Tokyo Bubble Life

Chapters 1462 and 1471: Flower Sauce Opens the Door to a New World

The sun rises early in summer; even though it's still early morning, the light already feels like midday.

After several days of filming at the shooting base, Naoki Nagayama, who was finally able to rest today, was unusually lazy and wanted to take a nap, even though his biological clock had woken him up.

I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep for a short while, when I suddenly felt a commotion around me. Then, a small hand started pressing and pinching my face and nose, making it impossible for me to fall back asleep!

I opened my eyes and found my daughter lying next to me, making a ruckus.

Seeing that Naoki Nagayama had opened his eyes, the little guy grinned and said:

"Daddy, wake up!"

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Naoki Nagayama reached out and hugged the little one, while pinching her cheek with his other hand:

"Hua Jiang, why are you up so early? You don't have to go to school or work, kid, why are you up so early?"

As he spoke, he started scratching himself.

"Hahaha~ Yamete~~"

Xia Hua laughed even more heartily!

The noise from the father and daughter finally attracted Akina, who was washing up Ren-chan in the next room.

Akina, holding Nagayama Ren, shook her head as she watched the two playing around.

"Naoki-san, stop fooling around, Hana-chan can't breathe. Get up and eat!"

"Oh~"

Hearing his wife say that, Naoki Nagayama finally put the little guy aside and got up to wash up.

However, Natsuka followed him around like a little shadow, even wanting to go to the bathroom with him. But Naoki Nagayama stopped her at the door.

"Okay, okay~"

After washing up, Naoki Nagayama took the little one downstairs. Breakfast was already prepared in the restaurant downstairs.

"So, does that mean Naoki-san doesn't have to go to the film set today?"

After Akina settled the two children, she asked.

"Um"

Naoki Nagayama said as he ate,

"The next scene we'll be filming is a racing sequence on Mount Akina in Shizuoka. The entire crew will be there, and we'll need to set up roadblocks and such."

"So there's no need for me to go."

Akina was surprised:

"Are we really going to film on location? The actors will drive themselves?"

"Some shots definitely needed it."

While most high-speed shots are definitely driven by professional drivers, some of the actors' own scenes still need to be done by them personally. This era can't afford to be stingy like later generations.

"I heard that some racing teams are coming to have a real race. After all, the roads are closed and empty anyway, so it's a great opportunity for them!"

We obtained the approval from the government, and the roads in Akina Mountain will be closed for one day and one night, during which time no other vehicles will be allowed to pass through.

Naoki Nagayama's involvement in the "Fast & Furious" franchise wasn't kept secret from the racing community, so many people knew about it.

"But won't that cause an accident?"

Akina was a little worried when she heard about the car race.

"What if something goes wrong?"

"Of course, you have to bear the consequences yourself!"

Naoki Nagayama shrugged.

Japan isn't a socialist country like Tokyo, where the government won't bail you out. You want to pursue the thrill of high-speed travel? No problem, you're an adult, just bear the consequences yourself!

If you hit someone and go to jail, but if you die, no one will sue the government for inaction!

As for suing the film crew for not taking proper safeguards? Please, that wasn't a competition organized by the film crew. They were just seeking thrills. What business is it of the film crew filming here? Do you think the legal department of Tree Friends is just sitting around doing nothing?!

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Akina was a little conflicted; she was still quite kind and didn't want to see anyone get hurt.

"Alright. At worst, I'll have the film crew's ambulance stay a little longer in case anyone gets injured and needs immediate medical attention."

Naoki Nagayama comforted his wife, then changed the subject:

"By the way, I don't have anything planned for today, so I'll go check out Jurassic Island. Preparations for opening there are almost complete."

He looked at Akina:

"Want to come along?"

"Huh?"

Akina paused for a moment, somewhat tempted, but ultimately shook her head.

"I made an appointment with Hanami-san today to go to the office."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Naoki Nagayama was somewhat surprised; Akina hadn't been to the agency in a long time.

