Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 779
Raising an actor requires considerable investment, which is completely different from a singer.

From time to time in the industry, there will be "a small firm hits big luck, because the signed singer becomes popular overnight and makes a lot of money". However, no firm has ever made a fortune because of signing a new actor.

To train actors, the early stage is continuous investment.

After a new actor signs a contract, at least for the first three years, they don’t want to make money. They start from small roles and constantly strive for opportunities to appear. In order to increase their popularity, they will even ask advertisers to use them with money...

This is why pillow business is so common among actors.

The number of TV dramas produced by mainstream TV stations throughout the year is there, and the competition for actors is fierce. The firm must continue to arrange entertainment and establish a good relationship with the TV stations.And the rich and powerful even invest in TV dramas themselves.

Among other things, Wanyumi Watanabe held Izumi Inamura, and her investment in "Kitchen" alone was tens of millions of yen.Now that the movie has received a good response and made a small profit, Izumi Inamura has also been nominated for a newcomer at one or two domestic film festivals, his resume has been successfully gilded, and he has been invited to auditions-this is a happy result for everyone.But if it is reversed, it will be in vain.

Precisely because of the high initial investment and long time involved in cultivating actors, correspondingly, the contract period is also long, and it is a normal operation for ten or eight years.If the singer's three albums do not improve, he may be given up, but it is normal for an actor to not bloom for three years.

If you want to run the actor department, you must either have enough capital, or take the small but refined route, and be prepared to work together for ten years.

However, once there is an actor who can become a household name under the banner, the follow-up returns will be very considerable.Making money is the basis. In addition, you can use top actors to exchange resources with TV stations.For example, helping with the trumpet and stuffing newcomers into the play.Or in a play where our own actors play the leading role, the theme song is sung for our own singer...

In the early stage, the singer raised the actor, and later changed the actor to return the favor to the singer, helping each other and winning.

At this stage, Wanyumi Watanabe's U-MIZ has not yet produced a top-notch actor, and although Watanabe is behind her production, she came from a separate family, her family's support is limited, and there are no consortiums with stupid people and rich money to support her. To spend money to invest in TV dramas.

Therefore, there are only two ways to go now.

"It's not like Kenneth." Watanabe Wanyumi sarcastically teased her old acquaintance.

Kenyin transformed into an actor department, with the strong support of the Sasakawa Foundation behind it. Mr. Nozaki is much more relaxed than her-of course, this is purely joking about others to enliven the atmosphere.

"It sounds like you're envious." Yanqiao Shinichi cooperated with her.

Watanabe Mayumi smiled and said, "I'm so envious."

"Then I'll be in a much more peaceful mood." Shinichi Yanqiao deliberately joked with her, "After all, I have the second lady of Producer Watanabe behind me."

"Come on less." Wanyumi Watanabe scolded with a smile.

Joking aside, the conversation turned back, "Over at Yanyin, the signer seems to want to start with models from fashion magazines."

Not to mention the special model, the appearance, figure and temperament are clear at a glance.

"Where's Wanyumi-san?" Yanqiao Shinichi asked.

She thought for a while, "On the road, training schools, magazines, and auditions, it's basically like this. Now the focus is on Inamura, which has achieved good results, and Takashima-san is taking the route of honing his acting skills in a down-to-earth manner."

They are treated differently because Izumi Inamura is young and suitable for opportunities to be sent to act in idol dramas. After a few years when he grows up, he will take on urban dramas. This is the right age.

But Reiko Takashima was already 23 years old when she was signed, and now she is over 25 years old, with a mature and dignified appearance. Unless she meets a suitable character, the probability of becoming the protagonist is not very high, and she can only follow the The backbone of the way to cultivate.

"Inaocun is very popular now, but Mizuno is not very popular."

When Manyumi Watanabe mentioned it, Shinichi Iwahashi remembered that she was talking about Asami Mizuno who came out of the same audition as Izumi Inamura.

"At that time, Mizuno was still the champion," he said.

Wanyumi Watanabe nodded, "The entertainment world is a place where the winners are not as good as the right ones." She changed the subject, "The actress is now focusing on Izumi Inamura, and I plan to recruit a few more newcomers, but there is no need to be greedy."

"This time I plan to recruit male actors." She mentioned, "It is not easy to develop an agency that only deals with actresses."

Actors have a longer flowering period, and they can wait for "late bloomers".Once it becomes popular, it is thicker than the blood of an actress, and it can withstand the impact of various things.

