Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 836 844, the identity of the author of the Little Emperor's Book has been exposed!!!
“The Secret of the Author of Paradise Lost Revealed!”

In the new week, the headline in the Nikkei Shimbun has made Naoki Nagayama uneasy. Once such a large newspaper publishes a report, it means that at least real evidence is in hand.

After reading it, it turned out that "according to insiders" and "accidentally taken photos" confirmed that the author of "Paradise Lost" was the outstanding young writer who won the Naoki Prize and became famous - Naoki Nagayama.
"It is not known why Naoki Nagayama used the pen name 'Sato' to publish this novel. Naoki Nagayama cannot be contacted for the time being, but readers are curious about how much experience Naoki Nagayama, who is only in his early 20s, has to write such a vivid and emotional illicit love story."

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When seeing this part, Naoki Nagayama showed a subway-old-man-frowning expression of disgust,
"How can we repair it! These reporters are not doing their job!!!"

I can’t hide it anymore! My identity as the author of Little Emperor’s Book has been exposed!!!
Naoki Nagayama is a little helpless now, but also a little relieved that he had expected it a long time ago. Fortunately, he has made preparations. In fact, the exposure will not cause too much harm~
Now that I have moved out of Yamazakurain, I am not afraid of others coming to my door. After the spread of the news some time ago, I already know what I should know. It is not a solution to keep hiding.
Naoki Nagayama was thinking about "Paradise Lost". Anyway, he just had to refuse to admit it to outsiders!

But to my friends.
In the morning, Naoki Nagayama drove to the studio. There were two projects being executed. There were less than half of the people in the office, and the atmosphere of the whole company was quiet.
"Naoki-san?"

Suzuki Yukatsu, who was at the front desk, blushed when she saw Naoyama Naoki and hurriedly stuffed a novel under the desk.
"Why are you here today?!"

"Well, something happened"

Naoki Nagayama nodded expressionlessly and was about to walk into the office, but he couldn't help but complain.

"Children should not read weird books, especially in public! Yukichi-chan, got it?!"

"." Suzuki Yukika's face was about to smoke, "Hi!!!"

Sighing in his heart, Naoki Nagayama walked towards the office amid the greetings of all the employees.

When I opened the door, I saw Yoshimura Otomo's meaningful expression. The corners of his mouth curled up slightly:
"Oh? Isn't this Sato-san? How come he finally showed up?!"

In the past two days, Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi have called Yamaoin, but they were blocked by the message "moving". Naoki Nagayama also seemed to be avoiding these two people and didn't even come to the studio.
Now both guys have confirmed that Naoki Nagayama is the author of "Paradise Lost" and has been playing tricks on them!

"Ahem," Naoki Nagayama coughed strategically and changed the subject, "Didn't Yamazakura-in move house these days? We were quite busy and just moved to the new house."

"Oh? You don't even update your phone number?"

"It's just been done~" Naoki Nagayama said calmly, "I wanted to inform everyone in the past two days!"

"Hehehe~" Do you think I will believe it?

Looking at Yoshimura Otomo's expression, Naoki Nagayama knew that he would not be able to get over this matter if he didn't say something!

"Otomo-san, it's okay, it's true that I wrote Paradise Lost, that's all!"

"Humph!" Yoshimura Otomo looked very angry, "Then were you pretending to be stupid during the discussion?!"

In fact, when the rumors became more and more, the two of them almost confirmed the fact. At first, they were both very angry, but at that time, Naoki Nagayama lost contact, and they had no place to vent.
After a weekend, the nameless anger has dissipated a lot, but...it won't work without an explanation!
"Because I didn't want anyone to know!" Naoyama Naoki smiled bitterly, "So I changed my pen name. I clearly asked a few people related to it not to reveal it, but I didn't expect the secret to be leaked anyway!"

"Why?" Yoshimura Otomo wondered, "This is Naoki-san's work, and it's a very good novel."

"Do you want people around you to know when you write the little imperial book?" Naoki Nagayama glanced at him, "It's very embarrassing, okay!"

".Wow, you call a good romance novel a little imperial book?!"

