Chapter 1001

Akina felt that her husband had been a bit strange since he got up today.

He would say to her, as she helped him tidy his hair, match his clothes, and smooth his lapels, "Sometimes, if you care too much about other people's feelings, you'll forget yourself. Do you know that, Akina?"

Then, before going downstairs for breakfast, he looked at the cherry blossoms falling in the courtyard, pulled the ears of the dog that had a mouthful of petals, and said:

"If you like a flower, you don't necessarily have to pick it!"

"I like the wind, should I make the wind stop so I can smell it?"

"I like the clouds, should I make the clouds float down and hug me?"

"I like the sea, should I go jump into the sea?!"

"Eitaro, you are already a mature dog, you must learn to control your desires!"

"......"

Mrs. Mari Nonaka brought breakfast to the table, glanced at Naoki Nagayama over there with a look of seeing a weirdo, and asked Akina Nakamori, who was setting the tableware:

"Akina-chan, what's wrong with Naoki-san?"

"......" Akina didn't know how to explain either. She turned her head and looked with a surprised gaze as well, "Men, you know, there are always a few days a month when they go crazy!"

"......"

What does that mean? Is it some popular new slang or new trend?! Why haven't I seen it on TV?!

Mari Nonaka shook her head, seemingly feeling that she was out of touch. She thought this was some special behavioral pattern of young people that she didn't understand.

Naoki Nagayama dreamed of a movie called "Once a Thief" last night, an action comedy that brought together Leslie Cheung, Chow Yun-fat, and Cherie Chung.

This wasn't the first time he had recalled a Hong Kong movie; he had previously recalled "A Chinese Odyssey" and its theme song "A Lifetime of Love"~

However, because that movie's nonsense style was too strong, it wasn't suitable for a remake.

"Once a Thief," on the other hand, was a proper commercial blockbuster, gathering popular elements like action, gunfights, comedy, and art theft. Moreover, many scenes were in foreign countries like France and Italy, so it wouldn't feel abrupt for the Westernized Japan to accept it.

The charming beauty Cherie Chung in the film, and Leslie Cheung's dashing turn and wave goodbye at the end, were even more impressive!

And the original version of the movie's theme song was Momoe Yamaguchi's "The Wind Continues to Blow"~

"So, should I film it or not... should I film it myself?"

What Naoki Nagayama was struggling with was that this movie was completely a commercial film with no depth or profound meaning. For his current status, it was a bit mismatched...

As the third Japanese director to win the Palme d'Or and having won the Blue Ribbon and Film Academy Awards several times, Naoki Nagayama could be said to have been put on a pedestal.

He was currently filming "Tokyo Love Story," which was a TV series after all, and adapted from his own novel, so others couldn't say much...

But if he were to film a new movie, the entire film industry would definitely be watching!

If he ended up filming an ordinary commercial movie just to make money and cater to the audience's preferences, his brand would be ruined!

"Naoki-san?"

Akina still couldn't help but ask curiously,

"What's wrong? You've been mysterious since this morning? And you're not eating properly?"

"Hmm..." Naoki Nagayama shook his head, "Just suddenly had some inspiration... I was wondering if I should write it into a movie script..."

"Do you have new inspiration?"

Akina was clearly excited. Her husband's flashes of inspiration had become a legend in her eyes! Everyone who learned about them couldn't believe it!

"Hmm...."

Naoki Nagayama chatted a bit about the plot related to "Once a Thief," making Akina's eyes sparkle. After all, in this era, "Kaito Kid" hadn't come out yet, and things like art thieves were very novel.

"When will Naoki-san film it?! I really want to see it!"

Akina asked directly after listening...

"Uh....."

Naoki Nagayama was stunned. He had been struggling and debating whether to film it, but now seeing Akina's sparkling eyes...

"Probably have to wait until the second half of the year...."

"Eh~~~"

"Let's just make it a year-end holiday film... it happens to be a comedy!"

Decided. His wife wants to see it, so who cares what people outside say!

Tokyo entered the season of cherry blossoms.

The full-bloomed trees occasionally seen on the road were pleasing to the eye, and cherry blossom viewing spots like Ueno Park and the Imperial Garden were even more beautiful with falling petals...

Every year at this time, the whole city seemed to be immersed in an atmosphere of love, and TV stations were no exception.

The "Yoru Hit" studio at Fuji TV had been decorated with a moving pink cherry blossom season theme, and the planning of the entire program was also strongly related to the season.

