Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 282 Familiar Voice

"Even if my gaze is turned away, I still feel as if I am being watched..."

While the car was waiting at the traffic light, Masato Takeshita opened the window slightly. He listened to the music coming from a nearby shop and couldn't help frowning and thinking hard.

"Why does it sound so much like Sister Quanshui's voice?"

The young man thought secretly in his heart.

Until the song becomes,

"Good-bye My Loneliness, into your arms, quietly..."

It dawned on him.

This song is the title song of Sister Quanshui’s first EP album - "Good-bye My Loneliness", and its Chinese name is "Goodbye, My Loneliness".

"It seems that Sister Quanshui is deliberately hiding this from me. Is she trying to give me a surprise?"

Masato Takeshita sat in the car, tilting his head and thinking about something. After a few minutes, he came back to his senses and gave the order.

"Don't go home for now, go to the nearest record store."

Whatever the girl thought, it didn't matter now. He was going to buy three records and make his own contribution.

In addition, you can give the girl a little surprise when you get home.

"Welcome, sir, what would you like to buy?"

As soon as Masato Takeshita entered the store, the sharp-eyed clerk walked up to him and asked enthusiastically.

This is a fat sheep, we must not let it go.

"I heard Being is launching a new band. Can I listen to it?"

"Hey, yes, sir, please wait a moment."

"OK, all right."

The young man has become accustomed to the service staff being polite to him.

On the one hand, Japan has such a characteristic that service personnel must provide service with a smile and on their knees.

On the other hand, he has served as the chairman of Xinghai Group for a long time and has the aura of a superior.

Even the most bad-tempered service staff will become polite and careful when they meet him.

Soon, the clerk, who should be a part-time female college student, found several sample CDs from the Being section and played them carefully.

"That's it. Buy me three of the latest records."

Hearing the familiar melody, Takeshita Masato stopped immediately. He didn't like the rest, so he didn't waste his time.

"Sir, do you like this new band Zard?"

The part-time clerk's eyes lit up, unable to contain his joy, and he praised himself.

“I love this band a lot, too.”

“Although this new band has only released its first song today, I firmly believe that the band can become a national band in the future.”

"The lead singer's voice is so gentle and sweet, just like a lover humming in your ear."

At the end, thinking of the young lady where he was working part-time, he blushed and bowed to apologize.

"I'm sorry, sir. I was a little rude just now. I hope I didn't disturb you."

The young man smiled and sighed in his heart, you guessed it right.

In the future, the band Zard will not only be a national band in Japan, but will also have a certain influence in East Asia and Southeast Asia.

However, the young man thought of the girl's current embarrassment and did not say anything, but kindly changed the subject and asked.

"Nothing, how much is it in total?"

"Well, that's 3300 yen in total."

"Well, here it is!"

"Hi, thanks, here's your change."

The price of Japanese records is probably the most expensive in the world.

An ordinary single record costs about 1000 yen.

Such an outrageous price is almost twice that of the United States.

Therefore, Japan has become the world's second largest music market after the United States. Many of the world's top singers will have concerts in Japan.

The Beatles of the ancient times, the popular Michael Jackson and Madonna of today, and the top stars of later generations such as Niu Niu, Britney Spears, Avril Lavigne, and Taylor Swift, all left their footprints in Japan.

Among them, apart from the Beatles, the most popular ones should be Emilia Hope and Avril Lavigne.

The popularity of these two people in Japan is no less than that of local superstars, and is similar to the status of Avril Lavigne and Taylor Swift in China.

Take Avril Lavigne as an example.

After not gaining much popularity in the United States, the Japanese market alone achieved very good results. She even released a song called "Kawaii" to express her gratitude.

Unfortunately, the quality of this song was poor and it failed to please Japanese audiences.

When he returned home, Masato Takeshita did not take out the record immediately.

After eating and drinking, he asked Sister Quanshui pretending to know nothing.

“Are you used to recording songs for a long time?”

"Well, it's very interesting. The recording studio is completely different from what I imagined. I can hear even the slightest noise clearly..."

Talking about her hobbies, the girl couldn't help but talk endlessly.

