He is an idol and a childhood sweetheart.

"……Yes."

Higuchi Enka nodded.

"For the past two years, he has almost always lived in the office."

"That's it."

Mizushima Satoshi sighed slightly.

"It turns out our whole family is like this... It's caused you a lot of trouble, right?"

"Ah, not really!"

After hearing this, Higuchi Enka quickly shook his head and said:

"I just come here to clean up occasionally, and I don't do much..."

"How humble, Enka. I heard from Tohru that you come to our house almost every weekend, and you even help with cleaning during the Chinese New Year! This is already very worthy of our gratitude!"

Mai Watanabe said:

"Not to mention that you gave a helping hand to the wise man when he was in the most painful time! To a certain extent, you can be called the benefactor of our family."

Hearing Watanabe Mai's extremely exaggerated gratitude, Higuchi Enka first felt a panic subconsciously, and then he immediately came to his senses——

"You...know what happened to the wise man before?"

"Well. I found out after a long time."

Mentioning Kento Watanabe's experience, a look of guilt suddenly appeared on Mai Watanabe's face.

"When he encountered this incident, I just couldn't get out of work because of the work at hand... If I had paid close attention to Xian Ren at that time, maybe I could have helped Tohru before he left."

"No, regarding this matter, the responsibility can be said to be entirely on me."

Mizushima Satoshi said in an extremely serious tone.

:

"It was because my work had entered a very important stage during that time that Mai had no time to pay attention to Xian Ren... In other words, Mai originally went abroad to stay with me because she wanted to help me. Whether it was his childhood , or until now when he has grown up, I have not done anything for him as a father should do, so..."

"...Okay, okay, stop talking. Don't you see that Enxiang is troubled?"

Seeing that the topic was gradually becoming negative and gloomy, Watanabe Mai did not hesitate to interrupt Mizushima Satoshi's endless self-blame speech.

Because she understood that if she allowed this guy to continue talking, he might be able to reflect on it until tomorrow morning.

"No girl is willing to listen to an uncle who they meet for the first time confess their past...and even if you really want to confess, the first person you should confess to should be a wise person."

"Ah...you're right."

Satoshi Mizushima nodded with a wry smile.

"I'm sorry, Miss Enka, for letting you listen to some boring stuff."

"Please don't mind..."

Although the two of them did fail to fulfill their responsibilities as parents in many aspects, judging from their reactions and their previous experiences at Chatan Studio, there is no doubt that they care about Kento Watanabe.

This is probably why Mr. Satoshi Mizushima showed such a guilty attitude...

……

…………

Wait...Bei Gu Photo Studio?

In this way, the reason why Chatan Studio came to Watanabe Office was because the other party received a commission from Watanabe Mai.

After that, Watanabe & Associates entered an incredible period of golden growth.

In Higuchi Enka's mind, incoherent clues began to gather and connect.

[To put it simply, someone united many well-known media and performing arts units...to launch a large-scale exposure and public attack on Pulchra. 】

The person who caused the Pulchra turmoil must first of all be someone with the motive of revenge against Pulchra.

[But what shocks me the most is that the person who caused this public controversy seems to be an acquaintance of Toru...]

Before that, Asakura had already met Ms. Mai.

[If I had paid close attention to Kento at that time, I might have been able to help Tohru before he left]

Ms. Mai and Mr. Mizushima...seem to have "powers" that can help the wise man.

That is to say...

"This Pulchra incident and Asakura's return...could it be because of you two?"

"Well, you can put it that way."

Facing Higuchi Enka’s question, Watanabe Mai nodded readily and admitted:

"But our original purpose was actually just to get Tohru back to the Watanabe Agency, so we collected a lot of evidence about Pulchra's unfair competition. As a result, during the process of collecting evidence, I found that there were far more artists oppressed by Pulchra. Toru is one, so in order to make Toru come back more openly, and at the same time out of a little bit of revenge, we did a lot of traction and introduction work, and then... the result is as you can see."

Speaking of this, Watanabe Mai suddenly showed a rather innocent expression.

"Actually, we didn't do anything special at all. We just helped them hire more professional legal counsel, and then found a few media outlets that competed with Pulchra...that's all."

"By the way, I also helped advance a lot of liquidated damages..."

Facing his wife's calm attitude, Mizushima Satoshi showed a helpless smile.

"These budgets were originally intended for wise men."

"Of course this can be used on Xianren! Think about it, after this incident, they all owe us more or less favors, don't they? As long as we can make good use of these relationships, Xianren will be able to work in the future It will definitely get smoother! Several of them have already promised me to cooperate with Xianren in the future!"

"Well... there's nothing wrong with that."

"........."

Listening to the conversation between the two adults in front of him, Higuchi Enka felt the difference in the world he lived in very clearly.

At least before Chatan Studio, Kento Watanabe was still actively looking for job opportunities and was only rarely well-known in a small circle.

As a result, the name of Watanabe Agency has begun to spread on the Internet at an extremely exaggerated speed, and has attracted a large amount of popularity and traffic that does not belong to the idol industry...

Recalling the troubled expression on Kento Watanabe's face when he talked about these things, Higuchi Enka couldn't help but ask with a slightly hesitant tone:

"So...what else do you two plan to do next?"

"...Oh, are you talking about the action against the Watanabe Office? There is still some."

Mai Watanabe said:

"In this operation, I have found several quite powerful media, and I am going to take advantage of this turmoil to work it out for you. If nothing goes wrong, within half a year, all members of 'Unius' will be able to become A popular idol of the same level as Tooru, and then..."

