The evil dragon in the mouth of Lin Haikou is not a fish-man pirate, but an "American music scene".

For Hikaru Utada, who is at a turning point in her life, whether she can break this knot determines whether she can face the next life with a new attitude.

Calculating the time, it's quite a coincidence.

"One-Piece" has just been serialized to "Restaurant on the Sea", and it will be the time for the Grammy Awards in February next year to face off against the "Evil Dragon".

Whether or not to formally invite her to join the team will wait until then to make a decision.

……

Hearing that Lin Hai was going to fight the dragon, HYDE showed great interest.

It's no secret that HYDE has always wanted to succeed in the United States. He also mentioned this in an interview with Sina 20 years later, but it was still just a dream at the time.

After reading the song sheet written by Lin Hai, HYDE offered to do his part. Not only that, but he also asked Kazumi Watanabe and Masato Honda to join in.

Watanabe and Honda were said to be a little excited.

Ask Lin Hai and Utada what their father and daughter think.

Of course, Lin Hai did not object, there were people who were willing to contribute, and it was too late for him to be happy.

Utada Terumi will not object, this is definitely a pie-in-the-sky opportunity for his daughter.

Only Hikaru Utada was a little sullen.

Lin Hai asked her, "What's wrong with you?"

Hikaru Utada said tangledly: "My singing skills ...... It's going to be a shame for everyone, right?"

Lin Hai comforted: "I chose you because I fancy your strength to not admit defeat, but not because of your singing skills." ”

"Then if you only talk about singing, who will you choose?"

"I might choose MISIA. ”

Lin Hai subconsciously finished speaking, and found that Hikaru Utada's mood was even worse.

Knowing that he was speechless, Lin Hai was a little embarrassed.

There are still people who don't open which pot to mention.

"WHO IS MISIA?" ASKED THE TRUTHFUL FATHER.

HYDE replied: "It's a female singer who just debuted at the beginning of the year, and she released a single, which I have heard, and the voice is very similar to that of a black singer. ”

Daddy nodded.

Lin Hai's song, whether it is a rap or a chorus, is very suitable for black singers.

Hikaru Utada suddenly asked, "Is there any record of her in the store?"

HYDE DIDN'T SAY A WORD, AND LOOKED AT UTAMI UTADA.

Daddy Zhaoshi smiled: "Don't worry about hitting her, I want to hear it too." ”

……

BACK AT THE BAR, HYDE PULLS OUT A VINYL RECORD CALLED "Surrounded by Affection."

"It's rare. According to the truth, the father smiled: "It is really uncommon for newcomers to produce vinyl." ”

HYDE PUTS THE RECORD ON THE RECORD PLAYER.

MISIA opened her mouth with an overcharged dolphin sound, and the smile on Daddy's face was instantly replaced by surprise.

The others reacted similarly, keeping their expressions of surprise until the end of the song.

"Stunning!"

Kazumi Watanabe said, "Such an explosive voice is really shocking!"

"yes. Masato Honda said, "A born soul singer." ”

After the two of them finished complimenting, they remembered that Hikaru Utada was also beside them, and hurriedly stopped.

Lin Hai has been watching Hikaru Utada's reaction.

MISIA's singing skills are undoubted, as mentioned earlier, the professional media's evaluation of Utada's singing skills is D-grade, while MISIA's is S-grade.

It's not a little bit of a difference.

IN ADDITION, MISIA WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST TO END THE RULE OF THE KOMURO FAMILY WITH R&B, AND HER FUTURE ACHIEVEMENTS ARE ALSO VERY HIGH, AND SHE IS KNOWN AS THE "QUEEN OF THE SPIRITS". As for her low popularity in Huaxia, it's just that she is more low-key.

To put it in an easy-to-understand way, if Hikaru Utada is compared to Jay Chou, then MISIA is a synthesis of Lin Junjie and Tao Jiji.

Hikaru Utada kept her head down the whole time, not knowing what she was thinking.

Lin Hai coughed and was about to say something, when the girl spoke first.

"Lin Jun, I have a request. ”

"What are you doing so solemnly?" Lin Hai smiled and said, "Say it." ”

"I want to ...... Is it okay to work with her?"

After Hikaru Utada finished speaking, he looked at Lin Hai nervously.

Lin Hai was a little surprised.

He also thought that the girl couldn't stand the stimulation and had a retreat, but he didn't expect to underestimate the other party.

Without thinking too much about it, Lin Hai said briskly: "Of course you can." ”

Hearing him say this, Hikaru Utada was a little entangled again.

