1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Zhou Yan looked back and saw Akina Nakamori's steady steps. He was a little surprised. This woman sobered up really quickly. He even suspected that Akina Nakamori was pretending before, but if she was pretending, her acting skills were too good.

Seeing the surprise in Zhou Yan's eyes, Nakamori Akina asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhou Yan smiled and shook his head, "Nothing, I just think you can drink quite well."

Akina Nakamori smiled and said, "I have always been able to drink quite well, but I haven't drunk for quite a while, so after drinking last night, I suddenly couldn't adapt."

"Don't you want to protect your throat?" Zhou Yan asked again.

Logically speaking, singers like them attach great importance to protecting their voices, as drinking too much alcohol is not good for the voice.

"Of course I have to protect myself, so I haven't drunk it for a long time."

She quit drinking for a long time, but the reason she quit drinking was not just to protect her voice.

If she just wanted to protect her throat, she would not quit drinking at all, because she didn't think her throat could be harmed by alcohol.

After all, she had been drinking for so long and her voice hadn't changed much.

And she not only drinks, she also likes to eat spicy food.

These two things are the most harmful to the throat, but Akina Nakamori didn't feel anything.

……

As they talked, they came to practice room number one.

There were some handy musical instruments in the cabinet of practice room No. 1, and Zhou Yan went straight to take out a violin.

Before Zhou Yan started playing, Nakamori Akina asked, "Does this piece of music have a name?"

"No." Zhou Yan shook his head. "It's the same as 'Fireworks'. It's also the first time it's appeared. Next, you will also be the first person in the world to hear it."

Hearing him say this, Akina Nakamori's eyes sparkled, and she smiled and said to him, "Please start."

Zhou Yan smiled, and without any unnecessary movement, he raised his hand and pulled it up.

Fortunately, the sound of this guitar is basically fine. And the guitars in the practice room are used by everyone on a daily basis, so the quality is pretty good, and it is totally incomparable to the garbage in the trunk.

The piece that Zhou Yan started playing was the melody of the interlude he played when he was accompanying Akina Nakamori just now.

At this time, Akina Nakamori's eyes became brighter. The melody of the violin solo was indeed better sounding and more emotional.

The sound of this piece Zhou Yan played at this moment was even better than the one he played on the guitar just now.

The music reveals a hint of sadness from the very beginning, as if a storyteller is telling a sad story. There is no hysteria, just a leisurely narration.

This kind of sadness is different from ordinary love songs.

If Zhou Yan knew what Akina Nakamori was thinking at this moment, he would definitely praise her because her understanding of this song was very accurate.

Although, everyone may have different opinions when hearing the same song, this is very normal.

However, there is always a general direction. When the composer is creating, his own emotions flow into the music, and these emotions are sometimes received by the audience.

The song Zhou Yan was playing at this time was the famous piece "Returning Home" by Miyuki Nakajima.

Not many Chinese fans may know the song "Returning Home", but if you mention the name "Beautiful Mood", many fans will feel very familiar with it.

Not long after the release of "Return Home", it was covered by Honda Ruru as the Chinese song "Beautiful Mood", which became popular throughout the Greater China region.

The lyrics of "Beautiful Mood" are about love, but the lyrics of the original "Homecoming" are quite different.

Just from the name, you can tell that the lyrics of "Returning Home" are related to homesickness, and it mainly talks about people who work hard in big cities returning home twice a year. Only when they return home can they trust others for a short period of time, and then rely on this strength to continue to work hard in the big city for another half a year.

The original lyrics are closer to the lives of the working class, but the lyrics of "Beautiful Mood" are the key to its popularity in Greater China.

In fact, no matter which country they are in, the audiences are ordinary. Most of them don’t want to find any meaning in a song. What they need is intuitive feeling.

When the song reaches section B, the mood naturally becomes high, but still not hysterical, but rather has a sense of compassion for the world.

Akina Nakamori was mesmerized by the song. Although the song from the night before was very good, she relatively speaking liked this one more. The melody was simple and grand, which could easily infect others.

