Nakamori Akina's voice is very unique. She can be soulful when singing love songs, and energetic and lively when singing fast songs.
Technically, whether it is 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.
In the main song of "Snow Flower", Nakamori Akina eloquently narrated. The general idea of the lyrics is that when the first snow came, she thought of someone who had promised her that when the snow fell, it would be Come and see her.
Nakamori Akina’s singing voice carries a little expectation, but more of it is sadness, as if she has already foreseen the ending.
When 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.
Tana Nakamaji's eyes were bright. There were previous news reports that due to long-term drinking, Akina Nakamori's voice quality was much worse than before, and even her speech was affected.
Nakamori Akina 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 now hearing Akina Nakamori’s singing, Tanaka Maji was 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 songs, which she expresses vividly.
However, one thing was different from what he expected, and that was the mood of this song. In fact, when he listened to the song "Snow Flower" before, Tanakamaji did not feel so sad.
In Qingyinfang’s performance, one can hear the heat of love, full of infinite expectations.
This inevitably makes Tanaka Maji think 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 is 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 Akina Nakamori could be stronger in her heart and clearer in her mind, she would not be deceived by a stinky man and even commit suicide for a man. She is really stupid.
And this kind of thing actually happened to Nakamori Akina twice.
Nangong Huizi would never commit suicide, but would most likely stab others with a knife.
Based on 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.
Tana Nakamaji rewound the CD and played "Snow Flower" again.
The other two people have no objections. There are three songs in this single CD. Except for the new song "Snow Flower", the other two are 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 want to listen to the new songs now.
Just when "Snow Flower" was about to start playing for the second time, Hiramatsu and Hiro hurried in.
“You’ve started to listen, have you started to listen?”
We haven’t seen each other for a long time. Hiramatsu and Hiroshi are still the same as before, always making noises wherever they go.
At this time, Sato Rina also followed and said breathlessly, "Can't you walk slower?"
"I almost missed it." Hiramatsu and Hiroshi looked at Tanaka again Jian Er, "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, Hiramatsu and Guang laughed, "We finally caught up, come, let's go together Listen."
Nangong Kezi stood not far away and smiled, without exposing Tian Zhongjian Er, 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 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.
Nakamori Akina is Tanakamaji's favorite female singer. Logically speaking, when Nakamori Akina sings a good song like "Snow Flower", Tanakamaji should not have such a dull reaction.
He immediately thought of a possibility, "Have you heard of it?"
At this time, Tian Zhongjian Er was embarrassed to lie to him, nodded and said, "Well, it was just I've heard it again."
"Well, we're still late." Hiramatsu and Hiroshi curled their lips, then cheered up, "In any case, our expectations were not disappointed, Nakamori Akina and Zhou Yan. It really won't disappoint... Maji, although Akina Nakamori is your favorite singer, I have to tell the truth, 60% of the credit for the success of this song is Zhou Yan."
Tian Nakamaji smiled, and Hiramatsu and Hiroshi only said "sixty percent", which was considered lenient.
If it were not for his own thoughts, Hiramatsu and Hiroshi might have said an exaggerated figure like 90%.
Of course he knew that a song like "Snow Flower" would still be very nice if sung by another singer, and what Akina Nakamori did was just the icing on the cake.
"No matter what, Akina is the original singer of this song." Ibuki Suzune laughed, "When "Snow Flower" is mentioned in the future, people will think of Akina."
< br> Hiramatsu and Hiro smiled and did not continue to discuss this topic. Instead, they took out a small notebook from their backpack, then opened the notebook and pulled out a photo.
"What is this?" Ibuki Suzune asked.
Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said with a proud look on his face, "This is a photo from the filming scene of "Space Traveler". Look at the back, it's Zhou Yan, next to him..."
" It’s Joey Wong, I recognized it.”
“Yes, it’s Joey Wong. This is the photo taken two days ago. I heard that the movie will be shot very quickly, and maybe it will be released this year.”
“This year?”
Tian Zhongmao and the others all showed surprised expressions. News about Zhou Yan's new movie was of course reported by Neon, but the news they paid attention to was that the filming of the movie had just begun.
Unexpectedly, the filming of the movie has already started, and it is even expected to be released this year.
"This is what I heard. I heard that Zhou Yan himself told the reporters." Hiramatsu Kazuhiro said.
“This efficiency is too high.” Ibuki Suzune exclaimed.
Hiramatsu and Hiroshi laughed, "Isn't this a good thing? If possible, I hope he can make ten movies a year."
"I am very satisfied if I can produce one film a year, no, if I can maintain the current status, and produce one film every two years, I think this new film will only be released in China first. I don't know when it will be released on Neon." Come and show it.”
