Chapter 872: I knew you had bad intentions!

The noisy night passed quickly, and Akina Nakamori was full of energy the next day, but her mood was not the best.

Carrying breakfast for her boyfriend, Akina Nakamori was a bit reluctant:

"Naoki-san... Mingxing Fangze-san will be here soon..."

"Yeah, Mingxing Fangze-san is coming to pick you up to Aomori City, right~" Naoki Nagayama took the tray with breakfast and pulled Akina onto his lap, "So, Akina is going to leave too~"

"Hmm~~~ Going to take the Shinkansen..."

Akina Nakamori dragged her voice, her eyes staring at her boyfriend. Under the summer morning light coming in from the large window next to her, the lines on Naoki Nagayama's face happened to divide the light and shadow, looking three-dimensional and harmonious, which she couldn't see enough of~

They had only reunited for one night after being separated for a week, and they were going to be separated for two months again. How could the infatuated lovers be willing.

Naoki Nagayama comforted her while holding his girlfriend's slim waist:

"I know the itinerary of the tour, I will often go to see Akina's..."

After talking for a long time, Akina Nakamori still looked reluctant, and even hugged her arms a little tighter.

There was no way, Naoki Nagayama could only lower his head, looking for Akina's lips and kissing them gently... It was already very hot in the summer morning, and it almost caught fire early in the morning...

"Beep!"

Fortunately, the whistle at the door woke the two up~

"Naoki-san, Mingxing Fangze-san is here!"

Akina Nakamori got off Naoki Nagayama's lap with a red face, and then hurriedly took a luggage bag from upstairs and wanted to go out.

"Akina, you haven't eaten breakfast yet..." Naoki Nagayama said subconsciously.

"Ah..." Akina Nakamori ran back again, hurriedly took two slices of toast from Naoki Nagayama's tray and went out,

"Naoki-san, remember to come to my concert!"

"I won't forget!"

After Naoki Nagayama sent his girlfriend out, he returned to the restaurant and looked back at the kitchen. Sure enough, he only made breakfast for one person... Akina seemed to be losing weight again...

While reading the newspaper and eating breakfast, Naoki Nagayama was thinking about today's itinerary in his head.

"Go to the company first... give the new song to Otomo-san, and then ask what's going on with yesterday's driver..."

"As for Eitaro and Miaotaro, let's not pick them up for now... Anyway, I'm going to Shizuoka to film in a few days. Make a phone call home at night..."

Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro is now very famous among the people around.

The dark green "Shuyou" sign on the outer wall of the top floor tells others that this is the address of the Shuyou Group...

The hit TV series "Squid Game" playing on TV is produced by this company; there were many famous movies before, which were also the work of this company; several famous idols in the idol industry are also from this company...

And there is a very famous name president — Naoki Nagayama... A man who possesses everything: wealth, reputation, talent, youth, beauty... (cough cough, a bit off-topic)

In fact, some people are very curious, why is this company not called "Nagayama Group"?

In Nihon, it is very common to use family names as company names, such as Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Sumitomo, Yasuda, etc.

And now, there are even more entertainment reporters who sometimes squat near the Shuyou Building, just to photograph the idols of the agency or the stars of Shuyou Film.

"Naoki-san, good morning!" After seeing Naoki Nagayama, Xingxia Suzuki greeted him very enthusiastically, "Back from the United States~"

"Yeah~" Naoki Nagayama showed a smile, "New York is as hot as Tokyo..."

"Yeah~" Xingxia Suzuki looked at Naoki Nagayama, "Naoki-san is tanned!"

"Oh? Really?"

Naoki Nagayama joked with the little sister at the front desk with a smile, and by the way, handed over the special candy brought from the United States, letting her share it with her colleagues.

The company is getting bigger and bigger. Even if Naoki Nagayama brings souvenirs back, he can't bring them for everyone, so special food like candy, which is small in quantity but large in quantity, can let the employees taste the flavor.

After arriving at the top floor, Naoki Nagayama didn't mean to return to his office, but walked directly into Otomo Fangcun's office next door:

"Otomo-san, I'm back!"

"Ah... Nagayama-san." Otomo Fangcun also showed a smile, "Was the trip smooth?"

"Of course... I went to participate in a grand charity concert~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Did Otomo-san make a hot-line call to donate money or something?"

"Er..." Otomo Fangcun naturally didn't, after all, he was drinking flower wine with Shuichi Yin Tang at that time.

"Well... forget it, it's good not to donate~" Naoki Nagayama discovered his friend's expression and shrugged, "After all, I don't know if the donations this time will be sent to the people who should be sent..."

