But once the negotiation is concluded, things will become very different.
Yanyin has strong financial resources, but in terms of scale, it is only a medium-sized firm at most. At this stage, it may have the courage to spend money on TV stations to sponsor TV series, but if it is to take action against the top names of other firms, it must be considered.
The industry is taboo about poaching actors, especially actors——
After all, the cost of making an actor famous is too high. Even Yanyin, who is backed by a consortium, does not dare to use his brain at this stage.
Because of this, I thought of persuading Akina Nakamori to act in a TV series.
The cycle of acting in a TV series is not short, and the income is not as much as being a singer. Letting Akina Nakamori act in a TV series is actually more profitable than letting her focus on being a singer.
However, with Akina Nakamori's status and popularity, as long as she agrees to star in a TV series, she will be treated as a protagonist. When the time comes, Kenin will give the TV station some money, and it will be a natural progression to bring in new people.
As a result, Akina Nakamori was not interested in this proposal. She also has the kind of character that makes her own decision and cannot be pulled back by nine bulls. She has learned this from top to bottom in the office. If she is rejected, she will stop quickly and stop forcing it.
Today, this Taopusida is not only domineering in the recording studio, but also the absolute eldest sister of the office.
When Kenyin made its fortune as a music agency, it was extremely lucky. First, they got the trump card of Akina Nakamori in "STAR! Birth". Later, they also wanted a share of the disco craze, and their singer Akemi Ishii sang a cover of it.
The song "CHA-CHA-CHA" won the first place on the annual chart that year.
However, the good luck seemed to have ended here. After that, the management of the music career came to a standstill. Ishii Akemi's songs were not popular, and the standard one-shot house had no second available singer except Nakamori Akina.
Because the music career has stagnated, I have always wanted to run an acting business. For this reason, I specially changed my name to Kenichiro Toda and went to play a role for Mr. Nozaki who was familiar with the studio ecology. His idea of increasing investment in the acting department was immediately approved.
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But at this difficult time, Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly contacted Mr. Nozaki and introduced Momo Kikuchi, a female idol who was famous enough and aspired to become an actress. She had also played the second female lead in the Yuejiu drama before...
The most important thing is that by accepting this female idol, she won't be at odds with her original employer.
There is such a good thing!
Kenyin has dealt with Shinichi Iwahashi several times, and Mr. Nozaki will not think that Shinichi Iwahashi has any evil intentions. But even so, when he received a call from Shinichi Iwahashi and heard him talk about this matter, he still first
Need to confirm again and again.
First confirm the contract status of Momo Kikuchi. After the contract expired in October, she chose not to renew the contract and broke up with the agency peacefully. However, the condition was that she promised the agency that she would focus on her career as an actress and no longer sing.
It’s hard to say how effective this guarantee will be, but within five years at least, unless she is backed by a tree so strong that the original firm can hold its tail between its legs, she will definitely be suppressed in all directions without any effort.
This doesn't matter.
Then confirm why Iwahashi Shinichi is willing to be Kikuchi Momo's introducer. Mr. Nozaki was very thoughtful and asked again, "Would there be any objection from Wanyumi-senpai's side about introducing Kikuchi-san to Kenin?"
"Manyumi-san also knows," Iwahashi Shinichi replied.
He stopped at the point and didn't explain much. Mr. Nozaki was not an idiot who wanted to ask questions. Some things just need to be clear to his heart. For example, Watanabe Manyumi at least did not object to the introduction of Momoko Kikuchi to Kenyin.
Confirming this point is quite important to Mr. Nozaki.
In addition, there is one last point...
"This time, I owe you another favor, Iwahashi-san." Mr. Nozaki said with a smile.
For Kenin, who was eager to free up his hands in his career as an actor, accepting Momoko Kikuchi and Shinichi Iwahashi was like giving him a pillow for sleep. However, accepting such a gift for no reason made Mr. Nozaki feel that he would not do it without testing it.
rest assured.
Previously, Kenin owed Shinichi Iwahashi a huge favor for the Nakamori Akina Grand Prize, but now he has no chance to repay it.
With the strength of Iwahashi-san, it seems that nothing can trouble him, and there is no need to use that promise. As a member of the industry, Mr. Nozaki has watched what he has done during this time, and he admires and admires him.
Respect.
With such a character, no wonder Watanabe Wan Yumi was willing to separate from Watanabe Productions and work hard together with him.
Trusting Shinichi Iwahashi is not the same thing as wanting to know his plans.
