Takeshita Street, a trendy resort, is crowded with fashionable teenagers. At the end of spring break, the streets are crowded with fashionable boys and girls dressed in similar styles.
The place where boys and girls gather is also where talent scouts gather. The fashionable streets are filled with teenagers in strange clothes and adults dressed as office workers, which makes them a real alternative.
Ayumi Hamasaki stopped in front of the jewelry store's display window and looked at the dazzling array of trinkets inside through the glass window. The glass display window not only reflected her own face, but also Shinichi Iwahashi standing behind her.
A girl from the countryside of Fukuoka seems to be insignificant on this fashionable street. But to another extent, the more inconspicuous her clothes are, the more eye-catching her naturally beautiful face is.
The man who looked like a talent scout was approaching her. When he came to her side, he had already taken out his business card and said, "Hello, this lady..."
"Are you interested in becoming an artist?" the talent scout asked kindly.
When he first came to Tokyo, Hamasaki was approached by a talent scout on the street.
That president Sang is right behind him.
Ayumi Hamasaki raised his head, looked at the man who appeared in front of him, suddenly turned around, and spoke to Shinichi Iwahashi: "A talent scout, please give me your business card."
There was a cunning light flashing in the girl's eyes. Shinichi Iwahashi raised his eyebrows when he saw such eyes.
The talent scout couldn't guess the relationship between the two people, and he hesitated for a moment. While thinking about it, he suddenly felt that the man with the girl looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen him.
he.
"Star Detective Sang, let's say goodbye~"
The girl's voice floated into his ears. When the scout came back to his senses, he saw that the girl and the man had already taken steps to move forward. Such an outstanding beautiful girl should have caught up with him. No matter what, please think carefully about it.
However, hindered by the man walking with her, the scout's instinctive steps stopped.
…
Shinichi Iwahashi rarely visits Takeshita Street. He usually goes shopping with his wife, and Akina Nakamori’s shopping interest is basically not here. This street, which sells fresh and affordable items, counterfeit American street clothes, and imported second-hand goods, attracts
They are all teenagers who follow the trend.
Not only did Iwahashi Shinichi feel that he did not fit in with this street, but in the eyes of the teenagers on this street, he was either a talent scout or Ogissan who was just wandering around boredly.
Although he rejected Takeshita Street in his heart, Hamasaki Ayumi who was traveling with him was indeed a teenager. Once he came to Takeshita Street, he felt like a fish in water.
In the karaoke room, Hamasaki Ayumi sang to her heart's content, but she did not sing Nakamori Akina's song. However, Iwahashi Shinichi did not ask her, nor did he reluctantly suggest it.
In the recording studio, Hamasaki Ayumi's reasons for refusing to sing Nakamori Akina's songs must still apply no matter whether the location is in a recording studio or a karaoke box, as long as he is in front of him.
After singing, the two of them caught up with the lunch break, and then strolled to Takeshita Dori.
After realizing his wish to sing to Shinichi Iwahashi, Hamasaki relaxed a lot in front of him. This subtle change confused Shinichi Iwahashi. He couldn't guess what a child was thinking, so he simply didn't guess and just pretended to be.
Take the kids out to play.
Anyway, Hikari Utada has recently moved into the house, and Shinichi Iwahashi’s experience in getting along with girls is getting heated up——
Although Utada Hikaru and Hamasaki Ayumi, the personalities of these two girls are very different.
The talent scout who struck up a conversation didn't catch up, which made Shinichi Iwahashi feel bored. He thought to himself, the talent scout from who knows which agency was unexpectedly short of stamina.
With Shinichi Iwahashi following her, it would be inconvenient for a talent scout to get involved. Hamasaki felt protected, but he told Shinichi Iwahashi, "Last time I came to Tokyo, a talent scout gave me his business card."
"If I were a talent scout, I would also give Ayu his business card." Shinichi Iwahashi said matter-of-factly.
Hamasaki reminded him, "You gave me Watanabe-san's business card."
At this time, when it was mentioned that Iwahashi Shinichi had introduced her to Watanabe Wan Yumi, Hamasaki was completely offended, as if he was complaining a bit.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and asked her: "Didn't you say you wanted to become an actress?"
"You also said that it's not that easy to be a singer." Hamasaki mocked him, softened his tone, and admitted to himself: "It's true, it's not easy."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her: "So, were you scared?"
Hamasaki thought his question was incredible, "Am I scared?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was quite satisfied with her reaction and nodded, "That's what Ayu is."
Ayumi Hamasaki felt that this president-san was inexplicable. However, she also felt that she was being tolerated by him. This president-san had never criticized her personality.
With Shinichi Iwahashi present, the next scouts on the street only stopped near Hamasaki, and almost no one came forward. Among the scouts, someone recognized who Shinichi Iwahashi was and came closer.
, say hello to him.
