Chapter 664: Visiting a female friend

Besides being an actor, Takeshi Kitano's main profession is currently a comedian, basically working every day, just like an ordinary worker.

So Naoki Nagayama just needs to send a work notice to his agency, and he will have to come obediently to participate in the production disclosure meeting... otherwise, his salary will be deducted!

But Tanaka Yuko is different. Since the release of *Amagi Pass* and *Oshin* last year, she also wanted to take a break. This year, she only accepted one movie, called *Yasha*.

The time it takes for other directors to film a movie is generally more than half a year. If they encounter a special director, even the scenery in the movie has to correspond to reality one by one, then the time spent is even longer.

*Yasha* is still waiting for winter to come, so Tanaka Yuko is temporarily resting while preparing.

So if he wants to notify Tanaka Yuko, he still has to meet in person.

"So Yuko-san, do you have time to come out and meet?" Naoki Nagayama asked gently on the phone. "Regarding promotion, plus filming will start soon, although the scenes for *Kikujiro* aren't many, we still need to communicate."

"But... coming out to meet Naoki-san now carries a great risk!" Tanaka Yuko's voice on the phone seemed to be suppressing laughter. "Being photographed with the 'Romantic Naoki' will definitely hit the entertainment headlines again~"

"......"

Being called this new nickname to his face is really shameful!

"Please, Yuko-san, don't make fun of me~" Naoki Nagayama sighed and said. "I really never thought there would be such a title..."

"Hahaha~ Who told you to always do surprising things~" Tanaka Yuko laughed, then said, "Going out has the risk of being photographed, why not come to my house to meet~ The address is..."

"???"

Naoki Nagayama was stunned. In order not to let others photograph a scandal, she changed it to meeting directly at home... this operation...

"Did you remember the address?" Tanaka Yuko asked on the phone.

"I remembered it..."

"That's fine~ Ring the doorbell when you arrive~"

"....... Hai~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded honestly. In fact, visiting a good friend's house is a very normal thing, right~~~ Right!

He was actually hesitating whether to buy a little gift or something...

In the Setagaya luxury residential area, many celebrities and tycoons have residences here. Tanaka Yuko, who has already achieved success, naturally bought a detached house here that isn't too big.

Due to work reasons, when she is not in Osaka, she will rest here.

Ding-dong~

Naoki Nagayama parked his car in the parking space at the entrance, then rang the doorbell. Soon, Tanaka Yuko, wearing loose home clothes, opened the door.

"Naoki-san, you're here~" A happy smile appeared on her delicate face, and her impressive single-lidded eyes curved, full of smiles.

"Hai! Sorry for the intrusion~~~" Naoki Nagayama walked into the entrance, changed into slippers, and handed over the gift bag in his hand. "This is a gift~~"

"Eh? Naoki-san actually brought a gift? What is it?" Tanaka Yuko took it with great surprise.

"It's Matsuzaki Senbei, bought it when passing through Ginza~" Naoki Nagayama followed the host into the house, looking at the house with great curiosity.

Different from the mature "older sister" style in Tanaka Yuko's impression, the furnishings of the whole house were biased toward plain colors, using a lot of cotton and plush home goods, which were warm and cute... more like a girl's room.

"Oh? Then Naoki-san really put in the effort~ Let's use this senbei as a tea snack!" Tanaka Yuko said with a smile.

Finding Naoki Nagayama looking at the house, she started to introduce:

"Actually, I only moved here this year... I used to be in an apartment in the city center." Tanaka Yuko said with a smile. "This house was bought with a loan..."

Is a national actor also a "house slave"?

"No way, can't Yuko-san's income afford a house?" Naoki Nagayama couldn't believe it.

"We actors aren't producers or screenwriters, how can we have so much income!"

Japanese actors receive remuneration according to the episodes, and there is generally no box office share... Plus, the remuneration for actors isn't high, so even at Tanaka Yuko's level of fame, it can only be considered having some money, not wealthy.

With the growth of seniority and fame, the money earned, besides the acting fee, also includes advertising endorsements, which is the big part. However, Tanaka Yuko hasn't taken too many side jobs yet.

While chatting, Tanaka Yuko brewed hot tea for Naoki Nagayama... Drinking hot tea while blowing air conditioning in such hot weather, it can only be said to be a special enjoyment~

"Yuko-san, on Saturday, *Kikujiro* will hold a disclosure meeting for the media. Do you have time that day?"

