Chapter 436

When working seriously, one doesn't even know the time to get off work. When Naoki Nagayama returned, the night had already covered the sky.

Driving a convertible and speeding on the roads of Tokyo at night, gusts of cool wind blew into his eyes, tangling his hair.

"My hair is getting a bit long."

He brushed his bangs, still thinking about whether to keep the currently popular semi-long hair, when he was suddenly attracted by a colorful bundle of fireworks in the sky.

"At this time... it's the fireworks festival!"

Come to think of it, this summer, apart from the fireworks display he planned himself, Naoki Nagayama hadn't attended a single fireworks festival in Tokyo.

"It's already mid-to-late August, these should be some of the last fireworks~"

Accompanied by fireworks all the way, Naoki Nagayama saw the shadow of Shanyingyuan, which appeared even more mysterious amidst the constantly changing colors.

After opening the door, Eitaro, who would usually run over immediately, was nowhere to be seen. It wasn't until Naoki Nagayama walked into the living room that he discovered Eitaro was in the courtyard, looking up at the sky, and even Miaotaro was looking up from the corridor.

"Can you two actually appreciate fireworks too?" Naoki Nagayama sat cross-legged on the eaves corridor, next to Miaotaro, "Didn't they say that cats and dogs can't distinguish many colors?"

While stroking Miaotaro's back, he looked up at the performance in the sky together with the two of them.

The colorful fireworks flashed and disappeared in the sky, but the unforgettable brilliant images remained imprinted on his eyelids.

After the fireworks ended, Eitaro ran over wagging his tail, affectionately rubbing against his owner.

"Eitaro, I don't know when you became a dog that appreciates art!" Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head while dodging his tongue, "Very good, you must continue to improve!"

After playing for a while, Naoki Nagayama was about to go upstairs to shower, but he didn't expect the phone in the living room to ring at this moment.

"Ding-a-ling~"

"Moshi moshi, this is Shanyingyuan."

"Naoki-san, this is Keiko Fujita!" Inside the receiver was the very capable real estate agent Keiko Fujita, "Naoki-san, the property deed for the Kyoto property has been processed! Also, the Nakano apartment has been negotiated!"

"Oh? The property deed came out so fast! And the Nakano apartment has also agreed to be sold?"

Naoki Nagayama had previously asked Keiko Fujita to purchase Akina Nakamori's first small apartment, and now it seemed it had been settled, "Fujita-san is truly capable!"

"Hahaha, this is all my job. The owner has already signed the contract. When will Naoki-san have time to come and sign it? By the way, pick up the property deed." Keiko Fujita asked on the phone, "Or should I send it to you?"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment. Recently, he had been directly at the studio: "Hmm, then would you mind sending it to me, Fujita-san? Send it directly to the company. The company's seal and business license are all there. By the way, let the finance department transfer the money to the account."

"Hai! No problem. May I ask what the company's address is?"

Naoki Nagayama told Keiko Fujita the address of the studio and then confirmed again: "Fujita-san, the tenant's lease contract has ended, right?"

"Hai, the previous tenant has already moved out upon expiration, and it is currently in a vacant state." Keiko Fujita said very definitely, "Does Naoki-san want to continue renting it out?"

"No, leave it vacant for now. I have a use for it later."

"Hai~" After understanding this, Keiko Fujita brought up another matter, "By the way, Naoki-san, there are already a few candidates for the land near Lake Toya... When will you have time to go and take a look?"

"This..." He estimated he would be busy with editing until the end of the month, and then busy with the release. He shouldn't have any free time in the first half of September, "Fujita-san, I am quite busy during this period. I estimate it will have to wait until mid-to-late September."

"Okay~" Keiko Fujita wasn't afraid of the client running away due to delays. For a generous client like Naoki Nagayama, as long as the service was good, he would definitely not change agents casually!

"Then, I will send the contract over tomorrow~"

"Hai, sorry to trouble you!" Naoki Nagayama suddenly remembered one thing, "By the way, Fujita-san, would you mind bringing me a copy of the information for that Kyoto courtyard from before? That antique-style courtyard in the city center."

"Eh?" Although she didn't know why he was interested in this property again, Keiko Fujita nodded, "I've noted it down!"

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the studio very early, making Otomo Yoshimura, who just happened to bump into him at the entrance, exclaim:

"Naoki-san, you are becoming more and more like a real office worker!"

"?" This remark sounded a bit harsh in Naoki Nagayama's ears. More and more like an office worker? A corporate slave, you mean!

