When we arrived at the recording studio, Yukiko Okada was working here today, but Seiichiro Kuribayashi was not there.
When she met Shinichi Iwahashi, she greeted him in a lively tone, and was busy preparing tea for him. Shinichi Iwahashi stopped him with a smile, "Wait a little longer, wait until the guests arrive before making tea."
"The appointment is for four o'clock, right?" Yukiko Okada raised her wrist, "Then I'll go get ready first."
Saying that, he walked to the reception room.
Shinichi Iwahashi greeted his co-worker, the sound engineer, who happened to have no work at hand. When he met Shinichi Iwahashi, he asked, "Are the people protesting at Yoyogi Park still there?"
Iwahashi Shinichi replied: "Still."
The sound engineer muttered, "It's really exciting. Compared with these people, I really belong to the 'indifferent generation'."
The apathetic generation refers to the new generation of young people who grew up after the failure of the left-wing youth. They are characterized by their indifference to politics, their aversion to serious things, and their loss of enthusiasm for protest and strength for action.
The sound engineer here in Yoyogi is about thirty-five or sixty years old this year. If you calculate it, he happens to be the new generation who grew up after the failure of the left-wing youths.
Having said that, the left-wing youths who were full of fighting spirit at the beginning were deeply hit after experiencing failure, and then lost their former enthusiasm. Some people even went into self-exile in the following years because of their frustration.
The indifferent generation is indifferent and indifferent, while the left-wing youth whose dreams have been shattered are despairing.
Iwahashi Shin kept laughing, "If you put it this way, I am even more of the 'indifferent generation'."
The sound engineer shook his head repeatedly and made fun of him: "No, Mr. Iwahashi is the 'golden generation'." He felt that he had thought of a good word, and he became more and more enthusiastic as he spoke, "Now is the time for you to show off your power."
The sound engineer didn't care and complained to him casually, "My wife went out at about the same time as me today, saying she had to wait for the mall to open."
"What?"
"You're talking about rushing to buy toilet paper and daily necessities."
For the general public, if something is a fait accompli, they either have to fiercely oppose it even though they know it is useless, or they can be prepared to coexist with it with a "casual" mentality.
Otherwise, do what you can before it really comes.
For example, there are daily necessities for which consumption tax has not yet been added at rush-sale points.
"There's still more than a month left. Even if we want to grab it, it's too early to grab it now," said Iwahashi Shinichi.
"I told my wife the same thing. However, my wife told me that everyone is grabbing now. If we don't grab some first, we might not even be able to use next month's share. Now grab next month's share first, and then
Grab it again in a month.”
The sound engineer himself said that he felt unreasonable about his wife's behavior at first. However, he looked indifferent and said, "I have no choice but to let her go."
The person in charge of the family is the wife. For the sake of family harmony, the husband must have the consciousness "not to dictate to the wife's work."
It's not easy to get married.
Having said that, whenever something big happens, whether it's an oil crisis or the imposition of a consumption tax, the Japanese rush into stores and supermarkets to buy toilet paper.
Toilet paper in Japanese convenience stores is a benchmark for the international and domestic situation.
The two of them were chatting, and Shinichi Iwahashi raised his wrist to look at his watch. When it was still a minute or two before four o'clock, there was a knock on the door of the recording studio.
"Excuse me, Iwahashi-san."
Tajima Takao stood in front and exchanged greetings with Iwahashi Shinichi.
After saying hello, he stepped aside and a young man came in.
At four o'clock this afternoon, in the recording studio of the production company, Tajima Takao was the introducer, and Iwahashi Shinichi made an appointment to meet with X's leader, Lin Jiashu.
"Hello." Iwahashi Shinichi said.
Both parties still remembered that this was not the first time they met, so the "first meeting" greetings were omitted.
Last time I met the band
Compared with the stage, Lin Jiashu's private dress is not so exaggerated.
But even so, Lin Jiashu, who is wearing a fashionable suit and has a polite and reserved smile, is no different from the "dream noble son" that Shinichi Iwahashi had in mind when he first met him.
He is the type that Shinichi Iwahashi would never encounter in ordinary life if he were not in the entertainment industry.
"Hello."
Lin Jiashu handed over a paper bag and said, "It's our first visit and it's disrespectful."
Although he is a member of a heavy metal band, his etiquette is very good. His speech and behavior all reveal a good family upbringing.
