Since his rebirth, not counting his boss Nagato Daiyu, the first big man Ye Zhao has seen in the circle is Nario Kawanishi of BRUNING, and the second is Hitoko Osato, a senior executive of AMUSE who is now introduced to him by Masaharu Fukuyama.

Dasato Hitoko has a graceful temperament, without the arrogance of the superiors, but without losing the demeanor of the person in power, which is in stark contrast to the cunning and cunning of Narita Hexi.

When AMUSE was founded, it received assistance from BRUNING, a tactic used by BRUNING to expand its territory in the entertainment industry, and their lending department has always kept an eye on ambitious people in the entertainment industry and instigated them when appropriate.

IN FACT, THE CURRENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN YE ZHAO AND KAWASAI CHENGFU IS EQUIVALENT TO ZYE ACCEPTING BRUNING'S AID, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT FUNDING.

However, AMUSE has long since broken away from BRUNING and become one of the largest companies in the industry, and the external style is completely different from the tough kind of combustion system, and there is a strong contrast between the two.

"Dali Standing Officer, this is Ye Zhao. Masaharu Fukuyama introduced.

Ye Zhao hurriedly bowed and said, "Dali is good, I'm Ye Zhao." ”

Daisato Hitoko nodded, "Hello Ye Jun, I've heard your name a lot lately. ”

The three of them sat down on the sofa in the reception room, and Hitoko Osato said, "I already know about your cooperation, and Fukuyama-kun is here to praise you, so I can't wait to meet your real person." Sure enough, a talent. ”

"Dali Chang praised it. ”

Hitoko Osato smiled slightly, "Excellent is excellent, there is no need to be humble, I appreciate excellent people, and I don't hate proud people." On the contrary, the pride of the good makes me feel cute. Ye Jun, Fukuyama-kun has already told me about the double A single, and I also listened to these two songs with the people on the record company. Emotionally, of course, we tend to favor Mr. Fukuyama, but in terms of facts, your "Sakura" is indeed excellent, so we agreed to release a double A single, and the corresponding TIE-UP and MV shooting will also be responsible for you to the end. Please feel free to do it, both of you. ”

"Thank you, Mr. Dazato, it's great. "Ye Zhao and Masaharu Fukuyama both owe.

Dasato Hitoko seemed to have a good impression of Ye Zhao, and before leaving, he didn't forget to say to him: "I heard that Ye Jun opened his own office, it is not easy to work alone, if there is any difficulty, just bring it up." ”

"Thank you, it's reassuring to hear you say that. Ye Zhao said.

After getting out of the elevator, Masaharu Fukuyama said: "Don't take Osato's words as a scene, she rarely promises like this." Since I told you so, if you really encounter something difficult in the future, she will really lend a hand. AMUSE is a different office from others, and it has a strong human touch. ”

"I believe this. Ye Zhao nodded.

"You also have your own office, otherwise, I will persuade you to come to our office. Masaharu Fukuyama said half-jokingly, half-seriously.

"If there had been such an opportunity in the first place, I would have joined. Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"By the way," Masaharu Fukuyama suggested, "let's exchange personal contact information this time." ”

"No problem. Ye Zhao agreed.

Speaking of which, his first Bole, Yoshisuke Kuwata, who brought him a turnaround, was an artist under AMUSE, and later he and Masaharu Fukuyama inexplicably became formula opponents, and then decided to co-produce a single because of fate, and now he has been introduced to the senior management of AMUSE, and has got such a "life-saving hair".

All kinds of things add up, so Ye Zhao has to sigh at the depth of the relationship with AMUSE.

……

After the New Year's holiday, Izumi Sakai plunged headlong into the studio, meticulously preparing for her new album, which will be released in March.

Sakai Izumi, who usually seems to be gentle and easy to speak, has a super obsession with excellence in music, and often has to overturn and restart in such subtle places as the timbre of a drum in the arrangement is not coordinated enough, which is more and more obvious as she has more and more say in production, so that she often has to postpone the originally scheduled release date because of this "capriciousness".

One of the most famous examples is the song "Turning the Wheel of Fortune". It is said that a total of 18 versions of this song have been arranged, and due to the repeated inability to determine the most satisfactory version, the release date has been postponed from the original date of June all the way to September 17, which can be called a textbook delay.

Ye Zhao stepped on the recording studio according to the time he had agreed with her in advance.

"Can you go in now?" Ye Zhao asked his assistant, Miss Imai.

Miss Imai looked at her watch, "It's almost time for the recording to end, so it doesn't matter." ”

……

However, it seems that he is not satisfied with one of the lines of a certain song, and Sakai Izumi, who was supposed to finish the recording, is still working in the recording studio.

In the control room, Katsuhiro Shimada, a recording engineer wearing monitoring headphones, gestured to Ye Zhao slightly, and his attention returned to work. Since Sakai Izumi has a habit of closing the curtains of the recording studio when recording, she is engrossed in her work, and she doesn't know that a second person has crept in in the control room.

