Chapter 692: Finally finished filming! Exhausted!

Near dusk, Naoki Nagayama, who had worked at the studio for a day, arrived in Shibuya.

However, this KTV was no longer in the basement; instead, it had become the top floor of a shopping mall facing the street. The six-story mall had a conspicuous sign revealed by neon lights at the very top—Melody KTV.

After taking the elevator to the sixth floor, Naoki Nagayama saw the lobby covered with thick carpets. Walking in, the walls of the corridor were also made of soundproof materials, and as soon as he entered, he couldn't hear the faint sounds of the mall.

"Boss Naoki!"

The person who could call him that was naturally someone from his hometown.

Naoki Nagayama fixed his eyes on the waiter in front of him and thought for a moment: "You are... Honda Naoyuki?! Aren't you in Shimizu?"

"Hai!" Honda Naoyuki nodded happily, "I followed Boss Feng last month, and I am now the shift leader of the Melody KTV Shibuya store!"

"Haha, changed professions, that's fine~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed, feeling that another yakuza member had been brought onto the right path by himself, very happy, "Work hard here, the future is bright!"

Just at this time, a group of young people came out of the elevator, all dressed very fashionably, rushing toward the lobby front desk.

A girl turned her head casually, and her eyes lit up when she saw Naoki Nagayama, as if she was about to rush over.

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly asked Honda Naoyuki to take him to the office:

"Looks like the popularity here is quite good!"

"Hai, because it's in a mall, many people shopping will come over to take a look, and there are many new customers." Honda Naoyuki took Naoki Nagayama to the place marked as the staff office, "Boss Naoki, Boss Feng is waiting for you inside, I'll go to work first~"

"Mm~ Ganbatte!"

Pushing open the office door, Naoki Nagayama saw the tables and chairs for staff to rest, as well as lockers... In the very back, there was a frosted glass partition, which was the store manager's office.

Walking in, Naoki Feng and another person who looked like a manager were looking at small surveillance screens, with strange smiles on their faces...

"......." Naoki Nagayama immediately turned around, "Sumimasen, sorry to disturb you~"

"Chotto matte! Naoki!" Naoki Feng immediately stood up and grabbed his cousin, "Things are not what you think!"

Naoki Nagayama's tone was calm:

"Big Brother Feng, it's okay, I understand! It's normal for people to have some voyeuristic desires, as long as you don't go down the path of illegal crime!"

Seeing that his reputation was about to be damaged, Naoki Feng immediately became anxious: "Naoki, don't go! Listen to my explanation!"

"Big Brother Feng, no need to explain! But I'm not into this, so please forgive me for leaving first~"

"Sit down properly! We were just happy to see another batch of customers coming!"

Naoki Feng forced Naoki Nagayama to sit on the chair next to the desk, then introduced: "This is Osawa Ukon, an old man who used to manage the adult entertainment shops at home."

The Shimizu Nagayama Group naturally had some of its own industries, but they were just a few mahjong parlors, underground small casinos, adult shops, etc., and they did need people to manage them. However, the bulk of the funds still came from lending, construction, and protection fees.

"Young Master Naoki!" Osawa Ukon was already nearing fifty, his hair gray, "Nice to meet you..."

"Nice to meet you... please take care of me."

Naoki Feng said: "There are more branches, and things like administration and finance are a bit troublesome, so I asked Osawa-san to help... In the future, he will oversee the operations of all KTV branches in Tokyo."

"Oh, City Manager..." Naoki Nagayama said a term that people didn't understand, then asked, "So, Big Brother Feng is going to open branches in other cities next?"

"Mm, go to Kyoto first... The venue has already been rented." Naoki Feng nodded, "Shihai-chan has already gone to investigate the site and is preparing to design it."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit puzzled: "Why go in person? Wouldn't it be enough to find someone to open up new territory?"

"How can I not go?! Who can open up the situation in Kyoto?!"

Naoki Feng sighed. He also wanted to find a general capable of opening up new territory, but talent, well, it's abundant, but it's even scarcer...

The Nagayama Group did have many loyal members, but they didn't know how to open and manage a store!

