Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 571 571. The so-called order

Having dealt with him several times, Yanqiao Shen also has some understanding of the behavior of his sister and brother-in-law.I don't agree easily, but once I nod, I will definitely try my best to do the best.

Knowing this, after Hiroyuki Narita agreed to help earlier, Shinichi Iwahashi felt relieved and waited for the good news.

At noon on Friday, Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe went to Hiroyuki Narita's appointment together.

The guest was Shinichi Iwahashi's brother-in-law, and he was in Shinichi Iwahashi's car. The driver who had no emotion had no chance to show up, and Mitomo Iijima sent them there.

Wanyumi Watanabe knew that Mitomo Iijima was a newcomer given to Shinichi Iwahashi by her brother-in-law. After Mitomo Iijima joined the job, Shinichi Iwahashi mentioned it to her once, but it was just that, and never had an in-depth chat.He didn't say anything, and Watanabe Wanyu didn't ask.

There is a tacit understanding between the two, and they are extremely sensitive to "boundaries".

Yanqiao Shinichi asked Iijima Sanchi to be the driver, so he naturally planned to reuse her.However, a new employee with insignificant entry ability is treated so differently, and it is naturally because of the face of Sakai Masatoshi and Yoshida Masaki.

However, bypassing her and directly introducing someone to Iwahashi Shinichi, Yoshida Masaki's intention to befriend him is also obvious.

This point is just like Hiroyuki Narita wanted to talk about the band sponsor, but invited Wanyumi Watanabe to have dinner together.In this approach, Hiroyuki Narita's idea of ​​making friends with her, or Watanabe Productions behind her, is also very clear.

Iwahashi Shinichi understood these things, and Watanabe Wanyumi also understood them.

However, people in the industry don't mind being approached with a purpose, it's better to say that they acquiesce in this way of getting along.Whether it is Masaki Yoshida or Hiroyuki Narita, they all showed it openly and did not hide their thoughts.

Narita Hiroyuki wants to make friends with Wanyumi Watanabe, because he values ​​her status as the second miss of Watanabe Production, but he has a good impression of her because he appreciates her talent.

A Dentsu MAN like him with a mediocre background, in the first few years after joining the company, because he had no background, he worked hard all day long to climb the ranks, and was scolded by his boss for being useless if he couldn't do a little thing well.

But the sons and daughters of wealthy officials who joined the job at the same time, go to work easily every day, and on the day off, it is very comfortable to meet for a dance and play golf for friendship, even if the work ability is terrible.

Anyway, for Dentsu, ordinary employees are used for work, and second-generation employees are used to build relationships with all walks of life.

Climbing up from this kind of place, Hiroyuki Narita clearly distinguishes between "family background" and "ability".It is one thing to value a person's family background, but it is another thing to value a person's ability.

In his opinion, Watanabe Wanyumi, who has both family background and outstanding ability, is particularly outstanding.

……

Hiroyuki Narita invited guests, and the meeting place was naturally decided by him.

After the ordered items were delivered one after another, today's topic also changed from trivial communication to serious business.Narita Hiroyuki acted in a sophisticated manner, never mentioning the soft nails he touched, and only told the results to the two people who came together.

"I met with the representative of Fujifilm before, and when we were discussing the new season's TV commercial, I mentioned to their representative that the band needs a tour sponsor, and they were very interested."

Hiroyuki Narita introduced the situation. A senior executive of Fujifilm liked the band's debut song "So Happy!"so happy!Really like! ", so I said a lot of good things for the band in the subsequent meeting.

Of course, only good words are useless.After this matter was brought up internally, it was put on the agenda because DREAMS COME TRUE's popularity is booming, and the high quality of the new album has also affirmed their creative ability. Either way, everyone is looking forward to their next move.

Only with the transcripts can we be eligible to discuss sponsorship.

But before making a decision, Fujifilm still needs to do a survey on DREAMS COEM TRUE, including their momentum, the band's music audience and so on.

Just being popular is not enough. After all, if the audience of a star is all teenagers, no matter whether he is popular or not, Rice Cooker will not want him to be an endorsement.

And now, Hiroyuki Narita was able to sit here and talk about this matter with the two of them, obviously Fujifilm had passed the "initial review" of the band.

……

"A few days ago, the representative of Fujifilm probably talked to me. The meaning there is to sponsor the band's tour, and this matter can continue to be discussed."

When Narita Hiroyuki said this, his tone paused.

