Traveling through the Tokyo bubble era

Chapter 137 The Cheering Sound of Toshimaen

May is the tail of spring, when everything recovers to its peak, colorful summer is coming soon.

At night belonging to this season, the gentle breeze with a little coolness blows on Nakamori Akina's face from the open car window.

She looked at the houses and streets that were constantly receding on both sides of the street. The light from the window and the street lights accompanied the driving of the vehicle, appearing in her eyes for a while, and disappearing for a while.

The surroundings gradually changed from bustling to quiet, as if her life had also changed from before.

Little Mingcai may not have much understanding of life in her heart.

She didn't know how her life would be different from before after her debut.

I can only feel that in these short few days, her life has undergone tremendous changes.

But she still didn't know what to do, so she could only passively accept the arrangement of the record company and the office.

But between the record company and the firm, she prefers the firm.

Terabayashi-san and Tomioka-san of the record company treated her more like a building block, carefully calculating her size, and then inlaid it in the right place.

And painting on the cloud.

Sanchi Iijima, who doesn't like to talk, but silently supports her and cares about her.

Seemingly strict, but actually very careful, Minister Yoshioka loves to tell jokes.

On weekdays, he is laughing and joking, very unprincipled, but very capable Supervisor Ito.

Or President Hirohashi, who is vigorous and vigorous in painting on the cloud, but gentle when he returns home.

The existence of these people made her feel very comfortable and relaxed when she was painting in the clouds.

But deep down in her heart, the one who warmed her the most was Hideki Hanyu who drove her home at this time.

"Welcome Ming Caijiang to join Yunshang Arts."

"I don't think Mingcai sauce is a commodity."

"This is a microphone specially made for Ming Cai Jiang."

"Isn't it just an advertisement for Morinaga Foods? Why do you think about it so much, just treat it as our debut gift for Ming Caijiang."

"It's impolite to bring Ming Caijiang to the awards ceremony? What era is it? People who think like this are impolite!"

……

Akina Nakamori, who was sitting in the back, looked at Hideki Hanyu's side face concentrating on driving.

Every word the other party said because of her in memory, emerged one by one in her heart, constantly warming her heart.

I used to think that Hideki Hanyu didn't care about her, but now that I think about it, I realize that's not the case.

Inexplicably, Nakamori Akina was a little envious of President Hirohashi and the others.

I envy them as friends of Hideki Hanyu, and yearn for the way they get along with Hideki Hanyu.

However, she wanted to get along with Hideki Hanyu like they did, but she didn't want to get along just like that forever.

Don't want to just hang out as friends?

16-year-old Akina Nakamori doesn't know what she wants yet, but she knows what she doesn't want.

I heard from President Hirohashi that Hanyu-kun has a new girlfriend, and she is an actress of the Takarazuka Opera Troupe that even his mother wants to join.

I heard that the girls in the Takarazuka Opera Troupe are all excellent, so I think they must be pretty.

Definitely prettier than myself.

Inexplicably, the little girl felt a little sad in her heart.

But I also want to become more successful.

Maybe one day, she will become more beautiful and stand on a bigger stage, everything will be different.

For the future, Xiao Mingcai has another expectation.

Hideki Hanyu, who was driving, seemed to feel the gaze of Akina Nakamori behind him.

He thought of one thing and said while driving.

"Even if Akina-chan makes her debut, she still can't give up her studies. We will explain to Warner Pioneer that Horikoshi still wants to go to high school."

"Are you still going to school?"

Akina Nakamori originally thought that after debuting, she would not need to study. Compared with studying, Akina Nakamori prefers to sing in elementary school.

"Because only by learning can Mingcai understand more things, stand on a higher ground, and truly see some people and things clearly."

"is that so."

"Of course, on the road of life, knowledge can help us know ourselves and the world."

"Understood, thank you Hanyu-kun."

Even for Xiao Mingcai now, knowing herself and the world is too far away.

But since it was Hideki Hanyu who said it, she was still willing to listen.

While the two were talking, the car had already arrived at the door of Asako Hirohashi's house.

"Ming Caijiang, it's time to stop."

"Thank you Hanyu-kun for sending me back."

Akina Nakamori got out of the car with some reluctance, and thanked Hideki Hanyu.

"You don't need to thank me for this kind of thing. I can't take Mingcaijiang and leave it at the awards ceremony."

