After a long-running comic series has accumulated a certain amount of popularity, it has the opportunity to be animated. After that, the number of seasons to be produced depends on the popularity of the comic itself and the ratings of the animation.
In this agreement between Shinichi Iwahashi, TV Asahi and Toei Animation, GENZO is responsible for the music production of the animation adaptation of "Slam Dunk".
In other words, no matter how many seasons the animation is serialized, GENZO will be responsible for the music production of the animation.
This contract only covers the music of the animation. If "Slam Dunk" releases a theatrical version, the producer may entrust another company to produce the specific music. However, the producer has the right to use the original music of the animation in the theatrical version.
.Of course, usage fees will be paid.
When an animation is decided to be produced, it is not uncommon to package and sign out the music production rights of the animation, and let a certain record company be responsible from beginning to end. In other words, this is a way that the animation producer can save a lot of money.
Troublesome approach.
Today, GENZO also has the music production rights for the "Chibi Maruko-chan" animation.
For a record company, when a comic is about to be adapted into an animation, negotiating to obtain the music production rights for the animation is a matter of luck.
It was bad luck, the manga started high but then tanked, the anime had poor ratings and was cut in half in the final season.
But if the comic is popular in Changhong, the animation ratings are high, the completion is far away, and there is a contract in hand, then there is a stable long-term meal ticket.
GENZO is now in the limelight. For a record company that is in its prime, negotiations for cooperation go very smoothly. On the one hand, the company is strong enough, and on the other hand, Jinyuan's offensive is also well planned.
The industry is such a place where the strong are stronger.
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After winning the music production rights for the "Slam Dunk" animation, Shinichi Iwahashi contacted Watanabe Manyumi and informed her of the matter.
After all, Watanabe Manyumi, who has been paying attention to information related to anime adaptations, has contributed a lot to this matter.
The two met in Watanabe Manyumi's office. On this trip, in addition to telling Watanabe Manyumi about the music production rights of the "Slam Dunk" animation, the two also wanted to talk about several of their singers.
Work arrangements for the second half of the year.
As soon as they met, Watanabe Manyumi said "congratulations" to him.
She still remembered the reason why Shinichi Iwahashi came to her and asked her to pay attention to the information about the animation of "Slam Dunk". At this moment, she casually used it to ridicule him, "Congratulations, you can realize your own bad taste."
Let a football song written by Daikuro Moki become the theme song of a basketball animation. Anyone who hears this reason will probably find him baffled.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and defended himself, "Wouldn't it be an excellent topic to use a football song as the theme song of a basketball animation?"
If you want TIE-UP songs to sell well in the future, one of the secrets is not to be too closely tied to the plot. Only if the song is independent can it still impress the audience even after it is separated from the plot. As long as the atmosphere can keep up with the plot.
It's enough to match the plot.
Within a few days of Shinichi Iwahashi returning to work, he first promoted the production plan of a Yakuza movie, and then won the music production rights for the "Slam Dunk" animation. This neat and neat gesture made Watanabe Manyumi
He joked, "Speaking of which, Shen Yi-kun is quite energetic."
Iwahashi Shinichi replied to her, "As I said, I will be busy next time."
This sentence was what he said after Watanabe Manyumi asked him if he wanted to rest for a few days after he was attacked.
Watanabe Wan Yumi remembered it, smiled slightly, and did not answer.
Iwahashi Shin paused and told her, "Now, when I go in and out, there are people nearby secretly protecting me." He said, laughing at himself, "Like a nouveau riche."
Watanabe Wan Yumi joked with him, "Isn't it?"
Shinichi Iwahashi laughed loudly, "That makes sense." He said sarcastically, "Compared to me, Wan Yumi-san is the queen of a famous family."
"So," Watanabe Wan Yumi caught his words easily, "I feel relaxed when I go in and out."
Iwahashi Shinichi admired her ability to answer conversations, "She is indeed Wan Yumi-san."
"You're here." Of course Watanabe Wan Yumi could hear his sarcasm. What she said just now was more of a self-deprecation than a boast. She said, "The entertainment industry has only been born in a few decades. How can there be such a thing?"
What a truly famous family."
