Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 988 Chapter 997, You guys really made me suffer!!!

It's another sunny day, the warm sunshine shines down from the sky, bringing warmth to my face.

After retrieving the morning newspaper from the mailbox at the door, Naoki Nagayama stretched, took a deep breath of the cool fresh air, feeling refreshed, and then walked back into Yamazakurayuan.

The thick omelette on the frying pan made a slight sizzling sound, and the aroma of fat and eggs filled the air, causing Yingtaro and Miaotaro to walk back and forth anxiously between the kitchen and the dining room.

Mingcai, who was making breakfast, looked very happy and in a good mood. She was humming a song while turning the ingredients. Her rosy face looked like some kind of smooth jelly, which made people want to take a bite.

Naoki Nagayama put the newspaper on the dining table, went to the kitchen to help get breakfast, and glanced at the anxious cat and dog:

"Are you really not going to give it to Hootaro and Nyankotaro? They look anxious."

Perhaps because he heard his own name, Yingtaro quickly ran to Naoki Nagayama's legs and sat down, looking up at his master, wagging his thick tail wildly, his eyes full of expectation.

Even Meowtaro has learned to flatter, running into the kitchen and rubbing Akina's ankles. He knows who really has the final say over the food.

"Both Hitaro and Hitaro are too fat~ If they keep eating..."

Mingcai looked at the two furry children, feeling helpless. Why are the two children raised by Yongshan's family both big eaters?

"But, he looks very pitiful."

Naoki Nagayama scratched the dog's head. Anyway, he was a soft-hearted person, so the stern role would be played by Akina!

"No!" Akina said firmly, "We need to control their food intake! This is for their own good!"

Yingtaro lowered his head upon hearing this, and even stopped wagging his tail.

Naoki Nagayama had no choice but to pat the dog comfortingly, then reached out to take the plate with thick omelette, fried sausage, diced fruit and cheese bacon sandwich, sat down at the dining table and started to eat breakfast~

Then Akina also sat next to him, leaning close to Naoki Nagayama, and reading the newspaper her husband was reading:

"Any new news?"

"They're all year-end reviews and stuff~" Nagayama Naoki flipped through them casually, and saw the top ten most popular idols, "Ah, Akina is about to be surpassed"

"Ok?"

Akina tilted her head and looked at it. Half of the newspaper page was divided into two lists, the most popular female idol and the most popular male idol.

In the category of female idols, Akina still ranks first, but strong competitors such as Kawai Nahoko, Kashiwahara Yoshie, Koizumi Kyoko, Okada Yukiko, and Kudo Shizuka have already divided up the fan gap left by Matsuda Seiko. The number of fans and exposure are constantly increasing, and the popularity index is also rising rapidly.

In addition, Akina has had fewer opportunities to be exposed in recent months. If it weren't for the marriage that triggered another wave of public opinion, she might have surpassed Akina.

However, the male idols have been very stable. Tahara Toshihiko is at his peak, followed by Shonentai, Yoshida Koji, Kazami Shingo and other newcomers. Kondo Masahiko has barely made it into the top ten. After all, "Music Station", one of the three major music programs, never invited him, which made him less exposed than other idols.

"Yukiko-chan and Shizuka-chan are indeed very talented."

Akina encouraged her competitors generously, looked at them for a few more times, and then was quite surprised.

"Naoki-san, in this ranking, among the top 50, the fifth is Kudo Shizuka, the sixteenth is Ito Junko, the twenty-first is Kikuchi Momoko, and the thirty-fifth is Aoyama Chikako. They all seem to be Shuyou's idols, right?!"

"Oh?"

Naoki Nagayama started to look carefully again after hearing this, and then he found that the idols under his company seemed to have good results, but he didn't see the ranking of the Maoyan Three Sisters~

There are also people like Yuki Saito, Kaoru Kohiruimaki, and Rie Miyazawa who are pursuing the path of acting.

"Indeed. It looks like Yamin-kun did a great job!"

"Naoki-san, did you care about that before?!"

Occupying four of the top fifty is a remarkable achievement for a firm, and none of them are at the bottom of the list. In other words, they all have great potential.

"I really don't care much about this area," Naoki Nagayama shook his head. His focus is on movies and investment. "At most, I paid some attention to Ito Junko in the beginning, and then I probably only paid more attention to Kudo Shizuka. As for the idol industry, the one I pay the most attention to is Akina!"

"That's pretty much it~"

After hearing this, Akina felt very happy and raised her head to give Naoki Nagayama a kiss~

".There's oil on your lips~" Naoki Nagayama said with a bit of disgust.

"Huh? You're still hiding?"

Seeing that her husband was so tactless, Akina reached out her hands, straightened Nagayama Naoki's face, and then kissed him three times on the face!

Then he continued to eat breakfast with a smile.

Naoki Nagayama didn't dare to wipe it off, so he had to finish his breakfast with three lip marks on his face, and then washed his face while changing clothes.

