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"I'm sorry, with all due respect. Iwahashi Shinichi still insisted on his opinion, "But what exactly is the so-called idol glory?"
"I don't think it could be more false than that. Today's idols are not the sun and stars, but just artificial light bulbs one after another. What is there to protect such glory?"
"Hmm. The person in charge hesitated.
Taking advantage of his momentary hesitation, Iwahashi Shinichi struck while the iron was hot and continued, "Why can't idols make funny skits? I don't think it's a shame. Besides—"
Anyway, it's in his own office, so he doesn't have so much to think about, and Iwahashi Shin has always said: "Even if there is such glory, it should be the underage smoking Tomoko Takabe who ruined it, and the kitten club that talked about it in the show......"
and the truth of heaven and earth that went to make a little pink movie.
Of course, he didn't drag out their former number one idol on the territory produced by Watanabe. From this point of view, it's still a bit "secretive".
"Even if there is such glory, should we let Matsumoto-san, who has never felt the glory of idols for a day, and has not benefited from it at all, to protect it?"
He moved out the last reason, "Besides, the situation of Matsumoto-san is here now, and if you don't consider changing, I'm afraid that in the end, you will only have the fate of being hidden." In that case, please give me this chance to bet on Matsumoto-san and my career—"
"What do you and Matsumoto's career have to bring to the table. The person in charge came back to his senses and said. The words were a little ugly, but the tone was not very bad.
Indeed, a nameless little idol and a rookie agent, even if they are tied together and put on the scales, they are not worth much weight.
"In that case," Shinichi Iwahashi sensed a glimmer of hope in the reaction of the person in charge, and felt that there was room for maneuver. Hurry up and climb up with yourself, "It's all the more important to give worthless little people like us the opportunity to let go and do it." ”
At the same time, on the fourth floor where the first production was located, a team of figures appeared in the corridor.
A young woman in her early twenties, accompanied by two staff members, walked into the office of the first production department. She is the second daughter of Jin Watanabe and Misa Watanabe.
Watanabe Manyumi graduated from the Department of Sociology at Waseda University, and was affiliated with the public relations team when he first joined Watanabe Productions.
At the same time, she is also in charge of the brokerage affairs of Mori Shinichi - Mori has a total of three agents, each responsible for different directions, and Watanabe Manyumi is mainly responsible for dealing with advertisers.
When Watanabe Jin was alive, he had a lot of appreciation for this little daughter. Compared with Shoucheng's eldest daughter Meishu, the second daughter Wan Yumei is also full of some innovative courage.
However, the eldest daughter, Miki, is already fledgling and married to the producer of Fuji TV, and it seems that it is already an imminent thing to join Watanabe Productions in the future.
As the second daughter, Watanabe Manyumi is too old and her sister is too old, and she can't compare to the popularity and foreign aid that her sister has accumulated over the years, so she can see it from the beginning and has never moved the idea of fighting for power.
is also because the two sisters have tacitly set goals and directions early on, and there is a harmony within the firm, and there is no Meishu faction, Wanyumei faction and the like.
After entering the office, several people walked to the cubicle of the person in charge, and when they approached, they saw a young man standing in front of the desk of the person in charge, looking like he was arguing with reason.
Watanabe moved her eyebrows, stopped, and listened there for a while.
“...... It is even more important to give worthless little people like us the opportunity to let go and do it. ”
When she heard this, Watanabe Manyumi couldn't help but smile and looked at the young man who said it.
At this time, the person in charge and Shinichi Iwahashi finally realized the existence of Watanabe Manyumi, and they both looked over.
Shinichi Iwahashi saw Misa Watanabe and Miki Yoshida, and it was the first time that Manyumi Watanabe, who had only heard their names, and it was the person in charge who spoke first before he knew who he was.
Watanabe Manyumi doesn't look very similar to Watanabe Misa and Yoshida Miki, probably more inherited from Watanabe Shin.
She's medium in height, but she's well proportioned, and she's perfect for a suit. Compared with the eldest sister Yoshida Miki, her appearance is much more exquisite. Ear-length short hair, although young, gives people a sense of ability.
"What are you talking about?" Watanabe was intrigued.
The person in charge briefly explained the situation. Watanabe Manyumi listened to it, and after a little thought, "Matsumoto Akiko?" seems to have not only an impression of this name, but also some understanding.
"Who is this?" she looked at Shinichi Iwahashi again.
Iwahashi Shinichi bowed, "I'm Matsumoto-san's agent, Iwahashi. ”
"Oh. Watanabe nodded, "Hello." ”
This plan went from the person in charge to the hands of Watanabe Manyumi.
She carefully read the plan and asked Shinichi Iwahashi, "How did you come up with the idea of making Matsumoto-san transform into a variety show?"
"Because I found the biggest selling point of Matsumoto-san, if you want to play it, you have to take this path. If I had to say, it would probably be 'sell what she could sell'. Iwahashi replied.
"Sell what you can sell?" said Watanabe Manyumi laughing again, as if she thought it was funny.
Lowering his head, he looked at the plan again, paused, and said, "Can Iwahashi-san be responsible for this transformation?"
"Yes. Shinichi Iwahashi straightened his back, "If the plan doesn't work out, I'll take responsibility." "Although, as the person in charge said, there is nothing worth mentioning about his career.
But what I want now is actually an attitude.
"That's up to me," Watanabe said, looking at him, "and get in touch with the production team of 'We Are the Funny Family' to discuss this project." However, if you fail, please leave your job voluntarily. ”
"Yes!" Iwahashi bowed his head.
Basically, the industry rule for TV stations is to start counting the new year from April, and then produce programs on a half-year cycle. It's the end of February, and it's the right time for the TV station to be adjusted.
In the first production department, opinions on making Matsumoto Akiko transform like this are also divided into two factions. However, those who oppose or are hesitant about this transformation do not think the project is not feasible.
In other words, idols who are about to be saved will be like that even if there is another failed project. Rather than whether the project is feasible, this concern is actually more due to the impact of this approach on the existing idol model.
If Matsumoto Akiko had set this precedent - Watanabe Productions, who had already been reduced to the Shosei faction, would have flinched from becoming a pioneer again.
However, Watanabe was surprisingly determined to support the project.