mijobooks Chapter 1220 What a pity
Chapter 1220 What a pity
Chapter 1220 What a pity
On the afternoon of the 23rd, Twice had just returned to the lounge after finishing their stage performance. They were still wiping their sweat and drinking water, and their stage costumes were still on. Suddenly, a wailing scream came from the room: "They are actually first? Huh? What? Ahhhh?"
Momo Hirai was seen looking at her phone with a look of surprise on her face. Although she was wearing a cute sailor outfit with a short skirt and knee-high socks, her face was so big that her expression looked extremely funny.
A group of members who were drinking water and fanning themselves nearby looked in her direction when they heard the noise. Although she was jumpy and noncommittal, since they had talked about it frequently in the past two days, everyone knew what she was talking about.
Isn't it just talking about the performance of Chi Jingyuan's song "Fireworks" again? This MOMO seems to be very angry these days, and she seems to be paying more attention to it than the main character Mingjing Nan.
But... first place?
While some people were still digesting her news, not far from Hirai Momo, Minatozaki Sana, who was holding a small electric fan and blowing it hard on her neck, with sweat pouring out of her nose and cheeks, said, "Why are you so surprised? Wasn't she number one last night?"
"what?"
Momo Hirai was stunned when she heard this, and turned to look at Sana Minatozaki with round eyes: "How did you know?"
"When I watched it last night..."
She said it casually, but only halfway through, Minatozaki Sana paused for a moment, and naturally did not continue to speak, and changed the topic: "How much news about "Fireworks" have you not seen in the past two days?"
"Indeed, the internet has been full of this news these past two days. It seems like it has suddenly become popular."
"Something like a song changing a city, or the number of tourists doubling..."
After she said this, several members nearby also interrupted and agreed.
In the past two days, the popularity of "Fireworks" has spread like a firework explosion. You can see news about it everywhere. Even in Tokyo, looking at the news and reports all over the place, you can seem to feel the hustle and bustle of Osaka at that moment.
Minatozaki Sana is a native of Osaka. These past few days, she often heard her friends there say to her in an exaggerated tone, "Osaka is going crazy, there are so many people," and "No matter where you are, you can hear "Hanabi" in the streets and alleys," so she feels it the most deeply.
"How could it be so exaggerated?"
Although the members around her had seen the news, Momo Hirai bravely questioned: "How is it possible that the number of tourists has doubled just because of one song? This is too exaggerated. I don't believe it! I don't believe it~"
Looking at Momo Hirai, who had shamelessly cursed that "Fireworks" would flop a few days ago and was still fighting stubbornly, Zhou Ziyu, who was sitting on the sofa next to her, raised her eyes and glanced at her, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised, unable to hide the joy in her heart.
A few days ago, because this sister kept talking about that, she felt uncomfortable and couldn't help but say a few words to her. Faced with her sudden outburst, although the other members nearby persuaded and laughed it off and did not escalate the situation, Momo Hirai was still speechless and felt a little embarrassed.
So although she has been deliberately not saying these things in front of Chou Tzu-yu recently, she has been paying attention to the ranking of "Fireworks on Fireworks".
When she saw that "Fireworks" was stuck in the top ten and unable to move forward a few days ago, she was a little proud and boasted that she had foresight.
At this moment, she suddenly saw this sister looking like a wooden chicken. Although she knew that she didn't mean any bad things, Zhou Ziyu still felt very happy.
Are you dumbfounded?
...Who told you to curse him?
Zhou Ziyu leaned on the sofa and hummed softly, her round thighs under the pleated skirt folded tightly together, and she was in a very good mood.
...In fact, she didn't have any feelings about the song "Fireworks", and even felt a little disgusted. After all, she knew that this was the love song written by Chi Jingyuan for Ming Jingnan, and even the lyrics told the true story of the two of them, so every time she listened to it, she felt something strange, and even felt very annoyed.
Although the song is nice...she simply cannot relate to the love story of the thief.
But even so, she still felt very happy when she saw various reports about Chi Jingyuan and "Fireworks" in the news since a few days ago... Anyway, she didn't need to listen to the music, just watch the news.
It’s just that Chi Jingyuan seems to be very busy these past two days. Every time I send a text message, it takes a long time for him to reply, and he sends fewer messages.
Just as several people were chatting enthusiastically and Momo Hirai was still quibbling about "fake news", a manager of the agency office from Neon Warner came in, took a sip of water, and was about to explain the work when the LCD monitor in the lounge happened to play the news about "Osaka" and "Fireworks on Fireworks".
Looking at the crowded and bustling scene of Osaka Castle in the news and the exaggerated exclamation of the host, the manager put down the mineral water and exclaimed in surprise: "This song is really... a complete phenomenon."
"Oppa..."
Just when this was mentioned, Momo Hirai rolled her eyes and immediately asked, "Oppa, the news that Osaka's summer tourists may double because of "Fireworks" is true or false?"
