Flying over the bubble era

594 Chapter 594. Going forward

[-] yen per room, others are calculated separately.

...it's nice to have money.

This is the most common truth no matter in any era or in any country.

After that day, Shinichi Iwahashi and Akina Nakamori devoted themselves to their work and life again.

Two people, one is a small entrepreneurial boss with a career goal and full of energy, and the other is Taopu Star who is at the top and wants to maintain the momentum and meet the challenges of the latecomers. Each has his own way of doing things.

DREAMS COME TRUE has a great momentum, and the fact that the band's music quality is top-notch has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the public.As long as the existing style and quality can be guaranteed, it is only a matter of time before becoming the first-line.

When the summer circus tour starts, if the live performances can gain public recognition, then the two most important things for the band are: good songs and a good scene, and the two legs are generally even, and they can run with big strides.

DREAMS COME TRUE is on the right track. Although Shinichi Iwahashi will not let the band relax because of this, at least he can breathe a sigh of relief and no longer have to worry about it as nervously as before.

For bands that are on track, at least for a while, it's good to stay on track.

The record company's booth has just been rolled out, and there is a best-selling band there. First of all, make sure that Iwahashi Shinichi has a lot of money, so that he can comfortably move to a new house in this bubble era, and boldly fall in love.

The momentum of DREAMS COME TRUE has stabilized, but the prospects of ZARD are still uncertain.

As the first work of the record company, the achievements of ZARD's debut single are extremely eye-catching among the newcomers. On the one hand, it follows the publicity effect brought by the TV series on September [-], and on the other hand, there are new promotions added during this period of time. .

That assist from Momoko Kikuchi pushed the band into the top ten of the singles chart.The MUSIC FAIR that debuted for the first time received a very good response. After the program was broadcast, a large number of viewers called the TV station's hotline for inquiries.

The effect of the program is good, firstly, it drives sales, and secondly, the TV appearance left a good impression on the audience.

If there are achievements and the audience likes to watch it, it has the value of being invited.

However, for rookie bands, there are actually not many shows available.

Those super golden files are either not very friendly to new singers, or the band's physical sales can break into the top ten, but the popularity is not enough. According to the calculation point standard including the audience's letters, it needs to break into the top ten set by the program group. Top ten list is not easy.

At this stage, although the major TV stations have many and mixed audio programs, almost half of them are aimed at idols.In the other half, it is necessary to remove the special singers, so that there are not many ordinary singers and bands.

If you remove the prime time slots that are not friendly to new singers, and the strange shows that will drop in price when they are on, the singers will be better, and there are only a few shows that can really make the band play songs.

But by virtue of having produced the band Heaven and having a good relationship with TV Asahi, ZARD got a chance to participate in TV Asahi's MUSIC STATION.

Compared with other music stations, MUSIC STATION is more friendly to singers and bands, especially to bands. It can be said that it is the friendliest among all TV station's prime-time music stations.

The reason for this is because of the relationship between the band Heavenly Kingdom.They are all programs on the same TV station. The bands that come out of Band Paradise always seem to be given priority. Even at the rookie stage, they still have the opportunity to participate in the performance.

Conversely, the bands that came out of Band Paradise became popular later, and they would give priority to MUSIC STATION when playing songs, which can be regarded as a reward for the program groups that opened their doors to them when they were not popular.

The same goes for DREAMS COME TRUE, a new song has been released, not necessarily anything else, but this one will definitely go.

There are many bands participating in MUSIC STATION, and many band lovers set this program as a must-watch every week. The program team realized this and thought it was a good opportunity to use "band" as a feature of the program.

Therefore, since the broadcast began, there has been neither a super luxurious stage nor a fun mini-game. For a time, because I couldn't find the MUSIC STATION, which was constantly adjusting the characteristics of the program, I took this opportunity to start the honeymoon period with the band.

Shinichi Iwahashi personally watched ZARD's performance invitation, and felt that there were still too few music programs for ordinary singers and bands.

In contrast, the wave of bands is on the rise, and there are many more bands that can enter the top ten of the charts than in the previous two years.

As the man in black behind the scenes who promoted the wave of bands, Shinichi Iwahashi is very sensitive to this trend.

