Nagayama Naoki was frying bacon in the kitchen, and the rich aroma of fat filled his nostrils, making Yotaro beside him drool.
Wait until the bacon is slightly curled and golden on both sides, then take it out and control the oil slightly.
After cleaning the frying pan, Naoki Nagayama melted some butter and put the toast slices and eggs into the frying pan. Listening to the crispy sound, he could already imagine the burnt aroma and subtle texture in his mouth.
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The weather was good, the mood was good, and the simple American breakfast looked like a five-star chef in Naoki Nagayama's eyes. Of course, the two diners who were looking forward to it made Naoki Nagayama even more confident about his cooking skills.
Incorrect confidence.
"How about it, Yutaro, Mewtaro, you have never eaten such delicious bacon~"
The two little ones buried in the food bowl naturally had no objection.
"Yutaro, Nyaotaro, look at the cherry blossom trees in the yard. Are they sprouting again?"
The cherry blossoms at Yamazakura Garden always bloom in two seasons, once in April and once in October. But now, it’s time for the cherry blossoms to bloom again.
Sitting cross-legged on the floor in the corridor, biting into a piece of toast cut into triangles, Nagayama Naoki felt the gentle breeze blowing on his face, breathed in the fresh morning air, and felt that the hangover from last night had completely disappeared, and life was...
So beautiful~
"Dingling bell~"
But in this peaceful moment, the phone in the living room rang at an inappropriate time.
"What's going on?" Naoki Nagayama walked over and answered the phone, "Moses Moses, this is Yamazakura-in!"
"Naoki!"
It was my mother on the phone! She called so early. Could it be that something happened at home?
"Ogasan, what happened? The tone sounds a little strange."
"Ah, Naoki, your eldest brother Aoki's child is born!" The voice on the phone was a little excited, "It's a boy."
"Huh? I remember isn't the due date in November?" Naoki Nagayama was shocked. Who would have thought that a nephew would suddenly appear?
"Because I accidentally fell down in the morning and gave birth prematurely." There was nervousness and fear in her mother's words, "The stairs at home are still too steep."
"." Naoki Nagayama could only console him, "It's good that the baby is born safely now~"
After continuing to chat for a while, Naoki Nagayama promised his mother to take Tsuruko home to visit her in the next two days. After all, she is the first member of the fourth generation of the Nagayama family!
"I was promoted a generation just like that." Naoki Nagayama finished eating the rest of his breakfast and felt unreal.
On the way to the studio, it was the rush hour for school, and Naoki Nagayama saw many high school students in uniforms on the street.
Sometimes while waiting for the traffic lights, you can still hear phrases such as Suzuran Overlord, Serizawa Legion.
Unknowingly, "High School" has been released for almost a month. There is no doubt that the most outstanding and eye-catching movie in the second half of the year is this bad movie that combines youth, passion, rebellion and other elements.
It spread like a virus among young people, and some unknown opposition forces continued to smear it in the media. Shuyou Pictures also fought back through newspapers, making the movie more popular and almost becoming a national topic.
Attracts a large portion of the adult audience.
No matter whether it is controversy or slander, it has not been able to stop the popularity of "High School". According to the current trend, the box office of this movie in the first month should reach 3 billion, and the final box office will be headed towards 5.06 billion.
"Naoki-san, good morning!"
Xing Jiahua at the front desk had a bright smile on her face, which made Nagayama Naoki feel better. Sure enough, the front desk lady should find someone with good looks.
"Hi, good morning Huajiang~"
There were already a lot of people coming to the studio, and it felt a little bustling. Naoki Nagayama walked through a group of staff members, and was greeted by greetings.
After finally walking into the office door, I couldn't help but exhale:
"Otomo-san, do we have more people than before?"
"?" Otomo Yoshimura looked at Nagayama Naoki in confusion.
"It just feels like today when I come in, I say hello more frequently."
"Naoki-san, do you actually judge the number of people in the company by the frequency of greetings?" Itou Shuichi asked with a smile from the side, "Actually, today is the casting time, and we have already invited some people to sign up."
"No wonder~" Nagayama Naoki vaguely felt that there were a few faces that he didn't remember.
"So we start casting today?"
