Chapter 686: After the explosion, even its mother wouldn't recognize it!!

The scorching sun hung high in the sky, sending summer greetings equally to everyone and everything on the ground.

And in this hot environment, a city like Tokyo still exuded incomparable vitality~

The shops in the department store were shouting discounts, the cars blocking the road were honking, the hurried pedestrians were passing through, the street vendors were hawking... and there were children without worries, the restless chirping of cicadas exploring the treetops, making crisp laughter.

A motorcade came in from the west of the city, without causing the slightest reaction from the city, just like thousands of other ordinary people.

"Finally... back again!"

Naoki Nagayama opened the car window, letting the lukewarm wind blow his somewhat long hair, looking at the forest of steel jungle in front.

Time had reached the end of August, and the "Kikujiro's Summer" film crew, which had been filming outside for more than a month, finally returned to the place where it started.

"Naoki-san, we still have one shot left for filming, right?" Mudao-kun asked while driving. "Do you want to finish filming in the morning?"

"Hmm, finish filming in the morning!" Naoki Nagayama nodded. "I specially left this return shot until now!"

In fact, when filming in Tokyo at the beginning of the month, this scene could have been filmed well, but in order to have a beginning and an end, Naoki Nagayama specially left the last shot until now.

On the riverbank of the Sumida River, the big and small ones played by Takeshi Kitano and Naohito Fujiki finally reached the time to part.

"Ojisan, what is your name?" Masao asked.

"Kikujiro, bakayaro!" Kikujiro only told Masao his name at this time, waving his hand at him. "Go back quickly!"

The last shot of parting, watching Masao run away from the bridge~

"Cut!"

Naoki Nagayama shouted with a loudspeaker, and then looked at the crew members who had been together for a month, letting out a long sigh of relief.

Everyone also looked at the director of the film crew.

"Minasan! It's a wrap!!!" Naoki Nagayama said loudly.

"Oh oh oh~~~"

Everyone made enthusiastic cheers, and also clapped their hands, and it took a while to quiet down.

Then, under the command of Mudao-kun, they began to pack up the equipment, ready to load the car and pull it back to the studio. Others were also communicating in twos and threes, discussing the upcoming holiday, and preparing to go back.

Naoki Nagayama gathered together with several leading actors and other actors who stayed until now, and bowed to them:

"Our filming task this time is officially over, thank you all for your hard work!"

"Not at all~" "Director, thank you for your hard work"

Takeshi Kitano, Yuko Tanaka, and other actors also returned the salute respectfully.

"The filming this time was generally very smooth." Naoki Nagayama looked at everyone and said. "After today, everyone rest well for a few days first, and please be sure to attend the wrap banquet later."

"Definitely, definitely~"

After chatting for a few more words, the actors who weren't particularly close slowly left, and even Takeshi Kitano said he was going to find friends to drink, and left dashingly.

Only Yuko Tanaka was left on the side.

"Yuko-san, not in a hurry to go home?" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

"I'm not in a hurry, I want to find my best friend to go shopping in the city center later~" Yuko Tanaka said easily. "This filming trip is like a vacation for me, not tired at all."

"Haha, that's true."

"What is Naoki-san going to do next?"

Yuko Tanaka asked. She naturally wouldn't invite Naoki Nagayama to go shopping with her. Both of them were currently entangled in scandals. If they were photographed, it would be an entertainment headline again.

"I have to go back to the company first to arrange everything for the next..." Naoki Nagayama sighed after saying that. "Then I have to return to Shizuoka once... to pick up Ying Taro and Meow Taro."

"Today? Isn't that too urgent?" Yuko Tanaka knew that Naoki Nagayama left a cat and a dog in his hometown, but why was he so anxious to pick them up? "Naoki-san, you just returned to Tokyo?"

Naoki Nagayama's face was a bit worried:

"If I go one day late, Ying Taro will probably gain 0.5KG... Meow Taro a little less, probably 0.1KG."

"..."

Yuko Tanaka was speechless. Is your hometown some kind of specialized pet feed factory, Naoki-san? Actually able to gain fat by the day?!

Speaking of which, if you have this technical ability, opening a breeding farm should be very profitable!

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, throwing the Labrador, which had probably become as fat as a pig, out of his head:

"Yuko-san, do you want me to give you a ride?"

"No need..." Yuko Tanaka shook her head and refused. Tokyo is so convenient. "Then see you at the wrap banquet, Naoki-san."

"Yes..."

After all the actors were gone, the crew packed up the equipment, and the motorcade with a few fewer cars staggered away from the peak and drove to the Tree Friend studio.

At the front desk of the studio, Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Xingxia, who had nothing to do for the time being, were discussing today's lunch.

