Chapter 234: A two-in-one inspiration from the gods!!!

After taking a stroll around the tea plantation in Shimizu, he naturally spent the night at his old home.

When He Zi returned for dinner, she was extremely envious and jealous of her second brother's solo trip abroad. Yet, she wouldn't let go of the Hawaiian chocolate Naoki Nagayama had brought back, insisting that she wasn't a gluttonous little girl, but that her friends had never tasted it, and she wanted to share it with them tomorrow.

Father and the eldest brother still got off work at 9:00 and didn't arrive home until 10:00. Each received a floral shirt, which they could occasionally wear at the beach.

Father also received a handicraft made of sandalwood, but since the eldest brother didn't want fishing gear, Naoki Nagayama could only bring him some Hawaiian specialty snacks.

In the evening, Father asked, "I went to the bank to ask earlier; our family's izakaya can probably get a loan of about 6 million yen. Added to the family's savings, we should be able to scrape together 8 million."

"8 million, that's about enough. You could buy a small apartment in Tokyo."

Although Naoki Nagayama's first apartment cost 14 million, that was in Waseda, and the apartment's area was quite large.

"Such an apartment would have a monthly rent of 20,000 to 30,000, enough to repay the loan."

Mother Bai Mifan was still a bit worried: "Naoki, the land-buying loan you mentioned before, will it really appreciate in value?"

Naoki Nagayama patted his chest to reassure her: "Of course. Isn't the house I bought before the best proof?"

Once housing prices rise again in two years, they could use the newly purchased house as collateral again, and repeat the process.

With this method, unless one has special connections or is exceptionally bold, one would at most earn a few hundred million. Of course, that still counts as being wealthy.

His parents' plan to invest in real estate was, of course, the result of Naoki Nagayama's continuous persuasion over the past two years. Plus, with his 22-year-old eldest brother reaching that age, they naturally hoped to earn a bit more money at this time.

After staying at home for one night, Naoki Nagayama prepared to return to Tokyo with Wang Wang Wang, promising the two elders that he would help find a suitable house in Tokyo.

It had rained last night, but the sky today was still covered by a layer of clouds, seemingly accumulating the next wave of moisture.

Looking out from the coastal road, the once vast sea felt very oppressive, and the originally azure water had turned into a melancholy pale blue.

Wang Wang Wang didn't know when he had learned to stick his head out of the windshield, mouth open, drinking in the northwest wind.

His silly appearance added a touch of lightness to the return journey.

As long as a thought is planted in one's heart, there will always be a knot if it isn't completed. Upon arriving in Tokyo, Naoki Nagayama drove straight to the studio.

The studio staff were truly different from before; the filming crew had been divided into several small groups, and most of the time they were out busy. Yin Tangxiu's chief disciple, Xiao Lin Xiaozheng, had also been arranged to lead a team out for filming, and he hadn't seen him upon returning this time.

All of this was the change brought about by Ren Bo Qingshui.

A company, after all, should be for making money; naturally, it must squeeze the surplus value of its employees. Under the lifetime employment system, this is also the management philosophy of most enterprises.

"Eh? Naoki-san, didn't you return to your hometown?" Dayou Fangcun was very surprised at the first sight of Naoki Nagayama, and then saw Wang Wang Wang who had followed him in. "So fat!! Is this Wang Wang Wang?"

"Did you hear that? The first impression people have of you now is that you're so fat! Maybe you'll be called Wang Wang Bucket in the future!" Naoki Nagayama looked at the dog, who was silly and panting with his tongue out, feeling angry at his lack of ambition. "From now on, you're going for morning runs with me every day!"

Then he turned his head to Dayou Fangcun and said: "Yes, I already went back yesterday, and came straight over today."

"In such a hurry? This doesn't seem like Naoki-san's style."

"Haha, yes, there is indeed something." Naoki Nagayama didn't hide it. "I suddenly had an idea on the way back..."

Dayou Fangcun then very skillfully interjected: "A new inspiration? Is it a movie? Or a song?"

"Uh..." Dayou-san, you are so skillful that I am suddenly a bit moved. "It's a movie, and also a song."

"Oh??? A two-in-one inspiration??? That's truly rare!"

A two-in-one inspiration from the gods!!!

"Hehehehe, Dayou-san, you really know how to joke~" Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to reply for a moment and could only respond this way.

Dayou Fangcun, on the contrary, was not surprised and continued to ask: "What kind of movie is it?"

"It's probably a story about love, two people who cannot speak, the man falls in love with surfing..." Naoki Nagayama sat down and slowly explained the general plot of *A Scene at the Sea* to Dayou Fangcun.

"It sounds like a quite sad love story."

