Chapter 633: Not allowed to see Naoki Nagayama recently!!!
Ever since he was awakened by the jury chairman Ye Dao Xiaoyi at the Blue Ribbon Awards, Song Ze Zhen Zhi actually hadn't been that interested in Naoki Nagayama's scandals. After all, he knew that relying on scandals alone couldn't take down this guy.
However, as if he had an obsession, after this scandal was broken, he regained his interest after a long time. Then, upon hearing that the Zhuyou Group was holding a press conference, he came to the scene happily!
He wanted to hear whether Naoki Nagayama would admit it readily or continue to cover it up...
But after waiting for more than an hour, the reporters at the press conference scene, including Song Ze Zhen Zhi, were all black-faced...
Standing on the exhibition stage were actually Yin Tangxiu, Zhu Xie Wu Wo, and Xiao Bi Lei Juan Xun! This press conference was actually the wrap disclosure meeting for *Love Like*!!
What was this?!
We want to know about Naoki Nagayama's scandal!!! Where is he?!! Is he hiding behind the wall!!
"After a long period of filming, under the hard work of everyone in the crew, *Love Like* completed filming on schedule, and even finished a little early... Here, I want to especially thank the lead actor Zhu Xie Wu Wo, who gave great help to the new actors in the crew with his rich acting experience..."
Yin Tangxiu's face was stiff as he recited the oral script Naoki Nagayama had written on the spot... This was after Naoki Nagayama made countless promises and begged him to turn this press conference into a *Love Like* disclosure meeting, written in a very short time...
It had to be said that as a best-selling writer, the wording was very appropriate and the emotions were very sincere. This oral script could even be used as a template for future movie promotional meet-and-greets for Zhuyou Films...
But... he, Yin Tangxiu, was completely forced onto the stage! Didn't he see that the reporters in front of him were all wishing they could eat him alive?!
After finally finishing the recitation, Zao Ye Lizi, who was guest-hosting, wanted to pass the microphone to a few "plants" arranged at the scene. After all, everyone knew that what the media cared about was actually other things.
"Ms. Xiao Bi Lei Juan Xun, as a newcomer, what are your thoughts after filming?"
"Ah... this is my first time filming a movie, so I was very nervous, but with the mutual help of everyone in the crew..." Xiao Bi Lei Juan Xun was also a bit nervous, but what she said was very fluent, and her thoughts were also very vivid... No need to doubt, this was also a PR script written by Naoki Nagayama!
The questions prepared in advance today all had such vivid and standard answers!
This was what a person who had experienced the era of internet information explosion and had seen countless sincere press releases could accomplish in one morning!
Originally, such a press conference would have ended perfectly with the questions from a few plants who had received big red envelopes and were lurking among the reporters, but...
Song Ze Zhen Zhi didn't have the idea of being silent!
When Zao Ye Lizi was about to pass the microphone to another plant next to him, he pressed down on the plant who was about to stand up, then quickly took the microphone and asked with lightning speed:
"May I ask why the screenwriter of *Love Like*, Naoki Nagayama, didn't come? For such a major event as a wrap disclosure meeting, the screenwriter shouldn't be absent, right!"
"...... This......" The stage was suddenly quiet, but Yin Tangxiu reacted:
"Naoki-san is feeling unwell... temporarily unable to come..."
"Feeling unwell? Didn't he go to TV Asahi yesterday? And even met Ms. Akina Mori!" Song Ze Zhen Zhi avoided Zao Ye Lizi's hand that wanted to take back the microphone and continued to ask, "May I ask if the kissing incident at the TV station entrance is true?"
"......." Long silence.
"Regarding Naoki Nagayama's private life, we will not discuss it here. Everyone... this is the wrap disclosure meeting for *Love Like*!"
Zao Ye Lizi finally snatched back the microphone and urgently maintained the order of the press conference...
And at the Yan Yin press conference scene, the atmosphere was even more lively!
The scene of the press conference was in a hotel banquet hall, densely packed with media reporters, flashes, long guns and short cannons... even on the periphery were Akina Mori's fans... who knew how they found out about this press conference.
When Akina Mori arrived under the escort of several managers, the atmosphere in the banquet hall instantly rose to the peak. One could hear a few fans on the periphery crying:
"Akina-chan! Are you really dating that guy Naoki Nagayama?"
"Akina-chan, don't! We agreed to stay single together!!!"
