When all parties knew what was going on, it would be too boring to cooperate with Kenyin's acting and have Momoko Kikuchi's manager come and kneel down at his place.
Since it is an internal matter within Yanyin, it should be resolved by Yanyin itself.
Besides, if Shinichi Iwahashi agrees to Momoko Kikuchi's manager coming to apologize, the ball will just be kicked to his feet from Kenin again. Even if it is a ball that can be kicked back, there is no need to make matters worse.
Iwahashi Shin made up his mind to discuss the next cooperation with Kenyin and not mention the previous matter. If he doesn't take up this matter, the play will only be sung on Kenyin's own stage.
Shinichi Iwahashi declined the request from Momoko Kikuchi’s manager, which was unexpected by Mr. Nozaki. Whether it was his aboveboard behavior or his careful calculation, he would not let Momoko Kikuchi’s manager come to him.
Earth seat.
However, in the eyes of the Nozakis, once the cooperation was concluded, Shinichi Iwahashi never mentioned anything other than the cooperation, as if they had the same goal from beginning to end, so they sat down to discuss it together.
Such a style made the father and son feel that he was slippery and not someone who could be easily manipulated. And this point, when the cooperation was first discussed, Iwahashi Shinichi was the host and Nozaki was the host.
Mr. Nozaki had already experienced this at the banquet where Mr. and Watanabe Manyumi attended at the same time.
At the banquet, Mr. Nozaki talked about Kenyin's plan to enter the television industry. Watanabe Manyumi replied that she has always had a positive attitude towards participating in the television industry and felt honored to be able to share the same goals as Kenyin. As soon as she spoke, she could
Speaking of going together, Mr. Nozaki is sure that Shinichi Iwahashi had discussed it with Watanabe Manyumi in advance.
However, the two of them communicated with each other, but Shinichi Iwahashi remained silent and listened indifferently, as if he was acting as an introducer for Yanyin and U-MIZ, two firms that also target the television industry.
By then, it was as if it had nothing to do with him.
Previously, Iwahashi Shinichi said that he was a music producer and didn't know anything about TV dramas. Now he had such an attitude that even Mr. Nozaki was almost swayed. Iwahashi-san has never been like this.
He had planned to get involved in the TV drama industry, but if Yanyin hadn't taken advantage of it, he would never have gotten involved in this aspect.
Until Watanabe Manyumi took her time and showed her card——
It is necessary to obtain the support of the TV station to set up a late-night unit drama program to discover and train new creative staff and new actors. Furthermore, there is also the opportunity to use this program to polish script inspiration and make this program the soil for the germination of regular TV series.
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"A program like this is a springboard." Watanabe Manyumi said.
The so-called springboard is a springboard for the creative staff and actors who participated in the program to move into the mainstream. In addition, such a program also allows the firm to maintain a close relationship with the TV station and further prioritize participation in projects that sprout from this program.
Planning and production of TV series.
Kenyin has a lot of money and spends money to pave the way. Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Manyumi are weak, so they take a subtle route. But no matter which one it is, since they need to "cooperate" and are "allies", then there is no one party to cooperate.
The other side’s reasoning.
Mr. Nozaki clearly saw the card in Watanabe Manyumi's hand, and was convinced that this card was not Watanabe Manyumi's, but that she and Iwahashi Shinichi showed it together.
This Iwahashi-san was really able to come up with an idea that could persuade Watanabe Manyumi to come to his side and help him resolve the crisis when he was being manipulated by Kenin, and at the same time, he could make Watanabe Manyumi turn around.
With this idea that convinced her, he competed with Kenyin. But he himself, as if it had nothing to do with him, was watching Kenyin and Watanabe Manyumi going back and forth.
Not only that, no one on either side could blame him.
And for Kenin, cooperating with Watanabe Mayumi, or cooperating with the unit drama program that she and Iwahashi Shinichi are planning to produce, is not something that will harm itself.
Perhaps it should be said that after the cooperation is concluded, Kenyin, who is obsessed with speed, can benefit from the steady and steady efforts of Shinichi Iwahashi and Manumi Watanabe, who are obsessed with stability. And the weak Shinichi Iwahashi and Manumi Watanabe will also benefit from the steady progress.
Can catch the light of the wealthy and powerful Kenyin.
This cooperation is complementary to each other. If we want to understand the joints, Yanyin has nothing to say.
