Chapter 148: Chapter 146: Go to the party like a gangster!
The celebration banquet was held at the Four Seasons Hotel.
Although this name is exactly the same as the name of a friend of Nanaya who is filming in Hawaii, it has nothing to do with the director who likes to dress up like a Shamatte.
This is a long-established luxury hotel in central Tokyo that has hosted a wide variety of banquets.
It is also a very famous hotel in the circle, and it is even a great honor to hold a high-end banquet here.
Shion chose to hold the celebration party for "Goblin Slayer" here, obviously to highlight the glory won by this movie.
For this purpose, she not only invited the crew members of "Goblin Slayer", but also invited many guests from the Japanese entertainment circle, and even invited many of Washimine's partners in the business and political circles.
However, no one dared to criticize, because "Goblin Slayer" fully deserves this honor.
Even many celebrities who were not invited wanted to find ways to sneak into the party. If for no other reason, being able to attend this special celebration banquet was a very prestigious thing.
Therefore, during the period between receiving the invitation and attending the celebration banquet, the members of [Erque Studio] were subjected to a lot of harassment.
Because apart from [Erque Studio], other people who can attend the celebration banquet are either well-known figures or idols like Gawain and Luvia who are strictly controlled by the management.
These people are really hard to approach. It is relatively easier to approach them than those in [Erque Studio]. Especially single men like Tamari Tsukasa and Shonan Rantaro are harassed by various female stars.
Even Ikeda Subaru, a married man with a child, was seduced by several female stars. If it weren't for his wife keeping a close eye on him, this baby-faced uncle would probably have made some unforgivable mistakes.
"You know what? During this period, I almost knelt on the washboard at home every day."
On the day of the celebration party, as everyone in the studio was on their way to the Four Seasons Hotel, Subaru Ikeda kept complaining to Nanaya.
"My dear, what do you think of me?"
Mrs. Ikeda, who was sitting in the front row and playing with her child, seemed to have heard what Ikeda Subaru said and turned to look at her husband.
Ikeda Subaru quickly replied with a smile: "No, I was just saying that you are a good housekeeper."
Probably influenced by Nanaya, everyone in the studio seems to be dominated by their henpecked husbands.
Well, something seems to be wrong, but nothing seems to be wrong.
"So why didn't you single guys invite any female companions?"
Nanaya looked at Ori, Tamari Tsukasa and Shonan Rantaro, these three guys also went alone.
If Ikeda Subaru didn't dare to commit suicide because he had a wife, then these three bachelors didn't have such concerns at all. Nanaya originally wanted to see which female star was so lucky, but he didn't expect that these three guys didn't bring any of them.
"Well... I always felt that those people were very scary, so I didn't dare to invite them. After all, children are better!"
Tamari said with some fear, his face full of panic.
As the only agent of [Erque Studio] at present, if we can sign a contract with him, it means we can work with the world-class director Kiryu Nanaya, which can be said to be like climbing onto the phoenix's feet.
Therefore, during this period, all the female celebrities who have not signed with the agency have been trying to get close to this guy. There is no shortage of people who want to use his body to get ahead. After all, Tamari looks a little bit like a submissive, and he looks like the kind of agent who is very easy to manipulate.
If we conquer him, doesn't that mean we have the resource support of [Erque Studio]?
However, there is a saying that goes "too much is as bad as too little." Because he was too strong, he scared the little bottom, Tamari.
In addition, since Nanaya did not say anything, Tamari, who always obeyed him, did not dare to invite anyone.
"Hey, Tamari." Nanaya suggested with a smile, "It's okay to have fun with female celebrities occasionally, but you should pay attention to two things. First, don't be trapped. No matter what the situation is, as long as she is not your married wife, you should wear your raincoat well; second, don't promise things that are beyond your ability. But if you promise something you can do, you must do it. You can't just pull up your pants and deny it."
This is the code of conduct that Mr. Hanai Ryuichi taught Nanaya, and it has to be said that it is very useful.
"Senior, please don't teach the younger generation bad things!"
Ori smiled and patted Nanaya on the back.
"Ori, this is the wise words of the teacher, you should learn from it." Nanaya nodded, "By the way, why didn't you bring a female companion? Now that your sister is awake, you don't have to hide your gender anymore, right?"
According to Nanaya, it would be enough to just announce that the Ryogi family had a pair of twins, a boy and a girl.
As for whether a person who is acting in a particular movie or TV series is a sister or a brother, it doesn't matter. Anyway, according to Nanaya, regardless of whether it is a man or a woman, just write [鸡儀しき] on the staff list and everything will be fine.
