Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1089 1089. Obvious

Here at Iwahashi-san, he is treated like a real musician.

President Nagato always talks about "it's too early for you to be independent", and the staff also treat them as ordinary, packaged performance bands.

After the announcement of the cooperation with Dai Kuroki, I went to participate in the music magazine shoot arranged by the company, and I was deliberately asked to pose as an idol for the photo, and the interviewers prepared only perfunctory questions.

In the rookie period, you have to do many things that you don't like. When you decide to sign with a record company, you should be aware of this.On this point, the three youths of WANDS are not unclear.

However, they are willing to stand on the cardboard boxes and perform hard to passers-by who refuse to stop for them, until they polish themselves to shine, but they can't bear to be denied again and again, and they are even sent to the famous singer as a foil.

If President Nagato thinks they are not qualified, he should not have signed them, let alone let them debut so quickly.

However, when they were personally signed by President Nagato and soon got a chance to debut, the three young people would be lying if they said they didn't feel excited and proud about it.

Since this path was chosen by myself, then, it deviates further and further from my own imagination about the matter of debut, so I can't just blame the "adults" for their manipulation of them.The three young people even had the idea that they had betrayed themselves.

It's only now that I realize that the "awareness" I made when I signed the contract is somewhat different from the "awareness" I should have after I really entered this world.

After being arranged to cooperate with Dahei Moji, the three young people were all preoccupied, and each examined the current situation.

When they were still students, the three youths had all heard the name of Iwahashi Shinichi.Although he has not devoted himself to his banner, he is full of respect and longing for this legendary figure.

However, it was this person again who led this cooperation, and, according to President Nagato, Shinichi Iwahashi tried his best to facilitate this matter. In the middle, too, had to nod.

The hero in the minds of underground musicians is now a businessman who can trample on other people's dreams for profit.The idols in the hearts of the three young people were shattered, which made them full of politeness and alienation towards the famous producer when they were brought to see Shinichi Iwahashi for the first time before the cooperation started.

However, this cooperation that was rejected by them made the three young people realize for the first time that their ideas and opinions are respected. It was this producer who disappointed them in their hearts and took them seriously as musicians. treat.

What kind of person is Iwahashi-san?

Among the three youths, Noboru Uesugi was the first to face up to the hero he once admired.

However, the reason why he changed his attitude toward Shinichi Iwahashi, besides the respect that Iwahashi-san has for the three newcomers, is another reason: this Daikokumoki is not like President Nagato. "Poor personality" as the saying goes.

When President Nagato explained this cooperation, he mentioned that Moji Daikoku had gone to BEING for an interview, but because of his conceited and arrogant personality, the two sides failed to reach a consensus, and finally Moji Daikuro switched to GENZO.

However, during this period of contact, whether it was observing the communication between Daikoku Moki, Oda Tetsuro, Iwahashi Shinichi, and the staff in the recording studio, or when the three of them were invited by Iwahashi Shinichi to join, Daikoku Moji's attitude has nothing to do with words like conceited and arrogant.

On the contrary, she is hearty, warm-hearted, and listens carefully to opinions—if she thinks it is good, she applauds it sincerely, and if she thinks it is inappropriate, she will never compromise. She is a real musician.

Maybe when arguing, there will be fierce quarrels occasionally, but it is by no means unreasonable and arrogant.

If this cooperation is like making an ordinary single, both parties record their respective parts and then send them to the computer room to produce the final product for printing. Arranging one at a time...

Just to complete the cooperation.

Then there will be no chance to learn about Daikoku Maki's personality, let alone the opportunity to be led by Iwahashi Shinichi and Oda Tetsuro to discuss music production and freely express his own ideas.

Although in the recording studio, Uesugi Noboru still had the same unsmiling appearance, but when facing Shinichi Iwahashi, his attitude softened.

Looking at this music producer again, he is neither the "hero" when he first heard the name, nor the "businessman" who once disgusted him.It's the one who is cooperating, the one who is learning something from him.

Noboru Uesugi's views on this cooperation have changed slightly, and Hiroshi Shibazaki and Kosuke Oshima, who belong to the same band as him, naturally also noticed it.

Hiroshi Shibazaki and Noboru Uesugi share the same interests, and the two young people can also maintain the same views on many things.At this moment, Shibasaki Hiroshi also realized that Daikoku Maki is not a "conceited and arrogant" person, and Iwahashi Shinichi did not want to pull them over as a foil, so this cooperation was facilitated.

If you really want to talk about it, it makes sense to describe this cooperation as VERMILLION actively asking WANDS to participate in the cooperation.Hiroshi Shibazaki even felt that the band was a burden imposed on Shinichi Iwahashi.

However, despite being involved as a foil, Shinichi Iwahashi's attitude is obviously to let their newcomer band learn from the experience of song production-with this idea, they are getting along with them.

"Obviously he is the person in charge of another company, but he patiently guided us to participate in music production." Hiroshi Shibazaki said in private, in a joking tone, about Shinichi Iwahashi's approach.

Uesugi Noboru drank silently and didn't answer the question.But in my heart, I also thought of an answer.

This Yanqiao-san may be a hero like the one in the legend.

It's just a matter of morality to reach out to a struggling band, and to help and support even if it's not his singers.For newcomers, even if they are newcomers from other companies, he is willing to teach them all.

Although Iwahashi-san is the person in charge of the record company and has launched many popular and best-selling singers, in fact, he has always had a pure heart for music.

Although this cooperation with Dai Kuromoki was still reluctant to them, the two young men, Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki, gradually developed respect for Shinichi Iwahashi in their hearts.

However, it was not the first time I heard about the deeds of Iwahashi Shinichi, and I respected a legendary person as an idol, but after getting in touch with him at close range, I respected him as a person and a good teacher .

However, Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki changed their attitudes towards Shinichi Iwahashi, and Kosuke Oshima saw it, but he didn't take it seriously.Although Shinichi Iwahashi is a producer different from ordinary businessmen, he is definitely not as good as his two teammates think.

In particular, when Shinichi Iwahashi encouraged them to participate in music production, he also told them: "Creation is multi-faceted and ubiquitous. Any link of writing, composing, arranging, singing, and live arrangement can be marked. own brand."

Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki took what Shinichi Iwahashi said seriously like a good student in class.

But in the ears of Kosuke Oshima, I feel that such words are no different from the "Your strength is not enough" that President Nagato has always said. Just listen to their opinions.

After all, it's actually "it's normal to do something you don't want to do before becoming famous, but even if it's something you don't want to do, you can treat it as a practice until you gain enough strength".

...It was just another way of saying it, and the two teammates accepted it without thinking.

I don't know whether to say that the two teammates are naive, or the producer is demagogic.

The rock bridge producer encourages them to make full use of the existing opportunities, and when they have enough strength, they can naturally talk about innovation and make the music they really want to make.This process is not patience, but accumulation...

Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki, two young people actually did this.

Accumulate popularity first, and after you have capital, you can naturally do whatever you want.

This kind of statement of humiliation is a kind of comfort to the three young people who are enduring the pain in their hearts.At least it made Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki think that their choice at the beginning was not wrong, and there was no comfort in this road.

Once, Oshima Kosuke also believed in this.However, being denied again and again, and being sent to serve as a foil for a popular female singer, these things consumed his trust.

...In the future, even if the band becomes popular, can it be guaranteed that they won't be forced to bring in a group of newcomers and let other newcomers serve as their foils?If the band's innovation fails, can you guarantee that the company will not ask you to return to the popular style?

When he first decided to cooperate with Maki Daikoku, Kosuke Oshima was full of opinions on this cooperation in his heart.But after experiencing so much, after reflection, he began to realize that as long as he stays in this entertainment world, he agrees with all its rules.

If you agree with this rule, it is impossible to obtain real freedom.So, do you agree with this rule?
Oshima Kosuke himself was still hesitant, but seeing Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki, the two teammates, whether it was Shinichi Iwahashi who seemed to give everything to each other, or the president of Nagato in the company, they were all indifferent. I still have respect and hope for the future.

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Iwahashi Shinichi treated the three young people WANDS in the way he usually treats musicians, but unexpectedly softened their attitudes, especially Noboru Uesugi and Hiroshi Shibazaki, these two young people humbled themselves like two good students in front of him.

This change was beyond his expectation.But in retrospect, you can also understand why there was such a change.That is actually a kind of feedback after being taken seriously.Other than that, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't think much about it.

Anyway, it is impossible for him to take the risk of going to war with half of the industry to recruit the band, just to support them in making the music he wants to make——

He's neither that idle nor that self-obsessed.

In the final analysis, the band will either disband on the spot after the cooperation ends, and the members will bravely pursue their dreams.Or just remember this kind of patience, wait until you become famous, and then challenge the record company to make the music you want.

Other than that, there is no third way to choose.In other words, for the vast majority of singers, this is the case. Before becoming famous, they endure and compromise, and only after becoming famous can they have the opportunity to be themselves.

Being able to be your own band from the very beginning probably accumulated a considerable number of fans in the underground era.

After this cooperation, if this band can ride this gust of wind and soar into the sky, it won't be long before they will use the bargaining chips brought by their success to ask the record company to make the music they want to make.At that time, either they will become a national band, or they will smash their own popularity and fall.

From the way they acted, these things were obvious.

For Iwahashi Shinichi, the future of WANDS has nothing to do with him.It had nothing to do with him that the band became a national band, and it had nothing to do with him that the band fell apart—

Only related to VERMILLION.

Either VERMILLION can have a national band, or, when it first brought the band to its peak, it lost a top general.

The former possibility is VERMILLION's blessing.The latter possibility is an immeasurable blow.

As far as GENZO is concerned, it is a good thing that WANDS took advantage of this gust of wind and took off, injecting fresh force into the record market and prolonging the popularity of the band era.It is also a good thing that they will challenge the record company after they become famous.

It is a good thing for WANDS to become a national band with a unique style. It is also a good thing for shattering one's own popularity and hurting VERMILLION's vitality at the peak.

As long as WANDS participates in this cooperation, there will only be good things for GENZO.

Iwahashi Shin treats WANDS as a professional musician, takes them to participate in the discussion of music production, treats them like his own band, and expects them to take off in this gust of wind and become a rising star.

As for the future of the band, whether VERMILLION gets the ace or the bomb depends on what kind of talent the band has and what choices they make.

For him, the more important thing about this cooperation is to take advantage of this opportunity to cooperate with the BURNING department to facilitate Oda Tetsuro to participate in the selection meeting hosted by GENZO.

No matter how unhappy the relationship between Oda Tetsuro and VERMILLION is, since his contract with the company is not over, if he is to be invited to participate in the selection meeting of GENZO, he has to do superficial work with VERMILLION.

During this cooperation period, the opportunities for Shinichi Iwahashi and Tetsuro Oda to get in touch increased greatly. In addition to communicating and working in the recording studio for the production of the single, they also went out to drink together in private.

The shy composer loved taverns and had little interest in social clubs or discos.Not only that, because I have to take care of the cats I have at home, I often don't hang out too late.

Living alone, with a few adopted stray cats, staying up late from time to time to get unkempt, walking lightly in the recording studio, to some extent, Oda Tetsuro is a stray cat in human form.

For Iwahashi Shinichi, it was the first time he came into contact with someone with such a wonderful personality.

(End of this chapter)