Isn't the naughty boy named Iwahashi quite shrewd? He can't even see through this!
Nagato Daiyuki saw the overwhelming publicity about Daikoku Mori and dismissed it in his heart. The incompetent person who was rejected by him and the producer who disgusted him met the two most annoying people.
Together.
An unknown newcomer with no roots and no foundation, who has never been proven in the market, gave her such unreasonable publicity specifications as soon as she launched her business. No matter how you look at it, she is just a slick kid who is eager to open up the SOLO market and doesn't care about it.
Relying on a little successful experience in producing a band, is it possible that no one in GENZO can stop him from acting so recklessly? Or is it that GENZO's record company is actually owned by Shinichi Iwahashi?
It's outrageous!
The two annoying people colluded with each other and launched a super-standard publicity campaign. Even in the past few days, when Nagato Daiyuki came to the company by car, he could see a huge promotional photo of Daikoku Maki on the billboard on the top of the building opposite. He couldn't help but
Don't feel irritable.
However, thinking about it on the other hand, if Daikoku Moki's debut performance is a big hit, Iwahashi Shinichi's unintentional advancement this time will become a big joke in the industry. Not only will it become a joke, but such a major mistake will also affect the people related to his company.
We must not remain indifferent.
At that time, double the disgust will become double the pleasure!
Nagato Daiyuki thought so, secretly looking forward to what would happen when Daikoku Moki's single was officially launched and the sales report of real money was released.
Of course, waiting to watch the excitement is like waiting for the dessert that has just been put in the oven to come out. The anticipation is the expectation, but while you are waiting, you should also make your own plans step by step on what to do.
Nagato Daiko persuaded Uesugi Noboru to join VER fan LLION Records, using him as the lead vocalist. He also selected Oshima Yasuke, a former BEING-era musician, as keyboard player, and hired Shibasaki Hiroshi, a musician who was discovered at about the same time as Uesugi Noboru.
The guitarist, with the lineup of these three people, formed a band called WANDS.
Let Noboru Uesugi, a handsome man, stand in the center, with Hiroshi Shibasaki and Kosuke Oshima as his two green leaves. This triangular stance can make the position where the lead singer stands sparkle.
The three-person lineup emulates Owy's stage image, and then selects a suitable debut single from Tetsuro Oda's inventory...
You clearly aim to be a popular OWY, but you have to sing a song written by someone else when you debut?
So what's the problem?
First of all, none of the three members of WANDS has written a song that can serve as the title song of the single. Secondly, the most important thing for the debut is to be safe and use a song from a certified best-selling composer like Tetsuro Oda
Open up visibility.
These are stated openly for everyone to hear.
As for the third reason...
The phone on the desk rang. It was the clerk who told him that Uesugi Noboru, Shibasaki Hiroshi, and Oshima Yasuyu were coming to visit together. Nagato Daiyuki was not surprised. He put down the phone and met these three people in the small reception room next to the office.
A young man meets.
"President."
Three young people, one was less than twenty, and the other two were only in their early twenties. They had just entered the music world, and they were all respectful and respectful to Daiko Nagato who discovered them.
The three young men came together to ask Nagato Daiko to listen to the music they collaborated on last week. Ever since they decided to form WANDS, they have come to hand in homework every week. Despite this, Nagato Daiko decided to
, let the band’s debut single sing Oda Tetsuro’s song.
As their debut was approaching, the band had already received the songs they wanted to sing. The title song was provided by Tetsuro Oda, and the B-side song was provided by composer Masumi Ozawa who had been part of VER fans' LLION records since the BEING era.
Of the three members of the band, the only one who has anything to do with the creation is Noboru Uesugi who was allowed to participate in writing lyrics. After all, it is still a band. It would be a bit shameful if other lyricists were required to provide the lyrics.
However, whether it is Uesugi Noboru or the two teammates, the three young people have very strong personalities. After they decided to make their debut singing Oda Tetsuro's songs, during this period, they seemed to be proving themselves to Nagato Daiko.
Hand in homework and keep creating.
Uesugi Noboru was full of self-awareness, his personality and appearance were unruly, but he was also too simple. Because of this, Nagato Daiko was inspired to persuade him to act according to his plan, and then formed WANDS, which decided the band's debut.