"But you ......"

Lin Hai interrupted her and said, "Seriously, I'm looking forward to what kind of sparks your cooperation can collide with." ”

Lin Hai asked the others, "You don't object, do you?"

Utada Terumi waved his hand again and again: "Don't ask me, you are the producer." ”

That's a reciprocated favor.

Lin Hai smiled: "There's no need to be so clear. ”

"That's not going to work. ”

Watanabe Kazumi said solemnly: "It's one thing to contribute, if you sign it, I can't afford to lose that face." ”

……

Akimi Oshima found that Lin Hai was suddenly idle.

"Is it really okay for you to be lazy like this?"

Xiaomi Oshima looked at Lin Hai, who was lying on the sofa watching TV like an old cat, and suddenly felt very unhappy.

Lin Hai didn't look back, and said slowly: "Have you ever seen someone who is more diligent than me?"

There's nothing wrong with that.

Although the recording of the song was completely let go, the two scripts did not let Lin Hai go. For nearly a week, he either went to "Jing Ke" to be a supervisor, or went to "GTO" to open his brain, and the rest of the time was either to practice the piano or write, in short, the arrangements were full.

It's only after dinner that you can relax for a while.

Unexpectedly, even at this moment, there were people who couldn't stand it.

……

What made Akimi Oshima have the illusion that Lin Hai was idle?

Oshima Xiaomei thought about it carefully, probably because for several days in a row, Lin Hai ate at home.

Xiaomei Oshima didn't want to admit that she had said the wrong thing, so she threw her apron into a ball and threw it on Lin Hai, and said angrily: "I'm tired and tired every day, and I have to cook for you, do you dare to say that you are diligent?"

Lin Hai argued: "I made breakfast, and besides, I also do housework, which of the clothes on your body was not washed by me?"

"You still have the face to say......! Wash it with the smelly socks, I haven't settled accounts with you yet!"

Thinking of this, Akimi Oshima was angry. Lin Hai's cooking level is still good, but in terms of other housework, it seems to be passable.

The most unbearable thing for Akimi Oshima is that he always stuffs his clothes into the washing machine without classification.

"Alas......"

Lin Hai sighed.

Akimi Oshima waited for a while, didn't wait for the next step, and continued to chatter.

"And this!"

Xiaomi Oshima put away the script that Lin Hai threw on the back of the sofa and said, "How many times have I reminded you, remember to clean it up after reading it, don't throw it around!"

"Yes. ”

"If you don't play the guitar, you have to hang it up!"

"Yes. ”

"Am I annoyed?"

"Yes. ”

……

Lin Hai was perfunctory, and suddenly found that Xiaomei Oshima was silent, and it was strange that the TV suddenly went out.

Lin Hai glanced back, but was startled.

I saw Akimi Oshima sneering and pinching the TV remote control.

"Hey, are you alright?"

"Are you alright?"

Oshima Xiaomei asked rhetorically, and then suddenly became furious: "Think I talk a lot of nonsense? Change an agent, who will care about your ......?"

Lin Hai realized that he had said the wrong thing at this time, and hurriedly apologized.

After a while, Akimi Oshima's mood stabilized.

She said a little embarrassed: "I'm sorry, I'm making trouble." ”

"No, it's my bad attitude. Lin Hai motioned for her to sit down, poured her a glass of water, and asked, "What happened?"

Akimi Oshima took a sip of water and said, "Maybe it's been a lot of pressure lately." ”

Lin Haidao: "It's me who caused you trouble." ”

"No, that's not what I meant. Akimi Oshima said, "It's my own reason......

Lin Hai asked the reason, but Oshima Xiaomei always avoided talking about it, and then said that she was sleepy and went back to her room.

……

Early the next morning, Lin Hai got up early to make breakfast, only to find that Akimi Oshima had gotten up earlier than him.

Akimi Oshima held a slice of bread in her mouth and said vaguely: "I can't come back tonight, you can find a way to solve the dinner yourself." ”

After saying that, she glanced at her watch and went out in a panic.

What's going on?

Lin Hai felt that Akimi Oshima was still angry, but he didn't know the specific reason.

Do you think you're in the way?

Lin Hai thought about it for a while, called HYDE, and asked him if he knew Akimi Oshima's friend.

HYDE ASKED ABOUT THE SITUATION AND SAID, "DON'T ASK ANYONE, I KNOW WHY, BUT SHE WON'T LET ME TELL YOU." ”

Lin Hai said dissatisfiedly: "What the hell is going on? If you don't make it clear, believe it or not, I'll go to your store and smash the field?"

