Chapter 290: Have all the flags set at the beginning of the year been completed?

On the way from Nakano to Shinjuku,

The black Toyota Century stopped at the empty intersection, quietly waiting for the red light to disappear.

Naoki Nagayama held a rectangular paper card in his hand and looked at it slightly. "Osaka-Tokyo", the location was in Osaka, the time was December 26th, at 5:00 PM...

"In that case, it's almost New Year's~"

Naoki Nagayama thought of the appearance of Akina, who hurriedly took out this ticket from her small bag after getting off the car when he sent her back to the apartment just now.

"Naoki-san must come to see it!" The young girl Akina said so, and then walked into the apartment building with light steps.

"Hai, I will definitely go to see it!"

The street light turned green, and this pure black car started again, like a drop of water melting into the black night curtain.

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama, who had developed a biological clock, opened his eyes.

He pulled the curtains, but there was no large amount of sunlight pouring in as usual. It was clearly a clear sky yesterday, but this morning it had turned into a cloudy sky.

"This weather... doesn't seem suitable for morning running..."

Although he said so, Naoki Nagayama still started his daily exercise with Eitaro. After finishing a lap, he took the milk and newspapers from the mailbox at the door.

He put the bread slices into the toaster, put the milk into the microwave, and then Naoki Nagayama went to the bathroom to take a comfortable hot bath.

By the time he came down, the bread was toasted and the milk was heated. As long as he fried a sunny-side-up egg and two slices of bacon, a nutritious breakfast with both meat and vegetables was completed.

While enjoying breakfast and checking the morning newspaper, due to interests, Naoki Nagayama first looked at the entertainment section.

In the entertainment section, the nomination announcement of the Mainichi Film Awards was still popular. Many film critics published their judgments on the final results of the nominations and film reviews of the nominated films.

Naoki Nagayama read it carefully. For "A Scene at the Sea", almost all comments were positive. Occasionally, one or two comments only said something irrelevant, such as the shooting being too obscure and might make people unable to understand it.

It was also true. After all, it was a film recommended by two great seniors in the film industry. If you want to criticize from the quality of the film, you must first have a higher status than these two.

Other content in the entertainment section was lace news about some star and someone dating and being photographed...

To be honest, when he first saw the headline, Naoki Nagayama reflexively thought that he was photographed taking Akina to watch a movie yesterday.

Fortunately, the report said it was other stars, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

If you want to go out to play in the future, you still have to wear a mask and sunglasses!

After finishing breakfast, Naoki Nagayama fell into the trouble of having nothing to do.

The preparation of "Boys Over Flowers" was in full swing. However, if the lead actors were already determined, the rest was just a matter of soliciting investment and sponsorship. With the name of Fuji TV in front, Sugiura Taitai should be doing very smoothly.

The film award selection was also still fermenting. However... this time it seemed that he didn't need to go on stage to continue doing anything. Masaki Kobayashi and Masahiro Shinoda seemed to have taken over the banner. Now he just needed to follow behind and wave the flag.

What else is there to do?

Naoki Nagayama lay half-lying on the sofa, tilted his head back on the back of the sofa, and began to take stock of the goals he set at the beginning of the year:

1. Buy land/check: Sanmaikyo renovation was completed and opened, and a tea garden was bought in Shimizu, Shizuoka;

2. Write a novel/check: "Love Letter" sold well;

3. Release a record/check: Junko Ito's "Koioto to Amazora", Akina Mori's "Second Love", Yuki Saito's "Yume no Shizuku". It feels like exactly one song per person, um... rain and dew are evenly distributed;

4. Film a movie/check: "Hachiko Monogatari", "A Scene at the Sea" were being selected for film awards; speaking of which, the "Ring" that he had always said he would film didn't seem to be filmed...

5. Travel/check: Went to New York and Los Angeles in March, and went to Hawaii in October;

6. Eat, drink, and wait for death/check: Isn't that what it is now...

Others set goals at the beginning of the year, and then took the goals out at the end of the year to wash them and use them again, while Naoki Nagayama was different. He found that the goals he set this year were almost all completed!

Thinking about it carefully, he actually felt that he was so awesome!

With the confirmation of one item after another, Naoki Nagayama began to seriously consider whether to walk out of the gate of Yamasakura-in in the half month until the end of the year? Or stay at home, watch TV, eat snacks, and stay at home until the New Year?

Fortunately, the sudden ringing of the phone interrupted his reverie. Funamura Otomo called:

"Naoki-san, come to the film studio today~"

"What's wrong?" Naoki Nagayama was puzzled. There shouldn't be anything else, right?

Funamura Otomo reminded: "We need to discuss the year-end bonus, and Xiuyi-san is also here."

"Ah... so that's it... Okay, I'll come over in a while."

