Today, it is not a problem to hold a large-scale music festival. Whether it is a female-only lineup or a gender-neutral lineup. Whether it is sponsors or an inviteable lineup, these are not a problem.
The purpose of holding this music festival is to add fuel to the current band craze and push it to a higher level. In this case, when making plans, you can't just focus on the lineup of performances.
"The lineup and size are of course important."
Watanabe Manyumi changed the topic, and Iwahashi Shinichi followed her and also talked about the music festival. He said, "However, the scale of the venue and the lineup on the stage are not enough."
Shinichi Iwahashi’s plan this time is not only to hold a special event at Wangan Plaza, but also to set up branch venues outside of Tokyo. Targeting major cities in Japan, this music festival will be broadcast live and produced once.
An unprecedented "National Music Festival".
This approach has been unheard of before, and no one knows what the effect will be if it is actually done. Taking conservative actions and following the traditional methods is naturally the safest and safest, but it is not suitable for Shinichi Iwahashi who wants to push the band craze to "society"
Phenomenon” ambition.
"Unprecedented" things will become popular and topical even before they are done. The bigger the battle, the more attention it will attract. Similarly, the whole society actually knows that the band is popular now.
, we are only one short of a "social phenomenon" that can shock the entire country.
Iwahashi Shinichi came up with this move, not on a whim or out of hot-headedness.
And Watanabe Manyumi, who has experienced too many "unconventional" ideas from Iwahashi Shinichi, is not surprised by what ideas he comes up with.
Not only that, the music festival has not even been held yet, Iwahashi Shinichi already has plans to sell the TV broadcast rights to NHK's paid channel after the music festival. Even after learning that Ohri Yokichi was going to set up a subsidiary in Hong Kong, he also planned to
After recommending Beyond to perform at the music festival, I also want to plan with Yokichi Oto to broadcast the music festival to Hong Kong.
But no matter who you license the copyright to, once you have a plan, the first thing you need to do is to establish a subsidiary company responsible for producing and distributing videos. Not only for future music festivals, but also for the record company as it grows.
step.
Previously, GENZO's singers' tour videos were entrusted to other companies to produce them. Now that the company has grown in size, it is natural that this part of the production and distribution must be taken back.
The most realistic thing at the moment is the production and distribution of the recovered video tapes. In addition, Shinichi Iwahashi, who values the potential of the animation industry, also wants to get involved in animation production.
Japanese animation production companies mostly produce works for children. If they want to take advantage of it, GENZO will have to work hard. Shinichi Iwahashi also asked GENZO to form a partnership with Japanese animation production companies to establish a new
animation production studios, separate from their main business, and participate more deeply in the animation industry.
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After the plate was removed, Shinichi Iwahashi picked up the coffee, took a sip, and remembered something, "By September, we need to renew the distribution contract with JVC."
Watanabe Manyumi said "hmm", "The cooperation with JVC went smoothly."
A small company like GENZO does not have its own logistics and cannot distribute records across the country. Therefore, it has to borrow the distribution network of a large company, and then the big company takes a commission.
For a newly established small company like JVZO to distribute goods and promote products, they still relied on Watanabe's reputation and Watanabe Misa's help to pull the strings. Who would have thought that the Sparrow Five Zang Temple, which they accepted out of favor, would actually let them also
Follow and make big money.
Iwahashi Shinichi also admitted that the cooperation with JVC was quite tacit, and the two parties had never had any unpleasantness over the issuance issue. Even so, the brothers clearly settled the scores, and they had to separate things that should be done.
He said, "Now, GENZO's distribution commission is a piece of fat in the industry."
It's just that for the three popular bands at hand, as long as they can get the commission to distribute and promote GENZO, they will get a huge commission. At this time, other distribution companies are also taking the initiative to contact GENZO.
"If you want to go higher, even if you end the contract with JVC, you can't choose something worse than JVC." Watanabe Manyumi said, "Distributing goods is one aspect, and there is also publicity and promotion."
Distribution companies that are less powerful can charge lower commissions. However, their publicity and promotion methods cannot keep up. In this case, instead of trying to run in with a new company, it is better to continue with JVC, which is a happy cooperation.
