A sweet date should have a beginning and an end.
After watching Yuki walk into the house, Kurosawa Mitsuru turned and left.
Although he had to make an extra trip, he enjoyed it. After all, it was quite fun to send his girlfriend home.
When I got home, it was exactly 8 o'clock in the evening.
He took out his phone and looked at it, and saw a message from Yuki-chan.
"The neighbor's uncle told my dad, and he found out anyway."
"He's started smoking again."
"I smoked a lot of cigarettes at once."
"Did your dad quit smoking on his own initiative, or did your mom ask him to quit?"
After seeing this information, Kurosawa Mitsuru thought about it and asked.
"It seems that my mother asked him to quit when she was pregnant with me."
"He smoked for a while when I was in junior high school. That was when I was hiding in my room and feeling depressed, but that was the only period."
"All right."
After seeing Koyuki's replies one by one, Kurosawa Hikaru probably had an idea in his mind.
To be honest, he suspected that the father-in-law was taking this opportunity to smoke.
He said he had quit smoking, but he didn't do it completely and still smoked occasionally.
“By the way, Brother Guang, many fans on my Twitter are urging me to post new pictures… Is it time to post new pictures?”
Just then, Ichinose Yuki changed the subject.
"You can send out the glasses girl set, but don't send out the twin-tailed loli set for now."
Kurosawa Mitsuru thought about it for a moment and then gave his suggestion.
All in all, it has been more than half a month since Xiao Youji registered her account.
It is normal for fans to urge for new pictures.
The three sets of clothes he matched for Xiao Youji at that time, both in terms of makeup and photography, were of very high standards.
For those three looks, he even went online to research popular makeup looks.
Unlike ancient military skills such as archery, things like photography and makeup, although there is a saying that classics never go out of style, if you don't keep up with the times, you will still lag behind the times.
When talking about this, they also connected via video to discuss how to write the copy.
After tinkering with it for half an hour, the new picture was sent out, and the two of them also watched the response on Twitter through the video.
“Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!”
"goddess!"
"Senior is so beautiful!"
The response in the comment section was pretty good, especially from Yuki-chan’s fans, who left a comment within a few minutes.
"Wow, the comments this time were so quick." Xiao Yuki was a little surprised to see such a response.
"Because you really have fans this time." Seeing the situation in the comment section, Kurosawa Hikaru was also very satisfied. He clicked on those pictures and examined them carefully.
Although the setting was a bit poor, it was in a hotel after all, not a library, a place that was more suitable for girls with glasses or literary girls.
But he also prepared books for the filming, so the overall performance was still very good.
Such sets of photos were taken purely based on his photography skills. Things like exposure, color contrast, etc. were adjusted directly by the functions of the SLR, without any post-production editing.
The key to such a remarkable effect lies in the model, Yuki, who has a pair of eyes that can discover beauty and the level of her makeup.
In fact, Xiao Yuki is very beautiful, with natural beauty, and she is very beautiful even without makeup.
The most important thing is that she is very talented as a model. She can handle all kinds of makeup and has a strong sense of atmosphere. As long as she finds the right angle and timing, she can take amazing pictures.
While they were chatting and laughing, Kurosawa Hikaru's phone vibrated slightly and a message popped up.
The sender was Runa Igarashi, and the message was very brief, with only one sentence:
"Are you busy?"
"I'm not busy, what's wrong?"
Seeing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru immediately clicked on it, marked the message as read, and replied.
"Brother Guang, what's the matter?"
Because his expression changed, as if something attracted his attention, Ichinose Yuki asked curiously.
"Ms. Runa has sent a message." Kurosawa Mitsuru did not hide it from her.
"Then you talk to her for a while."
"We can chat together. I can communicate with her through typing."
"I'm not jealous, it's just that if you have something to do, just go and deal with it first. It won't be too late to talk slowly after you're done."
Seeing his reaction, Ichinose Yuki explained with a smile.
"Okay." Realizing her thoughtfulness and understanding, Kurosawa Hikaru nodded.
As the video ended, Igarashi Runa sent another message: "Are you still in Zero Hour?"
"Of course."
Kurosawa Hikaru still likes playing the piano very much.
Putting aside this identity, although he could still play the piano, he was ultimately missing an opportunity.
"Youtube fans are urging new videos, Twitter and other social media fans are urging new activities. I am planning to release the Flight of the Bumblebee video. What do you think?"
After receiving this reply, Igarashi Runa typed again.
There is also a stock video in the laptop of Zero Hour Office, which is Flight of the Bumblebee.
That was a special recording of Kurosawa Hikaru's piano skills after they were upgraded to proficiency.
"Where are you? Is Miss Ninomiya with you?"
Thinking of this, Kurosawa Mitsuru pondered and asked.
Could it be possible that this contact was a good signal... Miss Ninomiya was rather tsundere and difficult to reply to, so she asked Miss Runa to contact him.
"I was at home, not with her."
"Can we have a video? I can't explain it clearly by typing."
