Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 554 That World Has No One

"Ok."

Chen Nuo was taken aback, not expecting Qiu Yuan Yasushi to suddenly bring up this topic instead of answering his question, but he casually agreed and didn't take it to heart.

After selecting a viewpoint, their gaze turned to the large screen in the distance.

On the screen, girls dressed in pink stage outfits are starting to sing a fast-paced opening song, with Ayaka and Ayaka standing in the very center.

Although he thought the song was a bit corny and the dance was even more corny, it was clear that the otaku in the audience loved it.

In the sea of ​​people below the stage,

Pink, blue, and green glow sticks waved in unison, densely packed together, rising and falling like waves.

As soon as the music started, more than 50,000 people seemed to be tied together by an invisible thread, raising their glow sticks in unison and cheering wildly in rhythm.

"はい! はい! はいはいはいはい!!"

"おーれ! おーれ! おーれおーれおーれー!!"

Looking at the crowd below the stage, who seemed to be possessed, he shook his head inwardly, but he also admired the person who came up with this idea. He turned to Akimoto Yasushi and said, "Mr. Akimoto, you are truly amazing."

again!

Akimoto Yasushi could only manage a smile that looked more like a grimace.

At that moment, he really wanted to say, "What exactly do you want me to do?"
He really wanted to defend himself, saying, "Who told you to never come to Japan again after Inception? To outsiders, it's normal that you've already gotten tired of those two girls and dumped them, right?"
Besides, nothing really happened to me.

Ayaka is domineering in the group, and Ayaka is the mastermind behind various incidents, but in the past three years, has she said anything? Hasn't she been silently helping them become the most popular?

Just recently, Atsuko Maeda's popularity has skyrocketed, while you've disappeared from the public eye... However, I, Yasushi Akimoto, never actually asked them to give up the center position. At most, I said a few words to Ayaka Kato, telling her not to be arrogant and to give others some face. I didn't slap them, I didn't make them stand as punishment, and I didn't even impose any real punishment whatsoever.

Is this what you call impressive?

Akimoto Yasushi licked his lips, wanting to change the subject, so he asked with feigned curiosity, "Mr. Chen, are you taking a flight to America tonight?"

Chen Nuo looked at the stage and nodded, saying, "Yes."

"Then why not stay a few more days? After the concerts in the next couple of days, Ayaka and the others will be free, and I can give them several days off so they can accompany you to travel around Japan for a while."

Upon hearing this, Chen Nuo couldn't help but feel a longing for it, but he quickly returned to reality, sighed, and said, "I want to too, but I can't. I promised someone that I have to attend a premiere in the United States."

Seeing that he was willing to talk and had said so much, Akimoto Yasushi was secretly pleased and continued, "Oh? Are you a friend of Mr. Chen? You must be a very famous person, right?"

At this moment, AKB48 on stage began dancing a somewhat nerdy dance to the music, and the cheers from the audience grew even louder. Although Chen Nuo couldn't see very clearly from his position, he felt a sense of satisfaction seeing the huge commotion caused every time Ayaka and Ayaka appeared on the big screen. When Akimoto Yasushi asked him a question, he casually replied, "He's fairly famous. Tom Hanks, do you know him?"

Tom Hanks? Akimoto Yasushi was speechless for a moment. When did Tom Hanks become a friend on his list? After a while, he asked, "Is it the Tom Hanks from Forrest Gump?"

"if not?"

Akimoto Yasushi chuckled dryly and, trying to make conversation, said, "I really like his movies."

"Oh, I'll tell him when I see him."

"Really!?" Akimoto Yasushi exclaimed in surprise.

Chen Nuo turned his head in surprise and saw that the fat man was really happy. He was just following the Western custom and casually replied, but seeing that the Japanese man was reacting so strongly, he chuckled and said, "Really."

Akimoto Yasushi immediately bowed and said, "Thank you so much."

"You're welcome."

At this moment, Akimoto Yasushi felt a mix of joy, excitement, and a secret delight. He had a deep-seated curiosity he wanted to ask. He believed that every reporter in Japan wanted to ask this question, but none dared to voice it, for it was far too easy to say something that would cause trouble.

After hesitating for a moment, he finally mustered up his courage and asked, "Mr. Chen, did you meet President Obama when you went to the White House last time?"

