Chapter 1066

Living in Tokyo, cousin Nagayama Feng sometimes has dinner with Naoki Nagayama, but today, he brought his wife, Nagayama Kokai, to visit at Sanyingyuan.

Nagayama Kokai has also reached the middle-to-late stage of pregnancy, and there are many things she can talk about with Akina; the two sat next to the crib and whispered to each other.

And as men, Naoki Nagayama and Nagayama Feng could only pet the dogs under the shade of the eaves...

"Smoke?" Nagayama Feng took out a cigarette case from his chest; having been involved in the yakuza since he was a child, he was a heavy smoker, "Foreign brand, Marlboro!"

This slightly proud tone gave Naoki Nagayama, who was listening from the side, a sense of déjà vu like "Brand, Baleno!"

"...... No thanks, I don't smoke....."

In this era, men smoking is a normal necessity; TV dramas and movies are full of such scenes, and there is a strange trend that "men who smoke are the coolest."

Naoki Nagayama smoked in his previous life to relieve stress, but his body in this life has no nicotine addiction, so for the sake of health, longevity, and enjoying life, he quit directly... and along with him, Akina, who would have learned to smoke, has never touched a cigarette either.

"You kid..."

Nagayama Feng was about to light it himself, but Naoki Nagayama spoke up silently at this moment:

"Xia Hua will cry if she smells smoke..."

"....."

Since he said that, what else could he do? Nagayama Feng put the cigarette back in frustration.

"Naoki... your daughter-slave tendencies are too severe~"

"When your daughter is born, you'll be like this too~" Naoki Nagayama replied, "Maybe you'll even quit smoking just to hold your daughter!"

The gender of Nagayama Feng's child is naturally already known; it's also a daughter...

"How is that possible!"

Nagayama Feng, as a former yakuza boss, doesn't think he will become that kind of daughter-slave.

"Hahaha~"

Don't you know, the more manly a man is, the more he dotes on his daughter~

After petting the dogs and bickering for a long time, they finally started talking about the transformation of the Nagayama Group recently...

"Things back home are going very smoothly... the old house has closed its doors to guests now, and the direct subordinates have basically been arranged..."

Nagayama Feng talked about the situation there, and then looked a bit troubled,

"Father has also recovered enough... but how to arrange Father now is very troublesome..."

Uncle Nagayama Xiong-yuan, huh... falling from his original position as a yakuza boss, he definitely isn't adapting well.

And he definitely can't bring himself to rely on his own son's KTV...

Actually, Nagayama Feng isn't very willing either; otherwise, who would be the boss of the KTV in the future, and who would have the final say? He's been the boss for several years already; does he need another supreme ruler over his head?

"Then what does Uncle think himself?" Naoki Nagayama asked.

"Father doesn't have any thoughts for the time being; he just gathers with the brothers and occasionally has a drink..." Nagayama Feng said, "But I can tell that Father is very bored and irritable! It's like a headless fly..."

It's like that; it's like being unemployed in middle age. Even if you have family savings to support you for a while, that feeling of having nothing to do and no longer being the pillar of the family is what's most unbearable.

"How about letting Uncle manage the Heilongtang?" Naoki Nagayama suggested.

After all, it's an industry, and it also has the goal of transforming the Nagayama Group.

"Haha, Father making milk tea?!" Nagayama Feng laughed and kept shaking his head, "If I go tell him that, I might be turned into milk tea..."

"....."

How to settle my father who refuses to admit he's old?

Sigh, it's really hard~

The son is strong, but the father hasn't faded... This kind of father-son relationship is the most complex interpersonal relationship in Eastern culture.

With Li Yuan, Li Shimin, and Li Chengqian of a certain Eastern country as examples, and the Hojo Tokimasa and his son Hojo Yoshitoki of Neon as references... Fortunately, Nagayama Feng is a modern person, otherwise, he would definitely feel a chill down his spine!

"What does Grandfather say?" Naoki Nagayama let go of Eitaro and turned to pet the passing Miaotaro, "Does he have any thoughts?"

"Grandfather..." Nagayama Feng sighed, "Since he got sick last time, it was hard for him to get better, but his body is getting weaker and weaker... he's lost a lot of weight, and he's even a bit afraid of the cold in the hot weather..."

"This..." It looks like his fundamental vitality has been damaged. In this situation, he really can't exert himself anymore. "Then let's think of a way for Uncle~"

"Hmm..."

By the way, what do bosses usually do after they go straight?

In Hong Kong's "A Better Tomorrow", it seems they open car washes or factories. In Neon, it seems they open bars or restaurants more often, and some do construction... In short, they are basically labor-intensive industries that rely on manpower.

