1990: Starting from Baojia Street

At the end, Zhou Yan did not play the master's song again, but played "Sanmao" (single thread).

Because the song was so funny, Kudo Shizuka, who was originally so moved that she was about to cry, suddenly laughed. She felt as if Sanmao had come to wish her a happy birthday.

As she laughed, the audience below also laughed.

Zhou Yan looked at the smile on Kudo Shizuka's face and also smiled. That's right, you should be happy on your birthday.

After the performance, Zhou Yan stood up with the microphone and said to Kudo Shizuka, "Happy birthday."

"Thank you." Shizuka Kudo replied in Neon language.

She responded in Neon language so that the audience could understand. When the audience heard her say thank you, they also roughly knew that Zhou Yan was wishing her a happy birthday.

Zhou Yan then waved to the audience and walked back to the stage without further ado. However, Kudo Shizuka told him, "Go backstage."

Zhou Yan thought about it and nodded, "Okay."

He knew what Shizuka Kudo meant. If he went back to the stage now, it would be difficult for him to leave when the show was over, as he would definitely be surrounded by the audience.

It would be better to go directly to the backstage now and save yourself the trouble.

Below the stage, Koharuna and the others were a little disappointed when they saw Zhou Yan go backstage. They were thinking of asking Zhou Yan to sign an autograph for them later, but they didn't expect Zhou Yan to leave so soon.

But they could understand that if Zhou Yan really came back, he might not be able to leave for a while after the show ended. If it just delayed a little time, it would be fine, but they were afraid that something unexpected would happen when people gathered together.

After all, Zhou Yan was among the crowd and the situation was uncontrollable.

Zhou Yan went downstairs, and Akina Nakamori followed him downstairs. Her task for the day had been completed.

As they walked in the corridor, they could hear Kudo Shizuka talking outside, "Thank you Zhou Yanjun for your wonderful performance, thank you for your birthday wishes, and thank you Mingcai for your performance. The song just now..."

Akina Nakamori looked at Zhou Yan with envy, "Shizuka must be very happy today. When we were chatting before going on stage today, she said that she couldn't go to Yanjing for her birthday this year. I didn't expect you to come."

In addition to envy, Zhou Yan also heard a little hope in Akina Nakamori's tone. He smiled and said, "You can go to Yanjing on your birthday."

A hint of joy flashed in Akina Nakamori's eyes, and then she pinched the hem of her skirt and said, "I wonder if you will have time by then. Are you here to promote the movie this time?"

"Well, an interview was arranged."

"Is there only one interview? Does that mean we have to go back to Yanjing soon?" Akina Nakamori was a little surprised.

It’s not easy to come here, and it would feel a bit of a waste if we only arranged an interview.

"It's just an interview, and I'm here to promote your new song. Are there any activities to promote the new song these days?" Zhou Yan asked.

"Can you attend?" Akina Nakamori asked in surprise.

Zhou Yan nodded, "As long as the time doesn't conflict with my interview."

“When are your interviews?”

"Tomorrow afternoon and evening, but the agency is holding a premiere ceremony the day after tomorrow afternoon, and I'm going to attend it."

In fact, it couldn’t be called a premiere ceremony. The agency just organized a group of people to watch the film together before it was officially released. Most of these people were film critics, and there were also a small number of reporters.

It didn't matter whether Zhou Yan went to such occasions or not, but he thought that since he was here, he might as well go and take a look.

Akina Nakamori laughed, "That's not a conflict. My event is the day after tomorrow morning, at the Tower Records Shibuya store, there will be a small concert."

Zhou Yan had heard of Tower Records. It should be the largest record store in Tokyo. It seemed to be a stand-alone building with a very large space.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Well, I'll go over and take a look the day after tomorrow morning."

"Are you just going to take a look, or are you going to show up?"

"Of course I have to show up, otherwise how can I help you promote?"

Akina Nakamori laughed, "Then do you want me to prepare a musical instrument for you?"

"No need to make special preparations. Since you are having a small concert, there will definitely be musical instruments on site. I will use whatever instruments are available at that time."

"It was a very, very small concert... maybe only one or two hundred people, and even if there were musical instruments, they were simple."

Zhou Yan waved his hand. "It doesn't matter. A simple one will do. If there is really nothing, I can go to the scene and chat with everyone. There is no need to find a translator. You can act as the translator."

