As we enter the end of May, people in Tokyo are hearing the news about Naoki Nagayama, and they also know one thing...the youngest winner of the Palme d'Or will hold a luxurious celebration party.
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There is no sponsorship, no advertising, and no gift money. It is completely funded by tree friends themselves, invites guests to attend, and is held in the evening at the Tokyo Prince Hotel.
Just like when wealthy families in the old days had any happy events, they would always hold a flowing feast for three days and three nights. In addition to celebrating, they also wanted to show off their wealth~
However, the number of places for this celebration is limited, so it is not easy to get in.
As the protagonist, Naoki Nagayama came to the Tokyo Prince Hotel at noon, and took Akina Nakamori with him... Although he was not married yet, Akina naturally had to act as the hostess in this case.
role to help receive guests.
What's more... there are important guests in the hotel!
"Father, mother, eldest brother, Sister Xiangjia..." Naoki Nagayama walked to the suite of the Tokyo Hotel and met his parents and eldest brother's family who had come from Shizuoka. "Is the journey going well?
"
"Nagayama-san, Nanako-san..." Akina Nakamori also greeted the family with a smile.
The family picked it up directly from Shizuoka in a van sent by Tree Friends. Now that Yamasakura-in is being renovated, the large flat floor of the 80 Building is not convenient, so they directly opened a suite in the Tokyo Hotel to accommodate them.
"Hey, no problem at all!"
Nagayama Nanako looked at her son very happily, and then said hello to Nakamori Akina next to her.
Naoki Nagayama walked to the side of the youngest child of the Nagayama family. He looked at the weeds doing somersaults on the bed in the suite and couldn't help but laugh:
"Didn't the weeds cry either?"
"Not at all~" Yongshan Xiangjia responded with a smile, "I have been very excited since I woke up in the morning, and I was very happy along the way..."
"What a brave little guy!"
Naoki Nagayama teased him for a while before talking to his father and brother~
"When will the celebration be held in the evening?" the eldest brother Aoki asked.
"Hi~" Nagayama Naoki nodded, then looked at the two people and said, "Today my father and eldest brother are sitting at the table in the center... Brother Kaede and Tsuruko will also come...
That table is full of relatives.”
"Tsuruko won't be able to come until later in the afternoon...there are still classes today..."
"Ah, by the way~" Nagayama Naoki looked at Akina who was talking to her mother, "Akina's mother Chieko will also come...and Akina's sister..."
Although the two were not married yet, they had already met their parents, so Naoki Nagayama originally wanted to invite members of the Nakamori family.
However, Akina did not agree, saying that it was the first time for two families to meet and they could not be so hasty. They only invited the women in the family... In this era, it is not considered a formal meeting unless the man in charge comes forward.
"I see..." Father Yongshan Ken nodded~
It was still a long time before the celebration party started. The big family chatted in the suite for a while until Riko Hayano came:
"Naoki-san, Otomo-san, please come over!"
"Ah, okay~" Nagayama Naoki nodded, and then said goodbye to his family, "Mina-san, I'll go over first..."
Then he looked at Akina who was playing with Weeda and shook his head:
"Mingna, why don't you play with the weeds for a while and then come down when it's almost time to start?"
"Hi~~~" Akina agreed happily!
After arriving at the banquet hall, Naoki Nagayama found Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itou talking to the workers setting up the stage.
"Otomo-san, Shuichi-san...what's wrong?"
"Naoki-san~" Yoshimura Otomo turned around, "It's a rehearsal... Before people come, let's go through the performance group's rehearsal one last time!"
"Um...okay~"
Naoki Nagayama originally didn't think about having a performance, but Otomo Yoshimura and Shuichi Itou strongly requested that there be a performance, and they also wanted to invite the most famous pop singer today...
Relying on Shuyou's reputation in the entertainment industry, today we invited the recently popular band the Checkers, the Safe Zone Band, Southern Star, etc., in addition to other popular singers...
.....The scene is similar to the year-end performance.
While there was still no one in the banquet hall, the three giants of Shuyou watched their rehearsal together. After all, when it started, they would have no chance and would have to go to greet the guests.
.......
Time passed quickly. The preparations for the banquet hall were completed, and the banners and flags outside the Tokyo Prince Hotel were hung up. As the sun gradually went down, the media reporters began to arrive first, and then came one after another.
