Chapter 1196

Akina took little Ye Zi to the Ken-On office today because she wanted to discuss the promotion of a special record.

The little person wore a one-piece dinosaur doll suit, running around the office like a little dinosaur, occasionally letting out happy laughter, making many aunts and sisters unable to help but want to hug her~

In fact, in the Japanese workplace, bringing children to the workplace is rejected in principle, but the current "principle" of Ken-On is Akina Nakamori, who is both the pillar and a shareholder of the company...

As long as she likes it, then bringing children to the office might become a feature of Ken-On!

Yukiko Okada, who also belongs to Ken-On, is also here today.

Although she has been hailed as the successor to Akina Nakamori and Seiko Matsuda since her debut, in the current situation where the entire idol industry is going downhill, whether it is fame, popularity, or record sales, she has never been able to surpass the true idol sister, and there is no way if she cannot rank at the top of idols.

"Akina-chan..."

Yukiko Okada stood affectionately next to Akina Nakamori, looking at her bending over to protect little Ye Zi, and asked with some envy,

"As an artist, how can one be like you... without delaying your career or your family?"

"This..."

Akina straightened up, one hand subconsciously tucking the scattered hair behind her ears, revealing delicate and fair cheeks, with the soft curve of her chin and a slender neck like a swan, every move revealing the sexiness and style of a mature woman~

"You have to find a good man to fall in love with..."

Akina looked at little Ye Zi,

"Then... give birth to a child for him!"

In Japan, the trend of independent female rights is rampant, pursuing independence and autonomy, but the habit of women relying on their husband's family in traditional culture still exists. The two cultural concepts are just in the time of conflict and fusion, so there are many contradictory concepts in society.

However, Akina Nakamori is the representative of rebellious women. How could she say such words?!

"......."

Yukiko Okada didn't know what to say for a while...

Akina naturally discovered it too, and she said with a smile:

"After all, you can struggle alone in terms of career, but family is a matter for both sides, and both sides have to work hard~"

Speaking of Akina Nakamori's career today, Naoki Nagayama indeed has a large part of the credit, but without Naoki Nagayama, the current Akina could still stand at the top of the idol industry.

But in terms of family, without Naoki Nagayama... not to mention anything else, little Ye Zi wouldn't have been born!

Holding little Ye Zi, who was tired from running, in her arms, Akina held a meeting with Yoshiaki Tanaka and others from Ken-On.

Yoshiaki Tanaka suppressed his excitement and reported the previous record sales:

"The record BLONDE has already ranked first on the music chart! Both influence and sales are number one..."

"Sure enough, Akina-chan's strength is unquestionable!"

"We have received an invitation from The Best Ten and are about to confirm with Akina whether to participate!"

"You can participate!"

Akina Nakamori nodded. Even if the number of announcements was reduced, she should still participate in programs like The Best Ten... Otherwise, the five sets of Hermes silk scarf singing costumes she made would be useless~

"Good!" Yoshiaki Tanaka said happily, "We will reply to them later!"

Everyone present laughed, and the whole atmosphere relaxed a lot.

"Next is the matter of the special record."

Yoshiaki Tanaka continued,

"The theme song of Long Vacation, with the airing of this TV drama, its popularity is also rising rapidly. There are already many song requests on the radio..."

After Akina Nakamori heard this news, she was not surprised. After all, this song was created by Naoki Nagayama. If it weren't for the TV drama, it could have already become the lead song of the next album.

"For this song LA? LA? LA LOVE SONG, we plan to authorize it to karaoke and dance halls in addition to the fan club..."

Akina listened quietly to Yoshiaki Tanaka's narration, nodding from time to time to show agreement... She didn't spend much thought on this song, just as a benefit and a gift from her husband.

Then it reached the most important stage...

Yuzo Shimada spoke after Yoshiaki Tanaka finished talking about the status quo:

"Akina-san... the next album needs to be planned..."

Nowadays, every time Akina Nakamori's album is planned, it is a test.

It's not that it's difficult to create an album for Akina, but Akina today has a changeable image and excellent singing skills, and it seems that she can handle any music style.

The most difficult thing about the ever-changing diva is how to reflect her own style~

Speaking of which, ever-changing can also be considered a style, but this style needs a large number of album records as a foundation.

"Akina tried exotic dance music before, and also tried pop music. I'm thinking... should we try traditional enka next time..."

Yuzo Shimada is a very trendy musician. His planning has always been avant-garde. This sudden turn to traditional Japanese enka surprised everyone.

"Enka?" Akina pondered.

"Not necessarily real enka... but a traditional style similar to enka."

