sinovels Chapter 1502, 1511: Have I been tricked again?!
Chapter 1502, 1511: Have I been tricked again?!
Chapter 1502, 1511: Have I been tricked again?!
"Hahaha, Akina!"
In the restaurant of Yamazakura-in, Naoki Nagayama held up a newspaper and spoke to Akina.
"Look, look! The Asahi Shimbun's headline is 'The Most Beautiful Queen Returns! Akina Nakamori's New Song is Shocking!'"
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Hearing such an exaggerated headline, even Akina, who is very familiar with Japanese media, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
"These media outlets are getting more and more outrageous!"
"Haha, it's not just this one; other newspapers are talking about it too."
Naoki Nagayama flipped through several other newspapers he subscribed to, and the front pages all reported on Akina Nakamori's new song comeback to some extent.
Everyone's saying "shock, shock!"
This isn't just about the chaebol's wife; it's entirely due to Akina Nakamori's own fame and the buzz and attention generated by her comeback.
After Nagayama Naoki finished speaking, Natsuka, who had been eating, suddenly picked up her spoon and exclaimed:
"Shock, shock~"
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Akina and Naoki Nagayama both looked over, quite surprised by their daughter's sudden use of English.
But then the little one lowered her head and started eating again, as if she hadn't been the one who had just spoken.
"It looks like Hua Jiang can learn English from a young age!"
Akina was pleasantly surprised.
"She definitely inherited Naoki-san's talent for languages!"
As a poor student in elementary school, Akina is actually quite worried that her children won't inherit their father's good qualities. If they do inherit her learning ability, she'll always feel like she's wasting Naoki Nagayama's genes.
"You can start exposing yourself to a bilingual environment from kindergarten."
At this point, Naoki Nagayama suddenly paused. He remembered that the private kindergartens he had visited before didn't seem to cultivate bilingual habits in children from a young age. This was because kindergartens were too small, and most private schools started teaching foreign languages from elementary school.
However, Naoki Nagayama knew that being exposed to bilingualism during the language development period would be much easier than learning it later.
Looking at his daughter eating heartily, and then glancing at his son looking around in the baby basket beside him, Naoki Nagayama's thoughts began to wander.
"Akina, I've heard that zaibatsu families like Mitsui and Mitsubishi all have their own family kindergartens from a young age, right?"
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Akina was initially puzzled, but then she understood after seeing the flower sauce.
"It seems so. I've heard those ladies talking about it. But if Hua Jiang wants to go in, it's too far."
"Too far."
Naoki Nagayama nodded, having made up his mind.
"Then let's build our own kindergarten! For Hana-chan, Ren-chan, and Little Lily from Brother Kaede's place, and maybe Tsuruko's children in the future, and so on."
Wild Grass is already in elementary school, so naturally she can come even without Dongwu's help. As long as Big Brother isn't afraid of it being too far.
"Build a kindergarten?!"
Upon hearing this suggestion, Akina was astonished. Even if her family was wealthy, building a kindergarten just for her child's education seemed far-fetched!
"Isn't that a bit of an exaggeration?"
They were clearly still eating breakfast, so why did they suddenly start talking about building a kindergarten?!
"A kindergarten doesn't cost much."
Once he opened his mind, Naoki Nagayama's ideas kept popping up.
"Buy a yard, renovate it, add outdoor toys for children. The most important thing is teachers, but if you have enough money, recruiting kindergarten teachers shouldn't be difficult."
Private kindergartens are not elementary schools. They can arrange what they want to learn and how they want to learn on their own, and they don't have the curriculum pressure from the Ministry of Education. At most, they have the obligation to supervise.
However, among the Japanese government departments, Shuyou is currently most familiar with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, so obtaining approval from its subordinate Private School Promotion Bureau is absolutely no problem.
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As Akina listened to her husband start analyzing her points one by one, she began to panic.
"Naoki-san, do you really want to open a kindergarten?"
"certainly."
Naoki Nagayama nodded, saying that the main purpose of kindergarten for children is to make friends and develop social skills.
"Instead of handing over such small amounts of flower jam and lotus seed jam to other schools, why don't we open our own? Isn't that what big families do?"
"Private primary schools, secondary schools, and even universities are not being considered for the time being, but kindergartens are something I can definitely consider!"
"But."
Akina was somewhat worried.
"In the kindergarten, there are only Flower Jam and Lotus Jam. Isn't that too few?"
She had always attended public schools and had never been exposed to this kind of small-class private kindergarten.
"Haha, once the kindergarten opens, there will definitely be enough children!"
Not to mention that there are three or four in Yongshan’s family alone, plus the families of relatives and friends, it would definitely be no problem to gather a small class of about ten people!