Firms that only have actresses are more likely to fail, and thus lose their sense of presence in the industry.Among other things, the three mountains of "gossip", "marriage" and "childbirth" alone are enough to drag a popular actress down.

"By the way, there is something I want to tell you." Iwahashi Shinichi kept a sense of proportion, and did not talk deeply with Watanabe Mayumi about her office's route planning.

Wanyumi Watanabe looked at him, waiting for the next sentence.

"Juchi Taozi-san." He suddenly announced his name, "She called me in private."

"and then?"

"Kikuchi-san's contract with her current firm has expired, and she asked me for help." Shinichi Iwahashi explained to her.

Manyumi Watanabe was surprised, "When did you and Kikuchi-san get on the line?"

"Get on the line." Yanqiao Shinichi couldn't help laughing at her statement.However, Watanabe Wanyumi didn't like him, looked at him, and waited for him to explain things clearly.

"Isn't Kikuchi-san a fan of ZARD?" he reminded.

Mayumi Watanabe nodded, "I know that."

"Before, at the finale of ZARD's tour at Nakano Sunplaza, Kikuchi-san also came and went backstage to visit the set." Shin Iwahashi told her about the past.

At that time, he was also in the backstage, and he met Momoko Kikuchi and chatted for a few words.

When ZARD performed in Kansai, Kikuchi Momoko sent flower baskets to the band and had dinner with the band.Afterwards, Kikuchi Momoko also called Iwahashi Shinichi and offered to talk about having dinner with the band.

Afterwards, it is said that she exchanged contact information with Sachiko Kawachi, and even met and had dinner together in private.

The tickets for the final show of the tour were sent to her long before the Kansai show.She was bound to be there on this day, and she went backstage as soon as she had a relationship with Sachiko Kawachi—then, she met Shinichi Iwahashi.

The day after the performance, Kikuchi Momoko called Iwahashi Shinichi again.This time, I was talking about asking him for help.

The contract expires, but asks Iwahashi Shinichi for help.He didn't need to go into details, Wanyumi Watanabe could guess what this "help" was trying to do.However, there is too much difference between being a fan of the band and asking him for help.

"Kikuchi-san wants to terminate the contract with the firm." Watanabe Wanyumi said.

Yanqiao Shen nodded, "Generally speaking, this is the case. According to what she means, it is that she has a sense of distrust for the staff of the office in terms of route planning."

She thought for a while and asked, "And then?"

"I asked Kikuchi-san if she still wants to continue singing." Iwahashi Shinichi said, "If you still want singers and actors to work together, it's best to stay in the current office."

"But on the other hand, if she is determined to terminate the contract, it is best to also prepare to completely end her work as an idol singer and transform into an actor." Iwahashi Shinyi said what she said at the time, and then told Watanabe Manyumi.

Watanabe Manyumi pondered for a while, guessing what Iwahashi Shinichi was thinking and his attitude towards Kikuchi Momoko.He didn't intend to reach out, but he did point out the way for Kikuchi Momoko.

Kikuchi Momoko's song and shadow double habitat clearly won't work, if she still insists on both, then there is no need to change jobs is the first, and the firm will be offended is the second.

If you really want to change the office, you need to give an explanation to the old office, and you must also think about how you will go next.

"What did Kikuchi-san say?" Watanabe Mayumi was curious.

Yanqiao Shen smiled, "I didn't say anything at the time, I just said 'Thank you, I will think about it'."

As for the result of consideration...

"Then, a few days ago, before the show of THE BLUE HEARTS aired." Shinichi Iwahashi went on to say, "Kikuchi-san called again and told me that he had already considered it."

"She decided to give up singing and focus on her career as an actor." Yanqiao Shinichi said, smiling again.

Now, even Wanyumi Watanabe laughed.

"To focus on the actor's career, I thought of you."

"Kikuchi-san is very grateful to me for recommending her to appear in the Fujifilm commercial. I guess, she thinks that I see the qualities in her."

Yanqiao Shinichi unconsciously boasted.

Watanabe Wanyumi showed an expression of watching him play.

He didn't care at all, and continued, "That's why I hope that I will be the introducer and recommend her to a suitable firm. After all, I don't run a firm."

After Iwahashi Shinichi finished speaking, he also looked back at Mayumi Watanabe.

"You don't want my small firm to accept Kikuchi-san?" she asked.

Iwahashi Shinichi neither admitted nor denied, "Kikuchi-san told me that there is a manager who has been taking care of her and wants to use her fame to set up an office, and has been inviting her to be independent."