This time, Yingtaro is not hungry anymore. Sure enough, there is still a snack~

After arriving at the Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro, the two ladies at the front desk greeted me with smiles on their faces, and their voices were three points sweeter than usual!

"Naoki-san, oh ha~"

"Good morning, Yukichi-chan~"

"Naoki-san seems even more handsome today!" Xing Jiahua next to him was more cheerful and said intimately.

"Hahaha, Huachan is also beautiful~"

After getting on the elevator, Naoki Nagayama did not go to the editing room to continue working immediately, but came to Otomo Yoshimura's office.

"Good morning, Otomo-san~"

"Ah, Naoki-san is here~" In Yoshimura Otomo's office, Idou Shuichi was already drinking tea, "Then we can almost get started~"

"Yes, it's that time of the year again!"

Idou Shuichi said with a smile, then looked at Naoyama Naoki.

"And it's a double surprise from Naoki-san!"

Yoshimura Otomo shook his head: "Naoki-san, do you know how much workload you have brought to us?!"

"Hahaha, I was just thinking that everyone has worked too hard this year~" Naoki Nagayama touched his head and said a little embarrassedly.

Indeed, suddenly doubling the year-end bonuses of company employees is a huge pressure for both finance and senior management.

Now that Shuyou Group has grown to such a large scale, the year-end bonus is several hundred million. It is difficult to simply withdraw so much cash from the bank at the end of the year.

Internet banking had not yet developed in those days. Most companies even paid monthly salaries in envelopes. Year-end bonuses were mostly packed in cowhide bags because ordinary envelopes were easily broken.

Another thing is the year-end bonus, which is a management tool. Generally, if it can be distributed by the president, it will be distributed by the president.

"Anyway, let's get started as soon as possible~" Yoshimura Otomo stood up without saying anything more, "The employees in the conference room next to the finance office are coming in batches~"

"Yeah, go ahead, go ahead. The sooner you go, the better. I heard that Kitamura Mitsuren and Kakuda Momoki all sleep in the finance office at night."

Idou Shuichi also stood up. He had several hundred million in his office. Even with a safe, he was worried.

"Haha, if there are robbers and thieves coming to steal, what use will these two be?" Naoyama Naoki joked with his two friends as they walked, "They will be kidnapped together~"

“There is an alarm button”

"Hahaha~"

The three guys walked towards the finance office on the third floor, chatting and laughing. At this moment, employees and artists kept coming to the Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro.

When Naoki Nagayama and the other two arrived at the finance office, Momoki Kakuda and the others had already packed up the year-end bonuses, labeled their names on the outside, and placed them in several boxes.

"Naoki-san, Otomo-san, Shuichi-san." Kitamura Koren handed over a form, "This is the distribution list. Each division has a basket."

"Hi~ Kitamura-san, you guys have worked hard~"

Fangcun Dayou took the form, and the heavier box containing the money was naturally carried by the two young men!

"No, no, it's our duty." Kitamura Mitsuren smiled and shook her head. She was very happy, after all, they were the ones who had their bonus doubled.

"Okay, let's move the money over there and notify the front desk to let the people up~" Idou Shuichi walked out swiftly with the box in his hand. It was just a few steps away from the meeting room next door~

"Haha, the weight of money~" Naoki Nagayama sighed while holding the box, and followed over.

Soon after, the staff of Shuyou gathered in the lobby on the third floor.

The first thing to be distributed was the year-end bonus for the film division. Familiar faces such as Masataka Komori, Kyon Kimura, Kōaki Sakata, and Akira Ohara walked into the conference room, took the thick envelopes from Shuichi Ido's hand with surprise, and kept bowing and expressing their gratitude.

Even newcomers like Matsuo Muneo and Nishimoto Banyuki were not missed.

"We've worked hard this year and achieved great results." Fangcun Dayou gave each employee a lecture, "But you still have to keep working hard next year~"

“The success of Shuyou is the result of everyone’s joint efforts, and Shuyou’s profits should naturally be shared with everyone.”

“Without you, there would be no tree friends. Without tree friends, there would certainly be no year-end bonuses for you!”

"The future of our tree friends depends on you!"

"Apart from Shuyou, where else in the entertainment industry can you get your year-end bonus doubled temporarily~"

According to different employees, Fangcun Dayou's PUA tactics are constantly changing, and he is very good at it.

Although Naoki Nagayama couldn't stand it, this is the trend of the times.

Employees and the company are one. It is no joke to treat the company as home. If the company makes a profit, it will also give rewards to employees. It is not like the later "I treat the company as my home, but the company treats me like a beast of burden"

Before I knew it, the year-end bonus was sent to the entertainment department, and then I saw famous artists such as Ito Junko and Kudo Shizuka who I just mentioned this morning.

