Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 585
When we arrived at the recording studio, Yukiko Okada was working here today, but Seiichiro Kuribayashi was not there.

When she met Yanqiao Shinichi, she greeted him with a lively tone, and was busy preparing tea for him.Yanqiao Shen stopped with a smile, "Wait a little longer, wait for the guests to come."

"The appointment is at four o'clock, right?" Okada Yukiko raised her wrist, "Then I'll get ready first."

With that said, go to the reception room.

Iwahashi Shinichi greeted the sound engineer who worked with him. He happened to have no work in hand. When he met Iwahashi Shinichi, he asked, "Are the protesters from Yoyogi Park still there?"

Yan Qiao Shen replied: "It's still there."

The sound engineer muttered, "It's really exciting. Compared with these people, I really belong to the 'indifferent generation'."

The generation of indifference refers to the new generation of young people who have grown up after the failure of left-wing youths.They are characterized by their indifference to politics, their aversion to serious things, and at the same time they have lost the enthusiasm for protest and the strength of action.

The sound engineer here in Yoyogi is about 35 or [-] years old this year. After calculation, it happens to be a new generation of left-wing youths who have grown up after failing.

Having said that, the left-wing youths who were full of fighting spirit at the beginning were deeply shocked after experiencing failure, and then lost their enthusiasm.There are even people who have been in self-imposed exile in the following years because of frustration.

The indifferent generation is indifferent and indifferent, and the left-wing youths whose dreams have been shattered are ashamed.

Yanqiao Shen kept laughing, "According to this, I am even more of the 'indifferent generation'."

The sound engineer shook his head again and again, making fun of him: "No, Mr. Yanqiao is the 'golden generation'." He felt that he had thought of a good word, and the more he said it, the more he spoke, "Now is the time for you to show off your power."

"That sounds really mysterious." Yanqiao Shenyi complained.

The sound engineer didn't care, and complained to him casually, "Today, my wife and I went out at about the same time, and said they were waiting for the mall to open."

"what?"

"What do you want to rush to buy toilet paper and daily necessities?"

For the general public, a fait accompli either knows that it is doing something useless and has to fiercely oppose it, or prepares to coexist with it with a "casual" mentality.

Otherwise, before it really comes, do something you can do——

For example, snap up daily necessities that have not yet added consumption tax.

"There is still more than a month. Even if we want to grab it, it is too early to grab it now." Yanqiao Shinichi said.

"That's what I told my wife. However, my wife told me that everyone is grabbing it now. If you don't grab some first, you may not even be able to use it for next month. Now grab next month's share first, and go to the next month." Grab it again in a month."

The sound engineer said it himself, and felt unreasonable for his wife's behavior.However, she seemed indifferent, "I have to leave her alone."

The person who is in charge of the family is the wife. For the sake of family harmony, a husband must have the consciousness of "not dictating the wife's work".

How difficult it is to get married.

Having said that, whether it is an oil crisis or a consumption tax, whenever something major happens, the Japanese rush into stores and supermarkets to buy toilet paper.

The toilet paper in Japanese convenience stores is the vane of the international and domestic situation.

The two were chatting with each other, Iwahashi Shinichi raised his wrist and looked at his watch.One or two minutes before four o'clock, there was a knock on the door of the recording studio——

"Excuse me, Iwahashi-san."

Tajima Takao stood in front, greeting Iwahashi Shinichi.

After saying hello, he stepped aside and a young man came in.

At four o'clock this afternoon, in the recording studio of the production company, Tajima Takao was the introducer, and Iwahashi Shinichi made an appointment to meet X's captain, Lin Jiashu.

"Hello." Yanqiao Shinichi said.

Both parties still remembered that it was not the first time they met, so the greetings of "first meeting" were omitted.

The last time I was backstage at the Luming Hall, I had a chance with the band X.At that time, the band was preparing to perform, and the members were all wearing heavy makeup and fancy clothes.

Compared with on stage, Lin Jiashu's private dress is not so exaggerated.

But even so, Lin Jiashu, who is wearing a fashionable suit and has a polite and reserved smile, is no different from Yanqiao Shinichi's impression when he first saw him, the "Dream Prince".

It's the type that if Iwahashi Shinichi didn't work in the entertainment industry, he would never encounter it in ordinary life.

"Hello."

Lin Jiashu handed over a paper bag, "It's not a respect for a first visit."

Although he is a member of a heavy metal band, his etiquette is ten to ten.His speech and behavior all reveal a good family upbringing.

