Chapter 60: Chapter 60 About Beauty
Matsuno Shiki, when Nanaya heard this person's name for the first time, his first reaction was that this guy was looking for trouble with him and that's why he said this name on purpose.
But in fact, the guy in front of Nanaya was indeed called this name, and the origin of this name had basically nothing to do with Nanaya himself.
This guy who looks like he is just one step away from being a gangster is actually Nanaya's roommate in college. He can be considered a close friend of Nanaya during his college days.
Unlike Nanaya who was born in a poor mountain village, Matsuno Shiki is the son of a major shareholder of Toei and can be said to be a child from a wealthy family.
Although Matsuno Shiki was a child from a wealthy family, he was very well-educated and did not have the bad habit of looking down on others.
Of course, this guy is not a good kid. He learned to smoke and drink before he was an adult, and he also dressed like a non-mainstream rock thug. But he doesn't have any bad habits of bullying boys and girls. At most, he can be regarded as a rebellious teenager, although this adolescence is a bit long.
Because of family ties, Matsuno Shiki also wants to become a director. However, unlike Nanaya who plunged into the ocean of commercial movies, Matsuno Shiki has a literary heart.
Compared to Nanaya, a vulgar man who only wants to make a lot of money, Matsuno Shiki hopes that he can hold an Oscar trophy one day.
Nanaya originally thought that he would have a bad relationship with this roommate, after all, they were completely opposite in terms of family, upbringing, and ideals of making movies. But the reality is that the two of them actually became good friends, and they were very close. Because by chance, the two guys found that they had a common hobby - they liked to look at beautiful women on the street when they were free.
However, Nanaya and Shiki would never admit their dirty hearts. In their words, this is to accumulate experience so that they can capture the most beautiful shots when they direct movies in the future.
Of course, to use Ori's words, these two guys are just like a dung beetle finding his uncle - birds of a feather flock together.
Later, after learning that Nanaya wanted to work in a crew to gain experience, Shiki used his family's connections to help Nanaya contact many crews for him to be an intern. This was the opportunity for Nanaya to meet his teacher Hanai Ryuichi.
"Nanaya, you did a great job this time. The movie that cost less than 50 million yen actually earned 3.54 billion yen at the box office. I am so envious." Shiki teased Nanaya while sucking on the shell of the tempura shrimp.
"Don't call me Nanaya, it makes me sound like I'm from outer space." Nanaya's head was filled with black lines, "You're not bad either, didn't your movie 'Love Under the Stars' also gross 2.4 billion at the beginning of the year?"
"I can't compare to you. The cost of making your film is obviously lower than that of my art film, but the box office is almost 1 billion higher than mine. My dad has started to blame you all day long again." Shiki threw the shrimp shells on the plate and complained to Nanaya.
Nanaya rolled his eyes and said, "Don't be so ungrateful. As an art film, you have a box office of over 2 billion. What else are you dissatisfied with?"
Shiki chuckled and said, "It just takes advantage of the local market."
"Yeah, luckily it's a romance movie."
Japanese audiences are world-famous for their bizarre tastes in movies, but that doesn't mean they are as unpredictable as gambling in the lottery. Having spent nearly 30 years in Japan, Nanayo has more or less figured out some of the tricks.
For example, love stories are very popular in Japan. Even if they are made in an artistic way, as long as the story can touch the audience's G (d?i) point, a box office of more than one billion is basically guaranteed.
However, there are still only a few people like my friend who can earn more than 2 billion. Overall, it is mostly luck.
"If it wasn't for the good schedule at the beginning of the year, I estimate it would be just over 1 billion at most." Shiki rubbed his chin proudly. He learned this action from Nanaya. "But it's not a good thing to start too well. If the next movie is not as successful as the first one, it will be troublesome."
"That's right." Nanaya nodded, and after taking a sip of orange juice, he continued, "But my next movie should be the sequel to "Kara no Kyoukai", so the market value shouldn't be too bad."
"It's also the case that sequels are more commercially advantageous."
