There are no surprises in concerts, in fact, there are surprises and surprises everywhere.

Preparing for this concert is the most important task for AKB members after entering July.

The same is true for Zhou Xiao, the most important thing is that there will be two very important members graduating from this year's Yoyogi concert.

That's right, not one, but two.

The graduation of these two members was proposed by Zhou Xiao, AKB in the previous life, it is usually difficult to propose the graduation of a certain member, especially the more popular the members, AKB is a relatively special system, and many of the main members are not actually the companies that operate AKB, that is, AKS's contracted artists.

But today's AZX is different, even if the members graduate, they still belong to AZX, and the company's promotion of her will not end because of her graduation, and may even usher in a peak of members' resources and work because of graduation.

Therefore, Zhou Xiao can more freely ask the members for graduation.

These two people...... One is Mai Oshima, a girl who was originally going to graduate in 09, but she has stayed until now, witnessing the popularity of AKB, and the graduation of the top four in the general election can have a great impact on AKB and Mai Oshima at this time.

The other person was Zhou Xiao who did not graduate at this time in his previous life, and even left it until Maeda graduated before considering graduation...... Tomomi Itano!

; The time I saw Tomomi Itano in private was a week after the shooting of the general menu was completed.

After the filming of the general menu was over, Zhou Xiao didn't see the members of AKB much, and he didn't even have time to perform, in addition to being busy, the other reason was that Zhou Xiao would be very embarrassed after meeting the members who participated in the MV shooting......

What happened in the first half of the filming in that studio was that even if Zhou Xiao felt that something was unbearable, the special environment, relaxed members and agitated mood actually did such a thing. Anyone will think it's a bit too much

But although it is embarrassing, the work still has to be done, and in the end, Zhou Xiao still made an appointment with Itano Yumi in private, alone, and even concealed from most of the people in AZX.

This is undoubtedly a fool's errand.

What Zhou Xiao didn't know was that when he contacted Itano Tomomi, and even specifically said don't sue the staff and don't sue the agent, the girl went out to see Zhou Xiao. First, she lingered near her home for a long time, and finally, after the girl put on her hat and sunglasses, she quietly ran to the vending machine to buy a box of ...... Sheath.

Putting this box of umbrellas at the bottom of the bag, Tomomi Itano got into the car and went to the place where she had made an appointment with Zhou Xiao.

She was prepared, and there was nothing to resist.

Of course, the place where Zhou Xiao and Itano Tomomi met was not a super private place like his own home, but he met in a private room in his own restaurant or something. It is indeed a little easy to make people suspicious, but this is very necessary, and when discussing with Itano Tomomi, Zhou Xiao doesn't want anyone to know its content.

Because I wandered outside the house for a while. Itano Yumi was about fifteen minutes late, so after the girl entered the private room, she first apologized to Zhou Xiao very nervously and panickedly, this is not that it is normal to be late for a date with a boyfriend, and she is late for her own boss like Zhou Xiao. Even if Zhou Xiao is very easy-going, even Tomomi Itano, who has always been very self-conscious, is also very nervous, you know. Although he has always been easy-going, Zhou Xiao has always emphasized the importance of politeness, being late, not saying hello seriously, not because the show is funny and does not use honorifics or the like, it is something that Zhou Xiao will say every time he sees the members.

"I'm sorry for the delay!" Itano Tomomi said as soon as she came in.

"It's okay, it's okay to be late, come and sit." Zhou Xiao didn't care about the girl's lateness, and let the girl sit down opposite him.

"Brother Zhou Xiao, are you looking for me...... What's the matter? The girl asked a little nervously after sitting in front of Zhou Xiao.

"Your ranking in the general election this year is very good, and your work after the general election is also good, right?" Zhou Xiao asked.

"Yes, I'm really grateful for giving me such a great opportunity, and the variety of jobs after the election has increased significantly." The girl said.

"So...... What do you think of Solo's debut? Zhou Xiao asked.

“solo！？ May I? So happy! The girl said excitedly. Solo debut or something, it can be said that it is the ultimate dream of most members after joining AKB, listening to Zhou Xiao say this, it is impossible for a girl to be unhappy.

"But......" Zhou Xiao said one, but then stopped.

"But?" The girl asked.

"But...... Would you like to graduate from AKB? Zhou Xiao asked.

"Huh??? Graduate!? Itano's big eyes filled with tears almost instantly.

"I ...... Did I do anything? "It can be seen that the current Itano really doesn't want to graduate, the results in the general selection are very good, and he is very happy to do in AKB, and AKB itself is also super popular, why do you want to graduate? I've worked hard for five years, isn't it time to enjoy the results?

I'm afraid that not only Itano Tomomi thinks so, but the other members, and even the vast majority of the operational staff will also think so, but in the eyes of Zhou Xiao, who has a few years of experience left, things are not so simple.

