Chapter 1278

While the Tokyo International Film Festival was in full swing, another blockbuster event in Tokyo, Michael Jackson's concert, was not idle either.

The entrance to the Tokyo Dome stadium was already decorated with various promotional banners, and countless fans gathered. The overly congested crowd even forced the Metropolitan Police Department to dispatch patrol cars to maintain order.

In Yoshiaki Tanaka's car, Akina Nakamori and Maki Ueda had already put on their makeup, preparing to pose as staff members to sneak into the Tokyo Dome...

"There are so many people! More than that time in Yokohama..."

Maki Ueda replied:

"After all, it's Tokyo, plus the film festival, so it attracts even more people..."

The car moved in fits and starts, the speed even worse than a traffic jam during the evening rush hour, and one could even see people coming to the concert right outside the car window.

"Luckily we came early..." Yoshiaki Tanaka sighed, "At this speed, it will take at least half an hour to get in..."

"There must be nearly 20,000 people for this concert... Only the Tokyo Dome could hold them all..."

When they reached the entrance, Akina Nakamori and the others even saw at least four ambulances parked outside the stadium, as well as a temporary medical station.

"I heard that at every Michael Jackson concert, people get so excited they faint... I wonder how many will faint this time!"

Akina felt a bit emotional. Every singer wants to have such crazy fans, but very few singers can reach this level...

This kind of influence is no longer just the relationship between an ordinary idol and fans; it even has a feeling of gods and believers!

If Michael Jackson wanted to, he could probably start a cult of personality!

Even she, Akina Nakamori, had so many fans, but none who worshipped her as a god~

Ah... though someone did call her Angel-sama, but that was just an exaggerated compliment~

After forty minutes, the car was parked in the underground garage, and Akina Nakamori was finally able to enter the Tokyo Dome and soon arrived backstage~

"Ah... Akina, you're here!"

Michael Jackson was warming up while listening to music, and was very happy to see Akina Nakamori arrive.

In Japan, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori were among his few close friends.

"Let's go through the stage one last time in a while... then there will be no problems tonight!"

"Okay!"

Akina nodded,

"Michael, did you come over this morning?"

"Yes... some situations still needed final adjustments."

Regarding his performance, Michael Jackson was more attentive than anyone else. After talking about the concert, he asked again,

"Will Naoki come to today's concert?"

"Naoki-san won't be coming."

Akina shook her head,

"He has to go to the film festival in the morning, the company in the afternoon, and he's still busy with the preparations for 'Jurassic Park' in the evening... Naoki-san has been very busy lately..."

Since the male lead was decided, actors for all the other roles needed to be prepared, especially the female lead, which hadn't been found yet... making Shu-Yu very anxious.

"He also has to take care of little Xia Hua tonight, so he can't get away..."

Akina came over in the afternoon and wouldn't be able to return until at least midnight, so Naoki Nagayama needed to stay with the little one tonight.

Mom and Dad always need one person to be by her side, like that time they went to Yokohama, which was a rare date for the couple.

"He really is a good father!"

Michael Jackson was a father who cared for his family, but one of the dark jokes about Black people is "having no father since childhood," so he also highly approved of the family atmosphere in the Nagayama household,

"How is Hua-chan doing lately? Does she still remember me?"

"Haha, Hua-chan might not be able to say your name, but she will definitely remember you!"

Akina laughed,

"You are the first foreigner she has ever seen!"

"Really?" Michael Jackson also laughed, "I am honored..."

The two chatted happily for a while, and then, under the notification of the on-site event manager, they prepared to start the final rehearsal.

It was afternoon now, and by the evening, the official concert would begin!

Evening~

"Hua-chan, don't bite Eitaro's tail!"

Naoki Nagayama stopped his daughter's atrocity. Although Eitaro was a Labrador and the pain in his tail wasn't great, but... it was very dirty!

Being so close to the butt, and wagging it everywhere all day long—tables, wall plaster, tree trunks, weeds—that thick tail would hit everything~

"If you are interested in the taste of the tail~"

Naoki Nagayama picked up the little one and kept her away from the dog.

As he said this, Naoki Nagayama glanced at Eitaro's tail, feeling that it looked chubby and indeed very chewy...

At this moment, the dog felt a sense of malice behind him and quickly sat down, pressing his tail under his body.

Miaotaro on the cat tree was very wise; he hadn't come down since the little one started biting the tail!

