1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The host took out a photo album and showed it to the audience, "Mingcai's latest photo album is called "Yan·Hu·Yu", which mainly records the time when Mingcai lived in the three cities of Shangyanjing, Shanghu and Yudu in China, showing the customs and people of these three cities."

On the cover of the photo album, Akina Nakamori is wearing a large gray sweater and walking in an alley with blue sky and white clouds above her head.

Akina Nakamori has a beautiful smile, giving people an intellectual and lively feeling.

Obviously, the style of this photo album is different from those of previous ones.

After the host briefly showed the photo album, he handed it to the female fan.

The female fan was overjoyed and held the photo album tightly in her hands. She of course wanted to open it immediately to see what was inside, but she was too embarrassed to do so on the stage.

The host smiled and said, "Well, thank you, ma'am. Next, the song that Akina will perform for us is "Snow Flower."

"Wow, Snow Flower!"

Although "Snow Flower" is a new song released only last year, it has become one of Akina Nakamori's representative works. Especially in recent years, she has not released any famous songs, so this song is even more precious.

This is not just the subjective impression of fans, but is reflected by real data.

"Snow Flower" has sold over two million copies, with sales of 1.6 million last year, ranking third on the singles chart.

Compared to the previous two, the subsequent sales momentum of "Snow Flower" is very strong, with more than 40 copies sold so far this year.

To sell 400,000 copies in just a few months, not to mention last year's old songs, even this year's new songs would find it difficult to reach this level. At least so far this year, no new song has had sales data exceeding that of "Snow Flower".

In other words, Akina Nakamori's popularity has dropped a lot in the past few years, otherwise, the performance of "Snow Flower" would definitely be higher, and it would not be surprising that it won the championship last year.

Based on the current momentum this year, it can at least enter the top ten of the singles sales chart.

Last year, although "Snow Flower" did not win the annual championship, it won many weekly championships and has been on the list for more than 40 consecutive weeks.

The most important thing is that "Snow Flower" not only sells well in Japan, but also sells well in the whole of Asia, including mainland China, Taiwan Island and Hong Kong, China, and has achieved remarkable results.

Some time ago, Asahi TV had a special program explaining "Snow Flower". In that program, the host called Akina Nakamori the Queen of Asia.

This shows that the influence of "Snow Flower" is indeed extraordinary.

That’s why the audience’s response was so enthusiastic.

Those who came to the scene should not all be old fans, but rather new fans accounted for a large proportion, because when Akina Nakamori sang "Snow Flower", the voices of everyone singing along were far louder than when she sang "Station".

From the volume of everyone singing along, it can be heard that most of the audience are more familiar with "Snow Flower".

If a song is widely sung, then it is most likely not difficult to sing it, and the same is true for "Snow Flower". Basically, you can memorize it after listening to it a few times, and it is not difficult for ordinary people to sing it.

Shizuka Kudo also sang a few lines. She had practiced this song seriously and she almost became the original singer of this song.

The little girl in front might have heard Kudo Shizuka's singing and looked back curiously, but when she looked over, Kudo Shizuka was no longer singing. She couldn't find who was singing, so she turned back curiously.

Halfway through singing "Snow Flower", Zhou Yan felt someone pushing him, so he turned around to look.

Because there were shelves next to him and it was difficult to see what was going on on the counter from where he was, there weren't many people there before.

But he didn't know since when, the originally spacious back of the shelves was already crowded with people. If he and Kudo Shizuka came at this time, they probably wouldn't be able to squeeze in.

The place is packed with people, not to mention the areas near the door and the elevator, which are almost packed to the point where no one can get through.

Zhou Yan guessed that it was most likely that some people who didn't know there was a performance in the bookstore today happened to come to the bookstore, and either saw the bookstore's notice or were attracted by hearing the singing.

However, Zhou Yan found it strange that one could enter this kind of performance without a ticket.

Logically speaking, given Akina Nakamori's popularity, this kind of performance would definitely require tickets to enter. If no threshold is set, it will definitely be overcrowded.

There were no dedicated security personnel on site, and order was maintained only by the bookstore staff.

Zhou Yan saw that there were staff members at the door stopping people outside from coming in. They were probably afraid that too many people would pose a safety hazard.

In fact, the part most likely to pose a safety hazard is not during singing, but when interacting with the audience.

The situation happened just as Zhou Yan had guessed. After the song "Snow Flower" was finished, the host came out.

"Next, we would like to invite three audience members to come on stage and interact with us."

As soon as the host said this, the audience became agitated.

"Pick me, pick me."

"I do."

"Akina, choose me. I've liked you for twenty years..."

Akina Nakamori also heard someone say that they have liked her for twenty years, and she couldn't help but roll her eyes. She has only been in the industry for fifteen years.

However, there is a problem with choosing the audience members at the back, as it is more difficult for them to get on stage.

The girl who was chosen could only walk slowly along the wall.

The other audience members were quite cooperative and moved aside to make way for the girl.

Afterwards, the host selected two audience members from two different locations.

This time, three audience members came on stage and the interactive session started with a quick-answer mode.

The three audience members were all very powerful. Usually, someone would give the answer before the host had even finished asking the question. The three were all about the same strength, so the battle was very intense.

There were ten questions in total. After the host had asked nine questions, three people answered three questions correctly, which meant that the last question would determine the champion.

In the end, a female fan answered the last question first, beating the other two to become the first place.

In fact, the prizes for all three people are signed photo albums, but the first place winner can only get one extra copy.

Zhou Yan originally thought that this segment would be quite boring, but he did not expect the atmosphere to be so good. Not only was the battle on stage intense, but the fans in the audience were also very excited, shouting desperately, wishing they could go on stage and compete.

