Chapter 496: In any case, isn't this too extravagant?

Naoki Nagayama indeed did not escape like Shuichi Itō had expected. In the following week, he was in the editing room almost every day, editing *Ring* day and night with them.

"Naoki-san, it's about time... let's stop here for today." Shuichi Itō said to Naoki Nagayama.

"Ah, is it time to get off work~" Naoki Nagayama yawned, stood up, and stretched. "Then let's stop here!"

He turned and asked Masataka Komori: "Masataka-kun, how much do we have left?"

"Hmm... about five days left." Masataka Komori checked the progress. "After adding the opening and closing credits, the preliminary edited version will be finished."

"Masataka-kun, Shuichi-san, we must work hard! Let's strive to finish editing *Ring* this week!"

The two people in the editing room looked at Naoki Nagayama with great confusion.

"Didn't Naoki-san say earlier that you were going to Otaru the day after tomorrow?" Masataka Komori asked very honestly. "It will take four or five days once you go..."

This child, he doesn't know how to echo his leader at all; how can he get promoted like this?!

"Masataka-kun, pay attention to the key points when listening to people! Otherwise, how can you become a famous director?!" Naoki Nagayama said without changing his expression. "My point is that we need to speed up! In any case, we absolutely cannot miss the Christmas release window!"

What does this have to do with becoming a famous director? Masataka Komori was puzzled, but he still wisely replied:

"Hai!"

After fooling the two of them, Naoki Nagayama returned to Sanyingyuan with a sense of relief.

Patting Eitaro, who ran over wagging his tail, Naoki Nagayama rubbed the dog's head, which felt very good: "Eitaro, I'm back~"

"Woof! Woof woof!"

Although he didn't know what his master was saying, he just needed to smile at this time, so Eitaro grinned and stuck out his tongue, revealing the iconic silly smile of a Labrador.

"Hahaha, but I'm going out again soon, I'm afraid I'll have to ask Hezi to come and look after you again~"

Naoki Nagayama had never seen how Eitaro and Hezi got along in private, but when the keyword "Hezi" came out of his mouth, Eitaro clearly had a shivering action, then his smile disappeared, and he started to "ying ying ying" aggrievedly.

"What, are you so afraid of Hezi?"

Naoki Nagayama scratched the dog's chin; the action that usually made this silly dog show his belly comfortably didn't work this time.

Looking at Eitaro's aggrieved appearance, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but reconsider whether to hand the dog over to his troublesome younger sister.

"Hmm... but I'm worried about leaving you and Ye Zi alone here!"

This filming trip is estimated to take about five days.

"As for my hometown, my sister-in-law just gave birth to my little nephew, so it's not convenient... If I ask a friend to foster them, it will be even more troublesome for others~"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and suddenly thought of:

"Eitaro, why don't I take you to Otaru City too! Together with Ye Zi!"

The cat and dog at home really haven't been out much, and it's quite pitiful to stay in Sanyingyuan and the nearby park all day~

Hearing this news, Eitaro was naturally happy again, and even Ye Zi, who was lying on the sofa, looked over.

After thinking of this, Naoki Nagayama began to think: how can I take them there?

High-speed rail doesn't allow pets, air consignment feels very unreliable, and I can't drive there myself... Could it be that I have to fly the plane myself?

"Eh? Fly a plane?"

Flying there... seems like a good idea!

Naoki Nagayama naturally couldn't learn to fly a plane immediately, but he could rent one!

"Exactly! When filming *Love Letter*, some shots need to be filmed from high altitude!"

Naoki Nagayama quickly found an excuse for renting a helicopter.

"I'm taking Eitaro and Ye Zi with me, it's just a coincidence!"

With this idea popping into his mind, Naoki Nagayama immediately started taking action.

Japan's territory is not large, so small and medium-sized airlines rely on large airlines to survive. The charter owners of this era are mainly aimed at large companies and travel agencies, but in a capitalist country, as long as you have money... you can charter a route as you please!

Naoki Nagayama had not been in contact with aircraft leasing before, so he could only call the customer service number of All Nippon Airways (ANA) directly, and then found a company that provides helicopter rental services after inquiring.

"Hai, I do want to rent a helicopter."

"Hai, it's for filming a movie, so I need a helicopter that can be equipped with a camera."

"Hai, flying from Tokyo to Otaru City, and staying there for about a week."

"Eh? Is it too far? Does it take 5 hours to fly?"

