wavenovel Chapter 1035 Chapter 1044, You fell in love with him at first sight, right? !
Chapter 1035 Chapter 1044, You fell in love with him at first sight, right? !
Chapter 1035 Chapter 1044, you fell in love with him at first sight, right? !
Naoki Nagayama was drunk for two days after arriving in Hong Kong.
After waking up the next day, he finally realized that the so-called extravagance and decadence were actually memories that only lasted until after he got drunk. When he woke up this morning, he was left with only a dazed memory.
Staring blankly at the scorching sun outside the window, Naoki Nagayama yawned loudly, then washed up and went downstairs for brunch.
"Naoki-san" X2
Two people with pale faces and black eye bags also walked over with a weak look.
"Masataka-kun, Kijima-kun"
He still has a sense of his own moral integrity. At least he would not take a lost girl back to the hotel casually, but his two followers are not sure.
Naoki Nagayama looked at his two younger brothers and asked after hesitating for a moment,
"You two didn't bring anyone back last night, did you?"
Seeing the two people's faces look a little awkward, Naoki Nagayama said "huh".
They still live in the same room.
"Forget about Kijima-kun." Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "Masataka-kun, you are married."
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The two looked at each other, and seeing that Naoki Nagayama had no intention of continuing to blame them, they relaxed. After all, such romantic affairs would not become a big problem between Japanese men.
Komori Masataka asked as he drank milk to replenish his nutrition:
"Naoki-san, there were so many cute girls last night, didn't you ever think about a night of fun?"
Naoki Naoyama glanced at the two of them and said disdainfully:
"You two are animals with lower bodies! I am a pure, moral person who has escaped from vulgar tastes!"
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I always feel that I am looked down upon by people who stand on the moral high ground!
In this day and age, I don’t know whether I should be thankful or surprised to have a boss who abides by ethics.
Without dwelling on this matter for too long, after finishing breakfast, they started talking about their next itinerary.
"There are still some TVB auditions this morning. Some have been delayed until now due to schedule reasons." Naoki Nagayama said, "Then in the afternoon, Jackie Chan and other Hong Kong bigwigs who I have contacted before will recommend some acquaintances to try out."
Although most of the people who came to audition this time were artists from TVB or Shaw Brothers Films, there were still some other companies in Hong Kong who would push some people in front of them in a roundabout way.
"You can have a good rest tomorrow and visit some famous attractions in Hong Kong."
Naoki Nagayama told his two followers what to do next.
"You two need to bring the translator Wu Qiwen, but I can go by myself. So we can go our separate ways tomorrow."
In fact, it was Naoki Nagayama himself who wanted to go somewhere and didn't want two followers following him!
As he was speaking, he saw Wu Qiwen, the translator, walking towards him with frivolous steps.
Speaking of which, this translator has been very lucky these past two days. The places he went to with Naoki Nagayama were all high-end places that he couldn't normally go to. The service attitude and quality were at a level that he couldn't normally get to. He was really free and easy like a god~
"Good morning, Naoki-san, Komori-san, and Kijima-san!" Wu Qiwen greeted them with a smile. "Did you have a good rest last night?"
“Hehehe very good very good”
After they exchanged a few words, they felt their spirits gradually recovered, and then waited for the car to pick them up in the morning.
After a while, today's audition began.
Auditioning seriously.
At noon, Naoki Nagayama and his friends did not go out for a drink, but instead took a car to the California Building.
When we arrived, we saw Chow Yun-fat and two thin and smart-looking men already waiting in the restaurant.
"Mr. Yongshan" Chow Yun-fat stood up and introduced him, "This is Mr. Michael Hui and Mr. Wong Jing from Cinema City."
Then he introduced them to the two of them:
"This is the president of the Neon Tree Friends Group, Naoki Nagayama."
"Nice to meet you~" "I've heard a lot about you~"
Influenced by Western culture, greetings in Hong Kong only require a handshake, and Naoki Nagayama felt a lot more relaxed.
After everyone sat down, Mai Jia asked anxiously:
"Mr. Nagayama, why do you want to buy the distribution rights of A Better Tomorrow in Japan?"
You can't blame Mai Jia for being anxious, the film is really in a bad situation right now.
