Chapter Fourteen, Night Talk (Part 2)
"Artist? If you become an artist, can you stay in Tokyo?" Without the expected excitement, Mai Shiraishi seemed to have just heard something that had nothing to do with him.
What are these? Uesugi Soyuki felt it was strange, but he still calmed down: "Shiraishi, you are so beautiful, if you are an artist, you will definitely be an excellent artist."
"Indeed, I was stopped by a scout when I was on the street, but..." The girl tilted her little head, looking reluctant to speak.
"But what?"
"Artist..." Shiraishi Mai looked thoughtful and did not answer Uesugi Soyuki's question. After pausing for a while, Shiraishi Mai's eyes slowly lit up: "After becoming an artist, can you stay in Tokyo?"
Uesugi Soyuki narrowed his eyes slightly and felt a little disappointed. In his opinion, Mai Shiraishi might have wanted to stay in Tokyo because she felt the convenience brought by an international metropolis like Tokyo after going to Beijing, or because she had experienced the luxury of commercial metropolis.
No matter how Mai Shiraishi thought, Uesugi Soyuki could understand that it is human nature to walk to a higher place, but it is true that a little disappointed in my heart is true.
He still hopes that Mai Shiraishi can maintain some innocence and not be contaminated by the large dye vat of society and lose its original pure color.
By the way, when it comes to this, Uesugi Soyuki asked a question that he was a little interested: "Shiraishi, you have been in a relationship, so you want to stay in Tokyo?"
When asked this, for some reason, he was a little nervous.
"No, no!" Shiraishi Mai's head shook like a rattle, then looked carefully at Zong Xue, looking even more nervous than him: "Someone chased me, but I haven't been in love since I went to Beijing."
"Why?" While secretly breathing a sigh of relief, Zong Xue also felt curious.
"Yes..." Shiraishi Mai pouted, thought for a while and said, "It's so childish."
“Too childish?”
"Compared with seniors, they are all too naive. They don't feel reliable at all when they do things and what they say." As if they were thinking of something disgusting, Mai Shiraishi showed a disgusting expression: "Even though they are already high school students, they still fight and race all day long. When seniors give me some lessons, they are also high school students. Why are they not even half of their seniors' level or stability?"
Nonsense! My mental age is tens of years old, how could I be like those naughty kids? Uesugi Soyuki complained in his heart.
This is also what makes him look like in the eyes of others. Kitagawa Naoki has complained more than once. Speaking with Uesugi Uesugi is like chatting with his peers. Especially in the years of business ups and downs in the United States, Uesugi Soyuki's temperament has been completely different. Many times he smiles on his face but gives people mountain pressure. In his actions, this new Sony director is neither as impetuous as a young man nor as slow as an elderly man. He is calm and composed.
"Senior... will he stay in Tokyo in the future?" The girl looked at him expectantly, and the light hidden in her eyes made Zong Xue feel a pressure called "If you let down the expectations of the innocent girl, go to die."
"Of course, I will live in Tokyo from now on, uh... Maybe I will go back to Yonezawa for the New Year during the Chinese New Year, after all, my family is there." Uesugi Soyuki pushed his black-framed glasses.
The technical otakus is myopia, but Soyuki Uesugi is not myopia. However, for some reason, since he inherited the memory of the technical otakus, he thought that the black-framed glasses were particularly cool, so he specially matched them.
"So too! I want to stay in Tokyo!" After hearing the words of his predecessor, Mai Shiraishi seemed to be more determined to stay in Tokyo.
I always feel that this little girl wants to stay here because I am in Tokyo. Soyuki Uesugi vaguely changed her mind, but she immediately gave up the idea: I might be thinking too much.
For the technical ottoman, Mai Shiraishi is her idol, while for Uesugi Soxue, she is a junior who takes care of herself. For the technical ottoman, Mai Shiraishi is far away from overseas and is unattainable, while Uesugi Soxue knows in his heart that with his own wealth and family background, Mai Shiraishi has reached the level of a queen in the entertainment industry, she cannot be comparable to him.
This made him feel very conflicted.
If she really wanted to be on par with him, the girl would have to reach the level of Yamaguchi Momoe or Hamasaki Ayumi, and after the end of the Together era, this would be almost impossible.
The friend he met at the Chinese conference, Sakurai of "Ran" is one of the few stars in the entertainment industry who graduated from a formal full-time prestigious university, Keio University. However, during the graduation ceremony, the famous "Keio incident" still broke out, that is, some students were dissatisfied with his identity as an artist and said some vicious words.
