Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 373 373. Cruel and impermanent
(two chapters in one)
After exchanging pleasantries, Yanqiao Shinichi noticed that there were two young girls following behind Yamauchi Kenichi, and he knew that these were probably the newcomers who had been pushing recently, and he brought them to such an occasion to show off and meet people in the industry.

Sure enough, after greeting him, Yamauchi Kenichi stepped aside and introduced the two girls following him to him.

"The two of them are newcomers to the firm."

The two girls looked cute, and Yamauchi pointed to the one with more mature eyebrows and eyes, "This is Sachiko Suzuki."

Pointing to the girl who looked more childish, "This is Shoko Aida." Then he introduced to the two girls: "This is the producer of GENZO, Iwahashi."

"Iwahashi-san, hello, I'm Sachiko Suzuki."

The girl named Suzuki Sachiko is a little protruding, with a delicate appearance, and she looks like an adult.

On the other hand, the girl named Shoko Aida has a confused face with a bit of baby fat, as if she can't figure out anything. Standing with the adult-like Suzuki Sachiko, she is simply a child .

Aida Shoko also bowed to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Hello, Iwahashi-san. I'm Aida Shoko, please give me your advice."

Yanqiao Shen subconsciously took another look at her.

Such a self-introduction matched her appearance quite well, and it was quite confusing.

"Hello, both of you." Yanqiao Shinichi politely returned the salute.

Shinichi Iwahashi, Kenichi Yamauchi, said, "Both Suzuki and Aida came from an audition held by "Up to Boy" under WANI BOOKS, and they formed a group together this year."

"Up to Boy" is a magazine dedicated to publishing female idol photos. Basically, the tone of the entire magazine is geared towards young readers, so the content is relatively fresh and light. Even if you take photos that are a bit adult, you just click So far, it is not as unrestrained as a magazine that is completely oriented to adults.

"The group's name is 'Wink'."

"I see." Shinichi Iwahashi nodded politely, subconsciously recalling the audition where Wanyumi Watanabe's U-MIZ cooperated with the magazine, and he didn't know what kind of person would be selected in the end.

"Actually, the original name was 'Twinkle', but the pronunciation of this name is a bit unfriendly to the public, so the current name 'Wink' was used." Kenichi Yamauchi explained.

Yanqiao Shinichi politely listened to him, but he had some considerations in his heart.Ordinarily, as an ordinary greeting, Yamauchi Kenichi's words seemed a bit redundant, not like what should be said when greeting related parties.

However, speaking out about the twists and turns in naming such things that belong to the production process, so as not to avoid his approach, seems to imply another layer of meaning.A kind of meaning that there is something to discuss with him.

Kenichi Yamauchi, who had never met before, took the initiative to lead the two girls over to say hello at the party, and it seemed that it was not just for the sake of making the two girls familiar.

After finishing all the introductions, Yamauchi Kenichi signaled the two girls to leave first, but he did not say goodbye, and stayed to continue talking to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Although it is the first time I met Iwahashi-san, but the matter in Moritaka In fact, you and I have worked hard for the same goal."

Yanqiao Shinichi cast a puzzled look.

Kenichi Yamauchi explained: "I am responsible for communicating with Mr. Kawabata Yoshiichiro."

"I see." He nodded.

Taken Yamauchi smiled and said, "You are the one who came up with the idea, and I am the one who is responsible for the implementation. From this point of view, although we have never met, we have worked together."

"I just came up with an idea." Yanqiao Shinichi said politely, thinking that Yamauchi Kenichi should get to the point.

"If you say that, I'm just taking care of a sapling that has taken root and sprouted." Shanuchi Jian made a joke, and just rightly turned to the topic after this sentence, "After the success of the publicity strategy, I will I want to meet Iwahashi-san."

"What's your impression of Wink just now?" Kenichi Yamauchi asked.

Yanqiao Shenyi was not surprised that he asked this question, and thought for a while, "Suddenly, I can only say that the two girls are very cute."

"That's right, I was reckless." Yamauchi Kenichi smiled.

However, although these two girls are cute, they are not the kind of impressive looks.In other words, they lack something shocking.

