Chapter 63: I Have a Work Ethic
The temperature in the bar is pleasant, and Iori Murakami is not wearing a coat, which makes her look a lot thinner than usual, especially the width and thickness of her shoulders have plummeted a lot, and she has more feminine charm, and her makeup is also very neat, probably I heard that my friend was coming and quickly touched up her makeup, so as not to be too embarrassed, but if you look closely, you can still see that her eye circles are red, and her eyes are also a little bloodshot, as if she has just finished crying.
Rin Chihara pretended not to notice, but smiled: "It's not a special trip to see you, I also left my job, and I'm very idle now." β
Murakami Iori was about to help Rin Chihara order wine, when he heard this, he paused and raised his arm, and gave up halfway, looking at Rin Chihara in disbelief, and then showed a touched look on his face.
Yes, she was very moved, she liked the show "Shiqi" very much, and wanted to do it for a long time, but now she was snatched away, she couldn't resist it, she was punished, and she was aggrieved and painful in her heart, and Chihara Rin stood on her side without hesitation, this is a very heart-warming comfort, better than a thousand words, not moving.
If the second season of "Shiqi" is still popular, just think about it, this is what her former partner helped the "enemy" to do, in their hearts, her past efforts are worthless, her existence is dispensable, and she will vomit so much that she hides at home and hugs her pillow and cries.
Decisive and direct action, always more powerful than words, this is a piece of true affection, this is the greatest recognition of her, and it can even be said that there is no better comfort than this, worth a thousand gold!
Her eyes turned even more red in an instant, but she didn't want to cry in front of Rin Chihara, so she quickly pursed her mouth to tighten her facial muscles so that the tears would not slip out of her eyes, but she was moved for a moment, her face turned red again, it seemed that the spirit of wine suddenly surged, her eyes began to dodge, and finally squinted at the wall lamp with an iron cover net, and she didn't dare to look at the clear and bright eyes of Rin Chihara anymore, and said softly: "Chihara, you may not know, I ...... I have no plans to date in the short term, and I don't want to get married too early, that, Chihara, you ......"
Rin Chihara was reaching out to prepare for his own drink, after all, it was not good to sit in the bar, and he was stunned for a moment when he listened to her words, and was directly speechless - where do you want to go, I don't mean that to you, we are just friends!
Don't mess around with your brain to make up for any bloody oolong, I have a work ethic, work is work, and it is absolutely impossible to have an office romance!
He quickly gave up calling for wine, put his hands in front of him and waved them around, and said repeatedly: "Don't misunderstand, don't misunderstand, I have an intention." β
Murakami Iori breathed a long sigh of relief, she is four years older than Chihara Rin and almost five years old, although she admires Chihara Rin very much, or a little admired, but it is an appreciation and admiration for his talent, momentum and work attitude, and has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women.
She was relieved, afraid that the atmosphere would become embarrassing, so she hurriedly reached out for him to ask for wine, and at the same time asked with a smile: "Really? I haven't heard you mention Chihara, what does she do?"
Rin Chihara hesitated for a moment, but still chose "student" between the two professions of "waiter" and "student", and sighed: "She is still studying." β
"Your former schoolgirl, that's good, you must introduce us to you when you have a chance in the future. Iori Murakami was completely relieved, and when she saw the bartender coming, she quickly diverted the somewhat ridiculous topic: "BOB, give Chihara a glass...... Chihara, what do you drink, I'm in for a treat!"
She looked at Chihara Rinto, and Chihara Rin recalled that the original owner was also rich and no stranger to the bars of this world, and replied directly: "Have a cup of 'Starry Night Sky', no tequila, no absinthe." β
The bartender's face turned dark, and if he didn't add wine, wouldn't that be just a diet Coke? You asked a bartender for a Coke? But he couldn't object, and poured a large glass of Coke for Rin Chihara to put in front of him, and smiled: "This guest is the first time to come, the first drink to the bar." β
Iori Murakami smiled, "Thanks, BOB." β
The bartender smiled back and ducked back into the shadows. This is a decompression bar, he has the obligation to listen to customers' complaints and complaints, but the two people in front of him obviously want to chat, so the farther away he is, the better, not without the spirit of service.
Rin Chihara didn't care about him, but just asked Iori Murakami curiously, "Do you come here often?"
