Flying over the bubble era

Chapter 880
By the end of July, after the last reception concert at Fujifilm, in mid-August, DREAMS COME T RUE will start this year's theme tour.

The tour is scheduled to go to 22 cities, with a total of 6000 performances, and the scale of each performance ranges from 1 people to more than [-] people, but they are all indoor venues.

Indoor venues have better acoustics, and venues that are not too large can interact more with the audience.The theme tour of the album, on the one hand, is to sell records, on the other hand, it also shoulders the task of stabilizing fans and cultivating supporters who value them.

This arrangement is also intentionally distinguished from the large-scale outdoor circus tour that is planned to be held every four years.The focus of the tour is different in order to make the setting that "the giraffe man only appears on large outdoor tours" meaningful.

This newly released new album also includes the schedule of the band's theme tour in the second half of the year, as well as the ticketing time and booking phone number for each show.Of course, there is also a very eye-catching sentence: "KIRIN will not participate in this tour."

The press release issued at the beginning of the year was to announce to the world, and I said it again in the new album to convey to the band's supporters.Tell potential consumers of the tour what is and is not included in the ticket for this show.Children and old people are not deceived.

This year, from the release of records, to TV shows, to concerts, the band has to take into account the "smooth operation of the restructured DREAMS COME TRUE" in everything.The sales of new singles and new albums this year have not been affected by this restructuring, and they have not stopped at all and continued to move forward. It is already expected that they will survive this time smoothly.

Right now, the band's new album has refreshed the band's best record, unaffected by the press release at the beginning of the year.As soon as Yanqiao Shen was relieved, he spared time to go on TV with Mei and Jiang Nakamura to promote the album.

In June, there was DREAMS COME TRUE new album promotion, THE BLUE HEARTS pre-single promotion, and ZARD, which released a new album less than two weeks before DREAMS COME TRUE, and there is no promotion period yet.

June is still a month with intensive releases in the industry. There are no two brushes. It is not easy to stand out in such a big melee.

Yanqiao Shinichi is not only busy with himself, but the singers under him are also busy.Even, when he appeared in the backstage of the TV station wearing a hood, he could meet face to face with the singer under him, and pretended not to see it as if nothing had happened.

A few people from ZARD knew about the giraffe man, but a few young people from THE BLUE HEARTS didn't know the details of the giraffe man. When they met backstage, Hiroto Komoto was very interested in this mysterious mascot.Mashima Masato was afraid that this guy was not serious, so he suddenly stuck his tongue out at the most popular band member at the moment, made a face or something, and tried to hold him down.

If such a big band like DREAMS COME TRUE really offends them, President Yanqiao must personally come forward to apologize...

Mashima Masatoshi is grateful to Iwahashi Shinichi for lending a helping hand to the band, and he is especially unwilling to cause him trouble.Especially after the band moved to GENZO, Shinichi Iwahashi never intervened in their creation, and respected "creative freedom" with words and deeds.

The members of THE BLUE HEARTS are very grateful for such a style.

And when they get together with the underground musicians who supported the band in the previous incident, they don't have to take the initiative to say good things about Shinichi Iwahashi, just look at the status of the members, other underground musicians will know, that Yanqiao-san is exactly the same as the one in the legend.

If you want to make a mainstream debut, you should join Iwahashi-san's family!
Yanqiao Shinichi doesn't need to promote himself, relying on what he has done is the best publicity for himself.

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For bands that are already on the right track, the promotion period is in charge of each team, and there is no need for Iwahashi Shinichi to worry too much.But there are newcomers scheduled to debut in both July and August, even if Shinichi Iwahashi is not fully responsible for them, it is impossible for him to ignore them completely.

The singers and bands that will be launched next have so-so resources for their debut, and they are not regarded as the main force for promotion.It is worth mentioning that the producer who participated in the production is a new producer recruited by the company this year.

Unlike the previously entrusted producers like Masahide Sakuma or Yasuyo Konishi who either opened their own offices or belonged to other record companies, this time, the producer in charge of the production is the producer who signed an exclusive contract with GENZO.

