Chapter 622 630, My Name Is Kudo Shizuka!

In late April, the peak season for cherry blossoms in Kyoto has passed, and everything has turned green. However, there are still some scattered cherry blossoms left occasionally, which makes people feel the sadness of cherry blossoms falling even more.

Although Kyoto is also a big city, it is different from modern central cities like Tokyo. Kyoto has a more profound cultural atmosphere.

The simplest example is that you can see many young ladies wearing kimonos on the streets, more than in Tokyo~

"Naoki-san." Ishida Shinkai chatted beside the taxi, "Why did you come to Kyoto to buy a garden?"

"Well, because I came to Kyoto to play during the autumn leaf hunting, and I saw some private gardens. The maple leaves were so gorgeous that I envied them. I thought it would be great if I had a garden like this~" Naoyama Naoki talked about his original intention when buying a garden, "So I asked the real estate agent to help me find a garden in Kyoto."

"I bought a garden because I envied it"

Ishida Shinkai chewed on this sentence silently, his face seemed very calm, but he was shouting in his heart:

"I'm so envious now! Especially envious! Very envious! But why can't I buy a garden!! ! Why is that!!! "

After taking a few deep breaths, the little girl finally adjusted her mentality to face the rich and continued chatting:

"Why did Naoki choose this courtyard in Sakyo District? Is it because it is close to Rurikoin?"

"That's not the case. At that time, the main idea was to buy a noble courtyard, and the main thing was to occupy a larger area so that it would be convenient for landscape construction!" Naoki Naoyama smiled, "In fact, there was originally an alternative in the city center. Do you know what it is like now?"

"Now?"

"Well, Xinhai, have you seen "Midnight Ring"? "

"Hey! So scary!" Ishida Xinhai said immediately, "After watching it, I didn't go to the toilet at night for a month!"

Then she seemed to suddenly realize that something was wrong, and her face suddenly blushed. How could she tell other people about such an embarrassing thing!

"Hahaha~ I'm really sorry Xinhai, we made Sadako too scary~"

Naoki Naoyama apologized with a smile, and Ishida Xinhai realized that the guy opposite was the one who shot this horror movie!

"."Stare→_→

Feeling a little guilty under the gaze of the little girl, Naoki Nagayama continued: "Speaking of which, many of Sadako's scenes were filmed in that alternative courtyard. Now that courtyard is often visited by fans to check in and take photos, and it has become a famous haunted house."

"Huh?"

"Haha, I feel a little sorry for the landlord. I can't sell it~" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

Ishida Xinhai was shocked to hear this. You are not sorry for him, you are clearly making a mortal enemy!

Perhaps seeing through Ishida Xinhai's thoughts, Naoki Nagayama continued: "It doesn't matter, the landlord can turn this place into a tourist attraction and charge people who come to take photos! Business must be good!"

"Hehehe~~~"

As the two continued to chat, the taxi soon arrived near Takaraike Park in Sakyo District, and the Noble Courtyard was located at the foot of the mountain here.

The renovated wall surrounded the courtyard tightly, and only the roofs of the buildings inside and some treetops could be seen.

If you drive yourself, you can go to the parking garage from the side door, but Naoki Nagayama and Shinkai Ishida came by taxi, so they got off at the main gate.

The low-key main gate has not yet been hung with the sign of Hongyuyuan, which will be done after the official handover.

After entering from the main gate, the wall is covered by dense green plants. Between the mountains and waters, you can vaguely see several wooden buildings and pavilions scattered in the courtyard. The three two-story sleeping halls in the middle are naturally.

Along the simple pavilion corridor and stone road, Naoki Nagayama and Shinkai Ishida walked for five or six minutes before they came to the main hall building leaning against the mountain and the water.

Under the blowing of the mountain breeze, the dense bamboo leaves swayed layers of waves, and the sparkling water surface rippled with fine waves. Only the three main halls in the shape of a Chinese character, with vermilion beams, white walls, and black gable roofs, remained motionless, forming a pattern of movement and stillness with the surroundings.

Against the backdrop of the green bamboos of the low mountain behind, the main hall with vermilion as the main color attracts the attention of others like a red dot in the green!

"It looks great in the design drawing, and it is even more Zen-like in reality!" Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but admire it when he saw the basically completed courtyard for the first time.

"Yes~" the little girl also echoed beside him.

After arriving at the main hall, Naoki Nagayama saw Takafumi Honma who greeted him at the door of the building:

"Naoki-san, you are finally here!"

