My daily life with the original diva

Chapter 490 Is this a single or a love letter?

After seeing off the advertising representatives, Akiyuki Yoshizawa finally had time to look at the sheet music he had just received from Kimura Hiroshi. Just seeing the title of the single made him want to laugh.

"No one in the world loves you more than me. Kimura-san is really romantic to choose such a song title. He writes a single for his girlfriend and also wants to hide something else in it." Looking at the song title, Akiyuki Yoshizawa felt that Kimura Hiroshi had ulterior motives. He actually used his new single to show off his love. It was somewhat romantic, but it also made people feel a little funny.

Then he carefully looked at the single and had to admit that it was an excellent single. Although it was a ballad, it was not sad at all. It narrated a deep love for a lover. In an era where sad ballads were not popular, this kind of ballad was the most suitable choice. If it were paired with a strong rock rhythm, the audience would be more receptive to it.

"It's truly a creative ability that surpasses even genius. It satisfies Akina-san's desire to sing a ballad single, satisfies the market, and even incorporates some of his own very personal thoughts. It's truly an amazing ability." After watching the single, Akiyuki Yoshizawa once again praised Kimura Hiroshi's godlike creative ability.

After confirming that there were no problems with the single, he immediately had his staff make several copies. One copy was to be given to Warner Music, one to the production staff, and one to be kept by his agency. As for the original, he planned to give it to Akina Nakamori, since it was a single written for her by Hiroshi Kimura, and keeping the original would be very meaningful in the future.

The next day at noon, Akina Nakamori finished her activities in Osaka and other places and returned to her agency. She first summarized the work situation, and then, together with her assistant and some staff, went to the conference room to discuss the work for the next few days with Akina Nakamori.

Besides the regular variety shows, there are also advertisements. As a top singer, Akina Nakamori has been doing more and more advertisements in recent years, and the advertising fees have also been getting higher and higher. Often, an advertisement costs tens of millions of yen, which is among the highest in the entire entertainment industry.

Just from advertising fees alone, Akina Nakamori and Ken-On can earn a large sum of money every year, so this is a very important matter, and every advertisement they decide to accept needs to be carefully discussed.

Naturally, Akina Nakamori doesn't accept just any advertisement. Given her current status, she only accepts advertisements for high-end products, such as the Pioneer audio equipment she recently bid for, which is a very high-end home appliance.

After confirming the advertising fee and scheduling, Nakamori Akina agreed to the advertisement shoot. Although she wasn't particularly concerned about the small amount of advertising money, her staff had already completed the necessary arrangements, and she didn't want their previous work to go to waste just because she didn't want to take the advertisement.

After discussing the advertising, the next step was to talk about Akina Nakamori's last single of the year. Yoshizawa Akiyuki took out the original sheet music and placed it in front of Akina Nakamori. "This is a new single written by Kimura-san. Akina-san, take a look. It's a ballad written according to your request."

"Oh, so fast? We just talked on the phone the night before last. I was too busy to call Kimura-san yesterday. I didn't expect him to finish the single so quickly." Nakamori Akina said with a hint of surprise, while picking up the sheet music to take a good look at what kind of ballad Kimura Hiroshi had written for her.

At this moment, Akiyuki Yoshizawa said with a strange smile, "It's very fast, and this single is quite special. Akina-san, remember to take a good look at it."

"Really? Then I'll definitely take a good look." Completely clueless about what Akiyuki Yoshizawa meant, Nakamori Akina looked at the sheet music intently. The first thing she saw was the single title, "Nobody in the World Loves You More Than Me." Upon seeing this name, Nakamori Akina couldn't help but say, "What a peculiar name. Nobody in the world loves you more than me."

"Yeah, what a unique name. No one in the world loves you more than me. I wonder why Kimura-san chose such a name. Maybe he wanted to say this to someone through a single, something he might not be able to say in person normally," said Akiyuki Yoshizawa in a teasing tone.

Every staff member around understood what he meant and they all secretly laughed. As for Nakamori Akina, who had been completely clueless before, she finally realized what he meant. Even if she was slow on the uptake, she understood what Akiyuki Yoshizawa meant.

"What nonsense are you talking about, Mr. Akiyuki? It's just the name of a single, it doesn't mean anything, don't overthink it," Akina Nakamori said seriously.

She said it like that, but she felt a little sweet inside, because she felt that this was something Kimura Hiroshi would do. Kimura Hiroshi couldn't say such cheesy words as "No one in the world loves you more than me," so he wrote it in a single to tell her, which made it seem even more romantic.