"Well, after all, we already have the protagonist~" Shuichi Itou sorted out the information in his hand, "The main focus of "The Ring" is Sadako!"
"Well, other people are also very important!" Naoki Nagayama added. After all, this time, he was still thinking of choosing a supporting role for "Love Letter".
Itou Shuichi cast a blank glance: "Okay, you are the boss, whatever you say is right~"
I don’t know when, Itou Shuichi also learned to say such strange words.
Seeing that the conversation between the two finally ended, Yoshimura Otomo said to Nagayama Naoki:
"Naoki-san, why do you feel so good today?"
"Huh? Can you tell this?" As expected of a career veteran who is good at observing people's emotions, "I just found out this morning that I have a nephew."
"Oh? This is really~" The other two people said a few words of congratulations. In this era, having a prosperous family is certainly a good thing.
"The Yamaguchi-gumi has a new heir!"
"???"
Xiu Yisang, if you are so emotional, would you like to organize a congratulation?
After entering the working state, the order of the studio began to become orderly, other employees worked seriously at their work stations, and the applicants who came to register entered the conference room in an orderly manner under the guidance of the front desk.
Since this time we had gone through preliminary screening and it was an invitation-only invitation, not many people actually came.
"Mr. Teruyuki Yoshikawa, you want to play the role of Ryuji Takayama. What do you think of the role? What are your strengths?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Teruyuki Yoshikawa, who is in his thirties, said with some anxiety: "Based on the existing information, Takayama Ryuji is a husband who cares about his ex and his son, and
I am a divorced husband myself and have a son of about the same age.”
Is this a role fit?
Nagayama Naoki did not expect that the first person to sign up would be so weird, not to mention that Yoshikawa Teruyuki had experience in stage plays.
Among the next applicants, there were not many professional actors, and most of them were amateurs. However, Naoki Nagayama did not dislike it. After all, some of the supporting roles in horror movies did not require much acting skills to be honest.
"Private Marseille, I am Nishida Yayumi, and I hope to audition this time for the role of Sadako."
Yamumi Nishida is a very delicate-looking woman, which surprised both Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou.
"Are you here to play Sadako? I need to explain in advance that this character has very few frontal views and basically does not show his face." Itou Shuichi made a few remarks.
"Silly tape, I just want to try it."
Nagayama Naoki asked: "So, Ms. Nishida, do you have any advantages for playing the role of Sadako?"
"Hi, I am a mechanical dancer and have some experience in body control~"
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The next applicants were even more bizarre, but Naoki Nagayama and the others did find many suitable supporting roles.
"Xiu Yisang, everything else is fine, but the children among them still need to think of something better." Because it was an external recruitment, there were no children to sign up.
Yi Tangxiu nodded: "As for child stars, I will look for them in the industry. It's not difficult."
"Hi~"
During the lunch break, Yoshimura Otomo chatted with Naoki Nagayama while eating.
"Naoki-san, do you still remember the reporter from the last press conference?"
Nagayama Naoki spent a while: "Ah, that reporter who keeps asking tough questions, what happened to him?"
After speaking, he lowered his voice slightly: "Otomo-san, you didn't find someone to beat him, did you?"
"What! Naoki-san, do you think we are some kind of Yakuza organization?!" Yoshimura Otomo couldn't laugh or cry. Shuyou Pictures is a regular film and television production company, "I just asked him to treat him to a meal of flower wine!"
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Nagayama Naoki felt a little emotional. Facing such an obviously hostile guy, he actually invited someone to drink. It was really disrespectful!
"So, have you got any news?"
"Hey, that guy said when he was drunk that the agent who asked him to ask questions at the last minute was affiliated with Watanabe Office."
Nagayama Naoki stopped eating rice with his chopsticks: "Watanabe?"
This was the leader before the Johnny and Burning family, and it is still the oldest and most powerful firm.
"When did we offend the Watanabe Firm?" Let others discredit Naoki Nagayama on the front pages of newspapers and magazines.
Yoshimura Otomo was helpless: "Actually, it's not directed at Naoki-san and Shuyou's film."
"I asked again and found out that Watanabe's agent is Ito Tsukiko's agent."
Nagayama Naoki was confused: "Ito Tsukiko? Who is it again?"
