Chapter 903: As long as they aren't kissing in the middle of the street, who can say anything?!

As a Budokan that frequently hosts top-tier singers, it naturally has a dedicated entrance for celebrities.

Taking advantage of the fans being off-guard, Akina Nakamori left the backstage area and went straight into the Burning Productions car, departing quickly.

As for Naoki Nagayama, he took out the camera tape, handed the handheld camera to his partners in the photography and videography team, and only then did he head out at a leisurely pace.

The sky outside had already begun to darken; the dim, golden sunset and the lights gradually brightening on the commercial street were beginning to trade places. Coupled with the fans gathered around the Budokan slowly dispersing, there was actually a sentimental atmosphere of a fading day.

He had driven that AE86 out today, and it was parked a bit far away... Naoki Nagayama walked to the nearby parking spot. Before he had even opened the car door, he saw the passenger-side window roll down, and Akina, dressed in light casual clothes, was already waving her hands non-stop~

"Akina~" Naoki Nagayama leaned against the car window and looked at his girlfriend, "You've been waiting a long time, haven't you?"

"Not really... Norinori-san drove around in a circle before dropping me off at this underground parking lot." Akina Nakamori sat in the passenger seat, smiling as she looked at Naoki Nagayama, "Naoki-san arrived not long after I sat down~"

Logically, one should be very tired after a concert, but at 20, Akina was at the peak of her energy. After resting for a while, her stamina had almost fully recovered, and she was full of energy again, already considering where to go for fun at night...

No wonder capitalists look for young people when squeezing labor; the simple recovery rate of stamina and energy is just not something middle-aged laborers can compare to!

"Then, are you hungry now?" Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and asked.

"Mm!" Young people's digestive ability is also excellent~

"Then let's go eat first... and then think about where to go for fun tonight while we eat!" Naoki Nagayama made the decision, and Akina naturally had no intention of refusing.

Before getting into the car, Naoki Nagayama lowered his head and leaned in through the car window, getting close to his girlfriend's exquisite cheek:

"Before that... let me collect some interest first..."

"?"

Akina Nakamori hadn't realized what was happening before her lips were captured by Naoki Nagayama, and her whole body went soft...

The parking lot was large, and occasionally people parking would come and go, but they would never have imagined that inside an AE86, the hottest idol in Japan at the moment was actually sitting there... and still passionately kissing someone~

It's summer, after all, so one should naturally eat something cool. Naoki Nagayama drove his girlfriend, whose cheeks were slightly flushed, through Chiyoda as night was falling, heading toward Kudanshita.

There was an Edomae sushi restaurant there that was over a hundred years old—Sushi Masa.

The location was quite remote, and the shop wasn't big, but the fresh tuna lean meat, horse mackerel, plus the perfectly balanced vinegar and salt seasoning, were all rare delicacies.

In the corner of the shop, Akina Nakamori looked at the bright red salmon sushi and the crystal-clear horse mackerel sushi in front of her, her fine eyebrows knitted together, cautiously considering which one to eat... In any case, the most delicious one should be saved for last...

There were other customers in the shop, but most were focused on the delicacies on their own tables; no one noticed that the girl dressed plainly and wearing wide glasses was the person often seen on television.

Naoki Nagayama picked up a piece of fish roe nigiri and put it into his mouth, feeling the salty freshness of each roe bursting, and after finishing it, he asked with some satisfaction.

"What shall we do tonight? Go clubbing?"

"I haven't thought about it... but, it's best not to have activities that are too intense~"

Akina hadn't thought about it in advance either, but doing anything was fine; anyway, she was very satisfied just being with her boyfriend... Besides, she had been dancing all day, so dancing was probably out of the question~

Naoki Nagayama mentioned casually: "Singing?"

"..." Akina Nakamori's cheeks were puffed out, looking at Naoki Nagayama like a little hamster...

"Ah... almost forgot, Akina has also been singing all afternoon..." Naoki Nagayama scratched his temple, feeling a bit awkward, and changed to another activity, "Watch a movie? Akina hasn't seen 'Our Little Sister', has she?"

"Mm-mm-mm!"

Akina nodded repeatedly; she had heard about the movie for a long time and really wanted to see it~

"Then it's decided!"

Naoki Nagayama naturally wasn't worried about anything major regarding taking his girlfriend to see this movie; he wrote the script, and he wasn't the one who filmed it~

Tree Friend Films had a strong presence this summer.

"Our Little Sister" was the hottest movie at the moment. Taking advantage of the lingering charm of summer, many people wanted to see the ordinary days of the four beauties. In addition, the beautiful scenery of Kamakura throughout the four seasons also made those watching the movie feel very satisfied.

"Midnight Diner" was silently teasing your appetite in the middle of the night, using warm little stories as side dishes for your drinks, satisfying your appetite while also satisfying the audience's soul~

Plus "Squid Game" from a while ago... It could be said that every Japanese person had watched at least one work by Tree Friend Films.

