Chapter 1122: Akina-chan, how did you learn to be bad!!!

The public opinion at the end of the year seemed to be occupied by one person: revelations, statements, lawsuits... even the latest news about other big stars couldn't compare to this "hot topic series."

People were discussing the final direction of the incident, guessing whether there would be any explosive twists or endings.

In short, at this time, no one wanted to see Shuyou and the "Tokyo Sports Newspaper" reconcile!

Let them fight, it would be best if they fought until the world turned upside down!

And just at such a scorching time, a small matter from a long time ago ignited public opinion again.

As a loyal fan of Nakamori Akina, Kosaka Yoshiaki had always bought all the merchandise of his idol, including various magazines, brochures, posters, etc.

After hearing that the cover person of this issue of "Star" was Nakamori Akina, he had always wanted to get his hands on it as a souvenir at the first opportunity!

"It's already four o'clock!"

Kosaka Yoshiaki saw the hands of the clock, and then suppressed his voice and said to his colleague next to him,

"Sakichi-chan, I'm going to the restroom... if the section chief asks, help me cover for me!"

"No problem!" Such a small matter was naturally OK.

In a situation where no one noticed, Kosaka Yoshiaki quickly walked out of the company's gate and headed towards the newsstand not far away... In the evening, "Star" magazine should have already been distributed to every terminal!

"I don't know what the style is this time... but, no matter what kind of Akina-chan it is, she is very cute!"

Harboring such happy thoughts, Kosaka Yoshiaki walked to the front of the newsstand.

On the small stall in front of the newsstand, the current issue of the magazine was laid out flat, stacked one by one, allowing people to see everything at a glance.

So, Kosaka Yoshiaki saw the latest version of "Star" at the first moment, as well as the idol on the cover... and then, he was stunned!

"What is this?! Is this my Akina-chan? What is she wearing? What is she holding in her hand?! Is it a cigarette?"

The cover of this issue of "Star" magazine had a dark background; Nakamori Akina was wearing a suit with raised shoulders, dressed like a sharp professional, holding a cigarette in one hand and an exquisite lighter in the other, wisps of smoke drifting from her mouth...

It looked exactly like an urban woman after a day of work, enjoying a brief relaxation while alone~

"Akina!!! How could you learn to be bad!!!"

Smoking... in today's Japan, it could be said to be a trend; almost everyone in the workplace smoked, otherwise they wouldn't be able to integrate into the collective.

However, it was rare on the cover of a magazine, and it was a woman smoking, and a girl idol who was deeply loved before!

Ever since the latest issue of "Star" magazine was released, all kinds of discussions came one after another; the phone at the agency could be said to have been blown up, and even the fan club had different voices.

Everyone was blaming, why let their own idol reveal such an image; it was simply too much!

Some fans angrily turned into haters, saying things like "This is a betrayal to us," etc... making the staff at the agency unable to speak of their bitterness...

You have to know that Nakamori Akina's current operations were all handled by Akina herself, and even the president couldn't intervene~

After all, she was a shareholder now, had fame, had capital, and Nakamori Akina's talent was also unique~

And in other media, Nakamori Akina's transformation also made the public very surprised, even causing a wide range of discussions.

"Is Nakamori Akina actually this bold?"

"It looks like she wants to get rid of the girl idol positioning!"

"No matter what, it's very rude for a girl to smoke! And Nakamori Akina is still a mother!" "It will have a bad influence on the child!"

"It's also a bad example for other girls in Japan!"

"....."

Some people linked this change with Nagayama Naoki's recent news.

"Akina-chan has such a big change, is it because of Nagayama Naoki's matter?" "Could it be that the marriage really has problems?"

"Is she disappointed with married life?!" "The matter of the illegitimate child is not without reason!"

"Akina, be brave, after leaving Nagayama Naoki, you still have me!"

"....."

More gossipers were even more excited:

"The matter of the Nagayama couple is really getting more and more exciting!"

"This end of the year is really a great drama!"

"Come again, come again! I want to see the entertainment industry explode!"

"......"

Nakamori Akina, who had always been the topic queen, finally returned to the peak at the end of the year!

"Akina, aren't you worried at all?"

The news these past few days was buzzing, making Akina's mother, Nakamori Chieko, unable to hold back, coming from Kiyose to Tokyo to visit her daughter.

"What is there to worry about?" Akina and her mother Chieko were playing with little Xia Hua, "Didn't we talk about Naoki-san's matter? He went to visit his cousin's couple who gave birth to a baby... I know everything clearly."

