There is one more popular female solo singer and more cards in hand, which is certainly something to be happy about.
The female singer-songwriter who became an instant hit, Daikoku Moki can be said to be the first in recent years. Based on this alone, after the super-standard publicity, she will also enjoy super-high popularity in the next period of time.
Specific attention. Whether her popularity is purely accidental, or whether it means that female solos will usher in a long-lost spring, this is also a matter of concern to both the industry and the public.
Of course, for GENZO, the most important thing about the success of Daikokumoji is that it means that the previous plan has successfully taken the most important step. The next step is to make an orderly transition and open a new chapter.
In March, it was officially announced that Shinichi Iwahashi would resign as president. The reason for his resignation was to focus more on the discovery and training of singers. Next, his focus will be more on the SOLO market. Of course,
It’s not like he’s no longer involved with the band.
The record company has entered the fast lane of rapid development and handed it over to professional managers to free up their hands and feet to focus on the production of singers. This arrangement is more than reasonable.
Since Watanabe Production has decided to side with Shinichi Iwahashi, Watanabe Manyumi will naturally give him her full support. Of course she is happy that Daikoku Maki has become popular, but Iwahashi Shinichi's plan is going well, which makes her even more reassured.
If a record company wants to expand its scale, the internal forces will become more and more complicated. Today, in order to ensure that the control of GENZO is always in the hands of the two of them, Watanabe Wan Yumi must maintain a close alliance with Iwahashi Shinichi.
On the other hand, if Watanabe Manyumi makes a choice, Iwahashi Shinichi also has his own choice to make.
Iwahashi Shinichi proposed that he resign, but the true meaning was just this.
Watanabe Manyumi once hesitated to express her position because she was well aware of this point. After last year's turmoil, she finally relented and agreed because she knew this point.
In addition, I also determined in my heart that as long as the two of them have the same goal and are still shoulder to shoulder, then no one can be as reliable as Iwahashi Shinichi. The same goes for the other way around.
After taking this step and making this decision, we will go all out to consider how to make GENZO a first-class company.
"It's worth celebrating." Watanabe Wan Yumi put away her thoughts and said. Her eyes turned to Iwahashi Shinichi, who looked at the music magazine in his hand again.
"Indeed." Shin Iwahashi answered without raising his head.
After a while, I went to see Watanabe Mayumi and half-jokingly said, "Even if we drink celebratory wine now, no one will laugh at us because we are short-sighted and can't hold our breath."
In the week when Dai Hei Mo Ji broke the record for the first time, there were many voices who believed that the reason why sales exploded in the first week was because of the publicity before the single was released, which concentrated the scattered purchasing power of the public in the same week. With
Large-scale publicity is overdraft and sales, and after the first week, it is likely to be reverted to its original shape.
But sales in the second week were steady, and that voice naturally disappeared.
After taking into account the sales trend, topic popularity, and the market conditions of the second-hand market, etc., it is certain that Daikoku Moki's debut single will be very popular.
In this way, it is not too early to start drinking this cup of celebratory wine now.
Watanabe Manyumi smiled at his words and asked casually, "So, do you want a drink now?"
Iwahashi Shinichi agreed, "Of course." He smiled and thought, "Let's have a drink now, and then prepare a reception to celebrate the victory."
Watanabe Manyumi stood up and went to get the celebratory wine while responding to his plan, "At the reception, we also invited people related to the TV station and the broadcasting bureau, and asked them to take care of Moki-chan in the future."
"The relationship is really good." Shinichi Iwahashi joked when he heard her name was "Moki-chan".
Watanabe Manyumi walked back, "Did you mean the name 'Moki-chan'?" She reminded Iwahashi Shinichi, "Moki-chan is just twenty-one years old."
Daikoku Moji was born on the last day of 1969. According to the Japanese calculation method, he is just over 21 years old.
"What about Manyumi-san?" Iwahashi Shinichi asked.
Although Watanabe Manyumi said she didn't care about age, she still complained about him, "This question is really rude."
"Haha!" Shinichi Iwahashi was overjoyed.
Watanabe Manyumi also laughed. She couldn't tell whether she was laughing at herself or was amused by Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction. She sat down and said, "Next year, I will be thirty years old."
