The two of them took out cigarettes, lit them, and each smoked one.
"Is it okay?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked one more question before starting the fire.
Mi Guang shook his head and said indifferently, "It's okay."
After receiving such an answer, Iwahashi Shinichi got angry.
There was a room with four and a half stacks at the back of the musical instrument store. It was decorated in a Western style. Mi Guang asked Shinichi Iwahashi to go over and sit down. The door of the room was open, so Mi Guang chose the chair facing the door and sat down. The movement outside was clearly visible.
"President Iwahashi." Miguang mentioned an old saying again.
Her name is Asami Yonemitsu, and she is the same age as Shinichi Iwahashi. She started learning piano at the age of four and classical composition techniques at the age of five. She worked hard to become a classical musician and was able to compose by herself at the age of six. She studied in junior high school and high school.
He went to prestigious music schools. When he was in college, he was admitted to the composition department of the National University of Music and studied orthodox classical music.
A pretty good resume.
Compared with Miwa-chan, who is born with supernatural powers but doesn't know martial arts, and relies on force to do anything, Asami Yonemitsu is the senior sister of a well-known and upright family.
As a result, after entering the university, this senior sister from an orthodox background took a sideways approach to composing music. The music she created often deviated from the classical rules and made something completely different. She was ranked last in the department all year round.
The senior sister who used to be a well-known and upright family finally left the sect in despair and returned to her hometown in Fukuoka.
"I have been studying classical music since I was a child. When I was in middle school, I would come up with melodies while walking and eating, and even in my sleep. At that time, I thought that when I go to Tokyo, I will be on the right path to become a classical musician."
Yonemitsu Asami blinked her eyes, as if she was smoked by cigarettes, and laughed at herself, "Who would have thought that after going to Tokyo, I wouldn't know what to do."
At the age of twenty-three, I have been working hard for the same goal for nineteen years of my life.
As a result, he was suddenly denied that "it is impossible to be a composer", and he could not find a way to get back on track. The goals and efforts of the past nineteen years seemed to be in vain. That kind of depression was hard to find.
imaginable by outsiders.
You have to deal with the confusion of losing your goals and the disappointment of having your dreams come to nothing.
There are also the expectations of her relatives, friends and teachers over the past nineteen years.
As the president of Shinichi Iwahashi's record company, Asami Yonemitsu relaxed her vigilance towards him.
And in a sense, for someone she met for the first time, maybe only this one side, to talk about her affairs in such detail, it shows that she is under great pressure.
"What are Yimimitsu-san's next plans?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
After nineteen years of hard work, I will never really end up working as a clerk in a musical instrument store or becoming a piano teacher.
"Intend?"
Asami Yonemitsu held the filter of the cigarette, rolled it in the ashtray, put out the cigarette, and blinked again.
"I haven't thought about it yet." She shook her head.
"Do you still want to do something related to music?"
Iwahashi Shinichi asked, and Yonemitsu Asami laughed, "President Iwahashi will not say, 'Yonemitsu-san, please consider my company'... right?"
If you don't talk to her, you won't know that this Mimitsu Asami is outgoing and scary. Not only is she outgoing, she is also quite proud. It is true that she lives in a musical instrument store now, and it is also true that she was a senior sister from a well-known and upright family in the past.
I feel like the kind of person who can run up to an A-list celebrity and say, "You still have a lot to learn!"
As for whether she can achieve the achievement of "Woman, you caught my attention" with this arrogance and reckless energy, it depends on the temperament and character of the A-list star she mentors.
The senior sisters all have the pride of the senior sisters.
As a result, Iwahashi Shinichi shook his head, "It would be a pity to only come to my place to play the piano."
Yonemitsu Asami was originally nonchalant, but when she heard the words "It's a pity", her heart moved, and her eyes changed when she looked at Shinichi Iwahashi. She was down and out and confused, but she was unwilling to be in such a stage. This "It's a pity" was also an affirmation.
I'm sure her value is more than just playing the piano.
Even if she can't become a composer, with her level, it won't be a problem to work as a piano teacher in Tokyo and submit a resume to a record company. Going back to her hometown in Fukuoka to work as a musical instrument store clerk is actually a sign of unwillingness.
Only by taking a temporary job and refusing stability can you retain the power to change later.
In Asami Yonemitsu's view, if she now has a stable job, it would be a betrayal of her dreams and goals. She has not completely given up on her dream of becoming a composer.
