Iwahashi Shinichi was daunted by Miwa-chan's touching paintings, but Miwa-chan herself was very enthusiastic about this matter and felt that she had come up with a great idea.
As long as she thinks her idea is right, she will be so stubborn that it gives people a headache——
I quarreled with her until I had a headache.
Regarding this, Iwahashi Shinichi had already experienced this deeply when he and she scolded each other "Bagaya Road" across the unclimbable telephone line.
Even Brother Nakamura, in the recording studio, had an endless argument with her over the pitch of a note in the same piece of music. He had seen her stubbornness that could not be overcome even if she believed in nine cows.
Shinichi Iwahashi expressed his opposition, but Miwa-chan was determined to win over Nakamura brother.
After hearing this, Brother Nakamura expressed his deep approval and voted for Miwa-chan. After all, it was not him who was going to have his face painted again.
Iwahashi Shinichi was glad in his heart that this was not the era of intelligence. Otherwise, with Miwa-chan's style, she would definitely be able to post exclusive photos of Jiugongge's ugly monsters on social platforms.
At first, when Miwa-chan gave Nakamura-san some clothes with weird aesthetics to wear, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't say anything. This time, Miwa-chan's touching painter reached out to him, and Nakamura-san decisively chose to die, not to die for Pindao.
In the same band, the plastic friendship between two Zeng Yis is so simple and unpretentious, not beautiful but very strong.
Iwahashi Shin thought of it and did not veto it rudely. Instead, he proposed: "It's okay if you want to draw. If the three of us draw, I have no objection."
To be honest, Miwa-chan's idea of embellishing the photos of this outing on the inside of the single is quite good. It just matches the camera advertisement and the song itself, and also enriches the inside of the single.
If Shinichi Iwahashi doesn't support it, he also doesn't support being painted in the face by Miwa-chan.
But if she insists on painting it, then she might as well just let it sink in and decorate the inside pages of the single with a few photos of Miwa-chan and Nakamura-san having their faces painted on - Miwa-chan does her best to do the painting.
Iwahashi Shinichi thought this way and felt mentally balanced.
As soon as the idea came up, Miwa-chan agreed with both hands. Only Brother Nakamura was killed in reverse, and he was reluctant at first. But this time the situation changed, and it became a united front between Iwahashi Shinichi and Miwa-chan.
Two against one, in the end, Brother Nakamura had no choice but to obey.
In the same band, the two Zeng Yis should advance and retreat together, and should not think about escaping first.
Iwahashi Shinichi is a giraffe, Nakamura-chan is a little bear, and Miwa-chan is a little fox.
When it comes to drawing, Miwa-chan is not born to be funny, but her talent is indeed limited. Therefore, after receiving this important task, in addition to the daily recording work, another task was to study how to draw these three animals.
Not only did Iwahashi Shinichi drag Nakamura brother into the water, he even secretly dug a hole for Miwa-chan and gave her a very difficult assignment.
However, Miwa-chan was quite happy with this assignment, and even bought a picture book to practice.
At the time when the circus tour was in full swing, she not only "designed" the cartoon images of the three people, she even drew an extremely ugly tour LOGO.
This time, Iwahashi Shinichi decisively exercised his veto power and rejected her idea.
…
The band's production progress had to be reported to Watanabe Manyumi. When she found out about it, she called Iwahashi Shinichi "cunning".
When she said this, Iwahashi Shin kept laughing and changed the topic, "It's a good idea to process the monotonous inner pages of the single."
To increase the appeal of a record, in addition to the most fundamental quality of the songs, there is also a way to increase the aesthetics of the 'outer packaging'.
"but,"
Watanabe Manyumi thought of something, "Put the outing photos on the inside of the single. Your blue shirt just echoes the lyrics." She smiled as she said it, and she also felt that the lyrics were clever.
Being included in lyrics is not something everyone can have.
After Fujifilm became the band's tour sponsor, the circus tour progressed even more smoothly. With the sponsorship of a large enterprise, the touring pressure the office had to bear was much less.
Shinichi Iwahashi came over to report on the progress, and to attend the tour meeting was another.
The planning decision was to set the location of the tour in five major cities: Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, and Sapporo. After the decision was made, the people from the production committee went to negotiate for suitable locations.
