The initial sales of TRF's single were released. After the meeting in the morning, Shinichi Iwahashi was planning to call Wanyumi Watanabe. When he returned to the office, the clerk first conveyed a call from U-Miz.
As soon as the call was connected, it was transferred to Watanabe Wan Yumi. She got straight to the point and said: "Congratulations."
Iwahashi Shinichi asked knowingly, "Is there anything worthy of congratulations?"
"No one can tolerate your pretentiousness at this time." Watanabe Mayumi complained without mercy. Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at this sentence and apologized to her, "...Okay, I'll keep it in mind.
mind."
"Then, let's talk about your next plans." Watanabe Manyumi changed the topic.
Iwahashi Shinichi also became serious, "Next, rather than being arranged by me, it is better to be arranged by Komuro-san." After a pause, "As for what I can arrange, it is to do my best to create a Komuro-san who can
A stage to showcase your talents.”
After listening to it, Watanabe Manyumi commented: "This is much more troublesome than arranging a team."
"But the future prospects are by no means limited to this combination." Iwahashi Shinichi replied.
This was what Watanabe Wan Yumi wanted. She smiled slightly and said, "Then, I will listen to you about the future prospects."
"As expected of Wan Yumi-san." Iwahashi Shinichi also smiled, "If what follows does not satisfy you, do you want to vote 'no' for me?"
Watanabe Manyumi was half joking and half serious, "Only one side of the ticket in my hand says 'Support'."
Iwahashi Shinichi stopped smiling and said, "That's incredible." He replied half-jokingly and half-seriously, "Then I'll have to work hard to convince you."
"Okay." Watanabe Manyumi responded and kept silent, waiting for the next step.
Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "First of all, rent the venue at Wangan Plaza again."
"Where are we going to hold a concert for TRF?" Watanabe Wan Yumi knew immediately after having previous cooperation experience. However, Shinichi Iwahashi denied it, "TRF will participate in the concert."
He revealed his answer: "We are going to hold a large-scale performance with the theme of European electronic dance music."
On the other end of the phone, Watanabe Wan Yumi was stunned for a moment when she heard the answer he revealed.
But the reason for being speechless at this moment was not because he couldn't understand Iwahashi Shinichi's thoughts. On the contrary, it was because he had guessed Iwahashi Shinichi's intention.
If you guess his intention, you will know his ambition, and you will have answers to many things.
During the period when Watanabe Manyumi was silent, Iwahashi Shinichi also maintained patient silence. Both ends of the phone were quiet. However, neither of them would ask, "Are you listening?" simply because the answer was.
Obvious.
"A concert like this."
As soon as Watanabe Manyumi spoke, Iwahashi Shinichi on the other end of the phone responded, "Yes."
Since you want to do this for Komuro-san, then please tell me what agreement you and Komuro-san have made... Watanabe Wan Yumi was about to continue talking when she suddenly changed her mind and felt it was inconvenient to call her on the phone.
He was discussing major events that would determine the future and asked him: "Can you spare some time today? Let's meet and talk."
Iwahashi Shinichi quickly glanced at today's itinerary posted on the table, "At three o'clock in the afternoon, I will visit you."
…
The two companies are so close that you can walk between them for a short walk.
Watanabe Manyumi met Iwahashi Shinichi in the small living room in her office. When Iwahashi Shinichi was led there, the scene of celebrating with Watanabe Manyumi here flashed in his mind.
TRF's single sold so well that it was worthy of a celebration. To be precise, after the morning meeting, the staff had already gone to prepare to book a hotel for the celebration.
But Watanabe Manyumi has no intention of celebrating the success of TRF's single.
The two of them sat down. Shinichi Iwahashi picked up the tea brought by the waiter, thought for a moment, put it down, and took the initiative to start the topic, "If the concert at Wangan Plaza can be successfully held, it will be easy to set off a wave of electronic dance music popularity.
...Wanyumi-san, young people accounted for only 60% of TRF’s initial sales of singles.”
This also means that the style of this group has the hope of becoming popular among all ages.
Watanabe Manyumi followed his words and reminded, "A concert like this will enhance Komuro-san's reputation." Of course, Iwahashi Shinichi knew this. She was not so much a reminder as a throwaway.
