Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1263 1263. A Gift

On Monday, after GENZO's regular meeting ended, Wanyumi Watanabe called and said that there was something to discuss and gifts were given.

Although he knew in his heart that there was no free lunch for the domineering president, but when he heard that there were gifts to take, in the afternoon, Yanqiao Shinichi took time out and went to her office.

The clerk led the way, walked through the corridor, and on the way to Mayumi Watanabe's office, there were posters of movies and TV dramas everywhere, all of which were works in which actors under the firm played important roles.

In addition, there are promotional posters of singers such as DREAMS COME TRUE and Daikoku Moki.

On the one hand, GENZO is developing at full speed. On the other hand, since last year, Mayumi Watanabe's actor business has ushered in the first small peak since the opening of the firm.

Reiko Takashima, who has been playing steadily for many years, finally ushered in her career explosion period after starring in a morning TV series.When Reiko Takashima was first signed, Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe had imagined that with the increase of professional women, the career path of actresses would become wider and wider in the future. This is now being fulfilled by Reiko Takashima.

And Inamura Izumi, who was highly praised when she debuted, her "unreliable" temperament that made her stand out from the candidates in the audition also made her a well-known director in the industry who admired her and wanted to cooperate with her. young actors.

Compared with Reiko Takashima, who has steadily accumulated popularity from a small role, or Izumi Inamura, who gained industry recognition by making movies and winning awards, Kazuki Sawamura, the first actor in the firm signed by Wanyumi Watanabe with a lot of money, star The road should be smoother.As soon as he debuted, Manyumi Watanabe won him an important role in "Tokyo Love Story". The TV series was a sensation, and he also became popular. With the attention he got from starring in a masterpiece, he attracted the attention of the industry.

I have to say that Kazuki Sawamura was lucky to get on the biggest ship from the very beginning.

After becoming famous in "Tokyo Love Story", Wanyumi Watanabe made persistent efforts. In order to increase the popularity of Kazuki Sawamura, she accepted six commercials in one breath with zero or low salary.There are many advertising contracts on him.This made Kazuki Sawamura required to pay special attention to his image.

Although he is an actor, Kazuki Sawamura is the one who is restrained the most in Wanyumi Watanabe's office.

Of course, Kazuki Sawamura's good luck was also based on the premise that Wanyumi Watanabe was eager to launch an actor, and she happened to know in advance that the filming of "Tokyo Love Story" would start.The actors who signed after Kazuki Sawamura started out honestly.

Watanabe Productions has a lot of influences in the industry. Although these old relationships will not allow Watanabe actors to play important roles without much effort, they can guarantee that their newcomers will not be out of character. Can run.Such an advantage, Watanabe Wanyumi will not fail to use it.

However, she is more inclined to let male actors use this strategy of frantically playing small roles to brush her face in TV dramas.

In Wanyumi Watanabe's view, young actors can accumulate experience by acting in extra roles, and wait for their accumulation.But for a young actress, it is necessary to ensure her freshness.Unless, like Reiko Takashima, she was not young when she signed the contract and would not compete with young actresses, otherwise, young actresses must plan their careers as well as possible.

In fact, in the discovery and cultivation of young actresses, there is a strong shadow of making idols.On the one hand, before the beginning of the idol era, some requirements for female actors were quite similar to the requirements for idols later.On the other hand, after nearly 20 years of being an idol, the experience of making idols has become ubiquitous.

"Young actresses, by comparison, are more likely to be promoted as leading actors in idol dramas. But in the long run, investing in male actors will be safer."

Watanabe Wanyumi was browsing the resumes of actors recently sent to the agency, and Iwahashi Shinichi came over, and she casually expressed emotion to him.

"Judging from this tone, the newcomer Manyumi-san is going to promote next is an actor." Shinichi Yanqiao replied.

Wanyumi Watanabe smiled, but did not answer directly, "Focus on cultivating male actors, or focusing on cultivating actresses, in a sense, it is actually a kind of opportunistic business model. But the difference lies in the different ways of speculation."

Shinichi Iwahashi also laughed, "I don't know anything about how to find actors."

"Maybe, it's just because you haven't discovered actors." Wanyumi Watanabe said, thinking, "... Reiko Takashima was discovered by you."

