"How is the situation?" Watanabe Wan Yumi calmed down.
Shinichi Iwahashi joked with her in turn, "It's my turn to ask how President W feels now."
Both of them spoke in a relaxed tone and seemed indifferent to the Shukan Bunshun article. However, when Watanabe Manyumi told Iwahashi Shinichi that her mother had called her, she still felt a subtle change in Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude on the other end of the phone.
But on the other hand, being so keenly aware of this point means that Watanabe Manyumi is not relaxed. But for these two people, it is not because they feel threatened by Bunshun's content, but because of Bunshun's content.
By chance, they bumped into an issue that these two people had deliberately ignored, and they could no longer avoid talking about it.
Whether it is useful to sow discord depends on what the person being provoked thinks. The same is true for the two of them.
Watanabe Manyumi told Iwahashi Shinichi, "BURNING's President Shubo called his mother."
"I see."
At this juncture, when I called the heads of the Watanabe family, it was obvious who was behind the scenes this time. However, this was also to be expected.
There are only a handful of people in the industry who can arrange a flattering newspaper release in advance, focus the public's attention on Iwahashi Shinichi, and then borrow the help of Shukan Bunshun to produce such an article.
If there was Ikkio Suho behind the scenes, then many things would become clear.
Shinichi Iwahashi also shared the situation with her, "Akina-san's fans complained to the record company, and Warner is looking for a solution."
The real target of Wen Chun's cannonball is far away from the public, but the plot of a deceitful producer, a profit-oriented firm, and a deceived Taopu Star is just suitable for the public to play freely.
No matter how you handle internal affairs, you must have an explanation for external affairs.
However, the prospects for the new album are not good, and it could not be easier to resolve the negative reviews and fans' boycotts.
"My idea is to ask Yanyin and Warner to change their original promotion strategy."
Iwahashi Shinichi told Watanabe Wan Yumi of his idea, "In the following promotion period, let me participate in the TV show with Akina-san openly."
Originally, considering that the protagonist of the promotion was Akina Nakamori, although Shinichi Iwahashi agreed to cooperate with the promotion, Kenin and Warner planned to ask him to show his face briefly before the performance and say a few nice words, just as embellishment.
Now, Iwahashi Shinichi plans to change his strategy and add drama to himself, and upgrade Nakamori Akina's embellishment to a partner. As long as two people participate in the show together, there will be a hundred people who do not take the initiative to clarify during the conversation, but they can break Bunharu's fabrication.
The method of "making a deal with Yanyin".
It would be meaningless to clarify and prove this kind of thing seriously.
"Participate in a TV show together." Watanabe Manyumi considered his plan.
"Yes." Iwahashi Shinichi continued the plan, "For this reason, we need to discuss it with Kenyin again. Regarding the external rhetoric when participating in the program."
"What are you going to say?"
Watanabe Wan Yumi seemed to be asking a question that she knew the answer to.
Iwahashi Shinichi replied, "Let the public know that Akina-san and I did not get together because of Kenin, but we dated Akina-san first and then cooperated later. As long as this point is overcome, the rest will naturally follow.
It’s untenable.”
In this way, Kenin does not use Akina Nakamori for profit, but protects Akina Nakamori in an open-minded and generous manner. As for him betraying Watanabe Wan Yumi to cooperate with Kenin, this is Bunharu, or Ikuo Shubo did not know the inside story.
As long as the cooperation between the three parties is not affected, everything will fall apart as soon as the program is broadcast.
However, listening to his plan, Watanabe Wan Yumi couldn't help but frown.
Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori have been in contact with each other for a long time. Watanabe Manyumi knew this very well, but she never revealed it. She had more or less the inside story of these two collaborations.
I also know something about it.
Now, Iwahashi Shinichi wants to break through this layer of window paper to break the lies concocted by Wenchun. This method will naturally have immediate results. However, while solving the external affairs, it is inevitable to face Kenyin's doubts.
If it really goes that far, the price will be to affect the previous cooperation, then Watanabe Manyumi's interests will be damaged.
She composed herself and spoke slowly, "If you really do this, can you guarantee that the already negotiated cooperation will not be affected?"
"So, if we want to resolve this matter and ensure that cooperation is not affected, if we, Kenyin, and Wan Yumi-san cannot agree on the same opinions, then there is still no way." Shinichi Iwahashi stated the facts.
