Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 699
In the evening, before going out, Katsuto Matsuura combed and combed his hair in front of the mirror.Even with such hard work, the shriveled face in the mirror was still listless, and he didn't look any more chic because of this hard work.

When going out at this time, drink an aperitif before going to dinner.After dinner, go to the club to renew the booth, and then go to the disco to dance.

This is the magic of entertainment, which can repeat a set of procedures 650 times.

After tidying up his appearance, before Katsuto Matsuura went out, as if he was going to put the amulet in his shirt pocket, he said silently in his heart:

Eurobeat will definitely come back to life in my hands.

In the past few months, Matsuura Katsuto has been running for Eurobeat-related matters.

On the one hand, I have to use the help of my seniors in college to introduce the cadres of ALFA Records to him, and work hard to receive the part of the Eurobeat distribution rights they hold from ALFA Records.

Eurobeat rose briefly in Japan for a while, but now it has passed away. ALFA Records has no obsession with the distribution rights that are no longer valuable.

Relevant negotiations, including acting as an intermediary to connect Matsuura Katsuto and Idali, are all easy to talk about.

Since Eurobeat has already passed its popularity in Japan, Katsuto Matsuura spent so much effort to fight for the distribution rights, it is impossible to be interested in something that is no longer valuable.On the contrary, it is because you see the value in it that you have to work hard for it.

Now, the disco craze is sweeping across Japan. On the Wangan Plaza, large discos remodeled from warehouses are opening one after another, and the venues are full every night.

Katsuto Matsuura has been obsessed with disco since he was a student. Whether it is an old-style discotheque or a discotheque rebuilt from a warehouse, he knows everything very well.He decided that disco was an excellent breakthrough to make Eurobeat popular again.

Let's start with disco first.These days, besides dealing with people from ALFA Records, Katsuto Matsuura is also actively making friends with the relevant people in charge of the Tokyo Disco, paving the way.

That's not enough.To take over the distribution rights, there must be a company that can take over.To make a Eurobeat album, there must be a recording studio available.

Specbex DD is engaged in the wholesale sales of imported records. Katsuto Matsuura was only a record wholesaler before, and he didn't know much about record production, and he didn't have much experience in being a musician or working in a recording studio.

From the beginning to the present, he has always been a businessman.

While negotiating the distribution rights of Eurobeat, contacting the person in charge of the disco, etc., while doing these things, Katsuto Matsuura also made plans for the preparation of the record company.

I asked my father, who runs a used car business in Yokohama, to contribute part of the funds, and then borrowed money from the bank.But you can't do it alone, and it is also necessary to have the support of well-connected and powerful record distribution.

When working hard for his career, Katsuto Matsuura felt that he had endless energy.Moreover, whenever he thinks of a good idea, or moves forward a frame, he will still feel that he is full of charm——

No matter how sorry you look, no matter how much you brush your hair ten or twenty times, you won't be able to get a satisfactory hairstyle.

But he has talents beyond superficial appearance.

However, this self-confidence always fails unknowingly when meeting Tetsuya Komuro.

When meeting with the executives of ALFA Records, Matsuura Katsuto was introduced to Komuro Tetsuya by the other party.At first, Katsuto Matsuura thought that Tetsuya Komuro would also want to sell the Eurobeat publishing rights held by ALFA Records, but he immediately said that he had no such intention.

At that time, Katsuto Matsuura thought that a competitor had appeared out of thin air. As a result, the two had some intersections because of that meeting.

Katsuto Matsuura has been keen to make friends since he was in college. Although he is not a musician, he has made many friends who are musicians. He also helps poor underground musicians to work in his record store.

Now, I intend to make a career in the recording industry, and I don't mind getting to know someone who is already famous.

However, in front of that talented, handsome, successful group member who has already gained fame and fortune at a young age, Matsuura always feels a little unspeakably uncomfortable.

But it is not so much inferiority complex as it is secret jealousy.

However, Komuro Tetsuya is proud of his talent, and in front of Matsuura Katsuto, he does not restrain his light at all.Not only that, although Tetsuya Komuro and Katsuto Matsuura often have a good conversation, but unconsciously, they will reveal a little sense of superiority.

This makes Matsuura Katsuto's perception of Komuro Tetsuya extremely subtle.

Especially after Katsuto Matsuura learned something from the executives of ALFA Records——

According to the other party, Tetsuya Komuro took advantage of the bad market of Italio Disco and the low price of related distribution rights. He bought the distribution rights of two local emerging labels in Italio Disco at a low price.