Of course, there are those who lean toward gambling, drugs, and prostitution... But the Nagayama family is currently developing toward washing their hands of it; it's impossible to go backward.

"How about? Building materials?"

Naoki Nagayama proposed an idea,

"Didn't we say before that we wanted to allocate some forest assets? I purchased a lot of forest land in Shizuoka and other areas, and no one is managing it. Feng-dage, you should have bought quite a bit too, right?"

"I do have some..."

Nagayama Feng is quite good at listening to advice. Although his subordinates all suggested investing the profits from the KTV into opening new branches, he listened to what Naoki Nagayama said and bought a lot of forest rights near his hometown.

"If you want to do low-end, you can open a logging company and specialize in selling whole timber. If you want to process it further, you can also open a furniture factory or something..."

Anyway, in Neon, even in big cities made of reinforced concrete, wood is one of the essential materials when building new houses.

"Seems like there's really no problem with that..."

Nagayama Feng nodded. The forest land he has under his hand is already quite a lot, and adding Naoki's side, it's enough to open a wood processing plant.

"Then when I go back, I'll mention it to Father..."

It just so happens that Naoki Nagayama bought so many forest rights, and there is no one of their own in the Forest Association... If Uncle does it, he can just occupy a good position in the Nagayama family's future territory.

With one knot untied, Nagayama Feng also relaxed a lot. He stood up, petted Eitaro's dog head, and then ran into the living room to see his little niece.

And Nagayama Akina and Nagayama Kokai, who had been chatting, seemed to have talked about some news related to Naoki Nagayama:

"Naoki-san, the island in the Seto Inland Sea is going to be built into a theme park, right?"

"Hai, it's called Jurassic Park... just like the new novel." Naoki Nagayama laughed, "What's wrong?"

Akina said with a smile:

"Kokai-chan learned about the design situation from Honma-san and was just telling me about it..."

"Oh, how is the design progress?"

"It's not that fast. For now, only the basic block division and main roads have been drawn; the main buildings haven't even started to be drawn yet." Nagayama Kokai said, "But by the end of the month, there should be a first draft."

"Hmm, Honma-san also told me that..."

At this time, Akina interrupted:

"Naoki-san, this park should take about five years to build successfully, right?"

"It should take that long to open." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "But before that, I also want to film the 'Jurassic Park' movie in the park, so there will be main buildings by next year..."

"By that time, Hua-chan will be five years old..." Akina leaned close to Naoki Nagayama with a giggle, "Naoki-san, build a Ferris wheel; Hua-chan can go play then! And a roller coaster! Hua-chan really wants to play too!"

"......."

Naoki Nagayama was speechless; a Ferris wheel is fine, but a roller coaster too?!

"Is this Hua-chan wanting to play or Akina wanting to play?!"

"Hehehe~ what's the difference?" Akina said righteously, "Naturally, Mama will take Hua-chan to play together!"

"....."

Nagayama Feng, who was listening from the side, couldn't help but laugh; laughter kept coming from Sanyingyuan.

On Friday night, everyone is at their most relaxed.

Because the next two days are holidays, some people want to go to bars to be dashing, some want to sing all night, some want to go on dates... and some people, after working hard for a week, just want to go home and watch TV and rest in total relaxation~

Actually, the last option is the choice of most working people.

Although Neon's economy is taking off now and the whole society is immersed in a jubilant and extravagant atmosphere, seemingly either traveling or consuming, this is the state of executives, high-level white-collar workers, and young people; it has nothing to do with grassroots workers.

Most ordinary people still have to go to work every day, work hard overtime, and please their superiors... At most, the annual bonus is a bit more, family life is a bit more affluent, and they can drink one more can of beer every night.

"Today's news is over, thank you for watching..."

After the beautiful news anchor on the screen finished her final thank-you, the news on Nippon Television ended, and Fukuyama Masaharu, who lived alone, lay half-reclined on the tatami.

Even though he was only 18 years old, he looked like a decadent middle-aged man.

After graduating from Nagasaki High School, he entered the corresponding power company to become a worker. He originally wanted to be a singer... He had only been working for four months, but it felt like a lifetime had passed.......

He took another sip of beer, shook the empty can, and threw it casually toward the trash can in the corner... it actually went straight in!

"SLAMDUNK!"

Fukuyama Masaharu stood up in a good mood, took another can of beer from the refrigerator, and incidentally picked up the remote control:

"What other programs are there to watch now... On Friday, it seems Asahi TV's 'Music Station' is about to air~"

Just at this moment, the apartment phone rang, and he had no choice but to put down the remote control to answer the phone.

