Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

"cheers!"

After everyone clinked their wine glasses happily, everyone drank the celebratory wine in the glass together. Next, it was a happy time to chat while eating.

Well, now, a full day has passed since the press conference.

Facts have proved that with Fujita Sachiko and Yoshinaga Sayuri as the leaders, Tomioka Nobuo as the assist, and then combined with Fuji TV, Warner Pioneer, Toho Pictures, and an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who temporarily came on line, under the combined pressure of so many forces, then A member of the Senate quickly gave up and stopped intervening.

Without the protection of the big senator, relying only on Literary Spring and Autumn and several other firms, naturally they would not pose a threat to Cao Zhiqiang.

Of course, precisely because of this, Wen Yi Chun Qiu was very straightforward and directly asked all the staff of Weekly Wen Chun to hold a public press conference the morning after the press conference was released.

At Shukan Wenchun's press conference, all key officials stood in a row, bowed simultaneously in front of numerous reporters, and issued a public apology.

The posture was very low, and they did not recruit temporary workers to fool people. Instead, they really sent out core cadres to apologize.

Not only that, the top management of Wenyi Chunqiu also went to Cao Zhiqiang privately, knelt down in public, apologized and asked for forgiveness, and promised that similar things would never happen again.

By the way, Bungeishunqiu also paid 100 million yen as compensation for mental damages.

The money issue is a small issue, the key is to really do enough with your attitude.

Now that the other side bowed its head and gave in, Cao Zhiqiang also gave up when the situation got better.

Of course, in addition to giving in, Wenyi Chunqiu also simply confessed the mastermind of this incident.

It turned out that the mastermind who found the senator and asked the senator to come forward and let Wenyi Chunqiu come out to deal with Cao Zhiqiang was actually an unexpected person, the president of Watanabe Manufacturing - Watanabe Shin.

Watanabe Manufacturing was actually what was later often referred to as Watanabe Entertainment.

Although Watanabe Entertainment has declined after 2000, it is still a big company that can compete with Johnny's.

However, from the 70s to the 90s, when it comes to the largest entertainment company in Japan, it can only be Watanabe Entertainment.

At this time, Johnny's and Burning Pro were still just the underlings of Watanabe Entertainment, and they could only grovel and eat the scraps that Watanabe Entertainment did not want.

Shin Watanabe, who created Watanabe Entertainment, is a legendary figure in the Japanese entertainment industry, or the entertainment industry, especially in the 80s. It is not an exaggeration to say that he can make all the difference in the Japanese entertainment industry.

It is precisely because of this that Fuji TV later made a movie adapted from a biography called "The Man Who Changed the Entertainment Industry - The Story of Shin Watanabe", which is about this entertainment industry tycoon, Watanabe. Jin's life.

Although the Watanabe Office opened by Shin Watanabe was not the first artist office, it was indeed the first to propose a monthly salary system for artists, and it also launched many well-known artists and groups.

For example, the Candies group, the originator of girl idol groups, which once shined in Japan, was launched by Watanabe Manufacturing.

There is also the original singing team of "Passionate Desert", The Peanuts Group, which was also launched by Watanabe Studio.

It can be said that Watanabe Manufacturing, or Watanabe Entertainment, rose rapidly in the 70s and 70s. By the end of the [-]s, it had become the leading entertainment company in the Japanese entertainment industry.

Throughout the 80s, when it came to entertainment agencies, almost everyone knew about Watanabe Entertainment.

Today, there are too many celebrities that are launched by Watanabe Entertainment or are related to Watanabe Entertainment.

Relatively speaking, in the actor industry, Watanabe Entertainment is still slightly less dominant, but in the idol group, especially the singer world, Watanabe Entertainment is definitely dominant at this time.

It is not difficult to understand why Watanabe Entertainment wants to embarrass Cao Zhiqiang.

It is true that Cao Zhiqiang is too talented and too popular, blocking the way of Watanabe Entertainment.

Of course, relying on only Watanabe Entertainment, it is unlikely that Cao Zhiqiang will be troubled alone.

So there should be shadows of other firms behind this.

Watanabe Entertainment is just the largest, so they came out to be the leader.

In fact, Susumu Watanabe, the boss of Watanabe Entertainment, initially wanted to cooperate with Cao Zhiqiang.

Unfortunately, Cao Zhiqiang always lives in seclusion. Cao Zhiqiang rejected many requests for meetings submitted by Watanabe Entertainment, showing no respect at all.

This is actually an injustice to Cao Zhiqiang.

In fact, Cao Zhiqiang didn't even know this happened.

The real situation is that Watanabe Entertainment contacted someone through Warner Bros. to sign a contract with Cao Zhiqiang, but Warner refused in advance and did not notify Cao Zhiqiang of the matter. It is said that it was to avoid disturbing Cao Zhiqiang's creative work.

Watanabe Entertainment was naturally not happy with such a lack of respect, so he wanted to find someone from the Yakuza organization to give Cao Zhiqiang a warning and ask him to restrain himself a little.

