Kamai Sachiko was suddenly asked this question, as if she was trying to think of a reaction, she was startled.
Through the glass wall, the expression on her face could be seen clearly. Shinichi Iwahashi smiled and expressed comfort, "Is it too presumptuous? But, your voice is a bit tight to me."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked Kamai Sachiko to sing the song he wanted to sing, and Kamaichi Sachiko finally chose "foryou..." by Takahashi Mariko.
This song was released in 1982, which is older than "Roppongi Hearts". At that time, Kamai Sachiko was still a high school student. But no matter which song it is, it is a famous song worth listening to again and again, and it is enough to be passed down.
From rock to ballads, from the selection of these two songs, we can understand Sachiko Kamaike's listening taste.
However, Sachiko Kamaike, who sings ballads, is a bit lacking compared to her performance in "Roppongi Hearts". It's not that she can't sing well, but that her voice is perfectly matched with rock music, so singing ballads can't fully bring out her performance.
Bring out that unique charm.
In addition to this, there is the issue mentioned by Shinichi Iwahashi.
"It's not just the song "For You..." that I sang just now, it was the same when I listened to your demo tape of "Roppongi Hearts" before." Iwahashi Shinichi's golden ears can't hide any minor problems in singing from him.
It is inevitable for a novice who has just entered the recording studio to be nervous. The more times she sings, the more she will gradually relax. The reason why I specifically asked this is to confirm whether it is really nervous or whether it is some kind of something in her voice.
Characteristics.
Are you nervous? Sachiko Kamaike was about to nod, recalling her state of mind during the two recording sessions, she shook her head slightly, "I think it's not nervous."
"Oh?" Iwahashi Shinichi showed polite curiosity.
Sachiko Kamai thought for a while, "Rather than being nervous, it's probably because I'm uncomfortable... right?"
In the recording studio, Sachiko Kamaike did not feel nervous about singing to the recording engineer. However, the strong contrast between the inside and outside of the recording studio made it seem like she was isolated from the world, but the "ordinary world" outside was still in front of her.
In front of you.
Especially now, when I am face to face with Shinichi Iwahashi across a glass wall, communicating with microphones connected to both sides, the feeling is clearer and stronger.
Kamai Sachiko didn't know whether the discomfort caused by this contrast could be eliminated with getting used to it, but from what she felt now, it should be a kind of discomfort, not nervousness.
"I see." Iwahashi Shin nodded, changed the subject, and praised her, "Tachi-san, your voice is very nice."
"Thank you." Kamaike Yukiko bowed to him.
Watching her salute to him through the glass wall, Shinichi Iwahashi felt something funny in it and couldn't help laughing.
He recalled the environment in the recording studio. He felt funny when he saw Sachiko Kamaike bowing. It was not surprising that he felt uncomfortable when he saw Sachiko Kamaike smiling.
Shinichi Iwahashi has dealt with a number of novices with zero experience, but Sachiko Kamaike is the first to be so sensitive to this kind of contrast.
He thought about it for a moment and suddenly suggested to her, "Can you please sing another song?"
"What?" Kamaike Yukiko couldn't figure out Iwahashi Shinichi's thoughts.
Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "I want to ask you a little this time. Can you choose a rock song that you are good at singing?"
However, in addition to asking her to choose another rock song to sing, Iwahashi Shinichi also gave her an additional suggestion, "Have you seen the curtains on the wall? You can try to pull them up."
"Put the curtains up?"
Kamai Sachiko's eyes followed his words and fell on the heavy curtains.
After thinking about it, she followed Shinichi Iwahashi's suggestion, took two steps forward, pinched a corner of the curtain, and covered the glass wall in front of her. In an instant, Iwahashi, who was standing in front of the console facing her just now,
Shinichi Hashi, Haruko Akamatsu, and Seiichiro Kuribayashi all disappeared before her eyes.
The ordinary world outside disappeared from her eyes.
"Do you feel better now?"
Shinichi Iwahashi's voice came from the headphones. The outside world did not disappear, but continued to maintain contact with the world in the recording studio in other ways.
However, without face to face, the sense of separation has indeed faded away.
"Normally, you must face things that should be faced. It is not good to escape."
"However," Iwahashi Shinichi changed the topic and told her, "I personally am not opposed to proper escape. If Tachi-san feels uncomfortable, you can also try to 'escape' like this first."