Naoki Nagayama chatted with the person from the leasing company on the phone for a long time, and finally decided on the Bell 206 light helicopter.

A very mature light multi-purpose helicopter, small body, simple operation, convenient docking, and because it is widely assembled in Japan, there are also many pilots.

Although the flight speed is only over 200 kilometers per hour and it needs to stop twice on the way, let's just treat it as a break from driving~

"Then Mr. Naoki Nagayama can come over tomorrow to confirm the model, and we will sign the contract."

The guy on the other side of the microphone is named Yuma Sugiyama, a salesman for ANA's charter business. "Are you free at ten in the morning?"

"Okay, then see you at ten tomorrow morning."

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama drove to the studio and told Shuichi Itō about this.

"Rent a helicopter from Tokyo? Fly directly to Otaru, Hokkaido?"

Shuichi Itō was obviously shocked by this news. "Naoki-san, is there such a service? Even if there is, the cost is not cheap, right?!"

"Of course there is. In this country, as long as you have money, let alone flying to Hokkaido, you can even fly into Mount Fuji." Naoki Nagayama curled his lips. "But it is a bit expensive. Including the pilot, it is estimated to be over 10 million yen."

"?!" Shuichi Itō opened his mouth wide. "This is almost catching up with the entire production cost of *Ring*!"

"Otherwise, why is it called a big production!" Naoki Nagayama didn't care much, but he still said, "After all, it's for truly high-quality shots!"

"In any case, isn't this too extravagant?" Otomo Yoshimura on the other side said at this time: "Naoki-san, can't you rent it from Hokkaido?"

If I rent it from Hokkaido, how can I take Eitaro and Ye Zi there?

Naoki Nagayama said silently in his heart, but this reason cannot be said in public.

"The price of renting from Hokkaido and renting from Tokyo is about the same... Anyway, I am renting the plane for a week, plus the pilot's fee." Naoki Nagayama said. "From Tokyo, it's just right to fly there by helicopter."

After speaking, he looked directly at Shuichi Itō: "Shuichi-san, do you want to take the helicopter with me?"

"Uh..."

Shuichi Itō was speechless. Although he also felt it was very extravagant, he was still a little tempted. What should he do?

Naoki Nagayama said at this time: "Anyway, the money has been spent, it's a pity not to sit on it!"

For this filming of *Love Letter*, the only investor is Naoki Nagayama, so he has the final say on how to spend the money. Anyway, it's all his money.

"Then okay." Shuichi Itō nodded and agreed.

Ignoring Otomo Yoshimura's words such as "you don't know the price of firewood and rice if you don't manage the family," "you don't know how to restrain yourself when you get rich overnight," and "spending money indiscriminately," Naoki Nagayama directly pulled Shuichi Itō and Masataka Komori out the door.

Shuichi Itō sat in the passenger seat and asked with interest:

"Are we going to Minato Ward now?"

"Well, go to the public heliport in Shinkiba, Koto Ward, Tokyo, first to see the model of the plane, and then sign the lease contract." Naoki Nagayama had already made an appointment with the salesman. "By the way, get to know the pilot, after all, we have to get along for a week."

"Speaking of which, I have never filmed on a helicopter before." Shuichi Itō was very curious. "I don't know if the space is big enough and if there is fixed equipment."

"It is said that the Bell 206 light helicopter supports surveying work, so it should be fine." Naoki Nagayama smiled. "If it doesn't work, it's fine to tie it up with a rope!"

Shuichi Itō laughed: "Then you have to tie yourself up too~"

"Hahaha~"

"Naoki-san, Shuichi-san, are we not editing today?" Masataka Komori, the good child, was still worried about the editing.

"Didn't I say that only the opening and closing credits are left~ What's the rush!" Naoki Nagayama said to him. "Today we are going to prepare a shot that will remain in film history. Aren't you excited as a filmmaker? You can't become a famous director like this!"

"..." Masataka Komori didn't expect that caring about the editing progress would also be *pua*'d. He muttered in a low voice, "You were the one who said to speed up, and you were the one who said not to rush."

"You said that grasping the key points can make you a famous director, and now you say that shooting shots that remain in film history can make you a famous director..."

Naoki Nagayama was driving, and Masataka Komori was sitting in the back row, so he didn't hear such low words:

"Masataka-kun, what are you saying?"

"Ah, I'm thinking about what to eat for lunch..."

"..." Naoki Nagayama was slightly speechless and said earnestly, "Masataka-kun, always caring about eating, you can't become a famous director!"

