old events in tokyo

Chapter 55 The Stars Shine
In front of the full-length mirror, he straightened the hair on his forehead, adjusted the neckline of his clothes, nodded in satisfaction, and went out.

Downstairs, Ishida Takumi was already waiting there in the car, opened the door, and sat in the co-pilot.

"Si Guoyi, Takumi-kun is also quite handsome in a suit." Seeing Ishida Takumi in a formal suit and his hair neatly combed, Akiyama Kazuki couldn't help joking.

"To each other." Ishida Takumi replied blankly without turning his head.

"Hey" Kazuki Akiyama fastened his seat belt and gave orders "Let's go!"

The black Toyota Crown started slowly, gradually merged into the traffic on the street, and drove to a high-end hotel called Chunshanzhuang in the central area.

Today it is more appropriate to be invited to a reception or a celebration party. The reason is still because of Yoko Nagayama.

Since the last time her firm planned a few water-testing performances for her, the feedback has been very good, so she officially started her personal transformation plan.

Because she is transitioning from an idol singer to an enka singer, the transition style is very different, but her office still invited well-known seniors in the enka world and experts in lyrics and composition to support her.

Tailored for her is her first enka single "蜩", which caused quite a stir when it was released last month.

Her singing is slightly different from traditional enka, probably because of her experience as an idol singer, and her enka has added some western music style.

This style of music almost covers the three generations of old, middle-aged and young people. It was promoted by TV stations and aroused enthusiastic responses after its release.

As of today, the sales volume of this single has reached 10,000+ copies, which seems to be far from those songs that are close to hundreds of thousands in the first week.

But you must know that this is the sales volume of enka singles. In the 90s, enka songs have declined, and it cannot be compared with the golden age of enka in the 70s.

Yoko Nagayama's current single has been able to enter the top five weekly charts for three consecutive weeks after its release, which is already a rare existence in the enka industry.

So taking this opportunity, her office specially held this celebration party.

One is to thank the former enka seniors for their support, and the other is to officially announce to the industry that Yoko Nagayama has successfully transformed, and will no longer be active as an idol singer in the future, but will make a new debut as an enka singer.

Originally, such a celebration party seemed to have nothing to do with Kazuki Akiyama, but who told him to advise Yoko Nagayama in the early stage, so he also received an invitation from Yoko Nagayama.

Slowly drive into the parking lot of Chunshanzhuang Hotel, get off the car and arrive at the entrance of the hotel. There is no high-rise building as imagined, but more like a courtyard.

After listening to Ishida Takumi's explanation, Akiyama realized that this hotel was rebuilt from an ancient noble mansion. It has a 6-square-meter Japanese-style garden, occupying an excellent location in Tokyo, and has preserved such a traditional garden with a rich history. down.

It seems that Ishida Takumi has also done his homework. After entering the gate, well-trained service staff greeted him. After reporting his name, the waiter bowed and walked in front to guide them.

It is worthy of being a courtyard hotel. There are many old Japanese-style buildings inside.

In such a noisy metropolis like Tokyo, there is still such a quiet and elegant courtyard hotel hidden, which is really an eye-opener.

When I came to a cooking kiosk called Jinshui, the service staff bowed and pushed it away quietly.

This place has been contracted by Yoko Nagayama's office, and the people who come and go are people from the entertainment industry, most of whom are from the singing circle.

Some people also seemed to have recognized this rookie singer who had just made a name for himself in the music world, and were somewhat surprised how a pop singer could come to a party of enka singers.

But because he was not very familiar with him, he just nodded his head friendly and looked away.

Looking at the people in the circle coming and going, Kazuki Akiyama had not had time to ask the staff to confirm, but Yoko Nagayama's manager, Ryo Matsumoto, had already greeted him.

"Akiyama-san, I've been waiting for a long time, please forgive me." Ryo Matsumoto bowed and led them to the interior.

It is said to be Jinshui Pavilion, but it is more like a courtyard, with a beautiful and private environment.

After a while, I came to a Japanese-style building, and I saw Yoko Nagayama wearing her iconic kimono, talking with a middle-aged man who looked like an old farmer in his fifties, who was also dressed in a kimono.

Noticing Kazuki Akiyama's arrival, Yoko Nagayama's crooked eyebrows became brighter again.

After talking to the man in front of him, the other party waved his hand kindly, Yoko Nagayama bowed and walked towards Kazuki Akiyama.

"Qiu Shan-jun, thank you for coming." It can be seen that she is in a very good mood today.

"Congratulations, the dream has come true, and the single is selling well." Kazuki Akiyama was also happy that she could realize her dream.

"Thanks to Qiu Shanjun's suggestion at the beginning, and the performance of Qiu Shanjun's latest single this time is admirable."

Yoko Nagayama knows that Kazuki Akiyama has been mentioned many times in the media recently, so she knows that the performance of the single must be good without asking.

"Chang Shansang, let's stop flattering each other, you should take care of your guests first."

Seeing new guests coming over, Kazuki Akiyama joked, signaling Yoko Nagayama to receive the guests first, so as not to lose etiquette.

"I'm sorry for being rude, and I'll come back to Qiu Shanjun later." Yoko Nagayama bowed, and hurried to greet the new guest.

"I didn't expect Akiyama-kun to come back to attend the gathering of enka singers. It seems that he knows Nagayama-san?"

Before Kazuki Akiyama looked at the courtyard carefully, a male voice came from behind.

Turning his head, he saw a middle-aged man in his thirties with slightly permed hair and a black suit looking at him with a smile.

"Your Excellency is... Kuwata-san?" Akiyama Kazuki felt that the face looked familiar, and suddenly remembered that this should be the lead singer of the southern stars, Kuwata Jiayou.

"Qiu Shan-kun is safe and sound, although it is the first time we meet, there is no need to be so surprised."

Yoshisuke Kuwata was not unhappy because of Kazuki Akiyama's surprised performance, but asked with interest.

"I have admired your name for a long time, Kuwata-san, I am a little excited when we meet for the first time, please bear with me." Kazuki Akiyama hurriedly bowed and said hello.

This Sang Tian-sang is a real big singer, and also a well-known lyricist and composer. He has basically been in the top line of popularity since his debut.

As the lead singer of the southern stars, the lyrics and music of the album are basically arranged by him alone, and his style is changeable, and his talent is self-evident.Many musicians of his generation were influenced by his musical style.

"Haha, Akiyama-kun is too polite, I like Akiyama-kun's latest single very much.

It was also quite unexpected. I thought it would be a pop rock song, but I didn't expect it to be a ballad song. It's quite bold, but it's also a rare and excellent song. "

Yoshisuke Kuwata is not stingy about his love for Kazuki Akiyama's latest single. It can be seen that this single is very much to his appetite.
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