However, at this moment, they both discovered that several cars were parked at the entrance of the studio, and then a group of dark people rushed out from inside.

However, among the two leaders, one of them was handsome and extraordinary, making people recognize him at a glance.

"Naoki-san?!"

Xing Jiahua looked at the leading Naoki Nagayama in surprise. As for the guy next to him, he looked familiar, but he couldn't remember his name for a while.

"Ah, Hua-chan~" Naoki Nagayama greeted.

"Naoki-san, is the filming finished?" Xing Jiahua watched familiar colleagues come in one by one, carrying equipment boxes of various sizes in their hands.

"Hmm, the filming is over." Naoki Nagayama nodded. "Hua-chan, the editing room shouldn't be in use for the time being, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then open the door, let Mudao-kun and the others store the material." Naoki Nagayama pointed to Mudao-kun next to him. "And the equipment room too... the machines have to be put back."

"I understand!" Xing Jiahua immediately agreed, and then said to Suzuki Xingxia next to him, who seemed to be a bit fangirling again after seeing Naoki Nagayama, "Xingxia-chan, let's do it together, the editing room hasn't been used for a long time, maybe we need to clean it up."

"Yes~"

The round-faced Suzuki Xingxia stole another glance at Naoki Nagayama, and then walked inside a bit reluctantly.

Naoki Nagayama naturally didn't pay attention to this little girl, but instead said to Mudao-kun:

"Mudao-kun, after the material is stored, you should go back and rest too. Wait for... three days! Give everyone three days off, and then we will come to carry out the editing work."

"Yes!"

Mudao-kun nodded, led two assistants to organize the material, and other crew members went to the equipment room to put things away. As for Naoki Nagayama himself, he walked towards the office.

Pushing open the door, the cool wind of the air conditioner blew on his face.

Bright sunlight shone in from the transparent glass window, making the whole office bright, but the strong cold wind blew from the vertical air conditioner, keeping the temperature in the room below 20 degrees.

Otomo Yoshimura was wearing a short-sleeved shirt, looking at the documents in his hand unhurriedly, and the teacup on the table was actually still steaming...

"Otomo-san... you opened this temperature too low, right? Can your body handle it?!" Naoki Nagayama rubbed the goosebumps that appeared on his arms. From the 30+ temperature outside to 20-, a temperature difference of more than ten degrees!

"Cold air can keep my thinking calm." Otomo Yoshimura took a sip of hot tea. "Naoki-san, the movie finished filming today?"

"Yes~"

Explaining it again, Naoki Nagayama sat on the office chair.

"Take three days off first, and then start editing."

"Hmm, our previous posters and promotional materials are ready, when will the promotion start?" Otomo Yoshimura inquired.

"Find a weekend to hold a disclosure meeting for the completion of the movie filming, and start promoting from that time." Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment. "By the way, hold the wrap banquet on the same day... You can invite some media to enter, which counts as part of the promotion."

"Oh? Is this okay?" Otomo Yoshimura felt that Naoki Nagayama was playing promotion to the details now, clearly it was a celebration banquet.

"Hahaha, marketing thinking, everything can be used for promotion!"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the empty other table. "How is Xiu-san's side?"

"The filming of 'Blue Sea' is going smoothly... currently renting a house by the sea and filming~" Otomo Yoshimura said. "There shouldn't be any big problems on his side."

Then he emphasized his tone:

"However... the production of 'Crows Zero 2' has encountered some obstacles."

"?"

Naoki Nagayama was stunned for a moment. The production of "Crows Zero 2" was put on the agenda after the release of "Love Like the Rain", and currently it should be fully responsible by Masataka Komori.

"What obstacle?"

"There are yakuza groups that want to participate in the production!"

"???"

Naoki Nagayama was surprised. There are actually yakuza members who want to get involved in movie production? Haven't they inquired about our background?!

"Seems to be the Maple Leaf Society..." Otomo Yoshimura mentioned a name he hadn't heard for a long time. "Introduced by Shimizu-san."

"... What does that guy want to do?"

"Investment, dividends... and the proportion to be divided is not low." Otomo Yoshimura said. "Originally, if it were a normal commercial behavior, it would be fine. At worst, it would just be a failure to negotiate.

But now that side has controlled the set we selected, and we have already signed a contract with the factory on that side..."

The location of "Crows Zero 2" is not only in Suzuran High School, so Masataka Komori selected a piece of land in the industrial area in the north of Tokyo, and wanted to build some sets.

That place is also where Tree Friend's future desired filming base is located. This time it can be considered a preliminary test.

"... Is that so." Naoki Nagayama touched his chin. "Don't those guys know that we have connections behind us?"

