Chapter 219: Nii-chan has never been in a relationship, how did he write it?

Approaching summer vacation, a relaxed atmosphere permeated schools in Tokyo and even all of Japan.

In normal years, boys would discuss where to go to play soccer during summer vacation, and girls might discuss their favorite idols or the TV dramas currently airing.

But this time at school, many girls began to discuss a novel called "Love Letter." If anyone hadn't read it yet, it was as if they were behind the times.

Some cheerful girls, when seeing friends they hadn't seen for a while, would greet them with: "I am fine, are you fine?"

And when familiar male classmates asked, they would often get an eye roll or an "Aho."

However, what is certain is that "Love Letter" has already set off a considerable trend among the student population.

"Naoki-san? Are you really not considering holding a fan meeting?"

Kuniharu Morikawa originally called to inform him of the good news that the novel was being reprinted. At the same time, he also explained that Shogakukan had received a lot of fan letters, and took the opportunity to ask if Naoki Nagayama had any intention of holding a fan meeting.

"Morikawa-san, there is really no need to consider it."

Naoki Nagayama originally only intended to use the novel to make money, and was completely uninterested in things like fans.

"It makes me very happy that readers can like this novel, but I am indeed not the type of person who likes to communicate."

Kuniharu Morikawa had handled many authors and naturally had encountered introverted people, and even social-phobic authors. For these people, Kuniharu Morikawa could only follow their temperament.

"Since Naoki-san says so, there is nothing I can do. But what about those fan letters?"

"Uh, that really is a big problem."

Naoki Nagayama thought for a while. If he handled them casually, it would really be sorry for the readers' intentions, but replying to all of them didn't seem very realistic.

"In short, I'll trouble Morikawa-san first. Keep them there for now, and I'll handle them when I come over later."

"No need to be so troublesome, I'll send them to you!" Kuniharu Morikawa said very cheerfully, "Isn't Naoki-san's house very close?"

"Ah... then thank you very much!"

After hanging up the phone, Naoki Nagayama was still thinking about how to handle the fan letters. He would definitely have to read them, and pick out some to reply to, but what about the rest? Keep them forever?

Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of the method of a certain fairy tale master in later generations: buy an empty house specifically to put fan letters!

It just so happens that the house in Bunkyo Ward is empty anyway!

Driving the convertible again, he brought Eitaro to the studio. Showing off the new car once was enough; for now, it was still more convenient to drive with the top down.

Today was the final work for "Hachiko Monogatari." Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Yin Tang arrived very early.

"Naoki-san, you finally arrived!"

Shuichi Yin Tang looked at Naoki Nagayama, who walked in leisurely, and couldn't help but feel a bit of resentment. You threw all the final editing to me and Masataka Komori, Naoki-san, won't your conscience hurt?

"Hahaha, didn't I say there was nothing major? So I arrived a little late."

"This is the final confirmation, it's very important!" Shuichi Yin Tang was a little frantic.

Naoki Nagayama laughed it off to appease this great director, while Otomo Yoshimura on the side drank tea leisurely, watching the two's performance.

A few minutes later, Shuichi Yin Tang finally calmed down: "Komori-kun, you can start."

With the start of the machine, "Hachiko Monogatari" began to play on the small screen in the editing room, and several people leaned close to the screen to watch.

What is the life of a dog like? The first half of life is happy, the second half is desolate, but no matter when, Hachiko's joys, sorrows, and joys all revolved around his master.

From entering this family in ignorance, to finally dying silently in a snowy field, the waiting of most of his life, perhaps in the final fantasy, Hachiko and his master finally reunited.

The 100-minute film ended quickly. Even Shuichi Yin Tang and Naoki Nagayama, who had watched it many times, couldn't help but be moved by the plot in the film, and Otomo Yoshimura, who hadn't watched it much, actually had red eyes at this time, and then wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

Shuichi Yin Tang laughed when he saw it: "Haha, Otomo-san, are you actually that moved?"

Otomo Yoshimura ignored Shuichi Yin Tang's teasing, but instead said to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, I believe this film can achieve a better box office than before!"

"Hahaha, that's for sure, didn't I say so long ago~" Naoki Nagayama was naturally very confident. After all, Hachiko's story had been made into two films, almost all of which were both box office hits and critically acclaimed.

Otomo Yoshimura nodded, very much in agreement, and then rushed to prepare for the premiere.

But at this moment, he suddenly thought of something: "By the way, Naoki-san, you will attend this year's premiere, right?"

"I will."

Shuichi Yin Tang hurriedly added a sentence after hearing it: "What about the subsequent promotional activities?"

