Chapter 1224

"Shuichi-san, do you know that Assemblyman Tsutomu Hata?"

On the way back from the hearing, Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Yin Tang were in the same car.

"Tsutomu Hata..."

During this time, Shuichi Yin Tang had strengthened his understanding of the internal factions of the House of Representatives and was clearer about the internal factions of the ruling party.

"He is one of the backbone members of the young faction within the Liberal Democratic Party... and one of the initial important members of the 'Keiseikai' established by Noboru Takeshita."

"In other words, his obstruction is the intention of the Takeshita faction?"

Naoki Nagayama was a bit strange about this assemblyman's questioning on the spot; he originally thought that after getting on good terms with Koichi Hamada, the resistance from within the Liberal Democratic Party should not exist.

"Not clear..." Shuichi Yin Tang shook his head. "However, the current Prime Minister is still Nakasone, who belongs to the Tanaka faction. The Takeshita faction's establishment of the 'Keiseikai' is already equivalent to setting up its own door within the party, and the relationship with the Tanaka faction is tense..."

Shuichi Yin Tang's tone was a little lower:

"I heard that due to the constant suppression by the Tanaka faction, Noboru Takeshita has deep grievances against the Tanaka faction and has long had the idea of wanting to be independent. Before he established the 'Keiseikai,' he had already won over the backbone of the young faction in the party to create the 'Soseikai.'

It is said that when this 'Soseikai' was established, the true core of the Tanaka faction, Kakuei Tanaka, was so angry that he had a cerebral infarction and was hospitalized, and he hasn't been discharged yet!"

"Uh..."

No, he is a political bigwig who has traversed the political arena for decades; is he that temperamental?!

Naoki Nagayama felt a bit funny, but he also knew that it might be someone else's far-fetched interpretation, combining Tanaka's illness with the Takeshita faction.

"Sigh... it seems that things like 'the subordinate overthrowing the superior' are not uncommon in the political arena!"

After joking around, Naoki Nagayama's brows furrowed again:

"Although this hearing was very successful, the subsequent House of Representatives voting meeting might still cause trouble..."

"Naoki-san, don't worry too much."

Shuichi Yin Tang said relatively easily.

"The Takeshita faction is busy being promoted to the next Prime Minister. At such a time, they will not make a big fuss to oppose a proposal with high support."

"Perhaps..."

Perhaps it was the influence of various European and American films, Naoki Nagayama did not have a good impression of politicians, feeling that they were mostly guys full of lies who would not stop until they reached their goals.

However... no matter what the Takeshita faction wants, he has a bottom-line measure.

That is to directly expose the Recruit bribery case, making the Takeshita faction overwhelmed, and they would definitely have no heart to manage other things in the short term.

Finding a place to have lunch at will, returning to the Shuyou building, Naoki Nagayama dealt with the publicity matters of "Departures" for a while, and after thinking about the results of the "Proposal," he found that there was nothing he needed to pay attention to~

Lying on the leather sofa in the office and being dazed for a while~

The preview of "Departures" was over, and it was just waiting for release. During this time, he only needed to cooperate with some publicity, and he didn't mean to go everywhere for roadshows...

So... it could be said that he could take a vacation!

"Sure enough, I can rest comfortably now!"

Naoki Nagayama used force in his waist and stood up from the lazy posture on the sofa.

"Going home!"

"But before going home, let's go see the people who are still working hard!"

Thinking this way, Naoki Nagayama walked toward Tomohiro Yoshimura's office to comfort this model worker of Shuyou...

"Yoshimura-san... hmm?"

After pushing open the office door, Naoki Nagayama was surprised to find that Tomohiro Yoshimura had actually taken out that cumbersome tea set and was slowly boiling water to make tea?!

"Why are you... so leisurely?! Actually making tea?"

The tone of this sentence was a bit sour for some reason, and Naoki Nagayama's look at Tomohiro Yoshimura was also filled with the look of "I didn't expect you to rebel too."

"Why can't I make tea?!"

Tomohiro Yoshimura replied unhurriedly. In fact, Shuichi Yin Tang had just been here and had also said that the hearing went very smoothly... and Tomohiro Yoshimura immediately thought that at this stage, Naoki Nagayama had absolutely nothing to do!

Then... he would return to that lazy mode of not caring about anything!!!

This... absolutely not!

That's why there was the current posture~

"As one of the top managers of Shuyou, of course, subordinates should handle things... and I naturally only need to sit firmly on the fishing platform!"

"..."

There was no problem with this, but Naoki Nagayama still felt very uncomfortable. Looking at Tomohiro Yoshimura at this time, it was as if an old landlord saw his own long-term worker being lazy instead of working...

Sigh, after so many years of wealthy life in Japan, it seems that the feudal landlord's thinking still affected Naoki Nagayama's pure soul!

