Chapter 712: Cutting off someone

Otomo Yoshimura's efficiency was very high. The reporters he said he would find yesterday had already been invited today.

Naoki Nagayama communicated with the reporters in the gap of editing and explained the direction of the report, mainly about the situation of the latest filming base under Tree Friend being harassed by yakuza~

Then explained that the final goal was to let the Ota Ward police station feel the pressure of public opinion, so that they had to take action.

After clarifying the main purpose of the action, and then sending a thick red envelope, everyone was in a harmonious atmosphere~

"Naoki-san~" A reporter seemed to see the good atmosphere and asked another question, "Do you have any thoughts on accepting an interview about the recent news with Akina Nakamori?"

Otomo Yoshimura hurriedly interjected: "Regarding Naoki-san's private affairs, we are temporarily not accepting interviews."

Seeing the reporter retreat, Naoki Nagayama comforted:

"Actually, I also know that the media is very concerned about this matter. As a public figure, I can't avoid appearing in front of people... However, there is no plan for a special interview for the time being. But at the media meeting of the 'Kikujiro' premiere on September 25, I will answer some questions~"

"Ah! That's really great!"

The reporters who came here were all happy. It was only four days away, and the heat would definitely rise again by then!

"Only revealed to you for the time being, don't tell others!"

"That's for sure! That's for sure!"

After sending the reporters away, Otomo Yoshimura asked: "Naoki-san, where is there any secret in the media circle! I don't think by tonight, the news that you are going to accept an interview on the 25th will spread to all media reporters!"

"Haha, I just want them to know!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "Otherwise, how can more attention be gathered on that day, how can the movie be better promoted, how can public opinion be manufactured... how can one arrow kill three birds!"

Otomo Yoshimura looked at his friend and sighed:

"Naoki-san, you really used your scandal to the extreme!"

"Hahaha~"

Returning to the editing room to continue working for an afternoon, by the evening, the movie "Kikujiro" was finally edited!

After watching the movie from beginning to end on the small projection screen, it seemed to return to the time of filming the movie abroad. Under the bright sunshine, it was a journey like a fairy tale...

In the end, the light music of the theme song "Summer" lingered in the ears of several people... Actually, it was not just this one, the entire soundtrack of "Kikujiro" was very outstanding.

Until the end of the final subtitles, Naoki Nagayama sighed to Kijima Xu and the two underlings, Kongming Sakata and Guangming Obara:

"Finally... finished editing!"

Kijima Xu, who was introverted, was also a little excited at this time:

"Looking back at this period of time, it feels like a dream! Actually finished filming and producing a movie so quickly..." 【7

"Kijima-kun, this time you've participated in the production of the film from start to finish, so you should be familiar with all the processes now~" Naoki Nagayama patted him on the shoulder, very skillfully painting a big picture for him, "For the next film, I want you to direct it! The future of Shu-Yu Film depends on you!"

"Yes!!! I will definitely work twice as hard!" Kijima Shizhi had the feeling of someone willing to die for his lord~

If he were asked to go streaking at this moment, he would surely rush out without a moment's hesitation!

"......" Naoki Nagayama hesitated for a moment, but still shook that thought out of his head, "Kijima-kun, next, take the master tape to the film technical plant for copying. We need to have enough copies before the 25th to screen in all the theaters......"

"I understand!"

Kijima Shizhi immediately sprang into action~

As for the promotion and distribution of *Kikujiro*, it had long since begun according to the schedule; posters, trailers, newspaper promotions, theater scheduling...... all were being promoted in an orderly fashion.

Added to that was Naoki Nagayama himself, a glaring flashpoint of public opinion, so the release of *Kikujiro* was already widely known. Aiming for the gold-plated brand of director Naoki Nagayama, many people had also decided to go watch it~

In the evening, Naoki Nagayama collapsed onto the living room sofa at Shanying Yuan, feeling his whole body relax quite a bit.

There was a feeling that a heavy burden that had been pressing on his shoulders had been lifted....... The production of the film was complete, and as for the box office, which gave other directors more pressure, Naoki Nagayama really wasn't too worried.

