Chapter 245: Telling ghost stories to a girl over the phone in the middle of the night

Naoki Nagayama, just woken up from a hangover, endured the dizziness in his head and squinted at the bright sunshine outside.

Another sunny day~

Yesterday's filming work was completed. Except for the few people who drank too much yesterday and were still lying in bed, the other staff had already started packing up this morning.

Three vans were parked at the entrance, used to take supplies and personnel to the airport.

"Naoki-san, are you up?"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama walk out of the room to the lobby, Otomo Yoshimura greeted him with a smile, his face wearing a fox-like smile.

"How are you feeling? Have you recovered?"

Saying this, he also kindly handed over a cup of hot tea.

"Ah, it's all Otomo-san's fault for inciting others to toast me!" Naoki Nagayama sipped the tea in small sips, "Now you're still smiling so proudly. Let me tell you, relying on numbers to get me drunk is winning unfairly!"

"Hahaha, anyway, you were drunk~" Otomo Yoshimura laughed, "I didn't expect there to be a surprise after getting Naoki-san drunk!"

"Surprise?"

Looking at the smile on Otomo Yoshimura's face, Naoki Nagayama was shocked. Could it be that he did something socially dead after getting drunk?

That's not right. Although he was confused, he remembered singing with everyone in the nightclub?

That's nothing, right? Who doesn't sing when they go to a nightclub?

"Ano, Otomo-san, did I do anything rude after getting drunk?"

"Ah, it's not really rude~ It's just that everyone recognized Naoki-san's inner self again!"

Otomo Yoshimura laughed more and more happily, but refused to continue, finding an excuse to check on others and actually walked away...

Hey! Otomo Yoshimura! You're so unclear, the more you say, the more worried people get!

Recognized the inner self again?

Inner self?!

Could it be that he took off his clothes because he was too high?

Or... took off his pants?!

While everyone was packing up, Naoki Nagayama quietly caught Hisa Akiyama and pulled her to the corner of the entrance.

"Hisa-chan, I remember you don't like drinking, right?"

"Hai, I really don't like the taste of alcohol."

Hisa Akiyama was very puzzled. Suddenly pulled to the corner by the boss, if she didn't know the boss's character, she would think he was going to do something strange.

However, her boss is so handsome... it's not impossible...

Naoki Nagayama didn't notice the female subordinate's thoughts, but lowered his voice and asked mysteriously: "Then, Hisa-chan, you were sober all night yesterday, right?"

"Hai, I had a great time last night! Especially Naoki-san..."

Why is everyone speaking with such long pauses! Naoki Nagayama felt tight in his heart and asked quickly:

"What happened to me?"

Hisa Akiyama rolled her beautiful eyes, "Hasn't Naoki-san heard enough praise yesterday?"

"Praise?" Someone praised me? Praised my inner self?

Naoki Nagayama subconsciously looked at his lower body... Usually, he didn't feel it was at a level that would make people praise it?

"Ano... would someone really praise this aspect?"

Naoki Nagayama's old face turned red, feeling a bit ashamed.

Hisa Akiyama nodded and said seriously: "Yesterday, Naoki-san surprised everyone in the nightclub!"

"Everyone in the nightclub?"

"Yes, everyone finally got high together!"

"High together?!

Naoki Nagayama seemed to have been struck by lightning. What did he do in the nightclub yesterday!

Hisa Akiyama didn't know what kind of nerve her boss was suddenly having, but could only follow his tone:

"Alright, alright, Naoki-san is indeed very powerful, like a singer who can play guitar and sing, making people in the nightclub high~ But there are still many things to organize now~ If there is nothing else, I will continue to pack up~"

After speaking, she twisted her small waist and went upstairs~

"Eh? She said playing guitar and singing?" Naoki Nagayama came back to his senses, "Not something like an exhibitionist?"

Naoki Nagayama breathed a sigh of relief. This life's reputation was finally preserved!

At this time, he saw Yuki Saito carrying her bag, walking happily towards the van waiting outside.

She was still humming familiar lyrics:

"

Ne darlin' yume ga kanatta no (darlin' has the dream come true)

Sunao ni kotoba ga mitsukaranai yo (I don't know what to say to you)

This song?!

Is this something that should exist in this era?

