Time passed by in August, and soon came the day when the third single "Go! Bicycle" was released.
Regarding the performance of this single, as far as Baiyunshan knows so far, most people around him, such as Chuan Jingai, are not really worried about it.
First of all, this is just an exploratory single, and its importance is not as important as the debut single that determines all future destiny. Secondly, this single has the well-known producer Tetsuya Nakajima on board, and the follow-up series of promotions have been well done, so the popularity has been well predicted, and the results will definitely be better than the previous one. Just how much better it is depends on the specific numerical performance.
When it comes to publicity, we have to mention the huge impact of the group that went to Akita during the third single promotion.
It can be said that the publicity of that time almost hit the idol group Nogizaka46 in the faces of the people of Akita Prefecture. In the first place, the cultural center stole the show and there was a lot of discussion. Later, the governor of Akita Prefecture personally stood up to help promote it. In addition, the original As for the slightly famous "Akita Superstar" Rina Okoma, the name of Nogizaka46 has instantly become dazzling in this land, and its popularity is unprecedentedly high, far surpassing all artist groups this year.
Especially those few haiku, thanks to the operation of the curator and others, they have all been collected. They also cooperated with the Writers Association and others to request the government educational institutions. In a few years, these things may even have a chance to be included in textbooks. , one can imagine how huge the subsequent impact will be——
However, the little idols are naturally unaware of these things. On the day when the three singles were released, the girls took a holiday as usual. Baiyunshan, who had always been lazy, did not take a rest. Instead, he was summoned to the office by his cheap senior. he.
When he pushed the door open, he still had the same big fat face and black-rimmed glasses. His face looked harmless, but his eyes were vaguely sharp. Even though it was a hot day, he was still wearing his large black suit. Fortunately, the air conditioning in the office was fully turned on, so there was no need to worry about sweating too much.
"You're here just in time to see what this is."
As soon as he came in, Akimoto Yasushi was unambiguous and straight to the point, he spread out a newspaper and handed it to him, showed him the part circled in red pen, and then sat on the chair and played with it. pen with a playful expression.
Baiyunshan was not polite. He nodded and took it. When he looked down at the newspaper, he saw a familiar name - Matsuoka.
Immediately afterwards, his brows gradually raised, and his face became weirder. He pursed his lips involuntarily as he looked at it. When he finally closed the newspaper, he couldn't help but reveal a gloating smile on his face.
"This is a good thing. Although this Matsuoka-san is said to be highly respected and has a certain status in the circle, he must be quite overwhelmed by such a move, right? Tsk tsk—"
Baiyunshan grinned and gloated: "But what does this mean? An old cow eating young grass? Matsuoka-san is really getting stronger with age. He can still stay for such a long time at such an old age. It was enough from the time he entered the hotel to the time he came out. It took more than six hours, right? The reporter worked really hard——"
"Ahem!"
Qiu Yuanyasu interrupted him by coughing twice, sniffed a little, and said angrily: "This is a good thing, but... this is not what I want you to pay attention to!"
"what is that?"
Baiyunshan looked confused.
"Don't pretend to be stupid with me! Don't you know about this? As far as I know, you just went to Akita not long ago, right? It seems that you went to work on publicity and other things. I heard that your subordinates The little idols are still in the limelight because of this, is there such a thing——" Qiu Yuanyasu squinted his eyes and asked calmly.
"Uh... Yes, yes, but it has nothing to do with me -"
Baiyunshan remained calm and replied leisurely like taking a leisurely stroll: "I just went to promote it, and then happened to meet a few elderly people with good personalities and a few writers I saw on TV. Before that, we could I never knew them, and I didn’t ask them to do anything for me. I had no idea about anything that happened!”
"Do you think anyone will believe what you said?"
Qiu Yuanyao scoffed.
Baiyunshan chuckled and continued: "Qiu Yuansang, just believe me."
"I believe it? It's useless if I believe it!"
Akimoto Yasushi snorted, shook his head vigorously, then stood up from the chair and said slowly: "It just so happens that this Matsuoka-san has had a holiday with you. It happens that you just went to Akita some time ago. It happens that your little idols are still there. There was a big news over there, which alerted the local curator to come out to greet them. It happened that after that period of time, the Writers Association had been having some vague opinions about Matsuoka. It happened that such news happened yesterday, as if In order to celebrate the release of Nogizaka's third single, you said, with so many coincidences coming together, would anyone still believe it was a coincidence?"
"There's nothing I can do if they don't believe it, but you must believe me, Qiu Yuan-san. I really don't know!"
Baiyunshan spread his hands, then slowly raised the corners of his mouth, and said leisurely: "And if you insist on talking about it, since you already know clearly that it is a good thing, that is enough, right? The truth and so on, We are not detectives, and those people outside are not detectives either, so there is no need to investigate too much."
"Aren't you worried that rumors will spread and eventually have some bad influence?"
Qiu Yuanyasu raised his eyebrows in surprise.
Baiyunshan shrugged helplessly and sighed: "Of course I'm worried, but I really don't know anything about it. Maybe Akimoto-san won't even believe it, but it's true. I don't know Akita either. What is the purpose of those people doing this?"
"Although this makes me very happy, and I feel that the burden on my shoulders is a little lighter, but it's unclear. I can't guess it even if you ask me to guess it. It's impossible for them to take a fancy to me and plan to make me their grandson-in-law." ? Then they must have a granddaughter--"
Seeing that Baiyunshan's words were so sincere and did not seem to be selling out or being secretive, Qiu Yuanyasu was surprised. After all, he was well-informed about this situation, but he couldn't understand why it was like this. It was impossible. Are you really attracted to this guy and planning to recruit him as your grandson-in-law? This is too ridiculous!
You must know that it is not easy to use many years of contacts to suppress people across circles. Although he hid it well, he guessed the clues based on knowing that this kid happened to go to Akita some time ago, and then followed the clues to make a rough guess, but there are definitely not a few people like him who want to really It is absolutely impossible not to be known at all.
In this world, one more friend is always better than one more enemy, especially an old man like this who is already highly respected and has a more stable style of acting. It is rare to see someone take such initiative and act resolutely. Abnormal situation.
In Akimoto Yasu's view, the other party's move was not so much to suppress Matsuoka, but rather to show his kindness to the boy in front of him. After all, the time was specifically chosen on August 22, Nogizaka46's third single. The day before "Go! Bicycle" is released, it just so happens that this good news can be seen on this day. It can't be said that it is not unreasonable——
So, what is it about this young man in front of me that deserves such attention, and even takes the time to show his kindness? It wouldn’t be like this when choosing a grandson-in-law, right? This is about choosing a biological father for yourself! Qiu Yuanyasu couldn't help but complain in his heart.