Hanyu Hideki waved his hand and said indifferently.

"This is etiquette, Hanyu-kun should say that you are not polite." Nakamori Akina retorted slightly.

"It's my fault, you're welcome, Ming Cai Jiang."

Hanyu Hideki was ready to go home after joking, but he didn't forget to tell him before leaving.

"Mingna-chan rest early, becoming an idol will be very hard, if you get tired, please let us know."

"I see."

After finishing speaking, Akina Nakamori looked at the black evening dress on her body, and thought that it was custom-made by Hideki Hanyu, so she hurriedly said.

"Hanyu-kun, I will return this skirt to you after I wash it."

"This is specially designed for Mingcai Jiang, please accept Mingcaijiang."

"But the money was paid by Hanyu-kun."

"It's okay, if Ming Caijiang minds, just treat it as a debut gift from my brother to my sister, good night."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he started the car and left.

On the side of the street at night, Akina Nakamori looked at the taillights of the cars going away, and whispered silently.

"Good night...is it just my sister?"

With an inexplicable sense of loss, Akina Nakamori returned home.

She changed the evening dress, folded it carefully, and put it in the top drawer of the wardrobe.

There used to be a book and a wish bag in there, and now there is another skirt.

……

Yun Up Pictures pushed Nakamori Akina in front of everyone with unprecedented exaggeration.

For a while, this newly debuted girl idol became a hot topic of discussion among many people, and the attention was visible to the naked eye.

In the eyes of competitors, Akina Nakamori's debut went smoothly.

But Warner Pioneer's headquarters looked a little gloomy.

On May th, Hanyu Hideki and Yoshioka Shota were invited by Terahin Chao to the Warner Pioneer headquarters to hold an emergency meeting.

Shota Yoshioka frowned after listening to Chao Lin Chao, the person in charge of the neon area of ​​Warner Pioneer.

"That is to say, the popularity did not translate into record sales in the first place."

"That's right, according to the calculations from the aggregated data, the first sales cycle of Slow Motion is over, the initial sales volume is expected to be around copies, and the Oricon Ranking should be around the th."

As soon as Silin Chao said this, Yoshioka Shota sighed helplessly.

From Yoshioka Shota and Terahin Chao's point of view, this first-week sales volume is acceptable among newly debuted idols.

But compared to the resources they invested, and compared to the attention of Akina Nakamori, some of them did not meet expectations.

But compared to these two, Hanyu Hideki next to him didn't feel any disappointment.

He knocked on the table to attract the attention of the two men.

"Attention is attention, and record sales are record sales. The two cannot be equated."

Now it's not the 90s where whoever releases a record sells millions.

Don't these two guys think that Akina Nakamori will be able to airborne to the top of the list after debuting, and it will not be possible to kick Matsuda Seiko, who is currently winning consecutive championships in "The Balcony by the Sea".

The two people were completely blinded by their inflated popularity, and they lost their judgment.

"But we have invested so many resources." Yoshioka Shota said.

"Haven't we seen the effect of those resources? Is Ming Caijiang's attention fake?"

In Hanyu Hideki's view, compared to the previous life, the current situation of Akina Nakamori is not too good.

Originally, Akina Nakamori's debut song "Slow Motion" sold only 4180 copies in the first week. It ranked outside the top 39 on the Oricon Oricon chart in the first week, and only sold 17 copies in the th week of the list.

Now that the initial sales in the first week have directly doubled, there is nothing to complain about.

"If it doesn't turn into sales, the attention won't last long." Si Linchao said.

"You guys are just too greedy. The song has a good reputation and the image of Ming Caijiang has also been recognized. The debut has such a good start. If you continue to follow the plan, you will definitely succeed."

After Hanyu Hideki finished speaking, he was too lazy to groan with the two of them, so he got up and wanted to leave.

"Where are you going, Master Hanyu?" Chao Lin Chao asked.

"Of course I'm going to Toshimaen. You two have time to worry here, why don't you come with me to support Ming Caijiang's performance."

"Almost forgot, Mingcai Jiang held a signature concert at Toshima Garden today."

As Shota Yoshioka said, he suddenly smiled and looked at Hideki Hanyu.

"If I remember correctly, the place where Akina-chan held the signing concert is the place where Hanyu-san performed his farewell performance as an idol."

