Chapter 940

The crew of "The Legend of Hayato: New World," after several days of filming and coordination, began to speed up their progress.

On the set decorated to look like a street from the early Showa era, a chase and fight scene was being filmed...

"Don't even think about running!"

Several Yakuza wearing short jackets and white cloth wrapped around their waists were chasing a young man with short swords in their hands.

"It would be strange if I didn't run!"

The sturdy young man had great stamina and was actually in the mood to mock the people behind him while running for his life, which immediately made the pursuers even more annoyed.

"Kono yaro! If I catch you today, I'll definitely make you taste the power of our Kyokusei-sha!!!"

"I'm so scared!"

The young man looked back and mocked them, a contagious smile on his not-so-handsome but very rugged face, and then he turned and dove into a small alley.

Who would have thought it was a dead end!

"Hehehe! Can't run now, can you!" The Yakuza holding the sword blocked the exit, a cruel smile on his face, "Someone is going to leave a hand behind today... no, no, leave both hands behind for me!!!"

As the few men approached the alley, the young man didn't panic, but instead smiled triumphantly:

"Yeah, can't run... but... it's you guys who can't run!!!"

Before he finished speaking, the small alley was suddenly surrounded by seven or eight people, all young, sturdy guys holding sticks and stools... It was a trap!

"Looks like..." Hayato Nagayama (played by Kaede Nagayama) waved his hand, and the men surrounded them, "My hands are saved today!"

"..."

In an instant, a righteous beating took place inside the small alley!!!

A few minutes later, the Yakuza holding the swords were all sprawled on the ground, and the police finally arrived to clean up the scene!

"What's going on here?" A patrol officer played by Tomokazu Miura walked over with a serious face, "We received a report that a public security incident occurred here!"

"Hi hi hi! I'm the one who reported it!" Hayato Nagayama immediately raised his hand and smiled, pointing at the few people lying on the ground, "These guys threatened me with knives! Said they wanted to chop off my hands... and then it was stopped in time after these enthusiastic citizens discovered it!"

"Na na na, it's these guys..." Hayato Nagayama pointed at the young men who had surrounded them earlier, "They are all enthusiastic, good people. Look at this one, he came over to help directly with a stool... Look, the short sword on the ground is the murder weapon, everyone can testify!"

"..."

Tomokazu Miura suppressed the urge to break character, pretended not to see the few Yakuza groaning on the ground, and said calmly,

"I see. It looks like these few are indeed criminals! Niwa-kun, handcuff them... and take them back to the police station!"

"Hi~"

Tomokazu Miura was now a police sergeant, and the patrol officers who came with him naturally began to clean up the scene, their gazes serious, as if they hadn't seen this scene of black and white being reversed at all.

After the others left, Tomokazu Miura elbowed Hayato Nagayama in the ribs:

"You guy, this is the third time! That's not how the police are used!"

"Hi hi hi~" Hayato Nagayama pretended to be in great pain, but seeing that it didn't elicit any sympathy, he immediately changed to a smiling face, "Can't help it, this town is so chaotic and gives me no help at all, how else can I infiltrate the management of the organization!"

"You're already a subordinate!"

"Isn't that thanks to the merit you gave me earlier!"

While speaking, he walked out of the alley. Hayato Nagayama smiled gratefully, then looked at the street under the sun, his face full of high spirits:

"After beating these guys from Kyokusei-sha into submission, the whole town is my territory now!!!"

"Hey hey hey, don't forget, you're an undercover agent!"

"Hahaha, don't worry~" Hayato Nagayama patted Tomokazu Miura on the shoulder, "The organization's movements won't be missed at all!"

"..."

Under the sun, the scene of Hayato Nagayama patting Tomokazu Miura on the shoulder was accurately recorded by the camera in front of them, and a happy smile also appeared on Naoki Nagayama's face:

"Cut! Very good! This shot is very nice!"

After the director's "Cut," the entire crew was released from the silence of the previous channel, and the sounds of the entire crew immediately began to become noisy.

"Prepare for the next scene!"

As assistant directors, Muneo Matsuo and Tomoyuki Nishimoto immediately began to direct the crew to prepare for the next shot, followed by makeup artists, the props team, and the stage crew starting to move through the set.

Naoki Nagayama walked over to the actors, Kaede Nagayama and Tomokazu Miura:

"Kaede-niisan, and Miura-san, you are getting more and more into character! The Hayato Nagayama played by Kaede-niisan expresses the thick-skinned and cunning nature of a boss from that era, and Miura-san also played a police officer with flexible behavioral standards very well!"

"Naoki-san is too kind~" Tomokazu Miura smiled gently; this kind of role wasn't too much of a challenge for him.

"Thick-skinned and cunning..." Kaede Nagayama laughed, "I wonder what grandfather would think if he saw this image!"

