Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 1175 Chapter 1184, Sell the naming rights!!

At the end of February, the temperature in Tokyo began to rise and spring was getting closer.

Before dusk, the whole family returned to Yamazakurain, playing while waiting for dinner.

"Naoki-san, let's go for a spring outing this weekend?" Akina said, her eyes sparkling with anticipation, "The forsythia flowers in Ueno Park are in bloom."

"Okay. But Xia Hua shouldn't need to wear a mask, no one knows her."

Naoki Nagayama sat cross-legged on the carpet, teasing the summer flowers with a doll while answering. Spring is when pollen is flying everywhere, and in order to avoid allergies, many people actually wear masks~

Since both husband and wife are very famous, they would be surrounded by crowds or even trampled if they are not careful, so they have very few opportunities to hang out together.

Fortunately, the garden at home is very large, with flowers in spring, summer, autumn and winter, so I can enjoy the four seasons at home.

"Yeah~ I'm ready!"

Akina ran over with a smile and kissed Naoki Nagayama on the cheek. It was so nice to have a partner who wouldn't spoil the fun!

The crawling little Xia Hua saw her mother suddenly kiss her father, but didn't kiss her. She immediately became jealous and pouted as if she was about to cry.

"Hey hey hey?" When Akina saw this, she immediately picked up the baby and kissed him hard a few times before calming him down.

"Oh my little Xiahua, she will definitely be a jealous person in the future!"

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Seeing this scene, Naoki Nagayama shook his head helplessly, turned his head and saw Yingtaro approaching, and immediately pushed the dog's head away.

"What are you doing, Ohtaro?! As a dog, do you want to be kissed? Don't even think about it!"

".Woof woof!"

The dog just wanted to come over to see what his owners were doing, he didn't do anything!

In the kitchen not far away, Mari Nonaka and another nanny, Kyoka Nakagawa, who was preparing lunch, looked at this warm family and smiled like an auntie.

Working in the home of two celebrities felt like watching a reality show in person, full of joy.

Just at this moment, the phone next to the sofa rang. Since it had been replaced with a wireless phone some time ago, Yingtaro immediately ran over and picked it up.

"Good dog!"

Naoki Nagayama patted the dog's head before pressing the answer button.

"Moshi Moshi, this is Yamazakurain!"

"Naoki-san~" Idou Shuichi's warm voice came from the microphone, "Are you busy?"

"Well, I'm not busy."

"Souga, souga." Hearing the voice in the microphone, Naoki Nagayama felt something was wrong, and then he heard Idou Shuichi continue to say, "Speaking of which, my Jiayi said that she hasn't seen Xiao Xiahua for a long time and she missed her very much!"

"what?"

Ito Jiayi had only seen the little Xiahua who was still in her cradle at the full moon banquet and the cherry blossom viewing party. How could she possibly say that she missed her?

"So," Idou Shuichi continued, "we plan to come visit Natsuhana-chan on Saturday, what do you think, Naoki-san?"

“Uh” Since you said so, then of course there’s no problem, “Hi, welcome Shuichi-san and Jiayi-chan!”

"Hahaha, that's settled!"

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After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama said to the curious Akina:

"Something's wrong. Something's very wrong!"

"What's wrong?" Akina asked, "Shuuichi-san is just a guest."

"Shuichi-san has been busy with the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association recently. How could he suddenly have so much free time?" Naoyama Naoki touched his chin, and then suddenly understood, "Ah, Shuichi-san, it's about the script!"

"He comes with bad intentions!"

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Mingcai was speechless, she didn't really understand the train of thought of these boys.

"No matter what, since Shuichi-san is coming with Kaori-san and Kayi-chan, we must be prepared to entertain them!"

"Uh-huh."

Naoki Nagayama nodded, but he was thinking about how to deal with Shuichi Idou's visit!

Time flies, and it's a sunny weekend at the end of February.

Yamazakurain was already clean due to the daily maintenance of the housekeeper and the nanny, and it was cleaned carefully again to welcome Shuichi Idou's arrival.

At around ten o'clock in the morning, a Toyota sedan slowly drove into the large iron gate of Yamazakurain.

"Naoki-chan!"

Ito Kaori who got off the car was very happy to greet Naoyama Naoki, but was scolded by Ito Shuichi who came down from behind.

