sbdcsierra Chapter 1039 1048, the impact is still continuing!
Chapter 1039 1048, the impact is still continuing!
Chapter 1039 1048, the impact is still continuing!
Naoki Nagayama returned to Tokyo and continued filming TV series, but the influence he left in Hong Kong did not disappear.
Instead, like ripples on the water, it spread into the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
At Anita Mui's home, she was playing mahjong with her three good friends, Fu Lu Shou, and she lost again!
As we all know, Anita Mui likes playing mahjong, but she likes to cheat and refuses to pay when she loses.
Alan Tam, who lost the game, was like this:
"Amei, you lost again. Stop cheating!"
"Wait, I will definitely win it next time!"
Anita Mui was careless and wanted to postpone it, but Alan Tam, Eric Tsang and Natalis Chan laughed at her for not being able to afford to lose, so Anita Mui rolled her eyes and started to pass the buck:
"I was thinking about something just now, so I wasn't paying attention."
"Oh?" Knowing that she was trying to change the subject, Alan Tam, who won the money, was not angry, "What's so interesting~"
"I'm going to Neon soon."
Since many of her songs borrowed from the Japanese entertainment industry, Anita Mui would visit Japan from time to time to get to know people from all walks of life in the entertainment industry.
“But I heard a big news recently.”
"???"
Seeing that Anita Mui did not seem to be making up stories, several people looked over. Gossip is human nature.
"You know Johnny's, the largest male idol agency in Japan. It is said that the founder Kitagawa is very strict with the underage artists under his management."
Having been in the entertainment industry for many years, Alan Tam and his friends are not unaware of the dirty things in the entertainment industry. Once people have money, it is difficult to hide their true nature.
However, Johnny's Kitagawa's exaggeration still makes people stunned.
"Johnny's?" Chen Baixiang looked at Anita Mui in surprise, "Isn't there anyone who can stop this behavior?"
Eric Tsang shook his head: "Because Neon is too perverted!"
Anita Mui punched him and guessed, "It's because Johnny's is too powerful."
"So, all Johnny's idols?"
"Of course I don't know the exact amount, but it is said to be a large part."
Alan Tam smoked a cigarette and asked in an inquiring tone,
"Is there no exception? Where did you get the news, Mei?"
“Insider!”
Although the gossip was shared, the source of the gossip was kept secret, and Anita Mui naturally did not reveal the identity of Naoki Nagayama.
"Don't ask who it is, but I heard that this is already an open secret in the Japanese entertainment industry."
So, a good mahjong game turned into a tea party where a few friends shared gossip together, and because they all had many friends, almost the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry knew about the news.
Then came the Hong Kong media tabloids that were closely related to the entertainment industry, and without the suppression of Johnny's, the limelight of public opinion began to spread to ordinary people.
The consensus that "Johnny's idols are all slept into being" began to form in Hong Kong.
At the same time, in the Japanese entertainment industry, Johnny's business began to encounter obstacles.
"Marisan"
Agent Masahiro Matsuzawa knocked on Kitagawa Mari's office door.
“Something went wrong.”
"what?"
After all, Mary Kitagawa had been running the agency for many years. After hearing the news, she was not angry, but started asking.
"We were negotiating a performance in Hong Kong, but for some reason, they chose to reject it."
"Why did you refuse? Do you understand the reason?"
"They are hesitant over there, but it seems that the Hong Kong audience doesn't have a high opinion of Japanese male idols."
"How could that be?! Weren't Hideki Saijo and Kenji Sawada very popular before?!"
"Private Marseille, maybe the new generation of idols don't have such a big influence. And there are bad rumors circulating in the past."
Masahiro Matsuzawa does not speak Chinese, but he has heard that the Hong Kong public has a bad impression of Johnny's idols.
Mary Kitagawa is of average appearance. As she grows older, she becomes thinner and thinner, and her face becomes more and more mean. When she suddenly hears the bad news, her face instantly becomes ferocious.
"You mean Maqi? What did he do?!"
Masahiro Matsuzawa is already the chief agent of Johnny's, coordinating the business development of its second-tier idol groups, such as Hiromi Go in the early days and Masahiko Kondo now.
The focus is to promote them to Asian markets other than Japan, such as Taiwan and Hong Kong. Kondo Masahiko is currently preparing to perform in Hong Kong.
"Forehead"
And because Mary liked Kondo Masahiko very much, Matsuzawa Masahiro didn't say anything, but his silence spoke volumes.
Mary Kitagawa naturally knew about Kondo's behavior after he became an adult. Although his fame had declined, he was still the popular idol he once was. A guy who had been praised throughout his adolescence naturally would not know how to restrain himself.
After becoming an adult, he was photographed drinking, racing, and getting into all kinds of trouble with his friends. If it weren't for Johnny's cleaning up after the incident, his reputation would have been ruined long ago. His popularity is also declining.
Moreover, because they stole Naoki Nagayama's early advertisements and had conflicts with him, they became mortal enemies with the now powerful Shuyou Group.
Mari Kitagawa tapped the table, scenes with Kondo flashing through her mind. She also thought of the emerging male idols and the increasingly intense competitive pressure in the entertainment industry.
