Drinking with old friends, there is no need to find some too high-end restaurants.
After coming out of the studio, I walked not long before arriving at a very lively izakaya. If it is so popular, then the food or service inside must be satisfactory.
This is what Nagayama's father, who owns an izakaya, told him when he was a child. The izakaya opened by his family was very attractive in the local area.
The two found a booth, then ordered a few skewers of roasted birds and other charcoal-grilled food, plus a special curry rice as their staple food.
Then I ordered a bottle of soju and started drinking~
"Why did Naoki-san suddenly invite people to drink?" Yoshimura Otomo asked with a smile after drinking a glass of soju, "Did something good happen?"
"Of course, isn't "Love in the Sky" published? And I heard the news that it has been selected for the Naoki Award."
Naoki Nagayama still can't talk about his relationship with Akina for the time being. He himself has no relationship, but Akina's side is in a period of rapid growth. In short, he can hide it as long as he can~
I don’t know how long I can keep a low profile in a place where Japanese paparazzi are so fierce.
"Oh! Naoki Sho!"
Hearing this news, Yoshimura Otomo was very surprised. This is one of the major awards in the literary circle, and only those writers who can be called outstanding can get it!
Nagayama Naoki himself doesn’t understand the importance of Naoki Sho in Japan. He may be named a literary giant in the future! A literary hero is the kind of person who will give you a statue in the park after your death!
And great writers are even more incredible. Just like the izakaya they came to eat at today, Naoki Nagayama will become famous after he becomes a great writer!
Although Nagayama Naoki is now considered a well-known best-selling author, he is still far away from being a literary giant.
Hearing such news, Yoshimura Otomo was very happy, perhaps even happier than winning the award himself: "Hahaha! This is indeed a good thing! Come on, Naoki-san, let's have a drink!"
"Come on, cheers!" Nagayama Naoki drank a gulp of the toast, and Yoshimura Otomo's face suddenly turned red. He seemed to be aroused by the glass of wine, and said to the proprietress who brought the meal,
"Lady boss! Give every customer in the store a bottle of wine! Charge it to my account!"
"Huh?!" The landlady recognized Fangcun Dayou as a regular customer and asked quickly, "Is Fangcun-san drunk? If you treat everyone to drink, that would be a lot of money!"
"Hahaha, stupid tape!" Otomo Fangcun is very confident and is approaching a net worth of hundreds of millions. "I heard good news today! Super good news!"
Nagayama Naoki was speechless on the side... He was paying the bill today~
But it still didn't stop Yoshimura Otomo's heroic move. After all, it didn't cost much...
After the proprietress served a bottle of soju to all the guests, she naturally received the gratitude of all the guests. Under the influence of alcohol, the atmosphere in the small izakaya became even more lively.
The sizzling and oily roasted bird exudes the original aroma of barbecue, with a tender texture on the outside and full of gravy. It is then coated with the store's special sauce, which has a hint of sweetness in the salty aroma.
It's unforgettable.
While drinking, Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura talked about the future.
"Otomo-san, if I finish filming "High School", I want to go abroad again!"
"Oh? Where are you going?" Fangcun Otomo was not surprised and asked calmly.
"First go to Europe, then Africa, then South America...and Asia." Nagayama Naoki said casually. In short, he wanted to visit various places in the world.
"Travel around the world?" Fangcun Dayou drank a glass of wine, "Ah, when I was young, I also wanted to travel around the world!"
"It's not about traveling around! I want to experience each place in depth. Living there for two or three months may not be enough!" Naoki Nagayama expressed his inner thoughts.
"That will take a lot of time!"
"Silly tape, I have a lifetime anyway!" It sounds like the fantasy of a middle school boy, but when it comes from Naoki Nagayama's mouth, it really feels like he can succeed.
"Then what should we do at home?" Fangcun Otomo said vaguely while biting into chicken skewers, "What about falling in love? Getting married? What about having children?"
"..." Nagayama Naoki was interrupted, "Why does Otomo-san like to destroy other people's dreams so much."
Yoshimura Otomo assumed the posture of an older man: "Hahaha, dreams are not something that can be easily expressed!"
"Family?" Nagayama Naoki said, "Everyone in the family looks happy!"
"Falling, getting married, having children... just take your time with those things~" Naoki Nagayama's mind flashed with Akina Nakamori's face, "When fate comes, it will all happen naturally."
"Well, I think Naoki-san will not be lacking in this aspect~" Otomo Yoshimura stared at it, and then smiled, Naoki is a playboy~
"I always feel that there is something in your words..."
Fangcun Dayou didn't say much: "Here, have another drink!"