"Morimoto! Come out for a drink! The section chief is here too..."

A colleague greeted him on the phone,

"Don't be like an old man... nightlife has just begun!"

"Ah... sumimasen, I have a cold today, I can't drink..."

Fukuyama Masaharu lied without hesitation. It would be one thing if it were any other time, but on a Friday night, he didn't want to go drinking with colleagues; saying it's drinking is actually just kissing the section chief's ass together...

Speaking of which, one of the benefits of economic development is that young people have more choices and don't have to wrong themselves as much.

"Alright... then you must come next time! We're going to Roppongi to be dashing!"

"Hai, definitely next time!"

Returning to the TV, he was just about to pick up the remote control to change the channel when he discovered that Nippon Television was airing a new program!

Looking at the logo circling in the center of the screen, the golden microphone was very conspicuous:

"'Voice of Neon'?"

"Seems like the talent show that recruited contestants before? The one with no gender or age limit?"

Fukuyama Masaharu became interested. Talent shows these days are almost all female idol talent shows, and male idols are almost monopolized by Johnny's.

"With such a big momentum before, I have to see exactly how it is!"

Fukuyama Masaharu sat cross-legged on the tatami, staring at the picture on the screen.

I saw that at the beginning of "Voice of Neon", the joint opening show of the four mentors, Sawada Kenji, Yoshida Takuro, Nakajima Miyuki, and Saijo Hideki, four different styles of "YMCA" gave people a great shock.

"Hahaha, rock, folk, enka, pop... the four major schools are gathered together!"

Fukuyama Masaharu became even more curious and wanted to know what other surprises the program would give people later...

And "Voice of Neon" really didn't let him down. I saw that the contestants inside were all judged purely by their singing voices without the mentors seeing them...

When the mentor pressed the button and the chair turned around, it was as surprising as winning a big prize!

The singer on the stage, the friends and family off the stage, all jumped up in excitement!

"This is really interesting!" Fukuyama Masaharu watched the program intently, "So this is how they pass?"

Seeing contestant number 5, Kamachi Sachiko, being fought over by all four mentors when she was singing on stage, Fukuyama Masaharu even laughed...

"It actually turned into the contestant choosing the mentor?!"

You have to know that in the current entertainment industry, the culture of seniors and juniors is also very obvious; newcomers must maintain humility in front of seniors with deep qualifications... How could there be a junior choosing a senior?

"Hahaha, 22 concerts! Saijo Hideki-san is actually so excellent!"

"Who should I choose? If it were me, I would definitely choose Sawada Kenji!"

At least in Fukuyama Masaharu's heart, Sawada Kenji is a rock superstar, and following him is definitely the best choice!

But what he didn't expect was that Kamachi Sachiko actually chose Nakajima Miyuki...

"Is it because they are both women?"

Fukuyama Masaharu shook his head and continued watching...

The first episode of "Voice of Neon" didn't finish selecting all the contestants; it was probably only about half.

However, this talent variety show has already shown the potential to be a hit... Just the first episode might be able to trigger audience discussion and create buzzwords... like "Saijo Twenty-two" or something!

Presumably, Saijo Hideki's exposure will also greatly increase!

With the broadcast of "Voice of Neon", the phone lines in the working area of the Shuyou Building began to ring continuously, and the operators who had been ready for a long time began the work of recording audience feedback:

"Hai, this is the 'Voice of Neon' hotline..."

"Okay, we have recorded your opinion... If it is adopted, we will contact you and send you a gift..."

"Registration for the next season? The time is not yet decided, it is expected to be next year..."

"Eh? You want the contact information for contestant number 5, Kamachi Sachiko? Sumimasen, sir, this is not a marriage agency... We don't have the contestants' personal numbers either..."

"Okay, okay..." "There is no off-site voting function for the time being..." "You want to sponsor? Good, I'll transfer you to my colleague in investment promotion immediately!" "......"

All kinds of calls came in, and as soon as the staff put down the phone, it would ring again...

Fujiwara Ikkyu watched in the hotline area for a while and nodded with satisfaction. The premiere effect of "Voice of Neon" looks very good!

"As expected, blind selection and turning around are very surprising!"

"At a time when talent shows are declining, 'Voice of Neon' looks like it will become the best talent show of the year!"

"The fourth episode has already been recorded; next, we must quickly organize the feedback and adjust the program appropriately... and finish recording the final team battles!"

"......"

"Also, I have to report the good news to Naoki-san tomorrow!"