It was not yet eight o'clock in the evening when he was separated from Sakai Spring, and when he got into the car, Yuki Uemura in the driver's seat turned around and asked, "Ye Zhaosang, where are you going next?"

Ye Zhao proposed, "Do you want to refill the glass?" I know that there is a good shop at the Honda Theater, and the owner's grilled pork belly is quite delicious. After his twentieth birthday, he was finally able to go out to clubs and izakaya in the open, and he could have as many drinks as he wanted on any occasion.

Yuki Uemura's eyebrows drooped, "Ye Zhaosang, I still have to drive." ”

"Yes. Ye Zhao nodded a little regretfully and thought for a while, "The office is not far from here, why don't you put the car in the parking lot, and let's take a taxi...... Kitazawa is too far away, so let's find a shop here in Roppongi for a while. ”

……

THEY ENDED UP GOING TO A LIVE HOUSE CALLED FLIP ERICA.

WALKING IN THROUGH THE NARROW ENTRANCE AND TAKING THE ELEVATOR UP TO THE FOURTH FLOOR, THE WALLS ARE COVERED WITH POSTERS AND GRAFFITI OF ROCK STARS, SUCH AS BOODY'S "JUST A HERO" AND "SAFE ZONE IV." IN THE SAFE ZONE.

A small blackboard at the door read "Flip Erica Night" with the words "Flip Erica Night" written on it, and after paying 4,800 yen and being inspected by a metal detector, Ha Aki and Yuki Uemura each received a blue rubber wristband as proof of entry.

Pushing open the heavy wooden doors, the room, which can accommodate about 200 people, was already full, and people of different genders and ages stood at the bottom of the stage - there were no seats in the venue.

Ye Zhao and Uemura Yuki should have been the last to arrive, and when the two of them entered the door, the male waitress also walked in and closed the door casually.

Before waiting for the opening, Ye Zhao looked at the walls of the room, and like the corridor, there were posters of rock stars everywhere. On the wall near the stage are several wooden picture frames, which contain autographs of singers such as THE BLUE HEARTS, THE TORA MAIRYU, AND SEIICHIRO KURIBAYASHI.

"What a good place...... Ye Zhao whispered.

At this time, the lights of the venue gradually dimmed, and there was a slight commotion in the auditorium, which turned into a burst of cheers as the stage lights slowly lit up.

……

The shop, called "Flip Erica", has been in business here for a full decade. At 8:30 p.m., the "chao" behind Erica changes to "night" on the small blackboard in front of the store, and during the day, it is just a café and restaurant with nothing special, and it will instantly transform into a lively LIVE HOUSE.

After leaving Chaska, Riku Watanabe came here with a friend's introduction and was active as a support bass player.

Just now, when Ye Zhao decided to go to Roppongi for a drink, he suddenly remembered that the place where Watanabe Lu worked was nearby, and after calling to confirm that Watanabe Lu had a performance today, he came over with Yuki Uemura to have a look.

……

A five-piece boy band named STARIN opened with four songs, two of which were their own original songs, and two covers of The Beatles' "Run For Your Life" and UNICORN's "The Great Bewilderment".

The next one to appear is a petite girl in her early twenties, Watanabe Riku and three other support musicians accompanied by her, although it looks a little weak, the girl's voice is unexpectedly explosive, after singing two PRINCESS PRINCESS songs, it seems to be a little unenjoyable, and in the third song, she boldly challenged the big demon King Mari Hamada "Return to Myself", so that Ye Zhao, who was watching in the audience, couldn't help but sweat for her.

Later, a mixed trio band came up, a group of nine people, which filled the small stage, and even a saxophone group, a male singer in a leather shirt and leather pants, wearing sunglasses and concave shape.

The finale is a well-known band "Galaxy Railway" in the underground music circle, and the lead singer is a girl with a bold shaved caliper hair, and several original songs of the band are quite tasteful.

The performance lasted for about two hours, and there was no LIVE TALK, and some of it was just real performances. The audience in the audience was also quite enthusiastic and cheered, and even Ye Zhao unconsciously blended into the atmosphere.

……

At the end of the performance, the audience left the stage one after another, and Ye Aki and Yuki Uemura left the club first, and then turned back again, detouring to the back of the club through a safety staircase. Riku Watanabe was waiting outside.

Seeing him, Ye Zhao was about to bow over, but was grabbed by Watanabe Luyi and patted his arm hard, "It's been a long time, Ye Jun." ”

The three of them walked towards the lounge backstage, and Watanabe Lu said as he walked, "I received all the souvenirs you sent last time. Naoko the clay tumbler liked it very much, and said that he would invite you to dinner and thank you in person. Naoko is Riku Watanabe's girlfriend, and the two have been in love since college, and now she works as a white-collar worker at a publishing company in Tokyo.

