Ken Mikami's agent is affiliated with Watanabe Manyumi, and her agency is responsible for the management.
GENZO is prosperous, and Watanabe Mayumi's U-Z is also making great progress. The singer's business is making a lot of money, and the funds used to support the actor's business are also quite sufficient.
Now that she has a lot of money, Watanabe Mayumi is more generous in promoting newcomers. After hearing the information from Michiyo Yamada of PAPADO that Fuji TV was preparing to adapt "Tokyo Love Story", Watanabe Watanabe went to Yoshida Masaki to verify it and planned to go through her brother-in-law
Make connections to sponsor this TV series.
Of course, the condition for paying the sponsorship fee is that the actor Kazuki Sawamura, whom she strongly recommends, has a role.
Watanabe Manyumi spent eight million yen as a signing bonus to settle on this new actor. When Iwahashi Shinichi went to her agency a while ago, she finally introduced him and met him.
It's pretty much what she described, he is a tall, straight, handsome and handsome man. The vision of the domineering president is worthy of trust.
This year, Takashima Reiko won the lead role in a morning TV series. Inamura Izumi was strongly recommended as an actress who won the Newcomer Award for her acting skills. She also has good TV series resources. Not only that, she is also favored by people in the film industry.
Two actresses who are developing well and whose paths are not in conflict are currently lacking a capable actor.
If you think about it this way, it is not difficult to understand why Watanabe Manyumi first spent a lot of money to sign an actor with unsatisfactory conditions in all aspects, and then invested a lot of money again to raise his starting point to be included in the lineup of the Yuejiu TV series.
Watanabe Manyumi focused on her actor management, while Iwahashi Shinichi was responsible for his record business. The actor training class she ran was doing well, and Iwahashi Shinichi was ready to set up a music classroom under the name of GENZO to train and discover new talents.
The more prosperous the businesses each handle, the less likely they are to do everything together like when they first started their business.
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At the end of June, AMU's handsome Ohori Yokichi hosted a reception for Shinichi Iwahashi.
Ever since they were interested in building a recording studio in Los Angeles, Shinichi Iwahashi and Yokichi Ohri had been close, and they wanted to learn from this firm, which had been committed to overseas development for many years.
Shinichi Iwahashi was still producing at Watanabe, and when he was in charge of the music festival, he received help from Yokichi Ohato. Later, when he was working on Band Tenkuni and recruiting allies, the first thing that came to mind was his AMU color.
Shinichi Iwahashi was grateful and admired for his help on the previous two occasions. On the other two occasions, he had helped GENZO. This time, GENZO was interested in taking its steps overseas, and he was generous with his advice and help.
Watanabe Susumu generously let Yokichi Osato go and become independent at first, but the situation turned again and again, and in the end this step was not wrong.
Shinichi Iwahashi's GENZO is going to build a recording studio in Los Angeles, and Yokichi Ohato's AMU is currently planning to open a subsidiary in Hong Kong.
At the banquet, Osato Yokichi did not shy away from telling the plan to Shinichi Iwahashi, and looked forward to Shinichi Iwahashi.
Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment learn from Japan, there is no need to repeat this matter.
Japanese idol stars who have become popular in the local area have moved to Hong Kong and Taiwan, and are still big stars. I don’t know how many years ago, Japanese companies arranged their business to Hong Kong. Not only did they arrange for local stars to develop, they also brought local stars
Take it to Japan.
However, in the early years, there were Hong Kong and Taiwan singers who became popular in Japan, but in recent years, we only see Japanese idols who are popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but not Hong Kong and Taiwan singers who can still make it in Japan.
Last year's Red and White Song Festival, NHK brought Hong Kong's Tam Wing-lin to the stage, but we didn't see him doing anything in Japan this year.
What I have to say is that Japanese idol stars can go to Hong Kong and Taiwan to play tickets and walk around, and local supporters will give them enough support. But Hong Kong and Taiwan artists, no matter whether they are popular or black locally,
If you want to make any splash in the Japanese music industry, you have to start from scratch and work hard bit by bit to have any chance of becoming popular.
But to give up a good local career and go to Japan to develop, to do this, we must first persuade a lot of people to quit. If one person fails to do it, he will return to his hometown in despair with his tail between his legs, and his base camp has already been robbed by latecomers.
Walk.
This kind of thing is exactly the same as when Japanese singers and actors go to the United States to make a career.
There is no one in the industry who doesn’t understand this truth.
Osato Yokichi told Iwahashi Shinichi that what he planned to do was to poach people from Xiangjiang and develop in Japan.