"It's Uncle Naoki!"

"What? Naoki-chan is so young!"

Idou Jiayi didn't care about her old-fashioned father and ran directly to Naoki Nagayama and Akina.

"Akina-chan, Sassy ignores me! Akina-chan is getting prettier!"

Akina, who was wearing her daily clothes but a little makeup, had a bright smile on her face.

"It's been a long time since we last met, Jiayi-chan! You're getting cuter and cuter!"

Akina smiled and took Ito Kaori's hand, then called Ito Kaori to walk into the house.

They looked so happy and didn't treat Ito Shuichi's family as outsiders at all.

Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Idou were at the end.

"Xiuichi-san, the weather is great today!"

"Hahaha, yes. The spring garden of Yamazakurain is very beautiful~"

"Yes, yes. The gardening company put a lot of effort into it."

“Great value for money, great value for money.”

After meeting the lively little Xiahua in the living room, the two men used the excuse of drinking tea on the veranda to sit alone on the wooden corridor in the yard.

"Okay, Xiuyi-san, tell me why you came here today!"

Naoki Nagayama stared at his friend, and seemed to have a clear idea of ​​the purpose of Idou Shuichi's visit.

"You're definitely not here just to come and see me, right?!"

"Hahaha, you are worthy of being Naoki-san!" Idou Shuichi took a sip of tea and nodded, "Then I won't hide it."

"Regarding the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association, it has reached the final moment! I came here today specifically to discuss the specific establishment time and the convening of the founding meeting."

"Eh? Isn't it for the script?"

"Ok?"

Yitang Xiu looked at him coldly with a frown.

"Script? Do you mean The Undertaker or Long Vacation?

Ahahaha, no way, no way, Naoki-san, do you think I would care about the fact that you wrote "Departures" and gave "Long Vacation" to someone else? !

I have long since stopped caring about such trivial matters, and even forgot the name of "Long Vacation"! "

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Don’t you remember this clearly? I even said it twice!

"Shuichi-san, actually I gave "Long Vacation" to Nishimoto Banyuki to make up for stealing his previous script."

"Haha, I don't care anymore!"

Idou Shuichi pretended to be magnanimous. He just wanted Naoyama Naoki to show his attitude.

“The most important thing now is the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association.”

Since last year, Shuichi Idou has been focusing on the affairs of this association. He contacted his mentor and finally reached a consensus with various groups in the Japanese film industry. Everything is ready.

By the time the Tokyo Film Association was established, his position as the first president was almost certain.

"Let's set the establishment date in March!" said Idou Shuichi. "If we delay it any further, I don't know if there will be any more variables!"

"Well, let's do as Shuichi-san wishes!"

Naoki Nagayama agreed.

"When the time comes, invite people from all sides to join us in convening a formally established conference!"

"That's not all. We also need to invite the media, gather celebrities, and hold a press conference." Idou Shuichi said, "Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Sports cannot be left out either."

"Yeah, yeah, yeah"

The two of them briefly imagined the grand occasion of the establishment of the Tokyo Film Society. In their imagination, this event should be comparable to a small film festival!

"We can ask the Publicity Department to come up with a specific plan," said Idou Shuichi, "but what's more important is that this is the first project after the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association."

"Oh, Shuichi-san, you mean the film support fund?"

Naoki Nagayama said unexpectedly,

"What's wrong?"

"There is no problem. According to the current summary, the total amount is expected to be nearly 40 billion."

Shuyou has invested 20 billion, so how can other big film companies not express their gratitude? Small companies like a few hundred million is not too little, but for Toho and Toei, if they don't invest hundreds of millions, how can they have the nerve to stay in the entertainment industry in the future? !

Unless they don't want to join the Tokyo Film Society.

But then again, if you don't join this kind of semi-official industry association, you're isolating yourself from the mainstream. This is rare in "gregarious" Japan.

"Toho and Toei have already agreed on the donation amount. Their donation accounts for the majority. A charity party will be held later, and most of the reserve members will donate. It will be announced on the day of the establishment!"

Said Idou Shuichi.

Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of a joke:

"Haha, will their money be returned in full and the members' money be split 30% to 70%?"

"???"

Idou Shuichi looked at Naoyama Naoki in astonishment.

