In October, Sumitomo Bank Chairman Ichiro Isoda, known as the "Sumitomo Locust", announced his resignation due to the Ito Man incident.
Five months ago, due to a whistle-blowing letter from within Sumitomo Bank, this "biggest economic incident after the war" was made public.
Itoman Co., Ltd., a century-old family business, has obtained loans totaling 1.2 trillion yen from Sumitomo Bank in various ways. This money was used to invest in real estate business, but in fact it was through the president of Oyodo Construction, known as Xu Yongzhong, a radical member of the "Kansai Dark Gold King", laundered money, and most of it disappeared.
The news broke and the world was in uproar. After five months of long investigation and tracking, the people involved were investigated one after another. When the branch manager of Sumitomo Bank was arrested by the police for violating investment laws, two days later, President Ichiro Isoda announced his resignation.
Ichiro Isoda ruled Sumitomo Bank for thirteen years and was known as the "Isoda Locust" within the bank. In 1986, Isoda, who was ambitious to expand his business from Kansai to Kanto, merged with a bank that was said to "own a large amount of non-performing assets." Pinghe Mutual Bank flourished during the bubble era.
Generally speaking, it is taboo for banks to participate in the Yakuza, but in this era, it is not a "normal situation" after all. Sumitomo Bank and the Yakuza began to interact with each other from the time of the merger of Heiwa Mutual Bank. The reason for this is because of Xu Yongzhong There is another person nicknamed "The Fixer of Kansai". This person is a close friend of politicians and is worthy of being a brother to the cabinet boss.
After five months of uproar, the arrest of the branch manager of Sumitomo Bank and the resignation of Ichiro Isoda brought this major incident to its climax. How could the people affected be so anxious that they could not stay out of the matter and treat this incident as financial gossip? It can be understood by those who have nothing to do with it.
For most ordinary people, it is impossible to understand what impact a major event will have on themselves outside of the event. However, the future of most ordinary people is unknown and outside of it. was quietly decided.
In October, Sumitomo Bank’s CEO Isoda stepped down.
In November, the Heisei Ten Locust held an enthronement ceremony, and the TV station broadcast the entire ceremony. For the TV station and the Locust Room, broadcasting the enthronement ceremony was the first time a big girl got on the sedan chair. Therefore, in various matters, All arrangements had to be made in advance. So, at the end of the year, another turmoil occurred surrounding the enthronement ceremony of Tian Locust.
The key news coverage item of the enthronement ceremony is the enthronement ceremony in the main hall. Which TV station will broadcast this section specifically? The initial plan was for NHK, the four major broadcasters and TV Tokyo to draw lots to decide.
As a result, the lottery was drawn by TV Tokyo.
However, the Imperial Household Agency denied this result and directly designated NHK to exclusively broadcast the main hall ceremony, while the congratulatory procession ceremony was jointly broadcast by NHK and various public broadcasting stations.
This decision was opposed by all Taiwanese broadcasters, and TV Asahi even urgently produced a special program on "NHK, the Royal Television Station of the Imperial Household Agency" to explain the ins and outs of the matter to the audience in detail, criticizing the Imperial Household Agency and NHK for being pretentious.
He said that he would draw lots based on luck, and if he didn't win, he would be appointed by the Queen.
Still not giving up, ten days after the enthronement ceremony of the Heisei Ten Locust was held, the Imperial Household Agency held a memorial ceremony. TV Asahi took this opportunity to launch a special program again, using the Imperial Household Agency's enthronement ceremony and a series of activities as an example. There is much talk about the locust system.
TV stations are more serious, but they are not merciful. Especially TV Asahi is good at news programs, and this kind of programs can be produced easily. As for whether the Imperial Household Agency will protest through the Private Broadcasting Alliance afterwards, they have already been broadcast anyway.
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In Japan, a qualified person in charge must be proficient in bowing, apologizing with honorifics, and pretending to be dead.
Not only that, because the TV stations are backed by newspaper groups and publishing houses, the TV stations are under fierce fire. In the newspapers and magazines related to them, the comments surrounding this broadcast incident have also increased sharply.
For the general public, seeing "the biggest economic event after the war" will make them feel confused. Even if they think they are outside the event, they will inevitably feel a little bit of fear and uneasiness, even if they cannot explain the cause of the uneasiness.
