He is Zero Hour.
This sentence was short, but it was like a nuclear bomb, exploding directly in Fujiwara Rikka's mind.
"???"
Fujiwara Rikka understood this sentence and looked at Kurosawa Mitsuru opposite her again, her head full of question marks and she was shocked and stunned.
She originally thought that this Kurosawa Mitsuru was the son of some important person... After all, he had an extraordinary temperament, and his words and actions seemed unusual. In fact, he looked like a nobleman.
But no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't imagine that he was the Master of Zero Time.
You know, as a singer, she has come into contact with many musicians, and has had experience working with pianists, guitarists, and all kinds of people.
With such experience, ever since Zero Hour released its first video "Croatian Rhapsody", she felt that Zero Hour's strength and level were definitely far beyond many of the seniors she knew.
Perhaps the songs he composed are not very difficult, but his performance level is extremely high, which is a fact recognized by the industry.
She asked those pianists and got the same answer from them all: their piano skills were extraordinary and they were definitely at the master level.
Especially the performance at the Tokyo Bunka Kaikan that night, Liszt's "The Bells" directly amazed everyone and he was even praised as the God of Piano.
After all, she is an artist and a person in the industry, so she won't be as fanatical as the general public, but she also has great admiration and respect for the Master of Zero Hour.
According to common sense, a piano master with such superb piano skills and talent... should be a senior in his thirties or forties.
No one could have imagined that the Master of Zero Hour would be such a young man.
"He's Reiji? Runa-san, are you kidding me?"
Thinking of this, Fujiwara Rikka looked at Kurosawa Hikaru's appearance carefully and still felt unbelievable.
This handsome guy with thick black hair, deep eyes, elegant temperament, cold and handsome features, tall and slender figure, is actually the Master of Zero Hour
"I'm not kidding you, he really is Zero Hour."
Igarashi Runa confirmed this.
"But how old is he? How can he be so good at playing the piano?"
When Fujiwara Rikka saw that she confirmed this, she felt like her worldview collapsed and she couldn't believe it.
She had a feeling that this Kurosawa Hikaru was probably a few years younger than her.
How did he learn to have such superb piano skills at such a young age
Since she has entered the society, she knows very well that every sophisticated technology is the result of countless efforts and days and nights of accumulation.
"He is 20 years old now... Rikka, there are such incredible geniuses in this world."
Although her stunned reaction showed that she had completely forgotten about managing her idol's image, Igarashi Runa still comforted her.
Perhaps she was trying to comfort herself, but in her heart she felt secretly happy and proud.
That’s right, Kurosawa is so amazing and so unique.
Yuki Ichinose, who was looking at the contract, couldn't help but smile when she saw Ms. Fujiwara's reaction, feeling proud.
As for Kurosawa Hikaru, facing her surprised look, he just spread his hands, as if to say, "Now you know my position."
"Since he is Zero Hour and he is so handsome, why does he cover his face?"
Seeing their reactions, Fujiwara Rikka realized that this was true. While she felt incredible, new questions also arose in her mind.
There are many different opinions on the Internet about the reason why Master Zero Hour wears a mask.
The theory with the highest support rate is that Master Zero Hour is a highly respected and experienced pianist, but he was too disappointed with the piano's pursuit of classical style, so he decided to put on a mask, hide his identity, and lead the piano world into a new era from scratch.
Yes, the reason is so noble.
"He didn't want his private life to be affected, so he chose the path of a masked artist."
Igarashi Runa didn't quite understand the reason before, but now she fully understands it.
After all, if he were to openly work as an artist, his multiple-romantic relationship would be easily exposed.
The consequences of being exposed are disastrous. Not only will it affect his stage name and identity, but it will also affect his several girlfriends.
"Just for this, isn't it too wasteful?"
Fujiwara Rikka just felt that it was a waste of resources.
He is only 20 years old and still so handsome. If he is managed and packaged, and he makes movies, TV series, sings, and has the reputation of a piano genius, it is possible for him to become famous all over the world.
"Director Hamada thought the same thing... so he rejected his application and scolded me, saying that I didn't prepare him well enough."
Igarashi Runa shrugged and explained.
"Director Hamada resigned yesterday. Was it because of the mask incident?"
Fujiwara Rikka paused after hearing this, then looked at Kurosawa Mitsuru opposite her, and suddenly she realized.
In fact, ever since Runa-san resigned, there have been rumors within the company that Runa-san chose to resign because of a quarrel with Director Hamada.
Among such rumors, there are also some statements that are hard to accept, such as that Sister Runa left for a newcomer, for a man.
