Chapter 481: You are discriminating! Do you know what discrimination is?

In the disco street of Takadanobaba, there weren't so many luxury cars parked on the side of the road at will anymore; a parking lot had been opened nearby.

Because of more and more tourists and commercial forms, the management here had become more and more standardized, and from time to time, patrol police walked by the street.

However, the taxis cruising on the side of the street were even more numerous, with taxi signs lit up on the yellow roofs, like water lanterns drifting with the waves on the night street.

The queue at the entrance of the disco was still a long line, but the composition was getting stranger and stranger. Many adults insisted on wearing high school uniforms... making people almost think it was a gathering of minors~

Nagayama Naoki led several cars and parked directly in the disco's own parking lot, avoiding the queue at the front door.

After everyone got off the car, Tahara Toshihiko was still saying: "This disco is very popular and very hard to get into. Last time I had to rely on my relationship with the manager to get in early... but it was only limited to me getting in."

After all, he was the oldest among the group and the one who played the most wildly. Tahara Toshihiko could be said to be very familiar with Tokyo's nightclubs, plus he was a top male idol.

Most nightclub managers would give a VIP spot after seeing him, without needing to queue, and there were more discounts, small gifts, etc. When he came with Matsuda Seiko before, he estimated it was how they got in.

However, this time he was following Nagayama Naoki! Nakamori Akina looked at her boyfriend in the crowd with a giggle.

"Minasan, follow me~" Nagayama Naoki didn't walk toward the front door, but took a small circle and came to the employee passage at the back door.

"Eh? Can we enter here?" "Isn't this the employee passage?"

Nagayama Naoki ignored the whispers behind him. Seeing the back door locked and no one smoking or resting, he took out the key and opened the door. As a boss, it's normal to carry the keys to his own industry, right? Actually, they had always been kept in the convertible~

After opening the door, he saw the staff in the backstage. Nagayama Naoki called out his name: "Mitsuo-kun!"

"Ah, Naoki-san!" Kanazawa Mitsuo was one of the waiters in the disco and had been working here from the beginning; now he was a shift leader. "You're here~ Do you want me to notify Manager Araki?"

"No need. Today I'm here to play with friends, please help me arrange a booth." Nagayama Naoki indicated the dozen or so people behind him.

"Hai, I understand!" Kanazawa Mitsuo nodded very sensibly, called two waiters to lead the group toward the main hall, and then hurried to prepare fruit platters, snacks, drinks, and the like.

"Still need to tell Manager Araki." Kanazawa Mitsuo thought while walking.

"Naoki-san really got in!" Koizumi Kyoko was very surprised. She had originally thought they would be stopped by the staff!

"Ha, I'm very familiar with the manager here."

Nagayama Naoki didn't mean to boast, but when everyone walked to the front hall and saw the decor covered in graffiti, plus the performers on stage were all wearing strange high school uniforms, and the music was the original soundtrack of "Hot Blooded High School", everyone knew what "very familiar" meant.

The disco would keep a booth on the third floor for Nagayama Naoki all year round. It was a bit crowded for ten people, but fortunately, there were many slender girls, so it didn't matter.

"Naoki-san, you're here..." Soon, Araki Shigechi came up to greet them, and by the way, sent fruit platters and drinks. "And Tahara-san, welcome everyone to the disco. This is a fruit platter and drinks presented by the store. I hope you can have a good time tonight..."

Araki Shigechi looked around. Almost everyone he saw was a face that often appeared on TV. Is this a star gathering?

"Hai, Arigato, Shigechi-san." Nagayama Naoki greeted with a smile.

Tahara Toshihiko also nodded. "Thanks for your fruit platter~ I will definitely bring more people to support you next time!"

He still thought the manager sent it for his sake.

Araki Shigechi retreated very sensibly after greeting, letting the remaining group of idols chatter endlessly.

"Really enthusiastic!" "The atmosphere here is quite good!" "Very individual!" "I can't drink yet, why don't we go down to dance!"

At this moment, the movie's most famous original soundtrack—"Into the Battlefield"—was playing on stage. The dynamic rhythm made people's blood boil, and there was an urge to jump.

"Let's go dance!" After chatting for a while, a group of young men and women ran into the dance floor in high spirits.

In the dim environment, the colorful lights kept flashing. Even if they were close at hand, they might not necessarily recognize who was opposite.

Not to mention in this environment of the dance floor, alcohol, perfume, sweat... blended into psychedelic hormones, allowing people to release their vitality to their heart's content.

