My daily life with the original diva

Nodding slightly, Hiroshi Kimura said, "Miss Yoko is right. Real estate prices are already so high that I can't even look up at them anymore. The peak is almost here. Even if they rise a lot more, I won't think about it anymore. I've made enough money, it's time to stop. So, Miss Yoko, just do as I say. By the way, when you sell the real estate, I will have the company staff assist you."

Kimura Hiroshi currently owns real estate worth over 300 billion yen, a truly enormous sum. He wouldn't entrust all of it to Hanano Yoko, even though he knows Hanano Yoko's character is impeccable. The potential profits are too great, and he wouldn't gamble on someone else's integrity and professionalism. He needs the company's cooperation in handling the matter, and he will keep a close eye on things.

Knowing when to stop, Yoko Hanano was surprised by Hiroshi Kimura's calmness, which made her admire him even more. So she didn't try to persuade him any further and replied, "Since Mr. Kimura has made up his mind, I won't say anything more. I will start processing it immediately and guarantee that all tenants will be vacated by the end of April next year."

"Yes, that would be ideal. When evicting tenants, if the lease hasn't expired and compensation is required, there's no need to argue too much. Just pay the amount due according to the contract. What we need to gain is time, not these small gains." To ensure the plan could be completed smoothly, Kimura Hiroshi continued to instruct.

With Kimura Hiroshi's words, Hanano Yoko felt much more at ease. As long as the compensation was in place, eviction would be easy, because if the compensation was paid, they would be guaranteed to win even if they went to court.

"Okay, thank you for your support, Kimura-san. Sigh, once Kimura-san and Akina-san have sold all their real estate and properties, I'm afraid my work will be very difficult," Hanano Yoko said with a sigh.

The main reason she was able to climb so quickly in the real estate agency and become a section chief as a woman was because she had super clients like Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori under her control. Now that the clients want to liquidate their assets, she will have no clients left, which will naturally make her job more difficult.

Kimura Hiroshi found this somewhat amusing and said, "Ms. Yoko's concerns are indeed very reasonable. However, if Ms. Yoko can no longer stay at the company, I can invite her to become my professional real estate consultant. Don't worry, after I finish dealing with my real estate next year, I will be back in two years."

The economic bubble will peak next year, and then begin to decline continuously the year after, bursting completely in 1992. That will be a good opportunity to acquire quality assets, and Kimura Hiroshi will naturally not miss it. Having worked with Hanano Yoko for so long, and with her good business skills and character, Kimura Hiroshi is naturally happy to continue working with her.

However, he wouldn't reveal the specific timeframe for returning to the real estate industry, as this is a very important trade secret. Revealing too much could have a butterfly effect in the future, so he could only give a general overview.

"A professional real estate consultant?" When Hanano Yoko heard Kimura Hiroshi invite her to be a professional real estate consultant, her eyes lit up. She thought it was a good job. Clients like Kimura Hiroshi were easy to approach and communicate with, and didn't have many strange or bad demands. Becoming his professional real estate consultant would obviously be a very good job.

"So if I can't stay at the company in the future, I'll have to ask Kimura-san to take care of me," Yoko Hanano said in a slightly joking tone.

"No problem, I'll welcome you then. That's all for today. Please make sure to handle what I mentioned as soon as possible." Kimura Hiroshi stood up, gave his final instructions, and then prepared to leave.

"Please rest assured, I will definitely handle it well," Yoko Hanano said with great certainty.

After finishing his business, Kimura Hiroshi didn't linger and turned to leave. Watching Kimura Hiroshi's departing figure, Hanano Yoko pondered for a moment and said softly, "I need to keep up with Kimura-san's pace. It seems I should sell those two properties I bought as soon as possible. Although they may continue to rise in value, the risks are somewhat uncontrollable. With Kimura-san's decisive actions, he must have sensed something."

Yoko Hanano had clearly seen the phenomenal growth of the real estate investments made by Hiroshi Kimura over the years. She couldn't just stand by and watch, so she also invested. However, she didn't have the same capital as Hiroshi Kimura and only bought two properties, which cost her all her savings over the years. Now that Hiroshi Kimura was going to sell all his properties, she naturally had to follow suit.

Chapter 502 Is this a public display of affection?

"Akina Nakamori's latest single, 'Nobody in the World Loves You More Than Me,' will be officially released on October 18th. Please look forward to it!"

With the recording of the new single completed, the album entered the production and sales stage, and the initial promotion began. Given Akina Nakamori's current fame and record sales, both Ken-On and Warner Music were naturally very generous in promoting her new single, and the album was promoted in several of the best-selling magazines and newspapers in the early stages.

