The souvenir shop in the park has already opened. The streets were filled with pedestrians in twos and threes.
A group of four people stood at the door of a specialty store, discussing how to communicate with the store.
"Later, Ikoma-chan will briefly introduce our identities, and then say that we are promoting a new single, and then we can naturally send out tissues and posters." Amamiya Sugawara said.
Nana Hashimoto and Asuka Saito nodded in agreement.
"It doesn't sound that difficult, but why does it have to be me?" Ikoma felt a little uncomfortable seeing the three of them looking at him in unison.
Among the three, Asuka Saito is still young and is paddling behind, so he doesn't need to be considered. However, Hashimoto Nanami and Amamiya Sio also acted like "I'm counting on you for everything" and showed no sense of responsibility as "older sisters".
"Of course that's because Ikoma-chan is the center. The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. As the center, you have to set an example for us." Amamiya Sugawara answered confidently.
"That's right, Ikoma-chan, I'll be counting on you soon." Nana Hashimoto also wanted to paddle.
"Hmm~ You're so cunning, you guys." Ikoma was already convinced before he could find out the reason for F's rebuttal.
Amid the cheers of the three people, Ikoma opened the door of the specialty shop.
"Excuse me." She first found the nearest counter. "Good morning."
The aunt at the counter also responded politely. Seeing a group of staff following these girls, she roughly knew what was going on.
"We are the idol group Nogizaka46. Our debut single "Curtain Surrounded" will be released today and February 22 this year." Ikoma did not show any stage fright.
"Hi." The aunt at the counter also listened carefully.
"Please accept this, tissue." Ikoma respectfully handed the tissue to the aunt with both hands.
"We would be very happy if this poster could be posted here." Ikoma took out a poster with great anticipation.
The aunt nodded cordially and took the poster.
"Thank you! Thank you!" The first tissue was sent out smoothly.
Next, everyone visited one counter after another. Although the efficiency of distributing tissues was not high, it was still open.
In a specialty store selling snacks, the business-minded store manager gave each of them a dumpling dipped in edamame sauce.
"In Sendai, the edamame paste eaten by Date Masamune is a famous specialty. I will give one to each of you." The store manager took advantage of the opportunity of handing out tissues to promote the specialty. "When it comes to Sendai, edamame paste is the most famous. Masamune once personally beat edamame paste for Hideyoshi."
Amamiya Shiori took a dumpling. The white glutinous rice pastry was evenly sprinkled with thick green edamame paste. He cooperated in front of the camera to help promote the store, "Does this only add edamame paste?"
"Yes, there is no added sugar. The sweetness of the edamame itself gives it a very fresh taste." The store manager continued to advertise for free.
"Hmm~" They didn't expect to eat and drink for free during the promotion. The four of them took a bite of the dumplings and showed happy smiles. "tasty!"
The store manager familiarly asked everyone to say "edamame cake" and then took commemorative photos of the four of them.
Just four snacks can generate a lot of publicity on the TV station. Fans who have watched the show can also bring them extra income. This store has made a lot of money.
There were not many tourists in the morning, and there were very few customers in the store. After a round, only a few dozen packs of tissues were given out. At this rate, we will definitely not be able to finish it today.
But the staff brought good news. They just called the LOFT mall next to Sendai Station, and the mall allowed them to use a large LED screen to play their PV at around 10:54.
"Eh?" Amamiya Shiori was surprised.
The girls were already screaming and throwing their arms around her waist, the four of them hugging each other.
"As expected of Sony!" Amamiya Shiori was impressed by Sony's influence and settled the matter with just one phone call. It's easy to get things done with great dignity.
The staff also used Twitter to inform fans that they will be promoting the show at the land bridge at Sendai Station.
Taking advantage of the time when fans were gathering, they went to a local CD store to give away four posters.
When the four of them arrived at the land bridge at the agreed time, more than 200 fans were already waiting.
Not just male fans, there are many female fans as well.
"Nanamin!" "Xiaozhi~" "Asuka-chan!" "Ikoma-chan~"
The cold weather couldn't stop the fans' enthusiasm.
Everyone saw the PV of "Surrounded by Curtains" played on the LED big screen at the scheduled time.
Surrounded by many fans, Rina Ikoma and Asuka Saito jumped up and down to the music.
Later, on one side of the land bridge, the four shook hands and handed out tissues to fans lining up. In one morning, although I didn't go very far in Sendai, I had already sent out 400 packages.
This is largely thanks to the fans. If they visited one store after another in the morning, they might not be able to distribute half of the tissues throughout the whole day.
The mission was rather urgent. After completing the Sendai mission, a group of people got on the plane to Sapporo.
During this period, there was a blizzard in Sapporo. If the snow had not decreased as they were about to arrive, the plane would have been unable to land, and today's mission would not have been completed.
Despite this, there were still snowflakes falling in the sky, and the temperature reached -6°C.
The snow is already dozens of centimeters thick, which is not the good weather advertised.
Fortunately, the staff had already prepared scarves, gloves and snow boots for everyone.
Despite this, Amamiya Sori kept stamping her feet on her exposed thighs to maintain her body temperature.
"How many people will come?" Asuka Saito took a snowflake in his hand without any confidence.
However, they still underestimated the enthusiasm of fans.
When they arrived at the first stop, the timing counter in Sapporo. There are already more than 200 fans waiting in the wind and snow.
Some of them were holding umbrellas, and some were even holding a head of snow directly on their head. The girls cheered as they arrived.
In the bad weather, people gathered at the time counter where there were not many people. Those who didn’t know it thought it was some sort of gathering.
Hashimoto Nana, who was born in Hokkaido, was very happy that so many people came to support her despite the weather. She was much more active when handing out tissues than in the morning.
"Thank you, thank you! It's really not easy when the weather is so cold." Amamiya Shiori gave every fan in her row an extra pack. Fans who work so hard should be rewarded.
By the time the event on the timing table was over, 300 packs of tissues had been distributed, leaving less than 500 packs, so there was plenty of time.
It was just four o'clock in the afternoon and it was completely dark in Sapporo.
Their next stop is the seafood market.
Fans who were idle and bored reluctantly followed the camera crew and refused to leave.