For the elders of the Chinese nation, they do not discriminate against artists. They just don’t like people with low education. In this regard, the Celestial Empire and Japan and South Korea are the same. Most artists graduate from high school (equivalent to correspondence high school). It is very normal for them to be looked down upon by the elders of the Chinese nation.
The unattainableness of his previous life and the gap in his identity in this life always made Uesugi Soyuki feel like Zhuangsheng dreaming of a butterfly. However, no matter what, this girl Shiraishi Mai found the connection point between two lives for the first time.
Are you a technical mate from the Celestial Empire, or is Uesugi Soyuki, the second son of the Yonezawa Uesugi family?
The girl gave him the answer.
"Senior? What's wrong?" Mai Shiraishi showed that Zong Xue was watching him stunned, feeling a little embarrassed, and quickly looked away.
The senior's eyes were so deep that the girl didn't dare to look at him. She just glanced at her, and her originally pink and white face turned red and transparent.
"...It's nothing, it's very late, so you can go back and rest early. As for being an artist... don't worry now, tell me after you have a thought, and I have a report to rush." Zong Xue didn't want to say anything more, and he signaled that he still had work to do.
"Well! Senior... Thank you, I heard so much about it." The girl also stood up and said goodbye.
"It's okay, Shiraishi, you're out alone, be careful." Uesugi Soyuki sent the girl to the door.
"That, senior, can I come to you if I have any questions in the future?"
"Of course!" Uesugi Soyuki smiled.
"I knew I wouldn't refuse, so goodbye!" Sure enough, Mai Shiraishi showed a little devil-like smile. The girl looked white and beautiful, and she was also very black-bellied inside.
After seeing the door closed, Mai Shiraishi turned around slowly.
Walking into the elevator and watching the number of floors drop, the girl silently thought to herself: Are you an artist?
She still has some confidence in her appearance.
If you become an artist, you can stay in Tokyo and meet your seniors more?
I want to know more, more about my seniors.
From this perspective, it seems that there is nothing wrong with being an artist.
The girl gradually made up her mind.
The weekend passed quickly, and Uesugi Soyuki felt that he hadn't done anything, as if it was Monday.
He went to work with a briefcase. Today, there was something very important. He wanted to meet the person who brought up this matter, the alumnus of Dongda University, Nanxiangwei, who had just started working at Sony Music.
He wanted to hear what he thought.
There was a knock on the door of the office, "Please come in!"
Unlike what he expected, Nanxiang Wei is not the kind of serious office worker that Uesugi Soyuki imagined. Instead, he has a pretty face, a pair of frameless glasses, a half-length head, a fair face, a little weak temperament, and a little "weak" smell that fujo girls like.
Is it the surface disguise? Uesugi Soyuki is conscious of something. He will definitely not regard this young man as a weak person. According to his files, this guy is in the student union of Tokyo University. RB's university is a place that is in line with society. His ability to hold a position in the student union shows his extraordinaryness.
"Hello, Director Uesugi." Nanxiang Wei was very polite and bowed as soon as she came in. Uesugi Soxue was not careless. He smiled and said, "No, no, we are all the same university, and we graduated from the same class, so we naturally have to support each other."
After a few greetings, Uesugi Soyuki quickly got to the point: "I have read the report you submitted last time. Although it is not very complete, it is interesting. Can you... talk about it specifically?"
Nanxiang Wei was a little uneasy, so he naturally knew that Uesugi Soxue's so-called "superior support" was a polite word. In RB companies, where seniority is extremely particular, this 22-year-old director is really an exception. It's almost the same for him to support himself, so he was not sure whether Uesugi Soxue was testing him or really want to know his thoughts.
Uesugi Soyuki saw that Nanxiang Wei was still a little worried. He thought for a while and said, "I'll recommend Mai Watanabe."
"I'll push Yuko Oshima!" Nanxiang Wei replied instinctively, and then he suddenly came to his senses. What he saw was Uesugi Soxue's joking gaze: "Can you tell me this now?"
"I'm rude, but unexpectedly, Director Uesugi is still a fan of AKB." Nan Xiangwei seemed to have found an organization and spoke with some feelings.
"I have read your report and explained it very well. The board of directors will be held in a few days to discuss this matter. Now I need a specific plan and your ideas." Uesugi Soxue kept playing with a Pike golden pen in her hand.
Nogizaka 46 must be firmly held in his hand. There is no doubt about this, otherwise he would have spent a lot of extra money to come in Sony Music for what, but when he reaches his position, he will lose his identity when he gets into a position of quarrel with others. He needs to push someone out and stand behind the scenes.
Chapter completed!