Chapter 84: Continued Fermentation
"Excuse me, excuse me...... What do you think of the recent incident about Akemi Sonoji's romance?"
On the streets of Shibuya, a woman with a microphone randomly stops a passing office worker and wants to hear what the other person thinks about the scandal.
"Eh, Akemi, to be honest, I actually admire him!"
"That...... Can you explain why?"
"Well, I heard that I just got the blessing of the Prime Minister, and the object of my relationship is still my friend's brother, aren't most of the celebrities in love with celebrities or rich people? Few people will like ordinary office workers! I really didn't expect that there are such women with such a real temperament in the entertainment industry!"
"Eh, it sounds like you're very supportive of Akemi's relationship, isn't it because you're also an office worker!"
"This ...... It kind of has something to do with it!"
"Excuse me...... Do you have a relationship with someone?"
"Uh...... This one...... I'm still actively on a blind date, I'm sorry...... I've got something to do, that ...... I'll take my leave!"
"Huh?...... What a shy uncle!"
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Seeing that when he asked about the other party's emotional problems, the passer-by suddenly said goodbye and left.
"Ah...... There's also an older gentleman over there, excuse me...... Can I delay you for a few minutes, we are conducting a street interview about the announcement of the relationship between the idol artist Akemi Sonoji and ordinary office workers a while ago, that ...... Do you know about this?"
"Hmm...... I know a little bit from the newspapers, and it seems that even the prime minister sent his blessings!"
"I didn't expect you to pay attention to these news in the entertainment world, may I ask...... Are you also a fan of Akemi Sonoji?"
"I don't think so, I don't usually pay attention to this news, but my daughter likes it!"
"Huh...... But you just mentioned the Prime Minister's blessing, did you hear about it from your daughter?"
"Uh...... I think I saw it in a magazine when I was riding the subway in the morning! But I was quite amused by the Prime Minister's own response, saying that those who love each other should be together, and this sentence, if I remember correctly, should be a famous quote by Churchill!"
"Excuse me, excuse me...... You are in a profession that ......"
"I'm a professor at Toto University!"
"Oh...... It turned out to be Mr. Professor, what a disrespectful person, so...... One last question for you, may I ask you...... What do you think of Akemi Sonoji's relationship with ordinary office workers, and is it for or against?"
"This ...... There shouldn't be anyone who is qualified to oppose someone else's love, and ...... I'm also an office worker, so naturally I'm on the side of office workers!"
"Huh...... Office workers really want to support office workers, so ...... Thank you so much!"
"You're welcome, then I'll go first!"
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When the reporter randomly interviewed two passing office workers on the street, perhaps in order to make this episode more convincing, they then came to the area near the station where young people gathered. When the hostess saw several young people singing on the street, she politely stepped forward and accosted these young girls:
"Excuse me...... Can I ask a few questions? It's about Akemi's love affair with Sonoji!"
"Eh, are we?"
"Hey, what do you think of the love affair between Akemi Sonoji and a civil servant a while ago......"
"I'm actually going to feel a little sad, my favorite Shen Wu has retired because of this, though...... He did do some bad things......"
"But it's not Akemi's head to blame for this!, and I think it's actually a beautiful thing for Akemi to fall in love with her friend's brother, at least...... It's not with those old uncles. It seems that many women in the entertainment industry are married to seniors with a big age difference!"
"Hmm...... And what about the others, how many are blessed and opposed to this matter?"
As the host spoke, he took out a small sign with blessings and objections to display in front of the camera, and then for the girls present to choose, not surprisingly, most of them chose to bless this relationship.
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The reason why these reporters took to the streets to ask passers-by what they thought of Akemi Sonoji's new relationship was actually because this celebrity scandal has now caused a heated discussion in society. Speaking of the source of the continuous fermentation of this incident, we have to start with the news posted by the Prime Minister on Facebook.
Because the Prime Minister's verified account posted a blog post suspected of supporting Akemi Sonoji, even many serious media outlets that don't usually pay attention to entertainment news noticed the incident. Immediately afterwards, opposition lawmakers took the opportunity of the parliamentary question to stand up and accuse the prime minister of not caring about national affairs, but caring about celebrity scandals. And the prime minister himself responded with the famous saying that people who love each other should be together. Soon, the media found that the root of this sentence turned out to be from the famous words of British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. This sentence he left behind was originally intended to support the words of Edward VIII, who insisted on abdicating because he fell in love with a widow. All of a sudden, the question of whether the prime minister's statement was appropriate became a hot topic in the media on the Internet.
With the continuous improvement of Akemi's topicality, the ratings of the criminal investigation drama "Turning Criminal", which is being broadcast by Asahi TV, starring Akemi, have also begun to increase. To the surprise of many entertainment media, the public's attitude towards Akemi's romance does not seem to have evolved in the direction everyone expected. Originally, everyone thought that after this incident, retirement might be the only ending for Akemi. However, things began to turn 180 degrees after the Prime Minister himself released the news.
The first to react to these changes was Shirando, a large trading company for cosmetics and cosmetics products, and after a period of hesitation, they suspended plans to withdraw their partnership with Akemi Sonoji. Immediately afterwards, when the news that the Prime Minister was questioned in the Diet was exposed, Zirantang's products also took the opportunity to take advantage of the east wind, and there was a blowout of sales. The reason for this is that many women of the same age as Akemi have resonated with Akemi because of this incident. Because of this, imitating Akemi's dress and dress has also become a trend among my high school students.