Watanabe Manyumi thinks the lyrics of the song are "perfect", but in reality, it's more just right than perfect.

"Just right" is a rather strange state, which means that if you add any more lyrics to it, you will be suspicious of adding snakes.

In the process of trying out the song to find the feeling, Miwa-chan confirmed that no more sentences could be added to the lyrics.

However, Shinichi Iwahashi believes that the song is missing something and has not reached its true apex. Miwa-chan trusts Shinichi Iwahashi's judgment, but also trusts her own feelings.

She was confident that she shouldn't have added any more lyrics to it, but she also thought about Shin'ichi Iwahashi's question.

While thinking, I sang this song "Future Forecast II".

After the first version of the arrangement was finalized, after "you see, it is slowly coming true as you imagined", the accompaniment does not immediately fade out, but continues with an instrumental performance of about 30 seconds.

After singing her part, she silently listened to the thirty-second accompaniment.

Thirty seconds is not a long time, but it is not a short time, and Miwa-chan is now thinking about what to add to it, so she listens carefully. But, while listening, something suddenly occurred to her.

If she were to sing this song at a concert, what would the audience do and what would she do in the thirty seconds before the accompaniment was completely over and she switched to the next song?

Will the audience be in the audience, silently listening to the last 30 seconds of accompaniment?

And what about her? Is she going to stand on stage and watch the audience's reaction for 30 seconds?

Miwa-chan thought to herself that she should use those thirty seconds to make an impromptu performance to set the mood in the room.

Since childhood, he has been fond of Western music, especially jazz. After coming to Tokyo from Hokkaido, she also worked as a jazz singer in a club, and she has a deep jazz background and advocates the freedom of jazz performance, which is reflected in her music.

When performing live, she uses those thirty seconds to improvise.

So, what does a person who listens to a record do when they listen to those thirty seconds?

Even, Miwa-chan glanced at the three people on the other side of the glass wall, the three of them, what were they thinking about in these thirty seconds?

Shin Yijun, Masato-san, and Watanabe-san, the three of them are also her audience now. It's like being in front of an audience at a concert, how about an impromptu performance in those 30 seconds?

Shen Yijun said that he was still a little short of the real apex.

Then scare him into an improvisation and see how he reacts......

Miwa-chan made up her mind, was in a good mood, and naturally entered the state. When I sang it the second time, my mood changed, and I faced the three people on the other side of the glass wall, and instead of recording, I thought it was a concert.

So, after "you see, it's slowly coming true as you imagined", Miwa-chan, who is emotionally brewing, adds an improvisation without lyrics in the last thirty seconds.

On this side of the glass wall, Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help but hold his breath when he heard her first ascending. He stared at Miwa-chan opposite, and at this moment, she had already entered her own world.

She seemed to ignore the audience who were here, but it seemed that she was singing in high spirits for the sake of more listeners.

She raised her tone again and again, and squandered her singing skills arbitrarily, it can be said that only with first-class singing skills can she afford to play such a performance.

And a few consecutive ascending tones, so that the three people who were listening here unconsciously followed her voice, raising higher and higher, and rising more and more.

With such an improvisation, the feeling that something was about to erupt became stronger and stronger.

Until it comes to the highest point -

"Whew~"

When this impromptu ended, the three people on the side of the glass wall breathed a sigh of relief. Then, what reverberated in my heart was the satisfaction of being well entertained.

It's a stroke of genius.

"Perfect. Brother Nakamura said.

Watanabe was also incredible, she had never imagined that she would be able to hear such a recording and witness how Miwa Yoshida could add to an already excellent song.

At this time, she remembered what Iwahashi Shinichi had just said, "It's still a little close", and couldn't help but look at his reaction.

With the addition of this improvisation, the whole song has reached a new level. From this point of view, what Shinichi Iwahashi said is indeed true, so, has Miwa Yoshida's performance reached the apex of what he said?

Shinichi Iwahashi was about to take off his headphones and talk to them about the impromptu performance of Kazu-chan. At this time, I suddenly thought that something was not right, and I started to operate the equipment by myself.

