National Tide 1980

"Ah, Miss Teresa! So you are here! It's really a headache, making it easy for us to find you!"

"That's right, foreigners are really rude! Even a big singer can't run away without saying anything! Isn't this too irresponsible?"

Everyone at Ning Weimin's table was startled by these two unceremonious interruptions, and subconsciously turned their heads to look at them.

I saw two staff members who looked like the program team walking over with expressions containing resentment.

Then, as if Teresa Teng owed them a lot of money, she loudly rebuked Teresa Teng and her agent in public for leaving without saying goodbye, which affected the rehearsal work of the program team.

This sudden noise immediately attracted the attention of other people in the cafe.

At this time, it was only one hour before normal white-collar workers got off work. It was the time of day when Tokyo Broadcasting Station received the most visitors, and there were many people sitting here to receive guests and wait to meet.

Under the gaze of hundreds of pairs of eyes, not to mention Teresa Teng and Nori Funaki felt humiliated, even Ning Weimin and Akira Okamoto felt as embarrassed as needles on their backs.

The only good thing is that most of the people who witnessed this scene are from TBS headquarters, so there will be no adverse effects from the leak.

Even if there were reporters, they would not expose this embarrassing scene.

But having said that, no matter what, the attitudes of the people from these two program groups are really too much.

You know, Japanese people actually care most about keeping quiet in public places, and avoiding disturbing others is the most basic morality and quality.

Even if you are angry, you can't make such a loud noise that makes people unable to get off the stage in front of you.

Moreover, the Japanese also pay attention to the concept of hierarchy, and it is rare for the inferior to overcome the superior.

From the sound of it, these two people are obviously just ordinary crew members of the show, but they are so unscrupulous that they ignore their rank and reprimand a popular A-list star, without even mentioning any ethics or quality. This is too abnormal.

It is obvious that these two people are confident, so they deliberately show off their power and humiliate Teresa Teng and Minoru Funaki in public. One cannot help but suspect that there is some special reason behind it.

What's more, Teresa Teng and Minoru Funaki are still aggrieved in this matter.

Even if they explained over and over again that they had already informed the executive director who was responsible for assisting the chief director in rehearsing that they were coming to meet the guests, and clearly informed them that the meeting place was in the cafe on the first floor of the building so that the crew could notify them, it was useless. .

The other party not only showed no understanding or consideration at all, but instead made sarcastic and sarcastic remarks.

Teresa Teng won the Limited Broadcast Award, but she didn’t pay attention to the Record Award. She was too perfunctory and insincere in her work.

For this reason, they also insisted that they must end the meeting immediately, explain to the director immediately, and apologize to the other actors.

He looks like a sarcastic, self-righteous villain that makes anyone look at him frowning.

As one of the parties involved, Ning Weimin became angry at the sight of Teresa Teng and Minoru Funaki, and wanted to beat them up.

In addition, he also felt that this meeting had harmed Teresa Teng, and he had to bear some responsibility, so he couldn't stay out of it.

However, just when he was about to speak up, Akira Okamoto pulled his cuffs and stopped him in a low voice.

"President Ning, please don't interfere. Otherwise, President Funaki and Theresa will be troubled, and even suffer in vain. The situation here is very complicated, so let's wait for a while..."

Faced with Akira Okamoto's serious and unpredictable look, Ning Weimin, although full of doubts, knew it was not good to act rashly.

In this case, he had to restrain his violent temper, watch Teresa Teng and Minoru Funaki being made difficult for them, and apologized repeatedly, only to get through with the "high hands" of the two stage managers.

Needless to say, if these two uninvited guests were so disrupted, the cooperation negotiations between the two parties could not be completed.

We can only call it a day and make an appointment via phone so that we can sign the contract.

In this way, until the two sides said goodbye to each other hastily, Teresa Teng and Minoru Funaki were "escorted" by two stage managers and rushed upstairs to the studio again.

Afterwards, Ning Weimin left the TBS headquarters building with Okamoto Akira.

However, the two did not return to the office, and instead found a pub to have a drink.

It was only then that, with cold beer, tamagoyaki and grilled bird skewers, the incident that had just happened was brought up by Akira Okamoto and used as a topic of discussion while they were drinking.