Yanqiao Shenyi thought about the two girls just now, and found that he could not remember their faces so clearly.The only impressive thing is that Suzuki Sachiko is a bit protruding, and Aida Shoko is like a child.

This kind of appearance, even though it is cute, lacks a certain expressive power, and if you don't pay attention, it will disappear from everyone.From this point of view, Iwahashi Shinichi commented: "Debuting as a group is more suitable than making a solo debut."

Forming a group and having a common name may be a good way to deepen your impression of them.Otherwise, if this kind of girl made her solo debut, she would be thankful if she could sell a thousand copies.

"Ah." Hearing this, Yamauchi Kenichi's expression relaxed, obviously speaking to his heart.

Yanqiao-san's vision is really sharp!Taken Yamauchi became even more energetic.Then he said: "You are a producer, and you can't be more clear about the current fashion. "Up to Boy" is an idol magazine, and we co-organize the audition with them, and the goal is to produce and launch idols."

"Suzuki and Aida are both cute in terms of appearance, but to be honest, they lack a bit of character when they debuted alone." Kenichi Yamauchi said, "Because of this, when planning, we took into account the formation of a group."

They signed the person. During the production process, they naturally made a comprehensive analysis of the two girls. The problem of the two girls' lack of expressiveness will naturally not be hidden from their eyes. .

However, Yanqiao Shen pointed out the key points of the joint just after seeing it, which made Yamauchi Kenichi admire.

"Continental dance music is popular nowadays, and Moriga's work this time is also in this style. Therefore, in terms of music style, we discussed with the record company and continued the current popularity."

"As for the duo, there are also successful examples of The Peanuts and Pink Lady, and there are also valuable experiences worth referring to from the two seniors.

"Previously, Akemi Ishii and Yoko Ogino became popular with covers of Western music. When The Peanuts debuted, they also became popular with covers of Western dance music. Therefore, we considered taking the route of mainly covering Western dance music."

"Hmm." Yanqiao Shinichi listened carefully.

"However," Yamauchi turned around, "the effect is not good."

"Pretty bad?" This somewhat serious statement made Yanqiao Shen repeat it subconsciously.

Takeichi Yamauchi smiled wryly, "It should be said that it is very bad. It makes people wonder if there is something wrong."

The current situation is simply a money-losing game.

Inside the office itself, Suzuki Sachiko and Aida Shoko, who were signed by the audition, are not so satisfied. They think that they are different from the imagined winners, and it is not flattering to debut as a solo idol.

Although there are no outstanding duo idol groups on the market, this does not mean that the duo idol market is untouched. Rather, it is too difficult for a duo idol to successfully launch a pair.

When Chisato Moritaka made his debut, his grades were also in a mess, and he was transferred to GENZO, but he changed his face under the suggestion of Shinichi Iwahashi, and now he is soaring.

This Yanqiao-san has a first-class vision, and at the same time has the mind to solve the problem after discovering it.It was this place that moved Yamauchi Kenichi and made him want to try and ask him.

"I don't know if it's an unkind request."

Kenichi Yamauchi made up his mind and said, "I would like to ask Iwahashi-san to take a look at this group. I would like to hear your opinion on how they will take the next step."

Is this a verbal production invitation?Yanqiao Shenyi listened to the voice.Speaking of this, at least he should be invited to produce the group's next one or two singles.

It was the first time for him to handle the idol of a duo.

However, when you think about the production of Moritaka Chisato, he was also a stunned young man who had never produced a solo idol. He had to bite the bullet and bid for a meal, and then won the production right, so he didn't feel much about it.

The first step is always to be taken, not to mention the production experience of idols is also the same.

He made up his mind, and agreed to take a look.Kenichi Yamauchi achieved the purpose of this trip, and after the agreement was made, he sent the video tape of Wink's performance and the information of the two people to his production company.

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"Kawasaki's clerk called just now and said that the materials have been sent. So, I have to go back later." Iwahashi Shinichi borrowed the restaurant's phone to return the paging, and walked back to Watanabe Wanyumi.

In a restaurant with a bright environment, the two sat opposite each other.

This Sunday, he was called by Mr. Watanabe to study at the golf driving range again.After playing, let's drink tea together.