"Yes, sometimes I feel upset, or ......" Iori Murakami hesitated for a moment, feeling that there was no need to hide anything from Rin Chihara, and smiled: "Or if you feel that you can't bear the pressure and want to collapse, you will hide here." β
Rin Chihara looked around, nodded and said: "The environment here is good, although it is narrow, but the light is dim, there is a sense of distance between people, and it is a public place, there will be no sense of loneliness, just suitable for relaxation." β
"Yes, sometimes I have insomnia, so I just come over. β
"Don't drink too much alcohol, alcohol accelerates aging. β
The two of them chatted there, and it was clear that Rin Chihara hadn't said a word of comfort, but Iori Murakami felt that the boredom in his heart had slowly disappeared, and his expression became gentle, and he couldn't help but say, "Chihara, thank you very much, actually...... You're a little reckless, can you get back from your job?"
Rin Chihara could show this kind of posture, and she was content, and she felt that she didn't need to involve himβhe had a bright future, and his spirit was damaged by a momentary moment, and it was obviously not worth it.
Rin Chihara smiled directly and said, "I don't want to redeem it if I can redeem it, I don't want to make a wedding dress for that kid in Ishii." β
Murakami Iori is not very easy to persuade, otherwise there is a suspicion of not knowing what to do, but sometimes in the workplace, you have to endure a momentary anger, she doesn't know how to explain to Chihara Rinto, she can only sigh: "But your future ......"
"Nothing, I have a backup plan that won't affect anything. Rin Chihara was very confident and said with a smile: "Miss Murakami, there are some things that cannot be compromised!"
He needs to be able to look into anyone's eyes in the future, and say a word out loud without any heart - I have never done anything to be sorry for my companions, you can trust me, as long as you go with me, as long as you fight side by side with me, I will never betray you, eat meat together, drink soup together, suffer with knives, fight together with difficulties, and share blessings and misfortunes!
He felt that this was more important, far more important than the immediate interests!
Iori Murakami was not as optimistic as him, sighed lightly, and said in a low voice: "Chihara, it's not as simple as you think, Ishii-san...... That guy from Ishii is not important, at most it is a little trouble, but you don't give face to the organization like this, you have just joined this circle, you don't know the strength of the organization, and you don't know what crazy things the organization will do for the sake of face. β
"What can they do?" Rin Chihara didn't care, if the long-term contract was still a little more troublesome, maybe the production bureau could put him in the refrigerator and force him to admit it, but there were still ten days of contract...... If you have to admit it like this, it is really spineless.
Iori Murakami sighed and gave him an example, "For example, you probably won't win an award in your life, unless you publicly bow your head to them." β
"Just one TV station can make a difference in awards?"
"The award is to divide pork, every time you win an award, everyone on the five major TV stations has a share, you will know it after a long time, it is very balanced, basically the same amount. Even if you join another big TV station, as long as Tokyo Broadcasting TEB insists on opposing it, that big TV may not break the tacit understanding between you and Tokyo Broadcasting TEB - if you win the award, they may lose more awards, and only let the other three gain, which has happened many times before. β
Rin Chihara pondered for a moment, will Tokyo Broadcasting TEB do this for the sake of the so-called face? It is indeed not impossible, and he said that he loves face very much.
But he doesn't care, as long as he thinks about it, there are always more ways than difficulties, and insisting that he always has to pay the price, which is also a helpless thing, he smiled: "This will be said later, that ...... What happened in the compilation committee at that time, would you mind telling me?"
Murakami Iori smiled helplessly: "Of course it doesn't matter what you say, I did a big stupid thing at that time." The formation committee asked me to hand over the crew to Ishii to keep the creative team stable, so that the ratings of the next season would not fluctuate, I refused, and asked why, but I really couldn't accept the reason they gave me, although I didn't say it explicitly, but I could hear it, they thought that prime-time programs were more reassuring to be handed over to men, I didn't control it for a while, so I asked them if they were discriminating against women, why they always refused to give me a chance, why I had to be deprived of the opportunity to gamble back, was there a transparent ceiling above my head, and finally pulled Commissioner Takayama in, she is also a womanI angrily asked her if I also had to marry a rich husband to be treated like a real producer...... Now that I think about it, it's really stupid, it's none of her business, the general environment is like this, and she can't change anything. β
Rin Chihara understands this, and it is no wonder that Iori Murakami has lost his composure, and he can still keep his mind unfluctuating after the fruits of his labor have been snatched, which is simply a saint.
