Chapter 924: It's pure love!!!
At the Fuji TV headquarters in Kawada-cho, Shinjuku Ward, Naoki Nagayama was already too familiar with it. After getting off the car and looking at the building with a sense of age, he felt a bit emotional...
"Our Tree Friend's new headquarters feels more high-end than Fuji TV's!"
To be honest, TBS has a new TBS Hall, TV Asahi's headquarters is also 90% new, and TV Tokyo is too poor itself... How did you, Fuji TV with a chaebol background, make your headquarters so petty~
"I just remember that Fuji TV's new headquarters, the FCG building, is a landmark building..."
Naoki Nagayama recalled the photos he had seen before while walking inside,
"That building has a spherical observation room like a ball, which is very eye-catching and has been used in many movies and anime..."
Just as they entered the elevator, Xu Mudao Xu, who was following silently, suddenly interjected:
"Naoki-san, are you saying that Fuji TV is going to move to a new headquarters?"
"Eh?!" Naoki Nagayama was startled. "Xu Mudao-kun, why are you here?"
"... I came with Naoki-san..."
"Oh oh~"
Naoki Nagayama saw the file box in Xu Mudao Xu's hand, and the videotape of *101st Proposal* inside. Only then did he remember that the two of them came together to send samples to Fuji TV for review.
But... Xu Mudao Xu had been on the side just now, did he hear what he said?!
"Uh... Xu Mudao-kun, did you hear what I said just now?"
The elevator arrived, Naoki Nagayama and Xu Mudao Xu walked out, and Xu Mudao Xu was still answering the question just now:
"Didn't Naoki-san say that Fuji TV is going to move to a new headquarters? Does the new headquarters have a spherical exhibition room?"
"Uh..."
Just when Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to answer, Rumi Nishi, who came to greet them in front, also heard it, and looked very surprised:
"Naoki-san, Otomo-san... how did you know?"
"??" X2
Rumi Nishi explained with a smile:
"We only heard a little bit from the department chief when we had dinner yesterday... saying that the senior management has the idea of changing the headquarters... they have already bought the land and asked others to design it...
Did you know it long ago, Naoki-san?"
"Uh... yes~"
It actually rounded back?! This also works?! Naoki Nagayama looked up slightly at the three feet above his head...
"Naoki-san?!" Rumi Nishi looked at the ceiling. "What's wrong?"
"Ah, it's nothing... it seems like dust fell down..."
Rumi Nishi looked around, didn't see anything, and brushed it off: "Old building..."
The three walked towards the large conference room together, but Naoki Nagayama glanced at Xu Mudao Xu and decided not to talk nonsense in public in the future~
Naoki Nagayama often came to Fuji TV, and he knew quite a few people on this floor. When passing by, they greeted him politely, and he also nodded with a smile... He crossed the entire work area before arriving at the large conference room.
In the large conference room, there were all Naoki Nagayama's acquaintances, Kazuki Takano, Taiyasu Sugiura, Haruta Kamiya... and some female employees, but Yasushi Akimoto was not seen. It is estimated that he is recording his love variety show~
"Department Chief Takano, Tai-san, Haruta-san..."
Naoki Nagayama greeted them one by one, and Xu Mudao Xu, who came with him, also greeted them. Many people at Fuji TV already knew him, as he was the director of *Love Generation*!
"Department Chief Takano, the first few episodes of *101st Proposal* have been edited, please take care of it today~"
"Tree Friend's TV dramas have always been of excellent quality!" Department Chief Kazuki Takano encouraged kindly. "We also know Xu Mudao-kun's strength very well! There will definitely be no problems!"
"Hai, then thank you very much!"
Xu Mudao Xu gave the sample to the staff, and then everyone watched the first episode of *101st Proposal* in the conference room...
Hitomi Kuroki, who was first-class in appearance and temperament, and Toshiyuki Nishida, who was dressed in an old-fashioned and timid way, these two completely different male and female images actually became blind date objects by mistake...
A drama of an old man chasing a goddess made the audience in the room show curiosity...
"Miss Kaoru is also too good-looking~"
"Haha, like a crab..." "How can you say that..." "Even if it doesn't look good..."
"Blind date 100 times?! Is there really such a person?"
"..."
TV station people watching TV dramas are actually no different from ordinary people. They complain when they should complain, and discuss in low voices with people beside them when they should discuss.
