wavenovel Chapters 1477 and 1486: The Ringed Tribe in Osaka is too enthusiastic!!
Chapters 1477 and 1486: The Ringed Tribe in Osaka is too enthusiastic!!
Chapters 1477 and 1486: The Ringed Tribe in Osaka is too enthusiastic!!
The set of "Fast & Furious" has arrived in Osaka!
Kobe, the closest major city to the Yakuza headquarters, is also a veritable stronghold of the yakuza. The legendary Osaka dialect sounds very imposing and is a very suitable term for the yakuza!
However, due to the influence of local culture, the street racing culture here is much wilder than that in Tokyo.
Starting in the 70s, a street racing culture began to emerge on the No. 1 loop of the Hanshin Expressway.
The engine was revving at full throttle, the car swayed from side to side, drove against traffic, and even had half a body sticking out of the door to drive. Completely disregarding traffic rules, provoking the police, and the vehicle itself didn't even have license plates or a vehicle identification number (VIN).
The street racers here have a special name: the Ring Race!
These lawless guys are all excellent drivers, driving better cars than the police, and they are surprisingly well-organized. They even send special cars to guard the police during their racing events, so they usually don't get caught.
Naoki Nagayama only got the chance to film after contacting the real key figures through Takao Ozaki and some racing teams.
"I promise, no one else from the team will be included in the film."
Naoki Nagayama and several team leaders assured him that...
"Those willing to show their faces can even be included as extras; at least during the filming of this movie, they will be considered to be using fake identities."
Because Naoki Nagayama is very famous and seems to have some connection with the local Yamaguchi-gumi, the leader of the core team of the Ring Clan reluctantly agreed to let him film there.
They were taken to the Ring Clan's base, which was actually just a temporary resting place.
"We, the Ringed Race, have no base!"
The team leader who brought Naoki Nagayama, Hidekazu Umeda, introduced them.
"Or rather, our base is where the convoys gather each time they want to fight, and it's decided on the spot when the convoys need to duel. It's used and then abandoned. That's why the cops have never caught us!!"
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Naoki Nagayama was astonished; they'd even gone so far as to use distributed nodes to avoid being wiped out in one fell swoop!
No wonder Bitcoin was invented by the Japanese.
Hidekazu Umeda continued:
"Tonight, we will be facing off against another team. So if Director Nagayama wants to film anything, he'd better hurry!"
"Hi, no problem!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded repeatedly.
"Our crew is ready at any time!"
Filmmaking wasn't as particular back then; outdoor scenes like these were sometimes even more rugged. As long as the effect on screen looked realistic, that was enough!
So on that same day, Naoki Nagayama took the film crew, who had already settled in Osaka, to the vicinity of the Hanshin Expressway.
The people of Osaka are so friendly!
As soon as the main actors arrived at the base, they naturally became the focus of the Ring Clan's attention, after all, they are all celebrities!
Especially Ken Takakura, whose popularity was even greater than that of the team leader. Naoki Nagayama would bet that if Ken Takakura said "Come with me, let's go beat someone up," the entire gang of ring-shaped thugs present would follow him without looking back.
The others, the bright and elegant Keiko Matsuzaka and the quirky and clever Shizuka Kudo, were already popular stars and were naturally loved by many members of the Ringed Tribe.
The only exception is Leon Lai. He's not famous in Japan, but he's handsome and has some female fans who chat with him.
Hidetoshi Shimomura and Satoshi Ishizaki were also at the Ring Clan's temporary base as extras.
Looking at the strangely dressed and somewhat fierce-looking ringed tribe around them, the two of them felt a surge of excitement. As paparazzi, they chased after hot topics and sensational stories, so they had naturally heard of the famous Osaka ringed tribe.
Many media professionals have failed to film the headquarters of the ringed tribe, but after following Naoki Nagayama for a few days, they were able to enter so easily!
"Ishizaki."
Hidetoshi Shimomura muttered to himself,
"What if we secretly take a few pictures?"
"Xia Cun, I think you've gone mad! The Ringed Clan is not to be trifled with!"
Satoshi Ishizaki quickly dissuaded his companion from having such an idea.
"They all assumed we were staff members brought by Naoki Nagayama."
Hidetoshi Shimomura still doesn't want to give up; he's not ready to completely change careers yet.
"Baka! If the footage we filmed today gets leaked, Naoki Nagayama will definitely know there's a mole and will be able to easily find us!"
News stories are inherently time-limited, so news stories shot today naturally need to be sold as quickly as possible, otherwise they become worthless.
However, Satoshi Ishizaki was getting a little anxious.
"We're in Osaka, right next to the Yamaguchi-gumi! Have you forgotten Naoki Nagayama's connection to the yakuza?!"
