Chapter 1218: This movie will teach people how to face death!!

After predicting the coming of the stock market crash, Naoki Nagayama's life became regular again.

In the morning, he went to the Tree Friend building to edit "Departures," at noon he communicated with Genta Nakai about the plans that needed to be executed, in the afternoon he continued editing, and then returned home before dusk to play with little Xia Hua...

The first wave of preheating for "Departures" had already begun. When people passed by cinemas and subway stations, they would occasionally glance at the posters of Sayuri Yoshinaga and Tomokazu Miura, looking forward to the upcoming film.

In the relevant variety shows on TV stations, behind-the-scenes footage from the filming of "Departures" was often used as top-secret material to attract the audience's attention and increase ratings.

Under the promotion of the publicity department, "Departures" had been maintained in a low-frequency heated discussion.

"Naoki-san..."

Eiichiro Watanabe from the publicity department found Naoki Nagayama in the editing room.

"According to the publicity plan, the preview screening of 'Departures' will be held next Sunday, July 5th. The manager asked me to ask if the progress can be completed."

"Ah..." Naoki Nagayama looked at the main plot already completed on the editing table and nodded. "The progress is definitely no problem... Now only the opening and closing credits are left."

"That's great!" Eiichiro Watanabe showed a smile. "Then we will officially notify the public!"

"Hmm..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded, then suddenly remembered one thing.

"Watanabe-kun, for this preview screening, let Xiu-san invite some friends he knows in the Tokyo Film Industry Association..."

With the current fame of Tree Friend and Naoki Nagayama, the preview screening of "Departures" would definitely be a hot topic in the entertainment industry. Strengthening the presence of the Tokyo Film Industry Association at this time would also be a help for the hearing in July.

"Invite someone to give a speech on stage together..."

"Hai, I understand!"

Eiichiro Watanabe nodded and did as Naoki Nagayama instructed.

After he left, Xu Mudao in the editing room asked:

"Naoki-san, is it for the 'Proposal'?"

"It's a part of it." Naoki Nagayama nodded. "But I also want to make the association's presence stronger... After all, it's an organization supported by our Tree Friend..."

"I feel like only our Tree Friend cares about this association... Even with the support fund, it only earned the gratitude of a small portion of grassroots actors..."

Xu Mudao shrugged and said his true thoughts.

"Without strength, the association is just an empty shell. The support fund is equivalent to a free benefit, just doing charity.

Once the 'Proposal' passes and the association really has the power to influence the industry, that's when everyone will truly value it... and the support fund will have weight."

Naoki Nagayama said, moving his gaze back to the editing table, and said to Xu Mudao,

"Xu-kun, those are things for later. Now, let's focus our attention on 'Departures'... Let's watch the movie in its entirety!"

"Hai!"

Hearing Naoki Nagayama's order, Xu Mudao called the others to take action, projecting the roughly edited master tape onto the small screen.

Then, together with Naoki Nagayama, he watched "Departures" in its entirety for the first time.

A failed cellist, by chance, returns to his hometown and chooses the niche profession of a mortician, which is somewhat unfamiliar and frightening.

In the process of sending off one deceased person after another, the male lead experiences his wife's misunderstanding, the ridicule of those around him, and even the dissatisfaction of the family members. But in the end, he truly discovers the meaning of this work from the job of sending off the deceased, and also reaches a reconciliation with his former self...

Such a film with a not-too-intense rhythm tells the meaning of the existence of the mortician profession like telling a story, and at the same time subtly lets people understand Japan's funeral culture and understand that life and death are an unavoidable process of life...

After the movie was watched in its entirety, the editing room fell into a brief silence.

Everyone seemed to feel what this movie wanted to express. This harmoniously blended with the concept of death being as quiet as autumn leaves in Japanese culture, leaving people wanting more.

"Naoki-san..."

Xu Mudao's voice was slightly hoarse.

"This movie will teach people how to face death..."

"Yeah..." "Indeed!" "Very powerful..." "..."

The other few people expressed their thoughts after watching, and everyone was very optimistic about this movie.

"Teach others how to face death?"

Naoki Nagayama nodded and shook his head. He thought of the passing of his grandfather, Hayato Nagayama. The state of mind at that time was not something that could be understood simply by watching a movie.

"It's not that exaggerated, at most it makes people less afraid of death..."

He clapped his hands.

"Alright, the editing is not over yet, we still need to add the closing credits..."

