Chapter 1001 1010, Who Wants to Bend over when They Can Eat Standing Up? !

After getting married last year, it was the end of the year, and I was busy almost all the time.

After the New Year, I wanted to take this opportunity to rest at home for a while, go shopping and date occasionally, and live the sweet life of a newly married couple.

But Naoki Nagayama was still called to the company by a phone call

After dealing with a lot of backlogs, Ido Shuichi walked to the office and chatted with Naoki Nagayama.

"It's the New Year, you have to be motivated, Naoki-san!" Ido Shuichi said in Naoki Nagayama's office, "We Shuyou want to set the benchmark for the industry!"

". What kind of weird goal is this."

"Sitting in this position, there are corresponding responsibilities!" Ido Shuichi was full of righteousness, "Our Shuyou is already a well-known big company in the entertainment industry. Everyone is watching what we will do in the new year! The New Year's plan must be implemented!"

"Don't you see? Everyone in Shuyou Film is so idle that they are weak all over!"

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Naoki Nagayama's eyes were full of doubts, some incredible, and even a little mockery.

It's like when you see your roommate who always skips classes to play games in college, and you suddenly have to cheer up and study hard. At this moment, you are thinking, "Why are you pretending?!" "Ahem~" Naoyama Naoki coughed strategically, "Aren't the two months before the New Year usually the time when companies prepare financial reports and wait for tax returns." "And Shuichi-san, aren't you supposed to be filming "The Man with Zero Presence"? How can you be free?" "." Ah, that movie with zero presence. Idou Shuichi's face suddenly fell. I don't know if it's because of the protagonist, he sometimes forgets that he is filming this movie! "Of course, the movie is still being made. But, what I mean is that"

Idou Shuichi finally sighed, with a bitter face,

"Naoki-san, I'd better tell the truth. My mentor Machida Yasutomo found me and said that he wanted to know what plans our friends have for the New Year. He has many people who want to invest and have money but nowhere to spend it."

". Have money but nowhere to spend it?"

"Yes, didn't many people make a lot of money in the financial market after the Plaza Accord? After taking out the money, they had no place to spend it. So they wanted to invest." Idou Shuichi said, "So I found the mentor as a middleman."

"Um, why don't you continue to put it in the financial market? Continue to make money?" Naoyama Naoki wondered, "Or buy assets."

Idou Shuichi hesitated for a moment, and still said:

"Because. It's inconvenient."

"Inconvenient?"

"It's a little inconvenient in terms of law." Idou Shuichi said in a low voice.

"." Naoki Nagayama was stunned for a moment, then understood it all at once, "Ah, gray income."

"So, wanting to invest in our film project is actually for money laundering?!"

In fact, the current laws of the financial market are not perfect, and there are many loopholes that can be exploited. Many people even obtain funds through methods such as tax reduction and tax evasion, as well as accepting bribes and various gray capital at home and abroad.

If you want to spend this money openly, you naturally need to use various methods to launder it. At this time, it doesn't matter what kind of movie you shoot, and whether you can make money is not the primary option. It doesn't matter what kind of fortress or what kind of bureau you want, the main thing is safety and speed

Ido Xiu nodded a little:

"You can say that."

Speaking of money laundering, Ido Xiuyi didn't have any special expression on his face. After all, due to natural characteristics, no matter which era or country, the entertainment industry is a playground for capital and one of the largest money laundering markets.

In capitalist countries, as long as people have money, they will inevitably understand the "reasonable and legal" capital operations. Otherwise, the hard-earned money, according to the tax law, the amount to be paid. It's simply a loss!

In fact, Naoki Nagayama had to transfer his money from the US foreign exchange market through some "legal tax avoidance" channels. Otherwise, if he wanted to transfer 100 billion yen of assets to Japan, he would have to pay tens of billions of taxes alone. It was not just cutting flesh, but cutting arms and legs.

It's just that these things have always been handled by Nakai Yuta, and Naoki Nagayama didn't have much contact.

"But, Xiuyi-san, why should we help others launder money?"

Naoki Nagayama asked directly. Shuyou Yinghua currently has sufficient funds and healthy profits. There is no need to take such risks!

