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

Chapter 305 Ten Songs

"I didn't expect Dongchuan to be here now. He's looking for Mr. Xinggu. Oh! Could it be that the gossip before is true?!"

With the arrival of Dongchuan Che, the atmosphere in the entire rehearsal hall instantly became lively.

Regardless of gender, almost all singers and artists stopped what they were doing. Those who were closer to him bowed and greeted Dong Chuan Che excitedly, while those who were farther away did not dare to come forward and could only watch nervously!

In the corner, the female singer seemed to have thought of something, and she suddenly cried out in surprise. Hearing her cry, the friend next to her asked curiously, "What gossip?"

"I heard from a friend in China that Mr. Dongchuan seems to be planning to do an international music program!"

"Internationally? Do you mean you'll invite some foreign singers to come?"

"No! I heard that Dongchuan Che is planning to do the same variety show in every country, and then the top three in each country will come out to compete in the world competition."

"Hey! Is this true?! Is it that exaggerated?!"

"I don't know. I just heard some gossip from my friends. But considering Mr. Dongchuan's usual bold and open style and his ability, maybe it's possible!"

The two women were chatting in the corner in a startled manner, both of them staring with wide eyes at Dongchuan Che who was chatting with Mr. Xinggu under the attention of everyone. There was surprise and expectation in their eyes. Especially after hearing the words of the singing and dancing female singer, their companions' eyes had completely turned into little stars of admiration.

Before the Tokyo Game Festival started, Toru Fuyukawa was already very famous in Asia.

Whether it is Japanese songs or Chinese songs, he has created countless classics. With the end of the Tokyo Game Festival, with the passionate singing of Izumi Himawari at the game exhibition, he successfully entered the European and American markets. Now Fuyukawa Tetsu is already a god-like figure in the Japanese music scene, and has completely squeezed into the first-tier internationally, and is also the top first-tier songwriter!
This is very attractive to singers. In fact, because Dongchuan Che is not just a lyricist and composer, he also has huge capital, so the people who are eager to make friends with him are at a higher level.

"Wow! I never thought I could meet Mr. Fuyukawa in person. It's such an honor for me."

Under the attention of many singers and artists in the rehearsal hall, Tsukasa Hoshitani, the son of the general manager of Universal Music Japan, walked quickly to Toru Fuyukawa, bowed and extended his hand.

Xing Gu Si's attitude was very humble. However, as a super rich second-generation, he didn't look aggrieved at all, and even looked a little flattering.

Even though these singers and artists respect and admire him very much, singers and artists are two different concepts from big capitalists, and can even be said to be two different species of [organisms].

Although Universal Music is the second largest record company in the world, not to mention that his father is only the head of the Japanese branch, even if the general manager of Universal Music comes to see Toru Fuyukawa, he will have to have this attitude. After all, the world's largest record company is SATE, and Toru Fuyukawa is a big shot who can sit down and drink tea and chat with SATE's Executive Managing Director Kuriyama.

It's the second generation of rich people meeting the first generation of rich people.

The status gap between the two sides was quite large, but Dong Chuan Che did not act pretentiously. He also extended his hand and said with a smile: "I have heard that the eldest son of the Xinggu family is a handsome man. It is true that hearing about him is not as good as meeting him in person."

"No, no, Mr. Dongchuan, you are too polite."

After being praised by Dongchuan Che, Xinggu Si laughed so hard that his saliva was about to drip out, and his waist was bent lower and lower.

He never expected Dongchuan Che to be so polite. After all, Dongchuan Che had contacted his father before, but his father was not in Japan recently, so he asked him to come out to receive him.

Originally, he thought that a tough guy like Dongchuan Che who had made his fortune from scratch would look down on a rich second-generation like him, but he didn't expect that Dongchuan Che would praise him as soon as he saw him.

Xing Gu Si was overjoyed, and he quickly greeted Yue Zhu Fei Niao next to him, and then led the two to the small round table next to them. Dong Chuan Che also saw his reaction.

