Tokyo bubble life

Chapter 782 790, the snow in Showa 59 was a little early~

In the last month of Showa 59, there is a very rushed feeling. It seems that everyone is looking forward to entering the new year, as if the new year will be twice as good as this year~

Everyone is full of confidence in the future, maybe they also feel that neon is about to enter its peak golden age!

In the ever-changing shopping streets of Shinjuku, all kinds of fresh products are constantly updated, from the latest BP players, color TVs, and video recorders to exotic dresses, jewelry, and cosmetics.

It seems like you can buy everything in the world here~

Even though the sky is filled with clouds and the cold wind is blowing, Shinjuku's shopping streets are full of pedestrians looking for their favorite products.

Nagayama Naoki also found some free time and came to Shinjuku to hang out. Oh no, there’s no need to look for it, he actually has a lot of free time~

"A new game for the Famicom~"

Naturally, Nagayama Naoki bought an FC console at home, and now he is looking for the latest game cartridges at the Nintendo counter. After more than a year of development, Nintendo's games finally have what he remembers.

"Naoki-san, are you looking for a new game?"

Store manager Zenyuki Taguchi is already very familiar with Nagayama Naoki. He recommended "Donkey Kong JR", "Duck Hunt" and other new games to him last year, and he knew that this was a customer who was not short of money. , and will also recommend some game cartridges that have just been produced and are only available for trial use.

"Hi~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "But it seems there won't be any new games at the end of the year~"

"After all, it's the end of the year." Taguchi Zenyuki nodded in agreement, and then showed a sly smile, "But Naoki-san, I still have some test versions of new games that I got from the factory in advance."

Generally speaking, these beta game cartridges will be tested internally by experienced players, just like later online games will be tested or stress tested before they are released.

However, Taguchi Zenyuki chose to reveal it to Naoki Nagayama because

"Okay, okay, I'll add more money!"

Nagayama Naoki shook his hand. Although he could wait for the release in about a month or two, if he could experience it in advance, it wouldn't mean that he would make so much money just for doing this kind of thing!

"Hi!"

A smile appeared on Taguchi Zenyuki's face. Everyone who plays games is not short of money. With the extra money, he can naturally send himself a year-end red envelope!

"Naoki-san, this "Ice Knocker" is a two-player game, as well as "Balloon Fight". It should be available at the beginning of the year." Taguchi Zenyuki took out several packaged game cartridges from behind the counter and introduced it to Naoki Nagayama. He said, "There is also "Phoenix Fighter"."

After the introduction, he said very mysteriously: "I heard that the game that the company boss is very concerned about has already produced preliminary results and should be released next year."

"what game?"

"It seems to be called "Super Mario", which is an advanced version of "Water Pipe Mario"."

Ah, this. Naoki Nagayama seems to have been brought back to his green memory. "Super Mario" can be said to be a classic among classics. There was a time when he was obsessed with this game.

"When will Super Mario come out?"

"It will probably take place in the second half of the year."

"Manager Taguchi~" Nagayama Naoki already felt nostalgic after hearing about this game, so he said, "If I can get it in advance, I won't treat you badly!"

"I'm here for the benefits! It's because I hit it off with Naoki-san and I felt Naoki-san's love for games, so I asked Naoki-san to test our new game!" Taguchi Zenyuki was upright. He said solemnly, then swung his chest and said, "Don't worry, when the game comes out, I will leave a copy for Naoki-san as soon as possible!"

"Haha, thank you very much, Manager Taguchi~"

Nagayama Naoki stayed in the store for a long time before going out with a bag of new game cartridges.

In the store, Zenyuki Taguchi counted Prince Shotoku and sighed: "He is indeed a big fat sheep. He is a great customer!"

Naoki Nagayama got in the car and didn't take the money seriously. The box office share of "Summer of Kikujiro" had already been paid, and Shuyu Capital also received the first payment from Kadokawa Group.

By the end of the year, he was already a man with tens of billions of liquidity! And there will be more next year

After continuing to stroll around the shopping street for a while and picking out some year-end gifts for friends, Naoki Nagayama returned home with a satisfied look on his face.