There is really nothing complicated about the melody of this song, and the structure is also very simple, with the two times being almost simple repetitions.

Most pop songs have this structure.

In order to make it easier for the general public to understand, we don’t make things too complicated.

When Zhou Yan finished playing a song, Akina Nakamori was still in a daze, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhou Yan waved the bow in front of her, "What are you thinking about?"

Akina Nakamori came back to her senses and smiled, "I wasn't thinking about anything, I just suddenly thought of "Station"."

"Because I put it in "Station" as an interlude?" Zhou Yan asked with a smile.

"Yeah." Akina Nakamori nodded. "I thought of "Station" because of the interlude, but it's not just because of the interlude. I always feel that the mood of this song is very suitable for the station. Maybe this song is about parting?"

Zhou Yan smiled, Akina Nakamori's guess was only half right.

The song "Homecoming" does fit in well with the train station, but it is not about parting, at least not just about parting.

Seeing that Zhou Yan didn't say anything, Nakamori Akina asked again, "Am I right?"

Zhou Yan was amused by Akina Nakamori's cautious look. "There is no right or wrong. When a piece of music is heard in your ears, it is what you feel. Do you know Wang Yangming?"

"Ok, I know."

Akina Nakamori's answer was beyond Zhou Yan's expectations. He originally thought that Akina Nakamori would say she didn't know, and then he would explain to Akina Nakamori who Wang Yangming was.

"Are you sure you know?" Zhou Yan confirmed.

"Well, he is a philosopher from ancient China, right?" said Akina Nakamori.

Hearing her say this, Zhou Yan knew that she really knew him.

Seeing Zhou Yan's surprised expression, Nakamori Akina smiled and said, "Wang Yangming is quite famous in Neon."

Zhou Yan didn't expect that Wang Yangming was quite famous in Japan. To be honest, Wang Yangming is not particularly famous in China now, at least not compared with those top historical celebrities.

Moreover, even if most people know Wang Yangming, they don't know much about his works and thoughts.

Of course, the main reason is that Wang Yangming’s things are relatively difficult to understand. Most people will feel confused after reading them and will not be able to understand them at all.

Things that are difficult to understand are naturally difficult to spread.

Later, Wang Yangming became gradually more famous in China, also because of some memes.

"Oh, then do you know that he once said, 'When you have not seen this flower, it and your heart are both in silence; when you come to see this flower, its color suddenly becomes clear'?"

Akina Nakamori shook her head blankly, "What do you mean?" She didn't even know what Zhou Yan said.

In this sentence, except for the word "阮", she knew all the other words. But when these words were put together, she couldn't understand them at all.

Zhou Yan had expected that she would not understand this, so he explained with a smile, "You can understand it this way. Many things only exist if you think they exist. Just like this song, as long as you think it is related to the station, then it is related to the station."

"Oh, I see."

Zhou Yan joked, "How about naming it "Station" as well?"

Akina Nakamori quickly waved her hands, "No, no, we can't have the same name."

Zhou Yan shrugged, "Then what do you think it should be called?"

Akina Nakamori thought about it very seriously. After a long while, her eyes suddenly lit up. "What do you think of calling it "Platform"?"

"How to say?"

"When I was listening to this song just now, I felt a little bit of separation and a little bit of longing. Of course, it's not just these two emotions, but a combination of many emotions. I think the platform can express these emotions very well. The people standing on the platform have complicated emotions. Some of them are seeing people off, and some are picking people up."

Zhou Yan nodded, thinking that Akina Nakamori’s idea was quite good.

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After a moment's silence, he said, "Have you ever thought about writing a song for it?"

"Me?" Akina Nakamori looked at Zhou Yan in surprise.

"Yeah, it's you. Didn't you write lyrics before?"

“I did write the lyrics myself…”

Before she could finish, Zhou Yan smiled and said, "That's settled. You're not very busy during this period anyway, so just think about the lyrics. I'll write the score for you later."

"Will you give me this song?" Akina Nakamori asked hesitantly.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Of course not, I'll just trouble you to write some lyrics for me, and then I'll sell them. Although you're not a well-known lyricist, the lyrics you wrote should still be able to sell for some money. Don't worry, I'll pay you for writing the lyrics when the time comes."