"Xu-kun, and you all... you are all credited!"

"Hai!" X4

While Naoki Nagayama was wholeheartedly editing, Genta Nakai of Tree Friend Investment had bloodshot eyes and looked somewhat haggard.

For the past few days, he had been in a state of both excitement and panic, and he couldn't even sleep well.

For an investor, there is nothing more exciting than being able to predict a stock market crash... His mind was full of how to operate so that Tree Friend Capital could obtain the greatest benefits.

He even had the thought of mortgaging all his assets and borrowing a sum of money from the bank.

But in the end, he gave up. After all, he wasn't short of money now, and most of his money was actually already in the Tree Friend Capital account, investing and making money along with the main fund~

"Bang bang..."

The office door was knocked, and he saw the bald guy with black-rimmed glasses, Masamichi Sakaguchi, walk in.

"Manager, I'm here to report on Koichi Hamada's investment situation..."

"Ah... has it reached the node?"

Genta Nakai nodded, signaling Masamichi Sakaguchi to continue.

"Hai... In the past week, the profit margin of Koichi Hamada's account reached 8%... Because of the manager's previous instructions, I would rather have other accounts have slight losses than let this account have losses when trading."

"Thank you for your hard work..."

This profit margin was already higher than ordinary accounts.

Genta Nakai nodded.

"Then go and communicate well with Mrs. Hamada... let her understand the specific profit amount, the kind that specifies exactly how much money was earned!"

"Hai!"

Masamichi Sakaguchi nodded, but when he was about to leave, he looked at Genta Nakai and said,

"Manager, your complexion looks a bit bad... Making money is important, but health is the most important thing. You must rest well!"

"Ah..."

Genta Nakai subconsciously touched his face.

"Hahaha, I've been thinking about a problem these past few days... how to prevent large-scale uncontrollable risks, it's very exhausting."

Then he clapped his hands.

"By the way, this actually has something to do with you all... At the beginning of next month, I will assign a task at the monthly meeting, let everyone think about a problem together..."

Masamichi Sakaguchi was a bit puzzled.

"What is it about?"

"About the stock market crash! This problem is, how to deal with the stock market crash, and even make money in the stock market crash!"

"..."

Masamichi Sakaguchi was a bit speechless. It's a stock market crash! That must mean the financial market has collapsed as a whole!

Manager, you actually still want to make money in this situation?!

Then he reacted, this is the mentality that an investment banking big shot should have! No matter what the environment is, don't forget to make money!

The look he gave Genta Nakai instantly turned into admiration!

Amazing! As expected, you are the manager!

Genta Nakai didn't notice the change in Masamichi Sakaguchi's eyes, he continued:

"I know, this might be difficult for everyone, but this is for the long-term development of Tree Friend Capital."

"Although Japan's stock market is taking off now, everyone actually feels faintly that this is abnormal... so there will definitely be a big drop in the future..."

"We must prepare in advance... prepare to face all situations!"

Saying this, he stated his true purpose:

"Even for example, if you predict in advance that a stock market crash will happen at the end of the year, then what should you do!"

"Hahaha~"

Masamichi Sakaguchi laughed.

"Need you ask? That's of course to invest all your assets and then make a fortune!"

"Hahaha, makes sense, makes sense..."

Genta Nakai also laughed very happily...

The weather had started to get hot, and even little Xia Hua only wore a light, thin piece of clothing at home. Every time she walked for a while, she would sweat and needed to be wiped dry in time.

And I don't know if it's because of the rising temperature, but the little one's temper had also become bigger, and she had been very fond of going against people lately.

"Dame!"

Akina squatted beside little Xia Hua and took out the things in the little one's hand.

"This can't be eaten!"

However, little Xia Hua was stubborn at this time. Without saying a word, she squatted down again and grabbed a handful of dog food from the dog bowl... The little hand was probably just a few grains...

Beside her, Eitaro wagged his tail non-stop, anxiously circling around this pair of big and small women, but didn't dare to approach.

Because he respected and feared the mistress Akina, but couldn't bear to part with the dinner in the dog bowl... He had been hungry for a while~

"Dame! Hua-chan, this is Eitaro's! It's not for people to eat!"

Akina pried open little Xia Hua's palm again, threw the dog food back into the dog bowl, and then wanted to hug her daughter back to the sofa, but was pushed away by the little one... Little Xia Hua pursed her lips tightly, stubbornly refusing to leave the dog bowl, and still wanted to reach out to get the dog food...

