Chapter 1316

Waking up in the morning without receiving a death notification call from the United States made Naoki Nagayama breathe a sigh of relief!

"It's really great that 'traveling a thousand miles to find a husband' didn't turn into 'traveling a thousand miles to kill a husband'..."

Naoki Nagayama muttered to himself while eating breakfast, but it left Akina confused:

"Naoki-san, what are you saying?"

"Ah... nothing..."

Naoki Nagayama covered it up quickly,

"I was just thinking that Genta-san should have already met with Suzumi-chan... it's really great that there were no accidents along the way!"

"... You're so mysterious..."

Akina shook her head and continued to pick up the morning rice balls for little Xia Hua, specifically molding them into bite-sized balls to make it easier for the little one to learn to use a spoon to pick them up.

She happened to catch a news item in the newspaper, so she asked:

"The second season of 'Voice of Japan' is going to be broadcast tonight! Does Naoki-san know?"

"Hmm... I'm not sure..."

He had gone to the company once before, and he only had a rough understanding of the progress.

Now he is focused on the filming of "Jurassic Park," and he really doesn't have much energy to learn about this kind of program in detail.

"'Voice of Japan' should be the liveliest talent show this year."

Akina sighed inwardly; the winter of the idol industry had already arrived, and for a whole year, she hadn't seen the addition of any new juniors,

"Even beauty pageants like the Toho Cinderella don't have any waves~"

She didn't even mention "Star! Birth!", the show where she debuted; that program had long since stopped broadcasting.

"There are too many idols..."

Naoki Nagayama said while eating breakfast,

"After reaching the peak and declining, and with supply exceeding demand, it will naturally face a decline..."

The entire decade after the 90s was the winter of idols, but in this life, this process was slightly earlier... In this process, Naoki Nagayama also added some effort; he brought out "Twilight Nyan Nyan" and the Kitten Club, etc., early.

"If future idols don't have characteristics, they probably won't get any attention!"

He vaguely remembered that during the idol winter, there was a pair of cold-faced idols like robot dolls who attracted some fans because of their cold characteristics...

"The future is an era of speaking with works!"

The 90s was the era of talented artists... singers, actors... countless famous songs were born during this period, and one hit TV series after another swept across Asia~

Hearing her husband's words, Akina lowered her head slightly; she was also thinking about her future acting career.

Akina Nakamori had a strong personality since she was a child; besides being a housewife and a fashion designer, she also wanted to achieve more in the entertainment industry...

She was only in her twenties, still a time of great drive! Besides, there were such favorable conditions~

Not lacking money or love, then according to the theory of needs, personal sense of achievement is the pursuit of the future~

"Naoki-san... teach me how to write songs!"

"Hmm?"

Naoki Nagayama was a bit surprised,

"Akina, you are..."

"I also want to be a talented artist!!!"

"... Hmm..."

"Does Naoki-san think I can't learn to write songs?!"

Learning to write songs is not that easy... Don't look at how easy it is for him to write songs, but that's supported by decades of memory!

However, looking at his wife's full fighting spirit, for the sake of family harmony, Naoki Nagayama decided not to pour cold water on her first...

"Hmm, of course not..."

He agreed readily,

"Since Akina wants to learn, let's take a few music textbooks to look at first; three volumes of 'Harmony', and 'New Music Theory' also needs a new copy... Music theory must be learned!"

"Then learn an instrument... Do you like the violin? The cello is fine too... I can teach the piano..."

"..."

Akina's face wrinkled up all of a sudden... the nature of a little academic slacker was exposed without a doubt...

If it's singing, you can rely on a gifted voice; acting can also completely become an experiential school; dancing, as long as the body is OK, diligent practice is about the same... The development potential of the brain is actually not much...

But to create songs... you need to learn a lot.

Don't look at Naoki Nagayama relying on his golden finger, but in his previous life, he fought from an orphan to graduating from a top university, and then he could also self-study programming... His learning ability is still very good...

After coming to the Showa era, he learned a lot in music, and he also reached grade eight in piano!

"Okay..." Akina's tone dropped, "I'll go take a look!"

"Good~"

After finishing breakfast in a few bites, Naoki Nagayama wiped his mouth and kissed the little one's head, then said to Akina:

"The car is already waiting, so I'll go to Jurassic Island first!"

"Have a safe trip..."

While on the private jet, Naoki Nagayama flipped through the newspapers and magazines prepared in the cabin.