"That's what happened." Shinichi Iwahashi knew how important publicity was, and he definitely couldn't take advantage of it. "However, GENZO is different now from when it was first established. It has the confidence to negotiate terms on the commission." Even so.
The other party is JVC.
The two of them shared a meal together and finally brought the meal to a close.
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In June, the record industry is busy from the beginning to the end of the month.
By the end of June, Nakamori Akina released a single with the theme song of the next NTV TV series "Water Ten". After all, it is Taopu Star. Even if the sales have declined, and the consecutive single weekly championship was stopped by the band last year, it will still be the same.
He is one of the best among singers, and he is still treated top-notch in the office.
Before the single was released, various large-scale promotions were launched, and Yanyin also tried its best to contact TV stations.
The TV series "Water Ten" with Momoko Kikuchi as the second character was launched on July 4th. Akira Nakamori's single was released ten days before the TV series was aired. By the time the single was released, the first three episodes of the TV series had been filmed. According to
The plan is to complete the filming of the first five episodes before the TV series starts airing.
They are both from the same agency, one also acted as a second character in a TV series, and the other is responsible for singing the theme song of the TV series. After Akina Nakamori's single was released, Momoko Kikuchi's agent also brought Akina Nakamori's new single to the set, and praised her as Momoko Kikuchi.
In the name of the film, it was given to the main actors and staff who participated in the filming.
Since they belong to the same firm, of course they have to do such a simple task. Although Momoko Kikuchi has moved to Yanyin, she has never seen Akina Nakamori at other times except at events organized by the firm.
Artists are like this, each is busy and each has its own team to be responsible for. Unless they belong to the same faction or are led by the same big manager, it is difficult to have a personal relationship.
What's more, Momoko Kikuchi belongs to the actors department, and Akina Nakamori is the number one person in the singers department, so the distinction is clear.
Not only that, the condition for Momoko Kikuchi's peaceful exit from her old club was that she would no longer sing, while Akina Nakamori did not want to participate in TV series.
When Momoko Kikuchi thought about this, she felt it was both subtle and magical. She occasionally thought, if Akina Nakamori actively participated in TV drama performances, would she encounter obstacles when she moved to Kenyin?
After sending out Akina Nakamori's new single, today's filming also ended successfully. The fourth episode was filmed. At first, it all depended on the state of the day, and the speed of entering the scene was determined by Momo Kikuchi. The performance became more and more leisurely. Today
After the filming was over, the director also praised her for her improved expressiveness.
Being praised, Momoko Kikuchi felt happy and thanked the director. She bowed, and her manager also bowed with her, thanking the studio staff for their care.
At the end of the day's shooting, Kikuchi Momoko got into the car and moved to the next location. She casually said to her agent, "If Akina-san wanted to star in a TV series from the beginning, I don't know if I would become Kenin."
actress."
What she said sounded like a childish joke, but it didn't sound awkward.
The agent had a good relationship with her and responded, "Of course."
Momoko Kikuchi showed a bit of stubbornness and kept insisting on this topic, "Then we have to praise two actresses at the same time." She has a good personality and a soft and gentle appearance. She said these words as if she was coquettishly talking to her agent.
Similar.
The agent laughed and said, "When the agency wants to expand its acting business, how can it be that there are too many popular actresses?" Besides, Yanyin is also very wealthy and has full determination to develop the acting business.
Kikuchi Momo pursed her lips and smiled, "In terms of popularity, Akina-san is more popular." She told the truth.
"Besides, Peach Jam and Akina-san are different types. Even if I market you two at the same time, I won't take the same route," the agent said.
Momoko Kikuchi seems to regard Akina Nakamori as an imaginary enemy on her journey to becoming an actor.
The manager was vaguely aware of this subtle thought, and guessed that perhaps helping to deliver Akina Nakamori's single today had put pressure on Momoko Kikuchi. Since she was the manager, she naturally had the obligation to comfort her.
"Really?" Momoko Kikuchi seemed to have imagined for Akina Nakamori what role she would be suitable for. As an idol, it was impossible for her to ignore Akina Nakamori's brilliance on the stage. She herself had sincerely appreciated Akina Nakamori like the audience.
performance.
