"Everyone." The middle-aged man sitting at the selection seat stopped to discuss softly with the people around him, straightened his slightly crooked tie, and raised his head to look at the young and energetic girls in front of him, "Start now.
Announcing the final selection of qualified candidates!”
The slight discussion that was still there disappeared instantly like a prey meeting a predator. In the few seconds after the middle-aged man paused after finishing these words, the entire venue was filled with a tense atmosphere.
The spotlight that came was a bit dazzling, and the sweat on the girls' faces reflected in the dazzling light echoed the red lights on the several cameras opposite them.
The girl whose selection number is No. 47 and whose name is Nakagen Hikaru is one of the people on the stage. As an idol, she can sing, dance and shine on the stage. For this simple reason, she is not very interested in the entertainment industry.
Girls signed up for Nogizaka46’s audition.
"Although I am quite confident in myself, after all, I have been practicing singing and dancing in my hometown and have performed on stage," Nakamoto Hikari thought while waiting for the results, "But after I actually stood on this stage, I realized that I wanted to
It’s really hard to become a real idol. Just introducing yourself makes me almost out of breath. Besides, everyone is so awesome.” Thinking of this, Nakagen Himaka couldn’t help but glance at the girl wearing a kimono standing next to her.
——She is slightly shorter than herself, with beautiful facial features and long straight black hair that reaches to her chest. She looks like a princess in ancient times. Her face is calm, and she is not at all disturbed by the announcement of the selection results.
The influence is as if he has great self-confidence.
In fact, Nakagen Hikari noticed the girl whose number was behind her even before the selection started, because she was wearing a pink kimono and was incompatible with the girls around her who were wearing JK uniforms or their own little skirts. Before entering the venue
In the end, she did not take the initiative to talk to people around her and share her feelings like other girls. Instead, she took out a library book from the bag she carried with her and turned to the page with the bookmark. She found a clean wall and leaned slightly against it.
Reading a book there.
After the selection started, the girl returned to the main force. While waiting for the interview, Hika couldn't help but look back at the kimono girl. "What a beauty." She couldn't help but sigh in her heart,
As if he realized something, he raised his hands and patted his cheeks twice, "None of this is important! Riyaxiang, you are going to have an interview soon and you are still thinking about other girls! Quickly review how to introduce yourself later.
!" Riyaxiang poked the two dimples on her face with her hands. This is what she thinks is the most beautiful thing about herself.
"I am No. 47 Nakagenichi Masaka, a third grader in junior high school. I am 15 years old. I like singing and dancing, I have strong eyes, and I am confident. My goal is to be a shining idol who energizes everyone who looks at me..." Nakagenichi
Yaxiang recited it over and over again in her mind, fearing that something would go wrong during the interview later.
"The next one, No. 47, Nakagen Rika." The middle-aged man's voice, which had appeared 46 times, sounded again, but the girl he called was still silently reciting the lines she had memorized with her eyes closed.
.
As if because he didn't get a response, the middle-aged man shouted again in a louder voice, "Next, No. 47, Nakayen Hikari." The girls around them all looked in the direction of Hikari and began to whisper,
But the center of their attention - Nakagen Hikari herself didn't seem to be aware of this problem. She was still standing with her eyes closed and mumbling something. At this time, Nakagen Hikari suddenly felt someone gently touch her behind her.
She pushed. Although the force was not strong, it was firm enough for her to take that small step forward. Feeling the force, she turned back, and the kimono girl's hand and her face flashed across her eyes before she could take it back.
With an encouraging smile.
Then, she was led into another room. In the center of the room was a small makeshift stage, directly opposite a row of neat tables and many mounted photographic equipment. After she walked in, she sat down with the camera
The media reporters behind them all cheered up and turned on their flashlights. The three men sitting at the table recording something in their notebooks also stopped working and raised their heads to look at her, with a smile on their faces.
She really couldn't remember the rest of the process, self-introduction, answering questions, talent show... She thought she was absolutely fully prepared for these interviews, but the reality was that when doing these interviews, she
My brain was completely blank as if it was frozen, so that after I answered the question, I couldn’t even remember what I answered. All that was left in my mind was that I said I was in the third grade of junior high school twice when I introduced myself at the beginning.
After the interview, her back was completely soaked. She bowed deeply to the three selection examiners and media reporters, and left the room under the guidance of the staff. The moment she left the room and closed the door, she seemed
I heard the self-introduction of the next selector: "I am No. 48, Oda City..."
At this time, in Oda City, what was on his mind was very different from what Nakagen Hikari thought. "What should I do? I didn't tell my father that I sent the email secretly when I participated in the selection." Although Oda looked calm, he felt deep in his heart.
But Li had already started yelling, "I was just planning to send an email for fun, but I didn't expect that it would be the final selection. If I really get into Nogizaka, how should I explain it to my dad?"
"No, you have to stay calm. As long as your thoughts don't slip, there are always more solutions than problems." She raised her left hand and clenched it hard in front of her chest, but because she was wearing a kimono, the soft flesh at her elbow was wrinkled by the clothes.
He pinched it hard. "It hurts, it hurts... The email notification said that I had to wear more formal clothes. I thought I was going to attend some selection ceremony, so I wore the kimono handed to me by my mother. I didn't expect it was an interview...
.If I had known earlier, I would have come in uniform."
"No. 2, Rina Ikoma" A short-haired girl wearing a white shirt and a gray uniform jacket walked from the queue to the stage on the other side. This also heralded that the final members of the Nogizaka46 group were about to be revealed.
"You must choose me," Zhongyuan Rimexiang prayed with her eyes closed.
"It would be great if I could be selected," Oda City thought silently as he looked at the middle-aged man announcing the list.
The shutter clicked like a surging wave on the beach, blowing a group of girls to the shore to be seen and praised by the world, and pushing a group of girls back into the deep sea.
As if wanting to seek psychological comfort, Nakagen Himaka's right hand habitually held the thing on her right - Oda City's hand. And Oda felt the trembling hand held by Himaka, and for a moment
After being stunned for a moment, he opened his clenched left hand and quietly held Riyaxiang's hand.
It's all covered in sweat.
As if he wanted to convey his feelings to Hiyaka, Oda opened his fingers, inserted them into Hiyaka's fingers and held them tightly. Hiyaxiang raised her head and glanced at Oda, with an encouraging smile that made her
My heart calmed down inexplicably.
Time seemed to have stopped at this moment. At this moment, the appropriate voice also sounded.