Chapter 524 523, This Is Premeditated Murder!!

After entering December, you can feel the atmosphere of the New Year.

Year-end inventory, year-end planning and other programs began to be shown on TV one after another. There were also strange year-end statistics and reports on people of the year in newspapers. Even nearby department stores had year-end promotions. Advertising banner.

There are also companies in Tokyo that have also started a year-end reporting model. Of course, there is also the issue that workers are most concerned about, the size of the year-end bonus.

Of course Naoki Nagayama doesn't have to worry about how much the year-end bonus will be. He is now more concerned about how to distribute year-end bonuses to employees.

"Naoki-san, generally speaking, our main source of profit this year is the box office share of movies. The total box office of "Hot Blood High School" reached 4.9 billion." Yoshimura Otomo said to Naoki Nagayama, "So in the evaluation of the year-end awards I will give appropriate preference to employees who are directly involved in the production of the film.”

"Hey, that's what it should be~" Nagayama Naoki glanced at Itou Shuichi next to him, "Shuichi-san led it very well~"

"In addition, this year's record sales share is also very good. Our subsidiaries Junko Ito, Yuki Saito, and newcomer Chiko Aoyama have all achieved top results in the charts, with total record sales reaching 2.4 billion, which is very impressive. Also Yutaka Ozaki’s share of the income from the concert is also surprising.”

Yoshimura Otomo said with a smile, "Excluding the profit sharing, I also plan to give everyone in the record group some extra surprises at the end of the year."

Nagayama Naoki also laughed: "Haha, everyone will be happy~"

Yoshimura Otomo continued: "Next is the more general TV series and variety shows, as well as advertising endorsement income."

Even for a simple data summary, Yoshimura Otomo talked for more than ten minutes. Various sales and share figures kept appearing, and finally summarized the gross profit and net profit of the entire company.

Nagayama Naoki listened for a long time and only understood one idea: Shuyou Pictures has made a lot of money this year! ! !

Itou Shuichi also had a smile on his face: "Although we don't have more than a hundred people now, the revenue we create has exceeded that of a medium-sized enterprise with several hundred people! From a purely human efficiency point of view, Shuyou Pictures should be One of the best in the industry.”

"Naoki-san, I will complete the year-end bonus plan as soon as possible," Yoshimura Otomo said to Nagayama Naoki. "There is a regular meeting at the beginning of the month today. Naoki-san will participate, right?"

"We're already here anyway~" Nagayama Naoki didn't care.

The main work in December is, on the one hand, the end of the year affairs, and on the other hand, it is mainly the release and distribution of "The Ring". In the conference room, Riko Hayano reported to Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Itou:

"Naoki-san, Shuichi-san, have already started the early publicity. The draft about "Midnight Ring" has been exposed in major newspapers, and according to Naoki-san's previous opinions, first aid equipment in major movie theaters has also been It’s being prepared.”

"The most urgent thing next is the preview screening of "The Ring", which is initially scheduled for 7pm this Friday."

When she said this, Riko Hayano grinned: "In winter, it's already dark at this time, so it looks more interesting."

Riko-chan also looks very sinister~

"Currently, through the promotion of thriller programs and haunted houses, a group of lucky viewers have been selected to participate in test screenings and invitations have been sent to film critics and professionals in the industry."

"Ha~ I don't have any problem." Nagayama Naoki looked at Itou Shuichi next to him, "Shuichi-san, let's not invite those older friends this time. Like Machida-sensei."

Itou Shuichi patted Nagayama Naoki on the shoulder: "Naoki-san, invite Mr. Machida, do you want to murder?!"

"That's not the case. After all, he is a director."

Naoki Nagayama smiled, but for an old man like Nobu Aoyama, forget it, Chikoko-chan will seek revenge from me!

Turning to Hayano Riko, she said, "Riko-chan, for the sake of safety, we should prepare an ambulance to park in front of the cinema for this preview!"

".Hi!"