She looked at the lyrics in the sheet music: "I love you more than anyone else in the world, your ever-present smile, I want to have you forever, through all seasons."

This is a love song full of sweet nothings; it could easily be mistaken for a love letter to a lover. As Akina Nakamori held the original sheet music, the sweet feeling in her heart became more and more obvious, and she couldn't help but smile.

This scene was naturally noticed by the surrounding staff, and their smiles became even more obvious. Even Ms. Noriko couldn't help but whisper in Nakamori Akina's ear, "How romantic, Akina-chan, to actually write your love into a single. Ah, I'm afraid only Kimura-san could do that. I wonder how much speculation and jealousy this single will attract when it's released."

"What nonsense are you talking about, Ms. Noriko? This is just an ordinary single. How can you connect it to so many things? Hmm, it's not bad. Well then, I'll sing this as my last single of the year. It's the perfect single for the autumn and winter seasons," Akina Nakamori continued stubbornly.

But what she really wanted was to go back quickly, find Hiroshi Kimura, and ask him clearly whether he simply wanted to write a single or if he wanted to tell her something.

Seeing that Nakamori Akina was still stubborn, the staff around her didn't continue to tease her. They all pretended not to know anything, especially Akiyuki Yoshizawa, who quickly said, "Okay, okay, we were just overthinking it. Now that everything has been discussed, it's about time to go home. Everyone has worked hard these past few days, so go home and rest."

Chapter 491 Why is it called that?

After the work meeting ended, Akina Nakamori told Ms. Noriko, who had been with her in Osaka for several days, and her two other assistants to go home and rest. They were tired after being busy for several days. She drove back to her apartment by herself.

At this moment, Akina Nakamori was eager to go home. Although she had stubbornly insisted that Hiroshi Kimura wouldn't do anything like hiding love in a song when the staff teased her, she secretly harbored some expectations. Now she really wanted to know if Hiroshi Kimura had any such intentions.

The streets of Tokyo were packed with traffic during rush hour, and the congestion was quite severe. So even though Akina Nakamori was eager to get home, it still took her almost an hour to get back to her apartment.

With the okonomiyaki she bought for Kimura Hiroshi in Osaka and the manuscript of the single "Nobody in the World Loves You More Than Me," Nakamori Akina quickly ran up the elevator in her heels, then walked to the apartment door and unlocked it with her key.

The living room light was on, and Nakamori Akina saw Kimura Hiroshi sitting at the table with his back to the door, humming her song "North Wing" and typing on a typewriter. Nakamori Akina knew he was working hard on the script, and she didn't even hear the door open.

Suddenly, she had a mischievous idea. She quietly changed her shoes, put her things on the shoe cabinet in the entryway, and then quietly crept towards Kimura Hiroshi. She walked very slowly and quietly, wanting to launch a surprise attack.

But just as she was two or three steps away from Kimura Hiroshi, Kimura Hiroshi, who had been completely unresponsive, suddenly stood up from his chair and swept her up in his arms.

"Ah!" Instead of startling Kimura Hiroshi, Nakamori Akina was startled by him, her face showing a panicked expression.

"Hahaha, you think you can scare me with these tricks? Not so fast, Akina." Kimura Hiro laughed triumphantly after successfully counter-attacking, but he also put Nakamori Akina down to prevent her from falling over if she overreacted and struggled. That would be bad.

Once she regained her footing, Akina Nakamori quickly regained her composure, though she was still somewhat unconvinced. She asked, "I was very careful and didn't make a sound. How did you find me, Hiro-kun? There's no way you could have found me."

Without answering immediately, Kimura Hiroshi pointed to the chandelier above. Nakamori Akina first looked up at it, then looked down at her own shadow. She realized that when she walked in, the light had cast her shadow directly onto the table, which Kimura Hiroshi, who was sitting there typing, could see very clearly.

Patting her forehead, Akina Nakamori was surprised that she had been exposed like this. She lamented, "Shadow, why didn't I notice the shadow? It's all the fault of this light. I must change this light when I get the chance, so that it can project the shadow to the other side."

As a highly competitive gamer, Akina Nakamori had a strong grudge against the chandelier that exposed her figure, and it absolutely had to be replaced.

