Chapter 57: The Second Single
After Mildew agreed to join Sony Records, Kiyoshi Sakamoto jumped up excitedly and hugged Taylor.
Then he took out the phone, walked out of the café, and called the president of Sony Records, that is, his own boss, Naoki Kitagawa.
And when Kiyoshi Sakamoto was on the phone, Mildew was sitting in his seat, still in a state of confusion.
"KIYO, HE SEEMED TO HUG ME JUST NOW... ”
On the phone, Kiyoshi Sakamoto said that he found a talented girl singer in the United States and wanted to recommend her to Sony.
On the phone, I heard Sakamoto Kiyoshi say this, although I don't know what the situation is, but since it is Sakamoto Kiyoshi's proposal for Sonybaby, it doesn't matter if you send someone to take a look, after all, Sakamoto Kiyoshi still has to give face.
So, Kitagawa promised Sakamoto Kiyoshi on the phone that he would immediately ask the person in charge of Sony Records' European and American region to send a few professionals over to see this genius girl in Sakamoto Kiyoshi's mouth.
And Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who finished the call, only then found that he was sitting in his seat in a daze, so he felt very strange, and asked, "Taylor, what's wrong?"
Taylor, who was shocked by Sakamoto Kiyoshi's words, didn't know what he thought, his face was a little red, and he hurriedly waved his hand and replied, "It's okay, I'm fine." ”
Kiyoshi Sakamoto glanced at Taylor suspiciously, thinking that she was happy to know that she could join Sony Records, so she was relieved.
So I continued to sit down and chat with Taylor about the benefits and fun of Sony.
Half an hour later, two Sony Records' Nashville-based music managers arrived at the Blue Bird Café together.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto was a little surprised to see Sony's people coming so quickly, but then think about it, after all, it was ordered by the big guy Beichuan, and the subordinates below will definitely do their best to get it done quickly.
After exchanging words with the two, the two said that they would take Taylor over to record the music at the nearby Sony Music Studio to see Taylor's singing and creative power.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto is not indispensable, but Taylor is also very confident in his current strength, so a group of four people rushed to Sony Music Studio on Fifth Avenue.
accompanied Taylor, went to the studio, and then, after the assessment of Taylor by the two music agents, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was always by his side, so that Taylor, who was in the assessment, was very relieved.
In the end, of course, both music agents agree that Taylor's potential and future are very much appreciated. But for Taylor's creative ability, I think it still takes a year to polish it, and if she debuts, she will need a company to help her collect songs.
For this, Taylor has her own pride, she said that she would rather polish her creative ability for another year, but also let her first album be her own original songs, and do not accept other people's songs, however, Sakamoto Kiyoshi is an exception.
When Kiyoshi Sakamoto heard this, he was suddenly hated by two middle-aged men, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who felt inexplicable, felt a little embarrassed when he saw Taylor, who was looking at him a little shyly.
"Mildew, you're not going to like me, are you? No, no. I'm too short, she doesn't look down on me. She just thanked me for the recommendation and nothing else. Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought in his heart.
"Then Taylor, are you really going to wait another year before you make your album debut?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto quickly asked.
"Well, I thought about it, you're right, my creative ability is not enough for me to create a whole album, so I should learn a lot from Sony's songwriters. Well, and you, from you, I can also learn a lot. "Taylor now completely regards Kiyoshi Sakamoto as his role model.
"Well, no problem, if you want to ask anything about music, you can come and ask me. Kiyoshi Sakamoto patted his chest and reassured.
Mildew followed me to learn to create, which is not too cool!!
In this way, Mildew signed his name on the contract brought by the music agent and officially became a member of Sony Records.
Finally signed the mold, Sakamoto Kiyoshi only then felt a big stone in his heart and put it down.
However, after signing the contract with Mildew, the two music agents did not leave, but told Sakamoto Kiyoshi about the instructions brought by the above, and it was here that they helped Sakamoto Kiyoshi record a single.
"What? Recording singles? What singles?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't know what was going on when he heard the news.
"This is President Naoki Kitagawa instructed us to help Mr. KIYO record the English song you sang at the westlife concert. One of the middle-aged men, said.
""I'm Yours, is it recorded here?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto understood at this time, it should be the big guy Kitagawa who knew that he was singing an original English song at the concert, so he wanted him to record it as a single by the way.
"Is this revenge for not being able to see me release a new single for too long? Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought.
"Alright then, let's record 'I'm Yours' here, lest I have to record it when I go back to RB. Kiyoshi Sakamoto feels that it doesn't matter, after all, this song, he originally wanted to release it, and at this time, it just happened to be his second single, perfect!
So, Kiyoshi Sakamoto recorded his second single directly at Sony Music Studios in Nashville, and the audience next to him was Taylor Swift, who had just been signed to Sony Records.
Nashville has a huge music production, with more than 400 record music companies in the United States concentrated here, and it is the second largest music publishing place in the United States after New York, and music studios are also popular in Nashville.
