"Come home from get off work?"
"Hmm. What are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm going to report the situation." Sato Shizuka waved the document in her hand.
"Okay, bye."
"Bye~"
Walking in the Nogizaka Building, many staff members were packing up their things and leaving the company. After greeting a few acquaintances, Sato Shizuka headed straight for Konno Yoshio's office.
"Knock knock knock."
"Please come in."
Sato Shizuka pushed open the door and entered.
"excuse me."
Yoshio Konno was sitting behind his desk with his head lowered in front of the computer, not knowing what he was looking at. When Shizuka Sato came in, he did not continue to pay attention to the computer.
"Sato, what's the matter?" Yoshio Konno was a little surprised by Shizuka Sato's arrival.
"Let me report on the situation of the Great Condor."
"Aren't the reports arranged to be conducted uniformly at the end of the month? What else do you have to report?"
The current situation reports of all members will be presented one by one at the end of the month meeting, and these are just a few days after the beginning of March, and the date of the end of the month report is still far away.
"I was thinking about the Film Academy Awards a few days ago, and I want to explain a few things to you."
"Oh, okay. Sit down."
"Hero, thank you."
Shizuka Sato stroked the edge of her skirt and sat on the sofa.
"At the awards ceremony the day before yesterday, the Haijie crew won the Best Picture and Best Supervision awards. Although Best Actress and Supporting Actress were only nominated, their reputation has been really established. The master also won the Newcomer Award this time , a total of eight people including her.”
"I know all what you said. I watched the ceremony when it was broadcast." Speaking of this, the wrinkles at the corners of Konno Yoshio's eyes wrinkled up, and there was an unconcealable smile on his face. "I didn't expect that she also Being able to attend the Japan Film Academy Awards Ceremony, I am so grateful that she fell into the eyes of Hirokazu Kore-eda. This time I have found a treasure."
Although Nogizaka's reputation is getting more and more famous now, compared with the Great Condor, which has appeared twice on the big screen across the country, not to mention that the Great Condor is more famous than Nogizaka, but she is more familiar in the eyes of the Japanese people.
"What I'm saying is that her career as an actress has opened up. However, Xia Fan, who is in the same crew, has tried to recruit her. During the party, Xia Fan once hinted to the master that if she graduates from Idol, Stardust will sign a contract with her."
"Stardust..." As he muttered the name, Konno Yoshio kept tapping his fingers on the table, "What do you think?"
"The master didn't make it clear. He just said that he would consider it if he graduates."
Sato Shizuka told a lie here. At that time, the Great Condor firmly rejected Xia Fan's proposal. Even though the Great Condor would have a brighter future after graduating from Nogizaka and going to Stardust or other firms, she was nostalgic for this group, and she herself was Unlike others, she does not aim to use Nogizaka as a springboard to enter the entertainment industry, so the temptation of "future" is not great for her.
But this lie is necessary if Shizuka Sato's promise to the Great Condor is to be fulfilled.
Yoshio Konno stood up, turned to look out the window, and put his hands on the edge of the bed. "what do you think."
"I think that if we can retain her, we should keep her as much as possible. Now Nogizaka is on the rise, and the great master can bring fame to the group in the future. Even if she only wears the title of Nogizaka on the show, it is a kind of publicity for the team. "
"What about a salary increase?"
"Salary... To be honest, the current salary will not be much higher no matter how high it is. I think instead of raising the salary, we can start from another aspect." After saying that, Sato Shizuka stood up and picked up her daughter from the table. The document bag I just brought in.
"Um?"
After hearing what Shizuka Sato said, Yoshio Konno turned back to look at her.
"If she really wanted to leave, she would have negotiated terms with you before. I think she still has some feelings for this group, so as long as she follows her heart, I believe it will not be difficult to keep her." Shizuka Sato wiped her lips. She smiled and said, "I believe you also know that as second-generation students, she and Hori are not satisfied with the situation of other second-generation students. They often try to support others on the show, but the results are not ideal. She also He complained to me about this.”
"The age overlap between the second-term students and the first-term students is serious. The second-term students did well last time, but the first-term students did not fall behind. If the second-term students are allowed to go to the selection, it will inevitably make the first-term students feel biased. Have the second-term students just come in? It can be delayed for a few years, but first-year students can't delay for that long. After Fukagawa graduates, I can no longer just show them off."
