Kamaike Sachiko and Okamoto Natsuki live in the same apartment. It is a single apartment rented by the agency, and there is also a ancestral home subsidy. Although they are inconspicuous little models, the treatment is not too bad.
After the sorority party ended, the men present were responsible for sending the girls back. This was the rule of the sorority these days. Agreeing to come to participate was acquiescing to the rules of the game.
An office worker from Tokuma Records dropped in with Sachiko Kamaike and Natsuki Okamoto, so the three of them got into the same car.
"Onda-san, let me just say that Sachi-chan is very good at singing, right?" On the way back, Natsuki Okamoto was still talking loudly to the office workers at Tokuma Records. Out of the ten sentences, only two of them were said by Sachiko Kamaiike.
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"It's really amazing." Onda said, "And that Akamatsu-san, you two are really impressive when you two sing together."
"Akamatsu-san was actually the lead singer of a band. I would never have imagined that such a person would be related to the band," Natsuki Okamoto said.
"It's unbelievable that such a person works part-time in the company and was not promoted by Genzo's Iwahashi-san." Onda mentioned Iwahashi Shinichi with a disapproving attitude.
"Akamatsu-san is a student of Waseda, and she seems to be from a well-off family. How can she really enter the entertainment industry in the future? The things she is doing now are probably just hobbies."
Natsuki Okamoto said something for Akamatsu Haruko, then turned around and smiled at Kamatsu Sachiko: "But, Sachi-chan, you and Akamatsu-san get along very well."
The mention of Akamatsu Haruko reminded Sachiko Kamaike of the mutual understanding that she shared with her tonight about being introverted.
Although Akamatsu Haruko was not in the car, or in other words, precisely because she was not here, Kamai Sachiko recalled that mutual understanding and felt even more valuable about the tacit understanding that existed when they met for the first time.
Not living with real people, but relying on memories to recall, actually made Kamai Sachiko have a better impression of Akamatsu Haruko.
"If you ask me, the two people who made the fastest progress in tonight's sorority are Taichi-san and Akamatsu-san." Onda explained the facts jokingly, and added by the way, "On the contrary, the men present only gained illusions.
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"Haha!" Natsuo Okamoto laughed exaggeratedly when he heard what he said.
Onda was obviously not mocking himself, but was mocking the office worker in the construction company. When going to karaoke, Akamatsu Haruko took the initiative to give him a ride. At that moment, the office worker in the construction company felt that he came first and was very proud of himself.
However, looking at the next development, everyone vaguely realized that Akamatsu Haruko carpooled with him because she had a good impression of the office worker at the construction company, but more because she had a good impression of Kamai Sachiko.
An office worker at a construction company also discovered that the pinnacle of his life was just an illusion. Fortunately, Akamatsu Haruko was directed at Kamai Sachiko and not other men, so the result only made him feel a little disappointed and a little funny.
Kamai Sachiko also knew what Onda was talking about, but it was inconvenient to respond to such remarks, so she just laughed along. However, for her, it was an unexpected gain to get to know Akamatsu Haruko at tonight's sorority party.
"However, Sachi-chan is so good at singing, it would be a pity not to become a singer, right? Onda-san." Natsuo Okamoto still remembered his friend's dream and the purpose of dragging Kamai Sachiko to the sorority party, so he took the initiative to mention it.
"Well, although it's a pity that I can't become a singer, becoming a singer is not that easy. It should be said that it is very difficult." Onda was vague.
If Sachiko Kamaike was now eighteen, it might be a different matter. However, at the age of twenty-one, she had already debuted as a model, so she had no chance of becoming a singer. Onda never really thought that Sachiko Kamaike could do it from the beginning.
Being a singer is just for socializing and bragging to Natsuki Okamoto.
"Yes, it's difficult to be a singer."
Natsuki Okamoto didn't know how to reply, but Sachiko Kamaiike spoke first. Her tone was gentle, but surprisingly firm, "Besides, being a model is pretty good now."
"Sachi-chan?" Natsuki Okamoto was a little surprised.
