182, I always feel like I've seen that figure somewhere...
.......
In New York, snowflakes are actually falling again,
The climate in the 1980s seems to be colder,
Amidst the snowflakes, Naoki Nagayama continued to wander around the major attractions in New York, and even went to Chinatown several times. With his proficiency in Mandarin and Wenzhou dialect, he perfectly pretended to be a Wenzhou native in New York.
It's a pity that at this time, there were more people from Guangdong and Fujian in New York, and I didn't meet any of them.
Having seen everything there is to see, Naoki Nagayama couldn’t think of anything else in New York that could attract him to stay. Besides, it was so cold.
After lounging on the warm bed of the hotel for a long time, he decided to take advantage of the opportunity to go abroad and visit other cities in the United States. Naturally, his first choice was Washington, not far from New York.
After mailing all the gifts and souvenirs he bought back to Japan, Naoki Nagayama checked out the room at the Central Plaza Hotel and took a train to the capital of the United States.
The President of the United States in 1982 was Ronald Reagan. Less than three months after he was elected president last year, he was shot six times and assassinated.
President Reagan was lucky to survive. Although a year has passed, he is still an old man in his 70s after all. Hia had an open surgery, so he still spends most of his time in the White House handling government affairs.
The White House Secret Service surrounded the White House so tightly that Naoki Nagayama could only take a few photos from a distance.
But next to it are the National Gallery of Art, the Capitol and Lincoln Park, which are connected in a line. The scenery of Capitol Hill is really good, the Capitol is solemn and solemn, and the statue of Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington is also very majestic.
The National Gallery of Art possesses the only Leonardo da Vinci work in the United States, the "Portrait of Ginevra de Beng", as well as masterpieces by European classical art masters during the Renaissance.
After a good swim, Nagayama Naoki felt that his artistic level must have improved a lot.
After spending two days wandering around Washington, D.C., and experiencing the essence of American culture of this era, Naoki Nagayama couldn’t find any reason to stay.
At this time, the Japanese movie has been premiering for many days, so after choosing to go back, most of the promotional activities have been completed. Hahaha, I have escaped~
...
The west coast of the United States is affected by the Pacific sea breeze and the California cold current, so it is not too hot in summer and not too cold in winter.
As a representative city on the West Coast of the United States, Los Angeles has a mild climate throughout the year, with an average maximum temperature of 23.3°C and an average minimum temperature of 13°C. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is like spring all year round.
However, Naoki Nagayama did not come here specifically because he wanted to come to Los Angeles. The flight from Washington to Tokyo required a connecting flight, so it was suspended at the Los Angeles airport.
The feeling of suddenly entering early summer from winter was very strange. Naoki Nagayama had to take off his windbreaker and cotton-padded clothes, leaving only a shirt.
The next flight will take at least 6 hours. It would be too boring to stay at the airport during this time, and there is no Honor of Kings to kill time...
Looking at the bright sunshine outside, Nagayama Naoki's heart was ready to move.
Since we stopped in Los Angeles, of course we couldn’t miss the scenery of this city.
At least you must visit the famous Santa Monica Beach and Disneyland in Los Angeles.
Wait, it seems like I need to buy a swimsuit, because it’s winter in New York, so I brought all winter clothes.
.......
Wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt, Akina Nakamori followed a group of staff out of the Los Angeles airport.
Record producer Shimada Yuzo from Akina's Publicity Department asked Nakamori Akina: "Akina-chan, is this your first time flying on a plane? How do you feel now?"
"Hey, it doesn't matter at all."
After more than ten hours of flying, even a strong man like Shimada Yuzo was a bit overwhelmed, but this teenage girl said there was no problem. During the previous training and promotion discussions, Shimada Yuzo had already learned about Nakamori Akina
He has a stubborn character, but the more he gets to know him, the more he discovers the strength of this young idol’s character.
"Xiong San-san, didn't you originally plan to come over for recording in mid-March? Why are you so many days early?"
In fact, when Nobuo Tomioka informed her, he didn't give any reason. He just said: "Akina-chan, you've finished the training course, so let's record the record first."
Then she asked her agent to buy a plane ticket to Los Angeles. Akina Nakamori didn't even have time to say goodbye to her parents, so she could only inform her on the phone.