When Iwahashi Shin heard what she said, he added: "With Wan Yumi-san guarding the fire created by Watanabe, who in the industry doesn't think that the Watanabe family is a famous family in the entertainment industry?"
In fact, just by participating in formulating the rules of the modern entertainment industry, the Watanabe family is a famous family in the industry. But Shinichi Iwahashi did not mention this.
After hearing this sentence, Watanabe Wan Yumi was noncommittal.
This conversation, which was unclear as to whether it was a joke or not, ended here.
There was a brief silence between the two people.
Watanabe Manyumi had many questions in her heart about the attack on Iwahashi Shinichi. However, the more doubts she had, the harder it was to ask any questions without Iwahashi Shinichi saying anything.
Iwahashi Shin opened his mouth again and turned the topic to the work arrangements of his singers in the second half of the year.
Next year will be the fifth anniversary of DREAMS COME TRUE's debut, and the year after that, the second round of outdoor circus tour will begin. In order to celebrate the fifth anniversary, and in addition to the audience voting of the circus tour, a new album will be released in November.
As a warm-up, between the end of September and the beginning of October, a preview single will be released as the beginning of the fifth anniversary celebration plan.
The new album is scheduled to be produced at the end of August. According to production practices, this preview single will be produced simultaneously with the album.
However, until now, the song selection for the new album has not been finalized.
Although Miwa-chan and Nakamura-chan have hundreds of songs in stock now, when the new album was made, the number of stock songs and new songs for a ten-song album were three and seven respectively.
The band is now at its peak, and the creative power of Miwa-chan and Nakamura-chan is also at its peak. Using stock songs is a lazy and unprogressive approach.
When the band was at its peak, there were enough advertisers to invite the band for commercial songs, enough for the agency to pick and choose. For an album scheduled to contain ten songs, TIE-UP had already booked all ten songs.
Because next year's circus tour needs sponsors, when negotiating for TIE-UP for this album, it will be done at the same time as sponsorship for next year's concert. Half of the advertisers for TIE-UP for this album's songs will still be there
Sponsor next year's concert.
It's the fifth anniversary of the band's debut. In addition to celebrating, they also have to renew their contract.
At that time, the recording contract signed with Sony was for five years, and the management contract with Watanabe Manyumi was also for five years. Next year, the first contract will expire.
DREAMS COME TRUE's current sales level is at a monster level in the entire industry. A single album sold two million copies and a single album sold three million copies. Both records were set by the band.
Such a huge cash cow, even though Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe will not make the decision to transfer the band considering their long-term cooperation with Sony, the new contract will increase the share and take the highest producer share.
All must be discussed.
The record contract will be updated, and the management contract with Watanabe Manyumi will also be updated.
While talking about DREAMS COME TRUE's work arrangements for the second half of the year and next year, Shinichi Iwahashi couldn't help but think of Hiroshi Takeyama who shouted "KIRIN-san!" to him.
The reason why that person was inspired was his obsession with exposing the true identity of the Giraffe Man.
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In the second half of the year, Yonemitsu Asami will also debut as a solo singer.
Asami Yonemitsu's management contract this time was also signed to Watanabe Manyumi. Except for Daikuro Maki's contract, the management contracts of singers who debuted in the past few years have all been dispersed by Shinichi Iwahashi.
Once again, it returned to the hands of Watanabe Manyumi.
Daikuro Moki has made a start, and the public has considerable expectations for a female solo singer who has a powerful voice and is talented in her own right.
Asami Yonemitsu is not inferior to Daikoku Moki in terms of talent. Not only that, although she has a background in classical composition, although she has now changed her track and entered the pop music world, the experience she has accumulated through her hard work as a classical composer since she was a child,
It adds a unique characteristic to her music.
It's not enough to just write good songs. If you debut as a singer-songwriter and you can write songs with your own distinctive characteristics, you will have a better chance of occupying a place in the industry.
After signing the management contract to Watanabe Wan Yumi, Watanabe Wan Yumi will also have to intervene in Yonemitsu Mami's debut. Although she is "a layman and does not participate in the insider's affairs", after the layman has formulated her debut plan, her agency must also cooperate.
execute together.
