Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 533
I came to Osaka from Tokyo on purpose, in order to provide insurance for the publicity period of the national mourning that I don't know when it will come.

If Tianlocust can persist through ZARD's debut promotion period, this trip to Osaka will not be in vain, but it can only be regarded as performing as usual.

Now, Tian Locust really died at the juncture of the band's debut promotion. Next, it's time to see if the insurance they bought really pays out.

"I asked the staff to contact the person in charge of Kansai TV and Kansai Broadcasting." Wanyumi Watanabe told him.

Of course, she wanted to do all these things.

Yanqiao Shinichi said "hmm", and put this aside, "Anyway, let's have breakfast first."

Woke up early in the morning, patronizing to say these, and still hungry.

On one side, the boss calmly went to have breakfast, while on the other side, the band members also came out of the room and went to the restaurant to have breakfast.

The staff have told them about the locust's death early this morning.There have been a few months of pre-rehearsal for the self-sufficiency period. Although several members are the kind of people who have no interest in Zheng Zhi, they have already made up their minds. It is impossible not to be affected if the debut publicity period hits the national funeral. of.

Even so, after hearing the news, several people were quite calm, without any anxiety.

Of course, in the calm, there is also a bit of a loss.

After all, this kind of battle is the first time in life.What's more, it happened on the occasion of another major event in life, the debut of the band.

In terms of music, the three musicians are the backbone of the band.However, when it comes to these matters, I have no clue at all and can only listen to the company's arrangements.

At this time, Haruko Akamatsu, who has been turned behind the scenes and regarded by them as Shinichi Iwahashi's "big disciple", has subtly gained their trust.

Seeing Haruko Akamatsu's calm and calm performance, several people seemed to have taken reassurance.

But it's not so much trusting her as trusting Iwahashi Shinichi.Just like Akamatsu Haruko's calmness, it is also out of trust in Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Wanyumi.

Based on her understanding of the two people's behavior styles, since she dared to arrange a band to debut during the self-sufficiency period, she must have left behind for the national mourning that does not know when it will come.

Sachiko Puchi was the closest to Haruko Akamatsu, and Haruko Akamatsu's calm attitude also comforted her.However, in the deepest part of her heart, Sachiko Kawachi was only surprised when she first heard the news, and then she felt relieved.

Shinichi Iwahashi and Sachiko Kaminochi who opened the door of her dream for her have no other thoughts except to believe in him.

……

The efficiency of the staff is extremely high, the two of them have not finished their breakfast, and they have come to report the results of the communication, "Kansai TV will be off the air for a day today, and Kansai Broadcasting said that everything is as usual, and only a few reports will be interrupted."

In short, it will not affect the publicity plan that I have discussed with them in the past two days.

Although I knew about it a long time ago, or I came to Osaka for this reason, but there is still a difference between knowing it in my heart and hearing it with my own ears.

After the staff walked away, the two continued to eat and chat.

Watanabe Wanyumi said jokingly, "Who would have thought that the national funeral would come so early. If I knew this earlier, I would have postponed the band's debut time by one month."

Originally, she was assuming that she didn't know when it would become true, but now that it has become true, knowing that the locusts will raise their braids just after the new year, she has the leeway to say such things.

"That's the way it is, because you don't know when it will rain, you don't go out until after it rains." Yanqiao Shenyi picked up the coffee cup.

Rather than waiting for the right moment, of course, I still take an umbrella and do whatever I need to do.

"That's true." Wanyumi Watanabe smiled, "You and I came to Osaka from Tokyo, didn't we just want to get an umbrella that can be opened at such a time?... Now it seems that this umbrella is useful. up."

"Yes, the insurance has taken effect." Yanqiao Shinichi echoed.

After a pause, "However, even if I knew in advance that the national funeral would be in these few days, I would still do it right and arrange the band's debut time at this juncture."

"In my opinion, choosing to debut at this time may not necessarily mean that I chose a difficult path. A bad thing may be a good thing." He had already weighed it in his heart.

Watanabe Mayumi showed an expression of wanting to hear more.

"Previously, we assumed that we didn't know when it would come true, so we had to take the risk of hitting the national mourning period to make plans. But now, things have come true, and the national mourning period has arrived. So, here In seven to seven days, the entire industry, knowing this matter, arranged various plans."