"This young man is a bit impetuous, and he needs to work on his character more."

Dongchuan Che smiled secretly and shook his head, but he naturally couldn't say much about other people's children. After looking around and not finding Izumi Himawari, he also brought Yuezhu Asuka and followed Xinggu Si to the small round table.

After sitting down, he didn't say much and went straight to the point, "Your father said that you can represent him with full authority, so I won't beat around the bush. I'm going to make a variety show about the competition between new generation artists and singers and middle-aged and elderly artists and singers, and it will all be composed of female artists and singers.

To put it simply, on one hand, the new generation of singers and artists will form a girl group, and on the other hand, those middle-aged and older singers and artists who once had a glorious history but are now almost out of fashion will form a girl group, and then the two sides will compete. "

Dong Chuan Che took a sip of tea and talked on and on. To put it simply, the variety show he was going to do was "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves Plus".

The original version of "Sisters Who Make Waves" focused on forming a group of female artists and singers over the age of 30.

To be honest, this show is also very hype. Although many female artists and singers are a little out of date, their past works have left indelible memories in the hearts of the audience.

Letting them come out individually may not have any effect, but if they come out together, and still with the title of "Sisters Debut Again", the appeal to the audience will be different. After all, many female artists and singers over 40 years old are the dream lovers of the current audiences aged 20 to 40.

[Since ancient times, beauties are like famous generals who are not allowed to grow old in the world]. Seeing that the female artists or singers they once liked are now out of fashion can easily arouse the male audience's desire to protect them or to join in the fun.

What’s even more interesting is that Dongchuan Che had done a survey before and found that young people nowadays are a bit [retro].

Many singers who were once ridiculed as "vegetable market professionals", "singing songs from the ten-yuan store on repeat", and "being rustic and singing rustic songs" are now being sought after by contemporary young people. This is true in China and Japan. Some time ago, old Showa-style songs and Showa-style beauties became popular again.

He Dongchuan Che had no intention of exploring whether this was [ancient nonsense], or [those songs were good in themselves, but were just born in the wrong era], or [fashion is a cycle], or [it was simply because current film and television works or songs are indeed not as good as before].

He only knew that as a capitalist, he saw a business opportunity, and he wanted to strengthen this [gimmick]!
Let the new generation of artists and singers form a group and compete on the same stage with artists and singers in their thirties and forties who are also in the same group!

This proposal sounds promising!
Xinggu Si also understood, and after listening to Dongchuan Che's narration, he became excited, but.
After thinking for a moment, he weighed his tone, "Mr. Dongchuan, your suggestion is very interesting. But I'm afraid it's not so easy to organize this plan. Although my father is the general manager of Universal Japan, many singers and artists in their thirties are more careful about their reputation. If they are the kind of singers who are about to be completely out of fashion, it's better. They all lack notices.

But if it is according to your idea, I guess we still need to invite a lot of singers and artists who are still very popular to boost the popularity, especially those singers and artists who are in their forties or fifties and still have a very high popularity. On the one hand, they have no shortage of notices, there are many variety shows looking for them, and it is difficult for us to force them.

On the other hand, especially for singers, when they reach that age, their vocal cords and various body functions will begin to decline seriously. At this time, if we want them to compete with young people at the risk of failure or even being used as stepping stones, frankly speaking, I think it is difficult to hire them. "

"I came here today to talk to you about this."

Dongchuan Che stretched out his left hand, and Yuezhu Asuka very sensibly handed him a prepared sheepskin folder.

"I will invite a total of 48 singers and artists this time. After each episode, the singers and artists with the most votes from the audience can choose any one of the ten songs I wrote as the performance song for the next game according to their ranking. And I will only charge half of the normal price for the copyright fees for writing lyrics and composing music." Dongchuan Che pushed a thick pile of sheepskin folders in front of Xinggu Si. Looking at the folders, Xinggu Si could no longer hold back, and leaned forward, excitedly saying, "Mr. Dongchuan's new song?! And only half the price?!"

