Chapter 1007: Seems like I'm the only one slacking off?!

It was already evening when the alcohol smell dissipated.

After returning to Shanying Court, Naoki Nagayama rummaged through the bottom of the bookshelf in the study to find his collection box. This box contained Naoki Nagayama's old things, which hadn't been opened for a long time and were covered with a layer of dust.

Such strange behavior naturally attracted the strong curiosity of Eitaro, who was watching from the side, wagging his tail and wanting to help but not knowing what to do.

"Cough cough~ Eitaro, don't mess around!"

Naoki Nagayama pushed the dog's head away and wiped it with a rag, and suddenly dust flew, making Eitaro sneeze, and he hurriedly wagged his tail and moved away.

The box contained music tapes and records...

"Naoki-san? What are you looking for?"

Akina, who was equally curious, poked her head out from behind Naoki Nagayama's shoulder. It was quite strenuous to make such a movement with a big belly.

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly moved the box to the table so his wife could see clearly:

"Suddenly thought of a song by Momoe-san, maybe it can be used as the soundtrack for the movie *Once a Thief*, so I want to find it."

"Momoe-san's song..."

Akina looked at the collection box, which was full of albums and peripheral products of Momoe Yamaguchi!

It looked like he had bought them from her debut to her retirement, and they were all arranged neatly in the order of release!

She just remembered that Naoki-san said he used to be a fan of Momoe Yamaguchi. Looking at this posture, he was definitely a loyal fan!

"Almost forgot, Naoki used to be a fan of Momoe-san~~~"

A sour tone came from Akina's mouth, her round nose wrinkled slightly, and even her originally thin eyebrows shrank... The whole face expressed one meaning!

I'm jealous!

"Now I'm still Akina's husband!"

Naoki Nagayama was already familiar with coaxing his wife. He leaned over and kissed her white cheek, which made Akina happy~

She started helping to find it with great interest:

"Which song is Naoki-san looking for?"

"It's that one... *Sayonara no Mukougawa (The Other Side of Goodbye)*"

Naoki Nagayama said. This song was the Japanese original of *Wind Continues to Blow*, and it seemed to be the last song Momoe Yamaguchi sang at her farewell concert before retiring.

"That one..."

Akina helped find it, and then found an album called *Phoenix Legend*.

Holding this album, Naoki Nagayama and Akina came to the living room, put the album into the player, and sat on the sofa together, listening to Momoe Yamaguchi's low and magnetic voice...

"

Even stars that shine for hundreds of millions of light-years have a lifespan

It was you who taught me that

A single flower that blooms every season has infinite life

It was also you who let me know

"

Before long, the living room fell into a sentimental and nostalgic atmosphere amidst the chorus loop of "last song for you".

After the song finished, Akina gently hugged Naoki Nagayama's arm:

"When I first debuted, I thought that when I retired, I must sing this song, and then coolly put down the microphone on stage... and then leave so gracefully!"

"......"

Naoki Nagayama turned his head. Akina's profile was outlined in the light, her eyes unfocused, looking forward, as if looking at herself when she retired.

"Then I didn't expect to leave so hurriedly, without even a farewell!"

"There was no farewell in the first place!"

Naoki Nagayama hugged Akina tightly and said with a smile,

"It's just a temporary rest... there will be opportunities to sing in the future!"

"That will be a long time~"

Akina raised her head, looked at her husband's gentle eyes, shook off a bit of the sadness of listening to the song, and then her mood improved again, showing a smile,

"Then let's just sing to Naoki-san alone for now!"

As she said this, she searched for a while in the karaoke machine in the living room and took out a microphone...

As the music started, Akina's low voice, similar to Momoe Yamaguchi's, but with a more vibrant tone, also sang in Shanying Court~

Akina stood in the living room and sang very devotedly, while the audience was just Naoki Nagayama alone...

It felt like a concert for one person~

The next day~

In the corridor of the Tree Friend Building, a conversation between brothers and friends was going on!

"Xu Mudao, you are not focused on TV series... this movie, you should be the producer!"

Masataka Komori said seriously to Xu Mudao Xu.

"Although we are best friends..." Xu Mudao Xu said to Masataka Komori, "But this time I won't let you! I have no problem being a movie director!"

"......"

After listening to Naoki Nagayama's suggestion yesterday, both of them knew that they must work together this time, and both knew that after this time, one person would definitely develop toward being a producer, participate in company management, and help the company make money!

