At the end of the year, I continued to send invitations to Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyu Watanabe for Kenyin’s reception.
Previously, there was a friendship between Watanabe Mayumi and Nozaki Kimiko. This year, the collaborative single between Nakamori Akina and ORIGINAL LOVE is about to be released. Iwahashi Shinichi also recommended Kikuchi Momoko to Kenin. It is a time when the two parties have a good relationship.
Backed by a consortium, Yanyin has so much money that it organizes a chartered flight for all employees to travel overseas during the New Year holiday. The specifications of the reception are unparalleled in the industry.
Just relying on this gold and dollar offensive, Yanyin's relationship with TV stations and magazines is getting better and better every year. It is estimated that when the bubble bursts and the industry collectively lowers the standards of entertainment, the effect of this large amount of money will probably be even better.
Not long after Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Wanyumi entered the room, Mr. Nozaki came to their side and greeted them cordially, "Iwahashi-san, Wanyumi-senpai."
After the two sides exchanged polite greetings, Yanyin's manager led the newcomer over to say hello, "This is Mr. Karasawa Jumei."
The young man named Karasawa Shoumei bowed in response and introduced himself as a newcomer in a formal manner. Judging from his appearance, he was a pretty upright and handsome guy.
Tonight's reception is attended by people from the TV station industry. It is an opportunity for newcomers to show their faces.
After greeting and saying a few polite words, the agent took Touaki Karasawa to continue visiting elsewhere. After they left, Mr. Nozaki told them two, as if to supplement, "Arasawa was a stage actor in a small theater before.
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Born in 1963, Tomeaki Karasawa is twenty-six years old this year. For an actor, he is at his best age and still has acting experience. Mr. Nozaki signed him personally and has high hopes for him.
"At this age, except for not being able to act as a boy, there are almost no restrictions on anything. It's just right." Nozaki Kenichiro said in front of Watanabe Wanyumi and Iwahashi Shinichi, but he didn't mind sharing his experience as a signer.
Of course, these are also the most simple truths that everyone in the industry knows. To put it bluntly, they are alternative clichés used by colleagues to express their closeness.
Yanyin wants to shift its focus to the acting career. On the one hand, it needs to cultivate new talents, and on the other hand, it also needs immediate ability. Actors with a foundation in acting like Karasawa Touaki have immediate ability, and so do actors with a foundation of popularity, like Momoko Kikuchi.
From this point of view...
"Iwahashi-san, I owe you another favor." Kenichiro Nozaki mentioned his old words again. This time, he accepted Momoko Kikuchi, and just when he was arranging for her to participate in a TV series, he inserted the unknown newcomer Karasawa Toumaki.
In other words, Mr. Nozaki will bring up old things again, which means that Momoko Kikuchi's immigration and current work arrangements are going smoothly.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled politely.
"In the future, Akina-san's collaborative single will also be released." Kenichiro Nozaki also laughed, "Being able to happily collaborate with Iwahashi-san and Wan Yumi-senpai is a great thing for us here."
For Shinichi Iwahashi and Watanabe Manyumi, it is also a good thing to be able to maintain cooperation with Kenin. However, collaboration and cooperation are not the same thing. Watanabe Manyumi was thinking about what Shinichi Iwahashi might have and kept a reserved attitude.
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Speaking of the collaborative single, Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned something else.
"During the production of that single, I got to see Akina-san's talent. Akina-san also had many ideas worth trying. However, due to the overall planning, many of Akina-san's ideas were not used."
During the production of the single, the producer and the singer being produced frequently quarreled in the recording studio. Nakamori Akina's manager waited beside her all day long to bow and apologize. Afterwards, Kenyin entertained Shinichi Iwahashi attentively.
Kenichiro Nozaki also heard about these things.
Now, when Iwahashi Shinichi said this, Nozaki Kenichiro thought he was just talking politely, but as he continued to listen, it became clear that he was sincere.
"If there is a chance, I would really like to cooperate with Akina-san again."
Shinichi Iwahashi and Mr. Nozaki suggested, "Use the song "Kiss" as the main theme and make an album based on Akina-san's ideas."
"Are you going to make another album?"
Be obedient. Iwahashi Shinichi was obviously sincere when he said this. The more this happened, the more Nozaki Kenichiro could say anything.
However, as a producer, Shinichi Iwahashi has achievements and is currently attracting much attention. There are a lot of singers who want to collaborate with him. It might not be a bad thing to really collaborate with him again.
If we really want to cooperate, there are too many things involved.
