old events in tokyo

Chapter 32 Invitation

Waking up in the morning, Kazuki Akiyama tidied himself inside and out which was rare.Standing in front of the half-length mirror in the bathroom, he stroked his smooth chin and nodded in satisfaction.

There is no event schedule today, but there is an unexpected personal invitation from Yoko Nagayama.

Yesterday, I was discussing with Masao Akashi in the recording studio of Being about the choice of the next single, when I suddenly received a call from an unfamiliar number.

After going back, she realized that it was Yoko Nagayama. She told herself excitedly on the phone that she was about to perform her first public performance as an enka singer.

Although the scale of the performance was not large, Kazuki Akiyama couldn't help but feel happy for her after hearing her excited tone.

Speaking of which, it was already two weeks after Kazuki Akiyama released his single, and as expected, there was a small explosion in sales last week, reaching [-] copies.

This sales volume has entered the top ten of the Oricon weekly singles list, although it is No.9, which is at the bottom of the list.

But both Kazuki Akiyama and Taiko Nagato are already very satisfied with this result.There is no other, just because Akiyama Kazuki is an out-and-out newcomer without any accumulation of popularity.

Being able to do this not only means that the audience recognizes him, but also means that he has begun to accumulate his own popularity.

On the one hand, this result is the result of word-of-mouth fermentation in the previous week, and on the other hand, it is the publicity effect brought about by the broadcast of the TV series and Kazuki Akiyama's debut on Saturday night's "Music Fair" program.

Because the show was broadcast on Saturday, it was only on Sunday that the audience actually started to buy singles, so the sales in the following week would usher in a real explosion.

Presumably the sales data that will be obtained next week will be better than the current one, Kazuki Akiyama thought happily, looking forward to the day when the first share will come.

The Shimbashi Dance Theater is a theater with a long history. The theater opened in 1925. It has been destroyed and rebuilt several times, and the latest reconstruction was carried out in 1982.

It was originally the theater of the Shimbashi Geisha Association, but with the development of the times, entertainment and performance forms have become more and more diverse.

Most of the current performances are concerts of enka singers and stage performances of period dramas. For example, Johnny's stage show was also held here.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Kazuki Akiyama came to this prestigious theater. Since it was Yoko Nagayama's first water-testing performance, he also bought a flower basket and brought it here.

At the entrance of the theater, the flower baskets were handed over to the staff who came to the reception, and then under the guidance of the staff, they went directly to the backstage through the internal passage.

Because there were not many people invited for the test water performance, Kazuki Akiyama still saw a lot of flower baskets placed on both sides of the corridor, including sponsors and entertainers from the entertainment industry. Most of them must be familiar with Yoko Nagayama people.

The staff took Akiyama Kazuki to a lounge and retreated. He was sitting on a tatami cushion and looking around when there was a knock on the door.

It was Yoko Nagayama who pushed the door and entered, Kazuki Akiyama was really amazed the moment he saw her.

Today she is wearing a light pink long-sleeved kimono made of silk, and an embroidered belt with light gold patterns. Her long hair is simply braided and scattered behind her back, and a gold step rocker is pinned to the side.

There are cherry blossoms dotted from the left chest down, and a pair of eyes that are full of autumn water make people unconsciously indulge in it.

"It's so beautiful!" Akiyama Kazuki couldn't help admiring.

The last time I saw her, she was still wearing casual clothes, and she debuted as an idol, and her clothes were more fashionable and beautiful.

But after wearing the kimono today, the whole person looks gentle and elegant, which is completely different from the youthful beauty before.

Hearing Kazuki Akiyama's admiration, Yoko Nagayama was a little shy. Compared with the generous performance when they met for the first time before, she had more of the gentle and quiet temperament unique to girls.

Yoko Nagayama knelt on the cushion and bowed slightly to Kazuki Akiyama, "Thank you Akiyama-kun for coming, and thank you Akiyama-kun for your suggestion back then, otherwise there might not be today's performance."

Compared to Yoko Nagayama sitting upright, Kazuki Akiyama waved his hand casually, "Well, you can't miss the first performance of Enka Diva in the future, let alone I just mentioned an idea, other have done nothing."

"Hey, enough is enough, Akiyama-kun" Yoko Nagayama stretched out his hand and patted Kazuki Akiyama gently, "Don't always be the queen of singing, the queen of singing said, there are many seniors in the singing field here today, wouldn't it be rude to be heard .”

"Hay~Hay~" Kazuki Akiyama subconsciously grabbed Yoko Nagayama's wrist while dodging.

The touch was a bit cold, the thin wrist was as soft as boneless, Kazuki Akiyama gently pinched it, both of them were stunned, each other's eyes came into view, the surrounding gradually became quiet, it was obviously quiet but it seemed Can hear each other's heartbeat.

Maybe it was a little itchy, Yoko Nagayama subconsciously wanted to pull back, Kazuki Akiyama gently let go of his fingers, and let the white and soft skin slide through his fingers, a trace of regret rose in his heart for no reason.

"Anyway, thank you Akiyama-kun for coming today." Yoko Nagayama glanced at Kazuki Akiyama with watery eyes, then lowered his head to tidy up the slightly messy long sleeves of the kimono, and bowed to Kazuki Akiyama again.

Looking at Yoko Nagayama's slender swan neck and fair collarbone when she leaned over, her heartbeat that had just calmed down accelerated again, so she had to look away.

"Please do your best for the next performance." Kazuki Akiyama turned to look at Yoko Nagayama when he came to the door of the lounge.

"Borrowed by Akiyama-kun." Yoko Nagayama said with a smile, and then, as if remembering something, she put her hands in front of her body, bent down and performed a small courtesy.

Seeing Yoko Nagayama suddenly dignified like an elegant lady, Kazuki Akiyama couldn't help laughing.

"Don't reveal your secrets, Zhang Shansang, keep it up."

"Hey, don't go too far, Akiyama-kun."

Seeing Yoko Nagayama trying his best to maintain his image but wishing to bite him, Kazuki Akiyama smiled even more happily.

After waving his hand, Kazuki Akiyama walked out of the lounge, stepped into the corridor, and prepared to go to the theater.

This is a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes who suddenly walked out from the other side of the corridor and stopped Kazuki Akiyama.

"Excuse me?" Kazuki Akiyama was a little wary, wondering what the purpose of this middle-aged man who suddenly appeared was.

"Please don't misunderstand Akiyama-san, I am Matsumoto Ryo, Nagayama-san's manager."

Speaking of which, the middle-aged man bent down and handed over a business card with both hands. Kazuki Akiyama took it and glanced at it. It was a small firm that he had never heard of.

"I don't know what Matsumoto-san asked me for?" Kazuki Akiyama was a little puzzled.

"It's nothing important, I just admire Akiyama-san's talent for a long time, so I don't take the liberty to bother you."

"Matsumoto-san is being polite, and I'm just a rookie who just debuted." Kazuki Akiyama bowed politely.

"Our President Oda admires Akiyama-san's talent very much, and hopes to have the opportunity to cooperate more."

Akiyama Kazuki smiled and didn't reply, such suggestive words are still a firm, if he still doesn't understand, then he doesn't have to mess around in this business anymore.

Seeing that Kazuki Akiyama didn't say anything else, the manager named Matsumoto left.

It is a very taboo thing to change artists in RB's agency, and if you don't do it well, you will be labeled as a betrayal.

Kazuki Akiyama was a little puzzled that a little-known small firm had such confidence to poach Being's corner, wouldn't it be afraid of being retaliated against?
Although Being hasn't fully grown up yet, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with a small, low-profile firm.

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