Chapter 1175: She's back! She's really back!!

Sure enough, starting from the afternoon, news about Momoe Yamaguchi was flying everywhere.

Even though the latest newspapers hadn't come out yet, television stations had already edited the content of the disclosure meeting and broadcast it on various programs. Sure enough, television stations are faster...

There were also live radio programs, and word of mouth among people. In short, everyone was discussing:

"Momoe Yamaguchi is back!!!"

Naturally, questions like "Why did she make a comeback?" and "Is it a full comeback?" were mixed in.

Then all kinds of guesses followed. Some said Momoe Yamaguchi's family had no money, some said Momoe Yamaguchi was attracted by the script, and some said Momoe Yamaguchi was targeted by this guy Naoki Nagayama and had to make a comeback under his coercion...

Then they analyzed the specific means of coercion with evidence, saying things like using money to tempt her, using her family to threaten her, etc... Anyway, they were all inseparable from factors like "Mrs. Miura, you wouldn't want your husband to lose this role, would you?!"

It can only be said that the thinking of Japanese film and television works is closely related to their daily lives~

Record stores reacted very quickly, starting to put Momoe Yamaguchi's records on display and playing Momoe Yamaguchi's nostalgic songs; second-hand stores urgently gathered Momoe Yamaguchi's peripheral products, increasing the price by 100%; and cinemas also contacted relevant parties, starting to prepare to re-release Momoe Yamaguchi's previous movies...

In a very short time, Momoe Yamaguchi's elements filled people's lives again, as if she had never left.

As for the entertainment industry, not to mention the people at HORIPRO agency who were both surprised and sad, other agencies were considering whether to take this opportunity to have a wave of nostalgia, stir-fry the old idols again, and were also planning some kind of "Flower of the 70s Group" reunion...

But for the idols of the same industry, they felt... the sky had fallen!

Damn it, the ancient god has resurrected and is snatching resources from us!!!

The idol industry, which was already very competitive, was fine for Akina Nakamori, who stood at the top, and the subsequent Shizuka Kudo and Yukiko Okada, but the second and third-tier idols were the most worried...

The few who stood at the top had their own styles and characteristics, but the second and third-tier idols had many who were even using Momoe Yamaguchi's image to attract fans!

In this way, the original version had arrived, so who would still go to see these imitators?!

By evening, when the evening newspapers were published, the heat about Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback reached its peak!

Every working person who went home brought an evening newspaper or an extra edition, and after arriving home, they began to share it with their family and friends...

"Momoe Yamaguchi is going to reunite with Tomokazu Miura again, the golden boy and jade girl combination is online again!"

"Oh my... I've been thinking about it for so long, finally waited for Momoe-san's comeback!"

"Oh? Naoki Nagayama was once a fan of Momoe Yamaguchi?!"

"......"

Among the many people discussing, an old woman who lived with her family also saw this news.

She was the hostess of the Makino family where Naoki Nagayama once rented, Mrs. Makino... and also someone who knew that Naoki Nagayama once committed suicide because Momoe Yamaguchi retired!

Mrs. Makino had actually been paying attention to Naoki Nagayama since he became famous. After all, she had seen with her own eyes that Naoki Nagayama was just an ordinary high school student, reckless and green. Who knew he would have such great fame later...

"Naoki Nagayama... after working so hard for so long, he finally pulled Momoe Yamaguchi out of retirement!! And he even let his former idol star in his own movie project!"

Mrs. Makino sighed with emotion, as if she had seen a poor boy working hard and finally marrying his former white moonlight,

"Chasing stars to the point of Naoki Nagayama, it can be considered unprecedented!"

The juniors in the family were also discussing the hot spot of Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback. Seeing their grandmother looking at the newspaper and smiling, they asked:

"Grandma, what are you talking about?"

"Ah... let me tell you a secret... Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback has a lot to do with the director Naoki Nagayama!"

"Once upon a time... Naoki Nagayama even gave up his life for her..."

"......"

