Chapter 1029: Why is Naoki-san not settled at all?!

"Naoki-san, it's been a long time since we last spoke... I hope everything is going smoothly for you recently~"

The voice of Akimoto Yasushi came through the receiver, making Naoki Nagayama, who hadn't seen him for a long time, feel a bit surprised.

"Hai, everything is going smoothly in all aspects..." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "I'm currently at home keeping Akina company, waiting for the arrival of the due date..."

"That's truly happy... having your own child..."

"There will be a lot of things to worry about in the future..."

After some slight pleasantries, Akimoto Yasushi stated his true purpose:

"Naoki-san, you know TBS Station Manager Ogata Kotaro, right?"

"Not very familiar... Akimoto-san, you know I've never really participated in social activities within the industry."

"Hmm... that's why Station Manager Ogata hasn't been able to contact you..." Akimoto Yasushi laughed, "He asked me to act as an intermediary, wanting to invite Naoki-san for a meal. Do you have time tomorrow at noon?"

"Invite me to dinner? What for?" Naoki Nagayama was a bit curious.

"It's related to the Tokyo International Film Festival..."

"Is it the broadcast rights?" Naoki Nagayama reacted immediately, "But that has already been licensed to Fuji TV..."

"Hai, we know that..." Akimoto Yasushi continued, "However, the Station Manager might have other ideas and wants to communicate with Naoki-san... Naoki-san, can you spare some time to meet Station Manager Ogata?"

"Haha, Akimoto-san has been grabbed to do the dirty work!"

"Hehehe... TBS TV station only has me who is relatively familiar with Naoki-san..."

Akimoto Yasushi had no choice. He didn't want to beg Naoki Nagayama either; he secretly regarded Naoki-san as his rival!

"Then... Naoki-san, do you have time tomorrow?"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment. He happened to be going to Tree Friend Capital in Ginza tomorrow, so he nodded:

"Since Akimoto-san has asked, I naturally have to give you face!!"

Hearing this, Akimoto Yasushi only felt a warmth in his heart... So in Naoki-san's heart, I am this important!

"Arigato, Naoki-san!"

"Haha, it's nothing! Then tomorrow at noon, we'll see you there..."

"Hai!"

Not a word was spoken all night.

The next morning, when Naoki Nagayama was about to go out again, Akina was somewhat resentful:

"You've only been at home for a few days, and you're going out every day again... Why is Naoki-san not settled at all!"

The words she said made it sound like Naoki Nagayama was the kind of man who didn't return home every day~

"... Akina~"

She clearly had a very cheerful personality, but as soon as her thin eyebrows furrowed, it was that kind of pitiful feeling. Naoki Nagayama reached out toward his wife's fair face, then caught her off guard and pinched it!

"I'm only going out for half a day, why do I sound like a scumbag from your mouth!"

It felt very good, and the originally sorrowful look suddenly became funny. The chubby baby fat made her feel cute.

"Wu~·~?"

Akina, whose face was pinched, had sharp eyes, and her hands began to circle around Naoki Nagayama's waist. The two-finger Zen was about to be unleashed!

Naoki Nagayama quickly let go, then kissed her smooth cheek in comfort:

"I'll be back in the afternoon~ Be good~"

"..."

In just a few breaths, Akina hadn't even reacted yet, and Naoki Nagayama had already walked out of the entrance.

Seeing the convertible drive out of the gate from the window, the somewhat annoyed Akina only saw the licking dog still wagging its tail, so she could only hatefully pinch the dog's cheeks to take revenge.

"Who told you, Eitaro, that your master ran away! It's reasonable for the son to pay the father's debt, right!"

Facing the early summer sun, Naoki Nagayama drove all the way to the bustling Ginza.

It was the morning rush hour, the road was full of traffic, and people were coming and going on the commercial street. Most of the time when he came in the past, it was off-peak, so it wouldn't be so crowded. Only now could Naoki Nagayama feel what popularity was.

After finally arriving at the Tree Friend Capital building and taking the elevator to the 12th floor, he found that it had changed too. Cameras, reflectors, and microphones had occupied the lobby.

"Naoki-san!"

The receptionist, Jinjing Zhouxiang, was originally communicating with the floor manager, but she walked over after seeing Naoki Nagayama,

"The crew is setting up the venue~"

"How are the other employees?"

Naoki Nagayama looked inside and found that the space of Tree Friend Capital had been divided into two parts, and some employees had already started working.

"We've already notified them, so everyone knows the venue will be borrowed today."

Jinjing Zhouxiang led Naoki Nagayama toward the office, explaining as she walked,

"We originally planned to readjust the company layout after there were more people, and now it's just right..."

"Where is Yuantai-san?"

"Yuantai-san is in the office..." Jinjing Zhouxiang paused, "Communicating with the actors about the performance..."

