Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 462 What is there to fight for?

Japan in [-] was still booming. Although it could not be said to be the peak period, it was still in full swing.

Therefore, visiting Japan at this time can definitely experience the charm of a modern developed country. At least for a Chinese at this time, as long as they come to Japan during this period, the metropolis will be shocked by everything here, and even feel ashamed.

For example, the two "secretaries" brought by Cao Zhiqiang, An Ping and Xu Chun, felt the shock when they went shopping with Cao Zhiqiang and Masashi Sada brothers and sisters.

In fact, Anping and Xu Chun were greatly impacted when they walked out of the airport and took the monorail. After all, this place is too modern and clean.

That's right, let's not mention modernization, let's just talk about cleanliness. Tokyo at this time is really doing very well, far better than Tokyo in 2023.

On the other hand, in China today, neither the capital city nor Shanghai can compare with Tokyo.

All in all, at least in terms of modernization and urban construction, the domestic capital at this time is indeed a little bit different from Tokyo City, and it is almost the same as the two worlds.

Even though Anping and Xu Chun are special workers who have received strict training, they gradually became taciturn after seeing this scene.

Without him, I was touched too much, and instead felt a sense of frustration.

In other words, if calculated according to the market price, Masashi Sada releases a single tape of 3500 yen, leaving aside the 1500 yen tape price, there is still a premium income of 2000 yen.

The reason is very simple. The record distribution model in mainland China at this time is not a sharing system, but an employment system. That is, the record company finds singers to sing, and then the singer releases how many records. The profit has nothing to do with the singer. .

We are different.

You see, within a few years, this country will be beaten to death by their suzerain boss, the country of rice, and then it will stagnate for a long time.

Few people can have a front and back view. If they have not personally experienced the prosperity of the country, they naturally do not have that kind of arrogance and confidence.

In other words, our comparison target is only the United States. As for Japan, it is just a dog. Who is better than whom? What is there to compare? "

So a country like Japan is actually very sad. Don't look at the small life now, but sooner or later they make a list, and sooner or later they will be slaughtered and eaten.

This may seem abnormal, but it is actually quite normal.

Therefore, according to the vision of his predecessor, Cao Zhiqiang did not think that Tokyo was so great at this time, but only thought it was average.

For example, for a tape of 3500 yen, if the songwriter and the singer are both alone, then he can get 175 yen, which is only 1.45 yuan in RMB!
From this point of view, the money you get as a singer in Japan is not much different from that in mainland China.

Different ways do not conspire with each other, for these two people, it is enough to make good use of them.

"How is it possible?" Anping smiled and shook his head.

Compared with the criss-crossing power lines in the city, Cao Zhiqiang still prefers the simplicity of the later Chinese dynasties where most of the power lines go underground.

Anping and Xu Chun looked at each other and nodded together.

"Cheer up!" Cao Zhiqiang patted Anping on the shoulder and said with a smile, "If you want the country to be prosperous and strong, you must not be discouraged or depressed. You must have confidence in yourself, and then take one step at a time. With our own hands, we are building the country better and better.

As I said before, act more like a young man who likes to pursue fashion and novelty, be more lively, be a little more fawning, so that people will not be suspicious, understand? "

Next, Cao Zhiqiang and others continued to go shopping with the Sada brothers and sisters.

However, lyricists and composers get more, and each can get 70% of the selling price, which is [-] yen.

Cao Zhiqiang is not interested in those so-called advanced electrical appliances and fashionable clothes, he is more interested in various tape records.

This attribute must remain unchanged, all the prosperity is like a moon in the water, and it all depends on the face of the suzerain country.

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled: "Don't worry, it won't take 50 or 100 years, at most [-] years, we will be able to reach or even surpass the current Tokyo."

Like pop music, the mainstream at this time is still cassettes and vinyl records.

Also, it's useless to argue with them, even if you win.

