Okada Yukiko called back the pager, and the call was quickly answered.
"Mingcai-san, good evening."
Iwahashi Shinichi was sitting in the driver's seat, listening to Okada Yukiko talking to Nakamori Akina on the other end of the phone, and couldn't help but turn his head and look at her.
Okada Yukiko, who is 21 years old this year, still makes people feel a childlike innocence from her. It is the same now when she calls Akina Nakamori, her tone is very lively.
However, this kind of innocence is not a childishness that comes from "not growing up". Rather, it is that although you have grown up, you still retain a girlish side while living as an adult.
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Therefore, this kind of innocence not only does not offend people, but also makes people sincerely like her childish charm.
Such characteristics made Shinichi Iwahashi feel that it was natural for Akina Nakamori to become friends with Yukiko Okada, and the friendship has been maintained to this day.
"I am still with Iwahashi-san." Yukiko Okada said to the other end of the phone.
As he spoke, he turned to Shinichi Iwahashi. Although he looked at him, he continued to talk to Akina Nakamori on the phone, "I came to work in the recording studio today and worked a little overtime. Iwahashi-san said that as compensation for overtime work, he would treat me to a meal
dinner."
"..."
There was no need to tell Akina Nakamori such a detailed matter, right? Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't laugh or cry.
Just when I secretly thought about it, Yukiko Okada suddenly said with a smile: "Really?" She said "Wait a moment" to the phone and suddenly discussed it with him.
"Iwahashi-san, can you ask Akina-san to come over too?"
"What?" She spoke in a general way, and Iwahashi Shin asked subconsciously.
Okada Yukiko explained: "I called Akina-san in the afternoon and wanted to ask her to go watch a movie with her. Akina-san was at work and didn't come back until now."
Speaking of this, she laughed, "Besides, Akina-san said that she hasn't had dinner yet."
"Really?" Iwahashi Shin nodded and agreed, "Okay."
Okada Yukiko said "thank you" to him, and took away the hand covering the receiver, "Akina-san, how about having dinner together? Iwahashi-san too..."
Shinichi Iwahashi understood what she said, and he first asked for his permission to co-write, and then went to persuade Akina Nakamori. It would be too subtle if Akina Nakamori refused with a smile.
…
Fortunately not.
Okada Yukiko talked to Nakamori Akina, hung up the phone, and told Iwahashi Shinichi a list of addresses in Meguro, where she and Nakamori Akina had arranged to meet.
Shinichi Iwahashi rarely visited the Meguro area, and he digested this list of addresses for a long time before setting off.
On the way, he remembered what Yukiko Okada said and asked her, "After dinner, are you and Nakamori-san going to watch a movie tonight?"
Okada Yukiko looked at the time and shook her head, "It's too late today. The last show is at eight o'clock in the evening."
"What movie is it?" Shinichi Iwahashi was a little curious.
"One Hundred Years of Solitude."
He tried hard to search his memory, but it seemed that he had never heard of this movie being released recently. Okada Yukiko didn't wait for him to ask, and said first: "It's an Italian movie introduced by art theaters."
"Oh." That's normal if you don't know.
Based on the film selection standards of art theaters, a bunch of movies that are so niche that they appear out of nowhere will be introduced on a daily basis. Even so, for those who love foreign movies, this kind of art theaters is really good news.
"There is a discount for women at the cinema today, so I thought of taking advantage of the discount to ask Akina-san to go see it with her..." Yukiko Okada said.
Iwahashi Shinichi was a little amused, "Did you go to see it because of the discount?"
"I saw the release information in a movie magazine before. The movie poster looks quite high-quality. However, it is more cost-effective to go see it when it is on sale." She said in a calculating tone.
Not only that, she also roped in Akina Nakamori, "Akina-san also likes to go to the movies on discount days."
"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi found it interesting to hear such gossip.
A Taopusida who went to the cinema on a discount day and was very proud of having saved a few coins, as if he had accomplished something big.
