"It would be great if the lead singer Sang could convince his parents."
All joking aside, after Nakamori Akina listened to Iwahashi Shinichi talk about the band with the strange name and the ins and outs of the big bag of dry goods, she became concerned about whether Mitsuo Terada could succeed.
However, the source of this concern is still worried about Iwahashi Shinichi, hoping that he can successfully sign the band.
"rest assured."
Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "Today Terada-kun called me, and his parents agreed that he would postpone taking office." When he mentioned this matter, he found it interesting again, "However, Terada-kun's father mentioned something very interesting.
requirements.”
"Huh?" Nakamori Akina's appetite was whetted.
"Didn't Terada-kun's family run a dry goods store? He made an agreement with his parents that if he failed in making music, he would go home and inherit the dry goods store."
However, Mitsuo Terada's father agreed with his son on a two-year deadline. After two years, if the band failed, Mitsuo Terada would give up and find a job.
If you still don’t want to give up after two years of failure, then limit it to thirty years old. If you fail, you can go back and inherit the dry goods store.
Iwahashi Shinichi told Nakamori Akina what Mitsuo Terada told him on the phone. She thought about it and said, "The lead singer-san must really dislike the dry goods store at home."
"That's right." Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, "So, Terada-kun told me on the phone that he was very grateful to his parents."
Although he hoped that someone would inherit the family's dry goods store, the son took the initiative to propose such an exchange condition. But even so, the parents did not take this opportunity to accept such conditions, leaving him with a chance to make a new choice.
"Indeed, they are very gentle parents." Akina Nakamori said.
"gentle?"
She nodded, thought for a moment, and added, "Shen Yijun is also very gentle."
"Huh?" Is there anything else about him here?
"Shinichi-kun just said that the lead singer Sang asked him to persuade his parents, right?"
Seeing Iwahashi Shin nod, she continued, "But Shinichi-kun didn't take over Terada-kun's life, and he didn't use his authority as a producer to make any guarantee in front of his parents, right?"
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her.
"When nothing was certain, Shinichi-kun did not blindly agree to the request of lead singer Sang. However, he also did not sit idly by and looked for ways to do something for his dream in his own way. Such Shinichi-kun treats others very well.
sincere."
Mitsuo Terada used Iwahashi Shinichi's "authority" to persuade his parents. This was undoubtedly lacking in sincerity and was an approach that excluded the parents as outsiders. For the parents who were excluded by him, the field that their son aspired to was so unfamiliar to them.
.
Not understanding can lead to uneasiness, and uneasiness can lead to opposition.
It was Shinichi Iwahashi who refused to take over Mitsuo Terada's life that made Mitsuo Terada give up taking shortcuts and show his determination to inherit the family business in order to become a musician.
It was Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude of neither standing aside nor excluding outsiders, which allowed this unfamiliar field to Mitsuo Terada's parents to open up in front of them.
To eliminate confusion is to eliminate uneasiness.
In order to make music, even if he hates the smell of dry goods stores, he is still willing to make this decision. This is the sincerity of Mitsuo Terada. He did not take this opportunity to accept this condition, but left another chance for his son to make a new choice. It is the sincerity of his parents.
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The reason why these two sincerities can be communicated to each other is because of Iwahashi Shinichi’s sincerity.
“Isn’t it the same as being gentle when you treat others sincerely?”
Nakamori Akina looked at him with a smile, making no secret of her love and trust, as well as her appreciation and understanding of him.
Iwahashi Shinichi saw her expression and reached out his hand to cover her hand on the table.
Akina Nakamori let him hold her hand, and the two of them exchanged glances across the table. Suddenly, she withdrew the hand covered by Shinichi Iwahashi's palm.
The palm of his hand was in vain, but Shinichi Iwahashi saw a hint of mischievous naughtiness on her face.
Then, he felt her fingertips slide up his palm, her fingers got into the space between his fingers, and she clicked gently. The trace of mischievous naughtiness on her face became a little bit of pride after getting her wish.
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her expression. He closed his fingers and held her hand back.
…
After drinking tea, the two of them left the store one after another, and then got into Shinichi Iwahashi's car together. They were chatting on the way back, but the topic unknowingly turned to Kansai Broadcasting.