The agency, the record company, and Nakamori Akina herself all have to give their nods to make the trip happen. Most importantly, it depends on the performance and response of this collaborative single. Or it should be said that only the performance and reputation of this collaborative single can pass the test.
Only Kenichiro Nozaki would really consider this proposal seriously.
Therefore, now he just listens and knows that Iwahashi Shinichi has this plan. Of course, Iwahashi Shinichi has no intention of asking for an answer here. Both parties have a tacit understanding and leave it at that.
Watanabe Wan Yumi listened thoughtfully.
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Kenichiro Nozaki chatted with the two of them for a while, then said goodbye and walked away to continue their new social activities. Watanabe Wanyumi asked Iwahashi Shinichi, "Do you still plan to continue to cooperate with Akina-san?"
"If the performance and response of the collaborative single released next week is good enough, maybe we can collaborate again." Shinichi Iwahashi said honestly.
It wasn't just a whim. As early as when he had an argument with Akina Nakamori in the recording studio, Iwahashi Shinichi had such an idea in his mind. This collaborative song was produced and released with his idea as the lead, and then it was re-sung after ORIGINAL LOVE, and then
It is not impossible to make a version of what Akina Nakamori originally wanted.
However, just a single, without any front or back, may not be effective according to her singing method that emphasizes atmosphere. But if it is a song in an album, it may be better able to create the atmosphere she imagined.
To be fully reflected.
It may not be a regular album with ten songs, maybe it can be a mini album. It will all be based on Akina Nakamori’s ideas. Whatever she wants to try can be put in. Shinichi Iwahashi will be named as a producer.
Play support from the side.
With his name attached, even if the response is not good, the public will at most say that the collaboration failed and there is no spark between the two of them. If it succeeds, then it means that the collaboration between the two people has sparks flying. Anyway, it will not fail no matter what.
But the prerequisite is that the single "Kiss" can sell well, so that Yanyin and Warner can be interested in this proposal. And with a well-selling single as the basis, the album's attention is also guaranteed.
However, at this point, Shinichi Iwahashi is confident in the sales of this single.
He revealed that he wanted to collaborate with Akina Nakamori again. Watanabe Wan Yumi listened and her mind was spinning. However, compared to whether Iwahashi Shinichi wanted to cooperate with Nakamori Akina and how she planned to cooperate, the first thing that came to her mind was
, but he did not regard Yanyin as a partner for future cooperation.
This should be the case when you think about it. Yanyin is a person worth getting along with and someone you can cooperate with, but not someone you can cooperate with in the way of making an appointment with a money-spinner agent.
Although the relationship is complicated, Watanabe Manyumi believes that Iwahashi Shinichi will not make a mistake in taking this step.
From this point of view, the two coincided again.
Thinking of this, Watanabe Wan Yumi changed the topic, "ORIGINAL LOVE's new album is almost ready. After the single is released, we will take advantage of the popularity and release the band's new album immediately."
Of course, the new album will also include a version of "Kiss" sung by the band alone.
After this collaboration, the band's popularity has definitely increased significantly. Next is a good time to release a new album - with "Kiss" in front, there is no need to release additional singles.
However, ORIGINAL LOVE has nothing to do with Shinichi Iwahashi, whether it is the production rights or the record contract. Now Watanabe Manyumi said that he would just listen and not ask a single question.
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At tonight's reception, not only the newcomers promoted by Yanyin will be present, but also the well-known artists in the office will come and show up one after another.
Newcomers have to be led around by their managers and bowed, while famous celebrities should take their time.
She just moved to a new agency and decided to change her career as an actor. Tonight, Momoko Kikuchi, accompanied by her agency manager, greeted people related to the TV station.
The purpose of this occasion is to convey to the people involved that "Momoko Kikuchi is an actress of Kenin".
As soon as she moved to a new agency, Momoko Kikuchi had already secured an important role in the spring TV series of TBS, thanks to Kenyin's management. Of course, she was well-known and popular, and the original agency had given up singing after she gave up singing.
, and didn’t make any small moves towards her job-hopping. In this way, it was natural to talk about work.
The TV series she participated in this time, in addition to her, also brought two newcomers from Yanyin to play small roles in it.
Recently, Momoko Kikuchi has been studying acting. In order to maintain her exposure, she has also appeared in several magazines, where she introduced her recent experience in learning cooking. Her life is quite peaceful and comfortable.