After confirming the recording again, he took off his headphones, "That's amazing." ”

When he said this, he couldn't help but smile.

Brother Nakamura and Manyumi Watanabe, who took off their headphones at the same time, saw his expression and were sure that he was in a good mood. Because—Miwa-chan sang more than thirty seconds in that jam just now.

Not even more than a minute.

When the accompaniment was finished, she ignored or forgot that the accompaniment in the headphones had disappeared, and sang a full improvisation in her own rhythm.

And at this point, the three of them were so intoxicated with this improvisation that none of them realized that the accompaniment tape had been released. In other words, even though I know that the accompaniment tape has been released, I still can't get enough of this improvisation.

As a result, each neglected the matter.

Brother Nakamura laughed into an emoji again, "It's really amazing." ”

Ordinary viewer Watanabe Manyumi didn't know what to say for a while, so she just put down her headphones and waited to hear what the three of them had to say. But in my heart, there is no need to say much about Miwa Yoshida's impromptu evaluation.

Anyone who has seen Miwa Yoshida's talent will not be surprised that Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to sell her when he entered the industry.

......

Miwa-chan herself listened to the recording just now, but she didn't care about the unaccompanied cappella, and asked Iwahashi Shinichi, "Is it okay to sing like this?"

When she sings and sings to her heart's content, she looks like a child. Shinichi Iwahashi smiled at her, "Of course it's fine. ...... Now, it's time for me to solve the problem with Masato-san. ”

"Extend the last accompaniment a little longer, Masato-san. Iwahashi said.

Masato Nakamura also agreed, "...... Just give Miwa-chan enough time to play, so that everyone can see it. ”

Almost immediately, the two teammates agreed and began working on a second version of the arrangement. Miwa-chan's task came to an end for the time being, and she set her sights on another person in the recording studio.

When Shinichi Iwahashi and Masato Nakamura were working on the new version of the arrangement, Manyumi Watanabe's expression became a little more serious when she thought of something.

However, because they were working, it was not good to pour cold water on them to interrupt their inspiration, so they didn't say anything.

Miwa-chan observed Watanabe's expression, pouted, thoughtful.

......

For the second version of the arrangement, Shinichi Iwahashi and Brother Nakamura collaborated to come up with the idea, and then handed it over to Brother Nakamura to complete. In the case that there is already a version, it is mainly for the last improvisation, but it has not been discussed for too long.

With his thoughts settled, Iwahashi Shin looked at the time, and then at Watanabe Manyumi.

When coming this way, in order to facilitate the movement, Watanabe Manyumi took the car of Shinichi Iwahashi. At this time, the song to be auditioned for her has been listened to, and before starting work, I still send her back to the office.

"Send me back, you're going to come back, right?"

Coming out of the studio and standing in the aisle, Watanabe Manyumi said to him, "I'll just take a taxi back by myself." ”

"It won't be long before I get back to the office from here......" Iwahashi Shinichi said this, seeing that she had already made up her mind, and changed her words, "Okay." ”

He walked over to the front desk and called the taxi company.

Then, the two walked out of the recording studio together and came to the side of the road.

"It's a great song, Shen Yijun. Watanabe Manyumi looked at the straight asphalt road and suddenly started the topic.

Shinichi Iwahashi kept an eye on the taxi for her, "Indeed. And the last improvisation, which is really unexpected - but it wouldn't be surprising if Miwa-chan could do it to this extent. ”

"Hmm......" Watanabe Manyumi muttered.

This ambiguous attitude made Iwahashi look at her with a cautious consciousness.

"Shen Yijun. ”

With just the two of them, Watanabe Manyumi was finally able to express her worries just now, "Extend the accompaniment and allow Yoshida-san time to play freely, so that the length of the song will also change." ”

"Hmm. ”

The first arrangement version is about five minutes, and if the accompaniment is extended, the final product of the song will definitely be more than six minutes, and possibly even more than seven minutes.

Watanabe reminded him, "We only have five minutes to perform the Red and White Song Meeting. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi's expression also became serious.

