Chapter 1327: Every era has its own scarce collectibles!

Rarely, Naoki Nagayama felt that roast turkey was actually not bad...

"How is it?" Akina blinked her big eyes and looked at her husband expectantly, "Does it taste okay?"

"Hmm..."

Naoki Nagayama chewed a few times and then swallowed,

"Surprisingly good!"

He originally thought the turkey meat would be dry and tough, but it didn't feel hard to swallow at all.

Of course, it wasn't as tender and didn't have as rich meat juice, but paired with the crispy skin and sauce, the large pieces of white meat were quite satisfying.

And besides the roast turkey, there were other delicious pairings, such as salmon, roast apples, etc. This Christmas dinner prepared by Akina herself was not worse than outside restaurants...

Even little Xia Hua was biting a small piece of chicken and eating happily, perhaps it also had the effect of grinding teeth~

"Right!" Akina was very happy, "I asked Yu-chan and specifically learned the authentic recipe!"

Hayami Yu, known as the most Western-style idol, had been influenced by Western culture more.

"No wonder."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and continued to slice some meat with a dinner knife,

"Then I'll have a big appetite today!"

Akina's eyes curved into crescents, her face full of the happiness of feeding:

"It's no problem to eat until you're full!"

After the two adults ate the tasty crispy skin and the flavorful chicken meat, the remaining large lump of turkey meat was given to the dog who had been drooling for a long time. The overly thick chicken meat had no taste, and there was no need to even rinse it to remove the taste!

Even Miaotaro got a neck to gnaw on~

After finishing the Christmas dinner, the family huddled on the sofa in the living room watching TV. It was the Christmas special of "Night Hit" that Akina participated in.

The guests on the show appeared one by one, wishing the audience a Merry Christmas with wonderful performances. As one of the three major music shows in the Showa era, the quality of "Night Hit" was excellent, and the show was very exciting~

And Akina was the most beautiful one among them... When Akina's finale performance came out, Naoki Nagayama sighed:

"Wow... cherry blossom snow... Akina is so beautiful!"

"Right~~" Akina showed a proud expression on her face, "This outfit was carefully prepared by me and Yos-san!"

"Hmm, super beautiful!"

Naoki Nagayama gave enough emotional value, making Akina, as his wife, even happier, and she couldn't help but lean over and kiss... her daughter in his arms~

"By the way, Rumi Nishi-san from Fuji TV said that when you have free time, Naoki-san, she wants to come and visit~"

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama nodded:

"Ah, Nishi-san... she called before, saying she wanted to ask me to consult on a new variety show... but I didn't have time, so I brushed it off..."

"A show?"

"Yes, current variety shows are becoming more and more competitive; 'Super Change Change Change' doesn't even spare animals~"

"Hahaha..."

Hearing Naoki Nagayama's complaint, Akina also laughed. The creative show "Super Change Change Change" had been breaking human imagination more and more!

"Variety shows are originally about winning with freshness. Fuji TV shouldn't actually focus its energy on variety shows; it would be better to invest energy in filming more TV dramas..."

Naoki Nagayama analyzed Fuji TV's decision-making, and then he didn't think much of their current variety show plans, especially in reality shows... it was hard for any show to surpass Running Man.

"Isn't Naoki-san filming 'Full House' next year... it should still be Fuji TV, right?"

"Hmm..."

Speaking of this, Naoki Nagayama suddenly paused. It seemed that the framework agreement he signed with Fuji TV a long time ago was going to expire next year?!

Should Shuyou try to cooperate with other TV stations? After all, you can't have only one ally!

However, he was now a shareholder of Fuji, and it seemed he had fallen into a very tangled situation.

The two spoke softly. Little Xia Hua, who was leaning between them, had just eaten her fill and was listening to the reassuring words of her father and mother on the warm sofa, and the whole person began to doze off.

By the time the ending song of "Night Hit" finished playing, the little one had already fallen into a deep sleep!

"Ah... I haven't washed my face today!"

"It doesn't matter... Hua-chan is still a child... I don't know how many times a day she wipes her face... it doesn't matter!"

Naoki Nagayama carried the little one toward the bedroom and gently placed her on the bed.

Just at this time, a string of fireworks exploded in the sky in the distance, and the colorful appearance was reflected in the window, like brilliant flowers in a photo frame~

"It's so beautiful~"

The Christmas holiday should be one of the liveliest times in Tokyo, without the cumbersome rituals of the Spring Festival, the trivial matters of visiting relatives, etc., a pure holiday~

The working class was almost on holiday, and the school had also started its winter vacation. Both adults and children had leisure time and could go watch this movie together.

