Chapter Sixteen EP (3) Repair

  "Oh~ Shit~ Bob, you're indeed a tone-deaf freak! Looks like being tone-deaf is hereditary!"

  "Hereditary?"

  "Don't you know that Cai Cai Zi is also a tone-deaf?"

  "Huh? But I've never heard her sing a song before!"

  "What a pity! I didn't record her singing that day at the coffee shop! Hmm, okay, Bob, watch your emotions, watch your breath, this feeling is not right, very wrong!"

  "Hey, Jerry, stop pressing on my tummy! It's making me very uncomfortable! Extremely uncomfortable! Okay, okay, Jerry, I have to tell you something, I've always sung like this! With a tucked-in stomach, it doesn't work, it makes me feel terrible!"

  "What's with the loud voice?"

  "Isn't it?"

  "Ah~ Shit~ No wonder your energy has been stuck all along! Alright, let's see how long you can yell!"

  Half an hour later...

  An hour later...

  Two hours later...

  “Shit～”

  Bob Clemens' voice was hoarse, his throat on fire, and he was almost over the edge, while Jerry was snickering away to one side!

  The relationship is not big, at most let this guy rest for a few days, anyway it's not his puberty!

  "Okay, okay, I give up, I give up, Jerry, tell me how am I supposed to sing?"

  "Hey... now you believe me?"

  "It has nothing to do with believing or not believing? You know, if it's like this, I'm really tired and uncomfortable! Maybe you should change someone else! I don't fit in, really, not at all!"

  "You want to back out? Don't forget, I still have a hold on you!"

  "You're referring to the faking illness incident? Don't be ridiculous, Jerry! I'm not a three-year-old kid. If I strongly deny it, you can't do anything about it! Besides, in terms of closeness, who do you think is more convincing - me, who has been living with Miss Amy for so long, or you, who only met her once and started calling out to her?"

  Jerry touched Bob Clemens' head in surprise, "Oh dear, it seems that IQ is also contagious!"

  "Hey, this has nothing to do with intelligence, it's just a kind of inference in cooperative game theory! Alright, now can you tell me the singing technique? You have to understand one thing, now it's you who is asking for help, not me! So, just be honest and say it!"

  "Damn it! I suddenly realized that leaving you with Haruka Amamiya was a mistake!"

  "Are you saying that you've created a great enemy for yourself? Hmm! This metaphor is quite good, aren't you always saying that those who understand themselves the most are often their own enemies?"

  "Alright, stop spouting nonsense! I suspect you're overproducing adrenaline today! If you become my enemy, well, I'll take care of Maimai first and then let her deal with you!"

  "You're shameless!"

  "Don't forget what I told you!"

  "Is it not a shame to waste one's youth?"

  "A man should be ashamed of his youth!"

  Bob's raspy throat and his baby face formed a huge contrast, yeah, what's called bass, this is it! Jerry was stifling a smile, enticing Bob to keep talking until the guy's throat hurt so much that he finally pressed his abdomen and taught him basic abdominal vocalization.

  "Hey, where are you going?"

  "Get in, get in"

  "Okay, Jerry, if you press any harder, I'll suffocate!"

  "Don't worry, it's not life-threatening, you just need to cheer up!"

  "If I had known it would be like this, I wouldn't have agreed with you even if I were dead! That damn EP!"

  "Alright, stop complaining! Today I'm just telling you briefly, from tomorrow on, I'll have Yorita-kun arrange for a professional vocal coach to teach you! Don't worry, don't worry, it's definitely going to be a beautiful woman! Alright, stop giving me that sleazy look! That's right, pull in your stomach, use less throat and more breath, very good, excellent, it's just that simple. With this, you can make your high-pitched voice sound even clearer!"

  "This is by no means simple!"

  Yorita's invited vocal teacher arrived the next day, and yeah, she was pretty good, a very charming mature woman! Jerry himself really didn't have time to teach his brother, he had a lot of things to do. Among the six songs, two were new (Heal_The_World and Tell_Me_Why), and one old song (Imagine) needed to be scored, but fortunately, Southern All-Stars was in their maintenance period, and TM_work's new album wasn't scheduled, so both Komuro and Kobayashi had plenty of time. With the help of two professional producers, scoring wasn't a big problem!

