The connection between comedians and the Yakuza is so deep that not even enka singers can match it.
Having said that, Hayashi Masanosuke's family was a rice merchant in Osaka before the war, and organizations such as rice merchants, wood merchants, and transporters, which gathered a large number of young laborers, were originally the earliest Yakuza. The founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo was Hayashi
Masanosuke's sister and brother-in-law, this firm is not only a "TV station without a license", but also a "group that has no publicity."
In places where reporting was allowed, the leader of the Kitajima group, Saburo Kitajima, had to take a break from the limelight for a year. However, in places where reporting was not allowed, at the funeral ceremony of Hayashi Masanosuke, the leaders of the Yakuza stood there with swagger.
Salute and thank the guests.
Coming to attend the funeral ceremony, Watanabe Mayumi wiped off her lipstick and rouge. At this moment, she remembered that it was inappropriate to go back to the office like this, but it was inconvenient to touch up her makeup in front of Shinichi Iwahashi, so she simply put it aside and brought up the business: "Before, you
The comic sent to the office."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "How is it?"
Watanabe Manyumi commented, "The style of painting is very much like that of Hojo..."
For Shinichi Iwahashi, whose focus was not on the comics themselves, these words were a bit innocuous. However, he remained silent and replied, "Before his official debut, the author seemed to be a student of Hojo Tsukasa."
Watanabe Manyumi nodded, "That's it." She continued to express her thoughts, "Although the painting style is delicate, as a sports manga, the character structure is barely adequate, and the movements are not coordinated enough."
Having said this, she remained calm and glanced at Shinichi Iwahashi. Seeing that his expression was as usual and not impatient, she couldn't help but smile.
"in other words."
Shinichi Iwahashi pointed to the key point in her words, "This manga is based on plot."
Watanabe Wan Yumi was a little disappointed, "You said all the nice things first."
Iwahashi Shinichi was amused by her, and replied, "It's Wan Yumi-san's analysis, which naturally points to this answer." He got the upper hand and gave up, "Wan Yumi-san's analysis of the manga is also sound."
She said with a slightly self-deprecating tone, "Anyway, I once had a youth when I was passionate about comics."
All joking aside, Shinichi Iwahashi sent the comic to her, certainly not to discuss the content of the comic with her. After reading the comic, Watanabe Wan Yumi came to the conclusion that "the plot wins", and she has a rough idea of what she thinks about him.
Comics with strong plots are more likely to be adapted.
Iwahashi Shinichi told her to see through it at a glance, and he felt a little bit of her disappointment just now, "I want to sell it a little more." He made a joke that didn't get a response, and finally got down to business, "Anyway, just pay attention to the relevant issues.
According to the information, as long as there are rumors of adaptation, we will try to get the music production rights."
"After a comic with a winning plot is adapted into an animation, even viewers who are not interested in basketball will not lose interest in watching it. On the contrary, they will most likely be attracted and become interested in basketball.
"This means that after being adapted into animation, the ratings and attention will be worth looking forward to.
Obtaining its music production rights was another good card for Genzo. After tasting the sweetness of Chibi Maruko-chan's success, both of them knew the infinite possibilities of anime theme songs.
There was no reason to wait for the situation to come to an end before taking action. Therefore, Shinichi Iwahashi set his mind to a full-scale manga that had just been serialized for half a year, and Watanabe Manyumi didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Since she had read the comics and had a good impression of them, she responded, "I'll pay attention to relevant trends."
For this kind of thing, it would be more efficient for Watanabe Mayumi to come forward. Iwahashi Shinichi got this accurate message and felt relieved for the time being. After finishing the business, Watanabe Mayumi was a little curious and asked, "Shinichi-kun, do you like basketball?"
"Nothing in particular I like."
When Iwahashi Shinichi said this, he smiled and said, "If it is the reason why I pay attention to this manga, it is actually thanks to Moki-chan." He said with a somewhat mischievous attitude, "Moki-chan watched it.
After the wonderful football match, he was deeply moved and wrote a football song and gave it to me."
Watanabe Wan Yumi raised her eyebrows, showing a subtle expression of "What are you talking about?". She waited for Iwahashi Shinichi's next words, but he stopped right there. Watanabe Wan Yumi couldn't help but ask one more question, "Then
Woolen cloth?"