"Of course it's because of Kiko-chan!"

Akina glanced at Naoki Nagayama, seemingly resigned to the fact that artists under Nagayama's agency were poaching talent from Ken-On.

"Hana-san is having a real headache lately. She's afraid that Ken-on will lose another pillar of support to him!"

In fact, as a director of Ken-On, Akina needs to understand the potential impact of such a significant matter on revenue.

He said it felt like Ken-On was grooming wives for its tree-loving friends.

"Hahaha~"

Naoki Nagayama laughed.

That's quite a vivid description!

"By the way, I'd also like to talk about whether I should release an album this year."

"Oh?"

This surprised Naoki Nagayama a little.

Is Akina going to make a comeback?

Now that Ren Nagayama has been born, she should be able to make a comeback. But didn't Akina say before that she would focus on staying at home for the next two years?

"It doesn't count as a comeback!"

Akina shook her head and reached out to wipe the oil off Hana's cheeks.

"It's more of a way to maintain popularity. It's also a way to show the entertainment industry that Ken-On still has a super popular artist who won't decline because of mere scandals."

Just as companies use lavish annual meetings as a way to demonstrate their strength, talent agencies can simply release an album to show their power!

"I see. It seems Hanami-san is in a bit of a hurry~"

Naoki Nagayama is very supportive of Akina's album release, believing that women who have a career they love are the most attractive!

"Yes, Hanami-san is very worried."

"Alright then~ since that's the case..."

Since his wife wasn't going, Naoki Nagayama glanced at Ren Nagayama in the cradle, then at Hana-chan eating beside him. Sure enough, if he had to take her out, it would be Hana-chan!

"Huajiang, do you want to go out and play with Daddy today?"

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Xiaoxia immediately stopped eating and looked at Naoki Nagayama.

"Where to go?"

"I've been there before, Jurassic Island is the island with lots of dinosaurs."

Hearing that it was the island he had visited before, the little guy immediately perked up:

"Okay, okay, I want to go!"

"Okay, let's eat first."

"Then we'll fly there."

A few hours later~

The small airport on Jurassic Island came in handy once again, as a Gulfstream jet slowly landed on the runway.

"Hiss~~"

As the plane door opened, Naoki Nagayama carried Natsuka off the plane in one arm.

Thank you.

Naoki Nagayama thanked the flight crew.

"We'll probably be back before evening. In the meantime, you can rest on the island."

"Hi, Arigato~"

Turning to face the group that had come to greet him, Naoya Sakata strode up to Naoki Nagayama in a few quick steps:

"Naoki-san, you even brought the flower sauce this time?"

"Yes. It just so happens that Hana-chan really likes Jurassic Island."

Naoki Nagayama smiled and nodded, then said to Hana-chan in his arms,

"Hana-chan, this is Uncle Sakata. He even brought you a cake for your birthday before~"

"Uncle Sakata."

Xia Hua naturally didn't remember what cake it was, but she still greeted it softly.

"Haha, Huajiang is so good."

Naoya Sakata naturally had a big smile on his face when he saw the boss's daughter.

"It's amazing how quickly they've grown up. Kids really do grow up so fast."

"Yeah yeah."

After exchanging casual pleasantries, Naoki Nagayama and Naoya Sakata arrived together at the waiting group not far away.

One of the leaders is named Horikawa Takuto, who was specially hired by Naoki Nagayama and Otomo Yoshimura at the beginning of the year as the general manager of Jurassic Park, responsible for the operation of Jurassic Park. The rest are the park's operation team.

"Horikawa-san, Sasshibuli."

Naoki Nagayama smiled and extended his hand.

"So, are you familiar with Jurassic Park yet?!"

"Of course!"

Horikawa Takuto speaks with a strong voice; he's a talent who has worked in operations at Tokyo Disneyland.

"I must say, Naoki-san's Jurassic Park is very novel and interesting. The rides are excellent and very unique!"

He said with a smile:

"You can't find that many dinosaurs even at Disney."

