Chapter 721: Taking so long to reverse into a parking space, they must not have learned the driving test well!!

Worked overtime until the early hours yesterday, slept until very late this morning...

When Nakamori Akina woke up in her apartment, she felt empty.

Not only was she hungry, but the spacious luxury apartment was quiet, clean, and lacked human presence~

It wouldn't be like this in the morning at Sanyingyuan. There would be Eitaro rushing people to wake up, and Miaotaro walking past with his tail held high lazily... Of course, most importantly, there would be someone who would smile and say good morning...

"Ohayou~~ Naoki-san~"

Akina sat on the bed blankly for a while, finally shaking her head to wake up.

Putting bread in the toaster, cutting lettuce, frying an egg and a few slices of bacon, and then making a cup of hand-drip coffee with a coffee machine...

After dating Nagayama Naoki, she had become increasingly accustomed to this Western-style breakfast. The traditional breakfast of white rice, miso soup, grilled saury or other meat, plus pickles, was really a bit troublesome.

As a popular idol, her schedule is very full. At her busiest, she even has more than ten appointments in a day. Being able to rest for a while in the morning is already very rare...

Following the development of her career is like a Porsche stepping on the gas pedal, unable to stop for a moment on the highway.

After finishing what she didn't know was breakfast or lunch, Nakamori Akina watched TV programs quietly in her apartment, relieving her mental stress.

After dawdling until noon, she changed into neat clothes, put on a small jacket, and went out, then drove the blue Porsche that Nagayama Naoki had given her to the headquarters of Nakamori's agency, Ken-On.

In the afternoon, there was a discussion about the design of the new song's performance outfit and stage. As for the new song... it's very different from her previous style!

Because of Nakamori Akina's explosion in popularity in recent years, there are always paparazzi squatting at the Ken-On headquarters. Seeing that iconic blue Porsche arrive, the paparazzi were very excited, pressing their shutters, while muttering to themselves:

"Nakamori Akina, she's here, she's here! Speaking of which, the blue Porsche is really good-looking! When can I buy one?!"

"She drove into the parking lot! Hmm... her driving skills aren't good; she dragged on for so long reversing into the parking space. She must not have learned the driving test well!"

"She's out, she's out! She's dressed very ordinarily! But she's also very pretty~"

"Eh? What's hanging on her small bag? A blue bell? It feels very familiar... Is it some new handicraft she bought?"

The paparazzi's cameras hadn't stopped from the moment Nakamori Akina drove to the downstairs of Ken-On until she walked into the main entrance! Their mouths hadn't stopped either!

"Akina-chan, good afternoon!"

As the front desk receptionist, Kinoshita Mizue greeted Nakamori Akina immediately. This is their agency's pillar!

"Mizue-chan, good afternoon to you too~ Are you on duty today as well?"

Nakamori Akina stood by the front desk and chatted without any airs. In the past, when she was with Myoko Mingxing Fangze and Ueda Maki, she would consider not making others wait, so she would come and go in a hurry, but when she was alone, she didn't need to be so rushed.

"Hai, it's my shift today~" Kinoshita Mizue said with a smile. "Akina-chan, you're here to attend the seminar today, right? The conference room has already been booked! It's the second one on the third floor."

"Thank you for your hard work! Have Mingxing Fangze-san and the others arrived?"

"There are still some who haven't arrived..."

After chatting about work, they talked about daily topics like how good the weather was recently and whether she had gone anywhere. Just at this moment, Kinoshita Mizue noticed the ornament on Nakamori Akina's bag:

"Akina-chan, is this the angel bell from 'Kikujiro'?"

"Hai~ Did you go see it too, Mizue-chan?" Nakamori Akina looked at the bell that Nagayama Naoki had given her, a brilliant smile appearing on her face.

"Mm... I went to see it with my boyfriend~" Kinoshita Mizue's tone was cheerful, sharing her experience very happily. "We also bought the movie brochure. I heard there are three different design styles. If you collect them all, there might be an unexpected surprise!"

"Eh?"

Akina was a little confused. When Naoki-san mentioned it, he didn't say that collecting them had the function of an unexpected surprise! He just said that some people might collect them because the brochure was beautiful.

"Doesn't Akina-chan know? I wonder if the final surprise will be a souvenir, like that angel bell..." Kinoshita Mizue looked at Nakamori Akina's bell with envy. "This peripheral is very hard to buy. I heard it's being mass-produced..."

"Really? Is there such an activity?" Nakamori Akina was a little surprised. "I haven't seen the movie yet~"

"Then how did Akina-chan get it? Did you buy it somewhere?" Kinoshita Mizue thought of Nakamori Akina's fame and was very envious. If Nakamori Akina wanted it, she could get many people to help her buy it.

