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Chapter 200: Abundant harvest

"For example, I like fishing very much, but I am not disturbed by others. When I think about it, I set off immediately, and then I stayed leisurely and casually on the beach for a week, and took a boat to fish when the weather was good. This is still very luxurious. The luxury is not about fishing, but about starting immediately when I think about it."

"The streets in Tokyo are very narrow, so the car can't do it without dragging it. But it's just something that can't be done, so it feels particularly tempting."

Okuda Minsheng gave two examples in succession, using his favorite fishing and car.

"I think I probably understand... These things that even Mr. Okuda cannot do as he pleases are probably impossible to accomplish for the general public. So, we have to make such a leisurely and casual combination, right? At least it seems leisurely and casual from the surface." Ye Zhao said.

Tadao Okazaki, who matched the meeting between the two, sat there quietly drinking black tea without interrupting at all. Rather than saying that it was nothing to do with him, it was better to say that he was waiting for the final discussion between the two.

"Since Komu has already achieved the ultimate in electronic music, it doesn't make sense to pick up people's wisdom. Then, when it comes to Komu family, they are all fashionable and beautiful beauties, good at dancing, and have excellent figures. As for female idols, they are indeed jumping, gorgeous or cute clothes, and reserved words and deeds, right? I think, anyway, everyone else has done those things, so why not do something else."

"No dancing, not fashionable, not cute, not gorgeous?" Ye Zhao laughed out loud, "It sounds really bad. It feels like I want to serve fried natto onto the French dining table."

"But, it's very interesting, isn't it?" Minsheng Okuda looked quite confident.

Indeed, although the PUFFY combination is a bit weird, it is really interesting. The "abnormal" part of them is their most charming place. If you are tired of watching Ai Douluo, you will get tired of listening to the electronic music with some noisy side effects, why not try this plate of fried natto?

Moreover, the popular food such as fried natto has the greatest advantage, which everyone can make. There are two types of national idols, one is regarded as a person on the cloud and worshipped, and the other is a trend that is rushing to imitate.

With the same goal, Ye Zhao and Okuda Minsheng's discussion was so smooth that it was simply outrageous, as if he had already written lines in advance, which made Okuda Minsheng feel like a confidant.

In fact, as a purely orthodox musician, Minsheng Okuda is a bit disgusted with a guy like Ye Zhao who likes to mess around with nothing, but seeing that he is basically not a mess so far, Minsheng Okuda is still polite enough when he is about to come to see him.

But after chatting like this and having friendly discussions for the same goal, he had disliked Ye Zhao's little bit, and it also disappeared.

It’s not that Ye Zhao has the turtle spirit of a pig-footed man, and the trembling tiger body makes Okuda Minsheng convinced him. It’s mainly because Okuda Minsheng talked to him for so long and didn’t feel the eagerness of pursuing fame and fortune in him. Instead, he only felt a casual feeling of “that thing seems to be fun, why don’t we try it”.

It is precisely because of this casualness that the original impression of "doing around in the art world = not doing the job properly" in Minsheng Okuda's heart has faded a lot, and even created a feeling of "The reason why this guy likes to mess around so much is actually just like playing, right?"

Everyone has their own way of playing this kind of thing. If you think about it this way, you originally didn't like Ye Zhao's Okuda Minsheng, and now you even like him a little.

Ye Zhao didn't know that while chatting like this, Okuda Minsheng's inner activities had never stopped, and he even made a super big turn in his evaluation.

When it comes to pursuing fame and fortune, Ye Zhao thinks that he is of course a person who wants to pursue fame and fortune. Otherwise, he would not have entered the art world. Even if he likes the things behind the scenes, he would still choose to stand directly in front of the stage.

But if you want to ask about his ultimate goal and ideal life, after reaching the peak of his career, he would buy a mountain in Kyoto, or live on a small island, build a house there, build a recording studio, and live a half-seclusion life.

