Tokyo: Being coveted by my wife, I just want to play games

Chapter 286 Chance Encounter
Office of the manager of the Sistar branch of Holy Light Society.

The older female secretary pushed the door open with a tablet computer in her hand and whispered to Ms. Maori, who was sitting in the boss's chair drinking coffee and reading music scores, "Manager, this is the music charts in Europe and America in the past week."

Ms. Maori continued to look at the music score and said without looking up, "Well, put it here. By the way, has Mr. Joffrey arrived?"

"The car to pick him up is on the way. I'll give him another call."

"Well, keep a close eye on it, and then vacate the small meeting room."

"Hayi!"

"Oh, call Xiao Qiao over."

"Is it Qiao Xinyu from China?"

"kindness."

The female secretary took the order and left until the sound of the door closing was heard. After a while, Ms. Maori, who had finished reading the music score, leaned back in the boss chair, picked up the coffee and took a sip.

"Do you want to enter the European and American markets? This task given by the president is too difficult."

Ms. Maori shook her head with some emotion, her old eyes looked a little tired, but there was also a hint of excitement in her tiredness.

Although Sistar has been absorbed by the Holy Light Society, the financial power of Sistar is currently managed by Chika Ohara of the headquarters, and the overall development strategy is in charge of Fujiko Sato and Miyano Mitsuwa, and even the Kawaguchi couple have intervened in the management of Sistar. However, except for the Kawaguchi couple who go to the front line for inspection two or three times a week, the senior management of the Holy Light Society, including Toru Fuyukawa, basically do not intervene in the specific management of Sistar.

To put it bluntly, Ms. Maori is now the actual person in power in Sistar, and it is different from before.

Although Sistar was a relatively well-known company in the entertainment industry, it was only a relatively well-known company. To put it bluntly, for an S-level variety show like "Summer Band", Sistar at that time could not get its own trainees in without spending a lot of money.

Entertainment companies are actually similar to novel websites.

The company is small and has an uncertain future, so potential and capable authors are unwilling to come. Similarly, it was very difficult for Sistar to recruit good talents in the society before, and the lack of good talents made it even more difficult for Sistar to develop and expand. But now everything is different.

Although the Holy Light Society is not a giant yet, it is already quite large and has extensive connections in the entire entertainment industry. Moreover, Dongchuan Che is now also a well-known lyricist and composer in the music industry.

The company's development is getting better and better, and Ms. Maori's social status is also rising. She is always a guest of honor at various music award ceremonies, and she has more and more artists and singers under her.

In this situation, she naturally became more and more motivated.

However, her position is not that easy to hold. In other words, working under Dongchuan Che, whether it is salary income or various rights and benefits, is indeed far higher than that of peers, but Dongchuan Che's requirements for the ability of his subordinates are also the highest in the industry.

Ever since Sistar was acquired by the Holy Light Society, Dongchuan Che had given instructions to Ms. Maori - to try every possible means to enter the Chinese, European and American markets.

Thinking of this, Ms. Maori sighed.

The Chinese music scene is relatively easy, but it is extremely difficult for Japanese singers to enter the European and American markets.

This is not only because of language problems, but also because music is an industry, and an industry that seems to have a low entry threshold but actually has an extremely high entry threshold.

To describe it simply, in the eyes of laymen, civil engineering means working on the construction site, hotel management means standing there and directing people, computer major means playing with computers, and psychology means being understanding.

But anyone who has taken professional courses should understand that many majors that seem simple to outsiders are actually extremely complex. There are a lot of things to learn, and the professional books are large and thick.

The same is true for music. The music industry is supported by a large amount of music theory knowledge, which is actually the accumulation and exploration of generations of musicians.

Japan's modern pop music was influenced by Western culture during the Meiji period and gradually evolved from Japanese traditional music. However, if we say that it truly entered the "modern pop music" stage, it was in the 1950s and 1960s, that is, Fujiyama Ichiro and Yoshinaga Sayuri, who were earlier than Yamaguchi Momoe and Nagabuchi Tsuyoshi. American modern pop music originated in the late 19th century.

Compared with Japan, the modern pop music industry in the United States has developed and accumulated more than sixty or seventy years, and this gap is mainly reflected in singing skills and songwriting.

To be honest, there were problems with writing lyrics and composing music. Ms. Maori naturally thought of looking for her boss and great composer Toru Fuyukawa, and Toru Fuyukawa did give her quite a few European and American songs.

However, she is still very actively contacting lyricists and composers in Europe and the United States.

