Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

After Zheng Donghan hung up the phone, he immediately called the person in charge of Blue Bird Records and asked him to collect information about Avex.

I found out that it was just a record importer that had only been established for a year.

The founder, Katsuto Matsuura, is only a minor celebrity in the Japanese music industry and is not considered a big name.

That's it?

What is there that is worthy of Yang Ye’s attention?

However, Zheng Donghan knew that Yang Ye had a very accurate eye for people.
Since Yang Ye wants to acquire this company, it seems that this Matsuura Katsuto must have some outstanding qualities.

So Zheng Donghan decided to go to Tokyo and meet this person in person.

……

An innocent-looking girl, wearing a pair of washed-out jeans and carrying a small bag, walked into Bluebird Records and politely said to the front desk, "Hello, I'm Sachiko Kamachi."

The receptionist flipped through the records and said enthusiastically, "Ms. Sachiko, please follow me!"

Sachiko Kamachi followed the receptionist, feeling a little nervous.

She was originally a receptionist. A year ago, she was walking on the street and was discovered by a scout from Stardust Agency. She then became a model.

She was mediocre at her job as a model, but it was better than working as a receptionist.

But just yesterday, the president of her agency told her that her contract had been transferred to Bluebird Records.

Sachiko returned home in a daze, and received another call asking her to report to Bluebird Records today.

The receptionist took Sachiko to the president's office and knocked on the door. A voice inside said, "Come in!"

The receptionist smiled, made a please gesture, and turned and left.

Sachiko opened the door nervously, and when she looked in, she felt a little embarrassed.

I saw a person sitting in front of the desk, holding a very cool girl's swimsuit photo album in his hand, and he was reading it with great interest.

The photo album blocked his face, so Sachiko couldn't see his appearance.

But the cover page of the photo album was facing her. It was... the photo album she published.

The man put down the photo album, revealing a handsome face.

Kamachi Sachiko was stunned, and she blurted out: "Yang-san!"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Ms. Xingzi, can you sign an autograph for me?"

“Yes…I can!”

Sachiko Kamachi was confused by Yang Ye's operation, but she still took the photo album and pen from Yang Ye and signed her name on them.

"Thank you!" Yang Ye held the photo album signed by Puchi Sachiko in his hands, as if he had found a treasure.

Yang Ye admired the beautiful handwriting of Puchi Xingzi and said, "I'm sorry that I transferred your agency contract without your consent, but I believe that you will have better development if you join our company. Ah, please sit down!"

"Thank you!" Sachiko Puchi sat down on the chair in front of Yang Ye.

"You must be curious about why I signed you?"

"Yes!"

Sachiko Kamachi's mind was full of questions, but she didn't know where to start, so she could only answer Yang Ye's questions passively.

"Because I read this photo album and was touched by your warm smile."

Sachiko Kamachi actually didn't want to shoot this thing.

However, in order to enter the entertainment industry, some things have to be done even if it is reluctant.

Yang Ye flipped open the photo album, pointed to a photo of Sachiko Kamachi smiling with her head down, and said:
"In China, there is a poet named Xu Zhimo who once wrote a poem for a Japanese girl.

There is a line in the poem, which is most touching: the gentleness of lowering the head is like a water lotus that is shy in the cool breeze.

I think you are just like the girl described in the poem, like a water lotus.

So after I learned more about your situation, I bought out your agency contract."

Puchi Sachiko felt a little embarrassed by Yang Ye's praise, but was also amazed by the poem that Yang Ye recited.

She loves literature and writing poetry. Xu Zhimo's poems are very popular among women, and Yang Ye is catering to her taste.

Sachiko wanted to speak but was a little shy. Her shy expression was so adorable.

Yang Ye stopped talking and just admired the beautiful girl with a smile.

She was not wearing any makeup, and her face was bare, but she looked very fresh and elegant, giving people a feeling of being bathed in spring breeze.

"Mr. Yang, what is your purpose in signing me?" Sachiko Kamachi finally spoke.

"What is your dream?" Yang Yewang was possessed by leather pants.

"I...I want to sing!"

"What kind of music do you like?"

“I like rock music, The Beatles, and John Lennon.”

After a pause, he smiled and said, "And Yang Sang!"

"Well, you are very smart, so let's try your talent. Follow me!"

Yang Ye brought Kamachi Sachiko to the audition room and said, "Sing a song you are good at!"

Sachiko Kamachi can play the piano and the guitar. She chose a guitar, tuned it a little, plucked the strings and started singing.

As if to prove that she really liked Yang Ye, she sang "Demons", the theme song of "Ghost Blows Out the Light" which is currently on the charts.