To grow a company, there must be a reserve of talents in all aspects.The importance of the producer is unquestionable, and without an exclusive producer, it is not a healthy company.

And this year signed the exclusive producer contract, Iwahashi Shinichi also gave a producer contract to Utada Terumi, whom he met when he was making the project album, and invited him to come to GENZO to help.

After Utada returned home with his wife and daughter, it was true that Toshiba EMI gave him a job, but he did not sign an exclusive contract with him. He has always been free.

It is Utada Terumi's intention not to sign the contract.He is used to being free and doesn't want to be bound.Toshiba EMI does not lack this producer, let alone force it.And this time I was invited by Iwahashi Shinichi because he wanted to make a trio——

That's right, it's him, Keiko Fuji, and his daughter Hikaru Utada.

A family group, it is clear that they can't make money, and at most they do small things to enrich their daughter's childhood life.Of course, Terumi Utada is in charge of songwriting and production, and his wife and daughter are in charge of singing. There is no big production, and it doesn't cost a lot of money.

However, if this kind of family combination can take place, there is only one way to pay for it and publish it at its own expense.As long as they are willing to pay, even if they send meowing records to their cats, there are companies willing to help.

The Utada family is very romantic. When they were still in the United States a few years ago, they made music at their own expense.I can't make money from the music I make at my own expense, and I spend all my family property first, so I am willing to live in poverty.

This time, if they release family records at their own expense, they will have to empty out the Utada family's few family assets.

Last year, during the production of the single that Fuyumi Sakamoto collaborated with Yui Asaka and Yoko Minano, Shinichi Iwahashi collaborated with Terumi Utada for a while. He established an "Origami Friendship" with Hikaru Utada.

After the production of the single was over, Shinichi Iwahashi occasionally had a glass of wine with Terumi Utada, or made a phone call with Hikaru Utada.By the way, during this period, Utada Terumi and Fuji Keiko divorced once, and quickly remarried within two months after the divorce.

On the phone, Utada Hikaru said helplessly like a little adult: "I'm used to it~"

With a vivid tone, Iwahashi Shinichi could imagine her shrugging and sighing.If the live-action version of "Chibi Maruko-chan" starts shooting, he would really like to let this little guy try it out.

The couple, from their first marriage to the present, have been separated and reunited.Judging by the posture, this third divorce and remarriage will definitely not be the last.

This time, Utada Hikaru and Iwahashi Shinichi told him that their family wanted to form a family group to release records.

After hearing about it, Shinichi Iwahashi contacted Terumi Utada and discussed with him about releasing a record for their family group.But the condition is that Utada and Utada actually sign a producer contract.

Iwahashi Shinichi estimated in his heart that it would not cost much to distribute the records for them, but if the production and printing costs were actually borne by Utada, then the family would have to live in poverty for a while.

He is willing to recruit this family, first of all because of the origami friendship he established with Hikaru Utada.On the phone, when Hikaru Utada talked about this incident, he also warmly invited Shinichi Iwahashi to visit her recording studio after the recording started.

Although the world is vast, there is no "her recording studio".But this child who is only seven years old has the demeanor of a general.

Firstly, it was Hikaru Utada, and secondly, it happened that Iwahashi Shinichi lacked such a reliable producer with rich production experience, although his commercial achievements were not strong. present.

Besides, Teru Utada has been in the United States for many years and knows many musicians there.Since Yanqiao Shinichi plans to build a recording studio in Los Angeles, this American country hand may not be useless.

We have worked together before, and we both know each other's temper well. Iwahashi Shinichi is not the kind of boss who is difficult to get along with, and his daughter Hikaru Utada is at the side to encourage him, and he talks about "visiting Iwahashi-san's recording studio" However, Utada was also shaken.

When I was planning to form a family group in March, I received an invitation from Shinichi Iwahashi. I hesitated for two or three months. The savings in my pocket were also spent in the process of traveling between Tokyo and New York, as well as the unplanned consumption of Keiko Teng. At least, Utada Terushi was relieved.

Iwahashi Shinichi and Utada actually signed a producer contract, and signed a record contract with their family of three.