"Ah... this was given to me by Naoki-san... He said it was a souvenir from the filming." Akina held the bell and looked at the dot marks on the wings.

"Is it actually the one from the movie!!!" Kinoshita Mizue asked in surprise.

"Mm, Naoki-san said he secretly took it back..." The blue angel bell, when shaken slightly, emitted a crisp ringing sound, and Nakamori Akina smiled even more brightly.

Kinoshita Mizue looked at the bell, feeling even more envious of Nakamori Akina...

In the conference room at Ken-On, the designer had already hung the design draft for the performance outfit for "Tears Are Not Decorations" on the small blackboard in advance.

This time, the style was very different from Nakamori Akina's previous image. The entire style of the performance outfit had also been changed. The original puffy skirts and princess dresses were gone. Now, it was mainly loose shirts and trousers, plus shoulder pads, giving it a neutral feeling.

"Regarding the hand accessories, because there are gloves, rings and such aren't needed. We still need to add something shiny..."

"Use sequins! Shiny sequins?"

"Or we could cut off the finger parts of the gloves to expose the fingers... and apply bright nail polish..."

"What about earrings? What should we use for earrings?"

"......."

An intense but not agitated discussion unfolded at the meeting. Regarding the design of the performance outfit, the stage design, and even the choreography, Nakamori Akina had her own ideas. During the discussion, her expression was calm, confident, and very persuasive... like a strong woman!

As she became more and more deeply involved in the promotion of her records, Akina showed extraordinary creativity and a keen sense of fashion.

Fingerless gloves, suit shoulder pads, neutral style... these were all things that had just become popular in the West. Her vision was ahead of the trend.

In the end, the design seminar almost became Akina's home field, and even the designer could only listen to her orders.

"Since the conclusion of the discussion is about the same, then I'll leave it to you to make a sample for me to see later~" Nakamori Akina said to the designer.

"Hai!"

After the seminar ended, Myoko Mingxing Fangze didn't take Nakamori Akina to the next appointment, but instead brought her to the office of the president, Hanami Akira.

Pushing open the door, he saw that Tanaka Yoshiaki was also inside, and both of them looked a bit solemn.

"Uh... President Hanami, Tanaka-san..." Nakamori Akina looked like a student called to the office by a teacher, a timid expression appearing on her face. "Did I make some mistake?"

"......"

Hanami Akira and Tanaka Yoshiaki looked at each other and almost laughed out loud.

Hanami Akira waved his hand: "Akina-chan, come over and sit down quickly. You didn't make any mistake."

Tanaka Yoshiaki also helped explain: "There is a program that we want to discuss with you first..."

"Is that so~" Nakamori Akina breathed a sigh of relief, her whole person relaxing. "You scared me to death~"

Seeing her cute appearance, Hanami Akira couldn't help but shake his head and let Tanaka Yoshiaki explain it to her.

"Akina-chan, the production bureau of Fuji TV called today, wanting to discuss with us about having you participate in a program." Tanaka Yoshiaki said. "It's a newly planned program, a variety show with you as the protagonist..."

"Mm?" Nakamori Akina was puzzled. It's just a program; usually, isn't it decided directly by the agency?

Tanaka Yoshiaki continued: "Actually, this is a love variety show about Akina."

"Love variety show?"

"Hai, it's about recording what it's like for the big star Nakamori Akina to be in love during a love journey, and how it's different from ordinary people..."

"Ah... is that so~ Is there any problem?"

Nakamori Akina roughly understood. It's just a program from a boyfriend's perspective, right? Hadn't she filmed some commercials like that before?

And the travel records to the United States and Europe were also from a similar perspective.

Hanami Akira saw that Tanaka Yoshiaki hadn't gotten to the point and interrupted directly: "It's to be filmed with Nagayama Naoki!"

"? Naoki-san?"

Nakamori Akina only then realized something was wrong. Hadn't Nishi Rumi-san from Fuji TV asked about it before? But wasn't that a love interview?

"In other words, this is a program specifically recording the love between me and Naoki-san?"

"...... Hai, you could say that!" Tanaka Yoshiaki said. "Fuji TV's production bureau said that this variety show could have been filmed by several couples together... But right now, there are no couples that can match you and Nagayama Naoki... So for the first season, it will be the two of you..."

"Uh... this..."

Nakamori Akina was dumbfounded. Interviews and such would be fine, but she had never thought about putting her and Naoki-san's love process under the lens.

"There is a script, for example, shopping in Tokyo, watching movies... going to Kyoto to see the red leaves... going to Hokkaido to soak in hot springs, and so on."

Tanaka Yoshiaki continued to explain,

"It feels like a reality show..."

