Chapter 663

"Akina, the commuter car I mentioned before has been ordered~"

Naoki Nagayama was on the phone with Akina Nakamori on the sofa at Shanyingyuan. The sky outside was already a deep black, but the landscape lights in the courtyard and the light shining out from the living room gave the secluded courtyard a bit of human touch.

"Really? So fast?" Akina Nakamori, who is currently at a hotel in Yamazaki Prefecture, was a bit surprised. It was clearly something discussed only last night. "Naoki-san, we agreed it's for commuting, the price wasn't too expensive, right?"

"Hmm, it's a family car, a Toyota AE86. It probably only needs a little over two million."

Naoki Nagayama requested the top configuration, and there were custom requirements for color, so it would end up being less than three million, but there's no need to tell Akina about that.

"Two million-plus, it also seems very expensive... almost half a year's salary..."

Akina's current salary is already much higher than when she first debuted. Starting this year, she has at least one million or more per month, and her estimated annual income is over ten million. She is definitely a high-income person, and she has to pay about 30% in taxes, so her after-tax salary is estimated to be 600,000 to 700,000. After the new contract, it is estimated to be higher.

However, part of the salary will be used to subsidize household expenses~

By next year or the year after, the annual income is expected to be over 100 million... but after paying taxes, it is estimated that only 50 to 60 million will be left. The taxes for Japanese artists are really high~

"Akina, it's already very cheap, okay~"

The convertible Naoki Nagayama bought himself cost over eight million, and the other Toyota Century cost over twenty million... This newly released top-of-the-line Toyota model, also known as the civilian sports car, is already considered very cheap~

"Besides, I also asked the manufacturer to customize it in dark blue~"

"Really?" The voice in the receiver instantly became happy. "Arigato, Naoki-san~"

After talking about the car for a while, Naoki Nagayama asked: "Has Akina started the first concert now?"

"Not yet, I'm preparing today... starting tomorrow..." The voice in the receiver sounded a bit nervous. "A little nervous, one in the morning tomorrow, one in the evening... and then I have to fly to the next city immediately. This will go on until September!"

"Doesn't Akina have tea that won't make you nervous after drinking it?" Naoki Nagayama comforted. "The concert will definitely be completed smoothly!"

Akina's tone was a bit helpless: "But... if I keep going like this, I might not be able to contact Naoki-san every day."

"Daijobu, don't I have a pager~ When Akina has time, you can notify me, and I can return the call immediately~" Naoki Nagayama said. "Also, I'm going to film a movie in August. I might go to various cities to take scenes. I will find a chance to watch Akina's concert!"

"But Mingxing Fangze-san has to send me the itinerary..."

"Hmm!" Akina heard Naoki Nagayama talk about filming "Kikujiro's Summer" and didn't doubt it at all. "I will definitely let Mingxing Fangze-san send the itinerary over!"

The two continued to chat for a while. Seeing that it was almost midnight and Akina had to start the first one tomorrow, they hung up the phone.

Naoki Nagayama, lying on the bed, was still thinking about the subsequent filming process and possible problems, and didn't fall asleep for a while.

In a trance, he seemed to hear one or two cicada sounds... Did the cicadas crawl out from underground?

"Summer..."

Naoki Nagayama murmured, and slowly fell into sleep.

In late July, the temperature rose a bit more.

From the morning, the intense sunlight shone on the land of Tokyo, making the asphalt road surface that had cooled down after a night immediately become soft and sticky again.

"Now you can't go running in the morning~" Naoki Nagayama looked at Eitaro, who was sticking out his tongue, and said, "Let's change it to the evening from now on~ Otherwise, what if Eitaro gets heatstroke~"

Then before leaving, he checked the timed sprinkler device in the courtyard... At least in hot weather, it can lower the temperature for the green plants in the yard a little.

"Watch the house well, don't run around!"

Before driving away from home, Naoki Nagayama exhorted the cat and dog. Then he went out wearing a loose T-shirt and pants... He originally wanted to wear big shorts, but he was going to the studio, so he couldn't be that casual.

The studio's air conditioning had already been turned on, otherwise, it would definitely be like a greenhouse at this time.

"Hua-chan, morning... ah... no... who are you?" Naoki Nagayama walked in the door, but saw a strange receptionist with a round face.

"Naoki-san, this is Yukika Suzuki, a newly hired employee." Xing Jiahua walked over from the side and said to Naoki Nagayama, "Today is her first day at work."

