The poster was not attached to the window or hung on a lamp pole, but was held in the hands of the worker in charge of replacing the poster, and was about to hang it.

And what attracted Shinichi Iwahashi's attention was the theme of this poster-

"Joan Jett's visit to Japan, the first performance in eight years since The Runaways."

Who is Joan Jett?

She was the guitarist of an all-female hard rock band called The Runaways in the seventies. The Runaways, the band, which only existed for four years, was the first female hard rock band to be commercially successful.

After the band broke up, Joan Jett continued to play her rock 'n' roll and released a famous song called "I Love Rock n" Roll, which shined in her beloved field and was very successful as a female rock singer.

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"I'm sorry. Iwahashi Shinichi called out to the workers who were hanging posters.

"Excuse me, is Joan Jett coming to Tokyo to perform?"

"Yes. The worker replied, not looking at him, and concentrating on hanging the poster. Shinnichi Iwahashi stood by and watched as the workers hung up the posters, marking the time and place of the performance.

A month later in the Budokan house.

The poster of Joan Jett is in a leather suit, carrying an electric guitar, and the shape looks quite "rock". The worker who had hung up the poster moved to the next place, ignoring the young man staring at the poster in a daze.

Shinichi Iwahashi stared at the poster for a moment, feeling that the fog blocking his eyes had lifted.

Instead of looking for a place to drink cold drinks, he found a public telephone booth on the side of the street, dialed the information desk, and asked for information about Joan Jett's visit to Japan.

The young lady on the other end of the phone probably thought that he was a fan who inquired about ticket purchases, and patiently said the phone number and payment process for telephone ticket purchases, and at the end kindly reminded him that there would be on-site tickets on the opening day.

"Thank you. Shinichi Iwahashi hung up the phone and walked in the direction of the office.

When he returned to the first production department, his colleague told him that when he went out just now, the internal phone of Watanabe Manyumi's secretary called and asked him to come over.

"I didn't expect you to come back so soon. Said a colleague.

Iwahashi Shinichi politely gave a perfunctory reason and changed the subject, "Manyumi-san let me pass?"

Since the official launch of the project, Watanabe has not looked for him again.

"yes. The response from colleagues was also very kind.

Watanabe's support for Shinichi Iwahashi made him famous on the planning committee, and this gust of wind also blew to the first production department. However, unlike the atmosphere of the planning committee, there was no reaction from the colleagues in the first production department.

In fact, in the entertainment industry, the relationship between men and women is not as sensitive as in other industries, and the moral constraints are relatively loose, especially for the black clothes who stay behind the scenes.

You can eat fast food, as long as you remember to pay the bill obediently after eating. Even if it's an affair, as long as it doesn't get to the extent that everyone knows that the junior comes to the door and the company receives the whistleblowing letter. In other words, don't make a big deal and cause trouble to others, just let you do it.

His ability is obvious to all in the first production department, so no one cares about his private life. Especially when he is not from a high background and makes it clear that the door is not the right one.

Even the colleagues in the planning committee, after he officially joined the group, handled the work in an orderly manner, and gained a firm foothold, confirmed that he was not a straw bag who came to cause trouble, and the eyes of his colleagues staring at him and Watanabe Manyumi's gossip faded.

Since the work is done well and the ability is there, it doesn't matter what the rest is.

Returning to his position, Shinichi Iwahashi picked up the phone and called Watanabe Manyumi's secretary, and after a transfer, Watanabe Manyumi called him over.

Putting down the phone, Shinichi Iwahashi went over to see her.

At this time, Watanabe Manyumi deliberately did not see Shinichi Iwahashi.

The blow given by her mother, Misa Watanabe, directly pressed her in place and couldn't move. Because of her mother's approach, she couldn't provide any help to Shinichi Iwahashi, who had just joined the group, so she had to let him work his own.

It wasn't until he stood firm and slowly eliminated the negative impact of the differences between her and her sister with his work attitude that Watanabe Manyumi breathed a sigh of relief.

Waiting for Iwahashi Shinichi to come over, the phone suddenly rang. Watanabe Manyumi picked up the earpiece and just listened to the beginning, her expression changed slightly.

Iwahashi Shin'ichi knocked on the door, and when he was allowed to enter, Watanabe Manyumi had just put down the phone. Seeing him come in, his original face was not very good, but he quickly retracted, so that people couldn't see anything.

"You look for me. ”

"I just received a phone call, and Junmi-san Matsuzaki of TOM★CAT said that he couldn't come. ”

"Can't come?"

TOM★CAT is a mixed band that debuted in the same year as Rebecca. However, it is April for Rebecca and November for Tom★CAT.

TOM★CAT became a hit with her debut single "ふられ気分で Rockn Roll", and Junmi Matsuzaki likes to wear welding goggles as sunglasses when performing on stage, which is also a well-known trait.

Junmi Matsuzaki was not the group that initially responded to Keiko Terada, but was contacted through Watanabe Production after the planning committee was established. She was not very enthusiastic about the festival, and only agreed after several communications.

"Contractual disputes. "TOM★CAT's record contract and agency contract were signed separately, and the invitation to the festival was received through a record company. However, we did not know in advance that TOM★CAT was preparing to become independent from the firm. ”

As a result, during the negotiations, there was a disagreement with the firm because of the unclear copyright, which offended the president. Matsuzaki-san initiated a boycott, and all the performances were affected, and now it's hard to say where the band will go. ”

"Tonight, the official fax will be delivered to the planning committee's office. ”

If you don't do it, you won't do it, I really don't know if I want to praise "Girl, you're really rock!"

But judging from the current situation, as the affected party, Iwahashi Shinichi just wanted to say, "Girl, you're really good at making trouble." ”

It's better to get together than to disperse, and making such a big battle not only offends the firm, but also offends the surrounding circles by the way, but I am afraid that even if the contract ends successfully, there will be no place for them in the mainstream music industry in the future.

"It sucks. ”

Junmi Matsuzaki is somewhat famous among the female singers invited, and now she suddenly says she won't do it, which is another blow. But what Watanabe said about "bad" is more to express her criticism of this kind of employee as the decision-maker of the firm.

However, after hearing this, Shinichi Iwahashi was optimistic, "It's a good thing for us." ”

Watanabe Manyumi looked at him.

"The official list has not yet been announced, and it is a hundred times better for Matsuzaki-san to announce her withdrawal now than if we have already started to promote it with great fanfare. ”

"That's right. Watanabe smiled.

Looking at Shinichi Iwahashi, he was calm and relaxed, and his expression was exactly the same as when he thought of a good idea before. I can't help but be a little curious, he has a new idea?

Sure enough, the next moment, Iwahashi Shinichi opened his mouth and talked about his plans.

"I think that this music festival, in terms of the selection of lineups, we may be able to broaden our horizons. ”

"For example?"

"Female bands and singers from overseas are invited to come and perform. ”