Shinichi Iwahashi came to the small and exquisite restaurant in Aoyama for the second time. He didn't have the feeling of being familiar with the restaurant. On the contrary, he was Momoko Kikuchi's aunt, and he seemed to entertain regular customers.
However, it was not so much because he came to the store for the second time, but because he knew that he was Momoko Kikuchi's customer.
Just now, Shinichi Iwahashi called back the pager, and it was Momoko Kikuchi on the other end of the phone. Suddenly receiving a call from her, Shinichi Iwahashi was a little confused, wondering what the reason was.
Momoko Kikuchi got straight to the point and said cheerfully, "Congratulations on the successful launch of the program you planned."
Iwahashi Shinichi reacted.
She explained herself, "In the credits at the end of the show, I saw Iwahashi-san's name." Momoko Kikuchi said with a smile, "I think... apart from you, the 'Shinichi Iwahashi' in the industry is
There will be no second place."
Iwahashi Shinichi was amused by this sentence, "When you say it like that, it sounds like it's very remarkable."
Momoko Kikuchi smiled, "That may not be the case." She expressed her praise for Shinichi Iwahashi straightforwardly, which actually made it difficult for him to answer the question.
"It's true that there aren't many people with the surname Iwahashi." Iwahashi Shin was partly modest.
Momoko Kikuchi asked him if he was in Tokyo now. She asked with a bit of embarrassment about having pried into his affairs, and explained: "If it's convenient for you, I'd like to invite you to dinner...and I also have something to think about."
I want to talk to you."
Shinji Iwahashi had already planned to find a place to have dinner. When he received the invitation, he accepted the invitation without any hesitation. Momo Kikuchi agreed with him and went to the restaurant owned by her aunt.
Before hanging up the phone, Momoko Kikuchi was worried that Shinichi Iwahashi would not be able to find the location and asked him if he needed a map. Now, the two of them were sitting face to face. Momoko Kikuchi joked with Shinichi Iwahashi, "I just underestimated your memory."
Shinichi Iwahashi answered her seriously, "The location of this store is not difficult to find."
After receiving such a response, Kikuchi Momo smiled and stopped talking.
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "Kikuchi-san was on the phone just now, saying something happened."
Momoko Kikuchi picked up the menu and handed it to Shinichi Iwahashi, but she said, "The store just released a special dish."
Iwahashi Shin took the menu, put it in his hand without opening it, and accepted her recommendation, "Then let's try the special dishes in the store."
The recommendation was successful. Momoko Kikuchi looked quite satisfied and discussed with him again, "Would you like something to drink, Iwahashi-san?"
"Don't drink anything." Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "I have work tonight. Let's go to the recording studio."
Kikuchi Momo nodded slightly to express her understanding.
The waiter brought water, and she stood up from her seat, "Excuse me for a moment, Iwahashi-san."
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After a while, Momoko Kikuchi came back.
She told Shinichi Iwahashi, "I originally wanted to watch a show starring Shizuka-chan because it sounded interesting. I didn't expect to see Iwahashi-san's name in the credits at the end of the show."
After she finished speaking, she waited for a while and blinked, "I thought Iwahashi-san would ask me about my viewing experience."
Iwahashi Shinichi shook his head, "Kikuchi-san will definitely say good things."
Momoko Kikuchi was amused, "Even so, it's because there are good things to say..." She realized that such an exchange was obviously too polite, so she changed her words and said that she would star in an NTV TV series this summer.
"Wednesday night at ten o'clock." Momoko Kikuchi told him that she was playing the role of "Second Hand".
The so-called role second only to the starring role. In view of the fact that Japanese TV series are centered on the starring role, no matter whether the ratings are good or bad, the leading actor takes the credit and takes the blame. This second role, second only to the leading role, has no shortage of exposure after becoming famous.
, you don’t have to take responsibility even if you pounce.
It was a good job for Momoko Kikuchi, who had just changed her agency for half a year and had transformed from an idol to an actress. Of course, it was also Kenyin who worked hard behind the scenes. After moving to Kenyin last year, in addition to acting training and the new move, she needed to work hard
Apart from the period of time when she was working as a director, Momoko Kikuchi was never idle and she appeared in TV series every season.
She has finished her second role in the summer season, and if nothing goes wrong, Yanyin will be able to win the starring role in a TV series for her in the winter season.
When he signed Kikuchi Momoko, Kenin wanted to promote her to the position of a well-known actress, or help bring in new talents every season. To this end, he cultivated her as the main actor of the agency.