Ori snorted in dissatisfaction: "Forget it. When I see those women approaching me, I think of women taking swimsuit photos. It's annoying. Besides, I've been watching my sister these days. How can I have time to find a female companion I like?"
"Oh~"
Nanaya let out a long "oh" and his annoying look made Ori extremely angry.
Ori immediately said, "Then didn't you find a female companion yourself, Senior? Or did you find Illya again this time? As expected, you are a lolita complex!"
"Uncle Kiritsugu and his friends are also going to attend this banquet. How can I invite Illya in front of that daughter-obsessed guy?"
When Nanaya thought of the uncle who was going to use him as RPG ammunition, his face turned stiff.
"If your sister was here, I would have used her as a shield."
Nanaya didn't dare to bring a strange woman to such an important banquet, as it would give the outside world a feeling that she was appointed. This was very troublesome for Nanaya, who didn't have a formal girlfriend yet.
Shiki doesn't have this worry, as the scandal of [Kiryu Nanaya x Ryougi Ori] has been going on for long enough, so this time won't be a big deal.
With the twins as cover, Nanaya didn't mind bringing Shiki to such a party.
Of course, this is not because Nanaya likes Ori's sister, but because he wants to bring Shiki to see the world and build relationships. After all, she may become the main actress of [Erque Studio] in the future.
"Hey, senior." Ori looked at Nanaya warily, "I'm warning you, if you dare to attack my sister, I will... I will cut off your arm and use it as a tickle!"
"How is that possible!"
Nanaya was not impatient enough to attack someone he knew. He looked at Shonan Rantaro who was reveling in himself.
"Why didn't you invite a female companion?"
"How could I give up the entire forest just for a small tree? Only two pairs of wings are too few. I must be at the level of a seraph, right?" Shonan said proudly, with stars in his eyes.
Nanaya looked at this guy with contempt: "Just fly, you never know when your wings will break and you will fall to the ground."
The car happened to arrive at the entrance of Four Seasons Hotel. Nanaya didn't want to see this guy showing off anymore so he jumped out of the car.
In order to show her importance to [Erque Studio] this time, Shion specially used an extended Lincoln to pick up the studio members.
When the car door opened and everyone in the studio got out, the visual effect for bystanders was a sea of darkness.
Except for the showy guy Shonan who wore a purple suit that made him look like a gigolo, everyone else in the studio wore black formal clothes - Oriya also wore a black kimono, but it was a little more fancy than his usual one.
So, black car, black clothes, and just black sunglasses.
[It's just like a gang meeting…] Nanaya couldn't help but complain.
"Hey, Nanaya. You guys are here."
Shion, who was welcoming guests at the door, immediately turned a friendly smile on her face when she saw Nanaya and the others coming over.
"Shion, how come you, a big boss, are welcoming guests?"
"Of course I'm here to wait for you."
Shion's eyes narrowed into slits, "There are quite a few people who need you to meet."
"Um...can I refuse?"
Nanaya immediately sensed the trouble. He came here to eat for free and didn't want to do too many social activities.
If it were in the past, Nanaya wouldn't mind if Mr. Hanai took him to see the world, after all, he also needed connections.
But now, he is already a world-class director with a 400 million box office movie as his foundation. Even in Hollywood, with this achievement as a foundation, he is considered a very successful director, not to mention in Japan, a small pond.
"No, as my military advisor, you should at least know these people."
There was a hint of undignification in Shion's tone when she answered.
"Everyone is welcome to the banquet. We are very grateful for your help in the Goblin Slayer project. I hope everyone can have a good meal and have fun today."
Shion ignored the depressed Nanaya. She bowed to the other people in the studio and said, "I have reserved a room here. Don't worry about anything. Even if you drink too much, you can go to the hotel room and rest for a night. Please indulge yourself."
[Where are you from as a tour guide? ]
Nanaya felt that this female boss was deliberately targeting him. While others could eat and play as they pleased, why did he have to socialize?
"Thank you, this is so embarrassing."
Even though Ikeda Subaru spoke very shyly, these guys did not slow down at all and directly left Nanaya behind and walked inside.
[Hey, hey... This is making it look more like gangster! You guys!]
Seeing the studio staff marching in neat steps with high spirits, Nanaya's desire to complain became stronger.
"Um, Ori..."
Nanaya felt that he couldn't suffer this kind of thing alone, and his junior brother had to come along as well.
However--
"Senior, just enjoy your love with your female boss~ I'm going to enjoy the food~ Oh hoo~"
[ Oh hoo hoo you big-headed ghost! I hope you have indigestion like your sister! You bastard junior brother! ]
Nanaya strongly condemned Ori's behavior of not saving the dying.
In his heart, he didn't dare say it out loud.
Because Nanaya was afraid of being beaten to death by the devil king Ori.