690, summer is here, and the early reveal of the movie is about to begin!
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"Mingna, the mobility scooter I mentioned earlier has been booked~"
Naoki Nagayama was calling Akina Nakamori on the sofa in Yamazakura-in. The sky outside was already deep black, but the landscape lights in the yard and the light coming from the living room made the secluded courtyard a little more popular.
"Todoroki? So fast?" Akina Nakamori, who was currently in the hotel in Yamazaki Prefecture, was a little surprised. It was obviously something we just discussed last night, "Naoki-san, we agreed that it is for transportation. The price is not too expensive, right?"
"Well, it's a family car, Toyota's AE86. It only costs about two million."
Naoki Nagayama requested a top-notch match, and he also had color customization requirements, so the final price would be less than 3 million, but there was no need to tell Akina about this.
"More than two million, it seems very expensive...about half a year's salary..."
Akina's current salary is much higher than when she first debuted. Starting from this year, it will be at least one million per month, and her annual income is estimated to be tens of millions. People with high incomes will have to pay about 30% of the tax, so after tax
The salary is estimated to be 6.7 million, and it is expected to be higher after the new contract.
However, part of the salary will subsidize the family~
It is expected that the annual income will reach 100 million next year...but after paying taxes, it is estimated that only 50 to 60 million will be left. The taxes for neon artists are really high~
"Mingcai, it's already very cheap, okay~"
Naoki Nagayama bought a convertible for more than 8 million yuan, and another Toyota Century cost more than 20 million yuan... This new Toyota top-of-the-line model is also known as a sports car for the common people.
, it’s already very cheap~
"Besides, I also asked the manufacturer to customize a dark blue color~"
"Todoroki?" The voice on the microphone instantly became happy, "Arigado, Naoki-san~"
After talking about the car for a while, Naoki Nagayama asked: "Has Akina started her first concert now?"
"Not yet, I'm preparing today... I'll start tomorrow..." The voice on the phone seemed a little nervous, "I'm a little nervous, there will be one show in the morning and one in the evening..."
Then I will fly to the next city right away. This will take until September!"
"Don't Akina have some tea that will make you less nervous?" Naoki Nagayama comforted, "The concert will be completed smoothly!"
Akina's tone was a little helpless: "But...if we keep going like this, we may not be able to contact Naoki-san every day."
"Silly Tape, don't you have a pager? Akina can notify me when she has time, and I can go back right away~" Naoki Nagayama said, "Also, I will be filming a movie in August, so I may
I will go to various cities to shoot scenes, and I will look for opportunities to go to Akina’s concert!”
"But Fang Zesang wants to send me the itinerary..."
"Yes!" Akina heard Naoki Nagayama talk about filming "The Summer of Kikujiro" and had no doubts at all, "I will definitely ask Fusano-san to send over the itinerary!"
The two continued chatting for a while, and then they hung up the phone when they saw that it was almost early in the morning and Akina would have her first show tomorrow.
Naoki Nagayama, who was lying on the bed, was still thinking about the subsequent shooting process and the problems he might encounter, and he couldn't fall asleep for a while.
In a daze, I seemed to hear one or two cicadas chirping... Is this a cicada crawling out of the ground?
"summer....."
Naoki Nagayama murmured something and slowly fell into sleep.
...
In late July, the temperature rose again.
Since the morning, the blazing sunshine has been shining on the land of Tokyo, causing the asphalt pavement that has cooled down all night to become soft and sticky again.
"We can't go jogging in the morning now~" Nagayama Naoki looked at Yutaro who was sticking out his tongue and said, "Let's change it to the evening in the future~ What should I do if Yutaro gets a heat stroke~"
Then before leaving, I checked the regular sprinkler system in the courtyard... At least in hot weather, it can slightly cool down the green plants in the yard.
"Look after your house and don't run around!"
Before driving away from home, Nagayama Naoki told the cat and the dog. Then he went out wearing a loose T-shirt and pants... I originally wanted to wear big pants, but I was going to the studio, so I couldn't do that.
random.
The air conditioner in the studio has been turned on, otherwise it would definitely be like a greenhouse at this time.
"Good morning Hana-chan...ah...no...who are you?" Nagayama Naoki walked in and saw a strange front desk girl with a round face.
"Naoki-san, this is Yukika Suzuki, a new employee." Xing Jiahua walked over from the side and said to Naoki Nagayama, "It's my first day at work today."