The juniors listened with wide eyes!!

At the same time, Genta Nakai was also talking about this with Rumi Nishi at home. The two were almost the first pair of friends Naoki Nagayama made after coming to the Showa era, and they also knew about the previous events.

"Haha, can this be considered Naoki-san's wish fulfilled?!" Genta Nakai laughed.

"Naoki-san should have let go long ago..." Rumi Nishi said, "Didn't he say that he is a fan of Akina-chan now!"

"Heh... men always can't forget their first heartbeat; that is the white moonlight... not to mention having had that kind of experience!"

Genta Nakai said,

"Momoe Yamaguchi always has a place in Naoki-san's heart!"

"......."

Rumi Nishi suddenly thought crookedly,

"Honey... have you not forgotten your white moonlight either?!"

"???" Genta Nakai was a bit confused, "Aren't we talking about Naoki-san? Why bring me into it?!"

"Tell me quickly!"

In the Yamasakura-in, it seemed to have become the eye of the storm of public opinion, appearing exceptionally calm.

Akina Nakamori, who knew all about this, even personally participated in planning the activities for Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback. That method of drawing lots to answer questions was proposed by her.

At this time, Akina was playing with little Xia Hua in the living room, using a small doll to attract the baby to crawl toward her. Miaotaro, who was lying on the sofa armrest, was also watching this scene...

And Naoki Nagayama had just played an exciting and interesting ball game with Eitaro and came down after taking a shower upstairs.

"Akina..."

After coming to the living room, Naoki Nagayama teased his daughter and sat cross-legged on the carpet,

"Are you going together on the day of the opening ceremony for *Departures*?"

"Okay... just in time to go to the suburbs for a spring outing and breathe some fresh air~"

Akina nodded with a smile. Ota Ward is much more spacious than the city center, and now is the season when spring is warm and flowers are blooming. It is very good to take the baby out to play,

"You can let Momoe-san also bring Yutaro and Takahiro, and go together after the blessing ceremony ends..."

Recently, Akina and Momoe Yamaguchi have been in more contact. Both are mothers and have many things to communicate about, and they often make appointments to go out together.

And little Xia Hua also has a playmate of the same age, and she is very happy~

"Okay..." Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Anyway, there won't be too many things after the blessing ceremony... It's just that there will definitely be many people secretly filming in Ota Ward..."

"We'll just stay away from the park area..." Akina said, "By the way, drive the RV out again!"

"Haha... that's fine too~"

The RV prepared for Akina hadn't been used for a long time, and this time it just happened to come in handy.

The two chatted for a while and talked about the situation after Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback:

"Naoki-san, starting tomorrow, public opinion will be even more lively!"

"It doesn't matter, I have already greeted the heads of several media outlets, and it won't be excessive." Naoki Nagayama said, "There may be several exclusive interviews tomorrow and the day after, but it will be much easier afterward."

"But is Akina going on a program tomorrow?"

"Yes... *The Best Ten* live broadcast, my new song has already ranked first..."

Akina Nakamori's new song *TANGO NOIR*, after a live broadcast with Naoki Nagayama before, its heat rose rapidly, from the original top ten that had just entered the list, directly to the first place now.

Looking at this appearance, it should continue to stay in the first place for a long time.

"Then during the live broadcast, you will definitely be asked about this hot spot~" Naoki Nagayama looked at his wife, "Are you prepared?"

"Haha, I said before that it would definitely surprise everyone, and now it's fulfilled!"

Akina showed a cunning smile, then blinked her big eyes and leaned close to Naoki Nagayama,

"Naoki-san, actually I am more worried that they will ask another question!"

"Hmm?"

"If they ask, does your Naoki still have Momoe Yamaguchi in his heart... what should I do?! Haha~"

"......"

Naoki Nagayama was a bit speechless. He turned his head to look at little Xia Hua who was playing with a doll not far away:

"Then you just say, now in Naoki Nagayama's heart, there is only one little Xia Hua!"