"Ito Tsukiko! She's The Peanuts, one of the Peanut sisters!" Yoshimura Otomo's voice suddenly started to shout, ""Passionate Desert" (Passionate Desert), haven't Naoki-san heard of it?
"
"Um, private Marseille, I don't care at all about Yamaguchi Momoe's previous idols." Nagayama Naoki's memories of the entertainment industry are all inherited, and before Yamaguchi Momoe, the lonely guy really didn't pay much attention.
Yoshimura Otomo is a bit of a loser, but he can catch up with the idols of the Peanut Sisters!
"That's it. My enthusiasm is like a pot of fire, burning the entire desert."
Yoshimura Otomo hummed two lines of lyrics, which suddenly evoked Naoki Nagayama's memory. It turned out to be "A Fire" by Yu Chengqing! However, this is different from "A Fire in Winter".
"Ah, I remember!" Nagayama Naoki nodded, "But, does this have anything to do with us?"
"Ito Tsukiko is Sawada Kenji's wife!" Yoshimura Otomo said the key point, "And Tanaka Yuko had a scandal with Sawada Kenji before!"
When Nagayama Naoki heard about this relationship, he understood instantly: "So, it is really aimed at Yuko Tanaka, and I just suffered an unreasonable disaster?"
"Hey, after all, The Peanuts has a very important position in Watanabe Office." Yoshimura Otomo said, "And the two sisters also have a lot of connections in the music industry."
"Perhaps it would be a blow to Tanaka Yuko to associate her with Naoki Huaxin."
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Otomo Yoshimura, don’t think that I can’t tell that this is a weird thing! The Peanuts are your idols, so why don’t you say good things to them?
Nagayama Naoki thought for a moment: "However, if it was purely because of personal grudges, Watanabe wouldn't go out of his way to offend us, right? That would be the front-page headlines of the media."
"That reporter is from Watanabe." Yoshimura Otomo said, "As for the previous behavior, it seems that there were many hands pushing it, but more news points to one - Toho!"
"?Toho?"
"Yes, it seems to be to combat "High School"." Yoshimura Otomo said, "Toho is also very active in promoting negative news about "High School"."
"It's the same old thing again, why do these old guys like to suppress newcomers so much?!"
"They don't suppress them casually, it's just because Shuyu Pictures has the ability to threaten them." Yoshimura Otomo ended the lunch, "Toho's "Antarctic Story" is currently being screened. The only one who can compete with him this year is
Our "Hot Blooded High School"!"
"Alas" Nagayama Naoki sighed, "Otomo-san, Japan's four major film studios, Toei, Shochiku and now Toho, except for Kadokawa who is related to us, everyone has offended!"
"Hahaha, yes, Naoki-san is under a lot of pressure?"
"Whatever!" Nagayama Naoki threw the lunch box into the trash can, "I'm used to it anyway!"
In the afternoon, Nagayama Naoki did not stay in the company for long. The subsequent interviews were handed over to Itou Shuichi and Komori Masataka. Although they said there was no pressure, they still needed to relax a little.
The seats at Ginza's Samadhiju have been vacant for a long time, but this time it's not in a private room.
Near the window on the second floor, Naoki Nagayama made an appointment with Wonta Nakai to have tea.
"Chinatsu-san, please give me a pot of water cloud tea today." Nagayama Naoki said to Sakakihara Chinatsu, "I'm a little irritable today."
"Hi!"
Chinatsu Sakakibara naturally has no doubts. The so-called water cloud tea is cold brew tea. Since it is a teahouse, it is natural to have such a drink.
Not long after, while Naoki Nagayama was taking a slow sip, Wonta Nakai walked up under the leadership of Katsuo Yasui,
"Naoki-san!" Nakai Wonta smiled and sat across from him, then looked at it, "Ah, herbal tea, I'm just thirsty!"
After saying that, he poured himself a glass without ceremony and drank it like a cow chewing peony.
"Yuan Taisang should be on vacation now, right?"
"Well, after I came back from my overseas assignment, the company gave me a week's leave." Nakai Wonta smiled broadly, "They said it was because the overseas assignment was too hard, and they asked me to spend time with my family."
"Hahaha, hard work?" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "Won Tai-san shouldn't be too cool in America!"
