Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 108 Retirement Announcement
After reading Yayoi Tsuki's personal information, Xia Fan was about to close the browser, but found that in the "related information" pushed by the search engine, the most popular one was "Shocking! Top actress Yayoi Tsuki is deaf"...

"Deaf?"

This piece of news comes from the well-known gossip weekly "Bunshun" in District 11. The gist of the news is that Yayoi Tsuki suffered from an incurable strange disease half a year ago, and her hearing has been getting worse and worse, almost to the point of complete deafness. Attached is a censored private hospital medical record.

"Could this be the reason why Yayoi Tsuki wanted to commit suicide on the rooftop that day?"

Xia Fan looked at the date of the news and found that it was exactly two days before the premiere of "Cursed Blade".

After all, for a singer at the peak of his career, deafness means the closing of the door to music and the complete death of his career.

"However, since she showed up in the music club today, she must have given up the idea of ​​suicide a long time ago."

Sighing, Xia Fan no longer paid attention to Yayoi Tsuki's affairs and shifted his attention to the top-notch peripherals in front of him.

"Come to think of it, Section Chief Yamazaki is really generous. This equipment must cost at least 500,000 yen. It must be very cool to use it to listen to music..."

He carefully put on the incredibly expensive headphones, clicked on Yayoi Tsuki's live concert video, and listened to it with rapt attention.

"What a unique voice... What a strong singing skill... You are indeed a top singer..."

"It turns out that this song was sung by her. I've heard it before, but I didn't pay attention to the original singer's name..."

……

"What, Miss Yayoi, are you planning to announce your retirement?!"

Just as Xia Fan was enthusiastically experiencing the "King's Workstation", Yamazaki Hiroshi let out a hoarse low cry in the office with the door closed.

"Could it be that the rumor that was hyped by the media some time ago is true..."

Next to him, Yoshihiro Kishimoto, who rarely appeared in the music club, put down the teacup in his hand with a serious face.

"Ms. Yayoi, it's actually due to some personal reasons..."

Across the tea table, agent Xiaoxi was organizing his words with a complicated expression.

"Sister Xiaoxi, Bunshun even published the medical records, so there is nothing to hide in the company."

The tightly covered young woman took off her sunglasses and mask, revealing her cool and beautiful face...

Just as Xia Fan expected, she was the representative female singer of the new generation of Bethesda, Yayoi Tsuki.

"My hearing is indeed declining rapidly. Now, I can barely hear the person in front of me talking without wearing a hearing aid."

"So, I decided to retire and then go around the world to seek medical advice."

Interrupting her agent's words, Yayoi Tsuki, with a nonchalant expression, stated a fact that was enough to shake the entire music industry.

She had a small hearing aid hanging on her ear.

“This is truly heartbreaking and regrettable.”

Yamazaki Hiroshi frowned and spoke in a sad tone.

As the head of the music department, he knows better than anyone that Yayoi Tsuki represents almost the entire music market of young users for Bethesda, and is a top singer who is worth using all resources to support.

Since last year, Yayoi Tsuki has been planning a new album and the subsequent "Eleven Districts and Six Eggs Tour", and the music department has also reserved dozens of songs for her to choose from.

Her "sudden retirement" will cause Bethesda to suffer a huge loss in its entire music market share this year.

"This is a case of God's envy of talent. Even a genius like Beethoven could not avoid hearing loss. Miss Yayoi, please do not give up hope. Retiring and seeking medical treatment is the right decision."

"So, what is it that you two specifically asked me to meet with today through Mr. Zhou?" Yoshihiro Kishimoto asked calmly.

For him, who has been in the industry for many years, it is not uncommon for professional singers to suffer hearing loss or even deafness due to being in an environment with very loud sounds for a long time, coupled with work pressure and irregular work and rest schedules. It is just taboo to mention it because of his profession.

"I want to release one more single and sing a few more live performances while I still have some hearing. When I lose my hearing completely, I will officially retire and go for treatment."

"But to be honest, with my current hearing condition, even with hearing aids, both the background music and my own voice in the in-ear monitor sound distorted. I can no longer sing my previous songs live normally."

"So, I would like to ask Mr. Kishimoto to customize a song with a strong and lively rhythm and above-standard quality, so that I, who have hearing loss, can easily sing it live."

Yayoi Tsuki stared at Kishimoto and said sincerely.

"Is this so..."

Yoshihiro Kishimoto picked up the teacup, took a sip, and fell into deep thought.

Hiroshi Yamazaki and agent Konishi did not say anything either, but stared at him with bated breath.

"Feel sorry."

After a while, Yoshihiro Kishimoto put down the teacup.

"Sure enough, this request is still too willful."

Yayoi Tsukki lowered her eyes and smiled gently, as if she had already guessed the answer.

If Xia Fan was here, he would definitely see that the pair of animal ears on her head also fell down weakly.

"No, I completely understand Miss Yayoi's thoughts. You are worried that you can't be cured and you will never be able to perform on stage again, right?"

"To be honest, my health is getting worse day by day, and I am preparing a final work with the thought that 'someday I may not be able to create anymore'."

"So, I don't have the energy to customize such a song for you for now. Perhaps the heads of other master studios can..."

Yoshihiro Kishimoto sighed, his eyes becoming hazy in the steam.

"Several other masters have provided song demos, but after listening to them, although they are barely singable, the quality cannot meet my requirements. Otherwise, I would not have bothered you, Mr. Kishimoto."

"Even Kishimoto-sensei said so. It seems there is no other way."

Yayoi Tsuki's expression remained calm, but her body curled up slightly on the sofa behind her because she couldn't suppress her loss.

"So, are there other producers in the music department who have the skills to customize songs like this?"

Manager Konishi still did not give up and looked at Hiroshi Yamazaki for help.

"Others... To be honest, the level of other producers in my department is quite unstable..."

Hearing this question, beads of sweat dripped down Hiroshi Yamazaki's forehead, who had remained silent.

The producers of the music department, whether part-time or full-time, are a group of unreliable "literary youths" who are only emotional and not rational. Their creative efficiency and quality fluctuate.

When things are going well, I can produce hit products one after another in a month; when things are going badly, I can't produce a single product for half a year. The best way to describe it is to use the term "random creation".

If the requirement is just "fast rhythm", it can still be met. But in terms of song quality, even the other masters in the studio have not reached Yayoi Tsuki's standards, and it is better for his producers not to come out and make a fool of themselves.

"Maybe there is a producer you can try to get a commission from."

Yoshihiro Kishimoto pondered for a moment, then suddenly spoke softly.

(End of this chapter)