As a result, this investigation didn't matter. It was found that Cao Zhiqiang's identity was sensitive, and people from the Yakuza side did not dare to mess around.

Yes, the Japanese Yakuza organization at this time is not an ordinary gangster fighting on the street. It must first investigate the opponent clearly before causing trouble.

In addition to being a well-known singer and receiving full protection from Warner, the most troublesome thing about Cao Zhiqiang is that he is Chinese and holds an official passport and is a domestic official.

Yes, Cao Zhiqiang is a senior manager of Hongguang Machinery Factory, and Hongguang Machinery Factory is a state-owned enterprise, so in theory, Cao Zhiqiang is an official.

If it was before, this would be nothing.

But now is the stage of China-Japan friendship, and this kind of thing is very sensitive.

Once a diplomatic incident occurs, it will be hard to live with.

As a result, the Yakuza organization rejected the suggestion of committing evil acts and advised Watanabe Entertainment not to do so.

Because of this incident, Watanabe Entertainment originally wanted to swallow this breath and hide from Cao Zhiqiang.

However, Cao Zhiqiang releases songs endlessly. He releases new songs almost every week. The new songs he releases every week have to reach the top five of the Oricon chart. In the end, his songs directly dominate the charts.

That's all. The key is that because Cao Zhiqiang is so showy, it creates a siphon effect.

To put it simply, Cao Zhiqiang’s songs are so good and sung so well that they always give people the ultimate entertainment experience.

After listening to Cao Zhiqiang's songs, if I listen to other Japanese songs, it will be the same as before.

It's like eating Buddha Jumping Over the Wall and never wanting to dig through the trash can to drink swill again.

If this metaphor is inappropriate, then another metaphor is even more obvious-sound poison!
Yes, many people believe that the songs sung by Cao Zhiqiang, or Morinaka Qingquan himself, have a unique magic power that makes people addicted after listening to them.

This is not about Cao Zhiqiang's creative ability, but Cao Zhiqiang's singing ability.

It is undeniable that the songs written by Cao Zhiqiang himself are very amazing, both in terms of music and lyrics, but just in this way, they are not crazy.

The real reason lies in Cao Zhiqiang's own singing voice, or in other words, the expressiveness of his own voice.

In fact, the songs composed by Cao Zhiqiang are not only released on records and videos, but also on KTV turntables. Many karaoke halls have actually been authorized to sing the six songs by Cao Zhiqiang.

During the recent period, Cao Zhiqiang's six songs have been the most requested, and they are definitely the most popular at the moment.

Even many young singers resident in the bar began to cover Cao Zhiqiang's songs in private.

However, everyone found that no matter who sang the cover, they could not sing the unique flavor of Cao Zhiqiang.

That kind of taste is not single, but ever-changing, and every change is at its peak, making it impossible to imitate. The cheerfulness of "Kun no Tsunami", the deep feeling of "Tsunami", each of Cao Zhiqiang's songs has a different theme and a different charm, which can arouse everyone's different emotions and make people want to stop. Playing it in a loop is like being poisoned.

Unless you have no musical ability at all, as long as you have some musical ability or music appreciation ability, as long as you hear the songs sung by Cao Zhiqiang himself, you will be quickly poisoned and captured by his singing.

The more music cells there are, the higher the level of music, and the higher the degree of intoxication.

Then, as long as it lasts a little longer, just like those pornographic gentlemen who are heavy drug addicts, they are only interested in Cao Zhiqiang's songs and no longer interested in other songs.

Of course, there are relatively few patients with severe song poisoning.

Only those who have a lot of music cells and are particularly fond of music will become patients with this kind of severe poisoning.

However, this kind of poisoning only makes you feel indifferent when listening to other songs. There is no other more serious problem, so it is not a big problem. It can even be said to further prove Cao Zhiqiang's singing talent.

It seems that it is not a problem for the audience, but for other singers, this is a big problem.

Because once everyone only likes Cao Zhiqiang’s songs and no longer likes other people’s songs, how can other singers still hang out?
The fact is that since Tsao's six songs have been dominating the charts, the record sales of other pop singers have plummeted.

Not only the sales of pop singers, but also some classical songs have also plummeted.

Even some particularly popular English rock songs are said to have seen a slight drop in sales recently.

However, the decline in English songs is still within an understandable range and is not a big problem. However, the general cliff-like decline in sales of Japanese songs is a big problem.

Many entertainment companies often rely on singers to make money, and the biggest source of money for singers is record sales.

This is not only the sales of the record itself, but also directly linked to the singer's reputation.

A singer who sells [-] copies a week is definitely incomparable to a singer who sells [-] copies a week.

However, the problem is that when Cao Zhiqiang's sixth song appeared, except for Nakamori Akina's "Hard to Break a Ship" which followed closely and became No. 7, the sales of other people's songs suddenly plummeted. .

For example, this week’s No. 8 sold only [-] copies in its first week!

