Chapter 836: How to create a top-ten boyfriend? Just

"I still need to do my hair today....."

The words Akina Nakamori said in front of the mirror startled Naoki Nagayama, and his scalp felt inexplicably itchy......

"Do your hair?" Naoki Nagayama tilted his head and looked, "Are you changing your hairstyle?"

"Hai, because of the style of the new album..... I need to straighten my hair a little...... make it smoother..... a more mature and gentle feeling."

Akina's current hairstyle is medium-length curly hair reaching her shoulders, full of youthful vigor and also a feeling of immaturity. It is roughly a girl who is growing up, but for the next album, she needs to be more mature and have more feminine charm.

Naoki Nagayama walked over, stood outside the dressing table for a while, then reached out and gathered Akina's hair and tucked it to one side, revealing her slender neck and exquisite jaw.......

Looking at the beautiful image in the mirror, Naoki Nagayama chewed on the words and said:

"Looking at it this way, there is a kind of..... light mature feeling...."

"Light mature?"

"A lightly mature lady....." Naoki Nagayama rubbed the fair and smooth skin on her shoulder and neck, and said with a smile, "Just the right amount of sexiness~"

Akina Nakamori's eyes narrowed, revealing a dangerous look, and she looked up at her boyfriend:

"Naoki-san really has a lot of research on women~~~"

"......"

Of course there is research. The dozen or so T-sized data disks in the previous life were not for nothing! Besides, if you don't study this kind of thing, how can you be a perfect boyfriend?!

However, looking at Akina Nakamori's eyes that seemed to have seen through the essence of someone, and the disgust and cunning in them.....

Forget it, can't explain it! Then don't explain it!

Naoki Nagayama chose to lower his head immediately, first kissing her tender cheek lightly, and then moving down, blocking the words his girlfriend was about to say.

He didn't let go until Akina's face was flushed. The flushed face was very moving in the morning sun..... Early in the morning..... almost sparked a fire again~

Small sparks are very necessary in life. After soothing his girlfriend, the two ate breakfast happily, and then went to their respective companies.

When they arrived at the studio, it was almost 9 o'clock, and everyone had just arrived~

"Good morning, Naoki-san~", "Ohayou, Naoki-san!", "Naoki-san...."

It was still a very enthusiastic greeting. Naoki Nagayama returned the greetings and came to the office, finding that Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itou were already there.

"Ah, Naoki-san is here......" Shuichi Itou pointed to the newspapers on the table, "The reviews about *One Cut of the Dead* are all there!"

"Ha~"

Naoki Nagayama glanced at them. It was still the same set of "completely different before and after half an hour." He had already seen these headlines when he was at home.

It's just that there are some reporters, perhaps to fight for traffic, who directly used headlines like "Naoki Nagayama's bad movie has appeared."

Maybe there are also some third parties who are jealous of Tree Friend working behind the scenes.

"Nothing fresh, didn't we expect all of this!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head at Otomo Yoshimura, "Some newspapers look like they are blackening for the sake of blackening. Maybe there are opponents working behind the scenes."

"Hmm, so in the morning, the distribution department has already been arranged for the follow-up press releases!" Otomo Yoshimura said, "Now Sugiyama-san and Eiichiro-kun should have gone to contact them!"

"Who do you think is jealous this time?"

The previous work *Kikujiro* is competing for the Palme d'Or, and now there is another *One Cut of the Dead*. If it continues to be a blockbuster, it will definitely shock the industry. Moreover, this is too much of a "roll"!

In these few years, when talking about movies, everyone's mind will conjure up the name Tree Friend Film~

"Toho, Toei..... Kadokawa is impossible, and Naoki-san has acquaintances in Shochiku..... It's probably just these two~"

"Hmm." Naoki Nagayama responded with his nose, and then thought about it, "One more day until the official release....... This day....."

"There's nothing to do on this day!" Shuichi Itou shook his head, "Everything that should be arranged has been arranged, there won't be any accidents!"

"That's not for sure...." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Itou-san, in fact, some tricks are very simple...... For example, stealing the movie copy directly from the film technical factory, making the movie miss the schedule..... You don't even need to steal it, just hide it for a day or two...."

"Er....."

Movie copies in this era are very troublesome. They need to be copied a long time in advance, especially since Tree Friend's orders are different from other big factories. *One Cut of the Dead* was needed very urgently and was made by working overtime in a short time, and there were no extra copies.

And the film technical factory is not a military base. It is very easy to buy off a security guard or something.

Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itou looked at each other. They had never considered this kind of thing, so Shuichi Itou hurriedly called the employees at the film technical factory and told them to be careful.

