Flower Rock, a toy that hit the market last year.

As the name suggests, the toy is shaped like a sunflower or hibiscus planted in a flower pot, with an anthropomorphic flower, wearing sunglasses, a cool smile, and a guitar in hand, like a rock star.

And whenever there is a sound nearby, the flower holding the instrument will move with the sound, as if it is performing.

After the gadget was launched last year, it became very popular, not only in the book, but also exported overseas, and is deeply loved by young people......

Among the young people who obviously love it are also the Miwa-chan that this cheerfully shows to Shinichi Iwahashi.

However, the Flower Rock she took out was obviously different from the toys sold on the market.

Ordinary Flower Rock, one flower per pot, but this one brought by Miwa-chan is a large pot with three flowers.

Three slender branches are side by side, on the far left is a cartoon girl grinning happily, in the middle is a cartoon giraffe man, and on the right of the giraffe man is a cartoon youth smiling silly.

All three little men wore sunflower hoods – the giraffe man looked the funniest.

The girl has a tambourine in her hand, the giraffe man has a shoulder-mounted keyboard, and the young man has a bass in his arms.

"Is this you?" Iwahashi Shinichi pointed to the girl with a big grin.

Miwa-chan put the flower pot on the conference table, took it seriously, and proudly announced, "This is a specially customized Flower Rock, 'Flower Rock.DCT version'!"

At first glance, you can see that there is no other......

Miwa-chan said as she clapped her hands at three cartoon figures wearing sunflower hoods. The three sunflowers moved and began to sway back and forth in the same rhythm and in the same direction.

Just looking at it this way, it feels like I'm putting on a show.

"And me?"

Brother Nakamura came over with a smile and looked at the stupid cartoon youth.

"HOWEVER, IF DREAMS COME TRUE, YOU SHOULD BE THE ONE STANDING IN THE MIDDLE. Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the three cartoon figures dangling around.

Although the color scheme of this big toy is indescribable, the image of the three cartoon figures is also very funny, more like a traveling group of funny artists than a rock band.

But I received such a gift, and Iwahashi Shinichi was very happy in his heart-

Unexpectedly, although a little weird, it was pretty good.

That is, Miwa-chan can give this kind of gift that is a little strange, but very attentive.

Just like her bunch of aesthetically exploding bizarre performance costumes, although they are strange at home, they are carefully designed by her, and even sewn by hand little by little.

"Because it's a birthday gift for Shen Yijun! Of course, Shen Yijun is in the middle. "Miwa Chan has a lot of words.

Iwahashi nodded cautiously, "That makes sense, too." "Compliment her," quite a set. ”

"I just said please keep up good expectations~ Isn't it?" she seemed to have done something big.

Iwahashi Shinchi saw her smug expression in his eyes and felt funny, but he still nodded and acknowledged.

"Everyone—"

Brother Nakamura, who was watching this big toy together just now, didn't know when he quietly left the scene, came over with a cake, and put it in the middle of the table.

In this position, the three cartoon figures are just in front of the cake.

Miwa-chan clapped her hands, and the staff in the conference room gathered around, "One, two—"

That's how it started.

Miwa-chan began to sing a cappella.

But it's not a well-known birthday song, it's a tune you've never heard before.

"It's past twelve o'clock in the night, and I'm going to tell you happy birthday as soon as possible!"

Iwahashi Shinichi was slightly stunned, watching her happily, like a child in a choir, singing this song that he had never heard before.

This is a birthday song written by Miwa-chan for him.

"Happy birthday!" Miwa-chan sang.

Under the command of Brother Nakamura, the staff repeated "Happy Birthday!" like a harmony, and clapped their hands as they sang.

On the table, the three cartoon figures in front of the cake swayed and shook along with the song, as if they were accompanying Miwa-chan and the people present.

"In this once-a-year day, I want to tell you frankly that it's so good to know you!"

You’re my precious......

Miwa chanted and laughed, clapping her hands vigorously. Brother Nakamura and the staff all cooperated tacitly and added harmony in the right place.

Three cartoon villains, with all their might, accompanied.

