Chapter 403 Pension Insurance

Akina Nakamori's voice is very unique. She can be soulful when singing love songs, and energetic and lively when singing fast songs.

Technically, whether it's breath control or switching between true and false voices, Akina Nakamori is impeccable. Her true voice is deep and powerful, while her falsetto is ethereal and ethereal.

Akina Nakamori sang the main song of "Snow Flower". The general idea of ​​the lyrics was that when the first snow came, she thought of someone who had promised her that they would come to see her when the snow fell.

Akina Nakamori's singing contained a little anticipation, but more of it was sadness, as if she had already foreseen the ending.

By the time the chorus sounded, all expectations were gone, sadness spread, and there was a feeling of love that was not available.

She is waiting for someone she can never wait for. Even though she knows that this waiting will be fruitless, she is still waiting willingly.

Sadness, loss, longing, these emotions are all handled very well by Akina Nakamori.

Tanakamaji's eyes were bright. There were previous news reports that Nakamori Akina's voice quality was much worse than before due to long-term drinking, and even her speech was affected.

Akina Nakamori originally spoke in a soft voice. If even her speech was affected, it would be hard to imagine what state she is in now.

But hearing Akina Nakamori's singing at this moment, Tanakamaji felt relieved. In this song, he heard Akina Nakamori at her peak.

It can even be said that compared to Akina Nakamori at her peak, Akina Nakamori today is more comfortable in expressing emotions, especially the loss in her songs, which she expresses vividly.

But one thing was different from what he expected, and that was the mood of the song. In fact, when he listened to the song "Snow Flower" before, Tanakamaji didn't feel so sad.

Qingyinfang's performance can instead hear the heat of love, full of infinite expectations.

This inevitably reminds Tanakamaji of Nakamori Akina's previous experiences. Perhaps it is because of those painful memories that Nakamori Akina's performance of this song seems so sad.

Nangong Keiko was also happy for Nakamori Akina. As a woman, what happened to Nakamori Akina made her deeply moved.

She felt distressed for Akina Nakamori's betrayal, and at the same time she was angry that Akina Nakamori was so confused.

In her opinion, if Nakamori Akina could be stronger in her heart and clearer in mind, she would not be deceived by a stinky man, or even commit suicide for a man. It is really stupid.

And this kind of thing actually happened to Nakamori Akina twice.

If it were Nangong Huizi, she would never commit suicide. Instead, she would most likely kill others with a knife.

Judging from Nangong Keiko's long-term experience in running bookstores and record stores, the song "Snow Flower" will definitely be a big seller. It has all the conditions to be a big seller.

With top-notch singers, top-notch producers, and a music style that is easily accepted by the public, this song is sure to spread quickly.

Soon, "Snow Flower" finished playing and the next song was about to start.

However, Tian Nakamaji rewound the CD and played "Snow Flower" again.

The other two people didn't have any objections. There were a total of three songs in this single CD. Except for the new song "Snow Flower", the other two were old songs.

Although the new singing of old songs may give the audience a different feeling, Tanaka Maji and the others are not interested. They just want to listen to the new songs now.

When "Snow Flower" was about to start playing for the second time, Hiramatsu and Hiroshi hurried in.

"Start listening, have you started listening?"

We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Hiramatsu and Hiroshi are still the same as before, always chirping wherever they go.

At this time, Sato Rina also followed and said breathlessly, "Can't you walk slower?"

"I almost missed it." Hiramatsu and Hiro looked at Tanakamaji again, "You haven't started listening yet, have you?"

Tian Nakamaji smiled and nodded, "Well, I was just about to start listening, and you guys came."

Hearing this, Pingsong and Guang laughed, "We finally caught up. Come, let's listen together."

Nangong Keiko stood not far away and smiled, without exposing Tian Zhongmaer, and ran to clear the shelves at the door.

After listening to "Snow Flower" for the second time, Hiramatsu and Hiro exclaimed excitedly, "It's so nice. This song is definitely the best song this year, for sure."

"Well, I think so too." Tian Zhongmao nodded.

Although Tanakamaji expressed his approval, Hiramatsu and Hiroshi still felt that Tanakamaji's reaction was a bit strange.

Akina Nakamori is Tanakamaji's favorite female singer. Logically speaking, when Akina Nakamori sings a good song like "Snow Flower", Tanakamaji shouldn't have such a dull reaction.

He immediately thought of a possibility, "Have you heard of it?"

At this time, Tian Zhongmao was embarrassed to lie to him, nodded and said, "Well, I just listened to it once."