Masataka Komori finally understood a truth: he cannot become a famous director!

When they arrived at the public heliport in Shinkiba, after reporting their names at the service desk in the lobby, Yuma Sugiyama, wearing an aviation uniform, soon walked out of the building.

"Konnichiwa, I am ANA salesman Yuma Sugiyama." Yuma Sugiyama looked at the three people in front of him and asked very respectfully, "May I ask which one is Mr. Naoki Nagayama?"

"Hai, I am Naoki Nagayama... Nice to meet you, please take care of me." Naoki Nagayama reached out and shook his hand, then introduced, "This is Shuichi Itō and Masataka Komori, who are accompanying me."

"Nice to meet you..."

After shaking hands with everyone one by one, Yuma Sugiyama took them to the reception room and served drinks: "Naoki-san, please wait a moment, the pilot will be here soon. The pilot I found is a veteran pilot with ten years of flight experience!"

"Hai, that's good. Our filming difficulty this time is a bit high, and we just need someone with rich experience." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"Naoki-san, is this your first time renting a helicopter?" Yuma Sugiyama chatted slightly. "If you talk about difficulty, what kind of scene is it in?"

"In snowy weather, keep hovering, and take off and land in mountainous areas..."

Naoki Nagayama said many difficulties he thought of, but Yuma Sugiyama did not frown, but breathed a sigh of relief:

"If this is the case, our pilot has no problem. The Bell 206 light helicopter is still very suitable for this kind of scene."

"That's really great, then flying directly from Tokyo to Otaru is no problem, right?"

"Ha, of course. At full speed, it's about the same with one refueling. It will still take 5 hours."

Yuma Sugiyama was introducing the performance of his own helicopter when a serious middle-aged man with gray hair and a flight suit walked into the reception room:

"Sugiyama-san, the plane has been checked."

Yuma Sugiyama nodded, and then introduced to Naoki Nagayama, "Naoki-san, this is the pilot I mentioned, Kazuhiko Suda, who has ten years of helicopter flight experience and has never had an accident!"

Nonsense, if there was an accident, he would be gone!

Naoki Nagayama stood up and shook hands with Kazuhiko Suda: "Suda-san, sorry to trouble you this time!"

"This is what I should do." Kazuhiko Suda was serious and answered very seriously.

Yuma Sugiyama smiled and said: "Naoki-san, let Suda-san take you to see the helicopter next, I will go and prepare the contract."

"Hai."

"Please walk this way." Kazuhiko Suda didn't talk much, and directly took them to the apron outside the airport, where a red helicopter was parked in the circle with an 'H' drawn on it.

"This was originally a rescue helicopter. It was eliminated when the police station updated to the BK117, but the plane is kept very well and is currently used for low-altitude sightseeing and short-distance flights."

Kazuhiko Suda introduced while taking them onto the plane. "Naoki-san, I can take you for a flight."

"Eh? Can you?" Naoki Nagayama became interested. "Then sorry to trouble you."

After Naoki Nagayama and the others got on the plane, Kazuhiko Suda notified the tower by radio and then started the plane.

The Bell 206 light helicopter can seat 6-8 people. Now that a few people are sitting inside, it is still very spacious. Shuichi Itō gestured to the position and said in the headset:

"It looks like there is no problem putting a camera, but fixed equipment is needed."

"Shuichi-san, let's see if we have it. If not, let's go buy it today." Naoki Nagayama was looking at the slowly shrinking buildings in the passenger seat, feeling particularly happy. "The helicopter is really different from the plane!"

"The helicopter is more flexible!" Kazuhiko Suda actually smiled. "The operation feeling is better! The field of vision is also better!"

"Haha, yes~"

Kazuhiko Suda took them for a few laps, and then at Naoki Nagayama's request, hovered over the apron for a while, which ended the test flight.

Yuma Sugiyama was already waiting below.

"Naoki-san, how do you feel?"

"Haha, very surprised~" Naoki Nagayama still felt his heart beating fast. "Suda-san is also very professional!"

Yuma Sugiyama was also very satisfied with this answer: "Then if there is no problem, Naoki-san, let's go sign the contract!"

"Well, let's go!"

After signing the contract in the conference room, Naoki Nagayama directly wrote a check and paid the 8 million down payment.

The car he bought only cost 8 million, renting a plane for a week is actually so expensive... ===== CHAPTER 497 =====