Sato regarded this matter as a topic of conversation. When he mentioned it, not only did the people present not take it seriously, but even he, the person who mentioned it, did not think it was a big deal.
"I told Sakurako-san that the music producer I commissioned is a great person, so please feel free to rest assured."
Sato didn't mind saying more good things about Iwahashi Shinichi. However, he concealed the fact that Sakurako praised him greatly for the music that the music producer brought.
In Sato's view, this is not a deliberate concealment, but rather unnecessary. Anyway, manga authors have never had a say in the matter of animation.
If there is no associated record company behind the Japanese animation company, then during the negotiation stage, Sakurako has a recommended producer, and the production committee may listen to her opinions as appropriate and list the songs she recommends as candidates.
But now, there is a record company that must be here, and the production committee can no longer consider other options. I will deliberately bring this matter up, just to compliment the young producer present and to get closer to each other.
That's all.
Everyone is well aware of this kind of thing and should just listen to it politely.
However, although others present did not take it to heart, Iwahashi Shinichi was a little curious and wanted to know what kind of production company the person in charge was who went to recommend himself to the manga author.
After all, it is just a cartoon about daily family life. Even if you get the right to produce the theme song, you may not be able to gain much benefit from it. It is not a great resource that is worth fighting for.
In this way, he went to recommend himself to the original author of the comic - deliberately bypassing the magazine editorial department and the animation production committee and going straight to the original author of the comic. This seemed a bit deliberate.
Shinichi Iwahashi felt that the person in charge of the production company who recommended himself to the original author was a bit suspicious. He thought about it for a while and decided not to let it go, so he asked Sato again.
"Did Sakurako-san tell her which production company person she recommended herself to be?"
Sato treated it as a casual chat, originally to praise Iwahashi Shinichi, but he didn't expect that Iwahashi Shinichi would take it to heart and come over to inquire again.
"Which production company?" He himself was confused and thought for a while, "It seems to be called BEING? Anyway, it is a small company that I have never heard of."
At that time, when Sakurako told Sato about this matter, Sato felt that since he was already cooperating with Shinichi Iwahashi, there was no need to create extraneous matters. So, even though Sakurako praised the song she received as "sounding very good", he didn't do anything.
I had no intention of auditioning, and I was not interested in the person in charge of the production company who came to the comic book author's door, so I didn't take it to heart.
Now being asked by Iwahashi Shinichi? He couldn't tell much information.
"BEING?"
But? Hearing this name, Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but show a surprised expression.
The dice of life spins around, and another unexpected number comes out.
Previously, when he was asked to make the theme song for "Chibi Maruko-chan", he immediately thought of the song "Crack, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle."
Production Company.
Now, he heard the name BEING from someone in the editorial department of "RIBON".
If I remember correctly, their person in charge was a person named "Daiko Nagato". And now, the person in charge of this production company went to the original manga author with the song to recommend himself.
Or did you deliberately bypass the magazine editorial department and animation production committee? Go directly to the comic book author.
Iwahashi Shinichi felt that in such a situation, it was quite a coincidence that he heard the name of BEING, the production company he had investigated.
However, when I think about it again, I feel that it is inevitable that the production company that holds the copyright of "Crackling, Cracking" has found the original author of the comic.
He was thoughtful, but Sato was vague and continued to talk about what he heard from Sakurako, "I heard that because the person in charge of their company liked the comic, he specially sent a song produced by the company to Sakurako-san.
.What can I say, one day, if the comics can be animated, I hope they can consider using their music."
"I see." Iwahashi Shin nodded.
However, I am still thinking about the fact that the person in charge of BEING went to find Sakurako.
Was it because Nagato Daiyuki liked the manga that he volunteered to make the theme song for the manga? If explained this way, it seems to make sense why he would bypass the magazine editorial department and animation production committee.
But even so, before the official announcement of the animation of the comic, I was able to find the author of the comic at the right time. The person who grasped this timing either heard the rumor from the gossip, or had a keen sense.