But Masataka Komori still wanted to be a director... After all, there is only a Best Director Award, and no Best Producer Award!

Only a director can film works according to his own wishes... He wants to be an artist, not a businessman!

"Then we can only rely on our own abilities!"

"Then come on!"

After the two looked at each other, they separated and began to use their connections, wanting to find the best actor for *Tiger of Ginza* in the entertainment industry!

In short, after yesterday's suggestion, it felt like nothing had changed, and it felt like something was different... The competition between the two became more intense!

Before long, Yin Tangxiu and Tomo Yoshimura knew about the actions of these two~

"Tomo-san...." Yin Tangxiu arrived at Tomo Yoshimura's office, "Should we continue to let them two compete?"

"Let them compete, it's not a big deal~ There must be a winner~"

Tomo Yoshimura was looking at documents with reading glasses, not in a hurry at all.

"If this continues, whoever gets it will make the other disappointed. What about Naoki-san? Won't he manage it~"

"Naoki-san is naturally continuing to film TV series!"

Tomo Yoshimura looked up and said to Yin Tangxiu,

"Now that the company is big, Naoki-san's script is a rare resource. Not only Komori-kun and Xu Mudao-kun, but others are also watching... The distribution must be fair..."

"There are others?"

"Do you think Munao Matsuo and Tomoyuki Nishimoto, who follow Naoki-san, are eating for free?"

"......"

Yin Tangxiu immediately started worrying for Masataka Komori and Xu Mudao Xu. If they continued to dawdle, talented competitors from the younger generation would come up again!

Then he breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had already transcended the employee level, otherwise, he would have to compete with them at this time!

This is the difference between early investment and joining later!

"Shuichi-san, has your movie promotion ended?" Tomo Yoshimura asked.

"Ah... *The Man with Zero Presence* has been released for almost a month, and all major cities have finished promotion. Next is regular promotion... I won't participate~"

Yin Tangxiu leaned on the sofa, looking very relaxed:

"I plan to rest well during this time..."

"Dream on!" Tomo Yoshimura immediately threw a paper ball, "I'm so busy, and you still want to rest?!"

"...... Uh....."

Yin Tangxiu really couldn't refute this point. Among the three, only Tomo Yoshimura was the busiest, after all, he had to manage the operation of the entire group.

"Hahaha, isn't it that the Film Department has nothing to do..."

Yin Tangxiu laughed dryly,

"The new script *Tiger of Ginza* hasn't been decided who will film it, *Battle Royale* is not suitable for now, and other scripts are still being created in the Creation Center..."

"You guy, do you only have filming movies and TV series in your brain?! You are the person in charge of Tree Friend Films!"

Tomo Yoshimura found a document from a pile of documents on the desk,

"This should also be your business!"

"?"

Yin Tangxiu opened the document and saw the recent operating status of the invested animation studio inside...

"This is..."

"Didn't Naoki-san invest in an animation studio before? And found two young people to be the main writers... But after that, he seemed to have forgotten about this..."

Tomo Yoshimura explained,

"Recently, the studio team was built, and they drew our previous *Crows*, and published it in a magazine..."

Yin Tangxiu scratched his head, a bit confused:

"Then, why give it to me?"

"This studio is placed under Tree Friend Films, not for drawing manga! It's for making animated movies!" Tomo Yoshimura said, "This aspect needs Shuichi-san, the person in charge of the Film Department, to correct!"

"Uh.....?" Yin Tangxiu was a bit helpless, "But I don't know how to make animated movies? Not familiar!"

"Then go learn!"

Tomo Yoshimura's forehead bulged with a well-shaped vein, looking very angry. He picked up a report and roared,

"Do you think I knew how to manage a company at the beginning?!

Do you know how difficult balance sheets, profit statements, cash flow statements and these things are?!"

"I, an old man over fifty, have to hire a tutor to make up for lessons!!!"

"Do you know that my hair is almost gone?!"

The roar made Yin Tangxiu tremble...

Indeed, to manage a company well, you don't have to be proficient in finance, but you must be able to understand it. There are also various management systems, personnel systems, etc....

He and Naoki Nagayama almost threw everything to Tomo Yoshimura, and couldn't help at all...

Wait, it seems Naoki also understands these, the initial system structure was formulated by him!

In this way, it seems that I am the one slacking off?!

Thoughts popped up one by one, Yin Tangxiu instantly felt that he was the most useless of the three executives!

