Chapter 1189: No one understands movies better than I do!

The evening of the second day.

"I'm home..."

When Naoki Nagayama returned to Shanying Yuan, he saw Akina sitting on the sofa in a daze, looking very heavy-hearted, not even noticing his return.

"Akina?!"

He walked over and called out, which made Akina come back to her senses.

"Ah... Naoki-san, you're back..."

"What's wrong? You look full of worries..." Naoki Nagayama was a bit strange and turned his head to look around, "Where is Hua-chan? Is she asleep so early?"

"Mori-san is taking her to take a bath upstairs..."

Akina answered subconsciously, and then was about to help Naoki Nagayama take off his coat and put it away.

Seeing his wife's trance-like expression, Naoki Nagayama quickly pulled her to sit down and asked carefully:

"What? Did something happen?"

"..." Akina glanced at Naoki Nagayama, her eyes began to turn red, and she took out a report from the drawer beside her, "Naoki-san... Okasan, it seems she has cancer..."

"Ah?"

Naoki Nagayama knew yesterday that Akina had taken Chieko for a physical examination, and she would be fasting this morning for some tests.

Because it was an expensive private hospital, there was no need to queue for the physical examination report, and the report could be obtained in the afternoon.

Naoki Nagayama took the report in surprise and began to flip through it.

Naoki Nagayama could only see a rough idea of those complicated physical examination indicators, but the doctor's conclusion included an item: "Digital examination of the lower rectum shows a mass, combined with biochemical indicators, suspected rectal CA, suggested further diagnosis through colonoscopy, biopsy, tumor marker detection, etc."...

Then there was another examination sheet that came with the physical examination report, which clearly confirmed rectal cancer...

"The doctor found it during the digital examination... He told me that the rectal tumor is basically malignant, and there is at least an 80% chance it is rectal cancer..."

Akina leaned on Naoki Nagayama's shoulder, her voice choked with sobs,

"Then he let mother do some more tests... The test report came out in the afternoon..."

"..."

After seeing the test report, Naoki Nagayama was also stunned for a while before asking:

"Does Chieko-san know?"

"The examination was finished in the morning. I said the results wouldn't be out for a while, so I let mother go back..." Akina said, "I haven't told her yet..."

Akina started to shed tears as she spoke. Everything was clearly moving in a good direction, yet her most beloved mother had cancer...

Naoki Nagayama gently patted Akina's back, comforting his wife:

"Akina, don't worry yet... some cancers can be cured if discovered early... if it really doesn't work, we can go to the United States for treatment... the medical development there is more advanced..."

In fact, many diseases can be cured with money, including cancer, which is called an incurable disease... There is only one disease in the world, and that is the disease of poverty!

"Did the doctor say how the situation of this rectal cancer is?"

"The doctor said it is still in the early stage..."

"Look, isn't that very good? Discovered early, there are many treatment methods!"

"Then let's consult the doctors of major hospitals first, and then tell Chieko-san..."

"..."

Comforting the fragile Akina in a low voice, until she fell asleep with Xia Hua at night, Naoki Nagayama stood on the balcony for a while to relax.

The cool night breeze blew by, the flowers and plants in the courtyard rustled, and occasionally a car horn came from outside the courtyard wall, but it didn't seem noisy in such a quiet night...

In the ink-like night, the neon lights in the distance could be vaguely seen, and the warning lights on the top of the high-rise buildings flickered. The nightlife there was just at its most bustling time...

Having just experienced the death of his grandfather this year, and now his mother-in-law has suddenly developed a serious illness, in this era of the most prosperous bubble, Naoki Nagayama felt the heaviness of "life is determined by fate, and half is not by people"...

"It would be great if there was a cigarette at this time..."

Such a thought suddenly appeared in Naoki Nagayama's mind, and then it was extinguished by himself in a flash,

"Forget it, forget it, I don't want to get cancer in a few decades..."

Taking a few deep breaths, Naoki Nagayama returned to the bedroom and gently hugged his sleeping wife and daughter~

The crew in Ota Ward took a temporary break, which was notified by Kijima Xu in the morning.

As the producer, director, and screenwriter of the crew, Naoki Nagayama's control over the crew was absolute. Even if the progress was delayed and the budget was exceeded, no one would trouble him... The salary is paid as usual!

So when he had something to do, he could willfully give everyone a holiday.

"Did Naoki-san suddenly encounter something?"

Tomokazu Miura asked Kijima Xu,

"Why so suddenly?"

"I don't know either..." Kijima Xu shook his head, "I only received the call in the morning..."

"However, filming definitely can't happen today... Tomokazu-san and Momoe-san can go back and rest for a day..."

After Kijima Xu finished talking with Tomokazu Miura, he went to arrange the work of other crew members, leaving behind the somewhat dazed Tomokazu Miura and Momoe Yamaguchi.

