The part-time giraffe man who acted as if nothing had happened one night, put on a suit and entered the company the next day as if nothing had happened.
Early in the morning, Watanabe Manyumi called Shinichi Iwahashi and reminded him to send a condolence flower basket to Juntendo Hospital in the name of the record company.
"Misora Hibari-san is in a very bad situation."
The day before, Watanabe Manyumi followed her mother to Juntendo Hospital to visit Misora Hibari.
Misora Hibari has been in the news about poor health from time to time since four or five years ago. Over the past few years, his health has been deteriorating. First, he suffered from liver cirrhosis and necrosis of the thigh bones on both sides. Later, he suffered from esophageal tumors and interstitial pneumonia. By this time
Being hospitalized is already a candle in the wind.
Hibari Misora has a transcendent status in the entertainment industry. It is no exaggeration to say that she is the highest-status singer among the living singers.
This time her condition is serious. On the one hand, in order to avoid unnecessary speculation from the outside world, her condition has not been made public. On the other hand, because of her poor condition, except for the big shots in the industry and close related personnel, ordinary people are prohibited from visiting her.
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Misora Hibari became famous very early and became popular all over the country in the early 1950s. At that time, Watanabe Susumu was still performing at the U.S. military base for a living. But later, Watanabe Productions developed rapidly, and Watanabe Susumu and his wife also became the first-class figures in the industry.
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Ordinarily, a little-known company like GenZo has no need or qualifications to send a condolence flower basket to Misora Hibari. But Watanabe Mayumi mentioned it in casual conversation yesterday when she went to visit the doctor with her mother.
As long as you say it out loud, you must express your side afterward.
"I see."
Iwahashi Shinichi agreed and asked one more question: "Is Misora-san's situation very bad?"
"We may need to prepare at any time." Watanabe Manyumi told him.
Those who have to prepare are not only Misora Hibari's family who have to prepare for the funeral, but also the entertainment industry. With Misora Hibari's status in the world, if he cannot survive this time, various commemorative activities will have to follow.
Shinichi Iwahashi hung up the phone number on Watanabe Wan Yumi, called the clerk again, and went to Juntendo Hospital to send a condolence flower basket to Misora Hibari in the name of the record company.
Even such a thing has to go out of its way and let Shinichi Iwahashi handle it. Watanabe Manyumi is going to do this.
He put down the phone and suddenly remembered Misora Hibari's single "川の流れのように" (The stream never stops).
Last time I went to a party at a fat young man's house, people from Misora Hibari's office gave him a dozen. Afterwards, Iwahashi Shinichi gave some away and kept one for himself.
Shinichi Iwahashi didn't have any special feelings about this singer who became famous after the war and lasted from the postwar period to the Heisei era. His impression of her only remained at the most superficial level of "the biggest figure in the music industry".
Even so, a singer who has been through the post-war Japan from all-out poverty alleviation to the bubble era, with the change of Yuan Dynasty and Heisei, his life will come to an end. As a bystander, looking at the past, you can feel a little bit of fate.
But the song queen was critically ill, so everything went on as normal.
Just like water, it flows forever and never stops for anyone.
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At ten o'clock in the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi went to visit Masato Sakai again.
Recently, in order to plan the album, he and Sakai Masatoshi had frequent contacts. After Watanabe Manyumi reminded Iwahashi Shinichi that Moritomo Rashi was a fragile and beautiful man, Iwahashi Shinichi thought of the village he had met with him.
Manami Se, or the enka singer who should be called "Fuji Ayako" now.
A fragile handsome man and a mysterious and magical beauty.
"Are you going to invite Fujimura to participate in your music project?" Sakai Masatoshi knew his purpose, but he didn't expect that the candidate he was looking for was Fujisaiko.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "I have such an idea. I have a band here that is about to debut, and I want Fujimura-san to give it a try and collaborate with them."
Masato Sakai frowned, "To be honest, I don't really agree."
Looking at Shinichi Iwahashi, he explained: "It's not that I think there's something wrong with your plan, Mr. Iwahashi, that's why I want to stop Fujimura from participating. It's because Fujimura hasn't made any splash yet, and it's because he failed in his first debut.
Be sent to me."
Be obedient and listen to the sound. What Masato Sakai means is that an enka singer who has never left an impression in the eyes of the public before, if she participates in the band's collaborative project, may make this project her most impressive work.
In that case, it would actually become an obstacle to her making a new debut.
"That's right." Iwahashi Shin nodded.
Sakai Masatoshi continued: "So, I still want to ask you to reconsider the cooperation candidates. To tell you the truth, I am also very interested in this project. If other singers are invited, as long as I can help, I am willing to negotiate with them.
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It was good to get such an explicit promise, but Shinichi Iwahashi was still thinking about Fujiaiko. Being rejected by Sakai Masatoshi once did not give up his idea.
He thought for a while and said slowly: "What if this cooperation project can be used as a link in Fujimura-san's re-debut plan?"
"Oh?" Masatoshi Sakai looked at him.
Shinichi Iwahashi considered the words, "Sakai-san, my idea is that you and I will work together to formulate a cooperation plan between the band and Fujimura-san, and use participation in this project as a part of her re-debut.
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"this……"
Sakai Masatoshi didn’t answer yes or no.
To make cooperation planning a part of Fuji Ayako's re-debut, it means that we need to know what new career path Sony has prepared for Fuji Ayako.
Involving these things is the matter of other record companies and offices, which is somewhat over the line. Therefore, Iwahashi Shinji stopped talking and could not say more. Next, he did not continue to mention Fuji Ayako's matter, but
Put her aside for now.
Sakai Masatoshi also put this matter aside for the time being and did not mention it again.
At noon, Masatoshi Sakai treated him to a treat and invited Shinichi Iwahashi to have a casual meal. In the afternoon, Shinichi Iwahashi went to the recording studio at the production company.
In the afternoon, Yukiko Okada went to work in the recording studio.
As soon as I entered the door, I saw Iwahashi Shinichi busy inside. I hadn't seen him for a week, so I was naturally happy. However, after I was overjoyed, I started to feel strange again.
...When Iwahashi-san comes, he won’t have to work overtime again, right?
Tonight, I made an appointment with Akina-san to watch a movie.
Okada Yukiko, who was led by her sinister boss Shinichi Iwahashi and worked too much overtime, started to think wildly when she saw the boss in person.
The last time she asked Minamino Yoko and Honda Minako to go dancing, Okada Yukiko was so excited that if she was dragged by Iwahashi Shinichi to work overtime, she would tell him that she would get off work on time.
As a result, the words she came up with didn't come in handy, and Iwahashi Shinichi asked her to go back in advance.
Okada Yukiko, who had failed once, gathered up the energy she had not used last time. When she went to make tea for him, she began to plan in her heart. When the time came, she told Iwahashi-san to make an appointment with Akina-san to see her.
