In the evening, Johnny's hosted Shinichi Iwahashi. He had a pre-dinner drink first, and then went to have a big meal. After the meal, he went to the club to relax, and finally had a finishing drink to entertain the whole party.
Iwahashi Shinichi called Iijima Mitochi and arranged for her to pick him up later.
When Kitagawa met Mitochi Iijima for the first time, he guessed that Shinichi Iwahashi, the driver, either had a good background or was highly valued by Shinichi Iwahashi.
Things get familiar again, and the cooperation with Shinichi Iwahashi was almost finalized. This time, Mitsuo Iijima came to pick up Shinichi Iwahashi, and they met and mentioned it casually.
Iwahashi Shinichi did not hide anything and directly told the origin of Iijima Mitochi, "He was a staff member recommended by Sakai Masari-san."
"Sakai-san?" Kitagawa smiled, "Iwahashi-kun and Sakai-san often interact with each other."
Judging from this reaction, he is also an acquaintance with Sakai Masatoshi. However, considering the old man's qualifications and his always good relationship with Sony, it is expected.
Knowing that he was a staff member recommended by Sakai Masatoshi, Kitagawa Kaguya took another look at Mitochi Iijima. The guess that he had some background was correct, but being able to be taken by Shinichi Iwahashi all day long must have earned Shinichi Iwahashi's trust.
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And she, a staff member who was recommended from someone else's office, could be trusted by Iwahashi Shinichi as a driver by his side. From this point of view, this Iijima Sanchi must also be quite talented and have a bright future.
Listen to the words and listen to the music, watch things and watch movies.
After knowing the origin of Iijima Mitomo, Kitagawa Hiroshi took a high look at her. Of course, it was not because of her old identity as a staff member of Masatoshi Sakai's office, but because of her ability to be so valued by Shinichi Iwahashi due to her identity.
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Tsukiji Market.
The team leader handed over today's salary and said, "Jojima-kun, you have worked hard today too!"
Shigeru Shigeru took the money with both hands, bowed and thanked the team leader, "Thank you for your care today." He looked up and showed a simple smile.
Just by his appearance, he looks like a friendly resident fish seller.
Probably no one would have thought that he was Johnny's JR.
He was born in a single-parent family and his family background was not very good. After joining Johnny's, JR had no salary to draw. Although he lived in the dormitory of the office, the seniors who had already debuted would usually give JR some pocket money, but he was almost 20 years old.
As a young man, there are too many places to use money and too few places to ask for money.
In order to supplement himself, Shigeru Shigeru secretly went to Tsukiji Market every week to work as a part-time porter.
Johnny doesn't allow JR to go out to work. Once discovered, he will be fired.
Convenience stores, shopping malls and other places where people always interact with people are too eye-catching, but when you come to Tsukiji Market, wrap yourself in a white scarf, roll up your sleeves, and lift fifty kilograms of goods at a time. No one would have imagined that the stage would be so glamorous.
Johnny's Jr. would shuttle between the cold storage and stalls so simply.
Born in November 1970, less than ten months before turning twenty.
He has lived in an unstable place since he was a child and moved around with his mother. He has developed a friendly and harmless expression that makes him smile when he sees everyone. He can smile and swallow when he is wronged. When JR was bullied by his seniors and did not take it seriously, he was at Tsukiji Market.
When I was working part-time, I was scolded because my hands and feet were not neat enough, so I just agreed loudly, gritted my teeth and worked harder.
I have been fond of guitar since elementary school, but before graduating from high school, I had the idea of becoming an idol because I admired the youth team. I submitted my resume to Johnny and was selected, but I never had the chance to debut.
The biggest benefit is that Johnny provides accommodation, and the generous seniors, such as the three members of the youth team, also provide pocket money every month. In normal times, there are still opportunities to continue learning guitar. Even if you are almost 20 years old, you can still play guitar.
Live life at your own pace.
Even so, in the past few years, there have only been more JRs joining Johnny's. Each one is younger than the other, some are only nine or ten years old. Shigeru Jojima is already a bit conspicuous due to his age. Since joining the agency, he and he
JR Nakai Masahiro, who has the best relationship, is only seventeen years old.
Previously, when we were dancing together for Hikari Gen, there were rumors that Shigeru Jojima might be arranged to join SMAP. However, the rumors did not come true. A while ago, six members of SMAP held a performance at the Budokan, as if before their official debut.
to test the waters.
As a result, it became impossible for Shigeru Jojima to join SMAP.