For Asami Yonemitsu's debut, Shinichi Iwahashi planned a fairly standard debut for her. A single with the theme song of a prime-time TV series, and a small "national tour" through a LIVEHOUSE performance under his name.
Although Daikuro Moki and Yonemitsu Asami have completely different styles, both of them are "female solo creatives" and both are female singers with an unattractive appearance.
Daikoku Maki's vigorous debut at that time still left an impression in the hearts of the audience. If Daikoku Maki was promoted in the same way as Daikoku Maki's sudden debut, the effect among the public would definitely be compromised.
In Shinichi Iwahashi's opinion, this kind of publicity method can still be used, but it should not be used on a singer-songwriter again.
On the one hand, it is an ordinary and traditional way of debut for Asami Yonemitsu. On the other hand, after the disco convention at Wangan Plaza ends in the second half of the year, after Tetsuya Komuro and his dance music are famous, this new producer will be there again.
Introducing new singers.
Generally speaking, when a record company wants to launch a new artist, it needs to sign him at least six months in advance and train him. For strict companies, or for newcomers who have high hopes, the training period can sometimes last as long as one or two years.
Year. During this period, the company will explore the characteristics of the newcomers so that they can leave a distinct impression on the audience among the newcomers after their debut.
However, this time, Tetsuya Komuro plans to launch a new singer in the second half of the year, but until now, he has not yet decided who the new singer will be.
His plan was to determine who the suitable newcomer would be while deciding to introduce a new person. This was a plan that could be said to be fresh, bold, or random.
Regarding this approach, there were many objections to Tetsuya Komuro within GENZO. However, Shinichi Iwahashi gave Tetsuya Komuro enough autonomy to go his own way and take this unique step.
When promoting other newcomers, the consideration is how to discover the newcomer's characteristics. But in Tetsuya Komuro's case, he is looking for a container that can accommodate his musical ambitions.
If it weren't for full self-confidence and narcissism, I probably wouldn't have been able to come up with such an idea.
But on the other hand, the reason why Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to host a disco convention for Tetsuya Komuro that made him famous was to satisfy his narcissism. Tetsuya Komuro's unprecedented way of doing things was precisely because Shinichi Iwahashi tacitly approved of it.
of.
"No matter what kind of newcomer Komuro-san chooses, I won't be surprised." Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned to Watanabe Manyumi.
Watanabe Wan Yumi is smart and clear. Although she was not involved in the collaboration between Iwahashi Shinichi and Komuro Tetsuya, she already understood during her communication with Iwahashi Shinichi that "the focus is Komuro-san, not the newcomer."
"That's right." Iwahashi Shin nodded.
Watanabe Mayumi thought for a while and suddenly commented, "It's like a test for the audience."
"Test?" Iwahashi Shinichi was surprised by her choice of words.
Watanabe Mayumi smiled half-heartedly, "No matter what kind of singer he is, as long as he sings Komuro-san's songs, he will be accepted by the audience."
Iwahashi Shinichi actually laughed, "That's because Komuro-san's music can shine in this era." It's not that they are trying to get the public to accept Tetsuya Komuro's music, but that the public needs Tetsuya Komuro's music.
Watanabe Manyumi thought about how popular TRF was in disco across the country, and nodded slightly, "That's right."
When the clerk came to change the tea, she realized her mouth was dry.
The two of them had been talking about one thing after another since they met. Watanabe Wan Yumi picked up the teacup and sipped the tea. Iwahashi Shinichi also stopped talking about business matters and stretched out his arms in front of her.
Legs, he breathed a long sigh of relief. Watanabe Wan Yumi saw his appearance and joked casually, "He looked like he had just completed something big."
Iwahashi Shinichi took his time and joked with her, "What we just talked about was not just 'one' big thing."
Watanabe Manyumi couldn't answer this sentence, and he choked on a rare sentence, and replied: "There are really many people who care about everything."
Iwahashi Shinichi laughed at her comment.
The two of them didn't talk to each other for a while.
Iwahashi Shinichi glanced at his watch and suddenly mentioned, "Akina and I have become naturalized citizens."
Watanabe Manyumi reacted to his abrupt remarks, swallowed her tea, and commented: "Now, another big thing has been mentioned."
She gently and deftly picked up what Iwahashi Shinichi had just said and returned it to him.
