Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 861
Everything is ready, as soon as April enters, this piece of "Let's Dance Together" is on the shelves of record stores.

The TV commercials will start broadcasting one week in advance. Throughout the promotional period, the animation of "Chibi Maruko-chan" will also help, and the advertisements will be arranged after the animation is broadcast.

Played by Chibi Maruko and her voice actress in friendship, she announced to the people in front of the TV: "Let's Dance Together" is released!
Various efforts have been made, and the related parties are quite optimistic about the prospect of the single.

And once it went on sale, unexpectedly and at the same time expected, it achieved a good debut result.In the week of its release, although it did not directly airborne to the top of the singles chart, it also ranked No.3 and sold about [-] copies.

April is a big month for the release of films, and singers from all walks of life in the first, second and third tiers get together to appear on the stage, otherwise, 3 copies will not only be ranked No.[-].Even so, a theme song for an animation can sell [-] copies in the first week of its release, making it into the top three on the singles chart, which is also the best record among the first-week sales of animation theme songs in recent years.

It is said that this result is unexpected because it broke the trend of the animation theme song's long stream, or even the steady stream, and achieved extraordinary results as soon as it appeared on the stage.

And it is expected, naturally because of the strong ratings and topicality of "Chibi Maruko", the audience of all ages, and the single itself is not a simple nursery rhyme specially provided by animation, but a very good pop song , plus Fuji TV's strong publicity support, and GENZO's little effort in publicity planning.

Adding these together and working together to promote it, it is not for nothing that this achievement can be sold.

Regardless of who has more credit and who has less, from the time the single is released and consumers walk into the record store for this single, it is already a common victory.

And the feedback from the scene came faster than the official sales figures. Before the first [-] copies were officially released, the record stores took action one after another. Additional orders were not planned to put animation songs on the market. The record stores that stock the shelves are now changing their tunes, too.

The single that was printed and waiting in the warehouse, a week passed, and more than half of it went first.Looking at the sales, it was already planned that the printing factory's machines would start up again for this single.

At the same time as the results of the first move were released, the promotions that had been scheduled before the release of the single were also launched one after another.

The programs that had been recorded in advance began to be broadcast, and the programs that had not been trusted before also sent invitations to BBQUEENS. GENZO is not only responsible for single promotion, but also responsible for the arrangement of group announcements.

The initial release of [-] singles is enough to put on all the mainstream music shows.

On BURNING's side, although they have booked a management contract for the group, at such a juncture, they are not in a hurry to sign a formal contract.Don't sign a formal contract, this is just a way to push the boat along the way, and get yourself out of the promotion period of the single.

The popularity of "Chibi Maruko-chan" keeps rising, and Fuji TV is actively cooperating with the publicity. The initial release of [-] copies has made all parties ambitious, trying to make this song and this cartoon into this year's annual work .

After the sales statistics for the next second week came out, the related parties became even more determined about this goal——

In the second week, the momentum of this single rose instead of falling. With a record of [-] copies, it directly won the championship of the singles chart.Not only that, but accidentally interrupted the consecutive single championship record of Miho Nakayama, one of the four idol kings.

Miho Nakayama has won the championship singles for six consecutive singles. When she chose to release a new single this week, her record company probably could not have imagined that her opponents that week were not to be feared, but they were caught by an animation theme released last week. The song is cut off.

Moreover, the gap between the two singles is only less than [-] copies.

……

The animation theme song won the championship single, such a grand event deserves to be reported by various media, and by the way, it will add even more fire to the already popular "Chibi Maruko-chan" and "Let's Dance Together".

Even Iwahashi Shinichi was a little surprised to get the sales in the second week.He didn't think that this single didn't have the appearance of a champion, but he didn't expect it to be a champion in just two weeks.

But after that little surprise, all that's left is joy and ambition.

This season of "Chibi Maruko" will be broadcast for two years, at least until October this year, the theme song of the animation will not change.In this way, even if the most intensive publicity period passes, there is still a fixed promotion channel every week.

As for animation theme songs, as long as there is a steady flow of sales, even if they only sell [-] copies a week, they can accumulate a considerable number in the end.Now, once the single is released, it has such a popularity. If it can keep selling for a long time, the final sales can be expected.

