Tomorrow is Monday, but even if tomorrow is a working day, entertainment venues like Shinjuku or Roppongi will still have customers at ten o'clock in the evening.
After holding it in for a while, Tokyoites immediately flocked to bars and nightclubs like revenge.
It’s not just ordinary people. July 1st is over, and the most sensitive period has passed. Star artists in the entertainment industry who like to go out at night have also returned to the chic nightlife of the past——
Although these people may not be honest during the first seven years, they will naturally feel more relaxed and comfortable after taking away the sword hanging above their heads.
However, no matter how busy the bustling area is, at almost ten o'clock in the evening, there are usually few people on the streets in the residential area. Iwahashi Shinichi and Nakamori Akina were strolling, stepping on the dark shadows cast by the trees as they passed by
The wall of a high-end residential building.
The wind is cold and sharp, and the winter nights are deeper.
Akina Nakamori's hand in a woolen glove was quietly handed to him. Iwahashi Shinichi naturally held her hand.
Sure enough, holding hands is the same as women's clothing. There are only zero and countless times.
…
Shinichi Iwahashi thought about calling her, but as soon as the call was connected, he chatted with Akina Nakamori for a few words. Considering that it was a public phone next to the recording studio, and the manager and assistant were all waiting, it was difficult to say anything more.
"If I had known earlier, I would have called you after I got home." Listening to Nakamori Akina's words, she didn't know whether she was complaining or acting coquettishly.
Or, complaining itself may be a way of acting coquettishly.
Shinichi Iwahashi laughed at her words, "If I fight again after I get home, I won't be able to see your voice acting skills just now... I have to say, Akina-san's ability to change her voice is amazing."
He probably realized that Akina Nakamori didn't like lying. Even though she changed her voice twice to tease him, the public phone thing was still true.
Hearing what he said, Nakamori Akina on the phone couldn't help laughing because he said it right. Iwahashi Shinichi thought that she would stop teasing him like this when she returned home, and Nakamori Akina experienced the happiness of being understood.
"Then I'll go back first." Akina Nakamori said.
He put down the phone and prepared to greet the assistant who was standing a little further away, but found that she was looking at him. Their eyes met, and the assistant looked like he had been caught, so his first reaction was to look away.
In this way, one could tell at a glance that he had been staring at her and talking on the phone just now.
However, Akina Nakamori didn't take it to heart and walked out as if nothing had happened.
The little assistant could tell by looking at her that she was in a good mood. However, in the entertainment industry, working as an assistant for celebrities and not showing excessive curiosity was the way to survive in this profession.
Although the assistant was a newbie who had only been in the industry for a short time, it was not that he did not understand this point, so he quickly put away his curiosity.
…
When Nakamori Akina hung up the phone, she thought about calling back when she got home. However, when she got home and actually called back, she lost the energy she had on the first call.
Not only her, but Shinichi Iwahashi was also a little out of sorts.
However, rather than saying that the words are not speculative, it is better to say that there is an inexplicable dissatisfaction in my heart.
When a warm phone call is finished, people feel satisfied. However, if they just continue to call in another place immediately, this satisfaction will immediately turn into dissatisfaction.
The two of them had similar thoughts, so after chatting for a few words, they hit it off and decided to go out and meet.
…
The "must-go places on a date" voted by magazines in Tokyo were obviously not available at this time. It was late at night, and suddenly I asked to go out to meet. In the end, all I could do was hold hands together and walk on the street.
.
At night in the high-end residential area, the streets are almost deserted.
Akina Nakamori wore a simple mouse-gray cold-proof coat and a pair of somewhat old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses.
Dressed like this, walking on a street with dim street lights, unless you were stared at by a reporter and followed you the moment you went out, or someone stared at you and greeted you, no one would have thought that you were holding hands with such an ordinary person outside.
Two people were walking, one of them was Taopusida.
However, if you want to fall in love, you will either reveal your true colors as a shady boss in the office, ask Taopusida to help you with work and give you a massage, or walk down the street in a residential area at night.
The place and method of this date are too magical to think about.
Just like how he would be dissatisfied with the second phone call immediately after the first warm phone call, Iwahashi Shinichi held her hand and was a little dissatisfied with this magical way of dating.
Just as he was about to say something, Akina Nakamori suddenly spoke first, "This is like a scene from a TV series."
