Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 928 Chapter 937, Who ruined the company's culture? ! !
After dealing with a group of reporters, Naoki Nagayama returned to the office again.

Looking at the sunshine outside, I sighed:

"Even if you are so rich, you still have to work. It is really hard for the first generation of rich people to enjoy the good life, but it is their sons or daughters who enjoy it. How annoying!"

After relaxing for a while, Naoki Nagayama picked up the "Nikkei" on the table and flipped through it to see if there was any latest news about Japan's Finance Minister. He then picked up the American "Wall Street Journal" and read it carefully to get the latest international economic information.

The Plaza Accord will soon be signed, and American economists are advocating to make the dollar less strong and reduce the US deficit.
"There are still a few days." Naoki Nagayama supported himself on the desk with his hands crossed, his chin hidden behind his hands, and made the contemplative posture that Commander Ikari only had. "Yuta-san has already gone to the United States and is keeping an eye on the investment manager's operations. There shouldn't be any problems."

But after all, it is a fortune of 2 million US dollars, so Naoki Nagayama is still somewhat concerned about it.

"During this period, just call when the market opens every day."

Looking at the economic news on the desktop, the correctness of history seems to be real, major historical nodes have not shifted much, and the butterfly effect does not seem to be that scary. Naoki Nagayama is very satisfied with the scale of his future wealth.

"dong dong dong"

Just as Naoki Nagayama was daydreaming, there was a knock on the office door, but no one came in, and it didn't look like it was Shuichi-san or Otomo-san.

"Please come in~"

The person who walked in was Masataka Komori. Wasn’t this guy promoting “Our Little Sister”?

"Naoki-san!" Komori Masataka had a pitiful expression on his face, "I'm back."

".Uh," Naoki Nagayama asked curiously, "Why do you look so pitiful? Aren't you promoting "Our Little Sister"? You should be in Shikoku now."

"Ah, there's nothing for me to do over there!" Komori Masataka shook his head and sighed while sitting on the sofa. "Most of the roadshow promotions have been completed. The next cities will only be handled by Yougui and Chikako. Anyway, I'm just a small director with no fame~"

"."

Hmm, it sounds a bit like a resentful woman!

Naoki Nagayama looked at this guy with amusement. You know, if you act pitiful to your boss, it means you either have a favor to ask of him or you have messed up. Now, just wait and see how he performs!
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Komori Masataka did not hear Naoki Nagayama's response, so he looked up at Naoki Nagayama, only to find that their eyes met. This was very embarrassing.
"Ahem, Naoki-san." Komori Masataka hadn't gotten used to being thick-skinned yet, and was a little stiff when he tried to change the subject. "When I came back, I heard that Kimura-kun's 101 Marriage Proposals was about to start filming?"

"Yeah~ We just had the production announcement meeting." Naoki Nagayama replied briefly and concisely.

"Um, I also heard that Shuichi-san is also working on a new film project?" Komori Masataka continued.

"For that movie 'The Man with Zero Presence', it seems the script has been perfected!"

".I also heard that," Komori Masataka summoned up his courage, "Naoki-san is also going to make a family gangster movie?"

"Hmm," Naoki Nagayama did not hide it, "'Hayato: New World' is indeed based on my grandfather's experience. It may have started filming earlier than Shuichi-san's movie."

After telling Komori Masataka everything, Naoki Nagayama asked a soul-searching question:
"So. What's wrong? Masataka-kun?!"

"Naoki-san!!!" Komori Masataka let out a miserable cry, "I don't have a role in the three films released at the end of the year?! I'm your number one disciple (loyal dog)!!"

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Naoki Nagayama rubbed his temple helplessly.
"First of all, I have never accepted an apprentice. Second, didn't you just finish filming "Our Little Sister"?! The first month's box office is expected to exceed 3 million. What else do you want?!"

"There are still three months until the end of the year! Everyone has something to shoot, except me!!!"

Masataka Komori forcibly gave Naoki Nagayama a title, slammed the table and pretended to be heartbroken,

"Master!! I want to make a movie!!!"

"."I'm not Coach Anxi!

Naoki Nagayama watched Komori Masataka's disrespectful performance and sighed. Who on earth ruined the corporate culture of the Shuyou Group? !

Why are you all so shameless? !

"stop fighting!"

Naoki Nagayama also slammed the table, causing Masataka Komori to take it back immediately. He sat upright and waited to listen to his instructions.
Looking at the current situation, if Naoki Nagayama doesn’t have a good explanation, this guy seems to be staying in the office!
"Zheng Xiaojun~"

"Hi!"

"It's not that we won't assign you a project," Naoki Nagayama consoled him, "it's just that we don't have any more!"

"."

Masataka Komori didn't say anything, but just looked at him with a resentful look. "Yes or no, it's just a matter of one word from you, Naoki-san!"
Apart from anything else, Naoki-san’s secret stash of funds is already an open secret among his friends!

