At the beginning of the spring break, Shinichi Iwahashi received the first phone call from Utada Terumi and his wife after they set off. In addition to informing him of the couple's itinerary, he also thanked Shinichi Iwahashi on the phone for taking care of his daughter.
After receiving the thank you, Iwahashi Shinichi replied: "My wife and I both like Hikaru very much, and Akina also feels lively when she lives at home... Speaking of which, I also want to thank Terumi-san and Keiko-san for being willing to let me in."
Xiao Guang lives in our house."
These words are not just out of politeness.
Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina, the couple, in the days after Utada Hikari's arrival, their love for this child has grown day by day. Nakamori Akina originally liked children and was good at getting along with them, but Iwahashi Shinichi, unexpectedly
I adapted to the role of "guardian" so quickly.
Utada Terumi told Iwahashi Shinichi on the phone that the couple had written a letter to their daughter and would send it to Iwahashi Shinichi later.
Before the spring break was about to end, Akina Nakamori got a letter from the mailbox in the morning and addressed it to Xiaoguang.
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The Iwahashi family has become a lot more lively since the addition of this child. In fact, the daily life has not changed much because of the addition of the child, but because Xiaoguang has moved in, the usual life in the past is still the same in every detail.
become different.
However, with the addition of this child, the couple does not feel uncomfortable having outsiders living in their home.
This may be related to the fact that Utada Hikari is a more independent child than they imagined. Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko, a free-wheeling couple, have raised a daughter who is also full of whimsical ideas, knows how to measure, and has an unflattering quality.
Too innocent and curious.
When morning came, Shinichi Iwahashi was still drinking coffee made by his wife while reading the newspaper as usual. But it was no longer just the couple chatting. What he heard in his ears was not only the voice of Akina Nakamori, but also a large group of people.
There was a back and forth conversation between the two women.
Utada Hikaru, who is a little kid but often thinks like an adult, occasionally says sentences that make Iwahashi Shinichi laugh.
"Do you want to go to the recording studio with me today?" Shin Iwahashi asked while drinking coffee.
On the table, in a tray with newspapers, lay the letter that Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko sent to their daughter. Utada Hikaru picked up the letter, looked at the envelope, and replied: "There are already arrangements for today."
"Are you going to meet your friends again?" Shinichi Iwahashi was embarrassed by Utada Hikari one after another, as if he had already experienced the role of a father hated by his daughter in advance.
Akina Nakamori snickered from the side and showed off to him a little proudly: "Xiaoguang and I just made an appointment."
...it seems that "mother" has the upper hand.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't do anything about her childishness, and laughed at himself: "It seems that I didn't move quickly enough."
Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina, both husband and wife, hope to be competent guardians. Privately, Nakamori Akina once said to him, "Shinichi likes Xiaoguang very much."
"You are not the same." Iwahashi Shinichi responded to his wife's words. Different from Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude of taking things as they come, Akina Nakamori showed an almost maternal attitude.
Seeing how well Iwahashi Shinichi and Utada Hikaru get along, Nakamori Akina longs for a daughter in her heart. She brings her up little by little, sitting like this in the living room every morning, chatting and laughing, and occasionally watching her husband slump over his daughter.
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However, because of some subtle emotions, Akina Nakamori sometimes hopes to raise a son in the future.
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The spring break was coming to an end, and before the day when she and her office in Fukuoka were scheduled to go to Tokyo to sign a new contract, Akiko used up her vacation at the women's clothing store and flew to Tokyo with her daughter.
This is something that only a happy and casual mother like Zhang Zi can do with her daughter.
When Ayumi Hamasaki looked through the porthole and saw the layers of white clouds outside the window, he couldn't help but have a wonderful feeling of a young bird flapping its wings. It seems that the meaning of this trip is to be independent and use his own wings to fly to a place far away from his hometown.
Land... Obviously I traveled far away with my mother, and I was obviously by my mother's side, but I had such an association.
Hamasaki felt a twinge of guilt towards his mother, but he also thought that perhaps this association was an illusion of having a goal in mind and running towards him - an illusion of such a thing.
When her daughter suddenly said she wanted to go to Tokyo, her mother Zhang Zi's reaction was as if she had been attacked by surprise. After being surprised and surprised, Zhang Zi asked her doubts: "Aren't you going to Tokyo in a few days?"
Go to Tokyo and sign a new contract. Then stay in Tokyo and work as an artist while studying. The Tokyo office is willing to accept Hamasaki Ayumi. For Akiko, it seems that she has seen her daughter successfully become an actress.
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Because of this, when Zhang Zi heard her daughter's sudden request, she felt caught off guard that her planned plan had been disrupted.
Hamasaki told his mother, "Before that, I want to go to Tokyo by myself."