"Well, we are still late." Hiramatsu and Hiroshi curled their lips, and then cheered up, "No matter what, our expectations have not been disappointed, Nakamori Akina and Zhou Yan will not disappoint... Ma Er, although Akina Nakamori is your favorite singer, but I have to tell the truth, 60% of the credit for the success of this song belongs to Zhou Yan.”

Tian Nakamaji smiled, and Hiramatsu and Hiroshi only said "sixty percent", which was considered lenient.

If they had not considered their own ideas, Hiramatsu and Hiroshi might have said an exaggerated figure of 90%.

Of course he knew that a song like "Snow Flower" would still sound very good if sung by another singer, and what Nakamori Akina did was just icing on the cake.

"Anyway, Akina is the original singer of this song." Ibuki Suzune said with a smile, "When people mention "Snow Flower" in the future, they will think of Akina."

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro smiled and did not continue to discuss this topic. Instead, he took out a small notebook from his backpack, opened the notebook and pulled out a photo from it.

"What is this?" Ibuki Suzune asked.

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said proudly, "This is a photo of the filming site of "Time Traveler". Look at this back figure, it's Zhou Yan, next to him..."

"It's Joey Wong, I recognized her."

"Yes, it's Joey Wong, this is the photo taken two days ago. I heard that this movie was shot very quickly, maybe it will be released this year."

"This year?"

Tanaka Jianji and the others showed surprised expressions. Of course, there were reports about Zhou Yan's new movie in Japan, but the news they paid attention to was that the movie had just started to be prepared.

I didn't expect that the film has already started shooting, and there is even hope that it will be released this year.

"That's what I heard, and I heard that Zhou Yan told the reporters himself." Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said.

"This efficiency is too high." Ibuki Suzune exclaimed.

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro laughed, "Isn't this a good thing? If possible, I hope he can make ten movies a year."

"If he can make one movie a year, no, if he can keep the current state and make one movie every two years, I will be very satisfied. This new movie should only be released in China first, and I don't know when it will be released in Japan."

"I don't know, but it shouldn't be too long. Japan has always paid great attention to Zhou Yan's movies, and the movie is directed and acted by Zhou Yan himself, and the heroine is Wang Zuxian..."

"What, you said Zhou Yan directed and acted by himself? This time he plays the leading actor himself?" Tian Zhongjianji was surprised.

Nangong Huizi, who was not far away, smiled and said, "Jian Er, you are too behind the times. I saw this in the newspaper the day before yesterday. This is also the first time that Zhou Yan plays the leading male role."

"Ah, isn't he the leading male role in Green Snake?" Sato Rina asked curiously.

Because Zhou Yan and Joey Wong, they had specially watched Green Snake.

This movie has a Japanese version and is also officially released in Japan. The key is that it sells well.

Some people analyzed that the reason why this movie can sell well in Japan is also because of Zhou Yan. After all, Zhou Yan not only played Xu Xian in the movie, but also wrote the soundtrack.

Now, as long as it is related to Zhou Yan's music, it will not be a problem to sell in Japan. This is Zhou Yan's influence in Japan now.

The reason why the female folk music group Qingyinfang was able to quickly gain a large number of fans in Japan is largely because they have been playing Zhou Yan's songs.

There are even many listeners who regard Qingyinfang as Zhou Yan's substitute. They can't usually see Zhou Yan's concerts, so they go to Qingyinfang to comfort themselves for their expectations of Zhou Yan.

"Xu Xian should not be considered the male lead. I feel that there is no male lead in that movie." Nangong Huizi said.

"At least he is the first male role."

"You can say that."

"I was looking forward to the new movie, and now I am even more looking forward to it."

"Haha, this new movie will definitely have a good box office in Japan, and Wang Zuxian has many audiences who like her in Japan."

"Of course, the male and female protagonists are the most popular foreign stars in Japan. This is a strong combination."

Although Wang Zuxian has not filmed in the past two years, she still ranks first in the most popular female star rankings in Japan.

Not to mention Zhou Yan, who has been ranked first in the most popular foreigner list for several consecutive sessions. Yes, it is the "most popular foreigner". This list does not distinguish between men and women, nor is it limited to movie stars and singers. Sometimes even historical figures will appear.

Many magazines like to make various lists, and even the most popular commercials list, and the two commercials shot by Zhou Yan for Shiseido and Panasonic both won the first place that year.

…

Several people were talking about Zhou Yan's new movie, and two girls who looked like high school students walked in.

"Excuse me, is Akina Nakamori's new song "Snow Flower" on the shelves?"

When Nangong Huizi heard that there was business, she smiled and said, "It's on the first row of bookshelves. The new song is very nice. Just buy it with confidence."

The two high school students didn't say anything, took two single CDs from the bookshelf and left.