In this way, Watanabe Mai began to tell Higuchi Enka about her next plan.

Looking at Watanabe Mai's chatty expression

As for the conversation, Higuchi Enka did sense a temperament similar to that of Kento Watanabe.

As Kento Watanabe said, Mai Watanabe is a madman who likes to work very much and enjoys her work at the same time.

Although this is close to Kento Watanabe... it is not the same.

What Kento Watanabe loves is his idol, but what Mai Watanabe loves... seems to be the results of his work.

"........."

Listening to Mai Watanabe's comprehensive and commercially promising plan, Higuchi Enka did not doubt the feasibility of the plan at all. He was also very convinced that as long as he acted according to Mai Watanabe's instructions, Watanabe Office would be able to do so in the shortest time. Within a short period of time, it has developed into one of the best in the industry.

But... is this kind of development that has nothing to do with the idol itself really what Kento Watanabe wants?

For offices and producers, the increase in the number of work commissions is undoubtedly a good thing, but in Higuchi Enka's view, this development direction that only emphasizes actual commercial value...is not in line with Watanabe Kento himself. concept.

However... it is natural for them to have such ideological differences.

The time they spent with Kento Watanabe was too short, which resulted in them not understanding Kento Watanabe's love for idols and his unique understanding of idols.

Perhaps in their view, what they did was indeed helping Kento Watanabe, but for Kento Watanabe, this kind of help was contrary to his own thoughts and concepts.

and so……

"Ms. Mai, Mr. Mizushima..."

After thinking for a while, Higuchi Enka decided to express his thoughts to the two of them...

Chapter 28: After losing your excuses, you can only face reality.

Of course Higuchi Enka, who has always been watching Kento Watanabe, will never forget why Kento Watanabe wanted to become a producer.

Although his appreciation angles are different at different ages, his love and obsession with idols have never changed from beginning to end.

"Perhaps in the eyes of you two, Asakura's and 'Unius' results are his pursuit of 'success,' but in fact this is not the case."

It is true that the idols currently cultivated by Kento Watanabe are all very good, and they all have the potential to become top idols.But...what would he do if his idols were just ordinary girls with mediocre qualifications?

…I’m afraid nothing will change, right?

He will still meet all the people related to idol activities for his own responsibilities, participate in various jobs to actively broaden his horizons, and work hard to learn a lot of knowledge that may help her...

Just like when facing Tanaka Ayako from TQ Office, even though he clearly felt the other party's frustration, he still took the initiative to lend a helping hand and proposed very valuable improvement strategies for the other party.

All his efforts so far have been out of love for his idols. Even without Asakura and Unius, there would be no change in what he has done.

"What we have achieved is indeed a kind of recognition and proof for him, but it is not a reason for him to work hard. What he actually pursues is the direction he has personally pointed out and paved the way for us. process."

If Asakura had not left him, he might even have become an idealist who didn't care about his grades at all and would be satisfied as long as his idol grew up.

After experiencing the pain and struggle for that year and a half, he has not completely bowed to reality. Until now, as long as he is given a little reward and recognition, he will feel very satisfied and happy.

"A wise man has his own plans and his own ideas. Rather than instant success, what a wise man needs is the sense of accomplishment that comes from witnessing our actual growth."

For Kento Watanabe, excellent idols are not necessarily the most popular top idols.

As long as he can show his own charm on the stage, as long as he can express his strong self-assertion in his performance, as long as he can show his best side to the audience...that is what he likes most and what he most hopes to create. The idol that comes out.

"Although it may be rude to say this, the efforts you two are going to make for him are not what he really needs."

Facing two elders and two people with higher status in the industry, Higuchi Enka calmly expressed his conclusion:

"...If possible, I hope you don't do anything next, just quietly watch his back as he works hard."

........................

What Higuchi Enka said caused Watanabe Mai and Mizushima Satoshi to fall into a long silence.

In the final analysis, Mai Watanabe and Satoshi Mizushima only knew Kento Watanabe before they graduated from junior high school.

They only knew that Kento Watanabe aspired to become a producer because he liked idols, but they never thought about the thinking and pursuit behind this ideal.

Similarly, just by seeing the results of Ken Watanabe's efforts, they cannot know which stage he enjoys the most.

However, this negligence and ignorance does not mean that the guilt and love for them are false.

Rather, most parents in the world will have experienced similar situations to one degree or another.

One-sided and arbitrary love can sometimes have counterproductive side effects.

"...This is really a shocking reminder."

After a long silence, Mizushima Chicai finally spoke slowly:

"Miss Enka is right, Mai, there is something wrong with our way of thinking... The sages today may not need our 'help' at all."

"Well………………"

At this time, Watanabe Mai finally raised her head. She had always been wearing a confident smile, but now she showed extremely rare wavering and hesitation.

"However, it is obvious that we have completely failed to fulfill any parental responsibility for this child... If we can't even help him at work, then what else can we do..."

"...Mistakes made in the past, even if we try to make up for them afterwards, will always be a fact."

Mizushima Satoshi shook his head:

"Stop trying to excuse yourself with this self-righteous method, Mai. We have already owed too much and cannot continue to make mistakes. If we really want to get his forgiveness... we should be like Miss Enka. , think carefully and understand what a wise man needs most."

"Ugh-"

After letting out an extremely depressed cry, Watanabe Mai finally accepted Higuchi Enka and Mizushima Satoshi's statement.