Finally made up my mind:
"Don't continue with Kondo's new album. Give it to the men in the male Douhu group, and then make an album of his previous best-selling songs and sell it."
"Then let him try to transform himself and go the sexy route and see if there is still no improvement, let him join variety shows."
Mary Kitagawa has decided to give up on this artist, but as the manager of the agency, even if she has to give up on an artist, she must squeeze out all of his surplus value.
"Don't use your favors on him. Once the contract is over, don't sign any more contracts!"
"Uh this."
Mari Kitagawa's decision was tantamount to giving up on Kondo directly. Masahiro Matsuzawa did not expect that he would cut off Kondo's future just by reporting a piece of news.
"Go ahead," Mary waved her hand. "As for expanding overseas markets, if Hong Kong doesn't work, try Taiwan."
"Hey, I got it!"
TVB's wireless artist training class.
Liu Fang, the head teacher, was chatting with someone in the office after finishing a class when she heard someone walk in and say:
"Director Liu, that guy from your training class has been spotted by a famous Japanese director!"
"???" Liu Fanggang accompanied Naoki Nagayama throughout the interview, but he didn't hear from him for a long time. He wondered, "Who was chosen?"
"It's the Tony Leung with the longer face! The one who starred in "The Last Emperor"!"
The colleague who came in was from the Commerce Department. He smiled and said,
"Our department received a formal invitation letter from Shuyou Group, inviting him to Neon for the final interview!"
In fact, Naoki Nagayama contacted TVB's Fang Tai first, and then the company went through the formal procedures. Otherwise, Tony Leung Ka Fai would have won the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards, and his schedule would still be very busy.
"Have you confirmed it's him?"
"I didn't say that, but out of all the actors, they only called him to the second audition, so they must have really liked him!"
"only one?"
"We only received one wireless!"
As soon as Liu Fang got the news, she called Tony Leung and told him the good news.
Being chosen by a famous international director was naturally a surprise and joy to the young Tony Leung Ka Fai, who immediately said that he would definitely seize the opportunity to perform well.
"But the film production in Japan may be a little different from that in Hong Kong. Directors and screenwriters are very important there, so you have to adapt to it."
Liu Fanggang reminded his students,
"Although we are not sure whether you will be cast in the final role, if you are chosen, it means someone in the crew is very optimistic about you. So remember, even if you are not cast as the lead in the end, you can still try to get another role in the movie!"
"A big movie like that might go to the Oscars or Cannes. It would be a shame to miss it!"
"I know, Teacher Liu!" Liang Jiahui was also very excited and nodded repeatedly, "I will do my best!"
"So much the better."
At the same time, Leslie Cheung, who was preparing a new song, also received news from his agent.
"I'm invited?"
Leslie Cheung said in surprise: "You must be mistaken, I brought Andy to the audition! I also asked Mr. Naoki Nagayama for help."
"It was a Japanese person who called to say this."
Leslie Cheung's agent, Chen Shufen, said,
"It's a director named Kyon Kimura. He speaks halting English, but his meaning is clear. He saw your acting skills on the set and thought your image and acting skills are very suitable for the male lead, so he invited you to Neon for a second audition."
"Retest?"
Hearing the same words as looking for a job, Leslie Cheung wanted to laugh. At the same time, the director who had been following Naoki Nagayama during the audition but suddenly spoke up appeared in his mind.
“That guy picked me??”
"But I introduced Hua Zai to the audition. What's the point of going to the audition by yourself?"
Leslie Cheung was still a little confused, after all, he was introducing Andy Lau to Naoki Nagayama that day.
"It wasn't Naoki Nagayama who chose you, it was another director!"
Chen Shufen helped to fix Leslie Cheung's hair, looked at him in the half-length mirror, and then patted him on the shoulder.
"Leslie~~This is indeed a good opportunity!"
"If you want to achieve success in the film industry, you must venture into the Japanese film industry. After all, Hong Kong is too small!"
"Moreover, Naoki Nagayama's Shuyou Films is well-known not only in Japan but also internationally."
As an agent, Chan Shuk-fen is naturally very familiar with the international entertainment industry. This year's Tokyo International Film Festival organized by the Shuyou Group is a large-scale international event that all Hong Kong film studios want to participate in.
She also saw that this was a good opportunity for Leslie Cheung to enter the Japanese film industry and even the international film industry, and advised him not to give up.
"I'll go explain to Andy. After all, it's not about stealing the role. Naoki Nagayama just didn't choose him, and he didn't choose you either."
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Zhang Guorong thought silently for a while, and said in a casual manner,
"I'm not too worried about Hua Zai, but even if I go to Neon this time, I may not be selected!"
"I heard that Kimura Kyon seemed very confident."
"Eh? Wasn't it Naoki Nagayama who decided it?"
"Who knows~"
"Tokyo Love Story" has many night scenes, so Naoki Nagayama, who just returned to Tokyo, often rests more in the morning and then goes to the shooting base in the afternoon.
Occasionally, I would go to the Shuyou Building in the morning to handle some things, such as the final ownership of a film project.