The waiting time was boring, and out of a little curiosity, Ye Zhao motioned to Katsuhiro Shimada with his eyes, and after asking for permission, he picked up a monitor headset and put it on his head.

The sound of Sakai spring water is like its own person, quite clear and transparent, although the singing skills are not top-notch, but this unique timbre is enough for her to afford the praise of "natural singer".

The song that she re-recorded because she was not satisfied was the eponymous song of her new album, "Forever You". This song is very meaningful among the songs released by Sakai Izumi during his lifetime, because it is a "Sachiko song" written for the past.

Although she took out "Don't Admit Defeat" to express her attitude, it still took a long time to really get out of the haze, until the 1995 "Forever You", she finally drew a summary of the past experience and wrote lyrics such as "I don't regret the past".

At this moment, listening to the original singing voice from the headphones, a wonderful feeling of time and space travel can't help but come to my heart.

……

Feeling a little tired, Izumi Sakai took off his headphones, lifted the corner of the curtain, and made a pause gesture to Katsuhiro Shimada. As far as the eye could see, it was not only Katsuhiro Shimada who saw it, but also Ye Zhao, who was also wearing monitoring headphones.

A hint of surprise flashed across Sakai Izumi's face. raised his wrist and looked at the time, only to find that before he knew it, nearly thirty minutes had passed since the time agreed with Ye Zhao.

Back in the control room, Sakai Izumi was a little apologetic, "I'm sorry Ye Jun, I made you wait for a long time." ”

"It doesn't matter. Ye Zhao said, "Then again, I'm really sorry to eavesdrop on Sister Quanshui's recording without permission." ”

Sakai Izumi smiled lightly, "It's okay. ”

The assistant Miss Imai brought warm honey tea to Sakai Spring Water, and Katsuhiro Shimada went out to get two cups of warm water and handed one of them to Ye Zhao. His eyes looked back and forth in front of the two, and he asked tentatively, "Do you two have anything to talk about?"

Ye Zhao looked at the Sakai spring water, and seeing that she didn't mean to speak, he took the initiative to say, "It's nothing, Mr. Shimada." Miss Sakai sent something by mistake when she sent her New Year's card, so I came over and returned it to her. ”

After receiving the answer, Katsuhiro Shimada returned to his seat and sat down, slowly drinking water.

Ye Zhao put the disposable paper cup on the coffee table, took out the necklace in the ziplock bag from the chest pocket of the tannin jacket and handed it over, "Sister Quanshui, let's see, is this it." ”

Sakai Izumi opens the palm of his left hand and links the items to his hand. Her fingers were white and slender, and her nails were extremely short.

"That's right, thank you Ye Jun. Also, I'm sorry. ”

"It's okay. Ye Zhao smiled, "Does Sister Quanshui like handicrafts very much?"

Izumi Sakai carefully put the necklace in his bag and looked up, "Yes, I enjoy this creative process. ”

Ye Zhao, who was going to enter the studio to record the next morning, sat down for a while and said goodbye.

Sakai Izumizu got up to send him off, "I made such an oolong, and I caused you to run more, so I should make amends to you." ”

It's nothing to run more, it's just a bit of a waste of feelings...... Ye Zhao thought silently, but there was no expression on his face.

"I've been working on a new album lately, and you have a single to record ......," Sakai thought for a moment, "Well, how about you find a chance to have a meal together when you're busy for a while?"

"Of course it's no problem!" Ye Zhao thought for two seconds and quickly agreed.

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The new single was dominated by BMG and AMUSE, so the recording was also done in the studio under BMG's name.

The meeting took place in the recording studio of Shibuya Ward last time, and this time the recording was not officially recorded, but a audition between the two parties to confirm the fit.

To highlight the theme of the collaboration single, both songs will be performed in a chorus. Masaharu Fukuyama and Ye Zhao, with the assistance of the producers sent by BMG, quickly adjusted the distribution of the lyrics, determined the part they wanted to sing, and the timing of the harmony to be added.

When two singer-songwriters work together, there are not many things that require outside intervention. On the issue of arranging the song, Masaharu Fukuyama still cooperates with his usual arranger, and the arrangement of "Sakura", Ye Zhao took back BEING to complete.

This time, it was not Masao Akashi who assisted him, but the arranger Hiroto Furui, who had just made his mark at BEING.

Speaking of Hiroto Furuii, his name is known to many people as an arranger for singers such as ZARD and Komatsu Miho, as well as as a keyboardist and arranger for GARNET CROW.

Although the golden sign of Shuanglang + Akashi Masao is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, BEING has never stopped recruiting new blood, and the composers are not listed for the time being, and in the arranger, Daisuke Ikeda and Hiroto Furui are among the best.

Ye Zhao gave up rock in this song, referring to the original song Cocola, and using piano in the arrangement. The addition of this instrument makes the song more lyrical and full of dreamlike romance.