Chapter 43: Please be sure to make that fluffy feeling!
The sun in May began to shine brightly,
and the temperature began to rise quite a bit;
the spring, which is as hot and cold as a young girl, is gradually moving away,
and the enthusiastic summer is already waving to Tokyo.
There are more and more "Seiko heads" on the street, and the new song "Natsu no Tobira" (Summer Door) just fits Tokyo's current mood, occupying the first place on the Oricon chart again, highlighting Matsuda Seiko's heat in the RB idol world.
"BEST TEN", "Night HIT"...
She has figures on all major music programs. As the most popular idol after Yamaguchi Momoe retired, she is indeed well-deserved.
And Nakamori Akina, the idol who can compete with her in the future, is now sitting at the coffee table opposite Nagayama Naoki, using the drawing tools she just bought to try to draw a design drawing of a cat-ear headpiece.
"Akina-san, Akiho-san, your coffee is here." Akina didn't come alone; her younger sister Akiho also came together. After all, coming out alone is a bit like a date. If you bring your sister, you can go shopping together later.
Now both of them are trying to draw a schematic diagram of the cat-ear hair accessory according to Nagayama Naoki's description. The basic drawing skills of the sisters are quite good.
"The two of you don't have to worry, drink some drinks first~" Nagayama Naoki sent the coffee to the two,
"I'm really sorry to ask you for help suddenly, but there is really no one among the people I know who can draw~"
"Haha~ It's okay, Naoki-san, there is a big meal for drawing a picture, obviously earned it~" Akiho is quite cheerful.
Akina-san is still drawing the draft, "Cat-ear hair accessory, it's quite interesting~ What color does Naoki-san want to design it as?"
"First it's black and white. As for later, if it can become popular, gray, red, yellow... any color can be available~"
"It's very cute, I feel it will definitely become popular in the future~" Akiho likes it very much.
Not long after, the simple color design drawing was done, one black, one white; although there is no precision of a designer, the appearance that should be there is fully reflected.
"Akina-san, Akiho-san, do you want to go to the factory together?
Try to see if they can make it~" Nagayama Naoki invited the two to go to the factory to see, and they were also very interested.
However, he couldn't drive his own car. The convertible sports car only has 2 seats.
There are quite a few small workshops in Tokyo in the Showa era, especially simple hair accessories and ornaments that don't need big factory craftsmanship.
Nagayama Naoki found a small factory that makes hair accessories and headpieces and also does clothing, called Masatoshi Processing.
The factory director, Tsuchida Masatoshi, is a smiling uncle in his 30s, responsible for external business negotiations, purchasing, and shipping, etc. The factory basically has a family of 3 on the field, and the total number of people is no more than 7.
After Nagayama Naoki showed the sketch to Tsuchida Masatoshi, he immediately patted his chest and said there was no problem, and it could be made completely.
In fact, hair accessories can basically be bought as semi-finished products, that is, cat ears need to be shaped and made.
He gave the sketch to his wife, Tsuchida Kyuka, and after discussing it, said that two samples could be made on the spot.
"No problem at all!" Tsuchida Masatoshi guaranteed, "Although I haven't done it before, there are fluffy materials, just simple shaping, and the samples can be made in half an hour."
"That would be really great." Nagayama Naoki was also very happy, "Please be sure to make that fluffy feeling."
Akina and Akiho were also very excited. Watching the sketch they drew with their own hands turn into a real object is a very fulfilling experience.
Half an hour later, looking at the black and white cat-ear hair accessories in his hands, Nagayama Naoki was very satisfied.
"Akina-san, Akiho-san, please come and try it~" Nagayama Naoki smiled and handed the two cat ears to the two little ones.
After putting them on, Akina and Akiho were indeed like two little cats, which was indeed very cute.
"Tsuchida-san, please embroider 001 and 002 on the inner circle of these two hair accessories~" Nagayama Naoki returned the hair accessories to Tsuchida Kyuka after testing the effect.
"Tsuchida factory director, I need to customize 1000 such hair accessories in the early stage, half black and half white, and all need to be embroidered with serial numbers. In the future, the demand may increase."
Tsuchida Masatoshi was very happy: "Hai, when do you want them?"
"Is one week okay?"
"No problem at all!"
So Nagayama Naoki placed the order directly, signed the contract, and agreed to pick up the goods next week.
Turning around, it was noon, "Akina-san, Akiho-san, let's go eat a big meal!"
"Thank you, Naoki-san~"
Treating guests is of course in a high-end restaurant, authentic French cuisine.
However, the serving is a bit slow. During the waiting period, the three chatted in the private room:
"Akina-san, are you still participating in this year's 'STAR! Birth'?"
"Of course I still want to participate, but I was brushed down twice before, and I still have no confidence this time..." Akina poked the food with a fork, a bit unwilling.
"Saying things like the age and the age of the song don't match..."
"Hahaha, I was indeed young a few years ago, and it was too early to debut~" Nagayama Naoki laughed, "However, it's already amazing to break into the finals. Akina-san's singing strength has already been recognized."
"But the first two times were all about the age problem... but didn't Yamaguchi Momoe-san also debut at 14?" Akina still didn't ease up.
"Then choose Yamaguchi Momoe-san's song, Akina's voice is a bit like Momoe-san's." Nagayama Naoki recalled Nakamori Akina's winning process, "Afraid it's because of the age problem again, why not leave long hair to look more mature."
"Eh, isn't this lying~" Her eyes were a bit cute when she stared.
"How can things in the entertainment industry be called lying?" Nagayama Naoki found it funny, "This is packaging! Akina-san doesn't know enough about the entertainment industry. The truth of the entertainment industry is really pitiful~"
"I don't understand what you are talking about..." Nakamori Akiho was clearly more interested in French cuisine, and had been dealing with the food on the plate.
Nagayama Naoki didn't continue to talk. Seeing the next dish coming up, he said to Akiho: "Akiho, the next dish is snail, do you want to eat it?"
"Eh? Can snails be eaten too?" Seeing the appearance of French baked snails, Akiho was a bit hesitant, "It looks a bit disgusting..."
After a big meal, the two little ones still wanted to go shopping in Shinjuku.
After all, they weren't specifically dating, so Nagayama Naoki didn't accompany them.
In the afternoon, he still had to get the application for the cat-ear hair accessory design patent, which required finding a specialized intermediary to handle it, otherwise the process would be too long.
Although it is impossible for all cat-ear hair accessories to pay patent fees to Nagayama Naoki in the future, at least the patent right of this black and white cat-ear hair accessory must be obtained. The first batch of cat-ear hair accessories is still limited, and they will all be collectibles in the future!
If the money earned in the future is a lot, these two painters, Akina and Akiho, still have to be paid a remuneration. ===== CHAPTER 44 =====
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