Looking at the backs of the two girls, Hiramatsu Kazuhiro smiled and said, "Sister Keiko, the bookstore must be doing very well today. How many copies did you buy?"

"Don't worry, I bought 800 copies, so I'm not afraid of running out of stock."

Hiramatsu Kazuhiro couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "So courageous."

"Haha, it will always sell out."

In theory, Nangong's bookstore has a good flow of customers. As long as a slightly well-known singer releases a new song or a new album, 800 copies will most likely be sold out. It's just a matter of time.

And even if it can't be sold out, it's okay to return it to the wholesaler.

But generally they don't do this. After all, 800 copies require a lot of money, which takes up a lot of working capital in the store, and it also takes up space.

Nangong Keiko likes Akina Nakamori very much, and it can be regarded as supporting her in this way.

In fact, the market's expectations for Akina Nakamori's new song this time are quite good. When Nangong Keiko purchased the goods, she also talked with wholesalers. It seems that this time in Tokyo alone, the wholesalers have booked ten songs in the first batch. Thousands of sheets.

This is a very impressive number. Wholesalers make decisions based on data, which means they have received news that the sales of new songs will not be bad.

…

The sales of "Snow Flower" in Neon were better than Nangong Keiko expected.

She bought 800 copies and thought it would take a long time to sell them out. She was even prepared to have some of the albums in her store for the Chinese New Year.

But on the 11th, there were only 720 tickets left in her store.

After the next day, only 608 were left.

In just two days, the sales of "Snow Flower" reached nearly 200 copies.

This has never happened before. Even if Kudo Shizuka's "First Dream" was so popular before, it never reached this level.

Of course, "Snow Flower" is a single after all, and its price is much lower than "First Dream". If it compares with the total sales, "First Dream" is still higher.

Fans also prefer to buy singles. After all, the price is not high and they don’t lose much.

The risk of buying an album is too great. There are more than ten songs in an album, and sometimes only one or two of the title songs are good, while the rest are just watery songs. After spending a lot of money to buy it home, I feel like a huge loss.

The situation in other record stores is similar to Nangong's Bookstore. The singles also sold out as soon as they were released, and the sales on the second day were even higher than on the first day.

On the third day, sales rose instead of falling, which shows that the reputation of "Snow Flower" is very good and continues to grow.

This is how Neon people listen to music. As long as it is a good song, they will rush to buy it. And it always spreads from one to ten or to a hundred, and the speed of spread is very fast.

Especially in big cities like Tokyo, where the population is densely populated, the spread is faster.

In just three days, Nakamori Akina's singing has spread throughout Tokyo, and the song "Snow Flower" can be heard everywhere.

Of course, the news media will not miss such an opportunity and rush to report on the popularity of "Snow Flower".

TV Asahi directly said that the single "Snow Flower" will be a turning point for Nakamori Akina, which will at least guarantee her development in the next three years. It also said that Zhou Yan's song is likely to give Nakamori Akina a chance to "sink". Got a pension insurance.

"Zhou Yan has always used his works to prove that his music has infinite magic. Before the popularity of Kudo Shizuka's album "First Dream" really dissipated, "Snow Flower" appeared in front of the public."

"Although he doesn't want to admit it, Zhou Yan has almost reached the top of the neon pop music industry with just a few songs. When it comes to neon pop music in the past two years, Zhou Yan has become the man who cannot be avoided. "

"And his influence continues to expand. His new movie "Time Traveler" is currently being filmed. According to insiders, at least a dozen new songs will appear in this movie. By then, Neon... No, It has had a huge impact on the music industry around the world.”

"What's interesting is that in the United States, Mariah Carey's new song "Someone Like You" will also be released in a week. The original song of this song comes from the movie "Someone Like You" which won the Oscar for Best Score. "Sense and Sensibility", Neon's audience will be familiar with this song."

"As the good news of "Snow Flower" continues to spread, can we also expect more from "People Like You"? Will this song sweep the world's music like the previous song "Young and Beautiful" List?"

…

Usually when a song becomes a hit, people mention the singer more and the producer less.

But Zhou Yan is special after all. He is not an ordinary music producer, but a world-renowned musician. The sales of his pure music albums around the world are beyond the reach of most singers.

Moreover, "Snow Flower" became popular first, and then other songs. When people mention "Snow Flower", it is naturally impossible not to mention him.

This song not only sold well in Neon, but also achieved very good results in mainland China and Hong Kong.

In Xiangjiang, the media tied the new song to Zhou Yan's new movie to promote it, which also worked. Not only Zhou Yan's fans ran into the record store, but also Wang Zuxian's fans. (End of chapter)