My daily life with the original diva

In addition, the new single "The Hottest Summer in the World" sold over 180,000 copies in its second week of release, once again topping the sales charts.

With the movie's box office exploding and the new single selling very well, Hiroshi Kimura became the highest-earning artist at the beginning of the year. This made those agencies that failed to sign Hiroshi Kimura feel very uncomfortable and quite jealous of Ken-On, but there was nothing they could do about it.

Although he made a fortune at the beginning of the year, Hiroshi Kimura's money-making pace has not stopped. He still has a trump card to play this year, so how could he possibly stop making money now?

After the film crew completed production of "The Fast and the Furious," Hiroshi Kimura immediately took this trump card to Toho. The reason he was in such a hurry was that he wanted to send this film to the European and American markets to make a fortune, just like "Léon: The Professional."

There's no way around it. Action movies are so popular right now, and Brother Long has gained immense fame worldwide because of them. He's already preparing to enter Hollywood. Hiroshi Kimura didn't really intend to go to Hollywood, but he could still make a fortune from it. You know, his movie was made according to the Hollywood action movie model of later generations, so even if it comes from Japan, it should be widely accepted.

However, Kimura Hiroshi couldn't do these things on his own; he needed to rely on Toho's channels, which is why he rushed to Toho.

"Does Kimura-san mean he wants to send his new film to Europe and America for release?" In Toho's conference room, Fukada Yuya asked with slight surprise after learning Kimura Hiroshi's purpose for coming.

Hiroshi Kimura has made quite a few films in recent years, but only his first film, "Léon: The Professional," was released in Europe and America and achieved good results. After that, Kimura never had the idea of ​​making another film. So, he was surprised when he suddenly wanted to do it again.

"Yes, Fukada-san, if this movie can be released in the European and American markets, it will surely make a lot of money, as long as the box office figures they provide are genuine," Kimura Hiroshi said confidently.

Yuya Fukada didn't think it was impossible, because he had previously collaborated with Hiroshi Kimura on a hugely successful film, "Léon: The Professional." Now, several years later, there was another one, which was quite normal. However, he was curious about what film had rekindled Kimura's desire to enter the European and American markets.

So he said, "In that case, we should watch the movie first. If there are no problems, Toho is willing to make some efforts, since it would be beneficial for both of us."

"Then let's watch it. I don't think the movie will disappoint Fukada-san. Oh, and let me tell you, Fukada-san, I filmed it the Hollywood way, so you'll have to get used to it." Kimura Hiroshi had absolute confidence in the movie and even took the time to show off his filming style.

Hearing this, Fukada Yuya became even more curious and said, "Is that so? Then Kimura-san is really amazing. In that case, let's go to the screening room and watch a Japanese movie made in the Hollywood style together."

The group arrived at the screening room, including some directors and filmmakers from Toho. Everyone wanted to see what this film, shot using Hollywood techniques, was like.

Before the movie started, Yuya Fukada sat there chatting with Hiroshi Kimura. He asked, "I heard that Mr. Kimura and Ken-On signed a contract renewal?"

Kimura Hiroshi was surprised that Fukada Yuya was also paying attention to this matter. "Yes, the contract has been signed. I didn't expect that Fukada-san would also be concerned about my contract renewal?"

"Of course, Kimura-san's status is not just that of a top-tier celebrity. You have a lot of influence, not to mention that you are also a partner of Toho. Naturally, I have to keep an eye on you. Sigh, I even thought that Toho Entertainment could sign you, but those old guys thought you were too difficult to deal with and they all disagreed with the idea." Fukada Yuya still looked quite annoyed when he talked about this.

Good heavens, Fukada Yuya actually has such thoughts. Toho Entertainment is an agency under Toho, with many Toho actors and singers. If I went there, wouldn't I become Fukada Yuya's subordinate? That's absolutely impossible. Fukada Yuya really dares to think.

"That's such a pity, we never had the chance to work together." Although he was feeling regretful inside, he still had to express it verbally.

"Yes, it's a real pity. By the way, isn't your girlfriend Akina Nakamori's contract expiring next year? What do you think? Have you considered having her come to Toho? Don't worry, Toho will offer you the most favorable terms." Fukada Yuya continued.

