Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 877 886, Why use US dollars to light a cigarette? ? I have money!
As the weather got hotter, the cherry trees in Yamazakura Garden grew more luxuriant. The dense shade covered half of the yard, and you could even hear the sound of cicadas chirping in the treetops.

After noon, Naoki Nagayama, wearing a loose kimono, sat on the wooden floor of the porch again. A slight coolness came from the floor, but it was not too cold and made people very comfortable.

Ichigo Taro and Nyanko Taro lying next to them must have thought the same!

There is also a bamboo plate immersed in water next to it, which is filled with grapes and watermelons. The water looks so fresh and delicious that it makes people very greedy. The sound of ice cubes melting in the water makes people feel cool.
Leaning on a bamboo chair and reading a book, Naoki Nagayama would occasionally pick a grape and put it in his mouth, savoring the sour, sweet and cool taste while sighing: This is how to enjoy life!

Not far away was an old-fashioned electric fan, which kept shaking its head to the sound of cicadas and exhaling sighs, as if it couldn't bear to see the lazy guys in the room.
Until the sound of the big iron door opening automatically came
"I'm back~"

After a while, the footsteps of Akina Nakamori were heard. She entered the living room and then walked towards the porch.

"Naoki-san, you're actually here!"

Akina Nakamori put her hands on her waist, her face still flushed with the heat from the outside. After returning home, she saw her boyfriend sitting on the porch so leisurely to escape the heat. He looked so lazy, and there was even iced fruit!

It's so enviable!
"Welcome home~" Naoki Nagayama greeted with a smile, still not standing up, but holding up the bamboo plate, "It's hot outside, Akina, come and have a piece of iced watermelon!"

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Looking at the bright red watermelon, Mingcai swallowed her saliva unwillingly, and the attitude that she was about to call for punishment disappeared in an instant.
Finally, Akina Nakamori sat down next to her and ate the food happily. It was so icy and sweet that it chilled her heart.
"Why did Akina come back so early today?" Naoki Nagayama asked with some surprise.

"Because I will be recording "Night Hit" in the evening, after finishing the filming task in the morning, I can have a good rest in the afternoon."

Akina Nakamori finished a piece of watermelon with satisfaction, and then started to taste the grapes.

"Who knew I'd see Naoki-san slacking off here. Ugh. So sour!"

"If you just ate something sweet, eating something sour will make it taste even more sour!" Naoyama Naoki looked at his girlfriend with narrowed eyes with amusement, "Besides, I'm not lazy at home."

As he spoke, he took out a sheet of music from the side of the cushion:
“I wrote the song!”

"Oh?"

Akina Nakamori took it curiously. Naoki Nagayama started writing this song after moving into Yamazakurain, and it was not finished until now.
She looked at the title of the song and silently read it out: "打ち上げ火火. Summer song?"

Then he followed the music and hummed softly:

".
On that day, I saw the beach at Nagisa. (The coast I saw that day)
I still think about it today (I can still think about it today)

The light burst forth suddenly
I saw fireworks.

"

Naoki Nagayama didn't know why he thought of this song when he moved back to Yamazakurain. He guessed that it might be because he had been to the beach many times before and it was summer again.
Akina Nakamori, who was standing by, was watching her boyfriend's song very seriously. It was obvious that she felt that the song was very different from the current style of music. However, it was undoubtedly a very good song.

"Naoki-san's songs always seem ahead of their time!"

"Yeah, I'm always troubled by this kind of thing~" Naoki Nagayama laughed, stretched himself and leaned back in his chair, "So you can hide it in a drawer and take it out ten years later!"

"That's such a shame!" Nakamori Akina disagreed, "It's not the song's fault! It's the audience who is not worthy of Naoki-san's music."

"." Naoki Nagayama patted his girlfriend's shoulder, "Akina-chan, please don't say that. The audience is our bread and butter. If they find out, our record sales this year will be discounted!"

"We're at home anyway! No one will hear it!"

Akina Nakamori felt guilty for a moment, but she recovered immediately, looking confident and confident, and then picked up another piece of watermelon~
The electric fan next to it was still shaking its head, still looking as if it couldn't stand it anymore.

