Lin Hai looked at Xiaomi Oshima.

Akimi Oshima wore a black suit—not a skirt common to working women, but pantsuit—and her eyebrows were raised in surprise, like two knives, and she looked heroic.

It is precisely because of her clothing and temperament that Lin Hai misunderstands her as a policeman.

The consternation on Akimi Oshima's face did not linger for long, and was replaced by curiosity again, she was curious about what caused the young man in front of her to make such a risky act of smuggling.

Yes, I didn't see it really because of the light before, and I thought that the other party's voice was born like this, and after looking carefully, I found that the other party was still a teenager.

"How old are you?"

"Sixteen years old. ”

"Sixteen?"

Akimi Oshima became excited and realized that she had found a treasure!

Because of her professional relationship, Akimi Oshima has been in contact with many singers, and in her opinion, singing skills can be improved through practice, but her voice is innate. When she listened to Lin Hai sing before, her only regret was that although the other party's vocal range was wide, the timbre was a little immature.

From this point of view, Lin Hai's singing skills are also excellent, and he has reached a professional level!

Thinking of this, Akimi Oshima rolled her eyes and said slowly, "Rin—I can call you that, right?" After receiving an affirmative reply, she continued: "You should have been in Japan for a short time, what are your plans in the future?"

Lin Hai shook his head.

To be honest, he didn't think about what to do next, so he could only take one step at a time.

Seeing this, Akimi Oshima almost cheered, she held back her excitement and said patiently: "Actually, your biggest problem now is that you don't have a legal identity, solve this point, and the rest will be easy to do." ”

"What do you mean?"

"I can help you, if you agree to one of my terms. ”

"On what terms?"

"Please let me be your broker. ”

"Huh?"

"Listen to me, you have a good voice, you were born to sing, and you will definitely be popular if you become a singer...... Don't talk yet, listen to me-"

Xiaomei Oshima didn't give Lin Hai a chance to speak, and continued: "But it's not enough to have a good voice, if you want to become a singer, you still have a lot to learn...... Not only musical instruments, but also music theory, these all need to be studied professionally, in addition, you also need to build a network and strive for more performance opportunities, taking a step back, if there is no introduction, it is impossible for you to join a large company, and these need to be managed by an agent, so ......"

Akimi Oshima stopped to take a sip of water and asked, "What do you think?"

"Can you really help me with my identity?"

Lin Hai asked, and when he saw Oshima Xiaomei nodding, he said, "I have no opinion on what you said, but ......"

"But what?"

"I want to be an idol more than a singer. ”

"Hey, idol, why?"

……

Lin Hai didn't know how to answer Oshima's question.

There are some things that you can't say to others, and if you do, they will only be taken as a joke.

Let's say the decline of J-POP.

It's 1998, the year in which the once-prosperous Komuro family collapsed and never regained its former glory.

This year is also a symbolic year for J-POP to turn from prosperity to decline.

After that, although several new generation singers once set off a boom, although there are still many excellent works released every year, it is an indisputable fact that the music market as a whole is declining.

This is not a problem for the Japanese music scene alone, but for musicians all over the world. With the advent of the Internet age, the mass entertainment quickly diversified, and the record industry began to decline, which lasted for more than a decade, and only regained around 2015.

And during this period of depression, some musicians chose to eat their old books, some resisted hard, some tried every means to post film and television variety shows, and some simply changed careers, in short, life was not easy.

Lin Hai himself is a good example.

The most important reason why he couldn't become popular in his previous life, aside from his identity as a foreigner, was that the company's business strategy had changed.

Since 2,000 years, Ai Hui has gradually transformed from a physical music company to a comprehensive entertainment company, with its artists becoming more and more "versatile", and the positioning of musicians becoming more and more ambiguous.

Of course, there are those who insist on music innovation and are both popular and popular, but most of them are individual cases, and compared with musical talent, comprehensive indicators such as topicality and entertainment are the key to success.

There is no way, the music scene is not a platform for self-esteem, if you want to succeed, you have to cater to the market demand.

It is precisely because of this that Oshima Xiaomei's "will definitely be popular" is just a joke in Lin Hai's opinion.

Even if it can be a smash hit, what about the future?

As a professional musician, Lin Hai knows how difficult it is to make music in Japan.

The degree of professionalism is high, there is a surplus of talents, music critics are picky, and the competition on the list is fierce...... It can be said that if you want to reach the top of the Japanese music scene and even stand tall, it is even more difficult than the European and American music scenes.

The most important thing is that the fans here are so hard to serve, they are really crazy when they go crazy, and they like the new and hate the old, which is also the best in the world.

It is precisely because of the unreliable fans that in the Japanese music scene, a flash in the pan is the norm, and even many smash hit musicians end up "not ending well".