"Then we'll hire experienced teachers, even those from abroad, to cultivate their talents from a young age."
Who knows, in the end, there might be more teachers than children!
"I'll ask someone at the company about this; there shouldn't be any problems!"
Naoki Nagayama ate his breakfast heartily, thinking that if he went to the company, he would definitely ask the all-knowing Otomo-san for advice.
However, seeing that Akina was still a little stunned, he laughed and joked:
"Didn't Akina once think about becoming a kindergarten teacher? I could work at my family's kindergarten! As for what to teach... singing would be perfect!"
Hearing Naoki Nagayama say that, Akina thought it sounded good too. Being a kindergarten teacher was indeed one of her childhood dreams!
"Does that mean I need to take some kind of certification exam?"
"I'm not sure about that."
"Then I'll go and find out too!"
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While eating breakfast, the two began to plan this sudden idea as if it were a real future!
However, the real protagonist next to her, Xia Hua, was engrossed in eating her hearty breakfast. Children don't have the mind to think about anything else when they're eating!
Someone once imagined this on a forum where everyone knew everything.
Once you reach a certain level of status or wealth, the real world becomes like an online game where most of your dreams can come true, including your sudden whims!
When you're the president of a country, it's perfectly fine to kidnap other countries' presidents for fun first.
When you're the world's richest person, even a plan to colonize Mars could become a viable one.
So when Yoshimura Daitomo heard Nagayama say that he wanted to open a private kindergarten, aside from being a little surprised, he didn't think that he couldn't do it!
What conditions are required for a kindergarten?
Yoshimura Otomo was somewhat helpless.
"Naoki-san, how could you think I knew?!"
"Because in my heart, Otomo-san knows everything!"
Naoki Nagayama naturally offered flattery; such words cost nothing, at most a little breath, and he could get Otomo-san to help him willingly. What a bargain!
"Haha, Naoki-san thinks too highly of me!"
Yoshimura Otomo waved his hand, maintaining a composed demeanor.
"I know a little about the entertainment industry or business, but I don't know much about kindergartens."
"So even Otomo-san didn't know?"
Seeing that Yoshimura Otomo was somewhat hesitant, Nagayama Naoki immediately began his second round of flattery.
"It seems I'll have to ask around among others. I remember Hirano-san from the Ministry of Education seems to know quite a few people there."
Upon hearing that Naoki Nagayama was going to look for other people, Ōtomo Yoshimura immediately became anxious:
"Aki-chan, you're in such a hurry again! Naoki-san, why are you rushing me again?!"
"I didn't say there was no one there!"
"When I was drinking in Roppongi, I became acquainted with several department heads from the education groups!"
"Setting up a private kindergarten is a piece of cake!"
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Seeing Yoshimura Otomo's confident demeanor, Naoki Nagayama patted him on the shoulder with satisfaction:
"I knew it! Otomo-san really is omnipotent!"
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"Haha, getting older means you know a little bit about everything and know a lot more people."
Yoshimura Otomo, filled with smugness, smiled and said to Nagayama Naoki...
"Don't worry, Naoki-san, I'll take care of it today!"
"Thank you so much, Otomo-san!"
"It's a pity my son is already an adult, otherwise he could also attend this kindergarten!"
"So what? Illegitimate children are fine too!"
"!!!"
Yoshimura Otomo was taken aback at first, then jumped up and down.
"I have no illegitimate children whatsoever!!!"
"No, no, I was just kidding~"
Naoki Nagayama said this, but he was very suspicious in his heart. Someone like Otomo-san, who became rich in middle age and went to the club every day, might just pop up at any time!
"Alright, alright, then I'll leave this to you, Otomo-san. I'll go edit it now!"
"Hmm~"
After Naoki Nagayama disappeared from the office, Yoshimura Otomo calmed down after taking a few sips of water, and then suddenly realized...
"Huh?! It was Naoki-san who wanted to build the kindergarten, so how did I end up taking on this task?!"
"Have I been tricked again?!"
On his way to the editing room on the third floor, Naoki Nagayama happened to run into Tsuruko in the elevator.
Tsuruko appeared to be in high spirits:
"Ni-chan, wanna go edit a movie?"
"Um"
Naoki Nagayama looked at the resentful sister with some strangeness.
"Why do you look so happy? What were you doing just now?"
"I just went to the publicity department and finalized the publicity plan for 'Kiki's Delivery Service'~"
Tsuruko explained for a while before revealing the real reason.
"The manga I drew has been accepted by Weekly Shonen Sunday! They said it will be published as a new series in the next issue!"