When I have a job, I just do it at home. When I don’t have a job, I invite my friends to party in his private territory and cook for them with my wife. I suddenly had an idea and packed up my things and stayed there for a while, or just brought a guitar. The whole family drove the car and drove the concert with only one guitar while traveling.

For him, it is very simple to get fame and fortune, at least much simpler than ordinary people. Therefore, when he does a new thing, in addition to weighing the pros and cons, he also regards "is it very interesting" as a standard for whether it can be realized. In this regard, he is indeed doing many things with a "seemingly fun" mentality.

However, it is difficult and impossible to achieve immediately if he wants to get fame and fortune that can make him "forget fame and fortune". Therefore, he kept tossing and rolling in this fame and fortune world.

Although it may sound contradictory, human nature is like this. Although the word "human nature" is also slightly exaggerated here.

And this "seemingly fun" mentality has also appeared in the current discussion.

When Okuda Minsheng mentioned the clothing style of Daikan Yami and Yoshimura Yumi, Ye Zhao suddenly had a bad taste and said, "Although they are all T-shirts and denims, it is quite interesting to play with a little trick, such as couple outfits."

"Hey~" Okuda Minsheng looked at him with a subtle look, "So Ye Jun likes this."

"Don't care about such details, Mr. Okuda." Ye Zhao smiled silently.

As for the name of this duo, Ye Zhao blurted out the name without hesitation: "PUFFY, what about this name?"

"PUFFY? It's catchy." Tadao Okazaki repeated. "But, is there any special meaning?"

Ye Zhao shook his head, "It doesn't mean anything special, it just seems very interesting."

"In my opinion," Okuda Minsheng smiled, "What's more interesting is Ye Jun himself."

Regardless of whether it was a compliment or not, Ye Zhao accepted Okuda Minsheng's words very calmly as a compliment.

When it was time to part, Ye Zhao made a little reluctant request, "Well, Mr. Okuda, can you sign an ID for me?"

"Of course." Okuda Minsheng agreed, "But where are you going to sign?"

If he had known that he would come to see Minsheng Okuda, Ye Zhao would naturally be prepared. "The signature book is with the agent, please wait..."

"No," Minsheng Okuda stopped him, "There is no point in signing books. I put a guitar in the recording studio here. If I don't dislike it, I will sign it and give it to you, right? Just treat it as a gift for the first time."

"This is really an honor." Ye Zhao owed his body and thanked him sincerely.

"In addition to giving you the guitar, we will also go to the recording studio to see the two girls and listen to their audition. Didn't Ye Jun prepare a debut song for them? You can just listen to it." Okuda Minsheng arranged everything very well.

In the recording studio, I saw Ye Aki, Okada Minsheng, and Tadao Okazaki who came here together, and Yami Okazaki, with Yami Okazaki's expressions of Yami Okakura and Yumi Yoshimura, which were not as surprised as being uneasy. But there was still a little excitement hidden in the uneasiness.

Of course, the two of Kawamoto Makoto also heard about the sound of the voice. Thinking of the bet Ye Shogun and Okazaki Tadao once made, they could also guess the purpose of the three of them.

"Now there is good news to tell you." Tadao Okazaki announced, "The two will be produced by Ye Zhaosang, and will debut as a two-person girl group. The name of the group is PUFFY, and the official debut date is scheduled for the first half of next year."

After having done psychological construction in advance, they were not so excited that they were "lost in love" when they heard this news. However, they could hear the news that they were about to debut with their own ears, and they still had the emotions they should have. Daikan Yami and Yoshimura Yumi shook hands with each other as if confirming, before bowing to the three of them: "Thank you! We will work hard!"

Ye Zhao also gave a gift to the two of them, "We will work together for a while in the future, so please give me more advice."

Minsheng Okuda urged, "Take out the song quickly."

