.......

Generally speaking, Naoki Nagayama always pays for himself when he goes out to eat...except when the purpose is just to get a meal.

For example, if you go out for a big meal with Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi, Yoshimura Otomo pays for it.

There is no other reason, because Yoshimura Otomo seems to be extremely smart (Mediterranean) and highly respected (oldest), so most of the time it is assumed that he is the richest...

Yoshimura Otomo silently took out his wallet and started to pay the bill, while Naoki Nagayama patted his stomach and said:

"Thank you Otomo-san for your hospitality today! I haven't had such a good meal in a long time!"

On the other side, Shuichi Itou was drinking a cup of hot tea, closing his eyes as if he was still reminiscing about today's seafood dinner.

"Oh... Wallet-kun, Wallet-kun... Seeing you getting thinner and thinner, I feel very melancholy in my heart!" Fangcun Otomo seemed to have been with young people for a long time, and he had a very young mentality when he spoke.

It’s also a set.

Nagayama Naoki was speechless, "Otomo-san, your wallet is empty, isn't it because you spent it all on the girls in the club?"

Hearing this, Fangcun Dayou's expression changed and he immediately became serious: "Naoki-san, please don't spread rumors, I never go to that kind of place!"

"...."

These words made Nagayama Naoki roll his eyes. Did he go to Kobe with a ghost before?!

Itou Shuichi put down his teacup and explained briefly to Nagayama Naoki:

"Naoki-san, you don't know. Otomo-san might have gone there before, but now I don't know what's going on. Ever since I came back from Kobe, I've been going home every night and I'm very haggard the next day... so

Avoid going to clubs.”

Oh? Are you forced to pay public food?

Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to continue asking, but when he saw Otomo Yoshimura's face darkening, he wisely gave up.

Alas... people have no choice but to reach middle age!

Hearing the bad friend on the other side talking more and more, it became more and more serious. Yoshimura Otomo showed the dignity of an elder and forcibly changed the topic:

"Naoki-san, are you still going to be in the studio this afternoon?"

"No...Didn't I draw a sketch in the morning? I just took Kijima-kun to the shooting locations in Tokyo in the afternoon..." Naoki Nagayama said, "Now Kijima-kun is my executive director.

, he also has to take on tasks such as location shooting.”

"Kijima-kun..." After being reminded many times during this period, the other two people had a deep impression of Kijima Xu, "Can he deal with outsiders?"

"You always have to try~" Naoki Nagayama shrugged.

He actually felt that Kijima Xu's sense of existence was low. On the one hand, it was because he was indeed a bit special. He must have been born with a popular face and was not attractive to people. On the other hand, it was also because of his own personality...

If he is a social cow, no matter what happens, no one will pay attention to him.

This seafood restaurant was not far from the studio. Nagayama Naoki and the others chatted and ate, and slowly returned to the studio.

Nagayama Naoki went directly to the photography team area, and sure enough he saw Kijima Kyun, packing photography equipment alone.

"Kishima-kun, why are you alone?" Nagayama Naoki asked curiously, "Where are your younger brothers Sakata Koaki and Obara Miguel?"

"Uh...Naoki-san, we are colleagues...they are not my younger brothers..."

Kijima Xu explained awkwardly, and then continued, "Today they went to TV Asahi."

"Didn't we arrange for them to help with the filming of "Music Station" before?"

"Ah...that's right..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded. The second episode of "Music Station" was aired last Friday, but it was grabbed the headlines by Akina Nakamori's birthday celebration, so it didn't seem as prominent as the first episode.

However, the guest in the second episode was Seiko Matsuda, a competitor of Akina Nakamori, so at least it was a little bit of a hot spot, and the ratings were pretty good.

"This is the third episode. They are going to shoot the hometown of Xicheng Hideki, right?" After the female idols, naturally the male idols will be the guests.

"Hi!" Kijima Xu nodded, "The two of them also brought new employees with them to train them to be their successors."

"Haha, you are still very smart~"

They can still distinguish the pros and cons of becoming a recording crew member for a program or becoming a member of Naoki Nagayama's film shooting team.

Nagayama Naoki patted Kijima Kyon's shoulder:

"Kijima-kun, in the afternoon, come with me to take a look at the filming locations of "Kikujiro's Summer"... Some places still need to be rented and adjusted."

"Hi!"

.......

Tokyo, Taito District, Asakusa area.

