China Entertainment: I became a capital tycoon

Chapter 665 663. "Snow White" Beauty Pageant Champion
Cao Yu created a girl group in Japan with a simple purpose, which was to make money.

Therefore, he learned from Nozomi Sasaki and others last time that the most famous girl group in Japan today is AKB48.

This name reminded Cao Yu of SNH48. Could it be that this group was also created by the Japanese in China?

In addition, Sony also has a group called Nogizaka46. Although they just debuted, they have gained high popularity with their cute looks.

In the entertainment circles all over the world, European and American girl groups have the hot girl style, Korean and Korean girl groups have the trendy girl style, and Japanese girl groups have the childish sweet girl style.

People say that Chinese girl groups have no style and are always imitating. This is actually true. Many Chinese entertainment companies are imitating the Koreans and the Japanese. How can they have their own style?
But now Cao Yu has created a Chinese style, which is the national style.

As for Japan, the traditional Chinese style is not suitable for the aesthetics here, so the priority is to make money first.

The last time he left, he had asked the company to hire a lot of young musicians at high prices. Combined with the FNC music production team, the young people in Japan will definitely be able to accept it.

If the girls in the girl group were younger and cuter, they could make money as long as they could charm the Japanese otakus.

In addition, the purpose of signing Kawakita Ayaka was to shoot a photo album for her, which could also be sold at a high price.

Japanese girls are generally less than 1.6 meters tall, with short and sturdy legs. Their upper bodies are still good-looking, but there is no beauty below the thighs.

But Kawakita Ayaka is different. She has a nice pair of long legs and will definitely become famous as a model.

When Cao Yu arrived at FNC's Tokyo branch, the auditions had already ended and it was currently the second round of selection, but there were still more than 10,000 people.

When Cao Yu saw the office, Gao Yala, the assistant sent by FNC headquarters, walked in.

"President."

"It's you?"

"President Lee Soo Man sent me here to assist the chairman in his work."

Gao Yala made a cup of tea for the president, then took out a folder and said, "President, this is the information of the ten girls who jumped out of the talent show. President Li said that you need to review it in person."

"You really are a good secretary material. Don't be an artist anymore. Just be my secretary."

Gao Yala has fair skin, beautiful looks and a good figure. Cao Yu had seen her last time. She is 1.69 meters tall and graduated from a prestigious university. There is no problem for her to be a personal secretary.

As for the dislike, I’ve already taught her a lesson last time. Anyway, this woman’s acting skills are average, so it’s better to keep her around.

"Is the president planning to hook up with the secretary?"

"Would you let me soak?"

Cao Yu asked with a smile, and then opened the materials.

Gao Yala didn't answer, but thought to herself, "You saw everything anyway. You're the boss, what can I do?"

Cao Yu ignored the new secretary and flipped through the girls' information one by one.

"Horita Mayu, 15 years old, 158 cm"

"Shibuya Nagisa, 17 years old, 162 cm, good at singing, this one is not bad, she is quite tall."

"Yamashita Mizuki, 14 years old, 156 cm, is good at singing. Although she is young, she looks good. These people have good taste."

"Imada Mio, 16 years old, 155 cm, this baby face in the photo definitely does not conform to the Japanese aesthetics, and her teeth are not messy, she is pretty."

"Hazuki Mukai, 14 years old, 150 cm, a little short, but cute."

……

Cao Yu looked through the profiles of ten people and found that the five above were the most beautiful, and the remaining five, such as Osono Momoko, Hori Miona, Umezawa Minami, etc., were also of good quality.

Seeing Cao Yu finish reading the information, Gao Yala said, "President, what do you think of these girls? Is there anyone who can be temporarily designated as Snow White in this issue?"

Cao Yu said: "Call these ten people, including Hirose Suzu, Nagano Meiyu, and Hashimoto Kanna, to the training room."

"Ok."

Gao Yala agreed and was about to leave. As soon as she reached the door, she turned back and smiled, "President, how are you really going to pick me up?"

"How do bosses usually pick up secretaries? I don't know how. Can you teach me?"

"of course can."

Gao Yala smiled sweetly, pushed the door open gracefully and left.

Soon, more than a dozen girls were gathered together.

Cao Yu came to the training room, looked at the dozen young girls standing in a row, and walked past each of them.

“The boss is so handsome!”

“What a charm!”

"It would be nice if it were my boyfriend."

Because of their culture, Japanese girls mature early, and their eyes light up when they see such a successful and handsome boss.

Especially Hirose Suzu and Hashimoto Kanna, who had met Cao Yu last time, felt more excited than seeing their idols.

Such a tall and rich man is much more attractive than Japanese men.

Some people are wondering, is the boss going to choose "Snow White" from among these people? No one knows who will be selected.