On the one hand, because these songs are for other trainees and singers under Sistar, most of the songs given by Dongchuan Che are those that barely reached the first-line European and American singers in the previous life. However, Ms. Maori still regards them as treasures and is unwilling to let them go easily. She has to wait for talents who can match them and wait for the right time.

Secondly, if everything depends on Toru Fuyukawa, then what is the meaning of Ms. Maori's existence?
This is not just a question of the value of life, but also a question of whether or not you will be unemployed.

Ms. Maori is an old fox who has been in the entertainment industry for decades. She naturally understands that Dongchuan Che does not intervene in the management of Sistar. On the one hand, he really does not have the time, and on the other hand, he naturally hopes that Sistar will have the ability to generate income independently.

Although she has known Dongchuan Che for almost two years, she knows that Dongchuan Che is a great boss to his people, but she also understands Dongchuan Che very well that he is also a very decisive man.

If she fails to make a name for herself in this position, considering her past contributions and friendship, Toru Fuyukawa will most likely not kick her out. But he will probably make her retreat to the second line like Honda, the former managing director of Sistar, and lose the qualification for dividends and power, and have to take a sinecure to train newcomers.

The Holy Light Society's aircraft carrier had just left the port, and no one was willing to get off the ship at this time.

"There haven't been any strong new songs on the European and American charts in the past few weeks. According to intelligence, most of the top European and American singers don't seem to have any plans to release new albums in the near future. This is a good opportunity to strike!"

After taking another sip of coffee, Ms. Maori picked up the tablet and looked at the data on it. Her eyes were slightly excited.

Music is actually somewhat similar to games, both of which emphasize the saying "When there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey will be king."

To give a simple example, if we move some of the new generation of singers in the Chinese music scene back 20 years, how many of them would be able to earn as much money as they do today and have the same influence as they do today?
Now that Ms. Maori wants to "overthrow her superiors," she naturally has to be more cautious and choose a better time.

She had already relied on her personal connections and the company's resources to contact many European and American composers and accumulated a lot of songs. And the Joffrey who was coming today was a first-class lyricist and composer in Europe and America!
"Now that Xiao Kui has returned from China, the president should make an effort to promote her. I don't need to pay too much attention to her, as the president must have prepared excellent songs for her a long time ago. But if we can take advantage of Xiao Kui's success in opening up the European and American markets, we can promote Xiao Qiao. Her singing skills are excellent, but her vocal talent is still far behind Xiao Kui's. It is very unlikely that she will become popular in Europe and the United States. However, as long as she can gain some fame in Europe and the United States, it will be easier to promote her when she returns to the Chinese market in the future."

Ms. Maori was mumbling something in her mind, and soon there was a knock on the door.

A Chinese girl in a khaki windbreaker pushed the door open, then cautiously walked to the boss's desk, bowed and greeted him.

"Manager, are you looking for me?"

"Yeah. Sit down. Would you like some coffee?"

"Ah! Either is fine."

Looking at Qiao Xinyu who was sitting obediently on the sofa but still a little nervous, Ms. Mao Li stood up and made some coffee, with admiration flashing in her eyes.

The task assigned by Dongchuan Che is to enter the Chinese market and the European and American markets.

The Chinese music scene is indeed not doing well right now, and Sistar has many young singers who can move over. But Chinese fans care more about lyrics than melody and voice.

In this case, it would naturally be more effective to use Chinese singers. Therefore, since she received the task from Dongchuan Che, Ms. Maori has been looking for some local singers in China and Chinese talents who came to Japan to study music.

Qiao Xinyu, who is in her early twenties and studying abroad at Tokyo University of the Arts, was recommended to her by Izumi Himawari more than half a year ago.

It must be said that she didn't really care about Qiao Xinyu at first. She accepted her mainly because Izumi Himawari was now the "Little Bully" that no one dared to mess with in the Holy Light Society. But later she found that this girl from China was indeed more hardworking than many Japanese trainees and singers, and she was indeed very talented in singing.

Of course, compared with the talent of Izumi Himawari, who has an exaggeratedly wide vocal range and can handle almost all musical styles, Qiao Xinyu is naturally a small witch compared to her big witch. But in the eyes of Ms. Maori, because of her exaggerated learning intensity, the solidity of Qiao Xinyu's basic skills can be said to be the first echelon among the young generation of China, or even Asia, and her voice is also very distinctive, and it is a rare thick voice among Asian female singers.

God does not reward hard work, but opportunities can only be seized by those who are prepared.

"I hope Mr. Joffrey likes her voice."