After the call was finished and this gap was plugged, Shuichi Itou looked at Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san, if there is nothing tomorrow, come with me to choose the lead for *Squid Game*!"

"Audition?" Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment, "That's fine..... It's also in the studio, right?"

"Hai!"

Shuichi Itou felt more relaxed after getting the answer~

Most of the public in Tokyo truly understood the movie *One Cut of the Dead* last night and this morning.

Stations, subways, billboards....... Whenever they went to work or went out, they could see the posters for this movie, and the director holding the camera on it looked very magical.

And those who have the habit of reading newspapers read the thoughts on *One Cut of the Dead* in major newspapers.

"Must persist for half an hour first?" Film enthusiast Yuta Ito was very curious when communicating with his companion, "Why half an hour....."

"The newspaper says the beginning is just a setup..." companion Yuta Miyake said. "It should be that the first half hour makes people unable to see clearly!"

"Hmm... it says that if you keep watching, you will find surprises..."

"After all, it's Naoki Nagayama's movie, no matter what, it won't be too unbearable."

Yuta Miyake had great confidence in Naoki Nagayama; speaking of which, from high school to the current university, the age at which he truly watched movies was almost filled with Naoki Nagayama's name.

Starting from the second movie "A Scene at the Sea," this guy had almost become a fan of Naoki Nagayama.

Similarly, among the university student group, there were not a few who were optimistic about Naoki Nagayama...

"Speaking of which, the school's film club seems to be organizing an activity... to go watch the premiere." Yuta Ito said.

"Eh? Is the film club that rich?"

"Hmm, it seems they negotiated a group discount with the cinema..." Yuta Ito continued. "Yuta, let's go watch it together!"

"Yoshi, let's call other friends too!"

"Good!"

The two walked towards the teaching building of Waseda University while discussing the next arrangements.

The two of them didn't notice at all that two girls were whispering behind them~

"Tsuruko Tsuruko... "One Cut of the Dead" is Naoki-san's new movie, right?" Junsui Ishii asked while holding onto Tsuruko Nagayama's arm. "Do you know what's going on with the half hour?"

"Of course I don't!"

Tsuruko shook her head; although she would occasionally call her brother, most of the time it was chatting about daily life and gossip... what was there to chat about regarding formal work?

Just like Naoki Nagayama wouldn't ask about her grades... you have to know that's very annoying!

"I only know it's a zombie movie..." Tsuruko Nagayama guessed. "The first half hour might be very bloody and unbearable!"

"Oh? Tsuruko doesn't know either?"

Junsui Ishii's eyeballs rolled around.

"Since that's the case, Tsuruko, let's go watch it together!"

"Just the two of us?" Tsuruko Nagayama asked.

"Of course we have to bring those two guys along!" Junsui Ishii had been having a spat with Taiyo Iwai recently, and this could be considered giving him a step down. "Anyway, since there are zombies, it must be a horror movie... I wouldn't dare to go watch it alone!"

"........ Che, you just want to make up with Senior Iwai!"

"Blehh, so what!" Junsui Ishii stopped pretending. "There are no overnight conflicts between lovers!"

"Heh... love-brained!" Tsuruko said with disdain, using the vocabulary she heard from her brother.

Junsui Ishii naturally wouldn't give in, and started playing around with Tsuruko on the tree-lined path, stirring up a scene of spring~

"By the way, speaking of which..." After playing for a while, Junsui Ishii stopped, panting. "How come Senior Kanda has never quarreled with Tsuruko?"

"Hmph, we have a good relationship, we are very compatible, is that not okay? Junsui-chan, you can't envy that!"

Speaking of this, Tsuruko instantly became arrogant... ever since they started dating, Dalu Kanda could be said to be obedient to her every wish.

Even if there were signs of anger, he would be the first to apologize...

This is very rare in Japan, where male chauvinism is rampant! It fully demonstrated what it means to love deeply...

"Kuso..."

In fact, every time Dalu Kanda wanted to get angry, Tsuruko's identity as the only young lady in the third generation of the Yamaguchi-gumi leader's direct line would jump out to advise him...

Things like "If you make her unhappy, you will win a best viewing seat in Tokyo Bay," "Her own brother is a rich and powerful celebrity," "If you make her cry during the day, a group of tattooed men in suits will make you cry yourself at night"...

Then, a sturdy figure would appear in his mind... the impression of the first time he saw Kaede Nagayama was too profound!

In the end, Dalu Kanda started to PUA himself,

"Perhaps, this is the price of dating a young lady," "At least Tsuruko is also very cute and kind-hearted," "I'm trapped by Tsuruko for the rest of my life, accept my fate," "I will definitely be happy in the future!"

This created a ten-out-of-ten obedient boyfriend!