"TV series?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
Akina Nakamori said "hmm", looked at him with a smile, and then looked ahead, "In the TV series, the hero and heroine walk back together at night... or something."
"Yeah?"
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't think of what kind of TV series would be filmed like this, but he felt that she was right. Probably because no matter where the TV series is, the hero and heroine have to go home.
On one side, he was trying to find reasons for her words, but on the other side, after Nakamori Akina said it, he felt that the association was strangely far-fetched, and he laughed first.
While laughing, he stopped and asked him: "Next time we have a break, let's go watch a movie together?"
"Okay." Shinichi Iwahashi agreed immediately, and then couldn't help but smile.
Akina Nakamori asked him: "Have you thought of anything good?"
"Actually, I just wanted to tell you." Shinichi Iwahashi smiled and they subtly thought of each other, "I wanted to ask you if you would like to go to an amusement park or something like that together next time when we don't have any work arrangements."
"Okay." Nakamori Akina agreed immediately as if imitating others. After agreeing, she also smiled.
Whether it's going to a movie or an amusement park, it's all a normal way to date.
"I don't know what movies are being released recently." Shinichi Iwahashi said casually.
"You can check magazines later or call the cinema to ask." Akina Nakamori asked him, "What kind of movies does Shinichi-kun like to watch?"
"Look at everything." Iwahashi Shinichi replied.
Akina Nakamori said "Yeah", "Then I understand."
Listening to her tone, she sounded like "just leave it all to me", like an athletic girl showing off her biceps. Listening to her tone, Shinichi Iwahashi had an inexplicable association and wanted to squeeze it
her arms.
As he was talking, he heard noises coming from far and near.
It sounds like there are at least two or three people, and the voices are coming towards them. From what I hear, sooner or later, I will run into the two of them head-on.
Nakamori Akina looked at Iwahashi Shinichi, and Iwahashi Shinichi also looked at her. After thinking about it, he opened his arms to her. In this kind of matter, people who are in love always have a clear understanding.
Nakamori Akina understood immediately and threw herself into his arms. Iwahashi Shinichi tightened his arms and hugged her.
The two hugged outside the wall of the house at the foot of the ramp. The tall trees in the high-end residential area cast shadows on them, giving them a natural disguise.
The noise they heard just now was getting closer and closer, and two or three young people passed by them. They glanced at the two people hugging each other. Although they couldn't see their faces, the man could tell from his dress that he was an office worker.
He immediately lost interest and continued on their way.
Shinichi Iwahashi hugged her tightly and felt Akina Nakamori's body trembling slightly, as if she was holding back laughter.
Sure enough, when the pedestrians passed by, the noise became farther and farther away, and Nakamori Akina's laughter could no longer be tolerated, and she laughed out loud in his arms.
"That's interesting," she said.
Iwahashi Shinichi also felt that this experience was quite magical. Despite this, neither of them let go of their arms, they still maintained a hug and just talked like that.
"If we go to the amusement park, I want to ride the roller coaster with Shinichi-kun." Akina Nakamori raised her head and looked at him.
However, after hearing this, Shinichi Iwahashi was a little distressed, "Akina-san, do you like riding roller coasters?"
Akina Nakamori nodded, "For example, two people sitting next to each other, holding hands and saying 'ah~' together when the roller coaster is going down, would be very interesting."
Even though the street was so quiet that a can can clatter for a long time when kicked, it still didn't stop Nakamori Akina from lowering her voice and simulating "ah~" when the roller coaster hurtled down.
After he finished thinking about it, he stared at Iwahashi Shinichi's troubled face and asked, "Is it possible that Shinichi-kun is not good at riding roller coasters?"
"A bit." Shinichi Iwahashi admitted honestly.
Nakamori Akina laughed, "...I didn't expect that." However, Shinichi Iwahashi, who seemed to be omnipotent, was not good at riding roller coasters. This contrast made her find it very interesting.
"If you can't ride the roller coaster, you can do other things." She pondered.
Shinichi Iwahashi tried to make amends for himself, "It's not so bad that I can't sit still."...It's just that I might have to sit down with the heroine's script.
A landlubber who is slightly afraid of heights and can't swim. This is the hidden side of Shinichi Iwahashi.