Director John Woo had been frustrated at Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, and had no movies to shoot when he first arrived at Cinema City. He was in urgent need of a movie to make a breakthrough. Although the lead actor Chow Yun-fat was very famous at the time, his movies were well-received but not popular, and he was said to be "box office poison". He also needed a movie to prove himself. Another lead actor, Ti Lung, was even fired by Shaw Brothers and fell into a mid-life crisis.
Although another actor in the movie, Leslie Cheung, was very popular, his main career was in the music industry, and filming movies was just the icing on the cake.
It can be said that this movie is a counterattack of a group of people who have hit rock bottom. If this movie is not successful, the future may be bleak.
And now, suddenly a fat sheep in Japan comes and asks to buy the distribution rights of the movie in Japan, which almost covers the cost in one go!
What’s more, this was before the movie was even released!
"I heard Mr. Zhou talk about the plot, and I feel that this story is very exciting. You should all know that Shuyou just released a movie called "Hayato" at the beginning of the year, which is a movie about a gangster boss."
Naoki Nagayama explained,
"I have watched some of Chow's movies before, and his interpretation of the movie characters is very good. Overall, I think this movie has a future."
In fact, Naoki Nagayama just recalled Chow Yun-fat's "Across the World" and some famous scenes from "A Better Tomorrow"~
And in terms of spending, two million Hong Kong dollars is only about 10 million yen when converted into Japanese yen, which is a small amount of money!
"We have of course watched Director Nagayama's Hayato," said Wong Jing. "It is a masterpiece that combines gang violence and loyalty very well. The plot is also very compact and makes people unable to take their eyes off it!"
As a big shot in the Hong Kong film industry, he is naturally always paying attention to the Japanese entertainment industry, which is the most developed in Asia.
"Thank you so much~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Hong Kong films nowadays are also very good and have taken a very distinctive path."
“Director Yongshan really praised Hong Kong films!”
“Haha, there is indeed something worth learning!”
Hong Kong movies of this era were indeed flourishing, with various forms of innovation, unlike later, when only police and gangster films for self-entertainment were left.
Either this robber robbed a gold shop, or that bad guy endangered Hong Kong's security, or a policeman turned evil, and every time, the police in Hong Kong Island had to work hard and finally blow up a few buildings.
Everyone had a sumptuous lunch at a California restaurant, and by the way, they decided to purchase the distribution rights in the Neon region. The subsequent procedures and signing would naturally be handled by the two companies.
"Let's celebrate the success of the new film!" Naoki Nagayama raised his glass.
“The new movie is a big hit!”
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In the afternoon, there were auditions for other artists from the Hong Kong film industry. The venue was not at TVB, but a reception room rented at the Peninsula Hotel.
Actually, it would be OK to audition in the room, since the suite was quite big, but Naoki Nagayama still rejected it.
The paparazzi in the Hong Kong entertainment industry have already noticed this big director from Japan. If the news of the audition in a private suite gets out, it might become news such as "audition in the room" or "men facing each other".
He is well aware of the nature of the Hong Kong media in this era. They are willing to say anything for traffic and exposure, and are much bolder than Japan!
The ones introduced by Jackie Chan are naturally all martial artists, but it is not easy to find those who have good image and good looks among them.
In the conference room, he met Qian Xiaohao and Lin Guobin who were introduced by Jackie Chan.
"Big Brother." Naoki Nagayama smiled as he looked at the familiar face, and almost said, "Everyone here is a playboy."
But to be honest, in this era, both of them are handsome at such a young age, otherwise how could Qiu Sheng played by Qian Xiaohao be liked by so many female ghosts? And Lam Kwok-bun looks 70% like Leon Lai, and later he also dated Anita Mui.
"Director Yongshan~" X2
"Nice to meet you~"
Naoki Nagayama also stood up to welcome the two of them. After learning a little about their filming experience, he found out that they were just pure newcomers, martial artists!
"You were introduced by Jackie Chan. Do you know the role you are auditioning for?"
The two young men shook their heads and said that Jackie Chan told them that they wanted to play a very handsome role and needed someone with good looks.
“Yeah, that’s about the same.”