Although the original intention of this charity concert was good, these donations had no follow-up supervision, and some were even misappropriated by local warlords in Ethiopia~

"By the way, Otomo-san, what's going on with Tomoyasu Toda yesterday?" Naoki Nagayama asked about the young man who picked him up yesterday, "When did we have a dedicated pick-up service?"

"That was equipped for Nagayama-san!" Otomo Fangcun explained, "He will be Nagayama-san's dedicated driver in the future, and can also do some miscellaneous things... A life assistant will also be equipped later!"

"Eh? I don't need any life assistant." Naoki Nagayama shook his head repeatedly, he didn't even want to hire a nanny.

"Nagayama-san..."

Otomo Fangcun said earnestly,

"People of the same level as you almost all have dedicated drivers and assistants!

This is not just your own business, but also represents the face of our Shuyou! If you go to other companies to negotiate business in the future, it will be very un-imposing if you go alone!"

"In addition, going out to drink or something, it's always inconvenient to take a taxi when you're drunk... What if there are too many people and you can't grab a taxi?"

"Er......"

Naoki Nagayama did remember the scene where a large group of people held banknotes to take a taxi at the entrance of nightclubs and clubs in Roppongi and Shinjuku, but no one took the order.

"Nagayama-san, I know you don't like constraints, but the driver and assistant equipped for you can be used when you need them, and they can do administrative work in the company at other times~"

Otomo Fangcun said,

"If you don't accept it, it will be very difficult for me and Shuichi-san~"

"......."

So it was to be able to equip yourself with an assistant! Difficult? If it's difficult, you don't have to do it!!!

"Do you think what I said is right, Nagayama-san?"

Looking at Otomo Fangcun's sincere appearance, Naoki Nagayama moved his mouth and asked a question:

"Otomo-san... the assistant you equipped for yourself shouldn't be a young and beautiful girl!"

"......." Otomo Fangcun was silent~

"Nagayama-san, let's talk about your journey in the United States!"

"..... Hehe~"

I knew you had bad intentions!

After chatting about the experience in the United States for a while, Naoki Nagayama also gave the souvenirs he brought to Otomo Fangcun... Men, gifts are probably ties, belts, watches... Anyway, the intention is enough.

Afterwards, Naoki Nagayama took out a score:

"Otomo-san, this song 'I Want to Shout I Love You'... let Shizuka Kudo sing it~"

"???" Otomo Fangcun took the score in surprise, "Nagayama-san, why are you suddenly concerned about Shizuka-chan?"

Speaking of which, Naoki Nagayama actually supports the idol artists under his banner quite well. Besides the debut song that everyone must have, there are many opportunities in other aspects...

However, that was only after Otomo Fangcun took the initiative to bring it up, and he helped. At other times, he was completely laissez-faire about the development of idols... like taking the initiative to send songs, Otomo Fangcun didn't even think about it.

"Isn't Seiko Matsuda married and retired... Now that a large piece of the idol world is empty, it's a pity to let people from other agencies occupy it~" Naoki Nagayama found an excuse at random, "Besides, our Shuyou is booming in film, and the agency business is a bit lagging!"

"?? Lagging?"

Otomo Fangcun was unhappy. Clearly, the company has Junko Ito, a solid idol in the first tier, and many backup idols!

Among a group of agencies, besides Johnny's, Yoshimoto Kogyo, and the Burning system, who else can shamelessly say that they definitely exceed the GG agency under Shuyou?!

Even at Burning Productions, where the strongest idol Akina Mori currently resided, there were no other pillars besides Akina Mori herself!

"By comparison, though..." Naoki Nagayama leaned back on the sofa and sighed, "Our agency still needs to produce a top-tier idol, one way or another!"

Otomo Yoshimura was puzzled: "Wouldn't that be setting up a rivalry with Akina Mori, who is in your own home?!"

"Haha, Akina has already transcended the category of an idol!" Naoki Nagayama laughed. By the end of this year, Akina Mori should have successfully transitioned into a pop singer, and in the future, she would be upgraded to a versatile diva...

Top-tier idol? That was just a label from when she debuted~

Otomo Yoshimura looked at Naoki Nagayama's confident expression, wondering to himself if Akina Mori was also going to get married and retire, though perhaps Naoki Nagayama would continue to film movies with his girlfriend... After all, the previous filming of "Love Letter" had been excellent.

He looked down at the sheet music in his hand, "I Want to Shout 'I Love You' Loudly"... Is it about a secret crush? It also fits Shizuka Kudo's current age quite well~

"Alright, I will make the arrangements..." Otomo Yoshimura put away the sheet music, "Naoki-san, once Shizuka-chan is familiar with this song, will you be overseeing the record production?"

"Yes, the vocals for this song have some difficulty, so I need to keep an eye on it myself," Naoki Nagayama said. "Let Shizuka-chan practice well before the official recording... Uh, it would be best to find her a music teacher..."

