Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 809
The collaboration single between Hideki Nishijo and Nahoko Kawai was released at No.5 on the charts the week it was released.

This result is of course a gap compared to the several champion singles in the project, but it is the first time for the "brother and sister" to have a single enter the top five of the chart after a few years.

After this week's rankings were settled, the offices and record companies to which the two belonged called GENZO to express their thanks. Even Hideki Nishijo himself called Shinichi Iwahashi to thank him.

After the mid-80s, Hideki Nishijo's performance was worse than one, and several singles didn't even hit the top [-] on the singles chart.

Fortunately, he is a senior for many years, and housewife fans have always been in love. Every year, he can make a lot of money just by holding concerts and dinner shows. It is better to say that releasing records is an introduction to his concerts.But even so, the feeling of returning to the center of the music world after a long absence and being seen again is something the former idol king cannot resist.

No matter how much sustained popularity this gust of wind can bring to Hideki Saijo, it will not prevent him from sincerely thanking Iwahashi Shinichi at this time.A thank you phone call came, and an invitation was sent to invite Iwahashi Shinichi to have a meal.

A star like Hideki Nishijo can no longer be simply regarded as a "commodity".In itself, in the era when he debuted, the industry was not like it is now, dominated by powerful firms and launching artists like an assembly line.Hideki Nishijo, who can become a top star, was brought out by the big shots who are optimistic about him.

It has been almost 20 years since Xicheng Hideki made his debut. Not only does he have great autonomy in his own work, he also has a wide network of songwriters who have worked with and interacted with over the years, as well as people in black behind the scenes of TV stations and the record industry. It is not comparable to ordinary stars.

Although Yanqiao Shinichi is the man in black behind the scenes, he also respects such a veteran star.Xicheng Hideki initiated the invitation, and he was willing to accept it.Whether we will cooperate again or not, but there is always nothing wrong with making friends.

For Xicheng Hideki, this is a single that he has once again tasted the taste of entering the mainstream public's attention after he has passed away for a long time.For Nahoko Kawai, the other protagonist of this collaborative single, the meaning of this song is even more significant.

With the current popularity of Kawai Nahoko and Saijo Hideki, no matter who sings this song, they will not have the current results.Being able to get the top five on the list when it debuted has a lot to do with the popularity and reputation of the project itself.

However, although the public loves to follow suit, the sales of this single can be stabilized and the word-of-mouth has not collapsed, which means that the quality of this song has been recognized by the mainstream public.

Abandon the fans of the idol era, make a new look, and join this project.Let Kawai Nahoko's talent have an unprecedented display stage.And her appearance on this stage did not show timidity.

Shinichi Iwahashi agreed to Hideki Saijo's invitation to treat him, and then received a call from Nahoko Kawai.

"Great~ I'm really relieved now." Nahoko Kawai said on the phone.

To be ranked in the top five of the weekly list is already beyond her imagination.Moreover, the record of "every single has been in the top five of the charts since the start of the project" was also kept.She said she was relieved, and she meant it sincerely.

Even though the two of them have only been in touch by phone so far.But I made too many phone calls, it seemed natural, and the atmosphere during the calls was much more relaxed.

Thanks to Kawai Nahoko being three years older than Iwahashi Shinichi and her debut seven or eight years earlier, when she communicates with Iwahashi Shinichi, her attitude is gentle and relaxed, occasionally revealing a bit of a big sister. tolerant.

Having said that, it is really early for Japanese idols to debut.When Kawai Nahoko was transitioning, Iwahashi Shinichi was just about to go to Watanabe to steal his teacher as an agent—not a generation at all.

For this reason, Nahoko Kawai sometimes treats Shinichi Iwahashi as a younger brother even though the age difference is only three years.

However, I only talked on the phone without seeing each other, and listening to his steady speech, I had the illusion that the person on the other end of the phone was older than me.

This made Kawai Nahoko on the phone, not only the tolerance and gentleness of the elders, but also a hint of mischievousness of the younger.

"Now I can tell Iwahashi-san," she joked, "I also had one of the sales last week."

Yanqiao Shenyi did not expect that there would be a follow-up to the last joke.He paused for a moment, then casually replied, "Thank you, customer, for your support."

