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It is already June, because it is a temporary decision to hold a concert, so it seems a bit rushed to make preparations at this time.

But because it is a "secret concert" held on a cruise ship, as long as the ship is settled, the venue is basically confirmed.

Through negotiation with Nippon Yusen, the cruise ship Crystal Harmony is expected to be able to arrange itinerary by the end of August.

Two months is enough time to prepare a reception concert with not too many people.

According to the size of the cruise ship, 800 concert places will be finally determined.

The quota for the concert is attached to Izumi Sakai's latest single and album through a questionnaire. Fans who buy the CD can fill out the application form.

The final specific list will be determined by the official review, and then the invitation letter will be sent back to the selected people.

So the tickets for this concert or the invitation itself are free of charge.Only in this way can it be worthy of the name of the reception concert.

The news that ZARD is about to hold its first concert since its debut also instantly triggered various media to rush to report.

But the ones who are excited are undoubtedly the fans of ZARD. Since his debut, Izumi Sakai has made few public appearances abroad.

However, almost every single will sell well. Three consecutive albums have exceeded one million, and the last two have reached double million. Therefore, ZARD's popularity is beyond doubt.

The mysterious ZARD held its debut, so what else is there to say.Fans, eager for the chance to attend, rushed to buy her CD album.

In just two months, Being received close to 120 million letters of intent. One can imagine the probability of selecting 120 out of 800 million applications.

But what is even more unfortunate is the staff of Being. It takes a lot of time just to sort out these materials.

In the end, with great difficulty, two weeks before the start of the concert, all the confirmation letters for the confirmed places were sent out.

On Friday, August 8th, Yoshida Kazuji finished his routine weekly gathering with his colleagues, and it was almost midnight when he returned to the apartment.

As a member of the social animal, it is almost customary to have a few drinks at the izakaya after get off work every day before going home.Especially on Friday, if you don't drink, you will get drunk and won't leave.

Yoshida and Er shook their hairy heads, and walked towards the door of the apartment fumblingly.

When passing by the inbox, he subconsciously glanced at it, and then stopped again.

He returned to the mailbox, opened the stainless steel metal storage box, and saw a package lying inside.It's creamy, a little thick, and it's an envelope signed to him.

Yoshida and Heji took out the package with some surprise, but they were not in a hurry to open it.

Instead, he returned to his room first, took a glass of water from the faucet, "Gulu~gulu" after drinking a glass of clear water, his bewildered head woke up a lot.

Only then did he sit cross-legged on the tatami and open the package.

As soon as I opened it, I saw the big "ZARD" printed in my eyes.

No way?For those who always fail to draw, does it mean that the African chiefs have switched to Europe?
While Yoshida Kazuji was thinking, his heart began to beat hard...

Open the envelope and look inside, and see the words "INVITATION".

"INVITATION, isn't that what the invitation letter means?" Yoshida Kazuji asked and answered the question, while opening the envelope with trembling hands.

There are three sheets of paper in the letter, one of which has a large passenger ship printed on it, with Yoshida Kazuji's name and seat number recorded on it.

Turn over the back and say congratulations on being selected, etc., and thanks for his support for ZARD.

One is a seat map, which lists the number and direction of each seat in detail.

The last one is a card that records the time of assembly on the day of the concert and the place to board the ship.

It was only after seeing this that Yoshida Kazuji realized that he seemed to have really been chosen.

Friends and family around him had told him before that the selected one received a reply last week.

Yoshida and Er also told their friends that they should have missed, but he had already given up.

After all, he also knew that only 800 people participated in this concert. According to the past practice, this kind of lucky draw will definitely not be him.

But even so, he carefully filled out the application form at the beginning, and he knew very well that if he didn't participate in the lottery, he would definitely not be selected.

If possible, I really want to choose... Yoshida and Kazuji prayed like this more than once, and always keep such a tiny wish in their hearts.

However, I finally received a reply before the deadline for the lottery. Out of more than 100 million applications, how could he be chosen?I never dreamed of it.

Yoshida Kazuji, whose mind was once again a mess of excitement, couldn't help but wonder if he would go to Sensoji Temple to burn incense to fulfill his wish.

A few days later, the staff of Being called back to visit him.Ask him if he has received an invitation and confirmation that he will be able to attend the concert that day.

After receiving such a call, Yoshida Kazuji really felt that he was going to the concert.

...

After parking the car in the parking lot near the port, Kazuki Akiyama opened the door for her.The two did not rush to board the ship, but stood in the distance and took a good look at the cruise ship.

"What a giant!" Akiyama Kazuki put his hand on his forehead, looked at the shadow like a hill in front of him, and muttered to himself.

Although I have thought that a 5-ton cruise ship must be very large.But when he actually witnessed it with his own eyes, he was still quite shocked by the huge sense of oppression and the huge figure.

This tonnage is at the same level as many aircraft carriers. It is like a mountain like a deep, which is his most direct feeling at the moment.

Sakai Quanshui also seemed to be shocked by the huge white figure in front of him, and took a deep breath.

"Are you nervous?" Akiyama Kazuki noticed her performance and asked her with a smile.

"Yeah." Izumi Sakai nodded seriously.

"It's just looking big, just think of it as a building. And the place where we perform is equivalent to a studio, and the audience is only a little bit more than the guests on the TV station."

Hearing Kazuki Akiyama comforting her so naively, Izumi Sakai couldn't help laughing.

"That's right." Even so, she still cooperated with him with a smile, which made the object of comfort seem to be reversed.

Kazuki Akiyama smiled sarcastically, and then helped her carry her bag.

Following her step by step, she walked towards the Crystal Harmony on the pier, a proper assistant and little follower.

Here, a large number of equipment vehicles and decoration teams are already in place, and the ground crew is waving batons to guide the vehicles to dock beside the cruise ship in order.

Below the hull, two or three cranes are lifting the cantilever beams one by one to the deck.

Each container weighs about 150 tons, and it contains equipment and materials needed to transform the stage.

In order to be used as a concert venue, the event hall on the cruise ship must be remodeled in order to properly install the stage and audience seats.

It is around 8:30 pm on August 20th, and there is only less than [-] hours for the stage renovation.The time is very tight, and basically you have to work all night.

And it's his first concert, and it's such a special place, Izumi Sakai probably doesn't have much time to rest, and Kazuki Akiyama, who is putting all his thoughts on her at the moment, is no exception.