novelslam Chapters 1349 and 1358: My Akina has always been kind to others, which is obvious to all!
Chapters 1349 and 1358: My Akina has always been kind to others, which is obvious to all!
Chapters 1349 and 1358: My Akina has always been kind to others, which is obvious to all!
Most people don't really care about politics; no matter who comes to power as prime minister, it doesn't really affect ordinary people.
The saying "the emperor is far away" comes from this; ordinary people are still concerned with their daily meals, family life, work, career, relaxation, and so on.
In comparison, people tend to pay more attention to celebrities and artists.
"The champion of the second season of 'Neon Voice' must be that girl!"
"which one?"
"He looks ordinary, but when he starts singing, he's full of power and impact!"
"I also like Fast and Furious!" "That's that big, dark Moji!" "..."
After several rounds of competition, the grand finale of the second season of "Neon Voice" is about to air. The production team is working hard to determine the champion in the last few days of the year!
Inside the NTV studio, preparations for the live broadcast of the finals were in full swing, and Fujiwara Kazuhisa, the program's director, was making a phone call on a brick-like mobile phone.
"Otomo-san, even though it's the finals, isn't Naoki-san going to come and take a look?!"
"No need, Naoki-san said he's very satisfied with your work, so there's no need to worry anymore!"
In his office in the Tree Friends Building, Yoshimura Hirotomo sighed, a hint of helplessness in his eyes, as he thought of a figure in a certain room.
"Besides, he's completely absorbed in something else right now. He doesn't have the energy to care about 'The Voice of Japan' anymore!"
"But..." Fujiwara Kazuhisa said anxiously, "But to win the grand prize, we have to sign a contract with Naoki! The promise is that Naoki-san will create a song for us."
"Hey, Naoki-san has already given me the song!"
"??? It's already been given?"
Fujiwara Kazuhisa was even more surprised. He didn't even know who the champion was, yet he gave out the song?! Naoki-san, are you kidding me?!
"Hi!"
Yoshimura Daitomo opened the drawer and looked at the sheet music inside.
"The title is 'Only Gazing at You.' I heard it's very suitable for a deep, powerful voice."
"This"
Fujiwara Kazuhisa subconsciously glanced at Ooku Maki in the studio; it was clearly referring to her!
Has Naoki already decided that Maki Ohguro will be this year's champion?!
No way.
"Alright, Fujiwara-san, just create the show according to your own wishes! We all trust you completely!"
Yoshimura Otomo said solemnly, "Having spent so much time with Naoki Nagayama, his skill at making empty promises has long since reached a level of perfection."
"We'll still need you for the next season of 'Neon Voice'!"
"Hi!!!"
Fujiwara Kazuhisa was filled with excitement.
I will try my best!
"Um"
After hanging up the phone, Fujiwara Kazuhisa arrived at the production team looking refreshed and spoke with a strong voice.
"Everyone, I just got my dad!"
"We must make sure that the finale of 'Neon Voice' wins the ratings championship today!"
After encouraging everyone, Fujiwara Kazuhisa approached the mentors and addressed the most important mentors, Nakajima Miyuki and Matsutoya Yumi:
"Nakajima-san and Matsutoya-san, for this final showdown, please both of you be extra fiery in front of the camera."
These two are among the most prominent female singer-songwriters in the music industry. So, although they usually get along well, they are actually competitors. Therefore, "Neon Voice" deliberately added a battle between the two to make the show more newsworthy.
"Hi," Miyuki Nakajima nodded with a smile, "Anyway, I have a lot of confidence in Maki Ohguro!"
"Hehe. My students aren't just sitting around doing nothing!"
Yumi Matsutoya immediately spoke up.
"After all, Maki Ohguro has some serious flaws."
As a celebrity, it's unavoidable that Maki Ohguro's image isn't particularly outstanding.
"Haha, I thought 'Neon Voice' only cared about voice! Singers just needed to have a good voice."
Stage presence is a comprehensive skill.
Seeing the spark between the two, Fujiwara Kazuhisa, who had ignited the flame, immediately gave a satisfied thumbs-up and then quietly left the scene.
The reason for moving to the other two male mentors was to hope that they would maintain some balance when giving their comments, making the show more competitive.
