Chapter 264: How many more things are in Naoki-san's small warehouse?

Lunch was at a high-end restaurant nearby.

During the entire lunch time, Sugiura Tai-tai and Rumi Nishi were talking about the production and release of the new TV series, as if *Hana Yori Dango* had already been filmed.

It could be seen that both of them were very optimistic about the viewership of the TV series and were very eager to facilitate such a cooperation.

After finishing the meal, Sugiura Tai-tai and Naoki Nagayama agreed to go to Fuji TV at 3 o'clock in the afternoon for further communication.

On the way back to Mountain Cherry Garden in the convertible, Naoki Nagayama was still marveling at the magic of things. Clearly, it was just to brush him off at the beginning, but in the end, it turned into a cooperation negotiation for a TV series.

"Otomo-san couldn't have imagined it either~"

Mountain Cherry Garden, which he left in the morning, still maintained its original appearance. The pink and white cherry blossoms in the courtyard were becoming denser and denser, and it was estimated that the scene of cherry blossom petals drifting in the wind could be seen soon.

Hearing the owner return, Eitaro ran over wagging his tail, with the small yellow duck rubber toy that was already too small in his mouth.

"Eitaro, let go of this little yellow duck. I'll buy you a big one in a few days~"

Looking at the timed food bowl, the meal at noon had already been eaten. Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head and walked to the piano room.

In the drawer of the desk, he found the *Hana Yori Dango* script written nearly a year ago. The script was already covered in dust. Because he recalled the Taiwanese version of *Meteor Garden* and the mainland version of *Let's Go Watch Meteor Shower* together at the time, there were all kinds of strange plots in the script, but the final name was still the Japanese version of *Hana Yori Dango*.

It also came with the sheet music for the three songs *Meteor Shower*, *One Person's Romance*, and *Picking Up Memories*. Tsk tsk tsk, it even came with songs; this was really a big giveaway...

After taking the script downstairs, Naoki Nagayama went to the phone in the living room and dialed the studio office's number, hoping Hiromi Otomo was still there.

"Moshi moshi, this is Tree Friend Pictures."

"Otomo-san, great, you're still there!" Hearing the familiar voice, Naoki Nagayama said happily.

"Ah, Nagayama-san? You finished talking with the guy from Fuji TV?"

"Hai, and even had a meal."

Hiromi Otomo on the other end of the phone seemed to let out a breath: "That's good, just brush him off. But calling at this time, is there anything?"

"There is something. Otomo-san, are you free this afternoon?" Naoki Nagayama touched the script. Going to Fuji TV for communication in the afternoon, it would be more appropriate to have Hiromi Otomo accompany him.

"In the afternoon, I originally wanted to visit a few familiar media people, but it's not very urgent. Is there anything you need me to help with, Nagayama-san?"

"Hai, actually in the morning, I talked about a TV series cooperation with Sugiura Tai-tai and Rumi Nishi. In the afternoon, I want to go to Fuji TV to communicate with Minister Takano about the investment amount and cooperation form. It would be more reassuring to have Otomo-san by my side."

Hiromi Otomo felt he had auditory hallucinations. Just now, Naoki Nagayama seemed to be saying something about reaching a TV series cooperation with Fuji TV.

"Nagayama-san, are you saying that when you went to brush off Sugiura Tai-tai this morning, you incidentally reached a TV series cooperation with them?"

"It hasn't been reached yet. Isn't it that in the afternoon, I have to take the script to Fuji TV to continue talking with Minister Takano of the production bureau~" Naoki Nagayama explained. "However, I see Sugiura Tai-tai seems very confident; the probability of reaching it should be quite high."

"Ah, so that's how it is, hahaha~ Nagayama-san spent a few hours, and from scratch, reached a TV series cooperation with people from the TV station's production bureau whom he hadn't met before... Hahahaha~"

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The voice on the phone sounded a bit wrong. Naoki Nagayama was a bit worried.

"Otomo-san, what's wrong with you? Daijobu?"

"Nothing, of course nothing!

!" Hiromi Otomo's tone didn't sound like nothing at all. "Just thinking about the past, asking people to drink again and again, drinking until vomiting; visiting again and again, being shut out; running until sweating profusely in the scorching sun, until heatstroke—all of it was just a joke! Hehehehehe~"

"Uh..." Naoki Nagayama didn't expect this was because he had dealt a blow to Hiromi Otomo...

After several deep breaths, Hiromi Otomo finally calmed down, and rational thinking occupied the upper hand again.

"Nagayama-san, you just said you're taking the script to negotiate? The script is already written?"

"Ah, it's a script from before."

"There was a script before?!" Hiromi Otomo was not just surprised, but regretful about how many more things were in Naoki Nagayama's small warehouse that he didn't know about. "How many more scripts does Nagayama-san have??"

