Chapter 5: Promotion

"Your bank account has received 20 million yen. Please check it~~~"

Luo Quan lay on the bed, reading this text message repeatedly, blooming with joy.

"20 million, how should I arrange you?" Luo Quan gripped her phone tightly, letting her imagination run wild in her mind.

"Kobe beef, pan-fried red snapper, Edomae sushi..." Luo Quan counted on her fingers, listing the high-end Japanese dishes she knew.

Although she didn't usually care much for Japanese cuisine, since she was in Japan now and had earned such a huge sum of money, how could she not go and taste it?

Just as Luo Quan was preparing to search on her phone for which Japanese restaurant was the most expensive, Sony Music sent an email.

"The distribution preparation work for the three songs has officially begun. Does Miss Izumi have time to come and shoot the album cover?"

"Of course!" Luo Quan's spirits lifted. She only then remembered that her main task at the moment was not to enjoy herself, but to promote this album of hers that was about to be released.

"Then come to the Odaiba Seaside Park. Our company's field team happens to be conducting a shooting mission there. The staff will come to pick you up soon."

"Okay, I'll wait for you downstairs."

After sending the message, Luo Quan hurriedly washed her face and brushed her teeth, then changed into a pair of unworn white sneakers and went out.

After waiting downstairs for about ten minutes, a black car drove up in front of Luo Quan. It was actually Miki again.

"What a coincidence," Luo Quan saw that it was this young man again and showed a surprised smile.

"From now on, matters regarding Miss Izumi will probably be handled by me," Miki got out of the car, opened the rear door on the right, and made a gesture of invitation.

Luo Quan pulled the hem of her T-shirt and sat in the car, and all of this happened to be seen by the landlord lying on the lounge chair.

"It's so hot, why is he still wearing a black suit?" The landlord saw Miki's attire and quickly associated it with members of Japanese HD organizations like the Yamaguchi-gumi or Sumiyoshi-kai. Those legal thugs usually dressed in suits like this!

Thinking of this, the landlord gasped. Could it be that this girl had hooked up with some HD big shot?!

Before he could go out to ask clearly, Miki had already driven the car away.

Luo Quan used to think that as the international metropolis with the largest population in the world, Tokyo's road traffic would be incomparably congested, just like their trains, crowded enough to make you doubt life.

However, after really getting on the road, Luo Quan found that Tokyo's road conditions were actually not as congested as she had imagined, especially since it was still the morning rush hour.

If it were her hometown of Yuzhou, she didn't know how congested it would be by now.

The reason for this phenomenon was, on one hand, the small passages that were densely distributed throughout Tokyo, like capillaries. The existence of these small passages greatly shared the pressure of the city's main roads, giving cars on the road more choices.

On the other hand, although the per capita car ownership rate of Tokyo citizens was high, the usage rate was quite low. Many families had cars bought and basically left in the garage to gather dust, and there were many who only drove once a month.

In fact, most Tokyo people believed that trains were much more convenient than private cars. The first choice for Tokyo people to travel was trains, the second was bicycles, and the third was private cars.

If one day Tokyo could be as congested as Beijing, then those office workers who took the train would definitely be much more comfortable.

Odaiba Seaside Park was located in Tokyo's Minato Ward, a location even closer than the Shinjuku Ward where Luo Quan went yesterday. Along the way, except for in front of traffic lights, it basically didn't stop much, and it arrived at its destination in only about twenty minutes.

As a famous business district in Tokyo, Odaiba was always bustling and crowded with cars no matter when you came, and the Odaiba Seaside Park was one of the must-visit spots for tourists from all countries.

However, today, a large area in the seaside park was cleared out. There were only a few dozen people in this area.

It wasn't that some rich person had booked the place, but that the popular Japanese idol star Hoshino Sakura was shooting a photo album there.

As one of the hottest traffic female stars in Japan at the moment, Hoshino Sakura was actually a Japanese-American. She lived in the United States in her early years and came to Japan to develop after becoming an adult.

After signing with Sony Music, Hoshino Sakura released several singles. Relying on her sweet voice and pure, beautiful looks, she quickly captured the hearts of the vast number of Japanese otaku and middle-aged men. The records sold well, and her popularity soared like a rocket.

