Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 701 701. Special Gift
On the last day of May, the production company's office received records and gifts from Lin Jiashu.

When Shinichi Iwahashi went to the production company to deal with matters, the clerk delivered the received package.When you open it, there is a beautifully packaged gift box inside.

The record that was sent was X's first mainstream debut album "blue blood".

When X and Sony were negotiating a contract to debut, one of Lin Jiashu's conditions was to summarize the music of the band's underground period and produce an underground album in the name of his own record company.

Yanqiao Shinichi's production company took over the production commission of this album, and after that, the underground record company funded by Lin Jiashu's mother will be responsible for the release.

When negotiating the terms of the contract, Lin Jiashu insisted that the underground album should be released before releasing the debut album.Therefore, although the production of the underground album and the debut album were carried out almost at the same time, when the band will make a mainstream debut depends entirely on when the album entrusted to Iwahashi Shinichi will be completed.

Yanqiao Shinben thought that Lin Jiashu would urge to keep an eye on the progress - but he didn't expect that during the production period, this album was polished over and over again, the arranger made a version and then overturned it, and the most song was mixed with more than a dozen versions .

With everything ready-made, the album was delayed until mid-May, and Sony was relieved to wait until the production was completed.

For the release, Sony is also assisting, so that this underground album can be put on the shelves as soon as possible - so that the promotion of the debut album can start as soon as possible.

As for Yanqiao Shinichi, after cooperating with X, he really realized Lin Jiashu's perfectionism in the category of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Working with this dreamy nobleman is not easy.Not only must he have the ability to be recognized by him, but also he must act according to his ideas to the greatest extent.

When X was in the underground band, he had already sat firmly at the top of the heavy metal band in the underground music circle. Once the underground album was released, it immediately sparked a topic among music fans.

And the album produced with the idea of ​​summarizing the underground band period was snapped up by music fans, and at the same time, this album was used to publicize the band's imminent mainstream debut.

Lin Jiashu also deliberately controlled the number of album shipments, only printed a few thousand copies, and only released tapes.Thousands of tapes, with their appeal, naturally not enough to sell.In this way, the appetite of music fans has been greatly increased.

Word-of-mouth advertising is more effective than advertising that you know from album information when you go to buy an album.After all, information will be embellished when it is disseminated.

Sure enough, two weeks later, the band's debut album was released, eagerly waiting for their fans to support them, love the week of the album's release, and pushed this "blue blood" to No.5 on the album list.

For bands that were very popular during the underground period, their first albums when they debuted in the mainstream can often achieve good results.But the success of "blue blood" is due to Sony's publicity, and Lin Jiashu's advertisements in that underground album are also indisputable.

Of course, the quality of the album itself and the word-of-mouth accumulated by the band in the underground era are fundamental to the effectiveness of publicity and advertising.

But this kind of self-promotion strategy was still thought up by Lin Jiashu and handled by himself.This dreamy noble son has a clear mind in business, and is by no means a "Her Royal Highness" who does not eat fireworks.

Since Shinichi Iwahashi helped produce the album, he paid extra attention when the band debuted.Seeing the trend of the band, I have to admire Lin Jiashu in my heart.

There are so many great musicians, and the music industry has never been short of great talents.However, it is true that there are not many people who can be a great musician and have just the right business acumen.

And when you have both - the future is limitless.

In addition to the album, Lin Jiashu also gave an extra gift to Iwahashi Shinichi.Opening the gift box, there is a gold tie clip and a beautifully handwritten letter:
"Greetings from Jiushu, Yanqiao-san. I was grateful for your care before, please accept this small favor."

Yanqiao Shenyi looked at the gorgeous gift and the beautifully written card in the gift box, then looked at the album, thought about Lin Jiashu's usual style of doing things, and secretly complained in his heart: In a sense, the name "blue blood" , a perfect match for Lin Jiashu, who is as gorgeous and dreamy as a princess.

However, producing an underground album for X, which is in the limelight, before mainstream debut, this incident has given the production company's name a sense of presence among bands and fans in the underground metal circle.

The quality of the things produced is reliable, and it has a relationship with the mainstream industry, and that Iwahashi-san.

This is the legendary GENZO.

"Legendary" is not necessary.

