Chapter 222: Chapter 218 Captain Li and Brother En
Chatting with Fujimura Taiga was very enjoyable for Nanaya.
This lady is very friendly even when she is off the stage. She is very good at bringing up topics and is good at chatting and laughing.
Although there is a lot of gossip about Nanaya's love life, it is generally not offensive.
This surprised Nanaya a little. After all, the industry of comedians is very competitive and stressful.
Many comedians may seem to be laughing on stage, but they are actually silent off stage. There are too many comedians who sit by themselves and ignore others.
In fact, this situation is not unique to Japanese comedians, but is common in comedy circles around the world.
Even many people working in this industry suffer from depression to varying degrees.
Sounds ironic, doesn't it?
They are obviously the people who can bring the most joy to the world, but they keep the worst side to themselves.
Compared to those comedians, Fujimura Taikawa, who has the energy to chat with people in private and still maintain a cheerful atmosphere, can really be considered a freak.
All I can say is that this silly girl is a true optimist.
Because of Nanaya's deliberate arrangement, the three flights he was going to take arrived in Tokyo very close in time.
Although there were flight delays due to the special nature of the aircraft, Nanaya and Taiga did not have to wait too long.
The first flight that Nanaya welcomed was from Hong Kong. Seeing an old man and a young boy walking into the reception hall, Nanaya hurried forward to greet them.
"Uncle Li, I really trouble you this time."
Nanaya nodded and greeted the elderly man.
In fact, with Nanaya's current status as a 90 billion director, there aren't many people who need him to show respect to them like a junior.
Apart from his master Hanai Ryuichi, only some old monsters need him to be so respectful. For ordinary seniors in the entertainment industry, Nanaya basically just needs to show respect to them as peers.
But this person is different. He is Li Tongchen, Li Wenshu's father.
Because of his relationship with Li Wenshu, the other party is considered half of Nanaya's elder, so Nanaya's attitude towards this old man is almost the same as that towards Hanai Ryuichi and Ryutani Nobuyuki.
Old man Li Tongchen had a serious expression on his face, and his silver hair was meticulously groomed. He looked like an old man who attached great importance to rules.
Coupled with the gray Zhongshan suit he was wearing, he really looked a bit like the leader of an independent regiment.
Earlier, when Nanaya first met this elder, he was really afraid that the old man would blurt out something like "Are you the one who cursed him to death?"
Fortunately, although Mr. Li Tongchen looks like Li Yunlong, he does not have the habit of swearing.
Li Tongchen was a martial artist, and his son Li Wenshu learned Bajiquan from the old man himself.
When martial arts and kung fu films were at their peak in Hong Kong, Li Tongchen worked as a martial arts instructor in Hong Kong.
It's just that the old man is a bit rigid and has a bad temper, so he's not very popular in the circle.
He was gradually squeezed out of the circle of martial arts instructors. After all, Hong Kong film industry was full of talented people at that time and there was no shortage of people like Li Tongchen.
So the old man retired from the circle in anger and ran to Japan to open a Bajiquan martial arts school.
Because of his excellent martial arts skills, the old man's martial arts school quickly established a foothold in Japan and recruited many students.
Life is actually better than when I was in Hong Kong.
However, old man Li Tongchen was holding his breath.
Old Li (Li Wenshu) was forced to enter the Japanese special effects circle. It is inevitable that the old man hopes that his son can fight for his reputation in the action director industry.
It's just that the times were changing too fast, and before Li Wenshu could emerge in Japan, the Hong Kong film industry itself was already in trouble.
After the new millennium, Japan's live-action films began to decline, and big action productions became fewer and fewer.
Seven nights ago, when I went to Old Li's house, I often heard the old man sighing about this matter.
Just when the old man gave up the idea of competing with his peers in Hong Kong, Nanaya, who was half his junior, suddenly emerged and opened up a new situation in the world film circle.
This time the old man went back to Hong Kong to look for someone, which can be regarded as a glorious return to his hometown.
In front of those old rivals, I felt proud of myself.
Because everyone knew that he was looking for actors for a big production with an investment of hundreds of millions of dollars, so they were all trying their best to curry favor with the old man.
Although the old man was only looking for a supporting role, in a situation where the Hong Kong film industry was already extremely poor, this kind of project was already considered super awesome.
"Kiryu, this is Yan En."
Mr. Li Tongchen's voice was a bit hoarse. He was speaking at a normal volume, but to others it sounded like someone was yelling at him.
"Xiao En, this is the director of your movie this time, remember to work well with him."
"Yes."
The young man nodded. This was probably the first time for him to do this, so he acted very shy.
As the young man answered, Nanaya was also sizing him up.
He has short black hair and a slim and capable figure.
Her face just looks a little young, but that can be solved with the help of makeup.
