Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 588
However, Shinichi Iwahashi recognized Tetsuya Komuro very well, and Tetsuya Komuro, who lived under the same roof, recognized the giraffe's headgear very well, and he was very unfamiliar with Shinichi Iwahashi himself.

Once the headgear is taken off, no one loves it.

Although TM NETWORK and DREAMS COME TRUE belong to the same record company, for artists, when signing a contract with the company, what they sign is not a labor contract, but a service contract.Artists are actually self-employed.

It is because of the need to pay taxes independently that there is an operation method of avoiding taxes by opening a personal office.

Artists and artists, even if they belong to the same company, are not even regarded as colleagues. If they don't want to know each other, there will basically be no intersection.

Real colleagues are the members of the band and among the members.

In the record company, the team in charge of DREAMS COME TRUE knew that the band's producer was the band's giraffe man.But for other singers, this is useless knowledge that you don't need to know.

Disco is hot, and it's not surprising to meet anyone in a popular dance hall.Tetsuya Komuro doesn't recognize Shinichi Iwahashi, and Shinichi Iwahashi happens to save the conversation.

These two or three people passed by them, Yanqiao Shinichi didn't take this matter to heart.

After resting, he discussed with Okada Yukiko and prepared to leave.As a result, just as he was about to leave the table, a person walked over here.

"Kiko-san Okada?"

A young man of medium build and unattractive appearance spoke to her with some hesitation.

"Hey?"

Suddenly being recognized by a stranger, Okada Yukiko was stunned for a moment.Such a reaction made the person on the other side confirm his vision.He suddenly became enthusiastic, "Sure enough, there is Xi Zisang."

"You have retired for so long, I didn't expect to see you here again."

Seeing Okada Yukiko's embarrassed but polite expression, the young man realized later that he forgot to introduce himself, "I'm sorry. I used to work for Boli Jiayin and was in charge of your record promotion."

"My surname is Shenmu." The young man took out his business card and handed it over.

Okada Yukiko took it over, glanced at it, and said politely: "Shenmu-san, I was grateful for your care before."

"Where, it's a matter of duty."

Shenmu was quite talkative, and he confided to Okada Yukiko, "I liked Yukiko-san very much at that time, and I thought you must have a bright future." Speaking of this, he smiled embarrassedly, "I think it's a pity that you chose to retire. "

His tone was sincere, and he obviously meant it.

After retiring for such a long time, there are still people who express their appreciation and regret so sincerely. Yukiko Okada was half grateful, half embarrassed by his "pity", and greeted Shenmu politely.

The two talked a few words, and then Shenmu turned his attention to the person who was traveling with Yukiko Okada.This person has been waiting by the side. It is obvious that the companion did not just meet her at the disco.

Looking a few years older than Yukiko Okada, he is obviously a social person.

Shenmu couldn't figure out where this person came from, but since he knew Okada Yukiko, out of politeness and politeness, as well as the caution since entering the industry, he greeted, "Hello.", and took out his business card and handed it over.

Yanqiao Shenyi didn't expect Shenmu to hand over his business card, and took out his own in exchange.

Shenmu took it over, glanced at the title on the business card, calmed down a little, and said hello again with a more serious tone, "So it's Yanqiao-san, I'm sorry."

Just now, because of Yukiko Okada's face, he restrained himself from handing over his business card out of politeness.

"Hello." Yanqiao Shinichi returned the salute politely.

Unexpectedly, his business card also has the effect of changing the other party's face after taking it out...

Being a man in black behind the scenes, things like fame are not easy to be felt.The general public doesn't care about the people behind the scenes. Even if a bunch of best-selling works are produced, it is the people in front of the stage who enjoy the fans' pursuit.

And in front of people who are also behind the scenes, you can only get feedback of the level of "long-known names".

However, for Shenmu, this name is really memorable.

Shenmu participated in the publicity work of the record in Polly Music, and Shinichi Iwahashi has contributed a lot of fantastic publicity strategies since he entered the industry.Whenever a new idea comes up, it will be brought to other companies' meetings for discussion.

I see this name from time to time, and I have a special impression of "Producer Shinichi Iwahashi".

After all, he was a man who made him work overtime several times.

It's just that he didn't expect that when he met himself, he turned out to be a young man who looked younger than himself.At this age, he is not only a well-known producer, but also the president of a record company.