Next, Hoshino Sakura entered the TV drama field and filmed two urban romance dramas that were successful in both ratings and word-of-mouth. Relying on these two dramas, Hoshino Sakura even broke into the Korean and Chinese markets, and her popularity was unbelievably high.

Soon it would be the second anniversary of her debut. To thank fans for their long-term support, Hoshino Sakura specifically came to the seaside park, intending to shoot a set of swimsuit photos as a benefit to sell to fans.

However, the shooting process didn't seem to be going very smoothly. The staff of the Sony field team had already arranged the venue, and the shooting staff were all in place, but Hoshino Sakura was still lying on a beach chair, crossing a pair of big white legs, blowing the sea breeze leisurely.

The agent on the side was also persuading Hoshino Sakura with a bitter face, but there was no expression on Hoshino Sakura's face behind the sunglasses, and she remained unmoved.

This was actually one of Hoshino Sakura's few major black spots, which was that she liked to act like a big shot, or rather, she was arrogant.

As long as she encountered even a little bit of dissatisfaction at work, she would quit, and in serious cases, she would even fly into a rage. This time, she didn't know what the situation was again, making the entire team wait for her alone.

Miki brought Luo Quan into the shooting venue. A young man wearing short sleeves and a baseball cap quickly walked over: "Miki-kun, you and Miss Izumi might have to wait a while longer before you can shoot."

"What's going on? Is Sakura-san throwing a tantrum again?" Although Miki didn't have much interaction with Hoshino Sakura in the company, he had heard of this famous "Hot-Tempered Princess."

"Hot-Tempered Princess" was the nickname those haters called Hoshino Sakura, full of teasing and disdain. Many employees in the company also used this black nickname when mentioning her in private.

"There's a newcomer in the photography team who bought the wrong flavor when buying iced coffee for Sakura-san. Sakura-san only took one sip and threw it on the ground, and then said she wouldn't start working no matter what.

That newcomer could only run another trip, and he hasn't come back yet."

"How could such a situation happen?" Miki frowned and looked in the direction of Hoshino Sakura, then looked at Luo Quan beside him: "I'm really sorry, Miss Izumi, you might have to wait a while longer."

Luo Quan smiled lightly: "It's fine, anyway, I'm on summer vacation, just treat it as coming out for a trip."

Miki let out a long sigh of relief. Fortunately, this Miss Izumi's temper wasn't as eccentric as Hoshino Sakura's. If this one was also a spoiled brat, then everyone present would probably have a headache.

Taking advantage of the bright sunshine, Luo Quan bought a pair of wooden sandals at the convenience store behind, changed into them, and ran to the seaside to step on the waves.

As someone from the inland who had never been in contact with the sea, this was her first time playing at the seaside in her life. Previously, she naively thought that the sea should be about the same as a swimming pool covered with sand. Now that she had really come to the beach, she realized that the two were completely different concepts!

That kind of vastness and the scenery in sight were not comparable to a swimming pool.

When Luo Quan walked on the beach, the slightly salty sea breeze was like a lover's gentle palm, stroking her cheeks and blowing her hair into the air.

The blue seawater rose and fell with every breath of the sea. Every time it retreated and struck, it would soak over Luo Quan's plump toes and crystal-clear insteps. That refreshing touch was enough to offset the dryness brought by the scorching summer.

Unfortunately, she was a landlubber who couldn't float once she got into the water. Otherwise, she would definitely have changed into a swimsuit and plunged into the churning waves, swimming freely where the blue sea and blue sky met.

Just when Luo Quan was sighing in vain at the seaside, the newcomer who had made the mistake returned. In order to buy the Frappuccino coffee that Hoshino Sakura wanted to drink, he ran a full five kilometers back and forth. His shirt was completely soaked in sweat, but until now, he hadn't even had time to wipe a drop of sweat.

"Sakura-san, I bought the coffee you like. I didn't know your taste before, I'm really very sorry!" The newcomer bowed at a standard 45 degrees, holding the plastic bag containing the coffee high with both hands, his face full of sincerity.

Hoshino Sakura only looked at it with the corner of her eye, then said: "I know, put it aside." ===== CHAPTER 6 =====