Chapter 697: Should I add some violent aesthetics later??

Any small matter of a top idol will become a hot spot in the eyes of the media.

Naoki Nagayama had known this for a long time, so he was not surprised at all when he saw the newspaper the next day.

Akina Nakamori's private car, a blue Porsche, is not much for her as a first-line idol. At most, there are some rumors in the industry that the treatment and benefits of Burning Production are too good, actually making the artists under its banner so rich in a few years.

As for some gossip, something like Akina Nakamori speeding at TV Asahi???

Akina's fans couldn't help but complain, my Akina-sama is rebellious, but she hasn't driven a car a few times since she got her driver's license. She doesn't even dare to overtake on the road, how could she speed!!!

What kind of joke are you making~

Naoki Nagayama flipped through the messy entertainment news, and Akina changing to a Porsche was just one of them. However, after flipping to the political and current affairs section, the news of the yakuza fire in Osaka suddenly came into view.

"It really is a black and white confrontation!" Naoki Nagayama sighed looking at the photo taken by a reporter who risked his life.

On the road in front of the hospital, a group of people in black suits and a group of people in white suits were pushing each other aggressively, and had already taken out long sticks and short knives.

"Tsk tsk tsk, they started fighting, they started fighting~" Naoki Nagayama patted Miaotaro, who was lying on the table curiously peeking at the newspaper, "Miaotaro, it will be even more chaotic soon~"

With the escalation of the conflict between the Yamaguchi-gumi and the Ichiwa-kai, after using firearms, the daily life of ordinary people will also be greatly affected.

After all, no one would like to live in an environment where gunfights break out from time to time, and it's not the free America where there are gunfights every day....

After finishing breakfast while reading the newspaper, Naoki Nagayama played with the two furry children for a while, and then drove the convertible to the studio.

"Why hasn't the rain in the sky fallen yet..." Naoki Nagayama complained while driving. The dark clouds had been accumulating for two days~

However, even if the weather was stuffy, the atmosphere in the studio was still very good.

"Naoki-san, morning~" "Good morning~" "Morning~"

Once again, amidst everyone's greetings, he buried his head and rushed into the editing room.

Kijima Xu, who was serious and diligent, was already in the editing room, as well as the two little brothers Sakata Kongming and Xiaoyuan Guangming who were helping out. Because they also wanted to produce movies independently in the future, they had already started to cultivate subordinates.

"Kijima-kun, let's continue!"

"Naoki-san....." Kijima Xu raised a question at this time, "I found that there are many blanks left in the middle of the previously edited clips. I thought they were for adding lens transitions or plot twists later, but now it seems there are none?"

"Yes, those places were specially left by me."

"But, wouldn't that look abrupt?" Kijima Xu was puzzled. Generally speaking, movies pursue the smoothness of the plot and the smoothness of scene transitions. Forcibly adding blanks before the plot will break the rhythm.

Naoki Nagayama explained with a smile: "Kijima-kun, have you seen old-fashioned drama movies? The black and white kind of the silent era."

"Uh, I've seen them more or less."

"They were like this when changing scenes. At that time, movies were very similar to dramas on stage. When changing scenes, they would adopt the form of reporting, which is the same as the chapters of a novel, so that everyone can distinguish the progress of the story."

Naoki Nagayama said, "I just want this effect. Didn't we film that notebook of Masao before? Just use that as an identifier."

Dividing a movie into several chapters is something many directors with personality like to use. For example, a certain foot-fetishist Quentin likes to use it very much in "The Hateful Eight" and "Kill Bill".

However, compared with "Kikujiro's Summer", one is violence and the other is a fairy tale.......

Speaking of which, if I film "Battle Royale" and "Squid Game" in the future, should I also adopt some special violent aesthetics...

The scene change is the death of a big boss...

The sound of gunfire and swords accompanied...

Red blood flowing on the ground and such...

Then the lens turns, and a group of white pigeons fly into the sky...

After fooling Kijima Xu and his two little brothers, Naoki Nagayama immersed himself in the editing work again and couldn't extricate himself.

When immersed in work, time passes in a hurry~

After his stomach made an unsatisfied sound, Naoki Nagayama walked out of the editing room with Kijima Xu and the others, urgently looking for a place to fill his stomach.

However, at this time, Yoshimura Otomo called Naoki Nagayama, who was about to go out.

"Naoki-san, wait a moment."

"Otomo-san?" Naoki Nagayama walked to the side, "Have you eaten? Let's go together?"

"No need, I have a dinner party at noon..." As the headquarters chief of Shuyou Group and the president of Shuyou Entertainment, the people who invite Yoshimura Otomo are lined up to the Sumida River!

"Then... what's the matter?"

"Ah, it's about you." Yoshimura Otomo said, "Hua-chan received a letter in the morning. It was an invitation from the agent of SunMusic agency, Sanhe Daking, for Naoki-san to create a song for the agency's newcomer Yukiko Okada."

