Chapter 1381: What should we do about the next generation?!

For some reason, a quiet side road in Chiyoda has been seeing luxury cars coming and going all day today.

Newer residents occasionally exclaim at car models they've never seen before, but those who have lived here longer have vaguely guessed the truth... the manor hidden in the bamboo forest is hosting a banquet again!

The Cherry Blossom Viewing Party at Shanying Yuan usually only requires about a dozen people, but this time, because it included the reason of celebrating Naoki Nagayama's award, the invitation list suddenly expanded to over fifty people. With family members in tow, the entire manor appeared exceptionally lively.

"Naoki-san, congratulations on winning the Oscar!" "Arigato..."

"Naoki-san, the cherry blossoms are still as brilliant as ever this year!" "Hahaha... indeed, indeed..."

"Naoki... long time no see..." "..."

Naoki Nagayama stood at the entrance, warmly greeting every guest... and just at this moment, he saw Xia Hua dash past from the courtyard... leaving behind only her giggles.

Little Xia Hua was the happiest one today; since her last birthday, it hadn't been this lively for nearly half a year.

Plus, she could see many other children and older brothers and sisters to play with... it was simply happier than the New Year!

"Hua-chan, don't run too fast!"

Akina, supporting her belly, could only offer a verbal warning, asking Chieko Nakamori to go look after her, before she herself had to go greet other guests.

"Otomo-san, Yuxue-san... was the journey smooth?" "Jiawei-san... ah, Jia Yi-chan has grown a bit taller... and her outfit is very pretty!" "Zhengxiao-kun, thank you for your hard work, Naoki-san is in the courtyard..." "Is this Quan Shui-chan? I've heard your album, it's very moving!" "..."

Greeting guests with a smile, chatting cordially with the ladies, and even helping Naoki Nagayama win over subordinates... Akina has now fully adapted to her identity as the mistress of high society, doing all of this with ease.

Naoki Nagayama was also greeting the male guests at this time, and Otomo Yoshimura, seeing Akina in the front hall, couldn't help but sigh:

"Naoki-san... your Akina already has the demeanor of a lady from a great family!"

"Hahaha, everyone is growing up~"

From the original rebellious teenage idol to the queen on stage, and now to the mistress who is at ease in social circles, Akina has never stopped changing and growing over these years...

"Ha~"

Otomo Yoshimura laughed, then turned his eyes to see his own son, Jingxin Yoshimura, who was eating snacks, and his face darkened... why hadn't his son made any progress at all!!

After he became wealthy, his son became like those upstarts, becoming arrogant and extravagant, hanging out in clubs and nightclubs every day, making friends with all sorts of unsavory women, without a shred of seriousness!

"Naoki-san... tell me, what should we do about the next generation!!! That guy Jingxin, he doesn't listen to a word I say, and now he's always in the headlines with some third-rate artists!"

Otomo Yoshimura sighed.

"Don't you think I should make Jingxin find a proper job... or let him start a business of his own?!"

He didn't dare put his own son in Tree Friend, otherwise, not to mention the reputation of abusing power for personal gain, if Jingxin Yoshimura messed things up, Naoki Nagayama would see it directly!

At that point, it wouldn't just be a matter of reputation, it would even damage his friendship with Naoki Nagayama~

"Hmm..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at Jingxin Yoshimura from afar and said seriously,

"Otomo-san... actually, when it comes to second-generation rich kids, you don't have to fear them living a life of debauchery; what you fear is them having the ambition to start a business!"

"Think about it, no matter how much they live it up, how much money can they spend?!"

"Even if he changes girlfriends every month, that's only twelve a year at most... if he spends ten million on each, that's only one hundred million~"

"But once they start a business, there's no limit to how much money they can spend!"

"Uh..."

Otomo Yoshimura was stunned for a moment.

"Doesn't that just mean letting the child be a good-for-nothing?!"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. Japan is capitalist, after all, and there's no need to commit to a lifelong career...

"Otomo-san, the money you've earned now is enough for several generations of descendants to use!

Living a comfortable and carefree life, what's wrong with that!"

"Of course, they can't touch gambling! If they touch it, break their legs!"

It is said that the descendants of the gambling king in Hong Kong have such a rule: absolutely no touching gambling!

"..."

Otomo Yoshimura heard this and didn't know what to say for a moment.

Just at this moment, Naoki Nagayama saw Genta Nakai arrive and hurriedly walked over to greet him.

"Yuantai-san... you finally arrived!"

"Haha, Naoki-san!"