Anyway, "it happened that the time when I went to Sakurako to recommend myself coincided with the manga being adapted into an animation." Iwahashi Shinichi would not think that Nagato Daiyuki had such good luck as a koi, so that he could pick up Sakurako as soon as he came to her door.
Zi brings such great luck.
"I don't know what kind of music it is," he said.
Seeing Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction, Sato found it incredible. What on earth is this young producer thinking? Why is he always interested in these things?
"Well," he was the one who started the conversation, and he could only continue, "I don't know. I just heard Sakurako-san mentioning such a thing on the phone."
Iwahashi Shinichi also felt that there was no point in asking Sato any more, so he stopped and politely dropped the topic.
However, I still haven't completely let go in my heart, and I wonder if the song that Nagato Daiyuki recommended to himself is the "Crackling, crackling, crackling" song?
If Nagato Daiyuki is really what he said when he visited Sakurako, he wants to make a theme song for the anime because he is a fan of "Chibi Maruko-chan".
If this is really the case, it would seem that the difficulty of negotiating with BEING and President Nagato to buy the right to use "Crack-Pap-Pap-Pap-Pap" would be reduced a lot.
After all, giving it to Iwahashi Shinichi's company also fulfills Nagato Daiyuki's wish of "if the manga can be animated, I hope their music can be considered."
Shinichi Iwahashi thought to himself that he would have to attend the meeting of the animation production committee later. Normally, he was just producing music and there was no need to meet the original author of the manga. But now, he felt that it was necessary to visit Sakurako before starting.
Find out whether this "name" that already has an owner can be used by him.
Since Nagato Daiyuki wanted to go out of his way to bypass the editorial department and production committee and go directly to Sakurako, Iwahashi Shinichi might as well follow the trend and go to talk to Sakurako, bypassing the producer who had no idea what he was planning.
It was Nagato Daiyuki himself who said that he wanted to make the theme song because he was a fan of the manga. So, there was no more appropriate way to do it than to let the author of the manga be the middleman.
Iwahashi Shinichi probably had some ideas in mind and knew how to do it.
And he was finally willing to let this topic go, and Sato also breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, for fear that this puzzling guy would ask more questions.
After that, no one mentioned it again.
…
On Sunday, Akina Nakamori has been busy since the morning.
The assistant came to her door early in the morning to help her prepare for her trip to Los Angeles next week. Things like storage and organization were not something the assistant could do. She could only be directed by Akina-san, doing things like covering furniture with dust covers, checking equipment, etc.
Work.
Having been in the industry for so long, I have learned the assistant manual by heart, and not long ago, I narrowly survived the first crisis in my assistant career. The assistant is now at peace, acting as a qualified tool.
Akina Nakamori is full of energy, directing her assistant to be busy, and she is not idle at all. When she is doing something, she seems to be full of energy. The assistant looks on, resigned to the defeat.
In this way, I will first go to accept an interview and shoot for a magazine in the afternoon, then go to Nagoya, record a program at Tokai TV in the evening, and spend the night in Nagoya.
Then the next day, I have to go to Osaka. After Osaka is Los Angeles...
Just for luggage, I have to pack two parts, one for today and tomorrow, and another for when I go on a business trip. Akina Nakamori organizes these by herself.
She has rich experience in business trips and can do it with ease. While she was sorting it out, she was thinking about the agreement she made with Shinichi Iwahashi on the phone last night, and she suddenly felt very energetic about today's itinerary.
It's not a rare opportunity to meet Iwahashi Shinichi, so this high emotion seems a bit exaggerated. If I say it, I will definitely be laughed at.
But only Akina Nakamori knew that her full expectations did not come from the "meeting" itself, but the satisfaction that Shinichi Iwahashi was doing for her something he would never do before.
Going around in a big circle just to meet for a short time is not something that the capable Shinichi Iwahashi would do. However, he does it when he has made up his mind and does not back down even if it is troublesome. This is also a strong-willed person.
What Shinichi Iwahashi can do.
