Chapter 737

In the morning, Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori went to Fuji TV together to conduct the final recording of their romantic journey.

However, this time, Naoki Nagayama was openly sitting in Akina's car... because after the recording ended, Akina still had to attend other announcements, and afterward, she had to drive back to Kiyose to see her family, while he had to stay at the TV station for a while longer.

"Having Akina drive for me, this is a treatment that not many people can get~"

Naoki Nagayama sat in the passenger seat, tilted his head to look at his girlfriend driving the blue Porsche, and said very comfortably.

Akina, who was driving seriously, turned her head and smiled upon hearing this: "Naoki-san has driven for me so many times; this is the treatment that not many people can get~"

"That depends on who it is; I wouldn't be willing to drive for others~"

The wind blew through her supple long hair, leaving a few strands hanging on the bridge of her delicate and pretty nose. After brushing them aside, one could see her fair, rosy cheeks, and her charming eyes looked over... Under the bright sunlight, Akina looked as if she were glowing...

Fuji TV's headquarters is located in Shinjuku, and it probably only takes about twenty minutes by car.

Akina Nakamori drove into the parking lot very skillfully and then walked toward Yasushi Akimoto's office with Naoki Nagayama.

"Naoki-san! Akina-chan!" In the preparation room for 'Onyanko Club', Yasushi Akimoto's eyes lit up when he saw the two arrive, "You've already come!"

"Yes, after all, we have to get the program recorded quickly!" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, and then began to greet other acquaintances.

"Akimoto-san, we haven't communicated the script with you yet!" Akina Nakamori said from the side, "I don't know if it will take a lot of time."

"It doesn't matter!" Yasushi Akimoto said very relaxedly, "We are just having a simple conversation; when it comes to the final editing, we will extract the dialogue for editing."

This sentence gave Naoki Nagayama the feeling that Yasushi Akimoto would cause trouble during the editing...

"Akimoto-san, make sure to let me see it first after it's edited..."

"Haha, of course!" Yasushi Akimoto responded with a smile, and then said, "Naoki-san, Akina-chan, let's go to the studio first!"

However, just as Naoki Nagayama was following Yasushi Akimoto out the door, Tai Sugiura and Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi walked toward them. Meeting each other was naturally very surprising.

"Naoki-san, has your recording already ended?"

"Yes, the outdoor recording is over, and the next part is indoors." Naoki Nagayama said, and then greeted Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi~

Because they were about to go out, none of them had the intention to continue chatting, and after exchanging a few pleasantries, they prepared to continue to the studio... However, at this moment, Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi suddenly remembered her task and called out to Naoki Nagayama somewhat anxiously.

"Naoki-san... please wait a moment, I have something to tell you!" Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi only realized that the surrounding gazes were all on her after she finished speaking, and she was suddenly a little panicked, subconsciously adding, "In private..."

The surrounding gazes were even more astonished... What kind of development was this? Naoki Nagayama's official girlfriend was right there!

It was still his long-time colleague Tai Sugiura who understood Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi; he smiled and broke the somewhat strange atmosphere:

"Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi seems to have something about work; sorry to trouble Naoki-san to wait a moment..."

"Ah, no problem~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, signaling Akina and the others to go to the studio first, and that he would catch up.

After everyone else had walked away, Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi and Naoki Nagayama walked to a corner of the corridor...

"Sumimasen, I was a little rude just now..." Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi was, after all, an experienced professional, and quickly adjusted her mood, "Naoki-san, I asked you to come over because I wanted to talk to you about a program."

"Another program?" Naoki Nagayama smiled; how come he felt he was participating in so many programs during this period.

"Hai, it's the year-end planning for the 'New Words and Buzzwords Awards', and we hope to invite Naoki-san to participate." Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi said, then carefully looked at Naoki Nagayama's expression and continued, "Naoki-san is the founding planner of the program and has also contributed many buzzwords..."

Buzzwords? More like dark history! Naoki Nagayama recalled this and felt a little embarrassed... However, he seriously considered the matter of participating in the 'New Words and Buzzwords Awards'.

Word of the year... Ministry of Culture... Face-saving project...

"Hai, Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi-san, I will participate!" Naoki Nagayama gave a positive answer.

"Really? That's truly great!"

Nishi Rumi Nishi Rumi Nishi had just seen Naoki Nagayama's expression and thought there might be some problem; she didn't expect him to agree so easily! She was so excited that she grabbed Naoki Nagayama's arm to confirm.