In other words, if Katsuto Matsuura can really make the Eurobeat series famous again, then, sooner or later, there will be a chance to deal with Tetsuya Komuro on this matter.

Not only that, but the copyright held by Tetsuya Komuro also increased in value.

Knowing this, I also know that Komuro Tetsuya coincides with Matsuura Katsuto in at least some things.The musician who is proud of his talent actually showed the side of a businessman.

Originally, Katsuto Matsuura could use the fact that the other party and himself were not the same way, but knowing that Tetsuya Komuro not only hid his hand, but also interacted with him as if nothing had happened, and when he looked at this person, his mood became more subtle.

On the one hand, Tetsuya Komuro has shown a good vision in both music and business, and Katsuto Matsuura feels that he has benefited a lot from dealing with him.

On the other hand, this friendship is mixed with Komuro Tetsuya's sense of superiority in front of Matsuura Katsuto, and Matsuura Katsuto's secret inferiority complex and jealousy towards Komuro Tetsuya - so complicated, but increasingly intimate.

It is like a plastic flower made of bad materials. Although it will not wither, its color is extremely strange.

Tetsuya Komuro was far more powerful than Katsuto Matsuura thought. Tonight, after being half drunk, the few of them were going to move to the next place.

During the chat, the senior Shenmu asked Matsuura Katsuto how the progress of the record company was going. Komuro Tetsuya didn't interrupt at the time, but afterward, he brought up the matter while other people went down to dance, and only he and Matsuura Katsuto were there.

"Does Matsuura-kun know the president of BURNING, Zhou Fang?" He asked casually.

Katsuto Matsuura reacted.

Seeing his expression, Komuro Tetsuya couldn't help but curled up his lips and smiled.Matsuura Katsuto's listless face, if it shows a puzzled expression, looks especially silly and funny.

In fact, Komuro Tetsuya did not look down on Matsuura Katsuto, but his life went smoothly, and he was used to being self-centered in everything since he was a child. Therefore, even expressing goodwill seems to be superior.

But Katsuto Matsuura dislikes Tetsuya Komuro the most.

Tetsuya Komuro himself said, "BURNING is one of the largest firms in the industry. Their president Fang Zhou loves talents and likes to give opportunities to young entrepreneurs."

"Really?" Matsuura Katsuto was still confused.

Seeing this funny expression, in Komuro Tetsuya's eyes, he found it even more funny.He nodded, said "Yes" solemnly, deliberately put on a straight face, and stared at Katsuto Matsuura.

The handsome Komuro Tetsuya, when his expression was serious, looked extraordinarily dignified, which hurt Matsuura Katsuto's eyes.

But in his heart, he was recalling what Tetsuya Komuro said just now.

Zhou Fang, the president of BURNING, one of the largest firms in the industry, likes to support young entrepreneurs... Is that so?
……

The disco on the Gulf Coast is full at night.

Iwahashi Shinichi seldom comes to the disco that was converted from a warehouse.If you come here once, you are definitely not alone.In other words, he didn't come here because he wanted to dance at the Kugai Disco, but because the people in his company wanted to come.

However, the reason for coming here to play today is a little more special.

Two days ago, Iwahashi Shinichi went to Sony to talk about things, and happened to meet someone from Mimi CLUB back to shoot the cover of the single.It is just right, but there are not many such "just" opportunities throughout the year. Although DREAMS COME TRUE and Mimi Club are signed to the same record company, it is rare to meet in the company.

After all, the singers in the same company are not actually colleagues.

The two sides are usually busy with their own affairs, and have no interests involved, and they don't know much about their respective movements.During this meeting, Shinichi Iwahashi discovered that the members of Mimi Club had changed.

The band's backup dancers have expanded to three, and in addition, new musicians in charge of saxophone and trumpet have been added.

When Shinichi Yanqiao went to serve as a backup dancer for Mimi CLUB, the band already had eight members, and if it was expanded, it became a band of more than a dozen people in one go.

Fortunately, the band is now popular and can perform on a larger stage. Otherwise, the former cardboard-sized stage would never allow 12 people to stand on it at the same time.

Other bands use this kind of musicians as extra members, but Mimi CLUB is self-willed enough to not only make backup dancers official members, but also expand the team and expand it into a giant.