"Yes, I see you."

The first song had just finished, and there was a short break. Chen Nuo turned around and looked at Akimoto Yasushi, who looked nervous, and asked, "What's wrong?"

"No, no." Akimoto Yasushi swallowed hard, but his curiosity was too great, so he mustered his courage and asked, "What did he talk to you about? The movie?"

At this moment, the performance on stage resumed, and Chen Nuo focused his attention on the stage again. In fact, countless people around him had asked him this question countless times, and his answer really didn't require any thought; he just needed to switch languages, that was all.

"We talked a lot about TV dramas."

"Oh, he also likes to watch 'The Eagle Catches the Chickens'?"

Many people had asked him this question, but this was the first time he had heard it. Chen Nuo glanced at the fat man and chuckled, "He probably hadn't seen it back then, so he doesn't know now. Mr. Akimoto, he's asking because of the election."

Akimoto Yasushi suddenly realized and said, "He wants your support, so he's using this topic to try and become your friend?"

"You can say that."

"That……"

...Isn't that the same as me?
Akimoto Yasushi swallowed the rest of his sentence. However, the thought that Obama had once been on the same starting line as him completely dispelled any initial sense of shame he might have felt.

Mr. Chen, I would also like to be your friend.

But this matter is not that easy.

As the other party mentioned, his conversation with Obama was not very pleasant. Although it didn't end badly, they didn't become friends.

As Akimoto Yasushi listened to Chen Nuo talk, he also pondered repeatedly in his mind how he could get into Chen Nuo's heart and become friends with him.
On the stage, suddenly a loud voice pierced the night sky.
It was Ayaka Kato's voice.

Akimoto Yasushi looked up and saw a long-haired girl in a pink and white mini-skirt stage outfit, holding a sequined wireless microphone high in her hand, her smile radiant, and she suddenly shouted:

"1! 2! 3! 4!"

As the countdown began, the 50,000 spectators around the stadium seemed to be ignited, raising their pink glow sticks in unison. The cheers instantly coalesced into a deafening roar that reverberated throughout the Tokyo Dome.

Caihua stepped forward and began to sing:
I want you!
I need you!
I love you!

The entire audience immediately erupted in screams, as if the dome were about to be lifted.

Behind her, Ayaka and the other members joined in, their voices and dance steps intertwining, like a perfectly arranged pink storm:

In my mind
Loud music

Endless loop
My favorite words keep jumping around

Just thinking
Your face and voice

The person became restless and eager.

The girls waved their hands, their synchronized dance moves causing their pink and white skirts to billow like waves under the lights. The camera on the big screen switched rapidly, showing one smiling face after another. The girls' intertwined group dance, combined with dazzling spotlights, made the entire stage resemble a churning pink sea of ​​stars.

To be able to have this indescribable feeling
I'm such a lucky person!
I want you
I need you
I love you

As Akimoto Yasushi watched the girls perform their signature song, "Heavy Rotation," which he had sung at every fan meeting and concert—a song he had watched thousands of times—he easily noticed a detail different from the ones he had seen before in the transitions on the big screen.

When Ayaka Kato sang that unique solo line from the center position:

"Being able to see you"

At an ever-closer distance
High spirits
I want you
I need you
I love you
Deep in my heart
Burst of love
"Endless loop..."

Her voice was fuller than ever before, and her big, round eyes stared straight at the camera, as if she were pouring out her heart to someone through the lens.

Similarly, when another center, Ayaka Kato, sang:
"In one's life"

How many times can one love?
Only once

I feel you
I touch you
I hold you.

That feeling was a genuine sincerity that no dance teacher or vocal coach could ever teach, no matter how many times they instructed.

Below the stage, the cheers of 50,000 people rose higher and higher with the rhythm of the music, making the air at the Tokyo Dome tremble.

In Yasushi Akimoto's eyes, the twins' performance tonight was undoubtedly the best ever.

In the last part of the song, after the girls sang together again, they surprisingly changed the original ending.

Ayaka and Ayaka stepped out from the group and stood on either side of the stage, facing forward, which was the location of their VIP box.

Behind them, everyone else was dancing, but the two girls didn't make any extra movements; they held the microphones and sang earnestly:
I want you
I need you
I love you
Deep in my heart
Burst of love
Endless loop
An endless loop.

