Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1576 and 1585, Hah!! Let me tell you, I'm quitting!!

"Naoki-san, why do you seem to be in such a good mood?"

Akina looked at her returning husband and asked him, somewhat puzzled.

"Has something good happened?"

"Huh? Really?"

Naoki Nagayama touched his face, somewhat surprised. After messing around with the young guys in the recording studio, he was indeed in a slightly better mood. But was it really that obvious?!

He squatted down, looked at his daughter holding the doll, and asked:

"Huajiang, do you also think Dad is in a good mood?"

"Ok!"

The little guy nodded seriously and pointed to the corner of Nagayama Naoki's mouth.

"Although he wasn't smiling, Dad's mouth was upturned!"

"Oh?"

Naoki Nagayama was amazed by the child's keen perception, as he was able to detect subtle changes in expression. It seems that Hana-chan might be very good at "reading the air" in the future!

Seeing that her husband's eyes were only on their daughter, Akina felt a little jealous.

Did you find some money?

Just as Naoki Nagayama was about to answer, Natsuka spoke up again:

"Dad, Mom is in a bad mood right now."

She put down the toy doll, pressed her index fingers to the corners of her eyes and her thumbs to the corners of her mouth, making a downward pulling motion, her little face forming a (╯□╰) expression:

"This is what Mom is like now!"

"Hahaha~"

The lifelike appearance made Naoki Nagayama unable to help but laugh, and even Akina couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

Children are indeed the source of family joy!

"Okay, okay, Dad saw it!"

Naoki Nagayama picked up Natsuka and then said to Akina,

"I mainly went to check on the company; everything was fine. Then I went to the recording studio to give Masaharu Fukuyama some pointers."

"Fukuyama Masaharu"

Akina snapped back to reality, and the image of Masaharu Fukuyama flashed into her mind.

"He's Yukiko's boyfriend. They even recorded the theme song for 'Long Vacation' together before!"

"Hey, that's him!"

Naoki Nagayama carried his daughter to the living room.

"I made him do handstands so many times today that I almost brought tears to his eyes!"

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Akina shook her head speechlessly. She knew her husband had a bit of a perverse sense of humor, but if it was in a recording studio, it was definitely for the sake of the recording effect.

"I hope Yukiko-chan won't call me to complain later."

"What is Yukiko-chan complaining about?"

Akina rolled her eyes:

"Complaining that my man is bullying her man~"

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Sitting on the sofa, Naoki Nagayama opened a storybook for Hana-chan. Little Ren, who had been sitting on the carpet, waved her hands excitedly upon seeing it, then stood up, holding onto the coffee table, and shuffled towards the two of them.

"Yoshi~~ Ren-chan ganbatte!! Hurry up, Akina, look, Ren-chan is about to learn to walk!"

Seeing his youngest son manage to stand up while holding onto something, Naoki Nagayama quickly cheered him on.

Akina, who was in the kitchen, heard this and quickly came over to watch the little one's movements.

"Now you can walk while holding onto the coffee table!"

Seeing that Little Lotus had arrived, Akina said happily,

"In about a while, he should be able to walk on his own!"

"yes."

At this moment, Xia Hua, who felt that her parents were only concerned about her younger brother, said with some disdain:

"It's just walking, what's the big deal!"

"Yeah yeah."

Naoki Nagayama smiled and patted Natsuka's head.

"When Hana-chan was little, she used to ride on Eitaro!"

"??"

So Naoki Nagayama recounted the story of Natsuka riding a dog like a monkey before she turned one, which made the little one blush, but she quickly became proud again.

He turned his head to look at Eitaro lying on the ground, his eyes gleaming with eager anticipation.

Startled, Eitaro's relaxed demeanor vanished instantly, and he turned and ran away!

"Naoki-san carried Ren-chan to a chair so they could have dinner!"

After watching the babies for a while, Akina grabbed a spatula and hurried back to the kitchen. Naoki Nagayama settled the two little ones in, then sat down at the table himself; a delicious meal was ready!

The last plate of braised pork ribs was brought out, and Akina scooped up some tender fatty meat, mashed it up, and gave it to Xiaoxiaolian as a complementary food.

Xia Hua, meanwhile, was already eating heartily.

Akina asked while feeding the little one:

"Is Naoki-san going out tomorrow?"

"There doesn't seem to be anything I absolutely need to do tomorrow."

Naoki Nagayama looked at his wife.

"what happened?"

"Tomorrow I'm going to record the final competition of 'Neon Voice'."

Akina said,

"So, I'll leave the flower jam and lotus jam to Naoki-san! Is that alright?"

"Of course, no problem!"

Actually, there are parents at home, but both of them love babies and prefer to take care of them themselves.

"However, if we go to the TV station, there's the security issue we discussed before."

"Yen-On has sent three agents and assistants, along with a car. No problem!"

"Okay, that's good~"

As a celebrity, Akina's schedule is kept secret, and her security measures were actually quite good before, which was sufficient to handle the current situation.

However, in the next year or two, during the dark period of the initial bursting of the bubble, security will need to be strengthened.