Yoshimura Otomo himself was actually a loyal fan of "Paradise Lost". Even when facing the author, he did not want to hear anything unfavorable about the novel.

"Alas~" Naoki Nagayama could only let out a long sigh.

After a moment of silence, Yoshimura Otomo couldn't resist his curiosity and asked many strange questions:

"How did Naoki-san write about the feelings of a middle-aged man having an extramarital affair?"

"You don't believe that I came up with this idea?" asked Naoki Nagayama.

"How is that possible? You're only in your 20s!" Yoshimura Otomo waved his hand, "How could you possibly think of those middle-aged worries!"

"Ah," Naoki Nagayama said slowly, "Actually, I gathered this from conversations with my friends around me. Including the editor of Shogakukan, my two close friends, and Otomo-san!"

"???I?"

"Yeah, Otomo-san, don't you know? When you get drunk in the club, you complain about your life at home." Naoki Nagayama kept talking, "What's the point of losing passion? A kiss between a middle-aged couple can make people feel sick for several nights."

"Eh?! Eh heh heh?!"

When Yoshimura Otomo heard this, his face changed drastically. Seeing that Nagayama Naoki was about to say something lewd, he quickly stood up and covered his mouth.
"Akidou Masai, Naoki-san, are you telling the truth?!"

"Of course! Although there have been some adaptations and blends, the original is definitely based on Otomo-san."

Naoki Nagayama had a serious look on his face. Anyway, he had the best alcohol tolerance. When a few people went to the club to have fun, everyone else had blacked out in the end, but he was still sober!
So now whatever he says, that's what it is!!!
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Yoshimura Otomo was silent. So this was the reason why he felt so empathetic and deeply touched after watching "Paradise Lost"?
It turns out that there are really many of his stories in this novel!!!
"Naoki-san! Don't tell anyone else about this!!!" Yoshimura Otomo forced himself to calm his turbulent thoughts, "Don't discuss the fact that you are the author of Paradise Lost in the company!"

".Hey, I wanted to keep it a secret anyway."

Naoki Nagayama nodded quickly, feeling satisfied. Has this level been passed?

No, there's still Xiuyi-san to deal with!

Fangcun Dayou took a sip of water to calm his nerves. He had just shared with others how vivid the emotional details of the novel were, but now he thought that he was actually sharing his own life!

When Yoshimura Otomo thought of this fact, he felt his scalp itchy, as if his brain was about to grow. He couldn't help but pull out a few hairs with his hands, causing the already precarious area of ​​the Mediterranean to expand a little bit.

"Anyway, you can't tell anyone during the interview!"

“Hi, hi, hi, I didn’t plan to be interviewed.”

After making countless promises, Yoshimura Otomo finally let him go. He sipped his tea slowly and asked with some disdain,

"Don't you want to avoid the limelight, Naoki-san? Why did you come to the studio today instead of staying at home?"

"." Who complained about my not showing up before?
Naoki Nagayama decided not to refute this guy and said directly:
"The production of 'Keep the Camera On' should be on the agenda, so I came here to confirm it."

"Oh, this~" Yoshimura Otomo nodded, and then explained the formation of the production team, "I have already told the three sisters of Cat's Eye before, and they will also come to participate. As for the male lead, since Naoki-san said there is no problem, after discussing with Shuichi-san, we chose a junior director who is currently filming "Our Little Sister" in Kamakura."

"Did you receive training from Masataka Komori?" Naoki Nagayama asked curiously.

"Hi, but he has had a lot of internship experience before and is a very experienced guy."

Naoki Nagayama doesn't care too much about the choice of the leading role. A film like "Don't Stop the Camera" is interesting only if it stars an unknown person or someone with only a little fame. If it were a celebrity, it would even ruin the show.

When "Cat's Eye" was released, the Maoyan sisters were almost at the second-tier level, but now so much time has passed, their popularity has dropped a lot, and they are now at the fourth-tier level, which is very suitable for the image of out-of-date actors in the film.