Introduction.
"That's natural. Komuro-san wants to become famous all over the world with the combination of TRF." Iwahashi Shinichi replied. He changed his subject, "However, there is no free lunch, no wedding dress made for others, Wanyumi-san.
"
To plan such a concert where the real protagonist is Tetsuya Komuro and give him a world-famous showcase, this approach requires a prerequisite, which is:
The popularity that Tetsuya Komuro will lead will be carried out with the support of Shinichi Iwahashi.
In other words, Tetsuya Komuro is both the leader of this trend and the partner of Shinichi Iwahashi. At the same time, he is also part of GENZO's future plans.
This is the premise for Shinichi Iwahashi to devote all his efforts to cultivating Tetsuya Komuro and cooperate with him without reservation. If this was not guaranteed, Shinichi Iwahashi would not have such trust in him.
Tetsuya Komuro is very ambitious. During the process of contacting him, Shinichi Iwahashi was even surprised by the ambition of this musical talent. Even though TRF had just been produced and the future of the group was still unknown, the ambition of this talent
, not only wants to become the golden touch of the Japanese industry, but has even included entering the world into its future prospects.
In Tetsuya Komuro's heart, what he produces is music that can go beyond Japan.
Ambition is not a bad thing, Iwahashi Shinichi will always think so. In the stage of developing new fashion, when looking for a partner, the most important thing is the person's ambition.
If Shinichi Iwahashi wants to win over Tetsuya Komuro, the most effective way is to give him the power to use his fists and kicks.
As soon as TRF becomes popular, Tetsuya Komuro will become famous in the industry. After the concert, his name and the music he produces will become the focus of the world. Since Tetsuya Komuro can produce TRF, he can produce other singers. By then,
There are many people who have come up with ideas for him, but just a producer contract is not enough.
If you want to prevent others from picking peaches, then let Tetsuya Komuro become a peach tree planted on the land of GENZO.
When Shinichi Iwahashi found Tetsuya Komuro and hit it off immediately, he was convinced that there was going to be an electronic dance music boom, and started discussing cooperation and planning to produce TRF, he already showed his sincerity:
Establish a Komuro class in GENZO and set up a label specifically for Komuro Tetsuya so that he can show off his talents.
"New label?" Watanabe Mayumi was not surprised after hearing Iwahashi Shinichi's plan.
Rather, this arrangement is expected. Iwahashi Shinichi and Komuro Tetsuya originally had such a cooperation based on the premise of reaching a consensus.
This kind of thing can be hidden from the outside world, but it can always be revealed to the outside world. If Watanabe Mayumi wants to know some clues, it is not impossible.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, and then he felt his mouth was dry. He picked up the cup in front of him again and took a sip of the tea that had become warm. "What Komuro-san wants to produce is music that is different from GENZO's usual style. In order to
It is understandable to set up a new label to facilitate the management of different styles. Besides, setting up a new label is also convenient for Komuro-san to perform."
"I know." Watanabe Wan Yumi said, with a subtle dissatisfaction in her tone. It seemed that what she really wanted to hear was something else.
"I am very confident about the future of electronic dance music." Shinichi Iwahashi did not notice the subtlety in Watanabe Manyumi's tone and said about his prospects, "After TRF has achieved success in this way, I am even more confident.
.”
Watanabe Wanyumi looked at him, "What do you mean?"
"A group that appears suddenly and randomly appears in a disco in Tokyo every night can mobilize the public and let them follow the group. It shows how empty people's hearts are."
The propaganda techniques used here at TRF would have been useless if they had been used during the heyday of the bubble a few years ago. If he had not understood this, Iwahashi Shinichi would not have thought of using such techniques.
The same publicity strategy will fail if the wrong era is chosen. Just like if songs and film and television works that are out of date are transplanted to another era, the public will not buy it. Some of them were unknown when they were first produced and released, but they have become popular among the public.
A work that suddenly becomes popular after so many years can be said to be "ahead of its time", or it can also be said to have hit the times.
However, the more "advanced" a work seems to be, if it really happens to be in the right era, it may not be able to be produced.
