Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 787

The new single is now on sale. Compared to last week's unnamed singer group, which made people guess what routines, this time, two popular female idols bring an enka singer. Such a group, before hearing the song, there are many More or less, first draw a shadow in my heart.

Idol songs are just that.

Idols who have gone downhill have already used all kinds of tricks, and it is difficult to bring anything new to the public.When the public looked at the members of the group, they first had a bottom line in their hearts, and they couldn't think of anything else they could innovate.

Although this idol single in the second week has the bonus expected after the great success of the previous week, the sales situation in the first two days after the release, compared with the previous week, not only did not go up to a higher level, but it was slightly higher. There is a fall back.

The public has lost interest in idols, which is fully reflected in this "sense".

However, when the three girls began to appear on the show and the commercials for the single were broadcast on TV, this rationality gradually began to loosen.

This trio did not hide any great new tricks—it just had a good song. ZARD's team provided them with a good song that definitely qualified as the main title.

Of the three girls, it goes without saying that Fuyumi Sakamoto's singing skills are not good enough to be an enka singer.Although Asaka Yui and Minano Yoko are not the kind of powerful groups with outstanding singing skills, they also have their own characteristics.With such a three-person team, you don't need to take too much care of their singing skills when you give them a song, and it's easier for the ZARD members to perform.

In addition to singing well, when participating in music programs, these three girls did not sing the whole song no matter which program they went to. If they wanted to listen to the full version, they would buy the single.

The trick of not singing the whole song was already used when DREAMS COME TRUE went to a music show.This time, the idols will never sing the whole song at the request of Iwahashi Shinichi.

It's a nice song, but you can't hear the whole song, which makes people feel itchy.

After the first live TV broadcast, the number of people who went to the record store for this single began to increase the next day.The public is of course rational. When watching idol songs, they are rational. If they think the song is good, they should buy one. It is also rational.

In the bubble era of luxury and money, all kinds of dizzy consumption emerge in endlessly, but the 480 yen is carefully calculated...

That's not the case.

People who get dizzy to spend, no matter day or night, there are many chic places and happy programs, they will never sit at home and watch TV, listen to a good song, and buy it the next day single.

It is ordinary people who support record sales no matter what time of day it is.But there are always more ordinary people in the world, so if you get their support, you will win.Within this week, four music shows were arranged for the three girls. The intensive exposure and the promotional strategy of not singing the whole song successfully whetted the appetite of the audience.

And after relying on the quality of the songs to attract the audience to the record store, this project can be said to be stable.

There is a saying about the ratings of TV series, "The first episode is to watch the appeal of the leading actor, and the second episode is to watch the plot of the TV series."When the popular Fried Chicken starred in a TV series, the public watched him because of his name, which would increase the ratings of the first episode.

But if it is a boring TV series that the audience is unwilling to support, it will be "abandoned in one episode" and the ratings will drop.

The first week started off with the enthusiasm of the early publicity, and the second week had to be stabilized with quality.Because of this, neither can continue to let unknown newcomers follow, nor can they enlarge their moves to let popular sales monsters come out.

It's just right to put an icon that the general public is tired of by now, but hasn't completely lost interest in, in week two.

And the sales volume is stable, which means that "the planned songs are all good songs" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the audience.

……

During this week, Nanye Yoko and the two girls saw each other on TV almost every day.Yoko Minano was not negatively affected at all in the show, and she even looked better. Du Cang Jun saw it in his eyes and couldn't help but get angry.

To let this ungrateful guy escape!
Not only that, but she also looks like nothing happened, dangling on the TV every day.Moreover, the single she participated in, I heard that the sales are also very good, and it even boosted Yoko Minano's popularity.

Du Cang Junyi and Minano Yoko are tearing their skins apart, and they are full of thoughts that she will never recover.Now, watching her relying on that plan to get around on TV, I can't add any more disgust to this plan.

How could there be such a boring, nonsense plan?

However, the first project of the project entered the top [-] in the annual list in a week, and the current second project is also very popular. Tokura Shunichi could say this kind of thing before, but if he said it now, he would be talking nonsense.

However, he thought about it again, Yoko Minano had only been complacent for a while.When the project is over, without the projected album to protect her, it's time for the music association to contribute.

On TV, the expressions of the singers from the affiliated firms of the Music Association on the same stage as her were intriguing when she spoke.