"Going to Tokyo by yourself? Ayu going alone?" Zhang Zi's surprise and surprise had just calmed down, but she was shocked again. She looked at her daughter's determined expression, suddenly guessed something, and asked: "Could it be that she wanted to be alone?"
Someone you meet?"
Hamasaki didn't answer.
But as a mother, she is familiar with her daughter's expression. Zhang Zi guessed it right and showed a somewhat teasing expression, "I see. Ayu is very active, much like her mother. She is full of energy in everything she does for the people she likes.
Courage and drive…”
Zhang Zi misunderstood something terrible.
Her mother's conjecture was like pouring boiling water into a glass of water. Hamasaki seemed to be about to be scalded, so she hurriedly threw away the cup in her hand, and quickly and panic-strickenly vetoed it: "I did it for my own business.
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In order to get rid of her mother's wrong suspicion, she hurriedly asked: "Does mother still remember the president from Tokyo?"
Ayumi Hamasaki asked this question, and Zhang Zi was immediately speechless.
Grandma would always support her granddaughter no matter what, even if she didn't understand. When Hamasaki ran home and asked her grandma that question, she had her own answer in her heart.
I want to go to Tokyo, meet that president Sang, and sing for him.
This time, it was not that when I came to Tokyo for other reasons, I suddenly thought of going to see the president Sang. This time, it was because I wanted to see the president Sang that I rushed to him from my distant hometown.
Ayumi Hamasaki has gradually realized that the source of motivation is his own heart.
At that time, why did the president, Sang, find himself when he was just a child model? Hamasaki always had this question in his mind. After wavering on his dream of becoming an "actor", Hamasaki had a deep love for Shinichi Iwahashi.
When I discovered my own thoughts, I became more curious and even suspected that the president Sang wanted her to be a singer.
Obviously, the president Sang had never heard her sing before, and he told her that becoming a singer was not easy, and she herself was once full of rebellion against "singing".
But at this moment, Hamasaki couldn't control his thoughts.
The reason why these ideas came about probably came from this failed TV performance experience... Those adults who have never seen her act can swear that a person without acting talent will become a famous actor in the future.
However, the president, Sang, had never heard her sing.
When this thought came to her mind, Hamasaki wasn't sure whether she wanted to be a singer. She felt that she didn't want to be a singer, she just wanted to sing for the president.
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Nakamori Akina has a shooting job for a fashion magazine today. Utada Hikaru has not been to the magazine shooting site yet. After receiving Nakamori Akina's suggestion, the two hit it off immediately. In addition to taking her with her, the dog Kenta also followed.
Kenta, the celebrity puppy, does have a wealth of experience in filming.
Iwahashi Shinichi failed in the competition. When the driver came to pick him up, he took the bag from his wife and went out.
When the weather is comfortable, the cherry blossoms in Tokyo are already in bloom.
To enjoy cherry blossoms in spring, you don’t need to make a special trip to have a picnic and drink under the cherry trees. You can already enjoy the scenery of spring by walking through the streets and alleys of Tokyo every day.
Every spring is the day when the "Spring Fight", an activity organized by the Japanese labor union to raise workers' wages, is held.
Last year, the wage increase rate for Japanese salarymen fell below 5% for the first time, and the bursting of the bubble has become a foregone conclusion. If before, the public lacked personal experience of the "bubble bursting", now
In an instant, the pain of the bubble bursting truly reached me.
In this year's spring battle, the results were even humbler than last year's.
When the bubble bursts, the unions that stand with the companies will naturally protect the companies and suppress the workers' demands for salary increases. What's more, the economy is in recession and the unemployment rate is rising.
Within a few years, the glitz of the past has turned into a dream, and the society has been shrouded in a chill of depression. Only the cherry blossoms bloom like this every year, no matter whether the world is prosperous or not.
When things change, we can appreciate the power of plants even more.
After Iwahashi Shinichi's new home moved to Meguro, the distance from the record company's headquarters in Aoyama became longer, but there were more opportunities to stop by to enjoy cherry blossoms like this.
He looked at the cherry blossoms and thought that from now on, it might be a good idea to let his singers take turns releasing "sakura" themed singles every spring.
After all, no matter how things change, the cherry blossoms will still bloom, and they are "open for everyone".
Before going to the record company, Shinichi Iwahashi went to the recording studio. Today was Hitomi Furutani’s first recording session, so it was reasonable for him to make an appearance. Of course, Tetsuya Komuro knew that Shinichi Iwahashi was there, but it was just a matter of routine.
After understanding the progress and listening to Tetsuya Komuro's thoughts, he said goodbye and left.
When he returned to the company, the clerk came over to tell Iwahashi Shinichi, "There is a guest waiting for you early this morning."
