Chapter 1250: Only when you're drunk can you speak your heart!

In the top-floor office of the Tree Friend Building, a certain guy was boredly flipping through the newly arrived morning newspapers.

And just at this moment, the office door was knocked:

"Naoki-san?"

Yin Yin Tangxiu walked in, and seeing Naoki Nagayama's bored look, he was a little puzzled,

"Why do you look so listless?"

"Xiu-san, don't you know there's a disease called holiday syndrome?"

Naoki Nagayama sighed,

"It's the symptom of not being able to lift your spirits when you go to work after a holiday~"

"It's been a few days since you got back, and you still have holiday syndrome~"

Yin Yin Tangxiu laughed and walked to the desk to look at the newspaper in Naoki Nagayama's hand... It was this morning's "Asahi Shimbun"!

"Besides, no one is forcing you to come to the company; you can rest at home?"

That is indeed the case. Tree Friend currently doesn't have any major projects, and work is proceeding step by step. The most important project is the Tokyo International Film Festival in October, but it is currently in the early preparation stage.

"At home, I always feel a little worried..."

Naoki Nagayama continued to flip through "Asahi Shimbun." In fact, it was because after he secretly leaked the news, he was always looking forward to the news of the bribery case being exposed directly... Although he also knew that reporters needed time to investigate and then write, like a child who lit a firecracker, he always wanted to hear the sound of it exploding....

Yin Yin Tangxiu on the side didn't hear any subtext, and he shook his head:

"I think you're just idle!"

"Since that's the case, why don't you come with me to review the membership applications!"

"Eh....."

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama immediately wanted to refuse. He was a little bored, but he didn't want to do manual labor...

"Let's go, let's go~"

Yin Yin Tangxiu didn't mean to let Naoki Nagayama go,

"There are many membership applications, but they are also very interesting... I see quite a few people from the entertainment industry!"

Arriving at the headquarters of the Film Association on the fourth floor, Naoki Nagayama found that the staff here had almost doubled, with nearly ten employees.

"The association headquarters has expanded quite a bit~"

"Yeah, in addition to the workload of review, there are many other things, such as administration, finance, publicity..."

Yin Yin Tangxiu pulled Naoki Nagayama's arm to the desk,

"In short, as the association's affairs become more and more numerous, the scale of the headquarters has to increase."

The desk was already piled with many membership applications. The application forms were like personal resumes from a career agency, attached with photos and work experience, etc.

"Currently, it is the association's nascent period, expanding very fiercely, so the membership standards will be a little lower."

Yin Yin Tangxiu distributed some to Naoki Nagayama and then said,

"So currently, as long as you have participated in film and television projects and can afford the membership fee, we will pass it. Naoki-san just needs to see if the information is complete, if the reason for joining the association is legitimate, and weed out the fun-seekers who just write casually."

"After a while, maybe we will need a standard of one or two years of experience..."

"So that's how it is."

Naoki Nagayama sat on the side and looked at the membership applications at will. In fact, fun-seekers are everywhere, especially in this era when entertainment methods are not rich.

Soon, he saw an applicant who wrote the reason for application as "wanting to be in the same organization as my idol, so it feels closer"... This kind of strange mentality can be said to be not a minority...

"Japanese people are still too repressed, and psychological problems are very serious~"

"?" Yin Yin Tangxiu had already started working, and asked when he heard this, "Naoki-san, what did you say?"

"Ah, nothing."

Naoki Nagayama responded casually, and then picked up an application form,

"Xiu-san, how come there are even people from Kyoto?"

"Application forms from the Kyoto area!"

Yin Yin Tangxiu took it to look at it, and then put it into another box next to it,

"Let's put it aside for now. Although we are currently the Tokyo Film Industry Association... but maybe in the future, it will be the film association for all of Japan! By then, there will be branches in cities like Kyoto..."

"Haha, Xiu-san, have you already thought that far?! Sure enough, you have the ambition to unify the Japanese film industry!"

Naoki Nagayama's laughter made the employees of the Film Association look over, and Yin Yin Tangxiu, who felt a little socially dead, slapped his forehead...

"Naoki-san, I was just saying..."

"Having a goal is always good~"

Seeing his friend's look, Naoki Nagayama didn't continue to tease him and returned to the review of the application forms.

Looking at them, he suddenly found that there were even many old actors from the entertainment industry in the applications, some of whom had already retired, some were supporting roles... and even foreign faces.

And this suddenly made Naoki Nagayama's heart move~

"Jurassic Park" is a sci-fi film, and it will enter the European and American markets in the future. So, wouldn't it be much more convenient to use foreigners as actors...

Using foreign actors for the sake of the foreign market is originally the most normal commercial choice. Even in Hollywood, in order to please the Asian market, they will increase the proportion of Asians in movies.

