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The Blue Ribbon Film Awards ceremony was held in a banquet hall at the Tokyo Prince Hotel.

When Naoki Nagayama arrived, many reporters had gathered at the door. It was a film award hosted by the Tokyo Film Journalists Association, so it naturally received enthusiastic support from the media circle.

"Naoki-san...am I going to hold your arm later?" Akina Nakamori, who was sitting in the back row with Naoki Nagayama, seemed a little nervous. This was her first time attending a film awards ceremony.

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"There are no rules~ Anyway, just walk dignified and elegant~ Just like taking photos in magazines~"

As the car approached the venue, Naoki Nagayama had already seen the crowd at the door. However, there was no red carpet ceremony for the Blue Ribbon Film Awards. It was really out of place~

"Naoki-san, we're here." Takeharu Kawahara, who was driving, said, "According to the entry process, all pick-up and drop-off cars will stop here."

"Okay then~"

After Takeharu Kawahara parked the car, Naoki Nagayama opened the door and walked out, then waited for Akina Nakamori.

The clicking sound of taking photos kept ringing, and from time to time bursts of white light lit up, making it difficult to see the road underfoot.

Although Akina Nakamori has been interviewed by many media, there are still very few opportunities for her to slap her face for photos as soon as she gets out of the car, and in the past, her agent and staff helped to keep her at a distance.

With some nervousness, Akina stood firm and subconsciously approached her boyfriend, and then held her hands unconsciously~

.......

When the photographer who had been waiting for a long time saw another car stop, he knew that another star had arrived, and even prepared his flash.

"That's Naoki Nagayama!" a reporter exclaimed, and then immediately focused, "Mr. Naoki Nagayama, look over here!"

"...."

His peers were all shocked by his shamelessness. In the past, when we took photos of celebrity entrances to awards ceremonies like this, everyone just took the photos silently. Even if that person is a hot topic, so what, even if it can bring traffic, it depends on us.

Reporter!

However, as a girl in a white dress walked out of the car door again, many reporters were stunned for a moment.

"Nagayama Naoki brought a female companion?" "Fanatical Naoki brought a female companion to the award ceremony!" "That person is... Akina Nakamori?!" "The heroine of "Love Letter", of course she can come

Already...."

But when Akina Nakamori held Naoki Nagayama's arm, the reporters paused for a moment, and then they all started shouting:

"Involved!" "Quick snap, snap quick snap!" "Breaking news, breaking news!" "Naoki Nagayama, Akina Nakamori, look over here!" "Are they dating?!"

The intertwining of noisy inquiries and the clicking of cameras, coupled with the sudden continuous flashing lights, made the short distance from the car door to the main entrance of the venue seem very long...

However, Nakamori Akina felt the solid strength coming from her hand, so she didn't panic and walked over calmly.

The combination of light blue suit and white dress skirt makes the two look like a perfect couple.

The reporters' cameras followed these two hot spots in the entertainment industry, and no one paid attention to the well-known director Shuichi Itou who arrived shortly after!

When they arrived inside the venue, it suddenly became much quieter. Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori walked to the positions marked on the seating chart. Since they were the creators of the movie "Love Letter" nominated for multiple awards, they sat very close to the front, and they also

There are many very familiar celebrities.

Surrounded by almost all film teams that had been nominated, Naoki Nagayama saw the unfamiliar Sayuri Yoshinaga and Ken Takakura, as well as the somewhat familiar Keiko Matsuzaka and Mieko Harada.

In addition, there is Yuko Tanaka sitting next to Naoki Nagayama...

"Yuko-san!" Naoki Nagayama greeted happily, "Long time no see."

"Won't Naoki-san just call and come out to have a meal?" Yuko Tanaka teased in a very familiar way, "Ah... turns out she has a new love!"

Nakamori Akina over there was a little embarrassed to hear that. She is from the idol industry and doesn't know much about artists in the film industry. Most of them just know this person...after all, they are from different fields.

"This is the first time we meet, I am Nakamori Akina...please give me your advice." Akina greeted her very formally, which even surprised Tanaka Yuko.

"First time we meet, I am Tanaka Yuko..." Tanaka Yuko replied with a smile, "Haha, Akina-chan doesn't need to be so serious, the award ceremony is very relaxed~"

After all, most of the awards have already been decided~

While Tanaka Yuko and Nakamori Akina were chatting, Nagayama Naoki greeted everyone he knew around him, and actually saw Kobayashi Masaki and Shinoda Masahiro in the distance. Sure enough, directors still have to give face to film industry awards.

Yes!

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Unlike the Japan Film Academy Awards, the Japan Film Blue Ribbon Awards only have seven awards.

As usual, the emcee is hosted by the Best Actor and Actor of the previous Blue Ribbon Film Awards, so after the award ceremony officially started, the Best Actor Atsumi Kiyoshi and the Best Actress Natsume Masako of the previous Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Awards left.

Got on the host stage.

"Welcome to the award ceremony of this year's Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Awards..."

As a veteran actor, Atsumi Kiyo was not nervous at all about hosting the awards ceremony and spoke smoothly. Natsume Masako on the side, although she didn't talk much, also cooperated very well.

