Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapter 1199-1208: A bright and enthusiastic blonde girl, but a Puritan on the other side?

Skyscrapers rise from the ground, supporting the backbone of Tokyo. The glass curtain walls sparkle in the sun, showing the prosperity of the city.

Under the clear sky, the sound of propellers humming could be heard from afar, and several airships slowly flew overhead, carrying huge banners congratulating Yamaguchi Momoe for her comeback.

Shibuya Crossing, Shinjuku's business district, and Minato's subway platform.

A new advertising cycle began, and all the places where posters could be hung were replaced with photos of Yamaguchi Momoe, making people realize that the popularity of this major event, Yamaguchi Momoe's comeback, has not cooled down yet!

The secondary idols in the entertainment industry have collectively slowed down the release of new songs to avoid conflicts with this senior who has returned as the king. Now that they have occupied the top few positions, they have to defend their positions.

Just like the de facto number one in the entertainment industry today, Akina Nakamori!

"Akina-chan, I heard that you knew about Yamaguchi Momoe's comeback a long time ago?"

The host asked this at the TBS program recording site.

"Hey, because of Naoki-san, I found out after Momoe-san agreed to star in "Departures"."

Mingcai was wearing a golden stage costume, and her breathing was still a little rapid after dancing, but she was still very skilled in answering the host's questions.

"But it needs to be kept secret at that time."

"Ah, is this what you meant by saying there would be a surprise on the show?"

"Hi~"

"So, Akina-chan, does Yamaguchi Momoe's comeback make you feel a sense of crisis?"

The host continued to ask,

"As the No. 1 idol, I am so happy to see that Yamaguchi Momoe is so popular and still has so many supporters!"

"Hahaha, of course not. Baihui-san is my good friend. I'm so happy that she can make a comeback!"

Akina responded very appropriately and with great emotion.

"After so many years, there are still so many fans who still love and support Baihui-san. It is really touching."

"Sometimes I feel envious. If I still have so many fans supporting me ten years later, and there are still many people who want to listen to my singing, that would be great!"

After hearing this, the audience burst into a roar. Some were so excited that they shouted, "Akina, we will always support you!" and "Akina fans forever!"

Mingcai on the stage hurriedly bowed to express her gratitude~

However, the host had no intention of letting this popular artist go, and instead asked a very attractive question:

"Akina-chan Akina-chan. We all know that Naoki-san was once a fan of Yamaguchi Baihui

But I heard a piece of gossip from a nurse in a hospital.

I heard that Naoki-san was so sad about Yamaguchi Baihui's retirement that he fainted and was sent to the hospital. Is that true? ! "

In fact, I heard from the nurse who had taken care of Naoki Nagayama that he had attempted suicide.

However, in Japan, this kind of suicide behavior is a very negative thing. The host did not dare to accuse Nagayama Naoki without any evidence. He could only listen and ask indirectly.

"Eh?"

Akina Nakamori naturally knew it, but she would not give others room for speculation at this time.

"Is that true? I heard from Naoki-san that he turned his anger and grief over Baihui-san's retirement into appetite, and he got an upset stomach, so he went to the hospital."

"Haha, I see. Did you have an upset stomach?"

The host smiled and nodded.

"It seems that Naoki-san really liked Baihui-san!"

"Naoki-san is now my fan!"

Akina Nakamori said this as if asserting her sovereignty, causing all the audience to laugh.

This well-known couple in the entertainment industry is never stingy in showing their affection in public, and they always make people happy. The whole family is a holy body of entertainment!

After recording the show, Akina Nakamori did not go home, but took a car to the headquarters of Ken-On. In addition to participating in a show today, she also had to discuss the new album.

Everyone from the Akina Publicity Department has already been sitting in the meeting room waiting~

"Mingcai sauce!" "Mingcai." "."

The crowd who were originally chatting stood up and greeted Akina Nakamori when they saw her walk in. This was totally unlike the way they treated other artists. When treating other artists, they would at most nod and smile.

Even when today's mainstay Yukiko Okada came in, musicians like Yoshiaki Tanaka, Yuzo Shimada and others would just wave their hands, smile and say something like "Yukiko-chan is back~".

The way they treat Mingcai is like a subordinate treating a superior. Today they say it is a discussion, but in fact they just want Mingcai to make the final decision.

"Mina-san, sorry to have waited so long~" Akina nodded with a smile, then sat down. "Today we're going to decide on the cover of our new album BLONDE."