The films in his memory were all brilliant masterpieces, and their fame was certainly very great....... Otherwise, a wage-earner like him wouldn't have remembered them.

After Eitaro pestered his master for a while, he saw Naoki Nagayama lying motionless on the sofa, so he went off to play in the courtyard by himself.

As for Miaotaro, he chose to do the same as his master and lay flat on the sofa......

"Akina has work again tonight....." Naoki Nagayama sighed as he looked at the code on his pager. The consequences of those three days of willfulness had arrived; he would have to work overtime these next few days to make up for it.

"So, what should I do tonight?"

Naoki Nagayama placed Miaotaro on his lap and stroked him, listening to the big orange cat purr, and he actually felt a faint sense of drowsiness~

Between being half-asleep and half-awake, the phone nearby suddenly rang again:

"Ring-a-ling~"

Naoki Nagayama was startled. Why does this phone always like to ring when I'm relaxing on the sofa?! Could it be a phone assassin?!

"Moshi moshi..... This is Shanying Yuan~"

A sweet female voice came through the receiver: "Moshi moshi, Naoki-san? This is Nishi Rumi~"

"Ah~ it's Nishi Rumi-san~" Upon hearing Nishi Rumi's voice, the slight anger that had just risen in Naoki Nagayama's heart immediately dissipated, "Calling me suddenly, is there something the matter?"

"It's like this....." Nishi Rumi said in a fawning tone, "During the time Naoki-san was ill, Ota-san and Akimoto-san didn't come to visit, and they feel very sorry........ We would like to invite Naoki-san to have a meal together......"

After a period of conversation, Naoki Nagayama hung up the phone.

"Treating me to a meal...... three people......" Naoki Nagayama could hear the unspoken meaning from the phone call; there was clearly something else behind Nishi Rumi's words, "There must be something they want to discuss with me....... They really aren't being straightforward~"

However, tomorrow morning I'm going to Shogun Air Conditioning anyway, and the dinner party is in the evening....... Anyway, if someone is treating me to a meal, what is there to fear~

For a large conglomerate like Fuji TV, their entertainment expense budget is extremely high, and they always treat guests to high-end restaurants!

"Miaotaro, someone wants to treat me to a big meal~ but you won't get to eat any~"

Naoki Nagayama held Miaotaro up and laughed, but this big orange cat could only reveal a look of contempt~

Early the next morning, Naoki Nagayama drove to Ginza, full of energy.

"I haven't been to Sanmeiju in a long time~" Naoki Nagayama sighed as he passed his own teahouse, "If there's nothing else, I'll come over to sit for a while this afternoon~"

If he didn't come by for a long time, the staff might not even recognize the boss anymore.

On the 12th floor of a Ginza office building, in the office of Shu-Yu Capital, Genta Nakai was adjusting his tie with a bit of nervousness.

This time, they were meeting with the directors of Shogun Air Conditioning. The directors of a listed company are all powerful capitalists one by one, or they have impressive connections behind them; they are really not people that a newcomer to the business world like him, who has just emerged, can afford to underestimate.

"Naoki-san, why aren't you nervous at all?" Genta Nakai asked.

"Me?" Naoki Nagayama was sitting with his legs crossed, looking at the documents in his hand. Hearing this, he looked up and said with a very solemn face, "Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers. We young people have nothing, so we fear nothing~ Not afraid, simply not afraid!"

"........" Genta Nakai was stunned for a moment, then said angrily, "Naoki-san, what kind of nonsense are you talking about....."

"Hahaha~" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "What's there to be nervous about? It's just going to battle with a bunch of old men. It surely won't be fiercer than hundreds of yakuza~"

"......."

Almost forgot, the guy in front of me is a direct descendant of the yakuza!

Naoki Nagayama closed the documents and said to Genta Nakai, "There's nothing left to prepare. Let's just head over like this!"