However, this TV drama, which can be said to be "Beauty and the Beast," did make people want to watch it from the very beginning.
The short forty minutes passed in a flash. After the first episode was played, Kazuki Takano and Taiyasu Sugiura both had satisfied expressions, but among the reviewers, there were also different opinions, such as a cold-faced big sister Naoki Nagayama didn't know:
"Nagayama-san, I am He Yue Zuo Yue from the second production group..."
"Hai, hello~"
Naoki Nagayama nodded, shook hands, and considered it an acquaintance.
"Regarding this TV drama, I have some questions..." This He Yue Zuo Yue didn't mean to be polite, and asked aggressively, "From previous TV dramas, what the public loves to watch now is the sweet emotion of handsome men and beautiful women... *101st Proposal*'s love of beauty and the beast, does Nagayama-san think the current audience can accept it?"
Rumi Nishi whispered in Naoki Nagayama's ear: "This is the producer of the variety show that was replaced..."
Oh~ so it was her own program that was replaced, no wonder she was so aggressive.
The broadcast of *101st Proposal* required the golden time at 9 o'clock on Monday night, which was originally a variety show.
"He Yue-san~" Naoki Nagayama was not in a hurry at all, but analyzed calmly, "Who is the main body of people watching TV in the golden time at night?"
"This... mainly adults!"
In this era, there are not many entertainment projects. At this time, workers have returned, children have gone to bed, and as long as there is a TV at home, adults will come to watch!
"Yeah... there are all kinds of them~" Naoki Nagayama laughed. "So, male viewers will see the beautiful heroine Hitomi Kuroki in *101st Proposal*... thinking that such a goddess can be chased by an ordinary man, substituting themselves, they also have confidence..."
"But what about female viewers?" He Yue Zuo Yue asked. "There are many female viewers!"
"Female viewers are very emotional..." Naoki Nagayama spread his hands. "What they watch is love!"
"The heroine's fiancé in the TV drama died unexpectedly, making her unable to forget... a beautiful woman who cannot be conquered by appearance, voice, money, and lies... moved by an ugly but gentle man... there is only one reason for this!"
"It's pure love!!!"
When saying this, Naoki Nagayama felt that goosebumps were about to come out. This was too secondary and too embarrassing!!!
But it seemed that the older lady He Yue Zuo Yue opposite actually had an approving expression, and the others in the conference room seemed to be unable to feel the embarrassment...
Everyone seemed to think this was a legitimate reason~
"So... whether it's male viewers or female viewers, they can see what they want to see in the TV drama *101st Proposal*!"
Naoki Nagayama continued,
"In this flashy era, I want to tell everyone that you can still believe in love!"
"..."
The people in the conference room stopped talking. This already had the meaning of moral kidnapping and political correctness... Even if some people had small thoughts in their hearts, they still raised their hands to applaud~
"Naoki-san..." Kazuki Takano said, "I completely agree with this TV drama!"
"Tree Friend, speed up the filming, we plan to start broadcasting in October... just in time for the finale before the end of the year!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded and patted Xu Mudao Xu on the shoulder:
"Hai, I will let Xu Mudao-kun speed up the progress!"
"Mm~"
The TV drama review in the large conference room was like going through the motions, but this was necessary. After all, it was to appease the program team whose golden time was snatched... Kazuki Takano also had competitors at the TV station!
After the review meeting ended, Naoki Nagayama came to Department Chief Takano's office.
"Naoki-san, how is Tree Friend considering it? Is the capital enough?"
Kazuki Takano asked about the acquisition of additional share issuance.
"Mm, I went back and took stock with Otomo-san..." There was no one else in the room, Naoki Nagayama didn't hide it. "By the beginning of next year, we should be able to gather funds of 10 billion yen..."
"10 billion?" Kazuki Takano was very happy. "It's already a lot!"
This magnitude of funds can buy about 3% of Fuji TV's shares~
"Although Tree Friend hasn't been established for a long time, its strength is very strong!" Kazuki Takano laughed. "So many blockbuster movies are indeed cash cows!"
Naoki Nagayama naturally wouldn't tell him that there were still more than 40 billion in the US foreign exchange market~
"Department Chief Takano, has the specific time for share issuance been determined?"
"The upper level is still communicating... but it's almost time to convene the shareholders' meeting..." Department Chief Takano said. "By the way, Naoki-san, after the Tokyo International Film Festival ends, our Fuji TV president wants to see you..."