She looked at the cover image on the table. Although the song name is BLONDE, Akina Nakamori, with black hair and black skirt, boldly showed her curves, expressing the oriental "blonde" visual sense~

There were several alternative photos, but Akina was already very satisfied with this cover, so she decided on it without hesitation.

Now that the important things have been decided, let’s discuss the songs on the B-side:

"Akina-chan, BLONDE is charming and passionate, so we wanted to reflect the opposite elements on the B-side."

Akina Nakamori looked at Yoshiaki Tanaka, and a song flashed through her mind:

"Ah Liangming-san, are you referring to The Puritans?"

"Hi," Tanaka Ryoaki nodded in confirmation, "The song 'Puritan' is fresh and lively. Putting it on the B side can create a contrast with the A side. It can also be a gimmick in publicity."

The song "Puritan" was written by Akimoto Yasushi at the request of Ken-On.

Now, in addition to being the producer of a well-known outdoor reality show, Akimoto Yasushi has also shown his talent in music production. He has collaborated with many singers in the industry and is also a little famous as a lyricist.

"A bright and passionate blonde girl, but on the other side she is a Puritan. This idea is very interesting!"

Nakamori Akina smiled and encouraged,

“Just put ‘The Puritans’ on the B-side!”

"OK."

Being confirmed twice so quickly in a row made everyone in the Akina Publicity Department very happy, and they continued to talk about the release time of the record, promotional measures, etc.

Although Akina appears on fewer shows and doesn't hold concerts now, her records seem to be becoming more popular.

Maybe the original idol fans are beginning to turn into song fans, which is a good thing. You know, song fans last much longer than idol fans~

"The next album is tentatively scheduled to be released in June, to avoid the popularity of Yamaguchi Momoe."

Tanaka Yoshiaki made the final speech for this meeting.

"The next step is to prepare promotional materials and conduct various preheating activities."

"Hi!"

After the meeting, Akina still did not go home. Instead, she came to Ken-On's styling design studio and found the stylist Ochi Hiroyo.

"Yang Shisan"

"Akina-chan!" Ochi Yoshi, who was drawing, was very happy to see Nakamori Akina, "Are you here to see the new album's stage costumes?"

"Hi~"

After arriving at the design studio, Akina Nakamori felt very relaxed and her eyes began to search around.

“The stage costume made of Hermès scarves.”

"Haha, I knew it!"

Ochi Yoshi smiled and pulled Nakamori Akina to his seat, then took out a packed box from the drawer.

"The scarf is very smooth, so you don't have to hang it in the closet. Try it, Akina-chan, it's really good when it's done!"

"Hi~"

Akina Nakamori placed the box on the table, opened the lid, and took out clothes made from limited edition Hermès scarves. The silk was so smooth and soft that it even felt like water flowing through her hands.

Since she couldn't see the whole thing in her hands, Akina went to the dressing room next door and changed directly into her stage clothes.

When Akina Nakamori came out, both Ochi Hiroyo and Ueda Maki felt their eyes brighten!

The unique Hermès scarf pattern is bright and colorful, which immediately catches people's attention. The silky and soft clothes fit Akina's body, highlighting her slim figure.

Coupled with Akina's jet-black hair and delicate white cheeks, a radiant and charming girl appeared in the design studio!

"Akina-chan, you look really charming when you put it on!"

Yoshiyo Ochi looked at Akina Nakamori's image with satisfaction. What people who make clothes want to see most is that the clothes are worn by the right person!

"Sure enough, it's a good idea to use a silk scarf. The pattern is very beautiful and the clothes are very light."

Akina stretched her body in front of the full-length mirror and tried a casual dance move. Suddenly, she felt her upper body was a little tight.

"Why is it a bit tight? Yang Shi-san, did you make it smaller?"

"No, it's still the same size as last time."

Ochi Yoshi came over somewhat unexpectedly, and since they were all women, he reached out to test the tightness of the clothes.

“It does seem a bit tight.”

Then he measured it with a tape measure.

"Huh?" Ochi Yoshi looked at Nakamori Akina in surprise, "Akina-chan, why are your bust getting a little bigger again?"

"??!!"

The open-minded Ueda Maki suddenly looked at him strangely and asked the reason with great concern.

"Did you eat something? Or did you do something?"

"I don't know either. I didn't do anything."

Akina Nakamori shook her head. Generally speaking, the things that couples love to do won't affect their bust size, right?!

If there was an impact, it would have been caused years ago!