"Naoki-san, what are you talking about?!"

This support fund is led by Tree Friends with an investment of 20 billion, and then 10 billion from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, followed by donations from major film industry companies.

All will be transferred to the foundation’s account, which will then be managed by Shuyou Capital, with the profits used to organize film association activities and provide subsidies.

"Nothing, nothing."

Naoki Nagayama shook his head.

"So what's the problem?"

“It’s the name of the fund!”

Idou Shuichi said,

“Since we, the tree friends, paid for half of the money, shouldn’t the fund be called the Tree Friends Film Support Special Fund?!”

".Naming." Naoki Nagayama scratched his face, "Is it important?"

"Of course!"

Yi Tangxiu nodded.

“Although I was the president of the first session, the influence of the tree friends was naturally no problem; but after the second session, I was no longer the president, so I had to leave a promotional point that people would remember for a long time.”

"Does anyone else agree?"

"Others naturally don't resist or cooperate, so they come to complain to Naoki-san!"

Shuichi Ito was also a little helpless. When he met with several major member representatives to negotiate, they just laughed it off. They neither agreed nor opposed, and they just couldn't make a decision and kept delaying. Shuichi Ito was helpless.

"Ha, then let's sell the naming rights."

Naoki Nagayama said,

"At the fundraising party, we explained that the naming rights belong to the party that donated the most. If anyone can donate more than the tree friends, then we can give the name of the fund to them."

"But, our tree friends have worked so hard for so long."

"The influence of Tree Friends is not limited to just a name!"

Naoki Nagayama said to Shuichi Idou,

“The influence of Tree Friends in the film industry still depends on our films, our relationship with the government, and the management rights of the fund.”

"At the beginning, the foundation's account was operated and managed by Shuyou Capital. According to the association's regulations, if the management body is to be changed, the standing members must not object."

Naoki Nagayama said,

"This alone will prevent the Film Association from losing control"

As early as when the rules were established, Naoki Nagayama had already laid a backhand. Just like the United Nations, the Standing Committee has a veto power~

Controlling the purse strings is the key to controlling the Film Association. Without money, the Film Association can do nothing.

That’s the convenience of taking the lead in setting up the Tokyo Film Association, you can make your own rules!

"In that case, let's auction the naming rights on the same day!" Idou Shuichi also reacted and said with a smile, "Maybe it can attract more donations!"

The two chatted about the establishment of the film association and the government officials to be invited that day.

"We must invite Ikebo Yasuko and Toyama Atsuko from the Ministry of Education."

"The Vice Minister of the Ministry of Education, Kiba Sadanaga, it would be great if you could come!"

"The head of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Kenki Kurita, may or may not come to see what he thinks."

"The head of the Economic Planning Agency, Ken Harada, will probably be here too."

It has been confirmed that the Tokyo Film Society will be an external organization commissioned by the relevant departments of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Ministry of International Trade and Industry, and will use the delivery funds (budgets) and public funds of government departments as operating expenses - the Tokyo Film Society, an independent administrative institution.

Because it involves the two fields of culture and economic industry, the Ministry of International Trade and Industry cannot be avoided, but fortunately, Naoki Nagayama had some friendship with the head of the Economic Planning Agency, Ken Harada.

Most of the funds are self-raised by the film industry association, and only some verbal support is needed, which is a solid political achievement! The Economic Planning Agency will naturally not be unwilling to put its name on it.

While the two were still chattering, Akina came over from the living room:

"Are you two still discussing work? You can both have lunch!"

"Eh?"

Naoki Nagayama then realized that the sun was already high in the sky! The two of them had been chatting on the veranda for more than an hour!

Yitang Jiayi also came over, puffed up her cheeks and said to her father:

"I originally said I came out to see Hana-chan, but I didn't expect that Odou-san would start talking to Naoki-chan non-stop as soon as he came over!"

"Hahaha, it's Dad's fault. I forgot!"

Idou Shuichi was a pure daughter slave, and he stood up immediately after being blamed.

"Okay, we definitely won't talk about work anymore. Let's go for an outing this afternoon!"

"What a coincidence?!" Naoki Nagayama also stood up and said, "We just so happen to be planning to go to Ueno Park as well!"

"Oh? Then we're just in time together!"

"Haha, that's great!"

(End of this chapter)