Chapter 72: The Heart Actually Refuses
The place Ye Aki took Kawamoto and Yoshi to BEING's recording studio in Roppongi. Since Watanabe Lu Youyan was first, even for him, Ye Aki could not take Kawamoto and Yoshi at all, so he formally set the audition location in the recording studio.
Of course, he was really curious about how special the voice of Kawamoto Kawamoto was.
"Ye Zhaosang is here?" The studio staff greeted.
"Mr. Yamada, can you arrange a recording studio for me?"
Yamada replied diligently: "Of course there is no problem, please come with me." While carefully looking at the two faces of Watanabe Lu and Kawamoto Kawamoto, although they were curious, they still knew the truth and didn't ask much.
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When there were only four of them in the recording studio, Ye Zhao signaled Kawamoto and Dai to the opposite recording room, "How about it, do you want me to go over and explain it to you?"
Kawamoto Kazuyo smiled slightly, "Thank you Ye Zhaosang, but when I was in Fukui's hometown, I helped the underground band there record accompaniment."
"Then let's start. Just pick your own singing." Ye Zhao picked up a monitor headset and handed it to Watanabe Riki, and then looked at Yuki Uemura again, "Do you use it?"
"I'd better go and make coffee for you." Umemura Yuki said, and walked out of the recording studio.
Ye Zhao shrugged, put on the monitor headphones, and ordered through the microphone connected to the recording room: "It's time to start."
Kawamoto Kawamoto made an OK gesture.
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Kawamoto Kawamoto's song selection surprised Ye Zhao a little. She sang "BLUE TEARS" by JUDY AND MARY.
When she started singing, Ye Zhao was distracted for a moment: The guy who proudly said that he was not a greenhouse flower, what was he doing now?
Of course, it was only a moment, and soon, he was pulled back by Kawamoto Kazuyo's voice. Then, he finally understood why Watanabe Lu said that she sang very special, while she herself said that she was not suitable for singing.
One of the original singers of the song "BLUE TEARS" is the most recognizable child sound. If YUKI is a child sound, Kawamoto Kawamoto is a luoli sound that is even more important than her.
Moreover, her luoli sound is not the luoli sound that makes people feel cute and cute, but the type that uses food to describe it, such as natto, mustard, stinky tofu, etc., which have a strong personality, and people who like it are very popular, and people who don’t like it will get goosebumps when they hear it.
It was also at this moment that he looked at Kawamoto Kawamoto's face through the glass in the recording room, and listened to her special luoli sound from his headphones. A person who matched him suddenly popped up in Ye Zhao's mind.
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When the four words Kawamoto Makoto came out of his mind, Ye Zhao actually refused. Even if he often watched the men and women's picket teams and followed the gossip in the Japanese entertainment industry, he could laugh at the name.
Don't get me wrong. She didn't become a funny artist who was criticized for being fooled on variety shows in the days that followed. She just dated a funny artist.
In fact, the status of funny artists who have made a name for themselves in the Japanese entertainment industry is not low, and falling in love with them is not a bad thing. Rika Aka ended up marrying Takaaki Ishihashi. Kika Fujiwara was not only married to Tomoko, but also cheated on her marriage by Shi Matsuru, the diamond king among the funny artists... It would be great if things had developed like this.
However, the funny artist Kawamoto Makoto had dated, his name was... Kanano Hidetaka.
It's such an indescribable connection.
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Although in later generations, this name once again entered the public eye because she was involved in the peach scandal of Hidetaka Kano and became one of the playboy's trophys. However, when time went back to 1997, she was also a highly-watched music rookie that year. The OP song "1/2" sung for Kenshin, she sold 800,000 copies. Her first album "Kawamoto Makoto" sold over one million, ranking 19th on the year list. By the way, the 20th place was Kinki's debut album "A album".
Is this achievement enough to make her a super-large newcomer?
But all her luck seemed to be exhausted in the year of her debut. The popularity of the album "Kawamoto Makoto" made her an unstoppable super newcomer. Although she wanted to be a musician, she could not adapt to the high-intensity work of spending all day in the studio. In addition, because her personal philosophy was contrary to the firm's policy, she had been constantly fighting with the record company since she became popular. Finally, in 2001, after the five-year contract expired, Kawamoto Makoto announced her withdrawal from the firm and disappeared in front of the scene.
Three years later, she appeared in the public eye as an underground singer again. However, at this time, her seat in the music scene had long been filled by later generations, and the name Kawamoto Makoto was gradually forgotten and became a member of the character like thousands of meteors in the artistic world.
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When Kawamoto Kawamoto came out of the recording room, he saw Ye Zhao's face with a tangled face.
