Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1556 1557. What do you want?

Mayumi Watanabe's call was not too late. However, when Shinichi Iwahashi picked up the call, he did not sense any urgency in her tone.

She confirmed with Iwahashi Shinichi: "Komuro-san is producing singers for VERMILLION Records?"

Faced with such a calm question, Shinichi Iwahashi had the luxury of telling a joke in all seriousness: "If this was a hands-free call, I'm sure the industry would prick up their ears."

"The content of the call is no longer important." Mayumi Watanabe was unwilling to support her at this time.

"The industry is now waiting to see how this drama ends." Mayumi Watanabe suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Shinichi-kun, what do you want?"

Iwahashi Shinichi paused for her question and did not answer.

"You met Komuro-san and decided to cooperate with him, was it for a moment like this?" Mayumi Watanabe said with a hint of sarcasm in her tone. However, Iwahashi Shinichi knew that this was not a malicious stab towards him.

He asked in return: "What if I answered 'yes'?"

This time, it was Mayumi Watanabe who choked him and made him speechless.

"Mayumi-san, Komuro-san has already talked to me about this. He wants to produce a singer who must be him." Shinichi Iwahashi recalled the scene when he talked with Tetsuya Komuro.

Rather than asking for Shinichi Iwahashi's consent, it was more like informing him of something that was necessary to happen.

"It has to be Komuro-san?" Mayumi Watanabe thought about this and couldn't help but laugh. She asked with a hint of sarcasm: "Is there any singer from the Komuro family who can leave him?"

Although her tone on the phone did not sound urgent, it was subtly sarcastic.

"That's exactly it." Iwahashi Shinichi praised her, "Mayumi-san always hits the mark."

"Don't give me that." Mayumi Watanabe didn't buy it.

Iwahashi Shinichi raised his wrist, checked the time, and asked, "Would you like to have lunch together?"

Mayumi Watanabe replied "Sure", and added: "But let me pay for it."

"Mayumi-san's interest on your treat is too high." Shinichi Iwahashi said with a smile.

Mayumi Watanabe continued his words: "Then I will wait for Shinichi-kun's return of courtesy."

In the face of such a serious matter, both of them had room for jokes, which made Shinichi Iwahashi feel as if Mayumi Watanabe was standing beside him.

She made the final decision, and at noon, the two of them had a quick meal near Mayumi Watanabe's office. During the meal, Shinichi Iwahashi did not mention it, and she did not take the initiative to talk about Tetsuya Komuro. This made the meal seem like a halftime break.

They left the restaurant and returned to the office, where they were the only two people in the office.

Shinichi Iwahashi then asked Mayumi Watanabe: "The singer that Komuro-san must produce... is called Namie Amuro. Has Mayumi-san seen her performance?"

"Both in terms of expressiveness and her ability to adapt to dance music, she is a genius." Mayumi Watanabe came well prepared.

Iwahashi Shin nodded, "Yes, she is a future star that cannot be missed. But the focus is not on her."

Tetsuya Komuro wanted to create a singer who had to be him, even if that singer was from another company. To put it another way, it was just Tetsuya Komuro's intention to create a singer who was not from GENZO.

The real point is not the talent of Namie Amuro, but the move of Tetsuya Komuro to truly reach out to the industry. Even if this one doesn't happen, there will be another one.

Paying too much attention to Namie Amuro would be like being blinded by one thing.

"Mayumi-san said, 'No singer of the Komuro family can leave him.'" Shinichi Iwahashi repeated the old words, but Mayumi Watanabe did not respond. He continued slowly, "This is Komuro-san's advantage, but also Komuro-san's dilemma."

"This means that it will be difficult for Komuro-san to strike a balance with the industry."

A popular composer can produce dozens of songs a year and provide them to different singers. But singers have their own styles. Tetsuya Komuro's songs are completely Komuro-flavored, and the colors are so strong that the female singers he discovered are like his own alter ego.

On the one hand, it was difficult for him to act like an ordinary composer or producer, and on the other hand, it was difficult for him to reach a consensus with the industry on the supply of music. When Shinichi Iwahashi first started working with Tetsuya Komuro, he was aware of this risk.

When Tetsuya Komuro serves a company, he will form a de facto pop monopoly. However, when Tetsuya Komuro jumps out, the pop kingdom he has built will become extremely fragile.

No one can achieve a balance that satisfies all parties in this situation.

"You knew this from the beginning." Mayumi Watanabe said, and suddenly remembered something else, "So, you never thought about cooperating with Mr. Komuro for a long time from the beginning..."

It’s not that Shinichi Iwahashi doesn’t want to, but it’s simply impossible.

Iwahashi nodded and said, "When we decided to cooperate with Komuro-san, we should have been aware that it was a hot potato."

Since it is a hot potato, we must consider that one day we will have to throw it away.

Shinichi Iwahashi did not say this, but Mayumi Watanabe read the meaning from it. In this respect, Shinichi Iwahashi was indeed not lying.

He was waiting for this moment when he met Tetsuya Komuro and decided to work together with all his strength.

After working on the same front with Shinichi Iwahashi for a long time, you may temporarily forget his ability to plan and calculate.

When Mayumi Watanabe thought of this, she felt subtly uncomfortable.

Iwahashi Shinichi was unaware of her inner turmoil and continued, "Nearly half of GENZO's sales come from singers from the Komuro family. This is what Komuro-san relies on to negotiate terms."

The question posed by Tetsuya Komuro is whether Shinichi Iwahashi should consider interests or face.

"So?" Mayumi Watanabe looked at him, "What are you going to choose? ... Nearly half of the sales."

Iwahashi Shinichi did not give a direct answer. "I said it again. Komuro-san got one thing wrong. He is not the one who monopolized popularity. But he just thought it wrongly."

From wanting to work with Hamada Masahiro to producing songs for Amuro Namie, this is a combination of punches. But his purpose is not to sever ties with GENZO, but to make GENZO his partner.

But Shinichi Iwahashi won't do as he wishes.

"Mayumi-san asked me what I wanted..."

Iwahashi Shinichi looked calm. "I heard that if opening a window would be opposed, we should just say we should take off the roof at the beginning. That way we can get a compromise solution, so it's better to open a window."

Mayumi Watanabe looked confused.

Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "There is a window that must be opened. Before that, Komuro-san will definitely tear off the roof."

"..."

It was clearly a calm tone, but Mayumi Watanabe felt shocked.

I know that this person still has a flame that has not been extinguished and has things to accomplish.