At around six o'clock in the morning, Amamiya Shiori rubbed his eyes. A feeling of pressure came from his left shoulder.
Looking from the side, he saw a small face, with gentle breathing and slightly trembling eyelashes. It turned out that Saito Asuka fell asleep on her shoulder.
Similarly, Nana Hashimoto and Rina Ikoma, who were sitting opposite, were also fast asleep.
The sun has not yet risen, but the dim light refracted by the snow has already outlined the gray landscape.
Amamiya Sōri maintained his posture, put one hand into the pocket of his coat, and took out his mobile phone to avoid waking Saito Asuka.
At the end of last year, she replaced the flip phone she had used for several years with an iPhone 4S.
Compact size, thick candy bar body, 3.5-inch screen, large bezel without bangs, physical home button, and 5th generation iOS system. In this era when smartphones have just started, Apple, as a design benchmark, will make people feel extremely novel. But in Amamiya Shiori's eyes, it was full of a sense of age.
Nogizaka posted a tweet at around four in the morning, and there were already many comments from fans who didn't know whether they got up early or couldn't sleep. Twitter announced a temporary grouping of promotional activities and the cities where they will be promoted, hoping that local fans can provide suggestions for promoting attractions.
Everyone's answers were very enthusiastic, but not all seemed to be reliable. Some recommended ski resorts, some recommended zoos, some recommended famous mountains and ancient temples, and some recommended busy streets.
Recommendations about Sendai are mostly focused on Sendai’s landmark buildings, Aoba Castle, Akiu Hot Spring, Osaki Hachimangu Shrine, Sendai Daikannon and other attractions.
Although they all look like very nice attractions, it doesn't sound like the kind of place that gets a lot of traffic during the day. Especially since Sendai just had a snowfall yesterday, there shouldn't be many tourists going to the scenic spots.
Gradually, as the train is about to arrive at the station. The staff also adjusted from rest.
Amamiya Sugawara woke up Saito Asuka and Ikoma Rina one after another. As for Hashimoto Nanami who was a little angry when she woke up, Amamiya Sugawara decided to let her sleep a little longer.
"Are we there?" Ikoma Rina took off her blindfold and stretched, "Ah~wu~"
"Almost there. There are still ten minutes left." Amamiya Shiori took out the thermos cup and poured a cup of hot water.
"Want to drink?" She handed the hot water to the confused Saito Asuka.
"Yes." Saito Asuka nodded and took the cup.
After arriving at the station, they woke up Hashimoto Nanami together.
As soon as his front feet stepped out of the car door, a gust of cold wind made Amamiya Shivering again and wanted to retract his legs.
The damn weather was only about 4 or 5 degrees Celsius above zero, and the four of them were still wearing uniform skirts that only reached 20cm above the knees. Only Nana Hashimoto and Rina Ikoma, who have lived in the North Country all year round, can still bear it. Amamiya Shiori was hit by the cold wind. Not only her thighs were cold, but the bottom of her skirt was also chilly.
If she had a choice, she would rather wear a cotton-padded jacket and warm trousers to promote, but it's a pity that she can't.
Fortunately, the film crew had taken the weather into consideration in advance and prepared long white down jackets for everyone.
The coat can cover the legs and slightly block the cold wind.
The group brought various props and equipment and had breakfast at a restaurant near the station before starting the official shooting today.
Standing on the land bridge outside the station, everyone's bodies have warmed up a lot after eating breakfast, and they are no longer so cold after taking off their down jackets.
"We're finally here, Sendai." Rina Ikoma said, pointing to the sign of Sendai Station behind her.
"Yeah~" The three of them clapped.
"But it's very cold today."
"Yes," Amamiya Shiori said, the air he exhaled condensed into white mist, "it feels like dripping water turns into ice."
"But actually, I can still bear this temperature." Hashimoto Nanami said that in Hokkaido, she has seen heavy snow several meters thick, and this kind of temperature is very normal.
Rina Ikoma, who was born in Akita, also has genes that are not afraid of cold.
The four of them chatted on the land bridge and mentioned today's tasks and requirements.
"By the way," Hashimoto Nana didn't think of anything and pointed to a nearby LOFT department store. There was an LED display screen more than ten meters long and wide on its outer wall, "If we could play our "Curtain Surrounded" there, If the PV..."
"Ah, indeed, it sounds very good!" The three of them agreed.
"But how should we communicate with the management of the shopping mall? There should be a fee." Amamiya Sugawara raised a very practical problem. They don't have the money to ask the shopping mall to replace the advertisement with Nogizaka's PV.
"Ah~ indeed this is a problem." Hashimoto Nana nodded. Putting the PV on the big screen is just an idea on paper.
The priority now is to select suitable promotion locations from the suggestions provided by fans.
"How is Aoba Castle? I think this place is mentioned the most." Ikoma Rina said, holding the mobile phone provided by the staff.
Four people gathered together to read Twitter.
"Is there a place with a lot of people? Like shopping streets, markets, etc." Amamiya Shiori always felt that this place was unreliable. It was a mountain city built on hills. How many people would be hiking on the snow after eight o'clock in the morning? Woolen cloth?
"It seems like there are no other recommendations?" Asuka Saito swiped the screen of his phone with his hand.
"Let's go take a look first. If there are not many people, we can make other plans." Hashimoto Nana suggested.
"Okay then. Let's go to Aoba Castle first." Everyone agreed to go and have a look first, and if it doesn't work, choose another place.
So the group of people took the city bus and headed to the hills of Mt. Aoba.
Aoba Castle was built by Date Masamune, the founder of the Sendai Domain during the Warring States Period. In front of the main ruins, the castle tower, there is a bronze statue of Date Masamune in full armor and riding a horse. Next to the castle tower is the charming Mount Aoba Park.
However, just as Amamiya Shiori expected, although the place is covered in snow, the scenery is beautiful and you can have a bird's eye view of Sendai. But apart from the four of them and the film crew, there was not a single tourist.
"There's not a single person..." Rina Ikoma said awkwardly, holding on to the railing of the castle tower and looking at the city in the distance.
"Although I came all the way from Tokyo...it's a bit..." Ikoma looked back and saw only white snow.
Although Aoba Castle is a scenic spot in Sendai, not many people come here at nine o'clock in the morning in the dead of winter.
"Let's go to the specialty store at the foot of the mountain first. Even if there are no tourists, you can still send tissues and posters to the merchants to help promote it." Amamiya Sugawara suggested.
"Oh." The three of them nodded, "What a good idea."
So the three of them quickly climbed down from the castle tower and headed to the specialty shopping street in a nearby park.
