Chapter 35: Winter is short, the future is long
Coming out of the Polydor headquarters building, Shirakawa Kaede expressed his gratitude to the two teachers of the school warmly and respectfully.
Obayashi Maki started teasing him again, "Shirakawa-san, are you really not considering joining the drama department? As long as you agree to come, I'll take care of the formalities at the school."
"Teacher Dalin, please forgive me. This major was chosen for me by my mother, and I really have no experience in acting."
Baichuan Feng was a little amused and confused. Why did this Mr. Dalin like to poach students so much?
Obayashi Maki smiled and pushed up her red glasses. " Is that so ? That's a shame. I thought Shirakawa-san would be able to communicate more with Yuko about acting in the future."
After saying that, Obayashi Maki looked at them with a smile, opened the car door, and got in gracefully.
Hmm..., Shirakawa Feng's face felt a little hot, and he glanced at Tanaka Yuko out of the corner of his eye.
Hey, the sun is a little hot today, otherwise why are everyone’s faces so red?
"Shirakawa-san"
Just when Shirakawa Kaede was about to fall into wild thoughts, Professor Takeda's slightly serious voice brought him back to reality.
"Teacher Takeda" Shirakawa Kaede bowed slightly.
“First of all, congratulations on earning your first substantial income through your hard work and talent.
But I also hope that you can face yourself and learn to control your desires. Your future is still far away, so please continue to stay calm when facing huge sums of money today.
This is a very valuable quality, and perhaps it will bring you good luck one day in the future.
In addition, the school may inform your family about the huge amount of money you have. After all, you are still a minor, please understand this.
Finally, as a law professor, I have to remind you that you still need to pay personal income tax to the government with this money, otherwise you will be in trouble at the end of the year or the beginning of spring.
Professor Takeda spoke as seriously as usual, but even Tanaka Yuko, who was beside Shirakawa Kaede, could hear the caring heart in his words.
"Hai, thank you Professor Takeda for your teachings. Baichuan understands. Thank you for your care today." Baichuan Feng bowed to Takeda Kiyoshi.
Professor Takeda nodded, then opened the car door, started the car and left.
Shirakawa Feng looked at the car going away, then looked at Tanaka Yuko and the brown paper bag in her hand. "It's like a dream."
Hearing Shirakawa Kaede's mumbling, Tanaka Yuko burst out laughing.
The curved eyebrows and bulging apple cheeks made Baichuan Feng once again confirm that today's sunshine was indeed bright and dazzling.
"But it's really amazing." Tanaka Yuko turned her head and looked at him affirmatively.
"Thank you for the compliment!" With no outsiders present, Baichuan Feng regained his carefree demeanor, occasionally showing a hint of mischief.
Yuko Tanaka came from a typical middle-class family. Her life was not rich, but she was well off.
However, 5 million yen is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for a middle-class family. It would take two years of not eating or drinking to save up this amount of money.
Moreover, consumerism is on the rise among Japanese people nowadays, and no one can save almost any money every month. It will take a long time to save 5 million.
What's more, for Yuko Tanaka, who has not yet entered society, the shock in her heart is no less than that of Shirakawa Kaede.
"But..." Tanaka Yuko glanced at Shirakawa Kaede, a little hesitant.
"Huh?" Shirakawa Feng and Tanaka Yuko were walking side by side on the street. He looked at Tanaka Yuko strangely and then lowered his eyes.
Yuko Tanaka took her hands out of the pockets of her light brown windbreaker and smoothed her long hair that hung down to her forehead.
"But Shirakawa-kun seems to be very averse to the entertainment industry." Following the look in Shirakawa Kaede's eyes, Tanaka Yuko finally asked the question in her mind.
He declined both invitations from Maki Obayashi and Yamamoto from Polydor Records.
If it were any other young people, they would have happily agreed. Just look at how popular the idol trend is now, and you will know how popular they are, such as Yamaguchi Momoe, Go Yumi and Sawada Kenji.
How many young people can resist the temptation of becoming a star in the spotlight?
"Nothing," Baichuan Feng quickly waved his hands. He looked at the busy streets and explained, "I'm just worried that I don't have the talent.
It would be very sad if one day I couldn’t sing the same songs on stage as before, or write the same songs as before.
I still prefer to do things that I am sure of. Hmm, does that sound a bit spineless of me to say that? "
"How could that be?" Tanaka Yuko listened very carefully, "I think this is very reliable and steady."
"So," Shirakawa Kaede shrugged, "I have no prejudice against the entertainment industry. On the contrary, I also like Yamaguchi Momoe." There happened to be a poster of Yamaguchi Momoe in front of them, staring at the two of them.
"Oh~" Tanaka Yuko drawled out, "So Shirakawa-kun likes Yamaguchi Momoe-san."
Shirakawa Feng was embarrassed, but when he saw Tanaka Yuko's teasing look, he understood.
"Hey, you did this on purpose." Baichuan Feng complained to her helplessly.
His answer was a string of silver bell-like laughter.
"But, I believe that in the future, you, Tanaka-san, will also have a role that is deeply rooted in people's hearts and is widely loved by everyone. By then, I will definitely be one of your many fans."
"Then I'll just have to thank Shirakawa-kun~"
In the blink of an eye, it was already getting dark. He didn't know if it was because of the people around him or because there were fewer daylight hours in winter, but he couldn't help but sigh at the passing of time.
"To be honest, I made a lot of money today, all thanks to you. So I beg you to do me a favor, Senior Tanaka, and invite you to dinner as a token of my gratitude. Please~"
"Hmm..." Yuko Tanaka poked her cheek with her index finger, puffed her lips and pretended to ponder for a while before she reluctantly nodded to show her agreement.
"Hey, that's a bit too much." Baichuan Feng glanced at her.
"Haha" After laughing twice, Yuko Tanaka rolled up her sleeves to reveal her fair wrists, "In that case, I won't be polite. I want to eat wagyu beef, tuna sashimi, and ice cream~"
"No problem." Baichuan Feng looked at her jumping figure in front of him with a smile on his face, "But it's a bit weird to eat ice cream in such cold January."
"Really?" Tanaka Yuko tilted her head, the lights reflected in her eyes like stars , "It doesn't matter, when you are happy, you should do happy things."
Hearing these words, Shirakawa Feng couldn't help but think of his hometown in Akita, where the stars were also very bright.
As the sun sets, the afterglow fades away. Beams of light and billboards light up in every corner of the city.
Tokyo had just awakened at night, and there was still plenty of time for him to slowly appreciate the people and things here.
