"Thank you Ikuta-san~ Then, please Ikuta-san please go back quickly! Bye~ good night~!"
As soon as she arrived downstairs in the apartment, Eriko started talking to Ikuta like a barrage of words. Fujiaizi held her daughter down and scolded: "Eriko~ It's so rude!"
She raised her head and showed an apologetic expression to Ikuta, "I'm sorry, Ikuta-san."
"No, it's okay." A slightly timid smile appeared on Ikuta's gentle face.
Set off by such an expression, the beauty of Fujimura Manami standing in front of him seemed overbearing. But it seemed like a momentary illusion. Fujimura Manami humbly bowed to her agent and said, "Thank you for today."
"nothing……"
Ikuta wanted to say that this was his duty, but as he said it, he knew that picking up the mother and daughter who had gone to play in Nikko at the station was actually not within the scope of his responsibilities.
"In two days, I have a meeting with Iwahashi-san." He quickly changed the subject and chatted about business matters in a decent manner.
It seems that talking about business now can offset his excessive enthusiasm as an agent.
"I don't know what will happen." Fujimura Manami responded politely, "Don't they all say that Iwahashi-san is very powerful?"
Ikuta smiled and said, "Indeed, now it seems that Iwahashi-san is very powerful." He has been paying close attention to the development of Iwahashi Shinichi's plan. From his suspicion when he first learned about it, to now, his snowballing suspicion towards him.
The ability is impressive.
"So, I will seize the opportunity."
Fujimura Manami smiled, as if she was in Kan Ikuta's heart, and said to him: "Please rest assured, Ikuta-san."
"..." Ikuta was speechless for a moment.
There is no doubt about Fujimura Manami's careerism, even to the point of making Ikuta feel uncomfortable——
It sounds ridiculous for a manager to be afraid of the careerism of his singers. If she were just regarded as a singer and a commodity to be sold, Ikuta would not be like this.
However, when looking at her as a woman, her approach of using her dead ex-husband and the malice of the world as nourishment to nourish herself seemed so callous and ruthless that Ikuta couldn't help but shudder.
"Mother--"
Eriko, who was waiting nearby, began to feel bored and urged Manami Fujimura to go upstairs quickly. Manami Fujimura said goodbye to Ikuta, "Then, Eriko and I will go up first."
Eriko took her mother's hand and dragged her into the apartment.
A young but coquettish mother, a willful and arbitrary daughter.
Ikuta could not resist Manami Fujimura's ruthlessness, nor could he understand Eriko's rejection.
Eriko's nose towards Ikuta is not the nose, and the face is not the face, but she doesn't hate Ikuta so much as she hates the person who wants to enter this two-person home that belongs to her and her mother.
Whether this person is Ikuta or someone else.
"Who does mom want to cooperate with?" Eriko was full of curiosity.
Fujimura Manami shook her head, "I heard it's a rock band." She said with a hint of expectation, "Mom likes rock music the most. I don't know what kind of band it is."
"I hope it's a band like BOWWY." Eriko said, and said in an old-fashioned way, "When can mommy see Himuro Kyosuke-san?"
"I don't know."
Her daughter was old-fashioned, so Manami Fujimura spoke in a lively tone and urged: "Go quickly, go quickly."
As he spoke, he already took out the key. With a slight shake, the key jingled.
…
During the second half of the casual dinner with Fuyumi Sakamoto, Iwahashi Shinichi's pager rang once. He broke away from the topic and went to borrow a public phone in the store.
He's an acquaintance from Tokuma Records, but would he like to come out and drink together?
Iwahashi Shinichi declined because he had something to do. After returning home, Sakamoto Fuyumi was considerate, but he asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"Nothing." He replied, "Most of the calls at this time are about whether you want to go out for a drink. However, tomorrow is Monday, so you can't hang out too late."
Sakamoto Fuyumi smiled and had a profound understanding of what he said - after all, she was a bag-carrying girl and part-time driver who once followed her teacher all over Ginza and Roppongi.
Although he looks like a cute country bumpkin, he is also a cute and well-informed country bumpkin.
After having a casual meal with Fuyumi Sakamoto after the recording, Shinichi Iwahashi shook hands with her on the street to say goodbye and sent her to a taxi.
The advantage of being an enka singer is that once she changes into her kimono and takes away the glass of water on her head, it is difficult to be recognized. Even if she is recognized, there will be few fans who will ask her to shake hands.
