Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

Chapter 131 Brokerage Firm
"By the way, Chen Sang, you probably don't have a company in charge of your brokerage affairs in Japan, right?"

Ma Kaiye Yasuji suddenly raised his head and asked.

"No! My current brokerage affairs are still in charge of Baodao Fulong Company." Chen Qiming shook his head.

"That's it! My suggestion is that you sign with a top Japanese firm.

As you know, different countries have different rules.

I have also heard of your Fulong company, which is considered a relatively large firm in China, but in Japan..."

When Ma Kaiye Koji said this, he stopped immediately.

In fact, Chen Qiming could understand what he didn't finish.

He just wanted to say that in Japan, there are some things that Fulong Company can't handle.

This is actually true.

As the saying goes, a strong dragon does not overwhelm the snake.

Even when international companies such as Polygram and Warner Music came to Hong Kong and Taiwan, they first chose to cooperate with record companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and then developed slowly.

And Furlong.

Fulong Company is indeed very capable in Baodao. Regardless of the political and business circles, Ge Fuhong has considerable energy.

But what about in Japan?
Ge Fuhong does have certain contacts in Japan.

In 90, China TV signed a contract with Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System (TBS), officially concluded a sister station, and cooperated with each other to broadcast some TV dramas or programs that could be circulated.

It is precisely because of this that Ge Fuhong has a relationship with TBS and has certain contacts in Japan.

However, compared to local companies in Japan, her connections are definitely not enough.

And there is a big company to take care of, the benefits are self-evident.

Publicity resources and even protection of artists from persecution by some people with ulterior motives are all essential things.

Perhaps, some people will say that Chen Qiming has cooperated with Warner Japan!
Indeed, Chen Qiming has cooperated with Warner Japan, and now he can even be regarded as a singer under Warner Japan.

However, Warner is a record company, and its cooperation with Chen Qiming is limited to record cooperation.

As for the promotion and even protection of Chen Qiming, they might take action.

But it is obviously impossible for them to exert their full strength.

After all, the artist's agent didn't give them a single cent of the commission.

Therefore, as Ma Jinye Koji said, if Chen Qiming wants to have a good development in Japan, it is inevitable that he has to find a brokerage company here to handle his affairs.

Otherwise, without the help of the local brokerage company, Chen Qiming might have had a difficult time on the show.

"Since Mr. Ma Kai said so, he should have a suggestion!"

Chen Qiming asked with a smile.

The relationship between Chen Qiming and Ma Jinye Koji was not so good that the other party would take the initiative to care about his career.

The relationship between the two of them is at best an ordinary co-worker relationship.

It is even possible that once the record of the two of them ends, they will never be able to cooperate again.

Therefore, Chen Qiming already had some guesses about Ma Kaiye Koji's sudden concern.

In all likelihood, a Japanese firm has taken a fancy to him and asked Ma Kai to be a lobbyist.

"I have a good relationship with Kitagawa, the president of Johnny's & Associates, and I produced the song "Song of the Sunset" by Masahiko Kondo before.

I can refer you to them if you want. "

Ma Kaiye Yasuji said.

Hearing this, Chen Qiming smiled, "Mr. Ma Kai, you may not know that during this period, Yanyin and even your employer, Sony, have approached me, hoping to win my Japanese agency rights .”

"Is that so? Chen Sang is really popular!" Hearing this, Ma Kaiye Kang'er's expression froze, and he smiled mischievously.

He is a member of the Sony office, and instead of helping his boss, he helps his opponent.

It's okay if no one knows about this kind of thing, but now that Chen Qiming knows about it, he feels quite embarrassed.

"In this way, Mr. Ma Kai, I will give you your face. If Johnny's Office is really interested in me, I will notify Fulong Company and ask Fulong to come over and talk to Johnny."

Chen Qiming is still very interested in Johnny & Associates.

As the number one agency in the Japanese entertainment industry, Johnny's power in Japan cannot be underestimated.

Since its establishment in the 70s, the company has launched countless groups and idols.

Um!It can be said that Johnny is actually the master of Fulong Company.

Even UFO records are learned from Johnny.

Johnny's is similar to Fulong's now, they sign contracts to cultivate artists, and then ask everyone to make records, and then hand them over to major record companies for distribution.

Among them, Warner Japan is the object of their cooperation.

