Chapter 427: It shouldn't be like this!!!

In the hot Tokyo summer, the atmosphere inside the Nippon Budokan was even hotter.

Under Yutaka Ozaki's singing, the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene seemed to be about to pierce through the octagonal building of the Budokan and reach the outside.

Especially during the very rhythmic "Seishun no Yodou", one could see the vitality that Yutaka Ozaki possessed as a young person.

At the same time, in major record stores in Tokyo and beyond, Yutaka Ozaki's second album was also on sale simultaneously, attracting a large number of fans who hadn't gone to the scene to come and buy it.

Some record stores, in order to attract customers, besides hanging slogans like "A record you can't miss!" in prominent positions at the entrance, also played the songs from it in the store, even if they had to pay some copyright fees, it didn't matter.

Every time a record was released, Being Records' Daiko Nagato would drive to several prominent record stores to take a look, thereby understanding the most realistic first-line sales situation.

"It looks like people really approve of this album!" Daiko Nagato said to Tetsuro Oda, who was following him.

Tetsuro Oda was also very confident: "That's for sure. This album is full of the hard work of geniuses!"

"Hmm!"

Daiko Nagato also felt that he had never fought such a wealthy battle before; after all, an album where every song could be used as a lead single was something that, in the entire Japanese music scene, there were probably only a few of.

"Tomorrow's newspapers should all be reporting it!" Daiko Nagato glanced at the record store's sign, "An album you can't miss! The headline is already there."

Tetsuro Oda watched the students entering the record store again and nodded.

"Tomorrow's front-page headline will definitely be this album of Ozaki-san's!"

Naoki Nagayama and Akina in the Budokan, holding their glow sticks, swayed to the rhythm of the music. When it got exciting, they couldn't help but stand up. After more than an hour, there were beads of sweat the size of beans on their foreheads.

Yutaka Ozaki on stage had changed into a pair of leather pants by this time, and he had pulled open half of the silk shirt on his upper body. The vaguely visible muscle lines made the young ladies in the venue scream with excitement.

Sure enough, being handsome and having a good body means you can just give out benefits!

"Akina! Don't look around!"

Naoki Nagayama tried to block Akina's eyes with his hand, but his little girlfriend kept dodging the obstruction, occasionally looking back at him as if to provoke him!

"Naoki-san, don't be jealous~

This is just a normal performance. You have to hold a critical eye to appreciate it.

Pfft, to appraise it!"

Naoki Nagayama was speechless.

If I tore open my shirt, believe it or not, the young ladies around here would all come to appraise me!

Under the sunset, the red clouds rose, and the evening sky was as beautiful as an unreal illusion.

Yutaka Ozaki on stage finished singing a song, stopped to catch his breath, and took a rest.

From the few windows that let in light, he seemed to see the golden-red sunset:

"Minna-san~ Look!" Yutaka Ozaki pointed at the window, "If we weren't inside the Budokan, maybe we could see the sunset outside? It must be very beautiful~"

Following Yutaka Ozaki's words, the lights in the venue suddenly turned into the color of golden-red, just like the sunset outside.

"The last song of today happens to be related to the sunset! The sunset of the third block in my memory is still so warm~" Yutaka Ozaki strummed his guitar, "'Yuuyake no Uta' (Song of the Sunset)"

"

'Abayo' to kono te mo furazu ni, tobidashita garakuta no machi

(Goodbye, without even waving this hand, I flew out of this worthless town)

Yurayura to ore no hoho ni yakitsuku (The sunset slowly burns onto my cheeks)

Ano koro to onaji yuuyake sora (The sunset sky that is the same as that time)

Dogeza shitai hodo, ai ga hoshii dake (Just wanting love so much that I want to kneel and beg.)

Aa, haru natsu aki mo (Ah, spring goes, summer goes, autumn comes again~)"

Listening to Yutaka Ozaki's clear voice singing the lyrics full of decadence, the entire Budokan seemed to be immersed in an atmosphere of 'mono no aware'.

In the third-floor audience seats, Masayoshi Matsuzawa was very shocked: "Is this the final mysterious surprise song?!"

As a veteran manager in the entertainment industry, especially the music industry, his years of experience had long since honed his excellent judgment. And this "Yuuyake no Uta" (Song of the Sunset), catchy and full of charm, was very much in line with the Japanese culture of 'mono no aware'.

He had already determined that whether among young people, adults, or even the elderly, this song would have broad potential for popularity.

"This is another song with tenacious vitality!"

And Masahiko Kondo on the side looked like he was stunned at this moment, as if a void had appeared in his heart.

"Why does this song feel so lost?"

Toshihiko Tahara on the side didn't think much of it: "It's a lost and sad song to begin with~"

"It's not like that!" Masahiko Kondo felt a wave of sadness pressing on his chest, as if something very important had been snatched away by someone!

"It shouldn't be like this!!!"