Such coverage was already comparable to old-school production companies like Shochiku. If there were a survey questionnaire now, perhaps the most famous film production company in Japan, besides the big five of Toho, Toei, Nikkatsu, Shochiku, and Kadokawa, would have one more: Tree Friend~

When Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori walked out of the movie theater, it was already late at night.

After watching a warm and moving movie, Akina Nakamori felt her whole mood had become relaxed~

"I really want to be like the protagonist in 'Our Little Sister'... picking green plums in the summer, soaking them in a jar of wine, and drinking it the following year~" Akina Nakamori linked her arm with her boyfriend's, imagining it with some anticipation.

"Then let's plant a plum tree at Mountain Cherry Court?" Naoki Nagayama said, "Anyway, there's still such a large piece of land in the courtyard..."

"But there's a lawn and flowers there already... I also want to plant a sea of flowers like the one by Lake Toya..."

"That seems a bit difficult..."

Not wanting to go back just yet, the two walked on the commercial street in Chiyoda like an ordinary couple, enjoying the cool breeze of the night.

"The temperature at night is getting colder and colder..."

"Autumn is coming, after all~"

"Eh? There's Akina's poster!"

On the brightly lit commercial street, there happened to be quite a few of Akina's promotional posters... the kind of huge posters that were two or three people tall...

When Akina Nakamori walked over and compared herself to the poster...

She had originally thought no one would recognize her, but people strolling the streets at night naturally weren't in such a hurry. A teenage fan who was admiring the poster glanced over and suddenly saw Akina Nakamori and Naoki Nagayama walking by.

"Akina-chan?"

"..."

Akina Nakamori didn't respond for a moment, and then she saw a high school girl fan running over, pat-pat-pat.

"Is it really Akina-chan?!"

Then she turned her head to look at the person Akina Nakamori was linking arms with, her tone containing some unwillingness, but also some relief... That was Akina Nakamori's open and above-board fiancé, Naoki Nagayama:

"So you're out shopping with Nagayama-san..."

"Yes..." Akina Nakamori smiled a bit embarrassedly. Being recognized while out shopping with her boyfriend always made her a bit shy, "Are you out shopping too?"

"Hai!" This girl fan said excitedly, "After watching the concert, I didn't want to go home, so I thought I'd stroll around Chiyoda..."

"I didn't expect to run into Akina-chan!"

"Akina-chan, I like you the most!"

"Arigato~" Akina Nakamori thanked her with a smile like a big sister and even shook her hand, "But it's already very late, so go home early after you're done shopping..."

Naoki Nagayama, who was on the side, felt a bit emotional watching this scene. In front of him, she was always like a child who hadn't grown up, but in front of others, she was already a mature and gentle big sister~

This girl fan was very excited, kept saying things like "That's great," "So happy," and "I hope Akina is always this happy," and Akina responded very gently and appropriately...

However, this was on a commercial street, and there were many pedestrians coming and going... The scene here had already attracted many people's attention, and it looked like some people were already tending to lean over this way.

"Akina..." Naoki Nagayama signaled to his girlfriend, "We can't stay here any longer..."

Akina Nakamori looked around, and sure enough, many people's eyes were full of surprise, as if they were hesitating whether the person in front of them was the star on TV.

So she quickly said goodbye to the girl fan, and then walked quickly toward the outside with Naoki Nagayama... Finally, before the crowd could form a circle, they left the commercial street...

For the last stretch of distance, Naoki Nagayama actually wrapped his arm around Akina's slender waist, relying on his height and long legs to speed up as if he were carrying a child...

He even heard someone over there calling their friends to come over, saying "Akina Nakamori appeared on the street"~

"That was really dangerous~"

Naoki Nagayama panted lightly; they had already moved far away from the commercial street, and now there were many fewer people...

"Sumimasen..." Looking at the slight sweat on her boyfriend's forehead, Akina Nakamori felt a bit helpless, "It looks like we can't continue shopping~"

"Ha, we've already seen the movie anyway... Let's go back~"

Naoki Nagayama didn't mind; he had already been very happy this evening, and the two walked slowly toward the parking spot again.

"Nagayama-san..." Akina Nakamori's way of addressing Naoki Nagayama was a bit strange now, sometimes adding honorifics and sometimes not. She looked up at her boyfriend, "If I'm with you, it will be very hard to appear in public in the future!"

"Well, we're celebrities~"

Naoki Nagayama had had this feeling before, that he would be recognized walking on the street... But after all, he wasn't a dedicated star, so after the exposure faded for a period of time, there would be very few people who recognized him.

"Doesn't Nagayama-san mind?"

Akina Nakamori's eyes drooped. She would cause trouble for her family and friends if she returned to her home in Kiyose, so she hadn't been back for a long time.

"Mind what?" Naoki Nagayama looked at his girlfriend and raised his eyebrows, "Mind that Akina is a great beauty and a heartthrob?"

"..."

Akina Nakamori looked at her boyfriend's expression and couldn't help but laugh. The guilt and remorse that had just risen in her heart dissipated all at once...

