At noon the next day, Momoko Kikuchi and Yumi Iwasaki met again in her aunt's restaurant.
There are still almost five months until the contract expires at the end of September. Five months is not a short time, but when it comes to the matter of contract termination and independence, it seems a bit urgent.
Momoko Kikuchi has been reluctant to express her position, and Yumi Iwasaki is unsure. If she cannot get this crucial card, she will have to start from scratch when opening a new office. It will be difficult to get ahead in the industry.
Momoko Kikuchi has been reluctant to express her position and refuses to renew her contract with her current firm. This wavering attitude makes Iwasaki Kayumi feel threatened, fearing that while she was trying to persuade her, Momoko Kikuchi was already secretly involved in other affairs.
contacted.
But for Kikuchi Momoko, she is disappointed with her current firm's career plan, but if she starts from scratch with Iwasaki Ka Yumi after the contract is terminated, it will take more than courage.
Anxious people have reasons to be anxious, and hesitant people also have reasons to hesitate.
"I am currently in the preliminary work of setting up an office. Having said that, starting from scratch, I have come into contact with all kinds of things that I have never been exposed to before, and there are also many interesting things..."
Iwasaki Kayumi had enough, stopped persuading, and turned around, "Do you want to hear it? Momoko-chan."
"I want to hear it." Momoko Kikuchi also cooperated.
After lunch, Yunmi Iwasaki said goodbye first. Momoko Kikuchi had work in the afternoon, so she went to borrow the phone in the restaurant, called her agent, and asked him to pick her up here later.
The contract has not yet been decided. At this juncture, contact with forces outside the agency seems a bit sensitive. With the development of society today, although the industry will no longer be like in the early years, once the artist terminates the contract, the yakuza will be sent to send him off.
It would be a disfigurement, but if the termination of the contract is unpleasant, the old firm is always ready to send some messy drafts.
There must be a tacit understanding between the artist and the agency. Because of this, the agency holds many unknown secrets about the artist.
Although the tacit understanding of work between Kikuchi Momoko and her current firm has gradually lost, the relationship has remained good. Even though she has not yet decided whether to stay or leave, the firm has only routinely reduced her work.
But even so, if you want to terminate the contract peacefully, at least you can't put it on the table that your current office will know that you are in contact with people from other forces.
This is a tacitly accepted etiquette between offices and artists.
Because of this, Yunmi Iwasaki's persuasion had to be carried out quietly, and Momoko Kikuchi would not let the office know about it.
…
The representative of Fujifilm saw the excitement and introduced Momoko Kikuchi to Shinichi Iwahashi.
Previously, one of the two helped with publicity, and the other reciprocated with recommendations. They were somewhat related, but that time in Yokohama was just the first time they met.
Not long after they met, Momoko Kikuchi called Shinichi Iwahashi to ask for tickets to the concert. In retrospect, this seemed a bit presumptuous.
However, although she hesitated before making the call, Kikuchi Momo finally made the call.
After staying in the industry for so long, she couldn't get tickets for the opening week of the show. It's impossible for her not to know something like this. She would take action even though she knew it was presumptuous. Momoko Kikuchi didn't do it simply because she was a fan of ZARD.
Moreover, if you really want to talk about it, if people in the industry want tickets from a relative, if they are not familiar with it, they will probably contact the staff of the other company through their own company, without even letting the singer who is asked for the tickets know about it.
Momoko Kikuchi would find the business card she got from Shinichi Iwahashi that day in Yokohama and call him directly, but she had other ideas in mind.
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In the afternoon, when her manager came to pick up Momoko Kikuchi, she brought her the reception tickets sent to the office and the band's new album. In addition to the album, there were also thank-you cards with bonuses, as well as messages from the band members.
Signed by all.
Judging from the handwriting of the signature, the content of the card was handwritten by the lead singer, Kamachi-san.
Previously, after calling Shinichi Iwahashi and hearing him talk about the release of the band's new album, Momoko Kikuchi did not buy the record herself, but waited to receive the album and tickets before listening to it.
She opened the album and took out the national tour dates for the new album. From north to south, she had to go to almost all the bigger cities. Looking at the names of the venues, they were basically venues with about a thousand people.
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"It seems that ZARD's lead singer Sang is also working as a model." The manager chatted with Momoko Kikuchi.
