Chapter 987: A female sea king looking for an honest man to take over?! This setting

Life is a vast wilderness, with infinite futures in every direction.

After Naoki Nagayama mentioned designing clothes a month ago, Akina seemed to have found another hobby, radiating immense enthusiasm.

The utility room on the other side of Shan Ying Yuan was converted into a design studio, where a workbench and sewing table were moved in, along with various fashion magazines and all kinds of fabrics and decorations for making clothes, and then Akina became Designer Akina, wearing black-rimmed glasses...

Anyway, now that Mrs. Mari Nonaka helped with cooking, and the housework was cleaned by a housekeeping company twice a week, Akina only needed to help her husband match and organize his clothes at most, so she had plenty of free time!

After waking up and finishing her meal, she would kiss her husband, then walk into the studio and start drawing clothing sketches, working even more diligently than a student about to take an exam.

At this point, it couldn't be seen as a mere pastime to kill time; she was truly starting a career!

"She's actually not even watching TV anymore..."

Naoki Nagayama stood outside the design studio and sighed; there was even a sign made with Akina's special font,

"Akina's Personal Studio..."

After knocking and entering, Naoki Nagayama saw his wife who was drawing... Thanks to the custom-made height-adjustable workbench and ergonomic chair, Akina, who was pregnant, could also draw comfortably.

"Akina..." Naoki Nagayama greeted her softly.

"Naoki-san?"

Akina had originally thought it was Mrs. Nonaka coming to deliver fruit or remind her to exercise; as a pregnancy caregiver, besides maintaining the pregnant woman's nutrition, Mrs. Nonaka would also remind Akina to exercise appropriately...

Regarding designing clothes, Mari Nonaka thought it was a hobby, and as long as it wasn't exhausting, it didn't matter; on the contrary, it could ensure the pregnant woman's good mood.

"Why are you back?!"

Akina looked at her husband with great surprise; Naoki Nagayama had gone to the company in the morning, and she hadn't expected him to be back now.

"We have a prenatal check-up this afternoon, did you forget?!"

Naoki Nagayama flicked Glasses Akina's forehead, then looked curiously at the sketches on the workbench,

"Is this... a kimono? Or hip-hop?"

On the draft paper, a figure wearing a kimono and a large gold chain was being drawn with colored pencils, and there were even close-ups of the collar and wrists.

"This was originally the planning direction for this year's new album... the new song has actually already been arranged for someone to create..." Akina looked at Naoki Nagayama and said, "And then an unexpected situation happened~"

Unexpectedly pregnant...

Originally, the two had planned to get married this year, thinking about planning it properly, holding a farewell concert or something, and then getting married unhurriedly.

But they didn't expect to hit the jackpot before the new year, and then everything proceeded so hurriedly... However, this was also quite interesting, and it would have great commemorative significance when they looked back on it later!

"Oh~~~ so it's a new album~"

Naoki Nagayama looked at the image on the draft paper and immediately thought of Akina's most famous 'DESIRE-Passion-', with its passionate song and eye-catching image... especially the bob cut combined with hip-hop kimono; such a bold style simply swept through the Japanese entertainment industry.

However, on the current design draft, the hair was still long...

"If the hairstyle were changed to a bob cut, it would have more impact~"

"??"

Akina subconsciously looked at the design draft, and in her mind, she put the bob cut hairstyle on it; sure enough, she felt her eyes light up.

She hurriedly changed the character's hairstyle in a few strokes~

A bob cut is a representative of being well-behaved, and a kimono is a representative of tradition, but the well-behaved girl with a bob cut wore a rebellious hip-hop kimono and put on a large gold chain...

Instantly, the feeling of conflict and tearing became vivid, tightly grabbing others' attention!

Akina picked up the draft paper, pleasantly surprised, and then looked at Naoki Nagayama next to her, surprised:

"Naoki-san, could it be that you also have great talent in design?!"

Naoki Nagayama is a multi-talented genius; Akina knew this, and everyone acknowledged it... But in terms of fashion design, he didn't seem to have shown it before.

Ah... he seemed to have done so when designing cat-ear hair accessories before, but the design drawings were also drawn by herself and Akemi...

"It just happened that I thought of it~"

Naoki Nagayama shook his head; he really didn't have a keen sense of fashion, he had just seen the trends of the next few decades,

"After Akina designs it, is it for others to wear?"

