People in Zongman are masters of copying romance novels

Firstly, unlike the 600,000 yen bonus, which could be claimed at any time at PVC Records and had no conditions for claiming, the reward for "providing funds for album production" had a clearly defined deadline and requirements for claiming.

The deadline is within one year after the ranking is announced, and the condition is to determine the ten songs included in the album and sign the corresponding contract for the album with PVC Records.

Secondly, regarding the contract...

Although it was a fully funded production, as the capital, PVC Records Company obviously could not get no benefit at all.

Of course, after all, it is a reward for the winner, so even if a contract needs to be signed, there will not be anything unreasonable in the contract requirements.

After the release, we will take a portion of the commission, and the promotion and marketing plan will be determined based on the quality of the music...

The contract matters won't be finalized until the ten songs are finalized, so it's a bit too early to think about it right now.

So there are only two questions left:

The first question is: within one year, collect ten songs that can be included in the album.

Ten songs are not particularly difficult and it is completely possible for the band to end them, not to mention that Aoki Jie still has 600 points left.

But the second question...

The band's current level is not that outstanding. Even if they come up with ten songs at once, Aoki Jie cannot guarantee that he and everyone in the band can practice these ten songs at the highest level.

Fortunately, there is still plenty of time——

There are still 365 days left until the deadline for claiming the award, so there is still enough time to improve the level of the band.

But we've just finished our intense training, and now we have to continue working hard to improve the band's overall level...

The attention was put back on the chat group.

At this point, the band chat group had already reached a conclusion on where to celebrate.

Kita Kita: The eel rice is delicious and the atmosphere is great... I remember there's one in Shibuya Center Street. Want to go there?

After discussing for a while, Kita gave his opinion.

The messages in the chat group stopped for a while, and then the three girls below responded.

[Hongxia: Kita-chan knows a lot about this kind of shop~]

[Pochi-chan: Okay...]

[Liang: White-faced geisha nods.jpg]

No one objected, probably because Aokisuke hadn't sent any messages. So, after the girls gave their opinions, Kita tagged Aokisuke and asked him a question.

[Kita Kita: Then let's set the location there? @Aoki-senpai, does Aoki-senpai have any ideas?]

Looking at the phone screen, he saw Kita Ikuyo mentioned him, blinked, and Aoki Jie replied, "I'm fine with anything."

At the same time, I hesitated for a moment.

immediately,

After hesitating, he put aside the idea of ​​telling the girls in the band that "making an album requires a higher level of skill and everyone needs to continue to work hard in training."

We'll talk about this at our next celebratory dinner. Before that, it's probably okay to have a good rest for a while...

......

Because Xiduo and his classmates had an appointment to go out together on Saturday, the final dinner time was set at Sunday noon.

Maybe there was still a class to go, after chatting in the group for a while, it became quiet again.

I didn't go out in the afternoon and took a short nap. Considering that there were only about ten days left before the final exam, I got up and read for a while by myself in the rental house.

Until the evening, he went out to eat. Taking advantage of the fact that the temperature was not particularly high in the evening, Aokisuke wandered outside for a while. After returning to the apartment, he simply washed up and finally went to bed early.

Chapter 66: Discussion at the Cafe and News about Miss Liang

There is a hint of summer in the air, and the morning sun is not as glaring as it is at noon.

About the smell of summer - in fact, Aoki Jie didn't know what summer smelled like. In the bustling big city of Tokyo, in the summer season, except for a few streets where you could occasionally smell lavender, most of the time, after taking a deep breath, what would echo in your nose was a faint, almost imperceptible smell of car exhaust.

Before coming to Tokyo, when I was still in an orphanage in Yazu District, Tottori Prefecture, my only memories of the taste of summer were soda, which I might not drink once a whole summer, the stream in the orphanage filled with water vapor, and the stinky cow dung on the roadside in summer.

Not so good memories...

Let’s not talk about what summer tastes like for now.

In short, after a day off on Tuesday, Aokisuke returned to school the next day and started classes as usual.

And after going to school——

In the class, only Hikigaya Hachiman knows the true identity of Aokisuke, and his classmates have not yet connected "Suki-san" with themselves.

After all, Aokisuke wasn't a big presence in the class. He only interacted with Hikigaya on weekdays and wasn't close to anyone else in the class. It was estimated that no one in this situation would mistake him for the YouTube music blogger who was the most popular blogger...

Life in school is relatively stable for now.

In this seemingly peaceful daily life, I go to school normally until the weekend.

......

It was the last weekend before the final exams, Saturday, sunny, ten o'clock in the morning.

Although the sun was not glaring, the temperature was still as high as it should be.

In fact, Aokisuke didn't really want to go out during this time period——

If you go out earlier, around seven o'clock, the outdoor temperature will definitely not be as high as it is now.

Go out later in the afternoon, after 3 p.m., and the temperature will drop slightly after the sun sets.

It seems that no matter which choice I make, it is more cost-effective than going out in the sun at this time...

However, Niijima Yusuke had scheduled the meeting at this time, and Aokisuke couldn't cancel the appointment because of the weather...

I walked towards the tram station in the high temperature of early August and squeezed onto the tram among the slightly crowded crowd on weekends.

After a bumpy ride on the tram for a while, I got off and hurried to the cafe where we had an appointment.

We arrived at 10:20, ten minutes earlier than the scheduled time.

However, Niijima Yusuke had already sat down in the coffee shop earlier.

Aokisuke recognized the appearance of Niijima Tomosuke. In the introduction of "Flowers Under the Starry Sky" on Wikipedia, there is a photo of Niijima Tomosuke participating in the interview.

So the first thing he noticed after entering the cafe was the middle-aged man sitting by the window, whose bangs covered his eyes and half of his face.