"So it's a newly recruited employee~" Naoki Nagayama understood. He had asked Tomo Yoshimura to expand recruitment before, and it seems it's already being executed.

Xing Jiahua turned to introduce Yukika Suzuki: "Yukika-chan, this is Naoki Nagayama, the president of Tree Friend."

"Yes! President Nagayama!" Yukika Suzuki immediately stood straight and bowed respectfully. "Nice to meet you, my name is Yukika Suzuki. Please take care of me in the future!!"

"Haha, no need to be so nervous. Everyone calls me by my name at Tree Friend~" Naoki Nagayama laughed. "Then Yukika-chan, please take care of me in the future~"

After finishing, Naoki Nagayama asked Xing Jiahua: "Is Otomo-san there?"

"Yes, in the office~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded and walked toward the inside.

After the back could no longer be seen, Yukika Suzuki patted her chest: "Hua-chan... it really is Naoki Nagayama! I was so nervous just now!"

"That's for sure, Yukika-chan, relax." Xing Jiahua patted her on the shoulder. "You will see Naoki-san often in the future. Naoki-san's temper is also very gentle..."

Yukika Suzuki let out a breath: "Indeed... and he is really more handsome than on TV and in newspapers!"

"Right, right~ Naoki-san is the face of Tree Friend!" Xing Jiahua also nodded in agreement.

"Ano... although it seems bad to discuss the president on the first day... but I'm really curious!! Super curious!" Yukika Suzuki's breathing was rapid, and her nostrils flared a few times. "Naoki-san, is he really as the newspaper says, very unfaithful? Dating many celebrities? Akina-chan?"

Speaking of this, Xing Jiahua also immediately became excited: "Let me tell you... actually, the reports outside are completely inaccurate! Actually, Naoki-san..."

Regardless of how the new receptionist opened her eyes in surprise, and regardless of how Xing Jiahua shared gossip with excitement... Naoki Nagayama still walked into the office.

"Otomo-san, morning~"

"Ah, Naoki-san is here~" Tomo Yoshimura started to get busy again, burying his head in the data.

After Naoki Nagayama sat down, he turned his head and looked to the side: "Is Xiu-san actually not coming today?"

"He's going to hold a premiere..." Tomo Yoshimura said, "Isn't "Love Like" being released today?!"

"Today?!"

Naoki Nagayama then discovered that it was already the release date of "Love Like". "So Xiu-san won't be seen for a while!"

Yin Yin Tangxiu and other creative teams are going to various cities to promote the movie.

"Yes, time flies~"

Tomo Yoshimura seemed to think of the time when they were filming the first movie, the three of them running around in various cities. He was the one driving at that time.

"Haha, no matter what, the movie being successfully released is a good thing!" Naoki Nagayama smiled. "When Xiu-san comes back, let's celebrate together!"

"Hmm." Tomo Yoshimura stopped what he was doing and looked at Naoki Nagayama. "Speaking of movies, Naoki-san, how is the early preparation for your "Kikujiro's Summer"?"

"I took Kijima-kun to see the filming location in Tokyo a few days ago. For the filming locations in other cities, I and Kijima Xu will take time to determine them..."

Naoki Nagayama took out more storyboard drafts from his briefcase and signaled.

"The lead actor has been determined, and the production team has also been equipped... By the way, the talent agency you were asked to help contact to find supporting roles, is it going well?"

"Hmm, according to different roles, many resumes have been received. Naoki-san, you can go and determine them when you have time."

"That's not necessary, let Kijima Xu determine the supporting roles." Naoki Nagayama waved his hand and decisively delegated this power. "Kijima-kun is the executive director this time, let him get to know more actors."

"Alright, then I'll let Kijima Xu confirm it."

Tomo Yoshimura had no opinion. He knew that Naoki Nagayama was cultivating the next generation of director seeds.

Currently, the only ones at Tree Friend who can direct movies independently are Naoki Nagayama and Yin Yin Tangxiu. Masataka Komori already has the ability, but still lacks some works to prove himself, and Kijima Xu is the next one.

"There is one more thing." Naoki Nagayama said. "The pre-release promotion for "Kikujiro's Summer" can already begin. Otomo-san, is the arrangement for this kind of activity still handed over to Riko Hayano?"