Yuzo Shimada continued to explain,

"Of course, it needs to incorporate elements of modern music..."

After hearing this, everyone in the meeting room started discussing.

"As for enka, we really haven't tried it! " "Acceptance..." "It should be okay, after all, it's traditional culture~" "Maybe it can also attract a group of middle-aged and elderly fans and expand Akina's radiation range..." "...."

Akina herself was also considering it. As someone who loves singing, she naturally wouldn't be unfamiliar with enka, and her low voice is actually very suitable for singing enka...

And speaking of enka, her husband created a classic song with great fame, River Flows in You, for the enka diva Hibari Misora!

"Then let's try the style of traditional enka..."

Akina made the decision,

"Shimada-san, are there suitable composers and lyricists?"

"Not yet... Lyricists and composers for enka are all musicians with deep qualifications... Need to go and contact them."

"Then I'll trouble you..."

Just like that, the style of the next album was determined.

However, Akina shouldn't sing Shipwreck this time... She is so happy now, she shouldn't be able to sing that feeling of sadness~

After the meeting, Akina looked down and saw that little Ye Zi had actually fallen asleep in her arms...

"Can she fall asleep in a strange place? Is it spring sleepiness..."

Akina poked her daughter's nose. After little Ye Zi hummed twice, she fell asleep peacefully again.

In her mother's arms, it is naturally the safest place~

At the same time, in the Daisetsuzan National Park in Hokkaido, the Departures crew is filming.

The snow in May has melted a lot, and the ski resort is no longer open, but there is still some snow remaining in Daisetsuzan National Park, making people feel the cold of winter.

Without the attraction of the ski resort, there are not many tourists in the park. The crew found a relatively quiet slope in the park and began filming.

"Tomokazu-san..."

Naoki Nagayama was explaining the scene to Tomokazu Miura,

"You will play the cello on the hillside in a while... No problem, right?"

"It's a bit cold..."

Tomokazu Miura said honestly. Because he had to maintain the image of filming, he naturally couldn't wear bloated cotton-padded clothes and down jackets... He could only wear a slim wool coat, and at most wear a sweater inside.

This is naturally no problem in the city, but now it's on a mountain in Hokkaido... And there is a saying that it's not cold when it snows, but cold when it melts...

"Ah... It doesn't matter, our field staff brought fever medicine..."

Naoki Nagayama said,

"And the hospital here in Daisetsuzan is best at treating frostbite and cold colds!"

"......" So I must freeze to death once?!

Tomokazu Miura had to recall once again whether he had offended Naoki Nagayama anywhere.

And Naoki Nagayama, as the director, had already started making demands:

"Tomokazu-san... When playing the cello, you need to express a feeling of sadness but not injury, revealing a sense of relief... Hmm, it's that kind of feeling of mono no aware..."

The Japanese culture of mono no aware is actually a kind of relief when facing death, perhaps this is also the reason why the culture of mono no aware is popular.

"After all, at this time you have experienced many deaths, and they were all sent away by your own hands... You have a deeper understanding of death..."

"....." How does it sound like I killed them...

Tomokazu Miura's thoughts drifted away again...

Two "clap" sounds rang out.

Naoki Nagayama had to clap his hands to let Tomokazu Miura focus his attention:

"Tomokazu-san... Don't let the cold freeze your thoughts! Focus!"

"Hai! Sumimasen!"

"Good..." Naoki Nagayama glanced at the crew members and saw that they were ready, "Then let's try it once first!"

He always felt that this scene of true feelings, because of the emotions, might have to be filmed many times...

"Ready... Action!"

On the hillside, watching the early spring wild grass already growing, swaying slowly in the wind... On the top of the Daisetsuzan Mountains in the distance, the white snow looked pure under the blue sky...

Tomokazu Miura sat on a high stool that was brought over at some point, and slowly played the cello piece Memory. The soft and soothing rhythm seemed to be mourning the once-vivid life~

The camera lens circled around Tomokazu Miura, recording the expression on his face, recording this very moment...

However, after the song ended, Naoki Nagayama shouted cut:

"Cut!"

He walked up and looked at Tomokazu Miura from left to right,

"Tomokazu-san... Your coat needs to be opened a bit... It's too tight now, there's no feeling of relief... Your body also needs to be relaxed when performing..."

"......"

Tomokazu Miura was stunned for a moment. We are on a mountain now! It's not even 5 degrees! The cold wind is blowing!

I'm already freezing like this... and you still want me to open my clothes?!

Fine, fine, Naoki Nagayama, you are determined to freeze me to death, right?!