"The theme song of the TV series seems to be sung by Akina-san," Momoko Kikuchi told him.
Iwahashi Shinichi said "Oh", and he could guess that Kenin must have sponsored the TV series. When he was distracted, he heard Momoko Kikuchi say, "Akina-san is a senior in the same office."
There was a hint of joking in her tone, "Akina-san doesn't seem to have much interest in participating in TV dramas, and I am not allowed to sing anymore."
Such a wonderful "partner" from the same firm.
"Iwahashi-san is a music producer and variety show producer." Momoko Kikuchi told him, "Since I no longer sing, I have no chance to invite Iwahashi-san to produce music."
She winked a little mischievously, "But you are also welcome to invite me to the variety show produced by Iwahashi-san."
"A prank show?" Shinichi Iwahashi thought of the topic just now.
Momoko Kikuchi nodded, "For example," she said, as if she was sure that she would participate in the show with a prank idea, "The trick part is, 'If the chef in the restaurant is Momoko Kikuchi..."
At this point, she closed her mouth and blinked as if her charming double eyelids could speak.
Iwahashi Shinichi came back to his senses, looked at the dinner plate in front of him, and then turned his gaze to her face, "Did you prepare it?"
Kikuchi Momo kept laughing and nodded, "How is it?"
"As for the prank show, you were the one who fooled me around." Shinichi Iwahashi thought about the "special dishes" after entering, and then Momoko Kikuchi stood up and left the table, and he began to feel funny.
Looking at it like this, probably the initial call to say "I have something to say" was part of the prank.
The producer who planned the prank show was pranked by others. Iwahashi Shinichi had a strange feeling of retribution.
Just think of it as a reward for teasing others.
Kikuchi Momoko asked him, "Does the food taste to your liking?"
"You know it," Iwahashi Shinichi answered her, "I didn't eat it at all. It was actually Kikuchi-san who made it, not the chef in the store."
It seems that I really like cooking.
"After all, he is someone who can even cook kaiseki cuisine."
Bringing up old things again, Momoko Kikuchi chuckled and told him, "The last time I made kaiseki, I invited my friends Oginome Yoko-chan and Moriguchi Hiroko-chan."
"Although I am a novice making it for the first time, Yoko-chan and Hiroko-chan are very gentle and gave me good reviews."
Momoko Kikuchi narrowed her eyes slightly, "After all, I am somewhat confident in my cooking skills, so I shamelessly wanted to try to tease Iwahashi-san."
"Anyway, thank you for the hospitality."
Iwahashi Shinichi said, "I can't say anything about my cooking skills."
Kikuchi Momo showed an embarrassed expression, "As long as you don't mind me doing this."
"It would be a different matter if the food served was strange," Shinichi Iwahashi smiled, "but with food of this caliber being served, there is no reason to mind blaming it no matter how much you think about it."
Iwahashi Shin put aside the matter of being teased and said, "Kikuchi-san took the trouble."
but……
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "What I mentioned on the phone before, if I had something to say, was also to tease people?"
Kikuchi Momo nodded, then shook her head.
After a while, he replied: "I also want to tell Iwahashi-san about starring in a TV series. Because this is my first time as a second-hand actor, I am actually a little nervous and worried that it will delay me."
"You can just relax about this." Iwahashi Shinichi encouraged her, "There's no point in thinking about things that haven't happened yet."
"Of course," he changed his subject, "even if things come to a head and things are really delayed, we can only bite the bullet and get things done."
Kenin wants to promote Momoko Kikuchi as the signature actress of the agency, and spends resources lavishly on her. Naturally, she also expects to reap a lot of rewards.
Once she moved to Japan, she experienced what it was like to become the number one force in the firm. Momoko Kikuchi was also a little uneasy.
However, after all, he is not the kind of person who cannot withstand pressure. Otherwise, he would not have been able to part ways with his original agency, give up singing, and completely transform into an actor.
She told Shinichi Iwahashi not to get encouragement and comfort from him. Rather, she wanted to hear such words of encouragement from the man who had extended a helping hand to her.
After the plate was removed, Kikuchi Momoko said sorry to Iwahashi Shinichi again, "First I teased you, and then I made a lot of complaints to you..."
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't take it to heart, "But thanks to Kikuchi-san's hospitality, I had a wonderful meal."
"That's what I said."
Momoko Kikuchi raised her eyelids and looked at Shinichi Iwahashi, "In order to apologize to you, can I invite you to dinner again next time?"
Iwahashi Shinichi thought it was an exaggeration, "It's not something that requires apology..."
