Chapter 652: At most, just become a lick-dog~
Thanks to the two experienced assistants from TV Asahi, Naoki Nagayama's daily work of producing 'Music Station' was much easier.
However, this time he didn't let go of everything like 'Evening Meow Meow'. Whether it was the choice of theme or the invitation of guests, everything was firmly grasped in Shu You's hands, and even the film crew had many members from Shu You's film team.
"Araki-kun." Naoki Nagayama found Araki Araki Shizhi, who was commanding the arrangement of camera positions, and then looked at the several newcomers he was commanding. "Oh? You actually found so many subordinates who can pay attention to you?"
"Not really..."
Araki Araki Shizhi didn't mean to be happy, "They just follow the commands of Sakata and Obara, and I am commanding the two of them..."
The subordinate of my subordinate is not my subordinate!
Naoki Nagayama patted him on the shoulder sympathetically: "Ma~~~ everyone has their own way of leading a team... As long as Araki-kun can command the film crew, then the filming of 'Kikujiro's Summer' will not be a problem..."
"Hi, I understand!"
Araki Araki Shizhi nodded heavily. Participating in Naoki-san's movie and winning a big award is the method he feels can attract the most attention!
By then, thousands of lights will shine on me, and who else won't know me, Araki Araki Shizhi?!
Then he talked about the work in the TV Asahi studio, and Naoki Nagayama instructed Araki Araki Shizhi to make good use of his skills:
"You saw the three people chatting with me just now, right?"
"Hi!"
"They are the nails TV Asahi drove into our program... Araki-kun, you also help to probe the communication between them during normal work. If there is any idea of casting aside Shu You, report to me at the first opportunity!"
"This..." Is this acting as a spy? Araki Araki Shizhi hesitated a bit. After all, he had never used his special ability to do bad things...
"Araki-kun, you are a member of our Shu You! Those three are the potential enemies!"
Naoki Nagayama patted him on the shoulder and said earnestly, "You don't want our hard work to be snatched away by others, right?!"
"... I understand!" Araki Araki Shizhi nodded after deep thought, "I will pay attention to their conversation!"
This is an undercover! Infernal Affairs!!!
When Naoki Nagayama left TV Asahi, Ohtake Hiroshi sent him to the parking lot.
"Naoki-san, Minister Nakano is on a business trip, so he couldn't meet you for the time being. After he comes back, we still have to go for a drink together!"
Naoki Nagayama's new program has already had a great start. If he continues to work hard and keep it above 20%, he will have the confidence to propose to the minister to change it to golden time.
TV Asahi finally has a music program that can be compared with TBS and Fuji TV, which makes Minister Nakano Yosuke, who has always supported 'Music Station', have an explanation in front of the station manager, and naturally, he will value Naoki Nagayama even more.
"Hahaha, that's natural." Naoki Nagayama smiled and said, "By then, maybe we can think about whether there is anything else we can continue to cooperate on... I have had many new ideas recently..."
"That would be the best... Hahaha~"
Ohtake Hiroshi was naturally full of smiles. He naturally wouldn't feel that Naoki Nagayama really had any new ideas, just treating this as expressing an attitude.
It happened to be the hottest time of the day, and the sunlight was scattered among the buildings in Tokyo, giving some temperature to the originally cold steel and cement.
Blowing the wind that was no longer cold on the convertible, Naoki Nagayama stepped on the accelerator and came to the new KTV in Shinjuku.
"Nakazawa Hokuto~"
Naoki Nagayama looked at this guy and felt a bit emotional. He was still a little ruffian pressing the road before, but now he is wearing a suit and formal attire, his hair is combed into an adult look, and he actually has a bit of the aura of a social elite.
"Naoki-san!" Nakazawa Hokuto turned his head when he heard the voice, "You came over!"
"Hi!"
Naoki Nagayama walked to his side, patted him on the shoulder and asked: "I didn't participate when it opened before, did this KTV have any incidents?"
"Hahaha, several Yakuza came to make trouble, but were driven away by Big Brother Feng." Nakazawa Hokuto didn't hide it, said it very readily, and also added fuel to the fire about the situation that day.
"Haha, sure enough, Big Brother Feng has a way with these!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded. A few Yakuza, Naoki Feng naturally had no problem, but... logically speaking, shouldn't these be handled by the Yamaguchi-gumi in Tokyo... Could it be that Misaka Sanban Xiaohong's side has made some moth again...
"Then how is the business situation these days?"
"Ah, about this... since it opened, the customers coming have been increasing day by day, many repeat customers." Nakazawa Hokuto revealed a smile on his face, "Because our storefront is a bit low-key, there are relatively few customers coming directly..."
"There will be more in the future~"
Naoki Nagayama is not worried. The first episode of 'Music Station' has already pushed KTV in front of many people. In the current era of scarce entertainment methods, they will definitely pay attention to this new type of nightclub.
Nakazawa Hokuto led Naoki Nagayama to the manager's office:
"Naoki-san, Big Brother Feng is inside, but his face has been very solemn since the morning~"
"I know, thank you~"
"This is my duty..." Nakazawa Hokuto bowed slightly and then retreated.