The more difficult it is to control someone, the more important it is to adopt a correct and cooperative attitude.
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Agent Tagawa was ready to go to the door, but was rejected by Shinichi Iwahashi. After receiving the news from GENZO, she was not relieved, but felt even heavier.
If Shinichi Iwahashi asked her to come and apologize, things would be simple. After all, there is nothing that cannot be solved by bowing. If there is, then I will sit down.
Shinichi Iwahashi spoke tolerantly and did not think Tagawa needed to apologize to him. But for Tagawa, it was easier to kneel down. The person who asked her to apologize to Shinichi Iwahashi was the manager of the second production department. Now, regardless of success or failure,
, Tagawa has to go back to the manager.
Compared to Iwahashi Shinichi, who could solve the problem by just kneeling down, the manager who directly decided her future made Tagawa even more nervous.
However, the manager downplayed it, "Did Iwahashi-san say that? You are such a magnanimous person, which makes us ashamed." This was not so much self-reflection as it was setting the tone for the matter.
Tagawa lowered his head, waiting for the manager's arrangements.
The handover of Momo Kikuchi's side was completed, and she only had the management affairs for two newcomers. However, she was an agent with some qualifications, and she would not let her just guard these two newcomers who were not improving...
"Tagawa, please take charge of the matter at hand for the time being. Later, we will make new arrangements." The manager's voice was crisp, as if he wanted to make the final decision. Tagawa's heart skipped a beat, knowing that this was a belated punishment. But she had no other words.
Able to say, "Yes."
In any case, it was just "temporary". She was not transferred to other posts, and there was no substantial punishment. She was just asked to lead new people first. Yanyin did not intend to punish Tagawa too severely.
In other words, I don’t have this intention for the time being. At least until Akina Nakamori and Shinichi Iwahashi have a successful public relationship.
Tagawa was transferred away from Momoko Kikuchi, Mr. Nozaki discussed cooperation with Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe, information about the release of Akina Nakamori's new album was released on time, and Kenin's external public relations also began to act secretly——
Everything is in order, it seems that we have completely overcome the difficulties, and we are just waiting for the album to be released and announced to the public.
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"ZARD's new single "Meet Now" is now on sale to great reviews!!"
"THE BLUE HEARTS' self-titled tour begins, please support me!!"
On the floor where GENZO is located, promotional posters of its singers are hung everywhere. This scene is all too familiar - industry practice is that the first step in the promotion period is to hang posters all over the company.
A week or two before the release of Akina-san's new album, promotional posters will also appear on Kenyin and Warner Bros.
Assistant Momoi glanced at the promotional posters of GENZO's singers, and suddenly an idea came to her mind. When Akina-san's new album is released, she wonders if there will be an album poster hanging here.
...Anyway, the producer is also Iwahashi-san.
Of course, this idea seemed somewhat unrealistic. When the assistant thought about it, he quickly shook his head inwardly. When he turned his eyes, he saw a fresh poster saying "Keiko Utoku's new single "Primary Colors" is now on sale with good reviews!!"
Seeing it in late summer and early autumn made me feel extremely refreshed.
Next to this one, there is a poster with a crayon hand-drawn style and no real person appearing, "U3".
The assistant thought, so GENZO has such a band?... The reason why we think it is a band is not only that GENZO is famous for its production band, but also because "U3" looks just a little bit different from "U2"
After THE BEATLES visited Japan, there were a lot of insect bands in Japan. When naming the bands, they learned from Omi. This has been a tradition for decades.
She was invited to the small reception room next to the president's office, and the clerk brought her tea. After waiting for a while, there was a noise outside the door. Iwahashi Shinichi stood at the door and greeted her, "Momoi-san...right?"
The assistant who had just picked up the tea cup quickly put it down, stood up and saluted, "Iwahashi-san."
"Thank you for your hard work." Iwahashi Shinichi stepped in and greeted her, "I'll leave everything to you from now on."
Why did Nakamori Akina's assistant appear in his reception room? Of course it was to pick him up for the date. Now that the cooperation was agreed upon and the relationship with Nakamori Akina was natural, then, during the period before the official announcement,
It is also part of Yanyin's job to find ways to help two people create opportunities for them to meet and date without being photographed by the paparazzi.
This is what the firm does. Those who can be broken up will definitely wield the big stick in their hands, and those who cannot be broken up will try their best to protect them.
