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"Dad, enroll me in piano lessons."

"Boss, I want to learn "Adeline at the Waterside", can you teach me?"

In just one night, a romantic piano piece "Adeline at the Water's Edge" directly set off a craze for learning piano.

In fact, the previous "Croatian Rhapsody" and "Flight of the Bumblebee" have caused similar crazes.

Young people all like cool things, and the two songs played by Zero Hour are gorgeous and dazzling.

But compared to being cool, what is more attractive to young people is the opposite sex.

Adolescent boys, in a colorful campus full of opposite sexes, even if they hide it well and don't let others know, they know which female classmate is hiding deep in their hearts.

Perhaps people learning piano does not bring direct benefits to themselves at any time.

However, this obvious influence has directly entered the vision of major brands.

"Hello, is this the Zero Hour Agency?"

"This is the Zero Hour Office."

"Hello, I'm the operations director of Yodubashi. I want to play the song "Adelina by the Waterside" as background music in Yodubashi shopping malls across the country. I wonder if we can meet to discuss the details of the cooperation?"

Igarashi Runa was sitting in the office, but her phone had been ringing non-stop since morning.

There were so many calls like this that she couldn't count them all. She could only take a pen and paper and write down the directions of the brands and cooperation projects, make a judgment in a short time, and then decide the time to meet and discuss in detail.

……

In the evening, at the Japanese-style restaurant of the Zhuifeng Dojo.

"Brother Kurosawa, many people called me."

Shinichi Sato knelt at the small table, letting the woman next to him pour tea, and said calmly.

"Are you busy today, bro?"

After taking off his Kyudo hakama and changing back into his casual clothes, Kurosawa Hikaru, who was already full and satisfied, was a little surprised.

"The people who called me today are from the six major mainstream media. They all know that I am related to Zero Hour Agency. They called me and wanted to cooperate with you through me."

Shinichi Sato shook his head and explained.

Maybe he is an old-fashioned person and doesn't know much about Western music, but there was a big news at midnight last night, so it's hard not to know about it.

The super nice romantic single "Adeline by the Water" has won the hearts of countless people at first listen.

The key is the official announcement of their relationship, with the phrase "My Adeline", which made them mutually successful. In less than a day, they became an internet sensation.

"Brother Shinichi, if you have anything to say, just ask. I will make time for you no matter how busy I am."

Realizing this, Kurosawa Mitsuru said without hesitation.

If it was Brother Shinichi who asked, he would be willing to help even if it was a little troublesome.

Putting aside the friendship between them regardless of age difference, Brother Shinichi has helped him in so many ways.

Especially as a big backer, one phone call can directly prevent reporters from major mainstream media from harassing Lingshi Agency.

If there is any good news, it will be publicized, but as for negative news, it will not be released casually.

Although there are no scandals in Zero Hour Agency, Brother Shinichi has helped him a lot in various matters.

"It's okay. We don't owe them much. Unless I think it's a good fit, I won't cause you any trouble... You should take time out to work with them. You might as well come to have a few more meals with me. I'm already half dead, and I don't know how many more meals I can have with you."

When Sato Shinichi saw his unhesitating attitude, he was immediately happy.

"Brother, you are still strong and healthy. You can live another fifty years without any problem. Don't say such unlucky words."

Kurosawa Hikaru frowned and glared at him.

"I'm already 74 years old. It would be ridiculous to live another 50 years."

Seeing that he was still angry, Sato Shinichi laughed.

"Are there any plans regarding Kyudo recently?"

Realizing that he was still laughing, Kurosawa Mitsuru was speechless and could only change the subject.

"Kyudo only has a few big events a year, and archers are practicing on weekdays... Do you have time to participate in small events?"

"Do you think it's necessary, bro?"

"No, you became famous in the first battle, and you are still in full swing today. If you want to go to the next level, you can only go to the grand event of the competition level."

"So when is the next tournament-level event?"

"Do you really want to participate in the competition?" Shinichi Sato frowned, put his hands into his sleeves, and smiled brightly.

He could sense that Brother Kurosawa seemed very anxious to carry out Kyudo-related activities.

He had clearly never come to practice archery before, and he only came to the dojo once a week for women, not for kyudo.

"Because I want to perform better and make Mr. Zhenlong more satisfied. I want to have more privileges and be able to take the future to many places."

Kurosawa Mitsuru nodded slightly and said affirmatively.

He really enjoyed being with Future, and that's why he wanted to take Future to more places.

"There are two types of student competitions, one is the championship and the other is the throne competition... The National College Kyudo Competition you participated in before is the national championship, which is usually held in mid-August. The other is the throne competition, which requires each school to achieve excellent results in the championship to be eligible to participate."

Hearing this reason, Sato Shinichi rolled his eyes. It was all for the woman again, but he still explained it to him.

"The throne game?"

Kurosawa Mitsuru seemed to be deep in thought; he had a vague impression of this name.

A championship is essentially a series of finals between the winners of different regions or competition groups.

In the King's Tournament, he had been defeated miserably by his subordinate Ohara Makoto in a previous competition at the Budokan, and it seemed that he had won the King's Tournament.

"The throne tournament will be held in late October. With your ability, you have no rivals in the Japanese archery world. It would be a waste of your talent to participate in such a tournament. However, you are young and have little experience. You should go to the throne tournament first to win the title."

Shinichi Sato nodded slightly and explained.

"We have to wait until late October, which is quite a long time."