If the three parties cannot stand together, either the cooperation will fail, or the album will be ruined, or a rift will arise between Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe. Where Watanabe Manyumi stands is also crucial to where things go.
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"Besides," Iwahashi Shinichi said calmly, "the necessary showdown with Kenyin will happen sooner or later."
Watanabe Manyumi heard the underlying meaning of his words and suddenly smiled, "A necessary showdown."
With Wen Chun's report this time, in order to resolve the crisis, we have to have a showdown with Yan Yin. Even without Wen Chun's report this time, one day we would have to talk to Yan Yin because of another matter.
Iwahashi Shinichi said "it will happen sooner or later", which meant that he had plans to marry Nakamori Akina. When that day comes, what is the matter at this moment compared to marrying the top boss of another agency or record company?
"That's really easy to say." Watanabe Manyumi said lightly.
Iwahashi Shinichi immediately replied, "It's too pitiful to say such heavy words even when spoken."
He is dating Nakamori Akina on the premise of getting married. When the day comes, what will he do to make Kenin and Warner willingly let him go?
Being in the industry, choosing to marry the facade of other forces is a difficult road. But Watanabe Manyumi knows him well and has to go ahead even though it is difficult. This is what Shinichi Iwahashi can do.
As long as he feels it's worth it in his heart.
For Akina Nakamori, I would rather take the most difficult road, it is worth it.
Knowing it already in your heart is two different things than hearing it said outright.
Watanabe Manyumi thought this, but she did not think that Iwahashi Shinichi was making an unwise move. If she had only viewed him with a snobbish eye, she would not have collaborated with him after he established a production company.
, and will not set up a record company with him and go side by side.
Calculating everything carefully, but not calculating everything based on profit, this is Iwahashi Shinichi.
However.
Watanabe Manyumi spoke firmly, "I must ensure that my interests are not harmed."
"Of course." Iwahashi Shinichi said without hesitation, "I am standing with Wanyumi-san. If Wanyumi-san's interests are harmed, I will not be able to escape unscathed."
"Really?" Watanabe Wan Yumi asked.
Are the two of them standing on the same side and sharing a common goal, and this goal will not change in the future?
But there is no doubt that at this moment, only Watanabe Manyumi's firmness and standing on Iwahashi Shinichi's side can ensure that he can survive the difficulties safely.
Iwahashi Shinichi emphasized that he and Watanabe Manyumi have common interests, naturally because they are aware of this matter. However, it is undoubtedly true that the two of them have a common goal.
"That's obvious," he replied.
Shinichi Iwahashi reiterated his old words, "No matter what, our cooperation must not be compromised."
His tone was firm, and Watanabe Wanyumi couldn't express what he was feeling, and was speechless for a moment. There was silence for a while on the phone, and then she asked him, "What are you going to do?"
"First of all, it's external." Shinichi Iwahashi told the whole story about his plans. "Discuss with Yanyin and Warner to change the publicity strategy and resolve the scandal. Secondly, no matter what, we must protect Kikuchi Momoko-san."
"Kikuchi-san?"
"At the beginning, Kikuchi-san's manager planned the scandal to promote Kikuchi-san's transformation. Now, taking advantage of Bunshun's reports, it is logical and maybe more appropriate to plan the transformation again," explained Iwahashi Shinichi.
"Then what?"
"There is no need to do too much externally. The most important thing is to ensure cooperation with Yanyin and our cooperation." Iwahashi Shinichi paused when he said this.
Only this moment of silence gave Watanabe Wan Yumi the feeling that he had made some kind of determination.
He spoke again, "If the cooperation needs to be pushed forward, I will also give an explanation to the record company."
Watanabe Mayumi said quickly, "What's the explanation?"
"I resign." Shinichi Iwahashi seemed to have thought carefully, "I will resign as the president of GENZO Records."
Resign?!
Watanabe Wan Yumi was stunned for a moment, which was unexpected. But when she reacted, she immediately understood his intention.
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On the TV screen, Akina Nakamori, who was surrounded by reporters, did not say a word and was escorted by staff to leave. Misa Watanabe switched the TV station.
It was evening, and Watanabe Manyumi agreed to come back for dinner in the evening. The servant Toukie didn't know the inside story, and was only happy that his favorite Miss Manyumi often came back recently. When she went to discuss the dinner menu with Watanabe Misa, she also kept Watanabe in mind.