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Naoki Nagayama was well aware that Tsuruko's drawing skills were only at the level of an average manga enthusiast.
Naoki Nagayama wouldn't have believed that *Weekly Shonen Sunday* would accept his work without the millions of dollars spent on promotion for *Kiki's Delivery Service*, the influence of manga artists like Hayao Miyazaki, and the impact of his friend, Tsuruko. However, there's no need to discourage Tsuruko from this point.
"That's amazing?!"
Naoki Nagayama nodded.
"Then I definitely have to buy a copy of the next issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday."
"Hezi, you should buy some too, buy a lot, keep them as souvenirs or give them as gifts! Just like my novels!"
"Makes sense!"
Tsuruko is very receptive to reasonable advice. However, when the topic turned to novels, Tsuruko had some doubts:
"Speaking of which, it seems like Nii-chan doesn't have any new novels this year?! Are you writing one?"
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Tsuruko wasn't the only one asking about the novel; Shogakukan called almost every two weeks, even bringing over letters from fans.
However, Naoki Nagayama has been too busy lately, so he can only use the excuse of "not having enough energy" to postpone it.
"I plan to discuss the novel later this year!"
Naoki Nagayama said,
"There's just too much going on with 'Fast & Furious' and the Tokyo International Film Festival!"
"I see~"
Tsuruko nodded.
"I understand now!"
Upon arriving at the editing room, Tsuruko prepared to say goodbye to Naoki Nagayama, but Naoki Nagayama suddenly asked:
"By the way, Tsuruko, when do you plan to marry Kaneda Taichi and have children?"
"Huh?!"
Tsuruko paused, then stammered,
"It's not decided yet!"
"Oh~~"
Naoki Nagayama didn't ask any further questions, only saying,
"Here's the thing, I'm planning to build a private kindergarten. If you have a baby, they can come to this kindergarten to attend!"
"!!!Build a kindergarten?"
"Yes what's the matter?"
Tsuruko initially wanted to say it was a pipe dream, but then she thought about how her older brother had already built Jurassic Park in the Seto Inland Sea. Building a kindergarten wasn't actually that outrageous.
"That's very thoughtful. We can have Sayuri and Togo come."
"Haha, I'll ask Big Brother and Brother Feng then."
After saying a few more words, Naoki Nagayama watched Tsuruko's figure go to the fifth floor, and a slight sense of emotion rose in his heart.
After graduating from Waseda University, Tsuruko and Kaneda Taichi returned to real life, and the gap in their wealth and status began to widen. Tsuruko was enjoying life with ease, while Kaneda Taichi was stuck in the grueling rotation of a medical trainee.
If you don't get married in the first few years, the chances of you getting married later will become increasingly slim.
"Never mind. Let them decide."
Naoki Nagayama shook his head, deciding not to concern himself with his sister's personal feelings. He had already ensured she had everything she needed; what more could she want?
Outsiders, the buzz surrounding Akina Nakamori's comeback continues to grow!
In particular, Ken-On added fuel to the fire by revealing the announcement that Akina Nakamori would be participating in, which excited Akina's fan club.
"We're going to give Akina a test!!" "Our fan club has another purpose!" "Support Akina!! Dominate the entertainment industry!!"
Various voices began to spread, and many calls were made directly to Yanyin's hotline!
In addition, "Neon Voices," which had already announced its mentor list, has once again collaborated with Akina!
"Akina is making a comeback with a new song, and she's aiming to win the championship on 'Neon Voice'!"
"Oh dear, it wasn't Akina-chan who won, it was the team she led that won!!"
"I don't care, wherever Akina is, I only recognize Akina!!"
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Seiko Matsuda, who is also a mentor, gets mentioned when she participates in the show!
"Seiko-chan Akina-chan is here for 'Neon Voice' with a battle song! Are you feeling a bit more pressure?!" "Seiko-chan, have you prepared a new song?!" "..."
Seiko Matsuda could only smile and give a tactful reply. After the show, she immediately contacted her music producer, wanting a new song as well!
Shinichi Mori and Kenji Sawada also get asked by fans!
"What can you possibly use to compete with Akina-chan's new song?!"
Mori Shinichi smiled. As the king of enka, he naturally used the same song, "Erimo Misaki," to deal with any situation.
Kenji Sawada, somewhat angry, secretly decided to create a new rock song!
"Neon Voice," whose popularity had been waning, has reignited before the second wave of promotional activities.
Akina Nakamori's comeback seems to have brought the entertainment industry back to the heyday of idols, with every move she makes generating a lot of buzz!
Another plot piece copied from comments. Haha, am I the author on Qidian who's best at copying comments?