Chapter 1018

Tokyo time is one hour ahead of Beijing time. When he took off in Hong Kong, it was the afternoon, and by the time he arrived in Tokyo, it was already night.

When he came out of Narita Airport again, Naoki Nagayama actually felt a sense of peace... Because here were his friends, his career, and his family. Now, Tokyo could truly be considered his real home!

After parting ways with Masataka Komori and the others at the airport, Naoki Nagayama got into the sedan sent by his exclusive driver.

Looking at the commercial streets of Tokyo through the rear window of the car, it was also a city that never sleeps, and the commercial streets were also bustling with traffic and people... yet there was a significant difference from Hong Kong!

"Naoki-san, I heard Hong Kong is also very prosperous?"

Tomoyasu Toda, who came to pick him up, was chatting with Naoki Nagayama.

"Yes, the prosperity of the core commercial district is about the same as Tokyo's... It's brightly lit at night, and both have the reputation of being cities that never sleep."

"Then, what is the difference between Hong Kong and Tokyo?"

"Hmm... both are modern cities with high-rise buildings..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the signs on the high-rise buildings outside and indeed felt a little difference,

"But look at the signs on the buildings... Tokyo's neon signs have blue and white ones. Although there are also red, yellow, and green, overall they tend toward cool tones. However, Hong Kong's signs are almost all dominated by red and yellow; they are warm tones..."

"Hondo?"

Tomoyasu Toda was a bit surprised. He had always thought it would be different in other places, such as architectural style, but he didn't expect it to be the signs...

"Yes, doing business in Hong Kong pursues a sense of prosperity and vitality..."

Tomoyasu Toda was still a bit puzzled, but this was the difference between Japanese and Chinese culture. In Japan, weddings are dominated by black and white, while in Hong Kong, they are definitely festive red...

In the process of chatting casually, the car drove to the Chiyoda area.

This place was bustling with people during the day, but at night it appeared empty, making the Shanying Yuan located within it even more secluded.

When stopping at the gate, through the large iron gate, one could see the landscape lights in the yard emitting soft light, and the flowers in the flower beds were also colorful in the night, making the whole courtyard look like a dream.

These landscape lights had originally been turned off because Akina needed a good sleeping environment during her pregnancy. He didn't expect them to be turned back on today...

After opening the car door and getting out, he saw a white shadow run over, jumping up and down excitedly, rubbing against Naoki Nagayama's thighs, and barking non-stop!

"Ah, Eitaro!" Naoki Nagayama scratched the dog's head and body, his face also very happy, "Did you hear my voice?!"

"Woof woof woof!"

"Haven't seen you for so long, have you been a good boy?!"

"Woof woof woof! Woof woof!"

"Yoshi yoshi, good dog!"

A dog's love for its owner is the most direct. It ran back and forth excitedly beside Naoki Nagayama, its thick tail wagging like a windmill, and from time to time it wanted to wash Naoki Nagayama's face...

It immediately made one feel the warmth of home!

After Tomoyasu Toda put the luggage away, Naoki Nagayama thanked the driver who was leaving and gave him a day off,

"Thank you for your hard work, Toda-kun~ No need to pick me up tomorrow... Get some good rest~"

"Yes!" Tomoyasu Toda nodded, "Then I will take my leave first."

"Hmm~"

After opening the door, he found that someone was already standing at the entrance, looking at him with a smile on her face...

"I'm home!"

"Welcome home!"

Naoki Nagayama walked forward, looking at Akina's round cheeks, and couldn't help but reach out and pinch them:

"Haven't seen you for a week, did Akina miss me?"

"....."

Who starts touching and pinching as soon as they get home! And it's actually pinching the face! Do you know it's easy to make the face wider!

Just as Akina wanted to complain, Naoki Nagayama opened his arms and embraced his wife... Feeling the warm and soft body in his arms, smelling the pleasant fragrance in her hair, he felt his whole body relax!

Akina also hugged her husband tightly, rubbing her cheek against Naoki Nagayama's neck. Feeling this real, warm arm, her heart, which had always been a bit empty, was filled again.

The two embraced each other, and before they knew it, they kissed, and there was even a trend toward going further...

And just at this moment, Akina's belly suddenly gave Naoki Nagayama a punch!

"Ah..."

Naoki Nagayama let go in surprise, bending down to look at Akina's abdomen,

"This little guy actually kicked me?"

"Maybe it's because the hug was a bit tight and pressed on the baby..." Akina said with some amusement, "And Naoki-san only greeted Mommy just now, the baby is jealous!"