A fear of being removed from the trio gripped his heart:

"Hai, I will go to study immediately, go to Toei, go to Toho, go to university... I will definitely figure out the production process of animated movies!"

Yin Tangxiu immediately promised Tomo Yoshimura,

"After that, I will straighten out this 'animation studio'!"

"Hmm..."

The plot of *Tokyo Love Story* had reached the middle, and today was the filming of a very classic shot of Rika Akana.

She, who came to celebrate Kanji Nagao's birthday, discovered that Kanji Nagao had lied to deceive her, so she ran out of Kanji Nagao's house in anger... chasing in the cold night...

"You only have one heart, not two!"

"Where exactly do you put your heart?"

"....."

"You have to hold me tight, your eyes can only have me, otherwise, I will run away!"

"Cut!"

Naoki Nagayama looked at Honami Suzuki's emotional lines and performance, very satisfied,

"Performed very well!"

He gave affirmation to several actors. After watching the director's monitor again, he let the crew prepare for the filming of the next shot.

"Field staff, start moving equipment! We are going to the alley next..."

Actually, it's just changing a set~

Don't look at many scenes in the TV series as if they are outdoors, but in fact, they are all built in the studio.

Like the future, the entire sci-fi blockbuster might just be filmed in a green screen hall...

The set still needed some time. After Naoki Nagayama gave the order, he walked to the director's shed and started to rest for a while~

With the broadcast of *Tokyo Love Story*, the song *Suddenly Love* was already a household name.

Even at the Ota Ward filming base, someone would hum the lyrics of this song during breaks, especially in the *Tokyo Love Story* set.

Crew members fiddled with equipment, and when actors were resting, Honami Suzuki liked to hum this song and turn around.

Being able to show such a brilliant smile, Honami Suzuki herself had a very lively personality, like a little sun on the set.

"Naoki-san, what are you writing?"

After getting familiar with the director, she was not restrained at all.

"Some lines."

Naoki Nagayama was still translating the lines of *Once a Thief* into Japanese when he was free. Seeing Honami Suzuki coming over, he stopped and chatted casually,

"Has Honami-chan been abroad?"

"No, but I want to go to Xia Weiyi~" Honami Suzuki said, "I'll go after this filming is over!"

"Haha, Xia Weiyi, it's really a good place."

"Naoki-san has been there too?"

"Yeah, I also learned diving and surfing there..."

Naoki Nagayama had been to many places now, the United States, Europe, South America, etc., and Xia Weiyi could only be considered one of the good vacation spots.

The scenery mentioned casually made Honami Suzuki, a little girl, full of envy:

"I want to go everywhere to play in the future!"

"Naoki-san, where do you want to go for your next trip?"

"Next place~" Naoki Nagayama thought of the script lines he had just written, and felt a little impulsive in his heart, "Probably want to go to Hong Kong..."

"Hong Kong?"

"Yeah, the city that never sleeps, just like Tokyo..."

Shanghai in the future also has the reputation of a city that never sleeps, but in this era, Hong Kong is still a bit more prosperous.

Naoki Nagayama was also very curious, what different things could he see if he went to Hong Kong now compared to later generations? Kowloon Walled City?

The two chatted very happily, making another person on the set a bit jealous... Kanako Higuchi's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she walked over~

Other people on the set, eyes flickering, thousands of thoughts had been exchanged between their eyes...

"Look, it's a Shura field again!"

"The Shura field was the one with Akina-chan!"

"Then this counts as a small Shura field!"

"Naoki-san will cause this kind of thing just by sitting there. I really want to see what happens if Naoki-san goes to the women's changing room!"

"Yee~~~ I think you want to go!"

"Wait, last time Akina-chan came, did she have an eye on us?!"

"Possible..."

Everyone looked at Naoki Nagayama chatting and laughing with the two female leads, and couldn't help but sigh. Sure enough, it's the playboy Naoki, chatting with two girls is so simple!

In fact, what Naoki Nagayama was thinking now was:

"Why hasn't the camera position been set yet?!"

"Why hasn't the field staff come to report?!"

"Someone save me... I don't want to play with ambiguity!"

Finally, a few minutes later, Munao Matsuo walked to the director's shed:

"Naoki-san, the set is ready!"

"Ah, is it ready?!" Naoki Nagayama stood up and said to the two actresses, "Higuchi-san, Honami-san, let's get ready to film!"

"Today's task is still very heavy!"

"Hai~" X2 ===== CHAPTER 1008 =====