Since you want to entertain talented people, of course you have to cater to them.
When it comes to official business, one must do his best. Ben put aside his personal thoughts and tried to serve the young producer well.
But what Shinichi Iwahashi was thinking about was that Nakamori Akina's manager was also warm and considerate.
Everyone at Warner also knew that the protagonist tonight was Iwahashi Shinichi, and they tried their best to flatter him. A group of men, almost all older than Iwahashi Shinichi, treated him as a guest. During this battle, even the accompanying
The wine ladies were all very attentive to him.
After eating, drinking, and playing until early in the morning, the people from Yanyin prepared a taxi for Shinichi Iwahashi. He got into the car, and Yanyin's manager nodded and bowed, "After that, I'll ask Iwahashi-san to take care of me."
Iwahashi Shinichi returned the favor and said, "We will make an appointment later."
After the song selection meeting, when we meet again next time, we need to make an appointment at a time that is suitable for both parties and go to the recording studio to audition. And before the production officially starts, as usual, a press release must be issued to the outside world to announce the new songs of both parties.
A collaboration.
However, as April entered, he was going to be busy for a while, so Akina Nakamori had to accommodate his time.
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In April, the new fiscal year begins.
GENZO will flex its muscles this year, expand its scale, and recruit many new employees. Although the stock market crashed just after the New Year, in the entire fanatical society, this basin of cold water is not enough to calm people's minds.
Cool down.
The society is still prosperous and lively, and college students still maintain the employment situation of previous years.
There is only one thing: the financial and securities industry, which was very popular in the past, suffered a sudden disaster at the beginning of this year. Until December last year, there were still voices in the society clamoring for the Nikkei Index to break through 50,000 points. At that time, the securities companies signed a
College students who have signed a formal contract and have enjoyed Guam, Hawaii, and even Okinawa and Izu have experienced a head-on attack and a dilemma.
However, the fact that a small group of people have tasted the bitterness does not affect those who have not yet tasted the bitterness and continue to be sweet.
Last year, it was not easy for GENZO to recruit new people. But this year, it has become famous in the industry and has launched famous works to the public. Recruiting new people has become much smoother. Among the applicants, there are also students from famous schools.
What’s more interesting is that in the past two years, urban white-collar fashion dramas have become a popular TV drama, and young people are full of interest in the industries in which the protagonists work, such as publishing houses, record companies, radio stations, etc.
As well as romantic imagination, the number of people joining these industries has also increased a lot.
In addition to recruiting new people, this year we also recruited some experienced record industry practitioners.
Two bands, ZARD and Bo LAN, have become popular. Once they become popular, things will increase and the number of people in the team will increase. After the band is on the right track, in addition to adding people to the team, the staff who were originally responsible for their popularity will also be replaced.
A few, and then be responsible for the formation of the new debut singer team.
With the expansion of manpower and more production plans, the record company's venues will also need to expand accordingly.
The company is located in Qingshan, which is very convenient for both the TV station and the recording studio. However, if the company continues to expand, it will have to consider moving.
If you move again, you won't just rent one or two floors.
Of course, no matter where you move and how you move, at this juncture, you will definitely be renting rather than buying.
Utoku Keiko's debut press conference will be held in mid-April, and will be released as the first card of GENZO and Star Office's "new talent discovery plan".
In addition to this debut press conference, it was also announced that a selection meeting that is not open to the public will be held in October. Interested parties can prepare to register now.
The registration form details will be published in music magazines and fashion magazines for boys and girls.
Even Shinichi Iwahashi's plan, the first single released by Keiko Utoku, also included a recruitment advertisement for this new talent discovery plan.
"If you want to be like Utoku Keiko."
Then, just follow the recruitment information printed above and send your audition tape and information.
The new talent discovery plan starts in the form of a selection meeting, and we cooperate with Xingchen Office to select people and decide who can finally debut. In this way, we can maintain the fairness that Xingchen Office can rest assured.
Bo LAN and THEB reveal EHEARTS are also scheduled to release new albums this year, Bo LAN will release new albums in April, and THEB will release EHEARTS in July.
In addition to the new album, Bo LAN has a preview single in March and two regular singles scheduled for the second half of the year. THEB and EHEARTS also have plans to release two singles this year.
