"GTO" was pushed into an unknowable future by Lin Hai, but Lin Hai only made suggestions and did not directly intervene in the screenwriting work.

Lin Hai knew that if he did it, "GTO" would probably be adapted beyond recognition. But when the sand sculpture drama was launched in 1998, no one knows what the result will be. Therefore, Lin Hai would rather not be in the limelight, but also throw the pot to Kazuhiko Youchuan.

On the other hand, mature entertainment markets such as Japan and the United States are resistant to artists playing cross-border. Japan is better, if in the United States, if an actor wants to intervene in the screenwriting - or even write and direct himself, then it is easy to be regarded as an outlier.

Besides, there's nothing to be sorry for not being in the limelight.

Could it be that the name of the originator of sand sculpture dramas sounds good to say?

……

At about two o'clock in the afternoon, Hikaru Utada called.

"Lin Hai, is it convenient for you to come to West Mabu Street now?"

"Convenient. ”

Lin Hai didn't ask Hikaru Utada what was going on, and the other party solemnly called him "Lin Hai", indicating that it was definitely not an inconsequential matter.

Lin Hai said goodbye to Hiroshi Akabane and Kazuhiko Yukawa, but the two didn't stay - they were frightened by Lin Hai's endless brain holes, and they all needed to breathe a sigh of relief and calm down.

……

Nishi-Azabu Street is also in Minato-ku, next to Roppongi.

Minato, roughly equivalent to Beijing's Dongcheng or Xicheng districts, is the center of the city, while Nishiazabu and Roppongi, roughly equivalent to Xidan and Wangfujing, are considered old commercial districts.

Lin Hai was at a Starbucks on Nishi-Azabu Street and met Hikaru Utada.

and her father.

In a few words, I figured out the situation, and it turned out that Xiong Guang had skipped class and was "invited to be a parent".

Lin Hai couldn't help but pat his head, he didn't think about this stubble at all in the morning, although he was "on vacation", Utada Hikari still had to go to school.

After Hikaru Utada returned to Japan, she attended a church school, and the teacher was very responsible, and when she received a call from her sick, she turned around and called her father.

So, Hikaru Utada didn't go out a few steps before he was captured by his father.

……

Lin Hai calculated the time, their father and daughter had been communicating all morning, and they didn't understand what the honest father was doing with him.

Utada Terumi didn't let Lin Hai wait too long, and said straight to the point: "I've read the song you wrote." ”

Want to exchange music?

Lin Hai breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to say something, when he heard Utada tell me the truth: "Hikki told me, you invited her to act?"

"Yes, the director was there at the time......"

"What is your position for yourself?" Utada asked aggressively, "Singer, Haiyu, idol, screenwriter?"

It seems that the old bottom has been investigated quite clearly.

Lin Hai thought for a while and said, "Idol." ”

"Since you've chosen the path of a singer, you should focus on music – wait, what do you say?"

Utada was only halfway through his words, and he realized that Lin Hai's answer was completely different from what he thought in his heart.

"Our positioning of idols may be different. ”

Lin Hai explained: "Genesys' idols are more like exquisite decorations, which can be placed in different rooms, which can play a decorative role. However, the idol as I understand it is a work of art. ”

"How dare I say it. Utada's tone was not good: "So you're going to make my daughter a work of art too?"

"Why not?"

"As a music producer, you should know very well what the record market in Japan is like this year, with sales shrinking by nearly a third compared to last year," Lin said. With all due respect, sooner or later, cross-border development will become the norm in the lives of artists. ”

"It was the result of the economic crisis. ”

"It's not about purchasing power. ”

Lin Hai said: "The more sluggish the economy, the more prosperous the entertainment industry is, and you don't need to say that you understand." The real threat comes from the Internet...... The Internet will diversify and fragment entertainment methods, and I think in another ten years, most fans may not even have the patience to listen to an album in its entirety......"

It's no joke. On the later NetEase Cloud, just find an album and look at the playback of each song, and you will find that it is exponentially decaying - the main reason is that there are too many choices and limited time.

Japanese singers, like the United States, usually release singles first, and then release compilations or water-infused albums when the time comes.

