Chapter 890: You

Today in Tokyo, it was still scorching hot~

Naoki Nagayama, who came out of Narita Airport, covered his eyes with his hand to block the strong sunlight, his eyes searching for the dedicated driver who had come to pick him up.

Then he saw Zhian Toda running over in a hurry at the airport entrance. The young man ran in front of Naoki Nagayama and bowed to apologize:

"Simimasen, Naoki, there was a bit of a traffic jam on the way."

"Ha, it's nothing, traffic jams during the morning rush hour are very common~"

Naoki Nagayama patted Zhian Toda's shoulder to comfort him. He had called the dedicated driver temporarily to pick him up.

When he got up in the morning, he was still at the Fukuoka Okura Hotel, witnessing Akina calling Maki Ueda to send clothes...... then by 9 o'clock, he had already flown to Tokyo.

"Does Naoki not have any luggage?" Zhian Toda looked at his boss's surroundings unexpectedly.

"Mm, none....."

Naoki Nagayama said casually. Actually, he only brought a wallet, which was the same as a person from the future going out with only a mobile phone.

"Hai, then please walk this way, the car is parked in the parking lot....."

Zhian Toda respectfully led Naoki Nagayama toward the sedan. After getting into the Toyota sedan, he asked:

"Naoki, are we going to Shanying Yuan first?"

"Forget it, go directly to the Shuyou Building~" Naoki Nagayama flipped through the magazine in the car casually, "Anyway, I'm going to attend the preview of 'Our Little Sister' in the afternoon, it's closer in Ikebukuro~"

"Hai!"

Zhian Toda's driving skills were quite good, and there wasn't much shaking while driving on the congested roads of Tokyo. No wonder he was asked to be the dedicated driver.

Naoki Nagayama looked out the car window and saw a scorching sun hanging high above the blue sky and white clouds, equally casting heat waves over the entire city of Tokyo.

The road surface of the city was slightly distorted, and the asphalt was also a bit sticky. When the car tires rolled over, it seemed like one could hear a slight smacking sound, just like tearing off tape that was stuck together.

The street trees, green belts, and trees in the park were also in a state of bitter suffering, and the cicadas were roaring "hot, hot" listlessly on the branches~

"It's so hot today, will there be enough people coming to the preview~"

Hearing Naoki Nagayama's muttering, Zhian Toda, who was driving, replied excitedly:

"Of course! Naoki...... everyone has been discussing this movie 'Our Little Sister' a lot lately!"

The promotional posters for "Our Little Sister" had already been put up, and advertisements had been placed on television and in the media. Naoki Nagayama wasn't surprised that it had attracted everyone's attention:

"Oh? What is everyone discussing?"

"Everyone is discussing....." Zhian Toda laughed embarrassedly, "Which one to marry home as a wife....."

"???"

"The eldest sister looks intellectual and warm, the second sister is very charming, the third sister is confused and cute...... the fourth sister is young and lively...." Zhian Toda actually thought of an adjective for each female lead, "In short, I feel like any one of them is very suitable to be a wife...."

"...... Do you want to marry them all home?" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

"If possible, that would of course be the best....."

"......"

Seeing Zhian Toda's sheepish smile in the rearview mirror, Naoki Nagayama had to pat his own forehead...... The promotional video that Masataka Komori was asked to edit at the time was too much, all of them were beautiful shots of the female lead. How could these young people hold back!

"Besides this movie, what else is everyone discussing?"

"Also....." Zhian Toda was stunned for a moment, "Perhaps because I am from Shuyou, I care a bit more about our own company..... but recently I always hear voices discussing 'Squid Game'."

"Oh? It seems it's about to end, right?"

"Hai!" Zhian Toda nodded, "The discussion I see most recently is whether there really is such a Squid Game....."

"?"

"It's the upper class holding this kind of game with life as a bet......" Zhian Toda's voice lowered, "The royal family, the nobility, the financial groups...... do they really have the ability to do such a thing?"

"......."

Naoki Nagayama remained silent. The human trafficking on the dark web, the Lolita Island in the United States, the scam parks in Myanmar and Laos...... everything was telling him that outside the bright side of the world, there were still many places that couldn't see the light.

Are there any in Nihon?

Although Naoki Nagayama and others go to high-end clubs, do you think the technicians in those low-end sex shops in Kabukicho are all voluntary?

"Naoki?" Zhian Toda felt the silence behind him and asked again with some unease.

"Toda-kun...." Naoki Nagayama said in a calm tone, "You are still young, knowing too much is no good!"

"......."

The young dedicated driver closed his mouth and very wisely didn't speak.