The business card that was supposed to be given to Ayumi Hamasaki ended up in the hands of Shinichi Iwahashi.
After a while, even teenagers on the street discovered that the man who looked like a bored Oji-san who came to hang out was the "Iwahashi-san".
Ayumi Hamasaki and Shinichi Iwahashi walked together, like girls he had chosen on this street.
Of course, only Ayumi Hamasaki wholeheartedly rejected such boring speculation. She deliberately puffed out her chest to make Shinichi Iwahashi look like her follower. Sensing this little gesture, Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help laughing.
Hamasaki sarcastically said: "So you are so famous."
Iwahashi Shinichi answered her: "After all, he is Akina-san's husband."
...so thick-skinned.
Hamasaki thought it was funny and boring that Shinichi Iwahashi was proud of his wife. However, he imagined in his heart what kind of atmosphere a family formed by such a person would be like.
"Speaking of which, Akina and I mentioned you before."
Shinichi Iwahashi said something inadvertently that made Ayumi Hamasaki's heart beat faster. She immediately fell silent.
Iwahashi Shinichi joked with her, "Didn't you say not to take advantage of Akina's fame casually? However, Akina herself said that if there is a chance, she hopes to meet you."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "..." Hamasaki was speechless.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't understand the girl's thoughts and was confused by her silence, so he had to ask her: "Don't you want to meet Akina-san?"
Do you still need to hesitate when you can meet your idol?
Hamasaki Ayumi nodded and answered him: "I will be very happy to see Akina-san."
When Iwahashi Shinichi got her answer, he thought that even a girl who couldn't guess what she was thinking was still just a child after all. He smiled and asked her: "Ayu, do you have any plans for coming to Tokyo this time?"
"Arrangement?" Hamasaki didn't respond for a moment.
Shinichi Iwahashi reminded her, "Didn't the guardian who came with the office arrange for you to meet the producer?"
Hamasaki opened his eyes wide. Such a reaction made Shinichi Iwahashi doubt again.
She hesitated for a moment before finally telling him: "This time, I came to Tokyo with my mother." She finally wanted to reveal her mother's existence, which she had subconsciously concealed since she came to see Shinichi Iwahashi.
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her. At this moment, he finally saw that the girl's aura had weakened.
He sighed and said: "Oops." As Ayumi Hamasaki looked at her, he said to her, "I didn't tell your mother, so I took you everywhere like this."
Ayumi Hamasaki intuitively grasped the subtleties in his words and asked: "If I come to Tokyo with people from the office, if I come out without telling people from the office, is that okay?
?”
Iwahashi Shinichi was stunned for a moment.
He thought for a while and replied: "If Ayu thinks it's okay, then everything will be fine."
Hamasaki shook his head, "I don't understand."
The two of them walked to the door of a coffee shop. Shinichi Iwahashi took her in. In the brightly decorated shop, several teenagers in strange clothes were chatting and laughing as if no one else was around. When they walked in, the atmosphere in the shop suddenly solidified.
Iwahashi Shinichi was calm and composed, not feeling that he had entered by mistake.
After the ordered items were brought up, Shinichi Iwahashi asked about Hamasaki, "Ayu graduated from junior high school this year. If he plans to continue being an artist, he will come to Tokyo soon, right?"
Ayumi Hamasaki nodded. Shinichi Iwahashi said "hmm" and then asked: "Are you working towards becoming an actor when you come to Tokyo?"
"But," Hamasaki finally said, "I don't seem to be suitable to be an actor."
Not only is it inappropriate. For a girl who just wants to be herself, the job of an actress is to keep abandoning the life that truly belongs to her. She keeps pretending to be another person, and for this she has to forget herself. In such a job
, hiding pain.
At this time, the firm where Ayumi Hamasaki signed a contract with in Fukuoka should have handed over her contract to the firm in Tokyo. This girl who regretted her dream, her future, to a certain extent
He couldn't help but have the final say. Iwahashi Shinichi knew this very well.
even so……
He looked at Hamasaki Ayumi with a serious look on his face and asked, "Ayu, don't you want to be an actor again?"
Hamasaki stared at him closely and did not answer his question, but asked his own question: "Can I become a singer?"
The girl who once showed no interest in singing in front of Iwahashi Shinichi now asked him if she could become a singer.
But Shinichi Iwahashi was not happy because the girl changed her dream, and asked her: "Do you want to be a singer?"
Want to be a singer?
Now, if you say "yes", what kind of response will President Sang give?
Hamasaki lowered his head, "I don't know."
When she said these words, she suddenly didn't dare to raise her head to look into Iwahashi Shinichi's eyes. She closed her eyes, "I just want to sing for you."
When she said she wanted to be an actress, adults who had never seen her act were so sure that she could become a famous young actress.
So now, the adult Shinichi Iwahashi, who has heard her sing, will say, can she become a singer?