"Hmm, after all, it's a program I created..." Naoki Nagayama also smiled gently.

The harmonious scene between the two was seen by some people at Fuji TV~

On the way to the studio, Naoki Nagayama was still thinking about other things, such as whether to participate in the year-end planning of 'Music Station', and other programs.

And, Akina would definitely participate in the Kohaku Uta Gassen, so should he also go to the scene?

Wait, wait, wait, there seemed to be quite a lot of things to do at the end of the year...

After arriving at the studio, the preparation work inside was almost ready.

The colorful stage was covered with flowers, and there was a heart shape made of pink balloons. Written on the main background was 'Romantic Journey', and photos of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori were pasted on the side.

Beside the stage, there was also a blackboard with a map of Nihon on it... A thick red line marked the places the two had traveled to this time...

Akina Nakamori was talking to the staff on site. Seeing Naoki Nagayama arrive, she pulled him to the side of the blackboard:

"Naoki-san, they chose some photos from when we were traveling and want to pin them up when we talk about a location!"

"Oh, photos?"

Naoki Nagayama asked for the photos from the staff and began to look at them one by one.

They were indeed all candid shots from when the two were traveling, but after all, they were professional photographers; the lighting and angles of each picture were excellent, and the two in the photos looked very natural and full of sweet love.

In this era without digital photography, every photo was taken on film, and being able to achieve such an effect was remarkable.

"They're taken very well! They're all mine!"

Naoki Nagayama made up his mind that he must get the negatives after the recording ended... It seemed he and Akina didn't even have a photo album yet!

After roughly discussing the script to be communicated with Yasushi Akimoto in the studio for a while, during which time the extras in the studio also gradually arrived, the official recording began.

The two hosts, a man and a woman, did the opening,

"What is the difference between a celebrity's love and an ordinary person's?"

"Today, we have invited the most famous screen couple at the moment: Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori!"

"Welcome!"

Under the simple warm-up of the hosts, Akina Nakamori and Naoki Nagayama walked onto the stage together.

For a moment, all the extras in the studio were cheering and applauding... The atmosphere in the studio heated up all at once.

Yasushi Akimoto was a little strange and asked the floor manager: "The extras today are very enthusiastic... Did you do any training in advance?"

"No..." The floor manager also looked at the extras with some surprise, and then looked at the stage, "It should be because of the two protagonists themselves."

"Is that so..."

Ever since Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori officially announced their relationship, the entertainment industry had been full of news about the two during that period. Under the public's discussion, many fans had accepted that the two were in love, and as rare celebrity artists who officially announced their relationship, the two had also become idols for many viewers to 'ship'... Their popularity had risen significantly all at once.

So, actually, there is a reason why 'shipping' couples in the entertainment industry can become so popular in later generations.

After the people on stage sat down, distinguishing between host and guest, the hosts began the pleasantries and questions.

"Akina-chan, when did you meet Naoki Nagayama?"

"It should have been in Showa 56, before I debuted..." Akina Nakamori's eyes drifted to Naoki Nagayama beside her, and she said with a smile, "I accidentally bumped into him..."

"Oh? Where did you bump into him?" The female host asked curiously.

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly interjected: "It was at the Meguro River Carnival..."

No, it was actually in a cabaret, but Akina wasn't an adult at that time. If people knew that Akina had secretly gone to a cabaret to play at such a young age, she would be criticized by public opinion.

Saying things like it had a bad influence on minors...

Then Naoki Nagayama also talked in detail about the interesting things when they were viewing the cherry blossoms at night at Meguro River. These were all true, so it sounded very authentic and smooth.

Although the female host really wanted to continue to inquire about the details of their first meeting, the program still had to continue, so the male host asked:

"Naoki-san, as a celebrity, is love any different from that of an ordinary person?"

"Uh... this... you have to use your wits!" Naoki Nagayama thought for a while and said.

"Oh? Does that mean avoiding the media?"

"Not just that..." Naoki Nagayama said seriously, "Before falling in love, you have to be prepared to fight against the other party's agency, fans, paparazzi, media, etc.!"

"???" "Why is that?"

Naoki Nagayama's expression was calm: "Because I have a bad reputation, so they all want to break Akina and me up!!!"

"..."

There was a moment of silence in the studio.

