Chapter 1021: Naoki-san, do you want to buy an island?!

Ginza is lined with high-rise buildings, but one of the office buildings has appeared very frequently in the discussions of the financial world this year—Shuyou Capital.

Generally speaking, although the entertainment industry and the financial world are both vanity fairs, they are fields that are not very related on the surface. After all, everyone does not want the inside story of private transactions to be exposed to the sun, and on the surface, they all pretend to be unfamiliar.

Shuyou Capital is different. As an investment company founded by Naoki Nagayama, a celebrity in the entertainment industry, it was unknown at the beginning. Anyone who heard of it thought it was just a shell company managing his assets.

But since last year, this company seemed to have suddenly taken some miracle medicine, keenly grasping two important opportunities. One was the merger of Fujitsu at the beginning of the year, and the other was the "Plaza Accord" at the end of the year, causing its assets to instantly double...

No, it even doubled more than ten times, becoming an investment institution with a capital pool as high as 100 billion, and it is still rising... Their constantly increasing investment behavior is seen by the entire industry.

This is just an estimate by industry professionals. After all, Shuyou Capital is not a listed company and does not need to disclose financial reports to the public.

They also couldn't know that Naoki Nagayama had a capital reserve of as much as 500 million USD in the US capital market, and the one in Japan was only about half of his assets.

At the beginning of this year, Shuyou Capital began to recruit new people, suddenly stirring up the situation in the entire Ginza.

Many excellent graduates from top universities such as the University of Tokyo, Hitotsubashi, and Waseda chose to go to Shuyou Capital, which made people in other financial institutions feel pressure... Excellent talent is the guarantee of competitiveness in the financial investment industry!

And this afternoon, Naoki Nagayama came to his company again...

"Naoki-san!"

The receptionist, Yuko Tianzhong, is now the team leader of the Administration Department, leading two newly recruited administrative staff to ensure the company's logistics and daily schedule.

"Yuko-chan, good afternoon~"

Naoki Nagayama greeted with a smile, and then looked at the company, which was much livelier than before, feeling a bit emotional,

"I haven't been here for a few days, and the company has become much livelier again!"

"The employees interviewed before have all reported for duty..."

It is already the end of April, and many college graduates have started working. This recruitment drive caused Shuyou Capital to leap from a small company of more than ten people to forty or fifty people. The original office floor was already somewhat crowded.

"Perhaps we can consider renting another floor..."

As for buying an office building directly... Eh? Perhaps it can also be proposed. Anyway, office buildings in Ginza are not afraid of depreciation.

With such thoughts in his mind, Naoki Nagayama came to his office and incidentally looked at the operating statements during his time away.

At this time, Genta Nakai walked in...

"Naoki-san, why did you come over today?"

Genta Nakai had drunk with Naoki Nagayama the day before yesterday, chatting about the trip to Hong Kong, and had received the gift Naoki Nagayama brought him.

"Came to see the company..." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "See if it can be used as a filming scene for 'Tiger of Ginza' later..."

"As a film set?"

Genta Nakai was a bit surprised. He naturally knew about "Tiger of Ginza"; it was one of Shuyou's key projects this year,

"Is Naoki-san planning to film on our side?"

"Yes, some scenes of the company..."

Naoki Nagayama looked around his high-end office, with a simple and atmospheric style, and the floor-to-ceiling windows could directly see the prosperity of Ginza.

Standing in the office and looking out, it felt as if he was above the entire Ginza...

"Nakai-san can also appear on camera, as an extra..."

"Hahaha~" Genta Nakai laughed, "Me? Can I actually film a movie too?"

"Yes... others in Shuyou Capital can also get a red envelope for being an extra..." Naoki Nagayama said, "And actually, you don't need to do anything, just work as usual..."

"Haha~ I didn't expect I would have the opportunity to be an actor..." Genta Nakai laughed~

If Naoki Nagayama were not the president of Shuyou Capital, Genta Nakai would never have agreed... What extra red envelope? Are they short of this bit of money?

As long as they entered Shuyou Capital, they would have hundreds or thousands of dollars in revenue every minute!

These strange thoughts flashed through Genta Nakai's mind, but he still knew who was in charge of this company, and instead, his instinct as a businessman began to think about whether there were any benefits to the company...

"By the way, Naoki-san, in the movie, should we directly expose our company's logo?"

Placing advertisements in big movies is something many companies want to do!

