Chapter 310: Thinking carefully is terrifying

I don't know if it's an illusion, but from the third day Tsuruko came to Tokyo, Naoki Nagayama found that there was an indescribable sense of pride on her face.

If you have to describe it, it's like a son who has been raised poorly suddenly discovers that his family is wealthy, and he can become a rich second generation who waits for death.

Even the attitude towards Naoki Nagayama is surprisingly good. I didn't find it when I made breakfast for the second time, but for the third day's breakfast, seafood porridge, grilled saury, seaweed soup, fruit salad...

Naoki Nagayama looked at the delicious food on the dinner table, feeling fear in his heart: "Tsuruko, didn't you put poison in the breakfast?"

"Oni-chan, what are you talking about~" The tone was actually gentle and coquettish, which made Naoki Nagayama even more afraid, and hurriedly recalled whether he had offended this sister of his in the past two days.

No, these two days, he was filming until quite late every day, and when he came back, it was just a greeting.

Picking up the bowl and chopsticks with some hesitation: "Tsuruko, why use this tone to speak..."

"Isn't this wanting to be better to Oni-chan~"

"Goosebumps are up!"

Naoki Nagayama hit Tsuruko's head with a chopstick, just like pressing a switch, instantly making Tsuruko's personality switch.

"Omae!"

The eyes instantly became fierce. Sure enough, this kind of sister is more pleasing to the eye.

Naoki Nagayama was relieved to eat breakfast: "Tsuruko, what's wrong with you these two days? It feels strange~"

Tsuruko's face collapsed, a bit awkward: "Ni-chan, the pocket money

"So?" Naoki Nagayama still hadn't found the reason. Withdrawing money was still quite troublesome in this day and age; one had to take a bankbook and proof of identity to the bank, so he had just withdrawn a bit extra to keep at home for pocket money. Was there a problem with that?

Tsuruko was even more conflicted: "Nii-chan, are you exceptionally rich?"

"Eh? Didn't you already know that?"

Naoki Nagayama took a sip of soup. Buying houses, buying commercial properties, buying cars, traveling abroad—the family was well aware of all that.

"It wasn't this intuitive before..." This was the first time Tsuruko had seen so much cash just stuffed casually into the coffee table.

Naoki Nagayama finally understood. This little girl had only just realized that their family actually had so much money...

"So, Tsuruko, do you feel like your brother is suddenly not your brother anymore? But rather some kind of financial tycoon?"

"Yeah... and suddenly feeling like I have over 500,000 in pocket money to spend however I want makes me feel especially bold! But I also feel a bit insecure..."

Tsuruko honestly spoke her feelings. She had been stunned by the large sum of wealth she had suddenly encountered; this situation was actually quite common among those who won the lottery.

Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to say something to ease her mind: "Tsuruko... is there a possibility that you just don't have a concept of your own earning potential?"

"Eh?"

As a student who had always been in an ivory tower, and in a small city at that, there were basically no opportunities for part-time work.

"Tsuruko, even if you just started working after graduating high school, you could earn 200,000 a month. 500,000 is just over two months of savings. If you graduate from university, you'll earn at least 300,000 a month, which is just over a month's pay..."

"If you get into a good university and a good major, just for one interview, the travel stipend a company gives can be 200,000..."

"So, you think 500,000 is a lot right now... but it's actually just because you've never been exposed to this much cash since you were little."

To dispel his younger sister's psychological issues, Naoki Nagayama selectively ignored those who could earn less than 100,000 a month and picked the best of the industry.

After hearing this, Tsuruko thought about the 500,000 in the coffee table and indeed felt a bit more relaxed: "So that's how it is... so it really doesn't count as a lot of money..."

Naoki Nagayama curled his lip. Of course, a single tire on his car cost nearly 1,000,000.

"So Tsuruko, stop thinking about these random things. If you want to earn money, just review well and prepare for your exams!"

Naoki Nagayama transformed into a nagging parent, earnestly urging Tsuruko to review well. This was the authority given to him by their mother, Nanako.

Tsuruko's face turned awkward, and she hurriedly finished her breakfast in a few bites: "Alright, alright, I'm going to review! Annoying Nii-chan, wash the bowl after you eat!"

Eh?... She was clearly calling him Onii-chan so gently just a moment ago. Women are truly fickle!

People involved in television filming probably all understand that what really consumes time isn't filming the actors' scenes in the same location, but filming different scenes in different places...

Filming had already reached the halfway point. The *Boys Over Flowers* crew had almost finished filming all the scenes at the university. What remained were either scenes in different locations or scenes at different times.