With this impact, the memories of last night slowly became clear.

It turned out that when he was drunk, he recalled this song, and then took advantage of the alcohol to rush onto the stage, grabbed the lead singer's guitar, and started singing!

The simple and moving folk melody, the sincere lyrics that are easy to sing, and Naoki Nagayama's relaxed yet emotional singing after getting drunk actually made the people in the nightclub like this song very much. The temporary nightclub trip almost turned into Naoki Nagayama's livehouse concert.

"Is it actually 'Kataomoi' (Unrequited Love)?"

How could he recall this song? Could it be that he started unrequited love for others after drinking too much alcohol...

After figuring out what was going on, Naoki Nagayama didn't worry much. It's just a song~

However, he also suddenly understood Otomo Yoshimura's meaningful smile. That meant "Sure enough, there's still stock!" After all, no one would believe that he "created" such an excellent song temporarily.

Sure enough, on the way back, Otomo Yoshimura started to have ideas about this song.

"Naoki-san, what is the name of the song you sang last night?"

"....... Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)~"

"Ah, Kataomoi (Unrequited Love), good name~" Otomo Yoshimura seemed to be savoring the lyrics, "It matches the lyrics very well~"

"Hehe......"

Naoki Nagayama naturally guessed this guy's intention and said with a suppressed smile: "Of course, we thought of it together."

Otomo Yoshimura immediately got to the point: "Then is Naoki-san considering giving the song to Junko-chan? Or Yuki-chan?"

This guy thought Naoki Nagayama specially brought out this song because a newcomer had arrived.

"Junko-san doesn't really fit........ This song needs a sunny and pure voice to sing......" Naoki Nagayama continued, "Yuki-chan has even less experience. Although anyone can sing this song, to sing it well, you still need a certain level of singing skills."

"Sunny, pure..... Naoki-san's requirements are always so strange...."

Hearing that his two idols had no chance, and also given the reasons, Otomo Yoshimura knew that this song couldn't be obtained.

"Doesn't Naoki-san have any songs suitable for Junko-chan?"

"No......"

"Che~"

Naoki Nagayama looked helpless: "Otomo-san, you're already in your forties, don't use such eye-stinging expressions and tones...."

Since the filming was completed, after returning to Tokyo, he had to start editing, and the soul of *A Scene at the Sea*, *Silent Love*, also had to be produced well.

"Otomo-san, how is the Tokyo Kosei Wind Orchestra doing?"

Speaking of business, Otomo Yoshimura also became serious. Although he came to Okinawa to participate in the filming, the related work never stopped, and the phone contact never broke.

"The orchestra has rehearsed almost enough and can record at any time." Otomo Yoshimura continued, "I also contacted Yoshie Kashiwabara, but I heard that they only wanted simple harmonies, and the agency didn't want to participate, but thanks to Miss Kashiwabara's persistence, they finally agreed."

"Eh? Yoshie Kashiwabara actually insisted on participating?"

Naoki Nagayama remembered the recording of *Sakura ~Anata ni Deaete Yokatta~* (Cherry Blossoms, I'm Glad I Met You), which almost scared the little girl to tears. This time she's not afraid?

"Hai, Miss Kashiwabara is very grateful for the opportunity of that song before."

Indeed, that song is taken out and sung again every cherry blossom season, which is equivalent to a very long-lived record.

"Then let's record *Silent Love* as soon as possible after we go back~"

"Okay, I'll set up a large recording studio as soon as possible."

Suddenly, Naoki Nagayama thought of one thing: "By the way, Otomo-san."

"Nani?"

"We just left Shuichi-san in Tokyo for half a month like this....... Is it a bit bad?"

Otomo Yoshimura also fell silent, finding reasons with insufficient confidence ""

"That...... that's something that can't be helped~ Shuichi-san has to film a big-budget movie~"

"Ha, that's right, Shuichi-san needs to film a big-budget movie! That's a very important thing! It's not that we deliberately left him behind!"

"Right~"

"We even brought him Okinawa specialties!"

"Yeah, yeah~"

As the two talked, their confidence seemed to become fuller and fuller.

Returning to the Yama-zakura-in after half a month, except for the bamboo leaves outside the courtyard wall seeming to be a deeper color, no other changes had occurred.