"Many things are restricted during the national mourning period, so during these seven to seven 49 days, all the projects and newcomers that are valued by the industry will most likely avoid this period."

"In this way, during this period of time, our ZARD will no longer encounter too strong newcomer opponents. With fewer powerful opponents, we can win more publicity opportunities."

"It's also good for us to have fewer newcomers. The audience likes new things and is interested in new things. For a period of time, the most powerful newcomer they can come into contact with is ZARD, and it's good to take the initiative Whether it is passive or passive, they all want to get to know this newcomer."

Regardless of the reason for curiosity, as long as it can make the audience curious, it is a step to victory.

Sky Locust persisted in ZARD's debut promotion period, and this trip to Osaka is a normal performance.However, the locust raised its braids and made a special trip to Osaka to buy the insurance, which would be able to play its full role.

"The first is this series of promotions arranged in Kansai. It can maintain their exposure in the Kansai area during the first seven days, when Tokyo is the most strict."

"After the first seven days, the restrictions on TV stations will naturally be loosened. However, due to the impact of the national mourning period, the industry will not act rashly for the time being. At this time, we will find a way to attract the heat brought by the band's promotion in Kansai to Kanto go over there."

In the past, Tokyo affected the whole country, but now it is changed, and Osaka affects Tokyo.

"In particular, we have another weapon, Fuji TV's Yuejiu drama. The theme song of the TV drama is enough to attract the attention of the audience, and it just fits in with the enthusiasm of the Kansai side."

In this way, the national mourning period became the band's advantage.Tian Locust died at this time, and for this publicity plan, the benefits are much greater than if he died after a while.

Mayumi Watanabe listened with relish, and joked with him, "You think about everything."

"When you take one step, you have to watch three steps." Yanqiao Shenyi replied.

However, debuting is more like testing the waters than a last stand.Being able to be popular is naturally the right time, place and people, but even if the effect is not ideal, there is still room for change.

"After going through this period, I will immediately prepare a new single. If the debut single is popular, I will rely on releasing a new single to maintain the popularity. If the debut fails, I will use a new single to seek a turnaround."

As Shinichi Iwahashi said, he brought up the matter, "The role of the transgender mother has been settled, and the filming of "Kitchen" is about to begin."

"Preliminary preparations have been going on all the time, without stopping." Wanyumi Watanabe told him, "Ichikawa-san and Iwai-san worked together to write the script, and the progress is pretty good. As long as Umezawa-san nods, everything is ready. "

Regardless of whether the national funeral is normal or not, we must pay attention to the impact in front of the stage. Artists may relax or even lose their jobs due to entertainment restrictions. However, the people behind the scenes are still busy, even busier than usual.

The progress of filming in Japan is quite fast, and after the filming is completed, as long as there is a distribution company to help arrange the film, it can be released. The threshold is low, whether it is a promotional film invested by the shoe education, or a local rich boss who made a fortune in the bubble era. The dream come true, as long as you have the money, you can shoot it, and after you shoot it, you can make it on the big screen.

Before the end of January, if the film can start shooting, it can come to an end in February, and then contact the independent distribution company to arrange a public screening.

I decided to add the line of ZARD to the movie, and when the movie is released, it will be another round of publicity.

"About the movie, I have an idea." Iwahashi Shin had a plan early in the morning. He said it was a bit early, but now he felt that the time was right, and brought it up to Mayumi Watanabe.

"What?" Wanyumi Watanabe knew that he would not ask these things for no reason.

"After the movie is released, the videotape should be released, right?"

Wanyumi Watanabe nodded, "That's natural." Issuing video tapes is also a way to get back the money.

However, the popularity of home video tapes is also an important reason for the impact on movie theaters.For many Japanese, it is more comfortable to buy or rent videotapes to watch at home later than to go to the cinema.

But it's not all to blame for VHS hits at the movie box office.This happens because of the fact that Japanese movies "are not better watched in cinemas".

Even if you watch it on video at home, it won't hurt the viewing experience very much.

"I'd rather sell the soundtrack as a bonus for the video, if it's allowed."

