Chapter 736: Naoki-san

The cherry blossoms in Mountain Cherry Garden were in full bloom, and when the wind blew, the falling petals looked just like scenes in an anime.

Especially since it had been cloudy recently, the gloomy and desolate beauty was truly amazing.

"Sure enough, it's the most beautiful time..." Naoki Nagayama took a few photos of the cherry blossoms in his own garden, very happy, "Let me think, should I invite people over to hold a cherry blossom viewing party together..."

Inviting people to come to the house for a party was a very intimate way of socializing...

"Fangcun-san and the others definitely have to be called over, and there is Nakai-san..." Naoki Nagayama planned the possible invitation list, "And Feng-dage... Nagayama Hezi can forget it, she is still in the ivory tower, and there is nothing to talk about with social people."

Staying in Mountain Cherry Garden without anyone for half a day, the feeling of being alone made Naoki Nagayama a bit unaccustomed. Before, he and Akina could be said to be together every day for half a month, and there was a large group of staff, and every day was lively.

And after returning to Mountain Cherry Garden, there were only the cherry trees in the courtyard staying with him~

"Forget it, if the mountain doesn't come to me, I can't go to the mountain!" Naoki Nagayama, who was lying on the sofa, immediately sat up straight and walked toward his own car shed.

There were fewer and fewer people in the studio of Tree Friend Group, because two movies in Ota Ward were about to start filming, and many employees went directly to the Dream Factory on that side to work.

Star Xing Jiahua, who was very idle at work, saw the boss who hadn't been seen for a long time walking in at the door, and her eyes lit up:

"Naoki-san, you are back!"

"Hmm." Naoki Nagayama responded with a smile, "The location recording of the program is finished~"

"Then when can it be released?" Star Xing Jiahua's smile was even brighter, "I really want to see Naoki-san and Akina-chan on stage together."

"Haha, it is estimated that it can be seen at the end of the month."

There were still some indoor shots, and after filming them tomorrow or the day after, it should be completely finished.

After chatting with the little sister at the front desk for a while, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the office. Sure enough, Fangcun Dayou Fangcun was sitting at the desk like a thumbtack.

"Fangcun-san..." Naoki Nagayama stopped talking.

"What's wrong?" Seeing Naoki Nagayama return, Fangcun Dayou Fangcun was originally a bit excited, but now, why did he feel that the guy opposite was secretly scolding himself in his heart?

"I always feel that your posture is exactly the same as when I left..." Naoki Nagayama complained, "Could it be that for the past half month, Fangcun-san has been sitting here? Didn't you get up to relax?"

"..."

Suddenly hearing such words, Fangcun Dayou Fangcun didn't react for ten seconds, until ten seconds later, he realized what Naoki Nagayama was saying.

"Naoki-san!" Fangcun Dayou Fangcun's voice lowered, "Since you discovered it, then you tell me, who caused me to be exhausted in the office all day long!"

Naoki Nagayama's action of sitting in the chair stiffened. He also realized that it seemed because he, the president, ran around, that his own department head had to bear a lot of work that didn't belong to him...

However, this pot must be thrown away: "It must be because Yin Tang-san is not doing his job properly!!! That made Fangcun-san have so much work!"

"Yin Tang-san?!!!"

Fangcun Dayou Fangcun was deeply surprised by the thick skin of this guy in front of him. You actually have the nerve to talk about Ito Shuichi Yin Tang?! People have been working hard to check the progress of the film set at Dream Factory early in the morning!

And he was still busy with the preview of 'Blue Sea', and had to go to various cities to promote the movie...

Compared to him, Naoki Nagayama, you guy, were traveling everywhere with your girlfriend!!!

Don't talk about recording any program! I've already inquired, it was purely for travel!

Naoki Nagayama on this side was still talking nonsense, saying loudly:

"Yes, yes, it's Yin Tang-san! Let's despise Yin Tang-san together!"

"..."

Just when Fangcun Dayou Fangcun couldn't help but want to suppress the power of the prehistoric flood in his body, the office door was pushed open.

"What's wrong with me?" Ito Shuichi Yin Tang walked in, "I heard Naoki-san calling my name at the door, do you miss me so much?"

"..."

For a time, the two people in the office were embarrassed. (Fangcun Dayou Fangcun: Why should I be embarrassed?)

What is the feeling of being caught on the spot when talking about others behind their backs? It's like when you are taking a bath and the door is suddenly opened, only you are naked and illuminated by the spotlight, surrounded by pairs of lewd eyes...

