One after another, girls either timidly or confidently took their own steps forward, standing in front of a microphone to introduce themselves, and sitting underneath were three middle-aged men. The one on the left looked at We knew it was Mr. Yasushi Akimoto, and based on the conversational attitudes of the three of them, we could tell that the remaining two were also very important leading personnel in the planning of Keyakizaka46, an idol group.
In fact, both Wu Geng and Kohirate asked Oda what it was like to stand on the final selection stage, and Oda's answer was also full of perfunctory words: "Just stand on the stage and say your name. Or something like that, and then sing a song and answer a question, that's it. It's nothing special. Teacher Yasushi Akimoto may prefer the so-called 'raw stones' that are more natural, so just show your own characteristics."
"The next one is Wu Geng." Hearing his name being called, Wu Geng took two steps forward and stood in the center of the stage.
"Please introduce yourself."
"I am Wu Geng, No. XX. I was born in Hokkaido and grew up in Nagoya. I am currently studying in high school in Tokyo and am studying at Waseda Industrial High School." When Wu Geng mentioned his high school, the three judges raised eyebrows. After all, this high school is one of the top high school entrance schools in Tokyo with a high deviation value. “As for my hobby, it’s probably reading. My favorite writers are Mr. Natsume Soseki and Mr. Ryunosuke Akutagawa. I read almost all of Mr. Natsume’s works. As for Mr. Akutagawa's essays written in his spare time that he prefers to novels, I will benefit a lot every time I read them."
Although Yasushi Akimoto is a dropout from Chuo University's Department of Literature, he must have studied the works of these two writers, so he nodded when he heard Wu Geng's words, confirming that her love of reading was not used to modify herself. Hobbies but real interests: "We saw on your resume, Wu Geng-san, that you were not very interested in becoming an idol, but you were inspired by your seniors. Can you elaborate on that?"
"Well..." Wu Geng pursed his lips and thought for a moment whether to say Oda's name, "A senior sister of mine who I had a good relationship with in high school had very good grades, but she still chose to become an idol. Then. At first, I thought why the senior sister wanted to be an idol because her grades were so good, but then after learning about the idol profession, I discovered a lot of interesting things about it, so I signed up with her support."
"Nagoya, good grades..." Akimoto seemed to have thought of something, and then raised his head and asked Gogeng, "Would you mind telling me the name of your senior, Gozen-san?"
Although reporting may gain Qiu Yuan's favor and favor, Wu Geng finally chose to stick to his original idea: "This... is my selection after all, so I think reporting her name is a win-win for the other people present who participated in the selection." It’s unfair for members, but after the selection, regardless of whether I enter Keyakizaka or not, I will let you know if you are still interested, Akimoto-san.”
Akimoto was shocked by Wu Geng's attitude, because he had already inferred from the information in Wu Geng's resume and Wu Geng's words that this senior was probably Oda, but Wu Geng was still able to resist in this situation. Temptation refused her request, which made Qiu Yuan look at her differently. In addition, Wu Geng's appearance and subsequent singing of songs were excellent, even among this group of carefully selected members, they were all above average. , which made Qiu Yuan put a circle behind her name.
Perhaps because of the rapidly growing popularity and influence of Nogizaka, a large number of people who came to participate in the Keyakizaka audition were fans of Nogizaka. What made Akimoto feel a little strange was that when he asked them if they were recommended in Nogizaka When asked who it was, a large number of people said it was Oda. It is obvious that Oda has always portrayed himself as a eldest lady and an all-rounder, and he does not have too many male servant jobs, but I don’t know why. There are always a lot of female fans, and among them there are a particularly large proportion of female fans of pool noodles.
"Hirate Yurina..." Qiu Yuan's eyes stayed on Xiao Hirate's resume. During the entire selection process, the two people who left the biggest impression on him were Wu Geng and her. Among them, Wu Geng used his own If his height and personality attracted him, then Hirate caught his attention with his eyes, stage sense and other abilities. He is obviously the youngest member, but he is very confident on stage. Although he is a little nervous, he is not The feeling of stage fright and this innate sense of stage is something Akimoto finds rare.
It's just that...from the information on her last name and resume that she was "attracted to her idol sister with whom she had a close relationship", Akimoto couldn't help but think of someone sitting in a coffee shop near the entrance of the building while reading a book. A certain Miss Oda was sipping her coffee. "It seems that the good young talent that I like has something to do with her." Akimoto complained in his heart. After all, in the earliest days of Nogizaka, the main dispute between him and Konno was reflected in Ikoma and Oda, and in the end Oda successfully squeezed out of the under with his high popularity and hard power, and finally stood in the ter position in the fifth order. Although there is no talk about defeating or not defeating in the team problem, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Oda's hard power in all aspects is still clearly ahead of Ikoma. Maybe this is the reason why Ikoma applied to work part-time at AKB.
"Akimoto-san, you have been staring at the resume of this 'Hirate Yurina'." The tall and thin man next to him asked Akimoto, "Do you think he values her very much?"
"Yes." Qiu Yuan nodded, "He has excellent abilities in all aspects. He has no experience in the entertainment industry before. He can be said to be a great rough stone. What do you think of Kitagawa-san?"
"Ah, it's Akimoto-san's original stone theory." Kitagawa smiled, "Actually, there are several members who are very good in quality, such as Nagahama and Wu Geng who are also very good. As for Sugai Yuka, in all aspects She has excellent abilities, and I also know her father, so..."
"Hmm." Akimoto seemed to suddenly remember something and asked Kitagawa, "The Gogeng just said that he was from Hokkaido, so is it possible that he is from the Gogeng family..."
"Whether she is from the Wu Geng family or not, I really like her courage to refuse your request, Qiu Yuan-san." Kitagawa said with a smile, "Then I think these members will definitely pass, and we will discuss it again. Let’s take a look at the remaining spots.”