Akimoto Yasushi turned to look at the man who had been silently watching the stage.

His profile was obscured by the dim light, but his eyes, which had been praised by countless people, seemed to flicker and dance as they reflected the glow sticks in the arena, revealing a range of emotions.

Akimoto Yasushi couldn't see any more.

But at that moment, he suddenly realized what he should do.

He said, "Mr. Chen, excuse me for a moment." "Okay."

Chen Nuo agreed.

He had no interest in what Akimoto Yasushi was doing.

Ayaka had said she would sing for him, but she never said what song it was. After listening to the song just now and seeing the expressions on the two of them on the big screen, he could tell at a glance that this was the song they wanted to sing for him.

To be fair, no matter how awful he is, he still touched me to some extent.

Upon being touched, he pulled out his phone and started typing a text message: "Eri, I asked you to keep an eye out for houses for me, maybe a couple more smaller ones."

That's right, that's how rich kids usually are; when they're moved, they like to settle things with money.

He used to be stingy because he'd seen the world and realized he was actually quite poor compared to other reborn individuals. But since Facebook went public, he's become increasingly generous with his money. Since he can't offer marriage or a promise, he'll offer a house instead. Based on experience, that makes sense.

Akimoto Yasushi was gone for quite a while, only returning halfway through the concert.

He didn't ask any more questions, after all, the other party was the head of a society.

On stage, AKB48 had just finished performing a song. The lights dimmed, and accompanied by upbeat background music, the large screen in the center of the stage lit up, ushering in the MC segment where fans greeted the performers.

The first to step forward was Ayaka Kato, slightly out of breath, holding the microphone and beaming: "Everyone at Tokyo Dome! Are you happy?!"

"happy--!!"

Next up was Ayaka: "I'm standing at the Tokyo Dome today because of you all!"

Then came a beautiful girl, whom Chen Nuo already knew was Maeda Atsuko: "So, everyone!"

Finally, a rather cute girl, Watanabe Mayu, whom he had used that night, grabbed the microphone and shouted, "So, please give us all your voices!"

"おおおおおおおお!!"

Amidst the hype generated by the core members, the crowd erupted once again, with everyone raising their glow sticks in unison, creating a sea of ​​flashing lights.

Meanwhile, the main camera on site began to pan across the entire venue, displaying this spectacular scene on the big screen.

Chen Nuo wanted to praise Akimoto Yasushi again.

How the hell did they train them? They've turned these Japanese people into dogs, making them do whatever they're told.

But before he could speak, suddenly, a thunderous sound, like a wave, rose several degrees higher from the ground.

He came to his senses and looked ahead, somewhat confused.

I rely on.

He instantly saw a familiar face appear on the screen at the scene.

Although he was still wearing the baseball cap he wore when he entered, he had already taken off his mask and sunglasses, so his bewildered expression was clearly visible on the big screen.

Yes, that's exactly how he looks right now.

At this moment, the noise in the room suddenly increased, and even many people below his private box turned around to look.

On stage, Watanabe Mayu suddenly let out a joyful shout: "Chen Nuo-jun!!!"

Her words brought the previously unresponsive people in the venue to their senses.

Who says Japanese otaku only follow AKB48?

That's because in that world, there wasn't a single Asian Joker in The Dark Knight.

That's because in that world, no one came to Japan to comfort the victims within three days of the Kobe earthquake.

That's because in that world, Inception never caused a huge stir in the Japanese archipelago.

That's because in that world, no one has ever achieved a grand slam at all three major film festivals, and their name is known to everyone from the Emperor to the most hardcore otaku.

When the timeline reached this fork, a certain person suddenly appeared in this world.

It's understandable that Japanese otaku are exhibiting a more chaotic, violent, and disorderly frenzy than before, which is more uniform in their behavior.

What could Chen Nuo do at this point?

There is no doubt that the histrionic personality that appeared on the speedboat in Venice has resurfaced.

After a brief moment of surprise, he quickly regained his composure, stood up, and unabashedly took off his baseball cap, ruffled his hair, and then waved the cap to the audience with a friendly and gentle smile.

As luck would have it, this hat was bought for him by Gulnazar on the streets of Japan before he came. The girl deliberately picked it out; it had the word "JOKER" written on it.

