Chapter Ninety-Four: Masaharu Fukuyama's Phone Call
As the most interesting thing in the entertainment industry recently, the single sales showdown between THE SUN and Arashi has always been the goal of major media magazines.
March 30 is the first week of sales settlement date for the release of singles by the two, and on this day, many media magazines and newspapers are just a little late to Sony and Genesy, and they have obtained the sales figures of the first week through various channels.
SONY, THE SUN BAND, SOLD 260,000 SINGLES IN THE FIRST WEEK.
Genesys, Arashi, first-week single sales, 270,000.
"Janis and Arashi, win. ”
This is the only thought in the minds of major media when they see the sales comparison.
So, next, the major freshly baked entertainment front pages and headlines are like this.
"The first week of sales is out, THE SUN is sorry to lose!"
"The Waterloo of a Genius Boy, Magical No More!"
"Sony vs. Genesys, Sony loses!"
"Two major groups, sales of more than 200,000 in the first week, RB music industry recovery?"
"We're in Ginza in Tokyo, and behind me is the Sony Building, where Sony Music Entertainment is located. ”
"The battle between Sony and Jennis, yesterday, was divided, according to reliable sources, Sony's band group, THE SUN band, in the first week of single sales, is less than Jennis's idol group, Arashi's single sales, we... ”
In front of the Sony building, a female reporter from an unknown TV station, with a cameraman, stood there, looking at the camera and making a report.
At this time, in front of the Sony building, a completely black nanny car drove in.
The female reporter, who was talking in front of the camera, saw the nanny car, her eyes suddenly lit up, and after signaling the cameraman to follow, she walked to the nanny car parked at the entrance of the building.
However, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi in the nanny car were a little confused and looked at Uncle Ishida who was sitting in the driver's seat.
That's right, this all-black nanny car is the nanny car for the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi.
And the female reporter, when she saw the license plate number, knew that the three people sitting inside must be Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
The number of this nanny car is all published on the Internet because of THE SUN fans.
So far, basically many people who have known the band SUN know that when SUN goes to the company, they usually ride in this all-black nanny car.
After all, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the three are not yet adults, and the poor children who are not qualified to take the driver's license test can't drive.
It's all about waves... No, it's all about the ride.
"Sakamoto-san, what do you think of the fact that the single sales are less than Arashi's this time?" The female reporter seemed to be very sure that the three of them were sitting in the car, and it was like this, holding a microphone and through the window, which was a sharp question.
At this time, Uncle Ishida, who was in the car, first signaled to Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the three of them, don't make a noise first, and after he will deal with it, he turned off the engine and got out of the car.
"Hello, is there anything wrong?" Uncle Ishida asked as he got out of the car and looked at the female reporter with a friendly face.
"Hello, may I ask, you are the manager of the SUN band, right?" This young lady obviously knows something about THE SUN, and even the manager of the three, Uncle Ishida, also knows him.
"Yes, I am, may I ask what's the matter?" Uncle Ishida is familiar with this kind of thing.
After all, Uncle Ishida is an old fritter who has been in the entertainment industry for more than ten years.
"I want to interview the members of the SUN band sitting in the car, is it okay?" Obviously, the female reporter's young lady has already decided that the three of Kiyoshi Sakamoto must be in the car.
After seeing Uncle Ishida get out of the car, he was even more convinced of this speculation.
However, it's too naïve to want to get something to Uncle Ishida's sister.
Uncle Ishida will tell you that there is no such thing.
"ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE SUN?" SAID THE UNCLE.
"Well, yes, is it convenient now?" Although she said this, the female reporter's eyes kept staring at Uncle Ishida, as if Uncle Ishida said "no", which could not satisfy her.
"I'm sorry, today's Sakamoto-kun, Ogawa-kun, Chiba-kun, are all on vacation, not in the car, so interview, sorry. Uncle Ishida simply and directly ordered the eviction.
After Uncle Ishida finished speaking, he didn't wait for the female reporter to react, and then got into the car, lit the fire, and drove.
This young lady could only watch as the nanny car, which carried the opportunity for her promotion and salary increase, slowly drove from the VIP channel into the Sony building.
At this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is very grateful that there is something called a VIP special channel in this world, which exists.
The three people in the car all laughed at the reporter's young lady and stood in place, waiting for them to enter the building.
The three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi were still unwilling to hear that their band's sales were inferior to Arashi yesterday.
But young people are still young people, and the three of them are still the kind of young people with big hearts, and they are still relatively open-minded in the face of failure.
The next day, although the entire mass media magazines and newspapers reported the news of THE SUN's loss to Arashi, the three of them were not unhappy at all, and they kept chatting about games, manga, and football in the car that came to the company.
That's right, the three talked about football.
