My daily life with the original diva

Kimura Hiroshi, however, didn't seem to care at all. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, the Bodhisattva Kannon won't blame us. If Akina really feels bad about it, we can visit Senso-ji Temple after our wedding and have a blessing ceremony."

"Yes, Akina, you don't need to worry about these things. Just go and pray for blessings and fulfill your vows when the time comes, and there won't be any problems," Akiko, Akina's mother, comforted her.

With everyone around her saying the same thing, Nakamori Akina felt relieved and nodded, saying, "Well, let's leave it at that then. I'm just a little sorry to the host."

After visiting the church, the next stop was the hotel for the wedding banquet, the Hilton Tokyo, one of the top luxury hotels in Tokyo. Akiko, the mother, was equally extravagant, having booked the entire hotel. On the wedding day, only the wedding banquet would be held there.

This would cost far more than renting an entire floor of a hotel, and they haven't even finalized the menu for the banquet yet. Mingzi brought them here to confirm this.

"Each table will seat eight people, and there will be twenty dishes. Some will be essential for the wedding, some will be expensive, and some will be more affordable to fill our stomachs, since everyone will be hungry after attending the entire wedding ceremony." Kimura Hiroshi handled these matters very quickly and finalized the menu in no time.

Each table has twenty dishes, some of which are very expensive. A single table could easily cost over a million yen. There will likely be more than thirty tables on site, meaning the food alone will cost over thirty million yen. This does not include the cost of booking the entire venue. It is truly extravagant.

Faced with her son's extravagant spending habits, Mingzi, though her face remained impassive, couldn't help but worry. She knew that her daughter-in-law was also insensitive to money; when they went out together before, she would spend money without batting an eye. With these two such big spenders combined, Mingzi was afraid that even if they earned a lot of money, they might go bankrupt in the future.

She couldn't really object to what her son had decided on the spot, so she could only let him go. She could always subsidize him later. It wasn't that the family was short of money. Her father, Nobushi Kimura, had been the chairman of the farmers' association for so many years, so he wasn't short of money. Their family didn't have a habit of investing, so they had some savings. In the future, besides providing for their retirement, the rest would be divided among their son and daughter.

Once the wedding banquet arrangements are finalized, the newlyweds will need to express their gratitude during the reception. This follows a set procedure and isn't too complicated; Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina can familiarize themselves with it.

With everything settled, it was almost 2 p.m., but the group didn't leave the restaurant. Instead, they ordered some dishes and filled their stomachs.

After lunch, their itinerary wasn't over yet, so they went to the place where they had custom-made wedding invitations. Today they needed to finalize the design of the wedding invitations and the guest list. The wedding was still more than ten days away, and they needed to send out the invitations as soon as possible to avoid any problems if they were sent out too late and some people didn't receive them.

Kimura Hiroshi, of course, had no expertise in the design of invitations and didn't know which one to choose, so he left the matter to his mother Akiko and Nakamori Akina to decide. He then finalized the guest list for the wedding banquet, starting with their mutual friends.

This was a minority, and Kimura Hiroshi quickly identified it based on his memory. Then came their respective friends. Kimura Hiroshi couldn't identify Nakamori Akina's friends; he could only identify his own. Then came family and relatives, which Kimura Hiroshi couldn't identify either, so he had to ask his mother, Akiko, to do it.

There are also colleagues and partners from the firm, etc. The number of people is not small, but not particularly large either. The two hundred-plus seats at the banquet are more than enough. We can even add some acquaintances we don't usually associate with. Even so, we don't know if they will come.

It took about twenty minutes to finally choose the style of the invitation. Women are really picky when it comes to choosing things. If it were Kimura Hiroshi, he would probably have chosen it in no time. Then it was time to confirm the list of invitees, which took quite a while. There was no way around it, after all, there are some relatives you don't usually think about, but it seems wrong not to invite them, and you would have a memory lapse.

After confirming the list twice more, the invitations were finally finalized. Even if someone was missed, they could be added later.

After finalizing the wedding invitation list, the group set off again to the wedding planning company to confirm the wedding dress and makeup for the wedding day. This time, they were only there for a fitting and wouldn't finalize everything at once. After all, bridal makeup can't be done in a short time; it might take two or three hours to do it all at once. If they weren't satisfied, they could come back in the next few days.

Because she had visited so many places today, Akina Nakamori didn't even have time to try on the clothes. She just went to check out the locations and confirmed that she would come back for a fitting the day after tomorrow. Anyway, she didn't have anything else to do, so she had plenty of time to slowly try on the makeup.