There was only one thing. Iwasaki Kayumi, who once encouraged her to be independent but failed to achieve her wish, was deeply disappointed by her betrayal. Kikuchi Momo thanked Iwasaki Kayumi for taking care of her, but this was two different things from following her to become independent. Especially,
Iwasaki Ka Yumi's independent method was to take advantage of Kikuchi Momoko, which made it impossible for Kikuchi Momoko to follow her after knowing about it.
To be honest, everything went by mistake. Because Iwahashi-san recommended me to shoot a Fujifilm commercial, I slowly came to the point where I was hesitant and then consulted with him, so that the current step became...
An actress who studies the sound.
Momoko Kikuchi glanced around the venue unconsciously, and when she saw a tall and upright figure, her heart moved. In fact, she did not expect to see Shinichi Iwahashi here.
But he was the one who introduced him to Yanyin. From this point of view, it's not surprising that he appears here.
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"Good evening, Iwahashi-san!" Momoko Kikuchi said gracefully.
Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her with soft and gentle eyes, nodded to her, and returned the greeting, "Hello, Kikuchi-san."
"You are here today too." Momoko Kikuchi smiled, her eyes were crooked, and she even looked like a girl.
Shinichi Iwahashi asked her to take him with him, but he also smiled. He didn't answer, but instead asked her, "How are Kikuchi-san doing lately?"
"There will be a new TV series to be filmed soon, in which she plays a fashionable urban woman." Momoko Kikuchi pursed her lower lips, as if she had just changed her hair style and was waiting to be praised as "very suitable."
However, this look flashed across her face. Momoko Kikuchi continued, "Then there is the progress of my kaiseki learning..."
When she mentioned this, Shinichi Iwahashi was also a little curious. Momoko Kikuchi had had many phone calls with him about the contract before, and she had talked about learning Kaiseki cuisine at that time.
"Still studying hard." Momoko Kikuchi gave up and said such an answer that seemed to be teasing, and she laughed at it first.
She told Shinichi Iwahashi, "To understand the flavor of Kaiseki cuisine, you still have to try it yourself. Therefore, I have been trying to make reservations at famous restaurants and hot spring hotels these days. My tongue is the most trustworthy."
Momoko Kikuchi replied "Yes" and smiled, "Compared to the idol days, I have a lot of leisure time. But the filming of the TV series will start soon, so I will be busy..."
She said with a pause, "Iwahashi-san, are you interested in kaiseki cuisine?"
"Me?" Iwahashi Shinichi thought for a moment, "Kaiseki cuisine looks very gorgeous."
However, except for the fact that it was necessary to choose a restaurant at the restaurant when entertaining guests, he himself had no interest in eating. However, it was not easy to say this in front of someone who was working hard to learn Kaiseki cuisine.
Momoko Kikuchi was thoughtful and spoke out the unspoken words for him, "But I'm not very interested in eating, right?"
Iwahashi Shinichi was exposed and simply replied frankly, "Indeed."
"So, Iwahashi-san, do you have any favorite dishes?" Momoko Kikuchi asked.
Shinichi Iwahashi was a little confused by the question, "Well, it's good if it's something more ordinary, not flashy." His words may not be meant to be perfunctory, but Momoko Kikuchi listened attentively.
After listening, he smiled and said, "This pragmatism is very similar to Iwahashi-san's work style."
"Can we talk about this together?" Iwahashi Shinichi found it interesting.
Momoko Kikuchi didn't answer yes or no, "I just thought, if Iwahashi-san is interested in kaiseki cuisine, I can talk to you later and recommend some good restaurants I've been to."
"Yeah……"
"However," she said generously, "when it comes to less fancy but delicious restaurants, I also know a lot."
Iwahashi Shinichi felt a little sorry for being too direct just now. After hearing what she said, he followed her words and replied: "If it's such a restaurant, I would welcome Kikuchi-san to recommend a few."
"Although I'm a little boastful, I'm still very confident in the restaurant's taste." Momoko Kikuchi was in high spirits.
The two people stopped here and chatted for a while.
Shinichi Iwahashi calculated that it was almost time and thought about saying goodbye. Momo Kikuchi also had people to greet with the manager, so they greeted each other and Momo Kikuchi followed the manager to the side.
Just as Iwahashi Shinichi was about to walk away, he saw Omoto, Nakamori Akina's manager, coming to greet him, "Iwahashi-san, Kushu's greetings."
He returned the gift to Oben, "Oben-san."
He glanced around and saw Akina Nakamori standing near Omoto. Just as he was about to say hello, Akina Nakamori came to greet her first, "Good evening, Iwahashi-san."
"Akina-san." Iwahashi Shinichi nodded at her.
Two pretenders showed off their pretending skills at Yanyin's reception venue.