"Then let them prepare." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Come here tomorrow to hold a pre-production discussion meeting, and start the day after tomorrow~"

"Are you in such a hurry?" Yoshimura Otomo was surprised. "Don't you need to hold some publicity events like the production announcement?"

"Forget it. Right now, as long as I release the news that I'm going to shoot a new movie, it will definitely generate enough attention!"

Naoki Nagayama shrugged his shoulders. He was born to be a hot news saint. He could easily make the headlines. He was much better than a guy in the future who always got the headlines.
When he came out of the studio, it was not yet noon. Naoki Nagayama identified the direction and started driving towards Sumida District.
When my cousin Nagayama Kaede first came to Tokyo, he stayed at the sumo hall in Sumida Ward.

Now, as the KTV business continues to expand, there is naturally no need to keep the gray sumo hall open. This commemorative location was converted by Nagayama Feng into the headquarters of KTV.

By the way, he also has an entertainment agency under his control, and the headquarters is also in the original sumo hall. The current entertainment agency is still in operation. Some of the roles involving bad youths in TV dramas and movies are recruited from him.
When we arrived at the sumo hall in Sumida Ward, the bustling atmosphere was no longer there, and even the dirt circle inside that was originally used for sumo gambling had been filled in.

The sign on the door reads - Melody Co., Ltd. and it is also equipped with a front desk and other office facilities.

"Good morning, may I ask you?" The receptionist recognized Naoki Nagayama immediately after seeing him, "Naoki-san!"

"Um, who are you?" It was the first time that Naoki Nagayama came to this headquarters.

"I'm Taniguchi Ogi. I used to work in the atmosphere group at a KTV in Harajuku!"

Taniguchi Ogi introduced herself happily. She had seen Nagayama Naoki several times in Harajuku, and knew who the boss was from the foreman Kurita Tetsuhiro. However, in the subsequent expansion of the KTV, it moved from Harajuku to Roppongi, and then to Shinjuku.
Finally, I landed and became the receptionist of Melody Corporation headquarters.
Originally it was just a part-time job, but now it has become a full-time employee. In the era of lifetime employment, this is already a good destination for Taniguchi Sen'ei, who only has a high school education.

"I see! Congratulations to Shan Yi-chan~" Naoki Nagayama smiled and asked, "Is Brother Feng here? We had an appointment to meet before."

"Hi, the president is in the office!" Taniguchi Sen'ei hurriedly took Nagayama Naoki inside.

Naoki Nagayama looked at the newly renovated sumo hall and felt a little emotional.
It turns out that there is a sumo wrestling venue in front of it. Inside is not only a dormitory but also a training ground for sumo wrestlers. There is always a smell of sweat. When Nagayama Kaede first lived here, he was not used to it.
Now, it has been divided into spacious offices, with the sounds of telephone calls and document copying audible from time to time.

After walking to a large office, Taniguchi Shanyi knocked on the door, bowed and left.
"Naoki, you're here!"

Nagayama Feng was in the office, frowning and smoking a cigarette while looking at the data sheet in his hand. When he saw Nagayama Naoki coming, his frown relaxed, and he stood up and gave Nagayama Naoki a bear hug.
“It’s a good time to take a break!”

The office was filled with smoke. Naoki Nagayama quickly opened the window to ventilate the air. He was a little surprised when he saw the ashtray full of cigarette butts:

"Brother Feng, why do you smoke so much?"

"Because I have to prepare the annual financial report!" Nagayama Feng said with a bitter face, "April is coming and the financial reports of all branches from last year have been collected. I have to review them all."

"Why don't we let the financial director and the accountant check it out?" Naoki Nagayama picked up a report and started reading it. The densely packed data on it made him dizzy.

"I've asked them to check it, but I still need to take a look in person to know the operating conditions of each branch!"

Yongshan Feng sighed. KTV branches are opening more and more. Although they are all managed by their own family, there is already a trend of corruption.
The company expanded too fast, and everything else couldn't keep up. If my family hadn't sent over a few senior accountants who were in charge of the industry, I don't know how long it would take to finish this mess.
"Brother Feng is really becoming more and more like an entrepreneur~"

Seeing that his cousin, who used to be a big and strong man with a brain full of muscles, had in such a short time become a hard-working boss who had to look after accounts in the office, Naoki Nagayama once again thanked his Otomo-san!
If it weren't for him, I would definitely be facing a lot of things in the office all day long.