"Replacing the light bulb will cost you money from the landlord, and it won't be cheap. Besides, why are you arguing with the light as soon as you get back? You've been gone for so many days, have you missed me, Akina?" Kimura Hiroshi wouldn't let Nakamori Akina keep arguing with the light. He reached out and pulled Nakamori Akina closer to his arms, saying some things that couples should say to each other.

Nestled in Kimura Hiroshi's arms, Nakamori Akina's anger vanished completely. Listening to Kimura Hiroshi's heartbeat, she softly said, "Hmm, I think about this every time I go on a business trip. This time, I brought Hiroshi-kun some scallion pancakes from a very famous restaurant in Osaka. I'll bring them over for Hiroshi-kun to try. Ah, I have to hurry, the weather is still so hot, they'll spoil if left too long."

Thinking of this, Nakamori Akina quickly left Kimura Hiroshi's embrace, ran back to the entrance, and brought back the braised pork with scallions and the original manuscript of the single. She first opened the box containing the braised pork with scallions, smelled it, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was no strange smell.

"It's not spoiled yet. I'll go heat it up and bring it over for Hongjun to try. This is a very famous restaurant, you know. I've eaten here before, and it's delicious." After saying that, Nakamori Akina ran to the kitchen to microwave the braised pork with scallions she had brought back.

Kimura Hiroshi originally wanted Nakamori Akina to rest after she returned from her busy days away, but seeing her radiant appearance when she was eager to let him try the things she liked, he held back. Kimura Hiroshi knew that Nakamori Akina always had an energy that was hard for ordinary people to match when it came to happy things.

Fortunately, this thing didn't take long to heat up. Soon, Nakamori Akina came out with a plate, and Kimura Hiroshi poured water for her. When he saw her coming, he quickly took the plate and immediately smelled the aroma of scallions.

So-called scallion pancakes are actually a variation of takoyaki, a kind of meatball-like food made by mixing flour, eggs, and scallions and then cooking them.

"Have some water, Akina. As for the scallion pancake, I'll try it myself." Kimura Hiroshi gestured for Nakamori Akina to sit down and offer her water, while he picked up his chopsticks, ready to sample the scallion pancake.

"Mmm, Hiro-kun, please try it!" Nakamori Akina said expectantly.

Picking up a scallion, Kimura Hiroshi immediately felt a strong scallion aroma and a salty and savory taste. How to put it? For those who like it, it's quite good, but for those who don't like scallion, it's pure torture. Kimura Hiroshi isn't a big fan of scallions, but he has a high tolerance for the taste of scallions, so he thought it tasted pretty good.

"Mmm, it's really delicious. Akina is such a foodie, all the dishes she chose taste amazing," Kimura Hiroshi couldn't help but praise.

Faced with Kimura Hiroshi's praise, Nakamori Akina has never been able to resist. Although the little foodie didn't think it was a compliment, she still said with a smile, "Thank you for the compliment, Hiroshi-kun. I'll bring you more delicious food in the future. Eat more, and if you really can't finish it, I can continue to do it for you later."

It would be unreasonable to eat only one piece of something his girlfriend brought back from so far away. Kimura Hiroshi obediently picked up another piece, since the taste wasn't bad and it wasn't too heavy to eat. If it were some kind of culinary disaster, Kimura Hiroshi would never have eaten it. He wouldn't torture his stomach just to make his girlfriend happy.

Seeing Kimura Hiro enjoying his food, Nakamori Akina was even happier. Suddenly, she remembered the manuscript of the new single she had seen earlier that day and asked, "Hiro-kun, is the new single you prepared for me called 'No one in the world loves you more than me'? That's a really strange name, and it's so long. Why did you choose such a name?"

Chapter 492 Blow-drying hair

While eating his braised pork with scallions, Hiroshi Kimura was unaware that Akina Nakamori had already been involved with the new single. In response to her question, he replied nonchalantly, "I thought the name was good, so I chose it as the song title. As for the name being long and unique, isn't that even better? It makes it more memorable."

Akina Nakamori had been expecting Hiroshi Kimura to say something romantic, but his answer was surprisingly simple and straightforward. Akina couldn't accept it and asked, unwilling to give up, "That's it? No other special meaning?"

"No, if there's any special meaning to it, it's just that this song is really good. If Akina sings it well, maybe it can sell a million copies." Kimura Hiroshi completely missed Nakamori Akina's thoughts and said with a grin.