"Thanks for taking me to play golf." Iwahashi Shinichi joked with her.

Wanyumi Watanabe smiled, "That's right, a correct action." She joked, and naturally, she changed the subject, "Now, the record market is booming, and the popularity of actors is also a huge selling point... not just actors."

There is no need to be far-sighted, there is nothing new in the market.When the record market was booming, anyone from actors to comedians could release a record.You don't even need to be a popular actor, you just need to play an important role in a popular TV series.

Now that the record market is booming again, what happened in the past, of course, is repeated.

Shinichi Iwahashi confirmed with her, "Manyumi-san plans to release records for actors?"

"If it can be released, there is nothing wrong with it." Wanyumi Watanabe replied.

She told Iwahashi Shinichi that she planned to make Izumi Inamura debut as a singer.Izumi Inamura, who debuted as a movie heroine, has attracted a group of loyal supporters with her unique temperament.With the prosperity of the record market today, with the popularity of actors making their debut, if a record can sell thousands of copies, the firm will be able to make money.

At the beginning, the selection meeting that Izumi Inamura participated in had reviewed the singing skills of the candidates.The reason why she left a deep impression on Watanabe Wanyumi and Iwahashi Shinichi was because she sang Yamaguchi Momoe's "Desperate Body and Desperation" at the selection meeting.In terms of singing ability, although Inamura Izumi is not as good as a professional singer, he is also a qualified karaoke singer.

Yanqiao Shinichi thought for a while, and suggested to her, "If Izumi Inamura is not going to seriously manage her career as a singer, it's better to let her make a cover debut."

Anyway, when an actress who has never had singer experience suddenly said that she wanted to release a record, no one would think that she wanted to sing seriously.Since it is a game of tickets, the first consideration is to lower the cost and make it easy for the public to accept.

To sing a cover song, you don’t need to find a songwriter to buy the song. You just need to pay the music association, then call the record company where the singer works, and get a license to use it, and you can directly record it.And songs that have been tested by the market and are familiar to the public, in another sense, are also "insurance cards" that the public can see when buying a new singer's record.

Although I don't know what kind of singer it is, but such a song, no matter how you sing it, it won't be too bad.Although it is a famous song that has been heard many times, it may be a new style if someone else sings it.

Ideas like these will become the driving force for the public to decide to buy a record.

Wanyumi Watanabe listened carefully to Shinichi Iwahashi's suggestion and expressed her approval, "As expected of a famous singer-maker."

Yanqiao Shinichi made an expression of being hit by something, and said with a smile: "I dare not do it."

After confirming that Wanyumi Watanabe's topic of making Izumi Inamura debut as a singer has come to an end, Shinichi Iwahashi spoke at the right time and asked, "Didn't you say that there is a gift for me?"

He joked with Mayumi Watanabe, "I haven't seen the gift yet, so let's help out with suggestions."

Mayumi Watanabe smiled, "I don't do things that lose money."

"Excellent." Yanqiao Shinichi also laughed.

Just kidding, Wanyumi Watanabe brought up an old incident, "Does Shinichi-kun still remember that "Slam Dunk"?"

Shinichi Iwahashi gave an affirmative answer, "Of course I won't forget it." He also sent the manga booklet to Mayumi Watanabe, and told her to pay attention to the adaptation trend of this manga.

"That's good." Watanabe Mayumi got up and walked to her desk.After a while, he came over with two comics, "Give me a gift in return."

It is a new booklet of "Slam Dunk".

...This is the "gift" that Watanabe Wanyumi said?
Yanqiao Shinichi took the manga and couldn't help complaining, "It's really vengeful."

Watanabe Wanyumi corrected him, "After reading the manga, I feel upset, and then return it several times. That's called grudges. Now this is a normal reciprocity."

Yanqiao Shinichi couldn't say no to her, and surrendered, "It makes sense."

After a while, Watanabe Wanyumi smiled slightly, and instead of being entangled, said, "This manga has been confirmed to be animated."

Yanqiao Shinichi paused for a while while flipping through the comics, closed the book, and smiled, "It's really good news."

"There's more good news." Wanyumi Watanabe told him, "Toei Animation is responsible for the animation, so it will probably be broadcast on TV Asahi."

Toei Corporation was one of the shareholders when TV Asahi was founded.