"OK, all right."

When they arrived backstage, Akina Nakamori first took Zhou Yan to a lounge, and then she went to change her clothes.

After a while, Akina Nakamori came back. She had changed her black dress into a casual outfit, with a gray sweatshirt and a black baseball cap on the upper body, black straight pants on the lower body, and a pair of canvas shoes on her feet.

She is small to begin with, and with this outfit she looks like a middle school student.

Walking up to Zhou Yan, she asked with a smile, "What do you want to eat later?"

As they stayed in China for longer and longer, Akina Nakamori became more and more interested in eating. At this moment, all she was thinking about was what they would go out to eat together soon.

Zhou Yan pulled her into his arms and let her sit on his lap. "I want to eat you, can I?"

Akina Nakamori was startled when Zhou Yan pulled her to sit in his arms. This was the backstage lounge and someone might come in at any time.

This guy is so brave.

She struggled twice but failed to break free, so she stopped struggling. However, her eyes were always fixed on the door. If she noticed any movement, she would stand up immediately.

Seeing how nervous she was, Zhou Yan blew air into her ear with a sly smile on his face, "Are you scared?"

After being blown like this, Akina Nakamori's body trembled slightly. Of course, she was afraid that someone would suddenly come in and bump into their hug, but at the same time, she felt a little excited.

Feeling Akina Nakamori trembling, Zhou Yan went a step further and put his hand into Akina Nakamori's sweatshirt.

However, as soon as Zhou Yan's hand touched the skin on her waist, she bounced out like a shrimp.

"It's too dangerous here."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "If this place is dangerous, then where is not dangerous? Where should I sleep tonight?"

"If you don't sleep in a hotel, where else can you sleep?"

Zhou Yan shrugged, "I didn't book a hotel."

"Really?" Akina Nakamori asked in surprise.

"Of course, so one of you two has to take me in."

"Then go find Shizuka." Akina Nakamori curled her lips.

"Okay, I'll look for her later. I believe she won't be as cruel as you."

"I do not have."

Zhou Yan laughed, "Let's talk about what to eat for a while. I haven't eaten much today, and I'm a little hungry now."

……

Originally, Shizuka Kudo had prepared three songs for the concert today, but in the end she only performed one song because she was in a hurry to go backstage to see Zhou Yan. Anyway, Zhou Yan's appearance today had given the audience enough surprises, and there was enough time, so it didn't matter if she missed two songs.

When she arrived backstage, Shizuka Kudo said, "Wait for me to change clothes," and then went into the dressing room.

After a while, she wore clothes of a similar style to those worn by Akina Nakamori.

Sweatshirt, jeans, canvas shoes, and a navy blue baseball cap.

Zhou Yan felt that taking them out was just like taking two students with him.

"What to eat, what to eat?"

After changing her clothes, Kudo Shizuka asked the same question as Nakamori Akina.

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Just now Akina said there is a good restaurant in Hibiya."

"Oh, you mean Matsumoto Building? It's not far away, but are they still open at this time? Let me give them a call and ask."

Then, Kudo Shizuka took out her cell phone and made a call. After the call was connected, she communicated with the other end, and then said to Zhou Yan and Nakamori Akina, "They haven't closed yet. We can still have a meal if we go there now. I have already booked a private room."

Zhou Yan didn't expect that Kudo Shizuka was so executive when it came to food, and she even had the restaurant numbers.

The Matsumoto building they were talking about is not far away, it is in Hibiya Park. It is estimated that it will only take a few minutes to drive there from the Budokan.

This restaurant is inside the park. It is a small, stand-alone Western-style building that looks quite unique. Apart from anything else, the dining environment is really good.

The three of them entered the restaurant and the waiter led them to a private room on the second floor.

This private room is not big and can only seat a few people.

Zhou Yan didn't have to worry about ordering food, as the two girls ordered the food with ease.

When they were ordering, Zhou Yan's attention was on the paper under the plates.

The piece of paper read "Matsumotoro Historical Events", which recorded that the restaurant had been burned down twice, both times related to parades.

Many modern parades in Tokyo started from Hibiya Park. Matsumoto-ro is located inside the park and is easily affected.

