For Christmas Eve, Nakamori Akina found the extra-large woolen socks that she knitted last year and hung them on the bedside. After she was done, she stood by the bed and admired her handiwork. She couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at it again after a year, this Christmas stocking was exaggeratedly big. She stuck out her tongue at the sock.
But I have already made up my mind, even if it is exaggerated and funny, I will never change it.
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This Christmas, Akina Nakamori rarely had any free time, so she only participated in a photo shoot for a magazine in the afternoon, which included a simple interview. For a women's fashion magazine, the interview questions were nothing more than how to spend the holidays, and what hobbies and interests she has recently.
Since she had work to do during Christmas, Akina Nakamori even greeted her manager Omoto in advance and prepared Christmas cookies for the magazine’s staff. She was very considerate in her etiquette.
Starting from this year, Akina Nakamori often participated in the shooting of women's fashion magazines, but almost no longer appeared in idol-oriented photo magazines. And when she went to negotiate with Kenyin and expressed her determination to become an actress, starting from next year,
Idol-related work, such as filming phone cards or participating in idol variety shows, will no longer be arranged for her.
Among them, phone cards are an important peripheral for making money as an idol. Kenyin giving up this benefit can be regarded as a response to Nakamori Akina's determination to help the agency as an actress.
Originally, Kenin was unwilling to let Akina Nakamori give up her idol status because she could take on more jobs and earn more money by retaining this status. But now, on the one hand, she maintains her popularity as a top singer, and on the other hand,
And with her popularity and popularity, she became the mainstay of Yanyin as an actress.
In this way, continuing to retain her identity as an idol has become a burden. If she continues to focus on the benefits brought by her identity as an idol, it would be too short-sighted. In addition, there is another point that cannot be ignored.
The idol market has become increasingly bleak this year. An industry in which newcomers can no longer make their mark means that it is about to enter a cold winter.
So, the most important thing to do at this time is to get rid of this identity.
Now that the priorities have been sorted out, the firm Kenyin will help Nakamori Akina completely separate herself from her role as an idol and allow her to be active on the stage as a singer and actress.
Precisely because of the choices and decisions made by the agency, Akina Nakamori did not participate in some idol-related work at the end of this year. Her schedule was easier than in previous years, and she was able to spend Christmas Eve leisurely.
She has a lot of free time on Christmas Eve, but Shinichi Iwahashi is going to watch DREAM's sexy T-shirt show tonight. By the time the show is over, it's already too late.
But since it is an established practice between him and his teammates, Akina Nakamori is not the kind of unreasonable woman.
...sometimes a little unreasonable.
Thinking of this, Akina Nakamori felt a little embarrassed and stuck out her tongue at the car window.
Arrive at Kiyose Station.
In order to welcome Christmas, the small Kiyose and shopping streets are also carefully decorated. Merchants will never miss this great opportunity to promote.
Akina Nakamori recalled that a few years ago, when she first debuted, her mother was still in good health, and the store she participated in was doing a booming business. Fans knew about the store in her hometown and went there to patronize it. Her mother entertained her warmly, and her brothers and sisters also treated her with kindness.
My sister is proud.
As we enter the Christmas month, our stores are also decorated with lights and play various Christmas music to create a festive atmosphere.
Recalling the past, Akina Nakamori couldn't help but smile. When she was troubled by all kinds of troubles, she couldn't help but feel sad every time she thought about the harmonious family she once had. However, today, when she recalls the past, she feels calm.
He is gentle at heart. He is neither sad nor complaining.
The reason for this is that the soul has a more reliable sustenance and no longer needs to rummage through the corners of the past to warm itself.
It wasn't until the car passed by the shopping street that Nakamori Akina realized that she didn't look at the former "Nakamori Building" or even think about that building.
Walking to the street where Nakamori's house is located, Omoto reminded the distracted Topo Star in the back row, "It's coming, Akina-chan."
In an instant, when he heard Akina Nakamori's long-toned reply: "Ha~i~" with such a fast speed and a childish and naughty tone, Omoto was a little suspicious. Just now, he felt that Akina Nakamori was distracted. It was his illusion.
"Omoto-san, can you go in and have a cup of tea?"
