Chapter 15

The sudden bad news gave Naoki Nagayama a shock.

His original plan for getting rich had already been well arranged:

— Relying on the 500,000 in his hands, spend January decadently — In February, the royalties would come in; take the royalty contract and data to the bank for a mortgage loan, buy 2-3 houses in the center of Tokyo to rent out, use the royalties to pay off the loan, and enjoy life by collecting rent~

— Then try to use the newly purchased houses for a second mortgage to expand the real estate matrix.

— Try the same operation again; as long as housing prices keep rising and the loans aren't deferred, then as long as he grasps the rhythm, it would be just like cashing out a credit card.

As long as he was bold enough, the snowball would get bigger and bigger, and at the same time, he could live a wealthy life by relying on asset appreciation.

— By 1985, invest all the money from mortgaging the real estate into the stock market, taking advantage of the bubble to increase his assets by dozens of times!

— Sell everything and cash out in 1990.

If everything went smoothly, 10 years later, Naoki Nagayama should be among the top tier of wealthy people in Japan, and he would only be 28 years old then~

Even if some problems arose along the way, at least he could invest in Microsoft, Oracle, and Amazon, and become a wealthy person in Japan 20 years later; he would be 38 then~

If things went even less smoothly, he could just hoard a stash of Bitcoin in advance, and he would still be one of the wealthy people in all of Japan 30 years later~ he would be 48 then~

No matter what, during this time, Naoki Nagayama wouldn't have to work and could live the life of having money and leisure that he had always longed for.

But now, what about the blank space in February and March?

Can 500,000 yen support him for two months?

The compensation for the program Taisei Miwa mentioned would be good if it reached 100,000 yen...

Does he have to eat instant noodles every day from now on...

"Could it be that my ideal and persistence of not working are worthless in the face of reality?" On the way back, Naoki Nagayama remained trapped in the depression of his broken dreams.

The next evening, Taisei Miwa drove over on time to pick him up.

When he saw Naoki Nagayama, he said, "Naoki-kun, are you sick?"

There was no help for it; he had spent most of the night before agonizing over whether to work, hadn't slept well, and had been unable to get his spirits up all day today. He looked listless, and his complexion also looked a bit pale.

"I'm fine, Miwa-san, just a bit low on energy." Patting his face with his hand, Naoki Nagayama said, "It won't affect the program at all."

By 7 o'clock in the evening, the two arrived at Fuji TV. Taisei Miwa took Naoki Nagayama directly into the set of "Night Hit Studio"... Why must a night program be recorded at night? Is this also a kind of craftsmanship spirit...

After Taisei Miwa explained the situation to the production team, he took Naoki Nagayama to the dressing room and asked the makeup artist to help with his styling. The makeup artist was a stylish auntie who looked at Naoki Nagayama and said:

"Is this handsome young man a new idol? His skin is really good; it's so fair that he doesn't even need powder."

"No, Makeup Artist-san, this is a guest from the public who was invited; he is the author of Seiko-san's new single."

"Ara, he's actually a composer at such a young age..."

"Haha, thank you for the compliment." To be complimented on his skin being good when he was pale...

Just as the makeup artist was about to apply lipstick to Naoki Nagayama, the door to the dressing room opened, and several people crowded in, surrounding Seiko Matsuda, who was dressed gorgeously.

After she came in, she said, "Miwa-san, I heard that the creator of 'Cherry Blossom' had arrived, so I thought I'd come and meet him in advance~"

Although she was speaking to Taisei Miwa, her eyes were fixed on Naoki Nagayama: "Is this Naoki Nagayama-san? I've finally met you~"

"He's actually so handsome~"

It had to be said that Seiko Matsuda at this time, with her beautiful face, bright big eyes, sweet smile, fluffy "Seiko hairstyle," and a tone of voice that sounded like she was acting spoiled, was indeed exceptionally cute~

She was worthy of being called the "eternal idol" in the future.

Naoki Nagayama's identity at this time, besides being the author, was also a "die-hard fan" of Seiko Matsuda. He had already thought about how to face his idol the night before.