Naoki Nagayama didn't open up advertising sponsorship for the movies he directed before, but this movie was a commercial film from Shuyou Film...

"Ha~ Nakai-san wants to do advertising?"

"Yes... To invest in advertising elsewhere, it would require a large sum of money... But Naoki-san, Shuyou Capital is your company after all! Haha~"

"Hmm..."

Naoki Nagayama didn't disagree. This period was the expansion period of Shuyou Capital. Being able to appear in the movie would be of great benefit to the expansion of its reputation. It was clearly a win-win situation.

"Okay, I'll modify it slightly and let the company founded by the male lead of 'Tiger of Ginza' be called Shuyou Capital..."

With the script in hand, he could write whatever he wanted!

Anyway, it would be the same when the male lead is cheated in the end and the company falls into the hands of others!

"That's fine... Naoki-san, when will you film? We will definitely cooperate well with the filming and let the employees dress up well!"

"Haha, filming starts in May. I estimate that when it comes to Shuyou Capital, it will be June..."

"No problem!"

The two chatted and laughed for a while about the movie, and then talked about the current investment situation.

Shuyou Capital's main fund is Naoki Nagayama's private capital, and the investment direction is planned by Naoki Nagayama, adhering to long-termism.

Perhaps it is not as frequently traded as other accounts of Shuyou Capital, and the short-term rate of return is not exceeded, but it is stable.

Naoki Nagayama didn't spend too much energy on investment trading either. He knew that as long as he didn't miss the bubble burst around 1989 and the future Internet trend, his money would definitely expand to a level he couldn't imagine.

Genta Nakai was reporting other real estate investments to Naoki Nagayama...

"Now Shuyou Real Estate has a lot of commercial real estate under its name, and there are some in every city..." Genta Nakai said, "Are we really just relying on rent?"

"Hmm..." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Other operations are too troublesome..."

He also knew that he could buy land to build shopping malls, parks, complexes, Shuyou Plazas, etc... But those still required establishing construction companies, real estate companies... various operations were really too troublesome...

People can create a wealthy family just by relying on storefronts in Hong Kong. This kind of almost risk-free income is what Naoki Nagayama pursues.

"Then... Naoki-san..."

Since real estate was mentioned, Genta Nakai mentioned another thing,

"Do you want to buy an island?"

"Buy an island?"

Naoki Nagayama said in surprise,

"Is it the island I'm thinking of?"

"Hmm..." Genta Nakai nodded, "Apart from the four big islands, Japan has countless small islands... Some are inhabited, some are uninhabited..."

"These islands can be purchased; it's just that the difficulty of development is relatively high..."

Even for inhabited islands, they can actually be bought, but you can't drive the residents out. You need to buy their houses, provide compensation, etc...

"Buy an island... to play with?"

Naoki Nagayama was aroused with interest. An island that he could completely control, build whatever he wanted, and close the door to be his own private kingdom...

"Okay, then let's buy one!"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,

"I want to build a zoo on the island!"

"..."

Genta Nakai's smiling face suddenly froze...

I wouldn't say anything if you built a castle, but what the hell is buying an uninhabited island to build a zoo!

In the afternoon, Naoki Nagayama came to the filming base again.

The crew was ready, and all the personnel were ready...

The filming of "Tokyo Love Story" had almost entered the final stage. Rika Akana, who had been hurt by Kanji Nagao, had decided to go to the United States and chose to leave without saying goodbye.

Kanji Nagao searched non-stop and finally thought of his hometown, Ehime Prefecture. On the pillar of his school, he saw that next to his name, there was an extra name, Rika Akana.

Before this scene, he still needed to film a monologue on the train... the scene where Rika Akana sits on the train and sheds tears...

The crew's executive director, Munao Matsuo, had long contacted the subway company, rented a carriage, and set up the set after everyone got on...

"Honami-chan, are you ready?"

This scene was more troublesome to film. Naoki Nagayama had to be cautious because this time it was real tears, and it was a close-up shot... Crying once and then crying again would be very different.

Honami Suzuki took a deep breath and nodded:

"Hai!"

"Hmm... don't worry about taking time, follow your own rhythm."

Naoki Nagayama instructed, then signaled to the camera and whispered,

"Action!"

Amidst the slight swaying of the carriage, Honami Suzuki, who was sitting sideways against the train window, looked at the photo in her hand and fell into silence...

