Chapter 1111: The Nagayama couple being fought over~~

Tokyo at the end of November, the autumn colors are pleasant.

In the afternoon, the autumn breeze sent soft sunlight into the Sanyingyuan living room, with a hint of coolness in the warmth, making people feel very comfortable.

Akina, wearing a plain kimono, was very nervous, constantly checking if there was anything not flat, or if there were any wrinkles.

Ever since Naoki Nagayama told her about the banquet, Akina had treated it as a major event, seriously inquiring with the agency's etiquette teacher, and then digging out her kimono to iron it, simply more serious than going to the Kohaku Uta Gassen.

And before leaving today, she was still nervously tidying up her clothes.

"Akina... relax a little, it's okay~"

Naoki Nagayama said beside her,

"There will be many people there, no one will notice!"

Looking at his wife who was solemn, beautiful, and exquisite in a kimono, he thought he should let Akina wear it more often in the future~

"But in such a solemn occasion, even a little bit of rudeness will be remembered!"

Akina didn't dare to relax at all. After all, it was a diplomatic banquet, and the guests were well-known figures.

"Everyone will focus on Prince Naruhito and the Spanish Princess Elena~" Naoki Nagayama comforted, "Others are foils, just like green leaves..."

Although her husband said so, Akina was still nervous, because this time they were going out in the name of the Nagayama couple. If they were rude, it would be the Nagayama family's face that would be lost.

And Akina, who debuted as an idol artist, had a very low background, so going to such an upper-class banquet naturally made her a bit timid.

"What should I talk about with the wives of high officials... what if I can't say anything?!"

After getting in the car, Akina was still asking Naoki Nagayama.

"Chatting about popular clothes, chatting about music with younger ones is fine~" Naoki Nagayama said casually, "Those older ones generally won't have any topics with young female relatives, just exchange pleasantries."

"If you really want to start a topic..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina,

"It just so happens that Xia Hua was born not long ago, just ask them about children.

Older women might not have anything to talk about in other aspects, but most of them won't refuse to pass on parenting experience to young mothers."

"How do you know so much, Nagayama-san?" Akina looked at her husband curiously.

"Because I see a lot!"

In fact, it was the experience gained from the internet. Generally speaking, women's circles are divided into those who haven't had children and those who have had children. Those who haven't had children might talk about all kinds of things, but generally, after having children, there is only one topic~

And even moms who don't know each other can soon chat together.

"Honto?" Akina had a feeling of not believing it.

"What's there to lie to you about~" Naoki Nagayama was helpless, "Akina, think about it yourself, when chatting with others, is it all about the baby~"

"... Not really, there are also records, stage outfits, schedules..." Akina recalled.

"Agency staff don't count, chatting with friends!"

"... Uh... there's also Nagayama-san!" Akina said, "Often chatting about Nagayama-san!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama couldn't speak for a moment, holding Akina's hand tightly~

Toshian Toda, who was driving, had an indescribable expression on his face... Day after day, it's sickening!

The venue for the banquet was at the Togu Palace, which is the royal family's private land in Minato Ward.

This is a circular Western-style garden with a pond as the center, specially built for the Crown Prince to live and work, also known as the Spring Garden. The Togu Palace is generally not open to ordinary people.

It covers a large area, the yard is large, the greening is good... most of the houses are bungalows, looking very low...

"It doesn't feel as beautiful as the Red Fish Garden~"

Akina came here for the first time, and after walking out of the imperial car stop, she whispered while holding Naoki Nagayama's arm.

"Probably to show the atmosphere of the royal family, so they didn't use exquisite decoration~"

Naoki Nagayama also whispered back.

Actually, it might be because the Japanese royal family has a limited budget, so they can't afford to build too luxurious courtyards.

It is said that the Japanese royal family is the poorest royal family in the world because they have no private property. The royal family's salary depends entirely on government appropriations, and most of it is required to be used in various activities related to national image, palace maintenance, and diplomatic activities, etc.

