Chapter 554: Threatening with someone else

"Naoki-san... what strange idea have you come up with again..."

In the office, Yin Tangxiu teased Naoki Nagayama. He held the preliminary requirements list sent over by Tian Zhenzhi, clicking his tongue in wonder as he read it.

"Going to Hokkaido to film snow scenes, going to Fukuoka to film spring scenes..." Yin Tangxiu flipped a page, "And going to the seaside to film bikini shorts of the idols..."

"Kono yaro, it's winter right now! Even in Okinawa, it's only 10 degrees! If they wear bikinis, Junko-chan and the others will catch a cold!!"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but retort: "I didn't expect Xiu-san to be concerned about that point~"

Yin Tangxiu immediately spouted some nonsense about caring for the physical and mental health of employees, then returned to the main topic: "Naoki-san, are you trying to have us return to our old trade of filming adult magazines?"

Naoki Nagayama didn't answer. Instead, he took the proposal from Yin Tangxiu's hand and said to Fangcun Dayou: "Dayou-san, is Zhenzhi-kun's efficiency this high? The preliminary plan is already written?"

"After you left yesterday, he asked me, Zhengxiao-kun, and Riko-chan a lot of things." Fangcun Dayou stopped what he had been busy with, looked up, and said, "He even worked overtime to produce this first draft of the proposal."

"Ha, what a reliable man!" Naoki Nagayama praised.

Yin Tangxiu tapped the table from the side: "Oi~ Naoki-san, don't ignore me!"

"Haha, Xiu-san, don't be anxious~" Naoki Nagayama turned his head. "The music videos (MV) we are filming this time are all in preparation for the KTVs later this year. By using the videos, adding subtitles, and adding background music, only then can the customers who come to sing karaoke feel they are getting their money's worth~"

Yin Tangxiu nodded in understanding: "However, there are thousands of songs in the entertainment industry; it's impossible for us to provide music videos (MV) for all of them!"

"Regarding that, we are filming a massive amount of footage this time. Won't it be fine to just edit the same footage over and over again later?" Naoki Nagayama said nonchalantly. "Anyway, this is just the first batch. This year, part of the photography team's work will be to film these shorts!"

"I see... it seems there's no other way. Yoshi, our Film Department will definitely cooperate earnestly!"

Yin Tangxiu agreed as if he understood very well, but the following sentence suddenly exposed his true purpose:

"Then, Naoki-san, what is the cost?"

"???"

Naoki Nagayama was surprised by this familiar counter-question; the word "everything" was about to blurt out...

"I mean, how should the workload for this MV filming be calculated? How will we settle accounts with Tree Friend Entertainment at the end of the year?"

Yin Tangxiu explained in more detail.

Fangcun Dayou, at another desk, couldn't hold back:

"I say, Xiu-san, we haven't even separated yet! You're already starting to consider settling accounts with other branches?! Do you have to be so distant?!"

"Isn't it going to be announced in a little while~"

Yin Tangxiu was indifferent.

"According to the plan we discussed, the accounts between Tree Friend Film and Tree Friend Entertainment will have to be settled clearly between brothers. I am just respecting the company's rules and regulations..."

"You guy! We are still working in the same office!!!" Fangcun Dayou was so angry he laughed.

"Eh? There is an old Chinese saying called 'Body in Cao Camp, Heart in Han'. Although our bodies are sitting in the same room, our hearts have already separated!" Yin Tangxiu looked a bit smug, as if some important restraint had been removed. "Dayou-san, you are now a person of Tree Friend Entertainment!"

Naoki Nagayama patted his forehead: "Xiu-san, that proverb isn't used that way..."

However, after Fangcun Dayou took a few breaths, he suddenly realized something:

"Xiu-san, don't forget, I am only concurrently serving as the President of Tree Friend Entertainment, but I am still the General Manager of the Tree Friend Group!"

"You, a mere Film Department Manager of the Tree Friend Group, are still under my jurisdiction!!!"

"Heh... Dayou-san, I am the person in charge of the most profitable department in the Tree Friend Group. Haven't you heard of what is called 'merit overshadowing the master'?!"

