Minamino Yoko was a little surprised to receive a call from Iwahashi Shinichi after a long time. However, she was very smart, and after the brief surprise, she immediately guessed that it was about her and Mizukura Shunichi's affairs.
Even during this period, Shinichi Iwahashi ignored him.
But Minamino Yoko didn't think that he would stop interfering after he suggested that she resolve the debt dispute. Otherwise, he would not have introduced his own sister as her person to discuss.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't give in, went straight to the point, and told her that he would take her to meet people from the TV station and record company, "TV Asahi is willing to be Yoko's protector."
He told the whole story. Minamino Yoko held her breath and did not dare to miss a word. She was nervous, but the more she listened, the more cheerful she became.
I came out of the swamp by chance, dirty and exhausted.
At this moment, the clouds dispersed and the fog disappeared, the sun rose, rising higher and higher, and a road appeared in front of her. A road that she had never dared to think of, a road that she had never imagined.
Without thinking, Minamino Yoko and Iwahashi Shinichi made the decision, "I will set the time and I will contact you later."
Now, Minamino Yoko is a freelance artist and has unprecedented freedom. What's more, when it comes to the next place to go, she naturally has to be at your call.
She agreed. After finishing the conversation, her tense spirit relaxed, and she began to feel vaguely excited. She couldn't wait to talk to someone, let out the turbidity that had been suppressed in her heart for a long time, and share the joy of finally seeing a turnaround.
Tell it to someone who will be happy for her good deeds and worried about her troubles.
The person on the other side of the phone was Shinichi Iwahashi, which reminded Minamino Yoko of Okada Yukiko.
"Iwahashi-san, tell Yukiko this, okay?"
Iwahashi Shinichi replied "Yes" and said a little helplessly: "However, I think about it. After you finish talking to Yukiko, she will definitely call me." Then he said it again.
Minamino Yoko recalled Okada Yukiko's busy and excited look when she put down the phone receiver and immediately dialed another number. She smiled and replied a little naughtily, "As if asking Yukiko to bring you something."
Same words."
"If it's a nice thing to say, it doesn't hurt to tell me directly." Iwahashi Shinichi joked with her.
The back and forth chat seemed to be an opportunity to celebrate with her that things had finally turned around.
After Minamino Yoko put down the phone, she immediately dialed Okada Yukiko's number. While dialing, she realized that her appearance coincided with what she had just imagined Okada Yukiko to look like, and she couldn't help but feel funny.
She felt light and cheerful as she listened to the ringback tone after the number was dialed.
Previously, Yukiko was sincerely worried about her troubles. Now, things have turned around, and Minamino Yoko wants to be the first to share her joy.
In addition, if it weren't for Kiko, Iwahashi-san might not have asked her to collaborate on a single or help her.
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Yukiko Okada was not a calm person either. That night, she called Shinichi Iwahashi. As soon as Shinichi Iwahashi answered the phone, she subconsciously heard her energetic voice: "Iwahashi-san~ Good evening!"
He raised his wrist and looked at the time.
"Thank you very much for Yoko-chan!" She hit a straight ball.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh and said, "You couldn't have just hung up on Yoko, right?"
"It's amazing!" Yukiko Okada said seriously, "Iwahashi-san has a talent for reasoning."... He is truly a capable member of the reasoning research community.
After hearing this, Shinichi Iwahashi shook his head secretly, not wanting such a compliment.
"Before, I had been worried about Yoko-chan and didn't know what to do." Yukiko Okada said, "I told you so much too willfully. Now, I heard that things have turned around for her. I'm really happy."
Very happy..."
While she thanked Iwahashi Shinichi, she felt that she was being pulled by Iwahashi Shinichi again.
When she was worried about Minamino Yoko's troubles and suffered from her pain, Okada Yukiko thought of herself who was desperate at that time. Because of this, she subconsciously called Shinichi Iwahashi who stretched out his hand to her on the edge of the cliff.
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Now, Shinichi Iwahashi has grabbed Minamino Yoko, and he seems to have grabbed Okada Yukiko again.
"Thanks to Yukiko for all this." Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly said after listening to her words.
Okada Yukiko said "Hey", "Me?"
"Thank you for standing on Yoko's side no matter what." Iwahashi Shinichi said.
