Chapter 774: Even the director doesn't know who it is

After soaking in the hot springs in Hokkaido for two days, Naoki Nagayama still returned to Tokyo.

After all, the employees had already returned to work, but the boss was enjoying himself outside, which was indeed a bit...

"Eh? Wait, shouldn't a boss be like this?!"

Naoki Nagayama, who was driving, patted his chest and hit his remaining conscience hard,

"Already a capitalist, what conscience do you still need!"

With the end of the New Year holiday, the shops on both sides of the commercial street that were originally on holiday had opened, and posted New Year promotion posters;

The crowds going to work were bustling, the office buildings that were originally locked were reopened, welcoming office workers to come and start new work;

Outside the car window was an increasingly crowded lane, cars gathered from the fork road to the highway, driving the blood of the city to flow;

It seemed that everything had a new beginning, only the still cold weather, and the residual snow at the roots of the trees, reminded people that Tokyo was still in winter.

When arriving at the studio, one only felt that this office area, which was originally considered quite spacious, was filled with employees who had come in, appearing somewhat crowded........ This year was the first major general meeting of the New Year, and as usual, all employees were required to attend.

"Naoki-san, morning~" Yukika Hoshika was already working at the front desk. "Ah, it should be Happy New Year~"

"Haha, Happy New Year, Hana-chan~" Naoki Nagayama responded warmly, and then asked, "Otomo-san and Shuichi-san, they have all arrived, right!"

"Hai, they are all in the office." Yukika Hoshika said. "Naoki-san, the large conference room is already prepared, it can start on time at 10 o'clock~"

"Okay, thank you very much~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded, then walked toward the office. Along the way, there was naturally no shortage of greetings from familiar employees.

It wasn't until he pushed open the office door that these greetings stopped.

"Otomo-san, Shuichi-san!" Naoki Nagayama looked at the two old friends and revealed a smile. "Happy New Year!"

"Hai hai, Happy New Year~" Otomo Yoshimura nodded with a calm expression.

However, Shuichi Ido looked at Naoki Nagayama somewhat aggrieved: "Naoki-san, I didn't have a good New Year!"

"?" "What's wrong?"

"You sent a New Year gift to Otomo-san, but not to me~"

Shuichi Ido was worthy of being a director. He must have studied acting deeply. This green tea bitch tone was performed vividly.

"......." "You mean that chair?" Naoki Nagayama thought of it instantly.

"Sigh... Naoki-san definitely didn't mean it, it's just that I'm not likable, and you didn't even think of me when picking gifts..."

Seeing that the level of green tea speech had reached a higher level, Naoki Nagayama had two crosses on his forehead and couldn't help but smash a hand knife on Shuichi Ido's head:

"Ido, you guy, shut up!!!

If I had known, I wouldn't have said such things in front of you. Now everyone has learned it, and even improved it!"

Yes, this kind of green tea way of speaking was naturally passed down by Naoki Nagayama...

It was clearly just joking around during idle chat, but he didn't expect that those who heard it would learn it, and even improve it in practice!

Things like feigning grievance and weakness, self-packaging, and setting up personas all came out.

The girls in the Tree Friends Group learned it one by one...

"Without Mao-kun, although it will be very hard, I will be very, very, very hard-working~"

"Loving you together with her, is also possible~"

"Can she love you like Taro? If I don't have Taro, I won't be able to live..."

"......."

I heard that several girls had simply relied on their speech to snatch other people's boyfriends!

There were also people who relied on this kind of green tea speech to wander among various men:

"Is it impossible for a person to have two true loves?"

"I'm just a weak woman, needing someone to accompany me, needing someone to rely on..."

"Compared to Kats-kun, Hiro-kun is more important in my heart... but Hiro-kun is stronger, Kats-kun won't be able to live without me..."

In this era where women's status is high, even sayings like "a woman must have four boyfriends" have come out. This kind of green tea trick is naturally very popular with men and women.

"This chair was promised to Otomo-san before, it's not a New Year gift~" Naoki Nagayama explained. "Besides, wasn't the New Year gift given to you?!"

The New Year gifts purchased before were naturally given to every good friend, and they were all given to their families during the New Year.

"That was a gift for my daughter!"

Shuichi Ido's family was naturally given a gift for Jia Yi-chan. Could it be for an adult?

"Sigh... I found that as long as a man is married, all gifts and human relations are for the family... I feel that my attribute as an independent person has disappeared! I also want someone to care about me!"

Otomo Yoshimura also said slowly after listening:

"Yeah, this is why we men go to clubs, because in the eyes of the young ladies there, we are treated as independent individuals!"

"........"

Naoki Nagayama was speechless. Why did these two married people suddenly start empathizing, and what kind of crooked logic is that!

