On June 18th, before 5 o'clock in the morning on Saturday, in the first train of the Keiyo Line, Tian Licheng, who was carrying a hiking bag and wearing a black T-shirt, was pulling the handrails and looking at the scene in the carriage with a convulsive face: "You guys, is it necessary to work so hard? So many people on the tram before 5 o'clock? ”

What's even worse is that everyone in the carriage is dressed up in the same way as Tian Licheng.

School bags, T-shirts, and beach pants, but the equipment is obviously more complete than Lao Tian's: a limited edition baseball cap and T-shirt for concerts, a support towel with the idol's name or avatar printed on it, a water bottle with an eye-catching AKB or Nogizaka logo printed on the side pocket of the school bag, a member's personal full-body keychain hanging from the belt, and even a person holding three fans with the girl's face printed on it in the carriage.

"Hey, is it that hot? Summer is coming, are you going to take 10 fans together? ”

"Is my current appearance of clear soup and little water the bottom of the legendary rice circle?" Tian Licheng regretted agreeing to Li Junkai's request a little, because Lao Li, who was beside him, was also fully armed.

This guy's whole body refers to the surroundings of Rino Hara mixed with Yuki Kashiwagi, and even the transportation card package used to ride the train is a limited edition of Dongdan, which makes Lao Tian, who only has a handshake ticket on his body, feel a deep malice, no comparison, no harm.

Tian Licheng remembers where he once heard the inspirational motto of the famous NBA star Kobe Bryant: "You ask me why I succeed? Have you ever seen Los Angeles at 4 a.m.? I've seen that I've been in Los Angeles every day. ”

"I don't know what Los Angeles looks like at 4 o'clock, but have you ever seen a full trom at 4:55 a.m.? I met oh every day at the AKB handshake party. Tian Licheng looked at the slightly lit sky outside the window and complained fiercely in his heart.

After watching the scenery for half an hour, the train slowly stopped at the seaside Makuhari Station, and the destination was finally arrived.

With the surge of the crowd, the carriage that was full just now suddenly became empty.

Li Junkai didn't care about the crowded crowd, and shouted at Tian Licheng: "Comrade, hurry up!" Don't be struggling, keep up with me. ”

Basically, because of the nature of the Dongying people, there is a sense that they don't want to cause trouble to others, or don't want to stand out too much in public. There was a terrible tacit understanding among the people who stepped out of the carriage, and no one ran like in a Japanese drama, but everyone walked at a speed comparable to that of an Olympic race walking competition - no one wanted to lose at the starting line in this competition to chase girls' little hands.

The silent crowd spread out like a silent tide along the road at the exit of the station.

Tian Licheng didn't need to look at the street signs and guides at all, because at this moment, at this moment, everyone's goal is the same.

Designed by renowned architect Fumihiko Maki, the Makuhari Exhibition Center is the second largest convention and exhibition center in Toei after Tokyo Big Sight.

It has a total of 11 exhibition halls and conference halls, and is home to the annual Tokyo Game Show, Tokyo Motor Salon, and the biannual Tokyo Motor Show, as well as many artists' concerts. Of course, this is also a regular venue for AKBGROUP and Sakamichi to hold handshake parties.

Today's first handshake after the general election of AKB48 will be held in halls 1-3, while the handshake of Nogizaka 46 will be held in slightly smaller halls 4 and 5.

After walking quickly for six or seven minutes, Tian Licheng and Li Junkai finally arrived, and at this time, the sky was just white.

"Comrade, run, MD, those guys who lined up all night!" Li Junkai pointed ahead, and finally couldn't help running.

At the entrance of Hall 3, where AKB48's official merchandise is sold, there is a faint shadow of a team on the high steps, and many fanatical fans have come here with small benches, tents, and poker mahjong to set up camp here a day in advance.

"This is a real team here, and there is a raw line, comrade, you can help me line up that line." Li Junkai was anxious to assign Lao Tian, because as the other passengers in the first train arrived one after another, the queue in front of Hall 3 was already growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Okay, you'll come right away when you get it!"

Tian Licheng, who was standing in the line on the other side, took a breath and looked around at the situation, there was already a long queue on AKB48's side, while the queue on Nogizaka 46's side was obviously much shorter.

