Not to mention, after a "personal reception" by Akina Nakamori, not to mention anything else, at least the relationship between Cao Zhiqiang and Akina Nakamori is quickly getting closer, unlike the estrangement when they met for dinner for the first time.

Thanks to this closeness, the MTV shoot in the afternoon went smoothly, and many shots were taken in one go.

Of course, this may also have something to do with the fact that MTV is not very demanding during this time.

In fact, MTV in this period usually doesn't have a really complete story, it's usually the same as taking a photo, shooting a few background clips, at most the theme is slightly different.

Therefore, MTV short film shooting is very simple, just like taking a photo, let the actors wear beautiful clothes, and shoot a few beautiful shots in the background of beauty.

Because of this, MTV in the eighties and nineties rarely had coherent story shorts, and most of them were backgrounds like photo shorts.

Some MTVs don't even shoot people, they can just shoot some landscapes.

But this time for shooting, Cao Zhiqiang insisted on making a short film with a story.

According to Cao Zhiqiang, although MTV is very short and too complex to tell a story, it is still okay to tell a story for a moment.

It's like the moment of love at first sight.

Or maybe someone has had a crush on another person for a long time, and they can't find it, and suddenly they look back and the other person is behind you.

In short, Cao Zhiqiang thinks that since he is going to shoot MTV, he should shoot a small story.

And the song "As Long as You" has a cheerful style, but the meaning of the words carries a trace of sadness.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang instantly came up with a story about a secret love.

This crush is the story of mutual crushes.

The story is probably like this, a male high school student, when he was bored, suddenly found a female transfer student in the class, and when he saw each other for the first time, he liked each other.

It's just that the boy is too shy and hasn't dared to confess, just silently peeking at each other and silently helping each other.

Time just passed in a crush.

Suddenly, one day, he found out that the female student did not come to school, and when he asked, he found out that her family had moved and was going to transfer again.

When he was lost, he found a letter that the girl had written to him.

It turned out that the girl had always liked him and had a crush on him, but she didn't dare to say it.

It wasn't until he was about to leave that he mustered up the courage to write a confessional letter to him.

After seeing the letter, the boy rushed out of the class desperately and rode his bicycle to the train station.

Then looking at the speeding train, the boy suddenly laughed.

In this way, the boy laughed and wept as he waved goodbye to the speeding train.

The plot is very simple, it is the story of two people who have a crush on each other, but accidentally miss it.

It's a little thin to make a movie, but if you only shoot a few shots, it can definitely be condensed into a five-minute MTV.

The only problem is that it will be more troublesome to shoot such a story, and it will require a lot of scenes and extras.

The train is easy to say, after all, it is not difficult to take a shot of the train leaving.

The key is that this is the background in the school, and there must be a certain school shot.

Especially when girls just transfer to another school, there must be a classroom, and there must be many classmates as backgrounds, that is, there need a lot of group performances.

In this way, the budget will have to increase, and it is not as easy as just shooting a few sets of photos in the studio.

Fortunately, the story is really good, and it goes well with the song.

So in the end, Mr. Tomioka made the decision, increased the funds, and pat!

It's not complicated to actually shoot.

The school is easy to find, discuss it with a nearby school, and students can take pictures after school.

It's also easy to perform in groups.

There are not many other Warner Vanguard records, but there are many artists.

Gather the young artists from various departments, plus some staff who seem to be relatively young, and get together, and soon you can get together a class of students and teachers.

Come to think of it, a small company that made romantic action movies in later generations could shoot a classroom series at every turn, let alone a big company like Warner Pioneer.

When filming started, it was also filmed first that didn't require a classroom or too many group performances.

For example, in the finale, that is, the boy rode a bicycle to the train station, and then found that he couldn't catch up, laughed and shed tears, and watched the clip of the train leaving, you can shoot it first.

As for the part where the boy rushes out of class, you can shoot it later, and then edit it with the clip of the bicycle riding in the back.

There is also a camera in the library where a boy meets a girl and can't help but secretly follow the girl's camera, which can also be taken first.

Finally, when the students are out of school, they go to a nearby high school to photograph the part of the school.

In fact, it is better to go to the school to shoot on Saturday and Sunday, when there are no students during the school holidays, but there are still two days before Saturday, so it will be delayed for several days, which the company cannot bear.

During this period, Japanese companies, especially in the entertainment industry, paid attention to efficiency first, and there was no later theory of lying down.

To put it simply, it is to be quick about everything, and it is difficult to endure waiting and procrastination.

This MTV, they originally set the time for one afternoon, and even if they later added storytelling, it only added an extra day.

In such a short time, it is impossible to wait until Saturday and Sunday, so it can only be taken in a hurry.

Fortunately, the overall story is not complicated, there are not many shots, and there are not many scenes, but it is not difficult to shoot.