Others are coming~
"Naoki-san~"
Akina Nakamori, who had changed into her dress, stood beside her, ready to greet the guests with Naoki Nagayama.
"Mingna, how are mother and the others?"
"I've changed my clothes and sat down in my seat..." Akina Nakamori said slightly nervously, "Tsuruko is here too."
"Tsuruko is a person?"
"Um....."
Nagayama Naoki sighed, this sister of hers didn’t even have a boyfriend...My mother still wanted to see Tsuruko’s boyfriend~
"Are you nervous Akina?" Naoki Nagayama tilted his head and glanced at his girlfriend.
"...a little bit~"
Akina Nakamori is a star who has held concerts. Her nervousness is not because she has to greet others, but because she is treated as a hostess.
"What if I don't know you..."
"Haha, just smile~" Nagayama Naoki raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "I don't know them at all! But there are Otomo-san and Shuichi-san..."
Yoshimura Otomo and Itou Shuichi couldn't help but shake their heads as they heard this. Their president was good at everything, but he was not very good at socializing... He usually had no contact with other people except the friends he knew.
As time went by, more and more guests began to appear. Most of them were Itou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo. When they saw it, they took two steps forward:
"President Shanmu...Thank you very much for coming..."
"Boss Hongdera, welcome, welcome... Come, this is the president of Shuyu, Naoki Nagayama..."
"Professor Oji~"
"..."
Naoki Nagayama could only greet these guests, whom he knew or did not know, with a smile.
"Arigado~" "Thank you for coming..." "Please sit inside..."
Akina Nakamori also bowed and said hello. When she met a female guest, she would also exchange a few casual words~
The presidents of cooperative companies, senior figures in the entertainment industry, well-known artists, members of various associations in the film industry, and even members of Congress...
Later, Director Takano from Fuji TV, Director Kotaro Sakai from the Production Bureau of TV Tokyo, Director Yosuke Nakano from TV Asahi, and other invited personnel came.
There are also people from major film studios, including Haruki Kadokawa~
Most of the visitors were strangers, but of course there were also people I knew, such as Masaki Kobayashi and Masahiro Shinoda who had just arrived together.
"Kobayashi-san, Shinoda-san, you are here!" Naoki Nagayama stepped forward to shake hands.
"Haha, how could you miss Naoki-san's celebration party!" Kobayashi Masaki said with a smile, "This celebration drink is a must!"
"Of course...please sit inside...we have prepared some good wine today~"
"Then let's talk later!"
"Hi~"
"...."
Under the leadership of the waiter, the guests gradually filled the banquet hall, and it was almost time for the celebration to begin.
.......
Today, the banquet hall has a large space, but there are not too many media reporters invited in. They are all friends who have made friends with Shuyou before.
As for the media who have said bad things about Naoki Nagayama or "Don't Stop the Camera" in newspapers and let go of negative reports, they will not be allowed to enter the banquet hall.
These guys can only shoot the guests who are about to enter outside the Tokyo Grand Hotel, hoping to capture some famous figures that can be used as material.
"Alas... Tree Friends actually dare to do this!"
Tokyo Sports reporter Yuto Kosaka complained to the cameraman Ishizaki Aito next to him,
"It's just a few reports... and you can't even get into the infield!"
"Speaking of which, we reported the official announcement of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori!"
The cameraman Ishizaki Aito is very calm:
"If you do something, you have to face the consequences. We released negative reports and got some exposure, which made the tree friends unhappy... Then naturally we will be experiencing what we are experiencing now~"
"But..." Reporter Kosaka Yuden turned to look at the reporters outside, "No one thought that Shuyou would dare to reject us all! Don't they want to promote and promote their future movies?
Has it been exposed?!"
"Maybe he doesn't care~" Ishizaki Aito said, "I just saw the heads of major TV stations entering... I seem to be familiar with Nagayama Naoki and the others..."
"...."
Yes, the entertainment industry is so big, besides them, there are many media channels!
Tree friends are a hot topic now, so they should be worried...
"How can it be repaired? I heard that Nagayama Naoki is a very vindictive person... It seems that it will be difficult for us to get news about tree friends in the future!" Yuto Kosaka sighed.
"Hold a grudge?"
"Yeah, haven't you heard of it?" Yuto Kosaka saw other reporters looking over, and he didn't mean to hide it, ""Music Station" planned and produced by Naoki Nagayama, almost every singer in the entertainment industry
Everyone wants to be a part of it, but there is one male idol who is not allowed to do so..."
