wavenovel Chapter 1062 Chapter 1071 How about making "Neon Voice"? !
Chapter 1062 Chapter 1071 How about making "Neon Voice"? !
Chapter 1062 Chapter 1071, How about making "Neon Voice"? !
When the weather is good and he is not in a hurry, Naoki Nagayama likes to go for a ride in his sports car, and sometimes it doesn't matter if he takes a detour.
When the warm summer breeze caressed his cheeks, when the lazy city pop music rang in his ears, and when the azure blue sea and green mountains formed a picture scroll in front of him, Naoki Nagayama really wished that Akina could be there to enjoy it with him.
It's a pity that Mingcai is not suitable for long-term car rides now~
"After the baby is born, leave her at home and take Akina out to play!"
By the time we arrived at the Shuyou Building after making a long detour, it was almost noon.
He came to the company today because editor Morikawa from Shogakukan called to remind him about the comic adaptation. He came to discuss the future adaptation of "Slam Dunk" and to send over a few songs.
In Shuichi Idou's office, Otomo Yoshimura also came to discuss the matter.
"'I Want to Say I Love You Loudly' is a song that has already been given to Kudo Shizuka~"
Yoshimura Otomo flipped through some music scores and was very surprised.
“Then this song “My Friend”, “Until the End of the World”, “Only Staring at You”, and “Capture the Shining Moment”.”
He looked up at Naoki Nagayama, full of disbelief:
"Naoki-san, did you write a series of theme songs based on Slam Dunk?!"
This is too incredible. How can five theme songs be written before the animation adaptation has even started? Even for Naoki Nagayama, this is too exaggerated!
Naoki Nagayama wanted to admit it, but seeing the way Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi looked at him as if he was looking at a monster, he tactfully modified his answer:
“Actually, these are just a few songs I wrote before, but based on the passion and friendship of Slam Dunk, I put them together when I saw something that fit.”
"So that's it~"
Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi's expressions looked a little more normal.
Whether you believe it or not, I believe it!
Yoshimura Otomo keenly discovered a blind spot: "In that case, Naoki-san still has a lot of songs?"
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Naoki Nagayama ignored this guy who had been coveting his small music library, and continued:
"After Slam Dunk is adapted into an animation, I think these songs can be used. But before that, I still need to find suitable singers for these songs."
"Is Ozaki Yutaka not okay? Shizuka-chan?" Yoshimura Otomo said immediately, "We have many idol artists under our company."
This guy always wants to digest all the good things internally.
"These songs have different styles and interpretations, which places high demands on the singers," Naoki Nagayama explained. "For example, the song 'Only Staring at You' requires a high-pitched explosive force, and the song 'Until the End of the World' requires the voice of a decadent uncle, but it must be refreshing."
"In short, I think the singers under our company may not be at this level."
Almost all of the female artists under Shuyou are former idols. They are cute and very popular, but they don’t have any advantages when it comes to singing skills.
As for the male singers, Ozaki Yutaka and Oda Kazumasa are both talented, but one is a prince of love songs and the other has a boyish voice, so they both feel a little awkward when singing these songs.
“Who should we ask to sing then?”
Shuichi Idou also felt a little happy and worried when looking at these songs. The comics were just launched not long ago, and the theme song of the animation came out. This is simply forcing the adaptation work!
Yoshimura Otomo and Idou Shuichi chatted for a few words and both felt helpless.
Naoki Nagayama remembered the original singers of these songs. Uesugi Noboru and Daikoku Maki should still be in junior high school? The only one who is a little older is Sakai Izumi. Oh, she should be called Kamachi Sachiko now. She seems to be 19 years old. Hasn't she made her debut yet?
But if I tell them now to find a girl named Kamachi Sachiko and ask her to sing, will Otomo-san and Shuichi-san think that I am talking nonsense or that I am possessed by a demon?
Seeing that the two people's discussion was fruitless and began to list the famous singers in the entertainment industry, Naoki Nagayama shook his head and interrupted:
"It's nothing new to find an existing singer to sing."
"What do you think of Naoki-san?"
"I think that if it's adapted into an anime, it's expected to be at the end of the year. Since Shuyou wants to make a big splash in the anime industry, why not start building momentum with the theme song!"
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Here it comes, Naoki Nagayama’s wonderful little ideas are out again!
Shuichi Ido and Otomo Yoshimura have gone from being amazed at the ideas that Naoki Nagayama occasionally came up with to being calm and even able to expand on his ideas.
"Naoki-san, do you mean to make the selection of the singers for these songs a big deal and draw attention to it?"
"Audition for singers?" "Singing competition?" "Talent show?"
Nouns came out of the two people's mouths one after another. After being in the entertainment industry for so long, these routines came naturally to them.
"Roughly the same."
Naoki Nagayama actually just said it casually.