"Yamaguchi-gumi is currently in the Yama-Ichi conflict, and the boss of the Tokyo branch is facing prison, so they might think there is no energy to manage Tokyo for the time being." Otomo Yoshimura explained.

"Uh..."

Yes, Takahiro Misaka of the East Asia Society was sent to the police station by himself and Naoki Maple after a series of operations, and is currently being prosecuted by the prosecution for extortion. Because there is a member as a witness, eating prison is inevitable.

"To what extent is it currently?"

Otomo Yoshimura said: "Currently Shimizu-san is still communicating with us, and the set on the set side is also being built... It's just that there are always some delinquent personnel wandering around..."

"... Brows furrowed, Naoki Nagayama nodded. "Then drag it for a while, I will find a way."

"Crows Zero 2" is in the preparation period, and formal filming has not yet started, so there is still plenty of time.

"Yes!"

Time was almost noon, and Otomo Yoshimura naturally went out to eat a big meal with Naoki Nagayama, but this time there was no drinking.

After lunch, Naoki Nagayama took a taxi back to Shanying Garden, thinking of putting all the change of clothes at home and then returning to his hometown to pick up his cat and dog.

The quiet Shanying Garden was no different from the last time he returned. The dark building still had coolness under the cover of bamboo forest and cherry trees.

After taking a shower, Naoki Nagayama poured the clothes into the washing machine, added a lot of laundry detergent, and when he came back in the evening, it should be almost dry.

Refreshing, he came to the living room and found that the phone next to the sofa was flashing... Is there a message?

After pressing the play button, it was actually the manager of the Toyota car dealership, Akihiro Hirayama:

"Naoki-san, your new car can be picked up... all procedures have been completed... you can come to our dealership on working days..."

The custom version of the AE86 has arrived?!

Naoki Nagayama laughed. This gift for Akina, the only dark blue AE86 in the world...

Encountering such news, Naoki Nagayama immediately postponed the time to return to his hometown, and after packing up, he went out to take a taxi to the Toyota car dealership.

In the afternoon, the dealership was deserted, and even the staff were hiding in the air conditioning of the office, with low spirits.

However, after seeing Naoki Nagayama getting off the taxi at the entrance, the female salesperson on duty had already cheered up:

"Welcome to Toyota car dealership... is there anything I can help you with?"

"I'm looking for Akihiro Hirayama." Naoki Nagayama ignored the expectant female salesperson in front of him and said directly, "Come to pick up the car."

"Yes..." Although very disappointed, the female salesperson immediately notified manager Akihiro Hirayama.

Not long after, a figure walked over hurriedly.

"Naoki-san!" Akihiro Hirayama smiled and stretched out his hand.

Naoki Nagayama smiled and shook his hand, a bit impatient: "Manager Hirayama, I came as soon as I heard your message. Where is the car?"

"The car is already parked in the warehouse, let's complete the process first, and then we can go pick up the car!"

Akihiro Hirayama naturally knew the mood of the car buyer, so he didn't drag it out, and immediately took Naoki Nagayama to complete the car pickup procedures and paid the final payment.

Speaking of which, Naoki Nagayama already had a checkbook, so he didn't have to carry a large amount of cash to pay the bill at all.

Akihiro Hirayama took Naoki Nagayama to the garage. After walking a distance inside, a car that made people unexpected appeared in front of him.

Dark blue paint, silver edges on the side skirt windows, black wheels, high-power exhaust pipe, and what is even more unexpected is the slightly upturned tail fin at the rear of the car... This is clearly a sports car!

"This is an AE86?" Naoki Nagayama asked a bit uncertainly.

"Yes, this is a private custom modification according to Naoki-san's requirements!" Akihiro Hirayama said endlessly, "We are on the engine... installed... redesigned..."

"In short, everything has reached the top configuration!"

Akihiro Hirayama said proudly!

"???!!!"

In this era, there is no 3D modeling, and Naoki Nagayama hasn't seen the final effect of the customization. Because it was a special customization, he only remembered that Akihiro Hirayama took a list at that time, saying it was the top configuration...

Now this car can only be seen as Fujiwara Takumi's AE86 from the two headlights in front... After the explosion, even its mother wouldn't recognize it!

"This..."

"Naoki-san, what's wrong?" Akihiro Hirayama asked. "Is there anything you are not satisfied with?"

"Hmm... it's okay~" In short, it is indeed quite beautiful now, and it has the feeling of a sports car, and the dark blue color is not too eye-catching.

"Then shall we test drive?"

"Hmm..."

So in the end, Naoki Nagayama drove this AE86 that had been exploded and modified, and walked onto the highway back to his hometown.