And Naoki Nagayama, leaning in the back row, also fell into silence because of the previous thoughts...... I pity the people of the world, the suffering is truly great~

It wasn't until he arrived at the Shuyou Building that Naoki Nagayama recovered his mood. After all, he was no longer a child who was anxious and uneasy. Before getting out of the car, he patted Zhian Toda on the shoulder, who was still keeping a straight face:

"Toda-kun, Romain Rolland once said a sentence: True heroism is to see the truth of life and still love life....... Although the world is tattered, there are always people mending it~"

"So, don't lose confidence in life!"

"..... Hai!" Zhian Toda replied with some confusion.

He didn't know that Naoki Nagayama was not only comforting him, but also comforting himself...... After all, he wasn't a saint, and being able to protect his friends and family and live this life well was already quite remarkable~

"Naoki!" "You're back!"

Xing Jiahua and Suzuki Xingxia at the front desk were surprised and greeted Naoki Nagayama enthusiastically, making Naoki Nagayama's mood even better.

"Yeah.... just got off the plane." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Went to Fukuoka and ate a bowl of Hakata ramen!"

"Eh?!!" Suzuki Xingxia opened her eyes wide, "Naoki went to Fukuoka just to eat Hakata ramen?"

"Yeah.... is that not okay?"

I heard that some people used to fly to Paris to feed pigeons on a whim....... Now Naoki Nagayama could also fly to eat ramen on a whim!

Suzuki Xingxia obviously believed it, and whispered in her mouth: "Really..... rich (super low voice) and willful...."

And Xing Jiahua next to her wasn't so easy to fool:

"Naoki is really good at joking...... I heard Akina-chan's recent concert was in Fukuoka, right?"

"Oh ho? Is Jia-chan so smart?" Naoki Nagayama teased with a smile, "If a girl is too smart, it's very difficult to get married~"

"Naoki!!" Xing Jiahua rolled her eyes.....

"Hahaha~"

Naoki Nagayama, who had teased the two little girls, walked toward his office in a good mood.

It had been a long time since he had been back, but the office was still clean and bright, and even the succulents on the table were growing well.

Sitting in the boss's chair, Naoki Nagayama put his feet on the table and read the newspaper, wanting to experience the unruliness of a domineering president...... Just at this moment, the office door was knocked open.....

"Naoki..... I heard you're back?"

Yin Tang pushed the door and walked in. He was stunned by Naoki Nagayama's posture, but didn't say much,

"Regarding the preview of 'Our Little Sister,' is there anything you want to instruct?"

"Ah....." Naoki Nagayama felt a bit embarrassed and took his feet down, "Isn't the promotion for 'Our Little Sister' very good? I heard about it on the road, many people are discussing it."

"Haha, it's indeed not bad~" Yin Tang nodded, "Masataka has been very busy these two days...."

"Masataka is indeed not bad...."

The two of them said a few words without nutrition, and agreed to go over together in the afternoon, and then Yin Tang suddenly mentioned another thing.

"Naoki...... 'Our Little Sister' is about to be released, and 'Squid Game' is also about to end....." Yin Tang said, "But it's only August now..... there is still a quarter left. Besides the Tokyo International Film Festival, do we have any other big projects?"

"Haha, does Yin Tang not want to rest?" Naoki Nagayama laughed.

"It's not that I don't want to rest....." Yin Tang also felt a bit strange, "However, when I think that by the end of the year, Shuyou Film actually doesn't have any works..... I feel uncomfortable all over, as if my whole body is itching....."

"Yin Tang, this is a disease, it needs to be cured....."

Yin Tang sat on the sofa and suddenly clapped his hands:

"That's it, our Shuyou tradition!!! We have to send a horror movie at the end of the year!!! There isn't one this year yet!"

"......."

When did this tradition come out, why don't I know?!

Yin Tang was still chattering:

"From the initial 'Paranormal Activity' to the later 'Ring 1' and 'Ring 2'....."

"..... This isn't something that happens every year...." Naoki Nagayama tried to refute.

"Naoki!" Yin Tang's eyes were firm, "This is already a tradition!!! You have to know that Shuyou has two major feature films, romance movies...... and horror movies!!"

"......"

Seeing his good friend's firm attitude, Naoki Nagayama could only agree:

"Then Yin Tang..... have you received any good horror scripts here?"

"None at all!"

Yin Tang shook his head. Although Shuyou Film had been acquiring scripts since it became famous, a good script...... was very hard to come by!

"So....." Yin Tang looked at Naoki Nagayama with fiery eyes, "Naoki..... you....."

