Nakatsura looked at Mano. Still smiling, he then continued his story.
"Actually, the news he heard was not true. Uda's friends said such things to see if Uda would visit the exhibition or not. They bet on each other. Some of them thought Uda would not go there during the day because he had to work. After all, the exhibition venue was quite far away. It's almost impossible to go there on foot. The money he had to spend on vehicle costs would be quite expensive. Some of the other friends predicted Uda would definitely come there. He was eager to involve himself in journalism and media in general. So the cost of the vehicle to get there was a part of the investment that he must spend."
Mano was getting more and more interested in hearing Nakatsura's story. He spoke as if he was there. But that incident happened thirty years ago. There was no way that Nakatsura was among the people present there.
"This exhibition was an exhibition that only displays the work of novice photographers. So it's almost impossible for any major media to bother sending their crew there. But at that time, Uda did not know that. He simply believed in the boasts of his friends."
They had arrived at the alley's mouth, which was the entrance for workers and suppliers of goods for business units in the block. Even though it's called an alley, it's actually a fairly wide street. There were two-way lanes, each three meters wide. There was also a narrow sidewalk one meter wide on the left and right sides of the alley. They then turned left into the alley. Then Nakatsura continued his story.
"It turned out that on the day of the exhibition, Uda did not come to work. But also not necessarily he went to see the exhibition. To determine where he was going, Uda's friends tasked two of people, who were not working that day, to follow Uda. The two friends wore fake hair, mustaches, and beards so that Uda did not recognize them. They saw Uda went to the photography exhibition. After arriving there, Uda looked disappointed because there was hardly any important media covering it. But he didn't right away went home. This was obvious. He had already spent money to go there. There was no way he just went home."
Nakatsura looked at Mano. Still smiling, he then continued his story.
"Actually, the news he heard was not true. Uda's friends said such things to see if Uda would visit the exhibition or not. They bet on each other. Some of them thought Uda would not go there during the day because he had to work. After all, the exhibition venue was quite far away. It's almost impossible to go there on foot. The money he had to spend on vehicle costs would be quite expensive. Some of the other friends predicted Uda would definitely come there. He was eager to involve himself in journalism and media in general. So the cost of the vehicle to get there was a part of the investment that he must spend."
Mano was getting more and more interested in hearing Nakatsura's story. He spoke as if he was there. But that incident happened thirty years ago. There was no way that Nakatsura was among the people present there.
"This exhibition was an exhibition that only displays the work of novice photographers. So it's almost impossible for any major media to bother sending their crew there. But at that time, Uda did not know that. He simply believed in the boasts of his friends."
They had arrived at the alley's mouth, which was the entrance for workers and suppliers of goods for business units in the block. Even though it's called an alley, it's actually a fairly wide street. There were two-way lanes, each three meters wide. There was also a narrow sidewalk one meter wide on the left and right sides of the alley. They then turned left into the alley. Then Nakatsura continued his story.
"It turned out that on the day of the exhibition, Uda did not come to work. But also not necessarily he went to see the exhibition. To determine where he was going, Uda's friends tasked two of people, who were not working that day, to follow Uda. The two friends wore fake hair, mustaches, and beards so that Uda did not recognize them. They saw Uda went to the photography exhibition. After arriving there, Uda looked disappointed because there was hardly any important media covering it. But he didn't right away went home. This was obvious. He had already spent money to go there. There was no way he just went home."
