In the evening, before going out, Matsuura Katsuto combed his hair again and again in front of the mirror. Even though he worked so hard, the withered face in the mirror was still listless, not looking any more handsome because of this effort.
Go out at this time, have a pre-dinner drink first, and then have the main meal. After the meal, go to the club to renew the stall, and then go to the disco to dance.
The magic of socializing is that it can repeat a process over and over 3,650 times.
After tidying up his appearance, before Matsuura Katsuto went out, he seemed to be putting the amulet into his shirt pocket, silently reciting in his mind:
Eurobeat will definitely come back to life in my hands.
In the past few months, Katsuto Matsuura has been busy working on Eurobeat-related matters.
At the same time, I have to use the help of my seniors in college to introduce him to the executives of ALFA Records, and work hard to receive the portion of the Eurobeat distribution rights they hold from ALFA Records.
Eurobeat had a brief rise in Japan, but it has long since passed. ALFA Records has no obsession with the distribution rights that have become worthless.
The relevant negotiations, including serving as an intermediary to connect Matsuura Katsura and Itali, are all easy to discuss.
Since Eurobeat has become obsolete in Japan, why Matsuura Katsuto put so much effort into fighting for the distribution rights cannot be because he is interested in something that is no longer valuable. On the contrary, he wants to do it because he sees the value in it.
Strive for.
Nowadays, the disco craze is sweeping across Japan. Over at Wangan Plaza, large discos renovated from warehouses are opening one after another, and the venues are packed every night.
Matsuura Katsuto has been addicted to disco since he was a student. Whether it is old discotheques or current discotheques converted from warehouses, he knows them all very well. He decided that if he wanted to make Eurobeat popular again, disco would be an excellent breakthrough.
Let’s start with the disco. For a while now, in addition to dealing with the people at ALFA Records, Matsuura Katsuto has also been actively making friends with the relevant people in charge of Tokyo discotheques to pave the way.
This is not enough. To take over the distribution rights, you need a company that can take over. To produce a Eurobeat album, you also need a recording studio available.
SPEX·DD is engaged in the wholesale sales of imported records. Katsuto Matsuura was just a wholesaler of records before. He had little knowledge of record production and other matters, and he had no experience in being a musician or working in a recording studio.
From the beginning until now, he has always been a businessman.
While negotiating the distribution rights of Eurobeat and establishing relationships with disco executives, while doing these things, Matsuura Katsuto also had to make plans for the establishment of a record company.
I have to ask my father, who runs a used car business in Yokohama, to provide some funds and then ask for a loan from a bank. But I can't do it alone. It's also necessary to get the support of people with connections and power in record distribution.
When working hard for his career, Matsuura Katsuto feels that he has endless energy. Moreover, whenever he thinks of a good idea or moves forward one step, he feels that he is full of charm——
Although I look sorry for my appearance, I still can't get a satisfactory hairstyle no matter how many times I comb my hair ten or twenty times.
But he has talents beyond superficial appearance.
However, this self-confidence always fails unknowingly when meeting Tetsuya Komuro.
When meeting with the executives of ALFA Records, Matsuura Katsuto was introduced to Tetsuya Komuro. At first, Matsuura Katsuto thought that Komuro Tetsuya also wanted to take action on the Eurobeat distribution rights held by ALFA Records, but he immediately expressed that he had no such intention.
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At that time, Matsuura Katsuto thought that a competitor appeared out of thin air. As a result, the two people actually had some intersection because of that meeting.
Matsuura Katsuto has been keen on making friends since he was in college. Although he is not a musician, he has made many musician friends and even helped poor underground musicians to work in his record store.
Now, I intend to enter the recording industry, and I don’t mind getting to know an already famous person.
However, Katsuto Matsuura always felt a little unspeakably uncomfortable in front of that talented, handsome and successful member of the group who had already gained both fame and fortune at a young age.
But rather than saying it was inferiority complex, it was more of a secret jealousy.
However, Komuro Tetsuya relied on his talent and arrogance, and did not restrain his shine in front of Matsuura Katsuto. Not only that, although Komuro Tetsuya and Matsuura Katsuto often talked happily, but unconsciously, they would reveal a little sense of superiority.
This makes Matsuura Katsuto's perception of Komuro Tetsuya extremely subtle.
