1990: Starting from Baojia Street

"How Long Will I Love You" has been popular in Japan for a while, and many audiences at the scene have heard it, so they started screaming when they heard the prelude of the song.

When Wang Lihong appeared on the stage, the screams became louder.

Compared to North America, Wang Lihong's appearance is a big advantage when he comes to Japan, because his face is more in line with Asian aesthetics.

In fact, Wang Lihong is doing better in North America than before, because Zhou Yan has always appeared in the public eye in recent years. Many of Zhou Yan's fans have become accustomed to seeing Zhou Yan, and their acceptance of Asian faces has also become higher.

People's aesthetic tastes will change slowly, and the spread of culture has a great impact on aesthetic tastes.

However, although North America has improved compared to before, it is still not as good as East Asia.

Most Japanese people think Wang Lihong is good-looking when they see him for the first time. His hair is relatively long now, and his overall look is in line with the aesthetic of Japanese people.

This song was basically sung solo by Wang Lihong, with Kudo Shizuka occasionally singing a line. She took this opportunity to take a break as there was still quite a long time to go.

The atmosphere at the scene was very good. Although the audience came to see Shizuka Kudo's concert, they didn't mind such a surprise segment in the concert.

After Wang Lihong finished singing, Kudo Shizuka smiled and said, "Thank you Wang Lihong for singing. Everyone welcome him."

After that, she switched to Chinese and said, "Lihong, welcome to Tokyo. Say hello to the fans here."

Wang Lihong smiled and nodded, then waved to the audience and said, "Auntie washes the railway."

When the audience heard Wang Lihong say "Auntie washes the railway", they were a little surprised. Who would greet someone with "I love you"?

Kudo Shizuka also covered her mouth and laughed, "Do you know what auntie means by washing the railway?"

Wang Lihong looked puzzled and asked, "Isn't that what you mean?"

"Of course not." Kudo Shizuka said to the audience in Japanese, "He thought that Auntie washing the railway is for your own good."

"Who taught you that this is what you mean by hello?" asked Shizuka Kudo in Chinese.

Wang Lihong scratched his head. "Before I came here, I called Teacher Zhou and he told me to just say 'Auntie, the railway cleaner' when greeting someone."

"He said Zhou Yan taught him." Kudo Shizuka immediately conveyed this to the audience.

When they heard that it was Zhou Yan who taught it, the audience immediately burst into thunderous laughter.

There were some people in the audience who had seen Zhou Yan's previous concerts, some in person, and some watching videotapes. When they heard what Kudo Shizuka conveyed, they remembered what Zhou Yan had said on the stage before.

Someone had taught Zhou Yan before that saying "Auntie washing the railway tracks" means good for you.

Zhou Yan had been cheated himself, and now he is trying to cheat Wang Lihong again.

This is a typical case of not letting others hold an umbrella for you after getting caught in the rain.

In Neon, Zhou Yan's name is very effective. When Wang Lihong and Kudo Shizuka just mentioned Zhou Yan, everyone's reaction was very enthusiastic.

Previously, Zhou Yan said on stage that someone taught him that "Auntie Washing the Railway" means hello, and he was just teasing the audience, as he himself knew what the sentence meant.

But Wang Lihong really didn't know that he was completely deceived by Zhou Yan and thought that "Auntie washes the railway" meant hello.

Moreover, he knew that "kou ni ji wa" meant hello, but Zhou Yan told him that in addition to "kou ni ji wa", the Japanese also use "auntie wash railway" to mean hello, and that the meaning is more advanced, so he believed it.

Seeing the audience's reactions at this moment, Wang Lihong felt something was not right, but he was not sure what exactly had happened.

Instead of explaining to him, Kudo Shizuka asked him, "What else did Zhou Yan teach you?"

Wang Lihong shook his head. "No, he only taught me this one sentence. Is there any problem?"

"No, 'Auntie washing the railway' is a way of saying hello. You can use it in the future." Shizuka Kudo said with a smile.

"Then everyone's reaction..."

"They didn't expect you to know such words, so they were very surprised." Shizuka Kudo started to lie with her eyes open.