The sales of other singers' new songs in the first week are generally less than a thousand.

This kind of situation where Cao Zhiqiang is the only one and everyone else is silent is simply outrageous. It can be said that it has never happened in the Japanese music industry.

Even Misora ​​Hibari, who was once very popular back then, is far from reaching this level.

The only people who can compare with Cao Zhiqiang's situation are probably the former American singer Elvis Presley and the current Michael Jackson who is in the limelight.

Although this situation has not happened for a long time, people who are engaged in entertainment are very knowledgeable and know what the birth of a talented singer with super talent means.

That means dominance!
In other words, as long as Cao Zhiqiang is still in the Japanese music scene and his voice is not broken, no one can compete with him.

Yes, it's just his voice, not counting his creative ability.

In fact, many people believe that with Morinaka Aizumi's vocal talent, he can become a singing king with his voice alone, without any other abilities.

But Morinaka Qingquan, who has a unique voice, is also very capable of writing and playing. He is even very handsome. Not only can he write songs and sing, but he is also top-notch in writing novels and scripts.

Who would not be afraid to see such a talented and versatile person?

Therefore, suppressing them in advance is their only way.

The available tactics did not work. In the end, they could only find a senator in the Senate and use this relationship to exert pressure, hoping to make Cao Zhiqiang look bad.

Just like Misora ​​Hibari back then.

Yes, Misora ​​Hibari back then also had a unique singing voice and had a strong dominance in the music world. She could be called a generation of singers.

However, because of Hibari Misora's close relationship with the Yakuza Yamaguchi-gumi and the constant scandals surrounding her family, the conservative Japanese people at the time generally began to boycott her, so that after the 70s, she was rarely seen. I have been out in the public eye, and I just release a music album from time to time.

However, although Misora ​​Hibari's singing voice is still the same, due to the scandal, Misora ​​Hibari's dominance in the music scene is no longer maintained, and it is only supported by those old fans.

It was precisely because of this that Miyuki Nakajima and others later became very active.

Therefore, the original idea of ​​the people at Watanabe Entertainment was to use scandals and scandals to discredit Cao Zhiqiang, so that they could avoid direct competition and use roundabout methods to suppress Cao Zhiqiang.

However, Cao Zhiqiang usually lives in seclusion and keeps a clean mind. He has only been in Japan for a short time, and there is no scandal at all.

If there is no scandal, we have to first engage in scandals and then dig holes in the hope that Cao Zhiqiang will choose to lie because he is inexperienced.

As long as Cao Zhiqiang makes a mistake and lies during the scandal, the subsequent operations will be easier to handle.

But I never expected that Cao Zhiqiang’s background was really so tough.

Not only did Warner choose to protect it, but even Fuji TV also came forward.

What's even more frightening is that the Fujita family, a relatively well-known small judicial family in Japan, also intervened, making this matter difficult to handle.

Although the Fujita family can only be considered a small family in the Japanese judicial community, it is still a judicial system after all, and its political prowess is definitely not comparable to that of a small Senate senator.

Not to mention the Fujita family, even Fuji TV and Warner, none of them can be compared to a senator.

If I dared to do this before, it was just to ensure that Fuji TV and Warner would not go all out for a foreigner.

Now seeing that they are all trying to protect Cao Zhiqiang, they can only give in.

Literary Spring and Autumn is a bachelor. Not only did he sincerely apologize, but he also straightforwardly revealed the person behind the scenes.

Of course, there is a high probability that this was the instruction of the cowardly senator.

Although he understood this, considering Cao Zhiqiang's current situation, in the end, Cao Zhiqiang accepted the advice of Sachiko Fujita and Sayuri Yoshinaga, which was to give up when it was good.

After all, Watanabe Shin is just the president of an entertainment agency, but he actually has a wide network of contacts.

The reason is also very simple, that is, he has many young and beautiful female artists under his banner. With this advantage, he has good relationships with many politicians. No one knows how many high-ranking officials and dignitaries he knows behind the scenes and how much political energy he has.

In addition, the relationship between Watanabe Susumu and the Yamaguchi-gumi is also very strong, so this is a big shot who takes both sides.

Now that the other party understands that he is not easy to mess with, it is almost done.

Cao Zhiqiang also knew this, and he already had the intention of returning, so he followed suit and accepted Sachiko Fujita's suggestion.

So, at Sachiko Fujita's suggestion, everyone held a celebration party for Cao Zhiqiang, which meant that this matter had come to an end.

That's right, it's not a complete solution, but an end.

But normally, there shouldn't be any big problems next.

After all, with the support of the Fujita family and the Okada family, people like Watanabe Shin should not continue to come here, which would be tantamount to completely breaking the rules.

Next, if nothing unexpected happens, the other party will definitely lower its profile and come to Cao Zhiqiang in person to seek an equal cooperation.

Appropriate release of goodwill and appropriate cooperation with the other party are Cao Zhiqiang's best choice at the moment. (End of chapter)