The entire royal family has about 200 to 300 million yen in royal living expenses each year, and after being divided among the members, there is not much left, which is about the same as the middle class~

And due to the so-called "royal dignity," royal members have no household registration, cannot sign labor contracts, take advertisements, or take sponsorships... Hahaha, fame cannot be cashed out!

However, this is only on the surface. Privately, as the highest members of the feudal nobility, the royal family must have gray income, but it cannot be used for the construction of places like the palace~

At the reception of the Togu Palace, Naoki Nagayama and Naoki Akina signed their names on the guest book, and only then did they walk towards the inside of the Togu Palace.

On the left hand side of the palace is the living room and conversation room, and on the right is the large canteen. Generally, they will be separated by screens, but today the entire space is opened up. The restaurant is decorated with small snacks and drinks, and you can directly see the courtyard outside the floor-to-ceiling windows. In the courtyard outside the window, many people are already chatting.

"It's no different from an ordinary party~"

Naoki Nagayama and Akina Mori looked at this banquet, feeling that it was no different from some ordinary parties, except that the male guests were in suits and leather shoes, and the women were either in kimonos or western dresses.

In short, it's just very formal~

In this social place, everyone is chatting and laughing, and there is not much time to pay attention to the new guests... Even though Naoki Nagayama and Akina are celebrities, after coming here, except for the security personnel at the entrance, they didn't receive much attention.

Just when the two young couples were looking around, a greeting suddenly came from not far away:

"Nagayama-san!"

Naoki Nagayama looked back and saw that it was the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education, Sadanaga Kiba, whom he had met before!

He saw Sadanaga Kiba walk over in a few steps:

"Nagayama-san, you were also invited here!"

"Yes..." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "It's the first time I've been invited to a diplomatic banquet, and I feel very fresh!"

"Hahaha, it's about the same as an ordinary banquet, just meeting acquaintances and chatting." Sadanaga Kiba whispered, "The main difference is that the Crown Prince will appear in front of the media later to take a few photos... for the sake of national image~"

"Haha, that's a very vivid description~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded, and then introduced Akina beside him:

"Kiba-san, this is my wife... Naoki Akina."

"Ah, Akina-san! There is probably no one in Japan who doesn't know her!" Sadanaga Kiba greeted Akina with a smile, "Nice to meet you~"

"Nice to meet you..." Akina bowed and greeted very seriously, then stood beside Naoki Nagayama, properly, maintaining a warm smile...

"Kiba-san, didn't you bring a female companion?"

"They went to the circle of wives to talk~" Sadanaga Kiba said, "They are in the inner room..."

After speaking, he keenly noticed the restraint of Naoki Akina:

"Ah... Akina-san is also here for the first time, and doesn't know anyone..."

"Hai... it's the first time I've come to a diplomatic banquet."

"I see... then let my wife help you introduce others!" Sadanaga Kiba enthusiastically led the Nagayama couple inside, "She is a very enthusiastic person~"

In fact, in this social place, Naoki Nagayama's wife doesn't have many acquaintances. His wife introduces Naoki Akina into her circle, so he and Naoki Nagayama naturally become a group implicitly.

Naoki Nagayama is a famous writer, a famous director internationally, and very rich... This is also a very high-quality contact for Sadanaga Kiba!

Soon, in the circle of wives in the inner room, Sadanaga Kiba invited his wife out.

"This is the Nagayama Naoki and Nagayama Akina couple... you should also be very familiar with them..." Sadanaga Kiba said to his wife with a smile, and then said to Naoki Nagayama, "Nagayama-san, this is my wife, Keiko Kiba... she likes watching Nagayama-san's movies very much!"

"Nice to meet you!" X3

Keiko Kiba, who was also wearing a dignified kimono, looked at this pair of jade people in surprise:

"I didn't expect that Nagayama-san and Akina-san would be invited to this banquet..."

"We are also here for the first time..."

Sadanaga Kiba said to his wife:

"Since Nagayama-san and the others are newcomers, we old people should actively let them integrate~

Keiko, I'll take Nagayama-san to see some acquaintances, Akina-san, I'll trouble you!"

Keiko Kiba understood her husband's hint in seconds and nodded with a smile:

"Hai, I will introduce more friends to Akina!"

