Chapter 29: Amazing songs, memorable love!
On Thursday's small magazine, a scandal between Naoki Nagayama and Kanako Higuchi appeared.
Even if it is a small magazine, since it involves the entertainment industry, there is always a little attention.
This weekend, when Kanako Higuchi enters or exits the office or goes to run a show, she will be asked:
"Kanako-san, are you in love?" "Kanako-san, is the other party an industry insider?" "Kanako-san, how long has it been going on?"
And so on.
And Naoki Nagayama also received a call from home. Hezi asked excitedly: "Nii-chan is in love? Is it actually a star?"
"No such thing, it's just a partner in cooperation. After communicating about work matters, we just had a meal and took a walk."
"Honto? Don't lie to me~ If you have a girlfriend, you have to bring it back for us to see~"
"No such thing, talk about it later. Father and mother also know, right? Were they scared?"
"Not at all, they are waiting for you to bring it back."
"Then wait a while~"
"Nii-chan, have the cherry blossoms in Tokyo bloomed?"
"Not yet, it's going to be the end of March~"
"Then where are you going to take us to play these days?"
"Ah, don't you have a plan?"
The three chatted and walked to Naoki Nagayama's apartment. He took out the key and opened the door. The two little girls looked around like small animals.
Naoki Nagayama put their small luggage bags into the tatami room in the second bedroom: "You sleep here at night. The bedding is in the wall cupboard. It is brand new. Toiletries are in the storage cabinet."
"Nii-chan lives in such a big house alone? How big is it, how much is the rent~"
Naoki Nagayama felt that this house, except for not having two floors, seemed to be bigger than the old house in Shizuoka.
"About 20 tsubo, not rented out, don't know how much it can be rented." Naoki Nagayama was busy calling home to report safety, perfunctorily.
"Not rented out? Did the landlord give it to you for free?"
"What are you talking about, this is my house."
"Eh???!!!" X2
"Nii-chan bought the house himself?!" Naoki Nagayama was surprised.
"Yes, didn't I tell you before?" The phone was connected at this time, "Mother, I have already received Hezi."
"Hai, Nana-chan is also here, both of them are fine, and they have arrived safely.
Hezi is next to me, you talk to her~"
Then he gave the phone to Hezi: "Oka-san! Nii-chan bought a house in Tokyo!!!"
Naoki Naizi on the other side: "?"
After a round of chatter, the matter was finally explained clearly, and then it was Nana-chan's turn to call home to report safety. Of course, there was no lack of chatter.
I believe that the next time Naoki Nagayama returns to his hometown, he will hear "Someone else's child has already bought a house in Tokyo!" this kind of saying.
If these two people knew that he actually had 1 disco under his hand that was about to be renovated, and 2 properties were being transferred, then the old house would estimate that rumors like "The Nagayama family has a big rich man" would spread...
Afterwards, Hezi and Nana-chan turned around in the room, and even went to the toilet several times...
"Stop it, you two!"
Naoki saw them open the toilet door for the 4th time and finally couldn't help but stop them, "Come over and sit down!"
The two little girls' small faces were flushed with excitement: "How can Nii-chan be so rich?" "Is shooting commercials so profitable?"
Naoki Nagayama was helpless: "How can it be so profitable... Didn't I say before? I wrote a song and gave it to Seiko Matsuda-san, and then this song became a big hit..."
"Then you bought this apartment?"
Nana-chan was on the side, and there was no need to say too detailed: "Almost like this~"
Hezi was full of
The image of his daughter overlapped with it...
Ah, love,
She is sweet and romantic, she is sad and regretful.
That which one cannot obtain, that which one cannot bear to let go of—that is what can truly be engraved upon the heart~
Hanada Mayu, his eyes slightly moist, suddenly remembered the drink that brought the man and woman together in the MV.
It was cherry blossom-flavored soda~
What did it taste like?
It turned out to be a faint sourness, a light sweetness, and then, under the stimulation of the bubbles, it faded from the tongue, leaving behind only a hint of cherry blossom fragrance~
As expected, love must taste just like this~
A full 5-minute commercial!
The advertising department at NHK had never received such a request before.
Department Manager Takeda Masahiro was startled when he received the order and confirmed it several times.
Is Tomomasu Beverage really that rich?
It could almost buy three time slots, and during such prime time in the evening, no less.
This time, Tomomasu Beverage had indeed spent a fortune. It is said that when Yin Tangxiu went to the discussion meeting, he said: "President, fellow managers, what you will gain this time is the opportunity to thoroughly bind Tomomasu Beverage to a social phenomenon.
When people talk about torii gates, they think of shrines; when they talk about skiing, they think of Hokkaido; when they talk about katanas, they think of the samurai spirit."
"And after this commercial, perhaps when people talk about love, besides the cherry blossoms of the Meguro River, they will think of Tomomasu's cherry blossom-flavored soda."
After watching the sample, the managers at Tomomasu Beverage agreed to the plan, and the promotional budget tripled.
They moved the commercial time from the original afternoon slot to the prime-time slot.
An unprecedented commercial, a stunning song, and a love that people will remember!
The newspapers the next day began to promote it this way.
Is this using an MV to advertise? Using a song to promote soda? Or using a commercial to push a new song?
The subsequently released records, posters, and commercials made it impossible for people to tell what the true focus of this project was.
However, after one week, the commercial's viewership rating reached a staggering 15%, the cherry blossom-flavored soda became the new favorite of young people, record sales exceeded 50,000 copies, and its ranking on the Oricon chart rose rapidly.
Every aspect achieved the expected results, and even better.
This bundled promotional format made the industry marvel at the novelty of the creativity. It also caused the name of producer Naoki Nagayama to begin spreading throughout the entertainment industry.
"Naoki-san, we succeeded!" In this project, Otomo Yoshimura was always the one supporting silently from behind, but everyone knew he was also the one bearing the most pressure.
You must know that if things had gone wrong, Naoki Nagayama and Yin Tangxiu would not have lost much, but Otomo Yoshimura could have lost a career he had spent decades building.
This middle-aged uncle with a receding hairline actually relied on his tenacious will to support the antics of Yin Tangxiu and Naoki Nagayama. Even for the earth-shattering 5-minute commercial, he had pestered the president and requested him to use his connections, which led to the scene at the discussion meeting.
"You really worked hard, Otomo-san!" Naoki Nagayama bowed earnestly this time. "Thank you for your support during this period, Otomo-kun. If it weren't for you, this project would have been doomed to failure!"
Yin Tangxiu also bowed to Otomo Yoshimura: "Otomo-san, thank you for your tolerance!"
Otomo Yoshimura revealed his true feelings: "Someone with no talent like me, thanks to Xiu-san and Naoki-san, was able to participate in this miracle-like project! This might be the most glorious moment of my life, arigato!"
"There will be more in the future!" Naoki Nagayama said firmly.
End of Chapter