"It's the best age." Watanabe Manyumi said this with a satisfied smile. She is young and powerful, and has accumulated enough work experience. It is the age to show off her talents.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "Indeed." He took the wine glass handed over by Watanabe Wanyumi.
The two of them clinked glasses.
However, calling Daikoku Maki "Moki-chan" is not just due to the age difference. Watanabe Manyumi has a good relationship with her artists. Miwa-chan and Nakamura-chan are very concerned about this matter of holding an appointment with their agency.
All the bosses also have good things to say.
There is absolutely no situation where Iwahashi Shinichi would be prevented from speaking ill of the boss in front of him.
"correct,"
Putting down his wine glass, Shinichi Iwahashi thought about it and brought up the old conversation again, "About the article "MU Private CA", it reminded me of one thing."
"Do you have any more ideas?" Watanabe Mayumi was interested.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and shook his head, "It is only right to ignore such sensational comments." He explained, "I just thought that although this comment is grabbing the topic, the good songs that have been buried are really not good.
few."
"I'm thinking, record store practitioners, don't they have to listen to songs from various singers before purchasing goods?" Shinichi Iwahashi explained, "Maybe we can invite them to hold a 'record store's idea'
In activities such as "Legacy Songs", these practitioners select singles that they think are not popular singles."
“Then, we select the ones we like from these selected singles and send invitations to the singer’s company to use them, re-cover the songs, or create a planned album of ‘famous songs that are not hit singles’, etc.
"
Iwahashi Shinichi told Watanabe Wanyumi his sudden thought, "...That's it."
If singers who have been buried due to lack of publicity can be exposed in this way, then it can be regarded as selling excellence in this way.
Although the singer is not signed by him, he uses this method. He is not doing charity here. It is equally profitable. As long as the singer and the record company agree, he can get a high salary at a very small cost.
Quality song usage rights.
Only by ensuring that GENZO is profitable can we ensure that this project can proceed smoothly once it starts.
Watanabe Manyumi listened carefully to his thoughts and commented: "It's something you can do."
Iwahashi Shinichi made a funny expression as if he had been hit by something, "I hear you say that all the time, it's almost become a perfunctory way of saying something when you have nothing to say."
Of course it's not a perfunctory thing. Being able to find opportunities from anywhere, while still maintaining the original intention of selling excellence, is what Shinichi Iwahashi can do.
However, Watanabe Wan Yumi did not accept his words, "It's really pitiful to say."
"Okay." Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and admitted defeat.
All joking aside, this idea is not unfeasible. The two of them will write this down for the time being. After all, they are not meeting for inspiration while chatting. But there is something else, and they need to listen to Iwahashi Shinichi's opinion.
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"Lovely Season" entered the preparatory stage for filming. The crew was formed, and Etsuko Kitagawa and Ekazu Mizuno, who were appointed as screenwriters, also worked hard to create the content of the scripts for the first few episodes.
In terms of casting, the TV station production bureau has a bunch of its own Green Leaf actors and even has its own Green Leaf actor training school. These are simple.
Only when it comes to important roles, we have to consider both the actor himself and the power of the firm behind the actor.
TV dramas have always been a battleground between offices.
The role of Kanon was played by Akina Nakamori, and the casting of Naoko had to be approved by Watanabe Manyumi. Her agency did not have a suitable candidate, so it was decided early on to use this role as an exchange of resources and use talents from other agencies.
actress.
The height should not be too different from Akina Nakamori, and the age should be similar. Other than that...
Watanabe Manyumi and Iwahashi Shinichi expressed their opinions, "Although the character of Kanon comes from a traditional family and does not appear to be a new human being, she has the cheerfulness of a modern woman on the inside. In this regard, Naoko is just the opposite.
With an overseas background, he seems to act independently, but in fact he is traditional at heart."
"Yeah." Iwahashi Shinichi listened.
Watanabe Manyumi acknowledged that he already knew the content of the script, so she skipped explaining the plot and chatted with him about the personalities of the two heroines.
She continued, "So, for the role of Naoko, it would be more appropriate for the actress to have a slightly more Western appearance."