Taitung District is the ancient area with the most "Edo legacy" in neon, with countless shrines, temples, museums and other places of interest.

"There are so many filming locations in Tokyo! Not only our movies, but also other movies can find corresponding locations in Tokyo."

"Hey, after all, this is a big city with the best neon lights..." Kijima Kyor looked around at the buildings with Yamato cultural characteristics and nodded in agreement.

Nagayama Naoki and Kijima Kyon came to the "Asakusa Tongri Shopping Street" together. Perhaps standing next to Kijima Kyon, Nagayama Naoki felt that his sense of presence was also reduced. The pedestrians who passed by looked at him.

There are also fewer eyes.

It seems that Kijima Xu has another new usage...

"Kijima-kun, this is the starting point of the movie!" Naoki Nagayama pointed at the 180-meter-long arcade shopping street in front of him and said, "I want the protagonist Masao to be remembered by the audience from here!"

Kijima Xu looked at the simple sketch storyboard in his hand, then looked up at the shopping street in front of him and nodded:

“Very local atmosphere...”

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The two of them were walking through the shopping street while discussing the shooting method.

"Kijima-kun, you have also read the script... If we are here, we expect to have a lot of shots, so there must be seats on both sides of the intersection..."

"Hi~"

"In some places, slide rails must be laid or carts must be mounted directly... Let the camera follow the actors and take close-ups..."

"Hi!"

Unknowingly, I walked to Sensoji Temple's Nitenmon Gate. This is the east side gate of Sensoji Temple. Although it is not as famous as the Kaminarimon gate at the main gate, it is still full of history.

"Let's separate here..." Naoki Nagayama made a camera gesture, looked at the side door in the frame and nodded.

"Separate?" Kijima Xu was confused.

"Hmm~"

As he deeply recalled "The Summer of Kikujiro", Naoki Nagayama's mind was already filled with images from the movie, and it seemed that even the song "Summer" was echoing.

After striding through the Nakamise Shopping Street in Sensoji Temple and exiting the Kaminarimon Gate, Naoki Nagayama and Kyū Kijima walked to the vicinity of the Sumida River Park, all the way to the Azuma Bridge on the Sumida River.

Since the "Sakura Bridge" used in the movie has not yet been built, there is not even a Skytree...so we can only find this substitute.

"Here...the first time we met..."

Nagayama Naoki looked at the open scenery on the river. The light water vapor was carried by the wind, and it felt very comfortable on his face. He turned around and looked around. Not far away was Nakamori Akina's apartment...

"Maybe Akina will still find out when the movie comes out~"

"Naoki-san, what did you say?" The wind on the bridge was a bit strong, making the low-down words a little unclear. Kijima Xu asked from the side.

"Ah, nothing, let's go to the river bank..."

"Uh...Hi!"

Kijima Kyor didn't ask any more questions, but just remembered another location in his notebook. He decided that before shooting, he would bring the script and his two younger brothers to visit and thoroughly understand what needed to be shot.

....This is a responsible executive director!

This afternoon, Nagayama Naoki and Kijima Kyon walked around Taito District in Tokyo until late at night, basically looking at all the filming locations that were going to be featured.

"Kishima-kun, let's stop here today~"

Seeing that the sunset was about to set, and it was almost the time of encountering the devil, Nagayama Naoki said to Kijima Kyor.

"Our subsequent filming locations include a large area in Shizuoka and Kanagawa...but this will happen later~"

"Hi! I got it!"

"Also, there is a scene at a seaside resort hotel, and we need to find a high-end hotel..."

"Hi, I'll be in touch!"

After chattering for a few words, Nagayama Naoki drove away coolly, leaving the miserable Kijima Kyū... who had to take the subway home.

As an ordinary photographer, although my salary has increased a lot in the past two years, I still spend a lot on my own lenses. In a high-consumption city like Tokyo, I still need to save some money.

........

When we returned to Yamasakura-in, the golden sunlight was shining slantingly on the second-story small foreign-style building, as if it had coated the brown roof with a layer of gold paint.

The upper half of the Yamazakura Garden is very bright, but the lower half looks dim. Thick bamboo leaves cover up the scene of the courtyard. Only the corners of some eaves and the lush tops of the cherry trees inside are visible.

"Yutaro, I'm back!"

After driving into the garage, Nagayama Naoki stretched out his claws towards the dog running over, happily stroking the dog's head which was getting bigger and bigger.
To be continued...