Akina Nakamori was very interested in his trip to Osaka and listened to it with great interest all night.
Kansai Broadcasting's broadcast recording was quite enjoyable. When Miwa-chan appeared on TV, she was quite restrained in front of the camera, and the host only answered one question.
However, when she entered the recording studio of the radio show, she was unexpectedly outgoing. As soon as she started chatting, she talked endlessly about various topics raised by host Momoi and the audience during the call-in session.
If you talk too much, the truth will be exposed easily.
Therefore, while Miwa-chan talks happily, she will also show off her superb ability to carry a gun with a rat from time to time.
When participating in TV shows, Shinichi Iwahashi acted as his mascot and delegated all speaking duties to Nakamura brother.
However, in the radio program recording studio where it is easy to reveal one's true nature, before she knew it, it became a situation where Iwahashi Shinichi and her were talking about soybeans in front of the audience, while Nakamura brother was happy to watch the fun.
No matter what, the program’s effect is absolutely perfect——
Even Nakamori Akina couldn't stop laughing when she heard him recount some interesting anecdotes from the radio recording.
"There is something you said that was right."
Iwahashi Shinichi also found it interesting when he thought about it, "That is, there is really no need to worry about her performance... The person who really should worry is not her, but the people next to her."
"However, they were all resolved beautifully by Shen Yijun, right?"
"It can only be said that I caught it...Kansai Broadcasting's host Momoi was still adding fuel to the fire by saying, 'You two have such a good relationship'. It felt a bit like being treated as a fool - especially the host Momoi was still Kansai Broadcasting Company."
Western accent.”
Iwahashi Shinichi felt from the bottom of his heart that when he teased people with the Kansai accent, he seemed to treat them as fools.
His description made Akina Nakamori laugh again.
"It's a little bit." She smiled and added, "But the relationship between Shinichi-kun and Yoshida-san is really good."
Iwahashi Shinichi admitted, "Although we are not the kind of friends who have been together since school days, our relationship is very strong."
For a band like them who met halfway and got together, the relationship between the members is mostly ordinary colleagues. It is a bit rare for the three of them to be as good as each other. And for people like him and Miwa-chan, it is probably even more so.
This pair.
He doesn't hide anything and is open-minded. This attitude makes Nakamori Akina feel comfortable.
…
The car drove into the parking lot of Akina Nakamori's apartment.
It was only then that Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned it, "That's right."
Akina Nakamori looked at him.
"I brought you a gift when I went to Osaka this time." As soon as Iwahashi Shin said the words, he couldn't help laughing, "The gift is an emergency, and it's something else. The gift is a gift."
It's okay if I don't explain it, but once I explain it, it becomes a little funny.
"I'm also very happy to receive the forwarded goods." Akina Nakamori smiled.
"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi said, "Don't forget to bring it with you later."
"However, after all, someone else gave it to Shen Yi-kun." She thought for a while, "I will use this bag of dry goods as ingredients to cook something for Shen Yi-kun."
She didn't forget the generous offer she received on the phone two days ago.
As he said that, he felt a little regretful and said, "It will have to wait until I come back from London."
She has work to go to London on a business trip tomorrow and will be there for five days.
In this era, the Japanese want to show off their wealth everywhere. Ordinary people gather to travel abroad to check in and raid luxury stores. TV stations arrange high-profile overseas connections every now and then. Magazines are also keen to shoot at famous scenic spots around the world.
, the whole society is working together to spread the impression that the Japanese = nouveau riche throughout the world.
In this era, it is common for celebrities to work abroad. A trip to Germany is no different than a trip to Gunma Prefecture. The same goes for Akina Nakamori. She always has to work abroad several times a year.
In terms of business trip opportunities, Nakamori Akina has much more opportunities than him who only travels between Kanto and Kansai.
"It would be great if Shinichi-kun could come with us." She looked at Iwahashi Shinichi's face and complained, as if it was Iwahashi Shinichi who asked her to work abroad.
In fact, when we were both in Tokyo, we couldn't see each other every day. However, one is in Tokyo and the other is in London. Not only are the distances and time differences different, but the sky we see every day is also different, and it is inconvenient to make phone calls.
