"Exactly. Takahashi Ryuya explained, "It's said that the popularity is quite good. ”

Jun Takeda, who was born in Hokkaido, naturally knows something about this kind of information.

"Hmm...... It's interesting. Ye Zhao nodded, thought of something, and ordered, "Just go and check out the matter about this resort." ”

"Yes. Takahashi Ryu also agreed.

A resort that locals like Jun Takeda know, it is not something that pops up out of nowhere, and it is easy to get information about this, so I ordered Takahashi Ryuya in the morning, and I already knew about it when I had lunch at noon.

It is a ski resort operated by Yamaha in Akaigawa Village, Tohoku, Hokkaido. In the past, the Ainu gathered here...... As you know, the name kiroro comes from the Ainu language. ”

So, such coincidences are quite normal.

Even so, since you hit the name, it's fate, and since it's fate, you have to make good use of it...... So, Ye Zhao immediately decided to contact the other party and send Kiroro's single to audition.

No matter what, it looks like an opportunity path, and it doesn't hurt to try to find out.

The tie-up that contacted Kiroro didn't officially start airing until October, but before that, after a slight increase in sales in the third week, the next four and fifth weeks also showed a good upward momentum.

Although it is not that explosive increase, it is only three or two hundred more per week than the previous week, but it is also a good sign.

In the sixth week, the week before the ad aired, it was the first time that more than 2,000 copies were sold in a week, and in total, more than 7,000 copies were sold in these six weeks.

In the case that the tie-up is not in place, it is already a good result for Kiroro, who has not even held a debut conference.

What's even more rare is that the sales of this single are rising every week, even if it is only a slight increase. It can be seen that the quality of the song is affirmed.

As long as the most fundamental thing for the singer is affirmed, then the initiative has been mastered.

Before the advertisement was broadcast, Ye Zhao notified the printing house in advance and reprinted 50,000 copies of this single. 50,000 is very small compared to tens of millions, but compared with the 7,000 that were sold, it is very much.

On the last Saturday of September, a few days before the official end of the contract, Ye Zhao and Sakai Izumizu packed up again and set off from Tokyo to Qinye, in order to fulfill the promise made at that time to come together to participate in the cigarette festival.

Ye Zhao's mood was quite high when he set off, and on the way, he said to Sakai Spring, "This feeling is really good." ”

"What kind of feeling do you mean?" asked Sakai Izumi, checking the map.

"It's the feeling of agreeing to something, and then working with you to make it happen. ”

"However," Ye Zhao turned his head and said something else, "today is going to be a little more special." ”

Knowing what he was talking about, Sakai Izumi smiled slightly.

Today, her parents also returned to Qinno from Tokyo to participate in this festival. In other words, Ye Zhao, who came to Qin Ye with her today, is finally going to meet her parents.

"It stands to reason that you should be nervous when you come to the door for the first time?" Ye Zhao muttered to himself.

"Still, I've figured it out, there's nothing to be nervous about. "When you meet with parents who have been able to raise such a good daughter, you just have to be grateful." ”

Hearing him say this, Sakai Izumi turned his face to look at him. Immediately, he reached out and patted his knee gently, and said in a somewhat naughty tone: "Then, please come on, Ye Jun." ”

"Don't worry, at least you'll be generous enough to walk through the front door. In order to liven up the atmosphere, Ye Zhao deliberately joked with her.

However, he thought in his heart that it was because of the wholehearted love and trust he felt from her that he had such confidence and courage.

It doesn't matter what is waiting there on the other side, whether she can make a good first impression, and whether she will be liked by her parents, as long as she supports him and stands on his side, these are not problems.

When he was about to arrive in Isehara, Sakai Izumisui asked him, "Will you wait for me to open it?"

"I've followed you a few times before...... Ye Zhao muttered, but he gave up out of insurance.

However, when they set off to Qinye early in the morning, they did not see Sakai Spring's parents at the first time.

Izumi Sakai, who had gone to the side to make a phone call, came back and explained to him, "Mom and Dad have already arrived at the festival. ”

Sakai Izumi's mother likes literary and artistic activities, sings well, and knows a little Japanese piano, and this part of the versatile trait has also been carried over to her daughter.

Although they only moved to Qinye later, the family has a good personality and gets along with the neighbors very well, and when it comes to the cigarette festival, Sakai Izumi's mother receives an invitation and will personally change into a dress and participate in the dance team.

"Yes......" After listening to her explanation, Ye Zhao nodded.

"So," he said, with a slightly expectant expression, "maybe we'll see Auntie from among the performers passing by in front of us?"

"I don't know if it's going to be that coincidental......"

"In short," Ye Zhao said, "if you really find out, please be sure to show it to me." ”

"Okay. Sakai Izumisui smiled and agreed.

When I was about to arrive at Qinye Station, many people had already gathered in that area.

In the past, the festival was born as a place where tobacco was grown, and even though the cultivation of tobacco leaves has long since ceased to be cultivated here, the festival has been passed down as a traditional event for the locals.

Held on the last Saturday and Sunday of September, the festival is celebrated by locals who gather around the station for cigarette dances, tug-of-war competitions, and fireworks displays in the evenings.

Locals see the festival as a grand event, but it also attracts people from the surrounding area to come and join in the fun.

Of course, the two people standing on the periphery in casual clothes and hats on this day were no different from the outsiders who came to join in the fun.

Especially the Sakai spring water beside him, no one could have imagined that the one standing next to him had lived here in Qin Ye for more than ten years, knew everything here well, and even had the experience of changing into a dress to participate in the festival.

That's a long way in the past.

However, because he has the "present" that he is holding tightly in his hands, Ye Zhao has no regrets about the "past" that he was unable to participate in and not be able to see.