Chapter 787

Fuji TV is indeed one of the largest comprehensive media in the industry, and everyone's news is extremely well-informed.

Matsuda Seiko had just accepted an interview and boarded a plane to the United States, and the newspapers hadn't even been sent out yet, but it had already spread within the TV station.

"Not even half a month!" "Really bold!" "Aren't you afraid of losing fans?!"

Never before has any idol's scandal caused such a big disturbance, and no top female idol has dared to be so decisive and resolute in her love life...

The original golden boy and jade girl had to break up, which could be called a tragedy, but the woman announced her next love object in a short time... half a month, counting the previous dating, it can be considered a seamless connection!

It can even be considered cheating!

The entertainment industry in Neon has a high tolerance for men's love lives, but for women, it is really harsh. Being labeled as a cheater and unfaithful to emotions, even if not married, will make a large number of fans unable to accept it~

Nagayama Naoki sighed silently in his heart. Perhaps the reason for the lightning marriage with Kanda Masaki later and then having children directly was also partly to avoid this kind of limelight!

"Naoki-san?" Xi Lumei leaned over, "Did you already know about this before?"

"Eh? Me?" Nagayama Naoki asked suspiciously, "How would I know? Seiko-san and I aren't even close..."

"Then why aren't you surprised at all, but instead look so calm?" Xi Lumei keenly discovered the blind spot, "It feels like you knew it long ago, so you were confident!"

"......."

Nagayama Naoki was helpless. Is a girl's sixth sense really this keen?

"You're overthinking it... I just didn't react in time~"

"....... Hmph hmph~"

Xi Lumei made a strange humming sound, but she didn't continue to ask, but continued to share gossip with her friends in the company.

Nagayama Naoki stayed in the office for a while, chatted with Sugiura Daitai and others for a while, then said goodbye, found a place to have lunch at noon, and then drove back to the studio.

"Kijima-kun, the broadcast time has been set, on the first Friday of February." Nagayama Naoki went to notify Xu Mudao Xu in the editing room first, "So work hard this week, and film the first three episodes!"

"Hai, Naoki-san, I will speed up filming!"

Xu Mudao Xu was excited, but still showed the restraint of a mature director and responded steadily.

"Well, remember to give the promotional short film and other materials to Fuji TV~" Nagayama Naoki gave the contact information to Xu Mudao Xu, "You should go to Fuji TV more often in the future and get familiar with it!"

"Hai!"

After returning to the office, Nagayama Naoki shared the news he had just received with Yin Tangxiuyi and Fangcun Dayou.

"Hondo?!" "Actually admitted it in public? Really... amazing!"

After hearing the news about Matsuda Seiko, both of them looked at Nagayama Naoki with great surprise...

"Why are you looking at me?"

Yin Tangxiuyi said: "Speaking of which, Naoki-san, after you officially announced your relationship with Nakamori Akina, it seems that artists have become much bolder in dating..."

"???" Can this be blamed on me too?

Fangcun Dayou also nodded from the side: "Yes, even Yamaguchi Momoe and Miura Tomokazu, although their relationship was an open secret, they never officially announced it except when they finally got married... The closest thing to an official announcement seems to be what Yamaguchi Momoe said at the concert..."

"'Now, I have a specific lover... This person is older than me and under thirty. If I say his name, he is someone everyone knows.'"

Fangcun Dayou vividly simulated what Yamaguchi Momoe said at her personal concert. That was the closest time... In the 80s, artists, for the sake of fame, would hide their dating as much as possible...

Even if everyone knew, they would remain silent in front of the media...

Some artists did it to avoid losing fans, while others did it to create scandals with others... Playing with ambiguity is also a good way to increase topics and exposure...

It's nothing like Nagayama Naoki, who openly told the media "Nakamori Akina is my girlfriend..."

But it seems that Nagayama Naoki broke this tacit understanding, which led to Matsuda Seiko actually having to officially announce even her breakup. I don't know if there will be artists officially announcing their private lives in the future...

"......."

Listening to the analysis of the two, if Nagayama Naoki didn't know the inside story, he might really think that he was the one who broke the first window~

"Forget it, whatever you say is what it is~" Nagayama Naoki decided not to explain, it couldn't be explained clearly~

For people in the entertainment industry, gossip news is just a pastime. With so many new hot spots every day, it's impossible to be immersed in it!

After Nagayama Naoki chatted with the two for a while, he returned to business.

