Chapter 20 A big pie fell from the sky
If this night, Kuwata Yoshiyu played Ye Zhao's "Summer Color" on the radio, then everything would be happy. It's a pity that in this more than one-hour program, Ye Zhao and Ye Qing dialed out a total of more than a dozen times, but perhaps the on-demand traffic was too large, and the song was not broadcast from beginning to end.
After Sang Tian Jiayou announced "This is the last song tonight", Ye Qing cut off the radio and fell on the quilt sullenly.
Because I didn't worry about Ye Qing, a little girl was still outside in the middle of the night, and Ye Zhao, who went downstairs to replace her in the middle of the show, when she walked into the room, what she saw was Ye Qing's aggrieved little expression.
Ye Zhao sat down beside her, "Don't take it to heart, it's just a broadcast." ”
"Alas," Ye Qing sighed and looked up at Ye Zhao, "After I learned this method from Shizuka, all I thought about was how to show my skills to help my brother publicize, and I deliberately lied and stayed here to share the joy of victory with you, but I didn't expect the result to be like this." ”
Ye Zhao touched Ye Qing's head and said comfortingly: "Anyway, I already know that there is such a way, and it will be the same next time I will watch it on demand." ”
That's it, and that's the only way it is.
However, what Ye Zhao and Ye Qing didn't know was that the reason why this "Summer Color" was not put on the radio was not because Kuwata Yoshiyu didn't notice it, but because the song couldn't be found in the music library of the radio.
Kuwata's band, Nantian Stars, is known for its summer hits, and now it's a hot summer day, and the phone editor also chose Sangda's favor when choosing songs, deliberately choosing some songs with names that look energetic and summery.
Interestingly, Nantian Stars and TUBE, as two must-listen bands for RB people in summer, have released many songs with the word "summer" in their titles, but they have never used "Summer" as the title.
So when the phone editor showed the collected songs to Yoshisuke Kuwata during the advertising break, Yoshisuke Kuwata noticed this song with a clear summer flavor at first sight. It's just that when he decided to play the song in the next round, the program staff suddenly told him that the song had not been included in the radio library.
In this case, there is only one possibility, and that is that this is an underground single, and the distributor is still a small company that is not well-known, and because they are too small, they will not pay "protection money" to the broadcasting association, so the single released by them often does not make it to the radio and karaoke libraries in the first place.
The well-informed Yoshiyu Kuwata immediately thought that the person who ordered this song might be the singer himself. In fact, in this era, it is not uncommon for singers to order their own songs on the radio, such as Chunjun, who later single-handedly created the girl idol group Good Morning Girl Group, and his band shot chaotic Q before it became popular, and it was not uncommon for him to do things to on-demand his own songs.
Maybe it was fate carefully brewed to give Ye Zhao a chance, Kuwata Jiayou suddenly became interested in this song that may have been repeatedly ordered by the singer himself, although if you want to talk about it, the reason for his interest is not so friendly: in Sangtian Jiayou's view, musicians should be down-to-earth in music, instead of opportunistically thinking about how to attract attention, he was originally dissatisfied with the increasingly impetuous atmosphere in the music scene, and as a result, this person named Ye Zhao dared to hit the muzzle.
Kuwata Jiayu decided to listen to this song called "Summer Color", if it is still passable, it will be fine, if it is that kind of shoddy thing, don't blame him for taking this singer named Ye Zhao as a typical example on the radio later.
After the show, Kuwata Jiayou instructed his agent: "Tomorrow you go to the record store and find a single for me, the name of the single is "Summer Color", which is from a singer named Ye Zhao. ”
Kuwata Yoshiyu's agent is a middle-aged man surnamed Gao Cheng, who has been in charge of Kuwata Yoshiyu's brokerage affairs since the late eighties, and can be regarded as Kuwata Yoshiyu's old partner. Since they are old partners, they are also very interested in Kuwata Yoshisuke's love to listen to newcomers and new songs, so when they hear this request, their reaction is also very usual: just do it.
Anyway, as long as you go to the nearby record store, it won't take much effort. Thinking so, at noon the next day, before going out for lunch, he walked into an HMV record store near his apartment.
"Hello, please help me find a single called "Summer Color", the singer's name is Ye Zhao. Facing the young female clerk, Takajo showed a friendly smile.
"Natsuse?" the female clerk searched the store, "Sorry, we haven't released this single yet." ”
Gao Cheng walked out of HMV, walked for a distance, and then entered a mountain field musical instrument, "Hello, I'm looking for a single called "Summer Color". ”
"Sorry, the single isn't available in the store. ”
"That," Takashiro couldn't help but ask, "you've never made this single, or have you sold out?"
