Chapter 241: Should I introduce the gangster grandpa to Xiu-san?

It was September, and the tea picking season had passed.

At this time, Naoki Nagayama and Fujita Keiko came to a tea garden located in the mountains of Shimizu City.

Fujita Keiko arrived at the old home in Shizuoka to meet with Naoki Nagayama first. First, the house transaction contract for the small apartment in Bunkyo Ward was handled, and then the two came to the mountains of Shimizu.

The tea garden was located on a sunny hillside. The area was quite large, about 10 mu of land. The terraced fields were neat and harmonious. Across the hillside was the original forest. There was even a small stream at the bottom of the slope.

However, at this time, the tea trees only had stubborn old leaves, and the new buds were naturally gone long ago. Don't look at the tea garden as small, but the tea produced in a year was about 1,000 jin.

"Keiko-san, is there only this tea garden for sale?"

"Naoki-san, those who open tea gardens locally are generally passed down from generation to generation and will not be sold easily." Fujita Keiko was also a bit helpless. "This tea garden is in the mountains, which is relatively inconvenient. Plus, what was bought at the beginning was actually the whole mountain, but only the sunny slope was opened. The tea garden is actually losing money."

"Is it because of this that you plan to sell it? That is to say, I also need to buy the mountain next to the tea garden?"

"Hai, the owner of the tea garden requires it to be sold in a package, as well as the house next to the tea garden." Fujita Keiko also felt a bit pitted. "In fact, if you want to buy a tea garden, you need to wait for a good opportunity. If Naoki-san is not satisfied, I will continue to pay attention to new tea gardens."

Naoki Nagayama didn't care about the location and the attached house, mountain, etc.

"Keiko-san, have you inquired about the tea produced in this tea garden? How is the quality?"

"The tea garden is still quite authentic Shimizu tea, and there will be tea merchants specifically coming to purchase it. It is said that when the previous owner was there, the tea in this tea garden had won awards."

"That's good, it shows that the root of the tea tree is still not bad." Naoki Nagayama nodded. "I don't want to wait either, just this one."

"Hai, I will prepare the contract."

Fujita Keiko breathed a sigh of relief. Dealing with mountains and tea gardens for the first time, she was really afraid that Naoki-san would not be satisfied.

This tea garden, together with the mountain and the wooden house at the foot of the mountain, cost less than 5 million in total, which was quite cheap.

Naoki Nagayama planned to pick buds all year round after buying the tea garden, but only pick the best time and the best tea leaves, specifically for the tea room.

After negotiating, the two drove back to Tokyo in their respective cars.

Because he had already told his family, even Wang Wang Wang was brought along.

After arriving in Tokyo, it was naturally returning to their respective homes. Before Naoki Nagayama could drink a sip of water at home, a call from Dayou Fangcun found him.

"Naoki-san, have you returned?" Dayou Fangcun asked.

"Ah, is Dayou-san a prophet? I just arrived home not long ago."

Naoki Nagayama put down the hot cup and sat down on the sofa in a relaxed manner. "Drove for more than 2 hours."

The other side of the receiver laughed: "Then it's really fate. I also just drove for more than 1 hour and just rushed back from Yokohama."

"Oh? So the contract for Saito Yuki has been signed?"

"Hai, it has been signed, and it has been agreed with the Saito family that filming may have to be carried out next week, so let them prepare for leave from school as soon as possible." Dayou Fangcun explained the signing situation. "Also just arrived in Tokyo, thinking about whether Naoki-san would be at home, so I made a call..."

"Hahaha, that's really a coincidence."

"Naoki-san, about when can filming start?"

"Is the male actor found?"

Naoki Nagayama didn't have any requirements for the male actor. Even the casting was handed over to Dayou Fangcun, just confirm it in the end.

"Yes, found a tough handsome guy named Shimizu Kojiro, almost better than Naoki-san~" Dayou Fangcun introduced. "When I saw him, he was indeed not very enthusiastic."

"Is that so? If the appearance is about the same as mine, then the acting skills must also be okay~" This logic didn't know where it came from. The blind confidence contained in it made Dayou Fangcun on the other side of the receiver speechless. There was only one word to describe it—shameless.

"Hehe, hehehe~" Dayou Fangcun laughed a few times. "Naoki-san, you are happy."

Naoki Nagayama didn't say much more.

"Today is Wednesday, then I will go see it tomorrow. If there is no problem, filming can start next week."

As for some extras and passersby, the employees of his own company could also go on stage.