After a few glasses of wine, Fangcun Otomo across from him was already flushed, and he spoke more openly.
"Naoki-san, do you know? When you get older and suddenly become rich, you will have no idea what to do!" Yoshimura Otomo was a little drunk, "Then you will find that many strange temptations will come to you.
Came to find you!"
"Huh? Otomo-san was tempted?"
"Hahaha, of course, money, beauty, and privileges..." Otomo Yoshimura drank wine and breathed out the smell of alcohol, "Just like before, when Etsurou Kikuchi came to see me...
At that time, the very cute Ayano Fukuhara hinted that she could send me home..."
"Oh? Could it be that Otomo-san can't stand the temptation?" Nagayama Naoki showed a sullen expression.
"Ha, who am I? I am a senior agent in the entertainment industry! I also work in adult magazines!" Yoshimura Otomo munched on the barbecue, "What temptation have I not experienced? Such a thing as a business..."
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"Huh? If you say that, Otomo-san didn't agree?" Nagayama Naoki asked curiously. In such a dark situation in the entertainment industry, this kind of thing cannot be said less, especially among low-level artists.
"Of course I didn't agree!" Fangcun Dayou was a little proud, "They asked me to sell the three Maoyan sisters! How is it possible!"
The so-called exchange naturally means giving something away after receiving something.
"After all, it is Otomo-san's hard work!" Nagayama Naoki nodded. Yoshimura Otomo still cares very much about this group.
However, Yoshimura Otomo shook his head: "This is just one of the reasons. More importantly, if I do this, Naoki-san will be disappointed~"
"Well... there should be a little bit~" After all, we are considered acquaintances with the three Maoyan sisters.
"It's not that you are disappointed with this matter, but that you are disappointed with me as a person!" Yoshimura Otomo seemed to be drunk, but also seemed to be more sober. He looked at Naoki Nagayama with sincerity, not like a man who was nearly 50 years old.
of middle-aged people.
"Although I have only known Naoki-san for a few years, I can tell that Naoki-san is a sincere, upright and kind-hearted person!"
Nagayama Naoki scratched his face and felt a little embarrassed: "Otomo-san, your evaluation is too high!"
"No! I can see that those who make friends with Naoki-san are all upright people." Yoshimura Otomo said, "If you have a dark heart, Naoki-san will slowly stay away from him."
"I... don't want to be someone who is gradually alienated by Naoki-san."
Nagayama Naoki was a little surprised. He didn't know what to say for a moment. He just came to have a drink, and Yoshimura Otomo actually said such touching words... If it were a girl, it would be a pure confession.
ah!
Yoshimura Otomo returned to his shrewd look: "Haha, it's also because if I am with Naoki-san, my life will reach a height that I have never thought of!"
"Thank you so much for your trust, Otomo-san."
Don't put so much pressure on me! Nagayama Naoki felt that the wine in his mouth was a little heavy.
After drinking one or two cups like this, Otomo Fangcun soon started talking nonsense:
"Naoki-san, our Shuyou Pictures can defeat Toho, right?"
"Um...it's a little difficult~" Nagayama Naoki, who was still sober, felt increasingly stressed.
"Then you can defeat Johnny, right?"
"This... I might as well give it a try..." Johnny & Associates, which is connected to the Kitagawa sisters, is both very strong and very weak.
Seeing that Yoshimura Otomo was about to say that he would defeat the Prime Minister, Naoki Nagayama quickly settled the bill with the proprietress.
Then he put this drunken middle-aged man into a taxi.
.......
Taking advantage of the cool night breeze, Nagayama Naoki did not rush home, but instead thought about his future plans.
Personal wealth freedom has almost been achieved. In the future, it should be possible to increase it several times and not be able to spend it all in a lifetime!
Make a lot of money, and then live a life of poetry and distance~
To put it bluntly, this goal has been achieved!
In other respects, I have unknowingly become involved with many people, including Otomo Yoshimura, Shuichi Itou, Masataka Komori, Riko Ono, Junko Ito, Yuki Saito, Yutaka Ozaki, and my friend Won Nakai.
Tai, Starry Night Suzumi... I know quite a few people.
In addition, my family members, my elder brother who is married, my younger sister who is in college...
And my latest lover, Akina Nakamori...
"In terms of life, how far should we go?"
Even after two chances, Naoki Nagayama still couldn't answer this question.
"In short... just follow a comfortable rhythm and search slowly~" Nagayama Naoki thought for a long time, but was completely empty of goals, "Maybe one day I will suddenly understand~"
The young man walked on the quiet street at night and silently said something,
"Finish filming "High School" first~"
"Make a few more movies~"
"Shuyou Pictures needs to recruit more people~"
"Sign more artists~"
"Become a big boss in the industry~"
"Step on Johnny's feet and punch the Burning type! Then I have to pinch Toho with my left hand and press Toei with my right hand!"