"Otomo-san's words make it hard to be happy!"

"Why?" Otomo Yoshimura was very puzzled, "I am praising Naoki! You are becoming more and more mature! I don't often praise people!"

"Because this is something I have always avoided! I don't want to be a wage earner..."

Naoki Nagayama sighed. He had secretly sworn since arriving in the Showa era that he would absolutely not be a wage earner!

Let's finish this editing quickly. After that, he must have a good rest. Absolutely! Absolutely no more work!

As the employees arrived one after another, Xiuyi Yin Tang and Masataka Komori also arrived. After Naoki Nagayama greeted everyone, he dived back into the narrow editing room.

Xiuyi Yin Tang looked at Otomo Yoshimura: "Otomo-san, what kind of medicine did you feed Naoki-san? He's so diligent now?"

"Don't be happy too soon!" Otomo Yoshimura's eyes held wisdom, "Naoki-san can be said to have put all of this year's work enthusiasm into this film. After this, until next year, Xiuyi-san, you should be prepared for Naoki-san to be on vacation all the time!"

"Eh? Why should I be prepared?"

"Aren't you going to film 'Ring' later, Xiuyi-san?" Otomo Yoshimura glanced at him, "It has to be filmed before Wan Shengjie!"

"Eh? Isn't that Naoki-san's idea..."

Otomo Yoshimura brought out the dignity of the head of Shuyou Film: "Xiuyi-san, this is the annual goal set by Shuyou Film at the beginning of the year. The film crew you lead must complete it! Otherwise, believe it or not, I'll deduct your year-end bonus!"

"Otomo-san, you..." Xiuyi Yin Tang widened his eyes, as if meeting his good friend for the first time.

"You what you, remember, Xiuyi-san, you are a wage earner! The company needs to make money!" Otomo Yoshimura, revealing the face of a capitalist, closed the office door with a grin.

Xiuyi Yin Tang, who was walking toward the editing room, suddenly realized: "That's not right, I am a director of the company! The kind with shares! How could I be a wage earner!"

After figuring this out, Xiuyi Yin Tang walked into the editing room full of spirit. After all, working for oneself and working for others are completely different concepts!

At around 10 a. m., under the strong sunlight, a small car stopped in front of the studio, and a professional woman in a lady's suit opened the door and stepped out.

"This building that looks like a big shed should be the studio~" Keiko Fujita looked up, then immediately walked in carrying her briefcase.

Since the last time they spoke, Otomo Yoshimura had set up a workstation at the entrance, equipped with some partitions like screens, to serve as the company's front desk. However, no new staff had been hired yet, so Riko Hayano was temporarily doubling in the role.

"Hello, this is Shuyou Film. May I ask what you are here for?"

Seeing someone enter, Riko Hayano greeted her skillfully. When she first entered the workplace, she had also done similar work.

"Hai, I am Keiko Fujita from Mitsui Real Estate, and I have an appointment with Mr. Naoki Nagayama." Keiko Fujita explained her purpose.

"Ah, an appointment with Naoki-san..." Riko Hayano was a bit surprised. Basically, no one had ever come to the company to look for Naoki Nagayama before, "Then please follow me~"

After bringing Keiko Fujita to the conference room, Riko Hayano immediately ran to the editing room:

"Naoki-san, a Ms. Keiko Fujita is here to see you, saying she has an appointment with you~"

"Ah, she's already here!" Naoki Nagayama, who was buried in editing, raised his head upon hearing this, and then said to the remaining two, "Xiuyi-san, Masataka-kun, you take over first, I'll go handle some things."

After speaking, without waiting for their reply, he walked out of the editing room and ran to the office to ask Otomo Yoshimura for his personal studio's official seal and business license.

After following Riko Hayano to the conference room, he saw Keiko Fujita, who had already placed several documents on the table:

"Fujita-san, you're here!"

"Hai, Naoki-san!" Keiko Fujita smiled and greeted him upon seeing Naoki Nagayama.

After a few pleasantries, Keiko Fujita displayed the professional qualities of a real estate agent and handed over a file folder first: "Naoki-san, this is the property registration identification information for the Kyoto courtyard."

A stack of documents resembling ordinary paper files was placed in front of Naoki Nagayama. Japan's property deeds are nothing like the red hard-shell ones in China.

"Hai!" After roughly flipping through it, a professional intermediary agency like Mitsui Real Estate naturally wouldn't make any mistakes.

