Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 440
Okada Yukiko called back the paging, and the other end of the phone was quickly connected.

"Ming Cai-san, good evening."

Shinichi Iwahashi was sitting in the driver's seat, listening to Yukiko Okada talking to Akina Nakamori on the other end of the phone, he couldn't help turning his head and looking at her.

Yukiko Okada, who is 21 years old this year, still makes people feel a kind of childish innocence from her from time to time.It's the same with Akina Nakamori on the phone now, her tone is very lively.

However, this kind of innocence is not a kind of childishness derived from "not growing up".Rather, it is because although she has grown up, she still retains a girlish side while living as an adult.

Therefore, such innocence, far from being repulsive, made people sincerely like her childish charm.

Such a trait makes Iwahashi Shinichi feel that it is natural for Akina Nakamori and Yukiko Okada to become friends, and the friendship can be maintained until now.

"I'm still with Iwahashi-san." Okada Yukiko said to the other end of the phone.

While speaking, he turned his face to Iwahashi Shinichi.Although he looked at him, he continued to talk on the phone with Akina Nakamori, "I came to work in the recording studio today and worked a little overtime. Iwahashi-san said that as compensation for working overtime, he would treat me to dinner."

"..."

There's no need to tell Nakamori Akina in such detail about this kind of thing, right?Yanqiao Shenyi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

Just now when I thought about it secretly, Okada Yukiko suddenly said with a smile: "Really?" She said "wait a moment" to the phone, and suddenly discussed with him.

"Iwahashi-san, let Akina-san come over, okay?"

"What?" She spoke in a general way, and Yanqiao Shen asked subconsciously.

Okada Yukiko explained: "I called Akina-san in the afternoon and wanted to ask her to go to the movies with her. Akina-san was working and didn't come back until now."

Speaking of this, she laughed, "Also, Minna-san said, she hasn't had dinner yet."

"Really?" Yanqiao Shen nodded and agreed, "Okay."

Okada Yukiko said "thank you" to him, and took away her hand covering the receiver, "Akina-san, how about having dinner together? And Iwahashi-san too..."

As soon as Yanqiao Shen heard what she said, he understood that the co-author first obtained his consent, and then went to persuade Nakamori Akina.It would be too subtle if Akina Nakamori smiled and refused.

……

Fortunately not.

Okada Yukiko talked to Nakamori Akina, hung up the phone, and reported to Iwahashi Shinichi a list of addresses in Meguro, where she made an appointment to meet Nakamori Akina.

Yanqiao Shinichi hardly ever went to the Meguro area, and after digesting this string of addresses for a long time, he set off.

On the way, he remembered what Yukiko Okada said, and asked her, "After dinner, are you and Nakamori-san still going to the movies tonight?"

Okada Yukiko looked at the time and shook her head, "Today is too late, the last show is at eight o'clock in the evening."

"What movie is it?" Yanqiao Shinichi was a little curious.

"One Hundred Years of Solitude."

He tried his best to search his memory, as if he hadn't heard of this movie being released recently.Okada Yukiko didn't wait for him to ask, and said first, "It's an Italian film introduced by art theaters."

"Oh." It's normal not to know.

According to the selection criteria of art theaters, a bunch of movies that are so niche that they don’t know where they come from are introduced every day.That said, for lovers of foreign films, this art theater chain is a boon.

"Today, the movie theater has discounts for women, so I decided to take advantage of the discount and invite Akina-san to watch it together..." Okada Yukiko said.

Yanqiao Shinichi was a little amused, "Did you go to see it because there was a discount?"

"I saw the release information in a movie magazine before, and the movie poster looks quite textured. However, it is more cost-effective to watch it when it is discounted." She said in a calculating tone.

Not only that, but also Akina Nakamori, "Akina-san also likes to go to the movies on discount days."

"Really?" Yanqiao Shenyi found it interesting to hear such gossip.

A Taopu star who went to the movie theater on the discount day and was complacent because he saved a few coins, as if he had accomplished something big.

But, thinking about it this way, I think she, who calls herself a "shopping street kid", seems to be in tune with this kind of behavior, and it would be cute if she really did it.