"And when playing, it's best to reveal a slight smile at the corners of your mouth..." Naoki Nagayama was still chattering, "Have you seen that kind of Buddha's smile, with a feeling of relief in compassion..."

Fine, fine, I heard that people will smile when they freeze to death. You even considered this point, right?!

Although he kept complaining in his heart, this was the set after all, and the director's power was absolute, so the actor had to obey:

"Hai... I will pay attention..."

"However..." Tomokazu Miura still had a lingering attachment to his own life, "If it's too cold, it will indeed cause blood vessels to constrict, and I can't perform a relaxed feeling... Naoki-san, I need to adjust my physical state a little..."

"No problem, how do you want to adjust?"

"..... I need to exercise..."

Tomokazu Miura finished speaking, put down the cello, and stretched his body a little... Then, under the surprised eyes of everyone, he said,

"Wait for me a moment, I'm going for a run..."

After speaking, he spread his feet and ran wildly on the hillside, as if he were fleeing for his life...

"Ah... Once my body is hot, I will be relaxed..."

Naoki Nagayama nodded and turned to the crew,

"Then let's all wait for Tomokazu-san... Let's warm up first..."

Saying that, he took out a thermos cup from the place where the supplies were placed and drank hot ginger soup with everyone...

Araki Shizhi, as the assistant director, asked from the side:

"Naoki-san, if Tomokazu-san runs hot, will his face be flushed when filming?"

"It doesn't matter... After stopping the exercise, it will recover after being blown by the wind..."

"But what if it's not filmed well once?" Araki Shizhi continued to ask, "What should we do when we need to film more shots?"

"......"

Naoki Nagayama looked at Tomokazu Miura's wild exercise posture and paused,

"Then we can only let Tomokazu-san run a few more times..."

"......"

The Long Vacation crew, who followed along, actually only brought the lead Masaharu Fukuyama and Chikako Aoyama, as well as three photographers.

Most of the filming of Long Vacation is urban landscape, but in order to fit the name of vacation, this trip to Hokkaido is to film some still photos of scenic spots...

So they seemed more relaxed, directly treating this trip to Daisetsuzan as a holiday and travel...

"Fukuyama-kun, come, come, relax a bit..."

The photographer said to Masaharu Fukuyama,

"Open your arms and feel this wind... Yes, yes, yes..."

When it was Chikako Aoyama's turn to film, he also said very relaxedly:

"Chikako-chan... give me a bright smile..."

In short, the atmosphere of filming was very relaxed, and they could stay a little longer when they encountered beautiful scenery...

"The scenery is really good... Thanks to being able to take Naoki-san's plane this time... Otherwise, the schedule would definitely be tight..."

During the break, Chikako Aoyama could vaguely see the crew filming on the hillside in the distance and sighed,

"I heard that Naoki-san also has a special vacation home in Hokkaido, next to Lake Toya, with a strange scene of a sea of cosmos flowers... I wonder if we can see it when we go back..."

"A sea of cosmos flowers?"

"Yeah..." Chikako Aoyama was a bit envious, "I saw it in Love Journey, starring Naoki-san and Akina Nakamori before... It is hailed as one of the most romantic scenes on the way to love..."

When Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori were in love, they filmed a variety show recording the scenery from Hokkaido to Kyoto. Now the route they filmed has been considered the best love travel route by countless couples.

Many places among them are hailed as holy places for love check-ins... The sea of cosmos flowers at the Lake Toya vacation home is one of them.

Masaharu Fukuyama didn't understand, but he subconsciously looked in the direction of Naoki Nagayama, and then saw that there seemed to be someone running wildly over there...

"Eh? What's going on over there? It seems like someone is going crazy!"

"Nani?"

His words suddenly attracted the people here, and Chikako Aoyama also looked up.

Just in time to see a figure running around the crew... and that person was very familiar...

"Isn't that Tomokazu-san!! It's him running!"

Chikako Aoyama raised her hand to cover the sun, trying to see clearly the person running, and finally confirmed that the person was Tomokazu Miura,

"Uh... should be filming, right?!"

"Then why didn't the others film?"

Masaharu Fukuyama was puzzled. He saw that the others in the crew seemed to be watching the fun...

"Uh... maybe it's the special filming method of Departures..."

"....... Alright...."

Watching Tomokazu Miura running wildly alone, looking a bit desolate and wild, while others seemed to be drinking tea while watching...

Masaharu Fukuyama expressed his lack of understanding of such a filming method, but he respected Naoki Nagayama's filming... At the same time, he secretly made up his mind in his heart that he would definitely not join Naoki-san's crew in the future...