"What could he think? Maybe he was just like this!"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head. Mixing in the underworld in that era naturally required this kind of uninhibited rascal behavior; otherwise, how could one get benefits and climb up?

If one relied solely on being ruthless, at most one would just be a thug~

Grandfather Hayato Nagayama went from a country boy to being able to make a name for himself in Tokyo and return to his hometown in one piece, and even eventually become the boss of the Yamaguchi-gumi Shizuoka branch. No matter how you think about it, he couldn't have been a guy who only knew how to fight and kill.

"Hmm..."

Kaede Nagayama thought about it. It seemed that after he was born, his grandfather was already a boss, always looking full of dignity. He really didn't know what he was like when he was young!

"Anyway, after it's released, if I get beaten up, I'll say it's because you, Naoki, insisted on acting this way!"

Kaede Nagayama's Tai Chi skills had at least decades of practice behind them~

Naoki Nagayama, momentarily speechless, could only shake his head and start checking the preparation for the next scene. Today, on this street, there were still several chase scenes to film, including chase and fight scenes, all of which had been communicated with the action director in advance.

At this rate, they might be able to finish all the filming by the end of November, and then start editing in the final month.

At the same time, Akina Nakamori was also recording a year-end celebration program at TBS TV station.

Akina, dressed in her performance outfit, didn't look like she was preparing to get married at all; she was still like a dedicated top idol...

Only, if you looked closely, the baby fat on Akina's face seemed to be accumulating again, and her waist didn't seem as slender as before. The whole person seemed to be developing towards her "chubby Akina" period~

"Sigh~" Akina Nakamori looked at the makeup mirror and patted on the foundation hard, "Looks like I need to draw some shadows... otherwise people will notice I've gained weight!"

You have to know that cameras in this era easily make people's faces look wider, and being even slightly chubby is magnified several times on the screen.

Maki Ueda, who was helping on the side, laughed:

"It's not that obvious... Akina-chan, I've asked around, it takes at least three months of pregnancy to be noticeable!"

"But... I've clearly gained weight!"

"That's just because you didn't sleep well and are a bit bloated!"

Maki Ueda looked at her artist's exquisite face, feeling a bit envious and a bit jealous. What "gained weight"? It was a perfectly shaped face.

Suddenly, Akina stopped drawing the facial shadows and asked with some hesitation:

"Maki-chan, is it true that at four or five months, mothers are twice as fat as before?!"

"... I don't think so~" Maki Ueda said hesitantly; she hadn't given birth either!

"..." Akina Nakamori touched her stomach. She knew there was a little life growing inside, but she couldn't feel it at all, "You guy, if you're not obedient in the future, I'll definitely spank you hard!"

"..."

Listening to her artist threatening her unborn child, Maki Ueda felt a bit helpless... She looked like a child who hadn't grown up yet.

Just at this moment, the makeup room door was knocked, and Kyoko Koizumi, who was also participating in the program, walked in. Seeing Akina Nakamori, she walked quickly to her side:

"Akina-chan, Akina-chan... have you registered your marriage yet?!"

She already knew the news that Akina Nakamori and Naoki Nagayama were getting married. Since she happened to run into Akina Nakamori today, she was naturally impatient to ask clearly.

"Of course not yet..." Akina Nakamori shook her head, "The wedding is in November... probably... register half a month in advance..."

"Eh~~~ is it still that long away~" Kyoko Koizumi felt even more anxious than Akina Nakamori herself, and then asked another question, "Then after registering... will you change your name to Naoki Nagayama's wife?!"

"... This..." Akina Nakamori was a bit bashful, "I suppose it should be according to tradition..."

Kyoko Koizumi asked even more curiously: "Then what about at the Red and White Song Contest? And in the various programs in December... will they introduce 'This is Akina Nakamori-san', or introduce 'This is Akina Nagayama-san'?"

"This..."

Come to think of it, Akina Nakamori hadn't considered this point, and the entire Burning Productions seemed not to have considered it either... the matter of an artist changing their name...

However, Maki Ueda, who had been on the side, was quite clever at this moment:

"I don't think it needs to be changed... When it was chosen, 'Akina Nakamori' was used as the stage name based on her real name... so... using this name in the entertainment industry is used as a stage name! It's the same for Kyoko-san!"

It seems that since Akina, many people have started using their real names as stage names~

"If you put it that way, it seems to make a lot of sense..." Kyoko Koizumi nodded. After she got married, she certainly wouldn't want to change her stage name either.

For an artist, a stage name represents huge fame and exposure and is part of the artist's value.

After skipping this topic, Kyoko Koizumi and Akina Nakamori started chatting about small talk, the kind of topics girls care about, like wedding details, what kind of kimono to choose, where to go for a honeymoon, etc...

Pleasant time always passes quickly. In the blink of an eye, the program was about to start recording.