"Haha, there's only one *Love Generation* left, which was the inspiration when I wrote the song last time." For some reason, Naoki Nagayama hid *Tokyo Love Story*.

"So that's how it is..." It couldn't be heard on the phone whether Hiromi Otomo believed it. "Since it's agreed for the afternoon, what time is it?"

"15 o'clock."

"In that case, Nagayama-san, come to the studio first, let's discuss it."

"Good~" Naoki Nagayama could only nod continuously at this time.

And in the studio office, when the phone hung up, Hiromi Otomo first leaned back on the chair in disappointment. The business that was obtained with great difficulty in the past was simply not worth mentioning in front of Nagayama-san's easy results, and then he couldn't help but wave his fist. He knew about another piece of inventory in Naoki Nagayama's small warehouse!

And on the other side, after Sugiura Tai-tai and Rumi Nishi parted ways with Naoki Nagayama, they rushed to the production bureau's office and reported to Minister Kazuteru Takano.

"Are you saying the script is already completed?"

After listening to the general plot, Kazuteru Takano also became interested. Although he was no longer young, he still understood the mentality when he was in high school, and having stayed in the TV industry for so long and being able to sit on the throne of the production bureau minister, he still had the judgment ability for a TV series.

Sugiura Tai-tai nodded: "Hai, the plot is very complete, not like it was made up on the spot, and it can be seen in the afternoon."

"Hmm... Naoki Nagayama, this name is also quite famous in the screenwriting industry. Two box-office movies, no, three, I remember that *Paranormal Activity* was also directed and written by him."

"Hai, and our *Tales of the Unusual*, the small stories in the first season were all provided by him."

Since he was a screenwriter with excellent historical works, Kazuteru Takano actually already had 50% certainty about this TV series.

"Next, let's wait for the communication in the afternoon!"

After putting down the phone, Naoki Nagayama prepared to go out, holding the script and preparing to get in the car.

"Eitaro, I'm going out this afternoon, watch the house well..." He was just about to instruct the dog, but found Eitaro actually carefully circling the pumpkin lamp on the cabinet in the living room, which was the one he had brought back before.

Walking to the side of the cabinet, Naoki Nagayama actually found Eitaro hiding behind his back. This dog was actually afraid of this pumpkin lamp!

"No wonder he found the little yellow duck again today..." Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head, feeling that it was he who had scared him that day, feeling slightly guilty.

Thinking of moving the pumpkin lamp to another place, but if he put it at home, Eitaro would still see it...

"Forget it, just put it in the car, and send it out by the way."

After taking the pumpkin lamp away, he put it in the back row of the convertible. Eitaro instantly recovered his state, wagging his tail and watching the car's taillights disappear.

After arriving at the studio, Naoki Nagayama first showed the script to Hiromi Otomo, as well as the three accompanying songs.

"Actually... there are these three songs?"

Hiromi Otomo's look of "you guy failed my sincerity" made Naoki Nagayama's eyes couldn't help but turn to other directions.

"It was together with the script, a long time ago, I almost forgot~"

"Sigh... forget it~" Hiromi Otomo sighed and decided not to say anything. "But since even the theme song is there, this negotiation might be even easier."

After communicating with Hiromi Otomo, the two came to Fuji TV together.

They had been to this TV station many times before. The first beverage advertisement and the subsequent *Tales of the Unusual* were all here. The two walked in familiarly.

"Nagayama-san, and Otomo-san, you came together!" Sugiura Tai-tai came to pick up the two after being notified and took them to the office of the First Production Department.

"Yeah, because we have to talk about costs and cooperation, so we still need Otomo-san to check it."

Naoki Nagayama placed Hiromi Otomo's status very importantly. In this place where the program was forcibly bought before, Hiromi Otomo needed to fight for his breath even more.

"Hai, that's for sure. Speaking of which, it's not the first time Otomo-san has met Minister Takano; the negotiation should be very smooth."

When seeing Minister Kazuteru Takano of Fuji TV's First Production Department, Hiromi Otomo immediately put on a smiling face, making Naoki Nagayama marvel.

"Minister Takano, long time no see! How have you been lately?"

"Ah, isn't this Minister Otomo? It's really been a long time!"

When Kazuteru Takano saw Hiromi Otomo, he knew there would be a tough battle today.

Although there was a meaning of forced purchase when buying *Tales of the Unusual* before, that negotiation also let him see the resilience of Hiromi Otomo, the minister of the start-up Tree Friend Pictures—he drank 4 people under the table by himself!

In the end, *Tales of the Unusual* almost got the highest amount of 100 million that Kazuteru Takano could approve.

The negotiation process was very boring. Hiromi Otomo knew the drama shortage of the TV station and the high quality of their own script. Although he lowered his posture, he didn't give in at all on the key conditions.