Shimada Yuzo thought silently in his heart, isn't it because he is afraid that you will have a scandal with a certain handsome guy, otherwise Minister Terabashi would not have agreed to let the entire group go abroad so easily.
"What Nobuo-san means is to take some photos before his debut, which can be used in future DVD records. In the future, these will be important materials for promotion and memories."
Shimada Yuzo silently complained in his heart that there was no need to go directly to the United States to shoot the video materials before his debut. This reason was perfunctory enough.
"Akina-san can also have fun in Los Angeles~ I will be very busy after my official debut."
At this time, Akina didn't know much about the process of idol promotion, and she thought this was the real reason.
"Hey, I got it~"
There were cameras filming along the way, which made Akina Nakamori very embarrassed because she was not used to living in the spotlight, because many foreigners in Los Angeles looked over curiously.
"Yu San-san, should we go directly to the recording studio now?"
"Hahaha, Akina-san, aren't you really tired? Warner Records is on North Hollywood Street. Let's go to the hotel next door to repair it first. We can go shopping nearby in the afternoon and then go to the recording studio tomorrow."
If it was the previous daily schedule, it would still be quite a rush to record ten songs.
But now that I have come ahead of schedule, the construction schedule will be much more relaxed.
Other employees in the work team can also take a good tour of Los Angeles~
...
The Millennium Hotel in downtown Los Angeles is an "antique" hotel with a history of more than 50 years. It was listed on the World Historical Heritage List more than 20 years ago and is said to have hosted many presidential celebrities.
Naoki Nagayama used the airport phone number to book a room directly, and then called a taxi all the way from the airport to the heart of Los Angeles.
The splendid Millennium Hotel literally means that the splendid hotel is not covered with a layer of rich gold like the nouveau riche, but a retro aristocratic temperament accumulated over decades of history. The interior design of the hotel is complicated and gorgeous, like a step-by-step hotel.
Entered the noble court of ancient Rome.
"It's not a bad trip~"
After checking in, Naoki Nagayama happily toured the hotel and took many photos with his camera. Many of the scenes here have been chosen by great directors to be used in movies. Seeing them in reality really feels like checking in.
The Millennium Hotel is located in the city center with convenient transportation and is not far from major attractions in the city, but the most famous attraction in Los Angeles is of course Hollywood.
Nagayama Naoki took a special bus directly to Hollywood Park and arrived at Griffith Observatory at noon. This building is far away from the Hollywood Hills. You can clearly see the white word "Hollywood" on the opposite mountain.
After going down the mountain from here, you can go directly along Hollywood Boulevard, passing through the Walk of Fame, then to Lake Hollywood Park, and then to Universal Studios Hollywood.
See all of Hollywood in one afternoon~
Arriving at the famous Avenue of Stars, Nagayama Naoki lowered his head, trying to find the familiar star emblem on the ground. Unfortunately, in this era, almost none of the stars he was familiar with before became famous, and growing up in Japan, he knew relatively few foreign stars.
, so basically no.
Wait, Marilyn Monroe, is her handprint here too?
Nagayama Naoki quickly took a photo as a souvenir. When he bent down, he felt a bright yellow figure flash past from the corner of his eye.
But when he looked up again, he was gone.
Nagayama Naoki scratched his head. He felt that it seemed to be a familiar figure, but after looking around for a while he couldn't find it, so he shrugged and walked down.
.......
On Hollywood Boulevard, you can often see people shooting with various long or short lenses.
"Yu San-san, are there any Japanese stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?"
"Of course, there is Hayakawa Snow Island."
"Where where?"
"Well... I'm not sure about this, I can only look for it one by one~"
There are three people in the film crew beside Akina Nakamori, one is the main photographer, and the other two take turns. At the same time, they also pay attention to road safety.
Although this trip was just for fun, for the few of them, shooting was always going on.
Akina walked briskly on the Avenue of Stars. When she saw a signature, she would bend down to check it.
Along the way, I saw many people who were looking for names like me. From a distance, I saw someone taking out a camera to take pictures. Hey, he was actually an Asian.
"Akina-san, here!" Shimada Yuzo waved, and he found the star of Hayakawa Snow Island.
"Hi~" Xiao Mingcai trotted over and looked at it with interest, "Yu San-san, are there many Asians coming to Hollywood? I seemed to have seen it just now."
