Chapter 728

This wasn't Naoki Nagayama's first time going to Hokkaido, but... it was his first time taking the Shinkansen...

"Mr. Akimoto, is our program team so grounded?"

Naoki Nagayama said to the chubby producer sitting opposite him, and around them, the crew members had already set up the cameras.

The production team for this romantic journey actually had more than a dozen people... cameramen for three cameras, makeup artists, assistants, planners, and even a driver... In Naoki Nagayama's eyes, this configuration could even film a movie!

But the way to Hokkaido was actually by taking the Shinkansen...

"Couldn't we charter a plane, or a van or something?"

Yasushi Akimoto checked the itinerary in his hand and said to Naoki Nagayama: "Naoki-san, the Shinkansen is the most commonly used mode of travel in Japan, okay~ Otherwise, how did you go to Hokkaido before?"

Naoki Nagayama recalled: "Uh... it seems I chartered a helicopter..."

"..."

Yasushi Akimoto choked for a moment, steadied himself, and then said,

"Naoki-san, you should still experience the commoner's high-cost-performance way of traveling!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head and stopped focusing on this question, instead curiously watching the passengers boarding the train outside the window.

Because of the filming requirements, Yasushi Akimoto had rented out this entire carriage to facilitate filming the scenes on the road, so other passengers boarded from the doors of other carriages.

"Naoki-san, don't you need to put on makeup?" Seeing that filming was about to start, Yasushi Akimoto asked a superfluous question.

"Ah, that makeup artist said this is fine~"

A beam of bright sunshine from outside the train window shone right onto Naoki Nagayama's hair, his soft, slightly curly strands were dyed a pale gold for a moment, a few mischievous hairs reached his temples, and his well-defined features formed a handsome face...

Yasushi Akimoto felt that he shouldn't have asked this question...

Just at this moment, the carriage door opened, and Akina Nakamori, who had finished her makeup, walked in.

Her slightly curly long hair draped over her shoulders, setting off her slender neck, and only light makeup was applied to her palm-sized fair cheeks.

Beneath her fine moth-like eyebrows were a pair of lively eyes, her black and white pupils filled with smiles, curved like a crescent moon; her delicate nose bridge stood in the center, just right, making her fair face look even more exquisite and charming; and her full lips were like flower petals, slightly smiling, revealing her white teeth~

She walked in wearing an elegant dress, the hem of her skirt flying, and the whole carriage seemed to be greeted by a gentle breeze, and even the movements of the staff became much gentler.

"Naoki-san!" Akina Nakamori sat down next to Naoki Nagayama, looking at her boyfriend with her head tilted, "I've finished my makeup!"

Her eyes clearly held an expression of wanting to hear Naoki Nagayama's praise~

"Hmm, you look really beautiful!" Naoki Nagayama naturally wouldn't be stingy with this, looking her up and down carefully, and said earnestly.

Hearing this, Akina turned her face away with satisfaction, her eyes looking at the objects on the small table, but her cheeks became even more rosy~

Yasushi Akimoto looked at this couple and couldn't help but sigh: "What a couple that looks like a jade pair~"

But even though he was sitting opposite them, watching the sweet expressions of these two, he still felt like he had been fed something, a bit sweet and a bit cloying...

Thinking that he might have to eat dog food with extra toppings for more than half a month, his mentality collapsed a little...

Mentality is mentality, work is work, filming still had to continue!

With the start of the Shinkansen, the program team's filming had to begin, the staff members were all in their places, and Yasushi Akimoto also left the camera's view.

During the journey to the first stop, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori had to tell everyone about the program in the carriage...

"Minna-san..." Akina Nakamori said to the camera without any nervousness, "What you are seeing now is the Celebrity Romantic Journey program! The guests for this episode, obviously, are me... and Naoki Nagayama!"

Akina patted Naoki Nagayama beside her and said lively: "Naoki-san, hurry up and greet everyone!"

"Minna-san... good morning..."

Naoki Nagayama waved at the camera very obediently.

Akina Nakamori continued to explain the itinerary: "This journey starts from Tokyo, heading towards Hokkaido, Kyoto... eh, where else?"

"There's also Osaka, Nara, Kochi..." Naoki Nagayama helped Akina complete the sentence very naturally. "Overall, it's the route for autumn leaf hunting, but there are also many scenic spots along the way that have commemorative significance for me and Akina..."

"Hai, this time it's my and Naoki-san's romantic journey!" Akina Nakamori seemed very happy, saying this sentence very loudly and clearly, as if she were showing off to the people in front of the camera.

"Akina~ keep your lady image!" Naoki Nagayama reminded her from the side.

"Hai... sumimasen!" Akina Nakamori seemed to have just realized it, and apologized to the camera seriously as if she were playing a prank.

However, after putting her hands together, she didn't hold the microphone, and it suddenly fell onto the table in front of her, making Akina unable to keep a straight face, and she couldn't help but laugh~

"Hahahaha~ the microphone fell~" She covered her mouth and turned to look at Naoki Nagayama~

"Hmm... it fell~" Naoki Nagayama nodded. "At this time, I would usually shout 'Cut'!"

"Cut!" Akina followed up!

And then she laughed non-stop as if she had been hit by a laughing point, and Naoki Nagayama also laughed... The strong infectiousness made everyone in the carriage laugh~

Yasushi Akimoto watched this scene with a smile, thinking in his heart that the recording process this time should be very relaxed and pleasant.

It would take about a whole day from Tokyo to Hokkaido, and there would be transfers, but filming could still be done during the journey, just right for filming Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori's trip.

In the morning, the program team arrived in Sendai and strolled through the famous shopping street; in the afternoon, they stayed briefly in Aomori and ate local specialty food.

By the time evening arrived, the program team finally reached the first stop of the journey—Asahidake Daisetsuzan.

Hokkaido's Asahidake Daisetsuzan is a volcano located in Higashikawa Town, Kamikawa District, Kamikawa Subprefecture, and is the highest peak in Hokkaido.

This snow mountain is a skiing mecca, famous for its beautiful powder snow and forest snow scenery, and its ski trails are rich and diverse, loved by skiing enthusiasts.

However, Naoki Nagayama and the others didn't come for the snow scenery; it was early autumn now, and Asahidake Daisetsuzan was the place where the maple leaves turned red earliest in Japan... In other words, this was the starting point for autumn leaf hunting!

"Naoki-san, Akina-chan... let's stop here for today!" Yasushi Akimoto brought everyone to the pre-booked hotel.

The journey was also very tiring, and Yasushi Akimoto didn't demand more strictly that Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori start recording immediately.

Today was the first day, so they would focus on filming some interactions on the train and the bits and pieces along the way.

And in the subsequent recording, it would mainly be the situations at various different scenic spots, and the arrival process in between would only be mentioned in passing... At that time, they could fly directly there!

"Everyone has walked a lot today, so you can rest early..."

Saying this, he let the assistant handle the check-in and room allocation for everyone...

But just as he was about to allocate Naoki Nagayama's room, the assistant suddenly hesitated. Should he allocate one room for him and Akina Nakamori? Or should they be separated?!

"Ano..."

The assistant was just about to ask, but when he turned around, he saw Naoki Nagayama chatting with Akina Nakamori, and both of them were laughing very happily.

If he went to ask at this time, wouldn't it be a bit of a mood killer...

The assistant, who was very good at reading the air, keenly sensed this...

Therefore, he decisively arranged a high-end suite for the two of them...