The part-time giraffe man who had nothing to do the night before changed into a suit and joined the company the next day as if nothing had happened.

Early in the morning, Watanabe Manyumi called Shinichi Iwahashi and reminded him to send a flower basket of condolences to Juntendo Hospital in the name of the record company.

"Misora Skylark-san is in a bad situation. ”

The day before, Watanabe Manyumi followed her mother to Juntendo Hospital to visit Misora Skylark.

Since four or five years ago, there have been news of poor health. In the past few years, his physical condition has been deteriorating, first liver cirrhosis and osteonecrosis of both thighs, and then esophageal tumor and interstitial pneumonia.

Misora Skylark has a transcendent status in the entertainment world, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the highest status among the singers who are still alive.

This time she was seriously ill, on the one hand, in order to avoid unnecessary speculation from the outside world, she did not disclose her illness to the outside world, and on the other hand, because she was not in a good condition, except for the big names in the industry and close related personnel, ordinary people were not allowed to visit.

The Sky Skylark became famous very early, and it was already popular all over the country in the early fifties. At that time, Watanabe Jin was still performing at the Mi Army base to eat mixed rice. But later, Watanabe Productions grew rapidly, and Mr. and Mrs. Watanabe Jin also became the top figures in the industry.

It is said that a small company like GenZo has no need or qualification to send a basket of condolences to Misora Skylark. But when Watanabe Manyumi went to visit the patient with her mother yesterday, she mentioned it in a casual conversation.

As long as you say it, you must express it after your side.

"I see. ”

Iwahashi Shinichi agreed, and asked again, "Is Misora-san's situation bad?"

"It's always possible to prepare. Watanabe told him.

It is not only the family of Misora Skylark who has to prepare for the aftermath, but also the entertainment world. With the status of the skylark in the United States, if it can't survive this time, all kinds of commemorative activities will have to keep up.

Shinichi Iwahashi hung up Watanabe's phone and called the clerk again, and in the name of the record company, he went to Juntendo Hospital to send a basket of condolences to Misora Skylark.

Even such a thing has to be deliberately detoured and let Iwahashi Shinichi do it. Watanabe Manyumi is going to do just that.

He put down the phone and suddenly remembered Misora Skylark's single "川の流れのように" (川流不止).

The last time I went to the chubby young man's house for a party, the people from the Misora Skylark Office gave him a dozen. After that, Iwahashi Shinichi gave some away, and he kept one for himself.

For this singer who became famous after the war, throughout the post-war period and then to the period of Gaigen Heisei, Shinichi Iwahashi has no special feelings, and his impression of her only stays at the most superficial level of "the number one person in the music industry".

Even so, a singer who has gone through the post-war period from comprehensive poverty alleviation to the bubble era, with the reform of the Yuan Heisei, his life will also come to an end, and as a bystander, he can feel a little bit of fate.

But a generation of song queens is critically ill, and everything is going on as usual.

It's like water flows forever and doesn't stop for anyone.

......

At ten o'clock in the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi went to visit Masashi Sakai again.

These days, in order to plan the album, he and Sakai Masato have been in contact quite frequently. After Watanabe reminded Shinichi Iwahashi that Ranshi Moritomo was a fragile man, Shinichi Iwahashi remembered the man Manami Murasei he had seen here, or the street singer who should now be called "Ayako Fuji".

A fragile beautiful man and a mysterious magical beauty.

"You're going to invite Fujimura to your music project?" Sakai Masatoshi knew his intentions, but he didn't expect that his favorite candidate was Ayako Fuji.

Iwahashi nodded cautiously, "I have such thoughts." I have a band that is about to debut, and I want Fujimura-san to try it out with them. ”

Sakai Masatoshi frowned, "To be honest, I don't agree with that. ”

Looking at Iwahashi Shinichi, he explained, "It's not that I think Iwahashi-kun has a problem with your plan, so I'm going to stop Fujimura from participating." It's because Fujimura hasn't made a splash at all until now, and it was because of the failure of his first debut that he was sent to me. ”

Obedient and listening. What Sakai is saying is that a singer who has never made an impression in the eyes of the public before, if she participates in a collaboration project with a band, it may make this project her most impressive work.

In that case, it will become an obstacle to her re-debut.

"That's right. Iwahashi nodded cautiously.

Sakai Masatoshi continued, "So, I would like to ask you to reconsider your choice of cooperation. To tell you the truth, I'm also interested in this project, and if I want to invite other singers, as long as I can help, I'm willing to talk about it. ”

It's good to get such an explicit promise, but Iwahashi Shinichi still thinks about Fuji Ayako. was rejected once by Sakai Masatoshi, but it didn't dispel his thoughts.

He thought for a moment and said slowly, "Then what if this cooperation plan can be regarded as a part of Fujimura-san's re-debut plan?"

"Oh?" Sakai Masatoshi looked at him.

Iwahashi pondered his words, "Sakai-san, my idea is that you and I will work together to develop a cooperation plan between the band and Fujimura-san, and take participation in this project as a part of her makeover and re-debut. ”

"This ......"

Sakai Masatoshi did not answer yes, nor did he answer no.

To make the collaborative project a part of Ayako Fuji's re-debut, it means that you need to know what the new route of departure that Sony has prepared for Ayako Fuji.

When it comes to these, it's the business of other record companies and studios, and it's a bit of a line crossed. Therefore, Iwahashi was cautious until the end, and it was not good to talk more. Next, he didn't continue to mention Ayako Fuji's matter, but put her aside for the time being.

Sakai Masatoshi also put this matter aside for the time being and did not mention it again.

At noon, Sakai Masatoshi invited Shinichi Iwahashi to have a light meal. In the afternoon, Shin'ichi Iwahashi went to the recording studio of the production company.

In the afternoon, Yukiko Okada went to work in the recording studio.

As soon as I entered the door, I was happy to see Iwahashi Shinichi busy inside, and I hadn't seen him for a week. However, when the joy was over, it began to feel subtle again.

...... As soon as Iwahashi-san comes, won't he have to work overtime again?

Tonight, I also made an appointment with Akina-san to watch a movie.

Yukiko Okada, who was taken by the black-hearted boss Shinichi Iwahashi to work too much overtime, began to think about it in his heart just when he saw the boss himself.

The last time I asked Yoko Minamino and Minako Honda to go dancing, Yukiko Okada was full of energy, thinking that if he was dragged by Shinichi Iwahashi to work overtime, he told him that he had to leave work on time.

As a result, the words that came up with it didn't come in handy, and Shinichi Iwahashi let her go back early.

Yukiko Okada, who failed once, cleaned up the energy that he didn't use last time, and when he went to make tea for him, he began to plan in his heart, and when the time came, he told Iwahashi-san that he had asked Akina-san to go to the movies.

Get off work on time today, too!