Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 97 097. International Scale
This was my idea when I saw the poster.Back at the office, Shinichi Iwahashi had a plan to write this idea down as a proposal.At this time, Watanabe Wan Yumi called him over and brought such news, he simply took advantage of the situation to mention this idea to her first.

"Joan Jett is coming to Tokyo to perform."

"Really?" Watanabe Wan Yumi's reaction seemed to be ignorant.

It is not surprising that the Japanese music market is huge, and there are many first-, second- and 38-tier foreign singers visiting Japan to perform.

Unless it's a well-known battle like Michael Jackson and Madonna's visit to Japan, then they are neither the organizer or co-organizer of the concert, nor have any business dealings, nor are they fans, so they won't pay special attention.

"I think, before, we only limited our eyes to the country, and some went into a dead end."

Iwahashi Shinichi used Joan Jett as an introduction to talk about his own thoughts, "This music festival really lacks a person who has enough topics and can make the finale, but this big person does not necessarily have to be domestic singer."

"You mean, don't you want to invite Joan Jet to come to the finale?" Speaking of which, Watanabe Man Yumi didn't understand.

Iwahashi Shinichi didn't answer directly, "In terms of female rock, I'm afraid there is no more suitable and appealing spokesperson than Joan Jett."

"This is true." Watanabe Wan Yumi also admitted.

The world of rock and roll has always been dominated by men, and girl bands themselves are in a niche all over the world.In terms of success, The Runaways has never been more influential.

Not only that, but their success has also brought a good signal that many women who love rock have seen the direction and hope of women in the rock world.

Joan Jett, who has achieved success both as a band and as an individual, is without a doubt a hero among the women of rock.

"However, I think of more than that."

Iwahashi Shinichi mentioned the key points in his thoughts, "Aside from whether I want to invite Joan Jett, or whether I can invite her, what I think is that if you want to increase the influence of this music festival, put it Wouldn't it be a good idea to raise the scale of the company to an 'international' level?"

"International scale?"

"Just inviting a big foreign brand to the finale is boring."

In that case, from a sensory point of view, Joan Jett is not like the finale of the show to light up the audience, but like a tigress invited by a bunch of monkeys in the mountains without a boss.

Going a little further, today's Japanese people really dare to shout the slogan "Japan No. [-]", and they don't even care about the former American godfather.Even if it is clear that there are no big-name female rock singers in the country, so they need such a person to fight, they can't make them feel that they need foreigners to save the field because they are not good enough.

Thinking of the various meanings behind this sentence, Watanabe Wan Yumi couldn't help but laugh.

Although she is Japanese, Watanabe Manyumi's style and many ideas are not very Japanese, and she even resents some traditional ideas deeply rooted in Japanese society. To some extent, she is a "progressive woman".

Therefore, we created a music festival in which Japan took the lead, attracting singers from home and abroad, and even the Joan Jett joined in - this way, the senses will be much better, and it can be achieved smoothly. Their own goals can also satisfy the arrogance and inferiority of this nation.

"I thought, since we've already thought of inviting big names from overseas to perform at the finale, why not just look at the world and invite outstanding female rock musicians from abroad. You don't need qualifications and fame, as long as you have talent, Female musicians with high standards on the scene are invited to perform on this stage once.”

"Not only Europe and the United States, but maybe also try to invite singers from Rabbit and Kimchi." Iwahashi Shinichi said.

"Rabbit Country?"

Watanabe Wanyumi had been quietly listening to his idea just now, and this was the first time she spoke up.

"I'm sorry, I don't know much about it. All I know is that Teresa-san is a very popular star." Watanabe Productions was the first firm that Deng Lijun signed when he arrived in Japan for development.

But other than that, Watanabe Manyumi knows little about the art world of Rabbit Country - in fact, at this stage, Rabbit Country has not yet formed its own entertainment industry ecology.

Watanabe Man Yumi asked, "Does Iwahashi-san know any female rock musicians from there?"

To her, it was a remote and mysterious land.Even though geographically speaking, it is much closer from Japan to Rabbit Country than to the United States or Europe, but the feeling of remoteness comes from psychology.

Iwahashi Shinichi hesitated for a while before saying, "I don't know if there is such a person."

To Iwahashi Shinichi, it was a land that was both familiar and unfamiliar.Familiarity is familiarity. That is where he was born and raised. As for the unfamiliar——

Modern science has eliminated geographic distance, and as long as you can afford to pay the bills and go to the far side of the ocean, it is as simple as turning a globe.

But people have not yet mastered the mystery of how to make time go forward or backward, and cannot pave the way and build bridges between the two worlds 30 years ago and 30 years later.

Therefore, for Shinichi Iwahashi, even if he has the memory of his previous life, the Rabbit Country in 1986, an era that he has never experienced or witnessed with his own eyes, is also unfamiliar and distant.

"Rock and roll music in Rabbit Country started very late," Iwahashi Shinichi said half-truths after considering the words: "I once heard from friends who have been to Rabbit Country that rock and roll music has just sprouted in Rabbit Country, which is probably equivalent to Group Sounds. When I started to be approached by the Japanese."

Before the invasion of Group Sounds, the Japanese music scene was still dominated by ballads and folk songs, and the pop music system in the modern sense had not yet been established.With the development of the economy and the improvement of national living standards, the proportion of the population going to university has increased, and young people who have received higher education and are active in thinking and broad-minded have brought a new trend of music.

"I see." Watanabe Man Yumi nodded.

If you take the Group Sounds analogy, then she's almost got it.

In fact, not only the background is similar, but the situation between the two is also very similar.

The main driving force for the openness of culture and thought in the 80s came from the cultural elite.As with literature, so with music.People who are struggling with food and clothing don’t care about what literature is, and people who want to make a living don’t have the leeway to touch rock music—not only don’t they have that leeway, they don’t have that opportunity either.

Because of this, the seeds of national shaking are buried in college students, members of song and dance troupes, and children of cadres. These people are relatively wealthy, materially satisfied, their thoughts are enriched through knowledge, and at the same time they have access to this new type of music. among.

After all, this is an era when college students are allocated packages, they don’t have to worry about work or housing, and they eat public food when they go to work.

　In special times, I hope to see place names not too dramatic...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)