Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 422 422. Sudden expansion
Iwahashi reached out to Asako, Yoshida Miki Matsuguchi, the sisters were willing to lend their strength to them, Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Mayumi stabilized behind, and the next step was to upgrade from a duo to a threesome.

Finding a partner is also a science.Don't think about the future, just look at the present. If you want to get on the right track in the fastest time, the most convenient and efficient way for an inch-and-a-half-inch-long bug to get on the right track with your bare hands is to seek investment from the record company.But if you do this, you will undoubtedly lose a considerable part of your autonomy, which is no different from rushing to become a retainer.

If only Yanqiao Shinichi is alone, then he will probably work hard in this area and try his best to hold a thigh of the record company, as long as he can get to work as soon as possible.If it's just him and Wanyumi Watanabe, it's not impossible to do so.

However, now that Watanabe production is involved, it becomes quite different.

If Watanabe Productions stands idly by, Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Wanyumi can give up more rights and interests in order to obtain strong support.But once Watanabe Productions' power in the record industry can be used by them, this partner can no longer choose a record company.

Watanabe Productions would not agree to Wanyumi Watanabe making such a fuss just to build a sub-label.If we continue to contact the record company, Watanabe Productions will definitely strive for more control and voice, to ensure that they are completely dominant, and the one who will suffer at that time will definitely be Shinichi Iwahashi, who is the weakest.

He wants to become one of the partners, even as a trousers for this, instead of using his production experience and influence in the underground music circle to invest in technical shares.To think in the long run, it is necessary to prevent such possible situations in advance.

It is proposed to invite a third party to join, but the need for funds is secondary, and the most important thing is for the power in its hands.In addition, another important reason is to untie the rope that bound his and Watanabe Mayumi's legs.

Watanabe Productions expressly stands behind Wanyumi Watanabe, then this third party should neither be too weak nor too large, at least not too much beyond Transanabe Productions.

In the early stage of starting a business, if the partners you find are too powerful, it is very easy for them to fall into a passive position.

At that time, Wanyumi Watanabe will be backed by Watanabe Productions, and Shinichi Iwahashi, an inch-and-a-half inch-long bug that is truly unarmed, will naturally bear the brunt.Those who fall behind will be beaten, and the weak think more than the strong.

You can't be a sub-label of a record company, and you can't have a joint venture with a record company.And although he and Wanyumi Watanabe are now close to TV Asahi, but for such a big career, the industry giants like the TV station are not in their eyes, and Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe have neither. He plans to find himself an evil mother-in-law to act as a tyrant on his head.

With Watanabe Productions coming in, it is impossible to consider contacting other firms.

Groups that have already invested in or owned the record industry, and the related record companies are still running well, it is obviously impossible to impress them and allocate their minds and resources to Xiaodouding, which suddenly appeared. Never mind.

And since it is not purely for attracting investment, ordinary enterprises are not within the scope of consideration.

If you want to find someone who has something to do with the entertainment industry and can help the record company in publicity and distribution, it must not be too big to be unattainable, and you must not have set foot in the record industry.

Looking back and forth, it is more suitable for bookstores, publishing-related companies, or game-related companies.

After confirming the direction of search, Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe began to make investment proposals, and contacted the possible targets listed. Except for the arranged work, the rest of the time was dedicated to each other.

On the one hand is the production of the proposal, and on the other hand I have to take care of the production of WINK, the recording of DREAMS COME TRUE and the unfinished tour. In addition, there is work related to GENZO. I am still busy, although there is still no PPK , but it is an out-and-out 007.

However, seeing that Wanyumi Watanabe is also in a busy state, Shinichi Iwahashi has a lot of mental balance.Although he is just a hard-working young entrepreneur, Wanyumi Watanabe is the domineering president.

Having said that, how can there be so many domineering presidents who leave work to their subordinates, talk about love and give fish ponds all day long, and hang around the elevator entrance, just waiting for the little confused to successfully attract attention.

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At this stage of constant rotation, the best news Iwahashi Shinichi received was that he got the first royalties and production fees from the band he had been dreaming of since his debut.

For Shinichi Iwahashi, who was waiting to put the money into the record company, the money saved him from fire and water.

In Japan's royalty system, the royalty for a single song accounts for about 6% of the record price, of which the lyricist and composer can get 2% to 3% respectively, the singer can get 1%, and the arranger generally does not participate. The distribution of royalties is a one-time buyout, because the arrangement cannot exist independently, and even if you "borrow" other people's arrangement in the name of sampling, you don't need to go to court.

