Many ordinary people yearn for the upper class society in their hearts.

Their imagination of personal success is to be able to attend high-end places in fancy clothes.

Whether it's a cocktail party, a banquet, attending a ceremony, watching a performance, whatever.

The key is that there must be a social atmosphere that emphasizes the importance of Yin Li Ding.

As long as you can gather with celebrities in high-end places that are difficult for ordinary people to visit, and have a good time with champagne in hand, this is enough to soothe the vanity of most people and bring them enough satisfaction.

But what these humble people who yearn for the upper class don't know is that in fact, some people who are truly qualified to attend such gatherings will regard such gatherings as a spiritual burden.

Going to such an occasion is purely a last resort.

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As we all know, the earliest shopping district in Tokyo that was famous overseas was Ginza in Chuo-ku.

Unlike the "hybrid" of the rising stars "Shinjuku" and "Roppongi", Ginza has always maintained its own classics.

The earliest foreigners from the West poured into Japan in large numbers through Ginza, settled in Ginza, and brought Western culture and living habits with them.

Including cafes, Western-style bars, galleries, etc., they all first appeared in Ginza.

Therefore, this is almost Japan’s gateway to the world, the axis of Tokyo fashion, and a strategic location that Japanese department stores must compete for.

And in Yurakucho in the Ginza business district.

The most eye-catching commercial building standing here is the Nishiura Department Store Yurakucho store which just opened last year.

At 2:55 in the afternoon, Matsumoto Keiko, who had already changed into a dress, still disguised in a silk scarf and sunglasses, hurriedly walked into the garden-style restaurant called "Sakura Garden" on the top floor of Nishiura Department Store.

However, as soon as she entered the door, before she even had time to take a closer look at the environment, she was recognized by Michiko Harada, who had been waiting here in advance.

Then he grabbed his arm and led him hurriedly to the private room inside.

"Sister, why did you come here? Oh, it's true. Three o'clock is coming soon. It's just you, do you know? If the time passes, it won't work..."

Although her temperament is completely opposite, this fussy and complaining Harada Michiko is one of the few close friends of Matsumoto Keiko.

Michiko Harada is also a Japanese film actor, but she is six years younger than Keiko Matsumoto.

She was a young actress who signed a contract with "Shōchiku" in 1973, shortly after Matsumoto Keiko switched jobs from "Daei" to "Shōchiku".

So from a working relationship point of view, the two of them are sisters who entered the same film company at the same time.

In addition, Harada is born with a docile and pleasant appearance, a good girl who is full of youth, which is completely different from Matsumoto Keiko's "eyes as silk".

There is no competitive relationship between the two of them in their careers, and they get along relatively harmoniously.

Not to mention, Harada, who was born in a poor single-parent family, has been very good at observing people's words and pleasing others since he was a child.

Not long after joining Shochiku, she realized that Matsumoto Keiko had the potential to become a popular "first sister".

So he took the initiative to curry favor with Matsumoto Keiko, always promptly informing Matsumoto Keiko of various news circulating within Shochiku Pictures, and even personally served Matsumoto Keiko tea and water.

For this reason, she quickly won the trust and care of Keiko Matsumoto, and the two of them got along like sisters.

Harada's career gradually improved.

At first, in many movies produced by Shochiku Pictures, Michiko Harada only played small supporting roles such as some female students and daughters of certain characters, and she did not have a few lines.

But it was precisely because of Keiko Matsumoto’s deliberate support.

Gradually, Michiko Harada had more and more acting opportunities, and the roles she played became increasingly important.

By 1976, the eighteen-year-old Michiko Harada was still guaranteed and recommended by Matsumoto Keiko, and she starred in two movies: "Lullaby of the Earth" and "Youth Killer".

Finally, he showed his unique personality on the screen and attracted a lot of attention.

Not only has she successfully achieved transformation, she has broken away from the shackles of the image of a girl and a student.

She also won the Best Actress Award in the Xun Bao Film Festival that year, as well as the Newcomer Award in various film awards such as the Blue Ribbon Award and Bao Chi Film Award.

To this day, she has participated in the filming of many films and TV series, and has also been involved in dramas and hosting.

It can be considered that she has a certain degree of popularity, and she is a pretty good star among young actresses.

Although she could take any job and have a rich spare time life, she no longer focused on honing her acting skills.

It has always been difficult to make breakthroughs in his career, and he has never won any major film awards.

But then again, she has played too many roles, and even if she is lucky, she can always hit one or two distinctive roles that people will remember and talk about.

What's more, as long as the exposure is enough, you can at least become familiar in the audience's memory.

So despite the fact that Michiko Harada's acting skills are just mediocre, her appearance can only be considered a 70% level at best.