The first person to reach out to Minamino Yoko was the "weak" Okada Yukiko. It was she and Iwahashi Shinichi who pulled Minamino Yoko back.
After listening to Iwahashi Shinichi's words, Okada Yukiko almost wanted to shed tears. She said with emotion, "Iwahashi-san, everything that has happened since I met you is a good thing."
Shinichi Iwahashi laughed at this silly remark.
Okada Yukiko heard his laughter, and as if she was worried that her words were not convincing enough, she emphasized seriously, "It's true. Good things have happened to me and the people around me because of meeting you."
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Whether it's Yoko-chan or Akina-san...
Okada Yukiko remembered that thing where she already knew the answer.
On the day of the concert, when Ayako and I went to see the show, Ayako felt that the person who looked like Akina Nakamori might not really be Akina Nakamori.
However, this kind of accidental thing with no answer is like the outline of a puzzle flashing in front of Okada Yukiko's eyes. Many things are put together to piece together the most likely answer.
The relationship between Iwahashi-san and Akina-san is definitely unusual.
Okada Yukiko has completed her reasoning. It is said that the next step is to "come out". However, should she tell her discovery to Iwahashi-san or Akina-san?
Or, next time the three of them go out together, dig a trap to catch them off guard? Thinking that maybe these two people are playing tricks on her, Okada Yukiko wants to play tricks on these two people in turn.
If she doesn't expose this matter, she can be a lightbulb with confidence until the two of them can't help but admit it to themselves.
Infinite possibilities are unfolding in front of Okada Yukiko again.
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The first week's sales were reported back, and the first album sold 127,000 copies in one week, directly ranking first in the rankings.
On the morning of the day when I got the sales fax, before Shinichi Iwahashi had read all the lists, Sony called Shinichi Iwahashi to celebrate. Judging from the attitude on the phone, it was just right to open the champagne tonight.
After receiving the congratulatory call from Sony, I received congratulatory calls from several album planning partners.
What is the concept of 127,000 sheets?
The current record market has just begun to get out of the downturn of the past few years, and there are some signs of recovery. However, although there have been many hit songs and millions of singles, it is still not very prosperous overall.
If you sell 100,000 copies of a single, you can make it into the top 100 of the annual singles chart. In other words, this single has already reserved a spot on this year's annual chart within one week of sales.
What's more, Fuji Ayako, an unknown band and an unknown enka singer, such a shabby combination, if the planned album hadn't exploded in popularity, they might not have been able to sell even a fraction of 7,000 copies in the first week.
go out.
Of course, its ability to sell 107,000 copies was absolutely inseparable from the massive publicity in the early stages.
If the public's curiosity and favorable impression of the project and producer hadn't been drawn to a certain level, to the point of being aroused, this collaboration with an unknown newcomer would not have reached such a high level.
Selling 127,000 copies in a week is something only a top-tier and popular singer can do.
When the sales came out, Sony wanted to open the champagne, and GENZO was of course very happy. After all, they are truly our own people.
But apart from that, the other partners in the project have everything they want. Some are looking forward to the next development because of this good start. There are also some who are secretly bitter that the singer who debuted will earn a lot of publicity.
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Of these 127,000, 120,000 must have been purchased for publicity, right?
That was a band from Shinichi Iwahashi's company. Who knows if he, the producer, specially reserved a good position for his own people?
However, there are two sides to the coin. The first single made a good start, so you can say that. But if the first single does not sell well, then Ayako Fuji and Lai will be blamed for ruining the project.
But no matter what, those who initially bought the single for the promotion of the project did not call to ask for a return - these days, the most direct way to express dissatisfaction with the quality of a record is to call the record company
.Even if the product will not be returned if it is not a quality problem, you still have to use this method to vent your anger.
After the listeners bought the single, they were not dissatisfied with the song. In addition, there were not many second-hand copies of this single in the second-hand market.
This means that the audience who bought the single due to the project thought the song was good.
Not only that, the single was written and composed by Moritomo Arashi. The creative ability of this band also took this opportunity to sow a seed in the hearts of the audience.
Shinichi Iwahashi’s strong recommendation this time can be said to be a great success.