"Riko-chan has already left the planning position and is currently busy with the new headquarters. The same goes for Kie Ochiai, who will slowly focus on general affairs in the future." Tomo Yoshimura said. "However, we have also newly hired an activity planner for the Film Division."

After finishing, he called with the desk phone: "Hua-chan, help me call Eiichiro Watanabe and Kie Ochiai in."

"Eiichiro Watanabe? Watanabe?" Naoki Nagayama looked at Tomo Yoshimura curiously.

"Hmm, Watanabe... but it has nothing to do with that Watanabe Agency, just the same surname." Tomo Yoshimura explained slightly. "He is a person with some experience. This time, let Kie Ochiai cooperate with him, and he will plan activities independently in the future."

"I see~"

Then he remembered other things: "Otomo-san, you said Riko-chan is busy with the new headquarters? Has the new headquarters been decided? Why don't I know?"

"Of course not! The site selection for the new headquarters building is in progress, and there are already two alternatives."

Tomo Yoshimura rolled his eyes. Tree Friend is not building a new building from scratch, but choosing a new building for 200 to 500 people to work in the future, so there are requirements for the location, height, price, and completion time of the building.

"And before moving to the new headquarters, there are many things to do! For example, taking inventory of materials, making a moving plan, arranging the moving time, moving company, and address change procedures, etc... It takes almost a year to arrange in advance."

"Alright..." Moving house in Japan is very troublesome for individuals, and company moving is a big thing with a thousand threads.

After a while, a man and a woman knocked on the door and entered the office. Among them, the one with thick hair, lively eyes, and looking less than thirty years old was Eiichiro Watanabe.

"Naoki-san, this is Eiichiro Watanabe." Tomo Yoshimura introduced. "Watanabe-kun, this is the president of Tree Friend, Naoki Nagayama."

"President Nagayama, nice to meet you, I am Eiichiro Watanabe, please take care of me." Eiichiro Watanabe immediately bowed and greeted.

"Hmm, please take care of me."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and started the topic directly: "Watanabe-kun, and Kie-chan, I asked you to come over this time for the early pre-release promotion of the movie "Kikujiro's Summer". I, the lead actor Yuko Tanaka, and Takeshi Kitano will all attend the movie's pre-release event."

"Yes!" Eiichiro Watanabe seemed to want to show himself. "May I ask what day it is?"

"This week." Today is already Wednesday, there are two more days, determining the location, inviting the media to attend, a small media meeting activity, there is no problem at all.

"Yes, we understand."

"Watanabe-kun just came to Tree Friend, so this time let Kie-chan execute it with you." Naoki Nagayama continued: "In the future, there will be reporter interviews during filming, the movie completion pre-release event, and the premiere, all of which need Watanabe-kun to pay attention."

"I will definitely work hard!" Eiichiro Watanabe felt like he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility.

"Ganbatte!"

After the two walked out, Naoki Nagayama continued to sort out the filming route and filming arrangements for "Kikujiro's Summer", and then the overall publicity time nodes.

He worked patiently for a whole morning before sorting out the general filming time nodes. As for the others, let's do it later~

At this time, he missed computers and Excel very much... If he had these, a comprehensive project progress management table could be sorted out quickly, unlike now where he has to divide it into several tables.

Technological progress really improves work efficiency!

"Otomo-san, do you want to go eat together?" Naoki Nagayama pinched the bridge of his nose and asked.

"No, I have a lunch appointment with the minister of Stardust Agency." Tomo Yoshimura shook his head, then looked over with strange eyes. "Naoki-san, are you also working in the studio this afternoon?"

"... You said that as if I never worked in the afternoon..."

Naoki Nagayama did not accept such questioning.

"Except for staying in the editing room for a whole day when editing before, I haven't seen you stay in the office for a day!" Tomo Yoshimura laughed. "Usually, you either come to explain some things and leave, or at most stay for half a day to handle work."

"..." Naoki Nagayama was speechless.

He just didn't want to sit in the office all day, what did he do wrong?! The King of Saudi Arabia only stays in the office for two hours a day at most!

Proper rich people, who would sit in the office?!

"Of course I'm not coming in the afternoon..." Naoki Nagayama was not guilty at all. "I will find Yuko-san and Kitano-san in the afternoon to talk about the pre-release event on Saturday."

"Haha, alright~" Tomo Yoshimura packed up his things. "It's best not to be photographed by paparazzi for scandals again!"

"..."