"Pray that all good things will come around you—"

"Happy Birthday!"

"Happy Birthday!"

Miwa-chan approached Shinichi Iwahashi and almost face-to-face with him, smiling and singing the last sentence: "Happy birthday to you ~ Shinich-kun!"

Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her smiling face and couldn't help but laugh alongside.

The singing stopped, and the staff clapped their hands again and blessed: "Happy birthday ~ Iwahashi-san!"

Miwa-chan's happy face showed that triumphant little expression again, and if her fox tail could be seen, she would probably have flicked it up with great vigour.

The specially prepared exclusive birthday song, as well as the staff who cooperated tacitly and seemed to have been rehearsed in advance, Iwahashi Shinichi guessed that 100%, before he came over, these people had already passed the qi, just waiting for the signal of Miwa-chan.

There are also the first lyrics of the birthday song.

Shinichi Iwahashi remembered the phone call with Miwa-chan last evening, and the pair of sleep-deprived dark circles under her eyes that I saw today.

I just don't know if she called him after writing the song, or if she wrote the song again after the call.

After Miwa-chan finished singing, she stretched out her arm and hugged him hard. Shinichi Iwahashi caught the little fox that suddenly pounced and patted her on the back, "Thank you." ”

Miwa-chan continued to laugh, let go of her arm, turned her head, and greeted Brother Nakamura, "Masato Sanato is also here~"

Brother Nakamura just waited for this moment, walked over, put his arm together, hugged the two of them, and hugged his two teammates together.

This is the Bald Dorimuzcom who never cares about the true feelings revealed in public.

"Let's sing it together. Miwa-chan said.

Iwahashi nodded cautiously, "Well, let's sing it together." ”

"The three of them, as DREAMS COME TRUE, have been singing all the time. She said like a child, "until you die of old age—"

"Hmm. Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and took over, "When I'm older, I'll also perform in giraffe hoods." ”

Brother Nakamura hugged the two guys and listened to their conversation with a smile.

"Even if Shin Yijun becomes a super powerful president, he will continue to sing together. The little fox began to show her tail again.

Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly heard the true meaning of her words.

ON ONE SIDE IS DREAMS COME TRUE, WHICH IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE POPULAR, AND ON THE OTHER SIDE IS SHINICHI IWAHASHI, WHO IS GETTING BUSIER AND BUSIER.

"That's it~!!"

Miwa-chan was as if the final word was final, and happily announced while he was stunned, let go of him, and even broke away from Brother Nakamura's arms.

Like a happy puppy, she came to the three cartoon characters and sang casually in the tune of the birthday song she had sung before: "BA BA BA BA BANG!!"

The three cartoon villains shook their bodies in great cheer, as if they were also plucking musical instruments together.

This carefree and happy look made the staff present laugh.

Although I always put forward some willful requirements when I work, and sometimes I expose a little arrogance, the atmosphere has always been good when working with such an optimistic guy.

Iwahashi Shinichi was watching her wild appearance, and suddenly, Brother Nakamura quietly asked, "Miwa-chan really gave you birthday wishes at twelve o'clock?"

Nakamura Koma's face is gossipy.

Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the little fox who was happily singing to the cartoon figure, "That's still fake." ”

"Haha!" Brother Nakamura laughed and said with a little sympathy, "It's not easy." ”

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't answer the conversation.

Miwa-chan was happy and came over to pull him, "Hurry up and cut the cake~!"

Looks like she's ready to eat a big piece.

A birthday was lively.

The cake was shared with the staff, and the celebratory atmosphere was cleaned up along with the mess left after the cake was shared, and everyone sat down at the table again for the official meeting.

The large pot of specially made Flower Rock was also put back into the box, waiting to be carried home by Shinichi Iwahashi later.

Today is the meeting of the circus tour, and the first show of the tour will be held in Fukuoka for two consecutive days on the 10th and 11th of this month. A week in advance, there will be staff members who will go over to prepare the venue, and by the 9th, the three members of the band will also go in advance to familiarize themselves with the venue plus rehearsals.