When this hat and this person appeared on the big screen, although the author was reluctant to admit it, Norman was indeed handsome at that moment.

Fifty thousand glow sticks in the audience simultaneously went out of rhythm, pink, blue, green, and purple, like a sea of ​​stars stirred up by a hurricane, flashing into a completely disordered stream of light.

The original, standardized support slogans were gone, replaced by a wave of fervor.

"きゃあああああああああ!!!!!"

"Chan ノさま!!!Chan ノさま!!!"

"Chen Jun~~~!!! Great job!!!!"

From the front row to the stands, from the center of the field to under the dome, the sound waves spread out like ripples with lightning speed.

The fans outside who hadn't entered looked at each other in bewilderment, wondering what was happening inside.

It took a while for the wave to subside.

At that moment, the camera was surprised to see that many members of AKB48 on stage were wiping away tears.

There's Ayaka Kato, Ayaka Kato, Mayu Watanabe, and...

So, even idols have idols.

Seeing the girls on the screen with tears in their eyes, the otaku cheered again.

Chen Nuo breathed a sigh of relief at this moment. Seeing that many people were still looking up at him from below the VIP box, he was a little annoyed. He turned his head and asked, "President Qiuyuan, was this what you were arranging?"

Akimoto Yasushi shook his head with a serious expression and said, "Absolutely not, Mr. Chen. This was completely an accident. It was the director and cameramen who made the decision on their own. I had no idea about it."

Chen Nuo sneered, "Is that so?"

“Yes.” Akimoto Yasushi nodded firmly. “Mr. Chen, I’m arranging something else. You’ll find out soon enough!”

……

……

The first AKB48 concert at Tokyo Dome on November 1st set many records.

Firstly, tickets sold out within 24 hours of going on sale, making it the fastest-selling AKB48 concert ever at the Tokyo Dome.

Secondly, the number of channels covered by national television and online live streaming on the day of the concert reached a record high, with the number of live viewers exceeding 500 million.

Third, the use of "support light" glow sticks set a new record for the Tokyo Dome concert. The entire stadium was lit up within minutes of the start of the concert, with pink, blue, and purple lights intertwining to form the largest and most visually impactful sea of ​​lights.

However, the explosive news that was mainly reported by Japanese media on November 2nd was not these.

Instead, it's one of the other two.

Firstly, Chen Nuojun, hailed as the "shining light of Asian cinema," actually made a special trip to an AKB48 concert to watch the performance on the last night before her departure.
Considering the previous rumors of a rift between him and Gakki, could it be reasonably inferred that Gakki is a thing of the past, and that someone in AKB48 is actually the one secretly dating Chen Jun?
The rumors circulating online about this news are incredibly varied. Some say it's Watanabe Mayu, some say Kato Ayaka, some say Kato Ayaka, and others say Maeda Atsuko.

Among them, the rumor that "Atsuko Maeda" is Chen Nuo's secret girlfriend is the most believed.

The reason is simple—otherwise, fans and the media would never be able to find a reason to explain why Atsuko Maeda, who had just defeated the "Devil Twins" in the general election, topped the popularity charts, and was at the height of her fame, would suddenly announce with tears in her eyes at the Tokyo Dome concert that she would be graduating from AKB48 after the three-day concert.

The video footage from the scene was edited and broadcast by the television station, immediately causing a sensation throughout Japan.

On one side, there was footage of Chen Nuo's private room, and on the other side, there was a scene of Maeda Atsuko with teary eyes, which was repeatedly spliced ​​together and played.

Forums, Twitter, 2ch, and even news website comment sections were almost entirely flooded with these two combined news items: "Chen Nuojun appears at AKB48 Tokyo Dome concert, causing Atsuko Maeda to leave AKB48?"

With such a lively discussion on the Japanese internet, the news naturally spread back to China very quickly.
The moment this sensational news broke, Weibo exploded. That day, the hashtags #ChenNuoAKB48#, #MaedaAtsukoGraduation#, and #LiuYifei# dominated the top three spots on Weibo's trending topics list.

Netizens on Weibo, various forums, Baidu Tieba, and Douban interest groups were completely baffled.

Atsuko Maeda? What about Liu Yifei?

The two haven't been seen together in a long time. Have they really broken up?

(End of this chapter)