He encouraged Kamai Sachiko to escape for a while.
Kamachi Sachiko couldn't see his face, but she just heard such serious words. Because of this, she was amused by his words.
A short chuckle came back from the monitoring headphones.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't take it seriously and gave her the final explanation, "I will wait for you to start. Now, I leave it to you to decide when to start, Kamachi-san."
After saying this, the listening earphones became quiet.
Now, the connection with the ordinary world outside has been severed, and everything has become unknown. However, since it is up to Kamai Sachiko to decide when to start, it would be better to say that the initiative is in her own hands.
She slowly immersed herself in this world where only she existed, thinking about what song she should sing next.
…
Giving the initiative to Kamai Sachiko, I don't know where the timing is to start. The curtains are also drawn up, and I can't see her state inside. Everything becomes unknown.
Shinichi Iwahashi pursed his lips tightly, waiting for the recording to start at an unknown time.
Closing the curtains is an approach that increases the pressure on the sound engineer. In this way, this side falls into passivity. However, compared to giving orders to Kamai Sachiko or teaching her how to overcome the discomfort, Iwahashi
Shinichi now wants to hear the voice of a "relaxed" Sachiko Kamaiike.
I don’t know how much time passed, but through the earphones, I heard Sachiko Kamaichi’s voice coming back: “That’s it.”
Shinichi Iwahashi quickly controlled the equipment.
After that, in the monitoring headphones, Kamaike Sachiko sang another song "Inpleasure" by Annlewis. Shinichi Iwahashi listened carefully to the subtleties. The first two sentences were still a little tight, but as the song slowly unfolded, it also became clearer.
Gradually it stretches and becomes more "elastic".
Sachiko Kamaiike's singing voice fed back from the monitoring headphones was still clear, and after putting aside the discomfort, her performance was a little better.
Of course, without systematic training and relying solely on talent, she would never suddenly move up a floor just because she closed the curtains.
In other words, the first audition tape of "Roppongi Hearts" has already shown her highest level so far. This little trick of Iwahashi Shinichi only gave her a slight bonus.
However, it is enough to achieve results.
In any case, the tightness of the voice caused by this kind of discomfort is not a good thing.
As expected, her voice is at its best when singing rock music. While listening to it, Iwahashi Shinichi mentally compared it with the "foryou" just now, which made her even more sure of this.
What is more certain is another thing.
That is, Kamaike Sachiko’s excellence is both “worthy” and “able”.
…
Sachiko Kamaiike had to report to the office at four o'clock. When she came to the recording studio, she first talked about some music and then went to try out two songs. Before she knew it, three o'clock had already passed.
Kamai Sachiko said goodbye, and Akamatsu Haruko also stood up.
The two girls said hello to Shinichi Iwahashi and Seiichiro Kuribayashi and walked out of the recording studio.
"Thank you for coming today." Akamatsu Haruko chatted with her on the side of the road outside the recording room.
Kamai Sachiko shook her head slightly, "I'm very happy to be able to sing in the recording studio again and meet Iwahashi-san."
Hearing what she said, Akamatsu Haruko cast a slightly probing look at her.
Kamachi Sachiko guessed her thoughts and explained to her: "I respect Iwahashi-san very much..." Looking at Akamatsu Haruko, her expression was shy, but her tone was not hesitant, "Iwahashi-san respects dreams and can make others
The person whose dreams come true.”
Make other people's dreams come true?
Akamatsu Haruko remembered that Kamai Sachiko had just told Iwahashi Shinichi that her dream was to be decisive when singing. Is that so?
Today, Iwahashi Shinichi invited Kamai Sachiko to the recording studio. In the end, he did not tell her the reason for inviting her. He just chatted with her about music and invited her to audition, as if he just wanted to satisfy his curiosity and want to get to know her.
Just a moment.
The only thing that "crossed the line" was that after the recording, while chatting, I casually asked Kamai Sachiko how long he had been in the industry and how many years his contract with Stardust Agency was, but he did not go into depth on this topic.
However, Akamatsu Haruko didn't think that Iwahashi Shinichi simply wanted to satisfy her curiosity. During this meeting with Kamaike Sachiko, Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her with a scrutinizing attitude from time to time, as if it was an interview.