Since we have decided to tour with great fanfare, the scale of this performance is not small. When we went to book venues, we chose squares or parks that could accommodate 30,000 people.
Excluding the space used to build the stage and leaving the rest open, there are still 25,000 spectators for one performance.
In the five cities, except for the vast and sparsely populated Hokkaido, which only held one concert, the rest held two consecutive concerts. It is quite difficult and risky for the band to hold a concert of this scale one year after their debut.
try.
However, in addition to the many reasons for choosing to open such a large venue to create buzz and have confidence in the band, the most important thing is that the cost of this circus tour is too high. If you don’t open a large venue, you will lose money. It is better to open the venue
big.
There is not much difference in rent between a square with 10,000 people and a square with 30,000 people. The real big factor is the number of security personnel and related supporting facilities that need to be hired. The more spectators enter, the more these will increase.
Only selling concert tickets, outdoor tours will be a loss.
Therefore, when part of the production committee contacts the venue to discuss cooperation, another part of the team is responsible for contacting peripheral manufacturers and sending them various peripheral styles that the band members have come up with.
We need to talk about the venue, we need to talk about peripheral production, and we also need to customize the stage and tour costumes.
In addition, another big thing is to talk about the promotion of the concert.
Now that the project has become big, large-scale publicity must keep up, either to preserve capital or to be commensurate with the project.
Use the gimmick of "unprecedented tour" to ignite the public's curiosity and attract them to go to the venue.
Japan’s concert culture is developed, and thanks to the years of hard work of the music industry’s predecessors, it has cultivated many audiences who love the live event. DREAMS COME TRUE has always been known for its strong live performance, and now it is on the rise, and it has launched large-scale publicity.
, try every means to attract these audiences who love the scene.
As soon as you start throwing money, money will continue to flow in.
At this time, we have to sincerely thank our sponsors for sharing the cost pressure of the tour.
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Fujifilm agreed to sponsor the band's tour, which was a big deal. And the representative of Fujifilm did not forget the small thing Iwahashi Shinichi asked him to do. A few days after they went to drink wine together, he practiced Iwahashi Shinichi and was impressed by him.
Introducer.
I'm busy with work these days, but even so, Shinichi Iwahashi found some time during the break and went to the developing room affiliated with Fujifilm to check in, which is equivalent to the entrance of a new student.
As for the subsequent study, it all depends on how he arranges his time. When he has some free time, he can go there and report. He will start from developing black and white photos and learn bit by bit until the master gives up.
Developing photos is a technical job, even black and white photos. Developing color photos is not something ordinary people can do. Shinichi Iwahashi saw the steps of developing color photos with his own eyes and realized that he had underestimated this craft.
He had to learn how to develop the photos he took of Akina Nakamori, and he didn't know how long it would take him to do it, not to mention that he was still an apprentice who spent three days fishing and five days drying nets.
Anyway, it’s impossible to give her a gift on Valentine’s Day this year, otherwise what about a birthday gift?
…Take a step back, next year’s birthday gift is ready.
That being said, on Valentine's Day this year, both of us have work to do, so there is neither a candlelight dinner, nor a romantic program, nor can we happily meow... The last one is questionable.
Maybe spending Valentine's Day together may not make it this far. At least for now, Akina Nakamori doesn't seem to have that intention.
It’s true that relationships in the bubble era were quite open. It was like that in idol dramas, and Shinichi Iwahashi has not seen it before. However, in an open social atmosphere, there are also people who want to take it step by step.
No matter what the atmosphere is, it is the "people" themselves who really decide how to act.
Ignoring the "person" itself is an important reason for making jokes and unhappiness in pursuit and love.
After much deliberation, in the end, none of the previous calculations came to mind. Even the heart-shaped chocolates that Akina Nakamori had promised were sent to Shinichi Iwahashi's mailbox.
This year's Valentine's Day falls on Tuesday. Not only are the two of them unable to celebrate Valentine's Day because of their work, but even the office workers are not allowed to be too presumptuous.
Iwahashi Shinichi walked around the record company, and then went to Watanabe Wanyumi's office. He felt comfortable when he saw that the employees were working diligently, and went straight to Sony Records to have a meeting with the executive producer of DREAMS COME TRUE.
When I got home from work in the evening, I went to open the mailbox and took out a small package. I took it upstairs and opened it. Inside was a beautiful gift box carefully tied with a ribbon. The way of tying the bow was quite clever, neat and beautiful.
bright.
