Chapter 1137: Let's use Hermes silk scarves to make clothes!!

It started snowing in Tokyo again.

Cold wind mixed with snowflakes fell one after another, on the roofs, on the treetops, on the car roofs... in a few minutes, a thin layer could form.

However, it was not easy to accumulate on the asphalt roads of the city. The speeding vehicles seemed to carry the city's heat themselves, far from being cooled down by mere snowflakes.

Outside, there were falling snowflakes and biting cold wind, but in the headquarters meeting room of the agency, it was bustling with activity.

Everyone was discussing the direction and plan for Akina Nakamori's album this year, and Akina was also sitting in the main seat listening to the plans of the various planners, nodding from time to time, and occasionally frowning.

Akina's status in the agency now was completely not that of an artist... Her current status and fame, coupled with her status as a shareholder, had truly become a role second only to one in the agency~

"Akina-chan... besides the exotic style of *Gypsy Queen* that was planned before, it is also time to decide on the next album for the New Year~

I think we should continue to move closer to the Western music scene, rock and hip-hop are both major trends..."

Music producer Kumazo Shimada said,

"For the next album, continuing the style of *Passion* will also achieve good results."

"Hmm..." Akina pondered for a moment and shook her head, "This musical style of *Passion* has already achieved the highest honor... If it's purely for selling records, I think it doesn't have much significance..."

"I want to try other styles!"

Akina, whose status had changed, now didn't have much desire to make money. Anyway, no matter how much she earned, she couldn't earn more than her husband~

However, she had a pursuit for the height of her music career and hoped to make more attempts and innovations...

"Why not try dance music?" Ryomei Tanaka said, "The popularity of disco dance music is also very interesting!"

Yuzo Shimada was a bit unhappy with Ryomei Tanaka and spoke up:

"Isn't there already *Roppongi Pure Heart*? This style has also been tried!"

"Indian dance music?"

"Uh... the style is a bit too intense~"

Even in Japan, people couldn't quite handle Indian music... always feeling like they wanted to eat curry~

"Actually, Indian classical music is still very good, solemn and dignified, quiet and distant, very suitable for meditation... religious music is also very good..."

Akira Terabayashi vindicated Indian classical music, after all, it is also a culture that has been passed down for thousands of years,

"It's just that modern music is a bit... surprising... but the style is also very interesting... cough, cough, speaking purely from the music..."

Soon, the Indian-style musical style was thrown to the back of their minds like this~

However, since they were talking about classical music, Akina suddenly thought of one thing:

"Some time ago, Tree Friend's director Masataka Komori was filming the movie *Once a Thief*... one part of the scene was a dance party... I also went to watch it..."

Akina narrated slowly, and everyone was listening carefully~

"In the banquet hall of the Imperial Hotel... a place similar to a party... they were dancing the tango..."

Actually, the tango danced by the actors in *Once a Thief* was exaggerated, but the dance music was indeed an accordion waltz. Besides the leads, the tango danced by other extras was also very excellent.

"Everyone was dressed very formally, in suits and beautiful evening gowns, and it was also very attractive when dancing the tango on the dance floor..."

Akina raised her head,

"So, I think... can we consider the style of Western classical music? Transform and renovate it..."

Everyone listened to Akina Nakamori's words and all began to think.

Indeed, now is the trend of rock and hip-hop, and because of this, Japanese rock bands are emerging one after another, and hip-hop albums are also beginning to permeate... If you want to control the popular trend, you cannot be the same as the public...

As for tango, the acceptance level in dance music is actually also very high...

In album planning, Akina's opinions occupied an increasingly large weight. Since she had already proposed the tango dance music style, others wouldn't have any opposing opinions, but instead began to think about how to perfect it.

Akira Terabayashi, as the main music person in charge, took the lead in nodding:

"It is indeed possible... as for tango, I also have some insights... I also have acquaintances in the European and American music circles..."

"Then let's decide to try it first, and release a dance music record..."

Akira Hanami hadn't spoken all along, but now he made the final decision,

"Let's take tango as the beginning of the new attempt... Terabayashi-san, please find a professional composer..."

"Hai..."

Afterwards, they had a discussion for more than an hour, including promotion and the New Year's concert, etc. However, since the Red and White Song Battle, Akina had made up her mind to spend more time with her daughter who was about to grow up, and didn't want to hold a national tour concert for several consecutive months.

Instead, for the loyal fans of the fan club, she wanted to hold some small-scale, more exquisite performances~

After the discussion of the new album ended, Akina Nakamori didn't leave immediately, but instead came to the side of stylist Yoyo Ochi. Besides communicating about possible future styling plans, she also wanted to talk about her side business—fashion design.

