Chapter 617: Become Santa Claus
"Ice Bucket Challenge...... I'd like to participate too! In the lounge, Yuko sat next to Zhou Xiao and said.
"Uh......" Zhou Xiao was a little embarrassed, he clicked four people on Twitter but didn't click on AKB members, but he really couldn't click on them, put AKB members with Son Masayoshi and Zuckerberg or something, the purpose of the propaganda is too obvious, and if you really want AKB members, how many can you order? One? Maeda or Yuko? Two? Then Takahashi Minami won't be ordered?
These are all questions to consider.
So simply, Zhou Xiao won't order it, once this thing becomes popular, there will definitely be many people who will order AKB members, and there is no need to worry about no one ordering it.
Zhou Xiao is also very interested in the ice bucket challenge.
The real ice bucket challenge began to be popular on the Internet in 2014, but now in 2010, the flow of the network may be difficult to compare with 2014, so Zhou Xiao will launch this activity on TV instead of directly on the Internet, TV, especially Japanese TV programs, still have considerable appeal, with the support of variety shows, Zhou Xiao dared to take out the ice bucket challenge four years in advance.
Another problem facing the ice bucket challenge is the current climate, in the previous life, this challenge was popular, a considerable part of the reason was because of the midsummer climate at that time, but now it is winter, rich people may be able to find an air-conditioned venue, ordinary people do it outside, it has really become a rare challenge, this can be regarded as Zhou Xiao's most worried point.
In the plan that has been communicated in advance, the three celebrities he has ordered will accept the invitation and participate in the ice bucket challenge in the two days after tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, and these three will also continue the entire ice bucket challenge, and they will continue to invite others to participate in the challenge, in order to finally achieve the effect of Zhou Xiao's previous life that bloomed in the world.
What is the real effect of this challenge, we will have to wait for the fermentation of the Internet around the world to begin tomorrow, and Zhou Xiao's program is still ongoing.
After the commercial, the show finally moved on to its second part.
Half of the time has passed. Everyone found one thing, this show, but Zhou Xiao and AKB's title show together, even if everyone knows, the main body of the show must be Zhou Xiao and AKB is only a supporting role, but the show has been going on so far, but AKB's opportunity to appear only refers to the fact that Hara played a soy sauce in Miyazaki Aoi's ice bucket challenge part, and such an appearance time is definitely not the time that a contract should have to appear in the show.
So many people expected the next show. It must be the AKB as a key part.
Zhou Xiao appeared in front of the audience again.
He said directly: "The next part, we recorded on December 24, 2010, that is to say, from the 24th to the 30th, our real production and editing and post-production of the program was only less than a week, for this program, the entire production group was busy, and finally caught up with the official broadcast, here." Allow me to thank our excellent production team, without you, the excitement of this episode would be greatly reduced. ”
After a pause, he continued: "Then next. What is about to start is our next flash mob tour, the last one in which we attacked a lot of celebrities and popped them up once in a way that did charity through guò. This time, we swapped out the flash mob for ordinary people.
But...... For ordinary people, how to do a flash mob? And don't forget. I also hope that the flash mob can carry more things, and I hope that even ordinary people can feel the happiness and surprise brought by the suddenness of the flash mob. So, I thought about it for a while, and finally decided to use a simpler and crude form to achieve this flash mob.
We have placed the pop-up in Sapporo, Hokkaido, and I would like to thank Chitose Shopping Mall, the largest shopping mall in Hokkaido, for their support......"
Zhou Xiao said here, the Japanese industry insiders in front of the TV couldn't sit still, what did they see? What do they see?
If it is said that a celebrity flash mob in the front, Zhou Xiao is playing a celebrity card, and he may use the previous type to make a announcement, the so-called ordinary person card in the back seems to be an ordinary person, but in fact, from the perspective of these industry insiders, Zhou Xiao is actually a product placement billboard! Zhou Xiao's thank you, it looks like a thank you, but it is actually equivalent to an advertisement for that shopping mall! Correspondingly, Zhou Xiao took the program team to do a show in someone's store, maybe not only does it not cost money, but the other party will sponsor Zhou Xiao's program and even advertise directly in Zhou Xiao's program time!
"This show is too profitable...... "Many people in the industry are a little staggered, it is indeed to make money, Japanese variety shows, many people will think that it is very expensive to go out and run, but in fact, it does not cost money to go out and run many times, unless you build a house in the field like "Male and Female Pickets", go to Russia to dig a pit or something, otherwise, your investment cannot exceed the gorgeous set of indoor variety shows, and invite a large number of people to do the investment of the show.
For example, Zhou Xiao's show is like this, the artists who appear are of little value except for Zhou Xiao, and the asking price of Yasu Akimoto and Hiro will not be too high, they didn't rely on this to eat in the first place.
