novelslam Chapter 1449, Chapter 1458: Dehua, come quick, come see the child!
Chapter 1449, Chapter 1458: Dehua, come quick, come see the child!
Chapter 1449, Chapter 1458: Dehua, come quick, come see the child!
The Nagayama family's eldest son's full moon celebration was a grand affair, with extensive coverage in newspapers and media. Almost the entire Tokyo knew about it, given that so many celebrities were invited!
Surprisingly, after the event, there wasn't a single photo of the inside of the banquet! Not a single one!
All the reported photos were either of celebrities getting out of their cars at the Imperial Hotel or scenes of people leaving after an event. As for what the full moon celebration was like, who attended, and what Nagayama Ren looked like, it was all just textual description.
Of course, professional photographers were hired to capture the wonderful moments at the banquet, but none of them dared to reveal or sell the photos.
With so many officials, bigwigs, tycoons, and celebrities present, any one of them could make the photographer regret it!
As the Nagayama family's connections were publicly revealed at this full moon celebration, the way some upper-class groups in Japan view the Nagayama family and the Shuyu Group is gradually changing behind the scenes.
The full moon celebration ended on the third day.
After sincerely thanking Chieko Nakamori and Nanako Nagayama for their hard work, Naoki Nagayama and Akina saw their two grandmothers off at Yamazakura-in and then returned to Seirai and Shizuoka respectively with the relatives who had come to attend the full moon celebration.
Xiaoxiahua cried several times because of her grandmother and maternal grandmother's departure, but after all, the two of them couldn't stay in Tokyo to take care of her forever, and after some comforting, the little one accepted it.
However, Yamaoin's popularity suddenly dropped significantly.
"Come on, come on, flower jam! Look what this is!"
Naoki Nagayama took a cute Doraemon plush toy out of a large bag.
"Doraemon!"
Doraemon
The little guy ran over quickly and happily picked up the plush toy. Kids, you know, they all love these kinds of toys.
Naoki Nagayama, carrying a bag and leading Natsuka by the hand, came to the sofa, where Akina, who was holding Ren Nagayama, saw him:
"Naoki-san, what's in this big bag?"
"They're all toys!"
Naoki Nagayama opened the bag and took out various anime plush toys, including Doraemon, chibi Sakuragi Hanamichi, dinosaur plush toys, and more.
"so much!"
Akina leaned closer in surprise, while Natsuka, clutching her Doraemon doll, peered curiously into the bag.
"Did Naoki-san buy them all?"
"No, these were custom-made by a factory."
Naoki Nagayama shook his head and explained,
"There's going to be an anime convention in Akihabara soon, and this is a gift that Otomo-san and the others commissioned. Of course, these are all samples, so I just brought some back with me."
Akina put Nagayama Ren down, reached for a pink unicorn plush toy, examined it closely, and remarked:
"So cute! I would have been so happy to receive a plush toy like this when I was a kid!"
These dolls are typically used as props to lighten the mood at weddings, and are given out to children. Sometimes, even adults find it troublesome to take too many.
"It's not too late now."
Naoki Nagayama handed some to Akina and Natsuka.
"There will be a raffle at the anime festival."
"It sounds like it's going to be quite lively."
Yeah~
"Has Naoki-san suddenly become childlike? Why did you suddenly think of organizing this event?!"
After a brief explanation of Akihabara's anime festival and Shuichi Itō's policy demonstration zone, Akina finally understood that there are things called vanity projects and face-saving activities in the world.
"Regardless of the motivation, the opening of this animation festival is definitely a great thing for animation lovers!"
Naoki Nagayama said with a smile,
"Akihabara will be very lively during that time!"
As he spoke, seeing Natsuka fighting with two dolls, Naoki Nagayama said to Akina:
"Akina, want to go have some fun together?!"
This invitation stirred something within Akina. After all, she was only in her early twenties, and it was perfectly normal for her to enjoy lively gatherings.
Moreover, we haven't gone out together for a long time since we went to admire the plum blossoms at the beginning of the year.
"But."
Akina glanced at Hana-chan, who was already able to walk with her. Taking her to other places to play was fine, but the anime festival seemed crowded and chaotic. Then her gaze turned to her second son, who was wriggling on the sofa.
"What about the flower jam and lotus seed paste?!"
Naoki Nagayama naturally also saw Ren Nagayama blowing bubbles and Natsuka Nagayama fighting with her dolls. Then he saw Eitaro sticking out his tongue next to the sofa.
"As for the two of them, why don't we just leave them with Eitaro?"
Akina was taken aback, then angrily reached out and pinched her husband's arm. "Naoki-san!"