With a black line on his forehead, Kimura Hiroshi thought, "Is Fukada Yuya trying to bring them both under his wing and control them so they can only work for Toho, seeing how many of their movies are hits?" His tone was somewhat cold as he said, "That's probably impossible. Akina-san is a very sentimental person; she'll definitely renew her contract with Ken-On. Besides, we're likely getting married in a couple of years, so it's uncertain whether we'll continue acting then!"

"I see, that's such a pity. But it's really special that Kimura-san is thinking about getting married at such a young age." Fukada Yu was quite surprised to hear that Kimura Hiroshi was getting married.

You have to understand that Hiroshi Kimura is only twenty-two years old this year. Men at this age are most likely to have fun. Most male celebrities in the entertainment industry are quite womanizers, not to mention a top male celebrity like Hiroshi Kimura. Even if he is dating, he will probably still find several other women. He didn't expect that Hiroshi Kimura was actually preparing to get married.

"Nothing special. Akina-san is a very good candidate, and I think she deserves it. In that case, let's just date with marriage in mind. As for when we'll get married, that depends on our plans. Alright, Fukada-san, let's watch the movie. It's about to start." Kimura Hiroshi didn't want to continue discussing this issue, so he told Fukada Yuya to start watching the movie.

At this moment, the lights in the screening room dimmed, and the movie began on the screen. Everyone's attention was drawn to the film, after all, this was a movie that was going to be released in the European and American markets. Everyone was quite curious about the content of the movie and wanted to see if it was like "Léon: The Professional".

The film opens with the theme song, an English song sung by Hiroshi Kimura. His English pronunciation is very standard, which is enough to amaze everyone in the theater. It's understandable, as Japanese people have a heavy accent when it comes to English. Even top-tier people who have received English education since childhood often can't speak English well, so Hiroshi Kimura's accurate pronunciation is quite rare.

After the theme song ends, the movie's story officially begins. The male protagonist, a top assassin, enters the final stage of his life due to his wife's serious illness. He decides to retire from the life of an assassin and accompany his wife through her final days. In the end, his wife passes away in his sight. However, before she dies, his wife buys him a puppy, hoping it will keep him company after she passes away.

The protagonist's life was originally bleak after the death of his beloved wife. However, with the companionship of his puppy, his life regained some brightness. The puppy was very cute, would wake people up, and never pooped or peeed in the house, which made the protagonist love it very much.

But everything changed after he took his dog and drove his Cadillac vintage car out to buy things. His car caught the eye of the son of a big Yakuza group leader, who wanted to buy it by force, but the protagonist refused. After his wife passed away, what he valued most were the dog his wife had bought and this vintage car.

However, the male protagonist refused, but the other party had no intention of giving up. That night, the group of people secretly broke into the male protagonist's house, injured him, stole the antique car, and killed the dog that accompanied him.

How could the male protagonist tolerate this? As a top assassin, he decided to pay for the crime with blood while holding the dog's corpse.

Soon, the leader of the Yakuza also learned that his son had offended the protagonist. Years ago, he had used the protagonist to kill many of his rivals and knew how terrifying the protagonist was. He wanted to call and reconcile, but the protagonist refused. Now, the two sides could only fight to the death.

A bloody, intense, and thrilling chase ensues.

Throughout the entire movie, Yuya Fukada and everyone else in the theater watched with rapt attention. They had never seen such a tense and exciting action movie before. Gunfights, car chases, and brawls were all present, and there wasn't much talk between the two sides; it was all about a life-or-death struggle.

"It was fantastic, Kimura-san! It's definitely Hollywood-style filming. It's amazing, I think it's even better than 'Léon: The Professional'." After watching the movie, Yuya Fukada couldn't help but praise it.

This was originally an excellent action blockbuster, but unfortunately it was released a bit late, which resulted in its box office not being particularly good. However, in this era, it has an absolute sense of novelty and excitement, making it irresistible to watch.

"Thank you for the compliment, Fukada-san. In that case, I think there shouldn't be any problem with it being released in the European and American markets, right?" Kimura Hiroshi asked.

"No problem, no problem at all, please rest assured, Kimura-san, I will help you find the channels. If this movie is released in Europe and America, I think the box office will definitely be good, and we can definitely make a fortune." Since the movie was so good, Fukada Yuya naturally agreed without any hesitation.

Since the other party agreed, Kimura Hiroshi was naturally very happy and said, "Then congratulations on our successful cooperation, Fukada-san."

Chapter 471 My girlfriend's job naturally requires my utmost effort

Getting a film into the European and American markets, getting it promoted, and having it released normally to attract audiences is no easy task. The last time, "Léon: The Professional" was quite difficult, and this time it won't be any easier.

