Flying over the bubble era

Ayumi Hamasaki's brokerage contract was awarded to Wanyumi Watanabe, and this matter seemed to be a certainty.If Iwahashi Shin didn't mention Ayumi Hamasaki's initial rejection, Manyumi Watanabe naturally didn't know about it.

After signing the brokerage agreement, Ayumi Hamasaki's work arrangements will still be based on the opinion of Shinichi Iwahashi.

Watanabe Wan Yumi confirmed Iwahashi Shinichi's previous words in front of Akiko and Hamasaki Ayumi.Hamasaki listened silently, rather absent-mindedly.

This stubborn girl has everything written on her face, even Wanyumi Watanabe realizes that she is a little awkward.Iwahashi Shin turned a blind eye, and proposed to Watanabe Wanyumi: "Tonight, do you want to have dinner together? Wanyumi-san."

Zhang Zi and Ayumi Hamasaki's mother and daughter have no objection to the content of the contract, and they have settled the contract. Tomorrow, Zhang Zi will return to Fukuoka alone.For this dinner before parting, Iwahashi Shinichi wanted to ask Nakamori Akina to join him.

Wanyumi Watanabe did not answer Shinichi Iwahashi, but looked at Akiko and Ayumi Hamasaki to ask the mother and daughter for their opinions.

To see Akina Nakamori again, Ayumi Hamasaki felt anticipation in his heart.Thinking of being separated from his mother and grandmother and living alone in Tokyo, Ayumi Hamasaki felt lonely.

This situation made Ayumi Hamasaki feel like a child about to be left behind.

After settling on the contract, Watanabe Manyumi and Iwahashi Shinichi decided on the place to have dinner tonight, and then left for now.Iwahashi Shinichi took Akiko and Hamasaki Ayumi around to visit, and also went to Aoyama's recording studio.

Zhang Zi's innocence and liveliness are fully reflected when he sees new things.After entering the recording studio, with the encouragement of Shinichi Iwahashi, she personally experienced a professional recording.

Akiko is generous and unshakable when faced with things she doesn't understand, and she doesn't feel embarrassed. After all, she is the person who can raise a daughter like Hamasaki.Shinichi Iwahashi admired Ayumi Hamasaki's mother.

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In the evening, it began to drizzle.

Akina Nakamori received a call from Shinichi Iwahashi and told her: "Ayu's contract has been finalized. Let's have dinner together tonight."

In the morning, before going out, Iwahashi Shinichi told her that today, Ayumi Hamasaki will come to Tokyo with his mother to sign a contract.Now that she received the call, Akina Nakamori was only a little bit happy for others: "It's great that Ayu can sign with you."

The way Shinichi Iwahashi treats newcomers will surely protect Ayumi Hamasaki's own personality.Akina Nakamori thought of the similarities between Ayumi Hamasaki's personality and her past self, and when she was happy for her, it was as if she was happy for herself.

However, Yanqiao Shinichi said to her on the phone: "This child will probably cause headaches in the future."

"Why do you say that?"

"This child thinks about it every time he comes out, and there are thoughts in his heart that no one can guess..."

Nakamori Akina was a little dissatisfied with her husband's words and reminded: "Isn't this what Shinichi values ​​​​about Ayu's personality?" She didn't understand why suddenly Iwahashi Shinichi seemed a little guilty of Hamasaki Ayumi's personality. Like fear.

"I value her personality." Shinichi Iwahashi ended the topic and told her: "Wanyumi-san is going tonight too, and Ayu's manager is contracted to sign at her agency."

Nakamori Akina put down the phone, checked the time, and began to prepare for going out.She thought of Ayumi Hamasaki leaving her mother to go to Beijing alone at a young age, and thought that if she needed it later, she would take care of her more.

The signing of Ayumi Hamasaki was facilitated by Shinichi Iwahashi, and Akina Nakamori felt somewhat responsible for her.

Utada Hikaru participated in the school's sketching activity today, and he hadn't come back until the driver came to pick up Akina Nakamori.Akina Nakamori called the little assistant and entrusted the puppy and the child who hadn't arrived home to her.

The inconvenience of having a child in the family gradually manifested itself.

Akina Nakamori went to GENZO first, and met Shinichi Iwahashi.She has almost never been to Yanqiao Shinichi's company, and because of this, her appearance here is quite eye-catching.

The staff member who met by chance saluted her, and Akina Nakamori greeted each other.When I walked into the elevator, I realized that I was not only "Akina Nakamori" but also "Mrs. Iwahashi" here.

Shinichi Iwahashi was alone in the office, and Akina Nakamori came in, but Ayumi and her mother were not seen.

