Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 793 801, The new year starts with the Hula Queen!
The third day of Showa 60 was cloudy and it looked like it would snow.
Yoshimura Otomo happily came to Shuyou's photo studio~
After achieving success, he went back to his hometown to celebrate the New Year. I don’t know if he had any gathering with his childhood playmates and his teenage white moonlight, but this middle-aged man must have had a very happy time, as he returned to Tokyo with a rosy face.

There are still staff on duty in the studio. Suzuki Yukika at the front desk is a recent graduate. She chose to be on duty during the New Year period for the generous overtime pay.

"Happy New Year, Otomo-san!"

Seeing one of the big bosses, the little girl happily expressed New Year's greetings.

"Happy New Year~"

Fangcun Dayou walked in with a smile on his face, and along the way he greeted some employees who were also on duty during the New Year.

"Happy New Year~" "Thank you for your hard work~" "I hope I can go on vacation soon!" "Just got my dad!" "."

After opening the office door, Yoshimura Otomo didn't think anything was wrong until he sat down on the chair.
"Ok?"

The soft leather surface, perfect lumbar support, and comfortable and relaxed legs are things I never felt before with the solid wood chair!

"Is this a new chair?"

Just at this moment, Suzuki Yukina brought in the brewed coffee.

"Xingxia, did we get new chairs?" Mr. Fangcun looked at his chair curiously, then looked at the other two desks in the same office. They all had the same chairs. "Why am I the only one who got a new one?"

Suzuki Yukika smiled and said:

"Otomo-san, this seems to be a chair specially made by Naoki-san. He sent it to me at the end of the year and said it was a New Year's gift!"

"New Year's gift?" Yoshimura Otomo leaned back like a child who had received a new toy. "Haha, Naoki-san."

He just remembered now that Naoki Nagayama had indeed said years ago that he would buy him an ergonomic chair.

"Why didn't they change?"

"Naoki-san said that they don't often sit in the office, so there's no need to change~" Suzuki Yukika replied.

"This"

Yoshimura Otomo thought for a moment and realized that the two guys had stayed in this office for perhaps less than a week in the entire year.
"Okay, let's change them all after we move to the new house!"

"Hi!"

"By the way, Yukina-chan, give me the list of companies that sent flower baskets and New Year gifts at the end of the year." Yoshimura Otomo said to the little girl, "I'll see which ones I want to return the visit."

"Hi!"

The New Year in Japan is not over after the New Year. Before the New Year, there is a "year-end party", which is a party where companies celebrate and drink at the end of the year. After the New Year, there is a "New Year's party", where companies also greet each other, have parties and drink.
The more parties you attend and the more drinks you drink, the better your professional connections will be for you as an individual, and the greater your corporate influence will be for your company.

In short, the whole celebratory atmosphere will continue until the end of January, and then it will slowly come to an end.

Neon companies have to wait until April to report their financial reports. There is a saying that this is because everyone is drunk in January, so they have to sober up in February, and can only sort out the data seriously in March and report it in April.
As an entertainment industry company with growing influence, Shuyou Group has contacts with agencies of all sizes. Although it cannot personally return visits to every company it visits, it still needs to maintain relationships with many large and well-known agencies.

"In addition to TV stations, Hori Productions, Johnny's, Yoshimoto Kogyo, and Ken-On"

Yoshimura Otomo silently outlined the companies that he would visit. Needless to say, the five major TV stations all needed to be visited, and other large firms naturally required him, the head of the department, to go there in person.

"But. Watanabe Office"

Yoshimura Otomo was a little curious. How come this firm, which was established a few years earlier than Shuyou, also came to visit?
I heard that they have opened a branch in the United States. It is a company with strong development momentum. However, their main business is to train musicians and artists. They don't seem to have any contact with the Shuyou Group, which focuses on training idols.
Putting this company in question, Yoshimura Otomo was not sure about their purpose for the time being and decided to wait until Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Idou started working.

"One, two, three, twelve."

Counting the companies he had to visit, Yoshimura Otomo sighed, "That's twelve dinners of wine! I'm so old, I don't know if I can handle it. No, I have to train a strong successor to the daily management from this year! !