Especially after Matsuura Katsuto learned something from the executives of ALFA Records——
The other party revealed that Tetsuya Komuro took advantage of the current bad market situation of Italio Disco and the low price of related distribution rights. He bought the distribution rights of two emerging local labels in Italio at a low price.
In other words, if Katsuto Matsuura can really make the Eurobeat series famous again, then sooner or later, he will have the opportunity to deal with Tetsuya Komuro on this matter.
Not only that, the copyright held by Tetsuya Komuro has also increased in value.
Knowing this, you also know that Tetsuya Komuro coincides with Katsuto Matsuura on at least some things. That musician who is proud of his talent actually shows a businessman side.
Matsuura Katsuto could have used the excuse that the other person was not the same person as him, but after knowing that Tetsuya Komuro not only hid his secret, but also interacted with him as if nothing had happened, when he looked at this person again, his mood became even more subtle.
On the one hand, Komuro Tetsuya has shown a good vision in both music and business. Matsuura Katsura has benefited a lot from dealing with him.
On the other hand, this friendship is mixed with Komuro Tetsuya's sense of superiority in front of Matsuura Katsuto, and Matsuura Katsuto's secret inferiority and jealousy towards Komuro Tetsuya - so complicated, but increasingly intimate.
It's like a plastic flower made with bad materials. Although it won't wither, the color is extremely weird.
Komuro Tetsuya is far more powerful than Matsuura Katsuto thought. Tonight, after being half drunk, several people were preparing to move to the next place.
During the chat, senior Kamiki asked Matsuura Katsuto about the progress of preparing the record company. Komuro Tetsuya did not interrupt at that time, but later, while others were going to dance and only he and Matsuura Katsuto were there, he mentioned something.
"Does Matsuura-kun know BURNING's President Shu Fang?" he asked casually.
Matsuura Katsuto reacted.
Tetsuya Komuro saw his expression and couldn't help but curl up his lips and smile. Matsuura Katsuto's listless face would look particularly stupid and funny if it showed a confused expression.
In fact, Komuro Tetsuya did not look down on Matsuura Katsuto, but his life was smooth and he had been accustomed to putting himself as the center in everything since he was a child. Therefore, even when he expressed goodwill, he seemed condescending.
But this is what Matsuura Katsuto dislikes the most about Tetsuya Komuro.
Tetsuya Komuro himself said, "BURNING is one of the largest firms in the industry, and their president Shu Fang loves talents and likes to give opportunities to young entrepreneurs."
"Really?" Matsuura Katsuto was still confused.
This funny expression seemed even more amusing to Tetsuya Komuro. He nodded, said "hmm" solemnly, and stared at Matsuura Katsuto with a deliberately straight face.
The handsome and unrestrained Tetsuya Komuro looked particularly majestic when he looked serious, which stung Matsuura Katsuto's eyes.
But in his heart, he was thinking about what Tetsuya Komuro just said.
President Zhou Fang of BURNING, one of the largest firms in the industry, likes to support young entrepreneurs...is that right?
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The disco in Wangan is full at night.
Shinichi Iwahashi rarely comes to the disco renovated from a warehouse. Once he comes, he is definitely not alone. In other words, he doesn’t come because he wants to come to the disco to dance, but because his fellow travelers want to come.
However, the reason why I came here to play today is a bit more special.
Two days ago, Shinichi Iwahashi went to Sony to talk about things, and he happened to meet someone from Mimi CLUB who went back to shoot a single cover. It was just right, there are not many such "just right" opportunities throughout the year, although DREAMS COME TRUE and Mi
Mi CLUB is signed to the same record company, but it is rare to see each other in the company.
After all, singers in the same company are not actually colleagues.
The two parties are usually busy with their own affairs, and have no interests involved, and neither of them knows much about their respective trends. Only during this meeting, Shinichi Iwahashi discovered that the members of Mimi CLUB had changed.
The band's backup dancers have expanded to three people, and in addition, new musicians for saxophone and trumpet have also been added.
When Shinichi Iwahashi went to work as a backup dancer for Mimi CLUB, the band already had eight people. After further expansion, it became a band of more than a dozen people.
Fortunately, the band is now popular and can perform on larger stages. Otherwise, the previous cardboard box-sized stage would never be able to accommodate twelve people standing on it at the same time.
Other bands use this kind of musicians as extra staff, but Mimi CLUB is so willful that they not only make backup dancers official members, but also expand and expand the team until it becomes a giant.