"Oh?" Akina narrowed her eyes, and her exquisite face leaned over, "Then what about me? Where am I?!"

"As for Akina..." Naoki Nagayama leaned over and kissed her, "Naturally, you are in front of me!"

The atmosphere in the living room became a bit ambiguous, but little Xia Hua had just heard someone call her name and had already raised her head. Now seeing her father and mother playing a kissing game, she was immediately a bit anxious...

At a young age, she is very possessive of fatherly love and motherly love. Seeing it, she wanted to come over... but crawling seemed too slow... So with a force, she stood up tremblingly, opened her little thick legs, and walked toward the two!!

"Eh eh eh?!"

Naoki Nagayama caught a glimpse and immediately called out in surprise,

"Akina Akina, Hua-chan can walk!!!"

"Really!!" Akina was also pleasantly surprised, got off the sofa, knelt on the carpet, and reached out to little Xia Hua, "Hua-chan, great! Come~ come to mother's side!"

Naoki Nagayama also didn't give in, stretched out his hand and clapped:

"Quick, Hua-chan... walk to father's side..."

And little Xia Hua, who seemed to be surprised by the sudden change in her field of vision, looked at her father and mother a few steps away, opened her little thick legs, and started to walk toward the two~

The novice went online and didn't control the balance well, and tilted to the side several times, but quickly adjusted again!

Finally, she walked to the front of the two shakily, looking at the open arms of the two, and didn't know which embrace to throw into for a while...

At this time, Naoki Nagayama, who had long arms, had an advantage. He reached out and hugged the hesitant little Xia Hua into his arms:

"Hahaha, Hua-chan ran to father's side!! After learning to walk, she is walking toward father!!"

"Naoki-san!"

Akina looked at Naoki Nagayama angrily, suddenly feeling that this guy was really hateful, actually using an off-board move!

"How can you be like this?!"

"Hmph~" Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and kissed his daughter's little face, saying with a smile, "Hua-chan, don't pay attention to her... Hua-chan likes father the most, right?!"

"......"

Akina had no way to deal with such a thick-skinned Naoki Nagayama~

One night without words~

If the heat of the previous day still belonged to the brewing period, starting from the second day, the news of Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback was a real explosion!

Almost all the morning newspapers in Japan were large-scale reports!

The front page headline of every morning newspaper put the largest and clearest photo of the disclosure meeting yesterday. Momoe Yamaguchi's mature and elegant image filled the newsstands, convenience stores, mailboxes inside and outside the house, and dining tables on the streets...

"Documentary of Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback!", "Retired for 8 years, why make a comeback at this moment?", "The reason Momoe Yamaguchi has to say!", "......"

The headlines of various newspapers were strange, but there was no one who dared to smear her!

Besides newspapers, morning news also reported the footage of yesterday's disclosure meeting, and various news hosts were talking about this national big hot spot.

When fishing at work today, when housewives go to the vegetable market, and in the gaps between classes at school, the topics everyone discusses should be Momoe Yamaguchi's affairs!

Most of the reported content was the questions of yesterday's interview. After all, they really answered for a long time yesterday, and almost all the doubts of the media were answered...

And the reporters of this era can be considered to keep their word. In the articles, they all more or less promoted Naoki Nagayama's new movie *Departures*.

"*Departures* script is too excellent... attracting big-object-level stars to retire!"

Naoki Nagayama couldn't help laughing when he saw this,

"What a good excuse!"

"Momoe-san is naturally a big object in the entertainment industry..." Akina looked at it and said, "If it continues like this, maybe she will become a senior veteran level in the future!"

"Uh... is there a grade division for this... is there a clear judgment standard..."

Naoki Nagayama instantly had the idea of grading the celebrities in the entertainment industry, the power of fame, level one!

"It's probably a kind of consensus! Achieved achievements that make people surprised!"

Akina said so.

"Then a star like Akina, who has won the Japan Record Award twice... what level is it?!"

