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Chapter 413 Glastonbury's Invitation

Snapped!
The news of Shangchuan was like a slap in the face of Kitano Kenji, which made him stunned instantly.

Fukuyama Masaharu and Sakamoto Kiyoshi formed a limited combination?
Are you planning to release a collaboration single? ! !
Isn't this a slap in the face?
Kenji Kitano raised his head, remembering the past.

When Fukuyama Masaharu, through the music director, proposed to Universal a collaboration single with Sakamoto Kiyoshi, he did not readily agree, but resolutely refused.

It was just because of his own cautious behavior that caused Masaharu Fukuyama's dissatisfaction, which caused Masaharu Fukuyama to leave Universal in the end. . .

Looking back now, if I agreed at the beginning, there might be nothing later. . .

I regret it!

"When did it happen?!" Kitano Kenji paused for a moment and asked again.

"It was announced on Sony's official website today..."

Looking at the calendar on the desktop, Kenji Kitano realized that it had been three weeks since Masaharu Fukuyama left Universal. . .

"Time flies so fast..."

Today is May 5, and the day Masaharu Fukuyama terminated his contract and switched to Sony is May 23.

In just 20 days, Fukuyama Masaharu was preparing to collaborate with Sakamoto Kiyoshi on a single, and also stylishly formed a limited group "Yukawa and Yagami". . .

This is undoubtedly continuing to sprinkle salt on Kenji Kitano's wounds.

Especially after a few days later, after the first-day sales of this double-A single came out, Kitano Kenji was subjected to paradoxical discussions by Universal staff every day when he went to work. . .

"I heard that Fukuyama-san was allowed to leave Universal because of the president's refusal to agree, and the cooperation between Fukuyama-san and Sakamoto-kun..."

"Ah? Really?! Is there such a thing?"

"At the beginning, this was the inside information that my uncle's third concubine's son's mother's mother's distant relative told me! It's absolutely true!"

. . .

"Have you heard?"

"What did you hear?"

"It's the collaborative single of Fukuyama-san and Sakamoto-kun! I heard that the first-day sales exceeded 30 copies!"

"Hiss! Is it so exaggerated?!"

"Of course, the limited combination of the two male gods, what do you think..."

"Oh, yes, I don't know why the company let Fukuyama-san leave just like that..."

Masaharu Fukuyama, who has been in the company for nearly ten years, is much stronger in popularity and popularity than Kenji Kitano, who just took office. It is no wonder that the employees of Universal miss Masaharu Fukuyama.

However, these gossips, like cold winds, kept blowing into Kitano Kenji's ears, making him feel like a light on his back, while the pressure was gradually increasing.

The distrust from the board of directors and gossip from his subordinates made Kenji Kitano sit on pins and needles, eager to do something to ease this embarrassing situation.

However, while he was thinking hard, the person who caused him to fall into such a situation was someone who was in high spirits every happy event.

. . . . . .

Sony Music headquarters building.

In the special practice room for THE SUN band, three sweaty handsome boys are sweating and reveling in their own band practice.

These three people are undoubtedly the three people from THE SUN.

While sweeping fiercely on the guitar strings with his slender fingers, he shook his head up and down, as fierce as in a live scene.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto stood in front of the shaker, his half-long hair was wet with sweat, and his bangs were lying on his head obediently. There was a large area of ​​sweat on the chest of his T-shirt, making him look like he just came out of the shower room generally.

Even Makoto Ogawa, who was standing aside, and Masaki Chiba, who was sitting behind the two, were sweating continuously from their heads.

Under the performance of the three, a new song in the new album was perfectly performed. . .

clap clap clap!
Just when the three of them finished practicing the song again, there was a burst of lonely applause from a corner of the practice room.

"Okay, stop for a while."

Following the sound, the three of them also stopped the movement of continuing to practice together.

Put the guitar back into the guitar case, Sakamoto Kiyoshi said to the man who interrupted the practice of the three.

"what happened?"

The man didn't answer the conversation right away, but picked up a towel that was placed on the side table and threw it to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto caught the towel in the air.

He was not polite, and while wiping his sweat, he asked doubtfully, "What's the matter?"

"Uncle."

There are only a few people who can directly ignore the "Idlers are not allowed to enter" sign at the door and casually enter the practice room dedicated to THE SUN band.

Uncle Ishida, who is the manager of the three, is one of them.

"I have some good news to tell you!" Uncle Ishida sat down on the sofa, looked at the three with a smile on his face, and seemed to be waiting for them to ask questions.