"What is a farewell show? It was a new song show, okay, shy spring... I still remember this new song."

Hideki Hanyu spoke and sang a few lines.

"Haha, anyway, after the performance, the idol career is over, so it's fine as a farewell performance."

"It seems that it's okay to say that, don't talk about my business, I'm leaving, you guys are going or not."

"Hanyu-san, let's go, Terabayashi-san and I still have something to talk about."

"Then I'll go first."

……

When Hideki Hanyu drove to the Nerima area, Akina Nakamori and the staff had arrived at Toshimaen and started preparations for the performance.

Akina Nakamori and the staff were adjusting the equipment on the stage, and the audience had already started to gather in front of the stage one after another.

Toshimaen is a theme amusement park located in Nerima District, Tokyo. Although Akina Nakamori's performance is free, you have to buy a ticket to enter Toshimaen.

Therefore, a large part of the audience gathered here are passers-by who come to play, and they gather here entirely out of the mentality of watching the excitement.

Of course, there are also some fans of Akina Nakamori, some have liked it since the birth of a star, and some have only paid attention to it recently.

On the stage, Akina Nakamori, wearing a white dress, was holding a microphone and cooperating with the sound engineer to adjust it.

hiss--

Suddenly, an accident happened, as if the harsh electric sound suddenly sounded when the microphone was pointed at the speaker in KTV.

The audience was in an uproar.

Many parents brought their children to join in the fun. The children were startled by the sound of the electric current, and immediately burst into tears, and the scene immediately became a little chaotic.

Seeing this, Akina Nakamori glared at the sound engineer with a dissatisfied expression.

At this time, Santomo Iijima, who was standing in the audience watching the number of fans, was attracted by the sound of electric current and looked towards the stage, followed by Akina Nakamori's expression.

And at this moment, Iijima Santomo heard a boy among Nakamori Akina's fans say.

"This Akina Nakamori has such a bad attitude, she doesn't look like an idol at all."

After hearing the words, Mitomo Iijima handed over the work of counting the number of fans to others, then returned to the stage, and coughed softly at Akina Nakamori.

"Ming Cai Jiang, come with me."

Nakamori Akina heard what Iijima Santomo said, but she didn't realize her problem, so she followed Iijima Santomo to the backstage in doubt.

"Ming Caijiang, is there anything bothering you recently?"

Iijima Mitomo didn't point out Nakamori Akina's question immediately, but asked with concern first.

Iijima Mitomo and Nakamori Akina have been in contact for so long, and they know the character of the girl in front of them very well.

Influenced by my original family, I am strong but lack self-confidence, sensitive but a little self-willed, but I still have a good attitude towards people on weekdays, and there must be a reason for doing so today.

If you directly criticize and criticize without asking why, not only will Nakamori Akina not be aware of the problem, but it will stimulate the girl's rebellious psychology.

Girls at this age are in a period of rapid physical and psychological development and growth, and they must be properly cared for and guided so that Akina Nakamori can grow up healthily.

"How does Iijima-san know?"

Akina Nakamori was a little surprised, wondering how Santomo Iijima knew that she was troubled.

"It seems to be true, Ming Caijiang, can you tell me why?"

Iijima Sanchi gently took Nakamori Akina's hand, and asked in a concerned tone.

Akina Nakamori couldn't help but feel even more troubled when she thought of Asako Hirohashi telling her about Hideki Hanyu's relationship status, and when she was sent home two days ago.

But of course these thoughts can't be told to Sanzhi Iijima, they can only find a reason.

"I heard that the sales of singles are not ideal, so there is some pressure."

After hearing the words, Iijima Sanzhi didn't doubt it. After all, Warner Pioneer has rumors about this these days.

But she couldn't let these rumors affect Akina Nakamori's mood, so she tried to enlighten her.

"Akina-chan doesn't need to worry about single sales, it's actually pretty good. When I met Mr. Hanyu before, he even asked me to congratulate Akina-chan, which means that the sales of Akina-chan's singles have exceeded the target."

Akina Nakamori, who didn't care much about Santomo Iijima's comfort at first, immediately regained her spirits when she heard Santomo Iijima talk about Hideki Hanyu.

"President Hanyu really said that, I thought it would disappoint him."

"Yeah, he explained that Cai Jiang performed very well, and told me that he will definitely come to the Toshima Garden performance today, and maybe he will stand in the audience this time."