With Naoki Nagayama's personality, he definitely wouldn't do something like bragging and drinking with others every day. And if Shuichi Ido had a good personality and was good at socializing, he wouldn't have been shooting for adult magazines for so many years!
"By the way, Naoki-san is not still in his hometown, right?!"

Fangcun Dayou complained silently, he himself had come to work!
At this moment, Naoki Nagayama is naturally not in Shizuoka. He has come to the holiday home in Lake Toya.

When a group of people came here before, he never found a chance to enjoy the hot springs here. After all, a place like a holiday home should be comfortable for one person~
The sea of ​​flowers outside the door is naturally gone, and now only the remaining stems and leaves are left, hiding under the snow to spend the winter.

Naoki Nagayama was soaking comfortably in the outdoor hot spring pool on the first floor. The steaming hot spring water flowed from the faucet into the bamboo deer, then poured into the stone bowl with a snap, and finally overflowed into the hot spring pool.

Outside the bamboo wall is a world of ice and snow, but inside the bamboo wall is a pool of steaming water. There is soft music playing in the house, and fruits and sake are placed on a wooden tray beside, and you can take a bite from time to time.
Life is really pleasant!

Yingtaro also came along and is now playing in the low-temperature waters opposite. He doesn't dare to go to the high-temperature area to take a sauna.

And Miaotaro was observing the snow scene in front of the floor-to-ceiling glass in the lobby~
About an hour later, after finishing his morning bath, Naoki Nagayama, feeling weak all over, came to the living room and lay down on the sofa without any hesitation.

The collar of the loose yukata was wide open, revealing the rosy skin and the outline of the chest muscles. The short hair made his handsome image more refreshing, just like a new beginning in the new year.

He picked up the morning newspaper on the coffee table and started reading it. In addition to some regular New Year news, there was also some very surprising news.
"Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the nominations in the newspaper and began to count the awards that "Kikujiro's Summer" was nominated for in the Mainichi Film Awards.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, almost everything!"

Naoki Nagayama sighed a little. As expected, the excellence of "Kikujiro's Summer" stood out among the movies released last year, forcing film critics to choose to vote!

And then there are the Academy Awards, Blue Ribbon Awards, and Junpo Awards.
These Japanese film awards will be announced one by one, which will be a very important time node for both Naoki Nagayama and his fans.

but
“These awards are actually average.”

Just like a scumbag will lose expectations after getting something, Naoki Nagayama has easily won these awards and has no motivation to collect them. What he wants is actually another award - the Palme d'Or.

“We should pay more attention to international films this year”

Naoki Nagayama continued to flip through the newspaper. He thought there would be no more news that interested him, but he unexpectedly saw his name again in the Yomiuri Shimbun.

“New Year’s sell-off?”

The newspaper listed that after the New Year of the Neon Stock Market, a group of shareholders of listed companies announced share transfers.

As the largest M&A case in the financial circle last year and a hot stock, Fujitsu General has certainly attracted more attention from commentators and reporters. After Fujitsu General announced the transfer of 5% of its shares, well-informed financial reporters have naturally found out what's behind the scenes.

"The new upstart in the capital circle, the barbarian in the investment world. Naoki Nagayama suddenly sold nearly half of his shares after making a fortune."

"According to rumors, after hearing the taxi driver's conversation, Naoki Nagayama learned about the upcoming merger between Fujitsu and General Air Conditioning, and directly borrowed 50 billion from the bank to invest heavily in General Air Conditioning shares at the time. By continuously purchasing scattered shares, he became one of the major shareholders of General Air Conditioning."

"Such a crude investment behavior was called a barbarian by investment managers. However, he used this move to increase his assets and became a new elite in the financial circle."

Looking at the news in the report, Naoki Nagayama touched his face. He had already told Kadokawa Haruki and the others about it, and he had never thought of hiding it.
Haruki Kadokawa and other people present would definitely tell others about this bizarre experience of finding out information about his boss's company's merger and acquisition from the taxi driver.

Naoki Nagayama is not worried that others will not believe him. After all, stranger and more unbelievable things have happened in the financial world.
As for the police arresting him based on this?
Are you kidding me, officer? You actually believe in this fairy tale? Don't you want the stars on your shoulders anymore?!
"However, once the next payment arrives, we can start shorting the dollar according to the Plaza Accord!" Naoki Nagayama thought about whether he should call Nakai Yuta, but after thinking about it, he decided not to. He would wait until the payment arrives.
Now is the time to enjoy your vacation!