Slowly, threads of memories welled up in her heart, scenes of getting along with Kanji Nagao...

In the end, she couldn't help it, and tears flowed down from her eyes...

The crying scenes of beautiful heroines on the screen are generally like those in Qiong Yao dramas, where large teardrops fall from the eyes, hitting the ground and blooming into a small splash... while the crying protagonist herself doesn't even have her makeup ruined.

That kind of thing, jokingly called "fairy shedding tears," actually relies on acting skills. There are very few people who look good when they really cry!

Things like holding your breath first to let the tears gather in your eyes, closing your eyelids at the moment of shedding tears, and at the same time applying a force slightly downwards on your face... have all become secret techniques of the entertainment industry!

And today, Naoki Nagayama demanded that Honami Suzuki use the most real crying, that kind of snot-and-tears crying, just to make people feel the sadness of the character herself.

The afternoon sun shone in from the window of the carriage, putting the entire carriage in a warm atmosphere, and in such an environment, Rika Akana was looking at a photo and crying non-stop...

But she also seemed to be wary of the people next to her, not daring to cry out loud...

For a moment, it felt as if the whole world was fine, but she was the only one left alone and sad.

This sense of detachment focused the audience's attention entirely on Rika Akana's inner heart...

"Cut!"

Seeing that the effect had been achieved, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly called cut.

But Honami Suzuki over there was trapped in the emotion and couldn't stop for a long time... This is called being immersed in the role!

"Very good! Honami-chan, calm down a little; this crying scene is very on point!"

"Hai..."

Honami Suzuki wiped her face with a tissue, and she was still in that emotion.

Naoki Nagayama started communicating with others about the subsequent scenes, because there was still a small exchange in the carriage...

After the scenes in the carriage were finished, the crew members packed up and went to Narita Airport to take a plane. They had to rush to Ehime Prefecture to film the location scenes.

"Ehime Prefecture, it seems like Hiroshima is on the other side?"

Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of this question while looking at the map,

"Should I go and see? Is there still radiation..."

Then he saw the bay between Shikoku and the main island, with large islands in the middle,

"It seems the island Nakai-san mentioned before is in this bay..."

Ehime Prefecture is in the west of Shikoku, and to the north is the Seto Inland Sea, which has more than 200 islands connected by the "Shimanami Kaido"... It should be the prototype of the Land of Waves in Naruto.

"This kind of bridge shouldn't be the Naruto Bridge!"

It was almost evening when they arrived here. Looking at the bridges on the Seto Inland Sea, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but feel a bit emotional.

His memories were of Detective Conan, Slam Dunk, and other anime, and he also had an impression of the three major migrant anime (One Piece, Naruto, Bleach), but unexpectedly, he didn't recall these three anime...

"Could it be because there are no songs that leave a deep impression?"

It is said that people's memory of sound is the deepest. You can hear sound before you are born, and it is also the last sense to be lost after you pass away... Naoki Nagayama felt that perhaps this might be the reason.

The three major migrant anime are so long, yet they didn't leave behind widely sung songs; it's really unreasonable!

However, is there really none?

Various thoughts flashed through his mind. In reality, there were still many things. The "Tokyo Love Story" crew quickly found the school that matched the novel's description.

But first...

"Is it enough to just carve the name? Can you guys do the aging process!"

Naoki Nagayama complained to the props team,

"You have to burn it slightly with fire to carbonize the surface of the wood, and then polish it with sandpaper! Only then will it have the feeling of being aged!"

"..."

The prop master was very helpless,

"Naoki-san, we are not aging antiques... Besides, this is a school, and you can't let us burn the pillars..."

"Uh..."

"Just wipe it with wood wax oil..."

"Hai, then I won't disturb you!"

Naoki Nagayama ran away. Sure enough, professional matters should be left to professionals!

Wait, how would the prop master know how to age antiques?!

After handling things on the set, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly let the crew get ready...

After Rika Akana left without saying goodbye, Kanji Nagao's wisdom finally went online for once in the whole show, and he quickly came to his hometown, Ehime Prefecture...

He saw the name he carved on the school pillar, and next to it, there were new scratches, carving Rika Akana.

In the warm afternoon sun, Kanji Nagao found the Rika Akana who had left without saying goodbye on the school playground...

"Maruko-kun~~~"

Rika Akana's smile was still as brilliant as ever~ ===== CHAPTER 1024 =====