Chapter 12: Apollo Records
Looking at the audience scrambling to put money in the piano case, Ueda Yuki was a little staggered, she was also singing on the street, which was too big a difference compared to the scene when she sang for two hours without finding anything just now, right?
I don't know who took the lead in shouting "Encore" first, and the people who did not leave after the coin insertion also spontaneously followed and shouted "Encore" while clapping their hands, and they were infected by the atmosphere, and Yuki Ueda also clapped their hands.
Ye Zhao, who was originally just to test the charm of "Summer Color", although he successfully received the expected praise, he was also a little hesitant in the face of the audience's enthusiasm. After all, this is not his home stadium in Shibuya, and it is somewhat inappropriate to hold his own show on someone else's territory, but when he turned his head, Natsumi Fujii and Yuki Ueda, who were standing on the side, shouted more vigorously than anyone else, and Ye Zhao was not hypocritical, the tune of the guitar in his hand changed, and he played the song he sang when he was singing in Shibuya.
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Because his wife went back to his hometown in Kagoshima to visit relatives, Arakawa Kazushi had to take his daughter Kana out for dinner. When she came out of the barbecue restaurant after the meal, she happened to meet a colleague from her former company, so Kazushi Arakawa gave Kana 300 yen and asked her to buy ice cream at the dessert shop next to her, while she and her colleague talked on the side of the road.
Arakawa and Shi, who only cared about chatting, waited until they were separated from their colleagues, and turned around, only to find that Kana was missing. The anxious Arakawa Kazushi blames himself in his heart while looking for his daughter everywhere. When passing by a chain restaurant, they saw that there were about twenty or thirty people gathered there, and with a hint of luck that Kana was also joining in the crowd, Arakawa and Shi pushed aside the crowd and got up.
The focus of these onlookers was a young man who was singing, and his daughter Kana was obediently sitting at the young man's feet at this time, holding her cheeks and listening to him singing intently.
"Jia ......" Arakawa and Shi were about to speak, and thought that it was a little rude to interrupt the boy's singing like this, anyway, Kana had already found it, and he was not in a hurry at this time, thinking like this, Arakawa and Shi simply acted as the teenager's audience. Just as soon as he heard this, as a practitioner of music, he immediately discovered the value of juvenile music.
Is there such a character among street performers? Arakawa and Shi thought silently in their hearts. Looking at the young man's gaze, he also changed from casual to focused.
After singing three new songs in succession, seeing that there were more and more onlookers, it had already begun to affect the restaurant's business, and before the restaurant owner got angry and drove people away, Ye Zhao quickly stopped playing.
"Thank you, that's the end of today's performance!" As Ye Zhao announced the end of the performance, the onlookers gradually dispersed, and the little Lori Kana, who was sitting at his feet, finally found Arakawa Kazushi standing in the crowd.
"Daddy!" Kana got up from the ground, trotted forward, and grabbed Arakawa Kazushi's legs. The little head was raised, and when she saw the reproach on her father's face, and realized that she was going to be scolded, Kana quickly diverted the topic and said to Arakawa and Shi Sajiao: "Dad, this big brother sings well! ”
Arakawa and Shi looked at Kana's flattering face, and could only raise it high and put it down gently, symbolically reproaching her a few words, and just let it be over, after all, it really has to come down to the bottom line, or because he, the father, neglected his daughter.
Kana, who had been lifted from the alarm, cheered, pulled Arakawa and Shi to Ye Zhao, and introduced, "Big brother, this is Kana's father!"
"Young man, is this your original?" asked Kazushi Arakawa.
"Yes. Ye Zhao nodded.
"It's amazing, these songs are quite good, are you a professional singer?"
"No, I'm just a street performer who sings in Shibuya. Ye Zhao pointed at Ueda Yuki, "I borrowed this young lady's home field today to perform temporarily." ”
"With your qualifications, I don't think it's difficult to sign a record company, right?"
When it came to signing a record company, Ye Zhao smiled bitterly, "I'll tell you the truth, I did send a demo to Sony Records, but there was no news." ”
"Sony Records," said Kazushi Arakawa, "for a company as big as Sony, the demo cycle is very long, and I've heard that they have been promoting new music singers recently, so they may not pay so much attention to folk songs." You can try to invest in a few more companies, such as Universal Aihui. The quality of your music is so high, you don't have to worry about running out of the road. ”
The head of Arakawa and Shi's analysis was Dao, and Ye Zhao couldn't help but say: "You really know a lot about the record company. ”
"Kana's dad is the head of the record company!