"..." Naoki Nagayama wiped his hand from his forehead down to his chin. "Xiu-san... this idiom isn't used that way either..."

Seeing that the two were about to continue bickering, Naoki Nagayama quickly stopped them:

"Alright, alright, the workload will be settled according to the market photography production costs. Tree Friend Entertainment is the client, and Tree Friend Film is the contractor..."

Fangcun Dayou then snorted: "Did you hear that, Xiu-san? I am the client! Call me 'Dad' and let me hear..."

"Kono yaro!!"

A full-blown brawl was about to erupt in the office... Just at this moment, the office door was knocked open!

Riko Hayano opened the door and saw Yin Tangxiu grabbing Fangcun Dayou's shoulders, while Fangcun Dayou was pressing one hand on Yin Tangxiu's hand and using his other hand to grab his belt when he wasn't looking...

And Naoki Nagayama was pulling Yin Tangxiu's other hand from the side, but was pushing him forward, looking like he was either fanning the flames or trying to break up the fight.

This stimulating scene caused Riko Hayano's brain to receive too much information at once. After a moment of stunned silence, she hurriedly said "Sumimasen" and then silently retreated, closing the office door...

"Cough, cough, cough~"

The three guys in the office, who hadn't lost their youthful hearts, awkwardly withdrew their hands. Naoki Nagayama scolded in a low voice: "You are all presidents now, and you don't even know how to mind your behavior!"

"Xiu-san, pull up your belt!"

Yin Tangxiu straightened his clothes: "Kuso, pulling belts—only children fight like that. Dayou-san, you truly are despicable!"

"Hmph, this is called 'all is fair in war'!"

"... This idiom isn't used that way either..."

Are we learning Chinese idioms today? Why are you two both showing off Chinese?!

Naoki Nagayama didn't know that because he often showed off some Chinese in the office, plus the recent program "New Words and Buzzwords Awards," the other two in the office had curiously learned some.

After the three of them composed their expressions, Naoki Nagayama said: "Cough, cough... Riko-chan, come in!"

"Hai..." The office door opened, and Riko Hayano was indeed waiting outside. "Naoki-san, Dayou-san, Xiu-san... Ano, everyone has arrived."

"Ah... okay, we know, we will go out immediately." Fangcun Dayou nodded. "Riko-chan, post the announcement, and make sure everyone gets a copy."

Today was the day the Tree Friend Group would officially inform employees about the company's structural adjustment. Although everyone already knew the situation to some extent, this formal notification and the subsequent communication still had to be carried out.

It could be considered a major event for Tree Friend, so Fangcun Dayou and Yin Tangxiu were both a bit excited. Usually, they could still maintain the posture expected of superiors...

Yin Tangxiu straightened his formal suit and smoothed out the wrinkles, and Dayou-san also combed the edges of his Mediterranean hairline. The three of them walked out of the office together.

The original shooting hall of the studio was now being used as a temporary exhibition hall, and all the staff under the banner were already sitting in neat rows.

This included idol artists like Junko Ito, Yuki Saito, Chikako Aoyama, and the Cat's Eye sisters, as well as personnel who were often stationed externally like Kokoro Onodera and Tetsuya Komuro, as well as Kadokawa's Toshihiko Sugiyama...

Front desk star Jiahua acted as the host, arranging the flow of the presentation meeting. After a string of nonsense thanking everyone for taking the time to come and the theme of today's presentation...

"Next, we invite the Chairman of the Tree Friend Group, Naoki Nagayama, to give a presentation."

Naoki Nagayama stood on the podium, had someone project the company structure chart that had been made, and then tapped the microphone:

"Cough, cough, sound check, sound check... Hmm, the microphone is fine..."

The people below laughed...

After Naoki Nagayama saw that the atmosphere had warmed up, he began:

"Minna-san, I really dislike those superiors who get on stage, say 'I'll just say a few words,' and then talk for two hours."

"Hahaha~" Some people below were already laughing.

Naoki Nagayama had a smile on his face: "Therefore, I will try to keep my speech content concise."