And Sony also has a branch here. Sony, one of the world's four largest record companies, is a music studio that is being used by Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and it is a fully equipped recording studio with a control room, a tape room, and an instrument room.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was already familiar with the song "I'm Yours", recorded "I'm Yours" in two hours in this well-equipped recording studio, as if with divine help, and also recorded two versions of "I'm Yours", a pure folk version and a folk rock version.
Taylor, who watched Kiyoshi Sakamoto recording outside the studio, was also very surprised, generally speaking, it takes a few days to record a song perfectly, and it takes seven or eight hours to record it, but Kiyoshi Sakamoto only took two hours to record this song "I'm Yours", and on the basis of the folk version, another folk rock version was recorded.
Taylor, who didn't know that the song "I'm Yours" was originally a folk rock, thought that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was recording it on the side, but then thought of adding rock elements to the song "I'm Yours", so another version of "I'm Yours" was born.
Suddenly, the worship of Sakamoto Kiyoshi has risen to a height.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't know that he had a whim, and he got the final version of "I'm Yours", which made Taylor worship himself even more, what is this called?
And Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who recorded the single, saw the time, and it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
"Goo-goo-goo... ”
Suddenly, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's stomach protested to him, saying why hadn't he fed it yet...
Kiyoshi Sakamoto's cheeky face was also a little embarrassed, because there was Taylor standing next to him, so he heard the voice very clearly.
"HEE-HEE-HEE, KIYO, ARE YOU HUNGRY?" TAYLOR ASKED WITH A SMILE.
"Sort of... "Kiyoshi Sakamoto is indeed a little hungry, because since a few hours ago, in order to sign Taylor as soon as possible, he didn't have the heart to eat something at all, and he recorded two hours of music just now, which is also quite expensive.
"Then would you like to go to my house for dinner?" Suddenly, Taylor offered an invitation to "meet the parents" for dinner.
"That's not good, we've only known each other for a while. "Kiyoshi Sakamoto really wants to go, because I'm really a little hungry, and I can go to Taylor's house to see yes, I'm happy, but I still have to pretend on the surface.
After all, we people of the Celestial Empire are very modest and polite.
"It's okay, if Mom and Dad knew that it was you who recommended me to Sony Records, they would definitely thank you, come on. Taylor looked at Sakamoto Kiyoshi and sprinkled coquettishly, that voice made Sakamoto Kiyoshi a little soft.
"Well, I should also go to my uncle and aunt and explain the situation today. "Sakamoto Kiyoshi definitely didn't go because of Taylor's coquettishness.,But because I signed someone else's daughter.,I'm also going to come to the door to say something.,Right?。。。
After Sakamoto Kiyoshi made a good excuse for himself to go to Taylor's house, he followed Taylor back with peace of mind.
The Taylors live in Hendersonville, about 20 miles from Nashville.
Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Taylor hailed a taxi, and twenty minutes later, under Taylor's guidance, they came to Taylor's residence, and in the living room, they saw Taylor's parents.
Taylor's father was a successful stockbroker who worked for Merrill Lynch, and his mother was a marketing director at a mutual fund company before becoming a full-time housewife.
The two may be because of their previous financial careers, which makes them look so neat and shrewd.
After Kiyoshi Sakamoto introduced himself, and also under Taylor's introduction, Taylor's parents learned that just today, the Asian teenager in front of him recommended his daughter to Sony Records, one of the world's four major record companies.
Both of them were taken aback, and after looking at the contract Taylor brought back, they realized that it was all true.
So, the two were very grateful and grateful to Kiyoshi Sakamoto for this recommender. So,When it was time for dinner,,I deliberately got a lot of food.,Keep telling Sakamoto Kiyoshi to eat more.,That enthusiasm.,I'm about to treat Sakamoto Kiyoshi as a son-in-law.。。。
Kiyoshi Sakamoto had no choice but to eat so much that he almost vomited under the enthusiasm of Taylor's parents and the assistance of Taylor.
In the end, it was a call from Uncle Ishida that saved Kiyoshi Sakamoto.
"Moximoxi, Uncle, really Aligado!" Kiyoshi Sakamoto answered the phone outside, his face almost tearying... Satiety.
"Huh, I called you to ask if you're back, what's wrong with you, are you okay?" Uncle Ishida was also a little confused.
"Oh, it's okay, it's okay. I'm going to the airport, and it's going to be soon. Hang up first. Kiyoshi Sakamoto finally thought of a good reason to slip away, that is, he was busy with work.
So, as soon as Kiyoichi Sakamoto returned to the house, he immediately said that he still had a job waiting for him at RB, so he had to go first.
The enthusiastic Taylor family can't help it, the work of the family is important, and they can't stay longer, so they let him go.
Under Taylor's reluctant expression, Sakamoto Kiyoshi resolutely left his personal phone number with Taylor and left immediately.
As soon as he left Taylor's house, Kiyoshi Sakamoto immediately called a taxi, said to the driver, "to the airport", and sat quietly in the back seat of the car and rested.