"Demons" has been on the Japanese Oricon chart for two weeks and is currently ranked ninth.

As an English song, this ranking is already very impressive. In addition to the excellence of the song itself, Yang Ye’s popularity also contributed greatly.

"When coldness descends upon the world, when hope dies out. The saints we can place our hopes on are nothing more than powerless golden statues..."

This song describes the whole process of a person from the initial inner struggle to finally being honest with himself.

Although it is a classic, it is not actually suitable for Sachiko Kamachi to sing, but she has a clear voice and her singing has a unique flavor.

Yang Ye listened to her singing and did not comment. He just asked, "Why do you want to sing this song?"

Sachiko Kamachi said: "I find this song very touching. It makes me feel like I can see the beast in my heart roaring in a cage."

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Sing another song, don't sing my song."

Sachiko Kamachi thought about it and sang "Noah" by Mari Hamada.

This is a heavy metal rock song. Mari Hamada is the rock queen of Japan, active in the 1980s.

At that time, the popular female singers in the Japanese music scene were all idols, and the rock singers were all men.

Suddenly, such a female rock singer appeared and seemed very different.

In addition, her skills were not bad, so she became an instant hit.

After Puchi Sachiko finished singing, Yang Ye said, "Isn't this the music you want to make?"

Kamachi Sachiko nodded and said, "Well, I want to make rock music that is catchy and can be sung in karaoke like Mari-senpai."

"You want to start a band?"

"Correct!"

"Then give it a try!"

"what?"

"how?"

"Do you agree?" Sachiko Kamachi found it unbelievable.

"Otherwise, why would I sign you?"

Puchi Sachiko was overjoyed. She stood up, bowed deeply to Yang Ye, and said, "Thank you!"

She speaks Chinese.

Yang Ye smiled: "Do you know how to speak Chinese?"

"I know a little bit."

"Hey, you can speak Hunan dialect."

“My grandmother is Chinese.”

Sachiko Kamachi's grandfather was a member of the anti-war alliance. He married and had children in China. His son later returned to his hometown in Japan, started a family, and gave birth to Sachiko.

Sachiko has never met her grandmother and she only knows a few simple Chinese words.

"I was wondering if you look like a Japanese. It turns out you are from Hunan." Because of their blood relationship, the two of them became a little closer. Yang Ye said, "You are very talented. I hope you can go to Hong Kong to receive professional training. Are you willing to go?"

"Going to Hong Kong?"

"Yes, just like Akina Nakamori, Shizuka Kudo, and Yuki Amami. They all received training in Hong Kong and then returned to Japan."

"I know them, can I...consider it?"

"Of course, but I'll be leaving Japan soon. If you've thought it through, just come to the company and they'll help you arrange it."

"Thank you!"

……

"Mr. Kadokawa, long time no see."

"Yang Sang, congratulations on making another masterpiece. I've seen it, it's very exciting."

"Mr. Kadokawa, I heard that you are directing a big production recently?"

Kadokawa Haruki said proudly: "Yes, I will go to Canada to shoot the exterior scenes next month."

Haruki Kadokawa is currently working on a 5 billion yen war blockbuster "Heaven and Earth", which will bring the story of the battle between the famous Japanese Warring States generals Kenshin Uesugi and Shingen Takeda to the big screen.

The scenes in this movie are very grand. Kadokawa used 6,000 extras to shoot the war scenes, which can be regarded as the largest investment in Japanese film history.

Later, the movie was released and it was a huge hit, with the total box office exceeding 50 billion yen, becoming the Japanese domestic film box office champion in 1990.

The two got in the car, chatted, and headed to the cinema where the promotional event was held today.

When we arrived at the scene, there were people everywhere, holding up all kinds of support items with Yang Ye's honorific title, Sir, on them.

The scene is even worse than that in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Yang Ye couldn't help but secretly complain, "What's your business if the British knight is conferred a knighthood? Why are you calling him that? You really think you are European, don't you?"

Yang Ye finally got on the stage and immediately greeted everyone with a smile on his face. People were shouting Yang Ye's name frantically, with thunderous applause and shocking clouds.

……

The Japanese premiere of "Mojin: The Last Dragon" held by Kadokawa Pictures was very successful.

This movie is very powerful in this era.

After the movie was over, Yang Ye also went on stage to interact with the audience.

Japanese people are not as unrestrained as Hong Kong people when watching movies. They hardly talk during the movie.

In Yang Ye's opinion, this is very boring, he thinks Hong Kong theaters are more interesting.

how to say?