Thinking of this, Du Cang Junyi felt a little more comfortable in his heart...

Just a little bit smoother, I received a call from the president of SUNMUSIC, Hideyoshi Aizawa.

The two had similar experiences, both were stabbed by the most powerful female idol under their banner this year, although Tokura Shunichi himself knew that he was no match for Aizawa Hideyoshi.

SUNMUSIC has left Seiko Matsuda, so we can do whatever we want.But without Yoko Minano, he was just an empty shell.

In the past, the two sides did not have much contact, but recently, for the independence of the female idols, they have been walking more frequently.Seiko Matsuda is backed by Sony, and SUNMUSIC is not good enough, so Aizawa Hidezhen had no choice but to recognize it.

So, it was agreed that we must concentrate our firepower on Yoko Minano.

Tokura Shunichi was on fire, and wanted to talk to Aizawa Hideyoshi about banning Minano Yoko.As a result, when the phone was picked up, what Aizawa Hidezhen said was——

"A firm has accepted Yoko Minano, does Tokura-san know?"

Du Cangjun was taken aback for a moment, unexpectedly, "There is an office that takes Nanye?"

"It's more than that." Aizawa Hidezhen revealed the news to him, "Minano also changed the record company, and Meldac Records will accept her."

"...!" Du Cang Junyi was speechless.

Paused, and calmed down, "Even if there is an office that wants to accept her, it is asking for trouble. As long as everyone in the music association unites, no matter who accepts Nanye, they will regret it later—"

"I also hope to have a chance to teach the female idols a lesson." Aizawa Hidezhen interrupted him, "But things don't seem to be the case."

In the same industry, although they all have the title of "President".But obviously the president of SUNMUSIC, Hideyoshi Aizawa, has more weight and better news.

Tokura Shunichi was like a fool being led by the nose, silently listening to Aizawa Hideyoshi's words.

"I heard that it was TV Asahi who helped introduce the firm. Nanye now has a backer."

Du Cang Junyi felt his blood began to surge up, and his head swelled, "TV Asahi has become Nanye's backer..." He said that, but his reason was still there, and he immediately thought: "There is someone behind Nanye."

Her backer is not TV Asahi, but a specific person.

Aizawa Hidezhen didn't answer the question, but was just thinking, "If Nanye can't be blocked, there is no way for Matsuda to say nothing."

Even if Seiko Matsuda had Sony behind her, she couldn't let her get away with this matter unscathed.

Du Cang Junyi was full of unhappiness at being plotted against, held back his anger, and asked, "Aizawa-san, which firm took Nanye?"

"ALPHA AGENCY." Aizawa Hidezhen replied in a daze.

……

"It feels a bit like being tricked by you." Watanabe Mayumi half-joking.

At this moment, Yanqiao Shinichi and her were sitting and chatting in the small reception room of his president's office.Hearing what she said, Iwahashi Shinichi made an expression as if he was hit by something, "Where is that?"

"The matter of Nanye-san, but you kept it a secret until the last moment." She didn't expect Yanqiao Shen to stretch his hand so long.

Shinichi Iwahashi denied, "I did it with the trend. Let Minano-san transfer to Meldac Records and exchange the copyright of the band, so that we will not have any losses from the beginning to the end."

Using Yoko Minano in exchange for the copyright, Shinichi Iwahashi managed the Meldac record as if he was doing favors.If there is a fight for copyright face to face, GENZO will always be slaughtered.

"But it's true in the end." Watanabe Wanyumi insisted.

Yanqiao Shen smiled, and said vaguely, "Before this matter is settled, there must be no news about it." Any link in this process cannot withstand accidents, and the quieter the better.

Of course Mayumi Watanabe knew it well, her reluctance may not be because she was kept in the dark.Therefore, I didn't intend to really focus on this point and not let him go, so I changed the subject, "The record company has hired Meldac, what about the office?"

"ALPHA AGENCY." Iwahashi Shinichi told her.

Watanabe Wanyumi searched for information about this firm in her mind.But it was Iwahashi Shinichi who said first, "The actors and actresses that ALPHA AGENCY is promoting now are Ogiwara Seito and Wakui Emi."

This firm has only been established for five years. Its main business is actors, and it has never accepted any singer.