It's time for Otomo-san to speed up the process of setting up the security company!

(Yoshimura Hirotomo, who had just entered the club, suddenly sneezed. "Is it too cold?")

Sony's Yamato Kishimoto is now extremely disgraceful, utterly disgraceful!

Although no concrete clues were left this time, and he wasn't really involved in extortion, the entertainment industry is so small that his story naturally spread far and wide.

Moreover, because the company's legal department was involved, this kind of thing couldn't be kept secret within the company, and now they can't even hold their heads up in Sony.

"If something like this happens again, you can prepare to be a talent scout for the rest of your life!!"

In the office, Sony Entertainment's president, Keisuke Takai, looked at Yamato Kishimoto and reprimanded him.

"Headquarters sent you here to recruit talent and expand Sony's market in the entertainment industry, not to embarrass Sony!"

"Private Marseille!!"

Kishimoto Yamato bowed at a 90-degree angle.

There will definitely not be a next time!

"That's for the best! Get out of here!"

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After slinking out of the office, Kishimoto Yamato noticed the occasional gloating glances from other employees, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Sitting in his car in the parking lot, Kishimoto Yamato felt utterly frustrated, and also filled with resentment.

Having failed in his mission and offended the powerful Shuyu Group in the entertainment industry, Kishimoto Yamato's future career development is bound to be fraught with difficulties.

All the plans to expose scandals and manipulate public opinion that were previously arranged have failed to be carried out.

"Naoki Nagayama is indeed ruthless. He actually sent Mitsuko Miyazawa to jail!"

Thinking about the fate of that foolish woman, Kishimoto Yamato felt a sense of fear. He understood that Kizuyu actually wanted to send him in too!

"What should I do next?!"

Just then, the car phone rang, and Kishimoto Yamato answered it instinctively.

"Moshi Moshi. This is Kishimoto."

"Kishimoto-san~"

A familiar voice came through the microphone.

"Looks like your plan has failed!"

Kishimoto Yamato asked angrily:

"Junta Ayukawa, are you calling to make fun of me?!"

Junta Ayukawa is the grandson of Yaichi Ayukawa, the head of Nissan Motors. In his early twenties, he's a playboy.

Previously, the Ayukawa family bought a 10% stake in Kiyu from the Kadokawa Group. However, since Ayukawa Yaichi and his son were focused on the automotive industry, they did not pay much attention to the entertainment company. The shares were then handed over to their young grandson, Ayukawa Junta, to manage.

Junta Ayukawa is very interested in the entertainment industry and, being at an age where he wants to build his own career, he directly wants to control the Shuyu Group. Therefore, he secretly colluded with Yamato Kishimoto of Sony, plotting scandals and poaching talent.

This is a key member of the Ayukawa family in the alliance that brought down the Nagayama family! One of the true masterminds behind the scenes!

They want to create a media storm, have Shuyou's artists poached, and then, when the founder is embroiled in a constant media controversy and future revenue fluctuates, they want to directly intervene in Shuyou's operations as a major shareholder!

After that, they continued to create opportunities and eventually took control of the Tree Friends Group.

As for how this matter will affect Shuyu's business, that's the previous manager's fault. What does it have to do with Junta Ayukawa? He's not short of money. All he needs to do is gain control of the company and prove his abilities to his father and grandfather!

He's going to inherit Nissan Motors!

"Hahaha, how could that be!"

Junta Ayukawa shook his head.

I'm here because I care about you!

"With something like this happening to Kishimoto-san, your future at Sony is looking bleak!"

"Hmph, what's the big deal? It's just a little bit of weathering!"

Kishimoto Yamato stubbornly insisted,

"Once I achieve even better results, there won't be any problems!"

"Haha, but after something like this, your reputation in the entertainment industry is ruined! It'll be very difficult to poach artists now!"

Junta Ayukawa continued,

"Moreover, the Tree Friends can't possibly refrain from retaliating. Given their size and connections, your leadership in Sony's business expansion will face numerous difficulties!"

"."

That was the truth, and Kishimoto Yamato didn't know how to refute it for a moment.

"Alright. After saying all that, I actually only have one purpose!"

Junta Ayukawa seized the opportunity to say,

"Kishimoto-san, come and work for me!"

"what?!"

Kishimoto Yamato couldn't believe what this spoiled brat was saying!

"As you know, I own 10% of the shares in the Tree Friends Group."

Junta Ayukawa explained,

"I plan to go directly to the tree-loving company to check their accounts during the beginning of the year. I'll also take the opportunity to request to participate in the company's operations."

"However, I lack sufficient understanding of entertainment companies and need a seasoned professional with in-depth knowledge of the entertainment industry to infiltrate and participate in the company's operations."

Kishimoto Yamato understood: Ayukawa Junta wanted to recruit him to help him deal with Tree Friends.

For a moment, he almost laughed at himself for wanting to recruit people from the Tree Friends group to Sony, only to find that someone actually wanted to recruit him to the Tree Friends group.

However, Junta Ayukawa's last sentence touched his heart!

