Chapter 142

Forced to participate, Naoki Nagayama felt as if he had been played by Shuichi Ido again.

How is it that after a year, these two partners seem to be able to handle him so easily?

"Shuichi-san, then I'll trouble you to notify Otomo-san." Tomo Yoshimura should still be sending Junko Ito to training and contacting recording studios at this time. Although he could send a subordinate, as a veteran of the small company, he was used to doing things himself.

"Hahaha, we can let Junko-san make a cameo in the movie too~"

If one looks at the original movie, the various actors who appeared in it all gained a certain degree of fame in the later Korean entertainment industry. It can be said that this movie was the cradle for many Korean stars.

"Hai, I'll handle these matters." Shuichi Ido became full of energy. As a director, he had a lot to do for the launch of a movie.

First, he had to communicate clearly with everyone in the studio—the work is here!

While Shuichi Ido was briefing the staff, Naoki Nagayama quietly left. He really didn't like standing in front of everyone.

In terms of personality, he was perhaps better suited to be the man in black behind the scenes, but unfortunately, in this life, heaven gave him a handsome face that must stand in front of people...

When he returned to Sanyingyuan, Eitaro came running over to welcome him again.

It was always very pleasant to have such an enthusiastic little thing welcome him home every time.

"Eitaro, have you been a good boy at home~" Naoki Nagayama held the little guy in his arms and teased him, making him whimper again.

He looked around the house; there were no signs of biting, and no mess on the floor.

He was indeed well-trained; he had gotten a great bargain.

After so long, no one had come to ask, and he hadn't seen any lost dog notices on the street. It seemed the original owner had really given up?

"Eitaro, tomorrow I'll take you to the pet store for a check-up and get you a Sanyingyuan tag~ From now on, you're my Naoki Nagayama's dog, hahaha~"

He lifted the puppy above his head and spun around; the whimpering naturally didn't stop~

The snow that had ravaged Tokyo for two or three days finally came to an end, and the sun even made a rare appearance in the afternoon.

However, those with experience knew that the cold was yet to come.

There was nothing to do this afternoon, so Naoki Nagayama thought of the debut song he had set for Junko Ito before the New Year—"Puzzle"—and decided to practice it in the afternoon and record a demo of the accompaniment to use as a reference when going to the recording studio later.

Although he wrote it himself, there were always some differences between memory and muscle memory. While Naoki Nagayama practiced, Eitaro lay to the side waiting, without making a fuss.

In the gaps between playing the song, he would even chime in with a few barks.

"Eitaro, do you understand music too?"

"Woof!"

"Hahaha, not bad, not bad~"

He put away the cassette in the recorder, planning to take it out after Tomo Yoshimura contacted the recording studio.

He held Eitaro and returned to the living room.

It was still early, and Naoki Nagayama didn't plan to cook yet.

So he held the little guy and began his decadent life of watching TV again~

Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.

Tomo Yoshimura returned to the studio in the afternoon.

"Otomo-san, you're back~" Shuichi Ido, who was buried in writing something, discovered him and greeted him happily, "Has Junko Ito's training finished?"

"Hai, today's lessons have indeed finished."

"How is the progress?"

"The progress with the vocal teacher is very good, but the dance teacher is having a bit of a hard time." Tomo Yoshimura seemed to have a headache, "After all, she's an idol artist from a singing audition, so she has no foundation."

"That can't be helped; we'll just have to strengthen it later."

"Yeah~" Tomo Yoshimura saw that the studio was in good order and the employees were all preparing for work, completely devoid of the previous lazy atmosphere, and couldn't help but be curious, "Shuichi-san, did we get any business today? It feels like the studio is starting to get tense~"

"Ha, you found out~" Shuichi Ido reached out and handed over a document, "Naoki-san came over this morning."

"Oh?" Tomo Yoshimura didn't look at it immediately after taking it, "Did he come to settle scores?"

"Hahaha, not really~" Shuichi Ido laughed, "But he brought the script!"

"The script?" Tomo Yoshimura was surprised, "Didn't you say he only had an opening?"

He flipped through the materials in his hand, "It's really finished!"

"Hai, it's a very complete script!" Shuichi Ido replied, "And it has a lot of potential!"

"I'm already working on the project proposal~"

Tomo Yoshimura glanced at it briefly: "Is it a comedy this time!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect it~ But comedies are more popular than horror movies~"

"Sugoi! I didn't expect that in just one day, no, half a day..." Tomo Yoshimura looked at the script, and the corners of his mouth curled up, "As expected of Naoki-san!"

"Hahaha, Otomo-san, I think this is Naoki-san's style~" Shuichi Ido laughed again, "It's a response to yesterday's urging for the manuscript~"

"When he came this morning, he jokingly said, 'Here, the script you wanted is here! Now it's time for you to get busy!'" Shuichi Ido recalled the morning.

"Is that so~ That's indeed Naoki-san's style~" Tomo Yoshimura nodded, "We really have to get busy now~"

Although this movie is a low-budget production, there are more than a dozen actors to cast. How to select actors and coordinate schedules are all things Tomo Yoshimura has to do.

Shuichi Ido continued: "We also need to communicate with Kadokawa Pictures. I'll trouble you with that, Otomo-san."

"Hai, I understand."

After thinking about his and Shuichi Ido's work, he felt that since they were both working, it was a bit excessive for Naoki Nagayama to just be a bystander...

"Shuichi-san, will that guy Naoki just be drinking tea leisurely while watching us work?"

"Hahaha, how could that be? After my careful (forceful) persuasion (demand), Naoki-san decided to participate in the movie filming as an actor too!"

Tomo Yoshimura slapped his thigh: "Haha, that's more like it! Such a handsome face!"

"Right? That's what I thought too, hahahaha~"

"Hahaha~"

The two old men laughed very happily in the small office.

They were indeed birds of a feather~

Near dusk, Naoki Nagayama received a call from Keiko Fujita.

"Naoki-san, the shortlisted properties have been organized~"

"Oh? So fast this time?"

"Yes, there are relatively few properties around 500 million, and even fewer that meet Naoki-san's requirements~" Keiko Fujita said on the phone, "Do you have time tomorrow, Naoki-san? I can take you to see them~"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment. Tomorrow morning, he basically had nothing to do. Oh, it had been 3 days, so he could officially take Eitaro to get his dog tag and dog license~

But going to see the houses wouldn't take much effort~

"Okay, I have time in the morning~"

"Yes, then I'll come to Sanyingyuan tomorrow morning~"

"Hai, sorry for the trouble~"