"Momoe..." Tomokazu Miura paused, "Shall we go back?"

"..."

Momoe Yamaguchi originally wanted to nod, but suddenly thought, this is a sudden holiday!

Today, Yutaro and Takahiro had already been arranged, so she didn't need to worry, and there was no business at home... For this period of time, it was either taking care of children or filming movies, and she had no life of her own!

Even though she had already given birth to two children, Momoe Yamaguchi was only 27 years old... still at the tail end of her youth!

She looked at Tomokazu Miura, with some expectation in her eyes:

"Dear... why don't we go back tonight... let's go out and play for a day today and relax, how about that?!"

"... Hmm..."

Tomokazu Miura was moved immediately!

"Momoe... shall we go to the beach or go for an outing?"

"The beach! The weather is great today!"

"..."

The people in the *Departures* crew all relaxed, which made the *Long Vacation* crew next door very surprised.

Even though Yukiyuki Nishimoto had to edit the TV series, the filming of the crew did not stop... The young director was full of energy and could completely finish the filming during the day and then work overtime all night...

This made the two leads, Masaharu Fukuyama and Chikako Aoyama, so busy they forgot everything else.

The plot of *Long Vacation* had reached the point where Chikako Aoyama found a new boyfriend, Yamazaki... and Sena, played by Masaharu Fukuyama, started to get jealous...

In the apartment room, Sena, Yamazaki, and Minami, played by Chikako Aoyama, unfolded a Shuraba~

"When I was unemployed, thanks to Sena's help... I wouldn't be homeless..."

"So you aren't that kind of relationship..."

Yamazaki's words made the atmosphere appear a bit awkward. At this time, Masaharu Fukuyama happened to hand over coffee.

"I've wanted to say it for a long time, Sena is like my younger brother... I've always wanted to tell you, but I didn't have the chance..."

Minami explained...

"I also have a younger brother of the same age... so it's like twins..."

"Haha, I see..."

Yamazaki nodded with a smile and glanced at his watch,

"It's time to catch the flight, I have to go..."

"..."

When Minami sent Yamazaki downstairs, Masaharu Fukuyama hid in the apartment and wallowed in self-pity:

"Sigh... like a younger brother..."

"Don't worry about it, anyway, he's a younger brother..."

"Younger brother..."

"Cut!"

Yukiyuki Nishimoto shouted "Cut" with a megaphone,

"Fukuyama-kun, at this time, the expression should be more melancholy, more resentful... the sexy big sister you live with only treats you as a younger brother!"

"..."

Masaharu Fukuyama was helpless. I know, I know! Can you stop emphasizing it!

Chikako Aoyama was indeed a bit older than him, and after getting along for this period of time, he did indeed discover that Chikako Aoyama really only treated him as a younger brother!

Chikako Aoyama's gaze was fixed on Naoki Nagayama...

Thinking of this, Masaharu Fukuyama's eyes dimmed, and he became even more decadent...

"Good, good, good! That's it!"

Yukiyuki Nishimoto praised repeatedly,

"Sure enough, Fukuyama-kun is very talented... come, keep this state..."

"Positions... ready, Action!"

"..."

In the Shu-Yu building, Hayao Miyazaki found Gosho Aoyama, asking when Naoki Nagayama or Shuichi Ido would be free.

"Our *My Neighbor Totoro* has completed the storyboards. Next, we need to let the painters complete the intermediate frames and perform film printing..."

Hayao Miyazaki said,

"Before this, I still hope that Naoki-san or Shuichi-san can conduct a review... otherwise, if changes are needed later, the workload will be very large."

"Hehe... but I don't know when the two of them will be free!"

Gosho Aoyama spread his hands,

"Naoki-san doesn't come to the company much... let alone now that *Departures* is filming.

And Shuichi-san... his focus is now on the Tokyo Film Industry Association, it seems he is preparing proposals with well-known people... he doesn't come to the company often either..."

"In other words, the two main leaders of the Shu-Yu film department... don't care about the company's business?!"

Hayao Miyazaki was a bit helpless.

"You can't say that. Isn't Naoki-san focusing on promoting the film business... The movie *Departures* is the core business!"

"The money earned by our *Slam Dunk* and your *My Neighbor Totoro* doesn't even count as a fraction of the movie... ah, your *My Neighbor Totoro* hasn't made money yet..."

"..."

Hayao Miyazaki was speechless. Gosho Aoyama, what kind of truth are you telling!

"Animated movies are also movies! We are also the core business of Shu-Yu Film!"

"Only by making money can it be called the core business!"

"..." Hayao Miyazaki sat on the chair and sulked, "Then what should we do now? Wait..."

"Hmm..." Gosho Aoyama came up with an idea, "Miyazaki... you can try to save the country by a curve... go find Otomo-san! He always knows the schedules of the other two executives..."