It was precisely because Ning Weimin heard some gossip circulating privately in the entertainment industry from Akira Okamoto that he was surprised to discover that Teresa Teng's situation in Japan was actually far less prosperous and prosperous than he imagined. unlimited.

According to Akira Okamoto, in the Japanese entertainment industry, Teresa Teng belongs to the "Gaitare" category, which is the category of foreign artists.

So as early as the 1970s, when she signed a contract with Polydor and first came to Japan to develop, she was ostracized.

Her Chinese identity, as well as her personal insistence not to take a Japanese stage name or wear a kimono, are disliked by Japanese audiences and industry insiders.

Not only were many songwriters unwilling to write songs for her, but she was often harassed and humiliated by rude audiences during her performances.

For a long time, she did not have an independent dressing room and could only share the dressing room with ordinary actors.

But even so, Teresa Teng's voice is so sweet, her ethereal tone and gentle temperament are completely unique.

After spending a year in obscurity, when she found her market position, her voice was like a shining pearl, blooming with dazzling luster in the Japanese music scene.

The single "Airport" released by it, even if it does not have a strong Japanese flavor, is completely a universal enka-style lyrical song, and it really has no characteristics.

But it captured the hearts of many audiences and music fans, broke many record sales records, and also set the best-selling record for Polydor's singers since its establishment.

With this, he won many awards including the "Japan Music Festival Silver Award", "Japan Record Awards New Artist Award", "Shinjuku Music Festival Bronze Award", "Ginza Music Festival Hot Performance Award", etc., and suddenly became a household name in Japan. Diva.

But unfortunately, because of her Chinese identity, her dazzling achievements not only failed to improve Teresa Teng's situation, but instead brought her more hostility and more enemies.

In addition to causing many Japanese singers to be jealous and jealous of her, they are also greatly afraid of her strength.

Even among the selection committee of the Japan Record Awards, which awarded her the Best Newcomer Award, some people felt humiliated because they had to give this award to a foreigner.

You must know that before this, no foreign artist has achieved such achievements as Teresa Teng in the Japanese music scene.

After that, Teresa Teng could be said to have been ostracized by the Japanese music scene and became a common potential enemy of Japanese musicians.

Although no one expressed this hostility openly, the criticism was everywhere. Many singers refused to cooperate with them, and some deliberately framed them.

For example, in the "fake passport" incident, someone saw the right opportunity and reported it to the Japanese government. Teresa Teng, who fell into the trap, not only went to jail for it, but also caused a lot of legal trouble.

After that, I had to give up my career that was just starting to take off in Japan and was forced to leave Japan for several years.

However, just when many people thought Teresa Teng's career in Japan was over.

No one thought that she could actually make a comeback, and once she came back, she won Japan's Limited Broadcasting Award for three consecutive years, refreshing everyone's understanding, creating more brilliant results than before, and becoming someone who truly cannot be ignored. Asian diva.

But the problem is that while Teresa Teng's singing ability is fully recognized by all Japanese people, the existing problems have not been solved, but have become more serious.

With "double crown and three consecutive championships", she is almost considering the Limited Broadcasting Awards as her exclusive award. How can other defeated singers and record companies not regard her as a major concern?

Things are changing. You took away the pot all by yourself. What a big deal!

What's more, Teresa Teng is not a prolific singer. She can win major awards every year with just one hit song from an album. Others can beat her in record sales by releasing three or four albums at most.

This is like deliberately showing off their strength and slapping the Japanese music industry in the face.

However, in view of the special rules of the Japan Limited Broadcast Awards, the selection is entirely based on Japanese viewers calling in one by one, and then recording the song request data of these viewers.

This award is the fairest, and it all depends on popularity. No matter how envious other people are, there is nothing they can do to her.

Unless the limited-run bonus can change the rules of the game.

In this way, the more popular Teresa Teng becomes in Japan, the more isolated she will become. No Japanese singer will really be willing to be friends with her.

At the same time, the Japan Record Awards, Japan's only music award comparable to the Limited Broadcast Awards, has become the only award for Japanese music singers to save their face.

