Chapter 775: This is a threat, this is a naked threat!!!

Hideki Saijo's news hit the headlines the next day.

Masami Inada, who was in charge of media relations for the Tree Friends Group, immediately received inquiry calls from peers, and then confirmed that there was indeed a director named Kijima Xu...

"Haha, so Kijima-kun has stood in front of the stage this time!"

Naoki Nagayama teased the somewhat shy Kijima Xu in the office,

"This time, you can't hide it~"

"This...... I didn't intend to hide it originally." Kijima Xu said in a low voice, and then asked, "Naoki-san, since Saijo-san has already released the information about the new TV drama, should we follow up?"

"Mm, the preliminary preparations should all be ready, right?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

Kijima Xu nodded quickly: "Hai, just waiting to start shooting!"

"Then let Eiichiro Watanabe gather the reporters, the production disclosure meeting for the TV drama can start!"

Naoki Nagayama directly set the production of "Love Century". Although it was just after the New Year, there was not much redundancy in time.

Looking out the window, snowflakes were just falling:

"Just right, it's snowing these few days, take the opportunity to shoot those scenes with snow scenes early!"

The TV drama "Love Century" had a long time span, and the winter scenes were very important plot points, so taking advantage of the cold weather, they could be finished ahead of schedule.

"Hai!"

Kijima Xu nodded and went out. The project started, and he still had a lot of things to deal with.

There were also the schedules of Hideki Saijo, Momoko Kikuchi, and other actors that needed to be coordinated urgently...

The schedules of idol artists in this era were very precious. Relying on continuous exposure to maintain popularity, even during the filming process, they might need to ask for leave from time to time.

Kijima Xu was not a well-known director like Naoki Nagayama. His control over the set and actors was a challenge!

"Otomo-san~" After Kijima Xu went out, Naoki Nagayama said to Otomo Yoshimura, "About what we said before, the company contacting some manga artists..."

"Naoki-san, we went to find Hayao Miyazaki, Yoshihiro Togashi, Gosho Aoyama, etc., according to the list you gave. Hayao Miyazaki already has a new studio and has taken on a project, while Yoshihiro Togashi and Gosho Aoyama have just stepped into the manga world and don't have any representative works yet..."

Otomo Yoshimura said, "However, they are all very interested in this project, I think we can talk in-depth~"

After speaking, this middle-aged man paused:

"Also...... Naoki-san, Masashi Kishimoto and Eiichiro Oda on your list are only ten years old! Did you make a mistake?!"

After deciding to step into animated movies, Naoki Nagayama listed the manga artists who would be famous in the future based on the information in his memory. After all, in the manga industry, talent determines everything...

It was best to dig over the manga artists who had been proven by the future, but... he forgot, there were still people who hadn't reached the age!

"Ah, those two were seen by me in the children's painting competition. I think they have talent, so I wrote them down~" Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to bluff forcibly. "When giving the list to Otomo-san, I accidentally mixed them up!"

"......."

Otomo Yoshimura revealed a suspicious look, but in the end, he couldn't think of a more reasonable excuse, so he had to accept this reason.

It was impossible for Naoki Nagayama to be a prophet, knowing in advance that they would be famous manga artists in the future?!

"In short..... Yoshihiro Togashi, Gosho Aoyama, Naoki-san can talk to them." Otomo Yoshimura said, "They are both very young guys....."

"Hmm, okay, I will find a time!" Naoki Nagayama nodded. "Just be casual, I will invite them at Sanmaikyo in Ginza....."

"...... Mm~"

Although Otomo Fushimura felt that there was no need to be so grand when treating two young people who were just starting out, but Naoki-san... perhaps he had his own considerations!

It was indeed so. Naoki Nagayama's thinking was divergent at this time...

When meeting Yoshihiro Togashi, should he kick him a few times on behalf of those fans who have been waiting for updates, and angrily scold "Old Thief Togashi, why are you eunuching?"

Then seeing Gosho Aoyama, should he be careful? This guy should be very dangerous.