Naoki Nagayama did not ask for too much and handed them a script of the plot.
"In that case, let's prepare a little and improvise the scene above!"
"Okay~"
Watching the two of them reading very seriously and then starting to prepare for the performance, Naoki Nagayama had actually already made some preparations in his mind, because people with acting skills can get into the state quickly.
so.
The result is naturally a rollover.
The performance required was that the male lead spent tens of millions of dollars to buy jewelry in front of everyone's surprised eyes, but the performances of the two actors were horrible. Qian Xiaohao had few expressions and his movements were stiff, while Lam Kwok-bun's performance was exaggerated and his expression was artificial.
All I can say is that both of them are action actors, and they are too young and don’t have much acting skills.
If they were actors under Naoki Nagayama, he could try to teach them from scratch, but since both of them are Hong Kong actors and will not be developing in Japan in the future, that won’t work.
"Thank you both for coming to the audition," Naoki Nagayama said in a gentle tone, "I will contact you if there is any follow-up progress."
When they were seeing them off, Leslie Cheung happened to come over, along with a handsome man.
"Nagayama Mulberry"
Leslie Cheung greeted him without hesitation and then introduced him.
"This is the Hua Zai I mentioned before"
At present, Andy Lau is being hidden by Shaw Brothers because of a contract incident, and the company gave a song originally intended for him to Leslie Cheung, which made Leslie Cheung feel a little sorry. So when Naoki Nagayama was choosing a role, the first thing he thought of was to introduce Andy Lau.
"Director Nagayama, nice to meet you~"
"Mr. Liu, nice to meet you~"
After the two met, Naoki Nagayama observed Andy Lau now, and found that he was indeed very handsome, and his clothes were obviously well-groomed.
But I heard that Andy during this period was so eager to maintain his image that he even refused to change his hairstyle during filming.
"Come in quickly~"
"Thank you~"
Inviting Andy Lau to come in, Naoki Nagayama prepared to audition in the conference room. Of course, he first talked about his filming experience for a while, and then gave him a script:
"Mr. Liu, please take a look at this script and do an improvisation!"
Naoki Nagayama gives a story about a male protagonist who finally becomes frustrated and miserable and has a decadent experience of getting drunk in a bar.
According to the original plot requirements, the male protagonist is sloppy and bearded. However, when performing impromptu, he is naturally not so well prepared and can only play freely.
After waiting for a while, I saw Hua Zai walking towards me from the door, his shoulders drooped, his tie untied, his clothes hanging down, and his whole body exuded a decadent feeling.
Sitting at the conference room table, pouring water from a disposable cup as wine.
But no matter how you look at it, he looks like a melancholy prince who is forcing himself to express his sorrow in order to write new poems. Even at this point, he is still radiating handsomeness.
Ah, it turns out to be a head of beautiful hair without a single mess!
"Cut! That's enough!" Naoki Nagayama stopped the performance, "Mr. Liu, I already understand your performance skills."
Hua Zi heard something wrong with the tone:
"Director Yongshan, is there anything wrong with my performance?"
"The feeling of decadence and loss was well acted out, but there's nothing else to it." Naoki Nagayama said to Andy, "He's just so handsome!"
"? But isn't the male lead a handsome guy?"
"But in this scenario, the hero has lost all his money and is going to jail, so he can't act cool anymore!"
Naoki Nagayama has no intention of teaching others how to perform, so he stops there.
"Mr. Liu, thank you very much for coming to the audition. If there is any progress, we will contact you."
"That's good!"
Andy did not insist, turned around, opened the door and walked out. As one of the Five Tigers of TVB in this era, he was still full of pride.
Leslie Cheung, who was outside, heard and saw Andy coming out. He knew from the expression on his face that this time the result might not be good, so he asked him to go back first, and then walked in to ask about the situation:
"Director Yongshan, how was the audition?"
"Andy is still an idol now, not an actor." Naoki Nagayama said, "This time the actor's acting skills are very high."
This is a polite refusal.
"Can I see the content of the performance?" Leslie Cheung wanted to see if the plot of the performance was too difficult.
"It's nothing~"
Naoki Nagayama handed him the paper.
“It’s an ordinary scene”
"really."
