Chapter 72: Circuitous Route
Fukuoka is so far away from Tokyo that it is not easy to go back and forth.
She just felt that from now on she would be away from her parents and would be working alone in Tokyo most of the time.
The two of them sat side by side on the steps, licking their ice cream in silence and watching people coming and going on the street.
"Are you going to stay in Tokyo from now on?" Shirakawa Feng stuffed the last bit of crispy skin from the cone in his hand into his mouth.
"Yeah," Fumihiko Kamachi nodded.
"What about school?"
"I have completed the transfer procedures to Horikoshi High School." The decision to drop out of Fukuoka Shin'ai Girls' School early was probably influenced by Shirakawa Kaede's words "Become famous as early as possible."
Her action ability is the same as Baichuan Feng's. Once she makes up her mind, she will not hesitate.
"Horoko High School." This name seems to appear very frequently in the entertainment industry. "Is this a school for artists?" Shirakawa Feng asked curiously.
"Yeah," Kamachi Noriko shook her head, "It's just an ordinary high school, but it has entertainment courses. The time pool is also relatively relaxed, which is very suitable for young artists who have not yet debuted."
Jueyue High School adopts a credit system, and students only need to complete the required credits by the end of the semester.
Many artists who have announcements will use weekends or holidays to take extra classes so that they can graduate smoothly after the school year ends.
All of this was accomplished under the arrangement of Sun Music Agency and Muneo Wakamatsu.
Currently, Houko Kamachi lives in the artist dormitory of Sun Music, and for some time ago she even lived directly in Hidemasa Aizawa's house.
There are many similar training methods in the RB entertainment circle. If the agency likes newcomers, the president will arrange for them to live in his own home and raise them like his own daughter.
On the one hand, it is because the artists are relatively young and it is not suitable for them to live alone outside.
On the other hand, we also hope to deepen our relationship with the artists through this method and make them more loyal to the agency.
Later, Yukiko Okada, Noriko Sakai, etc. were all trained in this way.
If you are favored by the president, you must be loyal to him and do your best to repay him. It's like a gangster who recognizes the boss as his "father" after drinking the wedding wine, and will go through fire and water for him from then on.
Well, an artist can have fun as soon as he debuts. Xiao Ri's entertainment industry is indeed at the forefront of the world.
"Is that so?" Baichuan Feng nodded to show his understanding. "So you already have plans for your debut?"
When talking about her debut, Houko Kamachi couldn't help but speed up the process of finishing the ice cream in her hand.
She imitated Shirakawa Kaede, stuffed the crispy cone into her mouth, and then clapped her hands.
"Aizawa-san is planning to debut at the end of this year or early next year, and he even prepared two stage names. These were provided by the naming master Oki Hiroko-san."
His bulging mouth looked like a pig bag, and his eyes were sparkling, perhaps because of the tears.
"Master of naming?"
"Hmm~" Fumihiko Kamachi nodded proudly.
It's so superstitious that even popularity is related to Feng Shui.
"What are those two stage names?" Baichuan Feng was a little curious.
Kamachi Houko held up two fingers, "One is Nitta Akiko, the other is Matsuda Seiko", and then she looked at Shirakawa Kaede in distress, "Shirakawa-kun, which one do you think is a good choice?"
"Of course it's Seiko Matsuda," Shirakawa Kaede gave the answer without even thinking.
"Hey, why?"
“Because I’m used to it.”
"ah?"
"Oh, no. Because I like it."
"In that case," Kamachi Houko clapped her hands cheerfully, "then it's Matsuda Seiko."
"Please take good care of me in the future, Seiko Matsuda~"
"Yes!" She nodded confidently as she officially became Seiko Matsuda.
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The day of troubles finally came to an end. First, he went to investigate the market with Hasegawa, then he worked as a salesman, and was even almost treated as a gigolo.
However, meeting the young girl Seiko Matsuda at Shinjuku Station made the tired Shirakawa Kaede relax a little.
As expected, pretty girls and the like are much more interesting than work. But even so, work still ranks first in Baichuan Feng's heart.
Throughout the summer vacation, Shirakawa Kaede had no plans to go on a camp trip or take a vacation. All his thoughts were on replicating the Sony Walkman.
The progress of the mechanical parts was quite smooth, and even Masaaki Yasuda and Daiji Yamashita had already started making samples. However, the circuit part was still at a loss.
Masaaki Yasuda also tried to do it himself, but after all, this was not his strong point, and he couldn't even pass the feasibility verification.
Seeing Yasuda looking somewhat guilty, Shirakawa Feng tried to comfort him. The responsibility was not his, and Shirakawa Electric's foundation was still too weak.
There was no other way. He couldn't recruit anyone and didn't have any connections. Baichuan could only use the old method and look for external help.
Where to find foreign aid? Of course, it’s his beloved alma mater, Meiji.
Meiji University, Izumi Campus.
The departments here are basically humanities and social sciences departments, and have little to do with science and engineering departments.
However, Shirakawa Kaede would not go directly to the Faculty of Science and Engineering at the Ikuta Campus. He planned to take a roundabout route.
In the central campus building, Shirakawa Feng looked up at the building with unknown number of floors. The sunlight reflected from the glass was so bright that he couldn't open his eyes. This was where the professors' offices were located.
As a serious student of Meiji, he of course went straight to his destination without any obstacles.
After finding the nameplate on the office door, Baichuan Feng knocked on it.
"Come in," came a vague response.
Shirakawa Kaede pushed open the door and said, "Teacher Yamada." Sitting in the office was his business management mentor, Naoki Yamada.
Professor Yamada raised his head and pushed the thick glasses on his face, "Shirakawa-san, what's the matter?"
Professor Yamada picked up a form from the file rack and flipped through it. "Hey, you didn't fail any of the courses, and your credit progress is pretty good."
Why are you coming to me if you didn’t fail the exam ? Professor Yamada looked at Shirakawa Kaede strangely.
Shirakawa Kaede paused, "I guess I can only come to you if I fail a course." But thinking about the university system in RB, it's normal for Professor Yamada to say that.
There is no so-called class system in RB University, nor is there a class teacher or counselor. Because of the different elective courses, it is difficult for students to form a unified class system.
However, after entering the second year of university, students can choose a mentor based on their interests and future development direction. When several students choose the same mentor and have the same direction, they can form a "seminar".
The tutors will only focus on the seminar, their students' grades in each subject and their performance in school. The seminar is the only organization that is somewhat similar to a class.
Professor Yamada is the mentor of Shirakawa Kaede's seminar, so he knows Shirakawa Kaede.
Looking at Professor Yamada's confused eyes, Shirakawa Feng gave up the excuse he had prepared.
He took a deep breath and said, "Teacher Yamada, do you want to experience the actual application of business management in a company?"
"Huh?" Yamada Naoki looked at Shirakawa Kaede in astonishment, as if he was meeting this student in his group for the first time.
