Chapter 23: Kanako Higuchi: Are you making a record?

When he arrived at the set, Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura were discussing Naoki's trial tape.

"Sure enough, it is the song that created the first place on the chart. Nagayama-kun is indeed a genius!"

"Putting such a song in a commercial, the record company will cry!"

Naoki Nagayama happened to hear it: "Then, wouldn't it be fine to release another record."

"ε=(′ο｀*))) Ah? How can this be!" Otomo Yoshimura was shocked first, because the office had never been involved in the record industry.

The small and medium-sized offices in Japan now are relatively rigid. If a business develops well, they generally won't consider expanding to other aspects. On the one hand, other businesses have old-brand offices for decades blocking the way and occupying channels; on the other hand, resources and funds do not allow it.

"What does it matter? Just treat the record as a channel for the commercial. Print the drink on the cover of the record. Anyway, the song has to be sung by someone!" Naoki Nagayama was relatively casual, "At worst, just produce a few thousand copies to test the water..."

The two thought about it, it is indeed a method. You can borrow a chicken to lay eggs in the name of a commercial. If the song sells well, maybe you can make another profit!

The full-channel marketing thinking of later generations greatly inspired Otomo Yoshimura: "You can also promote it in magazines. There are stories and gimmicks. Someone will definitely watch it."

The three discussed very lively, and finally their thinking ran to the casting of the commercial heroine.

"Nagayama-san, do you have any recommendations for the heroine?"

"Ah, I only pay attention to those stars. If you invite stars, the labor fee should be very high, right."

"Doesn't Nagayama-kun know Seiko Matsuda? Why don't you let her play the heroine? Fans and idols acting together is also a gimmick." Shuichi Ido raised his eyebrows, and the truth was still reasonable.

Naoki Nagayama was speechless. I am not a real fan... "Seiko-san, Seiko-san is indeed very popular, but her personal image tends to be sweet and cute, and there is still a little resistance in the hearts of some female audiences."

"Our commercial faces all audiences. The consumption power of female audiences is definitely higher than that of men. This needs to be considered..."

Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura looked at each other. Being able to consider gains and losses so calmly when facing their favorite idol, this is really a 19-year-old young man. Since knowing that he created a big hit song for his idol, both of them have identified him as a real die-hard fan.

Naoki Nagayama didn't find the small movements of the two: "In our commercial, it doesn't matter if the hero is handsome. After all, it is for women to watch, and it is still a sad role, which basically won't cause resistance;

As for the female role, it should be that kind of 'life beauty'. The image cannot be aggressive. It is like a friendly passerby encountered in daily life. Such love has a sense of substitution."

"If Momoe Yamaguchi hadn't retired, her image would be very suitable~" Naoki Nagayama sighed.

Shuichi Ido looked at Otomo Yoshimura: "Otomo-san, does our office have such an artist?"

"This, there is none for the time being..." Otomo Yoshimura said bitterly, we are just a small office, where can we store so many artists... You are making things difficult for me...

"Then we can only go outside to find..." Shuichi Ido also sighed.

Both of them understood that this commercial might be a leap in their career. If it is done well, then the contact in the future will not be small commercials and photo shoots.

"Since we are looking for it, let's also look for a singer to sing." Naoki Nagayama said.

"Eh? Isn't Nagayama-san singing very well?"

"That's a trial tape, not professional enough. If it is placed in a commercial, it is better to have a female voice. The male voice will have a sense of stealing the show, and the sense of presence of the picture may be reduced. After all, we are a commercial."

"Then how about Seiko Matsuda-san?" Shuichi Ido mentioned it again, already showing some favor.

"Seiko-san's voice is indeed very sweet, like sweet love... but it lacks a little natural sadness." This is dissatisfaction.

"It's really strict. Then we can only look for it~" In fact, Otomo Yoshimura also secretly added a sentence in his heart: "What a cold man, worthy of being a descendant of a gang..."

The casting of the heroine went very smoothly. The small STARTLIGHT office was actually one of the small offices of the BURNING system. In this BURNING system that can be said to include the most artists in all of Japan, it is too easy to find suitable artists.

Otomo Yoshimura asked the president Kenichi Hino to contact his past friends. This kind of win-win good thing, the other party was of course very happy to cooperate.

According to conditions such as sweet appearance, non-aggressive, and age around 20, a large number were screened out at once. Finally, Shuichi Ido decided on a newcomer named Kanako Higuchi.

Debuting just last year, she won the newcomer award of the Golden Arrow Award with the movie "Night of Martial Law" and is in a rising period of great heat.

Naoki Nagayama had no opinion on the heroine. Shuichi Ido was still very professional in this point, but the person who sang was more difficult, sweet and with a little sadness...

Miyuki Nakajima is very suitable, but she is already a top star, and her schedule is full until 2 years later. If you want to invite her, the commercial won't be online until the end of the year.

Others, Naoki Nagayama listened to the records of alternative singers in the office of the studio one by one. If the production is successful, this can also be considered his first record as a producer.

While listening, Otomo Yoshimura led 2 strangers into the backstage, "Nagayama-san, this is Kanako Higuchi, the heroine this time." The capable assistant on the side was not introduced.

"Nice to meet you, I am Kanako Higuchi, please take care of me." The beautiful woman who bowed is a very typical Japanese girl's appearance. The facial features are relaxed and soft, and the almond eyes are flowing under the small bridge of the nose, making the eyebrows and eyes carry a gentle and elegant spirit. It is the best age of 21.

"Nice to meet you, I am Naoki Nagayama, please take care of me in the future." Naoki Nagayama also stood up and bowed.

Kanako Higuchi, Naoki Nagayama had not heard of it before. The stars in the entertainment circle are like crucian carp crossing the river. You don't necessarily know your own country, let alone foreign countries.

However, Shuichi Ido's vision is really good. She is a gentle and temperamental beauty, not aggressive but can make people remember at a glance.

Before long, Shuichi Ido came over. He held a few printed materials in his arms and distributed them to the two. It was actually a formed shooting script, which was really fast.

"This is the script of this commercial creative idea. Kanako Higuchi-san, please take a look first. I will explain it later." As soon as he started shooting, Shuichi Ido was a bit vigorous.

He turned to Naoki Nagayama: "Nagayama-san, is there no one to sing yet?"

"Hai, there are some shortcomings. If you can't find it in the end, you can barely use it."

"Looking for a singer is not a special creation, how can you find a perfect one at once." Shuichi Ido persuaded, "If possible, try to find it within this week. It is best to complete the shooting and editing within two weeks. The time for the commercial to go online cannot be delayed."

Kanako Higuchi was looking at the script in her hand while listening to the conversation between the two.

Why is the director-san so polite to this young artist?

Is it a resource artist?

And what is going on with the song?

Until she saw words like "music starts here", "music goes offline", "background music" in the script, plus there were no dialogue lines in the script at all, this is different from the commercial...

"Ido-san, are we shooting the MV of the song? Are you making a record?" ===== CHAPTER 24 =====