However, thinking about it this way, I feel that as a self-proclaimed "shopping street kid", she seems to be in tune with such behavior, and it would be quite cute if she actually does it.
Having said that, he had talked to Akina Nakamori several times about Yukiko Okada, and now that Yukiko Okada was talking to him about Akina Nakamori, could this be regarded as invisibly winning the battle?
…
At this time, Okada Yukiko spoke again and asked him: "During the last concert, did Iwahashi-san meet Akina-san?"
Iwahashi Shinichi responded, "Nakamori-san and I sit next to each other."
"Yes." Okada Yukiko nodded, "I like Akina-san very much. When I went to participate in "Star! Birth", I sang Akina-san's song."
"Akina-san is my important friend, and so is Iwahashi-san." She said this with a satisfied look, as if she was proud to have such two friends at the same time.
Shinichi Iwahashi was silent when he heard this, but he vaguely recalled that backstage at the end of the concert, they learned that neither of them had told Yukiko Okada that they actually knew each other and Akina Nakamori.
Okada Yukiko planned to introduce him to Nakamori Akina, but she didn't expect such a mistake. Iwahashi Shinichi thought about what he and Nakamori Akina had guessed about Okada Yukiko's reaction if she found out about this.
Interesting, makes me laugh a bit.
If you really tell Yukiko, I wonder how she will react?
"Iwahashi-san looked very happy." Okada Yukiko stared at his face.
His frank admission made Okada Yukiko not sure what to say further. She wanted to ask him why he was happy, but felt that it was not good to get to the bottom of it, so she stopped the topic and looked ahead.
Okada Yukiko didn't ask any more questions, which made Iwahashi Shinichi feel better.
This good mood was not because Yukiko Okada didn't chase him fiercely, but because he had a vague sense of keeping a secret that only he and Akina Nakamori knew.
I don’t know if Okada Yukiko had thought about this when she invited Nakamori Akina just now.
The last time I met Akina Nakamori was on her birthday, at the recording site of "Night Studio". It was still midsummer at that time, and now it's autumn.
Even if we are both in the industry, there are not many opportunities for "accidental encounters". If it were not for overlapping schedules, we might not be able to meet each other throughout the year.
After a showdown with Watanabe Manyumi, he decided to cut off the three-legged tie between the two and established a record company. Iwahashi Shinichi became busier than ever.
I deal with people in the business and record industries all day long, and I don't have the chance to meet Akina Nakamori.
However, the thread of his relationship with Akina Nakamori was not severed. During this period, when he returned to his office in Kawasaki, he received another letter from Akina Nakamori.
There was no theme in the letter. It was just like before, writing bits and pieces of trivial matters as if they were chatting face to face.
While wearing a giraffe hood, I met Akina Nakamori and handed the origami into her hand, revealing my identity in a subtle way.
However, in subsequent letters, Akina Nakamori did not mention a word about the giraffe man.
Because of this, Shinichi Iwahashi felt her thoughtfulness, just like when he still thought of asking him to take a snack back when he still didn't know who the person under the giraffe hood was.
Iwahashi Shinichi read the letter and wrote a similar letter. If there was anything special about it, it was just that he wrote about the preparations for a record company in the letter.
At this time, the record company matter has been finalized and can be put on paper without hesitation.
However, I didn't send it immediately. Instead, I waited until the release of Dreamsetrue's second single and sent the letter, the record, and, of course, my "reviews of the taste" together.
It is not only a continuation of the solicitation for "tasting impressions", but also a vague response to the question about identity. However, it has not been too long since this letter was sent, and I have not received a reply yet.
During this period, I prepared the record company, had a showdown with Watanabe Manyumi, negotiated with Takeda Printing Company, and tried to find a way to gain the greatest power within my capabilities despite being the weakest. After that, I openly recruited lead singers on a large scale. In just a short period
In time, every step taken is full of calculations.
But now, thinking that the person he was going to meet next was Nakamori Akina, Iwahashi Shinichi felt quite relaxed in his heart. There was a strange kind of comfort in that he didn't have to think about anything.