He asked the point. Last time, the film's promotional activities were dodged by Naoki Nagayama under the guise of going abroad for literary exchanges. This time, Naoki Nagayama wanted to go to Hawaii in July and August, so of course he didn't want to participate!

"Eh? What does a small screenwriter like me need to do for film promotional activities?"

Naoki Nagayama looked surprised, as if he really was just a small screenwriter behind the scenes.

"Naoki-san... don't play dumb..." Shuichi Yin Tang was speechless. "If you don't want to go, just say you don't want to go!"

"Uh... yeah! I don't want to go~"

Naoki Nagayama had always been very willing to listen to advice. Since Shuichi Yin Tang said so, he naturally climbed up the pole.

The two people in the office looked at this thick-skinned man with dead fish eyes at this time, wanting to make him feel ashamed with their eyes. Even Masataka Komori had an expression of his idol image shattering.

At this time, Naoki Nagayama also felt a bit embarrassed and had to make a concession:

"Hai, hai~ At least I will definitely go to the premiere. As for the others, I will also participate in the promotional activities in Tokyo."

He finally appeased the few people.

Finally, when Otomo Yoshimura was about to go out, he suddenly turned around and asked Shuichi Yin Tang: "Ano, Shuichi-san, how are the Hachikos who filmed the movie doing now?"

"I adopted the smallest one, planning to keep Yui-chan company. The half-grown Hachiko and the adult Hachiko are temporarily kept at the pet store, and I plan to raise them at the studio in the future. Why?"

No-theft novel network.

Otomo Yoshimura thought for a while: "I want to adopt that half-grown Hachiko."

"Eh? Are you sure?"

"Hai, I felt a connection from the beginning, and after watching the movie today, I couldn't help it even more."

"Hahaha, alright then."

It is indeed a bit difficult to find a home for an adult Hachiko, after all, habits and such have already been formed.

However, Naoki Nagayama was not worried about his future. After the movie is broadcast, maybe Akita dogs will usher in a wave of adoption peaks. At worst, he can be raised in the studio, which just happens to lack a guard dog.

The night in Takadanobaba was still very noisy, and young people who came to have fun could be seen from time to time on Disco Street.

Night owls who often came here to find fun all knew a piece of news—that disco was about to reopen!

"I heard that the disco has made major changes! Even the entrance has very unique graffiti~"

Kazuya Ohira, who had just finished work, was also a regular at the old disco. Every Friday after work, he liked to come to this disco with friends to sweat until the early morning, and then enjoy the weekend.

The disco was renovated this month, and Kazuya Ohira tried to go to other discos and nightclubs nearby. Although they were also fun, he always felt something was missing.

The female companion beside him, Naone Nagai, also echoed: "It seems that for the week after the renovation, the entrance fee is waived!"

Kazuya Ohira took Naone Nagai's hand and walked toward Disco Street: "Naone-chan, let's go see it today!"

When Naoki Nagayama decided to restart work, he asked Shigechi Araki to print a lot of flyers, and also notified some very loyal regulars in advance.

By the time it really opened, a long queue had begun to form in front of the disco again.

"Shigechi-san, is everything ready inside?"

"Hai, the venue has been cleaned up, drinks and beverages are ready, the sound and lighting have been tested in advance, and everyone in the ST band has also prepared seriously!" Shigechi Araki answered cautiously.

Naoki Nagayama looked at the time on his watch, it was already 6 PM: "The time is just right, Shigechi-san, let's open for business!"

"Hai!"

Following Shigechi Araki's signal, all the neon lights in front of the disco were lit up. Under the flickering light, the graffiti on the wall outside the door seemed to come alive, and the decorations of the cyber girls on both sides of the main entrance also lit up, as if guiding people into a fantasy future world.

Kazuya Ohira greeted Shigechi Araki at the door familiarly, and then pushed open the door of the disco.

"This... what is this!

!"

The combination of cyber-future style and wasteland style that had never appeared before, the wild wasteland after the destruction of future technology, made everyone's eyes shine. The music in the disco was explosive and novel, the strong electronic music combined with human voices, plus the lights swaying with the rhythm, made people feel as if they had walked from the Showa era of the 80s into a disco of the 22nd century.

Ordering a cocktail and sitting in a booth on the second floor, Kazuya Ohira observed everything in the disco with his jaw dropped. This style, which had never appeared before, made his young heart tremble.

"Naone-chan, come pinch me!" Kazuya Ohira's breathing was rapid, his blood rushing to his head.

Although Naone Nagai was also amazed at the new decoration style, she was not as excited as her male companion. Seeing his somewhat abnormal state, she hurriedly pinched his arm hard.

"Ah~~ It hurts, hurts, hurts... Naone-chan, why are you pinching so hard!"

