Chapter 370: Can a celebration party for only two people be pulled off?

The sky gradually darkened, and the lights began to shine.

The cherry blossom tree in the courtyard looked like a demonic tree that had gained sentience under the illumination of the landscape lights, emitting an ominous glow.

In the room, the young girl was accusing the older male, while the cat she held tightly in her arms let out a sharp hiss.

Beside them sat a fierce giant dog, baring its teeth hideously, revealing a bright red tongue, the same color as the flesh on the kitchen counter.

No! The atmosphere was wrong!

Let's do it again!

The scene flashed.

The fierce dog squatting at the kitchen door with its tongue out turned into the silly and cute Eitaro, who was sticking his tongue out looking at the bright red cow head on the dining table.

And Nagayama Hezi was holding the disgusted Miaotaro, complaining to her stupid younger brother:

"Didn't we agree that you would invite me to a big meal? Why do we have to cook at home?"

"Be grateful that I'm treating you to a meal, okay!" Naoki Nagayama said. "This is top-grade Wagyu beef!"

"Also, stop harassing Miaotaro! Can't you see it's already impatient?!"

After discovering that her brother had adopted another orange cat, Eitaro's status as the group pet was officially retired, and Nagayama Hezi's victim became the even cuter Miaotaro.

Once she held it in her arms, she never let it go!

"How is that possible? Miaotaro is so well-behaved, it must like me!" Nagayama Hezi touched Miaotaro's head without any self-awareness. "Right, Miaotaro~"

Watching Miaotaro, who was ready to give Nagayama Hezi a claw at any moment, Naoki Nagayama decided to intervene:

"Nagayama Hezi, don't just stand there like a fool! Come over and help! Otherwise, there won't be any for you later!"

"Tch~"

Because of the threat of food, Nagayama Hezi could only put down Miaotaro. "Baka Nii-chan, how do I do it?"

"Make a pot of miso soup~ and then prepare some seasonal vegetables~" Naoki Nagayama had bought quite a few vegetables and stored them in the refrigerator. "I'm going to find the iron plate."

To taste the original flavor of the food, one naturally only needs the simplest cooking method. Naoki Nagayama decided to use iron-plate fatty beef, ah no, it was Korean-style iron-plate grilled beef!

"Hai~~~"

A child from an izakaya family was naturally very quick at cooking. Ten minutes later, the ingredients were ready, and even the smokeless charcoal under the iron plate had been lit.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle.

The top-grade Wagyu beef sizzled on the hot iron plate, and the smell of heating fat permeated the entire restaurant. The most primitive aroma of meat stimulated everyone's taste buds.

The Wagyu beef Naoki Nagayama cut was neither thin nor thick, just right. The small slices of meat soon curled up slightly at the corners, as if raising their hands to report—I'm cooked, you can eat me!

Following Naoki Nagayama's method, Nagayama Hezi wrapped a slice of meat with lettuce, added some shredded cucumber, drizzled it with a little soy sauce and sweet chili sauce, and then stuffed it into her mouth in one bite.

The freshness of the lettuce, the crispness of the shredded cucumber, mixed with the fine smoothness of the Wagyu beef and the aroma of the meat juice, plus the seasoning of soy sauce and sweet chili sauce,

In an instant, crisp, tender, fresh, salty, sweet, spicy, and fragrant were all present. It was like a high-energy concert in her mouth!

"Mmm! It really is delicious!" Nagayama Hezi couldn't wait to wrap a second slice of beef.

Naoki Nagayama also ate a slice himself, feeling that it was basically no different from the Korean barbecue of later generations, except for the lack of kimchi.

"Woof woof!"

Eitaro was restless under the dining table, drool almost flowing out of its mouth, while Miaotaro was on the cabinet in the living room, its eyes naturally looking over here as well.

"Alright, alright, I won't forget you!"

Naoki Nagayama placed two thicker slices of beef he had prepared in advance on the iron plate. After they were medium-rare, he put them on a plate to cool down, and finally used scissors to cut them all into small pieces, mixing them into Eitaro and Miaotaro's dog food.

Eitaro naturally couldn't wait to gobble up its food, while Miaotaro was much more reserved, only slowly starting to eat after a while.

"Nii-chan~ you treat them better than you treat me~" Nagayama Hezi was actually a bit jealous when she saw this. "You even cut it into small pieces."

Naoki Nagayama rolled his eyes at his wretched sister: "They don't make me angry, and more importantly, they don't complain~"

"." Nagayama Hezi angrily wrapped another slice of beef, this time adding more sweet chili sauce!

The dinner was enjoyed by both host and guest.

After cleaning up the kitchen after the meal, the two siblings sat in the living room drinking tea to relieve the greasiness and chatting:

"The show Nii-chan was on a while ago was very interesting~"

"Ah, that 'Longing for Idols' show." Naoki Nagayama had been teased too many times recently.