"You really think so?" Yonemitsu Asami broke the casserole and asked.
To be honest, this kind of personality is not very cute. However, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't mind, "I really think so." He recalled the song Yonemitsu Asami just heard, "Does Yonemitsu-san still plan to be a composer?"
"I want to be." This time, she didn't joke and answered seriously.
Iwahashi Shinichi asked her, "What if you don't do classical music? For example, pop music composition or something like that."
"Write pop music?" Asami Yonemitsu heard an idea she had never imagined.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "I was just thinking, since you always deviate from the rules of classical music when composing, instead of forcefully correcting it - to be honest, you should have done this many times."
Asami Yonemitsu took out another cigarette from the cigarette case, lit it, and listened carefully.
"Since it can't be corrected, it's better to just let it go. Without considering the rules, I can write the music I want to write more freely."
"Unlike classical music, pop music allows much more freedom. Even if you use classical techniques, no pop music composition teacher will stand up and say, 'This is wrong.' As long as you can write it, it will be good.
Can."
Just like the street idol Akiko Matsumoto who became famous after she transformed into a comedian.
Shinichi Iwahashi has always believed that since he has talent, when this path doesn't work, he should look to the side.
"..." Asami Mimitsu didn't reply.
Iwahashi Shinichi doesn't find it strange. After all, the chain of contempt in the music industry is real. Letting her switch to writing pop music is a kind of self-degradation.
He stumbled into this musical instrument store by accident, and after hearing this old story, he never thought of criticizing Mimi Mimitsu, but he just mentioned a possibility in the haste.
As for how she chooses to do it, continue to pursue the path of classical music to the end, and explore her way of composing. Whether to change careers, or even give up music completely, is all Yonemitsu Asami's own business.
To be honest, the reason why I told Asami Yonemitsu this much was partly because when Iwahashi Shinichi listened to her talk about her mental journey, he remembered his frustration when he was forced to accept the fact that he only had average talent.
Although if you really want to say it, he is not half as frustrated as Yonemitsu Asami. After all, he did not spend most of his life to get an evaluation of "no talent".
However, this moderate talent in music did not allow him to go very far on the road to becoming a musician, but it led him to his current path by accident, and he did it with great success.
He talked too much and was annoying. Iwahashi was cautious and didn't say anything else.
At this time, another customer came into the store. Yonemitsu Asami got up and went out. After a while, she mentioned her voice greeting the customers, "Welcome!"
This voice is quite impressive.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't intend to stay long, so he left the store like an ordinary customer who didn't see what he wanted after entering the store.
Asami Yonemitsu was talking to the customers who had just come in. When she saw Shinichi Iwahashi walking out of the store, her eyes paused on his back for a moment, and then she immediately started to introduce herself to the customers again.
After seeing off the customers, the musical instrument store became quiet again.
Asami Yonemitsu remembered that she still had the business card given to her by President Iwahashi just now, so she took it out of her apron pocket, looked at it, and put it away again.
Want to try pop music composition?
In her mind, Asami Yonemitsu recalled the advice given by President Iwahashi. First she was resistant, and then she was moved for a moment.
However, having devoted herself exclusively to classical music for the past nineteen years, she knew nothing about the charm of pop music.
…
Shinichi Iwahashi left the musical instrument store, continued shopping, and bought a gift for Akina Nakamori. On a whim, he decided not to take it back to Tokyo and hand it over to her. Instead, he packaged the gift and sent it back from Fukuoka.
Go to Tokyo.
After all the hard work and finishing things, it was already getting late. Iwahashi Shinichi continued to have lunch alone outside, and then went back to the hotel, waiting to finish today's performance.
Miwa-chan didn't go anywhere today. She stayed in her room to rest. The high-intensity concert finally allowed this little fox with its own energy-gathering ring to temporarily settle down.
Only fans. Yesterday she was surrounded by people when she went out to play. After the news spread, many fans came to Tianjin specifically today, hoping to meet the female star by chance. It seems that their hope was in vain.
After returning to the room, not long after, the phone rang.
Shinichi Iwahashi picked up the receiver and saw a call from the record company clerk who had followed him to Fukuoka.
"You're back, Iwahashi-san."
