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Chapter 733: Such beautiful scenery, is it something I can watch?!

~18 min read 3,480 words

Naoki Nagayama was still on a slow-paced romantic journey, and he didn't know that his wealth was about to skyrocket at a geometric rate~

Capital never stops. As long as there is enough principal, the subsequent snowballing can only get faster and faster, until the snowball can no longer withstand its own weight and collapses...

But before that, Naoki Nagayama could rest assured for a while; he didn't need to worry about money for the time being~

If the ever-changing nature of any field could be compared to the financial world, then the entertainment industry must be one of them. During the days when Naoki Nagayama was away, the dynamics of the entertainment industry never stopped for a moment.

'Kikujiro's Summer' had been released for half a month, and the momentum of the box office still showed no signs of declining. Every theater was fully booked, and there was no problem at all in rushing to 5 billion by the end of the year!

And in the schedule of Tree Friend Films, the release node of the next movie was coming again. 'Blue Sea' would hold a preview on October 25.

What shocked other peers even more was that Tree Friend Films' next movie had already started filming, and 'Crows Zero 2' would also be released before the end of the year!

One movie a month?! Tree Friend Films was undoubtedly going to roll other film studios to death!

"Masataka-kun, I have absolutely no problem. I can join the group to film right now!"

The dusty Naoki Nagayama rushed to the film shooting base, Dream Factory. He had just returned from Kyoto, where he had finalized the construction project for two KTV branches.

Being able to find time to film 'Crows Zero 2' this time was already very difficult!

Masataka Komori had an enthusiastic smile on his face:

"Feng-dage, that's really great! Everyone in the crew is waiting for you!"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and walked into Dream Factory with Masataka Komori. After arriving at the crew, he really saw many familiar faces.

There was Hiroyuki Sanada who played Genji Takiya, Akio Honda who played Hiromi Kirishima, and the three members of Shonentai!

"Feng-dage!" "Serizawa!" "You're here!"

Walking all the way, greetings were constant, and Naoki Nagayama also greeted these familiar faces one by one. The impression left by the previous play was still very deep to this day.

Of course, there were also some new faces, such as Takayuki Takemoto who played the boss of Hosen Academy...

"A boot-up ceremony was held a few days ago, and we have already filmed some other scenes..."

Masataka Komori introduced to Naoki Nagayama. Now that there was a shooting base, many scenes could be filmed in advance, and could also be adjusted appropriately according to the actors' schedules, making the whole filming process much more flexible.

"However, the scenes related to Serizawa Tamao played by Feng-dage haven't been filmed at all."

This time, the script for 'Crows Zero 2' was a bit different from what Naoki Nagayama initially recalled. After all, in the final battle of the previous part, Serizawa Tamao had won against Genji Takiya and ascended to the throne of the hegemon of Suzuran.

This second part was the critical moment when Serizawa Tamao graduated and the successor of the Suzuran hegemon was about to face a challenge from a nemesis~

After truly walking into the crew, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but laugh out loud:

"Hahaha, Masataka-kun, why are there so many bald monks here?"

"Er... they are from Hosen Academy..."

Masataka Komori scratched his cheek. Who knew how Naoki Nagayama set it up? The grade of Hosen Academy was actually judged by hair volume... All the little punks couldn't keep their hair, and only the backbone and the boss were qualified to have hairstyles~

Especially the one playing the boss, who actually left long hair very artistically...

This caused the extras in the crew to be very unwilling to be assigned to Hosen Academy!

Masataka Komori shook his head, threw the memories of the past few days out of his head, and said to Naoki Nagayama:

"Feng-dage, don't worry about this for now. You should look at the script first. Once you are familiar with it, we will start filming your first scene!"

"Hai, I will start immediately!"

Naoki Nagayama promised very seriously. Although it was because he was too busy to read the script, since he had already come, he couldn't be like before!

At this time, on the JR line to Kyoto, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori were watching Yasushi Akimoto fiddling with a mobile phone the size of a handbag.

"This was purchased for the program crew on business trips, wanting to be able to contact them anytime, anywhere when outside..." Yasushi Akimoto said to the two people opposite, "It's just a bit too heavy and inconvenient to carry."

"Charging is also troublesome, right?" Naoki Nagayama said.

"Just change the battery! Many batteries... so it's usually carried by the program crew. It's too inconvenient if it's just one person."

Naoki Nagayama nodded: "It will definitely get smaller and smaller in the future!"

Yasushi Akimoto fiddled with it for a while, and after confirming there was no problem, he called the headquarters of Fuji TV in Tokyo, reported the current progress, and then asked his assistant to call the station in Kyoto to confirm.

