Baseball is Japan's most popular sport, played by men, women, old and young. This can be seen from the attendance rate of the stadium - tens of thousands of seats in the stadium were filled to capacity, even when the temperature was over 30 degrees.
Below, it can be seen from this.
Izumi Sakazumi is wearing a pink baseball shirt and pink shorts with white edges, a white baseball cap on her head, and white knee-length socks and shoes on her feet. She has a shy smile. She is the two lucky star in this Koshien tournament.
Things - two...big mice wearing zebra striped baseball uniforms, right? They are similar to Mickey Mouse, but the semicircular ears on the top of their heads are yellow, and they don't have a pointed nose.
Accompanied by the two mascots, she walked to the pitcher's mound with a baseball glove and baseball, where the chief umpire and host were waiting, and the broadcast director kept showing her footage from various cameras.
There was always a close-up of her smile on the big screen inside, and the audience kept cheering. It can be seen that she is very popular now.
Apart from touring, Izumi Banzumi either hides in the singing studio to ponder songs or hides at home. She rarely participates in social activities. Now that a real person appears on the court, her fans are very excited. Soon the cheers are unified and they start
Shout her name.
"Spring water! Spring water!"
Konoe Hitomi said with envy: "So majestic!"
She really wanted to be famous. Once she became famous, she could go back to the village to show off her power. The current appearance of Banquan Spring Water was her ultimate ideal. Unfortunately, such a beautiful thing was not her turn. Qianhara Rinto nodded in recognition. This year, Banquan Spring Water is
In this hot year, no one in the country does not know her. She is really strong - all thanks to the "Four County Earthquake"!
Of course, it's not a good thing to say, but it's a fact. Being specially invited by the Japanese government to tour in the disaster-stricken areas gave her a few months of exposure that could be as good as ten years for an ordinary singer, and the results were extraordinary.
The distance from the players' tunnel to the pitcher's mound is not far. Soon, accompanied by the mascot, Izumi Sakazumi climbed onto the little bumpkin in the front field. The host immediately started talking to her affectionately and motioned for her to say some blessings.
.
Banquan was very cooperative. He immediately bowed and asked all the contestants to cheer, and worked hard to present a wonderful game to the audience. At the host's request, he also sang a fragment of the support song - the most inspirational part of "Don't Give Up".
Small loop.
Ban Quanquan was shy when he was horizontal, almost like a little quail, but when he sang, he suddenly became energetic and had a strong aura. He stamped his feet and started singing a cappella to the beat, and he also clenched his fists to make a pumping gesture, instantly attracting people.
Countless arms waved in response.
Hitomi Konoe couldn't help but hum along softly. She liked this kind of inspirational support song, and said happily: "It turns out that the kick-off ceremony is like this. I thought it was just a matter of throwing the ball."
Qianyuan Rinto laughed dumbly: "How is that possible!"
The Koshien Organizing Committee paid for Sakaquan spring water to liven up the atmosphere and enhance the style of the game. How could it be possible for her to wander off for just one minute? Moreover, the kick-off ceremony could only be considered satisfactory and ordinary!
Nowadays, the kick-off ceremony has not been taken seriously. In the future, idols and artists will try their best to grab such an opportunity - especially for idols, it really improves their character. Originally, vulgar clothing such as selling meat,
Once you put on a sports leather suit, you will immediately look serious. It is both elegant and stylish. It can be regarded as an alternative cosplay.
For example, around 2010, shorts were popular for a while. They were created by idols participating in various kick-off ceremonies. In order to make their legs whiter and longer, they kept shortening their sports shorts, and finally came out.
Soon after, it unexpectedly became popular and became a street fashion.
And as time goes by, there will be more and more ways to tee off and it will be more entertaining.
There have been cases where a five- or six-year-old child star was invited to kick off the ball and instantly made the audience cute. There were also fantasy cases where a model became famous all over the country overnight because of her particularly good-looking pitching posture. There was even a miracle of "apology kickoff"
——A certain actor was caught having an affair by a tabloid reporter and was condemned by the whole nation. However, he took the opportunity to attend the kickoff ceremony and knelt down to publicly apologize and threw a "regret" pitch, begging the batter not to save face for him.
He had to hit a home run, and in the end, miraculously, he was forgiven by the people and his career went to the next level.
Baseball is special in Japan, so Rinto Chihara will make the decision for Sakazumi and let her try to go there once.
The audience is large enough, and it really attracts fans. Chihara Rinto is considered a member of the high-income group. His current assets are about 400 million yen, but there are several top baseball players with an annual salary of 500 million yen, and their ability to attract money is even higher than his.