Joffrey is a first-class lyricist and composer in Europe and America. Ms. Maori is not familiar with him, and she didn't even know him before. This time, she asked her friends to help her meet him when he came to Japan for a trip.

If you want to ask this kind of person to help write songs, not only does the money have to be in place, but sometimes it also depends on [ear affinity].

Ms. Mao Li kept thinking, and seeing that she didn't speak, Qiao Xinyu had no choice but to sit on the sofa and wait. At this time, there was another knock on the door. "Come in."

Who would come here at this time?
Ms. Maori was a little confused, but she still responded. But soon, as the office door opened, her eyes lit up.

"Boss, why are you here? Hey, is Xiao Kui back early too?"

Amidst Ms. Maori's surprised voice, Fuyukawa Che pushed the door open with one hand in the pocket of his casual suit pants and was held by Izumi Himawari's arm.

"This girl went to borrow a private plane from someone and came back early."

Dongchuan Che sat down on the sofa, smiled and shrugged. It should be said that as Izumi Himawari became closer to him and the shadow of her childhood faded away, although she still looked like a cold female college student when dealing with strangers, her private personality also changed from shy to more cheerful and lively.

Well, originally the flight was scheduled for the day after tomorrow morning, but the girl couldn't wait any longer and wanted to give Dong Chuan Che a surprise, so she went to find Mr. Bao from Shanhe Group to borrow a private plane.

Very exaggerated, but not really.

Private jets and the like are nothing to someone of Mr. Bao's status. They can be bought for more than 10 million US dollars. If Dong Chuan Che didn't need to fly around the world right now, he would probably get one.

Of course, just because someone has something doesn’t mean they will lend it to you. The key is whether they have enough face.

Nowadays, the popularity of the [GOGO platform] is getting higher and higher, and the two parties have entered a stage of in-depth cooperation. In addition, the popularity of the "Fate" animation has also allowed the core industry of Shanhe Group, the Banana Entertainment Video APP, to snatch many two-dimensional users who like to watch animation from the Pili Pili two-dimensional website in China.

Compared with the current scale of cooperation between Dongchuan Che and Mr. Bao, borrowing a private jet is a small matter.

Dongchuan Che said it very easily, and Ms. Maori was secretly shocked. As for Qiao Xinyu next to her, she was so nervous that she couldn't even sit still and just stood aside with her head down.

She was able to study abroad, so her family background was naturally not bad. In an ordinary high school or university, she would be regarded as a wealthy family. But private jets and the like were still too far away from her life, not to mention——

"I didn't expect to meet Mr. Dongchuan!"

Nowadays, Dongchuan Che has a very high status in the Chinese and Japanese music scene. Many musicians regard him as an idol, and Qiao Xinyu is no exception. She is very excited. At this time, Izumi Himawari, who has been hugging Dongchuan Che and acting like a spoiled child, also saw her.

"Hey, Qiao Qiao-chan, why are you here? Are you talking about work with Maori-san?"

Seeing this Tokyo University of the Arts classmate whom she recommended to join the company, Izumi Himawari was also a little surprised. She quickly pulled her to sit on the sofa and chatted with her, while Dongchuan Che took out some sheet music from his bag.

"I was originally planning to let Kawaguchi talk to you about this, but since I'm on my way, let's talk about it together. These are a few new songs I wrote for Xiaokui. You guys can study them. She will sing them at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Game Festival."

Fuyukawa Tetsu's new song? !
And it was written for Izumi Himawari? !
Seeing the music score, Ms. Maori suddenly became excited.

To be honest, Toru Fuyukawa did give her a lot of songs during this period, but everyone can tell that the quality of the songs Toru Fuyukawa wrote for Izumi Himawari is on a completely different level from the songs he wrote for other people!
Moreover, since Izumi Himawari's debut until now, the songs written for her by Fuyukawa Tetsu are all classics!
Expectation!

Although she is an old fox in the business world, Ms. Maori still has a strong love for music. After putting down the coffee cup, she immediately picked up the music score and started reading it on the sofa.

"Love story, English song?"

When she saw the song title, Ms. Maori raised her eyebrows slightly, but she was not too excited.

Fuyukawa Tetsu had written an English song for Izumi Himawari before, which was the song "Deja VU" (Dai Ebito) included in the album of K-ON!. That song is an English song, but if you want to enter the European and American markets, it is not enough to just change the lyrics to English. The key is the style.

The song "Deja VU" received a very good response in Japan, but it had no response at all in the European and American markets. To put it bluntly, "Deja VU" is a Japanese song with an English cover, and its style is still that of Japanese rock.