The failure in recruiting second-generation students is not what they want to see, but the fact is as Yoshio Nowo said, even if the popularity of second-generation students gradually catches up, it is impossible to push so many second-generation students to the stage at once, regardless of their qualifications or program effectiveness. It seems that first-year students in their prime are the best choice.
"All they want is a chance to show their faces," said Shizuka Sato.
""Nogiten" has been stopped, and other shows that show their faces are only enough to select members. How can there be resources for them to show up." Yoshio Konno said with a frown, "Not to mention there are so many members of Under."
"Here is my plan. It should be a good plan for both second-generation students and under members."
Shizuka Sato presented the document in her hand to Yoshio Konno with both hands. Yoshio Konno opened the document bag, which contained several chapters of paper. Together with pictures, texts and examples, he roughly described the prototype of the plan that Shizuka Sato came up with.
"Youtube?"
"Yes."
Sato Shizuka’s plan is to create a brand new Nogizaka YouTube channel, which will be roughly updated with more daily videos.
Most Youtubers will specialize in one field so as to continuously expand their popularity in this field, but Nogizaka does not need it. Because of its large number of members and its fan base, the video content is not limited to a single field. Food, You can shoot travel and funny short films, even beauty, travel, digital, or anything the members want to do or challenge. Who cares if you do well or poorly? Since watching Nogizaka’s videos, what’s important is not the professionalism, but the Nogizaka members. As long as their little idols watch them, they will be very satisfied.
Unlike other fixed series in Nogizaka, they are broadcast every week and disappear after the broadcast. Unlike AKB, Nogizaka does not have a theater, which puts a shackles on Nogizaka, and the interaction with fans is bound to not be too much.
"But we have never done any work in the area of online video. We have been thinking about the plans in the fortifications quickly and slowly, and we have no other energy to think about this plan."
"There is no need for a script. The members can think about it themselves. As long as their plans are not excessive and do not violate the rules, it will not consume too much manpower and material resources. All they need is to bring two or three photographers with them."
In the prototype of Shizuka Sato's plan, she would make videos on YouTube and do whatever comes to mind. There is no need to hire a host, which can save a lot of money. The camera only needs to capture the members. If the update speed is faster, Some, as time goes by, the popularity of the members who appear in the video will gradually increase, moving closer to the selected members.
It would be better if we can do some series updates, such as food evaluation, where members can evaluate the food in Tokyo. If it is done well, it will not only gain views, but also use it to undertake commercial contracts. The store will pay and Nogizaka will be responsible. Business bragging, the best of both worlds.
Nogizaka does not do this kind of business less.
After Shizuka Sato thought for a day, she felt that this method was the most efficient and successful method for helping second-term students.
"It sounds feasible. But we still have to understand this industry first. For staff who have never been engaged in this area, it may be difficult at the beginning."
"Of course. It just so happens that my college classmate is in this industry. I can ask him to come over and tell us about it. And I think since we are testing the waters, we might as well let the second-term students try it first. There are basically modeling magazines for the first-term students. There may be some time conflicts due to foreign affairs.”
I believe her senior Shihe, with her cheerful personality, will also be willing to help.
"Okay, then I will convene a meeting in a few days to discuss it. From what you said, online video seems to be a really good way, with low cost and high return. I believe it should pass the review." Yoshio Konno nodded. Head, he himself is very optimistic about this plan.
"They are all doing things for the company." Sato Shizuka said modestly.
"Haha." Imano Yoshio smiled softly.
"By the way, Konno-san, have you received any new script invitations recently?"
"There were quite a few before, but we rejected a lot of scripts with kissing scenes, and the invitations sent to us have gradually decreased. I will ask them to report to me when I go to work tomorrow. But the master is 16, And the response to the last movie was pretty good, so I think I can try to take on some scripts with kissing scenes, and fans won’t cling to the plot of the movie."
Considering the fans' reaction, I tried my best not to accept scripts with kissing scenes in the past. However, now that the Great Condor has reached 16 and is considered a little adult in terms of age, he can also try to accept kissing scenes.
"Well, sooner or later this step must be boasted, otherwise the limitations will be too great. Winning the Newcomer Award is just the beginning. If you only have a reputation and no works to sustain it, it will be useless." Sato Shizuka said, "Recently Aren’t manga-adapted works very popular? Konno-san, could you please ask Shueisha about any recently sold copyrights or movies that need to be adapted into manga? They haven’t reciprocated the Matsumura incident yet.”