"Nagayama-san's mouth must have deceived many girls!"

"Akina, how can you wrong someone like that... Only Akina has tried this mouth of mine!" Naoki Nagayama patted his chest to guarantee.

"..." "Thick-skinned!"

Akina Nakamori couldn't help but pinch Naoki Nagayama's arm. This guy was becoming more and more shameless!

"I'm telling the truth!"

Naoki Nagayama took Akina's hand and turned her around, then looked into her eyes and said,

"If you don't believe me, try it again!"

After speaking, he wrapped his hands around Akina's slender waist and lowered his head to kiss her... Being ambushed on the street, Akina Nakamori was slightly panicked, but soon her hands rested weakly on Naoki Nagayama's chest, letting that guy take advantage of her~

Until a "click" sound, followed by a bright white flash...

Naoki Nagayama came back to his senses, only to see a paparazzo holding a long lens standing not far away, and then, as Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori both looked over, there was another flash...

It happened to capture the expressions of Akina Nakamori and Naoki Nagayama looking over, and the two were still wrapped around each other!

The timing was captured so well... even a Pulitzer Prize winner wouldn't be as good as you!

"Yabai..." Naoki Nagayama held his girlfriend's hand and trotted toward the car, "Run!"

For some reason, the two of them running with small steps started laughing~

That paparazzo who was following took another picture of their backs as they ran away laughing... and then felt as if he had been fed food...

"Heh... tomorrow's hot topic is here!"

At the headquarters of Burning Productions, Akira Hanami summoned Norinori Minami, Maki Ueda, and others in the conference room, as well as some of the concert tour planning team.

"Minasan... thank you for your hard work during this time!" Akira Hanami bowed to everyone to express his gratitude.

"Not at all, not at all, this is what we should do!" "This is our duty!" "Just did our own part!" "..."

Everyone responded modestly~

After Akina Nakamori's national tour ended, Burning Productions' most important task of the year could be considered completed... It would be much easier from now on~

"Everyone go back and rest tonight... we'll have a celebration together tomorrow!"

It wasn't that he didn't want to give everyone a holiday, but the entertainment industry itself doesn't take holidays... As an agency, naturally, there was no rest time either.

After a round of praise and thanks, the ordinary employees returned to their workstations, leaving only core employees like Norinori Minami and Yoshiaki Tanaka in the conference room, preparing to hold a briefing.

"Akina-chan's national tour is over, but there is still a lot of work to do afterward." Akira Hanami set the tone for the briefing, "First is the production of the new album... Tanaka-kun, this point requires you and Warner Pioneer to hurry up."

"Hai, I understand!" Yoshiaki Tanaka nodded, indicating there was absolutely no problem.

"Then we need to prepare for the three major song festivals at the end of the year..." Akira Hanami continued, "And the preparations for the Japan Record Awards..."

Speaking of this, he originally wanted to directly instruct Akina Nakamori, but when he looked up... she wasn't there...

"Cough, cough~" He turned to Norinori Minami, "Minami-kun, please communicate this well with Akina... Because we need to increase exposure, there will be quite a few announcements, magazines, and interviews afterward..."

"Hai, I understand!" Norinori Minami nodded very seriously.

"Mm, after that, there is also the matter of the Red and White Song Festival. The invitation letter should be arriving soon..." Involving the Red and White Song Festival, Akira Hanami wanted to instruct Akina Nakamori again...

"Cough, cough... Minami-kun, you continue to instruct Akina-chan..."

"Hai, I will!" Norinori Minami still nodded very seriously.

"..."

He still wanted to talk about the next topic, but with the protagonist, Akina Nakamori, not present, Akira Hanami felt like he was talking in vain... So he looked at Norinori Minami with some resentment,

"Minami-kun... why didn't you bring Akina back to Burning Productions!"

"..." I wanted to too! But Akina-chan wanted to go see her man, "Hanami-san... Akina went to see Nagayama-san..."

"I know..." Akira Hanami walked two steps irritably, "As the primary manager, how can you hand over the artist you are responsible for to someone else? What if an accident happens?!"

"... Hanami-san... Nagayama-san is Akina-chan's fiancé... nothing will happen..."

From a reasonable point of view, now, besides Akina Nakamori's parents, Naoki Nagayama is the person closest to her~

"What if strange photos are taken!"

"They won't be... Nagayama-san has always been very careful..."

I don't know when it started, but Norinori Minami's confidence in Naoki Nagayama was higher than in himself... Ah, perhaps it was that operation in Fukuoka~

"Besides... even if they are taken... it doesn't matter..."

The two of them are an open and above-board engaged couple. Even if they are photographed appearing together, so what? At most, they'll be on the entertainment page; they might not even make the headlines...

"As long as it's not kissing in the middle of the street, no one will say anything!"

"Hmph!"

Although Akira Hanami was still a bit unwilling, he didn't say anything more!

"In short, for the upcoming work arrangements, Minami-kun needs to communicate more with Akina! Exposure and heat are very important..."

"Hai..." ===== CHAPTER 904 =====