Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 865 Chapter 874, The celebration finally begins!!
By the end of May, people in Tokyo were all hearing about Naoki Nagayama. They also learned that the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or would be holding a lavish celebration party.

There was no sponsorship, no advertising, and no gifts. The event was entirely funded by the tree friends themselves and invited guests to attend. It was held in the evening at the Tokyo Prince Hotel.

Just like the wealthy families in the old days, when there was a happy event, they would always set up a buffet for three days and three nights. In addition to celebrating, they also wanted to show off their wealth.
However, the number of places for this celebration party is limited, and it is not easy to get in.

As the protagonist, Naoki Nagayama arrived at the Tokyo Prince Hotel at noon, bringing Akina Nakamori with him. Although they are not married yet, in this case Akina naturally has to take on the role of hostess to help receive guests.

What's more, there are important guests in the hotel!
"Father, mother, elder brother, sister Xiangjia." Naoki Nagayama walked into the suite of Tokyo Grand Hotel and met his parents and elder brother's family who came from Shizuoka. "Did the journey go smoothly?"

"Mr. Nagayama, Mr. Nanako." Akina Nakamori also greeted the family with a smile.

This family was picked up directly from Shizuoka by a van sent by Shuyou. Now that Yamazakurain is being renovated, the large flat in the 80 Building is not convenient, so they directly booked a suite in the Tokyo Grand Hotel to accommodate them.

"Hey, no problem at all!"

Nanako Nagayama looked at her son happily, and then greeted Akina Nakamori next to her.

Naoki Naoyama walked to the youngest child of the Naoyama family, and watching Wild Grass doing somersaults on the bed in the suite, he couldn't help but laugh:
"Didn't the weeds cry, either?"

"Not at all~" Nagayama Kaka replied with a smile, "I was very excited since I woke up in the morning and was very happy all the way."

"What a brave little fellow!"

Naoki Nagayama teased for a while before talking to his father and brother~
"The celebration party will be held in the evening?" asked the eldest brother Aoki.

"Hi~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, then looked at the two people and said, "Today, my father and elder brother will be sitting at the table in the center. Brother Feng and Tsuruko will also be here. That table is full of relatives."

"Tsuruko will probably be here later in the afternoon because she has classes today."

"Oh, by the way~" Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina who was talking to her mother, "Akina's mother Chieko will also be here. And Akina's sister."

Although the two have not yet married, they have already met their parents, so Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to invite people from the Nakamori family.

However, Akina disagreed, saying that the first meeting between the two families should not be so casual, and only invited the women in the family. In this era, if there is no man in charge, it is not considered a formal meeting.

"I see." Father Nagayama Ken nodded.
There was still a long time before the celebration party started, so the whole family chatted in the suite for a while until Hayano Riko came over:
"Naoki-san, Otomo-san asks you to come over!"

"Oh, okay~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, then said goodbye to his family, "Mina-san, I'll be over first"

Then he looked at Akina who was playing with Weeds and shook his head:

"Akina, how about you play with the weeds for a while and then come down when it's almost time to start?"

"Hi~~~" Mingcai agreed happily!
After arriving at the banquet hall, Naoki Nagayama found that Yoshimura Otomo and Ido Shuichi were talking to the workers who were building the stage.

"Otomo-san, Shuichi-san. What's wrong?"

"Naoki-san~" Yoshimura Otomo turned his head, "It's the rehearsal before the people come. Let's go through the troupe's rehearsal one last time!"

"Well, okay~"

Naoki Nagayama had not thought about having performances, but Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi both strongly requested that there be performances, and that they invite the most famous pop singers today.
Relying on Shuyou's fame in the entertainment industry, today we invited the recently popular bands the Checkers, Safety Zone, Southern Stars, etc. In addition, there are other pop singers and the scene is similar to the year-end performance.

Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one in the banquet hall yet, the three giants of Shuyou watched their rehearsal together. After all, when the rehearsal started, they would have no chance because they all had to go to welcome the guests.

Time passed quickly. The banquet hall was ready. The banners and colorful flags outside the Tokyo Prince Hotel were also hung. As the sun gradually set, the media reporters began to arrive first, and then other people came one after another.
"Naoki-san~"

Akina Nakamori, who had changed into a dress, stood aside, ready to greet the guests with Naoki Nagayama.

