Early in the morning, Hayata Kimura received a phone call.

To his surprise, the owner of this phone number turned out to be Kazuya Nishikawa.

On the other end of the phone, Kazuya Nishikawa opened his mouth for a while, and then praised the new movie "Curse" released by the Firefly Agency.

It has been said that Kimura Hayabusa is too confused, and it is difficult to call Tokyo from the United States early in the morning to praise him? It's still night in the United States at this point.

Just as he began to mumble in his heart, Kazuya Nishikawa went around in a big circle before finally revealing his true intention to call.

Kazuya Nishikawa has returned to Tokyo.

And not one person, but a group of people.

That's right, part of the crew of Doomsday Reboot II flew from the United States to Tokyo.

From the mouth of Kazuya Nishikawa, I learned that the group came to neon tourism, and by the way, they promoted their movies and interacted with neon fans.

Hayabusa Kimura is very skeptical that the other side is saying the opposite, but considering that "Doomsday Reboot II" has already won billions of yen at the box office in Neon.

Whether it's a celebration of travel or fan interaction, it seems to be no problem.

"So...... See you tonight. Finally, Kazuya Nishikawa said.

"The two of us?" Hayabusa Kimura asked.

"There are also some members of the crew who take this opportunity to get to know each other, which will not hurt in the future."

"This ...... Good. ”

"Contact that night."

“…………”

In the face of Kazuya Nishikawa's proposal, Hayaya Kimura did not refuse.

After all, once some things are understood, it is still necessary to touch them in advance.

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Hanging up, Kazuya Nishikawa returned to the house.

There was a crowd of people in the room, both white and black, but there were mostly whites.

"Hey, Xichuan, we're still discussing the next itinerary, you're a neon man, come with some interesting suggestions......"

As soon as Kazuya Nishikawa entered the house, a white man shouted excitedly.

"We'll talk about that later, where is Mr. Terry?"

"Terry? He ......" the white man spun around with his neck stretched, "...... who was still here just now."

"That room, Mr. Terry just entered."

Suddenly, another man looked up and replied.

The man didn't seem to be at odds with the atmosphere in the room, sitting alone on a small couch, and the people around him shut up as he spoke.

Kazuya Nishikawa looked at the person who answered, the Canadian, who worked as the artistic producer of the crew.

Previously, because of the movie editing, this Canadian had a big quarrel with many people in the crew, which made many people in the crew stay away from him.

"Thank you." Thinking of those not-so-beautiful things, Kazuya Nishikawa briefly thanked him and walked into the house.

Knock knock.

"Please come in."

"Mr. Terry." Kazuya Nishikawa had a smile on his face.

Inside the room stood an American in white lining, Burton Terry, the general director of the "Doomsday Reboot" series.

is also a very famous director in the United States, and he is also a person he admires very much.

When Kazuya Nishikawa left Neon and first came to the United States, he met director Terry by accident, and the two had a lot in common about movies.

After coming and going, he also joined Burton Terry's crew, serving as the first assistant director, screenwriter and other key jobs.

When Kazuya Nishikawa came in, Terry just hung up.

"Nishikawa."

"How does Tokyo feel?"

Terry looked out the window and thought, "Feels good, like a new New York?" I don't know how to put it like that. ”

Kazuya Nishikawa smiled.

"Is there anything you want me to do?" Terry's hands half-tucked into his trouser belts turned to look at him.

Even though Terry isn't young anymore, he has a sense of competence that makes him feel like he's only in his early forties.

"I'm here to talk about tonight's schedule." Kazuya Nishikawa said.

"Oh, you say. Don't tell me that the first thing I do when I come to Tokyo is work. Terry quipped, "Of course, if it's really work, there's no way around it." ”

Kazuya Nishikawa smiled, "It's not work. It's going to dinner, and by the way, introduce a friend to you. ”

"Huh?" Terry wondered.

"Speaking of which, that man, Mr. Turley, mentioned it earlier." Kazuya Nishikawa said.

"Who?" Terry's curiosity was even heavier, and he said helplessly, "Don't sell it anymore, Xichuan, tell me." ”

"A neon young director, the president of a slugging film studio."

"Oh! He. Terry remembered.

After "The Grudge" came out, Nishikawa Kazuki also showed it to him.

"That movie gave me nightmares for days...... What's his name? ”

"Hayaya Kimura."

“…………”

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When it gets late, Kimura Hayabusa is too simple to pick up.

He didn't wear anything very solemn, just a very everyday casual dress.

"I'm out of the house." Hayabusa Kimura stood at the entrance and said to his girlfriend.

"Come back early." Tomorrow's white and tender little hand straightened the clothes on the young man's body and whispered.

"If you can......" Hayabusa Kimura smiled.