Unlike their idols who have been busy with activities these past two days, these company staff members must know some news, especially those from Japanese local agencies.
"what?"
The agent was suddenly asked and was stunned for a moment, and then he looked at Momo Hirai who looked expectant and seemed to be waiting for him to say something, and said as a matter of course without thinking too much: "Of course it's true~"
Before Momo Hirai collapsed, he immediately continued: "Recently, "Fireworks" is so popular that everyone in the circle is discussing this song. I even asked about it yesterday. Osaka is indeed about to be packed. The influence of this song is even greater than expected. Some of the data in the report are even a little conservative. I heard from friends in the government department there that if the popularity continues until the Yodogawa Fireworks Festival, the number of visitors may more than double..."
As he said this, the experienced agent who has worked in Japan for many years could not help but marvel: "EXO's overseas popularity, especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia, is really too high. Many agencies and brands in Japan really underestimated them before."
When the members of Twice heard their manager praising another boy band so exaggeratedly but sincerely, they couldn't help but look at each other. They felt a sense of pride in being a Kpop idol group, but also a little embarrassed.
In Kpop, one of them is the number one girl group and the other is the number one boy group, but their popularity overseas is indeed much worse.
"…But rather than talking about EXO, it's actually Yuan, the member who deserves the most attention. After all, this song has nothing to do with other people."
The manager of the agency office glanced at the news on TV, which was reporting on Chi Jingyuan. He also said, "And the song "Fireworks" is indeed of high quality."
“…I thought this song would perform poorly.”
Momo Hirai pursed her lips and muttered softly... She originally wanted to expose the fake, but she didn't expect it to have the opposite effect. The agent of her group was praising her fiercely, and looked like she couldn't wait to leave Twice and join Chi Jingyuan to kowtow to him. It made her stomach hurt to see her.
"what?"
But when the manager heard this, he looked at Momo Hirai in surprise and said, "Isn't 'Fireworks' the kind of song that anyone would know would be a hit? Momo, you actually think it will perform poorly?"
"Forehead……"
When asked this question, Momo Hirai was speechless for a moment, especially when she felt her agent looking at her with a puzzled look. It was obvious that he was questioning her musical aesthetics, as if asking, "Are you really from the industry?" or even, "Are you really from Japan?" Momo Hirai immediately felt extremely embarrassed and could no longer be stubborn. Instead, she blushed.
"It was indeed normal before..." She tried to explain, speaking in a low and embarrassed voice.
"We have also analyzed this. The reason why this song has not been very popular despite its high quality is mainly because the singer Chi Jingyuan is not Japanese. Many Japanese people are xenophobic. In addition, because there is no publicity, most people don't know the existence of this song..."
He analyzed it very seriously: "But now the momentum is really unstoppable, whether it's this song, EXO, or Chi Jingyuan-san... Looking at this situation, maybe they will be invited to the Red and White Festival at the end of the year."
"Ah. Is that true?"
This question was not asked by Momo Hirai, but by Sana Minatozaki. The girl listened for a long time and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise when she heard this.
Not only her... Ming Jingnan was also moved and looked up at Chi Jingyuan on the screen.
Other members of the Peninsula may not understand the importance of the Japanese Red and White Gala, but how could they, the Japanese, not understand it?
"How is that impossible? Didn't you notice when we came to the scene just now? Many stores on the road, such as music stores and convenience stores, were playing "Fireworks"~"
The head of the agency office raised an eyebrow and looked at them: "Tokyo has already started to promote it intentionally, just to warm up for the fireworks display and attract foreign tourists. Several other cities that will hold fireworks displays have also begun to take action. These cities are like this for now, not to mention Osaka..."
"Isn't this Osaka's city promotion song..."
Upon hearing this, Minatozaki Sana pouted slightly, her tone somewhat indignant, as if something had been taken away from her.
"If they don't tell us, who knows..."
The agent shrugged, as if it was a matter of course. "It took a lot of effort to create such a big social response, attracting so many tourists. The whole country will hold summer events, and there are so many cities holding fireworks festivals. How can Osaka monopolize all these benefits and positive effects? You yourself complained that there were not enough hotels and your city was overcrowded. You eat the meat, but you don't allow other cities to have soup?"
"Let me tell you, if I were the Tokyo Tourism Bureau, I would immediately invite Chi Jingyuan-san to perform a few shows in Tokyo, and then go on TV shows and promote him. It would be easy for me to share the dividends of this tourism wave... And the tourism bureaus of other cities can just do the same. He and this song are completely rare commodities."
"And at this rate, this song will soon be associated with 'summer' and 'fireworks show', becoming a social phenomenon and cultural symbol. He can definitely make a living from this song...if not for a lifetime, at least for five to ten years."