"Hua-chan, if you are hungry, Mommy will make you something delicious, okay?"

If Akina really used force to hug her up, it wouldn't be impossible, but it would definitely end in a big cry later, so she could only coax and persuade her now.

And Naoki Nagayama, as the father, was holding Miaotaro on the sofa in the living room watching the show...

"This is the first war between parent and child. Has Hua-chan finally reached the first rebellion in her life?

But in the end, someone has to give in first..."

Naoki Nagayama asked Miaotaro,

"Miaotaro, who do you think will give in first?"

"Meow~ (How would I know!)"

"I think Mommy should give in first! Because children don't understand compromise yet... What do you think, Miaotaro?"

"Meow! (I'm watching while lying in your arms!)"

However, Naoki Nagayama's appearance of watching the fun in the living room soon attracted Akina's attention. She stared and looked over:

"Naoki-san, your daughter is going to eat dog food!! Aren't you going to come and manage it?!"

"..." Naoki Nagayama was helpless, pointing at the little one's appearance of standing firmly in front of the dog bowl and laughed, "Akina, don't you think Hua-chan completely inherited your stubborn temper?!"

"..." Akina was a bit broken. "Where do I have a stubborn temper?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

Daring to talk back to the mentor during the "Star! Birth!" selection, stubbornly wanting to fight with the manager when she first debuted, her persistence in song and record style... With such a stubborn temper, you still dare to say you don't have one?!

"Naoki-san!"

Watching his wife stopping little Xia Hua from taking dog food with one hand while protecting her to prevent her from falling with the other, but looking at himself with increasingly sharp eyes, Naoki Nagayama then put down Miaotaro and walked to their side:

"Hua-chan, listen to Mommy, don't eat this, okay?!"

"..."

Little Xia Hua could say some phrases, but now she just pursed her lips and didn't speak, her small body was tense and resisting... Sigh, girls are very hard to coax from a young age!

Naoki Nagayama looked at the other side again, thinking of breaking through from Akina's side:

"Akina... how about letting her taste what dog food tastes like? Anyway, it's high-grade dog food, it's all protein and starch... I heard from others that dog biscuits are praised for their good taste by many people abroad..."

"..." (???)

No reply, but Akina made Naoki Nagayama shut his mouth with the pressure of her eyes.

So now, things were in a stalemate... Naoki Nagayama didn't dare to try the price of making little Xia Hua cry at will~

"Then what should we do... we can't just stay in a stalemate here~"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the dog food, then at Eitaro who was wagging his tail on the side... Speaking of which, the two were in a stalemate because of the dog food. If this source was gone...

So Naoki Nagayama moved his position slightly, let the dog in, and while little Xia Hua wasn't paying attention, reached out and covered her eyes, while ordering Eitaro:

"Eitaro, eat!"

No sooner said than done, I saw a big white dog pounce on the dog bowl, open its bloody mouth and start inhaling it violently.

Everyone knows the speed of a Labrador's dry rice. In the ten seconds or so that little Xia Hua was dissatisfiedly pulling Naoki Nagayama's hand, Eitaro had already swallowed a bowl of dog food into his stomach!

And when little Xia Hua finally pulled her father's hand away, what she saw was the clean dog bowl that had been licked by the dog.

Akina released the hand that was stopping little Xia Hua at Naoki Nagayama's signal. Looking at the clean dog bowl, the little one didn't know what to do for a moment. It seemed like crying wouldn't work, and not crying wouldn't work either, so she could only open her eyes wide and stare blankly at the dog bowl.

And at this time, Naoki Nagayama took a cup of yogurt from the refrigerator:

"Come come come, Hua-chan, let's eat this, okay? This is delicious..."

Instantly, the little one's attention was diverted, and she was lured by Naoki Nagayama to the sofa in the living room.

Akina watched the father and daughter start sharing yogurt one spoonful after another, the father and daughter looking harmonious, and shook her head helplessly... Sure enough, Naoki-san is still better at coaxing children...

But little Xia Hua will grow up, if she doesn't develop good habits now, what will happen in the future?!

Looking at this, Naoki-san definitely won't have the heart to punish his daughter, so she will definitely have to teach her in the future...

"Chotto matte!"

Akina suddenly reacted.

"Could it be that Naoki-san wants me to play the bad cop?! I'll be the strict Mommy, and he'll be the gentle Daddy?!"

"That's too cunning!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1219 =====