Flying over the bubble era

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Miwa Yoshida and Masato Nakamura are familiar faces, and Shinji Kurishima, who followed Mayumi Watanabe, also introduced himself.Even if he didn't ask why, Kazuo Hirai used his brain a little bit, and immediately wanted to get the answer.

"Hello."

Shinichi Iwahashi politely greeted the people from CBS Sony, then turned his gaze back to Kazuo Hirai who was hesitant to speak, and said proactively, "Hirai-san, please take care of me from now on."

"Iwahashi-san," Kazuo Hirai said, "it's incredible."

That face with a devilish smile from time to time was a little unbelievable and a little bit reasonable at the moment.

The giraffe male keyboard player in DEREAMS COME TRUE is one of the planners of the band Paradise. The answer of removing the mask is such that the CBS Sony side is also deeply surprised.

It's just that after a momentary accident, everyone reached a consensus without even communicating, and regarded this matter as a secret that only the relationship party knew and could not be disclosed to the public.

Just as Shinichi Iwahashi calculated in advance, as long as DREAMS COME TRUE wins the championship, it doesn't matter which record company he signs with, and whether the related people know his identity or not, and no one will make it public.

The talent of DREAMS COME TRUE is obvious to all. The company that has signed the band will not be so crazy that it will blow up the band that has finally signed and is ready to promote.The high ratings of the program and the possibility of continuously sending newcomers in the future also prevented other related parties from revealing this matter and offending the industry all over the place.

To CBS Sony, it didn't really matter who was under the hood, what mattered was the band.

……

The little accident at the first meeting was immediately brought over as an episode.The people from the three parties sat down in their respective seats, and the discussion meeting officially began.

The understanding in advance is sufficient, whether it is from U-MIZ or the band, and the expressed intention to sign a contract is also strong. Under such circumstances, it is not difficult to carry out the meeting.

The signing conditions offered by CBS Sony are not the best among the record companies that have raised their cards, but in the industry, it can be regarded as a relatively friendly contract for newcomers.

The term of the first contract was five years. Although it was not short, it was not a death contract.During the contract period, at least one album must be produced every year. After the contract expires, CBS Sony has the priority to renew the contract.The signing bonus is 300 million yen, which is a very tasty figure.As a rookie, being able to get this signing bonus is due to the band's status as the champion of the Kingdom of Heaven.

In terms of share, the industry's mainstream [-]-[-] share, as a newcomer, it can be said that there is no room for negotiation in this regard.What's more special is that Meihejiang proposed that the share of the band's hands should be divided equally among the three people.

Even though he can get an average score just by playing the keyboard, it's really cool to be Zeng Yi.

The company's share is owned by the company, and the royalties of lyrics and music are paid by the Music Association. According to the existing royalty system, Meihejiang, who combines lyrics, composition and singing, will undoubtedly become the highest paid among the three.

Gradually, Nakamura-san, who has gradually started to participate in composing music and partnered with Miwa-chan, will also see his income increase.The premise is that the band can sell well after its mainstream debut, otherwise, the royalties will not get a lot of money.

In contrast, Iwahashi Shin only participated in the arrangement, and because the arrangement cannot exist independently, generally speaking, it does not enjoy the distribution of royalties, and it is a one-time payment.Even in this contract, if the arrangement is agreed to participate in the distribution of royalties, it is only a few tenths of a percent.

In this way, the income gap between the three members will widen.

Even so, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't take it seriously at all.There is no need to say that more work is more rewarding. Of course, there are other reasons besides this——

"In the previous feedback, the three have always emphasized the independence of music. We are also willing to respect the idea of ​​the three as DREAMS COME TRUE, and try our best to support the three." CBS Sony said very loosely.

Therefore, as a matter of sincerity, as the band leader, Shinichi Iwahashi, who is more of a producer than a keyboard player in the eyes of CBS Sony, was invited to join the production lineup of DREAMS COME TRUE as one of the producers. next music production.

Having him as a named producer, even if he is one of the producers, guarantees the band's musical autonomy.

But this has another effect at the same time, that is, Shinichi Iwahashi, who has no advantage in the distribution of royalties, can directly participate in the distribution of record sales because he joined the production lineup.Just like Miwa-chan gets more royalties the more records are sold, the more records are sold, the income of Shinichi Iwahashi will also increase.

In this way, the income gap between the three teammates will be evened out, so as to avoid the situation of uneven distribution of spoils - of course, for Iwahashi Shinichi whose main business is music production, this kind of Just take it to heart.

Before starting to discuss the contract, CBS Sony's legal counsel came in and took charge of the contract discussion.

During this period, there were some bargaining-for example, Shinichi Iwahashi joined the production team of the band, which was decided on the spot.After revealing his identity, some things also changed.

Regardless of whether he is successful as a music producer now, at least his current status is a "music producer". Therefore, CBS Sony treats him differently from ordinary musicians.

After discussing item by item, this contract will be revised again, and then delivered to Wanyumi Watanabe's U-MIZ and the band. After the review is correct, the contract will be formally signed, followed by the preparation for the debut conference, and through the band Paradise The program announced this matter to the world.

After talking about the contract, the next thing to discuss is what kind of debut strategy to adopt.

In this regard, there are some fixed patterns.For example, the debut promotion of enka singers is to go to the countryside to perform in various parts of the country, while the debut promotion of idol singers is to expose them with great fanfare.

"Excuse me, can I make a little suggestion?" Yanqiao Shen raised his hand.

As soon as his identity was exposed, Shinichi Yanqiao's right to speak in this conference room also invisibly increased.Even if he thought this giraffe man was a mascot before, he would never ignore his opinion now.

Because, now it is clear that he is the "behind the scenes" of the band DREAMS COME TRUE.

"Do you have any good suggestions? Iwahashi-san." Kazuo Hirai, who was in charge of building bridges between all parties, had a kind smile on his face.

"It's not a novel idea." Yanqiao Shinichi said, "The debut single, if there is no accident, the title song should be the song "So happy! So happy! I like it!", right?"

"Yes." Kazuo Hirai replied.

"My idea is, regarding the promotion of debut, can this song be used as the commercial song of a certain commercial and broadcast on TV."

"It would be even better if it could be broadcast during the commercials of the band Heaven." Shinichi Iwahashi said.

(End of this chapter)