After a few minutes, she said shyly while playing with her fingers.

"Well, sorry, I said too much."

It's okay, it's a good opportunity to learn more about your work."

The young man's tone was calm and peaceful, and he seemed to be testing unintentionally.

"Sachiko, what have you been busy with lately?"

"Well, wait for me for a moment."

The girl seemed to remember something, and quickly stood up from the sofa and walked quickly to her own personal study.

Yes, there are two study rooms in the young man’s house, one for each person.

This way, you can have independent space whenever you need to do something.

"OK, all right."

The young man didn't care whether his lover heard him or not, and he leaned against the sofa and responded softly.

One minute later, Izumi Sakai came to Masato Takeshita with his hands behind his back.

"Close your eyes for a moment, and I'll let you open them again."

"OK, good!"

The young man obeyed, smiled and closed his eyes.

"Okay."

The eyes-closing session ended quickly, and the moment he opened his eyes, he found a luxuriously wrapped gift box on the table.

"Hey, this is a gift for me. Are you out today?"

Whenever the young man went to a place outside of Tokyo, he would bring her gifts, sometimes local specialties, sometimes local stamps or postcards.

The same is true for Izumi Sakai, but there are more photos she took and paintings she drew herself.

Although the items were very cheap, the two of them enjoyed the process very much.

"Uh-huh."

The girl nodded first, then shook her head, and then urged with a smile.

"You'll know if you open it first."

"OK, no problem."

The young man was now an expert at unpacking and soon saw the real gift inside, a slightly simple CD.

"This is?"

The young man asked knowingly.

The girl was a little shy and sat next to the young man and explained gently.

"My song EP sample, my earliest record."

"Hey, you've released an album. Congratulations! Congratulations!"

The young man pretended to be shocked and then pretended to know nothing.

"Well, thank you. Today is the day my record is officially released."

Izumi Sakai never thought that as an older woman, she would have the opportunity to become a singer. She felt light and airy, as if she were dreaming.

"It's really great. I think the album will do very well. Like get into the top ten of the O chart or something like that."

In her previous life, Izumi Sakai did not have much publicity, and her highest position on the O list was ninth.

In this life, Xinghai Group has a huge amount of resources for her to use, and the girl's grades will only get better.

"That's an exaggeration. It should be difficult."

The girl hasn't completely come to her senses yet, and thinks that she, like the bands previously launched by Being, needs to slowly bide her time.

I never realized how exaggerated the resources we have at the TV station are.

It is estimated that all major TV stations will promote this new song on their own music programs in a short while in return for Xinghai Group’s massive advertising investment.

"Don't worry, it's absolutely easy. We even have a chance to win the championship. Have you forgotten our identities?"

"Uh."

The girl then remembered that she was the lover of the president of a large company.

With the help of TV stations, the music will be spread more widely and there will be a chance to sell more records.

"I see."

Seeing that the girl was unhappy, the young man quickly figured out why.

I'm feeling a bit of a hipster and always feel like doing this isn't a real skill.

She completely forgot that other record companies would use the same tactics to promote their new artists, spending a lot of money to get them on TV shows and to get them on the charts.

Being's confidential promotional method is completely unconventional. In the past few years, the audience will buy into it because it is new, but after a few years, the novelty will wear off and Being's model will definitely fail.

"What are you thinking, little fool? Everyone promotes singers this way."

Masato Takeshita scratched his girlfriend's delicate and straight nose, and then continued to speak lovingly.

"Comparatively, your publicity is relatively minimal. Because you only promoted your songs and didn't appear on the show."

Since Sister Quanshui doesn't like to show her face in public, the young man might as well remain mysterious to the end.

He did not accept any television interviews and maintained complete confidentiality.

Maybe, this can further prolong Sister Quanshui's popularity as a singer.

After 96, the girl's popularity gradually declined. Later, only the best albums could break the one million sales mark.

The world of singers is so cruel that most of them become out of fashion very quickly.

There are very few superstars who can remain as popular as Taylor Swift.

"really?"

"of course."

The young man responded decisively.

"I see. I understand."

The girl smiled happily again, and she hoped to win with her talent.

The two chatted for a long time before the young man remembered the record in his briefcase.