"The underworld hates traitors the most. If someone gets caught, their body is sent to the middle of nowhere and can't be found!"
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It was this most realistic threat that made Hidetoshi Shimomura give up.
"Okay. I'll just be an extra today!"
While the two were talking furtively, Matsuo Muneo discovered them:
"Shimomura and Ishizaki, what are you two doing hiding here?! Come here, we've assigned you roles!"
"Hi!" X2
The two of them ran over excitedly.
"Today, your roles involve being startled by street racers while driving, and then using the camera next to you to film the racing scene. Understand?!"
"Huh, were you scared again?"
"Didn't you say you were a reporter?!"
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Matsuo Muneo overheard their murmurs and, faced with the two people he had recommended, offered a brief explanation:
"Your profession is paparazzi!"
Upon hearing this, Hidetoshi Shimomura and Satoshi Ishizaki froze, almost thinking that Muneo Matsuo had discovered their true colors!
"Your filming will serve as evidence to expose the street racing later. It's a crucial trigger for this brotherly showdown! Understand?!"
"Ha!!" X2
The two finally breathed a sigh of relief, though their bodies were still a little stiff.
Seeing the two listening intently, Matsuo Muneo nodded repeatedly, thinking that these two would surely deliver an outstanding performance today!
"Alright, you guys get ready now and follow my instructions!"
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After Matsuo Muneo left, Shimomura Hidetoshi and Ishizaki Satoshi looked at each other in bewilderment:
"What do we do? How should we act?"
"Why are there no lines?"
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At midnight, cars sped along the Osaka Loop.
Meanwhile, a dozen or so cars slowly formed a group on the road, with two Ferraris and Lamborghinis racing each other in the middle, as well as other sports cars, and several modified cars equipped with cameras on the side.
Further out, several ordinary Honda sedans were parked at a distance, not too close or too far; these were Hidekazu Umeda's convoy!
Naoki Nagayama sat in the back of a converted van, looking at the integrated screen in front of him, which displayed the lenses of several cameras.
"Everyone, everything is ready."
The microphones in the carriages were connected to the sound systems of each car, and Naoki Nagayama spoke directly to the film crew.
"This shoot is a real-life scene. We'll start filming as soon as the cyclists appear. I won't be yelling 'Action' anymore!"
"Strive for success on the first try!"
Just as Naoki Nagayama was hallucinating the answers from the crowd, the walkie-talkie next to him crackled to life, and Hidekazu Umeda's voice came through:
"Nagayama-san's duel is about to begin!"
"it is good!!"
In no time, many seemingly ordinary cars appeared on Osaka's No. 1 Loop. They weaved through traffic, changed lanes left and right, honked their horns loudly, and stuck their heads out to shout, behaving extremely arrogantly.
One of the cars pulled up next to Naoki Nagayama's convoy. One of the cars rolled down its window and gestured towards Hidekazu Umeda's car, at which point Hidekazu Umeda rolled down his window as well.
"Umeda, what's wrong with you guys?"
"It's Hideki Otake, the captain of the opposing team!" he shouted, pointing to the cameras.
"Shall we continue today's duel?!"
"They're a group making a movie and they need some car chase scenes. Ignore them, they're not participating in the showdown!"
Hidekazu Umeda also said loudly,
"Everything else remains the same!"
"Haha, that's good!"
Hideki Otake didn't ask any further questions. He closed the car window and returned to his own group, seemingly saying something over the walkie-talkie.
Then you see cars starting to accelerate, quickly emerging from the traffic to join Naoki Nagayama's convoy, pulling alongside another car, and flashing their lights twice.
That's how you greet someone; it means, "Want to have a game?!"
Hidekazu Umeda flashed his headlights twice, and then the race began!
With the collective acceleration, the two convoys quickly weaved through traffic to overtake other vehicles, forcing other vehicles that were driving normally to give way – this has become an unspoken rule on the Osaka Loop at midnight!
Naoki Nagayama's sports cars also sped up. After all, as sports cars, they could keep up at the beginning, but later it all depended on the professional drivers. The drivers of the cars equipped with cameras were all professional drivers!
"Take a look at the professionals, Taguchi-san and Morimoto-san!"
Naoki Nagayama said into the microphone,
"Let's overtake!"
The Ferrari on the screen suddenly accelerated, instantly turning and overtaking a car in a ring road that was also accelerating.
The driver of the car, who was in a ring, angrily stretched out an arm and made the well-known gesture!
Naoki Nagayama, however, was quite satisfied with what he saw.
"Haha, this is real racing!"
"Make it flashy. Drive through the ordinary vehicles of the extras!"
The vehicles used by the extras were all ordinary civilian vehicles, used primarily to highlight the sports cars.