"However, in the letter, it said that you have already agreed, so come to discuss the expenses?"

"Ah, so that's what it is. Their actions are fast!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "Yes, I met Seiko Matsuda at TV Asahi the day before yesterday. She brought a junior to greet me, and by the way, invited me to write a song for her."

"Naoki-san actually agreed? Don't you not write songs for others?"

"Mm, at that time everyone was watching, and the other party was a little girl, so there was no way to refuse..." Naoki Nagayama pulled a reason casually. Originally, he wanted to agree, but he pushed it to the people around him.

Otherwise, there is no way to answer Yoshimura Otomo's question!

"These guys actually thought of this method... really found Naoki-san's weakness..." Yoshimura Otomo knew that Naoki Nagayama was actually a person who cared about face, and sometimes liked to be crazy, so it was not easy to go back on his word after agreeing in front of everyone.

"Yes, yes~" Naoki Nagayama nodded pretendingly, "Agreeing is agreeing. Otomo-san, don't be polite about the expenses and splits. Don't let SunMusic agency take the big head."

"That's for sure! How can I let them have a good time!"

Yoshimura Otomo was a bit angry. Naoki Nagayama's songs, the gold content has already been verified by the market. Every one can make record companies make a lot of money. Calling him a gold record musician is completely deserved.

This time, he actually gave it to an artist of another agency so casually... Our Shuyou artists have such a hard time getting a song from Naoki-san!

Eh? Wait...

Since others can make Naoki-san embarrassed to refuse in front of everyone... Then can we operate it like this ourselves?!

Anyway, Naoki-san is a person who keeps his word. If he agrees, he won't go back on his word!

"Mm, then the contract matter will be left to Otomo-san." Naoki Nagayama smiled, then walked toward the door, "I have to hurry to find something to eat now, my stomach is growling~"

"Then leave it to me~"

Watching Naoki Nagayama's retreating back, Yoshimura Otomo subconsciously rubbed his wrists, as if he had discovered a way to squeeze... oh no, to seek Naoki-san's songs!

Hands are a bit itchy... When should I try it!

And Naoki Nagayama, who walked out of the studio here, walked directly toward a nearby restaurant. He actually felt a bit chilly on his back under the big sun...

"It must be that I didn't eat enough in the morning, and the morning consumed too much energy! My body feels a bit weak!"

"Must replenish energy quickly!"

Then he thought about the song to be given to Yukiko Okada... calculating his small song library... "Rain"? "Stay by My Side"? "My Neighbor Totoro"?

"What song should I give her?"

"Can't really take a new song, right?"

"Used a lot of brain during this period, recalled many movies and scripts... but haven't recalled songs for a long time!"

Akina, who came out of the final selection venue of the song festival, walked to the parking lot.

"Mingxing Fangze-san, you don't need to send me anymore... I'll drive to Fuji TV myself~" Akina Nakamori walked straight toward her blue Porsche, making Norinori Mingxing Fangze feel abandoned for a while.

"Cough cough, Akina-chan, wait a moment." Norinori Mingxing Fangze called her temporarily, "About the cover of the next record, the relevant photos have been washed out, let's go take a look together."

"Eh? Where is it?"

"This kind of small matter, naturally look at it in the car." Norinori Mingxing Fangze said, "After watching, you give some opinions, and I will report it up."

"This... do you want to look at it on the road?"

"It's more convenient in the car if there are other schedules to do at Fuji TV." Norinori Mingxing Fangze said, "It won't take too long..."

Akina Nakamori looked at her beloved Porsche, slightly unwilling, but since it was for work, there was no way, but the car couldn't be parked in the parking lot of TBS, so she said to the assistant Ueda Maki:

"Maki-chan, then trouble you to help me drive to Fuji TV... I will

"Eh? Me?" Maki Ueda was a bit stunned.

Driving such a beautiful, high-end sports car, and there's such a good thing too?!

"Yeah, what else can we do... Mr. Mingxing Fangze has to discuss the record cover with me, so he definitely can't drive for me~" Akina Nakamori sighed, and could only let her little assistant drive to Fuji TV first.

Beside her, Kuniharu Morikawa, his face covered in a thick beard, twitched slightly; he really wanted to say he could help drive, but seeing the excited look on the little assistant's face, he felt too embarrassed to speak up.

That was a Porsche he had wanted to buy for a long time! To think he didn't even get a chance to experience it!

Just like that, the two cars drove onto the road, one after the other.

Akina Nakamori flipped through the record covers in the bag one by one. These were all selected from photos taken previously. The style of the record had already been decided, but currently, they didn't seem to have any distinct features. The girl idol stage outfit in the photos lacked the sense of maturity found in "Tears Are Not Decorations."

"I just feel like these won't work..." Akina Nakamori muttered to herself.

"Is there something you feel is lacking?"

