"Is that so~ I see. Iijima hung up the phone www.biquge.info "Shota-kun, the single will be released within a week, and the initial plan is to produce 50,000 copies." Because it's your own work, the producer is not the responsibility of the firm, so you just need to share it according to the corresponding proportion, and the firm will not extract profits, but correspondingly, the firm will not help you promote this single, whether it's a song or a promotion, it's all up to you, understand? ”

"っはい~" Shota, who was sitting opposite, responded. This result is not unexpected-as an idol who has already debuted, any income has to be shared with the firm, and in Genesys, it is no longer just a share. The idol of the J family in the 90s actually relied on salary income to make a living. That's right, by wages! In 1995, his teammate Kimura was already an idol who was popular in the entertainment industry, but he could only receive 150,000 yuan a month to barely live, and he could only rely on the tram to commute when he caught up with the notice, which was already a very high level in J's house - compared with the annual salary of ordinary office workers starting at 4 million, and the monthly commuting reimbursement expenses of ordinary white-collar workers in the bubble era a few years ago were as high as one million - the income of J's artists is meager.

This single was completely written by Shota Fukayama alone, and the production was also made by Iijima to find CHOKKAKU-san, so that he could get rid of the fate of being paid, and the price was that he couldn't get any help from the office, and even the office didn't stop him behind it. "It seems that I will have to work hard to find a way to promote the song in the future." Shota secretly worried.

"There's one more thing besides the singles." Iijima, on the other side, raised his glass and took a sip. "About the Mori group......" Before the words fell, Shota interjected, "Is Brother Sen already sure that he is leaving?" ”

"Yes, in fact, Sen already had the intention of leaving a few years ago, but he can't let go of the team, and he can't let go of a few of you, especially you and Shingo, who are still elementary school students. But now that Sen is 22 years old, he has always wanted to become a racing driver, and he has reached a critical juncture - the upper age limit for admission to the Driver Academy is 23 years old, and he can't afford to wait. ”

"So now SMAP has finally come to this day, Brother Sen has left?"

"Maybe." Iijima's face was expressionless, "Tomorrow is a press conference, and Nakaju will attend with Sen, so you guys stay at home and don't do anything superfluous." “

"But we're SMAP, aren't we? Can't you keep Brother Sen, can't you even send him once in the end? ”

"No, it's the firm's arrangement. Also, there will be a new show with you before Mori leaves, so cherish it. After saying that, Iijima got up to pay the bill and left, leaving Shota alone in the restaurant in a daze.

Genesys & Associates.

At the same time, the president's office. Masahiro Nakai and Old Man Kitagawa have been talking for nearly an hour.

"So if Mori withdraws, YOU will also leave and SMAP will disband, right?"

“…… I don't know, watching the people who debuted together leave at this time, seriously......"

"What exactly is SMAP for you?"

"Friend, no, family, the seven of us have come together from that time to where we are now...... If my family leaves, I, as the captain, watch SMAP fall apart, and I really can't do anything ......"

"You're running away!!" Jenissan was furious. "YOU's like this, it's just a coward's behavior, as a person I value, since I've entered this industry, what do you say about disbanding or something, like a coward, what does it look like?"

Nakai lowered his head, just like he had been when he was lectured by Jenny-san during a fight with Kimura a few years ago.

"If you want to do it, do your best, otherwise you will quit the showbiz en masse. There is no third way in the middle, and the words of giving up are not so easy to say. YOU UNDERSTAND? ”

Silent.

"If you decide to continue as a SMAP, I'll go to the press conference with Sen tomorrow and see him off."

"I see." Nakai Masahiro bowed, turned around and went out, leaving, not even seeing Shota Fukayama at the door.

"Come in." Jenisan's voice came from inside the house.

“じいさん……“

"Did you hear what you just said? Why did you come to me, Mori's thing is still YOU's SOLO. ”

"It's a bit of both. However, after listening to the conversation just now, I unexpectedly stopped worrying about Brother Sen's affairs. ”

"Oh?"

"I believe that Brother Zhongju can handle these things. Since Brother Sen was determined to leave, he simply handed over the aftermath to him. “

Kitagawa was noncommittal.

"Brother Zhongju is so trustworthy. By the way, in addition, about my SOLO, I want to work hard once, can じいさん help me? ”

"Why?"

"Don't want to see a Janis superstar born?"

"I've seen too much, YOU is not the first person to claim that he will be a superstar, and he should not be the last, but most of them have already retired, and from this circle, it is like rain into the sea, leaving no trace."

"Then let me take a different approach, don't you want to see SMAP become a real giant?"

"If you don't speak, I'll take it as a default. My SOLO,Although I didn't handle it for anyone in the company.,But I think I've heard of it.。 What do you think? ”

"I can't listen to the things of your young people."

"You can't help but speak. I'm going to say that I'm SMAP, and I'm going to grow up with SMAP to become a giant that will be watched all over Japan and the world, and these two songs are just lemonade before a meal. It would be nice if じいさん could help us on the road to SMAP growth, but even if we didn't, our road would be just as smooth. “

"That's all I have to say, and now the choice is up to you. It's rude. Shota Fukayama turned around, "That's right, Sister Iijima asked us not to go to the press conference, and we will do it, but not in the way that じいさん wants." ”

"Let's go find Morita." Jenny-san looked at Shota Fukayama's back. Shota Fukayama didn't look back and walked straight away.

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The president's room. Jenissan got up from his chair and looked out the window.

Hiroyuki, you have a nice son.

The photo frame on the desk behind him is a group photo of three young people, with the words "Commemoration of the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Showa ● Sophia University" written next to it, and three signatures, namely Kitagawa Tsuki, Nakamura Kosuke, and Fukayama Hiroyuki.