Chapter Thirty-Two: The So-Called That Person
A girl who seems to be in a hurry, still dressed in simple jeans and ponytail, can tell that she has been running to catch up, which is quite surprising. What could make such a fresh and elegant-looking girl rush like this? Perhaps many people will have a question mark about this.
Some were surprised to see the beautiful woman in front of them, Zhou Xiao was touched a little, he didn't expect that this woman would take him so seriously?
"Uh..." Zhou Xiaogang wanted to speak, but his stomach growled instead.
"Uh..." Zhou Xiao felt a bit embarrassed. Since he crossed over to the present, for some time now, his mornings had been spent not eating breakfast. One reason was to save money, and two... was also to save money.
"Ah ha, this isn't a place for talking, let's just find a store and talk while we eat lunch." Kawashima said quickly.
After a few minutes, the three of them finally sat down together and were able to have a stable discussion about their future.
When Kawashima came to talk, Zhou Xiao originally wanted to refuse, but after this woman arrived, the situation was different. After all, this woman had given him all her money at that time, and Zhou Xiao felt that she should give her some face anyway.
However, regarding whether to sign with a company to release singles, Zhou Xiao is not optimistic. His own requirements are too excessive in the eyes of the company, and Zhou Xiao feels that no company can agree to such a self-righteous contract.
"How can I express my request... If I say it directly, they might think I'm joking... But... this sister... huh?" Zhou Xiao was stunned.
The first time I met this ponytail sister was at the subway station, when she wore huge sunglasses. Even then, Zhou Xiao felt that the ponytail sister looked somewhat familiar, but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't figure out who she was. From her face, which was half-hidden, Zhou Xiao thought she might be in her teens, twenties, or even thirties - such a large range made it almost impossible for him to determine her true identity.
At their second meeting, the woman was also wearing sunglasses. It wasn't until the three of them were finally seated and could talk freely that she finally took off her sunglasses in Zhou Xiao's line of sight.
This glimpse of ink, Zhou Xiao was stunned, this person, he must know.
Appearing in front of Zhou Xiao, was a mature and elegant face with a hint of subtlety, whose age had become somewhat ambiguous yet still exuding an air of maturity. The oval-shaped face with a ponytail had delicate features, and the eyes held unparalleled warmth and gentleness, yet were not lacking in resilience.
"You... you are..."
Zhou Xiao covered his mouth, whether it was Hamasaki Ayumi, Kuriyama Mai or Koda Kumi Utada Hikaru, even if Sakai Noriko or Matsuda Seiko were standing in front of him, Zhou Xiao probably wouldn't be too surprised or flustered, because he knew that the priceless things in his mind would definitely make him a strong presence in Japan's entertainment circle. When he became such a person, he would meet these women, and perhaps they would even sing his songs.
But the woman in front of him was different, because in that 2014 he crossed over from, she had long since ascended to heaven on the back of a crane, leaving behind only her songs and images for people to cherish and mourn.
It can be said that in all of Japan, there is only this woman who can make Zhou Xiao so flustered.
"You're... Sakai Izumi!"
Yes, this ponytailed girl is Sakai Izumi. This year she was 33 years old, and there were still... seven years until the time of her death in her past life with Shuuxiao.
Sometimes, Izumi Sakai is also called ZARD, but the name actually refers to the band she belongs to. However, since Izumi Sakai was the lead vocalist and the only fixed member of ZARD, it's common for people to refer to her as ZARD.
The vast majority of Chinese people know Saki Izumi because of the anime songs she has sung, including the ending song of Slam Dunk and the second opening song of Xiaodan's Home, and more notably, she also sang multiple ending songs, opening songs and even movie theme songs for Detective Conan.
For the Japanese, her highest divine song is the eternal and immortal "Don't Give Up" (負けないで), it was this single that made Izumi Sakai become the top singer.
In addition, Sakai Izumi herself is also a legend. Her success can even prove one thing: why Japan's entertainment circle is called a developed, successful and virtuous entertainment circle!
In fact, before becoming Sakai Izumi, the woman whose real name was Kamachi Yukiko entered the entertainment industry under her real name, but at that time she had not yet achieved her music dreams. Unable to achieve her dreams, she took a large number of large-scale nude photos that could be called black history.
If things had gone according to the normal script, perhaps people would have soon seen a fallen entertainment circle woman, but everything changed in 1991, and Sakai Izumi was born.
At first, the world did not give her high praise and attention. Her initial songs debuted at number thirty on the sales chart, peaking at number eight, that was all she achieved until "Don't Give Up" burst onto the scene.
Debuted at No. 2, peaked at No. 1, in the year of 1993 when there were many strong rivals and selling a million copies was not rare, this song successfully broke through the siege and opened up the road to success for Izumi Sakai!
For the Japanese entertainment industry, someone once said, "Sakai Izumi doesn't show her face, and Tamura Kyō does idols." It can be said that this sentence is the most intuitive evaluation of the maturity of the Japanese entertainment industry!
Kei Yasuda was one of the initial members of Morning Musume, at that time in 1998 and 1999, people's idols were still Seiko Matsuda and Akina Nakamori who were known for their pure and beautiful image. However, Kei Yasuda from Morning Musume was not like that. When she wasn't smiling or talking, her appearance was just passable, but when she smiled or sang a song, her eyes would become very strange and her entire face would change to an ugly shape... But it was this kind of woman who, as a member of Morning Musume, relied on the group's overall character and became a super idol.
The so-called Sakai Izumi does not show her face, it is a more exaggerated legend than Tamura Kyō can be an idol.
After the dark history, Sakai Izumi surprisingly stopped promoting her own songs! From 1991 to 2007, she appeared on TV only seven times! Moreover, she almost never held concerts, and by 2007, she had held only eleven concerts in her lifetime, which was still under a two-concert contract after the company repeatedly asked her.
A singer who only releases album singles, does no promotion, doesn't appear on TV, and doesn't hold concerts, but her total sales of all songs is a staggering 37 million copies! What level is this? On the Japanese music chart's overall sales ranking, there are only two female singers ahead of her, one being Ayumi Hamasaki and the other being Yui Mitsuda, and if including male artists and bands, she would rank eighth on the overall chart! Repeating again, she doesn't appear on TV, hold concerts or participate in any promotions! Yet this stubborn singer has achieved total sales of 37 million copies! This is truly a sign of maturity in the music industry!
As a man, Zhou Xiao was absolutely not the crying type, but after crossing over, within just half a month, he had actually let tears fill his eyes for the second time.
He could never have imagined that the woman who had thrown all her money into a guitar case in front of him was actually her!
Zhou Xiao clearly remembers that when he heard the news of Sakai Izumi's passing in 2007, he felt a deep sense of loss and regret. He would never see her again on TV or in real life, nor would he ever hear her voice or new songs again.
But perhaps in the vastness of time, a divine being did hear his regret. In the year 2000, he looked like an 18-year-old but had actually traversed fourteen years to finally meet her at the age of 33.