Wang Lihong still felt something was wrong, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. He had hired an interpreter when he came to Neon this time, but because Shizuka Kudo could speak Chinese, he did not bring the interpreter to the stage. Now he had to listen to Shizuka Kudo on everything.

Now he felt a little regretful. After talking to Zhou Yan on the phone, he did not confirm with the translator what Auntie meant by "washing the railway". He trusted Zhou Yan too much.

Then Kudo Shizuka chatted with him for a few more sentences, mainly leading the topic to the movie "Time Traveler".

The reason we invited Wang Lihong here today is to promote "Time Traveler".

After chatting for a few words, Shizuka Kudo asked Wang Lihong to leave.

After all, today is her concert, and she can’t let others delay for too long.

After that, it was back to the regular concert time.

After Wang Lihong came on stage, the audience no longer had any special expectations. They all thought that the special guest officially announced before was Wang Lihong.

Those who had previously guessed that Akina Nakamori would come now felt that they had guessed wrong.

But just as the concert was coming to an end, Kudo Shizuka suddenly said, "Next, I would like to invite a special guest again. She is a very good friend of mine and someone I have always studied with. I believe everyone is very familiar with her. Let us welcome her with applause - Akina Nakamori!"

When the name "Akina Nakamori" came out of Shizuka Kudo's mouth, the atmosphere on the scene reached its highest point of the night, and many audiences in the audience jumped up from their chairs.

This ticket is absolutely worth it. Not only did I see Wang Lihong earlier, but now I also see Akina Nakamori.

Amid the cheers of the crowd, Akina Nakamori slowly rose onto the stage.

The clothes of Akina Nakamori and Shizuka Kudo were obviously designed in advance. Akina Nakamori wore a black dress, while Shizuka Kudo wore a snow-white dress, and the contrast was very obvious.

Black and white seem to correspond to the feeling that the two singers have always given people. Akina Nakamori's singing voice is sad, which always makes people feel sad, while Shizuka Kudo is much more cheerful and full of energy.

Perhaps to match the two people's clothes, the lights on the stage were divided into two. However, the light on the side of Akina Nakamori, who was wearing black clothes, was brighter, while the light on the side of Shizuka Kudo, who was wearing white clothes, was darker.

Seeing Akina Nakamori appear on the stage, Ibuki Reine covered her mouth and exclaimed, "I didn't expect Akina to really come."

Tanakamaji next to him also had a look of surprise on his face. Akina Nakamori has always been his favorite singer. Last year, when Akina Nakamori sang "Snow Flower", he was happy for a long time because his two favorite musicians had collaborated.

When "If You Were Me" and "Together Forever" came out, Tanaka Kenji thought that these two songs would sound great when sung by Akina Nakamori, but these two songs were later sung by Shizuka Kudo.

For fans of Akina Nakamori, it was certainly a great surprise to see Akina Nakamori at Shizuka Kudo's concert, because Akina Nakamori herself had not held a concert for a long time.

Because of what happened a few years ago, Akina Nakamori was silent for a long time. Not to mention concerts, she even rarely made public appearances.

Later she wanted to make a comeback, but her development was average and she had no chance to hold a concert.

After singing "Snow Flower" last year, she made a comeback, receiving constant invitations to major programs and appearing more frequently, but she has not held a large-scale concert so far, and fans can basically only see her on TV.

On the one hand, Akina Nakamori has not had time to prepare, and on the other hand, she herself is no longer enthusiastic about concerts.

This was the first time in recent years that Tanaka Kenji had met Akina Nakamori in real life, and most people at the scene felt the same way.

Today's Nakamori Akina is the long-lost Nakamori Akina. Just now, before Wang Lihong came up, the prelude sounded, and he started singing as soon as he came up.

This time, Akina Nakamori was different. She didn't sing, but greeted the audience first.

"Good evening everyone, I'm Akina Nakamori."

Her greeting aroused enthusiastic response from the audience.

When the audience had almost responded, Kudo Shizuka smiled and said, "How is it? Has it been a while since you came to the Budokan?"

Akina Nakamori nodded, "Well, I haven't been here for a long time. The atmosphere of this venue is still so good. I was thinking, should I hold a concert here in the future?"