.....
The young man's murmurs slowly disappeared from the wind, leaving only one sentence,
"I also want to take Akina on a trip~"
.......
......璒
Early the next morning, the dazzling sunlight once again awakened Naoki Nagayama's mind.
Nagayama Naoki, who had drunk a lot of wine, could not even remember the phone call he had with Akina last night. In his impression, he seemed to have talked about something about taking Akina on a trip around the world.
However, I vaguely felt that Akina seemed very happy on the phone.
"It should be fine, I don't have any bad intentions anyway!"
After some morning exercise and sweating all over, Nagayama Naoki felt that he was completely free from the influence of alcohol, and then he took the subway to the studio full of energy.
Yoshimura Otomo is not here. After drinking with Nagayama Naoki, few people can get up on time the next morning.
Naoki Nagayama first made a call to Daiyuki Nagato of Being Records, then drove the convertible he left at the studio and stepped on the accelerator to the Being Records headquarters in Minato City.
"Naoki-san!"
While parking the car in the basement, I happened to run into Yutaka Ozaki and Akira Sudo who were coming to a meeting.
"Ah, Ozaki-san and Sudou-san, what a coincidence!"
"Is Naoki-san also here to hold an album promotion event?" Sudou Akira asked, "I didn't say before that you were coming too, Naoki-san."
Nagayama Naoki nodded: "Yes, we just decided last night."
In fact, I just came here for a formality, but I really want to hear what "Jealous" will be like with Yutaka Ozaki's performance.
But I happened to meet them...
"Just right, Ozaki-san!" Naoki Nagayama went to the car and took out a notebook, "This is a song I just wrote yesterday. Anyway, I don't have a male singer under my banner, so why not give it to you!"
"Eh? Give it to me?" Yutaka Ozaki was a little confused by the surprise that fell from the sky.
"Well, your tone and singing skills are very good. I heard from Sudou-san that you also liked singing more mature and lyrical songs before, right?"
Nagayama Naoki gave the song to Yutaka Ozaki so readily, but actually he didn’t want to have anything to do with Kondo Masahiko anymore. Is this a kind of psychological mysophobia?
This reason sounds a bit childish, but Yutaka Ozaki still opened the notebook and started reading.
The handwriting on it is messy and simple, and the melody even uses some simple pictographic symbols. However, Yutaka Ozaki is also a person who often creates, and he is very adaptable to such a manuscript.
The melody and lyrics of the song were written almost overnight, and Yutaka Ozaki didn't even see any traces of modifications on the manuscript.
The lyrics inside are also very charming. The sad melody is full of emotions and helplessness about love and life. In short, it is a very excellent song.
"Naoki-san, are you really singing this song to me?"
"Hahaha, I believe Ozaki-san can sing well!"
"Boom Douni Aligado!"
Akira Sudō, who was walking next to him, felt itchy in his heart. Naoki Nagayama's sudden attack made him unable to defend himself. However, seeing Yutaka Ozaki's expression and tone, he knew that this song was a very high-quality song.
"Ozaki, show me!"
"Let's talk about it when we get back!"
Yutaka Ozaki stuffed the notebook directly into his pocket without any intention of returning it, leaving Nagayama Naoki speechless for a while.
I need to change my laptop again...
Will I have to use a different notebook every time I write a song in the future?
...
When I walked into the office of Being Records, Tetsuya Komuro, Daiyuki Nagato and Tetsuro Oda were already there.
"Hi, I'm very presumptuous in coming here. I don't want to cause any trouble, right?"
"Of course not!" Nagato Daiyuki said, "We just need Naoki-san's opinion on the promotion of the second album!"
"Hahaha, Daxing-san is joking. With a company as experienced as Being Records, why should we be worried? I'm just here to listen to the final version of the song today."
Naoki Nagayama sat next to Tetsuya Komuro and nodded to his non-staff creator:
"Tetsuya-san, are you busy lately?"
Tetsuya Komuro was speechless, but after all, it was a question from the big boss, "...Ozaki-san's second album has just been finished..."
"That's it~ Let's talk about the work of other artists later..."
Naoki Nagayama was thinking of the next song by Junko Ito and Yuki Saito...
It’s impossible to always rely on yourself~
Just when Tetsuya Komuro was about to continue asking, the music started playing, and the song "Jealous", performed by Yutaka Ozaki, slowly flowed out.