Putting down the phone, Naoki Nagayama remembered the experience of the three of them taking 30 million in cash from Mitsubishi Bank about a year ago and then walking on the road afraid of being robbed.

This year, he shouldn't have to go there himself again, right...

Since he was going to the film studio, Naoki Nagayama didn't leave Eitaro at home, but brought him along. However, when getting into the Toyota Century, Naoki Nagayama repeatedly warned:

"Eitaro, this is a car worth more than 20 million! You are not allowed to pee in the car or anything!"

Eitaro in the passenger seat looked at Naoki Nagayama with innocent eyes, as if saying: "This Taro is a dog, I don't know what you are talking about at all~"

However, Naoki Nagayama still threatened: "Eitaro, you are also a big dog. Consider your lifelong happiness! If you pee in the car... I will take you to be neutered! Cut off your balls!"

Although he couldn't understand what his master was saying, seeing his master's unkind eyes lingering on his lower body, Eitaro couldn't help but shrink his hind limbs, and his forelimbs also climbed down, using his whole body to block it.

In less than half an hour, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the film studio.

When pushing the door open, a cold wind blew into the office with the action of opening the door, and it was obvious that the young man sitting near the door shivered.

"Naoki-san, you're here~" Riko Hayano, who was making coffee, saw Naoki Nagayama and greeted him a bit tiredly.

Naoki Nagayama shook his windbreaker and also brushed off the fine branches that had just stuck to Eitaro.

"Riko-chan, you feel very tired. Have you started drinking coffee in the morning?"

"Hai, I was writing the plan yesterday and worked overtime until late..."

"Is it about Yuki Saito's debut plan?"

Actually, she worked overtime to write the plan directly after listening to his suggestion yesterday... Thinking that he actually made an appointment to watch a movie last night, Naoki Nagayama felt a little guilty in his heart, and then showed the crocodile tears of a capitalist:

"Riko-chan is really too hard. Actually, there is no need to be so anxious~"

While walking to the office, he said: "Yuki-chan's debut still has a period of time, and the time is very abundant."

Riko Hayano said very firmly: "But the debut plan still needs to be prepared earlier. This is very important for Yuki-chan and also very important for Tree Friend Film! Just working overtime a little~"

Where can I find such a good employee who can also self-pressure and self-encourage!

!

It is because of such employees that I can buy a big villa and drive a small car! Riko-chan, you work harder, and I can marry a boss's wife for you next year!

Naoki Nagayama's thousands of words of emotion turned into one sentence: "Ganbatte, Riko-chan!"

"Hai!"

Pushing open the office door,

At the three desks in the office sat two uncles, one was the bald Funamura Otomo, and the other was the disheveled Yin Tangxiu.

Naoki Nagayama exclaimed: "Xiuyi-san! You are... have you gone wandering?"

Funamura Otomo laughed directly, and the hot tea he was sending to his mouth almost spilled out.

"Hahaha, Xiuyi-san, have you gone wandering?"

Yin Tangxiu shook his head helplessly: "I didn't care about these things when I was on the set. I didn't remember it after going home yesterday. When I came here this morning, I thought I was going to the set, but I found I went the wrong way halfway..."

"Xiuyi-san, you really paid a lot for that film..." Naoki Nagayama said admiringly. "How is the progress of the film?"

Speaking of this, Yin Tangxiu finally smiled: "It's basically completed, only some supplementary shots and the final editing work are left!"

"Finally... it's about to end!"

Funamura Otomo also smiled at his old friend: "Haha, Xiuyi-san, finally about to be liberated!"

Speaking of which, Yin Tangxiu is also pitiful. He was forced to film a movie and actually encountered so many things...

"Speaking of which, where did Renbo Shimizu go? I don't seem to have seen him recently?" Naoki Nagayama suddenly remembered the main planner of this film. "I didn't see him when I went to the set last time."

Yin Tangxiu said: "That guy Shimizu, I guess he is at Kadokawa. He was often called over before."

"Oh? Is he going back?" Naoki Nagayama was curious. "It hasn't been a year yet, too weak."

Yin Tangxiu shook his head: "No. With the expansion of the agency, Kadokawa is paying more and more attention to us. It's good if they don't add people, let alone reduce people."

"Haha, that's true~"

Funamura Otomo interjected at this time: "Forget it, forget it. Shimizu-san is also very pitiful, caught between several parties."

As a manager, Funamura Otomo, who has the most contact with Renbo Shimizu in Tree Friend Film, has also had a few drinks with Renbo Shimizu, and every time he drank too much, he could feel the pressure of that person.

Yin Tangxiu shrugged: "Just listen to Otomo-san~"

Naoki Nagayama also changed the subject: "Otomo-san called me over to discuss the year-end bonus. Is it not okay for us to follow the previous plan this year?"

Funamura Otomo nodded: "There is no problem. Basically, it can still follow the previous one, just distribute it according to employee seniority."

