tokyo soulful legend

Chapter 410 Master and Disciple
Nine o'clock in the evening, Bunkyo District, Vilet (Violet) luxury apartment.

Nobuhiko Okayama, who was sitting at his dining table, rubbed the bridge of his nose and felt inexplicably that his vision was a little blurry.

Since he started drinking, he and his teacher have drank two full 400ml bottles of sake.

Yes, this amount of wine was nothing to him when he was young, but he couldn't stand it now that he was older, and he hadn't drank much in the past six months, so the effect of these two bottles of wine was beyond his expectation. good'.

Ok……

Nobuhiko Okayama shook his head, exhaled the breath of alcohol, and then patted his face gently. The pain temporarily drove away the drunkenness that made his thoughts gradually hazy.

"Why, can't this work?"

Kawai Shogo picked up the cup and looked at his student with a smile.

But anyone could hear the teasing tone in his tone.

The current Nobuhiko is much worse than before.

"Haha, where are you going?"

Okayama Nobuhiko frowned and defended himself.

Men can't say no!
Especially at this time, even more so.

"Shall we have another drink?"

Kawai Shogo raised his eyebrows in a gesture of "I'm just waiting for you."

As Nobuhiko Okayama's teacher and the one who taught him how to drink, he is very aware of the state of his student at this time. It is no exaggeration to say that with Nobuhiko's current appearance, let alone one bottle, another drink After two drinks, you might have to go find this guy under the table.

"We'll talk about it later!"

Nobuhiko Okayama rolled his eyes, not being fooled at all.

He's not stupid.

As the person who knows his own drinking ability best, he knows very well that if he continues to drink according to his teacher's drinking method, if nothing unexpected happens, something will happen.

——When he regains consciousness tomorrow, it should be the time when the sun rises to three poles.

"Tsk, it's not interesting."

Kawai Shogo clicked his tongue, but he didn't force his student and took a sip on his own.

Joking is all joking, if Nobuhiko Okayama is really convinced, then he won't be able to handle the next thing.

"..."

Nobuhiko Okayama didn't say anything, he just picked up his chopsticks silently and took a chopstick to eat the food and wine.

In this case, staying silent is the best way to deal with it.

However, to be honest, he and the teacher had not had a drink like this for quite some time.

"Hey, it's comfortable."

Putting down his wine glass, Kawai Shogo looked at his student with a glowing face.

The pair of eyes that were not turbid and sparkling reflected the face that was almost middle-aged.

Once upon a time, I was as drunk as I am now, but he sat across from me without being drunk.

It's been a long time.

After sighing in his heart, Kawai Shogo shook his head and took the initiative to start the conversation, "Nobuhiko, your student chose to be interviewed."

He knew very well how much Nobuhiko cared about Kitagawa Che's affairs.

To make a comparison that he felt was appropriate, Nobuhiko's current devotion to Ache was almost the same as his devotion to Nobuhiko back then.

It's just that at that time, I was indeed Nobuhiko's guide.

"Ache is not my student, so I have never taught him anything."

Okayama Nobuhiko hesitated for a moment, then corrected his teacher's statement.

He can think this way in his heart, but it won't work if he points it out clearly.

After all, he is at most Beichuan Che's boss, or in other words, his introducer.

As for the other things, firstly, he couldn't get along with her, and secondly, he didn't want to be so shameless as to get along with her because there was no need.

but……

You still have to care about what you should care about.

"He actually gave an interview!?"

Okayama Nobuhiko frowned, his tone full of surprise.

Kitagawa Teru gave him the impression that he was always a hard-core character who did what he said.

This young man has emphasized the issue of 'interviews' more than once. In the client's own words, before graduating from high school, he will not take the initiative to accept interviews from the media, let alone stand in front of the stage.

Of course, he also knew that with his teacher's character, he would not lie about this kind of thing.

There is no point in telling a lie that could be exposed at any time.

"Yes." Kawai Shogo nodded and gave an affirmative answer, "It's just a text interview, and it's online."

"Oh, it's online..."

Hearing this, Nobuhiko Okayama understood immediately.

If it were online, then with Kitagawa Che's temperament, he might be able to accept it.

But the prerequisite is that the media has helped him.