After pushing open the door, he said "I'm back~" to the empty house, declaring his sovereignty.

After putting the luggage away, he started to open the windows for ventilation, and then planned to clean up a little bit.

Every week, employees from a housekeeping company would come to clean, and the whole room actually didn't have much accumulated dust and odor, but if you don't clean your own home, you always feel it will become like a hotel.

Opening the glass sliding door of the courtyard, a gust of autumn wind drifted in, carrying the scent of soil and leaves.

There were some fallen leaves blown into the courtyard, like autumn letters sent specially, falling on the white coarse sand. The weeds that grew in the summer had turned yellow and withered, but the evergreen potted plants were still growing stubbornly in the corner, producing a bit of stubborn green. The combination of gray, white, brown, and green made the artistic conception of the dry landscape even more desolate.

After breathing fresh air for a while, Naoki Nagayama returned to the living room, only to find that the indicator light of the landline answering machine was flashing constantly. It seems that many people have called.

Filling a pot with water and turning on the gas stove to boil it, Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa and pressed the play button.

The earliest was a call from Editor Morikawa of Shogakukan, roughly asking when he would have time to pick up another batch of fan letters.

Two inexplicable sales calls....

Then Keiko Fujita also called, saying that the real estate documents for the Bunkyo apartment had been mailed to Naoki Nagayama's hometown, and the transfer procedures for the tea garden had also been completed. She asked whether it was necessary to re-recruit workers who originally worked in the tea garden.

Next was the recent call from Akina Nakamori. The first half was envious and jealous that Naoki Nagayama could go everywhere to wander, and then she pretended to say that *Sedlove* had been scheduled as the third song.

"Actually used the sweet song style again~ Such a changeable image, whether it's Akina-chan or the agency, they are very bold!"

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Naoki Nagayama didn't know that because of him, the major decision that would have taken a lot of time to struggle with was determined so quickly.

After listening to the recording, Naoki Nagayama first called the senior editor of Shogakukan and Keiko Fujita. These two were generally working at this time, and as for Akina, let's talk about it at night. At this time, she should still be rushing to shows in the car.

Taking advantage of the free time, Naoki Nagayama first went to the piano room and composed the song *Kataomoi (Unrequited Love)*.

The melody of this song itself is very simple and brisk, and the focus is actually on the lyrics. For songs with many lyrics, if you want to perform well, you have to rely on the singer's singing skills.

Who should I give it to?

Finally returning home, Naoki Nagayama swept the inside and outside of the Yama-zakura-in, which served as a symbol of his return, although he didn't take care of the corners.

In the case of being alone, he naturally didn't want to cook, so he made a familiar call and ordered a set meal from a high-end restaurant. This feeling is not much different from the takeout of Ele. me and Meituan in later generations.

And high-end restaurants will also come to collect the plates, this service is even more in place!

Watching the prime-time animation on TV to make up for the episodes, unknowingly it was already 10 o'clock. At this time, he actually saw the third season of *Tales of the Unusual* on Fuji TV.

"Even the opening hasn't been changed, it's just that the screenwriter and director have been changed..."

Naoki Nagayama watched this episode with curiosity. Although the plot itself was strange, it was like a ghost story. He couldn't see the creativity and innovation in the script, and it had become a relatively ordinary fantasy short drama.

"The star is Hideki Saijo? Sure enough, it's relying on stars to attract attention~"

Seeing that it was getting late, Naoki Nagayama dialed a call to see if Akina Nakamori had returned.

"Too~ too~ too~" After ringing several times in the receiver, it changed to the sound of the answering machine, "This is the Nakamori family, the owner is temporarily not here, please leave a message after the beep~"

"Ah... Akina-chan really hasn't come back yet? Akina-chan, this is Naoki Nagayama~ I'm back from Okinawa~ I also heard your message...."

Naoki Nagayama was leaving a message, and before he finished speaking, the phone was picked up: "Naoki-san?!"

"Eh...... Akina-chan is back......"

"Hai, I've been back for a while."

"Then why didn't you answer the phone at the beginning?"

"Umm...... hate the phone....."

??? What kind of problem is this.....

"Could it be that Akina-chan was scared by the phone like me?" Naoki Nagayama quickly thought of himself being scared by the phone several times.