There are no additional constraints, just that GENZO is responsible for the release of the record.At the same time, there is no contract period. When the group decides to stop activities, it will make up a contract with GENZO when the contract ends.

After signing Terumi Utada as producer, Shinichi Iwahashi's first assignment was to be in charge of producing a male solo singer scheduled to debut in July, a young man named "Mikami Ken".

He has short natural curly hair. He is 22 years old. He is not a handsome guy, but he is handsome after tidying up.When I sent GENZO my self-playing and singing audition tape, Iwahashi Shinichi kept it. After the training, I arranged for my debut.

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The debut of a newcomer, as long as the debut plan is started, it will no longer be a secret in the entertainment industry.

After all, in addition to holding a debut press conference or issuing a road release to the outside world, a manager also needs to lead them to various TV stations and broadcasting bureaus to pay homage to the mountains.After two trips like this, anyone who pays a little attention will know who the newcomer is.

However, the recording industry has to release hundreds of groups of singers a year. Except for those newcomers who are promoted with great fanfare, obtained various resources before their debut, and are promoted, they still release a single without a sound and disappear without a sound. More.

A Ken Mikami whose debut specifications are not grand, will not let the industry take a second look at him before he becomes famous.

If I really want to say, for the industry, what I care more about than "GENZO launched a newcomer named Mikami Ken" is actually "GENZO's Iwahashi Shinichi started making male solo singers again".

First a female solo singer, followed by a male solo singer.Not only that, not long ago, this one was also photographed dancing with Yutaka Ozaki and Yasuyuki Okamura, who are counted among the male solo singers.

The rock bridge producer, did he plan to get involved in the solo market, that's why he got so close to solo singers?
Not long after Shinichi Iwahashi was photographed dancing with Yutaka Ozaki and Yasuyuki Okamura by "Friday", when Ken Mikami was led around to worship the top of the mountain, an article "producer Iwahashi He quickly approached two talented male solo singers, and behind him was his ambition to attack the solo market." Such a small composition is associated.

To dance with a talented male solo singer is to have ambitions in the male solo market. So, isn't falling in love with Tao Pustar an idol to dominate the Japanese idol world?
This kind of small composition is just for entertainment.As for the person who wrote it, rather than "the reason behind dancing with a talented male solo singer", what he really wants to convey to the audience is actually "Shinichi Iwahashi intends to explore the solo singer market".

Why is Shinichi Iwahashi so sure?
Because this small composition is the draft that GENZO bought with money...

Not surprisingly.They are all on the right record company, and they have several popular bands under their hands, and they are going to expand their scale. It is impossible not to deal with the media, let alone develop a few newspapers and magazines with good relations, win over several A royal reporter.

A good relationship with the media is a necessary part of the development of a record company.As far as the media is concerned, after a record company is established and has gained some fame, if it does not take the initiative to make good friends with them, it is a bad relationship.

In the company's annual entertainment expenses, the management of the media takes up a considerable part.

Now that he was photographed by "Friday", Shinichi Yanqiao simply took advantage of the topic and took advantage of the personal enthusiasm that came to him to publish a small composition.

Although the money for buying the draft cannot be saved, but with the previous enthusiasm as a background, the draft has attracted more attention.

The reason why I want to convey to the outside world is that GENZO intends to dabble in the solo singer market, in order to tell ordinary people who intend to become singers that this company not only produces bands, but now also welcomes newcomers who are interested in making a solo debut.

And this kind of thing that a discerning person can guess is a draft, and it will also make the industry intends to let its artists and singers debut, and include GENZO, a record company that originally focused on producing bands, among the considerations for cooperation. Inside.

It's an old tradition in the entertainment industry to act while you are excellent, and to sing while you are excellent.

In addition to discovering newcomers by himself, leaving the newcomers to Wanyumi Watanabe, and sending them to other firms to replace resources, Shinichi Iwahashi also wants to accept record appointments from other firms.

There is no reason to always rush to give benefits in exchange for resources.Right now, although we are still at the stage where we need to do this to establish good relations with other firms and exchange for more resources, we still have to work hard to send signals to the firms in the industry:

GENZO has the willingness to undertake the production of solo singers.

(End of this chapter)