"Bar mitzvah?"
Not only was the certain mayonnaise star confused, but the expressions of the two girls next to him were also the same.
"Yes, since it is a coming-of-age ceremony, you must have a decent furisode, right? You know, you are the first adult members of Nogizaka46 since their debut. There will definitely be media coming to take photos and interviews. Furisode Of course this kind of thing must be prepared in advance——"
Baiyunshan said matter-of-factly: "The store has made an appointment. The address and time are written on the card. Then you three and Wei Teng can go try on the clothes. They are all tailor-made for you, sizes and so on." Don't worry--"
This is indeed the case. Considering that the demand for furisode will surge after the New Year, preparations for this matter actually started at the beginning of winter last year.
He personally came to communicate with each other. There were four sets of clothes in total. The format of the furisode was sewn according to the middle furisode shape. This kind of furisode is no more capped than the large furisode. There are also solemn things such as family crests, which are only used when you are not married. Wear it during the coming-of-age ceremony.
The colors are also based on the girls’ respective support colors. Naturally, Hashimoto Nana is mainly green, and Shiraishi Mai is aqua. As for Matsumura Sayuri and Eto Mica, both of their support colors are red, so the color arrangement of their clothes is distinguished by patterns and parts. It is guaranteed to be graceful and gorgeous enough, and can bring out 10% to 120% of the girls' appearance.
Now that the finished product is almost out, it's naturally time for the girls to try on the clothes. After all, there are not many opportunities to wear something like furisode, so it should be more formal and require a sense of ceremony. It would not be good if something does not fit or the style does not match.
After hearing his explanation, the girls couldn't help but be stunned: "Isn't this too expensive? A set of furisode is custom-made, so the price is not cheap, right?"
This is also a recognized fact. You must know that a set of furisode that is suitable for idols, although the price fluctuates greatly due to materials and other reasons, even the most common material may cost hundreds of thousands of yen. If it was purely handmade, especially if it was made by a famous artist, the price would probably go sky high. No wonder they were surprised.
Baiyunshan didn't hide anything, and said calmly: "The price is a bit expensive, but it's acceptable. It's not as scary as you think -"
However, girls cannot be as relaxed as he said. Such a valuable set of furisode is regarded as a New Year's red envelope and is owned by them. You can imagine how they feel.
Even Shiraishi Mai, who had just planned to launch an attack, felt that it was too expensive at the moment, and felt mixed emotions. Although she looked like a cold, white and rich lady, in fact, she never spent money lavishly, at most. She just likes to give things to the members she has good relationships with, and is not keen on luxury goods. It is obviously impossible for her to spend so much money to buy a set of furisode.
Micai Eto, who had just come over to listen to the explanation, was equally surprised, and looked at each other with a certain Hokkaido girl next to her. After all, although it is an employee benefit, benefits are always linked to performance. They think that they are far from achieving matching results, but they get such benefits first. Anyone would be a little unsure.
A certain silly apple was quite open-minded, which was partly because she didn't understand the real price. Therefore, after getting over the initial surprise, all that was left was pure happiness, as she just thought it was a gift from someone. I just bought a relatively expensive kimono, and I immediately grabbed someone's sleeve and started to act coquettishly while thanking him.
"Thank you, Baiyun-san~ Well... To express my gratitude, Sha Youlin, can I cook for you? Hmm?"
"Uh...that's not necessary."
Looking at a girl next to him who was acting cute and malicious, black lines suddenly appeared on Baiyunshan's forehead, and he said angrily: "How can you do such a thing as repaying kindness with hatred? If you ask me, I won't have to eat. You usually give me less." Eat some and I can clap my hands to celebrate... I just saw you eating dried sweet potatoes and you ate the most——"
"Na——"
Matsumura Sayuri was dissatisfied with the protest and immediately started talking about his efforts to hone his cooking skills during the annual vacation. Naturally, Baiyunshan was full of laughter and couldn't believe a word he said. Next to him, Hashimoto Nanami did not snicker with joy this time, but frowned slightly, with a hesitant look on his face.
The environment in which the girl grew up cultivated a frugal character, which made her needs in this area also not high. After hesitating for a while, she couldn't help but said worriedly: "Why don't you, Baiyun Sang, forget about mine?" , think about it carefully, I still think it’s a bit wasteful——”
"waste?"
Baiyunshan was not in a hurry to persuade, but asked instead: "Where do you think it was wasted?"
"First of all, the price is very high, isn't it?"
Nana Hashimoto spoke calmly. She always speaks in an orderly manner, and it is easy for people to want to listen. This time is no exception: "Secondly, after all, it is just for wearing it once on the coming-of-age ceremony. It costs so much." If you spend money to buy such a set of clothes and only wear them once, it would be more cost-effective to borrow them, right?"
Baiyunshan nodded lightly.
In fact, Baiyunshan has not considered renting a few sets of these furisodes for the coming-of-age ceremony. In other words, this kind of behavior is the most common and more cost-effective.
After all, if something like furisode is too cheap to wear on a little idol, it will inevitably be a bit embarrassing, and the expensive one is frighteningly high, with prices ranging from tens of millions to hundreds of millions. Although he is not short of money, he is not willing to spend so much money casually just to buy a few sets of furisode to fill the occasion, and only wear them once - wouldn't he be happy to have this money to give the members a few more barbecue meals?
The reason why he did this is because he happened to have access to this field some time ago. A set of furisode worth several million on the market came to him. After excluding labor costs, etc., it only cost a few hundred thousand. The total added up is not outrageously expensive, so it is naturally acceptable.
However, of course it is not possible to explain such reasons directly in public. In other words, it is okay to explain it to a certain Hokkaido girl in private, but it is not appropriate to talk about it publicly on the table——
So he just pondered and said: "Listening to what you said, it is indeed a bit wasteful——"
The girl next to her rolled her eyes when she heard this. Not only was it a bit wasteful, it was also extremely wasteful——
"There are always some clothes whose commemorative value is greater than their actual value, right? For example, wedding dresses, graduation gowns, and the current furisode—"
Baiyunshan continued: "It is also a major event in life. I don't think the coming of age ceremony is much less meaningful than the wedding. As for the price, although it is a bit expensive, it is really not as expensive as you think. The specific reason I can’t tell you for a while, but you...just think of this as employee benefits——"
As he spoke, he glanced at a certain Hokkaido girl calmly.
Nana Hashimoto looked startled, and then realized that his last words were obviously meant for herself, and she couldn't help but feel a trace of curiosity in her eyes.
"——If you still think it's a waste, you can keep it well and leave it to the members who need to participate in the coming-of-age ceremony in the future. For example, Shiraishi, you can leave yours to Takayama, Hoshino and the others. Matsumura, you can leave yours to Ikuta and leave Give it to Ikoma, leave it to Asuka——"
Baiyunshan seemed to have thought of something as he spoke. He suddenly paused, then shrugged and said: "Well... Thinking about it carefully, Ikuta may not be able to do it. By the time she reaches adulthood, she will no longer be able to wear your clothes - —”
"Na——"
A certain stupid apple once again raised his voice to protest.
