Chapter 772: Hope we can be happily together next year!!!

On the last day of the 59th year of Showa, as night fell, a year-end show that could not be missed was about to be staged~

The Kohaku Uta Gassen, where stars competed, and the Japan Record Awards, which competed with it, were both held on New Year's Eve. Many stars had to participate in these two important activities at the same time, which led to the famous rushing behavior~

On this night, traffic police would build a green channel between the NHK performance hall and the TBS hall, so that the rushing stars would not need to be stuck in traffic...

Naoki Nagayama naturally entered the venue early, but Tree Friends was not a co-organizer or organizer, and for the time being, no artists could be selected to participate in the Kohaku duel, so he could only get ordinary related personnel tickets for the entertainment industry, around the fourth or fifth row.

"Naoki-niichan, have you been here before?"

Regarding Jia Yi Ido was sitting next to Naoki Nagayama, looking around very curiously. Shuichi Ido brought his whole family, unlike Naoki Nagayama who was alone...

Although he thought about giving Tsuruko a ticket, his own sister had already returned to Shizuoka~

"Been here..." Naoki Nagayama said. "After all, I'm a person in the entertainment industry~"

"It's truly enviable..." The little girl looked at the familiar faces in front. "Being able to see stars so close..."

"Regarding Jia Yi-chan... actually, with your father's identity as a director, you can see any star you want..."

Shuichi Ido had won the Academy Award for Best Director. Such an achievement, almost every artist aspiring to film would not ignore, even singers, musicians, etc., would look at him differently.

"....... Him?" Regarding Jia Yi Ido glanced at Shuichi Ido, who was sitting with her mother, and revealed an unbelieving expression. "Can my father, such an ordinary (lame) middle-aged man, also do it?"

"......."

Shuichi Ido clearly heard this sentence, as if a bolt of lightning struck his head, his soul seemed to have been shattered...

Sigh, perhaps in the eyes of all pampered children, their father is just an ordinary person.

Slowly, the performance hall was full of people, a black mass if looked down from the stage... At a certain time, a burst of music sounded, the lights of the entire performance hall dimmed, leaving only the lights of the main stage bright.

The Kohaku Uta Gassen, officially started!

"Minna-san, the 59th Showa Kohaku Uta Gassen is about to start, let's welcome the White Team host Kenji Suzuki and the Red Team host Mitsuko Mori..."

General host Emi Fang stepped forward to introduce the start of the Kohaku Uta Gassen, and as part of the performance program, the relationship between the Kohaku team hosts and guests would be complementary.

Then, after the host finished the introduction, the first group duel started immediately...

"Today, the first to appear for the Red Team is the seductive idol Yu Hayami, singing the song 'Seductive Rays'!"

Mitsuko Mori announced on the side of the flower path, and the White Team host Kenji Suzuki, who was not to be outdone, also said the same,

"The first to appear for our White Team is the Shibugakitai!!! Singing the song 'Appare! Fujiyama'!"

Amidst the applause and cheers of the audience, the first group duel officially started!

Naoki Nagayama also clapped while watching the performance duel on stage. Yu Hayami's singing was easy to talk about, the young girl with youthful beauty twisted her body, and her sweet voice was considered good no matter what she sang...

And on the other side, the Shibugakitai, three black and thin men wearing very spicy-eyed singing costumes, revealed large areas of arms and long legs... What is good-looking about this TM!

But why is there still a group of fans cheering underneath!

Covering his forehead with his hand, he casually covered Regarding Jia Yi Ido's eyes beside him: "Regarding Jia Yi-chan, don't look at this kind of exhibitionist, you'll get styes!"

The little girl shook her head and dodged, not wanting to watch the performance on stage, but rather playing with Naoki Nagayama.

Shuichi Ido stared with dead-fish eyes on the side: "Naoki-san, what are you doing..."

"I'm saving Regarding Jia Yi-chan's aesthetics! And her young heart!"

Naoki Nagayama said righteously. To be honest, he very much suspected that the male idol groups of Johnny's were created by Johnny Kitagawa according to his own preferences... the more skin exposed during the performance, the better...

"...... Take your hand away!"

Regarding Jia Yi Ido didn't want to, frowning at her father: "Otosan, you are so annoying!"

"!"

Shuichi Ido was struck by lightning on his head again... his whole person revealed a sense of loss...

Fortunately, the performance was at most two or three minutes. Naoki Nagayama put down his arm after the Shibugakitai left the stage.

