"Tokyo 50 Theater" is a large theater that was urgently renovated and can accommodate up to 320 spectators. It is managed and operated by Loi Co., Ltd. - the English abbreviation of "leagueofidols". This club has also just been established and consists of 23 well-known idol agencies.
Co-founded by the Cultural Promotion Foundation and Kanto United, Rinto Chihara indirectly holds 12.11% of the shares.
10% comes from the 300 million yen direct capital injection from the Anxin Cultural Promotion Fund, and 2.11% comes from the conversion of his shares in Kanto United. Overall, his shareholding is relatively small, but there is nothing he can do. If he has to occupy
If you are a big head or living alone, it is difficult to attract such a large number of people to work together. Fortunately, he himself also serves as the chief planner of "Tokyo 50". The fate of this emerging idol group largely depends on him, and his influence is still huge.
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It's enough to be able to control this alliance for your own use, making more money is secondary.
Today he is on a "private visit in private", mainly to see the work of Iori Murakami, the idol management company and Loi Club. After all, with his current status, he is more of a directional guide, which really makes him take it from head to head.
At the end of the day, he personally handles every detail, and he doesn’t have the time. He can only do inspections, check for deficiencies, and fill in the gaps. To put it simply, he just comes around when there is nothing to do and finds out some faults to remind the people below to work hard.
, don’t be lazy.
He only brought along Hitomi Konoe, a close friend, and walked around the outside of the theater first. He found that, as the report said, the location was quite good. It was located at the west intersection of Akihabara Commercial Street, and the transportation was very convenient.
It's not like I spent a lot of money to buy this place in vain - there is also a theater on the east side, but the boy band Tokyo 50 is stationed there. I'll check it out another day.
The Idol League is a big plan. In the next year, multiple branches will be established in various places, and a total of about 300 idols will be launched (not counting candidates and trainees). If it gets a good response, it will be launched again in the next two years.
Continuously update and launch 300 idols to achieve the goal of fully occupying the mainstream market and squeeze out the leftovers from those who dare not join the alliance.
This is the hegemony of the idol industry, but it is now in the preparation stage.
After checking the surrounding environment, the flow of people and the traffic situation, he walked towards the theater. However, he was still some distance away from the theater door when he was suddenly stopped by a man who handed him a leaflet, "Sir, please support me."
We, please."
The loser Konoe Hitomi stretched out his hand to block it and pushed the flyer away, casually saying: "We are not interested in joining the sect, let's go find someone else."
This is a daily routine on the streets of Japan. There are nearly 100,000 large and small sects in Japan. The gods they worship involve all civilizations on the earth. They stop passers-by on the road and try to trick people into joining the sect. In fact, the purpose is to make money.
, Hitomi Konoe had also suffered a lot, and knew that if she started talking, she would never stop talking, so she started to chase people away without courtesy, but the person was stunned and said quickly: "We are an idol group, not a clan group."
One of my own? Chihara Rinto then carefully looked at the person handing out the flyers and found that it was indeed a girl of fifteen or sixteen years old. He couldn't help but ask with interest: "Are you a member of Tokyo 50?"
The girl showed a very friendly smile, lowered her head and said: "Yes, sir, I am Miki Tanahashi, a trainee from Tokyo 50."
"Trainer?" Chihara Rinto asked with a smile: "You are a member who joined the audition? So you were sent to hand out flyers?"
The members of Tokyo 50 are divided into two parts. One part is the trainees and candidates sent by the idol agency (the trainees have graduated but have not yet debuted), and the other part is recruited from the society - it is also a kind of propaganda.
The motto is "Look for someone who has your own personality, and you will achieve your own personality." In the end, more than 30 boys and girls were selected from major universities and junior high schools.
Among the more than thirty people, those with extremely good conditions in all aspects were directly added to the official members. Those with slightly worse conditions, such as those whose talent foundation was not very good, would first join the group as trainees and alternates.
, waiting to be a substitute.
Miki Tanahashi was indeed a member who was just selected from the audition more than 20 days ago, because her talent was not up to standard - the talent requirements are not high, but she has no foundation at all. Now she is doing odd jobs with the group. For a moment, she doesn't understand what Chihara Rinto is.
