Tokyo: The evil god doesn't want to be the top star

Chapter 470 Fireworks
“With a snap…”

“There was a snap.”

"Fireworks blooming in the sky..."

"Fireworks bloom in the sky."

Hoshina Hanami led the chorus, and with Xia Fan's tacit backup, the scale kept rising...

"Snapped……"

As the song reached its climax, a dazzling ball of fire rose from the dark night behind the stage, and dazzling fireworks quietly lit up the sky.

"Look, it's fireworks!"

"So... so beautiful..."

In addition to the audience, even the owners of the market and the summer festival visitors around Kanda Shrine stopped what they were doing and their attention was all attracted by the singing and fireworks.

"Setting off fireworks... this is so appropriate..."

"In order to match the mood of this song, will the festival's fireworks display start early?"

Immediately afterwards, one flame after another rose into the sky, blooming into colorful fireworks of various shapes.

It is customary to arrange a fireworks display during the Kanda Festival every year, but most of the time it is held at the end of the on-site activities. For some reason, it was held earlier this year.

"After it blooms."

"Return to tranquility."

"Please don't leave."

"Please, just a moment..."

"Let this moment last forever..."

Shoulder to shoulder, hand in hand, the two of them and the audience looked up at the brilliant and magnificent fireworks in the night sky above their heads, and the harmonies twisted and turned, climbing to the peak layer by layer.

The colorful fireworks and the longing chorus of boys and girls quietly awaken every sour, sweet, bitter and spicy summer festival memory in people's hearts.

"Today, I still think back to the coast I looked at that day."

"My name carved on the beach, and your back."

Staring at Xia Fan with a dazed look, Xing Minghua heard the ethereal singing voice, shyly but bravely confessing something...

"With a snap, light burst out, and sparks came into view."

"The summer that has not yet ended will surely melt the ambiguous knots and connect us together."

"May this night never end."

Like all beautiful and short-lived things, the fireworks will eventually fade away in the night sky...

The heavenly harmony between the two gradually came to an end.

"..."

When the song ended, Xia Fan and Hoshina Hanami were still holding hands and bowed in sync to express their gratitude...

The audience in the stage were still immersed in the brilliant fireworks and moving songs, with tears of loss in the corners of their eyes and a look of nostalgia, and they had no time to react to the "curtain call" before their eyes.

“Thanks to Hoshina Hanami and Xia Fan for bringing us this beautiful song “Fireworks”!”

"As expected of the work of Teacher Xiafan, it always touches people's hearts..."

"This song has a very summery feel. It reminds me of my childhood when I went to festivals, played with watermelons, and ate popsicles with my friends. It's a pity that I can never go back..."

Out of professional tolerance for "dull audience", the host, with tears still on his eyes, stood on the edge of the stage and gave heartfelt praises.

"Great, that's great! Come down to earth, your works always break through the limits again and again!" In the guest seats, Yoshihiro Kishimoto was the first to stand up and applauded!

"The song is really good, the singing is also very good, and the emotions are just right!"

"With such live singing skills, are these really two new artists?"

"This song is so well written, the live performance is so emotional, and the fireworks are so pretty!"

The audience burst into exclamations and gave thunderous applause.

With Kanda Shrine as the center, the audience's praise and applause spread like an ever-expanding tornado all the way to the outer perimeter of the shrine...

Even the pedestrians on the roadside forgot their original intention of visiting the market to join in the fun and started clapping loudly towards the shrine.

"Well, thank you again for your wonderful performance. Next, it's time for the official award ceremony that everyone is looking forward to..."

"Please welcome our award presenter, Mr. Yoshihiro Kishimoto, to the stage!"

The stage lights were restored, and the host respectfully stepped down from the stage and helped Yoshihiro Kishimoto up...

"Ahem... It seems like it's been a long time since I last attended a music award ceremony."

"This time, I volunteered to be the award presenter for Sakura..."

Yoshihiro Kishimoto didn't look like he was in his seventies at all. He walked briskly to the microphone and began his speech.

Most of the audience and guests in the venue grew up listening to Kishimoto's works, so naturally everyone recognized this national-level "music god". They all politely quieted down and listened to his speech attentively.

"Speaking of which, I have a certain connection with the song 'Sakura'. The composer of this song, 'Xiafan', is a close friend of mine regardless of age difference. Although he is extremely talented, he has always been a low-key person..."

Having said that, he drooped his eyelids and glanced at Xia Fan at the side of the stage with some dissatisfaction.

"This song, whether it's the arrangement skills, the lyrics, or the delicate emotions, has enlightened me and benefited me a lot. This has to start with the bottleneck of my creation in recent years..."

Then, Yoshihiro Kishimoto gave a very high evaluation and began to list the remarkable aspects of "Sakura" in an eloquent manner.

"Asshole, Xia Fan, why are you still standing there on the stage? Come down and explain yourself!"

"Performing a public performance without the company's permission is a serious breach of contract, a very serious breach of contract!!!"

Taking this opportunity, Iijima Yozo, who could no longer suppress his anger, ran to the edge of the stage without caring that the show was still going on, and growled in a low voice at Xia Fan on the stage.

"I was wondering, how could the two companies agree to cooperate with these two people..."

"Hey, you went on stage without reporting to J-company? That's too wild, isn't it?"

The audience didn't notice that she stood up and started the attack, but the guests around her who were pretending to listen carefully to Kishimoto's speech were already whispering to each other and glancing over with gossipy eyes.

The guests in the guest seats were all industry insiders, so they naturally understood how outrageous it was for an artist to "perform publicly without the company's permission," not to mention being a free guest for people from a rival company to boost their popularity, so they all had an expression of watching a good show at this moment.

"Oh no... I didn't notice it just now, how come Manager Iijima is here too..."

It was not until then that Xia Fan noticed that the heavily made-up, generous and wealthy Iijima was also present. He immediately touched his head in embarrassment.

"Um, sorry, this is just a 'friendly guest appearance', I forgot to report it to the company..."

"I'll explain it to you in a minute."

Faced with Iijima Yozo's angry expression and sharp eyes, he could only smile bitterly and walk off the stage, clasping his hands together and explaining to the other party.

"What? You can just say 'forget it' and get away with it?"

"President Matsudaira is here too. You violated the contract in front of so many companies. It's not something you can just explain..."

This "insincere" statement was like adding fuel to the fire for the furious Iijima Yozo.

(End of this chapter)