Of course, whether the screen time is much or not is another matter~

And in current Japan, the acceptance of foreigners as movie leads is actually very high... After all, the military bases in Okinawa are still there, and Japan's acceptance of Western culture is also very high.

"Xiu-san..." Naoki Nagayama put down the application form, "What do you think if I find a foreign actor to star in my new movie?"

"Hm?" Yin Yin Tangxiu paused, "Foreign actor? Is it like the one from Hong Kong before?"

"No... it's a European or American actor, a white person... in 'Jurassic Park'... to prepare for going abroad in the future."

Hearing this assumption, Yin Yin Tangxiu thought about it seriously:

"Seems possible... Europe and America must have a higher acceptance of white faces!"

"Mm! I think so too!" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Xiu-san, do you know any foreign actors with good acting skills?"

"This... I don't know..."

"Then I'll look for people I know in the entertainment industry... or talent agencies that have connections with foreign actors..."

Naoki Nagayama put the application form on the table, then got up and walked toward the top floor,

"No, let's go ask Otomo-san first... see if he has any connections..."

Seeing Naoki Nagayama leave in such a hurry, Yin Yin Tangxiu shook his head and continued to work:

"Sure enough, when Naoki-san encounters things related to making movies, he gets very anxious..."

A few seconds later...

"Eh? That's not right!

This guy Naoki Nagayama just ran away because he didn't want to continue reviewing membership applications!!"

Ryuta Fukui of "Asahi Shimbun" slowly parked his car near the Recruit Information Building in Kawasaki City.

After getting out of the car, he covered his eyes with his hand and looked at the construction site not far away. The twenty-plus-story building had already been topped out, and the exterior walls and windows had been installed. Looking from the outside, it was almost a complete skyscraper.

It's just that the enclosure hadn't been removed yet, and one could vaguely see workers walking through the main gate... they should be doing interior decoration.

"It should be almost ready to move in by the end of the year..."

Muttering in his mouth, Ryuta Fukui laughed,

"But if it's really reported, it will be very difficult to move in this year!"

As a veteran investigative reporter, Ryuta Fukui had many connections. He had already found out who the main person in charge of this construction project was, who some of the employees in the engineering department were, and had already made an appointment by phone to meet someone today.

In a Japanese restaurant in Kawasaki City, Ryuta Fukui met the person he had made an appointment with...

"Is this Haruto Kosaka-san?"

Ryuta Fukui stood up to greet him,

"I am the one who made an appointment with you today... I am Ryuta Fukui of 'Asahi Shimbun,' please give me your advice!"

"Hai, I am Haruto Kosaka..."

Haruto Kosaka looked at Ryuta Fukui with some surprise, feeling a little nervous,

"Fukui-san, you said on the phone before that you wanted to find me to learn about the project?"

"Hahaha, that's right... our 'Asahi Shimbun' is doing a series of reports on real estate. Recruit is one of the big players in the real estate industry, and this Kawasaki Information Building is Recruit's second headquarters, so I want to learn some details about the construction..."

"But this... if you need information, 'Asahi Shimbun' can dock with the publicity department!"

Haruto Kosaka had a certain level of vigilance after all,

"The company will definitely agree to a major media outlet like 'Asahi Shimbun'!"

"Ha~" Ryuta Fukui shook his head, "What's there to report about that kind of unified press release... wouldn't that make us advertising for Recruit~"

"I'm looking for you because I want to learn about some unknown situations!"

"This... please forgive me for not being able to agree..."

After all, it was his own company. For Japanese people under the lifetime employment system, the company really is a big family... Haruto Kosaka was about to stand up and leave.

"Kosaka-kun... there's no need to leave just like that..."

Ryuta Fukui hurriedly tried to keep him,

"I heard... your son seems to be sick?"

Haruto Kosaka's pupils contracted: "You... how do you know?!"

"Hahaha, of course I have my own sources of information..."

Do you think an investigative reporter is just a waste of time? If you don't prepare anything, you want to come and get the white wolf with empty hands?

In a capitalist society, the popularity of the freedom of the press system, news exposing the truth, using public opinion to supervise the government and society, and reporters are given a special status above society...

Which reporter who can really make it isn't well-connected, resourceful, and influential... otherwise, how could they get so much internal news...

"Kosaka-kun, I know some people in general hospitals in Tokyo who can help arrange for experts in Japan or even foreign doctors to have a consultation..."

Ryuta Fukui looked at Haruto Kosaka, and at this time, he was already holding the winning ticket,

"Of course... in return, Kosaka-kun also needs to tell me... some things..."

"......"

Hearing this, Haruto Kosaka's mind struggled fiercely. As a young architect, his life was not bad, and he could barely afford his son's medical expenses...