"Okay~"

To go out and talk business, one naturally needs to save face...... so the car used was still Naoki Nagayama's Toyota Century, only someone else was driving it this time...... After arriving at the headquarters building of Shogun Air Conditioning, Naoki Nagayama sighed a little:

"Nakai-san, it's time for our Shu-Yu Capital to get ourselves some nice cars too!"

"Isn't it because all the money is being spent where it's needed most~" Genta Nakai muttered. Although the managed funds were all profitable, large loans had been used to acquire shares of Shogun Air Conditioning, so there really was no money left for appearances, "For a company that's only been in business for a year, what more can you ask for~"

"That's true~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "But after this visit, we should be able to get our fill all at once~"

Saying this, he walked into the headquarters building of Shogun Air Conditioning with Genta Nakai.

"Mr. Nagayama, Mr. Nakai, please come this way!"

The young lady at the front desk clearly knew they were coming and led them directly toward the conference room. Naoki Nagayama's face was too easy to recognize.

Along the way, one could see the staff of Shogun Air Conditioning casting glances their way....... A big celebrity had come to the company, so naturally, everyone was curious.

In front of the conference room door, the young lady at the front desk knocked and looked inside. She saw that the huge conference room was about the size of a basketball court, with a solid wood conference table occupying most of the space, and currently, only a dozen or so middle-aged men in suits were sitting at the front.

Yasuyuki Nakano, whom he had met yesterday, was inside, but there was no sign of Yasuyuki Tamura.

"President Nagayama, Department Head Nakai, welcome~ welcome~"

As the assistant to the chairman, Yasuyuki Nakano was a smooth operator. Knowing that Naoki Nagayama didn't know any of the directors present today, he hurriedly stood up to introduce them to everyone,

"This is our newly promoted major shareholder, Naoki Nagayama of Shu-Yu Capital! Everyone is also familiar with his other identity, hahaha~"

"This is the Chairman of Shogun Air Conditioning---Kazuhisa Sonoda!" Yasuyuki Nakano introduced them to Naoki Nagayama one by one~

"Nice to meet you, please treat me well~"

After Naoki Nagayama exchanged greetings with everyone, they all sat back down.

However, the gazes of these old guys were full of scrutiny toward Naoki Nagayama, and a few even showed contempt in their eyes, but Naoki Nagayama didn't care about that anyway.

"Calling this meeting today, besides meeting our newly promoted major shareholder, there are several other matters that need to be decided through the meeting....."

Yasuyuki Nakano distributed a document to all the directors present, and Naoki Nagayama also received a copy.

"For the good operation of the company, we have made some changes to the articles of association....."

Yasuyuki Nakano explained the changes to the articles of association.....

Naoki Nagayama and Genta Nakai flipped through the documents in their hands while listening to the presentation on the stage. Before long, the corners of Naoki Nagayama's mouth curled up, while Genta Nakai's brow began to furrow.

Until he couldn't hold it back anymore:

"Adding three directors, one of whom is an independent director? Adding an employee representative as a director to the board? Exercising voting rights on the board requires a shareholding ratio of over 3% and a holding period of over 180 days?

The company's board of directors has only a dozen or so seats in total, so we'll only have one left! These clauses are clearly aimed at us!"

Yasuyuki Nakano smiled and said, "Department Head Nakai is joking. We are just doing this to make the company's operations and development more stable...."

Looking at the insincere smile on Yasuyuki Nakano's face, Genta Nakai was furious:

"Your way of modifying the articles of association is against the rules! Even if it passes, it's useless! We can call an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders to veto your proposal!"

Yasuyuki Nakano continued to explain in a calm tone:

"Department Head Nakai, modifying the articles of association requires the consent of more than two-thirds of the shareholders. The directors here already hold more than that amount of shares, so even if a general meeting of shareholders is called, these proposals will still pass!"

Naoki Nagayama suppressed Genta Nakai's rebuttal and looked at the hostile directors around him, saying:

"These are just ways to delay time..... They won't have any decisive effect~"

At this moment, the Chairman, Kazuhisa Sonoda, finally spoke:

"President Nagayama is right. These are just to slow down others' acquisition actions. However, we will also conduct a private placement of new shares later to dilute the proportion of shares you hold in the company. The directors present have reached a consensus on concerted action...... We will do everything in our power to stop your acquisition!"