"I don't want to either! Looking at these numbers every day drives me crazy!" Nagayama Feng complained, "There's also the confirmation of the address of the new store, staffing arrangements, and competition with other nightclubs. It seems like there will never be an end to the work!"

"That's how you run a company," Naoki Nagayama consoled him, "You'll get used to it~"

"Then Naoki, you also opened two companies. No, if you include the disco and nightclub, you have four companies, right?" Nagayama Feng asked jealously, "Why do you look so leisurely every day?"

"Because I found cattle and horses to exploit," Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Just like Han Xin in ancient China said to Liu Bang, 'You can't command soldiers, but you are good at commanding generals~'"

Nagayama Feng listened to his cousin's words and was confused: "Naoki, what are you talking about?"

"." Naoki Nagayama shook his head and changed to plain words, "Brother Feng, you have to delegate your power and find someone to help you check the accounts and manage your daily affairs!"

"But I'm worried about handing the management over to other people," said Nagayama Feng. "What if that person cheats me? What if he also embezzles money? What if he sidelines me? Naoki, aren't you worried?"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head. This is the mentality of a newly-started business owner. Why isn't he worried?
In the Shuyou Group, Shuyou Pictures and Shuyou Entertainment are the core competitive advantages. Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi are both good friends; Nakai Enta of Shuyou Capital is also a good friend. Moreover, most of the money is also his, and the most important thing is that he controls the lifeline!

"Brother Feng, what is the lifeblood of KTV? Is it the business model?" Naoki Nagayama reminded, "It's something you can learn by watching it once."

"Is it real estate?"

"It is a part of it," Naoki Nagayama nodded, "The important thing is the ability to prevent others from stealing your business and causing trouble. In other words, it is the endorsement of the Yamaguchi-gumi behind Brother Feng and the support of the Ono family."

"If we master these two points and all the people in charge are veterans of the Yongshan Group, we won't have to worry about others taking over. If there is corruption, we can just set up a supervision department to check it out."

Yongshan Feng fell silent and thought quietly for a while, then he understood a little:
“It seems to be true.”

"Brother Feng, just take care of the general direction~" Nagayama Naoki said, "There's no need to do everything yourself. Zhuge Liang died of exhaustion in this way!"

"Makes sense!"

Nagayama Feng nodded, which means he was willing to listen to what Nagayama Naoki said to him. If other people advised him in the same way, they might be considered to have bad intentions!
The atmosphere in the office became much more relaxed, and they chatted for a while about Ishida Shinkai's reconstruction of Yamazakurain, the progress of their relationship, and so on.

Yongshan Feng looked at the time:

"It's noon now, Naoki, let's go have a drink! I haven't relaxed for a long time!"

"Haha, OK~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, and then he remembered the purpose of coming today, "By the way, let me borrow some people first."

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"There are always some paparazzi hanging around our new home." Naoki Nagayama told Nagayama Kaede what happened before, "So I want to ask my brothers at home to help teach them a lesson and give them a warning!"

"Ah, this! No problem!"

Speaking of his old profession, Nagayama Feng even became a little excited.

"I'll call Hamasaki Shogo right now and ask him to bring a few dozen brothers over."

".Uh, there's no need to be so exaggerated." Nagayama Naoki quickly shook his head, "As long as there are four or five fierce-looking, tattooed men, they are just going to give a warning, there's no need to see blood."

"Oh" Nagayama Feng was a little disappointed. He thought it would be a big scene!
"If you're asked, just say that the paparazzi are wandering around there, affecting the city's appearance and disrupting the normal lives of residents," Naoki Nagayama warned. "Don't let them know it's my fault."

"Haha, of course, we have experience!"

Yongshan Feng agreed with a smile.

"I'll go there tonight!"

"Thank you."

"What's there to thank for?"

(End of this chapter)