Chapter 84: Done in One Sentence?
If you stop a person on the street of RB and ask him which group RB is most famous for, then nine times out of ten, passers-by, regardless of age, gender, will answer that they will be the stars of the southern sky.
To put it in one word, it's everyone knows.
Rome wasn't built in a day, and the popularity of the stars didn't accumulate in just a year or two, in fact, the band debuted very early, from the release of their first album in '78 until the official announcement of the 'temporary hiatus', they have been in the music scene for more than 30 years.
The team has never been changed in more than 30 years, and this unity alone is already very respectable.
Of course, it's more important because their work is excellent. For example, Zhang Tianwang's song "Love You More Every Day" in Hong Kong City is a cover of their "Fruits of True Summer", and Chen Huixian's smash hit "Scoop Snow" is also a cover of "The Journey of Flowers in Bloom" from the stars of the southern sky.
It was precisely because of this popularity and strength that Lin Zhicheng thought of inviting them to participate in the New Year's celebration held in the Nalan Islands as representatives of the island country, and perform on the same stage with those European and American celebrities.
It's just that before they met, Lin Zhicheng was still a little worried, and he didn't know if Kuwata Jiayu would agree to this invitation.
It's not that Yoshisuke Kuwata or Nantian Stars won't accept overseas performances, the key is that the band has announced its cessation of activities several years ago.
Although the biggest reason for making this decision at that time was that the lead singer Yoshisuke Kuwata had cancer and had to temporarily suspend the event due to his physical condition, in the final analysis, they officially announced the news in the media and actually stopped all performances.
Therefore, even if Kuwata Kasuke has now overcome the illness and occasionally comes out to do things as an individual, it is still a big question mark whether the stars of Nantian will come back again in the form of a team and take this invitation.
The chance of success may only be half, and there is not much certainty in my heart, so I unconsciously put some effort into action.
No, it was only about six o'clock in the morning, and the sky was not yet bright, so Lin Zhicheng left the warm quilt early and prepared to set off on the road. You know, on weekdays, his habit has always been to sleep until he wakes up naturally.
In addition, for today's task, Lin Zhicheng also made some other arrangements.
For example, I asked the hotel to help contact a small car for transportation - Lin Zhicheng himself does not have a driver's license, although Catherine can drive, but because the traffic rules of RB are left-hand drive, most cars are right-hand drive cars, which is somewhat different from the left-hand drive car that Catherine is used to, so for the sake of safety, the two still chose to hire a driver instead of driving themselves.
Another example is to temporarily contact an Australian student studying in Waseda online and ask him to act as a translator in case of emergency.
At about seven o'clock in the morning, the driver named Keiichi Yamada and Lobo, a student from Australia, came to the hotel where Lin Zhicheng and Catherine were staying, met the two, and had breakfast together.
The drive along the way took nearly two hours, and during this time, several people also talked about a lot of topics.
From the trivial matters in daily life, to some recent political events in RB, to the gossip in the entertainment industry, chatting all the way, the strangeness that originally permeated the car gradually disappeared, and the relationship between the four became familiar.
Before I knew it, I had arrived at my destination, which was the Tokyo Golf Course.
Keiichi Yamada's task was only to drive, and he would not participate in the interview together, so he did not follow Lin Zhicheng, but found a place on his own and temporarily enjoyed his free time.
As for Lin Zhicheng and Catherine, they took Lobo to the front desk and asked the front desk lady who was in charge of receiving customers about the whereabouts of Yoshisuke Kuwata.
"Are you the guests of Kuwata-san? He's waiting in his room, please come with me. ”
After all, it is not in the city of Tokyo, and in consideration of the needs of the guests, the stadium is specially equipped with rooms for guests to stay. The object of Lin Zhicheng's appointment, Sang Tian Jiayu, is not young anymore, and he doesn't have the energy to get up early on the day of the meeting like them, so in order not to be late, but also to recuperate, he has come here a day in advance and booked a room for himself.
After following the front desk lady, after walking for about five minutes, several people came to Kuwata Yoshisuke's room.
To Lin Zhicheng's surprise, waiting here was not only Kuwata Jiayu himself, but also another very familiar uncle.
"You must be guests from the Nalan Islands, welcome to welcome, I, Yoshisuke Kuwata, please take care of me. ”
"Uh, oh, hello, I'm Lin Zhicheng, this is my assistant Catherine, and this one, his name is Lobo, and I hired a translator. Because of his distraction, Lin Zhicheng's reaction was a little slower, and his words when greeting him were a little messy.