So how to create a ten-out-of-ten boyfriend? Everyone knows now, right~

Crowds of people came in and out of the Toei building; some were for movie projects, some were for account liquidation, and there were many young people full of dreams who wanted to get on Toei's big ship.

However, as one of the top old-fashioned film production companies in Japan, it seemed to have been suppressed by a dark horse in the past few years; not only did it not win any major awards, but even its box office and film production speed were far surpassed.

At this time, Toshitaka Yamamura, the director of the Film and Television Project Business Department, was reporting the progress of various projects in recent times to Toei's General Manager, Takafumi Ogasawara.

"General Manager, in May, we have another movie to be released, and two more movies are already in preparation!"

Takafumi Ogasawara was drinking coffee leisurely:

"May... so to speak, it's going to collide with Tree Friends' "One Cut of the Dead"?"

"..... Hi!"

Although he really didn't want to, Toshitaka Yamamura had to explain,

"According to the news I heard, in the first half of this year, Tree Friends should be completely focused on "Kikujiro" aiming for the Palme d'Or, and there's also the TV drama... Naoki Nagayama, this guy, clearly had no plans for a movie before, but I didn't expect that in less than a month, he shot it..."

"One month..." Takafumi Ogasawara sighed. "Tree Friends' speed..."

One per quarter, in the past few years, they have really rolled other film production companies to death!

You have to know that in other film studios, one a year is already amazing; even for light red erotic films, it takes about half a year...

The only ones who can compare with Tree Friends in speed are probably small movies that really only have two people and one cameraman!

"Yeah... that "One Cut of the Dead" is said to be one-take, and the main shots and plot were completed at once in a short time! So the subsequent editing was also very fast."

Takafumi Ogasawara nodded: "Indeed, several old friends are talking about the breakthrough and novelty of this movie, which is eye-catching... they are all very optimistic about the director Naoki Nagayama."

"...... It's just that... our movie is going to collide head-on with him!"

Toshitaka Yamamura was silent for a moment, but still expressed his point of view:

"This... General Manager, should we postpone the release?"

For a movie, postponing or withdrawing from the schedule is a very major matter; this indicates that the previous investment in promotion has gone down the drain, and credibility has also been lost among fans... however, no matter what, this is still much better than having no box office...

You have to know that in a period of time, the audience's wallet is limited; watching a movie is not a necessity, so watching one in a short time is enough...

If all the audience during this period are attracted by "One Cut of the Dead," then our own box office will definitely be miserable.

There are very few movies that can be re-released and become popular again; most movies earn the most box office at the premiere!

"Hmm..." Takafumi Ogasawara pondered for a while, and finally opened his eyes and said firmly, "No!"

"?"

"Do you want to show everyone that Toei is afraid of Tree Friends?!" Takafumi Ogasawara's tone became stern. "We are Japan's largest film production studio! With over a hundred years of history! And Tree Friends Film is only five years old!"

"If we back down, Department Manager Yamamura, do you know what will happen?"

"Uh....."

Toshitaka Yamamura actually wanted to say that business is business, making money is making money, and avoiding the sharp edge is not shameful... but seeing the General Manager's expression, he immediately changed his attitude,

"It will make Tree Friends arrogant and rampant, thinking they have defeated Toei!"

"......" Takafumi Ogasawara looked at him with disgust. "Department Manager Yamamura, your vision is too low!"

"This will make the President lose face in front of the shareholders!"

"......."

Toshitaka Yamamura didn't know what to say for a moment.

"For the President, the box office of a movie is nothing, but his own face is a big deal!"

Takafumi Ogasawara breathed a sigh of relief; Toei's President can be said to be one of the people at the top of Japan's pyramid, and the consortium behind Toei and the Okada family are all real capital giants.

"So... what are the General Manager's instructions?"

"Release it as normal!" Takafumi Ogasawara said, and then felt that Naoki Nagayama's Tree Friends was indeed a bit hateful. "Didn't they say the first half hour of "One Cut of the Dead" is very bad?"

"Hi?"

"Let the media focus on this point to promote it, and let the audience leave within half an hour!" Takafumi Ogasawara continued. "Continue to promote that some people couldn't even watch for half an hour before leaving, and even cursed Naoki Nagayama..."

"In short, don't let Naoki Nagayama have an easy time!"

After saying this in one breath, Takafumi Ogasawara felt that a breath of stuffiness had been released.

"........ Hi!"

Toshitaka Yamamura was silent; he finally understood that the senior management of Toei were just ordinary people, who would also have joys, sorrows, and anger... and would also be very petty...

The world is just a makeshift stage after all... Takafumi Ogasawara is just relying on family background and seniority...

"I'll go arrange it immediately!"