"So, do you have any favorite candidates?" Iwahashi Shinichi also agreed with her opinion. In fact, the casting matter had nothing to do with him in the first place. He just came here to contribute reference opinions or express his approval for her.
"There are two of them."
Watanabe Wan Yumi showed him the collected information, "A person named Suzuki Kyoka, a model, worked as a Kanebo advertising girl."
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at the photo and said, "The features are ambitious. If Naoko has such energy, the TV series will be a different story."
"You're really welcome." Watanabe Manyumi said his comment.
Iwahashi Shinichi replied casually, "Anyway, Wan Yumi-san didn't ask me to come here just because he wanted to hear my kind words."
Watanabe Manyumi smiled and accepted the words, explaining, "Suzuki-san was recommended by someone with connections."
"I see." Shinichi Iwahashi expressed understanding.
He then looked at the next person, whose name was "Yasuda Narumi". She was one year younger than Nakamori Akina, and two years older than Suzuki Kyoka just now. She had been a child star, performed in TV commercials, TV series, and released records. Resume
Rich enough.
Not only that, as early as two years ago, she had the experience of starring in a TV series. Compared to Suzuki Kyoka, who has only a few acting experiences, she looks quite reliable.
On the official occasion of "Nakamori-san", Iwahashi Shin opened his mouth and said "Nakamori-san". He said his thoughts, "She is a novice in acting and has no skills. Therefore, the actors who play opposite her should strive to do their best."
It’s better if your acting skills are stable.”
Akina Nakamori has never received acting training. When acting, she has to ensure that the actor opposite her can bring her into the state and bring a positive influence to her.
To be precise, for TV dramas starring non-professional actors such as idols or singers, the supporting actors must ensure solid acting skills. Even if it is an idol drama that only cares about appearance and popularity, even if the male and female protagonists are different respectively.
He is a fool who can only memorize his lines, and all the supporting actors around him must also be professionals with comfortable acting skills.
As the first protagonist, Akina Nakamori's performance is crucial. And a TV series starring two actresses is obviously far from an idol drama. As an important drama for her to officially enter the TV drama industry, it should be popular with the audience.
In my mind, I left a positive impression that she was not good at singing and acting, but that she could actually act.
Iwahashi Shinichi reminded Watanabe Wanyumi, "Although Wanyumi-san has the right to speak about Naoko's character, if the performance is not good, Kenin may also have something to say."
Watanabe Wan Yumi nodded, with a calm expression, "That makes sense...and so is your judgment on Nakamori-san's acting skills."
"I don't know anything about acting." Iwahashi Shinichi is not being modest, "I just thought about it this way."
Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled, "If you say you don't understand, you're not making sense."
"Spare me." Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't stand being praised by her.
Watanabe Wan Yumi stopped and continued talking about business, "I also think Yasuda-san is more suitable. Not only for her acting skills, but her appearance is also more suitable. However, Yasuda-san cannot play a supporting role for Nakamori-san."
Narumi Yasuda is an actress who has starring experience and has certain qualifications. Although Akina Nakamori is a star in the music industry, she is still a fledgling novice in the TV drama industry. Narumi Yasuda plays the role, so she can only co-star with her.
This will require another round of discussion.
Iwahashi Shinichi thought it was nothing, "Originally, this TV series is just about two heroines. Not only do the two women have equal roles, but in the plot, no matter which one is missing, the other will be incomplete."
He felt that he was a bit unnecessary, so when he said this, he made it clear, "But Wanyumi-san has already made his decision."
Kyoka Suzuki is an actor introduced by her connections.
If it was really Watanabe Mayumi's relationship that she couldn't refuse, then she wouldn't bring Yasuda Narumi out again. What's more, Yasuda Narumi is still an actor who can only co-star with Nakamori Akina.
Watanabe Manyumi invited him to come with her to see the actors. Or rather, she was just waiting for his words.
Shinichi Iwahashi remembered and glanced at Yasuda Narumi's office, "Are you an actor from Tanabe Office?"
That is a veteran force in the industry.
Not only that, but the relationship with Ikuo Sue's BURNING series seems to have been good.