Chapter 45

Nagayama Naoki occasionally heard young people discussing CATS on the street, talking about their favorites and the highlights of CATS.

There were also many discussions about the cat ear accessories.

"But when it comes to CATS, those cat ear accessories are really interesting!"

"Yeah, I wonder where you can buy them."

"I heard they can only be won through a TV show lottery, and there are only 1,000 limited editions."

"Actually, there are only about 900. The first 100 were already taken by the staff."

"Really? Did the performers wear the first five during the CATS performance?"

"No, in the last interview, the front member, Ohno Mihina, seemed to have only number 003."

"So the first two must have been taken by the producers. How annoying, those greedy capitalists..."

"But you can't say that. After all, they are the fathers of the cat ears. Without them, how could we see such adorable creations~"

The first two, which were the samples, were already given by Nagayama Naoki to Nakayama Akina and Nakayama Akane. After all, he was the "designer."

As for Nagayama Naoki, he just framed the initial design and put it on the bookshelf. Yoshimura Daikun and Ido Shuichi also took one of the first ten as a keepsake.

The other 1,000 custom-made cat ear accessories would be drawn from fan letters, and about half of them had already been sent out as prizes.

After the first 1,000 were all sent out, future cat ear accessories would no longer have serial numbers.

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CATS, gaining more and more fame, started to make waves in the television industry, and the ripples slowly spread to the entertainment world.

With fame came continuous collaborations.

Yoshimura Daikun recently became busier again, with a steady stream of program appearances that all needed his coordination. If it weren't for the two helpers the agency sent, he would have been overwhelmed.

Ido Shuichi did not continue to participate in the choreography but hired a professional dance teacher, letting professionals handle professional matters. As a producer, he would focus on the overall image, shooting promotional MVs, contacting lyricists and composers, and producing records.

What about Nagayama Naoki?

He bought a piano...

Yes, it was placed in his Bunkyo house, and he would play for half a day whenever he had free time.

He had never realized it before, but after learning music theory and piano, Nagayama Naoki discovered the charm of music.

Solo music is the purest form, without any impurities or falsehoods,

like a close friend who understands us, able to express all inner emotions.

When playing the piano, even without sheet music, he could play freely with his thoughts. If he accidentally met a familiar melody, it would produce a beautiful piece of music.

From a complete novice to now being able to play pieces convincingly, Teacher Tokunaga Yukiko was surprised by Nagayama Naoki's progress. In recent classes, she even said that if he had started learning from a young age, he might have become a pianist.

Besides practicing at home, he continued to enjoy his decadent life.

"Naoki-san, at least come to the studio~!" But then Ido Shuichi called, "As the man known as the father of cat ears, how can you neglect your own girl group!"

Nagayama Naoki was also helpless. The girl group was already on track, and he didn't know what he could do now. He would just feel redundant at the scene.

"Shuichi-san, I feel useless in the studio... By the way, aren't you shooting GG anymore?" He was a master at changing the subject.

"That business is temporarily on hold. We plan to turn the studio into a base for the girl group, and it will become the GG office in the future."

"What about Shuichi-san's studio?"

It seemed Ido Shuichi was planning to completely change careers.

"We can always change it back~"

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Wearing the title of the father of cat ears, Nagayama Naoki couldn't just do nothing.

He drove to Masago Processing and found the busy factory manager, Toda Masago.

"Masago-kun, I'm disturbing you again."

Toda Masago was very surprised: "Naoki-kun, why are you here today? Is there a problem with the cat ear accessories?"

"Haha, no," Nagayama Naoki laughed, "it's good news, Masago-kun. We plan to continue customizing the cat ear accessories, and it's an order~"

"Really?!" Toda Masago was very happy. The previous 1,000 accessories were just a side job, but if they continued to order, it could be a big order.

"Yes, do you remember what we said before? The cat ear accessories can now come in red, yellow, gray, and patterned colors, in addition to black and white."

"Remember, remember. How many for this order?"

"Let's start with 10,000~ and increase the quantity if sales are good." Nagayama Naoki increased the order by ten times.

This was a big order for a small workshop. Toda Masago eagerly poured a cup of tea, then quickly prepared the contract and brought it for signing.

Nagayama Naoki also paid the deposit and agreed to pick up the goods weekly.

For now, the Shibuya shop would be the storage location, but if sales were good, they could even open a merchandise store.

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CATS was developing very well. Besides the famous cat dance, the new choreographer had created a particularly rhythmic dance based on the Wild Cats' characteristics.

Set to energetic dance music, it made Nagayama Naoki see a bit of the shadow of future Korean girl groups.

"Shuichi-san, Daikun-san, this kind of dance is best for offline events," Nagayama Naoki looked at the two beside him. If they were on continuous appearances, the audience might get tired.

"Should we organize an offline meet-and-greet?"

Ido Shuichi said, "But with just two dances, it's hard to support a concert, right?"

"Of course not a large concert. For CATS, it's difficult to hold a concert in a stadium like mainstream idols. After all, they have no works and no fans."

"Are you talking about records? Indeed, we contacted several lyricists and composers, but none of them could create for the girl group." Yoshimura Daikun looked at Nagayama Naoki expectantly, "Can Naoki-san create a song?"

"Um... Daikun-san, didn't I say that my creation is inspired by divine inspiration, not something that can be easily thought up!"

"Who doesn't know that Naoki-san is a creative genius!" Yoshimura Daikun had visited Nagayama Naoki's Bunkyo house several times and sometimes heard him playing many excellent music pieces.

But it wasn't good to say more now.

"Daikun-san, I'm thinking that CATS shouldn't follow the old path. How about starting from the underground stage?"

"Like underground bands?"

"Hey, first accumulate fans and popularity, and at the same time, polish the team. Once we have more original songs, we can try holding concerts."

For the Wild Cats, suddenly gaining some fame, but with insufficient fan base and the limited capabilities of the GG agency, pushing too hard could lead to a loss of attention and a fall back to the bottom.

Nagayama Naoki suddenly had an idea: "We can also hold a meet-and-greet at my DISCO!"

Isn't it interesting for DISCO and a girl group to meet?

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