The Red Team continued to be the popular idol, Tomomi Kahara, singing "Tokyo Sugar Town", while the White Team was Hiroshi Tachi, singing his famous song "Nakanaide (Please Don't Cry)"...

One by one, idols began to take turns to battle. The ones who appeared first were all newly popular idols and popular young men~

Watching on-site is very different from watching on TV. You can personally see the performers swallowing saliva nervously, experience the flickering of colorful radiation lights, hear the urgent sound of stage staff quickly changing props in the dark within ten seconds, and observe the way the camera guy moves the lens quickly under the stage...

The hosts didn't have much chance to perform. The program flow was very detailed, and there was no room for them to play.

Naoki Nagayama listened to one familiar song after another being performed on stage, and then changed to another person's performance in the colorful transition.

Akina was the seventh to appear, singing the song that was popular in the middle of the year—"Jukkai".

The stunning royal blue dress singing costume, hair coiled on top of her head, revealing a slender neck and shoulders, the exquisite and perfect facial features looked like they had walked off a magazine cover.

"Ah, it's Akina-chan!" Regarding Jia Yi Ido had seen Akina Nakamori at Shanyingyuan and was very excited now. "So beautiful!"

"Yeah, this singing costume is very suitable!"

Hearing someone praise his girlfriend, Naoki Nagayama was also very happy.

The familiar melody sounded, and Akina Nakamori began to dance the iconic "Jukkai" dance on her tiptoes. The song, which combined charm and a strong sister style, made the whole audience shout along with the rhythm. Toshihiko Tahara, who was competing with her, couldn't compare at all!

When the performance was over and the interview was conducted, Red Team host Mitsuko Mori asked:

"Akina-chan, are you happy today?"

"Hai, being able to perform with everyone, I'm very happy..." Akina Nakamori said with a smile.

"Today is the last day, facing the camera, what do you want to say to the person you love most?" Mitsuko Mori continued.

"Hmm... hope we can be happily together next year!!"

Akina Nakamori said to the microphone, but her eyes didn't look at the camera, but instead looked at a certain place in the performance hall...

"Oh oh~~~"

Cheers erupted from the crowd below. Those who saw it thought Akina Nakamori was saying it to them.

The audience in front of the TV naturally thought Akina Nakamori was saying it to the generalized "person she loves most", and it must be saying it to those fans... because fans are the people Akina Nakamori loves most!

And only a part of the people who knew who was sitting in the direction of Akina's eyes knew that Akina Nakamori was actually shouting to someone!!!

Even some people who knew the inside story were full of bitterness in their hearts at this time...

(At this time, in the house in Kiyose City, Chieko Nakamori bit a piece of wagashi fiercely... She knew that Akina's words just now were not said to her!!! Sigh... the daughter is grown up, she is no longer the person Aki-chan loves most...)

Akina Nakamori, who finished the performance on stage, ran toward the car from the special passage in a hurry under the guidance of the agent, without even changing her singing costume.

"How long will it take to get to the Record Awards?" Akina Nakamori asked Noriyuki Miko, who was driving.

"Estimated half an hour..." Noriyuki Miko said.

"Then can I make it to the final chorus?"

Akina Nakamori quickly changed into a coat. Singing costumes have a characteristic, that is, they are particularly easy to change. Many places are just fixed with pins, and there is a lining inside.

"Counting the performance, it might be very tight..." Noriyuki Miko said. "Akina will definitely win the Most Popular Star Award. This doesn't need to be sung, but the Gold Award for 'Snow Flower' is definitely no problem, she will definitely go up to sing..."

"There are also planning awards and composition awards that might be won... this might cause her to miss it."

The spread of "Snow Flower" was at the end of last year's first snow. With the movie, it began to spread, but this record was released after the New Year, so it could still participate in this year's selection.

Although Ken-on wanted to push Akina Nakamori to the Record Awards, her qualifications were still not enough. The Record Awards have liked ballads for more than a day or two.

"Eh... that's really urgent." Akina Nakamori sighed, then thought of something, her expression a bit excited. "If it's a composition award, will Naoki-san also come to receive the award?"

"Uh... probably not..." Noriyuki Miko sighed. "Naoki-san has created many songs, but currently all awards related to music... are received by the record company on his behalf."

Akina Nakamori recalled: "It seems that I really haven't seen Naoki-san receive an award..."

"Yeah, I heard that the Japan Composers Association wanted to find him many times, but every time he refused to attend, saying that the copyright had already been sold... in the end, it was either awarded to the record company or awarded to the Tree Friends Group..."

