Chapter 689: Relying on the mountain, the mountain will fall, relying on people, people will run

Tokyo is the last stop of Akina Nakamori's national tour concert.

Starting the national tour journey from here at the end of July, and ending in Tokyo in early September, the busiest and most important work of this year can be considered completed.

Akina, who returned from Hokkaido, sat on the Shinkansen, in a very good mood:

"Maki-chan, how long until Tokyo?"

"Another quarter of an hour..." Ueda Maki said helplessly. "Akina, you have asked three times!"

"Ah~ another quarter of an hour~" Akina Nakamori seemed to have heard nothing, and a smile appeared on her delicate and fair cheeks. "Another quarter of an hour!"

Ueda Maki looked at her idol's appearance, feeling like she saw some fangirl chasing stars,

"Akina-chan, why are you so happy? Even if you arrive in Tokyo, you still have to go to the Burning Productions headquarters first, and then the television station..."

Akina Nakamori opened her eyes wide and accused her own assistant:

"Maki-chan, has anyone ever said that you sometimes talk a lot..."

"... Seems like you said it..."

Mingxing Fangze, sitting opposite the booth, looked at the quarrel between the two little girls, shook his head, picked up the magazine on the small table and started reading.

It's not a rest after arriving in Tokyo. After the concert ends, what awaits Akina is other work that has been accumulated for a long time, magazine photography, TV announcements, media interviews, new song recording...

It is estimated that there will be more rest time until October.

And then it won't be long before it's the various programs at the end of the year... and it will be busy until the New Year...

In a certain sense, Akina Nakamori is currently the cash cow for Burning Productions; every extra day she works means a little more profit for them.

Moreover, judging by the trend of her national tour, it is no surprise to predict that by next year, Akina Nakamori will transform from a cash cow into a money-printing machine...

This is also the reason why the senior management at Burning Productions is currently strengthening their efforts to win over Akina Nakamori's family.

In the first half of the year, after checking the financial situation of the personal office, Akina handed over a part of the dividends to her mother Chieko Nakamori openly and honestly, and then put an end to other expenditures.

Therefore, the agency cannot pay Akina's money to Masao Nakamori and the other brothers, leaving Burning Productions with no choice but to set aside a separate sum from the agency's own entertainment expenses to maintain their relationship with the men of the Nakamori family.

At the same time, they also often invited Akira Terabayashi, who was trusted by Akina's mother, to communicate with Chieko Nakamori about the new contract...

Although Akina Nakamori will only be 20 years old in mid-July next year, judging from the current situation, Akina clearly has more active ideas about career planning, making the direction of the new contract a bit unclear.

This makes President He Huahe very unhappy with Naoki Nagayama!

"Fangze-san, when will today's work end?" Akina Nakamori turned and asked.

"If you are lucky... it should end before dinner." Mingxing Fangze said. If the TV station's program recording goes smoothly, it can indeed be completed in the evening.

"That's good! Hope it ends early!"

Akina Nakamori muttered an unknown spell and started drawing lucky charms in the blank space next to the magazine...

After Naoki Nagayama returned from the Porsche dealership, he stayed in Shanying Garden.

Even in summer, an empty house that has been away for a long time needs living things to warm up the popularity.

After organizing the souvenirs brought back from this filming with Ying Taro and Meow Taro who had recovered, he became picky about the furnishings in the living room again.

"Meow Taro's cat climbing frame is a bit blocking the place..." "These trophy display cabinets, should I move them to the study, putting them in the living room feels a bit narcissistic..."

And various strange souvenirs, such as a blue angel glass bell, were tied to the eaves of the corridor, making a pleasant sound in the breeze.

Naoki Nagayama, who watched this scene, was extremely relaxed...

"Ding ling ling!"

But at this time, he heard the phone sound next to the sofa.

"Moshi moshi, this is Shanying Garden." Naoki Nagayama answered the phone.

"Naoki! You really came back!" The heroic voice of Nagayama Maple was on the phone. "I received grandfather's call yesterday and knew that your filming was over."

"Haha, I only returned to Tokyo today, and haven't had time to tell Maple-dage yet." Naoki Nagayama explained slightly. "I have three days off, and I'm thinking of going to the KTV to play tomorrow, hahaha~"

"That's just right, come and experience our newly opened Shibuya branch!" Nagayama Maple said. "There are many people here, and the new store is also very popular!"

"Shibuya branch?!"

Another KTV opened in a commercial street area. So far, Melody has opened points in Roppongi, Shinjuku, and Ebisu, plus the original version in Harajuku, covering several areas with rich nightlife in Tokyo.

"Hmm..." Nagayama Maple said. "The next branch is also about to be renovated, in Ikebukuro... next we are going to open a branch in Kyoto!"

"Hahaha, the business has expanded!" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

"People's acceptance of KTV has increased a lot, and the business is very hot." Nagayama Maple said happily, and then said, "However, there are also several similar nightclubs built, some called 'Sing Bar', some called 'Music Field', and some directly called 'Karaoke'... similar to KTV, but not quite..."