After getting out of the car, Nakamori Akina invited, "Mother must be very happy to see Omoto-san."
After all, he is the old manager who has been with her for the longest time, escorting her through thick and thin. She has also been to her hometown in Kiyose many times. Sometimes, Akina Nakamori will ask him to go in with her, and every time she will definitely get Chieko's favor.
warm welcome.
Chieko is outgoing, cheerful, and straightforward. Even Omoto admires her and respects her very much. She also feels in her heart that Akina Nakamori became the girl she is today because of such a mother.
Since she didn't have to work until late at night on Christmas Eve, Akina Nakamori didn't want to ask her old manager to help her, so Ben sent her back to her hometown, and that was the end of today's work.
However, Akina Nakamori seemed to be quite interested in the Omoto family's Christmas arrangements. While drinking tea in the living room, she had a sudden idea and asked: "What does Omoto-san's wife prepare for Christmas Eve?"
She gave examples, "For example, cakes, roasted chickens, Christmas trees in the living room, etc..."
Ben shook his head, "My wife told the children that they can only choose one thing for Christmas. If you choose cake, there will be no roast chicken." As he said, his wife's serious words of educating the children rang in his mind.
Don't be so greedy, you know?
Nakamori Akina smiled and asked: "So, what did Yushu-kun choose?"
Yushu is the name of Omoto's son. Oben told her, "I chose roast chicken." He smiled as he said, "But he secretly discussed with me in private and asked me to buy a cake to take back."
Chieko listened and joked, "Yu Shu-kun is very clever."
After Oben finished drinking tea, he was about to say goodbye and go buy a cake for his son. When Akina Nakamori and her mother sent him to the entrance, they told him, "The paper bag in the back row contains a Christmas gift for Yuki-kun. Please invite Oben."
Please accept it on his behalf."
She narrowed her eyes and smiled. Seeing her appearance, Ben was moved by her thoughtfulness, but he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
This kind of Taopusida, even if she is unreasonable, keeps causing trouble to his old manager every time she thinks about it... Even though it is a problem, she is indeed a good child.
Being her agent isn't all a chore, it's actually pretty good.
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There were only mother and daughter in the living room. Nakamori Akina told her mother, "Iwahashi has something to do today until tonight." She was straightforward, "So, I can't have dinner with him."
Chieko peeled an orange and handed it to her, "So I am the backup option?"
She teased her daughter. Nakamori Akina laughed loudly and leaned on her mother to act like a baby. This trick of being cute and cute has also been tried and tested by Chieko. But perhaps it should be said that it is fully effective when it comes to people who really love her.
Mother and daughter were sitting next to each other. Akina Nakamori was eating an orange handed over by her mother, and suddenly she said childishly, "It would be great if mother and I live together."
Chieko was amused, "Isn't it just to get rid of my mother and live my own life when I finally grow up?"
Akina Nakamori's words to call her mother stung her. She didn't say anything, and Chieko made a joke of her own, "It's the same for mothers. It's hard to get all the children out of the house, and I'm about to live a leisurely life for a few days."
." Chieko knew exactly what Nakamori Akina was thinking, and with just a few words, her daughter was speechless.
In the evening, mother and daughter had dinner together. Akina Nakamori volunteered to go shopping at the shopping street. She took the handbag and the shopping list from her mother and went to show her skills.
Chieko, who stayed at home, was responsible for the preparations before firing.
On the way here, she took a quick glance at the shopping street while sitting in the car, and saw the streets that were carefully decorated. Now, walking among them, she experienced firsthand the countryside that was different from the bustling areas of Tokyo, and gave her a little familiarity with the countryside.
A breath of Christmas Eve.
In order to attract customers, businesses play Christmas music loudly. Outside family restaurants, comedians stand on cardboard boxes as a stage and tell passers-by jokes that are boring enough to make people fall asleep. They are wearing the uniforms of a nearby junior high school.
Teenagers walked together, and the naughty boys whistled tauntingly at the comedians whom no one cared about.
Nakamori Akina was familiar with the vegetable shop and fish shop that she often visited when she lived in Kiyose. She bought everything on the list one by one. The shopkeeper, who had watched her grow up, naturally recognized who she was and her tone of voice.
He chatted with her familiarly. Akina Nakamori herself also joked with the familiar shopkeepers with ease.
