The reason for mentioning the poster is not to "show off" my knowledge of the fixed plots of variety shows in front of the producers in Kansai.
Iwahashi Shinichi threw out the introduction and took the opportunity to express his thoughts to producer Igarashi, "It's about the timing of displaying the poster. According to the rhythm in the script, it was when Nakayama-san and Saury-san were chatting, and the staff were
Hang up the poster later."
"Yeah." Producer Igarashi listened.
"I was thinking about this part of changing posters, and setting it up like Nakayama-san putting posters in a bag as a gift. When Saury-san was looking forward to the gift, he took out the TV series poster from it.
.”
"Then, saury-san will make a 'fall down' gesture?" producer Igarashi joked.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said: "If it were saury-san, it would be weird if it didn't 'fall', right?"
He put away his smile and became more serious, "But the lead actor personally handed the poster to the host, so it would be more interesting than changing the poster while chatting, right?"
"The first time I took out a poster, saury-san hung it up. Then he repeated the same trick and took out some TV drama-related peripherals, and then took out the CD of zard's debut single - this is the theme song of the TV drama
cd.”
Shinichi Iwahashi finally revealed his true purpose.
"If this happens, Saury-san will be knocked down one after another." Producer Igarashi burst out laughing, understanding what he was thinking.
Iwahashi Shinichi replied: "However, if you accept it as soon as it's good, then take it out and it will be the real gift... In short, we are using a similar idea and taking the opportunity to promote the band's single."
So-called product placement.
Because it is a promotional program for "Falling in Love with Your Eyes", if you want to use it, you must first consider that "the promotion of the TV series is the first priority".
It is not limited to this method of changing posters, or other methods. In short, no matter what method is used, it is obviously to serve the promotion of the TV series.
In this way, it not only helps promote the TV series, but also does not require major changes to the script, and it will not overwhelm the main character and cause objections from the agency of the protagonist Miho Nakayama.
The band themselves do not participate in variety shows and let others "piggyback" on the promotion. The focus is "mutual benefit".
Producer Igarashi looked thoughtful when he heard what Shinichi Iwahashi said. After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll go communicate with "Saury Feast"."
He said with a smile, "Iwahashi-san is really good at capturing subtle things."
Changing posters is not an eye-catching idea, but taking the opportunity to include the promotion of singles and integrating music promotion into variety shows, Iwahashi Shinichi is informal and at the same time meticulous in details.
It was only through his hard work that the producer Igarashi looked at him in a different light.
More importantly, after hearing him say that the program script process had been finalized, he came up with the idea almost at the same time. This speed of adapting to changes is admirable.
Then, recalling what Yoshida Masaki said on the phone about Iwahashi Shinichi being a variety show planner, I started to take his other identity a little more seriously.
It is not surprising that such a person can be a variety show planner if he can put the idea of publicity into this, and even when the script process has been determined, he can immediately come up with new solutions.
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This visit to Kansai TV Station not only successfully completed the task, but also gained some extra benefits.
After bidding farewell to producer Igarashi, the big team split into two groups. The band headed to the livehouse where they would perform tonight. Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe got into another car and went to visit the Cosmos Theater Company.
When the two of them were sitting in the back row together, Watanabe Manyumi teased him, "Shinichi-kun really never misses an opportunity."
Iwahashi Shin remained calm, "Opportunities are everywhere, and so is publicity."
This is what is called sounding reasonable.
Watanabe Manyumi laughed at him, "Everywhere."... Of course, this was by no means a mockery. She paused and then said: "For me, it's not just publicity opportunities that are everywhere, but also Shinichi-kun, a little person.
wisdom."
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her and said with a smile: "Who told me that I am a guy with no family background?"
The two talked about topics that only they could understand each other.
What first attracted Watanabe Mayumi to take a new look at Shinichi Iwahashi was the idea he came up with that "only a worthless little person could think of."
One has no family background but has the wisdom of ordinary people, and the other even though he knows that his wisdom challenges the old rules of the entertainment industry, he still fully supports it. No one has changed.
Thinking of this, the two couldn't help but look at each other and smile. Perhaps it was because of the warmth that occasionally appeared due to tacit understanding at work.
Then, Iwahashi Shinichi took the lead to look away and turned to the next topic.
"Tomorrow I will send the single to Kansai Radio. Now is the time when radio promotion is the top priority. If you can travel across the country, you have to travel all over the country." He continued.
He focused on his work, and Watanabe Wan Yumi was also led by him.
From Kansai TV to the theater troupe, the topics along the way were filled with business matters. They were separated by a New Year's holiday, and then they got together again. This was the situation.
But only business matters were discussed, and this situation made both parties feel relieved in their hearts.
Iwahashi Shinichi heard Watanabe Manyumi tell him the purpose of visiting Ishihara.
Watanabe Manyumi visited Ishihara of the Cosmos Theater Company. In addition to communicating with her father's connections, she also wanted to get Ishihara's help and asked him to help negotiate and find an actor for the transgender mother of the male protagonist in the movie "Kitchen".
Watanabe Manyumi insisted on finding an actor to play the role of a transgender mother. This idea met with a lot of opposition. The reason is immediately obvious: it was too difficult to choose the role.
Obviously, you can choose a gold medal supporting actress who has excellent acting skills and has been a green leaf in TV dramas all year round. Or, some people have suggested that a retired male actor from the Takarazuka Theater Company should play such a role.
However, Watanabe Manyumi determined that this role must not be compromised.
The male protagonist’s transgender mother is not a gender inverter who is looking for herself, so it would be inappropriate for an actress to play this role directly, as she would miss the masculine part that still exists in her psychology.
Similarly, after her transition, she was content to be a woman. She was so outstanding in this role that the heroine did not recognize her as a transgender when they first met. Later, the customer who killed her out of love and hatred initially also
Didn't recognize her as transgender.
As a result, it would be difficult to choose a Takarazuka male protagonist who can bring a masculine temperament to his performance.
It takes an actor who can play a female role naturally, but whose heart is as straight as a telephone pole to perform that kind of thing.
Iwahashi Shinichi guessed Watanabe Wan Yumi's thoughts and requirements and asked her: "So, do you have a specific direction?"