"Ahem!" Naoki Nagayama quickly adjusted, "Haha, yes Yin Tang-san, long time no see! Miss you very much! Why, did you just come back?"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama seamlessly change into a smiling face, Fangcun Dayou Fangcun refreshed the thickness of Naoki Nagayama's face again!

"Hai, went to Dream Factory to inspect in the morning." Ito Shuichi Yin Tang sat down smoothly, "Masataka-kun and the others are filming very smoothly, and the scene for 'Ring 2' is almost ready."

"So, it can be prepared for production soon!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

"Yes, yes~ After I finish the publicity for 'Blue Sea', I can start filming." Ito Shuichi Yin Tang said.

Naoki Nagayama was surprised: "When will it be released?"

"Preview tomorrow..."

"So fast!"

The two chatted in the office for a while about the promotion of 'Blue Sea'. Ito Shuichi Yin Tang decided to focus on the art theater line this time. The preview was also set at Iwanami Theater.

He also knew that such art films might have a lot less box office, but it was very good for the awards of the film.

"Naoki-san, speaking of which..." Ito Shuichi Yin Tang suddenly said to Naoki Nagayama, "This year's Blue Ribbon and Film Academy Awards, are we still going to fight for them?"

Fangcun Dayou Fangcun also interjected: "The first month box office of 'Kikujiro's Summer' is expected to reach 3.5 billion, and it will definitely be over 5 billion by the end of the year... This box office definitely has the ability to enter the top three of the annual film box office list!"

"Yes, this is a very important indicator."

Ito Shuichi Yin Tang also agreed, saying that an award-winning film can be very niche and artistic, but the box office performance is definitely a major standard for evaluation.

Naoki Nagayama was a bit hesitant: "However, I just won the Film Academy Award the year before last... and won the Blue Ribbon last year... This year, these two major awards shouldn't choose me again~"

"This..."

There is indeed such a tradition or unspoken rule that film awards will not be awarded to the same director or producer consecutively.

Ito Shuichi Yin Tang paused, but still said: "Naoki-san, I can contact my mentor and other good friends, and Tree Friend also has a lot of interpersonal resources... As long as we go all out, it is absolutely possible to break this tradition!"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and shook his head:

"Forget it, Nihon people respect tradition the most. Breaking this kind of thing is as difficult as reaching the sky... Besides, I have already won these two awards, and there is nothing to be curious about..."

"But Naoki-san, 'Kikujiro's Summer' is clearly more than a notch higher than other films this year, and it is well-deserved to win both awards..."

Ito Shuichi Yin Tang still wanted to say something, but Fangcun Dayou Fangcun stopped him:

"Yin Tang-san, Naoki-san's meaning is that those two awards have already been won... He wants to win the ones he hasn't

"Hmm?" Ito Shuichi Itou was stunned, and then reacted, "Naoki-san, you mean... to go for the Palme d'Or?!"

"Hmm... We tried the Oscars once before, it's very difficult... But there's still some certainty for the Palme d'Or!" Naoki Nagayama nodded.

While others were still setting their goals domestically, Naoki Nagayama had already started heading internationally!

Naoki-san, is this your ambition?!

Ito Shuichi Itou only felt his spirit seemed to be excited:

"Hai, Naoki-san, let's start from now and go all out to hit the Palme d'Or!!!"

"I can ask my mentor for a recommendation quota... Wait, we can also use the connections of the Ministry of Culture to have 'Kikujiro' sent directly for selection, so we can say it's representing Nihon in the competition! The chances will be much higher!"

However, Naoki Nagayama was not as excited as he was, but instead said:

"These are all methods... But first, let us take the Kinema Junpo Award first, get some fame... The three major film awards, we must collect them all eventually..."

"Hahaha, Naoki-san has indeed already thought of a plan! We will definitely get the Palme d'Or!"

Ito Shuichi Itou seemed to have already immersed himself in the fantasy of winning the award!

Pulled by Otomo Yoshimura to handle some daily affairs, Naoki Nagayama didn't return to Sanyingyuan until evening.

But he had already seen a small, blue Porsche parked in front of the garage—Akina Nakamori had already arrived!

After walking into the house, Naoki Nagayama found that Akina was busy in the kitchen, having put on an apron and making dinner like a little wife...

"I'm home~" Naoki Nagayama called out in the entryway.

"Naoki-san, welcome home!"

Akina Nakamori greeted Naoki Nagayama with a brilliant smile on her face, making the gloomy weather seem to brighten up.

After changing his shoes, Naoki Nagayama followed Akina into the kitchen, and the fragrance of food wafted over:

"Akina, why go to the trouble of making dinner?"