Just listening to the plot, Dayou Fangcun didn't feel too amazed, but since it was Naoki Nagayama's inspiration, then believing in it was the right thing to do.

"And the production cost seems to be low as well."

"Yes, it's expected that only one or two cameras will be needed." Naoki Nagayama looked out from the office window, and it seemed the filming crew was not there. "It looks like the filming crew is very busy. Xiu-san is not here either."

"Xiu-san has already gone to the set to work. A newly planned campus gangster movie has taken away quite a few people." Dayou Fangcun continued, "However, daijobu, since Naoki-san has a need, it will definitely be satisfied."

"Hai, then I'll trouble you~"

"Trouble? What nonsense are you talking about? This is Naoki-san's company!" Dayou Fangcun pretended to be angry, then laughed again. "Then what about the music?"

"Ah, it's the soundtrack for the movie." Naoki Nagayama explained, "This time, we might need an orchestra to help with the recording."

"An orchestra?" Dayou Fangcun was surprised. Most of the previous songs only needed a band; this time it was actually so complex. "A symphony?"

"Something like that..."

"Okay, I understand. I will go and contact an orchestra." After finishing, he looked at Naoki Nagayama again. "Naoki-san, if there are any other requirements, say them all at once."

"Ah, since Dayou-san said so... I also need the male and female leads for the movie, in their 20s. The man should look simple and stubborn..."

"The female lead needs to be sweet, and her eyes must be big, bright, and able to speak!"

Naoki Nagayama recalled that for the female lead in the movie, the most stunning thing was that pair of big, expressive eyes.

"And then for the song, I also need a human voice, the tone must be very, very ethereal~"

"Ethereal?" This term didn't seem to be popular in the Showa era, and Dayou Fangcun was puzzled for a moment.

Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment and explained: "Hai, it's that it sounds unreal, like the feeling of a ghost or a fairy, a very psychedelic kind of feeling."

"Ah, that kind..."

Dayou Fangcun muttered to himself, could it be that he needs to look for a voice actor from a horror movie crew?

Naoki-san's requirements are very high this time; even I, this universal tool, might not be able to find someone.

After Naoki Nagayama chatted with Dayou Fangcun for a while, he drove back to Shanyingyuan. Returning to Tokyo and going straight to the studio, thinking about it now, it was impulsive~

After returning to Shanyingyuan, Wang Wang Wang naturally ran around happily, and Naoki Nagayama didn't pay much attention to him, as long as he didn't lift his hind leg inside the house.

He called a familiar restaurant and ordered lunch. Following his old habit, he sat on the living room sofa eating while watching TV. He didn't expect that Akina Mori would be on the program on TV!

After more than a month of fermentation, the song *Girl A* had already entered the top twenty of the music charts and was moving towards the top ten, and the speed was not slow.

Akina's presence on a variety show at noon showed that Nakamori really put a lot of effort into the promotion!

Shedding the green halo of her debut, Nakamori Akina was now interacting with the host on the show with ease, but there was still a bit of baby fat on her face, highlighting the breath of youth.

"Speaking of which, the souvenir for Akina hasn't been sent yet."

Besides the macadamia nuts that all friends had, the one for Akina was also handmade soap, which should be very practical~

"But should I mail it, or bring it directly tomorrow?" Naoki Nagayama considered it. Since he happened to be going to the tea house in Yingu tomorrow, he might as well bring it along.

After eating, Naoki Nagayama retreated into the piano room. The script and music he had written in a hurry before still needed to be perfected.

And this time, if it was to be played by a symphony orchestra, their full score would be very difficult to write. Naoki Nagayama had only tried it once when he was learning to compose.

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama took Wang Wang Wang and continued the morning run that had been interrupted for more than a month.

After returning to Shanyingyuan, this chubby fellow lay on the floor mat and didn't move. Naoki Nagayama poked his belly:

"Wang Wang Wang, don't you want to go out and play with me? To the studio?"

This fellow was still grinning and sticking out his tongue, barking perfunctorily. It looked like he didn't want to move at all for the whole day, so he had to leave him at home.

When he brought the script to the studio, Naoki Nagayama was surprised to find that many people had gathered here suddenly. Dayou Fangcun, Yin Tangxiu, Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao, and the newcomer Ren Bo Qingshui had also gathered here.

Seeing Naoki Nagayama walk in, several pairs of eyes looked at him all at once.

"What's going on today? Everyone is here?"

Suddenly being stared at, Naoki Nagayama felt a bit uneasy. He hadn't done anything bad recently, right?

Yin Tangxiu saw this and asked: "I heard from Dayou-san that Naoki-san has a new movie script to shoot?"

"Ah, it's about this." Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief, holding up the script in his hand. "I did have a new idea, so I wrote the script."