"Go today?" Wanyumi Watanabe confirmed the menu and asked.

"Well, I want to see what kind of combination they are." Yanqiao Shenyi replied, "To be honest, just looking at the private images of the two girls is a bit worrying."

"how?"

"Like two pieces of blank paper." He explained, "Blank paper, if you think about it, no matter which one looks like there is no memory point, it's just blank paper."

Watanabe Mayumi laughed after hearing this analogy, "However, white paper has infinite possibilities."

"That's right, infinite possibilities." Shinichi Iwahashi teased her, "As expected of Manyumi-san."

Faced with his ridicule, Watanabe Wanyumi was unmoved, and guessed in his heart that he probably had some idea, otherwise, he would not have deliberately used "blank paper" as an example.

Sure enough, Shinichi Iwahashi went on to say: "Even if it is blank paper, it is not impossible to create it. On the contrary, girls who are 'colorless' like the two of them are suitable for thinking about what kind of color should be painted on them." color."

"Please continue?" Wanyumi Watanabe urged with interest.

Yanqiao Shinichi smiled wryly, "That's all I can say. The rest can only be considered after watching the video tapes and materials. It's better to say it's just a preliminary impression."

"According to what you just said, this initial impression is not bad." Wanyumi Watanabe grasped the key point.

Shinichi Iwahashi turned to talk about other things, but he didn't worry at all that Mayumi Watanabe would fall behind in this kind of topic change, "When I went to the karaoke box with you, I talked about The peanuts."

"Yes."

Watanabe Wanyumi still remembered, and then thought that Wink might have the meaning of learning from The peanuts.

"The two sisters of The Peanuts are twin sisters." Shinichi Iwahashi said slowly, "To be honest, even now, I can't tell which one is Yumi and which one is Emi, but because they look similar Twin sisters, in this combination, no one can be replaced by another person."

"Yumi and Emi formed The peanuts. In the group, they were radiant, but after leaving the group and becoming Yumi and Emi's individuals again, that radiance disappeared."

"Indeed." Watanabe Mayumi kept up with his thoughts, "If you say it this way, the two Pink ladies don't seem to have such a strong individual light when they are not active as 'Pink Lady'."

Although the group's popularity is in full swing, but the feeling of solo is not as good as the group's activities together, which explains some other problems.

"Double combination is actually very interesting, Manyumi-san." Iwahashi Shin thought of something, and said with a smile: "If the two people in the combination are each very prominent, and the light is very strong, it is not suitable to form a combination."

This is the so-called one plus one is greater than two.

In this form of combination, if the radiance of the members is very strong, instead find a way to restrain their brilliance, otherwise, it will be difficult for the combination to continue to operate healthily.

Speaking of a duo, the best state should be invincible together, and nothing special after taking it apart.

Of course, it is not impossible for each of them to restrain their radiance when they are together, and to be radiant when they are separated. However, the probability of combining two geniuses or geniuses who give in to each other is very small.

"Sansuke-san and saury-san are not suitable for a combination." Wanyumi Watanabe gave an example casually.

The reason why I say this is because these two people are very strong, and they will never restrain their light for each other.

"Exactly.... By the way, the ratings of "We Are Funny People" are starting to drop." Iwahashi Shinichi said.

"We Are the Funny Family", which once overturned "All Members Gather at [-] O'Clock", is also hard to avoid the fate of being bored by the audience, and the ratings have dropped sharply compared to the golden age.It seems that it has been gradually abandoned by the audience who love the new and dislike the old.

Not only that, during this period in December 1986, one of the hosts, Takeshi Kitano, was harassed by the reporter of "FRIDAY" because he was dissatisfied with his little lover, and rushed to the editorial department of the magazine with a group of younger brothers. , punched the editor full of old punches, and squatted for six months for this-the kind without reprieve.

This kind of thing happened to the main characters, and it was not a big blow to the show.

At the beginning, Shinichi Iwahashi relied on this program to help Akiko Matsumoto turn the tables. Now Akiko Matsumoto used the program as a springboard to jump to a high place, but the program itself went downhill.

The cruelty and impermanence of the entertainment industry are fully reflected in this.

(End of this chapter)