"I didn't see Naoki-san when I got back, so you must have been busy, and then I saw the ingredients in the refrigerator, so I wanted to treat Naoki-san well!" Akina affectionately pushed Naoki Nagayama out of the kitchen, "Naoki-san doesn't need to help; just sit there, drink some tea, and wait for dinner!"

"This isn't good..."

Someone was pressed onto the sofa and even received the hot tea Akina brought over... looking exactly like a landlord being served.

"Akina, what program did you record this afternoon?"

Naoki Nagayama was still a little embarrassed, moved to the side of the dining table, and chatted with Akina.

"It was a sitcom program... I appeared in a sitcom with Toshihiko Tahara..."

Akina Nakamori shared the interesting things about the program with her boyfriend enthusiastically, like playing a woman who was abandoned but then taught the bad man a lesson, and so on...

He always felt she was hinting at something... Naoki Nagayama scratched his cheek.

"But this recording was very interesting; I wore a cheongsam~" Akina Nakamori had already started serving dishes to the dining table, "It was my first time wearing one!"

"A cheongsam?" Naoki Nagayama said with a bit of jealousy, "I've never seen Akina wear a cheongsam..."

A cheongsam is particularly revealing of one's figure... Thinking back to a certain Wei's cheongsam, because it was too sexy, it caused her to be shelved for a long time...

"Haha, that can't be helped; it was the agency's performance costume~"

Akina Nakamori said to Naoki Nagayama with a giggle, "Naoki-san, just wait until the TV broadcast to see it!"

"..."

A certain man could only deflate and poke the grilled saury on the plate with his chopsticks... You dead fish, how dare you look down on me with dead fish eyes?

"Naoki-san, you can't take your anger out on food!" Auntie Akina very sternly stopped the man's behavior...

After dinner was finished, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori sat side by side on the sofa watching TV.

"Akina, I plan to hold a party at Sanyingyuan~" Naoki Nagayama said while holding his girlfriend, "Look at how beautiful the cherry blossoms outside are; it would be a pity if only we could enjoy them..."

"Oh?" Akina Nakamori raised her head, "A cherry blossom viewing banquet? It sounds very high-class..."

"It's not that high-class... It's just a few friends coming to Sanyingyuan to drink, eat snacks, chat, and so on." Naoki Nagayama said, "Akina hasn't met my friends yet, right?"

"It seems I've dealt with a few..." Akina Nakamori said, "But I'm not familiar with them either..."

"Then let's get to know everyone well this time..." Naoki Nagayama rubbed against Akina's delicate cheek, "They all know Akina is my girlfriend~"

A warm current flowed through Akina Nakamori's heart, and she was suddenly filled with happiness... but she was also a little worried:

"But... for a cherry blossom viewing banquet, what if everyone doesn't like the snacks I make?!"

The subconscious meaning was, what if Naoki-san's friends don't like me...

"Haha, they will definitely like the snacks Akina makes with such care!" Naoki Nagayama gently stroked Akina's shoulder, "I will help too!"

"That's good~"

The two then began to discuss the time of the banquet party, as well as other trivial matters, and didn't finish until it was time to sleep at night.

When washing up, Naoki Nagayama went to take a bath first. When he was lying on the bed, he found that Akina was slowly walking out of the bathroom... She was actually wearing a silver-white silk cheongsam!!

The exquisite cheongsam was tailored just right, without a single wrinkle... The form-fitting cheongsam highlighted Akina's figure, her full body with curves in all the right places, and connected by a waist that could be grasped in one hand, it looked exactly like an 'S' in the English alphabet~

"Akina???"

Naoki Nagayama looked at his incredibly sexy girlfriend, his mouth feeling a little dry,

"What are you doing..."

"Didn't Naoki-san say you wanted to see me wearing a cheongsam?" On Akina Nakamori's fair and moving cheeks, there was a faint flush, and she seemed incredibly shy, "Actually, the clothes were brought back in the car~"

Akina sat on the edge of the bed, her waist moving slightly, and she leaned gently toward Naoki Nagayama's face, her breath like orchids:

"Naoki-san, does it look good?!"

"..."

How could he endure this? Naoki Nagayama pulled the beauty in front of him into his arms and kissed her heavily...

The soft lips seemed to be stained with honey, and no matter how much he kissed, it wasn't enough; the supple cheongsam was like a layer of delicate skin, making one unable to put it down...

In the bedroom of Sanyingyuan, sounds drifted out that would make outsiders cover their ears if they heard them...