Momoko Kikuchi was looking through the album's lyrics book, and there were photos of the band on the inside pages. She looked at Sachiko Kamaike in the photos, who was dressed in crisp clothes and had long hands and feet, and she felt fond of her crisp and neat temperament. When she heard from her manager
As a human being, I subconsciously said "Huh?"
The manager mistook Momo Kikuchi's reaction as surprise and said with a smile: "You also find it interesting, right? The lead singer of a rock band went to shoot for a fashion magazine aimed at 20th-generation women, and he also accepted an interview with the magazine."
The female lead singer who made such a big show of being photographed in a fashion magazine sounded a bit bluffing. However, Momoko Kikuchi looked at Sachiko Kamaike's face on the inside of the album and had a subtle feeling that Sachiko Kamaichi would be good in a fashion magazine photo shoot.
Is the person who asked her to participate in the fashion magazine shoot also the same Iwahashi-san? I don't know why, but whenever something doesn't make sense, Momoko Kikuchi thinks it is Iwahashi Shinichi's idea.
In other words, when she heard ZARD's song for the first time and admired Shinichi Iwahashi's vision in choosing the lead singer, Momoko Kikuchi planted a thought in her heart: "That Iwahashi-san can see deeper and farther."
the seeds of something”.
"The lead singer of a band becomes a model. In comparison, your idol who becomes the lead singer of a band is nothing." The manager didn't care what Momoko Kikuchi thought, and just joked with her casually.
Momoko Kikuchi never complained about her failed transformation, nor did she deliberately avoid talking about it, but it was not something that would make her feel "good memories" when she thought about it.
Her manager compared her joining a band to Sachiko Kamaike's becoming a fashion magazine model. Momoko Kikuchi didn't know how to react.
But I always felt that it was not a joke that could be laughed at.
However, what the manager said is true. The idol trend is declining, and the market cannot accommodate so many idols. Instead, the bands are huge, the little idols who have not improved, and the old idols who have become outdated have either given up singing and become actors.
Either form a band, or transform into a talk comedian.
This scene of everyone going their separate ways feels a bit like the twilight of idols.
Momoko Kikuchi didn't answer, and her manager also stopped talking. The car was quiet for a while. Momoko Kikuchi let her thoughts go and flipped through the album's lyrics book at random.
She hadn't listened to the song yet, so she read the lyrics first. After reading the lyrics, she put the inner pages back into the album, picked up the attached thank you card, and wanted to put it into the box together.
After receiving such a thank-you card, Kikuchi Momo realized the tenderness and thoughtfulness of the person who sent the album.
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"You absolutely can't go to that kind of place, Moki-chan!"
In the evening, three friends got together to drink. After drinking a few glasses of yellow soup, Kamiya said this.
Several days have passed since the day when Nagato Daiyuki belittled Daikoku Maki, but when Kamiya mentioned it again, he was still as resentful as when he first came out of the building where BEING was located.
Seeing his indignant look, Daikoku Moji found it a bit funny at first, but gradually became bored.
He was the one who tried his best to encourage her to meet Nagato Daiyuki, and now he is the one who tried his best to persuade her not to consider becoming a harmonizer.
But Kamiya's feelings are really complicated. This kind of grudge is not only a fight against Daikoku Maki, but also a kind of resentment that he himself has been humiliated. Not only people like Nagato Daiyuki are pretentious and do not distinguish between good and bad.
Even Liangzi——
"It's because you are good at making opinions that Moki-chan was ridiculed so much." Ryoko, who already knew the ins and outs of the matter, struck Kamiya mercilessly.
Ryoko was also unhappy with the fact that Kamiya went to meet Nagato Daiyuki without telling him. Kamiya boasted too much, and Ryoko always thought that what he said was just bragging, but this time he really took Daikuro
He was brought to the president of the production company. This slightly damaged Liangzi's self-esteem.
But this time, the opportunity to introduce Daikoku Maki and Nagato Daiyuki to meet finally ended with Daikoku Maki being sarcastically and belittled. Ryoko was aggrieved on Daikoku Maki's behalf, but also said a little more subtly, "I knew Kamiya was unreliable.
!”, the feeling that one’s self-esteem has been restored.
In order to restore his self-esteem, he must resolutely support Daikoku Moki and attack Kamiya who is free to make his own opinions. However, doing so will only add fuel to the fire for Kamiya and make him hate Nagato Daiyuki even more.