"It's that time of year for the cherry blossom season again~"

Host Mari Yoshimura said with emotion,

"It makes people think of their youth~"

The male host next to her also echoed:

"Yes, I've heard the song 'Sakura Sakura I Want to See You' again~"

"Then for today's opening, let's start with Yoshie Kashiwabara~"

As the original singer, Yoshie Kashiwabara probably didn't expect that she would become popular again every year because of this song... one could even say her idol career would remain evergreen because of this song.

After all, Naoki Nagayama had just stepped into the entertainment industry at that time. Not only him, but other agencies and record companies didn't have enough understanding of the songs he wrote, which was why Yoshie Kashiwabara was able to pick up a big bargain.

Like "Snow Flower," which would become popular again every year, Naoki Nagayama gave it to his lover, Akina Nakamori.

"Sakura Sakura I want to see you...."

Yoshie Kashiwabara walked onto the stage amidst applause and sang the light and familiar melody....

Outside the studio, Tai Sugiura was chatting with Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi....

Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi sighed:

"Naoki-san became a shareholder of Fuji TV without a sound. Should we call him boss from now on!"

Tai Sugiura shook his head:

"Let's still call him Naoki-san....."

"But come to think of it, Naoki-san hasn't been to the TV station for a long time...."

"He's filming 'Tokyo Love Story'~" Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi said, "It should be airing soon. I've already heard 'Sudden Love' many times...."

"Hmm, it really is a good song."

"I heard Kanako Higuchi has a role in the new TV series again....."

"Could it be rekindling an old flame?"

People in the office chatting about gossip never end. As they chatted, they talked about Naoki Nagayama's lace news again.

"Sigh..... I feel like after Naoki Nagayama, Akina Nakamori, and Seiko Matsuda, the entire entertainment industry has become much more boring...."

"Haven't Yukiko Okada and Shizuka Kudo stepped up?"

Tai Sugiura said,

"They have a lot of news too! Lace news with Masahiko Kondo, Shonentai, and the like...."

"But I always feel they don't have Naoki-san's heat...."

No way, back in the day, Naoki Nagayama's news headlines were truly the ceiling of heat, especially when he officially announced his relationship with Akina Nakamori; the headlines of the entire entertainment industry were reporting it.

Seiko Matsuda was actually a bit special because after getting married last year, everyone thought she would retire, but the entire entertainment industry still popped up with her news from time to time.

For example, photos of her honeymoon in Hawaii, interviews with magazines after returning, and being photographed attending parties from time to time...... Unlike Akina Nakamori, who almost really retired after getting married, even photos of her were rarely taken.

And more importantly, at the beginning of this year, news of Seiko Matsuda's pregnancy also broke out......

Everyone was saying that Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori really have to compete for everything. You got married earlier than me, so I have to have a baby earlier than you~

Of course, these were all speculations by the media; Akina Nakamori didn't have this thought at all~

In fact, upon learning the news of Seiko Matsuda's pregnancy, Akina Nakamori was happy for quite a long time.

"As for Seiko-san." Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi said, "It seems she still has thoughts of making a comeback this year."

"Eh? According to the due date, isn't it at the end of the year?"

"Hmm, hyping up the heat~" Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi continued, "Didn't the Sunny Agency lose Yukiko Okada? The agency has no successors..... so....."

This year, the agency originally planned to let Yukiko Okada replace Seiko Matsuda's vacancy, but didn't expect to be intercepted by Burning Productions.....

Unlike Momoe Yamaguchi, Seiko Matsuda never had the thought of completely retiring, so her relationship with the agency was still very good. Seeing that Seiko Matsuda's popularity and heat were still very high, the agency arranged a comeback plan.

At least by relying on the pregnancy, she could attract a large wave of attention.

While the two were chatting, Yasushi Akimoto walked over:

"Tai-san, Nishi Rumi-san....."

"Akimoto-san...."

The two looked at the chubby Yasushi Akimoto, their eyes a bit complex, because today was Yasushi Akimoto's last day at Fuji TV...... Yasushi Akimoto, he..... jumped ship!

As the original backbone of the first production team, the few of them collaborated on quite a few variety shows. "Twilight Nyan Nyan" even caused a sensation in the entire entertainment industry..... The subsequent "Love Journey" and other love variety shows were even more distinctive, and the ratings were quite good.

But didn't expect that starting last year, Yasushi Akimoto began to seek to become an independent program producer.....

Failing at Fuji TV, he began to surrender to the embrace of the old boss, TBS....

"What are you chatting about?"

Yasushi Akimoto had a smile on his face.

"Chatting about the news of Seiko Matsuda's pregnancy...."

Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi also responded with a smile. Although they were no longer at the same TV station, the Japanese entertainment industry wasn't big, so they were still in the same circle, and there would be opportunities for cooperation in the future.

"Ah..... Seiko-san....." Yasushi Akimoto smacked his lips, knowing that this news must have had a pusher, "Truly an ambitious woman!"

"......"

The two had strange eyes...... because Yasushi Akimoto was the ambitious guy.

"Well~" Yasushi Akimoto changed the subject and reached out his hand, "Tai-san, I'm going to TBS, let's cooperate again if there's a chance in the future!"

Tai Sugiura didn't keep people at a distance either, reached out and shook his hand, then was quite curious:

"Akimoto-san, when will that variety show you planned start broadcasting?"

"The framework is already set up, and we are preparing to start recording!" Yasushi Akimoto said, "We invited Sanma Akashiya as the host, Yoshimoto Kogyo will also match a few comedy veterans, and other idols in the industry will be guests..... For the first episode, the hottest male and female idols currently have been invited."

Everyone knows that for such comedy variety shows, besides the backbone, what's important is exposure and popularity, so the top idols in the industry are indispensable.

Next, Yasushi Akimoto also wanted to divide them into resident guests and guest guests according to the heat of the guests. If this variety show becomes a national hit, maybe it will become a benchmark program that the entire entertainment industry wants to be on, just like "Music Station"!

"Besides the 'Of Course' game, what other segments are there?"

Tai Sugiura asked curiously.

"Haha, that hits the nail on the head!"

Yasushi Akimoto's face began to look proud. He had put his heart and soul into the planning of the program,

"We plan to screen based on the popular topics in the entertainment industry and plan different activities every week. For the first few episodes, we temporarily have guessing lyrics, drawing on backs to pass words, singing karaoke under any circumstances, lying under the most advanced lie detector, etc. competitive games...."

Some of these games are played by ordinary people during leisure time, and some are planned separately combined with current popular topics. The games themselves might not look outrageous, but it's very interesting to watch the guests play them with scheming....

Especially when they are punished!

"When they are punished, I will make those guests regret it.... Hehehehe~"

At this moment, Yasushi Akimoto was like a big villain behind the scenes~

But at this time, Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi suddenly interrupted:

"Then, surely you want those under the Tree Friend banner, Shizuka Kudo, Chikako Aoyama, and the others?"

"Of course, but initially there's only one Shizuka Kudo..... relatively lively....."

"Hmm..." Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi's voice suddenly became smaller, "Tree Friend side, still not cooperating with 'that guy'?"

"......"

Hearing this, Tai Sugiura and Yasushi Akimoto looked at each other, and then Yasushi Akimoto nodded:

"Yes, the idols under the Tree Friend banner still don't cooperate with that person..... It has become a matter known to everyone in the entertainment industry!"

"Naoki-san is actually a bit petty too~"

"Yes, don't offend him!"

The "Music Station" planned by Naoki Nagayama does not allow anyone from Johnny's to go on stage; this is no longer a secret.

Many people also found the conflict between Naoki Nagayama and that guy. Everyone knew it, and they all thought it was because Kondo snatched Naoki Nagayama's advertisement when he first debuted...... and then they became enemies later.

And although Naoki Nagayama didn't issue an order within Tree Friend not to share the stage with that guy, the subordinates followed the superior's example, and no one else dared to go against the big boss.

Gradually, a "hidden rule" was formed where idols under Tree Friend would not share the stage with Masahiko Kondo......

In the form of more and more idols under Tree Friend becoming more and more popular, this phenomenon of choosing one of two made Kondo's exposure less and less, and he had already fallen out of the level of a first-line idol, and was about to be unable to even keep his second-line status.

Although Mary from Johnny's Agency wanted to protest, Tree Friend didn't conflict with Johnny's Agency itself after all. Naoki Nagayama's relationship with Shonentai and Masahiko Tahara was quite good, so there was nothing to be done about personal grudges.

After all, Kondo was just a commodity and a toy, not worth conflicting with the already flourishing Tree Friend for him.

Yasushi Akimoto didn't chat too much in this regard, but instead said to Tai Sugiura and Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi:

"Come to think of it, when I see Naoki-san next time, I have to have a drink with him. We haven't gathered together for a long time."

Tai Sugiura nodded:

"Naoki-san should be coming to communicate the broadcast matters of 'Tokyo Love Story' recently. I will inform him then...."

"Ha, 'Tokyo Love Story'!"

Yasushi Akimoto laughed. He had finished reading the novel long ago,

"Really looking forward to what it looks like when filmed!"

"Naoki-san's works will never disappoint!"

"That's also true!"