Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 1230 1239, Naoki-san, he is kidding, right? !

In the evening, since Akina had to work, Naoki Nagayama came home early. At least one of her parents was with her, so Xiao Xiahua would not feel lonely or afraid.

However, seeing the little girl happily harassing and bullying Nyanko Taro on the carpet, Naoki Nagayama thought that his daughter might not be such a fragile child.

At this time, Daju's tail was bitten, and he raised his front legs to give a claw, but after seeing Xiaoxiahua, he hesitated, and finally just patted it lightly.

Then he looked up at Naoki Nagayama beside him, meowed twice, and signaled with a helpless look:

"You still don't care about your kid?! If you don't, watch out for me."

Yingtaro next to him was full of envy, wishing he could take Miaotaro's place, but unfortunately his body was too big and his tail would hurt when he hit someone, making it inconvenient for his little master to play with him.

There was no response to Miaotaro's threat because Naoki Nagayama was on the phone.

"Okay, I understand." Naoki Nagayama said into the phone, "I may not have time tomorrow, how about going to sign later in the evening?"

"What? Send it directly to Yamazakurain?"

"That's really troublesome for you, Bunji-san."

The person who called was Kuniharu Morikawa from Shogakukan. The publishing contract for "Full House" was ready and could be signed at any time.

Since Naoki Nagayama didn't have time, he planned to send her directly to Yamazakurain in the evening.

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama saw his daughter standing in front of him curiously, staring at the phone in his hand without blinking.

Naoki Nagayama doesn't use the phone much at home. This is the first time he answered the phone when he was alone with Xia Hua.

"What's wrong? Hana-chan wanted to call too?"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and handed her a microphone that was almost as big as Xiahua's head.

"Then let's try it. Say Moses Moses."

Xiao Xiahua took the microphone without any fear, and raised her hands to her ears with some effort, just like her father just now:

".Momoshi."

"Ha~"

This cute look made Naoki Nagayama want to take a photo with his mobile phone and post it on his Moments. Now he understands why so many parents like to show off their babies~

After playing with Xiao Xiahua for a while, seeing that the time was almost up, he hugged Xiao Xiahua in his arms and turned on the TV.

The TBS program was playing on the TV screen, which was "The Best Ten" that Akina participated in today.

"Mom will appear on TV soon~" Naoki Nagayama said to Xiao Xiahua in his arms, "We won't go to the scene today, we can just watch mom dance at home, okay?"

"Good~"

Xia Hua, who was already able to understand a lot of what was said, nodded, which made Naoki Nagayama very pleased.

After the idol singers who were ranked lower on the charts came on stage to perform one by one, Akina finally appeared at the very end.

The little guy, who was originally a little sleepy, felt a little unfamiliar at first when he saw Akina wearing a stage costume and heavy makeup, but then, perhaps because he recognized the voice, he suddenly became excited.

She pointed at the people on the TV screen, looked up and happily shared with Naoki Nagayama:

"Mom. Mom is there!"

"Yeah, on TV."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and held the little guy closer to the TV.

"Soon, Mommy will be dancing!"

Xiao Xiahua's hands were about to reach out to the screen, when she heard music start and Mingcai, who was wearing an Hermès scarf dress, began to dance. The cheerful rhythm made Xiahua nod her head and she seemed very happy.

After the show was over, the little guy looked at Naoki Nagayama and asked:

"Mom. Come back?"

"Mom won't be back until tonight, Hua-chan go to sleep first, and you'll be able to see it when you open your eyes~"

The next morning, Naoki Nagayama woke up on time due to his strong biological clock.

When he turned around, he saw Akina's fair and natural face with her head tilted towards him, but there was a small body between the two of them, and Xiao Xiahua was sleeping soundly.

Xia Hua, who can now sleep through the night, really makes people feel a lot more relaxed.

Without disturbing Akina who came back very late yesterday, Nagayama Naoki got up quietly and made himself a Chinese breakfast after a long time.

When the aroma of food filled the kitchen, Akina came down carrying her sleepy daughter:

"Naoki-san, why didn't you call me?"

"Anyway, I have nothing to do today, Akina can sleep a little longer."

"But I have to go to a training class today to learn English!"

Mingcai placed Xiao Xiahua on a special seat and then made milk powder for her.

"I plan to let Hua-chan go and listen as well."

"Ehhana-chan?"

Naoki Naoyama asked subconsciously,

"What is Hana-chan going to do? She doesn't understand."