"It's very distressing. Recently, I always hear people on the street saying I have a rich emotional history or something~"

"Eh? Isn't that the confession method Nii-chan talked about?" Nagayama Hezi didn't understand. "Wasn't that used by Nii-chan?"

"." Naoki Nagayama squinted at his sister. When he was in middle and high school, he had never confessed to anyone, okay!

"." Nagayama Hezi recalled, and it seemed he really hadn't had a girlfriend. "Then how did Nii-chan know such an amazing confession method?"

"Uh, just look and think more, and then you'll know." Naoki Nagayama didn't want to continue discussing confession with his sister. "Even if you haven't eaten pork, haven't you seen a pig run?"

"Alright."

Nagayama Hezi always felt that her brother was very suspicious.

Naoki Nagayama hadn't forgotten why he invited Nagayama Hezi over today: "Nagayama Hezi, what kind of birthday gift would an 18-year-old girl like?"

Hearing this question, Nagayama Hezi was like hearing a keyword, suddenly excited: "Is Nii-chan going to give me a gift?!!!"

"Not at all." Although he would prepare a gift for Nagayama Hezi, he couldn't admit it at this time. "It's for someone else!"

Tsundere!

"So that's it~" Nagayama Hezi Nagayama definitely knew that she wouldn't be left out, and immediately started talking:

"For an 18th birthday gift for a girl, she must hope for beautiful jewelry, high-end cosmetics, the trendiest summer clothes, a newly released bag..."

"Hey! You might as well go to a temple and make a wish!" Naoki Nagayama gave Nagayama Hezi's swaying head a hand chop. "Seriously, what kind of gift does an 18-year-old girl hope for the most?"

Nagayama Hezi couldn't counterattack and could only start giving serious advice.

"She must want something very special, with symbolic meaning, the kind that contains sincerity!"

This was no different from saying nothing.

"Baka Nii-chan, customization! Private customization! No matter what the gift is, the one that belongs to you is the best!"

Private customization. A line suddenly flashed through Naoki Nagayama's mind.

You're using this to test the cadre?!

"Haha~"

Looking at her brother who suddenly laughed, Nagayama Hezi Nagayama was full of confusion, waving her hand in front of him:

"Nii-chan, are you possessed?"

"Stop messing around!" He slapped the hand in front of him down. Naoki Nagayama already had a rough idea in his mind, but there was no need to tell his sister.

"Stay at Shanying Yuan tonight~ I'll send you back early tomorrow morning~"

"I want Miaotaro to sleep with me!" Nagayama Hezi directly designated a bed partner.

"Then you have to discuss it with him yourself~"

The weather in June was getting hotter and hotter, and one could go out wearing just a short-sleeved shirt.

After sending Nagayama Hezi back to the Waseda apartment, Naoki Nagayama drove straight to the concert planning company that his agency collaborated with.

It was located in a building in Minato Ward, named Murayama Event Support Co., Ltd.

"Sumimasen, I am the receptionist, Eri Narita. May I ask if the guest is here for business consultation?"

Early in the morning, receptionist Eri Narita saw a handsome man enter the company entrance. Even the loose T-shirt couldn't hide the muscle lines on his slender body.

"Hai, I suppose so. I'm here to see Shige-nori Yamakawa."

Shige-nori Yamakawa was the Business Department Manager of Murayama Event Support Co., Ltd. He had met him several times when he came to Tree Friend Films to discuss concert exhibitions.

"Here to see Manager Yamakawa, may I ask if the guest has an appointment?" Although the handsome man in front of her was pleasing to the eye, she couldn't neglect her work duties.

Naoki Nagayama took off his sunglasses and said kindly to the receptionist: "No, but I know Yamakawa-san. My name is Naoki Nagayama, and he will see me."

"Ah." Eri Narita saw the sunny smile of the handsome man in front of her, and only felt blood rushing to her head, and her heartbeat accelerating. "Hai, I will notify him immediately!"

Eri Narita, who was usually very capable, dialed the office phone clumsily this time, then whispered: "Manager Yamakawa, there is a Mr. Naoki Nagayama at the front desk looking for you... Hai, I understand."

After looking up and seeing Naoki Nagayama's smiling face again, her heartbeat accelerated again: "Cough cough, Mr. Nagayama, Manager Yamakawa said he will be out immediately!"

"Ah, that's good, Arigato!"

". That is what I should do. Please wait a moment."

"Hmm~" Naoki Nagayama stood at the front desk and picked up a flyer that looked like a long card to read.

Eri Narita sorted out her emotions and was just about to ask what Naoki Nagayama did and if he wanted to wait in the meeting room, when she saw Manager Yamakawa walking quickly to the door.

"President Nagayama, why did you come suddenly today!"

