"A bit too much, pack it up slowly. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi said to her, "I'm ready, please come and be a guest." ”

"Sounds like a big job. Akina Nakamori laughed at him.

However, hearing him say this, the complaints in his stomach all night suddenly disappeared and were gently and skillfully resolved by him.

"It's not small. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi also smiled and followed her words, "However, tidying up the room is still a whim. When it's time for vacation, there are more things I want to do than stay at home and clean. ”

He's eloquent.

Akina Nakamori listened to him and laughed into the earpiece.

Laughing enough, in a good mood, I asked him, "Did you get the chocolate?"

"Heart-shaped chocolate, I'm embarrassed to see it. ”

Akina Nakamori seized the opportunity and fought back, "Before, it was clear that it was a 'no matter what shape it is'. ”

"Imagination is not the same as reality. He said.

Akina Nakamori smiled secretly, the more she was like this, the more she had to get to the bottom of it, "What's the difference?"

Shin Iwahashi changed the subject, "However, it tastes really good, and I already ate a little bit just now." ”

It's okay if it's not like this, the more he interrupts, the more Akina Nakamori thinks that he is shy, happy in his heart, and a little complacent that he has succeeded in his prank.

was happy in his heart, but he was quite disgusted with "Eh~" and said, "It's so cunning." ”

Shinichi Iwahashi took her cunning sentence and asked her again, "Next time you take a vacation, will you come to my place to play?"

The whim to tidy up the room was because I thought of her mood when she made this chocolate and understood her chattering complaints on the phone.

Akina Nakamori also knew what Iwahashi Shinichi was referring to by "whim".

She said "um" and promised, "Okay." ”

......

A small and delicate restaurant in Minami Castle Mountain.

At noon, Kikuchi Momoko and others have dinner here. This restaurant was opened by her aunt and has been in business for more than ten years in Qingshan, where every inch of land is valuable.

In recent years, some of her fans have heard that this is a restaurant opened by Aunt Momoko Kikuchi and come here. But long before her debut, the business in the store was already very good, and it was not because of her that she had been in business for so many years.

Rather, it should be the other way around, if it weren't for my aunt's restaurant, Kikuchi Momoko might not have become an idol.

My aunt's restaurant is doing a good business and is often visited by people from the entertainment industry. When Momoko Kikuchi was just in high school, someone related to the entertainment industry came to the store and saw a photo of the Kikuchi family hanging in the store, and fell in love with Momoko Kikuchi, so through her aunt, she handed her an invitation to enter the entertainment world.

Momoko Kikuchi's girls' school has strict school rules, and although it is not explicitly prohibited, it does not support students from participating in activities in the entertainment industry. Therefore, she only participated in a small number of acting activities at first, and learned to sing under the arrangement of the office, until the end of high school, she officially debuted as an idol.

When she decided to enter the industry, Momoko Kikuchi signed a seven-year brokerage contract with the firm, and by the end of September this year, she was about to face her first contract renewal.

The door of the restaurant opened, and a woman entered.

She looked around the store and walked towards Kikuchi Momoko, "I'm sorry, there was something temporary, and I delayed it a little, Momoko-chan." ”

"It's okay, Gayun Mi-san. Momoko Kikuchi smiled at her.

Seven years ago, the manager of the office was in Aunt Kikuchi's Momoro's shop, and when he saw her smile in the photo, he fell in love with her at first sight.

Iwasaki Kayomi sat down across from her, looked at Kikuchi's Momoko's smile, and smiled back.

My aunt's mother came to entertain them, and when she saw Iwasaki Kayomi, she greeted her very familiarly, "My family's peach sauce, thank you for your care." ”

Yomi Iwasaki is in her early thirties, and she has been in the entertainment industry for 12 years, almost just after graduating from school, and began to do this business. first worked as a miscellaneous worker, then as an agent, and later participated in stage production, and is a trusted man in black in the industry.

When Momoko Kikuchi first debuted, Yomi Iwasaki was in charge of her record promotion.

At that time, Momoko Kikuchi was only a teenager and was ignorant of everything in the entertainment world. Iwasaki Kayomi is more than ten years older than her, and she is cared for and loved like a junior.