So, we saw Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches, and other cars weaving smoothly through traffic as if they were at home. And all of this was filmed while they were traveling at high speeds!
The film crew was mixed in with the car chase team. Matsuo Muneo was inside one of the filming vehicles, shouting into a walkie-talkie:
"Shimomura, Ishizaki. Get ready!"
Each of the individual cameras can naturally be operated to a limited extent.
Inside a regular Honda Civic, Hidetoshi Shimomura was driving, while Satoshi Ishizaki was holding a camera out the window, his arm steady. They were acting like paparazzi trying to film a car chase – exactly what they were doing!
"Good. The movements are very good and appropriate, you can do it!"
Matsuo Muneo was quite satisfied with the footage on the camera.
"Watch out, the Ringed Tribe's car is coming!"
At this moment, Hidetoshi Shimomura was genuinely excited as he openly and blatantly took photos!
"Haha, I'll shoot it and then send it out. It's on the driveway, so they might not be able to find out that it was me who took the picture!"
Then the flashbulbs started going off continuously.
This ring-shaped group member was actually from another car team. He had no idea what was being filmed; he only felt that someone was trying to take pictures of his license plate and face, which would lead to his arrest later!
"Damn it! There are cops!!"
With that, he stepped on the gas and pulled up next to Shimomura Hidetoshi and Ishizaki Satoshi's car, rolling down the window.
"Damn it, you'll get to take those pictures!"
As he spoke, he leaned half his body out, gripping the steering wheel with one hand and snatching Shimomura Hidetoshi's camera with the other!
"!!!"
While driving at high speed, a car suddenly approaches you, and the driver leans out, shouting and yelling, and even tries to snatch your camera!
What does this feeling mean? It's fear!!
"I'm going to die! I'm going to die! I'm going to die!"
Hidetoshi Shimomura's mind went blank.
"Is this guy next to me crazy?! Do you have to be this dedicated to filming?!"
"Baka! Give me the camera!!"
The ring-shaped man had already reached out and grabbed the camera strap, tearing at it forcefully. Due to his unbalanced hands, his car even bumped into Hidetoshi Shimomura and Satoshi Ishizaki's cars a few times!
"Are you fucking crazy?!"
Hidetoshi Shimomura yelled and tried to pull the camera off. He wanted to give it to him, but the camera strap was wrapped around his neck!
"Give it to me now!!"
The ring-shaped group continued pulling, dragging Shimomura Hidetoshi's upper body out of the car window! The biting wind blew on his face, distorting his features!
"Madman. Madman!!"
The ring-shaped gang swerved sharply, moving away from Shimomura Hidetoshi's car, and in the ensuing struggle, the camera was finally snatched away by the ring-shaped gang!
The camera strap and Hidetoshi Shimomura's shirt were torn together, leaving bloodstains on Shimomura's upper body.
After succeeding, the ring-shaped gang's car suddenly accelerated, changed direction several times in traffic, and quickly disappeared.
Hidetoshi Shimomura, still shaken, slumped back into the passenger seat.
"This is so exciting! I'm going to die!"
Ishizaki Satoshi, who had been trying his best to keep the car steady, was also panting heavily. The scene had just unfolded so quickly that he hadn't almost reacted. He looked at his partner beside him...
"Urban tape from Xiaxia Village?!"
"I"
Hidetoshi Shimomura was in a sorry state, his lips were pale, and his hands were still gripping the seatbelt tightly.
"I'm sobbing."
Then I burst into tears. I had really just experienced a life-or-death crisis!!
"Okay, okay. It's alright, it's alright."
This was the only thing Satoshi Ishizaki could say to comfort him.
Meanwhile, far ahead in a modified camera vehicle, Matsuo Muneo was looking at the footage he had just captured, filled with surprise and disbelief!
"Those two are truly geniuses!!"
"That impromptu performance was so realistic!! So amazing!"
The footage just captured shows an action scene at high speed, the difficulty and danger of which far exceed the level of ordinary action movies!
The two actors' performances—the hysterical roars, the struggles, and the lingering fear and tears upon returning to the car—were simply the most realistic acting ever!
"No, these two shouldn't just be extras; they should be given named characters!"
Filming was very flexible in this era, and script revisions were common. After all, Naoki Nagayama was the screenwriter!
Matsuo Muneo believes that, based on their acting skills, these two are already qualified to have a place in the entertainment industry!
He picked up the radio and praised excitedly:
"Shimomura! Ishizaki!! You two are awesome!!!"
"That impromptu performance was fantastic!!!"
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Hidetoshi Shimomura and Satoshi Ishizaki, who were still feeling lingering fear, were instantly stunned upon hearing this.