Are you trying to force me to become a star?

Chapter 145 Fragrance Outside the Wall

Tokyo, Japan.

Roppongi Hills, 38th floor of Midtown Tower.

As soon as you step out of the elevator, you'll see a huge Iogo: Canglan Entertainment, Tokyo Branch.

The entire 38th floor was rented by Canglan Entertainment for handling various overseas affairs.

For example, the arrangements for receiving senior company executives when they travel to Japan.

It's somewhat laughable that Canglan Entertainment, one of China's four major media groups, has its offices located in one of the most expensive areas in Tokyo, yet it acts as a tour guide?

However, compared to the branches of Fengtai, Yunling, and Zhaochen in Japan—the eldest brother doesn't laugh at the second brother!

The four companies are not far apart; they are all within walking distance.

The reason they are all concentrated in this area is mainly because it is home to Japan's major entertainment companies.

Looking around from the glass on the 38th floor, the closest building to the east is a blue glass curtain wall building with a musical note logo on the roof.

That's the headquarters of Universal Music Japan;

The black building a little further to the west is Sony Music.

The Warner Music Japan building can be faintly seen to the south;

As for the north side, Pony Canyon, Japan's largest music company, is blocked by the Fuji Television building.

Although Canglan is physically close to Japan's four major entertainment companies, the distance for business dealings is exceptionally long.

Oh, you can't say that.

At the very least, period dramas from the film and television department still have some market here.

This is one of the few respectable things Canglan Entertainment has besides this luxurious office building.

At this moment, in the music division located in the northwest corner of the 38th floor.

Sato was comfortably leaning back in his chair, slowly sipping a cup of hot coffee, exuding a relaxed and carefree air.

This is also her daily work routine.

Despite being only in his early twenties, he already possesses an unusually calm and composed demeanor.

The reason is simple: the job is too comfortable.

Her university majors were music and Chinese!

After graduation, I came to a branch of what is said to be the largest music company in China.

Her main job involves analyzing the latest changes in the Japanese music market, weekly O0O chart data, and providing suggestions on which cover song copyrights to purchase based on the songs on the Chinese weekly charts.

She turned her head to look to the side and saw that the young Chinese man who had only been there for six months was working with great enthusiasm.

She chuckled softly, "Takagi, sending out demos to the Big Four again?"

Takagi nodded.

His main job is the exact opposite of Sato's: recommending Chinese songs to Sony, Time Inc., Warner, Pony Canyon, and other small and medium-sized companies.

These music companies collect songs year-round and then hold weekly auditions to help artists who have signed contracts with the company select suitable songs.

Only by carrying out this work can the current situation of their music department being "ugly and incompetent" be changed.

There's no other reason than that it's all in and no out!

The reason is that in the past, companies like Canglan and Fengtai have always purchased the song copyrights from Japanese companies and then rewrote the lyrics and covered the songs.

This has led to Chinese-made music being naturally looked down upon by local companies.

When purchasing the copyrights of foreign songs, they prioritize English songs the most, and even Korean songs are given higher priority than Chinese songs.

Of course, there are precedents for purchasing Chinese songs.

However, many songs, even after being rewritten and covered, simply don't make it onto the charts.

Even if they make it into the 0 list, they basically won't make a splash.

The only exception, which was unprecedented, was an instrumental piece without vocals that reached number two on the chart.

In this situation, Takagi's dedication to his work is truly admirable!

いつもお世言になっております. Canglan Music Department————

("Thank you for your continued support. I am Takagi from the Canglan Music Club. I am sending you five recommended songs for this week. I would be honored if you would consider them.")

Click send.

Takagi let out a long sigh and leaned back in his chair, unlike Sato's languid demeanor, he seemed to be conserving his energy.

Sato joked, "You really believe in your idol that much?"

Soon after they met, the two became close, and Sato understood the source of Takagi's motivation.

That's Xu Jinyan, the man who has dominated the Chinese music charts for the past year.

According to Takagi, when he returned to Japan last year, he happened to be selected as an audience member for a variety show recording, and then he witnessed Xu Jinyan's meteoric rise to fame.

Since then, he has become Xu Jinyan's die-hard fan—no, his steel pipe fan!

The iron bar isn't stiff enough!

Takagi said solemnly, "Sato, if you had ever seen Xu Jinyan perform on stage, you wouldn't have asked this question."

"He will be a legend!!!"

He then relaxed, saying, "And as it turns out, my judgment was correct. Xu Jinyan is steadily climbing to the top, and she will break out of the Chinese music market sooner or later."

Sato shrugged. "Maybe!"

Although China has the strongest overall national strength, its music market started far too late.

She also keeps a close eye on the weekly charts in China and acknowledges Xu Jinyan's exceptional talent, but believes it's impossible for her to dominate the Japanese music scene like she does in the Chinese music scene.

After all, his songs such as "Big Fish" did not have a great impact in Japan.

Let's win the championship first!

With a "ding," my phone sent a message notification.

She reached for her phone on the table, opened it, and saw that the latest issue of the 0 list had been updated.

Alright, another job is coming up!

She leisurely scrolled through the rankings while sipping her coffee.

"pretty!"

A loud, excited shout came from beside her ear, startling her so much that she spilled coffee on her clothes.

"クソ" (kuso)

She blurted out angrily and quickly got up to wipe it with paper.

Takagi, looking embarrassed, apologized repeatedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to!"

Sato looked at the irreparable damage to the clothes, sighed helplessly, and asked, "What exactly happened?"

Takagi's expression became excited again, and he picked up his phone to show Sato.

Sato looked at the latest 0 list; the top ten on his phone screen were just the right size.

She glanced around, then her gaze froze:

8.————

9. "风立ちぬ"—gakki

(The Wind Rises - Yui Aragaki)

10.————

She quickly clicked on it and found that the composer's name was listed as three Chinese characters—Xu Jinyan!

Sato looked at Takagi in disbelief and asked, "It—it was only ranked—outside thirtieth last week, right?!"

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Takagi stared intently at her: "That's right!"

Xu Jinyan was on the phone with Sister Mi, and the high-fidelity sound coming from the phone made her move a little closer.

A unique voice in the Chinese entertainment industry!

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Just as he was about to speak, the door was pushed open, and Lin Wanqing came to him in a few steps, with an excited smile on her face.

"Top ten! Top ten!"

"Excuse me, Honey, wait a minute." He looked at his manager: "What, top ten?"

Lin Wanqing spoke quickly: "The Wind Rises is in the top ten!"

Xu Jinyan blinked. "Japan's 'zero' list?"

Lin Wanqing nodded repeatedly, her eyes shining as she looked at Xu Jinyan.

Where exactly is this guy's limit?!

Xu Jinyan clicked her tongue: "Investigate again! Report back!"