Advanced experience, if it cannot be combined with the reality of the current era, is just wishful thinking. At most, in the past few years, similar methods will appear, and people will exclaim "advanced". But that is meaningless.
If you want to make something that people of this era will like, you must put yourself in the shoes of people of this era.
"Actually, there were already signs of the great success of Dai Hei Mo Ji's publicity strategy last year. At that time, the public was already showing a decline compared to previous years. That's why it was suddenly affected by a sudden appearance.
The 'hero' sucked away the attention. Unexpectedly, in just one year, this emptiness has become even worse."
Iwahashi Shinichi said "I didn't expect it", but Watanabe Manyumi didn't believe it. Rather, it was the success of Daikokumoki that made him see that the old era was over, and that's how TRF was born.
Way.
"Wanyumi-san once mentioned," Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Practitioners in the industry have a responsibility to the public."
Watanabe Wan Yumi looked at him.
"When an atmosphere of uneasiness hangs over the public, releasing a singer who can relieve this uneasiness is of course an attempt to create profits, but it is also a responsible approach to the public."
Iwahashi Shinichi said and smiled, "I'm not claiming to be a socially responsible entrepreneur. I just thought that if I don't have the belief of being 'responsible to the public', I won't be able to make something that the public really loves.
If it is something, then there is no way to talk about success or failure.”
Even if it only brings illusory comfort to the public, the comfort people receive is real.
"I have always kept these words in my mind, Wan Yumi-san." Iwahashi Shinichi's tone was full of appreciation and admiration.
Watanabe Manyumi also laughed, but she was not proud of it. She just said to him, "In this case, even if I don't say it, you will definitely think of it, Shinichi-kun."
"But if someone mentions this first... you can be one step ahead." After Iwahashi Shinichi said this, he couldn't help but talk a little more, "Next, not only in the production of music, but also in the production of film and television dramas. Even,
Film and television dramas have a greater responsibility."
The content of the TV series will probably undergo a major update.
Those urban fashion dramas in which urban men and women live a carefree life, and the biggest worry is which one to love will become a thing of the past. Family dramas that once lost their market may regain their vitality, because the world has entered an era where it is difficult to survive alone. Of course, as people lead
With the trauma of the bubble bursting era, today, when they are both longing for and fearful of relationships between people, heartwarming family dramas will only make them feel unreal.
What the public needs is not a sweetener that can be seen as a fairy tale at a glance, but a more clever work that can make the public feel sorry for themselves.
"The TV drama industry is also waiting for Wan Yumi-san to practice his words of being 'responsible to the public'."
Shinichi Iwahashi said this, which made Watanabe Manyumi laugh. But then, Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned the TV production company that cooperated with Kenyin, which made her stop laughing.
"The next era is a good time for Yanyin to show off its talents." She wrote lightly.
Shinichi Iwahashi agreed, but couldn't help but mention, "In the following era, powerful firms will become stronger and stronger, small firms will be annexed one after another, and eventually large firms will dominate the industry, TV stations, and various affairs.
The era of 'friendship' between offices."
"It fits the pattern of recession times," Watanabe Manyumi commented.
Under such circumstances, saying such words is more or less like telling a bad joke.
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her words, but Watanabe Mayumi was thoughtful, "Working with Kenin..." She looked at the laughing Iwahashi Shinichi and suddenly asked, "Shinichi-kun wants to make an appointment with TRF's manager.
Play it for Yanyin?"
"What?" Shinichi Iwahashi reacted.
Looking at this, it was obvious that from the beginning to the end, there was no intention of giving TRF's management contract to Kenyin. Watanabe Wan Yumi blinked, "Although Kenyin started out as a music department, now, the music department is simply surrounding Nakamori.
Sang Zhuan."
"That's why I didn't let the singer's manager go." Iwahashi Shinichi said.
A firm with deep pockets like Yanyin would give them a management contract with a popular group. If they exchange resources in this way, I'm afraid they won't get any benefits.
Watanabe Wan Yumi frowned slightly after hearing this.
You won't give the GENZO singer's management contract to Yanyin...Does this mean you won't deal with Yanyin in music?
Watanabe Manyumi doesn’t think so.
I don’t think so now, and I didn’t think so a little earlier.