After the meeting, Nagayama Naoki and Itou Shuichi walked into the editing room again to edit "Love Letter". Komori Masataka and Kijima Kyon were still working inside.

However, when editing "Love Letter", there was no sense of urgency as in "Midnight Ring". The working atmosphere was very relaxed. Naoki Nagayama could even chat with Shuichi Itou.

"Shuichi-san, who do you think was behind the scandal between me and Akina Nakamori during this period?" Nagayama Naoki was very confused. "The previous incident with Yuko Tanaka was because of Kenji Sawada's wife. That's okay. I understand. But this time, Akina Nakamori probably didn’t interfere."

"Can't it be aimed at Naoki-san?" Itou Shuichi has seen a lot of scandals between the two in the past two days.

"How could it be me?" Naoki Nagayama yelled, "I am such an honest, kind and helpful person, but I won't step on an ant when I see one on the road. How could someone want to harm me?! "

"."X3

The editing room fell into absolute silence for a moment. None of the other three people expected to hear such words from Nagayama Naoki.

Instead, Naoki Nagayama continued without changing his expression:

"Actually, I have thought carefully about it at home. I rarely appear in public and don't participate in many activities in the entertainment industry, so the possibility of targeting me is still very small. However, Akina Nakamori has more negative fans, and There are competitors, like the Son of God sect.”

Itou Shuichi silently added: "Naoki-san, don't forget when "Hot Blood High School" was just released."

At that time, some people wanted to bribe the Japan Film Ethics Committee to prevent the release of "Hot Blood High School", and at the same time, there were also scandals and criticisms in media reports.

Komori Masataka also added: "There was also last year's "Gas Station Robbery Incident"."

"There are bad people in the film industry!"

Upon hearing these two facts, Nagayama Naoki curled his lips,

"But I think Haruki-san said it last time, it was a director named Fukasaku Kinji."

"Yes. Because of him, "Hot Blood High School" was specially exported to domestic sales and marked with the title FBI warning."

Itou Shuichi actually laughed when he said this.

"Many viewers thought it was an adult film when they first watched it."

"."

There was a little silence,

"Hahahahaha~"

There was laughter in the editing room, and the slightly dull atmosphere disappeared for a while.

Nagayama Naoki said while cutting the film: "If it's still Fukasaku Kinji this time, then this director is too stingy, right?"

"The villains behind the scenes are all like this. What can you do, and you can't catch him? Even if you catch him, so what? Can you ask the police to arrest him?"

When Itou Shuichi first started working, he encountered a lot of villains, so he stayed at the bottom of the film industry for a long time.

Nagayama Naoki thought the same thing. Such villains behind the scenes are really annoying, and generally there is no good solution.

He sighed, changed his mood, and joked with a few others:

"How about inviting him to the preview screening?"

"?" Several other people were a little confused.

Naoki Nagayama had a wicked smile on his face: "By the way, director Fukasaku Kinji is over fifty, right? I don't know if he's in good health."

"??!!!"

The other three people were stunned. Did the director die suddenly from fright? !

Itou Xiuyi was stunned for a moment, and then his first thought was

"This method seems very feasible. If you are over 50 years old and get scared, there is indeed a risk. If it succeeds, you can solve the problem in one go and there will be no risk of being discovered as a murderer.

It’s okay if you don’t succeed, let’s talk about it next time.”

When he came back to his senses, Itou Shuichi couldn't help but feel ashamed. This was a deliberate murder! ! !

I actually actually considered the feasibility!

He slapped himself with a "pop" sound.

"Naoki-san, although Director Fukasaku is very annoying, we still can't kill him! Although this suggestion is very feasible, we should shelve it. This is deliberate murder."

Itou Shuichi said this, but found Naoki Nagayama looking at him in horror:

"Xiu Yisang, have you actually seriously thought about the feasibility of this plan?!!"

"Um?"

Itou Shuichi looked at the other two people and found that they were also looking at him in horror, as if they were looking at a potential murderer.