In the best office of Shuyou, Naoki Nagayama called both Masataka Komori and Kyon Kijima over, and Shuichi Idou was also in the office watching.
"Well, there's nothing inconvenient to say."
Naoki Nagayama said to the two of them straight to the point,
"Mr. Masataka, I have decided that you will be the producer of the film from now on, and the director of "Tiger of Ginza" will be handed over to Kyon Kijima!"
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Yitang Xiuyi slapped his forehead speechlessly. How could such a big news be announced so easily?
Why not be more tactful and say something like "after careful consideration by the management", "Masataka-kun, your strengths are different from those of Kimura-kun", "This arrangement is made to take responsibility for your future" or something like that?
If you throw the final result in front of them like this, it will be hard for them to accept it all at once!
Fortunately, I am an experienced driver here!
"Ahem. Zheng Xiaojun, I made you the producer because you have more comprehensive abilities and are suitable for coordinating a film project."
Idou Shuichi said the reason Naoki Naoyama had discussed with him before, and then looked at Kijima Kyon.
"And Kimura-kun, you have a sharper sense of perception and a stronger sense of the camera. You can notice the details in the filming of the movie, and you know how to use the camera to express the picture better."
"So in the end we decided on the division of labor between the two of you."
At first, Masataka Komori and Kyon Kimura were indeed shocked, but they soon calmed down.
They both knew long ago that this movie would have to be a two-person collaboration, one as producer and the other as director, but with slightly different focuses.
"Hey, we got it!" X2
Naoki Nagayama nodded, and seeing that both of them had accepted it, he directly assigned the tasks:
“Now that the script is complete, the film production will begin.
Masataka-kun, Shuuichi-san, Otomo-san, the three of us
I have other things to deal with right now, so the specific plans and budget for the filming will be up to you, and you will also have to keep an eye on the progress."
"Hey, I know!"
The supervisor is the representative of the producer and is responsible for the overall management of the entire film project.
"Then, Mr. Kijima, please finalize all the roles as soon as possible and communicate with the screenwriter team to start filming in May."
“Hey, I will.”
Kimura nodded, but suddenly remembered that there were two alternatives for the male lead.
"Then Naoki-san, the male lead of the movie."
"You decide!"
Although Naoki Nagayama is more optimistic about Tony Leung, that is through the filter of future memories. As for the thousand-faced actor of this era, there is still a question mark about his acting skills.
Moreover, the director of the film has been confirmed to be Kyon Kimura, so the selection of actors and the coordination of the presentation of the film's content will all be based on him.
"Hi!"
Kimura nodded in agreement, but he silently decided in his heart that the actor that Naoki-san had chosen must be given an important role and allowed to participate in the movie.
This is the only way to avoid embarrassing Naoki-san!
Keep the boss in mind at all times, this is the boss's confidant!!
After the two men left, Naoki Nagayama started chatting with Shuichi Idou.
"Naoki-san, the filming of Tokyo Love Story should be finished by early May, right?" Idou Shuichi asked. "In fact, by then you can focus on Tiger of Ginza! It's okay to film a little later~"
"Forget it. If I participate in "Tiger of Ginza", I will definitely be the core."
Naoki Nagayama shrugged his shoulders. With his current status and prestige, if he participated in the film production, he would definitely have the final say. How could Masataka Komori and Kyon Kijima freely express their opinions?
"Besides, Akina is expected to have a baby in August. When my daughter is born, I don't want to be in the editing room every day, busy editing!"
"I want to stay with my daughter!"
"Daughter slave~"
Idou Shuichi curled his lips, expressing his approval of someone who had considered accompanying his daughter after she was born so long in advance.
"Aren't you the same?!"
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At this point, Ito Shuichi sighed.
"Hey, Jiayi-chan actually started dating after entering junior high school."
"Ah? So early?" Naoki Nagayama suddenly perked up, "Is it the yellow-haired guy?!"
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When Idou Shuuichi saw the look in his eyes that seemed to want to hit someone, Nagayama Naoki quickly retracted his curiosity.
"Hahaha~" someone laughed, "Jiayi-chan is only thirteen years old, she doesn't even know what a boyfriend is, she must be just talking nonsense! It's like a kid in kindergarten playing house!"
"Ugh"
Shuichi Idou also knew that it was just a joke and that they were just male classmates who played together at most.
But since she started junior high school, my daughter seems to have entered the legendary puberty, and has become less close to her father, and instead has been whispering to her mother, Ito Kaori.
I only found out about her having a boyfriend from my wife.
"But in two years, I will be going to high school. By then..."
That was the craze of campus romance!
After hearing this, Naoki Naoyama could only comfort her:
".There's nothing we can do about it. After all, my daughter will grow up!"
Words of comfort were actually useless, so Idou Shuichi asked Nagayama Naoki directly:
"A dozen years later, if Naoki-san's daughter grows up and wants to have a boyfriend, what will you do?"
"Hahaha, that's going to happen in a dozen years. We'll talk about it then!"
"What if she got a boyfriend?! How would Naoki-san handle it?"
"Then I'll consider cutting off that man's penis!"
Naoki Nagayama said calmly something that made the man feel cold in his lower body!
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