Extra trouble.
As a rule, journalists from newspapers and magazines rarely report on the private lives of enka singers. If an enka singer suddenly makes the headlines of a magazine or newspaper, it is because the probability of a scandal is not small.
After seeing Sakamoto Fuyumi off, Shinichi Iwahashi looked at the time and went home without wandering anywhere.
Tomorrow is a busy Monday that hits the back of the head with his heels. He hangs out until late at night and then goes to work with a hungover face. This is obviously not Shinichi Iwahashi's style.
Although these days, there are still magicians who party with their briefcases on Sunday night and go to work the next day as if nothing happened.
After returning home, Shin Iwahashi walked past the phone and saw the message indicator light was on. He picked up the receiver and pressed the play button.
"Congratulations on moving to a new home, Iwahashi-san."
A male voice pretending to be polite came from the receiver. When Iwahashi Shinichi heard this tone of voice, he felt inexplicably familiar, feeling that he had heard something similar somewhere before.
"This is Yamada below."
The next second, the man in the phone message reported his name, and Shinichi Iwahashi frowned, remembering.
This young man named Yamada, who was probably a member of the Hunji Dao, had called him before. At that time, he had not yet moved into his current apartment.
I remember that at that time, Yamada mentioned on the phone that he wanted to buy the one and a half square meters of land in his hand at a high price. After such a long time, he called again. Needless to say, Yamada's purpose was easy to guess.
Iwahashi Shinichi continued to listen. As expected, this time, Yamada was still talking about the small piece of land on the phone. This time, his intention was more determined, and he even directly gave a quotation——
Five million yen.
This figure is 300,000 yen higher than the average land price in the area where that small piece of land is located. It may not be a lot more, but it is definitely a lot less. Especially considering that it is still a piece of land with messy planning and scattered property rights.
From the time Shinichi Iwahashi first heard about the land being demolished from Imai of Kanzaki Real Estate, to this day, none of the real estate developers who want to develop that land have come to him to negotiate, which shows how slow the progress is.
On the contrary, it was Yamada, whose origin was unknown, who persisted in contacting him.
Yamada said on the phone that if Shinichi Iwahashi was interested, he would ask him to contact him and the two parties would agree to meet at a place to discuss the purchase of this small piece of land in detail.
After listening to the recording, Iwahashi Shinichi put down the receiver and stood in front of the phone, lost in thought for a while.
Five million yen.
For such a small piece of land, unless it is demolished or the neighbor next door wants to expand, the probability of it being sold is very slim.
Now, although demolition is being planned in that area, no confirmation has been received yet. If it is sold to this young man named Yamada, this little trouble can be eliminated.
When I bought this land, I spent 3 million yen, and using it to borrow 10 million yen to open a production company has been a big help. Now, if I sell it, I will make an additional 2 million.
JPY.
Just sell it to this Yamada and get rid of this little trouble.
Iwahashi Shinichi had such an idea in his mind, but he was a little undecided. For no other reason than Yamada, who was clearly a gangster, made him feel subtly uncomfortable and unwilling to deal with him.
Moreover, Yamada's persistence in paying 5 million yen higher than the estimated value for this small piece of land also left Shinichi Iwahashi confused.
No matter what, I still don't want to deal with a (suspected) gangster whose origin is unknown and only given a name.
He thought for a while, opened the address book, found the number of Kanzaki Real Estate Imai, and planned to discuss it with Imai. If it was convenient, he would like to ask Imai as an agent to discuss the sale of land with Yamada.
If you really want to sell, entrusting it to a real estate company will save you worry and trouble.
I was about to dial the phone, check the time, and then put down the receiver after thinking about it. I planned to contact Imai after I got to work tomorrow.
Keeping this in mind, Iwahashi Shinichi went to change clothes and put on hot water to take a bath. After he came out of the bath, the phone rang again. He felt tight and grabbed the receiver.
"Hey, I'm Iwahashi."
The person on the other end of the phone chuckled twice, "The voice sounds really scary ~ Shen Yijun."
Iwahashi Shinichi's expression relaxed and he also laughed, "Akina-san."
"Why were you so serious just now?" Nakamori Akina said to him on the phone. Not only was she polite, but she also imitated his words in a decent manner, "'Hey, I'm Iwahashi!'"
