Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 556 556. No.1 Selection

Singing the theme song for a TV series to promote, naturally, I hope that the ratings and topics of the TV series will be as high as possible.

But how much attention brought by the ratings and topicality can be distributed to the theme song, and even the band that sings the theme song, is the real point.

After the first episode, among the various phone calls to the TV station, some were about the theme song.The number is not very large, but there are those who praise the song for its sound, some for the singer's clear voice, and a few for the well-written lyrics.

In short, regarding the theme song, the feedback received is all positive, not even a neutral one.

This is also expected.

It's not because the quality of this song is so high that no matter men, women or children, it will be applauded after listening to it, but because the theme song, in the eyes of most viewers, is just an embellishment for a TV series.

For viewers who don't like it, even if they think it's not good, they will just ignore it, and they will not call the TV station specifically to say "this theme song is really ugly".

On the contrary, audiences who think the theme song is good will have a kind of surprise like "I accidentally discovered that the little flowers on the side of the road are very beautiful" because they like this song. Inspired by this surprise, they pick up the phone and say to the TV station, " The theme song is well chosen."

In the end, those who will really put it into action are those who are "excellent praise".

Therefore, for Iwahashi Shinichi, the focus of attention is not the content of the audience's evaluation, but the number of calls.Through the number of calls from the audience, it is possible to roughly infer how much publicity effect each episode of TV series will bring after it is broadcast.

Based on the number of phone calls received after the broadcast of the first episode, the effect of publicity is not obvious.

However, just after the first episode was broadcast, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't feel anxious at all.A TV series has one episode a week, and one broadcast lasts for ten weeks. The cycle of this promotion is actually very long, and it is not an immediate process.

In addition, he has other considerations.

In this era, the theme songs of TV dramas are actually not very important, and it is rare to create theme songs specifically for TV dramas.

But for ZARD's "まっすぐに..." (Keep Forward), Kamachi Sachiko knew that this song was going to be the theme song of a TV series when writing the lyrics, and modified it with reference to the plot of the TV series.

Therefore, the lyrics of this song seem to be tailor-made for TV dramas.

However, only the first episode has been aired, and the plot has not yet unfolded. It is still difficult for the audience to feel this kind of intention.Only when the TV series continues to air and the plot is fully unfolded can the mystery in the lyrics of this song be fully revealed.

Knowing this, in Yanqiao Shenyi's heart, with the promotion of the Yuejiu TV series, this has just begun, and the good show is yet to come.

If the feedback after the first episode is regarded as the "beginning", then this opening, instead of making him feel anxious, he feels "relieved".

At least, everything is under control.

……

The fat young man was the host tonight. Before leaving get off work, Yanqiao Shinichi called Sanchi Iijima on the internal line and asked her to prepare the car first.

Anyway, going to Jiuhao's house for dinner and a few drinks is a must.

After work, Shinichi Iwahashi got into the car, and Santomo Iijima started the car and sent him there.

After graduating from a short-term university, Santomo Iijima worked as an ordinary office worker for a period of time, and later joined Masato Sakai's personal office, and worked as an office worker for Masato Sakai for three or four years. His work ability was quite affirmed by this famous producer and appreciation.

But the flowering period of urban pink-collar workers is not long. Mitomo Iijima, who is almost 30 years old, unmarried, and still working as an office worker, is quite a different kind of existence.

However, any job like an office worker can be replaced by anyone, and it is better to be young than old.

The age of 30 is a watershed. Since he intends to continue working in the entertainment industry, Iijima Santomo is not satisfied with being an office worker all the time, and has been waiting for the opportunity when the time comes.

When Sakai Masatoshi expressed his willingness to introduce her to work in a record company in the entertainment industry, although the record company introduced was GenZo, a newly established company, Iijima Sanzhi made a decisive decision and decided to seize this opportunity. Chance.

It takes a lot of courage to switch from the personal office of a well-known producer in the industry to a new record company with an unknown future.However, when Iijima Sanchi learned that he was going to be introduced to GenZo, he did not waver at all.

The reason why he is so sure is because of his understanding of Sakai Masatoshi.He has a very good face, and he will never introduce the old employees of his firm to a place with no future.

