Masaharu Fukuyama and Ye Zhao are both among the hottest figures in the current music scene, so in the first batch of shipments of the double-A single "Beauty しき Flower/Sakura", BMG also printed 300,000 copies in one go. Not 300,000 copies, but 300,000 copies each for the 8CM version and 300,000 copies for the 12CM version, which is already a single with 600,000 copies shipped.

After a series of magazine promotions before the official release and a song on April 15, this single, which has been released since February and has attracted much attention throughout the production process, was finally put on record stores all over the country on April 18.

On the morning of April 19, in the ZYE office, Tamura Yugui Mei Fei Fei rendered to Ye Zhao: "President, I went to Shibuya with my friends last night, and saw that the record store was full, and the singles of the president and Fukuyama-san were placed in the most conspicuous place in the store, and many girls were queuing up to buy them, and even I couldn't help but buy one of the two versions." ”

"Didn't I already give you a single, wouldn't it be a waste to buy it?"

"In order to show your support for the president, what is it to buy a single?"

"Really?"

"This ......," Yuki Tamura looked up at the ceiling with some weakness, "Actually, it was because a friend wanted to buy it, so I bought it." Otherwise, wouldn't it be strange that everyone was rushing to buy it, and I looked like a completely unmoved Buddha there?"

Ye Zhao showed an expression of "I know", "You also hold on a little, I'm almost moved by you." "Then again, following the trend is really ubiquitous.

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With the name of ZYE, Kazuyo Kawamoto no longer has to send the DEMO like Ye Zhao before his debut, and then start an infinitely long wait, as long as the DEMO is sent, even if it is refused, the record company will at least send a notice letter.

Among the record companies Sony, Universal, Ai Hui, EMI, and VICTOR, Ye Zhao's ideal order is Universal, Ai Hui, Sony, EMI, and VICTOR, but when consulting Kawamoto Kazudai, Kawamoto Kazuyo expressed his willingness to "really want to go to Sony the most".

"Because Sony is a big company with a lot of resources?"

"Not exactly. Kazuyo Kawamoto shook his head, "Because my favorite JUDY AND MARY-SAN, Sweet Dreams Come True San, and Masayo-san Suzuki are all Sony's singers, I feel that Sony is more tolerant of various styles of singers." It's great to be popular, but I still want to make music that I love. ”

If Kazuzu Kawamoto signs with Sony, it won't be a bad thing, or a good thing. Needless to say, Sony's resources are quite abundant, and there are countless anime and game works that they invest in every year, and the theme songs of these anime games are, of course, also fertile and unseasoned, and are arranged by their own singers.

Sony's strategy of praising people is also very shrewd, and it will not catch a super-large newcomer and pile all the resources on him, but scatter it to more newcomers, cast a wide net to test the waters, and will neither bet on a certain group of singers like a gamble, nor will it rashly give up on a certain group of singers because it is difficult to achieve results in the short term.

But although there are many advantages to joining Sony, there is also a place that makes Ye Zhao jealous, what if the power of history is strong enough to let Kazuyo Kawamoto have a dispute with Sony?

But then he thought about it, he was also relieved, anyway, Kawamoto Kazuyo's agency contract was in his hands, and the record contract was also based on the premise that he would be the producer.

As for the resentment towards Sony at the beginning, it was not that Ye Zhao made a reason for himself, but that this resentment was really like jealousy of Taro Okada marrying Sayuri Yoshinaga, ethereal and meaningless. And in the final analysis, signing a contract with Sony and signing a singer to Sony are two completely different things, in the case of the former, the goods being sold are himself, and the latter is purely a win-win situation through the big tree of Sony.

In this way, Sony Records once again became Ye Zhao's first choice, as for the result, it is still unknown for the time being.

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On the afternoon of April 19, in order to complete the official recording of HEY3, Ye Zhao came to the Fuji TV headquarters again.

HEY3 The show was officially launched in October last year to the present, although it only has half a year's qualifications, but whether it is the ratings or the guests participating in each episode, they are worthy of its prime-time specifications, and when HEY3 ends, it will be followed by the famous "Moon Nine" file.

No matter what happens in the future, the current Yuejiu can really blow a phenomenal whirlwind, and many people will transfer the station in advance in order to wait to watch the TV series, which is also one of the reasons why HEY3's ratings have remained high since its launch.

In contrast to Genesys's MS, HEY3 has a good relationship with the Komuro family, and the singer Tetsuya Komuro is the producer often appears on this show, and even he himself formed the group H Jungle With t with Masako Hamada, one of the hosts, not long ago.

BACKSTAGE, BEFORE THE OFFICIAL START OF RECORDING, YE ZHAO TOOK THE SINGLE TO VISIT THE HOST DOWNTOWN AS USUAL. Of course, this kind of thing with singles also exists between juniors and seniors, as well as guests who have a good relationship, and there will never be such a thing as seniors going to juniors with singles.

