After the meeting, Shinichi Iwahashi walked Daikuro Maki to the elevator and said goodbye to her.
Although the signing of the contract was not finalized on the spot, both parties were aware of it and were convinced that they had conveyed their thoughts and intentions to the other party.
I already know it in my heart, and I feel calm and natural. This sense of relaxation is actually a kind of quiet trust.
Not only that, this meeting was of extraordinary significance to these two people.
When I was seventeen, I saw a music festival planned by Shinichi Iwahashi, and I made up my mind to come to Tokyo after graduating from high school to meet him.
After experiencing being ridiculed and belittled, having my self-confidence shattered to pieces, and almost falling into the trap of "humiliating you for your own good", I finally met the person I once wanted to see and started to pick up things again from him.
Natural confidence.
Nagato Daiyuki's humiliation made Daikuro Maki feel painful. Having such an experience made Iwahashi Shinichi even more valuable.
For Daikuro Maki, confirming that Iwahashi-san is "Iwahashi-san" is not only the realization of her dream when she was seventeen years old, but also the restart of her new dream when she was twenty years old.
But for Shinichi Iwahashi, this meeting with Daikoku Maki was unprecedented. In front of a stranger who didn't know his true identity, he shed all the vests he had worn since he entered the industry.
It has never been so cool.
The reason why Dai Heimoji was able to accurately guess all of his identities even though she was so far away from him was because from the first time he appeared in her sight to the day they met today, everything
She saw it all.
This girl from Hokkaido has been looking at him for the past three years.
For Shinichi Iwahashi, this meeting with Daikoku Maki was of special significance.
Although it was cool to take off his vest, Daikuro Moki told him that he made up his mind to come to Tokyo after seeing the music festival. Hearing this, Iwahashi Shinichi felt warm in his heart.
It was as if the seeds sown by that music festival had taken root and sprouted in Daikoku Moji's heart.
Maybe there would have been a day when Daikoku Moki would come to Tokyo without the music festival, but because of the music festival, the seedlings that grew in her heart brought her to him.
This made Iwahashi Shinichi realize the significance of that music festival even more.
He even began to wonder in his mind whether to hold NAON YAON again, or even hold a music festival that is not limited to gender. Not only that, but also make the music festival larger in scale and make it an annual fixed program, or even
Cooperate with the TV station to broadcast the music festival on TV.
Sow more seeds, and they will bear fruit when they fall into good soil.
Compared to the first time I did NAONのYAON, if I do it again, it will definitely be much easier than it was then.
Shinichi Iwahashi was very optimistic about Daikuro Maki's talent and was willing to open the door to welcome her to join him at any time. The reason why he didn't confirm it on the spot this time was because of Daikoku Maki's side.
He felt that there was something in Daikoku Moki's heart that he could not express, so he did not urge her to make a decision, but was prepared to wait patiently.
Of course, this kind of patience is also a kind of quiet confidence.
He was confident in signing Daikoku Moji, and he was also confident that Daikoku Moji had already made a decision in his heart.
I had a chance encounter with Daikoku Maki backstage at ZARD's performance before. This incident surprised Shinichi Iwahashi when he first remembered it. But after thinking about it for a while, I realized Daikoku Maki's self-esteem.
and character.
Precisely because of her self-esteem and character, she did not mention anything about herself backstage at that meeting, but chose to send the demo tape to the record company afterwards.
It was also because he had seen her self-esteem and character that Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to protect this self-esteem and character.
Therefore, even though she is not yet qualified to debut, it is difficult for her to be a solo singer, and she does not have the kind of beauty that can make the audience tolerate her... none of this is a problem.
The most important thing is not to find faults and belittle her first to "bargain the price", but to affirm her value first.
Whenever you discover a person's excellence, if you want to sell her excellence, you must first affirm her excellence.
This is the principle that Shinichi Iwahashi has always adhered to since he decided to enter the industry and became Miwa-chan's manager.
…
It had been several days since the incident happened, and Oda Tetsuro still didn't know how to contact Daikoku Maki. Even if he made the call, what would he say?
During this period, he worked with Ikeda twice more in the recording studio. When Ikeda met him, although Ikeda was very restrained and did not ask how things were going with Daikoku Maki, Oda Tetsuro felt uncomfortable when he saw Ikeda.
For this reason, Oda Tetsuro didn't even want to attend the recording session in which Ikeda participated. His personality was that he would rather make himself unhappy than make others unhappy, and he would never let the innocent Ikeda bear unnecessary emotions for no reason.