"Hahaha, it's still a bit rushed. If there were a year or two of tempering, the store managers of other branches, Nakazawa Hokuto, Imamura Bunichi, they could all be thrown out to open branches!"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. At this time, it was still necessary for Big Brother Feng, the founder, to charge into the fray...

"No way, after all, the speed of competitors is not slow."

While talking, Naoki Feng took his cousin to the reserved private room, and also called a few room hostesses,

"Come and experience our new store... This time there is a street view room!"

"Is this the feature?"

"Haha, that's right~"

The street view room was on the side facing the Shibuya commercial street, with large floor-to-ceiling windows. A total of five rooms were reserved, two in the corners and three in the middle.

Through the window, you could see the pedestrians coming and going on the street, the noisy commercial street, and all kinds of different scenery, while you could sing to your heart's content in the room...

"Naoki, how is it?" Naoki Feng sang a song with a microphone, "You can even open the window! It's so high, even if you sing, people outside can't hear it!"

"Very interesting~" Naoki Nagayama also laughed.

"Wait a moment, Ono Toshihiko will also come over, bringing a few new friends..."

Naoki Feng said, actually this was another major function of KTV, socializing, bringing your friends together, and it's easy to meet new friends in a lively atmosphere.

Ono Toshihiko's friends were probably also in the circle of rich second generations.

Of course, if it was agreed that it was for acquaintances to relax, then new friends wouldn't be brought over.

"Haha, I hope there are no fans or anything..." Naoki Nagayama didn't reject meeting new people too much, but he was a celebrity now, and it would be very troublesome if he wasn't careful.

"They are all men, there shouldn't be any of your fans, right?"

"Shouldn't be..."

Naoki Nagayama really hadn't thought in this direction...

It was a gathering of young people, so naturally, they played until very late. When Naoki Nagayama returned to Shanying Yuan last night, it was already early morning, and he was a bit dizzy from drinking a lot of alcohol.

But when he woke up the next day, he was a spirited young man again.

Taking advantage of the morning not being hot, he did the exercise that Eitaro missed yesterday, and then ate breakfast feeling refreshed after a shower.

"Going to announce on Monday? Want me to go?"

Just discovered Yuantai-san's phone message, Naoki Nagayama touched his chin after listening,

"Speaking of which, it should be the last quarter now, the end of the year is coming soon, it's time~"

The merger notice of a listed company and the issuance of new shares all take time. It should be completed before the end of the year. The financial report for this year will look much better, and the stock price next year will be higher.

After deciding to go to Shuyou Capital on Monday, Naoki Nagayama drove to the studio again.

If "Kikujiro's Summer" is to be released in the middle or late part of the month, although there is enough time, if he doesn't want to work overtime, he really needs to work harder during this period.

And there is one more thing today, which is the completion disclosure meeting of "Kikujiro's Summer", as well as the wrap-up banquet for the crew, both in the evening~

"Eh? Otomo-san?"

He wanted to go directly into the editing room, but met Yoshimura Otomo in the lobby,

"Why did you come over? Isn't this the weekend?"

"There is no weekend in the entertainment industry!" Yoshimura Otomo took an envelope from the front desk and walked toward the office, "Besides, even Naoki-san came to work overtime... What are you here for?"

"Haha, I'm here to edit the movie." Naoki Nagayama said, "Finish editing early, feel at ease early."

"That's true..."

After the two arrived at the office, they didn't rush to work, but sat down and chatted slowly~

"Naoki-san, the preview on September 25th, is it in time?" Turning on the air conditioner, Yoshimura Otomo first poured a cup of hot tea.

"Absolutely no problem, maybe I can even be a week early~" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "Let's see if we can have the preview and the premiere together."

"...... Others will have adjustments based on audience reactions after the preview..."

"I don't need adjustments!"

One sentence directly blocked Yoshimura Otomo. No need for adjustments, does that mean he thinks his movie is impeccable? How arrogant!

Yoshimura Otomo silently sipped the hot tea, then opened the envelope and looked...

Naoki Nagayama took a look and asked curiously: "What is this?"