It's just that there are young and talented guys who can easily climb over the head of the old man...

In the end, it is presumptuous to bother, Shenmu also has an appointment, after saying hello, he will not stay for long.After exchanging a few pleasantries, we said goodbye and left, walking towards the companions who came together.

A small episode, in fact, only happened for a few minutes, and the companion was still waiting in front.

"senior."

Shenmu walked over, and the college student Katsuto Matsuura who came with him waved at him.Katsura Matsuura is short in stature, with a listless face that looks like a charlatan. It's okay if he doesn't smile, but when his face is lively, he looks ridiculous.

"Have you met someone you know? Senior." Katsuto Matsuura's attitude was kind with a little humility.

Shenmu responded simply, "I said hello to the people I met at work."

Last year, Katsuto Matsuura contacted Shenmu, who works in a record company, through his seniors in college.

Shen Muzeng and Matsuura Katsuto were in the same music club. Matsuura Katsuto had a good family background. He opened a record rental store with his father's support when he was in college, and people in the club often patronized it.

After graduating from university, Shenmu joined Polly Jiayin, and had long forgotten about this junior.

This time we reconnected, and after a period of contact, Shenmu learned that after graduating from Matsuura Katsuto, he is now running a company called "Avex·DD", and the business content has expanded to the wholesale sales of imported records.

Not only that, but he was also ambitious and took a fancy to Italio Disco's distribution rights in Japan.

The "Italio Disco" dance music that originated in Italy was introduced by Japan's ALFA Records in the mid-80s and named "Eurobeat".

Katsuto Matsuura has put his mind on this, and wants to take over the publishing rights of the Eurobeat label they hold from ALFA Records, and plans to set up a record company for this purpose, and is seeking help everywhere.

Reconnecting with Shenmu is because he works in the recording industry.

However, Shenmu heard Matsuura Katsuto's thoughts, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking that he was whimsical.Even so, for Matsuura Katsuto's determination, he still helped to get in touch with the people from ALFA Records, and introduced the people there to him.

This evening, the two sides met upstairs in Juliana.

Shenmu and Matsuura Katsuto went to the appointment, and when they arrived, they found that not only the cadres of ALFA Records, but also Komuro Tetsuya of TM NETWORK came.

Being in the industry, Shenmu knows that TM NETWORK was invited to participate in the Red and White Song Festival last year. Tetsuya Komuro wrote the best-selling song "My Revolution" for Misato Watanabe and emerged as a composer and producer.

However, knowing his recent "great achievements" is of no use in understanding why he is here.

I have to ask the cadres of ALFA Records to clarify.

"Coincidentally, Komuro-san also inquired here recently about the distribution rights of the Eurobeat label we hold here." The ALFA record manager thought it was very interesting.

They didn't know what to do with this series, and suddenly there were two interested parties, although one of them didn't come to inquire for the purpose of winning the distribution rights.

"I think it's better to introduce the two of you and have a chat." The ALFA cadre deliberately kept the words open.

Komuro Tetsuya smiled at Shenmu and Matsuura Katsuto, and nodded.He has long hair fluttering, chic and coquettish, and it was the time when he had just appeared in the Red and White Song Concert, and his popularity skyrocketed.

If he went down to dance, I don't know how many people would be overwhelmed by his smile.

However, facing such a person who has the same goal as his own, Matsuura Katsuto felt a little uncomfortable.

It wasn't that he was uncomfortable because he had an extra competitor out of thin air, but because Tetsuya Komuro made him look particularly contemptuous, which made him feel awkward.

Katsuto Matsuura felt like he had just woken up on a hot summer afternoon, hadn't washed his hair, was wearing a cheap T-shirt and slippers, and went shopping at a convenience store. rival in love.

He thought about it self-deprecatingly.

But I immediately chose to put this discomfort aside and get down to business.

When meeting for the first time, it's not easy to get straight to the point. A few people chatted and tested each other by the way.

Shenmu also contributes topics, but try to find a way to bring the topic of the chat into music, so as not to digress too much.It happened not long ago that I saw Okada Yukiko and Iwahashi Shinichi, and casually mentioned that Iwahashi-san who met GenZo just now.

He was worried that Yukiko Okada had retired, and the people present would not be interested in her, so he didn't mention her name.

Originally just to catch up on the topic, Komuro Tetsuya blurted out: "Is it Shinichi Iwahashi?"