Cao Zhiqiang looked at Anping, then at Xu Chun, who also had a serious face, moved his mouth, and just wanted to continue the debate.

Because Japan seems to be very Western, but in fact the xenophobic thinking is very serious, especially he is a Chinese.

Unless, like in mainland China, he has his own record distribution company in Japan, and he can decide on his own about the release of records.

So, don't be dazzled by the momentary strength.

Just like Masashi Sada today, can he get 3500% of the selling price, which is 35 yen? He can get [-] yen.

The song you sang has released more than one million tapes in China, and the record company can give you a reward of 1 yuan, which is already very conscientious.

Among them, cassettes are the more popular music medium, and vinyl records are a bit more high-end, and are generally played by petty bourgeoisie and above, but generally speaking, vinyl records are not uncommon.

Blank tapes are cheaper, but they also cost 1500 yen, which is equivalent to RMB 12.5 per disk.

"I hope so." An Ping smiled lightly.

Generally speaking, singers can get [-]% of the selling price. Only popular singers, such as Nakamori Akina and Sada Masashi, can get [-]% or more.

We have such a large territory and population, rich resources, a unified culture, and a relatively simple ethnic structure. These are the benchmark conditions for a modern and powerful country.

Anping smiled: "You are very optimistic, but I am a party member and I don't believe in the feudal superstition of God's will."

"Nonsense." Cao Zhiqiang curled his lips, "It's not that I look down on Japan. Let's not say that their technology is leading now. It is actually the result of the US's deliberate feeding. Let's say that the Anti-Japanese War back then. Even if Japan didn't take action against the United States, he would not be able to kill China. .

Although Japan looks good now, it is actually cooking oil with a raging fire, and it is congenitally deficient. Strictly speaking, it is a colony of the United States.

It's just that, because the current CD players are too expensive, and the CDs are too expensive, the CDs at this time are generally the enduring ones of classical music.

So, be happy, even if you are bluffing, just don't look heavy.

Remember, you two are ordinary college students, you are my secretary, and you are here to go abroad to see each other.

But for Cao Zhiqiang, if he follows the Japanese sharing model, even if he becomes a popular singer like Masashi Sada, he will not really get much money.

On the other hand, Japan is far from our basic market.

All in all, don't be fooled by the country's superficial flourishes.

According to Masashi Sada, the Japanese recording industry is already sound, especially the share ratio, which is basically fixed.

For example, Germany or Japan, which one was not fed by American milk back then, no, it was fed?
Raising wolf cubs, biting the old British and French, and bringing down the older generation of countries, they will be able to rise to power and become the boss.

After asking Masashi Sada, I found out that CD records and CD players had been commercialized in Japan as early as last year, that is, they had been launched on the market.

"Hehe." Anping smiled, "You seem to look down on this country, but this country is clearly ahead of us in many fields, and it once beat us to lose our temper. , it is very likely that our country will perish.”

Masashi Sada is able to get a premium of 2000 yen because he has recently become a popular singer. Generally, singers pay a premium of 1000 yen, that is, it is common to sell a tape for 2500 yen.

The reason is simple, the strength is too weak! "

What's more, it may not be possible to win. After all, now is not the era of self-confidence in 2023 to attack the boss, but the era of inferiority in 1983.

So, what is there to fight for?

"Yes." Anping also said seriously, "President Cao, optimism and self-confidence are good things, but blind self-confidence is arrogance."

"It's better to call President Cao, so as not to cause trouble." An Ping said with a slight smile.

Unless he marries a Japanese wife, and then uses the name of the Japanese wife to open a record company here.

Taking advantage of the break while sitting and resting on the bench by the side of the road, Cao Zhiqiang took the initiative to chat with the heavy-hearted Anping in Chinese: "Why, Lao An, your face is so heavy, are you too tired, or are you in a bad mood?"

"How can this be a feudal superstition?" Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "God's will, or it can also be said to be destiny. The essence of our country is actually a civilization. As long as the core of civilization does not collapse, even if it falls behind for a while, it will rise again sooner or later. .

