The two of them sat down on two chairs in front of the console.

Izumi Sakai pointed to the sheet music he had placed casually on the console, "New songs?"

Ye Zhao picked up the score and handed it over, "The last time I met SMAP-san's agent Iijima-san on the TV station, I chatted with her about providing songs, so I did this." ”

"The other side of the night sky? Sakai Izumizu nodded gently as he read the sheet music, as if looking for a rhythm.

"The sample has been recorded, do you want to listen to it?" Ye Zhao invited.

"Is that okay?"

"Absolutely. ”

"The Other Side of the Night Sky" is certainly a good tune, and to put it mildly, this song has all the ingredients for a single to be a big hit. The beautiful and catchy melody makes it easy for even an amateur player like SMAP to master the song, but although it is simple and easy to sing, it doesn't have that vulgar sense of saliva, and this balance is quite exquisite.

After the song was played, Sakai Izumi said softly, "What a good song." ”

"Isn't it? When I hear it now, I feel that I am really generous," Ye Zhao joked, "I am willing to sing such a good song to others." ”

Sakai Izumizu smiled, "But it's just good things that you have to give to others." ”

"Then again," after the joke, Ye Zhao suddenly sighed, "I haven't seen Sister Hequanshui for a long time." ”

"The last time we saw each other was at the premiere of Love Letters. Sakai Izumi thought for a moment, "If you do the math, it's been almost a month." ”

"yes. What has Sister Quanshui been doing during this time?"

"I took advantage of the vacation after the album was released, and I went to Shirahama in Minamiboso, where many craftsmen lived, so I was very greedy and learned several things one after another. There was a teacher named Anzai, who was a celebrity in pottery, and I studied pottery making with him, which I had always enjoyed. ”

When it comes to the things he likes, Sakai Springs' eyes are shining, and Ye Zhao also dutifully plays the role of a listener, expressing a little of his opinion from time to time.

"Shirahama is mainly fishing, so there are a lot of fish dishes on the menu, but because I can't eat sashimi, I missed out on a lot of dishes that are said to be delicious. ”

"Can't Sister Izumi eat sashimi?"

"yes, isn't it a little strange to be an RB person?"

"Of course not. ”

"By the way," said Sakai Izumi, "I'll bring you a gift this time." I knew I would meet you here, so I brought it with me. ”

"What kind of gift?" Ye Zhao was a little excited.

Sakai Spring Water sold a pass, "I've asked Miss Imai to deliver the gift to your office today, and you'll probably find out tomorrow." ”

"Then I can't wait for tomorrow from now on. ”

That's an exaggeration. ”

"That's not an exaggeration at all, because I'm the kind of person who can't sleep because of curiosity. ”

This description is like that of an elementary school student the night before the hike. ”

Ye Zhao was a little discouraged, "It doesn't sound like a compliment." ”

"How come," Sakai Izumi's eyes were gentle, "It's nice to have an unexpectedly childish place like this." ”

……

The two people who chatted with each other seemed to have completely forgotten the passage of time. It wasn't until Miss Imai, Sakai Izumi's assistant, came to me and said, "Miss Sakai, the recording studio is ready, Mr. Shimada asked me to ask, is it possible to start the first round of recording?"

"I see, I'm going back, Mr. Shimada, please wait a minute. ”

After Miss Imai left in a hurry, Izumi Sakai got up from his chair, "Then I'll go back first." ”

"I'll send you. Ye Zhao also got up.

In the corridor outside the recording room, Sakai Izumi suddenly said, "Thank you today, Ye Jun." ”

"Thank me?"

"Well," Sakai nodded, "thank you for your patience in talking to me for so long." ”

"If that's the case, I'm the one to thank you. After all, I never thought that one day I would be able to chat with Sister Quanshui and listen to you talk about such ordinary little things. ”

"Don't you think I'm verbose?"

Ye Zhao shook his head, "If it's a ten-point system, I, the listener, can always score a seven, right?"

"Ten is enough. Sakai Izumi looked him in the eye, "I don't know what kind of image I am in your heart, but in fact, I like to chat with others like this." ”

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. Because I'm the kind of person who is not good at words, and sometimes I feel embarrassed because I don't know how to express myself, so I'm really happy to have someone to talk to me so patiently and gently. ”

"In that case," although apprehensive, Ye Zhao still asked, "If it's outside the recording studio, can I also chat with Sister Quanshui like this?"

"Huh?" Sakai Izumii was stunned. As if thinking, he said slowly: "When you say it, it's really as if we can only meet in the recording studio." ”

"So?" Ye Zhao looked at her expectantly.

