Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1357 and 1366, Private Marseille, I can only reluctantly decline!

Chapters 1357 and 1366, Private Marseille, I can only reluctantly decline!

"Kijima-kun, Matsuo-kun, and Nishimoto."

In the editing room, Naoki Nagayama saw the second and third generation of directors from the group of friends.

"Why are you here?!"

Masataka Komori, who had just been organizing materials, stood up and replied with a smile:

"These guys are just too idle, so they come to the editing room to help out as soon as they start working."

Matsuo Muneo nodded as he took the reel of film:

"We heard that Naoki-san's 'Jurassic Park' will be experimenting with many new film technologies, so we came to learn in advance!"

In the current Japanese entertainment industry, there are only a handful of film production companies with their own filming bases. Apart from Shuyu, the others are mostly established brands that are accustomed to traditional filming methods.

There are some directors willing to explore the latest film technologies, but none are as willing to devote as much energy as Shuyou. Naturally, the younger generation of directors hopes to learn more.

Moreover, Naoki Nagayama stated in the promotional materials before filming even began that he would use the most advanced special effects technology to give the audience an immersive Jurassic experience.

"Yes, Naoki-san!"

With his representative work now in the works, Tomoyuki Nishimoto has shed his former timidity and is smiling broadly.

"We want to help out while also learning from their skills!"

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Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

"What do you mean by 'stealing'? We call this mutual progress!"

Then he and his assistants began working in the editing room.

The editing of "Jurassic Park" is divided into two parts: one is entirely live-action footage, and the other is computer-generated special effects footage.

In the era before high-definition digital editing tools, the first step was to edit the main live-action footage, then scan the scenes of the special effects shots to a computer next door for special effects compositing, and then copy them back. In short, it was a very troublesome process.

"Alright, Jung-taka. Organize the materials and start by counting and labeling the shots that need special effects."

Naoki Nagayama was assigning tasks to several people, and he noticed that the youngest and most intelligent among them was Tomoyuki Nishimoto.

"Kijima and Matsuo, you two start preparing the editing table. Nishimoto, you and I are going to the next room!"

"Hi!" X4

He took Nishimoto Banyuki to the adjacent computer room, where several foreign experts were already waiting, including Robert, with whom he had previously collaborated.

"Robert, it's time for us to officially begin work."

After Naoki Nagayama greeted the others, he asked,

"How's the computer hardware? Is it all in good condition?"

"Yes, Mr. Nagayama, you are ready to start work at any time!"

Robert, with his big beard, was very confident.

"I guarantee these computers are no less capable than those made in the United States!"

Naoki Nagayama nodded in satisfaction and said to Tomoyuki Nishimoto beside him:

"Nishimoto-kun, if you want to use these special effects more often in the future, you can start experimenting now. As a director, you may not understand the principles, but you must understand the effects and clearly communicate your needs to the special effects team!"

"Oh, right. So you all still need to study English properly!!"

Naoki Nagayama felt a bit apprehensive about the Japanese-accented English that was being used by the Japanese. Could these guys really communicate well with engineers from abroad?

"Naoki Mulberry"

Nishimoto Tomoyuki was naturally in a dilemma. Although he could speak English, it was still somewhat difficult to use it as a working language for communication.

"Can't we just hire engineers from Japan?!"

"Not at the moment!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head. Currently, the center of the world's computers is in Europe and America. As for Japan, in terms of computers, Japan has not fallen behind, but the companies related to special effects production are really too cutting-edge. Japan does not have them yet.

"Japan doesn't have a professional team for special effects production yet."

At this point, Naoki Nagayama suddenly had a flash of inspiration: should he set up another special effects team at the Tree Friends Club?

Who knows, they might become a top special effects company in the Japanese film industry in the future!

"Mr. Nishimoto, for the time being, you should first learn about special effects software from these engineers, and then find out if there are any people in the company who want to develop in this direction."

Naoki Nagayama said,

"It doesn't have to be a computer science major; you just need to know how to use special effects software. We're doing some talent building in advance for the development of Tree Friends Pictures!"

"Huh?!" Nishimoto Tomoyuki was taken aback, as if he was suddenly being put in charge of a new team. "Yes!"

It was late afternoon, nearing evening, in an office building in Ginza.

Shuyou Capital's receptionist, Jin Jingzhou, served another customer who came to open an account. After escorting the person to the investment manager, she returned to the front desk to continue her shift.

"We're number fifteen today!"

She complained to her new colleague, Nakayama Mami.

"From the moment we open the door, customers have been coming in non-stop."

"What can we do?"

Nakayama Mami, dressed very beautifully, was touching up her makeup in front of a small mirror.

