In front of the SME Nogizaka building, the priestess had just walked from the bus stop in the distance. Ogami also rarely wore more formal clothes. Although they were from the past and were a bit old, at least they looked energetic. The Great Condor is wearing a black sweatshirt and black sweatpants, which is different from other girls. The clothes seem to lack some vitality for this age.
"Tsk, Tokyo...is indeed a big city." Ogamio also changed his words mid-sentence and smacked his lips.
The two of them originally planned to take a taxi, but after asking about the price, they found it was almost 6,000 yen. They decided to spend more time taking the bus, but it was a bit long and they had to push a lot before getting up.
"This is the right place."
There was no sign or anything at the entrance, which made them a little doubtful whether it was this place, but there was indeed the words 'SME Nogizaka Building' on the building.
"Let's go in and take a look first." After the big condor said that, he walked inside.
After entering the main entrance, she was sure that she had gone to the right place, because there were many people walking and sitting on the rest chairs, usually adults, and they were parents at first sight.
A security guard came up to him and asked, "Who are you?"
"Is this where Nogizaka46's second-term students are selected?"
"Oh, it turns out we are here for selection. Please go this way."
When the security guard heard that they were candidates for the second phase of selection, he took them to a hall at the back of the first floor. The lights in the hall were a little dim, as if they were deliberately adjusted like this. There was a small stage, and there was a row of empty people under the stage. There are only three seats, but there are three separate seats that are a bit conspicuous. The seats in the first row are towards the front of the stage.
"Sir, you can wait outside now. Parents are not allowed to accompany you here."
"Yes. Eagle, come on." The Great God also expressed his understanding. After arriving here, he felt a lot more relieved about the Great Eagle. After all, it is not the kind of place where a simple shed is set up to hold the selection.
The great condor returned a determined look.
"Hello."
After Da Shenxiong also went out, a woman in OL uniform came over. Seeing Da Shenxiong saying hello, she bowed slightly.
"Hello, it's our first time meeting you, Great Condor." The Great Condor was more formal, bowing deeply and announcing his home address.
"Relax, relax, Great Condor..." The OL woman clicked on a tablet as if to confirm her identity.
"Come with me." She smiled, waved to the great condor, and then walked towards the back.
"The name is very handsome."
She said casually as if to help the Great Condor relax.
"My grandpa gave me the name. I originally thought it was a boy. Unfortunately, I am a girl and my grandpa passed away when I was born, so the name stayed." In fact, she was also a little dissatisfied with her name in the past. It looked like a boy. The name, even if it's a bad name, like 'Reina' or something, is better than 'Eagle'.
"Feel sorry."
"It's okay, I've never met Grandpa." The Great Condor waved his hand.
The two people walked to the back of the stage, and gradually some sounds reached the ears of the Great Condor. They walked into the curtain and saw a place similar to a common room filled with people. They were all girls like her, but there were a few individual spectators. They look much older than them, and most of them are girls between 14 and 17 years old. There were probably more than forty people in the whole room.
"Here, put this on your body." The OL woman took out a round sticker with numbers written on it from the small basket on the table next to her.
The Great Condor took it, tore off the waste paper on the back, and put it squarely on the left side. No. 45.
"Find a seat and sit down. Just go out from there when I hand you over later." The OL woman pointed to the curtain next to her. Behind the curtain was the stage she saw when she entered the door.
"Thank you." The Great Condor replied politely.
After the woman left, the Great Condor began to observe the girls around him. Basically, all of them were silent and very quiet. Some were playing with their mobile phones, and some were in a daze. They seemed to be very uneasy.
The Great Condor sat at the edge, next to a girl with the number 44 label. She had long brown hair and was very cute. She was leaning against the wall in front of her in a daze.
"Hello?" The Great Condor decided to say hello to the girl next to him first. Maybe he would become his teammate in the future. It never hurts to make a friend first.
"Ah, hello, this is the first time we meet. My name is Terada Ranyo." The girl seemed to suddenly wake up from a daze, her little head shook, and she reacted and said to the big condor.
The voice is soft, comfortable and gentle.
"Hello, this is the first time we meet. My name is Da Shenying."
Afterwards, the two of them had nothing to talk about. After all, it was the first time they met and the conversation could not be too deep. Japanese people still value their privacy very seriously. Generally, people who are not familiar with each other will not easily ask each other questions about themselves.
Stay awkward.
After waiting for a while, two new people arrived. In the end, it seemed that a few people were absent, but there was no time to wait. It seemed that the previous auditors were already in place, and the final review began directly.
There were not many of them, but they were not told what preparations to make. They just improvised and answered whatever the auditor asked.
The girls were called on stage one after another, and they could hear the voices in front of them in the background. The order of review was probably self-introduction, review of singing ability, and answering questions.
Among the many people who came on stage, one person left a deep impression on her. She was a girl named Shinnai Mayi. She was very beautiful and had an intellectual beauty that no one else had, giving people a very stable feeling.
Maybe it's just because of her age. But when facing the judges' questions, he maintained a very stable state and was not as nervous as others.
As they were called up one by one, they got closer and closer to the big condor.
"No. 44, please come on stage."
Hearing that it was him, Terada Ranyo took a deep breath and prepared to go on stage.
"come on."
Before going up, the Great Condor encouraged her.
"Thanks."
As Terada Ranshi passed away, she herself began to think about how she should answer those questions in order to cater to the judges' tastes and win the spot.
Terada Ranyo stayed in front of the stage for a while, answered the questions as usual, and was then lowered to the audience.
"No. 45, please come on stage."
When the Great Condor was called, she stood up from her seat, her long silky hair spread down, causing many girls around her to look sideways. She passed through the curtain and took the microphone from the OL woman's hand, and walked step by step to the center of the stage, with lights shining on it. on her face.
