Regarding the signing of the contract between Momoko Kikuchi and Momo Kikuchi, Shinichi Iwahashi, the agent, did not pay any additional attention except making a few phone calls and communicating with Mr. Nozaki and Momoko Kikuchi.
He trusted Yanyin, and Yanyin agreed to accept people, which meant that the resources he wanted would be sent to him in the future.
With one more friend for win-win cooperation, the road ahead will be wider.
After inviting Kikuchi Momoko to treat her to lunch at her aunt's restaurant, Iwahashi Shinichi never saw her again. However, the contract was not fully completed yet, and he still had to have a phone call with her during the period to report on the progress.
The first time, Momoko Kikuchi insisted on inviting him to dinner, but she never extended the invitation again. However, after talking about business on the phone, she always had to tell Shinichi Iwahashi a little more about her "vacation experience" during this period.
Like a middle school student writing his summer vacation observation assignment.
Popular idols are always full of work. Because of the nature of the idol profession, they are destined to be able to do anything. They can both sing and act. Even after Matsumoto Akiko started to be funny, those who are more relaxed can still do funny things.
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Singers and actors only do one thing, but idols have to do two or three things. It would be strange if they are not busy.
"I signed up for the cooking class today," Momoko Kikuchi told him, "to learn how to make kaiseki cuisine."
Iwahashi Shinichi was a little frightened, "Really? Can you do this?"
"I don't know yet..." She said a little troubled, "But I will study hard in the future. I always like cooking."
"Yeah." Iwahashi Shinichi still remembered that this was a man who might inherit his aunt's restaurant without being an idol.
"In addition to the cooking class, I now take acting classes four times a week." Momoko Kikuchi seemed to be worried about being regarded as not doing her job properly, and added, "Whether it's cooking or acting, I will learn it in a down-to-earth manner.
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Iwahashi Shinichi was not her boss, so there was no point in reporting this to him. He listened and politely replied, "Then I wish you success in your cooking and acting skills."
Momoko Kikuchi said "Yeah!" "If I can see progress if I work hard, I will be very happy."
Kaiseki cuisine.
Shinichi Iwahashi put down the phone and thought about it, thinking that Momoko Kikuchi was pretty good. All the female idols were talented people. Even so, he didn't take it seriously after feeling emotional.
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In the evening, Shinichi Iwahashi went to an appointment with the fat young man Yasushi Akimoto.
During this time, he has been busy with the blue hearts, and he has not seen this fat young man for a while, let alone had a drink together.
"Shen Yijun is really in trouble now." The fat young man Qiu Yuanyasu squinted his oily little eyes and teased, "Your time is coming."
When someone says this, it is a compliment. However, from this fat young man, even if he really thinks so, it still sounds like he is drunk and playing tricks on people, waiting to see them get carried away and make a fool of themselves.
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"I borrowed the words from Akimoto Sangki," Shinichi Iwahashi replied with a smile.
He was unhurried, neither proud nor humble, which made Yasushi Akimoto feel like he had failed. This fat young man wanted to tease Shinichi Iwahashi, but he either calmly resolved it, or simply refused.
Take the move.
Anyone else would have found it boring. But Yasu Akimoto, the big loach, didn’t think so.
Once he became famous, every aspect of Shinichi Iwahashi's surroundings also changed.
Today, even when he comes to nightclubs, he is more popular among the bartenders than before, not losing to popular celebrities.
Now Shinichi Iwahashi's status in the industry is not lower than that of the fat young man.
He has only been in the industry for a few years. In the beginning, he was just a small agent who followed the idol idol and went out to socialize with him in order to persuade the chubby young man to help. He suddenly transformed into a person who cannot be underestimated.
For Akimoto Yasushi, who watched this guy walk all the way with bare hands, he saw his abilities most intuitively.
Not only did Akimoto Yasushi, his old acquaintance, look at him with a slight change, but so did the entire industry.
On the one hand, Shinichi Iwahashi's talents cannot be ignored. On the other hand, he is young and promising, and his singer's albums are selling well, so his wallet should be bulging. Not only that, he is still unmarried, and his appearance is also impressive. With him
There is no need to close your eyes when getting along...
When facing such a young producer, people in the industry have everything on their minds.
"By the way, there's one thing."
