Miwa-chan's initial worries were completely unnecessary. When the two men who stole Suzuki's small lunch box came out for a spin and filled up the gas tank, they returned to Yoyogi's recording studio, where Nakamura Masato was still sleeping soundly.
The two people who had done "bad things" looked at each other and smiled. Iwahashi Shin put the car keys back where they belonged, picked up the small note left on the table, balled it up and threw it into the wastebasket, and whispered to Miwa-chan:
"Are you leaving?"
Miwa-chan yawned a little and said, "Let's go."
After an all-nighter, the only way to go home is to catch up on some sleep.
At seven o'clock in the morning, the station was full of people with hangovers and swollen faces after partying. Shinichi Iwahashi and Miwa-chan, who also looked tired, would probably be regarded as people returning home early in the morning after partying all night.
One member.
Among those who returned home early in the morning, there were many who had been in Tokyo since Friday night and had never been home.
Nowadays, land prices are expensive, and the land prices in Tokyo have reached prohibitive figures. For ordinary office workers, it is like wishful thinking to have a house of their own in Tokyo.
If you can't afford to buy in the city, you can buy in the suburbs. After even the land prices in the suburbs have become unaffordable, real estate developers have begun to encourage home buyers to consider satellite cities around Tokyo.
There are more and more office workers who work in Shinjuku but buy a house in Kanagawa, Saitama, or even Utsunomiya. When the holidays come, they are too lazy to go home and go to Tokyo to enjoy themselves, so they just stay in a hotel in Tokyo for two days.
Go home early in the morning.
The background of nationwide land speculation has created a sense of panic and a sense of urgency that if you don't buy now, you will be unable to afford it later, forcing people to spend all their wealth, take on loans for decades, and buy a house in the suburbs far away from Tokyo. For this reason, Even if I spend a few hours commuting to and from get off work every day, I still have no regrets.
Iwahashi Shinichi said goodbye to Miwa-chan at the station, and then returned to his apartment, where he relaxed and slept like a student who had just finished taking an exam.
After a long sleep, I opened my eyes again. It was almost one o'clock, and there was a pager. It was Wanyumi Watanabe.
"I just woke up." Shinichi Iwahashi said to her.
On the other end of the phone, Watanabe Manyumi expressed her understanding, "Did you celebrate all night after you go back?"
"Bingo, you're right."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "What's the matter?"
"Can you come to the office this afternoon?" Watanabe Wan Yumi asked, "I have something to discuss with you."
Iwahashi Shinichi understood that it was probably about the band's subsequent signing, and replied: "Okay."
After hanging up the phone, Shinichi Iwahashi opened the refrigerator, checked the inventory, and cooked something to fill his stomach.
After dinner, I got into the bathroom, took a shower, shaved, and almost cleaned up. At 2:10, I set off from home and headed to u-miz's office in Roppongi.
As soon as she entered Watanabe Mayumi's office, she saw wine and two wide-mouthed wine glasses on the coffee table in the small living room in the corner.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but smile, "Are you going to celebrate again?"
Watanabe Manyumi stood up and walked towards him, "I won the championship and the band's debut is just around the corner. Of course I have to celebrate."
"Then it would be better to obey orders than to be respectful."
She wanted to celebrate, but Iwahashi Shinichi had nothing to say. Besides, clinking glasses to celebrate when something good happened was the custom between him and Watanabe Manyumi when he was still working on Watanabe.
Watanabe Mayumi unscrewed the cork of the wine, poured about the same amount of wine into two glasses, and handed one of the glasses to Shinichi Iwahashi.
The two of them clinked their glasses together and drank the celebratory wine in one gulp.
After drinking this glass, Shinichi Iwahashi said casually: "It's really good wine."
After hearing this, Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled and asked him: "Would you like another drink?"
"OK?"
"What does it matter? It's Sunday anyway, so it doesn't hurt to drink a little." Watanabe Wan Yumi said, pouring more wine into their glasses.
Iwahashi Shinichi took the wine glass and gently touched the wine glass in her hand, "Then let's do it again."
After drinking the second cup, Watanabe Wan Yumi looked at him, "Do you want to do it again?"
"Next time, let's save it for when something good happens again." Iwahashi Shinichi said, "If you drink any more, it won't be a celebration, but a decadent life of picking up a glass of wine in the afternoon."