Naoki Nagayama said to the point.

"Saturday?" Tanaka Yuko nodded directly. "Of course I do."

As an actor, cooperating with the crew's promotion is a duty in itself.

"Do I need to do any advance preparation?" Tanaka Yuko asked next.

"Yuko-san has also participated in many media disclosure meetings, so you probably know what reporters will ask. Don't think too much." Naoki Nagayama shook his head. "This time there will be me, Takeshi Kitano-san, and a small actor participating."

"By the way, you know Takeshi Kitano-san, right?"

"Hai, at the end of this year, we will go to film *Yasha* together~" Tanaka Yuko said. "Haha, filming a movie together in the middle of the year, and filming a movie together at the end of the year, what a wonderful fate~"

"One summer, one winter... it really is a bit of fate." Naoki Nagayama also laughed.

"If there are no problems, our movie will officially start filming at the end of July. Then it will be a hard filming process... Yuko-san, be careful not to get tanned by a degree."

"Haha, aren't my scenes few?" Tanaka Yuko laughed. "It seems that the scenes in the sun are all for you men..."

"Doesn't Yuko-san want to cheer us on from the side?"

"......"

The two started chatting about filming. In *Kikujiro*, although the red-faced confidante of the protagonist Kikujiro appears little, she is the starting point of the plot. How to perform a mature woman who has experienced a lot but still has kindness in her heart well is also a heavy task for Tanaka Yuko.

Besides *Kikujiro*, Naoki Nagayama also chatted with her about the filming of *Ring 2*. The script for this movie sequel had been roughly completed. As the heroine of the first part, Naoki Nagayama also wanted to ask if she wanted to make a cameo appearance.

"No!" Tanaka Yuko made a big "X" with her hands.

"After the last filming, I didn't dare to get up at night when I slept!!! I will definitely not film horror movies in the future!"

"???" Naoki Nagayama was dumbfounded. "Yuko-san, you were there when filming, and you didn't feel terrified, right?"

"But... it's super terrifying to watch after the editing is completed!" Tanaka Yuko said. "The more I think about it, the more scared I get! And then I'm actually in the movie myself, so I'm even more scared!"

"I didn't even dare to turn on the TV when I was in the apartment. It was only better after moving here..."

Being looked at by Tanaka Yuko with the eyes of a "bad guy," Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but feel embarrassed:

"Hahaha, the aftereffects are actually so long..."

"So, I will definitely not film horror movies in the future!"

He stayed at Tanaka Yuko's house for more than two hours before leaving. People in this era didn't have many entertainment methods, so they valued reading very much, so Tanaka Yuko also showed Naoki Nagayama her study.

By the way, she asked when Naoki Nagayama's next novel would be released...

The reading of the novel *My Tomorrow, Your Yesterday* had a bit of a threshold. Many readers were actually confused about the timeline, so in terms of sales alone, it didn't sell as well as popular novels like *Koizora* and *Love Letter*.

However, once they really read into it, they would be particularly moved and particularly liked it... Tanaka Yuko was such a person.

"Being urged to update to my face..." Naoki Nagayama curled his lips. "It's really not a good feeling."

For the next book, he had no clue at all now! He hadn't read too many novels in his previous life...

Time was still early. Since he was already out, Naoki Nagayama didn't want to go home for the time being.

Thinking slightly, he drove toward Ginza.

He hadn't been to Tree Friends Capital for a long time. Today, he would go there to inspect, and by the way, have a drink with Genta Nakai...

Tree Friends Capital on the 12th floor of the Ginza office building was generally very quiet in the afternoon.

Not only because of the sleepiness in summer, but also because this company rarely had business personnel coming and going. The few clients were either the boss himself or the boss's friends...

Zhouxiang Jinjing was preparing the materials for the traders unhurriedly. Although the complex numbers and tables above were things that people couldn't understand, it didn't matter. She was only responsible for photocopying them and organizing them, then sending them to each investment group...

The work wasn't busy, the salary wasn't low, the employee relationship was simple, and there was only one boss... Such a good job, doing it for a lifetime was also fine!

"This life is really peaceful~" Zhouxiang Jinjing closed her eyes and sighed. "If only it could always be like this~"

"What always like this?" Suddenly a voice asked from the side.

"Just such a happy life!" Zhouxiang Jinjing answered subconsciously, then suddenly reacted. How could there be a voice suddenly?!