"Because of the company's rapid development, the original startup structure with Tree Friend Film as the main body is no longer suitable for future business needs. Therefore, after discussion by Tree Friend's management, we are going to reorganize and upgrade the company's structure to facilitate future development."

"Everyone, look at this structure chart. We will establish Tree Friend Co., Ltd., form a Management Headquarters, and coordinate the businesses of the subordinate Tree Friend Film and Tree Friend Entertainment..."

"Everyone present will also be divided into different departments according to business attributes..."

"In addition to its core film business, Tree Friend Film will also undertake filming work..."

"In addition to the agency business, Tree Friend Entertainment will also manage the subordinate labels, discos, and future nightclub businesses..."

"Don't worry, everyone is still an employee under Tree Friend, but in the future, you can directly call it the Tree Friend Group..."

Naoki Nagayama's speech was direct and concise, just distributing the forms according to the structure chart. He also paid great attention to his opening remarks, and the whole process only took about 15 minutes.

Next, Yin Tangxiu went on stage to announce the appointments for each business module:

"The Chairman and President of Tree Friend Co., Ltd. will be served by Naoki Nagayama! The General Manager of the Tree Friend Group Management Headquarters will be served by Fangcun Dayou, who will also concurrently serve as the Manager of the Entertainment Business Department and President of Tree Friend Entertainment. The Manager of the Tree Friend Group Film Department will be served by myself, Yin Tangxiu, who will also concurrently serve as the President of Tree Friend Film..."

"The Manager of the Management Headquarters General Department will be served by Riko Hayano, and the Manager of the Finance Department will be served by Guanglian Kitamura..."

"The Manager of the Tree Friend Film Production Department will be served by Zhengxiao Xiaosen, and the Manager of the Distribution Department will be served by Toshihiko Sugiyama..."

"The Manager of the Tree Friend Entertainment Agency Business Department will be served by Zhenzhi Tian, who will also concurrently serve as the Business Manager of the GG Agency..."

"The Manager of the Tree Friend Entertainment Nightclub Business Department will be served by Zhizhi Araki, who will also concurrently serve as the manager of the disco..."

The relatively complex appointments made people a bit confused. Some people held one position in the group company, and another position in the branch company...

When Yin Tangxiu read out the appointments, the relevant personnel would stand up and bow to signal, so that everyone could get to know them.

However, this is the norm for the development of a large company. Perhaps one is just an ordinary supervisor in the parent company, but a position like a deputy general manager in a branch company.

After he finished speaking, Fangcun Dayou, this General Manager, finally appeared as the finale.

He had someone project the manuscript onto the big screen, and then grinned: "With the company reorganization, relevant matters and businesses may become chaotic, but it doesn't matter. Everyone's work remains the same. Regarding the structure, your respective superiors will explain it to you later."

"As for me today, I will say a few words about the relevant business direction of the Tree Friend Group for the coming year..."

The employees below instantly had bitter faces.

Sure enough! Superiors who like to "say a few words" generally talk for an hour or two!

Fangcun Dayou started from the Management Headquarters, describing the business direction of Tree Friend Film this year, the business direction of Tree Friend Entertainment, the KTV business to be explored, and so on.

An hour and a half later...

"If you have any questions, you are welcome to find me or your superiors to communicate..."

Naoki Nagayama and Yin Tangxiu sat stiffly on the side, listening to Fangcun Dayou talking eloquently on stage. That appearance of pointing out the country made both of them unable to help but applaud... Finally finished speaking!

The applause below continued... Everyone finally waited for the final moment, and many had tears in their eyes...

"How was it? My performance was okay, right?" Fangcun Dayou drank more than half a cup of ice water after returning to the office and let out a sigh. "Looking at everyone's reaction, it was very enthusiastic."

"Haha, Dayou-san could be a politician. This kind of presentation skill..." Naoki Nagayama praised insincerely. "Everyone was moved~"

Yin Tangxiu also said from the side: "Yes, yes, this is not something an ordinary person can do..."

"Hahaha~" Fangcun Dayou laughed and sighed, "It seems I should give more presentations~"

"Please, by all means, don't!" X2

The three of them chatted in the office for a while, and the door was knocked again: "Naoki-san, Xiu-san, everyone is here~"

Following Riko Hayano's words, a group of people poured into the office, all of them female idols...