Nagato Daiko accepted the homework of the three young people this week and listened carefully in front of them. He first praised the progress and pointed out some problems with the music. After all, he was a producer who had been in the industry for many years and was somewhat famous in the industry.
People, it's easy to give guidance to newcomers.
Nagato accepted this week's homework, and several young people also bowed to him and said goodbye as they had done several times before. After the young people left, he pressed the play button again and listened to the tape again.
It is a remarkable song. These three young people are not without creative talents. But the more self-aware they are and the stronger they want to prove themselves, the more Nagato Daiyuki wants to knock back their songs.
.
If a band can even accept that their debut single must sing a song provided by a best-selling composer, then they are completely under his control.
A disobedient horse cannot be entrusted with important tasks unless it is tamed.
Although B'z is the card with the highest points among Nagato Daiko and VER fan LLION, Matsumoto Takahiro was full of opinions and had a calm face. After that, he still went his own way, and Inaba Hiroshi followed behind him, two people each.
Breathing out of the nostrils was beyond Nagato Daiko's control.
Even last year’s Red and White Song Concert, it took a lot of effort to convince B’z to participate in the performance.
Matsumoto Takahiro couldn't figure it out, and Oda Tetsuro also had some ideas in his mind. When Nagato Daiyuki selected new singers, he had to consider whether he could fully control the development path of his singers and decide what the singers could and couldn't do.
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Nagato Daiyuki does not think that he is unreasonable or has an excessive desire to control. It is just that from the bottom of his heart, he wants to practice the saying "singers are commodities".
Now is the critical moment.
B'z is a good card he brought with him. After "Let's Dance", B.B.QUEENS will obviously become a first-rate house. REV, formed with Yoko Nagayama as the center, is hovering in the second tier and unable to rank among the top tier.
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It’s true that VER fans’ LLION records came from BEING, but if they can’t make some achievements, their authority will slowly dissipate. When that time comes, something will definitely go wrong. Nagato Daiyuki needs to release another record
A first-line band, solidifying its position.
In order to achieve this goal, it is necessary to have a band that is both obedient and spiritual.
As a producer, Nagato Daiyuki's most famous work is the band. At this moment, the band trend is happening, so naturally he will not change his goal.
Thinking that he was also a band producer, first he was overtaken by Shinichi Iwahashi, and now, fearing that the world would not know about it, he was hyping up the new female solo he produced, Nagato Daiyuki was laughing at him for being hot-headed, but he was also thinking about it in his heart.
, there was a feeling of being thrown away by him again.
Because of this, he wanted to see Shinichi Iwahashi's embarrassment after his reckless step failed.
In any case, Nagato Daiyuki couldn't imagine how Iwahashi Shinichi dared to have such confidence in a girl like Daikuro Maki who was as ordinary as a potato.
Is this young man too arrogant and convinced of his own vision of people? Or is it because he is too arrogant and has been dazzled by the reputation of the Midas Touch, thinking that he can really turn decay into magic?
Are you kidding?!
There is no way that Dai Heimo Ji will be successful!
…
In the last half of January, Nagato Daiyuki went back and forth between the company and the recording studio, personally checking WANDS's debut single. During this period, he met with important people in the industry and held meetings within the company to decide on the next newcomer to debut.
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Eggs cannot be put in the same basket. If you have WANDS, you must also have others.
While he was busy with official duties, he was also secretly looking forward to the good news that would make him breathe a sigh of relief.
With the arrival of a new week, Nagato Daiyuki opened the newspaper early in the morning. In the entertainment section, Daikoku Moki's ordinary face was published. His eyes fell on the title of the article.
"Achieving the number one spot on the singles chart after his debut, a miraculous newcomer, Daikoku Moki!"
Nagato Daiyuki's heart skipped a beat, and the coffee that had just flowed down his throat was tumbling in his stomach. He suppressed his displeasure and scanned the report quickly and carefully.
Once released, Daikoku Moki's debut single sold approximately 190,000 copies and topped the singles chart.
It is reported that additional orders for this single from record stores were sent to GENZO. In the week of its release, the printing house urgently reprinted the single.