Anyway, by this point, everyone knew that the real champion was actually in the teams of Miyuki Nakajima and Yumi Matsutoya.
About half an hour later.
"Alright, let's have our final rehearsal."
At the urging of Kazuhisa Fujiwara, the final rehearsal for "Neon Voice" began!
Maki Ohguro took a deep breath backstage, knowing that this would be the most important moment of her music career.
When her assistant told her to go on stage, Maki Ohguro transformed back into the singer who brought passion to everyone in the cold livehouse in Hokkaido!
On stage, Maki Ohguro, as if she had stepped onto the stage a million times, sang "I Want to Shout I Love You"—the most famous theme song from "Slam Dunk"—with a powerful rhythm.
".
High voice and encouragement
いつになれば変わる
このもどかしいFriendship
The time is right
I take you away
"
The top level of tree friends.
Not long after Yoshimura Daitomo hung up the phone, and after processing several more documents, he couldn't resist any longer and decided to go see Nagayama Naoki again.
After leaving the office, I arrived at the third floor, the editing floor, and walked straight towards one of the offices marked "Confidential".
Pushing open the door, you can see that the office is full of computer towers and monitors, and several workstations are occupied. The air is thick with smoke. Naoki Nagayama, the core of the Shuyu Group, is intently operating something in front of a computer.
"Naoki-san?"
Yoshimura Hirotomo lowered his voice.
"How are you doing?"
"Me?" Naoki Nagayama turned around, somewhat surprised, and replied, "Of course I'm fine."
"Oh"
When Yoshimura Daitomo saw Nagayama Naoki's bloodshot eyes, he felt even more uneasy. Nagayama Naoki, who never smoked, had actually started smoking!
Naoki Nagayama has been in this office since the special effects production for "Jurassic Park" began two days ago. He has been communicating with the foreign technicians he hired at a high price about the production of dinosaur special effects and has been working overtime all night.
"Naoki-san, you've been here for way too long. It's been two days already."
Yoshimura Otomo offered some words of advice.
"Film editing isn't something that can be done in a moment!"
"Hahaha~" Naoki Nagayama paused for a moment, looking at the technicians, "Has it been two days already?!"
"Hi"
The foreigners forced to work overtime with Naoki Nagayama nodded wearily; they wouldn't have worked overtime if it weren't for the high pay offered by Naoki's friends.
Naoki Nagayama, regaining his senses, patted his face:
"Ah, I'm fascinated by these early special effects techniques."
He used to be a product manager and had a great interest in technology. However, those were all future technologies, and he never had a chance to use them after the Showa era.
Now, due to editing needs, he finally came into contact with product technology similar to the knowledge in his mind, which suddenly stirred up his past memories, and he inadvertently became immersed in it.
I turned to look at the ashtray on the table and realized I'd even picked up that bad habit again.
Although smoking is considered attractive for men these days, Naoki Nagayama doesn't want to continue harming his body.
"Naoki Mulberry".
Yoshimura Otomo continued to persuade him,
"There are only two days left until Chinese New Year, and there must be a lot of things to do at home."
"I think we should just wait until after the New Year to discuss this?"
"Oh, right!" Naoki Nagayama suddenly realized, "It's New Year's!"
"Alright. Let's talk about it after the New Year!"
At Yoshimura Otomo's urging, Naoki Nagayama decisively abandoned the idea of continuing to work overtime and postponed the editing of "Jurassic Park" by a week. At least everyone should have a good New Year's celebration first!
Back in his top-floor office, Naoki Nagayama breathed in the fresh air, but felt a strange discomfort in his throat. This body had naturally smoked in high school, but hadn't smoked for six or seven years, so he was a little unaccustomed to smoking again.
"Otomo-san, are you going to hold on until the very last day?"
Naoki Nagayama drank a cup of hot tea and asked Otomo Yoshimura about it. Currently, some of the staff on Nagayama's projects are still working overtime, and even the Spring Festival is not a holiday – the entertainment industry has no holidays.
"Hey, as the company's CEO, of course I have to stand with the employees and stick with them to the end."
"Ah, you've worked hard."