As for Sony's promotion of Ayako Fuji, it needs to be transferred to TV programs. People who listen to the single will hear a good song that makes them feel that it is worth buying it.
And those who turned on the TV saw the more beautiful and coquettish Ayako Fuji in the single promotional advertisements and singing programs, set off by the handsome man Moritomo Arashi.
This image is imprinted in the audience's mind, and every song she performs from now on has a picture.
Such an enka beauty sings love songs and hateful songs, with a good image and a good voice, which is perfect. At this point, when Iwahashi Shinichi originally roped in Sony to join the project, the promise made by Fuji Ayako can be regarded as a successful completion of the task.
Of course, Shinichi Iwahashi had his own intentions in choosing Ayako Fuji and Lai to take the lead.
After all, the early stage of the publicity campaign was so huge that it didn't matter whether the singer of the first single was famous or not. The audience almost bought the first single for the promotion and the project itself.
Under such circumstances, it is better to let an unknown newcomer start with a high-quality single than a singer that the audience is already familiar with.
Ayako Fuji and this group are fresh enough and hard to guess. They are unknown newcomers that no one has ever heard of. It’s hard to imagine what kind of music they can produce together. Let such a group take the lead and absorb the early publicity savings.
There is a huge sense of expectation. If the audience is satisfied, everyone will be happy.
If you are dissatisfied, because they are indeed unknown, this strangeness can somewhat alleviate the audience's disappointment.
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New week, new atmosphere.
In the new week, while receiving the sales figures for the first single, the planned second single was also released as scheduled. The collaboration between enka singers and rock bands is still hot, and the collaboration between enka singers and idols is fresh.
Minamino Yoko, who has not been seen for a long time, reappeared in the public eye this week with the release of her single.
She, Fuyumi Sakamoto, Yui Asaka, and three other girls put on their idols' gorgeous dresses and competed in music shows.
The most eye-catching member of this trio is undoubtedly Sakamoto Fuyumi, who has transformed from an enka singer to an idol. In this kind of collaboration, whoever changes the most will become the focus.
When participating in programs, Fuyumi Sakamoto often receives the most attention and is asked the most about her thoughts.
Yui Asaka is lively and cute, helping out, while Yoko Minamino has a calmer personality and is responsible for bringing back the topic. The three girls work together in a tacit understanding, and they don't look like a plastic combination made up at the same time.
However, compared to Fuyumi Sakamoto, the interaction between Yui Asaka and Yoko Minamino is obviously less and more polite.
However, on that day's program, among the singers who performed on the same stage, one or two stayed away from Minamino Yoko. They were all singers under the Music Association Key Office.
Because of this planned album, their agency cannot ask the program team to choose one of the two and kick Minamino Yoko out. But it does not prevent them from bullying her backstage, or showing an airy expression when Minano Yoko speaks on stage.
Cold face.
Bullying Minamino Yoko is a sign of loyalty to the firm.
This subtle atmosphere was noticed by everyone who recorded the show that day. Yui Asaka and Fuyumi Sakamoto, who teamed up with Yoko Minamino, as the people closest to her, felt it clearly.
In the lounge, Asaka Yui whispered: "It's too much." But other than that, she couldn't say anything more. In fact, the manager of her office also reminded her that she and Minamino Yoko
Don't get too close.
Artists are commodities, and this feeling of being manipulated appears in every aspect.
However, the diminutive idol Asaka Yui does one thing in front of her and another behind her back. When her manager is there, she behaves honestly. As soon as her manager leaves, she still talks and laughs with Minamino Yoko.
As for Fuyumi Sakamoto, she is responsible for maintaining balance.
None of the three girls felt bad about each other, and Sakamoto Fuyumi and Asaka Yui even sympathized with Minamino Yoko's experience. Unknowingly, in the process of avoiding Asaka Yui's manager, they seemed to experience the fun of pranks and enjoyed it.
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Minamino Yoko was graceful and in excellent condition during the show. When she got backstage, it didn't matter whether she was treated enthusiastically or ignored. This appearance made the singer who was trying to squeeze her feel quite unhappy. This time's unhappiness was completely personal.
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Why can she be so nonchalant?
I have Shinichi Iwahashi as my protector, and TV Asahi as my backer.
Minamino Yoko is not afraid of anything.
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