"This song is really good. ”

"However, it has another characteristic that is that it is interlocking. It's a different story if it's a familiar tune, but if you might expect, removing any of the lyrics will tarnish it. ”

It was barely able to finish in five minutes, but now with this improvisation, there is obviously not enough time. However, no matter which segment is cut, it will make the song lose color.

Watanabe's reminder made Iwahashi Shinichi in a dilemma again.

At this time, the taxi came and stopped in front of them. Watanabe Manyumi and Iwahashi Shin said goodbye, "Then, I'll be out of company first." ”

As soon as she got into the car, Shinichi Iwahashi followed.

Watanabe Manyumi looked at him and stopped talking.

Let's go on. Shinichi Iwahashi said to her.

Watanabe Manyumi reported the address to the driver and spoke to him, "What are you going to do?"

"Fight with NHK to extend the five minutes to seven minutes, can you give it a try?"

Watanabe Manyumi is not optimistic, "If it is more than seven minutes, the music association will count it as two songs." The stage of the Red and White Song Club is also a game between various forces, and giving newcomers five minutes is almost the limit. ”

"But it's time to give it a try. Iwahashi said.

Watanabe Manyumi rarely showed a little disapproval, and didn't answer the conversation, "For now, reducing the duration of this song is the most realistic approach, or ......"

Or don't sing this song and prepare another one.

"If the rehearsal is shortened, the whole song will be sung during the live broadcast. Iwahashi Shinichi muttered.

In that case, it will completely disrupt the schedule of the program later, and it is indispensable to mention an NHK ban order afterwards. Not only is it popular, but it may not even be able to appear on NHK's programs.

In case the singers who appear later are affected because of the practice of changing hexagrams during the live broadcast, it will be a bond with other studios and record companies.

"Our band wasn't that rock. Iwahashi laughed at himself.

They are oriented to pop and aim to reach the people, not the kind of rock musicians who are unruly and more popular because of rebellion. In that case, we can't do this kind of self-defeating thing.

On the rest of the way to the office, neither of them spoke much.

"It's here. ”

The car stopped downstairs in the office, and Watanabe got out of the car, "Anyway, I'll try to coordinate first." ”

Anyway, as soon as Shin'ichi Iwahashi insisted, she went to give it a try.

Seeing off Watanabe Manyumi, Shinichi Iwahashi told the driver to go back the same way. Until this time, he remembered it and laughed at himself, knowing that he would come back with her in the end, it was better to insist on sending her at the beginning.

After laughing at himself, Shinichi Iwahashi remembered the conversation with Watanabe Manyumi just now, and fell into a dilemma again.

......

"Shen Yijun has been gone for a long time. ”

As soon as Shinichi Iwahashi returned to the studio, Miwa-chan said to him.

"I sent Watanabe-san back to the office and came back again. Shinichi Iwahashi explained.

Miwa-chan let out an "oh" and teased him casually, "Shen Yijun is really thoughtful." ”

“......”

You can't tell her that she just sent someone to the door, and then followed her, right? If she found out, she would have laughed at this kind of superfluous behavior.

Therefore, Shinichi Iwahashi only pretended to be stupid.

Fortunately, Miwa-chan was in a good mood and didn't pester him in these matters. Now that they're back, they pulled Shinichi Iwahashi and the three of them discussed what songs they wanted to include on the album.

Looking at her smile, Iwahashi Shinnichi didn't want to spoil the fun, so he didn't mention anything about the song being too timely. Besides, I haven't tried it with NHK yet, so how do you know if we can successfully solve it?

So, he put the matter aside for the time being and talked about the new album together.

......

Stayed in the studio until half past six in the evening, and the three of them went to dinner together.

Brother Nakamura has to go back to the recording studio after dinner to continue the production and arrangement, and Miwa-chan also goes back to the recording studio. The two of them looked at Shinichi Iwahashi, and Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Wait a minute, I'll make an appointment with someone else." ”

"Eh~ It's really boring. Miwa-chan pouted.

Faced with her reaction, Shinichi Iwahashi had no other reaction than to laugh dryly.