Nagayama Naoki was awakened by a cool autumn breeze,
When I opened my eyes, the sky outside the window was also gloomy.
It started to rain lightly last night, and it continued all night.
Looking at the sky like this, it seems that there is no hope of seeing Father-in-law Sun’s smiling face in the next two days.
One autumn rain and one cold day~the temperature dropped too fast.
Nagayama Naoki put on an extra coat, simply fried eggs and sausages, added a few slices of bread for breakfast, and heated up a glass of milk~
I opened the sliding glass door and walked to the corridor, enjoying the rainy view while eating breakfast.
The cherry blossoms in the yard have naturally stopped blooming a long time ago, and their leaves have fallen off long ago, leaving only a few bare branches shivering in the rain.
There are also some potted green plants in the yard that were brought when we first moved here, and they are growing well.
However, there is still a large area of blank mud, and the sparse grass is lying on the ground in a shapeless manner in the rain.
Large or small puddles are scattered in the courtyard, and as the raindrops fall, they draw circles of ripples.
A look of loneliness in the autumn rain,
Nagayama Naoki looked at it with gusto. It felt very much like Japan's dry landscape...
Next time, try putting some big rocks in the yard~
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We drove to the Nippon Television building and found Otomo Yoshimura already there.
Holding a sign, Otomo Fangcun waved it a few times: "Naoki-san, I have already given my name.
You see, the signs for GG Office have been prepared, let’s go in first.”
"Is it that easy?"
"Of course, the more people participating in the program, the better. Just talk to acquaintances and that's about it."
I don’t know where Yoshimura Otomo got so many acquaintances, including those from Japanese TV stations. Nagayama Naoki followed him into the venue through the staff passage.
...
The decisive battle was about to begin. This time Naoki Nagayama did not wait for the Nakamori family, but entered the venue early with Otomo Yoshimura.
Since it was the first time for them to participate in the show as representatives of a firm, and it was a small firm with little reputation, Nagayama Naoki and the others were assigned to the last row of the firm area.
"Naoki-san, small offices are basically like this,"
Yoshimura Otomo explained, "Basically, I'm here just to be an audience."
In fact, these offices have already discussed the ownership of the players, and most of the placard raisings are just for fun.
"What if I meet someone who doesn't hold up a sign?"
"Haha, it's impossible~ It's been decided privately, and those who can make it to the finals are basically potential stocks."
"That's it~"
Naoki Nagayama looks at the newly produced GIRL’S
The GROUP office brand is a bit wasted~
As the audience, judges, hosts, etc. slowly arrived at the venue, everything was ready.
With the director's gesture and the band's opening music, the 38th "STAR! Birth!" decisive battle is about to officially begin!
.......
Different from the previous pre-review meeting, this time the contestants appeared as a group first, then sang one by one, and finally concentrated on the test of raising their cards.
Naoki Nagayama saw Akina Nakamori on the stage, and she was indeed wearing a black dress!
Although there is still a little baby fat on the face, the temperament can be said to be that of an adult~
The penultimate song was the same song "The Insider in the Mengxian Case". Xiao Mingcai performed very well.
The dresses swaying gently to the music and the deep, soft voice seemed to bring people to the lake under the moonlight in the early morning to listen to the soft whispers of the person in their dreams.
As soon as the performance ended, the whole audience burst into applause.
Soon after the meal ended, it was time to raise the placard. It can be said that the most important moment in a quarter is at this time.
In this decisive battle, because of the participation of Akina Nakamori, I feel that the performance of other players is lower.
Sure enough, if there are great masters in the same batch, the competition pressure will be great.
Because they were all reserved, Nagayama Naoki took the sign and planned to join in the fun~
The first player to take the stage is named Junko Sato. She is a round-faced girl who seems to be from Hokkaido. Anyway, there is nothing particularly outstanding about her.
"I am Junko Sato No. 1. I hope I can encourage everyone with my singing! Please give me your advice!"
"Okay, I believe everyone on the jury has felt it!"
The host said, "Well, everyone on the jury, please raise your placards!"
Nagayama Naoki raised the sign~
With the drumbeat of the band and the applause of the fans at the scene, the host happily announced: "Oh, we saw a firm raising a sign!
GIRL’S
GROUP
Office! Let us congratulate Junko Sato for winning the first medal in this finals competition!"
Junko Sato also smiled happily on the stage: "Arigado!"
Akina Nakamori in the back clearly recognized Naoki Nagayama and looked over with wide eyes.
"Didn't you say it was a leather goods company? Do you really want to sign a contract?"
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At this time, Nagayama Naoki was a little confused.
"Otomo-san, didn't you say it was decided by default? Why am I the only one raising the sign?"
Yoshimura Otomo didn't expect it to be like this. It has indeed been decided. When I watched it in the past, people basically raised their cards, right?
"Arnold...this..." His face was almost sweating.
Nagayama Naoki looked at the host and contestants looking happy and silently put down the sign, "It seems there is something we don't know about~"
Naoki Nagayama quietly asked someone from another office next to him:
"Private Marseille, may I ask why we are the only ones holding up the sign? Didn't it say it has already been decided?"
The uncle next to him was dumbfounded: "Don't you know? It is not allowed to hold up the sign...
Let’s get in touch privately after the show is over.”
"I also asked why you suddenly raised your sign. Wasn't No. 1 booked by Amuse Agency in the front row..."
Have we actually communicated with you before?
As half laymen, Otomo Yoshimura and Naoki Nagayama don't know that due to the increasing number of idol auditions in recent years, the number of idols selected has basically become saturated.
Even programs like "STAR! Birth!" have seen their ratings drop significantly.
In fact, in the first half of next year, the version will be revised several times due to ratings issues, and we will also try to add scenes of the return of former debutants, etc.
However, the ratings failed to improve, and in 1983, the show officially retired.
Just like the domestic "If You Are the One", if you make a promise on the show, you must give the corresponding position.
And raising a sign on "STAR! Birth!" is equivalent to the agency's commitment to at least customize idol images for the contestants, publish a debut song, and other various promotions, announcements, programs, etc.
If you raise your sign but don't fulfill it...
In Japan's small entertainment industry, if the agency's reputation is ruined, it will no longer be able to play!
Therefore, each office has very strict control over the signage on the show site.
If the player is not a particularly high-quality player, the firms will basically not raise their cards in public. Instead, they will contact each other privately after the appointment is made and negotiate terms, so that the resources provided can be negotiated.
As for Yoshimura Otomo and Nagayama Naoki, it was their first time to participate in the selection, and they were participating in the final battle tournament on a temporary basis.
I don’t know these unspoken rules at all,
Then there was a situation where the whole audience held up placards for one of their firms!
