Chapter 22: Mitsui Aiko's Raid (1) Seeking Votes

  The new album, with the participation of many big names, finally confirmed that its main style is New Age music. The children's version of "wake_me_up_when_ber_ends" was excluded from the album and will be released as a single, along with previously produced children's rock songs. Instead, Libera's "Time" was included. The album is named after Leslie Odom Jr.'s song calling for peace, "That in Your Heart". After the MV shooting was completed in mid-September, this album featuring many big names began to be released globally. With the help of Sarah Brightman, Leslie Odom Jr., and Enya, combined with Jerry's own Grammy halo, the release of the album doesn't need much promotion at all!

  《That_in_your_heart》was released and quickly occupied the music charts of various countries, with a heavenly voice dominating the world! Within a week, the album's sales exceeded 10 million copies (1 diamond = 10 million copies)!

  Even Jerry was tongue-tied after knowing the approximate sales data, he really underestimated the enthusiasm of the saints!

  "Hey, little guy, don't forget you promised to be my live performance guest! Next year, in Japan!" As Sarah Brightman and Andrew Lloyd Webber left, the Moon Goddess held Jerry's soft little hand again, reminding him once more.

  "Got it, Miss Sarah! If your concert really comes to Japan, I won't forget!" Jerry pulled his hands back several times! It's clear that Sarah Brightman is too fond of the little guy.

  "Lori, what do you think about us having a kid? A kid like Jerry!" Andrew heard Sarah Blumenfeld say this and couldn't help but smile wryly.

  After sending away the last big shot, Jerry's life became idle again!

  He is idle, but Tian Xun can't be idle!

  The national audition of AJX48 girl idol group selection has finally come to an end after more than five months! However, the large number of candidates left the four judges helpless! Yes. The four judges, in addition to Matsuda Seiko, Komuro Tetsuya, and Kobayashi Takeshi, also included Sakai Noriko. After all, this is an idol group! Matsuda Seiko's singing skills are not bad, but when it comes to idol trends, youth is invincible, and at 29, she can't keep up with the times! So, Sakai Noriko, who swept Asia with her hits "Starlight" and "Green Rabbit", naturally became Yoda Tsuyoshi's choice!

  "Hey, Fumi-chan! This Naoko Togashi is way too young, how could you put her on the candidate list?!" - Matsuda Seiko

  Sakai Noriko: "Miss Saint, isn't Tsumabuki Rie already 11 years old? If she's 11, doesn't that mean she meets the age requirement for the tournament?"

  Matsuda Seiko: "Look, the number of people we selected at first is really too many. This little guy should be eliminated! And this Hamasaki Ayumi, don't you think her voice is too sharp? She has no chance of becoming a pop idol!"

  Sakai Noriko: "But, but isn't becoming a popular idol about her growth potential? Nakajima-san. I think her image is great, although her voice is a bit sharp, but her performance doesn't look like that of a little kid at all, how should I put it? She gave me a very special feeling, I think..."

  Seiko Matsuda cuts off Noriko Sakai's words: "Alright! Stop talking about your feelings. We need to make choices based on facts! Look at the people you've chosen, Miss Sakai - Takaoka Ryoko (Matsuko), Nakahara Yukie, Asou Kumiko, Toono Natsuko, Anzai Tomoko (Ito Misaki), Kondo Nana (Mizuki Nana), Tanaka Rie, and Nogawa Sakura... We're choosing idols, not children, got it? Miss Sakai! You have to choose according to my standards. Only women like Matsushima Nana (Matsushima Nanako), Oyamada Sayuri, Toda Nahae, Sakurai Atsuko, and Kajyu Yumi are suitable for us!"

  Sakai Noriko: "But Nakahara-san, I have my own standards!"

  Thinking about the past two years, Seiko Matsuda's popularity was stolen by Noriko Sakai's rise to fame. As a fellow idol of the same type, Seiko couldn't help but feel indignant. "What's your standard? Calm down! Noriko Sakai, you're just a junior, got it? Junior! No matter what, you have to listen to your senior!"

  Noriko Sakai never thought that Seiko Matsuda would tear her face off like this, since starring in TBS's "Star of Gold Coin" and becoming popular, Noriko Sakai has always felt hostility from Seiko Matsuda, but she never expected it to be so blatant! For a moment, Noriko Sakai was also stunned!

  "...... Just go and do what a junior should do! This isn't your stage! ...... " - Matsuda Seiko

  "What should a junior like me do?" The little guy's voice suddenly appeared in the room.

  Even Matsuda Seiko was left agape, stunned on the spot! It's clear that she too didn't expect this little guy to suddenly appear in the ladies' judges' room at this time!

  "Please go on, Miss Shengzi, I'd like to know what a junior should do anyway?"

  What's the big deal? He's just a newcomer who's risen to fame, after all, he's just a junior! But even thinking that, Matsuda Seiko's mind still conjured up those three Grammy Awards, as a singer, she naturally knew what they meant. Did she really dare to put this little guy in the same league as her juniors?

  "I..."

  Matsumoto Shinko's mouth was agape, but she couldn't utter a single word for half the day! She, she was actually nervous when facing this little guy!

  Jerry didn't care about her either and turned his head around, "Male and female judges choose separately? Miss Fa, whose stupid idea is this?"

  Sakai Noriko was barely holding back tears that were about to well up, and replied in a tearful voice: "Is that what Miyuki-kun meant?"

  Jerry: "Tetsuya Komuro? That bastard! What does he want?"

  On the other hand, Kobayashi Takeshi and Komuro Tetsuya were discussing in front of a table full of photos in another room!

  Tsunku: "Kobayashi-kun, how's this one?"

  Takashi Kobayashi took the photo: "Hmm, it's not bad, but you're a bit young, aren't you?"

  "Tsunku: 'How about this one?'"

  Kobayashi Takeshi: "Hey, Komuro-san, this one is already 20 years old! It's already beyond the age range specified by the tournament! How can it still..."

  Tsunku: "Age is just a number, can't it be changed? Besides, Yajima-san can't possibly keep track of everything, right? So what if you like her? Take her to a hotel at night?"

  "Shouldn't all the selected contestants aged 15 and above be taken away! Tsunku!"

  The door of the judges' room was somehow open, and the little guy stood at the entrance with his arms around him, looking gloomy!

  The temperature in the room dropped by several degrees instantly!