He is strong, and there are nearly a hundred players who have exceeded 100 million yen. In terms of full-time income, they are not inferior to him - these players with small audiences cannot earn so much money.
The atmosphere in the venue is very lively at present, a bit like a special promotional meeting for Banquan Spring Water. The organizing committee and Banquan Spring Water are a win-win situation. Hitomi Konoe stared at it closely for a while, then turned his eyes to the audience and was stunned for a while.
, suddenly turned around and said excitedly: "Master, let's shoot a baseball theme next season. This will definitely produce good results!"
She just wanted to be famous. She was definitely a member of the Sari faction. She matched well with Chihara Rinto, who was her master. As soon as she found out that the audience liked baseball, she immediately got confused and wanted to take advantage of the popularity, but Chihara Rinto looked at her.
He glanced at it and said with a smile: "It's too late."
Hitomi Konoe scratched his head in confusion: "It's too late? What do you mean, Master."
Qianhara Rinto is still qualified to be a master, even if the disciple is a little naive and a bit bumpkin, he patiently explained to her: "It's good that you can think of this, but this subject has been filmed too many times, and the audience has already
Tired of it. In the 1970s and 1980s, sports themes were very popular, with an average of dozens of dramas of this type being produced a year, and it was not just baseball, but also football, volleyball, ice hockey and other ball sports, so it’s too late
Already."
Hitomi Konoe was very disappointed: "It turns out the audience is tired of watching it!"
"Yes, this subject matter has become a cliché, and it is a cliché that the audience is very familiar with, and they don't want to watch it again. Judging from several dramas in the early 1990s, they all started high and went low, and could not retain the audience, so...
Unless the script can be written with new ideas, the risk of investing in filming is very high and it is not economical."
"The new idea...what does it look like?"
"The garbage team gets a new coach and reorganizes the team. Each of the first four episodes focuses on a player who is talented but has fallen for various reasons. In the middle four episodes, the team collectively overcomes various difficulties, improves their strength, and adopts an inspirational style.
The last four episodes have entered the first phase, and we want to win and hope for a passionate and happy ending." Chihara Rinto is very serious about teaching his disciples. He followed this idea and explained it to her in detail for a long time, interspersed with various inspirational plot routines, and finally finally
Said: "For inspirational sports TV series, one season basically has this structure. If you can find a new path on this basis, we can shoot this subject again."
After a pause, he added more seriously: "In our line of work, the first thing to do is to understand that the audience is never a fool, and fooling them will not end well. 90% of the time, you will die. You should pay special attention to this in the future.
, never think about shooting something just because you think it’s good!”
Hitomi Konoe was stunned for a while and said depressedly: "Yes, Master, I remember...Unlucky, I finally came up with a good idea, but it turns out that it has been used to death."
Chihara Rinto patted her head, smiled and comforted: "This is normal. The pioneers are not blind. Such an obvious good subject matter will definitely not be retained, but this does not affect anything. We can just find other preferences of the audience.
Yes, this is our main job. Well, but you can try writing according to this structure. Only when you are familiar with the routine can you seek new ideas and changes, which is still beneficial to a novice like you."
He was reminded of Hitomi Konoe's heroine who was constantly being run over by cars. He felt that she should practice writing routine scripts, at least she wouldn't get into trouble.
Hitomi Konoe's idea of riding on the popularity was stillborn, but she was an optimist. After sighing for a while, she left her depression behind in three seconds and looked at the aura-filled Sakazumi spring water on the screen.
, and asked very expectantly: "Master, can Quan Shui participate in the Red and White Song Festival this year?"
"It should be no problem." Chihara Rinto answered firmly. Sakaquan Spring Water was so popular that if NHK didn't invite her to go, she would be kicked in the head by a donkey just for planning. Konoe Hitomi then asked: "What kind of gold is that?"
Where are the records? I can get the spring water, right?"
"There's at least a 90% chance that there won't be many people in the music industry better than her this year."
Hitomi Konoe looked at the TV again and murmured: "I really didn't expect it. In less than a year, Izumi succeeded. I knew she could do it from the beginning!"
Then she clenched her fist and said forcefully: "I have to work hard and strive to become famous as soon as possible! I must write a new script with new ideas!"
It is a good thing for a disciple to be motivated. Although Chihara Rinto felt that she would not be famous in a short period of time and that she had no basis for seeking innovation and change, she still encouraged her: "Come on, work hard, and work hard in "Human Observation" first. You
There will definitely be a day of success!”
Hitomi Konoe nodded vigorously, while Izumi Nakasaka had finished singing at the stadium, put on her baseball gloves and was getting ready to pitch. She was not good at this kind of thing at all, her aura was completely gone, her expression was super nervous, and the whole place was silent.