Akina Nakamori was like a primary school student who just got a beautiful new eraser that she had never seen before on Sunday, and she was looking forward to showing it off to her classmates when she went to school on Monday, so much so that she forgot about the pain of going to school after the holiday.
The late business trip was full of expectations.
Even Nagoya, which I had been to many times, suddenly found that city attractive because I had an appointment there.
If these thoughts were known to others, they would look silly, and she would never say them out loud. However, when Nakamori Akina is busy, she occasionally thinks about them and feels happy, so she is satisfied first.
In the evening, she and the accompanying staff headed to Nagoya. On the way to Tokai TV, Akina Nakamori sat in the car and glanced at the street scene passing by outside the window. She scanned the phone booth on the street and took a closer look.
It was like confirming in advance what the phone booth Shinichi Iwahashi would use later looked like.
After repeating this two or three times, I suddenly felt it was funny and looked away.
The most indispensable thing on the street is the phone booth. If you look at it like this, it will be endless. I don’t know which one Iwahashi Shinichi will use. However, because of the agreement in advance, even the most common phone booth seems to have meaning.
special.
It seemed like it was the first time that she saw a phone booth on the street and thought of calling Shinichi Iwahashi. From that time on, the phone booth on the street was given special meaning.
To a certain extent, talking on the phone in a phone booth and then jokingly saying the secret code "This is a public phone" is evidence that two people have tamed each other without knowing it.
However, at this moment, when she began to realize the special significance of the phone booth, she also became aware of the fact of "taming".
Akina Nakamori withdrew her gaze, gathered her thoughts, and prepared for the next work.
The assistant sat next to her, occasionally turning his head to look at her to confirm if she had any needs, and occasionally checking the work manual in his hand.
Arriving at Donghai TV Station on time, she went to the lounge to put on makeup and get ready. Once she entered the work environment, Akina Nakamori immediately focused on nothing else. She sat in front of the dressing table with a sullen face and put on makeup herself.
Tonight's program is jointly produced by Donghai TV and Fuji TV. In order to share risks, the four major civil broadcasters adopt a joint production method and work with local TV stations under the same network to produce the program.
In this way, production costs can be shared and pressure relieved.
…
Akina Nakamori entered the video studio, and the accompanying staff, her manager Ben and her assistant were all standing guard outside the studio, ready to be called.
The recording of the program went smoothly. The scheduled recording time was two to three hours, and now it seems that it will be finished before ten o'clock.
Sure enough, after 9:40 pm, everything came to an end.
The "end" signal was sent out, and the atmosphere in the studio suddenly relaxed.
It was boring to stay outside and watch the recording progress. It would be more comfortable to have something to do. The assistant was the kind of person who was easily distracted at night, so he finally waited until it was over and went over to greet Nakamori Akina.
Akina Nakamori greeted her co-stars and the staff on site politely, and then walked to her side.
Recording the program was very hard. When facing the camera, she even had to consider the expression on her face. When the call was over, she was exhausted both physically and mentally. She returned to her side and wrinkled her face at the assistant.
"Ha~"
He sighed with such a complete lack of image. He couldn't tell whether he was acting coquettishly or something else.
Looking at Akina Nakamori like this, the assistant felt that she had been working hard all night, and she also found her tired look a bit interesting.
Looking at the pitiful Akina Nakamori, she returned to the lounge and the first thing she did was to check her pager.
"Do you want to go get something to eat? Akina-chan." Daben discussed with her.
Akina Nakamori shook her head, "I can't eat anything." She put down the pager and began to remove her makeup. Ben then got up and avoided it, leaving only his assistant beside him, ready to be called upon at any time.
The assistant sat behind Akina Nakamori and looked at her face in the mirror.
Nakamori Akina lowered her gaze, glanced at the pager placed aside, and smiled.
"ah."
The assistant looked at Akina Nakamori in the mirror with a relaxed expression and a smile.
"What's wrong?" Akina Nakamori asked.
The assistant shook her head in front of the mirror and said sincerely, "I think Akina-san is beautiful."
"Why?"
Akina Nakamori didn't expect to hear such words, so she reacted and laughed.