In addition to record royalties, there are radio and TV station royalties, and karaoke singing royalties. You can get all kinds of money. As long as you can sing a popular song and don’t lose the copyright, you can live comfortably. is no problem.

For the current song of DREAMS COME TRUE, Miwa-chan wrote all the lyrics and composed most of the music. She naturally made a lot of money. After various commissions, she still got almost 700 million yen.Of course, it is pre-tax income.

Shinichi Iwahashi, who also serves as a producer, also earns a lot of money, which is about the same as what Miwa-chan got.The difference is that Mihe-chan pays personal income tax, while Shinichi Iwahashi pays corporate tax through GENZO.

And this is just the first royalties. As long as the records are still shipped, there are radio broadcasts, and someone sings in karaoke, there will be a steady stream of income.

As soon as he debuted, he made a lot of money first, and he is not that kind of first-line singer, just a little bit popular.Yanqiao Shenyi couldn't help feeling that it's really quick to make money as a musician.

Of course, the premise is to be popular, to be popular, to be able to participate in the creation and production, otherwise, if you just sing a song, you won't have much money to get.If you encounter a firm with a lot of commissions and get skinned, you will get even less.

Miwa-chan, who wrote the lyrics and composed most of the music, and Shinichi Iwahashi, who also worked as a producer and received additional production fees from the sales, made a lot of money. Brother Nakamura, who only participated in singing, arrangement, performance and a small amount of composition, earned less Halfway to Meihejiang, the gap is huge.

However, this situation will not last long. Meihechan has almost learned to write lyrics, and more and more songs by Brother Nakamura will appear in the band's singles and albums.

According to this division of labor model, the income of the three people will be balanced sooner or later.

Having said that, if Shinichi Iwahashi hadn't been named, the producer could get the production fee directly, and if he only participated in the arrangement and singing performance, the money allocated would be at the bottom of the band.

Now is the time when we just made our debut and worked together to climb up. It’s okay to have more or less. If there is a long-term personal income and contribution in the group that keeps a huge distance from other players, sooner or later something will happen because of this imbalance. .

After George Harrison's composition skills came to light, Ringo Starr's position in the Beatles was extremely embarrassing. During the recording period, no one went to invite him to go on strike, and finally ran back by himself.

Playing drums can become a monopoly, it seems like the best cheap thing, but it can't hold back the frustration of being dispensable.

In other words, it is precisely because I have earned enough money that I have the leeway to consider these things.

During this time, the band was working on their second single and album, and with the enthusiasm of the band Heaven, they got off to a first-class start. If they want to make progress, they need good works.

Singles don’t need to be bombarded, and it’s much better to have one hit song for four years a year than to release four hit songs a year and then release all the Squibs for the next three years.

After the recording was over, Mihe-chan, whose waist suddenly swelled up a lot, treated guests to dinner. Brother Nakamura, who was going to use the royalties to replace the [-]-yen Eight Hand Suzuki lunch box, planned to take the production fee Shinichi Iwahashi, who works in a record company, and the two big men would eat her soft food with peace of mind, without blushing.

After getting Nakamura's new car, he may not only let his girlfriend sit in it, but he may even be the driver of two teammates from time to time.

It was Shinichi Iwahashi, Miwa-chan spurned him for his innocence.

However, Shinichi Iwahashi still insisted on that set, when things were not sure, he would not talk nonsense, so even in front of his two teammates, he remained silent and did not say anything about forming a record company.

"Shenyi-kun is so stingy~" Meihejiang teased him.

In turn, Yanqiao Shenyi taught her earnestly, "...don't spend all the money in one go, and you still have to pay taxes." I don't know how many people in the entertainment industry are like this. Hua Tehua, when she came to her senses, she was already bankrupt.

As soon as the tax was filed, Meihechan grinned her teeth in distress, and Yanqiao Shen seemed to be extremely precise in hitting her.

However, the band has just debuted, and it is unknown how far it will go in the future. It is far from the level of opening a special office for the few million yen in royalties to avoid taxes.

I can only endure it for now.

Having said that, "a mere few million yen" is quite inflated.

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Yanqiao Chaozi promised to help, and he couldn't do it falsely, and then he got involved.Iwahashi Shin introduced her to Watanabe Wanyumi.

Asako Iwahashi had heard Shinichi Iwahashi talk about the reason for setting up a production company before, and she also guessed what might have happened between him and this Watanabe-san.

However, rather than speculating about the relationship between Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe, the reason why Asako Iwahashi is really curious about Wanyumi Watanabe is that although she did not keep Shinichi Iwahashi for her own use, she was still able to be with him. collaborative approach.

(End of this chapter)