However, speaking of the movie *A Scene at the Sea*, the most brilliant song part naturally couldn't be forgotten. He had already asked Dayou Fangcun to find a symphony orchestra to practice, but the human voice and sound of the song itself still hadn't been found.

Although he was a bit tired after driving back from Shizuoka today, thinking that there was still this thing to do, Naoki Nagayama still went out with great perseverance.

The trendiest record stores in Tokyo were mostly gathered in Shibuya Ward. Although Udagawacho hadn't become a DJ holy land yet, record stores already had a trend of gathering.

After Naoki Nagayama arrived here, he planned to listen one by one.

Yes, free-riding!

Anyway, Naoki Nagayama only intended to listen to the suitable timbre. If he encountered a record that suited his heart, he would naturally buy it.

Don't know if it was the characteristic of the industry, it seemed that the store managers who opened record stores were all half-long hair, wearing black-rimmed glasses and having a literary temperament.

Naoki Nagayama went directly into one of the record stores.

"Store manager brother, I want to find some records with particularly ethereal voices. Do you

"Are you actually looking for a specific vocal quality?"

The shop manager rarely encountered this type of customer. Usually, they would look directly for a singer or a style of song. If they were looking for a vocal quality, they either had a special quirk, or—"Are you a music producer, sir?"

"Eh, is it that obvious?" Naoki Nagayama had also produced a few records, so he could barely count as a music producer.

"Haha, the requirements are just too unique."

The shop manager assumed Naoki Nagayama was a newcomer to the industry. While helping him look for records, he chatted idly:

"How many records have you produced, sir? Maybe I've even sold them here."

"Actually, I've only produced three records. The results were quite good, so you probably have sold them."

Naoki Nagayama picked up a record and inserted it into the record store's player. Sure enough, a soft female voice came out.

It was true that most of the time, ethereal voices were produced by female singers.

"This one isn't it~" After listening for a while, Naoki Nagayama handed the record back to the manager. "Then let's start playing the next one."

The manager didn't seem to meet music producers often and was very curious: "What are the names of the records you produced, sir?"

"'Sakura ~Anata ni Deaete Yokatta~' (Cherry Blossoms, I'm Glad I Met You), 'Puzzle', and 'Koi Oto to Amazora' (Love Sound and Rainy Sky)—that's all three."

"Eh!!!" The manager was surprised. "You're kidding! Aren't these three all very popular songs? They all made it into the top ten of the charts!"

Looking at Naoki Nagayama's young face, the manager truly couldn't believe that such a young man was already a music producer making a name for himself in the record industry, and that all three songs were top-ten hits.

"Ah, they were indeed produced by me."

Naoki Nagayama didn't say much more and took another record to put into the player.

The sound coming from the speakers was indeed pleasant, but it seemed to always lack a certain feeling.

Seeing Naoki Nagayama auditioning record after record and placing the selected ones in a box to the side, the manager stopped making conversation.

However, he still wanted to confirm it, so he went to look for the three songs Naoki Nagayama had mentioned.

Sure enough, the producer column read Naoki Nagayama, and then...

The lyrics and composition columns were also all Naoki Nagayama!

Is he this monstrous?! The producer even handles the lyrics and composition!

The manager's gaze toward Naoki Nagayama, who was currently auditioning, changed. This young man has the potential to be a gold-medal musician!

Meanwhile, Naoki Nagayama heard Seiko Matsuda's latest single, "Komugiiro no Mermaid" (Wheat-Colored Mermaid). He had to admit, Seiko Matsuda's voice sounded very sweet; with a slight change, it might be able to achieve that ethereal feeling.

"Seiko-san could be an alternative."

Naoki Nagayama muttered to himself, just wondering if she would have an opening in her schedule, or if her agency would agree.

"Seiko-san? Is that Her Highness Seiko Matsuda?" The manager looked very excited. "Are you actually looking to have Seiko-san produce a record, sir?"

"Ah, it's just as an alternative."

"Eh? How can that be? Seiko-san's voice would definitely work, it's so sweet!" It seemed he was a true fan.

"Hahaha, that's hard to say. Let's continue listening~"

Naoki Nagayama said as he continued to audition, but until all the records the manager had picked out for him were finished, he hadn't found a more suitable one.

"Manager-san, it looks like there isn't a suitable one~"

"I think Seiko-san is very suitable!"

He really was a true fan. Naoki Nagayama smiled.

"Sumimasen, I'm going to try other record stores. Thank you for your hard work, Manager-san~"

"Ah, daijoubu. But are you really not considering Seiko-san, sir?"