“I don’t know, but it shouldn’t be too long. Neon has always been very concerned about Zhou Yan’s movies, and the movie is directed and starred by Zhou Yan, and the heroine is Wang Zuxian... "
"What, you said Zhou Yan directed and acted by himself? He played the leading role this time?" Tian Nakamaji said in surprise.
Nangong Huizi, who was not far away, smiled and said, "Jian Er, you are too late with this news. I saw this in the newspaper the day before yesterday. This is also the first time Zhou Yan has played the leading role."
"Ah, isn't the male protagonist of "Green Snake"?" Rina Sato asked curiously. Because of Zhou Yan and Wang Zuxian, they even watched "Green Snake".
This movie has a Neon language version and is also officially released on Neon. The key is that it sold well.
Some people analyze that the reason why this movie sold well in Neon 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 you are involved with Zhou Yan’s music, you won’t have to worry about selling in Neon. This is Zhou Yan’s influence in Neon now.
The female folk music group Qingyinfang was able to quickly gain a large number of fans in Neon. A large part of the reason is that they have always played Zhou Yan's music.
There are even many listeners who regard Qingyinfang as Zhou Yan's replacement. They usually cannot see Zhou Yan's concerts, so they go to Qingyinfang to comfort themselves with their expectations for Zhou Yan.
"Xu Xian shouldn't be considered the leading actor. I feel like there is no leading actor in that movie." Nangong Huizi said.
“At least he is the first male character.”
“That’s okay.”
“I was already looking forward to the new movie, but now I’m looking forward to it even more.”
"Haha, this new movie will definitely not be bad at the box office in Neon. Joey Wong also has many viewers who love her in Neon."
"Of course, the male and female protagonists are Neon's most popular foreign stars. , this is a strong alliance.”
Although Wang Zuxian has not filmed in the past two years, he still ranks first in Neon’s most popular female stars.
Not to mention Zhou Yan, who has been ranked the most popular foreigner for several times. Yes, he is the "most popular foreigner". This list does not distinguish between men and women, and it is not limited to film and television singers. , and sometimes even historical figures appear.
Many magazines like to publish various lists, and even have lists of the most popular commercials. The two commercials Zhou Yan shot for Shiseido and Panasonic both won the first place that year. One person.
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A few people were chatting about Zhou Yan’s new movie when two girls who looked like high school students walked in.
"Excuse me, has Nakamori Akina's new song "Snow Flower" been put on the shelves?"
When Nangong Keiko heard about the business, she smiled and said, "There is it on the first row of bookshelves. , the new songs are very good, you just feel free to buy them.”
The two high school students didn’t say anything, they took two single CDs from the bookshelf and left.
Looking at the backs of the two girls, Hiramatsu and Guang said with a smile, "Sister Keiko, the business of the bookstore must be very good today. How much stock did you buy?"
"Don't worry, I bought 800 books. , not afraid of being out of stock at all.”
Hirasatsu Kazuhiro couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, “That’s so courageous.”
“Haha, it’s always sold out.”
It stands to reason that the customer flow of Nangong's bookstore is very good. As long as a relatively well-known singer releases a new song or a new album, there is a high probability that 800 copies will be sold out. It is just a matter of time.
And even if you can't sell out, you can still return it to the wholesaler if you want.
But generally they don’t do this. After all, Babaifen requires a lot of money, takes up a lot of liquidity in the store, and also takes up space.
Nangong Keiko is supporting her in this way because she likes Nakamori Akina very much.
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 it is just a city in Tokyo, and wholesalers are the first batch. In total, 100,000 tickets have been reserved.
This is a very impressive number. Wholesalers make decisions based on data, which shows that they have received news that the sales of new songs will not be bad.
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The sales of "Snow Flower" in Neon were better than Nangong Keiko expected.
She entered 800 copies and thought it would take a long time to sell them out. She was even ready to have some of the albums in her store for the Chinese New Year.
But on the 11th, there were only 720 pieces in stock in her store.
The next day passed, and there were only 608 cards 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 the price is much lower than "Initial Dream". If it compares with the total sales, "Initial Dream" is still higher.
Fans also prefer to buy singles. After all, the price is not high and the loss is not 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 to listen to, while the rest are just watery songs. I spent a lot of money to buy it and take it home, which feels 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 increased 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 speed 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 be "departed" Downhill" Akina Nakamori took 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 also become a leader. He became 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 ten people will appear in this movie. Several new songs will have a violent impact on Neon... no, on the music industry of the entire 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 Emotion", Neon's audience will be familiar with this song. "
"When the success of "Snow Flower" continues to spread, can we also pay attention to "People Like You". Expect more? Will this song sweep the music charts around the world like the previous song "Young and Beautiful"? "
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Usually, a song becomes a hit, People mention singers more often than producers.
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 sells 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 for promotion, which also worked. Not only Zhou Yan's fans ran into the record store, but also Wang Zuxian's fans. Record store. (End of this chapter)