How did he guess it, but he still arched his eyebrows and smiled: "Yes, sir, I joined through audition, but I have to hand out flyers myself. Tomorrow we trainees will perform a warm-up performance for the first performance
, I will also participate... I really hope that someone will support me, so I took the initiative to distribute flyers."
Qianyuan Rinto nodded and secretly praised in his heart: Yes, he is very motivated!
He preferred this type of person, so he said sincerely: "Then work hard!"
Miki Tanahashi is only 1.5 meters tall. She looked up at Rinto Chihara with her small face raised, her eyes full of anticipation. She seemed to be waiting for Rinto Chihara to promise that he would come to support her for her first performance tomorrow, but after waiting for a while, she didn't wait to hear what she wanted to hear.
Then, there was a slight look of sadness on his little face, but he immediately showed his cute smile again, bowed vigorously, and said seriously with his hair flying: "Yes, I will definitely work hard!"
Chihara Rinto nodded again and led Konoe Hitomi away, while Tanahashi Miki waited for him to leave before getting up, took the flyer, looked around again, and ran towards the two young men - she still felt
There are many who catch no one when they see them, and they specialize in young men in their twenties and thirties to ask for support. Chihara Rinto won the bid for this reason.
Hitomi Konoe looked back a few times as he walked, and couldn't help but said to Rinto Chihara: "Master, I think this girl is a good prospect. Do you want to make her a formal member?"
This is very simple. It's just a matter of Chihara Rinto casually saying something. She doesn't even need Chihara Rinto. She can just go to Murakami Iori and say it. But Chihara Rinto doesn't want to get involved in the specific work and directly says: "Loi assigns her to practice."
There must be corresponding considerations in life, so we don’t have to worry about it, let’s take a look and talk about it later! If she has the ability, if she can really succeed, resources and opportunities will naturally be tilted towards her. "
Hitomi Konoe didn't care, she didn't really like Miki Tanahashi - Miki Tanahashi was pretty good at deceiving ordinary people, and it was probably hard for young men to refuse her cute smile and the expectation in her eyes, even if they refused, that look of sadness
It's even more heartbreaking. There is a high probability that she will change her mind. But she has been in the industry with Qianhara Rinto for so long. She doesn't accept this trick at all. She just thinks that this girl is motivated and can let it go.
I have a low profile and fits the definition of a second-generation idol. I feel like it’s more cost-effective to give him a chance.
However, Chihara Rinto wanted to see the situation again, so she did not object. She immediately forgot about Tanahashi Kimi, said hello to the theater doorman, and led Chihara Rinto in - Chihara Rinto
He is the chief planner. He only gives orders and sees the results. He does not do the specific work. The theater is designed and decorated according to his requirements, but he has never come to supervise the work. This is the first time he has come to take a look.
He carefully looked through the interior of the theater, not missing any small details, especially the safety facilities such as fire and earthquake prevention, and confirmed that even if there was an accident, it would not cause a huge accident. Only then was he basically satisfied - Murakami
Iori is indeed an excellent white-bone spirit. As long as you tell her what needs to be done, she can always do it well.
While he was sighing there, Loi's management staff hurried over and greeted him from a distance. There was a strong sense of uneasiness in his respect. He probably didn't understand why Chihara Rinto came so silently.
He suspected that something had gone wrong on his side that he hadn't discovered yet - not to mention that Chihara Rinto was the major shareholder of Loi, even with his current social status, if he came, all the staff of the theater would line up in two lines at the door to greet him.
Yeah, I shouldn't have just stood in the theater silently.
Qianyuan Rinto could see their uneasiness, but he didn't have any airs. He comforted them with a few gentle words, praised their work results a little, and then found some faults, and then asked: "Where is Miss Murakami?"
A manager dispatched from the Kanto United Production Bureau said respectfully: "Director Murakami has an appointment with several presidents. She just left not long ago. Do you want to inform her to come back soon?"
Chihara Rinto waved his hand: "No need, I just came to take a look... there will be your first performance the day after tomorrow, how are you preparing?"
"Don't worry, everything goes well."
"There may not be many viewers at the beginning, but we still have to do it to perfection, and we must not neglect any of the viewers who may become supporters."
"Yes, we understand!"
Chihara Rinto just emphasized to let the people here know that he would be watching. Seeing that his attitude was correct, he said nothing more and said with a smile: "Okay, take me to see the members of Tokyo 50."