As he finished speaking, Momoko Kikuchi's face showed a little embarrassment of being rejected. Shinichi Iwahashi stopped talking, "If we just have another ordinary meal, that won't be a problem."
Momoko Kikuchi's face became clear again. Just as she was about to say something, Shinichi Iwahashi continued, "Just think of it as a thank you for Kikuchi-san's hospitality this time, and let me return the invitation."
He calculated the accounts clearly, as if he wanted to push people away.
The enthusiasm in Momoko Kikuchi's heart cooled down a little, and she nodded, "If Iwahashi-san returns the invitation..." She showed an innocent smile, "I'll ask you to set a time."
This look seemed to be left to Shinichi Iwahashi to decide, not the time of the next meal, but some other important matter. However, to let Shinichi Iwahashi be responsible for setting the time and place, Shinichi Iwahashi had to take the initiative to contact her.
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But on the other hand, whoever is responsible for setting the time and place will take the initiative and decide when and how to contact.
Shinichi Iwahashi made an appointment for a recording session at seven o'clock. He didn't expect to be invited to dinner by Momoko Kikuchi and asked her to "trick" her like this.
As time goes on, it will get late.
After agreeing to treat her to dinner next time, Shinichi Iwahashi left. When he went out, he had expected that there would be a traffic rush hour on the way to the recording studio, so he didn't even drive.
I took a taxi when I went to Aoyama for an appointment, and now I switched to a luxury car worth billions of yen.
Although I wasn't stuck in traffic jams forever, I was squeezed into a pretty good-looking sardine in the car.
Even though he had already prepared not to drive, he was still held back by this sudden meal. By the time he left the station and walked to the recording studio, seven o'clock had already passed fifteen or sixteen minutes.
When Shinichi Iwahashi arrived, Akina Nakamori was already waiting there.
The first audition for the collaborative album successfully unlocked the achievement of "Let Taopusida Nakamori Akina wait obediently", which seems to be a good sign.
He walked in and apologized to Akina Nakamori and the staff at the recording studio, "Sorry, I was a little late on the way."
Nakamori Akina's manager and assistant all bowed to Iwahashi Shinichi and said hello, "Iwahashi-san."
Iwahashi Shinichi returned the gift and then said hello to Nakamori Akina.
When she came to record in the evening, Akina Nakamori dressed lightly, with a face that probably only had makeup on, and dressed loosely and casually. In this outfit, if you give her a pillow, she can sleep on the sofa in the recording studio.
"Iwahashi-san." She said hello and straightened up.
The two of them had actually not seen each other for a while. It had been a long time since they had seen each other. Although they were very familiar with each other in private, now, when they met in the recording studio for work, for a moment, they really felt a little bit unfamiliar.
After waiting for fifteen or six minutes, Nakamori Akina looked a little unhappy. After all, it was work, and being late for so long, unless you were a nice gentleman who didn't care about anything, would always be an unpleasant thing for the person waiting.
Especially, this recording studio where Akina Nakamori arrived early.
Manager Omoto was on the side, and he was a little worried that Nakamori Akina would lose her temper because Iwahashi Shinichi was late. He also had a subtle mentality. He felt that Iwahashi-san was late for the first recording session, which would leave a bad impression on Nakamori Akina.
It's not a bad thing either.
As an agent, I have a lot of random thoughts in my mind.
However, the latter idea is purely motivated by emotion. What the agent has to do is to find a way to smooth things over.
Although I thought it would be good for Shinichi Iwahashi to leave a bad impression on Nakamori Akina, in terms of action, I had to turn things over quickly to prevent Nakamori Akina from being really dissatisfied with the producer and affecting her work...
When Ben thought of this, he felt it was a bit subtle.
He came over to smooth things over, "The traffic jam on the road must be serious, Iwahashi-san."
Iwahashi Shen nodded and did not take the step, "I just took the subway here because I was worried about the bad traffic conditions on the road."
He was quite calm and cheerful.
Benbai tried to smooth things over, feeling that he had done too much. Shinichi Iwahashi apologized to Akina Nakamori alone, "I'm sorry, something happened at the moment, which delayed it for a while."
Nakamori Akina nodded, "Thank you for your hard work." She put away her displeasure and showed her business-like ability, and asked him, "Iwahashi-san, where should we start?"
She smiled, quite decently, "Since we've already been delayed, don't waste your time on apologizing."
Ben was listening next to him. Although he only tried to smooth things over once, for some reason, he felt like he had failed twice.