Unlike the haggard Yin Tangxiu, after Genta Nakai returned to Tokyo, his complexion was rosy and he was full of spirit.

On one hand, because he was only in his twenties, his body recovered quickly; on the other hand, although he lived very freely in the United States, he was under house arrest in a foreign land, which caused great mental stress. After returning home, he relaxed, so his entire spirit was different!

"Come, Xiangtai... call Uncle Naoki!"

"Uncle Naoki... good morning~" The little boy looked up and greeted him very politely.

"Hmm, good morning to you too, Xiangtai-kun!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and patted the little guy's head, then told him,

"The other children are in the living room... you can go over and play together..."

"Arigato..."

After the little guy left, Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised:

"Why don't I see Lingmei? Didn't she come today?"

"Ah... Lingmei is feeling a bit unwell today... it might be the flu, and she was afraid of infecting others at a crowded party, so she didn't come!"

Genta Nakai explained.

"I see... health is still very important! Don't think that just because you're young, you don't need to take good care of yourself!"

"... Naoki-san, you sound like an old man!"

"You guy..."

The two joked with each other and came into the crowd of men, chatting with acquaintances!

Daitai Sugiura and Rumi Xi came to Shanying Yuan wearing their best clothes. They originally thought it would be a high-class social party, but they didn't expect the atmosphere of the cherry blossom viewing party to be so relaxed.

After greeting Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori and chatting for a while, they directly blended into the party.

In the backyard, the cherry blossom trees against the backdrop of the dry landscape were showing their final brilliance. Dense cherry blossoms covered the branches like a cluster of pink and white clouds, and pink and white petals fell from the treetops from time to time, beautiful and brilliant...

"So this is the cherry blossom viewing at the cherry blossom viewing party!"

Rumi Xi sighed,

"It's indeed very beautiful..."

"I heard that this cherry blossom tree blooms once in April and once again in October!"

Daitai Sugiura said,

"That's why Naoki-san holds a cherry blossom viewing party twice a year!"

"Is there any difference?"

"I heard that there are fewer people in October..."

"I'm talking about the cherry blossoms!"

"Uh... will they be rarer?"

"..."

Actually, apart from those few people at the beginning, who comes to the cherry blossom viewing party really to view cherry blossoms?!

Everyone is here to socialize!

"By the way, I just saw a famous producer... and some people who often appear in the newspapers..."

Rumi Xi said quietly,

"And Shizuka Kudo and Izumi Sakai!"

"Tree Friend's popular artists will naturally come... aren't there also excellent directors under Tree Friend... Masataka Komori, Munao Matsuo, they are all here... and Tomoyuki Nishimoto, who directed 'Long Vacation', is also here..."

Daitai Sugiura nodded,

"I even saw Diet member Koichi Hamada..."

"Ah? When did Naoki-san have contact with him?!"

"Who knows... at Naoki-san's level, his connections are already so complex that people can't see clearly!"

"Hehe..."

Rumi Xi had to sigh that the simple musician and creator from before had grown into a big shot far beyond their imagination,

"Then... what should we do? Should we take the opportunity to make some connections?!"

"... Forget it..."

Daitai Sugiura shook his head,

"We can't reach that high... at most, we can greet the idols and stars of the entertainment industry... and talk!"

"As for the others, it's enough to just get familiar..."

"Naoki-san is our biggest connection!"

Rumi Xi felt that what her old boss said made a lot of sense!

They were just middle-level staff at Fuji TV, and they were able to enter this cherry blossom viewing party because of their friendship with Naoki-san... they didn't have resources to exchange with others~

Being able to get familiar at the banquet, maybe when they meet in the future, being able to recognize "people who have attended the cherry blossom viewing party together" would be a huge bargain!

"Big Brother Feng?!"

Naoki Nagayama gave Feng Yongshan, who got off the car, a hug,

"Why are you so late?"

"Of course, there's a traffic jam on the road..."

Feng Yongshan shook his head,

"The traffic in Tokyo is getting more and more troublesome... driving is not as good as taking the subway!"

"... Hahaha, big cities are just like this..."

After greeting Feng Yongshan, Naoki Nagayama quickly found Xiaobaihe, who had just gotten off the safety seat. At this time, the little one was in the arms of her mother, Xinhai Yongshan, curiously looking outside...

"Xiaobaihe-chan... do you still remember me?"

Naoki Nagayama leaned over and asked with a smile.

And Xinhai Yongshan said with a smile:

"My Xiaobaihe can't talk yet~~~"

"Eh? Hasn't she called Mom and Dad yet?"

"She has called that..."