Ben Wan Yumi's taste.
As a result, Watanabe Manyumi called at short notice and changed her plan, arriving late after dinner. She walked into the Japanese-style living room at home, called "Mother", and sat down on the cushion prepared for her by Tokie.
"I have temporary arrangements for tonight."
As soon as Watanabe Manyumi opened her mouth, she first explained the itinerary to her mother. Watanabe Misa nodded and didn't take it to heart. After she finished speaking, mother and daughter fell into silence for a while.
Watanabe Mayumi knew what her mother was going to talk about, and she just waited for Misa Watanabe to clarify. As a result, Misa Watanabe opened her mouth again and asked first: "Have you met Iwahashi?"
At this time, the older servant Yongzi came in with tea. When she retreated, Watanabe Manyumi replied: "Not yet."
"You should meet Iwahashi first, and then come see me."
There was something in Misa Watanabe's words that seemed to imply that Watanabe Mayumi and Iwahashi Shinichi were standing on the same line. Watanabe Mayumi heard this and couldn't guess whether her mother's words were a knock or a test.
"I think I should come and see my mother first." She remained calm.
Misa Watanabe heard this and just smiled.
"What does mother think of that Weekly Bunshun article?" Watanabe Manyumi asked.
"The content of that article looked exaggerated and thrilling, but it was actually trivial." Misa Watanabe said without thinking. In other words, this was a conclusion after careful consideration.
The hand that stirred up the relationship between Iwahashi Shinichi and Kenin, and Watanabe Manyumi, only saw Iwahashi Shinichi and Kenin getting closer and closer, and heard rumors that the two sides were starting to cooperate, but they never imagined that this time it was actually a three-way cooperation.
It was precisely because Shinichi Iwahashi would not abandon his cooperation with the Watanabe family that he tried his best to promote it. Similarly, for Kenin, the person he wanted to cooperate with from the beginning to the end was the combination of "Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe"
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Watanabe Wan Yumi understood what her mother meant and remained silent.
"However," Misa Watanabe suddenly mentioned, changing her topic, "this report puts the cards in your hand."
Now, the person who decides whether this incident has a big or small impact on Iwahashi Shinichi is Watanabe Wanyumi. Whether she still chooses to side with Iwahashi Shinichi determines his situation.
Not only the Watanabe mother and daughter, but everyone knows this.
"Speaking of which, President Zhou Fang also praised your talents and said that your vision and mind are just like your father's."
Watanabe Manyumi listened and smiled, "If I were like my father, I wouldn't move closer to Shu Fang-san at this time."
"So," Misa Watanabe said bluntly, "you will be on Iwabashi's side, right?"
Misa Watanabe asked her daughter the same question again.
However, Watanabe Manyumi felt that this time, it was not so much her mother asking her the question again, but more like a suggestion from her mother: This time, she should stand on Iwahashi Shinichi's side.
Not only that, but we must also take this opportunity to let Shinichi Iwahashi make a contribution.
Ikuo Subo wanted to drive a wedge between Ichiyo Watanabe and Shinichi Iwahashi, but no matter in the past or now, Misa Watanabe did not consider it a wise move to move closer to Ikuo Subo.
She had a plan in mind, but Watanabe Mayumi suddenly said: "Although I have not met Iwahashi Shinichi, I have called him on the phone."
"Really?" Misa Watanabe looked at her daughter.
Watanabe Manyumi ignored the meaning in her mother's eyes as if she had forgotten that she had deliberately not mentioned the phone call with Iwahashi Shinichi. She recalled the phone call in the afternoon and said slowly, "Iwahashi expressed his stance to me and said he would give the record
The company has an explanation.”
"Explain?" This statement made Watanabe Misa frown, guessing Iwahashi Shinichi's intention.
Watanabe Mayumi paused, as if considering her words, "Iwahashi said that he will resign as the president of GENZO."
As he spoke, he thought about his mother's plan behind the scenes and Shinichi Iwahashi's intention in taking this step. He thought to himself that he had long realized that the good cards were in the hands of Watanabe and his family. He chose to take this step, and Watanabe produced
I will choose him no matter what.
Watanabe Manyumi knew his intention, but Watanabe Misa didn't know the inside story yet. When she heard her daughter's words, she was stunned for a moment. She reacted and asked, "What next?"
"Besides resigning, what else does Iwahashi plan to do?"