It is precisely because of the cooperation with Johnny & Associates that Japan Warner has become the current No. [-] record company in Japan.

Even Polygram, known as the world's number one record company, has to make concessions to Warner Records in Japan.

At the same time, it is precisely because of the success of the cooperation model with Johnny's in Japan that when Warner set its sights on the Chinese market, it immediately focused on the UFO record that was replicating their model with Johnny's.

It can be said that Johnny's can definitely be called the top when it comes to the promotion and packaging of artists.

And Chen Qiming.

Although he considers himself a powerful faction.

But after enjoying the bonus of being an idol, let him release records quietly like the Rolling Stones singer, relying on the word-of-mouth of his records to gain momentum, he feels that he may really not get used to it.

Therefore, he wanted to see what conditions Genesis could offer him.

"I will contact Mr. Kitagawa, and I will arrange for Johnny to talk to you...Fulong behind you as soon as possible."

Ma Kaiye Yasuji said.

After leaving Warner Japan, Chen Qiming immediately called Ge Fuhong and told Ge Fuhong that Johnny hoped to win his agency in Japan.

Ge Fuhong did not agree immediately, but said that he would reply as soon as possible, and then hung up the phone.

Chen Qiming was not surprised by this.

It is a trivial matter for Chen Qiming to hand over Chen Qiming's Japanese brokerage agency to Johnny, but it is not a trivial matter for Fulong.

Because, Chen Qiming's current brokerage contract belongs to Fulong.

According to the current contract between Chen Qiming and Fulong, he will give Fulong [-]% ​​of his recording and film remuneration.

The [-]% belonged entirely to Fulong.

Now, if the management rights in Japan are handed over to Johnny, it means that they may need to release part of their interests.

Of course, it could also be a win-win.

"What do you think?"

Fulong Company, Ge Fuhong called Liu Ciwei and told him all about Chen Qiming's phone call.

"I think so!"

After pondering for a while, Liu Ciwei spoke.

Hearing this, Ge Fuhong sat up straight and motioned for him to elaborate.

Seeing this, Liu Ci mulled over his words, and then said:

"There is absolutely no need to question Johnny's energy in Japan, if we can reach a cooperation with them.

Chen Qiming's business in Japan is definitely better than our own.

Although Johnny's joining means that we may have to give up part of the brokerage commission, but if Johnny manages well, Chen Qiming will be made a top Japanese idol.

Then, the benefits earned will naturally be more.

Overall, I think it's an option to work with them. "

As he said that, he couldn't help looking at Ge Fuhong, "Recently, many companies have been envious of the benefits that Chen Qiming has brought us, and they are starting to move.

They think we are eating alone, and now, we need allies. "

Hearing this, Ge Fuhong couldn't help but nodded.

The entertainment industry has never been a place where you can eat alone.

Take Hong Kong movie stars Jet Li and Stephen Chow as examples.

After these two people became popular, there were countless people staring at them.

What was the final result?

The end result is that these two are now supported by multiple companies with various backgrounds.

Jet Li has Yongsheng in Hong Kong, a mainland studio in the mainland, and Yang Dengkui in Baodao. These forces restrict each other and withstand the pressure of the outside world, so they eat the benefits Jet Li brings.

And Zhou Xingchi.

Everyone thought that Zhou Xingchi was the only one who supported Yongsheng.

Actually not.

In addition to Yongsheng, there is Danny Lee's Universal Pictures behind him, and even TVB is also his backstage.

In the mid-to-late 80s, Stephen Chow signed a multi-year contract with TVB before his development.

It was precisely because of the signing of the contract that Zhou Xingchi met Wan Ziliang when he starred in wireless TV series, and was recommended by Wan Ziliang to star in his first movie "The Wind Catcher", and he was recommended to Li Xiuxian to star in The "Pioneer of Thunderbolt" that made him stand out.

When Zhou Xingchi starred in these movies, his contracts were all under the wireless banner.

When Li Xiuxian and others invited Zhou Xingchi to make a movie, they first negotiated with TVB and rented Stephen Chow out.

At that time, Li Xiuxian felt that it was too troublesome to do so, and he was also optimistic about Zhou Xingchi.

So, he tried a way to negotiate with TVB, and rented Stephen Chow out in terms of how much money he paid each year.