After all, Lin Jiashu's mother can fund and open a record company for her son in order to support his music dream. This "dream noble son" character is true.
Okada Yukiko made tea and brought it over. Even she, who had been an idol in the entertainment industry, showed an incredulous expression when she saw the visiting Lin Jiashu facing such a dreamy-looking person.
When I came here to work this afternoon, I received a call from Shinichi Iwahashi, saying that someone was coming to visit at four o'clock. However, I never expected that it would be such a handsome man who was so beautiful that his gender was blurred.
Lin Jiashu thanked Yukiko Okada, being gentle and gentlemanly.
Being treated like this, Okada Yukiko had the illusion of becoming the heroine of a shoujo manga. She snickered in her heart and found it interesting. She returned the greeting to him and walked away softly.
However, I was also curious about the reason why such a handsome man came to see Iwahashi-san. Unfortunately, I couldn't find out, so I had to go to the console out of curiosity to listen to the sound engineer's arrangements.
…
"Congratulations on successfully signing the contract with Sony," Shinichi Iwahashi said politely to Lin Jiashu.
Band X, where Lin Jiashu is a member, decided to sign a contract with Sony Records this year and switch from an underground band to a mainstream debut.
This band is very well-known in the underground music circle. During the underground period, they consciously participated in TV shows. Their goal has always been very clear, they want to move to the mainstream, rather than just being a noble artist in the underground music circle.
The popular underground band has always been the target of active efforts by record companies. The record company had contacted them as early as two years ago, but they have delayed their debut until now. It is said that there was no consensus on the route planning.
After persisting for so long, and now signing a contract with Sony, I am obviously satisfied with everything. This congratulation is just right.
Having said that, after signing with Sony, this band became the descendants of DREAM.
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A few days ago, Lin Jiashu told Shinichi Iwahashi through Tajima Takao that their band was going to sign a contract with Sony Records and make a mainstream debut. In order to summarize the underground music period and also leave a souvenir, the band wanted to make an underground album for sale.
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The specific music production is naturally carried out by the members of their band. But when it comes to record production and distribution, there are still many things that need to be coordinated.
Lin Jiashu has always been responsible for the band's affairs. He is also the manager, producer, and boss.
However, their debut is imminent, and there are still many things to discuss with Sony Records. Right now, the band's focus is on that, and they can't take care of it for the moment.
Before Tajima Takao's O-Day GINALLOVE debuted in the mainstream, he was cared for by
Production company management.
Iwahashi Shinichi is very famous in the underground music circle. The production company under his name has been producing singles for the first-term winners of the band Heaven. Lin Jiashu thought it was feasible and asked Tajima Takao to contact Iwahashi Shinichi on behalf of the band.
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"Tajima-kun probably conveyed the band's thoughts to me."
Accepting this order from Lin Jiashu is similar to the previous commissions from other record companies to produce records. They are all assisting in the production. Not only that, because the band itself is responsible for the specific music production, the workload on the production company is not large.
They were all doing things that were easy to do. Iwahashi Shinichi didn't mind doing this favor. After hearing Tajima Takao's words, he planned to agree.
…
Lin Jiashu came here to commission an underground album production. The matter was settled, and the two parties were not very familiar with each other. He soon said goodbye, and Tajima Takao went out with him.
As soon as the guests left, Yukiko Okada ran to Shinichi Iwahashi and said, "The gentleman who came just now is so beautiful."
Shinichi Iwahashi looked at her excited expression and said, "Really?"
Takamizawa Toshihiko is Akimoto Yasushi's good friend, a handsome man with long flowing hair, fair skin, androgynous appearance. Thanks to the fat young man, Iwahashi Shinichi drank with him several times, and I heard that Okada Yukiko was so
He said, thinking of that old man's face, he couldn't help but smile.
In terms of appearance, Lin Jiashu is much more beautiful than Toshihiko Takamizawa.
But Shinichi Iwahashi probably understands that what Yukiko Okada said is the feeling at first sight.
"This Lin Sang is a member of the visual kei band." Shinichi Iwahashi told her.
Okada Yukiko was very clear about these music genres. After listening to his explanation, she nodded to show her understanding, "This Lin-san..." She imitated Iwahashi Shinichi's name, "I want you to make a record?"