Noriyuki Miko curled his lips. Others dream of big awards, but Naoki Nagayama doesn't take it to heart at all, causing rumors that Naoki Nagayama is arrogant, reclusive, and looks down on his peers to spread throughout the music industry.

"......"

Akina Nakamori didn't speak, because Naoki-san really didn't like to communicate with his peers, and the literary circle was the same. It seemed that the only things he cared about were movies, and... real estate?

If Naoki Nagayama were here, he would definitely be speechless... He doesn't communicate with the music industry because he himself doesn't know much about music. Arranging and writing songs rely more on memories, and it's easy to reveal the truth when with professionals.

Movies are different. Who hasn't watched hundreds of small movies!

"Then when I go back, I should be able to talk to Naoki-san for a while." Akina Nakamori still wanted to stay with Naoki Nagayama for a while before leaving.

Akina Nakamori's New Year this year was to go to Xia Weiyi for a vacation with her whole family. This was something that had already been decided. The flight was scheduled for midnight, just in time to sleep on the plane.

The whole Nakamori family would go...

This was also a reward from the agency and compensation for Akina being separated from her family for most of the year~

"Hai, after it ends, I will send Akina to the airport!"

Noriyuki Miko said, and at the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. After sending Akina to the airport, he could also have a good holiday for a period of time!

——The dividing line between the 59th year of Showa and the 60th year of Showa——

When Naoki Nagayama opened his eyes again, the sound of the 108 bells from the night seemed to echo in his ears, and the fireworks shining in the night sky seemed to remain in his mind.

Shaking his head, he threw all this out of his head. After washing up in the washroom, he finally woke up!

Today is already the first day of the New Year!

Looking back at the bedroom, Akina was not in the room...

After the "Kohaku Uta Gassen" performance ended last night, Akina rushed to the Japan Record Awards, won the Most Popular Star Award, and then hurried back to the NHK performance hall to participate in the final chorus. She was simply exhausted.

And after the final bell ringing ended, the agent drove Akina back to Shanyingyuan, took something, and was hurriedly sent to the airport by the agent...

Touching his cheek, Naoki Nagayama seemed to still be able to feel the softness of Akina's kiss on his cheek, and her words when they parted were still in his ears:

"Naoki-san, I'm leaving first!"

"Have a good rest in Xia Weiyi~"

"Naoki-san, don't miss me too much~"

"......"

However, the two didn't have any sadness. After all, they were going back to their respective homes for the New Year.

"Eitaro! Happy New Year!"

Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head, then opened the glass partition and walked into the courtyard.

A cold wind blew, making Naoki Nagayama's spirit lift~

The weather outside was still sunny, but the temperature was still hovering around zero...

In the corner of the courtyard wall, there was still unmelted residual snow, which complemented the brown residual branches of the cherry tree and the withered grass under the tree. The moss on those few rockeries had also turned withered yellow, and the gravel at the foot of the mountain was laid out ruggedly, and the dry landscape in the middle became more Zen-like.

"Mono no aware..." Naoki Nagayama scratched his cheek. "It doesn't match the New Year inexplicably!"

He turned around and found the red Chinese knots used for decoration from the living room, hung quite a few on the cherry tree, moved the cold-resistant evergreen plants to the rockery, and hung some orange-red lanterns on the eaves. The whole courtyard immediately became festive.

It was just missing some spring couplets and some "Fu" characters~

"Haha, just like this!"

Naoki Nagayama patted the dog that had been spinning around his legs, and by the way, held Miaotaro, who was eager to try looking at the red lanterns, in his arms.

"Eitaro, Miaotaro, let's prepare to go back to Shizuoka for the New Year!"

"Woof woof!" "Meow?"

"Ah, you two are also very happy... haven't been back for a long time, right! Haven't seen Mother and Tsuruko for a long time, right?"

Naoki Nagayama wishfully thought that the two fur babies also missed their relatives, completely unaware that after hearing the keyword Tsuruko, the silly dog and the big orange cat both quieted down...

Packing two pieces of clothing, opening the garage, bringing the dog and the orange cat, Naoki Nagayama began to rush toward Shizuoka Prefecture...

"The 60th year of Showa..."

Thinking of the signing of the Plaza Accord...

Thinking of Akina winning the Record Awards...

Thinking of Gorbachev, who led to the dissolution of the Soviet Union, taking office...

Thinking of the announcement of the Hong Kong handover bill...

Finally thinking of himself... he had been in Showa for more than four years...

"The next year should also be a harvest-filled one~" ===== CHAPTER 773 =====