Having said that, he had talked to Yukiko Okada several times with Akina Nakamori in the past, and now Yukiko Okada was talking about Akina Nakamori to him, could it be regarded as an invisible win?

……

At this time, Okada Yukiko spoke again and asked him, "Did Iwahashi-san meet Akina-san at the last concert?"

Yanqiao Shinichi responded, "I and Nakamori-san are seated next to each other."

"Yeah." Okada Yukiko nodded, "I like Akina-san very much. When I went to participate in "STAR! Birth", I sang the song of Akina-san."

"Akina-san is my important friend, and so is Iwahashi-san." She said this with a contented look, as if she was proud of being able to have such two friends at the same time.

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't make a sound when he heard this, but he vaguely recalled that at the end of the concert, they knew each other that they had never mentioned to Yukiko Okada that they had actually known themselves and Akina Nakamori.

Okada Yukiko planned to introduce him to Nakamori Akina, but in the end she didn't expect such a mistake.Iwahashi Shinichi thought of what he had guessed with Nakamori Akina about how Okada Yukiko would react if she found out about this incident, and thought it was very interesting and wanted to laugh.

If you really told Yukiko, how would she react?
"Iwahashi-san looks very happy." Okada Yukiko stared at his face.

Yanqiao Shenyi calmly replied, "I'm very happy."

He admitted so bluntly, but Yukiko Okada didn't know what to say.I wanted to ask him why he was happy, but felt that it was not good to get to the bottom of it, so I stopped the topic and looked ahead.

Okada Yukiko didn't ask any more questions, which made Iwahashi Shinichi feel better.

This kind of good mood is not because Okada Yukiko is not chasing him fiercely, but because there is a faint sense of wonder that he is keeping a secret that only he and Akina Nakamori know.

I don't know if Okada Yukiko had thought of this when she invited Nakamori Akina just now.

The last time I met Akina Nakamori was on her birthday, at the recording site of "Best Night Recording Studio".It was still summer, and now it is autumn.

Even if they are all in the industry, there are not many opportunities for "chance encounters".If it wasn't for overlapping itineraries, maybe we wouldn't be able to meet each other all year round.

After a showdown with Wanyumi Watanabe, he decided to cut off the three-legged rope between the two. After the establishment of a record company, Shinichi Iwahashi entered an unprecedented busy period.

I deal with people in the business and record industries all day long, and I have no chance to meet Akina Nakamori.

However, the thread of the relationship with Akina Nakamori has not been cut off.When he returned to Kawasaki's office during the period, he received another letter from Akina Nakamori.

There is no theme in the letter, just like before, as if chatting face to face, there are bits and pieces of trivia written.

When she was wearing a giraffe headgear, she met Akina Nakamori and handed the origami to her, revealing her identity ambiguously.

However, in subsequent letters, Akina Nakamori did not mention anything about the giraffe man.

Because of this, Yanqiao Shenyi felt her thoughtfulness, just like when he still thought of getting a snack and asked him to take it back when he didn't know who the person under the giraffe's hood was.

As soon as Yanqiao Shen read the letter, he also wrote a similar letter.If there is anything special, it is nothing more than writing in the letter that it is preparing for a record company.

At this time, the matter of the record company has come to a conclusion, and it can be written on paper without shyness.

However, it was not sent immediately.Instead, I waited until the eve of the release of DREAMS COME TRUE's second single, and sent the letter together with the album, and of course, "tasting impressions".

It is not only a continuation of the solicitation of "tasting impressions", but also a vague response to the question of identity.It's just that it hasn't been too long since this letter was sent out, and I haven't received a reply yet.

During this period of time, preparing for the record company, having a showdown with Wanyumi Watanabe, negotiating with Takeda Printing Company, trying to find a way to win the greatest power within the scope of the ability when the strength is the weakest, and then publicly recruiting lead singers on a large scale, in a short period of time During the time, every step taken is full of calculations.

But now, thinking that the person he was going to meet next was Akina Nakamori, Shinichi Iwahashi felt quite relaxed in his heart, and there was a wonderful sense of comfort that he didn't have to think about anything.

