The newly debuted band is not well-known, and it is not the same as those singers who have been popular for a long time. At least in an occasion like the Red and White Song Society, they don't have enough freedom in choosing songs.

For the audience, when they see their names, what they think of must be their masterpieces. The production committee of the Red and White Song Club should also know this.

Don't look too highly at NHK, the state-run station listens majestic, but, in order to guarantee the so-called neutrality, they cannot broadcast any commercials.

As a state-run station, although there is a financial subsidy from the government, this money is really pitiful, and if you want to maintain it, you have to ask the audience for viewing fees.

Viewing fees are the lifeblood of NHK, so on the one hand, they send toll collectors comparable to shoe cultists to go door-to-door to ask for money, and if they can collect the money of the dead, they can find a way to collect a copy.

On the other hand, they attach as much importance to ratings and topicality as they do to the people's broadcasters, and they are trying to increase the ratings of the program.

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With such a background, NHK is willing to let new singers appear in the red and white song party, and it is supposed that they should be required to sing the most popular song of the year.

DREAMS COME TRUE's masterpiece this year is this song "So Happy, So Happy, So Like!", once selected for red and white, this song is naturally the absolute first choice.

If the production committee of the Red and White Song Club decided that the song was suspected of being cursed to death from the beginning, then, with NHK's style of maintaining ratings and topicality, in the initial competition, it should directly choose BEGIN between the two bands from heaven, instead of not allowing them to sing the most topical masterpiece after they have decided on DREAMS COME TRUE.

As a result, things are the opposite, and it is illogical to think about it.

Compared with the title of the song, which is too joyful and suspected of cursing the locusts to death, what makes Iwahashi Shinichi feel even more inexplicable is NHK's contradictory approach.

Because it was unreasonable, he had to diverge his thinking and think in another direction.

"There are forces that obstruct ...... from this"

Watanabe Manyumi looked at Shinichi Iwahashi's face and suddenly said this.

This trick was played too much, and Iwahashi Shinichi got used to it, so he made a joke of himself first, "Is there something like this written on my face now?"

But it's true, he just feels like there's a hand in the DREAMS COME TRUE entrance red and white.

"Almost. ”

Watanabe Manyumi smiled at him, her expression suddenly more solemn, "But, I think so too." ”

The two exchanged glances, and neither spoke again for a moment.

After a while, Shinichi Iwahashi muttered, "This is borrowing strength." ”

That's right, under the banner of the locust disease, DREAMS COME TRUE was put in a dilemma.

Watanabe Manyumi tried her best to win a place in this red and white song party, but now that she has a place to appear, she is asked not to sing her own representative song.

Just like when Shinichi Iwahashi gave Kenichi Yamauchi the idea to bind Chisato Moritaka to Nanshaori in red and white, he relied on the audience's expectations for the song "17 Years Old".

This year's audience, seeing DREAMS COME TRUE appear at the venue of the Red and White Song Club, is also looking forward to this song "So Happy, So Happy, So Happy!".

The band just debuted this year, lacking in heritage, and it can even be said that the audience can't think of anything else they can sing other than this song.

Once the representative repertoire is excluded, in this way, while performing in the Red and White Song Party, you must first face the pressure from the audience.

The re-selected repertoire must satisfy the audience and make them think that this is a good song that does not lose to "So Happy, So Happy, So Liked!"

Otherwise, this red and white appearance will lose its meaning.

Even, on the serious side, if the performance effect of the debut red and white is poor and the songs are not attractive, it will be quite a blow to a newcomer band like them who lacks foundation.

"But maybe NHK gave us the freedom to choose songs that we shouldn't have because of NHK......," said Watanabe.

But looking at her expression, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't believe that she really thought so.

"If NHK values DREAMS COME TRUE as a representative of the band's kingdom, it doesn't matter what song they sing. ”

"But if it's not like that......"

Shinichi Iwahashi picked up her words, "Such intentions are too sinister. ”

"Yes, and that's what I don't want to see. Watanabe said.

If there really is a force that has dug such a hole for DREAMS COME TRUE, then they will have to face the terrible reality that they have an enemy in the shadows who they don't know.