Both Shinichi Iwahashi and Manyumi Watanabe knew that what they were about to say next was the conditions for agreeing to the sponsorship.

"Fuji Film's TV commercial for the disposable camera 'Quick Snap' will be updated in April." Narita Hiroyuki said, "Fuji Film wants to ask the band to make a commercial song."

"The commercial song." Iwahashi Shinichi repeated it and kept it in his heart.

"What kind of music is required? If we officially start to discuss cooperation, when Watanabe-san's office communicates with Fujifilm, they will give more specific conditions." Hiroyuki Narita said.

In other words, it is necessary to tailor the song according to the requirements of Fujifilm.

"Making jingles is part of it."

Hiroyuki Narita went on to say, "What Fujifilm means is that if they sponsor the band's tour this year, they hope that next year, the band will have another round of reception performances named after Fujifilm."

The so-called entertainment performances are performances that do not sell tickets to the outside world and are open in the form of "invitation tickets".

Invitation coupons may be distributed to employees of Fujifilm and its affiliated companies, or to related sellers, or as gifts to give back to consumers. Buying Fujifilm products in Japanese yen will give you a coupon... …Etc., etc.

The invitation tickets are issued by Fujifilm, and the performance venue and equipment rental fees are all borne by Fujifilm. The band only needs to perform on the spot and complete the task.

Generally, the venue of this kind of reception is not large, but there are many times, because Fujifilm’s business is spread all over the country. This round of reception performances may have to be held from Tokyo to Osaka, and then from Osaka to Fukuoka.

However, basically speaking, it is a relatively common way in the industry for singers to hold entertainment performances for sponsors.

"How is it? Watanabe-san."

After Hiroyuki Narita finished speaking the conditions, Shinichi Iwahashi turned his head and looked at Mayumi Watanabe.

The two exchanged glances.

Narita Hiroyuki finished playing his cards, and watched the interaction between the two opposite people in a leisurely manner.

His wife, Asako, had dealt with Wanyumi Watanabe several times, and after that, the two seemed to have a little polite exchange in private.Asako herself admires Watanabe Wanyumi very much. On this point, the husband and wife agree that the second lady of Watanabe Producer is outstanding.

However, on another matter, Narita Hiroyuki and Asako disagreed.

When the couple chatted, they would occasionally talk about Shinichi Iwahashi's current work and his cooperation with Mayumi Watanabe.Although he didn't say it explicitly, in Narita Hiroyuki's view, his brother-in-law and Wanyumi Watanabe are quite a good match.

In his opinion, with Yanqiao Shinichi's ability, if he can tie the knot with the second daughter of the Watanabe family, it will undoubtedly be even more powerful, and his future is limitless.

But his wife Asako doesn't think the two are a good match.

Now face to face, Narita Hiroyuki can feel the close cooperation between Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Mayumi.These two people can communicate their thoughts just by exchanging eyes.

With such a perfect match, Hiroyuki Narita couldn't help but wonder why his wife had such thoughts.

……

The band's manager is at U-MIZ, and Shinichi Iwahashi is inconvenient to speak at this time.

Wanyumi Watanabe is the band's boss, she took the opportunity to take over the topic, and said, "As far as the firm is concerned, under such conditions, we are very willing to continue the discussion with Fujifilm."

This was within Narita Hiroyuki's expectation.

However, if you get an affirmative answer, you can move on to the next link.Order is important.

"Then, I will introduce the representative of Fujifilm to meet you later." Narita Hiroyuki put away those thoughts just now and entered into his own role.

Watanabe Wanyumi agreed and thanked him.

When it came time to talk about sponsorship, it was her boss who was going to come forward, and Shinichi Iwahashi temporarily stepped down.It wasn't until the topic was over and the atmosphere in the banquet relaxed again that he took his time and joined the topic.

Although it was a business dinner, the atmosphere of the meal was good.After leaving the table, I said goodbye to Hiroyuki Narita, and Shinichi Iwahashi and Mayumi Watanabe also got into the car.

"Advertising theme song."

Watanabe Wanyumi pondered for a while, and said to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Whether it succeeds or fails depends on the band itself."

"That's true." Yanqiao Shinichi agreed.

Listen to the sound, if you want to discuss sponsorship with Fujifilm, you must hand over the commercial song first, and make them satisfied with the commercial song. After the successful acceptance, the sponsorship will be really stable. up.