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama turned his head to look at his cousin and cousin-in-law Xinhai, and joked with a smile,

"Then did she call Mom first or Dad first?!"

"Of course Mom!"

Xinhai Yongshan said proudly,

"She didn't call Dad until several weeks later!"

"Hahaha~"

After taking his cousin into the living room, Akina also came up to greet them very warmly...

"Big Brother Feng, Xinhai-san... ah... Xiaobaihe is here too... Hua-chan was talking about her little sister before..."

"Come here quickly~"

Mother Caizi saw the Feng Yongshan family and was naturally even happier,

"Let me see... Xiaobaihe has grown so big..."

"..."

In the harmonious atmosphere, Hezi also arrived... bringing Jin Tian Dalu.

"Nijiang, Ougasan... I'm here!"

"Hezi... sit down quickly!"

Hezi was very familiar with Shanying Yuan. She often came over when Naoki Nagayama went abroad and her mother Caizi came to take care of him. This cherry blossom viewing party was only two days apart.

However, Jin Tian Dalu was a bit reserved:

"Auntie... Naoki-san, Feng-san..."

"Ah... Jin Tian~"

Feng Yongshan patted him on the shoulder,

"Long time no see..."

"Yeah, yeah, that's right..."

For this cousin, Jin Tian Dalu had some psychological shadows...

"Is everything okay lately?"

"Everything is fine, everything is fine..." Feng Yongshan nodded, with a warm smile on his face, "Are you and Hezi okay too?!"

"Good... of course good..."

"Yeah, yeah, that's good..."

Although it was just such a simple few words, Jin Tian Dalu seemed to feel the hidden meaning inside... if it wasn't good, he had to be careful!

"..."

After everyone had arrived, it was noon.

Under Akina's command, delicious food was served on the temporary dining table in the garden for everyone to enjoy... The entire Shanying Yuan was shrouded in a peaceful and joyful atmosphere, and everyone had happy smiles on their faces!

In the afternoon, the ladies took the children to chat in the large living room, and by the way, admired the various trophies in the new display cabinet.

And most of the heads of the families gradually gathered on the veranda of the courtyard...

Some chatted with friends they had known before, while others were listening to the conversation between Naoki Nagayama and several friends~

"The bubble burst is imminent!"

Naoki Nagayama said something shocking and started directly,

"My judgment is based on evidence!"

"The stock market and the housing market have expanded to the highest point... in the global stock market crash, the first to recover was Japan!"

"Now hot money is still pouring in, just like blowing air into an already bloated balloon! The central bank's ultra-low discount rate has been maintained for 14 months!"

"I predict that early next year, the cabinet will introduce policies related to land finance... restricting land finance..."

"And the Bank of Japan will also change its monetary policy, raising the central bank's discount rate..."

"..."

Koichi Hamada looked at Naoki Nagayama in surprise,

"Naoki-san, have you already heard the wind of policy?"

He knew that the Tree Friend Group had a very good relationship with the new Prime Minister, and thought Naoki Nagayama had received news from the cabinet!

"No... not yet..."

Naoki Nagayama shook his head,

"This is just a judgment based on economic data!"

Someone asked:

"Then Naoki-san, are you saying that we should transfer our assets in the stock market in advance?"

"Indeed, you can consider transferring like ants moving house... too big an action might cause fluctuations..."

Naoki Nagayama explained,

"As for assets, I am more optimistic about the US stock market... and I am optimistic in the long run... the US stock market is currently in a recovery period and just needs funds..."

"Everyone can take advantage of the low position of high-quality stocks and buy in quickly..."

"For emerging investments, maybe you can go to Hong Kong to take a look..."

"Also... don't go to the Soviet Union... the political fluctuations there are too big..."

"..."

The people on the side listened very intently.

Everyone now knows that Naoki Nagayama is an investment expert... his judgment is very accurate!

And it seems that there is a monthly exchange meeting in the investment circle, which is hosted by Naoki Nagayama!

"Naoki-san..."

Koichi Hamada asked curiously,

"Why do I feel that you are not optimistic about Japan's economy at all?!"

"Prosperity leads to decline!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head,

"Japan has been too smooth these years... so smooth that it's scary..."

"So everyone should be cautious!"

"..."

After hearing Naoki Nagayama's words, everyone was silent for a while.

You know, in this era, almost everyone thinks that Japan's housing prices will never fall, and Japan's stock market will always be a bull market!

Historically, the bubble burst should be after 1989, but now Naoki Nagayama dare not be sure! ===== CHAPTER 1382 =====