"Akina, we will always support you!!!"
"......."
"There are so many good men, Akina-chan, the playboy Naoki isn't worth it! If it really doesn't work, I'm also a responsible man!" One of the fans who looked very mature roared like this.
"Baka, Akina wouldn't choose you!" "That's right, that's right!" "Get lost!" "Be careful I'll beat you!"
For a time, the atmosphere at the scene couldn't be said to be angry or ridiculous; in short... it wasn't that serious anymore...
President Huajian He set the tone for this media meet-and-greet while surrounded by a group of reporters:
"Yesterday, Mr. Naoki Nagayama composed a song for Akina-chan on the spot at TV Asahi! As everyone knows, Naoki-san is an inspiration-type musician. He was in a hurry at the time, so he pulled Akina to the front desk...
The so-called surveillance footage is just like that!!!"
A remark that caused a strong reaction from the reporters, and many questions were asked one after another:
"Akina-chan, is it really like this?" "Is the surveillance footage true?"
"May I ask what song it is? Will it be released later?" "Was it really composed on the spot?"
"Akina-chan, are the interviews with those relevant personnel also fake?"
"......."
Continuous questions were thrown to the front, and at this time, Akina Mori could only choose to answer:
"Hai, it is true that Naoki-san composed the song... the name is *Sunny Day*, and it will be released on the next record... the surveillance footage is just like that..."
For these questions, Akina Mori's answers were all true; they were facts to begin with.
At the venue, with the protection of the Yan Yin President and managers, slightly excessive questions, such as "Are you dating?" "Did you kiss?" etc., would be blocked by ambiguous replies like "Already asked," "Akina Mori and Naoki Nagayama have always been good friends...", "If there is further development, we will notify everyone."
Akina Mori just pretended to be a good girl on stage, nodding and agreeing with the answers of the President and other managers... Anyway, I didn't lie!!!
After the first wave of questions had mostly passed, the plants arranged in advance began to ask about other aspects,
Things like "Is the national tour already arranged, where is the first stop...", "When will the new record be released, what merchandise is there...", "Has Akina been back to her hometown to see her family recently..." and other strange questions,
Stirring up the reporters who were originally working together to scout for Akina Mori's scandal, making them unable to be of one mind... The other reporters who really wanted to find a hot spot glared at these guys.
And under Yan Yin's arrangement, Akina Mori also took photos with some fans... which took up a lot of time again.
After finally finishing the press conference, the time had actually passed for more than an hour!
After the reporter group and fans left, Huajian He wiped the sweat from his forehead. How many years had it been since he had been on the front line like this, not nervous to the point of sweating profusely!
"President Huajian... Daijobu?" Akina Mori quietly walked to Huajian He's side, with a shy expression on her face, opening her big, innocent eyes... making Huajian He unable to get angry even if he wanted to~
"...... Akina-chan! You must pay attention these few days, absolutely do not get photographed again!" Huajian He stared at Akina Mori and said, "Not allowed to see Naoki Nagayama recently!!!"
"......"
But not allowed to see Naoki Nagayama, Naoki Nagayama could come to see Akina!!
Late that night, Naoki Nagayama quietly came to Akina Mori's high-end apartment again.
Akina, who had changed into loungewear, was happy when she opened the door for her boyfriend, but after the initial joy passed, she sat on the sofa hugging her doll, looking like she wasn't in a good mood~
Leaning against Naoki Nagayama's arm, Akina Mori's expression was a bit aggrieved: "Naoki-san, is it true that if you are an idol, you absolutely cannot go public with your relationship!"
For the past two days, people at Yan Yin had been advising her not to be impulsive, to pay attention to the damage that announcing a relationship would do to her popularity, and had carefully prepared methods for her to cover it up... Although she also knew everyone was doing it for her own good, but... clearly having someone she liked but not being able to date openly still made her sensitive heart feel a bit lost.
"An idol is someone who carries people's fantasies, so fans cannot allow the fantasy to be shattered." Naoki Nagayama pulled Akina into his arms and rubbed Akina's eyebrows, which were wrinkled into a 'figure-eight' shape due to her loss. "On this point, you can't say the fans are wrong."
"......." The 'figure-eight' eyebrows deepened... She wasn't comforted at all!
Looking at Akina's resentful eyes, Naoki Nagayama hurriedly continued:
"If you want to break this kind of restraint, Akina cannot exist purely as an idol..."