"Then why don't you explain and clarify... and the latest magazine..."

Nakamori Chieko was afraid that her daughter had really been stimulated by something, otherwise why would the shooting style of the cover photo have changed so much.

"Okasan... that was already shot before Naoki-san's news broke, it's just that it was only printed and released now." Akina explained with a smile, "It's mainly to prepare for the transformation next year... After all, I already have Xia Hua, I can't keep maintaining the girl persona... and compete for the track with juniors like Yukiko..."

"In the future, I want to establish an independent and strong persona, and become a representative of urban women in the field of urban women and avant-garde women..."

Having been with Nagayama Naoki for a long time, terms like persona, track, and what subdivided fields, vertical fields, niche markets, etc., were all a set.

It sounded very high-end and made people confused~

In short, Nakamori Chieko could only nod in a way that seemed to understand, figuring out one meaning, which was that her daughter was going to change her image next year!

"Then about Naoki-san..."

"Ah, issue a statement to explain..." Akina said with a smile, "In short, Naoki-san wants to borrow this wave of heat to promote his new movie... so he won't explain for the time being."

"This... is this okay?"

"Of course, no one understands promotion better than Naoki-san!"

Nakamori Akina had incomparable confidence in her husband.

"By the way, Okasan... look, Xia Hua can crawl now, when will she be able to call me mom?"

Nakamori Chieko only then came back to her senses, looking at little Xia Hua moving around on the carpet, occasionally crawling a step or two, a smile appearing on her face:

"This doesn't count as crawling yet... wait a few more months, she will crawl everywhere, and she won't stop for a moment... and then she will slowly start to make sounds, but to be able to talk, it will take half a year!"

"About a year old?"

"Some will be earlier... Akina, you were 8 months old when you called me mom!"

"Really?"

Akina laughed happily,

"As expected, I am a genius!"

"......." Looking at her silly daughter, Nakamori Chieko shook her head and decided not to expose her.

Next, they chatted for a while about the situation at home; the older brothers and sisters above had already started families and were all busy with their own lives.

Before, they bought a three-story detached office building in Nakano; the coffee shop managed by her useless father was lukewarm, but the flower shop of Nakamori Akiho on the first floor seemed to be starting to look good, and she didn't always think about entering the entertainment industry like her sister.

Originally, in this golden age, as long as one managed it seriously, making money was very easy! And as people became richer and richer, the flower business naturally rose with the tide.

During the time when Akina just exploded in popularity, the family indeed had a trend of bloodsucking Nakamori Akina, but it was directly interrupted by Nagayama Naoki and Akina herself.

The subsidies were given to her mother to distribute, and others in the family couldn't directly receive income from the agency, which prevented them from developing the habit of getting something for nothing.

And now Nakamori Akina was married and had become Nagayama Akina, so she was even more separated from the family, and the influence was even smaller.

"Hiroaki is growing very fast now, running around everywhere every day..." Nakamori Chieko talked about her eldest daughter's child, "Little Ai is relatively quiet..."

"Is Little Ai in kindergarten now?"

"Hmm, just near Kiyose..."

"That's also more reassuring..."

"Akina, when Hua-chan grows up, will she also go to a nearby kindergarten?"

"Hai..." Akina nodded, "Naoki-san has already contacted it, it seems to be an international kindergarten... something like bilingual education from a young age..."

"....."

As expected of rich people! It's so enviable!

Nagayama Naoki at Shuyou didn't know at this time that his mother-in-law had come to Shanying Yuan, but was listening to the reports of employees in the conference room.

As the legal director, Numata Gaodian was full of confidence:

"Naoki-san... regarding this lawsuit, you don't need to worry at all... The facts of this case are clear, the logic is clear, and there is absolutely no problem with the result.

If it weren't for the fact that we are unwilling to reconcile, the opposing lawyer would have directly talked about the amount of compensation during the mediation stage."

"Hmm..." Nagayama Naoki nodded, "Then before Christmas, uh... that is December 19th, will it definitely be possible to announce the verdict in court?"

"Hai, I have already contacted an acquaintance, absolutely no problem!"

"That's good~"

Nagayama Naoki was relieved, then looked at Sugiyama Yoshihiko,

"Sugiyama-san, I hope that on the day of the verdict, we can hold a press conference directly at the entrance of the court!"

"Hai, I will arrange it!" Sugiyama Yoshihiko agreed seriously.