Fortunately, Toho has enough influence to know many film distributors in the European and American markets. The reason why Toho can do this is because Toho owns what is arguably the largest cinema chain in Japan. This means that other European and American films need to cooperate with Toho to enter the market, thus gaining connections and networks.

Obviously, Kimura Hiroshi couldn't get involved in such a matter, nor did he have the capability to do so, unless he was willing to spend a lot of money to establish his own massive cinema chain in Japan and then use that to negotiate with overseas distributors. But that was definitely impossible. Not to mention the huge investment required, which Kimura Hiroshi was unwilling to make, he would also have to face competition from the five major film distributors in Japan. In addition, the Japanese film market has never been very large, and the money and effort invested would be completely disproportionate to the income.

So after Kimura handed the film over to Toho and the two parties agreed on the revenue sharing between the domestic and overseas markets, he stopped paying attention to it, because there was no need to. He decided to wait until mid-August when the film was about to be released before he started paying attention to it.

The movie project for this year is now completely finished. Originally, Hiroshi Kimura planned to make another movie with Akina Nakamori this year, but seeing how thin she was getting, he didn't want her to overwork herself, so he canceled the filming plan. This year, Akina Nakamori can take a good rest and sing some songs.

However, the filming of this year cannot be neglected. Hiroshi Kimura has already handed over the filming of the movie to Shunji Iwai. He has trained a tool man, so he should make good use of him. When he doesn't want to film, he will need to step in.

Even when they're singing, they still work together. There's no way around it, since Akina Nakamori is currently singing a single written by Hiroshi Kimura. They're in the same agency and record company, so as the composer and producer of the single, he naturally needs to be involved, and of course, Hiroshi Kimura is happy to participate.

As May drew to a close and the weather grew hotter, the summer single "The Hottest Summer in the World" became increasingly fitting for the weather, which prevented a significant drop in sales. In the third and fourth weeks, it maintained sales of around 100,000 copies, bringing its total sales to a staggering 600,000 copies within a month. It seems that Hiroshi Kimura is poised to bring his record sales back to over a million copies this year.

This also attracted the attention of many agencies and record companies. Everyone was thinking that the record market had been sluggish for several years, and whether it was going to recover to the sales levels of the early 1980s. If that were the case, it would be great news for agencies and record companies.

However, at this time, Hiroshi Kimura reduced his participation in music shows and did not seem to have any intention of increasing promotion. He continued to follow his previous promotional plan, which puzzled many people.

Kimura Hiroshi didn't care about their confusion, nor would he explain to them. He had many things to do and couldn't devote all his attention to singing; it was just one part of his career.

"Fuji Television wants to invite me and Akina Nakamori to co-star in a TV series. They're also willing to give the production rights to Wit Studio and discuss future TV series collaborations with us?" In the president's office of Wit Studio, Hiroshi Kimura listened to Takaaki Matsumoto's work report and was quite surprised to learn that Fuji Television was interested in collaborating with them.

It's quite surprising that they didn't even have the chance to discuss a collaboration with Fuji Television back then, and now they're coming to them for cooperation again.

"Yes, President, the main reason why Fuji Television was willing to discuss cooperation with us is that the profits generated by the cooperation between you and Ms. Akina are too huge. Fuji Television felt that it was impossible to make profits in the film industry, so they wanted to try the possibility of cooperating with us on a TV series."

Of course, this is only one reason. Another reason is that Fuji Television changed its prime-time 9 PM variety shows to drama programs. However, in the drama category, TBS is currently the strongest, and given Fuji Television's ambitions, they certainly don't want to be overshadowed by TBS.

He first praised his boss highly, and then explained the main reason. It can be said that Takaaki Matsumoto is indeed a seasoned professional.

However, this tactic had limited effect on Hiroshi Kimura. He knew that Fuji Television invited them to cooperate partly because of his and Akina Nakamori's fame, but the main reason was probably that they wanted to expand and strengthen their own TV drama programs.

The reasons behind this are quite complex. Kimura Hiroshi considered countless possibilities. First, Fuji Television had its eye on the drama series market and wanted a piece of the pie. Second, he also considered the conflict between Fuji Television and TBS Television.

These two television stations have a long-standing feud and have disliked each other for a long time. This is partly due to the years-long competition between the two stations for the top spot on FTV. A couple of years ago, the conflict was brought to the forefront because of the Onyanko Club incident, and both stations got involved directly.