Masahiko Kondo, whose face looked very bad, forcefully pushed aside the members of the Shibugakitai who were blocking his way and ran out. And the Shibugakitai, who had suffered a disaster for no reason, were full of resentment.

"Well, maybe it's because Kondo's popularity has been declining recently, and hearing this song triggered some sad memories~" Toshihiko Tahara comforted the juniors, though it was hard to tell whether he was feeling more schadenfreude or trying to make excuses for him.

And Masayoshi Matsuzawa, who was watching the Johnny's artists with cold eyes, sighed in his heart again:

"Sigh, I need to report to Mary-san. Kondo, this guy, his temper is still so irritable and he does things his own way. It won't do if he can't get along with his colleagues~"

No matter how reluctant they were, "Yuuyake no Uta" (Song of the Sunset) still finished singing, just like the sunset of the third block, there is always a time for it to set.

Yutaka Ozaki bowed on stage to say goodbye to the audience, and the audience at the scene also raised cheers one after another. The encore requests never stopped, even though Yutaka Ozaki continued to sing two of his debut songs, "Hitori no Romance" and "Hiroi Eki", there were still many audience members calling out.

However, everyone knew that the time to end had arrived.

After Yutaka Ozaki's final farewell, the crowd, discovering that the doors had opened, finally began to move their steps to leave.

However, there was one more thing to do before going back: buy today's album at the merchandise and record sales area at the entrance! Especially the final "Yuuyake no Uta" (Song of the Sunset)!

Naoki Nagayama held Akina's hand, slowly moved out of the Budokan's octagonal venue, and then walked toward the outside of the crowd.

"Naoki-san? Aren't you going to buy an album?"

After this concert, Akina seemed to have become a true fan of Yutaka Ozaki, and seeing the place where records were sold, she still wanted to go and support him.

"." Naoki Nagayama looked at his little girlfriend, a bit helpless, "Akina-chan, this is a record produced by our company. If you want it, I'll just send you some!"

"That's not the same. This is an act of supporting an idol!" Akina remembered this point, but still said stubbornly, "Buying an album record can increase the sales of the record, help the song climb the charts, and allow the singer to get more of a share!"

Sorry, Yutaka Ozaki doesn't have a royalty share yet... so if you contribute, Akina, you're just increasing my income!

Such words turned around in Naoki Nagayama's mind, but in the end, he didn't show the ugly face of a capitalist to Akina Nakamori; after all, Akina was also one of the exploited ones now.

Holding Akina's small hand, Naoki Nagayama quickly passed through the crowd and found his parking space.

"Akina, are we going to see a movie or go eat?" Naoki Nagayama started the car and drove toward the commercial center of Shinjuku in the afterglow of the sunset, having agreed to go and catch up on "The Mystery of Tiancheng Mountain".

"Not very hungry for the time being, let's watch the movie first~" Akina looked around in the passenger seat, "Naoki-san, don't you need to wait for Tsuruko-chan?"

"Tsuruko definitely has plans with her friends~" Naoki Nagayama said while watching the road, "Besides, we're going

"Haha~" Akina Mori heard this and couldn't help but laugh, "Hezi-chan will be sad, you know."

"She probably won't have the chance to be sad now~" Naoki Nagayama thought of his cousin, who was likely destroying Hezi's plans for the evening right now!

On the other side.

Relying on a group of underlings for protection, Kaede Nagayama finally managed to slip out of the crowd still gathered around the Budokan, incidentally dragging Hezi and the other three along with him.

"Hezi, are you really not coming to dinner with us?" Kaede Nagayama asked very amiably, though the row of underlings behind him was quite oppressive.

"No, I already have plans with Senior Kanda and the others." Hezi Nagayama turned back to look at her companions, "Right?"

A stiff smile squeezed onto Taiyo Iwai's face: "Yeah, yeah, but if Hezi-chan wants to have dinner with Aniji (Big Brother), that's no problem at all~"

"???"

Since when did Senior Iwai start calling Big Brother Kaede 'Aniji'?!

Despite her doubts, Hezi still politely declined Kaede Nagayama's invitation, saying they could talk about it next time.

Once Kaede Nagayama's group had walked far away, Hezi turned to her friends: "Minna-san, are we still going to the nightclub? I know a really hype one!"

At this moment, Taiyo Iwai and Dalu Jin Tian exchanged a glance: "Well, I don't know what's wrong today, but I'm a bit tired. Hezi-chan, how about we meet another time~"

"." Hezi had black lines on her face; do you two not even draft your lies before telling them?

Although she knew that suddenly discovering her friend had a yakuza background and meeting an incredibly intimidating 'Big Brother' would indeed be stressful, but...

Is that all it takes? Hmph, what weak men!

"Since you say so," she said, still sounding like she was looking out for them, "then you two should head back first. Your health is what's important!"

The two seniors actually just walked toward the subway station like that~

Hezi linked arms with Junshui Shijing: "Chunshui-chan, you wouldn't be the same as those two seniors, would you? Such a great weekend..."