This year's Itano Tomomi won the fifth place, and the previous life Itano Tomomi won the fourth place in 2010, both of which are very, very perfect rankings, but now she would never have thought that in just one year, she was squeezed out of the Divine Seven and fell to the eighth place.

The decline in Tomomi Itano's popularity is due to a variety of reasons.

Originally, it was a fashionable and even a little glamorous route, in the rice group lì, Itano Tomomi's route has a very appropriate name that is "out of the house", and now the girl's results, in fact, are not her absolute strength but the votes of a large number of floating passers-by, because after AKB became popular, Itano Tomomi was the first batch of beneficiaries, and at the beginning people always went to see people's appearance, Itano Tomomi's appearance, especially her so-called duck lips, It has caused quite a stir among young people in Japan, and in this time. The girl's appearance, the girl's iconic lips, is the object of imitation by young Japanese girls.

But when it comes to the strength of the real AKB, Tomomi Itano is not very good, her character is not the kind of character that is easy to please otaku, as we all know, in things like the general election, one vote per person for floating rice, it can achieve a certain role but it is not decisive, and you must fight for enough core rice. You can make a difference in the general election, in this regard...... Itano Tomomi is hard to do.

That's why a year later, her ranking will be so exaggerated.

In Zhou Xiao's opinion, if two people need to graduate from AKB, Tomomi Itano and Mai Oshima are definitely the best candidates.

Their popularity is high enough to cause far more news than Eina Ono when they leave the group, and their popularity is also less dependent on AKB, not only less dependent. Now they are popular enough, but after a year, AKB Rice's popularity in them will decline, which may drag down their popularity at this moment. Now that they can graduate when they see it, it's a good thing for them and for AKB.

But...... This kind of thing, only Zhou Xiao himself understands this kind of thing in the world.

Anyone, even the most familiar with the Japanese entertainment industry. At this time, there is no guarantee that Tomomi Itano's popularity will decline in a year's time, and it is impossible for the girl to graduate from AKB because of such a possible speculation. Because for AKB, these two girls with a high ranking in the team have a very high value, and letting these two girls graduate will definitely be a loss for the operation.

To put it a little cruelly, if the decline of a girl's popularity is inevitable, and what will make the girl's popularity decline is not whether the girl works hard, but the key role route that cannot be modified casually, then for the operation, I am afraid that it will only be about how to squeeze out the surplus value on her.

I'm afraid that only someone like Zhou Xiao, who works hard for the sake of the girl and has a prophet, will choose to let her graduate at this time, right?

Zhou Xiao's behavior, from Itano Tomomi to the operation, may be difficult to understand, and the same is true for the rice, but he has to do it, so he can only ask the girl out of the single song and sue her......

"For your graduation, I hope you will propose it to the operation yourself, because at this time, the operation is not suitable to propose that you graduate." Zhou Xiao said.

"I ......"

Zhou Xiao was surprised to see that this girl, who has always had a cold and glamorous appearance and a cool and her own style, kept pouring tears as if the faucet had been turned on.

"I don't want to graduate!" The girl cried out.

"Don't ...... Don't cry, it's for your own good. Zhou Xiao looked for the tissue in a panic, he was frightened, in his previous life, he had eaten AKB for so long, and Zhou Xiao had never seen Itano Yumi's coolbeauty cry so badly! Originally, he thought that for the members of AKB, graduation solo was a dream for everyone, but he didn't expect this girl who seemed to be a weak team to be so sad and unwilling to accept reality when she didn't choose to graduate.

"You...... You adults always shout for our good, but I don't want to graduate......" Itano Tomomi continued to cry, this girl is really sad, otherwise she wouldn't have cried and even her snot would have come out.

Zhou Xiao was helpless, and after handing enough tissues to the girl, he said, "You calm down first, I'll go out and order you something to eat." ”

After saying that, he came out of the private room to call something and asked the girl to stay in the room to calm down.

After having a drink at the bar outside and chatting with the manager of the bar today, Zhou Xiao walked into the private room with the food he had just ordered.

As soon as she entered the room, Itano Tomomi stood up and said, "Brother Zhou Xiao, I'm really sorry I lost my temper just now......"

"It's nothing, it's normal, now that you're calm, we can talk about you." Zhou Xiao said after putting the things down.

"I ...... Do I really have to graduate? When Zhou Xiao sat down, the girl first asked a little impatiently.

"Of course not, you can not graduate at all, if you don't graduate, I will also give you your solo songs, my work today, is just to put forward my own ideas and opinions, how to choose is still up to you." Zhou Xiao said.

"That'...... Say it. The girl said.