"Akimoto-san~" Assistant Katsuhisa Kitahara returned and reported, "The mountain road at Rurikoin in Kyoto collapsed a little bit when it rained the day before yesterday, and it is being cleaned and repaired. It cannot receive the program crew's recording today..."

"Landslide?"

"It seems that the road in the mountains collapsed a little bit. It shouldn't be a big problem. They said it will take two days to repair..." Katsuhisa Kitahara said.

"Then let's go to Kiyomizu-dera first..." Yasushi Akimoto calculated the time in his heart, "If we arrive in Kyoto, it will be almost noon. We should only be able to film such a location... We will rest in Kyoto at night and go to Rurikoin to record tomorrow..."

"Hai! However, in this season, hotels near Rurikoin might not be easy to book... We might have to stay further away~"

After Katsuhisa Kitahara left, Yasushi Akimoto explained to Naoki Nagayama: "Originally, Kiyomizu-dera was placed in the second position. This time hasn't reached the time when the maple leaves in Kiyomizu-dera are reddest..."

"And only in Rurikoin can you see the beautiful scenery of early maple leaves and green trees intertwined, and you can just happen to appreciate the beautiful light and shadow color changes..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded. Speaking of which, he had also been to Rurikoin before, but he wasn't particularly pursuing the best season. It was just because the garden was not far from the foot of Rurikoin, and he felt that this temple had a sense of being out of the world.

"By the way, didn't you just say that hotels near Rurikoin are not easy to book?" Naoki Nagayama thought of what the assistant said just now, "I happen to have a courtyard near Rurikoin. Why don't we stay there!"

"Courtyard?" Yasushi Akimoto was suspicious, "Naoki-san has a house in Kyoto too?"

"Ah, yes. Didn't we film 'Ring' before? We were looking for an old-fashioned courtyard in Kyoto, and then I happened to see one I liked, so I bought it..."

He turned his head to Akina and said: "It's the one I mentioned to Akina before, that courtyard in Kyoto~"

"Is it that one! Completed in June?"

"Hmm, I've only been there once." Naoki Nagayama said to Yasushi Akimoto, "If everyone goes there this time, it just happens to add some popularity!"

"Is that so~" Yasushi Akimoto hesitated, "Can we have so many people there?"

"Haha, it doesn't matter, the courtyard is still quite big." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "If we want to stay there, I have to call the company that manages it... It just happens that the mobile phone from before can be used!"

"There is also a butler~"

Yasushi Akimoto let out a sigh of unknown meaning. It should be another place like a vacation home, right~ Naoki Nagayama's style of settling down everywhere is sometimes really enviable~

When the mobile phone was brought over, Akina Nakamori excitedly wanted to help make the call, and Naoki Nagayama also tried the most primitive mobile phone.

After notifying the butler there, Naoki Nagayama sighed:

"Mobile phones are indeed convenient, and you can communicate anytime, anywhere."

Akina tried to move it on the side, and it was about as heavy as a small dumbbell: "It's just too heavy... It's very inconvenient to use it yourself."

"I heard that small mobile phones (big brothers) will come out next year." Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina and said, "When the time comes, we will buy two, and we can call anytime!"

"Okay~ I want to call Naoki-san once every hour!"

Akina Nakamori's face was filled with a bright smile.

And Yasushi Akimoto sitting opposite looked at the two people opposite showing affection calmly. It was just giving out candy, just pretending he didn't exist. He had already practiced being as calm as water all the way here.

Kiyomizu-dera in Kyoto, Naoki Nagayama had also been there, it seemed more than once.

Although it wasn't the best season for autumn leaf hunting, as one of the top tourist attractions in Kyoto, there were quite a few tourists here.

However, Yasushi Akimoto's program crew didn't go to Kiyomizu-dera for the first time, because the station where they got off was closer to Hongan-ji, and he decided to record a segment at Hongan-ji first, and then go to Kiyomizu-dera.

"Anyway, it's still early. After the recording at Hongan-ji, we will just have lunch on the street, and go to Kiyomizu-dera in the afternoon..." Yasushi Akimoto said so, "Rurikoin can't be filmed today, so we can film as much as we can~"

During the recording of 'Onyanko Club', sudden things often happened, so this program producer had developed the habit of adapting to circumstances.

"Hai~"

Others naturally listened to the producer, and Naoki Nagayama had no opinion... He hadn't seen Hongan-ji either.

Hongan-ji is very big!

This was Naoki Nagayama's first thought after arriving.

Extremely open space, the tall black and gold temple hall was very majestic and solemn, with the style of Japanese ancient architecture, and a circle of wooden verandas two or three meters wide and half a meter high.

