Chapter 1115

The last month of the year arrived quietly.

December, with more than twenty days left until Christmas, some people have already started planning in advance...

"How to spend Christmas this year?"

"I don't know, the company should arrange some celebrations... Then after work, go out for a meal with a male friend, go shopping, watch a movie, and finally... hee hee hee~"

Looking at the sweet look of a female colleague who is always popular in the company, Aimi Mizutani said with great envy,

"It's so good... spend the world of two people with your lover on Christmas!"

But Tomomi Takada, who had just spoken, shook her head:

"What world of two people... Now a girl is surrounded by at least four men, how can there be only two people?!"

"???"

Seeing the colleague's lack of understanding, Tomomi Takada had to explain seriously:

"The one who pays for the meal is the 'payer', the one who goes shopping is the 'gift-giver'... The one who watches the movie together and finally goes to the hotel is the 'true love'!!!"

"Eh eh eh?!" Aimi Mizutani was shocked by this theory. "This this this this... this is only three!"

"Ah... there is also a 'runner' responsible for picking up and dropping off!" Tomomi Takada patted her head. "Almost forgot him!"

"......." I feel a little sorry for you, runner!

Aimi Mizutani shook her head:

"Takada-chan, so many men, can you handle it? Won't there be conflicts?!"

"What's the matter with this, the runner can be changed at will, the payer gives a smile when eating, the gift-giver cares about it on the holiday... The important thing is the true love!"

Tomomi Takada said firmly, as if she had a lot of experience,

"There are also two types of true love. The one with good looks and figure can spend money to send gifts to pet... The one with real potential and can make big money needs to be cared for!

If these two can be combined, that is the 'destined man'! It must be firmly grasped!"

"......"

Aimi Mizutani looked at Tomomi Takada and felt she was terrifying...

"Cough cough..." Aimi Mizutani coughed and changed the subject uncomfortably. "Takada-chan, then what movie to watch on Christmas?"

"Movie... it should be that 'Ghost', I saw the trailer on TV yesterday, it seems very interesting..."

"Is there a trailer?"

"Yeah..." Tomomi Takada nodded, and then thought of the heroine Akina Nakamori, "I tell you, that heroine Akina Nakamori is just lucky, she grabbed the naive 'destined man' Naoki Nagayama early!"

"Eh... naive?!"

Aimi Mizutani scratched her cheek. How can a man with the title of playboy Naoki be considered naive?!

"How is it not naive?"

Speaking of this, Tomomi Takada seemed to be angry, and her tone began to become intense,

"How old is he? How many relationships has he had? How many hands has he held? How many lips has he kissed? How many little girls has he slept with?

Does he understand what love is? Does he know what a mature and charming woman is?!!"

"If it weren't for this deep-minded little girl Akina Nakamori, using crooked ways, directly getting married with a child... how could he be trapped in the grave of marriage like this!"

"It's a pity, Naoki Nagayama is handsome, talented, and rich... What a good destined man... If it were me..."

Tomomi Takada's voice became smaller and smaller, and Aimi Mizutani also heard words like "too pity", "if it were me", "must", "first ￥%&% then #@*&", in short, a look of "Naoki Nagayama, you mere Akina Nakamori can't grasp, should be left to me Tomomi Takada to grasp fiercely"...

Aimi Mizutani was full of black lines, and hurriedly pulled the topic back to the normal aspect:

"Is 'Ghost' premiering on Christmas night?"

"Looking at the time, it is..."

"Are there any specific evaluations of the film?"

"It seems there isn't even a preview... It's released directly!"

"Can it still be like this?!"

"Of course... that is the famous great director Naoki Nagayama!"

"......"

At the same time, the hotline of the Tree Friend building also constantly received inquiries from various film industry media.

"When will Tree Friend Film hold a preview?" "How is the progress of the movie editing?" "Which cinema is the premiere in?" "....."

The operator Midori Sakata had a big head, and could only repeat:

"Sumimasen, 'Ghost' is being edited with all its strength... We will contact everyone when there is progress..."

"You guy, can you only say pleasantries?" The voice in the phone became excited, "Even the trailer has been released, it should have been edited mostly!!! Now you don't even want to disclose the preview?!"

"......" The operator was helpless.

"Yai yai yai, are you deaf? Answer me quickly!"

"......." The operator told herself... I endure!

"Don't play dead!" "You must give me an explanation!" "Kono yaro!"

"....." The operator clenched her fists... This is work!

As the voice and tone in the microphone became more and more intense, Midori Sakata's face began to become unstable, until an outbreak point!

"Bakayaro!!! Who do you think you are! Why should I give you an explanation!!!"

Midori Sakata finally couldn't help it, and roared loudly,

"I said it! It's being edited, it's being edited... Where exactly do you not understand!!"

"I said that if there is further progress, I will notify you, I will notify you! My superior didn't give me progress, how can I notify you!"