"Hahaha~ There will be a chance~"

In reality, the record stores in Udagawacho were much the same; at least their collections of Japanese songs were similar. As for foreign singers... that was still too far away. Simple negotiations were troublesome enough, and if it was just for dubbing, the difficulty wasn't high, so local singers were better.

After circling Udagawacho and locking in Maria Takeuchi as another alternative, Naoki Nagayama returned to the first record store.

He hadn't intended to go back in, but the manager was playing that song, "Sakura ~Anata ni Deaete Yokatta~" (Cherry Blossoms, I'm Glad I Met You), in the version sung by Yoshie Kashiwabara.

After Yoshie Kashiwabara had eaten the alcohol chocolate, her slightly psychedelic singing voice instantly grabbed Naoki Nagayama's ears.

"I didn't even think of that! Yoshie-san's vocal conditions are also very excellent."

And they had even collaborated before.

With an alternative in hand, Naoki Nagayama drove straight to the studio, giving Tomo Arimura a fright.

"What's wrong, Naoki-san? You came over so suddenly." They had just spoken on the phone, and now he was here in person.

"Arimura-san, I think I've found a suitable voice for 'Silent Love'!"

Naoki Nagayama said directly, "It's Yoshie Kashiwabara."

"That Yoshie Kashiwabara you collaborated with?" Tomo Arimura didn't have a deep impression of this idol; after all, he wasn't familiar with Naoki Nagayama at that time, and it was only a management contract for an advertisement shoot.

"Hai, I listened to her previous records and felt her vocal conditions were very excellent."

Hearing this, Tomo Arimura understood Naoki Nagayama's meaning: "In that case, I'll contact her manager as soon as possible."

"Then I'll trouble you~"

Naoki Nagayama had rushed over in a hurry, but that was actually the only matter. After finishing, he intended to go home to rest, but Tomo Arimura called him back:

"Naoki-san, since you're here, why don't you help Shuichi Itou look into things here as well."

"Eh? Isn't Shuichi-san filming a yakuza movie? What's wrong?"

"Actually, the recent filming progress is a bit slow. It's said that Shuichi-san has always felt the yakuza atmosphere isn't thick enough. The footage looks like children playing house..." Tomo Arimura was a bit troubled; Shuichi Itou had complained to him many times over the past few days. "And the people forced into the cast by the producers this time don't have good acting skills..."

"Hahaha, that's the disadvantage of co-production, it's unavoidable." Naoki Nagayama didn't feel it was a big deal. "Isn't there Kiyoshi Renbo coordinating in the middle?"

"He's just a figurehead. The people forced in by the financiers can't be pushed away at all..."

Naoki Nagayama was speechless. This was what happens when your background isn't thick enough. Previously, they had the impression of having abundant resources, but it turned out to be a facade.

"Then, what do you want me to do? We can't just stop filming."

"It's not that exaggerated. I was just thinking about what you said before, Naoki-san, that your grandfather was a yakuza figure? I just wanted to ask how a yakuza movie should be filmed?"

Tomo Arimura's request left Naoki Nagayama stunned. How should a yakuza movie be filmed?

"Isn't it just yakuza, tongue-trilling, tattoos, violence, and spilling fresh blood? Hasn't this already become common knowledge? Shuichi-san should know this very well~"

Tomo Arimura continued: "But Naoki-san, after Shuichi-san tried that, he felt it was all floating on the surface and didn't express the true temperament of the yakuza. Regarding the core of the yakuza, what do you think it should be like, Naoki-san?"

Then he looked at Naoki Nagayama with a probing gaze.

How would I know? I'm not a yakuza!

Arimura-san, you guy, do you have some misunderstanding about people who have yakuza connections in their family?!

"Arimura-san, if you ask me that, I don't know either..."

"But don't you have a grandfather in the Yamaguchi-gumi, Naoki-san? You should know at least a little, right? Shuichi-san is very distressed lately~"

We aren't close...

"Actually, my relationship with my grandfather isn't very close." This point still needed to be made clear.

Tomo Arimura looked at Naoki Nagayama with a suspicious gaze. When they first met, didn't he clearly say he was going back to inherit the family business?

"Arimura-san, don't look at me like that! When I first entered society, I had to pull on some tiger skin to scare people~" Naoki Nagayama understood Tomo Arimura's look instantly and hurriedly explained.

"Since that's the case, then there's nothing to be done. It seems if Shuichi-san wants to understand the true core of the yakuza, he'll have to find a way himself." Tomo Arimura said helplessly, "Should we try talking to a local gang?"

Naoki Nagayama joked, "How about I introduce my grandfather to Shuichi-san?"

Eh? That doesn't seem impossible...