"It was introduced by the producer of TV Asahi. I don't know much about entertainment firms." Shinichi Iwahashi explained to her, "The president of the firm has a little friendship with the producer there, and he is willing to accept Go down to Nanye-san."

"I see." Watanabe Man Yumi nodded.

"However, I'm busy again." Iwahashi Shinichi said, "Minano-san has given me the right to produce records for the next three years."

Mayumi Watanabe didn't listen to him, and said with a smile, "Congratulations."

With this expression, he almost said "the production fee has been paid again".Iwahashi Shinichi got cheap and behaved, and asked her instead, "Has Manyumi-san decided on the office of THE BLUE HEARTS?"

The person who proposed to sign the band out was Iwahashi Shinichi, but as he himself said, if he didn’t know much about the entertainment industry, it was tantamount to handing over the card to Mayumi Watanabe and asking her to sell the band for a good price. .

Because of this, Wanyumi Watanabe felt uncomfortable when she learned that Shinichi Iwahashi had snatched Yoko Minano for his projected album.

It wasn't until I heard from him that Yoko Minano's office was introduced by someone from TV Asahi that I finally got rid of the knot.

As for the operation of exchanging the copyright of THE BLUE HEARTS with Yoko Minano, Wanyumi Watanabe really admired him after listening to him.

It was another leverage that Shinichi Iwahashi was best at.

In exchange for the copyright of THE BLUE HEARTS with Yoko Minano, he even named himself a music producer, and got a bargain from it.Watanabe Wanyumi never imagined that he could come up with such an idea.Thinking about it in his heart, he felt that if it was a coincidence, it would be too coincidental, and he couldn't help but suspect that this was another plan he had planned long ago.

At some point in the past, preparations for the present began.

Shinichi Iwahashi asked which firm she had booked for the band, Wanyumi Watanabe didn't rush to answer, and looked at his face first.Yanqiao Shenyi took his time and let her watch as much as he wanted.

Did you plan ahead?

Watanabe Wanyu's words came to his lips, forget it again.Anyway, even if I asked him, I got nothing more than ambiguous answers.Besides, it doesn't matter what the answer is.

The copyright of THE BLUE HEARTS was brought back, TV Asahi introduced the firm for Yoko Minano, and this result was enough.

"Before, my mother advised me to maintain a good relationship with BURNING." Wanyumi Watanabe said this.

Yanqiao Shenyi listened, "Would you like to say hello to Zhou Fangsang?"

"Burning's Zhou Fang-san has great influence on the TV station, and it is impossible to bypass this mountain if he wants to manage actors." Watanabe Wanyumi explained.

Of course, the second lady of Watanabe Producer would not be Zhou Fangyuxiong's retainer.

Including Zhou Fang Yuxiong himself, who can secretly use some invisible means to give Watanabe Mayumi a warning, but on the bright side, with Watanabe Misa around, Zhou Fang Yuxiong is also a generation inferior to Watanabe Misa.

Previously, Zhou Fang Yuxiong was dissatisfied with Watanabe Manyumi's band Tianguo, who was too generous and avoided him, almost causing DREAMS COME TRUE to suffer a big loss.

After Shinichi Iwahashi and Wanyumi Watanabe withdrew from the band Tianguo and Zhou Fangyuxiong entered the show, the ratings of this show began to decline since June this year, but they still persisted through the shift in October.

Of course, the decline in ratings cannot be entirely attributed to the change of the team.

If you really want to say, there are many aspects.Including the aesthetic fatigue of the audience, and record companies beginning to consciously cultivate their own bands, these are the reasons for the decline in ratings.

For Iwahashi Shinichi and Watanabe Wanyumi, if the program is always in their hands, they will find ways to continue to improve.But now, what needs to be done is that if this program is cut in half one day, as a record company operator, how to deal with the possible changes brought about by the closure of a channel that sends bands to the industry.

Now, that's another story.

But for practitioners, it is never possible to buy an umbrella when it rains.

"Right now, of course we can't be enemies with Zhou Fangsang." Yanqiao Shinichi said, "At least not on the surface."

Watanabe Wanyumi looked at him.

"To make friends with Zhou Fang-sang, President Misa's idea is not wrong. However, among all the methods, it is the least advisable to ask the band's manager to BURNING."

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

(End of this chapter)