  As for the band accompaniment, after recording "_X", Sanada and his group temporarily disbanded and went their separate ways. This is a common practice for Southern All-Stars, who take time off to find new inspiration after the summer peak of new songs. B'z was also unable to help as they had just formed and only had vocalist Koshi Inaba and guitarist Takahiro Matsumoto. X Japan was too busy preparing for their new album, with the entire band working day and night, so Yoshiki could only regretfully tell Jerry that they couldn't help out.

  Having no other choice, we can only ask TM Network led by Tsutomu Ohira for help!

  With the help of TM_work and two major producers, the song accompaniment recording work went very smoothly. After Jerry finished recording his three solo songs, the only one left to wait for was Bob!

  And happy Bob, under the eager expectation of his mature vocal teacher, also lived up to expectations, practicing day and night, barely meeting Jerry's requirements.

  Yes, it doesn't need to be too good, just enough to finish singing a song.

  The children's version just needs Kawayi, why be so professional!

  Recording work continued until mid-July.

  After Bob and Jerry finished recording "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" in the studio, the pre-recording work for the EP was basically completed!

  Bob, that little rascal, actually set his sights on his vocal teacher, no wonder he's a sis-con! But he was still kicked back to Central District by Jerry, and his three-year apprenticeship hasn't even passed yet, now he wants to get out of the cage, not even close!

  "Yorita-san, what are your plans for the global release of EP?"

  "Regarding this matter, Jerry, I think that under the current circumstances, we can only cooperate with other record companies! You should also know that even in Japan, we relied on Sanseido's sales network."

  Jerry nodded, sales network is indeed a big problem, and it's also one of the focuses for future development. "So, what do you think about the record company we're going to cooperate with, Inada-san?"

  "Columbia, BMG, Polygram, Universal and EMI are the five major record companies. I personally prefer BMG, which has a large sales network in the US and Europe. However, in Asia, Polygram and EMI have more strength! Perhaps TY Entertainment can develop the Asian market by itself!"

  "Hmm? The market development can be sped up, but for now, it's better to choose cooperation with other record companies. You handle this matter!"

  "Hi!"

  September 22, 1980, The First Persian Gulf War broke out.

  August 20, 1988, The Iran–Iraq War ended.

  On the same day, Jerry's two EPs, "NO_WAR" and "ROCK&ROLL", were released globally. At the same time, TY Entertainment issued a statement that all sales revenue from the two EPs would be used to establish the "Heal_The_World Children's Foundation" to help children injured in the first Gulf War!

  This move received a warm response from people all over the world who love peace, and under the leadership of the four anti-war songs led by "Heal The World", the EP sales gradually climbed. As cooperative objects, EMI Records and BMG Records also announced that they would only symbolically collect $1 as the fee for TY Entertainment to use the company's sales channels.

  Within a week, "Heal The World" debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Tell Me Why" also debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100. Interestingly, the children's versions of "We Will Rock You", "I Love Rock 'n' Roll", "Forever Young", and "Imagine" all broke into the top twenty on both the UK and US charts. Most astonishingly, "We Will Rock You" even reached number one on the French music chart.

  As for Japan's ORICON chart, it was a complete one-sided massacre!

  The unknown DreamMusic made a big splash.

  As the person involved, Jerry rushed into Robonica Films after the song was recorded and completely forgot that he had released an EP in late August.

  Robonica Films' business has become well-organized under the leadership of Yoriko, with the establishment of an independent production system and a new star system, bringing great vitality to this old film company. Jerry rushed into Robonica Films because he wanted to make a promotional video for the Japan Women's Rights Federation.

  With the help of Japan Communist D, the Japanese Women's Rights Federation has developed smoothly. The publication "Seito" founded by Hiratsuka Raicho has been re-published and has become the mouthpiece of the Japanese Women's Rights Federation, returning to the historical stage. People such as Saito Ryoko, Takeuchi Naoko, and Shibue Jo gathered around Tanaka Nanae have successively published their views in the publication, calling on Japanese women to walk out of their homes and become radiant suns again.

  Unfortunately, the influence of this magazine was far less than that of "Shonen Top".

  They need publicity!

  And for unions specifically targeting Japanese women, television is their best means of publicity.

  Then let's shoot an advertisement!

  When Jerry came up with this idea, he had already chosen the director for the promotional video!

  Yes, that's right, it's Nakada Hideo standing next to Jerry, holding the director's tube and grasping the camera!

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