As he spoke, he sighed with amazement: "...The beauty of this song is that it was used as a city tourism promotion song. It would have been fine if it hadn't become popular, but after it became popular, because of its inherent legitimacy, it would be difficult to discredit it even if people didn't like it. It can also well conceal the singer's foreign nationality and increase the favorability of many citizens...This plan is really smart."
At this point, the agent was somewhat puzzled and also somewhat respectful, and he sighed deeply, "It's really surprising that a song about the summer fireworks culture in Japan was written by a Peninsula idol. I don't know how he knows so much about it. The lyrics were written..."
At that moment, all the Twice members around couldn't help but secretly look at Mingjing Nan who was sitting next to them, and Mingjing Nan also felt a pause in his heart, an indescribable feeling brewing, not knowing whether it was pride or melancholy.
“…By the way, I think I heard someone say that the song “Fireworks” was originally going to be sung with someone from Twice, but it was cancelled due to some unexpected events.”
As he was talking, the agent suddenly remembered something, looked around, and asked curiously, "Who was it?"
As soon as he said this, all the Twice members who had just finished looking at Minami and hadn't looked away for a second couldn't help but look over again. Feeling the gazes of others, the manager also looked at Minami, who was pursing her lips unnaturally, and raised his eyebrows: "Is it Mina?"
“…Yeah.” Ming Jingnan was silent for two seconds, forced out an expression that was unclear whether it was a bitter smile or a fake smile, and nodded slightly.
"...What a pity, this song really suits you, and you happen to be a member of Neon."
Thinking of this past cooperation project, and now thinking of the amazing popularity of "Fireworks", the agent shook his head with some regret:
"If this project was still there, we would be the focus of all the news and attention, and the hot cakes being chased by cities. Ah, I just had a few words with my friends in the Osaka branch. You don't know how popular Chi Jingyuan is now. Almost all brands and cities are looking for him. According to them, 'Tourists have crowded Osaka, but money has crowded Avex.'"
Thinking of the huge popularity and profits that Twice and the agency missed out on, even though so much time has passed, the director still couldn't help but say in hindsight: "...If you can't continue to cooperate with them because of some things, don't give up. You can just find someone else to cooperate with. Isn't Sana from Osaka? It just so happens that she can sing this promotional song. From this point of view, Sana might be more suitable than Mina... Oh, what a pity, what a pity..."
The director walked out shaking his head with an expression as if he was saying, "I had a chance to get rich right in front of me but I just threw it away."
In the lounge, Minatozaki Sana had a strange expression on her face. She clenched her fists and seemed to be thinking about something. There was a hint of uncontrollable movement in her lowered eyes.
The others were looking at Ming Jingnan... Warner's agent didn't know the whole story, so how could they not know?
In their opinion, every word the agent said unintentionally pierced Ming Jingnan's heart.
"..."
Nai Minami pursed her lips in silence for a while, then exhaled softly, looked up and smiled at the members who were looking at her, then looked at Minatozaki Sana, squinted her eyes and teased: "Now that the manager mentioned that, Sana-chan seems to be quite suitable."
Seeing that Ming Jingnan was fine and even started joking, the atmosphere instantly became relaxed.
"Oh, what a pity~ hehe." Minatozaki Sana also sighed with a helpless look, but before she finished the performance, she burst into laughter.
Momo Hirai, who had almost admitted her failure, didn't feel awkward for long because her agent just changed the subject. She felt relieved when she found that no one was paying attention to her.
She walked over to Ming Jingnan and tried to comfort this little sister who seemed to her to be pretending to be calm.
But just as she sat down next to him, she suddenly heard a familiar sound of music coming faintly from the headphones that Ming Jingnan took off.
"..."
She pricked up her ears and listened, and her pupils shrank immediately... This music was exactly the "Fireworks" that they had been discussing for a long time and that she had denigrated for a long time.
Mingjing Nan has been listening to this song?
Didn't you break down and cry when you heard this song before? Didn't you feel like you were exposing your own scars when you heard the lyrics? Why are you listening to it secretly by yourself now? It seems like you have been listening to it for a long time?
Momo Hirai stared blankly at Nan Mingjing, her heart in a state of confusion as lightning and thunder.
After all this time, have you reconciled with this song?
Oh, that’s right, this song is Mina-chan’s favorite song. After all, it tells her love story, so it’s normal for her to continue to like it and listen to it after her emotions have stabilized…
Momo Hirai found it easy to understand Minami Nai's mentality.
However, if this is the case...
But if that's the case, why am I still pretending to be an idiot?
I don’t know if this song is so good, I don’t know if this song will become popular as soon as it is heard?
Momo Hirai's slightly dull expression changed slightly. Thinking of her agent's look that "questioned her aesthetics" and even "questioned her IQ", she felt speechless and resentful.
She was furious and sat down next to Ming Jingnan, snatched the earphones from Ming Jingnan's ear, and put them on her ears.
Asshole~I want to listen too!
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