"This ...... It's just an underground record company, and it's a very small company. Kazushi Arakawa was a little embarrassed, but in fact, he knew that in an RB company with seniority, if it was a large company, it would never be his age to sit in the position of minister.
"Underground record company?" Ye Zhao's heart moved, and he took the initiative to say: "I won't tell you, I plan to release an underground single at my own expense." ”
"Really?" Arakawa and Shi Wenyan took out their wallets, took out a business card from it and handed it over, "There is my phone number and company address on it, if you need it, just come to me, with your music level, I will definitely fight for a big discount for you." ”
Ye Zhao took the business card, which was printed with Kazushi Arakawa, deputy director of the marketing department of Apollo Records. "Thank you then, I'll be sure to pay you a visit. found an underground record company that was willing to release, and this unexpected joy made Ye Zhao feel good.
After Arakawa and Shi's father and daughter left, Fujii Natsumi came to Ye Zhao's side and whispered, "Ye Jun really plans to release an underground single?"
Ye Zhao nodded, "I have to thank you, if it weren't for the fact that you signed up for the audition for me, I wouldn't have been able to get that bonus, let alone bring up the matter of underground singles." ”
"Yes......" Natsumi Fujii's expression didn't know what she was thinking. At this time, Yuki Ueda finished counting the tips in the piano box and walked over with an excited face, "Do you know how much money you made just now?"
"One hundred million?" Ye Zhao said deliberately.
"How could it be. Yuki Ueda rolled her eyes.
"How much is that?"
"Thirty-six thousand eight hundred and seventy yen!"
"So much? I've been singing in Shibuya for about ten days, and at most I've earned six or seven thousand yen, and I knew that Nakano's money was so easy to make, so I wouldn't go to Shibuya. ”
"Don't!", Ueda Yuki hurriedly persuaded him to dispel his thoughts, "You are all professional-level, don't come to rob us of these little shrimp jobs." ”
"Just kidding. Ye Zhao said, "It's not early, we should also go, goodbye." ”
"You take the money," Ueda handed over the small paper bag containing the money.
"No, it's just a venue rental fee and equipment usage fee for you. Ye Zhao waved his hand.
"That's not good, it's useless, it's your money, and it should be yours. Yuki Ueda was resolute.
Ye Zhao thought for a while, took the paper bag from Ueda Yuki's hand, took out 18,000 yen from it, and stuffed the paper bag back to Ueda Yuki, "This is the rent for you, if I hadn't borrowed your land, I wouldn't have been able to earn this money, and the credit is half of mine and half of you, so don't refuse." ”
Speaking of this, it would be hypocritical to refuse again, and Ueda Yuki readily accepted the money. When she was leaving, remembering the song that almost made her cry, Yuki Ueda asked, "By the way, what was the name of the song you sang at the beginning?"
"The name of that song is 'Summer Color.' ”
""Summer Color"......" Ueda Yuki repeated, and said loudly at Ye Zhao's departing back: "If you really make this song into a single, I will buy it! No, even if it is other songs, I will buy it!"
"Thank you then. Also, my name is Ye Zhao, don't buy the wrong one. "Is this a fan gain?
Natsumi Fujii, whose hometown is in Nara, now shares an apartment with a friend in Kichijoji, and on the way to the station, she has always remained silent in the light atmosphere of her arrival. At first, Ye Zhao opened a few topics in order to liven up the atmosphere, but seeing that she didn't react, she gave up. The long road soon came to an end, and the station was in sight. After picking up your ticket from the ticket vending machine, the train bound for Kichijoji has not yet arrived, but the train bound for Ikebukuro has already slowly entered the station.
Staring at Ye Zhao's side face, Fujii Natsumi finally mustered up the courage and said, "That, Ye Jun, did you find ...... today?"
"I'm sorry, the tram came in, I'll go first, goodbye Natsumi!" Ye Zhao interrupted her, and after saying goodbye hurriedly, he strode into the tram.
Seeing Ye Zhao's departing back, Fujii Natsumi raised her face, sucked her nose hard, and murmured in a low voice: "...... Did you notice that I put on your makeup today?"
The train started, leaving Natsumi Fujii far behind on the platform. Ye Zhao said sorry to Natsumi Fujii in his heart and didn't look back. For him, if he doesn't like a person, then he won't give her superfluous expectations.