Chapter 714: Tell me, what's going on with the little girl you sent over?!

Because the movie had already finished editing, and it was a bit late talking on the phone with Akina last night, Naoki Nagayama, who had no pressure, woke up a bit late~

Even when Eitaro went to call him, he was pushed aside by the half-asleep Naoki Nagayama.

He had enjoyed drinking last night, and when he woke up in the morning, there was a slight hangover, so he exercised a little before feeling refreshed and ready to go to the studio to take a look~

However, he didn't know that a surprise was already waiting for him at the studio~

"..."

Naoki Nagayama looked at Etsuro Kikuchi, whom he hadn't seen in a long time, the somewhat reserved little loli beside him, and the gazes of the surrounding employees carrying various meanings, and couldn't help but fall silent!

"Naoki-san, I received the orders from Akimoto-san and Sugiura-san yesterday, so today I brought Rie-chan over!" Etsuro Kikuchi said very attentively, and even pushed the little loli forward, "Rie-chan has already shot the cover of 'Seventeen' magazine and currently has a certain amount of fame in the magazine circle!"

Etsuro Kikuchi spoke incessantly as if he were selling some product: "Akimoto-san found Rie-chan's mother, Mitsuko-san, and said many good things, and spent a very high signing fee to sign Rie-chan's management contract... If Naoki-san wishes, it can be transferred to Shu-Yu at any time..."

The Cat Club had already transferred two idols to Shu-Yu, so they were already quite experienced!

"..."

Naoki Nagayama felt the increasingly strange gazes and whispers of the employees in the distance; he couldn't take it anymore, so he quickly took the people to the conference room and then called Kie Ochiai over to take the little loli for a tour.

"Kikuchi-san, what exactly did Akimoto-san and the others tell you?" Naoki Nagayama remembered that he hadn't agreed to anything last night!

"Eh? There weren't any special words... It sounded like they were also a bit drunk." Etsuro Kikuchi recalled, "But one thing was very clear: Rie-chan was sent to Naoki-san!"

"... Don't make it sound like human trafficking!!!"

Naoki Nagayama scratched his hair, feeling a huge headache... Are these two guys, Koki Akimoto and Tai Sugiura, trying to create a fait accompli?!

Sending such a little loli with potential to bribe me, plus the condition of producing a TV drama with Fuji TV, just to get me and Akina to participate in the filming of a dating variety show?

The key is... Naoki Nagayama was a bit tempted~

Absolutely not because of the little loli!!!

But because of the point of co-producing a TV drama with Fuji TV, this is a very important step for Shu-Yu Films to expand into the TV drama field!

"Did Akimoto-san and Tai Sugiura not mention any conditions?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"None at all! They only said to send Rie-chan over to Naoki-san." Etsuro Kikuchi answered decisively.

"Then does her guardian agree?"

Naoki Nagayama still planned to accept this little loli; an idol with such great future potential, he shouldn't let her go if he encountered her.

"Rie-chan's guardian, Mitsuko-san..." Etsuro Kikuchi clicked his tongue, "How should I put it... she agreed very happily after receiving the signing fee!"

"..."

Ah, I remember now~ Rie Miyazawa's mother seems to be a person who treats her daughter as a cash cow...

Speaking of which, in the Showa era, whether in Japan or Hong Kong, there were many parents in the entertainment industry who treated their famous daughters as cash cows; it's truly a case of a beautiful woman having a tragic life!

Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and said to Etsuro Kikuchi:

"Kikuchi-san, please convey to Akimoto-san and Tai-san that I am very grateful for their kindness... As for filming the dating variety show, I still need to discuss it with Akina, and I will give them a reply later."

"Hai! I understand!"

Etsuro Kikuchi revealed a happy smile on his face; he only needed to send the little loli over this time, and no matter what happened later, it wouldn't involve him.

After a few polite exchanges, Etsuro Kikuchi chose to take his leave, and even said polite things like he would visit again in the future.

Naoki Nagayama didn't see him out, but instead sat in the conference room and began to think...

"As for Rie Miyazawa, let's keep her as a reserve force for the agency~

For now, she can start by shooting magazine covers, and later, according to the standard process for child stars, participate in some popular TV dramas, and then after she debuts, see whether she becomes an idol or goes directly down the path of an actor..."

"However, the TV drama with Fuji TV can also be prepared; filming will start at the beginning of next year... We need to use all our previous idols..."