Opening her eyes, she saw a handsome face... Generally speaking, Zhouxiang Jinjing would be happy to see a handsome guy, but at this time, she was terrified:

"Na... Naoki-san?! Why are you here?!"

Naoki Nagayama was startled by the suddenly increased volume. Why was this front desk little sister of Tree Friends so fond of being startled... but it was very interesting to tease...

"I just passed by and came to take a look~"

He looked at Zhouxiang Jinjing: "Who knew that as soon as I came, I saw someone closing their eyes and slacking off!"

"No!" Zhouxiang Jinjing hurriedly explained. "I didn't slack off! Just... just rested my eyes for a while! Looking at complex numbers for so long makes my eyes hurt!!"

As she spoke, she even held up the report as evidence.

"Oh?" Naoki Nagayama took a look. This was the market change situation in the recent period, as well as the clippings of various important news. "Give me a copy of this data too, and put it in my office!"

After saying that, he turned and walked toward Genta Nakai's office, leaving only Zhouxiang Jinjing looking at the thick data and wanting to cry without tears. She had to take it apart and photocopy it again...

Genta Nakai was looking at the data in the office. Naoki Nagayama knocked on the door before walking in:

"Genta-san~"

"Naoki-san?" Genta Nakai looked up and saw Naoki Nagayama walk in, very surprised. "Why did you come over at this time?"

"Haha, just passed by, came to take a look." Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa in the office casually. "How is it, how is the company's efficiency recently? Is the acquisition going smoothly?"

"The stocks invested by the company itself have ups and downs, but overall, we have earned quite a lot."

Genta Nakai also put down the data in his hand and walked to the sofa, wanting to brew tea, but was stopped by Naoki Nagayama:

"Drank a stomach full of tea... forget it... You said the stocks invested by the company itself, that is, the accounts for Ozaki-san and the others?"

"Mm, besides theirs, I also took some clients more or less." Genta Nakai said. "Plus our own money, we have already started to have a plate of nearly 7 billion. According to the direction decided before, we have indeed earned quite a lot."

"That's a good thing!" Naoki Nagayama smiled. "Then why was Genta-san frowning just now."

"Mainly the acquisition of General Air Conditioning stocks." Genta Nakai said. "Recently, it seems that they have discovered that someone is secretly acquiring their stocks... they have already taken protective measures, and a capital is confronting us..."

"Before, in order to keep the stock price roughly stable, we would acquire at a low price and then throw out some when the price rose, keeping a frequency to slowly collect the stocks... and now, the stocks we threw out were completely acquired by the other party, and they didn't release them... making General Air Conditioning's stock price rise by 10%!"

"Now those retail investors have started to tighten up, and there are much fewer stocks released in the market." Genta Nakai said.

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised after hearing it: "How much have we invested now?"

"We have already spent over 4 billion and acquired 8% of General Air Conditioning's total stocks." Genta Nakai reported the approximate figure.

"I see... then let's slow down a bit first. When they can't hold on, they will release them." Naoki Nagayama didn't care. It had risen so much and then stopped moving, so there must be retail investors who couldn't help but sell.

The merger of General Air Conditioning will not be completed until the end of the year, there is still half a year. "Use the money to buy land..."

This stock can indeed soar, but buying land is also a very high-quality investment, and the upward cycle lasts for five years... just sell it before 1990.

"Have you discussed it with Fujita Keiko-san before? Is she willing to be our real estate investment consultant?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

Although Fujita Keiko is getting a lot of commissions now, the real estate industry won't work in five years! Looking at the face of their many collaborations, if she jumps to Tree Friends Capital, maybe she can earn a lifetime of money in the next five years!

"Keiko-san is still considering..." Genta Nakai said. In this era, the lifetime employment system is still very attractive to ordinary workers. "However, her ideas have already been shaken."

"Haha, then work harder and dig her over~ We have too few professional opinions on real estate~" Naoki Nagayama said. "We have to start acquiring land in other cities too!"

"Hai!"

After chatting about work for a while, Naoki Nagayama suggested:

"Genta-san, do you have any social engagements tonight?"

"There are no social engagements..."

"Then let's go for a drink after work! It seems like we haven't gone out for a drink in a long time..." Naoki Nagayama laughed. "We are still young people, we can't think about work every day!"

"Hahaha~" Genta Nakai laughed. "Good!" ===== CHAPTER 665 =====