But if you can't stand the Japanese, you will always have some exaggerated characteristics.Even Japanese metal fans are still Japanese.

Yanqiao Shen put the album and gift aside, and wrote a note at the back of the itinerary, remembering to thank Lin Jiashu for the gift later.

Then, continue to look through the backlog of letters, and all kinds of missing letters.Usually, if there is an important matter, the clerk will contact him directly, and it is not a big deal to wait for him to look at it for a week and a half.

Before entering June, it already looks like the rainy season.It was cloudy when I went out early in the morning, and now, looking out the window, it was drizzling.

Such a weather makes people listless and has no energy to do anything, so it's just right to watch some unimportant things.

In the evening, the pager rang.Call back, there is Fengdao over there.

The content of the call was not a big deal, it was two brothers from Kamiki, Ibaraki Prefecture, who wanted to join the production company as musicians.

"The two brothers' surname is Kurosawa, the elder brother's name is Kenichi, and the younger brother's name is Hideki. They are both good at piano and guitar. The two brothers formed a band together when they were in their hometown and made an appointment to go to Tokyo together."

Mineshima said with a smile, "The original plan was to go to Beijing last year, but my younger brother had a skateboard accident and had to rest for a year."

"It's enough for a big brother to keep his promise." Yanqiao Shinichi also smiled.

Sign in to the production company, and they will help with sales, introducing them to other singers' concerts as a performance team, or to participate in the recording of songs.But at the same time, the necessary commission is also indispensable.

A well-connected musician can find a job by himself, but a musician who has just come to Beijing and is in the dark has to find a job by himself, and if he is not careful, he will go hungry and grow grass in a flower pot to eat.

The two brothers who had just come to Beijing had nowhere to stay for a while. They either joined the fellow countrymen's association or found a company to recommend themselves.

However, the place in Ibaraki Prefecture, although still in the Tokyo area, has little sense of existence. Counting on the Ibaraki County Association with two or three kittens and puppies, the two brothers will be hungry enough to return to their hometown sooner or later.

Feng Dao made a special trip to call, and the skills of the two brothers must pass the test.Yanqiao Shenyi didn't care, "If Mineshima-san thinks it's ok, let's decide first."

The production company's commission from the musicians is very low, and Shinichi Iwahashi never thought of taking money from the touring musicians.Signing people and introducing jobs is not only a way to recruit new recruits, but also to accumulate contacts and reputation.

In addition to that, there is a little bit of a simple desire to help musicians who want to enter the industry make a living.

"Do you want to meet these two brothers?" Feng Dao agreed and asked again.

Upon hearing his tone, Yanqiao Shen didn't intend to strongly recommend, so he took advantage of the situation and pushed back, "The next time you invite them to perform at the LIVEHOUSE, it's not too late to see them again."

It’s not interesting to just meet people. If you want to see musicians, you should go to a performance first.

When he said that, Mineshima had nothing to say.

After hanging up Fengdao's phone, the pager rang again not long after.I called back, this time it was Imai from Kanzaki Real Estate.

"It's about what you said last time."

Imai told him, "I inquired, and it seems that there is no one who suddenly wants to sell the land at this juncture."

"is it?"

Yanqiao Shinichi didn't expect such a reply, and was taken aback for a moment.I was curious in my heart, could it be that the little bastard was full of food, or the land in his hand was so special, that's why he was asked to buy it at such a juncture of demolition?
"However," Imai changed the subject, "another thing happened in that block."

"Oh?"

"I heard that there was a dispute over the house that was under demolition negotiations. The general situation is that the land owner agreed to sell the land, but the house was leased to someone else. Now, the tenant holds the lease contract and refuses to move out."

The owner of the land agrees to sell, but the tenant has the right to refuse to evict from the house as long as the lease agreement is still in its term.In other words, the people who own the land must be dealt with first, and then the people who use the land must be dealt with.

"It's really troublesome." Yanqiao Shinichi said casually.

"That's right! When buying and selling a house, the most fearful thing is to encounter such a thing..." Imai said with emotion, hesitant to speak.

There was silence on the phone.

Yanqiao Shinichi waited for a while, but did not wait for the next sentence, a little curious, "Is there anything else?"