"Cough cough... what Yoshimura-san said is not unreasonable..."

Naoki Nagayama could only join Tomohiro Yoshimura's tea party, and by the way, asked inadvertently,

"Don't you need to worry about Shizuka Kudo's national tour concert?"

"Ah... Yamin-kun has already handled this kind of thing skillfully, just follow the steps."

"What about Izumi Sakai's first concert?"

"That is the responsibility of a team composed of Isao Horiuchi and Kiyoki Nishioka, and I only need to pay attention to it when I have time."

Tomohiro Yoshimura did not stop his hands and poured a cup of tea for Naoki Nagayama.

"Come, Naoki-san, drink tea..."

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously took the teacup, and the refreshing tea fragrance came to his face...

This is the top Uji tea from Kyoto!

The emerald green color and the mellow aftertaste make people feel refreshed, and paired with exquisite wagashi tea snacks, it makes people feel full of enjoyment... It is most suitable for relaxing the body and mind in the afternoon and enjoying life...

For a time, the office was filled with tea fragrance and a relaxing atmosphere. Tomohiro Yoshimura leaned gently on the sofa, squinted his eyes, and enjoyed the feeling of the sun shining on his body. The wrinkles on his face seemed to have smoothed out a lot~

When the teacup and the tea saucer touched, a crisp ding sound was made, making Tomohiro Yoshimura come back to his senses at once!

"Yabai! I actually almost indulged in it myself!"

Looking at Naoki Nagayama who was equally relaxed beside him, Tomohiro Yoshimura hurriedly shook his head. Sure enough, what can be used to test cadres has never been wine or sex!

"Cough cough... Naoki-san... is there nothing to worry about?"

"Ah..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded casually.

"The matters of 'Departures' and the 'Proposal' have come to an end, and it is time for me to rest well... go home and accompany Hua-chan well... now Hua-chan can walk out the door to go shopping..."

"Oh? Children really grow up very fast..."

Tomohiro Yoshimura sighed, and then asked seemingly inadvertently,

"Then when is the 'Jurassic Park' project mentioned before planned to start? It's already July now!"

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama's action of drinking tea stopped suddenly.

"This... this just wait a little bit, I just finished filming 'Departures'!"

"Hmm hmm, that's true!" Tomohiro Yoshimura nodded. "Indeed, one shouldn't keep rotating..."

"Right right!"

"..."

After being silent for a while, Tomohiro Yoshimura asked again seemingly inadvertently:

"By the way, Naoki-san, is this year's Tokyo International Film Festival going to be prepared? October is not far away..."

"Ah... Tokyo International Film Festival! Hmm, yes, it really needs to be prepared!"

Tomohiro Yoshimura looked at Naoki Nagayama's somewhat embarrassed expression and continued to say:

"This year is the first year of the establishment of the Tokyo Film Industry Association, and there is also the 'Proposal,' which needs to be planned well!"

"Right right right..."

Naoki Nagayama showed bitterness and could only echo.

At this time, he felt that the tea in the cup also seemed to be bitter... but he could only drink it...

After another while:

"By the way, Naoki-san, the matter of films going abroad mentioned before, the matter of buying overseas distribution companies, also needs attention. I remember it was Paramount or others... After all, if 'Departures' wants to impact the Oscars, the popularity in the foreign entertainment circle is very important..."

"... Right..."

Naoki Nagayama put down the teacup, his face stiff, and could only nod silently. This is indeed quite important.

"By the way, Naoki-san... should the anime department's 'Slam Dunk' resume updates? Should 'My Neighbor Totoro' also pay attention to the progress? Can it be released at the end of the year?!"

"..."

Tomohiro Yoshimura saw that the heat was not enough, paused for a while, and spoke again.

"By the way, Naoki-san... the second season of 'Voice of Japan' also needs to be prepared. Kazuhisa Fujiwara has asked several times. What do you think about the choice of mentors?"

"!!!"

Naoki Nagayama stood up with a swoosh, his face serious.

"Yoshimura-san, I suddenly remembered that I have an inspiration for a novel that I haven't written down. No, I have to go back and write it down quickly... otherwise it won't be good if I forget it!"

"... Hey hey hey? Naoki-san, I have paper and pen here..."

"No no!" Naoki Nagayama walked quickly toward the door. "My handwriting is shy; I need the things I'm used to in the study at home..."

"Yoshimura-san, I'll go back first today..."

Why not leave quickly? A cup of tea hadn't been finished, and four or five things had already been arranged. If he stayed any longer, he would become a screw in a flesh-and-blood factory in the second half of the year!

"Chotto matte..."

Tomohiro Yoshimura stood up to see him off, and was still saying at the door,

"Naoki-san, don't forget to come to the company tomorrow... there are many things to discuss with you... If you don't come, I will go to Shanyingyuan to find you!"