The clerk took out the purchase list of the month and checked it, "Our store did put the single "Summer Color" on the shelves on June 21, but only five copies were entered, and this is an underground single, we don't think there is any need to replenish the stock." ”
"Okay......" Gao Cheng nodded and walked out of the record store.
Walking on the hot streets, Gao Cheng couldn't help but complain in his heart: I thought it was just a single of a rookie singer, but I didn't expect it to be an underground single, how could Mr. Kuwata suddenly remember to listen to the songs of an underground singer?
Looking at the watch on his wrist, the hands were already pointing to eleven forty o'clock, and the hungry Gao Cheng decided to give up for the time being, and wait for a break after lunch and the sun was less scorching.
When I came to the station, I was about to buy a ticket for Takashiro when I heard an unfamiliar folk song from a record store next to the station. You know, the whole end of June belongs to TRF and DEEN, and almost the entire street is playing the songs of these two bands on a loop, and this record store is the opposite, which naturally attracts the attention of Gao Cheng.
After stopping and listening carefully for a while, Gao Cheng couldn't help but think, this song is not bad, but I don't know which singer's song it is? After all, in his news channel, none of the recent famous male singers have released new albums, nor have they heard any record companies promote new artists.
Anyway, there's still a little time before the train arrives, so why not go in and ask. Thinking so, Takahiro pushed open the door of the record store.
There was only one boy in the store who looked like a student, shuttling in front of the shelves and dusting off the shelves. Hearing someone come in, the boy put down the dust and said, "Welcome." "He wears silver, round-rimmed glasses, and looks introverted and gentle.
"What's the name of this song that's playing in the store right now?"
"Well, you think it's a good song, right?" the boy smiled slightly, "This song is called "Summer Color". ”
Gao Cheng felt a burst of ecstasy in his heart, no wonder Mr. Kuwata asked for this single by name, it was indeed a good song worth listening to! Gao Cheng hurriedly asked: "Does this single still have to be sold?"
"It's a pity, because it's an underground single, the amount of stock is very small, and this one of mine is also one to listen to yourself, you might as well go to other stores for a look. ”
Gao Cheng didn't want to continue to spin around in such a hot weather at all, and after thinking about it, he decided to sacrifice a killer feature, "I won't tell you, I'm actually Kuwata Yoshiyu's agent," Gao Cheng said, taking out a business card from his shirt pocket and shaking it in front of the boy's eyes, "This single is not what I want to hear, but Mr. Kuwata's want to listen." So, can you give it to me?"
"Is that so......" The boy hesitated for a moment, and suddenly the shadow of Yuki Ueda, a senior girl from the folk song club who recommended this single to him, suddenly passed in front of him. During the club activities, Yuki Ueda played this song in front of everyone, and firmly said that this singer named Ye Zhao would definitely be popular. Remembering her determined eyes at that time, the boy walked to the cash register, withdrew the single from the player, put it back in the CD case, and handed it to Gao Cheng: "If Mr. Kuwata thinks this song is good, and asks him to say a few good words for the singer, if he can become popular because of this, I will also be considered a good deed." ”
On Monday, when Takashiro delivered the single to Yoshisuke Kuwata, Yoshisuke Kuwata looked at the Shonan coast on the cover and smiled, "Isn't this my hometown? I even held an open-air concert here last year." The tone changed, and he said seriously: "I actually used the Shonan coast as a single cover, if the quality of the song is not worthy of this scenery, I will not spare him." ”
"You can rest assured," Takashiro recommended, "and this song will not disappoint you." While telling Yoshisuke Kuwata about the process of how to get this single.
"Really, you were overwhelmed the first time you heard it?" "Kuwata Yoshisuke glanced at Takashiro suspiciously, and put the CD into the player with a little curiosity, scrutiny, and a little anticipation.
The suspicion on Kuwata's face faded as Natsushi's melody echoed through the office, his eyes narrowed, his fingers tapping lightly on the table, and Takashiro knew that this was the only way he could perform when he enjoyed a song.
After the song, Kuwata Yoshiyu opened his eyes and said to Gao Cheng with nostalgia: "The street in my wife's hometown is a long downhill road, when I first started to fall in love with her, her father hated me as a brat, and every time I went to wait for her near her house, if her father found out, he would definitely scold me." At that point, my wife always jumped on the back of my bike and ran down the downhill road, haha......"
At this time, the prelude to the C/W song began to play on the CD player, and Yoshisuke Kuwata listened to the song quietly. After turning off the player, Kuwata Jiayou picked up the CD case, and after confirming from the lyric book that the two songs were the original of this singer named Ye Zhao, he muttered: "This kid is really extravagant, C/W songs use such good songs, the future is terrifying, the future is terrifying." ”