Two to three singles a year, one original album, and a theme tour, that's about it.
On ZARD's side, this year's album-themed tour will start in the second half of the year. At the end of March, the band will go to Los Angeles. Daikuro Moki, as the producer's assistant, will also go there. After helping to produce ZARD's album, she will transfer to another place.
Study in New York.
To debut, I have to wait until the last one or two months of this year.
Iwahashi Shinichi does not plan for Daikuro Maki to debut at the beginning of next year. While Daikoku Maki goes to study abroad for a short period of time, her debut plan must be finalized.
This year, the two solo singers launched as main features are Keiko Utoku and Moki Daikoku.
In addition, as a record company that started as a band, after making three popular bands, it still has to continue to launch two new bands.
However, considering that this year we will focus on the three popular bands ZARD, BOLAN, and THEBLU EHEARTS, we must make these three signatures even better, and we must ensure that they do not distract from their limelight. Unless the bands launched this year
If you become an instant hit, you will most likely adopt the trend of accumulating accumulation this year, then smoothly transition to next year, and then fully exert your efforts.
With these three popular bands at your disposal, you are guaranteed to make a lot of money this year.
This year, we have reached an in-depth cooperation with Xingchen Agency, which has slowed down GENZO's efforts to seek cooperation with other agencies in the industry and produce new singers for other agencies.
Of course, slowing down does not mean that you will not leave. You should still accept the invitations that you should accept, and you should continue to cooperate when you should seek cooperation.
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As April comes, one meeting after another is about to take place, and Shinichi Iwahashi is busy. While he is busy, over at the DREAM T-shirt and E, Miwa-chan and Nakamura-san are trying to repay last year's circus.
The group's tour owes a debt to Fujifilm, and they will hold two reception concerts in Tokyo and Osaka this month.
Starting from the reception concert, the two-person DREAM color T-cup E.
At the beginning of the new year, Sony issued a relevant press release for this adjustment.
The band's mascot announced that it would no longer appear on the theme tour. As soon as this news came out, there would be rumors like "DREAM T-cup E Giraffe Man is about to quit the band."
Not long after the press release was released, in February, the band participated as a three-person group in the special program of "MU Private CSTATION" to start the year. In the program, the host Tamori asked them, "Is the band going to become
Two-person system?”
The giraffe man, who had always been silent during interviews as a mascot, spoke for the first time: "Isn't the third person right here?"
The words came out and made everyone in the studio amused.
Also includes the audience in front of the TV.
For ordinary people, if they can see him on TV and buy records with his participation, they will not feel that there is one less person in the band. As for the usual theme tours, as long as the absolute protagonist Miwa-chan is there, it will not have much impact.
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To be honest, in a circus tour that focuses on gorgeous stages and a sense of fantasy, the Giraffe Man seems to be part of the stage. But for ordinary concerts, his existence is not that important.
Not only that, this new system implemented in the new year also conveys one thing to the public. That is, the giraffe man of the band is the same person under the hood from beginning to end.
It was announced that Giraffe Man would not participate in the theme tour, but it proved that Giraffe Man is irreplaceable.
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In early April, Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe were both present at the induction ceremony for new employees.
Especially for Watanabe Mayumi, not only does she have to appear at the entrance ceremony at the record company, she also has an entrance ceremony waiting for her at the office.
In addition, at Watanabe Productions, after the annual entrance ceremony for new members, there is also a reception for the new members, which is still a human touch management left over from the master-disciple family management model in the Watanabe Shin era.
Watanabe Mayumi is out of the family, but she still has a job at Watanabe Production Headquarters, so she will have to show up when the time comes.
Iwahashi Shin felt much more relaxed when he was with Watanabe Manyumi. He was afraid of being compared with others.
Kidding.
After the entrance ceremony was over, the two of them went to sit in the small reception room next to the president's office.
After being busy with business for a while, Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe both deliberately avoided serious topics, so they could really relax for a while.
The clerk brought the tea, and in front of Watanabe Wan Yumi, Iwahashi Shinichi stretched his legs freely. She saw it, smiled, and suddenly said, "My sister gave birth in October this year."
"ah."
Iwahashi Shinichi didn't expect her to say this, so he sat up straighter and paused, "That's really congratulations."
