Chapter 543 541, Is the Release of the Movie a Joke? !

The entertainment industry media has always been known for its quick action and keeping up with the latest news.

As long as there is a little bit of wind and grass, newspapers, magazines and interview commentary programs on the streets will tell the outside world what major events have happened, and even analyze the causes of the events and subsequent developments.

However, this time, they were severely fooled by a guy named Naoki Nagayama!

As the editor-in-chief of the entertainment section of the Yomiuri Shimbun, Yukio Mukai has always believed that he is one of the most well-informed people in the entertainment industry.

Not only because he has more than a dozen capable entertainment reporters and countless paparazzi informants under his command, but also because he has good relationships with major agencies, film production companies, and TV stations.

So he can know any news first, no, even in advance.

However, the sudden launch of "Love Letter" and the release of the song "Snow Flower" were actually known to him by his niece who called to ask!

"Is Love Letter really a movie starring Akina-chan?" "Where can I watch the movie now?" "Why isn't Snow Flower in the trailer for Akina-chan's song release?" "."

"What? Uncle Mukai, aren't you the most well-informed person in the entertainment industry? You don't even know?"

"The most well-informed person. You don't even know."

"Well-informed. Don't know."

The words of his niece kept echoing in Yukio Mukai's mind. This was an insult to his more than ten years of professional career! ! !

"Naoki Nagayama, this guy, is he so frivolous about releasing a movie? He didn't even inform the media in advance?"

After hanging up the phone, Yukio Mukai became angrier and angrier. He slapped the table and stood up suddenly.

He walked to the door of the office in a few steps and opened the door with a swish.

He clapped his hands twice, attracting the attention of entertainment reporters and editors outside.

"Those with more than ten years of work experience, come in!"

After the voice was spoken, four or five senior people with sparse hair, sallow complexion, and only a pair of eyes that occasionally shone brightly walked into the office and gently closed the door.

Then the employees outside heard loud scolding.

Some curious young employees secretly gathered at the door of the office to listen, and only heard words such as "slap in the face", "shame", and "eating for free", which seemed to be very dissatisfied with them not getting the news.

When the office door opened again, the guys gathered at the door dispersed.

The editor-in-chief could still be heard vaguely saying:

"Hurry up and figure this out! If there is no definite news in the evening paper, return the year-end bonus I received this year to me!"

So the younger generations saw several seniors with red eyes starting to make crazy phone calls, and after a while someone rushed out with a few newcomers.

Well. In the Yomiuri Shimbun, the reporter that Shuyou Film was good friends with was a newcomer who had been working for more than a year. He was interviewing outside at this time and did not receive a call from Yoshimura Otomo.

Naoki Nagayama did not stay in the studio stupidly. After sending Tsuruko back to the apartment in Waseda, he did not drive, but took the subway to travel around Tokyo.

The sky gradually darkened, and the rush hour for getting off work arrived.

The Tokyo subway at this time was not ordinary crowded. Even a tall and strong man like Naoki Nagayama could not avoid being carried into the subway by the crowd.

However, at this time, you can see that there is already a row of large posters of "Love Letter" on the advertising space on the wall of the subway station platform.

A row of white snow, beautiful women in black, exquisite side profiles, and the movie name and starring characters of "Love Letter".

"Dentsu's efficiency is really high!"

Naoki Nagayama has heard the young people next to him discussing when this movie was released and why the starring role is Akina Nakamori. This is a big subversion of the image!

He got off at several stations along the way and looked at the advertisements around the subway station. Some were gone, and some had already started to change. Then he came to the most important place, Shibuya Station.

Shibuya Crossing, later known as "the largest intersection in the world", is now a size that cannot be underestimated!

The advertising space here, like the advertising space in Times Square in New York, is one of the most expensive outdoor advertisements, and has long been reserved by the most powerful companies such as Coca-Cola, Mitsubishi Estate, and Toyota Motors.

Naoki Nagayama still had the opportunity to appear on the dynamic advertising screen here through a middleman with a special relationship.

After waiting for a while outside the crowded subway station, he saw the trailer of "Love Letter" appear and instantly attracted many passers-by.

As night fell, the snow did not stop, but entered a stable stage, as if to let people feel it for a while longer.

Naoki Nagayama returned to Yamazakurain and saw Yingtaro foolishly hitting the snowflakes in the yard, just like when he was a child, while Meowtaro was sitting in the corridor, as if he was looking at a fool.

Seeing the owner coming back, Yingtaro immediately ran over and wanted to lie down, and Naoki Nagayama quickly dodged.

"Yingtaro, don't you know that your paws are full of snow water?"

However, the silly dog ​​did not give up and ran over again, so Naoki Nagayama had to hold down the dog's head and take it into the house to dry it.

I didn't notice it when I was outside. When I returned to Yamasakura-in, I discovered that the pager was actually indicating that someone had called. Nagayama Naoki pressed the small screen and found that there were actually two different phone numbers. One was from Akina's home, and the other was an unfamiliar number.

"Only Akina can call this pager, right?" Nagayama Naoki scratched his head and dialed back the latest number.

