Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 1212
In the new year, Yanqiao Shinichi, like a whim, sent another mission to Iijima Santomo, which still made her feel a little confused.

"Iijima, when you have time, you can learn English."

Yanqiao Shinichi's words without beginning or end seemed to be joking with her.

Of course, Sanzhi Iijima couldn't really think that his boss was just joking with him when he was idle.Therefore, I cautiously agreed first, and then confirmed to Iwahashi Shinichi, "Does Iwahashi-san have any new arrangements?"

Yanqiao Shinichi told her, "For the sake of the future, we must not only focus on the country, we should go out and see more."

Although the Japanese entertainment world has always been full of the atmosphere of playing with oneself, it is impossible for "popularity" not to be influenced by overseas, to be precise, the United States.

As the times change, local audiences have more and more channels and more convenient ways to obtain the latest trends. As a domestic record company in Japan, they need to consider and learn from the birthplace of world trends first-hand. Popular intelligence, then, finds ways to "harmonize" it into something new that suits the tastes of Japanese audiences.

In the era when the global village came into being, if there is no such awareness, it will also lose its sense of fashion, and even be abandoned by other companies. An independent record company like GENZO has inherent disadvantages in this era, so it is even more necessary to prepare early.

It is also out of this consideration that I went to the United States to set up a recording studio.In the future, opening branches overseas and obtaining the agency distribution rights of foreign singers in Japan are all things to be written in the plan.

In order to be able to achieve this level, the record company needs to continue to expand its scale and increase its strength.

Yanqiao Shen has high hopes for Iijima Mitomo, and thinks she can be a big responsibility.It's hard work for those who are capable, and when I go abroad for exchanges in the future, I will inevitably send her out to have a look.

Iwahashi Shinichi is so ambitious, Iijima Sanzhi was already surprised in his heart when he heard that he "can't just focus on the country".

Before hearing this plan from Iwahashi Shinichi, Iijima Mitomo hadn't thought about anything other than Japan.

However, no matter what she thought before, since she was placed with such expectations, even if it was instinctive, she would reach out and grasp it, and afterwards, she would learn English as Shinichi Iwahashi ordered, while thinking about it. things you might do.

This is the biggest advantage in Iijima Mitomo's impression of Iwahashi Shinichi.

Iijima Mitomo had been Iwahashi Shinichi's driver for such a long time, and Iwahashi Shinichi knew her very well.I knew in my heart that this person was by no means the kind of person who was content to accept the arrangement and be a middle-level person in an ordinary company.

To be precise, Iijima Mitomo gave Iwahashi Shinichi the impression that when her position changes, her goals and ambitions will also be adjusted accordingly.It is precisely because of such flexibility that Iwahashi Shinichi thinks that she is a talent to make.

Of course, for Iwahashi Shinichi himself, he is fully confident that he can make good use of this material that can be made.

……

In the first few episodes of TOKIO's new program, Shinichi Iwahashi, the producer of the band, and the consultant of the program, will naturally appear on the scene.

Kitagawa Hiroshi, the real decision maker, was hidden behind the scenes. Shinichi Iwahashi sat in front of the stage and conveyed the fact that "TOKIO is serious about being a band" to the audience.

In the previous issues, since Yanqiao Shinichi was going to appear on the screen, he also had considerable decision-making power in the selection of guests.The guest of the first issue, the person proposed by Shinichi Iwahashi, is Tetsuya Komuro, who is in the limelight right now.

Now that TRF is popular, the new producer Tetsuya Komuro has also become the focus of attention.In addition, he was already well-known during his TM NETWORK period, and he himself is a handsome man with a gorgeous appearance. Now he is very popular and highly sought after. Being able to invite him to the program has a lot of backgrounds.Being able to come here to be this guest during his busy schedule is naturally to praise Shinichi Iwahashi.

Although Kitagawa has a strong influence in the industry, all parties have to sell some face to him.But for musicians, unless they have been favored by him, or want to recommend themselves to Johnny as a composer, whether to buy or not to buy this account depends entirely on their own thoughts and moods.

