Watanabe Manyumi told Iwahashi Shinichi that she had fallen in love with a 20-square-foot office in Roppongi. Flashdance
"Today, the real estate agent will take us to take a look. If it's suitable, we will make a decision." On the way to Roppongi, Watanabe Manyumi said to him.
The person in charge of this matter was the real estate agency she had entrusted when purchasing the apartment. The head office is in Shinjuku and it also has dozens of branches in other districts.
Shinichi Iwahashi was sitting in the passenger seat, thought for a moment, and asked, "What are the ones on the same floor used for?"
"This is a magazine that was only founded in 1986."
"Magazine?"
"To be precise, it is a bimonthly information magazine for women. It mainly introduces food and fashion. The name is..." Watanabe Wan Yumi casually handed him a magazine.
On the pink cover, the name "Kurara" is printed (meaning shining).
"I borrowed it from the real estate company." She looked forward.
"..." It seems that he has been prepared for a long time.
Watanabe Wan Yumi must have weighed everything he could think of. In this case, Iwahashi Shinichi stopped asking. He opened the magazine and browsed it. It was filled with all kinds of popular information, teaching girls how to eat, drink and have fun.
, and how to act coquettishly to boys.
I looked at the information on the back cover again and saw that it was a magazine with an average circulation.
Ordinarily, this kind of magazine with no nutrition should die violently, but in this era of advocating luxury and moneyism, it has catered to some people. Flashdance
The clerk who showed them the house was named Terahashi and looked to be less than thirty years old.
As soon as we met, he assured us, "Watanabe-san is our high-quality customer, and we will do our best to choose the place you want."
The building was built in Showa 51 (1976), the year when Tanaka Dozer Kakuei, who made his fortune in real estate, was arrested for the Lockheed bribery incident, so it is already a bit old.
Opening an office is not a store, so there is no need to consider passenger flow, but transportation must be convenient.
The road facing the main entrance of the building is wide enough, and it is not too far from the tram station. It has a parking lot. It is about ten minutes' drive from TV Asahi and TBS TV stations. It is an ideal location. Although we are viewing the house together,
However, from the conversation in the car just now, Iwahashi Shinichi guessed that Watanabe Mayumi had already made up her mind, so he almost didn't say anything. He just accompanied her to confirm the situation of the office and check out various facilities.
"Is it not bad here?" Watanabe Wan Yumi asked after checking it out, as if seeking his opinion.
However, rather than asking him to make up his mind, I probably want to hear him say: "This is good."
Watanabe Manyumi had a very good idea. After viewing the house, she decided to rent it on the spot.
Back at the Roppongi branch, Terahashi gave her the prepared contract. Watanabe Manyumi patiently read each item, asked Terahashi a few questions, and then took out the seal from her bag.
During this period, Shin Iwahashi took a moment to look around the store.
The place where the signature is signed is in a separate cubicle, not a closed reception room. As long as you lean forward a little, you can see the house rental advertisement posted on the opposite side. When you look back, there is a color printed booklet on the table. Pick it up and flip through it.
, or information on housing rentals and sales.
“Your store has plenty of housing.”
"Yes." Terahashi said with a somewhat conceited look, "Although I can't boast too much, our agency is considered a very reputable real estate agency in Tokyo."
"You can tell by looking at how capable you are." Iwahashi Shinichi said politely and asked Terahashi, "Can I take a copy of this?"
"You're welcome." Teraqiao received the compliment and his attitude became more cordial.
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After signing the contract, I walked out of the Kanzaki Real Estate store. The sun was high outside. As April entered, even the cherry blossoms in Tokyo were in full bloom.
Watanabe Wan Yumi looked around and said, "Iwahashi-san, please find a place to sit for a while."
The two walked into a nearby cafe.
"In short, a crucial step has been taken." After placing the order, Watanabe Manyumi said.
"Yes."
The matter of registering the office was entrusted to professionals. In addition to recruiting its own staff, Misa Watanabe agreed to borrow several staff from Watanabe Productions to help in the early stages as assisting members. Is it true that they are independent or are being kicked out?
, which is very different from grassroots entrepreneurship, and the help that should be provided must still be provided.
Resources are something that should not be used in vain. If they are not used, then they should beat their chests and beat their legs.
Compared with a domineering CEO with a rich family, a grassroots like him really doesn't have much money to waste. Renting a house in Japan is expensive. What's even more frightening is that you have to pay a security deposit and gift money. If you go through an agency, you have to pay a high agency fee.
.Everyone knows that Minato City is a good place, but if you don’t have money in your pocket, don’t even think about it.
In addition, you need to have a registered capital to open a company. Once you open a company, you have to find a way to receive orders. After receiving an order, you have to pay the rental fee of the recording studio, the usage fee of the equipment, and the salary of the staff in advance. Where can I find it?
They all need money. After Shinichi Iwahashi received his severance allowance, he only had a little over 5 million yen on hand. With this little money in his hand, even if he spent it, he couldn't do anything worth 10 million yen.
Poverty restricted the progress of Shinichi Iwahashi's actions. Instead, as a foreign aid, he followed Watanabe Manyumi around.
Watanabe Manyumi also knew his net worth and asked: "Iwahashi-san, where do you plan to locate your production company?"
"It's definitely not possible in Minato City." Shinichi Iwahashi joked.
Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled, "I also want to say, you might as well be my neighbor."
It sounded like a response to his joke, but it wasn't necessarily all a joke.
"Seriously," Shinichi Iwahashi said seriously, "Normally, my base is in the Shibuya area of Shinjuku, Harajuku, and the recording studio I'm familiar with is in Yoyogi. In addition, there are bands at Walker's Paradise every weekend.
It’s a big gathering, so for a period of time, my scope of activities will be concentrated here.”
"However, for a production company, it doesn't matter even if the location is inconvenient. Therefore, there is no need to calculate the location of the office like you do. It doesn't matter if it is farther away, even to Kawasaki."
Watanabe Wan Yumi pondered for a moment, then asked him: "What will be your first business after the company is established?"
"Well, before making the first big deal, you need to eat enough first, so that you can have the strength to seize the opportunity."
Shinichi Iwahashi said, "In the initial stage, you can take on the production of cover collections. On the one hand, you can make money, and on the other hand, you can accumulate production experience."
Yes, it’s those weird cover collections released by the Tokyo Music Industry Company that I complained about before.
Tokyo Music Industry Co., Ltd. is a music publisher and is not responsible for the production of these records.
When Shinichi Iwahashi was working with Shinichi Mori, he met Deputy Director Numata of the Tokyo Music Industry Co., Ltd., and went to make connections with him. Contacting him for such orders was an important resource to ensure the operation of the production company in the early stage.
Even if this avenue is blocked, there is not only one publisher in Tokyo that publishes this kind of cover album, and it is not afraid of hanging from a tree.
Previously, you complained about the cover album they released. Now, don’t you want to do the same thing?
Even if Shinichi Iwahashi is starving to death, if he jumps from here, he won't join the ranks of those weird cover collection publishers.