There is no investment such as a set, at most I can buy some ice cubes and water, and prepare a few buckets...... Compared to the investment of millions at every turn, this amount of money is also a cost?
And in the second part, this situation seems to have evolved, Zhou Xiao not only doesn't spend money, but even has to make money back!
His variety show, the company he wants to go to is afraid that the queue from Tokyo can be lined up to Saitama, and when these companies wave banknotes and hold their thighs to send money, the program of the program group has not yet been broadcast, maybe just selling some advertisements and the like can pay off!
"This show...... It's gone......" People in the industry who were paying attention to Zhou Xiao's show patted their heads and said one after another.
Zhou Xiao's previous life was about the same time, AKB's prime-time program was a cooperation with Tamura Jun, so it turns out that the main producer of this show is the main producer of this show, who has cooperated with AKB for many years, and the producer of many programs such as the late-night program AKBINGO, SKE's magic broadcasting, NMB's artist, and other programs, Mao Li Shinobu, is this ability...... It's just average, there is no problem with doing late-night shows, but if it is a prime time, his ability is far behind.
Under the system of Maori Shinobu, "So It Turns Out to Be a College" is basically a prime-time program that sells kindness. Selling food shows, but in fact, there is no innovative garbage variety show itself, such a show can persist intermittently for more than a year, in fact, it already represents the strength of AKB and the efforts of AKB's operation at that time.
However, the investment in this show is not small at all, and the investment in the beautiful set does not know tens of millions, and the artists invite many, many artists every time, but the whole show is not very good as a xuanfan, as AKB's variety show schedule. The whole show could not promote neither the artists who came to participate in the show, nor the members of AKB, so it can be said that it was a great failure.
Zhou Xiao's prime-time flash mob journey, only from now on, has been on two extremes with the original university, his program focuses on location, publicity and product placement are relatively easy, and he can make a lot of money while getting the guaranteed ratings, and Maori Ren's show is re-enacted in the studio. Publicity and product placement are also not effective, and the ratings are super low while making no money......
On the bright side, if people are chosen, it seems that everyone will choose Zhou Xiao's works, but in fact, everyone knows very well that Zhou Xiao's actions can be successful. A big reason is because he is Zhou Xiao, apart from him, how many people in Japan can think of such a powerful variety show project?
Isn't Zhou Xiao's own ability valuable? It can be said that Zhou Xiao invested in his own ability. itself is the biggest investment in variety shows, and his ability, to put it bluntly, has no problem accounting for 50% or even 70% of the show's investment!
Because even if it's saury. These super artists in the tunnel are rarely able to be the program planner while hosting the show!
Zhou Xiao on TV is obviously aware of this, but surprisingly, he seems to be ...... And there is no idea of saving money for the crew!
Facing the camera, he said: "This episode was originally a single-shot SP program, but halfway through it, we found out...... This budget ...... It's a little bit of a flower...... The show has been done so much, how can you save so much budget...... But it's much easier to spend money than to save, so here's our second pop-up! ”
Speaking of which, the camera flashed, Zhou Xiao had already appeared in Hokkaido, and beside him, he was followed by a large AKB lineup of thirty people.
"Sapporo...... We're here! "Yay!!" With Zhou Xiao's voice, the girls clapped their hands excitedly.
After a pause, the filming staff shouted, "Okay! Thank you! ”
Just after the photographer shouted this sentence, Zhou Xiao and the girls collapsed in an instant.
"Good! Cold! A crowd shouted.
In Sapporo, Hokkaido, in winter, the white color has become the main background of the city, and there is a lot of snow on the roads, and even now, the sky is overcast and it seems that it may snow at any time.
This makes it difficult for TV show photographers, especially idols like AKB, Zhou Xiao can also wear a suit or something to block the wind, but AKB must wear his signature uniform to deepen the audience's impression, even if Japanese girls have always been used to wearing skirts in winter, but this is Hokkaido, this is Sapporo, it's just an opening, and the girls are already freezing to runny noses.
Zhou Xiao took the girls to run inside the supermarket, and a group of people from the zuò group carried cameras, radio microphones and the like to follow behind, and when a group of people finally got into the air-conditioned market from the outside, everyone relaxed.
"Speaking of which, Brother Zhou Xiao, what are we going to do?" The girls asked after following Zhou Xiao to the supermarket.
"Okay, let's start announcing the contents of this project, but if you want to talk about the content of the project or something, you should understand it when you look at today's time." Zhou Xiao asked.
"Today is ...... Christmas Eve? Could it be that Brother Zhou Xiao, you want us to ...... A Christmas-themed pop-up in the middle of a supermarket? Yuko asked.
"The idea...... It's a little outdated, but if it was me 10 years ago, it would have been nice to come up with this project. Zhou Xiao said.