HYDE didn't know if Lin Hai was joking or serious, thought about it, and said, "UHH...... Well, I'll pick you up and take you somewhere......"

Hanging up the phone, Lin Hai waited restlessly for ten minutes, couldn't wait, so he went downstairs in advance.

After another half an hour, HYDE arrived.

"You're going to drive this car?"

Lin Hai patted the body and asked HYDE.

HYDE drove a yellow-colored Dafa van, which did not match his star status or boss status.

"When I was younger, my father drove this kind of car. HYDE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR, LIT A CIGARETTE, AND SAID, "OUR FAMILY RUNS A BAR, AND WE OFTEN NEED TO STOCK GOODS, AND THIS KIND OF CAR IS CONVENIENT." ”

HYDE FINISHED SMOKING, BECKONED LIN HAI TO GET INTO THE CAR, WAITED FOR HIM TO FASTEN HIS SEAT BELT, AND WHILE STARTING THE CAR, HE ASKED, "DID YOU QUARREL WITH MISS OSHIMA?"

Lin Hai shook his head: "I just think she's not in the right mood." ”

"Forget it, you'll find out later, remember, don't sell me. ”

……

An hour later.

"Where the hell are we going?"

HYDE drove around in the car, completely confusing Lin Hai, didn't he say to see Xiaomi Oshima, how did he feel completely blind.

"Wait, wait. ”

AS HYDE SPOKE, HIS PHONE RANG.

HYDE stopped the car, dialed back, listened to what the other person said, said "I know", and started the car again.

This time, he clearly had a specific goal.

Lin Hai vaguely figured it out, and he didn't know the specific location of Xiaomei Oshima.

Lin Hai became more and more confused.

……

After another quarter of an hour, the van stopped on the side of the road across from a building.

HYDE TOOK OUT A TELESCOPE AND LOOKED IN THE DIRECTION OF THE BUILDING, THEN HANDED THE TELESCOPE TO LIN HAI.

Lin Hai took the binoculars, leaned over to the window, looked in the same direction, and found the figure of Oshima Xiaomei without much effort.

Wearing an orange overalls and a hard hat on her head, Akimi Oshima looks a bit like a firefighter at first glance.

She was on her knees, picking up something into a large black garbage bag.

Lin Hai said in surprise: "She's ...... Picking up tuna?"

"yes. HYDE LIT A CIGARETTE, IMMEDIATELY REMEMBERED THAT LIN HAI WAS STILL BESIDE HIM, SAID SORRY, AND PREPARED TO GET OUT OF THE CAR.

"You can smoke it in the car, and by the way, get me one too. ”

"You're not an adult yet. ”

"I know, less nonsense. ”

"Okay, okay. ”

HYDE TOOK OUT HIS CIGARETTE AND THREW IT TO LIN HAI.

Lin Hai took out one and put it in his mouth, took the zippo lighter handed by HYDE, skillfully bounced it open, lit a cigarette, and then took a deep breath.

HYDE WAS SURPRISED, "CAN'T YOU SEE, IT'S NOT THE FIRST TIME YOU'VE SMOKED?"

Lin Hai didn't say anything, squinted and took a few sips, twisted it in the ashtray, then opened the car door, waved his hand at HYDE, and walked straight towards Oshima Xiaomei.

……

There may still be people who don't know what a tuna picker is.

The "tuna" here is not a fish, but a human being, alluding to "the corpse of a person who committed suicide".

Picking up tuna is to clean up the body of the suicide in time and tidy up the work at the scene.

Japan is a country with a high suicide rate, a sluggish economy, high work pressure, and a deformed death culture, so that people often choose this extreme way to extricate themselves, and there are endless ways to get rid of themselves - lying on rails, jumping off buildings, cutting wrists, etc...... In order to restore social order in a timely and rapid manner and reduce the impact on others, the special profession of tuna picking was born.

Of course, there is another explanation.

Tuna, also known as tuna, is a very precious fish with a high price, so picking up tuna also means "picking up money".

Yes, this is a job that pays quickly, and you can earn an average of 100,000 yen by picking up a "tuna".

However, even if the income is high, no one wants to do this job unless they are forced to do it.

This job is too mentally demanding.

……

Akimi Oshima endured her nausea, disposing of the flesh and blood that was scattered all over the place, when suddenly, a familiar pair of sneakers appeared in front of her.

Oshima Xiaomei raised her head suddenly, saw Lin Hai's face clearly, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"

Lin Hai grimaced and asked, "I should ask you this, why are you here?"

