That night, after Nakamori Akina finished the rehearsal of the Kohaku Utakara, she refused Kondo Masahiko's invitation to spend the night and returned home alone.

The more festive the atmosphere is, the busier the idols in the entertainment industry are.

After Christmas, Akina Nakamori worked all day long, preparing for the Record Awards and the Red and White Song Festival. The few hours she was coaxed into dancing by Tahara Toshihiko were the only ones she could recall since the end of the year.

moments of relaxation.

After the New Year, she had to fly to Los Angeles again to participate in the recording of her new album.

"I really want to rest"

Nakamori Akina thought so, and at the same time she took out a can of iced oolong tea from the refrigerator, threw herself on the sofa, and turned on the TV.

At this time, even the late-night talk shows on the TV station had ended. She took the remote control and switched channels boredly until she saw a travel variety show.

"Greenwich Cultural Village?" Akina Nakamori became interested and continued reading.

She likes America very much, likes Arabian-style Spain, and also likes the romantic city of Paris, France. From another perspective, this kind of love is essentially an abnormal admiration for art and the life of artists.<

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The Greenwich introduced on TV imitates the artists' quarter of Paris, full of Americana's temperament, and the narration of the program is exaggerated and exciting because of the longing for Paris. What about the dusk of the Bacchus Festival, and what about green candles?

The rooms all attract young people who are pursuing new things. Akina Nakamori hopes that she can also take time to go sightseeing in New York.

Suddenly, while I was in the mood, a few pieces of entertainment news popped up.

"The animation "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" directed by Hayao Miyazaki was named one of the best films of Showa 59..."

"Koizumi Kyoko made her debut at the Red and White Song Festival..."

"Major department stores launch New Year gift packages for children..."

"The Roppongi Disco King successfully held its Christmas performance event, which was a great success..."

The first few pieces of news were not interesting, but when she heard the place name "Roppongi", Akina Nakamori suddenly became energetic.

That day was the first time she went to Maharaja to dance. She had only heard about such a place from Tahara Toshihiko. She didn't know much about it, but she was impressed by the performance at night. If she didn't talk about her own state, in fact,

She enjoys this atmosphere very much.

Nakamori Akina's initial impression of the prince was very good, and Narita Masaru, the manager, had been secretly taking care of her, so it was difficult to find any shortcomings. But she didn't expect that the performance had such a clear impact, not only on newspapers

There have been in-depth reports, and even the TV station has conducted follow-up interviews with audiences who participated in the performance.

She suddenly remembered the look on Narita Masaru's face when he asked her confusedly what she had lost, and then she felt a little down to earth. He was a real person and not a "big shot" who appeared on TV. Tahara Toshihiko said that the performance list was

Narita Masaru personally decided it, and now Nakamori Akina even thinks that his music taste is surprisingly good.

It is hard to imagine that an outstanding Christmas performance was performed by an inexperienced layman. Narita Sheng was a new friend. She thought so, as if she was a little proud, but she did not understand everything about him.

.Somehow, Narita Sheng's helpless look flooded her thoughts like water, but in an instant she forgot the appearance of his facial features, which became blurry, so that she could only see the outline.

Nakamori Akina has always been grateful to the manager Sang, whom she only met once, and thanked him for understanding her blunder. If it had been someone else, she might have been accidentally injured by the unknown fire. Although she had been malicious

There are quite a few, some coming from relatives, some coming from fans, and some criticizing Kondo Masahiko...

However, when Akina Nakamori thinks about Narita Katsu, she can't help but find that no one has cared for her unconditionally for a long time. Even if she knows not to trust someone she meets for the first time, even if she knows that she speaks clichés

Nine out of ten people lie, but she still can't help but want to trust someone.

This is not only due to Narita Katsu's sincerity in treating people, but also Nakamori Akina's determination to pick up long-cooled interpersonal relationships.

Recently, she began to think that maybe what she wanted was just an ordinary life, rather than something unrealistic like being an idol in the entertainment industry. Suddenly, she remembered herself when she first debuted. Even though she was only thinking about her debut at that time.

, looked very snobbish, pretending to try everything, but at that time I already had an idea in mind.

She was also very ambitious. After her debut, she was so impressive that she was praised by newspapers as the "Monster Newcomer" in 1982. However, she later realized that there were many problems around her that she had never expected. There were some cracks in the originally harmonious family, and her brother

Her sisters gradually drifted apart, which made her panic. As for her own relationship, she was really immersed in joy at first, but it was not easy to maintain such a relationship in the days of less gathering and more separation...<

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Nakamori Akina thought of Kondo Masahiko. Recently, she gradually realized that this person had a neat appearance, but was dry and tasteless on the inside, like a bowl of soup without salt. She couldn't help but smile bitterly. Recently, Kondo was full of hatred and boredom because of her "willfulness".

But he also became more and more attached to her, which actually made her miss him.

At this time, she recalled that Narita Masaru when she left on Christmas Eve was a completely different kind of person from Kondo Masahiko. He pulled her out of the embarrassing situation and allowed her to keep her secrets. People who are not rude in front of their friends also

It is Narita Katsu.

What kind of person is this manager Sang?

Tahara Toshihiko didn't tell anyone about his collaboration with Narita Masaru, he just gossiped about Narita Masaru's seemingly personal affairs with idols. He didn't want to get involved with the Yakuza, so he didn't want to tell Akina Nakamori how great Narita Masaru was.

.

However, when Nakamori Akina learned that Narita Masaru happened to be born on Christmas Day, she suddenly felt that he had an innate sense of contrast. There are so many people in the world, and there are not a few who celebrate their birthdays on Christmas Day.

It’s just Narita Masaru, but she still stubbornly attributes part of Narita Masaru’s character to a special day like Christmas.

"People born on Christmas must be very gentle."

It was also because of such an irrational whim that Nakamori Akina mustered up the courage to say "Happy Birthday" to Narita Masaru...

……

Narita Masaru, who successfully aroused the curiosity of Akina Nakamori and then announced the New Year's performance list, is attracting more and more attention.

The elders of the Matsuba Association felt that compared with the traditional "Yakuza" who were feared and like a strict father, Narita Masaru was always too high-profile. Even if the music performance was a huge success, it could not match the impact of the organization's core industry.

The interest bids coming are matched.

On the contrary, some people who have abandoned the traditional violent group style believe that Narita Katsu can bring a new atmosphere to Matsuba, such as Mishima.

But these people only show their appreciation. In the current chaotic situation, if there is no purpose to make friends with the little people in the organization, it may have the effect of affecting the whole body. Therefore, in the Songye Association

Here, the Maharaja’s Christmas performance did not receive much attention.

As the atmosphere of year-end celebrations intensifies, the influence of Maharaja's performances continues to ferment among young people. Although ordinary audiences cannot judge the quality of performances like professional critics, for ordinary people,

The quality of music lies in whether it can match the atmosphere and whether it can arouse emotions.

Next, the new guests added by the Maharaja may be said to be due to his fresh curiosity about the fashion trends led by discotheques, and the comparison mentality that does not dare to lag behind others.

This is only a temporary phenomenon. If we do not continue to introduce innovation, we will return to the original starting point.

In any case, the attention of young people has been successfully transferred to this Christmas performance. No matter what passers-by think, this confirms that the Maharaja’s publicity is in place.

There were also some people in the entertainment industry who were attracted. They paid more attention to the people behind the planning of the performance than the performance itself. They thought it was a producer in the entertainment industry who took a break from busy work to prepare a performance, but

After some inquiring, I found that no such person could be found, and then I realized that this hidden "producer" must be an outsider.
Chapter completed!