"Also, don't drink too much, it's not good if it's too gaffe." The girl did not forget to tell me.

"I know."

"Hmm." Tomorrow's eyes curled, "Let's go." ”

Hayabusa Kimura nodded and prepared to go.

"Huh......?"

But before he could take a step, his girlfriend's surprised and sad voice came from behind him.

"What's wrong?" Hayabusa Kimura turned around and wondered.

"It's so reckless, did Hayabusa-chan forget something when she went out?"

Tomorrow's delicate and cute little face faintly appeared a touch of sadness, and the moist little mouth pursed aggrievedly.

"What...... Yes! That one. ”

Kimura was stunned, and immediately reacted violently.

He walked back to his place with an apologetic face, his eyes doting on Asuki who stood on the steps of the entrance and was about as tall as himself.

"I was really reckless, I almost forgot, I haven't been out for a long time recently."

As she spoke, Hayabusa Kimura wrapped her arms around her girlfriend's slender waist and kissed her pink and soft lips for a long time.

It doesn't seem to be enjoyable, and the kisses like raindrops fall on various places on the girl's fair cheeks.

It wasn't until later that Asuka smiled with a cute and satisfied face, and pushed Hayabusa Kimura away with pretending to be disgusted.

"Okay, okay, it's too late if you don't leave."

"Okay."

Hayabusa Kimura also smacked his lips unsatisfactorily, turned around and walked out of the house.

As soon as he went out, the cold wind blew on him, and the dusky sky hung in the distance with lazy clouds.

Kimura tightened his clothes too tightly and turned around to close the door.

The moment the door was closed, you could still see Tomorrow Smoke tilting his head slightly and waving his little hand gently.

"Come back early."

Syllable.

The door closed, and Hayabusa Kimura regrouped his spirits and plunged headlong into the bleak wind, not working again after a long absence.

Well...... It's not a good idea, but it's part of the job.

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The place was chosen at a quiet and upscale Japanese restaurant, and it was clear that Kazuya Nishikawa wanted his American colleagues to try Tokyo food.

Hayabusa Kimura followed the location sent to him by Kazuya Nishikawa and found the room where they were.

When he came, he was the only one in the house, and he came a little early.

But it doesn't matter, instead of letting a group of people wait for one of them, it's better to wait for a group of them by yourself.

And you can adapt to the environment in advance.

Then Hayabusa Kimura sat cross-legged at the table and waited.

For the crew members of the upcoming "Doomsday Reboot" series, he is not worried about communication problems, and his English is still good.

Even if you encounter obstacles, isn't there still Kazuya Nishikawa?

After waiting for a while, the sound of a group of people talking outside was heard, not in Japanese but in English.

Hayabusa Kimura stood up early, and not long after, a group of people came in at the door of the room.

Kazuya Nishikawa is also among them.

"You're already here?" Kazuya Nishikawa saw Hayabusa Kimura, and was a little surprised that the other party came so early, "Have you waited for a long time?" ”

"No, I've only been here for a short time." Hayabusa Kimura shook his head.

The two haven't seen each other for a long time, and as soon as they met, they couldn't help but say a few more words.

It wasn't until the people around him focused on the two of them that Kazuya Nishikawa suddenly came back to his senses and turned around to introduce each other to each other.

"This is the junior director I am talking about, Hayabusa Kimura, who is also the youngest director with the greatest achievements in Neon now."

“…………”

"This is Burton Terry, the general director of the "Doomsday Reboot" series, Mr. Terry is more casual and not too inhibited."

Kazuya Nishikawa pointed to Burton Terry to introduce, and secretly lowered his voice in Kimura's ear: "He has seen the latest release of Firefly's curse, and he seems to be very interested in the curse. ”

Hayabusa Kimura was too stunned and shook hands with Burton Terry.

"Mr. Terry, long admirable. Doomsday Reboot II. I watched it in theaters and it was quite exciting. ”

"Mr. Kimura, the gaco in the movie is scary...... If I could, I'd even like to make a version of the Curse that fits the Western world......"

“…………”

"This is the screenwriter, Griffin......"

"Hello."

"Hello."

“…………”

"This is the art director, Juan ......"

"Hello."

"Hello."

“…………”

"This is the art producer, James Carneiro."

“…………”

The follow-up was a dinner where everyone sat down, but compared to other dinners, this time it was extraordinarily relaxed and casual, and everyone talked about movie-related things.

Kimura Hayabusa's original restraint has gradually been loosened, although it wasn't too much.

Until the wine was served, everyone began to drink cup after cup.

Not to mention, the chief director Terry turned out to be an avid wine lover.

After drinking for a long time, his face was slightly red, but there were a lot more words in his mouth.