However, Shigeru Jojima is very optimistic. Masahiro Nakai and Takuya Kimura, the eldest members of MAP, and Shingo Katori, the youngest, are five years apart in age. As an older JR, he might be able to play somewhere in the future.
He plays the role of a big brother in the team.
He takes his time.
After receiving today's salary, I happily went to watch the scheduled show. The LIVEHOU I'm going to tonight is a property owned by Shinichi Iwahashi, who is famous for his band production.
LIVEHOU has opened two stores in Tokyo and Osaka, and there are also plans to open stores in Nagoya and Fukuoka... Shigeru Jojima recalled the information posted in the store when he went to a show.
There is a map of Japan in the store, and cities where branches are opened are marked with stars.
The house he went to today was where everyone from THEB's EHEARTS performed when they were involved in the incident. Shigeru Shigeru only found out about Iwahashi-san after watching the documentary broadcast on TV.
There is also the LIVEHOU color under his name.
Tonight, there was a platter show held in the store. During the unpopular period, all the performers were unknown underground singers and bands.
Even so, there were quite a few spectators who came to support the show.
Iwahashi-san supports underground music and underground musicians. Iwahashi-san has the ear to know whether a song will become popular as soon as he hears it. Iwahashi-san may come to the store to watch the performance. If he is selected by him, he may debut...
These rumors are widely circulated in the underground music circle, and even people outside the circle like Shigeru Shigeru have vaguely heard of them.
However, there is probably a high and thick wall between idols and band producers.
There are three levels in the entertainment industry. Idols are always shorter than professional musicians. Previously, Johnny's male fighting group was regarded as a joke by industry insiders...
Shigeru Shigeru does not look down on himself, nor does he think idols are inferior to others, otherwise he would not submit a resume to become an idol. He insists on staying here even at his age. On the contrary, he feels that the more inferior an idol is when he starts, if one day
Being recognized by the industry will give you a greater sense of accomplishment.
Even so, no matter how ambitious and curious he is, he is just a JR who is not sure whether he can even make a debut. It is impossible to have the opportunity to meet the legendary Iwahashi-san and confirm that this Iwahashi-san is
Is it like the legend?
Shigeru Shigeru finished watching the show and took the train back before the entrance to Johnny's dormitory. Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, and Saturday and Sunday, he would participate in JR's training and activities four times a week... He kept a clear and organized record of his week's itinerary.
The next day, Jojima Shigeru went to the location of JR's event, but was told by the coordinator that there would be a sleepover event for JR's members this Saturday.
"Go to the Tama River. We'll arrive on Saturday afternoon and finish on Sunday evening."
Most JR students study in full-time schools. Except for some private schools, they basically have half-day classes on Saturdays and then start the holidays.
Shigeru Jojima doesn't care
Now, even if he were thrown on a desert island to live for three months, he would still have enough time. As long as there was enough food and water, and he would bring his own guitar.
An idea came to his mind that was a bit boring, but he found it interesting. He crossed out the JR activity schedule for Saturday and Sunday in his mind and wrote the word "shared accommodation" instead.
On Friday night, Jojima Shigeru packed up the things he needed to bring for a staycation. He had a lot of experience in moving since he was a child, so it was easy to sort out the necessities for a staycation.
In the afternoon of the next day, I got on the car arranged by the office and went to Tama. Johnny had a piece of land in that area and built a villa. He often entertained JRs, whether they stayed together or held parties.
Of course, whether it’s a sleepover or a party, Kitagawa Kaguya will definitely be there.
The JRs who came with Shigeru Shigeru were all younger than him, the youngest was only eleven or twelve years old. Without paying attention, he played the role of half a staff member, taking care of these teenagers.
"Jojima-kun is pretty good at what he does, and being an agent is probably no problem." A familiar staff member joked with him.
Making this kind of joke to JR, who is older and has not debuted, implies that he has little hope of debuting. Even so, Shigeru Shigeru did not feel offended and replied with a smile: "Maybe I'll give it a try later."
Where’s the agent?”
"But it's best not to." Another staff member answered, "We are enough as agents. But among idols, there is still a lack of people like Jojima-kun."
Shigeru Shigeru smiled and accepted the words of encouragement as if he were just joking. He was grateful in his heart, but did not show any difference on his face.
In the evening, the staff of the office prepared a sumptuous meal. After seven o'clock, Kitagawa Kaguya arrived. In this villa, there is also a room exclusive to Kitagawa Kaguya.
Kitagawa Kou will stay at the villa tonight and chat with the JRs. He is quite approachable. There are many rumors about Johnny & Associates. Kitagawa Kou has always had a reputation for being fierce, but he treats the JRs like an amiable old man.
