Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 168
The two walked into a small bar near the station together.

On a Friday night, every pub is packed.After the revision of the Basic Labor Law, the era of weekends has officially entered, so that Friday nights can start all night carnival.

These days, everyone talks about labor law, stock market quotes, and financial tolerance. It doesn't matter if you hear these words from an 80-year-old grandma or an eight-year-old child, as if these things are social Common sense.

In addition, it is also accompanied by the complaints of the students——

Now that office workers have implemented a two-day break system, I don’t know when it will be the students’ turn to have Saturdays off.

Even if he didn't bring a girl with him, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't want to go to the bar where office workers gathered, and watch the office workers greet their bosses or vent their pressure.

The two checked for a while before entering a shop where most of the young people were.

I usually don't feel much when I work with Haruko Akamatsu, but once I appear with her on some occasion, I feel other people's eyes on Haruko Akamatsu, and sometimes envy and jealousy towards him as a fellow traveler, so I remind him again I saw Shinichi Iwahashi, she is a great beauty.

Not only that, her dignified and generous demeanor, as well as her innocent but unscrupulous demeanor, endowed her with charm and charm that ordinary beauties do not have.

This appearance, as an actor, might be very popular in the office.

But even such a beauty often works together, and after getting used to seeing her, the light will dim.For example, the closer you are to the light, the harder it is to see.

In this way, it seems that some face blindness who don't know the beauty of their wives can be understood to some extent.

After ordering, Haruko Akamatsu spoke first, "The program of Band Heaven will start airing in October."

"what."

Iwahashi Shinichi guessed that Haruko Akamatsu had asked him out for no reason, so he didn't expect to mention this first.

"Yes." He replied, "at the end of October. Although the schedule is a bit tight, this is not like a variety show, which requires a lot of time to write scripts, nor is it a TV series. Proposals need to be started a year in advance .”

"TV Asahi's network currently only has [-] TV stations in the whole country. The Hokuriku region, the Tohoku region, and the area where Mori Motoji's hometown is located are not within the coverage area. It is not comparable to Fuji TV, TBS, and NTV... Of course."

The predecessor of TV Asahi was just an educational TV station. It was not until 1973 that it obtained a comprehensive TV license together with TV Tokyo and became the current five major broadcasting stations. Although the public once believed that only the three major broadcasting stations could meet all needs.

In this way, the progress of this development is quite good.

"Fortunately, the densely populated places in Kanto, Kansai and Guanzhong, as well as Fukuoka, are covered. As for other areas, we have to find another way."

The presence of Hokuriku and Tohoku is not very high. In the eyes of Tokyo people, I am afraid that they are completely rural, especially Akita and Aomori in the Tohoku area, which are even more remote and remote places that people don’t care about. A blind entertainer who lightly shamisen begs for food, Takahashi Takeyama or something.

Japan's TV stations are different from Rabbit Country. Except for NHK, there are no national TV channels.Therefore, in order to solve this problem, private TV stations have formed a continuous broadcasting network, so as to meet the needs of national broadcasting.

"Will your band be there?"

"Of course we have to participate." Yanqiao Shinichi said, "However, we will not appear on the stage in the first few episodes. At the beginning of the program, there must be a degree of topicality. In the first few episodes, we will first push the bands that can create conflicts and topics. come out."

Akamatsu Haruko smiled, "It's said to be a free draft, but in fact, from the moment the decision is made to sign up, the TV station has to manipulate it invisible, isn't that right?"

"That's right." Yanqiao Shenyi gave her a "very understanding" look, "Whether it's the process or the result, in fact, we didn't plan to intervene, but just added fuel to the flames and pushed the direction to the most interesting side."

"By the way," Shinichi Iwahashi asked her, "When the time comes, your ARNORMAL will also participate, how about it?"

Akamatsu Haruko didn't answer.

"However," Shinichi Yanqiao said self-consciously, "if it's on TV at that time, I'm afraid you won't be able to hide it from your hometown in Kyoto."

As long as it is on TV, even if her family members don't watch it, maybe others will tell it after watching it, and the probability of exposure will be greatly increased.

"If that's the case," Haruko Akamatsu's tone sounded indifferent, "I'll probably be scolded. It might be okay to try to convince my father and mother. If my grandfather finds out, I might be arrested and sent back to Kyoto. "

"It's really not easy." Yanqiao Shenyi laughed when he heard it.

