Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 374

(two chapters in one)
"Thinking about it carefully, I also find it very interesting." Yanqiao Shinichi expressed his feelings.

Watanabe Wanyumi asked him, "Why do you say that?"

"The reason why I entered the industry was because I wanted to sell Miwa-chan to the public, but my first job was to be a broker for Matsumoto-san."

"Afterwards, I wanted to rely on the band for a living, and I also joined the band Paradise. As a result, the first famous work that I typed out is still an idol." Shinichi Iwahashi smiled at Mayumi Watanabe, "Don't you think this is very interesting? "

"It's very interesting." Wanyumi Watanabe also smiled.

Although Yanqiao Shinichi was laughing at herself, she didn't hear any regret from it at all.On the contrary, it was because of his open-mindedness and calmness that he talked about this matter so ordinaryly.

"However, despite going through a lot of circles, Yoshida-san is indeed on the right track now. The next step is to really sell her to the public. Shinichi-kun, at least you have already succeeded halfway in the case of Yoshida-san. "Watanabe Wanyu said.

"Indeed." Yanqiao nodded cautiously.

Besides, if it weren't for being an idol manager first, she wouldn't have been appreciated by Wanyumi Watanabe, and she wouldn't have continued to produce music festivals with her support, and then gained a reputation in the underground music circle.

Although the band was supposed to debut after the Women's Rock Music Festival, it has been delayed until now because of the differences between him and Watanabe Productions. Manyumi Watanabe's three-legged production band Paradise All That.

From these points of view, although he has made a big detour, it is worthwhile for him to be an idol manager.

If I debuted smoothly from the beginning, I would probably only be active as the keyboard player of the band now, and I would not see such a vast world, and my ambitions would not expand further.

Look at one step at a time, and see the scenery step by step.

"It's the same with making idols now. Although I'm making idols, these things are not meaningless. These things that seem to go astray, it's better to say that they are the energy that allows the saplings to thrive."

Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Whether it's an idol, a band, or a solo singer, in the end we have to consider how to be accepted by the public."

Hearing what Shinichi Iwahashi said, Wanyumi Watanabe teased him without any scruples, "Anyway, from the very beginning, you have been doing things to absorb energy from idols and then apply it to the band."

"Haha!" Yanqiao Shen said with a smile, "That's right, that's the case. Because experience is interlinked." After a pause, "Besides, the band's business is actually half done now."

He said, "At least, with the band Heaven, we paved the way between the masses and the band as a form."

Now, the band Paradise has become the dream stage for many bands who are eager to enter the mainstream. GENZO has already produced many winning bands, and has accumulated a lot of experience in producing bands.

Among these winning bands, about one-third of them will be able to successfully sell [-] singles and get the chance to re-sign with the record company. The probability is neither high nor low.

However, with the addition of bands that can directly debut after winning five consecutive victories, there will be a large number of bands going to the mainstream world during the broadcast of the program.

No matter whether they get attention or not, regardless of their commercial performance, the band's debut has become dense, and it will undoubtedly blow a whirlwind.As more and more audiences pay attention to the band, and more and more audiences appreciate the charm of the band, the situation of the band will get better and better, and the subsequent bands will also benefit from this gust of wind.

From this point of view, they have indeed paved a road through the show, and they are only waiting to move forward on this road.

"To embark on this path, you can either wait for opportunities or take the initiative." As Shinichi Iwahashi said here, he confided his heart to Mayumi Watanabe.

"Take the initiative?" Wanyumi Watanabe looked at him.

She understood the meaning of waiting for an opportunity. Naturally, she got the record company's outsourcing contract through the band Heavenly Kingdom. As for taking the initiative...

"Manyumi-san, it's better not to put all eggs in the same basket." Shinichi Iwahashi had some ideas in his mind, "Although there are many bands participating in the band Paradise, there are more bands that do not debut through the band Paradise."

If the production company wants to move towards the mainstream, it is natural to release works.You can accept the record company's order, accumulate reputation and experience through the band Heaven, and wait for the decisive opportunity to come. However, you can also create a band by yourself and find a record company to cooperate with.