"Our reputation in the investment world is growing, and many people are coming to us because of our reputation, but there aren't many young people among them!"

Zhongshan Mawei is a recent college graduate who was hired because he was too busy with work recently.

The biggest advantage of becoming a front desk employee at Tree Friends Capital is that she can meet many, many wealthy people. It's perfect for a pretty young girl like her to meet rich men. It would be even better if she could snag a handsome and young rich husband!

"Making money is already difficult enough, so naturally, people who are older are more likely to be making money."

Kanai Hiroka said,

"They're young and wealthy, mostly inherited their wealth. In all my time at TreeFriend, I haven't seen many young clients."

TreeFriends Capital has raised its client threshold significantly; they basically won't open an account unless you have tens of millions of yuan in funds.

Most of the people who come to invest in the company are middle-aged or older. Wealthy young people usually don't use their money for investment, but rather for consumption and enjoyment!

"Is it really that little?!"

"Yes, and most of them aren't very good-looking."

Kanai Hiroka directly shattered Nakayama Mayu's imagination.

"Mawei-chan, reality isn't like in TV dramas. Looks aren't determined by wealth!"

In today's urban dramas, every male lead is rich and handsome, and he will fall for the poor, innocent female lead at first glance.

This has led many Japanese girls to mistakenly believe that domineering CEOs must be handsome and only like naive and silly girls.

But in reality, the domineering CEO is very likely to be a middle-aged man, and with a receding hairline!

(Yes, it's Otomo-san!)

Moreover, they generally prefer the beautiful, gentle, understanding, and tactful young ladies in Roppongi!

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Zhongshan Mawei was speechless for a moment.

"What should we do?! Are there no rich and handsome young men in the world?!"

"hehe."

Kanai Hiroka originally intended to say no and tell her not to daydream, but a face suddenly popped into her mind, making her heart skip a beat.

"Ahem. Well, it's not that there isn't."

"You haven't met our boss, Naoki Nagayama, yet, have you?!"

"Hi"

Zhongshan Mawei was directly recruited by HR; someone of her rank doesn't need an interview from the company president.

"He's a handsome, rich, and talented young man!!"

Kanai Hiroka closed her eyes and said with a lovestruck expression, "..."

"He lives up to all your fantasies about the male lead in romance dramas!!"

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After speaking, Kanai Hiroka did not hear a response from her companion, but suddenly heard an unfamiliar voice:

"Haha. So, it turns out that Souka-chan thinks so highly of me?!"

I instinctively opened my eyes and saw Naoki Nagayama standing right in the doorway, smiling at me!

Kanai Hiroka felt a surge of heat rush to her cheeks, her entire face seemed to be burning, and even her speech became flustered:

"Straight Mulberry Tree? What brings you here?!"

"It's the New Year, so of course I had to come and visit the company!"

Naoki Nagayama walked to the front desk and said with a smile,

"I never expected to hear Sora-chan's confession. I never expected that I would have such a high image in Sora-chan's heart!!"

Although I'm very happy, I'm already taken, so I have to reluctantly decline your offer, Marseille.

".!!!"

Kanai Hiroka was speechless for a moment, her whole body stiff, only feeling a surge of heat rising from her lower body.

If this were in an anime, her head would definitely be steaming like a boiling kettle!

Naoki Nagayama looked at Mami Nakayama beside him and asked in confusion:

"Newbie?"

"Ah! Hi!" Nakayama Mami snapped out of her daze, "I'm Nakayama Mami, a new employee. Nice to meet you all!"

"Yes, yes, I'm Nagayama Naoki, your... boss's boss's boss!!"

Naoki Nagayama counted the levels; there seemed to be no mistake.

"Let's get along well with the president of Shuyou Capital from now on!"

"Hi!!!"

Zhongshan Mawei immediately stood up straight and bowed.

"I'll do my best!"

"Alright, I'll stop teasing you guys!"

Naoki Nagayama waved his hand, indicating he had no intention of continuing to flirt with the two receptionists, and handed the gift bag to Hiroka Kanai.

"Zhouxiang sauce, has it recovered? If it has, then distribute these to everyone."

Then please call over the group leaders for me.

"Hi!!!"

Kanai Hiroka agreed almost reflexively.

Only after Naoki Nagayama's figure disappeared from sight did he clutch his pounding heart and gasp for breath!

Today was so embarrassing!

Meanwhile, Zhongshan Mawei's eyes lit up:

"That's Naoki Nagayama! He's even more handsome in person than in photos!!! He's as good-looking as any celebrity! If it's him..."

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Kanai Hiroka rolled her eyes.