"Xiuyi-san..." Nagayama Naoki thought about the upcoming film awards, "I remember that the Blue Ribbon and Academy Awards will be announced in early February, right?"

"Hai! I've already inquired, *Kikujiro's Summer* will definitely be nominated!" Yin Tangxiuyi nodded and then laughed, "By the way, Naoki-san, after I went to ask acquaintances, I found a strange thing~"

"?"

"Naoki-san's *Kikujiro's Summer* received so many award nominations... Actually, it's because a strange consensus appeared among the judges..." Yin Tangxiuyi's mouth curled up, smiling somewhat strangely, "They, each and every one of them, thought that others wouldn't choose this movie..."

"Why is this?" Nagayama Naoki was curious.

"Because of the unwritten rule that you can't win the Blue Ribbon and Academy Awards consecutively..."

Yin Tangxiuyi asked many judges to get this result.

"They all thought others would definitely not choose it, but *Kikujiro's Summer* is really too excellent. If they don't choose it themselves, it seems like they are sorry for the film industry, so for their own peace of mind, they checked it...

Hahaha, in the end, they inexplicably reached a consensus, allowing this movie to be nominated for most of the awards!"

"This..." Nagayama Naoki was even more surprised, "They are... tsk tsk tsk~"

"Hahaha, this shows that even heaven wants *Kikujiro's Summer* to win!" Yin Tangxiuyi was very happy. This feeling that the timing, location, and people are all on our side is really great!

"Hehe~"

Nagayama Naoki shook his head. He was not too excited about this. The Academy Awards and Blue Ribbon were no longer his pursuit.

"Xiuyi-san, how is the selection for the Palme d'Or going? Any news?"

Yin Tangxiuyi calmed his smile and began to talk about the judging matters of the Palme d'Or:

"The film has been submitted to the jury... It is currently in the preliminary review stage, but there is definitely no problem, it can enter the re-examination."

"Re-examination stage... I remember it's the jury members watching movies and discussing in a villa?"

"No, that's the final stage, where the jury members decide the awards from the nominated films..." Yin Tangxiuyi replied.

"I see..."

"It's also at this stage that we need to work hard!" Yin Tangxiuyi pointed out at this time, "Naoki-san, although my mentor has many connections in the Neon film industry, the jury members of the Cannes Film Festival are mostly European directors and producers..."

"Meaning we need to capture people in the European film industry..."

"Yes... Zhoushu Film is still young after all, without the accumulation of this industry..."

Yin Tangxiuyi sighed. It's fine usually, but when it comes to the selection of such international awards, their Zhoushu resources are very few...

Not to mention Shochiku and Toei, even Kadokawa Film, which came later, inherited the foundation of Daiei Film... At least in terms of directors, they have many old directors with deep qualifications and wide friendships.

And Zhoushu Film... counting them all, there are only four guys who can be called directors~

"Sigh... looks like I have to contact old friends again~" Nagayama Naoki shook his head and could only decide to drink more flower wine with Kadokawa Haruki and drink tea with Kobayashi Masaki.

"Xiuyi-san, you should also visit your mentor more!"

"Hai, it's already being done!" Yin Tangxiuyi lit a cigarette and nodded quite steadily.

Fangcun Dayou, who was listening from the side, suddenly found that Nagayama Naoki didn't give him a task... "Naoki-san? What about me? What do I need to do?"

"Dayou-san?" Nagayama Naoki looked at him, not knowing what to say for a moment... It seems Dayou-san can't help!

"Dayou-san, this is a matter of the film circle, you can't help~~~" Yin Tangxiuyi waved his hand, "You don't have acquaintances in the film circle..."

"???"

Hearing this, Fangcun Dayou couldn't take it,

"Xiuyi-san, Naoki-san, I'm not convinced by what you say! Kadokawa Haruki was someone I helped connect!"

"This is indeed Dayou-san's credit~" Nagayama Naoki agreed.

Yin Tangxiuyi said: "But except for Haruki-san, Dayou-san shouldn't have anyone else..."

"You actually look down on me?! I am Fangcun Dayou, known as the 'Social Butterfly of the Entertainment Industry'!!!" Fangcun Dayou immediately retorted!

"......."

The other two were silent. If the title "Social Butterfly of the Entertainment Industry" were a woman, it would be fine, but Dayou-san, don't you feel ashamed like this?!

