Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 144
From time to time, service staff from the reception party walked by.

Kenichiro Nozaki had a natural attitude, as if he hadn't considered anything.The smile on Watanabe Wanyumi's face faded a bit, not as cordial as when she just agreed to take a photo with him.

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't care, took the camera from Nozaki Kenichiro, checked the operation, and then pointed the lens at the two people standing under the cherry blossom tree.

Under the camera, Mayumi Watanabe has a decent smile, and Kenichiro Nozaki has a bright smile.

"So, I'm going to shoot—"

As Iwahashi Shinichi said, he pressed the shutter.

Returning the camera to Nozaki Kenichiro, the other party thanked him politely.

Watanabe Wanyumi looked at the two people who were talking, Nozaki Kenichiro was polite and well-bred, but Iwahashi Shinichi also had a degree of advance and retreat, neither humble nor overbearing.

Aside from the standards that bosses treat subordinates and entrepreneurs treat partners, only Iwahashi Shinichi is regarded as the opposite sex, and he is no less inferior to Nozaki Kenichiro, who has been praised for his reputation since he was a student.

Just now, Nozaki Kenichiro's envoy Iwahashi Shinichi made Watanabe Mayumi feel a little displeased at that moment.After all, she didn't regard Shinichi Iwahashi as a subordinate who came to serve as a follower.

Wanyumi Watanabe was a little worried that Kenichiro Nozaki's approach of showing intimacy would make Shinichi Iwahashi feel excluded, just as a foil.In that case, it would be the opposite of her original purpose.

Thinking of this, Watanabe Wanyumi suddenly proposed to Nozaki Kenichiro: "This is a rare opportunity, Nozaki-kun, can you please take a photo with Iwahashi-san?"

Kenichiro Nozaki was taken aback, then smiled and said, "Of course it's no problem."

Watanabe Wanyumi's equal and intersecting tone seemed to be a vague reminder that Kenichiro Nozaki realized that Shinichi Iwahashi was not an ordinary office employee.

Turning his head, seeing that Shinichi Iwahashi was still standing still, Kenichiro Nozaki urged, "Iwahashi-san, please go to Senior Manyumi."

When Yanqiao Shinichi stood under the cherry blossom tree, he was still a little puzzled by the sudden proposal of the domineering president.Mayumi Watanabe didn't think much of it, "It's all here, besides, it's rare that Nozaki-kun brought a camera."

This explanation made Yanqiao Shenyi dumbfounded, "It sounds like a group photo with a tourist group at a scenic spot."

Wanyumi Watanabe looked at him, "I keep talking like this, is it possible that Iwahashi-san is not willing to take a photo with me?"

"how come."

The threat from the domineering president was harmless, only making Yanqiao Shinichi find it funny.

He guessed the source of Mayumi Watanabe's whim, and guessed that this was her way of showing her intimacy in front of Kenichiro Nozaki-the person who came to the reception with her today was not a subordinate with no sense of presence.

Asked by Kenichiro Nozaki to be a photographer, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't have any ideas in his heart, it was just a matter of little effort.However, Watanabe Wanyumi's communication was his own way, but it also made him feel uncomfortable.

The two stood side by side under the cherry tree.

Kenichiro Nozaki pointed the camera at the two people, "I'm going to take a picture—Iwahashi-san, please smile again."

Click!

After Kenichiro Nozaki finished taking the photo, he didn't stop there, but walked forward, handed the camera to Mayumi Watanabe, and suggested as if saying something witty:
"Yanqiao-san and I have already been photographers once. Senior Wan Yumi, may I ask you to take a photo of me and Yanqiao-san, so as not to miss you alone."

Mayumi Watanabe made him laugh at the somewhat nonsensical proposal.

Iwahashi Shinichi also thinks that Nozaki Kenichiro is really a wonderful person.Let Watanabe Wanyumi also be a photographer, then there will be no one who orders or excludes anyone, but the fun of each other.

In this way, the atmosphere among the three suddenly became joyful.Iwahashi Shinichi also admired Nozaki Kenichiro's ingenious solution - this buddy has a bright future.

That's it, Watanabe Wanyumi was the photographer this time, and Iwahashi Shinichi and Nozaki Kenichiro took a photo together.

After taking the photo, Kenichiro Nozaki stopped the waiter and asked him to help take a group photo of the three of them.Three people of similar age got together and kept taking pictures like tourists, as if they forgot that they were attending a reception.Occasionally, bystanders passed by and cast a glance at the three people having fun, but they didn't care much.