Naoki Nagayama slowed down and turned to look at Jinjing Zhouxiang:

"Huh?"

"As far as I know, it's like this..."

Jinjing Zhouxiang took two quick steps, led Naoki Nagayama to the office, and added:

"By the way, Naoki-san, according to your previous instructions, your office will also be requisitioned today, so some sensitive information like data has been put away!"

"Ah... okay~"

Naoki Nagayama pushed open the door of Genta Nakai's office and sure enough saw Genta Nakai on the sofa inside, enthusiastically talking to the male lead, Leslie Cheung, and the director, Shizhi Mudao.

Seeing Naoki Nagayama arrive, he was even more enthusiastic:

"Naoki-san, you're here! Come, come, I was just telling Leslie that our investment banking work isn't that high-end!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama was immediately pulled into the conversation about the real life of investment banking.

"Where is there flying around in suits every day... Most of them are just a cup of black coffee while staying up late..." Genta Nakai sounded like he was complaining when he said this, "Getting up early every day, going back very late, every day my eyes are full of reports, numbers, charts... My hair has become much thinner this year..."

Leslie Cheung was a bit skeptical:

"But sometimes I see investment banking personnel from Hong Kong and the US in the first-class cabin of airplanes, all of them are high-end people in the traditional impression, gold watches, high-end suits, exquisite hair oil..."

"They are going to meet clients to talk business, so naturally they have to tidy themselves up... It's to show their best state..." Genta Nakai said, "Usually, we are all... you can go out and see now~"

Although wearing a suit is standard in Japan, the analysts and trading managers of Tree Friend Capital now all have wrinkled shirts, yellow faces, dark circles under their eyes... and they are wearing glasses.

Just think about it, even the celebrity artists who value their image the most don't wear full makeup all the time~

After Genta Nakai finished speaking, he looked up at Naoki Nagayama, who was still handsome:

"Naoki-san doesn't count; he is not an investment banking staff member at all!"

"..."

Being affected even without speaking on the side!

"What do you mean I'm not an investment banking staff member... Even as the President, I am also a part of Tree Friend Capital!"

"Hai, hai, hai..."

Genta Nakai perfunctorily refuted, then continued to communicate with Leslie Cheung and Shizhi Mudao about today's shooting.

Shizhi Mudao smiled:

"Yuantai-san, although there are some differences from the real situation, our movie is to shoot the image of investment banking personnel in people's impressions, or rather, to be more exaggerated and emotional..."

"It might be a bit noisy when we shoot later..."

"It doesn't matter. Naoki-san has already explained before that we will definitely cooperate well today!"

Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa and talked about the focus of today's shooting.

The male lead, Kazuhiko Hotta, played by Leslie Cheung, had already made a large sum of money and opened a company in Ginza... His high-profile behavior made the media call him the "Tiger of Ginza"!

With the rise in fame, more and more people wanted to join his company, and the male lead, Kazuhiko Hotta, was also giving a passionate speech in front of the company employees.

"Leslie... the speech in this scene needs a lot of passion! And it's a one-shot take. Do you have confidence?"

Naoki Nagayama sighed. In the prototype of this movie, *The Wolf of Wall Street*, the male lead's speech was nothing if not classic. This segment was what attracted him to watch the whole movie in the first place.

Leslie Cheung nodded:

"The lines have been memorized, and I've been familiar with them many times. It's very difficult, and it's hard to pass in one go... However, for this scene, I think we can shoot it at most three times a day!"

"One go, then decline, then exhausted..." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Everyone understands this truth."

"Yes, full emotions are very important."

Leslie Cheung looked very restrained when he spoke now, and even his expressions weren't big. It was clear that he was saving energy for this scene.

Naoki Nagayama didn't talk to him too much, but said to Shizhi Mudao:

"Mudao-kun, I can lend you the Tree Friend Capital office for three days... Within three days, you have to finish filming the scenes inside the office. Can you do it?"

Tree Friend Capital's working days involve hundreds of millions in transactions every day. Three days of disturbance is already very excessive~

If it weren't for the need for realism, he wouldn't have thought about using Tree Friend Capital's real office environment.

"Hai, I will definitely be able to complete it!"

Shizhi Mudao wasn't worried either, indicating that he would definitely complete the task.

After talking for a while, the entire setup before shooting was finished. Leslie Cheung and other actors went to put on makeup first, while Shizhi Mudao, as the director, began to issue orders.

"Extras, get ready... watch the floor manager's gestures later!" "Sound... props master, check again!" "Everyone, take your positions!"

After a few words, the entire set entered a working state.

Genta Nakai, who was watching from the side, praised repeatedly:

"Director Mudao really has momentum now..."

"Mudao-kun is already a well-known director..." Naoki Nagayama also agreed, "In the future, Tree Friend will be supported by him!"