The simple interaction turned out to be competitive.

After the interaction, Akina Nakamori sang the third song "desire", which is considered a popular song.

This song was originally arranged to liven up the atmosphere on the scene, but because the previous two songs received very good responses, and the interactive session in the middle was also very exciting, the atmosphere on the scene had already been aroused, and there was no need to rely on this song at all.

"Desire" is an old song that Zhou Yan has only heard a few times, and that was after he followed Akina Nakamori.

In Zhou Yan's opinion, this song is too limited in time. Not to mention if it were released in the future, even if it was released in the 1990s, it would already have a bit of a dusty feel.

Coupled with Akina Nakamori's singing voice, it reminds people of Japan's Showa era.

It will be difficult for Akina Nakamori to transition to the next era relying on songs like this.

But now that Akina Nakamori has "Snow Flower", "Return Home" and "Fireworks", she doesn't have to worry about being outdated for at least twenty years, as these songs will always be fresh as time goes by.

After the third song was finished, the host walked to the front again, "Next..."

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As soon as the host started talking, Akina Nakamori smiled and said, "I want to choose by myself this time."

Hearing this, the host was a little surprised because this was not in the script.

But this is nothing. Maybe Akina Nakamori just had a sudden impulse and wanted to choose the audience who would come on stage to interact.

Let her choose.

The host smiled and nodded, "No problem, then Akina will choose the lucky audience member this time, but you must make sure that audience members in different positions can participate."

The host gave another reminder because he was worried about confusion.

Akina Nakamori nodded, "Okay."

Then she pointed in three directions, "The man in the black sweater and blue hat..."

After ordering three spectators, Akina Nakamori did not stop. She suddenly turned to the side and said, "The man wearing a purple cap and a red scarf, and the lady standing next to you wearing a brown round hat, please come up together."

The host blinked in confusion. It was clearly agreed that after the third song, only three audience members would be selected to go on stage. Why did Akina Nakamori suddenly call two more? And these two were standing together, looking like a couple?

Because Akina Nakamori pointed to this direction, the audience also looked in this direction.

Everyone felt strange when seeing this couple because they were both wrapped tightly.

Girls almost only show their eyes, and boys are similar, with only one-third of their faces visible.

When Akina Nakamori looked over here, Zhou Yan didn't know what she was going to do. It was only after Shizuka Kudo translated it for him in Chinese that he knew what was going on.

Zhou Yan and Kudo Shizuka didn't expect that Akina Nakamori had already found them on the stage. They were still considering when to go on stage. Because they arrived late, they didn't coordinate the process in advance.

But it’s better this way. Since they’ve been called upon by Akina Nakamori, they can just go ahead and do it.

The two of them didn't say anything, just walked towards the stage with their heads down. The audience along the way were very cooperative and made way for them.

When the two of them went on stage, three other audience members were already standing there waiting.

The host did not recognize Zhou Yan and treated him as an ordinary fan. He smiled and said to Zhou Yan, "Sir, you are quite tall, please stand to the side."

Zhou Yan didn't understand what the host said either, and looked confused. Kudo Shizuka beside him helped translate, "He said you are too tall, and asked you to stand next to him."

When the host heard what Kudo Shizuka said, he was surprised and asked, "Are you Chinese?"

After that, he even handed the microphone to Kudo Shizuka, who replied, "He is Chinese."

The host laughed and said, "I didn't expect Mingcai to randomly choose a Chinese person. We all know that Zhou Yan, the composer of Mingcai's new song, is Chinese. This is also a kind of fate. Let's interview this friend from China. Excuse me, do you know Zhou Yan? What kind of image does Zhou Yan have in China? How do Chinese people view Zhou Yan?"

When she heard the question asked by the host, Shizuka Kudo burst out laughing.

The host asked in confusion, "Ma'am, what's wrong with this question?"

"No, no." Kudo Shizuka waved her hands repeatedly, "Let me ask for you."

Then Kudo Shizuka translated the host's words to Zhou Yan. After listening to it, Zhou Yan thought for a moment and said, "Zhou Yan is very common in our area."

Among the audience there were Chinese people as well as Japanese who could speak Chinese. When they heard what Zhou Yan said, they were all quite dissatisfied.

How did this person talk? What did he mean by Zhou Yan was very common in their area?

Geniuses like Zhou Yan are not common no matter where they are in the world.

Is this an insult to Zhou Yan?

There were even some boos at the scene.

The host didn't understand Chinese either, and he was also confused when he saw the reactions of some of the audience.

After Kudo Shizuka translated Zhou Yan's words to him, he reacted similarly to those who could understand Chinese. The other audience members in the audience also booed at this time.

At this time, Zhou Yan continued, "Whether I can see Zhou Yan, in most cases, depends on whether I look in the mirror that day."

Kudo Shizuka next to her couldn't help but roll her eyes. This move was so pretentious and so unfashionable.

But this pretentious and rustic move stunned the audience at once.

Some viewers realized what this meant, but they couldn't believe it.

At this time, Akina Nakamori laughed, "Let's welcome Zhou Yanjun together."

Zhou Yan didn't know what Akina Nakamori said, but when he heard his own name and the audience's reaction, he knew she was talking about him, so he pulled the scarf off his face and pulled his hat back to reveal his face.

The audience was still immersed in surprise and did not start cheering. They only heard Akina Nakamori said, "Then let's welcome Shizuka who is standing next to him."

After she finished speaking, Kudo Shizuka also showed her face.

The faces in the audience were petrified. They could never have imagined that the two strange-looking people chosen were Zhou Yan and Kudo Shizuka. (End of this chapter)