"Stop!" Naoki Nagayama immediately crossed his hands, indicating refusal, "During this period, I've been filming 'Midnight Diner' and creating the script for 'The Legend of Hayato: New World,' busy day and night, but I don't have the energy to write another horror movie!!!"

"Tsk....... Naoki even went to Fukuoka to see his girlfriend yesterday....."

Yin Tang's face was full of disbelief.

"Akina is another matter!" Naoki Nagayama patted the table and said.

"......." Yin Tang sighed, "Then Naoki..... do you have any other ideas here?"

"...... None~ not a single one!"

"How about we continue to film 'Ring 3'?"

Filming a sequel is indeed very popular, but 'Ring 3' doesn't seem to have such good sales traffic anymore!

"Yin Tang, if you really want to film, you can try other scripts....." Naoki Nagayama said, "Maybe another big IP will pop up?"

"I don't feel very confident...."

Yin Tang sighed, but seeing that Naoki Nagayama really didn't have the intention to create, he didn't force it anymore,

"Naoki, let's go over together in the afternoon!"

"Mm-hmm!"

After the office door closed, Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief. Actually, there were ideas..... horror movies, if Sadako doesn't work, isn't there Kayako?

If Kayako doesn't work, what about Jason from Crystal Lake, the clown from the eerie town, Annabelle in the box, etc., these well-known foreign characters can also come to make a cameo appearance......

It's just that, if he had to recall these plots, Naoki Nagayama might dream about them at night...... Ever since he had a secret meeting with Miss Sadako in his dreams before, he never wanted to write scripts for these horror movies again!

"Better let Yin Tang think about it himself..... maybe he can also think of a Nihon version of 'The Conjuring'....."

Seemingly impacted by this kind of memory, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly walked to the window, bathed in the warm sunlight, and shuddered all over.

In the afternoon, the Bungeiza cinema in Ikebukuro was already overcrowded.

Even though the weather outside was so hot, there were still many media reporters, big shots in the circle, film-related personnel, and a small number of film lovers who came to watch the preview of "Our Little Sister."

It couldn't be blamed that these people in the circle were too enthusiastic. It was because Shuyou Film was now the darling of the film industry. Who in the circle didn't want to have a good relationship with Shuyou?

Tokyo International Film Festival!

If any company didn't give face and was written down in a little notebook, what would they do if they were given a hard time at the film festival!

"Director Yin Tang, nice to meet you!"

"Nice to meet you~"

"Director Naoki..... haven't seen you for a long time, what have you been busy with lately?"

"Recording a small program....." Naoki Nagayama replied politely, "Not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning...."

"Ah, this must be Director Masataka Komori of Shuyou.... sure enough, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves in front....."

Masataka Komori replied in fear: "Where, where, you overpraise!"

In short, everyone who came to the cinema, regardless of whether they knew each other before or how deep their friendship was, would exchange a few words with the few "hosts."

And the media reporters all said kindly that they would ask a few more questions later.....

Naoki Nagayama and Yin Tang would naturally chat a few more words after seeing acquaintances, while Masataka Komori only felt that his connections were expanding rapidly at this time. He was very sure that he had just seen the directors of Shochiku, Toho, and Toei.

The entire Bungeiza cinema was bustling with noise and excitement.

"Masataka-kun~" After the cinema was almost full, Naoki Nagayama and Yin Tang pulled Masataka Komori aside, "After the movie ends, it will be the press conference..... the reporters might have more questions...."

"Hai!" Masataka Komori was a bit excited, "I will definitely answer the reporters' questions well!"

"Mm, I'm not worried about that." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Anyway, when they ask you, it definitely won't be more outrageous than when they ask me~"

"........" The person who can make headlines every time is just this confident~

"Anyway..... at that time, both I and Naoki will support you from behind......" Yin Tang was like an elder concerned about a child at this time, cheering him up, "Anyway, don't worry!"

"Hai!"

Actually, this wasn't the first movie Masataka Komori had directed alone. "Crows Zero 2" was actually led by Masataka Komori, but at that time, both Yin Tang and Naoki Nagayama participated a lot, and even participated in the press conference, so it couldn't be considered a person who truly carried the beam.

But this "Our Little Sister" could be said to be fully responsible by Masataka Komori......

As the top director of the second generation of Shuyou, Yin Tang naturally had to pay more attention~

"Yin Tang, let's go in too!" Naoki Nagayama said, "Speaking of which, I haven't seen Masataka-kun's finished film yet!"

"Haha, then let's go watch it together, I haven't seen it either!" ===== CHAPTER 891 =====