After completing this set of procedures, it was already 7 p.m. The once energetic Nakamori Akina was now completely listless and had no motivation to go to the next place. Kimura Hiro saw that it was about time and ended the day's procedures.

Then, he took his mother, Akiko, and Nakamori Akina to an izakaya for a nice meal to relieve the fatigue from running around all day. This day also made Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina realize that preparing for a wedding is not an easy task. It was only because his mother, Akiko, had finalized everything in advance that they were able to get things done so quickly. If the two of them had to start preparing from scratch, it probably would have taken them ten days to half a month to get it done.

Chapter 620 The Makeup Trial Incident

For a top female celebrity with a strong sense of fashion and a keen eye for makeup, trying on makeup is a somewhat painful and troublesome process, because ordinary makeup artists simply cannot meet her requirements. She can always find something she is not satisfied with, and this is the case with Akina Nakamori now.

The day after the wedding ceremony, when Kimura Hiroshi accompanied Nakamori Akina to the wedding planning company for a makeup trial, a problem arose. The first issue was choosing the makeup. There were many types of bridal makeup, but Nakamori Akina didn't feel satisfied with any of them. However, she didn't want to trouble others too much, so she chose three that seemed more suitable for her.

However, problems arose when the makeup artist started applying her makeup. Although the wedding planning company was quite famous and the makeup artist was very skilled, Nakamori Akina raised objections as soon as the base makeup was done.

Unfortunately, Akina Nakamori often does her own makeup for performances, so she has a lot of opinions on makeup. If she feels something is not suitable, she will naturally offer her suggestions. Although this is not her job, it is the makeup she needs for her wedding, so she is definitely very serious about it.

However, the wedding planner's makeup artist insisted on following the chosen look, even though the person being made up was Akina Nakamori, which naturally led to a conflict.

Although Kimura Hiroshi didn't have any opinion on makeup, because he really didn't know much about it, he knew that Nakamori Akina would definitely choose the makeup that best suited her, since his fiancée was a fashionista.

As a fiancé, he couldn't just sit by and do nothing; he had to step forward. So, when Kimura Hiroshi saw that neither side was willing to back down, he stepped forward and said, "Miss Makeup Artist, I'm sorry, my fiancée and I have something to discuss."

Without waiting for the makeup artist's reply, he pulled Nakamori Akina aside, looked at her face covered in foundation, and said with a smile, "Akina's face now looks like the wall after the decorator painted it when I was renovating my new house."

Thinking that Kimura Hiroshi had called her aside to say something, Nakamori Akina pouted and said, "Yeah, your pink face will be all over Hiroshi-kun's clothes in a moment."

As she spoke, she actually rubbed her face against Kimura Hiroshi's arm. Kimura Hiroshi quickly took a step back and said, "No, no, I was wrong, Akina. I called you over because I really have something to say. Since you're not satisfied with the makeup artist's work, Akina, how about we do our own makeup? I've seen you do your own makeup for a performance before, and it was very beautiful. I think that's fine."

So that's why she was called over, and the fact that the person praised her makeup so well made her feel much better. Nakamori Akina was no longer angry at all; in fact, she was secretly pleased. However, the thought that this was the makeup she had done for her wedding made her a little worried.

"Is this okay? This is the makeup I need for my wedding. If it's not done well, will it affect the wedding?" Nakamori Akina said with a hint of worry.

Kimura Hiroshi was quite confident about this. He put his hand on Nakamori Akina's shoulder, looked at her and said, "I think it's fine, Akina. This is our wedding. As long as we think it looks good, that's fine. You see, I, as the husband, think it's great. So as long as you think it's fine too, then there's no problem."

This gave Akina Nakamori confidence. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Okay, then we'll do what Hiro-kun says. We'll do our own makeup, but Hiro-kun, you can't complain that it doesn't look good."

"This was my idea, how could I possibly dislike it? It's sure to look great," Kimura Hiroshi said with absolute certainty.

After the two made their decision, Kimura Hiroshi pulled Nakamori Akina back. Before Nakamori Akina could speak, Kimura Hiroshi said first, "Makeup artist, we feel that we can't agree on the makeup for the time being. In that case, let's look at the wedding dress first, and we'll decide on the makeup later. Okay, that's all."

Then he turned to Nakamori Akina and said, "Let's try on the wedding dress first, and then Akina, what kind of makeup would best match the dress? Any questions?"

