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Chapter 341 Is it okay for Sakai Izumi to help with the singing (4000 words)

I have to say that the quality of the Kohaku Uta Battle is quite high. At least Higashinoji listened to it with great interest next to the TV.

But think about it, the singers challenged by Red and White Songs are basically some of the most popular groups or singers this year. If you don't have two brushes, how can you break out of the bloody Japanese entertainment circle?

Watching these singers singing and dancing, Higashinoji drank a cup of hot tea, exhaled, and at the same time glanced sideways at the program staff who were busy coming and going, as well as the BW idol group who were preparing to perform on stage.

There are a total of thirty-six members in the BW idol group, but only sixteen of them can actually perform on the Red and White Uta Battle stage.

It is not easy for Saito Kotori to reach this position in half a year.

"Teacher Higashino, I'm going to play first!" When Saito Kotori passed by Higashinoji's lounge, he stuck his head in and said hello.

"Well, come on."

Tonoji gave a simple encouragement and turned to look at the TV.

Amidst a burst of brisk music, the sixteen members of the BW idol group finally officially took the stage.

After the main idol and the host exchanged a few words, the performance began.

I have to say here that the Japanese idol career is really hard. After you get on stage, you not only have to sing but also dance. At the same time, you have to stay cute and smile the whole time.

Higashikata feels tired just looking at it.

Not to mention that Saito Kotori and several other newcomers have no chance to show their faces at all.

This profession is really hard.

It's completely different from some two-dimensional animations, which always become national idols. After all, it's too difficult for the idol profession to achieve national level.

It is worth mentioning that although Higashinoji kept saying 'may be nervous' and 'may be nervous' in his ears, once Saito Kotori came on stage, his whole state immediately changed.

His face was neither red nor out of breath, his movements were clean and neat, and he looked good.

As expected of a professional, he looks different.

Higashikata secretly nodded.

The performance time of BW idol group is three minutes. This time is neither long nor short.

After all, according to the general principle of the Red and White Song Battle, the singing time of each group is usually only about three minutes.

Singers with less attention will have their singing time reduced to at least two minutes.

Similarly, compression will also lead to growth. The singer group that attracts the most attention in this round of song competition can get up to six or even ten minutes of singing time.

These three minutes went very quickly, even Saito Kotori on the stage thought so.

It felt like she just came out and showed her face. Among the sixteen idols, they only mentioned her a word or two casually and were simply passed over.

This made her feel a little aggrieved for no reason. You must know that she had put in a lot of effort for this red and white song competition, working hard to arrange the program, and at the same time, she had to take care of the mood of the C position of the group. Don't talk back when you are scolded, you can only bow and apologize.

The results of it? With such an appearance rate, she probably wouldn't have had anyone notice her as a little idol.

"What a big loss."

Saito muttered, really seriously considering whether to retire from the idol career directly.

After all, this job is really thankless. Being an idol not only has to avoid being caught by the unspoken rules of the workplace, but also has to be humble and humble, which is really unpleasant.

She just stepped back from the front desk, and was stopped by Higashikata before she even took two steps.

"Saito-san. I watched your performance. It was really good."

"Why?"

Saito Kotori originally wanted to go to Higashinoji's lounge to say hello, but before she took action, Higashinoji on the other side took the initiative to come over and say hello.

You must know that her taking the initiative and Higashino taking the initiative are two different things.

Higashino Tsukasa is this year's star, and with her status as a national best-selling manga author, even the C-ranked sister of the BW idol group behind her would respectfully bow her head and call out "Higashino-san" when she sees her.

His act of proactively coming forward to say hello satisfied Saito Kotori's little vanity.

Just now, she was still thinking about whether she should give up her 'idol career', but somehow she felt that there would be no problem if she worked harder.

At least even Tonoji is still watching his performance.

Work harder!

Saito Kotori's performance ended, and soon another round of male singers from the white group came on stage.

I have to say here that Higashinoji's relationship with these male singers from the white group is only average.