Nanaya has no impression of this actor's previous life.
But think about the original ending of the Hong Kong film in history...
It's not surprising that such an unremarkable actor has not made a name for himself.
The only thing Nanaya cares about is his skills.
"Uncle Li, how is his technique?"
"What? Are you not confident in my judgment as your uncle?" Li Tongchen snorted unhappily.
Nanaya quickly smiled and said, "How could that be possible?"
The old man introduced to Nanaya: "Let me tell you, Xiao En's boxing skills are pretty good among the younger generation. There are too few young people nowadays who are willing to work as hard as he is."
[Why does this name sound weird? It sounds like Mr. Golden is calling his gay friend.]
Nanaya looked at Yan En who was hiding behind Uncle Li with a strange expression.
The young man seemed frightened and he moved closer to Uncle Li to seek comfort.
However, Uncle Li did not respond to the young man's expectations.
"Okay, I'll leave the person to you. Don't let Xiao En get bullied."
After saying this, Li Tongchen was about to leave.
"Uncle Li, aren't you going to take a look at the documents?" Nanaya thought Uncle Li would walk with him.
"No, I'm exhausted from this trip to Hong Kong. I'd better go home early."
Old man Li Tongchen said while twisting his waist.
"Girls in Hong Kong are so exciting, much more exciting than those in Japan."
"Um???"
Nanaya felt as if he knew some extraordinary information.
[That's not right, old man, is it just your waist that is not good? Are you still good at work? ! Does practicing Bajiquan still have the effect of making you stronger as you get older? ]
However, at this moment, Uncle Li had already walked out of the airport reception hall with his neck twisted.
"Um..." Nanaya looked at Yan En who was left behind with some embarrassment. He said in Mandarin which he had not used for a long time, "You can sit there with us for a while. We have another plane of people waiting for us."
"You don't have to speak Mandarin, I don't understand." Yan En said in fluent Japanese, "You probably don't speak Cantonese, just communicate in Japanese."
"All right."
Nanaya twitched his lips and nodded in agreement with the other party.
Before, when it was just Nanaya and Taiga, the two of them communicated very happily, but now with Yan En joining the group, they talk less.
At the beginning, Taiga was still very interested and asked Yan'en all sorts of questions, but Yan'en basically never opened his mouth, either because he didn't talk much in front of strangers or because he was born to be taciturn.
Even when he had to answer, Yan En would only utter interjections like "um" and "ah".
This made Taiga feel very depressed, but he couldn't say anything.
It can be seen that this student Yan En is not good at dealing with unfamiliar people.
However, Nanaya had no objection to his personality. Rather, he thought it would be best if Yan En could maintain this state in front of the camera.
After all, the people's teacher Ge Mu is just a piece of expressionless wood.
So the three of them sat in the arrival hall and waited for nearly two hours before the flight from North America finally landed at Tokyo International Airport.
This time it was neither just Taiga nor two people like Uncle Li, but a small team of more than ten people.
The scale of this incident surprised both Taiga and Yan En, but Nanaya, who had expected it, seemed very calm.
There are both men and women in the team, and they are roughly divided into two groups.
Some of them were carrying all kinds of equipment and looked like technicians, while the other group only carried their own suitcases and looked a lot lighter than the other group of people.
The latter group of people basically revolved around a good-looking blonde beauty. Obviously, they regarded this beauty wearing sunglasses as the core of the team.
The sharp-eyed Taiga has already recognized the blonde beauty.
"Nanaya-chan, is she..." Taiga excitedly grabbed Nanaya's arm to confirm.
"Yes, don't shout."
Nanaya reminded.
The other party is not as famous as he will be in the future, but he already has some fame.
But this is not the point. The point is that if Taiga shouts randomly, it will easily attract people around him.
Although this actress is not particularly famous now, she is still a celebrity after all.
Only one or two of the people who gathered around would recognize each other and ask for autographs.
Nanaya believes that there will definitely be many travelers who will imitate this behavior.
It's not because these passers-by know how much this signature will be worth in ten years, they are just simply following the trend and imitating it.
If we are surrounded by then, it will be a big trouble.
Nanaya did not arrange for anyone to pick him up at the airport this time in a big way, just to reduce such trouble.
Fate is still in the production stage, and it is far from the time to arrange publicity for the actors.
Thinking of this, Nanaya hurriedly stood up and took the initiative to greet the approaching team.
"Are you Director Nanaya Kiryu?"
The blonde beauty also saw Nanaya approaching. She took off her sunglasses and looked curiously at the Japanese director who had won the weekly box office championship in North America.
"Yes." Nanaya nodded, "Welcome to Japan, how do you feel, Miss Johnson?"
Scarlett Johansson, this is the name of this blonde beauty. She is also the actor that Nanaya found to play Rider Medusa.