Very excited, Xingya Tsukasa was very excited, his voice was so sharp that it almost broke!
Due to his overly excited behavior, several singers and artists participating in the Red and White Songs Festival looked at him sideways, but Hoshitani Tsukasa didn't care about other people's looks at all, just stared at the sheepskin folder!
New song by Toru Fuyukawa!

This is too exaggerated!
There is no need to explain much about Dongchuan Che's current status in the music industry. There is no singer who does not want to sing the songs he wrote. After all, his songs become popular whoever sings them!
The girl group under Sistar now also has Qiao Xinyu from China. Although she is not as popular as Izumi Himawari, she also made a splash at this Tokyo Game Festival and entered the top ten of major music charts!

Everyone knows that Dongchuan Che's songs are great, but Dongchuan Che has never written songs for singers or artists other than Shengguang Society.

A reporter once asked this question to Ah Mei, but the answer she got was, "I'm sorry, our president said he doesn't have much interest in writing songs."
Toru Fuyukawa, who is hailed as the "greatest musical genius of the 21st century" by Asian fans and is well-known among fans around the world, claims that he has no interest in writing songs.

This Versailles answer became a hot topic on the Internet at the time, but as an insider, he knew that Toru Fuyukawa really had no interest in writing songs. He didn't even pay much attention to the development of Sistar. On the other hand, singers and artists couldn't even get Toru Fuyukawa's private phone number, let alone ask him to write songs.

In the eyes of ordinary people, big stars are just younger brothers in front of big capital, and people who can invite Dongchuan Che will not normally go to Dongchuan Che specifically for a few songs.

For example, his father, Kenjiro Hoshitani, as the general manager of the Japanese branch of Universal Music, is qualified to sit down and talk with Toru Fuyukawa, but Toru Fuyukawa has his own entertainment company and there is no reason for him to give his good songs to outsiders.

If the profit ratios of various contracts were really negotiated, in the end Kenjiro Hoshitani would lose money to gain publicity, and even Toru Fuyukawa would have no reason to let outsiders gain this fame.

But Dongchuan Che now actually came up with a new song directly, and the copyright fee brought by writing lyrics and composing music was only half of the normal level!
He never expected that Dongchuan Che would give such a big gift. Xinggu Si was completely excited. He didn't even look at the song. He just sat there with his hands on his waist and bowed deeply. "Mr. Dongchuan, please give us a few more spots on Universal Records this time! We will definitely send out the strongest lineup! And you can set all the conditions, Mr. Dongchuan!"

The attitude was very good, but Dongchuan Che just shook his head: "Sorry, I can only give you six out of 48 places at most. I believe in the strength of your Universal Music, but I want to cut this cake separately."

Cake, cut separately?
Hearing this, Xinggu Si, who was still bowing, looked up at Dongchuan Che with some confusion in his eyes.

In his opinion, the variety show "Sisters Who Make Waves" is indeed very promising, and he also wants to use Dongchuan Che's songs to promote his own singers, but after all, it is just a variety show.

The main source of income for variety shows is advertising sponsorship fees. According to the market conditions in Japan, even if the star lineup is as full as possible, the final advertising sponsorship fees will only be 30 to 40 billion yen, which is equivalent to more than 20 million US dollars.

After deducting costs such as venue rental, staff salaries, and singer and artist appearance fees, it would be good to get a few million dollars from this income.

It's a lot of money, but everyone in the industry knows Dongchuan Che's style of doing things. Xing Gu Si doesn't think that a business with an estimated profit of several million US dollars can make Dongchuan Che so serious.

Thinking of this, Xing Gu Si's eyes became more and more puzzled, but at this moment, as if he thought of something, his eyes suddenly widened!
"Could it be that the previous news was true?!"