"Besides, we have the Tokyo International Film Festival in October, so the workload is very heavy!"

"We at Shuyou Films only have the manpower for three crews. Kijima-kun, me, and Shuichi-san have all been booked. There's no one left~"

"With such a short time until the end of the year, three films are enough for tree friends~"

"Masataka-kun, you've worked hard for half a year filming 'Our Little Sister'. It's time to take a good rest. By the way, you and your wife have only been married for a year. You should spend more time with her~"

"."

Seeing Komori Masataka's unmoved expression, Nagayama Naoki also became a little angry. He wanted to scold him, but he looked so happy that he couldn't say anything.
If you want to kick him out, this guy will start complaining again, pouring out his inner distress. He is just one step away from crying, making a scene, or even hanging himself.
Anyway, I can't get rid of it.
Let me say it again, who ruined Shuyou's corporate culture?!

"." Naoki Nagayama tapped his fingers on the desk, and finally couldn't stand it anymore, "Okay, okay, you want to make a movie, right?!"

"I'll let you take the photo!"

"I have a movie called Battle Royale here. You can try it!" Naoki Nagayama said with a sneer. "But this is a movie that is somewhat inconsistent with the trend of modern society. If you are willing, go ahead and shoot it!"

"But if the film doesn't sell well," Naoki Nagayama said, "Masataka-kun, you'll have to work like a slave for me for the next few decades and compensate me well!"

"Hi!!"

Masataka Komori agreed without hesitation and had no fear at all!

What a joke. Under the lifetime employment system, Komori Masataka was supposed to work like a slave for Nagayama Naoki at Shuyou for decades to come!!! Not to mention that Shuyou is very well treated~
Besides, even if the sales of the script written by Naoki Nagayama are not good, it can still make hundreds of millions at the box office!

In other production companies, this would be considered the best movie of the year!

And "Battle Royale", just by listening to the name, you know it is a battle royale type movie, just like "Squidward Fever", but it is a new type of movie!!!

As a new director, the fact that I can try this new type of movie should make me laugh out loud!

Anyway, Komori Masataka stood up with a satisfied look on his face and walked out of the office:

"Then Naoki-san, I will report to Shuichi-san about the crew assignments and the subsequent filming preparations. I believe there will be a way!"

At most, we can just hire more people. It's no big deal.
"Expectedly," Komori Masataka estimated the time, "We'll start filming in November, just in time for a good start at the beginning of next year!"

".Get Out!"

"Hi!"

As the temperature drops, more and more people in Japan are preparing to travel.

The cherry blossom festival in spring, the fireworks parade in summer, and the red leaf viewing in autumn are all naturally very good travel routes, but at other times, avoiding popular tourist routes and peak crowds is also a very good choice.

Many workers choose to take annual leave during this period, preparing to travel light and check out some tourist attractions while the weather is neither too hot nor too cold.

At this time, "Midnight Diner" was becoming more and more popular among the working class.
"It should be here, right?"

As an ordinary office worker, Keizo Sakaguchi took a year off from his busy schedule and finally came to the small town of Shizuoka.
I originally came to see Mount Fuji, but suddenly I felt hungry and remembered that "Midnight Diner" was nearby, so I thought of going to see it.

The izakaya opened by my eldest brother Aoki and my father Ken Nagayama had already resumed its original hours, but there were too many people coming to clock in. And most of them came to clock in at midnight.
So they had to take turns, with my father on the day shift and my eldest brother Aoki on the night shift.
I thought I would resume my normal routine after the craze for the TV series was over. Fortunately, the izakaya was not big, so it was no problem for me to go alone. When I was busy with dinner, I could just ask my mother Nanako to come and help out a little.

It will probably be around this month, and when the broadcast of "Midnight Diner" ends, there will definitely be fewer people coming to check in.

When night falls, the lanterns of "Midnight Diner" are lit, indicating that the restaurant has started business from late night to early morning.

"Boss~" Keizo Sakaguchi, with a corporate smile on his face, opened the door curtain and walked in. When he saw his eldest brother Nagayama Aoki, his eyes lit up, "It's you, boss!"

"Yes, it's me~"

At the beginning, Nagayama Aoki wanted to explain, but these guys who came to check in didn't stop and just treated him as a character in "Midnight Diner".

Gradually, he stopped explaining. Keeping a cool demeanor helped him avoid a lot of trouble.

"Can we make the menu on Midnight Diner?!"

"Hey, anything I can do is fine," said the eldest brother Aoki. "Today I recommend rice over ochazuke."

"Chazuke? It's the dish from the third episode!" Sakaguchi Keizo's face was filled with joy. "How lucky! Let's have one!"

"Please wait a moment."

Nagayama Aoki quietly began to prepare the food. For a moment, some of the silent guests in the izakaya seemed to be unaccustomed to this atmosphere and began to chat with Aoki for no reason:
"Is there really a strip club around here, boss?"