".Isn't this what Naoki-san suggested?"

"I'm just joking!!! It's just a joke!!!"

"."

Itou Shuichi's body froze, and he saw Nagayama Naoki, Komori Masataka and Kijima Xu approaching each other, starting to whisper, and occasionally looking at him.

Words such as "dangerous person", "I didn't expect Shuichi-san to be..." "He really has a gangster style", "cruel person", "watch him carefully", "others stay away", etc. kept coming to Itou Shuichi's ears.

It was obviously Naoki Nagayama who suggested it first!

Why do they all know it's a joke, am I the only one who takes it seriously?

Although I have considered the feasibility, I don’t agree!

Do you actually think I'm dangerous? !

Naoki Nagayama is the heir to the underworld, okay! ! 1

Some things are no longer a secret once the second person knows about them, and there are four people here. Itou Shuichi can already imagine how rumors about him will be spread in the company tomorrow!

The consciousness gradually blurred, and only one sentence became more and more obvious:

"Destroy it, I'm a little tired~"

In view of the small situation in the editing room, Naoki Nagayama decided to suspend editing in the afternoon and take a vacation first.

At least let Xiu Yisang calm down and at least stop having evil thoughts about his colleagues.

But before leaving, Fangcun Dayou stopped him:

"Naoki-san will officially start the live broadcast of the FNS Gayo Festival Music Awards tomorrow night! You haven't forgotten, right?!"

"Uh" After a pause, Nagayama Naoki immediately replied, "Of course! How could I forget!"

Fangcun Otomo's eyes were sharp: "I must have forgotten that pause just now!"

"Absolutely not. If you don't believe me, look at my serious expression!" Nagayama Naoki said shamelessly.

"Forget it, forget it. In short, you are the award guest, so you must prepare your award speech!"

"no problem!"

After walking to the car, Nagayama Naoki breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed: "Is it actually tomorrow? It's really fast!"

The "FNS Gayo Festival Music Awards" is still an awards ceremony, mainly focusing on the awarding of various awards and the performance of songs.

"What awards did I give? Ah, the Best Newcomer Award, the Outstanding Newcomer Award. They are all newcomer awards, so what should I say for the award? Let me think about it."

He muttered while driving.

But this afternoon, Naoki Nagayama didn't plan to waste time in Yamazakurain. He planned to go to another place to while away his youth.

I didn't come to Sanmeiju in Ginza, a teahouse I opened myself, several times this winter. It was a waste of the good tea I had accumulated!

Even in the cold weather, it didn't seem to affect the heat of Ginza Street. There were still a lot of pedestrians on the road, and the shops on both sides of the street were also very lively.

Among them, the ancient buildings like palaces are naturally unique, especially with green roofs.

"Chiharu-san!" Naoki Nagayama saw Sakakibara Chiharu when he walked into the store.

"Ah, Naoki-san! I haven't seen you for a long time!" Sakakihara Chinatsu called out in surprise, and then quickly greeted, "Please come in~ Naoki-san, do you want to go to the second floor or the third floor?"

"The second floor, I'm alone~" Nagayama Naoki looked at the first floor, there were not too many people, "Chinatsu-san, how is the business recently?"

"Since the weather has been cold, more people come to drink tea than before." Sakakihara Chinatsu led Nagayama Naoki to the booth on the second floor, while introducing, "All the people who come are regulars, there are relatively few on the first floor."

Samaiju is a mid-to-high-end business, so there are generally not many individual and temporary customers in the lobby on the first floor. Many people also hurried out after seeing the decoration and tea.

"Katsuo-san went to buy tea today, so Matsumura Akiki and I are taking care of the guests."

As they were talking, Matsumura Akiki, the waiter they had hired earlier, came down the stairs from the third floor. She was wearing a kimono and looked very gentle. When she saw Naoyama Naoki, she bowed quickly:

"Naoki-san!"

"Yes! Akiki-san."