He had browsed the information on all the members and selected them according to his criteria, but now they were about to appear in public, and he was ready to see them with his own eyes.
Naturally, loi's managers did not hesitate. There was no secret about Chihara Rinto's master plan, so they immediately responded: "Yes, please come this way."
He bent forward and led the way, with a humble posture and quick actions. He was very agile in his crab steps. Not even a country like Japan can produce such talents. The other managers did not say a word, and they were ranked according to their rank in an instant.
A neat queue formed behind Rinto Chihara, as if they had rehearsed it hundreds of times. They surrounded Rinto Chihara and headed backstage - the members don't live here, they have rehearsals today, except for the trainees who do odd jobs.
, the official members and candidates were all preparing in the backstage lounge.
The backstage was very lively, and it would be impossible for a bunch of little girls to gather together without being lively, and people were still filming - Tokyo 50 and akb48 took the same route, which is "real", every bit of the life of these little girls
Every bit has to be recorded, and you can cut it up later and use it in variety shows, or even cut it into discs and sell it to fans.
Of course, that will happen in the future, now I am just accumulating materials.
Qianhara Rinto watched while walking. It was naturally impossible for dozens of people to come on stage at once. A large group was divided into small teams. Now some teams were listening to lectures, some teams were trying on clothes and make-up, and some teams were resting.
In large and small lounges.
He didn't go in, so he took a few glances through the doors and windows, and finally stood at the door of a lounge - eight or nine people were practicing a new song inside, and they were so engrossed that they didn't notice that the partition wall had ears.
Chihara Rinto listened for a while and nodded slightly. He felt that Murakami Iori also put a lot of thought into selecting people. Most of the official members have some foundation. Although they are not comparable to professional singers, they are still much better than ordinary people.
This makes sense for the first performance, and Hitomi Konoe, as his most trusted henchman, naturally followed him closely, and she got used to it. After listening to it for a while, she asked in a low voice: "Master, did you really write this song?"
Chihara Rinto didn't answer. Some of the songs he copied were from akb48, and some were adapted by his own team (mainly because he couldn't remember clearly). He was embarrassed to admit that he actually wrote them, so he asked instead: "
how are you feeling?"
Hitomi Konoe is also a fan. She is super obsessed with support songs and has been hanging out with Sakaizumi for a long time. Her appreciation level is still a little bit high. She hummed a few lines along with it and felt that the melody was pretty good. As for the lyrics...
"Take off your uniform. If you want more wild games, you can do whatever you want to me..."
She finished humming, tasted the food, looked at Qianhara Rinto with contempt, and said: "Master, this is too bad! There is no style at all, you are really degenerate!"
Qianhara Rinto looked at her sideways, wanting to teach her a lesson, but there was a group of loi management staff following him, and he was embarrassed - you know what the heck, this is just starting out, naturally he wants to engage in pornography, and wait to trick the fans in
Then transform and seek style, this is the way to entertain!
He was too lazy to pay attention to Hitomi Konoe's two hundred and fifty, and turned to the management staff behind him and asked: "Have these songs been given a team road show? I only saw the proposal, not the follow-up report."
Someone quickly replied: "It has been carried out and the report has been handed in. The overall response has been pretty good. I think it should be no problem in the performance."
Qianhara Rinto was relieved, these songs were specially selected by him. When the time comes, the hem of the skirt is flying, the safety pants are looming, and the singing voice is more seductive. It stimulates hormones so much that no one will take the bait - he is not really engaged in music.
Just to quickly gain popularity, this kind of song is essential.
Of course, the style is slightly damaged, but what the entertainment industry talks about is that winners and losers have to pay first, and you don’t have to worry about it so much - you will also want to make an adult-oriented detachment later, specializing in choosing the big O faction.
Sister, I specialize in dealing with lecherous people. As long as you don't violate the "Broadcasting Law", you can be as explicit as you want. These songs are just childish.
Such a large group of them were talking at the door, and finally caught the attention of the little girls in the lounge. The singing stopped, the movements stopped, and they looked neatly and surprised at the door, and Qianhara Rinto smiled at them, and that's it.
He opened the door and went in, smiling: "Sorry to disturb you."
The oldest of these girls is only sixteen or seventeen years old, and the youngest is only fourteen or fifteen. They are not the kind of people who like to watch the news. They are basically not impressed by Chihara Rinto's face, but after all, Chihara Rinto is an adult.