"......."

Seeing them looking like they were facing a great enemy, Naoki Nagayama actually felt a sense of relief in his heart. They really thought they were here for a hostile takeover, so it would be easier to operate from here on out~

"Everyone, don't be so serious~" Naoki Nagayama was silent for a moment, then smiled, "It makes me seem like a bad guy....."

It must be said that a handsome guy like Naoki Nagayama looks truly warm when he smiles, and his whole person seems to be shining...... making all the directors present freeze~

"Chairman Kazuhisa Sonoda..... I can afford to drag this out, but can your merger with Fujitsu drag on?"

"!!!"

"Nani?" "How could he know?"

"Who leaked it?" "Who else knows?"

This statement exploded all at once, causing the directors at the meeting to clamor. Incredulous and even angry gazes swept frequently toward Naoki Nagayama and Genta Nakai, and suspicious looks were cast toward the Chairman and his assistant!

After Kazuhisa Sonoda forcibly calmed down this group of directors, he suppressed the nervousness in his heart and said to Naoki Nagayama:

"When did you find out?"

"First half of the year~"

"So you started acquiring our stock from that time?"

"That's right~"

"At that time, you had just established your investment company! So, you established this company just to acquire our shares?"

"Yes......"

Naoki Nagayama's candid attitude made Kazuhisa Sonoda suspicious again:

"President Nagayama, aren't you worried that we'll sue you for insider trading?!"

"What insider trading? Has your merger information been made public?" Naoki Nagayama said calmly, "I'm just hostilely acquiring your stock because I want to control the company~"

"You!"

Kazuhisa Sonoda didn't know how to refute this for a moment. Indeed, before knowing that Naoki Nagayama knew about the acquisition news, everything he did was no different from a hostile takeover.

Even if they went to court, dragging it out wouldn't make any difference in the end~ However, the merger between Shogun and Fujitsu would be delayed indefinitely due to the leak of insider information~

The merger between Fujitsu and Shogun was a two-way street of mutual consent. Over the past year, both sides had spent a large amount of manpower and material resources to research finance, supply, and production capacity...... and then proceeded to negotiate.

The major shareholders of both sides were already prepared to reap a huge profit after the stock price rose. If it were interrupted at this time.......

Cutting off someone's livelihood is like killing their parents!

The financial groups and capital behind them...... would not agree!

The conference room fell into silence, and the directors cast their gazes toward Chairman Kazuhisa Sonoda......

And this old fox thought for a long time before finally looking at the person they had originally looked down upon:

"Naoki Nagayama..... what exactly do you want?"

Naoki Nagayama also smiled. Next...... it was time for a naked capital transaction~

"I want a seat as a supervisor...... and a seat as a director......" Naoki Nagayama said, "I only want to make money. Regarding the specific management of the company, I can take concerted action with the Chairman.......

However, after the merger, I will cash out the shares I hold, and the board of directors cannot block it at that time....."

As for the board of directors, hearing Naoki Nagayama's conditions, which were not excessive, they also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it didn't delay their subsequent asset appreciation, it would be fine.

"President Nagayama...... if you just want to make money, you could have acquired them quietly. There was no need for such an aggressive hostile takeover, right?" Kazuhisa Sonoda said.

"Hahaha, if those rat warehouses were really investigated and found out, I'd be sentenced to prison, right~" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "I don't want to go to jail~"

After the surge, Naoki Nagayama wouldn't completely dump the shares he held; he would at least maintain a certain proportion so he could retain a seat on the board!

After all, Fujitsu-Shogun would also be a large company in the future, and its stock had value.

When the bubble bursts...... he could acquire the company's stock at a low price again, and in the end, he might even be able to take the merged company into his own pocket.

With the increase in the funds in his hands, Naoki Nagayama's ambition had also increased.