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Chapter 67 Willful

powder snow ねえ
fine snow

心まで白く染められたなら
If you can dye your heart pure white
Two people's loneliness wo Bao ん で

Please tolerate the loneliness of the two

empty nikaesukara

return to the sky
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Taking off the earphones, Kazuki Akiyama adjusted his voice a little tiredly. After two or three hours of continuous recording, he was a little bit overwhelmed even though he was always full of energy.

Coming outside the recording studio, Kazuki Akiyama took the yuzu honey water handed over by Hayakawa Yuki, drank it in one go with a few "gudong" and "gudong", and sighed contentedly.

Walking to the edge of the sofa, the whole person fell into it, and then did not want to move.Such a somewhat childish performance made the capable and serious Hayakawa Yuki twitch his lips.

The song that Kazuki Akiyama is recording now was hummed when I was on the phone with Izumi Sakai that day, and it is called "Powder Snow".

Ever since the song came out, he had a strong urge to make it immediately, perhaps because of the vague concern far away on the other side of the ocean, or perhaps because of the loneliness in his heart.

In short, that impulsiveness made him, who has always been calm, become a little willful, and the fact is that he is indeed willful.

When Kazuki Akiyama approached Taiyuki Nagato and said that he wanted to release another single at the end of the year, Taiyuki Nagato looked at Kazuki Akiyama with an idiot face.

Not to mention that time is tight at this time and there is only a little more than three weeks before the New Year. It takes almost that long to record and produce a song, not to mention the follow-up promotion.

Proposing to release a new single at this time may be too late for the plan, and even if it is produced, it will be a semi-finished product with obvious traces of rush.

And near the end of the year, the company's annual production plan has basically been completed, including the distribution of publicity resources and so on.

So even if Kazuki Akiyama makes a new single, it is very likely that he will face the embarrassing scene of no TIE-UP collocation.

In the 90s, there was no difference between streaking and streaking without TIE-UP promotion. Those singles that sold millions did not have a large-scale TIE-UP bundle promotion, either the theme song of Yuejiu drama, or a large-scale commercial CM.

Even if the sales are a little hot, there are more or less TIE-UP collocations, so if this single does not have TIE-UP, the sales can be imagined.

But Kazuki Akiyama didn't want to give up on this, so it was his own willfulness. In the end, he only reluctantly convinced Nagato Taiyuki on the grounds that the theme of the song matched the current season.

But Taiko Nagato is not optimistic about such streaking behavior, but BEING has always been lacking in media resources, and there is no good solution for the time being.

In this way, Kazuki Akiyama immediately devoted himself to the recording of the song in order to produce a new single before the new year.

The C/W of this single, Akiyama chose the song "I want to say I love you loudly", this song is a typical pop rock, and it is full of BEING flavor.

When Nagato Taiyuki first heard this song, he actually showed an expression of feeling relieved. This is right. When he heard it, he was a singer who came out of BEING. Invisibly, Nagato Taiyuki let his waywardness go. .

Fortunately, no matter whether it is the main title or C/W, the lyrics and music are ready-made. Even the arranger Kazuki Akiyama didn't want to make more changes. Everything is to save time.

Because the style of the song has been determined earlier, the progress of the recording has been accelerated a lot. According to the current speed, the production of the master tape can basically be completed in less than a week.

The high-intensity recording for several consecutive days made Kazuki Akiyama feel a little overwhelmed. After lying on the sofa for a while, Kazuki Akiyama cheered up and got up and walked to the control room.

"Thank you, Akashi-sensei, Kitahara-san." Akiyama Kazuki bowed to them sincerely.

In the past few days, not only himself, Masao Akashi and sound engineer Fummasa Kitahara have been accompanying him to rush the production of his new single.

"It's not hard work, but Mr. Qiushan is really admirable." Beiyuan Wenzheng's inner true thoughts in this sentence, two original works with a high degree of completion in such a short period of time, the outstanding talent is beyond words And metaphor.

And the long-term high-intensity recording, the state is still quite good, this is the potential to become a superstar in the future, so Beiyuan Wenzheng admires it while also intending to make friends with it.

Akashi Masao was also more and more satisfied with the disciples he accepted on a whim, so when he knew that Kazuki Akiyama wanted to rush to work on a new single before the New Year, he also volunteered to help.

"Let's go here first today, go back and have a good rest." Masao Akashi was very keenly aware of a trace of fatigue in Kazuki Akiyama's voice, so he suggested that he pause the recording first.

Kazuki Akiyama nodded. He also knew that if he continued to record, it would be difficult for him to maintain this level of state. Instead of doing useless work, it is better to rest and adjust first, and then continue in a better state. The efficiency may be faster.

After bidding farewell to Masao Akashi and Fummasa Kitahara, Kazuki Akiyama planned to go back to rest for a while. Before leaving, he asked Yuki Hayakawa to buy food for everyone in the recording studio. After all, they had to stay and continue to deal with the follow-up work.

When I walked to the parking lot, I found the Toyota Crown, and I was going to drive back alone. Since the office was established, Kazuki Akiyama specially bought a Toyota Previa as a special commercial vehicle for the office.

So this Toyota Crown Kazuki Akiyama would occasionally drive by himself, fasten the seat belt, and just about to start the car, the mobile phone in his pocket rang, looked at the number, and connected the call.

"Watanabe-san?"

"Advertising endorsement? About what?...Okay, I see, I'll be there right away."

Giving up the idea of ​​going back to rest, Kazuki Akiyama started the car, turned around and drove towards a high-end coffee shop in Roppongi.

10 minutes later in the coffee shop, Kazuki Akiyama rushed over,
"Hello, Takahashi-san."

"Hello, Akiyama-san."

Both parties bowed their bodies and shook hands with each other before sitting down.

I just received a call from my agent, Yoshitaka Watanabe, that there is a clothing brand that wants to endorse its men's clothing.

At the beginning, when Yoshitaka Watanabe said MUJI, Akiyama Kazuki hadn’t reacted yet, and it was only when he explained that it was MUJI that Akiyama Kazuki suddenly realized.

Now that winter is about to enter, the person who is looking for me to endorse for the shoot should also be winter clothes. A flash of inspiration flashed in his head, and Kazuki Akiyama instantly had an idea, so he rushed over without stopping.

Speaking of which, MUJI came to the door because of the PV that Kazuki Akiyama shot at the beginning.

Kazuki Akiyama, who was wearing a sweater at the time, looked very clean and fresh, which coincided with the natural, simple, and rustic lifestyle advocated by MUJI.

And now Kazuki Akiyama has sent out an invitation for cooperation to AKKA because of the popularity of this single.

There is also a reason why Yoshitaka Watanabe led Takumi Ishida's activities during this period of time. Yoshitaka Watanabe has also worked in the entertainment industry for several years, and he knows which brands will often cooperate with artists.

So I took Ishida Takumi to interview him from house to house, not hoping for any gains, just to get acquainted first.

Otherwise, maybe even if MUJI wants to find Kazuki Akiyama, they will find BEING first.
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PS: There are also nights. .

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