"Ha, it's different~"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and shook his head. Besides being a simple amusement park, he also planned to create a themed island based on the movie *Jurassic Park*.

"Those who come to Jurassic Island are probably mostly boys!"

"Haha, who knows? There are probably many girls who also enjoy adventure."

Horikawa Takuto jokingly added that younger girls, because they develop earlier, are generally stronger than boys and have just as much of a desire to explore new things.

As they walked toward the tour bus, Horikawa Takuto continued talking to Nagayama Naoki, explaining the preparations he had made for the park's opening over the past few months.

"We have already arranged several small-scale trial runs, inviting some tourists."

Horikawa Takuto said,

"Of course, they were all drawn from Jurassic Park movie fans before."

The port town is now open; anyone across the coast can experience it by purchasing a ticket. It's like a small-scale public beta test!

Naoki Nagayama naturally had no objection to this:

"Haha, consider it a perk for them~"

“Mmm~” Horikawa Takuto continued explaining, “We also tested the rescue system, including the speed of the rescue helicopter.”

"The island is covered with cameras, and the images are fed back to the control center in real time."

"We guarantee that tourists visiting Jurassic Island will absolutely not encounter any major problems."

"Uh-huh."

Naoki Nagayama was led to the port town, whereupon he declined the company of Takuto Horikawa and the others.

"Horikawa-san, please let me experience Jurassic Park as an ordinary tourist!"

"This"

Horikawa Takuto and Sakata Naoya were both stunned for a moment, just about to say that there was danger.

However, Naoki Nagayama laughed:

"Don't worry, I brought flower sauce with me, I won't do anything dangerous! Isn't the island safe for ordinary people?"

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Now the two of them were in a difficult position and couldn't object!

"Cough cough."

Horikawa Takuto nodded,

"The island is safe for all tourists! I can absolutely guarantee that!"

"Then what's there to be afraid of?!"

Naoki Nagayama carried the little one and walked towards the port town.

"You all go about your business!"

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The two people left behind on the tour bus looked at each other in bewilderment. What are frontline employees most afraid of? Of course, it's their superiors making unannounced visits!

After a few breaths, Horikawa Takuto took out his radio:

"Attention all units! Attention all units! Naoki-san has entered the park with his daughter! Naoki-san has entered the park with his daughter!"

"Everyone knows Naoki-san, right? If not, be wary of adult men with daughters!"

"Attention all units: meet all their needs, provide them with assistance at any time, and pay attention to their safety!!"

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Horikawa Takuto finally breathed a sigh of relief as various confirmation sounds came through the radio.

He said to Naoya Sakata:

"All the cameras, the security guards and service personnel stationed everywhere will help! Now I can rest assured!"

"Uh-huh!"

The camera then shifts to Naoki Nagayama's side.

At this moment, Xia Hua was completely relaxed and got out of bed to walk. After having breakfast, she also took a short nap on the plane. Now she was in her best state, full of energy!

Holding Naoki Nagayama's hand, she kept asking to touch the dinosaur sculptures in the port town, then to get a toy from a shop, and then to grab a cotton candy from a street vendor.

Of course, according to his promise to Akina, Naoki Nagayama would only give her one chance to eat candy! This made Natsuka hesitate a little~

As the father and daughter strolled around, countless eyes were fixed on the large screen in the control center, constantly tracking the father and daughter!

"Dad, there!"

Suddenly, Xia Hua spotted a brightly colored candy store in the distance, and her eyes lit up as if they were stars.

"So many candies!"

"Yeah, an amusement park absolutely needs a candy store!"

Let's go take a look.

The little guy immediately pulled Naoki Nagayama inside, his face full of longing for candy!

"It's agreed that you can only buy one!"

Naoki Nagayama could only continue repeating this to her as they walked.

"Can we buy it now and eat it tomorrow?"

"That's fine!"

Upon arriving at the candy store, Naoki Nagayama was amazed by the wide variety of candies available, including lollipops, candy canes, licorice candies, and many more. It seemed that all kinds of candies from around the world could be found here!