In the early days, Kitagawa Hiroshi liked to cooperate with reliable old-fashioned musicians. In the past few years, the era of idols has come to an end, and Johnny's has also entered the decline. Naturally, new musicians do not want to be close to Johnny's heart.

Of course, no matter how TOKIO is cultivated as a band, in essence, it is impossible for them to deviate from the identity of "Johnny's idol".For Kitagawa, if TOKIO is really a band, it would be a betrayal of his own ideals.

Therefore, on the one hand, they want to promote TOKIO as a band to the public, and on the other hand, they still need to ensure that they carry out activities as idols.In order to achieve this kind of "have it both ways", we must make this new show professional enough to let the public recognize that it is a "music variety show" rather than an "idol variety show" .

Different programs have different audiences.

A music variety show can attract ordinary audiences, but an idol variety show can only be watched by a specific audience.Taking advantage of this, TOKIO can be active as a band and as an idol at the same time.

……

Although sitting in NTV's conference room as a producer and consultant, Iwahashi Shinichi didn't have much thought of speaking.

Although TOKIO is produced by him, and the record is also reserved for GENZO, it is an external commission, and Johnny's has always only commissioned the production, but the specific details must be personally asked, and there are not many things that require Iwahashi Shinichi to make a decision .

If I really want to say it, if it wasn't for the invitation of Kitagawa Hiroshi and his desire to cooperate with Johnny in the future, Shinichi Iwahashi would never take over such a band.

As for this program, the basic part has already been communicated with Kitagawa Koku, and the specific production part depends on how the TV station and Johnny negotiate and cooperate. There are not many things that really require Shinichi Iwahashi to do.In other words, if he has any thoughts on this program, as long as this idea reaches a consensus with Kitagawa Hiroshi, there is no need for him to personally explain it.

Besides, NTV's production department also has its own dedicated music program producer, and it's impossible for Iwahashi Shinichi to put his priority on NTV's territory for the sake of TOKIO.

Iwahashi Shinichi is not only the producer, but also the person in charge of the record company. Sitting in the conference room with such a complicated status, he can listen more and talk less, so he is naturally relieved for the TV station.

Even if it is a TV station that is one of the four major public broadcasting stations, it absolutely does not want to have an unpleasant idea with the head of a record company with a bright future and a lot of talents.In an industry that requires a steady stream of cooperation, it is simple common sense to not make enemies if you can.

Therefore, the preparatory stage before the production officially started, the atmosphere in the program production team was harmonious and the progress was smooth.Behind the scenes, the people in black sat together and decided how the teenagers would behave on the show.

After all, music variety shows are also "variety shows". If they focus too much on "music", making the content boring and lacking in humor, they will not be able to attract the ordinary audience they are targeting.Letting a little idol who has not debuted to do a program that is too profound is definitely a failure to rank among the top three in all kinds of thankless arrangements.

Most of the ordinary viewers are either half-knowledgeable, or simply watching for fun. This program is to let the half-knowledgeable audience see the way they can see, and believe that these teenagers are serious.In addition, it is also necessary to make other audiences who don't understand anything feel unaware after watching it.

As for those real expert viewers, they may watch this show, but they are definitely not the audience that the production team wants to please.

If I really want to say, the so-called "expert audience" is the kind of audience who will not appreciate the show unless it is well done, but if something goes wrong, they will immediately criticize the show for not being worthy of the name.Not only that, but there is a high probability that they will not buy idol records.

Of course, whether it is watching the doorway or watching the excitement, the most important thing is: to make the audience feel that the program is "interesting".

Different from general variety shows, since the growth of several teenagers is the focus of the show, in this way, there is no need for too detailed scripts, but as much as possible, let the teenagers develop themselves and show their own personalities.

Shinichi Iwahashi thought about this point. Kitagawa Hiroshi, who has dealt with countless idols and experienced characters, of course had already considered it from the very beginning.Kitagawa's method is to collect the personalities and characteristics of several teenagers from the moment he decides to form a team, and ask them what role they want to play in the program. On this basis, he arranges the teenagers.