The purpose of releasing a single is different from that of releasing an album.

Singles are usually used to observe the market response and to warm up for the release of the album. And there is only one purpose for releasing an album, to make money.

Of course, hit singles can also make money, but in general, the bulk of the money falls on albums.

Knowing this, looking back, if fans lose the motivation to listen to the whole album, then it will be difficult for musicians to make a lot of money.

It's just that making music is a very money-burning thing - it's not that Internet celebrity singers can buy a sound card for a few hundred yuan, it's called "home improvement".

And making music is called "music engineering".

If the project is not profitable, the quality of the project will inevitably be reduced, and the workers or foremen may even lose their jobs.

It's an endless loop.

Utada listened to Lin Hai's words truthfully, although he felt that he was a little alarmist, but if you think about it carefully, it is not all unreasonable.

I've been fascinated by the Internet lately, so much so that I have a lot less time to create.

Lin Hai hit the railway while it was hot: "It's not that you have to play crossover, Hikki will return to China soon, this is also an opportunity for more people to know about her......"

Utada's expression softened completely.

……

While Utada went to pay the bill, Utada Hikaru gave a thumbs up and said: "It's really yours, I didn't convince him all morning, and you actually got the thing done in a few words!"

"He cares about you. ”

Lin Hai knows Utada's mentality, and Zhaotian's father is afraid that his daughter will be taken on a crooked path, and he will figure out the pros and cons, so he will not continue to oppose it.

"How's the song doing?" asked Lin Hai.

Hikaru Utada had a bitter face and said, "I don't know why, I always feel that I can't grasp it." ”

"Don't rush, take your time. ”

Lin Hai didn't expect her to eat a song in three or two days, even if it was a singer of Mariah Carey's level, after getting a new song, she had to run in for a while to find the right feeling.

"It's not a matter of feeling. ”

Hikaru Utada said tangledly: "I think the biggest problem is the lack of breath. ”

"How so?"

Lin Hai's song score for Hikaru Utada is modified, the rhythm is slightly slower, and with his understanding of her, it shouldn't be too uncomfortable to sing.

"Do you remember what the manager of Honda said the day before yesterday?" Hikaru Utada said, "I know that you added the R&B element to accommodate me, but I want to ruin a classic song like this, so I want to challenge ......"

Lin Hai asked in surprise: "You practiced according to hardcore rap?"

Hikaru Utada nodded heavily.

Alas......

Lin Hai sighed silently, he was really a bear child who refused to admit defeat.

Lin Hai regretted a little, he shouldn't have consulted Honda in the first place, otherwise Hikaru Utada would not have left a knot in his heart.

It's okay now, if Lin Hai persuades her to give up, it will hit her self-esteem, and it's no wonder that Xiong Guang doesn't turn his face with him.

But breath is a thing, half by talent, half by hard work, and it is not easy to improve.

Lin Hai was pondering how to tactfully persuade Xiong Guang to dispel his thoughts, and Utada came over truthfully.

"An old friend of mine is also nearby, please come and sit down, and you can come along. ”

"Who?" Xiong Guang was a little reluctant - she would rather go and press the road with Lin Hai.

Utada Terumi turned to Lin Hai: "You also know, Mr. Kazumi Watanabe." ”

……

West Azabu Street, Red Shoe Bar.

With Utada Terumi with him, Hayashi Hai and Hikaru Utada were able to enter this legendary bar.

Lin Hai had heard Akimi Oshima mention the bar, and she used to be a regular here.

The biggest feature of Red Shoes is that it is only open to artists (mainly musicians), and occasionally there are live performances, and they are only for communication in the circle, not for commercial purposes.

Because journalists and paparazzi are strictly off-limits, this bar is popular with artists. As for why Akimi Oshima was able to enter, firstly, she is a freelance writer, and secondly, it is because of her personal relationship with HIDE (Hideto Matsumoto).

Walking into the bar, Kazumi Watanabe took the initiative to greet her.

Watanabe Kazumi first greeted Utada Terumi, and then said to Lin Hai: "I haven't seen you for a while, and you really don't stop for a moment." ”

Not really.