Naoki Nagayama thought that the Cat's Eye sisters were currently playing supporting roles in some other TV dramas, and Yuki Saito and Chikako Aoyama didn't seem to have much potential for an idol career either...

"In short, in our agency, those who are idols participate in more announcements, those who are singers release records, and those who are actors can go into TV dramas and movies... This can be considered as opening up the main development path in the entertainment industry!"

Shu-Yu Films is responsible for the full-link production of movies and TV dramas, and Shu-Yu Entertainment is responsible for the long-term development of artists in the entertainment industry; the two businesses are quite clear, and they can also empower each other... Phew! I remembered the industry jargon of a wage earner again!

Naoki Nagayama shook his head, threw the PPT language that suddenly popped into his head out of his mind, and prepared to return to the office.

Just as he reached the door of the office, he saw Kie Ochiai holding Rie Miyazawa's hand walking toward this side...

"?"

"Naoki-san?" Kie Ochiai smiled, "Are you finished talking? I just happened to take Rie-chan for a tour of the studio..."

"Eh..." Naoki Nagayama asked strangely, "Didn't Etsuro Kikuchi go to find you?"

"No?" Kie Ochiai shook her head.

"Then maybe he's at the front desk..."

Naoki Nagayama was a bit uncertain; he had been thinking in the conference room for about ten minutes, so how could Etsuro Kikuchi not have taken the initiative to find her in such a long time?!

The three of them arrived at the front desk and only learned after asking Kaori Hoshino that Etsuro Kikuchi had already left!

"..."

Naoki Nagayama, Kie Ochiai, and a little loli with a nervous expression looked at each other.

This guy just left Rie Miyazawa here?

Really... just sent her directly to Naoki Nagayama!!!

Looking at the nervous and bewildered expression on Rie Miyazawa's little face, Naoki Nagayama could only comfort her:

"Rie-chan, maybe Kikuchi-san accidentally left you behind... You... play here for a while... We will contact him to come back and pick you up, or send you home!"

After saying that, he asked Kie Ochiai to find an empty workstation for the little girl to sit at for now...

"Hai, arigato..." Rie Miyazawa's voice was a bit small; after all, she was only 11 years old!

This Etsuro Kikuchi is really too anxious! He didn't even handle the transfer procedures!

Returning to the office, Naoki Nagayama called the office landline of Etsuro Kikuchi's agency, but no one answered, so he could only leave a few messages...

Otomo Yoshimura, who was beside him, found it funny and asked:

"Naoki-san, tell me, what's going on with the little girl Etsuro Kikuchi sent you?"

"She's a child star with great potential~" Naoki Nagayama sighed, "Koki Akimoto and Tai Sugiura used her to make a deal with me!"

"... Kaoru Kobirumaki is 15 and Shizuka Kudo is 14... The little girl who came now is at most 11 or 12! They're getting younger and younger!" Otomo Yoshimura paused and said earnestly, "Naoki-san... you have to think clearly, it's against the law to lay a hand on a minor!!"

"Get out of here smoothly!... You old lecher!"

Naoki Nagayama crumpled the draft paper on his desk into a ball and threw it over.

"Hahaha~" Otomo Yoshimura, who was very happy to be mischievous, asked about the serious business, "What do they want to exchange?"

"Akina and I participate in a dating variety show..."

"That's not equal, is it?"

"And the opportunity to produce a TV drama together with Fuji TV." Naoki Nagayama said, "We lead..."

"This..."

Once Otomo Yoshimura heard this, he was also tempted; if Shu-Yu leads, then they can arrange their own people on a large scale, and can also use this to reach many deals with other agencies!

"Then... did Naoki-san agree?"

"Sigh..." Naoki Nagayama sighed, "That child has already been dumped here by Etsuro Kikuchi..."

"Hahaha, that means you agreed!"

Naoki Nagayama thought about the actions of Koki Akimoto and Tai Sugiura last night and this morning, and felt a burst of annoyance: "No! This still depends on Akina's opinion! If she doesn't agree..."

"Then send the little girl back?"

"Heh, if she doesn't agree, she doesn't agree, but the little girl won't be sent back! Once she's entered Shu-Yu's mouth, how could she possibly be sent back!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "When the time comes, I'll make them lose both their wife and their army!"

After saying that, Naoki Nagayama walked out of the office aggressively, heading toward the editing room.

"..."

Otomo Yoshimura shook his head~

In the editing room, only Shizhi Araki was still organizing the footage; the other two were nowhere to be seen.

"Araki-kun, where are your little brothers?"