At the end of the article, it was mentioned: "Daikoku Maki is a newcomer who is fully responsible for the whole process by the famous producer Shinichi Iwahashi. As another supernova launched by GENZO, the large-scale publicity before his debut became a topic. But I saw
This achievement and the publicity of this level match the brilliance shown by Dahei-san himself."
"... Daikoku-san's success can be seen from the fact that famous producer Iwahashi is no problem producing solo singers."
It is impossible for a newcomer with the label of Shinichi Iwahashi not to write about Shinichi Iwahashi in the report. The media who have a good relationship with GENZO will praise him, while those who have a bad relationship with GENZO will either brush it off or make a big deal about him.
The propaganda method is sarcastic.
However, whether it was praised, criticized or ignored, Dai Hei Moji succeeded. This naughty boy did not make any mistake this time.
Nagato Daiko finished reading the newspaper, picked up the coffee cup, and took a sip, only to realize that the coffee had begun to get cold. With an expressionless face, he swallowed the half-tepid coffee, lowered his head, and saw the bold font
The title, and the mediocre face of Daikoku Moki.
"The miraculous newcomer, Daikoku Moki!"
Iwahashi Shinichi, who picked up this girl who had been rejected by him and arranged a super-standard debut promotion for her, did not make any mistakes.
So, who made the mistake?
He closed the newspaper, took a deep breath, and tried to calm down.
…
At 9:30 in the morning, Nagato Daiyuki appeared in the building of LLION Records, a VER fan. He took the elevator and came to the floor where his office was located.
In the morning, when I saw the news headlines, I felt unhappy in my heart. But as my mood gradually calmed down, Nagato Daiyuki also slowly thought about it.
The success of Daikoku Moki's debut single was not due to the buzz created by Shinichi Iwahashi, a naughty boy who played tricks and hype. This single became a hit, who knows what will happen to the next one?
The sales volume accumulated through the publicity bombing was equivalent to an overdraft in the next few weeks. The sales volume that had been flowing steadily in the past few weeks had been replaced by good initial results and rankings. Then, it might be immediately knocked back to its original shape.
Besides, the cost of publicity on such a scale is not a small amount. With that kind of sales, I don’t know if the cost will be recovered.
Since it was a matter of the right time and place, Nagato Daiyuki didn't take it to heart so much. Now, it was time to focus on his own affairs. Next month, WANDS's debut single will be released.
Regarding the promotional specifications for WANDS’ debut...
Even Daikoku Moki can become a "new star" by indiscriminate bombing. Do you want to consider it? This idea appeared in Nagato Daiyuki's mind, but he rejected it. This kind of hot-headed propaganda method,
The risk is too great.
He, Nagato Daiyuki, is not an adventurer like that naughty boy.
This time, we must successfully create the band WANDS! Nagato Daiko must be confident.
…
Nagato Daiyuki is not the only one who pays attention to Daikoku Maki's debut performance.
Ever since Iwahashi Shinichi adopted that kind of promotional specifications, the entire record industry has been staring at him and Daikokumoki, waiting to see whether this was the decisiveness of the producer or whether it was caused by blind arrogance.
joke.
And when the initial results of Daikoku Moki's new single were calculated, it seemed that we had the answer. Of course, it seems too early to draw a conclusion now, and we must take into account the impact of the topic created by large-scale publicity.
But if you are in the industry and ask around, you can get more specific statistical data. Once the initial sales of the single are revealed, combined with other data and performance, the industry can have a rough idea.
In the week after the debut single was released, the popularity of Daikoku Maki was not affected as the large-scale promotion before the debut began to be withdrawn. Record stores continued to add orders, even stores that had previously stood still.
I couldn’t sit still anymore. I could hear this song being played everywhere on the streets and on radio stations.
The topic about this newly emerged person has become more and more popular among the public.
And in the medieval record market, there are not many new singles by Dai Heimoji.
If a record has only publicity but no quality, it will be sent to a second-hand record store that week. By counting the number of records recycled by second-hand record stores and comparing them with the actual sales figures, you can know whether the single has been recognized by the audience.
Perhaps the high sales of the first results were due to the previous publicity, but the subsequent recognition from the audience confirmed that Daikoku Moki's talent was recognized by the audience.
This dish that was served to the public seemed to satisfy the tastes of most people...
However, to truly confirm this, we need to see the specific trend of single sales in the next few weeks.