So, Zhou Xiao began to state his opinion, positioning himself from the image of the girl. to her work, and the intersection of her work and ordinary AKB meals, to Zhou Xiao's "speculation" of AKB a year later, and to the speculation of the girl's status and popularity a year later......

"Brother Zhou Xiao, this ...... It's all your speculation, right? The girl asked after listening to Zhou Xiao's words.

"You're right, all of the above is my speculation, and I don't have any evidence to prove it." Zhou Xiao said.

Itano nodded, leaning back against the back of the couch.

It was the first time she had done so today. As a qualified artist, the girl's own demeanor is very qualified, and it is not common to sit there without regard for the image like now.

Through this, you can also see the agitation of her mood at the moment.

Silence enveloped the entire room, Zhou Xiao silently ate what was in front of him, and Itano Tomomi was holding a drink, and began to think about it a little distractedly.

After thinking about it for a while, the girl still couldn't decide what she thought, and she said, "Brother Zhou Xiao." This thing...... I'm not sure, I ...... Can I talk to my family? ”

"Family? If it's a family, you yourself may not be able to fully convey what I mean, or ...... I'm going to talk to your family? Zhou Xiao asked.

"Huh? Did you go and tell my family in person? This...... That's a bit out of place, isn't it? Tomomi Itano asked in surprise.

"Nothing out of place. I'm serious about your good, and I'm sure your parents will understand. Zhou Xiao said.

The two didn't move, but Tomomi Itano called his parents over the phone again, and after the four of them chatted in the private room for a while, the matter was generally settled.

The next two days. Zhou Xiao did similar things with Mai Oshima and her parents.

And then ...... Before entering the Yoyogi concert in July, in the company's internal memories, the two girls proposed graduation with AZX executives.

Zhou Xiao went all out to play the shock of hearing that the two girls were about to graduate for the first time with the people in the company.

The members themselves are to graduate. It is a thing that must be taken seriously by the company, and few companies will take strong intervention in this kind of thing, prohibiting the members from graduating and the like, because since the girl herself has proposed to graduate, then it is obvious that the girl has no desire to continue to stay in the group, and in this state, even if the members are forcefully retained, unless the members are a village with unparalleled appeal, it is difficult to continue to bring more value to the operation.

Especially in terms of operation, it is not without a way out, Zhou Xiao, who has long thought about letting the two members graduate at this time, because he doesn't want people to have superfluous associations, he has actually planned the graduation focus of the two girls half a year ago, whether it is a song or a variety show, and the interaction between him and AKB after graduation, AZX has actually been prepared.

So, without hiding from all the members, the graduation announcement time of the two people is approaching day by day.

Of course, the two men did not announce their graduation immediately, with Mai Oshima graduating at the Yakushiji Bongna outdoor performance where Ono graduated in his previous life, and Tomomi Itano graduating after attending the AKB handshake party, attending the Red and White Song Party on the last day of 2010, and the New Year's performance on the first day of 2011.

Both girls will also receive a farewell song for them, and their graduation solo program will officially start next year.

Although they got off the AKB train at high speed, the two did not lose their speed, and next year's AKB will still be a year that has swept the entire Japanese entertainment industry like a fire, and they have not completely lost the help of AKB, with the help of the former AKB, they will have more freedom and space to choose their work.

You know, AKB graduates today are not ordinary.

In the previous life, none of the AKB graduates at this time were mixed well, and the only one who was good was Mai Oshima, but now?

Among the first batch of graduates, there are Aya Takamoto and Mami Nakajima who are singing as lead singers in E-girls at this time, and Nozomi Kawasaki has her own clothing brand.

The second phase of graduates is more powerful,Kiriko Takemura is walking very well on the road of fashion modeling, this name is about to resound throughout Japan,Love Shinozaki has actually just released her own single,Although the popularity of singing is not very good,But as a photo idol plus a singer,This girl's sense of storage is still very sufficient,Mita Yurika is even more powerful,The new anchor of Japanese TV,Will sell cute and intellectual side,Beautiful,Good family background,I've been an idol and an anchor,It's a perfect girl......

Graduates don't mix well or something.,It's actually a norm in many cases.,It's rare to mix well like AKB.,AKB's predecessors such as the Good Morning Girls Group.,Most of the super popular members in the group such as Goto Maki.,Matsuura Aya.,After graduation, it's gradually declining.,It's not many cases like AKB where many graduates have gone their own way.。

Tomomi Itano and Mai Oshima, although these two girls have ushered in the end of their AKB jobs, the future of them is even more exciting. (To be continued......)

ps: Itano Tomomi's graduation at this time is the result of my serious consideration, at this time graduation is in my opinion her best choice, in addition, this girl is not completely irrelevant to AKB, now she is not Horipro's but AZX, this is the biggest difference between AKB graduates and Zhou Xiao's previous life. R1292