1078, No matter where you are, people with connections will get in trouble!!!
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After staying in the architectural design office for a long time and describing all the plans in his mind to Naoya Sakata, Naoki Nagayama said goodbye and left.
Seeing the small notebook that Naoya Sakata had filled with notes, Naoki Nagayama was a little worried... He would put so much pressure on the designers by asking so many clients, right?
Forget it, when the design draft comes out this time, it will definitely not be a colorful and black one!
It was already halfway through the morning, and Naoki Nagayama drove directly to the milk tea shop in Ikebukuro. Sure enough, he saw two milk tea girls in uniforms busy.
After a period of operation, this "Mixue" milk tea shop has gained some fame in the neighborhood, and it also has many customers who come here~
Changing direction, Naoki Nagayama slipped into the staff room through the back door and changed his clothes:
"Tsuruko, Junsui-chan...you have worked hard today too!"
"Why are you late today, Ni-chan?"
Tsuruko was instructing the new waiter to step on the table. At the peak of the milk tea shop, it was too late for one person to make milk tea and cashier and service alone.
"Go and communicate with the architectural designer~"
"Eh? Are you going to renovate the house again, Ni-chan?"
"Almost~"
"Damn rich man!"
"..."
Tsuruko, you have to think clearly. The apartment you live in now was also bought by your brother, a nasty rich man!
But it’s not Tsuruko’s fault. After the bubble started, Naoki Nagayama was not the only one to see the potential of real estate. I don’t know how many quick-thinking people in Neon saw it. They desperately bought real estate, causing the entire property market to rise steadily.
The current property market and stock market have become topics that housewives talk about when chatting.
Things like "all the houses were bought by rich people", "it's a pity that I didn't buy it in advance", "investors", "capitalists", etc. In fact, many people just regret that they were not among the group of people who bought it in advance.
"Tsuruko... Junsui-chan," Naoki Nagayama started having his first cup of hand-made lemon tea today while chatting casually, "Do you have any ideas about buying a house?"
"us?"
Tsuruko and Ishii Junsui were stunned for a moment, and then Ishii Junsui shook his head and said,
"Why are you buying a house? Don't you have to live in your husband's house after you get married..."
Tsuruko smiled happily beside him:
"Yes, let Mr. Iwai buy it! Haha~"
Junsui Ishii was not to be outdone:
"Your Kaneda-san needs to buy it too!"
"..."
"I said...can't you two have some ideals..." Nagayama Naoki sighed, "Obviously, after this milk tea shop has been open for a year, you can almost pay the down payment, and take out a loan to buy one by yourself.
Isn’t the house good?”
"Isn't it too tiring to pay off the loan..." Junsui Ishii said matter-of-factly, "If I had money, I would buy bags, clothes, cosmetics, and travel..."
"Yes, yes~"
Watching the conversation between the two girls, Nagayama Naoki shook his head. Sure enough, it was the same no matter where he was. Buying a house was probably the man's responsibility.
Forget it, Nagayama Naoki didn't want to interfere with other people's lives. Anyway, with him as his brother, Tsuruko would definitely have a place to live.
"Tsuruko, Junsui-chan." Nagayama Naoki changed the subject, "Have you learned how to make all the milk tea types on the menu during this time?"
"For new products, you can try to develop them yourself. If you think they taste good, you can also add them to the menu."
"Okay~"
"Tsuruko~" Nagayama Naoki looked at his sister, "Brother Feng may send people from his hometown to the store in the next two days to learn how to make milk tea. Then you can teach them!"
"Eh!!!"
Tsuruko opened his eyes wide and asked softly,
"Brother Feng, isn't that...(Yakuza?)"
"Hmm~" Nagayama Naoki nodded and comforted, "Don't worry, we are all people who want to correct their evil ways and return to righteousness... In the future, they will open a milk tea shop to make a living..."
About half of the people in the Nagayama group in my hometown chose to continue to be part of the Yakuza. Led by the younger brother of the original club, they split into four or five small clubs in Shizuoka.
The remaining half are preparing to change careers, and some of them have been absorbed into Yong Shanfeng's Melody KTV. Among the remaining part, some have received severance pay, and some are preparing to change careers to the milk tea business. There are about hundreds of people.
.
In fact, it is best to join a KTV, because the entertainment business is booming now and you can make a lot of money... But there are always some people who don’t want to be waiters and want to be their own boss~
"A few of them will study here and then open a milk tea chain store in Tokyo...called Black Dragon Hall..."
"Pfft~" Ishii Junsui, who was eavesdropping, couldn't hold it in, "Heiryuudou...sounds like the Yakuza..."