"This year is pretty good~" Naoki Nagayama handed a specially made cowhide envelope to Rie Miyazawa, which contained only about 100,000 yen. "Rie-chan, this is your lucky money!"

I am not yet an adult, so my year-end bonus is in a custodial account. I can only use it when I am an adult~

This is a rule that was brought up because of Miyazawa Rie, because she has a vampire mother. If all the money is given to her, she might not have a penny left when she grows up. Shuyou cannot let underage artists become a money-making tool for their parents.

"Arigado~"

Miyazawa Rie took the envelope with a smile. The money given by Shuyou was usually pocket money, but it was much better than the artists from other agencies such as Johnny's.

“Keep working hard next year~”

"Hi!"

After Miyazawa Rie went out, the next person who came in was Chikako Aoyama. I hadn't seen her for a long time. Chikako Aoyama, who was already very beautiful, became even more beautiful, like a blooming peony.

"Chikako-chan, come here, this is yours!"

Naoki Nagayama greeted him with a smile and handed over his year-end bonus.

"Arigato~" Chikako Aoyama accepted the year-end bonus with a big smile on her face. But she is already an adult and can go shopping and spend as much as she wants!

"How is your grandpa doing lately?" Naoki Nagayama asked. "I've been busy lately and haven't been able to stop by to see him~"

"Hi, Grandpa is in good health. He even went to the mountains to make pottery recently~"

"Haha, he's still strong despite his age. Chikako-chan, say hello to him for me~"

"Hi~"

Naoki Nagayama got married, and Chikako Aoyama gave up

She completely buried the little bit of youthful throbbing in her heart, and now she really treated Naoki Nagayama like an older brother next door. The two of them felt much more comfortable talking to each other.

When Chikako Aoyama left, Shizuka Kudo came.

So many well-known artists have returned to the Shuyou Building. It is said that there are many reporters waiting outside the building. Although Naoki Nagayama dares not to take secret photos, the artists under Shuyou can still be photographed.

It is said that today is the day they receive their year-end bonuses. When we take pictures of their expressions later, we will know whether Naoki Nagayama treats his artists as the rumors say!

People came to the meeting room one after another. Shuyou Group has developed to the point where it has more than 300 regular employees. Each of them will be given a red envelope and encouraged.

Even for branch members like Shigetomo Araki, they still had to discuss work progress. In short, the whole process was not that fast.

By the time everyone receives their year-end bonus, a whole day will have passed!

After the last person on the list left, Idou Shuichi stretched himself:

"it is finally over"

"Yeah~ I'm so tired~" Naoki Nagayama also stretched his muscles, "Distributing money is also tiring~"

Yoshimura Otomo joked:

"Are you tired Naoki-san? But I see you're having a great time chatting with Chikako-chan and Shizuka-chan?!"

"Yes, yes, Naoki-san only talks to pretty female employees. The male employees are all talked to by me and Otomo-san!" Idou Shuichi quickly added, "Oh, Naoki-san, you are already married!"

"How could that be?! Don't slander me!"

Naoki Nagayama quickly retorted, but he felt more and more guilty under the gazes of the two. It seemed that he had accidentally chatted more with the beautiful female employees.

"I just care about my employees! They just happen to be girls!"

"Tsk~~" X2

Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi jointly despised Nagayama Naoki. This guy actually dared to do something but not take responsibility for it!

The three people walked out of the meeting room chatting and laughing, and returned the list to Kitamura Mitsuren. As for the year-end bonuses for the financial staff, they were naturally the first to be given!

"What to do next?" asked Naoki Nagayama in the elevator.

"I don't want to work." Idou Shuuichi looked at Yoshimura Otomo.

"Indeed. After a day's work, I feel empty inside." Yoshimura Otomo nodded seriously, "I need comfort."

Then the three of them looked at each other and blurted out:

"Let's drink wine!!!"

As if they had exchanged secret codes, the three guys began to enthusiastically consider whether to go to the newly opened club or to the familiar old place.

At this moment, Naoki Nagayama noticed the ring on his hand.

"But I'm married. Isn't this a bit..."

Idou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo looked at each other, then put their hands on Nagayama Naoki's shoulders and raised their own hands:

"We are married~"

"Naoki-san, you should know that even after getting married, you still need to keep some hobbies~"

"Relax, vent your bad mood, and leave your good mood to your wife. This is the secret to maintaining a good marriage!"

"Don't worry, we won't tell Akina-chan!"

These two guys talked back and forth, whitewashing going to the club to drink and prostitutes as a legitimate way for men to socialize. In fact, in this era, in Japan, it can't be said that it is wrong.

Naoki Nagayama was dragged into the car by the two of them with an embarrassed look on his face, sighing:

"Hey, Otomo-san, Shuichi-san, how can this be possible~~~ You two are really making me suffer!"

"Forget it, let's just go for a drink this time~"

"I will definitely not participate in anything else!"

"Especially the young ladies, never call me!"

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(End of this chapter)