"......" They say a daughter is a father's little lover, but is she starting to fight for favor so early...

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, but still bent down and gently touched Akina's belly:

"Baby, Daddy is back! I'm really sorry for not noticing you just now..."

Feeling the movement of the fetal kick coming from his hand again, Naoki Nagayama widened his eyes:

"She really understood!"

"Hahaha~"

Amidst Akina's laughter, Naoki Nagayama carried his luggage into the room, and the two of them put away the luggage while pouring out their hearts to each other.

At this time, the aloof Miaotaro jumped onto the sofa and meowed at Naoki Nagayama, as if greeting him.

"Yo, Miaotaro!"

Naoki Nagayama touched the cat's head and felt fulfilled.

He and Akina, one cat and one dog, plus the unborn baby, the family of five in Shanying Yuan was reunited again.

Wait, isn't there also a Mrs. Mari Nonaka hired in Shanying Yuan?

She is an experienced nursing staff who knows when she should disappear and leave space for the couple...

After preparing dinner, she usually stays in her room and will never come out without Akina's request!

Anyway, the nanny room in a rich person's house has everything, and it's no different from a hotel room~

Mid-April, the temperature in Tokyo already carried some heat amidst the coolness.

A thin jacket was still needed in the morning and evening, but when the sun was shining directly at noon, there were already people running around wearing just a shirt.

In such weather, Naoki Nagayama naturally didn't go out, but wanted to stay at home to accompany his wife well, and by the way, handle the gifts he brought back.

"Hmm hmm..."

Before breakfast, Naoki Nagayama was calling Hezi,

"I went to Hong Kong and brought you a gift, but if you don't come to get it soon, maybe it will be given to someone else!"

"How could you!" Hezi pouted on the phone, "But I have classes all day today!"

"If you say so, then I'll give it to someone else?"

"Don't you dare!" Hezi said anxiously, "I'll come to get it during my lunch break! You must save it for me!"

After hanging up the phone, Akina said with a smile:

"Why bully Hezi like that... you could have just kept it for her!"

Naoki Nagayama brought gifts for all the relatives in the family, those on the Nagayama side, those on the Akina side, and even little ones like Yezi and Hu Zi had special little toys.

Actually, he could wait and bring them to them slowly later, or just mail them.

"It's just that I haven't seen Hezi for a long time, so I called her over to have lunch together..." Naoki Nagayama said.

"Then couldn't you have said it nicely!"

"...... Saying it nicely wouldn't be fun!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head and walked to the dining table to prepare for breakfast.

"Naoki-san really has a bad personality!"

"......"

Being in Tokyo, Naoki Nagayama naturally needed to pay more attention to this younger sister who was still in school.

Otherwise, what if she gets deceived by some strange person... Ah, she's already been deceived!

Because he had been on a business trip for a week, this breakfast was very rich, with snacks and staple foods filling the table, like a banquet.

"It's really rich!" Naoki Nagayama thanked Mrs. Mari Nonaka, "Mrs. Nonaka, I brought you a gift too!"

"Arigato..."

Mrs. Mari Nonaka thanked him with a smile, feeling a bit embarrassed.

After all, she was the one living in the house and taking care of his wife and baby. Naoki Nagayama naturally had to get along well with Mrs. Mari Nonaka, otherwise, it would be inconvenient in every aspect.

Even the nobles in ancient times knew that the person who cooks for you should be a trusted aide!

After breakfast, Naoki Nagayama began to continue organizing the things he brought back:

"The things in the suitcase are gifts for close people, and some are shipped, which won't arrive until tomorrow..."

"What are they?"

Akina took out a pair of small tiger-head shoes and examined them. One look and she knew they were for the baby, and then her own gift was an exquisite piece of embroidery art...

"So beautiful..."

Naoki Nagayama said after seeing it:

"This is from a master tailor introduced by an acquaintance in Hong Kong, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to find it... I also ordered a piece of cloud brocade material for Akina, but it will take a few months to get it..."

It's not that China doesn't have high-end luxury brands, but the top luxury goods in China are generally not available for ordinary people to buy; they are all high-end custom-made and only accept orders from acquaintances.

"So looking forward to it..."

The wedding kimono Akina wore when she got married actually belonged to this kind of luxury item... It is now kept in her design studio and can be said to be the treasure of the studio!

After organizing the gifts by category, Naoki Nagayama began to call his friends in Tokyo, and he also needed to communicate well with the people in the company.

