Chapter 60 Interview (1/2)
Ye Zhao took over the notice handed over by Takeda Toshiki, which was an exclusive interview invitation to "CDDATA".
"CDDATA" was of great significance in Ye Zhao's path to fame. This magazine not only brought him considerable help during his underground period, but later many music magazines attacked him. "CDDATA" not only did not join the camp of injuring others but chose to be neutral. When his new single was released, he made a well-founded analysis of the title song of the new single, and even wrote at the end of the article that "we have reason to believe that he is a real genius." This can be said to be the top compliment.
Although he had never had any contact with this magazine once, there was no doubt that the relationship between them was already very profound. It was also because of understanding this that Takeda Toshikazu did not arbitrarily make a judgment on whether Ye Zhao should accept it.
The content that he might need to be asked about is listed in this invitation, mainly focusing on his music creation and some irrelevant hobbies. In addition, the magazine also hopes to take a set of photos for Ye Zhao. As for the time of the interview, the magazine expressed respect for Ye Zhao's schedule, but it is best to complete it within this month.
After confirming that there would be no sensitive issues, Ye Zhao ordered Hiroshi Nanjo, "Help me contact "CDDATA" and said that I agreed to accept their interview. As for the time, if there is no problem there, it will be completed within one or two days."
"Received!" Nanjo Hiroshi turned around and made a call, and came over and replied soon, "Ye Zhaosang, and he made an agreement with "CDDATA" to 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. Is that OK?"
Ye Zhao made an OK gesture.
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At two o'clock in the afternoon, Ye Ao, accompanied by Uemura Yuki, came to a studio in Michy Shinjuku.
The first part was taking photos. After the stylist confirmed that Ye Zhao's hairstyle and makeup were fine for the last time, the costumer tidied up the collar of the gray casual suit, the octagonal light reflector, etc. for him.
The main purpose of this time is interviews. At most, one or two photos are used for pictures. Therefore, the photographer did not ask Ye Zhao how to make a styling. He just took several sets of hard photos. After confirming that there was no problem, he announced that the photo part was successfully completed.
The interview part was held in the cafe downstairs. In order to create a relaxing atmosphere for this interview, the "CDDATA" specially booked this cafe with a romantic decoration.
The female reporter in charge of the interview was named Yoshie Nagano. She wore a long shawl and a pink camel motorcycle jacket. She was about twenty-five or six years old.
Yoshie Nagano greeted and said, "For the first time I met, I am the exclusive reporter of Yoshie Nagano who will conduct an exclusive interview with you next. Please take care of me."
Ye Zhao returned the favor and said, "I am here, I want to ask Miss Nagano to take care of her."
The two sat down at a small table of two by the window. Yoshie Nagano put a silver pocket recorder on the table. The waitress in the store presented the menu. Yoshie Nagano asked: "What do Ye Zhaosang want to drink?"
"Get a latte." Ye Zhao did not open the menu.
Yoshie Nagano looked at the waiter waiting, "Please give us two lattes."
The waiter responded and soon, the sound of a coffee maker screaming from the corner of the bar.
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"I have heard all Ye Zhaosang's songs, and they are all very good songs." Yoshie Nagano sipped her coffee and announced the beginning of the interview like a chat.
"Thanks."
"As an underground singer, I released the famous song "Summer Color", which has a strong folk flavor. Then again, how did Ye Zhaosang think of making such a song?"
"Well," Ye Zhao smiled, "The summer was really too hot at that time, so he thought about making a refreshing summer song. Even the extra instrument arrangement was abandoned, and then he took out such a song."
"This time "WINTER, AGAIN" is based on winter and is still a great success. It seems that you are really good at making songs related to seasons. So where does the opportunity to make this song come from?"
"I just wanted to make a song that was completely different from the previous single, because I like winter very much, and the release period was scheduled for December, so I made it into a winter song."
"So that's it~" Yoshie Nagano nodded, "At the same time, creators often say 'inspiration', so where did Ye Zhaosang come from when he created songs?"
"All aspects are there. For example, if you are talking to Miss Nagano now, you may suddenly have inspiration, or you may suddenly dream of such things while sleeping. Since it is 'inspiration', it is an indescribable feeling."
Since we will continue to produce various "original works" in the future, it is necessary to find an excuse for our creation. Sure enough, after listening to this answer, Yoshie Nagano immediately added a hint of admiration when she looked at him.
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"Speaking of this, after Ye Zhaosang debuted, where do you think the biggest change comes from?"
"Suddenly I have an agent and an assistant." Ye Zhao smiled, "Just kidding, the biggest change should be that I have a broader horizon. There are too many excellent musicians in the circle, and there are still many things that I need to learn."
"When it comes to learning, has Ye Zhaosang learned something recently?"
"There are so many of this. Needless to say, what's wrong with music, I recently went to the screenwriter's school."
"Screenwriter's School? This is far from music. Does Ye Zhaosang want to cross the border?"
"If I say this, when the interview is published, someone will definitely say that I am not good at it." Ye Zhao smiled. "I like movies very much, so I also want to know the specific process of creating a script. If I have the opportunity, I might try "cross-border" as Miss Nagano said, but at this stage I should still treat me as a pure learner."
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After asking questions about music, Yoshie Nagano symbolically asked several personal life questions. After all, a mysterious musician like him has a strong curiosity about him.
"What kind of person is Ye Zhaosang in private?"
"I have a very poor personality. If I can't sleep well in the morning, I will get angry. In short, I'm just a very self-centered person."
Yoshie Nagano smiled, "But I didn't see the bad character of Ye Zhaosang at all. On the contrary, I think you are a very gentle person. Then again, what will Ye Zhaosang do when he is resting?"
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The atmosphere of the interview was relaxed and harmonious. Yoshie Nagano was not a reporter who asked questions and Ye Zhao was not the kind of artist who spoke vaguely. With the premise of cooperation, the entire interview was smooth. About forty minutes, Yoshie Nagano turned off the tape recorder and stood up to thank him: "Thank you very much for your cooperation today. I hope you will have another chance to interview you in the future."
Yoshie Nagano stretched out his right hand, Ye Ao held it politely and quickly let go, "It would be great to talk to Miss Nagano when they are each other, and it would be great if they could chat like this in the future."
Chapter completed!