Chapter 1034

When he woke up in the morning, Naoki Nagayama looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes...

"Naoki-san?"

Akina, with her rosy face, looked at him with great surprise, thinking to herself that she hadn't pressured him last night, had she? After three months of pregnancy, they basically slept without intimacy!

"What's wrong? Are you sick?"

"I had a nightmare..."

Naoki Nagayama was helpless. When they were chatting last night, he had associated things with *Jurassic Park*, and he hadn't expected to be chased by a group of dinosaurs in his dreams all night!

And after waking up early, he remembered the movie scenes from *Jurassic Park*...

Whenever he recalled past memories, if they were hoarded in his mind without being relieved in time, he would dream about them at night!

"A nightmare?" Akina continued to ask. "What kind of nightmare?"

"Being chased by dinosaurs..."

"Naoki-san..." Akina's eyes slanted. "You can't discriminate against women!"

"???" Naoki Nagayama was stunned, then he remembered the modern meaning of "dinosaur" he had once popularized, and hurriedly shook his head. "It's the literal meaning of dinosaur! The kind we talked about cloning last night!"

"Oh? Then how could Naoki-san be chased by dinosaurs?"

"That's a long story... Speaking of which, I just bought an island..."

As the two went downstairs chatting about last night's dream, Akina soon discovered that her husband seemed to be making up a story; he had actually started to supplement the social background, increase the scope of influence, and then began to highlight the character settings...

"Naoki-san... are you making up a story for me to listen to?"

"......." Naoki Nagayama sighed. "I suppose so..."

After arriving at the dining room, Mrs. Mari Nonaka had already prepared breakfast and began setting the table after hearing them come downstairs... Speaking of true service, professional Japanese nannies and domestic workers were truly thoughtful and meticulous, making one almost unable to live without them.

"Naoki-san, Akina-chan... breakfast is ready..."

When Mari Nonaka served the last of the rice, she saw the master of the house looking exhausted with dark circles under his eyes, while the mistress on the other side was glowing, and she subconsciously thought of other things.

Thinking again that Akina was already more than 8 months pregnant, she wanted to open her mouth to advise them, but didn't know how to start for a moment...

"Naoki-san, you..."

Naoki Nagayama saw Mari Nonaka's expression and thought she was concerned about his complexion, so he explained slightly:

"I had a nightmare last night and didn't sleep well... I get like this sometimes..."

"That's good..." Mari Nonaka subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

"Eh?" "Hmm?" "Woof?" Three pairs of eyes looked at Mari Nonaka.

"Ah..." Mrs. Mari Nonaka reacted immediately and hurriedly explained, "I thought Naoki-san was sick... so it was just a dream... then it's nothing major..."

"......"

He always felt that this nanny was saying one thing while thinking another... but Naoki Nagayama couldn't say much, so he ate breakfast with Akina.

The morning newspaper had already been delivered, and Naoki Nagayama was browsing while eating when he suddenly saw a piece of information:

"Eh? Akina, look..."

He pointed to a piece of news in the entertainment section and said to Akina:

"Seiko Matsuda is releasing a new album!"

Akina also looked over in surprise, only to see the headline of the report was "Seiko Matsuda, brand new album *Supreme*, premiering in June!"

This report was clearly a press release, explaining that Seiko Matsuda had taken time out during her pregnancy to record songs, and after careful production by the record company, it would go on sale starting June 1st. However, due to her pregnancy, Seiko Matsuda would not attend the launch event, nor would she promote the songs on programs, and so on...

"Seiko-chan can actually release an album while pregnant?!"

Akina was also shocked by her senior's hard work. It was completely unnecessary at this time; this was too competitive, how were juniors supposed to get ahead?!

"As expected, Seiko-san's career ambition is very impressive!"

Naoki Nagayama understood Seiko Matsuda's choice very well. Having retired for a whole year after marriage, if she wanted to maintain her popularity, relying on a few interviews and street snaps wouldn't work.

The sales of an album, even if the figures weren't that outstanding, would keep her presence in the entertainment industry.

Just like other music programs, when introducing the popular Checkers band, Yukiko Okada, or Shizuka Kudo, they wouldn't forget to mention Seiko Matsuda, ensuring she wouldn't be forgotten by fans.

"Naoki-san..." Akina looked at her husband, eager to try. "Do you think I should go record an album too?"

Although she had said in interviews that she didn't consider Seiko Matsuda a rival, in reality, the two were clearly the biggest competitors in the idol world!

"Are you talking about *Passion*?" Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina and shook his head. "Seiko-san's songs are all sweet songs with a soft style, so they aren't strenuous to sing."

"And Akina's songs all have a strong sense of rhythm and are all mid-to-low range... they require the use of the abdomen..."

"Especially *Passion*, it's too strenuous when singing it..."

She was already 8 months along; what if she exerted too much force and caused the baby to arrive in this world early?!