"No way." Iwahashi Shinichi also laughed.
He took the call and told Mr. Nozaki generously that he was the manager of a record company and had no knowledge of actors' affairs. However, after receiving the request from Momoko Kikuchi, he thought that Kenyin was a perfect place to go.
These words are not just to give Yanyin a high hat.
Through these words, Iwahashi Shinichi expressed to Mr. Nozaki that he was interested in the musical resources in Kenyin's hands. He introduced Momoko Kikuchi to Kenyin because he wanted Kenyin to return their musical resources.
Since Yanyin plans to develop a career as an actor, it will definitely reduce its investment in the music industry. However, the resources and contacts that have been mainly engaged in music over the years are still there. If not, they can be introduced to GENZO.
Only by saying this can Kenyin and Mr. Nozaki be completely reassured and accept the person.
At the same time, you can also get some benefits from introducing Kikuchi Momoko. The black-hearted businessman Iwahashi Shinichi does not like to work in vain.
When he said this, Mr. Nozaki suddenly became enlightened and his attitude became more gentle.
Now, not only did I feel reassured about this, but I also figured out why after Shinichi Iwahashi became Momo Kikuchi's protector, why he didn't sign her to Watanabe Manyumi, but transferred her to Kenon.
Yanyin is shrinking its music business, but GENZO is a record company that is about to flex its muscles.
Using Momoko Kikuchi to sell favors can be used to exchange music resources for GENZO. The record company is run by a partnership between Watanabe Mayumi and Iwahashi Shinichi. As long as there is improvement, she will definitely win.
Besides, Watanabe Manyumi's own firm has Inamura Izumi who needs all his efforts to cultivate. It is understandable that he does not want to be distracted by expanding the scale. Instead of dominating everyone in his own hands, it is better to help each other and maximize the benefits.
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Since Watanabe Manyumi wants to promote actors, she naturally needs a lot of money. In the short term, she is letting famous idols go, but in the long run, if she manages the record company, she will have a steady stream of funds.
No wonder Wan Yumi-senpai is indifferent to the signing of Kikuchi Momo...
Mr. Nozaki thought about it and understood it instantly. Not only did he understand it, but he also thought of a bunch of plans that Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe had not thought of originally.
But no matter what, now that I understand it, I have confidence in my heart. If I have confidence in my heart, I will be more calm.
Mr. Nozaki is of course happy to accept Momoko Kikuchi.
That's it, Shinichi Iwahashi made an agreement with Mr. Nozaki. He would report to the office first, and then contact Momoko Kikuchi. Because Momoko Kikuchi is still free for the time being, she needs an agent to handle this.
It is no surprise that the choice of this agent must be done by Shinichi Iwahashi, a good person.
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It was still at the small restaurant opened by Kikuchi Momo's aunt in Minami Aoyama, but this time, the person sitting opposite Kikuchi Momo was not Iwasaki Ka Yumi, but Iwahashi Shinichi.
After Shinichi Iwahashi made an agreement with Mr. Nozaki, he told Momoko Kikuchi about the situation. It was almost noon, and Momoko Kikuchi invited Shinichi Iwahashi to have dinner at a restaurant run by her aunt's family.
Iwahashi Shinichi originally planned to decline, but Kikuchi Momo insisted, which made it difficult for him to refuse.
Anyway, the opportunity to deal with her is inevitable these days, so I agreed.
"It's been a long time since I spent my days leisurely and leisurely like this." As she said these words, Momoko Kikuchi looked relaxed, as relaxed as if she had stretched out.
After she finished speaking, she pursed her lips and smiled at Shinichi Iwahashi. Under her charming double eyelids, her innocent eyes looked charming.
"The job of an idol is to go around in circles."
Iwahashi Shinichi's eyes fell on her face and he replied following her words.
From the time someone from Fujifilm introduced him to Kikuchi Momoko, to her taking the initiative to call for help, and now, Iwahashi Shinichi and Kikuchi Momoko can count on one hand the number of times they have met.
I wasn't very familiar with her, so I just said some polite words.
"I heard that if you become an actor, you can take three months off in a year." Her tone sounded like a high school student who heard that things would be easier after entering college.
Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but smile, "I don't know. I know very little about the actors."
"When I become an actor... I will be able to tell you whether it is true or false." Momoko Kikuchi said this, but then she realized that she had said something self-righteous to him. She couldn't help lowering her head and biting the straw of her drink.
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't take it seriously, "Well, I'll be all ears when the time comes."
