old events in tokyo

Chapter 4
なまぬるい风に

wind, bitter

blow kare na gara
blowing homesick me
tokyo no sora view metetara
Looking at the sky of Tokyo alone

Chasing dreams

In order to pursue the ideal

from reta street
left the streets of home
See send ってくれた
you watch

あの春の日

the spring that left

頼りななかった侦に
warn immature me

"I regret it
Never do

しないでと
make myself regret
Kazuki Akiyama felt that he was having a dream. In the dream, a song was played repeatedly, and the lyrics and melody flashed one by one. It was inexplicably familiar, and even the pictures were synchronized, just like watching the MV repeatedly.

The hazy feeling let him know that he was dreaming, but he remembered every detail clearly, it was a very wonderful feeling.

He waited until he felt that he had completely remembered everything before the picture disappeared, and then he fell into a deep sleep again.

When Kazuki Akiyama opened his eyes again, the sky was already bright, and the sunlight covered the entire desk through the window and fell on the feet.The good weather made Akiyama Kazuki feel lighter.

Suddenly Kazuki Akiyama’s expression froze, and then quickly ran to the desk, picked up the white paper on the table, and started to write and draw quickly. After a few minutes, he looked at the manuscript paper filled with melody and words, and couldn’t tell the difference for a while. Is it reality or a dream.

He picked up the guitar and played and sang according to the manuscript paper. The singing voice was either longing or high-spirited or pouring out. In the end, he even laughed loudly, full of excitement and joy in his laughter.

All the boredom from yesterday seemed to disappear in this laughter.

After a while, Akiyama Kazuki gradually calmed down his excitement, and only then did he feel unbearably hungry.After briskly going to the bathroom to wash up, I went to the kitchen to hastily deal with the stomach that kept protesting.

At this time, Akiyama Kazuki was still a little excited, eager to find someone to share his joy.

So Kazuki Akiyama put on his clothes and shoes and went downstairs to the apartment. He found a phone booth on the side of the road, put in coins, and quickly dialed a series of numbers. After connecting, he dialed a series of numbers according to the prompt tone and hung up the phone.

Then he waited in the phone booth, and a few minutes later the "ding jingling" rang, and Kazuki Akiyama quickly picked up the phone.

"Moshi, Moshi, is that Takumi-kun?
"It turned out to be Kazuki-kun. I'm still wondering who called me from the public phone so early, causing me to run downstairs to call back without getting dressed on the bed. By the way, is Kazuki-kun so early? "Ishida Takumi complained on the phone, and finally he didn't forget to ask what's the matter.

"Don't sleep you bastard, come to my apartment, there will definitely be a surprise, that's right now!" Kazuki Akiyama had no time to listen to his complaints when he was in a state of excitement, so he hung up the phone after speaking hastily.

Ishida Takumi listened to the blind voice in the receiver, but put down the phone helplessly. "Mysterious guy" murmured to himself, and quickly returned to the apartment, washed up hastily, and then took the tram to Kazuki Akiyama's apartment in Shinjuku.

Kazuki Akiyama went back to the apartment and sat back at the desk. He picked up the score and felt a little emotional. He was still worrying about how to embark on his own music path last night.As a result, there is a new song with a high degree of completion in front of him.

Although I picked it up stroke by stroke and note by note, I was still a little confused.

Kazuki Akiyama didn't know if this was considered cheating, but it was completely uncontrollable. He didn't know whether there would be a scene like the one in last night's dream.

It doesn't count and it can't explain the melody of a song that has not yet appeared in this world can be played repeatedly.Afterwards, I still remember it so clearly, as if it was already stored in the depths of my memory, but it was just opened up.

At this time the doorbell rang, Kazuki Akiyama let go of the distracting thoughts in his heart, got up and opened the door.

Ishida Takumi took off his shoes and entered the door, "Why did you call me over in such a hurry? Let me tell you that if it's not a surprise but some trouble, I won't be dismissed so easily. At least I have to eat again before you invited me The sweet and sour pork ribs dish that I ate." After a pause, "Egg fried rice is also fine."

"Don't think about eating it yet, sit down first, and talk about your opinion later." Kazuki Akiyama called Ishida Takumi to sit down, then got up, picked up the guitar, and sat on the desk with one leg on the ground with his butt tilted.

Seeing this scene, Ishida Takumi suddenly became interested, his expression became serious, and he turned his body sideways to quiet down.