"Oh?"
For the president of Fuji TV, Naoki Nagayama only heard his name and had never seen him...
"Since we are going to be shareholders, we should always meet..."
"Haha, no problem!"
"Good, then I'll arrange it~"
Kazuki Takano and Naoki Nagayama chatted for a long time about the future development direction, and even talked about the economic trend and stock market trend at the moment, and Fuji's establishment of an investment department... This has completely treated Naoki Nagayama as a shareholder~
At the same time, in the studio of TV Asahi, Akina Mori was recording a planning program for the year-end idol gathering.
As the well-deserved sister of the idol world now, Akina occupied the firm C position among a group of idols, and everyone she saw greeted her enthusiastically...
She, who originally didn't have many friends in the entertainment industry and was a bit withdrawn, now had a feeling of being the group pet of the idol world~
So, after success, everyone around you is a good person, this statement is very true!
Akina Mori was very polite to everyone. As a veteran artist who had been in the entertainment industry for more than five years, she had naturally learned the surface work, but her private friends were actually only a few...
The friends of adversity in the past, the bosom friends, and the friends who came up after success are naturally different.
"Eh? Yukiko-chan?!"
After greeting everyone, Akina Mori saw Yukiko Okada in the corner of the lounge, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. She had paid close attention to this junior since Yukiko Okada debuted, and they had participated in many programs together, so they could be considered good friends~
Now, this junior had changed into a cute princess fluffy dress, and was sitting on a stool leaning against the clothes rack, fighting with her eyelids...
"Akina-chan?" Yukiko Okada woke up a little. "Has the recording started?"
"Not yet..."
Akina Mori sat next to Yukiko Okada. She understood Yukiko's situation very well. When she first debuted, she was also very busy, running around, and never slept enough, which led to her having to make up for sleep even in the car.
"Yukiko-chan, are you very busy recently? Not sleeping enough?"
"... Hai~" Yukiko Okada rubbed her face to keep herself awake, and a little blood appeared on her face. "I'm filming *Forbidden Mariko* now... filming every day... and then there is other work..."
She said to Akina Mori with a somewhat numb expression:
"I haven't slept before midnight for a long time!"
"You actually have to participate in TV dramas too?!" Akina Mori was even more surprised, looking at Yukiko Okada's pale face and the bloodshot eyes, feeling very sympathetic.
"Because Seiko Matsuda senior retired..." Yukiko Okada's smile was a bit powerless~
The Sunny agency lost its cash cow, so naturally it hoped that there would be one to top it up immediately...
Yukiko Okada had potential, so she was desperately pulled
For an agency, idols are essentially products... they are meant for making money, not for being cherished!
"Yukiko-chan..."
Akina Nakamori gently placed her hand on Yukiko Okada's shoulder. She didn't know how to help her; during that period, besides physical exhaustion, she herself had also been under immense mental pressure. Fortunately, she still had Naoki Nagayama to rely on, and the phone calls every night were a tremendous comfort...
"Daijoubu, Akina-chan!" Yukiko Okada managed a reluctant smile. "Being an idol is my dream, and I will definitely persevere!"
After all, she was the one who skipped school just to participate in an idol audition!
"Hmm..." Akina Nakamori nodded, thought for a moment, and then said, "If you have any troubles at work, you can call me... although I might not be able to help much, I will definitely listen carefully!"
"Mm, arigato..."
Yukiko Okada was quite moved. As expected, everyone says Akina-chan is a gentle person!
"Minasan, prepare to enter the studio for recording!"
Just at this moment, the program assistant walked into the lounge and informed everyone that recording was about to begin.
"Time to record!"
Upon hearing this, Yukiko Okada pulled hard on the clothes rack, trying to use it for leverage to stand up.
"Akina-chan, let's go..."
"Hai..."
Akina Nakamori stood up and turned to walk toward the door, but then she suddenly heard a muffled "thud" from behind.
Then came the exclamations of the others in the lounge...
"Someone fell!" "What happened?" "Yukiko-chan!" "Yukiko-chan has fainted!!!"
Akina Nakamori turned around and only saw a group of people crowding toward Yukiko Okada's previous position...
And on the floor there, lay a figure wearing a white princess dress...
Motionless...
"Yukiko-chan?"
Akina Nakamori covered her mouth and hurriedly walked toward that figure...
End of Chapter