"It turns out they are newly recruited employees~" Nagayama Naoki understood. He had previously asked Yoshimura Otomo to expand recruitment, and it seems that it has been implemented.
Xing Jiahua turned around and introduced Suzuki Yukina: "Yukinatsu-chan, this is Nagayama Naoki, the president of Shuyu."
"Hi! President Nagayama!" Suzuki Yukari immediately stood up straight and bowed respectfully, "This is the first time we meet, my name is Suzuki Yukari. Please give me your advice in the future!!"
"Haha, don't be so nervous, everyone in Shuyou calls me by my name~" Nagayama Naoki said with a smile, "Then Xingxia-chan, please give me some advice in the future~"
When his back was no longer visible, Suzuki Yukina patted his chest: "Hana-chan...it's really Naoki Nagayama! I was so nervous just now!"
"Of course, Xingxia-chan needs to relax." Xing Jiahua patted her shoulder, "I will see Naoki-san more often in the future. Naoki-san has a very gentle temper..."
Suzuki Yuka took a breath: "Indeed...and I am really more handsome than what I see on TV and in newspapers!"
"Really, right~ Naoki-san is responsible for Shuyou's appearance!" Xing Jiahua also nodded in agreement.
"Arnold...Although it seems bad to talk about the president on the first day...but I'm really curious! Super curious!" Suzuki Yuka's breath was rapid, and his nose flapped a few times, "Naoki-san
, is it really as carefree as the newspaper said? Falling in love with many celebrities? Akina-chan?"
Speaking of this, Xing Jiahua immediately became excited: "Let me tell you...in fact, the reports outside are completely inaccurate! In fact, Naoki-san..."
Regardless of how the new receptionist's eyes were widened and extremely surprised, and regardless of how Xingjia was happily sharing gossip... Naoki Nagayama still walked into the office.
"Otomo-san, morning~"
"Ah, Naoki-san is here~" Yoshimura Otomo became busy again, immersed in reading the information.
After Naoki Nagayama sat down, he turned around and looked to the side: "Did Shuichi-san not come today?"
"He's going to hold a premiere..." Otomo Yoshimura said, "Isn't "Love Will End Like the Rain" released today?!"
"today?!"
Only then did Naoki Nagayama realize that the release date of "Love Is Like the Rain" has already arrived, "So Shuichi-san won't be able to watch it during this time!"
Itou Shuichi and other creative teams have to go to various cities to promote the movie.
"Yes, time flies so fast~"
Yoshimura Otomo seemed to think of the first movie, when the three of them were driving around in various cities, and he was still driving at that time.
"Haha, no matter what, it's a good thing that the movie was successfully released!" Nagayama Naoki smiled, "When Shuichi-san comes back, we will go out to celebrate together!"
"Well." Yoshimura Otomo stopped what he was doing and looked at Naoki Nagayama, "Speaking of movies, Naoki-san, how are the early preparations for your "Summer of Kikujiro" going?"
"A few days ago, I took Kijima-kun to look at the filming locations in Tokyo. As for the filming locations in other cities, Kijima Kyon and I will take the time to confirm..."
Nagayama Naoki took out more storyboards from his briefcase and gestured,
"The leading actor has been confirmed, and the filming team has been equipped... By the way, Otomo-san asked you to help contact the artist agency before, and the search for supporting actors went well, right?"
"Well, we have received many resumes based on different roles. Naoki-san can confirm when he is free."
"That's no need. Let Kijima Kyun determine the supporting roles." Nagayama Naoki shook his hand and decisively delegated this power, "Kijima-kun is the executive director this time, let him get to know more actors.
"
"Okay, I'll let Kijima Xu come and confirm."
Yoshimura Otomo also had no objection. He knew that Nagayama Naoki was cultivating the seeds of the next generation of directors.
Currently, only Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou are the only Shuyus who can direct movies alone. Masataka Komori already has the ability but still needs some works to prove himself, and Kyū Kijima is next.
"One more thing." Nagayama Naoki said, "The pre-promotion of "Kikujiro's Summer" can already begin. Otomo-san, is the current arrangement of this kind of event still left to Hayano Riko?"
"Riko-chan has left the planning position and is currently busy with the new headquarters. The same goes for Ochiai Yoshie, who will gradually focus on general affairs in the future." Yoshimura Otomo said, "But the event planners of the Film Division, we
We also hired a new one.”