After all, in addition to the record sales performance, the final list of the Record Awards is determined by just a few judges. To put it bluntly, it is a black box operation.

It’s not hard to imagine how the jaw-dropping stage set at the end of every year on the record album came about.

Whoever has a smart record agent, whose record company is strong, and whoever has more "sponsorships" will win the "Grand Prize".

To put it bluntly, it is a private area for everyone to share the pork.

So there is no doubt that for Teresa Teng, this door is completely closed.

In this life, she will never win again in the Japan Record Awards.

In addition to her Chinese identity being the biggest obstacle, the record company that signed her was too weak and had no financial resources to help her get through and run this award.

Since she has no chance of being shortlisted or nominated, how can she win the award?

But the problem is that Teresa Teng's singing voice is so popular that it is enough to beat her Japanese counterparts for two consecutive years. This year's "Toki no Ryuu no Kashin" is another masterpiece.

The audience loved it, became addicted to it, and had countless fans. As a singer with an enka style, he relied on word-of-mouth praise to sell two million records, surpassing most pop singers who are best at marketing and selling records.

Moreover, her main fan audience is middle-aged people in their forties. This group is also the backbone of today's Japanese society. Even office workers are in management positions, and their right to speak cannot be ignored.

So in fact, it is only theoretical that the Record Awards can keep Teresa Teng out.

On the contrary, the Record Awards jury has to endure huge pressure from public opinion in order to insist on "Japan is right" and not allow foreign artists to be shortlisted.

Although in 1984 and 1985, Teresa Teng was not nominated for the Japan Record Awards and turned a blind eye to her, this attitude was backfired this year, which suddenly aroused huge emotions among Japanese fans and audiences. rebound.

The Japanese people began to strongly express their dissatisfaction and began to question the fairness and rationality of the Record Awards. Many people expressed through major media that if a song as good as "Toki no Flow" can not be selected, There is really no need for the Record Awards to exist.

To be honest, if Teresa Teng is not nominated now, the judges of the Record Awards will not even be able to find a reason. I am afraid that they will be ridiculed a lot afterwards, and may even seriously affect the reputation of the Record Awards over the years—— The sharing of pork was too much, and even "Toki no Ryū れに body をまかせ" couldn't win the prize. This is to stick your head in the sand and act like an ostrich!

If this happened, it would be like ripping off the last fig leaf of the Academy Award.

In Japanese society, when the credibility of an award is seriously questioned, especially by people in the cultural field, how many people can it still support in the future?

Will this be the beginning of the decline of awards?

In this case, the judges of the Record Awards are in a dilemma.

Teresa Teng can truly rely on her personal abilities to make an organization that can influence the career prospects of countless artists in the Japanese music industry have to face her existence.

It's unscientific, but she did it.

So this year, Teresa Teng knocked on the door of the Record Awards due to widespread public support, and was successfully selected to be nominated for the Record Awards competition. If nothing else, she would definitely not leave empty-handed.

Due to the pressure from the outside world, in order to remedy the negative impact, Rourou must be given the record award, so she could get a pig tail no matter what.

And when the time comes, her record sales and fame will also see a bonus period of one or two months of growth after the awards are over.

But the problem is that these rewards and gains are not so easy to get. This is a double-edged sword.

Because the Record Awards’ show of kindness this time was completely kidnapped by public opinion and was not done willingly. How could the jury not be resentful?

So the welcome was expressed openly, but some disgraceful methods were used secretly, and the jury's idea was also very simple.

They just catch your faults and torture you desperately. Whether you have faults in words, deeds, or attitude, or you decide to withdraw from the Daesang Awards, we cannot blame our judges and the Daesang Awards.

So Teresa Teng accepted the nomination for the Record Awards and was invited to the TV station to participate in the rehearsal of the program.

In fact, she had already stepped into a trap of fame and fortune that was unavoidable and impossible to hide from. She had no other choice but to endure the humiliation and bear the burden and persist until the day when the grand prize was awarded, in order to escape.

Otherwise, not only will she gain nothing, but her reputation may also be damaged.

Those at the Record Awards will not hesitate to beat her up and criticize her.

And this is probably why the ordinary staff of the program team dared to ignore their grades and yell at her. (End of chapter)