, the management followed them obediently, and they looked like big shots at first glance. They quickly reacted, saluted collectively, and said in unison: "Hello, we are the Tokyo 50 Summer Festival Roaming Team, please give us your advice."
Qianhara Rinto watched these young girls carefully one by one at close range. When selecting people, many idol agencies raised objections. Now that hot girls are the dominant force in the fashion industry, they want to put a group of hot girls in, and they also want to choose a certain age.
He was trained by a model girl who was a big or experienced stage model, but was rejected by Chihara Rinto, and that's how we got this group of girls in front of us.
He observed and smiled in return, "Hello everyone, I am your chief planner Chihara Rinto. Please take good care of me in the future."
This group of little girls started to make a slight commotion. Their teaching materials, rules they followed, and songs they sang were almost all written by Chihara Rinto. However, this was the first time they were face to face with this master plan, so they immediately saluted again: "Hello,
Please give me more advice in the future.”
After a pause, one of the older girls, who looked very refreshing and energetic, said on behalf of everyone: "I didn't expect you to come over suddenly. It's really rude. Teacher Qianyuan, many of us have watched your TV series.
, I like it all, please give us more advice in the future.”
Naturally, Chihara Rinto wouldn't take the polite words seriously, but he smiled cooperatively and said, "That's no problem. Thank you for your support in the past."
After thanking him, he saw a cute girl with a little baby fat next to him peeking at him curiously. He couldn't help but smile and asked: "Do you also like TV series? Which of my works is your favorite?"
He wanted to show his people-friendly attitude and find a topic to talk about, but the girl was stunned and whispered: "I like TV series, but the screenwriter I like is not you. I like Mr. Akikueda..."
The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, and Qianhara Rinto was speechless. You are really a child, can't you even speak in a scene?
He coughed dryly and had no choice but to talk to a girl with an oval face. He didn't dare to ask himself, lest he be too sentimental and embarrassed, "What about you, which screenwriter's work do you like?"
The oval-faced girl covered her mouth and smiled softly: "I like Teacher Qianyuan's works."
Another girl was more straightforward. She made a heart shape with her fingers on her chest and said coquettishly: "Me too, I like Teacher Qianyuan the most."
These girls were very lively. When they saw that Chihara Rinto didn't have a straight face, they immediately began to take advantage of her. The more they spoke, the bolder they spoke, and they all expressed their admiration.
Qianhara Rinto burst out laughing. Yes, they were well trained. From what I heard, he was an excellent idol prospect. He was thick-skinned and bold enough, and his smile was charming and cute. He was also very good at acting cute - except for the girl with a little baby fat.
It turns out that there are all his fans here, and they all love him to the core. It’s really magical.
However, the feeling is still very good, and I think fans will also like this.
He said a few polite words, then turned around and found that the girl who just liked "Akiueda-sensei" had shrunk aside. She must have said the wrong thing after realizing it, but she didn't have the ability to adapt and couldn't remedy it.
She was so wronged that there were big tears in her eyes. She looked very pitiful, very delicate and delicious.
He couldn't help laughing and asked softly: "What's your name?"
The girl was stunned, obviously more panicked, holding back her tears and whispered: "I...I am Gomi Sanchiyo...I'm sorry..."
She was very suspicious that she had offended Chihara Rinto, and that she might be demoted. She looked like she might burst into tears at any time. Chihara Rinto quickly comforted him: "No need to apologize, honesty is a good quality. In the future, we must tell the truth to fans and show
Your true self.”
Gomi Sanchiyo nodded quickly: "I understand, as the teacher taught me, fans are gods. They decide our future, and I will definitely be honest with them."
This teaching seems to be correct. Chihara Rinto did not make any further comments and said with a smile: "Then you have to work hard, Michiyo, let your gods recognize you as soon as possible."
Gomi Machiyo's mood calmed down, and she felt that Chihara Rinto didn't seem angry, so he probably wouldn't downgrade himself. He nodded quickly and said charmingly: "Yes, I will definitely work hard."
She looked really cute. Chihara Rinto almost couldn't help but pat her head, with a smile on her face.
These girls in front of him are what he wants. They are amateurs, young, real, people-friendly, and a little cautious. They are the easiest to achieve the effect he has in mind - to become idols, allowing fans to watch these girls go from obscurity to success.