"It's okay to eat, just say thank you, I'm embarrassed. Ye Zhao replied with a smile, "By the way, Brother Watanabe, you and Miss Naoko have been dating for almost five years, do you have any plans to get married?"

Watanabe Lu glanced back at Ye Zhao, "I met Naoko's parents on New Year's Day this year, although the matter of marriage was mentioned, but the specific matters are still discussed." ”

"Don't forget to call me at the wedding. ”

"You still have to say that, of course. Ryo Watanabe pushed open the door to the lounge.

……

The lounge is a large room of about a dozen square meters, with a dozen guitars and basses hanging on the walls, and all the other instruments used for performances.

There were two old sofas in the entrance place, one of which was occupied by the male singer in a leather coat and leather pants, and on the other sofa sat a young girl with medium-long hair and delicate facial features, Ye Zhao recognized it as a support keyboardist who had performed on stage with Watanabe Lu just now.

Seeing Watanabe Lu coming in, the girl quickly got up and said hello: "Watanabe-san, it's hard work today." ”

The male singer was much more casual, sitting on the sofa and waving his arm, his tone was lazy, "Yo, Brother Lu, did you bring a friend backstage today?"

"Good evening, today's show was wonderful. Ye Zhao said with a smile.

The male singer was a little embarrassed, "Where, where." "Hurry up from the sofa," Ye Zhaosang, please take a seat. While saying goodbye to Watanabe Lu, "It's almost time for me to go back, see you next week, Brother Lu." ”

"Yongze, don't look at him on the stage, he is very coquettish on the stage, and he is quite shy in private. Ryu Watanabe explained, motioning for Ha Aki and Yuki Uemura to sit down on the sofa that Nagasawa had let out.

The girl gave way to the side and made room for Watanabe Lu.

After Watanabe Lu sat down, he introduced to Ye Zhao: "This is Kawamoto, just like you at that time, I picked it up in the park in Ueno. ”

The girl owes a debt, "Ye Zhaosang is good, I'm Kazuyo Kawamoto." ”

"Hello. Ye Zhao replied.

"Kawamoto is a serious student, which is different from you and me, who are halfway monks. ”

Kazuyo Kawamoto said modestly: "Watanabe-san said it is outrageous, I just went to music high school and studied for two more years. ”

"Junior college?"

"Renai Women's Junior College, does Ye Zhaosang know?" Seeing that Ye Zhao was a little confused, he explained: "It is a junior college in Fujing City, Fukui Prefecture, and there is a piano specialty in it. After graduating last year, I taught piano to children in the local area for a while, and this year I decided to visit Tokyo, but I didn't expect to meet Watanabe-san and be introduced to such a wonderful place. ”

"Don't look at her majoring in piano, she plays the guitar very well, and her singing is quite tasteful. To be honest, it's a bit of a humiliation for her to only be a keyboardist in a club. "Riku Watanabe has a high opinion of her.

"If that's the case, why don't Miss Kawamoto just interview for the lead singer instead of being a keyboardist?" Ye Zhao asked. Riku Watanabe never exaggerates to praise a person, to be so highly regarded by him, this Kazuyo Kawamoto obviously has two brushes.

Kazuyo Kawamoto's expression was a little embarrassed, "This...... My voice, perhaps, is not very suitable for singing. Even Lu Watanabe described her singing voice as "tasteful", not directly good or bad.

In this way, Ye Zhao was aroused by curiosity, "Miss Kawamoto, although it is very rude, but can you please sing a short part for me?" I just think that unless the five tones are incomplete, there is no such thing as a suitable or inappropriate voice." ”

……

When they left the club, Ye Zhao and Watanabe Lu walked in front, and Yuki Uemura accompanied Kazuyo Kawamoto a few steps behind, taking advantage of no one on the left and right, Ye Zhao whispered: "Brother Watanabe, why do I think, you deliberately introduced Miss Kawamoto to me?"

"Got out?" Watanabe Lu smiled a little thief, "Don't blame me for being troublesome, I didn't have this plan in the first place, but you suddenly called me and said you wanted to come over, so I thought about pushing her." If nothing else, Kawamoto does have that strength, even if he doesn't become a singer, he can be behind the scenes in a record company. ”

Ye Zhao asked coldly: "Brother Watanabe, you just think about Miss Kawamoto, you don't think about yourself? I don't know what her ability is, but with your bass skills, it is more than enough to enter the record company, and you don't think about it anymore what I said before?"

Ye Zhao is talking about inviting him to join BEING, as early as last year, after the incident of Mika Ogawa, Ye Zhao introduced the transitional border land in Nagato Daiyuki, and Nagato Daiyuki also said that as long as he participated in an interview, if he passed the technical test, he would agree to recruit him to become a musician under BEING.

Riku Watanabe smiled, "There are so many good musicians in this world. Implicitly lifted the topic.

Seeing this, Ye Zhao didn't want to say anything more.