"Toho has the Toho Cinderella Contest, Toei also has a Karaoke Queen Contest. I think Shuyou can also organize one~"
"Doesn't Tree Friends have Tree Girls?" Yoshimura Otomo said with a smile, "Did Naoki-san forget about it?"
"Eh?"
"Naoki-san's movie casting meeting has been called the Tree Girl Selection Meeting!"
Idou Shuichi also interrupted,
"Now everyone is wondering when Naoki Nagayama will choose the heroine of a movie again!"
In Naoki Nagayama's love movies, such as "That Summer, the Quiet Sea", "Love Letter", "April Story", etc., every heroine is an amateur actor, and almost every newcomer can win the Newcomer Award of the year, which can almost be regarded as one of the best tickets to enter the entertainment industry.
"Hahaha, but this time we're selecting singers," Naoki Nagayama said, "It has nothing to do with the movie, so it's best not to mix them up."
"What name should we use?" asked Yoshimura Otomo.
"Why not use the name 'Voice of Neon'? Make a singing program called 'Voice of Neon'?" Naoki Nagayama immediately thought of the future "Voice of America" and "The Voice of China".
“Does it actually represent the entire Neon?”
Yoshimura Otomo's interest suddenly increased. At his age, he likes grand narratives the most.
"Is the process the same as a talent show?" Idou Shuichi asked, "If it is a talent show, there are already many auditions for selecting idols, such as "Idol Birth", or singing competitions."
In this era, various idol auditions have emerged one after another, and even idols have become rampant. There are actually many singing competitions, and even the Asian Singer Contest has been held. Idou Shuichi is skeptical about the popularity of this kind of audition.
Naoki Nagayama looked at Yoshimura Otomo, who also somewhat agreed, and asked:
"Are you tired of so many talent shows? Are there still problems with vulgarity, sensationalism, shady dealings, unfair selection, etc.?!"
"That's true."
Almost all talent shows have this problem. When they are not yet famous, the participants are all ordinary civilians, so many hidden gems are selected and win huge fame and benefits.
But as their reputation grew, all kinds of idiots would try to squeeze in their offspring and make arrangements in advance, hoping to monopolize such benefits. This led to a decline in the quality of the draft.
Then, in order to maintain the topic and heat, they will use various extreme hot spots, such as sharp-tongued judges, weird contestants, etc. to increase the topic, forming a vicious cycle.
"This time, our 'Neon Voice' can adopt a blind audition method. Participants will go on stage to sing directly, and the judges will sit on rotating chairs and only listen to the voices. They will turn around and the contestants will pass if they think the voices are good," said Naoki Nagayama. "This simple selection standard does not consider appearance, looks, experience or other conditions."
"The mentors choose famous singers. If multiple mentors choose a contestant, the initiative will be in the hands of the contestants, who will eventually form several teams and compete with each other."
In fact, the mentor system was provided to Fuji TV by Naoki Nagayama during the time of "Twilight Mew Mew", but they just learned the form and added a little novelty to "Twilight Mew Mew", and then it was completely unacceptable.
Speaking of which, this kind of talent show was also shown briefly in the TV series "Boys Over Flowers".
However, this time, the words of "Neon Voice" can be said to be more vivid and prominent.
"The most important thing is to explain it during the promotion." Naoki Nagayama said, "The champion selected this time can directly get a contract from Shuyou and have the opportunity to sing these theme songs."
After saying so much, Naoki Nagayama actually wanted to use this method to promote the animation adaptation of "Slam Dunk" and select suitable singers.
Yoshimura Otomo nodded repeatedly after listening to this. Without mentioning anything else, simply signing the contract with Shuyou and adding Naoki Nagayama's songs would be enough to attract many people to participate. Moreover, blind auditions, mentors' rotating chairs, and team PK all sounded very interesting.
Even though Japan has so many talent shows, the "Voice of Japan" that Naoki Nagayama talks about is also very distinctive.
"Naoki-san, that sounds interesting~"
Yoshimura Otomo nodded with satisfaction.
"As expected, Naoki-san is also very talented in variety shows."
Yitang Xiu smiled and said:
"Of course. Haven't you seen that Music Station is already Chaoyang TV's main music show?"
"Hahaha, that's true~" Yoshimura Otomo agreed with a smile, "So which TV station will you cooperate with for this "Neon Voice"?"
TBS has "The Best Ten", Fuji TV has "Night Hit", and Chaoyang TV has Naoki Nagayama's "Music Station". These three major TV stations all have representative music programs, so aren't the remaining two TV stations very lonely?
"Otomo-san, Shuichi-san." Nagayama Naoki smiled, "Have we not collaborated with NTV (Japan Television) on a program yet?"
"Ah, indeed not."
Yoshimura Otomo nodded. Even TV Tokyo had collaborated on a late-night TV series. NTV seemed to have forgotten.