"Yes." Momoko Kikuchi raised her head and nodded her head up and down.
She looked at Shinichi Iwahashi, but Shinichi Iwahashi turned his head and looked around at this small and exquisite restaurant, "It's a very nice place."
"Really?" Momoko Kikuchi asked.
Seeing Iwahashi Shin nodding, he was as happy as if he had been praised, "Auntie has always been very diligent in running this place. I must be very happy to know that you said so."
She blinked her bright eyes, "Can I tell my aunt?"
"It doesn't matter if you say it face to face." Iwahashi Shinichi thought this question was funny.
He changed the subject, "Does Kikuchi-san have a good relationship with her aunt?"
"When I was a child, I often came to my aunt's restaurant." Momoko Kikuchi told her, "My aunt is very gentle, and I like her very much... In the past, I also wanted to open such a restaurant like my aunt in the future."
At this point, she showed a happy expression again, "After my aunt found out, she also said, 'Well, it will be better for Peach Jam to inherit this restaurant in the future.'"
"Yeah." Iwahashi Shin nodded and listened.
"But," Momoko Kikuchi told him, "when I was in middle school, I came to a restaurant and was invited by someone from the office."
So much for the dream of inheriting my aunt's restaurant.
However, the starting point of her entertainment career started here. It was also here when she was constantly persuaded by Iwasaki Ka Yumi. Now, the man sitting face to face with her is her agent who changed careers and joined a new agency.
If she hadn't known about Ka Yumi Iwasaki's plan to find Shinei Productions as her backer, Momoko Kikuchi wouldn't have made up her mind and mustered up the courage to call Shinichi Iwahashi.
Although the fact that artists are commodities has been constantly mentioned in Momoko Kikuchi's ears since she entered the industry, being treated as a bargaining chip to establish an agency was something Momoko Kikuchi couldn't stand.
If from the beginning, when Ka Yumi Iwasaki was sitting in this restaurant and talking about her plan, she had agreed without hesitation, instead of being hesitant all the time, Yumi Iwasaki would not have been able to restrain herself from revealing her trump card, but instead
Momoko Kikuchi was pushed away.
And now, she finally rejected Iwasaki Ka Yumi and contacted Iwahashi Shinichi instead. By doing so, the friendship she had had with Iwasaki Ka Yumi for many years no longer existed. It could even be said that she had forged a feud.
Since Momoko Kikuchi didn't follow Iwasaki Ka Yunmi, there was no reason to blame her. But after losing her and having failed, Iwasaki Ka Yunmi, it is reasonable to hate her and blame her.
But she kept these in her heart, not letting anyone know, nor letting others know.
"Although Yanyin still lacks experience in the management of actors. However, Kikuchi-san, please believe that the skills that this agency has explored and accumulated are very powerful. Moreover, after all, it is just starting out. I will definitely be patient with your opinions and suggestions."
Listen."
Iwahashi Shin turned the topic to business matters.
"Yes, I believe it." Momoko Kikuchi agreed.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled when he heard her answer without thinking, "If Kenin has this ability to make people believe. After all, when they signed Akina-san, they had almost zero experience in idol production.
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Kikuchi Momo shook her head.
Iwahashi Shinichi looked puzzled.
"Akisai-san is Akina-san, that's different." Momoko Kikuchi said in a humble tone.
She told Iwahashi Shinichi, "I'm not as independent-minded as Akina-san, and I choose my own path."
Shinichi Iwahashi was thoughtful.
When Momoko Kikuchi said this, she smiled slightly and said, "It's you I believe in, Iwahashi-san."
"I?"
"You recommended me to star in a Fujifilm commercial."
"It just feels right."
Momoko Kikuchi shook her head slightly, "But that was my favorite job during the period from the failure of forming LA·MU to acting in TV series."
He thought she was suitable and recommended her to act in commercials. It was like Iwahashi Shinichi and Kikuchi Momo felt that he had seen through her.
"So, if you recommend me to go to Yanyin, I will go." Momoko Kikuchi said.
He could see that she was suitable for starring in Fujifilm's commercials, and he had the vision to choose an agency for her. Her words conveyed this meaning to Shinichi Iwahashi.
It sounds a little sloppy, but it's not really hot-headed.
Momoko Kikuchi knew in her heart that she was determined to reject Iwasaki Ka Yumi because she knew her plan. And she was determined to make the last phone call and ask Iwahashi Shinichi to become her agent because——
An advertisement for the planned album he spearheaded was broadcast on TV.