Nagayama Naoki watched Tahara Toshihiko show off his superb dance moves, making the little girls in the circle scream excitedly, and the Shibugakitai, who were also from Johnny's, also showed their magical powers, making people sigh in admiration.

Among the female idols, Koizumi Kyoko and Ishikawa Hidemi showed their dance skills by jumping around, while Kashiwabara Yoshie and Kawai Naoko were just average.

Still wondering where Nakamori Akina was, Nagayama Naoki felt an arm pulling him and turning him around.

Akina, with a flush on her face, quietly leaned toward Nagayama Naoki's ear and said excitedly to her boyfriend: "Naoki-san, let's dance~"

There was no reserve she had in front of friends at all.

This little girlfriend of his clearly drank alcohol again. It was likely the strong cocktail that Araki Shigechi specially prepared for himself!

Kawano Katsutoshi and Numata Shodai followed several cars to the disco, but couldn't park in the internal parking lot.

After taking a long detour back, they found the back door of the disco.

"They just entered from here, right?" Kawano Katsutoshi was a bit suspicious. "But isn't this the employee passage?"

"Mm, this group of guys must know the boss here." Numata Shodai said. "Many idols are actually regulars at nightclubs."

Just at this moment, Kanazawa Mitsuo walked out to open the door and take a smoke break. Seeing the two at the back door, he kindly advised:

"Guests, if you want to enter the disco, you have to queue at the front door."

Kawano Katsutoshi and Numata Shodai looked at each other: "We are with the previous batch of people! Can you let us in?"

"The previous batch of people?" Those who entered before were all popular idols, all handsome men and beautiful women. Kanazawa Mitsuo looked at this pair of crooked melons and cracked dates. "You two? Stop joking!"

Perhaps the disdainful tone poked the self-esteem of the two paparazzi. Kawano Katsutoshi and Numata Shodai were angry!

"Konoyaro! What do you mean? Are we not worthy?" "Yeah, why can't we?"

"Clearly the previous guys could enter from the back door!" "You are discriminating! Do you know what discrimination is? We are going to expose your disco!"

"We are reporters from the entertainment industry!"

Kanazawa Mitsuo was blocked by the continuous output of the two, only hearing the harsh sound, and then feeling the spray on his face...

Wiping it off disgustedly, Kanazawa Mitsuo's anger rose: "You two!!!"

Saying this, he whistled, and two burly tattooed men walked over from not far from the parking lot.

"Make it clear to me where this is! Don't want to live anymore?"

Kawano Katsutoshi and Numata Shodai were startled by this situation, but still said unwillingly: "Clearly, you divide guests into three, six, nine grades! Differential treatment!"

Kanazawa Mitsuo said to the younger brother watching the scene: "Give them a good lesson!

What kind of level, and want the same treatment as Naoki-san?!

This store belongs to him!!"

Kawano Katsutoshi and Numata Shodai were carried by the burly men, one in each hand, toward the corner of the parking lot!

In late October, the weather turned cool very quickly.

Nagayama Naoki woke up from a chaos, and it took a while to recover his clarity after opening his eyes.

Looking at the clock, it was already nearly 11 o'clock. As expected, he had a hangover!

Walking down from the second floor with a coat draped over him, He Zi was already gone, but at least she left breakfast for him on the dining table, and a card:

"Baka Ni-chan, stinky drunkard!"

He drank quite a bit in the nightclub yesterday. Mixed cocktails really shouldn't be drunk much; he would get drunk very quickly.

He remembered that when he came back, it was a taxi arranged by Araki Shigechi, and the girls also had a few who didn't drink to help bring them back together.

After eating breakfast, Nagayama Naoki carried a luggage bag and took a car to the studio. As soon as he entered the door, he found that the staff's eyes on him were very strange.

"What's wrong again?" Nagayama Naoki was already very familiar with this kind of gaze, asking Hoshi Jiahua at the front desk, "Hana-chan, am I on the headlines with another scandal?"

"Hahaha, Naoki-san has self-knowledge~" Hoshi Jiahua laughed. "The newspaper is in the office."

"Oh~"

Nagayama Naoki walked into the office a bit puzzled. Ido Shuichi was also inside. Seeing Nagayama Naoki, he laughed:

"Naoki-san, what's going on this time, a movie actually has two scandals!"

Yoshimura Otomo was also watching from the side with a smile.

"How could that be? It became my scandal again?" Nagayama Naoki was curious. Yesterday it was a large group of people.

Hurriedly took the newspaper and read it~

Today's entertainment section had a report, writing "Flower-hearted Naoki strikes again? Left and right holding out of the nightclub!"

