Chapter 108: It feels like something is missing if you can't get a year-end bonus for the New Year~

How should I describe the feeling after staying up all night?

Before 20: Stay up late? Eh? Is it morning already? Then keep playing~

Before 30: Stay up late? I'll sleep for an hour and then go have breakfast.

At 35: Staying up late? Time to take a day off the next day.

At 40: Staying up late? Need to recover properly for the whole week.

At 45: Staying up late? That's risking one's life!

At 50: Why are you trying to commit suicide?

Naoki Nagayama woke up early in the morning, feeling refreshed, with absolutely no signs of having stayed up late.

His stomach was growling again; he had truly become a big eater.

After simply heating up some frozen dumplings for breakfast, Naoki Nagayama decided he could not continue to be decadent today;

he had to go to the studio to take a look.

Driving his beloved car and chasing the wind all the way, when he arrived at the studio, Shuichi Ido was indeed already there,

directing the staff in the large studio to take some photos.

"Shuichi-san, what are you doing?"

Naoki Nagayama walked over to his side, took a few looks, but couldn't tell what these people were shooting.

Shuichi Ido waved his hand: "Side hustle, side hustle. A magazine needs some portrait photos of models, so I'm guiding my apprentice."

Masataka Komori, who was taking photos, turned back and waved.

Seeing this, Shuichi Ido immediately scolded: "Komori, what are you doing, you guy! Keep your eyes on the model! Watch the lighting!"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh: "Shuichi-san is really strict. As expected, you're already at the level of a master!"

He looked around again: "Is Otomo-san not here today?"

"Naoki-san, Otomo-san is already over 40, after all... After pulling several all-nighters recently, he still needs to rest and recover properly~"

"Ah, that's true~ Shuichi-san isn't young anymore either; you should probably start steeping some goji berries in your water~"

Naoki Nagayama put on an expression of looking out for Shuichi Ido.

"Kono yaro, what are you saying, you guy! I'm at the very peak of my age, alright!" Shuichi Ido seemed to have been ignited, appearing as if he intended to throw the magazine or newspaper in his hand.

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly raised his hands in surrender: "Hai, hai, Shuichi-san is youth invincible~ I'll head inside first~"

He then entered the office, leaving Shuichi Ido outside muttering: "Seriously, this guy... By the way, are goji berries actually useful?"

Naoki Nagayama's visit to the studio this time was actually to take stock of the people under him; all the data and such were kept here.

With the end of the year approaching, he had to give out a year-end bonus at the very least.

Currently, there were only three artists signed to GG Agency, plus Otomo Yoshimura. Otomo-san goes without saying, but the three members of the Wild Cat Group must be given a large bonus; although they only get a service fee for appearing in the movie, it wouldn't be right not to share a bit after making a huge profit.

Signed to Naoki Film are Shuichi Ido and the long-term team at the studio, including photography assistants, makeup artists, etc., totaling 15 people; they should also be given a larger bonus.

There is also a group of people signed to Naoki Nagayama's personal HALO studio, mainly Shigeru Araki from the disco, as well as DJs, resident lead dancers, waiters, etc., totaling 10 people.

Calculating it this way, Naoki Nagayama's group already has 30 people; it should already count as a formal small company. The agency Otomo Yoshimura was at before only had 20-something people.

He listed three tables and added the approximate year-end bonus budget.

GG Agency is relatively simple; the total bonus amount is set at 9 million, 3 million for each person, and Otomo Yoshimura can distribute it later.

The total for Naoki Film is 15 million; he'll call Shuichi Ido in later to discuss how to allocate it, and he will distribute it later as well.

As for Halo Studio, it's 5 million, about the monthly profit of the disco; he'll go discuss it with Shigeru Araki in the afternoon.

Looking at it overall, 29 million is about to be given out just like that; the check he received yesterday was spent in an instant. As expected, when running a company, manpower is a huge cost!

It took Naoki Nagayama almost an hour to organize the tables.

Seeing that the shooting over there was almost finished, he stood at the office door and called out:

"Shuichi-san, come over here for a moment~"

Shuichi Ido didn't hesitate; he gave Masataka Komori two instructions and walked over.

"What's up? Naoki-san."

Naoki Nagayama waited for him to sit down, then gave him the table for Naoki Film.

"It's about the year-end bonus, Shuichi-san. It's almost the end of the year; this matter always needs to be considered."

"Eh? Is that so? Naoki-san actually understands this too?"

He almost forgot; Shuichi Ido had been a freelancer since graduation and had probably never received a year-end bonus.

"I wanted to discuss the allocation of the year-end bonus with you, Shuichi-san. We have fewer people now, so we can just divide it directly. It should fluctuate slightly based on hard work; as long as the difference isn't too large, it's fine."

Naoki Nagayama explained briefly.

"The total for Naoki Film here is 15 million. You are more familiar with it, Shuichi-san, so I'll leave the allocation to you."

"Eh? Why isn't my name on it? Can't I get a year-end bonus?" Shuichi Ido looked at the table and suddenly discovered he wasn't on it, asking with a hint of grievance.

"Shuichi-san, are you serious? You get a direct share of the profits..."

"Oh, oh~ Soka~ But not getting a year-end bonus feels like something is missing."

He was speechless; this guy is sometimes very shrewd, but sometimes he's like a child.

"Then, how about I put your profit share in a red envelope and give it to you?" Naoki Nagayama said with annoyance.

"Eh, that's a good method! As expected of Naoki-san!"

He actually took it seriously!!!

"In short, please score them based on the employees' usual work performance, attitude, the projects they participated in, etc. 100 points equals 1 million; the baseline is 80 points. Those who are particularly outstanding can exceed 100 points, but it's best not to exceed 2 people."

"Okay, understood~"

Looking at Shuichi Ido's conflicted expression, he knew this scoring would take quite a while.

"Shuichi-san, I still have to go to the disco, so we won't eat together, ha~

Just finish this scoring table in the next few days; you'll have to distribute the red envelopes to them according to this table later~"

"Eh, I distribute them?"

"Of course, I'm not that familiar with them~"

"Eh~~"

After speaking, he ignored Shuichi Ido's conflict, took the table for the disco, and left the studio.

After avoiding the peak hours, traffic in Tokyo was still quite smooth; he arrived at the disco in Takadanobaba in less than an hour.

The disco wasn't open for business yet; the waiters were already tidying up, and the DJ was also testing the equipment. The lead dancers hadn't arrived yet,

but they only needed to change their clothes, so it was still very convenient.

After entering through the employee passage, he saw Shigeru Araki checking the disco venue; he was indeed a reliable manager.

"Araki-san!"

He waved at the door to signal, and then Naoki Nagayama also entered the small office backstage.

Before long, Shigeru Araki came over.

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

Naoki Nagayama handed him the table.

"It's almost the end of the year; I have to give a red envelope to the employees at the very least."

"This table...?"

"I don't know much about the employees' usual work, their contribution to the disco, their work attitude, etc., so I'll leave the assessment to you, Araki-san. The total year-end bonus is 5 million, to be allocated according to the scores in the table."

Naoki Nagayama was afraid that Shigeru Araki would be as confused as Shuichi Ido.

"Araki-san is not included in this, ha. You get a share of the profits."

Shigeru Araki was of course not that dense: "Hai, that's a matter of course."

"Sa, then please trouble you to do the scoring in the next few days, Araki-san. I'll come to distribute the red envelopes at the end of the year~"

"Hai, I understand. I will finish the scoring as soon as possible."

He didn't come to the disco often,

and to avoid any employees not knowing who the real boss was,

Naoki Nagayama still had to distribute the year-end bonus in person.