Chapter 312: Nii-chan, how can you be so heartless when opening a shop!

Following two energetic young girls shopping was truly a test for the body. After walking for more than two hours in a row, Naoki Nagayama began to miss the mobile phones of his previous life immensely.

At least when there were mobile phones, one could at least play a round of Honor of Kings or eat a chicken dinner while the girls were picking out clothes. It was better than Naoki Nagayama killing time with a flashy fashion magazine now.

"Nii-chan, stop looking, let's go to the next one!"

Tsuruko called out to her brother, who was sitting in the rest area, and then unceremoniously hung the bags on Naoki Nagayama's arm. Akina also giggled and hung the clothing bags on his other arm, and kindly asked: "Haha, Naoki-san, daijoubu?"

If he weren't wearing a mask, she might have shown a very embarrassed but still apologetic expression for troubling Naoki-san~

"With just this many clothes, it's still OK~"

With two people, one on each arm, there were at least 5 bags hanging on each... A true tool man, indeed~

They had circled Ginza Street, and Naoki Nagayama even saw the distinctive roof of his own teahouse again.

"Tsuruko, Akina~ It's getting late. Why don't we rest for a while and have a meal?"

"But... I don't feel very hungry..."

Tsuruko touched her stomach and said.

Of course she wouldn't be hungry; they hadn't stopped eating various snacks along the way—takoyaki, taiyaki, three-colored dango... Eh? It seems there's no milk tea? It looks like a good business idea!

And Akina, who was holding her arm, said very considerately: "But we can indeed rest for a while. We've been walking for a whole morning~"

"Then let's have some hot tea and rest." Naoki Nagayama took the two of them directly to Sanmeiju.

The main manager of Sanmeiju, Katsuo Yasui, was organizing tea leaves behind the counter. Seeing Naoki Nagayama come in, he hurriedly greeted him: "Naoki-san, good noon~"

"Good noon to you too, Yasui-san~" Naoki Nagayama didn't stand on ceremony and said directly, "I brought two friends today. Please open a private room and take them up."

"I'm going to put these shopping bags in the car." This sentence was directed at Tsuruko and Akina.

Katsuo Yasui saw the two young girls behind him, and a thought popped into his head: "It's not the same female companion as last time~"

But he didn't say anything more and led the two of them upstairs.

By the time Naoki Nagayama reached the private room, Tsuruko and Akina were already looking at the scenery outside from the wooden louver-like window.

"Tsuruko, Akina, have you ordered tea?"

"Hai, we ordered black tea." Tsuruko answered while looking out the window.

"Black tea... that's fine." Girls should like drinking black tea, right? But Naoki Nagayama still liked green tea a bit more.

And at this moment, Akina had already taken off her mask, revealing her youthful face. Her black-and-white eyes were slightly widened, looking at the pedestrians outside through the gaps.

After watching for a while, the two little girls came back to their senses and began to wander around the private room.

Speaking of which, there were only 4 private rooms on the third floor, so each space was very large. Besides the seats for drinking tea, there were various decorations, pretentious ornaments, Go boards, desks, and brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, etc., which could be completely regarded as a normal study.

"Naoki-san actually opened such a large teahouse in Ginza without a sound!" Akina fiddled with the Go board and then started playing Gomoku with Tsuruko...

"Because real estate here will appreciate in value~" Naoki Nagayama began to promote his theory again, "Akina should be able to get a share of the profits this year, right? When you get the share, you can also consider buying a property in places like Ginza or Shibuya!"

"Eh?" Little Akina was still a bit slow when it came to financial management.

"Even if we don't talk about appreciation, it's very good to live in it yourself or rent it out~" Naoki Nagayama tempted her, "Rental income is much better than putting it in the bank~"

Tsuruko curled her lip on the side: "Akina, don't listen to this guy's incitement~ Before the new year, he tricked Father and Mother into mortgaging the izakaya at home and then coming to Tokyo to buy a house."

Naoki Nagayama was unhappy: "Tsuruko, do you know what happened to the house bought before the new year?"

"Hmph, didn't you rent it out?"

"The price of that house has already risen by more than 600,000 yen!" Naoki Nagayama replied. Now, Tokyo's housing prices could be said to be in a stage of constant appreciation, with a new market situation every month.

"Honto?" Tsuruko was also surprised~

Just as Naoki Nagayama was about to brainwash the two of them, Chinatsu Kamigahara came up with the tea set and tea leaves.

Naoki Nagayama naturally had his usual Gyokuro tea, with natural and simple tea cups and a teapot. As for the black tea for Tsuruko and Akina, it was a natural crystal tea set. Unlike the fully transparent glass cups, it had natural patterns and a slight milky turbidity. Both the cups and the teapot were like works of art.

Under Chinatsu Kamigahara's skilled technique, the pure black tea was soon poured into the cups, looking like gold contained in white jade cups.