"I heard that this wooden floor is very comfortable to walk on..."

Naoki Nagayama took off his shoes and put them in the bag provided by the temple, and then pulled Akina to step on the wooden floor together~

"Hmm..." Akina Nakamori stepped around very curiously, "I don't know what kind of wood it is, it's both hard and smooth, and it has a warm feeling..."

"Warm? That must be your illusion!" Naoki Nagayama said. It was exposed to the wind and sun outside, so it would be strange if it could be warm!

Akina's pretty eyes glared at her boyfriend, and then her eyes turned, and she secretly stepped on Naoki Nagayama's foot! And immediately ran away laughing!

Leaving Naoki Nagayama, who was stunned...

"Stepping on toes? A move for children fighting!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "No martial arts!"

If it weren't for the face of Buddha, he would definitely let this little girl understand what family law was today!

After walking into the main hall, he saw a huge Amitabha Buddha statue enshrined in the hall, which was so magnificent that people didn't dare to look directly at it, making people sigh that Buddha really needed gold decoration!

Next to it were two rows of carefully carved wooden Buddha statues, with bright colors, compassionate eyebrows, and lifelike appearances.

Akina Nakamori was already praying devoutly with her hands together.

Naoki Nagayama bowed, and didn't kneel down to pray for anything. Although he had great awe for the gods in the dark due to living another life, he wouldn't particularly worship a certain religion. After all, if he worshipped the wrong one, it would be very embarrassing...

"Naoki-san, don't you worship Buddha?" Akina Nakamori asked, kneeling on the cushion and looking at Naoki Nagayama.

"No... I am a man of letters! I pay attention to respecting ghosts and gods but keeping them at a distance..."

Naoki Nagayama casually made up a reason. Not only Akina Nakamori, but even Yasushi Akimoto, who had been following and filming on the side, agreed.

Facts proved that for Confucius's words, the acceptance of Nihon people was also very high!

After visiting the main hall, the group also went to the Un-ei-kaku in the backyard to visit. The winding garden was very exquisite and beautiful, very suitable for drinking tea and enjoying the scenery when it was not cold or hot~

After tasting tofu and desserts in a local restaurant nearby, in the afternoon, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori finally arrived at Kiyomizu-dera.

"The last time I came, I came with Eitaro!" Naoki Nagayama sighed beside the Otowa Waterfall, "This time it was changed to Akina~"

"?" Akina Nakamori immediately broke her defense, "Naoki-san, you put me and Eitaro in the same position!!!"

"Hmm, in some respects, you two are in a competitive relationship! Both are fighting for my heart!"

Naoki Nagayama said seriously,

"However, Eitaro will 'ying ying ying'. In this respect, Akina still lacks a bit of competitiveness!"

"Naoki-san!!!"

Such teasing words made Akina relentlessly perform the two-finger zen on his arm.

After this journey, Akina Nakamori became more and more like a normal young girl in love in front of the camera, showing her pretty, willful, and cute side to her boyfriend.

However, Naoki Nagayama had to explain to the camera:

"Dear audience, I have to explain here that Eitaro is the Labrador in my house! Very timid, always likes to 'ying ying ying' and act like a spoiled child! Very clingy... Hahaha~"

The three springs of Otowa Waterfall, representing longevity, wisdom, and health, were all drunk by the program crew.

The main hall of Kiyomizu-dera enshrines the Thousand-Armed Guanyin, as well as the Mahasthamaprapta Bodhisattva. These exquisite Buddha statues are all compassionate and solemn, making people feel awe at first sight.

The suspended platform extending out of the main hall is the big stage, which is most common in tourists' travel photos. The terrain here is high and the view is open, and you can overlook the entire Kyoto.

Walking out from the promenade south of the Amida Hall, you can see the distant Koyasu Pagoda, and the view is even better.

Following the stream slowly flowing down from the top of the mountain, the maple leaves on both sides haven't turned red yet, and you can't experience the legendary clouds of fire in the Nishiki-un Valley, but the colorful scroll of red, yellow, and green is also a colorful and beautiful scroll.

"Fuso is just the right autumn light, maple leaves are like cinnabar shining in the tender cold." Naoki Nagayama sighed, "Every time I see it, it's like looking at a beautiful oil painting."

Akina didn't hear the previous poetry clearly, just nodded along with the words behind.

And Yasushi Akimoto, who had been staring at the camera, curled his lips at this time... It started again! It started pretending again!! He was pretended to be again!!!

Coming down from Kiyomizu-dera, it was already past four in the afternoon, just when the sun was setting and the shadows were slanting.