"Speaking of which, there are so many outstanding works from Showa 1958... too many to count!" Atsumi Kiyoshi joked, "Masako-san, what are the movies that are most memorable to you?"

"Ah... there are too many, "Narayama Festival", "Antarctic Story", "Snow", "Love Letter"..." Natsume Masako said it smoothly.

"Hahaha, it seems Masako-san has named all the films nominated for this year's Best Film Award!"

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Although it was a bit cliched for the two of them to act stupid on stage, the awards ceremony went on smoothly, and clips from several movies and the corresponding reasons for the selections began to be shown on the big screen.

The VCR ended with a dubbing. When the light focused on the host, Atsumi Kiyoshi named the winner of the best picture:

"The best film of this year's Japanese Film Blue Ribbon Award is - "Narayama Festival"! Let us congratulate director Shohei Imamura..."

There is no surprise for Naoki Nagayama. It is indeed "Narayama Festival". This film has already won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes International Film Festival abroad, so this year's Blue Ribbon and the Academy Award will most likely belong to him.

Listening to the director's acceptance speech, it was actually quite boring. After all, what he said here was just stage talk, and not many people liked to watch it.

But if the Best Director award goes to myself, it will be different.

""Love Letter"... uses unparalleled lens language to bring the audience back to their youthful days. The secret love of teenagers is bitter and sweet. It is a beautiful memory that a person will cherish throughout his life..."

Natsume Masako's soft voice seems to draw people into the movie "Love Letter", "Best Director Award Winner - Naoki Nagayama, "Love Letter"."

Nagayama Naoki walked onto the stage amidst the applause of the crowd, and took the certificate handed over by the presenter with some numbness... Yes, it is also called a certificate of award...

"Director Naoki Nagayama, as the youngest recipient of the Japan Blue Ribbon Award for Best Director, do you have anything to say?" Atsumi Kiyoshi left the microphone to Naoki Nagayama.

"Thank you to the Japan Film Blue Ribbon Award Jury Committee for the opportunity..." he usually began, "When I was filming the movie "Love Letter", I had no idea that I would win the award..."

"The movie only took less than a month to shoot. I was in a hurry to finish it before it snowed in Tokyo..."

Natsume Masako was very curious: "Huh? Less than a month?!"

"Yes, it was very tight. The actors' schedules were all squeezed out, and the shooting process was divided into several times..." Naoki Nagayama said that the movie was like a low-cost movie made crudely by a small workshop.

This made many directors in the audience look very unhappy...especially Fukasaku Kinji, who insisted on attending...

You can actually win the Best Director Award for a movie you make casually?! So who are these directors who spend a year or two making movies? Are they idiots?!

The buzzing discussion attracted the attention of the stage, and Atsumi Kiyo and Natsume Masako quickly made a few interruptions to lighten the atmosphere.

Although Fukasaku Kinji was physically weak, his spirit was still high. He had divorced his wife and whispered to Matsuzaka Keiko beside him:

"This Naoki Nagayama is just trying to get fame... he pretends not to care, but in fact he is really happy!"

Matsusaka Keiko could only nod slightly in agreement, but after looking at the young and handsome Naoki Nagayama in the stands, and then at the haggard old man with chicken skin and black hair next to her, she could only sigh in her heart:

"It would be great if the person next to me could be Naoki Nagayama!"

When he was about to say it, looking at all the people in the audience, especially Shuichi-san's eyes looking directly at him, Naoki Nagayama sighed. Before he came, Shuichi Itou had asked him to help him, and he moved Jiayi-chan away.

Out.

(Itou Shuichi took Nagayama Naoki’s arm: Naoki-san, for the sake of Kayi-chan, just obey me this time! Just say one more thing at the last moment!)

"in addition......."

Nagayama Naoki even closed his eyes: "Shuyu Pictures will soon release the latest movie "Love Will End Like the Rain", which is also about youth love. I hope everyone can pay more attention to it!"

Hearing this, the two hosts, Atsumi Kiyoshi and Natsume Masako, were stunned. This is the first recipient in history to advertise during his acceptance speech!!!

"Buzz buzz..."

There was a wave of heated discussions in the audience, mostly arguments. Some people were curious about the new movie, some were thinking about joining, but most people were surprised and appalled.

Among them, Fukasaku Kinji became even more excited: "Hahaha, Keiko-chan, look at it, just for fame and fame! You've actually started promoting a new movie!"

On the stage, Atsumi Kiyo showed off his skills as an experienced actor and smiled quickly:

"Hahaha, it seems that Director Naoki is very optimistic about the new movie. Let us also wish the new movie a big hit!"

"Hi, Arigado~"

Nagayama Naoki walked off the podium in the strange eyes of everyone... He was greeted at his seat by the approving eyes of Itou Shuichi and the approving eyes of Tanaka Yuko: "You are quite capable, Naoki."

Mulberry~"

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Seeing that the minor turmoil had subsided, the hosts Atsumi Kiyo and Natsume Masako breathed a sigh of relief and continued with the award ceremony for the next award.

After a movie clip was played, Atsumi Kiyoshi announced the winner of Best Actor:
To be continued...