It is impossible to be like Matsumoto Keiko, who can charm all living beings and turn men into thinking animals with just one look on the screen.

But she still managed to rank among the bottom of the second-rate actresses, with a salary income of almost 15 million yen per year.

This is considered a good income level in the current Japanese entertainment industry, at least more than 70% of artists.

And her blessings don't stop there.

Because of her pretty face, sweet temperament, sweet mouth, and ability to act coquettishly and cutely.

In terms of expanding personal connections, she is actually much better than Keiko Matsumoto. It can be said that she has become a master.

Without mentioning anything else, let's just say that she went to places frequented by these noble ladies almost whenever she had free time, and tried her best to make friends with more noble ladies.

This skill has brought her great benefits, giving her a unique advantage in shooting print advertisements and commercial performances. She can earn at least 10 million yen more in advertising fees every year.

You can often get various cosmetics and clothing gifts for free.

Or as a companion, enjoy various beauty and care services with your ladies.

Nowadays, she is actually a fashion godmother and gossip mentor who meets many wealthy ladies on a daily basis.

Just like today, Keiko Matsumoto came to meet with the wife of the director of Nishiura Department Store.

Not only did Michiko Harada know her, she was even more familiar with the circle of ladies of the director's wife than Keiko Matsumoto.

So it’s not surprising to see Michiko Harada and Keiko Matsumoto here.

The only thing that confused her was that she still couldn't figure out what Michiko Harada meant when she said, "It won't work if you delay it."

Until the two of them actually entered the private room and saw clearly what was going on inside.

Matsumoto Keiko finally figured out the answer. It turned out that what Michiko Harada meant was... the noble ladies were doing fortune telling.

It has to be said that interactions in the so-called upper class circles often cannot escape the three religions and nine streams.

In Japan's high-end gatherings, in addition to the rich and powerful as the main body.

Often there are also their family members, mistresses, illegitimate children, literary and artistic figures, religious figures, political and economic figures, doctors, lawyers, gangsters, liars, brokers, vests... involved.

It's like a revolving lantern, gaining momentum and leaving without hesitation. All this shows is the human nature of the philistines who follow the trend.

Among the non-mainstream extra member groups, apart from celebrities in the literary and artistic circles, the most favored by noble ladies are religious figures.

In comparison, people in the literary and artistic circles are like jewelry that can be worn everywhere.

Having this kind of people around you can relieve the ladies' boredom, reduce their philistineness, and add dazzling luster.

Religious people are like tranquilizers.

They can help noble ladies eliminate their fears and soothe their worries, as well as erase the guilt caused by depravity and extravagance.

Especially witches, divination masters and fortune tellers who know how to do horoscopes, fortune telling, fortune telling and divination.

They can also provide a kind of mysterious stimulation to the spiritually empty noble ladies, which makes them more popular and loved by the upper class society.

Just like today, these noble ladies invited a handsome fortune teller to their gathering.

Although Keiko Matsumoto herself didn't really believe in these evil ways, she also didn't know the name of this fortune teller.

But just based on the fact that this person is in his thirties, wearing gorgeous Zen clothes, sitting with his eyes closed, murmuring in front of several noble ladies, and looking like an enigmatic preacher, we know that he should be a relatively well-known god in today's society.

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Otherwise, the three or four noble ladies in the room would not flock to his side, and they would all look frightened and listen to his teachings.

Even after Michiko Harada dragged Keiko Matsumoto in, she didn't dare to disturb her.

Instead, he took Matsumoto Keiko and knelt down beside him, waiting quietly for a while.

It wasn't until the magic stick finished preaching the so-called oracle and came to an end for the time being that she dared to pull Matsumoto Keiko to greet the people in the room.

Most of the interactions in the social circle are exchanges of interests, and the relationships between these wives are also intricate.

Like the bespectacled director's wife, because her husband Nishimura Musashi is a board member of Nishiura Department Store, of course she is the most distinguished person here.

Mrs. Ohno, who is closer to her, is also very prominent because her husband's family owns Taschi, the fifth largest jewelry company in Japan.

This brand specializes in pearl jewelry and is sold in almost every XJTLU department store.

Therefore, she is also the most gorgeously dressed, and all the jewelry on her body is high-end.

In addition, under the introduction of Michiko Harada, Keiko Matsumoto also met two noble ladies here who had never met before.

A lady named Kuroda with a slightly sharp appearance, her husband is a distant relative of the director's wife and a judge.

Mrs. Kuroda herself is running two restaurants at the Nishiura Department Store Yurakucho store, and the Sakurazono restaurant where we met this time is a property under her name.
To be continued...