But he suddenly saw the latest issue of "Kinema Junpo"; this should be the year-end issue... It was listing the most worth-watching movies of the year, as well as the voting activities for the Kinema Junpo Awards.

"Let me take a look..."

Naoki Nagayama flipped through the magazine casually, and sure enough, he saw that a large portion was about Tree Friend movies, from "Ghost" at the beginning of the year to "Departures" later... It was almost becoming a promotional draft for Tree Friend Films!

"There are fewer than before this year!"

After watching for a while, Naoki Nagayama sighed,

"With the investment in filming techniques and the upgrade of technology, movies that could be finished in a month or two in the past should be rare..."

The long filming time of past movies was because directors wanted to pursue natural backgrounds, such as seasons, rain, snow, sunshine, etc.

Now that there are more movie filming bases, the remaining time is very likely to be spent on building sets, etc. When it comes to the future era of special effects movies, a lot of time will be spent on special effects production...

Among them, people are considered the ones who spend the least time!

Thinking of "My Neighbor Totoro," which took almost a year to produce, Naoki Nagayama felt even more emotional.

In the studio of NTV (Nippon Television), the venue had already been set up.

Hisahisa Fujiwara kept communicating with the on-site director Sora Kamimura, wanting to make the opening of the second season of "Voice of Japan" perfect~

"Director Kamimura... are the contestants who passed the auditions all here?"

"Hai, they are already outside the lounge!"

"Has the audition material been handed over to the broadcast room?"

"Hai... it has been checked!"

"What about the four mentors?"

"They are already putting on makeup!"

"..."

Item by item, check by check, place by place, by the time everything was almost ready, it was already afternoon.

"Good!"

Sora Kamimura nodded, looked at Hisahisa Fujiwara, and said,

"Let's prepare for the final rehearsal!"

Like other large live programs, to avoid accidents, there will be a complete rehearsal before the live broadcast... If the live broadcast fails, the rehearsal recording will be used to replace it.

"Mm!"

Hisahisa Fujiwara looked at the four eye-catching rotating chairs on the stage, recalling the lively scene of the first season,

"This time, we must be even better than the first season!"

And in the contestant lounge, a spirited girl wearing a leather jacket was chatting with the contestants who came in the same batch.

Maki Ohguro, who has a carefree personality, is very easygoing; like a big sister, she can easily get along with everyone around her.

"So this is the lounge for 'Voice of Japan'... the environment is really quite good~~"

Maki Ohguro looked around and said to the nervous contestant next to her,

"It's just that there are contestants all around, it's a bit noisy... I can't even warm up..."

The girl next to her looked at Maki Ohguro and asked curiously:

"How come you don't seem nervous at all?"

"Nervous about what?"

"What if you aren't chosen by the mentors?"

Maki Ohguro tossed her hair, made a cool pose, and answered with a smile:

"How is that possible? The mentors won't miss such an excellent contestant as me!"

"..."

The girl next to her, and other contestants around who heard it, were speechless, feeling that this guy was a bit too confident!

This is a national talent show; it doesn't look at anything else, only at the voice!

"Besides, even if I'm not chosen, I will participate in the next competition!"

Maki Ohguro's expression was firm, as if this was a matter of course,

"In short, I will definitely become a singer in Tokyo!"

Such a confident and firm contestant immediately made people around her look sideways... Some smiled silently, some rolled their eyes, but more people were touched by such an attitude, and the nervousness before the show started actually disappeared quite a bit~

And just at this time, the program team started to stir things up:

"Minasan, next we will conduct the final rehearsal! But you can treat it as a real competition... because during the live broadcast, the results will be exactly the same!"

"Now, our program team will film some material in the lounge, so please don't mind..."

The staff over there had already started calling names to prepare for people to enter, and there was actually an interview team in the lounge putting pressure on the contestants~

"Are you nervous?"

Facing the microphone and the camera, the contestant who was asked was very helpless,

"Of course I'm nervous... and now I'm even more nervous!"

Just like being asked if you are nervous before an exam, that will naturally increase the sense of nervousness!

The interview team that was stirring things up could only say dryly:

"Ganbatte!"

"Mm..."

Then they went to find the next victim... until they found Maki Ohguro.

"I am contestant number seven, Maki Ohguro!"

Maki Ohguro greeted the camera with a great sense of being on camera,

"From Hokkaido, please support me!"

"Contestant Maki Ohguro, may I ask if you are nervous?" the interviewer asked curiously.

"Not nervous!!!"

