old events in tokyo

Chapter 39 Buy Buy Buy

On Thursday, Kazuki Akiyama came to the headquarters of Being company in Roppongi, Minato District early. When he arrived at the front desk of the company, the receptionist was still not at work.

But he is very familiar with this now, so he went to the lounge to sit for a while on his own.

The reason why he came so early was that he received a call from Being Company yesterday, and today is the day when his first batch of royalties will be divided.

Hearing this, Kazuki Akiyama instantly felt relieved, and spent the whole night thinking about how much money he could get for the first batch of royalties.

The past few months have been really poor, and I rely on my previous savings and the monthly subsistence allowance given by Being to maintain my life.

Even though the single has sold hundreds of thousands of copies, but the money is too small, the blame can only be blamed for the settlement of the share too late.

Fortunately, after working hard for several months, I finally waited for the day of harvest, so I couldn't sit still.

Sitting in the lounge, I accidentally dozed off, because I was so excited that I didn't sleep all night, and now I squinted my eyes unconsciously when I sat down.

It wasn't until the receptionist at the front desk knocked on the door that he realized that he had fallen asleep.

"Did Akiyama-san come to see President Nagato?" The front desk lady was a little strange seeing Kazuki Akiyama's sleepy look, but she still asked with concern.

Akiyama Kazuki rubbed his eyes embarrassedly, "Hay, I didn't sleep well last night, I'm sorry."

The front desk lady smiled, told Kazuki Akiyama that Taiko Nagato had arrived at the office, and asked if he needed to prepare a cup of coffee for him.

Kazuki Akiyama politely declined, walked to the bathroom in a hurry, washed his face indiscriminately, and went straight to Taiyuki Nagato's office.

Knocking on the door of Taiko Nagato's office, a voice of "please come in" came from inside, Kazuki Akiyama pushed the door and entered.

"Good morning, President Nagato."

Taiko Nagato saw that it was Kazuki Akiyama who came in, without saying a word, he stood up with a smile on his face and walked to the desk, picked up a form and handed it to Kazuki Akiyama.

He took the form handed over by Nagato Taiko, which recorded in detail the sales of Akiyama Kazuki's single more than a month ago, and the part of the royalties he could get.

Now RB sells a single at about 40 yen. He arranges the lyrics and music plus singing, and the split is slightly more. Up to now, the single has shipped a total of about [-] copies.

Calculated in this way, he can get about 800 million yen, even if the insane personal tax of 30.00% is deducted, there will still be close to 1000 to [-] million yen left.

1000 two million!Thinking about it, I only worked part-time at a convenience store for more than [-] yen a month before. If I had to work for more than ten years without eating or drinking, I could save so much money.

No wonder there are so many boys and girls who have sharpened their heads and want to get into the entertainment industry. Even if they are half popular or not popular, it is better than working for a lifetime.

Looking at the numbers on the form, Kazuki Akiyama was also full of excitement, and said to Taiyuki Nagato with a smile on his face, "Thank you, President Nagato, it really relieved the urgent need."

Although I know that Taiyuki Nagato earns more, but if I don't sign with Being, I won't be able to find other companies, but I will definitely take a lot of detours.

So Kazuki Akiyama was grateful for being able to get his first income so quickly.

"Go and relax." Nagato Taiyuki saw Akiyama Kazuki's excited appearance, and he must have felt itchy at this time, so he didn't keep him any longer.

After a few more polite words, Kazuki Akiyama bid farewell to Taiko Nagato, left the company, and went straight to the nearby bank ATM.

After queuing in the front line for a long time, enduring the anxiety in his heart, Kazuki Akiyama waited silently.

Finally it was my turn, I couldn't wait to put the bank card into the ATM, input the password, and took a detailed look at the deposit.

One, ten, one hundred, one thousand, ten million, that's right, more than 1000 and two million.

For the part of personal tax, since Kazuki Akiyama does not have a brokerage company yet, Being has already helped to pay it on behalf of him, and the rest of the card is his personal net income.

1200 million yen, according to the current exchange rate, can be exchanged for 96 yuan. In 92, 96 yuan was considered a huge sum of money.

You must know that the annual salary of most people in RB is only a few million, and now there are so many royalties for the sales in the first month.

I have to say that making music in RB is really delicious. Although the royalty system is harsh, it at least guarantees part of the interests of the creators.

It's no wonder that later generations often hear that a certain singer can earn a lifetime share of a song that was once a big hit. It doesn't seem to be an exaggeration.

After releasing a single, in addition to the royalties brought in by the sales volume, you need to pay the record company a share every time you order a song in karaoke, and there are other commercial activities such as events, TV episodes, etc.

As long as you use it, you need to pay copyright tax. It can be said that a song that is popular and national is like a hen that keeps laying golden eggs.

If you want to ask such a large sum of money suddenly, what would Kazuki Akiyama want to do most.

For basic necessities of life, the first thing he thinks of is buying a car. He still remembers joking with Ishida Takumi last time that the first thing to do after the share is to buy a car.

This is not a joke, during the promotion of the single, it is really too frustrating to squeeze the subway or take a taxi every time.

It may not matter when your reputation is not obvious, but after you have a certain reputation, you will often be recognized by passers-by, and your privacy cannot be guaranteed.

So buying a car is the first thing in the plan, and the second thing is to change the residence.

Now I live in a single room in an old apartment in Shinjuku, only less than ten square meters, not even a bed.

When he first came to this world, he had sighed with emotion, when it was time to change to a house with a bed and a bathtub, it was time to put it on the agenda.

The next day, Akiyama Kazuki took Ishida Takumi together, preparing to buy a car, because Ishida Takumi might be the one driving for a long time to come.

So I took him to choose a car as a matter of course. Kazuki Akiyama didn't know much about RB's cars in this era.

Looking at the sports cars with different shapes, Kazuki Akiyama secretly drooled, but he didn't plan to really buy a sports car.

My first choice is still a business-oriented car. After all, sports cars are too eye-catching. Are you afraid that the paparazzi will not recognize your car?

RB's paparazzi have the same spirit of craftsmanship, and it is common to stay near the artist's residence for a week or two.

In the end, Kazuki Akiyama and Takumi Ishida discussed it, and they chose a Toyota Crown business car, which cost almost half of Kazuki Akiyama's deposit.

The first share was about to be taken out before it was warmed up, Kazuki Akiyama felt a little pained.

"Kazuki-kun, besides the car, don't forget to buy one more thing." Just after paying, Ishida Takumi reminded Akiyama Kazuki again.

"Hey, what is it?" Akiyama Kazuki was curious.

"Bring the phone."

"Bringing a phone?" Kazuki Akiyama responded for a while, and then confirmed, "Takumi-kun is talking about a mobile phone, right?"

"Mobile phone? It's okay to say that." Ishida Takumi repeated, because the pronunciation of these two words is similar, so he quickly understood what Kazuki Akiyama meant by mobile phone.

What Ishida Takumi said reminded Kazuki Akiyama that he subconsciously ignored it because he couldn't afford it.

Compared with pagers, mobile phones are simply an epoch-making product. They can communicate with each other anytime and anywhere. Compared with pagers, it is much more convenient to find public phones.
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PS: emm has been in a bad mood for the past two days, so I'm going to double update for the time being. .

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