Yasushi Akimoto was actually a little jealous of Shinichi Iwahashi, who had become famous all of a sudden. However, he was not jealous of his fame and fortune and became a sought-after golden bachelor in the industry, but jealous of his talent.
But he is definitely not the kind of person who would hold a grudge.
Although this fat young man is essentially a businessman, he still has the demeanor of a talented man. Even if he was jealous of Shinichi Iwahashi's beautiful work for a moment and had the ability to do such things, he immediately resolved it later.
Not only that, but because I saw his talent, I began to have higher expectations for him. Working with Shinichi Iwahashi will definitely be more exciting than working with other people. And for the same thing, if you cooperate with Shinichi Iwahashi, maybe
You can get different results.
Yasushi Akimoto's way of dealing with jealousy is to turn it into appreciation and the possibility of working together in the future.
Even so, with his bitchy personality, he must still indulge in his mouth, secretly digging a hole in his mouth, hoping to see him fall, just to tease him. He can't tease him, and he doesn't feel annoyed. He drinks a glass of wine.
Just read it again.
Just because the fat young man is such a person, this guy is like a fish in water in the industry and has friends everywhere.
Of course Iwahashi Shinichi is also his friend.
"What?" Shinichi Iwahashi listened.
Akimoto Yasushi told him, "Kato Kazuya-kun - Misora ​​Hibari-san's adopted son." He paused, "We are dealing with Misora-san's relics. Do you want Shinichi-kun to buy one too?"
"A relic?" Shinichi Iwahashi didn't expect that this was what the fat young man told him.
A generation of enka queens, they have definitely accumulated a lot of wealth. Of course, the inheritance tax is definitely not a small amount. However, even so, Kato Kazuya will not be able to sell his adoptive mother's belongings to make a living, not to mention the royalties that will be paid every year.
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As long as this adopted son doesn't get too hot-headed to invest, he can rely on Misora ​​Hibari's brand name to be popular and prosperous all his life. Therefore, the disposal of the relics at this stage is definitely not due to a rush to make money.
"Columbia Records plans to build a memorial museum for Misora-san and put some of her relics and costumes from performances over the years on public display."
"In addition, people in the entertainment industry hope to express their memory of Misora-san by purchasing her belongings. Therefore, Kazuya-kun took out some of them." Yasushi Akimoto told him.
"That's it." Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly understood.
Buying Misora ​​Hibari's relics is just a pretense, and taking this opportunity to continue to build momentum is the real intention.
Hibari Misora ​​loved beauty so much that she owned at least a thousand kimonos during her lifetime. It is said that she couldn't fit them all in Meguro's home and even bought an apartment specifically to store her kimonos.
During the bubble era, land prices skyrocketed, and the apartments where kimonos were placed also appreciated in value.
Kimonos are expensive to make. Thousands of kimonos alone are worth hundreds of millions of yen. In addition, there are her collections and her works of art - whether they have artistic value is another matter.
All in all, the biggest jewel in the crown of the entertainment industry has fallen. Judging from the energy of the people in the entertainment industry, they want to build this momentum until the end of this year.
End of the year.
The last day of the Record Awards.
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The only time this enka queen won a record award in her life was in 1965. After her divorce from the famous star Xiao Linxu, the single "Soft" released became very popular and sold 1.8 million copies. She was truly worthy of the award.
Well deserved.
A few years later, she was deeply involved in the "Skylark Scandal", was boycotted by the people, and her career suffered a huge blow. Until the end of her life, she never had a chance to regain her former glory.
In the more than ten years before her death, the best-selling single was her posthumous work "The Stream".
The addition of her posthumous work, coupled with the intentional support from the performing arts community - since her death, sometimes enka singers have sung this song in music programs in the name of Hibari Misora.
As a result, the popularity of this single has not diminished, and its sales have steadily increased. So far, this year's sales have exceeded 500,000 copies, and it continues to stay on the charts. By the end of the year, when the charts close, there will be a guarantee.
Five hundred and fifty thousand.
This achievement, in the generally declining entertainment industry, is something that most living singers cannot achieve.
With sales of 550,000 copies, it is also the last work of the Queen of Enka.
If you want to win the Record Award, it's not unreasonable, right?
Since Hiroshi Itsuki won the Record Grand Prix in 1984, the Grand Prize has never been awarded to enka singers. However, the reason for not awarding awards to enka singers is not because the industry is intentionally targeting them, but because their opponents are too powerful.