Only these three parties know that they have tested each other a little bit just now.

After taking the group photo, Kenichiro Nozaki took back the camera and said to Mayumi Watanabe and Shinichi Iwahashi, "After the photo is developed, I will send it over."

"Then please, Nozaki-kun." Wanyumi Watanabe said.

"Where?" Nozaki Kenichiro smiled, "This is really a matter of duty."

Next, Kenichiro Nozaki acted with the two of them almost all the time.Although it is a threesome, but the three of them are not the kind of people who can't read the air, so they can have fun.

Of course, even when they are talking happily, each of them keeps a line, as if they are talking through a layer of glass that they both know but deliberately ignore.

The transparency of glass comes from the fact that the entertainment industry needs to communicate with each other and exchange information to move forward, so even people from different camps will be honest with each other to a certain extent.Similarly, belonging to different camps is also the source of glass barriers.

……

In the evening, there is a live band playing in the lobby.When the three came down from upstairs, there were five or six couples of men and women dancing, and one of them was a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes.

There were no entertainers present at today's reception—of course, Nozaki Kenichiro, who is now an actor by profession, was not among the entertainers, at least people on this occasion would not regard him as a small entertainer.

As an actor, his career has been mediocre and has not improved, and he has been playing soy sauce in various TV dramas. Because of this, he has a good relationship with the grassroots TV station staff.

It's normal for the second generation of the entertainment agency to have a star dream in their hearts. Don't you see that the daughter of Marie Kitagawa, the vice president of the Johnny's agency next door, Fujishima Keiko, although the conditions are mediocre, she has also worked as an actor and soy sauce.Of course, her most important task is to wait to go back to the employment office. If Mr. Kitagawa doesn't have an illegitimate son who comes out to cut off his husband, he will inherit the family business from now on.

No entertainers were present, but some girls who were specially hired to liven up the atmosphere were invited. Most of them were public relations ladies from Ginza's high-end clubs.

When the band rests, the dancing pauses.A young girl walked over from the crowd, and came to greet Mayumi Watanabe and Kenichiro Nozaki, "You two are here too?"

She is about the same age as Kenichiro Nozaki, with short hair and not very good looks, but with big eyes, she looks infinitely youthful.

None of the people present were actors specially selected for acting, so naturally they couldn't see that kind of scene where handsome men and beautiful women drink wine and dance lightly.

The girl didn't speak to Iwahashi Shinichi, but nodded out of politeness.

Kenichiro Nozaki talked to the two of them, and soon went dancing with this girl.The waiter with the tray came over at the right time, Wanyumi Watanabe took a glass of whiskey and soda, and lightly touched it with his lips.

"That's the daughter of Director Hosoda of Toei." Watanabe Wanyumi said.

Yanqiao Shen nodded and smiled, "Among the young people who came to participate, there are some backgrounds....Of course, except for me."

"Yes, except you." Watanabe Mayumi smiled slightly.

The two looked at the dancers shaking in pairs on the dance floor from the outside. Another song ended. Wanyumi Watanabe put down his glass and asked Shinichi Iwahashi, "Can Iwahashi-san dance?"

"I can." Shinichi Iwahashi replied, remembering the time when he first came to Tokyo, dancing around the hostesses in nightclubs.

Watanabe Wanyumi didn't know that he had such a past, and invited: "Then, shall we dance too?"

"Okay."

The two got up from their seats and walked to the dance floor together.

Watanabe Wanyumi's dancing skills are not bad, but I didn't expect Iwahashi Shinichi to dance so well.At first they were evenly matched, but later, they simply handed themselves over to him, guided by him, and spun in the beautiful melody.

"Iwahashi-san, I didn't expect you to dance so well." Wanyumi Watanabe said.

Yanqiao Shinichi met her gaze, smiled and said, "Because this is the first time I dance with you."

The two had never been so close before, Mayumi Watanabe's head rested on his shoulder, dancing with him.After dancing one, they danced the second one.

Among the chic and smooth dance steps and beautiful melody, and in the tacit cooperation with him, Mayumi Watanabe's heart became more and more full, and she felt a burst of unprecedented happiness, just like the rising tide, slowly enveloping her.

This happiness comes not sooner or later, just in time.

She was deeply moved, her nose was sour, and she almost shed tears.