"There should be a lot of them. This is a tourist attraction." Shimada Yuzo thought for a moment, "But there are not many Asians traveling to Los Angeles at this time. Maybe they are from Japan. There is a high probability that they are local Asians."
"Soukar~ I feel like the figure is a bit familiar~"
Xiao Mingcai didn't think much about it. After admiring the stars, she walked along the road to the next location, Lake Hollywood Park.
Lake Hollywood Park in 1982 was still in a relatively primitive state, but it is one of the best places to see Hollywood's iconic white sign.
After finally reaching the mountain, Shimada Yuzo took a deep breath of fresh air by the lake, then pointed into the distance and said:
"Mingcai Jiang, the recording studio we are going to tomorrow is on North Hollywood Boulevard, right behind Universal Studios Hollywood."
After Nakamori Akina heard this, she also looked towards Universal Studios Hollywood in the distance, only to find a figure wearing a white shirt on the way to Hollywood Studios.
"Yu San-san, look at the man in the white shirt, he is an Asian on the Avenue of Stars." Akina pointed at the small figure and said, "I always feel like I have seen that figure somewhere before..."
Shimada Yuzo also followed his gaze and made a telescope shape with his hands.
However, there were so many people in Universal Studios, and he couldn't tell which one it was: "Akina-chan, can you see clearly from such a distance? I couldn't tell~"
"I can't see clearly, but the figure looks familiar." Xiao Mingcai took another look and saw that the person had already entered.
"It just so happens that our next stop is there, let's check it out then~"
"Hi~"
...
Having already taken photos of Hollywood signs at the observatory, Naoki Nagayama didn’t want to look at ordinary natural landscapes anymore.
So instead of going to Lake Hollywood and the adjacent Runyon Canyon Park, we went directly to Universal Studios.
In fact, Universal Studios Hollywood at this time feels a bit unflattering.
There is no Transformers, no Harry Potter, no Marvel...even the aliens have not come out at this time,
However, King Kong had already come out at this time, so there were also gorilla dolls, props, scenes, posters from other old movies, and Chaplin's costumes from Modern Era also appeared~
There are also some gothic castles and various specialty shops in the movie theater, and of course there are places like haunted houses, which are similar to amusement parks.
Nagayama Naoki walked slowly inside Universal Studios, shuttling among various attractions and experiencing the characteristics of early movies.
Universal Studios, as the epitome of film art, of course has a cinema. All recent movies have been released in the cinema. Naoki Nagayama took a closer look at the film schedule, and there was actually "The Ghost Story"!
Has this movie actually reached the United States?
I quickly took a photo of this schedule, which I want to keep as a souvenir.
Nagayama Naoki didn't see any other movies that attracted him, so he didn't think about buying a ticket to watch it.
In the snack bar next to the movie theater, the smell of popcorn could be heard. After walking for so long, the food eaten for lunch had long been consumed, and the smell of burnt food aroused the greed in the stomach.
"Please bring me some popcorn~"
He took the popcorn cup and change from the shop owner and stuffed one into his mouth. The sweet taste spread on the tip of his tongue.
Seeing the shop owner looking behind him, Naoki Nagayama also turned around curiously.
Several people were surrounding a little girl wearing a bright yellow sweatshirt who was walking in the theater. One person was filming with a camera, and the other was also filming with a camera.
The other two were guiding the photography route a little further away, as if they were movie stars.
"Mingna-san?" Nagayama Naoki was shocked!
...
Akina Nakamori walked to Universal Studios and saw all kinds of movie props and scenes inside.
He was curious like a child, looking here and touching there, which made the guy who took the photo almost lose track of him.
Even the actor who played the King Kong doll was harassed. After taking a photo, a hair stuck to the doll's costume was plucked out...
There was a movie theater and a doll shop in front of her. Akina Nakamori actually wanted to go to the doll shop, but suddenly she saw a handsome guy in a white shirt standing at the door of the popcorn shop. That was...
"Naoki-san!"
After Nakamori Akina said hello, Nagayama Naoki also laughed, waved at Akina Akina, and then walked over there.
With an exclamation, Akina Nakamori confirmed the identity of the other party and asked the photographer next to her to turn the camera to Naoki Nagayama.
At the entrance of the cinema, a handsome young man in white clothes and black trousers waved to the camera and walked towards this side with a warm smile.
The gentle sunlight of the setting sun shone on his body, staining his white shirt with some gold, like a character walking out of a story~