I turned on the TV, put in the videotape, and took out some snacks. First of all, I had to catch up on the anime I had missed!

Hawaii is in the 19th zone west and Tokyo is in the th zone east, with a time difference of hours.

At about 7 o'clock in the evening, Naoki Nagayama looked at the time and called Akina Nakamori's hotel. It should be early morning there.
"Moses, this is Miss Nakamori~" A cheerful voice came from the microphone, as if it was a prank, "Excuse me, who are you looking for?"

"." They had already made an appointment on the pager, but Naoki Nagayama had to cooperate with her performance without knowing it in advance. "Excuse me, which Miss Nakamori is this? The one I'm looking for is Akina Nakamori~"

"Ah, so that's it. You're lucky. I'm Akina Nakamori! Haha!"

The girlfriend on the phone sounded very happy. I guess she also had a great time on vacation during the past two days. It was a rare time when she didn’t have to work and had her family by her side.

"Akina, have you had a lot of fun these days?" Nagayama Naoki stopped pretending, "It sounds like you even drank some wine!"

"Haha, I just attended a bonfire party and danced hula!" Nakamori Akina laughed, "So I only drank a little bit of the cocktail!"

According to Akina's alcohol tolerance, this doesn't sound like a small amount.
Anyway, Akina is 20 years old this year. After her Coming of Age Day on January 1, she will be considered an adult that year, but she still has to sign the legal documents after July 15.
Naoki Nagayama didn't dwell on drinking.
"Bonfire night so late?"

"Yes, it just ended," said Akina Nakamori with a smile, "Mom, Akiko, and Akei all danced the hula! Everyone sang a song."

Naoki Nagayama listened to his girlfriend talking about her holiday life in Hawaii and felt the happiness overflowing from her words. Sure enough, when they were not falling out, they were still very close to their family.
"Naoki-san, how was your New Year's holiday in Shizuoka? Are you back in Tokyo now?"

"No, I'm in my vacation home in Lake Toya now, enjoying the hot spring~" said Naoki Nagayama.

"Ah, that vacation home?" Akina Nakamori recalled, "Isn't Naoki-san alone?"

"No, I have Ohtaro and Nyanotaro to accompany me~" Naoki Naoyama smiled, "I will be back to Tokyo tomorrow~ Akina should be back on the 7th, right?"

"Hey~ Three more days!" Nakamori Akina nodded, then said coquettishly, "It seems like I haven't seen Naoki-san for a long time!"

Come to think of it, since they started living together, the two of them have never been apart for more than a week.

"It will be quick." Naoki Nagayama comforted him, "I want to see Akina too~"

The sweet conversation between the couple gave goosebumps to the one who heard it. After a while, Akina Nakamori said:

"By the way, Naoki-san should be able to see me soon!"

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Akina Nakamori said happily:
"It's two o'clock in the morning today. Ah, Naoki-san should be at nine o'clock in the evening, TBS TV station will have a live broadcast of "THE BEST TEN"

"Akina is also going to live stream?" Naoki Nagayama was surprised.

"Hi, although it's my holiday, the agency said I'd like to be online for a while. It's a special invitation from the program team." Akina Nakamori was no longer surprised by this sudden job. "They said the audience would definitely want to see me on vacation in Hawaii."

“It’s really hard work.”

"Haha, it doesn't matter. I can't sleep now anyway!" Nakamori Akina laughed, "Naoki-san, just watch me on TV later!"

"Do you want to dance hula?" Naoki Nagayama smiled.

“I haven’t learned it yet!”

"Haha~"

After talking for a while, he hung up the phone. This international call across the ocean must have cost a lot of money. He lowered his head and patted the dog's head:

"Hina, cheer for Akina later!"

"Wang!"

During the first show of the new year, "THE BEST TEN", almost all the idol artists on the list came to the studio during the live broadcast.

As expected, there are no holidays in the entertainment industry. These popular idol artists may be working all New Year.