If she is selected, even if she is asked by her boss to accompany him, she probably won't suffer any loss and can even become a star from then on.

But in Cao Yu's eyes, the oldest of these girls was only seventeen years old and the youngest was only thirteen years old, and they were all young.

But in Japan, people of this age are already old enough to make their debut.

As far as he knew, Saito Asuka was only thirteen years old when she debuted in the girl group Nogizaka46 created by Sony.

Since the Japanese like to develop combinations, of course I have to cater to their preferences.

After looking at all the girls, Cao Yu still thought Kanna Hashimoto was the most beautiful based on his perspective on girls.

The girl has amber pupils, giving people a feeling of clarity and purity, and her round cheeks look both fashionable and pure.

He came up to the girl and asked, "Kanna Hashimoto, your profile shows that you have acted in a movie, right?"

"Ah."

When Kanna Hashimoto saw her boss talking to her, she acted like a fangirl and said, "I made a cameo appearance in a movie called Miracle."

When others saw that the boss only talked to this girl, some were envious and some were jealous.

Cao Yu looked at the girl who should have just entered middle school and said, "You are really a beauty that only appears once in four thousand years."

"Wow!"

The other girls were all stunned. A beauty that only appears once in four thousand years?

Isn't the boss's evaluation of her too high?

It seems that she is the only one who can be the "Snow White" of this year.

Kanna Hashimoto was quite confident about her appearance, but she didn't expect her boss to give her such a title.

Is he interested in me?
Gao Yala behind him was confused, "Boss, do you like loli? This girl is so young?"
However, this little girl is really good-looking.

Cao Yu didn't have such obscene thoughts. He deliberately wanted to promote these gimmicks so that these girls would become popular.

He smiled and said, "You are all great. After the "Snow White" selection is over, I plan to form an 18-member girl group, tentatively set to the cute route."

"Girl group?"

Didn’t everyone expect that they could join the girl group now?
Cao Yu said, "We will select about 30 people to train together this time. Who will make their official debut in the end will depend on the results of the training, as well as their singing and dancing skills."

After Cao Yu finished speaking, he turned to Gao Yala and said, "Train them in the FNC way, but these girls are still growing, so they need to keep up with their nutrition."

Hearing this, Gao Yala felt that Chairman Cao was really different from the previous Kim Young Min and was not a sweatshop.

Although she already knew this in Korea, the fact that he could do this in Japan this time seemed to show that he really was considerate of women.

After announcing this, Cao Yu returned to his office.

He also wanted someone to make a few winners' crowns and a princess cloak to completely hype up the fame of this girl, Kanna Hashimoto.

Otherwise, how can we compete with Sony Music?

On the other hand, Toho Pictures has already started promoting the movie "The Return of the Great Sage".

According to the contract between the two parties, the minimum filming rate cannot be less than 30%.

Although Shimatani Nobushige felt that the box office of this movie would not exceed 50 million US dollars, he still spent some effort on promotion because he had a very pleasant collaboration with Cao Yu.

It was already mid-August, and the film had to make some money from students before they went to school, so it was scheduled to be released on August 25th, with less than ten days left for dubbing and promotion.

Although time is a bit tight, fortunately there are many voice actors in Japan, so dubbing is not a big deal.

While everyone else was busy, Cao Yu was on vacation during this period. In addition to accompanying a few Japanese girls around, he also took the time to complete the half-written script of "Wolf Warrior 2".

Of course, in addition to Nozomi Sasaki and the others, there is also secretary Gao Yala.

This was a tough situation for Gao Yala. Every night she would hear something like "Ya Mai Die" begging for mercy, which was like listening to a porn movie.

How could she, a mature woman, bear this?

It’s a pity that apart from taking her around, the boss never even flirted with her, and she has no idea what he’s thinking.

In addition, news also came from China that a number of urban drama scripts had been collected, among which was indeed "A Servant of Two Masters".

It seems that there will be one more TV drama project to be added next year.

The "Snow White" beauty pageant is still going on, and the final result will not be announced until the end of August. After all, it is not easy to select 100 girls to enter the finals from the hundreds of thousands of applicants.

Sony Music.

President Kazuo Hirai is watching the news.

"FNC Tokyo branch has made such a big splash with this beauty pageant, are they planning to create a Japanese-speaking girl group as well?"

He talked to himself while watching the reports on Feie Video in the past few days.

The secretary beside him brought him a cup of tea and said, "That should be it. FNC started out as a girl group in Korea. This time, Avex must have supported them in the talent show."

Kazuo Hirai frowned, "If AKB48 hadn't switched to King Records and Nogizaka46 had just debuted, I wouldn't be worried about FNC."

Although Girls' Generation, T-ARA, and EXO under FNC have a certain number of fans in Japan, Sony Music's biggest rival now is AKB48, which has switched to Sony Music.

