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Chapter 914: You must be an alien!!

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At the end of the month, Tokyo ushered in an autumn rain~

The temperature, which was still dropping slowly, suddenly cooled down, and you had to wear a thin coat when going out.

"This rain..... won't it keep raining until the film festival opens...."

Just past noon, Naoki Nagayama looked at the rain curtain outside with some worry; in two days, it would be the opening time of the Tokyo Film Festival. If it was still raining then...... it wouldn't be very good~

"Dayou-san, didn't you say you found a shaman to calculate the date?" Naoki Nagayama said to Dayou-san behind the office desk, "And the Meteorological Agency also made a forecast...... Can't the double buff of science and theology guarantee good weather for the opening?!"

"Who can predict the weather a month in advance!" Dayou-san shook his head, "Anyway, don't we have a contingency plan for rain? What are you afraid of......"

"...... In short, walking the red carpet under a rain shelter doesn't look like much!" Naoki Nagayama complained.

"Then let those stars get rained on!" Shuichi Ido laughed on the side, "Anyway, for exposure, these stars are definitely willing..."

"That's too rude!" Dayou-san rolled his eyes.

"Yes, you have to consider the stars' face!" Naoki Nagayama picked up the tea and took a sip.....

"Hahaha~"

Seeing the two chatting so happily, Dayou-san finally walked out from behind the office desk, looking helplessly at the exquisite tea set on the coffee table:

"I said you two, do you have nothing to do? Running to my office to drink kung fu tea....."

"Dayou-san.... this was bought by someone I entrusted to go to Chaoshan in the mainland..... The tea leaves are also Tieguanyin.... Naoki Nagayama poured a small cup of tea for Dayou-san, "This is a tea culture with a long history! The Japanese tea culture is not as particular as it..."

"......"

Dayou-san couldn't refute this point; many traditional Japanese cultures were passed down from the ancient country in the East.

Come to think of it, the weather has cooled down, it is indeed a good time to drink kung fu tea, a cup of hot tea enters the stomach, the body warms up, the tea fragrance overflows in the mouth, and the spirit is also relaxed a lot...... Dayou-san also joined the atmosphere of tea tasting.

So when Yukio Suzuki knocked on the door and came in, what he saw was the scene of three men of different ages, old, middle-aged, and young, surrounding a small tea stove and tasting tea with exquisite tea sets....... very strange.....

"What's wrong?" Dayou-san asked.

"Ah, Dayou-san...." Yukio Suzuki came back to his senses and said immediately, "The people from the Tokyo International Film Festival Preparatory Committee have arrived, it was decided before, today we are going to the venue for the final acceptance...."

"Oh..... they have arrived already~" Dayou-san nodded and stood up, "Xiu-san, Naoki-san, do you want to go together? Shall we go to the Yoyogi venue and walk around again? And then chat with the committee members about the attribution of the added awards?"

Naoki Nagayama stood up first and shook his head repeatedly:

"Forget it, I went to see the venue last time, today I guess it's just picking bones in an egg...... And communicating with committee members? It must be a scene of intrigue again...... Anyway, I have no interest in either, so forget it~"

Dayou-san nodded and looked at Shuichi Ido: "How about Xiu-san?"

Shuichi Ido sighed and stood up: "I actually don't want to go either..... but my mentor asked me to help the academy fight for more quotas last time...... I have to go~"

"Then let's go, the two of us..... Naoki-san you...."

Dayou-san looked at Naoki Nagayama and the tea set, the meaning was obvious, leave the tea set, and go play somewhere else~

"......" Naoki Nagayama, who was disliked, was helpless, "Actually, I have nothing to do at the company....."

"Then go with us...." Shuichi Ido's eyes lit up.

"So I'll go back to Yamasakura-in first!" Naoki Nagayama immediately blocked his words, "Just happen to write some things....."

"Naoki-san, do you have a new work again?" Dayou-san was a bit excited, "Is it a song? Is there one suitable for Shizuka-chan? Can our other idols use it?"

Naoki Nagayama's *I Want to Shout 'I Love You' Loudly* pushed Shizuka Kudo to the top of the idol world, and now Dayou-san wished he could take out ten or eight songs at once and cover the entire idol world.

"....... No, don't have, can't use!"

