After a long exchange of greetings, Sakai Izumi began to get to the point.
"The song "Ordinary Road" that Lengsong just sang is excellent. Izumi would like to ask who the original singer of this song is. Who is the lyricist and composer? Please tell me, Lengsong."
This time, Ye Lengsong didn't need to answer. Randy helped him answer in Japanese, "This song is called "Ordinary Road." The lyrics, music, and original singer are all Lengsong. It hasn't been released yet. You are the first to hear it."
Ye Lengsong could only understand half of these conversations but could guess most of them. It was nothing more than wanting to know the song's original author.
Sakai Izumi stood up, bowed seriously, and said in Chinese, "Excuse me."
It is indisputable that Japan has too many ritualized or superficial respects for etiquette, but when done properly, it is still very standard and makes people feel humble.
Then, there was another string of Japanese. After Randy translated it, he still asked how he could choose the path of music since he was a teacher at the film academy.
Ye Lengsong still answered with the same routine, saying that music was his hobby and his main job was directing.
This made Izumi Sakai think again. She might not want to release an album because it was a hobby. After writing the lyrics in Japanese, this song, "Ordinary Road," can be used as the title song of an album, and her next album needs an excellent title song.
In addition, writing lyrics is her strong point.
Izumi Sakai wrote many songs sung by Izumi Sakai, so she is a talented woman.
After some preparation and careful wording, he asked, "I wonder if Mr. Lengsong is willing to sell the copyright of Ordinary Road? The price will be calculated according to the current top song price."
After asking, he added, "Please forgive me if I am rude or offended."
If it were a month ago, Ye Lengsong might have been tempted, but now he roughly calculated that there should be 7 or 8 million Hong Kong dollars in his Hong Kong Jockey Club account.
The result of the match between China and Costa Rica was just announced. The Chinese team still lost the match with a score of 0:2. In that match alone, Ye Lengsong bet 600,000, and with the odds of 5.23, he could win more than 3.1 million.
Ye Lengsong likes this song, "Ordinary Road," very much, and he is reluctant to resell the copyright easily.
So he smiled and declined after only a few seconds of thinking, and the reason was very clever, "I said when I was singing this song that it was for Vivian so that this song can be considered as Vivian's. If she wants to return to the entertainment industry, she can use it as a song for her re-debut." Zhou Huimin was also very happy to hear this and smiled sweetly at Ye Lengsong. Ye Lengsong did not intend to let Zhou Huimin return to Vancouver, and Zhou Huimin herself did not intend to go back. She found time to clarify it with Ni Zhen and completely cut off the relationship. As for the next development step, Zhou Huimin was not ready yet, but Ye Lengsong had considered it for her, returning to the mainland to develop. 2002, the mainland still had difficulty inviting Hong Kong film and television stars. They were willing to invite them as long as the price was not too outrageous. It doesn't matter if you say that this group of Hong Kong people is short-sighted or that they are a group of their own and only want to develop in Hong Kong. Still, their goals for going abroad are generally Japan and South Korea; the highest place is Hollywood. At least in 2002, few people were willing to go to the mainland. After 2010, when Hong Kong's film, television, and music industries were in a period of transition, except for the top group of people who could develop on the mainland, it became much more difficult for those who were not famous in the later period to show their talents in the mainland.
Even Deng Ziqi, who has become very popular recently, had held concerts in Hong Kong and had famous works before participating in "I Am a Singer." Still, many people on the mainland had never heard of her, let alone her songs.
It was not until "I Am a Singer" became popular that she became a well-known singer. Album sales, online on-demand, and her number of fans grew rapidly.
This may be the truth of 30 years in the East and 30 years in the West.
Ye Lengsong saw that Izumi Sakai was a little disappointed and regretful. Her sparkling eyes were dim, and she was slightly moved and reluctant.
"Hey, who told me to be sentimental." Ye Lengsong laughed at himself and gave a new plan.
"If Miss Izumi likes this song, I can authorize you to sing it, but the lyrics and music copyright are still mine. Miss Izumi can write the song lyrics in Japanese and include it in the album."
"Ah! Is it really possible?" Sakai felt like she had new hope after reading this poem.
Seeing Ye Lengsong nod and confirm with a smile, she smiled happily again. This smile made Ye Lengsong's heart tremble, and her eyes curved like crescents, which were very innocent and beautiful.
It was Ayako who first reminded, "Miss Sakai, the cost! You must ask Mr. Lengsong about the cost; you can't use it for nothing."
After hearing the reminder, Sakai Izumi switched from her sweet smile and asked a little embarrassedly: "Mr. Lengsong, please feel free to ask for the cost; I will try my best to meet it."
Ye Lengsong liked this straightforward and innocent woman more and more. In his impression, this woman died before 2010, and he still felt a little sorry for her in his heart.
After thinking for a while, he answered, "Well, I will give this song to Miss Izumi for free, but I feel that this song may not be suitable for you to sing. There is another one. You can listen to it later. If you like it, you can use the other one."
Speaking of this, Ye Lengsong paused momentarily and then said, "But I have a condition. If Miss Izumi comes to Hong Kong or mainland China to perform in the future, I hope Miss Izumi can invite Vivian to be the guest singer."
After hearing this, Izumi Sakai immediately replied, "I have a concert the day after tomorrow. I want to invite Lengsong and Miss Vivian to participate together. Is that okay?"
When he learned that Ye Lengsong, Zhou Huimin, and Randy were returning to Hong Kong the next day, he felt slightly disappointed again and even forgot to ask Ye Lengsong about the other new song.
As Izumi Sakai's assistant, Ayako needs to consider some things for Izumi Sakai. The score, demo, and authorization of "Ordinary Road" and the score and authorization of the new song he mentioned cannot be completed quickly.
Ye Lengsong saw Caizi quietly reminding Izumi Sakai, and he also thought of this problem. You can sing it, but the music score cannot be written quickly. You have to sing and memorize it while playing and adjust it after memorizing it.
Zhou Huimin also considered this problem and asked Ye Song, "A Song, what about your flight tomorrow?"
"Since you have agreed, I will change the flight if it doesn't work. You can go back to Hong Kong first."