"I say Otomo-san, don't make the reason for going to drink flower wine sound so high-sounding, okay? The wife isn't here, we are all men, we all understand!"

"Tsk..." Otomo Yoshimura seemed to make a sound of disdain, and quickly changed the subject. "Naoki-san, for today's first regular meeting of the New Year, do you really not want to say anything?!"

"No way!" Naoki Nagayama refused strictly. He had already agreed before coming. "I hate bosses who stand on the stage and talk endlessly the most!"

"We are going to preach this year's plan to all employees, let employees determine goals, and make everyone work in one direction!" Otomo Yoshimura said seriously. "This is an indispensable process, just like the oath-taking before the sports meeting!"

"Maybe it has this part of the function, so I didn't oppose it~"

Naoki Nagayama actually understood that this is an indispensable management link after every company grows, but he himself really didn't want to go on stage to speak.

"So all this is left to Otomo-san!!!"

"Really lazy!" Otomo Yoshimura shook his head and lowered his head to look at the speech draft again.

At this time, Naoki Nagayama chatted with Shuichi Ido:

"Shuichi-san, the promotion work for 'Ring 2' should be almost done, right?"

"Mm, because it's a horror movie, the promotion mainly relies on posters and specific nodes, so I don't need to go to every city for roadshows... now late-night slots are almost all our movies..."

Shuichi Ido nodded, and then told Naoki Nagayama,

"The people in the distribution department roughly counted, the first-week box office is only about 80 million, and the total box office is expected to be only 700 or 800 million..."

"Horror movies, and it's a sequel... it's about the same~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, but didn't say anything.

Any ghost or monster, if it has appeared once, the horror effect will drop a lot. The first "Paranormal Activity" was able to reach such a high level because of special promotion strategies and overseas box office.

"Try to push it overseas later, it would be best if it could rush to one billion~" Shuichi Ido also nodded, because there was "Blue Sea" as a base, he could accept this result.

"Shuichi-san, then for the New Year, what movie do you plan to start with?"

Naoki Nagayama asked. Currently, the scripts he had completed were only "Diary of the Sea Street", "Love Diary" had already been let Kijima Xu shoot, and he still had a copy of "Tokyo Love Story", which Naoki Nagayama wanted to shoot himself~

Others were scripts for animated movies... the main direction this year~

However, as a movie production company, they had naturally received quite a few new scripts in the past two years, just pick from them.

"For the New Year... I want to shoot some movies with depth..."

Shuichi Ido touched his stubble and said. Now he was not short of money, and he was the company boss himself... He originally had a literary tendency, and after "Blue Sea", he also fell in love with the feeling of literary films.

If he could shoot a literary film to Naoki Nagayama's level, making money and winning awards, that would be even better!

"Literary film?" Naoki Nagayama was surprised. "Do you have a good script?"

"The company has received quite a few scripts, and I will also find some well-known screenwriters to create them." Shuichi Ido said. He looked at Naoki Nagayama. "However, if it's Naoki-san's script, that would be even better!"

"......."

Coveting my brain again!

Naoki Nagayama shook his head: "If I have a good script, I will definitely tell Shuichi-san!"

"Haha, thank you very much!"

"This year, we are going to form a movie production process like an assembly line, and build a perfect shooting system at the Dream Factory in Ota Ward..."

Otomo Yoshimura said sonorously about the vision of the Tree Friends Group this year at the regular meeting, but the people under the stage were a bit bored... these are things that presidents and department heads should worry about.

"This year, Tree Friends will also explore the production of animated movies, with a preliminary plan to complete at least one animated movie!"

"In terms of agency business, we want to build a hematopoietic system and hold talent shows..."

"..... Promote the multi-habitat development of idols....."

As one goal after another was put forward, the hundred or so people below became increasingly sleepy. It was clearly morning...

However, at the end, Otomo Yoshimura slapped the table:

"The most important point! This year, the Tree Friends Group will move to a new headquarters!!! More spacious office area, more modern office environment, more convenient location..."

Hearing this point, the employees woke up and began to listen carefully.

This is what is closely related to them!

After Otomo Yoshimura's speech ended, as usual, he interacted and discussed with the employees on-site. The backbone arranged in advance naturally asked a few questions about the new project, but more people were discussing the location of the new headquarters...

"Naoki-san, has the new headquarters been determined?"

Masataka Komori also asked Naoki Nagayama curiously.

"Not yet... but there are already a few alternatives, I will go to see the house in a few days..." Naoki Nagayama turned his head and said. "But rest assured, they are all office buildings in the city center, very convenient!"

"Hai~"

After going to work, the entertainment industry was naturally the first to get busy. Various new songs and new movies of singers, and the development trends of the New Year... would all be revealed in the media.

