Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

After a while, Cao Zhiqiang took Amami Yuki, her mother, and of course his temporary assistant Furukawa Yoshiyuki, and took a car to Tokyo University of the Arts.

Tokyo University of the Arts is a national university and one of the most famous and authoritative art universities in Japan so far, especially in the field of musical instrument performance.

Its status is similar to the Central Conservatory of Music in China.

Universities in Japan are roughly divided into three types: national universities, public universities and private universities.

National universities refer to central government universities that are managed by the national government under the "National University Legal Person", are specifically established by the national government, and are fully funded by the national government, similar to domestic universities directly under the Ministry of Education.

Public universities refer to local government universities that are managed by "public university corporations" and are specifically established by prefectures, counties and cities, towns and villages, and the fees are also provided by local governments. They are similar to domestic local colleges and universities.

Private universities refer to private universities managed by "school legal persons" that are funded and established by private managers, similar to my country's later private universities.

Generally speaking, national universities are in the first tier and have the highest level. But sometimes, private universities are not bad either. For example, Waseda University is a private university and its level is very good.

Simply talking about certain majors, such as music majors, Tokyo University of the Arts, which is known as the number one national university, is not as good as private universities in some cases.

For example, Tokyo University of Music and Toho Gakuen University are very strong in music and have numerous celebrities.

The reason is that music, or musical instrument playing, is not something that ordinary poor people can play.

No matter in the past, present or future, those who can play musical instruments generally have good family conditions. After all, compared to learning ordinary textbook knowledge, learning music is very expensive, even more expensive than learning art.

In this case, generally only wealthy families can let their children learn music, and they must start learning music from an early age.

However, there is another problem with learning music, and that is that it requires talent.

For ordinary people, if their talent is not particularly strong, just learning a little bit is enough.

Therefore, if you are a middle-class family, even if you can provide for your children to learn music from an early age, most people are limited by their talent and often learn music as a hobby, and rarely take the professional route.

Even if I can barely enter the professional route and enter a relevant higher music conservatory for further study, I will still face a problem of job allocation after graduation.

And often when it comes to allocating work, public universities are generally not as good as private universities.

The reasons are more complicated, but they can be summed up in two words - circle!
In a society like Japan, due to historical reasons, the power structure is relatively rigid.

In other words, Japan seems to be a democratic and fair modern world, but it is only for the middle and lower classes.

In fact, the superstructure on the top floor has long been firmly controlled by certain families.

For example, Japan's political families, financial groups, entertainment families, and so on.

It's just that post-war Japan, because it was completely transformed by the American father, did not form a phenomenon like South Korea where a certain family controls a certain economic lifeline, but it formed a unique circle culture.

Take Japan's famous Toyota Motor, for example. Many people think that this company is controlled by the Mitsui family, but this is not the case.

Toyota Motor is really controlled by the Toyota family. The Mitsui family’s shareholding ratio is actually only ranked No. 9.

It's just that the Toyota family and the Mitsui family have always been a strategic alliance and have been marrying each other. The two parties are an alliance of interests that advance and retreat together. If anything happens, the two families will discuss it.

Korean chaebols are different. It is really a certain family that has an absolute monopoly in a certain industry.

For example, South Korea's Samsung occupies an absolute dominant position in the semiconductor industry, and then extends to other industries, becoming the well-deserved first family in South Korea, controlling all aspects of South Korea.

To put it simply, Korean chaebols and Japanese conglomerates are actually different in their monopoly control, similar to the relationship between trusts and cartels.

South Korea's chaebols are more like trusts, while Japan's conglomerates are more like cartels.

Japan's early chaebols also had strong control, but after being rectified by the United States, they became the loose alliance they are today, with each party basically managing its own affairs.

For example, consortiums doing business in Japan should only focus on doing business in related industries and should not easily interfere with politics.

Another example is that the political elites in Japan should only focus on politics and should not easily interfere in business.

There are also more specific subdivisions. For example, TV producers should not interfere too much with film producers, film producers should not interfere too much with singers, and singers should not interfere too much with news producers. That's about it.

With the development of Japanese society to this day, basically all classes from top to bottom are controlled by different families. This is the so-called "hardening of social structure." The most obvious thing about it is that the upward path for people at the bottom is getting increasingly difficult. narrow.

Just take an ordinary civilian kid.

Even though this commoner kid is very talented in music, he was indeed able to get into the relatively fair Tokyo National University of the Arts with his talent and hard work, and he still studied hard here and got a real advanced education.

However, if this person with both hard work and talent really graduates, he will face the cruel fact that he cannot find a good job and cannot continue to upgrade.

In Japan, the best way out for musicians is to join various well-known orchestras and become a performer. A very small number of people are extremely talented and belong to the genius level. Only with good luck can they stand out and become obvious.

But in fact, this situation is rare and basically impossible.

In most cases, those so-called well-known bands are surrounded by various music families and the children of wealthy people.

Generally speaking, children of music families, as well as children of really wealthy people, if they really want to pursue music, they will rarely let their children go to public schools, but to private schools.

One advantage of private schools is that most are consistent.

That is to say, from elementary school to university, it is all integrated, which means that if you enter an elementary school in this private school system, you basically don’t have to worry about going to college, because you can go to a university in this system without taking exams.

Of course, this kind of private school is not managed by sheep. On the contrary, the management is very strict.

Basically, starting from elementary school, the management of such private schools is very strict, and it is basically similar to military education.

The children of rich people receive strict education from childhood to college. The level of education they receive is simply not comparable to that of public schools.

If that's all, that's all. What's even more outrageous is the situation after graduation.