Simply, I used lack of inspiration as an excuse and didn't go to the recording studio for several days, wandering around alone to pass the time.
While killing time, I tried to kill the unpleasantness I felt during my previous conversation with Nagato Daiyuki.
That day, after Ikeda brought Okuro Maki to the recording studio to introduce him to him, Oda Tetsuro really admired her and wanted to help her and say something nice to Nagato Daiyuki.
Oda Tetsuro never thought that Daikuro Maki "can only be a harmonist".
Oda Tetsuro relied on his energy to do everything. The next day, he went to Nagato Daiyuki and asked him to listen to the song that Daikuro Maki had helped sing.
"What is this?" Nagato Daiyuki took it, but he looked hesitant.
Oda Tetsuro was stunned by his question and didn't know what to say. He thought for a while and said, "I composed a new piece of music that is pretty good, so I asked someone to help me sing it."
He paused and said, "Didn't I hear the audition tape of a girl named Daikuro Maki here in Nagato-san before?"
Hearing him mention Daikoku Maki, Nagato Daiyuki reacted for a moment, and then thought of that useless girl. Oda Tetsuro suddenly mentioned her, Nagato Daiyuki couldn't guess why, and he said pleasantly, "What's wrong?
?”
"I asked her to help sing this song."
Oda Tetsuro and Nagato Daiyuki said that they thought this song was very suitable for Daikoku Maki's voice. When they heard that she was introduced by Ikeda, they asked Ikeda to find Daikoku Maki to help sing it.
Although he was unsophisticated, he was not a fool. He knew it was inappropriate to push Ikeda to the front and took the matter on himself.
Nagato Daiyuki heard the admiration for Daikoku Maki in Oda Tetsuro's tone, and felt increasingly unhappy.
Originally, a person like Dai Hei Mo Ji, who had an ordinary appearance, a rebellious personality, and who didn't know the heights of heaven and earth, made him feel disgusted. He wanted to beat her hard until all her edges and corners were worn away, so that she could
After being submissive, use it for yourself.
But now, Oda Tetsuro bypassed him and took the initiative to ask Daikuro Moki for help. After helping him, he came to recommend this person to him who he despised. Nagato Daiyuki also has another kind of thing Oda Tetsuro is good at.
Advocate, disobedience is unpleasant.
A composer is a composer, so just keep to your own devices and create content.
What kind of person to choose to debut and what song to use as the title song are the business of the producer and the boss.
"Have you asked Daikoku to help sing the song demo?" Nagato Daiyuki felt unhappy, but he couldn't tell it on his face. He deliberately said: "That Daikoku can sing the harmony and so on, he is quite capable."
Nagato Daiyuki's words corroborate Daikokumoki's statement.
Oda Tetsuro shook his head, "Nagato-san, please listen to it first. This is not a demo, but a formal singing session. Okoku-san's voice will not be compromised at all even after entering the recording studio."
"Yeah?"
Nagato Daiyuki was very calm. After listening to the music he brought, the music was good... and the voice was indeed good. But there are so many people in the world who can sing, and just having a good voice is not enough.
What's so proud of?
It would be more appropriate to stay behind the scenes and sing the harmony.
"I thought it would be a surprise, and I was really looking forward to it. The result was no different from what I thought when I first met the big black man. Not only that, but after entering the recording studio, more problems were exposed.
"
After listening to the music, Nagato Daiyuki said without mercy.
The previous kindness was just to talk to Oda Tetsuro at this moment.
"With all due respect, Oda-kun has extraordinary talent in composing, but his vision in selecting newcomers cannot be complimented."
Nagato Daiyuki affirmed Oda Tetsuro's ability as "BEING's composer", but did not allow Oda Tetsuro's power to expand and become a powerful voice in BEING.
He indulged Oda Tetsuro. Even if he broke his bones while riding his bicycle before the performance and he had to apologize to the TV station, he would not blame Oda Tetsuro for this and shield him from the wind and rain at the front...
The purpose is for him to remain an artist forever.
Businessmen like Nagato Daiyuki believe that they exist to manage these artists and sell their works at good prices.
Oda Tetsuro can do whatever he wants as an artist, but once he wants to touch things other than music creation, Nagato Daiyuki will find ways to make him understand that those are not the things that a person like him who can't even match the color of his socks can do.
made.