This infuriated Akina Nakamori. Even the other staff members thought that Hiroshi Kimura must have wanted to express his love for her by choosing a song title like "No one in the world loves you more than me." However, Hiroshi Kimura said that he had just come up with the name and it didn't have any special meaning. All her expectations were completely dashed, and you can imagine how she felt.

"I don't want to talk to you anymore. Sometimes you're really infuriating. I'm going to take a shower and go to bed." Furious, Nakamori Akina didn't want to deal with Kimura Hiroshi anymore and headed towards her room, intending to take a shower and then go to sleep.

Kimura Hiroshi, who had just finished eating another scallion-fried dish, was stunned by Nakamori Akina's sudden anger. He muttered, "What's wrong? Weren't we having a good chat? Why are you suddenly angry? Did I say something I shouldn't have? No, right?"

Touching his chin, Hiroshi Kimura was certain he hadn't said anything that would upset anyone. So why was Akina Nakamori suddenly angry? Kimura quickly pinpointed his suspicions to the single "Nobody Loves You More Than Me in the World," since that was the last thing they talked about. Akina Nakamori had asked if the song title had any special meaning, and then she suddenly got angry.

"Is there a problem with the song title or the song content? Let me take a look." Kimura Hiroshi picked up the original sheet music on the table, examined it carefully, and confirmed that there was no problem with the song content; he had written it exactly according to the original version.

Since there was no problem with the song, it must be something else. Kimura Hiroshi focused his attention on the song title, because Nakamori Akina had been asking about the song title. Kimura Hiroshi quickly discovered the problem with the song title and couldn't help but chuckle.

The song title, "No one in the world loves you more than me," is a single written by a boyfriend for his girlfriend. To say it doesn't have any special meaning would be a bit of a stretch. Nakamori Akina probably thought he was trying to convey something to her and wanted to hear something nice, but she didn't expect him to be so clueless and only say very formal things.

"We've been together for so many years, and you still love hearing sweet words so much. You're getting more and more childish." He said it was childish, but only he knew what he was really thinking.

Just then, Akina Nakamori came out of her room with a change of clothes, intending to take a shower. As she walked over, she glanced at Hiroshi Kimura, only to find that he seemed to have done nothing and continued to sit there writing his script, which made Akina Nakamori very angry.

She wanted to go over and confront him, but seeing Hiroshi Kimura writing a script there, she didn't want to disturb his work. She could only let out a soft hum to express her feelings, then took her clothes and went to the bathroom to take a shower.

While taking a shower, Akina Nakamori felt uneasy. She felt that she had been a bit unreasonable today. The staff had deliberately guessed that the song had some special meaning, and she had believed it. When she found out that there was no meaning, she even threw a tantrum at Hiroshi Kimura. The two of them had been separated for several days and only met today.

"Why is he getting more and more prone to throwing tantrums? Hiro-kun didn't do anything wrong. He should apologize to him when we get out. Yes, that's what I should do." While taking a shower, Nakamori Akina figured it out and decided to apologize to him when she got out.

When she came out of the shower, she saw Hiroshi Kimura with a hairdryer. He had even moved the chair to where she usually dried her hair. When he saw her come out, Hiroshi Kimura waved to her and said, "You're done showering, Akina? Come here quickly, I'll dry your hair for you."

“Okay, Hiro-kun.” Nakamori Akina walked over without hesitation and sat down in the chair in front of Kimura Hiro, waiting for him to blow-dry her hair.

Kimura Hiroshi turned on the hair dryer, which was quite noisy for Nakamori Akina's wet hair.

Even so, Hiroshi Kimura still chatted with Akina Nakamori, asking, "How was the performance in Osaka? Were you very tired?"

"It's not very tiring. Compared to when I first debuted, this level of work is already very easy. The fans and staff in Osaka are also very friendly and dedicated, so I'm quite happy to work. I'm especially happy to see everyone looking satisfied."

When talking about her work, Akina Nakamori becomes quite talkative, as she enjoys sharing the things and people she encounters at work.

While drying his hair, Kimura listened to Akina Nakamori's rambling, and time flew by. After a while, Kimura finally finished drying Akina Nakamori's long hair completely.

"Alright, all done! Wow, my hair's gotten so long, it's such a hassle to manage. Even blow-drying it took almost half an hour. It was really exhausting." Kimura Hiroshi said with a sigh of relief after finally finishing drying his hair.

After touching her hair to make sure that Kimura Hiroshi's skills were up to par, Nakamori Akina said, "Of course, long hair is very difficult to manage, but there's nothing we can do about it. My recent hairstyles all require long hair, so I can't cut it short. I have to keep it."