If FNC interferes again, he is worried that the Japanese girl group will enter the Warring States period.

"President, we have musicians like Akimoto Yasushi, and I heard that this Huaxia Cao Yu doesn't know much Japanese. Even if FNC Tokyo branch can get started, it won't cause a sensation."

"We still can't let our guard down. This Chinese Cao Yu has some tricks up his sleeve." Hirai Kazuo can become the president of Sony Music, so he naturally won't underestimate any of his opponents: "The girls they selected this time are all very good and should not be underestimated. Fortunately, we have a newcomer like Saito Asuka who looks good and can sing."

In addition to Sony Music, many Japanese entertainment companies and artist agencies are also closely watching FNC's actions.

But Cao Yu simply ignored these things. On August 2, Cao Yu finally returned from Hokkaido where he spent the summer, and the script for Wolf Warrior was completely completed.

On the same day, "The Return of the Great Sage" was officially released in Japan.

Although anime is quite developed in Japan, fortunately, compared with Koreans, the Japanese are not blindly confident and are not xenophobic.

With Toho's promotion and Cao Yu's reputation as one of the best Hollywood directors, the movie had a pretty good attendance on the first day of its release.

This is mainly due to the fact that last year's "Your Name" and the Hollywood movie "Despicable Me" were also directed by Cao Yu.

After the first day of its release, Toho hired a group of internet trolls to tout the film's quality online.

In fact, the movie is really well made, and with the special effects done in the digital field, it is not much worse than Japanese anime.

On the morning of August 26, after Cao Yu got up, he noticed that Gao Yala's dark circles were getting heavier, and he smiled and said, "What's wrong? Didn't you sleep well again?"

Gao Yala complained: "You make so much noise every night, how can I sleep?"

"No way, I'm in good spirits."

Cao Yu smiled smugly. It was easy for him to deal with a few Japanese girls. "When will you teach me how to pick you up?"

"You have so many women around you, is that true?"

Gao Yala has been tortured by Cao Yu these days, and she said unhappily, "You celebrated Lin Yuner's birthday with great fanfare before, and gave her a sports car, and now you want me to teach you?"

"Your birthday isn't now. Besides, I don't know how to be romantic, which is what girls need. Now it's always other people who pick me up. I've never picked up anyone before."

It’s not that Cao Yu doesn’t understand romance, but that the romance has lost its heart.

Does a boss need romance to date his secretary?

Gao Yala was speechless after hearing what President Cao said, but she had to admit that with a man like Cao Yu, which girl wouldn't want to pounce on him?
Just like the Japanese girl last time, she was so young but her eyes lit up when she saw the boss.

She thought about it and said, "Then after today's work, let's treat them to a good meal, and then go shopping."

She was also afraid that one day her boss would get in the mood and push her down in the office, and she wouldn't dare to resist.

It’s better to keep some good memories now.

“This is very simple.”

Cao Yu agreed immediately: "What are the plans for today?"

"Snow White has already selected the top 100. You will go check them out in the morning. In the afternoon, several musicians will bring their works to you and pick out an album."

Gao Yala took out her schedule and said, "Also, Toei called and asked you to discuss the production of Slam Dunk."

"Toho's tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is the day of the finals of 'Snow White'. You have to be there in person."

"The day after tomorrow."

After Cao Yu finished speaking, he smiled and said, "You are not doing your job as a secretary. I will take you to have some fun tonight."

After breakfast, Cao Yu went to the company to deal with today's affairs.

This morning, Cao Yu saw in the email sent from Hua Xia that several major luxury brands seemed to have joined forces to find artists from other companies to endorse their products, and the endorsement fees were extremely high.

Although some artists in the company don’t say it, they probably have opinions in their hearts.

Instead, Yang Ying had already completed her resignation and was invited to be a spokesperson for a foreign jewelry brand.

Cao Yu also knows that although he is rich, he still has a long way to go to compete with these century-old brands.

"I don't believe I can't defeat them!"

Cao Yu said something harsh in his heart and was about to close his eyes to rest. Gao Yala saw that the boss was frowning and said, "President, let me massage your head and relax for a while."

"Do you know how to do this?"

Cao Yu looked at her curiously, then leaned directly into Gao Yala's arms.

"President..."

It was summer and both of them were not wearing much, so Gao Yala felt a little embarrassed when he leaned on her like that.

Then she remembered that this bad president had seen her whole body, so she didn't push him away. Instead, she stretched out her slender hand and pressed it on his temple, massaging it gently for him.

"The technique is OK."

Cao Yu praised Gao Yala, relaxed his body, closed his eyes, and thought about how to deal with a few luxury items.

"It seems that just scolding in the movie is not enough. We need to make people realize that selling luxury goods is a waste of money and defeat them in public opinion. Fortunately, I have Weibo and Fei'e Video."