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Like the head of a big family.
In fact, the seniors give pocket money to the juniors, and the juniors saddle the seniors with horses and horses. There is also the loving Jenisan and the stern Marissa. The whole Jennis family is like a family.
"Jojima-kun." Kitagawa noticed the eldest Shigeru Jojima, called him over, and asked him about his recent situation.
Jojima Shigeru concealed the fact that he secretly went to Tsukiji Market to work, and told Kitagawa Kou about his plans. He has been practicing guitar, and recently he was asked by Kokubu Taichi, who is also JR, to teach him how to play guitar.
"Do you get along with Taichi-kun?" Kitagawa asked.
Shigeru Shigeru smiled, "We both like music very much and have very similar tastes. Taichi-kun is quite stable. When you get along with him, you can't feel the age gap at all."
Kitagawa nodded, indicating that he remembered.
Such a big family can only get so much attention from its parents. Shigeru Shigeru decided to let nature take its course and not speculate too much on whether there was something unspoken hidden in Kitagawa Kaguya's words.
until the next day
In the morning, JR's manager also arrived at the villa where they were staying, and with him was an unfamiliar young man.
The JRs couldn't guess who this unfamiliar face was. They only knew that it was definitely not a staff member of the office, let alone a senior who had already made his debut. A few JRs had a vague idea in their minds, as if they had seen this face somewhere.
Only Shigeru Shigeru, seeing that person from a distance, opened his eyes wide and showed an unexpected expression.
It was rare for that mature face to be so rude. However, he couldn't help but be surprised to meet Shinichi Iwahashi, the person on the "other side of the wall" at Johnny's JR's sleepover party.
Johnny's is a top-notch firm in the industry, and Kitagawa's network of contacts is beyond ordinary people's imagination. It's no surprise that he knows everyone and is friends with everyone.
However, this Iwahashi-san...
Is it possible that Iwahashi-san also wants to create a male idol?
Shigeru Shigeru suddenly felt like the wall was about to be knocked down. If the wall hadn't been knocked down, how could the people on the other side of the wall come to this side of the wall?
I just don’t know what combination Iwahashi-san is going to make.
Could it be SMAP who just finished their Budokan performance and their debut is just around the corner? After thinking about it, the agency only has this group to launch recently.
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Before Johnny was established, Kitagawa Kaguya took the boys from the baseball team to the Tama area for training. Later, when the firm made some money, they bought a piece of land here and built a villa for the JRs to stay together.
On the way here, Shinichi Iwahashi chatted with Akasaka, JR's managing agent. Hearing him gossip about the origin of this venue, he couldn't help but think to himself that it would be really easy to get rich early.
The land in Tama has increased more than three or four times compared to when it was purchased. Of course, Johnny has no intention of selling this land.
After the New Year, the stock market crashed. After Black Friday on the 12th, until now, it has been in a state of half-death. The miracles that lucky people were waiting for, and the government's intervention, were all illusions.
During this period, office workers jumping off the rails caused tram lines to shut down, investment failures and jumping off buildings caused panic among passers-by, and such news, there was such a small piece of tofu in the corner of the newspaper almost every day.
The longer it is until Black Friday, the smaller the piece of tofu in the newspaper becomes. Even the morning news announcer has a hint of weariness in his voice when reporting such events.
On one side, ordinary people are unable to withstand such a heavy blow and die. On the other side, there are companies that have invested heavily in financial management. In order to solve the crisis of the stock market crash, they are demolishing the east wall to repair the west wall, and formulating new countermeasures with financial institutions, trying to
Get through this.
After the stock market crash, there were a lot more negative voices about real estate. But since then, land prices in Tokyo are still rising, and they did not immediately show a decline with the stock market crash.
Compared with the illusory stock market, it seems that solid land is truly reliable.
The bubble can be blown big, but there is only so much land that can be used to build houses in Tokyo. In an international metropolis that accommodates 25 million people, housing prices will definitely not be a problem. People who have bought a house or invested in real estate will put this sentence
Say it silently as a proverb.
At this point, there is no turning back. I can only believe that I am the lucky one.
"Compared to firms that invest heavily, Jason is a very pragmatic and restrained person." The tone of agent Akasaka spoke highly of Kitagawa.
The entire Johnny's franchise seems to have been created by Kitagawa Kaguya's personal charm.
Shinichi Iwahashi echoed, "Indeed."
The car is about to arrive at the villa where JR and others are staying together.
