"I'm going to take the cable car ——!!"

The train has not yet arrived, and Eriko announced it in a hurry.

The train to Yomiuri Land is quite crowded. Manami Fujimura reached out and pressed her daughter's restless shoulder, "Know, do, go~"

Eriko, who couldn't escape from her mother's palm, nodded perfunctorily and went to talk to another person in the same company, "Fumi-chan, wait a minute, we're going to rush to the Ferris wheel." ”

Fuyumi Sakamoto laughed at her high fighting spirit and made a cheering gesture, "Okay, I'll rush over then." ”

Compared with her mother, who always doesn't allow her to be like this and doesn't allow her to be like that, Eriko feels that her mother's friend Fuyumi Sakamoto is more kind and cute.

On Saturday afternoon, when school was closed, Manami Fujimura promised her daughter to go to Yomiuri Land. When the promise was made, Fuyumi Sakamoto was also there, and Eriko invited Fuyumi Sakamoto as a matter of course and asked her if she could go with her.

Eriko, who is seven years old this year, is a first-grade child.

The year before last, when Manami Fujimura came to Tokyo with a contract for an office and a record company, she left Akita with Eriko. Although her first debut as a singer failed, Eriko was not affected, and when she reached her age, she entered elementary school on time.

The singers who failed to make their debut are ordinary people, but Fuyumi Sakamoto, who became popular just after her debut, took off her makeup on the stage and dressed up like an ordinary office worker, and no one recognized her.

The singers, on and off stage, are almost two looks.

"It's only possible to be asked when you're away from home and you need an autograph. Fuyumi Sakamoto and Manami Fujimura said.

Unlike Manami Fujimura, who debuted under a stage name, Fuyumi Sakamoto is her real name.

However, the name is perfect for singers. Born with such a name, it seems that even becoming a singer is destined to be.

"I'm different, the name 'Manami' is ordinary. ”

Whether it's her real name or her stage name, "Manami" is also an inconspicuous name.

Manami Fujimura and Fuyumi Sakamoto were accepted as disciples by the official seal of Inomata at about the same time, and they were sent to Yuriko Futaba to learn singing at about the same time, and the relationship between the two was very good.

Manami Fujimura, who was six years older than Fuyumi Sakamoto, took care of her like a sister and often invited her to dinner at home.

Probably because when she was accepted as a disciple at first, she was treated differently and started from a different place, Manami Fujimura quite comfortably accepted the reality that her friend became popular and her future was unknown, and she calmly interacted with her.

When the train arrived, Manami Fujimura was worried that Eriko would get lost, so she grabbed her shoulders and walked out. Staying in her mother's palm and not getting out, Eriko twisted around, living like a wild child.

When she was a child, she attended kindergarten in Akita, and the parents of the children in her class knew that she was the daughter of Manami Fujimura and told the children not to play with her. Unknowingly, she was raised into the character of a wild child.

However, this time I had to change my stage name again, and from now on, I will completely separate my life and work. Manami Fujimura casually laughed at herself, "Like a hostess in a nightclub." ”

"Ahh

Sometimes, her elderly friend suddenly said something unintentional that made people sweat. If this kind of talk reaches the ears of people in the industry, it will definitely offend a large number of people.

However, being so careless in front of Fuyumi Sakamoto is both a sincere trust and an unintentional temptation.

"Ikuta-san went to meet with Sakai Producer today, otherwise, he would definitely have to send us over. Manami Fujimura was lining up, remembered it, and casually mentioned it.

Ikuta was the agent assigned to her by Sony.

"I don't like Ikuta-san!" Eriko shouted, turning her head when she heard it.

Manami Fujimura straightened her daughter's shoulders and her face did not change, "Line up well, Eriko." ”

......

Manami Fujimura's re-debut plan has been working on for a while, but it has not yet been officially decided.

The new stage name was determined to be Fuji Ayako, and when Sakai Masatoshi and Burning met to negotiate, they wanted her to follow Fuji Keiko's line and sing resentful songs instead.

However, Manami Fujimura has a sweet voice, which has neither the momentum of a resentful woman nor the gloom of a resentful woman. If you really want to sing a song of resentment, you can't copy the path of your predecessors.

Although Sakai Masatoshi has a direction in mind, he is still uncertain how to go.

The first debut failed, and the second debut had no way out. Sakai Masatoshi has been with so many singers that he can't become popular, and he doesn't feel that kind of responsibility is so heavy.

In contrast, the person who is more attentive is Manami Fujimura's agent Katsu Ikuta.

Katsu Ikuta has followed Manami Fujimura since she signed with Sony, and he cares about everything about this street singer who went to Beijing from the countryside, and is more thoughtful than the agent of her firm.

After failing to make his debut for the first time, Katsu Ikuta felt that Manami Fujimura was in an urgent situation, and communicated with Masashi Sakai from time to time, wanting to help formulate a debut plan that could turn the situation around, and he was so obsessed with it.

On Saturday, Masatoshi Sakai suddenly called Katsu Ikuta and asked him to come over to discuss Manami Fujimura. Naturally, he didn't say a word, and took time out of the afternoon to go to Sakai Masatoshi's personal office.

As a result, after arriving, Masatoshi Sakai told him that the producer Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to invite Manami Fujimura to participate in his planned album.

"Iwahashi Shinichichi-san?"

Masatoshi Sakai reminded him, "Ikuta-kun met him once, when you and Fujimura went to the rehearsal room before. ”

Ikuta Katsu suddenly realized, remembering the young face he had seen at that time.

But......

"Project album?"

Sakai Masatoshi said in a joking tone, "I still want Fujimura to work with the band, and I want to say that Fujimura is in love." I can't even imagine it. However, he was joking, but he was actually a little moved in his heart.

The sentence mentioned for Shinichi Iwahashi "made the cooperation with the band a part of Manami Fujimura's re-debut".

"Band?"

When Katsu Ikuta heard this, he put the identity of Shinichi Iwahashi as a producer with the Iwahashi producer in the industry, who focuses on idols and bands.

I've seen that time, and he invited Manami Fujimura to participate in his project by name?

"I can't imagine it. ”

Katsu Ikuta slowly organized his words, "So, I'm curious about the content of Iwahashi-san's project, and it would be nice to hear him talk about it." ”

His curiosity was genuine, and he wanted to know about Iwahashi's plans, and wondered if there would be immediate benefits to Manami Fujimura if he participated in this project.

"Call Iwahashi-kun and ask him out for a drink. Sakai Masatoshi said.

Katsu Ikuta watched as Masashi Sakai picked up the phone, flipping through the address book and dialing out a pager.