"Then let's contact NTV first. If they have no intention of cooperating, we can discuss with other TV stations." Naoyama Naoki shook his head, "We should also give equal treatment to the five major TV stations in Japan!"
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Idou Shuichi and Yoshimura Otomo looked at each other and felt that something was strange.
But today's meeting with Naoki-san did not disappoint. Not only did I get several songs, but I also got an idea for a show.
"Naoki-san, when does Neon Voice start?"
"In the summer, during the summer vacation~" Naoki Nagayama said casually, "Young people are free and have time to watch TV."
Summer vacation is mid-to-late July. Now it is mid-to-late June, so there is still about a month left.
Yoshimura Otomo didn't feel it was rushed. This was not a large-scale event like the Tokyo International Film Festival. It was just a variety show. With Shuyou's current efficiency, it could definitely be done smoothly in a month.
"Naoki-san, do you want to take the lead on this show?"
"No, I'll just put my name on it." Naoki Nagayama shook his head. He was still thinking about staying at home with Akina. "I'll supervise the initial planning and recording, but the specific execution should be done by others."
"Good~"
After having lunch together at noon, Naoki Nagayama started to hurry back home, and Akina would become anxious if she couldn't see him for a long time.
She was very young, and she didn't even know how to raise herself, but now she was going to have a baby. In fact, Akina needed a sense of security in her late pregnancy.
The remote-controlled iron door opened, and Naoki Nagayama saw a gray-haired, but meticulously groomed foreigner standing at the door of the building:
"Naoki-san, welcome back home"
"Alfred." Naoki Nagayama parked the car at the door and walked down, handing him the keys. "Thank you~"
“This is what I should do~”
Alfred is Naoki Nagayama's newly hired butler and a relative of a senior employee of the company.
He is a mixed-race, his Japanese name is Fukuchi Yusuke, he used to be a butler for the British in the port area, but his original master returned to London because he was old, and he didn't want to go abroad anymore, so he was a good match in all aspects.
Well, the above are all additional items. In fact, after Naoki Nagayama heard that his English name was Alfred, he was almost determined. Who doesn’t fantasize about having a butler like Batman?
After entering the entrance hall, Akina was reading a comic on the sofa and smiled when she saw Naoki Nagayama:
"Naoki-san, you're back~"
"Hmm~" Naoki Nagayama walked over to Akina and kissed her soft cheek, "Have you had lunch?"
"Hey~ It's hot outside, isn't it?" Akina pointed to the refrigerator, "Mrs. Nonaka also made red bean soup. It's in the refrigerator. Do you want some, Naoki-san?"
"Let's talk about it later."
Naoki Nagayama sat on the sofa, feeling the soft cushion and stretching comfortably.
"Has Naoki-san sent the song yet?"
"Yes, I gave it all to Otomo-san~" Naoki Nagayama nodded, "Otomo-san is very happy~"
"After all, it's Naoki-san's song."
Of course, Akina had seen those songs, and almost every one of them was a masterpiece. She wanted to sing the song "My Friend" too, but her body didn't allow it.
"Which singer should be given the task to sing?"
"It has not been decided yet. We have to choose through a talent show."
Seeing that Akina was very interested, Naoki Nagayama told Akina about the variety show "Neon Voice".
"Blind selection based on voice alone." Akina sighed after hearing this, "Then whether or not you are cute is not important."
But in terms of voice quality, Akina is one of the top Japanese stars. However, when she first debuted, she was criticized by the judges and teachers in the entertainment industry for her appearance.
They also said that since they are not as cute as Hayami Yuu and the others, they can only rely on singing.
Now thinking back, I still feel a little sad~
For teenage girls, being told to their faces that they are not as cute as others is a very frustrating thing.
But no one expected that a girl would change a lot when she grows up, and Mingcai would become a great beauty from the age of 16 to 20.
"What is Akina reading?" Naoki Nagayama was a little surprised to see that Akina was holding a copy of "Weekly Shonen Sunday".
"Of course it's Slam Dunk~"
Akina came back to her senses and said while holding up the comic magazine.
“Aren’t you interested in sports?”
"Of course I have to learn about Naoki-san's comics~"
"Oh?"
Naoki Nagayama was about to ask something when he saw Akina approaching with ill intentions:
"Naoki-san, the characters in Slam Dunk were drawn by you, so who is the prototype of Akagi Haruko? Can you tell me?!"
".No one. Just referenced female basketball players."
This was not the first time Akina asked this question, and Naoki Nagayama could only answer perfunctorily.
"It's definitely not me, right?!"
Even if she succeeds in losing weight, Akina knows that she doesn't have the long, athletic legs of Haruko Akagi.
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If this problem continues, it will cause family disputes!
Naoki Nagayama decisively chose to change the subject:
"Ah, I feel a little thirsty. Akina just said that the red bean soup is in the refrigerator, right? I'll go try it."
"whispering sound"