"I remember that year, when the music festival was held, Iwahashi-kun also invited a band from China." Yokichi Ohato suddenly mentioned. He had a deep memory of the projects he had participated in.
Iwahashi Shin nodded, "Yes." After a pause, he told him, "Watanabe-san and I are still planning to continue the music festival as a brand."
"Really?" Ori Yokichi said with great interest.
Iwahashi Shinichi did not hide it, "In addition to NAON's YAON, there are also plans to create a gender-neutral music festival."
Yokichi Ohri was curious, "Is it already in the plan?"
"Well." Shinichi Iwahashi considered his words, "It's already in the plan. The last music festival was held in February, but winter is not suitable for outdoor activities."
When the music festival was scheduled to be held in February, it was said to "dispel the chill of winter with the enthusiasm of rock and roll". When it was planned to hold it at a different time, it was changed to say that "winter is not suitable for outdoor activities."
Anyway, the mouth is on the human body, so you can say whatever you want.
Yokichi Ohri laughed, "When it comes to music festivals, summer is the most popular. Summer is the season for outdoor activities."
To put it in Japan, the period of high incidence of hay fever, the freezing cold winter, and the moldy rainy season are excluded. In addition, the back-to-school season and exam season are the times that discourage students from joining in the fun.
It should also be excluded.
After looking at it over and over again, it is indeed the most suitable for summer vacation.
When dealing with the THE BLO E HEARTS incident last year, Shinichi Iwahashi had a plan to recreate the music festival. When the music world was swept by band craze, he promoted the band craze into a "social phenomenon" by holding music festivals.
the height of.
Yokichi Ohori listened with great interest. After listening, he took the initiative to mention: "Our agency has also signed excellent bands such as Nantian Stars and BEGIN."
Shinichi Iwahashi said politely, "If you guys from the Southern Sky Stars showed up at the music festival, it would feel like it was actually a special outdoor concert."
Osato Yokichi smiled, changed the subject, and said, "But if you plan to invite overseas bands, I might be able to recommend one to you."
Shinichi Iwahashi listened attentively.
Oli Yangji reported a name, "There is a band called beyond in Xiangjiang."
Commissioners sent by AMU Se visited Xiangjiang and were recommended to contact this band. So far, both parties are quite satisfied with the other.
This band, which is already well-known in Hong Kong, not only yearns for the music market in Japan, but also has the determination to put aside its status as a big star in Hong Kong and go to Japan to start from scratch.
In particular, Japan is currently experiencing a band boom, which suits this band's wishes. If the agreement can be reached, the band will probably sign a contract with AMU and be brought to Japan to develop.
Osato Yokichi was talking eloquently and looked at Iwahashi Shinichi's slightly subtle expression, "Do you have any ideas, Iwahashi-kun?"
Being distracted, Iwahashi Shinichi shook his head and his expression returned to normal, "I was just thinking that it is quite courageous to have the determination to put aside the achievements in the local area and start over here."
"Indeed." Osato Yokichi nodded, "It is also because of this determination that I feel that the responsibility has become greater."
So, he lost his life after signing into your agency?
Shinichi Iwahashi thought to himself.
I only heard that Wong Ka Kui died unexpectedly when Beyond was developing in Japan. Could it be that the person in charge of running them at that time was AMU?
Or maybe it was originally from another firm, but now it’s in the sight of someone with AMU color?
He thought about his, and Yokichi Ohato remembered it and said as an interesting incident: "The people in the band also know Iwahashi-kun's name. He said that he made a special trip to Tokyo to watch the concert of THE BLU E HEARTS."
The incident of THE B E HEARTS made Shinichi Iwahashi's name famous all over the world.
Yokichi Osato is a humorous person with no pretensions. When it comes to wisecracks, he comes right off the tongue. "Although ordinary people may not know GENZO's Iwahashi-san, people who look at the Japanese music industry cannot ignore the light of this name."
For such two-year-old words to come out of the mouth of a person who was more than twenty years older than him, Iwahashi Shinichi was a little speechless. He didn't know what to say for a moment, so he picked up the cup and drank.
Osato Yokichi seemed to be waiting to see this reaction, and burst out laughing. It was as if the joke he told was only finished after seeing Shinichi Iwahashi's reaction.
"What you say is true." Oori Yokichi said.
Iwahashi Shinichi also believes it. Today, any band that intends to enter the Japanese music scene cannot ignore his name.
He brought the topic back, "Since it is the band recommended by Dalisang, of course I welcome them to participate."
Yokichi Osato raised a glass to him, drank the glass politely, and suddenly smiled, "I invite Iwahashi-kun this time because I have something musical to ask of you."