"Otomo-san... I'm back!"

Naoki Nagayama said happily on the phone.

"Of course I know you're back... your plane ticket was bought by someone I asked to help..."

Yoshimura Otomo complained. You have to know that Masataka Komori and Shizhi Mu had already gone to work at the Shuyou building today!

"Was Hong Kong fun? There weren't any accidents this time, right?"

"What accidents could there be?!" Naoki Nagayama said, "This trip to Hong Kong was indeed a good time to travel around. It's a different feeling from Tokyo..."

"Of course it should be different..."

"Anyway, I'll tell you the specific process when I come over tomorrow. I brought gifts for all of you!"

"Haha, then I can't wait..."

After exchanging pleasantries, Naoki Nagayama got down to business:

"Otomo-san, regarding the selection of the male lead, we currently have two candidates, waiting for the final confirmation... However, other preparatory work can begin. Around May, let's officially start the filming of 'Tiger of Ginza'!"

"Hmm... starting in May..."

"Yes, three months of filming, two months of editing..."

Because he wasn't doing it himself, Naoki Nagayama relaxed the deadline quite a bit. The production process would take half a year,

"By September, it will be just in time for the release... and also just in time for the Tokyo International Film Festival, as the opening film..."

If production goes well, it should be in September, and in October, this year's Tokyo International Film Festival will be held again!

Last year's first Tokyo International Film Festival was held very successfully, achieving great influence not only in Japan but also internationally.

The transactions reached during the film festival, the tourists brought in, and the exposure gained... made the Japanese entertainment industry see the huge influence of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

For this year's international film festival, some people have been asking about the preparations since the beginning of the year!

"Is it already decided to be the opening film now?" Yoshimura Otomo was a bit surprised, "Will other film production companies agree?"

"Haha, so what if they don't agree... The Tokyo International Film Festival belongs to our Shuyou!"

Naoki Nagayama said this with domineering confidence. In fact, he had the confidence to say so...

After all, the Tokyo International Film Festival was initiated by him, and the success of the first one was also facilitated by him!

In the organizing committee of the film festival, more than half of the members were his people or people influenced by him...

The broadcast rights for the film festival were already sold to Fuji TV during the first one, and now he is a shareholder of Fuji TV...

Relying on Shuyou's current influence in the entertainment industry, the Tokyo International Film Festival could be said to be his one-man show.

"Alright..."

Yoshimura Otomo didn't object either; he actually thought it was only natural.

"That's about it for the movie..."

Naoki Nagayama paused and mentioned another thing,

"Also, starting tomorrow afternoon, the crew of 'Tokyo Love Story' will resume work... It's been almost a week, everyone should have had a good rest!"

One episode had been filmed before, and now there was only one episode of stock left... After all, 'Tokyo Love Story' was already in the middle to late stages, and the filming of the ending also needed to be rushed.

"Yes, I will notify the crew..."

"Arigato~"

Next, Yoshimura Otomo briefly talked about the key operations of Shuyou while Naoki Nagayama was away, such as Shizuka Kudo competing in the mid-year singing competition, the sales of other artists' new songs, the broadcast status of 'Music Station', etc.

The business volume of the Shuyou Group is actually very large. In addition to the several key projects led by Naoki Nagayama, such as 'Tokyo Love Story' and 'Tiger of Ginza', other businesses were also making money.

The idol artists of Shuyou Agency were all like cash cows. The hottest one now is Shizuka Kudo, and the next generation, Rie Miyazawa, has also begun to emerge.

In addition, Eizo Ozaki in terms of singers already had the title of Prince of Love Songs, and the new member Kazumasa Oda was familiar to people because of the song 'Sudden Love'.

Other aspects surrounding the main business, such as advertisements, endorsements, peripherals, etc., were gathering into Shuyou's treasure bowl like flowing water... All of this naturally needed to be known by Naoki Nagayama.

It took more than ten minutes of chattering before he hung up the phone...

Naoki Nagayama relaxed a little and thought for a while:

"For the location of 'Tiger of Ginza', should we choose the office building of Shuyou Capital?"

"It's familiar and suitable, no adjustment needed at all..."

"And it will save a large sum of money..."

The more he thought about it, the more suitable it felt. Naoki Nagayama picked up the phone and started dialing another number.

As the phone calls were made one by one, and the information was connected into a network, the entire Japanese entertainment industry seemed to know one thing...

Naoki Nagayama has returned to his loyal Tokyo!!!