However, connections are something that takes time to accumulate. He knows a few people in the hospital, but none of them are at the level of being able to directly arrange for expert consultations.

Of course, Recruit's President Hiroshi Jiangfu definitely has such connections, but why would he use them for an ordinary employee?!

In the end, he looked at Ryuta Fukui with complex eyes:

"If I say it, can you guarantee to cure my son?"

"Of course not, I'm not a doctor." Ryuta Fukui shook his head, "But I can guarantee that I will try my best to find the best doctor..."

How do reporters get internal news?

Sometimes it's someone taking the initiative to leak it, which is the simplest~

Most of the time, finding some small characters, treating them to dinner and drinks, and flattering them a few times will generally get surprising information... Everyone has a desire to share, especially small characters, who rely on sharing secrets to get some attention that is usually difficult to get.

Many people don't pay attention to small characters, but the information of small characters is sometimes the most well-informed~

The security guard at the entrance of the residential area might know that there are several mistresses living in the residential area...

There are also some truly important situations that need to be bought with money, resource exchange, or human feelings... Even prime ministers and politicians accept bribes, so you know this is the inferiority of human nature.

Human feelings in the hospital are not something you have just because you say so; that is the human feeling accumulated by helping others before.

If it weren't for the fact that this leak is indeed valuable and requires in-depth investigation, Ryuta Fukui wouldn't use it on others.

"....."

Haruto Kosaka helplessly sat back down and took a big gulp of his drink,

"Say it, what do you want to know?"

"Hahaha, don't be anxious..." Ryuta Fukui was not anxious at this time, but instead let the shop start serving dishes, "Let's eat and chat..."

Only when alcohol goes to the head can you speak your heart~

After a few cups of yellow soup went down, and under Ryuta Fukui's intentional flattery, Haruto Kosaka almost regarded Ryuta Fukui as a confidant!

"Fukui-san, you understand me...

I entered the design department just after graduation... those seniors always squeezed me... serving tea and pouring water and being scolded were all part of it..."

"It was hard to get some improvement in my career, and I got married and had children, but the child was diagnosed with heart disease..."

"I'm so tired... I'm so bitter... I've thought about ending it all many times..."

"But I can't let go of Yukio... he's still so young... how can he leave the world so early..."

"......"

Most middle-aged men are under great pressure, especially in Japan, a repressed society... and with the addition of shame culture, men have very few confidants...

And Ryuta Fukui, as a veteran reporter, has seen all kinds of life, so it is easy to win recognition...

"Hai... I know, I know..."

Ryuta Fukui patted Haruto Kosaka's shoulder helplessly, looking at his look of wanting to cry, and felt that he seemed to have used too much force just now...

"But even in such a situation, you didn't delay the construction of the Recruit Information Building. You are already very excellent!"

"That goes without saying!"

Hearing the praise, Haruto Kosaka became proud again,

"I have to soak at the construction site every day... just to finish the construction early and get the project bonus..."

"Now it's already in interior decoration... it can be moved in by the end of the year..."

"I heard..." Ryuta Fukui began to set him up, "The Recruit Information Building couldn't be built at the beginning? The land couldn't be approved... how was it approved in the end?"

"Hahaha, this is so easy, let me tell you... our company's boss and Planning Adjustment Bureau Director Hideki Komatsu are sworn brothers!"

"After giving gifts, it can naturally be approved!"

"Oh? Is it that simple? What gift is so powerful..."

"It's the company's shares before listing... sell it after listing, and you can make a lot of money!"

"Isn't this behind-the-scenes trading?"

"There is no economic interaction... just gave a convenience..."

"......"

Hearing the news so simply, Ryuta Fukui regretted helping to find a doctor before... but since he had promised, he didn't mean to break his promise.

It's just that this human feeling needs a greater return!

You know, this kind of insider trading, unless there is concrete evidence, as long as you don't admit it, even the Financial Bureau cannot file a lawsuit.

Even if it's just a news report, Ryuta Fukui needs to investigate from the Planning Adjustment Bureau Director's side, and also needs to get more evidence from Recruit...

"Kosaka-kun... this kind of transaction, it must not be just once, right?"

"Should be..."

"Then can you trouble yourself to help me find out what other transactions there are... if you can get the account book or something, it would be even better!"

Hearing this, Haruto Kosaka was startled and became a little sober:

"Fukui-san... this has already exceeded the scope of leaking news, right?! This is already considered commercial espionage, right? What if I'm discovered..."

"That depends on Yukio-kun... how important he is in Kosaka-kun's heart!"

Ryuta Fukui was a little strong at this time,

"Kosaka-kun, I only need concrete information... I definitely won't reveal the informant's identity when reporting!"

"...... I, I'll consider it...." ===== CHAPTER 1251 =====