"No, this matter cannot be decided arbitrarily by her!" Yoshio Konno was sitting in Toshiryo Muramatsu's office with a serious and even angry look on his face.
As Kitagawa's confidant at Sony Music, Yoshio Konno's attitude toward Toshiryo Muramatsu has always been polite, but there will always be disputes when encountering disagreements.
All members of Nogizaka46 belong to the firm "Nogizaka Contract Co., Ltd.", which is also the "bels" company headed by Toshiro Muramatsu as president, and "north river", an affiliate company of AKS, the firm that operates the AKB Group.
)", and Toshiro Muramatsu has always been the first legal representative of the contract company, and is also nominally the highest decision-maker of the Nogizaka group.
But behind Kitagawa Office is Kitagawa Kenji, who is also the second son of Kitagawa Naoki, the former representative director (CEO) of Sony Music Entertainment Japan.
Kitagawa Naoki has just stepped down from the position of vice chairman of Sony Music's board of directors, but his influence is still very huge, not only as the president of the Japan Recording Association, but also as he is about to take office as the company's CEO.
Also known as the Japan Overseas Demand Development Support Agency, it is a club led by the Japanese government and assisted by Dentsu Corporation. It is specially used to expand and promote Japanese soft culture. Since 2013, it has carried out crazy overseas mergers and acquisitions with the official's abundant funds.
, expanding Japan’s cultural industries overseas.
This plan was proposed by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with the slogan "Let foreigners appreciate the charm of Japanese culture." In fact, it can be regarded as a disguised cultural invasion.
Kitagawa Naoki can serve as CEO of this official company, which shows his connections.
As for Sony Music, he did not intend to give up. Muramatsu Toshiryo, as a director of the company, had always been at odds with him, and large and small infighting continued. Behind Muramatsu was a big shot in the parent company, so he was not afraid of Kitagawa.
The final struggle became more and more intense. Starting from little things, there are already differences in the operation of Nogizaka.
"Isn't it already agreed? Why would Konno-san regret and become a bad person again?" Muramatsu Junliang's expression did not change. Konno was not a big shot to him, and he only dared to say this to him because of the people behind him.
In a few days, the news of Hashimoto’s graduation and retirement from the industry would be announced, but I didn’t expect Yoshio Konno and the others to still give up.
This incident was caused by the graduation of Hashimoto Nanami, because Hashimoto stated that he wanted to retire when discussing with the operators, and Konno Yoshio opposed it, but that time happened to be the time when Kitagawa Naoki resigned as vice president.
It was a time of turmoil, so he had no choice but to agree. Now that things have passed, he felt that Hashimoto Nana's decision after graduation was too simple and wanted to rearrange.
Hashimoto Nana has always been a member of the Muramatsu faction, so Muramatsu Shunryo naturally had to defend her, so when Yoshio Konno came into his office and proposed the idea, he immediately rejected it, which led to the scene just now with Yoshio Konno.
"Muramatsu-san, this matter is still too hasty. Why not find another time to discuss it. After all, our club has trained Hashimoto for so many years, and she should repay us."
Muramatsu Toshiaki secretly frowned, thought about it, and said resolutely: "This matter has been decided and will not be changed again. I have something else to do. Please come back, Konno-san."
Konno Yoshihiro was filled with anger, but he quickly suppressed it. After exhaling forcefully, he nodded.
"Farewell."
Turn around and go out.
Muramatsu Toshiryo thought that his voice would be strengthened after Naoki Kitagawa resigned from his position, but he did not expect that other people in the company would jump out to oppose him, so he has been in a bad mood these days.
He didn't have any good way to deal with the Beihe Firm, especially since both firms held less than 50% of the shares, neither firm had absolute say.
........
After Konno Yoshio left, he came to his office, opened the door and entered. Inside, an ordinary-looking man in a navy suit stood up and asked: "Konno-san, what did he say?"
This man is Kitagawa Naoki’s son, Kitagawa Kenji, who is also the president of Kitagawa Office.
"Muramatsu refuses to let go. He seems to be very insistent on this matter." Yoshio Konno sat on the sofa and replied.
The group Nogizaka46 is becoming more and more popular now, the group's ability to attract money is becoming more and more powerful, and the power struggle surrounding the group is becoming more and more public.
"There is no way." Yoshio Konno shook his head. With Muramatsu Shunryo around, he, the nominal president of the contract club, couldn't do anything at all. Everything had to be discussed.
"We have to find a way." Kitagawa Kenji has been a staff member of AKB48 for many years and is also familiar with the rules in certain idol circles.
At this time, Nango Yuiya knocked on the door and came in. After greeting Kitagawa Kenji and Konno Yoshio, he also sat on the sofa.
He is also a member of the Kitagawa group, and was promoted to Nogizaka46's single-person general manager through Yoshio Konno.
The three of them discussed the matter. Nanxiang Yui suddenly seemed to have thought of something and said, "Kitagawa-san, Konno-san, I have an idea!"
"What?"
The two came closer.
Nango Yui cleared her throat, lowered her voice and said, "What do you think if something happens to Muramatsu-san, he is no longer suitable to be the actual manager of Ainogizaka?"
He looked mysterious.
Kitagawa Kenji immediately understood.
"You mean the scandal with the members?"
When AKS president Yasushi Kubota was revealed by a magazine to have had an affair with his female idol, it caused a lot of turmoil. Could it be that...
Yoshio Konno also reacted immediately.
"If we talk to the members, what about the reputation of the group? Others will not agree." Yoshio Konno said.
"At the time, Kubota Yasushi's scandal was with Kawashi Tomomi, who had just graduated. After all, he was a graduate, so it wasn't a big problem. In the end, it was nothing." Kitagawa Kenji said with a smile.
"You mean to let Hashimoto..."
"Konano-san is right." Nango Yui took over the words, stood up from the sofa and said, "When Hashimoto was injured and recuperating, it was Muramatsu who personally went to visit and take care of her. The two of them also stayed apart for this.
There is no better candidate than this one."
"Besides, Hashimoto is about to retire and has no use value. When this matter is reported by the magazine, we will ask her to clarify it on the blog. In the end, Muramatsu will definitely be greatly affected. For Nogizaka, it should be
Not a big problem.”
"Isn't it worth sacrificing a little bit of Nogizaka's reputation in exchange for greater development in the future?" Nango Yui said.
Nanxiang Wei had a way of becoming the general agent, at least he thought quickly.
After he finished speaking, Konno Yoshihiro was moved. He turned to look at Kitagawa Kenji, who was thinking.
"I think it's feasible." Kitagawa Kenji agreed, "But you have to find a good time."
"She hasn't announced her retirement yet. It's best to wait until after the graduation concert."