This is not an idea that popped up in the head, making singles for winning bands, accumulating experience, making singles for idols, accumulating funds, and having money and experience, you can also make a little bold attempt.

"Ah." Watanabe Mayumi was thoughtful after hearing this.

"There are more bands that don't make their debut through the band Tianguo." Shinichi Iwahashi said such vague words, but this indirectly confirmed her guess.

He's planning to make a band of his own?Watanabe Mayumi thought so in her heart, but she didn't ask the words.

Yanqiao Shinichi did not continue this topic, but instead asked about her selection meeting, "The selection meeting you cooperated with the magazine has almost reached the final selection interview, right?"

It was rare for him to ask about U-MIZ once. Wanyumi Watanabe thought about it and told him, "The 26th of this month is the final interview."

"Really?" Yanqiao Shen nodded, and did not speak for a while.

Wanyumi Watanabe, however, seemed to be driven by the thought that popped up just now, and asked, "Would you like to go and see it on the day of the final interview?"

Yanqiao Shinichi looked at her with some surprise.

"If you don't mind, I'm welcome." He replied.

Mayumi Watanabe smiled at his words, and said a witty thing, "You're welcome, just use it."

……

When I started a production company, I wanted to make a band, but I ended up making a name for myself as a production company by making idols. Now I am still regarded as a well-known producer of idols, and I was actively invited to make Wink.

It's funny to think about this kind of blunder.Even so, this is undoubtedly an affirmation of his ability.Such affirmation also gave Iwahashi Shinichi confidence.

During the chat, Wanyumi Watanabe invited him to participate in the final interview. Shinichi Iwahashi was surprised, but it was not because of her "cross-border" approach. Instead, she realized from her invitation that her thoughts were being rejected Wanyumi Watanabe guessed it.

He has cooperated with Mayumi Watanabe since he entered the industry. In terms of career, probably no one knows what he intends to do better than Mayumi Watanabe.As long as he shows any intention, she can immediately guess it.

On the other hand, this means that Watanabe Wanyumi has some plans, and Iwahashi Shinichi can also guess.

When he mentioned the audition, he naturally wanted to see if there were any suitable lead singer candidates among the newcomers she selected. Wanyumi Watanabe had a good relationship with Haruko Akamatsu, and knowing ABNORMAL's situation, he guessed that he was planning to do it himself, so he also Dafang invited him to attend the selection meeting.

Needless to say, there is such a tacit understanding. In life, it is really rare to have a like-minded partner who works hard towards the same goal.

After separating from Wanyumi Watanabe, Shinichi Iwahashi returned to Kawasaki's office alone, put aside the immature thoughts just now, and opened the package sent by Kenichi Yamauchi.There are two file bags inside, and two video tapes are also attached.

Iwahashi Shinichi first checked the two file bags, which contained the information of Suzuki Sachiko and Aida Shoko.

The two girls, Shoko Aida and Sachiko Suzuki are 19 years old. They are about the same age, about the same height and weight. They are only one day away from their birthdays, and they made their debut through the same audition.

Looking at their resumes, the life trajectories of the two girls are similar. They are both ordinary girls from ordinary families, and there are no "highlight moments" in their resumes.

Attached to the file bag are full body, half body, and headshots of the two girls, both single and group photos.

Just looking at the photos, the first impression left to Iwahashi Shinichi is the two lovely girls.However, when I put down the photo, my face is a bit blurred, without that strong sense of memory.

He nonsensically thought in his heart, it should not be just because he is a boss who can't even notice the beauty of a beautiful woman like Akamatsu Haruko.

Next to the office, there is a separate screening room.

Of course, it’s called a screening room, and it’s not that luxurious and elegant. It’s just a stupid TV equipped with video tape projection equipment. Besides, it’s a music production company after all, and listening to records and demos is commonplace, so vinyl record players, There are also tape recorders and CD players, all of which are placed here.