"Totoro" was scheduled to premiere on this day, which was very thoughtful!

However, I didn't expect it to snow on Christmas, and "Love Letter" intervened, catching the publicity department off guard... But after reacting, in the subsequent publicity, focusing on different audiences, they still achieved good results.

"A refreshing movie!" "I didn't expect Shuyou Film to be so gentle..." "I don't want to say anything else, but Totoro is really too cute!" "..."

Numerous film critics' reviews went online quickly, praising "Totoro" in the first newspaper on Christmas Day.

Everyone unanimously evaluated this movie as a masterpiece very suitable for parents and children to watch together, and also suggested that all parents take their children to watch it...

How much of this was the power of money, this point will not be discussed in detail, but most of the audience who watched it held a supportive attitude toward this movie.

Shiwa Mishima, who watched "Totoro" first and then "Love Letter" yesterday, commented like this:

"Two movies, first it makes people moved... and then it makes people moved to tears!"

Shiwa Mishima felt warmth when watching "Totoro," and then when watching "Love Letter," she was very moved...

And her boyfriend Mikuo Honda actually preferred watching "Totoro" because it reminded him of his childhood, listening to the stories told by his grandmother... That was the innocence he had long buried in his heart!

As for "Love Letter"... as a straight man, he didn't seem to feel the awkward secret love of his teenage years... He remembered that he was basically playing football in junior high school, and in high school...

Well, because he was on the school team, he was chased by Shiwa Mishima...

"In short, it's still quite good!"

Shiwa Mishima hung a Totoro doll keychain on her bag, and the cute and adorable shape was very much to her liking.

"I didn't expect to get a pendant when watching a movie!"

"Yes..."

This was one of the welfare activities of Shuyou Film's publicity. Audiences watching the premiere could get a cute Totoro doll or keychain...

Among the teenagers in Tokyo, more and more people got Totoro dolls, and gradually, a trend of comparison gradually emerged...

"I watched it at the Shinjuku cinema, so I got a big Totoro doll!"

"Small Totoro is cuter... Ikebukuro cinema is giving them away!"

"My Totoro is holding an umbrella!" "Mine is carrying a bundle!" "..."

The comparison of toys among elementary school students is no less than the comparison among adults... and even more direct!

Those without Totoro dolls were easily excluded from the topic, and even isolated...

This also made more and more elementary school students ask their parents to take them to watch "Totoro"!

The effect Naoki Nagayama wanted to achieve was indeed very easy to complete!

Of course, there were also some public intellectuals who noticed this point and joined education experts to criticize on public platforms:

"'Totoro' movie is good, but the publicity activities have stimulated the comparison psychology among students, which should not be!"

"Should increase the sales channels for 'Totoro dolls' so that students who want to buy them can buy them!"

"Yes... but just a doll! How can it be played with hunger marketing like a luxury item?!"

"Shuyou also needs to pay attention to social responsibility!"

Naoki Nagayama, who saw these reports, only returned a cold sneer... These guys, do they know that in every era, young people have their own scarce luxury goods!

From the earlier Barbie dolls to Transformers, to Bearbricks, to Labubu... do you know Labubu!

In short, our own Totoro dolls will become the most fashionable scarce collection for young people in this era!

As long as the trend of collecting this starts, maybe the money from selling doll peripherals will be comparable to the box office!

At the same time, in the publicity department of the Shuyou building...

"Ikebukuro cinema, request to increase activity gifts!" Susumu Ishikawa covered the phone and shouted to the activity planner, "Increase by a thousand there!"

"Yes!"

This phone call wasn't finished when another phone rang...

"Moxi Moxi, this is Shuyou Film..." "What? Want to increase the schedule, the movie film is too late?"

Eiichiro Watanabe hung up the phone and immediately stood up and ordered,

"I'm going to the film technology factory to urge for new movie copies!"

"Ishikawa, you are responsible for the communication of publicity next!"

"Yes..."

Following Eiichiro Watanabe's departure, the liveliness of the publicity department didn't go down at all... I just felt that the departments of Shuyou Film that were still working overtime were becoming more and more busy!

Xiu-san Yin didn't rest at all this Christmas, and was even busier!

Because the Prime Minister's nomination was approaching, the campaign activities were becoming more and more frequent. He was still attending a gathering in a shopping mall on Christmas Day, and couldn't even go home to give Jia Yi-chan a gift...

In the gap of rest, he couldn't help but feel annoyed:

"Sigh... this direction of participating in politics, is it a bit wrong..."