He thought to himself that although he and Mayumi Watanabe gave up the band Paradise, the show became a topic of conversation and brought in many band talents.

Outside of the show, record companies and law firms realized this wave, and went to the underground music circle to find semi-finished products—including him.

As a result, the band's talent pool is about to reach an unprecedented level.There must be more and more bands debuting in the future, and more and more bands who are qualified to compete with popular idols on the rankings.

Not only that, there will be more and more bands that need to show themselves on TV...

Iwahashi Shinichi is not only concerned about rankings and sales, but also about the collision between idols and bands. He can't help but think of TV shows and this idol-friendly environment.

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However, although the performance of ZARD's debut single is impressive, the reaction to the delay in appearing on "THE BEST TEN" reveals the fact that the band is not well-known and does not have many loyal fans.

In other words, the current outstanding results are the result of good songs coupled with good publicity.

Even if this one can sell more than [-] copies in the end, if the next one doesn't meet the public's taste, it may disappear directly from the rankings.

The brilliant debut performance is a hit. For the industry, TV stations, advertisers, including record companies and agencies, after the hit, before the next single comes out, the band is regarded as a "[-]-level". will be treated accordingly.

Television stations and advertisers will be more willing to cooperate with a [-]-level band, and Xingchen will cooperate more actively.

This is a good thing for the record company and Shinichi Iwahashi as the chief producer, and it means that he can get better resources for the band than the debut single.

But in the eyes of the general public, what they are more familiar with is actually the song "まっすぐに..." (straight forward) that is often heard as the theme song of Yuejiu recently.

Although it is not unknown that this song is sung by ZARD, for them, ZARD is just a strange symbol, and they have not paid much attention to the band itself.

The brilliant debut results are a good shot. Next, we must take into account the quality of the songs on the one hand, and on the other hand, we must find ways to increase the popularity of the band and let the public accept the band "ZARD", not just listening to it. sing them a song.

The first step is the hardest, but the second step after that is not easy either.It's hard to let go until you've built a track for the band.

Iwahashi Shinichi, who has tasted the sweetness of the theme song of the TV series and the fanfare, has no plans to change the packaging strategy for ZARD's next single. When the band is busy making the song, he is thinking of ways to continue to strive for it. propaganda.

Having said that, regarding the next single, although it is still in production, a promotional position has been reserved in advance-the "Kitchen" movie that Watanabe Wanyumi's office is currently producing.

Making movies is U-MIZ's business. Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Wanyumi have a tacit understanding of non-interference, and they never ask her about movie production-related matters.

Now ask how is the progress, in order to make sure to see if ZARD's new single is in tune with her new movie.

"The filming part is almost over, and there may be a few places to make up later." Mayumi Watanabe told him, "I want to catch up with the spring break schedule, so I will definitely be there before the end of March."

Japanese movies, as long as they are made and a distribution company is willing to help arrange the films, they will definitely be released.It doesn't matter what the film is, even if it's a "road movie" shot with a camera strapped to the back of a bicycle.

The original novel of "Kitchen" has become the best-selling novel since last year. In the past few years, it has become a whirlwind among young people. The author Yoshimoto Banana has become the "god" in the hearts of countless young people.

When Manyumi Watanabe talked about the adaptation rights, although the novel was already popular, it hadn't reached the current level.

If she hadn't acted decisively after reading the novel, maybe the plan would have been delayed.

But now, she wants to take advantage of the novel's hits and Yoshimoto Banana's high popularity among young people to attract them to the cinema.

However, Wanyumi Watanabe didn't put much hope in the plan.

After all, the original novel of "Kitchen" has no story, and the finished product is likely to be quite boring. During the film production process, the two partners, Ichikawa Jun and Iwai Shunji, decided to focus on the erratic and unreliable atmosphere above.

This kind of movie, if you make it well, you can win awards and gain a lot of loyal fans.If the shot is not good, it will be downshifted urgently, without any splash.But from beginning to end, "high box office" was not included in the plan.

"Inaocun received good reviews on the set."

Speaking of which, Wanyumi Watanabe casually mentioned to Shinichi Iwahashi, "The director, Ichikawa-san, said that this role seems to be tailor-made for her."

