After meeting with the media, all the members of Nogizaka, who had not recovered from the stun of the flash, were taken to a large lounge by the staff.

Here, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Chiba Masaki, Kitagawa Kenji, and other members of the Nogizaka Management Committee have been waiting for a long time.

Standing in front of a group of girls, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was rarely dressed in a black suit, first showed a kind smile, "First of all, I would like to congratulate all of you on becoming one of the qualified candidates through the selection. You must know that you are all elites who have come out of tens of thousands of people, after layers of screening. So, of course, you can be proud of it. ”

Then, as the conversation turned, his tone suddenly became serious.

"But!"

"This doesn't mean that you already have the strength to stand on the stage and become a qualified idol!"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's mutation made the girls, who were still immersed in the joy of qualification, also feel nervous and cheered up.

"I, you should all know each other. It's okay if you don't know each other, I think we can get to know each other now. ”

"My name is Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and I'm the project director and chief producer of this Nogizaka project. Nogizaka's project was one of my own initiatives. And you are all hand-picked by me. ”

The smile on Sakamoto Kiyoshi's face has long since disappeared, but there is only seriousness left.

"So, I want you to understand that my expectations of you are very high!"

"Got it?!"

"Yes!"

Receiving the majesty emanating from Sakamoto Kiyoshi, the girls also replied very neatly.

"Of course, if you have any doubts or problems, you can come to Chiba-san next to me and reflect. ”

After pushing out Chiba Masaki next to him, Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't forget to tease his teammates: "This Chiba-san will be your executive producer, he is even more fierce than me, you have to be careful!"

"Qing!"

Chiba Masaki also showed a helpless expression and protested in a low voice.

"Hahaha... Patting his teammates on the shoulder, Kiyoshi Sakamoto turned his head, winked at the girls, and said with a smile: "Even, you can go directly to the office to find me." My office, on the twenty-fifth floor, don't get lost!"

"Haha... ”

The girls were amused by Kiyoshi Sakamoto's words.

"Really... Ernie chan thought we were how old we were, how could we still get lost?!" Nanami Hashimoto, who was standing in the crowd, whispered to Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino beside him.

"That's right, haha... Mai Shiraishi and Nanase Nishino also covered their mouths and chuckled.

After introducing Chiba Masaki, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is also a member of the management committee of Nogizaka, and introduces them to the girls one by one.

After the introduction, Sakamoto Kiyoshi also continued to announce various matters to the girls.

"Over the next four months, you'll be training and living together as a group, preparing for your official debut. ”

"Your dormitory has been renovated. After three weeks, you will all be moving into a dormitory for a period of time. Of course, if you have a place to live in Tokyo, I don't force you to live in a dormitory. However, I would like all of you to be able to live in the dormitory, especially the local members. After all, running at both ends of the local area and Tokyo is unbearable for those of you who are about to enter rigorous training. Moreover, the cohesion of a group, to a large extent, depends on the accumulation of time. ”

Speaking of this, Sakamoto Kiyoshi also paused, his eyes swept over the faces of the girls who wanted to stop talking, "If you have any doubts, you can raise your hand and raise them." ”

As soon as these words came out, a girl hidden in the crowd raised her hand hesitantly.

It is the youngest of the qualified people, Asuka Saito.

"That, always... ”

"Director, you can call me Director in the future... Kiyoshi Sakamoto kindly reminded, "Asuka Saito, do you have any questions?"

However, Asuka who wanted to ask "where is the dormitory" was surprised when Kiyoshi Sakamoto called out his name, "Huh?!Director, do you remember my name?!"

"Of course!"

"I said it all, you are all personally selected by me, and your names have long been deeply engraved here... Kiyoshi Sakamoto pointed to his head and replied proudly.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's actions didn't look like a project director at all, but like a big brother next door, which made the nervousness on the faces of the girls a lot easier.

And Chiba Masaki and Kitagawa Kenji on the side, when they saw Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was only three seconds serious, they immediately shuddered, and they also sighed at the same time.

The two glanced at each other, and the thoughts in their hearts were unusually consistent.

"Alas... This is the director of our family... ”

The girls, seeing that Sakamoto Kiyoshi had become so kind, were also bold and asked all kinds of questions they cared about.

And Sakamoto Kiyoshi did not refuse to come, and gave all the answers.

Soon,Under the bombardment of girls' problems,The first internal meeting after the establishment of Nogizaka 46,It's coming to an end.。。。

"Finally, I have two major announcements to announce here!"

"?!!"

"Major announcements?"

"What's that?"

The girls, because of this sentence, were in a commotion again.

"Because the Nogizaka 46 group is a relatively large number of people, it is not possible to participate in external activities with all its members. Therefore, a system of selection of members is adopted to participate in various activities. In the form of this system, when a single is released, a certain part of the group is selected to participate in the recording, CD cover shooting, PV, and promotional activities, and the members of the selection group are used for the single at that time. ”

Moreover, the snake does not move without a head, and a new group needs the leadership of the leader in order to move forward better. ”

"Therefore, we are here to first announce the 16 tentative selection members, one tentative center, and two captains and vice-captains!"

"And the title group, which premiered in October, can only participate in the recording of the show if they become 16 tentative selection members!"

Before the girls could react, Sakamoto Kiyoshi's cold voice directly suppressed the scene of the imminent commotion.

"So, let's make a presentation!"

"First of all, it's the captain ... ”

"Captain... Reika Sakurai!Vice Captain。。。 Rina Ikoma!"

"Next, there are 16 tentative members!"

"Mai Fukagawa!"

"Yes!"

"Erika Ikuta!"

"Yes!"

。。。

After announcing the list of 16 tentative members, Kiyoshi Sakamoto raised his head and looked at the group of girls.

"As for the tentative center, it will be determined by... “

"Mai Shiraishi is here!"

When she heard her name and sounded, Mai Shiraishi's gaze also moved to the direction of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

It just so happened that Sakamoto Kiyoshi's eyes were also looking at her.

The eyes of the two, in the air, met.

Looking at the encouragement in Sakamoto Kiyoshi's eyes, Mai Shiraishi also felt a strong courage welling up in her heart.

So, she replied in a loud voice:

"Yes!"