I really don’t worry at all about the various problems that may be caused by being too bloated—including but not limited to conflicts among members, uneven distribution of interests, and various conflicts that may arise from love within the team.
To a certain extent, the existence of Mimi CLUB fits well with Japan’s current bubble era.
but……
In addition to the expansion of membership, the original members have also changed.
When greeting each other, Shinichi Iwahashi greeted his old acquaintances one by one, and found that one person was missing.
"Isn't Sakamoto-san not here today?"
In Shinichi Iwahashi's mind, when mentioning Mimi CLUB, the first three people that come to mind are Mari Amaya who cooks delicious food, his lead singer Ryuya Ishii who wears a pair of pants, and the cross-dressing tycoon Takuji Sakamoto.
(Hakata Emi).
Minako Ishii told Shinichi Iwahashi that Takuji Sakamoto had quit the band.
"Sakamoto-san is currently working as a DJ at Juliana." It was Mari Amaya who gave Shinichi Iwahashi a more detailed explanation.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "I see."
This band was formed on a whim by young men and ladies from wealthy families, and it seemed like they were in a random band. Whether they suddenly planned to expand their recruitment, or if one of them got tired of playing and wanted to change careers and do something else, Iwahashi Shinichi was not surprised.
Mimi CLUB's stage style is too gorgeous, and Ryuya Ishii's presence is infinite. Except for the mascot Yasuhide Onoda, who serves as the "spiritual symbol", the audience doesn't care much about the coming or going of other members.
This also gives them the freedom to do whatever they want.
Minako Ishii did not change her fun-loving personality, and specifically added to Shinichi Iwahashi, "When Taku-kun was a DJ, he still dressed in women's clothing. I heard that there were office workers who supported him."
"..."
For a moment, Shinichi Iwahashi's mind flashed back to the scene he had witnessed with his own eyes, of Takuji Sakamoto kicking her legs and waving her hands on the stage while beautifying Hakata Megumi, and the audience cheered hoarsely, "Megumi-chan——!!"
"It's amazing." He said with emotion.
Mari Amaya was nearby and saw his expression of emotion and couldn't help laughing. Minako Ishii didn't mind seeing the excitement and continued to ask Shinichi Iwahashi if she wanted to support Takuji Sakamoto too.
"Let's take Iwahashi-san with us. Taku-kun will be shocked when he sees us!"
"When the time comes, remember to call me 'Hui-chan'. Calling me 'Taku-kun' will reveal your secret."
These guys exchanged words with each other, and after a few words, Ryuya Ishii and his sister invited him to visit Juliana, and then take the time to meet Takuji Sakamoto.
"Customers can meet with popular DJs privately. This is a special treatment." Ishii Ryuya said as if Iwahashi Shinichi had made a profit.
With this attitude, if Shinichi Iwahashi dared to say "thank you", he would dare to reply "you're welcome".
Thinking back to the time when they teamed up to tease him and asked Takuji Sakamoto, who was disguised as a woman, to chat with him, it's hard to say whether it was because the two siblings still remembered how they teased him, or maybe they simply liked to use Takuji Sakamoto to tease him.
he.
But no matter what, after all, I had some friendship with Mimi CLUB, and it was an invitation after not seeing each other for a long time. Shinichi Iwahashi agreed, and made an appointment with Minako Ishii, and the two parties went off to do their own things.
Afterwards, Minako Ishii called him and arranged a time and place to meet. They went to drink together first, and then went to dance after drinking.
"Should we also call Amaya-chan up?" Minako Ishii discussed with him.
The reason she gave was also quite speechless, "When we enter the disco, my brother and I will most likely just go and have fun and forget about the meeting. If that's the case, let Amaya-chan be responsible for guiding Iwahashi
Sang goes to see Zhuojun."
So, is it because this girl is honest and obedient?
The youngest "last son" in a group will either become everyone's beloved younger sibling, or be bossed around endlessly. Mari Amaya is obviously the latter.
then--
That night, the two brothers and sisters Ishii, like sharks who smelled the smell after entering the disco, started to party separately, gradually forgetting the real purpose of coming here.
Iwahashi Shinichi turned his head to look at Mari Amaya, and Mari Amaya turned his head to look at him.
"Minako-san really knows herself well." Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help complaining.