"."

The corner of Nagayama Aoki's mouth twitched. Most of the guests who come to the pub will ask this question.

"No, this is just a small city. Some clips in Midnight Diner were grafted. The filming location was actually somewhere else, like Kabukicho in Tokyo."

"That's it~"

Keizo Sakaguchi nodded. He also knew the shooting techniques.

"So there aren't any gangsters around here? People like Xiaolong?"

"Yakuza are everywhere," Nagayama Aoki did not hide the fact. In that era, the Yamaguchi-gumi was very powerful, and other yakuza organizations were also rampant, and they could not be banned in big cities.

However, the police departments in big cities are also very powerful. At least there are not so many yakuza incidents that are seen openly.

Keizo Sakaguchi seemed to be in the mood for conversation, and said to Nagayama Aoki:

"In fact, a group of us were discussing while watching Midnight Diner that the owner of this izakaya must have a yakuza background, with scars on his face and his knife-holding posture is also very proficient."

"Ah, boss, where is your scar?" Keizo Sakaguchi looked at Nagayama Aoki in surprise.

“That’s a prop.”

"So, boss, you have nothing to do with the Yakuza?"

"."

Actually, it can’t be said that there is no relationship. After all, my biological grandfather is the leader of a Yakuza society. Do I have to tell you about this?

Keizo Sakaguchi's face froze for a moment, then he scratched his head and laughed:

"I knew that reality is different from TV! I ran over excitedly to look for "Midnight Diner".
Isn’t that a little ridiculous?!”

At this time, Keizo Sakaguchi still smiled at Nagayama Aoki, just like he put on a smile every day to face annoying customers, stupid bosses, nagging girlfriends, and cold life.
“At least the food is the same! Why not keep it simple? Like this bowl of rice with chazuke.”

Nagayama Aoki comforted him and served him tea rice. The white rice was soaked in brown tea, and it was covered with black seaweed, green celery, and red pickled plums. It looked refreshing and delicious.
"Enjoy your tea rice"

"Ah, Arigato~"

Keizo Sakaguchi took the chazuke somewhat flattered. At that moment, it seemed as if the boss of "Midnight Diner" really appeared in reality.

He carefully picked up the rice with chopsticks and put some of the ingredients into his mouth. The warm rice was soaked with the bitterness of the tea, but after chewing it, there was a little sweetness from the rice and the aftertaste of the tea.
The freshness of seaweed, the spiciness of celery, and the salty and sweet taste of plums are mixed together and spread chaotically in the mouth, just like the different flavors of life.
While eating, Keizo Sakaguchi suddenly choked and started coughing. Nagayama Aoki quickly poured him a glass of water.
"Hahaha, you can even choke when eating rice soaked in tea~" Keizo Sakaguchi's expression was a little distorted at this time, and it was hard to tell whether he was laughing or crying, "Hahaha~ What a useless guy."

"Hahaha~"

"Haha. Woo."

"woooooo"

Suddenly burst into tears
Nagayama Aoki's body was a little tense, but his mentality was still relatively calm.
This is not the first time a customer has vented his emotions in the store, but this customer went a little too far.
Neon is a very depressing society. Although the economy is developing rapidly, the workers who are part of it are always under high pressure.

Be respectful to your superiors, be servile to your customers, and be responsible to your family.
As a man, you should work hard, support your family, and maintain the toughness of a Showa man, shedding blood but not tears.
In this era, psychologists are not so common. The pressure accumulated in the hearts of office workers can only be released in places such as entertainment shops and nightclubs.
If you don't have much money, you can either drink or just keep it to yourself.
You never know when the last straw will come, and you may go to sleep on the railway or hang yourself in the forest.
Even more powerful, he took out his homemade famous gun Abe Chiri from his bag and forced the Prime Minister to exchange one for the other.
Most of those who can watch midnight movies are office workers who work a lot of overtime.
They saw such a warm place as "Midnight Diner" and saw that everyone could chat with the boss about the difficulties in life in this small pub, so they naturally yearned for this place.
Many of the guys who were able to find this place through the TV signal were already full of pressure.
So I felt that the scene was similar to the one on TV, and I couldn't help but put myself in the role and regarded myself as an ordinary diner in "Midnight Diner".
Some people talked about trivial matters with Nagayama Aoki, some guests cursed, and some guests drank.
Although this person looks normal, it is rare that he can cry just by eating rice soaked in tea!

"Okay, okay, there's nothing to worry about."

Nagayama Aoki comforted the diners gently and did not do anything extra. He knew that after the diners had vented their emotions, they would return to normal and even give a generous tip. It felt like the "Midnight Diner" open in the middle of the night had turned into a psychological clinic!
How can Naoki-san be so weird when filming a TV series?!

Nagayama Aoki watched helplessly as another guest arrived.
This guy was already teary-eyed when he came in~
"When will this trouble end?"

Today is another day of 10,000~
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