Chapter 1033: If you don't know how to fly a private plane, why call yourself a dedicated driver?!

When Naoki Nagayama walked into the Tree Friend building carrying a black brick, he immediately attracted a lot of attention.

This black brick was the latest mobile phone, also known as a Big Brother phone, which could dial phone numbers at any time, and also had an antenna that could be pulled out~

In this era, small mobile phones hadn't been popularized yet. The Big Brother phone was the trendiest phone. Carrying it in front of people was no less than holding the latest iPhone 16 Pro Max in the crowd in the future, always able to attract many envious eyes.

It's just that holding it for a long time is a bit laborious. After all, it's equivalent to holding a small dumbbell to exercise arm strength!

"Naoki-san~"

The receptionist, Xing Jiahua, asked curiously,

"What is this?"

"This is the latest Motorola handheld phone, which can dial calls directly..." Seeing the inquisitive eyes of the receptionist, Naoki Nagayama handed the Big Brother phone directly to her and introduced, "With this, you can make calls anytime, anywhere."

"Honto?" Xing Jiahua took the phone, looking at the buttons on it, her hands itching.

"The green one is for answering and dialing. After pressing the number, press it again to dial... the red one is the hang-up button..."

For such trendy things, Naoki Nagayama never skimped on sharing, popularizing the usage of the Big Brother phone with Suzuki Xingxia and other employees who were watching.

"Ding-a-ling~"

Following Xing Jiahua's operation, soon the landline at the Tree Friend building reception rang, making the receptionists Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Xingxia laugh in surprise. For a time, the lobby was full of youthful laughter.

He just liked to see the ignorant look of these guys... Young girls in their twenties are full of curiosity about the world and are easily surprised and happy. After they get older, it's hard to have this state of mind~

"What are you doing?!"

Just as everyone was chattering and looking at the Big Brother phone, from the side came a majestic inquiry.

Turning to see, it was actually Yoshimura Otomo, one of the three giants. The employees immediately scattered like birds and beasts... After all, Yoshimura Otomo had to manage the company's daily operations and had to appear serious in front of subordinates. He couldn't be as approachable as Naoki Nagayama all the time.

"Hua-chan... give me back the phone!"

Naoki Nagayama quickly took the Big Brother phone from Xing Jiahua, who was pretending to work seriously, and introduced it again to Yoshimura Otomo, who walked to the side.

"So that's it... you can make calls anytime~"

Yoshimura Otomo didn't have any love for the Big Brother phone, and even disliked it a bit.

After all, for him, there was a phone in the office at the company, a home phone at home, a club phone at the club outside, and even a car phone in the car. There was no need to carry a heavy black brick around at all.

Walking into the elevator with Yoshimura Otomo, Naoki Nagayama popularized:

"Although this phone looks bloated now... but with the development of technology, it will definitely get smaller and smaller in the future..."

"In a few years, maybe it can be put directly into your pocket."

The accompanying Yoshimura Otomo was old after all and didn't accept new things so easily:

"However, if you want to make a call, just go and make it. Why carry this kind of thing with you?"

"Because it's more convenient~ You can also send messages..." Naoki Nagayama shrugged and glanced at the elevator that was rising, "For example, if the elevator suddenly breaks down, I can use it to call for help."

"... Naoki-san, don't be a crow's mouth!"

Yoshimura Otomo was immediately a bit worried. Naoki Nagayama's crow's mouth was very accurate!

"..."

The trendy mobile phone represented the arrival of the mobile phone era. Naoki Nagayama knew that with the appearance of the Big Brother phone, the iteration speed of mobile phones would be counted in months.

Motorola, Sony, Panasonic, Toshiba... soon all electronic product manufacturing companies would invest a large amount of funds in mobile phones, giving birth to countless listed companies, and even driving an entire industrial chain.

So... should he notify Yuantai-san of Tree Friend Capital that he can start buying the bottom of mobile phone companies?!

"What is Naoki-san here for today?"

Before walking into the office, Yoshimura Otomo asked about the reason for Naoki Nagayama coming to the company. After all, he should be at home keeping his wife company now.

"Ah, Xiu-san invited me over~" Naoki Nagayama said, "He said he wanted to take me to see the people in the anime department... to give them some encouragement..."

"Anime studio~"

Yoshimura Otomo didn't have a deep understanding of this department that had been idle. After handing this department to Yin Tangxiu before, it seemed that Naoki-san also became interested.

"Naoki-san, I heard before that you set a goal for them?"

"Yes... this year we need to complete a manga... *Slam Dunk*" Naoki Nagayama said, "Thinking of starting from manga, to anime, and then to animated films..."

"Do you have confidence?" Yoshimura Otomo didn't read manga himself and didn't understand these things.

