Shinichi Iwahashi is dreaming.

He dreamed that he was walking down the Corniche with a birdcage containing a lark. The jingle of the car bell rang behind him, and a bicycle rode up.

The girl on the bicycle was wearing his giraffe hood, and although he couldn't see his face, Shinichi Iwahashi knew it was Akina Nakamori.

Akina Nakamori stepped on the pedals, passed by him, and turned the car bell again.

The bicycle passed by him, farther and farther away, and turned into a black dot. Unable to catch up with her, Shinichi Iwahashi opened the birdcage, and the lark flapped its wings and rushed in the direction where the black dot disappeared-

The shrill ringing of the bell went from the dream to the outside of the dream, and from the outside of the dream into the dream. Iwahashi Shin'ichi opened his eyes, only to realize that the ringtone was coming from the phone at his bedside.

An early morning phone call always carries a certain ominous sense of urgency. He stretched out his arm and picked up the microphone.

"Shen Yijun. ”

On the phone was the voice of Manyumi Watanabe. She paused, "I'm sorry, haven't you gotten up yet?"

"What's going on?"

Iwahashi Shinichi went to get the watch at the bedside, it was almost ten past seven. Usually he has woken up at this time, probably yesterday ran too much, tired too much, so he has been sleeping until now.

"The locusts have collapsed. Watanabe told him.

Iwahashi Shinichi rubbed his temples and reacted, "Collapsed?"

Thinking that he didn't understand the meaning of "collapsed", Watanabe Manyumi explained, "The locust died after death." ”

"Oh. Iwahashi Shinichi finished his reaction and sobered up.

"I'll be waiting for you in the hall, see you in a moment. Disturbing his dream, Watanabe Manyumi didn't say anything more on the phone.

Iwahashi Shinichi agreed, put down the phone, turned on the TV, and didn't need to change the channel, any TV station was a static picture, with six Chinese characters of "His Majesty the Locust Collapse", and the male host repeatedly repeated that the locust died early this morning.

He didn't have much thought about the pigtails of the locusts except for being happy.

Compared with whether the locust dies or not, he is more concerned about how to deal with the changes brought about by the national mourning period. After all, once this kind of special event is encountered, the entertainment industry is the focus of attention.

The self-purging period that has lasted for several months has given Iwahashi a preventive shot, giving him a better idea of what he might face next.

After confirming the news, Shinichi Iwahashi turned off the TV and walked into the bathroom.

When he came to his senses and shaved in the mirror, he suddenly remembered the dream he had in the morning. Akina Nakamori wearing his hood......

Akina Nakamori is always thinking about playing with his hood, and if she tells her about this dream, I don't know how she will react.

After tidying himself up, Shinichi Iwahashi went to the lobby to meet Watanabe Manyumi.

Watanabe Manyumi was following the staff to explain something, and Iwahashi Shinichi walked over, and she smiled at him, "Sorry, it seems to have woken you up." ”

The staff greeted Shinichi Iwahashi, said hello to Watanabe Manyumi, and walked away first.

"It doesn't hurt if you get woken up because of something like this. Shinichi Iwahashi quipped in a relaxed tone, sat down across from her, and looked at Watanabe Manyumi, who also looked relaxed.

For Watanabe Manyumi, there is only one reason why she pays attention to the time of the locust braid, that is, at the same time as the locust hangs up, it is said that it is about to enter a period of national mourning for 7749 days.

Unlike the self-purging period in the second half of last year, the restrictions on singing and dancing entertainment activities during the national mourning period will be more and stricter. This will undoubtedly be a big trouble for the entertainment industry.

In fact, not only the two of them, but also the people passing by in and out of the hall, everyone looked like they didn't care about anything different from usual. Whether the locust lives or dies is a symbol of change for the general public.

"Call me early in the morning from Tokyo. Watanabe told him, "I'm done listening to the phone and I don't know what to do next, so I might as well call you first and tell you about it." ”

The implication is that it would be the same to talk to him when he comes out, but she didn't know what to do anyway, so she called him first.

There is quite a kind of demeanor that hits children on rainy days and is idle.

"Anyway, let's check first. ”

Iwahashi Shin'ichi thought about it, not caring about her prank early in the morning, "What kind of regulations are there on the TV station?"

"Within 48 hours, all programs and advertisements were stopped, and news about the death of the locust and a review of the locust's life were broadcast on a rolling basis throughout the day. ”

Manyumi Watanabe also points to the end and runs to the theme.

As a result, the album commercial for DERAMS COME TRUE had to be temporarily suspended. Forty-eight hours later?"

"It's still negotiable. But during the first seven years, the TV station will certainly not have a good time. ”

It is impossible to expect the public to really give the locust a seven-seven-forty-nine day national funeral, but at least during the first seven days, the TV station has to clamp its tail to do things, even if the artist participates in the show, he must restrain his emotions and not be too happy.

After all, there are activists who are busy campaigning for the abolition of the locust system, and there are also conservatives who are staring at the entertainment world waiting to catch their pigtails with various complaints.

"Fortunately, the first week of publicity was complete. Iwahashi said.

With this first week of advertising as the foundation, the popularity has been maintained, and even if the advertising is temporarily suspended, the publicity has been opened. The only thing that is relatively weak is that in the two days when the advertising is stopped, this part of the loss will be borne by the firm.

However, looking at the album sales that came back this week, this advertising fee is nothing.

Compared with the impact of the TV station's shutdown, the worst thing is that there are singers scheduled to hold concerts today and tomorrow. The locust braided, the concert can only be canceled and reopened at a later date.

But the stage of the venue has already been built, the rent of the venue has been paid, the stage has to be built and the stage has to be dismantled, and the rent that has been paid will not be refunded.

None of the singers under his command have concerts in progress, which is a blessing for a small company like Iwahashi Shinichi.

Compared with other activities, it is more heart-wrenching to lose money from concerts.

"There is also a performance by the Takarazuka Theater Company. Watanabe said, "The troupe's performances today and tomorrow have been cancelled. ”

It is rare that she is ready to watch the performance of the troupe with the heart of "coming and coming". Now, you don't have to watch the show. Tomorrow they will be back in Tokyo.

"The TV series has to be postponed, right?" Iwahashi remembered.

Watanabe Manyumi nodded, "Fuji Channel's ninth day of the month will be postponed for a week. ”

"If that's the case, the sales of the band's first week of debut are expected to be very unsightly. Iwahashi Shinichi said this, but he wasn't very worried.

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