Who would want to bend over when they can eat standing up? !

"Besides, there are so many film companies with such a long history in the market, they must have many mature channels, right? Why did they come to us, Shuyou?"

Ido Shuyi nodded:

"I told my mentor that too. But Naoki-san, you know that my mentor is a professor at Tokyo University of the Arts and is close to him. Those who can bring up these things are all friends in the government and related to culture. In fact, they are all some gray income, and the amount is not large."

"In fact, in some ways, they are more worried about the evidence of money laundering being exposed than we are."

Ido Shuyi talked about what he heard from his mentor, such as internal factions, political enemies, and the complicated relationship between Toho and Toei, etc.

In the end, the fact that the entertainment industry can have a clean and innocent film company that has nothing to do with other political factions or even the chaebols inherited from Japan, and has an outstanding reputation and good profits is like a white lotus growing out of the mud.

Moreover, it happens that the powerful executives in charge of the film business are legitimately from the film academy. Therefore, many people want to use tree friends to wash away their gray income and make it fair and square.

"Still the same question, why should we help them launder money?" Nagayama Naoki continued to ask, "This kind of thing is completely unnecessary."

“Because these connections can help apply for various subsidies, film subsidies, and even tax incentives.”

Itou Shuichi said, now that Shuyu Group is developing towards a large company, it cannot rely on Naoki Nagayama to make movies alone!

Movies made by other directors will probably lose money!

And judging from the exchanges from the year before last, Naoki Nagayama’s desire to make movies this year is not strong, and there are not many scripts and projects that he has personally worked on.

We have to collect scripts from screenwriters, hold a review board, and let production directors such as Komori Masataka and Kijima Kyon, and even backup directors such as Matsuo Souo and Nishimoto Tonkoko try their hand at it. These risks are very high.

"Naoki-san" Itou Shuichi sighed and his face became heavy. After directing several movies alone, he already knew the gap between himself and Nagayama Naoki, "Of course the movies you make can make money, but other directors can't. At this time, various subsidies and even applying for grants will come in handy~"

For example, when he was filming "The Man with Zero Presence", he felt that it might be a hit at the box office. After all, he sometimes couldn't think of it while filming.

As for other directors, except for the two who already have experience, other new directors need to take risks. For a big project like a movie, sometimes a small company can be wiped out with just one loss.

At this time, other aspects naturally need to subsidize and share risks~

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Naoki Nagayama was silent. There was really nothing he could do about it. Others could not have memories of the future like him.

In fact, Shuyou has begun to absorb investment from other investors since last year. After the Tokyo International Film Festival, it contacted more investors in order to share risks. This is what a mature and large company should do.

He looked up at Itou Shuichi, and even wanted to tell other directors not to make movies. He could support the company by making one movie a year, but he knew deep down that this was impossible.

Capital always pursues value-adding itself, and capitalists are just personified capital. As the company gets bigger, sometimes even the founders can't stop everyone's desire to make money.

There are hundreds of people, and everyone has to support their families!

There are also many people who have their own dreams and goals that they want to achieve!

All Naoki Nagayama can do is probably control the general direction of the company and not let this big ship deviate from the direction.

"Shuichi-san, then go ahead and do it!" Naoki Nagayama said to his friend, "But every movie needs to establish an agency company. Separating the finances of Shuyu Pictures and the company will increase the legal affairs of the company. position, ensuring that even if there is a thunderstorm, there is a legal firewall with the parent company."

Why do big companies maintain huge legal teams and lawyers? Nagayama Naoki gradually realized it!

"Hi!"

Yi Tangxiu nodded, already making a plan in his mind.

But after talking about this matter, the atmosphere in the office became relaxed again, and Itou Shuichi talked about other things:

"Naoki-san, when will you lead the jury and start judging the Film Academy Awards? I heard that you are going to the Red Fish Academy?"

"Yeah. The Film Academy Awards Association originally wanted to rent a hotel near Tokyo for closed selections, but staying in a hotel for more than half a month is like going to jail. It's so boring!" Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "So I suggest going to Hongyuyuan. It’s very big and clean there. It hasn’t snowed yet. After it snows in a few days, the snow scene will be very beautiful.”

