wavenovel Chapter 1492, Episode 1501: "Fast & Furious" has wrapped filming!!
Chapter 1492, Episode 1501: "Fast & Furious" has wrapped filming!!
Chapter 1492, Episode 1501: "Fast & Furious" has wrapped filming!!
The final scene of "Fast & Furious" was set in Ken Takakura's hometown, Fukuoka.
It's already the second half of September, but it's still sunny and warm here, and you have to wear short sleeves when you go out.
On the coastal expressway between Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, a bright red Ferrari and two modified filming vans were parked. Naoki Nagayama and the crew had already filmed quite a few scenes.
This current segment is essentially the final menu item, and also a foreshadowing of the next film.
After the first "Fast & Furious" movie is completed, Naoki Nagayama plans to start filming the second movie next year!
We are now poised to film this final scene.
"On your marks! Get set!!"
Naoki Nagayama, wearing a floral shirt, shouted through a megaphone.
"Action!!"
At a command, Ken Takakura started the car and drove off onto the road.
Sunshine, breeze, waves, a man, a convertible sports car. Plus, in the passenger seat, Keiko Matsuzaka, wearing a bright yellow dress, her smooth hair flying in the wind, this scene looks just like a scene from Citypop!
By this time, Ken Takakura had successfully escaped and was now free, enjoying his newfound freedom.
A van equipped with a crane camera followed the Ferrari along the coastline, faithfully recording the scene.
Upon witnessing this scene, Naoki Nagayama instantly decided to use the classic citypop hit "Summer Breeze" as background music during the ending theme!
"Crack!"
As Ken Takakura's car drove away, leaving only his silhouette in the distance, Naoki Nagayama finally called "cut."
Then we went to the director's monitor to watch the final results.
Meanwhile, Ken Takakura returned with Keiko Matsuzaka.
"alright!!"
Naoki Nagayama greeted everyone with a broad smile.
"This one is approved!"
Then he picked up the megaphone and shouted even louder:
"Everyone, filming for 'Fast & Furious' has wrapped!!!"
Upon hearing this, the crowd that had been gathered in a circle immediately jumped, laughed, and shouted!
"Filming wrapped!" "Finally!" "It's over!" "..."
After everyone had vented their emotions, Naoki Nagayama said with a smile:
"Alright, alright, everyone, let's get down to business and pack up the props!"
"Tonight we'll have a wrap party at Takakura-san's hometown!!"
"Great!!" "Awesome!" "Haha~"
A lively atmosphere filled the film crew, and even when packing up equipment, the staff had smiles on their faces.
At that moment, Kijima walked over:
"Naoki-san, should I take the materials back first?"
"No, let's go back together tomorrow. It's just a few shots anyway."
"Hi!"
The main characters, Ken Takakura and Keiko Matsuzaka, walked over:
"Congratulations on the successful completion of the filming, Naoki-san!"
Haha, congratulations to you too!
Naoki Nagayama also looked relaxed and joked.
"And today's wrap party was also made possible thanks to Mr. Takakura's recommendation of the location."
"Not at all, Fukuoka is my hometown after all."
Fukuoka has produced a national star, and the whole city is thrilled! It'll even bring a huge order to that hotel. The hotel manager must be ecstatic!
After chatting for a while, Naoki Nagayama watched as the crew members got ready and then called everyone to head to the seaside hotel they had booked. The actors who weren't filming today were already waiting there.
When we arrived, it was just evening, and the setting sun and the azure sea merged into one, making the beach party look especially magical.
Upon seeing the film crew arrive, Leon Lai, Lam Chun-yin, Ekin Cheng, Shizuka Kudo, Izumi Sakai, Yutaka Ozaki, and others all stood up to greet them!
"Congratulations on wrapping up filming!" "A complete success!"
He received a constant stream of congratulatory messages, which Naoki Nagayama responded to one by one.
Finally, he raised a glass of champagne and stood before the crowd:
"Everyone, I won't say anything more!!"
"Let's drink this glass and then have a blast!!"
"Okay!!" "Cheers!" "Let's have a party!!" "."
After finishing a glass of wine, Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Tomonori remarked:
"It has to be Naoki-san again. No more nonsense!!"
"Yes, that's the kind of boss I want!"
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The band started playing, the music started, and the dancing began. Accompanied by fine wine and food, this unique semi-open-air wrap party began!
The laughter continued until it got completely dark.
Tokyo, Yamazakura-in.
Xia Hua was eating her dinner at the dining table.