The Great Condor saw three people in front of him, a middle-aged man with black-rimmed glasses who looked a little chubby, a man with some white hair and stubble who looked a little older, and an ordinary-looking woman.
"introduce yourself."
The stubble-bearded uncle in the middle spoke. There was a triangle sign in front of him that said 'Konano Yoshio', which should be his name.
"Hello, my name is Da Shenying. I come from Asahikawa City, Hokkaido. I am thirteen years old this year."
"Can I please sing a song? Any song will do."
Another fat man spoke up. He saw that the name of the brand was 'Akimoto Yasu', and he had heard a little bit about this man, the Great Condor. After all, it was this man who held AKB in its heyday.
"Okay, then I can sing "Ichiban Hoshi", okay?"
"Can."
The three of them changed from leaning forward with their hands on the table to leaning on the backrest almost at the same time.
"Ahem..." The Great Condor cleared his throat.
"どこまでも続く空は知ってるの..." The Great Condor used his most beautiful voice to sing a section with great emotion. However, because he had not received professional training, many parts of it were out of tune, so he could only The singing is so-so.
The three people were writing and drawing on the paper, not knowing what they wrote.
"Thank you for your performance. Now, please answer some questions." Yoshio Konno turned a page.
"First of all, do you have any hobbies, or any special skills?"
Idols, especially idol groups, if you want to gain fans in a group with a large number of people and make people recognize you and fall in love with you at a glance, you must have something that no one else knows, so that passers-by can remember you at a glance. , even if this stunt is boring and useless.
Even if you don’t have any stunts, if you are lucky enough to be selected, the operator will design one for you. Whether it will be awkward or not depends on the operator’s mood.
"Well, I don't know how to play musical instruments, but I can play leaves."
She learned this skill among many memory fragments. The instrument is made of natural leaves, hence its name. Hold both ends of the blade with both hands or separate it with the index and middle fingers of one hand, hold the blade between your lips, and blow air to make the blade vibrate and produce sounds. Most people can't learn it yet.
"Blowing leaves? Is it the one from China?"
"Hi."
"Oh...Watanabe-san, can you find a leaf?"
Usually the girls who come to the audition have special skills, such as guitar, violin, etc. They will be ready, but this is the first time I have seen Chuiye.
After a while, the big condor saw the OL woman trotting up, holding a few freshly picked leaves in her hand.
"Well, you give it a try." Yoshio Konno said.
The great condor selected a leaf of better quality based on its memory, put it between its lips, and blew its breath to vibrate the leaf.
From her mouth came the accompaniment of the song "Ichiboshi" she had just sung. Although the sound was relatively low, the three people at the judges' table could hear it. The sound was clear and beautiful, without any hint of modern processing, which made people feel Very comfortable to listen to.
"Well, not bad, is there anything else?" The woman next to her finally expressed her opinion.
"Well...I can write Chinese characters very well, and I have practiced calligraphy before. Does it count if I can speak Chinese and English?" Practicing calligraphy is of course nonsense, but in the fused memory, that person does write well. And he is also quite proficient in English.
The three people at the judges' table looked at each other and whispered what they said. They had obtained the information about the Great Condor during the audition, and they also knew about the fact that the Great Condor was of mixed Chinese and Japanese descent. Although Japan is a country that is very xenophobic, it is considered a bad custom. As a new idol industry, they will not be entangled. Is it a matter of mixed race? After all, there are also mixed race students in the first batch.
"Okay. Then the last question, why do you want to be an idol?"
This question is probably the core of what they want to ask. It doesn't matter if you don't sing well. Originally, the concerts were all half-open. If you don't know how to sing, just block your voice or turn it down. Stunts, even if you don't do anything. Yes, being selected for management can also give you designs, and why you become an idol, this is the most important thing.
Dreams, likes, and passions, they have heard too many of these reasons, but they can't blame those girls. After all, there are only a few reasons for wanting to be an idol, to enjoy the feeling of being surrounded by stars and being glamorous.
"Are you telling the truth?" The Great Condor is not very good at hiding things, so if she is asked to talk about dreams or something, she doesn't have the eloquence to do so.
"Of course, we don't want to hear lies." Qiu Yuanyasu looked at the big condor with interest.
"Money, probably for money." Shenying thought for a moment and said. After saying it, she felt a little regretful. No one would become an idol because they wanted money. It was estimated that she would be PASSed soon, and her mood changed instantly. Sunk to the bottom.
"Pfft, that's interesting." Qiu Yuanyasu smiled and wrote something in the notebook.
"Okay, please wait below for a moment."
The Great Condor got off the stage and sat next to Terada Ranyo, while Terada Ranyo looked at the Great Condor in shock.
"What's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"No, no..." Terada Ranyo said in a low voice, as if the big condor would eat her in the next second because she spoke loudly. He had forgotten that he was one year older than the big condor.
The Great Condor was originally among the last few, and the people behind were quickly screened. The next step was to wait for the long selection process of the three judges.
It took more than twenty minutes for the three of them to make a decision.
"Next, whoever's name is called, please come on stage." Akimoto Yasushi stood up, picked up the microphone on the table and said to them behind him.
coming.
Everyone had this idea in mind, and the time had come to decide whether they should stay or go.
"Sagara Iori."
In the crowd, a tall girl with long hair stood up from them and walked onto the stage. However, no one was in the mood to applaud her at this moment. The big condor that was about to malfunction patted it and found that no one else moved. So he gave up in frustration.
"Itou Karin."
"Kotoko Sasaki."
"Ito Junna, Kitano Hinako, Shinuchi Mayi, Suzuki Ayone, Terada Ranyo, Hori Miouna, Yamazaki Rena, Watanabe Misty Ai."
"Great Condor, above."