At the end of the dance music, Iwahashi Shinichi let go of her.Walking out of the dance floor, Kenichiro Nozaki came over to talk to them, "Iwahashi-san, you can't underestimate your dancing skills!"

"Thank you." Yanqiao Shinichi replied.

"Iwahashi-san always brings me all kinds of surprises." Watanabe Manyumi looked at the profile of Iwahashi Shinichi with a smile on her face. In her words, she was not as confident as usual when she said that she didn't get an empty prize, but there was a kind of Tenderness.

Kenichiro Nozaki was a smart person, looked at the two of them, changed the topic, and took advantage of the situation to invite Mayumi Watanabe to dance.Iwahashi Shinichi didn't leave alone either, and danced with other girls.

Kenichiro Nozaki is also very skilled in dancing, and Mayumi Watanabe dances with him effortlessly.But this time, dancing with him did not make Wanyumi Watanabe feel the same happiness as before.

She felt anxious and worried about Shinichi Iwahashi.

Dancing with Kenichiro Nozaki, Wanyumi Watanabe was invited by a man she didn't know, and danced together.And Yanqiao Shinichi's dancing skills also attracted his attention. When he let go of one, someone came to invite him immediately.

After dancing one after another, finally, Wanyumi Watanabe threw herself into the arms of Shinichi Iwahashi again.

"Wait a minute, let's go for a walk in the garden, Iwahashi-san." Wanyumi Watanabe said while dancing.

Yanqiao Shinichi agreed, "Okay."

Sure enough, Wanyumi Watanabe had something to say to him.

As soon as the dance music ended, Iwahashi Shinichi went out with her.

The courtyard was dark and quiet. Looking back, the hotel was brightly lit, and figures of dancing men and women swayed in front of the windows.

Perhaps it was the magic of the dance just now, which not only made Wanyumi Watanabe feel the sudden happiness in her heart, but also made Shinichi Iwahashi feel close to her unconsciously. Walking in the courtyard, the two shoulders were tightly attached to everything, But no one was surprised.

Wanyumi Watanabe asked Shinichi Iwahashi to come out, not to express her heart.

The question given by her mother made her hesitate for a while.However, when dancing with Shinichi Iwahashi, Wanyumi Watanabe felt that she had touched the answer.

When she saw the outline of the answer, Wanyumi Watanabe suddenly understood why her mother asked her to think about such a question.

"Iwahashi-san, there is something I want to let you know."

"I'm going to go out independently from Watanabe Productions and set up a new firm."

"is it?"

Yanqiao Shen had been prepared early in the morning, and he was not surprised to hear her say this, but had a feeling of "finally here".When Mayumi Watanabe was tentatively asking for an answer from him, he had already prepared the answer in his heart.

"The previous series of things made me think a lot. If I continue to stay at Watanabe Productions, I will inevitably be constrained in many things because I have to abide by the company's policies. Therefore, I discussed this matter with my mother."

"Um……"

"Actually, this is not a whim. I have this idea because of these, but the real determination is because I have found the goal and direction of my next efforts. And this is inspired by Iwahashi-san."

Speaking of this, Watanabe Manyumi paused, looking at Shinichi Iwahashi, as if waiting for his answer.

"Let's think about it..." Iwahashi Shinichi said, "It's a band, right?"

"Yes." The two coincided again, and Wanyumi Watanabe was deeply moved.

"Iwahashi-san, just like now, we look at problems very similarly and share the same goal." Wanyumi Watanabe said, "I admire you very much."

"This time, if I want to establish a new office, you are an indispensable person for me. If possible, please join me in becoming independent from Watanabe Productions, and together, we will bring a new era to the entertainment world. Anything new?"

Mayumi Watanabe looked at him with anticipation in his eyes.If what she got was the answer she was expecting, then the answer to the question on the way of life would also be clear.

However, Yanqiao Shinichi hesitated.

This period of silence was a bit long, Wanyumi Watanabe waited patiently at first, then felt a little uneasy, and the anticipation in her eyes gradually cooled down unconsciously.

Finally, he replied, "Sorry."

If it hadn't been for the conversation with Misa Watanabe, things might have been different.But now, Yanqiao Shinichi decides in his heart that he cannot tie his fate to others.

"yes……"

The lottery roulette spun around, stopped slowly, and pointed to the first empty prize.

At the same time, the two unconsciously separated a distance.

(End of this chapter)