There is also a small origami penguin pressed under the ribbon.
Among Shinichi Iwahashi's favorite animals are penguins.
Valentine's Day couldn't be celebrated. The day before Valentine's Day, when the two of them were talking on the phone, Nakamori Akina was nagging and unhappy about not being able to celebrate Valentine's Day.
It's not that she's unhappy, she just wants to complain - or it should be said that complaining like this is her way of acting coquettishly.
Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Yeah, yeah, yeah," and couldn't help but laugh as he listened to her words.
As a result, hearing him laugh on the phone made Akina Nakamori really feel a little depressed.
I'm seriously complaining...
Looking at her on stage, there is no doubt that she is a charming woman, but in private, she sometimes shows childishness and clumsiness that doesn't know how to deal with events.
But in hindsight, I realized that her clumsiness and childishness were actually a sincere reflection of her inner purity.
Iwahashi Shinichi has known her for so long, and more than once, he has thought of words like purity about her.
He untied the ribbon and opened the gift box. Although he already knew what was inside, he still didn't know what to do when he saw the heart-shaped chocolate with "Happy Valentine's Day, Shinichi-kun" written on it.
… Mainly because I’m so embarrassed.
If Nakamori Akina gives it to her in person, she will be rewarded with a camera full of memorable expressions from Shinichi Iwahashi.
This is the so-called "honming chocolate".
Iwahashi Shinichi stared at the chocolate, broke off a piece with his hands, put it in his mouth, chewed it, and it was full of sweetness. As soon as he ate it, he knew that the materials used were excellent.
Akina Nakamori was very considerate, and the chocolate she sent was not that big, so it didn't taste like a "heavy task" to eat. But even so, Iwahashi Shinichi had to keep this piece of chocolate in the refrigerator for a few days.
Those who receive a lot of chocolates on Valentine's Day can be called "sweet troubles". Although, the more Valentine's Day chocolates you receive, the less likely you are to actually eat them.
Shinichi Iwahashi chewed the chocolate and looked at the words written by Akina Nakamori on this small piece of chocolate, as if he could see her carefully creating on it.
When I think about her mood when making chocolate, I understand her nagging complaints on the phone.
He looked at the time and called Akina Nakamori.
Since we couldn't spend Valentine's Day together, she would definitely be waiting for a call tonight. Therefore, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't worry about calling her too late to disturb her.
Checking the time was to confirm if she was home now.
She has a variety show to record tonight. The two people who have been dating each other all day long are very clear about their respective schedules.
Her home phone number didn't go through, so Iwahashi Shinichi called again.
…
At this time, Akina Nakamori was on her way back from work.
In the studio tonight, the staff were very energetic. There is an unwritten custom in the industry. If idols have work on Valentine's Day, they will bring cookies to the work site to distribute to the staff.
There were many idols gathered in tonight's show, and the staff were very merciless in collecting the cookies.
However, on Valentine's Day night, she had to participate in the recording of a variety show. Throughout the night, although she was still in full swing in front of the camera, when she occasionally had some free time, she couldn't help but start thinking about something else.
For a moment, he remembered the phone call he had with Shinichi Iwahashi last night, but he ignored his complaints. At the same time, he remembered that when he met Yukiko Okada, Miwa Yoshida heard her talking about it and watched Shinichi Iwahashi write a new song.
thing.
However, I was confused for a moment, thinking that Iwahashi Shinichi would receive chocolates from her after she returned, so these messy thoughts were put aside again.
She turned to imagine how Shinichi Iwahashi would react after receiving the chocolate.
Iwahashi Shinichi, who has always been so steady, would be shy if he received a chocolate with his name on it?
Thinking that it might make him a little embarrassed, Akina Nakamori became happy.
On the way to send her back, her agent Ben noticed her worried look and wanted to say something, but he swallowed it back.
When they were almost home, Nakamori Akina's pager rang.
She took it out and saw that it was a familiar number. She put the pager back into her bag, feeling excited.
When she got home, she called back.
On the other end of the phone, I waited for a long time and almost hung up automatically before I was picked up.
"Long time."
Akina Nakamori complained to him jokingly.
"Sorry, sorry." Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and told her, "I'm cleaning the room."