The clerk told Shinichi Iwahashi that the identity of the Fukuoka Central Bank advertising model had been figured out. Putting down the phone, Shinichi Iwahashi went to open the door and waited for the clerk to come over.
"My real name is Hamasaki Ayumi."
The clerk got straight to the point and reported, "However, when I was working as a model, I used the stage name 'Hamazaki Kurumi'."
"くるみ?" Iwahashi Shinichi repeated "Kuri".
This stage name is quite cute.
After a moment's thought, Iwahashi Shinichi felt a sense of emotion in his heart.
The clerk handed over the book in his hand and said, "In addition to being an advertising model for Fukuoka Central Bank, Hamasaki Kurumi also serves as a model for Iwataya, a long-established department store in Fukuoka."
Shinichi Iwahashi had just been to Iwataya in the morning to buy a gift for his girlfriend.
He took the book and took a look at the cover. It was Iwataya's order advertisement brochure. He flipped through it and opened the book on the bookmarked page. On it were Ayumi Hamasaki and Kurumi Hamasaki, who were fashionably dressed and full of style.
Compared to the billboard and the carefully dressed Hamasaki in the order brochure, she looks more refined and beautiful.
"I have inquired that Hamasaki Kurumi is not signed by an agency, and her agent is her mother." The clerk continued to report, "Although she is only eleven years old, she was already working as a children's clothing model for Iwataya when she was in the first grade of elementary school.
"
"Ah." Iwahashi Shinichi listened.
The clerk continued, "However, apart from being a model, I have not engaged in any performing arts activities. After all, I am just a primary school student."
It is said that the reason why she became a model was because of her poor family background.
Ayumi Hamasaki's father abandoned his wife and daughter and ran away from home when she was two years old. Hamasaki Ayumi lived with her mother and grandmother. The life of this family with only one woman was quite poor.
Because of her cute appearance, she was invited to be a model for children's clothing in an order book when she and her mother were visiting Iwataya when she was a child. After that, in order to make money to supplement her family's income, she began to work as a model.
Children who start working part-time at a young age almost all have miserable families.
After all, the earliest celebrities were children from poor families. Many boys and girls who submitted their resumes to idol competitions wanted to improve their family circumstances by becoming famous and becoming idols.
Shinichi Iwahashi's Topo Star girlfriend went to participate in "STAR! Birth" with the intention of making some money.
"Anyway, that's it." After the clerk finished speaking, he shut up and waited for instructions.
Shinichi Iwahashi came back to his senses and looked at the clerk waiting for instructions, feeling suddenly confused.
"..."
"..."
They sent people to inquire, and the information they obtained was that the girl was Ayumi Hamasaki.
It was the Ayumi Hamasaki who once made him feel domineering, handsome, fashionable, hot and beautiful... He hadn't debuted yet, and he was still just a girl.
Iwahashi Shinichi lowered his head and looked at the delicate and beautiful girl in the advertisement brochure, who posed for the camera.
I heard about it, what next?
…
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On the second day of the Fukuoka venue, the weather was better than yesterday. In the evening, the sky even brightened up for a while. God took care of these two outdoor concerts of DREAMS COME TRUE.
When good things happen, it makes people energetic.
After a night's rest, Miwa-chan was fully charged, and as soon as she stood on the stage, she was full of energy.
The second day's repertoire arrangement, performance sessions, etc. were exactly the same as the first day. Yesterday was the first official performance after the rehearsal. Miwa-chan was in some places and was a little reserved because she was not used to it. Today, everything is in order.
Under control.
The performance on this day also went well.
Miwa-chan was running around the place, singing happily, and her condition was even better than on the first day. She didn't look at all the tiredness that made her speechless yesterday. When she woke up, she was resurrected with full blood.
The fireworks display on the second day was not missed either, and there was still a big show. Today, without the discomfort of yesterday, and becoming more and more comfortable, Miwa-chan interacted with the audience more frequently, causing the audience to scream again and again.
After these two performances, not only the audience in the auditorium, but also the accompanist team and dance team, and even the staff who work together have a deeper understanding of the powerful on-site capabilities of DREAMS COME TRUE.
"Mobilizing approximately 55,000 people, the DREAMS COME TRUE outdoor tour in Fukuoka has successfully concluded!!" The next day's newspaper, the entertainment section, published the news of the end of the band's tour in Fukuoka.
Printed on the page along with the report was a photo of the three members of the band standing together while watching the fireworks.