Naoki Nagayama doesn't frequent candy stores much; after all, he's an adult.

Naoki Nagayama let the little guy take a small basket and pick out candy, then asked the shopkeeper:

"Manager, do you have all kinds of foreign candies here?"

"Hi!"

The store manager clearly recognized Naoki Nagayama and immediately replied respectfully.

"We import some specialty candies from South Korea, the United States, and various European countries. Of course, we have even more candies from Japan!"

"I see."

Noticing the store manager's nervousness, Naoki Nagayama didn't ask any further questions.

"Then I'll go look for some and see if there's anything I like."

The store manager immediately said:

"Hey! Naoki-san, take whatever you want, it's all free!"

"Haha~ There's no need for that!"

"That's only natural! If the headmaster knew I took money from Naoki-san, he'd kill me!"

Naoki Nagayama didn't want to make things difficult for the candy store manager, and besides, it was just some candy:

"Haha, thanks a lot!"

Walking behind the flower jam maker who was carefully selecting her sauce, looking her up and down, Naoki Nagayama's face was also full of smiles as he watched her holding the small basket with great interest.

Every child dreams of entering a candy store when they're little, right? This little guy actually did!

Naoki Nagayama glanced casually at the candies on the shelf and suddenly spotted a candy called Crazy Dips. Looking at the picture on the packaging, Naoki immediately realized what it was!

Isn't this just like popping candy?!

Childhood memories flooded back, that feeling of having my mouth bitten—that was the most fun part of childhood!

He couldn't resist opening it and pouring the crystalline powdered candy into his mouth.

A soft crackling sound filled my mouth, and my tongue felt the stimulation of being "attacked" by the candies, along with their sweetness. Indeed, this is the taste of my childhood!

Just as Naoki Nagayama was reminiscing about the time he ate popping candy at the convenience store in his past life, he felt a pulling sensation on his leg!

Looking down, he saw that Hua Jiang had appeared beside him at some point and was looking at him with curious eyes.

"Dad, what are you eating?"

"A type of sugar!"

Naoki Nagayama wasn't one to keep such interesting things to himself; he crouched down and looked at Natsuki at eye level.

"Would you like to try this interesting candy/flower jam?!"

"want!!"

The little guy nodded naturally! His father would never lie to him!

"Okay, open your mouth."

Naoki Nagayama opened another packet and gently poured a little into Natsuka's mouth.

As Xia Hua closed her mouth, the power of the popping candy began to show, and a crackling sound could be heard coming from the little one's mouth!

Xiaoxia's eyes widened and her mouth gaped open, as if she were startled, as she looked at Naoki Nagayama:

"Tangtang is alive!!! She's slapping me in the face!!!"

"It's not alive, that's just how this kind of sugar is!"

Naoki Nagayama smiled and reassured him.

"Flower jam, you'll know once you try more~"

So the little one closed his mouth again, his brow furrowing slightly as he carefully examined the lingering surprise and worry on his tiny face.

A moment later, Xia Hua's brow relaxed, the little bit of popping candy in her mouth was gone, and the sensation of her tongue being attacked was no longer there.

"How was it? Was it fun? It sounded like there was a battle going on in your mouth!"

Naoki Nagayama asked with a smile,

"This is called popping candy, would you like some more?"

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Xia Hua hesitated for a moment, seemingly having some doubts about the taste, but then nodded immediately.

This novel feeling surprised and intrigued her.

"want!"

Naoki Nagayama poured a little more into her mouth.

Having learned from experience this time, the little guy wasn't surprised. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly enjoying the novel experience of the popping candy, as if a new door had been opened for him!

Who knew candy could be so interesting besides being sweet and sour?!

"Daddy, one more bite!!"

After finishing what she was eating, Xiaoxia looked at Naoki Nagayama with longing in her eyes!

"Hehe, don't tell Mom when you go back~"

(End of this chapter)