Tonight's dinner included fish balls, seasonal vegetables, and her favorite potato pancakes. Normally, she should have been eating heartily, but today she seemed to have little appetite and ate very slowly.
"What's wrong, Hua Jiang?"
Akina asked with concern,
"Did dinner taste off tonight? Or are you feeling unwell?"
As she spoke, she gently tested the little one's temperature with her hand. It's true that it's easy to get sick during seasonal changes.
Xia Hua shook her head, indicating that it wasn't about dinner or her health, and instead asked:
"Mom, isn't Dad coming home for dinner today?!"
"Oh, this?"
Akina understood; the little guy was missing his father.
"Dad works far away, so he can't come back today."
"Can't we even come back by plane?"
The little one has been on a plane a few times, and she now knows that airplanes are the fastest mode of transportation in the world.
"Even by plane, I can't come back~"
Akina knew about the wrap party, but there was no need to explain it too clearly to Hana-chan at this point—the kids would keep asking until they got to the bottom of it!
"Hmm~"
Xia Hua poked at her plate with her fork, her mood clearly worsening.
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What should we do now?!
This isn't a mistake; it's just that the daughter misses her father. Akina would never scold her for something like this.
Looking at her stubborn daughter, Akina knew that the only thing she could do was make a phone call. Otherwise, she would cry, then she would have to coax her, and in the end, she would fall into the cycle of needing Naoki Nagayama to intervene.
So he decisively took out his phone and dialed Naoki Nagayama's number.
"Beep beep beep~~"
A few minutes later, the call was connected:
"Moses Moses, Akina?"
Faint music and noise also came through the microphone.
"Um"
Akina nodded, then briefly explained Natsuka's current problem.
"In short, she won't eat because you're not home."
"Oh, this."
"You'll have to handle Naoki's situation yourself!"
As he spoke, he handed the phone to Xia Hua, who had been watching him eagerly.
And as soon as the little guy took it, he immediately started talking:
"Moshi Moshi. Is that Daddy?"
"Flower sauce?! It's Daddy~"
"Why aren't you home for dinner?!"
The little guy's voice started to tremble; clearly, he was about to cry the next word!
"Yes, because Dad is eating here!"
Once they reached a quieter spot, Naoki Nagayama gave up on explaining. He knew that wouldn't appease a stubborn child like that.
"I have lobster, seafood, and clams here. I just ate some clams, they were very fresh."
He kept trying to distract the little guy:
"Where's the flower jam? What are you having for dinner today?"
The little guy was indeed diverted from the topic:
I have fish balls here.
"Oh? It's fish balls. Is it delicious?!"
Naoki Nagayama kept asking questions.
"I really want to eat it too, but unfortunately I can't. Could you tell me what the flower jam tastes like?"
"Let me try it."
Xia Hua subconsciously used her fork to pick up a meatball, put it in her mouth, and took a bite.
"Delicious. Very fresh and tender, with crunchy bits inside."
For a little foodie like her, she has a pretty good vocabulary when it comes to food!
"Oh, that must be crushed water chestnuts. They're quite crunchy."
Naoki Nagayama didn't stop, and continued to ask,
"I really want to eat this. What else is there? Dad can try some of the flower sauce too."
"And spinach."
"Oh oh~~"
As Naoki Nagayama spoke, Natsuka tried the food. After a few bites, the little one's appetite was whetted, and she began to eat heartily.
Meanwhile, Akina, watching Natsuka go from being on the verge of tears to starting to eat, couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Both of us are first-time parents, but why does my husband seem so good at taking care of the kids?!
She only knows how to take care of babies under 2 years old because she has experience taking care of Xia Hua, so she is very comfortable taking care of Xiao Xiao Lian.
"Is the flower jam delicious?"
"It's delicious!"
The little guy doesn't want to cry at all now. If he weren't still holding a mobile phone in one hand, he would have wanted to use both hands at once.
"Oh dear, but Dad only ate the flower jam, he hasn't eaten any himself yet, and he's a little hungry."
"Then Dad, you should go eat too!"
"Okay then. Eat well, Hua Jiang~"
Okay~~
As Hana-chan said this, she handed the phone back to Akina.
Seeing that her daughter no longer seemed to miss her elderly father as much as before, Akina shook her head and said into the phone:
"Naoki-san, Hana-chan is already eating it and isn't crying anymore~"
"Okay, that's good~"
Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief into the microphone, where laughter could be heard.
"Are you having a wrap party over there?"
"Hi, the movie's finished filming, that's all!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded.
"We're having a party at the hotel that Takakura-san recommended~"
"Ah~~ That's so nice~"
Akina sighed, a little envious.