"Haha, Honma-san has been waiting for a long time~ The distance from the main gate to the main hall is a bit long!" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

"After all, it's such a large area~" Takashi Honma said as he led Naoki Naoyama into the main hall, "What do you think of the Red Fish Courtyard at first sight, Naoki-san?"

"It's perfect!" Naoki Naoyama praised generously, "Thank you for your hard work, Honma-san!"

"That's what I should do~" After Takashi Honma led Naoki Naoyama into the house, he walked towards the three people waiting at the entrance and introduced them to Naoki Naoyama, "Naoki-san, these are the housekeeper, gardener, and housekeeper of the courtyard during this period~"

Naturally, such a large courtyard cannot be maintained without anyone. There are many such professional companies in Kyoto, which are actually equivalent to upgraded versions of housekeeping companies and are responsible for the maintenance of large courtyards and gardens.

"First time we meet, I am Naoki Nagayama. I have been troubling you all for a while."

Naoki Nagayama politely took the business cards from several people. He will not be stationed here permanently in the future, and he still has to rely on them for daily maintenance.

After introducing these people, Takashi Honma began to inspect the courtyard with Naoki Nagayama.

"In the case of Naoki Sanzenjeon, the first floor is the public area. The main hall is the large living room, small living room and study room; the auxiliary hall on the left is the entertainment space, tea room and indoor bar; the auxiliary hall on the right is the kitchen, dining room and cold storage."

Takashi Honma introduced it as he walked. The indoor structure is very modern, and the furniture and electrical appliances inside are all ready and ready for use.

"The second floor of the main hall is the master bedroom, dressing room, bathroom, etc., and the second floor of the auxiliary hall is also full of bedrooms. There are four bedrooms in total, but the one on the right is a Japanese-style tatami, which can be further separated if necessary."

Nagayama Naoki nodded while looking at it. When it was designed, this place was used by Nagayama Naoki for his own vacation, so it was not like a hotel, the more rooms the better, because he could only entertain a few friends at most, and it was not open!

Standing on the wide balcony on the second floor, the pool outside looks even clearer. Extending from the shore to the pavilion in the middle of the water, you can also see many koi carp flashing in the water.

Further away are various green plant shapes, jagged rocks, rockeries, dry landscapes, and stone lanterns, all the way to the green partitions. You can see many maple trees along the way, but they are all lush green, and it is estimated that they will not turn red until November.

Walking along the surrounding balcony to the back, you can see the small hill with the dancing bamboo shadows and the slender red Shinto.

"Come to the parking lot by the side entrance. There is a tool room and electrical boxes," Takashi Honma had already introduced to the end. "The Jizo Temple on the mountain has also been renovated and remains as it is."

"Yeah, very good~" Nagayama Naoki was actually very satisfied.

"Naoki-san, the room has been tidied up. Let's stay here for one night today so that we can experience it. If there are any problems, we can make adjustments before closing the room."

"Okay! I want to enjoy it first~"

Nagayama Naoki actually planned to stay here for two days. Although it was not the season for red leaf hunting yet, the scenery here was already very exciting.

While Nagayama Naoki was experiencing his own garden in Kyoto, Tokyo's Tree Friends Filming was also working on something. The first official reveal of Itou Shuichi's "Love Is Still Raining" was underway.

In order to reflect the level of formality, Shuyu Pictures specially rented a banquet hall at the Tokyo Station Hotel as the venue for the press conference. In addition to the invited media, there was also Takewaki Muga, the protagonist of "Love Will Stop". , Kobitari and other participating actors.

Itou Shuichi was wearing a decent suit and was preparing to enter the show on the backstage aisle. There were actors in the lounge next to him. He came to smoke a cigarette to calm down because he was a little nervous.

This time, they followed the regular procedures of other film studios for pre-publicity. First, they had to gather the first wave of attention through the story of the film, the fame of the director and actors, and reports from various media.

In the following stages such as the opening ceremony, filming process, production completion, test screenings and premieres, there will be media disclosure meetings of various sizes.

"Shuichi-san, you can enter the venue." Komori Masataka came to inform.

"Hey! I'm going in right now!" Itou Shuichi straightened his tie and was still mumbling, "There is no Naoki-san this time. I'm really not used to it."

"Naoki-san is in Kyoto now." Komori Masataka said, "I can't make it~"

"Haha, he doesn't have to come." Yi Tangxiu smiled, and then said to everyone in the lounge, "Mina-san, let's go out!"

With that said, he led the way towards the banquet hall.

In the banquet hall, reporters from various media, newspapers and TV stations surrounded the small film promotion table in front of them. Cameras and video cameras of all sizes were ready, and with the recorders and microphones in their hands, it was like It is the main propaganda background with guns and cannons all pointing forward, as if the people on stage are being subjected to a hail of bullets.