After thinking about it, Kurosawa Mitsuru suppressed his unnecessary thoughts and asked.
"Okay." After a full minute, Igarashi Runa agreed, probably after a lot of mental struggle.
Immediately, as the video request was sent out, the call was quickly connected.
A pretty face appeared on the screen of Kurosawa Hikaru's mobile phone. It was Runa Igarashi. Maybe because she was at home, her short silver-gray hair was a little fluffy and not neatly combed.
"Good evening, Miss Runa."
After two days, when he saw her again, Kurosawa Hikaru felt as if he was in another world and spoke.
This greeting was a bit unfamiliar, different from before... Although they had never video chatted before, they usually talked in detail in person or communicated through typing.
"Good evening, Mr. Playboy."
Igarashi Runa responded calmly to this greeting.
"Well… "
Hearing this name, Kurosawa Hikaru could feel her dissatisfaction with him, which was a bit heartbreaking.
In fact, he could guess that Miss Runa would not be as close and friendly to him as before.
After all, when Ninomiya Chizuru ran away crying, Igarashi Runa looked at him and sighed before following her, and her eyes were full of disappointment and complexity.
"It's just a joke, don't take it seriously."
Igarashi Runa also said this when she saw his distressed look.
A woman's heart is as unfathomable as the sea.
"Actually, this is the case. I have re-studied the image problem of Zero Hour in the past two days."
Kurosawa Mitsuru couldn't guess her mood, so he just got straight to the point.
"Image?"
Talking about business, Igarashi Runa was also puzzled.
"Hold on."
Seeing the puzzled look on her face, Kurosawa Mitsuru also stood up and went back to the room with his cell phone.
"I got a new inspiration these two days. I think the mask from the previous Zero Hour is still a bit monotonous. As a logo and brand image, it is not recognizable and unique enough, so I redesigned it. Take a look."
Soon, he walked into the room, turned on the light, went to the desk, took out things and put them in order, also explaining.
After he was ready, he adjusted the camera and recorded the papers on the table.
"For this image, I considered the zero hour and the image to be completely integrated, just like a clock plus the zero pointer."
As the filming continued, Kurosawa Mitsuru looked at the image on the paper and explained.
The clothes are still the same, but the mask has been completely changed.
The original single number 0 has become a dial with hours and minutes marked on it, as well as an hour hand.
In addition, there are two small discs that can be used as eyes.
It is no exaggeration to say that this time the image design has become more individual as the painting skills have been upgraded to proficiency.
“Your logo and image design are as weird as ever, but they also maintain their uniqueness, which is better than before... But artists are different from technology products, and the speed of innovation and replacement cannot be too frequent.”
Through the camera of her mobile phone, Runa Igarashi saw the new image on the paper and was actually quite satisfied with it, but she also pointed out some difficulties.
The image of Zero Hour has become completely famous through the war-torn song "Croatian Rhapsody" on video websites, as well as his farewell performance at the piano competition, which included three piano pieces, Liszt's "The Bells" and "Adeline at the Water's Edge".
So far, he has accumulated a considerable number of fans, and everyone has completely adapted to Zero Hour's weird mask.
What's more, during this period, there were many derivative fan artworks, namely gentleman's hat, zero-hour mask, tuxedo, white shirt, and suit pants. This set can be said to be deeply rooted in people's hearts.
"I know that it is best for public figures to have a fixed image so that they are more recognizable... But considering long-term development, as well as the production issues surrounding it and the performance effect, it can still be changed."
“Will the performance be better?”
"For example, if there is a large-scale concert in the future, I can make a short video on the big screen, with a clock counting down, starting from 11:59, and I will appear on stage on time at 0 o'clock."
"But the numerical countdown you mentioned before is also feasible. 10, 9, 8, 7... Wait until the moment of 0, then you will appear on stage."
"Many people have this performance style, and it's not unique enough."
"Do you think it would be better if it were changed?"
“Yes, if I design apparel and peripherals in the future, this logo will be more beautiful and more recognizable. And for fans, if they get used to this image and see a standard clock, it will be easier to associate it with the name Zero Hour.”
Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly. It was not enough to make money from records alone. If he could create a trendy brand, that would be the real way to make money.
You know, under the fan effect and the bandwagon effect, fashion brands are a lucrative business.
"That's true."
"Although the pace of renewal is very fast, it is still early to further improve the image. If we wait until later, there will really be no chance to change it. I plan to re-record the Flight of the Bumblebee video and use this opportunity to promote it."
"You planning on re-recording the video? With this new mask?"
"right."
“It takes time to find someone to customize it.”
"How long will it take?"
"It should be done in two days. We can spend money to have someone work hard on it... That piece of paper should be the design draft, right?"
"right."
"Where are you now?"
"At home."
"I'm going to get the design draft. This matter needs to be resolved as soon as possible. Fans have been urging us for many days."
After the matter was decided, Igarashi Runa considered the pros and cons and acted decisively and vigorously.