For example, when the song "First Love" was just starting to gain momentum, I mentioned this song and recommended the song "Urban Fashion".

"The person who interviewed him was Urban Fashion, right?"

After thinking about some words, Nobuhiko Okayama asked this sentence directly.

It was he who told Ah Che the news in the first place.

So he had a very clear impression of this matter.

"Yes."

Kawai Shogo nodded slightly, but he did not ask how his student knew about this.

As a 'Bo Le', you must have some thought.

"That's no wonder."

Nobuhiko Okayama waved his hand, the look of surprise on his face quietly faded away, leaving only an expression of 'Sure enough'.

"So back to the original topic." Kawai Shogo coughed lightly, put away his cheerful expression, and instead issued the invitation seriously, "Nobuhiko, don't you have any ideas at all?"

"What are you talking about?"

Okayama Nobuhiko lowered his eyebrows and focused on his glass. There was a full glass of sake in the small cup.

If nothing else, after drinking this glass of wine, he had reached his limit today.

"Come back again." Kawai Changgo raised his eyebrows and looked at his student with burning eyes, "Take back what belongs to you."

"...Life is not a movie, teacher."

After Nobuhiko Okayama was silent for a while, he smiled and shook his head.

He had already looked away from that past incident.

Are you going back at this time?

Come on.

My age has already been here, the function of my voice has deteriorated, and my physical fitness is not as good as before. Returning to the stage in this state will not only destroy the good impression I left on my fans when I was young, but I will never do it again. There is another meaning.

What's more, as far as his current life is concerned, whether it is material conditions or mental conditions, he feels that his life is not bad.

So when he goes on stage or something, he is really disrespectful.

"Okay." Kawai Changgo nodded without surprise and picked up the wine glass again.

This is not the first time he has invited Nobuhiko Okayama, but every time, he will get basically the same answer.

Perhaps Nobuhiko has looked away from this matter, and the only one who can't let it go is himself.

But, as others said of him, he has always been a stubborn person.

As long as there is still a chance, even if the hope is slim, he will still give it a try.

"Actually, teacher, you don't need to be obsessed with those things back then. It was my own choice and has nothing to do with you." Nobuhiko Okayama also picked up the wine glass, lowered the rim of the glass, and touched it with Kawai Shogo, " Instead of wasting your energy on me, it would be better to use your energy in the right place, such as A Che's place."

As for those things in the past, he had already let go after meeting Che Kitagawa and seeing this young man shining in the music world.

His withdrawal was not a bad thing, but rather the best choice made impulsively.

The Japanese music circle is far from as peaceful as imagined. There is no fundamental difference between this circle and other social circles. It is even more exaggerated. The so-called relationship between the so-called seniors and juniors is clearly distinct.

With his temperament, when his career is at its peak, it can be said that once he encounters a waterloo, he is bound to be tricked.

Rather than end up like that, it would be better to retreat bravely.

"You really don't leave that young man alone."

Kawai Changgo shook his head helplessly, picked up the wine glass, and took a sip.

In the previous hour, the two of them had been drinking quite fast.

After all, his purpose at that time was to drive his student into a stupor, then take the opportunity to express his idea and then convince him.

It's just that, obviously, his plan failed.

"Who makes him the most talented and gifted young man I have seen in all these years?"

Nobuhiko Okayama said this without hesitation.

This is not flattery, but how he actually feels.

As a former genius in the music industry and a shining star, it is difficult for him to convince his peers who are also singers, but only with Kitagawa Che, he is truly convinced.

Whether it was singing skills or creative writing, this kid was so impeccable that he even felt like he was far behind him.

If he and Kitagawa Teru were of the same era...

He simply couldn't bear to think about that image.

"So unsure of yourself?"

As if out of anger, and as if he was joking on purpose, Kawai Shogo said these words in a meaningful way.

"It's important for a person to be self-aware." Nobuhiko Okayama shook his head, his eyes that were always occupied by unruly and conceited in his youth were filled with sobriety, "I don't know about people like Ache in the future, but as far as I'm concerned, Speaking of which, he is definitely the pinnacle of the younger generation."