After a little warm-up, the temporary host invited the main creative staff to come out:

"Next, we welcome Mr. Shuichi Itou, the director of "Love Is Like the Rain"! Starring Takewaki Muga and Obire Maki Kaoru."

As a well-known director, Shuichi Itou is well-known in the media, and the veteran star Muga Takewaki, who has such a popular masterpiece as "Zai Sanshiro", is also very famous and has won waves of applause.

In contrast, Xiaobijuanxun had only appeared on the "Twilight Meow Meow" program, and he was a little nervous standing with other people.

The host warmed up the scene a little and asked Itou Shuichi to tell a little about the story of the movie.

"This is a love story between a high school girl and an adult. The ignorant feelings of the girl and the restraint and prudence between the adults will be the highlight of the movie, coupled with the protagonists' persistence in their dreams."

The heroine of "Love Ends Like the Rain" almost gave up her running career because of a foot injury, while the male protagonist has always been obsessed with writing but dared not persist. However, in the continuous contact between the two parties, both of them finally found their dreams.

"Then let's look forward to the completion of the film!" After the host finished speaking, he handed the microphone to the reporters below.

First, of course, it was Takewaki Muga, who has the highest position among the artists.

"Mr. Takewaki Muga, why do you want to participate in this movie?" A reporter immediately asked.

As a senior star with rich experience in reporters, Takewaki Muga's answer sounded sincere and full of sincerity: "I have heard of Director Ido's name for a long time, and it has always been my expectation to work with him.

In addition, the role of "Love Like the Rain" is very different from the image I played in the past, which is a very challenging thing for me. I also hope to have a breakthrough in the role of the movie~"

Most of Takewaki Muga's roles in movies and TV series are handsome men, which has almost become a stereotype. But he doesn't want to play only one type, and has been trying other roles in the past two years.

The flash kept flashing, illuminating the stage in front of him in white, but Takewaki Muga's face didn't even change.

The host passed the microphone to the audience: "Does anyone else have any questions?"

"Hi!" A reporter took the microphone and said, "Director Ido, the screenwriter of this movie is Naoki Nagayama, right? Why didn't he participate in the disclosure meeting?"

"Ah, Naoki-san."

Sure enough, he is still more topical! Ido Shuichi said directly, "He is currently in Kyoto to deal with some important matters and has no time."

"Can you tell me what it is?" Another reporter said quickly, "I heard that Naoki Nagayama likes to secretly make movies alone. Is he making a new movie?"

I didn't expect that Naoki-san's hobby of secretly making small movies has been spread!

Shuichi Idou shook his head:

"No, this time it's something else. He will participate in the opening ceremony in two days!"

Then someone finally noticed another leading actor:

"Ms. Kaoru Kohimaki, is this your first time acting in a movie? Why do you think you were chosen for this role?"

Although Kaoru Kohimaki has a weak aura, she is a very cheerful person, otherwise she would not have directly participated in "Twilight Meow":

"Maybe my motor nerves are more developed. Hahaha~"

This answer caused laughter~

The following questions went smoothly. All the actors responded to the questions of the reporters sincerely and called on their fans to support "Love Like the Rain".

Shuichi Idou also gave a clear answer that the movie "Love Like the Rain" will officially start shooting in May, with a production cycle of three months, and assured the media that reporters will be invited to the set for interviews during the period, and the official release date of the movie will be the end of July at the latest.

However, even among the numerous questions, many involved Naoki Naoki~

This made Shuichi Ido sigh:

"I am the one being interviewed, why are you all asking about Naoki Naoki?"

It was getting late, and the students who had finished school finally had time to stroll outside. At this time, Fuji TV's "Twilight Meow" was being recorded outdoors.

Because Naoki Naoki had previously proposed to find contestants who were different from the past, rebellious, individual, and trendy idols.

So Akimoto Yasushi's recording themes have changed somewhat during this period, and the locations are all in nightclubs, game cities, pedestrian streets, and other places where young people gather and trendy culture prevails.

The crew of "Twilight Meow" is in a square, letting the idols of the Kitten Club interact with street artists in strange costumes.

"Move the camera closer!" Akimoto Yasushi instructed the cameraman, "Capture their expressions!"

Then he looked at the crowd of onlookers and immediately said to the staff: "Go and maintain order and let the crowd disperse a little!"

But just as he focused on shooting again, the crowd and the staff had a conflict, and the noise became louder and louder.

"Why do you want us to step back? Isn't this a public place?!" A sharp female voice sounded from a corner of the crowd, "It's you who disturbed our freedom to walk!"