Ye Zhao took out the sample "Innocence of Asia" he brought with him, and said in advance: "Although it is a bit rude, this song was actually written by me in imitating Mr. Okuda's style."

"Is that true?" This is a very high flattery, and Minsheng Okuda was a little embarrassed.

Tadao Okazaki smiled and said, "Ye Jun is really a loyal fan of Mr. Okada."

Ye Zhao smiled, put Xiaoshou into the CD machine, and pressed the play button. Xiaoshou was singing by himself. When he heard "Separate white pandas from each other," Daikun Yami and Yoshimura Yumi subconsciously looked at each other, revealing an expression of "you know" that only the other party understood. It seems that the "panda tee" between Ye Zhao and the others has been deeply rooted in the hearts of these two people.

It is almost imagined that when these two people were asked why they became a group in the interview, Yumi Yoshimura replied with a slutty smile: "Because Ye Zhaosang is a panda controller, and both of us happen to like pandas very much."

After listening to this song, Okuda Minsheng first laughed: "The lyrics are really casual. White pandas and so on... for rhymes?" Then he said, "The song is very good."

Anyway, it’s already done that, so it doesn’t matter if you pretend to be reserved. Ye Zhao smiled and accepted Okuda Minsheng’s evaluation.

While they were discussing this PUFFY debut song, Okuda Minsheng's agent also brought the guitar he sent to the recording studio here. It was a silver-gray Gibson electric guitar with a "I'm very expensive" temperament.

"This... is really too expensive." Ye Zhao was a little frightened. After all, the two of them met for the first time.

Minsheng Okuda took the signature pen handed over by his agent and wrote down his name, hanged it a little, and handed it over, "However, although it is a signed guitar, please take it out and play it occasionally, so as not to be too lonely."

"Yes, please don't worry, I will take good care of it." Ye Zhao took it with both hands. He had already begun to think about what kind of things he should give back in the future, and thanked Okuda Minsheng without any politeness and fulfilling his heart.

Having said that, the musical instruments he now have, except for the Yamaha left by his predecessor, were all given by others. Nagato Daiyu gave him a Martin, Watanabe sent him a Fendebes, and Okuda Minsheng now sent him a Gibson... This is really a rewarding one.

PUFFY's debut became a foregone conclusion. Although Okuda Minsheng failed to become the producer of these two girls as he wished, because he was roughly the same goal as Ye Zhao, he was very enthusiastic about joining the team that made suggestions for PUFFY. Of course, in addition to this, he began to find newcomers.

During this process of contact with Minsheng Okuda, Ye Zhao successfully exchanged contact information with Minsheng Okuda. Although this does not mean anything, for fans, it is still worthy of happiness to get the contact information of their idols.

However, while being happy about everything here, a little trouble came out on the other hand. In other words, it was the seeds that had already started planting and only grew until now.

Ye Zhao officially signed a contract with BEING in August last year and became their singer. So far, the three-year contract period has just passed a little more than a year.

Because he only signed a record contract, BEING rarely interferes with his other affairs. Correspondingly, because he is not a direct lineman who is strongly promoted, the records he released are also slightly lower in the treatment of TIE-UP. Although there are, those top TIE-UPs still have to let their sons and daughters come first.

It doesn't matter. Since I decided to leave the agency contract, I must be prepared in this way.

In the past year, he first worked with Sony to launch Kawamoto Makoto. Nagato Daiyuki naturally knew about this, and just turned a blind eye. Anyway, Kawamoto Makoto's style is out of place with BEING, and Nagato Daiyuki doesn't think she can really become famous.

However, as Kawamoto Makoto became popular, Nagato Daiyuki felt a little uncomfortable when he saw the rising record sales - how could such a good seedling bypass BEING and sign Sony?

But this is not at most, but a little dissatisfied. The fuse that really caused Nagato Oyuki's outbreak was actually the newcomer Aikawa Nanase launched by Oda Tetsuro and Ai Hui.
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