In fact, he wanted to add "singers from the previous generation", but after thinking about it, it was still a bit too arrogant, so he swallowed the second half of the sentence.

"Do you know how current professional music critics evaluate Che Kitagawa?"

Kawai Shogo put down his wine glass, took a pair of chopsticks to eat, and looked at his student with a half-smile.

He has been paying attention to Kitagawa Che's current situation. It is no exaggeration to say that his secretary has understood his thinking. She has learned some news about Kitagawa Che and needs to organize and put it away. to his desk.

"them?"

Nobuhiko Okayama snorted disdainfully. He had always scorned music critics.

Yes, there is indeed a handful of music critics who are capable and have quite a professional level. But apart from those few people, [-]% of the rest are just losers. Not to mention many, their professional standards are not up to par. Guan, but these people always comment on this and that, and from time to time they make some particularly outrageous comments.

It is no exaggeration to say that those music critics have really been out of touch with the market and the general audience for too long, and they have no idea what music is liked by the public.

"What I'm talking about is definitely not those drunkards."

Kawai Changgo shook his head in confusion, his students were still the same.

But then again, it was only at this time that he could get a glimpse of the unruly genius he once was.

"Are you talking about Mr. Kurokawa?"

Nobuhiko Okayama subconsciously used honorifics.

Kurokawa Ichigo was the most famous in the music scene when he debuted, and he was also the most professional music critic.

Regardless of his identity as a music critic, Kurokawa Kazuo's own singing skills are quite good. In addition, he has been immersed in the music field for decades. Both his professional level and his review style are divided into Mature, and most importantly, despite his excellent standards, this old gentleman is rarely arrogant, humble, and gentle.

He was also one of the few people he admired from the bottom of his heart.

"Correct."

Seeing his student's appearance, Kawai Changgo nodded calmly.

When he saw Kurokawa Ichigo's evaluation of Kitagawa Che, he even wondered if there was something wrong with his eyes.

Because he hasn't seen Kurokawa Kazugo give such a high evaluation to any singer for a long, long time.

"What did he say about A Che?"

Almost as soon as he received the affirmation from his teacher, Nobuhiko Okayama became interested and looked at his teacher expectantly.

"Cough cough!"

Seeing his student's appearance, Kawai Shogo cleared his throat cheerfully and recounted in a leisurely manner, "Jay's most lethal thing is not superficial and intuitive things like language, timbre, and technique. Feelings, but his 'story'.

“He is able to make every song a story, but his position in it can be flexible, he can be a bystander or an experiencer.

"His affectionate words are like a gentle knife, slowly cutting open your unhealed wounds and digging out scars, causing you to feel pain again and again.

“He’s very good at singing those kind of sad love songs.

"To describe it that I think is quite fitting, it's like being on the singing stage in a bar. A singer expresses his experience in a narrating way. In the bar, cold lights shine everywhere, and the stage The audience below drank wine and toasted each other, and as they raised their glasses, what probably overflowed was not only the wine, but also the thoughts that were still lingering on.

"It just so happens that when he sings, he will make people feel some different feelings, such as relief, determination, and so on.

“I can make a prediction with absolute certainty, beating my chest.

"Jay will definitely become the most dazzling pearl in the next 20 years, or even half a century."

call.

After saying these words, Kawai Shogo let out a long breath, then picked up the cup and took a sip.

It was obviously just a retelling, but he also felt a sense of great pride.

"Did he really say that?"

Okayama Nobuhiko was stunned for a full ten seconds before he came back to his senses.

Such an evaluation is not too high.

Judging from his experience, it has reached a point that is almost exaggerated.

"Why not?"

Kawai Shogo glared at Nobuhiko Okayama and responded angrily.

This guy who co-wrote it thought he was joking, right?

"This shows that my evaluation just now was still too modest."

Okayama Nobuhiko waved his hand, picked up the wine glass, and drank the wine in one gulp.

Under the warm light, his Adam's apple kept moving.

pat.

With the sound of the wine glass being placed smoothly on the glass dining table, after finishing the wine, Nobuhiko Okayama, who was inexplicably a little more heroic, looked at his teacher, and said seriously what he wanted to say just now, but didn't. Say the last half of the sentence.

"In the future, there may not be anyone like him anymore."

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