"Shall we have Nonaka-san buy a pig's tail tonight to braise in brown sauce?"

"Okay~"

Little Xia Hua nodded. Although she couldn't say many words yet, she could understand quite a bit of what adults said, especially when it involved food.

Bringing his daughter into the living room, Naoki Nagayama played with blocks with her, saying as they played:

"Mom has to work tonight, so she will be back a bit late. So after dinner, Hua-chan can go to sleep first, okay?"

"Mom?" Little Xia Hua looked at Naoki Nagayama blankly.

"Yes, she has to go to a concert, so she won't be back until very late!"

"Back late?"

"Yes..."

"Why?"

"....."

Explaining logic to a child of this age is very troublesome, but Naoki Nagayama still patiently answered sentence by sentence, ensuring every word had a response~

And just at this moment, the phone in the living room suddenly rang...

"Ding-a-ling~"

Naoki Nagayama and Xia Hua's eyes looked at the landline at the same time, and then Naoki Nagayama picked it up,

"Moshi moshi, this is Shanyingyuan."

Little Xia Hua also leaned over, staring at her father with great curiosity... so Naoki Nagayama took a toy phone out of the toy box and let her answer the phone too.

"Naoki-san, it's me!"

Otomo Fushimura's voice came through the phone,

"You said before that you weren't satisfied with the female leads sent for audition... Is there really no one suitable? Where exactly is the gap? There must be a standard so that my subordinates can go find more..."

"Didn't I already say it? She needs to be intellectual yet shrewd and capable, and also have a sense of toughness, after all, she's researching dinosaur ecology and often goes outdoors to dig for fossils..."

"And it's best if her skin tone is healthy... from being in the sun a lot..."

"Hmm..."

Otomo Fushimura actually knew all these conditions. He called to confirm another matter,

"Naoki-san, do you think Momoe Yamaguchi is suitable?"

"Huh? Momoe-san?" Naoki Nagayama was confused, "How could you think of Momoe-san? She is suitable for a virtuous wife and good mother, but not for this kind of highly educated scientist!"

"Then..." Otomo Fushimura proposed another one, "How about Kanako Higuchi?"

"Kanako-san? She's a bit too beautiful, and she feels like a city girl, surely she's not suitable either?!"

Naoki Nagayama was even more puzzled,

"Otomo-san, why did you pick actors who aren't suitable at all?!"

"......"

Otomo Fushimura paused,

"I thought you wanted someone you were familiar with (a confidante) to play the female lead!

If Akina wasn't already pregnant, she would have been the first one I mentioned!!"

"Huh?!!"

Naoki Nagayama felt it was a bit funny,

"If I wanted a female artist I was familiar with, wouldn't I just say it myself? Do I need you to point it out?!"

"I was worried that you were too embarrassed to say it yourself... so I, as a third party, would break this veil..."

Otomo Fushimura laughed,

"It's good for both sides~"

"......"

Naoki Nagayama was speechless. Otomo Fushimura really was thinking wholeheartedly for him, Naoki Nagayama,

"Otomo-san, in ancient times, you would definitely have become a sycophantic courtier!!! You would have gotten ahead!!!"

"Hahaha, you flatter me!"

Otomo Fushimura laughed,

"Since Naoki-san doesn't have that intention, I'll have the company people continue looking according to this standard!"

"Hmm!"

"Haha, alright, alright..." Otomo Fushimura continued, "By the way, besides this matter, there's also..."

"You previously asked me to incite Yoshihiko Noda to come to Tokyo to run for the National Diet, and he agreed!"

"He has already started preparing to resign from his position as a Chiba Prefectural Assembly member!"

Hearing this news, Naoki Nagayama nodded,

"Very good, as expected of a young man with great ambition. We will prepare to help him build momentum later~"

"...... Naoki-san, he is older than you..."

"Uh..."

Naoki Nagayama choked, but he immediately changed the subject,

"Ahem... well, Otomo-san... supporting politicians is very important to Shu-Yu. I believe you can understand this."

"Of course!"

Otomo Fushimura naturally understood. Once at a certain stage, not having someone at the top level won't work.

Previously establishing the Tokyo Film Association, contacting the opposition Socialist Party, and even befriending Koichi Hamada were all preparations for this.

"However, if that politician eventually goes out of control, it will also be very troublesome..."

"This..."

Otomo Fushimura hesitated after hearing this,

"Noda-kun is a person who knows how to repay kindness..."

