Iwahashi Shinichi pulled out a chair and sat down, indicating for them to continue.
He was not saying polite words, and the people present were not polite to him either. They continued the unfinished discussion in front of him. Shinichi Iwahashi took the music score there and listened to their discussion while flipping through it.
The chief producer and the music producer in charge have different scopes of work. Shinichi Iwahashi has overall control and is responsible for finalizing the new songs to be released at the song selection meeting before officially entering the recording studio.
After the song is finished, he will decide on the final version among a bunch of arranged versions.
As for the specific production, although he is not a hands-off boss, he will confirm it several times and put forward his own opinions. However, in terms of details, he mainly leaves it to the band members and the music producer who is responsible for the specific work.
The current discussion meeting is to finalize the details. It has not yet come into play, so there is no need to pay too much attention to the content of the meeting. Afterwards, just communicate directly with the music producer and listen to the key points.
The most important thing for him coming here this time was not to see the production progress of the band's new song, but for Sachiko Kamaiike.
After watching her performance during his trip to Osaka, Shinichi Iwahashi thought about how to adjust her performance style on stage. As a result, he encountered a national funeral and had various things waiting for him after returning to Tokyo. Only now can he find some time to spare.
Come and see her.
Recently, the band has been scheduled to perform at livehouses in Tokyo, hold free events, and perform at universities. It will be an intensive round of live performances.
Before this round of performance begins, let’s make it clear what needs to be said.
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After performing so many times, Kamai Sachiko is still in a hurry when facing the audience. In this case, we cannot just consider whether the training level is enough or not, but we must face one fact:
The restraint and youthfulness that cannot be eliminated no matter what when facing the audience are part of Kamaike Sachiko's personality and part of her stage style.
If this restriction must be eliminated, it is very likely to go to the other extreme.
Iwahashi Shinichi thought of the amateur band he saw in Osaka Castle Park that "turned themselves into comedians" in order to cope with the ridicule of the audience. He felt that if the shortcomings were eliminated forcefully, the characteristics of Sachiko Kamaiike would also be eliminated.
In this case, it is better to find ways to strengthen the shortcomings until they become a complete feature - of course, you must not simply cancel the live performance just because of the young and restrained audience.
We only need to confirm one thing from Kamai Sachiko first: that is, she is not in the same situation as Akamatsu Haruko's original confrontation with the audience.
During zard's performance, Akamatsu Haruko was always in charge of Kamachi Sachiko. She implemented the routine she learned from Iwahashi Shinichi, but ended up neglecting this point.
Unlike Haruko Akamatsu, who gains the courage to perform by confronting the audience, Sachiko Kamaichi herself is always full of goodwill towards the audience.
Therefore, she would be so embarrassed that she stuck out her tongue at the audience because she had eaten a screw, she would be happy because she got the audience's approval, and she would go all out for the performance in front of her and to convey her feelings to the audience.
Having confirmed this in advance, Iwahashi Shinichi felt much more confident.
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After the discussion meeting, zard's personal manager reported to Shinichi Iwahashi that the band would take photos for promotional purposes tomorrow morning. He made a reservation to borrow clothes for tomorrow and was ready to go ahead.
The clothes that singers in the new era wear are either their own personal clothes - for example, Miwa-chan prepared all kinds of aesthetically explosive "performance clothes" that she called herself for her debut, many of which she personally transformed and sewn.
Slightly better clothes are borrowed by the company. During the entire promotion period of a record, if there are only one or two sets of clothes purchased by the company at the expense of the company, then the treatment is considered good.
If you want to make a big purchase, you still have to wait until it becomes popular.
However, when the agent said this, Iwahashi Shinichi stopped him and said, "Wait a minute."
As soon as he spoke, not only the manager didn't move, but the band members also turned their attention to him.
"Let's temporarily adjust the schedule."
Iwahashi Shinichi ordered, "Put down the recording first, and then ask the band to go with you to borrow costumes."
The agent looked puzzled at his words.
Iwahashi Shinichi explained, "Let the members choose what they like. If they really can't choose the right one..." He raised his hand and looked at the time, "It's not too late to go to the department store now, so just go buy it."
"Is this okay?" The agent did not immediately comply.
He has been in the industry much longer than Shinichi Iwahashi, his former manager. He is not just a newcomer recruited from outside. Therefore, he has his own ideas about bringing in newcomers.
For celebrities, when they are on stage, they must pay attention to their expressiveness. Expressiveness is not only reflected in their conversation and performance, but also in their clothing and makeup.
Leave it to the costume designer to select, and leave it to the makeup artist to take care of it, just to find the style that suits the members, and to prepare the clothes and put on makeup to highlight this style and temperament.
If this task were given to the members, they would most likely appear on camera wearing rustic shirts.
In fact, she is not afraid of being rustic, and Miwa-chan's aesthetically stunning outfits have nothing to do with being "foreign". However, her bizarre aesthetic that is often complained about is part of who she is on stage.
Iwahashi Shinichi knew that she had an unusually weird vision, but he still maintained her right to choose her own costumes for performances, just to preserve her wild and unrestrained seeds - at least in the music world, no one could imitate her.
What agents worry about most is “nothing special.”
If the members are allowed to do it on their own, what they will get is a featureless and rustic thing, and by then, the expressiveness they are pursuing will no longer exist.
"No problem." Shinichi Iwahashi said.
He looked around the four members of the band, and then his eyes fell on Kamai Sachiko. She came to record today. She had almost no makeup, but describing her as "clear soup noodles" would not be appropriate.
Looking at this unpainted face, he recalled for a moment that when Kamai Sachiko was brought to him for the first time by Akamatsu Haruko, she had just finished her modeling shoot, with heavy makeup on her face, looking like someone on the street.
Girls of this age dress the same.
Sachiko Kamaiike is a beauty with outstanding appearance. She is not just a bowl of clear soup noodles, but she is not suitable for wearing heavy makeup.
Model work requires extremely strong expressiveness, but for Sachiko Kamaike, she obviously knows better what she is suitable for.
Whether it's because she knows she's suitable for light makeup or because of her personality, the makeup she decides is obviously more suitable for her.
And when he looked at Kamaike Sachiko, Kamaike Sachiko also looked at Iwahashi Shinichi.
She looked like a good student and listened attentively to his conversation with his agent.