He reached out and gave Kimura Hiroshi an OK sign, indicating that there were no problems.

The makeup artist seemed reluctant to argue with Akina Nakamori about her makeup. Upon hearing what Hiroshi Kimura said, she agreed without much thought and immediately informed the wedding dress company to let Akina Nakamori try on wedding dresses first.

This time, there were no more arguments. As for the wedding dress, Akina Nakamori quickly made her choice. Because of her previous experience of taking wedding photos overseas, she had already decided what kind of wedding dress she should wear for her wedding.

This actually made things much simpler, because Akina Nakamori didn't need to try on makeup, which saved a lot of time. In less than two hours, they came out of the wedding planning company. They had not only chosen their wedding dresses, but they also knew what the wedding process would be like. The two of them came out completely satisfied.

Back in the car, Akina Nakamori suddenly said, "Ah, we haven't chosen a makeup look for Hiro-kun yet. Let's hurry back and choose another one for him."

Kimura Hiroshi chuckled and said, "I don't need to choose any special makeup, Akina. Just have someone do my makeup casually for the wedding. Does Akina think my face isn't handsome enough, so she wants it to be even more handsome?"

It was a rather narcissistic statement, but Nakamori Akina really took a serious look at Kimura Hiro's face. Even though they had been together for so long, she still felt that Kimura Hiro really did look just as he said, very handsome, and didn't even need any makeup to be unforgettable.

So Nakamori Akina actually agreed with Kimura Hiro, saying, "That's right. Hiro-kun doesn't need to wear any more makeup. It would be unnecessary. Just use a little foundation to cover it up. That's fine."

"Hmm, it's decided then. Okay, let's hurry back. Akina, see what cosmetics you need. Let's go prepare them quickly so we don't forget anything later. Also, we're going to register our marriage the day after tomorrow. There will probably be reporters interviewing us then. Akina, are you sure you have no problem with that?" Kimura Hiroshi asked.

Akina Nakamori originally didn't want the media to get involved in her private affairs, but since this matter concerned Hiroshi Kimura's relationship with the media, she didn't refuse and agreed without hesitation.

Chapter 621 Sending Wedding Invitations

As the wedding date approaches, media coverage of Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori's marriage has become increasingly frequent. Some media outlets, seemingly unconcerned about the seriousness of the situation, have even begun to predict that the couple will announce their breakup a few days before the wedding.

This isn't just the media deliberately making a fuss; there's a precedent for this. The story of Seiko Matsuda and Hiromi Go from a few years ago is still fresh in our minds. The two were about to get married and were discussing wedding arrangements when they suddenly announced their breakup. The media, always eager for drama, definitely want to do it again.

In that case, they won't have to worry about not having any news coverage for the next few months. These are two top singers who are at the peak of their popularity. If they announce their breakup so close to their wedding, there will be plenty of things to report.

However, those media outlets that love a good spectacle are going to be disappointed, because major entertainment media outlets such as Asahi Entertainment have broken a big story.

Breaking news! Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori will register their marriage tomorrow!

Once this news broke, it meant that Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina's marriage was a done deal. Since they had completed their marriage registration, even without a wedding ceremony, they were legally recognized as husband and wife, and Nakamori Akina would need to officially change her name to Kimura Akina.

In this way, certain media outlets that were hoping for some sensational news and those who disliked Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori were completely disappointed. They could only grit their teeth and voice their resentment, hoping that the two would not be happy even if they got married in the future.

However, this kind of thing cannot be achieved by the media saying unpleasant things behind people's backs. Whether someone is happy or not depends on the relationship between the two people involved.

The media wants to capitalize on the buzz surrounding their wedding, and others are doing the same. For example, Fuji Television, which completed production of "Tokyo Love Story" last year but hasn't aired it yet, is doing so to time the timing of their wedding to attract more viewers. This is the opportunity that Miyauchi Taketsu has been waiting for.

Now that the two are about to register their marriage, the time is right. Miyauchi Takesetsu plans to officially start promoting "Tokyo Love Story" and then air it a week before Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina's wedding, so as to maximize the drama's ratings.

To do it well, the cooperation of Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori is essential. Ideally, the two of them could work together to promote the drama. Therefore, Takeshi Miyauchi called Hiroshi Kimura's mobile phone directly.

With mobile phones, some communication has become much more convenient. At least you don't have to make calls everywhere when you can't find someone to find out where they are.