Shige-nori Yamakawa was very enthusiastic, because Tree Friend Films could be said to be one of their company's big clients. Junko Ito's national concert tour and Yutaka Ozaki's solo concert were all provided with event support by their company.

"Please, this way!"

"Suddenly I had some questions I wanted to consult... so I came over presumptuously." Naoki Nagayama followed Shige-nori Yamakawa toward the meeting room, pointing at the product introduction flyer. "Your company's business is really extensive!"

"Hahaha, we are an event support company, we can do anything."

Shige-nori Yamakawa invited Naoki Nagayama to sit in the meeting room and personally made him tea: "Manager Nagayama, did Junko Ito-san's concert have any problems?"

"Of course not~" In fact, there was some impact, but that was a turmoil in the entire industry and had nothing to do with the event company. "Yutaka Ozaki's concert also went very smoothly."

"That's good!" Shige-nori Yamakawa was a bit puzzled. "Then why did Manager Nagayama come over personally?"

"Ah, there is something I want to consult." Naoki Nagayama said, "I want to ask, does your company do private customization for birthday celebrations or something?"

"."

Shige-nori Yamakawa almost broke his composure. Did you, a president, have to come personally for a small matter like a birthday celebration party? I just thought it was a big event like the Prime Minister's death!

But he was a big client after all: "Ah, birthday celebration party, we can naturally plan such things. May I ask what the scale is, a few hundred people?"

"Uh... it should not exceed 5~"

Naoki Nagayama thought of Akina Nakamori's idol status. If it were celebrated on a large scale, it would definitely be exposed in the news. Moreover, Akina's personality seemed to be the kind that didn't like celebrating birthdays in public.

"Maybe there will only be two people at the lowest!"

"Two people?" Shige-nori Yamakawa choked on the tea he drank. "Cough cough, only two people?"

"Perhaps it's possible..." Naoki Nagayama looked at Shige-nori Yamakawa, who looked a bit embarrassed. "Manager Yamakawa... is it impossible to operate?"

"OF! COURSE! IT! CAN!" Shige-nori Yamakawa said firmly, word by word. "Then, President Nagayama, do you have any specific requirements?"

Naoki Nagayama started talking to Shige-nori Yamakawa slowly.

"Eh? On the water?"

"Lotus flowers?"

"Honto ni? You want that too?"

"Manager Nagayama, the cost is not low!"

About an hour later, Naoki Nagayama walked out of Murayama Event Support Co., Ltd. After talking to Manager Yamakawa for a long time, this should count as private customization, right?

Naoki Nagayama, in a good mood, drove straight to the studio, wanting to have a company work bento for a long time.

"Naoki-san, you're here!"

Shuichi Yin Tang, who was talking to Masataka Komori in the lobby, saw the refreshed Naoki Nagayama at a glance.

"It's really rare, coming to the company for two consecutive days!"

"Haha, after all, as the company president, I still need to pay attention to the company." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile. "Shuichi-san, you didn't go to the set today?"

"The seventh episode was broadcast yesterday! There is still about two episodes of content, but the main plot has already been filmed. Just polish it next week! The last episode will be even more exciting!"

After months of tempering, the filming progress of 'Cat's Eye Three Sisters' was getting faster and faster, and many of the main plots had already been filmed in advance.

"Ah, that means you're going to Germany next week, right?"

"Hai, expected to be next weekend, staying in Germany for two days!" Shuichi Yin Tang said. "Enough to film the shots!"

"Two days? Shuichi-san, don't you really plan to play around in Germany?" Naoki Nagayama teased. "That was exchanged for your year-end trip!"

However, Director Yin Tang still had integrity on this point: "It was agreed to go for filming, so it's for filming! As for the trip, let them go themselves after getting the dividends! Give them a holiday!"

"As expected of the reliable Shuichi-san!" Naoki Nagayama walked to the office and didn't see Otomo Yoshimura. "Did Otomo-san go out?"

Masataka Komori replied from the side: "Otomo-san went to visit the president of Kadokawa Films today."

"Did he go to see Haruki-san?" Naoki Nagayama knew he must have gone to inquire about the news. It seemed that Burning Agency wanting to poach people had indeed put a lot of pressure on him.

"Looks like I have to do something too!"

Naoki Nagayama thought this in his mind, but didn't show it at all on the surface. Instead, he chatted happily with Shuichi Yin Tang and had lunch in the studio.

In the afternoon, Naoki Nagayama called the founder of Being Music Production—Daiko Nagato. In the cooperation with Yutaka Ozaki, Tree Friend Films and Being Records could be said to be cooperating smoothly, and were currently in a honeymoon period.

As one of the main members of the Burning faction, he must have some understanding of Burning Agency's recent operations.

Naoki Nagayama decided to go and inquire about Ikuo Suo's bottom line!

Whether this matter was initiated by that president, Tree Friend Films' response strategy would be completely different.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 371 =====