Maki Ohguro, who was like a bold big sister, said with a smile,

"I've been singing since I was three, I sang in front of people when I was very young, I joined a band in junior high, and I often performed in live houses in high school... This situation now is just a small scene!"

"... That experience is indeed rich..."

The host sighed, but muttered silently in his heart,

"Could this person be some kind of delinquent big sister..."

"Then I wish you success in your next performance!"

"Of course, I will definitely be chosen!"

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

On the stage of the studio, the lights were already on, and the rotating chairs were ready...

And in the seats below, the extras were already ready to go, ready to give the most enthusiastic response to the scene at any time...

As the music sounded, the four mentors slowly walked out of the stage singing, as the opening song of "Voice of Japan".

The mentors of the first season chose "YMCA", but this time, the mentors chose a Japanese song, and it was "Ii Hi Tabidachi (Good Day Journey)", which has a very good meaning.

This song, which was originally written by Shinji Tanimura for Momoe Yamaguchi, was a big hit in Japan that year, with sales exceeding one million... After Momoe Yamaguchi's comeback this year, this song also became popular again and was called the "song to start a journey".

Because of this meaning, it was chosen by the four mentors as a chorus song this time:

".....

Ah, Nihon no dokoka ni

(Ah~ Somewhere in Japan)

Watashi wo matteru hito ga iru

(Is there someone waiting for me?)

Ii hi tabidachi koufuku wo sagashi ni

(Today is a good day to travel in search of happiness)

......"

The four mentors happened to be two men and two women, each singing this song that had been sung for a long time... making the extras on the scene unable to help but sing along~

When the song was finished, enthusiastic applause erupted in the studio instantly...

"Minasan!!"

The host walked to the center of the stage amidst the fireworks and announced loudly to the camera lens,

"Welcome to the second season of 'Voice of Japan'!!!"

"Roar roar roar~" "Voice of Japan! Voice of Japan!" "La la la~" "Oh oh oh!" "....."

Under the command of the assistant, the extras cheered in unison, and for a time, the atmosphere of the entire studio reached its peak!!

After the cheers gradually weakened, the host held the microphone and said:

"After a year, we finally waited for the second season of 'Voice of Japan'... The mentors who came to the scene today are..."

"Pop Diva: Miyuki Nakajima!!!"

"Talented Singer: Yumi Matsutoya!!"

"Safety Zone Lead Singer: Koji Tamaki!!"

"Folk Rock King: Yosui Inoue!!!"

The appearance of each mentor made the cheers on the scene go up another level, and in the end, even the entire studio was applause... and finally, the host said:

"Today, we only listen to the singing voice!!!"

"Next, please welcome the first contestant to the stage!"

At the same time, in the Tree Friend building, Otomo Yoshimura was inquiring about the scheduled situation of the annual meeting performance.

"Chage and Aska... can they come?"

"Hai!" Masami Inada nodded, "No problem..."

"Forget about Hikaru Genji!"

Otomo Yoshimura looked at the names on the list and shook his head repeatedly,

"Johnny's is competing with Akina Nakamori for the Record Awards; how can such a money-making opportunity be given to them! Let's forget about the singers under Johnny's!"

The Tree Friend Group has always been very generous; the performance fees for their annual meeting performances are very high~

"Hai!"

Masami Inada nodded, and then sighed a little,

"Johnny's boy bands are indeed good at creating atmosphere... on stage, it's like acrobatics, they can mobilize the atmosphere of the scene..."

"Ha, then let's just find an acrobatic troupe to perform..."

Otomo Yoshimura shook his head,

"Naoki-san and Akina are both coming that day, so don't be an eyesore~"

"I understand!"

Next, Otomo Yoshimura continued to look at the list, and said with some surprise:

"Are there even foreign bands?"

"Hai, there are many foreign singers coming to Japan to develop the market recently..."

"Good..." Otomo Yoshimura nodded, and then asked, "What is this X-Japan?"

"It's a visual kei rock band that has been very popular recently!"

"Ah... alright, visual kei... it looks like the stage will be very interesting~"

After scanning it again and feeling that there was no problem, Otomo Yoshimura outlined a few things on the list:

"Masami-kun, then go contact these performers..."

"After that, we have to go to Jurassic Island to prepare to set up the venue for the annual meeting..."

"Okay!"

After Masami Inada left, Otomo Yoshimura looked at the sky outside the window and sighed:

"It's actually so fast, another year is about to pass..."