When he first joined the record company, Mitomo Iijima was assigned to work as a clerk, and the job he did was changed, just like when he was at Sakai Masatoshi Office.

The only difference is that she was called by her boss to be a part-time driver on the day she joined the job.

Iijima Santomo knows what it means to be the president's driver.

Although he believed in Masatoshi Sakai, before Sanchi Iijima joined the company, he secretly collected information about the record company.In the past few years of working at Sakai Masatoshi Office, she has also met several people in the entertainment industry.

After joining the company, I also established a good relationship with the company's employees, asking around about the company.

It is not a secret that the things on the surface are not secret. The son-in-law of Watanabe Productions personally sent her to the record company. Behind this company, there is the support of Watanabe Productions, a veteran force in the industry. The largest shareholder is Watanabe Productions' second Miss.

And the core figure of the company is the president who is several years younger than her.

Yanqiao Shinichi-san.

Sanchi Iijima quietly glanced at the rearview mirror, and looked at the too young "President Sang" in the back row.

But even though Yanqiao Shinichi is young, she will not despise him at all - if he is a son of a rich family with an excellent background, naturally he must not be offended, if he is of a mediocre background, then he deserves to be treated with caution.

After all, at such a young age, he can be the president of the company, and he is also a good idol maker. A person with such talents is definitely not an ordinary person.

Iijima Sanzhi didn't know the temper and thoughts of the young president, nor did he know how he planned to arrange himself in the future, so he kept everything safe and honestly became her emotionless driver.

But in private, she also observes and ponders this young president, just as Shinichi Iwahashi asked her to be a part-time driver in order to observe her.

Tonight, this Iwahashi-san is going to the home of producer Yasushi Akimoto.

Mitomo Iijima drove the car into the guest parking lot of the apartment, and Makoto Iwahashi got out of the car and went to visit the fat young man.

……

In the home of the fat young man, on the long dining table, the big plates of the buffet are full and extremely rich.

All the dinners were handled by Asamiko Takai. She gave up her idol career and married her former producer in a flash. Naturally, she didn't even think about her comeback. Because of this, she devoted all her heart to her family.

After I got married, I worked as a housewife to catch my husband's stomach, and at the same time learned some painting and other things to expand my interests. Occasionally, I went out shopping with friends I met in the Kitten Club.

Since it is not a marriage with a child, it is better to live in a world of two than a family of three.

Yasushi Akimoto bragged on the phone that Asako Takai's culinary skills had grown rapidly, and just by looking at the situation on the table, he knew that what he said was true.

As for the taste, you don't even need to taste it to know it's good.After all, the fat young man is famous for his picky mouth, and he has a lot of knowledge in eating.

Iwahashi Shinichi exchanged greetings with Takai Asami who greeted him, and then went to greet Akimoto Yasushi.

"Long time no see, Shinichi-kun."

After not seeing him for a while, Yasushi Akimoto seemed to have gained a lot of weight again. When he smiled, he narrowed his eyes, looking even more slippery, with that slippery feeling that is difficult to deal with.

"Indeed, long time no see."

"Shen Yi-kun is probably very busy recently." He was talking about the period of national mourning and self-retirement.

Yasushi Akimoto's tone sounded a little gloating, or maybe it was because of his slippery appearance that it seemed that his tone was slightly ridiculed, and it also had a bit of a bad taste.

However, being able to speak to him in this tone shows that the two are already familiar enough.

Naturally, Shinichi Yanqiao was not the only one invited to such a grand table.

The family has a wife who manages the housework and cooks a big meal. Ever since Akimoto Yasushi got married, from time to time, he invited people in the industry he was acquainted with to come to his house for gatherings.

While Shinichi Yanqiao was talking to him, another guest came.

After a while, four or five invited guests came one after another. They were all relevant personnel from the TV station and the music industry. Two of them were met by Shinichi Iwahashi before, and the rest were strangers.

Among the guests who visited tonight, there were no people in front of the stage.

Among the two people Shinichi Iwahashi met before, one was Yasushi Akimoto's junior when he was a radio writer, and although the other had met, it was actually just a face-to-face meeting.

A staff member of Hibari Misora.

Before, in order to promote the theme song of Yuejiu, when Yanqiao Shinichi asked the fat young man to match him with Chihiro Kameyama, he once had a face-to-face meeting with this person in the club.

