Looking at the cheering members, Toshiryo Muramatsu was also happy for these girls, although Nogizaka 46's score was insurmountable from AKB48 at the moment, but it was a good start anyway.

After the members cheered for a while, Muramatsu Toshiryo stretched out his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and continued: "I know that everyone is very happy with this news, but I still have to say one more thing here, although our Nogizaka 46 has achieved a good result and the operation is very satisfied with it, but you still can't slack off and be satisfied." Nogizaka 46 is still a long way from AKB48, but I believe that you will surpass AKB48 one day, and I hope you will continue to work hard. ”

Muramatsu's words diminished the excitement of the members due to the single sales slightly, but more importantly, it strengthened the members' confidence to surpass AKB48 and become true rivals.

Nanami Hashimoto stood in the middle of the members, looking at the members around them with a bit of solemnity in their excitement, and Nanami Hashimoto, who originally regarded this more as a job, seemed to have some changes in his opinion of Nogizaka 46. An emotion that was a little indescribable whether it was excitement or emotion filled Nanami Hashimoto's chest, and she couldn't help but want to find someone to talk to. But she glanced at Mai Shiraishi and rejected the idea of talking to her in her heart, and Nanami Hashimoto felt as if she wanted to hear the opinions of others who were not members of Nogizaka 46.

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In a music classroom in Tokyo, Nanami Hashimoto is practicing her voice with Sakai Izumi.

"Yes, Nanamin, you've made a lot of progress." Sakai Izumizu was satisfied with Nanami Hashimoto's performance: "Nana Min, you have a good talent in voice, but your breath is a little unstable, so you should practice more chest and abdomen breathing techniques to exercise your breath." Only when the breath is stable can a song be sung. Let's do it again, relax your ribcage, let the diaphragm move down, and inhale. ”

Nana Hashimoto did not follow the method taught by Sakai Izumi, and after standing with her legs naturally open, she put her hands on her waist, felt the ups and downs of her abdomen, and naturally took a deep breath.

"Very well, now the chest is straightened, the lower abdomen is contracted upwards, and the diaphragm is moved upwards to squeeze the air out of the lungs to make a sound. Ahh

"Ahh

"Very well, one more time, inhale." Sakai Izumi walked up to Nanami Hashimoto, put his palm on her abdomen, and after Nanami Hashimoto took a deep breath, he said, "Okay, now exhale, ah-"

"Ahh

Sakai Izumizu nodded with satisfaction, put down his hand, and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "Nana Min, you are doing very well, but you have to remember that although the combined chest and abdomen breathing is the most ideal breathing method in singing, it is also the most difficult breathing method to master. Therefore, it is necessary to go through a certain period of training to be able to breathe freely in this way. It is not until you are able to sing with elastic breathing that you have mastered the correct breathing during singing. It can be regarded as a good start for his singing career. ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't take down Sakai Izumi's words seriously, nodded and said, "I know, Sister Izumi, I'll practice hard every day." ”

Sakai Izumizu smiled, raised his head and looked at the clock hanging on the wall on the side, and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "I've been practicing for a morning unconsciously, so let's take a rest." ”

Nana Hashimoto didn't hear Sakai Izumi say that she could rest, so she relaxed and sat down on a chair next to her. After standing for a long time, Nana Hashimoto didn't feel a sore waist, and couldn't help but reach out and tap her back.

"Are young people tired of standing like this? Nana Namin, how do you hold on to a concert? Sakai Izumizu looked at Nana Hashimoto's movements like an old man, and joked, "You still want to dance, right?" ”

"No, Sister Quanshui." Nanami Hashimoto shook her head: "I've had a waist injury before, and when I stand for a long time or something, it's easy to hurt." But out of the way, just knock on it. After speaking, he pretended to straighten his waist easily, causing Sakai Izumi to shake his head.

"When you are young, you must take care of your body, and you can't mess around just because you have a strong recovery ability." Sakai Izumi looked at Nanami Hashimoto with a concerned face, and said with concern: "Otherwise, if you fall ill, when Nanamin you reach my age, you will be sick." ”

"I know, Sister Quanshui." Nana Hashimoto pouted and made a bun with a face and sprinkled it with Sakai Spring Water: "It's an old wound on the waist, no way." I'll pay attention to the rest. ”

Looking at Nana Hashimoto's cute bun face, Sakai Izumi could only shake his head helplessly, hoping that Nana Hashimoto would listen to his words. Sakai Izumi seemed to remember something again, and said to Nanami Hashimoto: "I forgot to congratulate Nana Min, Nogizaka 46's debut single sold 150,000, which is a very good result." ”

