Chapter 85

Entering September, the autumn of Showa 56 was almost coming.

The high temperature of over 30 degrees that was common in midsummer had gradually gone away.

Plus the occasional typhoon and the heavy rain that followed,

The weather in Tokyo cooled down day by day like this.

Although there was no scene of fallen leaves everywhere, the maple leaves had slowly turned red.

The leaves of deciduous trees also began to wither.

However, this was the season for fruit harvest. The fruits in the shops were much cheaper, allowing many families who couldn't bear to eat them before to have a full meal.

The reception work of the remaining members of the Wild Cat Group had no waves, and even the brand of the Wild Cat Group was taken back. It didn't cost much. It seemed that the BURNING agency had completely lost confidence in this girl group.

Following Otomo Yoshimura, who was equivalent to an old boss and a Bole who helped them become famous, the three artists abandoned by the BURNING system—Mina Ohno, Kisa Akiyama, and Ayano Katagiri—couldn't find a better way.

During this period, they were constantly running announcements with Otomo Yoshimura, reconnecting with the fans of the previous underground concerts, but the effect was average. After all, the previous operation method was wrong, and these fans were abandoned. Without opportunities, it seemed very difficult to return to the peak.

However, the filming on Shuichi Ito's side was a bit unsmooth. He often came to Naoki Nagayama to drink. When he was drunk, he began to complain about the producer, saying things like "old stubborn" and "out of touch with the times". It seemed that there were many frictions during the filming process.

And Naoki Nagayama finally waited for the release of "Summer Garden".

I bought more than a dozen copies at the first time, and then sent one to everyone I knew.

Shuichi Ito and Otomo Yoshimura were brought over directly, and the few were going to drink.

"Naoki-san, is this really a story you wrote?" Browsing through some content, Otomo Yoshimura was surprised, "You are not even 20 years old, right? You don't have children yet, right? How can you observe the world so clearly?"

"Otomo-san, age and insight into the world are not equal, right~" Naoki Nagayama asked back, "Many people have experienced 70 or 80 years of life, but they have only changed from a confused person in their teens to a confused person in their 70s or 80s."

"Yoshi, this sentence is well said!" It seemed to have suddenly poked Shuichi Ito's point, "That producer of ours is an old confused person!"

"Hahaha, during this period, it's always this producer in Shuichi-san's mouth."

"I didn't expect the old-school producer to be so difficult to deal with..."

As a young director who could be considered to have gone halfway to film TV series, the old-school producer was always worried. After all, there were no works and fame in the TV series industry.

"Shuichi-san, there is no way. This kind of thing is like a newcomer just entering a company. You must be 'cared for' by your seniors." Otomo Yoshimura had the tone of an old social animal.

"Why do you think I came out to film commercials in the first place! It's because I couldn't accept this damn workplace atmosphere!

Clearly, it should be the most free and imaginative creative industry, but so many old stubborn people want to grind young people into a lifeless appearance..."

Shuichi Ito took a sip of wine. He was really a bit depressed during this period.

"Shuichi-san, think about it from another angle. You are just going to learn old-school techniques and make connections by the way. Just listen to the producer for filming~" Naoki Nagayama tried to comfort him.

"Kuso, even so, I want to film good works!"

Middle-aged men, the complaints at the wine table are just to relieve the emotions accumulated daily. After sobering up, of course, they still do what they should do.

A meal of wine was drunk in a daze. Two old men didn't talk about martial arts, actually getting a minor drunk!

If it were placed in the future, this plot gimmick would be enough for self-media to write dozens of 100,000+ articles...

Fortunately, I didn't drive before coming. Naoki Nagayama took a taxi home.

Using a hot towel to apply to his face and drinking a cup of tea, he finally woke up a bit.

"I can't always go drinking in the future. It's a pity to have a young and healthy body, and then ruin it because of drinking parties."

Turning on the TV, the TV station was still broadcasting some strange variety shows, as well as celebrity prank programs, etc. I have to sigh at the openness of Japanese variety shows. If it were in the country, it would have been 404, right...

Naoki Nagayama drank tea while looking at the thriller program on TV with a critical eye, killing time before going to bed.

"Ding-a-ling~"

Suddenly the phone rang!

Naoki Nagayama, who was watching the thriller column, almost knocked over the teacup... No wonder so many people don't like phones!

Naoki Nagayama secretly considered whether to film "Ring" and let the TV station call the audience during the broadcast time.

"Moshi moshi, this is the Nagayama family."

"Oni-san~ It's Tsuruko!"

"Ah, it turns out to be Tsuruko-chan. Calling so late scared me..."

"Haha, you were really scared, right? I specially chose this time!"

"... Tsuruko-chan..."

"Nani? Nani?" Naoki Nagayama seemed to have seen the proud look of Nagayama Tsuruko shaking her head. This sentence didn't ask why, it meant "What can you do to me?"

"Tsuruko-chan, if you can't give me a very good reason! This year's Christmas gift... Hehehe"

"Tch, you only know how to threaten people with gifts~ I'm not afraid~" Obviously, the tone became much weaker, "The family received a novel you sent called 'Summer Garden'. Oka-san asked me to ask what's going on~"

"What's going on? Didn't I write it on the postcard?"

"Eh? The postcard said 'Father, Mother, I published a novel and sent a few copies back. It's more suitable for children of Tsuruko's age to read~'. How can such a simple statement explain it clearly?

Also, what do you mean by suitable for children of Tsuruko's age to read? I'm already a high school student, only 3 years younger than you, Baka Nii-chan!"

"The person who said it is still a childish ghost who suddenly called in the middle of the night to scare people..."

"Kuso, Baka!" Nagayama Tsuruko couldn't find a rebuttal for a while, and could only mutter indignantly.

"Alright, alright, Tsuruko, actually, I conceived a novel during this period, and then the publisher felt it was okay, so it was released, so I bought a few copies to give to friends and family~"

"So, is it really Nii-chan's novel? Is the author not Teiju?"

"Aho, that's a pen name!"

"Tch~ Don't think that writing a novel is anything great. I can write a dozen for you in minutes!"

"Hai hai~ Tsuruko-chan is smarter than anyone~ Let Mother answer the phone quickly~"

Generally, communication with the family is done with the mother. If it is not a formal matter or a major event, the conversation between father and son is always worth a thousand words.

Next, I chatted with my mother for more than half an hour. Nagayama Nanako's voice had an unspeakable joy. A literary writer actually appeared in the family. This is even more face-saving than the son becoming a billionaire in Japan.

Even with Nagayama Tsuruko's disgusted tone, she took the novel to school to share the next day, looking like she was honored. ===== CHAPTER 86 =====