"Me?" Akina thought for a while, "Probably considered a big star? When I get older or retire, I should also be a big object!"

"......"

Shaking his head, Naoki Nagayama expressed his lack of understanding of this kind of grading.

After eating breakfast, Naoki Nagayama drove to the Shu-You Building... Sure enough, there were many shadowy figures outside the Shu-You Building today.

Naoki Nagayama knew they were all paparazzi, who came to want to take photos of Momoe Yamaguchi...

However, the Shu-You Building is an agency after all, and there are many artists coming in and out, so it is normal for paparazzi to be outside... Actually, as long as the paparazzi don't harass the artists at home and disturb their private life, Naoki Nagayama won't pursue them relentlessly.

"Naoki-san..."

After seeing Naoki Nagayama, Hoshika Hana immediately ran over and said,

"The president of HORIPRO is here!"

"......"

It looks like he came to ask for trouble!

This was to be expected. After all, he dug up their former big IP without greeting... Although he couldn't do any actual counterattack, it was certain that he would come to the door to ask for an explanation!

And on Shu-You's side, naturally, it also needs to be well appeased... After all, continuing to make a big fuss is not good for either side...

"Is he in the meeting room?"

"Yes..."

"Did Morikawa-san come?"

"Morikawa-san is waiting for you!"

"......"

Sure enough, for such things as being scolded, Morikawa-san must pull a cushion back!

"Alright... I'll go to his office to find him!"

Naoki Nagayama took the elevator to the top floor. After knocking into Kuniharu Morikawa's office, he sure enough saw him drinking coffee and waiting.

"Naoki-san... you're here!"

"Morikawa-san, have you been waiting for a long time?!"

"Hmm, since you're here, don't dawdle... You have to go through this anyway!" Kuniharu Morikawa said, "This time you play the white face and I play the red face! The angrier you make them, the better!"

"Sigh... alright..."

The two nodded and walked toward the guest room together~

After knocking and entering, they saw the president of HORIPRO, Shingo Oda, sitting on a chair with his arms crossed and a face full of frost, with two assistants with calm expressions standing beside him... looking like "I am very hard to coax"~

"Ah!"

Kuniharu Morikawa pulled a smile on his face and said enthusiastically,

"Isn't this President Shingo Oda! Why didn't you say so in advance when you came to Shu-You? Then I must have rushed over to entertain you early!"

Naoki Nagayama applauded for Morikawa-san's speed of changing faces in his heart. If he went to act in a movie at this level, he would definitely win an award!

"Heh..." Shingo Oda didn't eat this set, "Alright, President Morikawa, Chairman Nagayama... don't play this fake set! You snatched the artist from my house, tell me what to do!"

Hearing this, Naoki Nagayama knew that blindly pleasing wouldn't work, and he didn't continue to be perfunctory, but sat on the sofa very shamelessly:

"But things have already been done... what else can we do?!"

"You!!"

Shingo Oda suddenly got angry,

"Chairman Nagayama, people do things and heaven watches! You do this, it's not popular, and the whole entertainment industry won't be convinced!"

"The entertainment industry is not just HORIPRO..."

Naoki Nagayama spread his hands. Today, he played the role of the white face.

"Besides, snatching artists, this kind of thing doesn't hold water at all... Momoe Yamaguchi hasn't been an artist in your agency for a long time!"

"You..." Shingo Oda patted the table, "Quibbling!"

When playing the white face, one must play it to the end. Today, this annoying role, Naoki Nagayama experienced it for the first time, but it felt very enjoyable, even feeling a bit like a refined scumbag:

"If you are not convinced, you can go and sue us!"

Now Naoki Nagayama's appearance is like saying "You hit me, if you have the ability, you hit me", very annoying!

"You!!"

Shingo Oda has been in the Japanese entertainment industry for so long, this was the first time he saw such a shameless attitude, and he was so angry that he couldn't speak for a while!

"Oh my... Naoki-san, what are you talking about!! Don't talk nonsense here, shut up, get out!"