"Huh?? So what are we going to do? The crowd asked.
"Look around you, where you are, it's the biggest shopping mall in Sapporo, you can buy everything you want here, and here, can't you think of what I'm going to do?" Zhou Xiao asked.
"Do...... Do what? The girls still didn't react.
"Stupid! This time we're going to do Santa Claus once!! Zhou Xiao said.
"Santa Claus? How? The girls asked.
"What's the first thing to do when you want to be Santa Claus?" Zhou Xiao didn't answer directly, but asked.
"First things first?"
"The first thing, of course...... It's time to change your clothes! Zhou Xiao said with a smile.
"Let's go! Let's go change our clothes first! ”
After this sentence, the camera flashed again, and Zhou Xiao and the girls had already changed their clothes.
Of course. Everyone is dressed up as Santa Claus.
Zhou Xiao's Santa Claus costume is no different from the traditional Santa Claus, red and white cotton clothes, plus red and white hats, if you want to say the difference with the real Santa Claus, he has no white beard.
And the girls' Santa Claus outfits are not Zhou Xiao's loose and fat, in fact, the girls' Santa Claus outfits are from the AKB costume group Xiao Ren and others, not only each member's clothes have certain personal characteristics, but also highlight the girls' figures, for example, some girls' clothes are simply red and white short skirts and high socks, which can expose the absolute realm of the thighs.
The girls who changed their clothes were even more confused.
"What is this going to do?" Everyone asked.
"Everybody's got dressed. Now we're going to bring in a helper for today's mission, Mr. Police!! Zhou Xiao shouted.
With his shout, a policeman turned around the corner not far away.
"Police? Why call the police? "The girls don't understand.
The policeman walked over and stood beside Zhou Xiao.
The girls looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Zhou Xiao looked at the policeman in front of him and said, "Everyone...... I didn't see it. ”
"See what?" The girls were surprised.
"Don't you think this Mr. policeman looks familiar?" Zhou Xiao asked.
"He? No...... I don't think I've seen ......," the girls said.
"Special effects makeup, it's amazing." Zhou Xiaodao.
"Special effects makeup? Could it be that this person is ......" The girls were startled.
"This is ......" Zhou Xiao took a signboard from the staff, and what was pasted on it was the appearance of the police officer in front of him before he put on makeup.
"Him!? Huh!? The girls screamed because the ...... They're familiar! This is obviously ...... Uncle Inoue!
As the second person in AZX. Uncle Inoue, who is also the head of the AKB theater, is almost the most familiar person among the girls in the AZX company except for Zhou Xiao, but why is this uncle here!?
"Uncle Inoue!? Why are you here? The girls asked.
Facing the questions of the members. Zhou Xiao didn't answer, but said directly to Uncle Inoue: "Uncle, let's start?" ”
"Okay! Then I'm leaving! Uncle Inoue nodded, turned around and walked out of the supermarket.
"Why is he gone again? What is he going to do? The girls asked.
Zhou Xiao didn't explain, but beckoned to the staff: "Give each of them a set of headphones." Is the car ready to move? Attention departments, it's about to begin! ”
"Let's go!? What to start!? Brother Zhou Xiao, what are you talking about!? The girls were all surprised, why didn't they even give an explanation and just start talking? We don't know what to do, do we? How does this get us started?
Although surprised. The girls still took the headphones handed by the staff and watched them push out a nine-screen monitor, and the picture on the monitor was a miniature camera on Uncle Inoue's body, and the camera of the staff moving with Uncle Inoue with the camera.
In addition to these shots, there are a few other frames that look like a very ordinary parking lot outside the hypermarket? What's to be done?
At this time, Zhou Xiao spoke, and he said not to the members but into a microphone: "Hey? Uncle Inoue, can you hear me? ”
"I heard it, I heard it! Very clear! ”
"Yikes!" The girls screamed as Uncle Inoue replied in their ears at the same time.
"Very good, Uncle Inoue, let's start at your pace!" Zhou Xiaodao.
"Brother Zhou Xiao, what did you start?" The girls asked.
"Just look at it." Zhou Xiao said.
Hearing Zhou Xiao's response, although they were very puzzled in their hearts, the girls still quieted down and watched Uncle Inoue on the monitor act.
I saw that the uncle walked a few more steps, and selected a car in the parking lot, and in the car was a woman who was studying something.
In the footage of the staff, you can clearly see the hesitant and puzzled look of the driver in the car.
However, the driver in the car obediently rolled down the window glass.
"I'm sorry, there is a temporary check, please cooperate with us, can you take a look at your driver's license?" The policeman played by the uncle is quite like that.
"Huh? Good. The driver in the car was a woman in her forties, who looked like the most ordinary Japanese citizen, and she took out her driver's license and handed it to her uncle. (To be continued......)