Seriously, like a kid in a record store.

Such a sentence made Kawai Nahoko, a joke teller, amused.

"I am very grateful to Iwahashi-san," Kawai Nahoko said, "I have always wanted to express something...for example, treat you to dinner?"

The two "brothers and sisters" express their gratitude in a surprisingly consistent manner.

However, as soon as Iwahashi Shin accepted Hideki Nishijo's invitation, he postponed Kawai Nahoko's invitation for a while, "I have already heard the song that Kawai-san provided to Minano-san, and I also brought it up at the record company's discussion meeting. An internal audition was conducted."

Shinichi Iwahashi liked the homework handed in by Nahoko Kawai.At the discussion meeting, although there were still some people who complained about his use of an outdated female idol, after listening to the song, there were also many people who turned to support him.

In the end, Nahoko Kawai's lyrics and music were used as the main title of Yoko Minano's new single. At the discussion meeting, the decision was made seven to three.

Yoko Minano herself liked the song after listening to it.Not only that, but also expressed support for the song at the seminar.

As a made idol, she can express her likes and dislikes directly instead of waiting for people in black to make decisions for her, and she is also a straightforward and assertive person.

Otherwise, I can't make up my mind to fight, and I have to stay in the industry despite the pressure.But on the other hand, after fighting like that, the current Yoko Minano is even more courageous to express herself than before.

This slight change, in a sense, added more charisma to her.

"Minano-san's single is scheduled to be released at the end of January or early February, in order to catch up with Valentine's Day. Although the production time is a bit tight, fortunately, there is only one song..."

Shinichi Iwahashi introduced the situation to Nahoko Kawai.At the end of the year, he was busy with socializing everywhere and had no time to enter the recording studio.For his schedule, the recording won't be until early January next year.At that time, Kawai Nahoko, the songwriter, will always be there.

"How about eating together again at that time?" Yanqiao Shinichi discussed.

Kawai Nahoko naturally had no objection.

"This week's release is a collaboration single between Akina Sauce and ORIGINAL LOVE." Before hanging up the phone, Nahoko Kawai mentioned it.

"It will definitely end perfectly."

Even if Akina Nakamori lost the weekly singles championship earlier, and her momentum is not as good as before, it is by no means a problem to get the top three on the chart.Nahoko Kawai said what he said, but he was quite confident in Nakamori Akina's flamboyance.

Iwahashi Shinichi is also confident.However, his requirements for this ending single are by no means "top three".

……

This time the planning was so exciting that even groups like unknown newcomers and former idols achieved good results, not to mention the ending single, one of the members of the group was Taopu Star like Akina Nakamori.

Even if her popularity has dropped and she lost the weekly champion of the singles chart, she still has enough flair among singers.Even if the popularity declines, every action is still attracting people's attention.

This project ends with the cooperation between her and ORIGINAL LOVE, so the publicity is comparable to the combination of Ayako Fuji and BOLAN who took the lead.

Just as TV dramas focus on publicity before they start broadcasting, warming up before the finale, the same goes for record planning.

For this reason, half of the industry is actually staring at the last single, wanting to see how many ratings the "big finale" can get.

After receiving the finishing task, Akina Nakamori also took on the pressure of "starring".

The good thing is, she has her own selling spirit and the enthusiasm brought by the project is also strong. As soon as the single is released, it immediately sets off a buying boom in record stores.

Just looking at the early feedback, it is absolutely no problem for this concluding single to win the weekly championship.Winning the championship is not only the perfect ending to the planned single, but also Nakamori Akina's return to the championship after losing the weekly championship.

As long as she can return to the championship, whether it is a collaborative single or a solo single, it will be a good thing for her to consolidate her reputation.For this reason, Yanyin and Warner both attached great importance to this single.After all, it is about Akina Nakamori's selling gas.

Iwahashi Shinichi also pays attention to this single, waiting to see its sales figures for the week-for now, the focus of this single is not the ranking, but the actual numbers.

It will bring Akina Nakamori back to the crown, and the actual sales figures for the single are also pretty good. On the one hand, this time the series of singles has ended perfectly, and everyone is happy.On the other hand, if the response is good enough, Yanyin, he and Mr. Nozaki mentioned about collaborating on another album, and the other party will pay attention to it.