Naoki Nagayama knocked on the door: "Big Brother Feng?"
"Ah, Naoki is here~" Naoki Feng was indeed as Nakazawa Hokuto said, his face was solemn, and his brows were furrowed.
"Big Brother Feng, did something happen? Why are you frowning so much?" Naoki Nagayama sat down in front of the desk, his tone carrying ease, "Is it East Asia Association Zhonghua Group Chief Misaka Sanban Xiaohong, doing something?"
Naoki Feng raised his head somewhat unexpectedly, and then as if thinking of something: "Ah, you are talking about him not following the orders of the headquarters and protecting the KTV from being harassed by other organizations... that doesn't matter, I can handle it myself."
"Besides, Grandfather also said that Misaka Sanban Xiaohong doesn't have much time to be at ease... the fourth generation will definitely take action against him..."
"Oh? Why is that?" Naoki Nagayama asked curiously.
"I heard that he completely disobeyed the fourth generation's orders in Kobe..." Naoki Feng didn't get it too clearly, and could only say vaguely, "Anyway, it was all inquired by Grandfather's side."
"So that's it..." Naoki Nagayama didn't continue to ask. Originally, he didn't participate much in Gokudo, "Then why is Big Brother Feng still so worried?"
"Uh... this..."
Naoki Feng carefully looked at the door, and then looked at his cousin who was said to be very romantic. He thought in his heart, "If it is this matter, then asking Naoki will definitely be no problem,"
"Naoki... Xinhai-chan suddenly became cold to me..."
"..."
It turns out it's an emotional problem... Sure enough, young people can't escape those things about love...
"Uh... Big Brother Feng, did you do anything? Did you confess?"
Looking at his cousin, who should be fierce and fierce, now aggrieved like a child, Naoki Nagayama had to ask.
"Not yet... but, there is nothing special, right?" Naoki Feng said puzzled, "It's just going out to eat, watch movies, and go shopping as usual..."
This shouldn't be a problem, right? Naoki Nagayama thought about it. Chasing girls is usually like
"So... how long has Kokomi-chan been distancing herself from you like this?"
"Almost a week..."
Nagayama Feng scratched his hair in distress.
"Why are the girls in the city so different from the ones in Shimizu... I completely don't understand what they're thinking! It was clearly so much fun when we all went out together; my previous girlfriends were always very happy!"
"Hold on a second!!"
Naoki Nagayama made a 'pause' gesture. "You said 'when we all went out together'?"
"Yeah?!" Nagayama Feng seemed a bit puzzled. "When going out, naturally the underlings have to come along! And with Shogo Hamasaki and the subordinates he brought, I should even more so take them out to experience the prosperity of Tokyo..."
"... So..." Naoki Nagayama couldn't believe it. "When going to the movies, eating, or shopping, everyone went together?"
"Of course! Kokomi-chan is the future big sister boss! Naturally, she needs to get to know the underlings in advance..." Nagayama Feng said very seriously.
"Slap..."
Naoki Nagayama slapped his forehead with one hand. Looking at his cousin's completely clueless expression, he also realized what was going on. What kind of place was the Shimizu Yamaguchi-gumi ancestral home?
It was a gathering place for pure men where even female flies would stay far away; even the cleaning was done in shifts by the underlings... the only females were the aunties in the kitchen who cooked...
His grandfather's wife passed away shortly after giving birth to Naoki Nagayama's father, and the wife of his eldest uncle, Nagayama Xiong Yuan, although rarely mentioned, also passed away early on.
The Nagayama family's eldest branch, three generations of pure men... couldn't even find a single female elder... No wonder Nagayama Feng's thoughts about women were so simple.
"Brother Feng, then what were your previous girlfriends like?" Naoki Nagayama asked, holding onto a glimmer of hope.
"Ah, them!" Nagayama Feng put on a smile. "When they saw me leading a group of underlings, surrounded by people, they all felt it was very impressive!"
"..."
Sure enough, those who could take a liking to Nagayama Feng must be delinquent girls! Seeing the young future third-generation leader, they were throwing themselves at him... where would there be any need to chase...
After coming to Tokyo, the places Nagayama Feng frequented were clubs where "the customers are the masters," so he naturally didn't need to put any thought into the young ladies... he just needed to spend money.
So... Ishida Kokomi... could she actually be Nagayama Feng's first spiritual love?!
In this era, where could a girl with a skill be lacking suitors?! When Ishida Kokomi saw Nagayama Feng, he was always with his underlings, so she must have thought Nagayama Feng was just playing around... and that's why she distanced herself!
After thinking for a long while, Naoki Nagayama said earnestly to his cousin:
"Brother Feng... city girls are just like this... they like to make people guess their thoughts..."
"Then what should I do!!!" Nagayama Feng was going a bit crazy!
"If Brother Feng feels that Kokomi-chan isn't worth spending too much energy on, then..."
Naoki Nagayama had only said half of his advice when he heard Nagayama Feng loudly refute:
"She is worth it!!!"
"....... Alright then..." Naoki Nagayama sighed. How should his cousin, who was a bit naive in emotional matters, go about chasing a girlfriend?