After all, a guy who can draw a death elementary school student for decades must have studied hundreds of ways of murder...

In such wild thoughts, he set the meeting time with Otomo Yoshimura while chatting.

After communicating a bit more about other work matters, Otomo Yoshimura organized the documents, picked up his briefcase, and prepared to go out.

"The one to visit today is Yoshimoto Kogyo....." Otomo Yoshimura said. "Naoki-san, when do you plan to visit Ken-on?"

"Ken-on......" Naoki Nagayama stretched. "We are so familiar, just wait until tomorrow when I go with Akina~"

Akina seemed to arrive in the middle of the night, and Naoki Nagayama also wanted to pick her up at night~

"......." Otomo Yoshimura was speechless~

Come to think of it, Akina Nakamori also temporarily held 1% of the shares, which could be considered a shareholder of Ken-on....... After Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori get married, Ken-on and Tree Friends... are they considered an alliance or a husband-and-wife shop?

This is a question to consider later!

In the afternoon, on the runway of Tokyo Haneda International Airport, an airplane was slowly landing.

The flying snowflakes flew around under the powerful airflow, and even burst into mists, making this plane look like it was wearing a light veil.......

With the opening of the cabin, a group of passengers walked out of the exit of the boarding bridge noisily, picking up their luggage in the hall, and they couldn't stop talking about the situation just now.

"Really dangerous!" "Thought it would return..." "How could it return, the gasoline is not enough! Very likely to find other airports to make an emergency landing...."

After more than ten hours of flight, no one wanted to return because of rain and snow at the last minute!

Akina Nakamori was naturally among this group of passengers, wearing thick clothes and a mask, and together with her family, no one recognized her identity, which also avoided causing accidents at the airport.

In this era, the habit of picking up stars at the airport had not yet been formed. Even private fans could not find out the time of private flights. Besides, flight delays were a common occurrence~

When leaving the station, the staff of Ken-on who were picking up the plane had already waited at the door. Noriyuki Miko naturally recognized his own idol at a glance.

"Akina-chan, welcome back to Tokyo~" The agent with a beard took the luggage and said with a smile. "Also, Happy New Year~"

"Miko-san, Happy New Year~"

Akina Nakamori greeted happily,

"I brought you a gift!"

"That's really very grateful~" Noriyuki Miko laughed even more happily. "However, let's go to the car first!"

"Hai!"

"Okasan, I want to go to the agency first~" Akina Nakamori turned her head and said to her mother Chieko. "After being on holiday for so long, the New Year's schedule is already urgent!"

"Really hard work....."

Chieko stroked her daughter's hair. Clearly, she was just a child who had just grown up, but she could do this for the family......

"Eat well, didn't eat much on the plane....."

"Hai! Daijobu!" Akina Nakamori laughed. "After I get over the jet lag, my appetite will come back!"

Asked about the location of the car, and then separated from her family...... This was something that had been agreed upon before returning. Ken-on also arranged a van, which would ensure that the family members were sent back to Kiyose City.

And Akina Nakamori herself got into her special sedan and rushed into the traffic of Tokyo.

Even though it was snowing in the sky and the cold wind was blowing on the ground, it didn't stop the high-speed development of this city.

Tokyo's vigorous vitality could be seen from the endless traffic, the hurried pedestrians, and the endless hot news in the newspapers.

"Miko-san?"

A question came from the back seat. Akina Nakamori, who was looking at the newspaper synchronization information these days, asked,

"Is there no news about Naoki-san during this period?"

Noriyuki Miko said while driving:

"If it's Naoki-san, it should only be 'Kikujiro' being nominated for major movie awards a few days ago~ and today's new TV drama of Tree Friends should also be related~"

"Is that so....." Akina Nakamori nodded. Naoki Nagayama had told her about this TV drama.

"By the way, Miko-san..... you didn't reveal the news that I came back early, right?!"

Noriyuki Miko looked at the rearview mirror. His own idol was looking at him with black and white eyes.

With age, the baby fat disappeared, and the lines of Akina's face became soft and exquisite. The perfect facial features were arranged on her fair cheeks, more mature and beautiful..... more and more like an urban beauty's aura.

