After drinking too much matcha, everyone's conversation continued, that is, they continued to chat.
However, maybe it's because Masashi Sada has been under too much pressure recently, or because of his personality, he easily goes off track when chatting.
For example, Masashi Sada was indeed talking to Cao Zhiqiang about the copyright issue of the Japanese version of "Blooming Life" at the beginning, but then, maybe because he saw Cao Zhiqiang's frown when drinking matcha, he actually talked about the relationship between China and Japan. The differences and historical inheritance of tea culture.
After talking about the origin of Japanese matcha culture and the benefits of matcha, Masashi Sada couldn't help but go to his home and start talking about his family.
Among them, Masashi Sada talked about his sister Reiko Sada many times, saying that he did not want her to follow the music path like him. He also said that this line of work was not easy to do and the pressure was too great, especially for singing songs, which meant that he could not write any songs. When I was singing the new song, I was very stressed and couldn't sleep well all night long.
By the way, he also mentioned the sadness of the songwriter.
Contrary to what many outsiders think, it is very painful for song creators. Wanting to create a good song, having an idea is just a legend. Most of them are carefully considered like Jia Dao.
In other words, if you write a hundred songs, you may not be able to produce a song that you are satisfied with. Even if you produce a song that you are satisfied with, it may not be able to cater to the market and may not be accepted by the public.
In other words, every song that is written hard day and night may not be able to sell for money.
In addition, in addition to careful consideration when writing songs, talent and inspiration are the most important foundations.
Without that bit of spirituality and talent, no matter how much you think about it, it will be useless.
Masashi Sada is quite spiritual in this regard, so he has composed many popular songs, such as "Guanbai Declaration".
But writing songs takes time to settle, and it’s best to be in a relaxed and free environment.
But Masashi Sada is now burdened with huge debts because of the filming of the movie "Yangtze River".
Even if the debt he currently bears is not 3.5 billion plus interest later, but only 2.8 billion, it is still a big hole.
In order to fill the hole, he had to hold concerts and accept commercial performances everywhere, just to make more money.
In short, he is actually quite depressed now. Even if he is now reaching new heights because of Cao Zhiqiang's "Sakura Saka", he can't go very far in this era of fierce competition with just this song.
In fact, as early as a month ago, Masashi Sada tried to re-create, but for some reason, he was probably too influenced by "Sakura Saka". He wrote and wrote, and actually wrote many similar songs, but when he actually sang them, But none of them are as flavorful as "Sakurazaka", and it has an obvious meaning of HD toddlers.
To put it more clearly, Masashi Sada is now in a bottleneck period, and he seems to be running out of talents.
Firstly, he was worried that he could not write good songs, and secondly, he was under the pressure of debt, which made Masashi Sada's life very difficult.
It is precisely because of this that Reiko Sada and Shigeri Sada came to Tokyo from Nagasaki to take care of this troubled brother.
As for the company, it was temporarily returned to their father Masato Sada to be in charge.
"Actually, I was the only one who wanted to come." Sada Shigeri said with a sullen face, "Reiko doesn't know anything, neither housework nor cooking. Her coming here is just adding trouble."
"Ah, second brother, you are going too far!" Reiko Sada immediately patted the tatami next to her and angrily scolded her second brother, "Obviously you are greedy for the prosperity of Tokyo and don't want to continue working, so you just found an excuse to come over to play, what can you say? It seems like you are thinking about your elder brother?
Besides, I'm not very good at housework and cooking, but can you do it? You are worse than me! "
"Ha!" Nori Sada glared at Reiko Sada, "How can you talk? I am your second brother after all, and who said I don't know how to do housework and cooking? At least the miso ramen I cook is delicious."
"Hmph!" Sada Reiko curled her lips, "How dare you talk about your miso ramen? The ramen you make is too strong. Is that for human consumption?"
"You!" Sada Shigeri glared again.
"Okay, okay!" Masashi Sada suddenly patted the table, "What are you doing? It's rare for my friends to come from the mainland. What are you doing? Are you making people laugh? Shut up!"
After drinking to stop his younger brother and sister, Masashi Sada smiled bitterly at Cao Zhiqiang and Anping and Xu Chun beside him: "Sorry, I made you laugh."
"No." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "I think it's quite warm. The relationship between you brothers and sisters is very good."
"That's right!" Sada Reiko clapped her hands and said with a smile, "Cao Sang is right, our relationship is so good, that's why we come together."
"Hmph!" Nori Sada folded his arms and looked at Reiko Sada with side eyes, "You obviously want to come to Tokyo to play, don't say you have such a deep brother-sister relationship, I think you are the one who doesn't want to work!"
When Shigeri Sada said this, Reiko Sada immediately retorted, and the two began to bicker at the table again.
Seeing this situation, Masashi Sada was furious. He slammed the table again, stood up directly, stretched his hand towards the door, and shouted: "Yeah, get out, both of you!"