Iwahashi Shinichi answered her as if it were a matter of course, "Then it reminded me of basketball comics."
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A football song reminded him of basketball comics. What on earth was this man thinking? Watanabe Wan Yumi was speechless.
Two days after Hayashi Masanosuke's funeral ceremony in Tokyo, the morning newspaper's social section published a small page about a conflict between the Sumiyoshi Kai and the Kyokuto Kai, violent organizations in Kanto, at Shinjuku 5-chome, and three people were injured.
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On his way to the company in the morning, Iwahashi Shinichi casually flipped through the newspaper bought by his assistant. When he turned to this paragraph, he couldn't help but read it for a while and read it carefully.
Judging from the content of the newspaper, there is no special information. Iwahashi Shinichi paid attention to this information because the incident occurred in Shinjuku 5-chome, where he had a land of one and a half tsubo.
The development of that area was originally taken over by a company with a Yakuza background. There were rumors that shady means were used when acquiring land. However, a murder case brought the development of this block to a halt.
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This spring, land prices in various districts in Tokyo have been on a downward trend. This is the first time in recent years that land prices in Tokyo have not risen but fallen. When this signal is sent out, the initial reaction of the ordinary Japanese people is mostly more joy than worry. After all, land prices are on a rocket.
After that, ordinary people complained and waited for land prices to come down.
As for where things will go in the future, we can only understand it when it comes to the end. It is impossible to ask ordinary people to understand everything and make an "appropriate" response to everything.
Until "no one is immune" becomes a bloody reality, most people still believe that they are outside.
After Iwahashi Shinichi finished reading this news, he suddenly remembered the two inexplicable phone calls he had received to buy land. Obviously, he called him at that time and wanted to buy the one and a half square meters of land from him.
, are two different groups of people.
But why the matter fell silent and there were no more phone calls is unknown. It may be related to the headless murder that occurred in that neighborhood and the current situation of suspended development.
In other words, after land development is suspended, no one will want to buy his one and a half square meters of land at a high price.
Iwahashi Shinichi's heart moved and he turned over this page of the newspaper.
When I arrived at the company, I had to attend a meeting in the morning to hear the recent production arrangements of the singers. Shinichi Iwahashi currently has Zard and Daikuro Maki, two singers who are responsible for the music production by himself. Daikuro Maki, who just debuted, wants him
Taking charge step by step, zard is ready to let the band try to produce the music for their next single.
Of course, he is still the one in charge.
After the meeting, Iwahashi Shinichi returned to the office, and the clerk conveyed a phone call, "A woman named 'Miguang' called."
"Miguang?" Iwahashi Shinichi was confused.
The clerk relayed the content of the phone call from this "Mi Guang", saying that he wanted to visit him. During the phone call, Mi Guang also mentioned that he and Iwahashi Shinichi knew each other. Iwahashi Shinichi turned over old accounts in his mind, and finally remembered something that seemed
Someone with the right number. So I asked the clerk to contact Mi Guang and make an appointment to meet at three o'clock in the afternoon.
In the afternoon, Asami Yonemitsu appeared in Genzo's office building and gave her name to the receptionist at the front desk.
In the morning, after calling the number on Shinichi Iwahashi's card, Asami Yonemitsu shamelessly told the operator that she and Shinichi Iwahashi knew each other.
In fact, we only had a casual acquaintance when we were in Fukuoka, so saying "we know each other" is a bit bragging. However, Asami Yonemitsu felt that saying so would increase the chance of meeting Shinichi Iwahashi.
After experiencing the confusion of losing his life goal, he worked in a music store with "acceptance" and "reluctance". After meeting Shinichi Iwahashi, he decided to go to the United States to study pop music. Now he has returned to Japan and found an alternative.
The direction to work hard for.
Today's Asami Yonemitsu is still naive, otherwise she would not have dialed the number on the business card that Shinichi Iwahashi left for her. However, she also has an extra cunning that should be used when necessary to achieve her goals.
At Daikuro Maki's shocking Tokyo Dome concert, Yonemitsu Asami went through a lot of effort to grab a ticket and was able to enter the venue and witness with her own eyes the girl who suddenly appeared in the middle of the stage.