Just kidding, but asking the boss to be cheaper and give more gifts has been written into the instinct of the shopping street children.
When I came out, my empty handbag gradually became heavier. Akina Nakamori bought all the things her mother wanted and walked back. On the way, she suddenly heard a familiar prelude and couldn't help but stop for it.
It's DREAM's new single "Snow Christmas".
It snowed on the night of the 23rd, and it will be sunny after the snow. Moreover, according to the weather forecast, it will be sunny in Tokyo from now until New Year's Day.
Tonight, I made an agreement with Shinichi Iwahashi. After he watched the show, the two of them made an appointment to meet at a cafe that we had gone to together before. Since it was Christmas Eve, of course we wanted to have a big time outside.
She was distracted for a while, and a young man approached her, "Excuse me..."
"It's really Akina-san, right?" The man's face immediately glowed.
Akina Nakamori came back to her senses, smiled, and nodded politely, "Hello." Although she politely dealt with the supporters she met by chance, she was absent-minded. After saying hello, she walked back home.
Go.
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Although they prepared carefully, there was only mother and daughter, so they couldn't eat much.
Nakamori Akina picked up the corn kernels in the salad with chopsticks, and put them into her mouth one by one like a chicken pecking at rice. Chieko noticed her worried look and suddenly mentioned, "Akina-chan is going to star in a TV series.
Already."
Akina Nakamori nodded, "The name of the TV series is "Cute Season"." She raised her head and said with a smile, "I want to star with a cute actress."
Chieko also laughed, "I'm really looking forward to it. When the TV series starts, I can see you on TV every week."
Akina Nakamori was a little embarrassed, "I'll be very shy."
Chieko didn't think so, "Isn't it pretty good? I think I can watch a TV series starring you, and I'm so happy."
Akina Nakamori stared intently at her mother's cheerful, aging face. Acting and being an actress seemed to have been given another meaning because of her mother's expectations.
In addition, Chieko said that she looked forward to seeing her on TV, which was also a response to the words she suddenly said before the meal.
After finally growing up, isn't it just to get rid of your mother and live your own life?
Now, the children who once lined up in a row behind their mother have scattered like dandelions. The brothers and sisters have their own families, taking root in the ground and growing into a new dandelion.
And even though her dandelion seed has identified that piece of land, she doesn't know when it will take root there.
Nakamori Akina ate every last corn kernel, and Chieko asked her, "Does Iwahashi-kun also support your acting?"
She replied with "Hai~", "That guy from Iwaqiao, his eyes light up when he talks about work, whether it's his own or mine."
Chieko knew from her daughter's expression that she was exaggerating, but she didn't want to expose it. She followed her words and asked, "Is Iwahashi a workaholic?"
"That's pretty much it. As long as it has to do with work, I don't care about anything else."
Nakamori Akina told her mother about her boyfriend who was not present. But when she said it, she felt that it was unfair to him, so she patched it up, "But there are times when you can be considerate."
After thinking about it, I felt that this was not enough. For fear of affecting Shinichi Iwahashi's image with his mother, he added another patch, "Although he is a workaholic, most of the time, he is still very considerate."
After talking to herself for a long time, she ended up saying good things about Iwahashi Shinichi. Nakamori Akina couldn't do anything about it. She raised her eyelids and saw her mother's smiling face that understood everything.
Okay. Nakamori Akina gave up her tough words and simply broke the pot, lost her face, and whispered, "I can't help it, who let it be Iwahashi."
Chieko looked at her daughter who revealed her sincerity and showed her foolishness without hesitation.
…
After the dishes were removed, Nakamori Akina wanted to wash the dishes, but her mother refused. Chieko had her own reason, "Leave some work for me."
When her mother said this, Akina Nakamori didn't force herself. She just helped put the plates into the sink and tidied the table. The two of them stayed in the living room and put their feet into the warm kotatsu. Chieko turned on the TV, and mother and daughter watched TV.
Picture, but couldn't stop chatting.
After 8:30 in the evening, Akina Nakamori didn't say anything, but Chieko urged her first, "Aren't you ready to go back?" She said in a hearty tone, "Although the other person is a workaholic, don't let him wait too long."