However, Japan is so proud now that it has forgotten its status as a colony, and even wants to break away from the shackles of the suzerain country. This is a way to bring disaster.

Immediately afterwards, Anping sighed with regret on his face: "Although I only heard about it before, I didn't see it. But now I really came here for a walk, and found that the gap between us and them is really too big, and I don't know when we will be able to To get to where they are now, 50 years, or 100 years?"

"There is nothing impossible about this." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "If you don't believe me, you can wait and see. Anyway, 40 years is not long, just flick your fingers, live well, and you will see it soon."

There is no other, just because Cao Zhiqiang traveled through this, and later generations have already experienced this.

Do you really feel good about such a country? "

The future is ours after all, we must have confidence in ourselves.

The backbone of the country and the nation has been interrupted for a long time, and now most Chinese people have not straightened their waists, habitually worshiping foreigners.

For example, Li Lingyu later recorded an album in the mid-80s and sold 800 million copies, but she only received a bonus of 4 yuan.

"Oh, don't call me the president at this time." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "You are older than me, so in private, call me Xiao Cao."

If it were any other ordinary mainland singer, they would definitely not be able to get a share when releasing a tape in mainland China at this time.

In the final analysis, this is a country without autonomy and a colony of the United States.

After all, he has his own record company in mainland China, and he has the final say on the release of records, so of course he can get a high share for himself.

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhiqiang stood up when he saw Masashi Sada and the others walking over with ice cream cones: "They're back, let's go, let's continue shopping and eating, and we must let them do their best as landlords."

Although we are very poor now, we are an independent and sovereign country, and we have wiped out all the ailments and traveled lightly, and our size is not comparable to that of Japan.

Cao Zhiqiang felt that it would have been much better if he had listened to Liang Sicheng's suggestion and kept the original Beiping ancient city and built a new one in the west of Beiping city.

On the contrary, it is the city of Tokyo. After 2023, in fact, many places have fallen behind Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, and most of them are living on their laurels.

Of course, this is Cao Zhiqiang's personal situation.

Therefore, if other singers from mainland China come to Japan and can also become popular, it will indeed make more money.

"Hehe." Anping looked at Cao Zhiqiang, smiled and said, "The tone is not small. The Japanese Empire was one of the main powers of the Communist Party. Is it too weak?"

Fortunately, there is plenty of time, and there is a long time to come, so you can stroll around slowly and experience it slowly.

It seems that the price of selling a pop song tape in Japan is very high, but there are also many organizations waiting for the score.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about it, but you two have to pay attention, don't show such a serious expression of worrying about the country and the people all day long.

In addition, the price of cassettes in Japan at this time is also very high.

But just look at it, this two-power struggle for hegemony won't last long. At the beginning of next year at most, the Soviet Union will collapse and become the only one in the United States.

At that time, it's time for us to start catching up.

Therefore, judging from the conspiracy theory of who benefits and who is the most suspected, World War II was basically caused by the United States.

On the contrary, Cao Zhiqiang did not participate in it, but got together with Masashi Sada, chatting while walking.

Cassettes and vinyl records are nothing more than CD records. What attracts Cao Zhiqiang the most is actually CD records.

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "Actually speaking of China back then, if you really want to talk about comprehensive strength, even if you add them up, you can't beat the United States, let alone Su Ying, France and China.

At that time, no, there is no need to wait until that time. At this time, Mi Guo is already impatient and wants to wait to kill dogs and eat meat.

In the era when Cao Zhiqiang lived, the urban construction of the Celestial Dynasty, especially the modernization construction, was much better than that of Tokyo in [-].

And strictly speaking, purely compared to the urban landscape, Tokyo is actually more refined, while the capital of the Celestial Dynasty is more rough.

And his normality is not the kind of forced smile that is pretended, but really relaxed. Like Masashi Sada and the others, he is purely playing and enjoying, without the slightest psychological touch.