Hearing what he said, Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled and said, "That's right. I have a hunch that something good will happen again soon... After the game last night, you and Yoshida-san Nakamura-san probably drank a lot?"
"That's not the case." Iwahashi Shin put the wine glass back.
"Toasting with me like this is like having two celebratory drinks." Watanabe Manyumi said in a relaxed tone, "However, you and Yoshida-san Nakamura-san are partners, and you and I are also partners."
"Of course." Shinichi Iwahashi made a little joke, "Besides, you have such good wine here."
Watanabe Manyumi also put down her wine glass and stretched out her hand to him.
Iwahashi Shinichi showed a puzzled expression.
"The way to celebrate..." Watanabe Wan Yumi said with a smile, "You and Yoshida-san Nakamura-san have your own way of celebrating. However, if the two of us are together, it would be better to shake hands."
She remained calm and gave a small soft nail.
Iwahashi Shinichi's ears twitched when he heard this. He stretched out his hand and held her hand, "That's fine."
"It will be a pleasure to continue our cooperation from now on, Shinichi-kun." Watanabe Manyumi looked at him.
They are also like-minded comrades and partners, but Watanabe Manyumi cannot and will not act as she pleases like Yoshida Miwa.
The two hands were held together, and after a while, she took the lead in letting go.
"A total of twenty-six record companies have expressed interest in the band." Watanabe Manyumi turned to business, "Do you have any ideas?"
She immediately got to the point, which made Shinichi Iwahashi hesitate for a moment. He stared at her cheeks that were slightly pink due to drinking, and then slowly said: "The first thing is to make sure that the band has two points.
The second is to give the band a certain degree of autonomy in music production."
"These two points are the basics," said Iwahashi Shinichi. "After ensuring these two points, the next step is to look at the conditions."
"That's very reasonable." Watanabe Manyumi nodded, "The date for the signing negotiation meeting is scheduled for Wednesday next week..." Seeing Iwahashi Shinichi's expression of approval, he continued: "When the time comes, it will be up to you.
Already."
"That's not necessarily true," Iwahashi Shinban joked, "Before, at the TV station, the staff regarded Nakamura-san as the band leader."
"Who asked you to wear a hood? It was a giraffe." Watanabe Wan Yumi laughed hard, "If you were wearing a panda hood, maybe it would be a different feeling."
Hearing what she said, Iwahashi Shinichi thought a little nonsensically that if Miwa-chan went to Ueno Zoo or Wakayama Zoo, that would be a different matter, but if she went to Asahiyama Zoo, when it comes to bears, I'm afraid the only ones are polar bears.
If he were to wear a polar bear hood, his nickname would now be Mr. White Bear.
However, Watanabe Wan Yumi heard his intention from his joke, "You should also wear a hood to attend the business meeting, right?"
Iwahashi Shinichi showed a slightly mischievous smile, "Isn't this very interesting? If the answer is revealed at the beginning, it will be inconvenient for subsequent discussions."
"Having said that, once you sign with a record company, your identity will be exposed sooner or later." Watanabe Wan Yumi said.
There is no reason to wear a hood to attend a negotiation meeting, but there is no reason to wear a hood and sign a contract under a false name.
"That doesn't matter, I've thought about it a long time ago." Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and didn't take it seriously, "The headgear is for the audience to see, not for the people behind the scenes. When participating in competitions
, the examiners and representatives are all spectators, so they can’t take it off, but it doesn’t matter if the secret is revealed after the competition.”
"Besides," he knew it well, "the company that signed the band would never be so stupid as to expose this matter to the audience. Even if other companies knew about it, they would not tell it.
"
The reason why he is so confident is because the program Band Paradise now rivals the prime-time ratings, has rising popularity, and has broad prospects.
"That's true." Watanabe Wanyumi's tone was also very relaxed, and she didn't take it seriously.
The program now has a bright future, with various record companies and offices participating, and there is a steady stream of companies that want to get a share of the pie.
This show is not just for a dreamsetrue. Before it, there was the much-anticipated Begin and the Human Chair in preparation for their debut. After this, I don’t know how many bands will come out, and these bands will all be the record companies and people in the audience.
The seeds that the firm values.
In this case, since DreamseTrue did not break the rules and won five games in a row with his own ability to win the championship, the companies were convinced and started chasing him. At this time, if someone jumped out and said that the giraffe man of the band was the planner of the show, what would happen?