"Hahaha, I just felt like Kazuya was having a seizure, so I had to cure it!"

Kazuya Ohira rubbed his arm and didn't say anything more. Instead, Naone Nagai began to be curious, "Kazuya, you seem to like this decoration style very much?"

Kazuya Ohira nodded: "Naone-chan is a girl, so maybe you don't feel it, but this style has never appeared before! Do you know cyberpunk?"

"Eh... not very clear..."

"Uh, then you know giant robots? Astro Boy?"

"Ah, I know a little bit about that."

"It's similar to that style!"

"Eh~~~"

Kazuya Ohira didn't seem to know how to explain it to his female companion. After all, cyberpunk in Japan at this time was still in its budding stage, and could be considered a niche among niches.

"In short, it means that the style of this disco is at least 100 years ahead of the times!"

"Is it really that powerful?" Naone Nagai, who didn't quite understand but felt it was amazing, could only say the most universal praise.

After opening the door, Naoki Nagayama returned to the interior of the disco, standing in the highest booth, watching the guests who came.

Before long, Shigechi Araki also came over.

"Naoki-san, the ST band is ready to start performing."

"Hmm, do they have their own songs?"

"Yes, mixed with their own songs."

After Naoki Nagayama nodded, he didn't say anything more. Since the operation of the disco was handed over to Shigechi Araki, he should naturally trust him.

"Naoki-san, some guests seem to be not very used to the new style..." Shigechi Araki observed the expressions and demeanor of the guests who came in, a little worried.

"Daijobu, Shigechi-san, our disco is only this big, it's enough to firmly attract a group of people. As for the rest, let them go to other nightclubs~"

Naoki Nagayama wanted to build a famous disco with characteristics, not one that was large in scale and made the most money.

"The next week will be the time to screen customers. After that, we will start normal operations."

"Hai, I understand!"

When he returned to Shanying Yuan, the sky had completely darkened. Naoki Nagayama still packed a dinner from the restaurant.

Speaking of which, except for breakfast, he hadn't cooked at home for a long time.

Naoki Nagayama was eating dinner slowly on the coffee table, and Eitaro beside him was also gnawing on a molar stick. Their postures could only be said to be exactly the same. No wonder people say that the more you raise a dog, the more it will look like its owner.

"Doraemon" was playing on TV Asahi. He didn't know what the plot was, but Naoki Nagayama watched it with relish.

It was also at this time that the phone by the sofa rang again.

"Nii-chan~ Have you eaten dinner?" Picking up the phone, Tsuruko's energetic voice came out.

Didn't she call a few days ago? Why did she call again at this time?

"Hmm, I'm eating." Naoki Nagayama said while chewing beef, his voice sounding a bit slurred. "What's wrong? Why did you call suddenly?"

"Ah, Nii-chan, it's already July~"

"Hmm?"

"Summer vacation is about to start, you know?"

"So?"

"Do you still remember the promise we made before about watching fireworks?"

Although it was an interrogative tone, Naoki Nagayama heard the threat of "If you don't remember, you're dead" in Tsuruko's words.

"Hai, of course I remember. Just notify me in advance when you have time, and I will go pick you up."

"Hahaha, Nii-chan is really kind! By the way, this time, little Na-chan will come too." Nagayama Tsuruko added.

"No problem, just sleep in the same room~ If not, there is another bedroom that is empty."

"Arigato!"

Naoki Nagayama was a little puzzled. This matter only needs a phone call before coming: "Did you call just for this?"

"Oh, of course not." Tsuruko's voice was a bit coy. "Nii-chan, you wrote that novel 'Love Letter', right?"

"? Who else but me?" What kind of question is this...

"Ano, I want to ask, Nii-chan has clearly never been in a relationship, how could you write such profound love?"

A "well" mark suddenly appeared on Naoki Nagayama's eyebrows:

"Tsuruko, I'll give you a chance, reorganize your language."

Nagayama Tsuruko on the other side seemed to realize something: "Ah... I didn't mean Nii-chan is a single dog!"

... Another stab in the heart...

"I'm just curious, is this feeling of love real? That feeling of heartbeat between Hiroko and Fujii Itsuki..." Tsuruko seemed very tangled.

Eh? What's going on? This sense of déjà vu?

"Tsuruko?"

"Hmm?"

"Do you have a boy you like?"

"Eh?!

No! I don't! Don't talk nonsense!

Nagayama Tsuruko immediately denied it three times, and then seemed to be poked in the heart.

"I'm not talking to you anymore! Baka Nii-chan!"

Listening to the beeping sound in the receiver, Naoki Nagayama was stunned for a while, then touched Eitaro's dog head.

Has my sister reached the age of falling in love...

... ===== CHAPTER 220 =====