After eating this bowl of fragrant rice, Shinichi Iwahashi continued to enrich his ideas:
"In addition, I also take on some work of helping underground musicians produce underground records. I can take this opportunity to broaden my network and discover a few decent songwriters. 35xs"
In fact, the music production company itself does not provide lyrics and music to the singers, but if it has useful songwriters at its disposal, it will have more cards and more jobs to take on.
Only when you have enough cards can you be more than just a foundry.
"But," Shinichi Iwahashi changed his subject and said what Watanabe Wan Yumi really wanted to hear, "Making a living is just a means. The most important thing is to create something famous and become famous."
"From my standpoint, in short, I need to be able to establish a good relationship with a certain record company. Whether it is becoming their outsourcing company or letting go of my own singers' distribution rights, in short, I must first successfully create a group of singers to prove myself.
, and then it can attract more attention and even subsequent investment and cooperation.”
"Previous performances at the music festival have secured us contracts with Warner Pioneer and Polygon. However, no matter which record company we sign with, we have to go through the production company and keep the production rights in our own hands."
By taking control of the production yourself, you can fully control the band's style and route.
"Exactly." Watanabe Manyumi said, "It's the same here. After independence, we have to do one thing first."
Immediately, she suggested: "Iwahashi-san, how about putting the band's management appointment with me? Although it's a different approach, I recently felt that this might be a good thing. Or us..."
"On the contrary, we can maintain a long-term cooperation in this way."
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled, "What a coincidence, I thought so too."
The two then looked at each other and smiled. The previous imagination that they regarded each other as the best partners was confirmed at this moment, just like the veil in the middle was lifted.
After confirming the idea, Watanabe Manyumi asked him, "So, how are you going to take the lead with the record company?"
The more she admires him, the more Watanabe Manyumi wants to hear useful and meaningful words from him. The current harmonious relationship between them was established because of Iwahashi Shinichi's "ability".
"Boss, this is also the problem you will face next."
Watanabe Wan Yumi smiled and said, "The word 'boss'... you will leave Watanabe Productions in a few days, and I will set up another company. It is not okay to call it that again."
"Then what's your name? Watanabe-san?"
She shook her head slightly, "We already have many 'Watanabe-san's in our family. Since we want to cooperate in the future, if you don't mind, just call me by my name. Flash Dance."
"Manyumi-san...is that so?" Iwahashi Shinichi followed suit. In fact, in the office, they were also called "Miki-san" and "Manyumi-san" privately.
"Yes. In return, I will call you 'Shen Yijun' from now on, is that okay?"
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "You can call me whatever you want."
...then back to the topic, "You have just become independent. Although you have chosen an address very close to the TV station, you still have to do something that will make you famous if you want to attract the attention of the TV station."
"So, what do you think I should do?" The two seemed to be playing a passing game, kicking the ball to Watanabe Wanyumi, but she kicked it back.
Since he wants to cooperate, Shinichi Iwahashi said openly, "How about continuing to make a fuss about idols?"
Watanabe Manyumi couldn't help laughing, "Shinichi-kun, aren't you going to let your idol go?"
"More or less, just sell what you can." Shinichi Iwahashi raised his eyebrows. He didn't think that he who kept playing bad idols was hateful at all, and he even felt a little embarrassed inside.
Sure enough, he is more of a businessman than a musician at heart.
"How about we plan a talent show?"
"Draft?"
"Yes, band audition." Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Although "Star! Birth" is over, its model has something to learn from. Now, although the public is a little tired of idols, it has been proven successful. Routine. In addition to "Star! Birth", the amateur development model of Kitty Club also has something worth learning from. If you change the skin and put it on the table again, you can still get good results."
"That's true."
Although everyone is a little tired of idols now, what remains in their bodies is the habit of idols. If they suddenly do a 360-degree spin, the possibility of overturning is relatively high. In this case, it is better to continue to put idols in the pot. Boil the dregs of medicine, learn from so many years of experience in idol management, and squeeze out their value.
"It's not difficult to follow the old track, but it's difficult to come up with new ideas." Watanabe Manyumi pointed out the key.
Part of the program "Kitten Club" is based on "Star! Birth", but Qiu Yuanpang came up with the concept of cultivating amateur idols.
So, what concepts should we come up with when conducting a band audition?
"The two concepts of 'competition' and 'amateur' can be enlarged." Shinichi Iwahashi thought for a while, "What is the most worth watching in the band? It is the music, typhoon, and technology. In terms of competition, let the stage mode become In the arena competition, "Star! Birth", as long as you win, you will have the opportunity to be signed by the record company. However, the band audition we are going to do is not possible. The winner of the current period will be the winner of the next period and accept the following. The band's challenge is that only by successfully competing for several consecutive episodes and graduating from the show can they get the chance to debut."
"The winner of this issue may not be able to debut, and a more powerful person may appear in the next issue, and the band supported may not be successful. In this way, the audience's appetite is always whetted. And bands that come to challenge are constantly appearing. , and also keep the stage fresh at all times. In addition, the band that defends the league should let the audience see their progress, such as coming up with new songs in every issue, or in other places, such as adaptation, in short, they must challenge Own."
"Interesting." Watanabe Manyumi nodded and added: "However, the number of rounds should not be too many. Let the band graduate before the audience gets tired of it. No matter which way it is."
"That's right." Talking to her didn't feel tiring at all.
Watanabe Mayumi asked with interest, "So, what about the concept of amateurs?"
"Well, if you are not satisfied with the current band and you think you can do it, you can form a team with your relatives and friends to challenge. How about this?"
In other words, be liberal in entry and strict in exit, lower the threshold for entry and raise the threshold for exit.
"I would like your band to participate in the show and see how long they can hold the stage." Watanabe Wan Yumi said clearly.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said, "Of course it goes without saying that we must enter the palace directly."
After talking about what business to do, Watanabe Manyumi finally turned the topic to money, "How are you going to solve the funding problem of starting a company?"