With the growth of the Shuyou Group, Xiu-san Yin actually changed quite a few directions, from the original director to the person in charge of the company's film department, then to the president of the Film Association... and finally to the current political arena...

Actually, it's not his fault for being so changeable; it's just that his positioning in Shuyou is a bit awkward.

First of all, Naoki Nagayama is the absolute core of Shuyou, which is no problem... Naoki Nagayama is a well-known director, writer, and producer, almost controlling all of Shuyou's major productions, and winning a lot of box office and honors for Shuyou...

Secondly, Otomo Yoshimura is an indispensable operator of Shuyou, responsible for the daily operation and development of the group, almost using all his energy on the company, from a small company of a few people to a large group of over a thousand people today... This journey is all Otomo-san's hard work!

So by comparison, the last of the three giants of Shuyou is a bit eclipsed.

As a director, he can't compare to Naoki Nagayama, and even his role overlaps with his; as a daily operator, he can't compare to the importance of Otomo Yoshimura... This is slightly awkward!

You can't just because he was one of the three founders and contributed the studio at the beginning, he should always occupy the position of top management!

It's like an angel investor whose shareholding ratio remains unchanged in round after round of financing...

Although angel investors were indeed very helpful at the beginning, as the company grows, their role in the company becomes smaller and smaller, so occupying such a large share is a bit inappropriate~

So Xiu-san Yin also had to start his own breakthrough, looking for a new positioning... Fortunately, he is still very young and has many possibilities.

The president of the Film Association seems to be insufficient to match the current Shuyou, so naturally, he has to develop toward the political influence that Shuyou lacks the most!

"It must be right!" Xiu-san Yin shook his head and cheered himself up, "When Doi-san becomes Prime Minister, then I will be a meritorious official, and I will definitely be rewarded!"

"I will definitely be able to maintain Shuyou's interests in the political arena! Become an important bridge between Shuyou and the political arena!"

After figuring this out, Xiu-san Yin reorganized his thoughts and began to head toward the Diet member's office.

"Doi-san, the campaign activities in the department store have been completed, and the voters' willingness is very strong!"

Xiu-san Yin reported the campaign results,

"I believe they will express their opinions to the Diet members they choose!"

"Hmm, you've worked hard!"

Takako Doi nodded; she was very satisfied with Xiu-san Yin,

"Xiu-san, how is the action of letting stars support me going?!"

"Doi-san, currently second-tier actresses have started to express their stance!"

Xiu-san Yin was full of confidence,

"Now supporting women's participation in politics has become political correctness, and more and more celebrities will spontaneously join in the future!"

"Hmm... political correctness, this term is very good!"

Takako Doi's eyes lit up; this concept might be used in her campaign philosophy!

Once supporting her becomes political correctness, let's see who can compete with her!

"Xiu-san is indeed a director from Shuyou Film, and has his own understanding of how to display and how to publicize!"

"Doi-san is over-praising..."

Takako Doi paused and said meaningfully,

"Xiu-san, I heard that Naoki Nagayama's business map, besides the Shuyou Group, also has an investment company... it seems to be encountering difficulties?"

"Uh..." Xiu-san Yin thought for a while, but didn't lie, and nodded directly, "Yes, Naoki-san's investment company in the United States is falling into some commercial disputes..."

"However, I can guarantee that Naoki-san will definitely not do anything that violates local laws!"

"Oh? If that's the case, there are other reasons?!"

"Yes... it might be related to the upper echelons of American finance... there are some influences from other factors..."

"Ah... I understand!"

Takako Doi nodded,

"Xiu-san, you are my capable assistant... the Shuyou Group also strongly supports this party... rest assured, I have always been very friendly to friends!"

"This..."

Xiu-san Yin's brain turned, and he realized that this was Takako Doi promising to help!!!

He answered excitedly:

"Doi-san, our Shuyou must be your loyal supporter!!"

"That's great, I hope this relationship can have a beginning and an end..."

"..."

You have to know, when it comes to drawing big pies, politicians are definitely the most powerful!

And Takako Doi, who became a Prime Minister candidate as a woman, is even more skillful!

Looking at the more enthusiastic Xiu-san Yin, Takako Doi shook her head and sighed softly... Sure enough, he is still too young!

Did she promise anything just now? Absolutely not!

Simply expressing a stance could make Xiu-san Yin work hard for her campaign with full joy.

After taking office, whether to help the Shuyou Group depends on the real interest exchange!

In the political arena, forty or fifty years old is just a young person! ===== CHAPTER 1328 =====