Akiko Matsumoto had a recording of a midday song variety show on TBS today. Shinichi Iwahashi accompanied her after recording the show, packing her things and getting ready to leave.
When the elevator landed, before he stepped out, he received a random gaze. After finding the owner of this gaze, he felt a little happy in his heart. Is this a coincidence?
Having said that, there are only so many TV stations in the network, and the entertainment industry is only so big. During Okada Yukiko's rise, it was the time when her schedule was scheduled from morning to night every day. In this way, it was the same for her at the TV station.
Sooner or later.
I just didn't expect that this would come so early.
"Ah." Okada Yukiko looked surprised.
I originally thought he was a staff member of Fuji TV, but now it seems that this person is a staff member of Akiko Matsumoto.
As a champion of the show "Star! Birth", Okada Yukiko certainly recognized this senior who debuted two years earlier than her but has remained unknown.
After a moment of surprise, she bowed to Matsumoto Akiko, "Hello Matsumoto-san!"
In fact, Matsumoto Akiko doesn't meet Okada Yukiko often, but every time they meet, this junior, who has been held in the palm of her hand since her debut, greets her very seriously.
Ordinarily, this is basic in the entertainment industry where seniors are strict.
But if the seniors who have never been popular before the juniors who are in the spotlight, if they put on too much airs, they will inevitably look a bit like "ugly girls are deeply in love".
Because of this, the courtesy Okada Yukiko showed to her became even more valuable. Therefore, Matsumoto Akiko had always liked this junior's character.
After saying hello, Okada Yukiko looked at Shinichi Iwahashi a little cautiously.
He bowed to her politely, as if he had never seen her before, and had never spoken to her at all. But the more casually he acted like this, the more he seemed to be keeping a secret.
"Hello, I am Matsumoto-san's new manager Iwahashi Shinichi."
Shinichi Iwahashi introduced himself, not to Yukiko Okada, but to pass his business card to Yukiko Okada’s agent.
"Hello, I am Okada-san's manager Hayakawa Asako."
Okada Yukiko has a total of three agents. Among them, the director of Sunmusic's first production department and her most trusted Noburo Mizoguchi are her coordinating agents. In addition, there are two other agents who are responsible for her daily affairs.
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The agent following her today is Asako Hayakawa, who not only serves as her agent, but is also responsible for taking care of her daily life.
When she first debuted, Okada Yukiko stayed at the office president's house. It wasn't until the second half of last year that she moved out and moved into the apartment rented by the office in Minami Aoyama. There were two apartments in total, one for her and one for Hayakawa Asako.
The guardian is always there to look after her, which also prevents Okada Yukiko from having a 100% private life. So far, only familiar female idol friends visit Aoyama's apartment.
Saying hello and exchanging business cards actually only happens within a few dozen seconds. In the entertainment industry, this situation is repeated countless times every day, and there are countless business cards distributed. Everyone has learned how to
Achieve your goals while saving time.
This is a circle that pays more attention to "fame" than anywhere else, and unknown people will not be able to tolerate it.
After the casual encounter, the two parties went their separate ways. Akiko Matsumoto and Shinichi Iwahashi walked out, while Yukiko Okada followed Asako Hayakawa into the elevator. Before the door closed, she still looked outside with some concern.
It turns out that he is Matsumoto Akiko’s manager, named Iwahashi Shinichi.
Okada Yukiko wanted to say "thank you" to this man, but she could neither talk to him nor say that she had ever met him.
Okada Yukiko turned around, and her manager Asako Hayakawa was putting the business card she received from Iwahashi Shinichi into the business card box.
On the other side, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akiko Matsumoto left the TBS building.
Today's work came to an end here. Seeing that Matsumoto Akiko was in a good mood, she said to Shinichi Iwahashi: "We have an appointment tonight to have dinner with Rebecca's Nokko-chan."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked, "Are you familiar with each other?"
"We joined the company one after another at about the same time. We were not popular at that time, so we often took the train to commute together. Later, Rebecca became popular after she released "Friends" and moved out of her current apartment. However, sometimes,
We also meet for dinner.”
It is not easy to say that Rebecca became popular.
After signing with Watanabe Productions, they finally made their debut, but there was no splash at all. The following year, the band's leader and guitarist Takehiko Kigure quit, taking drummer Tatsuya Onuma with them, and the two formed another band called Red Warrio.
Without a guitar, a drummer, and the leader who was looking after the direction of the band, Rebecca almost disbanded and returned to her hometown. However, keyboardist Akio Dohashi was ordered to pick up the mess, find new musicians, and regroup.
Rebecca.
As a result, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Ankio Dohashi and Nokko collaborated seamlessly, and the band finally survived and became famous thanks to "Friends".
"As for the song "Friends", I really like it," said Iwahashi Shinichi.
It was because of listening to the song "Friends" that he had the idea to imitate Rebecca and form a band with a female lead singer as the centerpiece.
"Really?" Matsumoto Akiko was as happy as if she was praising her, "Then I want to tell Nokko-chan that my new manager is a fan of her band."
"Hey, hey..." Is this considered adding someone as a fan without permission?
As a result, a few days later, when Iwahashi Shinichi went to pick up Matsumoto Akiko, she gave her a "big gift", a "Friends" record signed by all Rebecca members.
"I told Nokko-chan, and she was very happy. She went to find the other members of the band and signed the record together. She also asked me to convey her gratitude to Iwahashi-san for her support." She actually told her about this.
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"Then please convey it again and say thank you to everyone in the band." Shinichi Iwahashi said. It was good to receive a signed CD, although the "Friends" he listened to was rented, which is truly a fake.
pink.
"Am I a sounding board?" Matsumoto Akiko pointed to the tip of her nose and made a slightly confused expression. This crazy person has a strong desire to perform.
Iwahashi Shin turned a blind eye and was too lazy to pay attention to this dramatist.
The days have to go by day by day. It's April and everything is normal.
Go to the office for a meeting, communicate with the TV station, and take Matsumoto Akiko to participate in the program. If you stay in the office until night, you may be caught drinking by your boss and colleagues.
In addition to completing his work, what Shinichi Iwahashi is looking forward to most is the 12th. The effect and response after the program is broadcast will determine whether he will continue to be an ordinary office worker in the future.
I thought that the normal day would go directly to the 12th, but at noon on the 8th, I got a phone call from Iwahashi Shinichi.