I vaguely remember that it was Yasushi Akimoto who took over the job of writing lyrics for Hibari Misora's new song.

Halfway through the party, the visiting guests were divided into two or three circles, chatting with each other.

Among the guests, a producer named Nanchuan from Toshiba Records had wanted to know Shinichi Iwahashi for a long time, so he happened to meet and chatted with him.

This kind of gathering happens to be a good opportunity to expand your social circle.

Yanqiao Shinichi has no contact with Toshiba Records, so he is happy to know someone.They are all hanging out in the music world, so they don't have to worry about having nothing to talk about.After exchanging business cards, Nanchuan's producer got started, and the two chatted about music production.

After talking for a while, Akimoto Yasushi came here.The three chatted for a while, Nanchuan's producer was quick-witted, and guessed that Akimoto Yasushi was talking to Iwahashi Shinichi, so he found a reason and walked away.

"The staff from Misora ​​Hibari Office brought the records," Yasushi Akimoto said.

Iwahashi Shinichi already knew it in his heart, "Akimoto-san wrote lyrics for Misora ​​Hibari-san's new song?"

"That's right." Yasushi Akimoto nodded, showing off to Shinichi Iwahashi a little proudly, "It's a song called "Chuan の 流れのように" (浜の流れのように) (浜の流れのように) (流の流れのように)"

"Listening to the name of the song is majestic."

However, Shinichi Iwahashi doesn't pay attention to enka, and he doesn't know when Hibari Misora ​​released this single.To be honest, for the younger generation, enka is gradually becoming obsolete.

For him, an outsider, there is no way to appreciate the beauty of singing.

After receiving a majestic evaluation, Akimoto Yasushi showed a proud smile, "After Misora ​​Hibari-san received the lyrics, she called me and praised the song."

The slick, chubby young man, when he talked about being appreciated by Hibari Misora, unexpectedly became sincere.

"To be recognized by someone like Misora ​​Hibari-san, my status as a lyricist is finally a bit more legitimate."

The kitten club has passed away. Akimoto Yasushi will continue to work in the industry in the future. He will continue to be a lyricist. Being able to write lyrics for a big singer is not only an affirmation of his status as a lyricist, but also proves to the outside world that he can write "serious things" Ability.

Such a song means a lot to him.

Having said that, the reason why this fat young man is not regarded as a serious lyricist is not because he wrote too many lyrics such as "Banana Tears" and "High School Girl's Sailor Suit".

Yanqiao Shen complained quietly in his heart, while admiring his flexibility, who can write lyrics for the encore queen and drive a small train with the kitten club.

However, the fat young man specifically said this, but not just to show off himself.Yasushi Akimoto told him, "When I leave later, I will give you a few records as gifts."

People from Hibari Misora ​​came to the party specially, and they also came with a mission.

Once the record is distributed, these people have to "spontaneously" become propagandists.

Of course, when Yanqiao Shenyi came to the party, he also had the intention of going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing.

"I have another new idea to tell you, Akimoto-san." He explained his reason for coming this time.

When Akimoto Yasushi heard the "new idea", he really showed an expression of interest, "Any new programs to do?"

"Yes." Iwahashi Shinichi said.

He came here on purpose, just to win over Yasushi Qiu Yuan and let him join the team of the tricky show he was going to produce.

Variety shows are different from talent shows.

Although no matter what the show is, no matter how natural it looks, there are scripts behind the scenes—even if it’s a talent show, which player to play in each episode is already an operation in itself.

However, variety shows have higher requirements for scripts.

The difference is that talent shows give a general direction, while variety shows are more specific.

Therefore, Shinichi Iwahashi, a talent show, can set up the framework independently, but a variety show requires professional script writers to work together to finalize every link.

When it comes time to implement it, the script for each issue, and even each line, needs to be written by a dedicated person.

To make such a variety show, it is absolutely impossible to rely on only one person, and it will not last long.

Yanqiao Shinichi was in charge of writing the proposal, set up a general framework, and decided on the general theme of the program. Next, he needed a helper, or an ally.

Yasushi Akimoto is the No.1 choice in his mind.

(End of this chapter)