Kawamoto Kawamoto, who didn't know that Ye Zhao was complaining about her gossip and scandal in his heart, asked with some confidence: "That... Ye Zhaosang, am I singing badly?"
"No, not." Ye Zhao coughed dryly, "On the contrary, it is indeed a very distinctive voice."
"Since that's the case, why did Ye Zhaosang look embarrassed?"
"I'm not making any embarrassment, I'm just thinking about what route you should take if you debut." Ye Zhao replied slowly.
"Hey?!" Kawamoto Kawamoto looked incredible.
Looking at Kawamoto Kawamoto's cautious and modest look, it is really hard to associate with the person who fought with the firm and retired from the club at the most popular time. But no matter whether Kawamoto Kawamoto or Makoto Kawamoto will continue to follow the old path in history in the future, Ye Zhao felt that as long as he was not a producer with a particularly strong personal subjective consciousness, he would feel that it was necessary to sign her.
Moreover, although from the perspective of the bystander, Kawamoto Kawamoto's resume is no big deal, and it is completely incomparable to the high-national singers who have been talked about until many years later. But she has an advantage that can easily distinguish her from ordinary singers: she is a singer-songwriter.
Even after fading out of the TV media, she was still active behind the scenes as a composer and later started producing experimental music. She can be said to be a very thoughtful and talented person, although she was a bit sloppy in handling things.
But after all, since there are people in this world who are constantly pursuing commercialization for achievements, there are people who stick to niche music and strive for it for life. A sign of the maturity of the music scene is that they can tolerate this personality.
Ye Zhao's expression was quite sincere, "Miss Kawamoto, I think you have the talent to become a singer, so I want to help introduce you to the record company."
"Hey?! Hey hey—" Kawamoto Kawamoto covered his mouth and let out a long series of exclamations. After a while, he came out of this blank state and asked tremblingly: "Really? Ye Zhaosang, but I don't sing well, and I don't like to be cute..."
"Okay," Ye Zhao interrupted her, "You have to be confident in yourself. Not only do I not think your singing is not good, but I think your voice is very recognizable and will definitely attract attention."
Watanabe Lu comforted him with a smile: "Kawamoto, there is no need for Ye Jun to lie to you for such a thing, don't worry." He looked at Ye Zhao and asked, "Ye Jun, when are you planning to introduce Kawamoto to President Nagato?"
Ye Zhao thought for a while, "Brother Watanabe, I don't plan to introduce Miss Kawamoto to BEING."
"I won't introduce it to BEING?" Watanabe Riki was a little unable to keep up.
"I think Miss Kawamoto's style doesn't match BEING, and there is no development prospect in the past." Ye Zhao explained in a few words and said to Kawamoto Kawamoto: "Miss Kawamoto, I want to invite you to join my personal firm and attach the agency to my name. After that, I will contact you to find a suitable debut opportunity."
"Agent contract?"
Ye Zhao saw her hesitation, "Don't worry, it's just an ordinary share contract. There is nothing special to restrict you, just to facilitate your handling of some of your affairs. Regarding this, you can check whether to sign after reading the contract."
"Then when will I go to see the contract?" Kawamoto Kawamoto put some snacks.
"You can do it anytime when you have time, and I will arrange it. As for the address of the firm..." Ye Zhao touched his pocket, "Wait for a while, and when Gunmura comes back, he will give you the business card."
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Uemura Yuki returned to the recording studio with four cups of hot coffee. The four of them sat on the sofa in the small living room that was set up at the door and slowly drank coffee. Ye Zhao calmly brought the topic to the creation. "Since Miss Kawamoto is a professional, has she dabbled in composition?"
"To be honest, Ye Zhaosang said, I have been trying to compose music, and now I have saved up more than a dozen songs that I can make. "At this, I smiled embarrassedly, "Actually, my original plan was to send DEMO to the record company if there is no improvement in the future, and work hard to make the goal of the behind-the-scenes composer."
"Does Miss Kawamoto use a piano or a guitar when composing?"
"Guitar, that's a bit more convenient."
Ye Zhao looked around the recording studio, got up and took off a GIBSON hanging on the wall, and encouraged with his eyes: "Ms. Kawamoto wants to show off his skills?"
Kawamoto Kawamoto hesitated for a few seconds, put down the paper cup, and took over the guitar from Ye Zhao.
Kawamoto Kawamoto has good composition skills, but it can only be good, with highlights, but if you want to touch a first-class border, you will be so bad after all. Her strongest part is not composing, but her excellent lyrics. Although she looks weak in her appearance, the lyrics she wrote are angular.
Chapter completed!