Thinking about it carefully, the fact that the matter of the record company was written into the letter probably originated from the state of getting along with Akina Nakamori without trembling and without any impurities.

Because of this, he was able to write these things that were done after careful calculation, like gossip, into the letter paper without any scruples.

……

Iwahashi Shin parked his car in the parking lot, got out of the car with Okada Yukiko, and walked into the street where motor vehicles were prohibited.

At night, if he hadn't retired, as an orthodox and pure idol, he wouldn't be able to go out for a night out so easily.

This can be regarded as a wonderful freedom.

These men and women of the era of big idols are, in a way, similar to students in co-educational schools.

So there is a difference between 82 groups and 83 groups. People who debuted in the same year will hold so-called "classmates reunions" on TV programs.

Since it is a coeducational school, there are upper and lower grades.For Okada Yukiko, Nakamori Akina in her heart is similar to a high-grade senior who is admired by low-grade female students.

Not only that, this elementary school girl also managed to hold the hand of Xueba Xuejie and became her good friend.

Students will get together and be divided into various factions. Among good friends, after school, there are also coffee shops where they can play board games or some snack shops.

The same goes for idols.

These young idols also have many "secret base"-like shops to relax.This restaurant in Meguro is like such a "secret base".

Okada Yukiko, Nakamori Akina, and their respective friends all came here to eat.

She knew the way, and walked into the store with Yanqiao Shinichi.

……

Nakamori Akina arrived a little later than Iwahashi Shinichi and Okada Yukiko.

After work, I checked the pager and found a pager from Yukiko Okada.After dialing, she said that she was with Yanqiao Shinichi.

"I came to work in the recording studio today and worked a little overtime. Iwahashi-san said that as compensation for working overtime, he would invite me to dinner." Yukiko Okada told her on the phone.

Talking about this matter in such detail, Akina Nakamori was amused by her tone, so she also told her that she hadn't had dinner yet.

As a result, Okada Yukiko said "wait a moment", and after a while, asked her if she wanted to have dinner together.

"And Iwahashi-san too..." Okada Yukiko seemed very happy that Nakamori Akina could get to know Iwahashi Shinichi.

When she said that, Nakamori Akina remembered that when she went to see her retirement concert, she realized with Iwahashi Shinichi backstage that neither of them had ever told Okada Yukiko about their acquaintance.

This misunderstanding is funny when I think about it, and I'm also a little embarrassed because I just kept it from Yukiko Okada.

"Is it okay?" Okada Yukiko asked.

Akina Nakamori agreed.

After hanging up the phone, her manager Da Ben asked her, "Where are you going next? Let's have something to eat first. The show has been recorded for almost six hours."

As an agent, his stomach growled.

Nakamori Akina told him that he was going to the restaurant in Meguro, "I made an appointment with Yukiko."

……

On the way here, Akina Nakamori remembered the letter he had received from Shinichi Iwahashi.

To be precise, what she received was not a letter, but a package.After opening, there is a new single of DREAMS COME TRUE inside, and there is still a card with "tasting impressions".

In addition, there is another letter.

Sending over the new single from DREAMS COME TRUE is almost a statement of identity.When Akina Nakamori received such a package, she felt a subtle tacit feeling in her heart.

Opening the letter, the content of the letter was similar to the letters she sent in the past, without a theme, just like chatting, talking about trivial things.

However, it's not all trivial matters.

In the letter, Iwahashi Shinichi told her that he was preparing to set up a record company.

"So, at this stage, it's time to put all our energy into it." Shinichi Iwahashi wrote in his letter, "The establishment of a record company feels like opening a certain door."

Akina Nakamori saw in his heart that he was writing to set up a record company, and was surprised by him. He did not expect that he would do such a big thing again in a short period of time.

But in my heart, after being surprised, I couldn't help but think of the appearance of Shinichi Iwahashi who said "Success!" and then gave her a high five when they first met at the concert venue of Joan Jett Budokan.

Such Iwahashi Shinichi, Nakamori Akina sincerely believes that he can succeed, and never doubts his resilience.

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(End of this chapter)