"You gave me a gift, and I have a gift for you today."

Masato Takeshita originally wanted to hide this matter, but he always felt it was not a good idea.

It is best not to hide small things from each other between lovers. If you keep hiding things and lying to each other frequently, it will seriously affect the relationship between the two.

"Ding ding ding, look."

After saying that, the young man placed three records in front of the girl with a sly smile on his face.

"Oh, you actually knew I was going to release a record today. Did the president tell you that?"

"No."

He smiled and shook his head, then explained proudly.

"I happened to hear this song playing when I was going home just now. The voice was very familiar, and it was definitely you. Then I guessed that you released an album today."

"Then I drove to the record store and saw the band's name and the singer's stage name, and it was true. Then I bought three copies directly, ready to give you a surprise."

Izumi Sakai was deeply moved, but also felt a lot of regrets.

"Humph, it was indeed a surprise, but my surprise failed."

"It's okay. Being able to hear your singing is my biggest surprise."

The girl was very pleased with the young man's earthy love talk. She leaned gently on her lover's shoulder with a happy expression.

As their love deepened, the two of them quickly moved from the sofa to the bedroom.

The fire of desire is burning and the traces of youth are restless.

Two hours later, the noise in the room stopped temporarily. Everything was quiet, as if nothing had happened.

The next morning, the two men, feeling refreshed, hugged each other and separated.

The girl is going to a record company and the young man is busy with many things.

"President, this is today's newspaper."

"Well, thank you!"

The young man picked up the black tea that the Secretary-General had just brewed, and then for the first time he looked at the entertainment section of the newspaper.

"Not bad, not bad, you are all very sensible. It seems that there was a lot of publicity on TV last night."

The young man was secretly happy and read carefully all the reports praising his lover.

Of course, there are also critical articles.

But this kind of articles are either openly critical or secretly praising, or deliberately provoke conflicts in a fool-proof way, forcing normal users to become admirers.

All I can say is that no matter what time it is, the media’s basic routine will not change.

With more publicity, sales naturally soared.

In the star-studded 90s, the song successfully took the third place on the O Chart in a single week.

This is a dream start for a new singer, especially one from the Being series.

If he works harder, he might have a chance to top the list. By then, he can be called a rookie bomb.

Similar to Britney Spears, who became extremely popular as soon as she debuted.

"The result is great. My Sachiko is really good at singing."

“Everywhere, it’s all thanks to everyone.”

The girl is very modest and thinks she is nothing at the moment.

"Be humble, you are a singer, don't underestimate yourself."

"Well, I see."

The results in the first week were outstanding, and the second week was also very good, with the ranking moving up one place.

Then in the third week, it successfully reached the top by taking advantage of the opportunity when there were no big-name singers releasing songs.

"Congratulations on achieving your second major achievement as a singer."

Masato Takeshita was also happy for his lover and went home early to prepare the place. When the girl opened the door, he half-hugged her to admire her.

"Wow, it's so beautiful. Thank you for your hard work."

Izumi Sakai looked at the beautiful decoration of the living room and was so moved that she wanted to cry. It's great to have such a boyfriend who always supports her career.

"They are all minor issues. Today is a happy day, so let's not talk about this."

The young man smiled and invited the girl to sit on the sofa, then rubbed her shoulders in a fawning manner.

"You are the oldest in the family today. Tell me, where are we going to eat tonight?"

"Tokyo Tower, or another high-end restaurant? As long as you want to go, we'll leave now."

On such a happy day, all the romantic wishes of lovers in terms of dining must be satisfied, so as to leave eternal and beautiful memories.

"Forget it, let's let the chef cook it at home. I want to eat French food today."

The girl also wanted to leave a beautiful picture on this day, so she chose a candlelight dinner.

Romantic and beautiful, dreamy and ethereal.

"No problem, I'll call right away."

In order to avoid being disturbed, the four chefs in the family all live in another villa nearby. If you suddenly want to eat something, just call us.

The young man thought about it and finally called all four chefs over.

This way, if Sister Quanshui suddenly changes her mind, we can avoid the trouble of making another phone call.

(End of this chapter)