Chapter 1135

Holidays are always short, no matter which country you are in.

After resting for a week during the New Year, even if Naoki Nagayama didn't want to, he had to go to the company...

After all, even the two nannies and the housekeeper at Shanyingyuan had returned to work, and Akina had also started planning her new record and developing side businesses. If the remaining master of the house had nothing to do, it would always feel a bit unjustifiable~

"Sigh... After earning so much money, in the end, I still have to go to work like everyone else~"

Looking at the thriving city outside the car window, Naoki Nagayama, sitting in the car, sighed, but soon self-consoled,

"Hey... going to work and going to work are different things!"

Chian Toda, who was driving in front, silently complained in his heart:

"Of course they are different. It's like me driving carefully in front, watching the traffic lights, being vigilant about people overtaking, and also paying attention to the car not being too bumpy... while you, Naoki-san, are sitting comfortably in the back..."

Soon, the Rolls-Royce arrived at the Shuyou building in Ikebukuro.

And at this time, almost all the employees had returned to work~

"Naoki-san... Happy New Year~"

Receptionist Yukika Suzuki greeted Naoki Nagayama very enthusiastically after seeing him.

"Hai... Happy New Year, Yukika-chan... Why don't I see Hana-chan?"

"Hana-chan is counting the administrative supplies..."

Yukika Suzuki said.

The first thing for the Shuyou Group in the new year is actually to do the financial report.

Now that the Shuyou Group is so big, various businesses are also very cumbersome. From the beginning of the year until February, almost everyone is busy with this, and even the General Affairs Division needs to count the supplies in the warehouse and arrange a new budget.

"Ah... I see, thank you for your hard work..."

While saying thank you, Naoki Nagayama handed some New Year gifts to Yukika Suzuki.

"Yukika-chan, please help distribute a portion of these snacks..."

"Hai~"

However, there are many people in the company now, and it is estimated that only a few departments might be able to eat Naoki Nagayama's special gifts~

Carrying the remaining snacks upstairs, these were specially reserved for a certain employee working overtime...

Naoki Nagayama didn't go to his office, but arrived at the editing room for the first time. Knocking on the door, he indeed saw the somewhat disheveled Masataka Komori and four other editors.

"Ah, Naoki-san..." Masataka Komori stood up hurriedly.

"Komori-kun! Thank you for your hard work!!!" Naoki Nagayama looked moved. "To think you didn't even rest during the holiday... and have been working overtime..."

"Haha, not at all..." Masataka Komori scratched his head, looking very proud. "This is the duty of a director! There isn't much time left before the release of 'Hard Boiled'... We must seize the time!"

"But you can't sacrifice your health for it!"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the appearance of the employees and patted Masataka Komori on the arm.

"Komori-kun... you must ensure your health. You yourself are our most precious wealth!"

"......"

The workplace atmosphere in Japan has always been introverted. Suddenly being praised like this, Masataka Komori was so moved that he couldn't speak for a moment.

And Naoki Nagayama didn't stop, but instead placed the snack gifts he brought on the table in the editing room:

"These are Wagashi brought especially for you... take good care of your health... you are the future of Shuyou!"

"Arigato!" X5

Seeing that everyone was very moved, ripples also rose in Naoki Nagayama's heart...

No matter where you are, employees are very easy to satisfy. A few words of praise that cost nothing and snacks that cost less than tens of thousands of yen can exchange for the gratitude and labor of five young men...

My friends heard about it, and none of them didn't praise it as a great value!!

Of course, Naoki Nagayama wasn't that stingy; the overtime pay and the dividends from future films were given generously!

"To what extent has the editing of 'Hard Boiled' reached now?"

Masataka Komori hurriedly swallowed the snack:

"Currently, we have just finished editing the opening location shots in Paris, and the subsequent editing still needs time..."

"Paris location shots, huh~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded. The opening scene of the movie "Hard Boiled" can be said to be a major feature, all filmed in the city and suburbs of Paris.

As he spoke, Masataka Komori played the edited part for Naoki Nagayama.

Seeing the footage, which was similar to his memory but with different actors, Naoki Nagayama silently weighed it:

"Gongbing Shibata's performance is very good... as expected, he is experienced... Chikako Aoyama's acting is a bit green, but it doesn't matter, she is very beautiful..."

