I came to Osaka from Tokyo on purpose to provide insurance for a publicity period for the national funeral that I don't know when it will come.

If the locust can make it through the promotional period of ZARD's debut, this trip to Osaka will not be in vain, but it can only be regarded as playing as usual.

Now, the locust really died at the juncture of the band's debut promotion, and the next thing is to see if the insurance you bought is really payout.

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

She naturally wants to do all these things.

Iwahashi Shinichi let out an "um" and put this aside in advance, "Anyway, let's have breakfast first." ”

I got up early in the morning and talked about this, and I was still hungry.

On the other side, the band members also came out of their rooms and went to the dining room for breakfast.

The staff had already told them about the locust's death early this morning. There have been a few months of early exercises during the self-purging period, and although several members are the kind of people who have no interest in Zheng Zhi, they already have a bottom in their hearts, and it is impossible not to be affected by the national funeral during the debut propaganda period.

Even so, after hearing the news, several people were quite calm and not anxious.

Of course, in the calmness, there is also a bit of confusion.

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

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

At this time, Haruko Akamatsu, who had turned behind the scenes and was regarded by them as the "big disciple" of Shinichi Iwahashi, subtly gained their trust.

Seeing Haruko Akamatsu's composure and calmness, several people also seemed to have taken a reassuring pill.

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

With her understanding of the style of those two, since she dared to arrange the debut of the band during the self-purging period, she must have left a back hand for the national funeral that she didn't know when it would come.

Sachiko Kamachi was the closest to Haruko Akamatsu, and Haruko Akamatsu's unhurried attitude also soothed her heart. However, deep in her heart, Sachiko Kamaike was only surprised when she first heard the news, and then settled down.

Iwahashi Shinichi, who opened the door to her dreams, Sachiko Kamaike has no other thoughts than to believe in him.

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The staff is extremely efficient, and the two of them haven't finished breakfast yet, and they have come over to report the results of the communication, "Kansai TV is going to stop broadcasting for a day today, and Kansai Broadcasting said that everything is business as usual, and only a few reports will be inserted." ”

In short, it will not affect the publicity plan negotiated with them in the past two days.

Although I have known about it for a long time, or I have come to Osaka for this, 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 of them continued to eat and chat.

Watanabe Manyumi said jokingly, "How could I have thought that the national funeral would come so early." Knowing this, I postponed the band's debut by a month. ”

Originally, she was assuming that she didn't know when it would come true, but now that it has come true, she knows that the locust will be braided just after the turn of the year, and she has the leeway to say such things.

"That being said, because you don't know when it's going to rain, you wait until after it rains before you go out. Shin Iwahashi picked up his coffee cup.

Rather than waiting for the right moment, of course, bring an umbrella and do whatever you want.

"It's true. Watanabe smiled, "You and I came to Osaka from Tokyo to get an umbrella that can be opened at such a time?...... Now it seems that this umbrella has been used. ”

"Yes, the insurance works. Iwahashi shunk-in-cheek.

paused, "However, even if I knew in advance that the national funeral was in these days, I would do it correctly and arrange the band's debut time at this juncture." ”

"In my opinion, choosing to debut at this time may not mean that I have chosen a difficult path, and a bad thing may still be a good thing. He weighed it in his mind.

Watanabe Manyumi showed a look of eagerness.

"Previously, we assumed that we didn't know when it would come to pass, so we had to risk hitting the national mourning period to plan for it. And now, it has come true, and the period of national mourning has arrived. Then, in these 7749 days, the entire industry is to arrange various projects when this matter is known. ”

"Many things are restricted during the national mourning period, so in these 7749 days, all the projects that the industry values and the newcomers who value it will most likely avoid this time. ”

"In this way, our ZARD, during this time, will not encounter too strong rookie opponents. With fewer strong opponents, we can get more publicity opportunities. ”

"And having fewer rookie opponents is another benefit for us. 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, whether active or passive, they will want to get to know this newcomer. ”

No matter what the curiosity comes from, as long as it can make the audience curious, it is a victory step.

The locust has persevered through the promotional period of ZARD's debut, and this trip to Osaka is a normal one. However, the locust braided and made a special trip to Osaka to buy insurance, which can play its twelfth point effect.

"First of all, this series of propaganda was arranged in Kansai, which allowed them to maintain their exposure in the Kansai area during the first seven periods, when Tokyo was at its strictest. ”

"When the first seven are out, 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, so at this time, the popularity brought by the band's promotion in the Kansai region will be brought to the Kanto side. ”

In the past, it was from Tokyo to the whole country, but now Osaka is influencing Tokyo.

"In particular, we still have a weapon, Fuji TV's Tsukijiu drama. The theme song of the TV series is enough to attract the attention of the audience, and it just fits in with the popularity of the promotion in Kansai. ”

In this way, the period of national mourning has become the band's advantage. The locust died at this time, and the benefits for this propaganda plan were much greater than if he died after a while.

Watanabe Manyumi listened to it with relish and quipped him, "Everything is thought of." ”

"One step is always three steps. Iwahashi Shinichi replied.

However, the debut is more like testing the waters than a fight against the waters. Nenghong is naturally the right time, place and people, but even if the effect is not ideal, there is still room for turnaround.