After all, Lin Jiashu's mother can fund and start a record company for her son in order to support his son's music dream.The persona of this "dream noble son" is real.

Okada Yukiko made tea and brought it over.Even she who had been an idol in the entertainment world, when she saw Lin Jiashu visiting, she showed a bit of disbelief towards such a dreamy-looking person.

When I came to work this afternoon, I received a call from Iwahashi Shinichi, saying that someone was coming to visit at four o'clock.However, I never expected that it would be such a handsome man who was so beautiful that his gender was blurred.

Lin Jiashu thanked Okada Yukiko, gentle and gentleman.

Being treated like this by him, Okada Yukiko had the illusion of becoming the heroine of a shoujo manga for a moment, and she snickered in her heart, thinking it was interesting.Reciting the salute to him, he walked away lightly.

However, I was curious about why such a handsome man came to find Yanqiao-san, but unfortunately I couldn't find out, so I had to go to the console with curiosity to listen to the arrangement of the sound engineer.

……

"Congratulations for being able to successfully sign a contract with Sony." Yanqiao Shen said politely to Lin Jiashu.

Lin Jiashu's X band decided to sign a contract with Sony Records this year, turning from an underground band to a mainstream debut.

This band is very well-known in the underground music circle, and they consciously participated in TV shows during the underground period. They have always had a clear goal, wanting to turn to the mainstream, rather than just being a noble Artist in the underground music circle.

Highly popular underground bands have always been actively courted by record companies.As early as two years ago, a record company had contacted them, and they delayed their debut until now. It is said that they did not reach a consensus on route planning.

After persisting for so long, signing with Sony now is obviously satisfied in all aspects, and this sentence of congratulations is also appropriate.

Having said that, after signing with Sony, this band has become a descendant of DREAMS COME TRUE.

……

A few days ago, Lin Jiashu told Iwahashi Shinichi through Takao Tajima that their band was planning to sign with Sony Records to debut in the mainstream. In order to summarize the underground music period and also keep a memory, the band wanted to make an underground album for sale. .

The specific music production is naturally carried out by the members of their band.But when it comes to record production and distribution, there are still many things that need to be coordinated.

Lin Jiashu has always been in charge of the band's affairs. He is also a manager, a producer, and a boss.

However, debut is imminent, and there are still many things to discuss with Sony Records. Now, the band's focus is on that side, and they can't take care of it for a while.

Before Tajima Takao's ORIGINAL LOVE mainstream debut, he was taken care of by X and Lin Jiashu, and had a good relationship with them.When we were drinking together, I heard about this incident and gave Lin Jiashu an idea to entrust this record to Yanqiao Shinichi's production company for management.

Yanqiao Shenyi is well-known in the underground music circle. The production company under his name has been producing singles for the winners of the first stage of the band Heaven. Lin Jiashu thinks it is feasible. Please Tajima Takao, contact Yanqiao Shenyi for the band .

"Tajima-kun probably conveyed the idea of ​​the band to me."

Accepting Lin Jiashu's order is similar to receiving commissions from other record companies to produce records. They are all for OEM. Not only that, because the band is responsible for the specific music production, and the workload of the production company is not large.

It's all easy things to do, Yanqiao Shinichi doesn't mind helping this favor, after hearing what Tajima Takao said, he planned to agree.

……

Lin Jiashu came to commission the production of an underground album, the matter was settled, and the two parties were not very familiar, so he soon bid farewell, and Takao Tajima went out with him.

As soon as the guests left, Okada Yukiko ran to Yanqiao Shinichi, "The gentleman who came just now looks so beautiful."

Yanqiao Shinichi looked at her excited expression, "Really?"

"Like ALFEE's Takamizawa Toshihiko-san." Okada Yukiko snickered.

Takamizawa Toshihiko is a good friend of Akimoto Yasushi, a handsome man with long hair, fair skin, and neutral appearance.Thanks to the fat young man, Shinichi Iwahashi drank wine with him several times. Hearing what Yukiko Okada said, he couldn't help smiling when he thought of that old man's face.

In terms of appearance, Lin Jiashu is much more beautiful than Takamizawa Toshihiko.

But Shinichi Iwahashi probably understood that when Yukiko Okada said likeness, he meant the feeling at first glance.

"This Linsang is a member of the visual kei band." Shinichi Iwahashi told her.

