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Ashida Aina's manager had been standing nearby. Seeing that the time was almost up, he quickly came over to say hello to Nakamura Masahiro, and then took the little girl away.

The time came to half past five in a blink of an eye. As Shinichiro Azumi and Norika Fujiwara appeared on the stage, the Record Awards officially began.

Different from overseas award ceremonies, Japan's domestic award ceremonies are slightly different. At the beginning of the award ceremony, all participating artists will appear together.

Therefore, Masahiro Nakamura, a well-known director who has mixed up in the music industry, also stood on the stage with the crowd. Among the many glamorous artists, his casual appearance was somewhat inconsistent with his style.

"Director Nakamura, standing on the stage of the Record Awards, do you have any remarks?"

Just when Masahiro Nakamura was standing on the stage and the crowd of artists was empty, Norika Fujiwara suddenly handed the microphone to him.

What? What did you ask just now? I didn’t hear it clearly. Can you repeat it again?

Looking at the microphone in front of him in confusion, Nakamura Masahiro noticed that everyone's eyes were focused on him, which suddenly shocked him.

With his brain running at high speed, Nakamura Masahiro glanced at Fujiwara Norika, and then turned his attention to Azumi Shinichiro standing aside.

Fortunately, Shinichiro Azumi was extremely experienced. Looking at Nakamura Masahiro's silent expression, he also judged Nakamura Masahiro's problem in his mind.

Therefore, Shinichiro Azumi quietly approached Nakamura Masahiro, took the microphone and took the conversation seriously.

"Director Nakamura, this is his first time coming to the Record Awards..."

"Hi, this is indeed my first time here."

With a slightly grateful look in his eyes, Nakamura Masahiro nodded slightly to Shinichiro Azumi, and then took over the topic smoothly.

"So, Director Nakamura, what are your thoughts on your participation in the Record Awards?"

"Hi, I'm honored to be able to participate in the Record Awards. Standing on this stage, I'm really feeling a little emotional."

Nakamura Masahiro had already adjusted himself. He simply organized his words and answered with a calm expression.

"I didn't expect that I, a film director, would be able to participate in the Record Awards."

"When I first received the invitation, I wondered if the organizing committee had made a mistake..."

The slightly playful words immediately caused a burst of laughter, and coupled with Nakamura Masahiro's somewhat solemn look, there was an inexplicable sense of humor.

"Eh?"

Shinichiro Azumi also cooperated with a look of surprise on his face. He was like a supporter of a cross talk partner, helping Nakamura Masahiro's conversation.

"Director Nakamura has released a single, and it has exceeded one million copies, so the organizing committee must have made no mistake."

Many people in the venue were originally surprised that Masahiro Nakamura, a well-known and well-known director, participated in the Record Awards, but after listening to Shinichiro Azumi's introduction, they suddenly understood.

Some people looked at Masahiro Nakamura and looked a little weird: Is it natural for a supervisor who comes from across the industry to have record sales that are lower than professional singers like them?

Nakamura Masahiro didn't care about what those people thought. He didn't think it was a moral decline or ethical distortion, but he just felt a little uncomfortable being watched by so many people.

Fortunately, Shinichiro Azumi and Norika Fujiwara's interview with Nakamura Masahiro was just a small interlude, and he quickly returned to the stage.

The Record Awards ceremony began to get into theme, awards were awarded one after another, and the winning singers also took the stage to receive their awards.

Either the face is full of joy, or the expression is solemn, or the face is smiling, different life styles are displayed on the stage one by one.

In fact, every singer participating in the Record Awards knew the award results in advance, but in order to match the occasion and atmosphere of the award ceremony, everyone still performed their due emotions diligently.

"Director Nakamura, it's your turn to go on stage to receive the award..."

Because the previous sessions had nothing to do with Nakamura Masahiro, he had been doing it boredly. It wasn't until it was his turn to receive the award that someone next to him quietly reminded Nakamura Masahiro.

"Thanks...."

Nodding slightly at the other party, Nakamura Masahiro thanked him in a low voice, then quickly stood up and walked onto the stage under the gaze of many eyes.

There were four groups of people who appeared on the stage with Nakamura Masahiro, and they were also nominated for the composition award. However, compared to Nakamura Masahiro, who exuded a youthful atmosphere, they seemed a little lifeless.

There's nothing you can do about it, after all, they are all middle-aged, and if you let them show their youthful appearance, wouldn't that be embarrassing for them?

Everyone stood apart from each other, and Shinichiro Azumi and Norika Fujiwara conducted brief interviews one after another.