A few years ago, Iwasaki Kayomi resigned from the office to participate in stage production, although she is no longer in charge of Kikuchi Momoko, but the two still keep in touch in private, and Kikuchi Momoko is used to confiding in her about anything she encounters in the entertainment industry and any troubles.

"Kayo Mi-san," Momoko Kikuchi told her, "and the response to my character doesn't seem to be good for this TV series." ”

These confusions about the future, which cannot be said to friends and family, and the other party cannot understand, let alone give good advice, can only be told to Kayomi Iwasaki, who is in the industry and knows that she is confused about the transition period.

"It seems to be a little too forceful, so the audience can't accept it. ”

Iwasaki Kayomi knew Kikuchi Momoko's situation very well, and without her explanation, she pointed out the relevant problems first.

"It's so hard. ”

Momoko Kikuchi couldn't help but sigh. The face that was always smiling on the stage was covered with a layer of sadness at the moment. For idols, her debut can be called smooth, and compared with female idols of the same period, she is also popular enough and popular enough.

However, in the face of declining popularity and the need for transformation, there is still nothing to be done.

"A few years ago, Matsumoto Akiko-san transformed into a variety artist, and now he is thriving. Kikuchi Momoko joked, "Well, I'll try to be a variety artist too." ”

Iwasaki Kayunmi shook her head again and again, "Peach-chan can't be a variety artist." ”

Momoko Kikuchi laughed, "I'll just talk." After laughing at it, he said: "I used to form a band, but now I am an actor, if the actor really can't do well, maybe the studio really wants me to try to be funny." ”

"Peach-chan is just too unassertive. ”

Iwasaki Kayomi said, "If the office really wants you to try a variety artist, please don't agree." She earnestly advised, "Matsumoto-san has no burden as a variety artist, but Momoko-chan is different." ”

"Hmm......" Momoko Kikuchi nodded.

"I'm not optimistic about the plan of the firm to help you form a band, but if you turn into an actor, this path is actually very reliable. Iwasaki said heartily, "It's just a little too impatient." ”

"Does Gayun Mi-san think so?"

Iwasaki Kayomi nodded, "If it's me, let Momo-chan transform little by little, and take on the role step by step." ”

Momoko Kikuchi smiled, "If it's Kayo Mi-san who is in charge of my career planning, I'll discuss it and don't do what I don't want to do." ”

The person in charge of her office, although he treats people kindly, is the kind of person who says everything.

When Iwasaki Kayomi heard this, her heart tightened, and she felt that the opportunity was at hand, "Then I'll just set up an office, personally act as an agent for you, and help you plan your career as an actor." ”

"Are you kidding?" Momoko Kikuchi smiled and crooked her eyes.

Iwasaki Kayomi saw her reaction and knew that she was not interested in her proposal, but she was not completely indifferent.

She thought about it for a while, and didn't answer yes or no, but talked about Matsumoto Akiko, "Matsumoto-san can find the position of a variety artist, and I heard that thanks to the agent in charge of her." So I think that to transform, the key is to find the right positioning. ”

After saying that, he smiled, "I think Peach-chan has a lot of potential as an actor, and I really hope you can succeed." ”

"Thank you, Gayun Mi-san. ”

At this time, Kayomi Iwasaki was willing to set up a firm for her and wanted her to succeed, and the trust and affirmation shown in these words made Kikuchi Momoko deeply moved.

In September of this year, the contract with the firm will be renewed again......

Kikuchi Momoko suddenly thought of this, and her heart was pounding.

Kayomi Iwasaki thinks that Kikuchi Momoko has potential in her career as an actress, but she plans to set up an office not "for Kikuchi Momoko".

It is better to say that after I had the intention of setting up an office, I first thought of Momoko Kikuchi, an excellent starting candidate.

Setting up an office and then looking for new people to train from scratch like a fly is two completely different things from having a popular idol who is famous and has an audience.

If she can move Kikuchi Momoko, she can use her signboard to find a backer, and then help her successfully transform according to her own ideas, and then use her light to replace resources and promote real newcomers.

Iwasaki knew that Momoko Kikuchi's contract was expiring this year, and she also knew that because of these two transformations, there was a rift in her trust in the firm.

Opportunity to be present, she could not help but act.