When Akina Nakamori heard Zhou Yan's words, she was completely stunned.

Seeing her stunned look, Zhou Yan reached out and patted her forehead, and said with a smile, "You took it seriously. This song is of course for you, so you have to write the lyrics well, because you will be the one who sings it after you finish writing it."

It was like there was a switch on her forehead. When Zhou Yan tapped her forehead, the switch was turned on and a smile appeared on her face.

"Thank you."

Zhou Yan lowered his head and put his face close to Akina Nakamori. The tips of their noses were only seven or eight centimeters apart. Such a close distance made Akina Nakamori lower her eyes shyly, not daring to look at him.

"You're just thanking me like this, without any actual action?"

Akina Nakamori pinched the corner of her clothes and asked weakly, "What practical actions do you want?"

"Kiss me."

Akina Nakamori raised her head and kissed Zhou Yan on the cheek, then quickly lowered her head, "Is this okay now?"

"No kissing on the face."

Zhou Yan smiled, then put his arm around her waist and said, "Come, I'll teach you."

Just when Akina Nakamori was wondering how Zhou Yan was going to teach her, her lips were already held by Zhou Yan.

After being kissed, she no longer acted shy and began to respond to Zhou Yan enthusiastically.

There was a huge height difference between them, and Zhou Yan felt a little uncomfortable bending over like that, so he simply picked up Akina Nakamori and put her on the table.

The table was at a high height, and she sat on it, so it wasn't so difficult for them to kiss.

As they kissed, Zhou Yan directly put his hand under the hem of Akina Nakamori's sweater and moved up along her waistline.

Soon, Zhou Yan's hand moved to the buttons at the back, ready to unbutton them, but he heard Akina Nakamori murmur in a low voice, "No."

At this moment, Akina Nakamori was also confused and overwhelmed. Because of Zhou Yan's kiss, she felt that she had no strength left in her body.

But thinking that the two of them were still in the training room, she still spoke up to stop them.

"Someone will come."

"It's the middle of the night, there's no one here."

Zhou Yan smiled and reached out to lock the door of the training room.

The table is placed next to the door and nothing can be seen from outside.

Besides, it was already midnight, so it was impossible for anyone to come. And the training room was well soundproofed, so no one outside could hear any noise.

After locking the door, Zhou Yan reached in again.

This time, before Akina Nakamori could stop her, the buttons were undone with a click.

Although Akina Nakamori and Shizuka Kudo look to have similar figures, if you look deeper you can still feel the difference. Akina Nakamori obviously has more talent.

Her ankle-length wool skirt had been pushed up to her knees, revealing her tight, well-shaped calves.

Zhou Yan's hand slid along her ankle to the bend of her leg, and he could clearly feel her body trembling, like a taut bow.

But of course this taut bow cannot remain taut forever. Soon, the bowstring can no longer be stretched, and it quickly rebounds and becomes loose.

The two men seemed to be sober at first, but now they realized that they were not really sober.

The lust stimulated by alcohol was hidden in the body and had not evaporated completely, and finally broke out at this time.

……

It was almost six o'clock when Zhou Yan and Akina Nakamori came out of the training room.

When Akina Nakamori went in, her steps were steady and she didn't look drunk at all. But when she came out, her steps were unsteady, as if she had just drunk a lot of alcohol.

Even when walking, he still needed Zhou Yan's support.

She was originally thin and although she had a strong desire, she couldn't bear it at all.

She had heard people say before that Zhou Yan was the typical person who looked thin when dressed but had muscular body when undressed, but she had never experienced it directly. This time, she finally felt it.

She didn't understand where Zhou Yan got so much strength. He worked like a robot without a break.

Even after returning to Zhou Yan's office, Akina Nakamori was still in a daze. Her brain had been congested and lacked oxygen for a long time, and she needed to relax.

When the two of them returned, Iida Naoko was still sleeping soundly on the sofa.

Although the lights in the office were on and quite dazzling, Iida Seiko was not affected at all. (End of this chapter)