"Indeed, Kamaike-san is not only good at singing, but also has very good conditions as a model." Onda echoed and followed Kamaike Sachiko's words.
Kamaike Sachiko knew from the beginning that the opportunity was not with Onda, so she did not take Onda's attitude to heart. She said that being a model would be good. This was not just a pretentious comment, but a sincere thought.
As a model, although I am at the bottom of the entertainment industry, I don't know which path I will take because of my low status.
Dreams in the entertainment industry are precious, but dreams in the entertainment industry are worthless.
However, Kamaike Sachiko did not become a model with a tormented mentality, but truly regarded it as part of her dream. Therefore, she neither felt that she had taken a detour nor regretted it.
"Indeed, Yuki-chan has a super good figure."
Natsuki Okamoto admired Kamaike Sachiko from the bottom of his heart, in all aspects.
The taxi stopped below the apartment building. Sachiko Kamaike and Natsuki Okamoto got out of the car. They thanked Onda and said goodbye. After that, the two girls walked into the door of the apartment together.
Being a model is different from being an office worker with fixed working hours from 9 to 5. Sometimes you may start working before dawn, and sometimes it may end in the middle of the night when the last train stops.
Therefore, deciding to resign is not just a change from one job to another, but a change from one life to another.
When she decided to resign from her real estate company to become a model, Kamaike Sachiko made no secret of it and told her parents, younger brothers and sisters about it.
The mother who supports her daughter's decision at all times, even if she doesn't understand it, will try her best to respect it. The younger brother and sister are not qualified to dictate her sister's life. The only person who will really not understand or even express opposition to her decision is the father.
, and Kamaike Sachiko is already an adult, there is no need to tell her father and start her own life path.
However, even if she imagined facing confusion and lack of support from her father, Kamaike Yukiko did not want to be an evader.
She does not think that it is disgraceful to enter the entertainment industry and become a model. Because she believes in this matter, she hopes to have an upright start from the beginning no matter what.
Even if you are not understood or supported, you must start this new life with dignity.
As the eldest daughter of an ordinary family, she graduates from college for a short period of time, gets a job for a short period of time, and then starts a long life as a housewife. This is the life path envisioned for the eldest daughter by an old-school father.
In other words, the life trajectory of a mother who meets and marries her father is roughly like this. In the father's view, letting his daughter repeat her mother's life is an extremely safe and realistic path.
In the past twenty-one years, Kamaike Sachiko was indeed a well-behaved "eldest daughter".
But now, the well-behaved eldest daughter suddenly said that she wanted to become a model. Kamaike Sachiko's father was greatly puzzled and felt betrayed.
It may not be because what his daughter did really "betrayed" him, but rather because this choice deviated from what he believed in. Therefore, when he heard about this, his father's reaction was more angry than angry.
It's better to say it's disappointing.
But even so, facing her father's disappointment, Kamaike Yukiko still explained the matter clearly, "...If I don't do this, I will have a dream in my heart that I gave up without even trying, even if I really get married and become a housewife in the future.
, and still feel unsettled because I haven’t tried it yet.”
Because of this, she wanted to try it no matter what, and take this step no matter what.
Although the father did not understand his daughter's decision and did not support it, he did not show any strong opposition and had an attitude of "you have the final say in your own life."
"However, since you have to resign and become an artist in order to prevent your heart from becoming unstable in the future, then you must not let this choice become something that you will feel regretful and unstable in your future life."
After all, his father is older and more experienced. Even though he is strict, he really loves his daughter. As a father, he never thinks that his daughter wants to join such a world because she is dazzled by the prosperity.
Therefore, even though she said she had the final say in her own life, she still gave her daughter this extra warning.
From such instructions, Kamaike Sachiko felt the restrained and implicit love from her father. In addition, she also seemed to have received blessings from her father.
She kept these words in her heart, put them together with the figure of her mother who waited outside the tunnel every day to take her home, regarded them as "talismans", and then headed for Tokyo.
After signing a contract with the agency, she could no longer live her previous life of spending several hours commuting to and from get off work every day. Instead, with the help of the agency, she moved into her current single apartment.
