Four hundred and sixtieth chapters determine members
In the days after the graduation concert, Hashimoto Nana seemed to let herself go. No one could contact her, and no one knew her whereabouts. If she hadn't told Mai Shiraishi in advance to leave her alone, she would have thought that
She disappeared or returned to her hometown Asahikawa.
Nogizaka46's fifth anniversary concert also ended successfully at Saitama Super Arena. This concert became Nana Hashimoto's swan song and made the fifth anniversary an unforgettable echo for many people.
Of course, many media reported this incident, and the news pictures were all surprisingly consistent. Each TV station used the picture of Hashimoto Nanami standing on the stage, bowing in front of the green ocean, which became a hot topic for a while.
discussed events.
Then, something even more sensational in the entertainment industry happened.
At the end of February, Yui Aragaki, the leading female star of Lespro agency and one of Japan's national actresses, announced that she would immigrate, quit her original agency and join Horipro agency, which has a good reputation in the industry. The media was furious for a while.
According to reports, the phone calls between the two offices have not stopped from morning to night.
There were rumors before that Aragaki Yui was at odds with the agency’s president, Ken Honma. Netizens were still speculating about what happened. And Ken Honma was recently exposed in a scandal of drinking with underage women. Now, under the agency
The emigration of the leading actress may be the beginning of Lespro's decline.
Yui Aragaki specially held a press conference to explain the situation. At the press conference, she clarified that her migration was entirely due to her own reasons and had nothing to do with President Ken Honma. Then she expressed her nostalgia for her former office.
, President Ken Honma’s care and the staff’s good attitude.
Of course, Yui Aragaki still belonged to Lespro when she held the press conference, so Ken Honma was also present this time. On behalf of the firm, he congratulated Yui Aragaki on her move to the firm and affirmed her contribution to the firm.
Before the matter was established, the two parties actually talked a lot. After Ken Honma relented to Yui Aragaki, everything became easier to talk about. Although he demanded that the advertising endorsement share that had been signed this quarter must be given to the agency, and then he paid 10 million in compensation.
, by the end of the quarter, the advertisements that several firms had accepted for her would also have to be given up.
To this, Aragaki Yui agreed. Now that she has a position in H agency, there will definitely be a lot of advertising resources, and she is not worried.
She also met and talked with the president of Horipro Office. Kazuki Nishino arranged a dinner for four people, and Yui Aragaki's treatment was also negotiated. Both parties were very satisfied.
Afterwards, President Yoshiki Hori also specifically praised Nishino Kazuki. After all, he had contributed a lot to recruiting such a big-name actress to the agency. He also promised that by the end of the year, Nishino Kazuki could also hold some shares in the agency.
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After it was announced that Yui Aragaki had joined Horipro, H Company's shares suddenly increased a lot, and even the old president, Takeo Hori, was alarmed.
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After Nishino Kazuki finished the matter of Yui Aragaki, the next main work was the TV series of abemaTV. The three-episode script has been completed. During this time, the main creative staff held many meetings, and the staff also completed the filming.
The location has been set up, the three directors from TV Asahi are in place, and the entire team has been created.
The filming of this TV series is not as relaxed as the Japanese dramas shot by ordinary TV stations. Kazuki Nishino is planning to shorten the time because the members of Nogizaka46 who play the main roles are very busy on weekdays, especially in March.
It is almost impossible to release a new single and shoot continuously for several months like a normal TV series. Kazuki Nishino set the time and discussed it with the director. March is mainly for the actors to adapt to the roles and cultivate their acting skills and tacit understanding.
The real action started in April.
In the two months of April and May, the entire filming of this TV series was completed, and there may be conflicts in the actors' schedules. Kazuki Nishino asked the staff to try to make arrangements as reasonable as possible, so he had to write the script as soon as possible.
And today is the day when Kazuki Nishino goes to the Sony Music Building to meet with the management headed by Toshiro Muramatsu, and to officially finalize the list of members to participate in "Three Years Class A".
The original list of actors was recommended by the management, but Kazuki Nishino always wanted to see it for himself, and it would not work if his acting skills were too weak and stiff.
When they arrived at the location, Toshiro Muramatsu and Yoshio Konno had been waiting for a long time. Kazuki Nishino greeted them. He was bringing Wataru Saada from TV Asahi today. He is one of the producers of the TV series.
, as well as director Keita Goto, who was responsible for the first two episodes and the last episode, and Kaito Kosaka, the planner of the TV series.
Although Yasushi Akimoto is a producer, he did not come today, and he did not intervene in the selection of actors.
Muramatsu Toshiryo introduced Nishino Kazuki and his team into a large conference room. All the tables inside had been moved to the sides, leaving only a long black square table in the middle, a typical audition scene.
"Muramatsu-san, you made it quite serious." Nishino Kazuki said with a smile. He was in a very relaxed mood. He knew Nogizaka's acting skills. He didn't have any expectations, so he was relaxed.
"It's okay. It's a TV series after all. Although it's not a serious TV station audition, it's still more formal."
Nishino Kazuki nodded and sat behind the table with the three people who came with him. Muramatsu Shunryo and Konno Yoshio sat on both sides.
Yoshio Konno asked the staff to bring a lot of information, including profiles of several Nogizaka46 members, and distributed it to Nishino Kazuki and others one by one.
The other three knew the genre of this TV series and already knew that the main actors were idols. They also researched several members of Nogizaka before coming here today.
Nishino Kazuki saw that the information was indeed the ones designated by the operation.
"Mai Shiraishi, Nanase Nishino, Sayuri Matsumura, Ichimi Takayama, Mica Eto, Mina Hori, Asuka Saito, Yumi Wakazuki, Erihana Ikuta."
Basically, all the 16 Fukugami members are included, except Akimoto Manatsu.
"Then let's get started?" Nishino Kazuki glanced at the people sitting there, who all nodded to him.
I’ve finished reading the information, and now it’s basically time to choose the main characters.
The staff received the instructions, went out and ushered the members in.
The first one to walk in was Shiraishi Mai. She was wearing a Nogizaka uniform today, her hair was tied into a small ponytail, and the shiny pendants that usually adorned her ears were not worn today. Only the slightly shiny necklace was left.
Hang in the neck.
Shiraishi Mai first bowed to everyone and said hello, and finally looked at Nishino Kazuki when she raised her head.
The two looked at each other for two seconds and then separated.
After all, this is a serious occasion and business matters are more important.