"Zhang Zisang and Ayu went shopping." Yanqiao Shinichi explained.

Akina Nakamori thought for a while, and explained to him: "Xiaoguang hasn't come back yet, I asked Momoi-chan."

Rather than saying that she was reporting Utada Hikaru's itinerary to Iwahashi Shinichi, it would be better to say that she was joking with him in imitating Iwahashi Shinichi's tone.Yanqiao Shenyi knew that there was nothing he could do about her, so he teased her: "You're really thoughtful."

The couple made a joke that only each other could understand, and went out together.They first went to the agreed place to pick up Zhang Zi and Ayumi Hamasaki, and then went to the reserved restaurant.

Seeing Ayumi Hamasaki again, Nakamori Akina greeted her happily: "Congratulations, Ayu~"

Zhang Zi saw a superstar whom he had only seen on TV. Even if he was not a fan of Nakamori Akina like his daughter, he still felt the excitement of a fan meeting an idol.

However, Akina Nakamori greeted Ayumi Hamasaki like a senior, which made Zhangzi suppress the ups and downs in his heart, and said the greetings when they met for the first time: "... Ayu is grateful for the care of Iwahashi-san and Akina-san."

Zhang Zi's innocence and liveliness are limited to when he has nothing to do.Be careful about your daughter, she is a qualified agent.

This dinner, not seeing Hikaru Utada, Ayumi Hamasaki felt relieved.

Wanyumi Watanabe arrived on time, met Akina Nakamori, and greeted her: "Long time no see, Akina-san."

The last time we met was at the reception after the New Year.Now, Nakamori Akina is also calm.The two of them were chatting, Yanqiao Shinichi had a rare time to stay out of the matter, he was happy and relaxed, and raised his glass.

Nakamori Akina took the time to see her husband relieved, and was a little upset, as if he had underestimated her.She quietly glanced at Shinichi Iwahashi, and it fell into Wanyumi Watanabe's eyes, which made her laugh——

This Ming Cai-san's paper tiger nature did not disappear just because he got married.

Even so, Nakamori Akina, who has entered the role of wife, still showed the demeanor of a qualified wife at this dinner where all women except Shinichi Iwahashi were.

This gave Wanyumi Watanabe a novelty.I thought to myself, this is a way of life that I can only watch from a distance, but not enter.

Akiko is lively and talkative, with a straightforward personality. Although she is different in age and status from Akina Nakamori and Wan Yumi Watanabe, she is surprisingly able to chat with them.

In fact, to a certain extent, Zhang Zi, who works in a women's fashion store, is the best at dealing with women, even if the age and identity of the other party are quite different from hers.

Three women in one drama, the man Shinichi Iwahashi and the girl Ayumi Hamasaki seem to be their audiences.However, unlike Shinichi Iwahashi who stayed out of the matter, compared to the last time, when Ayumi Hamasaki and Akina Nakamori met for the first time, she did say a lot less.

Shinichi Iwahashi told Akina Nakamori on the phone that Ayumi Hamasaki was full of thoughts that no one could guess, which was not necessarily a lie.

This subtle difference of Ayumi Hamasaki, even Nakamori Akina is aware of it.

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After the meal, Shinichi Iwahashi's clerk called a taxi for Akiko and Ayumi Hamasaki.Wanyumi Watanabe said goodbye to everyone, and got into the car first.

It was still early, and the couple wanted to sit somewhere again.Akina Nakamori called the little assistant to confirm that Hikaru Utada had returned home, and told her that the couple would go back later.

After hanging up the phone, the two looked at each other and smiled.

"It's like a poor parent who avoids their children and lives in a two-person world." Yanqiao Shinichi said exaggeratedly.

Akina Nakamori laughed loudly and retorted: "It's not like that."

Yanqiao Shinichi broke the casserole and asked, "What does that look like?"

Akina Nakamori was a little stumped by the question, and really thought about it seriously.I didn't realize that this kind of nonsensical question, if taken seriously, would fall into a trap.

She thought and thought, and sighed: "I feel a little guilty when you say that."

Yanqiao Shenyi patted her hand and said with a smile: "Relax. On the other hand, children also want to live their own lives. Therefore, parents who have occasionally been to the world of two also set aside their own space for their children. "

Nakamori Akina said she disliked him: "As expected of Iwahashi-san, no matter what the topic, I can't trouble you."

Yanqiao Shenyi kept smiling, "It would be great if this sentence is really a compliment."

"Just take it as it is." Nakamori Akina was tolerant, and leaned on his shoulder after finishing the verbal fight with him.

The two of them went to Ginza to have a drink again. After all, they were concerned about the children at home and the assistant who was temporarily called to work overtime, so they didn't continue to stroll and went home.

