Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

In the dormitory, Sachiko Kamachi was sitting at the desk, holding a pen in her mouth, thinking hard.

The music Yang Ye gave her was so good that she tried very hard to write lyrics to match it.

But after revising the manuscript several times, I was still not satisfied.

Minase Aikawa knocked on the door and came in. She stood at the door of the room and whispered, "Sister Sachiko, your phone is calling!"

"Thank you!" Kamachi Sachiko stood up and walked out, asking casually, "Who called?"

“Record company!”

Sachiko Kamachi suddenly felt a little uneasy. She walked to the landline and picked up the receiver: "Hello!"

"Ms. Sachiko, have you finished writing the lyrics?"

"Ah, almost there, please give me some time."

"Please report to the recording studio on time at 9 a.m. tomorrow."

"Okay, I'll be there on time, thank you."

When Minase Aikawa saw that she had finished her call, she picked up the remote control and turned the volume back up.

"Let's go eat later!"

"Sorry, go eat by yourself, I need to write lyrics."

"Hasn't it been written yet?"

"Yes, we will use it tomorrow."

Kamachi Sachiko sighed and went back to her room.

Minase Aikawa was unable to help with anything like writing lyrics, so she just curled up on the sofa and continued watching TV.

She was watching the hit show "Winter Sonata" on Star TV, which is the second part of the "Autumn in My Heart" series planned and created by Yang Ye.

After the previous "Autumn Fairy Tale" was broadcast, the story of "abusive love between brother and sister" set off a viewing frenzy in Asia.

Not only did the lead actors Tim Koo and Tarcy Su become extremely popular, but Nicholas Tse and Tang Ning, who played their childhood roles, also became a little famous.

Star TV struck while the iron was hot and launched the second part of the series, "Winter Sonata", which was still very popular.

After the release of the theme song "From the Beginning to Now" sung by Zhang Xinzhe, it has firmly occupied Taiwan's Golden Melody Dragon and Tiger Chart.

Sales in Taiwan alone exceeded 700,000 copies, making it his masterpiece.

As the TV series becomes popular across Asia, this album is bound to become popular across Asia and its sales will explode.

The title of "Prince of Love Songs" was earned in advance.

……

About half an hour later, the doorbell rang a few times.

Minase Aikawa ran to open the door, and then shouted in surprise: "Uncle!"

Yang Ye stood at the door and said with a smile: "Long time no see, Minase-san."

"Yeah, long time no see!"

"Won't you invite me in to sit down?"

"Ah, please come in!"

Hechuan Minase quickly invited Yang Ye to the living room and diligently brought him slippers to change.

Yang Ye's big feet barely squeezed into a pair of pink Hello Kitty slippers, and he walked to the sofa and sat down awkwardly.

Minase Aikawa was behind him and saw that he was wearing slippers that were a few sizes too small and had a weird walking posture. She covered her mouth and almost laughed out loud.

"Where's Sachiko?"

"She's in the room. I'll go call her."

Yang Ye waved his hand to stop her: "She hasn't finished writing the lyrics yet, right?"

"Well, Sister Sachiko said that your music is so good, uncle, she wants to write a song to match it."

After hearing this, Yang Ye couldn't help but shook his head and said, "I'll go see her!"

……

When it comes to writing, the more anxious you are, the slower you will write.

This is the situation that Sachiko Kamachi is in now. After receiving the call from the record company urging her to submit her manuscripts, she returned to her room and her mind went blank, and every word she said disappeared without a trace.

"Knock, knock, knock!" Someone knocked on the door and then pushed it open.

"Minase, I don't have time to play with you now!" Sachiko Kamachi said weakly, lying on the table.

"No inspiration?"

A gentle voice sounded, and Puchi Sachiko was startled. She turned her head and quickly stood up and bowed to Yang Ye: "Yang Sang, why are you here?"

"I heard you were stuck, so I came to see you. Can I come in?"

"Of course, please come in!" Pu Chi Xingzi hurriedly invited Yang Ye in.

Yang Ye walked in with a strange posture, wearing Minase Aikawa's pink Hello Kitty slippers.

He looked at the messy manuscript on the table and asked, "Do you mind if I take a look?"

"Uh...ok!"

Yang Ye flipped through it casually and was surprised to find that the poem he wanted was not there.

Could it be that the environment has changed, and Sachiko Kamachi has lost her inspiration and can't write anymore?
But the song "Spend This Life with You" that she wrote for Teresa Teng did not disappear?
Yang Ye looked through several versions of the lyrics by Kamachi Sachiko, and confirmed that she had not written "Don't Give Up", and asked aloud: "Are you hungry?"

"what?"

Sachiko Kamachi is still waiting for Yang Ye to give her suggestions on the lyrics. After all, Yang Ye is a top lyricist.

I didn't expect him to ask such a question without any reason.

