Chapter 8 Don't Pant
Although with the development of the times and the continuous advancement of technology, the market share of BP machines will gradually be replaced by mobile phones and will eventually completely withdraw from the communication market, but now, this is still an indispensable thing. As RB's largest communication operator, NTT DOCOMO launched a BP machine focusing on young people this year. In addition to the more fashionable and colorful color matching of the products, it also has unique designs to select spokespersons across the country.
RB is a talent show country. From the selection held by an agency to the TV station finding the protagonist for a certain TV series, to the strange and strange Mr. and Miss, most of them are held in Tokyo. Tokyo is an amazingly large city, big enough to accommodate the dreams of countless people, and of course, it is enough to bury the dreams of countless people.
At 1:30 pm on May 29, Ye Zhao arrived at the selection site in Chiyoda District thirty minutes in advance.
After presenting the selection book, Ye Zhao was taken to the registration office in the corner of the hall by the staff on site to fill in the information, and then got a number plate with "026". It is said that more than 15,000 people registered for this selection, but in the end, only 40 people received the interview notice, which was fierce competition.
The interview location is located on the third floor. After walking out of the elevator, there was a long queue in the corridor. The candidates were from all over the country and had no idea about each other. In addition, they were all competitors, and the atmosphere could be said to be a bit silent. Ye Zhao stood silently at the end of the line, looked up and saw that they were fighting from more than 15,000 people. The people who were waiting to be selected were all good-looking, and there were even two or three high noses and deep eyes, and they were obviously mixed-race young men.
"No. 1, Uemura Rai."
"Come!" The interview officially began with an answer that was trembling due to nervousness.
The person who was in the lineup entered the room with a number sign and walked out in about ten minutes. Under the guidance of the staff, he went to the lounge on the fifth floor to wait for the final result. The next person quickly followed.
As the team gradually became shorter, Ye Zhao, who was originally calm and composed, just thought he was here to join in the fun, gradually felt like he couldn't sit still.
Finally, "No. 26, Ye Zhao."
Guided by the female assistant wearing a black suit, Ye Zhao walked into the conference room. In the huge room, there were about a dozen examiners lined up. On the nameplate in front of their desks, there were various identities, including senior executives of NTT DOCOMO, TV producers, advertising directors, etc.
Standing in the middle of the room, Ye Zhao bowed gently and introduced himself: "Hello teachers, my name is Ye Zhao. I am 19 years old this year and I am a freelancer now."
A middle-aged man sitting in the middle took the lead in picking up the microphone and asked, "You come to participate in the selection of BP machine advertising spokespersons, so do you know anything about BP machine?" The nameplate in front of him read NTT DOCOMO Vice President.
What do you know? This is not a newcomer interview with NTT DOCOMO, it definitely does not refer to professional knowledge. Ye Zhao thought for a while and replied: "I don't know much about BP machines." Hearing Ye Zhao's answer, the middle-aged man's already serious face became a little more serious.
"However," Ye Zhao changed his mind, "Although I don't understand how it works at all, I know it is an indispensable electronic product in life. If I accidentally forget to bring it with me, I will feel very uneasy, afraid that I will miss important information."
The middle-aged man nodded, and did not speak anymore, but his expression calmed down.
"Very good." A man with long hair said, "Now I want to ask you, because this product focuses on young people. If it were you, what would you use to show the feeling of 'youth'?" The man is the director of this advertisement.
Unlike the teenagers who are experiencing youth, as an old fried dough stick in his core, youth is like a flowering period that has passed for Ye Zhao. Although he can still imagine what it looks like when it blooms, it is still missing a little bit of the fragrance of flowers. Although now, he has the opportunity to start again, youth has once again become something that he is experiencing and within reach, but it is absolutely impossible to be like a real teenager.
So in this matter, he had to try his best to avoid his shortcomings and play to his strengths. Speaking of youth... "Is there a guitar here?" Ye Zhao said.
The advertising director glanced at the female assistant and quickly brought a Yayili acoustic guitar.
Ye Zhao carefully took the guitar from his female assistant and quickly adjusted the strings.
"Secret base~Kun がくれたものぽのぽものぽのぽの」, translated as "Secret Base, Everything You Give Me", this song sung by RB women's band ZONE is considered a popular song in both China and RB. This song has been the theme song of the TV series "The War of Children" and the ending song of the TV animation "Today's 5 Years 2". Later, it was used as the ending song of the animation "Unknown Flower Name", and is regarded as a masterpiece by anime lovers.
After watching "Unknown Flower Name", Ye Zhao in his previous life was not only moved by the animation plot, but also was moved by the unique youthfulness of this song. He also specially searched for the guitar score of this song online. Now, he chose to use this song as his decisive game without hesitation and tweak the guitar in his hand.
"This summer with you, your dreams in the future"
"I will never forget the hope I made together"
"In August ten years later, please believe we will see you again."
"Give me the most beautiful memory..."
As the song gradually unfolded, the censors in the audience gradually broke through the ice, and became surprised. The eyes of Ye Zhao were much softer, no longer questioning or disdain. They thought he was a mysterious censor, but at this time they understood his intention.
In the youth of poor material things, it is difficult to express your feelings like adults, and travel together like adults. And the youthfulness and implicitness of young people are difficult to express their inner emotions directly. At this time, a guitar and a few melodies have become the most suitable way of confession. Isn’t the so-called youth like this, which is both bold and implicit, and can be self-disciplined, but cautious?
While feeling moved, the examiners suddenly remembered something. I didn’t seem to have heard of this song before?
After singing the first paragraph, Ye Zhao consciously covered the guitar sound hole with his hands and stopped the performance. The singing came to an abrupt end, which made the censors in the audience feel quite unsatisfied. The advertising director picked up the microphone, "When I was young, I had an experience like the ones written in the lyrics. Your singing reminded me of my youth. But I was very curious. I have never heard of this song before. Can you tell me whose song it is?"
All the singing has been sung, no matter whether he wrote it or not, now we have to admit that it is his own work. With a little apology to the original songwriter, Ye Zhao replied: "This is my original song."
Ye Zhao felt embarrassed to be a copycat, so he was a little bit confident when answering. This shame fell into the eyes of the examiners, but it was a different feeling. A young man under the age of 20 could write such excellent songs. What is even more rare is that he was not proud of him, talented but humble, and the examiners always praised Ye Zhao a little higher.
"It's really good," asked an examiner, "are you from a music school?"
"That's not," Ye Zhao shook his head, "I just have been playing bands since I was in high school."
At this time, a middle-aged woman suddenly said, "What a pity." Everyone in the venue was attracted by this sudden pity, and even Ye Zhao couldn't help but look at her more. What was strange was that there was no nameplate indicating her identity in front of her.
Ye Zhao was panicked. At first, he was indeed here to join in the fun, but the situation just now was very good, which made him feel a little fluttering. He began to fantasize about the throne of the champion. Now, an aunt with an unknown identity suddenly appeared and seemed to be about to smash the situation. It would be strange if she was not nervous.
However, this aunt was not here to make a fuss. Seeing that everyone present was paying attention to her, she spread her hands and said, "With your talent, even if you participate in the selection of newcomers in the record company, you will be invincible."
If you want to praise me, you can praise me. What are you doing when you speak loudly? It’s like you’re about to fire the next second.
This little episode passed quickly, and the examiners whispered to each other. After that, the deputy president of NTT DOCOMO, who first asked Ye Zhao, spoke again: "Now please go to the lounge first and wait for the final result to be published."
Chapter completed!