"Actually, judging from your previous conversations, Kokomi-chan has quite a bit of affection for you..."
"Mm-hm!"
"So Brother Feng, why not just go for it directly?"
"? Eh?"
"Call her very solemnly to ask her out, sincerely explain your distress over these past few days to her... and then confess directly!!"
Nagayama Feng widened his eyes in surprise: "What if Kokomi-chan refuses?"
"I feel like she shouldn't... but even if she does refuse, what does that matter..." Naoki Nagayama waved his hand. "Come, Brother Feng, I'll tell you the way to treat a refusal as if it weren't a refusal..."
"?!!!" Nagayama Feng was curious.
"If you are refused, you have to say... 'Kokomi-chan, you can refuse to date me... but you cannot refuse me liking you!!! I won't give up!!!'" Naoki Nagayama said. "You must say it firmly and loudly!"
"This... isn't this just being shameless!!!" Nagayama Feng said in shock. "It will make Kokomi-chan annoyed, right?!"
"What are you afraid of... Could it be that Brother Feng will stop liking Kokomi-chan after being refused?"
"That's for sure, I'd still like her..."
"Then what's wrong with that? You're just telling the truth." Naoki Nagayama said. "You can still pursue her afterwards... that's not against the law..."
However, according to the personality of Japanese girls, as long as the other party has affection for you, such an aggressive pursuit usually succeeds.
"But... but..." Nagayama Feng always felt something was wrong.
"Brother Feng, you can think of it this way: you've already been refused anyway... just try it like this, you won't lose anything..."
At most, you'll just become a 'simp'~ Naoki Nagayama thought irresponsibly.
"And afterwards, when you go out on dates, try to be with Kokomi-chan alone as much as possible. You have to create more opportunities to be alone together... Akina and I wish we could have more opportunities to be alone! And you actually don't cherish them!"
"..... Okay...."
"Don't bring those underlings or whatever anymore. Do you want them to always be eating 'dog food'?! The underlings also want their own lives! They also want to change their flavor once in a while!"
"...... Hai!"
Sticking to this topic, the two cousins analyzed it in the manager's office for nearly an hour; both of them had nothing else to do...
Only after Nagayama Feng was full of confidence did Naoki Nagayama plan to take his leave.
However, at this moment, Nagayama Feng remembered to say: "Naoki, the succession ceremony for the fourth-generation leader of the Yamaguchi-gumi will be held officially in a few days, it seems to be on the 10th. Grandfather and Father should both be going to Kobe."
"Oh... what does that have to do with us?" Naoki Nagayama asked curiously.
"Grandfather told me on the phone last time that the Yamaguchi-gumi is currently divided into two factions, and the faction of Hiro Yamamoto has a high possibility of not recognizing the fourth-generation leader's position... so, it's very likely there will be internal strife." Nagayama Feng said. "Sanban Xiaohong Misaka in Tokyo might jump to the other side... so during this time, be careful that Sanban Xiaohong Misaka doesn't pull any big moves..."
"? Against me?"
"Hai, the two of us..." Nagayama Feng said. "When we were in Kobe, Sanban Xiaohong Misaka seemed very dissatisfied with Grandfather... so there is this possibility."
Regarding this point, Naoki Nagayama wasn't too worried. His own whereabouts were relatively secret, and even the paparazzi couldn't find him. Moreover, his residential area was in a high-end community, and the public security situation was also very good.
It's just... the KTV under his name...
"Then we have to think of a way..." Naoki Nagayama pondered.
"I have already contacted Toshihiko Ono, and later I will invite some political figures to support our KTV..." Nagayama Feng said. "So on the surface, there's no need to worry about what he might do..."
"Mm, that's good then..."
Naoki Nagayama didn't have a very good solution for the moment either, so he could only temporarily set aside his thoughts. Anyway, the succession ceremony was still several days away... he would have to think of a way to solve this problem completely...
When he was driving back to Shanyingyuan, Naoki Nagayama suddenly thought of something: Akina's birthday was just three days after the succession ceremony!
Which meant that in one week, it would be their official one-year anniversary of dating Akina!
Birthday and anniversary on the same day... Sure enough, confessing on her birthday was a wise choice; it could save quite a few gifts...
"What gift should I give?"
Naoki Nagayama muttered to himself... logically speaking, at this time, he should give something with commemorative significance...
The car soon arrived at Shanyingyuan, but Naoki Nagayama still hadn't decided what the gift would be... After opening the car door, Eitaro came up affectionately as usual, rubbing against his master's thigh, his little tail wagging back and forth rapidly...
Naoki Nagayama touched the dog's head and suddenly had an idea:
"Eitaro, how about I give you to Akina?"
The dog didn't understand its master's sinister intentions and still affectionately stuck out its tongue, showing a smiling face to its master, which made Naoki Nagayama unable to help but scratch the dog's neck and head vigorously, then sighed again:
"But Eitaro, you can eat so much, Akina probably can't afford to raise you!"
"Woof woof woof! Woof! Woof woof woof (What are you saying? I don't understand, but you are very impolite!)...."
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