Shocked by Masashi Sada's sudden rage, Reiko Sada covered her mouth and said, "Brother, what's wrong with you? How could you yell at me like that in front of the guests?"
"I..." Masashi Sada took a deep breath, "Yeah, let me go, I'll go out and have a cigarette!"
After saying that, Masashi Sada came to the door angrily, opened the door, walked out of the living room and went to the courtyard outside.
Seeing this situation, Cao Zhiqiang first smiled and said to Shigeri Sada and Reiko Sada in Japanese: "He seems to have a very bad temper."
"Yes." Reiko Sada said with a flat mouth, "It's always been like this lately. She loses her temper at every turn."
Sada Shigeri nodded: "Yes, that's why I came here to take care of him."
"Nonsense!" Sada Reiko immediately retorted, "You obviously don't want to work. You are the president. How can there be anyone like you?"
Shigeri Sada said: "Yeah, the company is the same with or without me, and there is nothing in Nagasaki. It's so boring. I still like to work here."
Seeing that the two of them were about to bicker again, Cao Zhiqiang said quickly: "You two, please be patient. Let's do this. You guys chat with my two secretaries here and talk more about the customs, customs and landscape features here. I'll go Look at Sada-kun, okay?"
Reiko Sada looked at Xu Chun and Anping, who had been silent and just kept a faint smile, and said doubtfully: "But our translator has gone back. Without an translator, how can we communicate? In other words, the two of them can speak Japanese. ?"
"Ah, this Ms. Xu Chun can speak Japanese." Cao Zhiqiang pointed to Xu Chun.
"Hi." Xu Chun nodded to Reiko Sada with a smile, "My name is Xu Chun, please give me your advice."
"Wow!" Reiko Sada covered her mouth in surprise, "She actually knows Japanese."
Speaking of this, Sada Reiko looked at the old god, Sada Shigeri: "Ah, it was you who went to pick up the person. You knew it earlier, right? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
Sada Shigeri shrugged and spread his hands: "You didn't even ask me."
Seeing them starting to bicker again, Cao Zhiqiang whispered to Anping and Xu Chun in Chinese: "You two have a good chat with them and talk more about the customs and cultural landscape here. Anyway, you just show that you want to visit." It means to play.
Better yet, make friends with them and let them show you around like a real tourist, you know what I mean? "
Anping and Xu Chun looked at each other, then smiled and nodded at Cao Zhiqiang.
Cao Zhiqiang then continued in a low voice: "Okay, I'll go see Masashi Sada, and you two stay and chat with them.
Remember, this family is your best cover, and becoming friends with them is beneficial!
During the relationship, you must be enthusiastic, and it is best to behave as if you are a country bumpkin.
Just like Grandma Liu when she entered the Grand View Garden, she made an exaggerated fuss about everything she saw to satisfy their vanity and desire to show off, so that they would be more willing to take you around, understand? "
Xu Chun had a smile on his face, but whispered: "I understand, I know what to do."
"Me too." Anping also smiled and said softly.
After making sure that there was no problem between the two of them, Cao Zhiqiang stood up with a smile and left amid the quarrel between Sada Shigeri and Sada Reiko.
After leaving the living room and coming to the courtyard, sure enough, I found Masashi Sada leaning aside and smoking.
After discovering that Cao Zhiqiang came out alone, Masashi Sada smiled bitterly and handed Cao Zhiqiang a cigarette.
"Quit." Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand.
"Ah, yes, look at me, I almost forgot about this." Masashi Sada slapped his forehead.
Immediately afterwards, Masashi Sada took back the cigarette he handed to Cao Zhiqiang, took the cigarette he was holding in his mouth, and wanted to stamp it out on the ground.
"No!" Cao Zhiqiang quickly advised, "You can smoke. It doesn't matter to me. I just don't smoke anymore and I don't mind if you smoke."
Masashi Sada was stunned for a moment, but he threw away the cigarette and stamped it out with his shoe. Then he smiled at Cao Zhiqiang and said, "I'm sorry, my younger brother and sister are so rude, I made you laugh."
"No." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "On the contrary, I saw that their relationship was very good, and I felt that they did this on purpose to arouse your ideas or divert your attention so that you would not be so big. pressure."
"Yes, I know." Masashi Sada smiled bitterly, "I know they were all doing it for my own good, and they were afraid that I would collapse under too much pressure, so they came to look at me.
Originally, my father wanted to come, but he was not in good health and was tired from the journey, so he was not allowed to come. "
After a pause, Masashi Sada continued: "Actually, the reason why my brothers and sisters came together was not only because of the high work pressure, but also because my hepatitis recurred. I was hospitalized for a week and was discharged not long ago.
My father was afraid that he would not be able to take care of me alone, so he asked them to come together.
It just so happened that they both wanted to come to Tokyo for a long time, so they came together. "
"I see." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Are you okay now?"
"Of course it's no problem." Masashi Sada smiled, "I've been in the hospital for a week and I've recovered. However, I'm afraid of fatigue because of this disease, so I need to practice more."