However, this also brings some unpleasant experiences, at least that's how Hiroshi Kimura feels now. People call him when they need something, and it's easy to find him. As a result, he seems to have a lot more things to do all of a sudden. For someone with a somewhat lazy personality like him, this is a very unpleasant experience.

Since the phone rang, he couldn't very well not answer it, so Kimura Hiroshi had no choice but to pick it up. On the other end came Miyauchi Takesatsu's voice, who was very polite and immediately congratulated Kimura Hiroshi on his upcoming marriage.

"I heard that Kimura-san and Akina-san are going to register their marriage tomorrow. I would like to offer my congratulations in advance."

"Ah, thank you for your blessings, Miyauchi-san. I just don't know what brings you to call me at this hour. As you know, I've been very busy lately because of my wedding." Kimura Hiroshi knew that Miyauchi Takesetsu must have something to say to him.

As expected, seeing Kimura Hiroshi's question, Miyauchi Takesetsu answered directly, saying with a smile, "Ah, as expected, nothing can be hidden from Kimura-san. There are indeed some things. We are about to start the promotional work for 'Tokyo Love Story,' so we would like to invite Kimura-san and Akina-san to participate in the promotional work."

Promotion for "Tokyo Love Story"? Hiroshi Kimura has almost forgotten about the drama he starred in with Akina Nakamori. There have been a lot going on lately, and even with his exceptional memory, it's impossible for him to remember everything clearly.

"Oh, that's it. I remember now. Back then, Miyauchi-san wanted to use my wedding as an opportunity to air this drama. I agreed at the time, but recently Akina-san and I have been busy with our wedding, so I'm afraid we won't be able to help with the promotion."

He remembered the matter, but Kimura Hiroshi had no intention of doing any publicity work. Recently, he and Nakamori Akina needed to adjust their mindset and prepare for their wedding. Nothing else was important to them.

Miyauchi Takesetsu was quite disappointed with the response he received. He tentatively asked, "Ah, Kimura-san and Akina-san really don't have time?"

"Yes, it's very busy. Getting married is a very complicated matter, and many things require both Akina-san and me to participate. However, Miyauchi-san, even if Akina-san and I don't participate in the promotion of Tokyo Love Story, I think the discussion generated by the two of us getting married alone can easily boost its ratings, right?" Kimura Hiroshi said with considerable confidence.

There's only one big thing happening in the entertainment industry right now: his marriage to Akina Nakamori. They're both top stars, and this kind of union is unprecedented in Japan, so it's naturally generating a lot of buzz. The airing of their romance drama already brings in a considerable amount of viewership. Their involvement in promotions will boost the show, but probably not much, since not everyone is happy to see them together.

Kimura Hiroshi's words were not a problem, but Miyauchi Takeshi was still quite disappointed. However, he didn't have a good reason to persuade Kimura Hiroshi and Nakamori Akina to participate in the promotion, since the two were getting married, and this matter was much more important than any TV drama promotion.

“Alright, Kimura-san’s wedding is more important, so the publicity will be handled by the TV station staff. Ah, it’s really a pity. If Kimura-san had been involved, I think this drama could have broken Fuji TV’s ratings record.” Miyauchi Takesetsu said with considerable disappointment.

To this, Hiroshi Kimura simply smiled and said, "Perhaps it will break records even without my or Akina-san's involvement in promotion. Miyauchi-san, can you have a little confidence in the drama we produce?"

Although he couldn't promote it, Hiroshi Kimura still gave Takeshi Miyauchi some suggestions, such as, "If you want to experience Hiroshi Kimura and Akina Nakamori's love story up close, then watch 'Tokyo Love Story'!" These kinds of promotional slogans would definitely attract a lot of attention and greatly boost the ratings.

After noting down all of Kimura Hiroshi's suggestions, the two hung up. As soon as they hung up, Nakamori Akina came out of the bathroom and was drying her hair with a towel. As for why she was taking a shower so early in the morning, that was a matter of what Kimura Hiroshi had done the night before. She was covered in sweat and felt sticky in the morning, and not taking a shower would be torture for Nakamori Akina.

"Who was Hiro-kun talking to on the phone? I heard it from the bathroom," Akina Nakamori asked as she came out and grabbed a hairdryer.

Kimura Hiroshi quickly grabbed the hairdryer for Nakamori Akina and started drying her hair, briefly explaining to her what had happened during his phone call with Miyauchi Takesetsu.

After listening to what Kimura Hiroshi said, Nakamori Akina looked a little apologetic and said, "It seems that our wedding has delayed some things. We couldn't even help with the promotion of the TV series. I'm really sorry, Mr. Miyauchi."