Okada Yukiko is quite clear about these music genres. After listening to his explanation, she nodded to express her understanding, "This Linsan..." She imitated Iwahashi Shinichi's name, "Do you want to ask you to make a record?"

"En." Yanqiao Shen looked down at her as if nodding his head.

He didn't say anything, and the more it was like this, Yukiko Okada was a little embarrassed to expose himself after eavesdropping, and winked childishly at him.

Iwahashi Shinichi made her laugh at this reaction.

Okada Yukiko took this opportunity to change the topic and said to him: "I showed the photos I took on the outing in Atami last time to Akina-san, she was very happy to see it, and envied me to go to Atami to enjoy the cherry blossoms. "

"Really?" Yanqiao Shenyi listened.

Okada Yukiko nodded seriously, "I also told Akina-san that Yoshida-san had a flash of inspiration and wrote a new song after seeing your blue shirt."

Recently, Okada Yukiko, when she mentioned Yoshida Miwa, she looked like a fan of admiration, "Akina-san also praised Yoshida-san's talent."

"...Really." Yanqiao Shenyi listened.

The topic of Yukiko Okada started, and was about to go on, the door of the recording studio was knocked again, Tajima Takao went and returned.

……

"Youxizi, please take care of the tea."

Iwahashi Shinichi and Tajima Takao sat down again.

"Ok."

Okada Yukiko automatically entered the role of the recording studio girl, replaced the tea just now, and made a new one.Takao Tajima watched Okada Yukiko who was busy like a bee flying past his eyes.

Before ORIGINAL LOVE debuted, he was called to the recording studio to help from time to time. Takao Tajima met Yukiko Okada several times, although he hardly spoke.

"Has Lin Sang gone back?"

"Yes, I came back after I said goodbye to YOSHIKI-kun." Takao Tajima replied a little cautiously.

Yanqiao Shinichi said "oh", looked at Tajima Takao, and wondered why he came back, while looking for something to say.When musicians and producers sit together, the most readily available topic is the progress of the album production.

"It's okay." Tajima Takao replied concisely.

He was not good at words, and when he spoke, every sentence seemed to be a full stop.

"The current release schedule is one film a year." There is no other way, I can only say a few more words about his band, "I have seen the data of the band since its debut, and it is generally stable, and , the fan loyalty is very high.”

Takao Tajima echoed, "Yida-san, the producer of the band, also said the same." He relayed Yida's words to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Yida-san means that the band now lacks a song that can make it famous."

The problem facing ORIGINAL LOVE is not that the music quality is not high, but that there is not a single hit song.

"That's right." Yanqiao nodded cautiously.

Watanabe Wanyumi's office is not ambiguous in the promotion of ORIGINAL LOVE's album. During the promotion period, all the advertisements that should be played have been played. The band also helped find the promotion of the TV commercial song for the last single, but it didn't work. ideal.

If the publicity of this matter is not effective, the firm can only consider reducing the publicity funds.

However, Wanyumi Watanabe did not give up the band, she meant "waiting for the opportunity".

"Waiting for an opportunity?" ORIGINAL LOVE is the singer of U-MIZ. Shinichi Iwahashi is not clear about their movements. This is the first time he knows Wanyumi Watanabe's thoughts about the band.

However, Watanabe Wanyumi's idea is also well understood, and it seems to be the "best solution" at present.

The data is rising steadily, but it is difficult to release hit songs. Such a band is a standard accumulation of accumulation. The style of ORIGINAL LOVE is not in line with the current mainstream, Takao Tajima and the members are also looking for this balance.

Under such circumstances, it is better to let the band develop steadily than to continue to invest a large amount of publicity costs.Watanabe Wanyumi thought this way, and her thinking was correct, and the boss of another firm would also choose the same way.

Besides, with their current sales anyway, they can make money every time they release a record, although they don't make much money.Such a band is the so-called "backbone".

"Waiting for the opportunity."

But Watanabe Wanyumi's words are also ingenious.

What kind of timing is the timing?
A band with a stable audience, not a big hit but also making money, is also very good for the firm.But whether the time to "be popular" will come or not is uncertain.

Tajima Takao was also confused by the phrase "waiting for the opportunity".

An "event jewelry booth band" who can't wait to show themselves on the band heaven, such ORIGINAL LOVE and Tajima Takao also hope that the band can become popular, not satisfied with this status quo.

Takao Tajima was confused, so he accompanied Lin Jiashu to see Shinichi Yanqiao, and after seeing him, he wanted to hear his opinion.

(End of this chapter)