"Kyudo is a lifelong practice that emphasizes self-cultivation. Rather than fighting others, it is mainly a battle with oneself. Because of this, the number and frequency of Kyudo competitions are much less than other sports."

"indeed."

"During this time, I will discuss with my old friend about organizing a professional archery competition for all of Japan."

"Do we need to organize it specifically? Aren't there special competitions for professional archery players?"

“Of course there are small and medium-sized competitions, but there are no competitions that can be called major competitions.”

"why?"

"There was a competition back then, but it was later abolished by a bunch of useless people who had no skills and no ambition."

"waste?"

"Unlike students who are simply enjoying their youth, various large and small competitions are held one after another to stimulate everyone's enthusiasm for learning Kyudo. Professional players rely on this industry to make a living. Many old guys who run dojos are worried that their poor performance in the arena will affect their image in front of students, so they unite to withdraw from the competition."

"Could it be that you were too strong and beat them into retirement?"

Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't expect that there was such a story back then. After thinking about it, he laughed.

"Do you think I'm invincible? The contestants competing with me include Ogasawara, the only 10th dan in the archery world... By the way, if you want to become the best archery player, you have to step on their heads to get to the top. I have to find a way for you to fight against Ogasawara-ryu."

Shinichi Sato was amused by him and cursed with a laugh, then suddenly thought of something and said with his eyes brightened.

"A fight with Ogasawara Judan?"

Kurosawa Mitsuru was amused by his sly smile and suddenly became interested.

As for this senior who holds the highest rank in the world of Kyudo, he had heard of the reputation of Ogasawara Judan a long time ago.

But the actual strength of this tenth stage is still unknown and has not been seen yet.

"Of course not. That old guy is ten years older than me and is already old. Moreover, he is in a high position and has great power. No matter how I set up a trap, he can't fight you in a one-on-one duel."

"That would be boring."

"Although you can't fight him, you can fight the strongest successor of the Ogasawara-ryu."

"Oh?"

"Ogasawara Jikudan's second son, Ogasawara Nitora, is an 42th dan in Kyudo. He is years old this year and is known as the strongest archer in recent times. His strength is not much inferior to his father's in his heyday. He should be able to give you a serious competition."

Shinichi Sato nodded slightly and introduced him.

"I'll trouble you with the matters concerning Kyudo, brother."

Realizing that there was such a person in Kyudo, Kurosawa Mitsuru did not ask any more questions.

"What kind of trouble is this? If you can step on Ogasawara, I will wake up laughing in my sleep."

Thinking about what kind of sparks would be created by such a confrontation, Sato Shinichi immediately became excited.

Nowadays, because he is old and cannot pull the bow, he may not be able to compare with this little guy in archery skills, but he has great confidence in Brother Kurosawa.

"By the way, I plan to take Future to the beach next Sunday."

Seeing how happy he was, Kurosawa Mitsuru felt the time was right and spoke as well.

He had made a special trip to stay for dinner tonight, not only to chat with his brother, but also to do some business.

"Going to the beach?"

Sato Shinichi, who was originally grinning, glanced at him sideways when he heard this.

……

At 8: in the evening, a limousine stopped at the gate of the apartment.

"See you next time, Shinichi brother."

After getting off the car, Kurosawa Mitsuru turned around and waved gently.

"See you next time."

Sato Shin nodded and waved goodbye to him.

Kurosawa Mitsuru didn't greet him, turned around and walked into the apartment. After all, he had been chatting with brother Shinichi for a long time since Mirai left the dojo around 5pm.

“How should I respond?”

As he walked into the apartment and took the elevator, Kurosawa Hikaru took out his cell phone from his pocket and muttered to himself with a headache.

Today he was at the dojo and his phone was left in the locker room most of the time and he didn't carry it with him.

Maybe I changed back to my private server before finishing my meal, but I still had to chat with Brother Shinichi, so I didn't have time to look at my phone.

In short, he didn't answer anyone's calls or reply to anyone's messages today.

Among them, of course, is junior schoolmate Miki.

He hasn't replied since I received the message at midnight yesterday... What's more, at noon, in order to ask for advice in the future, he still hasn't replied to the message.

"Ding."

The elevator quickly arrived at the corresponding floor. With a crisp sound, Kurosawa Mitsuru walked out of the elevator, woke up his mobile phone screen and started reading messages.

Xiao Yuki would send him messages daily, reporting on her personal schedule, doing yoga and working out in the morning, reading until around 3pm, going to a cafe with Lan for dessert at 4pm, and returning home for dinner around 6pm.

Yuta Miyazaki chatted with him for more than half an hour about the matter between Yu Lingshi and Chizuru Ninomiya in the middle of the night last night, and after waking up, he sent him more than a dozen messages.

There are also quite a few messages from Junior Sister Miki, with 4 new messages since noon.

"Kurosawa-senpai, are you busy?"

"I won't take up too much of your time. I just want to meet you and talk a few words."

"I know you have a girlfriend, but there shouldn't be any problem if you reply to the message?"

"Are you worried that they'll be jealous? Or that they hate me?"

"They... really knew about it?" After reading the new information, Kurosawa Mitsuru was not very surprised.

It is unrealistic to hide this matter from Junior Sister Miki.

Everyone knows that he is Reiji and that his girlfriend is Yuki Ichinose, but he publicly announced that his girlfriend is Chizuru Ninomiya.

Anyone with a discerning eye who knows these things can see the clues.

As for hating her, that's simply impossible... Miki Shiraha is so beautiful and has a soft personality. Any normal man would not be able to hate her.