"Is that so? I understand~" Otomo Yoshimura nodded in agreement.

With this matter settled, Naoki Nagayama didn't want to stay in Otomo Yoshimura's office any longer and prepared to get up and leave, but before he left, he suddenly thought of one thing:

"By the way, Otomo-san, I'm going to produce a TV drama in August... the one called 'Midnight Diner'... I need to pull a filming crew."

"Hmm, about that..." Otomo Yoshimura pondered for a moment, "Naoki-san, currently some of our manpower is in Kamakura filming 'Diary of the Seaside Town', and the rest is in Ota Ward filming 'Squid Game'..."

"And since 'Squid Game' requires a lot of people, most of them are over there..." Otomo Yoshimura looked at Naoki Nagayama and smiled, "You'll have to go ask Shuichi-san for people!"

"......."

If I need people, I'll ask for people; why are you smiling so lecherously?! Naoki Nagayama looked at Otomo Yoshimura suspiciously; he hadn't offended Shuichi-san recently...

"Alright, I'll go over there this afternoon~"

Just as he was about to leave, Otomo Yoshimura said again: "Naoki-san, come to the company again tomorrow; there are many parts of the film festival preparations that need you..."

"Uh, okay~"

At the filming base in Ota Ward, Shuichi Ido had been under a lot of pressure lately.

On one hand, the massive popularity of "Squid Game" made TBS very urgent in demanding the subsequent episodes, creating significant production pressure.

On the other hand, the negative reviews directed at "Squid Game" made him very angry; the accusation of tarnishing innocent games was pinned on him, which made him very unhappy.

"It was clearly a script written by Naoki-san, that guy." Shuichi Ido read a newspaper review, "Why say my heart is dark and full of violent and bloody tendencies... I'm just a director!"

Shizuka Kijima added at the perfect moment from the side:

"Because violent movies like 'Crows Zero' were also filmed by you, Shuichi-san!"

"That was clearly filmed by me and Naoki-san together!" Shuichi Ido retorted subconsciously, but suddenly realized Shizuka Kijima's presence and was almost startled, "Kijima-kun, do you not make any sound when you walk?!"

"......." Shizuka Kijima was speechless; he had clearly been here with Shuichi Ido the whole time.

After finishing this small talk, Shuichi Ido stood up and began directing the crew again.

He looked up; the place where everyone was currently located was a super-large set, where many low-rise buildings had already been constructed, creating the look of an old-fashioned neighborhood from over a decade ago...

It made the adults on set recall that during their childhood, they had spent their happy youth playing fun games with companions among such low-rise buildings.

"In childhood, no matter how you think about it, it was mindless happiness!" Shuichi Ido patted the courtyard wall, "You could have a lot of fun with companions in these alleyways... hide-and-seek, eagle catches the chick, hopscotch..."

"......"

Shizuka Kijima did not reply; generally speaking, when playing hide-and-seek, no one had ever been able to find him!

By the time the game ended, he was still hiding... because no one notified him, and he only went home alone after dark... that couldn't be counted as a very pleasant memory.

"So, today we are filming the marble game!" Shuichi Ido rambled on, "I was quite good at it when I was a kid, though I started playing with steel balls afterward~"

"......." Shizuka Kijima still did not respond.

Once the crew gathered together, Shuichi Ido began to direct the filming and explain the scenes:

"Yutaka Nanjo... you need to be prepared; at your core, you are actually still a kind person... so when you are deceiving the senile old man, there must be psychological struggle..."

"Hai!" Yutaka Nanjo, wearing something like a high school tracksuit, nodded.

The person acting opposite Yutaka Nanjo was an old veteran actor in the industry, so Shuichi Ido didn't provide much guidance.

"I won't say much about the rules of the marble game... let's begin now!"

After more than a month of working together, the crew had taken shape; at the director's command, everyone began to enter a working state in an orderly manner.

There was just one thing... in the middle of summer, filming inside a closed set, the temperature was truly too high...

Even with high-power ventilation fans cooling things down, there was no way to lower the temperature completely... after all, you couldn't install central air conditioning in a set that would only be used once, right?

Soon, beads of sweat appeared on the foreheads of everyone in the crew, and the actors had to have their makeup touched up again every time they filmed... the armed killers who were dressed tightly and wearing masks while keeping watch were even stuffing ice cubes directly into their clothes to cool down.

"......." It won't do to keep being this hot!" Shuichi Ido looked at the state of the crew and felt anxious inside, "Kijima-kun, go to the logistics department and have them get some more dry ice..."

If you can't use water, using dry ice to cool down is fine too! Anyway, it will disappear very quickly after it evaporates...