tokyo soulful legend

Chapter 358 Meet Jay

"We meet again, Mr. Kawai."

After Kawai Shogo sat down in the conference room, Akutagawa Aoki, who was sitting opposite the former, took the initiative to start chatting.

Although Kawai Shogo's attitude towards him was not enthusiastic and even cold in theory, he didn't think it was a big deal.

After struggling in society for so many years, he has seen too many such situations.

People like Kawai Shogo who are just a little colder are considered good.

And then again, Kawai Shogo's attitude was a little colder, but he didn't deliberately make things difficult for him. He just told him that there was nothing he could do about asking for songs. All he could do was to use the music network as a Responsibilities of middlemen.

In other words, business is business.

There is nothing wrong with this attitude and stance.

What's more, when you ask someone to do something, if the other person's attitude is slightly cold, you will lose your temper and stop doing it?
how is this possible.

If you really follow this temper, the final result will be that nothing can be accomplished.

Akutagawa Aoki is no longer the fledgling boy he once was. He knows exactly what he should do at this time.

"Yes, Director Akutagawa, we meet again."

Kawai Shogo was stunned for a moment by Akutagawa Aoki's active greeting, but he soon came to his senses and responded with a natural expression.

But well...

The attitude of the other party has already explained a lot of problems.

"This time I'm here to talk to you about the theme song."

After a simple greeting, Akutagawa Aoki chose to go straight to the topic.

For him, he didn't like those twists and turns, and after that incident, he also went to understand the character of Kawai Shogo, a veteran in the music industry.

The situation was quite different from what he expected.

This veteran in the music industry has always been praised by outsiders for his seriousness, meticulousness, and fairness. He is like that to everyone.

It is precisely because of this that the person in charge of Music Network Japan decided to be him.

"Ah."

Kawai Shogo nodded, neither taking the initiative to extend the topic nor changing the topic, and calmly acted like he was listening attentively.

Negotiate.

The more anxious you are, the easier it is to lose your sense of proportion.

If Akutagawa Aoki in front of him really knows about the recent music network APP, then his appearance of the old god's presence is the safest.

Taking the initiative to propose conditions and asking the other party to propose conditions may seem to be the same in terms of results, but in fact they are completely different.

In negotiations, taking the initiative often means losing the initiative.

This is especially true for those who are not good at negotiating.

Negotiation is the art of compromise, just like haggling.

"This time, I found a song that I think is quite suitable." Akutagawa Aoki paused, quietly raised his eyebrows, and glanced at Kawai Shogo in front of him. After confirming that the latter's expression had not changed, he then He continued, "I just don't know if you can contact the singer."

"Who is the singer?"

Hearing this, Kawai Shogo already knew what was going on, and the expression on his face became more and more calm.

Now, with him, Akutagawa Aoki is already a star.

All that's left is to pretend to be confused and ask the other party to give more chips.

"Jay."

Akutagawa Aoki honestly named the singer he was following.

He has been playing "All the Way North" on repeat since the day before yesterday. The more he listens to this song, the stronger the image becomes in his mind.

The words may seem a bit crazy, but he felt they were very appropriate. The song "All the Way North" was born for his movie.

Just like a matching knife and scabbard, they fit together perfectly.

"...Is it his song "All the Way North?"

Kawai Shogo deliberately remained silent for a moment, then raised his eyebrows and looked at Akutagawa Aoki in front of him with a slightly embarrassed look.

"Yes."

Seeing Kawai Shogo's expression, Akutagawa Aoki's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

He never thought about how close Kawai Shogo would be to Jay, let alone the twists and turns between Jay, Okayama Nobuhiko and Kawai Shogo.

Under the premise of unequal information, the only meaning he could read from Kawai Shogo's expression was that the singer Jay was not easy to talk to, and it might be difficult to talk about cooperation.

"Are you sure it's him?"

Kawai Shogo calmly withdrew his gaze, and the embarrassment on his face did not diminish at all.

"Yes, his song is really suitable for my movie."

Akutagawa Aoki nodded and gave his answer honestly.

"In terms of money, given Jay's current influence, this song may not be cheap." Kawai Shogo paused and added meaningfully, "And this singer has quirks."

"Eccentricity?"

Akutagawa Aoki looked at Kawai Shogo with some confusion.

"Yes."

Kawai Shogo nodded, but did not explain. He just gave Akutagawa Aoki an ambiguous look that said, "Let your imagination run wild."

"what do you mean?"

Seeing that Kawai Shogo didn't answer, Akutagawa Aoki's eyes flashed with thought, and then he took the initiative to answer the question thoughtfully.

"I don't have so many twists and turns. In terms of money, I can give you the highest amount in the industry, but other things..." He paused, "I think it may be open to discussion."

Akutagawa Aoki is not stupid.

On the contrary, he is quite smart and cautious when it comes to business contracts.

"Those things you're worried about probably won't happen." Kawai Shogo gave him a look of relief, and then took the initiative to take over the topic, "Just leave his quirks to the music network. As for the business contract, If so, let’s just follow the rules, okay?”

"of course."

Akutagawa Aoki nodded, his ultimate goal was just to get this song.

And he also knew that the 'rules' Kawai Shogo mentioned were the standard song invitation contracts of music networks.

He had already checked the contents of the contract and consulted his lawyer.

The lawyer's answer is a very standardized commercial contract.

"Then, our staff will contact Jay as quickly as possible and will give you a definite answer within two working days."

Kawai Shogo said this in a business-like manner.

"No problem." Akutagawa Aoki pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then said those words, "However, I have a merciless request."

"Tell me."

Kawai Shogo nodded.

Anyway, after all, whether you agree or not is always another matter.

"I want to meet Jay."

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