"I tell you, if you talk to me in this tone again, be careful I $#%#%%$%%^%......."

Next is a section of Japanese swear words full of mother-containing content, which made the team leader Takuro Nishitaku, who was holding coffee and patrolling the work of the hotline staff, stunned!

Until Midori Sakata pressed the phone fiercely and let out a sigh of relief, she found that her direct superior was looking at her in a daze...

"Eh.... Team Leader Sudo..." Midori Sakata was stunned, at a loss, "Team Leader... I... I don't usually do this..."

"Oh... hmm hmm~"

Takuro Nishitaku originally wanted to reprimand, but as soon as he thought of the scene just now, he retreated again... He could only nod awkwardly,

"I understand, people sometimes have a point... But don't scold in the company next time..."

".... I didn't hold back for a moment..."

"Hmm hmm, Midori-san, hurry up and find a boyfriend... You can go home and scold him..."

"....."

Over the past few years, the status of Japanese women has been rising rapidly, and even the idea of one woman and five men has emerged. The status of new-era women in romantic relationships is naturally very high, and it is very common to quarrel with boyfriends.

But this is the workplace after all, Midori Sakata still apologized, and then asked:

"Takuro Nishitaku-san... regarding 'Ghost', is the preview really not going to be held?"

"It should be... I heard that Naoki-san has already told the publicity department that he wants to go the other way..." Takuro Nishitaku nodded, "If anyone asks later, just say this is a special case... to give everyone a surprise at the premiere!"

"Hai....."

Just above the hotline department, on the top floor of the Tree Friend building, Naoki Nagayama was also saying to Xiu-san Yin:

"The gimmick of our movie this time is enough... Everyone is looking forward to the movie! So the preview is simply not held!"

"This... this will make the film-related media newspapers and film critics dissatisfied!" Xiu-san Yin advised, "If they speak ill in the media..."

"Those who are afraid of them are ordinary directors..." Naoki Nagayama smiled, "But we are Tree Friend! And I am sure that 'Ghost' will meet the expectations of the audience!"

Film media rely on movies to eat, but after mastering the right to speak, they want to pinch film companies and directors. If they don't give red envelopes, some guys will smear them in the media...

But Naoki Nagayama is not afraid. Relying on his fame and the popularity brought by idols such as Akina Nakamori, Toshihiko Tahara, and Nana Okada, it is enough to make the audience walk into the cinema.

He is also not worried about the quality of the "Ghost" movie, it will definitely cause a sensation!

"Forget it... do whatever you want!"

Xiu-san Yin did not interfere too much with Naoki Nagayama's operation, but discussed other things,

"Should have received the invitation letter by now, right? Is it going to the Blue Ribbon or the Academy Awards early next year?"

The committees of the Japan Blue Ribbon Awards and the Japan Academy Awards both sent invitation letters to Naoki Nagayama, inviting him to serve as an award-presenting guest.

The award time is in January next year... which can be considered as asking for the schedule very early.

"This... probably Blue Ribbon... a little easier..." Naoki Nagayama said casually.

The Blue Ribbon Awards ceremony is not broadcast live, so the atmosphere at the scene is a little easier... After all, there is no need to worry about any gaffes being seen by the whole country.

"Is that so... Then I will go to the Academy Awards!" Xiu-san Yin said, "Just in time to show my face in front of the national audience, brush my face..."

He was naturally invited too, and unlike Naoki Nagayama, Xiu-san Yin was worried that his fame was not loud enough, and had already developed in the direction of a film activist.

"Xiu-san~"

Naoki Nagayama saw his good friend's appearance and couldn't help but say,

"Don't abandon the basics... As a director, you should still put your heart into the movie. If you win an Oscar, it's more effective than winning the Academy Awards ten times!"

"Haha... not everyone is Naoki-san!"

Xiu-san Yin waved his hand,

"Want to shoot a movie that can win an Oscar... I can't do it!"

"......"

With such a free and easy look, Naoki Nagayama couldn't persuade him even if he wanted to... In fact, he also knew that the difficulty was very great, even for him who had future memories...

"However..." Xiu-san Yin changed the subject and looked at Naoki Nagayama, "If there is a good script..."

"Get out, get out, get out! No good script!"

Naoki Nagayama rolled his eyes, give me back the emotion I just had!

"Naoki-san~~~"

Xiu-san Yin elongated his voice,

"Aren't you going to focus on filming 'Jurassic Century' next year... You can't shoot other scripts anyway! Why don't you just give it to me to shoot?!"

"I am your best friend!"

"Don't be disgusting... I have many friends..." Naoki Nagayama pushed away Xiu-san Yin's face that was leaning over, "I really don't have any scripts! The previous few were animations... Don't you already know?"

"Ah... you mean 'My Neighbor Totoro'..."