Lao Tian secretly hopes that there are not too many fans of Nogizaka 46: it is better to have fewer people, and it will save a lot of queuing time by going over later.

He took out a bottle of mineral water from his backpack and poured it sharply, the current situation is exactly the same as the people returning to their hometowns who are queuing up to buy train tickets for the Spring Festival, and the length of the line is even too long, "Fortunately, it came early enough." He took out a "satisfaction stick" from his bag again, and set off too early today, and he didn't have a place to eat breakfast.

The minutes ticked by, and the crowd shouted, "Look, sunrise!" Tian Licheng stood on the high steps and looked east with the fans in the team.

In the distance, seabirds occasionally flew over the sea, the calm waves of the water held out a round of red sun, and a dazzling agate disk slowly rose under the power of the Creator.

"Oh~~~!! It was worth waking up early today! It's such a beautiful sight. A freckled young girl lined up next to Tian Licheng was full of excitement.

She wore Mayu Watanabe's support towel around her waist, held her mobile phone to the sun, and recorded this beautiful scene with a smile on her face.

Inspired by her, Lao Tian also took out his mobile phone to take pictures of the magnificent scene in front of him, the sunrise, the sea, the crowds, the surging vitality came to his face, just by taking this photo, he already felt that the trip was worthwhile.

Occasionally wasting some time and doing something that others seem a little stupid to do is also a necessary part of life, at least Tian Licheng is in a happy mood and comfortable physically and mentally now.

After a long wait, at 9 a.m., Hall 3 finally opened, and the flow of people began to move forward slowly but steadily.

"Give me a copy of all the limited editions here! There are also swimsuit photos of all the staff, give me one, not 3 copies! Li Junkai's queue was quite at the front, he quickly bought all kinds of peripherals, and then struggled to squeeze out of the crowd and ran in front of Lao Tian.

"Comrade! You're free! ”

Tian Licheng ignored the disdainful eyes of the people around him, gave up the pit position he occupied to Lao Li, and quickly headed towards Hall 4, where the Nogizaka 46 handshake meeting was located.

"Fortunately, I came early enough, and the time to help Lao Li line up just now was not too long, if I arrived late, I don't know what time it will be." Tian Licheng wiped his sweat and stood at the tail of the team in Hall 4 with a happy face.

The Nogizaka 46 handshake will start at 10 o'clock.

Today, the members will hold a total of five parts, each lasting one and a half hours, except for the second and third parts, there will be a one-hour break in between, the rest of the departments will only have half an hour, and the whole handshake will last until 8 p.m.

The handshake was not an easy task for both the members and the fans.

Fans lined up until their legs were sore, while the members shook hands and shook hands until their legs were sore. However, in the current record market, if it is not for the handshake meeting, how can it support the sales of physical CDs? Isn't the AKB48's million-selling volume all up to the girls one by one?

The STAFF who were present received instructions from the operation and began to slowly let the fans at the front of the line enter the museum one by one.

After entering the venue, everyone will also be re-lined according to the queue of the members they want to shake hands with.

After Tian Toshinari entered the museum, he had a clear goal, and directly found the fifth column marked with the names of Nanase Nishino and Karin Ito according to the sign and began to wait.

The national handshake will be different from the individual handshake meeting, basically each column is 2 members, a TOP plus a member with a slightly less popular member, and the fifth column is the combination of Nanase Nishino + Karin Ito.

In addition, the time for the full handshake is also relatively short, and the personal handshake may have a handshake ticket for 6-10 seconds, while the national handshake will be held due to the large number of participants, and there is no need for online lottery, so the time is basically only 2-3 seconds.

"Obviously, I wanted to hold it a few days ago, but today I have to come to a long line, I'm really stupid to get home, and when Na-chan comes home, I must hold it well!" Tian Licheng stood in the long line of the fifth column, took out a newspaper from his bag and put it on the ground, sat down cross-legged, and began to wait for the arrival of 10 o'clock.

While Lao Tian was waiting, the lounge where the members of Nogizaka 46 were located was also a busy scene, and the girls were making the final preparations before the handshake party.