Keiko Fujita took out another file folder, her voice filled with curiosity: "This is the information on the Kyoto courtyard that Naoki-san requested. Is Naoki-san considering buying another one?"

"Hahaha, how is that possible? It's just that the style of this building is quite special, and it's quite suitable for the atmosphere of our next film, so I'm seeing whether to rent it out as a set first."

"I see~"

Although she was a bit curious about what kind of film it was, the professional qualities of a real estate agent kept Keiko Fujita in check. She took out another file folder, then took out the real estate transaction contract, and explained it to Naoki Nagayama clause by clause.

He had already signed real estate purchase contracts several times, so this process was naturally very swift, and Naoki Nagayama completed it quickly.

"Fujita-san, wait a moment, I'll have the finance department transfer the funds." The required deadline was within one month, but Naoki Nagayama was not short of this money.

Pushing open the door to the finance room, Naoki Nagayama greeted the two young women inside:

"Guanglian-chan, Taoxi-chan."

"Naoki-san!" Seeing their boss enter, the two immediately sat up straight, shedding their lazy demeanor, "Is there something wrong?"

"I bought another apartment through my personal studio." Naoki Nagayama handed the apartment contract to Guanglian Beicun, "Please transfer the payment to this account."

"Bought another apartment?" Guanglian Beicun looked at the payment amount and method on the contract and nodded in understanding, "Then Naoki-san, will the rent for this apartment in the future also go to the personal studio's account?"

"No, this apartment will not be rented out." Naoki Nagayama said, "Just leave it vacant for now, I have other uses for it later."

"Hai!"

Guanglian Beicun felt that rich people were just willful. A property that could be rented out to generate income, yet he insisted on leaving it vacant...

Could it be that he bought it just to use as a decoration?

But this apartment was much smaller than the previous properties!

After instructing Guanglian Beicun in the finance room, Naoki Nagayama also placed the signed contract in the safe in the finance room.

There were many properties currently under Naoki Nagayama's personal studio name, and the property deeds were all kept in the finance room, such as the disco in Takadanobaba, the shops in Shibuya, the shops in Akihabara, the tea house in Ginza, and the newly added small apartment in Nakano.

Except for Shanyingyuan where he lived, the apartment in Waseda, the apartment in Bunkyo Ward, and the upcoming Kyoto courtyard,

other operational land was managed by the finance department, including rental income, operating income, tax avoidance, and so on.

Why not manage it yourself?

Please, do you think this is playing house?

The income from so many plots of land alone is a complicated job just to collect the accounts!

Not to mention tax payments, various tax reductions, and preferential policies for operating income, which are very cumbersome. Without an accountant's help, it's impossible to figure it out!

After seeing Keiko Fujita off, Naoki Nagayama walked into the office clutching two file folders.

"Naoki-san, what are you holding?" Otomo Yoshimura was very surprised to see this. Naoki Nagayama had never brought such a large pile of documents to the studio before.

"Ah, one is the information on the Kyoto courtyard, and the other is the property deed for the Kyoto courtyard." Naoki Nagayama said, handing one of them to Otomo Yoshimura.

"Oh? Is this the courtyard Naoki-san said he wanted to buy before?" After flipping it open, Otomo Yoshimura saw photos of the renovated courtyard in the center of Kyoto, "It looks quite exquisite."

Actually, he also wanted to say it looked a bit eerie.

"This isn't the one I bought. My courtyard is near Rurikoin and is currently being renovated and rebuilt. When it's built, I'll invite everyone to come and play~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "This information is for another courtyard I'm looking at. I feel it fits the atmosphere of 'Ring' very well."

"Naoki-san means..."

"Yes, I think it can be rented out as a location." Naoki Nagayama said, "Otomo-san, take a look at the information first. After 'Crows Zero' is released, we will go there to take a look in person."

Otomo Yoshimura was surprised that Naoki Nagayama hadn't forgotten the company's task, but looking at this courtyard with such eyes:

"Indeed... these paper sliding doors and narrow corridors really have a Japanese horror feeling!"

"Hahaha, right? When I went there, it was noon, and it was still chilly inside." Naoki Nagayama laughed while talking about his experience of seeing it for the first time.

After Otomo Yoshimura looked at it for a while, he closed the information:

"Naoki-san, so it's confirmed, the next film will definitely be 'Ring', right?"

"Of course, it must be completed before Wan Shengjie!"

Naoki Nagayama vowed!

"Naoki-san will also participate in the production?"

"Of course!"

Who wouldn't want to get close to Miss Sadako?!