Xiu-san Yin's face showed a helpless expression... "My Neighbor Totoro", "The Garden of Words", "Anohana", the scripts for these animated movies Naoki Nagayama actually took out long ago...

And judging from the plot and the early sketches, it is indeed very imaginative and very touching...

It's a pity that Tree Friend can't make it now!

"Speaking of which..." Xiu-san Yin suddenly remembered, "Our animation department... the animation of 'Slam Dunk' is advancing in an orderly manner, and it is expected to be broadcast next year!"

"Hmm..."

The contract with TV Tokyo has been signed, and after the first few episodes of the animation are completed, it can be broadcast.

"However, the development pace of our animation department next year must be accelerated... at least... try to produce an animation movie!"

"This is a bit difficult."

Xiu-san Yin shrugged,

"Both personnel and experience are insufficient..."

"Sigh~~~" Facing such a situation, Naoki Nagayama naturally wanted to expand recruitment, but talent is something that is always difficult to find... Suddenly, a piece of news flooded into his mind.

"Wait... Xiu-san..." Naoki Nagayama sat up straight, "Have you seen that 'Castle in the Sky'?"

"'Castle in the Sky'? Is it the one from Studio Ghibli?"

Xiu-san Yin nodded. For the highly acclaimed animation movie "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind", he, as the head of the animation department, naturally had seen it, and had also paid attention to the producer behind it,

"Seen it... The imagination is very rich, and the painting is also very good..."

"But the box office is not good!" Naoki Nagayama continued, "Right?"

"Ah... yeah..." Xiu-san Yin nodded, "I heard that it was originally intended to produce a sequel to 'Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind', but Hayao Miyazaki of Ghibli insisted on producing 'Castle in the Sky'..."

Although the animation movie "Castle in the Sky" is classic, it does not conform to the current trend of sleeping...

In the current era of Japan's economic take-off, everyone is thinking about making big money, enjoying life, and tomorrow will be better... This kind of tragic core animation with a trace of sadness and reflection is completely going against the impetuous social mainstream, so naturally it failed to get a good box office.

And the main audience group, children also don't understand the core~

Perhaps only after the bubble bursts, people who have experienced ups and downs can quietly think and reflect, can the audience truly appreciate this animation!

So the current reality is that after it was released in August, the box office was very bad, and it did not continue the popularity of "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" at all... causing the financial pressure of Studio Ghibli, which did not achieve box office, to skyrocket, and it is rumored that it almost has no ability to produce the next movie.

"What do you mean, Naoki-san?"

Naoki Nagayama did not hide anything from his good friend:

"Tokuma Shoten, which is investing in Ghibli now, should be very difficult... So... let's Tree Friend help!"

"Are we going to invest in Ghibli?"

"Hmm... mainly investing in Hayao Miyazaki!" Naoki Nagayama said, "Undoubtedly, he is a genius in animation... and also has experience in producing animation movies..."

"It's time to let Gosho Aoyama and the old thief Togashi... ah, Yoshihiro Togashi... increase some pressure!"

"....."

Xiu-san Yin ignored Naoki Nagayama's always calling Yoshihiro Togashi an old thief... Obviously, he is a young man in his twenties, where is he an old thief...

"Recruit Hayao Miyazaki into Tree Friend... Hmm..."

"And his two good partners..." Naoki Nagayama remembered, if Hayao Miyazaki didn't have his good base friends, he definitely couldn't become a future animation master, "Seems to be called Toshio Suzuki and Isao Takahata..."

"Hmm, I also have an impression of these two people... Toshio Suzuki is responsible for commercial operations... Isao Takahata is also a director"

Xiu-san Yin nodded,

"After I finish this period of time, I will make an appointment with Tokuma Shoten to have a good chat..."

After saying that, Xiu-san Yin suddenly laughed:

"Naoki-san, I suddenly discovered... these three people seem to be like us!"

"Ah?"

"Naoki-san is the creative center, I am Isao Takahata's role, Otomo-san is Toshio Suzuki's role... They seem to be us who just founded Tree Friend! And we were also invested by Kadokawa Shoten!"

"....." Naoki Nagayama heard this sentence and also laughed, "Seems to be... core trio!"

"It's a pity... Hayao Miyazaki doesn't have Naoki-san's ability..."

Tree Friend's first "Paranormal Activity" was also a big seller... And the subsequent "Gas Station Robbery", "Hachiko Story" were all big sellers...

Unlike Ghibli, the box office was not good from the second one~

"Hahaha, just a little bit of luck~"

Naoki Nagayama waved his hand, pretending to be humble!

Xiu-san Yin shook his head:

"Good luck is also an ability... If you have it in your life, you will have it, if you don't have it in your life, don't force it..."

"In short... I will contact Hayao Miyazaki and them as soon as possible... It is best to come to Tree Friend to produce movies starting next year!"

"Hmm, please!"

(End of this chapter)