Iwahashi Shinichi guessed that Ohato Yokichi mentioned beyond in passing, so he followed his words and said, "We were talking about music just now."
Yokichi Ohsato smiled so much that wrinkles crinkled at the corners of his eyes.
After Shinichi Iwahashi finished joking, he put down his cup and pretended to listen carefully to what he was going to say.
Yokichi Osato also became serious, "Indeed, beyond is a musical thing. To be honest, Iwahashi-kun, I trust GENZO's production capabilities, and I hope to deepen my cooperation with Iwahashi-kun and Watanabe-kun."
When talking about Watanabe Mayumi, Ohri Yokichi always calls her "Watanabe-kun".
Yokichi Osato made it clear that he wanted to be friends with GENZO. Shinichi Iwahashi did not mince words and bowed to him, "I also trust Osato-san and Amu Shiro."
However, the subtext of what Ohori Yokichi said just now is that beyond is put aside in advance.
The matter of signing a contract has not yet been decided, and people from AMU can't say whether it is true or not, so there is no need to waste your breath in advance. Once it is finally decided, then comprehensively consider the situation and choose a suitable record company. This is the right way.
"Actually, there is an artist I want to recommend to Iwahashi-kun."
After expressing trust in each other, Osato Yokichi was satisfied and named the singer that he really wanted to recommend to Shinichi Iwahashi for dinner this time. "Actually, I have some connections with Iwahashi-kun...
Our artist is named Fukuyama Masaharu.”
After saying this name, Iwahashi Shinichi suddenly understood.
Masaharu Fukuyama did a second role in "Kitchen" starring Izumi Inamura. At that time, I heard Manyumi Watanabe talk about the lively atmosphere on the set where Masaharu Fukuyama even played and sang by himself.
Yokichi Osato reiterated his old words, "Actually, when we were filming "Kitchen", I once asked Sobanabe-kun and Iwahashi-kun what he thought about making a male solo."
Iwahashi Shinichi actually didn't remember whether Watanabe Manyumi conveyed to him what Osato Yokichi said. However, his expression did not change, and Osato Yokichi had no intention of observing Iwahashi Shinichi's reaction at this time.
There is a ready reality right in front of you.
Ken Mikami is about to debut, and GENZO also issued a press release stating that Shinichi Iwahashi is interested in the solo market.
That kind of short composition, for outsiders to watch, someone like Ohri Yokichi, who has been in the industry for decades, has published many such drafts, and naturally he is very clear about the routines involved.
Since Shinichi Iwahashi has announced to the public that he is willing to produce solo singers, Yokichi Ohri dares to cooperate with him, a producer who has no experience in producing male solo singers.
"When Mr. Fukuyama participated in the audition, he wanted to be a singer."
Yokichi Ozato introduced Masaharu Fukuyama to Shinichi Iwahashi. He wanted to be a singer, but was not discovered by a record company, so he entered AMU's popular actor audition. After being selected, Yokichi Osato persuaded him that he could also become a singer after becoming an actor.
Moreover, his appearance is so good, it would be a pity not to become an actor.
Compared with being an actor and also being a singer, what really convinced Fukuyama Masaharu was "With such good appearance, it would be a pity not to be an actor."
Even so, actors have not made any splash since their debut. The envisioned path of becoming famous by becoming an actor first, then acting and then singing is now out of the question.
"When I invited Fukuyama-kun to join the agency, I promised that after debuting as an actor, he could also debut as a singer," said Yokichi Ohato.
It sounds like he has the demeanor of a good boss. However, to reveal this demeanor, the real reason is that Masaharu Fukuyama's career as an actor is too unsatisfactory. Since acting is good but singing is not successful, Yokichi Ohsato also wants to
Try singing and you will perform this one.
Shinichi Iwahashi agreed, "If it's Orisa-san's recommendation, there's nothing else from me except 'welcome'. But," he changed the topic and left a line for himself, "In terms of producing solo singers
, I have neither enough experience nor relevant achievements.”
If Yokichi Ototo is eager to get short-term rewards from Masaharu Fukuyama, it would be better to choose a big record company and an experienced big-name producer.
To a certain extent, when an actor has no success in his debut, he turns to releasing records for him. In doing so, Yokichi Ohri is very optimistic about Masaharu Fukuyama.
Yokichi Osato's hearty tone dispelled his concerns, "Since I invited Iwahashi-kun, of course I trust you unconditionally."
Speaking of which, there is nothing more to say.
Shinichi Iwahashi accepted the commission and made an agreement with Yokichi Ohri. He then met with Masaharu Fukuyama to discuss the details of the record contract in detail.
