"Matsumoto-san is the idol of Group 83 and the champion of "Star! Birth"."
In the studio, a setting similar to a Western-style living room was arranged. Before Matsumoto Akiko performed, the host chatted with her. With the stage as the center, the fan-shaped auditorium spread out and was filled with invited spectators.
Listening to the host's introduction, Akiko Matsumoto put on the airs of an orthodox idol and smiled politely.
After Shinichi Iwahashi came, he watched some RB variety shows.
I don’t know if it’s because all the programs he picked are like this, but I always feel that in RB’s variety shows, the host always has some bad intentions and stabs out a malicious thorn inadvertently.
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This host is no exception.
After the pleasantries, the stinging tentacles stretched out, "What's going on, you? Why are you not blushing at all?"
He said this casually in a joking tone.
Then, Matsumoto Akiko stood aside and smiled. The camera did its duty and recorded her expression, which was a little embarrassed but still smiling.
The audience in the auditorium had a different kind of fun because of this small interaction. The audience members who were invited laughed. The entire studio was filled with a joyful atmosphere.
An artist who is famous before his debut but has never become popular must be in a worse situation than an artist who has always been unknown. Because the former naturally has a point where he can be attacked and made fun of.
Shinto Iwahashi was right next to the studio, paying attention to every move in the studio.
As if it was just an unintentional remark that came to mind by chance, the topic was dropped and the conversation began.
If he said this to Matsumoto Akiko in private, her reaction would definitely be more than that, and she would definitely respond beautifully. Looking at Matsumoto Akiko with a smile on her face, Iwahashi Shinichi felt like there was an invisible shackle.
on her.
After the brief conversation, Akiko Matsumoto stood up and went to prepare for the performance.
When an idol stands on the stage, she must have decent clothes, and gorgeousness is essential. Because Matsumoto Akiko is not popular, the agency has reduced its investment in her, and the style of her clothes is generic and has no characteristics.
The less popular you are, the less interested you are, and the less interested you are, the harder it is to improve. It can be called a standard vicious cycle.
After the program was finished, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akiko Matsumoto returned to Tokyo overnight.
When they were about to arrive in Tokyo, Matsumoto Akiko suddenly said to Iwahashi Shinichi: "Iwahashi-san, can you go back to the office later?"
After hearing this, Shinichi Iwahashi felt enlightened and asked, "Should I have to reimburse transportation expenses again?"
Akiko Matsumoto smiled and said, "Bingo, that's the right answer."
Watanabe Productions gives Matsumoto Akiko a fixed salary of 100,000 yen per month, as well as seniority allowance and work share after joining the company. Plus, the salary is 300,000 to 400,000 yen per month.
At the age of twenty, he was already receiving three to four hundred thousand a month, which made him a leader among his peers. If he were an ordinary office worker, he would probably not be able to receive as much as two hundred thousand at the age of twenty.
But the 400,000 spent by an artist is not the same as the 400,000 spent by an office worker. Although the rent is relatively small because you live in a dormitory, and you don’t have to pay for food when you are working, you can still buy clothes, cosmetics, decorations, magazines, etc.
One item plus one plus, this amount of money is just enough.
When she first joined the company, Matsumoto Akiko only got 100,000 yen a month. For this reason, she had to save money in various places. As a result, she never became popular, and this habit has been retained.
When Iwahashi Shinichi asked her what her specialty was, Matsumoto Akiko proudly told him that her specialty was "saving".
By the way, another specialty is the piano.
Therefore, after learning that Shinichi Iwahashi had been a keyboard player, Akiko Matsumoto felt quite close to him because it was possible for the two of them to find something in common with a hundred people in the office alone.
As we all know, when filming Japanese dramas, the general process is to shoot two or three episodes first as inventory, and then broadcast them while filming. Therefore, the actors and staff work under the condition of knowing the reputation and ratings of the TV series.
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Under such circumstances, for a TV series with good ratings, everyone on the set performs their own duties, and the relationship may not be that close.
But on the other hand, for a TV series that has poor ratings and is under pressure, the relationship between the actors and staff on the set may be very good, because they need to share the pressure of being a hit.
In places where efficiency is not very high, the human touch is sometimes particularly strong. This seems to be the general saying.
This is how Iwahashi Shinichi and Matsumoto Akiko get along. One lacks popularity and the other lacks experience. Therefore, they can understand each other and their relationship is particularly harmonious.
Watanabe Productions reimburses the artists for transportation expenses. The managers who took care of Matsumoto Akiko in the past were all big and experienced managers. She didn't dare to play these little tricks in front of them. Now a younger one has revealed her true colors.
I started to discuss with him how to take advantage of this loophole.
Saving to this extent is already a bit of a chore.
However, it is sad to think that she, a pure and beautiful girl who likes to show off herself, has to work with her agent to cheat to earn transportation expenses.
Together with Matsumoto Akiko, I defrauded transportation fees and returned home. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening. I left home at seven in the morning and could not return home until ten o'clock in the evening. Although this was not the case every day, because the recording time of the program was often irregular, the work and rest time was also limited.
A complete mess.
It seems that agents are also a profession with a high risk of sudden death from overwork.
Going upstairs with the help of weak light, passing by the adjacent room 202, he found that the door had a house number. Room 202 had been empty since the last time Iwahashi Shinichi moved here. Now he leaves early and comes home late all day, and there is no room for him.
Know when the new neighbor moved in.
He paused for a moment and glanced at the name on the house plate. The new tenant's surname was "Xintian".
The next day, Matsumoto Akiko only had a Tokyo FM radio program to record in the evening. However, Matsumoto Akiko had to do nothing for a day. He had to go to the office to find a job for Matsumoto Akiko.
His diligence and ability determine how long Matsumoto Akiko will have to do nothing.
He had to go out at eight o'clock in the morning. After getting up, Shinichi Iwahashi made himself an omelette sandwich and drank instant coffee for breakfast. He had just finished washing the dishes when the doorbell rang outside.
Look at the time, half past seven.
The nhk toll collector can't come yet? At the first moment, a nonsensical thought came to his mind.
If you come to preach early in the morning, the taste will be too strong.
Before continuing to disperse, the outside announced the door.
"Iwahashi-san, I live next door to you in 202, newly moved to Nitta." It was a slightly slender, frail scholar-like male voice.
Iwahashi Shinichi had just set up the stage in his mind, but before he could get enough of it, the stage was ruined outside the door.
Come on, stop thinking nonsense.
He wiped his hands and opened the door for Xintian outside.