People who spend money will always have a sense of satisfaction~

"Yutaro, you can't miss it either!" Naoki Nagayama took out a rubber bone toy and handed it to the dog that was jumping around, letting it play with it in its mouth.

Meowtaro, on the other hand, looked at the ball of wool in front of him and was speechless. This orange cat has passed the age of playing with such kitten toys!

So he took the ball of wool in his mouth and put it down in front of Taro Taro, and then pushed it with his paw. The ball of wool rolled past the dog, which instantly aroused the silly dog's interest, and he chased after it wagging his tail.

There are two newspapers on the coffee table in the living room~

Above is the list of winners of the Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards and the All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards.

However, in this era, both of Neon's awards are biased towards performing songs, so even if Nakamori Akina's pop song is a big success, even a highly popular song like "Snow Flower" did not win the final award.

In fact, the most fierce competition this year is "Flowing Flow" by Hibari Misora ​​and "Repayment" by Theresa Dunn. One song expresses the passing of time, and the other song is filled with the joys and sorrows of love, both of which touch the hearts of Japanese people.

In addition, one is a well-established veteran singer in Kansai, and the other is a well-known international singer.

So it is natural that the "All Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards", known as the "Osaka Limited Award", chose "Flowing Flow" by Hibari Misora, while the "Japan Cable Broadcasting Awards", known as the "Tokyo Cable Award", chose "Repayment" by Theresa Dunn~

As a composer, Naoki Nagayama's reputation has naturally risen a little bit.

It's just a pity for Akina, who obviously has the influence of the record, but still missed it~

"It seems that I can only work harder next year~" Naoki Nagayama shook his head and folded the newspaper.

This kind of selection, which is controlled by the old generation of judges, definitely doesn't like pop songs. This is because of the times~

Turning on the TV, plugging in the red and white machine, Naoki Nagayama started playing the new game he just bought!

In the NHK Broadcasting Center, the Red and White Songs Festival is doing the final rehearsal. The performance at this time must be recorded. If an accident occurs during the live broadcast of the day, then the screen of this time must be started~

Nakamori Akina naturally came to the backstage of the NHK Broadcasting Center early and began to prepare.

However, this time, because there are many experienced seniors in the entertainment industry, even the popular Nakamori Akina no longer has the privilege of a separate lounge, and shares a large lounge with idols of similar status.

Akina looked at the big mirror in front of her, while putting on makeup, she hummed the "Water Color" that Naoki Nagayama had just created. The lyrics of this song are simple and casual, like poetry, and it is catchy even without musical accompaniment.

"

The scattered petals are like a prank

The distant clouds are like a letter to the distant clouds

"

Ishikawa Hidemi, who listened for a while, asked curiously, "Akina-chan, what song is this? Why haven't I heard of it before?"

"The name of this song is "Water Color"~" Akina replied with a smile, "It hasn't been released yet!"

"Eh?" Ishikawa Hidemi was surprised, "Is it Akina's new song?"

"I haven't decided yet~"

Nakamori Akina shook her head. After the new contract, Akina has more decision-making power over her own record album. The one to be released at the end of the year is "Tears Are Not Decorations". She still wants more trendy styles for the subsequent records.

This song "Water Color" is somewhat biased towards traditional lyrical songs. It sounds good to sing, but it may not be in line with her current route.

"Is that so~" Ishikawa Hidemi nodded, but she liked the style of this song very much, so she asked, "Who is the author of this song?"

Akina smiled, her face full of pride and happiness, "It's Naoki-san~"

"."

Why, why can I still eat dog food here! !

Looking at her friend's smile, Ishikawa Hidemi covered her forehead helplessly: "Sure enough, I shouldn't ask who else would it be besides Akina's dear Naoki-san!"

". Hidemi-chan!"

Nakamori Akina pulled Ishikawa Hidemi's arm and told her not to be so exaggerated, after all, this was still in the public lounge.

"Akina, sing it again for me." After adjusting her mentality, Ishikawa Hidemi said to Akina. She really liked this song.

".Okay~"

Akina did not hesitate. She was not teaching the song, but sharing the joy in her heart!

The public lounge was neither big nor small. In addition to Akina Nakamori, there were also "Flower 82 Group" members such as Hori Chiemi, Hayami Yu, and Koizumi Kyoko.