"It's mainly about how to distinguish the employees who participated in the new film shooting from the employees who participated in the record production and distribution..."

Then Funamura Otomo talked about the current situation of the company, as well as the revenue of various businesses, etc.

Funamura Otomo's real meaning is that after a year of development, although it is still under the framework of Tree Friend Film, with the increase in the number of employees, the business that each person is responsible for has a clear distinction. Sharing the revenue of Tree Friend Film seems to be a bit unreasonable.

Naoki Nagayama had also worked as a middle manager at a large company in his past life, so he had some understanding of the problems that arise after a company expands: "So, when a company develops quickly, there are also troublesome things~"

Yin Tangxiu smiled: "But it's a good thing, isn't it?"

"Haha, I guess so~" It's just that management will become more and more tiring. For a large-scale company, management is simply more energy-consuming than business.

Naoki Nagayama poured himself a cup of tea and tasted it in small sips, feeling that the tea in the company was indeed much less flavorful than Sanmaikyo.

"Otomo-san, Xiuyi-san, in the future, the tea in the company can also be taken from my Shimizu tea garden~ This kind of tea is a bit poor~"

"..."

Funamura Otomo and Yin Tangxiu were stunned by Naoki Nagayama's jumping thinking. Funamura Otomo opened his mouth: "Naoki-san, we are talking about the distribution..."

Naoki Nagayama finally reacted and apologized repeatedly: "Sumimasen, I suddenly thought of other places."

"However, Otomo-san, without prior notice, suddenly separating the year-end bonuses of employees will make people's hearts chaotic~" Naoki Nagayama said, "Tree Friend Film has been established for less than two years, and everyone is a person who has walked from zero together."

Yin Tangxiu agreed: "Yes, some people have been together since before the company was established."

Although he also understood these situations, Funamura Otomo, who had the most contact with companies in the industry and had the richest experience, still said: "But Naoki-san, if you don't distinguish them, then for those who are more diligent and have more business, isn't it unfair?"

For no reason, Naoki Nagayama thought of Riko Hayano whom he had just seen.

"Yes, Otomo-san is right."

"However, let's forget about this year. There are still half a month until the New Year~" It's the end of the year, what's the point of messing around? "Starting from next year, let's reconstruct the company's structure, separate the film and television business, record business, brokerage business, and other miscellaneous businesses."

"Otomo-san is in charge of all sales business, concurrently managing the daily operations of the record and brokerage business, and setting up two groups underneath to execute specific affairs; the film and television business is managed daily by Xiuyi-san, and there must also be two groups..." Naoki Nagayama cut the Gordian knot and divided the power and responsibility clearly. "I am responsible for overall coordination, and then each department will issue year-end bonuses at the end of the year based on business revenue."

"It's mainly that the employees underneath are separated, and it's best not to take care of multiple businesses. However, the three of us have to manage most of the time. Anyway, the three of us... don't have year-end bonuses~"

"Specific rules and regulations, Otomo-san will get a copy by comparing other companies at the beginning of next year~"

After a lot of talk, the general direction was set, and Funamura Otomo also nodded: "Just follow Naoki-san's meaning. This year, follow last year's year-end bonus plan."

"However, the company has indeed made a lot of money this year. At least take out 50 million as a year-end bonus."

Naoki Nagayama added. According to this standard, for a company of more than 30 people, everyone can at least get more than 1 million yen, which is almost half a year's salary!

Then... there are also year-end bonuses for the disco and red envelopes for the teahouse, but this has to come out of his own small treasury.

Yin Tangxiu thought about the previous division and suddenly thought: "Naoki-san, you are responsible for overall coordination... actually, you don't manage anything at all, right!"

"Eh?! Xiuyi-san, how can you slander people indiscriminately!

" Naoki Nagayama was "furious". "What is coordination? Coordination means that everything must be managed, okay! The debut of new idols, the filming of new TV shows, the scripts of new movies... I am very busy, okay!"

Funamura Otomo was amused by this sophistry tone.

"Hahaha, if Naoki-san wants to be lazy, just say it~"

And Yin Tangxiu tasted Naoki Nagayama's words carefully: "New idols are Yuki Saito, new TV shows are 'Boys Over Flowers'... Naoki-san, what is the new movie? Is there another new movie? Why don't I know?"

"Uh..." Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to talk about it next year, but didn't expect to be caught by Yin Tangxiu. "Ah, I originally wanted to talk about it next year. I created a script for a horror movie before, thinking about whether to film it next year."

"Horror movie?!" Yin Tangxiu was excited. You know, the first pot of gold of Tree Friend Film, "Tales of the Unusual", had a lot to do with horror movies, and "Paranormal Activity" later opened up the branch of mockumentary horror movies. "What horror movie?"

"It's a horror movie called 'Ring'..."