Shojiki Fudosan 2 (正直不動産2)

So there's this dating app I've started using.

A dating app?

I signed up after a friend got me onto it

and I am obsessed!

FIND THE ONE - DATING APP

That's the one where girls can use a nickname and get to sign up for free?

They say PairPair has a lot of guys who own real estate.

Real estate?

It has got guys in their 30s with luxury apartments

and celebrity-types set to inherit the family property.

-Wow! Sign me up. -You see?

-Where is it? -Yeah, give it a go.

You go to the App Store and download PairPair.

-Yep. -Click "Start."

FIND THE ONE - START

-Female. -Female.

And your nickname?

Do people use their real info?

ENTER YOUR NICKNAME - YOKO

Who knows?

They don't?

I don't know. Maybe?

YOKO - NON-SMOKER

-What about you? -I use my real info.

-Really? -Yeah, I put my real name, Yui.

REGISTRATION COMPLETE

-It's time. Let's go. -What?

But we were just getting started!

Come on. Before we get in trouble.

WATAYAN - 35YO - TOKYO SALARY 7 MILLION

ABOUT ME - LOOKING TO BUY A HOUSE IN MY THIRTIES!

LIKE

TOSAKA REAL ESTATE

Mr. Tosaka!

We've been very active lately.

Kurosu is steadily pulling new contracts on full commission.

You have a good eye!

Fujiwara's been using his connections and continues to get great results.

Thank you for doing business with me today.

Even Tokage's managed to finalize two properties!

So Tokage was a good catalyst for helping Nagase and Tsukishita out of their slump.

Mr. Nagase?

There you are.

Mr. Okawa's looking for you.

I've gotta make a personal call.

Could it be--

A little love call to Miss Enomoto?

What?

Remember before?

Will you

be my fiancé?

Miss Enomoto professed her love for you!

And you've been dating ever since, right?

Not exactly.

My gran from Akita is trying to set me up with a husband.

She can be very pushy, so it was an accident.

I told a little white lie saying I'd found a potential husband.

I see.

She asked me what he was like,

and all I could think of were qualities that you had!

-What? -Please?

She wants you to pretend?

Her grandma's coming down from Akita at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.

Miss Enomoto's going to pick her up, then wants us to all go for lunch.

But I've thought about it.

If I cannot tell a lie, how can I possibly pretend to be her boyfriend?

I'm gonna refuse.

You can't!

She immediately thought of you when asked who her boyfriend was.

That means she really must like you!

You'll be fine.

I'll go with you as back up to make sure you don't put your foot in your mouth.

MINERVA REAL ESTATE

Yes, thank you.

In that case, I'll get the contract ready.

Yes, goodbye.

Kamiki, you sold another studio apartment as an investment?

You sold the land for the shopping district and found the perfect tenants.

You've got that lead position at the new Tachikawa store in the bag!

Mr. Ikaruga said he'd give it to whoever comes in first this month.

Hello, Mr. Watamura.

Do you think we could meet in person?

THE HONEST REALTOR 2

EP 7 OF 10 FORBIDDEN FRUIT

Not her.

Sorry to do this last minute. I'm suddenly not feeling too well.

Yoko…

And here I thought we'd finally get to meet.

-Excuse me. -Yes?

Are you Mr. Watamura?

Yes, and you are?

I'm Yoko's friend. My name is Ryoko Hanasawa.

-Ms. Hanasawa? -Yes.

Yoko said she was having a first date with a potential marriage partner,

and she asked me to come along to help keep the conversation flowing.

Really?

Yes.

It's too bad she just texted me.

What?

HIROSHI WATAMURA SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Wow, so you work for TTN Data.

HIROSHI WATAMURA TTN DATA SYSTEMS ENGINEER

Yes.

Systems development. So that must mean you're a programmer?

I'll bet you work on systems for the government and big businesses.

Yeah, I guess.

I'm glad I met you.

What?

Yoko's always been passionate about finding a husband.

I'm glad she found someone like you.

-You really mean that? -Yes.

She used to always talk about how excited she was to get married

and live in a beautiful house with her new husband.

I see.

I actually messaged her saying,

"Now that I'm in my 30s I was thinking of buying a place,"

and she replied saying she liked the idea.

I totally agree.

I always say that rent money is dead money.

I think it's great that you want to buy.

Yoko said the same thing!

I have 10 million saved up so far.

That reminds me!

I'm actually in this line of work.

You're a realtor?

Just between the two of us,

there's a place nearby that Yoko said she always wanted to live in

once she got married.

Really?

Want to have a peek?

Yes, please!

Wow.

Thank you for the meal.

-It's fine. -Thank you so much.

Shall I call a taxi?

No, we can walk there.

The high-rise building is relatively new…

HEAVENLY CREST YAOKI 69.8 MILLION YEN

…and it's priced below market value.

-Why's that? -Why is it cheap?

Well, you see--

It's because people are saying it's defective.

What?

It may be cheap, but it's definitely not a bargain.

Are you kidding me?

That's our honest realtor.

Yeah, I know.

Is this the defective one?

Yeah, they say it's not even resistant to earthquakes.

Thanks. Got it.

-Mr. Nagase. -Yeah?

There's an old lady at reception.

An old lady? What does she want?

She wants to buy a high-rise outright with cash.

-A high-rise? -Yes.

Outright with cash?

-Bring her through now. -Yes.

-Get the files. -On it.

-Let's go. -Okay.

That's right.

My little girl has finally found herself a husband in Tokyo!

This will be a gift.

How exciting.

HIGH-RISE PURCHASE CONSULTATION

Congratulations.

But you see, I'm too old to take out a loan.

This is everything I've managed to scrape up for my little girl.

These are my life savings.

Let's have a look.

Thank you.

One zero, two zeros--

-200 million? -No.

Calm down. It's 20 million.

20 million?

-Here. Thank you. -Sorry.

What do you think?

Is it enough

to buy a high-rise?

Inner city high-rises can go anywhere from 50 to 200 million yen.

The more expensive ones can even go for 5.5 billion yen.

I'd love to help you, but--

High-rises ain't no playground.

Only true winners in life get to live in a high-rise in Tokyo.

Land in Tokyo is incredibly expensive.

You want to buy a high-rise as a present?

The day you realize that's impossible is the day you'll get your elder wisdom!

Mr. Nagase, you don't have to say it like that!

Why don't you give them some financial assistance

when they eventually go to buy their own property instead?

There are plenty of previously-owned properties in the 20 million range.

Like this, for example.

Does it really matter if it's not a high-rise?

Looks like I've just been a bother.

I hope you'll forgive me.

Goodbye.

"Goodbye"?

MORIARTY NISHI-OGIKUBO APARTMENT

What do you think?

Well…

Did Yoko really say she wanted to live here?