The prospect of final sales is not meaningless. After all, GENZO has to control the single’s shipments, estimate the popularity of the single in advance, and prepare the goods in advance, so as to ensure that the single will not be out of stock when the popularity is the strongest. Consume the public's desire to buy.

In addition, it is also convenient to adjust the next publicity strategy after the most intensive publicity period has passed.

With 14 copies in two weeks, all parties are trying their best to promote this single. In this way, what is considered is the strategy of long-term sales.

14 copies is a lot, but when the goal is "long-term sales", it seems not enough.

A good beginning is half the battle.But the further back, the more skill is needed to realize that half.

But before that, the single was a hit, and GENZO, BEING, and Fuji TV each made a fortune.Among them, the one who earns the most is undoubtedly GENZO who is responsible for the release of the single.

The sales momentum of "Let's Dance Together" is good, and this year's GENZO will add another achievement.Outsourcing the production rights to BEING didn't take much effort, but it was the most satisfying.

For this, the single won the weekly championship, and GENZO was beaming.

The old staff have always been full of confidence, and they firmly believe that following Yanqiao-san will make them stand out.The newly recruited employees, not long after they came in, were encouraged by this single and eager to try.

This April, we finished recruiting new people, reorganized the team, and made a plan.Simultaneously with enrollment expansion and reorganization, there is also procurement.Needless to say, necessary office equipment and office vehicles, it is impossible to buy a house now that land prices are at the highest point, but in response to the bubble era, I bought a Porsche and a Bentley.

Now that the records are selling well and three best-selling bands have been produced in a row, the significance of buying a luxury car for the company to boost morale is actually greater than the significance of using the vehicle itself.

However, in terms of boosting morale, another best-selling single released under the name of GENZO has an extremely strong effect.

The staff members were happy and energetic, and Shinichi Iwahashi was of course also happy.

However, I am glad to be happy. While this single has achieved success, Iwahashi Shinichi is more sure about the potential of animation theme songs as a way of promoting singles.

In the beginning, it was the Takeda Printing Company that was the cause of their investment in the Japanese animation production company.Long before the establishment of the record company, Shinichi Iwahashi had already considered the possibility and prospect of animation theme songs.

Now, the hot sale of "Let's Dance Together" proves this even more.

Faced with this hot-selling single, Shinichi Iwahashi began to think in his heart, seeking a partner for cooperation, in addition to the theme songs of TV dramas and commercials that he always valued, he also wanted to add an animation theme song.

He even considered whether to cooperate with the Japanese animation production company to launch some projects.

Yanqiao Shenyi had his thoughts in mind.Now that the opportunity has been discovered, it is necessary to consider making a more detailed and complete plan before the animation theme song has been entered in a large scale.

……

The billiard room is all year round, from day to night, and there are very few times when it is always idle.No matter what time it is, if you look inside, you will see rows of people playing marbles.

An office worker man in a white shirt, a housewife enjoying her free time after sending her husband and children out.Adults or students who are not close to adulthood, retired old people...

There is also a celebrity entertainer in disguise, Taopu Star.

Playing marbles is another kind of activity of "all ages and children".

In the morning, Nakamori Akina and Kudo Shizuka participated in the recording of the same program. After the end, the two people who hadn't seen each other for a while made an appointment to have dinner together.After lunch, which was a bit late, they ran over to play steel balls together again.

These two people are still "bead friends" who play marbles together.

As soon as she arrived at the pinball machine, Akina Nakamori was gearing up, and Shizuka Kudo was also very interested.Fascinated, it is difficult for anyone to connect these two game-focused women with the top idols on the stage.

But on the other hand, unless you come in to find someone from the outside, when you go to the billiard room to play, you only need to keep your eyes on the pinball machine, and it is difficult to distract the people around you.

Akina Nakamori claims to be a master of marbles, but compared with Shizuka Kudo, she still has to admit that she is inferior.The two were fascinated by playing here, while on the other side, the manager who was watching the time on standby near the billiard room came in, passed by each of them, found the two female stars who were focusing on playing marbles, and reminded carefully——

"The next round of work is about to begin." It was Kudo Shizuka's manager who came in.He was holding a box of small steel balls in the store, waiting to collect her booty from his female star.