The accompanying picture was Nagayama Naoki walking out of the disco. It was a bit far, and the image was a bit blurry, but Nagayama Naoki's face could still be recognized.

In the photo, Nagayama Naoki indeed looked a bit drunk, and there were a few girls standing very close beside him, one of whom was holding his arm and supporting him...

Recalling it, at that time it was indeed Akina supporting him, and everyone was waiting for the car arranged by Araki Shigechi together.

"Idol gathering, after the TV station, eating a big meal together, then transferring to the nightclub... It is reported that those participating include Tahara Toshihiko, Shibugakitai... Nakamori Akina, Kawai Naoko, Koizumi Kyoko, Kashiwabara Yoshie, Ishikawa Hidemi..."

Nagayama Naoki curled his lips: "Clearly it was an ordinary gathering, why does it sound like it's rebellious."

"Haha, Naoki-san is being targeted by paparazzi~" Yoshimura Otomo said. "However, such reports can only be considered gossip tabloids. Indeed, a gathering of so many people can only be considered a piece of news; everyone knows there's nothing to talk about."

Ido Shuichi said: "Naoki-san, wait until the movie filming is completed before creating another scandal; at that time, it will also be good to promote our movie."

"... Shuichi-san, I advise you to think before you speak~" Threatening gaze~

"Haha, just saying." Ido Shuichi turned his head. "Is Naoki-san ready? We are going to film again!"

"Mm, my luggage is all packed."

"That's good, Masataka-kun has already brought the equipment over in advance, we will set off in the afternoon. I'll go see if the material is put away..." Saying this, he walked toward the editing room.

The filming of "Ring" had already been completed halfway, and the filming location afterward would return to the courtyard in Kyoto.

After Ido Shuichi couldn't be seen, Nagayama Naoki said to Yoshimura Otomo:

"Otomo-san, has the pottery workshop in Kobe been rented?"

"Hai, Masami-san has already gone to handle it." Yoshimura Otomo asked. "Is Naoki-san still going to hide it from Shuichi-san this time?"

"Of course, can't give up halfway!"

"However, there will always be a time when it can't be hidden!"

"... Take one step at a time!"

Fukasaku Kinji of Shochiku happily held the newspaper and found Yamada Yoji,

"Yoji-san, as expected, starting from Nagayama Naoki is the right path! Did you see it? Today's report?"

Yamada Yoji wasn't too excited: "Kinji-kun, regarding the scandals of male stars, the Japanese entertainment industry is very tolerant, not to mention those behind-the-scenes black-clothed people like directors."

After saying this, he also looked at Fukasaku Kinji. Didn't you and the previous Matsuzaka Keiko have an extramarital affair that made everyone know? You are a man with a family and a wife!!

Fukasaku Kinji sighed upon hearing this: "Then what to do?"

Yamada Yoji carefully looked at the photo in the report: "The person supporting Nagayama Naoki is Nakamori Akina, right? That young idol who has been very popular recently?"

"Mm, should be..."

Fukasaku Kinji nodded. He didn't pay much attention to the idol industry, and his focus had always been on actors and movies.

After all, idols are like meteors, changing a batch every year. Like Yamaguchi Momoe, who is a full-star in film, television, and singing, the entire entertainment industry is very rare.

"I remember, this idol should be the pillar of the Ken-On agency..." Yamada Yoji recalled. At his age, he understood the veins behind the entertainment industry very clearly. "Ken-On is an agency under the Sasakawa Foundation."

Fukasaku Kinji asked suspiciously: "Yoji-san's meaning is?"

Yamada Yoji said: "Find someone to pay attention to Nakamori Akina and Nagayama Naoki, it's best to find photos of them alone together! Then fabricate news of them dating!"

"Although it's common for directors and artists to date, Nagayama Naoki also has an agency and is involved in idol business."

"The competitor moved their own pillar..."

Fukasaku Kinji reacted: "Equivalent to moving their own cake!"

Yamada Yoji said: "Yeah, although the Ken-On agency doesn't count for much to the Sasakawa Foundation, such a behemoth absolutely does not allow others to snatch away their own interests. This is the characteristic of big capital!"

Fukasaku Kinji supplemented his words: "If the Sasakawa Foundation is dissatisfied with Nagayama Naoki, as long as they mobilize a little bit of connections, they can cause great obstacles!"

"Yeah, at least for this year's evaluation, there is definitely no chance!"

The two were whispering, occasionally bursting into laughter, as if they had already seen Nagayama Naoki facing the Sasakawa Foundation. ===== CHAPTER 485 =====