"Ah, Naoki-san~" Shizhi Araki turned his head and saw Naoki Nagayama, and hurriedly greeted him, "Both of them went to the film technology factory; they will watch the process of copying the master tape without leaving for a single step!"

"Is that so? Then that's really hard work for them."

Naoki Nagayama also walked to the side and started tidying up together; after the editing of "Kikujiro's Summer" was completed, what remained were some unselected shots and NG footage; these all had to be properly sealed and stored so they could be used when re-released or remade in the future.

"Araki-kun..." Combining what happened this morning, Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of something, "The 'Crows Zero 2' and 'Ring 2' scheduled for this year have both had their directors decided; Masataka Komori and Shuichi Ido are already preparing, so regarding the arrangements for you..."

Shizhi Araki immediately became spirited; he knew the pie that had been drawn was about to be realized!

Naoki Nagayama didn't pause, but said directly: "The work plan for next year hasn't been scheduled yet, but I already have two plans for now...

One movie, titled 'Our Little Sister,' but in my plan, the filming cycle for this movie is a bit long, and it might last for more than half a year... because I have to film the scenery of Kamakura in all four seasons..."

"And another is a TV drama, titled 'Love Diary'... it's a TV drama with more participation from our own idol artists..."

Although he hadn't made up his mind to cooperate with Fuji TV, Naoki Nagayama had already decided to start production next year; it wouldn't be impossible to put it on TV Asahi or TV Tokyo.

"For these two projects, you can think about which one you want~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Anyway, both can let you be the director..."

The TV drama is produced and broadcast in the first half of the year, and the movie is expected to be released in the second half of the year; it depends on whether Shizhi Araki wants to achieve results sooner or later.

"This..."

Shizhi Araki was very excited; he had read the scripts for both of these film and television projects, and he wanted both!

"I..."

Naoki Nagayama smiled: "No need to rush, anyway, both will start production next year, think about it carefully before giving me an answer."

"Hai!"

Speaking of movie production, Masataka Komori, who was at the factory in Ota Ward, encountered something annoying again.

"The Yakuza recently are too arrogant!"

Assistant Katsuryo Ishikawa pointed at the spray paint on the factory gate and cursed; besides insults, there were also various patterns like bloody handprints, which were very terrifying.

"That group of guys has already put out the word that if we don't let them participate in the movie production, they won't let our filming base continue!"

Katsuryo Ishikawa said to Masataka Komori: "The boss of that Maple Leaf Society came specifically to say it, saying something about how the person in charge hasn't responded to them, and he's already lost patience..."

"Did you call the police?" Masataka Komori asked.

Things were stormy in Osaka, with constant gunfights, but the police didn't have a very good way to deal with it, which made other Yakuza in Japan restless, quite having a feeling of "if they can do it, we can too."

"Of course, according to your instructions, every time the Yakuza come, we call the police..."

Assistant Katsuryo Ishikawa's tone sounded very angry,

"But even when the police come, they only take a statement; it has no deterrent effect on that group of guys at all! I even suspect they are in cahoots!"

"Komori-san, should we find some people to teach that group of Yakuza a lesson!"

"To tell you the truth, I still know a few big brothers who hang out on the streets..."

Looking at the seriousness and eagerness on Assistant Katsuryo Ishikawa's face, Masataka Komori hit him on the head with a hand knife: "Ishikawa... we are a legitimate company, not some Yakuza! And you want to find a big brother yourself?!"

"Do you think that because we're filming 'Crows Zero 2', we should become thugs?"

"..." Katsuryo Ishikawa said aggrievedly, "But, that group of guys is always coming to harass us!"

"I remember the police increased patrols these past two days, right?"

The newspapers had already published news that the streets of Tokyo were currently unsafe, which increased the public's attention to public security. Because Masataka Komori often called the police, the police station in the jurisdiction also had to take some actions.

"They even arrested a few people, but they were released again very quickly~"

"Hmm, as long as there's a change, it's fine." Masataka Komori said, "It seems they still care about public opinion."

"?"

"Ishikawa, wait a few more days; Naoki-san said he would thoroughly solve the safety problem of the film base."

"Eh... Hai!"

Masataka Komori looked at the construction workers working hard in the factory, and the filming base that already had a shape, his heart full of longing.

He already knew about Naoki Nagayama's actions last time; the news in the newspapers during this period was the first step, and later they would continue to stir up trouble... until the police station could no longer sit still...

"Ishikawa... rest assured, we will definitely film many movies here!" ===== CHAPTER 715 =====