Akamatsu Haruko didn't smile, but straightened her expression, "Iwahashi-san, there is actually something I want to discuss with you."

"Oh?"

Iwahashi Shinichi was not surprised.

When Akamatsu Haruko invited him just now, he guessed that he must have something to say.Asking about the progress of the program earlier was just an introduction.

"Actually, this kind of thing should be discussed with everyone in the band first. However, I can't make up my mind, so I thought it would be great if I could get some advice from you."

Akamatsu Haruko said, "Before, because I joined the band, Mineshima-san refused to continue to be the manager of the band. At that time, you took in the band. Actually, maybe you should say that you took me in, because Hirakawa-san and the others, regardless of going Wherever I go, I am a first-class musician. In contrast, I, who lack experience and talent, am not a person worthy of others fighting for me."

"Afterwards, you gave me pointers, taught me how to integrate into this circle, and how to get along with this circle. Or, you paved a new road in front of me, opened a door that I used to be Unopened doors are no exaggeration."

Yanqiao Shinichi really wanted to say to her, "I'm ashamed of you boasting", but seeing how she was trying to decide the words, he couldn't bear to interrupt her.

Confidentiality has always required courage, and courage cannot be interrupted.

"What I'm worrying about right now is rooted in your suggestion."

Akamatsu Haruko looked at him, "Before you told me that Hirakawa-san decided to become a professional musician, so she gave up her job."

In the past, it could be said that they formed a band because of their love for music, but when Tatsuya Hirakawa gave up his job and decided to take music as a career, making music was no longer purely for love.

"Since then, I have been thinking, thinking, can I really be one of the four corners, supporting everyone's dreams? Maybe I lack such motivation..."

Having said this, Akamatsu Haruko subconsciously closed her mouth.

Because Iwahashi Shinichi's expression looked more serious than ever before.

However, she neither showed a flinching look, nor did she meet his gaze with reluctance, but calmly waited for his next words.

"Let me confirm one thing first, what Akamatsu-san means is that you want to quit the band?"

Akamatsu Haruko hesitated, "I can't say. I like music in my heart, but is my attitude towards music on the same channel as Hirakawa-san's attitude towards music?"

Hearing what she said, Yanqiao Shenyi couldn't help showing a wry smile, "I can't let you take all the good things."

"sorry."

"I'm not blaming you, I'm just explaining a fact." Yanqiao Shinichi's attitude became milder, "'Become a professional', the meaning behind this matter is indeed very heavy. In this way, are you willing to take it seriously? Think about what I said, and now come to discuss with me again, I would like to thank you instead."

Otherwise, when she changes her mind when the arrow is on the string, it will be really embarrassing.

"However, I still want to tell you first. The matter of taking responsibility is not as heavy as I imagined. It's like the kind of guessing game played on TV. Because I can't see the true colors of things, I always subconsciously go Scary stuff to think about."

"Moreover, being one of the four corners of the band is not only supporting everyone's dreams, but at the same time, everyone is also supporting your dreams."

Akamatsu Haruko listened to him.

"Thank you, but, Yanqiao-san, I think, if it is to support everyone's dreams, I am not afraid of this matter. It's just that I have been spinning around the threshold of amateurs before, and after stepping into the threshold of the underground music circle, what happened Many things, my concept of 'profession' strengthened."

"Besides, I went to the performances when I was free, and gradually found that the joy of standing off the stage as an audience member and discovering the strengths of the singers on stage moved me even more. Regardless of that, I gained experience as an audience member. I started to try to apply this kind of understanding to Hirakawa-san and the others, and then discovered many problems that I hadn’t discovered before.”

"It's not that I don't have the awareness to support everyone's dreams, but I realize that the most suitable way to support everyone may not be one of the four corners."

Yanqiao Shenyi thought for a while, "Do you want to go behind the scenes? Be a manager?"

"Yes." Perhaps in front of a real manager like him, Haruko Akamatsu showed embarrassment for the first time tonight when she said this with a little confidence.

"Let me confirm first, it's not because I'm afraid of being exposed on TV and being discovered by my family that I want to go behind the scenes, right?"

Akamatsu Haruko shook her head, "How could that be?"