Akina Nakamori whispered: "Always receive inexplicable calls, and don't want to answer the agency's either...... it's all work...."

Aha, can't refuse, and don't like listening to work arrangements, so can only act like a spoiled child and not answer the phone?

"Hahaha~ That can indeed not be answered. It's already at home, idols are also protected by labor law, okay~ Anyway, the manager will say it in person next time~"

Originally thought Naoki-san would preach like others, but standing on her side like this suddenly made Akina Nakamori happy.

"Exactly, exactly~"

"Akina-chan, because I was scared by the phone, I specially wrote a horror movie script, called *Ring*!"

"Eh? Horror movie?"

"Hai, it's a story about being killed by a ghost after answering the phone at night!" Then he told Akina the plot of *Ring*, completely forgetting the original intention of calling.

Telling ghost stories to a girl over the phone in the middle of the night...... With this operation, there won't be a girlfriend, right....

However, Akina-san here seemed to be very fascinated, and could even draw inferences:

"Honto ni? Will the ghost come over along the phone line?" In the future, there will be keyboard warriors coming along the network cable.....

"Face the TV to the wall, won't Sadako be unable to crawl out?" Akina-chan, you are very smart, you can try it next time you meet.....

"Should just burn the videotape directly!"

Well, then the movie can't be filmed....

Chatting about a lot of messy things, seeing that it was already past 11 o'clock, Naoki Nagayama finally remembered the reason for calling.

"Akina-chan, is the *Sedlove* record coming out in October?"

"Hai, because it was actually recorded at the beginning of the year."

"That's really great. By the way, haven't congratulated Akina-chan on being on *Yoru no Hit Studio* for the first time!"

Akina was very surprised to hear this; "Did Naoki-san see it too?"

"Yes, forgot to say, Akina-chan has a little fan in Okinawa, Haruto Sugimoto, still in elementary school!" Naoki Nagayama thought of the guesthouse owner's son, "It is said that he liked it when Akina went to Okinawa for promotion~"

"Really? Okinawa seems to have been there indeed, and only once~"

"This is called fate!" Naoki Nagayama thought of the little guy's words and couldn't help laughing again, "Hahaha, Haruto-chan also said that he must marry Akina when he grows up~"

"Eh?!

Akina Nakamori, who was lying on the sofa in the apartment, didn't expect that there would be such a thing, and was also happy: "Hahaha, then did Naoki-san reply for me, that depends on whether Haruto-chan is handsome when he grows up!"

"Looks like he should be a little handsome guy!" Naoki Nagayama said casually, "Can't miss it~"

"Then is he as handsome as Naoki-san?"

Akina subconsciously asked this sentence. When she reacted, she sat up at once, and her face began to turn red.

"Me?" Naoki Nagayama didn't think too much, paused, "That's still a bit of a distance, hahaha~"

Listening to the straight-man answer in the receiver, little Akina breathed a sigh of relief, and then a sour feeling rose in her heart. Sure enough, there is a reason why Naoki-san was called a block of wood in high school!

At this time, Naoki Nagayama remembered another guy on TV: "Does Akina-chan remember the guy in green on *Yoru no Hit Studio*?"

Akina recalled it, it seemed they had met: "Is it...... Masahiko Kondo-senpai?"

"Hai, it's that guy~ Akina-chan must be careful~"

Originally, it was just someone she had met once. If Naoki Nagayama hadn't said it, she might have forgotten, "What's wrong with him?"

Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to say that the guy was a scumbag, but at this time, the reason seemed unclear...... What to do?

However, as long as Akina stays away, it's fine~

"Didn't I film a movie with Johnny's Shōnentai before? Afterwards, the three of Shōnentai were bullied by that guy...... I went to the TV station as a guest last time, and it was also *Yoru no Hit Studio*, and I happened to run into Masahiko Kondo bullying Shōnentai."

"Eh? There is such a thing?"

"It was reported later, but unfortunately no one believed it~"

To be honest, this way of speaking ill of people is very low-level, but it is very useful, especially when the relationship between the two parties is close.

For example, if your good friend is talking about a stranger's bad things with you, the effect will be very good.

So Akina now looks like she has discovered the truth: "So that senpai is actually such a person...."

"Yes, seeing that you were on the same program, so I remind you~"

"Hai, Arigato!"