Hanami Akira said:

"Because the format of the program is novel, and coupled with the fact that you and Nagayama Naoki have already officially announced it, we considered creating such an on-screen couple image...

This will help Akina-chan transform from the original girl idol to an adult idol...

At the same time, it can also increase exposure, and perhaps gain more fans."

Hanami Akira and Tanaka Yoshiaki had already been persuaded by Akimoto Yasushi from Fuji TV. That guy started from the essence of an idol and told the two at Ken-On that Nakamori Akina had already reached the peak of an idol, and junior idols were coming out in batches, attracting the attention of young fans...

Nakamori Akina needs to expand her audience and absorb new fans...

Next, she not only needs to face transformation but also needs to develop comprehensively in film, television, and singing, becoming a comprehensive artist... And this program is the best opportunity...

In short, after a round of bluffing, the two were very convinced, which is why they were here constantly saying good things.

"But... but Naoki-san also needs to agree to this program, right?" Nakamori Akina paused for a long time. Everything was for her own benefit, but what about the other person? "The program doesn't seem to have any advantages for Naoki-san."

Hanami Akira looked at Nakamori Akina very strangely:

"Hasn't Nagayama Naoki told you?"

"No? Why? Does Naoki-san already know?"

Hanami Akira nodded: "According to Akimoto Yasushi, after Nagayama Naoki heard the proposal for this program, he said that as long as Akina agrees, it's fine. He has no objections..."

"Eh? Naoki-san didn't tell me!"

Tanaka Yoshiaki seemed to think of something: "He probably didn't want to put any pressure on Akina... by agreeing to a program because of his opinion."

"Is that so~" Nakamori Akina thought of Nagayama Naoki's appearance, and felt warm in her heart.

"Then Akina-chan, what are your thoughts on such a program? Are you against it?" Hanami Akira asked.

"This..." Nakamori Akina thought for a moment. "I need to go back and discuss it with Naoki-san before I can give an answer."

"......"

Hanami Akira was choked. Sure enough, his agency's good cabbage had been arched away by Nagayama Naoki! Everything had to be listened to him! Clearly, I am the man who has been supporting Akina in her career all along!

"Ahem, alright then~ Give us an answer as soon as possible~"

"Naoki-san?!"

Nagayama Naoki was suddenly awakened by this call!

"What... what?" He turned his head and saw that it was Aritomo Yoshitomo.

In the office of the studio, Aritomo Yoshitomo looked at Nagayama Naoki helplessly...

This guy came over in the morning saying he wanted to understand the film's box office situation, but after learning about the occupancy rate during this period from Sugiyama Toshihiko's phone call, he started to be idle in the office.

First he read newspapers, then he read magazines, and finally he actually rested his chin on his hands, taking a nap while facing the sun coming through the window...

"I said if you're sleepy and want to sleep, go home and sleep... What are you doing in the office?!" Aritomo Yoshitomo said naggingly. "You're slacking off and napping, while others still have to work!"

"This 'others' refers to Aritomo-san himself, right?!"

"......"

Seeing Aritomo Yoshitomo's silent accusation, Nagayama Naoki felt a little embarrassed.

After discussing the design drawings yesterday, he was singing at the KTV, and later called several friends to sing together. His nerves were too excited, and he didn't sleep well at night... Then he started to daze and nap in the office.

"It's just that the sunlight is too good~ And it's autumn, autumn sleepiness~" Nagayama Naoki scratched his cheek. "Besides, Aritomo-san, don't you know? Slacking off and napping in the office has a special feeling of having earned something...

Just like sleeping in class or slacking off during an exam, there's a kind of thrill of walking on a tightrope!"

Aritomo Yoshitomo slapped the documents onto the desk. He worked hard, not to provide thrills for this guy!

"Don't go too far, you guy!"

Don't think about using this kind of strange thing as an excuse to slack off!

Nagayama Naoki felt the pressure in his friend's eyes and could only raise his hands to surrender: "Alright, alright~ I won't annoy Aritomo-san in the office anymore. I'll go check Xiu-san's editing... and then go to the TV station!"

"Hmph!"

Seeing Nagayama Naoki walk out, Aritomo Yoshitomo finally quieted down, re-examining the documents in his hand.

The cumbersome numbers on the report were like hypnotic symbols numbing his spirit... But the finance office was still waiting for the documents to pay wages! He couldn't slack off!

The sunlight outside the window shone on him at this moment, warm, and even the wind blowing in from outside was gentle, as if a warm hand was stroking him...

Aritomo Yoshitomo felt a sense of laziness emanating from his bones and couldn't help but support his head with his hand...

"Sure enough... napping in the office has a special feeling... especially fragrant..." ===== CHAPTER 722 =====