Cao Zhiqiang has experience in filming, and Akina Nakamori also has experience in advertising, and the characters in this story are not difficult to play, especially the woman, so after only one afternoon, all the shots were filmed.

The rest is to edit it into a film.

That's it, I also heard that the company plans to work overtime and do editing all night.

In this regard, Cao Zhiqiang was very staggered, and found that the Japanese social animals in the 80s were also a group of overtime dogs, which was not much worse than the Chinese people in 2023.

But forget it, I like to be an overtime dog, that's their business, it's not his Cao Zhiqiang's business.

Anyway, Cao Zhiqiang has finished filming all the shots and recorded the songs, so he basically has nothing to do with the rest, just go back and rest directly.

However, just when Cao Zhiqiang found Masashi Sada and planned to go back together, he found that Masashi Sada, who didn't want to leave, wanted to stay and follow the editing and do the post-production.

In addition to cutting, Masashi Sada's plans to continue polishing the mix.

The reason is that after watching the original MTV short, Masashi Sada was not satisfied with the original arrangement and wanted to rearrange it.

Okay, it's all a group of people who want to work and die, and Cao Zhiqiang can only go back alone.

Anyway, after coming to Tokyo for so many days, it's hard to say about other places, but when it comes to going home, Cao Zhiqiang is still quite confident.

Unexpectedly, just when Cao Zhiqiang was about to leave the Warner Building in Japan alone, he was suddenly stopped by Akina Nakamori, who was chasing from behind.

"Zhiqiangjun, wait for me!"

Cao Zhiqiang stopped and turned around, looked at Akina Nakamori who was running over quickly, and looked puzzled: "Miss Nakamori? ”

"Hey!" Akina Nakamori ran out of breath, ran to Cao Zhiqiang, bent down and said, "It's me." ”

"Is there something wrong?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.

Akina Nakamori straightened her waist and took a few deep breaths before shaking her head with a smile: "It's so late, where are you going?" ”

"Go home." Cao Zhiqiang said.

"Home?" Akina Nakamori was surprised, "You're alone? ”

"yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"You're going back by yourself?" Akina Nakamori frowned, "Aren't you afraid of getting lost?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "How is it possible, I'm not a road idiot." ”

"But you're a foreigner." Akina Nakamori shook her head, "You're not familiar here, how can you go back alone?" What about Sata-senpai who is with you? Why didn't he go back with you? ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Ya Zhijun still has to stay and make arrangements, maybe he has to do it all night, I'm afraid he won't be able to go back with me, as for not being familiar with the road here, it's not a problem." ”

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "Don't worry, I will take a taxi back and get off directly at the community where I live.

I really can't, I can also call.

Whether it was the phone number of Warner Club, or the phone number of the police station, or the phone number of the embassy, I remember it very clearly, and there was no problem.

What's more, you guys have good security here, and I'm not worried about it at all. ”

"That's right." Akina Nakamori nodded.

Suddenly, Akina Nakamori clapped her hands:

"Ah, I remember, I've been busy until now, you haven't had dinner yet, have you?

Otherwise, I will invite you to dinner? ”

"You're inviting me to dinner?" Cao Zhiqiang was surprised.

"yes." Akina Nakamori smiled, "What, isn't it okay?" ”

"It's not impossible." Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "But, why?" ”

"Of course I'm hungry." Akina Nakamori smiled lightly and brushed the ends of her ears that were blown by the wind.

"That's not what I meant." Cao Zhiqiang looked at Akina Nakamori with a smile on his face, "I mean, why do you have to ask me for dinner?" ”

"Because...... I'm scared to eat alone. Akina Nakamori smiled, "Now go back, it's boring to be alone, it's better to have dinner with you, and by the way, you can drink and chat." ”

"Drinking?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned, "Are you old enough?" You seem to have to be after the age of twenty to drink, right? ”

"Hey, hey." Akina Nakamori stuck out her tongue, "As long as you don't go out to drink, drink a little secretly at home, it's fine." ”

Speaking of this, Akina Nakamori took the initiative to take Cao Zhiqiang's hand: "Let's go, go to my house, my house is nearby, it's very close!"

I have wine at home, let's have a drink together and celebrate! ”

"Drink to celebrate?" Cao Zhiqiang was pulled by Akina Nakamori and said, "Miss Nakamori, are you looking for me to drink?" It's not appropriate, right? ”

"What's out of place!" Akina Nakamori said with a grin.

"I'm tired and happy today, and I really want to find someone to have a good drink with.

But today's son said that he had an appointment today, and he couldn't drink with me, and I was so bored by myself.

If you think about it, it's better to just look for you.

Although I haven't known you for a long time, I absolutely believe in you, and you are absolutely, absolutely reliable.