Only then did Tsuruko realize that this teahouse seemed to be a very high-end one. After Chinatsu Kamigahara left, she picked up the tea cup and asked Naoki Nagayama: "Nii-chan, is the tea here especially expensive?"

"It's as expensive as other places~" Naoki Nagayama said, it was all the same tea, "It's just that the service is more expensive. But I'm the boss! They won't charge a service fee!"

Hearing this, Tsuruko relaxed all at once: "That's good~ How expensive is the service fee?"

"About a hundred thousand or so~ Plus the cost of the private room, the cost of the tea set, and so on."

"Eh? Why is it so expensive?! Nii-chan, how can you be so heartless when opening a shop!"

Tsuruko had an expression of "doesn't your conscience hurt?", asking on behalf of all the fat sheep being slaughtered.

"The natural crystal cup in your hand alone costs more than a hundred thousand, and it was polished by a certain master—it's one of a kind~"

"Eh?" Tsuruko was startled and almost dropped the cup. Then she held it firmly with care and began to drink it in small sips, even saying in a serious manner: "Ah... looking at it this way, high-end black tea really has a mellow taste. This color is very beautiful, like gold."

That goes without saying, a pot of tea also costs more than 200,000, okay~

Akina was also surprised, but after her debut, she had at least been to many high-end places and was a bit immune to luxury goods. She just sipped with Tsuruko and talked to her about black tea for beauty and so on~

Naoki Nagayama drank Gyokuro tea on the side, ate tea snacks, watched them chat, and occasionally interjected a few words. Now Naoki Nagayama didn't dare to take female friends to eat in Ginza. Once he took off his mask, maybe the paparazzi's news was already written.

The spring afternoon was relaxing and happy. Naoki Nagayama, Tsuruko, and Akina drank tea and chatted in the private room, occasionally playing Go or cards, and time passed very quickly.

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"Akina, Tsuruko, do you want to continue shopping in the afternoon?"

"Of course, we agreed to have a good time shopping today!" Tsuruko said to Akina, "Akina, don't you agree?"

"But, Ginza seems to have been shopped enough~" Akina nodded, "Let's go shopping in Shinjuku in the afternoon! Naoki-san, what do you think?"

Looking at this innocent face with a slight baby fat smiling at you, what else could Naoki Nagayama do?

"Hai, then let's go~"

When Naoki Nagayama was shopping in Ginza, the crew of "Hana Yori Dango" hadn't stopped and was still filming.

What was being filmed today was the story between Nishikado Sojiro, played by Shota Nishikori of Shonentai, and Matsuoka Yuki, played by Ayano Katagiri. It could be said to be a side plot in "Hana Yori Dango".

Nishikado Sojiro staged a hero saving the beauty, and after teaching the passerby ex-boyfriend a good lesson, he captured the beauty's heart.

After his scenes were finished, Shota Nishikori asked Ayano Katagiri, who was acting opposite him: "Ayano-san, why didn't Naoki-san come today?"

What he got in return was Ayano Katagiri rolling her eyes: "Ichikiyo-kun, Naoki-san is my boss... Since when does a boss report his schedule to employees?"

"Is that so~" Shota Nishikori scratched his head, "Naoki-san doesn't have the aura of a boss at all, making me almost forget~"

"But I heard that Naoki-san's sister came to Tokyo for exams, so it's possible he went to accompany his sister for exams~" Ayano Katagiri was actually very lively; she could be said to be the most enthusiastic one among the Wild Cat trio.

"Eh? Naoki-san has a sister~"

"Yeah, Ichikiyo-kun, you can work hard. If you chase Naoki-san's sister, it can be considered taking a shortcut~" Ayano Katagiri said jokingly.

Relying on Naoki Nagayama's momentum over the past two years, he would definitely be a big shot in the entertainment industry in the future. Being his brother-in-law would definitely be the shortcut of shortcuts in the entertainment industry.

"Ayano-san, what nonsense are you talking about!" The young big boy was shy. Sure enough, chatting with such an older sister was very stressful.

Yin Tangxiu was also muttering about Naoki Nagayama at this time. It wasn't that he didn't know what Naoki Nagayama went to do; it was precisely because he knew that he was muttering:

"Naoki, this guy, we are working hard here, and he actually went to accompany a girl shopping by himself! Kuso, I'm so envious!"

It just so happened that Mieko Harada came over to ask about the performance results: "Nani, what is Xiu-san envious of?"

"Ah, Mieko-chan, I'm talking about Naoki Nagayama, that guy, who is currently accompanying his sister shopping~" Yin Tangxiu didn't hide it either; many people heard it when Naoki Nagayama said it.

"Naoki-san's sister?"

"Ah, her name is Tsuruko Nagayama. She's coming to Tokyo to enter university this year, and she's a top student." Because they were close to Naoki Nagayama, the senior management of Tree Friend Films all knew about Naoki Nagayama's relatives.