Kuniharu Morikawa, the red face, went online, directly silencing Naoki Nagayama and driving him out, which allowed the anger in the guest room to subside.

"President Oda... don't be angry, don't be angry... Naoki Nagayama is a young man, young and energetic..."

Under Kuniharu Morikawa's gentle appeasement, Shingo Oda's anger slowly extinguished.

The Japanese character, to put it nicely, is admiring the strong, and to put it bluntly, is bullying the weak and fearing the strong...

Just now he couldn't get any good from Naoki Nagayama, so his tone toward Kuniharu Morikawa was much weaker:

"Morikawa-san... Shu-You can't bully people like this! If you want to invite Momoe Yamaguchi to make a comeback, that's fine, you can just contact our agency directly... Why do you have to secretly skip us and sign the person to Shu-You!"

"Isn't this... breaking the rules of the entertainment industry!"

"Yes, yes..." Kuniharu Morikawa also chimed in, "I also said this to Naoki-san at the time..."

"But you also know Naoki Nagayama, he became famous at a young age and holds great power... it's hard for him to accept other people's advice!"

Kuniharu Morikawa explained,

"His wife Akina Nakamori and Momoe Yamaguchi are private friends, and the two families have a very good relationship... I heard that if she makes a comeback, your agency will take at least 90% of the commission..."

"And then I heard that when Momoe Yamaguchi retired, she almost left your agency empty-handed..."

"You also know that Momoe Yamaguchi is Naoki Nagayama's white moonlight... He can't bear to see Momoe Yamaguchi being bullied like this..."

"......"

Shingo Oda was speechless for a while, muttering,

"But... isn't this the consensus in the industry!"

"Oh my... can't you see from Shu-You's style? Naoki Nagayama is an idealistic and naive boss..."

Kuniharu Morikawa said,

"He doesn't exploit the artists under him!"

"Then how does the agency make money?!" Shingo Oda subconsciously blurted out.

"....." Kuniharu Morikawa looked like he was looking at some idiot, "Shu-You doesn't rely on this part of the brokerage business to make big money..."

Ah! Shingo Oda just reacted, Shu-You has always relied on movies to make big money!!

Shu-You agency is just for them to expand their influence in the entertainment industry, improve their fame, and select new actors!

Not to mention Naoki Nagayama himself, he actually has an investment company to help him make money!!!

"So... this time Naoki-san couldn't bear to see Momoe Yamaguchi being bullied in your agency, so he signed her over directly!"

Kuniharu Morikawa patted Shingo Oda on the shoulder with emotion,

"It's not specifically targeting President Oda!"

Shingo Oda was crying without tears... Sure enough, only rich people can afford to play with feelings!!!

"But... your Shu-You doesn't make money, but you can't let other agencies not make money either!"

"Actually, it's just one Momoe Yamaguchi... Naoki-san doesn't have any feelings for other artists..."

"......"

Shingo Oda felt that he was a bit hit, and felt that he was clearly here to ask for trouble, but why did he feel that he was a bit unreasonable now?!

"President Oda, the facts have been done, continuing to pursue it has no meaning..."

Kuniharu Morikawa continued to persuade,

"It's better to look at the long term... In the future, our two agencies can cooperate more..."

"I heard that your company wants to go on the righteous path, regularize the agency's business, and later has the idea of going public... We Shu-You can provide help on this point, and even provide a sum of funds as assistance... and no interest is needed."

"Isn't it good for us to turn hostility into Fukuzawa Yukichi!"

Listening to Kuniharu Morikawa's words, Shingo Oda felt warm in his heart, only feeling that President Morikawa was a good person in the entertainment industry.

In this day and age, those who can lend money are naturally good people!

He didn't expect that Kuniharu Morikawa was thinking of eroding HORIPRO's shares directly through debt-to-equity swaps when the economy declined in the next two years...

Kuniharu Morikawa is the most evil person!!

?? Ha, 6000-word big chapter...

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