"Okay." Yanqiao nodded cautiously.

"First of all, thank you for coming to discuss this matter with me. Then, I want to know, how do you consider the feelings of your teammates? Regarding your withdrawal."

When Shinichi Iwahashi asked this question, he thought of Mineshima's evaluation of Haruko Akamatsu.

Lack of team skills.

Mineshima's eyes are really poisonous, and he can see the uncertain part of Akamatsu Haruko.In fact, when Iwahashi Shin asked Akamatsu Haruko whether he could support Tatsuya Hirakawa and their dreams, he already realized the problem.

But he doesn't think it was a mistake to sign the band. Even if Haruko Akamatsu quits, Tatsuya Hirakawa and the three of them are a good team. Even if they change to a more suitable home stadium, they can be improved to a higher level.

The only thing he didn't expect was probably that Akamatsu Haruko didn't want to quit because she had had enough of playing, but her decision to go behind the scenes.

"I'm very sorry."

"It's too rash to just say sorry." Akamatsu Haruko said, "But, if you continue to occupy that position with clear doubts, then you will be even more sorry to everyone, and you will truly tarnish the dreams of others."

Iwahashi Shinichi listened carefully.

"So, I will seriously apologize and get their understanding. Even if I can't get an understanding..."

"That's not enough." Yanqiao Shinichi interrupted her.

"Hey?"

"If something goes wrong, it's too simple to just apologize. If something goes wrong, take responsibility and find a way to solve the problem. Don't always apologize dryly."

"Yes." Akamatsu Haruko accepted the teaching humbly.

"I've assigned you a mission." Shinichi Iwahashi said, "The show will start airing at the end of October. I didn't intend to arrange for you to appear on the stage right away. Maybe ARNORMAL will participate in February or March next year. So, you have plenty of time. "

"Before that, you find a lead singer who can replace you, and Hirakawa-san and the others are also satisfied."

Before the debut, the band was like this, constantly changing members, and sometimes after debuting, they will change members.But there are not many cases of changing the lead singer after all.Akamatsu Haruko gave time to the band, and Iwahashi Shinichi didn't feel angry.

Haruko Akamatsu, who has a clear understanding of the underground music circle, may really serve as a bridge between the production company and the underground music circle in Iwahashi Shinichi's opinion.Unexpectedly, his suggestion of letting her learn to be an audience would push her down such a path.

However, brokers are not so easy to be.

"Although it's great for you to understand the meaning of a singer's career, I also want you to understand the meaning of a manager's career." Yanqiao Shinichi smiled, but he didn't leave any room for what he said.

"If it doesn't work, whether it's the band or my place, I'm sorry, there will be no place for you anymore."

"Yes." Akamatsu Haruko agreed.

Leaving the bar, the night is dark.

Coming out of the alley, there was a lot of people on both sides of the road.

A taxi slowly approached, and drunken office workers raised their arms one after another—some waved taxi coupons, and others simply waved ten thousand yuan bills.

High fashion, designer bags, jewelry and gold lavaliers.

All kinds of luxury goods decorate colorful dreams one after another.

In such luxury, Iwahashi Shinichi and Akamatsu Haruko seemed out of place.

Iwahashi Shinichi also said that Haruko Akamatsu, who came from a real wealthy family, has no impetuousness in her.

"I'm going to take the tram," said Iwahashi Shinichi, "how about you?"

"I'll take the tram back too."

The two then walked towards the station together again.

Akamatsu Haruko's class arrived first, and before she left, she apologized to him again: "I'm sorry for making you hear such an embarrassing thing."

Yanqiao Shinichi signaled her to stop the topic, "Good night."

After seeing her off, I don't know if it was because of the alcohol, Yanqiao Shinichi felt dizzy.

Hearing her words at night really caught him by surprise.Even if you think about it carefully, all this is also foreshadowed.

Next, it depends on what Akamatsu Haruko does.

If she can't find the new lead singer, Iwahashi Shinichi will discuss with Hirakawa Tatsuya and the others and openly interview one.

What happened to Akamatsu Haruko followed the night and the day came, as if nothing had happened.

The next day, Saturday, was no different from Monday to Iwahashi Shinichi.

He got up early in the morning and went to the recording studio to sort things out. In the morning, he went to Mayumi Watanabe's office.

(End of this chapter)