Naoki Nagayama gave a one-key three-link; in fact, his brain had been mushy during this period, all of which were fragmented memories, very incoherent...... so it happened to go back and sort them out properly.

After refusing Dayou-san and Shuichi Ido, Naoki Nagayama drove the Toyota Century back towards Chiyoda......

Came out very early in the morning, drank tea at the company for a few hours, and went home again after lunch....

Felt like coming out for nothing.....

In the fine rain, the lush bamboo leaves around Yamasakura-in looked even greener, covering everything in the courtyard tightly, but the lush cherry tree canopy and the main body of the newly built two-story mansion were still revealed......

In the somewhat dim weather, the black marble exterior wall of the mansion looked heavy and quiet, as if it had been silently waiting for the return of the owner.

After driving in from the main gate, in the middle was the road and the neat lawns on both sides....... straight to the main entrance of the mansion.

Pots of golden, white, and purple ball chrysanthemums were blooming in the flower garden on the left, the flower stamens were stained with raindrops, adding a bit of beauty to the atmosphere~

There was a small pond in the middle of the flowers, and the koi in the pond were chasing the petals falling on the water surface, occasionally poking their heads out of the water in the ripples, and the posture under the colorful scales was even more agile~

On the right side of Yamasakura-in, next to the cherry tree, there was still a white dry landscape, silent in the rain~

Passing through the fish pond flower bed, then to the grass road, and then to the dry landscape....... It seemed to have a Zen rhyme from life to death~

When Naoki Nagayama parked his car in the garage, he found that a blue Porsche was already parked in the garage.

"Didn't Akina drive out in the morning? Could it be that she came back?"

He walked towards the house somewhat unexpectedly, but was suddenly entangled by a white figure rushing over.....

"Eitaro, you heard I came back!" Looking at the dog excitedly spinning around his legs, Naoki Nagayama smiled and touched the dog's head, feeling the rain on the hair, "Did you actually go out and get rained on?"

"Woof!" Eitaro's dog mouth grinned, as if he was proud.

"You'll catch a cold like this~" Naoki Nagayama patted the dog's head, "And you'll dirty the floor!"

"......." The frequency of tail wagging decreased~

Fortunately, Naoki Nagayama didn't blame too much, and took the dog towards the outside of the garage: "Did Akina come back?"

"Woof woof woof!" Eitaro seemed to be answering, his little tail wagging wildly.

"Then take me to find her!"

Saying that, he walked into the house from the side door of the garage...... not forgetting to urge the dog next to him:

"Eitaro, wipe your feet clean on the door mat!"

"......"

My dog knows how to wipe his feet on the mat at the door, do you believe it?!

Walking into the living room, Naoki Nagayama took a towel to help Eitaro wipe his body...... turned his head and saw Nyotaro sitting on the eaves corridor, looking at the rain outside, with a thoughtful look...... felt that this fat orange cat seemed to have seen through life.....

"What's wrong with Neko Taro... is he as calm as still water?!"

Just at this time, the timer of the automatic feeder arrived, and the ding-ding-dang-dang cat food and dog food fell on the connected magnetic plate.

Only an orange shadow flashed, and after blinking, Nyotaro had already buried his head in the porcelain basin and ate it in big mouthfuls.....

"Tsk...... the Taoist heart is not yet complete~"

Letting go of the eager dog and letting him go to eat lunch, Naoki Nagayama turned his eyes around, but didn't see Akina's figure, and didn't see her on the second floor, but the bag and shoes were already back, Akina must have come back.....

A big house has one advantage, there is a lot of hiding space when playing hide-and-seek..... Naoki Nagayama came to the other side of Yamasakura-in, the bar and entertainment area downstairs, didn't see anyone......

Walked towards the second floor again, the projection room didn't have her, the dance studio didn't have her..... finally outside the recording studio, heard the faint music sound.

Pushing the door open, sure enough, Akina was inside......

In the strong rock rhythm, Akina Mori, wearing a long dress, swayed her body, followed the music and sang a song:

".......

Anata nashi de wa (Without you)

Ikite yukenu (I can't live)

Unuborenaide (Don't be narcissistic)

Kotoba ja dame sa (Language is not enough)

Otokorashisa o tatete okure (Come and show your manly side)

......"

*Roppongi Shinju (Roppongi Love Suicide)*.....