[Mr. Dongchuan is planning to produce an international music program, or in other words, to organize a World Cup for the music industry].

This news came out a long time ago, and some singers and artists at the scene had heard it, so Xing Gu Si had also heard about it. However, he did not take the news seriously either. After all, if he wanted to achieve this scale, the cost and connections required would be too exaggerated, a level that Xing Gu Si could not even imagine!
But it’s different now!

Dongchuan Che said he wanted to cut the cake!
A business worth several million dollars, just a variety show, what cake can a big capitalist like Dongchuan Che cut? !
We can only say that this variety show is a test run for Dongchuan Che, or that Dongchuan Che wants to bring in all major record companies, and then let these record companies see his abilities and how strong his songs are, thus paving the way for what's to come!

"Yes! Normally, he wouldn't meet me in person for a project of this level, but he still came in person. This is his way of showing everyone! He is indeed planning to do something big!"

One pass, one pass!
Thinking of this, Xing Gu Si finally understood.

Shock!

After the shock, he lowered his head even more, and his hands clenched in his thighs were shaking with excitement!
"Although he is a little impetuous, he is a very sharp-minded young man."

Seeing the reaction of Hoshitani Tsukasa, Fuyukawa Che raised a smile of appreciation. At this time, he also saw Izumi Himawari who was there from the corner of his eye.

The little girl came out, and the matter was almost settled. Dongchuan Che stood up, patted his suit pants, and then stretched out his right hand and said with a smile: "Okay, no need to be so polite. I am not an old guy from the Showa era. I don't care about the rules that much. But this project will start after the new year, so you have to give the list of participants to Yuezhu as soon as possible."

"Hahaha! Arigadoguozaimas! Take care, Mr. Dongchuan!"

He watched Fuyukawa Tetsu walk towards Izumi Himawari, and only stood up after he had bowed to her for a long time. Under the gazes of countless people, he calmed down a bit, then looked around furtively, and after making sure that no one was peeking, he picked up the parchment folder on the table with trembling hands.

Japan's copyright protection is extremely exaggerated. To such an extent, in Japan, if you know that a product is pirated but still purchase it or download it online, you can be sentenced to two years in prison!

This is why Dongchuan Che dared to show him the song directly. Dongchuan Che was not afraid that he would mess around in this regard. However, Dongchuan Che's new song was still too critical, and Xinggu Si was still very cautious and waited and watched, and then excitedly took out ten sheets of music.

Looking closely, I saw three Chinese characters at the beginning of the first chapter of the music score - Qilixiang.

"Seven-Lixiang? That's a strange name."

Xing Gu Si raised his eyebrows slightly and muttered something strange in Chinese.

Universal Music is a multinational company with singers from all over the world. Although their Japanese branch is a Japanese branch, it has singers from China, Japan and South Korea. Although Hoshitani Tsukasa is a rich second-generation, he is an ambitious rich second-generation. In order to take over his father's business in the future, he also knows a little bit of different languages.

not to mention.
Even if you can't understand some of the words, the musical notes are universal.

With just a gentle hum, he felt the extraordinary nature of the song "Seven-mile Fragrance"!

excited!

Very excited!

But this was just the beginning. As Xing Gu Si eagerly flipped through the music score, the excitement in his eyes grew more and more. In the end, his body began to tremble uncontrollably and his eyes widened!

"Mr. Dongchuan is indeed a monster-like man!"

Ten songs: "Qilixiang" by Jay Chou, "Cao Cao" by JJ Lin, "Red High Heels" by Tanya Chua, "Catch My Breath" by Kelly Clarkson, "Girlfriend" by Avril Lavigne, "Dearest" by Ayumi Hamasaki, "Gurenge" by LiSA, "Plastic Love" by Maria Takeuchi, "Queen of Kabukicho" by Ringo Shiina and "The World We Meet Again" by Girls' Generation.

(End of this chapter)