The data of the list is actually from before the New Year, so the rankings have not changed much. Akina Nakamori's "Tears Are Not Decorations" is still the first, followed by Seiko Matsuda's "Heart of Illing" and the new song of Safety Zone.
Anyway, it was not until the very end that I saw Akina Nakamori's performance.

The host, Hiroshi Kume, said on TV: "Since Akina Nakamori is on vacation in Hawaii, we will use the satellite relay mode to invite Akina-chan to sing."

As a small screen lit up, Akina Nakamori, who was smiling brightly, realized that the live broadcast had begun after being reminded by the staff:

"Good evening~"

"Good evening, Akina-chan. Is it early morning where you are? It looks like the wind is blowing. Is it cold?"

Tetsuko Kuroyanagi spoke into the microphone, and the satellite relay image showed the hotel corridor. Except for the places with lights, everything else was a bit dark.

"Hi, it's two o'clock in the morning in Hawaii now!" There was no smell of alcohol on Akina Nakamori's face, but she was obviously in an excited state. "But Hawaii is very hot, and it's not cold at night!"

"Akina-chan, are you wearing a grass skirt now?" Kume Hiroshi asked from the side.

"Hi, I just attended a bonfire party tonight." Akina said with a smile.

“That must be very happy.”

"Yeah. I danced the hula!"

Because it was broadcast via satellite, Tetsuko Kuroyanagi didn't say much to Akina. "It looks like we can watch the hula dancer version of 'Tears Are Not Decorations' tonight!"

"Hi~"

As the music started, Akina Nakamori, wearing a hula dancer's outfit, struck the opening pose for "Tears Are Not Decorations."

Originally, this song was full of queen style, but after wearing the unique grass skirt, every turn will make the skirt flutter, bringing a sense of charm in maturity, just like seeing a passionate Hawaiian hula girl by the campfire~
No, it should be the hula queen
Although it was a satellite broadcast, the audience couldn't help but cheer and applaud. The studio was filled with a noisy atmosphere.

At this time, Naoki Nagayama, who was far away in Lake Toya, couldn't help laughing when he saw this scene:
"She really did hula dance~ She sang like a hula queen!!"

Knowing that Akina wore this specifically for him, Naoki Nagayama thought to himself:

"From now on, this set of stage costumes will be called Grass Skirt?"

After the connection ended, Akina Nakamori breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed again.

Today's work is over, and the staff nearby began to pack up the equipment. Chieko, Akina's mother who had been accompanying her, also came over and helped Akina take off her earrings.

"Oka-san, go get some rest!" Nakamori Akina urged, "It's already so late!"

"Akina, you haven't rested yet~" Chieko kept her hands busy and took off her grass skirt. "It's no big deal to stay up a little late for one or two nights!"

"But we're going to play surfing and beach volleyball tomorrow. We can't do it without a good mood!"

Akina Nakamori said this, but in her heart she really enjoyed having her mother helping her.

"I don't know how to surf." Chieko shook her head, "At most I can just soak in the sea water on the beach~"

"Ogasaki-san, I can teach you!" Akina Nakamori was full of confidence. Although she couldn't go through the big waves, she had no problem with the small waves on the shore!
"You can do it?" Chieko was stunned for a moment, "Akina, when did you learn it?"

".No, this is what Naoki-san taught me in Hawaii." Akina suddenly felt a little weak.

"Naoki Nagayama?" Chieko paused, "Is it the date we had in Hawaii before?"

"It wasn't a date." Akina explained, "We just bumped into each other."

"Hehe~ It's not a date." Chieko made an ambiguous humming sound, and it was unclear whether she was laughing at her daughter for still being shy or at Nagayama Naoki.

"Akina."

On the way back to the room, Chieko suddenly called out to Akina.

"Sleep with me tonight!"

"Eh?"

"Tell me about your Naoyama Naoki. Didn't he go to his house?"

"When are you going to come to my house?" "When are you going to get married?" "When are you going to give me an explanation?"

"I raised my daughter with great difficulty, and he just wants to take her away without saying a word?!"

".Didn't I tell you that?" Nakamori Akina didn't know what to say, "Naoki-san said he would come to our house in the spring!"

"Spring is so long, who knows when it will be!" Chieko pulled Akina back to the room, "I want to ask him how he charmed my daughter!"

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(End of this chapter)