"Oh..." Akina wasn't discouraged, touching her belly. "Then let's wait a few months and talk about it! By then, I'll take the baby with me to the recording studio!"

As she spoke, she laughed: "Haha~ soaked in music from a young age... in the future, she'll be a singer just like Mom!"

Planning the baby's future already?

Regarding this point, Naoki Nagayama couldn't miss out:

"Just be a carefree rich person!"

"That's not a profession..."

"My daughter doesn't need to work!" Naoki Nagayama was full of confidence. "Her dad has already earned enough money to spend for a lifetime!"

"......"

After walking the dog in the morning, Naoki Nagayama came to the study and sat at the desk, feeling a bit conflicted.

"*Jurassic Park*..."

He had remembered the movie; the image of the Tyrannosaurus Rex was vivid, terrifying, and domineering, but the problem was that the current special effects level couldn't produce it! Many shots required computer-generated effects!

"I'll write the script anyway..." Naoki Nagayama's hand reached for the computer keyboard, then he paused. "Speaking of which, should I build the newly bought island directly into a theme park? Everything is very suitable... let's just call it Jurassic Park..."

"The *Jurassic Park* movie only adapted one-tenth of the original novel! And then the movie sold like crazy..."

Thinking of this, Naoki Nagayama's hand stopped, and an idea appeared in his mind.

"How about I write the original novel directly?!"

With a rough plot in mind, it wasn't difficult to reverse-engineer the original novel from the script, not to mention that Naoki Nagayama could search for memory fragments in his subconscious through keywords.

He could remember watching the *Jurassic Park* movie; the movie was excellent, so he must have searched for the original novel online after watching it. Even if he didn't have the whole book, he had gained a few words and phrases here and there.

Combined with the level of the several novels he had written, there was no problem in recreating a science fiction novel.

"It's just..."

Naoki Nagayama was considering the problems he might encounter when publishing in the future.

"From a novelist who writes about love, suddenly changing tracks to science fiction... isn't that a bit abrupt?!"

After thinking for a while without any results, Naoki Nagayama decided to abandon the consequences; everything would wait until he wrote it!

So, starting from the morning, Naoki Nagayama sank into focused creation!

His eyes were focused, his ears ignored matters outside the window, and his hands typed on the keyboard at high speed, as if he were playing some percussion instrument~

During this time, Akina came to the study door several times, saw Naoki Nagayama had fallen into a mode of serious writing, and left quietly, taking Eitaro downstairs along the way.

After arriving in the living room, she instructed the two little ones:

"Dad Naoki is working seriously, you can't go and disturb him, you know?!"

"Woof! (Okay)" "Meow? (Me?)"

Mrs. Mari Nonaka cut fresh fruit and brought it over. Hearing Akina's lecture to Eitaro and Meitaro, she was a bit curious:

"Akina-chan... is Naoki-san working at home today?"

As far as she could see, generally when Naoki Nagayama was at home, he was either playing with the cat and dog or drinking tea and reading books, enjoying his time leisurely~

She hadn't seen him working hard much...

"Yes... Mari-san, don't go to the study to disturb him either..."

Akina instructed.

"Mari-san hasn't been at Shanyingyuan for long, so you haven't seen Naoki-san's creative process..."

"Naoki-san is a genius!!!"

When saying this, Akina's expression was very serious, as if she were stating some truth.

"Sometimes when he gets inspiration, he can write popular songs in a few minutes, or write an excellent movie script in a few days, and there's a rarer situation where he writes an amazing novel in a week or two!"

"The current Naoki-san is in this state!"

"So Mari-san, don't disturb him!"

"Uh..."

Mari Nonaka listened to Akina's words and wanted to laugh a little, but looking at Akina's solemn expression and tone, she knew she wasn't just saying it casually, so she nodded immediately.

"Hi, I understand..."

Akina then relaxed again and picked up the fruit to eat.

Mari Nonaka originally wanted to return to her room to rest, but suddenly remembered something:

"But Akina-chan, if Naoki-san stays in the study all the time, won't he eat or drink? That won't do, right?"

"Daijobu, Naoki-san will come out himself when he's hungry..."

Akina had an experienced look.

"He will also sleep well at night... it's just... how should I put it, it feels a bit like he's drunk, his reactions are a bit slow... so you can't ask too many questions..."

Actually, Naoki Nagayama's mind was full of memory fragments, so his reactions appeared a bit slow, with a dazed feeling. But communication was still normal~

"Hi..."

Mari Nonaka left, half-doubting. She hadn't expected this family to have such strange aspects.

However, I'm just an employee; I'll just do whatever the mistress says!

Half of Showa 61 had passed, and the entertainment industry's music awards were about to select the semi-annual grand prize.

Missing two top generals standing at the peak, Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori, the entertainment industry was not lonely at all.