What made Hayabusa Kimura a little stunned was that the director Burton Terry in front of him ......

It seems, it seems, probably......

I really have a strong interest in the curse.,After learning that it was Hayabusa Kimura who finalized the script.,I'm even more excited.。

bluntly said that he had never seen such a horror movie, and wanted to talk to him and make a version of the curse movie suitable for the West.

Hayata Kimura: "...... Yes? ”

And this topic has inexplicably become the content of most of the follow-up dinner table.

It wasn't until Hayabusa Kimura got up to go to the toilet that he stopped a little.

Not long after he came out, Kazuya Nishikawa also came out.

"I didn't expect Mr. Terry to have that idea." Kazuya Nishikawa said with some surprise and something else, but it was definitely not a negative emotion.

"I just don't know if this Mr. Terry is still sober or not, maybe it's just a drunken joke." Hayabusa Kimura wiped his hands and shrugged.

"Mr. Terry rarely makes perfunctory remarks, and he probably really cares about it." Kazuya Nishikawa turned on the faucet to wash his hands, "Do you want to think about it?" Maybe you can take this opportunity to enter Hollywood. ”

"Nishikawa-senpai is still ...... as always," Kimura said helplessly, but didn't say the rest of the words.

Kazuya Nishikawa seemed to be amused by himself, and turned sideways: "I just think it's better for you to go there to develop...... In fact, you also feel it, the shackles of the market, isn't the transformation of Firefly's new movie your temptation......"

Hayabusa Kimura pursed his lips and chuckled, but he didn't refute.

"It's probably a great opportunity." Kazuya Nishikawa smiled at first, and then gradually became serious.

"This thing...... Maybe it's not too late to wait until Mr. Terry sobers up. Hayabusa Kimura didn't rush to agree.

"Hmm." Nishikawa Kazuya didn't continue to agitate, after all, in the final analysis, it was just a proposal of his own, and as for whether the other party would do it, it didn't have much to do with him.

He took a few pieces of paper and wiped his hands before throwing them into the trash can on the side.

When he turned around again, he saw Hayabusa Kimura staring thoughtfully at him.

The atmosphere was slightly quiet.

After a long time, Kazuya Nishikawa opened his mouth to break the silence.

"Movies are probably my whole life."

"Huh?" Hayabusa Kimura was too confused to know why Nishikawa-senpai suddenly said this.

"A long time ago, when I was about a young man like you, I thought that the neon film market was everything, so I jumped into it...... Like you know, I made a lot of movies later, including pure love movies with the same theme as yours before, and they also won four billion box office......" Kazuya Nishikawa said calmly.

Kimura listened too quietly to interrupt him.

"At that time, I thought that the meaning of life was nothing more than this, until I saw that there was another group of people on the other side of the ocean, doing the same thing, and even madly affecting the whole world. So I had the idea to leave Neon and go to Hollywood, but honestly, the different skin tones still gave me some experiences that didn't go well...... Why can't there be more different people in the world's best movies......"

Kazuya Nishikawa said this, and Hayabusa Kimura probably understood what the other party was thinking.

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, Xichuan's predecessors have done a good enough. ”

Kazuya Nishikawa shook his head: "Maybe it's good enough in the eyes of many people, but it can be even better......"

"It took me nearly 20 years to go from zero to 4 billion yen at the neon box office, and there we went from zero to 900 million dollars, and it took 10 years to ......"

Although Hayabusa Kimura had already known this information before, he was still shocked when he heard it.

A familiar fire sparked in his heart, and he walked over to the sink and washed his hands.

Of course, the more important reason is that there are people in the bathroom.

is a member of the crew of "Doomsday Reboot", it seems to be the art producer, and he greeted the two after coming in.

"Let's go."

Kazuya Nishikawa winked at Hayabusa Kimura, and Hayabusa Kimura withdrew his hand and walked out with him.

"That was the art producer of your crew just now, right? Call James ......"

"Canelon." Kazuya Nishikawa caught it and said.

"Hmm. He didn't seem to have spoken much at the dinner table. ”

"Oh, Canelon had a fight with a lot of people in the crew because of some things before, and he probably hasn't completely eased up yet, so don't take it too seriously."

"That's right." Hayabusa Kimura looked back at the way he came, "Since you can quarrel with so many people." ”

"How can I say it......" Kazuya Nishikawa frowned, "That guy Canelon has a strong sense of self, but he is actually not difficult to get along with, and he is quite good at work...... And it is said that the work that the guy did before he joined the crew had nothing to do with the movie. ”

"Nothing to do with it?" Hayabusa Kimura is too curious.

"I heard...... He's a truck driver. ”

Boom.

Hayabusa Kimura stopped. (End of chapter)