However, from his expression, it can already be seen that Sakamoto Kiyoshi and Ogawa Makoto, who are premeditated by him, just wiped their sweat silently, and did not answer his stalks.

However, Uncle Ishida is not worried either.

Because he knows that the person who is the most restless and curious will definitely come out and be the one who makes jokes. . .

Sure enough, that person came out.

Masaki Chiba approached the uncle curiously, and asked, "Huh?! Good news?! What is it? What is it?!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Makoto Ogawa looked at each other, with only one thought in their hearts.

The guy whose curiosity exploded. . .

The three of them came to the sofa and sat down separately, and Uncle Ishida revealed the answer with a smile.

"Congratulations, you are about to enter the European and American music scene!!!"

"Eh?!"

"what?"

"Ok?"

Uncle Ishida was disappointed.

Originally, this amazing good news about myself would make the three of them cheer loudly, and at the worst, they would react with a look of surprise.

However, among the three of them, the most normal one was Chiba Masaki, who was always the best to understand.

He was the only one who called out with a look of surprise.

When Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Makoto Ogawa heard the news, they both looked at Uncle Ishida with "black question marks" on their faces.

"...Aren't you surprised?" Uncle Ishida pointed at Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Makoto Ogawa, and asked doubtfully, "Really, aren't you surprised, aren't you surprised?"

"Oh, a little." With a calm face, Ogawa really couldn't see the look of "a little surprise". . .

This left Uncle Ishida speechless.

He comforted himself, "This is a calm brother, this kind of reaction is normal, it's okay, it's okay..."

Then, he turned his head and asked the other Kiyoshi Sakamoto who was not surprised, "Qing, why didn't you respond at all?"

"Tch, what's so surprising about this, haven't I entered the European and American music scene a long time ago?"

"Huh?!" This surprised Uncle Ishida.

"When did it happen, why do I not know..."

Uncle Ishida, who hadn't finished speaking, suddenly remembered something.

It seems, it seems, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has already released an English single. . .

"Oh, you mean "I'm Yours"?" Uncle Ishida slapped his head and said belatedly.

"Yeah, haven't I already entered the European and American music scene? It's just that I haven't released new songs in Europe and America in the past few years..."

Sakamoto Kiyona seemed to be looking at a fool's eyes, deeply hurting a manager who had no memory. . .

"It's different this time!" Uncle Ishida cheered up again, "This time it's not just you, but all of THE SUN!"

"Oh? Tell me more specifically."

"Is such that..."

. . .

After going through the uncle's digressions and crooked buildings, the three of THE SUN finally understood how surprising the news their manager brought them.

All in all, it can be summed up in one sentence, that is, Glastonbury Music Festival sent an invitation to THE SUN!
Glastonbury Music Festival, one of the largest music festivals in the world, is also the largest open-air music festival in the world, and one of the top ten music festivals in the world.

The Glastonbury Music Festival held on the island of Avalon in the United Kingdom attracts more than [-] music fans every year, and is a "pilgrimage place" for many music fans in the world.

Every year, this music festival invites today's most popular bands and singers to perform, and being invited by Glastonbury Music Festival has gradually become an honor in the music circle.

The three of Sakamoto Kiyoshi are not rookies who have just debuted.

I have heard a little about the famous music festival Glastonbury Music Festival.

However, what puzzled Sakamoto was why the Glastonbury Music Festival took a fancy to a new band that was only slightly famous in Asia, and invited them to perform in the past?

However, in the face of this doubt, Uncle Ishida gave the answer.

"It's not because of you!"

"Huh? Me?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto pointed to his nose with a question mark on his face.

"Well, because of your song "I'm Yours", after it was released in Europe and America, it stayed on the Billboard HOT 100 chart for 76 consecutive weeks and sold 500 million copies."

"It is this best-selling single that has brought you attention from the European and American music circles." Uncle Ishida analyzed, "After all, a young singer from Asia has created such a borderless folk song, so A topical singer will definitely arouse the public's curiosity, so it's not surprising that foreign music festivals have sent you invitations."

"Huh? To me?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto keenly grasped a detail from the uncle's words, "The Glastonbury Music Festival is not inviting THE SUN, but me?"

Uncle Ishida hesitated for a moment, then nodded and said, "Well, it was like this at first."

"How is this going?"

At this time, even Ogawa Makoto and Chiba Masaki who were sitting aside noticed a slight difference.

"In the beginning, the Glastonbury Music Festival's invitation to Sony only invited the singer of "I'm Yours", that is, Kiyoshi Sakamoto!"

"Eh?!!"

(End of this chapter)