After the meal, the two said goodbye. Iwasaki Kayomi still has a job, and Kikuchi Momoko is on vacation today. After saying goodbye to Iwasaki Kayomi, she didn't stay at her aunt's restaurant for a long time, killing time on her own.

The streets of Shibuya are bustling with people, and billboards of advertising star Rie Miyazawa are displayed in the most conspicuous places.

In the cinema, the movies starring Hikari Genji are still being screened, and there is no shortage of young and beautiful "STARS" in the dizzying entertainment industry.

The moment she was distracted, she almost pretended to be full of several people who came over her.

Momoko Kikuchi was about to confirm the situation, and apologized to her first. One spoke in Japanese, clearly with a foreign accent, and the other in English.

She looked at these people through her sunglasses, guessing that they were probably tourists from Xiangjiang or Taiwan. Momoko Kikuchi has heard that the number of foreign tourists visiting the country has increased dramatically recently due to the consumption tax that has been levied since April.

Last year, the Takeshita Cabinet submitted a "consumption tax draft" proposing to replace the goods tax with a consumption tax......

I don't know much about the details of the situation, but I know that if the consumption tax is introduced, then all the purchases in the future will have to be taxed.

Therefore, after the draft was proposed, it was immediately met with strong opposition from the public. But even so, the draft was finally forcibly adopted, and it came into force on April 1 this year.

If you have to pay taxes even if you go to a convenience store to buy some daily necessities, Kikuchi Momoko is not willing to collect consumption tax. However, when the agent talked about this matter, he also said that the abolition of the goods tax and the replacement of the consumption tax is a good thing for the wealthy class.

has been popular, although the firm's commission is powerful, it is not too heavy, and she seems to be counted in the wealthy class.

However, if you have to pay taxes even on the purchase of daily necessities......

Momoko Kikuchi shook her head slightly, dispelling these thoughts. Anyway, I can't control these things, and in the end, I can only accept it.

In a small episode, Momoko Kikuchi bowed to the other party and said that it didn't matter and continued to go her own way.

The next day, she went to the office, and her agent told her, "Peach-chan, there's a good thing." ”

"What's a good thing?" The good thing in the agent's mouth is nothing more than work-related. Momoko Kikuchi maintains a polite curiosity.

The agent said, "It's Fujifilm, inviting you to shoot the next season of the Quick Snap TV commercial." ”

And that's a good thing indeed.

After listening to Kikuchi Momoko, polite curiosity turned into genuine joy.

With her fame, receiving an advertisement is not something to cheer about, but for Kikuchi Momoko, who is confused because of the transformation, this job gives her a sense of ease of "getting back on track".

......

The streets of Shibuya are crowded with young people dressed up in style and making themselves a part of Shibuya's popularity. On the other side of Yoyogi Park, there are ordinary people who gather here every day to protest against the consumption tax.

Once the consumption tax is collected, it will be ubiquitous in life, and the wool will come out of the sheep, and the price rise is a clear thing, which will have a great impact on the people with low and middle incomes.

However, while the consumption tax has led to an increase in prices, the abolition of the luxury tax has also lowered the price of imported goods.

For the wealthy who can afford to buy and buy, and the card people who have the courage to borrow money to buy and buy, it has become a good thing.

In the eyes of ordinary people, abolishing the luxury tax for the wealthy and imposing a consumption tax on everyone is reducing taxes for the rich and raising taxes for the poor.

For this reason, opposition to the consumption tax has not disappeared from the time the draft bill was proposed until it was finalized.

The production company's recording studio was nearby, and when Iwahashi Shinichi went to the studio, he could still see their signboard propped up on the ground.

This kind of scenario has been staged here every now and then since the draft consumption tax came out in the second half of last year.

The GST covers books and records, so price increases are inevitable. After a long time, the public will get used to the existence of consumption tax, but it is difficult to say what the impact will be in the short term.

However, this kind of helpless thing is only a "casual" countermeasure for the public.

Iwahashi Shinichi's idea is also "casual", although he vaguely remembers that he had seen in his previous life that the consumption tax was 8%, and now it is 3%......

Okay, don't think about it anymore.

If you can't destroy something, you can only coexist with it.

Although once the consumption tax is introduced, it will be ubiquitous in life. Not to mention eating and using these, he was ready to move and change houses, and he dealt with Imai of the real estate company, and heard him say that the rent had also risen.