At the age of twenty-one, I truly began to live an independent life.
The decision to resign and become a model undoubtedly opened a new door to life, in all aspects.
She received short-term training as an artist and became a model. At the photo shoot, she had to wear whatever clothes the costume designer prepared, and she had to pose in various poses at the photographer's request.
In her twenty-one years of life, she had never thought of doing something like this one day. However, even though she was shy and even though it took twice as long as others to get into the mood, she did not feel that what she did was shameful.
We are in a model world where there are many temptations. Every step you take, and if something goes wrong, you will be lost in the model world.
She felt that her father's instructions on the day of the showdown with her father, and her mother's figure waiting outside the tunnel every day when she was an office worker, were all invisibly guarding her.
Together with the dream that supported her to enter the current world, these three things allowed her to never get lost in this new world even if she occasionally got lost in Tokyo.
Even if she was introduced to Onda by Natsuki Okamoto, when she realized that Onda had no chance here, she could decisively end the matter.
"Well, good night, Yuki-chan."
In the corridor, Natsuki Okamoto said goodbye to Sachiko Kamaiike.
"Good night. Thank you very much for today." Sachiko Kamaike said.
Mentioning this, Natsuki Okamoto felt a little regretful, "What a pity, that Onda-san didn't express anything at all..."
"But, I think being a model is pretty good." Sachiko Kamaike told her, "I think so from the bottom of my heart. And even if I can't become a singer, I might one day appear on TV and eventually become an actor."
Natsuki Okamoto was sure that Kamai Sachiko was not talking about self-comfort, and he breathed a sigh of relief, "Yes, that's right. If you ask me, I also think that I might be an actor one day, isn't it the kind of transformation from a model?
Become an actor?"
"So, just relax and keep working hard tomorrow."
Kamai Sachiko smiled when she said this. This is a hearty smile that cannot be seen at a social gathering where strangers gather, and can only be seen when you are with friends who can relax you.
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Even if the career of a singer doesn't work out, just like what Natsuki Okamoto said, going on TV and becoming an actor, that's with the idea that when you become a famous actor in the future, you can cross-border singing.
Sachiko Kamaike said goodbye to Natsuki Okamoto and entered the door, thinking so in her heart.
She didn't know if she was a little stubborn when she had such thoughts. However, she thought so from the bottom of her heart. It was her persistence in pursuing her dream that gave her the courage she has now.
After closing the door and entering a world of her own, Kamaike Sachiko sighed, showing a hint of loneliness.
Even if you don't think there is an opportunity at the beginning, after you confirm this, you will inevitably feel a sense of disappointment.
But then, she cheered herself up in her heart. The opportunity was precious because she didn't know where it was.
After washing, Kamai Sachiko thought of something, walked to the entrance, took her handbag over, took out the address book from it, took off the address book hanging on the wall, and sat on the floor in front of the low table.
Everyone who came to join the party tonight exchanged contact information with each other at the beginning. Kamaike Yukiko found Akamatsu Haruko's among the numbers and copied the string of numbers into the address book in the apartment.
Although today was the first time they met, the two of them unexpectedly became very attracted to each other. What's even more amazing is that, although they felt very attracted to each other, they coincided with each other and did not get to know each other immediately.
It was this sense of alienation that had been maintained by chance, which made Kamai Sachiko think that she might be able to become friends with Akamatsu Haruko.
That Akamatsu-san sang so beautifully, and was the lead singer of a band, and even followed Iwahashi-san, but even so she didn't become a singer.
Kamachi Sachiko couldn't help but think to herself, what would be the dream of Akamatsu-san like this?
She became the lead singer of a band, and worked part-time at Genzo with Iwahashi-san. These things are all related to music. So, for her to do these things related to music, is this also the process for her to move towards her dream? Is it a necessary path?
She had work early the next morning, and she didn't know what time she would be able to come back after finishing the work. Before setting off, Kamaike Yukiko set up the TV recording to record today's "Band Paradise".
Even though I have embarked on a new life path, I still maintain the habit of watching the show "Band Paradise".