"Forget it~ Let's just eat grapes!"

Naoki Nagayama picked up another grape and put it in his mouth, then leaned back in his chair and relaxed, wanting to enjoy this leisurely afternoon with his girlfriend.

But after a while, I just felt an itch on my face and felt a warm breath.

When I opened my eyes, Akina was very close to me, scratching my face with her hair, her eyes sparkling~
"What are you going to do?"

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously covered the loose collar of his kimono.
"Naoki-san" Akina Nakamori came a little closer, so that Naoki Nagayama could see the fine hairs on her fair cheeks, "Let's go upstairs."

"?this."

Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised. He had clearly fed the baby well the previous night, and it was so hot in the middle of the day, and he had just eaten.
"Let's go to the recording studio and try to record it!" said Akina Nakamori, "Isn't this song a duet between two people?! And the recording studio has never been used before!"

"Ah, that's what you're talking about!" Naoki breathed a sigh of relief, but also felt a little disappointed.
"if not?"

Akina Nakamori looked over with confusion, her eyes full of innocence. But she understood as she thought about it, and her face turned slightly red.

"Hey~~~ Why is Naoki-san always thinking about H!"

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Naoki Nagayama was a little embarrassed, so he stood up and kissed his girlfriend on the fair cheek without blinking.
"Who said Mingcai is so pretty!!!"

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At the Shuyou filming base in Ota Ward, the filming of "Squid Game" is in full swing.

The filming and editing were carried out simultaneously. After the first three episodes were completed, they would be broadcast on TBS, which made Shuichi Ido feel a little nervous.

"Please, let me go back!" "I don't want to participate anymore!" "This is murder!" "."

In the large room where everyone lived, the remaining contestants gathered together and asked the organizers not to continue playing this game.

The organizers of the game demonstrated to the contestants the prize money that the final winner would receive, and then returned the decision-making power of whether to participate in the game to the contestants.
In the end, due to a one-vote difference, the "Squid Game" was temporarily closed.

"." Kyon Kimura sighed as he looked at the set at the side, "Putting so much money in such a big glass ball, only Naoki-san could come up with this kind of scene!"

Idou Shuichi also looked up and laughed:
"Indeed, so much money is really tempting!"

"Shuichi-san, do you think Naoki-san has ever taken out so much cash?" Kimura asked curiously, "The kind that is piled up on the table. It makes people feel that he is very rich just by looking at it."

"Of course!" Idou Shuichi said with a smile, "When the year-end bonus was distributed two years ago, we took the money and put it on the desk, and the three of us packed the envelopes little by little in the office."

"Eh???"

"However, we haven't had it since last year. We have too much cash and we're afraid it's not safe. Now the finance department takes it out little by little in batches and distributes it to employees." Idou Shuichi sighed a little disappointedly, "I really miss the feeling of Prince Shotoku piled up on his desk!"

Kyon Kimura and the crew members who heard it nearby swallowed silently. Perhaps they would never encounter such a scene in their lifetime!
Perhaps he was intrigued by the banknotes above his head, and Idou Shuichi continued with great interest:
"Speaking of which, when Naoki-san was chatting with us, he mentioned a lot of ways in the movie to show off wealth with paper money."

"For example, using US dollars to light cigarettes. Lifting the bills with a forklift and throwing them on people's heads. Taking a bath with bills in the bathtub, piling them into a mountain of bills, and then burning them."

“Why light a cigarette with US dollars?”

"Because I have money!"

Kimura Kyon and the others were stunned after hearing what they heard. It turned out that the games played by rich people were beyond their understanding!
Looking up at the banknotes in the big glass ball on top, Kimura really wanted to smash it and experience the scene of the banknotes falling like rain.
"Kijima-kun, and Sakata Komei and Ohara Mitsuaki, please stop looking!" Idou Shuichi shook his head, "There are fake bills in there!
You can’t experience that feeling without real money!!!”

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At this time, the somewhat dazed Kimura asked an unexpected question:

"Xiuichi-san, isn't it against the law to light a cigarette with a banknote? Can the scene be shown?"