Shiki sighed, saying that it was not that he did not understand commercial matters, but that he was not interested in them. To put it bluntly, this guy came to make movies just to fulfill his artistic dream and pick up a female star. However, as the son of a major shareholder of Toei Company, Shiki could see some things very clearly.
"However, it's a pity for that woman. She looks OK, but why is she so stupid?"
Nanaya glanced at Shiki and said, "There's nothing we can do about being stupid. Why, are you, the flower protector, feeling sorry for him?"
"Bullshit, I'm not your Shonan." Shiki said disdainfully, "I just feel sorry that I didn't meet that stupid woman, otherwise I would have ten thousand ways to play with her."
"Hehe..."
Nanaya did not respond. He did not think that if that woman really acted in Shiki's movie, she would dare to challenge the son of Toei's major shareholder.
When Adachi Satomi dared to turn against me, it was because she thought I was poor and easy to bully. Without knowing that my funds were the teacher's private money, I guess in her eyes, I was probably just a lucky guy who got a good investment out of nowhere. Although I have a teacher named Hanai Ryuichi, the teacher is not my father after all, right?
"Let's not talk about these useless things. Come on, come on, look at the beauties, look at the beauties." Shiki showed a lewd smile on his face. He licked the shrimp shells in a very unpresentable manner and pointed at an 18th-tier actress who was fawning on the boss of a small film company and said, "This girl is not bad, she is younger than Ori."
Nanaya snorted, "Yeah, those who are older than Ori are all forty."
Shiki raised his eyebrows, and pointed at another pretty girl who was walking back and forth in the banquet hall and said, "Look at that girl, she has a better figure than Ori, with big breasts and a nice butt."
"Nonsense, my figure is not as good as Ori's, it's all made of steel plates."
"What about that one? The legs are thinner than the Ori."
"How novel! The only creatures with thicker legs than Ori are chimpanzees, right?"
"You're so protective of your junior brother? Tell me how things are going between you and Ori?" Shiki showed a sly smile, "I saw in Friday magazine that you two seem to be close to discussing marriage."
"Go to hell! Don't you know what's going on with us?"
Nanaya gave this guy a middle finger. The other party knew Ori's gender, so how could he believe the nonsense in the gossip entertainment newspapers?
Shiki obviously didn't intend to let Nanaya go just like that: "Who knows, maybe Nanaya you suddenly forgot our agreement to pick up all the girls in the entertainment industry, and planned to go and have sex with Ori Shuang. Look, you're not even interested in beautiful women now."
"You... don't talk nonsense. When did I ever make such an agreement with you? Don't spit blood at me!" Nanaya wanted to make a few more jokes, but the person standing behind Shiki suddenly made his bright smile gradually stiffen. After being stared at by the other party's aggressive gaze, Nanaya quickly changed his words.
Shiki did not notice the change in Nanaya's expression. He continued to talk to himself: "Isn't that what you said? Looking at beautiful women is good for the eyes. Looking at beautiful women for a long time can quickly adjust the optic nerve, eye muscles and retina, speed up the blood circulation around the eyes, and achieve the effect of brightening the eyes and moisturizing the mind. Isn't this your explanation for 'eyes shining when looking at beautiful women'?"
"Can you please not take me with you when you are dirty?" Nanaya said as he poked Shiki's back with his fingers frantically, but he, Wan, didn't notice it at the moment.
"So, looking at beautiful women can make you feel cheerful. You have been staring at Ori for the past six months, aren't you tired of it? How about changing to something else? Hey! What are you doing?!"
Shiki finally noticed Nanaya's gesture, and his expression gradually became stiff.
"There's someone behind me, right? Tell me, is it your old man or my old man?"
"Nanaya, the little devil of the Matsuno family. I am very interested in the theory you just mentioned. Can you explain it to me in detail?"
Hanai Ryuichi stood there and gave the two boys a fatherly smile.
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Onigiri pS: As for the background of the Shiki, since it will not involve too much of the main text, the name of Toei Company will not be changed. Basically, only the company names that involve many characters will be changed, mainly to avoid getting into trouble. For example, the current Lin Bao and J family, there will be others later. _(:з」∠)_
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