Looking at the Matsumoto-ro chronicle, it is as if you are seeing the major historical events of Tokyo in the past ninety years, and the history of Tokyo in the past ninety years can more or less represent the history of Neon in the past ninety years.

By the time the dishes arrived, Zhou Yan had already studied the major historical events of Matsumotoro.

Akina Nakamori and the others told Zhou Yan that Matsumotoro is a French restaurant, but Zhou Yan didn't see much of a French touch in the dishes served.

A French restaurant whose main dish is omelette rice.

But to be honest, their omelette rice tastes pretty good and is quite to Zhou Yan's liking.

In addition to the omelette rice, their grilled eel is also pretty good. The ingredients are very fresh, the taste is slightly sweet, and there is very little fishy smell.

As for the other dishes, those Japanese-style modified French meals, there was nothing special.

Although there was nothing particularly amazing, Zhou Yan was still quite satisfied with the meal.

This place is very close to the Budokan, and they serve food quite quickly. Being able to eat so quickly also enhances the dining experience.

Normally, this restaurant closes between nine and ten o'clock, but in special circumstances, the closing time may be delayed.

Obviously, tonight was a special case. In order to accommodate Zhou Yan and his last table of guests, the restaurant delayed its closing time.

After dinner, the three of them strolled in Hibiya Park for a while, and Shizuka Kudo drove them to her home.

Because Zhou Yan was leaving in a few days and would not be able to make it to Kudo Shizuka's birthday, he suggested celebrating her birthday tonight.

After returning home, Shizuka Kudo muttered, "It's my birthday today, but there's no cake."

Zhou Yan asked with a smile, "Do you have a lighter?"

"I think so." Kudo Shizuka went to the kitchen and found a lighter. "Here you go."

Zhou Yan took the lighter, turned off the lights in the room, and then lit the lighter.

"Come on, beautiful Miss Shizuka, make a wish."

In the dim living room, the light from the lighter seemed bright enough to illuminate the faces of the three people. Kudo Shizuka stared at the fire, "Does this mean the cake?"

Although she said this, there was a smile on her face, then she clasped her hands together and closed her eyes.

After a while, she opened her eyes and said, "I've made the wish."

"Well, blow out the candles."

Shizuka Kudo nodded, then puffed out her cheeks and blew into the lighter.

After the fire went out, Zhou Yan turned on the light again.

Shizuka Kudo smiled and asked them, "Do you know what I wished for?"

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "I guess you made a wish that you must have a cake on your birthday next year."

"Of course not." Kudo Shizuka shook her head. "Although there is no cake this time, I am still very happy. I made a wish that every birthday can be as happy as this year."

Zhou Yan smiled and said, "Your wish will definitely come true."

"I also believe that it will come true." Kudo Shizuka then remembered to take off her hat, then she rolled up her sleeves and said, "Since it's your birthday, you must have a drink. I had to drive and couldn't drink just now, but now that I'm back, we can drink. What do you want to drink? I have sake, red wine, and white wine in my refrigerator."

Zhou Yan said with a smile, "Are you sure you still want to drink?"

What he meant was, don't get drunk again like last time.

Kudo Shizuka smiled and waved her hands, saying indifferently, "Last time it was because of the wind. This time we are at home, there is nothing to worry about. Besides, I often drink wine today, I know how much I can drink, I won't get drunk."

"Okay, drink some then."

……

More than two hours later, both girls held their foreheads with their hands, their eyes were hazy. Their eyes were not completely drunken, at least half of them were sleepy.

They were both very tired because they had a performance today. They drank until late at night, and when they felt drunk and sleepy, they could no longer hold on.

The reason why they drank until now was because they both wanted to make the other fall asleep. By now, both of them were exhausted and even Zhou Yan felt a little sleepy.

Later, it was Shizuka Kudo who couldn't bear it anymore. After all, today was her concert, and she had the most exercise and was the most tired.

She really couldn't bear it any longer, but instead of going back to her room to sleep, she fell on the sofa and fell asleep.

Seeing that she had fallen asleep, Akina Nakamori yawned and said, "Take Shizuka into the house and don't let her talk here."

Zhou Yan nodded, stood up, picked up Kudo Shizuka horizontally, and carried her to her room.

When she returned to the living room, she found that Akina Nakamori had also fallen asleep on the sofa. (End of this chapter)