Speaking of which, we have to talk about Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a football fan.
After forming THE SUN, Kiyoshi Sakamoto never gave up for a day, and taught the benefits and fun of football to Shin Ogawa and Masaki Chiba.
Under the constant nagging of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, both Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki gradually became interested in football, the world's number one sport.
So, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a football fan, took the two to play a game.
Don't look at Makoto Ogawa and Masaki Chiba, they are both otaku who either stay in the band room all day long, or stay at home to play games, and think that the two of them are sports sufferers.
As a bassist and drummer in a rock band, you have to go through a lot of practice, and under a lot of practice, it also requires a lot of physical strength.
Therefore, although the two of them are not very athletic, their physical fitness is still passable, at least they won't run twice, and they will be tired to death.
At least three runs...
However, in this ball game where friendship comes first, Shin Ogawa and Masaki Chiba saw again an unknown charm of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, that is, his football skills are very powerful.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who dreams of becoming a professional football player, is now on a completely unrelated path, and in the eyes of Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki, such a divine unfolding is simply magical.
The two also now know that it turned out that Kiyoshi Sakamoto's dream was not a singer, but a football player, and it was because of his body that he gave up his dream.
Suddenly, Masato Ogawa and Masaki Chiba were also in awe of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
After all, Sakamoto Kiyoshi still loves football so much, which is enough to prove that Sakamoto Kiyoshi is a person who does not forget his original intention.
It is precisely because of this that Shin Ogawa and Masaki Chiba slowly fell under Kiyoshi Sakamoto's popular science of football.
In the interest profile of the two, another item was added, football.
Now, the three of SUN, sometimes meet together, to watch the Premier League and Serie A games.
is also because of another common hobby, and the relationship between the three of them has deepened a lot unconsciously.
"You have to be careful, there will definitely be a lot of entertainment newspapers and magazines that want to interview you recently, you have to remember, don't talk too much about this sales, so as not to scribble them. At this time, Uncle Ishida interrupted, and the three of them discussed the topic of who is the most handsome in the football world.
"Well, got it. After hearing Uncle Ishida's admonition, the three of them also replied obediently.
"Also, just because you sold less than your opponent in the first week doesn't mean you've lost. After all, your single has five songs, which is equivalent to an EP, and in terms of price, it must be relatively high, which is also an important reason for the sales of your singles. Uncle Ishida was still not at ease, for the three rookies who had just entered the entertainment industry, he was afraid that they would be depressed, so he explained to them.
However, the three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi sat in the back seats and looked at each other, but Sakamoto Kiyoshi opened his mouth and said, "Uncle, are you afraid that we will be depressed when we encounter setbacks, so you will tell us like this?"
"No... Nothing. "Uncle is also a tsundere person, and he refuses to admit that he cares about the three of them very much.
"Don't be shy, we know you care about us. Don't worry, we're not so fragile, it's not worth mentioning. Aha... Kiyoshi Sakamoto said as he began to deviate from the track again.
And the three people in the car also looked at this guy speechlessly, thinking at the same time.
“MDZZ。 ”
After entering Sony, the three of them still stayed in the old place, in the band's practice room.
Before Kiyoshi Sakamoto picked up the guitar to tune, the phone in his pocket rang with a "bell bell".
After putting his hands together with Shin Ogawa and Masaki Chiba and apologizing, Kiyoshi Sakamoto took his mobile phone, went outside the practice room, and connected the phone.
It's Masaharu Fukuyama.
"Yo, teacher, what kind of wind blew you here? Why are you so free to call me? Don't you need to prepare your photo exhibition?" As soon as Sakamoto Kiyoshi answered the phone, he immediately said to his teacher in a mocking tone.
Masaharu Fukuyama, lately, very idle.
I didn't release singles, I didn't act, I was traveling and taking pictures all day long.
Masaharu Fukuyama is a photographer.
I usually have nothing to do, I am traveling, working, even on the way to the supermarket to buy something, I always bring my own camera, looking for photographic materials everywhere.
Recently, when Kiyoshi Sakamoto was chatting with him, he learned that his teacher was recently preparing for his 15th anniversary photo exhibition.
So, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was a little surprised by the act of calling himself during this busy time.
"I'm almost ready, anyway, if you're free tonight, I'll invite you to dinner. Fukuyama's magnetic voice came over the phone.
"Eh, are you inviting me to dinner, and why?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Why do you talk so much nonsense, eight o'clock in the evening, in my house. Masaharu Fukuyama replied very domineeringly, and then, without waiting for Kiyoshi Sakamoto to answer, he hung up the phone.
"What? Why did the male god remember to invite me to dinner... Kiyoshi Sakamoto held his mobile phone and chattered.