"Of course I didn't say! I am Akina-chan's agent, not Naoki Nagayama's!" Noriyuki Miko answered firmly.

"That's good!" Akina Nakamori nodded with satisfaction. "I want Naoki-san to feel the surprise!"

"......."

Noriyuki Miko's lips moved slightly. As a married man who had been in the entertainment industry for so long, he had a few words of advice he really wanted to say.

Couples should never play surprises of coming home early! You don't know if the other party is more shocked or surprised at this time...

Haven't you seen that in many movies, when one party discovers the other party is cheating, it is in situations like coming home early, suddenly taking a holiday, temporarily changing travel plans, etc.?

Movies originate from life....... This kind of tacit consensus shows the high incidence of this phenomenon in

However, after thinking for a moment, the very experienced manager still kept his mouth shut; if this kind of thing were said in advance, it might be considered slandering the other half!

Besides, given the current relationship between Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori, this kind of thing wouldn't happen, right...

It shouldn't, right!

"Mingxing Fangze-san!" Akina, in the back row, said with a warm tone, "Let's get to Nakamori Pro quickly, and then confirm the schedule as soon as possible! That way I can prepare early!"

"..... Hai!"

Otomo Fushimura and Shuichi Yitang of the Tree Friend Group had been busy visiting other companies these past few days, which resulted in Naoki Nagayama, the highest-ranking president, being very free.

So, some company matters were handled by him, such as signing off on entertainment expenses, reviewing advertising budgets, and the final confirmation of some financial statements, etc.

In fact, the final part of these documents was supposed to come to him anyway; only after his signature could they be finally archived.

However, in the past, it was always Otomo Fushimura who signed and executed the final review column, and only after they had accumulated enough did he let Naoki Nagayama come over to sign them all at once.

Except for those with particularly large amounts, Naoki Nagayama basically didn't need to pay too much attention; Naoki Nagayama naturally trusted the character of Otomo Fushimura and Shuichi Yitang very much.

However, now that he was the most free, naturally these were all temporarily up to him... This also allowed Naoki Nagayama to commute with the working class after a long time.

"Haven't worked in a long time... still a little nostalgic..."

In the evening, Naoki Nagayama rubbed his temples, feeling somewhat emotional,

"But it's okay to experience life occasionally; being this tired every day is better forgotten~"

Seeing that it was time to get off work, everyone in the studio actually hadn't left; after all, in Nihon, if the boss doesn't get off work, do you actually dare to get off work?!

Even in a relaxed company like Tree Friend, they were more or less influenced by the social atmosphere!

Naoki Nagayama shook his head; he could only take the lead in following the rules and regulations.

"Hua-chan! Xingxia-chan!" Walking to the front desk and seeing that the two little beauties hadn't left either, Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "Get off work!"

"We'll get off work after we finish organizing the data..." Jia Hua Xing asked with some curiosity, "Naoki-san... why so late today?"

"Of course, I'm working seriously!" Naoki Nagayama's expression was solemn, "I am a person who works very steadily and diligently!"

"......."

Perhaps Naoki Nagayama himself felt his skin was a bit thick; after finishing, he waved his hands and walked out the main gate:

"Work is never finished, and it's still the first month of the New Year, everyone go back early!"

"Hai~"

The employees who heard this all showed smiles.

When driving back to Shanyingyuan, the sky had already turned completely dark; winter nights always come particularly early.

Shanyingyuan, hidden among the heavy bamboo leaves, was like a giant beast hidden in the shadows, but only upon walking closer did one know that the landscape lights in the courtyard had already lit up, though the brightness was all hidden inside the perimeter walls.

"Why does it feel like the lights just flickered for a second?" Naoki Nagayama felt a bit strange when driving into the main gate, "Which light bulb is broken?"

The remote control was pressed, and as the garage door automatically rose, the linked lights also lit up...

Naoki Nagayama, who got out of the car, discovered that Eitaro had run over to welcome him, which once again dispelled the doubts in his heart; after all, the dog was fine, which meant there was nothing unusual at home.