"Akina, how are mother and the others?"

"I've changed my clothes and taken my seat." Akina Nakamori said a little nervously, "Tsuruko is here too."

"Tsuruko is alone?"

"Um"

Naoki Nagayama sighed. His sister didn't even bring her boyfriend. His mother still wanted to see Tsuruko's boyfriend.
"Is Akina nervous?" Naoki Nagayama tilted his head and glanced at his girlfriend.

".A little bit~"

Akina Nakamori is a star who has held concerts before. Her nervousness was not because she had to greet others, but because she was regarded as the hostess.
“What if I don’t know you?”

"Haha, just smile~" Naoki Nagayama raised his lips slightly, "I don't even know them! But Otomo-san and Shuichi-san are here."

Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi couldn't help shaking their heads as they listened to this. Their president was good in every way except when it came to socializing. He had no contact with anyone other than his close friends.

As time went on, more and more guests began to appear, most of them were Shuichi Idou and Otomo Yoshimura, who took two steps forward when they saw them:
"President Sugi, thank you very much for coming."

"Director Hongsi, welcome, welcome, this is the president of Shuyou, Naoki Nagayama."

"Professor Dazhi~"

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Naoki Nagayama could only greet these guests with a smile, whether he knew them or not.

"Arigato~" "Thank you for coming." "Please sit inside."

Akina Nakamori also bowed and greeted, and if she met a female guest, she would also say a few polite words~
Presidents of partner companies, senior bigwigs in the entertainment industry, well-known artists, members of various associations in the film industry, and even members of Congress
Later came Mr. Kono, Director of Fuji TV, Mr. Kotaro Sakai, Director of the Production Department of TV Tokyo, Mr. Yosuke Nakano, Director of TV Asahi, and other invited guests.

There are also people from major film studios, including Haruki Kadokawa~
Most of the people who came were strangers, but of course there were also people I knew, such as Masaki Kobayashi and Masahiro Shinoda who had just arrived together.

"Mr. Kobayashi, Mr. Shinoda, you're here!" Naoki Nagayama stepped forward to shake hands.

"Haha, how can I miss Naoki-san's celebration party!" Kobayashi Masaki said with a smile, "We can't miss this celebratory wine!"

"Of course, please come in and take a seat. We have prepared some good wine today~"

"Then we'll talk later!"

"Hi~"

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Led by the waiters, the guests gradually filled up the banquet hall, and it was almost time for the celebration to begin.

The banquet hall is very spacious today, but not too many media reporters were invited in. They were all friends who had made good friends with the tree friends before.

As for the media that have said bad things about Naoki Nagayama or "Camera Never Stops" in the newspapers and have let loose negative reports, they will not be allowed to enter the banquet hall.

These guys could only take pictures of the guests who were about to enter the Tokyo Hotel from outside, hoping to take pictures of some famous people or something that could be used as material.

"Alas, Tree Friend actually dared to do this!"

Tokyo Sports reporter Yuto Kosaka complained to the cameraman Aitor Ishizaki next to him,
"We just released a few reports and we couldn't even get into the backstage!"

"Come to think of it, we were the ones who reported the official announcement of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori!"

The cameraman, Ishizaki Aitori, was very calm:
"You have to face the consequences of your actions. We published negative reports, got some exposure, and made the tree friends unhappy, so naturally we have what we are experiencing now~"

"But." Reporter Kosaka Yuto turned around and looked at the reporters outside, "No one thought that Shuyou would actually dare to reject us all! Don't they want publicity and exposure for their future movies?!"

"Maybe they don't care~" Ishizaki Ato said, "I just saw the heads of all the major TV stations went in. They seemed to be very familiar with Naoki Nagayama and the others."

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Yes, the entertainment industry is so big, there are many media channels besides them!
Tree friends are the hot topic now, so they should be the ones who are anxious.
"How could I repair it? I heard that Naoki Nagayama is a person who holds grudges particularly. It looks like it will be hard for us to get news about our tree friends in the future!" Yuto Kosaka sighed.

"Hold a grudge?"

"Yeah, haven't you heard of it?" Kosaka Yuto saw that other reporters were also looking over, and he didn't mean to hide it, "Music Station, which was planned and produced by Naoki Nagayama, almost every singer in the entertainment industry wants to be on it, but there is one male idol who is not allowed to be on it."