As a result, the separation becomes a bit unbearable.
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her expression, "If we can go together, I will go with you."
"Then let's go together~" Akina Nakamori held his hand and said something that was impossible.
The unreasonable behavior at this time is 100% coquettish. She said it herself and found it funny.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't do anything to her, so he put his hand into his suit pocket, took out the gift he bought for her and handed it over, "Although the good stuff is passed on to you, this is specially given to you."
"It's a brooch."
Akina Nakamori took it and held it in her hand.
"I bought it from a cheap department store." Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "It seems to be a pearl produced in Toba. When I saw it, I immediately thought of you and thought it would suit you very well."
I don’t have any skills in choosing gifts, and it’s not something expensive enough to have special meaning. I just happened to want to buy it for her when I saw it.
Iwahashi Shinichi is an amateur when choosing jewelry, and he can’t talk about aesthetics. I can’t say whether his taste is a “disaster” for Nakamori Akina.
However, Nakamori Akina was very happy to receive such a gift. Her unhappiness about going on a business trip abroad was temporarily washed away.
"I will wear it when I go to London to take pictures." She gestured with the brooch in front of her.
Seeing how happy she was after receiving the gift, Iwahashi Shinichi himself felt happy. While he was still in Tokyo, he was thinking about what he should bring her back next time he went on a business trip.
"I will go to London and come back with a gift for you."
He was thinking about it, and Akina Nakamori was also thinking about it.
Having said that, when it comes to business trips, Akina Nakamori has many more opportunities than him. If you think about it this way, when it comes to bringing gifts on business trips, the number of times Akina Nakamori has received gifts is much more than what he has given away...
It's really soft and fragrant.
…
Monday.
The first day of a new week is not only the beginning of the week, but also the day of summary.
At the regular meeting, the sales volume of zard's single for the previous week was presented. Since its launch on September 9th, zard's sales trend has basically remained at a fairly stable level. Although it is not a monster trend that is higher every week, this kind of trend is
Stability itself is "rising".
Generally speaking, after a record is released, as time goes by, attention will get lower and lower, and sales will get lower and lower.
Because of this, zard's stable trend this week is not inferior to last week's, which is precisely a reflection of the constant infusion of new attention and new consumers to buy.
Yue Jiu has just started to get better, and the band will continue to appear on music programs to maintain attention. Judging from this situation, this debut single will definitely sell for a long time.
Iwahashi had already known this in his mind. Based on the calls received from Fuji TV after the end of last month, Shinichi Iwahashi calculated and felt that the sales trend last week should be the same as the previous week.
Unexpectedly, the sales volume last week was a bit beyond his expectation.
"Twenty-five hundred more copies sold than the previous week?"
Two thousand five hundred copies are quite a lot, enough to push zard's ranking up five on the singles chart, from fifteenth last week to tenth.
Since their debut, this band has reached the top ten of the charts for the first time.
The number of tickets increased by 2,500 in one breath, and the effect after the broadcast on Yuejiu obviously could not convince Iwahashi Shinichi.
However, there are numerous promotions arranged for the band. Among the music programs we have talked about recently, the most recent one is Music Fair, which was only aired this Saturday.
Shinichi Iwahashi flipped through the sales details.
Because this time we promoted separately in Kanto and Kansai from the beginning, when looking at sales, we always looked at the sales trends in Kanto and Kansai respectively.
The sales trend in Kansai is basically nothing that requires special attention. On the Kanto side, because the previous publicity has been focused on Kansai, the sales in Kansai are far ahead of Kanto every week.
But in the past week, the sales gap between Kanto and Kansai has narrowed by 1,600 copies.
Fuji TV and Kansai TV simulcast on September 9th, and the effective effect is basically reflected at the same time.
However, the momentum on the Kanto side last week was obviously better than that on the Kansai side. In other words, what happened on the Kanto side.
…
"It's Kikuchi Momoko-san."
The team member in charge of zard went to investigate and brought him back some information in the afternoon.
"Um?"
"It's Momoko Kikuchi. She highly recommended this song on J-Wave's radio program."
J-Wave's radio station has a high listening rate in the Tokyo area and is also very popular among young people. Shinichi Iwahashi knows this.
