, facing such dangerous elements, I will report to the patrolling police immediately!"

"Well... teachable!"

Watching Tetsuhiro Kurita go to the bar to make a phone call, and then after a while, the two patrolling police returned and went directly to the van parked on the side of the road.

The two got out of the car and answered the questions honestly...

After coming out with sunglasses, he drove the convertible past the two, and he saw the angry eyes of the two paparazzi.

"Hahaha~" Naoki Nagayama complained while driving, "This is just a small warning, next time... I'll take you directly to Tokyo Bay~"

He didn't expect at all that these two paparazzi actually started to target him from then on... ===== CHAPTER 659 =====