"Arigato~" Naoki Nagayama also responded with a smile.

And just at this moment, a woman wearing a patterned kimono walked out of the inner room, and she walked directly towards Naoki Nagayama:

"Isn't this Nagayama-san?!"

"Ikebono-san... long time no see..." Naoki Nagayama asked with some surprise, "You are also at the banquet!"

Yasuko Ikebono nodded:

"At a diplomatic banquet, there is no shortage of people from the Ikebono family..."

The Ikebono family is a famous flower arrangement family in Japan, respected by both nobility and civilians, and can be considered a noble family.

And Yasuko Ikebono also serves as an administrative official in the Ministry of Education, which can be said to be a competitive relationship with Sadanaga Kiba, both wanting to move towards the direction of Minister of Education.

"I didn't expect Nagayama-san to be familiar with Kiba-san..." Yasuko Ikebono had a smile on her face, "What were you chatting about just now? You look very happy?"

"Ah... because Akina and I are both here for the first time, and don't know anyone, so I asked Mrs. Kiba to take care of Akina..." Naoki Nagayama explained.

"I see!"

Yasuko Ikebono's eyes turned, and she reacted instantly. Sadanaga Kiba wanted to lead Naoki Nagayama into the male circle, so he let his wife lead Naoki Akina into the ladies' circle... This won't do!

Naoki Nagayama is a living "political achievement project" of the Ministry of Education!

The previous annual kanji column has become an annual grand event, adding a boost to her promotion to administrative official.

The subsequent Tokyo International Film Festival has made the entire Ministry of Culture benefit a lot, and the Minister of Culture has been praised for this grand event...

And now, Sadanaga Kiba wants to be the "guide" for the Nagayama couple to enter the upper class? Wants to monopolize?

This cannot be allowed!

However, she is not suitable for the male side... But the ladies' circle side...

"Nagayama-san... I have to blame you for this." Yasuko Ikebono's face changed, acting like a spoiled child, "How can you say you don't know anyone? Aren't we friends?!"

"Uh..." Naoki Nagayama was helpless, "This is because I didn't see Ikebono-san just now... Ikebono-san is of course a good friend..."

"That's more like it~" Yasuko Ikebono turned from anger to joy, "In that case, let me take Akina to meet others!"

"This..."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised, he also felt that the atmosphere at the scene was a bit wrong.

Sadanaga Kiba hurriedly signaled his wife, and Keiko Kiba also immediately said:

"Ikebono-san... it was already agreed just now that Akina will be taken care of by me~"

"Isn't it possible to know more people with one more person~"

Yasuko Ikebono didn't see herself as an outsider at all, and directly held Akina's arm, ready to walk towards the inner room.

Keiko Kiba beside her was stunned, and hurriedly went up to hold Akina's other arm... And Akina in the middle seemed to be a small soldier caught by two big demons, and didn't even have time to say a word of refusal, only sending a cry for help to Naoki Nagayama with panicked eyes...

Naoki Nagayama had no good way, he couldn't take Akina to meet the ladies, so he could only give an expression of being unable to help:

"Then my Akina, I'll trouble the two of you~"

"Just leave it to me!" X2

Watching Akina being surrounded and entering the circle of ladies, Naoki Nagayama looked at Sadanaga Kiba who was also a bit stunned beside him:

"Kiba-san... I've caused you trouble~"

"Haha~"

Sadanaga Kiba was stunned for a moment and laughed. Being fought over shows Naoki Nagayama's weight, and Naoki Nagayama is on his side,

"Let the women handle their own affairs, come, come, come, Nagayama-san, I'll take you to see some acquaintances..."

"Arigato~"

Thus, under the introduction of Sadanaga Kiba, Naoki Nagayama met many high officials in government agencies and people with fame in the upper class.

And Naoki Nagayama's erudition under his handsome appearance naturally made others praise him...

As the head of the Economic Planning Agency of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, Ken Harada originally didn't take this young man to heart.

He thought he was just a kid who had good luck, relying on the news he heard from a taxi to judge that the two companies were going to merge...