After the little girl left, Naoyama Naoki said, "Chika-san taught me very well. I can now serve the guests on the third floor."

"Aki-san is very smart." After saying this briefly, Sakakihara Chika-san led Naoyama Naoki to the seat she used to sit in the past. "Is Naoki-san still the same today as before?"

"Hi, Gyokuro tea, and some more snacks."

"Please wait a moment~" Sakakihara Chika-san knew that Naoyama Naoki came here to drink tea just for peace and quiet, so she didn't continue to disturb him. She bowed and retreated.

Naoki Nagayama took off his shoes and sat down next to the small low table in the booth. Unlike the quiet independent private room on the third floor, the semi-open teahouse on the second floor was blocked by a screen, but the popularity could be felt faintly. Looking down from the window on the second floor, the people on the street were neither far nor near, just in an atmosphere of "building a hut in the human world without the noise of cars and horses".

The sunlight outside the window shone in, warm and seemed to evoke the laziness in the body.

Picked up a magazine on the bookshelf next to him and flipped through it, a sip of tea with a bite of snacks,

It is indeed a good place to kill time, so there are many rich and idle guys near Ginza who like to drink tea here.

In the single-family house in Setayada, Kinji Fukasaku, who Naoki Nagayama talked about before, was also drinking tea, but he was in his own yard, drinking tea with other friends, and naturally talked about movies.

"Director Fukasaku, do you know Naoki Nagayama who has been involved in scandals recently?"

"Well, he's just a kid."

Kinji Fukasaku was very proud. He only made a little move and got him into trouble!

"I heard that "Hot Blood High School" has nearly 5 billion box office." Toho photographer Kimura Daisaku said, "and the director of "Hot Blood High School" seems to have another movie coming out."

"How can they be so fast?!"

As a famous film photographer, Kimura Daisaku naturally knows how difficult it is to make a movie.

"Humph, it's a horror movie, it must be shoddy." Kinji Fukasaku said disdainfully, "Just like their first "Paranormal Activity", this "Midnight Ring" is probably another low-budget movie shot with a video recorder."

"But. It seems that every movie of Shuyou Film has a good box office!" Kimura Daisaku didn't know the contradiction between Kinji Fukasaku and Naoki Nagayama, and said objectively.

Kinji Fukasaku stopped talking, and he couldn't refute this.

"However, this "Midnight Ring" is quite pretentious, and it is claimed that the cinema is equipped with first aid equipment." Kimura Daisaku laughed, "If it is not scary enough, people will laugh at it!"

Fukasaku Kinji sneered: "He is just a guy who is trying to attract attention."

"If it is starring Yuko Tanaka, I am still a little looking forward to it." Kimura Daisaku said casually, "I heard that the preview will be on Friday."

"Oh? Really."

Kimura Daisaku did not continue to talk about Naoki Nagayama's movie. He was not familiar with Naoki Nagayama, so he just said it.

However, Fukasaku Kinji kept this matter in his heart. After his friend left, he called Yamada Yoji:

"Yoji-san, I heard that the preview of "Midnight Ring" will be next Friday?"

"Well, what's wrong?" Yamada Yoji has decided to distance himself from Fukasaku Kinji these days, and his tone is indifferent when he hears this.

"Did Shochiku receive the invitation letter? Get me a copy!"

"What are you going to do?!"

"Of course I'm going to criticize! What's going on? He said he would die of sudden fright. The cinema is equipped with first aid equipment." Kinji Fukasaku's tone was full of ridicule, "I just want to expose his lies! Let people see the true face of Naoki Nagayama. Do you want to go with me, Yoji-san?"

"I have something to do at home that day." Yamada Yoji found an excuse, but he didn't discourage Kinji Fukasaku, "If Kinji-san wants to attend, I happen to have an invitation."

"Oh? That's great! Yoji-san, let me defeat Naoki Nagayama this time!"

". Good luck to you!!"

At the beginning of the month, I wanted to take a leave, but after thinking about it, I decided not to.