"Hehe, aren't you scared? I didn't expect me to have such a big celebrity by my side, right?" Kuwata Jiayu didn't care about the messiness in Lin Zhicheng's words, and pointed to another friend standing beside him, a mischievous smile appeared on his face: "Well, judging by your reaction, I don't think I need to introduce it again, right?"
"Hello saury-san, I didn't expect to see you here, please take care of me when we meet for the first time. Nodding, Lin Zhicheng smiled and said hello to Sang Tian Jiayu's friend.
"Hahahaha, hello, I'm saury, take care of me. Laughing and stretching out his hand to shake Lin Zhicheng, and then, the Akashi saury, who naturally likes to be funny, made a joke: "By the way, although it's all called saury, I can't eat it." ”
"Yes? Speaking of which, because he has watched a lot of variety shows, Lin Zhicheng is more familiar with the Akashi saury. Knowing his character, Lin Zhicheng smiled and cooperated: "Forget it, anyway, I prefer crustaceans, you, you don't even have crab roe, it's not my dish in the first place." ”
is not only the first time to meet, but also a foreigner, can so cooperate to catch the burden thrown by himself, which already makes the saury very happy, and what makes him even more excited is that Lin Zhicheng actually turned around and threw him a handle that he could use the topic to play.
After being scratched by the itch, the saury immediately showed a happy expression on his face, and laughed: "Crab roe? I really don't have that, alas, I'm really unwilling." ”
Although it shows that the appearance of Shijia saury is very unexpected, it is precisely because of his activity that the atmosphere at the first meeting has become better.
But then again, it's not all about saury.
For example, at this time, I casually asked Lin Zhicheng if he had ever played golf, and after getting the answer of 'this is the first time', the saury became a teacher in a hurry, pulled him to introduce the rules of golf, and took out his own club, and began to tell him about the differences between various clubs.
When the teacher was energetic, the saury completely forgot that he was only a supporting role, and also forgot that Lin Zhicheng and others came to talk to Sangtian Jiayu about business.
Fortunately, Lin Zhicheng himself has not forgotten his mission. Seeing the gap between the saury's words, he finally brought it up: "That, saury-san, about the golf course, can we wait a while? Then, can I say a few words to Sangtian-san first...... ”
"Ugh. was mentioned by Lin Zhicheng, and the saury reacted: "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm so excited." Shall you go and talk to him about business first, and as for the lessons, you will continue on the court later?"
"Well, I'll ask you for more guidance later. Nodding, Lin Zhicheng turned around and mentioned the invitation to the performance to Kuwata Jiayu.
"Okay, I promised. ”
"If you have any requests, you may as well say so...... Alas, did you agree?" Originally, there were a lot of words, but I didn't expect Kuwata Jiayu to nod so quickly, not only Lin Zhicheng himself didn't react, but Catherine on the side, and Lobo, who was specially hired as a translator, were also full of surprise.
"yes, I said yes. Seemingly liking the reaction of several people, Yoshisuke Kuwata laughed.
"No, I mean you just agreed? There's nothing to ask, nothing to talk about...... "I've never had this happen to other guests before. Therefore, even if Sangtian Jiayu confirmed it again, Lin Zhicheng still looked incredulous.
"Hehe, I don't have any requirements anyway. You're not going to deduct the acting fee, are you?" asked first, and seeing Lin Zhicheng shaking his head, Sang Tian Jiayu spread his hands and said with a smile: "Since that's the case, then why should I refuse?"
"Let's talk, right?" At this moment, the saury jumped out again: "Let's go, let's play~!"
With a head full of confusion, Lin Zhicheng was taken out of the room by the saury by his arm, and then he wanted to turn around and ask what was going on, it seemed that it was no longer appropriate.
Fortunately, the saury uncovered the mystery for him - there was no special reason why Kuwata Jiayu agreed so simply, just because Lin Zhicheng looked at him. In fact, Sangtian Jiayu invited Lin Zhicheng to come over to meet this time, and the purpose was not really to sit down with him to negotiate, but just to see if he could enter his eyes.
If you can see it, then everything is easy to say, and if you can't look at it, no matter how good the conditions are, you will be blind, it's that simple.
Other young artists value popularity or money very much, but what about Yoshisuke Kuwata? It has been decades since his debut, and now he has long been fame and fortune, so he is not so particular about these things.
To put it bluntly, it is because of the attitude of having no desire and being rigid that the way of doing things is so simple.