Compared to Cherie Chung, she lacks some of the charm of a mature beauty, but she is better in terms of being both pure and seductive... After all, Chikako Aoyama is younger~

In short, the audience shouldn't have any opinions about the female lead. After all, the proportion of people who like mature big sisters and pure little sisters should be about the same.

"Very good..." Naoki Nagayama encouraged Masataka Komori. "Komori-kun, keep up the good work!"

"Hai!"

After encouraging his employees, Naoki Nagayama went to the top floor.

However, as usual, he didn't walk into his office for the first time, but turned and came to Otomo Yoshimura's side.

"Otomo-san... Happy New Year!"

"Ah... Naoki-san, why did you come so slowly?" Otomo Yoshimura said unexpectedly. "Yukika-chan just sent me a portion of your gift..."

"Haha, Yukika-chan moves really fast... I was just thanking Komori-kun in the editing room."

Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa and brewed tea for himself very familiarly.

"After all, he was working overtime during the New Year..."

"'Hard Boiled,' right... The time is indeed quite tight." Otomo Yoshimura stopped his work and sat next to Naoki Nagayama. "It will be released shortly after the three major film awards."

The Blue Ribbon Awards, the Japan Academy Film Prize, and the Mainichi Film Awards are almost all awarded in early February, so there is less than two months of editing time, which is indeed very tight.

"That's right... 'Hard Boiled' has been very tight from the beginning... But Komori-kun can do it!"

"Mm~"

Otomo Yoshimura didn't commit, but asked about another matter,

"I've inquired through the internal channels of the Blue Ribbon Awards Committee these past few days... Naoki-san, your 'Ghost' has nominations in various categories... Naoki-san, which one do you want?"

Although the movie is very good, you can't have the Blue Ribbon Awards give all the awards to one movie, right?! So in the end, there must be a trade-off... But this trade-off depends on Naoki Nagayama.

With Shuyou's current strength and the quality of the film itself, you can have any award you want... Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best Actor and Actress...

"Hmm... Then Best Film... And, Best Actress!"

Naoki Nagayama wasn't greedy either. It was enough to give the grand prize, and there was also the Best Actress, which was for his wife.

"After all, Akina has made a big breakthrough in acting... Those close-ups and famous scenes are all very good..."

"Indeed..."

Otomo Yoshimura also had to admit that Akina Mori performed very well in this movie, and this role is destined to become a classic.

"However, Akina-chan has only participated in two movies since her debut... 'Love Letter' won Best Newcomer, and 'Ghost' won Best Actress... This range is unprecedented!"

"Haha, Akina has also won the Japan Record Awards for two consecutive years! This is even more history-making!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled. You have to know that he didn't tilt resources to help Akina in the music and idol circles. After all, the resources of the Shuyou agency still have to be given to other artists under his banner...

Akina being able to win the Japan Record Awards is largely due to her own strength!

"My Akina is excellent in herself!"

Naoki Nagayama, who was speaking, was full of pride!

"Tsk tsk tsk..." Otomo Yoshimura shook his head. The relationship between Naoki Nagayama and Akina Mori is truly too good...

After talking for a while, Otomo Yoshimura suddenly brought up another matter:

"Naoki-san, do you think our Shuyou needs to go public?"

Financing? IPO? Listing? Cashing in? Running away?... These terms suddenly popped up in Naoki Nagayama's mind. This is the most successful path for future internet companies~

However, in Japan, many large companies have always remained private, and there is no problem with that.

"Why did you suddenly bring up going public?"

"I was drinking with many people during the New Year..." Otomo Yoshimura smiled. He has many drinking parties now. "Some friends in the investment circle brought this up... saying that if we go public, Shuyou's influence will further expand, and the company will leap to become the leader in the entertainment industry..."

"The most important thing is that the company's value will increase geometrically!"

"Hmm..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded. Going public can indeed raise a large sum of money. Based on Shuyou's current business situation, a market value of over 100 billion is not a problem, and it is already a top-tier large company.

However... the bubble will burst in two years!

Maybe just after going public, we will have to face the stock price falling below the issue price!

"Otomo-san..."

Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and decided to make it clear. After all, except for Kadokawa, most of Shuyou's shares are in his, Otomo Yoshimura's, and Chui Yin Tang's hands. If they go public, they will definitely make a lot of money.

Even if the three of them have a good relationship, blocking brothers from making money might become a nail buried in their hearts.

