Lady~ Aha!

Jokes aside, Shinichi Iwahashi really feels that although nominally he is acting as an agent for Miwa Yoshida, in fact, their current model is more like partners fighting side by side because of the same goal.

This makes them different from the simple relationship between Mineshima and Mimi Club, which is a simple manager and musician.

The day after the recording ended, Mineshima called Shinichi Iwahashi and said that there was a special performance and asked him to come over and help. Iwahashi Shinkazu answered the phone, and after work the next day, he went to see Mine Island and followed to help with chores.

Today's performance is a punk band called "ABNORMAL". Shin'ichi Iwahashi and the band moved the equipment into the car, and one of the members reminded him, "Please be careful, please." ”

"Understood. Shinichi Iwahashi replied.

Handle with care. I understand the truth. How to maintain a good relationship with his musicians is also a matter for the manager. To do this, try to meet their requirements. Of course, don't be afraid to offend them and hide your true thoughts, you have to say what you have to say. This is the mode that can work healthily.

In addition to the equipment, there are also records made by the band that are going to be sold at the venue, and they are also carried into the car. Selling their own records is an important source of income for underground musicians.

The statement of miscellaneous is not bad at all, the work of the underground music industry agent is very trivial, and the contact work is only basic. At this point, everything that comes into view may be your own work.

Shinichi Iwahashi feels like an intern who follows the old-timers, and everything starts in the most inconspicuous places.

When he arrived at the place, Shinichi Iwahashi followed Minejima to confirm the venue - not only that, but Mineshima also introduced him to the person in charge of LIVEHOUSE. For Iwahashi Shinkazu, this was the most valuable part of the trip.

Tokyo, where underground music culture is thriving, is home to countless places where you can perform. Even so, there are thousands of doors, and you don't know how to get there without anyone leading you.

Compared to running around by yourself, being able to have an old-timer in front of you to lead, I don't know how many detours you have to take.

ABNORMAL's popularity is very high, filling the LIVEHOUSE to the brim, and the fans are also very enthusiastic.

Mineshima told Shinichi Iwahashi that it would be a very effortless job to negotiate for a popular band like ABNORMAL, because the band itself has its own popularity, which can save a lot of effort in publicity and promotion.

"Moreover, because the band itself is popular, it is effortless to apply for prime time, and the box office share is also good, and the band can probably get sixty percent, and there is no need to guarantee the bottom. ”

If a singer who is not very popular wants to perform here, in order to save the capital, LIVEHOUSE will set an indicator, such as how much of the ticket revenue belongs to the venue, and the ticket revenue that exceeds this line can participate in the share.

"During prime times like weekends and holidays, popular singers are basically singing, and if it's your Yoshida-san, there's no other way than to rent this land to cover your own profits and losses, but there's no point in that. So, you might as well start with Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday and slowly build up popularity. When doing business, at the beginning, don't think about making money, although the ultimate goal is to make money. ”

No matter how precious and important music is to musicians, performances are a business. If we can't have such a clear understanding, then we will not be able to go mainstream unless we stay underground as an amateur band in the future.

Shinichi Iwahashi followed Mineshima for two days of miscellaneous work, and his knowledge rose gradually, but after fully seeing the world of underground music and clearly and intuitively understanding what he was doing, the original motivation of pure ideals also changed subtly.

The ideal is still there, but compared to the beginning, it is not so enthusiastic, but more sober. For him, there is no need to be enthusiastic all the time, as long as the enthusiasm is enough to support him to persevere, the rest is seriousness and restraint.

It just so happened that the recording studio called him and told him that the half-finished song he recorded had come out. Shinichi Iwahashi put down the phone and called Miwa Yoshida again, and the two of them made an appointment to meet at a place and went to the recording studio together in the evening.

After listening to their semi-finished products, Miwa Yoshida didn't speak for a while, pondered for a long time, and pointed out a few things that he thought needed to be revised. She doesn't know any kind of musical instrument, so she can only describe it orally, and Iwahashi Shinichi is also helping on the side, and a group of people are comparing and comparing like playing dumb riddles, tossing and turning for a long time, and then it is settled.

After waiting for another two days, the finished product finally came out.

Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't do the work of arranging, and he felt that the effect of the final product was unsatisfactory. For example, I was going to make a tailor-made dress, but in the end I didn't, but went to the mall to try on one and came back.

The clothes are good clothes, but compared to the tailor himself to measure them, there is something missing.

He told Miwa Yoshida about this idea, and Miwa Yoshida was silent for a moment, nodded in understanding, and said slowly: "It's just so easy." ”

Lyricists, composers, arrangers, singers, there is something mysterious and mysterious, and some songwriters and singers can have a chemical reaction.

Otherwise, why did Yumi Matsuren Ya marry arranger Masataka Matsuren Ya in order to have someone arrange music for him (by mistake), Miyuki Nakajima felt that it was compatible with the arranging aura of Kazuzo Seo, and they worked together for decades in one go.

In terms of songwriters and singers, there are Fang Wenshan, who is in love with Jay Chou, and Yang Qianfa, who sings all about Lin Xi's heart.

The record company selects a few suitable songs from hundreds of songs in the music library for the singer, and the reason why the members of the underground band have changed repeatedly is that in addition to the high mobility of this line, this change is also looking for that kind of resonance.

It's just that this kind of "just right" is really hard to find. If you can meet it, it is absolutely lucky.

Both of them understood this in their hearts, so they didn't mention it again.

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At nine o'clock on Saturday morning, Miwa Yoshida came to see him at Shinichi Iwahashi's apartment.

This time, I live a life of working during the day and doing chores at night, and it is rare to have a holiday, so Iwahashi Shinichi slept lazily. When Miwa Yoshida came to knock on the door, he was still lying under the covers, keeping his eyes open, but his consciousness had not yet awakened, and he was empty.

It wasn't until he heard a knock on the door that Shinichi Iwahashi remembered that he had an appointment with Miwa Yoshida today, and as soon as his mind cleared up, he immediately rubbed up like a Snickers.

In order to prevent her from knocking outside for too long and causing the landlord to be dissatisfied, he opened the door first and said to Miwa Yoshida, "Wait a minute." ”

"Haven't you gotten up yet? Miwa Yoshida said, her eyes falling on the pattern on the shoulders of his pajamas.

"Well, it'll be fine soon. Iwahashi Shinichi replied, seeing Miwa Yoshida nodding in understanding, and then closed the door again.

Then he put the bed into the closet as fast as he could, changed his pajamas, put on his regular clothes, took up cold water, washed his face, brushed his teeth, and did not shave his beard, and went to open the door for her first.