"Naoki-san, Xiu-san, Dayou-san!" X6

"Minna-san... calling everyone here is actually for two things."

Having just experienced a two-hour meeting, Naoki Nagayama didn't have too much small talk.

"The first thing is about filming music videos. In the next one to two months, we will have everyone help film a series of shorts. Most of them are daily life, playing around, and some activities in special scenes..."

"These involve the needs of the new business and will be played in nightclubs in the future... The specific filming process will be arranged uniformly by the agency. I am just informing everyone in advance today."

"Hai!" X6

As artists of the agency, everyone naturally wouldn't have any objections, and objections would be useless anyway. Moreover, this was obviously a good thing that would increase exposure.

"The second thing... Xiu-san will say it."

"Ah... I'll say it, I'll say it!" Yin Tangxiu hurriedly took over the conversation. "Actually, the second thing is about the first movie that Tree Friend Film will film this year."

"The name of the new movie is 'Love Like Rain Stops', a movie about a high school student falling in love with a middle-aged uncle... The female lead is a 17-year-old high school girl who is good at running..." Yin Tangxiu gave the character introduction in his hand to the six idols in front of him. "We thought we would do internal casting first. If you are interested, you can try to substitute yourself into the role and come for an audition next week~"

As soon as this sentence came out, the idols in front of them all became interested. After all, being able to participate in the filming of a movie is a rare opportunity for a female idol.

After introducing a few more sentences, watching the idols walk out of the office, Fangcun Dayou couldn't help but ask:

"Xiu-san, can't you just designate this female lead? Why do you still need to do something like an audition?"

Naoki Nagayama laughed: "Ha, Dayou-san... have you forgotten? This movie is based on Xiu-san's first love story. The female lead is the image of his first love~"

"Xiu-san's first love, wouldn't it be better to choose? Wouldn't it be fine to just choose one you think is the closest?" Fangcun Dayou was still puzzled.

"But... I have almost forgotten the face of my first love..." Yin Tangxiu's old face turned a bit red. "When filming adult magazines in those years, I experienced too many beautiful faces... I can no longer distinguish them~"

"... Xiu-san..." Fangcun Dayou showed a look of contempt. "... Scum man... animal... go die!"

Yin Tangxiu angrily tapped the table: "Dayou-san, do you still remember the appearance of your first love? How about you, Naoki-san?!"

"I..."

Fangcun Dayou wanted to refute righteously, but thinking back, it had been more than thirty years, and his 'her' had indeed become blurred!

So he could only be stubborn: "I'm an old man who is almost half-buried in the ground. Isn't it normal not to remember?! What do you think? Naoki-san?"

Naoki Nagayama laughed: "Haha, I don't know what your situation is, but my first love is only the one I have now... I remember it firmly!"

"You?!" Yin Tangxiu rolled his eyes. "Still first love? Who believes it? Dayou-san, do you believe it?"

"I don't believe it!"

"I don't believe it either! Can the words of the fickle Naoki be believed?"

"No!"

Seeing that the two actually started doing manzai, and Yin Tangxiu was even getting more and more energetic, Naoki Nagayama could only threaten:

"Xiu-san, I have the contact information for Jia Yi-san and Jia Yi-chan! You wouldn't want them to know that this movie is based on your first love story, right?!"

Yin Tangxiu's mouth moved slightly, but in the end, he didn't dare to continue arranging Naoki Nagayama.

"Tch... threatening with wife and daughter, Naoki-san, you truly are despicable!"

Hahaha, this is the taste of having one's weak point grasped, Xiu-san, you should just be obedient!

Fangcun Dayou on the side suddenly spoke: "Naoki-san, isn't your first love Momoe Yamaguchi? It's not that Akina Mori-san either!"

"..."

"Akina Mori-san, does she also know that you remember Momoe Yamaguchi firmly??" Fangcun Dayou's tone also lowered. "Naoki-san, you wouldn't want her to know this point, right?!"

"... Dayou-san, you truly are despicable!" ===== CHAPTER 555 =====