However, Sachiko Kamachi was really hungry as she hadn't eaten much for lunch.

"Kind of!" she said.

"You can't write it by forcing yourself. Come on, I'll take you to eat something, and then relax. When you feel relaxed, maybe you'll get some inspiration..."

Yang Ye said as he walked out of the room. Pu Chi Xingzi thought it made sense and followed him.

The two of them left the room, and Minase Aikawa, who was curled up on the sofa, turned around and looked at them curiously.

"Mina, have you eaten?"

“Not yet!”

"Let's go, let's go together!"

"Haha!" Minase was very happy.

Yang Ye curled up on the sofa and watched TV for a while. After the two girls had packed up, he took them out.

Soon, Yang Ye drove to the Kowloon Typhoon Shelter and parked his yacht there.

"Ah, are you going out to sea?"

"Yes, I'll take you somewhere."

……

Yang Ye brought the two girls to his secret base.

It was already dark and far from the shore, all the city lights had disappeared, leaving only the starry sky reflected on the sea.

Yang Ye took out a bag from the hold and sprinkled something onto the sea.

The two girls were curious about what he was doing, but Yang Ye didn't answer, he just said: "You'll know in a minute!"

After about seven or eight minutes, Yang Ye pointed at the sea and said, "Here it comes, look!"

The two girls lay on the side of the boat and looked at the sea, only to see dots of fluorescence suddenly appear in the deep sea water.

The fluorescent lights quickly rose up and soon became one, shining together with the starlight on the sea, creating a dreamlike effect.

"It's a squid!"

"so beautiful!"

The two girls exclaimed.

After watching for a while, Hechuan Minase asked Yang Ye curiously: "Uncle, why are there squids here?"

"Oh, I often ask people to come here to feed them. They are used to it."

"So that's how it is. Uncle is such a kind and romantic person!" Yang Ye smiled, picked up a net bag, reached into the sea and started fishing.

He caught a lot of squids, and after some simple processing, he started to grill them.

Minase was stunned as she watched Yang Ye's skillful operation.

"Do you think I'm cruel?"

"Well... a little bit!"

"Open your mouth!" Yang Ye fed her a freshly grilled squid: "Is it delicious?"

"Delicious!" Minase nodded continuously as she ate the delicious grilled squid.

"Hahaha!" Sachiko Kamachi on the side couldn't help but laugh.

The three of them gathered together, eating barbecue, drinking beer, feeling the sea breeze, and the atmosphere was very good.

Minase Aikawa is young and has a low alcohol tolerance. After the meal, she felt a little dizzy.

Yang Ye carried her to the hold and put her to sleep, then returned to the deck.

"Sachiko, can I ask you to dance?"

"Ah... okay!" Sachiko Kamachi did not refuse.

Yang Ye played the sample song he had just made on the CD player, took Kamachi Sachiko's hand, and jumped on the deck.

The Izumi Sakai in this time and space has received strict vocal and physical training and is a very good dancer. She is not just able to stand still like in the original time and space.

The song was very dynamic and the two danced happily.

After the dance, the two lay side by side on the deck. Yang Ye rested his head on his hands, looked at the bright starry sky and said, "What I wrote is a song full of hope, but you want to turn it into a love song. This is wrong."

"So that's it!"

Sachiko Kamachi finally understood why she had written so many versions of the lyrics for this song. She was not satisfied with any of them. No matter what she did, something was wrong.

The direction is wrong, no matter how hard you try, it’s useless!
“I see, I should make this into a cheering song!”

Inspiration suddenly came to Sachiko Kamachi, who quickly found a pen and paper, and lay on the deck, under the light, and wrote down the title of the song "负けないで" (Don't give up):
For a moment, our eyes met.

You must still remember this thrilling feeling.

I fell in love with this season with its soft colors, just like I fell in love with you who shone brightly on that day.

Don't give up, keep going, and please keep running to the end.

No matter how far apart we are, my heart will always be with you.

Be brave to pursue that distant dream.

No matter what happens, you act like you don't care.

He told me jokingly that there would always be a way.

Please dance with me tonight, and don't forget that I like you just the way you are now.

Don't give up, you see, the finish line is not far ahead.

No matter how far apart we are, my heart will always be with you.

Be brave to pursue that distant dream.

……

Sachiko Kamachi is very serious about writing lyrics. She usually carries a small notebook with her and writes down whatever she thinks of.

When it comes to formal creation, it will also be revised several times and considered repeatedly.

Yang Ye watched from the side and occasionally expressed his opinions. For example, he said that a dancing plot could be written into the film.

Although it was just a short song, it took me almost a whole night to write it.

By the time it was finally finalized, a red glow appeared in the light blue sky and it was already morning.

Kamachi Sachiko stretched her body and said in surprise: "It's dawn!"