Originally, people didn't pay much attention to this kind of early promotion, because apart from fans, ordinary music lovers would wait until the official promotion started before deciding whether to buy the record based on whether the song was good or not.

However, the title of this single is quite unique, which immediately attracted a lot of attention. When they saw that the creator of this single was Hiroshi Kimura, many people immediately felt a strong, sour smell of love.

"Is Kimura Hiroshi really not restraining himself at all? We all know he's dating Akina-chan, but he's using his position to his advantage, using the opportunity of producing a single for Akina-chan to express his love. It's really despicable."

"But isn't that romantic too? If I had such a handsome and talented boyfriend, and he took this opportunity to write such a loving song for me, I would be so happy I couldn't breathe."

"Damn it, can't we make that Kimura Hiroshi stop this? Doesn't he know I'm still single? I'm going to file a complaint against those two."

The initial promotion, due to the special romantic relationship between Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori, and because the title of the single seemed too straightforward, immediately sparked a huge discussion. Some found it interesting, some found it uncomfortable, and of course, there were quite a few complaints, with many feeling that the two were being too high-profile.

However, these complaints were obviously useless. After all, Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori were not minor entertainers, but big stars with extremely high status and powerful backing in the entertainment industry. These complaints were not entirely useless, but they were just a waste of phone bills.

Despite some complaints, the initial publicity generated such a strong response that it made Yan-Yin and Warner quite happy. They weren't afraid of complaints; what they feared most was that the publicity would have no response at all.

After two or three days of print media promotion, Akina Nakamori began her official promotion, appearing on television programs to promote the song. Originally, Hiroshi Kimura wanted to cooperate with Akina Nakamori in the promotion because the single required male harmonies.

However, because this single was rather high-profile, if he were to appear on a TV program and sing a duet with Akina Nakamori, it would likely stir up the feelings of even more single people. Therefore, Terabayashi Akira suggested that Kimura Hiroshi not appear on the show, and Kimura Hiroshi followed Terabayashi Akira's advice and did not perform harmonies.

So when it came to the official promotion, only Akina Nakamori went. However, this didn't affect her much, since the harmonies were optional. Since Hiroshi Kimura wasn't there, they just used the harmonies from the background music.

Arriving backstage at TV Asahi's Music Studio right on time, Akina Nakamori noticed that she seemed to be attracting a lot of attention today. Many guests were already backstage, preparing for the recording of the program. When they saw her coming, they greeted her familiarly, but there seemed to be a hint of gossip in their greetings.

Akina Nakamori was no stranger to this kind of situation. When her relationship with Hiroshi Kimura was exposed, these people were just like this. Now they're doing it again. It's no surprise that these guys want to know what's going on with her new single. Is it like what the gossip magazines say, that Hiroshi Kimura wrote it to express his love?

Akina Nakamori was quite unfazed by the stares from these people. After all, she had been in the entertainment industry for over six years and was used to it. However, even if these people asked her something, she wouldn't say anything because she didn't like to tell others her private matters unless you had a very close relationship with her.

"Akina-chan, over here." Just as Nakamori Akina was about to head to the dressing room with her assistant, she saw Koizumi Kyoko peek out from the dressing room door and wave vigorously at Nakamori Akina.

Seeing her best friend there, Nakamori Akina smiled happily and quickly walked over to Koizumi Kyoko. "Ah, it's Kyoko-chan! You're here today too?"

The two met and went into the dressing room, sitting down side by side. Koizumi Kyoko's makeup was already half done, so she sat down to continue, saying as she did so, "How about that? We're being watched, aren't we? Haha, I knew this would happen after seeing the discussions in those gossip magazines."

When Akina Nakamori, who was also getting ready to put on makeup, heard Kyoko Koizumi say this, she sighed helplessly and said, "There's nothing we can do about it. Actually, they weren't the first people to watch. When Kimura-san wrote this single, the people from his agency had already watched it. We just didn't expect it to cause such a big discussion."

"Hehe, who can blame them when Akina-chan and Kimura-san are both superstars? Such open displays of affection are bound to cause a huge discussion. By the way, Akina-chan, did Kimura-san really write this song to express his love?" Koizumi Kyoko asked curiously at this moment.

Akina Nakamori paused, her hand poised to apply makeup, and said with a slightly mischievous grin, "So, Kyoko-chan, do you think Kimura-san would do something like that?"

She also stopped what she was doing, and after a moment's thought, Koizumi Kyoko said, "Yes, Kimura-san is obviously a very bold person. What wouldn't he dare to do? But Akina-chan, I didn't expect you to be so bold as well, daring to sing this song."