For seven years, Li Xiuxian rented Stephen Chow for seven years.

Afterwards, Zhou Xingchi really became popular.

After Zhou Xingchi became popular, Li Xiuxian felt that he could not bear the pressure from external forces.

So he sold Zhou Xingchi to Yongsheng.

Note that not all of them are sold, but just about one piece.

In the end, the two parties cooperated, and the box office was split equally after the film was shot, and Stephen Chow's salary was distributed by Magnum Pictures.

At the same time, because Zhou Xingchi became popular, the original owner of Wireless, Zhou Xingchi, naturally didn't want to see others eating alone.

Everything got involved, going back to Stephen Chow to shoot several movies.

"Death Judge" and "Jigong" were filmed by Metropolitan Films under TVB.

Generally speaking, the power background behind Zhou Xingchi is very complicated...and very stingy.

It is similar to Jet Li and Stephen Chow.

Chen Qiming has also reached the point where the benefits he brings can make people envious.

Ge Fuhong himself has also felt recently that many people are asking her about Chen Qiming intentionally or unintentionally.

What are you asking about him?
As a veteran in this industry, Ge Fuhong naturally knew their purpose.

Even UFO and Warner Music have talked to her many times, wanting to buy Chen Qiming's Mandarin record deal, but she rejected it in the end.

"You fly to Japan tomorrow and talk to Johnny about it.

in addition……"

After a pause, she spoke again, "Warner Music has purchased an additional stake in UFO, from the original 30.00% to 70.00%.

I suspect, I'm afraid it won't be long before the flying saucer will change its name to Warner.

Our relationship with Warner has always been maintained by flying saucers.

If the flying saucer becomes Warner completely, our cooperation may not be as easy as it is now.

After you come back from Japan, look around and see if there is a suitable record company to cooperate with! "

After thinking about it, she said again: "Of course, don't leak the news, wait for Warner to take power and see how they cooperate.

If we don't plan to follow the previous cooperation method, let's make another plan..."

……

"Is that Akina Nakamori?"

In the evening, Japan Warner held a banquet.

Most of the Japanese singers from Warner Japan were present at this banquet.

Chen Qiming was also invited.

Because he didn't know anyone, after entering, Chen Qiming found a quiet place to sit with Murakami Yokoichi, an executive from Warner Japan.

While chatting with Murakami Yokoichi, Chen Qiming glanced at the guests at the banquet.

Suddenly, he saw a familiar actress.

"Yes, it's Mingcai, Chen Sang, do you want to know her?"

Murakami is different from the average Japanese, he is tall, a full 1.7 meters, and he is also handsome.

Because he is a rich second generation, he became an executive of Warner at a very young age.

He looked at Chen Qiming with a smile on his face.

Chen Qiming shook his head.

He was just curious about Akina Nakamori.

This is one of the most famous Japanese actresses in the 80s, and has many fans in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Chen Qiming was also fortunate enough to watch her concert CD.

Looking at it on the CD at the time, Nakamori was really beautiful, the type he liked.

pity……

The current Nakamori Akina is obviously not as immortal as before, and looks haggard.

As if seeing the pity on Chen Qiming's face, Murakami also said with regret: "Kondo is really annoying, it's a pity..."

Hearing this, Chen Qiming couldn't help but nodded and turned his gaze to another location.

There, Kondo Masahiko was chatting with several young newcomers in the entertainment industry with a righteous face.

"Chen Sang, sit down for a while, I will guide those newcomers in the entertainment industry, and I will come to you later.

At that time, let's go to the Uncovered Conference together! "

Perhaps it was because sitting was too boring, Murakami sat for 2 minutes, then stood up, greeted Chen Qiming, and walked quickly towards the center of the banquet.

After a while, Chen Qiming saw him walking into the next room with a few young and beautiful newcomers in the entertainment industry.

"Excuse me, is there anyone sitting here?"

Chen Qiming finished drinking the red wine in front of him, and was about to get up and go to the center of the banquet to chat with someone, when suddenly a person sat down next to him.

"Have you already sat down? This question should be meaningless, right?" Chen Qiming laughed.

"Haha!" The woman who sat down couldn't help giggling.

"I know you, I've seen your magazines, and they call you a combination of Kondo and Koji Tamaki in China."

(End of this chapter)