It is a reality that the younger generation is not interested in enka, and enge is increasingly declining. But even so, the enge school will never admit this, and not only that, they will do their best to save face.
This group of enka sects, who still retain the master-apprentice system and are quite similar to the Yakuza, take face very seriously.
In the past few years, first Akina Nakamori has won the title three times in a row, and then Tsuyoshi Nagabuchi’s famous song "Cheers"...and this year is about to happen.
We can’t let the enka faction fail to win a Grand Prize medal for five years in a row, right?
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Regardless of the pretense or other agenda, not everyone is qualified to buy Misora ​​Hibari's relics.
Hibari Misora ​​has passed away, and her soul has been sent far away by the never-ending river of life. But the sign she left behind in the world of the underworld can still be used in different ways.
Eighteen-year-old Kato Kazuya is just a student, and he listens to all the people connected with the office and his adoptive mother's sister, Sato Setsuko, who is also his biological aunt.
Sato Setsuko didn't have any opinions. After her sister Misora ​​Hibari became famous, her mother arranged to debut based on her sister's fame. Afterwards, her performance was not satisfactory, and she had no nostalgia for the entertainment industry, so she left the industry, returned to her hometown of Yokohama, got married, and opened a music classroom.
, teach amateurs to sing.
Now, all the brothers and sisters of the Kato family have passed away except her. In order to help deal with her sister's funeral and take care of her nephew Kazuya, she travels back and forth between Yokohama and Tokyo every few days.
However, she didn't mean to say too much, and it was all planned by her contacts at the agency and the record company.
What was reported in the news was the "preparation for the construction of the Misora ​​Hibari Memorial Hall", but what did not appear on camera was the "commemoration" of Misora ​​Hibari, which was facilitated by various parties including offices, record companies, and the entertainment industry.
Sato Setsuko had no objection, and Kato Kazuya felt even more happy in his heart. In his opinion, just selling some of his adoptive mother's kimonos and collected artworks was nothing.
There’s no use leaving the kimonos there anyway… Besides, there are thousands of kimonos, and even if one hundred are sold, it’s only a small amount.
Not only that, the people in the office told him that "in order to express his memory for Hibari-san", which made this eighteen-year-old boy willing to cooperate with them in selling his adoptive mother's belongings out of pride for his adoptive mother.
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The closer we get to the end of the year, the more complicated things become.
For the industry, as soon as October enters, preparations for many things have already begun. Different fields, different factions, everyone is doing their own thing. On the same day, countless things are being planned at the same time.
When the fat young man mentioned this matter, Iwahashi Shinichi forgot about it and waited to tell Watanabe Manyumi later. However, 90% of the time, Watanabe Manyumi would mention it to him without him having to say it. This information was kept secret.
But she.
Not only that, the two people also thought of being together.
&o me》By the end of October at most, we will be able to officially issue a press release that will actually sell one million copies.”
Watanabe Manyumi nodded, "This is the first million-dollar single in the Heisei era, and currently it seems that it is the only million-dollar single this year."
If this single does not win the Record Awards, the Awards Organizing Association will definitely receive a lot of voices questioning the fairness. But if this single wins the Record Awards, it will severely offend Enka Pai.
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If we only talk about results, the sales volume of "eyes to me" beats "The Stream". If we talk about its influence this year, "The Stream" is indeed a phenomenal song this year. To some extent, it is higher than the song "eyes to".
me》——
"&o me" is also very popular this year, but it's just not as high as "The Stream".
If you insist on awarding the grand prize to "The Continuous Stream", you can't say that the enka school is cheating to get it, but the public will not be convinced.
After all, not everyone laments the passing of Hibari Misora ​​that "life is like an endless stream."
Besides, as long as it wins the title of the first million-dollar single in Heisei, this single will also be written into the history of Japanese pop music.
"It's really troublesome." Iwahashi Shinichi complained.
Hearing what he said, Watanabe Wan Yumi actually laughed. She met Iwahashi Shinichi's inquiring eyes and said to him: "In comparison, this time is not that troublesome, isn't it?"
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her to tease her, neither soft nor hard, but did not answer her words. After a while, he spoke again: "There must be a way to resolve it."
Chapter completed!