Fuji TV is currently very strong in variety shows, while TBS is very strong in drama programs. Many high-rated dramas come from TBS. Wit Studio has poached many drama production staff from TBS. Now that Fuji TV is entering the drama market, it seems like it is targeting TBS.

Of course, there is one last possibility: Fuji Television is tightening its budget and has to cut some variety shows with low ratings but high production costs, and choose dramas with good ratings but lower production costs to reduce costs.

There are many possibilities, and it could be a combination of all the reasons. Kimura Hiroshi doesn't know exactly what it is, but he sees an opportunity in it. It would be too risky to cooperate with just one TV station, Asahi. For a production company like theirs, it would be better to have some cooperative relationships with various TV stations.

"Since Fuji Television is willing to cooperate, then it's not impossible. How about this, let's set a time, and I'll talk to them in person, or I can talk to them when I go to Fuji Television to participate in a program." Kimura Hiroshi decided to give it a try. If a cooperation can be reached, that would be the best outcome. If not, there would be no loss.

With Kimura Hiroshi's confirmation that he wanted to have a talk, Matsumoto Takaaki knew what to do and replied, "Yes, President, I will contact them as soon as possible."

"Yes, deal with it as soon as possible. By the way, how are the sales of Ms. Takahashi's manga 'Ranma 1/2' doing lately?" Kimura Hiroshi asked about the manga again.

As the reputation of Baquansha's manga grew, it attracted more and more manga artists, and many began to submit their works to Baquansha. Not long ago, a manga artist named Rumiko Takahashi submitted a manga with Chinese elements to Baquansha, which Hiroshi Kimura read and decided to publish.

Because Hiroshi Kimura saw that very familiar name, Rumiko Takahashi. Many people may not be familiar with this name, but her "Inuyasha" is a memory for a generation.

"Very good. I didn't expect this somewhat strange-looking manga to be so popular. No wonder the president chose it," Matsumoto Takaaki praised in his reply.

With sales going well, Hiroshi Kimura was relieved. Although Rumiko Takahashi's "Inuyasha" was very famous, Kimura couldn't be sure whether her other manga would be popular. Although he thought this manga with strong Chinese elements was quite good, he was still satisfied with the result, as manga fans still enjoyed reading it.

"In that case, I'm relieved. Alright, the company matters are almost settled. I'll leave the rest to you. I have some things to take care of, so I'll be going now." After finishing his business, Kimura Hiroshi left, leaving the rest to Matsumoto Takaaki.

It wasn't that he wanted to slack off; he genuinely had something to take care of. After leaving Hegemony, he went straight back to his agency and then to the practice room, where he heard Akina Nakamori auditioning for "Arashi no Sogami".

"Unleash a storm and destroy everything..." The pitch of this song, "Arashi no Soujin" (The Plain Face of Arashi), is not low, which is a challenge for Nakamori Akina. She didn't find it easy to sing, but reaching the high notes wasn't a problem.

This is also thanks to Hiroshi Kimura's protection of Akina Nakamori's voice in recent years. He forbade her from smoking like her best friend Kyoko Koizumi, and he also strictly controlled her drinking. This allowed Akina Nakamori's voice to maintain its original state. If it weren't for this, Akina Nakamori wouldn't have been able to sing this song at all.

When Nakamori Akina saw Kimura Hiro appear at the door of the training room, she immediately stopped and said with a slightly coquettish tone, "Kimura-san, you're finally here. We've been waiting for you for so long."

"Ah, I'm really sorry. I had some things to take care of at the company, so I'm a little late. I'm really sorry." Kimura Hiroshi didn't put on airs; he apologized for being late.

"It's alright, Kimura-san. We just arrived recently, and Akina-san is still rehearsing her new single." The other staff members didn't dare let Kimura Hiro apologize and quickly said it was nothing.

Upon entering the training room, Hiroshi Kimura approached Akina Nakamori and asked, "How's it going, Akina-san? How's your practice of this song going? It's not too difficult to sing, is it?"

Kimura Hiroshi originally thought that Nakamori Akina would be polite or something, but Nakamori Akina said very directly, "It's very difficult to sing, Kimura-san. The pitch is very high. If you add the dance to it, it's really too difficult for me."

Uh, Kimura Hiroshi didn't expect Nakamori Akina to say that. For a moment, he didn't know how to respond and could only say, "If it's too difficult, then just play the songs on CD when you're promoting them."