In Kitagawa Hiroshi's view, individuality is not a static thing. Therefore, at the beginning, it is not necessary to immediately fix which member plays what role in the team.

As for the "selling point", if this member chooses this one, then other members, if they can't do better than him, have to choose another one as their own selling point. knocked out.

A combination formed with such a concept has a competitive relationship among its members.Although when working as a group, you have to behave like one, but that is actually a sense of honor for the club you belong to.

Shinichi Iwahashi, who is well-known as an idol producer, has always known that when launching newcomers, he must pay attention to discovering the personality of the newcomers themselves, and make corresponding settings on this basis.Even so, he was shocked and rewarded a lot when he saw Johnny's highly mature way of introducing newcomers at close range.

There is never too much production experience.What's more, in the art world, what has been done for many years is to put old wine in new bottles.

……

After a meeting ended, Yanqiao Shinichi not only accepted greetings from others, but also went to greet others.A big shot who doesn't have much to do is always welcomed, this point, Yanqiao Shenichi has a deep understanding at this moment.

At the beginning, because of the feud between Watanabe Productions and NTV, Watanabe Mayumi and him naturally ruled out NTV when they were looking for a cooperative TV station. This also made, in the following years, Iwahashi Shinichi and NTV Also very little contact.

This time, serving as a consultant for TOKIO's program is also a good opportunity to connect with NTV.

Perhaps it was hinted by Johnny that Keiko Fujishima showed great enthusiasm towards Shinichi Iwahashi.She was smiling all over her face at the moment, and the way she spoke to Yanqiao Shinichi with a cheerful tone seemed to be far from the rumored image of the not-to-be-provoked Crown Princess Johnny.

However, even though he was smiling all over his face, there was still a bit of arrogance between his brows and eyes.

From the very beginning, Shinichi Iwahashi's idea was to be Denison's friend, so he kept a polite distance from Kitagawa Marie's faction in his heart.

The failure of the Heike faction to debut, and Keiko Fujishima's entry into NTV. Shinichi Iwahashi did not fail to pay attention to these series of events, and even investigated them. Simple.

Miki Yoshida, who was identified as the successor early on, joined Fuji TV, which has a good relationship with Watanabe Productions, after graduating from university. The husband who was re-elected was both a producer of Fuji TV. After that, he resigned from the TV station and inherited the family business logically.

But Fujishima Keiko was on the contrary. She hurried to work in the office, and took on the big responsibility as soon as she made a move, taking charge of the debut of a rookie group.After that, the group's debut failed, and she joined the TV station quietly.The order of this work arrangement, coupled with the arrangement of Heikepai and SMAP's debut before and after, in the eyes of Iwahashi Shinichi, I think it is quite interesting.

In the current situation, with the support of Marie Kitagawa, Keiko Fujishima's position as the heir shows no sign of wavering.However, looking at Kitagawa's series of arrangements, at least he didn't want to have such an "heir" waiting there early.

……

"Next, TOKIO of our company will ask Iwahashi-san."

Fujishima Keiko smiled and bowed to Iwahashi Shinichi.In this moment of contact, her personality is very bright, not like a Japanese woman.

Yanqiao Shenyi replied politely, "For a newcomer to make a successful debut, of course all parties must contribute. I am also very honored to be able to contribute a little bit of strength to this."

Santomo Iijima, who came with him, stood behind him, silently listening to the exchange of greetings between the two.

Beside Iwahashi Shinichi, Iijima Santomo looked even more inconspicuous, almost like a stone on the side of the road.Fujishima Keiko didn't realize that the follower behind Shinichi Iwahashi was Santomo Iijima until she was about to leave.

How can there be such a weirdo?

Fujishima Keiko couldn't help but have such an idea in her mind.

But Shinichi Yanqiao attached so much importance to this inconspicuous little rock, which made looking at the inconspicuous Iijima Santomo suddenly seem a bit unfathomable, making people dare not despise him.

...If you are a powerful person, you should show some edge.

However, this Sanzhi Iijima is so mediocre.

(End of this chapter)