"Yoshi Yoshi, Eitaro is full of energy today too!" Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head and walked toward the entrance, "After we finish dinner, shall we go pick up Akina-mama together?"

"Wang Wang Wang!" The dog's tail wagged like a fan~

Naoki Nagayama, walking into the entrance, turned on the indoor lights and took off his coat, but his nose keenly smelled a fragrance... the scent of food?

He took two steps and looked toward the dining room; was there actually a thermal cover on the table?

Then he felt a pair of cold little hands suddenly pressed against his neck...

"What the hell???!!!"

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously grabbed the hands on his neck, lowered his body and spun, about to perform a powerful shoulder throw...

Fortunately, during the shoulder throw, he discovered Akina's shocked face... he hurriedly spun around directly to dissipate the force, and then reached out to embrace his girlfriend who was about to fly out...

"........ Akina?"

"........ Naoki-san~~~" Akina Nakamori was teary-eyed...

The atmosphere was a bit awkward for a moment...

After a while, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori sat together by the dining table; Naoki Nagayama gently rubbed Akina's delicate arms, gently complaining in his mouth:

"Doesn't Akina know? I am a person who practices martial arts... I have subconscious conditioned reflexes for sneak attacks from behind! This wasn't intentional on my part!"

"...... Nonsense! I've never seen Naoki-san practice martial arts!"

Akina Nakamori was indignant, and there was even some moisture in her eyes; she had clearly prepared a surprise, but it almost turned into a fright... and a fright for herself at that!

"Experts are all like me, returning to simplicity; sitting, standing, and walking are all martial arts practice!"

Naoki Nagayama spoke brazenly, pulled Akina's wrist in front of his eyes to look at it—it was fair and smooth—and then stretched his hand to Akina's slender waist, only feeling the soft touch filling his hand,

"Doesn't look like there's a strain; fortunately, Akina has practiced dance and has strong flexibility... otherwise, you might have twisted your waist just now..."

"Hmph~~" Akina Nakamori turned her body away, grabbed her boyfriend's hand, and leaned her eyes over to stare at Naoki Nagayama, "I don't care, I originally wanted to give Naoki-san a surprise, but I almost lost my life..."

This clearly meant that he wouldn't be let off without an explanation!

"This..."

Naoki Nagayama was speechless; how could he control conditioned reflexes... although it was Akina who wanted to scare people first, now the one injured was his own girlfriend... sigh... this is what girls are like~

However, looking at Akina's face so close... Naoki Nagayama subconsciously leaned in again...

"Hmm?"

Akina was startled, and then discovered that her whole person had been picked up and sat in Naoki Nagayama's lap, and then she was kissed until she was muddled~

A few minutes later, Naoki Nagayama finally let go of his girlfriend in his arms with somewhat rapid breathing, looked into her eyes, and said innocently:

"Just now... that was also a conditioned reflex... definitely not intentional!"

"....... Do you think I'm that easy to fool?!"

Naoki Nagayama put Akina back in her seat, swearing solemnly:

"I swear to heaven, what I said is absolutely the truth!"

"......"

Akina Nakamori was panting, and could only stare at Naoki Nagayama with her eyes, feeling that her boyfriend's thick skin had reached a new level!

"Is this table of delicacies all made by Akina?"

Naoki Nagayama changed the subject, lifted the thermal cover on the dining table, and said while looking at the delicious food on the table.

"Fresh ingredients bought at the mall when returning from the agency!"

Seeing the crystallization of her hard work, Akina Nakamori decided not to dwell on the previous accident,

"Specially made for Naoki-san!"

"Then I must taste it well!" Naoki Nagayama laughed, "My stomach has long been growling with hunger!"

Separated for so long, although the start of the meeting just now was a bit strange, it had finally returned to normal now.

Akina Nakamori had returned early, prepared a table full of delicacies, and began to enjoy them with Naoki Nagayama while talking and laughing.

Even Eitaro and Miaotaro got their own share of the extra meal~