Shinichi Iwahashi thought about the sales method, "One is to increase the attractiveness of the video tape, and the other is to take the opportunity to include the songs of the bands that appeared in the movie into the original soundtrack. As the video tape is sold and rented out, it can also be used to expand influence. And that leads to a way to spread the word.”

"There's nothing you can't use." Mayumi Watanabe sighed.

But no matter what, in the early stage of debut, it is necessary to expand the popularity, but at the same time to expand the popularity, it must not be too unscrupulous to bore the audience, so it has to be considered from the big publicity to the corners and corners.

"Maybe it's more than that." Yanqiao Shinichi joked to himself.

Wanyumi Watanabe accepts this suggestion, but it doesn't matter whether she can implement it or not.Whether it is a record or a video tape, it is up to the industry association to decide what kind of gifts will be included so that it will not be judged to be a violation of the Sales Law.

Otherwise, just for the sake of good sales, you can add various benefits.

"Of course, even if you can't do that, it's not bad to release the original soundtrack as a CD alone." Iwahashi Shinichi reminded her, "The original soundtrack has no cost, and you can sell one and earn one."

Even if it is just as a means of paying back the cost, releasing the soundtrack is also a good choice.

They were chatting here, and the band members came to say hello to them.

After exchanging pleasantries, captain Tatsuya Hirakawa, as a representative, asked Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe, "Is the performance at the LIVEHOUSE tonight also canceled?"

Compared with the publicity period, what is closer in front of us is tonight's performance.

According to the original schedule, after arriving in Osaka, the band will perform three consecutive performances at LIVEHOUSE from the evening of the [-]th to the evening of the [-]th.

"The staff checked with LIVEHOUSE." It was Shinichi Iwahashi who answered.

The band members waited for a while, the staff came back and reported to Iwahashi Shinichi, "LIVEHOUSE said that tonight's performance will be held as usual."

When the four members of the band heard this in person, they all looked unexpected.

Are the people of Osaka doing their own thing to such an extent?
I don't care about the day of the national funeral, so what should I do?
Yanqiao Shinichi wanted to laugh when he heard the result.As expected of an Osaka native.

Turning her head to look at Mayumi Watanabe, they exchanged gazes, and read the admiration of "coming to Osaka is the right step" from her face.

LIVEHOUSE is performing as usual today.

The solemnity of the national mourning that I saw on TV in the morning suddenly collapsed when I heard the result.

……

Wanyumi Watanabe was bombarded by phone calls from Tokyo early in the morning, and in the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi's pager also started ringing endlessly.

The two of them didn't go anywhere all morning, but stayed in the room, watching the phone, keeping in touch with Tokyo, coordinating various changes due to the sudden national mourning.

For those behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, the task on their shoulders is daunting.

Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe were tied up by the phone, and the original itinerary for today was completed by the accompanying staff.

Fortunately, the two of them had led a team to visit the most important places in the past two days. The place to visit today is not very important, and it doesn't matter if the staff takes the lead.

The band members got into the car and followed the staff to continue their scheduled visits.The car was driving on the road in Osaka, the streets were bustling, and the people in Kansai were still eating, drinking and having fun.

Akamatsu Haruko turned her head and looked at the bustling street scene outside the car window. Except that the businesses on the street received instructions one after another to put up black and white signs symbolizing national mourning, everything else was the same as usual.

Not only that, because today is the end of the winter vacation and a Saturday for office workers, the streets are even busier than usual.

In the midst of such excitement, the black and white signboard symbolizing the national mourning seemed out of place, and even made people feel unhappy just looking at it.Whether intentionally or not, people on the street turned a blind eye to the black and white signboards, as if they didn't want to ruin their mood.

Akamatsu Haruko suddenly remembered that last year, Iwahashi Shinichi asked her how the situation in Osaka was during the self-sustainment period.

At that time, she told Shinichi Iwahashi that everything in Osaka was as usual.

Yanqiao Shinichi's vague question, and he came to Osaka with great fanfare to promote after the New Year, these two things suddenly overlapped.

Iwahashi-san had already prepared... Thinking of this, Haruko Akamatsu felt at ease.

(End of this chapter)