"Naoki-san says it as if he is about to retire~"

Genta Nakai pulled Naoki Nagayama back to the office and whispered,

"Naoki-san, there is news about the island we talked about last time!"

"? So fast?"

"Hmm, it's in the Seto Inland Sea." Genta Nakai said, "The village on one island really had no other way, so they agreed to relocate."

"What happened?"

"It seems like the heavy rain after the start of summer flooded the village, and the remaining people didn't have money to repair the old houses."

"..."

In short, the people have already relocated, and it is about to become an uninhabited island, which can be bought and sold.

"In the second half of the year, Naoki-san, go take a look." Genta Nakai said, "You can also plan in advance what to build later..."

"How much money was it?"

"Around 1.6 billion... After all, there was a village before... It's not too expensive..."

Genta Nakai is no longer sensitive to amounts of hundreds of millions. The price of island fixed assets is actually not too expensive, and the unit price is even cheaper than real estate. What really costs money is the subsequent development.

"About six or seven old houses, which can also be rebuilt..."

"Hmm... let me think..."

He really hadn't seriously considered what to build on his own island!

And at this time on the set outside, the important scene had already begun filming. Naoki Nagayama saw the extras already looking at Leslie Cheung, who was holding a microphone on the stage, and there were even some actors from Tree Friend Capital itself...

"Poverty is nothing to be praised!"

"I have been a poor person, and I have been a rich person! But if I have to choose again, I will definitely choose to be a rich person!!"

"At least as a rich person, when I face problems and difficulties..."

"I will be sitting in a luxury car! Wearing a high-end suit worth millions! Wearing a gold watch worth tens of millions!!!"

Throwing the gold watch to the company employees, Leslie Cheung's face flushed, and his whole person was a bit manic. Naoki Nagayama thought he was a soft image, but he didn't expect such a scene to have such explosive power.

"Credit card bill is overdue?! Very good! Pick up the phone and start dialing!"

"Rent can't be paid, and you're about to be kicked out by the landlord?! Very good! Pick up the phone and start dialing!"

"Your girlfriend thinks you're a wimp?! Very good! Pick up the phone and start dialing!"

"I want you to become rich, and then come back to solve all the problems!"

"Today you only have one task: pick up the phone and say the words I taught you to the other party... then I can make you richer than most presidents in Japan!!!"

"!!!"

Looking at the extras who were excited by these words full of bewitchment, Naoki Nagayama didn't know for a moment whether they were really influenced or just acting.

"Cut!"

In short, after Leslie Cheung finished speaking and Shizhi Mudao shouted "Cut," the entire set was still in the atmosphere of preparing for a big battle~

"Very good, very good feeling!"

Shizhi Mudao took the lead in applauding, and then everyone on the set also applauded, expressing appreciation for Leslie Cheung's interpretation.

"Leslie, the first time was very good! We need to reshoot later, mainly because the reactions of other actors still need to be improved..."

"This time, you really make people feel like Naoki-san is possessed... ah no, it's the male lead, Kazuhiko Hotta, who is possessed!"

And after Leslie Cheung calmed down, he waved his hands repeatedly:

"Where, where, it's just that these lines are too powerful, with that kind of aggressiveness of Western culture..."

"Of course, this was written by Naoki-san!" Shizhi Mudao didn't spare any praise. Of course, praising the boss should be done in front of the person concerned!

"Naoki-san has had many speeches with momentum and connotation before!"

"Then I have to ask for advice..."

In public occasions before, Naoki Nagayama had indeed plagiarized many classic lines, and a speech even made the audience applaud constantly.

But looking back now, he only felt embarrassed...

Naoki Nagayama was called to Tree Friend Capital today, on one hand, to see the progress of *Tiger of Ginza*, and on the other hand, to ensure the smoothness of the shooting.

And the facts proved that the staff of Tree Friend Capital and the crew got along very harmoniously, and even people like Masamichi Sakaguchi tried the joy of being an extra.

In the future, when the movie is released, they can take their families to the cinema and find themselves on the screen!

What's more, the top boss is the same person, so everyone is one family~

On the first day at Tree Friend Capital, the shooting of *Tiger of Ginza* went very smoothly. Later, more scenes needed to be filmed, including celebrations after making money, scenes when being summoned by the Financial Bureau, etc.

In short, the crew of *Tiger of Ginza* will be here for these two days~

Near noon, Naoki Nagayama didn't stay to eat the bento on the set, but walked out of the office building and headed toward a high-end restaurant also in Ginza.

Last night, there was another friend he didn't expect who called him...

Naoki Nagayama still remembered his somewhat flattering tone... that talented Akimoto Yasushi from back then...

Sigh, when the gap between two friends becomes larger and larger, this friendship begins to become a bit different! ===== CHAPTER 1030 =====