"Invitation to the Nippon Television Music Festival, Junko-chan and Momoko-chan both have songs selected." Yoshimura Otomo said casually, "Now these song festivals and such will call to invite Shuyou to participate, and send invitations..."

"You said Nippon Television Music Festival?" Naoki Nagayama became curious.

"Yeah~" Yoshimura Otomo then realized, "Naoki-san, you want to go?"

"Ah... a bit interested." This is the one Akina Nakamori is participating in, right... "The 6th?"

"Hai~"

"Then if there is an extra invitation, give me one~" Naoki Nagayama said.

"....... Okay~" Yoshimura Otomo handed over an invitation, feeling strange, "Naoki-san, don't you dislike participating in these song festivals, concerts, and such?"

"Who said that?" Naoki Nagayama received it happily, "I just didn't know about it~"

"......" Yoshimura Otomo seemed to have suddenly thought of something, "Then Naoki-san, do you want to participate in Shizuka-chan's first concert?"

"Eh? Shizuka-chan has a concert?"

"Yeah, a solo concert... although it's relatively small, we expect the vacancy rate shouldn't be high. Judging from the promotion during this period, Shizuka-chan's fans are very sticky... After going to a few announcements and offline livehouses, the number of fan clubs has also grown very fast..."

Yoshimura Otomo seemed a bit excited: "I think Shizuka-chan very likely has the potential to reach the pinnacle of the idol world!"

"That's for sure!"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. Although the name Shizuka Kudo is linked to Takuya Kimura in the future, before they fell in love, Shizuka Kudo was already a first-class idol.

"Then is Naoki-san going?"

"Okay, let's go take a look!"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama agree, Yoshimura Otomo showed a gratified smile, as if he still wanted to talk about other activities. After all, as the president of Shuyou, Naoki Nagayama appeared too little in public occasions in the entertainment industry...

"There is also the year-end celebration activity of NHK TV..."

"Forget about the others... let me focus on the movie..." Naoki Nagayama hurriedly changed the subject, "How is the preparation for the completion disclosure meeting and the wrap-up banquet tonight?"

"Mm, according to Eiichiro Watanabe's report, the banquet hall has been booked at the Imperial Hotel, and materials such as background boards and posters have also been prepared." Yoshimura Otomo said, "We can just go together in the evening~"

"That's good, then let's go together in the evening!"

"Mm~"

After chatting for a while, Naoki Nagayama threw himself into the editing room again and started editing with Kijima Xu.

Evening, Imperial Hotel, Tokyo.

Many cars stopped in the hotel parking lot, and a group of people with long guns and short cannons arrived at the banquet hall to prepare.

This was not the first time Naoki Nagayama had come here; the last production press conference was here, but this time, in addition to meeting reporters, there was also a wrap-up banquet~

"Naoki-san!"

After Naoki Nagayama got out of the car, he saw a familiar figure, actually still wearing that silk white shirt and black old man pants from the filming.

"Kitano-san... why are you still dressed like this?"

"Hahaha, suddenly felt that wearing it like this is very comfortable!" Takeshi Kitano turned around, "Loose and cool, I finally understand why those old people like to wear this."

"As long as you like it..." That's because you're old, right~

Naoki Nagayama and Takeshi Kitano walked in together. It was still the same lounge as last time, but this time there were many more actors. In addition to the leads Yuko Tanaka and Naohito Fujiki, many supporting actors had also come.

"Naoki-san!" Greeting sounds xN

"Minasan, have you rested well these few days?" Naoki Nagayama asked with a smile, listening to the actors' answers one by one, and occasionally interjecting a few words.

Finally, he said: "Today, first meet with the reporters, then it's the wrap-up banquet... Let's not go home until we're drunk!"

"Hai!" Cheering sounds xN

Waited in the lounge with everyone until the disclosure meeting started, and then led by the host, they arrived at the scene of the press conference.

On the main background board, the image of Kikujiro and Masao with lotus leaves on their heads was full of summer vitality.

As soon as Naoki Nagayama appeared, he was greeted by flashing lights, thanks to the fact that he had now practiced the ability not to blink under the flash.

"Minasan, after more than a month of intense filming, 'Kikujiro's Summer' has finally finished filming! Today, we are honored to invite all reporter friends to attend the movie's completion disclosure meeting, thank you all..."