Iijima Sanchi said slightly exaggeratedly.

In fact, she didn't know if Hanyu Hideki came or not.

"Ah, isn't it possible that President Hanyu might see me losing my temper just now?"

At this time, Akina Nakamori finally remembered her losing her temper on stage, feeling a little regretful and ashamed.

"Yeah, so Ming Cai Jiang can't lose his temper casually in the future, especially as an idol, he can't lose his temper in front of the public, it will disappoint people who like Ming Cai Jiang."

Iijima Sanzhi seized the opportunity and immediately instilled ideas in Nakamori Akina.

"It will disappoint the person you like." Akina Nakamori muttered to herself.

"That's right, many fans brought their records to see Ming Cai Jiang today."

Santomo Iijima thought that Akina Nakamori understood what she meant, and felt that Akina Nakamori said that the person she liked was a fan.

"I'm going to the sound engineer to apologize."

Akina Nakamori realized his mistake, and immediately made a decision, and hurriedly walked towards the stage.

Seeing Akina Nakamori seriously bowing and apologizing to the sound engineer, who was frightened and flustered, Mitomo Iijima nodded in relief.

"What a good boy."

From the beginning to the end of a matter, the two said their own things, and they were wrong, but they got back on the right track.

But Sanzhi Iijima didn't know, she was right about one thing.

That is, when Hideki Hanyu came to Toshimaen and entered the place where the concert was held, he really got into the audience.

He wore sunglasses and put a sweater hat on his head, covering himself tightly, for fear that anyone would recognize him.

There are quite a few housewives with children here. If he is found, there is no guarantee that Akina Nakamori's concert will become his housewife fan meeting.

After all, in terms of popularity, Nakamori Akina who just debuted is really not at the same level as him.

Looking up, there are quite a few people gathered in the audience, at least 3000 people started.

Even apart from the general audience, Hideki Hanyu also saw a reporter with a camera hanging around his neck appearing.

If all goes well, Akina Nakamori's concert will obviously be a success.

With so many people gathered within five days of his debut, the media will definitely have to give it a good boost.

But just when everything was ready for the concert and it was about to start, something went wrong.

wow wow wow-

Rain fell from the sky.

At first, it was just a drizzle, and everyone didn't notice anything, only some parents with their children left.

But the rain didn't stop. After 10 minutes, instead of getting smaller, the rain became bigger and bigger.

Under such circumstances, those passers-by who just came to join in the fun naturally couldn't hold on anymore and started to leave the venue one after another.

With the departure of these passers-by, the originally crowded audience gradually became empty.

On the stage, looking at the dwindling audience and the rain that did not stop, Warner Pioneer representative Tomioka Nobuo persuaded Iijima Santomo.

"No, let's cancel today's performance first."

Iijima Sanchi shook his head, "Just wait and see, maybe the rain will stop soon."

"Okay." Nobuo Tomioka could only wait.

As a result, after Sanzhi Iijima finished speaking, although the rain was a little lighter, it still didn't mean to stop.

10 minutes passed, the rain still didn't stop, and the audience left the stage a lot. Counting the few media reporters not far away, there were less than 100 people.

10 minutes passed, the rain still didn't stop, and even the fans started to leave.

When the media reporters saw that the fans were starting to leave, they all followed suit.

It is estimated that in the eyes of the reporters, today's performance is going to fail.

On the stage, Akina Nakamori saw that there were less than people left, and she was about to burst into tears.

Santomo Iijima, who wanted to persevere just now, changed his attitude helplessly at this time.

"Ming Caijiang, otherwise today's performance will be cancelled."

"There are still fans who haven't left, and neither will I."

Nakamori Akina didn't want her first concert to die due to rain.

"But if the rain doesn't stop, they might get sick." Iijima Sanzhi persuaded.

No one knows when the rain will stop, and Akina Nakamori also knows that she can't stay here forever and asks fans to wait with her.

Just when Akina Nakamori hesitated, thinking about whether to announce the cancellation of the show.

Suddenly, among the few fans in the audience, a man in a white jumper raised his hand and waved, shouting loudly towards the stage.

Since there were not many people at the scene, everyone could clearly hear what this person said.

"Ming Caijiang, come on, we support you!"

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(End of this chapter)