"Hahaha~" Itou Shuichi said with a smile, "I think Naoki-san just wants to show off the snow scene of the Red Fish Garden!"

"How could it be!"

Nagayama Naoki didn't admit that he did have a bit of showoff. After all, the judges who lived there were all big shots in the film industry, as well as his friends.

"I'm all thinking about the judges!"

"Really? I don't believe it!"

"And the fee charged from the Film Academy Awards Association is quite a penny!"

"Tsk tsk tsk"

The two talked about last year's movies and thought about which one would win the award. Naoki Nagayama naturally recommended his own movie without any doubt:

""Diary of the Sea Street" naturally has awards. After all, it is the opening film of the Tokyo Film Festival. But other movies are more or less less interesting."

"What about 'Don't Stop the Camera'? Your own movie, Naoki-san?"

"Am I going to compete for the Best Newcomer Award?"

Nagayama Naoki shook his head. Although this movie is very innovative, it is just new in ideas. It is difficult to say how excellent the real shooting quality is.

"It would be great if "The Legend of Hayato" was released before the year."

"Hahaha, forget it then. As the chairman of the jury, you still have to avoid suspicion. If your film becomes the best film or the best director, it is a bit too much."

"That's right~"

At noon, Yoshimura Otomo was finally free and joined the chat between the two of them during lunch.

When I heard that someone would join the New Year's movie and perform some "operations" on capital, Neon didn't show any special expression. This kind of "human relations" is almost a secret that everyone knows.

"In short, as long as it's not excessive and there are no loopholes in the law~" After making the decision, Yoshimura Otomo talked about other things with Naoki Nagayama.

"Naoki-san, speaking of our New Year's plan, we only need a script for "Battle Royale" and you mentioned before that there might be a TV series."

"Well, "Tokyo Love Story", the novel is already being prepared for publication," said Naoki Nagayama, "It's estimated that it will start selling at the end of February."

"That's really congratulations!" Yoshimura Otomo congratulated, "Is this the new TV series?"

"Yes, it was originally written as the script." Naoki Nagayama said, "I plan to start filming at the end of March or the beginning of April. It will ferment for a month, just in time for the cherry blossom season."

"?" Yoshimura Otomo said in surprise, "Naoki-san plans to film it himself?"

"Yeah. Anyway, there's nothing to do."

At that time, Akina was in the late stage of pregnancy, and she definitely couldn't run around. It would be boring to stay at home every day, so it would be better to film a TV series that was not so urgent.

Just after the show ended, the baby was almost born!

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Idou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo looked at each other, both a little helpless. It seems that Naoki Naoyama will only make one move in the first half of the year.

Other directors' projects really need to be collected from the screenwriter team!

After a few days, the family's Taro and Meow Taro accepted that there was one more person in Yama Sakurain, especially after Nonaka Mari learned to bribe the dog with a big bone.

Now when it's time for dinner, the dog is wagging his tail in the kitchen and waiting for Naoki Naoyama

"Sure enough, he is a guy who loves milk!"

Naoki Naoyama patted the dog's head, and then stroked the still aloof Meow Taro. Cats are still good, they are the same aloof to others~

"Akina, we will go to Hongyuyuan in two days," Naoki Naoyama said to Akina who was absorbed in holding a picture book, "Are you ready?"

"Yeah, the luggage and everything have been packed." Akina looked over, "I have called the hosting company and prepared the ingredients and the exclusive chef."

Naoki Naoyama nodded, thinking it was almost done.

"The judges will live in the other two houses."

There are three villas in Hongyuyuan, each with four or five rooms, so it is no problem for more than ten people to live there. Naoki Nagayama and Akina will naturally live in the master bedroom.

"Mari-san will live in the same house with us." Akina said to Mari Nonaka who was carrying the dishes, "There are other chefs over there, and Mari-san only needs to take care of my food."

"Hi!"

Mari Nonaka didn't mind staying in Kyoto for a while, because her daughter was already in junior high school, and there were other relatives at home to take care of her.

And Akina said that Hongyuyuan was a very beautiful holiday garden, and she was also interested in taking a look.

"Then it's settled. Let's go together when the time comes."