As far as the situation conveyed by Hiroyuki Narita is concerned, it is just an opportunity thrown by Fujifilm.If you can't come up with a commercial song, you will miss this opportunity.

Whether it is the subsequent sponsorship of the tour, or the reception performance in the second year, it does not exist.

"It would be best to hand over the song." Iwahashi Shinichi said, "It happens to be released as the main title of the new single, and it can also be used for promotion."

Wanyumi Watanabe laughed at him, "... Whenever you don't want to use everything you can, then it's not you."

"You also know what I'm best at." Yanqiao Shinichi didn't mind.

Wanyumi Watanabe poured some cold water on him, "That's the way it is said, if you want to borrow strength, you must first have 'strength'."

First of all, we must be able to hand over the commercial song and win the opportunity, so that we can use it later.

From this point of view, it depends on the band itself whether they can seize this opportunity.As far as Fujifilm's conditions are concerned, if the band doesn't have the strength, it's useless to have someone around to help and say good things.

"However, what is 'Quick Snap'?" asked Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly.

Wanyumi Watanabe couldn't help but glanced at him.

"I've seen related advertisements. Brother-in-law Narita also said just now that it's a disposable camera." Yanqiao Shinichi said something he hadn't seen before, "However, I haven't used it once."

He didn't have a hobby of taking pictures, and after entering the industry, he didn't have much chance to get in touch with these things. Even though he saw advertisements, he didn't buy them on purpose.

"It's a disposable film camera."

Wanyumi Watanabe patiently described the details to him, "The photos taken can be developed normally, but because the film cannot be replaced, the attached film is useless after shooting and can only be sent back for recycling."

This kind of toy camera only sells for one or two thousand yen each. It is portable and easy to carry, and it is easy to operate. If you forget to bring a camera when you go out to play, you can immediately become a fighting force when you buy it. Except for the poor image quality-it is a toy camera after all.

This toy camera was very popular when it was first launched two years ago. Although the novelty has passed, it is not as enthusiastic as the previous two years, but it is still a popular product of Fujifilm, and new advertisements are placed on TV every year.

"I see." Yanqiao Shenyi listened humbly.

After listening to it, I joked, "As expected of 'Mr. Watanabe'."

Wanyumi Watanabe, whose laughing point was on this "Mr. Watanabe", was sure that he did it on purpose.

"However, don't just listen to..."

Shinichi Iwahashi made up his mind, and after sending Wanyumi Watanabe back to her office, he didn't go back to the company directly, but told Mitomo Iijima to go to a department store first and buy a Quick Snap disposable camera. .

Sitting in the car again, Yanqiao Shen played with the palm-sized disposable camera, and his first impression was:
"It's so light."

As expected of a toy camera, it really looks like a toy.

……

There is a performance on Friday night, the official opening is at [-] o'clock in the evening, and at [-] o'clock, the band has already had dinner and is preparing for the subsequent performance in the backstage of LIVEHOUSE.

Last week, ZARD's debut single entered the top ten charts for the first time. Although it was only No.10, it was undoubtedly an exciting achievement for the band.

And at the same time they got their first top ten, the tour in the Tokyo circle officially started.

Tonight is the band's first tour in the Tokyo circle.

With the effect of the theme song of the TV series on September [-], and also took the top ten of the charts, the current ZARD is completely different from the situation before the debut that he performed in LIVEHOUSE everywhere to hone himself.

The sales of the debut single are good, the reputation is higher than before, and the tickets are easier to sell.

The venue can accommodate 250 people, and the tickets are sold out as soon as the tickets are sold out. According to the person in charge, there are also people who wait outside because they can’t buy tickets and want to hear the sound leakage, or sneak in after the show starts.

For the latter, it is necessary to strictly guard against it. It is a venue full of standing seats. Once the maximum number of people is exceeded, accidents are prone to occur.

Safety is the most important thing.

The three musicians were all cleaning the instruments in their hands. Sachiko Puchi didn't have an instrument, so she turned over the program list and score for the upcoming performance.

Something to do before the opening act can relieve tension.

Before going on stage, she tends to be nervous. From her first performance at LIVEHOUSE before her debut, to tonight's performance, this point has not improved at all.

Even in the past few years, this nervous problem probably won't change...

At this time, the door of the lounge was pushed open, and Sachiko Kuchi raised her head subconsciously and looked over.

The person who entered was Akamatsu Haruko.

She noticed Sachiko Puchi looked over and smiled at her, "How do you feel?"

(End of this chapter)