Knowing it was the design draft for 'DESIRE-Passion-', Naoki Nagayama was a bit curious, after all, she was already considered semi-retired.

"I haven't thought about it for the time being..."

Akina pursed her lips slightly; she just wanted to try designing it, but now that it was designed, if she couldn't wear it, she felt quite helpless.

"Then let's talk about it in half a year..." Naoki Nagayama said, "By then, the baby will be born... it'll be just right to sing this song..."

"Half a year later?"

In this era, the iteration of idols is very fast, with one album every three months, rolling endlessly... Since becoming pregnant, Akina's popularity has already dropped quite a bit...

However, with this image, it should be able to grab the fans' attention as soon as it appears!

"Does Naoki-san mean that I can continue working in half a year?!"

Akina looked at her husband in surprise; clearly, many wealthy people hope their wives will work full-time, although they had discussed it before, it was also under the condition of taking care of the family, and she had originally thought she would have to wait until the baby was one or two years old...

Actually, Akina really needed attention; she was a child who liked to grab the C-position when taking pictures since she was young, rebellious and individualistic, and when she saw the camera, the first thing she thought of was raising both hands to make a 'V' sign...

Because she had to temporarily retire due to marriage and pregnancy, she was originally a bit lost; after all, she was a top idol who had been called upon by everyone before, a celebrity who would cause a sensation when walking on the street.

This feeling of being in the spotlight might be scary at first, but after getting used to it, there would be a sense of achievement and satisfaction.

After suddenly losing it, even if she was pregnant and had a lover, her heart would inevitably feel empty.

"It depends on Akina's energy then... being a singer and releasing one or two albums a year is definitely no problem~"

Naoki Nagayama said,

"Do whatever you like to do... we've earned so much money, just so that we can freely do what we want to do~"

What is financial freedom?

It doesn't necessarily mean having endless money,

It's doing what you want to do, and not doing what you don't want to do~ Wealth cannot be a reason to block your freedom~

"Naoki-san~~" Akina hugged Naoki Nagayama happily, passionately offering a sweet kiss, "Arigato~"

"Alright, alright~"

Naoki Nagayama released Akina immediately after kissing her; although office play was also very tempting, there was serious business to attend to today,

"The car is already prepared, let's go to the hospital~"

"Hai~"

When looking at the city of Tokyo from the car window, sometimes one would have an illusion of the era.

Just a moment ago, they were low and messy civilian houses, and suddenly they became modern high-rise buildings; before, they were traditional Japanese-style buildings, and in the blink of an eye, they saw Western-style mansions with completely different styles...

The overly rapid development and the relay of Western culture made Tokyo a complex city where the new and old intersected and cultures merged.

From time to time, Naoki Nagayama could see outside the bookstores on the roadside, displaying his new book sales with large posters...

'Tokyo Love Story', just from this name, one could feel the close connection between the novel and the city, and many Tokyoites couldn't help but want to buy a copy, wanting to see if the love in this novel was the kind they were familiar with!

"How are the new book sales?" Akina also noticed the poster.

"I heard from Morikawa-san that it's very good, many bookstores have called to request increased shipments..." Naoki Nagayama explained, "The printing factory has already started printing more..."

"It's really as expected~" Akina looked at her husband's profile, full of pride, "My Naoki-san's works are just so popular!"

"Ha~ that's for sure~"

Tomoyasu Toda, who was driving in the front, sometimes really wanted the company to change to a car with front and rear partitions, otherwise, he would eat dog food every time... it was really unbearable!

He was still single! It was dog abuse!

"Then is the TV series also going to start filming?" Akina continued to ask.

"Hmm... it's already been approved... right now, it should be in the stage of finding the lead actors, and the singer for the theme song..."

"Are there any candidates?"

"Well... not for the time being..."

At this time, in the Tree Friend building, Masami Inada was listening to the requirements of Otomo Yoshimura, feeling very helpless...

"Want that kind of actress who walked out of a manga?! What kind of condition is this?!"

Otomo Yoshimura was also a bit helpless:

"Naoki-san requested it this way... he has no requirements for the male lead, male and female supporting roles; Kanji Nagao can be played by a black and thin man, and Satomi just needs to be beautiful...

Only this Rika Akana, he said he wanted...

To use his original words, 'A girl who breaks the gap between the two-dimensional and three-dimensional, walked out of a manga, and makes people feel happy when she smiles, even if she is exaggerated and lively, she won't make people feel artificial'!"