If the show is shady and casts doubt on it, then it is simply offending the industry.
People in the industry can always tell the difference between what is light and what is serious. Although plastic flowers are fake, the advantage is that they will not wither.
…
After discussing the matter about the record company, Watanabe Manyumi brought up another matter with him. However, it had nothing to do with Shinichi Iwahashi, it was U-Miz's business.
"The office is planning to cooperate with the magazine next door to conduct a selection event." Watanabe Wan Yumi said.
Her u-miz also has dedicated talent scouts operating everywhere. However, the small office has limited resources. In line with the attitude of specialization, it does not take in too many people at once, but adheres to the formal principle of focusing on excellence rather than too many.
This time, Shinichi Iwahashi was a little surprised when he heard that she was going to be selected, but he immediately calmed down and thought it was expected. However, Watanabe Manyumi casually mentioned U-Miz's affairs, and Shinichi Iwahashi had heard about it.
Yes, I won’t ask any more questions.
Living in Japan in this era, I know how common drafts are. There are various drafts everywhere. I wish I could summon all the cafeteria aunts across the country to have a "miss·canteen" selection and select the ones who will serve as meals.
The one who shakes the spoon best when he is in school.
Nowadays, luxury and limelight are valued. Young people are eager to appear on TV and become a star that attracts much attention. Even for bonuses or Hawaii travel vouchers, they are willing to show off their beauty.
Because of this, there are auditions everywhere. There are audition programs broadcast on TV, and at the same time, there are also private auditions with a poster.
"To put it in one sentence, now is an era of selling things that can be sold." Watanabe Manyumi said this and felt a little incredible.
Shinichi Iwahashi has heard this sentence mentioned by more than one person. This is not the sentiment of Watanabe Mayumi herself, but it is probably a reflection of this era.
…
on Monday.
Early that morning, Shinichi Iwahashi received feedback on the ratings as usual. On the night DreamseTrue won the championship, the ratings once again rose to 23.7. The ratings began to rise when the band appeared on the stage. The moment they announced the championship, they soared to
26.4, setting a record since the show began.
After the show was broadcast, viewers called TV Asahi one after another to inquire about DreamseTrue’s debut and express their concern for their debut.
When begin won the championship, the ratings were enough to raise eyebrows. No one expected that after reaching that peak, the program's ratings would still have room to climb higher, and after the second king was decided, it created a
new record.
After receiving this rating, not only Iwahashi Shinichi was in a good mood, but the entire program production team was also in a state of super high energy.
The adjustment period in April is about to begin. The high ratings of each episode before this are the confidence the TV station has in negotiating with advertising sponsors. The staff involved in the production of Band Paradise are now very popular in the TV station production bureau.
One family is happy and the other is sad.
In stark contrast to Band Paradise's new climb to new heights, Fuji TV's program competes with this program every Saturday night, and its ratings have been suppressed.
While the ratings of Band Paradise climbed to another peak, the ratings of Fuji TV's programs dropped again, and the production team was very worried. Although they survived the adjustment period in April, if they continued like this, by October, sooner or later, they would be cut in half.
However, after being cut in half, if Band Paradise can continue to maintain this momentum, what kind of program can challenge them? After so many years of suppressing TV Asahi, Fuji TV finally tasted the headache of TV Asahi.
Watanabe Manyumi's brother-in-law, Masaki Yoshida, works as a producer at Fuji TV. Although he has nothing to do with the program where he was pushed to the ground and beaten violently, it does not prevent him from hearing news about this.
When he got home, Masaki Yoshida told his wife that he was surprised, "Wan Yumi really did something big this time."
Yoshida Miki was speechless after hearing this.
When begin won the championship, she could say that Wan Yumi would be busy in the next season, but now, the show is not only stable, but also getting better and better. Those superficial difficulties have been overcome by Wan Yumi one by one. She can only watch.
.
There is also the band called DreamseTrue. Yoshida Miki remembered that the band was about to sign a contract with Watanabe Productions, but because of the conflict between her and Wan Yumi, they parted ways with the agency, and now...
Yoshida Miki looked at her husband and knew that she had no other choice but to shut up. At this point, if she said anything else, it would only be regarded as jealousy.
However, Yoshida Miki couldn't help but think in her heart, is she really not jealous?