"Otomo-san..."

Hayao Miyazaki's mind surfaced with the serious face of Otomo Yoshimura.

In fact, in the hearts of unfamiliar employees, Otomo Yoshimura has always been a serious, earnest, and full-of-aura type!

After all, to manage a company, as a managing CEO, you can't be grinning all day~

"Otomo-san is in charge of the entertainment agency business... I haven't had much contact with him..."

Hayao Miyazaki was a bit resistant...

"Then there's no way..."

Gosho Aoyama spread his hands,

"The last way, get on good terms with the front desk staff, Star Jiahua and Yukika Suzuki. Once Naoki-san or Shuichi-san appears, let them notify you!"

Tsk tsk tsk... such a big company like Shu-Yu Group, to find the top management, you actually have to go through two front desk staff...

Hayao Miyazaki sometimes really doesn't know how Shu-Yu Group developed to its current scale!

"Okay... I'll go draw an anime character design for Star Jiahua and Yukika Suzuki!"

As a manga artist, coaxing girls is definitely something he is good at~

And what are Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Ido, who were mentioned by Hayao Miyazaki and Gosho Aoyama, doing at this time?

Naoki Nagayama took Akina to the tumor hospital to find experts to consult on treatment plans, which will not be repeated here.

And Shuichi Ido here, he is hosting another salon event.

"Shuichi-san, this is the American diplomat stationed in Japan... Mr. Luo Luo Bote!"

As a trainee diplomat, Masako Owada introduced to Shuichi Ido.

During this period, Masako Owada had actually met Shuichi Ido several times, all in various social activities. Some were organized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and some were organized by other celebrities. This time, it was a movie appreciation salon organized by Shuichi Ido.

Shuichi Ido had been very active in high-end social activities recently. As the president of the Film Industry Association, he seemed eager to make the association's name famous.

"Nice to meet you... Mr. Luo Luo Bote!"

Shuichi Ido shook the ambassador's hand very enthusiastically.

"Director Ido..." Luo Luo Bote also responded enthusiastically in Japanese, "I have long heard of your great name..."

"..."

Listening to the somewhat incongruous words, Shuichi Ido's expression was slightly stiff. Japanese people themselves don't use idioms well, let alone an American like Luo Luo Bote.

However, he didn't show it and was still very enthusiastic:

"Does Mr. Luo Luo Bote like watching movies?"

"Of course... movies are treasures in the history of art... everyone likes watching them!" Luo Luo Bote said proudly, "Let alone that movies themselves originated from the United States..."

There is no need to refute this. The origin of movies is France, but it is true that it only flourished after the United States Hollywood became the global film production and distribution center.

"Yes, yes... Hollywood's film industry is amazing, and our Japanese film industry needs to learn..."

Shuichi Ido flattered a few times, which made Luo Luo Bote happier and happier.

After the two chatted for a while about their favorite movie types, Shuichi Ido talked about Hollywood's various systems...

"The industry associations in the American film industry... such as the Screen Actors Guild, the Writers Guild, etc., are also very advanced in the protection of benefits for practitioners..."

Shuichi Ido said,

"Our Tokyo Film Industry Association wants to learn from the United States on this point..."

"Mr. Luo Luo Bote, can we communicate more about the protection of film industry practitioners?"

"Hahaha, that's naturally no problem!"

Luo Luo Bote was full of smiles,

"I know several Hollywood producers and screenwriters... and famous movie stars..."

"No one understands movies better than I do!"

"..."

For the sake of his proposal, Shuichi Ido had to flatter the American ambassador. He now wanted to unite as many people as possible to make the influence of the Film Association's first proposal as large as possible!

Beside him, Masako Owada, the future empress, was working hard to participate in the salon as a trainee diplomat of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Although she had met Prince Naruhito once the year before, she didn't have any sparks with the prince... As a new-era woman, Masako Owada hoped to become a career-oriented woman.

"Director Ido is recently promoting his 'Proposal for the Protection of Labor Rights and Interests in the Film Industry'..."

Masako Owada's mind was full of thoughts, recalling Shuichi Ido's preaching over these days. This proposal contains the protection of rights and interests for film industry practitioners. It is a further regulation of the film industry above the "Labor Standards Act," including calling for minimum wage guarantees for film industry practitioners, protecting employee privacy, etc.

Currently, Japan does not have a "Personal Information Protection Act," but a few years ago, Japanese courts had already determined the status of the right to privacy in the Constitution, so protecting privacy had become a consensus... In the "Proposal," it was just integrated.

"Should I also attach myself to this proposal... This kind of industry regulation is very helpful for improving fame..."

No matter in which country, the label of "respecting and protecting human rights" is welcomed by the upper class~

(End of this chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1190 =====