Chapter 58 In the Background

  As for the subject matter, it's even simpler... There is a manga that was adapted into an anime, then a Japanese drama, and after that, countless SPs and movie versions were made. The level of this manga is actually just average, and it doesn't have as many fans among otaku as national manga does. It can even be considered a semi-shoujo manga. However, in terms of having the closest connection to the TV industry and being adapted into the best Japanese drama, there probably isn't another manga that surpasses this one.

  The manga is called "Nodame Cantabile", and the live-action drama adaptation is also called "Nodame Cantabile".

  But... after a liter of tears, it's still the symphony of love dreams... Zhou Xiao, from now on, will probably be called "women's friend"...

  Nor does it know whether this comic, which was supposed to be serialized in July 2001, has started production or not.

  It seems there's still at least a year's time left, Zhou Xiao felt that he still had some opportunities.

  The sales of "Little Love" have finally started to explode, with daily sales of over 100,000 copies for many days in a row, leading the sales chart in its fourth week after release. As a new week arrives, the total sales for the fourth week are also out, reaching 628,700 copies! This achievement can already rank among the top 30 in this year's overall sales, and what's even more astonishing is that such rapid growth seems to show no signs of stopping!

  Many places on the streets and alleys have started to play the song "Little Love", and it's not just this song, even CW songs have gained a lot of popularity among music fans. TV stations have also gradually reacted, with music programs reporting extensively, and talk shows and online media starting to look for the story behind the song and its rise to fame. Even many variety shows have started to use this song as a topic, and some comedians' imitations have played a role in promoting it.

  But there was one thing that made the audience a bit unhappy, and that was that the singer of the song never appeared in front of them.

  Why is it like this? Although you became famous just by singing behind the scenes, is it necessary to not act in anything? In that case, how long can you stay popular?

  Such thoughts gradually emerged, accompanied by a slight decline in single sales for the new week.

  It really just slightly, in the fourth week, Zhou Xiao's single had been selling more than 100,000 copies per day for many days. By the first day of the fifth week on Wednesday, this number dropped to around 100,000, and by Thursday, it even fell below 100,000.

  But at this time, Zhou Xiao finally appeared in front of everyone.

  Promoted for two weeks, Zhou Xiao's first TV performance was performed on this week's "Music Station"!

  After dinner, audiences sat in front of the TV, and every Friday at 8pm, MS was the inevitable choice for millions of Japanese people during this time slot. Tamori-san, who always wore sunglasses, had accompanied them for over a decade and seemed to be destined to continue doing so for even longer.

  Before the start of this episode, there was nothing different from usual. Tamo-chan had seen countless big scenes and met many fierce superstars, and he himself was one of them. He had been doing this job for over a decade, so when it came to Zhou Xiao, who suddenly rose to fame, Tamo-chan's way of dealing with him wasn't anything special. However, Watanabe Aika, who had just taken over as the new female MC of MS, was not as calm as he was.

  She also liked "Little Love" and "Secret Base" very much, she had seen Zhou Xiao before the performance started. At that time, she was walking through the whole process with Tamori, then Zhou Xiao came in, he came in to greet her, just like what I said before, in the Japanese entertainment circle, greeting is a necessary skill that requires attention, the more greetings, the better, if you don't greet, it may make the cooperating artist unhappy.

  So Zhou Xiao's attitude was very low, especially after seeing Shimada Shinsuke easily let artists who had been in the entertainment industry for ten years retire. He was even more cautious about everything at the TV station, not to mention that he would be facing Tamori.

  Compared to Shimada Toshio, Tamori is undoubtedly more formidable in terms of strength, debut time, age and social evaluation. If he can get along well with this uncle, Zhou Xiao's entertainment career will undoubtedly be much smoother.

  Zhou Xiao was brought into the studio by his assistant, who had just been assigned to him by the company. There are probably no more than a hundred people in all of Japan who can associate his appearance with Zhou Xiao, who sang "Small Love". In such a situation, it is really necessary to have someone to help bring him around the TV station.

  "Tamori-san, hello, I'm Zhou Xiao." Zhou Xiao said with a bow as he walked up to Tamori.

  "Oh! So you're Zhou Xiao, your songs sound great!" At first glance, Tamori seemed like just a kind old man wearing sunglasses, but Zhou Xiao knew that if he was really just a kind old man, he wouldn't have been able to stand out in the entertainment industry for so long. Tamori's behavior towards Zhou Xiao didn't show any special treatment, seeing him was just like seeing any other ordinary singer.

  Tamori's eyes were filled with surprise, Zhou Xiao had never appeared on TV before, and when combined with his high-level rock music, many people, including Tamori, probably imagined him to be a traditional rock singer, such as wearing strange clothes, having an unruly gaze, or having exaggerated long hair or even red hair... These outfits may seem strange on ordinary people, but they are perfectly normal on a rock singer.

  But what she sees now is a white and clean, at least 1.8 meters tall, with neatly combed short hair, absolutely less than twenty years old young man?

  We invited a rock singer, not some new idol that Johnny's just debuted this year. Looking at the young man, he looks even more tender and juicy than Domoto Koichi was a year or two ago!

  Under severe suspicion, she even cast her gaze towards others, and only after getting the answer that it was this person did he reluctantly accept that the one who wrote those two songs was indeed the young-looking boy in front of him.

  So when the show officially started recording, Takeuchi Emiko was quite excited, she couldn't wait to hear the boys sing.

  At this moment, Zhou Xiao was greeting others who would be performing today backstage.

  Today's MS backstage can be said to be quite brilliant, among which the two most important groups of guests are one with Zhou Xiao belonging to the same company B'z two old men, these two have already reached the status of heavenly giant stars, and they are not in the same category as all the people present, so they stand there, having their own atmosphere and domain.

  Zhou Xiao also had a bit of a connection with the two of them, so after arriving backstage, Zhou Xiao was the first to greet them.

  "It's just a casual show, nothing more than an ordinary TV program. Just relax and enjoy it." said Inaba Hiroshi, looking at Shuukou who seemed a bit tense.

  Zhou Xiao smiled wryly. If he were like those two, he wouldn't be nervous either. But this was his first time on TV and it just so happened to be such a big show. How could he not be nervous?

  "Zhou Xiaosang, I really didn't expect that after parting ways that day, the next time I saw you would be here." Just as Zhou Xiao was chatting with B'z's two old men, a voice cut in.

  The three of them turned their heads to look, and it was someone they all knew. This person was also in the recording studio where Zhou Xiao and others first met, and he was the one who brought KK and Er Ye to Rizhao Sanzhi that day.

  There are two places in Japan that have been referred to as the "backyard" of Johnny's, one is Tokyo Dome and the other is Music Station. Tokyo Dome has been cooperating with Johnny's for many years, and it is considered the ultimate dream of Japanese artists to perform here. For Johnny's artists, performing at Tokyo Dome is not difficult, and many artists' debut concerts are held here. Of course, Johnny's debut songs have always been their peak in music, and after Arashi, almost all Johnny's artists' debut songs have become their best-selling singles of their lives.

  By the way, I'm out, thanks for the reward.