Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 2 Brave boy, let's create a picture book!

In an old building near JR Yebisu Station in Shibuya District, the training room invested by Warner Pioneer is located in it.

In the manager's office of the training room, Hideki Hanyu glanced at the fat man sitting on the sofa, then turned to Asako Hirohashi on the other side and asked, "Has Asako-san become a shelter for defeated dogs?"

The fat man is Shota Yoshioka. He is 35 years old this year. He used to be Hideki Hanyu’s agent. The relationship between the two is very good. He left the job a few years ago due to personal reasons. Today Hideki Hanyu came to report to Asako Hirohashi and found that Shota Yoshioka also When I came to work here, I deliberately joked about it.

"Stinky boy, what does that look mean? Please don't take me with you!" Yoshioka Shota said dissatisfied.

"Isn't Yoshioka-san a loser? Or have you forgotten that you were my manager?"

"Is Hanyu-san's manager a loser?"

"Don't you need to be responsible for my failed idol career, manager-san?"

"Shouldn't the failed business be blamed on President Tanaka?"

"Yukio-san has already apologized for disbanding the firm, how is Yoshioka-san going to apologize to me?"

"Didn't the agency be disbanded because of Hanyu-san's performance accident?"

Hearing Shota Yoshioka's words, Hideki Hanyu pretended to be confused, "Is that so?"

"Stop pretending to be stupid..."

Next to him, Asako Hirohashi, who always had a serious expression, was amused by the two deliberately bickering.

Before she said that Hideki Hanyu was coming to teach, Shota Yoshioka was also worried that Hideki Hanyu would not be able to adapt to the change of status from an idol to an office worker, and thought about how to enlighten him, but he started bickering when they met.

Shota Yoshioka was still the same as before, obviously caring about Hideki Hanyu, but with a duplicity in his mouth.

Thinking of this, Asako Hirohashi couldn't help but said, "The relationship between the two of you is really good."

Shota Yoshioka immediately retorted, "Who would have a good relationship with an impolite brat, I strongly request that the brat be sent to distribute leaflets."

Hirohashi Asako echoed, "If you distribute leaflets, Hanyu-san is so handsome, he should be able to attract many female students."

"Asako-san won't really plan to let me distribute leaflets, will he? That would be farther and farther away from the dream." Hanyu Hideki panicked.

"Then, what is Hanyu-san's dream?" Shota Yoshioka picked up a magazine and rolled it up, pretending to be interviewing with a microphone.

"Of course it's making a lot of money!"

"What a cheesy dream, there's an opportunity to make money here, here, take it."

As Yoshioka Shota said, he threw the magazine he was holding to pretend to be a microphone to Hideki Hanyu.

Hideki Hanyu picked it up, and found that it was a magazine published a week ago, called "Wenyun Posto", and there was a very eye-catching subtitle on the cover of the magazine, [The first Shogakukan Picture Book Contest, prize money 100 million yen! 】

"The picture book competition sounds very good."

Opening the magazine, Hideki Hanyu looked carefully at the page that introduced the picture book competition in detail.

Next to him, Shota Yoshioka just said casually, but he never thought that Hideki Hanyu was really interested, so he couldn't help asking, "Do you really want to contribute?"

"Isn't it possible? If you win the grand prize, there will be a bonus of 30 yen."

Hideki Hanyu has roughly read the introduction of the competition. The 100 million yen on the title is actually the total prize money, which will be distributed according to the awards. The largest prize is 30 yen.

However, apart from prize money, even works that only receive small awards can be published with the help of the organizer, Shogakukan Co., Ltd., which is the point.

"Hayu-san can draw?" Shota Yoshioka asked.

"I learned it for a while when I was a child."

The original owner did learn it when he was a child, but the level is not flattering, but what he wants is just an excuse, the real picture book relies on the skills of his previous life.

"You can try it if you are interested, but please talk about Huahua later. I need to take Hanyu-san to familiarize myself with the work."

Hirohashi Asako finally didn't forget the business.

"I was so busy chatting with Yoshioka-san that I almost forgot that I came to work." Although Hanyu Hideki had thoughts about the picture book competition, this meeting was not the time to think about it.

"I'm going to class too." Yoshioka Shota also stood up and prepared to leave.

Hideki Hanyu pretended to be surprised, "There are also broker courses in the training room?"

"Yoshioka-san is in charge of piano and guitar lessons," Hirohashi Asako explained.

"Hey, it turns out that Yoshioka-san is so powerful. If I had known about forming a band with Yoshioka-san, I might have become popular."

"Of course, I formed an underground band when I was in college, and I even worked as a supporting musician for the Southern Stars who hadn't debuted yet." Yoshioka Shota looked proud.

"Eh, it's not like Yoshisuke Kuwata didn't even know about this?" Hideki Hanyu smirked.

"Brat!" Shota Yoshioka made a gesture to hit him.

"Let me see where the dance studio is first..." Hanyu Hideki ran away with the wind at his feet.

Looking at the back of Hideki Hanyu, Shota Yoshioka sighed, "I heard from Tanaka-san that Hideki became more cheerful after the performance accident. It seems to be true. It was always so gloomy before, which made people worry."

"Perhaps the dream is completely shattered, and the pressure will disappear." Hirohashi Asako said softly.

……

After getting to know the training room, Hideki Hanyu found that working here is also quite easy. The teaching is all basic and introductory, and there are not many courses every day.

Of course, if you want to earn more, you have to take the initiative to apply for class hours. After all, the remuneration is not only a fixed salary, but also a class hour bonus.

Although the training room is invested by Pioneer Warner, in addition to helping Pioneer Warner train singers, it also accepts external students, otherwise, Pioneer Warner will not be able to operate it.

After getting familiar with the work, a week passed without knowing it.

In the apartment in Shibuya Honcho, Hideki Hanyu was sitting in front of a drawing board, surrounded by discarded manuscript paper, empty paint tubes, messy scene and he was in a trance due to exhaustion, obviously he had been busy for a long time without rest.

The reason for this was because of the picture book competition in the magazine. He was really tempted after seeing it that day.

Of course he wants the bonus after winning, but what he values ​​more is the promise of publishing.

In this era of neon, writers have a high social status and can earn money. Naturally, it is not easy to make a debut.

Therefore, the picture book competition is undoubtedly the best stepping stone to become a writer.

In addition, the neon picture book market has been cultivated since the 60s and s, and it is now quite mature. Picture book writers start, and commercial income can also be guaranteed.

Just do it, I thought the deadline was still early, he relied on the memory in his mind to draw cats and tigers, and it is not easy to draw a picture book.

But after I started, I realized that it was not as easy as I imagined. Either the color was wrong, or the text on the screen was wrong. Seeing that there were only two days left before the deadline, the work was not yet finished, so I had to ask Hirohashi Asako to go home and concentrate on creating.

"It's finally over!"

After putting down the last stroke of the work, Hideki Hanyu, who hadn't closed his eyes for two days and one night, couldn't take a break, tidied up the picture books, and rushed out of the apartment with a haggard face.

Today is the deadline for writing, and it’s already noon, if you don’t rush to submit, the chance of a writer’s debut will only be based on a dream.

　I am looking forward to, monthly pass collection.

　　How many referrals, forgotten in the corner.

　　Don't forget, throw it to me as a reward.

　　I need your help to get away from that sloppy place.

　　[Come, come, new friends, cheer up o(∩_∩)o]

　　
　
(End of this chapter)