The host's tongue was like a lotus flower, quickly lifting the atmosphere of the scene, and then handed the microphone to Naoki Nagayama,

"Next, let's invite Director Naoki Nagayama to share his thoughts on the end of the movie filming..."

"Uh..." Naoki Nagayama was stunned holding the microphone. Is there actually a speech?

"Thoughts on the end of the movie filming..."

Naoki Nagayama paused and thought about what he said on the day the filming ended?

"Ah... finally finished filming! Exhausted!"

"Ho ho ho~~" "Nani?" "What are you saying?" "Sure enough, Naoki Nagayama is news!"

The sound of the shutter clicking didn't stop. Naoki Nagayama's words made the reporters excited. Even Yuko Tanaka next to him looked at him with surprised eyes, but Takeshi Kitano gave a thumbs up.

"Hahaha, after more than a month of filming under the scorching sun, this is indeed the thought after the filming ended." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "If you don't believe me, ask others..."

Saying that, he was about to hand the microphone to the actor next to him, but Yuko Tanaka refused very flexibly, and by the way, pulled Naohito Fujiki a little further away from Naoki Nagayama.

Takeshi Kitano was very straightforward: "My thoughts are about the same, finally I can stay in an air-conditioned room!"

"It seems that the filming is really hard! But it is precisely because of this that we can see high-quality movies..."

The host maintained professional quality and kept smoothing things over,

"Next, let's let reporter friends ask questions!"

"May I ask Director Naoki—when will the movie be released?" This is a plant!

"September 25th." Naoki Nagayama gave a definite time, "Premiere and preview together."

This caused another uproar. In this day and age, having the preview and premiere together means he is very confident in his movie!

"Naoki-san, do you still think your movie can win an Oscar and a Palme d'Or?"

A reporter asked. This is a trap question. In Japan, which values introversion and humility, if you say you can win, it's arrogance. If you say you don't think you can win, then even you are not confident, so the quality of the movie can be imagined.

"Hahaha, I don't know if I can win, that's the power of the judges." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "But I think my movie is always the best!"

The reporters asked a few more questions, but couldn't find any breakthrough from Naoki Nagayama, so they shifted their targets.

"Takeshi-san, is it difficult to play the role of a hoodlum?"

"Hoodlum is not difficult, I used to be a hoodlum... but it's very difficult in Naoki-san's movie." Takeshi Kitano teased, "This Kikujiro can't even be fierce when scolding people..."

"Does that mean this movie has no violent elements?"

"Violence is still there, but it's not prominent..."

A reporter found the child actor: "Naohito-kun, as a child actor, how does it feel to work with Director Naoki?"

"Director Naoki takes good care of me... Acting is explained very clearly, guided slowly..." Naohito Fujiki said somewhat nervously.

Next, they found Yuko Tanaka:

"Yuko-san, I heard that you have been following the crew even after your scenes were finished? Is it because of Director Naoki Nagayama?"

Yuko Tanaka smiled:

"Of course, watching Naoki-san's filming, one can learn a lot of things..."

"Is there no other reason?"

"What reason do you say it is?"

Yuko Tanaka still looked at the questioning reporter with a smile, and her sincere appearance made this guy who wanted to lead it in a bad direction give up.

Questions from one reporter after another were thrown up, most of which were asked to the creators, and a few questions were given to the supporting actors with heavier scenes.

The lively reporter meeting lasted for more than an hour before it ended.

"Finally over!" After the reporters dispersed, Takeshi Kitano said this sentence again.

"Yeah, next is the movie promotion!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "At that time, we have to go to various cities for roadshows!"

"....... Naoki-san, why do you mention sad facts at this time..."

"Hahaha, let's not talk about it, let's not talk about it, next is the wrap-up banquet, let's be happy~"

Naoki Nagayama pulled Takeshi Kitano to the main table and said to the people around,

"I won't say any concluding remarks or anything, let's start eating... I'll go toast everyone later!"

With the sound of laughter, the banquet hall, which had calmed down, became lively again~ ===== CHAPTER 693 =====