"If this is the case, maybe she can get a newcomer award." Yanqiao Shinichi said.

Wanyumi Watanabe smiled, "At least, I have a business card when I sell Inamura."

If Izumi Inamura can be well received by the industry after the movie is released, then she won't lose this time.

Contrary to what Shinichi Iwahashi faced when he wanted to promote ZARD, what Watanabe Manyumi wanted to win for Izumi Inamura was not the support of the public, but the recognition of the industry.

"By the way, the actor who plays with Inamura this time is also a musician." Mayumi Watanabe mentioned casually, "To be precise, it is a newcomer who aims to become a musician but has made his debut as an actor."

"is it?"

"I sometimes go to the set to visit the set. During the break, that..." Wanyumi Watanabe paused, and told him first, "The name is 'Masaharu Fukuyama'."

"When that Fukuyama-kun is resting, he plays his own original songs on the acoustic guitar."

Yanqiao Shenyi listened, "The atmosphere of the photography team is quite good."

"Because there is no box office pressure..." Wanyumi Watanabe said half-mockingly.

Yanqiao Shinichi smiled at her, watched her continue and said, "That Fukuyama-kun plays the guitar well and sings well."

"Ah."

Wanyumi Watanabe remembered, and said again: "When I went to discuss cooperation with AMUSE's President Osato, President Osato mentioned it, and wanted to know what you think of the male solo market."

"I?"

Shinichi Iwahashi was asked suddenly, and didn't know what to say for a moment, "I have never had contact with male solo singers, and I have never even produced male idols."

"That's true." Watanabe Wanyumi nodded.

Although she didn't intend to continue this topic, she didn't plan to expose it like this, so she said: "After listening to what President Osato said, I don't think I'm so opposed to Fukuyama-kun becoming a musician."

The implication is that Yokichi Osato does not support or favor Masaharu Fukuyama's music.

"If Shinichi-kun is interested, how about listening to Fukuyama-kun's song next time if you have a chance?" Wanyumi Watanabe suggested.

Yanqiao Shenyi has nothing to do, "It doesn't matter if you just listen to it."

But I didn't plan to intervene in the production for a while.

Now, he puts most of his energy into promoting the bands of his own record company, ZARD, who is about to take the next step, and BOLAN, who is waiting for his debut but has not yet determined the route. While arranging ZARD, Iwahashi Shinichi also has to think about How BOLAN will take their own step.

Now, what he has on hand is either the production contract with his own company or the one with WINK.This combination has already found the right route, and it has a track to follow, so it won't take too much energy from him.

Of course, Wanyumi Watanabe's suggestion that he listen does not mean that he is optimistic about Masaharu Fukuyama.It's also a way of casting a wide net, as scouts hand out business card after business card when signing actors on the streets of teenage haunts.

The matter of Fukuyama Masaharu got off the topic, and Iwahashi Shinichi pulled him back, "As for the promotion of ZARD's next single, I'm going to negotiate with Xingchen Office and let them also contribute."

The ZARD band, when it was formed, the Xingchen Office didn't pay much attention to it, like a picked child.Now that he has made his debut successfully, Yanqiao Shenyi has more confidence when he goes to ask Xingchen Office for "support money".

Wanyumi Watanabe just stood by and watched, "Then it's up to you, Shinichi-kun."

"Okay, look at me..." Yanqiao Shinichi agreed.

Having said that, the two talked about the script of the prank show that Yanqiao Shinichi and the fat young man were producing. U-MIZ got a summer special from TV Asahi, and as soon as April enters, they will move from talking on paper to the formal preparation stage.

Just as he was talking, a phone call came over.Wanyumi Watanabe went to answer the phone.

The topic was only halfway through, Yanqiao Shinichi couldn't leave, so he could only wait.Being idle and bored, thinking about it, I remembered that I had promised Akina Nakamori that I would invite her to play on the prank show.

Now that he has promised, he must fulfill it with her.

However, I agreed to agree, but Yanqiao Shinichi hesitated, thinking that it was too early to issue this card at the stage of testing the waters of the special file.

In contrast, it is safer to delay her appearance for the time being and see how the show responds to test the waters.

(End of this chapter)