"It's better to keep it. I like Akina with long hair." Kimura Hiro reached out and stroked Nakamori Akina's long, slightly wavy hair. Her hair had just been washed and dried, and it felt very nice to the touch.

After patting her twice, Hiroshi Kimura suddenly leaned close to Akina Nakamori's ear and whispered, "Actually, I want to tell Akina that my heart is the same as the title of that single. I am absolutely the person who loves you most in the world."

Unexpectedly, Kimura Hiroshi suddenly approached her and said such things. Nakamori Akina was stunned for a moment. She didn't know why Kimura Hiroshi suddenly reacted. She couldn't help but chuckle and said, "It's so cheesy. Who knows if Hiroshi-kun is just trying to coax me. I'm going back to my room now. Remember to take a shower and make sure you're clean."

After saying that, Akina Nakamori walked towards her room, leaving Hiroshi Kimura standing there dumbfounded, wondering what Akina Nakamori meant.

As Nakamori Akina reached the room door, she saw Kimura Hiro standing there in a daze and couldn't help but say, "Hurry up and go wash up, or I'll fall asleep from exhaustion. Ah, your hair smells so good, Hiro-kun, do you want to smell it?"

Kimura Hiroshi immediately realized what was happening and ran towards the bathroom, calling out as he ran, "Wait for me, Akina!"

Chapter 493 Filming of the First TV Series

After more than ten days of hard work, Hiroshi Kimura finally finished writing the script for "Triangle". However, he did not send it directly to Toho. Instead, he handed it over to the company's professional screenwriters for some professional revisions before his staff delivered it to Toho. Kimura, who was a self-taught screenwriter, did not want to be ridiculed by Toho's veteran screenwriters for some professional errors in the script.

However, Hiroshi Kimura is very confident in this script, and Toho will definitely be satisfied. All that's left is to wait for filming to begin.

However, Hiroshi Kimura estimates that the preparation time for "Triangle" will definitely not be short, because the cruise ship scenes that need to be shown in the movie are not easy to build and take a very long time. It is estimated that the earliest filming can officially begin is next summer.

After the movie script was completed, Hiroshi Kimura did not immediately relax. Instead, he became even busier. Filming began for his first TV drama, "Long Vacation," co-starring Akina Nakamori. He also had to arrange music for Akina Nakamori's new single and cooperate with the promotion of Hibari Misora's new single.

Although it was their first time acting in a TV series, neither Hiroshi Kimura nor Akina Nakamori felt uncomfortable. After all, they had worked together on so many movies, so they were very familiar with filming and felt no pressure at all during the shoot.

In the first scene of "Long Vacation," the female lead, Minami Hayama, played by Akina Nakamori, is robbed of her wedding day by her unscrupulous fiancé, Asakura, who absconds with her money. Wearing a traditional wedding dress, she runs to Asakura's residence but doesn't find him. Instead, she sees Asakura's roommate, Hidetoshi Sei, played by Hiro Kimura.

The male and female leads meet for the first time here, marking their first confrontation after meeting. The two have played on-screen couples many times before, and they also occasionally have confrontations in real life, so the first scene was completed very well with very few retakes. This was the first time that director Akio Yoshida had witnessed the acting skills of his own president and his future wife on set, which made him unable to resist flattering them.

"You're really amazing, Kimura-san and Akina-san. As expected of internationally renowned stars, if you two continue filming at this pace, it should only take a little over a month to complete the shoot," said Akimi Yoshida, giving a thumbs up.

Kimura Hiroshi basically ignored this kind of flattering praise, as he received it far too often, so he just nodded slightly. Nakamori Akina, on the other hand, was always humble. When faced with praise, she politely said, "It's not that good, Yoshida-san. Kimura-san and I still need to work harder."

"It's already fantastic. You and Kimura-san are definitely among the best actors I've ever seen." Akimi Yoshida said shamelessly. In reality, he had only acted in a very limited number of TV dramas and had only seen a limited number of actors. So, his words were clearly just flattery.

This made Nakamori Akina a little embarrassed, and she didn't know how to answer for a moment. Kimura Hiroshi, who was next to her, noticed Nakamori Akina's embarrassment and said, "Alright, Yoshida-san, let's continue filming. We're short on time. Oh, and let's start filming Sonoko-chan and Fukuyama-san's scenes too."