After watching the improvisational performance, Leslie Cheung did not feel that it was the kind of thing that would make people feel awkward.
At this time, Kimura, who had been silent and just observing, spoke directly:
"If Leslie were to perform, how would he express this feeling of dejection and frustration?"
"If it were me~"
Leslie Cheung did not refuse, thought for a moment, and began to demonstrate.
"First, your hair should be a little more casual. Your eyes should be looking down. Your clothes should have some wrinkles and not be neatly worn. The corners of your mouth should be looking down."
He messed up his smooth and neat hair, and then used his hands to tidy it up. He also ruffled his suit, making the collar even more wrinkled, and did the same with his shirt.
Sitting at the table in the conference room, with lips tightly pursed, the corners of his mouth turned down, and his eyes looked down, staring blankly at the disposable paper cup in his hand. He slowly turned the cup in his hand.
Even though her face was still delicate, a feeling of decadence and fatigue appeared before her eyes.
In this situation, no one would think that the content in his glass was water, not liquor!
"Such expressiveness is indeed Leslie!" Kimura said with a smile, "If Leslie were to perform, there would be absolutely no problem!"
"Eh?"
"Naoki-san, what do you think?"
Kyon Kimura looked at Nagayama Naoki. He was obviously very satisfied with Leslie Cheung. He must have been very satisfied when he saw him yesterday!
"Forehead"
"The audition was perfect!" Kyon said in Japanese, "Naoki-san, height and age are not a problem, we can handle it with the camera!"
"this."
After all, the director of this movie is one of Masataka Komori and Kyon Kimura, and it is obvious that Masataka Komori has begun to expand his network and work towards the direction of production, so Kyon Kimura is more likely to be the director.
But we can’t just announce that Leslie Cheung was chosen at this time! Otherwise, if he brings someone else to audition, but he gets the role himself, what will happen to him?
Naoki Nagayama signaled Kyono Kijima to calm down and said to Leslie Cheung:
"Thank you for the demonstration just now, Leslie. Our director Kimura thinks you have a very good acting skill and would like to work with you if there is a chance!"
"Haha, thank you so much!"
Leslie Cheung and Kyon Kimura shook hands to express their gratitude.
“There will definitely be a chance in the future!”
"If possible." Naoki Nagayama said, "Can I also play a role in this movie?"
"No problem at all!"
"Okay. We, the tree friends, will confirm the roles when we are producing the movie. We will invite Leslie to come to Neon at that time. Please come."
"No problem!" Leslie Cheung said with a smile, "I'm free in the next few months~"
Having just finished filming "A Better Tomorrow", he had been taking a break until the 1990s. He even had only one album in his music career.
"Okay then~"
After sending the people out, Naoki Naoyama shook his head at Kyon Kijima:
"Kijima-kun, you fell in love with him at first sight, right?"
Kijima Kyon didn't deny it and nodded: "When I saw him for the first time yesterday, I felt that he looked very similar to Naoki-san!"
"???" Naoki Nagayama said in surprise, "Looks like me? Leslie and I look totally different. If you ask me, I look more like Lam Kwok-bun who came here before."
Lam Kwok-bun is 70% like Leon Lai, and Naoki Nagayama is of the same type, a sunny and handsome guy. They are completely different from the delicate handsome guy like Leslie Cheung!
“It just gives people a feeling of being very clean and sincere.”
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“So I think if he plays the role, it will give people a very similar feeling.”
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Seeing that Naoki Naoki was silent, Kijima Kyon hurriedly urged him:
"Naoki-san, let's quickly decide on the roles!"
"Why rush? There are many aspects to consider when casting in the Hong Kong entertainment industry."
Naoki Nagayama doesn't want to settle down in Hong Kong. He is still very optimistic about Tony Leung's acting skills.
Besides, I don't know if there are any connections among those who auditioned these two days. If I choose one, I will offend another.
Hong Kong gangs are rampant now, and you might be forced to choose someone as the protagonist by a big boss at gunpoint, especially if you are Japanese.
"I'll make a decision when I get back to Neon! Anyway, the groundwork has already been laid~"
"Hi!"
The rules he just mentioned, which would eventually determine the roles, were made up on the spur of the moment!