Sachiko Kamaike, who believes that she can make other people's dreams come true, did she convey her dream to Shinichi Iwahashi?
Akamatsu Haruko thought about the possibility that Iwahashi-san also thought Kamai Sachiko was very good and was attracted to her.
Thinking of this, Akamatsu Haruko felt inspired and said to Kamachi Sachiko: "It would be great if Iwahashi-san could make Kamachi-san's dream come true."
When Kamatsu Sachiko heard this, she was slightly startled. Her expression showed a trace of yearning at first, and then she shook her head slightly as she thought of something. Akamatsu Haruko didn't know what this shaking of her head meant, but it was inconvenient to ask further.
"Then I'll take my leave."
The two girls said goodbye outside the recording room. Sachiko Kamaike walked to the station, and Haruko Akamatsu returned to the recording studio. Shinichi Iwahashi was still listening to the demo tape just now, the last one to be precise.
After listening to it, he took off his headphones, looked at his watch, and said to Seiichiro Kuribayashi: "Can you help me copy all three demo tapes of Kamachi-san to tapes?"
Kuribayashi Seiichiro agreed, "Of course there is no problem...but do you want to show it to someone?"
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "I have this plan." While Seiichiro Kuribayashi was busy, he called Akamatsu Haruko, "Kamatsuchi-san's contract with Stardust Agency is for three years."
"Yes." Akamatsu Haruko nodded.
Shinichi Iwahashi said thoughtfully, "It's just the beginning."
…
Kamai Sachiko arrived at the office ten minutes before four o'clock. Ten minutes early, she was already the first one to arrive. After greeting her, her manager Nakano joked: "Sachiko, you really deserve to be a salaryman."
Kamai Sachiko showed a slightly offended expression.
Nakano noticed it and smiled, "I didn't mean any harm, I was just praising you for being punctual. The other 'elder ladies', however, delayed coming until the last minute no matter what."
"If you keep saying that," Kamaike Yukiko said a little seriously, "next time I will have to wait until the last minute before coming over."
Nakano couldn't help laughing.
While we were chatting, Natsuki Okamoto walked in, greeted Nakano, and spoke to Kamai Sachiko: "You're here so soon, Sachi-chan. I was still wondering if you would be late."
Nakano looked serious, but Okamoto Natsuki was much more lively. Kamaike Sachiko smiled and replied: "I will never forget it."
"I walked around Minami Aoyama for a long time, but I got nothing. I even drank coffee." Natsuki Okamoto asked her, "What did you do, Yuki-chan?"
Sachiko Kamaike recalled the experience of drawing the curtains in the recording room and immersing herself in her own world. She didn't want to lie and couldn't tell Natsuo Okamoto about these things, so she just said: "I went to play with my friends."
Natsuki Okamoto was not an idiot. After receiving such an answer, he stopped asking further questions.
The models who were summoned had a shoot at seven o'clock tonight. Kamaike Sachiko still had to put on heavy makeup, wear clothes that she didn't like and wasn't comfortable with, prepare herself mentally, and then walk in front of the camera.
Occasionally when she takes a break, she will recall today's experience in the recording studio.
Compared to the noisy studio, she still really likes the feeling of being alone in the recording studio. Chaos and silence, two completely different experiences, appear alternately.
Singing is a dream, and working as a model is reality.
Akamatsu Haruko said that it would be great if Iwahashi-san could make her dream come true. Kamaike Sachiko thought about this and smiled at the camera under the direction of the photographer.
…
Watanabe Manyumi was very efficient. The next day, Iwahashi Shinichi received the copied videos of the contestants he had selected at the selection meeting that she had sent, and they were all arranged according to their names and numbers.
Shinichi Iwahashi got the videotape, but he didn't feel very excited. As if he had completed his task, he watched the players' videos one by one in the screening room of Kawasaki's office.
However, there was no disturbance in his heart, even for the people he had personally circled.
After listening to Kamai Sachiko's audition tape and watching the audition tapes, I didn't like it anyway. Not only that, but I also discovered many shortcomings.
In this "boring" situation, Shinichi Iwahashi deeply realized the irreplaceable nature of Kamaike Sachiko's talent.
He made up his mind and turned off the TV. Then he picked up the phone and called Wanyumi Watanabe.