"Hai, nice to meet you, Seiko-san. I'm Naoki Nagayama. I've been looking forward to this, looking forward to this... I've finally met you in person. How are you, Seiko-san? Are you in good health? Are you too tired?..." Naoki Nagayama appeared a bit excited and a bit eager. "Sumimasen, seeing Seiko-chan—ah, no, Seiko-san—I got a bit excited!"

"Naoki-san, nice to meet you, thank you for your concern~" Seiko Matsuda was already very experienced in dealing with fans. "I'm very happy that you like my performance~"

"Thank you very much for creating 'Cherry Blossom' for me; I like it very much~"

"It's great to be liked by Seiko-san!"

"I will definitely keep Naoki-san's feelings firmly in my heart. I hope you will continue to support Seiko Matsuda in the future~"

Seiko Matsuda smiled brightly, her curved eyes and small canine teeth showing. She was cute and carried a hint of flirtatiousness. If this were in the future, this image would generally be called both pure and seductive.

"Hai, I definitely will!"

"Mm-hmm, see you later then~"

There was no further conversation. Seiko Matsuda seemed to have come just to say a few words to Naoki Nagayama, and then she turned to Taisei Miwa and said, "Miwa-san, I've caused you trouble. I'm going to rehearse now~"

"Hai, thank you for your hard work."

As expected of an idol. As an orthodox popular idol, Seiko Matsuda's ability to work on stage was excellent, and it seemed she carried it into all public occasions, maintaining a "cute" feeling at all times, which also made some people feel she was a bit "fake."

At least Naoki Nagayama felt at this moment that Seiko Matsuda coming over wasn't really out of curiosity about the fan who wrote the song, but because "Idol Seiko Matsuda" had to be curious; this idol had to be moved by the fan's sincere feelings, so she had to make this trip.

This small incident didn't interrupt the makeup process. After repeatedly declining the makeup artist auntie's idea of applying eyeliner, blush, and lipstick, he just applied a little powder and trimmed his eyebrows and sideburns before going to rehearse, looking fresh and clean.

The rehearsal process for "Night Hit" was actually very boring. The director explained the flow in the front, the host followed the cues, and a group of people helped coordinate below.

As for Naoki Nagayama, who was sitting in the back row, he spent most of his time acting as a background board, clapping when he was supposed to clap and opening his mouth to cheer when he was supposed to.

It was only during the short interview before Seiko Matsuda went on stage that he was called up by the host, who asked a few questions: "Standing in front of us is Naoki Nagayama-san, the creator of Seiko Matsuda's new song today. This is also the first time you've met Seiko-chan, right?"

"Hai, Seiko-san, nice to meet you..." "Nice to meet you, Naoki-kun, good evening~" Then the two bowed to each other...

Then the host continued to cue the flow: "I heard you created this specifically for Seiko-chan because you are a fan of hers?"

"Hai, I've liked Seiko-san since she debuted, and then I suddenly created it because of a moving moment..." Blah blah blah, it actually all had a script!

"Then is there anything else you'd like to say to Seiko-san today?" The host continued with the flow.

"Hai, I hope Seiko-san can continue to work hard..." Still reading the script...

"Okay, then let's enjoy this song full of the fan's feelings today..."

Then both sides bowed again, Naoki Nagayama went off stage, and Seiko Matsuda went to sing.

Rehearsing twice and recording once, it was already almost 11 o'clock.

Seeing that Seiko Matsuda was still full of energy until the very end and kept a sweet smile on her face, Naoki Nagayama couldn't help but sigh that any professional who reached the top tier had abilities that surpassed ordinary people!

After the recording ended, Seiko Matsuda seemed to have another engagement and left in a hurry. Taisei Miwa sent Naoki Nagayama home.

When he got out of the car, he handed a kraft paper envelope to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-kun, thank you for your hard work. This is today's compensation; please keep it safe."

"Hai, arigato, and thank you for your hard work in sending me back, Miwa-san."

"Not at all, this is a manager's duty."

Back inside the apartment, Naoki Nagayama went straight to take a shower. By the time he finished, it was almost midnight.

Sitting by the bed and opening the kraft paper envelope, there were actually 500,000 yen!

It was so much higher than the 100,000 yen he had thought before...

Hehe, the entertainment industry is indeed generous.

After putting the money into his wallet, Naoki Nagayama fell into a deep sleep.