"Understood, now~" Shizuka Kudo kept her eyes on the pinball machine.

In such a short time, the clattering beads gushed out.She beamed, "I'm lucky today!"

Kudo Shizuka's ability to play marbles, even a well-known pinball enthusiast like Akimoto Yasushi, the producer of her Kitten Club era, would praise "excellent".

Otherwise, since joining the Kitten Club, there have been constant rumors about her being a female A Fei.Now, even the script that asked her to play tricks on people by pretending to be a girl has been sent to the office.

Speaking of which, Akina-san next to her had rumors of a bad girl when she debuted...

The agent sighed inwardly, and cautiously said, "Stop the fight? Shizuka-chan."

"Ha ~ Yi ~"

Shizuka Kudo promised, and finally stopped.She stopped, and Akina Nakamori was not interested in fighting. "Zhuyou" two, come and go together.The manager held the beads of two people and exchanged them for prizes.

After having fun, the two female stars came out of the shop, taking a deep breath, feeling refreshed.

There was a young man in a Yokosuka jacket who looked like a little hooligan standing on the side of the road, and had been looking at the two of them since just now.After hesitating for a moment, he stepped forward and said, "Excuse me..."

Both of them looked at him at the same time.

"Is it Shizuka sauce?"

As soon as the young man opened his mouth, he was the first to recognize Shizuka Kudo.She said "hey" and laughed, "Hello."

I didn't expect to hit a small steel ball when I came here, and I could meet Shizuka sauce!

The young man was flattered and excited, Kudo Shizuka made a "shh" gesture to signal him not to speak loudly.But to a certain extent, this coquettish appearance is even more exciting.

He tried his best to restrain himself and lowered his voice, "I'm a fan of Shizuka sauce, and I also joined Shizuka's personal guard..."

Nakamori Akina, who was ignored, tried hard not to laugh.

However, this state of staying out of things didn't last long, and the young man soon discovered that the woman who was walking with his idol was that Nakamori Akina-san.

Come out to play a small steel ball and meet two big stars at the same time.Such good luck makes the young man full of confidence in today's luck.

……

Walking out of the alley, the two were still talking and laughing about what happened just now.

Kudo Shizuka's manager was a little helpless, thinking to herself, Shizuka-chan is really popular among the punks, no wonder that Iwahashi-san chose her.

With Nakamori Akina present, it was hard to say this.However, he didn't speak. Shizuka Kudo, who was walking in front, told Akina Nakamori first, "Does Akina-san know what show I'm going to participate in next?"

She smiled all over her face, and asked and answered, "It's a prank show, and I'm asked to act as the girlfriend of Little Ah Fei in it to meet his parents."

This overjoyed look was obviously brought about by being recognized by a young man who looked like a little hooligan just now.

When Akina Nakamori heard the "prank show" and "go to play tricks on ordinary people", she already knew what kind of show it was.

Kudo Shizuka said of her own, "I participated in the first episode of the show's regular file, and Mr. Akimoto participated in the production of the show, so..."

It was the first episode.Nakamori Akina thought to herself.

"However," Shizuka Kudo told her, "Although the script was written by Akimoto-sensei, and the invitation was also sent to the office through Akimoto-sensei. But this idea came from that Iwahashi Shinichi-san."

Akina Nakamori couldn't help complaining, "It's a shame that I can figure it out."

...It's really wicked to let Shizuka, who has been rumored to be a bad girl, pretend to be Xiaofei's girlfriend.

Kudo Shizuka laughed even harder for her words.Suddenly remembered, and mentioned, "Speaking of which, Akina-san and Iwahashi-san have also worked together, right?"

Akina Nakamori nodded.The draft of the new round of cooperation has not been released yet, so she didn't mention that there will be another cooperation soon.

"In addition to making music, I even do variety shows. That Iwahashi-san seems to be able to do everything." Kudo Shizuka felt amazing in her heart, and couldn't help asking, "How about working with Iwahashi-san?"

Akina Nakamori replied seriously: "Like a tyrant in the recording studio, say what you say."

　Thanks to the leader of "camelyexs".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)