"What does Naoki-san mean?"
"Transition from an idol to a powerhouse, singer, actor... let everyone become a loyal fan because of Akina's singing or acting strength, not just an idol fan." Naoki Nagayama said.
Actually, he could also write a few more songs for Akina, letting Akina become a best-selling singer... But in that case, without those classic songs belonging to Akina, without the recognition of various musicians, without the tempering of various musical styles and stages, Akina's singing skills might not have developed, and the so-called "ever-changing diva" probably wouldn't exist~
What if Naoki Nagayama's inspiration runs out in the future? What should Akina do then? Retire to be a housewife?
Eh... that actually seems pretty good~
"Powerhouse singer?" Akina Mori, who wasn't even twenty, felt some longing.
"Mm!" Thinking of the charming image on stage in the future, Naoki Nagayama nodded. "At that time, Akina can date whoever she wants, and the fans won't care at all!"
Akina Mori immediately hugged Naoki Nagayama's arm tightly and said firmly, "I only want to date Naoki-san!!!"
"Does Naoki-san want to break up with me?!"
Looking at the small face that was firm and a bit aggrieved, Naoki Nagayama also knew he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly coaxed:
"Ah... I was just saying!"
"Eh, just a metaphor!"
"Absolutely no intention of breaking up! We definitely won't break up in the future!"
"We will always be together!"
"......."
After a good round of assurances, he finally coaxed back the tears that were about to fall from Akina. However, his girlfriend's face still had an aggrieved look. It seemed that this unintentional remark had touched Akina's minefield...
When it was time to sleep, Naoki Nagayama, who had finished washing up, wanted to hold Akina after getting into bed, but was blocked by his girlfriend...
"Not letting you!"
Saying this, she turned over and faced away from Naoki Nagayama...
Naoki Nagayama was full of helplessness. It was really just an unintentional mistake... It seemed Akina's awkwardness would last for a while~
Reaching out and passing through Akina's neck, even though she was facing away, he held her whole person in his arms. Smelling the fresh fragrance of her hair, he whispered in Akina's ear:
"I will never break up with Akina for a lifetime!"
No response...
However, just as Naoki Nagayama was about to fall asleep, he felt his little finger being pulled, and he seemed to hear Akina's words:
"Yubikiri genman, yubikiri genman, uso tsuitara hari senbon nomasu, yubi kitta (Pinky promise, pinky promise, if you lie, you'll swallow a thousand needles, pinky cut)..."
In early June in Dongjing, the hot topics of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Mori had been rising and falling in the entertainment industry.
Even though Yan Yin and Zhuyou had already used a lot of effort to explain and divert the topic, the media seemed to have determined that Naoki Nagayama was indeed dating Akina Mori.
Many reports and programs sometimes defaulted to the two of them as a couple.
The confused fans formed two factions based on the media and Akina's own attitude. One faction said maybe they really are dating, we should just bless them; the other faction said absolutely not dating, and even if they were, the object couldn't be Naoki Nagayama!
The two factions were arguing and couldn't convince each other.
And precisely because of the wavering between the two attitudes, and the media's fueling of the flames, Akina Mori's heat and exposure during this period completely exceeded Seiko Matsuda, who was originally at the same level as her, not to mention other female idols.
Even male idols from different tracks, Toshihiko Tahara and Masahiko Kondo, were drowned out by Akina Mori's news...
For a time, the entire idol circle seemed to be Akina Mori's world.
This was probably the best case study for hyping a scandal!
At the same time, on the Zhuyou Films side, it was just as imagined, with no impact at all, and various businesses were unfolding in an orderly manner.
This day, in the studio office of the Zhuyou Group, when Naoki Nagayama was about to start building the crew for *Kikujiro*, Ma Sai said to Naoki Nagayama:
"Naoki-san, put down the list in your hand first! Come with me to catch someone!"
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"The two guys from TV Asahi have been hiding from me for so long, and finally they can't help but want to open their mouths!"
"Haha, looks like the project proposal I specially left behind finally worked!" Naoki Nagayama laughed.
"Yes... I guess the management of TV Asahi has reached a unified opinion!" Ma Sai said. "It's really slow, it took more than half a week!"
"Ma Sai-san, this time it depends on you; you must pretend to be very angry! I'm going to play the 'red face' this time!"
"No problem!!" ===== CHAPTER 634 =====
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