"Eh? Could it be Kondo Masahiko?"

"Yeah, it seems that because he stole Nagayama Naoki's advertisement when he just debuted, "Music Station" explicitly refused him to appear on the show. Now Kondo has lost an important promotional channel compared to other idols, and his fame is not as good as Tahara Toshihiko~"

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All the reporters who heard this sighed, what a huge loss!
At the same time, everyone has also established a new label for Naoki Nagayama in their hearts, that he is particularly vindictive. Next time you want to do anything to him, think twice before you act!!!
"Forget it, let's leave it at that for today~" Yuto Kosaka pointed at the main entrance and said, "Ishizaki-san, take more photos of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori. Akina Nakamori actually came to welcome guests as the hostess in public, which is already news!"

"Hi~~~"

In the bustling banquet hall, the main stage has been set up, and the people from Fuji TV have also set up the satellite relay equipment, waiting to broadcast the celebration party.

In fact, it should be considered a live broadcast, but only Fuji TV will broadcast it live all the time. They specially produced a temporary program. Other TV stations are planning to rebroadcast it and put it in other variety shows as material.

"Naoki-san, we're ready for the opening dance!"

After the main door closed, Sugiyama Yoshihiko, the general director of tonight's banquet, came over to ask for instructions.

"Well, let's get started~ Everyone is almost here~"

Naoki Nagayama nodded, and then sat at the main table with Akina Nakamori, Shuichi Idou and Otomo Yoshimura.
Next to them are Nagayama's parents, his elder brother and his wife, as well as Feng's elder brother and Tsuruko. There are also Akina's mother Chieko and Nakamori Akiho. Tsuruko is talking to Akiho. The two of them have known each other for a long time and are pen pals~
As the sun sets, the light outside the window has dimmed. As the lights in the banquet hall also dim, everyone knows that the celebration ceremony is about to begin.
The cheerful music came out from the speakers, and everyone in the banquet hall quieted down and began to appreciate today's opening performance - "Mina no Doa ~ Stay with Me" brought by Miki Matsubara~
"

Nothing has changed
The loneliness of the two people reflected in the window

stay with me…

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Naoki Nagayama listened to the singing on the stage, clapping his hands to the beat and thinking.

Citypop is a style of music that is really suitable for singing in the bubble era. It makes you want to dance to the bright lights and night life.
When the song on stage ended, the host walked up:
"Dear guests, welcome here. Today we gather together to celebrate Mr. Naoki Nagayama's winning of the Palme d'Or."

Applause broke out in the banquet hall, and everyone congratulated Naoki Nagayama, who stood up and bowed to everyone.

But he did not go on stage. He was not the one who gave the opening speech.
"Next, let us invite Mr. Yoshimura Otomo from Tree Friends to come on stage and give the opening remarks."

Dressed in a formal suit and with his hair neatly combed, Yoshimura Otomo walked onto the podium with a flushed face and began his performance.
"Everyone, when I first saw Naoki-san, I knew that this guy was not an ordinary person!!"

"It was a sunny afternoon and there was a show going on at Walker's Paradise."

"Wearing a white shirt and jeans, Naoki Nagayama walked into my sight in the sunshine."

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Yoshimura Otomo seemed to have been holding back for a long time, and he narrated the scene of his meeting with Nagayama Naoki with great emotion. Since then, Nagayama Naoki seemed to have opened his eyes and his music and film careers have flourished.
It seems that from his debut to winning the Palme d'Or, everything has his contribution~
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Naoki Nagayama was a little embarrassed and didn't know what to say for a moment. Akina Nakamori next to him listened with great interest and looked at Naoki Nagayama with a smile in her eyes.
It turns out that there were so many interesting things before Naoki-san debuted, hahaha~
The guests who came to the banquet hall were also very surprised. They didn't expect that the development history of Tree Friends would actually start from an encounter in Walker's Paradise~
It was not until Yoshimura Otomo finished his nearly ten-minute speech that the host regained the right to speak.
"Everyone has just heard a lot of stories about Naoki Nagayama, and you should be even more curious about Naoki-san. So, please welcome today's protagonist, Mr. Naoki Nagayama."

Naoki Nagayama stood up, smoothed his clothes, and strode towards the podium.

Finally it was his turn to speak!
(End of this chapter)