"Hey, Oshima, don't be daunting!"

Not far away, a middle-aged man dressed similarly to Xiaomei Oshima shouted dissatisfiedly.

"Hey, I'm so sorry!"

Oshima Xiaomei replied and said to Lin Hai: "You go elsewhere first, and I'll contact you when it's over." ”

"Bring me a pair of gloves. ”

Lin Hai spoke, and seeing that Oshima Xiaomei didn't react, he directly pulled off the plastic gloves she pinned to her waist, put them on her hands, and lowered her head to help pick them up.

……

Half an hour later.

Lin Hai bought drinks and water from the vending machine, returned to the shade of the tree, and handed one of the bottles to Akimi Oshima.

"There is no green tea anymore. ”

"Thank you. ”

Oshima took the drink and found that Lin Hai thoughtfully chose green apple juice.

I have to say that this kid is simply too careful at some times.

The cap had been unscrewed in advance, and Akimi Oshima removed the cap and took a sip of her drink, the cold feeling suppressed the discomfort in her stomach, making her face look much better.

Akimi Oshima looked at Lin Hai and found that his face was as usual, but he didn't smile.

Akimi Oshima asked, "Don't you feel disgusting?"

"How could it be. Lin Hai screwed the cap of the bottle and said with a sad face: "It was not easy for me to convince myself that this was acting, you have to debunk ......"

Akimi Oshima knew that he was joking, but she still couldn't hold back her laughter, and after laughing, the uncomfortable feeling in her chest disappeared completely.

Lin Hai asked, "What's going on?"

Akimi Oshima said: "Isn't it obvious, there is no money." ”

"You know that's not what I'm asking. ”

"Well, why don't you have any money, because you don't have a job. Akimi Oshima said as she observed Lin Hai's expression.

"Is it because of me?" Lin Hai's face was a little ugly.

With his IQ, he doesn't need Akimi Oshima to say it thoroughly, and he can guess what went wrong.

The problem was also blamed on the press conference a week ago.

At that press conference, Lin Hai swept the faces of the media people, and those people couldn't do anything with Lin Hai, so they poured their anger on Oshima Xiaomei.

Akimi Oshima, who is a freelance writer, was targeted by the media, and the result can be imagined.

"Sister Xiaomei, I'm sorry ......"

"Cheer up!"

Xiaomei Oshima knocked Lin Hai's head with a drink bottle, and said dissatisfiedly: "You didn't do anything wrong, why should you apologize!"

"But ......"

"No, but!" Akimi Oshima stood up, patted her pants, and said, "I'm tired of working as a copywriter, and when you grow up in the future, I'll only get busier and busier, so you must work hard, don't let my investment go down the drain......"

"Isn't it your dream to be a freelance writer?"

"Fart dreams!"

Xiaomei Oshima burst into a foul language and said with a smile: "You don't know, I studied fashion design back then, and I didn't find a suitable job after graduation, and it happened that a band asked me to help them design costumes, and as a result, I entered the rock circle in a daze." Later, I started working as a copywriter purely because I didn't have to pay for the show myself......"

"Did you study fashion design?" Lin Hai was surprised, "Why didn't you continue to do it later?"

"There is no talent. ”

Xiaomei Oshima spread her hands, looked at Lin Hai's reaction, knew that this statement was not convincing, and told the truth in frustration.

"Well, actually, it's because there's no chance. Bands that are a little more famous have someone who is responsible for designing the costumes for the performance, and I don't have a chance at all. Also, I don't have the money to open a studio......"

"I take the liberty of asking, but your relationship with X-JAPAN is not very good......"

"I did design costumes for X, but then they signed a contract with SONY, and I couldn't even do what I usually wear, so I couldn't embarrass them. ”

"I'm afraid you'll be busy in the future. Lin Hai said with a smile: "In the future, I will leave my performance costume to you to design." ”

"I'll talk about it when you get on the stage of the Dome. ”

"I don't think about it yet, but HYDE invited me to Fuji-rock in August, and if someone could help me design a costume......

Lin Hai dragged out his voice.

"Wrap it up on me!"

Akimi Oshima said impatiently.

At this moment, there was only one thought in her heart - heaven, earth, this kid has finally opened his mind!

For Akimi Oshima, letting Lin Hai stand on the rock stage is her greatest wish.

Looks like we're going to have to work harder to make more money.

Akimi Oshima thought so.

However, at this moment, Lin Hai spoke: "Don't pick up tuna in the future, I have my own way to ...... the problem of money."