"Competitors are inevitable~" Naoki Nagayama comforted. "We have already led them by five stores. By the time their fame is hit, our chain KTV will be far ahead!"

"By then, everyone who thinks of singing will come to us."

"I'm just afraid they will use inferior means like games, pornography, drugs, small casinos, etc. to grab customers." Nagayama Maple complained.

Naoki Nagayama furrowed his brows as soon as he heard it, and said seriously: "Maple-dage... no matter what they do, our KTV only does singing and wine business. You know, this is the retreat for them to wash white at home, and it must not be involved with illegal business again!"

"Hahaha, that's of course! I just look down on those competitors."

Naoki Nagayama was slightly silent. "Maple-dage... if they dare to do this, in fact, as law-abiding citizens, we have an obligation to report illegal acts."

"..." The phone side paused, and then burst into laughter. "Hahahaha, Naoki! You must have liked to report small reports when you were a child!"

"I didn't, don't talk nonsense, be careful of suing you for defamation!" Naoki Nagayama pressed three keys in a row.

"Hahaha, forget it, forget it... However, reporting, hahahaha, thinking of them being caught by the police is interesting!"

Nagayama Maple used to hate the police very much. After all, as a descendant of yakuza, he was naturally at odds with them.

However, after the help of the Ono family last time, he sent Takahiro Misaka in without a single soldier, and his perception of the police changed.

When standing with the police and watching them catch yakuza, it's actually very cool!

"Alright, let's talk about business..." Nagayama Maple coughed. "I heard from grandfather that your Tree Friend is in a bit of trouble now? Maple Leaf Society's?"

"Hmm, they want to forcibly participate in our next movie."

Nagayama Maple immediately said: "Then what do you plan to do, is there anything you need my help with?"

"Temporarily don't need Maple-dage and Yamaguchi-gumi's name!" Naoki Nagayama said very seriously. "This time we have to rely on Tree Friend itself, to let those guys know that our Tree Friend is also not to be messed with!"

Relying on the mountain, the mountain will fall, relying on people, people will run.

Before, he had borrowed the name of Yamaguchi-gumi and the name of Kadokawa to repel small people several times, but he hadn't established the reputation of the Tree Group itself.

So this time, the Shuyou Society must rely entirely on itself to repel the Maple Leaf Society.

"... Hmm, then you handle it!" Kaede Nagayama still had great trust in his cousin's abilities. "If you need anything, notify me at any time!"

"I definitely will!"

Located in the southeastern part of Tokyo, at the junction of Shinagawa Ward and Ota Ward.

Ota Ward is home to large-scale factories between Tokyo and Yokohama, which, together with the small and medium-sized factories in Kawasaki City, formed an industrial zone that led the prosperity of Tokyo and Yokohama in the 1960s.

But by the 1980s, with the development of technology, some of the basic technical factories here gradually lost their vitality and closed down in large numbers. Today, many small factories have even transformed into apartments and residences...

Here, the decadent industrial atmosphere is thick, and there are many tin sheds and shacks where workers used to live, becoming a holy land for graffiti and filth...

Masataka Komori took a fancy to this situation, so he signed an agreement with a factory here to convert part of the warehouse into a set for filming "Crows Zero 2." It's not impossible that it could expand into a film and television base in the future.

However... as the construction team and crew members moved in, the local gangs gathered around.

"Masataka-san... there are Yakuza loitering at the entrance again," said Katsuyoshi Ishikawa, who was in charge of supervising the construction, looking at the thugs poking their heads outside the factory gate.

"Hmm... is it the Maple Leaf Society again?"

"No, for the past two days it seems to be something called a motorcycle gang..."

"What kind of thing is that?" Masataka Komori looked at Katsuyoshi Ishikawa, puzzled.

"It seems to be a Bosozoku group," Katsuyoshi Ishikawa explained. The Ota industrial zone is very complicated, with all kinds of transient people, and there are quite a few large and small Yakuza groups.

"... Anyone dares to come here."

Masataka Komori said unhappily. If it weren't for the concern for his bright future as a famous director, he could have dealt with such small fries in minutes!

Do you think the construction team of dozens of people is just being fed for nothing? If that doesn't work, there is still the agency on Kaede Nagayama's side. Don't think he doesn't know; those young people cast as delinquents are clearly delinquents themselves! And those "older artists" who specialize in playing Yakuza with tattoos reaching their chests are clearly veteran Yakuza members, okay!

"No need to be angry~" Katsuyoshi Ishikawa advised, "They are just pawns, here to be a nuisance. The main issue is still the Maple Leaf Society behind them."

"About this... Naoki-san already knows," Masataka Komori said. "He said he would find a way to solve it."

"That couldn't be better," Katsuyoshi Ishikawa nodded.

Then Masataka Komori began to continue inspecting the progress of the project. After all, the actors were almost all in place, the script was ready, and only the renovation of the set remained...

After that, "Crows Zero 2" could begin filming!