Yin Tangxiu eagerly took the script: "As expected of Naoki-san, one movie per quarter!"

Eh? It seems so. One in March, one in June, and now another in September. Counting it up, he really was prolific.

At this time, Ren Bo Qingshui seemed to be in a difficult position and brought it up: "Naoki-san, in the near future, the company already has a new movie project starting filming, and the contract has been signed with the investors. The producer is very confident, and most of the company's energy and resources have been tilted that way. By the end of the year, Xiu-san is temporarily..."

The meaning was that the company's main resources were on that movie, and Yin Tangxiu himself had to devote himself fully to that movie. Could Naoki Nagayama's movie be delayed?

Yin Tangxiu said while looking at the script: "I can take care of both movies. If there's really no way, hasn't that side just started? Naoki-san's movie is still very important."

The meaning was that even if he gave up the new movie, he would still shoot Naoki Nagayama's.

Ren Bo Qingshui was a bit anxious: "Xiu-san, we have signed a contract with the other party. Not to mention the breach of contract penalty, it is also a great damage to the company's reputation..."

This movie project was one he had initiated himself, hanging a producer title on it. Kadokawa supported the funds and also sent a deputy director, and it involved many resources and connections. For Ren Bo Qingshui, it was a good opportunity to gild his resume.

Naoki Nagayama smiled and reassured him: "Haha, Qingshui-san, don't worry. My movie is a very low-budget movie, and the filming process is also very simple. It doesn't need Xiu-san to take action, just 1 or 2 cameras and a filming crew will do."

"Ah, is that so?" Ren Bo Qingshui suspected he had misheard. Even shooting an advertisement wouldn't use so few people, right? He thought it was a big production. "If that's the case, then there's really no problem."

"Hmm, of course, there still needs to be a main force. If Xiaoshen Zhengxiao-jun can come to help, that would be even better." Naoki Nagayama looked at Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao on the side. "How about it, Xiaoshen Zhengxiao-jun, are you willing to come and help?"

The new movie crew had a complex composition, and the investors also stuffed in some filming personnel, as well as a deputy director. Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao was an assistant director on the set of the new movie. The work was important but also unimportant, mainly to pass messages for Yin Tangxiu.

"Ah, of course I'm willing!" The surprise that suddenly descended made Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao extremely excited, but seeing Yin Tangxiu on the side, he restrained himself. "If the crew agrees..."

And at this time, Yin Tangxiu raised his head from the script, looking incredulous.

Naoki-san actually abandoned him just like that?

I also want to shoot Naoki-san's movie!

Yesterday, the filming of this new collaborative movie started, which made Yin Tangxiu feel annoyed. The relationships on the set were complex, not to mention the big-name actors, and the acting always felt a bit off. It was also very troublesome for the deputy director and the filming crew to communicate...

Although he was the director, he actually had to discuss how to shoot with the deputy director sent by the investors on the set...

He didn't want to shoot it on the very first day!

At this time, Ren Bo Qingshui directly made the decision on behalf of Yin Tangxiu: "Hahaha, since that's the case, Xiaoshen Zhengxiao-jun, go help Naoki-san~"

"Hai!"

Xiao Sen Xiaoshen Zhengxiao nodded without hesitation. Who in Tree Friends Film didn't know that the movies Naoki Nagayama shot were all big hits?

Plus, Naoki-san was gentle when filming, spoke nicely, and there was a large red envelope after filming ended.

Yin Tangxiu still wanted to say something, but Dayou Fangcun also interjected: "Then it's settled. Xiu-san and Qingshui-san focus on that campus gangster movie, and Xiaoshen Zhengxiao-jun helps Naoki-san shoot this one."

Then he added a sentence righteously: "However, Naoki-san is missing someone to run errands here, so I'll free up my hands to help as well."

This clever person!

Seeing that the movie over there couldn't be given up, he pitted Yin Tangxiu without hesitation!

He was still thinking in his heart: "Xiu-san has no experience in shooting big movies. This kind of joint filming movie is a very good training opportunity! How can he miss it? I am helping him!"

Yin Tangxiu still wanted to say something: "Dayou-san, Naoki-san..."

Naoki Nagayama interrupted quickly: "Xiu-san, don't feel sorry. That new movie really can't do without you. The cooperation has been negotiated in all aspects, and Qingshui-san also spent a lot of effort to get Kadokawa's support. My low-budget movie here is fine."

Ren Bo Qingshui looked very grateful: "Thank you for Naoki-san's understanding!"

As the few people talked, the matter became a foregone conclusion. Yin Tangxiu, who was left behind, was on the verge of tears.

He really wanted to participate in Naoki Nagayama's movie! ===== CHAPTER 235 =====