"Was I that fierce just now?" Iwahashi Shinichi expressed doubts.
"A little bit." Akina Nakamori decided to be cute and changed the subject, "I'm telling you, I'm back."
After saying this, she remained silent as usual, waiting for Shinichi Iwahashi's next sentence. Shinichi Iwahashi understood the idea and answered her, "Welcome back."
"Yeah!" Nakamori Akina was satisfied.
"I just came back not long ago."
"The luggage is still piled in the entrance hall?"
"It's such a mess," she said.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
"Well..." She hesitated.
"Hmm..." Iwahashi Shinichi guessed that she had something to say, but he couldn't. He deliberately imitated her and waited for her to say it herself. If he could see the face of the person on the other end of the phone, Nakamori Akina's cheeks would probably be
It's already bulging.
Finally, she couldn't hold it in any longer and said, "Why don't you come to see me?"
On the phone, Nakamori Akina's voice was soft.
…
After putting down the phone, Shinichi Iwahashi packed up the clothes he would wear to work tomorrow and took them out. In order to stay energetic and go to work on Monday, he went home early to prepare to wash and sleep.
In the end, the idea of going to bed early came to nothing.
It's shameful to drink and hang out outside on Sunday night regardless of having to go to work tomorrow.
On Sunday night, I went to my girlfriend's house to spend the night with the clothes I would wear to work tomorrow. This makes sense.
…
Akina Nakamori went abroad on a business trip, recorded in a recording studio, and took photos for magazines. She also negotiated with TBS TV station about the location of the program to be recorded. The schedule was light and fast, half of it was work and half of it was sightseeing.
.
The trip was easy and quick, but the stay this time was a bit long.
Although the trip was half work and half sightseeing, it was fast and fun. Akina Nakamori went out to play by herself and with the accompanying staff. Even during working hours, as long as she stepped out of the camera, the team atmosphere was quite good.
While she was moving around in the car, she seriously learned how to make an origami tiger. When the assistant saw it, she remembered and mentioned to Akina Nakamori that the show where she revealed that she was an origami master was about to be broadcast.
Looking at her serious origami look, no one would doubt her passion and love for origami.
In a foreign country, foreigners don't know who Akina Nakamori is.
However, having fun is having fun, and Akina Nakamori still hopes to end her trip and return to Tokyo as soon as possible.
The night before departure, Shinichi Iwahashi went from Kobe to Nagoya to meet her late at night.
Nakamori Akina remembered that he had transferred to Nagoya late at night and took a taxi back all night just to see her, and she couldn't wait. She wanted to finish work early and give him a hug after returning.
At first, when I summoned up all my courage to take a step forward and grabbed Shinichi Iwahashi's hand, I only focused on conveying my warmth to him. At that time, I didn't think that one day, I would be so tightly surrounded by the warmth from Shinichi Iwahashi.
.
Precisely because she felt Shinichi Iwahashi's passion for meeting her, after returning to Tokyo, even though it was late at night, she could ask him to come and see her on the phone.
It seems that that night in Nagoya, after Iwahashi Shinichi went to see her, before leaving, he gave her the power to order him.
…
As soon as the intercom rang, Akina Nakamori pressed the door button, ran to the entrance, prepared slippers for Shinichi Iwahashi, and waited for him to come over.
In the entrance hall, there were also piles of suitcases that she had not had time to pack during this business trip.
Nakamori Akina glanced at it and began to feel a little uncomfortable - she should put the suitcases away first, and shouldn't pile them up here in a mess.
But in the final analysis, calling him to her home late at night, this little willfulness, was just a whim during the phone call.
However, considering her own mood, it would be more appropriate to say "naturally".
So, as soon as Iwahashi Shin entered the door, he saw the "big project" described by Akina Nakamori on the phone. But his eyes only paused briefly on it.
"I'm back." Akina Nakamori looked at him.
They were obviously at home, but they said "I'm back" to the guests who came late at night. Only the two of them understood why.
Iwahashi Shin thought for a moment and replied solemnly: "Welcome back."
"Yeah!" Akina Nakamori nodded.
However, I didn't think it was enough, so I blinked and stared at his face.
Give me a hug!
This thought came to a head in my heart, and was suddenly replaced by another thought that couldn't be restrained. Akina Nakamori changed her mind and took action herself, stretching out her arms.
