Regarding the meaning of Sekimura's words, Watanabe Manyumi did not express her position at the time. Even now, when she called Iwahashi Shinichi over and mentioned the matter to him, she had not made a decision in her heart.
From the perspective of the firm's decision-maker, Guancun's suggestion is naturally sensible.
In the current situation, the band that connects Shinichi Iwahashi and Miwa Yoshida seems to have become a constraint for their success...
Watanabe Manyumi has never met Yoshida Miwa and is not sure about her talent, but she believes that Sekimura's vision will not give people such high evaluations easily.
And Iwahashi Shinichi, with his talent, has a bright future as an agent. She also feels that the firm should keep this person.
The experienced Sekimura has his own unique perspective on things. However, based on Watanabe Manyumi's observation and understanding of Iwahashi Shinichi, I feel that there must be a reason why Iwahashi Shinichi is so persistent.
Compared to whether Sekimura's vision remains the same as before, or whether Yoshida Miwa's talent is so strong that it surprises people, Watanabe Manyumi is more concerned about the reason for Iwahashi Shinichi's persistence.
Is the band really a constraint for these two people?
Because of such doubts, she wanted to see Iwahashi Shinichi.
Shinichi Iwahashi admires bands with female protagonists and thinks they have a lot to offer. Watanabe Manyumi thinks it makes sense, so she strongly supports this music festival. Everything is connected.
Therefore, rather than guessing and making a direct assertion, she wanted to hear Iwahashi Shinichi's thoughts directly.
If it weren't for this matter that had nothing to do with the music festival, she probably wouldn't have approached Iwahashi Shinichi. But by chance, she ended up discussing the music festival with him.
Plans cannot keep up with changes.
"Indeed, I am not only the band's manager, but also the band's leader and keyboardist." Shinichi Iwahashi admitted, "However, as you can see now, the band is in a hiatus."
Watanabe Manyumi smiled, "You wear many hats, are you the so-called 'soul figure'?"
"That's not true." Shinichi Iwahashi explained, "The real soul is the female lead singer of the band, our Yoshida-san."
"oh?"
"The first time I heard our Yoshida-san sing, I made up my mind to let her singing be heard by everyone. Becoming a manager, forming a band, everything came from her singing. Now, as the leader
Together with my manager and another teammate, we also considered how to convey what she wanted to convey in her singing."
"Is there another teammate?"
"Yes. The lead singer and bassist plus me as the keyboard player are the composition." Shinichi Iwahashi said.
"This kind of composition is quite new." Watanabe Mayumi was a little interested, "I really want to see your performance. And Iwahashi-san, I want to see your heroic performance of playing the keyboard."
"If you want to see it, I have a video tape of the band's performance in my hand. Or, when there is a chance later, when the teammates get together, I invite you to go to the club and have a look... But forget about the heroic appearance."
Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled softly, "There's no need to be self-effacing so early."... She looked a little more serious and said, "But the video is waived. Why don't you consider performing at this music festival?"
However, Iwahashi Shinichi did not agree, but first pointed out the inappropriateness.
"First of all, it's a matter of style. The band's style is not that rock." Shinichi Iwahashi said as if he wanted to list them all.
"Are we still divided into one, two and three?" Watanabe Manyumi laughed.
Iwahashi Shinichi denied, "Three, no, but two, yes. The leader of my band is the executive committee member of this music festival. In order to avoid suspicion, it is better not to go on stage."
"This is wrong. There is a saying that 'do not avoid relatives when you promote good people', isn't it?"
"That's right." Shinichi Iwahashi laughed at this statement.
"As for the style issue, as a band that can produce independently, it's okay to compose a rock-style song, right?"
"Of course, no problem." Masato Nakamura's arrangement level is very professional. As for Miwa Yoshida, his style is as varied as Sakura's.
"So, it doesn't matter. Just take your teammates to the stage and perform." Watanabe Manyumi encouraged him, "When the time comes, I will also go to the stage to watch your performance and confirm it with my own eyes.
"
"Confirm?" Iwahashi Shinichi's heart moved.
"Confirm." Watanabe Manyumi repeated. What was not said in her heart was to confirm the composition of this band, whether the members are irreplaceable, and to confirm whether the significance of his existence as a keyboard player transcends his role as a manager.
significance.
seeing is believing.
Iwahashi Shinichi understood those words that she did not say, and understood in his heart that the performance at the music festival was an interview given to the band by Watanabe Manyumi.
He nodded and agreed, "I will summon my teammates."
The tuning fork resonated, and the two people's thoughts were connected again.
This music festival contains huge opportunities. How to promote women's rock, how to bring fire to the Rabbit Country across the sea, and the huge untapped market of the Rabbit Country that we are now beginning to foresee.
Compared with these huge opportunities, what the band got was a small opportunity. But this small opportunity is the band's most reliable and closest chance to success so far.
Meihejiang, the opportunity comes!
... Iwahashi Shinichi thought so in his heart, and he also said the same to her on the subsequent phone call.
Hearing this news,
Early the next morning, Shinichi Iwahashi came to the office and immediately felt an unusual atmosphere. At the beginning of the regular meeting, Shusaku Otsu announced to the team that Junmi Matsuzaki had withdrawn from the music festival.
"……That's it."
When everyone in the group heard the news, their expressions were not good. Matsuzaki Junmi's withdrawal made the already insufficiently topical music festival even worse.
Otsu Shusaku said in a half-encouragement tone: "Everyone, since the facts have already happened, there is no point in sighing. Why don't you please brainstorm and come up with a way to solve the current situation."
The team members discussed their seniority and raised their hands to speak one after another. Otsu Shusaku listened one by one, and finally turned his attention to Shinichi Iwahashi, the youngest and least senior member of the team.
"Iwahashi-kun, do you have any good ideas?" Otsu Shusaku was looking forward to what he had to say.
Iwahashi Shinichi stood up and took this opportunity to state the proposal he mentioned to Watanabe Manyumi yesterday. Of course, he skipped the later version of the Rabbit Country entertainment market outlook.
“Expand into an international music festival?”
There was a lot of discussion among the team members, and the conference room was buzzing.
There are all kinds of tricks on the existing scale, but this guy actually proposes to expand the scale?
What is he going to do? He is going to cause trouble.