When there is no fat, it is okay when the owner is not hungry, but once the owner is hungry and the pig is fat, it is time to kill the pig for meat.

During this period, if you want to say how strong your country is and how great its potential is, you will be despised and ridiculed. It is generally correct to say that the West is strong and the West is strong.

If one person writes the lyrics and composes the music, they can be combined together, that is, they can get 140 yen.

It's just a pity that the idea of ​​the United States is very good, but the actual implementation went wrong. I didn't expect that it not only fed itself, but also raised the monster of the Soviet Union, which led to the current Cold War mode of two powers competing for hegemony.

To put it bluntly, it is the capital of the Celestial Dynasty, with relatively few historical parts preserved, and there are not many real scenic spots, even worse than Jinling City.

Especially the not-so-wide road and the electric poles everywhere made Cao Zhiqiang feel bad.

Take Masashi Sada as an example. He released a single cassette at this time, and the price of a cassette was around 3500 yen. According to the exchange rate of 120 to 1 yen to RMB at this time, that is about 29 RMB per disc. It is more than five times and nearly six times the price of a tape in China.

Relatively speaking, he prefers places like Ueno Park, which have beautiful scenery and well-maintained facilities, but compared to the scenic spots later in the Celestial Dynasty, they still seem a bit petty.

Even if you write lyrics, compose music and sing together, you can only get 5.00% of the selling price, which is still before tax.

But unfortunately, this idea is just thinking about it.

Due to the limited time, there is only half a day to play, so I can only go on a horse and watch the flowers. I didn't go to many places of interest in Tokyo, and I didn't go to many interesting places.

Anping looked around subconsciously, and found that no one was looking at them, so he said to Cao Zhiqiang beside him: "President Cao..."

To put it simply, although Ginza is good, after actually visiting, Cao Zhiqiang found that it was just like that, which didn't surprise him too much, it's just that there are more famous brand stores.

But now, these can only be sighed, after all, it is impossible to change what has happened.

On the contrary, Cao Zhiqiang kept talking and laughing, neither making a fuss nor having a serious expression, as if he felt that all this was normal and there was no big deal.

"That's right!" Cao Zhiqiang snapped his fingers and said with a smile, "That's true! This is in line with the characteristics of the times."

Cao Zhiqiang also knew that this was inappropriate. After all, he was comparing the capital of the Celestial Dynasty in 2323 to Tokyo in 1983, which was obviously different.

To put it more vividly, this country is now a pig raised in captivity.

But soon, he shrugged dully.

Therefore, Japan's disaster is in sight.

Immediately afterwards, both Anping and Xu Chun's expressions changed. They were no longer frowning and pursing their lips, worrying about the country and the people. Instead, they became joyful, as if they were surprised and excited about everything they saw. .

You are so concerned about the country and the people that anyone who sees it will doubt it.

Even if Japan's current livelihood and economy are really good, it is actually not a big deal for the great powers to compete.

Instead of being envious of the fish in the abyss, it is better to retreat and form a net, do what we can do, it is enough, and leave the rest to God, what do you think? "

Even Anping and Xu Chun, the professionals in the two special departments, just feel heavy hearted, like a weak country struggling to mourn, and they don't have the mentality of a big country that suppresses small bullies.

After receiving Cao Zhiqiang's instructions, Anping and Xu Chun no longer had heavy expressions on their faces. Instead, they both showed joy and liveliness. They seemed to be curious about everything around them, and they kept pulling Sada Reiko and Sada Shigeri to ask questions. West.

"What's your point of view?" Xu Chun, who had been silent beside him, couldn't help but said, "It's too alarmist."

Or, find a particularly reliable Japanese partner to open a company in Japan under the name of a joint venture company, and the president must be Japanese.

In any case, it is very troublesome for a foreigner to make the most money here in Japan.

Unless he's American.

But the problem is, he is not!
Don't want to be either.

(End of this chapter)