"..."

Naoki Nagayama's pace accelerated again... He had to be as far away from Tomohiro Yoshimura as possible!

After the elevator door closed, the door of Shuichi Yin Tang's office next to it opened, revealing Shuichi Yin Tang's snickering expression.

He looked at Tomohiro Yoshimura:

"Yoshimura-san... is it not good for you to do this?!"

"How can it work if I don't do this?!"

Tomohiro Yoshimura scratched his already sparse Mediterranean, somewhat helpless.

"Naoki-san is good at everything, but he is a bit lazy... I am very worried that he will go abroad to travel for more than a month once he rests..."

Shuichi Yin Tang came out to comfort:

"He is married and has children now, he won't!"

"What if he takes Akina and little Xia Hua out together?!"

"..."

Hearing this, Shuichi Yin Tang originally felt that he wouldn't, but thinking of Naoki Nagayama's unconventional style, it might really be possible...

"That's why I have to remind him that there are so many things that need his concern~"

"Rest is possible... but he can't be too free-spirited!"

"... Alright..."

After returning to Shanyingyuan, Naoki Nagayama was surprised to find that there was no one at home!

Only from the butler did he know that Akina had taken little Xia Hua back to her hometown to visit Chieko Nakamori who was still recuperating, and it was estimated that they would not come back until later in the afternoon.

"So..."

Naoki Nagayama scratched Eitaro's chin, making the big dog feel so comfortable that his eyes squinted.

"Eitaro, am I the only one left at home with you?"

"Ah... and Miaotaro..."

Turning his head to look at the big orange cat lying on the eaves, leisurely looking at the scenery of the courtyard... Naoki Nagayama actually felt a burst of jealousy.

This orange cat that hugged his thigh now doesn't need to work or worry about life, so it can enjoy life comfortably every day... It is even more comfortable than himself, the owner~

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Naoki Nagayama walked to the eaves, picked up the chubby orange cat, and fiercely stroked it once...

Then he said to the somewhat confused cat:

"This is the price you pay for enjoying a leisurely life!"

"Go, Eitaro, let's go to the courtyard to play with the doggy happy ball!!"

Eitaro's tail wagged so much that it almost became a propeller!!!

An hour later~

The panting Labrador was met with Naoki Nagayama's contempt:

"Eitaro... you have to exercise well! Your stamina... is not good!"

"Woof woof woof!! (If you have the ability, try running a 50-meter round trip for an hour?!) Woof woof woof woof! (You just stand in place, and you want me to pick up the ball for you!)"

"Hahaha, you agree too, right? Good, starting tomorrow, we will continue our evening run!"

"..."

After sweating a little, the whole person was still very energetic. Naoki Nagayama took a shower and sat on the sofa drinking a drink and reading a magazine.

The thinking in his head was very excited... He suddenly thought of the excuse Tomohiro Yoshimura found, and thought of the novel he wanted to create before to make Akina cry...

So, by some strange coincidence, Naoki Nagayama came to the study and sat down.

The computer was already turned on, the white document was spread out on the screen, and the mechanical keyboard was in front of his eyes...

"What story should I write?!"

"It's best to be a tragic romance... a tragic romance suitable for girls to watch..."

"Japanese tragic romance is more about pure love and regret... it has a kind of aesthetic of mono no aware..."

Naoki Nagayama touched his chin.

"So if I want to make Akina cry, I can't find it in Japanese dramas... I should find it in Korean dramas..."

"Hmm... Korean dramas, tragic romance... Fortunately, I watched a lot when Korean dramas were popular..."

Naoki Nagayama closed his eyes and quickly recalled the Korean dramas he had watched in his mind. This kind of deep memory can be recalled with just one keyword...

Gradually, scenes appeared before his eyes, just as if he were watching them at the beginning.

The plot that was sad from the beginning, the cold and warm life of an abandoned orphan, the hippie-style protagonist, every touching moment, the BE ending... The injustice and cruelty of fate were highlighted in such sadness and parting.

Once, this TV series made the old men in the university dormitory who had nothing to do cry...

"Tap tap tap tap..."

The sound of the mechanical keyboard began to be continuous, forming a rhythmic melody...

On the fluorescent computer screen, at the beginning of the blank document, a line of title began to appear slowly...

"'I'm Sorry, I Love You'..."

At the same time, unlike the female version of "Snow Flower," the "Snow Flower" sung purely by a male voice also began to echo in his ears...

"When filming in the future, I don't need to think about the theme song anymore; I can let Akina sing it directly... I can also add a male version..."

Thinking of this, the typing speed slowed down, and Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of a question:

"If I make Akina cry... will she still agree to give 'Snow Flower'?!"

"... Forget it, let her cry first!"