Kazuki Akiyama adjusted the tuning, played the prelude, and then spoke slowly.

なまぬるい风に

wind, bitter

blow kare na gara
blowing homesick me
tokyo no sora view metetara
Looking at the sky of Tokyo alone

そろそろいい年でしょう

you are very old

楽して暮らしてください

It's time to relax and spend your old age

servant nara mou da husband

What was once a child is now an adult
あなたの元に
able to be your child
生まれ本写によかったと

really good
After singing, Kazuki Akiyama looked a little reminiscent. His parents in this life just ran a small grocery store in the countryside of Tochigi. When he was a child, Kazuki Akiyama pointed to the poster of Nagabuchi just holding the guitar and told his parents that he wanted to be like Nagabuchi when he grew up. He just became a well-known singer.

Because of this sentence, his parents did not hesitate to enroll him in guitar lessons. The experience of growing up was always accompanied by ups and downs. His mother was strict with him, but she was also the one who encouraged him the most.

The night before Kazuki Akiyama came to Tokyo to study alone with a dream in mind, he saw his mother tidying up things for him and wiping away tears alone.That figure is still in my mind for a long time.

"Kazuki-kun, is this your new song?" After listening to Akiyama Kazuki's singing, Ishida Takumi asked first.

Kazuki Akiyama nodded, and handed the manuscript he wrote to Ishida Takumi by the way.Ishida Takumi took it and read it word by word.

"It's amazing, I never thought that Kazuki-kun has creative talent, professional guitar skills, recognizable voice, and creative talent." Ishida Takumi stood up and walked around quickly.

"Kazuki-kun, if you can't become a singer-songwriter, if you can't show your talent to the world, it's not only your loss but also the audience's loss. You will definitely regret it for the rest of your life!"

Hearing Ishida Takumi's affirmation of himself, Akiyama Kazuki was also very happy.Both of them have a background in music, and they can tell that the melody of this song is catchy, and the lyrics are warm and touching. It is a good song and has the potential to become popular.

The only thing to think about now is how to get more people to hear this song, and neither of them can do anything good about it.Both of them are considered outsiders now, with no connections or resources, and there is almost no quick and effective way to promote a single.

In the end, the two discussed for a whole morning, and decided to use the stupid method, street performances, looking for live house performance opportunities, recording demos and sending them to various large, medium and small record companies and offices.

The realization of any of the latter two methods is a big help, and now I can only go to the street to sing first to accumulate popularity.

At noon, Kazuki Akiyama made fried rice with eggs, which fulfilled Ishida Takumi's little wish.In the afternoon, the two decided to split up. Ishida Takumi went to live houses in Tokyo to see if he had a chance to win an interview.Kazuki Akiyama is responsible for making the demo and sending it to the selected companies.

After sending Takumi Ishida away, Kazuki Akiyama also packed up and went out, chose a convenience store nearby on the street, and printed dozens of blank forms.This is used to fill in the profile of Kazuki Akiyama, and it will be sent together with the demo as a resume.

I have been busy until the evening before I just finished filling out the resume, um, the photos of the characters were not pasted.This is not a worry, and Kazuki Akiyama will go to the convenience store where he works part-time to find someone to help on Monday.

The convenience store where Kazuki Akiyama works now works from Monday to Thursday and rests from Friday to Sunday.It costs about 10,000+ yen a month, and the rent for a single apartment now costs [-] to [-] yen a month.Except for daily expenses, there is basically no leeway.

But after the bubble burst, it’s good to be able to find this job. I still rely on Ishida Takumi’s relationship. He had worked in that convenience store before and had a good relationship with the store manager, otherwise Kazuki Akiyama couldn’t find a job. All become problems.

Moreover, there are so many companies going bankrupt and layoffs every day, and the number of drunkards and homeless people on the street is increasing day by day.

It is very difficult for college students who have just graduated to find a job, especially for college graduates like Kazuki Akiyama.It's not like the students who haven't graduated in the past few years have received briefings from various companies.

In order to rob people, companies often come up with routines. Participating in the briefing will not only bring you a lot of money, but also the students who get the default quota will be arranged by the company to live in a luxury resort hotel until they graduate and sign the contract directly. training.It's almost like house arrest, but most of the students don't want to leave, it's really a crazy age.

　Thanks to Feng Lian, Ling Qingman, book friends 20170527183150365, Dongcheng Peng Shao Q Shanghuohuo, and ordinary biological scientific research dogs for their support!

　　


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