Compared with the touching amount of hair on the top of his head later, Matsu still has thick black hair at this time, and his appearance is not as intimidating as it seems later. DESPITE BEING COMEDIANS, BOTH OF THEM ARE TALENTED, AND IN SEPTEMBER LAST YEAR, MATSUTOSHI PUBLISHED HIS OWN BOOK, "SUICIDE NOTE," WHICH TOPPED THE ORICON BOOK LIST FOR 12 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS, ADDING A BEST-SELLING AUTHOR TO HIS VARIOUS TITLES.

Matsumotoshi, who is always dressed in a suit in the show, is wearing a black T-shirt and sports pants at this time, which is also quite a rare scene to some extent.

Song himself Zhi accepted the single, "Please advise me more about the next show, Ye Zhaosang." ”

"I'm here, please advise. The two of them met for the first time, so it was just a little pleasantry, and Ye Zhao got up and said goodbye.

The rest room of DOWNTOWN is separated, Masakata Masako's rest room is opposite Matsumoto Shi, out of Matsumoto's rest room, Yuki Uemura, who is waiting outside, hands the prepared single to Ye Zhao.

Hamada Masako has a natural curly hair, looks a little like a gorilla, whether on or off the stage, he always wears athleisure clothes, with a somewhat loose and sloppy taste in his image.

Accepting the single, Masako Hamada asked jokingly, "When the official recording starts, it doesn't matter if you play a little too much, right?"

This kind of question is not very appropriate whether it can be answered or not, after thinking about it, Ye Zhao pretended to be stupid and said: "This ...... Does Hamada-san's 'excessive' mean the force of the head knock?"

Masako Hamada is a very famous stalk for knocking on other people's heads, in addition to knocking on the head of his partner Matsumotoshi, there are even characters like Ryuichi Sakamoto and Ayumi Hamasaki who are "attacked" in this way.

However, in urban legends, as long as someone is knocked on the head by Hamada Masako, they will be popular, so what many people dream of is to be hit by him, just like waiting in line to be slapped by Antonio Inoki "Fighting Soul Injection".

This strange funny way and ritual is also something that Ye Zhao can't understand no matter what.

"You can tell you how hard you knock on the head. Ye Zhao's words made Hamada Masako laugh, and he, who was known for shaking S in the show, looked kind and cheerful at this time. However, perhaps this kindness is limited to treating guests, because there is also a legend that when you have a meeting with Masako Hamada, the staff will sit on your knees and communicate with him throughout the meeting.

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After the recording ended, back backstage, Masaharu Fukuyama invited again: "Ye Jun, do you want to have a meal together?" Speaking of this, he added with bad intentions: "Don't worry, it's just me and you this time." ”

Ye Zhao looked disgusted, "Fushan Sang, this sentence is a bit disgusting for you to say." ”

"Anyway, are you going or not going?"

"Of course someone has to go!" Ye Zhao replied with a smile.

"Who said I was going to have a treat?" Masaharu Fukuyama raised the corners of his mouth, "AA system." ”

Masaharu Fukuyama took Ye Zhao to a sushi restaurant in Akasaka that he had already made a reservation. Tucked away in the basement of the Shamrock Building, this small shop can only accommodate eight or nine people at the same time, and two younger chefs are working together, and the chef's sushi chef has white hair and full of aura, and there is a kind of craftsman's demeanor in his gestures.

Here, there is no need to worry about being disturbed by the star chasers, there is no need to worry about the paparazzi getting in, and the chef's craftsmanship is impeccable, so it has also become a good place for people in the entertainment industry to get together.

Masaharu Fukuyama, who drank a few glasses of sake with sushi, after leaving the sushi restaurant, he still couldn't get enough of the suggestion, "Ye Jun, why don't we go and renew the stall?" I know that there is a very nice lounge over there in Toranomon, and Nakamura-san, who has made their dreams come true, often visit there. ”

"I'm afraid it won't work today," Ye Zhao said a little apologetically, "There will be a temporary appointment next." ”

"Make an appointment, is it a date or a meal?" Masaharu Fukuyama did not have the slightest displeasure at being rejected, but looked at Ye Zhao with the light of gossip in his eyes, as if he wanted to find something from his face.

I thought that Ye Zhao would make a violent complaint about this, but the abnormal thing is that this guy hesitated for a long time before he said: "It's not so much a date or a dinner, it's better to be a shame PLAY conference." ”

"Huh?"

"Fukuyama-san," Ye Zhao looked at Masaharu Fukuyama seriously, and said in a sad tone: "It turns out that if you run the train all day long, you will really be retributed." ”

"......???" - from the confused Masaharu Fukuyama.