"Ochi-san..." Pushing open the door of the design room, Akina found Yoyo Ochi looking at something in a box, "What are you doing?"

"Ah... Akina-chan~"

Yoyo Ochi raised her head, holding a silk scarf and said,

"This is a sample I got from the factory! Hermes silk scarf!"

"Oh?"

Akina Nakamori was also a bit surprised and leaned over. Sure enough, she saw that the whole box was full of all kinds of silk scarves... colorful, but completely without the exquisite packaging like in a specialty store, making it look like you couldn't afford it~

"Is it really a Hermes silk scarf?! How come it looks... (like it's not cherished at all)"

"Haha, Hermes silk scarves are also made in factories!" Yoyo Ochi smiled, "There are also samples and defective products..."

Actually, for insiders in the clothing industry who can directly contact factories, the difference between big-name clothing on the market and street stall goods is actually just that one trademark.

News of imitation products from OEM factories having better quality than genuine products is also common, and it is also common that A-grade goods of those famous brand bags can't even be distinguished by specialty counters...

Actually, buying famous brand clothing is just buying a brand value~

"I said I wanted some silk scarves to match clothing... so I asked for some products that hadn't been labeled yet from an acquaintance..."

Yoyo Ochi said without caring. As a designer, her relationship with the factory was very good,

"Akina, see if there are any you like... take whatever you want!"

"..."

It felt like picking rags in a supermarket~

Watching Yoyo Ochi matching silk scarves with stage costumes, and then looking at how many silk scarves were still in the box, Akina suddenly had an idea:

"So many silk scarves, they can be directly used to make stage costumes!"

"??"

After saying this sentence, both Yoyo Ochi and Akina Nakamori were stunned. Using silk scarves directly to make stage costumes... it seems, it's a very good idea!

"Akina... sounds very interesting... using famous brand silk scarves... very gorgeous!"

"Using Hermes silk scarves to make clothes... is it a bit extravagant?"

Even though Akina didn't lack money now, using past famous brand silk scarves to make clothes was a bit too much~

"You can use imitations, anyway the public doesn't know, you just don't explicitly say it's Hermes... let everyone guess!"

"... Good idea~"

Naoki Nagayama, who had contacted the dubbing artists several times at the Tree Friend building, was packing up his things in the office, preparing to go home.

Actually, there was nothing that needed packing, scarves, hats... just remember to bring the latest mobile phone~

"When can mobile phones be put directly into pants pockets~"

Naoki Nagayama sighed at the current Motorola mobile phone, which obviously couldn't be carried conveniently on his person yet,

"Probably another year or two?"

After another period of time, it should be the era of mobile phone explosion.

Just at this time, the office door was knocked open, and Shuichi Yin Tang walked in.

"Naoki-san... it's not even noon yet, and you are going back already?!"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama's appearance of wanting to go out, Shuichi Yin Tang was very disdainful,

"Even I am only skipping work in the afternoon!"

"... Am I skipping work?"

Naoki Nagayama raised his index finger and shook it,

"As the boss of the company, I am giving my subordinates full room to play, believing they can complete the work... You have to know, a company that can operate normally even when the chairman is not there is a good company!"

"Pfft... Naoki-san's face is getting thicker!"

Shuichi Yin Tang shook his head,

"But don't leave yet? Come with me to the next floor first!"

"What's the matter?" Naoki Nagayama asked, "Little Xia Hua is still waiting for me to go back and coax her to sleep!"

"... Naoki-san, don't be all about your little Xia Hua all day long!" Shuichi Yin Tang pulled Naoki Nagayama and walked downstairs, "As a man, how can you think about your daughter all day!"

"Do you dare to say this sentence again in front of Regarding Jia Yi-chan?"

Naoki Nagayama looked disdainfully at the other daughter-slave in front of him,

"Think clearly, I have Regarding Jia Yi-chan's phone number!"

"..."

Shuichi Yin Tang immediately closed his mouth. This guy Naoki Nagayama likes to give others the latest high-tech items. This year, even Regarding Jia Yi-chan received a mobile phone...

After arriving at the next floor, Shuichi Yin Tang talked about the main business:

"It was said last year that the *Slam Dunk* animation will start airing this year... The first few episodes have been completed, Naoki-san, come and take a look!"

"Oh?"

With so many things during this period, Naoki Nagayama almost put the animation department to the back of his mind... After all, it takes too long for an animation to be produced, but the movement is not big... they are all drawing, drawing, drawing quietly in the room...

Sometimes Naoki Nagayama even forgot that Tree Friend still had an animation department!

"Already produced?"

"Yes, it was almost done last year, but after perfecting it during the New Year, it can be aired directly."