"It's still a long way off!" Nana Hashimoto listened to Sakai Izumi's praise, shook his head, and was a little unconfident: "Compared with the million sales of AKB48 Santhem, our Nogizaka 46 is still far behind, I don't know when we can also have million sales." ”

"In today's shrinking record market, it's good that you can have this achievement!" Nanami Hashimoto's words made Sakai Izumi laugh dumbly, she walked up to Nanami Hashimoto and sat down, and said with a smile: "AKB48's million sales are also the result of their popularity accumulation over the years, and when I released my first single back then, the results were not as good as yours." This is your first single, what's the hurry? ”

Sakai Springs' words made Nana Hashimoto understand that he was indeed in a hurry, but the momentum of AKB48's lack of millions of orders after I left me still made Nana Hashimoto worry: "But our Nogizaka 46 is the formula opponent of AKB48, if the sales are too bad, it will be considered unworthy of the name, right?" ”

"Then you will prove it with your strength!" Sakai Spring gently encouraged Nanami Hashimoto: "In today's entertainment industry, it is no longer the era when you could sell millions of sales with pure music. If there is enough hype on the topic, it is not difficult to have past sales. But such artists are often a one-shot house, and it is difficult to survive in the cruel place of the entertainment industry. Speaking of this, Sakai Izumi paused, as if recalling the short-lived artists he had seen, and then continued to say to Nanami Hashimoto: "AKB48 They can have the million sales per single like today, I think it is inseparable from the solid foundation they have laid step by step over the years." If you Nogizaka 46 want to achieve better results than this, it is especially important to start laying the foundation from now on. ”

"I see! Thank you, Sister Izumi. Sakai Izumi's earnest words made Nana Hashimoto figure it out, as long as Nogizaka 46 insists on going step by step and keeps going up, he will surpass AKB48 one day! Nana Hashimoto is not so convinced.

Seeing that Nanami Hashimoto seemed to have figured it out, Sakai Izumi also showed a relieved smile on his face.

At this time, Nanami Hashimoto seemed to remember something, and asked Sakai Izumi, "Sister Izumi, can I ask you a question?" ”

"Of course, just ask." Faced with Nanami Hashimoto's request, Sakai Izumi nodded naturally.

Nana Hashimoto hesitated for a moment, and asked Sakai Izumi with some embarrassment: "Sister Izumi, in your opinion, is the profession of an artist a dream or a job?" ”

Sakai Izumi looked at Nanami Hashimoto a little strangely: "Nana Min, why do you ask that?" ”

"In the beginning, I used to be an artist as a job, but when Muramatsu came to tell us about the sales of the single the other day, everyone was cheering, and I felt that everyone seemed to think differently, and it seemed that they became idols in order to realize their dreams. I'm a little confused, is my attitude too slack? So I'd like to hear your opinion, Sister Izumi. Nana Hashimoto was a little embarrassed, as if she was embarrassed for her thoughts.

Looking at the shy Nanami Hashimoto, Sakai Izumi asked with a smile, "Then Nana Min, what did you become an idol for?" ”

"Because the income in the entertainment industry seems to be good, when I was looking for a part-time job on the Internet, I happened to see an advertisement for Nogizaka 46's audition, because it said 'AKB48's formula is recruiting for members of rival groups', and I noticed that only a letter with a photo was required for the first screening, so I sent the photo." Nana Hashimoto recalled the reason for her participation in the Nogizaka 46 audition, and covered her mouth a little shyly: "However, the notice of the second review came, and I was taken aback." At the time, I jokingly talked to my mom on the phone, saying things like, "I'm going to lose the election anyway, and I want to see my future idol." And because the venue was at Sony Music Headquarters, I went to the second screening with the purpose of "coming here to accumulate life experience", and I passed the exam. So I didn't know anything about the entertainment industry before I auditioned in Nogizaka, and I couldn't dance or sing. ”

"So Nanamin, you became an idol entirely out of curiosity and lack of work?" Thinking that he also started his music career as the lead singer of the band ZARD because he met Nagato Daiyuki, Izumi Sakai couldn't help but sigh at the wonder of fate: "Actually, Nanamin, you don't need to worry about these things, many artists also regard this profession as a job rather than a dream." Of course, there are also many artists who enter the entertainment industry because they want to realize their dreams, and the two are not in conflict. As long as you do your best to do the best you can, whether it's a job or a dream, it's the same. And work is not a way to achieve your dreams. ”

"Is work the way to achieve your dreams?" Nanami Hashimoto looked at Sakai Izumi, who was smiling and encouraging her, and couldn't help but fall into thought.