"Of course, it's not easy for an individual to set up an office," said Iwahashi Shinichi. "The protector that the manager is looking for is Shinei Productions."

Mayumi Watanabe let out an "ah", "I see."

However, Shinichi Iwahashi turned the words back, "The son of the president of Shinei Productions is a fan of Kikuchi-san. Because of this, Kikuchi-san's trust in that manager has also been shaken."

He guessed in his heart that after Juchi Taozi called again, Natong decided to give up singing and give the agency an explanation, and then concentrate on making calls as actors, because he knew what the agent had in mind.

Yanqiao Shenyi couldn't help recalling the accident when he received the second call from Kikuchi Momoko.

In the phone call after the ZARD concert, he mentioned Kikuchi Momoko's words, but he didn't intend to interfere with her affairs, but because of her fate with ZARD, he came up with an idea.

But unexpectedly, Kikuchi Momoko would make a second phone call afterward.It was this second phone call that gave Yanqiao Shinichi some snacks.

"Jikuchi-san's office cooperates well with her. I heard from her that if it hadn't happened that Shengzi-sang became independent by accident, she wouldn't be embarrassed by the office suddenly. But as long as Juchi-san stops singing, then the office will also I won't embarrass her any more."

No longer singing, this is not only to make her make up her mind to transform, but also to give an explanation to the firm.

In other words, she left the firm because she wanted to change the course, not betrayal.The route she wants to develop is not in line with the overall route of the current firm. Even if she changes to a new firm, it will not threaten the old firm.

The training period for an actor is too long and the investment is high. It is far from cultivating an idol singer, who earns money all the time.

Kikuchi Momoko wanted to transfer to a line of work where she was not recognized, and would probably slip to the edge of the industry without finding such a person. This made the firm's attitude towards her termination of the contract and her departure softened.

Moreover, she no longer sings, and the agency holds the rights to the original songs of her debut, which can be disposed of at will. It is a routine operation to cooperate with the record company to release selected albums to cheat money.Although she has run away, she can still be pulled out from time to time to squeeze oil, not to worry about the dissatisfaction of the record company and office afterwards, which is quite cool to a certain extent.

There are benefits and steps. In this case, the firm let go and put away the previous toughness.

"If Wanyumi-san takes over Kikuchi-san, she can use her fame to bring newcomers from the office to TV dramas." Iwahashi Shinichi mentioned.

Wanyumi Watanabe is not very interested in Kikuchi Momoko, "I don't want to borrow this fame."

She could see it clearly, "The firm now only promotes Inamura, and I plan to recruit actors in the future. If a popular idol like Kikuchi-san comes to me, it may be more troublesome to promote her than a newcomer."

You can't be high or low.Iwahashi Shinichi silently added what Watanabe Mayumi said in his heart.Of course he understood the overbearing president's thoughts.In a sense, he was already prepared that Wanyumi Watanabe would reject Kikuchi Momoko.

"Then," Iwahashi Shinichi changed the subject, "how about I introduce Kikuchi-san to another firm?"

Wanyumi Watanabe looked at him, "Which family are you thinking of?"

"Isn't Kenyin about to flex his muscles?" Yanqiao Shinichi reminded.

Watanabe Wanyumi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled, "You thought about it a long time ago?"

"Yeah, it's not."

Yanqiao Shinichi ambiguously said, "Kenyin's actor department has not improved yet. Even if you want to spend money to promote newcomers, you can't let newcomers who you don't know play important roles in TV dramas. If you really want to do that, The production bureau will not agree."

"However, it will be different if there is a popular idol as an introduction." He said.

Kikuchi Momoko, who needs to rely on singers to subsidize actors, can't get enough of high and low with Watanabe Mayumi, but when she has a large sum of money in hand, she is just waiting for an explosion, and the introduction just happened to come to her door.

Iwahashi Shinichi remembered Nakamori Akina telling him that the firm mobilized her to make a TV series.100% of them have plans to let her bring newcomers.

"And then?" Watanabe Wanyumi asked.

Yanqiao Shinichi responded, "What then?"

"Introduce Juchi-san to Yanyin, what benefits do you want from it?" She looked like she had seen through him long ago, and she couldn't believe that he would help out for no reason.

"What's the benefit?" Shinichi Yanqiao replied, "Let's talk about the benefits after passing Kikuchi-san to Kenyin."

If you can't talk about it, it's meaningless to think beautifully.

(End of this chapter)