Haha~ Just kidding, just kidding.
Naoki Nagayama laughed and dodged the question, then sighed.
"It seems Grandma and Grandpa went back a bit too early. Otherwise, we could have just left them here!"
"Naoki-san, we are the parents of Hana-chan and Ren-chan, so we have to take responsibility!"
"."
It wouldn't be a problem to just leave the baby with Nonaka Mari. It's just that the young and inexperienced couple isn't shameless enough to abandon their baby and go out on their own.
Just then, the phone next to the sofa suddenly rang.
"Moshi Moshi Ni Jiang"
It was Tsuruko's voice on the phone.
"I've safely escorted Ogasan back to Shizuoka, and then I came back myself!!!"
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Naoki Nagayama was speechless upon hearing this. His mother was accompanied by his older brother's family and his father when she went home, so why would she need to escort her?
It's clear that Tsuruko wanted to go back to her hometown to visit her childhood friends, but she only stayed there for a short time.
"what happened?"
"Why don't you stay home a few more days? You don't have anything else to do anyway."
After graduating from university, aside from taking stock of the bubble tea shop's profits and dating Kaneda Tairiku, Tsuruko didn't really have anything important to do. You could say she was simply rich and had plenty of free time.
"Who said that! I have to make a living too!"
Tsuruko immediately retorted,
"And I'm already preparing to write a romance novel called 'Love in the Aristocratic Courtyard'."
"It tells the story of a noble samurai during the Edo period who encounters a beautiful young lady from a rival family in a lovely garden. Their love is opposed by their families, so they agree to elope. With the help of a physician, the young lady fakes her death to escape, but the noble samurai believes it to be real."
"Stop!"
Naoki Nagayama interrupted her rambling abruptly.
"Do you think I've never seen Romeo and Juliet?!"
"What exactly do you want after all this rambling? Just get straight to the point!"
There was a pause of a few seconds on the other end of the microphone, and then Tsuruko's ingratiating voice could be heard:
"Nii-chan, I'd like to stay at Beniyuuin's place for a while, about a month~~"
"?"
Upon hearing this request, Naoki Nagayama wasn't unwilling to lend it, but he found it rather strange.
"Red Fish Institute? It's not autumn season yet, what are you doing there?"
"I just want to experience life in an ancient noble courtyard and brainstorm ideas for a novel. Anyway, in short, will you lend it to me or not?!"
It seems that Tsuruko really wants to create something, but Naoki Nagayama doesn't have any expectations for her work.
When it comes to writing, if you start preparing extensively before you even begin, you generally won't achieve any results.
Which famous writer doesn't bury themselves in their work with just a table and a pen?
but
Looking at Natsuka, who was leaning over to listen to the phone call, and Akina, who was picking up Ren-chan again, Naoki Nagayama suddenly had an idea.
"Lending it to you is no problem."
Naoki Nagayama said,
"But... Tsuruko..."
"My dear brother is so generous. Shouldn't we, as a member of the group, reciprocate in kind?"
".Um?"
Tsuruko's tone became wary.
"Ni-chan, what are you going to do?"
"Haha, it's nothing."
Naoki Nagayama brought the microphone closer to Hana-chan.
"Come, listen to your dear niece's voice."
"Aunt Hezi~~"
Hana-chan had just met Tsuruko two days ago, so she called her very affectionately.
"Oh, it's flower jam! Did you miss your aunt?"
Yes~~
"Haha, so good~"
However, at this moment, Naoki Nagayama took the microphone back and said:
"Since Tsuruko misses Hana-chan so much, she probably wouldn't mind spending another day with her, right?"
"??What's the meaning?"
"Akina and I are going out together in a couple of days, so it won't be convenient to bring the kids."
Naoki Nagayama lays his cards on the table.
"If Tsuruko comes to help take care of it for just one day, I'll lend you the yard!"
So, did it go?
(Dehua, come quick, the kids are here!!)
"."
Tsuruko pondered for a few seconds, seemingly deciding that taking care of a child wasn't anything special, and then decisively nodded.
"Okay! Deal!!"
After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama smiled and said to Akina:
"Akina, we've found someone to take care of them!! We can go to the anime convention together!!!"
"Did you look for Tsuruko?"
Akina had overheard the conversation and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing.
"Is this a good idea? Can Tsuruko take good care of her?"
"Haha, it's okay, we still have Moli-san."
The young couple felt guilty about leaving their child with the nanny and going out to play, but somehow that guilt disappeared after they asked Tsuruko to take care of the child!
Akina was also very tempted at this moment.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble Tsuruko."
The next day, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the Tree Friends Building in a relaxed mood.