The outfit is a bit strange, but it's understandable for an artist.

After noticing Niijima Tomosuke, Aokisuke stepped forward decisively, and then when he was not far away from Niijima Tomosuke, he took the initiative to greet him.

"Good morning, Mr. Niijima. Sorry to have kept you waiting."

At this time, Niijima Yusuke was looking down at his mobile phone. When he heard someone calling him, he subconsciously raised his head. Then, he noticed Aoki Suke who was not far from him.

"Ah! Su... Mr. Aoki! You're here! I didn't wait long, I just got here."

A smile suddenly appeared on his face, which was half covered by his bangs. He stood up from his seat and spoke in a very polite voice.

Are musicians treated so well in the animation industry...?

Aoki Jie was a little uncomfortable with Niijima Tomosuke's politeness, but he didn't react on the surface and replied in the same polite manner.

After the polite words, the two sat down again.

Without rushing to start the topic, Niijima Yusuke called the waiter to take the order. After the two of them ordered coffee, there was silence for a while before he spoke.

"Teacher Aoki, I wanted to meet you this time mainly to get to know you better. As I mentioned before, I've been following you since your first original music. I absolutely love your music 200%, so after getting in touch with you, I began to hope to meet you in person..."

Niijima Yusuke looked at Aokisuke, paused, and then said,

"And then... I also have some selfish motives behind this meeting with you - you have an unparalleled talent for musical composition. As an animation director who is always striving to achieve excellence, I sincerely hope that the exquisite and beautiful music you create can appear in my works..."

"Mr. Niijima, you don't need to address me with honorifics. Just call me Aoki."

After Niijima Tomosuke stopped talking, Aokisuke started to speak. Just then, the waiter came to the table with two cups of coffee and took the coffee away. Then he continued to speak.

"Regarding the collaboration... It's an honor to work with Mr. Niijima. We've already agreed on the phone. Mr. Niijima, all you have to do is provide me with your creative requirements. I can't guarantee that I can create any outstanding music, but I will definitely do my best."

The creative theme, cooperation conditions, and demands of both parties have not been negotiated yet, so what Aoki Jie said now is somewhat polite.

But Niijima Yusuke really likes to hear these words.

As an animation director whose original intention was simply to "pursue making better animations", Niijima Tomosuke actually doesn't care too much about the twists and turns in negotiating cooperation.

His current thoughts were simple—he highly recognized Aoki's abilities and wanted to cooperate with him.

To this end, he had previously specifically found 'suki-san' on YouTube. Even though the hope was slim, he still left a message in 'suki-san's' personal private message.

It is worth celebrating that Aokisuke saw it and responded.

But unfortunately, Niijima Tomosuke currently has no works in production or directing.

Although he has no works directed by himself, he happens to be supervising a work.

The title of the work has been decided, the plot direction has been roughly determined, and various elements of the work have also been decided early on -

"Rising Fireworks: Viewed from Below? Or from the Side?", abbreviated as "Fireworks."

And right now...there should be no problem in discussing cooperation with Mr. Aoki using this work.

Anyway, after hearing Aokisuke say "Just provide the creative requirements", Niijima Yusuke didn't think much about it, but just clenched his fists with a little excitement, and then spoke decisively,

"As for the creative requirements, the film's theme is summer, fireworks, the seaside, and other elements. The script... the script..."

The voice paused again, and the talking stopped for a few seconds before Niijima Yusuke spoke again.

But now there is a hint of apology in the words.

"The script can't be leaked, so this will probably have to happen after the contract is signed... Sorry."

"fine."

Aokisuke nodded in understanding.

In fact, even without reading the script, Aoki Jie already had some guesses in his mind.

What I said on the phone earlier was that I would be participating in the planning of this animated film not as a director, but as an assistant supervisor.

These are the topics currently raised.

If I'm not mistaken, the movie that Niijima Yusuke mentioned, the work he is currently directing, is probably "Rising Fireworks, Seen from Below? Or From the Side?"

In Aoki's memory, this animated film was not very outstanding in terms of box office or word of mouth.

However, although the quality of the movie itself was not good, a piece of music in the movie broke through the shackles of the film and became popular in the entire music circle of the previous life in a short period of time——

"Fireworks" by Kenshi Yonezu.

And now Niijima Yusuke has found me and wants me to compose a piece of music that fits the theme of this movie...

After Niijima Tomosuke spoke directly for a few minutes, Aokisuke gave up the idea of ​​continuing to speak politely.

After thinking about the pros and cons for a while, he took a sip of the coffee on the table.

"It doesn't matter if there's no script. Just having these keywords is enough. Let's put this together... I'll try to create a simple demo song by next week, and then you, Mr. Niijima, will make the final decision."

He looked at Niijima Yusuke.

Across the coffee table, Niijima Yusuke nodded vigorously.

"Excuse me, Mr. Aoki!"

......

The two chatted until about eleven o'clock. Originally, Niijima Yusuke intended to invite Aokisuke to lunch at noon, but plans changed - he left the cafe early because he had something to do halfway through his coffee.

Aokisuke was left alone. He had planned to finish all the coffee in his cup and then find a place to eat for the rest of the afternoon. However, his plan was not able to keep up with the changes.

I added a sugar cube to half a cup of coffee and stirred it carelessly for a while, but the phone in my pocket suddenly vibrated.

A hint of doubt flashed across his face, and Aokisuke took out his cell phone from his pocket.

I turned on the screen and found that it was a message from Miss Liang.

[Strange bassist: I got my pocket money, what would you like to eat, Suki-san? I'll treat you.]

"..."

After seeing the message on the phone clearly, the confusion on Aokisuke's face froze, and then slowly turned into helplessness.

I suddenly recalled what happened last time when Yamada Ryo said he would treat me to a meal.