"Who can do that?" Iwahashi muttered, "It's unfounded, but I don't think it was made by AMUSE or Tokuma Records." ”

ALTHOUGH THE COMPETITION FOR THE RED AND WHITE SPOTS FAILED, IF DREAMS COME TRUE MADE A FOOL OF THEMSELVES AT THE RED AND WHITE SONG PARTY, IT WOULD NOT BE GOOD FOR BEGIN, AND AMUSE AND TOKUMA RECORDS WOULD NOT BE GUILTY OF THIS MORE DISGUSTING MOVE.

"I don't think it's AMUSE and Tokuma either. Watanabe had no doubts about her former rivals.

After a moment's thought, she thought of something and reminded, "Why can DREAMS COME TRUE compete with BEGIN for the same red and white spot this time?"

Because the band Heaven is this year's topic program, this place is reserved for the so-called "Band Heaven Band".

Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly realized, "If it is BEGIN who is selected this time, it will not be us who will be pushed into such a dilemma, but BEGIN." ”

This time, it's not so much for DREAMS COME TRUE as for the "band Heavenly Band".

As early as when the production committee of the Red and White Song Club decided to set aside five minutes for the band, DREAMS COME TRUE, to compete with BEGIN, such a result was already destined to wait here.

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If you really want to talk about it, the talent band is in the limelight this year. However, in addition to the bands that came out of the draft, there are many more bands that have debuted and are preparing to debut in other ways.

And the band Heaven shows Changhong's ratings, and at the same time, it is also seizing and squeezing the ratings of other companies.

The ratings of the Red and White Song Club can easily exceed 60%, and if the band from heaven performs mediocre or even contributes a boring performance, not only will the band itself be damaged, but most importantly, it will give the general audience the impression that "the band from the draft is very amateur, and it is completely because of the east wind of the show that it can become popular and white".

"How many studios and record labels are there involved in the band's heavenly kingdom now?" Iwahashi asked, but not to hear an answer, because obviously, "not the entire industry is involved." ”

A talent show with a lot of momentum is enough to make several forces red-eyed.

As for NHK, giving up control over the selection of songs gave them this bit of freedom that they shouldn't have, which is equivalent to giving up the time when the band appeared - just let these grassroots bands do well.

Of course, NHK values ratings, but TV stations don't just show Red and White Song Clubs all year round. Give up those five minutes, and if they could get something more and more important, they would have a clear choice.

On the one hand, you want to take advantage of the topic of this year's topic program, and on the other hand, you want to take advantage of it, and then push everything on the singer, NHK's hand can really be described as a model of being both a good and a stand.

Don't look down on their integrity just because they are state-run stations, they will definitely not lose to the people when they make trouble. Regarding this point, in the past many years, there have been many singers and artists who have learned it.

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When Iwahashi thought of this, he suddenly felt strange and interesting.

With the help of this technique, he entered the entertainment world by himself, and I don't know how many times he has used it. He, a person with no background and bare hands, this inch-and-a-half-inch long inch-long inch-long worm, has been able to get to where he is now, relying on his ability to figure out people's hearts.

Unexpectedly, one day, this kind of borrowing power can be used by others.

Watanabe Manyumi had been paying attention to Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction, and at this time, seeing that he suddenly smiled for no reason, she couldn't help but wonder, "What are you thinking?" ”

"I'm thinking," Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "that Mori Taka-san has a higher chance of appearing at the Red and White Song Festival this time." ”

Once you give up the program time slot of the talent band, it is bound to aggravate the topic elsewhere. In that case, let Nansha Weaving reappear after ten years, this proposal will definitely make the production committee of the Red and White Song Club do its best to promote.

Even Iwahashi Shinichi could imagine the scene when the people of NHK tried their best to persuade Minami to sing "17 Years Old" on the stage. As long as Nansha Weaving never sings "17 Years Old", the probability of Na Mori Gao Qianli going to sing this song as the introduction of this is almost 100%.

DREAMS COME TRUE was put on the side, which made the situation better on Senri Moritaka's side.

UP-FRONT AGENCY WOULDN'T HAVE KNOWN THAT THIS HAD HAPPENED, BUT IT WAS AMAZING ENOUGH.