Masami Inada only felt bitter in his mouth... This kind of requirement was really impossible to achieve!

Reviewing the female artists under the Tree Friend agency, they could all be very lively and enthusiastic, and their appearance and acting skills were not low, but breaking the two-dimensional... it seemed only Shizuka Kudo could touch the edge...

However, she was too young to be an urban workplace woman.

"This kind of infectious power... or rather, expressive power... is very rare!"

Otomo Yoshimura nodded:

"It is indeed very rare... just relying on a smile to infect others... ah, Naoki-san's Akina Nakamori is one... others haven't been seen in the entertainment industry yet~"

A word awakened the dreamer; as if walking out of a manga, Akina Nakamori was indeed very similar, and her personality was also very lively...

"Naoki-san wouldn't want Akina-san to star in it, would he?!" Masami Inada subconsciously added.

"..." Otomo Yoshimura rolled his eyes, "Star in what, the story of a country boy taking over?! Akina-san is already five months pregnant!"

Only then did Masami Inada react; Naoki-san's wife was already pregnant... the kind where the belly couldn't be hidden at all, so it was definitely impossible to film in a month or two!

But he still grumbled:

"If it were Akina-san, taking over wouldn't be impossible... Tokyo Love Story, maybe it should have been like this originally... city girl looking for a country honest man to take over or something..."

Otomo Yoshimura was just about to refute, but suddenly choked a bit...

He had the trial print version of 'Tokyo Love Story', and he had naturally read this novel in advance...

Speaking of which, the Rika Akana inside was indeed an urban sea king, and Kanji Nagao was indeed a shy and honest boy from the countryside...

If one accepted this setting, stripping away the illusory beauty of love, a female sea king playing until she was tired and wanting to find an honest man to take over was the "real" Tokyo Love Story!

Thinking of this, Otomo Yoshimura shivered and hurriedly shook his head vigorously, wanting to shake this thought out of his head!

Sigh... working in the entertainment industry for a long time was like this; he didn't believe in love or anything at all!

"Cough cough!" Coughing tactically twice, Otomo Yoshimura returned to the main topic, "In short, I've also asked scout friends from before to help look... Inada-kun, you also look around..."

"Naoki-san also said that such people are very conspicuous in the crowd, it's impossible to be unknown... you can look in various auditions, beauty pageants, or magazine brand spokespersons..."

Actually, Naoki Nagayama still wanted Honami Suzuki from his memory to perform, but he couldn't remember clearly whether Honami Suzuki had debuted now, and whether this name was a stage name... The memory of his past life didn't trigger keyword feedback either...

He only vaguely remembered that Honami Suzuki seemed to have participated in some auditions before she debuted...

"Hai, I've already understood about the female lead~" Masami Inada nodded, "But the singer for the theme song... is Tsuyoshi Ozaki really not okay?"

"Naoki-san said his singing voice is low and deep, without that kind of clear, impressive feeling..."

Otomo Yoshimura took 'Sudden Love' out of the drawer; Naoki Nagayama wanted to release this song a little earlier as a promotional song for 'Tokyo Love Story'.

"Just like the name of this song, it has a sense of fate and impact as soon as you hear it..."

"..."

Masami Inada only felt that Naoki Nagayama had many requirements this time...

"The song is not urgent, the recording is fast, and it's fine to find it among existing singers... The matter of the female lead is more urgent." Otomo Yoshimura instructed, "In short, go do it first!"

"Hai, I understand!"

Masami Inada didn't say much more and went out like this... This was a direct order from the biggest person, so it was naturally the top priority.

And Otomo Yoshimura, who remained in the office, tapped the desk lightly at this time, closing his eyes and thinking...

"The popularity of 'Hayato's Legend' has already started to decline, 'Tokyo Love Story' is a masterpiece for Tree Friend to continue its dominance in the film and television industry, it must be produced well!"

"The film on Xiu-san's side is almost done..."

"Masataka-kun and Kijima-kun are perfecting the script for 'Tiger of Ginza'..."

"The two new directors below also have their own tasks..."

"Then let's promote two more intern directors, they can join in and learn from Naoki-san..."

He had already regarded making films or TV series with Naoki Nagayama as an important step in Tree Friend's talent cultivation... In this way, batch after batch of newcomers would quickly grow into pillars!

These would all be the foundation for the Tree Friend Group to dominate the entertainment industry! ===== CHAPTER 988 =====