After waiting for a few seconds, a strange voice came from the phone,

"Moses Moses, this is Yanyin."

Nagayama Naoki was stunned for a moment and immediately returned: "Moses Moses, this is Shuyou Pictures. I'm looking for Miss Akina Nakamori. I made an appointment before."

"Ah, Akina-san, please wait a moment." I heard the sound of high heels walking away, and then someone came over.

"Moses Moses, this is Akina Nakamori." This time it's the real owner.

"Akina, it's me," Naoki Nagayama said, "I'm sorry I just saw the pager, but wasn't it called from home before?"

Akina Nakamori was also helpless: "I had already gone home, so I thought of calling Naoki-san. However, because of the sudden release of "Love Letter", many reporters called the office and invited interviewers. So I temporarily I was called back again."

"I suddenly have to work overtime." Nagayama Naoki sighed, "It's really hard work!"

"Yeah, I originally wanted to get off work early and go read "Love Letter" with Naoki-san." Akina's tone contained regret, "It's a pity that I don't have the chance now~"

"Then we can only look for another chance."

Nagayama Naoki also felt a pity. Today is already the 25th. Akina should be very busy in the remaining days of this year, and he may also be busy because of the release of "Love Letter". Before the end of the year, he may not even be able to meet each other. It’s difficult.

Kenyin was waiting for an interview, so Nakamori Akina could only seize the time to talk to Nagayama Naoki for a few words before hanging up the phone. However, Nagayama Naoki at Yamasakura-in stared blankly at the falling water in the yard. snowflakes

A night without words~

Early the next morning, Nagayama Naoki was woken up by the bright sky.

Winter mornings are usually dark, but today is very different. It looks much brighter outside the window.

Nagayama Naoki opened the window, and with the cold air, he saw a world covered in silver.

The surface of the building that can be seen from a distance is covered with a pure white cotton coat; the untrodden path is covered with a layer of flawless white carpet; the bamboo leaves surrounding the Yamazakura courtyard are all covered with bamboo leaves. Wearing a snow-white felt hat.

Occasionally, one or two snowflakes fall, and the reflected skylight makes the whole city a little brighter.

However, inside the courtyard, there are messy plum blossom footprints on the entire snow surface. If you look more carefully, you can see that a white dog is having fun in the yard!

"No wonder Taro didn't come to wake anyone up today. It turns out he was already playing by himself~" Nagayama Naoki said softly, "Silly dog~"

Since there was thick snow, Nagayama Naoki gave up walking the dog and calmly prepared breakfast in Yamazakura Garden while reading the newspaper.

Last night, Nagayama Naoki fell asleep, but the entire entertainment industry was not idle.

Today, all the headlines in the entertainment pages are discussing the newly released movie. The Yomiuri Shimbun, the Asahi Shimbun, the Mainichi Shimbun and other newspapers all invariably reported on the sudden appearance of the movie.

And the titles are very interesting:

"Who is the sudden "love letter" for? "An unexpected encounter is like a boy's secret love" "On the first snowy day in Tokyo, when the "love letter" is opened! 》《A gift to Tokyo at the end of the year! 》

Of course, there are also some reports that are biased towards some issues:

""Love Letter" entered Tokyo chaotically, who gave it the confidence? ""shock! For a short time, Tokyo was occupied by "love letters"! "Should we see "Love Letters"? 》

Some newspapers have even found stills from the filming of Love Letter, and some film critics have already seen the movie and started to rate the movie.

Whether he is good or bad, the movie "Love Letter" appears in the eyes of all Tokyoites.

Nagayama Naoki was very interested in reading an article in Tokyo Sports News, which actually connected the creation of "Snow Flower" with "Love Letter", and then secretly compared this to Nagayama Naoki's love letter to Nakamori Akina. It's really Talented! Almost all guessed it!

After breakfast, a very relaxed Naoki Nagayama came to the studio and found that Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi had already arrived early.

"Shuichi-san, were you at the Film Technology Factory yesterday?" Nagayama Naoki looked at the tired-looking Itou Shuichi.

"Yes, I urged them to speed up the printing, and then went to several cinemas with the film runners." Itou Shuichi yawned, "I made an agreement with the cinema owners yesterday, and the schedules will be coordinated with each other, plus we can come out today Two copies should be enough to get through it.”

"That's good~" Nagayama Naoki patted his shoulder, "How long was Shuichi-san busy yesterday?"

"Two o'clock in the morning!" Itou Shuichi rubbed his eyes, "When it snowed the hardest, I didn't even go home. I slept in the company for a while."

"Well, let's take a rest today~"

At this time, Yoshimura Otomo interrupted: "We can't take a break today!"

He also stayed up late yesterday, and now he opened his bloodshot eyes: "I made an appointment with the media this morning to hold a media briefing!"

"Huh? This morning?" Nagayama Naoki was surprised.

"Well, it's in the screening room of Iwanami Cinema." Otomo Yoshimura continued, "I have made appointments with all the reporters and people from Kenyin. Miss Akina Nakamori will come over then."

"??? Akina will come too? When will it happen?"

