On the last Saturday of February, Ye Zhao, accompanied by Yuki Uemura, went to the NTV headquarters building in Akasaka, Minato-ku, for the first time to attend the meeting of the SP of the "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book".

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It all started back in January of this year, when after completing the last round of promotion for a new single from Mito City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Jun Takeda found an invitation from RB Television (NTV) among dozens of invitations sent to the office.

"Is this to provide the theme song?" Ye Zhao took the fax absentmindedly, and asked before he had time to read it.

"To be precise, it's the soundtrack for the TV series SP. Jun Takeda explained, "RB TV is scheduled to broadcast the "Kanedaichi Juvenile Incident Book" SP on April 8. ”

Who Jin Tianyi is Ye Zhao knows, after all, this is a Grim Reaper high school student with the same name as the Grim Reaper elementary school student.

As a Benge school reasoning comic, compared to the large-scale love reasoning sci-fi disaster fresh romance film of the Grim Reaper elementary school, Kanedaichi's taste is not a little heavier or two, I think at the beginning, Ye Zhao, who only knew the Grim Reaper elementary school student, was amused by his roommate Kanedaichi, and was shocked by that terrible scale at that time.

Although this manga was animated a little late, as early as the beginning of 1995, NTV's producer Yuko Kashiyama saw the potential of this manga and invited Tsuyoshi Domoto and Rie Tomosaka to shoot the SP drama "Kanedaichi Shonen Incident Book" to test the waters.

The so-called SP (special) is a special form of Japanese drama, which is also known as a special chapter. It is usually broadcast in the window period between the regular Japanese drama season and the season change.

The emergence of SP dramas may be a series that has been well received, so I deliberately filmed an SP to perform the follow-up story of this drama, and Li Gouhi can be used as an example here. As for the other situation, it is the current "Kanedaichi Shonen Incident Book", if the effect and ratings are good, then this SP has a chance to develop into a series in the next season.

"Aren't there composers who often work with the TV station, why did you think of looking for me?" Ye Zhao was a little curious.

"I don't know.,It should be decided after consultation between the producer and all parties.,It's just an SP drama.,The actors and directors who are now disclosed are relatively shalg-qualified.,The investment is not too big.,That's why I thought of using a newcomer on the soundtrack? ”

I don't know if I'm senior or Akira Asaba, but he still knows that Tsuyoshi Domoto is popular, and his group, KinKiKids, chose to hold their first concert at the Budokan last year. Although I don't know how much SP received, judging from the fact that the series was filmed later, it was definitely not bad.

After commenting, Jun Takeda added: "Although I don't know much about music, there are still many differences between composition and soundtrack......

Ye Zhao was a little amused, "Takeda-san still said that he didn't understand anything about music, didn't he point it out in one sentence?"

That's right, composition and soundtrack are very different. When composing a song, only the melody is considered, but when it comes to soundtracks for film and television dramas, it is necessary to consider the melody, rhythm, atmosphere, orchestration and other aspects. Therefore, the soundtrack is ultimately created as an independent finished product, unlike composing a song, where the melody and arrangement can be separated.

There is a kind of singer-songwriter who doesn't know how to read music or play an instrument, but can make a classic melody that sells well by humming it with his mouth, although many people despise this kind of singer-songwriter, but there is no doubt that it is a real talent to be able to have this ability.

But such a singer-songwriter can't do the work of soundtrack anyway, and if you want to be competent for the work of soundtrack, you need more rich musical literacy and various experiences that are familiar with the characteristics of various instruments.

In Takeda's opinion, Ye Zhao is classified as a "melodic genius" in his heart, and although he believes in his musical talent, he is not optimistic that he will be able to do the job.

Thinking of this, Ye Zhao muttered: "Don't put a good soundtrack composer, is NTV planning to let me practice with this SP?"

"Then do you want to accept Ye Zhaosang?"

Pick it up, of course you have to pick it up. As long as there is something to follow, there is a way to do it well.

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NTV, which had just celebrated its 40th anniversary in 1993, had been replaced with the Bullock logo designed for them by Studio Ghibli, where the animation master Hayao Miyazaki worked, and the piggy's tail was rolled into a "4" shape, which not only represents the 40th anniversary of the "4", but also the location of RB TV's TV channel.

RB's private TV stations are all invested by major newspapers, and NTV's investment is convenient for the well-known Yomiuri Shimbun, which is also the source of the "Daily Sale TV Station" among the Shinigami elementary school students.

Ye Zhao arrived fifteen minutes earlier than the agreed time, and when he arrived at the conference room, director Yukihiko Tsutsumi, Rie Tomosaka, who was the main actor, and Masato Furuotani had already arrived.

Adhering to the principle of saying hello more correctly, as soon as he walked into the conference room, Ye Zhao hurriedly followed: "First meeting, I am Ye Zhao, please give me more advice." ”

Although Rie Tomosaka is only sixteen years old, her artistic age has been counted since the sixth grade of elementary school, and Masato Furuotani is an old drama bone for many years, although the name of Yukihiko Tsutsumi is only a little famous at this time, but he is twenty years older than Ye Zhao in terms of age, so the one with the least seniority is undoubtedly Ye Zhao.