For example, Seiko Matsuda, a phenomenal singer in the Showa era, was once popular all over the streets, and her iconic hairstyle attracted women across the country to imitate her, but in the year of the sixtieth year, she still had to shoot revealing underwear advertisements in order to make a living.

Another example is Tetsuya Komuro, who has been popular with a large number of singers, including Ayumi Hamasaki, but when he is old, he is riddled with debts, and even ended up being arrested and imprisoned, which is embarrassing.

There are many similar ones, and most of them have more bleak endings, such as Tomomi Hanahara, when she was at her most popular, who would have thought that she would one day be reduced to the point of making a living by making romantic action movies?

The lessons of the previous car, the overturn of the rear car.

Reliving, Lin Hai knows very well how to go in the future, rather than holding on and refusing to bow his head, it is better to take the initiative to accept the reality.

For example, to become an idol.

……

The premise of cooperation is honesty.

Lin Hai did not hide his thoughts, but was strongly opposed by Akimi Oshima: "No!"

Akimi Oshima took a deep breath and persuaded her bitterly: "Idols are not as good as you think, although they can also release records, but they usually don't get too good resources, such as cooperating with gold medal producers...... In addition, being an idol is not only about singing, but also acting, and participating in various variety shows, which will take up a lot of your energy, you have a talent for singing, and you should put all your energy into singing......"

In order to prevent the teenager from going astray, Akimi Oshima also fought hard, and spoke like a machine gun.

It's not enough to just talk about it, Oshima Xiaomei took out her business card and handed it to Lin Hai, tempting: "I know a lot of music producers, I can recommend you to them, and it's not impossible to even sign a contract with Ai Hui directly......"

Lin Hai glanced at the business card in his hand and felt a little surprised.

I didn't think about it before, but now combined with the other party's profession, he finally remembered who the other party was.

Akimi Oshima, the author of "Rock Diary", will be called a witness to the development of visual kei in the future, and is an avid rock believer.

No wonder she reacted so much.

There was a joke in my previous life: there was a chain of contempt in the music circle, those who played classical looked down on those who played jazz, those who played jazz looked down on those who played rock, and those who played rock looked down on those who played pop, but everyone looked down on those who played rap.

This is from a musical style point of view.

If you look at it from the artist's point of view, I have to add one more sentence -

Those who play rock and roll look down on everyone, and everyone looks down on idols.

It sounds like a joke, but it's an indisputable fact.

Think about the labels on idols: bad singing skills, poor acting skills, ganging up, and eating by face......

Well, although it is somewhat exaggerated, it is not entirely unfounded.

Seeing that Oshima Xiaomei was angry, Lin Hai knew that she had good intentions, but he still shook his head and said: "You are biased against idols, in my opinion, whether it is a professional singer or an idol, after all, it depends on the work to speak......"

"It's not my prejudice, it's that people in the circle see it this way, if you are a producer, you will give your best work to an idol?

"Why not?"

Lin Hai said disapprovingly: "I can write my own songs." ”

"You?"

Akimi Oshima was amused, shook her head, and did not continue arguing with him.

It's useless to say anything now, and when this kid sees the gap, he will understand his good intentions.

……

Although there are differences in the details, the two still agree on the general direction.

Although Oshima Xiaomei is reluctant to Lin Hai, a good seedling, Lin Hai is even more reluctant to her thighs - everything else is empty for him, and solving the identity problem is an urgent matter.

After eating, Akimi Oshima took Lin Hai back home.

"It's rude. ”

Lin Hai faced the open door, hesitated, and did not go inside. No way, in the past half a month, he washed in the park bathroom, in order to facilitate running, his clothes were basically not washed, and the smell on his body was comparable to chemical weapons.

"It's okay, come in. ”

Seeing his embarrassment, Akimi Oshima beckoned him into the door and said, "You take a shower first, wear my clothes first, and I'll take you to buy a new one tomorrow." ”

……

Lin Hai washed for half an hour before coming out of the bathroom.

Akimi Oshima was sitting on the sofa drinking beer, and when she heard the noise, she turned her head to look at it, and suddenly had the illusion that her eyes were blinded.

I couldn't see it when I was dirty before, but now I realize that this kid is so handsome!

Lin Hai was bare-chested, and with the action of wiping his hair, the ribs on both sides were clearly visible. Although he is very thin, he still has six-pack abs. Looking down along the abdominal muscles, the two slender legs are particularly eye-catching, and her black cotton pajama pants are forced by him to wear the effect of cropped pants. Oshima Xiaomei estimated that she was 1.68 meters tall, and this kid was slightly taller than after she stepped on high heels, which means that her height was close to 1.8 meters.

Even more stunning is his face.

Lin Hai looks very much like the former idol singer Yutaka Ozaki, but the hairline is slightly lower and the facial lines are softer.

"With this kind of foundation, it seems that it's not bad to be an idol......"

Akimi Oshima couldn't help but think.