Naoki Nagayama's fame in the public eye had many types: he was a well-known director in the film industry, a well-known author in the literary world, and in the eyes of the entertainment industry, he was a gold-medal music producer...

But in the eyes of fans in the entertainment industry, he was a fickle man; in the eyes of paparazzi, he was a scandal-maker; in the eyes of agencies, he was a scumbag who wanted to poach their star...

In short, he was a very complex celebrity!

But in terms of romantic relationships, he indeed had a bad reputation.

"Hehe, Naoki-san really has self-awareness..." The male host awkwardly added a sentence, and then immediately began to ask the next question, wanting to gloss over the awkwardness this time.

"Akina-chan, after falling in love with Naoki-san, what do you do together?"

The host even changed the person he was consulting.

"Well..." Akina Nakamori said with some trouble, "Go eat big meals together, go to amusement parks, go watch movies, watch performances..."

"This..." The female host was surprised, "This is no different from other couples~"

Then she continued to ask: "Where do you go to play?"

"Disneyland..." Akina Nakamori answered honestly.

"Hmm... very ordinary~" The female host nodded, "It seems celebrity artists are no different from ordinary couples~"

"Then where have you traveled after falling in love?" The male host cued the theme of today again, "Naoki-san?"

"Come to think of it... after falling in love..." Naoki Nagayama recalled, "This time seems to be the first time we've really gone traveling together..."

Since confessing last July, it seemed he hadn't really gone out properly.

However, Akina immediately corrected him quietly: "Naoki-san, we went to Xia Weiyi!"

"Ah, right, we went to Xia Weiyi for a trip... but only for three days." Naoki Nagayama nodded repeatedly, "I don't even count it as traveling! It counts more as a date..."

"We also went to Europe!"

Akina corrected him again, and the look in her eyes when she looked at Naoki Nagayama was full of inexplicable pressure...

Naoki Nagayama hurriedly explained, saying weakly: "That time wasn't Akina recording a program... it was work..."

"Hmph hmph..."

Akina made a hmph sound with even stronger pressure, and the audience on the scene all giggled.

Everyone thought that in this relationship, Naoki Nagayama should be the absolute leader, but they didn't expect the two to get along so interestingly.

"Is that so?" The female host added.

Akina Nakamori added: "We went to the United States before, but at that time, we weren't in love yet... we just happened to meet!"

"You can happen to meet even abroad?" The female host showed a suspicious look.

If Akina's previous boyfriends, Kenji Hatakenaka and Yasushi Okawa, were beside her, they would definitely show the same suspicious look as the female host... How could there be such a coincidence!

It must have been you, Naoki Nagayama, who did it on purpose!

"Hmm, after falling in love, it should be this time..." Naoki Nagayama said, "The maple leaf hunting route."

"Oh? This is really rare..." The male host finally pulled the topic back, "Let's take a look at the first stop of this trip!"

Immediately after, the assistant pinned the photo of the first stop on the blackboard. The first stop was at Asahidake in Hokkaido, where Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori were leaning closely together in the cable car, looking at the scenery below.

The screen played the video footage, all of which were the two of them looking happy in Hokkaido, making all the extras let out surprised exclamations from time to time.

The two in the picture were a talented man and a beautiful woman, exceptionally well-matched. And Akina Nakamori's performance was also very different from that on stage; she was very cute and naive, just like an ordinary little girl.

"So celebrity artists are no different from ordinary people when they are in love!"

Everyone had such a thought in their hearts.

Sending popular songs, filming the movie 'Love Letter', letting Akina read the novel in advance before it was published...

Especially the time when the airship wished her a happy birthday... Some girls were moved to tears.

And many male viewers, after listening to Naoki Nagayama's methods of pleasing girls, felt greatly inspired and decided that after going back, they must use them on their crushes!

It's just that I don't know if, without Naoki Nagayama's looks, talent, and money... the crush will still be moved...

Yasushi Akimoto, who was watching from below, saw the very natural performance between the hosts on stage and the couple, and the worry in his heart was put down.

He had previously thought that the two's program would become a simple interview-type program, but Naoki Nagayama on stage seemed to be more outgoing and would even talk about the details of their love...

Causing constant exclamations and applause on the scene.

In short, when the editing is finished, it should become a big hit program!

No, it definitely will!

Yasushi Akimoto said to himself in his heart again!