"Stop being so lovey-dovey, little girl! If you want to snag Nagayama Naoki, you first need to be as charming as Nakamori Akina!"

Zhongshan Mawei is like a newborn calf that is not afraid of a tiger:

"Hmph, maybe they're used to eating big, meaty dishes and just want something simple like cabbage and tofu to change things up!"

"How could that be? They have a great relationship. They have a lovely daughter, and now they're expecting a second one! You have no chance!"

Kanai Hiroka wore a disdainful expression, but inwardly she was roaring:

"Cabbage and tofu? Didn't you see he rejected me?! I haven't even made a move yet, and I've already been pushed back!! What are you daydreaming about!!!"

Naoki Nagayama sat down in the office and waited for a while before seeing four key investment personnel, including Masamichi Sakaguchi, arrive together!

"Naoki-san!" x4

"Sakaguchi-san, Nakayama-san, Hayakawa-san, Takeda-san, how was your holiday?!"

After they returned from their overseas investments, Naoki Nagayama gave them a paid long vacation, allowing them to rest as they pleased.

"Very satisfied!" "I've rested for too long, my brain's rusted!" "I still want to work." "Yes, I feel more at ease when I'm working."

People who work in the investment industry deal with high-risk, high-return, and exciting business every day. In such an environment, their excitement threshold is much higher than that of ordinary people.

So the feeling of a vacation is sometimes not as exciting as completing a successful transaction. Successful investors sometimes can't psychologically leave their work environment.

Everyone chimed in with their thoughts. Since their joint operation during the stock market crash, these individuals had grown even closer to Naoki Nagayama, becoming practically his own people in the financial world.

"Alright, alright, it's a new year, plenty of time for everyone to show their skills!"

Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,

"Has Tree Friends Capital's business volume been steadily increasing lately?!"

"Hi!!"

Sakaguchi Masamichi began to speak.

"Since the stock market crash, our business volume has been steadily increasing. Today, the size of our investment portfolio is even comparable to that of internationally renowned venture capital funds."

"That's definitely not small!"

Naoki Nagayama's visit to Shuyou Capital was primarily aimed at reassuring his subordinates, in addition to meeting with them to understand the company's latest situation.

Tree Friends Capital is currently enjoying unparalleled influence in Japan's financial circles, leading to a series of unforeseen events.

For example, financial newspapers asked for interviews, the Financial Services Agency came to communicate, and even the Keidanren (Business Federation of Economic Organizations) and foundations started contacting Shuyou Capital.

Winning over, sowing discord, and even trying to acquire shares—these are all things that Nakai Genta doesn't have to handle; Nagayama Naoki has to deal with them!

Naoki Nagayama sighed, then gave the order.

"Let's stick to our previous prudent investment strategy and keep a low profile. Now is the time when success attracts attention."

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Nakayama Yukio asked somewhat hesitantly,

"Naoki-san, isn't the stock market crash over now? Shouldn't we take advantage of this and invest in areas with higher returns?!"

Tomoaki Takeda also spoke up:

"Yes, many clients want higher returns!"

"Well"

Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to respond. The stock market crash was over, but it was already 88, and the bubble was about to burst!

With such a large amount of capital in the Tree Friends Capital pool, if there's a butterfly effect or something, it will be difficult to withdraw in time!

"It's not the right time yet."

Unable to explain directly, Naoki Nagayama delayed for a moment.

"At least we'll consider changing our strategy once Yuan Tai-sang returns."

Upon hearing their former boss, Nakai Genta, the group fell silent.

Hayakawa Katsumi asked:

"Naoki-san, when will Wonta-san be back?!"

"Soon."

Naoki Nagayama did not give a specific time.

"The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has softened its stance. Furthermore, the new Japanese prime minister will help mediate during his visit to the U.S. He should be back soon!"

Even the Prime Minister is helping?!

The group exchanged glances, their expectations for Naoki Nagayama's influence rising.

Within the circle surrounding Naoki Nagayama, these individuals only knew about some aspects of Nagayama's capital; only someone at Nakai Genta's level would know about the political arrangements and plans.

"So you don't need to be too anxious, you'll see Yuan Tai-san again soon!"

"Hi!" "That's great!" "We haven't seen each other for almost half a year, right?" "Only three months."

"Haha, I hope Yuan Tai-san doesn't get too carried away in New York!"

The office was filled with relaxed conversation again, and everyone had even more confidence in the future of Tree Friends Capital!

"Oh, right. There's one more thing."

Naoki Nagayama said,

"In the new year, you can hire more people under your command."

"We need to expand our scale to prepare for the future!"

In the future, we plan to open a bank and establish branches in various countries. We will need a lot of manpower!

"Hi!"

(End of this chapter)