At this point, they had to run around everywhere to find suitable locations.

But fortunately, when Shuichi Yin Tang was making the filming schedule, he had already scouted them in advance, so most of the locations were already arranged; it was just that too much time was spent on the road.

Because there was so much equipment and staff, they often had to take a van together.

As it happened, the plot had just reached the point where an accident occurred at Tsukushi's home. Tsukushi dropped out of the aristocratic academy and was just preparing to go work part-time to earn money to help with household expenses, but she was tricked into going to a photography company to shoot uniform portraits.

Naoki Nagayama looked at the familiar scene around him with black lines on his face and asked Shuichi Yin Tang:

"So, Yin Tang-san, you actually just set the location at our own studio?"

Shuichi Yin Tang, however, was calm and composed: "It was meant to be, wasn't it? This place was originally used for shooting portraits, the kind of sexy portraits too~ The style and furnishings of the photography area are very suitable, and the crew is very familiar with it too~"

Naoki Nagayama watched the filming crew skillfully find power strips, set up camera positions, and arrange the scene... they didn't even need Masataka Komori to direct them.

Many others from Tree Friend Films also came over curiously to ask for a while, then looked on with the expression of people waiting to see a good show.

And the leads, as well as other crew members, were also curiously wandering around the studio:

"So this is where the mysterious headquarters of Tree Friend Films, rumored in the industry, is located~" Mieko Harada even went to peek at the editing room. "Were the previous *Convenience Store Robbery Incident*, *Hachiko*, and *A Scene at the Sea* all edited in here?"

Naoki Nagayama, who had been forced to be the tour guide, could only nod and say: "Yes, all in this tiny place~"

On the shelf next to them, there were even some outtakes left over from editing.

Mieko Harada looked at the full tapes of outtakes as if she had seen some birthplace of art: "I really want to see these behind-the-scenes outtakes~"

The three members of Shonentai were peeking from behind. The editing room was indeed not large; it felt very crowded if there were more than three people.

Taking advantage of the fact that they were still preparing the scene outside, Naoki Nagayama randomly picked a tape of outtakes: "Since you all want to see it, let's watch it while there's still time~ There are many I haven't even seen myself~"

The large TV in the open space could naturally play it. After Naoki Nagayama inserted the outtake tape into the player, the screen soon began to show images.

The summer of Okinawa, the deep blue ocean, NG performances, and scenes of everyone joking around during breaks—Naoki Nagayama hadn't expected that there would be so much content in these outtakes.

And when were these all filmed? Naoki Nagayama had no impression of them. But this young man carrying the camera had the potential to be a paparazzo; he was actually always able to capture strange and funny images.

The large TV screen soon attracted a group of people. Otomo Yoshimura also walked out of his office and, discovering that he was actually in the outtakes, couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Isn't this the time we went to the bar? Did someone actually bring a camera along?" Saying this, he turned his head to look at Masataka Komori. "Komori-kun, did you arrange this?"

"Ah, no..." Masataka Komori said, then suddenly remembered something. "Right, it's A-Xu! I let A-Xu watch the situation and film some outtakes at that time."

Saying this, he pulled a guy who looked ordinary out from the crowd.

When Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura first saw him, they almost couldn't recall his name. It took a while before they remembered that this guy named Xu Kijima could be considered an old employee.

However, he didn't speak much and seemed to have a bit of social anxiety, always hiding himself behind the camera, which resulted in his presence in the crowd being super low.

But Otomo Yoshimura at least still had an impression of him; after all, he had still issued his year-end bonus.

"So it's Kijima-kun. As expected of someone with super low presence, I didn't notice him at all!"

Naoki Nagayama should have been familiar with this person, but it seemed they really hadn't spoken... to think they hadn't even chatted during those small team shoots, one could imagine how silent and reticent this person was.

Xu Kijima was suddenly pulled into the center of attention, especially with beautiful stars and his own boss present, and he was clearly a bit uncomfortable: "Ano... it was Komori-san who told me to watch and film whatever..."

Shuichi Yin Tang nodded in praise: "Good timing for the shots. Kijima-kun's filming foundation is very solid. Nagayama-san, *A Scene at the Sea* has Kijima-kun's contribution!"

Shuichi Yin Tang was clearly claiming credit for his subordinate's old employee~

"That goes without saying. Kijima-kun's name is clearly listed in the credits~" Naoki Nagayama laughed. "But Kijima-kun's personality is truly too silent; we haven't even had a proper conversation~"

【To be honest, I've been using a source-switching app to read and follow updates recently. It has many reading voices, and works on both Android and Apple.】

"..." Xu Kijima still couldn't say anything and mumbled as he prepared to return to the crowd.