Shinichi Iwahashi was even more excited, "From this point of view, GENZO is bound to win the theme song of the animation."

On their side, the relationship with TV Asahi is very good.Besides, Wanyumi Watanabe has been paying attention to the animation trend, and has released a signal of interest in this comic from the very beginning. It is not difficult to win the theme song of the animation.

Besides, the resource of animation theme songs is still not as popular as the theme songs of TV dramas.

"If you want to be careful, you have a better chance of winning if you come forward in person," Wanyumi Watanabe said.

This is not something she said casually.Previously, "Let's Dance Together" was a big hit, and Tetsuro Oda's talent is commendable, but for the industry, what is more appreciated is the strategy Shinichi Iwahashi used in promoting this animation song, and his Broad-mindedness in distributing benefits.

"Let's Dance Together" was a big success, because Fuji TV praised Shinichi Iwahashi after eating the single, and other TV stations also saw it. Cooperation with Shinichi Iwahashi is a win-win thing.

The hot sale of that single brought GENZO and Shinichi Iwahashi various benefits beyond imagination.

"Of course." Yanqiao Shinichi agreed.

In short, get the production of the theme song of "Slam Dunk", and then release the football song of Dai Hemoji.

……

After finishing the business, the waiter came over to replace the tea that had become warmer.

Wanyumi Watanabe casually mentioned to Shinichi Iwahashi that the TV production company that cooperates with Kenon has reached a cooperation with Kansai TV to produce a new TV series together.

Speaking of the production company, Watanabe Wanyumi said something special, "Nakamori-san is now a guarantee of ratings." The TV series she starred in on September [-] will have its finale next Monday.

Yanqiao Shen nodded, "Anyway, Mingcai is Kenyin's signature."

Nakamori Akina himself has the talent of an actor, and he is very popular among the audience.However, in addition to her own talent and charm, being able to vote in two high-rated TV dramas in a row has a lot to do with the resources of the agency and the attitude of the TV production bureau.

Shinichi Iwahashi is hardly involved in the affairs of the TV production company, but he is not totally indifferent.Wanyumi Watanabe mentioned the new TV series, he remembered, and added a sentence, asking for Hitomi Kuroki's role in it.

"Hitomi Kuroki?" Wanyumi Watanabe was a little surprised.

Iwahashi Shinichi explained, "Kuroki-san's husband is from the Kansai branch of Dentsu. Before that, Narita's brother-in-law asked me to take care of her." Since Narita Hiroyuki had asked him personally, Iwahashi Shinichi also took it to heart.

Watanabe Mayumi smiled, "I see." She said with a little emotion, "Kuroki-san was the former partner of Daichi Mao-san."

When we went to Osaka together, Wanyumi Watanabe once mentioned that the last time I went to see the performance of the Takarazuka Troupe, it was Mao Dachi starring.At that time, Iwahashi Shinichi and she had made an appointment to see Takarazuka's performance, but they didn't make the trip.

"The development of Kuroki-san is not very good." Yanqiao Shinichi said.

Her partner Mao Daichi focused on stage plays and left the Takarazuka Theater Company. He is still a well-deserved first-class in the industry, and has won various awards.However, Hitomi Kuroki, who chose to become a TV actor, has a difficult development.

As soon as she left the group, she acted in the original movie of Junichi Watanabe, which made her image fixed from the beginning.Although I won an award for my performance in this movie, it was difficult to get any decent roles afterwards.

However, since she is married to a Dentsu MAN, her husband still wants her to stay in the industry, and doesn't care what type of role she takes.Such Kuroki Hitomi, the situation in the industry must gradually improve.

After all, even Yanqiao Shinichi received a request from his brother-in-law to take care of this Kuroki-san.

"Kuroki-san's choice after leaving the group is very individual." Watanabe Wanyumi commented, "Although judging from her current development, it seems that she is on the wrong path. However, from the point of drawing a line with Takarazuka , it was very successful.”

Once I quit the regiment, the first thing I did was to smash the "Qing Zhengmei". This attitude can even be said to be decisive.

Yanqiao Shinichi hadn't thought about it from this angle, and it was refreshing to hear her say this, "According to this, Kuroki-san didn't like my experience in the Takarazuka Theater Company very much."

(End of this chapter)