Unexpectedly, Kyoko Koizumi immediately assumed that Hiroshi Kimura would do such a thing, which made Akina Nakamori, who originally wanted to tease her, unable to continue. She could only say, "It's just a song. You're overthinking it. By the way, how have things been with Fujii-san lately?"

When it came to her own love life, Kyoko Koizumi lost her earlier cheerful demeanor and said with a slightly dejected expression, "It's impossible for him and me anymore. Sigh, I just can't be as happy as Akina-chan, with the person I love, and even write singles to show off our love. Sometimes I'm really a little jealous."

As her best friend, Akina Nakamori naturally knew about Kyoko Koizumi's feelings for Ikuya Fujii. However, neither of them had completely settled down yet, and getting together wasn't an easy thing. So, she had anticipated this outcome.

However, Akina Nakamori didn't know how to comfort her or what to say in this situation, and the atmosphere became somewhat quiet for a moment.

"Why didn't I see Kimura-san today? His new single has such a special meaning. Didn't he have any plans to come and help you promote it?" As if she knew Nakamori Akina's feelings, Koizumi Kyoko took the initiative to change the subject.

"Ah, Kimura-san, he's busy preparing for Toho's new movie. It's supposedly a big production that will be released in Europe and America, so he has to plan carefully," Nakamori Akina replied.

What she said was true. At that moment, Hiroshi Kimura was discussing the set construction of the new movie "Triangle" with Toho's technicians. Building a complete movie set was a first for both Kimura and Wit Studio, so they lacked experience and naturally had to learn from Toho. They also offered their suggestions. After all, Kimura wrote the movie script, so he naturally had a lot of say in what kind of scenes were needed.

This kind of discussion is quite complex and takes a long time. Kimura Hiroshi and the Toho people would discuss it for a whole day. If Kimura Hiroshi hadn't given the reason that he had to go back to deal with other things, he estimated that the Toho people would have asked him to stay and work overtime to continue the discussion, possibly even all night. Kimura Hiroshi was determined not to do anything that would make him too tired.

As soon as he returned to the Hegemony Company, he saw Takeshi Kitano waiting for him at the door. Upon seeing him, Kitano immediately came up to him and said, "Kimura-san, you're finally back. Do you know how long I've been waiting for you? Seriously, what important business could take you a whole day to go out?"

“Of course it’s a very important thing, Kitano-san. I didn’t make you wait here. You came here on your own. If you can’t wait any longer, you can go back. Why are you complaining to me?” Kimura Hiroshi didn’t tolerate this guy and directly retorted.

Kitano Takeshi was somewhat embarrassed. Indeed, it was he who had something to do and asked Kimura Hiroshi to come to him, not the other way around. Not to mention that he was the one who had to wait. It was really wrong of him to complain about others, but he really wasn't good at speaking. Well, he had to find someone to argue with.

"You must have something important to tell me after waiting so long. Come to my office and we'll talk." Kimura Hiroshi knew that Kitano Takeshi wouldn't wait for him for such a trivial matter, so he walked ahead and invited him to his office to talk.

Upon arriving at his office, Kimura Hiroshi poured himself a glass of water and then slumped into his chair. After discussing things with Toho's people all day, he was quite tired and his mouth was dry; he needed to relax properly.

Naturally, Takeshi Kitano didn't stand on ceremony and found a chair to sit down as well. However, he was restless as he sat down, looking around as if trying to figure something out. But after looking for a while, he found that the office was normal, which disappointed him.

"I heard that Kimura-san has found a beautiful and sexy female secretary, and that you two have a close relationship. I haven't seen her. I don't see any ulterior motives in this office." Kitano Takeshi didn't hide his curiosity and asked directly.

Kimura Hiroshi found it somewhat amusing that Kitano Takeshi knew about this, and said, "Kitano-san is quite concerned about the company, but I haven't seen you come to the company except for work-related matters. You seem to know quite a bit of company gossip. I'm sorry, I'm not Kitano-san, and I don't like to play those kinds of games. That secretary has been transferred to another department. If you want to see it, you won't have the chance."

"That's such a pity. I wanted to see what it was like. Something that caught Kimura's eye must have something special about it," Kitano Takeshi said, greatly disappointed.

Takeshi Kitano looked quite gossipy, but Hiroshi Kimura had no interest in chatting with him about such trivial matters. He asked, "What brings you here? I don't think it would have taken you so long if it wasn't something important."

Chatting about gossip almost made them forget their business. Takeshi Kitano realized his mistake, grabbed his bag, pulled out a thick script, and placed it on Hiroshi Kimura's desk. He said, "There is something very important. After filming 'The Longest Nite,' I had the idea of ​​making my own movie. This is the script I wrote. Kimura-san, please take a look."