Naoki Nagayama's tone became slow and serious:

"Otomo-san, I naturally hope that Yoshihiko Noda is a grateful person, and that after we help him rise to the top, he can repay Shu-Yu, so that everyone is happy... But after all, he and Shu-Yu are not a community of interests like you and I."

"After we spend a lot of resources to help him up, it's very likely that for the sake of power and status, he will lean towards other larger financial cliques or parties... If our interests are aligned, that's fine, but if there's a conflict..."

"Otomo-san understands, right? We need to grasp some 'leverage' or 'dirt' on Yoshihiko Noda..."

"In case of absolute necessity, we must be able to make him support Shu-Yu..."

"....."

Power is superior to wealth, so how can wealth guarantee that the power they helped up won't change its heart? Naturally, it's by controlling the things that can make that power step down!

Listening carefully to Naoki Nagayama's words, Otomo Fushimura also knew that what he said was correct, it's just that he admired this junior Yoshihiko Noda and hadn't thought about plotting against him this time~

"Otomo-san, no need to think too much, it's just an insurance policy~"

Naoki Nagayama comforted,

"After bringing him to Tokyo, we must definitely take him to experience the local customs and practices of Tokyo, drink some flower wine, and talk about the future... Young people can't hold back!"

"Just secretly taking a few photos after he's drunk will do!"

Sometimes you don't need big leverage like murder, arson, corruption, or bribery... For a married politician in Japan, a peach-colored scandal is enough to ruin his reputation in the political arena...

"......." Otomo Fushimura was stunned after hearing this, "Naoki-san... you seem to have a lot of experience!"

"Haha, just think about the former Prime Minister Tanaka and the current Prime Minister Nakasone, who were both left in a sorry state because of peach-colored scandals, and you'll know that this is very important for politicians."

Naoki Nagayama laughed,

"So, men must control their lower bodies well!"

"..... No, no, no..."

Otomo Fushimura said,

"I mean Naoki-san has a lot of experience in secret photography!

Honestly, do you practice secret photography in private often?!"

"You!!!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, Naoki-san!"

Otomo Fushimura said,

"I will make this dirt real. If the photos aren't heavy enough, I'll record a small video!!!"

"That's it... Bye-bye~"

"....."

Listening to the busy signal on the receiver, Naoki Nagayama shook his head helplessly and put the receiver back...

Turning his head, he saw little Xia Hua looking at him, so he quickly covered his daughter's ears, rubbing and kneading them:

"Hua-chan, just pretend you didn't hear the ugly words just now, okay? A child shouldn't be exposed to these things so early!"

"Ah? Haha~"

The little one thought her father was playing with her and happily hugged her father's arm~

When the concert officially began, the huge Tokyo Dome was packed with people!

This was probably the largest crowd this stadium had carried since it was built. The entire central field and the surrounding layers of seats were all shoulder-to-shoulder with spectators.

After the audience was all seated and the lights dimmed, the twinkling glow sticks waved in the crowd, making one think it was the night sky~

White fireworks sprayed onto the stage with a "hiss," and the bright light outlined several figures...

Then, with the passionate melody and spotlights, Michael Jackson appeared on the stage!!!

The concert... had begun!

With strong rhythms, short lyrics, and distinctive dancing, Michael Jackson on stage fully displayed the charm of the King of Pop, making all the audience members' hearts surge, wishing they could sing and dance along with the King.

One hit song after another made the atmosphere at the scene rise higher and higher...

Soon, some audience members couldn't handle the atmosphere and fainted, being carried by security to the medical station outside the venue, and those in serious condition were taken to nearby hospitals by ambulance.

"Tokyo audience, good evening!"

After performing a dozen songs, Michael Jackson panted and interacted with the audience in Japanese,

"Next, let's welcome... Akina Nakamori!!!"

As the words fell, Akina Nakamori, wearing a black leather jacket, walked onto the stage, causing another wave of cheers!

"Akina~ Akina~ Akina!!"

The rhythmic cheering rang out; many fans had also come specifically for Akina Nakamori!

Being able to see an international star on stage and also see a top local idol, this concert was simply worth more than worth it!

And Akina on stage did not disappoint, as a passionate "Babylon" brought the atmosphere in the Tokyo Dome to its peak...

Michael Jackson's Tokyo concert was destined to be a pearl remembered in the history of Japanese music!