Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 626 I did this for our future
"Zhiqiang-sang, it's broken 40 billion, it's already broken 40 billion!"

Akina Nakamori put down the phone, and shouted at Cao Zhiqiang with joy on his face.

"I just called to confirm. As of yesterday, the box office of your movie has exceeded 40 billion. You are really a big success this time, a big success!"

Seeing Nakamori Akina so happy, Cao Zhiqiang, who should have been happy, nodded calmly: "Well, it's almost the same."

Seeing that Cao Zhiqiang didn't look particularly happy, Akina Nakamori was taken aback, and quickly went to sit down opposite Cao Zhiqiang and asked, "Zhiqiang-san, the box office results are so good, aren't you happy?"

"Happy, of course I am." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

"But I don't think you're particularly happy?" Akina Nakamori said.

Cao Zhiqiang chuckled and said, "No, I'm really happy. It's just that I had expected this result, and it didn't exceed the expectation. That's why I appeared calmer. But that doesn't mean I'm not happy."

Akina Nakamori was taken aback, and then asked, "In other words, you already knew that this movie would be a hit?"

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Of course. After all, although I made this movie in China, I actually made it for the taste of the Japanese. It's normal to have the current results."

After a short pause, Cao Zhiqiang sighed instead: "To be honest, I thought the film's performance would be better. It took three weeks to break 50 billion to meet the standard, but now it's only 40 billion in three weeks, which is actually slightly lower than I originally expected.

Sure enough, although I have done a lot, I still can't expect too much. "

Akina Nakamori opened her mouth wide: "No way, a foreign movie of yours broke 50 billion yen in three weeks. What do you think?"

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged his shoulders: "It's always right to think about it, and besides, doesn't this just mean that I have confidence in my own works?"

Akina Nakamori was stunned, and then nodded in approval: "That's right, that "Love in the Rain" is really good-looking, whether it's the story, characters, pictures or music, it's all very brilliant, I really like it anyway. With the current achievement, it is indeed not an exaggeration.

In fact, if your film is not from China but shot in Japan, I think it should be able to meet your so-called standard of breaking 50 billion box office in three weeks. "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "It's okay, there will be a chance to shoot in Japan in the future."

Akina Nakamori nodded, then suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, I was so busy talking about this, I almost forgot to talk about the business."

Speaking of this, Akina Nakamori took out a small notebook, opened it to read it, and then said to Cao Zhiqiang: "Well, it's like this, because of the release of your movie, the soundtrack album of the movie we released, and the corresponding The MTV videotapes, also sold very hot.

So far, we have sold more than 60 copies of the soundtrack albums released by Warner Music.

Among them, the single "Rain" in the album has already rushed to No.3 on the Oricon Weekly Chart in the first week of its release, "That Summer" ranked No.4, and "So Many People in This World" ranked No.5. , "Unheard Flower Name" ranked No.6.

If you add No. 2 "Tsunami" and No. [-] "君がいるだけで", it is equal to the top six of Oricon's weekly charts, all of which are taken by your songs.

Many people said that if you release four more songs, you may be in the top ten of the weekly chart, and you will be able to complete the record of killing the chart by then. "

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Well, that's it, then I will release four more songs later, and finish the big job of smashing the charts next week, so everyone will always worry about it."

Akina Nakamori was stunned for a moment, and then smiled wryly: "Is this really the case? If you do this, will you be hated?"

"It's certain to be hated by others." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, "It's a mediocrity not to be envied by others, and if you want to be famous and make money, you have to accept this.

But on the other hand, I'm already famous now, so it's useless to keep a low profile.

If you don't take advantage of this momentum to make persistent efforts and use your powerful strength to make others feel desperate, then maybe someone will really find fault.

But if I release four more songs and reach the top ten of the charts, resulting in the list-killing results you mentioned, then others will find that the gap with me is too great, and they will not bother me again.

Because at that time, I will be followed by many people, and I dare not make trouble at this time if I want to make trouble, right? "

Nakamori Akina nodded: "That's true."

Immediately afterwards, Akina Nakamori laughed and said, "However, your mode of releasing the original soundtrack in time when the movie is showing is really good.

In this way, mutual success can indeed be achieved. "

Cao Zhiqiang said: "This is for sure. After all, the popularity of the movie will definitely drive related peripherals, such as the original soundtrack, and it will definitely be affected."