And although the production bureau belonged to the buyer, a good script was also an urgent need. If he didn't buy it, and other TV stations took it away, it would be a big loss. And seeing that the script was already complete, and three theme songs that looked very good were attached!

This was simply putting high viewership ratings on the table of the First Production Department!

Exchanging opinions sentence by sentence, Naoki Nagayama witnessed what a top-level tug-of-war was like, but the first communication in the office was actually just probing each other. After two or three times, the real decision would still be at the final drinking party!

Two hours later, Kazuteru Takano politely sent Naoki Nagayama and Hiromi Otomo out.

"Otomo-san, please consider the price mentioned before again. This is already our greatest sincerity!"

"Ah... Kazuteru-san, we really have to consider this price again. After all, we are a small company, and the initial investment and so on are really too expensive..."

Both knew that the deal was actually done, it was just that the two still had to find each other's bottom line.

Walking to the door, Naoki Nagayama, who basically only answered when asked during the two hours, breathed a sigh of relief: "Otomo-san, really amazing!"

And Hiromi Otomo looked very relaxed at this time: "Ha, what's this? It's just a transaction with a set ending, just the difference between earning more or less, completely no psychological pressure."

"That's also very amazing. I can't do what Otomo-san does at all!"

"Haha, Nagayama-san, leave this kind of haggling with people to me~ Nagayama-san just needs to keep moving forward; I will give you the best assistance!"

Hiromi Otomo patted Naoki Nagayama's shoulder, making Naoki Nagayama suddenly a bit moved.

In the parking lot of Fuji TV, after parting ways with Hiromi Otomo,

Naoki Nagayama was walking toward his parking space, preparing to drive back.

He saw a car slowly driving over from the opposite side. When it was about to pass by Naoki Nagayama, the car suddenly stopped.

"Nagayama-san?"

Naoki Nagayama saw the car window roll down, revealing a surprised little face. It was actually Akina Nakamori!

"Akina-chan! Why are you here!" Naoki Nagayama was very surprised to run into Akina here. "Are you here to record a program?"

"Hai, it's a Wan Shengjie program~ Why is Nagayama-san here?" Akina was also very happy. In the evening, she could actually meet Naoki Nagayama at Fuji TV.

"Ah, I came to talk about the cooperation matters for a TV series."

"Then, did you talk successfully?"

"Not yet... estimated to need many more times..." Naoki Nagayama answered, seeing that the sky outside had already darkened, and it was just time for dinner. "By the way, Akina-san, if you are recording a program, when will it be? It's rare to meet, do you want to go have dinner together?"

Kenji Hatakenaka, who was driving in the front row, had been paying attention to Naoki Nagayama since the car stopped. He remembered what several people in Akina's publicity department had emphasized privately: "Be careful of a person named Naoki Nagayama! Don't let him get close to Akina!"

To run into him in the underground garage this time was really too coincidental. He didn't want to pay attention to him, but Akina also saw him and strongly requested to stop the car for a while...

Now seeing Naoki Nagayama inviting her to dinner, and Akina seemed to be tempted, he couldn't help but speak: "Akina-chan, you can't go to dinner when recording a program... and the program should already be rehearsing, we have to hurry~"

Akina Nakamori in the back row heard this, and her little face instantly wrinkled, her big eyes looking at Naoki Nagayama:

"Nagayama-san... it looks like it won't work..."

Naoki Nagayama was very open-minded: "Since it won't work, then there's no way... let's make another appointment next time~"

Recording a program might last until midnight; the time is uncertain.

And Kenji Hatakenaka heard there was a next time, and his vigilance immediately rose again: "Akina-chan, there's not much time..."

Akina in the back row was very helpless: "Then... Nagayama-san, I have to go first..."

"Hai, next time... wait, wait for me a moment."

Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of the pumpkin lamp in his car, which had a gift inside, so he hurriedly ran to the parking space and took out the pumpkin lamp from the back row.

He handed the pumpkin lamp to Akina Nakamori through the window: "It's rare to run into you, this is a Wan Shengjie gift for you!"

Akina looked surprised: "Is it for me?"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile: "Yeah, bought it a few days ago, ready to send it to you, but it's rare to run into you, so I'll give it to you directly~"

Just at this time, a car came from behind and honked the horn. Kenji Hatakenaka also took this opportunity to start the car again: "Akina-chan, we have to go, blocking the car behind!"

There was no way to let the car continue to stop. Akina Nakamori could only stick her head out of the car window and wave to Naoki Nagayama behind: "Nagayama-san~ Arigato!

"

Naoki Nagayama also waved with a smile: "Akina-chan, work hard on recording the program!"

Didn't expect to meet Akina in the underground parking lot~

... ===== CHAPTER 265 =====