Under Shuichi Yin Tang's command, Gosho Aoyama turned on the television in the meeting room and put a videotape in. Animations aired on television stations don't need film~

Seeing the television screen light up, the title of *Slam Dunk* appeared in the basketball court scene, and then the perspective slowly moved downward along with the basketball court ceiling light at the beginning of the film. Amidst the clamor of many spectators, the music of *I Want to Shout I Love You* sounded...

"

Dazzling sunlight on my back, running in the city (Running in the city with dazzling sunlight on my back)

Tapping my shoulder like usual (Tapping my shoulder like you usually do)

There is no reason why I am obsessed with you (There is no reason why I am obsessed with you)

"

Watching Rukawa Kaede, Takenori Akagi, and Hanamichi Sakuragi in the picture dunking the basketball into the hoop, watching Haruko Akagi shooting and hitting the target on the outdoor basketball court, and high-fiving and celebrating with Hanamichi Sakuragi next to her...

Naoki Nagayama only felt the sweat on his arms stand up, the past moving echoes in his brain... waiting for the animation to start airing in front of the television with his little friends, sweating under the summer sun...

This is something that Shuichi Yin Tang and Gosho Aoyama, who were watching together on the side, could never understand no matter what!

Actually, for the plot at the beginning of *Slam Dunk*, Naoki Nagayama was already very blurry, but once the music sounded, everything seemed to have come back!

"Naoki-san, the art style of the entire animation is controlled by me and Tomi-kun." Gosho Aoyama explained while playing, "Looking at the first five episodes, the overall can maintain consistency."

"And the entire production process has run smoothly, it is expected to maintain the speed of one episode per week..."

"Hmm, hmm~" Naoki Nagayama looked at Hanamichi Sakuragi's initial contact with basketball on the television and laughed, "Haha, sure enough, it's still so interesting..."

Had he seen this before? Gosho Aoyama looked at Shuichi Yin Tang and found that he didn't know either.

"Naoki-san... have you seen it before?"

"The manga..." Naoki Nagayama prevaricated, turned his head and asked Shuichi Yin Tang, "Shuichi-san, what was said before, about contacting Studio Ghibli, how is it now?"

"That guy Hayao Miyazaki..." Shuichi Yin Tang clicked his tongue, "He is an idealist!"

"Hmm? Doesn't even want investment?"

"He feels that our Tree Friend doesn't have the genes for animation... it's just playing around!" Shuichi Yin Tang said a bit unhappily, "He said he didn't want to work in a company that doesn't understand animation..."

"Ha~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Looks like the financial crisis is not serious enough!"

Before, during *Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind*, Studio Ghibli earned a sum, but afterwards *Castle in the Sky* lost money again... It is estimated that the previous money hasn't been lost yet.

"Wait until *Slam Dunk* is aired, then talk to them again..."

Naoki Nagayama still didn't want to give up on Hayao Miyazaki. After all, if he wants to make animation movies in the future, this person cannot be skipped.

"Hai~"

After saying a few words, the first episode of *Slam Dunk* had finished airing, and Naoki Nagayama also nodded with satisfaction:

"The completion is very good... the art style is also likable... I am very satisfied."

"That's good!" Gosho Aoyama finally showed a smile.

Just now, when he heard Naoki Nagayama wanted to contact Studio Ghibli, he thought he was dissatisfied with the current animation department!

"Afterwards, it needs to be sent to Tokyo Television for review, right?"

"Yes! We are preparing to make an appointment!"

"Hmm... after all, it's the first animation broadcast... I will go with you when the time comes!" Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and said, "I also happen to see Director Sakai of Tokyo Television..."

"That couldn't be better!"

Gosho Aoyama nodded repeatedly. With Naoki Nagayama together, Tokyo Television's attitude will definitely be much better.

After watching *Slam Dunk*, Naoki Nagayama declined Shuichi Yin Tang, who wanted to wait a while to have lunch together, and drove back to Shanying Yuan.

On the way, his thoughts suddenly became a bit erratic... He had to find a roadside to stop and sober up.

"*Slam Dunk* is out... what animation should be produced next?"

The cold wind blew in through the car window, making Naoki Nagayama shiver, but his thoughts became even more distant... The animations he had watched from childhood to adulthood seemed to flash before his eyes like a revolving lantern...

Suddenly, a group of children chasing and playing ran out from the alley next to him, and one of the children shouted:

"Ultraman, transform!!!"

Then the other children ran away quickly~

"Hehehe, Ultraman fighting little monsters~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed. At the same time, a voice suddenly emerged in his mind, blurry and unclear, but only one word was particularly clear:

"... @#￥%&.. transform..."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1138 =====