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However, if there is a series of turmoil surrounding Tian Locust's enthronement ceremony, then for most people, they can just relax and watch this gossip to their heart's content. Those who like to watch the excitement can still have nothing.
burdensome to think about
"Tear it well, tear it louder."
On the Shinkansen heading west, Shinichi Iwahashi flipped through the magazine in his hand and read an article criticizing the relationship between the Imperial Household Agency and NHK for hampering the media's freedom of interview. He read it with gusto.
At this moment, time has just entered the end of the year.
It has been almost a month since the incident of Tian Locust's enthronement ceremony broadcast, but this is a monthly magazine. Likewise, because it is a monthly magazine, by the time of publication, the magazine has obtained new material. After criticism,
The article also mentioned that TV Asahi was protested by extremists for airing those two special programs.
Of course, a protest is a protest, and if Asahi understands it, it won't make a fuss about it.
In an era of developed media, you never have to worry about running out of new topics. And in the era we live in now, new news is being produced every moment. All kinds of unprecedented and unimaginable things are emerging one after another.
People are overwhelmed.
Comprehensive magazines not only continued to follow the follow-up of the Ito Man incident, but also summarized the storm of the broadcast of the Ten Locust enthronement ceremony. Looking further back, they looked overseas and analyzed what changes the reunification of the two Germanys would bring to the world, and the Iron Lady's resignation.
Where will the corrupt country go from now on? Then, whether the war in the Gulf region is inevitable.
Japan is restricted by the United States and is not allowed to send reporters to the front lines of the war. It can only relay reports from foreign countries. Therefore, for people in Japan, the situation in the Gulf region is extremely far away from them.
Just like when you read the financial gossip of Sumitomo Bank, you feel like you are outside it. For most people, reading about the changes in the world situation is just like watching a movie or TV series, or watching others playing video games.
Entering December is the busiest closing month.
GENZO is booming this year. In the closing months of the year, everyone in the company is full of energy, and they are particularly generous when holding receptions.
The annual sales statistics of the record charts are over. On the singles chart, the number one on this year's annual chart is B.B. QUEENS's "Let's Dance".
Thanks to the strong ratings of "Chibi Maruko-chan" and Fuji TV's sparing promotion, this single has been a hot topic of promotion since its release. A total of 1.5 million copies were sold, making the entire industry
Sideways glance.
Last year's annual chart, DREAM's "Eyeste" became the first million-dollar single in Heisei. This year, "Let's Dance Together" topped the annual single chart, breaking the record set by "Eyeste".
sales record.
At the same time, ranking first on the annual album list is the planned album led by Shinichi Iwahashi. This album sold 580,000 copies in the first week of the new year. From the beginning to the end of the year, it sold more than 100,000 copies.
A full year later, it crossed the two million threshold in one fell swoop.
An album that sold over two million copies!
We have just come out of an era when it was difficult to sell a million albums. An album with sales exceeding two million is enough to shock the industry and the general public.
However, considering that this is a huge project that has attracted the attention of the whole country, the cumulative sales of the songs included in the album after being released as singles are more than two million copies, and it seems that two million copies will be sold.
It's not an exaggeration.
But the most important thing is that this planned album sends a signal to the industry and the public, that is: the album can sell more than two million copies. For the record market that has been in the doldrums for many years, the annual album list
With one million singles and two million albums, it will undoubtedly boost the confidence of the industry and attract the public's attention.
Let the public look at "buying records" again.
Last year, DREAM had both a million singles and a million albums on the record charts, but at that time, this achievement could be attributed to the band's super momentum last year.
But this year, regardless of the single or album charts, the sales of records that can enter the top 50 of the overall list have increased. In this way, there is no doubt that it is because the record market is recovering.
Return to prosperity.
Although from another perspective, the last wave of booming record market coincided with the era of zero economic growth after the oil crisis. However, for practitioners in the record industry, this is still the long-lost spring.
The number one single on the annual chart sold 1.5 million copies, but this was the only one that topped the million-dollar single list for the entire year. DREAM Color T-E, which had a strong performance last year, has sold 1.5 million copies by the end of this year's single chart.
Only one single was released, which sold 700,000 copies and ranked third on the annual list.