"No way?! They are obviously working hard!"
"Work in the bar!"
After a few jokes, the atmosphere suddenly became more relaxed. After chatting for a while, Wonta Nakai took out the information in the briefcase.
"Naoki-san, these are the documents related to your apartment in New York. They are currently in the custody of the property management company. If you want to move in, you can ask the company to prepare supplies, etc. in advance."
Nagayama Naoki took it and took a look. Sure enough, it was near Central Park. It looked very delicate from the photo.
“It’s really nice! If you go to New York next time, you can stay here!”
After looking at it for a while, Nagayama Naoki closed the document. Most of the current properties are for investment. If you don't put any thought into it, they are no different from hotels.
"By the way, Won Tai-san." Nagayama Naoki suddenly remembered, "Last time I said that my eldest brother's child would also be born in November, but he was born this morning."
"Huh? Did you give birth prematurely?" Nakai Wonta immediately asked with concern, "Is everything okay?"
"There shouldn't be any big problem. My sister-in-law is also safe." Naoki Nagayama said, "But she still needs to be observed in the hospital for a while."
"You have to be more careful as you get to the back."
Perhaps because he was about to become a father, Wonta Nakai said with a sigh in his tone, "I hope I can grow up safely."
"Well, I should go back to my hometown to visit tomorrow."
The two grown men sighed for a while and then moved on to the next topic.
"Naoki-san, I have made back my investment in the United States this time." New billionaire Wonta Nakai said with emotion, "I have fulfilled my lifelong dream ahead of schedule."
"Is this the only thing Won Tai-san has in mind?" Nagayama Naoki laughed out loud, "Are you going to lie down for the rest of your life?"
"Haha, I really haven't thought of what to do for the moment. These past few months have been like a dream, and I seem to have endless money to spend."
Wonta Nakai remembers that during the few months he spent in the United States, he spent lavishly and was extravagant but didn't spend much money.
"Of course it will all be spent!" Now Wonta Nakai is like a beggar who suddenly became rich and used a golden rice bowl to beg for food. "As long as Wontae-san buys a few houses and a few cars."
"However, it is better to buy a house. This is a value-added asset."
Unconsciously, I fell into the mentality of persuading people to buy a house.
"Haha, Naoki-san really likes real estate!"
"Yes, it will give people a sense of stability."
The two laughed for a while, and Nagayama Naoki said seriously: "Yuan Taisang, if you want to expand your property, buying real estate is the most cost-effective way for ordinary people."
"However, if Yuan Taisang wants to truly transcend social classes, then he still needs to own property."
When Nakai Wonta heard this, he also became serious: "What do you mean by Naoki-san?"
"Wonta-san, I want to establish an investment company. Not that kind of company, but a real investment company." Naoki Nagayama looked at the high-rise buildings in Ginza outside, "Although I don't have a lot of funds now, I
I hope that one day I can buy an entire floor in a financial building like that outside.”
"Naoki-san, this must be difficult."
"Ha, what's so difficult? It's only been more than two years, and I already have so much money." Nagayama Naoki's words are now filled with arrogance, "After this movie, I think it won't be a big problem to exceed 5 billion. Although it is more than
I’m not in a consortium, but it shouldn’t be a problem to open a small investment company.”
"Wantaisan, in the next five years, Tokyo will undergo earth-shaking changes. We are standing at a turning point in history!"
Wonta Nakai was frightened by Naoki Nagayama's words: "Naoki-san"
"Ha, that's what I said!" Naoki Nagayama's tone was fleeting, "In short, I think there is a lot to look forward to in the future. Yuan Taisang, do you want to open this investment company with me?"
"I need to think about this Zhishu Sang."
In a tenure-track society like Japan, if you want to give up a high-quality position like Bankman, you need to be cautious.
"Hahaha, of course, such a big thing won't start until at least next year. There is plenty of time." Nagayama Naoki laughed awkwardly,
"However, after the child is born, Yuan Taisang will realize how serious the expense of milk powder is!"
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There is still one chapter left to write, so if you want to add more chapters, I will add more! Even if I say it while drunk, I still have to write it with tears in my eyes!
Also, hangover. I want to arrange for Naoki-san to go shoot the hangover!