Yang Ye glanced at the end of the sea and sky, then naturally put his arm around Puchi Sachiko's shoulders and said, "It's a good opportunity to watch the sunrise together."

Sachiko Kamachi didn't think there was anything wrong. She leaned on Yang Ye's shoulder and looked at the sky with him, quietly waiting for the red sun to jump out of the sea.

Not long after, the sun rose from below the sea level, jumped out of the sea, broke through the clouds, and radiated dazzling light.

The entire east was dyed a brilliant golden color. Puchi Sachiko turned around and said to Yang Ye happily: "It's really spectacular!"

Yang Ye looked at Puchi Sachiko's pure and beautiful face. Her fair skin was penetrated by the sunlight, presenting an amber color that made his heart beat fast.

"Xingzi, you are so beautiful!" Yang Ye couldn't help but lower his head and kissed her lips.

Such love, such a gentle kiss, how could a love rookie like Kamachi Sachiko resist? She couldn't help but be intoxicated, and her whole body melted in Yang Ye's arms.

"Hey, didn't you guys sleep all night?"

Minase Aikawa walked out of the cabin at some point and saw the two of them leaning against each other looking at the sea, and she felt inexplicably sour in her heart.

Feeling a little guilty, Kamachi Sachiko said, "Well, we wrote the lyrics all night."

Yang Ye changed the subject directly: "Are you awake? Does your head hurt?"

Minase Aikawa touched his forehead and said, "A little bit. Did I drink too much last night?"

"That should be it. I sent you back to the cabin and you fell asleep right away."

"It's such a pity that I didn't see the sunrise." Minase blamed herself.

"This is easy. If you want to watch it, you can come and see it anytime."

……

We were supposed to go to the recording studio at nine o'clock, but we hadn't slept all night and needed to rest, so Yang Ye decided to change it to the next morning.

After the recording of "Don't Give Up" was completed, Sachiko Kamachi officially used the stage name Izumi Sakai.

The recorded songs were immediately sent to Japan and finally caught up with the broadcast of "Shiratori Reiko".

After "Shiratori Reiko" was broadcast on Fuji TV, it ranked first in ratings, and "Don't Give Up" also became a big hit.

The song "Don't Give Up" has a moving melody and positive lyrics, symbolizing a tenacious belief and spirit.

Especially the sincere line in the lyrics, "Don't give up", is very contagious.

After the song was released, it became a motivation for many Japanese people to keep moving forward and not give in.

Japan is in a gloomy state today, with a total stock market collapse and low employment rates.

Companies are constantly laying off employees, the suicide rate as a whole is rising, and society has entered a "lost decade" of long-term economic stagnation. The people are under much greater living and psychological pressure than before.

The release of "Don't Give Up" was timely, which inspired many people and the sales explosion was inevitable.

After the hit of "Shiratori Reiko", Izumi Sakai's single "Don't Give Up" was officially released, and ranked second on the Japan Oricon Weekly Singles Chart with sales of 19.2 copies in the first week.

In the fourth week, it climbed to the top with 20.6 sales that week, becoming the champion single.

Six weeks after its release, sales exceeded one million copies, and ultimately reached 164.5 million copies, ranking sixth in Japan's single sales in 1993.

A newcomer, a single, and an instant hit, recreating the miracle that Akina Nakamori experienced when she debuted.

The difference is that Mingcai was brought to the entertainment industry by Yang Ye himself, and she also went to major TV stations to participate in various variety shows to increase her popularity.

This time, Yang Ye did not show up. Not only did he not show up, but even the singer of the song, Izumi Sakai, did not show up.

Everyone only knows that she is a very beautiful girl who sings rock music.

You have to know that rock singers are generally men, and there are very few women. This made many boys and girls think she was cool, which made her popularity soar.

Many people hope to see Izumi Sakai on TV, but she just doesn't appear on TV.

If the audience wanted to see her, they had to buy her records, which had the opposite effect and left a good impression on everyone.

Avex Music was so excited to see that Izumi Sakai had become an instant hit that they wanted to urgently summon Izumi Sakai back to Tokyo to start activities, but was rejected by Yang Ye.

Yang Ye asked Izumi Sakai not to participate in any activities except releasing songs every now and then. This anti-routine approach achieved very good results.

Masato Matsuura, Tetsuya Komuro and others from Avex Music could only express their deep admiration, they didn't expect this would work.

Of course, although Izumi Sakai does not show up in person, she has actually done a lot of marketing.

Every time a new song is released, a huge amount of money is spent on promotion.

The more popular the song is, the more mysterious the person becomes. Sometimes, even the front-facing photo is not released, only a few side profiles, which makes him full of mystery.

At this moment, Izumi Sakai, who is extremely mysterious to the Japanese people, is lying in Yang Ye's arms.

Where is there any secret in my body? (End of this chapter)