If I have to describe it, it's like a chef from another province cooking Sichuan cuisine. Although he uses the same chili peppers and peppercorns, Sichuan locals will know that it is not authentic Sichuan cuisine as soon as they taste it.

The Maori lady was not too excited when she saw the English song title and lyrics, but soon, as she saw the music score and hummed a few lines along with the music, her eyes suddenly widened!

“It has a strong European and American country pop style!”

If this was the set of The Cooking Master Boy, then white light should have exploded on the music score at this moment.

But there is no need for Bai Guang. As a senior musician, and a senior musician who is on the front line most of the time and needs to help artists and trainees choose songs, Ms. Maori can feel the very pure European and American style of this song just by humming it twice!

Right!
And it’s very, very delicious!

I don’t know how popular this song “Love story” will be, but Ms. Maori knows in her heart that this song will definitely be great!
excited!

Am I, Mao Li, going to bring out an international superstar?
Ms. Maori was very excited. Opposite her, Dong Chuanche, who had no idea that he had snatched Qiao Xinyu's coffee, took a sip of coffee and said, "You have to arrange these songs so that there won't be any problems during the Tokyo Game Show. The audio equipment at that game show is a bit lame. How about this? You submit a list and we'll get you a set of top-notch audio equipment. After it's used at the show, we can also update your audio equipment."

Dongchuan Che talked a lot, and every word he said hit the heart of Ms. Maori, an old woman in her sixties.

Audio equipment!

Update and upgrade!

Which musician doesn’t pursue audio equipment? But audio equipment is very expensive.

Especially for a concert, if you want to do a top-notch one, it would cost tens of billions of yen! But Dongchuan Che directly asked her to come up with a funding plan!

What a godly boss this is!

Ms. Maori felt like her heart was melting, while Qiao Xinyu, who was chatting with Izumi Himawari but secretly paying attention to this side, naturally swallowed her saliva unconsciously.

To be honest, when she heard that Toru Tokugawa personally wrote a song for Izumi Himawari, she was very envious and even had some unrealistic fantasies. But when she heard Toru Tokugawa said that he wanted to get a set of top-notch audio equipment for the concert, she was completely numb.

The level difference was so huge that she didn't even dare to feel like he liked her.

Dongchuan Che naturally didn't know what the two women, one old and one young, were thinking. He came here just to pick up Izumi Himawari on his way home. After explaining the work, he was about to leave. At this time, the female secretary knocked on the door and walked in.

"Experience, Mr. Joffrey has arrived! Good afternoon!"

Seeing Dongchuan Che, the female secretary was stunned for a moment, then quickly bowed respectfully. After receiving Dongchuan Che's reply, she walked to Ms. Maori.

After hearing the conversation between the female secretary and Ms. Maori, and hearing that Qiao Xinyu was Chinese and was looking for European and American lyricists and composers to help her write songs, Dong Chuan Che looked up and down at this Chinese female college student, raised his eyebrows slightly, and looked at Ms. Maori, "Is her ability really good?"

Everyone has their own destiny, unless it is a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, Dong Chuan Che would not take the initiative to help his former Chinese compatriots. But this time he happened to meet him, and if the other party was a thousand-mile horse that lacked a Bole, then he would naturally help him if he could.

Ms. Mao Li was giving instructions to her female secretary when she heard Dong Chuan Che say this. Not only was she stunned, but Qiao Xinyu was also stunned.

Then, in the eyes of Qiao Xinyu who was a little dazed by excitement, Ms. Maori reacted and showed a surprised smile on her face, "This little girl from China is very talented and works very hard. I am preparing to let Mr. Joffrey meet her to see if he can help her write a song."

"It's a good seedling."

Dong Chuan Che nodded, then sat back in his boss chair and said with a smile: "In that case, I'll take a look as well."

Stop by and take a look.

When these words came out, Qiao Xinyu didn't understand yet, but Ms. Maori had already understood completely. She hurriedly bowed with the little girl to express her gratitude, and looking at the reactions of the two, especially Ms. Maori's behavior, Dong Chuanche's mouth also curled up a little.

He does attach great importance to professional ability when hiring people, but he does not only consider professional ability.

In terms of professional ability and connections, there are many people who can replace Ms. Maori in this position, but what he values ​​is Ms. Maori's character. She really likes music and is very appreciative of talent.

Looking at Qiao Xinyu who was still bowing and hadn't stood up, and Ms. Maori who was beside her with a face full of love and excitement, Dong Chuan Che smiled and waved his hands, "Alright, alright, stop doing nonsense, go find the people here quickly. I still have to go have dinner after I finish watching."

(End of this chapter)