Yes, this strange little story is spreading wildly in the investment world, and it is also very popular in institutions related to finance.

When Sadanaga Kiba introduced Naoki Nagayama, Ken Harada talked to him because he was a simple social celebrity. Unexpectedly, after a conversation, he found that he also had a deep understanding of international finance.

"Look at the appreciation of the yen under the Plaza Accord... and the support of loose monetary policy... Currently, a large amount of international speculative capital has entered the Japanese stock market and real estate for investment... However, there are also reasons for risk aversion!

Now the US dollar is sliding excessively, and the US deficit problem has not been alleviated... The world economy is greatly affected, especially West Germany is very dissatisfied... It is expected that they will negotiate on this matter again soon!"

Ken Harada was very surprised after hearing this prediction. In fact, as an economic policy research institution, the Economic Planning Agency naturally knows more about some trends than the outside.

Japan and West Germany are already very dissatisfied with the US not fulfilling some of the measures in the "Plaza Accord". Finance ministers of various countries have planned to hold another meeting in the Louvre in France next year...

The draft of the "Louvre Accord" is already under discussion!!

"I thought Nagayama-san was already very powerful in the film industry, but I didn't expect Nagayama-san to have unique insights into international finance!

Where did Nagayama-san learn about it?"

"Haven't you heard of Tree Friends Capital? Tree Friends Capital under Nagayama-san is very famous in the investment world now!"

The secretary of the Minister of Finance of Japan, Tsuneo Hattori, interjected,

"The performance of Tree Friends Capital is not inferior to internationally famous investment institutions! Nagayama-san's achievements in the financial field are not inferior to the film industry at all!"

As the secretary of the head of the Ministry of Finance, he had already heard the name "Tree Friends Capital" several times in internal meetings.

Since the signing of the Plaza Accord, the Japanese stock market has soared, attracting many investment institutions, among which Tree Friends Capital can be said to be the most rapid, and the volume of hundreds of billions is comparable to a

And what surprised the officials of the Ministry of Finance even more was that Tree Friends Capital actually didn't take out any loans from banks! In other words, Naoki Nagayama was investing entirely with his own money...

Although Tree Friends Capital was not a public company and its internal equity didn't need to be disclosed, the Ministry of Finance was the regulatory agency after all, and they knew the actual controller was Naoki Nagayama!

"Really? Is Tree Friends Capital that powerful?"

Ken Harada said in surprise. He was not an official of the Ministry of Finance and didn't know that Tree Friends Capital was actually so powerful.

"Of course..." Tsuneo Hattori raised his glass to Naoki Nagayama. "Chief Miyazawa even wanted to meet Naoki-san... It's just a pity there hasn't been an opportunity... I didn't expect that I would have the honor of meeting Naoki-san first!"

"Not at all, not at all..." Naoki Nagayama raised his glass in return. "It is my honor..."

As a professional investment institution, Tree Friends Capital spent a lot of money hiring professional data analysts and had detailed economic investigation reports.

Coupled with the economic development trends obtained from the future internet, using them to chat was naturally a dimensionality reduction strike!

"Come, come, come..."

Tsuneo Hattori pulled Naoki Nagayama and walked towards people who had close relations with the Ministry of Finance.

"Let me introduce others to Naoki-san!"

The smile on the face of Sadanaga Kiba, who was on the side, stiffened... He was the one who brought Naoki Nagayama to meet this circle, but now he couldn't get a word in!

He could naturally talk about cultural issues, but this was a professional financial issue. In this era where the general public had no channels to understand economic data, to talk about finance, one had to be a professional!

Wasn't he the one who brought Naoki Nagayama to meet others?!

Why did it seem like everyone was revolving around Naoki Nagayama now?!

Even the high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Finance were frequently showing favor to Naoki Nagayama?!

You have to know that even though the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education were both government agencies of the same rank, their importance was not on the same level... They were the purse strings!

In the premise that Neon did not control the military, officials of the Ministry of Finance usually automatically ranked half a level higher when meeting other departments!

Why was Naoki Nagayama so popular among them?

Tree Friends Capital?

Was that investment company that awesome?

(End of chapter)