"Good, then let's stop here for this matter!"

Finally, Nagayama Naoki looked at Watanabe Eiichiro on the side:

"Watanabe-kun, can you talk about tomorrow's preview screening!"

"Hai!" Watanabe Eiichiro took out the plan and talked about the preparation situation of the preview screening.

Ever since Nagayama Naoki, whose ideas changed randomly, said he wanted to hold a preview screening again, Watanabe Eiichiro had worked overtime for several days in a row, rushing to prepare the preview screening.

Fortunately, they had held many preview screenings before, otherwise it would definitely have been impossible to complete in such a short time.

"The main background wall of the Bungeiza has been built, relevant posters and materials have been sent to the cinema, and the media have also been notified..."

Watanabe Eiichiro reported the offline preparation situation, and then took out a rolled-up poster:

"Most importantly, the 'gimmick' that Naoki-san mentioned has also been prepared!"

"Ah... is it ready?"

Nagayama Naoki pulled the poster open to see, and the title on it clearly wrote "'Ghost' Pre-sale Explanation"!

The movie pre-sale system is a breakthrough system in the film industry. Pre-sale box office is a very important judgment basis for distributors and cinemas, but early movie tickets were generally sold on-site or booked by phone, and the pre-sale system could only be implemented decades later due to technical reasons.

This time, the "Pre-sale Explanation" for "Ghost" was naturally not a perfect movie pre-sale system, but just a "gimmick" created by Nagayama Naoki for future movie promotion!

Itou Shuichi leaned over to watch for a while, and couldn't help but say:

"Naoki-san, do you really want to play this big?"

"Of course!"

Nagayama Naoki looked at the pre-sale explanation with satisfaction, which stated clearly.

Between the preview screening and the official release on Christmas, the audience could book tickets for "Ghost" in advance at Shuyou's cinemas with a certain discount. If Nagayama Naoki lost the lawsuit, then...

"If it is proven that it is my fault, then the pre-sold movie tickets will be paid for by me!"

With the continuous development of Shuyou Film, its tentacles had reached every corner of the film industry, and investing in cinemas was naturally a handy thing.

In fact, besides the Bungeiza in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Shuyou had invested in or wholly-owned cinemas in every urban area, and in other major cities, there was at least one...

Although it couldn't compare to large cinema chains like Aeon, it could already be called a "Shuyou small cinema chain."

Nagayama Naoki said to Itou Shuichi:

"Shuichi-san, before Christmas, we can count the pre-sale box office of 'Ghost'... and then take this data to ask other cinemas to increase screenings!"

"In short, during the Christmas season, we want to let the audience see the movie 'Ghost' whenever they go to the cinema!"

"...... That makes a lot of sense!"

Itou Shuichi felt a bit emotional about his friend's whimsical ideas, and at the same time realized that this movie pre-sale system seemed to have great development potential in the future.

It made the connection between distributors, cinemas, and the audience closer, and the judgment of changes in the box office market could also be clearer and more intuitive...

"Maybe, we can use the movie pre-sale system as an opportunity for the establishment of the Tokyo Film Association..."

"Hmm? Shuichi-san, what did you say?"

"Ah... Naoki-san... I think the movie pre-sale system is very interesting, just like the real estate pre-sale system... It can recover a sum of box office funds before the release... giving the distributor a peace of mind in advance... If it can be promoted to the whole of Japan, it will be very powerful!"

"Hahaha, Shuichi-san really has a long-term vision... However, the movie pre-sale system can't be done for the time being... The film industry doesn't have a unified booking platform, and can't know the seat vacancies in real-time..."

The current gimmick is only limited to cinemas under Shuyou. For other cinema chains, Nagayama Naoki didn't have that much confidence.

"Then let's build one! Isn't the Tokyo Film Association just right for making a fuss?"

"But the technical level is not enough... Now we are all buying tickets on-site or booking by phone, and can't book tickets conveniently and quickly..."

"Then let those researchers iterate the technology! Create a convenient channel!"

"But the financial statistics of each cinema chain are different, and the recovery of funds is very slow!"

"Uh... these can all be overcome!"

"......."

Nagayama Naoki looked at Itou Shuichi helplessly; these liberal arts students who don't understand technology!

Is technical iteration so easy?

Everything can be overcome?!

Why don't you do it yourself if you can?!

"Shuichi-san... since you are interested, you can try it..."

Don't blame me if you break your head!

"Hahaha, good..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1123 =====