However, Shinichi Iwahashi was not surprised that Akina Nakamori was very enthusiastic and interested in riding roller coasters.
In his impression, among people who are keen on roller coasters, there must be more girls than men... So, the idea of riding a roller coaster to get a female protagonist's script is actually not true?
Speaking of which, he was leaning against the wall of the house, and Akina Nakamori seemed to be pressuring him and asking him about various amusement park projects that he was not good at. This situation had a subtle sense of déjà vu——
"She really looks like a big sister." Shinichi Iwahashi said of her.
Akina Nakamori said "Hey", understood what he was talking about, and couldn't stop laughing.
…
The next day is Monday.
Tonight, Fuji TV's Tsukiji drama starts airing, and zard's debut single will receive the first wave of large-scale promotion in the Kanto region.
The new talent that the company is currently promoting sings the theme song of Yue Jiu. Inside the record company, a poster of "Falling in Love with Your Eyes" has also been hung up, opposite the poster of zard's debut single.
Although the company is small, hanging posters does not play a publicity role at all. However, rather than publicity, it is more of a way to express one's attitude.
"During the time these two posters were hung together, the band and the TV series were on the same side."
Not only the record company, but Fuji TV also put up posters for zard's debut single. Since he sang the theme song of the Yue Jiu TV series, Fuji TV also had such a self-consciousness during the TV series.
This is considered a tradition in the industry.
Now, the only singer released by the record company is zard. It can be said that a group of people revolve around the band. Therefore, the primary topic at the regular meeting is the various developments surrounding zard.
There are two managers in charge of zard at the record company, one is the coordinating manager, and the other is a personal manager who did not show up today and is following the band in the recording studio.
Regardless of the initial success of the debut single or subsequent sales, the people behind the scenes have to discuss and make plans for sales, and the band members' first priority is to continue preparing for the next single.
No matter what the result of this one is, you must continue to prepare for the next one.
Zard's manager sent several program performance invitations to the band, "The ones from Star Office...were all invitations from TV stations in Kansai."
He accepted the program performance invitation from the coordinator.
The promotion in Kansai started earlier than in Kanto, so there is no reason to give up now. The first round of promotion in Kansai is now starting to take effect, but we need to be more careful.
Don't go on any show.
Especially the personality of the lead singer Sachiko Kamaike. When participating in a variety show, she will act like a stick if she is not careful.
Zard's manager is Xingchen Agency, but because Xingchen has no experience in producing singers, they simply let Genzo do whatever they want.
Not only is Genzo almost responsible for the planning of zard, but the invitations and announcements sent to the agency are also forwarded to the record company, leaving it up to Shinichi Iwahashi, the chief producer, to decide whether to participate or not.
When it came to dealing with Zard, Xingchen had a completely hands-off attitude.
Of course, for Iwahashi Shinichi, Xingchen's attitude couldn't be better.
The Kanto side is really starting today. In addition to TV promotions, Zard also has performances scheduled at live houses in Tokyo these days.
Iwahashi Shinichi was thinking about talking to Kamaike Sachiko but hadn't found a suitable opportunity yet, so he planned to go to the recording studio in the afternoon to check on the production progress of their new single.
However, before going to the recording studio, he made an appointment with Masaki Yoshida in the afternoon.
…
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Masaki Yoshida visited the record company.
Masaki Yoshida didn't come alone. As he had agreed with Shinichi Iwahashi before, he also brought the newcomer recommended by Sakai Masatoshi.
Although Masatoshi Sakai recommended the newcomer, it is certain that she will be accepted. However, even if you go through the process, you still have to do a little interview to let Shinichi Iwahashi understand what kind of person she is.
"Long time no see, Iwahashi-kun."
Yoshida Masaki chatted with him.
"Yoshida-san, thank you for taking care of me." Shinichi Iwahashi thanked him.
This is not a polite statement. Masaki Yoshida, the newcomer recommended by Sakai Masatoshi, chose to be sent to his record company. It may not be that he is helping the company to connect with the big shots in the industry.
Even if the member of Yoshida Masaki's gang is Watanabe Manyumi, it does not prevent Iwahashi Shinichi from thanking him - it is good for him anyway.
After the greetings, Iwahashi Shinichi turned his attention to the person standing behind Masaki Yoshida.