It has been less than a month since Lin Hai and Watanabe last met, and what happened is enough for a short story, and the people they met during this period have done things that many people have never experienced in a lifetime.

"I happen to be looking for you, come, I'll introduce you to someone. ”

Kazumi Watanabe beckoned everyone to go to the box with him to talk.

Lin Hai wondered what Watanabe was looking for himself, bowed his head and walked into the box, and suddenly heard Hikaru Utada let out an exclamation.

"It's you!"

Lin Hai looked up and found that there was originally a person in the box.

Kind of familiar......

Lin Hai, who was slightly face blind, carefully identified and recognized that the other party was also a big name in the music industry, Masato Honda.

That's right, there is Watanabe Kazumi, and it's not surprising to see Masato Honda.

Masato Honda is known as Japan's No. 1 saxophonist - this No. 1 hat was buttoned up for him by Kazumi Watanabe.

Seeing a big coffee of this rank, it's normal for Hikaru Utada, who is a newcomer to the music scene, to feel excited, but ......

Wait! What did she call him?

Honda store manager??

Lin Hai looked carefully and suddenly realized that Honda Masato was really a bit similar to the grocery store manager he had seen the day before yesterday.

Terumi Utada felt that the girl's tone was a little rude, and shouted in a low voice, "Hikki!"

"Mr. Utada, it's been a long time. ”

Masato Honda greeted Utada Terumi, glanced at Lin Hai, and then said to Hikaru Utada, "You have also met my brother?"

As soon as these words came out, Lin Hai and Utada Hikatsu suddenly understood.

And so it was!

The other two are still confused. Kazumi Watanabe asked, "Honda, you still have a younger brother, why haven't I heard of it?"

Masato Honda beckoned everyone to sit down around the table and asked, "Do you know Naoto Honda?"

"What did you say......? He's your brother?"

Kazumi Watanabe's eyes widened in disbelief.

At this moment, only Utada Terumi was still in the dark, and he couldn't help asking, "Who is Naoto Honda?"

Masato Honda said, "Naoto is my younger brother, three years younger than me. When I was admitted to the National Conservatory of Music, he had just graduated from junior high school. My grades have always been good, and my family wanted him to be like me, but he didn't like to read since he was a child, and he came to Tokyo from Kochi Prefecture shortly after I left. My brother and I don't have a good relationship, and he didn't contact me when he came to Tokyo. ”

When Masato Honda said this, he couldn't help but sigh again and again.

Kazumi Watanabe said to her friend, "He's jealous of you." ”

"Jealousy?" Masato Honda shook his head: "If I have to say it, I'm also jealous of him, after all, he's more talented than me." ”

Masato Honda's talent is undeniable.

Masato Honda just left T-Square, Japan's proudest fusion jazz band in the world, last year.

In 1991, Masato Honda officially joined T-Square, bringing T-Square, which had been tepid for more than ten years, out of the cycle of single popularity but album not popularity, and established the band's style trend after the 90s, and in seven years, he and the band wrote eight wonderful albums together...... It can be said that the T-Square during the Honda Masato period can be described as in full swing.

As for the reason for his departure, it is not the same as others.

Honda left the team because he found that T-Square had become his personal backing band, and that continuing to work together would only ruin what the old team had built up over the years.

Such a musician, who can't even accommodate a top band, would be jealous of his brother's talent?

Lin Hai recalled the guidance of the Honda store manager, and all hit the nail on the head, right to the point.

"No wonder he found so many problems......"

Lin Hai muttered to himself, and he was shocked to realize that he had sent Naoto Honda to prison, and he didn't know what his brother's attitude would be?

Lin Hai looked at Masato Honda.

Masato Honda saw what he was thinking and said, "I didn't mean to blame you. Actually, I just met him today, and I just told Watanabe that I was going to meet you, but I didn't expect to meet so soon. ”

"Mr. Honda, he ......"

"He admires you. Masato Honda sighed: "My younger brother has always been very proud, I have gained some fame over the years, and I am not taken by him in his eyes, I didn't expect him to praise you, and even think that his talent is not as good as you......"

Everyone said this sentence with strange expressions.

Combined with Honda Masato's previous words, isn't it a disguised way to say that Lin Hai's talent is higher than that of Honda Masato?