Ah, don't say it, anyway, you come with me, let's have a drink together, and relax! ”

Cao Zhiqiang frowned, but one of his hands has been pulled by Akina Nakamori, and this is still on the street, so it is not easy to forcibly get rid of it.

Of course, this is not the main reason, the main reason is that Cao Zhiqiang also wants to drink a little now.

But if he goes back now, he won't be able to drink.

Not to mention the age limit here, let's just say that Xu Chun and Anping in the family will not let him drink.

Therefore, half-pushed and half-done, Cao Zhiqiang followed Akina Nakamori away.

"What's your wine?" Cao Zhiqiang asked suddenly.

"Sake, beer, everything." Akina Nakamori Road.

"That's not bad." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Oh? It seems that you also like to drink? Akina Nakamori asked with a smile.

"That's it." Cao Zhiqiang pursed his lips, "We don't have a rule that you can't drink before the age of twenty, I drank at the age of sixteen." ”

"Hahaha, that's pretty good." Akina Nakamori smiled, "Then what kind of alcohol do you like to drink?" ”

"Beer." Cao Zhiqiang said, "I just like to drink beer." ”

"Ah, that's fine." Akina Nakamori smiled, "I have a lot of them at home, enough for us to drink." ”

Speaking of this, Akina Nakamori let go of Cao Zhiqiang's hand, and Cao Zhiqiang smiled and did not run away, but continued to walk side by side with her.

On the contrary, it was Akina Nakamori, who suddenly became a little embarrassed and didn't dare to look at Cao Zhiqiang directly.

When passing by a convenience store, Nakamori suddenly suggested going in and buying something to eat, saying that there were not enough ingredients at home.

Cao Zhiqiang has no opinion on this, anyway, he is a guest, and it is not him who pays the bill.

After Akina Nakamori went to the convenience store to buy some ingredients and snacks, she walked out with Cao Zhiqiang again.

Sure enough, within ten minutes of walking, they arrived at the apartment building rented by Akina Nakamori.

Cao Zhiqiang made a preliminary calculation, from here to the headquarters building of Warner Pioneer, a total of less than two kilometers, is still very close.

Of course, Akina Nakamori is a singer now, and she has released a few hit songs, so the income is still quite good, at least renting an apartment nearby is more than enough.

Soon, the two came to Akina Nakamori's house.

Akina Nakamori's home is an apartment building without an elevator, with a total of six floors, and her home is on the third floor.

Although I have to climb a few buildings, the third floor is not tiring.

And Nakamori Akina's home, the area is not small, it is a two-bedroom and a living room, with an area of more than 70 square meters.

Don't look at more than 70 square meters is not big, but this is the actual use area, there is no public pool, if you count the public share of later generations, it will be more than 90 square meters.

Best of all, it's the heart of Tokyo!

Being able to live alone in this kind of two-bedroom house here, the financial resources are not comparable to ordinary people.

Thinking of asking, Cao Zhiqiang quickly asked about Nakamori Akina's income.

Akina Nakamori was not taboo, and directly told Cao Zhiqiang about her situation.

It turns out that Akina Nakamori's current income is a salary plus commission model.

That is, there is usually a fixed salary every month, but if the record sells very well, or does well in advertising, movies, television, etc., there will be a bonus commission.

The specific commission depends on the specific performance of the artist.

Although the current Nakamori Akina is not as red and purple as it was later, its income is not low.

She currently earns at least 500,000 yen a month, which is much better than the average office worker who has just joined the company.

The average Japanese office worker who has just joined the club is only 100,000 yen a month, and Akina Nakamori's income is five times that of ordinary office workers!

If you convert RMB, according to the current exchange rate of 116 to 1, 300,000 yen a month, that is more than 4,300 RMB, which is already very high in this era.

After all, housing prices in Japan at this time were also low, even if it was a house in the center of Tokyo, it was only more than one million yen per square meter.

Cao Zhiqiang remembered that Akina Nakamori in her previous life once spent 80 million yen to buy a house for her boyfriend.

Not to mention anything else, let's just say that 80 million yuan can buy a house, which in itself shows that housing prices in Tokyo are not high.

You must know that at that time, the RMB had not depreciated significantly, and the Sino-Japanese exchange rate was 120 to 1 at that time, and when it was converted into RMB, it was only 660,000 RMB.

660,000 RMB, buy a house of more than 80 square meters in the center of Tokyo, you have to die of laughter.

If this had reached the peak of the bubble in the 90s, the same house would have cost at least 14 million yen per square meter, which would have increased by more than 10 times.

However, once this real estate bubble bursts, it will fall really badly, but no matter how miserable it is, it will not fall out of the price of 1983.

In short, as a well-known artist in Japan in the 80s, the income was really high.

It's no wonder that Akina Nakamori was able to rent such a separate apartment in the center of Tokyo at the age of eighteen.

That's a lot of money!