Because Higashinoji, as a manga author, has won the position of the main axis of the white group this year, this will certainly make some singers feel uncomfortable and find it unacceptable.

After all, humans are still emotional animals.

Therefore, even if they want to find Higashinoji to write songs and build a good relationship with him, the unpleasant feeling of being "taken away from the main axis" still exists.

And Higashinoji, who noticed this, didn't say anything, but his attitude towards them was naturally much colder.

Therefore, Higashinoji naturally has no interest in watching their programs.

But he was not interested. Saito Kotori, who was standing next to him with a curious face, couldn't help but said: "The name of this male singer duo is ROLL. I remember it was after their performance."

When she said this, she lowered her voice and reminded Higashinoji in a low voice: "Higashino-san, the next show is Oura-san's."

"Do you remember all this?"

Higashinoji glanced at Saito Kotori. She didn't have a program in hand, and she seemed to come more casually.

This surprised Tonoji. After knowing that there were twenty or thirty singer groups singing in the entire Red and White Song Competition, could she still remember them all?

"Hey, this is the aesthetic I use to survive in the entertainment industry. Kawase-san from the ROLL duo, Fujimura-san from the Haruka idol group, and..."

I have to say that Saito Kotori is really extraordinary, he really memorized all these things.

After naming these groups, Saito Kotori patted his chest and said, "My most confident thing is my memory."

"Really?" Higashino couldn't help but tease: "With your memory, if you can't survive in the entertainment industry in the future, just come to me directly and I'll give you an editor position. It's actually pretty good."

For an editor, the most important thing is definitely the ability to review and appreciate manuscripts. But aside from these two, having a good memory is also one of the essential factors for editing.

But Higashinoji is obviously joking here - Saito Kotori cares so much about his idol career, no matter how much he thinks, he will give up his idol career just because of his words, and turn to his unfinished illustration exchange website and online comics. Read the website.

So Tonoji just finished speaking and continued to look at the TV, not paying too much attention to Saito Kotori's thoughts.

But it was different from his calm attitude.

Saito Kotori on the other side was startled when he heard this, then looked at Higashinoji's side face, and then whispered, 'Really? ’.

She didn't dare to speak too loudly for fear of disturbing Touyesi. But if you look at her expression, you can easily find out.

She seemed to be stuck in some kind of thinking.

On the other side, Higashinoji certainly did not let down his guard, after all, the next show of Yukie Oura was on.

He wanted to see what the other party's program was like.

It is worth mentioning here that Yukie Oura, as one of the biggest killers of NHK's hype this year, will certainly not be short-changed in her singing time.

It took her a total of four minutes from the beginning to the end, so she is considered a relatively high-profile player.

"The song Oura singer brings to us this time is "Love Pirate Ship", which is very popular among young people this year. With this song, Oura singer has dominated the distribution chart for three consecutive weeks!"

The host of the red group quickly finished reading the script and then extended his hand.

With a clang, the bell rang, and at the same time, Yukie Oura appeared on the stage wearing a captain's hat.

The Red and White Song Battle doesn't have to pay much attention to the singers' attire. As long as they don't jump around on the stage with their bunny exposed, it's basically no problem.

In the background, Higashinoji is watching.

Oura Yukie at the front desk was also in a difficult mood.

She can't lose!

If she really loses, maybe the Internet and home entertainment newspapers will dig up various stories about her and Higashikata.

This is a battle where her reputation as a singer is a bet, and she must not lose!

With this in mind, Oura Yukie spoke directly.

Even Saito Kotori, who had always had a problem with Oura Yukie, couldn't help but touch his head after listening to the other party's singing.

There is no harm without contrast.

She felt that she did not sing as well as Yukie Oura.

Even if the other person does have problems with being a good person, it does sound good if it sounds good.

A lively and lively love song was sung by her, as if a lover was whispering in her ear

Although it is definitely not as good as the sound in the album that has been modified in the post-production process, it is definitely not weak if the live performance can reach this level.

Saito Kotori thought so and glanced at Tonoji next to her worriedly.

Even Higashinoji would probably find this opponent a bit difficult to deal with at this time, right?

