1010. Who would want to bend over when you can eat standing up?!
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After getting married last year, it was the end of the year and I was busy almost all the time.
After the New Year, I originally wanted to take this opportunity to have a good rest at home, occasionally go out for shopping and dates, and live a sweet life as a newlywed couple.
But Nagayama Naoki was still called to the company by a phone call...
After dealing with a lot of backlogged documents, Shuichi Itou walked to the office and chatted with Naoki Nagayama.
"It's the New Year, Naoki-san, you need to be motivated!" Itou Shuichi said grandly in Naoki Nagayama's office, "We Shuyou want to set the industry benchmark!"
"...What kind of weird goal is this..."
"When you sit in this position, you have corresponding responsibilities!" Itou Shuichi was full of righteousness, "We Shuyou are already a well-known large company in the entertainment industry. Everyone is watching what we will do in the new year! New Year's plan
Let’s start it!”
"Didn't you see? Everyone in the Tree Friends movie is so idle that they feel weak!"
"..."
Nagayama Naoki's eyes were full of doubts, a little unbelievable, and even a hint of ridicule.
It's like when I saw your roommate who always skipped class and played games when I was in college, and suddenly wanted to cheer up and study hard, what I was thinking at this moment was "What the hell are you pretending to be?!"
"Ahem~" Nagayama Naoki coughed strategically, "The first two months of the new year are usually the time when companies do their financial reports. They are waiting to file their taxes..."
"And Shuichi-san... shouldn't you be filming "The Man with Zero Presence"? Why are you so free?"
"...."
Ah, that movie with zero sense of existence... Itou Shuichi's face suddenly fell. I don't know if it was because of the protagonist, but he sometimes forgot that he was filming this movie!
"The movie...of course is still being filmed...but, what I mean is...that..."
Itou Shuichi finally sighed, with a grimace on his face.
"Naoki-san, I'd better tell the truth... My mentor Machida Yaichi found me... He said he wanted to know what our tree friends have planned for the New Year. He has a lot of ideas on his hands.
People who want to invest have money but nowhere to spend it..."
"...You have money but no place to spend it?"
"Yes, isn't it true that after the Plaza Accord, many people made a fortune in the financial market... After the money was taken out, they had nowhere to spend it... and just wanted to invest...
.." Itou Shuichi said, "So I found a mentor as a middleman..."
"Um...why not continue to invest in the financial market? Continue to make money?" Naoki Nagayama wondered, "Or buy assets..."
Yi Tangxiu hesitated for a moment and then said:
"Because... it's inconvenient..."
"inconvenient?"
"It's just that it's a bit inconvenient legally..." Yi Tangxiu said in a low voice.
"..." Yongshan Naoshu was stunned for a moment, and suddenly understood, "Ah... gray income..."
"So, if you want to invest in our film project, you are actually doing it to launder money?!"
In fact, the current laws in the financial market are not perfect, and there are many loopholes that can be exploited. Many people even obtain funds through tax reduction and evasion, as well as accepting bribes, various gray capital at home and abroad...
If you want to spend this money openly, you naturally need to use various methods to clear your name. At this time, it doesn't matter what kind of movie you shoot, and whether you can make money is not the first choice. It doesn't matter what kind of fortress or situation you want, the main thing is safety.
,quick...
Yi Tangxiu nodded:
"You can say that..."
When it comes to money laundering, Shuichi Itou doesn't have any special look on his face. After all, due to its natural characteristics, no matter what era or country, the entertainment industry is an amusement park for capital and one of the largest money laundering markets.
In a capitalist country, as long as people have money, they inevitably need to understand "reasonable and legal" capital operations... Otherwise, the hard-earned money will have to be paid according to the tax law...
.It’s like cutting off flesh!
In fact, if Nagayama Naoki wants to transfer his money from the U.S. foreign exchange market, he will inevitably go through some "legal tax avoidance" channels... Otherwise, if he wants to transfer 100 billion yen of property to Neon, he will have to pay only
Tens of billions of taxes have to be paid. It is no longer cutting off the flesh, but cutting off the arms and legs...
It's just that Wonta Nakai has been handling these matters, and Naoki Nagayama doesn't have much contact with them.
"But... Xiu Yisang, why should we launder money for others?"