Faced with such a friend, Naoki Nagayama could only say dryly that he couldn't persuade Yoshimura Otomo, otherwise he would have to set an example himself!
Seeing the expression on his friend's face, Yoshimura Otomo smiled and said:
"Haha, what's the big deal? I'm going to the club for drinks with the presidents of other companies tonight! I'm so excited!"
Then he said:
"By the way, Yoshihiko Noda invited us to the Social Democratic Party's victory celebration. Naoki-san, what do you think?"
"Isn't Xiu Yisang already there? Just let him go! This is icing on the cake; fellow tree enthusiasts should keep their distance."
Naoki Nagayama shook his head. If they went back now, their positions would be reversed, and everything they did would be much less effective.
"With Shuichi-san on the inside, our relationship with the cabinet is solid! We can strengthen that relationship gradually later."
"Hi"
Yoshimura Daitomo nodded, agreeing that it was best not to join the crowd at this time.
Now that Doi Tagako has gained power, countless interest groups are trying to curry favor with her, and it's possible that Tree Friends might even attract some ill-intentioned glances.
"Then I'll leave everything to Shuichi-san!"
"Um"
Naoki Nagayama, who had stayed up all night, felt a little tired. He glanced out the window; it was already getting dark.
"Well then, Mr. Otomo, I'll leave the company to you now. I'm a little hungry, so I'll head back first!"
"it is good"
It was already evening.
The streets and alleys of Tokyo are completely filled with the New Year's atmosphere. Whether it's promotional activities, decorations, or merchandise, everyone has a smile on their face, as if celebrating the end of the year and looking forward to the arrival of the next.
There was still a thick layer of snow in the courtyard of Yama-oku-in, which the butler had not shoveled away, leaving the courtyard with traces of winter.
The car slowly came to a stop. Naoki Nagayama opened the door and saw Eitaro wagging his tail and coming up to greet his owner warmly.
"Yoshi yoshi. Eitaro isn't cold at all?!"
Naoki Nagayama walked into the entryway while petting the dog's head.
"Or is it that you miss me too much?!"
"I'm back~"
After saying that, I felt completely relaxed.
Akina's voice came from the kitchen:
"Welcome back, Naoki-san. I'm cooking right now, so I can't come pick you up~"
"Ah, duct tape."
Naoki Nagayama hung up his coat and walked towards the living room. Just then, he saw a little dinosaur dressed in a thick mascot costume running towards him.
The little guy huffed and puffed as he ran to the corridor, looked up at Naoki Nagayama, and smiled:
"Welcome back~~"
"Oh?!" Naoki Nagayama squatted down and looked at Natsuka, his heart filled with joy. "Hana-chan came to greet Daddy? You've even learned how to welcome him back~"
"Dad~Dad~"
Natsuka, who hadn't seen Naoki Nagayama all night, stretched out her arms, wanting a hug.
The father, Naoki Nagayama, was naturally overjoyed and picked up the little one, then kissed her smooth cheek.
“mu~a~”
But at this moment, the little guy frowned, pushed Nagayama Naoki's nose and mouth away with both hands, hesitated for a moment, opened his mouth several times but couldn't quite describe it, and finally said,
"Stinky Dad"
"Forehead"
Naoki Nagayama was taken aback. At such a young age, he was already starting to dislike his father!
Akina had just finished cooking and plating the dish when she had a moment to spare and came over:
"Naoki-san didn't come back all night, and Hana-chan misses you so much. I asked about you so many times last night!"
"But now she's saying 'stinky daddy'."
Naoki Nagayama's face was still being pushed by the little one, and he turned to look at Akina with a bit of helplessness.
Akina walked over, took a quick sniff, and immediately understood:
"Naoki-san smells of smoke all over him, doesn't Hana-chan like that?"
As he spoke, he took Xiaoxiahua from Nagayama Naoki's arms.
"Naoki-san, why don't you go take a shower? You can come down for dinner after you shower."
"All right."
Naoki Nagayama then realized that he was no longer a bachelor from his previous life, but a father with a wife and daughter, and that something as simple as smoking could actually affect his relationship with his daughter.
In the bathroom, Naoki Nagayama was brushing his teeth vigorously.