Nagayama Naoki rolled his eyes:
"Don't let others think about it? This is called not forgetting the roots!"
"Anyway...Tsuruko and Junsui-chan, in the next two days you will teach a few people..."
Tsuruko pouted:
"Ni-chan, why don't you teach me yourself?!"
"Brother Feng and I are of the same generation! If you teach me how to make milk tea, you will be laughed at!" Nagayama Naoki said plausibly, "I leave this matter to you, do you hear me?"
"Hi~~~"X2
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In the NTV headquarters building, the renovation of the "Neon Sound" studio has almost come to an end.
In fact, the requirements for the show site are not very high, just a curtain, a stage, a few rotating chairs, and step lights on the ground that can be turned on remotely.
As soon as the custom-made chairs arrive from the factory, the rest can be completed simply by relying on the current stage art.
"Mina-san...quiet~~"
Producer Fujiwara Kazuhisa shouted to other people in the studio, and then motioned to the director to start playing music.
Mozart's String Serenade in G major was heard coming from the speakers, and the cheerful melody made everyone who heard it couldn't help but nod along with the beat.
In the studio, both treble and bass were extremely clear, and even the original reverberation was very slight under the sound-absorbing material walls.
"Not bad, not bad!" Fujiwara couldn't help but nod as he listened to the music, "As expected of the audio equipment ordered from the United States, the effect is perfect!"
After trying out the sound, Fujiwara continued to check the stage conditions in the studio for a while, and then returned to the Shuyu Building to report to Yoshimura Otomo.
"Otomo-san...the studio is almost ready..."
"Well, in that case, can we start recording?"
Yoshimura Otomo made hot tea for Fujiwara Kazuki. Although drinking tea on a hot day was a bit strange, Fujiwara Kazuki didn't say anything more and just regarded it as a little hobby of the tree friend.
"Yes, Otomo-san...how are the selections of the contestants?"
"About the players..."
Yoshimura Otomo sighed, he was worried about this matter now.
Ever since Shuyou planned to produce "The Sound of Neon", many agencies in the entertainment industry have been rushing to invite Fangcun to have dinner and drinks with him.
In fact, there is only one purpose, to insert some of our own emerging artist idols into the program.
Don't think that it's just a new talent show with no historical results yet... But everyone knows that this is a program planned by Naoki Nagayama, and no one dares to underestimate it!
Haven't you seen how much exposure "Music Station" has? How much ratings it has brought to TV Asahi?
What's more, when the show first started to be produced, no big stars participated. Only Naoki Nagayama's lover, Akina Nakamori, and the familiar youth team participated.
Then the youth team served as the opening performers, and they have been the opening guests until now... Let the youth team jump from the second-rate idol team to the top, and then stay at the top!
This is the benefit of investing early!
"Alas..." Yoshimura Otomo sighed, "Fujiwara-san, the wine in the entertainment industry is not drunk for nothing!"
"Hahaha, shouldn't Otomo-san be used to this kind of thing?" Fujiwara Kazuhisa laughed, "It's just a few extra artists..."
This can be said to be a basic operation for the entertainment industry.
"But... the contestants recorded for the first time were all confirmed by Naoki-san..." Otomo Yoshimura said, "As you know, sometimes Naoki-san is very talkative, and sometimes he is very stubborn.
....”
"..."
Naoki-san is easy to talk to and Fujiwara Kazuhisa can understand. After all, he has always been kind and gentle, but is he very stubborn? He has never encountered him before, after all, he has not had much contact time with her.
"His main principle for this show is to blindly listen to the auditions..." Yoshimura Otomo said, "If the singing doesn't move him, he won't agree to it anyway."
"That's it..." Fujiwara Ichiku didn't know how to persuade him, so he could only sigh a few times.
"Naoki-san isn't here today?"
"Ah... I didn't come here today..." Yoshimura Otomo shook his head, "Maybe I'll be with Akina-chan at home... The due date is getting closer and closer, and she may give birth at any time..."
"What a good man!"
Fujiwara Kazuhisa sighed.
In Neon, there are still very few men who are willing to accompany their wives during childbirth... The current concept is that men should live outside and not care about family affairs.
"Yeah yeah...."
Although the two middle-aged and elderly people in the early Showa era did not agree with Nagayama Naoki's actions, they could only agree with him because who said Nagayama Naoki was the boss.
After a while, Fangcun Dayou said:
"Forget it, I'll just put the tape sent by the office into Naoki-san's basket... Anyway, those who can be signed as artists must have some singing skills... As for whether they can
The selection depends on their luck!"