So-called CD source playback is actually just lip-syncing during music shows. Don't say that there is no lip-syncing in Japan; in fact, it happens a lot. For example, the Johnny's boy group Hikaru Genie, who has already debuted, often lip-syncs. They have to dance and sing during music shows, which they simply cannot do, so they have to lip-sync.

Then there's Rie Miyazawa. If things had gone according to the original timeline, she would have debuted as a singer. But her voice is a disaster without the help of the sound engineer in the recording studio, so she can only lip-sync.

However, when Kimura Hiroshi made this suggestion to Nakamori Akina, it naturally angered this woman who was extremely serious about her work. She said angrily, "Kimura-san, what are you saying? How can you do this? If it's a performance, then it must be done well. How can you deceive the audience? Even if others do it, I will not do it."

Knowing how serious his girlfriend is about her fans and audience, she never holds large concerts so that fans can hear her sing properly. She feels that the atmosphere of large concerts is too chaotic, which prevents fans from enjoying the songs. Therefore, she only holds small to medium-sized concerts.

Kimura Hiroshi quickly reassured her, saying, "Okay, okay, I understand what Akina-san is thinking. In that case, Akina-san will have to work hard and try her best to sing and dance at the same time, and try to perform as perfectly as possible."

"Yes, I will do my best to do it. Let's try it out and see if we can do it. But I would also like to ask Kimura-san to teach me what kind of dance to accompany this song." As long as Kimura Hiroshi gives in, Nakamori Akina's anger will subside and she won't stay angry anymore.

"A dance? Well, let me try it out first. Ms. Noriko, please turn on the background music." When it came to the dance he was going to do for the song "Arashi's Plain Face," Kimura Hiroshi had a lot of memories in his mind, especially that very special hand movement up and down his cheeks and chin, which was really very distinctive.

Upon hearing that Hiroshi Kimura was going to perform, everyone present became interested and dispersed to watch his performance.

As Ms. Noriko turned on the background music, Hiroshi Kimura began his performance. The song had a very intense rhythm, and the dance was naturally very dynamic. Because he was a female singer, he performed some of the very graceful movements that female singers have when they sing and dance, and Hiroshi Kimura performed them all very seriously.

This stunned all the staff present. Ms. Noriko stared intently, and even said to Akina Nakamori next to her, "Akina-chan, is Kimura-san's waist really that flexible?"

Akina Nakamori was also seeing Hiroshi Kimura dance like this for the first time, and she muttered, "It should be alright, but I didn't expect this guy to be such a good dancer."

After finishing the song, Kimura Hiroshi didn't care about the stares of those around him; it was just work. He asked, "So, Akina-san, can you dance this dance? Of course, you also need to sing while dancing."

The dance moves were a bit intense, but it wasn't difficult for Nakamori Akina, who had a solid foundation in dance. She replied, "No problem, Kimura-san. This dance is very good. Let's do it the way you do. I believe I can do it."

"Yes, I trust Akina-san too. So, I'll leave it to you now. Please rest assured, I will teach you until you have fully mastered it. I will come and teach you whenever I have time. I will also record it so you can study while I'm not around." Kimura Hiroshi was naturally going to do his best for Nakamori Akina's work.

Chapter 472 About Having Children

Akina Nakamori began receiving modern ballet training from a young age, which continued for many years until her debut as a singer. This gave Akina Nakamori a very solid foundation in dance. However, since her debut, Akina Nakamori has always been known for her singing and has never been exposed to songs like "Arashi no Sogami" that require intense singing and dancing.

So even with her dance background, performing while singing and dancing is not an easy task for her, and it's not something she can master in a short time. As a result, Kimura Hiroshi needs to spend a lot of time by her side to provide guidance, since he is a singing and dancing expert and often incorporates modern dance into his singing.

Moreover, it was especially convenient for him to teach Nakamori Akina because the two were in a relationship. If Nakamori Akina did something wrong during training, he could directly reach out and help her adjust it without fear of touching anything he shouldn't.

The training sessions were quite long, and the staff in the training room didn't have much time to spare. Soon they all went off to do other things. Even Akina Nakamori's assistant, Ms. Noriko, was pulled away by Yoshizawa Akiyuki to handle some matters. She left so confidently because the trainer was Hiroshi Kimura; if it were anyone else, she would definitely be there to supervise.