Of course, unless I open my mouth, others will not be stupid.

Watanabe Kazumi shook her head and sighed: "It's a pity that your brother is talented ......"

"He's not a pervert. Masato Honda said, "At least not at first." You don't know, my parents always wanted to have a daughter, so they used to raise him as a daughter...... He was under a lot of mental pressure during that time, I think, probably trying to regain his childhood sense of security, but it was reported by the paparazzi, and his life was completely ruined, and he may have given up on himself later......"

Utada tried to change the subject, asking, "He was also a jazz musician back then?"

"He practiced jazz drums since he was a child, but then he fell in love with rock 'n' roll, and the conflict between our two brothers probably arose at that time. ”

Utada nodded.

Rock and jazz don't have much in common.

"I hope that everyone can keep this matter secret when they go out, not because I am afraid of reputation, but I don't want the media to harass our parents. Masato Honda said, "Naoto ran away from home at the beginning, and then that kind of thing happened, and his parents have been refusing to forgive him all these years, and I really don't want them to be stimulated again......"

……

Masato Honda asked Lin Hai, "Naoto said that you wrote a song, is it convenient to tell me about it?"

Lin Hai asked Hikaru Utada: "Did you bring the song score?"

Hikaru Utada nodded, took out the song sheet from his bag and handed it to Lin Hai, who in turn handed the song sheet to Masato Honda.

Masato Honda took the song sheet and did not rush to open it, but rubbed the song sheet with a look of nostalgia.

Sensing that everyone was looking at him, Masato Honda raised his head and said with a smile: "You don't know, this book is still a prize for me to represent the school in the competition when I was in high school." I gave it to Naoto, but I didn't expect him to keep it until now, and I didn't expect him to give it to you. ”

It is a sale, not a send.

Lin Hai meditated in his heart, but did not say anything to correct it. He immediately thought that the Honda store manager sold himself the book that he had treasured for many years, and he was afraid that it would also mean disposing of relics.

Maybe the Honda manager subconsciously intends to turn himself in......

Masato Honda didn't immerse himself in the memories for too long, opened the song book, looked at it seriously, and his fingers subconsciously flicked gently.

Seeing that Masato Honda was silent, Kazumi Watanabe asked, "How is it?"

"Mr. Utada, too, have you seen it?" Masato Honda raised his head and asked, "What do you think?"

Utada Terumi didn't push, and said directly: "The lyrics and songs are very exciting, although some are marginalized, and some are added to the snake, but overall it is a good song." ”

Masato Honda pushed the songbook to the impatient Kazumi Watanabe, and then said to Utada Terushi, "I think the same as you." ”

He then looked at Lin Hai: "This song is not for the Japanese music scene, right?"

A connoisseur is a connoisseur.

I saw through it, Lin Hai didn't hide it, nodded and said: "Yes, I wrote this song for Hikki, Hikki is unwilling to return to Japan like this, I also want to take this opportunity to challenge the American music ......"

Utada looked at her daughter meaningfully, and after a morning of interrogation, her daughter turned over and over and said that her friend wrote a song, and she happened to be able to talk, so she sang it to herself, but she didn't say that this song was tailor-made for her.

In other words, Utada Terumi didn't understand why Lin Hai incorporated R&B elements into his rap, and thought that his grasp of music was not accurate enough, but now it seems that it was deliberately done at all.

His daughter's singing skills are very clear to her father.

Hikaru Utada, who was covered in hair from his father's scrutinizing gaze, suddenly stood up, said "I'll go to the bathroom", and then fled like a frightened rabbit.

……

"The sea is a fool!

Utada walked out along the corridor with a puff of air, the corridor was narrow, and she walked in a hurry, and her shoulder accidentally bumped into the oncoming person.

"Ah, I'm sorry!"

Hikaru Utada apologized casually and continued to move forward.

"Wait a minute!"

The young man who was hit shouted from behind.

Hikaru Utada turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"

The other party asked in a thick Osaka accent, "Why are you scolding me?"

"I'm scolding you?"

Hikaru Utada felt inexplicable, and said angrily: "I don't even know you, why are you scolded?"