"Language skills should be cultivated from a young age!" said Akina. "When she grows up, she will be able to speak a foreign language fluently!"

".Isn't this too early?"

"How can this be considered early? She will be in elementary school in 6 years, Komaba Junior High School in 12, Keika Girls' High School in 15, and Waseda University in 18! There is no time to relax!"

Although Akina is a poor student, she is very concerned about her daughter's studies and seems to have planned a direct path for her to go to Waseda University!

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Naoki Naoki's eyes collided with Xiao Xiahua's confused eyes, and he seemed to see a reminder board appearing behind the little guy, on which was written "There are 6852 days left until the college entrance examination!"

However, facing the ambitious Akina at this time, Naoki Nagayama did not directly pour cold water on her, but looked at Xia Hua and said:

"Eh, Hana-chan, just fucked daddy!"

"Ah?" Xiao Xiahua shuddered all over and woke up from her morning sleepiness!

Anyway, when my daughter grows up, she will know whether she has the talent for learning. She doesn't have to follow the hard path of other students.

Even if you don't study, you can still support yourself:

"Hua Jiang, come and eat the wontons dad made!"

This morning, Nakata Yongshan ate the wontons that were blown cool by her father for the first time. She liked the light freshness and meaty taste very much.

In the Shuyou Building, the editing of "Departures" was as smooth as flowing water, and even made Kyon Kimura, who was involved in it, feel like he was enjoying it so much that he didn't want to leave.

After all, being able to watch an excellent work slowly take shape in one's hands is definitely the favorite thing for an editor.

What's more, I didn't experience any of the hardships and worries I experienced when editing "Tiger of Ginza" myself. All I had to do was follow Naoki Nagayama's instructions and feel happy that everything came naturally.

At noon, Sugiyama Toshihiko from the Publicity Department came to see Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san, the excitement surrounding the ending has passed. Although the recent pre-launch promotion was successful, it lacks more realistic materials."

"So, it's promotional materials?"

"Hey, please select some of the edited material for us to use in our promotion."

Sugiyama Toshihiko nodded.

"Also, when will the pilot trailer be completed?"

Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment:

"The trailer will be ready soon. Kyon Kimura and I will just edit one in the next two days. As for promotional materials, we can use some behind-the-scenes footage for now."

Naoki Nagayama found a film reel with a behind-the-scenes clip from the source material:

“Everything in it can be used. But it’s best to do it in batches.”

"Hi!" Sugiyama accepted it with great satisfaction and continued to ask, "Naoki-san, Film Weekly wants to interview you. What do you think?"

"Movie Junpo? Interview me?"

"Hey, it seems that after reading the previous reports, he became interested in the idea of ​​hitting the Oscars."

Sugiyama explained,

"So they contacted us, hoping to do a special interview, and wanted to imitate Time magazine and name Naoki as the film person of the year."

"Oh? Movie Person of the Year?!"

Naoki Nagayama touched his beardless chin, feeling a little curious.

He has been on magazine covers before, but that time it was because he was so handsome and was actually a fashion model. This time it was because of his influence in the film industry.

Besides, it seems that there is nothing important to do during this period of time.

"Okay, let's make an appointment."

"Hey, I'll do it then!"

After Sugiyama Zhiyan left, Kijima Kyon sighed with some envy:

"Naoki-san is actually going to be interviewed by the Film Junpo. I wonder when I can be on the cover of the magazine!"

".Don't be discouraged, Kijima-kun. As long as you polish your Rolex until it shines, others will definitely notice it!"

During the lunch break, Naoki Nagayama took a walk to the animation department.

"Naoki-san" "Naoki-san you are here!" "Naoki-san?" "."

The painters on the fifth floor now all know Naoki Nagayama, and they are very warm in greeting each other, without any sense of introversion that comes from being a cartoonist.

"Yeah, everyone continue to rest, I'm just here for a stroll."

The leader said we were going to take a stroll, but how could it be just a stroll?!

After a while, Aoyama Gosho and Togashi Yoshihiro came over:

"Naoki-san, do you have any instructions? Or is there something wrong with Slam Dunk?"

"No, no, I really just came to take a look."

Naoki Nagayama was invited into their office by the two men. Looking at the rows of "Dragon Ball" comics on the office bookshelf, Naoki Nagayama picked up one at random to read.

"As expected, comics like Dragon Ball are really interesting! The passionate adventures of young people."

He glanced at the two people who were a little reserved, and an idea came to his mind.

"Goushou-kun Togashi, my dear brother!"