"This cigarette is awesome even if you don't smoke it!"
I can always drink coffee to stay awake from now on!
A few minutes later, Naoki Nagayama, still a little damp, came downstairs and saw Natsuka playing with toys in the living room. He went over and picked her up.
He gently nudged the little guy's head with his own and asked:
"It doesn't stink now, does it?"
Xia Hua smelled it and nodded.
"Smells good~"
"Then can I kiss the flower sauce?!"
"Hmm~"
Having received permission, Naoki Nagayama gave the little guy another kiss on the cheek, then grinned and showered him with affection.
Meanwhile, Akina, who was bringing the dishes from the kitchen to the table, felt a little jealous upon seeing this:
"Stop being all lovey-dovey and come eat!"
"Okay~~"
Dinner was very plentiful, with lamb and ribs, as well as several seasonal vegetables.
With the New Year approaching, the Nagayama couple gave their two caregivers, Nonaka Mari and Nakagawa Anka, a holiday, so this dinner was prepared with great effort by Akina.
Xia Hua was completely absorbed in the joy of eating meat and had totally forgotten about her parents.
"Naoki-san, let's start making Hanshoku (cold food) for the New Year tomorrow morning!"
Akina said somewhat apologetically at the table,
"I might have to go to the record awards tonight, so I won't have time to do this!"
The record awards ceremony is on the last day of the new year. It's estimated that Akina will be going to the TBS venue starting in the afternoon, so she won't have any time at home. She won't even have time to spend the last day with Natsuka.
Preparing for three days of cold food is a huge undertaking.
"Leave the tape to me!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded. His knowledge, inherited from the izakaya (Japanese pub), made him quite familiar with making cold dishes.
"I'll feed him until he's full."
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Hearing her name called, Xia Hua looked up from her food, then, seeing that nothing was wrong, grabbed the ribs and started gnawing on them again.
Naoki Nagayama said to Akina:
"I'll bring Huajiang to pick you up after the music awards livestream ends!"
"This"
Akina paused for a moment.
"That won't be necessary. There will definitely be reporters outside TBS then."
"Yes, we want to congratulate Akina on winning the Grand Prize as soon as possible!"
Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, then turned to ask his daughter.
"Flower jam, right?"
Akina Nakamori now has a 90% chance of winning the Grand Prize, and when she comes out, she will definitely be chased by reporters for interviews.
"Correct!"
The little guy didn't quite hear what his dad said, but at this moment, it's all good to be right!
"What if the flower jam gets photographed?"
"Haha, it's okay, I'll take Hana-chan away a bit. I'll talk to Maki-chan about it beforehand."
Naoki Nagayama laughed and said, "Finding a parking lot nearby and switching cars is something I was already familiar with when I was dating."
Even if they manage to film it, nobody will report it!
"."
Hearing her husband's words, Akina nodded; she also longed to see her daughter as soon as possible.
After a short while, Akina suddenly asked,
"Naoki-san, in the eyes of the media reporters, am I the kind of person who's very high-profile and difficult to get along with?!"
"Hmm."
Naoki Nagayama pondered for a moment,
"Of course not! My daughter Akina has always been kind to others, as everyone can see!"
"That's good"
Akina was relieved.
"These past few days, during interviews, I've always felt that the reporters are being very cautious."
"Hahaha, that's all an illusion!"
What the media and newspapers truly fear has always been Naoki Nagayama.
Through these examples, the Tokyo media circle has come to understand that anyone who dares to report on the Nagayama couple without Shuyou's consent will face very serious consequences.
This includes, but is not limited to, being blacklisted by fellow tree-loving friends, losing major media attention in the entertainment industry, being rejected by several popular artists, and, if the rejection from tree-loving friends' allies in the entertainment industry is more severe, being shaved of the head or even sent to become a monk.
Although there's no news yet about Tokyo Bay sinking, if they really offended Naoki Nagayama, the VIP seats underwater have remained empty.
In short, the fact that such serious consequences should be paid for a single news story is something that both ordinary people and media outlets should carefully consider!
My father has been discharged from the hospital. The minimally invasive surgery only took three days, which is quite fast.
Updates will resume normally starting today.
(End of this chapter)