People in black behind the scenes were concerned about the sales of the single, while Akina Nakamori and her partner ORIGINAL LOVE in front of the stage devoted themselves to participating in the music show for publicity, each performing their duties.

At the same time, as the chief producer of the project, Shinichi Iwahashi is also responsible for communicating and negotiating with the producer of "THE BEST TEN".

Since the start of this project, every single has been in the top five of the week's singles chart, and there are many champion singles among them.Although the ranking method of "THE BEST TEN" needs to be combined with other data, the rankings of these singles in the program and the list are slightly different, but each single is within the top ten. There is no doubt about it.

However, from the beginning of planning, no group of singers appeared on "THE BEST TEN".

The week the single was released, the rankings were not available, so it was impossible to participate in that week's "THE BEST TEN".When the list came out the next week, when the TV station initiated the invitation, they were rejected by the reason of "not wanting to take away the light of this week's protagonist".

The reason is reasonable, since it is a project, there is always something different from regular singles.But even so, the entire project does not allow singers to appear on "THE BEST TEN", TBS TV station is not without dissatisfaction.

However, not participating in the show is not deliberately avoiding "TH EBEST TEN", but has other plans.What Yanqiao Shinichi wanted was to get a higher standard of treatment from this program.

At the end of the year, after the singles list is suspended, in the last few weeks, the "THE BEST TEN" program group will also suspend the rankings and broadcast a special program instead, inviting singers to come together for a big party.

Shinichi Iwahashi's idea is to prepare a special program for this project at the end of the year.At that time, let the singers who participated in the project come on stage together and perform a special performance that only belongs to this project.

This idea has been discussed in advance with the offices of the singers who participated in the planning. As long as the special program can be discussed, the schedule will be free.

Cooperation is so pleasant, of course there is some face.

The ending single of Akina Nakamori and ORIGINAL LOVE has not been sold yet, but everyone has already known it. Therefore, it does not prevent the production team of "THE BEST TEN" from talking about the performance as soon as the single is released.

Up to now, these singers have gone to other shows to play songs, but it has never happened before that they get together.If you nodded and agreed, you would overwhelm all the music programs and get the strongest card.

Just thinking about it, you can imagine how powerful the ratings will be.

The production team of "THE BEST TEN" never imagined that this was prepared for them.The specifications of the year-end special program are very high, but considering the enthusiasm of the planning, there is almost no second answer other than the promise.

After the matter was settled, the "THE BEST TEN" program team began to prepare, and the participating singers' offices also began to arrange their schedules. Shinichi Iwahashi himself had a card waiting to be played——

When talking about the conditions of the project, he didn't touch the copyright, and the benefit he wanted was the income from the album.

Now, all the singles will be released soon, and the album is still in his hands and has not been released yet.In other words, although his production fee as a producer is stable, the benefits of GENZO have not yet been seen.

According to Iwahashi Shinichi's plan, after this week's concluding single, the special program of "THE BEST TEN" will be aired next week, and the album will be released immediately.

……

The plan has been set long ago, and as soon as the final single is released, the distribution preparations for the album will be arranged-it must not be distributed in advance, not even a day.Now, I have made an agreement with the producer of "THE BEST TEN" about the special program, and everything is ready.

In the middle of the night, after inviting guests and attending parties, Iwahashi Shinichi went home.When I checked the mailbox, I got the ending "Kiss" from it.

It was sent by Akina Nakamori.

Yanqiao Shinichi returned home, opened the package, and couldn't help smiling when he saw this single.And along with the single, there are naturally envelopes containing the survey of "tasting impressions" and origami homework.

Even though he produced the song, Iwahashi took the single apart and put it on the record player.He opened the envelope while listening to the song.

After pulling out the letter paper, he poured it out lightly, and the origami was in his hands.

This kind of thing is very skillful.

What fell into his hands was an origami puppy.On the puppy's body, the hiragana of "Kenta" was also written with a pen.Even so, the appearance of this origami puppy is definitely not related to Yorkshire.

Shin Iwahashi put the origami paper aside, and went to see his impressions...

This time it is not a tasting experience.

(End of this chapter)