"Yeah." Iwahashi Shin nodded and looked down at her.
He didn't say anything. The more he acted like this, Yukiko Okada felt a little embarrassed about eavesdropping and took the initiative to reveal herself, and she winked at him childishly.
Shinichi Iwahashi laughed at her reaction.
Okada Yukiko took this opportunity to change the topic and told him: "I showed the photos I took during my last outing to Atami to Akina-san. She was very happy to see them and she was even envious that I could go to Atami to enjoy the cherry blossoms.
"
"Really?" Shinichi Iwahashi listened.
Okada Yukiko nodded seriously, "I also told Akina-san that Yoshida-san had the idea to write a new song after seeing your blue shirt."
Recently, Okada Yukiko looked like an admiring fan girl when she mentioned Yoshida Miwa, "Akina-san also praised Yoshida-san's talent."
"That's right." Iwahashi Shinichi listened.
The topic of Yukiko Okada opened up, and just as she was about to continue talking, the door of the recording studio was knocked again, and Takao Tajima left and returned.
…
"Yukiko, please give me tea."
Shinichi Iwahashi and Takao Tajima sat down again.
"OK."
Okada Yukiko automatically entered the role of the little girl in the recording studio, replaced the tea she just had, and went to make a new one. Tajima Takao watched Okada Yukiko flying past his eyes as busy as a little bee.
Before O'Day GINALLOVE debuted, he was called to the recording studio from time to time to help. Tajima Takao met Okada Yukiko several times, although he barely spoke to her.
"Has Lin Sang gone back?"
"Yes, I came back after I said goodbye to YOSHIKI-kun." Tajima Takao replied a little cautiously.
Shinichi Iwahashi said "Oh" and looked at Takao Tajima, wondering why he came back again while looking for something to talk about. When musicians and producers sat down together, the most readily available topic was the progress of album production.
"It's okay." Tajima Takao replied concisely.
He was not good at words, and when he spoke, every sentence seemed to be ending.
"The current pace of releasing films is one per year." There is no other way but Shinichi Iwahashi can only say a few more words about his band, "I have seen the data of the band since its debut. Generally speaking, it is very stable, and
, the fans are very loyal.”
Tajima Takao echoed, "The band's producer Yita-san also said the same." He relayed Yida's words to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Yida-san means that the band now lacks a song that can make it famous."
The problem faced by O-Day GINALLOVE is not that the music quality is not high, but that there is no hit song.
"That's right." Iwahashi Shin nodded.
Watanabe Manyumi's agency was also unambiguous in the promotion of O-Day GINALLOVE's record. During the promotion period, all the advertisements that should be placed were put in. The band also helped find a TV commercial song to promote the band's last single, but the results were all negative.
not ideal.
If publicity is not effective, the firm will have no choice but to consider reducing publicity funds.
However, Watanabe Manyumi did not give up the band, she meant "waiting for the opportunity."
"Waiting for the opportunity?" O-GINALLOVE is the singer of U-Miz, and Shinichi Iwahashi doesn't know their movements. This is the first time he knows Watanabe Manyumi's thoughts about the band.
However, Watanabe Manyumi's idea is also easy to understand, and it seems to be the "optimal solution" at present.
The data is rising steadily, but it is difficult to produce hit songs. This kind of band is a standard style of accumulation and accumulation. O-Day GINALLOVE's style is not in line with the current mainstream, and Tajima Takao and the members are also looking for this balance.
Under such circumstances, it is better to allow the band to develop stably than to continue to invest large amounts of publicity costs. Watanabe Manyumi is right to consider this. If she were the boss of another agency, she would make the same choice.
Besides, with their current sales, they can make money every time they release a record, although not much. Such a band is the so-called "backbone".
"Biding for the moment."
But Watanabe Mayumi’s words are also clever.
What kind of timing is the timing?
A band that has a stable audience and is not a big hit but can still make money is also very good for the agency. But it is uncertain whether the time to "become popular" will come.
Tajima Takao was also confused by the phrase "waiting for the opportunity".
A "mobile jewelry booth band" that can't wait to show off in Band Paradise, O-Day GINALLOVE and Tajima Takao also hope that the band can become popular, rather than being satisfied with this status quo.
Tajima Takao was confused and accompanied Lin Jiashu to see Iwahashi Shinichi. After meeting him, he wanted to hear his opinion.
