While Aoyama was chatting with Nakazato, Asakura and others, Mariko Shinoda was also sitting in Yasushi Akimoto's office.

Although Akimoto Yasushi is usually very strict, he is still very polite to Mariko Shinohata, the first member of the AKB to break out alone, especially this time the performance of the Dharma Temple is completely dependent on Mariko's personal relationship, so when he heard that Mariko wanted to report the situation of this event to himself alone, he happily agreed.

So after Mariko came in and sat down, Akimoto Yasusu smiled and praised: "Mariko, you have really broken out now, not only is your career thriving, but you can also give other sisters creative opportunities, you really live up to my training." ”

"Without AKB48, there would be no Mariko Shinoda today, so these are all things I should do. Mariko replied with a faint expression, and then said with a straight expression: "But about this activity of the Dharma Temple, I have two things I want to discuss with Mr. Akimoto. ”

"Oh, what's the matter, you say. Akimoto Yasushi originally thought that Mariko wanted to take advantage of this event to get credit from her, so he had any special requirements for the performance, such as singing a song by himself or something, but when he heard what Mariko said next, he was stunned.

Because he suddenly heard Mariko bow her head and say very guiltily: "The first thing is that I want to admit a mistake to you. ”

"Ah?!Wrong?What mistake?Is it too late to save it now?Does your office and Mrs. Okubo of "MORE" know?" Actually, it's no wonder that Yasushi Akimoto reacted so violently, because the current Mariko Shinoda can be said to be the most well-known member of the entire AKB48, and even relied on her performance in models and variety shows to reverse people's hearts as "AKB=Underground Idol" This mindset, especially in the current period of AKB's overall downturn, if there is a scandal in Mariko Shinoda, it will be too big a blow.

Seeing Yasushi Akimoto's appearance, Mariko knew that he was trying to be crooked, so he hurriedly explained: "Mr. Akimoto, don't get me wrong, the matter is not that serious, it's just that I have a boyfriend." ”

Hearing Mariko say this, Qiu Yuanyasu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "Whew, what kind of big deal should I be, it turns out that you just have a boyfriend." ”

In fact, in the early days of AKB, when it was not too popular, Akimoto Yasu was not strict about the fact that members fell in love in private, because after all, it was not popular at this time and received little attention, so as long as it was not too excessive, Akimoto Yasu also turned a blind eye, and was not forced to shave his head like Mine Annan later.

Therefore, Akimoto Yasushi just said casually: "Mariko, you have to know that the so-called idol is a career that brings people dreams, since you have chosen this job, then you must understand the risks and costs that this job brings to yourself, so it is definitely not suitable for public love." By the way, who's your boyfriend? Isn't he also an entertainer?"

"He's not an artist, actually, he's a monk. Mariko replied with some embarrassment.

Hearing Mariko's answer, Akimoto Yasusu couldn't believe his ears: "What?!He, monk?!Mariko, how could you like a monk? And since he is already an abbot, he must be not young, right? Mariko, have you been deceived by this old monk or do you have some handle in his hands? Don't worry, if that's the case, I'll solve it for you!"

Mariko hurriedly explained: "Mr. Akimoto, you misunderstood, I was not deceived and I didn't have any handle in the hands of others, I and Hongsuke are truly in love, and although Hongsuke is the abbot of Hongfa Temple, he is not very old, and he is even a few months younger than me, so you don't have to worry." ”

"Why do I know the name so well? Ah, I remember, it's the Kohoji Temple that sells Buddha noodles and soothing incense, right? If it's the abbot of this temple, it's really not very old, and it looks quite kind. ”

"Mr. Akimoto, have you also been to Kohoji Temple?" asked Mariko with some surprise.

"Well, Mrs. Okubo introduced the Buddha noodles there before, and I went to eat them twice out of curiosity, and it was indeed very amazing, but it was a little too expensive. ”

"It's okay, Akimoto-sensei, if you like to eat, I can ask Kosuke to give you a free order. ”

"That's not necessary, it's not suitable for every day. Speaking of this, Akimoto looked at Mariko for a while, and then sighed and said: "Since you can now make the decision for him, it means that your relationship is already very deep." Okay, this little monk is also worthy of our family, then I don't care about your affairs, but there is one thing you have to remember, you must not let the outside world know about your relationship, otherwise your future will be ruined, understand?"

Then he changed his words and said, "Fortunately, you told me about it now, otherwise it would be really easy to have problems when you go to the Dharma Temple." Okay, now that I know what your first thing was, let's move on to the second thing. ”

"The second thing is that Kosuke made a suggestion for the development of our AKB, and I think he said it very well, so I would like to report back to you. ”

"Cut, how could he, a monk, understand the development of idol groups. Qiu Yuanyasu said disapprerovingly, but when he saw Mariko's aggrieved expression, he laughed and said: "It seems that your relationship is really good, I just said that he is not good, you are wronged like this, okay, okay, for your sake, I will listen to the creativity of this abbot of Aoyama." ”

"Kosuke said that I hope you can release an album in March next year's graduation season that is fast-paced, catchy, with healthy lyrics, and reflects the mixed feelings of graduates when they are about to go their separate ways and the solemn decisions they make in the future, and apply to the graduation ceremonies of each school to take the initiative to sing at that time, which is both timely and touching, which will definitely promote the album to sell well and create a positive image of our AKB.

In addition, this song is not only for fresh graduates, those who have graduated for many years and set foot on the job will definitely have the desire to reunite with old classmates and catch up, so this song can completely add a look to the future, such as putting everyone at the end of the MV to get together in ten years, so that more people will be impressed. ”