Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1476 Chapter 1477. Believe it or not
"letter?"

Iwahashi Shinichi raised his head, and Hamasaki handed a letter to him.

"I would like to ask you to take a look at this." After Hamasaki finished speaking, he couldn't help but ask: "Don't you want me to check these letters?"

There was actually no thorn in her tone, but a hint of confusion.

But Shinichi Iwahashi was attracted by the letter, and he was already accustomed to her sudden and thorny way of speaking. He simply ignored her question, took the letter out of her hand, and looked at the envelope. It was a child's handwriting.

On the envelope, the name of the sender is "Maiko Haruyama".

There is an elementary school student living at home, and Shinichi Iwahashi's ability to identify the child's handwriting has greatly improved recently.

Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the letter and guessed why Hamasaki Ayumi sent this letter in particular.Ayumi Hamasaki stared at Shinichi Iwahashi who was thoughtful about this letter.

Previously, Iwahashi Shinichi told her that in this era, the audiences who still send letters deliberately are loyal supporters of the company.Although Ayumi Hamasaki contradicts him verbally, the more I read, the more I understand why Iwahashi Shinichi said that.

Reading letters from viewers often makes Hamasaki feel strong emotions from people he has never met. In the process, he seems to begin to understand what Shinichi Iwahashi is doing when he runs a record company. thing.

Among the letters from the audience that he read, this one made Ayumi Hamasaki realize the most what “music” is.

When he decided to come to Tokyo, Ayumi Hamasaki mentioned singing, and all he thought about was "singing for Shinichi Iwahashi."But while reading letters from viewers, Hamasaki began to think about what exactly a song would bring to the audience after it is sung.
She belatedly had a question, why did Iwahashi Shinichi want her to sing when he wanted her to become a singer?

At this time, the door of the office was knocked again. Utada Hikari poked his head out and blinked, "Iwahashi-san, Ayu-chan~" Two girls came over one after another. Iwahashi Shinichi looked at Utada Hikaru, showing a slightly helpless expression. expression.

These two children seemed to have made an agreement to haunt him.

Iwahashi Shinichi thought so in his heart, but in Hamasaki Ayumi's opinion, it seemed that he was being deliberately targeted by Utada Hikaru.Whether Utada Hikaru wants to work in the company or is chasing after her, it is all an attack from Utada Hikaru.

But the two of them had the same secret, and when they met Utada Hikaru's eyes, Hamasaki had nothing to say.This awkward girl handed the handle to Utada Hikari, but a child held it.

However, Hamasaki Ayumi shared the same secret with her not because he was worried about Hikaru Utada snitching.

"Is this a letter sent to Iwahashi-san?" Utada Hikaru also came to Iwahashi Shinichi.

Iwahashi Shinichi opened the letter and said, "It's a letter from the audience." Judging from the handwriting, it seemed that it was a child about the same age as Utada Hikaru.

……

After the new school year, Mayiko is already a third-grade elementary school student.In terms of mood, he is already a little adult.She hung her home key around her neck, and after school every day, she would leave school with her close classmates. At the fork in the road before going home, several children would wave goodbye, and then she would return home by herself.

Every day passes normally.Maiko does well in school and is very popular. She is a child who never lets anyone worry about her.After raising such a daughter, the neighbors also looked at Junko with admiration and sympathy.

In the bleak era after the bubble burst, although Junko worked harder than before, her income did not increase, and even what she already had now was in jeopardy.

When the wind of depression blows in the world, the hardships of a single mother and her young daughter are indescribable.Kabukicho's custom place, in order to attract single mothers, opened a nursery at the workplace as a welfare for employees. While the children were taken care of downstairs, the mother would laugh upstairs.

The strict operation of this society has prepared traps for such families waiting for them to fall. There is always a way to eat up those who unfortunately fall and wipe them clean. The easier the road seems to be, the more dangerous it is.

This pair of mother and daughter depended on each other, relying on each other through the prosperous era that had nothing to do with them, and relying on each other closely to face this bleak era with no way forward.

Junko and her daughter depended on each other for life, and no matter how difficult it was, they could only wipe away their tears.In an era like this, if single mothers don't behave like this, they will fall into endless consumption until they are drained clean.

When a storm comes, women are like grass falling in the wind.But in the storm, grass is the most tenacious.

In the new year, one thing Junko and Mayiko are looking forward to most is DREAMS COME TRUE’s outdoor concert after four years.

After the band announced the new structure, Giraffe Man can only be seen on this tour.When the band held its first outdoor concert, Maiko was still a young child and had no chance to go there.

Junko and Mayiko have been preparing for their dream concert for four years.

When Maiko was still younger, she wrote a letter to the giraffe man of DREAMS COME TRUE and received a reply from him.The reply from the giraffe man was like a shining star that decorated Maiko's childhood.

It is precisely because a star once lit up in her heart when she was young. Deep in Maizi's heart, she retains an innocence that no one else has, as if she believed that Santa Claus really exists in a world without God.

Her mother, Junko, taught her not to be too greedy but to be patient at the same time.

For Junko and Maiko, the most indispensable thing in life is "music".Ever since I heard "So Happy!" by DREAMS COME TRUE on TV.so happy!Really like! ", after being inspired by this song, the mother and daughter had a tacit understanding of joy for the same song.

In an era when more and more money is used to express love, they express their love through songs in a simple way.In the era of depression, music is even more indispensable for this family that needs encouragement more than anyone else.

On TV, the number of music programs has been greatly reduced, and it is difficult to watch the programs of your favorite singers on TV at any time like in the past.But no matter how tight the money is, Junko will still take her daughter to the record store and buy a record.

In the past few years, mother and daughter have been loyal fans and supported DREAMS OCME TRUE, but they have also gradually fallen in love with other singers and will be intoxicated by the music of other singers.

For this mother and daughter who depend on each other for life, it takes ten times more courage than others to not give up.

……

After school, Maiko went home with a female classmate who lived nearby.Children of this age never have to worry about having nothing to say on the way home. Whether it is their comments after watching a variety show or a seemingly understanding speech about a romantic TV series, they are often reluctant to leave when they reach a fork in the road.

However, Junko will come home late, and Maiko will have to look after the house after returning home.She returned to the apartment and took out the keys hanging around her neck.Before opening the door, make it a habit to check your mailbox.

There is a letter inside.

(End of this chapter)