"Ah, I'm weaning Xia Hua recently! Sometimes she's a little swollen."

Akina suddenly remembered that Xiao Xiahua was almost one year old, and it was time to wean her off. But if she was weaned, wouldn't she shrink? !

"That might be a temporary reason." Ochi Yoshi is an experienced person, "Most of them will get smaller later!"

"."Maki Ueda was very disappointed.

"But for the sake of rehearsal and filming later, I'll change it first~"

Ochiyo decided to change it a little bit, what if it keeps going like this?

In the Shuyou Building in Ikebukuro, due to the filming of "Departures" and "Long Vacation", the number of staff members suddenly decreased a lot, and several floors of the building seemed empty.

In contrast, the animation department on the fifth floor is even more lively.

The huge popularity of the animation "Slam Dunk" has greatly increased the workload of the animation division, including peripheral products, single volumes, and additional chapters. Manpower has become even more scarce, so many more painters were recruited, and now the department is bustling.

On the other side of the same floor, in the area of ​​Studio Ghibli, things were much quieter.

Hayao Miyazaki lowered his head and carefully drew the original painting, while Isao Takahata was preparing the storyboard. At present, most of the key frames of "My Neighbor Totoro" have been drawn, and they are just waiting for the painters to draw the action frames in the middle, and then color and transfer them to film.

And Toshio Suzuki is communicating with Gosho Aoyama about the future film production!

"Suzuki-san, there's only one machine. Slam Dunk is so popular right now, so we have to take care of this side!"

"Minister Qingshan, you can't say that."

Suzuki Toshio was an old employee, and he spoke directly to the point. He shook his head.

"My Neighbor Totoro is a project that Naoki-san has been paying attention to, so it must be made no matter what. And after it is made, it will definitely sell well and bring profits to the company!"

"Oh, Suzuki-san, it's really hard for me to deal with you saying that!"

"It's hard but we have to do it!"

It's not that Gosho Aoyama is unwilling to give the machine for making animated films to Ghibli, but "Slam Dunk" is really busy now. A new episode needs to be produced every week, and there are also some extras from time to time. Machines are needed to turn the pictures onto film every day!

And it’s not easy to just buy another machine of this kind!

"Suzuki-san"

"Minister Aoyama."

The two continued to argue for a long time, and finally Gosho Aoyama had no choice because "My Neighbor Totoro" was indeed a project that both Naoki Nagayama and Shuichi Ido were very concerned about.

If we wait until the break in the filming of "Departures" or if Shuichi Ido turns his attention from the Tokyo Film Industry Association and sees that there has been no progress on "My Neighbor Totoro", he will definitely hold them accountable!

"Suzuki-san, let's do this," said Gosho Aoyama, "How about we start the machine at night? We can split into two groups to produce it!"

"Minister Qingshan, are you saying that we should make it at night?!"

Toshio Suzuki was a little dissatisfied. Who would be willing to work overtime at night?

"How could this be?"

"There's nothing we can do about it," said Gosho Aoyama. "After all, Slam Dunk is our main business right now."

"But this doesn't mean we have to work overtime at night!"

"You can take a day off!"

Gosho Aoyama awakened to the concept of rest adjustment without any guidance.

"Your production cycle is not tight. After the department's employees work at night, they can rest the next day!"

"You write the report, and I approve it! The salary and performance bonus will be paid in full!"

".this."

Suzuki Toshio was a little tempted. Anyway, most of these painters work overtime until very late.

"That `s a deal!"

Aoyama Gosho made the decision.

“When the filming of Departures is finished, My Neighbor Totoro will also be able to achieve some results.”

"."

Thinking of the final result, Suzuki Toshio acquiesced, but still mentioned:

"When Slam Dunk takes its semi-annual hiatus, in addition to the machines, your department's employees must also be lent to us!"

"Forehead"

"They can't take a day off since the anime is on hiatus anyway!"

Toshio Suzuki spoke of the bloody reality of the animation industry. The main reason for the suspension of animation is actually the main reason of the main cartoonists, such as Togashi needs a rest, lacks inspiration, wants to go hiking, etc.

As for other creative staff, such as ordinary painters and post-production staff, they have no holidays!

If they were to switch to an outsourcing studio, they would have to find new jobs, but in Shuyou, they could be assigned to other teams, although there are only two teams at present.

"Okay, then it's settled!"

There was nothing Aoyama Gosho could do but nod.

(End of this chapter)