Nagato Daiyuki indulged Oda Tetsuro and did not act like a boss in front of him, loving him like a younger brother.
But on the other hand, the boss claims to treat his employees as brothers, which means that the elder brother can veto everything of the younger brother just by relying on his authority, regardless of the rules.
Oda Tetsuro was educated by Nagato Daiyuki.
Compared with sarcasm and disparagement of Daikoku Maki, Nagato Daiyuki was much gentler to Oda Tetsuro. Even though he pointed out that he did not look at newcomers, he still put his firepower on Daikoku Maki, who "only has the talent for harmony".
However, when I came with high hopes and expectations for Daikoku Maki, I heard Nagato Daiyuki constantly criticizing how incompetent Daikoku Maki was. If I want to think about the level of my debut, I must at least polish it in his hands.
It will take a few years...
Oda Tetsuro felt sorry for Daikuro Moki, and he was not willing to have his vision so negated. In addition, there was also the feeling that he was not as good as President Nagato. If it were not for President Nagato, he would not be as good as himself.
A subtle sense of inferiority today.
However, in addition to inferiority complex, there is also a bit of dissatisfaction, or the arrogance of a musician.
Is he really not good at it?
His attempt to put in a good word for Daikoku Maki completely failed. Not only was he unable to help her, Oda Tetsurou also left an indescribable unhappiness in his heart during this exchange with Nagato Daiyuki.
If President Nagato views Daikoku-san this way, how does he view me?
Oda Tetsuro didn't know how to contact Daikuro Maki, and he felt uncomfortable facing Ikeda. He wanted to help but made a mess. Now even he began to hesitate and didn't know what to do.
The more he procrastinated, hesitated, and evaded, the more he was forced to recall the conversation between Nagato Daiko and him, as well as the talent of Daikoku Maki, whom he had personally witnessed in the recording studio.
That day, everyone in the recording studio was full of praise for Dai Heimoji.
Could it be that no one except President Nagato could see through her shortcomings?
Oda Tetsuro kept chewing the unhappiness in his heart, looking over and over again, deciphering the hidden meanings one after another. His whole body kept sliding down, as if he was about to be sucked away by a black hole.
Until he received a page from Dai Heimoji.
He hesitated about how to tell Daikoku Moji, but he didn't expect that she would take the initiative to contact him.
"About what happened before."
After the pleasantries were exchanged, Dai Heimoji took the initiative to get down to business.
Do you want to ask him how the situation is?
Oda Tetsuro began to beat a drum in his heart - he is thirty years old, and he is as nervous as a teenager who is about to be asked questions by the teacher but has not reviewed.
"I'm really sorry." Daikoku Moji apologized to him.
Oda Tetsuro was stunned for a moment and said nothing. He didn't understand why she said that.
"That's right, I sent my demo tape to the record company before, and they invited me for an interview a few days ago," she explained.
"ah."
Oda Tetsuro was unexpected. Hearing what she said, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
I was happy for her, but also felt sorry that I couldn't work with her. I was also happy that she was appreciated, and I felt a little confident that my vision might not be as bad as President Nagato said.
Of course, I breathed a sigh of relief that all the previous difficulties had disappeared.
"Congratulations, Daikoku-san." Oda Tetsuro said sincerely.
At the same time, I was really curious, "I would like to ask, which record company is it?"
"It's called GenZo," Daikuro Maki asked, "Have you ever heard of Oda-san?"
I have never heard of Tetsuro Oda.
Such a reaction was expected by Daikuro Maki. She happily introduced it to Oda Tetsuro, "It is a very small record company. It is normal for Oda-san to have never heard of it. However, the person in charge of the company, Iwahashi-san...
…”
"Iwahashi-san?"
"Yes, Shinichi Iwahashi. I respect him very much. When I was in high school, I went to Tokyo to see the music festival he planned. At that time, I thought that I must meet him in the future."
Daikoku Moki's whole person's energy and spirit have returned.
Oda Tetsuro felt envious when he heard her confident and cheerful tone on the phone.
And that Shinichi Iwahashi...
"I have caused a lot of trouble to you and Ikeda-san before," Daikuro Moki said on the phone, "I hope I can have the opportunity to thank you properly."
"No, I didn't do anything." Oda Tetsuro felt ashamed.
But even so, as soon as the phone call was over, they had unknowingly agreed on a time for him, Ikeda, and Daikuro Maki to meet for a meal together.