The screening room, which was already cramped, became even more crowded in this way. Fortunately, Shinichi Iwahashi likes to be neat and tidy, and did not let the crowding become messy.

After reading the contents of the file bag, Iwahashi Shinichi picked up two video tapes and entered the screening room.

The two videotapes both sang Western music.The agency and the record company probably borrowed a lot of elements from The Peanuts, not only made their debut by singing Western music, but also deliberately moved closer to the feeling of "twins" in terms of clothing.

To be honest, the "blank paper" traits of the two girls really have the meaning of twins.

The singing standards of the two girls are not bad, but they are not particularly good either, quite satisfactory.After watching the videotape, Shinichi Iwahashi's conclusion of "not suitable for a solo debut" based on his first impression was not slapped in the face.

But it has to be said that such two girls, debuting as a combination, are actually a wonderful match.

Both of them have similar soft and hard strengths, and when they form a team together, no one will steal the limelight from the other, just like the balance between the two sides.

In the form of a duo, especially an idol group, the sense of balance is very important.As long as one of Suzuki Sachiko or Aida Shoko has that kind of "protruding" part, with the other's aptitude, it is not suitable for team formation.

Having said that, although I have the feeling of "one plus one is greater than two" pursued by Iwahashi Shinichi, watching the performance of the group is nothing more than the orthodox way of idols. It's bright, but it won't be particularly disappointing, it's just a "ordinary" feeling.

The "ordinary" thing, as a star in the entertainment world, is quite a shortcoming.

People who are born with outstanding talents naturally have nothing to do with the word "ordinary". However, if people who are not outstanding enough want to get rid of "ordinary", they must find a way to come up with "characteristics" that are different from "ordinary".

What are the characteristics of these two girls?
After one tape was played, Iwahashi Shinichi put in the second tape.After watching the second video, he repeated it again, put the first video in, watched it over and over again, and observed two people.

After watching it three times in a row, Shinichi Iwahashi pressed the pause button on the remote control and stared at Sachiko Suzuki and Shoko Aida in the paused screen.

If these two girls were standing next to each other now, Shinichi Iwahashi really wanted to ask them, were they nervous during the performance?
It's not surprising that they are nervous. From the resumes I've seen before, both of them are newcomers and have no experience of performing on stage.

Although Shoko Aida longed for the entertainment industry early on, the girls' high school she attended prohibited performing arts activities, so she could not get in touch with this field of work.As for Suzuki Sachiko, it was because of the prizes for winning the championship that she thought of participating in the draft.

The performance of the two girls in the video tape was a bit dull, and their dance movements were not natural enough, like some people who are debuting on stage.

Before recording, I should have learned how to find the camera under the guidance of the staff, but in the video tape, this matter was also done in a mess.

In fact, find a camera and do a wink without any mistakes. All stars learn from scratch before they can do this kind of thing. At the beginning, everyone did it so-so.

However, the two girls whose expressions were dull due to nervousness and whose movements were not natural enough, came to a Wink, and that feeling was ridiculous no matter how you looked at it.

The name of the group is still called "Wink", and the result is that "Wink" can't be done well.

For a moment, he thought of Akina Nakamori's performance on "THE BEST TEN" on Thursday night, the eyeliner she wore and the mischievous and coquettish Wink.

I don't know if Tao Pustar like that, before he perfected the Wink thing, was there a time when he was so clumsy.

Yanqiao Shinichi pressed the play button again and finished watching the video.

After coming out of the screening room, looking through the window with the company's name on it, it was already dark outside.One person stayed inside for an hour without knowing it.

When he first came here, the clerk had already left work, and now he is the only one in the entire office.Yanqiao Shinichi sat down in front of the writing desk and began to write his impressions after viewing.

In fact, it doesn’t matter whether it’s tweaking, restraint, or lack of movement, these are minor problems. As long as you train well and get used to the stage, these problems will gradually disappear.

At that time, Wink's two girls will become no different from ordinary idols.

"ordinary".

Yanqiao Shinichi wrote the word once on the paper and circled it again.

In that case, it is really too ordinary.

(End of this chapter)