"That's okay..." Fujiwara Kazuhisa nodded, "But Otomo-san, when Naoki-san comes over, please remind me that you need to make a selection as soon as possible... In this case, the recording will be fine
As soon as possible.”
"Hi!"
After Fujiwara Kazuku left, Yoshimura Otomo took out some tapes from his briefcase, which were demo tapes given to him in person by other offices, and then walked to Naoki Nagayama's office.
On the table in Naoki Nagayama's office, a basket containing the DEMOs screened by the "Sound of Neon" working group is placed in the center. This is sent to Naoki Nagayama for screening every day.
Yoshimura Otomo stuffed the demo tape in his hand and scattered it around. He couldn't help but see a few names...
"Tanabe Eisuke... from Kyoto..."
"Hoshino Hoshino... a person from Osaka..."
"Eita Otani... from Hokkaido..."
"There are really people from all over the place."
"This is... Kamai Sachiko from Kanagawa... Ha, Shizuoka, not far from Naoki-san's hometown..."
"This time "The Sound of Neon" really attracted people from all over the country~"
With emotion, Yoshimura Otomo stuffed the last demo tape in his hand. Naturally, he would not take out other people's DEMOs just to increase the probability of the one who stuffed it in. This is too shameless~
After hastily stuffing the demo tape, Fangcun Dayou Shi Shiran walked out...
Although it is somewhat unfair to the players who have been selected through layers of screening...
But this is life, this is the entertainment industry, and people with connections will always get in trouble!
Fortunately, this time "Neon Sound" is controlled by Naoki Nagayama, otherwise the contestants would probably all be insiders!
After Yoshimura Otomo finished stuffing the demo tape, he put this matter behind him. As the CEO of Shuyou, he has a lot of things to pay attention to besides "Neon Sound"...
For example, the 2nd Tokyo International Film Festival, which is continuing to advance...
For example, the recording progress of other artists under its banner...
.......
Kanagawa.
Kamaike Sachiko, who has already taken a break from college, is at home.
"Ounei-san~" Minako Kamaike said to her sister who was packing her luggage, "Have you booked your accommodation in Tokyo? Are you not coming back for the entire summer vacation?"
"Well, the magazine said that they helped contact the dormitory..." Sachiko Kamaike nodded, "I am equivalent to a summer job this time... I won't come back until the end of August, and then I will go directly to the university..."
"Tokyo...I really want to go~"
Minako is in high school, so children of this age naturally want to go.
"I can definitely go there in the future..." Sachiko Kamaike comforted her, "As long as Minako gets admitted to a university in Tokyo!"
"Eh~~~That must be difficult!"
Minako Minako sighed and lay on the table, like a frustrated turtle...
But I soon remembered something and became full of energy again.
"If I can be selected in that draft, I can go to Tokyo!"
"??"
"That's it!" Minako reminded her, seeing her sister look like she had forgotten, "It's called "The Sound of Neon"... Didn't we all submit a copy of the tape?!"
"Tape?"
Kamai Sachiko then remembered that a few days ago, her sister wanted to record a tape to participate in the audition, but she was too shy to go alone, so she insisted on dragging her along to record the DEMO...
During this period of time, she was so busy with going to Tokyo to work as a part-time model that she didn't pay any attention to the talent show...
Isn't the so-called "Neon Sound" just another idol talent show? They definitely can't select someone as old as her!
Sachiko Kamaiike is already nineteen, and is about to reach adulthood. The best time to debut as an idol has passed, and she has no idea about idols for a long time.
"I said, Minako..." Sachiko Kamaike nodded her sister's forehead, "If you want to be selected for the show, you might as well study hard! The probability can be higher!"
"...Ignore you!" Minako Kamaike went downstairs angrily...
Kamike Sachiko shook her head and smiled helplessly... The dreams of youth are not so easy to be extinguished~
After sorting out her clothes, she went to the phone, dialed her boyfriend's number, and talked about going to Tokyo...
"No need to send me off...Father will send me to the station~"
"I won't see you for a long time, and you are not allowed to talk to other girls during this period!"
"Talk on the phone every night!"
"..."
Sachiko Kamaike, who is pretty and has long legs, was of course the target of being chased in college, and her relationship with her boyfriend was also very sweet~
It's just that the green love that makes people head-spinning in school will sometimes be awakened by the cold water of reality after entering society...
The prosperity of Tokyo is not only dizzying for the eyes; the dyeing vats of the entertainment industry are not just clothes that are dyed...