This appearance reminded Naoki Nagayama of himself before high school in this world; he probably had a similar personality.

"Hahaha, as expected, once he retreats into the crowd, you can't find him~" Naoki Nagayama said to Shuichi Yin Tang. "It gives me some inspiration. I feel like I could write a script about a man with super low presence."

After finishing, he specifically looked at Xu Kijima: "How about we let Kijima-kun play the lead when the time comes?"

"Eh?!!!"

Xu Kijima was so anxious he couldn't speak even more, while Masataka Komori next to him vigorously patted Xu Kijima on the shoulder.

"You've hit the jackpot, A-Xu!"

Just as everyone was laughing and joking, the originally noisy outtakes suddenly went quiet. A rhythmic guitar sound came out, followed by Naoki Nagayama's slightly drunken singing voice:

Darlin', has the dream come true?

I don't know what to say to you.

Darlin', has the dream come true?

My heart is overflowing with love for you.

Eh? Did they actually record this song too?

Hearing this song, which had a novel style yet was catchy and full of emotion, Mieko Harada couldn't help but ask: "Nagayama-san, what is the name of this folk song? Why haven't I heard it before?"

"It's called *Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)*. I wrote it randomly in my spare time; it hasn't been released yet~"

Although she had long known that Naoki Nagayama was a composer, Mieko Harada was still very surprised to hear an unreleased song with her own ears. This handsome guy in front of her truly had more surprises the more you explored!

What to do, her curiosity was about to be ignited!

After the outtakes were mostly finished, Shuichi Yin Tang shooed away the crowd of onlookers and began today's filming.

Today was another typical hero-saving-the-beauty scene. Tsukushi, played by Mieko Harada, was tricked into coming to shoot sexy portrait photos. Discovering it was a trap, Tsukushi wanted to leave but was stopped by the evil staff, and then Rui Hanazawa, played by Naoki Nagayama, descended with justice at the critical moment to rescue Tsukushi...

To be honest, watching this scene as a child, he felt it was very handsome and moving, like a prince saving a princess in distress.

However, looking at it now with decades of life experience, he always felt the plot was very unreasonable. Why would Rui Hanazawa know the specific time and place of the shoot? Why would he strike at the very last second? Why was he so familiar with this place...

If one were to think more darkly, could this situation be a hero-saving-the-beauty trick directed and acted by Rui Hanazawa himself?

Sigh... as expected, when people grow up, their hearts are no longer pure. Looking at everything, one wants to darken it and think in a bad direction...

For example, when a prince sees a sleeping princess, he actually wants to kiss her? Isn't that molestation?

Wouldn't Bai Xi die if she didn't eat for so long while sleeping? Wouldn't she become skin and bones? Would the prince still think she was beautiful?

How did the seven dwarfs take care of the sleeping princess?

Why did the queen poison Bai Xi to make her sleep for so long while keeping her appearance unchanged? Wouldn't it be better to use such good poison on herself?

Why did the evil dragon imprison the princess after snatching her, waiting for a warrior to save her? Why did the witch always explain the method to break the curse whenever she cast one?

Tsk tsk tsk, think about it carefully and it's terrifying; fairy tales are all black when dissected~

He couldn't think about it anymore. If he kept thinking, the beauty of childhood would no longer exist~

In the afternoon, they went to another place to film. After a day like this, they could almost only film two segments. The plot of the TV drama filming began to become very slow.

When he returned home in the evening, Tsuruko was watching TV in the living room, which made Naoki Nagayama very surprised.

"Tsuruko, are you not planning to review tonight?"

Tsuruko rubbed Eitaro's belly with her foot: "The efficiency at night isn't that high anyway. Right now, I'm mostly just maintaining my state. I'm going to Waseda for the exam tomorrow, so I won't continue tonight~"

"Alright, adjust it as you see fit~" Keep a normal mind, keep a normal mind; let the straight-A student Tsuruko decide for herself. "Do you want me to take you tomorrow?"

"No need, I know the way!" The first time she came to Tokyo, Naoki Nagayama had taken Tsuruko to visit Waseda University.

"Alright~"

"Right, Nii-chan!" Tsuruko called out to Naoki Nagayama, who was about to go upstairs to take a bath. "The day after tomorrow is the time we agreed to go shopping with Akina, don't forget!"

Naoki Nagayama certainly hadn't forgotten: "Ah... of course I won't forget!"

He had already checked the filming schedule early; he had no scenes that day.