Hideki Saijo, who had just walked out of a program on TV Asahi today, met media reporters who were interviewing in various places.

"Mr. Hideki Saijo, can I interview you?" "Saijo-san! Happy New Year!"

"Saijo-san... will you hold 'Hideki Saijo's Younger Brothers and Sisters' this year?"

"........"

As a former top male idol, Hideki Saijo's influence was still very large, but after changing agencies in 1983, even the famous "Hideki Saijo's Younger Brothers and Sisters" talent show was gone.

Naoko Kawai came from this talent show~

Thinking of this, Hideki Saijo decided to stop and accept the interview:

"This year, my focus will be on transformation... I will spend more energy on the acting path, so I won't participate in talent shows for the time being!"

Seeing Hideki Saijo stop to accept the interview, the reporters were even more excited:

"Does Saijo-san have any specific projects?"

"Hai, currently I have signed with Tree Friends and will participate in the production of a TV drama starting at the beginning of the year~" Hideki Saijo didn't mean to hide it. Originally, this kind of promotion is the earlier the better.

"Oh?" "Really?" "Which Tree Friends?" "Baka, of course it's Naoki Nagayama's Tree Friends Pictures!"

Amidst the messy voices, a reporter asked:

"Saijo-san, may I ask what the name of the TV drama is? When will it be released?"

"The name has been decided, it's called 'Love Century'~" Hideki Saijo said with a smile. "The specific release date hasn't been set, expected in the cherry blossom season..."

"Oh oh oh!!!"

Love! The male idol is going to shoot a love drama again!!!

"May I ask who the female lead is?!" The male lead is naturally Hideki Saijo!

"The female lead is a girl named Momoko Kikuchi~" Hideki Saijo continued to answer. "She is the female lead of 'April Story'~"

"Hondo?!" "So it's her!" "Very cute!" "My type!" "Get lost!"

The steady older boyfriend and the beautiful young girlfriend, this is the royal love plot at the moment!

Another reporter asked: "Is the director Naoki Nagayama?"

The scene suddenly quieted down. It seemed that the media had a special concern for this name... Not long ago, "Kikujiro" had just been nominated for all the major movie awards!

"Haha, it seems everyone is very concerned about Naoki-san!" Encountering such silence, Hideki Saijo was stunned for a moment and responded with a smile. "However, it's a pity, the director of this TV drama is not Naoki-san! The screenwriter is him..."

"Then is it Director Ido?"

"Neither~"

"Then is it Director Komori who just finished shooting 'Crows Zero 2'?"

"Uh..... neither....."

"This..... can't Saijo-san tell us directly?" The reporters were a bit helpless. Is it necessary to squeeze toothpaste like this?

"This...... I really can't....." Hideki Saijo's expression was a bit complex at this time, and he seemed to be somewhat incredulous about his own brain. "I...... forgot what that director's name is......"

"No no no....... I forgot what that director looks like! In my impression, it seems there is no such director....."

Hideki Saijo was a bit flustered. Such a thing should absolutely not appear in an artist like him!

Don't remember the director of the movie or TV drama you participated in?!

Which director dares to use such an actor?!

Just at this time, Hideki Saijo suddenly remembered Naoki Nagayama's words during the meeting:

"By the way, I remember now, this director participated in almost all the TV and movie projects of Tree Friends Pictures, and his work is also very important, ranking at the forefront of the movie's ending list!!!

However, because he is naturally low-presence, he is very mysterious......"

"?"

The reporters at the scene all had unbelieving expressions. Saijo-san, even the director doesn't know who it is, then what kind of movie are you filming?!

Besides, if you forget, you forget. People make mistakes, horses stumble, everyone can understand, at most mock a bit, and it will pass in a few days~

Why use this to lie to us? Do you take us for three-year-olds?

"This is true! I guarantee with my personality!" Hideki Saijo guaranteed seriously in front of the camera. "Everyone can go to Tree Friends to verify, and can also look for it in the movie production list of Tree Friends Pictures...... ah, by the way, he was the assistant director in 'Kikujiro'!!"

"........"

He even used his personality to guarantee it. This is not a small matter. In Japan, which values reputation, even in the entertainment industry, reputation damage might lead to being banned!

........ The reporters at the scene were skeptical. According to reason, Hideki Saijo wouldn't lie after so many years of reputation~

However, after waiting for a while, they became excited again......

No matter what, there will be an eye-catching news hot spot tomorrow!!!

Whether it is "Hideki Saijo accidentally forgot the director, actually lied in public to round it up!" or "Hideki Saijo participates in a love movie, mysterious director is amazing!", they are all headlines for tomorrow!

Our media can advance or retreat, and everything can be taken as a news point!! ===== CHAPTER 775 =====