As if it was inconvenient to accept the congratulations for her sister, Watanabe Mayumi picked up the teacup.
"If Miki-san gives birth, I should also prepare a gift, right?" Shinichi Iwahashi seemed to be talking silly, "If nothing else, Masaki-san has always been very caring about this place."
Watanabe Manyumi felt that Iwahashi Shinichi said this because of Yoshida Miki's previous embarrassment to him. But it was not because he held a grudge. Rather, it was because he did not know how to deal with etiquette when he did not get a signal of complete reconciliation.
"It's November. It's too early to think about gifts now," Watanabe Manyumi replied.
Iwahashi Shinichi smiled and said, "That's true." He changed the topic and said, "In the first month of this year, I also visited Mori-san's house." To be precise, it was Mori Shinichi who held a party at his home and invited him there.
In the past, he was a small manager, and Mori Shinichi was a big singer. Now, Mori Shinichi will never take the initiative to mention that manager's past in front of Iwahashi Shinichi, and similarly, faced with Mori Shinichi's invitation, Iwahashi
Shen Yi must also be polite and give enough face.
"Mori-san's son, Takahiro-kun, is also two years old."
Iwahashi Shinichi said casually, "A little introverted kid. However, I heard from Mori-san that during family gatherings, he would sing loudly into the microphone. Although according to Mori-san, I don't know what he sang.
."
Watanabe Manyumi smiled, "It's so strict." She is only two years old.
"It's really strict." Shinichi Iwahashi also laughed, "From Mori-san's point of view, both parents are great singers. Even if they sing better than the average person, it's just a little bit of innate cleverness, not worth mentioning."
Mori Jin acted like a strict father and refused to say a good word about his son in front of outsiders. Not only that, he didn't seem to be interested in his son becoming a singer in the future.
Watanabe Wan Yumi frowned, "Masako-san will be sad if he hears this." His eyes fell on Iwahashi Shinichi's absent-minded face, and he thought to himself, these are things that men can't think of.
In mid-April, TV Asahi's prankster program will be launched. Although they do not need to intervene in the specific production, before and after the broadcast, as one of the planners and investors, there are still some things that should be involved.
The plump young man Yasushi Akimoto was in charge of script production. He got involved and wanted to invite a female idol from the Kitten Club, so he could talk very well.
To be precise, it was easy to talk about inviting Shizuka Kudo to play the female role.
As for the other kittens, after the group disbanded, because of their poor business skills, they offended everyone in the TV station. They were either banned or found out at the speed of light. Otherwise, they would become low-level photo idols and still have a chance.
Not many people have received such job invitations.
In the first episode of the show, the most famous guest selected was Kudo Shizuka.
Watanabe Manyumi thought about Shizuka Kudo's fame during her time in the Kitty Club, and said to him with a smile, "You are quite evil-minded." Let an idol who is widely rumored to be a female idol actually play the role of a young adult in the show.
girlfriend.
Iwahashi Shinichi also laughed and moved a fat young man to block the gun, "According to Akimoto-san, 'Isn't it very interesting?'"
Watanabe Manyumi felt a little helpless and said to him, "No wonder you and Akimoto-san get along well."
It's hard to tell whether this was a compliment or a sarcasm. But no matter which way it was, Iwahashi Shinichi took her words in stride.
ZARD is going back to Tokyo this week and then back to Los Angeles. During the album production, flying between the two places is also common. Watanabe Wan Yumi asked Iwahashi Shinichi, "When will you go to Los Angeles for inspection?"
Iwahashi Shinichi told her, "You have to be prepared. If you rush in like a headless fly, you will definitely hit a wall."
"My mother."
Watanabe Manyumi suddenly said.
Iwahashi Shinichi looked at her and seemed to have guessed what Watanabe Wan Yumi was going to say. As if to confirm, he asked: "Misao-san?"
Watanabe Manyumi said "hmm".
"My mother's intention," Watanabe Wan Yumi told him, "even if I can't help you much...if there is a need, I will not stand by and watch."
The phrase "even if it can't be of much help" came from her mouth, which was unpleasant to listen to. Shinichi Iwahashi probably knew how much help he could get from Watanabe Productions. Nonetheless.
He smiled and said, "For a headless fly, having a direction would be a big help."