The program crew took the Shinkansen from Shirakawa-go to Kyoto, and then ran to two scenic spots, and climbed a mountain, all a bit tired, sitting on the bus, driving toward Sakyo-ku where Rurikoin was located.

After Naoki Nagayama told the driver the location, he sat in the passenger seat and looked at the road.

"Is that courtyard called Red Fish Garden?" Akina Nakamori asked on the side.

"Hmm... just like the Mountain Cherry Garden, once it's named, it's my home!" Naoki Nagayama treated this courtyard as his home in Kyoto, otherwise he wouldn't have spent so much thought and money.

"Are there many red fish raised in the courtyard?"

"Hmm, koi, and other colors..." Naoki Nagayama chatted with Akina, "There is another meaning, that is, when the maple leaves fall into the water and float with the water flow, they look like red swimming fish..."

"Is there a pond in the courtyard?"

"There is also a water pavilion~"

Yasushi Akimoto listened silently on the side, and couldn't help but complain in his heart, water pavilion, you think it's Murin-an?

Just at this moment, the bus came to a low hill. Looking from afar, in the middle of the lush bamboo forest, there seemed to be a thin red torii gate composed of a Shinto path, and there seemed to be some buildings on the top of the mountain.

And at the foot of the mountain, it was surrounded by bamboo fences, and the lush shaped trees made people unable to see the inside, only knowing that the bus circled for several minutes before arriving at a place that looked like a door.

Then... stopped!

"This is..." After the crew got off the bus, Yasushi Akimoto was a little confused, "Is your courtyard nearby, Naoki-san?"

"Ah, this is the side door." Naoki Nagayama pressed the doorbell, "If you drive, you come in from here."

"Side door?"

The side door opened, and an old man dressed very cleanly walked out. After seeing Naoki Nagayama, he showed a smile:

"Naoki Nagayama-san, the butler has made preparations!"

"Thank you, Fujimoto-san!" Naoki Nagayama thanked Yuma Fujimoto. He was the gardener of the courtyard and usually helped watch the courtyard.

"Where, where, this is my duty." Yuma Fujimoto opened the door and enthusiastically led a group of people toward the inside.

Akina Nakamori curiously held Naoki Nagayama's hand, walked into the side door, and looked toward the inside of the Red Fish Garden.

I saw three buildings in the shape of a 'pin' at the foot of a low hill. The main body was bright vermilion, with red beams, white walls, and black tiles, full of the style of ancient aristocratic sleeping halls.

Behind was the bamboo forest mountain swaying with the wind, and in front was a vast courtyard, strange stones, rockeries, green trees, and red flowers, shaped differently, and exquisite and abnormal...

A small stream flowing down from the mountain gathered into a small river around the sleeping hall, and then flowed into the wide pond in the courtyard, connecting this series of exquisite courtyard scenery.

"Naoki-san, is this your courtyard?"

Akina Nakamori looked around at the beautiful scenery in disbelief. Born in poverty, she really couldn't imagine the life of the rich.

Shouldn't this kind of courtyard be built by the country for people to visit? Or should it be a famous scenic spot passed down from ancient times!

"Hmm, it was originally a private courtyard of a down-and-out aristocrat, and I bought it and renovated it."

"How much money did this cost!!!"

"1.2 billion... The renovation cost 300 million." Naoki Nagayama held Akina and walked slowly toward the main hall, saying while walking.

"A total of 1.5 billion!" Akina Nakamori calculated her salary in her heart, "According to my current salary, it would take 30 years of not eating or drinking to earn it!"

"Haha, Akina's salary will rise a lot next year!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"Really?!"

"Of course! New contract!" Naoki Nagayama said. He was already prepared to help Akina negotiate with Being in a while, "With me here!"

Yasushi Akimoto, who was following behind the two, had no mood to sigh that the two were showing affection again at this time. Since he saw the appearance of the Red Fish Garden, the whole person was a bit sluggish.

The program crew members who were with them were all exclaiming, and all opened their eyes to look at this courtyard!

Such a courtyard, such beautiful scenery!

Is it something I can watch?!

This is a privilege that only ancient aristocrats and even daimyo could enjoy!

If it were said that the vacation home next to Lake Toya, Yasushi Akimoto could still have the idea of "a great man should be like this, I can take his place", when seeing this courtyard, there was only exclamation left.

"This kind of courtyard, is it something I can own?"

Yasushi Akimoto didn't know how much money he could earn in the future, probably not low... However, this was already the enjoyment of a different class!!!

Even if the money was enough, not many people would be willing to sell such a large piece of land!

"Naoki-san..."

Looking at Naoki Nagayama's back slowly walking into the sleeping hall, Yasushi Akimoto could only chew the bitter name silently~ ===== CHAPTER 734 =====

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