It's all the fault of that self-righteous Oji-san! Moki-chan should never get involved with that kind of person!
Although Kamiya and Ryoko each have their own thoughts, they are unprecedentedly unified on this point. The reason for this is probably because they hate Nagato Daiyuki together, so that these two people can have a step to climb down and get back together.
Best solution.
The human heart is complex, and this sentence is appropriate no matter when or where it is used.
The two friends were indignant at what happened to her, but Daikoku Moki felt angry and unreasonable at the time, but when he thought about the harsh and unsparing comments later, he no longer felt such a strong unpleasant feeling.
Of course, it certainly doesn't feel good.
Ordinarily, given her pride and being so belittled and ridiculed, she should have put the company BEING on the blacklist long ago and avoided it from now on.
However, on the one hand, Nagato Daiyuki's aura of having worked as a production team for LOUDNESS and BOOWY is so dazzling that even his arrogance seems to be justified.
On the other hand, there was also the reason for Ikeda’s persuasion.
Since that unpleasant meeting, the relationship between Daikoku Maki and Ikeda has suddenly become much closer. Ikeda admires Daikoku Maki from the bottom of his heart and hopes to lead her on the right path, so while encouraging her, Ikeda
He also said good things for Nagato Daiyuki.
A person as far-sighted as President Nagato must have seen Daikoku-san's potential far beyond this and was worried that Daikoku-san would become complacent, so he criticized you so mercilessly.
If it wasn't because he liked you so much, why would someone like him bother to talk so much?
Ikeda's advice sounds reasonable.
Is it really?
"If you ask me, I should have generously recommended myself to Iwahashi-san that time." Ryoko mentioned the old words again.
But in this situation of fighting Kamiya, it is not surprising that Shinichi Iwahashi will be mentioned. To be honest, these enemies, unknowingly, formed a team between Nagato Daiko and Iwahashi Shinichi respectively.
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Now, Kamiya has been losing a lot, and it's time for Ryoko to gather her energy and push the people she supports to the front.
"That being said, there is no such a suitable opportunity now."
Kamiya muttered, "Besides, that Iwahashi-san may not be a great person."
Hearing what he said, Ryoko's eyes widened. This look was not much different from when Kamiya stood firmly on Nagato Daiko's side.
Daikoku Moki looked at these two friends and couldn't help but think to himself:
Hope the two of them can get married one day.
Daikuro Moki decided not to discuss music matters with these two friends in the future. Likewise, he would not tell them that he had sent an audition tape to Iwahashi Shinichi's company.
However, after sending out the audition tape, I have yet to receive a response.
Does Iwahashi-san also think her music is not worth mentioning?
The moment Daikoku Moji came up with this idea, he couldn't help but shudder. He picked up the wine glass and took a big sip. He who had always been so confident actually became timid and hesitant.
It seems that after being ridiculed by Nagato Daiyuki, his mood changed subtly.
After all, she is just an ordinary girl who is not yet twenty years old and has not been in Tokyo for a long time from her hometown.
…
"This is wrong, wrong, wrong!"
Iwahashi Shinichi's hand movements were wrong, and Nakamori Akina bared her teeth like a kitten whose tail was grabbed. This bluffing and unforgiving look was like a lifelike paper tiger.
Iwahashi Shinichi sighed, "I know, I know."
Nakamori, Paper Tiger, and Akina, however, were aggressive, "'I know', just answer it once."
So what did you just say three times in a row?
Iwahashi Shinichi glanced at her, the paper tiger's face was full of arrogance that she was the one on top today.
At this time, if you point out her unreasonableness, there is a 300% chance that this paper tiger will pounce on you. But there is nothing you can do, this paper tiger can only scare one person when it spreads its teeth and claws.
It was him who was being held under the paws of the paper tiger - instructing him on the steps of origami.
Shinichi Iwahashi remained obedient under the claws of the paper tiger, but Akina Nakamori was unyielding. After she stretched out her claws to guide him in the origami technique, she stared at him and then continued, "...he is really good at pretending."
"..." Iwahashi Shinichi was speechless.
At this point, it would be weird if it couldn't be seen that it was intentional.
This awkward look means that she has something bad going on in her heart and is looking for trouble in every possible way.
