Chapter 56: A Single Publicity Activity (Part II)
The members of the group who went to Niigata and Osaka, Mahiro Kawamura, Hana Nakata, Reina Ichirai, and Sayuri Matsumura, hesitated for a long time about where they should go first when they set off. It was really difficult to decide, so I had to use the comments on Twitter provided by the staff and the statistical data, and from these materials, I saw a local ski resort in Niigata, which said that there were many guests skiing in the venue, and the DJ could also set up the atmosphere indoors, so I decided to go to Niigata first and set off for GALA Yuzawa, which was full of skiers.
The Shinkansen train is moving quickly on the tracks, looking out the window at the vast snowy scene, the white and flawless world, and the girls lie in front of the window, looking at the fairytale world outside with yearning.
At 7:30 a.m., after arriving at GALA Yuzawa Station, the members greeted and greeted Sato, the head of GALA's Yuzawa Division, who had already contacted the provider of information on Twitter in advance. I was told that the DJ event wouldn't start until around 9 o'clock, so I asked the members of Nogizaka 46 to go into the radio room to promote it. The members thanked one after another.
In the period leading up to 9 o'clock, the members will be heading to the ski resort to spread the word. After changing into thick down jackets, the members were fully armed and boarded the gondola to the ski slopes.
There is still snow falling from the sky, and the number of tourists in the ski resort has gradually increased. It's still early in the morning, but it doesn't seem to be very affected by it. After the four of them discussed, it was decided that Mahiro Kawamura would be the first to carry out the publicity.
"That...... Excuse me...... We're Nogizaka 46......" Mahiro Kawamura said in a cute voice to a tourist who was about to return indoors with a snowboard, but he didn't seem to have a cold.
"That...... We're Nogizaka 46!" Sayuri Matsumura also came to help, and after saying a word loudly, the tourist just glanced back, then waved his hand, and still walked towards the room on his own.
The teacher was not good, no one paid attention to it at all, no one took tissues, and the four of them were more or less frustrated.
The temperature of minus 4.4 degrees Celsius and the snowflakes on the face caused a bottleneck in the distribution of paper towels, but the members did not give up. Everyone, loudly, introduced their intentions to everyone they met in the field, hoping that a pack of tissues would be sent out and a good start.
At this moment, one of the skiers in the course accidentally slipped and sat on the ground, and the members seized the opportunity and quickly ran over to promote it.
"We are Nogizaka 46......" Mahiro Kawamura's voice was already a little trembling because the weather was too cold.
"Yes, I know! I knew it when I went to Tokyo Dome, on TDC AKB48 Live. The tourist sitting on the ground responded very cheerfully, knowing the combination of Nogizaka 46.
"Mm-hmm, thank you very much. The other members also gathered around, all of them looking at the visitor with smiles on their faces.
"Please support!" both hands handed the man a tissue with Nogizaka 46 printed on it, and the man gladly accepted it. The members bowed and thanked each other, and after more than 30 minutes, they finally succeeded in sending out the first pack of tissues.
After discovering the difficulties of delivery within the ski resort, the members decided to move on to the next destination and deliver at the entrance of the ski resort.
This time, there was a noticeable improvement, and the delivery of tissues gradually increased. In the fierce wind and snow, I sent tissues for more than an hour, and finally waited for nine o'clock in the morning, the time for the DJ to play.
"Good morning, everyone. Today, a very cute girl is here with us!" said the DJ in charge of today's special guest on the radio.
"We are, Nogizaka 46~" The four members loudly and energetically introduced their own group.
"How about promoting the single?" reminded the staff next to him.
"That, Nogizaka 46's, "γγγγγ«γΌγγ³", I hope you enjoy it!" said Sayuri Matsumura loudly through the microphone to all the visitors in the ski resort.
Then, the singing of Nogizaka's single "Around the Curtains" sounded in the ski resort, and the radio promotion in the Nogizaka ski resort was successful.
After thanking the staff in the broadcast room one by one, the members hurried back to the venue and the publicity activities were resumed. This time, the atmosphere of the visitors in the venue was gradually mobilized, and the delivery of tissues became more and more smooth. The new song was promoted for all ages, and about 400 packs of tissues were successfully delivered.
After the delivery was completed, Matsumura and his entourage quickly turned to Osaka.
Nanase Nishino, Yusato Saito, Ichimi Takayama, and Yumi Wakatsuki traveled to Kyoto, the first city of publicity.
Start by looking for a place to promote on Twitter.
"When it comes to Kyoto, it's Arashiyama...... It also appeared many times on Twitter......" Yumi Wakatsuki proposed.
"Mm-hmm, everyone is talking about Arashiyama!" Takayama watched the Twitter update on his phone carefully.
"Then go to Arashiyama!" said Yuri Saito excitedly.
"Well, let's go there!" Nanase Nishino said with a rare happy face. On the way to this visit, I was also very emotional, I don't know if I was happy to come to Kyoto, or I was happy with the group of this campaign, but I could see the smile on my face all the time.
The four people walking in the bamboo forest of Arashiyama were very happy.
"There's no one in front, there's no one in the back...... "Yuri Saito looked left and right for a long time, and one sentence pulled the members back to reality from the state of admiring the beautiful scenery around them.
"It seems that there are no real people......" Wakatsuki Yumi said embarrassedly.
"I thought it would be in Kyoto. It's the best place, I thought there would be a lot of people......" Yuri Saito complained.
"Yes, yes. Several other people agreed, although they still had smiles on their faces, and they couldn't help but be a little embarrassed in this situation.
Although the scenery and mood are very good, there is no one. The members continued to wander along the forest path.
Finally, the group found out that the tourists who came here to play were still tourists from abroad, so they hurriedly ran over to say hello.
"Good morning, we are Nogizaka 46, this is a promotional tissue, please advise. Yuri Saito excitedly introduced.
The two foreign tourists looked at the camera next to them and the cute girls in front of them, so they easily accepted the delivered tissues.
There were still very few people traveling in the morning, and the time was wasted without distributing tissues, and the four of them began to feel a little worried and began to worry.
"It doesn't matter, can you finish this?" asked Yumi Wakatsuki.
"I'm really a little worried...... "Takayama Ichimi is also a little unconfident.
"Let's keep it up!" encouraged Yuri Saito, who had always been optimistic.
Nanase Nishino secretly looked at the paper towels in the bag in his hand, and silently thought about how to successfully complete the task next.
Because there were still a lot of tissues left, the four of them carefully analyzed it, so they began to face the passers-by on the street who did not know the members.
"We are Nogizaka 46, so please take care of us. The members are working hard to promote their combinations to passers-by, and politely distribute their tissues to and from the crowd. Even though they were ignored by passers-by, Ichimi Takayama who was still smiling and handing out tissues for the campaign, Yuri Saito and Yumi Wakatsuki were very reassuring. On the other hand, it is Nanase Nishino, who is getting more and more depressed on the side.
At first, I mustered up the courage to try, but after hitting a wall several times, in exchange for the ignorance of pedestrians, Nishino Nanase became more and more afraid to take the initiative to carry out propaganda activities. Even though the staff kept urging them, they still didn't dare to take that step again.
The pressure is getting bigger and bigger, watching the paper towel distribution of my companions getting smoother and easier, but I am not improving here, and I feel that I am being left behind more and more, and I still don't have the courage to take that step.
After hesitating, Nanase Nishino slowly walked to the side and put on his coat and hat. Since he couldn't successfully distribute the tissues, the feelings of guilt for his cowardice and the members became stronger and stronger, and tears slowly slipped down his cheeks.
Nanase Nishino, cried.