She is a girl with short hair and an ordinary appearance, but she is more refreshing. Such an ordinary girl was promoted with such preciousness and importance, and now she is standing on the stage of Tokyo Dome.
The existence of Daikoku Moki has already given Mimi Mimitsu great encouragement.
When Daikoku Moki jokingly said the phrase "she is a real person" on the stage, Yonemitsu Asami, who was standing in the audience, was also deeply moved by the fact that this girl is a real person.
, feel a happiness.
It was also after watching Daikuro Moki appear on the stage and experiencing how wonderful this girl's performance was that Yonemitsu Asami made up her mind to dial Shinichi Iwahashi's number no matter what, to meet this person who does not judge books by their appearance.
Producer.
In her heart, she listed joining genzo as her only goal now.
For Asami Yonemitsu, who has always had low self-esteem because of her appearance and has never thought of standing on stage and becoming a singer, what she believes in and trusts is Shinichi Iwahashi, who treats Daikuro Maki with great care.
If she joins Genzo, she will also have the courage and confidence to stand on stage and sing openly as a singer.
In other words, she already has the courage and confidence to stand on stage, but she just believes in her heart that the person who can realize her dream and meet her expectations is Iwahashi Shinichi.
In the reception room, Iwahashi Shin couldn't help but smile when he saw Yonemitsu Asami, "I think it's you, Yonemitsu-san."
When Asami Yonemitsu smiled, the corners of her eyes squeezed together. She bowed and asked, "Iwahashi-san, do you still remember me?" She said first, "In order to meet you, I exaggerated a little and said that you knew me.
people."
She was upright and generous, which made Shinichi Iwahashi a little impressed. However, regarding her words, Shinichi Iwahashi corrected her, "It should be 'truthfully described'. Of course I know Mimitsu-san, and I was honored by you to host an impromptu
concert."
Asami Yonemitsu heard him talk about that time and knew that he still remembered it. She couldn't hide her happiness and told him proactively, "After that, I left for New York to study pop music there and experience the charm of pop music."
"As Iwahashi-san said, 'Pop music is free.'" Yonemitsu Asami said. For this well-known and upright person who went to the sidelines and was unable to compose according to classical music composition techniques, so he sadly dropped out of school.
Entering the pop music world and freely displaying your talents is not only a kind of relief, but also a kind of salvation.
Shinichi Iwahashi listened carefully to Asami Yonemitsu's talk about his activities in the past two years, until he heard her say that he came to Tokyo from Fukuoka for the second time in order to become a singer-songwriter.
"When I arrived in Tokyo, I happened to meet Daikoku Maki-chan's debut promotion," said Asami Yonemitsu.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled, "So, Miguang-san also witnessed Daikoku's debut."
"Because I witnessed it from beginning to end, I was deeply impressed." Asami Yonemitsu said half-jokingly, "At that time, magazines were making false claims that Daikoku Moki didn't actually exist at all and was a fabricated character, so I got it.
After hearing the news about her Tokyo Dome performance, I immediately called to book tickets, thinking that no matter what, I had to see her in person."
"Whatever?" Shin Iwahashi was amused at first by her bringing up the gossip topic of Daikoku Maki's debut, but after hearing it at the end, he couldn't help but become concerned about Asami Yonemitsu's attitude.
Asami Mimitsu nodded, "I don't believe the saying that she's not a real person, so I have to see her in person. After I saw her, I felt at ease." She paused, "Because I admire her."
"So, you called me because you admired our Daikoku?" Shinichi Iwahashi asked seriously. When he received a positive answer, he couldn't help but smile, feeling very happy for the answer.
The sudden appearance of Daikoku Moki attracted the arrival of Yonemitsu Mami. For Genzo, another important meaning of launching this super newcomer was realized.
She is not only a singer, but also a role model who can influence ordinary people who look at her.
Since she can attract Asami Mimitsu, she can also encourage other people.
Regardless of whether the person who admires Daikoku Moki wants to become a singer, or whether he has set the goal of joining Genzo, as long as he gets encouragement from her, she will transcend the status of "singer".
Asami Yonemitsu dropped out of college and returned to Fukuoka before regrouping and heading to New York. She had already wasted enough time and had enough hesitations. Therefore, when she came to see Iwahashi Shinichi this time, she did not hesitate to explain her purpose.