I really don't worry about the various problems that may be caused by being too bloated-including but not limited to member conflicts, uneven distribution of benefits, and various conflicts that may be caused by love within the team.

To some extent, the existence of Mimi CLUB fits well with Japan's current bubble era.

but……

In addition to membership expansion, the original membership has also changed.

When exchanging greetings, Yanqiao Shinichi said hello to the old acquaintances one by one, and found that one person was missing.

"Is Sakamoto-san not here today?"

In Iwahashi Shinichi's heart, when mentioning Mimi CLUB, the first three people who think of it are Mari Amaya who cooks delicious food, the lead singer Tatsuya Ishii who wears a pair of pants with him, and Takuji Sakamoto, who wears a pair of pants. (Hakata Emi).

Minako Ishii told Shinichi Iwahashi that Takuji Sakamoto quit the band.

"Sakamoto-san is now working as a DJ in Julianna." It was Amaya Masato who gave Iwahashi Shinichi a more detailed explanation.

Yanqiao Shen nodded, "I see."

This group of young masters and ladies from rich families formed on a whim, seemingly random band, whether it is suddenly planning to expand its enrollment, or one of them is tired of playing and wants to switch to something else, Yanqiao Shinichi is not surprised.

And Mimi CLUB's stage style is too gorgeous, and Tatsuya Ishii's sense of presence is infinite. Except for the mascot Yasuhide Onoda who serves as the "spiritual symbol", the other members may come or go, and the audience will not care much.

This also gives them the freedom to mess around.

Minako Ishii did not change her spectator-loving personality, and added to Shinichi Iwahashi, "When Taku-kun was a DJ, he still dressed as a woman. I heard that there are office workers who cheer for him."

"..."

For a moment, Iwahashi Shinichi had a picture of Takuji Hakata Megumi Sakamoto kicking and waving on the stage when he was beautifying, and the audience cheered hoarsely, "Xiao Megumi——!!"

"It's amazing." He said with emotion.

Amaya Marisa was beside him, seeing his deeply emotional expression, he couldn't help laughing.Minako Ishii didn't think it was a big deal to watch the excitement, so she continued to ask Shinichi Iwahashi if he wanted to join Takuji Sakamoto as well.

"Let's take Yanqiao-san with me, Zhuo-kun must be shocked when I see you!"

"At that time, I still have to remember to call it 'Hui Jiang', but calling it 'Zhuo Jun' will give me away."

These guys told each other a few words, and the brothers and sisters Ishii Tatsuya invited him to play in Juliana, and then took time to meet Sakamoto Takuji.

"It's a special treatment for customers to meet with popular DJs in private." Ishii Tatsuya said in a tone that Shinichi Iwahashi had earned.

With this posture, if Yanqiao Shinichi dared to say "Thank you", he would dare to reply "You're welcome".

Thinking back to the time when they teamed up to play tricks on themselves and asked Takuji Sakamoto, who was disguised as a woman, to strike up a conversation with him, maybe it was because the two brothers and sisters still remembered how they teased him back then, or they simply liked to use Takuji Sakamoto to tease him. he.

But in any case, after all, I had a little friendship with Mimi Club, and it was an invitation after I hadn't seen him for a long time.Yanqiao Shenyi agreed, and made an appointment with Minako Ishii after an agreement, and the two sides went to work on their own.

Afterwards, Minako Ishii called him and set a time and place to meet.Let's go drinking together first, and then go dancing after drinking.

"Should we also call Amiya-chan Shangxing?" Minako Ishii discussed with him.

The reason she gave was also quite speechless, "When we enter the disco, my brother and I will probably patronize to have fun and forget about the meeting. If that's the case, let Amiya-chan be in charge of bringing Rock Bridge Sang went to see Mr. Zhuo."

So, the purpose of calling Shangtiangu Zhenli is because the girl is honest and obedient?
The youngest "last son" in a group will either become everyone's beloved younger brother or sister, or be used infinitely.Amaya Mari is obviously the latter kind.

then--

That night, the two Ishii brothers and sisters entered the disco like sharks that smelled like sharks. They started to go to the carnival separately, and gradually forgot the real purpose of coming this time.

Iwahashi Shinichi turned his head to look at Amaya Marisi, and Amaya Marisi also turned his head to look at him.

"Minako-san really understands herself well enough." Yanqiao Shinichi couldn't help complaining.

Amaya Mari smiled at his words.

(End of this chapter)