Cao thought of a countermeasure in his mind and twisted his body to find a more comfortable position.

Gao Yala felt itchy all over after being rubbed like this, and her hair almost stood up.

But looking at Cao Yu's current appearance, he looks more like a child, not a rich man.

Gao Yala's maternal instinct suddenly overflowed, and she couldn't help but stroke Cao Yu's hair and whispered, "If you are tired, take a nap."

"Call me when you get there."

Cao Yu rested his head directly on her soft thighs and actually fell asleep.

“There’s a saying in China that men are always children who never grow up, and it’s true.

When he arrived at the company, he first called Shimatani Nobushige to inquire about the box office of "The Return of the Great Sage".

"Oh, I really didn't expect that."

Shimatani Nobufu received a call from Cao Yu, and his voice was very contradictory: "Yesterday's box office was more than 600 million yen."

"More than 600 million?"

However, Cao Yu felt that this result was a bit low. More than 600 million yen, which was only equivalent to more than 5 million US dollars and more than 30 million Chinese yuan, was too unimpressive.

"Yes."

Shimatani Nosaka sighed, "This result has created a record for the box office of Chinese animation films in Japan. It seems that I still underestimated Cao Jun's influence in the film industry. If nothing unexpected happens, with the current good reputation, the box office will increase in the next few days. It seems that I should not have agreed to the bet with Cao Jun. It would have been better to give you 32% directly."

Hearing this, Cao Yu smiled and said, "President Shimatani, let's make money together. In fact, I have already written the outline of another disaster film script."

"Great, then once Cao Jun's script is finished, we can work together again."

With Shimatani's calculation, it seems that it doesn't matter even if he gives Cao Yu 38% of the box office share.

After the call, Cao Yu looked at the top 100 candidates for the beauty pageant and felt that every girl was good.

In the afternoon, I picked out a few cute songs from the dozens of songs collected in the company, so that I can use them to release an album for the new group.

One of the songs is called "TOKYO GIRLS". If the group members were to sing it in sailor uniforms, the effect would definitely be great.

He also devised a promotional plan to ensure that Japan's first girl group would become an instant hit.

After work, Cao Yu took Gao Yala to a restaurant in Tokyo for dinner as he had promised her.

Halfway through the meal, Cao Yu suddenly asked, "What do you think of chaebols?"

"President, you want to become a chaebol? Don't you want to not join Korea?"

Gao Yala was stunned at first, then said: "In South Korea, although the life of chaebols is enviable, I think they are just parasites of the people."

"Parasite?" Cao Yu said with a smile, "Well said. How about I write a movie about chaebols being parasites?"

"Really?"

"Of course it's true. You gave me inspiration."

"President, I have to admit that you are really talented. Is this why girls like you?"

"Is this also the reason why you are willing to be my secretary?"

"This was arranged by President Li."

Gao Yala denied that she was assigned to be a secretary, but she was willing to do so.

Being able to have more contact with the boss means you are close to the boss and get the upper hand.

Now, because of one of her words, her boss was inspired to create a movie, which made her feel proud and happy.

After dinner, of course, we go shopping.

Although Gao Yala's family is well-off, she has not been filming in the past two years and her income is not high.

However, Cao Yu's shopping spree made Gao Yala feel that it would not be bad to be the boss's secretary forever.

Unfortunately, Cao Yu did not touch her at night and still looked for the Japanese girl to accompany him.

"Even if I'm not as good as Lin Yuna, can I still be better than a few Japanese girls with short legs?"

Gao Yala was a little irritated again. She couldn't do it after teasing him. Are you kidding me?
August 27, Sunday, evening.

The first FNC "Snow White" finals, which has been promoted for a long time, will start at 8 pm.

In addition to Fei'e Video, there is also a TV station under Toei that broadcast the entire final live.

This beauty pageant has also attracted the attention of many Japanese audiences, entertainment companies, and many media.

Some people come to see the beauties, and some people want to see what plans FNC has in Japan.

The competition went smoothly and the voting results were predetermined.

When the final results were announced, Kanna Hashimoto won the championship, Mion Imada won the runner-up, and Hiro Ayase won the third place.

Under the spotlight, Cao Yu put a jeweled princess crown on Kanna Hashimoto and said in front of the camera: "Kanna Hashimoto is the Snow White selected by our FNC. She is excellent in all aspects and is definitely the most beautiful girl that appears once in four thousand years."

"Once in four thousand years?"

After hearing these words, the audience in front of the TV and people from other entertainment companies were all stunned.

Especially the boss of Sony Music, he really didn't expect Cao Yu to come up with such a gimmick.

This girl is beautiful, but she is not so beautiful that she only appears once in four thousand years.

Wouldn't he be outdone by Saito Asuka from his own company?

(End of this chapter)