The movement of opening the door made Akina, who was immersed in the song, wake up, with some surprise on her face, but she didn't stop after seeing it was Naoki Nagayama, but showed a smile and reached out to her boyfriend~

Naoki Nagayama was somewhat surprised, but still walked over, held Akina's hand.... then followed the music and swayed with Akina.....

Just like in a dance hall, dancing together with the somewhat rhythmic music...... After a song finished playing, the two stopped.

"This song?" Naoki Nagayama was surprised, "Why is Akina listening to it at home? And specially in the recording studio...."

"This is for the new song!" Akina Mori had a smile on her face, raised her head and explained, "It's a song adapted based on the dance music feeling of *Roppongi Shinju*......"

"Isn't Akina's new song *Solitude*?" Naoki Nagayama asked strangely.

"This is a song for the next album!"

Akina Mori explained, as a top idol, her album was actually started to be produced very early, *Solitude* was already produced, just waiting for sale,

"Isn't it about transforming, after discussing with the producer, Terabayashi-san believes that we can try rock...... then I wanted to listen to this kind of classic..... accumulate inspiration....."

So that's it.....

Naoki Nagayama naturally knew Akina Mori's transformation plan very well, and she had also tried it in the previous *Babylon*..... It seemed that the next album was going to specifically try the rock style~

Naoki Nagayama turned his head to look at Akina's face without heavy makeup, the beautiful face that was a bit resentful when she frowned.... Who would have thought that such an Akina would also sing rock!

"What's wrong~" Akina Mori was a bit shy from being looked at.

"Just trying to imagine Akina singing rock~" Naoki Nagayama said with a smile, "Super cool!"

"Hahaha~" Akina mischievously wiped her finger across her nose, "Akina singing rock is definitely cool!"

"Really thick-skinned~"

"Not at all...."

The two fought a bit, and then Akina asked:

"Why did Naoki-san come back so early today?"

"Because there was nothing to do, and I didn't want to stay at the company, so I said I wanted to come back and write something~" Naoki Nagayama didn't hide it, "In this weather, it's most comfortable to stay at home..... How about Akina?"

"Because the selection meeting in the morning ended early..... so there is just time to rest in the afternoon." Akina Mori said.

"Selected?"

"Because I have no clue at all!" Akina Mori laughed again, "So I came back to listen to rock songs to accumulate inspiration...."

"So you came to this recording studio that hasn't been used for a long time?"

"Yes..... worried about disturbing the neighbors when playing rock...."

"Akina..... we don't have neighbors~"

"......"

Since her boyfriend was back, Akina Mori didn't have the mind to continue listening to songs, the two left the recording studio in question and answer, returned to the side of the mansion where they rested, Eitaro, who had finished lunch, happily came to welcome the master and mistress again, and frolicked in front of them~

In the leisurely afternoon, and didn't want to go out.....

Looking at the rain curtain outside, Naoki Nagayama thought for a moment:

"Akina, anyway, there's nothing to do in the afternoon, do you want to drink some alcohol?"

"Yes! Good idea..... Naoki-san, let's watch the rain while drinking alcohol!"

Akina Mori agreed readily, then happily made two dishes for drinking in the kitchen, Naoki Nagayama took out two cans of ice beer from the refrigerator......

The two leaned together on the eaves corridor, drinking beer and enjoying the rain scene outside, occasionally chatting, quietly enjoying the leisurely time.

A top idol, a well-known director and writer.....

Who would have thought that when the two rested together, they were actually drinking beer and chatting at home~

"Naoki-san, there are more and more dance halls in Roppongi~" Akina Mori said casually, "When I went with Kyoko-chan before, I saw many people going to dance.... there were many people queuing at the door~"

"Yes, it's getting more and more prosperous~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Kaede-san's KTV in Roppongi, the business is so good now, it's full every day...."

The bubble has already arrived, people have more and more money in their hands, naturally they will go to consume and have fun.

"So dance music has also started to become more popular recently....." Akina Mori continued, "Dance music on the charts appears more frequently...."

"Does Akina also want to try dance music?"

"I do have an idea in this regard......" Akina Mori nodded and took another sip of beer, "I want to sing that kind of song that makes people dance while listening to the song....."

"Hmm....."