He asked with concern, "What punishment did you receive?"
Iori Murakami didn't feel very uncomfortable talking about it at this time, and said with a smile: "It seems that I will be sent to Kitaku TV to do business guidance, at least two years...... After two years, I didn't admit my mistakes, and I probably changed to another local TV station to continue to guide until I confessed my mistakes. β
"Kitaku TV?" "Rin Chihara has never heard of this place, is this a confiscated army?
"Hokkaido Northern TV, fortunately, it's not the worst, if it's Hokkaido North TV, it's Hokkaido North TV, it will be even worse, there don't seem to be many people there, it's all desert islands and mountains, I heard that it's snowing, and the deepest snow can reach four meters, so exaggerated. As Murakami Iori spoke, he turned around and took out a scroll from his bag, handed it to Rin Chihara, and smiled embarrassedly: "I stole this one, I wanted to keep a souvenir, but now that Chihara you are also gone, you should take it, maybe one day in the future you can hang it up again, I don't have a chance." β
After a pause, she joked again: "Don't worry about me, I can adapt there, huh...... The specialty there seems to be lavender, I'll send you a few bottles of essential oil when I get back, you can give it to your girlfriend, she will love it. β
Chihara Rin didn't laugh in agreement, but took the scroll and opened it to take a look, and found that it was indeed the "Absolute" written by himself, and there were still the private seals of the three of them there. This was originally hung in Studio 17, presumably because Iori Murakami felt that he couldn't go there anymore, so he stole the scroll directly.
At that time, she must have had mixed feelings, right?
He glanced at it and put the scroll on the bar, and said seriously: "Don't go to any Beibei TV station, let's stay in Tokyo and change TV stations to continue working! We are all a little famous, and it is not difficult to find a job, so why be so angry." β
Murakami Iori shook his head, picked up the wine and took a sip, then smiled: "I'm different from you, Chihara, all my previous accumulation was in Tokyo Broadcasting TEB, if I leave Tokyo Broadcasting TEB, my role will be very small, and other TV stations will not trust producers who are not trained by themselves." β
Then she saw what Chihara Rin was going to say, and hurriedly said: "Chihara, I know what you mean, you want to take me to negotiate terms with other TV stations, I'm grateful, but I don't want to and can't trouble you anymore, you will meet a better producer, he will help you make the show better, I have lost that ability......"
"Don't think so, I think you're good. Don't get me wrong, I think you have high growth potential and are a good partner, not for other reasons!" Rin Chihara said very seriously: "Making a show can never be a one-person job, especially if you want to do a show well enough, I can't do it alone, but I want to go further, then I need trustworthy people to help me, and it's not a trouble." β
He really isn't sympathetic to Murakami Iori, maybe Murakami Iori is a little tender now, and her connections are insufficient, but as long as she shows her the way, she can say that she has the courage and dares to go all out, which is really a very valuable quality - connections and experience can be accumulated, and it is not a big deal to be bad at the beginning, who has not had a growth period?
Moreover, he has another reason that can't be spoken, the reason why Iori Murakami is so unlucky now, in fact, he is also a little responsible, if it weren't for him driving the creative team forward, if he didn't want to become popular in one season, then it would be divided into three seasons or four seasons, and it would take more than a year or two to make "Shiqi" enter the hit list and then change the schedule, then Iori Murakami would have plenty of time to accumulate contacts and find backers, and he would not be hung up and beaten in the compilation committee, and he would have no power to fight back.
So, he thinks it's all like this anyway, so it's better to take Murakami Iori to form an Avengers, and then go to find a wronged boss to invest money and make a new show together, so that at least it's better than being assigned an individual producer - the devil knows if that person is good or bad, what if it's a good guy like Ishii?
This is not the time for him to come, he now wants a team of his own, a long-term reliable companion.
His sincerity was very strong, and Iori Murakami was silent, and only after a while did he say, "What about this kind of thing next time......?"
"I have a way to solve this, now it depends on what you mean. Rin Chihara also needed to respect Iori Murakami's wishes, and didn't want to force her, so he just asked, "Do you want to take some time to think about it......?"