"Private Marseille. But our recording will be completed soon, please wait a little." The staff quickly apologized and said that they could give some small gifts as compensation.

"Who wants your gifts! We just want to watch the performance of the wandering artists! Don't spoil everyone's interest!" It was that female voice again.

"Hongdun Private Marseille!"

The field clerk apologized in a halfhearted way, but as a thick-skinned office worker, he did not stop his hands and pushed Zhongou to drive the crowd to the periphery.

"Please be patient for a moment."

"You, don't you understand what people say?!"

This female voice has attracted Akimoto Yasushi's attention. He turned his head and saw several female students arguing with the field clerk.

The leader was a girl with a delicate face and fair skin, light smoky makeup, and earrings.

"She should still be a junior high school student, right?" Akimoto Yasushi thought subconsciously, but seeing the style of her school uniform, she looked like a high school student.

Seeing that the group of girls and the field clerk were arguing louder and louder, and even had signs of fighting, Akimoto Yasushi could not continue to watch.

He walked quickly to the side of the field clerk and quickly stopped the incident from escalating:

"Private Marseille, my colleague is a little impatient, I apologize to everyone on his behalf!"

Akimoto Yasushi has a chubby face that always smiles, which makes it easy for people to let down their guard. The girl in the lead said:

"Uncle, you are blocking the way! This is obviously a public place! We want to go over to see the performance of street artists! Get out of the way!"

Uncle?

Akimoto Yasushi's mouth twitched, and he repeatedly reminded himself in his heart not to bother with children.

"Hong Dou Nismi Ma Sai, we are the crew of "Twilight Meow Meow", and today we also want to film the interaction with street artists~"

"Twilight Meow Meow?"

Sure enough, hearing about this popular program, the opposition of the crowd was weakened a lot.

"Hey, there are members of the Kitten Club inside." Akimoto Yasushi took the opportunity to say, "Do you watch this program?"

". I have seen it."

Young students are the main force of "Twilight Meow Meow"! The anger of these girls who look a little rebellious was instantly reduced to less than five layers.

Akimoto Yasushi continued: "Now that you know, do you want to try to be an extra? Show up on TV? It's very interesting!"

Turning enemies into friends, this trick is very familiar to Akimoto Yasushi, he learned it from Naoki Nagayama!

"Can we do this?" One of the girls was obviously interested.

"Hey, maybe there is a chance to be selected to join the Kitten Club!"

Akimoto Yasushi's words made the girls excited.

But the leading girl was more determined: "Yukiko, didn't you agree to learn the performance of wandering artists and then participate in the "17-year-old Beauty Contest" with me? !"

"But. This is the Kitten Club!" Yukiko muttered.

Akimoto Yasushi became interested after hearing about the "17-year-old Beauty Contest". If he wants to participate in this competition, it means that he has a certain degree of confidence in himself, at least he has a specialty.

He looked at the leading girl, with a beautiful melon-seed face, delicate facial features, and the wildness that can't be wiped out between his eyebrows. It's really like an unruly cat!

Now she has a rebellious temperament, which is very suitable for the Kitten Club!

He subconsciously asked: "Classmate, what's your name? Do you want to try to participate in our "Twilight Meow"? "

"Me?" The girl seemed a little surprised, "My name is Kudo Shizuka!

You mean to let me participate in "Twilight Meow"? "

"Ah, Kudo Shizuka, my name is Akimoto Yasushi, the producer of "Twilight Meow." Looking at the girl with a domineering demeanor, Akimoto Yasushi wanted her to join more and more, "I think your temperament is very suitable for our Kitten Club, how about it. Do you want to try to join?"

"Huh?"

Kudo Shizuka was entangled. She didn't expect that she would encounter such a coincidence just by shopping.

"What's wrong? Aren't you too young?" Akimoto Yasushi asked. "Twilight Meow Meow" requires at least high school students. "Are you junior high school students now?"

"No, we are already high school students!" Yukiko quickly replied, "Shizuka-chan must be interested in participating in "Twilight Meow Meow", she sings very well!"

"Hey, then please come and participate in the selection of our Kitten Club!" Akimoto Yasushi took out a business card, "If you have made up your mind, you can contact me!"

At the urging of her companions, Shizuka Kudo accepted the business card with excitement and disbelief on her face.

Is she going to debut?

This is too sudden!

I wanted to update twice a day at the beginning of the month, but unfortunately I went for a massage in the morning. When I came back in the afternoon, my whole back was red. The massage hurt!

So I'll update twice a day tomorrow!