After hearing the singing here, she paid a little attention, and even the more powerful Matsuda Seiko also looked over~

"Another new song."

Matsuda Seiko was very concerned about this emerging opponent, and the agency was also very concerned about Akina Nakamori's movements. The music circle was so small that it was easy to find out who the Ken-On Agency invited the song to.

So there was only one possibility for the song that suddenly appeared.

"It must be this guy Naoki Nagayama." Matsuda Seiko closed her lips tightly, feeling the jealousy in her heart surging again, "It was obviously me first

"Why was it snatched away by that little fat girl Akina at that time? ! ”

Regarding this point, Seiko Matsuda could not figure it out. In the past two years, she was the most tender and green. Whether it was her figure or her appearance, she was much better than the fat girl!

But now, this little girl, Akina Nakamori, has grown up to be so pitiful that she is comparable to herself~

"Ah~~~"

Seiko Matsuda sighed silently, and thought about her relationship with Hiromi Go. They had quarreled many times recently and almost stopped talking until now.

Originally, she agreed to visit Hiromi Go's family again during the New Year this year, but it seems that it may not happen. Next year. There is still next year~

Just when Seiko Matsuda was feeling sad, Akina Nakamori had already handed the simple lyrics to Hidemi Ishikawa, and then the two of them hummed together.

For a while, the lounge was quiet, listening to the two humming.

"Water Color"?

Seiko Matsuda sighed, it seemed to be in line with her current relationship status~

In the afternoon, the weather became more and more cloudy, and even the sunlight was completely blocked, leaving only scattered light, which still made it clear that it was daytime.

Tailang ran around the courtyard chasing the ball of wool. When it stopped moving, he took the ball of wool to the side of Meowtaro and waited for the cat owner to push the ball of wool down the verandah again.

Suddenly, the dog with the ball of wool in its mouth stood still in the yard, but raised its head and looked towards the sky.

I saw a piece of cotton-like snow suddenly falling on the tip of the dark nose, giving it an icy cold touch, and then quickly melted under the dog's body temperature.

With an itchy nose, Taro sneezed, and then he noticed more and more white snowflakes falling from the sky~

"Woof woof woof~"

Looking at the dog running to the side, Nagayama Naoki, who was playing a game, smiled and said,

"What's wrong? Nyaotarou doesn't want to play with you anymore?"

It happened that after playing the game for so long, my body was a little tired. Naoki Nagayama stretched out:

"Okay, let your master play with you for a while!"

However, after walking out of the glass partition, Naoki Nagayama noticed the continuous falling snowflakes.

"Snowing!!!"

Naoki Nagayama felt an inexplicable joy, and ran to the middle of the courtyard with his dog. He opened his hands to catch the falling snowflakes, and then watched them melt in the palm of his hand.

"Yingtaro, you can build a snowman and have a snowball fight tomorrow!"

Naoki Nagayama happily petted the dog, and also petted the orange cat next to him, with a smile on his face.

Seeing the arrival of the first snow, the men, women, and children in Tokyo were more or less surprised and happy, but in Shuyou's studio, things suddenly became tense.

After seeing the snowflakes from the window, Sugiyama Chihiko of the publishing department immediately called Eiichiro Watanabe and started making calls.

Eiichiro Watanabe called Dentsu advertisers, while Tokihiko Sugiyama quickly notified movie theaters in Tokyo.

"It's already snowing! Please put out the posters/advertisements for "Love Letter"!"

With strong organizational power, movie theater posters, station advertisements, and billboards on the road all turned into stills of Akina Nakamori raising her head to welcome the falling snow~

As the first snow falls, the movie "Love Letter" begins this year's re-release!

At the same time, on the streets across Tokyo, the song loops in record stores began to change, and one after another "Snow Flower" began to fill the streets of Tokyo.

"

Dance of the snow (Flowing snowflakes)

窓の外ずっと (non-stop chatting outside the window)

下りやむことを知らずに (No sign of stopping)

PUらの街を色める (Dye our streets white)

"

The warm melody and Akina's deep and warm voice appeared in various record stores. Even the records recommended by the store were replaced by "Snow Flower"~

The winter love song will once again echo in the ears of Tokyoites along with the first snow!