Then

Saito Kotori saw it.

Touyoshi actually let out a small breath and showed a 'relieved' expression.

This made Saito Kotori couldn't help but open his mouth.

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Why can Higashino-san still show a relaxed expression?

With this thought in her mind, she couldn't help but ask: "Higashino-san, are you confident that you can beat her?"

"Ah? What kind of problem do you think this is?" Higashinoji turned his head, thought for a while and said, "I still couldn't figure out her details just now, but now I personally think I can win."

He used a question, but his tone was firm.

This made Saito Kotori couldn't help but scratch his hair. He had no idea where his confidence came from.

As a fan, of course she has listened to Higashinoji's albums.

Higashinoji's clear and clear singing voice left a big impression on her.

But...that's just an album.

Live performance and album editing can be completely different.

As she thought about it, she became anxious for Touyesi.

Saito Kotori's expression change was noticed by Higashinoji, and he laughed out loud.

This probably corresponds to a sentence - the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuch is.

What's the use of being anxious?

But the other party also had good intentions, so he thought about it and said, 'It's okay', and comforted Saito Kotori.

After all, Higashinoji actually prepared a little trump card just for this occasion.

So Higashinoji was actually not too panicked.

"Higashino-san, I'm sorry, we need to do the last touch-up and confirmation."

Oura Yukie's performance is coming to an end, and the next few shows will be the finale of this year, and Higashinoji is no exception.

So it must be necessary for them to check the condition of Tonoji's makeup.

Looking at Higashinoji who was surrounded by the program staff, Saito Kotori gave up his position, clenched his fists and placed it on his chest to encourage him earnestly: "Come on! Higashino-san!"

To her words, Higashinoji just gave a thumbs up in response.

It's almost his turn to perform on stage.

At this time, after singing the last line of lyrics, Yuki Oura on the stage put down the microphone in his hand and bowed to the audience.

While bowing, she clenched her fists with excitement!

Done!

My condition this time was absolutely perfect!

Even if it was recorded in a recording studio, she couldn't sing as well as she did this time.

Even Oura Yukie himself is a little incredible.

It seemed that under Higashinoji's constant pressure, she 'breakthrough' on the spot and performed in a better state.

The fierce applause from the audience below also illustrates this point - this is not a sign of applause from the host, but because she did sing well, which is why the applause from below is uninterrupted.

"I want to see how I lose this time!"

Oura Yukie groaned twice in his heart.

She originally felt that Higashinoji was no match for her.

Not to mention that my on-the-spot performance this time was particularly perfect. The other party was even more helpless against me!

Yukie Oura even felt that if she had known in advance that she had performed so perfectly today, she would have wanted to fight for it even if it was the 'finale' of this year's red group - what a pity!

After bowing and thanking her, she said a few words at the invitation of the host of the red group.

Here we mainly mention the reasons for the poor performance in the first half of this year and things about Higashino.

The smell of gunpowder gradually filled the air, and the atmosphere in the field gradually became heated.

But to be honest, Oura Yukie didn't want to read the lines exactly as they were, and even wanted to say directly, 'Higashinoji, if you really have the ability, you can kill me here today.'

But in the end she didn't dare to speak like this.

After all, NHK has a big name. Even Yukie Oura can't make trouble in this link. He can only say one sentence according to the process: "I believe our red team will win!" Then he handed the microphone back to the host, He bowed again and walked off the stage.

Oura Yukie is no longer in a hurry. She feels that she is sure of victory and just wants to see how Higashinoji will survive next.

And just as she was thinking like this, she walked more briskly, and her stomach, which had always started to hurt at every turn, seemed to no longer hurt.

Then the performance of two groups of red and white groups quickly ended.

It’s finally time for the final combination of the red group and the white group to appear.

Looking at the performance stage ahead.

Higashinoji thought about the image of Sakai Spring that he had suddenly imagined using his 'note recording' skill.

Um.

It shouldn't be a problem if he has Japanese national rock queen Izumi Sakai in his previous life as a vocal supporter, right?

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