"Please advise. The three of them got up from their seats together. Rie Tomosaka was the youngest and had the most etiquette, and Masato Furuotani and Yukihiko Tsutsumi only nodded implicitly.

Yukihiko Tsutsumi has an ordinary office worker face, and his chin is cleanly shaved, which makes him look a little difficult to get along with. Soon after Ye Zhao sat down, he got up and went out.

Rie Tomosaka is the young age when she can pinch out the water, she is still a young and lovely beautiful girl at this time, and she has not yet become a "crooked mouth sister" because of an unlucky caries, seeing Ye Zhao, her expression is quite excited, lying on the conference table, leaning towards Ye Zhao, who is sitting opposite, and whispered: "I am a fan of Ye Zhaosang, I knew that Ye Zhaosang would come, so I brought the CD over and asked you to sign it." ”

Masato Furuoya, who was sitting on the side, clasped his hands to his chest and looked at Rie Tomosaka, who was in a somewhat unsightly posture, with a kind face, without the slightest displeasure. Although he is a burly tough guy image, he seems to be surprisingly quite easy to talk.

"Thank you," Ye Zhao nodded politely, "I'll sign it for you next time we meet." ”

"Anyway, how could Ye Zhaosang appear here?" Rie Tomosaka said curiously, "Could it be that Ye Zhaosang is scheduled to appear in this TV series?" ”

"Sort of," Ye Zhao said, "but it's a little different from Tomosaka-san's way of acting." ”

"It's different?" Tomosaka Rie rubbed her index finger against her cheek, revealing an incredible expression: "Could it be that Ye Zhaosang is going to play the role of a corpse?"

Hey...... Ye Zhao rolled his eyes, is the corpse of Jintian Yili so easy to act?

As soon as Rie Tomosaka's words came out, Masato Furuotani didn't hold back and laughed. Realizing that she had said the wrong thing, Rie Tomosaka slowly sat back in her seat and apologized listlessly, "I'm sorry, Ye Zhaosan." ”

"It doesn't matter. Ye Zhao smiled angrily.

Masato Furuo took out a GAMEBOY like a trick and asked, "You two, do you want to play this?"

"Huh?" Rie Tomosaka was a little surprised.

Masato Furuo explained, "I was a little worried about not knowing how to get along with a young kid like you, so I brought my son's GAMEBOY with me before I went out. ”

Rie Tomosaka looked at Ye Zhao, who waved her hand and signaled that she didn't care about herself.

"Thank you, Furuo-san!" Rie Tomosaka took over the GAMEBOY, and with the game in hand, she forgot all about her original fan girl and stared at the screen intently, playing super energetically.

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After that, actors Kenji Haga, Rieko Miura, and Mizuki Sano arrived one after another, and after a while, Yukihiko Tsutsumi also reappeared in the conference room, but this time with two other people. Both of them have work cards pinned to their chests, and they should be the main creators of the show.

Sure enough, after the greetings, Ye Zhao learned that the two were screenwriter Masaki Fukasawa and producer Yuko Sakuyama.

The latest to come is the protagonist of this drama, Tsuyoshi Domoto, although he has not yet made his official debut, but his itinerary is definitely the fullest among all the people here.

Speaking of which, we have to mention Janis's strange system, that is, no matter how popular its artists are, how important a job they receive, or what big venue they hold a concert, as long as they don't release their debut singles, they can't be considered official.

As soon as Domoto entered the conference room, he bowed humbly and apologized, "I'm really sorry, I'm late." ”

"It's okay, come and sit down. "Producer Yuko Kazuyama seems to like the way he looks.

Although SP entered the preparatory stage as early as a month ago, it was the first time that all the main creators sat together like this. Producer Yuko Sasayama started her head, and everyone present greeted each other in turn and introduced the part she was responsible for. When it was Ye Zhao's turn, he got up and bowed, and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Ye Zhao who is the soundtrack of this TV series, please advise." ”

As soon as he sat down, as soon as he looked up, Rie Tomosaka, who was sitting directly across from him, made a grimace at him.

The whole meeting lasted nearly three hours, but what was really related to Ye Zhao was only the initial self-introduction.

The script was distributed to everyone, and even Ye Zhao got a copy. After getting acquainted with their roles, the rest of the time was left for the actors to audition.

This is the first time Ye Zhao has watched the actors perform up close, so he is quite fascinated, although the directors and screenwriters are watching the doorway, he is at best lively.

As soon as he entered the role, Rie Tomosaka, who was a little off the line just now, instantly seemed to be a different person, and the somewhat shy and young Domoto Gang also had a little more cynicism in his demeanor, and Masato Furuoya even made Ye Zhao wonder if the uncle who took out the GAMEBOY with a smile just now was suddenly replaced?

And when the director shouts to stop, these suddenly extra demeanors will disappear in an instant, and the characteristics that have just disappeared will return to them again.

Although the current Tsuyoshi Domoto and Rie Tomosaka are still a long way from this kind of free-flowing.