"Of course you can do it if you want. However," Sakai Izumizu blinked a little playfully, "You know how hard I work, and I spend most of my waking hours in the studio." ”

……

The next morning, when I came to the office, Yuki Tamura came in with a package, "President, it was sent by SENSUI." ”

After Tamura Yuki left, Ye Zhao carefully opened the package, and inside the box was a square gift box about fifteen centimeters surrounded by a vacuum plastic bag, and the outside of the box was even carefully tied with a ribbon.

When the box was opened, there was a simple transparent glass, and a white envelope was included in the box. Opened the envelope and poured out a stack of landscape photos and a piece of stationery from it, Ye Zhao put the photos aside first, picked up the letterhead, and it was still handwritten by Sakai Quanshui.

"Hello Ye Jun, with such a grand package, you probably think that there is something terrible inside, right? But unfortunately, there are no valuables. If anything, the only thing I have to say is the photos of my trip to Shirahama, and this one that I have sent from the glass workshop a few days ago and that I personally fired when I was in Shirahama, although it is still a layman's work. This cup is indeed for you, not an oolong (laughs). ”

In addition, this time the glass firing was a great success, but the pottery production ended in failure. I hope that the next time I go to Shirahama, I will be able to reverse the defeat. ”

The payment is Sakai spring water.

After folding the letter, I carefully picked up the glass, which was a little tall like a wine glass, and the mouth of the glass was slightly wider than the bottom, although it was obvious that it was not neat for beginners, but it was still beautiful overall. In particular, this cup is made by Sakai Spring.

He raised his cup high and looked at the sunlight for a long time, "After that, I'll have a good drink with this." ”

Putting down the cup, Ye Zhao took the pile of landscape photos just now. Inside, there are the quiet streets of Shirahama, the pier at sunset, the chubby Shiba Inu lying on the side of the street, and the sculpture of a big fish praying for a large fish on the side of the seaside street.

"What a great place. ”

……

On Friday afternoon, Ye Zhao met Tadao Okazaki of Sony Records again.

It was still the reception room last time, and it was still the female assistant who was wearing a tube skirt and had a tear mole under her eyes to serve them steaming black tea. Tadao Okazaki didn't clink his glasses, but went straight to the point: "After Ye Zhaosang sent the plan, we immediately held a meeting to discuss. As for Ye Zhaosang's plan for Miss Kawamoto, my colleagues and I agree that the feasibility is very high, and from this point of view, Ye Zhaosang's sensitivity to the market is indeed better than ordinary people. ”

"In that case?"

"Since the company's tolerance did not include Ye Zhaosan at the beginning, this time, we hope not to miss Miss Kawamoto again. Tadao Okazaki's expression was very solemn, "But having said that, although I personally believe in Ye Zhaosang's ability, after all, we are a record company based on profit, and we can't ignore the interests of the company, so there is a condition here." ”

"Mr. Okazaki, please. ”

"That's right, we agreed to let Ye Zhaosang be the producer of Miss Kawamoto's first three records, which include two singles and one album, and if we can achieve qualified results on these three records, then in the future, Miss Kawamoto's production rights will be given full authority to Ye Zhaosan, otherwise, we will take back Ye Zhaosan's production rights. ”

Ye Zhao picked up the teacup, took a sip of black tea, and asked slowly, "I want to know, what kind of results do you have to achieve to be qualified?"

"Well," Tadao Okazaki pondered, "our company has a high tolerance for newcomers during their formative years, and as long as the first few singles can make it to the ORICON chart, we will consider continuing to cultivate them." But Miss Kawamoto's situation is a bit special, after all, she has Ye Zhaosang, a gold medal composer, to escort her. ”

Speaking of this, Tadao Okazaki smiled, "So, our minimum requirement for Miss Kawamoto's first three records is that the sales of a single song cannot be less than 200,000 copies, and the sales of the three albums together cannot be less than 600,000 copies. ”

A completely unknown newcomer will sell 200,000 copies if he wants to make his debut, although it is not an impossible task, but the difficulty is not low, of course, although it is not low, it is still within the acceptable range. From this point of view, Sony did not deliberately make things difficult for him, but purely commercial considerations. Knowing this, things are much easier.

"So, Mr. Okazaki, how many of these three records were promoted and sold when they were released?"

"Don't worry, we will give Miss Kawamoto the same treatment as the newcomers in the company. After all, setting this condition for Ye Zhaosang was just to prevent possible problems, not to embarrass Ye Zhaosang. ”

"In that case," Ye Zhao put down the teaglass, "Mr. Okazaki, when are we going to talk about Miss Kawamoto's signing?"

……