On the other hand, the annual album chart is lively, with the number one album selling two million copies, the runner-up's DREAM Color T-E, which has sold 1.2 million copies, and the third place is Akina Nakamori's new album, which has sold 1.2 million copies.
By the time the annual list ended, no more than one million copies had been sold.
One month after its release, Akina Nakamori's new album sold 700,000 copies. After that, Kenyin and Warner did not relax the promotion, and at the same time announced that she was preparing to star in a TV series. Later, "Weekly Modern" reported
Summarize previous events
The manuscript of "Weekly Modern" was reviewed by Yanyin and GENZO together. Before the official publication, the editorial department also sent the manuscript to the company for them to review it first.
Of course, this kind of thing is not unusual, and it is not just Yanyin and GENZO who do this. Otherwise, Wen Chun’s lively report would not have been published. Thanks to that special article, the public’s gossip
This issue of "Weekly Modern", which brought a satisfying end to Heart and Curiosity, surpassed the current issue of "Weekly Bunshun" in sales.
For the media, grasping big news and exclusive news is the only way to increase sales.
"Weekly Modern" was a hit after its release. Iwahashi Shinichi's reputation, which had already changed, turned to the good side again, and he once again advertised the new album he collaborated with Nakamori Akina. In addition, Nakamori
Akina herself worked hard to promote the album, and through various efforts, she achieved the achievement of breaking through one million photos in just two months.
If the album is given some more time to sell, this figure will obviously be even better. Even so, at its peak, the unlucky little Nakamori, who had missed out on the top spot on the annual singles chart for three consecutive years, finally failed to sell 90 copies this time.
An ecstatic number like ninety thousand.
Finally, before entering the tenth year of his debut, he got his own million-dollar album.
Or perhaps it should be said that he is finally no longer a little unlucky guy.
According to statistics on the annual record charts, in the top ten of the singles chart, GENZO occupies three seats, namely THEBLU EHEARTS, ZARD, and BOLAN. Each of the company's three signature bands occupies one.
Looking at the top fifty, GENZO headquarters got six places. Overall, it is an outstanding but not excessive result. However, if the scope is changed to "singers produced by Shinichi Iwahashi", it does not count DREAM T-E
, there are a total of thirteen places in the top fifty.
As for the album chart, among the top three in the annual list, only two of them are produced by Iwahashi Shinichi. Not only that, one of the two albums sold over one million, and the other
One piece sold for over two million.
Even though "Let's Dance" was entrusted to BEING for production, the publisher was GENZO. From the public's perspective, the same producer Shinichi Iwahashi was behind this single.
For GENZO, this year is the year to establish a firm foothold in the industry. For Shinichi Iwahashi, this year is the year to become famous. For the public, after reading this year’s list, they will know about Iwahashi Producer
It is indispensable to them.
But for the industry, this year belongs to Shinichi Iwahashi.
Comprehensive magazines cover everything from economic news to locust room gossip to world situations. Similarly, they also set aside space for the entertainment industry.
In fact, the cover of this issue of the magazine is Johnny's idol group Boys.
The covers of general magazines are male and female idols from all walks of life. This is something that has always made Shinichi Iwahashi feel strange. However, if you ask him what he should be if he is not a male and female idol from all walks of life, he really can't say.
When he saw the entertainment section, Iwahashi Shinichi couldn't help but laugh.
Once again, Kenin and Watanabe Productions and GENZO cooperated to establish a television production company. Not only did Akina Nakamori get her first million-dollar album in her career, she was also about to star in the first production of the new television production company.
It’s the end of the sales statistics for the annual album charts again. On the list, producer Iwabashi showed his dominance. The writer was afraid that it was not impressive enough, so he wrote in the article, “This year can be called the ‘Year of Iwabashi’.
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The Year of Iwabashi was okay.
The feeling of watching the excitement on his head arose in Shinichi Iwahashi's heart. But then, a sense of accomplishment replaced the sense of being outside of the excitement and occupied his heart.
When he read the magazine's summary of his achievements over the past year, Iwahashi Shinichi became more aware of what he had done.
"We'll arrive in Osaka soon, Iwahashi-san."
At this time, he heard the reminder voice from his assistant. Iwahashi Shinichi came to his senses, closed the magazine in his hand, and listened to him quietly reporting to himself the upcoming trip.