Shenmu was a little surprised, but felt that it was not surprising that they both knew each other because they were both in the same industry.As a result, just as he thought about it, Komuro Tetsuya denied it first.

"I haven't even seen that person's face yet." Tetsuya Komuro explained lightly, "I just heard the dance music that Iwahashi-san participated in making."

"Are you talking about Moritaka Chirisu and WINK?" Shenmu recalled the overtime meeting again.

Tetsuya Komuro was noncommittal and smiled, "At first I wanted to see what that Iwahashi-san had on dance music production, but he immediately became a band producer."

"So," Katsuto Matsuura took over, "it's you and me who are loyal to dance music, Komuro-san."

He wasn't belittling Yanqiao Shinichi, but took this opportunity to change the topic to tonight's purpose of coming.

Always circling around, Matsuura Katsuto didn't know Komuro Tetsuya's thoughts, always felt uneasy.Obtaining the distribution rights of ALFA Records is part of Katsuto Matsuura's plan.

If there is a change, then all his plans will be stuck, and he can only make another plan.

"Don't worry." Komuro Tetsuya smiled.

This smile, for Matsuura Katsuto, does not feel any charm.It only made him think that if he were himself, he would never dare to smile at others like this.

He got straight to the point, "I'm not competing for the distribution rights, but I'm curious about what kind of person is confident enough to take over the domestic distribution rights when Eurobeat is currently in decline."

"But as you said," Tetsuya Komuro said, "I like Italio Disco very much. I stayed in Europe for a long time last year because of work. I found that this music form has improved and changed compared with the past. I am very interested."

Some of his words were vague, as if he was hiding something.

But the people present didn't care - since it had nothing to do with the matter to be discussed at hand.Katsuto Matsuura greeted Tetsuya Komuro's words and continued the conversation.

Several parties talked happily.

Discos are blooming everywhere in Wangan Plaza, and it gets more and more lively at night. It is not surprising what happens, nor is it strange to meet anyone.

One thing after another, one "episode" after another.

……

Yanqiao Shinichi lives in Kitazawa. There are many small theaters in this area, and new plays of different types are staged every day.There are many theaters nearby, so it is easy to pass the time by watching plays.

It is because I go to the theater when I have nothing to do, that I gradually understand the Japanese theater culture.Before that, I also gave Nakamori Akina an idea to let her try acting in a stage play.

Of course, it must not be performed in these small theaters hidden deep in the building.

If it were her, she would have to go to the Empire Theater to perform.

I don't go to the small theater to act, but it's okay to go to the small theater to watch plays.On the next vacation, Iwahashi Shinichi invited her to a small theater just two streets away from his apartment.

Watch the play first, and then go to the place where he lives as a guest after the play is over.

The two made an appointment in advance to leave separately, and Yanqiao Shinichi left first, and went home to wait for the guests—of course, he gave her directions in advance and told her that she should look for them.

A few days in advance, Nakamori Akina agreed to come over today, and Iwahashi Shinichi restocked the house and prepared things for entertaining guests.

It's not good. Everyone invited upstairs, but the refrigerator was empty, and there was not even a bottle of canned oolong tea.

Iwahashi Shinichi went upstairs and turned on the heater first.Although spring had already started, it was still very cold.The room that just came in from the outside was so cold that it made people uncomfortable.

He filled the kettle, turned on the gas, and found the tea.While waiting for the water to boil, the doorbell rang, and he went to open the door. Akina Nakamori, who hadn't removed his disguise, stood outside.

The advantage of winter is that it is not surprising to pack it tightly and walk on the road.

Even so, if a person who packs too tightly stands outside the door and is seen by neighbors, he may be regarded as a strange person.He hurried to the side, letting Akina Nakamori in.

"Excuse me~"

This time, Nakamori Akina, who came to the door for the first time, gave a greeting.

Yanqiao Shinichi took her scarf, and hung up the cold coat that had just come in for her.If she picks the same, he picks the same.

After hanging up the coat, he deliberately reached out to her again, making a look of "hand over the next one quickly".

Such a small gesture made Nakamori Akina laugh out loud.Stretching out his hand, he slapped it on his palm.

"Hands are going numb." Yanqiao Shinichi shook his hand.

Why is this girl so strong?

Akina Nakamori followed suit, "... mine is a little numb too."

She tried not to laugh.

(End of this chapter)