"Hahaha, Otomo-san, ask Jingxin when you go home at night... You are outdated on young people's things!"

"..."

Looking at Naoki Nagayama's confident back, Yoshimura Otomo muttered as he walked into his office:

"I'm only fifty! It's the age to go and break through! Where am I outdated!"

And Naoki Nagayama here, after arriving at the office, placed the Big Brother phone vertically on the desk, as if it were some ornament, then poured tea and slowly flipped through the magazines on the table.

"Let Hua-chan order manga journals later, like Jump..."

Thinking that he was about to enter the anime industry, Naoki Nagayama decided to spend more time understanding Japanese manga. It was definitely not to catch up on current manga!

Before long, the office door was knocked on, and Yin Tangxiu walked in.

"Naoki-san, come on, let's go together!"

The anime studio was not in the Tree Friend building; it temporarily rented a two-story apartment in the Ikebukuro area, not far from the Tree Friend building.

"Hmm, are the people there ready?"

"The old people there basically live on the second floor of the studio! They just lay down floor mats!" Yin Tangxiu said, "Those manga artists are really poor... they can't even afford to rent an apartment!"

"..."

After all, big manga artists like Akira Toriyama are rare. Most of them are part-time, and even professional manga artists who have published manga works in magazines only barely make ends meet unless they are big hits.

"After all, they are Tree Friend employees in the future..." Naoki Nagayama thought he still had a conscience, "Let's give a little rent subsidy to the male employees in the manga department..."

"Hai, I'll go handle it later!"

Yin Tangxiu agreed. After all, the rent for a dozen people actually didn't cost much for Tree Friend.

It was mainly because the anime department had no business before and was not valued, and there were no commissions or bonuses, so they lived tightly on their basic salary. Actually, this was already much better than many manga workers.

The two chatted while walking toward the location of the anime studio.

Because of the university and various language schools, there were many young people in Ikebukuro, and housing prices were also very cheap.

The anime studio was in a residential area. The nearby shops and restaurants were full of life. Not far away was Ikebukuro Station, and the transportation was also very convenient.

A detached two-story small building, more like a place where young people live, not like an apartment~

"Bang bang bang..."

There was no doorbell here, so Yin Tangxiu knocked directly, and soon saw Gosho Aoyama, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, open the door:

"Xiu-san! Naoki-san! You're here!"

They had been notified before, so Gosho Aoyama was not surprised by the visit of the two bosses and quickly invited them in.

Walking into the studio, the smell of paper and pencils came out. In the studio that had obviously been cleaned up, drafts and manga books still filled the space, leaving only two rows of drawing tables and several somewhat restrained young people.

"Minasan, this is Naoki Nagayama!"

Gosho Aoyama introduced Naoki Nagayama to the newcomers. After all, except for him and Yoshihiro Togashi, no one else was recruited directly by Naoki Nagayama.

"Naoki-san, this is the current painter of the studio... and some administrative staff are in the Tree Friend building..."

"Hello everyone... I am Naoki Nagayama, nice to meet you..."

Naoki Nagayama introduced himself refreshingly,

"Please take care of me in the future!"

"President Nagayama, nice to meet you..." XN, everyone returned the salute quickly.

For these manga workers who were a bit otaku, a big shot like Naoki Nagayama was rare to see.

Naoki Nagayama, led by Yin Tangxiu and Gosho Aoyama, briefly visited everyone's work.

"Naoki-san, Yoshihiro Togashi is on the second floor... he is drawing the draft of *Slam Dunk*..."

Gosho Aoyama led Naoki Nagayama to the second floor, and he and Yoshihiro Togashi worked alone on the second floor. So Naoki Nagayama saw the Yoshihiro old thief... ah no, Yoshihiro youth who was burying his head at the worktable...

After all, he hadn't been

"Hi, have a safe trip..."

Keiko Fujita still had to stay behind to handle the procedures for purchasing the island, so she would not be returning with Naoki Nagayama.

"Thank you for your hard work~"

After transferring flights twice, Naoki Nagayama finally returned to Narita Airport in the evening.

His dedicated driver, Chian Toda, was already waiting at the airport entrance to pick him up:

"Naoki-san, did today's itinerary go smoothly?"

"Hmm... I've seen the island..."

Naoki Nagayama sat in the back of the sedan, feeling a bit of soreness in his waist and back... catching consecutive flights was truly exhausting, even in first class.

"It's just that catching the flights was too rushed... There are only two flights a day between Ehime Prefecture and Tokyo..."

Chian Toda could only smile:

"There's nothing to be done about that. Airlines look at demand, after all. There isn't much travel demand between Ehime Prefecture and Tokyo..."

"Yeah, yeah... we all have to listen to the airlines..."