Naoki Nagayama also took a big sip of beer, the ice-cold taste and the humidity of the rain outside made his brain clear up a lot,

"Is it a song like *Roppongi Shinju*?"

"Haha, yes..... but, it doesn't have to be that exaggerated...."

*Roppongi Shinju* is also known as the crazy love suicide song..... What is more impressive is the passionate performance of lead singer ANN LEWIS and Yoshio Yoshida on stage this year....... In the culture of the Japanese entertainment industry, it can be said that there is no bottom line.....

"Sure enough, if you want to sing, you still have to be in Roppongi......"

Naoki Nagayama muttered, and then felt that the melody of *Roppongi Shinju* seemed to ring in his ears again.... However, it seemed different from what he heard in the recording studio just now......

The same drum set, but this time it seemed lighter than before......

It had been a long time since he had recalled songs, Naoki Nagayama only realized at this time that it seemed he was going to recall something again:

"

You've broken my heart

Highway in the rain

Driving out of the parking lot....

"

His legs seemed to be shaking too..... In his brain, there seemed to be a singer singing......

"

Who are you?

Roppongi of the lost

Fill the void in the heart with tears

"

As the lyrics became more comprehensive, Naoki Nagayama finally remembered the full name of this song........ *Roppongi Junjo-ha (Roppongi Pure Heart Faction)*!!

In the later generations, it was also covered by Hong Kong singers..... No wonder he felt this melody was very familiar......

Just when Naoki Nagayama wanted to think more, to see if he could think of more, after all, the current song library was not enough.

But at this time, he suddenly heard Akina's voice in his ear:

"Naoki-san?!" "Naoki!" "....."

"Hmm?" Naoki Nagayama opened his eyes, just meeting Akina's somewhat worried eyes, "What's wrong?"

Seeing Naoki Nagayama open his eyes, Akina breathed a sigh of relief:

"Just called Naoki-san several times, but there was no response...... thought Naoki-san was drunk and fell asleep!"

"?"

Looking at the beer in his hand, Naoki Nagayama looked at his girlfriend with the eyes of a fool...... Your man is the kind who won't get drunk after a thousand cups, a bottle of beer can knock me down?

"What!"

Offended by Naoki Nagayama's eyes, Akina Mori reached out and pinched her boyfriend's cheek,

"It was Naoki-san who didn't answer just now!"

"..... Yes yes yes, sorry~" Naoki Nagayama hurriedly asked Akina-sama to let him go.

"Hmph~" Akina Mori then recovered, but still asked curiously, "What was wrong with Naoki-san just now? Did you fall asleep?"

"No..... was thinking about something~" Naoki Nagayama looked at Akina sitting next to him, "Did Akina just say she wanted to try dance music? Like *Roppongi Shinju*?"

"Yes..... but, it was just an idea...."

Akina Mori watched her boyfriend suddenly stand up, and then pulled her towards the second floor, subconsciously thinking a bit crooked,

"Naoki-san, what do you want to do?"

"Go to the study!" Naoki Nagayama said excitedly, "I want to write this song down....."

"???" Akina Mori felt she didn't understand, "What song?"

"A song similar to *Roppongi Shinju*!"

"!!!"

Akina Mori opened her eyes wide, looking somewhat dull at Naoki Nagayama who quickly came to the study, then skillfully pulled open the drawer and took out the manuscript paper...... then buried his head and wrote.....

Soon, the score and lyrics of a song jumped out on the manuscript paper......

"*Roppongi Junjo-ha*?"

"Hmm......" Naoki Nagayama showed the score to Akina, "Somewhat similar to *Roppongi Shinju*, but the melody is softer, and the lyrics are smoother...... more jazz-oriented....."

"......."

Akina Mori was immersed in the score, subconsciously humming.......

And then she found out, this is absolutely a catchy dance song....... a masterpiece on par with *Roppongi Shinju*......

And this song, after she said it, was created by her boyfriend in five minutes!!!

Akina Mori looked at Naoki Nagayama somewhat terrified:

"Naoki-san..... just tell me...... are you an alien?!"

Akina pulled hard on Naoki Nagayama's face:

"Under this face, is there a computer brain hidden....."

"......"

Naoki Nagayama held down his girlfriend's hand that was pinching randomly,

"Akina, if you mess around again, be careful I'll expose my true nature!"

"......" ===== CHAPTER 915 =====

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