Coming down, everyone waited with bated breath.
She lucked out there for a while, holding the ball in a sideways shot, but soon put her hand down again, signaling that she had something to say.
The host was surprised that this was not the agreed procedure, but he still put the microphone in front of her. Banquan hesitated for a moment, then mustered up the courage to say: "Well, I...can I give this ball to someone?"
?”
The host smiled and said: "Of course, pitching requires faith. It is best to pitch for family, friends and partners. Who will Ms. Sakaizumi give this ball to?"
Banquan Quanshui was very nervous and swallowed before saying: "To... to Mr. Qianyuan. I heard from my friends that he has been working very hard and tired recently and has been working hard to make good TV series, so I want to vote for him."
This ball, cheer him and his TV series!"
"To that Qianhara... Qianhara Rinto teacher?"
"Yes, is that okay?"
"Okay... right!" The host was not sure, and it didn't seem good to refuse. After all, this was a guest, but it seemed a bit like advertising for Chihara Rinto's TV series. It didn't seem very appropriate. Hurry up.
Rounding out the situation: "You want to throw this ball with the belief that you will cheer for your friend's work? For friendship?!"
Banquan Quanshui nodded vigorously: "Yes, for the sake of friendship, I want to cheer for Teacher Qianyuan!"
The host breathed a long sigh of relief: "That's great!"
For the sake of friendship, this is still in line with the main theme of youth baseball games like Koshien, and it makes sense. But as they stood on the pitcher's mound and spoke, the whole audience could hear and see it, and the whole stadium suddenly became slightly commotion.
A few people began to whisper - Qianyuan, is that Qianyuan? So they have such a good relationship?
Chihara Rinto was stunned in front of the TV. He had no idea what was going on in Sakazumi's mind - why did you mention me if you were going to increase your popularity?
Nishijima Rumi, who was originally indifferent to the kick-off ceremony, also raised her head and looked at the TV screen in confusion - what is the situation? She said this in front of tens of thousands of people. Isn't she afraid of scandals?
Konoe Hitomi nodded repeatedly, turned to look at Chihara Rinto happily, and said cheerfully: "Master, the spring water is so interesting, I want to throw the first ball for you in the Koshien National Competition!"
Qianhara Rinto didn't smile, turned to look at her and asked seriously: "What's going on?"
Konoe Hitomi was startled and said quickly: "I don't know!"
"The friend she mentioned was not you?"
"It's me, but the results of several of our recent dramas have been so-so. Master, you have been working very hard. I am telling the truth. What's wrong?" Hitomi Konoe said and saw that Chihara Rinto's expression was even more wrong, so he hurriedly
He waved his hand and explained: "I didn't say it on my own initiative. Quan Shui likes to ask about you, Master. She asked me. I thought I'm not an outsider, so it doesn't matter if I talk about you... When outsiders ask me, I won't say anything. I
Very strict mouth!"
"I won't tell you even if I kill you!" She emphasized, touched the back of her head, and asked carefully: "Master, what's wrong? Are you unhappy? Quan Shui is kind-hearted, right? You take care of her so much, and she gives you a ball.
I think it’s nothing…”
Chihara Rinto looked at the TV screen, where the kick-off ceremony had returned to normal, and Banquan was already throwing the ball - the distance of a little more than eighteen meters was quite far for a girl, and Banqian was not strong enough, so he didn't throw it at all.
, but the batter swung anyway, giving her face and forcing a strike, and the crowd started applauding.
He exhaled a breath and said helplessly: "I'm happy."
He didn't think that Ban Quan Shui was trying to sell him a favor or flattering him because he didn't get the chance to sing the theme song. He was very accurate in judging people. Ban Quan Shui was not that kind of person. He probably just wanted to help.
As a favor, help me advertise here, improve the ratings, or maybe have some thoughts of repaying the favor.
Fortunately, she has a softer and shy temperament and is not so shameless as to forcefully advertise and sign up for TV series in front of tens of millions of viewers. She can also forcefully rely on friendship. Otherwise, it would be a tragedy. I will be scolded by the sports page tomorrow.
You can't die - this is a semi-public youth competition, and it's really out of style to advertise it!
But no matter what, she probably has pure good intentions, but...
She has a plan, and her current grades are sufficient. She doesn't need her help. She is really causing trouble for herself - she probably doesn't even understand how popular she is now, and she's not involved in the entertainment industry.
With this experience, many things really come to you as you please!
No, we can't let her think about it on her own, she has to find an agent for her!