After returning home, Utada Hikaru came to the entrance to greet them with his puppy Kenta in his arms.

The coquettish puppy gets along very well with Utada Hikari. In its little mind, it probably won’t remember that when it met Utada Hikaru in the recording studio two years ago, it was annoyed by a little girl who was only seven or eight years old. It's too much trouble.

Now, Hikaru Utada has passed the age that dogs would hate, and the puppy has also passed the most naughty age, and his personality is much calmer.

"Thank you, Momoi-chan."

Yanqiao Shenyi thanked the little assistant, and said: "We brought the cake back, do you want to eat it now?" He asked Utada Hikaru and the little assistant at the same time.

The two answered "Okay!" at the same time, making Akina Nakamori, who was watching, laugh.

Akina Nakamori took the cake to the kitchen for processing, and the little assistant followed to help.Iwahashi Shinichi went to change clothes, hugged the puppy, chatted with Hikaru Utada, and asked her about today's itinerary.

"It's still fun, but it's a bit boring." Utada Hikaru said contradictory words.

Yanqiao Shinichi was used to this, and replied: "That's half and half."

Utada Hikaru thought for a while, decided to be more rigorous, and said, "That's more than half and a little half."

These two people are having a conversation that sounds boring and strange to the bystanders, but they both enjoy it.After Iwahashi Shinichi finished asking, Utada Hikaru asked: "Iwahashi-san is having dinner with Ayu tonight?"

"Yes."

Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "Ayu has signed a contract with here, and from now on, he will be the newcomer of GENZO."

Utada Hikaru nodded thoughtfully.Seeing her expression like this, Yanqiao Shen couldn't help laughing, and asked her, "What is Xiaoguang thinking?"

Utada Hikaru blinked and replied: "Since it's something on my mind, of course I can't say it."

Shinichi Iwahashi, who was stamped by Akina Nakamori as "no matter what the topic is," is occasionally speechless with Hikaru Utada.

From this point of view, this ten-year-old girl can be called a genius.

While the little assistant was struggling with the issue of body management for eating cake at this time, he was full of praise for the cake, vividly demonstrating what the ambivalence was about.

Akina Nakamori also joined in the fun and ate a little.Only Yanqiao Shenyi was calm in the face of sweets, drinking tea silently.Seeing that it was not early, he got up to call a taxi for the little assistant, and was busy playing such a role all night.

When the taxi came, the little assistant said goodbye and left.

Utada Hikaru returned to the room, the puppy Kenta was lying in the nest, first followed to see the little assistant, and then followed Utada Hikaru, and returned to the room with her.

Nakamori Akina went to make tea for Iwahashi Shinichi again and put it in front of him.

Iwahashi Shinichi thought about it, and talked to her about Ayumi Hamasaki's plans after going to Beijing, "Ayu entered high school this year, and now she is in Tokyo. The most important thing is to arrange for her to enter high school."

Iwahashi Shinichi has no plans to arrange a job for Ayumi Hamasaki for the time being. However, since she is coming to Beijing as an artist and has signed a contract with an agency and a record company, regardless of whether she will be assigned a job in the next three years, in When choosing a school, you should put "allowing students to participate in arts activities" first.

Ayumi Hamasaki won't have a job for a while. Even if she needs to be systematically trained as a singer, the training courses arranged in the initial stage will not be too intensive, so there is no need to go to a communication school.In this way, there is no need to list too many choices. Hinode High School and Horikoshi High School, two schools dedicated to people in the entertainment industry, both have so-called performing arts classes for artists.

Sunrise High School is a girls' school, while Horikoshi High School is a coeducational school. With Ayumi Hamasaki's personality, it is better not to go to a girls' school.

Shinichi Iwahashi is a little worried. Ayumi Hamasaki's personality, if he is in a girls' school, is easy to fall into campus bullying.

Horikoshi High School has a tacit cooperation with the entertainment industry. As long as you say hello there, you can enroll at any time.As for the high tuition fees of private schools, according to industry practice, the company advances the payment on its behalf and records it in the bill as a liability.

Not only tuition fees, but also training fees, and clothing purchased before debut... various names, the first money an artist earns after officially debuting is actually the money given to the agency to pay off debts.

Regarding the admission of Ayumi Hamasaki, Shinichi Iwahashi has been very thoughtful.Or rather, it's the easiest.Nakamori Akina listened for a while, and felt that Ayumi's life in Tokyo was more important than which high school Ayumi went to.

She asked Shinichi Yanqiao, "Zhang Zisang will not stay in Tokyo to accompany Ayu. Next, how will Ayu's basic necessities be arranged?"