The assistant smiled when he heard Iwahashi Shinichi's kind words and bowed his head to him again.
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For dinner, we are going to Kyobashi to eat Chinese food. Akina Nakamori is famous among Chinese food lovers.
At this time, the road conditions were quite bad. The car stopped and started, crawling slowly. In the car, the assistant talked to Shinichi Iwahashi, "Is there a band called U3, also produced by Iwahashi-san Company?"
"U3?"
The name came out of the little assistant's mouth, and Iwahashi Shinichi reacted, as if he was thinking about when the company had launched such a band. He paused and asked, "Do you know them?"
"Just now, I saw U3-san's promotional poster in the company." The assistant replied. She was familiar with Shinichi Iwahashi, and she was a little casual, "But actually, this was the first time I saw it, and I thought, it must be a newcomer.
Bar."
Iwahashi Shinichi found her words interesting. He was bored in traffic jam anyway, so he teased her casually, "Why do you think you are a newcomer?"
"Isn't Iwahashi-san a famous band producer? Any band you produce will be popular. If I haven't heard of a name, of course I will think it is a newcomer." The assistant said plausibly, but did not show any timidity at all.
Shinichi Iwahashi smiled happily, "Thank you for the compliment."
Even Iwahashi-san likes to hear good things. The assistant also secretly laughed.
"However," Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "U3 is not a band. Although it is written as 'U3', it is not imitating the name of 'U2'."
At this time, the assistant was surprised. But the surprise was not because Shinichi Iwahashi guessed that she thought U3 was a band, but because Shinichi Iwahashi read the name of the band, and the pronunciation of U is "woo".
Shinichi Iwahashi explained to her, "The U of U3 is the U of UTADA. It is a family group formed by the company's studio producer Utada-san, his wife, and his daughter."
U3 actually means "three UTADA".
The little assistant said "Ah", and the little pride he just felt was gone, "That's it."
After Utada Terumi signed a contract with GENZO, Iwahashi Shinichi kept his promise, accepted their family's record contract, and helped them produce a family record.
The family of three wrote lyrics and music together, and even the young Hikaru Utada joined the creative lineup and wrote several songs. The arrangement was entirely handled by Utada Terumi, and the musical instruments were completed by Utada Terumi and the studio musicians who came to help. Keiko Fuji and
Utada Hikaru took turns as the lead singer, and produced a total of eight songs, putting together a decent album.
The entire production process was basically completed by this family of three, and the production cost could not be lowered. After the song was produced, the album's cover and back cover were simple and plain, and the inner pages were all Hikaru Utada's graffiti except for the lyrics.
After the album was completed, it was printed and a total of one thousand copies were printed. When the finished product arrived in the hands of Shinichi Iwahashi, he opened it and looked at it. It seemed that it was an album produced by Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko to commemorate the growth of their daughter.
Of course, it is definitely not just to commemorate the growth of Utada Hikaru, but also a serious music album.
Utada Terumi's talent is not outstanding, and the songs he composes are mediocre. As a producer, he is a very stable producer who will never make mistakes if he is in charge, but he is not a wizard. This is also obvious. If he is a born wizard
, it’s not like I haven’t participated in any decent works for so many years.
However, for Shinichi Iwahashi, what matters most is his stability. This kind of stability can be a good supporting producer, responsible for independent bands or singer-songwriters, no more, no less.
Utada Terumi's talent was mediocre, but when he got this album, Shinichi Iwahashi gave it a listen and was a little interested in the two songs that Utada Hikaru participated in the creation of.
It’s not unusual to be involved in composing music at the age of seven. Many musicians who have a background in boy kung fu have had the experience of composing their first piece of music at the age of five - anyway, there are routines in composing music.
Can be relied upon.
The reason why Shinichi Iwahashi is interested is that the compositions she wrote have a certain aura to them. They are not mechanically copied after learning the routines of composition. On the contrary, they are still wild and unconstrained without routines. The wild and unconstrained style also makes some sense and is not random.
Write for a while.
Utada Hikaru, whose parents are musicians, has followed his parents into recording studios since he was a child. It is not unusual for him to learn some music from his ears and eyes. However, being able to write these songs does not rely on his ears and eyes, but his talent.
"That poster," Shinichi Iwahashi recovered his thoughts and told his assistant, "was drawn by the daughter of producer Utada himself."