After saying that, he used the phone on the table to call: "Hana-chan, help me call in Eiichiro Watanabe and Kitae Ochiai."
"Eiichiro Watanabe? Watanabe?" Naoki Nagayama looked at Yoshimura Otomo curiously.
"Well, Watanabe...but it has nothing to do with the Watanabe office, we just have the same surname." Yoshimura Otomo explained a little, "He is a person with some experience. This time we can let Ochiai Yoe cooperate with him.
After a while, he will be responsible for planning activities alone from now on."
"That's it~"
Then he remembered something else: "Otomo-san, you said that Riko-chan is busy with the new headquarters? Has the new headquarters been decided? Why didn't I know?"
"Of course not! The location selection for the new headquarters building is in progress, and there are already two alternatives."
Fangcun Dayou rolled his eyes. Shuyou did not build a new building from scratch, but chose a new building for 200 to 500 people to work in the future. Therefore, there are requirements for the location, height, price, and completion time of the building.
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"Besides, there are still a lot of things to do before moving to the new headquarters! For example, taking inventory of materials, making moving plans, arranging moving time, moving companies, address change procedures, etc... It almost takes
It should be arranged a year in advance.”
"Okay..." Personal moving in Japan is very troublesome, and company moving is even more complicated.
After a while, a man and a woman knocked on the door and entered the office. The man among them, with thick hair and lively eyes, who looked to be under thirty years old, was Eiichiro Watanabe.
"Naoki-san, this is Eiichiro Watanabe." Otomo Yoshimura introduced, "Watanabe-kun, this is Naoki Nagayama, the president of Shuyu."
"President Nagayama, this is the first time we meet. I am Eiichiro Watanabe. Please give me your advice." Eiichiro Watanabe immediately bowed and said hello.
"Well, please give me some advice."
Naoki Nagayama nodded and went straight to the topic: "Watanabe-kun, and Kie-chan, I came to you this time for the pre-promotion of the movie "Summer of Kikujiro", the film's pre-release meeting, the starring and I
Tanaka Yuko and Kitano Takeshi will all attend."
"Hi!" Eiichiro Watanabe seemed to want to express himself, "What day is it?"
"Let's do it this Saturday." Today is already Wednesday, and there are still two days left to determine the location, invite the media to attend, and have a small event where the media meets. There is no problem at all.
"Hey, we got it."
"Watanabe-kun has just arrived at Shuyu, so I asked Kie-chan to work with you this time." Nagayama Naoki continued: "In the future, there will be interviews with reporters during filming, disclosure meetings for the completion of the film, and preview screenings, all of which will be needed.
Watanabe-kun is interested."
"I will definitely work hard!" Eiichiro Watanabe felt like he had been entrusted with a heavy responsibility.
"Just get daddy!"
.......
After the two of them walked out, Naoki Nagayama continued to sort out the shooting route and shooting arrangements for "Summer of Kikujiro", as well as the overall announcement time.
I worked patiently all morning to sort out the approximate shooting time points. As for the other things, I’ll do it later~
At this time, I miss computers and Excel so much... If I had these, a comprehensive project progress management table would be sorted out quickly, unlike now where I have to divide it into several tables.
Technological progress will indeed improve work efficiency!
"Otomo-san, do you want to go to dinner together?" Naoki Nagayama asked, pinching the bridge of his nose.
"No, I have a dinner date with the director of Stardust Office at noon." Yoshimura Otomo shook his head, and then looked over with strange eyes, "Naoki-san, are you going to work in the studio this afternoon too?"
"...You are talking as if I have never worked in the afternoon..."
Nagayama Naoki does not accept such doubts.
"Except for staying in the editing room for a whole day when I was editing before, I have never seen you Naoki-san stay in the office for a whole day!" Yoshimura Otomo smiled, "Usually you come to explain some things and then leave, and at most you stay.
Take half a day to do some work."
"..." Naoki Nagayama was speechless.
He just doesn’t want to work all day, so what’s wrong with him?! The King of Saudi Arabia only spends two hours in the office at most a day!
Who among the serious and wealthy people would take a job?!
"Of course I won't come in the afternoon..." Naoki Nagayama didn't feel guilty at all, "I will talk to Yuko-san and Kitano-san about Saturday's disclosure meeting in the afternoon."
"Haha, okay~" Yoshimura Otomo packed up his things, "It's best not to be photographed by the paparazzi again!"