Nagayama Naoki asked directly, "Shuyu Pictures currently has sufficient funds and healthy profits. There is no need to take such risks!"
Who would want to bend over when you can eat standing up?!
"And there are so many film companies with such a long history in the market, there must be many mature channels, right? Why should we turn to Shuyou?"
Yi Tangxiu nodded:
"Originally, I told my tutor the same thing... But Naoki-san, you also know that my tutor is a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts... Anyone who is close to him and can mention this is
Friends in the government and related to culture... In fact, they all have some gray income, and the amount is not large..."
"Actually... in some ways, they are more worried about the evidence of money laundering being exposed than we are..."
Itou Shuichi talked about the internal factions, political enemies, the complicated relationship between Toho and Toei that he heard from his mentor...etc.
In short, in the end, the fact that there is a film company in the entertainment industry that is completely unrelated to other political factions and even the neon inheritance plutocrats, and has outstanding statements and good profits is like growing out of the mud.
Like a white lotus.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Moreover, it happens that the powerful executive in charge of the film business is a legitimate background of the film academy... so many people want to come through Shuyou.
Whiten your gray income and make it an honest flower.
"Still the same question, why should we help them launder money?" Nagayama Naoki continued to ask, "This kind of thing is completely unnecessary..."
"Because these connections can help apply for various subsidies, film subsidies, and even tax incentives..."
Itou Shuichi said, now Shuyu Group wants to develop into a large company, and it cannot just rely on Naoki Nagayama to make movies!
Movies made by other directors are likely to lose money!
And judging from the exchanges from the year before last, Naoki Nagayama’s desire to make movies this year is not strong, and there are not many scripts and projects that he has personally produced...
We have to collect scripts from screenwriters, hold a review board, and let back-up directors like Komori Masataka, Kijima Kyor, and even Matsuo Souo and Nishimoto Hikaru try their hand at the project. These risks are very high.
"Naoki-san..." Itou Shuichi sighed and his face became heavy. After directing several movies alone, he already knew the gap between himself and Nagayama Naoki, "Of course the movies you make can make money.
, but the same cannot be said for other directors...At this time, various subsidies and even applying for grants come in handy~"
For example, when he was filming "The Man with Zero Presence" that he was currently filming, he felt that it might be a hit at the box office... After all, he sometimes couldn't think of it while filming.
As for other directors, except for the two who already have experience, other new directors need to take risks... For a big project like a movie, sometimes a small company can lose it with just one loss...
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At this time, other aspects naturally need to subsidize it... to share the risk~
"...."
Naoki Nagayama was silent. There was really nothing he could do about it. Others couldn't have memories of the future like him.
In fact, Shuyou has begun to absorb investment from other investors since last year. After the Tokyo International Film Festival, it contacted more investors in order to share risks... This is what a mature large company should do.
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He looked up at Itou Shuichi, and even wanted to tell other directors not to make movies, so that he could support the company by making one movie a year...but deep down he knew that this was impossible.
.....
Capital always pursues value-adding itself, and capitalists are just personified capital. When the company gets bigger, sometimes even the founders can't stop everyone's desire to make money.
There are hundreds of people, and everyone has to support their family!
There are also many people who have their own dreams and goals that they want to achieve!
What Nagayama Naoki can probably do is to control the general direction of the company and not let this big ship deviate from the direction.
"Shuichi-san...just do it!" Naoki Nagayama said to his friend, "But every movie needs to establish a holding company to separate the finances of Shuyu Pictures and the company.
....The company should add more legal positions to ensure that even if there is a thunderstorm, there is a legal firewall with the parent company..."
Why do big companies maintain huge legal teams and lawyers? Naoki Nagayama gradually understands it!
"Hi!"
Yi Tangxiu nodded, already making a plan in his mind.
But after talking about this matter, the atmosphere in the office became relaxed again, and Itou Shuichi talked about other things:
"Naoki-san, when will you lead the jury and start judging the Film Academy Awards? I heard that you are going to the Red Fish Academy?"
"Yeah... The Film Academy Awards Association originally wanted to rent a hotel near Tokyo for closed selection... But staying in a hotel for more than half a month is like going to jail. It's so boring!" Nagayama
Naoki shook his head, "So I suggested going to Hongyuyuan... Anyway, it's very big and clean there... It hasn't snowed yet, but after it snows in a few days, the snow scene will also be very beautiful."