After she said this, the audience started howling again.

“It must be opened!”

"Open, open, open!"

"Open it now."

"Please, please open it quickly."

……

Kudo Shizuka smiled and said, "When you hold a concert, don't forget to invite me as a guest."

"Of course, if you have time."

"You can hold the concert when I have time, so that I can be guaranteed to have time, haha."

"But the problem is that you are a very busy person now, with a full work schedule, and you don't have any free time at all."

Kudo Shizuka rolled her eyes, "Yes, I am very busy. After work, I spend the rest of my time eating, shopping, and sleeping with you."

As soon as she said this, the atmosphere became very tense and the audience started to make a noise.

In fact, when they participated in the TV show, they also said that they had a good relationship with each other, but no one expected that they were actually together every day, not only eating and shopping together, but also sleeping together.

The key is to see how the two people react, this seems to be true.

When Akina Nakamori is with other people, she is not as lively and talkative as this, and she will not take the initiative to make jokes.

Hearing what Kudo Shizuka said, Nakamori Akina also cleared her throat and said, "What are you talking about sleeping... We are going to sing a certain song soon, so please introduce it to us."

Because they were at the concert, Kudo Shizuka stopped teasing her and said with a smile, "Next, we are going to sing a new chorus song called "Fireworks". I hope everyone will like it."

"fireworks?!"

“It’s actually a new song.”

“Today’s tickets are worth it.”

“Can we hear new songs now?”

"It feels like a dream."

……

Everyone had given up hope, but unexpectedly they finally got what they wanted and heard the new song.

There are two new songs this time. The one that everyone is most concerned about is of course "Fireworks", because this song is a duet between Akina Nakamori and Shizuka Kudo.

And now they are going to sing this song.

After Shizuka Kudo introduced the song, the prelude sounded at the scene.

After the prelude ended, Akina Nakamori sang the opening song first.

“The coast I looked out at that day is still in my mind today.”

"Words carved on the beach, and your back."

"What did the surging waves sweep away as they passed by my feet..."

Halfway through this sentence, the voice of Shizuka Kudo also came out, and a duet began.

"In the calm"

After this duet, Kudo Shizuka sang a solo line, "Only the dusk passes quietly."

After singing this sentence, it was time for the chorus of the song, and the two continued to sing together, "The lights burst into life, and fireworks came into view."

When the prelude sounded just now, the audience stopped discussing and held their breath waiting for the performance to begin.

Because they had never heard the new song before, they couldn't sing along, so they just listened quietly.

Before hearing this song, no one could have imagined that the new song would be of this style.

The style of this song is neither Akina Nakamori's style nor Shizuka Kudo's style...or in other words, it is completely different from the current songs in the music scene.

Of course, this doesn't seem to be surprising, because many of Zhou Yan's songs are like this, such as the previous "Little Hands Holding Big Hands", the style is also very different from current popular songs.

Although Zhou Yan has not written many pop songs in recent years, each of them is very popular, so his songs still have a great influence on the music industry.

A few years ago, dance music was popular in Japan, but in recent years, many songs like "If Love Has Destiny" and "The First Dream" have appeared.

It can be said that Zhou Yan's music style led the Neon Band.

Although this song is neither the style of Akina Nakamori nor the style of Shizuka Kudo, the duet between the two of them is very nice, making people feel that the song is intertwined with anticipation, joy, and a kind of vague fear and uneasiness.

Just like the title of this song.

Fireworks, brilliant and splendid, illuminate the world and the eyes of the people. When they streak across the sky, the people in the celebration look up with joy and expectations for the future on their faces.

However, when it passes across the sky, the flames quickly disappear, and the originally bright and fiery sky becomes quiet and deserted.

Although they sang the same song and even had the same lyrics, Shizuka Kudo and Akina Nakamori sang it with different feelings.

Akina Nakamori's singing was full of fantasy, with many uncertainties and confusions about the future, but Shizuka Kudo's singing was very direct, showing what she was thinking at once.

The same song also shows the two people's different mentalities when it comes to love.

Some fans who understood the deep meaning of the song couldn't help but sigh. Isn't the performance of the two in this song a true portrayal of their love? (End of this chapter)