Seeing that the two didn't speak, Fangcun Dayou immediately began to talk endlessly:

"Last week, I happened to participate in a high-end salon in the film industry and met many internationally renowned film critics..."

"Wait a minute, I don't know about the high-end salon in the film industry?" Yin Tangxiuyi felt that he was already one of the big shots in the film industry... Logically speaking, shouldn't he be invited to this kind of salon? Or Naoki-san?

"Ahem, the so-called high-end salon... is actually going to a high-end club to drink flower wine..."

"......."

Hey hey hey, Dayou-san, once you say that, the grade suddenly drops!

"Ahem, in short, I met many good friends there and became brothers after drinking..." Fangcun Dayou continued.

Nagayama Naoki nodded, definitely good brothers...

"But, you just met them, can you let them help? That's the selection for the Cannes Film Festival..." Yin Tangxiuyi continued.

"That's certainly not possible... But!" Fangcun Dayou kept the two in suspense, "Among them, there are project members of the Cannes Film Festival!"

Large film festivals like Cannes have eyes and ears all over the world! There are special project members and film scouts everywhere, responsible for tracking movies around the world all year round.

This kind of film festival also has a special kind of person with wide connections, called "lobbyists," similar to the lobbying groups for elections in Europe and America, all of whom are paid to do things...

"Naoki-san... we can spend some money..." Fangcun Dayou showed an expression that everyone understood. This is not something that ordinary public relations fees can handle...

Nagayama Naoki thought for a while: "....... Spend it... I'll give you a budget of 1 billion..."

Winning an award at the Cannes Film Festival is not just a simple award, but also has realistic benefits.

The Cannes Film Festival is the world's largest film trading market, with nearly 5,000 news media from all over the world gathered here...

Award-winning films will gain worldwide exposure and can gain film markets in other countries...

No country will refuse to import a Palme d'Or winning film!

This will bring more extensive box office and other benefits to the film!

"Hai!" Fangcun Dayou nodded, then looked at Yin Tangxiuyi proudly, "Sure enough, I can help!"

"......." Yin Tangxiuyi was speechless~

"Hahaha, sure enough, I announce that the title of Zhoushu's strongest tool man, Dayou-san is well-deserved!" Nagayama Naoki joked with a smile~

Now Fangcun Dayou's originally proud smile froze, and instead, a smile appeared on Yin Tangxiuyi's face...

"Hahaha, Dayou-san, I don't know what you're so happy about either..."

"Xiuyi-san!!!"

In the small office, the sound of a full-scale fight rang out again!

In the production bureau of TBS, a planning meeting for a program is being held.

"For the prank target of the first episode this time, why don't we choose Nakamori Akina!" Producer Utsumi Naoyuki said, "A top-tier idol, and her personality is very straightforward, she looks easy to prank, and it might achieve very good results..."

"If she is scared to tears, maybe the ratings will soar..."

Neon's prank variety shows have always been very open. Sometimes even the guests themselves don't know, so that the most realistic effect can be achieved...

Utsumi Naoyuki had pranked many male and female artists before, and even idols like Tahara Toshihiko and Koizumi Kyoko had been pranked...

Now he has set his sights on the hottest group of people in the entertainment industry!

"But..." A team member raised his hand to speak. Shirakawa Naoyuki looked at Utsumi Naoyuki and said, "Nakamori Akina seems to have started not to accept programs other than music shows this year?"

"?" Utsumi Naoyuki was surprised, "What do you mean?"

"I happened to be responsible for the production of a program before, and the program team called Ken-On to invite her... They said that Nakamori Akina is currently focusing on the music field and has reduced arrangements for comedy and other variety shows..."

Shirakawa Naoyuki narrated the results of the previous communication. Although he said it very tactfully, the meaning was that this kind of small announcement would not be accepted!

"Haha, don't worry, yours must be less famous..." Utsumi Naoyuki was full of confidence, "My prank show is famous nationwide, Ken-On will definitely not refuse!"

"......."

Shirakawa Naoyuki looked at Utsumi Naoyuki, who was full of confidence, and didn't continue to speak.

"Besides, we are TBS. If Nakamori Akina dares to refuse, will she still be able to appear on TBS's music show *The Best Ten* in the future?!!!"

"......."

Shirakawa Naoyuki continued to remain silent...

You talk as if you can decide who can appear on *The Best Ten*...

You'll know after you contact them... Maybe she doesn't care... You know, TV Asahi's *Music Station* is her boyfriend's program!