Not to mention the second-tier veteran idols like Yoshie Kashiwabara, Naoko Kawai, Kyoko Koizumi, and Junko Ito, the subsequent Shizuka Kudo and Yukiko Okada were also fierce, all competing for the vacancy at the top of the idol tower.

And Miho Nakayama and Yoko Minamino had also started their debuts~

However, so far, no one had been able to show unparalleled dominance; even Shizuka Kudo and Yukiko Okada, hailed as successors, still existed in the shadows of the two.

In addition, on the male singer side, besides Toshihiko Tahara, Shonentai, and Anzen Chitai, the Checkers band was at its peak, hailed as the number one group.

Also, on the music track, there was Teresa Teng from a foreign land; "Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase (I Only Care About You)" was very popular and was also a hot favorite for the champion of the first half of the "Japan Cable Awards."

"Seiko Matsuda... is she trying to remind everyone that she's still popular with this album?"

The jury of the Japan Cable Awards had naturally received the *Supreme* album record in advance, but after listening to it, they found it didn't have much novelty—typical Seiko-style songs.

"It can't compare to 'Toki no Nagare ni Mi wo Makase' at all..."

"Toshihiko Tahara's 'Hard ni Yasashiku/Yuujou no Monogatari' is also average; it's all fixed fans paying the bill..."

"She was just photographed a few days ago... I wonder if Akina Nakamori will release a single too..."

"It would be a pity if she retired from now on like Momoe Yamaguchi!"

Similar words appeared from time to time in the mouths of the judges, and everyone was evaluating the famous songs of the first half of this year until, finally, a judge took out a record:

"I think there is no objection to the champion single for the first half of this year!"

Other judges looked at the name of the record and couldn't help but nod:

"Yes... no objection..."

"No song can be more popular than this one!"

"It might be the champion at the end of the year too..."

The name on the record clearly read *Sudden Love*!

This song became a hit because of *Tokyo Love Story*, or rather, this song drove the popularity of *Tokyo Love Story*. In any case, this TV drama theme song was known to everyone in Japan in the first half of the year.

Even children in kindergarten could sing a few lines...

"This singer, Kazumasa Oda..." some judges were a bit jealous. "Because of this song, it will be passed down forever!"

Singers will eventually go out of style, disappear, or even die, but a classic song that can be passed down for a hundred years can make listeners remember it forever... At the same time, this song is also remembered.

"Every April or May in the future, when people in Tokyo want to fall in love, this song will ring in their ears!"

"Haha, that's true~"

Just like that, although it would be about a month before the results were announced, the Gold Prize of the Japan Cable Awards was basically determined!

As Kazumasa Oda's agency, the Tree Friend Group hadn't even started to exert effort to win this award...

And on the Tree Friend side, the film team was shooting *Tiger of Ginza*, Shuichi Ido was leading the animation studio, and Otomo Yoshimura was busy preparing for the Tokyo International Film Festival.

Under the coordination of Otomo Yoshimura, people from Fuji TV, TBS, TV Tokyo, TV Asahi, and NTV gathered together in a high-end restaurant to discuss the broadcasting matters of the Tokyo International Film Festival.

The broadcasting rights had already been authorized to Fuji TV, and other commercial TV stations had no choice but to exchange various resources to get the broadcasting authorization from Fuji TV...

However, everyone had a consensus: this time, they couldn't let NHK get a free ride!

Last time, they only provided the NHK Hall as a venue, and it actually exchanged for broadcasting rights; this kind of thing was absolutely not allowed!

"Yoshimura-san, why hasn't Naoki-san appeared? Is he engaged in some secret activity?"

During the chat time after the meeting, Fuji TV President Masayoshi Miyauchi asked about Naoki Nagayama's movements, and other presidents or department heads also discussed it.

"Is he shooting a movie? That *Tiger of Ginza*?" "Does he have other business?"

"He was caught shopping with his wife before, could he be at home accompanying his wife?! Hahaha~"

"......"

Otomo Yoshimura looked at the guy who gave the correct answer; it was TBS President Kotaro Ogata... but this reason couldn't be said in public. Otomo Yoshimura pulled out a random reason:

"As for Naoki-san, he recently went to inspect an island and is going to buy it..."

"Oh?" "Buying an island for what?" "For vacation?" "......"

"Haha, I don't know either; Naoki-san is very tight-lipped..." Otomo Yoshimura avoided the question and raised his glass to toast. "Perhaps he will give us a surprise then!"

"Haha, that's true..."

"Naoki-san is always full of surprises..."

The atmosphere in the restaurant's private room became increasingly enthusiastic. A group of TV station executives in their forties and fifties gathered together, and the center of the topic was actually a young man in his twenties; this was something that could only happen in recent years.

Otomo Yoshimura drank a glass of wine, full of emotion...

That he could sit with these big shots was also something that only happened after Naoki-san's rise.