"After surviving this, I immediately prepared a new single. If the debut single becomes popular, it will maintain the popularity by releasing a new single, and if the debut fails, it will seek a turnaround with a new single. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi said, mentioning the matter, "The role of a transgender mother has been settled, and the filming of "Kitchen" is almost about to start. ”

"The preparation has been done all the time, and it has not stopped. Watanabe Manyumi told him, "Ichikawa-san and Iwai-san worked together to write the script, and the progress was quite good." As long as Umezawa-san nods, everything is ready. ”

Regardless of the national funeral or usual, we must pay attention to the impact in front of the stage, and the artist may be idle or even lose his job due to the ban on entertainment and entertainment, but the people behind the scenes are still busy, even busier than usual.

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

By the end of January, if the film can start shooting, it will be completed in February, after which it will be approached by an independent distribution company to arrange a public screening.

It was decided to add the ZARD line to the movie, and when the movie was released, it was another round of publicity.

"I have an idea about the movie. "Iwahashi Shinichi had a plan early in the morning, and he said it was a little early before, but now he feels that the time is ripe and brings it up to Watanabe Manyumi.

"What?" Watanabe knew he wouldn't ask about these things for no reason.

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

Watanabe Manyumi nodded, "This is natural." "Distributing videotapes is also a way to recoup the cost.

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

However, it is not entirely to blame that home tapes have hit the box office. This situation is also due to the fact that this movie is not better watched in a movie theater.

Even if you watch it on a videotape at home, it doesn't hurt the viewing experience very much.

"I'd like to sell the soundtrack as a giveaway for the videotape, if I allowed. ”

"One is to increase the appeal of the videotapes, and the other is to take the opportunity to include the songs of the bands that appear in the movies in the soundtrack, and as the tapes are sold and rented, they can also be a way to expand their influence and bring publicity." ”

"There's nothing you can't take advantage of. Watanabe Manyumi sighed.

But in any case, in the early days of debut, it was necessary to expand popularity, but while expanding popularity, it was not too unscrupulous to bore the audience, so it had to be considered from large-scale publicity to every corner.

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

Watanabe Manyumi accepted this suggestion, but whether it could be implemented or not, she said that it didn't matter. Whether it is a record or a videotape, it is up to the industry association to decide what kind of gift to give away will not be judged to be a violation of the Sellers Act.

Otherwise, it would be nice for everyone to come with all kinds of benefits for the sake of good sales.

"Of course, even if you can't do that, it's nice to release the soundtrack as a CD on its own. Shinichi Iwahashi reminded her, "The soundtrack doesn't cost anything, sell one for money." ”

Even if it's just a means of recovering the cost, releasing an original soundtrack is a good option.

They were chatting and the band members came to greet them.

After the greetings, the captain Tatsuya Hirakawa, as a representative, asked Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe, "Is the performance at LIVEHOUSE going to be canceled tonight?"

Even closer than the promotional period is tonight's performance.

According to the original plan, after coming to Osaka, the band performed three consecutive performances at LIVEHOUSE from the night of the 5th to the 7th.

"THE STAFF WENT TO THE LIVEHOUSE TO CONFIRM. It was Shinichi Iwahashi who answered.

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

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

Have the people of Osaka done their own thing?

If you don't take it to heart on the day of the national funeral, what should you do?

When Iwahashi heard the result, he wanted to laugh a little. You are worthy of being a native of Osaka.

Turning her head to look at Manyumi Watanabe, her eyes exchanged, and she read the admiration of "coming to Osaka to make the right move" on her face.

LIVEHOUSE will perform as usual today.

The seriousness of the national funeral that I saw on TV in the morning suddenly collapsed the moment I heard the result.

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Watanabe Manyumi was bombarded with phone calls from Tokyo early in the morning, and by the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi's pager had begun to ring endlessly.

The two of them didn't go anywhere all morning, so they stayed in their rooms, keeping in touch with the Tokyo side, coordinating the changes that were going to be made because of the sudden national funeral.

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

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

Fortunately, the most important places to go, the two of them have already led a team to visit two days ago, and the places to visit today are not very important, and it doesn't hurt for the staff to take the lead.

The band members got into the car and followed the staff to continue their scheduled visit. As the cars drove along the streets of Osaka, the streets were bustling with activity, and the people of Kansai were still eating, drinking, and having fun.

Haruko Akamatsu turned her head and looked at the bustling street scene outside the car window, except for the merchants on the street who were instructed one after another to hang black and white signboards symbolizing the national funeral, everything else was the same as usual.

Not only that, but because today is both the tail end of the winter vacation and the Saturday of office workers, the streets are even more lively than usual.

In such a bustle, the black and white signboard symbolizing the national funeral seems out of place, and even makes people feel unpleasant when they look at it. The people on the street, consciously or unconsciously, turned a blind eye to the black and white signs, as if they didn't want to spoil their mood.

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

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

Shinichi Iwahashi's vague question and his arrival in Osaka after the New Year to promote the situation suddenly coincided.

Iwahashi-san was prepared...... Haruko Akamatsu thought of this and calmed down.

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