At this moment, when I think of Akina Nakamori's expressiveness, I feel inferior.
The agent laughed and said, "Today, the director also praised Peach Jam. She is calm and unhurried, very much like an actress."
Momoko Kikuchi was a little embarrassed, lowered her head slightly, and said modestly, "She is still far from a real actress."
"When you can see progress, you are motivated, right?" the agent said.
Momoko Kikuchi pursed her lips and smiled, "It makes sense." She echoed this and paused, "Last time, when I met Iwahashi-san, I was encouraged by him. He said that acting is
A very meaningful thing.”
"Did you meet Iwahashi-san again after that?" the agent asked her.
Momoko Kikuchi shook her head first, then remembered that her agent was driving, and then replied: "No."
The agent smiled and teased her, "If we can only meet once every six months, we will have forgotten everything before we get to know each other better the next time we meet."
Momoko Kikuchi herself said, "After meeting today, we are more familiar with each other than after the last time we met." The manager memorized her words to pieces. Instead of teasing her with Momoko Kikuchi's words, he might as well make up his own words.
Such a sentence.
However, what he said was true.
When Momoko Kikuchi heard what her manager said, she didn't know what to say.
"correct."
The manager remembered something and mentioned it to Momoko Kikuchi, "This Iwahashi-san is collaborating with Akina-san on a new album."
Momoko Kikuchi said "Ah" and raised her head.
The manager drove her car and didn't know Momoko Kikuchi's reaction. She said, "The formal cooperation announcement seems to be planned to be released after the promotion period of this single has passed, but production has already begun."
"It's still in the confidentiality stage." The agent smiled, "However, we work in the same firm and occasionally chat with my former colleagues, so I still hear a little bit about it."
It is a joint project with so many staff involved. Even if it is kept secret, rumors will leak out. However, with the confidentiality clause of the contract, the staff cannot risk a lawsuit to leak it to gossip magazines for such a trivial matter.
The manager casually mentioned, "Besides, you, Momoko-chan, who I am in charge of now, were introduced by Iwahashi-san."
"It's a little bit related, isn't it?" the agent said wisely.
Momoko Kikuchi reacted for a moment, then smiled and replied, "Yes." Rather than being amused by the agent's witty words, it was more like thinking about what response she should make, and then she used her acting skills as an actress.
"Speaking of which," the manager took it as a joke and brought up the old story, "Last year, when Akina-san and Iwahashi-san collaborated on a single, it was said that they had a huge quarrel in the recording studio, and Akina-san was so angry that he fought with Iwahashi-san.
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Momoko Kikuchi was stunned for a moment after hearing this, "A big fight?... Akina-san and Iwahashi-san?"
"I think it's an exaggeration." The manager himself didn't believe it. "Maybe there were conflicts during production, but if it got to the point of a fight, how could there be this cooperation?"
"Rumors are getting more and more outrageous as they spread." Momoko Kikuchi replied, and she also laughed.
How could Iwahashi-san, such a calm person, really quarrel with Akina-san in the recording studio? Then how unreasonable Akina-san must be...
Momo Kikuchi had such an idea in her mind, and she wanted to laugh even more.
In front of her agent today, the emotion she expressed regarding Akina Nakamori as her imaginary enemy on the road to becoming an actress was not so much a sign of quarrel with her as a moment of self-pity.
The week that Akina Nakamori released her new single, Momoko Kikuchi's previous record label released her greatest hits album.
She compiled the original recordings she held in hand into a collection, using old photos taken during her idol days. This collection is worth a fortune and is mostly aimed at her loyal fans from her idol days.
I completely cut myself off from singing and devoted myself wholeheartedly to my career as an actor. This is my own choice, but it is inevitable that I will feel emotional about this matter.
Especially, while she was helping Akina Nakamori promote her single, she kept silent about her own album.
"anyway."
The manager suddenly said, "If Momoko-chan wants to become more familiar with Iwahashi-san next time we meet, she should meet more often."
She suddenly said something that seemed to be encouraging, and Momo Kikuchi was stunned.
Is it okay if the agent takes the initiative to say this?