"In the clothes... I think there should be more of a sense of independent personality." At this moment, the image of a woman with an independent personality, stubborn yet delicate inside, flashed through Akina Nakamori's mind.

Only a woman like that would say things like "I have never cried" and "Tears are not decorations."

"Mr. Morikawa, when does this afternoon's announcement end?" Akina Nakamori asked suddenly.

"Uh, around four o'clock. There's another announcement in the evening, estimated to be around 10 o'clock."

"Then in that time in between, I can just go to a clothing store in Shinjuku to take a look..."

Kuniharu Morikawa asked curiously:

"Akina, are you going shopping for clothes?"

"Yeah, I want to find some inspiration for the stage outfit..."

"Yes."

Kuniharu Morikawa had experienced this kind of thing many times. Akina Nakamori's love for buying clothes was well-known. When she first debuted, there were times she went shopping at clothing stores before events because she wasn't satisfied with her stage outfits.

However, there wasn't enough time or leisure to wear many of the clothes, so most were stored in the agency's wardrobe room, serving as a source of design inspiration for stage outfits.

Just at this moment, the car hit a red light and stopped. Maki Ueda, driving the Porsche, happened to stop right next to the official car provided by Geon.

Akina Nakamori looked at the blue Porsche 911, which was sparkling even under the dim sky, with its exquisite and petite model, rounded body curves, and cute headlights, and happily rolled down the window:

"Mr. Morikawa, look! This is my Porsche!"

"You can't see it when you're driving it yourself, it only looks better when you're watching from the side! It's really too beautiful!"

"Mr. Morikawa, don't you think so!"

"..."

Kuniharu Morikawa felt like his heart had been pierced by ten thousand arrows at this moment...

At the same time, the battle in Osaka had not yet ended. The conflict zone between the two gangs, the Ichiwa-kai and the Yamaguchi-gumi, had spread from the street in front of the hospital to the community near the hospital.

Although the fighting continued, the intensity had dropped significantly, changing from head-on confrontations to intermittent guerrilla skirmishes.

Small groups of two or three would rush up to slash at isolated enemy members or smaller groups, and would scatter and flee when they saw a larger force.

However, the Ichiwa-kai, with their leader sitting in command, appeared more orderly.

To avoid assassins and friendly fire, Ichiwa-kai Vice Chairman Shigemasa Kamoda sat in his bulletproof car, directing his subordinates in white suits to organize a counterattack.

The Yamaguchi-gumi side was not idle either; the members on the scene immediately notified their superiors to request reinforcements...

"Looking at it like this, this is truly going to be a bloody battle!" Masahisa Takenaka was discussing with Fumiko Taoka, the widow of the third-generation leader, inside the Taoka family residence.

As the fourth-generation leader who had been pushed into the position, Masahisa Takenaka did not have the absolute control of the third-generation leader, so he still had to discuss major matters with the "Big Sister" and other group leaders. He could not directly oppose things decided collectively by the group leaders.

"There is no other way."

Fumiko Taoka sighed. Actually, Masahisa Takenaka's previous approach of slowly bleeding them out had been very effective; the fact that Ichiwa-kai members were constantly returning to the Yamaguchi-gumi was proof of that. However, the direct-line group leaders were too greedy and wanted the Ichiwa-kai's lucrative territory, which was why they pushed for the "Declaration of Severance," intensifying the conflict between the two sides.

She said solemnly: "Takenaka! As the fourth-generation leader, this battle is the first challenge after you took office!"

"If you complete it beautifully, you will establish your authority within the Yamaguchi-gumi... If not..."

Your position will not be stable!

Masahisa Takenaka understood the Big Sister's meaning and made up his mind. As someone from the militant faction, he was no stranger to battles between yakuza.

"Yes, Sister Fumiko, I will fight this battle well!"

After speaking, he bowed and took his leave... After hurriedly getting into the car, he immediately found the Wakagashira, Katsumasa Nakayama, to discuss the matter of sending reinforcements to the hospital.

"Nakayama, the Ichiwa-kai side has their Vice Chairman overseeing the battle, and I have decided to show my face personally to support our side!" Masahisa Takenaka said to Katsumasa Nakayama, word for word.

"But Boss, that's very dangerous!" Katsumasa Nakayama was shocked, "Swords have no eyes..."

"Idiot, I came from a background of fighting; I'm not afraid of killing and being killed!" Masahisa Takenaka scolded, then said, "My appearance this time will surely stir up the determination of the subordinates to kill the enemy! And win the victory!

At the same time, it will also better highlight Hiroshi Yamamoto's cowardice! Making the Ichiwa-kai collapse without a fight!"

"But... this..." Katsumasa Nakayama still wanted to persuade him.

But Masahisa Takenaka's mind was made up, and he wouldn't listen to anything else. He said to his driver and bodyguard, Nan Li:

"Nan Li, drive to the headquarters... I want to summon the direct-line members!"

"Yes!"