Most students from public universities have to find their own way after graduation. For example, Cao Zhiqiang's temporary assistant Furukawa Yoshiyuki is a typical example.

But students in private universities basically don’t have this worry.Most of the students from private universities are elites in various industries. After graduation, most of them go back to work in their family businesses, or directly work as assistants to a political officer, and then gradually enter the official career.

Although Japan also has a civil service system, and civil servants must take public examinations to enter, these civil servants are all administrative officers who do specific work, similar to the officials in our country.

Japan implements a policy of separation of administrative officers and administrative officers. Administrative officers are politicians and are the ones who formulate policies.

Affairs officers generally refer to those civil servants.

Generally speaking, the affairs officer has to listen to the administrative officer.

That is to say, children from rich and powerful families have no worries about their future after graduation. Even if you are studying music and want to continue on the path of music, you can be directly introduced to work in a certain orchestra or enter a certain music industry. Club and work in related industries.

As for these band quotas and club quotas, ordinary people's children have no chance of getting them.

It's not a question of whether your level is good enough, but whether your family's strength is enough or not.

Only those with sufficient family strength can be admitted into that small circle, and then people in the circle help each other, forming a natural community of interests, occupying the pit together, and excluding others.

Of course, if you are really a commoner child, but you are really talented, then the private school will admit you under special circumstances and give you a treatment that ordinary public schools will never give you.

As a result, outstanding talents have been sucked into private schools, and those who go out of public schools can only continue to hold on to a good academic degree, and then continue to work for those children of aristocratic families.

The most typical example here is Seiji Ozawa, one of the three legendary conductors in the East.

Ozawa Seiji did come from a poor background, but his attainments in music conducting were unparalleled, and his talent was revealed very early.

It was precisely because he showed his talent in this area early that Tongpeng Academy took the initiative to find him and gave him a series of preferential treatment.

It was also because of this that Seiji Ozawa did not go to Tokyo University of the Arts, but went to Kiropeng Academy.

After entering, Tongpeng Academy did its best to cultivate him, and after he graduated, the school still supported him, not only helping him enter the circle of Japan's top musicians, but also creating various opportunities for him.

For example, the inside story of how he won the championship in the International Conducting Competition in Besançon, France, was actually the senior management of Tongpeng Academy who paved the way for him.

Otherwise, ordinary people would not know about the International Conducting Competition in Besançon, France, or even have money to go abroad.

Seiji Ozawa’s subsequent brilliance, such as various tour performances, various awards, and various auras, actually have the shadow of Saga Capital behind them. His so-called success is not entirely due to himself, but to many different factors. The workings of humanity are in it.

Of course, this situation is not unsolvable. All you need to do is not take the ordinary path, don't look for a pit in the already rigid upper-class circles, and take a more civilian star route.

The most typical success example here is probably Richard Clayderman.

Speaking of Richard Clayderman, many people have the impression that he is the prince of piano. He is very good at piano. He has many platinum records and is a star in the piano industry.

However, few people know that this Richard Clayderman is not particularly top-notch in the professional field, and he has never won any decent and authoritative piano awards.

For example, he has won all the awards from the four most authoritative piano competitions: Chopin International Piano Competition, Tchaikovsky International Music Competition, Leeds International Piano Competition, and Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Pass.

Even in the second-level Liszt Piano Competition, this guy has never won an award.

Richard Clayderman has only won one so-called Golden Piano Award, but that award was given by a TV selection program. The judges were all amateurs, and there was no authority at all.

In other words, the so-called "only" "Golden Piano Award" is actually a mockery to Richard Clayderman.

In fact, many top professional pianists actually look down on Richard Clayderman, thinking that he is a clown and not the same type of person as the top pianists in their circle.

This is true, but on the other hand, most people in the world know that the prince of piano is Richard Clayderman. How many people know those so-called top international pianists?

Furthermore, as far as Richard Clayderman is concerned, is he considered a success?
Cao Zhiqiang believes that Richard Clayderman is definitely a successful person.

At least he gained fame and fortune, even if his pure musical achievements were not high.

In fact, for ordinary people, it is enough to gain fame and fortune, especially to make money.

It doesn't matter whether you can get recognition from professionals on your professional path.

In the same way, the students Cao Zhiqiang signed at Tokyo University of the Arts this time, whether they are dancing or playing musical instruments, in addition to being all good-looking women, they also have a common feature in that they are from ordinary backgrounds and are not truly children of aristocratic families. .

As for the professional level, it can only be said to have reached professional level.

After all, being able to enter Tokyo University of the Arts means that they have certain attainments in relevant fields, otherwise they would not be able to get in.

Generally, after graduation, most of these people will submit their resumes everywhere and become teachers in a music training class, or return to their hometown school to become a music teacher.

Yes, for these people, these are their possible solutions.

As for joining a band, touring everywhere, becoming a celebrity, etc., I'm sorry, but for these people, it's basically impossible.

Because whether you join a professional orchestra after graduation or tour everywhere, you must not only have talent, but also have channels and support.

But as far as these female students are concerned, their appearance is only passable, their skills are at the professional level, and their family backgrounds are also very common. Therefore, if people like this are not ingenious, they can follow the example of Richard Clayderman and become common people. The star route is totally useless.

But even if they want to take the civilian star route, they still need to have noble people behind them to support the organization.

In other words, they can all be considered as powerful horses, but it is a pity that they lack a Bole who can make good use of them.

After all, Maxima is common, but Bole is rare.

Before, they didn't have that Bole.

There is now.

That's right, their boss is me, Cao Zhiqiang! (End of chapter)