"Regarding going public, I actually don't have much opinion, after all, we can make money~" Naoki Nagayama first paved the way. "However, the time node now is not right..."

"Time node?"

"That's right. If we go public, we must find a professional manager, which is estimated to take more than half a year... Plus the preparation period, it will take more than a year..."

Naoki Nagayama estimated slightly.

"It will be 1989 by then!"

At that time, it will be the peak of prosperity followed by decline, and the bubble will burst! Maybe my butterfly effect will even advance the time. By then, the stock market and the property market will collapse together... Isn't this like joining the Nationalist Army in 1949?!

"What does Naoki-san mean?"

"Japan's economy has been soaring rapidly in the past two years. I had a rough estimate before and shared it with everyone. There might be a big fluctuation in these two years..."

Naoki Nagayama said.

"It is expected to be around 1989..."

"So the time node for going public is wrong! The economic situation is very likely to have problems at that time."

"...... I see~"

Otomo Yoshimura thought silently for a while. Naoki Nagayama had indeed told them about things like bubbles in the past, but everyone just listened and didn't have a real sense of it.

After all, Japan's economy is indeed very good now, and there is no problem to be seen~

But now Naoki Nagayama mentioned it again, and it was about the major event of the company going public...

"Otomo-san, Shuyou Capital is already slowly adjusting its investment map and shifting funds to US stocks... If Shuyou company wants to go public, it is best to do it in five to ten years... The economic form will be clearer by then."

Naoki Nagayama said.

"And by then, our animation business and other aspects will also be more mature..."

"Hai, since Naoki-san thinks so, then this matter must of course be postponed!"

Otomo Yoshimura has always supported Naoki Nagayama's decisions, especially since he specifically explained his considerations this time.

"Mm... Then let's decide it this way for now~"

Naoki Nagayama said.

"The external statement is that Shuyou wants to cultivate new businesses and will go public after the new businesses are mature!"

"Hai!"

At the same time, the construction work in the Seto Inland Sea also returned to the schedule.

Architect Naoya Sakata came to the uninhabited island again. At this time, the harbor here had slowly taken shape, and the appearance of the port and commercial street could be seen.

"Ha..." Naoya Sakata at the bow of the boat exhaled at his frozen hands. "It's really cold at sea!"

"That's right..." The foreman next to him was wrapped in a thick scarf and wearing a windproof hat. "On the island, the sea breeze blows all day long, and it's easy to get rheumatism... Fortunately, we dug out a hot spring, and we can soak in it every day..."

"Haha, indeed, I'll soak in it later too..."

The hot spring dug out before had now been built into a hot spring hall, which was the building prioritized by all construction personnel.

It has now become a daily necessity for every construction worker!

As they were talking, the ship transporting construction materials had stopped at the simple pier. Naoya Sakata walked down from the deck, looking at the bustling construction site...

The foreman assured him:

"According to the current progress, the first phase of planning will definitely be completed in May!"

"Mm, the commodity town at this entrance will definitely be completed by then." Naoya Sakata was also very satisfied looking at the shops that had already been capped. "Add a little decoration, and it can open for business!"

"That won't work. For the first phase, the park behind hasn't been built yet..." The foreman said. "What is there to play on the island!"

The various dinosaur parks planned later had only just processed the ground, and even the foundation hadn't been laid well. It is expected that only some tracks and the like can be laid slightly in May...

"Haha, Naoki-san didn't come to the island to play!"

Naoya Sakata watched the workers move the construction materials off the ship, and there were also some large dinosaur models inside.

"Once the first phase is completed, it can be used as a film set!"

"...... A film set?"

"That's right, an island as a film set!" Naoya Sakata smiled. "You haven't seen such a big move, have you!"

When Naoki Nagayama confirmed the design drawings at the beginning, he had told Naoya Sakata about filming the movie.

"....... This..... this really hasn't been seen before....."

The foreman turned to look at the island. Standing here, he could only see high and low mountains, and couldn't even see the sea on the other side... Such a big film set?

What is it going to film? Wilderness survival?!

The foreman didn't even know how to film the content inside. Is it by using a helicopter to fly over the forest to film?!

Naoya Sakata patted the foreman on the shoulder and said with a smile:

"You don't need to worry about what to film... In short, it's a big production... Our main task is to do the preliminary work well..."

"At least the town must be built first....... and some dinosaur exhibition parks must be completed!"

"Hai, I understand!"

(End of chapter)