The word "old thief" almost popped out of his mouth, and Naoki Nagayama quickly bit his tongue to correct it.

"Ahem. I'm just chatting casually~

Now that Slam Dunk is on track, it only needs an editor-in-chief to keep it going. Have you two ever thought about starting another comic book?"

His focus was mainly on Yoshihiro Togashi, let alone Gosho Aoyama. All he studied was how to kill people in a closed room, which was not in line with the mainstream comic style of passionate adventure.

As for "Detective Conan", let's wait until before the "Slam Dunk" national competition! Anyway, the elementary school students of the Death God in this comic will not age for decades!

"A new comic?"

Aoyama Gosho and Togashi Yoshihiro were both a little surprised and looked at each other.

"Does Naoki-san have any new ideas?"

Of course there are ideas. None of the three major popular comics have come out yet. Any one of them, Dead Fire, Sea, etc., can be updated until the new century.

However, now there is an original author who made himself feel the pain of being a eunuch.

"I don't have one for now." Naoki Nagayama looked at Yoshihiro Togashi, "Brother Togashi, I heard that you like to read hot-blooded comics! Do you have any good ideas?"

"Forehead"

Yoshihiro Togashi is a little strange, but he really likes the mainstream hot-blooded comics.

"If you ask me, it doesn't seem like a big deal. But at the beginning of the year, I drew a few comics about UFOs on a whim."

"UFO?" In Neon it means ghost.

Naoki Nagayama immediately thought of "UFO Hakusho". Although it is not his most desired "Hunter x Hunter", it is also a very classic comic.

"Haha, now that you have a direction, let's give it a try! Try Weekly Shonen Sunday!"

"This"

Togashi Yoshihiro was a little embarrassed. This is not the work of Naoki Nagayama.

"You can't just appear on Weekly Shonen Sunday."

"Dumb tape, I can get Shogakukan to give you more support," Naoki Nagayama said, "I'm about to publish a novel, and I have a very good relationship with Shogakukan now!"

"."

Although I usually hate people with connections, it feels so good when that person is me!

"Hey, I'll perfect this story from now on!"

Yoshihiro Togashi is in high spirits. I hand the pen to you. As a cartoonist, who doesn't want to draw a comic that is completely his own?

"Yeah. But there is one thing!"

Naoki Nagayama warned,

"You can't give up halfway after you start serializing. If you give up halfway, it will destroy my reputation."

When he said this, Naoki Naoki's tone lowered:

"Then I can also let you experience what it feels like to be without it!"

".Absolutely not!"

Looking at the expression of his boss, a drop of cold sweat dripped from Yoshihiro Togashi's forehead. Naoki-san is kidding!

You must be kidding, right?!

However, Yoshihiro Togashi's mind came back to what the old employees of Shuyou had said, that Naoki Nagayama had a background in the underworld and liked to cut off people's little fingers and bury them under cherry trees. This kind of urban legend-like rumor was talked about with relish by the old employees.

His heart was instantly horrified!

"No matter what, you must not become a eunuch!"

Naoki Nagayama, who came out of the "Slam Dunk" team, was in a very happy mood. He had truly put an end to Yoshihiro Togashi's procrastination and the future of the hiatus, right? !

I came to the Studio Ghibli area with a good mood.

"Naoki-san?" Miyazaki stood up immediately after seeing Naoki Nagayama.

"Miyazaki-kun, I'm just here to take a look around." Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "How's the production of My Neighbor Totoro going? Is it going smoothly?"

"Ah! Hi!"

Miyazaki nodded quickly.

"Everything is currently being produced as planned, and the painters we rented are working diligently. The production process is also going smoothly."

“There was absolutely no problem completing the film as intended!”

"That's good!"

Naoki Nagayama was very satisfied, and he and Hayao Miyazaki went to take a look at the completed drawings, which almost filled the entire storage cabinet!

It is said that by the time "My Neighbor Totoro" is completed, the manuscripts for the entire movie might be enough to fill up an entire storage room!

This is the difficulty of making animated films entirely by hand-drawing in the old days~

“When it’s released at the end of the year, I’ll take my daughter to watch the movie!”

"Hey, I'll definitely satisfy Naoki-san!"

After encouraging the two comics groups, Naoki Nagayama returned to the editing room with satisfaction and continued editing "Departures".

At the same time, outside the Shuyou Building, some opposition voices that Naoki Naoyama did not notice were slowly rising among the members of Congress.

(End of this chapter)