Akina Nakamori nodded: "So, the reason why you didn't directly sell the movie copyright at the beginning, but asked for a share, is that the movie will be a hit, right?"

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang admitted with a smile.

Akina Nakamori continued: "You only asked for a 15.00% share from your film studio, and a [-]% share from our firm. You intend to pass the profits to other companies, and then we will earn the money back on the record. Is that so?"

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang continued to smile, "My film is a foreign film after all, and if they don't give more benefits, the film company won't arrange more films, even if the results are good.

But if we make more profits, the film company will definitely increase the number of films in order to make money.

In this way, the total box office of our movies will increase, and the number of people who have watched it will increase.

When the number of movie viewers increases, it will naturally increase the sales of movie peripheral products.

Anyway, for our firm, the biggest source of income at present is the record share.

If we make more profits on the movie side, we can share more in the record share.

Come and go, we still make money, and we don’t offend others, right? "

"I see." Akina Nakamori admired, "Zhiqiang-san, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful. You should be the president."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and waved his hands: "That's not possible, my current external persona is not good at socializing, so if I become the president, it will not be possible.

On the contrary, you come to be the president, and I am only a shareholder and a creator, so I can justifiably shirk all kinds of entertainment and create freely at home.

At our current stage, those entertainments are all fake, and reliable works are real, right? "

Nakamori Akina nodded: "You are right, indeed."

Cao Zhiqiang took a sip of tea from his teacup, and then asked, "Speaking of which, how much money does our firm make now?"

Upon hearing this, Nakamori Akina immediately picked up the small notebook and looked at it, and then said: "So far, excluding various expenses, our net income is 2.2 million yen.

This is mainly the income from your previous recordings with me, and the advertising income from my filming, excluding the income from the film distribution and the original soundtrack that I participated in this time. "

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, indicating yes.

Yes, because the movie is still in theaters and the records are still being released, so for the time being, the money won't go to Aine's office for the time being, whether it's a share of the movie distribution or record sales.

Therefore, the current income of Aiyin Office is still the song "Tsunami" released by Cao Zhiqiang.

However, there are three versions of the song "Tsunami", and there are three corresponding MTV videos, so the continuous income is very considerable.

In addition to "Tsunami", the MTV copyright of "Kimi がいるだけで" is also owned by Aine Office, so the newly released MTV is also counted as Aine Office's income.

However, Aiyin Office is not only engaged in records, Cao Zhiqiang's income from publishing books is also collected through Aiyin Office.

For example, "Norwegian Forest", "Snow Country", "Thousand Cranes", and "Girl's Haven", which are currently on sale, have all been released, and the responses in the market are all good.

Among them, the three books "Norwegian Forest", "Snow Country" and "Girl's Harbor" are particularly popular, and all of them have released their second editions.

Therefore, these incomes are combined, and the necessary expenses, such as paying taxes, etc. are removed, and the net income is 2.2 million yen.

2.2 million yen may not seem like much, but don't forget how long it is.

If you count it, it has been less than two months since the establishment of Aine Office!

In less than two months, the income was 2.2 million yen, and the average monthly net income was 1.1 million yen. This speed of making money is already terrifying!

At present, many large companies in Japan may not reach 1.1 million yen a month in terms of net profit alone.

If the release of the movie "Love in the Rain" is over, and the distribution of the movie is calculated, plus the income from the original soundtrack and videotape, the income will probably be even more terrifying.

Of course, the reason why Aine's office is so profitable is also related to the small scale of this office, low expenses, and special products.

Aiyin Office currently has a total of six people, four of whom are staff members and two shareholders.

There are few employees, the company is small, and the products are cultural products, and they are all of the kind with super high sales. It is normal to have this kind of income.

To put it bluntly, the current Aiyin Office is more like a white glove specially serving Cao Zhiqiang, or a thing to help Cao Zhiqiang avoid taxes.

Because if there is no Aiyin Office, it will be operated by Cao Zhiqiang himself, not to mention whether he is tired or not, the key point is that he will have to pay a lot of taxes.

But through the operation of Aiyin Office, personal income can be converted into office income, which is different, and a lot of tax expenses can be avoided.

Compared with the high tax, the salary expenses of four more people are trivial.