"When will you be back tomorrow?"
"It'll probably be this afternoon. I still need to go to the company."
"Okay, then you go ahead and get busy too~"
Haha, so sweet~ I love you~
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Pshaw~
Akina blushed slightly, inwardly cursing. That Naoki-san, always saying such embarrassing things out of the blue! So unlike a typical Japanese person!
However, the smile on her face never faded when she was serving food to Xia Hua.
It was just after get off work hours at the Prime Minister's official residence. Shuichi Itō was packing up his documents in his office, preparing to go home. Or maybe he was going to Roppongi for a drink.
Anyway, he's becoming more and more like a typical 9-to-5 office worker these days.
Just as he was leaving, he was stopped by the Prime Minister's secretary, Juto Kawabata, who rushed over.
"Ah, thank goodness, Shuichi-san hasn't left yet!"
Kawabata Juto took a couple of breaths.
"Come with me to the Prime Minister's office right now, Mr. Doi wants to see you!"
"Oh?"
Shuichi Itō naturally wouldn't refuse, and followed after him.
"What happened? What's wrong with Doi-san?"
"It's about 'building a nation through culture' and my speech at the Tokyo International Film Festival."
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It took more than an hour for him to return, and when he came back, Itō Shuichi had a serious expression on his face.
So, at the Roppongi Club that evening, Shuichi Itō began to talk to Otomo Yoshimura.
"So, due to scheduling conflicts, it's very likely I won't be able to give the opening address at the Tokyo International Film Festival."
Yoshimura Otomo stopped holding his wine glass, looking surprised.
"How could this happen?! Wasn't he supposed to be giving a speech at the opening ceremony?!"
"Because of international politics."
Shuichi Itō gave a brief overview of the fighting situation in the Oil Bay area and the changing international landscape, forcing the Japanese Prime Minister to abruptly leave domestic affairs behind and attend a meeting at the United Nations.
After all, Japan imports 9% of its oil from that bay. If they don't secure a piece of that market now, Japan's industry will fall behind.
"In short, Mr. Doi will need to travel abroad in mid-October."
Seeing Shuichi Itō's serious expression, Ōtomo Yoshimura was also helpless:
"How long will that take?"
About a week.
"So sudden."
It had already been agreed that I would give the opening speech at the Tokyo International Film Festival! Even the preliminary event promotion plan was mostly based on this, which essentially rendered most of the preliminary preparations useless!
"How about we find someone else to give the speech?"
Shuichi Itō suggested,
"The Minister of Education will do! He's available! He'd very much like to give a speech!"
The Minister of Education had been secretly brooding for a long time about not being able to give a speech at the Tokyo International Film Festival.
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Yoshimura Otomo stroked his wine glass, pondering for a moment. With Nagayama Naoki absent this time, it was truly a lot of pressure for him and Shuichi-san to decide such a significant matter.
A few minutes later, he made up his mind and looked at Shuichi Itō:
"Shuichi-san, there's still more than a month to go, and the event plan hasn't been announced yet, and even the nominated films haven't started promoting them!"
"How about we postpone it to November this time?!"
"By then, the Prime Minister should have time, right?!"
"What?!"
Shuichi Itō was somewhat surprised.
"Postponed for a week?!"
"Yes, the opening ceremony has been postponed by one week!"
Yoshimura Daitomo nodded.
"This film festival is different from previous ones. The planned duration is from late October to early November!"
"What about other activities?"
"Let's just treat this as an early warm-up activity; we can always find an excuse to get away with it!"
The first half of the event consisted mostly of watching movies and attending exhibitions. The important awards ceremony was in the second half!
"This"
Shuichi Itō was somewhat worried.
"Isn't it a bit much to postpone the entire opening ceremony just because of the Prime Minister?"
"It's very important that the Prime Minister is attending!"
Yoshimura Ohtomo lamented that the Tokyo International Film Festival is still seen by those in power as an event that can be easily abandoned.
"Once the Prime Minister attends this time, the Tokyo International Film Festival will no longer be just a film event."
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The two drank together for a while, then Shuichi Itō put down his glass:
"Since Otomo-san has said so, then I'll go and confirm the schedule with Doi-san!"
"Okay, I've also spoken with Chairman Suo Ikuo and asked him to postpone the publicity campaign."
Yoshimura Otomo also put down his wine glass.
"Shuichi-san, you absolutely must confirm the schedule!"
"Yes, this time it'll definitely be a hit!!"
Shuichi Itō also made a guarantee!
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(End of this chapter)