"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Then you should cultivate yourself well."
"It won't work." Masashi Sada shook his head and said with a wry smile, "Cao Sang, I don't have to hide it from you. You know me. I owe a lot of money now. If I don't pay it off early, it will only get worse." more.
Therefore, I must take advantage of the fact that my body is still strong and my fame is at its peak to sing more, hold more concerts, and pay back the money as soon as possible. "
"Then you can't go all out." Cao Zhiqiang said, "Your body is important. If your body collapses, everything will be vain!"
"You're right!" Masashi Sada smiled and stretched out his arms, "That's why I thought of finding you!"
"Me?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, "By the way, speaking of this, you haven't said it yet. You kept urging me to come over before, but the headquarters said the reason. Can you tell me now? What on earth do you want me to do? Come here quickly?"
Yes, in fact, as early as the end of last month, Masashi Sada had made many international long-distance calls to Cao Zhiqiang, sent several formal invitations, and urged Cao Zhiqiang to come to Japan.
But at that time, Cao Zhiqiang was still busy with filming and couldn't leave, so he made an appointment to go there in September.
As a result, in September, a lot of things happened, and it was not until mid-September that I came to Japan.
In other words, compared to Cao Zhiqiang's secret desire to come to Japan, Masashi Sada was actually the one who showed the most eagerness, and it was he who wanted Cao Zhiqiang to come to Japan as soon as possible.
Hearing Cao Zhiqiang's rhetorical question, Masashi Sada smiled: "Of course, it's a matter of cooperation with you."
"Cooperate with me?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned, then smiled, "Ah, you mean to work on a combination? No problem."
Who knew that Masashi Sada actually smiled and waved his hand: "No, no, no, although I really want to form a combination with you, just like we said at the beginning, but now, I'm afraid this combination plan cannot be done."
"What do you mean?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned.
Masashi Sada breathed out and took out the cigarette again, but he only smelled it, but did not light it. Instead, he rubbed it in his hand.
After twisting the cigarette with his fingers for a while, Masashi Sada took a deep breath and said: "Cao Sang, let me tell you the truth. In fact, I came to you because I wanted to formally sign a contract with you and make you the official singer of my club. Then, I hope you can make your solo debut here as our club’s exclusive artist!”
"What? Exclusive artist? Solo debut?" Cao Zhiqiang blinked, "If I understand correctly, you want me to make a solo debut in Japan?"
"That's right!" Masashi Sada nodded, "I hope you can make your solo debut in Japan as our club's exclusive singer."
"I won't form a group with you anymore?" Cao Zhiqiang asked.
"No more!" Masashi Sada shook his head.
"Why?" Cao Zhiqiang asked with a frown.
Masashi Sada sighed: "It's mainly because my body doesn't allow it.
To be honest, my hepatitis recurred again because I rushed to attend a concert some time ago. The doctor said that I can’t continue like this. If I continue like this, it may worsen, and it may even deteriorate into liver cancer.
But if I don't continue singing, I won't be able to pay off my debts. If I continue to delay, the interest alone will crush me to death.
Therefore, at least for now, I can't do a combination with you because my body can't bear it.
Secondly, your talent is superior to mine, and me being with you will only drag down your talent.
Cao Sang, I knew when I was in Peking that your talent in songwriting and singing was far superior to mine.
Not to mention your talent for writing songs, your vocal talent is already above mine, especially many high notes that I cannot sing. That is a voice given by God.
You have such a great talent, and you were born to be a singer.
What’s even more outrageous is that your Japanese is so good, and you still speak with an authentic Kanto accent. If you don’t explain yourself clearly, no one will be able to tell that you are not Japanese, and they will all think that you are an authentic Tokyoite.
With so many talents and abilities combined, if you debut in Japan, you will definitely rise quickly and become a top-notch singer.
Although I don't want to make a comparison, the reality is that Japan is currently much more developed than the mainland. With your talent, the money you can make by debuting in Japan is definitely not what you can make in the mainland.
Third, in the current Japanese singing industry, groups are not as good as solo singers. Most of the really successful singers are solo singers.
Therefore, if I really form a combination with you, it will be bad for you and me, and it will be equivalent to losing my identity.
Finally, your Chinese identity is actually very pleasing now.
If we use the banner of Sino-Japanese exchanges, at least in the early stages, we can get a lot of free promotion.
Of course, the premise is that you cannot sign a contract with other companies, but sign a contract with my club, and it is an exclusive contract.
As long as you agree, I will definitely give you the most favorable contract. Even if you want to immigrate here, there is no big problem. "
Having said this, Masashi Sada reached out and patted Cao Zhiqiang on the shoulder: "Cao Sang, I won't get it wrong. You are a truly talented singer. If you develop here, you will definitely shine!
In fact, you can use this place as a springboard to go directly to the world and become a more famous superstar than your compatriot named Teresa Teng.
So, please promise me and join forces with me. You are in front of the stage and I am behind the scenes. Let’s work together to create our own legend! "