"So it's the US dollars that are burned! Not the Japanese yen!" Idou Shuichi actually answered, "Naoki-san even told me this specifically. Kimura-kun, you really have the potential to be a famous director. It doesn't violate the law, and it can be released. This is something that only experienced directors will notice!"

When the other two heard this, they looked at Kimura Kyon with eyes full of admiration!

After the intermission, the filming of "Squid Game" will continue, but this time it will be shot outside. Because the shots are a bit scattered, they are all in the city of Tokyo.

The contestants returned to the city and returned to their original lives.
However, the contestants selected by "Squid Game" are all losers, marginalized people, and desperate people in reality. After returning to their own lives, their predicaments were not resolved, but became more and more serious.

The same goes for the protagonist Nanjo Yutaka. He owes money and is threatened by a debt collection company to cut off his kidneys and sell his organs. He has to flee everywhere and cannot even see his only daughter.

With no other options left, the image of the big glass ball above his head in that room, full of banknotes, came to his mind again.

"As long as I win the game." "As long as I win." "As long as I get the money."

"Then my life will definitely be different!"

With shaking hands, he reached into his pocket and took out the invitation card for Squid Game again. The phone number on it was still clearly visible.
Yoshimura Otomo, who was in the studio, took a last look at the empty office.

During these few days, all his things were packed and sent to the new headquarters in Ikebukuro.

"Oh, this chair can't be forgotten!"

Yoshimura Otomo saw the ergonomic chair given to him by Naoki Nagayama, which was a token of love from his good friend!
Although his office was equipped with an expensive boss chair in the new office of the headquarters, the leather chair looked very classy and soft to sit on.
But my waist is not supported and I feel empty. I can't lie down on the back of the chair. I can't relax.
So even though this chair looks weird, it really is a waist protector!
He is already this old, so he needs to take good care of his waist.
"Riko-chan!" Yoshimura Otomo walked out of the office and found Hayano Riko, and told her, "You must bring the chairs in my office to the new headquarters!"

"Forehead"

Hayano Riko wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Yoshimura Otomo.

"Riko-chan, that's a gift from Naoki-san. It's very memorable!"

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Well~ What else can Hayano Riko say~
She asked her assistant Kimie Ochiai to deal with the chair, and then got on the bus to Ikebukuro with Yoshimura Otomo.

“Mr. Otomo, most of the assets have been moved to the new headquarters. The movers have placed them according to the marked locations. In the next two days, the employees will go to the new headquarters to sort out their personal belongings.

Work will be suspended all day on June 6th to allow everyone to sort out and adapt to the new company, and then the official relocation ceremony will be held on June 20nd."

Yoshimura Otomo nodded. When he walked through the studio just now, he saw only an empty large open space. The desks and even the office chairs had been moved there.

There were almost only two girls at the front desk busy packing up the last part of the store in the studio.

"Have other companies been notified? How are the receipts?"

"Hi, all the companies we've worked with have been notified, and most of them will send flower baskets." Hayano Riko paused, "There are a few companies that we have a good relationship with, and they sent wreaths. According to Otomo-san's wishes, the wreaths will be placed inside the company."

"Well, we'll just listen to Naoki-san's quirks. It's for the good luck of the company anyway~"

"Hi!"

Since the bosses all agreed, Hayano Riko naturally wouldn't object.

"The guests invited to the ceremony on that day also responded that they would come, including Kadokawa's Morikawa and Yoshimoto Kogyo's

Hayano Riko talked about the industry guests invited to witness the event, including representatives from competing film companies and other agencies. Yoshimura Otomo just listened and didn't say much.

This is a common practice in Japanese culture. It's a face-saving thing. It's good for everyone.
"Then, let's look forward to the relocation ceremony that day!"

Yoshimura Otomo said,

"When that day comes, Shuyou Group will have entered a new stage!"

"Hi!"

Hayano Riko's face was full of pride. Under the lifetime employment system, the company was another home for employees. As a member of the company, she was naturally delighted to see Shuyou continue to grow.

What's more, as a veteran employee, I am already the head of the General Affairs Section. Maybe I can even become the director of the General Affairs Department in the future!