"Kishimoto-san, as a major shareholder, you'll definitely be in the upper echelons after joining Kiyu! Don't you want to deal with those enemies yourself!"

"."

After a few seconds of silence, Kishimoto Yamato asked,

"Ayukawa-san, are you sure you can let me join the Tree Friends? How high can I go?"

"I inquired with Kadokawa before, and it seems that the person they previously placed in Shuyu was the head of the publicity department, managing Shuyu Films' distribution channels. It appears they've moved overseas now."

"You should at least be a department head at a brokerage firm! Ideally, you should be the general manager in charge of brokerage business within the group."

The head of the brokerage business at Shuyou seems to have taken a step further than the sales manager at Sony!

After all, Sony Entertainment is still in its early stages, while Tree Friends is already an industry leader.

"it is good!"

Yamato Kishimoto answered very firmly.

"I'll help you!!"

"Haha, that's good, that's good!"

Junta Ayukawa said with a smile,

"That way, I'll have a clear understanding when I check the accounts at the end of the month!"

"Kishimoto-san, since you've agreed, then hurry up and take care of your affairs here!"

"Hi!"

After hanging up the phone, I smoked a cigarette in the car.

After opening the car door again, Kishimoto Yamato was once again in high spirits!

With an air of indifference, he arrived once again in front of the office of Keisuke Takai, the president of Sony Entertainment, and pushed the door open abruptly!

The commotion startled Takai Keisuke inside!

Upon seeing that it was Kishimoto Yamato, Takai Keisuke's face immediately darkened:

"Kishimoto Yamato!! Have you lost your mind?! Looks like you really want to go out on the street and hand out business cards!!"

"Heh~~"

Looking at the guy who had berated him mercilessly just half an hour ago, Kishimoto Yamato thought about what he wanted to say and felt an immense sense of satisfaction.

"Takai Keisuke, you scum!!"

"I'm here to tell you! I'm done!!!"

"Handing out business cards? I'll give you a piece of my mind!"

"Ha! That's it!!"

"."

After unleashing a torrent of abuse, Kishimoto Yamato walked briskly out of the office.

The office door wasn't closed, and all the shouting was heard by the employees outside. Now, everyone is looking at Kishimoto Yamato with astonishment.

"Is he swearing?" "What's going on?" "Is Kishimoto Yamato... swearing at the company president?"

Various whispers and murmurs arose, but this time Kishimoto Yamato didn't care about their stares at all. He strode out with an air of indifference.

Keisuke Takai, who was in the office, was stunned by the scolding. After about ten seconds, he stood up in surprise and heard various discussions as he walked to the door.

At this moment, Keisuke Takai wasn't angry, but rather somewhat bewildered. He looked at the employees outside and asked in a puzzled tone:

"Kishimoto Yamato...has he gone mad?!"

He looked at the employees outside, and they all looked at him.

"Whoosh~ Whoosh~~" "It must be!" "Probably because of the pressure from what happened before." "He's having mental problems!"

"."

Inside the Diet building, the question of the Emperor's guilt was temporarily put aside, as there were more important issues to discuss at the moment.

That is, the annual fiscal budget!

This concerns the cabinet's salaries this year! Naturally, it will be the first thing discussed!

However, the opposition disagreed:

"We will absolutely not allow the budget to pass unless the Prime Minister retracts his statement!"

"Yes. A cabinet that disrespects the Emperor like this should be discarded!"

Left-wing politicians who support the prime minister countered:

"You right-wingers, all you know how to do is carry out terrorist attacks! You're more like kamikaze pilots!"

"If you dare to ram the Prime Minister's residence today, you'll ram a US military base tomorrow!! Go ahead and do it!"

"."

At times like these, right-wing politicians feel compelled to offer a rebuttal:

"That terrorist wasn't a right-winger!"

Hehehe~~

"."

At first, Yoshihiko Noda enjoyed it, thinking it was the excitement of politics. However, after listening for several hours, he started to feel sleepy.

As a member of the Social Democratic Party, he is not worried about the annual budget proposal. The ruling party still holds a majority of seats in parliament, and it is not impossible for them to force the budget through by winning over some independent members!

Moreover, the terrorist attack on the Prime Minister's official residence united left-wing political factions, and even some right-wing groups felt threatened.

Whether they are left-wing or right-wing, they are all politicians in the political arena. They share the same identity!

If they dared to attack the prime minister this time, wouldn't these politicians be in danger next time?

Therefore, some lawmakers strongly support increasing budgetary investment in the police system, including the subsequent "Anti-Organized Crime Act," which aims to strengthen social control.

Yoshihiko Noda is thinking about something else now.

Will the "Anti-Organized Crime Law" affect Naoki-san?

As is widely known, Naoki Nagayama's grandfather was Naoki-san, the head of the Nagayama-gumi of the Shizuoka Yamaguchi-gumi. He had a background in the yakuza!

"But the Nagayama Group has already disbanded. It shouldn't have any impact now, right?"

"A company with many former members of the Yongshan Group shouldn't be considered part of the underworld, right?"

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(End of this chapter)