Being too kind isn't always a good thing. Kimura Hiroshi couldn't help but stop blowing in the wind and whispered in Nakamori Akina's ear, "It's not that we've wronged him. He's using our wedding to promote his drama. He's gotten a huge advantage and should give us some more promotional fees, not the other way around."

"Haha, Hiro-kun is really too greedy! How can this be? Okay, okay, we know Mr. Miyauchi didn't lose out, so we won't ask him for any more money. Hiro-kun, hurry up and dry my hair. After that, we need to wash the sheets and discuss the makeup with the makeup artist. We're very busy, and we don't have time to waste." Nakamori Akina urged Kimura Hiro to hurry up and dry her hair.

Knowing there was still a lot to do, and knowing that he was the biggest culprit for being so busy last night, Kimura Hiro obediently didn't argue. He quickly grabbed Nakamori Akina's hair and helped her dry it properly. Long, beautiful hair can add a lot to beauty, but it's also a very troublesome thing to manage.

Not only do you need to wash your hair frequently, but you also need to use shampoo, conditioner, and various hair care products. Finally, you need to blow-dry it for a long time, which is quite a time-consuming and energy-intensive process.

After blow-drying for almost half an hour, her hair was finally dry. Nakamori Akina then took the sheets out and put them in the washing machine to wash. After that, she went out to eat with Kimura Hiroshi, then drove to the place where the wedding invitations were made yesterday, picked up some of the invitations, and finally went to Ken-On's office.

Since the wedding planning company's makeup artist wasn't up to par, Akina Nakamori decided to take charge of the wedding makeup herself. However, she would still need some help, so it would be best to find a makeup artist from the agency. After all, she had often collaborated with the agency's makeup artists during her performances, and continuing to work with them now would ensure better chemistry.

Since we're going to the agency, we should naturally bring the wedding invitations with us and distribute them to the people we need to invite. This way, we won't have to come back later to deliver them, saving a lot of time and effort, since they still have a lot to do afterwards.

The two arrived at the firm together, and from the moment they entered, people kept greeting them. Even those they didn't know would smile and greet them, because everyone knew that the two of them were getting married soon. How to put it, it was a very beautiful feeling.

At least that's how Nakamori Akina felt. She seemed very happy and couldn't help but whisper to Kimura Hiroshi, "Hiroshi-kun, they must all know we're getting married, which is why they're sending us their goodwill. It feels so good. If I could, I'd really like to send each of them a wedding invitation."

He couldn't help but twitch his lips. If he invited everyone, how many banquets would he have to host? Based on the standards he had set, it wouldn't just cost a little money. More importantly, the hotel might not even be able to accommodate everyone. In Japan, they don't care about monetary gifts. Weddings are purely an expense.

He couldn't help but pinch Nakamori Akina's nose and said, "Everyone is getting a haircut. How many of these people do you even know? If you go to the wedding and you can't even remember their names, wouldn't that be incredibly awkward?"

“Ah, that’s true. There are some people whose names I don’t even know. If they go and don’t know anyone else, they’ll probably feel very lonely.” Nakamori Akina seemed to realize this was a big problem and quickly made a face at Kimura Hiroshi, indicating that the suggestion was off.

Once inside the agency, the two went their separate ways. Nakamori Akina went to discuss her makeup with the makeup artist, while Kimura Hiroshi went to send out invitations. Naturally, the first invitation in the agency was to be given to the president, Hanami Kagami, since he was the most senior person in the agency!

After knocking on the president's office door and receiving permission, Kimura Hiroshi opened the door and entered with a smile. "President, I've come to deliver your wedding invitation. Please attend my wedding with Akina on April 16th."

Hanami Kagami knew last night that Kimura Hiroshi would be coming today, so he wasn't too surprised. He took the wedding invitation from Kimura Hiroshi and said with a smile, "I didn't expect Kimura-san to personally deliver the invitation. In that case, I will definitely attend your and Akina-san's wedding. Time really flies. I remember when you came to the agency, you were just a boy and Akina-san was a girl. You two are really getting married."

"Yes, it's been seven years. We've all grown up and reached the age to get married." Kimura Hiroshi was quite emotional. He realized that so much time had passed without him even noticing. He had just been following his feelings and had come this far.

“You’re in your twenties, it’s time to get married, so I’ll be there on time,” Hanami He said. He really didn’t know what to say. The impact of these two getting married on the agency was too great, leaving him speechless.