The sub-base that Akimoto Yasusu found was Nagoya, a thousand-year-old city --- the "capital of the East China Sea". Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He found a partner here - Kyoroku Sangyo , a large Nagoya developer of amusement rides.

Kyoraku built a landmark building in Nagoya called "Sakae", a comprehensive shopping mall with a mini high-altitude observation car, named "Sunshine Sakae". Bringing his experience in the AKB48 project, Yasu Akimoto plans to use the theater on the second floor as a new starting point for Nagoya to create a new girl idol group for Nagoya, which aims to be loved by local young people, mainly composed of local girls.

But unlike Akihabara, Sakae isn't just a popular spot for young people, it's actually one of Nagoya's busiest shopping streets. It's like Wangfujing in Beijing, Huaihai Road in Shanghai, Beijing Road in Guangzhou, Binjiang Road in Tianjin, and so on......

This theater with an observation car is located right next to the exit of the Rong subway station. Compared to the "Otaku Essentials Mall" in the Don Quijote Shopping Center in Akihabara, the appearance and location of this place give people a completely different feeling. The Japanese pronunciation of Rong is "Sakae", so the name of this new group is "SKE48".

Since the recent upward trend of AKB48 has been very obvious, the recruitment of SKE48 has also been very smooth, and although Nagoya is not as densely populated as Tokyo, there are thousands of young girls who have signed up for SKE48 selection. After more than a month of four reviews, a total of 22 people passed the final review on July 31 and became members of SKE48 students.

Among these 22 people, there are not only Shina Oya and Kumi Yagami, who later entered the AKB general election rankings, but also Shiori Takada, the younger sister of AKB48 second phase student Takada Aina, and former AKB48 fourth term graduate student Exit Yo. But the people who really made Akimoto Yasu's eyes shine were not them.

After Yasushi Akimoto returned to Tokyo, Takeshi Fujishima approached him and asked, "Mr. Akimoto, I heard that you found a sparkling rough diamond in Nagoya this time?"

"Hey, President Fujishima, how did you know about this?" asked Akimoto Yasu, a little strangely.

"Don't forget, Mariko and Tomomi are in my office, and I listened to them. It is said that they were performing in Akihabara at the time, and you called Minami Takahashi, the captain of teama, at the final selection site of SKE48 Phase 1, and said that you had met an amazing seedling. Takeshi Fujishima explained.

Hearing Takeshi Fujishima say this, Yasuya Akimoto nodded and admitted: "That's right, this time I did come across an unpolished rough diamond, and I firmly believe that she will definitely shine in the future." Let me tell you, she was the last in line at that time, and I was already very tired from watching so many contestants' performances, and I already had a rough list of qualified candidates in my heart, so I didn't plan to watch the performance of this last contestant in detail.

But as soon as she started performing, I was immediately attracted by this skinny girl who was only 1.6 meters tall and had sonorous hip-hop steps. This girl who looks about 16 or 7 years old has an innocent, bright, and confident smile like a schoolboy, and although her eyes are not big, her childlike clear eyes are very attractive. ”

Hearing this, Takeshi Fujishima couldn't help but complain in his heart, if I'm not mistaken, the girl you are talking about seems to have been born in the ninth year of Heisei, that is, in 1997, and now it is only 2008, which means that you seem to be a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl, but in fact you are only 11 years old, what "innocent smile like a schoolboy", what "clear eyes like a child"...... Nonsense, she was originally a schoolboy!

However, on the surface, he still didn't know what to do, and continued to ask: "Oh, what is the name of this diamond?" In fact, it was not that he wanted to ask, but Mariko and the others were not convinced, because in their impressions, Yasusu Akimoto had never praised anyone so much, and even Atsuko Maeda was at a loss. Although she has become the signature face of AKB48, her own efforts and growth are still "expected and deserved" in the eyes of Yasushi Akimoto. Who is this child, who is called "Rough Diamond", who is sacred?

"Her name is Rina Matsui. Speaking of this, Akimoto Yasusu seemed to suddenly think of something, and suddenly asked vigilantly: "Eh, President Fujishima, why are you so enthusiastic to inquire about her? I can tell you first, she I will never sign with other firms, no one, I must polish this diamond myself." ”

Fujishima Takeshi waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, my Akimoto-sensei, I'm not interested in your diamonds, in fact, what I'm interested in is another member you recruited this time." ”

"Oh, who are you interested in?Kumi Yagami or Shichi Takada?" asked Yasushi Akimoto with interest.

Takeshi Fujishima shook his head and replied, "No, it's a girl with the same surname as your diamond." ”

"Who's that, you let me think about it. Akimoto thought for a long time before he remembered: "Ah, are you talking about Reina Matsui?"

Speaking of this Reina Matsui, she is actually a girl who is very entangled in Akimoto Yasu, she is a slender figure, fair-skinned, and a girl who conforms to the public's aesthetics no matter how she looks at it, but she has two fatal shortcomings, one is that she has not systematically learned dance and performance, and the other is that she has a very serious waist, and she can't even do basic movements like sit-ups. Therefore, the position assigned to her by Akimoto Yasu is the left rear of the third row, which is also the most neglected position.

"Why are you interested in her? This girl is not very talented and has a very good foundation, and I don't think she should stay too long in SKE. Akimoto asked a little strangely.

"I'll tell you you can do it, but you have to promise me one condition, and that is to sign this girl to me. ”

"You, you're so cunning, you're just taking advantage of the fire. Akimoto muttered dissatisfied, but he quickly made a decision: "Okay, I agreed, now you can tell me why." "The reason why Yasu Akimoto made a decision so quickly was because he really didn't think there was anything shining about Reina Matsui.

And Fujishima Takeshi knows very well that in fact, Reina Matsui's future development is not much worse than that of Reina Matsui, who was held up to the sky by Yasu Akimoto at the moment, and Reina Matsui is very talented in voice acting and kendo, he believes that if he is willing to cultivate, then her future will be very broad.