It turned out that the script had been written. Kimura Hiroshi became interested, picked up the script, and saw the title of the script on the cover: "The Violent Man".

"It's still this movie!" Kimura Hiroshi said softly, a hint of emotion in his voice, upon seeing the script's title.

"What? Kimura-san, what did you say?" Takeshi Kitano was a little nervous at this moment because this movie needed Hiroshi Kimura's investment. If Kimura didn't approve, then his movie would probably be difficult to produce. So at this moment, he was a little unlike his usual self, and seemed a little cautious.

"Ah, it's nothing, I'll just take a look at the script first." Kimura Hiroshi quickly covered up his misunderstanding, then opened the script and began a quick glance.

In fact, he already had a clear understanding of the script in his mind. If history had continued as it did, "Violent Cop" would have been Takeshi Kitano's directorial debut, a film he directed and starred in, marking the beginning of his film career and the start of his legendary directing career.

"Violent Cop" was a box office success and won numerous awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor nominations. This debut film by Takeshi Kitano garnered all of these accolades, demonstrating its excellence.

Kimura Hiroshi had naturally seen such a famous movie. Now that he opened the script and saw the familiar movie scene settings, he knew that his appearance had disrupted the timeline, but it had not disrupted the movie written by Kitano Takeshi. It was still the same movie, "Violent Cop".

"Very good, Kitano-san. It seems your screenwriting skills are also excellent. This is a very good crime action movie, and it has a lot of Kitano-san's style. The violence is always so cold and direct." Kimura Hiroshi sincerely praised.

Unexpectedly, Kimura Hiroshi gave such high praise, and Kitano Takeshi's face also showed a smile. At this moment, he could still smile, after all, his face hadn't been injured in the car accident and had steel plates inserted. He asked with a little excitement, "Since Kimura-san thinks it's good, can we proceed with the filming?"

"Of course, no problem at all. It's just that I'm currently working with Toho on a big production, and I don't have the energy to participate in your story, 'The Violent Man.' In other words, if you want to film it, you'll have to rely on Kitano-san to complete it. Of course, the company will provide all the necessary support, so please rest assured." Kimura Hiroshi had no reason not to make a movie that could make money.

“No problem. I originally planned to direct and star in this movie myself. Kimura-san’s lack of time is not a problem at all. I can complete it myself. So thank you, Kimura-san, for giving me the opportunity to make my own movie. I will do my best to complete it,” Takeshi Kitano said happily.

Chapter 503 Money Makes Men Courageous

He meant that he wouldn't participate in the filming of Takeshi Kitano's new movie. After telling Takaaki Matsumoto to cooperate with Kitano in the filming of the new movie, he would only occasionally inquire about the preparation of the movie, and then he would not ask about anything else. He was busy confirming the scene construction of "Triangle" with the people from Toho.

While Hiroshi Kimura was busy with his new movie, Akina Nakamori's new single "Nobody in the World Loves You More Than Me" was officially released. Although many media outlets criticized the single as a way for Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori to show off their affection and it received a lot of dissatisfaction, the song still generated a lot of buzz.

A single isn't afraid of being disliked; the real problem is when it's released and receives no response at all. Obviously, "Nobody Loves You More Than Me" is an exception. It generated a lot of buzz, and Akina Nakamori, as a top female singer, has a huge fan base.

So, in the first week of its official release, the new single, like the previous singles released by Akina Nakamori, successfully topped the record sales charts, selling 210,000 copies in its first week, which is quite impressive.

This year, Akina Nakamori continues her record of topping the singles sales charts. Since 1984, every single she has released has achieved the feat of ranking number one in its first week of sales. She is one of only two female singers to have achieved this feat over such a long period of time. The other one is a male singer, namely her boyfriend Hiroshi Kimura.

Unfortunately, Hiroshi Kimura hasn't released many singles in the past two years. He only released two singles last year and this year, and it seems that he will only release two singles this year as well.

Even though Hiroshi Kimura's release of singles has slowed down, his influence on the music scene has not diminished at all. The reason is simple: if you look at the top three singles on the record sales chart, you will find that the author of the top three best-selling singles is none other than Hiroshi Kimura.

Taking the top spot is Akina Nakamori's "Nobody Loves You More Than Me in the World," with lyrics and music by Hiroshi Kimura. Second place goes to Hibari Misora's "Non-stop Flowing River," also with lyrics and music by Hiroshi Kimura. Third place is held by WINK, a rookie female idol group that debuted this year and became popular last month. Their hit single is the Europa League track "Love Never Stops," composed by Hiroshi Kimura.

