Since rejecting Mai Shiraishi's Christmas gift, Kiyoshi Sakamoto adjusted his mood and put his mind on work.

Meet her again,The time has come to January 2012。。。

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During the New Year's holiday, after the discussion of Kiyoshi Sakamoto and others, it was still given to the girls of Nogizaka for a long holiday of a week.

And after a different vacation, the girls returned to Tokyo on January 8th, back to Sony.

Mai Shiraishi is no exception.

After a period of calm, the girl has long forgotten about the Christmas gifts.

Although, from time to time, questions arise, "Why would Sakamoto-kun reject himself." ”

However, as her debut time gets closer and closer, her mind is also occupied by single recording and dance practice.

On this day, Nogizaka's practice room ushered in a rare guest.

"Hello everyone!"

When Kiyoshi Sakamoto, accompanied by Masaki Chiba, Yoshio Konno and other members of the operation, walked into the practice room, the entire room was suddenly attacked by the chief producer who could not see the end of the dragon, and it suddenly became quiet.

The girls who were still dancing in the last second also froze as if they had pressed the pause button.

Many suspicious and inquiring eyes shot at the handsome young man.

He, how could he be here?

After signaling the dance teacher to turn off the music, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also smiled and waved to the girls, "Long time no see, how was the New Year?"

Since its establishment, many matters of Nogizaka have been decided by Sakamoto Kiyoshi and others such as Chiba Masaki and Kitagawa Kenji.

He didn't have too much direct contact with Nogizaka's girls.

This is probably the first meeting between Kiyoshi Sakamoto and all the members of Nogizaka in the practice room!

Therefore, it is not surprising that the girls were surprised.

It is also because of the fact that there is very little contact with him, which leads to his greetings and answers, which are just very formulaic "yes!"

Looking at the girls standing in several rows, with a little alienation and nervousness on their green little faces, Sakamoto Kiyoshi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "It seems that I will have to come and see more in the future, otherwise, I will soon become a big demon king that everyone is afraid of... ”

Inner thoughts, and did not manifest themselves.

He continued to maintain a friendly smile and said, "Don't be so nervous, I came here today because I have good news to share with you." ”

Good news?

Hearing his words, the girls immediately showed curious expressions and looked at him quietly.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi did not announce it immediately, but glanced at the girls with his eyes.

One by one, when they came to Mai Shiraishi, they paused for a second and immediately moved away.

If he hadn't been staring at him closely, Mai Shiraishi wouldn't have noticed.

This also made her feel a little more relaxed for some reason.

Sakamoto-kun,Still pay attention to me.。。。

"The 5th of next month is the 8th anniversary of my debut, and in order to thank the fans for their support, the company decided to hold an 8th anniversary thanksgiving concert for me. So, I'm going to invite some singers to perform on stage as my special guests. ”

"And you ... ”

Speaking of this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto paused deliberately, wanting to hang the girls' appetite.

Obviously, this trick worked.

The girls stared at him with curious and expectant eyes.

"Also one of the special guests!"

"?!!"

"Really?!"

The girls were shocked and showed incredulous expressions.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto seemed to be satisfied with the surprise of the girls, and nodded, "In other words, you are about to usher in the first stage of "Nogizaka 46"!

The Thanksgiving Festival is an event held to thank fans for their continued support, singers and artists.

To put it simply, it's a concert to give back to the fans.

Many singers have held similar events.

However, the protagonist of this time is Sony's first brother, the national male god Kiyoshi Sakamoto!

This exciting good news made the girls both excited and instantly nervous.

For a while, the girls began to whisper to each other, and the whole room resounded with heated discussions.

Just when the discussion was getting more and more intense, and the scene was a little chaotic, Yoshio Konno, the president of Nogizaka Contract Company and one of the core members of the operation, who was standing next to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, frowned, clasped his hands together, and slapped it vigorously twice.

"Smack!"

"Quiet! quiet!"

The girls seemed to be more afraid of this middle-aged man, and when they heard him speak, they immediately quieted down.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was on the side, also noticed this scene and knew it in his heart.

"It seems that in the operation, the role of Yoshio Konno is the one who sings the black face... ”

Interrupting the girls' discussion, Yoshio Konno also bowed slightly to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, "I'm sorry, Director." ”

"It's fine. Patting him on the shoulder, the smile on Sakamoto Kiyoshi's face was still bright.

Turning his head, he faced the girls again, "Okay, now, if anyone wants to ask a question, they can raise their hand." ”

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's smile as always, but also melted the tension in the hearts of the girls.

At this time, a girl raised her hand, "That... What is the repertoire we perform?"

Looking along the voice, Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw a face as delicate as a teenager.

Is that...

Rina Ikoma!

Sakamoto Kiyoshi thought to himself, it seems that the boy is beginning to consciously take on the role of vice captain...

The vice captain's sense of responsibility is stronger than that of the captain on the side.

At this time, Reika Sakurai was at a loss.

Seeing this scene, people who don't know think that the captain of Nogizaka is only Rina Ikoma.

It is worthy of being called a "waste team"...

Thinking of this, Sakamoto Kiyoshi looked at Rina Ikoma's gaze, which was even softer.

"Of course it's your debut single!"

The debut single, Sakamoto had already written it early in the morning.

And the Sony choreographers who got the song also made up a set of beautiful dances suitable for girls based on the tune.

Just before Kiyoshi Sakamoto came in.,The girls were still practicing that dance.。。。

"Then, the number of people we will perform on stage at that time, isn't it... At this time, another girl also asked her own question.

It's Mai Shiraishi!

"Well, that's right, only the 16 people who can perform on stage are the 16 people who entered the selection!"

In other words, 13 of the 29 members here will not be able to make it to the first stage with the group.

The cruel truth made the girls silent in an instant. . .

After answering a few questions, Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt that it was time to leave.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, Kiyoshi Sakamoto seemed to remember something, turned around again, and said to the girls: "By the way, I almost forgot to tell you that the venue for this thanksgiving concert is the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, and the maximum number of spectators there is 37,000!"

After speaking, the corners of his mouth also rose slightly, revealing an arc of a suspicious evil smile, "In other words, your first stage will face the censorship of 37,000 audiences... ”

"So, for the next month, come on!"