"Hmm, that's true," although Junshui Shijing was also surprised, having experienced that one of Hezi's brothers was a star and a great writer, she already had a certain level of immunity, "So where are we going to keep the hype going?"

"To that nightclub in Takadanobaba!" Hezi said without hesitation. After coming to Tokyo, she had been to many nightclubs and clubs, but none compared to that one in Takadanobaba.

"Eh? That nightclub? I heard it's extremely popular, especially if you go on a weekend like this, I bet the line goes past 10 o'clock!" Junshui Shijing had also heard of that nightclub's reputation, "I heard they invite different bands to perform."

"Yeah, let's go, we'll sneak in through the back door!" Hezi pulled Junshui Shijing toward the subway station.

"Back door? Is that okay?" Her best friend was very surprised, "Aren't there guards?"

"Daijobu, I know the people there!"

"Eh? I heard that nightclub is very strict, they won't even let acquaintances in!"

"The people I know are higher-level."

"The manager?"

"No, I know their boss~" Hezi thought for a moment and answered directly, "The boss of that nightclub is my brother."

"Eh?!!!" Junshui Shijing shrieked, "Which brother?"

"The rich one."

She had originally thought her best friend would be at least a little shocked and then make some exclamation, but she didn't expect Junshui Shijing to suddenly grab Hezi's arm:

"Hezi-chan~~~"

Her tone was as sweet as if she had put in ten pounds of honey, and then she even started acting coy.

"Naoki-niichan shouldn't have a girlfriend yet, right~ How do I look?"

"He-chan~ Introduce me to your brother! Once I become your sister-in-law, I'll definitely treat you well!"

A cross-shaped vein popped up on Hezi's forehead: "You lovesick fool, get away from me!!"

The heat of the daytime finally cooled down in the dead of night.

Amidst the leisurely night, Naoki Nagayama drove his convertible sports car down the main road in Nakano, with Akina Mori beside him, laughing and chatting with him about the movie they had just seen, even though they had already been talking through dinner~

"Yuko Tanaka's performance was truly vivid! Don't you think so, Naoki-san?"

"Hai hai~ It's said that Yuko-san went to a red-light district to experience it for a while for this movie, which is why she had that demeanor."

"That's truly amazing, to be able to be so devoted to a career she loves." There was longing in Akina's eyes, "I wish I had that kind of passion too."

"Isn't Akina very passionate about her idol career right now?" Naoki Nagayama was a bit puzzled.

"That's just work," Akina's expression was a bit dejected, "Actually, what I like most is just singing. Those announcements and activities and such, sometimes I really don't want to participate..."

"Does Akina want to be a professional singer?" Naoki Nagayama looked at his little girlfriend's face.

"Hmm~" Her expression was very serious, but she immediately added, "But I also want to try some different things~"

"If Akina wants to, you can try them all! Anyway, you're not even twenty yet, you're still very young!"

Hearing this, Akina Mori looked at Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san sounds like a middle-aged uncle in his forties or fifties~"

"." His mental age was indeed that of a middle-aged man. Naoki Nagayama didn't know how to respond, but suddenly seeing a convenience store nearby, he felt a spark and stepped on the brake.

"? What's wrong? We still have a distance to go~" Akina was a bit surprised.

"Suddenly wanted to eat ice cream~" Naoki Nagayama smiled, "Does Akina want some?"

"Hey, now you're like a ten-year-old kid again!" Akina shook her head, but still said, "Yes! Vanilla flavor!"

Each holding an ice cream, they walked along the road in the night, the dim light of the streetlamps guiding their path. Not far ahead, the silhouette of Akina's apartment building could already be seen.

The small ice cream was finished quickly, and the two threw the packaging into a trash can by the side of the road. Akina touched her stomach and complained a little:

"I clearly already ate so much dinner, and then added an ice cream. It's all Naoki-san's fault, I'm going to get fat!"

"Haha, what's on Akina's face is baby fat, it's still a distance away from being fat~" Holding Akina's hand, Naoki Nagayama said with a smile.

". There's a distance... only a little?"

The pouting Akina seemed to still be very concerned about her weight~

Under the streetlamp, her chubby cheeks were even cuter!

"No matter what kind of Akina it is, I like it very much~"

"What's this, suddenly saying these things!"

Hit in the heart by the sudden direct approach, Akina felt her face suddenly heat up again. But Naoki Nagayama beside her suddenly stopped under a streetlamp, and she only heard him say a very familiar line:

"What flavor was the ice cream Akina just ate?"

"Eh?"

Naoki Nagayama gently held his little girlfriend, looked into her eyes, lowered his head and slowly leaned in, until he felt two soft petals~

Amidst the vague silhouettes of steel buildings, under the dim light of the streetlamps, a pair of lovers embraced in the night. Perhaps this was the picture of Tokyo love.