In other words, although Hiroshi Kimura wasn't very active in singing, his original singles consistently occupied the top three spots on the record sales charts. Moreover, he successfully launched a new idol group with his singles. Therefore, his influence on the music scene did not diminish because he sang less; on the contrary, it became even more important. In particular, agencies with talented newcomers all wanted to collaborate with Hiroshi Kimura to quickly promote their promising new talents.

However, most of these collaboration requests were never answered. Kimura Hiroshi has now begun to strictly control his workload, especially after learning that he will officially have more than 300 billion yen in cash next year. He has consciously reduced his workload.

After all, he already has enough to live comfortably for the rest of his life, so there's no need to work himself to the bone anymore. He continues to work only because he doesn't want to be idle. People can't be too idle; if they are, they easily become useless. He has to find something to do to keep his body and mind running.

As for cultivating good relationships with those agencies, he doesn't need to now. Even if they reject him, they won't dare to have any ideas. Instead, they'll continue to fawn over him, hoping for a chance to collaborate. And even if the relationship sours, Kimura Hiroshi doesn't care. He's rich anyway. At worst, he can quit the Japanese entertainment industry and invest in his hometown across the sea, doing some manufacturing or something. He can make a fortune there. That's what they call "money gives a man courage." With money, one becomes very confident.

Having turned down numerous unnecessary jobs, Hiroshi Kimura began to have plenty of free time, allowing him to enjoy life and take better care of his incredibly busy girlfriend.

As the year draws to a close and her new single becomes a hit, Akina Nakamori is incredibly busy, attending various programs and award ceremonies of all sizes, and hasn't even returned to her apartment for six or seven consecutive days.

Tonight, she can finally get some rest. Seeing how hard she's worked, Kimura Hiroshi prepared a sumptuous dinner for her at the apartment, including many of Nakamori Akina's favorite dishes, as well as her favorite sake. Kimura Hiroshi accompanied her as she enjoyed this hard-won time of rest.

Enjoying her favorite food and a little wine, Akina Nakamori was very tired, but with Hiro Kimura by her side, she seemed very happy and energetic. While Hiro Kimura went to wash the dishes, she kept causing trouble, making water everywhere in the kitchen.

After they finished playing around and took a shower, the two leaned back on the sofa. Kimura Hiroshi started massaging Nakamori Akina's shoulders. Nakamori Akina felt comfortable and closed her eyes slightly, her entire body supported by Kimura Hiroshi's hands.

"Hey, get ready, or you'll fall on me," Kimura Hiroshi said softly, rubbing his shoulder.

Unexpectedly, Nakamori Akina chuckled and said, "What's wrong? Can't I fall on Hiro-kun? I think it's fine. Come on, let me fall on you."

As she spoke, she deliberately leaned against Kimura Hiroshi, but unfortunately she was too thin now. Although she worked out, her small frame was no match for Kimura Hiroshi. With just her two hands supporting her, Nakamori Akina couldn't lean back even a centimeter.

Seeing Kimura Hiroshi struggling to keep himself from falling, Nakamori Akina huffed and puffed, turning around to glare at him with wide eyes, and said, "What, now you won't even let me lean on you? Tell me, have you fallen for some pretty female celebrity while I was away?"

Unexpectedly, not being allowed to come closer escalated to the terrifying level of infidelity. Kimura Hiroshi was unwilling to admit it. Since that was the case, he suddenly let go, and now, Nakamori Akina, who was still holding on, suddenly leaned forcefully into Kimura Hiroshi's arms.

"Ah...!" Nakamori Akina cried out in surprise as she was suddenly thrown over, only to find herself lying on top of Kimura Hiroshi, her head resting on his thigh. There was a lot of flesh there, so even though she fell down hard, she wasn't hurt.

"Hiro-kun, did you do this on purpose?" Nakamori Akina asked, looking up at Kimura Hiro as she lay on his lap.

Pretending not to know, Kimura Hiroshi said with a shifty look in his eyes, "No, didn't you want to lie on top of me, Akina? So I listened to you and let go. It was your request, it has nothing to do with me."

"You...you're so bad, Hiro-kun, you stinky guy." She reached out and grabbed Kimura Hiro's thigh. She knew that there was a lot of flesh there, so grabbing it wouldn't hurt much, but it would still hurt a lot.

Knowing that Akina Nakamori would make a move, Hiroshi Kimura was prepared. He suddenly moved to the side and immediately moved away from Akina Nakamori, who landed on the sofa, looking completely dazed.