"You came up with such an idea?"

Watanabe Manyumi listened to him carefully, thought about it, and threw the ball half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Then, let's trouble you again, and think of a strategy for our side to deal with it." ”

"You can't just say, 'We don't have a song to sing, so let's ask BEGIN to sing 'Deep Love.'" Iwahashi Shinichi casually teased, ""Deep Attachment" is not always suspected of cursing the locusts to death. ”

Watanabe was amused by the childishness he occasionally revealed.

"So, of course, I listened to NHK's arrangement and re-selected the song to sing. He said.

This was a clear thing, and Watanabe asked him, "Which one do you want to sing?" This year, the band released two singles, the debut song is not allowed to be sung now, and the other one, "Lat.43 N -Forty-three Degrees North Latitude-", is not popular enough. ”

Compared to "So Happy, So Happy, So Happy!", this single sold mediocre, and it was completely in line with Shinichi Iwahashi's singles strategy for the band, "one or two hits in a year is enough".

In the spirit of the long stream, don't play good cards one after another.

After all, this thing is not clearly put there, how much is used and how much is left, it is as clear as if it is written on paper, leaving room for a few good tunes at the bottom of the box.

Having said that, it's quite common for a composer to put a piece at the bottom of the box and then turn it out for release after a few years or so, and a best-selling single released in 1988 may have been written in 1978.

Therefore, the profession of copyist is still very risky......

"In addition to singles, you can also choose songs from your debut album. If you really want to talk about it, the album sells better than "Lat.43 N -Forty-three Degrees North Latitude-", and you can also choose the popular songs on the album. Watanabe said.

"Hmm......" Iwahashi Shinichi's attitude was a little ambiguous.

Watanabe Manyumi was not in a hurry either, patiently waiting for his thoughts. Even, with her understanding of Iwahashi Shinichi, when he falls into such a state, she should expect a little more from him in her heart.

"It's the easiest way to choose a song from a list of songs that have already been released. Iwahashi thought about it and finally spoke, "However, there is another way......

"Another way?" Watanabe was intrigued.

Iwahashi nodded cautiously, "Manyumi-san, the Red and White Song Festival is a regular party at the end of the year for ordinary audiences, but for us, it is also an excellent place for music promotion. No, it should be said, there is no more powerful propaganda place than the Red and White Song Society. ”

"Let's put aside the impression of the 'sacred' of the Red and White Song Society, it is not a sacred stage, and it has no additional significance. ”

The first time I got the opportunity to appear in the Red and White Song Club, I was put on the table, and Iwahashi Shinichi saw through its essence.

"In that case, let's sing it as if it were a music promotion scene. He said with a big grin.

Not only that, "we don't sing songs that have been released now, we make a new tune, make a tune that doesn't lose to "So Happy, So Happy, So Like!", and then play the song at the Red and White Song Festival and perform it live. ”

It's like using "So Happy, So Happy, So Happy!" to conquer the audience who saw the band for the first time in Heaven, and then conquer the audience again.

Iwahashi Shinichi's expression became full of energy.

This moment reminded Watanabe of what he looked like when he stood on the stage and performed. SINCE HE PUT ON A GIRAFFE HOOD AND PLAYED "KIRIN-KUN" ON STAGE, HE HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO SEE THIS FACE ON STAGE.

However, although she was moved by Shinichi Iwahashi's energy, she still asked first, "Is there such a song?"

"Before the birth of "So Happy, So Happy, So Liked!", I didn't think there would be such a song. Shinichi Iwahashi did not answer this question directly.

Now, too, he believes in the stock koji he has saved up and in the god of inspiration for Miwa-chan.

Watanabe Manyumi got such an ambiguous answer, but she didn't follow up.

Shinichi Iwahashi believes in what he has and what he trusts, while Manyumi Watanabe chooses to believe in him.

"Still, Wanyumi-san, that's not enough. ”

Iwahashi Shinichi blinked, "It's a rare appearance at a red and white song party, just to promote a song is a bit too wasteful." ”

Watanabe Manyumi took his expression into his eyes and asked, "What do you think again?" ”

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