Chapter 18 The tone is too frivolous
Ye Zhao didn't know that the cover of the record he chose in order to save trouble actually brought an unexpected effect. Of course, he wouldn't know that his physical sister had discovered that he had a single. Without a firm or a record company, he had no chance to promote songs, so he had to pick up the guitar and return to Shibuya for a street performance.
More than a month of singing career has allowed him to accumulate a certain amount of popularity in Shibuya. Whenever he starts performing, there will always be audiences gathering around him. Of course, there are also star scouts who come to chat with him during this period, but even Ye Zhao, who has rejected a big temple like Kenyin, will not reduce his value and go to sign an unknown small shop to endure those similar slave contracts. Besides, since he has already gambled big, he can't sell himself "cheap" before the results come out.
However, on that afternoon, when he came to his fixed singing location as scheduled, he unexpectedly got cold. He sang three songs in a row, and only three or five coins were put in the piano box. Not only were the passers-by walking in a hurry, but even the old guests who came to support him were unwilling to stop for him.
Is my performance that bad today? Ye Zhao frowned and stopped accompaniment. According to this situation, it would be meaningless to continue singing. He plucked the coins in the piano case and put them in his pocket, put the guitar back into the piano case, and prepared to go home. On the way to the station, Ye Zhao found that it was not only him, but also that there were no customers among several popular singers.
"Brother, have you closed the stall too?" A singer with red hair dyed in love with Ye Zhao.
"Yes, there is no business today anyway."
"Because JUDY AND MARY held an open-air LIVE in the park next to it, the audience must have gone there." The red-haired man's partner, the white-haired man who was squatting on the ground and packing the microphone stand, muttered.
JUDY AND MARY? Ye Zhao's heart moved.
Speaking of JUDY AND MARY, this is one of the biggest bands in the RB music scene in the 1990s. They not only made many high-quality music, but also had impeccable commercial results. They have released several million-level singles and albums, with a total sales of nearly 15 million. They once sang the theme song "Freckles" for "Ronk Sword Heart" and the ending song "The Walking Trail" for "News Girl" starring Suzuki Honami. In addition to music, the band's lead singer YUKI (Yuki Isotani) has also become the idol of countless people (dream lover) because of her cute appearance and weird personality.
Although the band announced its disband in 2001, it was not until more than a decade later that RB held a vote of "The Band Who Most Want to Resurrection" that the band firmly dominated the list, which shows their influence in the hearts of RB people.
After the white-haired man finished the stall, he glanced at the familiar red-haired man who was talking to Ye Zhao, "Can you still leave?"
"I'm going to see the JUDY AND MARY show, don't you?"
"No," the white-haired man shook his head, "I'll go back to school first." He nodded politely to Ye Zhao, and went to the station with full equipment in both hands.
Maybe it was a person who went to join in the fun alone, and the red-haired man asked Ye Zhao again: "Will you go, buddy?"
"It's okay to go and have a look." Anyway, I'm idle.
In a brief conversation, Ye Zhao learned that the red-haired man was named Daishi Asada and the white-haired man just now were both students of Meiji University.
JUDY AND MARY, which was founded in 1992, had already achieved its mainstream debut in 1993. Although it was still a while before the real outbreak period, it had accumulated a certain amount of popularity. When Ye Zhao and the red-haired man arrived at the park, a considerable number of people had already gathered in front of the simple stage he set up temporarily.
From an unknown underground band to a mainstream debut, the band members have long been used to this temporary open-air performance. When their popularity is low, they even tried to take a small truck to hold a mobile "tour".
On the stage, the lead singer YUKI sang a main song, and guitarist TAKUYA naturally followed a guitar SOLO. Taking this opportunity, YUKI's eyes swept across the stage and raised his hands to interact with the audience.
The audience waved their hands in great support. In a warm atmosphere, YUKI saw a slightly out of place. The man was very tall, and even though he was standing in a relatively low position, he was still very conspicuous in the crowd. Among the audience who waved their hands with the rhythm, his hand was not raised.
YUKI subconsciously turned her head and then saw a guitar in his hand. After working hard in Tokyo for several years, she naturally knew that it was a singing holy place near the park. Realizing that the band held a concert here temporarily might affect the business of singers here, YUKI felt a little sad.
So, when the song ended and after greeting the audience on a routine basis, YUKI had a sudden idea and shouted to the man in the audience: "Would the guy with the guitar behind come up and sing a song together?"
The audience's eyes swept across the audience like a searchlight, and finally fell on Ye Zhao, who was facing a question mark.
The red-haired man slapped Ye Zhao hard, "Brother, you won the lottery!" He looked unwilling, and wanted to snatch the guitar in his hand and hold it in his arms. Even the audience around him had an envious and jealous expression on his face.
Now, this may be equivalent to Chen Li's sudden words to a audience member in the audience, "Do you want to come up and sing a song together?" or in a food program, the host suddenly greets an audience member on stage to taste the chef's signature dish of this episode.
Ye Zhao looked up at the stage. YUKI was waiting for his answer with a smile. The three musicians in the band looked like they were not surprised to watch the excitement. It seemed that this lead singer had done many such wonderful things.
Go, or not?
If this stage was a music festival and he could go up to sing his own original song, he would never miss this excellent promotional opportunity, but this is the home court of JUDY AND MARY. If he ran to sing other songs, the audience's saliva would be drowned.
So Ye Zhao chose to refuse decisively, "No interest." After a pause, he shouted to the stage in a slightly unhappy tone: "Also, that 'boy'' tone sounds too frivolous!" After practicing in Shibuya for more than a month, even without a microphone, the strong volume still made this sentence reach the stage.
The band's musicians suddenly burst into laughter, and guitarist TAKUYA said to YUKI: "Did you hear it? It's because your tone is too frivolous, which makes the band disliked."
YUKI clasped his hands together and made an apologize, but he said: "Sorry, I can't change it anymore, please forgive me!"
Taking this sentence as an opportunity, the audience burst into laughter. After making jokes for a few words, the band continued to perform the following performance, and the episode was revealed. Only YUKI remembered the guy who said she was frivolous in public.
As for Ye Zhao? After saying that, he left the park.
Ye Zhao returned to the apartment almost an hour and a half earlier than usual. Up the stairs, a girl sat in front of his room with her knees in her arms. When she heard someone coming up, the girl subconsciously looked up and then...
"Brother!" With an authentic Chinese voice, the girl stood up and rushed towards Ye Zhao, hugging his neck tightly.
Chapter completed!