"Yes! We discussed it in the early morning. Do you have any comments from Naoki-san?" Yoshimura Otomo picked up the phone again and wanted to contact a few more reporters.

Yoshimura Otomo was on the phone almost all day yesterday, and even temporarily coordinated and organized a media meeting. It can be said that he did a lot of things.

And Nagayama Naoki is actually sleeping. So now he can only obey:

"Hey, no problem at all, I'll be there!"

Yoshimura Otomo continued: "In addition to this meeting, we will also have many programs to present today and several interviews to record. They are all very simple. I believe Naoki-san will be fine."

"What do you mean, am I alone?"

"Of course not, and Ms. Akina, you guys are the leading actors!" Otomo Yoshimura explained, "It's not a large-scale program that is recorded today and will be released tomorrow. However, it is available on various TV stations, so it will be broadcast today. Running around and getting no rest~"

"Okay~" Naoki Nagayama knew this was inevitable, but he thought on the bright side, he would be able to see Akina today~

At this time, Shuichi Itou added from the side: "Our first wave of promotion should be almost over, but then we will continue to promote intensively."

"Also, Naoki-san, this is just Tokyo. We may need to promote in various other cities this week."

Nagayama Naoki was also prepared: "Is it like when promoting the first movie?"

"Well, we have to be prepared!" Yi Tangxiu nodded, preparing for days and nights where he would be on the road for promotion. "And this year's New Year, we may also be on the road."

Naoki Nagayama nodded helplessly. After all, he was the one who asked for it to be released during the first snow. Now Shuichi Itou and Otomo Yoshimura didn't say anything, but were silently cooperating. How could he back down?

I just need to find a time to call my mother and explain.

Also, I probably need Tsuruko’s help to bring the gifts I bought~

In Seguda's mansion, Fukasaku Kinji got up.

He was recuperating at home and didn't know about the turmoil in the outside world. He didn't see it on TV yesterday. He didn't like watching TV.

But this morning, when I was about to have a good breakfast, I suddenly found that the newspaper was full of a movie called "Love Letter"!

"What's going on?!" Fukasaku Kinji didn't understand. Could it be that this era is changing so fast?

"Shuyu Pictures? Director Naoki Nagayama, aren't they releasing "Midnight Ring"? Didn't they just release "High School" a few months ago? Why is there another "Love Letter"?!"

Fukasaku Kinji looked through the newspaper articles eagerly, still mumbling something:

"There was no publicity before the shooting. There was no media promotion meeting during the shooting. There was no disclosure meeting after the shooting, not even a preview! It was released directly?"

"What on earth is this guy Naoki Nagayama going to do? Are movies child's play?"

At this time, his wife Sanae Nakahara said: "There are advertisements for this movie everywhere now!"

"What do you mean?" Fukasaku Kinji asked eagerly.

"In record stores, bus stops, subway stations, intersections, and on TVs," Sanae Nakahara said, "On the way out to buy groceries, you can see movie posters everywhere!"

"Didn't this happen yesterday?" Fukasaku Kinji was a little dumbfounded.

"Yes, it is said that it appeared suddenly, just when it was snowing." Sanae Nakahara explained, "I heard that it was released specifically when it was snowing!"

Fukasaku Kinji suddenly remembered the reports on the day of the preview of "The Ring". Although most of them were about his own scandals, there was indeed an article written about Naoki Nagayama saying that his next movie would be in Tokyo's Hatsuyuki. Released on time!

"It turns out that he had planned it at that time!" Fukasaku Kinji felt that he had understood Nagayama Naoki's thoughts, "Did he actually combine "Love Letter" with Tokyo's First Snow? Or a romance movie is really a good idea! "

As a director, he also wants to make similar movies that are tied to real things. For example, when he thinks of surfing, he thinks of "That Summer, the Sea of ​​Tranquility"; when he thinks of gas stations, he thinks of "The Gas Station Robbery Incident"; When I think of Shiba Inu, I think of "The Tale of Hachiko, a Faithful Dog".

Autumn bean sack! Are these movies all the works of Naoki Nagayama? ! !

Has this guy actually had such ambitions from that time on? !

"Honey, give me the phone"

Subconsciously, Fukasaku Kinji wanted to call someone he knew well, and wanted to create a stumbling block for this "Love Letter".

But looking back, all the previous resources were used to suppress "Midnight Ring"! Even "Hot Blood High School" had no choice but to let go. At this time, I no longer have any cards!

Looking at the report of "Love Letter", Fukasaku Kinji's mind was racing rapidly. Suddenly, another possibility emerged:

"He didn't choose this time to release Love Letter in the last week before the New Year! Just to participate in this year's film selection! To catch other competitors off guard!!!"

As if he was caught in a conspiracy theory, Fukasaku Kinji even suspected that Naoki Nagayama secretly held artificial snowfall!

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that it snowed on Christmas Day!

Looking at her weird husband, Sanae Nakahara felt a little pity in her heart. It was fine that he always had sex scandals before, but now he was a little crazy. Could he have a mental problem?

Wait, if he is crazy, can I supervise his property? !