Thinking about it carefully, the reason why I wrote about the record company in the letter probably stems from the fact that I get along with Akina Nakamori without any fear or impurity.
Because of this, he was able to write down these carefully calculated things on his letter paper without any scruples, as if it were commonplace gossip.
…
Iwahashi Shinichi parked his car in the parking lot, got out of the car with Okada Yukiko, and walked into the street that was closed to motor vehicles.
It was so late at night, if I hadn't retired and as an orthodox pure idol, I wouldn't have been able to go out for a night out so easily.
This can be regarded as a wonderful freedom.
These men and women in the idol era are, to a certain extent, similar to students in a coeducational school.
So there are 82 groups and 83 groups. People who debut in the same year will have so-called "class reunions" on TV shows.
Since it is a coeducational school, there are seniors and juniors. For Yukiko Okada, Akina Nakamori is still similar to a senior senior who is admired by junior female students in her heart.
Not only that, this elementary school girl also successfully held the hand of the top student and became her good friend.
Students gather together and are divided into various cliques. Among good friends, after school, there are also coffee shops where they can play table games, or some snack shops.
The same goes for idols.
These young idols also have many "secret base"-like restaurants to relax. This restaurant in Meguro is like such a "secret base".
Okada Yukiko, Nakamori Akina, and their respective friends all came here to eat.
She was familiar with the streets and walked into the store with Shinichi Iwahashi.
…
Akina Nakamori arrived a little later than Shinichi Iwahashi and Yukiko Okada.
After work, I checked my pager and found a pager from Yukiko Okada. After dialing, she said that she was with Shinichi Iwahashi.
"I came to work in the recording studio today and worked a little overtime. Iwahashi-san said that as compensation for overtime work, he would treat me to dinner." Okada Yukiko told her on the phone.
Talking about this matter in such detail, Nakamori Akina was amused by her tone, so she also told her that she hadn't had dinner yet.
As a result, Okada Yukiko said "wait a minute" and after a while, asked her if she wanted to have dinner together.
"And Iwahashi-san too..." Okada Yukiko seemed to be quite happy that Nakamori Akina could get to know Iwahashi Shinichi.
When she said this, Akina Nakamori remembered that when she went to her retirement concert, she and Shinichi Iwahashi realized backstage that neither of them had told Yukiko Okada about their acquaintance.
This misunderstanding is funny when I think about it, and I feel a little embarrassed because I kept it from Okada Yukiko.
"Is that okay?" Yukiko Okada asked.
Akina Nakamori agreed.
After hanging up the phone, her manager Ben asked her, "Where are we going next? Let's have something to eat first. The show was recorded continuously for almost six hours."
As an agent, his stomach was growling.
Akina Nakamori told him that she was going to Meguro's restaurant and "I made an appointment to meet Yukiko."
…
On the way here, Akina Nakamori remembered the letter she received from Shinichi Iwahashi.
To be precise, what she received was not a letter, but a package. After opening it, it contained Dreamsetrue's new single, and also included a card with "Tasting Thoughts".
In addition, there is another letter.
Sending DreamseTrue's new single is almost like revealing your identity. When Nakamori Akina received such a package, she felt a subtle tacit understanding in her heart.
Opening the letter, the content of the letter was similar to the letter she sent. It had no theme and was like chatting, talking about trivial things.
But it's not all trivial matters.
In the letter, Shinichi Iwahashi told her that he was preparing to set up a record company.
"So, now is the time to work hard." Shinichi Iwahashi wrote in the letter. "Establishing a record company feels like opening a certain door."
Akina Nakamori saw in her heart that he wrote to establish a record company, and was surprised by him. She never expected that he would do such a big thing in such a short period of time.
But in my heart, after being surprised, I couldn't help but think of Shinichi Iwahashi who said "Success!" and then high-fived her when they first met at the Qiongjit Budokan concert venue.
With Shinichi Iwahashi like this, Akina Nakamori truly believed that he could succeed and never doubted his resilience.