Naoki Nagayama moved his arms, his tone slightly annoyed. He had just prepared to spend billions during the day, yet he still had to rush for flight connections... If only the plane were mine, I could fly whenever I wanted...

Wait... what if the plane were my own?!

The term "private jet" was not common; like luxury yachts, they were usually things only those super-rich could possess. And now, Naoki Nagayama seemed to already belong to the ranks of the super-rich in Japan...

Besides, buying a private jet wasn't much of an issue, but maintaining it required many things, such as a hangar, pilots, and professional maintenance personnel...

"Chian-kun... can you fly a plane?"

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously asked his dedicated driver. After all, a plane was just a means of transportation, and in a broad sense, a pilot was also a driver!

"Huh?" Chian Toda was startled. "Me? Fly a plane?"

"Yes, if I buy a private jet, I'll be missing a pilot..." Naoki Nagayama said. "Chian-kun, you are my dedicated driver; flying a plane is also an essential skill!"

"If you can't fly a private jet, what kind of dedicated driver are you?!"

"???"

Since when had the requirements for a dedicated driver become so high?

Chian Toda was full of confusion, but he still answered honestly:

"Sumimasen, Naoki-san, I cannot fly a plane..."

"Sigh..." Naoki Nagayama let out a sigh. "Chian-kun, you have to be ambitious as a driver... Find an opportunity to learn how to fly. Once you've learned, my private jet will be yours to fly, and your salary won't just double!"

"If you can't learn it, I'll have to find a dedicated pilot..."

"........"

Chian Toda didn't know how to respond for a moment.

"Hi, I will do my best!"

After teasing his driver, Naoki Nagayama felt in a good mood, and the exhaustion of the whole day seemed to lighten a little.

After returning to Shanyingyuan, Eitaro was, as expected, the first to run over to welcome him.

The dog rubbed back and forth against Naoki Nagayama's thigh, and the feeling of its thick tail hitting his leg was almost like a wooden club...

"Yoshi yoshi, was Eitaro a good boy today... did you listen to Mom?"

"Eitaro was very good!"

Looking up, he saw Akina standing at the entrance watching this scene of fatherly kindness and filial piety.

"He even knocked over a pot of flowers in the garden today!"

After saying that, she pointed toward the garden, where a plant was lying on the edge, waiting for the landscaping maintenance company to come and replace it next week.

"......."

Naoki Nagayama looked at the dog lowering its head to curry favor, then looked at Akina, who was holding her belly and benefiting from her child's status, and reached out to pinch the flesh on the dog's face.

"Bad dog... telling you to run around!"

"Wang wang, wang wang wang! (Master, I've been wronged!)"

"Run around again and I'll have your balls cut off!"

"......."

After entering, a burst of fragrance wafted over; Mrs. Mari Nonaka was cooking dinner in the kitchen, and the enticing aroma had already drifted out.

"Naoki-san, Akina-san... dinner will be ready in just a little while!"

"Hi~"

Naoki Nagayama pulled Akina to sit on the sofa and asked about the situation today.

"Why didn't you call all day, Naoki-san?"

"They don't let you make calls on the plane, and there's no signal on the island..."

Naoki Nagayama had brought a mobile phone, but in this era, mobile phones only had signals in big cities, so it was somewhat useless.

"I even ate lunch on the plane today..."

"Eh~~~ that's so miserable..."

Akina patted her husband's shoulder to offer comfort.

"Eat more tonight..."

"......"

"How was that island?"

"Ha, that island is huge..." Naoki Nagayama began to talk incessantly. "There's an abandoned little village in the middle, and there's a freshwater well in the village... The bay on the outer edge also has a long sandy beach..."

Akina's eyes lit up as she listened. She had naturally known for a long time that her husband was going to buy an island; if she weren't pregnant, she would definitely have gone along to see it.

"Akina... what do you think we should build on this island?"

"Hmm... a zoo for rare animals?" Akina said after a turn of her head. "If it's surrounded by seawater, the animals won't be able to run away... and there's fresh water and various terrains, making it convenient for all kinds of animals to have their own habitats..."

"We only need to build a few houses for temporary stays, and we can let people buy tickets to come to the island to see the rare animals up close..."

"......"

What, Akina-chan, are you trying to build a real-life *Jurassic Park*?!

This thinking is very advanced!

"Some animals are illegal..." Naoki Nagayama teased. "Unless you clone them using genetic technology..."

"Can you do that?" Akina asked, her surprise mixed with curiosity. "Clone dinosaurs?"

"......." It really is going to become *Jurassic Park*!

Fortunately, at this moment, Mari Nonaka called out from the dining room: "Naoki-san, Akina-san... dinner is ready!"

"Ah... coming right away!"

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly pulled Akina to eat dinner!