After greeting the employees, I prepared to continue communicating with Yoshimura Otomo about the anime festival. Since Shuichi-san's side was short-handed and there were also idol offline performances, the whole event would be handled by Shuyu!
"Otomo-san"
Upon entering the office, Naoki Nagayama intended to tell him about his trip to the anime convention, but instead found Otomo Yoshimura with a serious expression.
"What's wrong? What happened?!"
Upon seeing that it was Naoki Nagayama, Otomo Yoshimura sighed, took off his glasses, and wiped them with a cloth.
"I just received a call from Haruki Kadokawa."
"Oh?"
Naoki Nagayama was somewhat surprised to hear that Kadokawa Haruki had mentioned him. He sat down on the sofa and asked,
What happened to Chunshu Sang?
"He called to say he wanted to sell some of his shares in the tree-planting business, so he came to discuss it with us first."
"???!!"
Naoki Nagayama was then surprised.
"Sell the shares of the tree friend?!"
Kadokawa Group still holds a 10% stake in Shuyu Group, a privilege granted only because of the significant assistance Kadokawa provided to Shuyu when it was just starting out!
With the rapid growth of the Shuyu Group, this 10% profit margin is now more profitable than some listed companies. More importantly, it represents the friendship between Shuyu and Kadokawa.
"Is Kadokawa Group facing a financial crisis? A life-or-death crisis?"
This was Naoki Nagayama's first thought; otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to sell his fellow tree enthusiasts' shares to raise money.
"Even if they're facing a financial crisis, they can borrow from us; there's no need for them to sell their shares."
That's not the reason.
Yoshimura Otomo softened his tone and said to Nagayama Naoki,
"Naoki-san, as I mentioned before, other companies have expressed interest in strengthening their ties with Kiyuu and have proposed share transactions, right?"
"Yes. They didn't agree before!"
The shareholding structure of Shuyu is relatively simple, with most of it held by Naoki Nagayama, and the exceptions being that Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi-san each own 5%, while Kadokawa owns 10%.
"Yes. But after the full moon celebration, more and more people are becoming interested in the tree friend."
After demonstrating his strength in the upper echelons of Japan, Naoki Nagayama naturally attracted even more attention.
"During some gatherings, we were asked more or less if we had any ideas about cross-shareholding. This is a common practice in large Japanese companies."
Naoki Nagayama nodded:
"That's true, but I didn't think it was necessary, so I didn't agree."
Naoki Nagayama doesn't want the equity structure to become too complicated, as he has neither a shortage of funds nor connections.
"Me too, Shuichi-san and I."
Yoshimura Daitomo continued,
"So they set their sights on Kadokawa. They probably heard somewhere that Kadokawa owns a 10% stake in Shuyu."
Naoki Nagayama seemed to understand something:
"So you want to go straight to Kadokawa, huh? Did Haruki-san just agree?"
"Yes. Kadokawa Shoten's situation is rather complicated, and they owe quite a few favors."
Yoshimura Otomo seemed somewhat helpless.
"Moreover, it's said that this time it was a very influential director at Kadokawa Shoten who put pressure on them and offered a lot of money, so Haruki-san was also helpless."
Which company is it?
Only a few large conglomerates can afford to spend such a large sum of money.
It's a Nissan.
Naoki Nagayama raised an eyebrow:
"It's the Fuji Group?!"
He still remembered the young scion of the Fuji Group at the full moon celebration; he was all smiles back then.
What? The banquet just ended, and now your face is all tense? You're actually going to buy up Tree Friend's shares?!
This means they want to directly integrate into the Shuyou Group!
For large companies, a 10% stake usually makes one a major shareholder, allowing them to directly join the board of directors and wield significant influence.
"It's probably not someone from the Yasuda family, but rather Nissan Motors' Yaichi Ayukawa, who usurped control of the Fuji Group."
Yoshimura Otomo helped explain.
"She seems to be a very aggressive president."
Nissan.
Naoki Nagayama stroked his chin. It seems that this was established by a war criminal. As expected, the villains never give up their desire to destroy me!
"They actually made a move directly."
Yoshimura Otomo suggested:
"Naoki-san, are you going to forcibly take back Haruki-san's shares?"
The equity agreement itself contains a mandatory takeover clause, and Naoki Nagayama has ample funds.
"No"
Naoki Nagayama shook his head.
"Let Haruki-san make his money first."
"Let's wait until the Nissan people come in and see what they're up to."
Private companies don't disclose their shareholdings, so Nissan employees might not even know about Shuyu's shareholding structure!
"Oh, and tell Haruki-san not to tell them about the shareholders' equity structure."
"Okay, I'll go and communicate with them!"