Beautiful..."
"Hahaha~" Itou Shuichi said with a smile, "I think Naoki-san just wants to show off the snow scene of the Red Fish Garden!"
"How could it be!"
Nagayama Naoki didn't admit that he did have some intention of showing off. After all, the judges who lived there were all big shots in the film industry, as well as his friends.
"I'm all thinking about the judges!"
"Really? I don't believe it!"
"And the fees charged from the Film Academy Awards Association are quite a penny!"
"Tsk tsk tsk..."
The two talked about last year's movies and thought about which one would win the award. Naoki Nagayama naturally recommended his own movie without any doubt:
""Diary of the Sea Street" naturally has awards...after all, it is the opening film of the Tokyo Film Festival...but other movies are more or less less interesting..."
“Where’s ‘The Camera Don’t Stop’? Your own movie, Naoki-san?”
"Am I going to compete for the Best Newcomer Award?"
Naoki Nagayama shook his head. Although this movie is very innovative, it is only based on the novelty. It is difficult to say how excellent the real shooting quality is.
"It would be great if "The Legend of Hayato" was released before the year..."
"Hahaha, forget it then... As the chairman of the jury, you still have to avoid suspicion. If your movie becomes the best film or best director... it would be too much.
A little..."
"That's right~"
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At noon, Yoshimura Otomo was finally free and joined the chat between the two of them while having lunch.
When I heard that someone would join the New Year's movie and perform some capital "operations", I didn't show any special expression... In Neon, this kind of "human relations" is almost a secret that everyone knows
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This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "In short, as long as it is not excessive and there are no loopholes in the law~" After Yoshimura Otomo made his decision, he chatted with Naoki Nagayama about other things.
"Naoki-san, speaking of which... our New Year's plan is currently only a script for "Battle Royale"... and as you said before, there may be a TV series..."
"Well, "Tokyo Love Story", the novel is already being prepared for publication..." Naoki Nagayama said, "It is estimated that it will go on sale at the end of February..."
"That's really congratulations!" Otomo Yoshimura congratulated, "Is this the new TV series?"
"Yes, the script was originally written first..." Naoki Nagayama said, "I plan to start shooting at the end of March or early April...it will ferment for a month, which coincides with the cherry blossom season...
"
"?" Yoshimura Otomo said unexpectedly, "Naoki-san plans to shoot it by himself?"
"Yeah...it's nothing, anyway..."
At that time, Akina was in her third trimester of pregnancy, so she definitely couldn't run around. She was bored at home every day, so she might as well make a TV series that wasn't so urgent...
Just after the screening ended, the baby was almost born!
"..."
Itou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo looked at each other, a little helpless... It seemed that Nagayama Naoki would only take action once in the first half of the year.
The projects of other directors really have to be accepted from the writing team!
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After a few days of experience, Kotaro and Nyaotaro at home accepted that there was one more person in Yamasakurain, especially after Nonaka Mori learned to use big bones to bribe the dog.
Now when it's time to eat, the dog wagging his tail in the kitchen is not Naoki Nagayama...
"He is indeed a guy who has breasts and is a mother!"
Naoki Nagayama patted the dog on the head, and then patted the cat who was still aloof. He was still a good cat, and he was equally aloof to everyone else~
"Akina, we are going to Red Fish Garden in two days..." Nagayama Naoki said to Akina, who was holding a painting album in her hands, "Are you ready?"
"Hmm, the luggage and everything have been packed..." Ming Cai looked over, "I have called the hosting company and prepared the ingredients and dedicated chef..."
Nagayama Naoki nodded, feeling that it was almost done.
"The jury members will then live in the other two houses..."
There are three villas in Hongyuyuan, each with four or five rooms. They can accommodate a dozen people without any problem, and Naoki Nagayama and Akina naturally live in the master bedroom.
"Mori-san is also in the same building as us..." Akina said to Nonaka Mori who was carrying the dishes, "There are other chefs over there, Mori-san only needs to be responsible for my diet."
"Hi!"
Nonaka Mori doesn't mind going to Kyoto to live for a while. Anyway, her daughter is already in junior high school and there are other relatives at home to take care of her.
And after hearing Akina say that Hongyuyuan is a very beautiful holiday garden, she was also very interested in going to see it.