But based on her understanding of Runa-san, she felt that this statement was complete nonsense.
This turned out to be true. Since there was no definite evidence and it was just a joke, the news did not last long before it died down.
"She quit? Why?"
Hearing this, Igarashi Runa was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but ask further questions.
"The company announced that Director Hamada made a major mistake at work, which caused huge losses to the company... But they didn't elaborate on the reason, but someone in the company said that it was because you left the company to start your own business, and also signed a super artist like Zero Hour Master, who developed very well. The company lost a talent like you."
Fujiwara Rikka nodded slightly and explained.
In fact, she only found out yesterday that Sister Runa had left Huanxing Agency and started her own business.
During the one month, she wanted to contact Sister Runa many times, but because of her sudden departure, she felt betrayed, wronged and angry, so she was stubborn and did not send any messages.
Until she heard that Runa-san had successfully started her own business, and that the recently rising star, Master Zero Hour, was actually an artist signed by Runa-san, she got angry and asked around for news. After finding the address, she came to block the door early in the morning, wanting to demand an explanation.
"Is that so..."
Realizing this result, Igarashi Runa felt very awkward.
Although she wanted Director Hamada to regret his decision that day and want to take revenge on her... but it was a pity to realize that her boss, whom she had known for many years, resigned without a good ending.
Putting aside her harsh and bad personality, Director Hamada's personal abilities are unquestionable. As a senior, all the singers in the company who have second-tier and above resources have received her teachings.
The reason why Rikka can sing so well and become a national idol is that she has contributed a lot.
"Brother Guang, who is Director Hamada?"
Listening to their conversation and dialogue, Ichinose Yuki felt that she couldn't keep up with the topic and asked curiously.
"She is one of the board members of Phantom Star Agency. It was because of her that she refused to sign my contract that I started my own business with Ms. Runa."
Kurosawa Hikaru had only met her once, but he still had a deep impression of her, so he introduced her.
He had already demonstrated his potential and capital at the beginning, and the result was that he only put forward the condition of wanting to be a masked artist, and he did not ask for first-tier or second-tier resources. However, this old woman directly took out the boss's and condescending authority attitude and taught him a lesson, and also taught Miss Runa a lesson.
Although he was quite disgusted at first, he is very grateful now. After all, judging from the results, if her attitude had not been so bad, he would not have thought of starting a company.
"oh oh."
"Director Hamada's full name is Hamada Miya. You can look it up online."
Because what he said was not to the point, Fujiwara Rikka continued.
Such an introduction does not allow people to understand what a person is like, only subjective personal opinions.
"Hamada Miya?!"
Hearing this name, Ichinose Yuki was a little surprised.
"Looks like you don't need to check."
Fujiwara Rikka was not surprised to see this reaction.
"She's famous?"
Kurosawa Hikaru was a little surprised to see that he actually knew Yuki.
"Of course she's famous. She was a national singer during the Showa era, and she has many songs that are popular all over the country. There are many of her songs in the karaoke machine... When I went to karaoke for the second time, didn't I randomly select some old songs? One of them was a song by Hamada Mia. And my dad is a fan of Hamada Mia, and he has many albums and CDs at home."
Ichinose Yuki nodded heavily and introduced him in turn.
"It turns out she is so powerful." Kurosawa Mitsuru recalled what happened before and was a little surprised.
No wonder this Hamada Miya had a stern and arrogant attitude in front of the artists. She even said after seeing him playing the piano that she planned to teach him personally and accept him as a student. She had such an amazing attitude. It turned out that she had such a glorious past.
When a person's behavior is given a special identity and reason, it often becomes excusable.
"Brother Guang, you have never heard of Hamada Miya?"
Yuki Ichinose was very surprised, because when she was young, Mia Hamada's songs were still played in the streets.
"No, I'm usually busy with classes and studying, so I don't have time to listen to music... If I have time, I listen to piano music."
Kurosawa Mitsuru shook his head. After responding, he felt that it was not enough, so he added.
As a piano master, in order to avoid suspicion, he had to add false information to his resume.
"Zero Hour... Master, are you still in school now?"
Hearing this conversation, Fujiwara Rikka couldn't help but ask.
As she spoke, her attitude became respectful.
After learning the true identity of Kurosawa Hikaru, she felt that this guy looked much more pleasing to the eye.
As for the impolite and unpleasant things, it was actually just that Runa-sister helped to pour a glass of water but I didn't say thank you in time, not to mention that she made up for it later, so it was not a big deal at all.