"It doesn't count." Imai denied, and asked instead: "About the entrusted sale, you..."

Yanqiao Shinichi didn't ask any further questions, but thought for a while, "Let's put that matter aside for now. If I have plans later, I will visit your company directly."

"Okay, I understand." Imai agreed.

Putting down the phone, Yanqiao Shenyi just recovered, when suddenly, the pager at hand rang again.

I felt bored when I read the letter just now, but in the end, when I answered Mineshima's phone, it seemed like a switch was turned on, one after another.

Yanqiao Shen fixed his mind, picked up the phone for the third time, and dialed back.

This time-

"Shen Yi-kun!" Mihe-chan's energetic voice came from the other end of the phone.

No matter what time of day, this little fox seems to be carefree.Hearing her voice, Yanqiao Shinichi also became cheerful.

"Tomorrow is your birthday, Shinichi-kun!"

"Of course I know that." Yanqiao Shinichi said.Mihe-chan announced triumphantly, as if the person who was going to celebrate her birthday was her.

Unlike the female star Miwachan who kept celebrating her birthday a week or two in advance, Shinichi Iwahashi, the man in black behind the scenes, has not eaten an extra bite of the celebration cake until today.

"I'm well prepared to give you a gift in return." Meihejiang paused when she said this, "Do you want to know what gift I prepared for you?"

As soon as Yanqiao Shen thought of her bursting aesthetics, she denied it, "I don't really think about it."

"At times like this, even if it's for cooperation, you should say 'I'm looking forward to it~ What the hell is it?'." She taught earnestly.

Yanqiao Shenyi asked, "I said I wanted to know, but will you tell me?"

"You can talk about it once, maybe I will tell you." Mei Hejiang dug a hole for him.

Yanqiao Shen knew her well and was determined not to be fooled.He thought for a while, "It's boring to know now, I'd better save a little bit to look forward to tomorrow."

"It's true." Meihejiang was reasonable.

Tomorrow morning there will be a meet and greet for the tour, and we will definitely meet up then.

"Shen Yi-kun."

"what?"

"At twelve midnight, can I call you?" she asked.

Yanqiao Shinichi said "Huh?"

"That's an impolite response."

"It's rude to call someone at twelve o'clock in the middle of the night." Yanqiao Shinichi couldn't help complaining about her.

Meihechan laughed on the phone, "It makes sense....But, I want to be the first to say 'Happy Birthday' to you at zero o'clock."

"I accept my wish, and zero is still unnecessary."

She "um, um" agreed, "Of course, I was just talking about it, how could I really do that. I'm not the kind of person who messes around and makes no sense."

"Really?" Iwahashi Shinichi expressed doubts.

Meihejiang could hear his disbelief and didn't care, so after finishing speaking, she happily said goodbye to him: "Anyway, see you tomorrow!"

tomorrow.

I don't know what gift Mihe-chan has prepared.Yanqiao Shinichi is not so much looking forward to receiving her gift, but rather curious about her bursting aesthetics and wonderful brain circuits.

……

The next day is Thursday.

The meeting for the tour was held at Sony's side. In the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi went there on time. As a result, he saw Miwa-chan with two dark circles under his eyes from lack of sleep.

It looked like he had been woken up by a phone call at midnight.

However, although she lacked sleep, it did not damage her vigorous energy, and she even boasted, saying: "I am too excited to celebrate Shinichi-kun's birthday, so I can't sleep."

Yanqiao Shenyi couldn't help complaining, "Speaking of this kind of words makes me feel uneasy."

"That's too much to say." Mihe-chan protested.

The staff members who worked together, as well as Brother Nakamura, were all watching the fun from the sidelines.When Yanqiao Shen thought about being led by this little fox to talk about cross talk again, he even wanted to ask these spectators for tickets on the spot.

But that would only make it funnier.

After waiting for almost a month, Yanqiao Shinichi seized the opportunity and counterattacked Mihe-chan, "Aren't you going to celebrate my birthday for me? You haven't even said 'Happy Birthday' yet."

Meihejiang grinned and didn't answer, first ran to get a big box, and showed it off to him, "A gift for you."

"Ok?"

Yanqiao Shinichi watched her open this exquisite gift box, and then——

Take out a colorful... big toy?

(End of this chapter)