The two idol artists, dressed in their performance outfits, came to the studio together and joined the group of guests... Both were popular idols, and Akina Nakamori was the one with the most fame, so naturally, everyone greeted them with smiles.

"The performance outfit is very beautiful~" "Akina-chan's complexion is very good~" "Is there any happy event recently?" "I heard the trend for the Record Awards is very good?" "..."

Whether flattering or trying to get close, people in the entertainment industry always perform in a way that makes others feel like a spring breeze.

Some people had also heard rumors that Akina Nakamori was getting married and were inquiring openly or secretly. In fact, only a small number were genuinely happy for Akina; others might be thinking about leaking it to the paparazzi after the program recording was finished, and thinking about how to move the mountain that was the idol world...

Akina Nakamori had already spent five years in the entertainment industry, so naturally, she kept secret what should be kept secret and didn't say a word about what shouldn't be said... Anyway, at her level, no one could force her~

"If there's any situation, I will tell everyone~" "As for the Record Awards, there are so many singers with better qualifications~"

With a professional smile on her face, various questions were easily pushed aside.

When the program officially started recording, everything finally quieted down.

Today, besides singing with everyone, Akina still had to sing "Meu amoré," the song she was using to challenge for the Record Awards this year.

Seeing Akina, wearing a loose dress, swaying her body lightly on the stage, singing this song with exotic flair with a steady breath, just her singing ability alone attracted the entire studio to this expressiveness.

"It really is Akina after all!"

Kyoko Koizumi sighed. The current Akina Nakamori didn't need to wear bright performance outfits on stage, jumping around to attract attention; just standing in the center of the stage alone could attract attention... She was already on a different level from other idols!

"Eh?"

Kyoko Koizumi's gaze was fixed on Akina under the spotlight; the baby fat on her face seemed to have come out again,

"Has Akina been eating too much lately?"

When returning to Sanyingyuan at night, Naoki Nagayama only felt exhausted all over, and even his throat was a bit hoarse.

On a busy film set, even as the main director, with the help of the entire directing team, it was very tiring.

Being a director isn't just about holding a megaphone and shouting "action" and "cut"; it's also about directing actors, communicating with the crew about set adjustments, and sometimes having to personally control the camera lens... It's no easier than being an actor after a whole day.

Like those on other TV shows who sit under a sunshade and easily direct others with a megaphone, that's definitely just a fantasy.

"I'm home~"

After entering the entryway, Naoki Nagayama called out as usual before changing his shoes and entering.

He only heard a burst of light footsteps, and a large white dog ran over excitedly to welcome him, its little tail wagging wildly...

"Eitaro has come to welcome me~"

Naoki Nagayama stroked the dog's head and walked inside, only seeing Akina walking over when he reached the small living room on the left. There was no help for it; the house was a bit too big...

"Welcome home!"

Akina revealed a smile, took Naoki Nagayama's coat to hang it up, and then hurriedly wanted to pour tea and water for her boyfriend.

"No need to be so troublesome..."

Naoki Nagayama took a drink directly from the refrigerator. Drinking tea or something is only comfortable when you have free time.

"Naoki-san, have you had dinner?" Akina Nakamori sat on the sofa with Naoki Nagayama.

"I ate with the crew..." Naoki Nagayama replied, "How about Akina?"

"I also ate at the TV station..."

The two looked at each other and smiled... This is the commonality of two people busy with their careers!

Since there was no troublesome matter like cooking, the two who hadn't seen each other all day chatted a little about interesting things at work in the living room. If they were tired of talking, they would snuggle together and watch TV.

"Come to think of it, today seems to be the broadcast of '101st Proposal'!"

"Honto?"

"Mm, it's on Fuji TV... the time..." Naoki Nagayama checked the time; it was just about nine o'clock, "It's exactly prime time!"

"Then I must watch it carefully~"

Akina Nakamori hurriedly adjusted the channel. She was very familiar with the script of this TV series, but she hadn't seen the new TV series at all after it was filmed!

After the program that was nearing its end on the Fuji TV channel finished, there were first quite a few commercials, and then the official TV series footage began...

After the title "101st Proposal" appeared, the opening was full of surprises...

"I've already had my 100th blind date! No matter what, I should succeed in a blind date by now, right?!"

Tatsuro Hoshino, who looked mature, sighed at the screen, which immediately attracted the audience's attention...

A beautiful woman playing the cello, a construction worker on a construction site... An elegant beauty and a man like a crab...

... The combination of beauty and the beast, met by chance in an accidental blind date...

Even though anyone could see they weren't a pair, it just happened to cause such a twisted fate.

When "101st Proposal" was broadcast for the first time on Fuji TV, many, many viewers remembered this TV series out of curiosity~

No one expected that a pure love TV series that would be remembered by countless people would officially premiere today!