If one has to say what Masahiro Nakamura wants to complain about most in Japan’s various awards ceremonies, it’s probably the part where the nominees have to go on stage.

If you win the award in the end, then it will be better. But if you go on stage as a foil, it will be really embarrassing.

I don’t know what the organizing committees of various awards ceremonies in Japan think about. By bringing all the nominees on stage, do you want them to show their faces? Or do you want to see them embarrassed?

The brief interview ended quickly. The person in charge of awarding the awards was a director of the Composers Association. He took the award from the staff, smiled politely at the award-winning Nakamura Masahiro, and then handed it to Nakamura Masahiro.

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"Director Nakamura, congratulations on winning the Outstanding Composer Award..."

"Thanks...."

Taking the award from the other party's hand, Nakamura Masahiro bowed slightly and expressed his gratitude very politely.

Then, he took the microphone given by Shinichiro Azumi, organized his words a little, and then delivered his acceptance speech.

"It's a great honor to win this award. Thank you to the organizing committee of the Record Awards..."

In fact, due to Masahiro Nakamura's supervisory status, the Record Awards did not want to award this award to him. After all, he is not from the same circle.

However, the record sales performance was so impressive that the Composers Association could not ignore it and could only pinch its nose and accept Nakamura Masahiro's move to get a piece of the music industry.

In Japanese society, every industry has its own barriers. If you want to develop across borders, it is basically impossible without strong support.

For example, Nakamura Masahiro's crossover, in addition to his good record sales, the background of TBS TV station and Dentsu Company behind it also makes the Composers Association fearful.

If it were another person, it would not be so easy to cross over to get a piece of the pie: not to mention the issue of suppression, it would be difficult to find a satisfactory partner.

As long as the Composers Association releases some negative news, relevant people in the music industry will treat it with caution, and then adopt methods such as avoiding contact to isolate and boycott it.

According to the convention of the Record Awards, the winning singer will then perform, so Masahiro Nakamura made some adjustments and started his stage performance.

"Guys who come from across borders are the most annoying, especially guys with such scary backgrounds..."

Looking at Masahiro Nakamura who was performing on the stage with an unkind look on his face, a certain vice director of the Composers Association couldn't help but complain to his companions next to him.

"What else can you do besides hating him?"

The companion had a standard business smile on his face. He glanced at the direction of the camera to make sure it was not facing him, and then replied to the deputy director in a nonchalant tone.

"He has TBS, Dentsu, Toho, and support from the film and television industry behind him. Do you dare to provoke him?"

"Yeah, that's why he hates it..."

With a slightly helpless tone, the deputy director also commented with a somewhat sad tone: "His profession is supervision. He comes from across the border and does not join the association of the music industry. There is nothing we can do against him."

"Okay, let's be more open-minded. Some people are always special."

The companion was more open-minded than the deputy director. He comforted in a low voice: "His father is now the director of Hokuriku Broadcasting and is also a local partner of our Composers Association. If you embarrass him, how will you explain it then?

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"It's not like you don't know that those local forces are all local snakes that are difficult to deal with. Forget about us, even if the government comes forward, there is nothing we can do against them,"

Nakamura Masahiro didn't know that he was being discussed by people below the stage. He was fully devoted to the performance and sang the song "I Thought About Death".

This song became widely circulated with the box office success of the movie "A Long Day". Because it depicts strong hope, after the earthquake disaster, it was selected by the Japanese official as a song to support the disaster area.

It is no exaggeration to say that the song "I Ever Thought About Death" is not well-known in Japan today, but it is still a national-level song.

Therefore, when Masahiro Nakamura sang on stage, many people below him were actually singing along in low voices or echoing silently.

After more than three minutes of performance time, Nakamura Masahiro's performance came to an abrupt end. As the stage sank into darkness, the camera turned to Shinichiro Azumi on the host stage.

Taking advantage of this time, Nakamura Masahiro completed the handover with the staff who came to set up the stage, and then quietly walked off the stage with the award.

Until this moment, Nakamura Masahiro had time to carefully look at the award in his hand. The heavy feeling made him feel at ease.

Different from the trophies issued at many award ceremonies, the award awarded to Masahiro Nakamura at the Record Awards is a boxy red block with a golden association icon in the middle, which looks a little weird.

However, art cannot be said to be weird, it can be regarded as the product of completely different styles. Well, to put it bluntly, Nakamura Masahiro cannot appreciate it.

"Director Nakamura, you keep staring, is there anything special about it?"

Seeing Masahiro Nakamura looking at the award non-stop, the colleagues beside him couldn't help but be a little curious, so they came a little closer and asked in a low voice.

"That's not true. I just find the awards at the Record Awards very novel."