"Eh? Could it be Kondo Masahiko?"
"Yes, it seems that when he first debuted, he stole Nagayama Naoki's advertisement, which led to "Music Station" explicitly rejecting him from the show... Now Kondo has less important promotion channels than other idols, and his fame has already
Not as good as Tahara Toshihiko~"
"...."
All the reporters who heard it sighed, this is really a big loss!
At the same time, everyone has also established a new label for Naoki Nagayama, who is particularly vindictive... think twice next time you want to make any move against him!!!
"Forget it, that's it for today~" Yuto Kosaka pointed to the front door and said, "Ishizaki-san, take more photos of Naoki Nagayama and Akina Nakamori... Akina Nakamori actually came to greet us as the hostess in front of everyone.
Bin, it’s already news!”
"Hi~~~"
.........
In the bustling banquet hall, the main stage has been set up, and people from Fuji TV have also set up the satellite relay equipment, waiting for the celebration to begin and broadcast it.
In fact, it should be considered a live broadcast...but only Fuji TV will broadcast it all the time. They have specially produced a temporary program. Other TV stations plan to broadcast it and use it as material for other variety shows.
"Naoki-san, we are ready for the opening dance!"
After the main door was closed, Tomohiko Sugiyama, the chief director of tonight's banquet, came over to ask for instructions.
"Well, let's get started~ We're almost here~"
Naoki Nagayama nodded, and then sat at the main table with Akina Nakamori, Shuichi Itou and Otomo Yoshimura were also together~
Next to them are the parents, eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Nagayama family, as well as Brother Kaede and Tsuruko... and Akina's mother Chieko and Nakamori Akiho... Tsuruko is talking to Akiho, the two of them are very friendly.
We've known each other for a long time, we're still pen pals~
The sunset has passed, the light outside the window has dimmed, and as the lights in the banquet hall have dimmed, everyone knows that the celebration ceremony is about to officially begin~
Upbeat music came from the speakers, and everyone in the banquet hall became quiet and began to enjoy today's opening performance - "Stay with Me" by Miki Matsubara.
"
...
Nothing has changed
The loneliness of two people reflecting on the shop window
stay with me…
...
"
Nagayama Naoki listened to the singing on the stage, thinking while beating the beat.
Citypop...... This style of music is really suitable for singing in the bubble era. It sounds like you want to dance in a feast~
After the performance of a song on the stage ended, the host walked up:
"Dear guests, welcome here... Today we are gathered together to celebrate Mr. Naoki Nagayama winning the Palme d'Or..."
Applause rang out in the banquet hall, and everyone turned to congratulate Naoki Nagayama, who also stood up and bowed to everyone.
But he didn't go on stage...it wasn't him who gave the opening speech...
"Next, let's invite Mr. Yoshimura Otomo, a tree friend, to come on stage to give an opening speech..."
Wearing a formal suit and neatly combed with Mediterranean hair, Yoshimura Otomo walked up to the podium with a blushing face and started his performance~
"Everyone, when I first saw Naoki-san, I knew that this guy was not an ordinary person!!"
"It was a sunny afternoon... there was a performance going on at Walker's Paradise..."
"Naoki Nagayama, wearing a white shirt and jeans, walked into my sight with the sunshine..."
"...."
It seems that Yoshimura Otomo has been holding it in for a long time, and he recounts the scene when he and Naoki Nagayama met in a passionate voice. Since then, Naoki Nagayama seems to have enlightened himself, and his music and film careers are flourishing...
It seems that from his debut to winning the Palme d'Or, he has a share of credit for everything~
"...."
Naoki Nagayama was a little embarrassed. He didn't know what to say for a while. Akina Nakamori next to him listened with interest and looked at Naoki Nagayama with a smile in his eyes...
It turns out that Naoki-san had so many interesting things before his debut... Hahaha~
The guests who came to the banquet hall were also very surprised. They did not expect that the development history of tree friends would actually start from an encounter in Walker's Paradise~
It wasn't until Yoshimura Otomo's almost ten-minute speech ended that the host regained the right to speak...
"Everyone has just listened to many stories about Naoki Nagayama, and you must be more curious about Naoki-san... So, let me invite today's protagonist, Mr. Naoki Nagayama, to come on..."
Naoki Nagayama stood up, smoothed out his clothes, and strode towards the podium.