"Honto ni? Is she that amazing?"

Before long, almost the entire crew knew that Naoki Nagayama had a sister coming to Tokyo to enter university, and he had specifically asked for leave today to accompany his sister shopping.

Far away in the studio, Otomo Yoshimura received a phone call.

"Haruki-san? Why are you calling at this time?" Otomo Yoshimura spoke very solemnly because the person on the other end was Haruki Kadokawa, the president of Kadokawa.

"Hahaha, Otomo-san, we haven't been in touch for a long time, so I'm calling to connect with each other~" What is this neighborly uncle tone? It doesn't fit your status as the president of a large group, Haruki-san!

Although Otomo Yoshimura was a bit dazed, he still politely exchanged pleasantries: "Not at all, it's my fault. It's the new year and I haven't invited Haruki-san out for a meal..."

"Then it's settled. Let's pick a time and go out for a drink together!" Haruki Kadokawa seemed to care a lot about things like scheduling meals. Perhaps this was the daily life of a top tycoon—either on the way to a dinner party or organizing one~

"Definitely, definitely. When the time comes, I'll call Naoki-san too, and we can have a good drink!"

"Hahaha, that's possible. Naoki-san's drinking capacity is that of a heavy drinker!"

After a little pleasantry, Haruki Kadokawa got to the point of the call: "Otomo-san, your 'Hachiko Monogatari', through operation, has been confirmed to enter the nomination for Best Picture."

"Honto?" Otomo Yoshimura was excited. Originally, it was just a fleeting ambition. A few months had passed, and he thought there was no news, but now actually...

"However, it's highly likely that it's just a nomination. This year's nominated films include films like 'Gandhi'." Haruki Kadokawa's tone was a bit disappointed. "As far as the current attitude of the Oscars is concerned, films about such religious leaders are very competitive."

"Not to mention there's also an epoch-making sci-fi film like 'E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial', which is also a competitor!"

As a practitioner in the entertainment industry, he couldn't say he knew everything about the foreign film circle, but he had heard of a film like "E. T. the Extra-Terrestrial" that was introduced. There were many reports at the time, and things like "real aliens" were said.

"Is that so..." Although it sounded like there was no way, Otomo Yoshimura was still a bit disappointed. "But having a nomination is fine. It can't be considered an unfavorable start."

Haruki Kadokawa said on the other side: "Otomo-san, don't be discouraged. Maybe the next film will be able to win an Oscar~"

"Hahaha, I'll take Haruki-san's auspicious words."

"Hahaha, don't forget to go out for a drink together~" Haruki Kadokawa seemed to have called just to inform him of this news. After saying it, he thought about hanging up the phone.

"Wait, there's one more thing... almost forgot."

"Nani?"

"The Oscar awards ceremony is in April. Tree Friend Films should still send people to go. After all, it's nominated." Haruki Kadokawa felt a bit troublesome halfway through. "In short, let Department Head Morikawa communicate with you about this matter later. In any case, you have to go to the United States once."

"Hai, thank you so much~"

The two girls' combat power in the afternoon was also quite impressive. Shinjuku's most prosperous commercial street was only a mere three-hour journey.

Naoki Nagayama found that his arms were full of shopping bags again. Just from the quantity, Tsuruko had really gone crazy shopping today; she had already bought at least three sets of clothes for the spring and summer.

"I'm about to enter university~ Naturally, I need to change my image!" Tsuruko said with such justification, hanging another one on Naoki Nagayama's arm.

"Tsuruko... after the exam is over, I will definitely tell Mom!"

Giving Tsuruko pocket money in advance made Naoki Nagayama feel that he had no control over Tsuruko now, so he adopted the method he was most ashamed of when he was a child but was also the most effective—snitching!

Hearing this threat, Tsuruko was obviously a bit guilty: "Che, so what if you tell Mom? Even if she knows, it's after I've bought the clothes! Could she beat me?"

Akina on the side laughed until her eyes curved: "Haha, Naoki-san is so hateful, actually snitching!"

"Akina... believe it or not, I'll write a letter to Aunt Chieko?!" Naoki Nagayama bared his teeth at Akina.

"Eh? Why are you writing to my mother?" Akina didn't expect the flames to burn on herself. "My money is all hard-earned money I earned myself! What's wrong with spending it on myself!"

Naoki Nagayama had a villainous look: "Hehe, I'll just say that Akina has gone bad alone outside! And even led my Tsuruko astray!"

Akina and Tsuruko looked at each other, and with a tacit understanding, each grabbed one of his arms and began to perform the "two-finger zen" on Naoki Nagayama~

"Baka Nii-chan!"

"Naoki-san is the bad guy! Specifically making people go bad!" ===== CHAPTER 313 =====