"2.2 million yen, that's fine." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "By the way, the filming of the TV series is almost over, right?"

"Yes." Akina Nakamori said, "There are two more episodes, and the filming will be over."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Well, how about the fashion company I asked you to register?"

"It's already registered." Akina Nakamori nodded with a smile, "The clothing company's name is Sensen Clothing, and they have found a foundry. They have already started producing related clothing in "101 Proposals."

"Not only "101 Marriage Proposals"." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "There are also costumes in "Love in the Rain" that is currently being screened, especially the costumes of the heroine. We also need to make a batch, and it will be marked as authorized by the time The same clothes as the movie will do.”

"Is this appropriate?" Nakamori Akina frowned.

"Don't worry." Cao Zhiqiang chuckled, "When we signed the movie agreement, we didn't sign the peripheral products of the movie, and the producer of the movie is me. As long as I write an authorization, it is a genuine authorization.

By the way, speaking of this, I almost forgot one thing.

It is the copyright of clothing in movies, as well as clothing in TV dramas. You should quickly find someone to register intellectual property rights with the relevant departments in Tokyo, such as clothing shapes, styles, etc., and register all that can be registered with me.

At that time, if other clothing companies in Japan also produce the same clothing, we can sue them.

Oh, Japan's intellectual property protection is good, even clothing styles can be registered, not bad, not bad, not bad. "

Nakamori Akina couldn't laugh or cry: "Is it really going to be like this? It seems a bit ugly to do this, right?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "It's unsightly, it's to protect our legitimate rights and interests, to maximize our profits. I've already split the bulk of the movie share, but we can't divide the surrounding area. We have to make good money from the surrounding area. .

Forget about movies, as for TV dramas, the products used in them can make money.

We won't talk about the rest, but we can't give up on the costumes of the characters in it.

Maybe, in the future, the clothing brand Sensen will become a real trendy clothing brand. "

Nakamori Akina smiled and shook her head: "Don't be kidding, it's not that easy to establish a clothing brand, and you and I don't have that much energy to make branded clothing, so don't mess up the clothing factory.

If you want me to say, let's not bother, do our own majors well, just engage in music, write books, or shoot commercials and photos, that's enough. "

Hearing Nakamori Akina's unsatisfactory remarks, Cao Zhiqiang shook his head and said, "Akina, you are wrong. We are starting a business now, like sailing against the current, if we don't advance, we will retreat.

Therefore, we must give up our illusions, refuse to lie flat, and must work hard to move forward.

The establishment and maintenance of clothing brands is very troublesome, but we can leave it to professional people to do it, and we only need to be the major shareholders.

I don't ask that the clothing brand we build is so good that it can be comparable to the first-tier brands in Europe and America. I just want to be a second- or third-tier brand.

In other words, it is enough to regard the clothing brand as an appendage relying on our reputation, and rely on our reputation to make more money.

As for the future, if everything goes well, there will be no problem. If not, it will not be difficult to sell the garment factory.

In short, speaking now, we must seize every opportunity to make money, and earn the money first.

After all, now is the accumulation stage, earning an extra dollar is very important.

Let's talk about other things when our family's business is big and we are really not short of money. "

Hearing what Cao Zhiqiang said, Nakamori Akina sighed: "Okay, since you are so ambitious, I will listen to you. Anyway, I am your woman. I will do what you say."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled, pulled Nakamori Akina into his arms and said, "Don't worry, Akina, you will know in the future that what I did is for our future.

It doesn't matter if you are tired now, after all, you and I are still young, in good health, with strong energy, and we can bear hardships and tiredness.

When we get older and can no longer work, we have to start living on our laurels.

Therefore, the more we accumulate now, the more money we make, the more capital we have, and the easier it will be to live in the future.

On the contrary, now you are trying to save worry and trouble, and all kinds of things are lying flat, and you will be miserable when you get old.

You said what I said right? "

"Yes, yes, what you said is correct." Akina Nakamori smiled, "It's still the same sentence, I will do what you say, anyway, I will listen to you, and I will wait for you to support me in the future."

"Hahaha!" Cao Zhiqiang raised his head and smiled, "If you become a rich woman, maybe you will support me in the future."

"Whatever you want." Akina Nakamori hugged Cao Zhiqiang's neck and smiled, "I will take care of you, as long as you like it."

(End of this chapter)