The open-air venue, the two combined, can mobilize about 55,000 people, an absolutely large-scale performance.

Still, while tickets were opened, tickets were quickly snapped up. At the same time, the new album with the tour will also be officially released in four days.

With tickets snapping up after the first two shows went on sale, everyone was confident about the prospects for both the upcoming album and the upcoming tour.

Watanabe Manyumi did not miss any small opportunity to promote it, and communicated with Shinichi Iwahashi, preparing to take advantage of the concert to open tickets, and after the tickets for the Fukuoka venue were sold out, she would buy a page in the newspaper for the band, boasting about their super box office appeal, and by the way, the upcoming new album and the still hot single "Eyes to me".

After the voting deadline for the tour, the sales momentum of "Eyes to me" also fell, but it did not fall out of the charts, but continued to stay on the charts with a long-selling single, and continued to grind unhurriedly.

With a million-dollar signboard, one-off camera commercials, and accompanying tour voting tickets, this single has sold more than 700,000 copies so far, making it the highest-selling single so far this year.

With about five months to go until the annual closing date of the sales list, it now seems that the goal of one million is very close. Once it sold more than one million, it was the first million-dollar single and the first record to enter the Heisei period.

As long as you get it, it almost means that you can leave a name in the history of pop music, and you will not forget the band in the future.

In this way, not only Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe, but also the band's stakeholders are full of confidence and expectation for this million goal.

There is no need for Iwahashi Shinichi to find a way to add fuel to the fire, in terms of seizing the opportunity that can be seized and borrowing the power that can be borrowed, Iwahashi Shinichi has always hit it off with Watanabe Manyumi.

On the one hand, the tour was to sing the songs voted by the audience, and on the other hand, to perform for the new album.

Everything is in order, just waiting for the time to come, the issuance of the release, the departure of the departure, and the progress of the proceeding.

......

In the evening, the recording work ended.

Before returning to the backstage from the studio, the host of this show, Akiko Wada, greeted him warmly, "Akina-chan, do you want to go to dinner together?"

Akiko Wada is tall and strong, full of energy, and with her, Akina Nakamori looks like a small animal.

Not only does it look like a big sister on the outside, but in fact, this one is indeed a big sister. has deep qualifications and high status, and after becoming a singer, he has hosted the Red and White Song Club all the year round, and has several variety shows of his own.

In addition, she is also a well-known fiery temper, and even left a terrible old thing of slapping her male peers, whether it is a senior or a junior, there are many people who have suffered from her fiery temper.

However, aside from these legends surrounding her, Wada Akiko is a cheerful and righteous personality. Akina Nakamori doesn't think she's a terrible senior, on the contrary, she can still get along with her, and sometimes go out to eat and drink together.

Today, though......

"It's a bit of a misfortune today, Akiko-san. Akina Nakamori politely refused.

Wada Qiuzi smiled freely, "Really?" suddenly showed a gossipy expression, "Is there any arrangement?" This appearance has nothing to do with the majesty of the seniors.

"That's a lot!" Akina Nakamori was generous, catching her joke.

Wada Qiuzi ordered it so far, but she wasn't really a bad woman, "Then let's do the same!, but next time, we must go together, Mingcai-chan!"

"Okay, Akiko-san~" Akina Nakamori agreed with a smile.

This appearance looks well-behaved and cute, and it is neither humble nor arrogant. Even Wada Akiko couldn't help but feel a little protective in the face of such a Nakamori Akina. Not only can't he play the majesty of the seniors, but he also wants to spoil her a little.

Back in her lounge backstage, she changed her clothes, took off her makeup on stage, and looked at the time, "I'm going home." ”

Big Ben promised, and the little assistant packed up today's luggage and sent her home.

Along the way, Akina Nakamori sat there quietly in a daze, and the little assistant occasionally looked at her, not guessing whether she was simply empty, or if she was thinking about something.

Today is Shinichi Iwahashi's birthday.

Akina Nakamori remembered that before going out this morning, she drew a circle on her calendar.

She had been looking forward to this day for a long time, and had quietly planned in her heart in advance, no matter what, to bring this day out.