For example, a Japanese movie theater is like downloading a movie and watching it slowly by yourself.

Watching movies in Hong Kong movie theaters is equivalent to watching movies on barrage websites.

At first glance, the barrage seems to be a very stupid setting. The entire screen is filled with words, which really affects the viewing experience.
But once you adapt, there's no going back.

After the screening, "Mojin: The Lost Legend" received warm applause.

In the subsequent exchange, a Japanese audience member asked: "Sir Yang, does the tomb of the goddess really exist?"

Ever since the Queen awarded Yang Ye a Knighthood Medal, many people in Japan have begun to honor him as Sir.

I don’t know what’s wrong!
Maybe it’s because of the “leaving Asia and joining Europe” mentality that made me believe it.

Yang Ye thought, what's the matter, you still want to rob a tomb? He said seriously: "That's fiction in the movie."

This suddenly reminded him of something very serious.

It’s okay for the Japanese, but they can’t really go to China to dig graves.

If this movie were released in mainland China, it would be a different story.

Wouldn't that trigger a wave of tomb-robbing? That would be a huge sin.

Afterwards, Yang Ye gave everyone some gossip knowledge to verify the reason why Hu Bayi was able to pass the level in the movie.

He also recited the complete formula of "Xun Long Jue" on the spot, and many people memorized it seriously.

These things look so real that many people mistake them for true.

……

After the premiere in Tokyo, Yang Ye also appeared as a guest on a TV show to promote the movie.

After that, Yang Ye prepared to go to South Korea for promotion.

At this time, Zheng Donghan had already arrived in Japan and met with Avex's president Katsuto Matsuura in person.

After a conversation between the two, Zheng Donghan discovered that Matsuura Katsuto was indeed talented in music production, so he readily proposed to acquire the company.

Historically, in September 1990, Matsuura Katsuto received financial support from Yoda Tatsumi and Avex established a record department.

However, they did not have their own distribution channels, and the distribution was handed over to Chuangmei Planning and then transferred to Crown Music two years later.

Zheng Donghan's acquisition was completed in one go. He acquired 62% of Avex's shares for US$, and then Bluebird Records became the parent company of Avex.

This acquisition was a blessing from heaven for Katsuto Matsuura.

In fact, he has been looking for investment everywhere recently.

The acquisition of Bluebird Records brings many benefits to Avex.

On the one hand, with the financial support from Bluebird Records, it was able to set up its own record department.

There is no need to worry about the distribution of the record, as it will be handled by Bluebird Records.

On the other hand, Avex obtained the record agency rights of Hong Kong singers such as Teresa Teresa and Zhang Xueyou.

Zhang Xueyou is fine, but Deng Lijun is a singer-level figure in Japan.

For Katsuto Matsuura, obtaining the record agency rights for Teresa Teresa was a godsend.

What's more, Bluebird Records, which owns Akina Nakamori and Girls' Generation, is also very famous in Japan.

This time, Katsuto Matsuura has finally found a big leg to lean on.

……

Yang Ye didn't expect that this acquisition would be completed so quickly.

So, before leaving Japan, he took the time to meet with Katsuto Matsuura.

Katsuto Matsuura is talented, but he is a very funny person.

This guy has done a lot of speechless things.

For example, he likes to show off his wealth, but given his status as a big shot in the industry, he still knows how to maintain his dignity.

So he created a small account for himself on Instagram, called "Weird Car Uncle".

Use a vest to show off your wealth!

One day he bought a Porsche and posted a message on Instagram.

"I am an annoying guy, I really want to be hated by everyone. Although I don't like it very much, I still bought a Porsche."

A few days later, I bought another one and posted another Instagram post.

"Alas, I bought another Porsche today. I am a customer who doesn't know how to refuse."

Half a month later, he bought another Ferrari and posted another Instagram post.

"Because it was so cheap, I bought it by accident!"

Although he is very rich, there are people in Japan who are richer than him, and this is when his defense will be broken.

One day he posted an Instagram post saying that he thought he had the same watch as Yusaku Maezawa (an e-commerce giant, Japan's Qiangdong), but in fact his watch only cost 1000 million, while Maezawa's cost 5000 million, so he felt ashamed and threw his watch away.

Ayumi Hamasaki is known as Japan's number one queen, and was brought to prominence by Katsuto Matsuura.

Of course, Katsuto Matsuura slept with Ayumi Hamasaki, and many years later, this story was made into a TV series.

Katsuto Matsuura is afraid that others don't know that he has slept with Ayumi Hamasaki, so he posts stills on Instagram every day and then @Ayumi Hamasaki. Ayumi Hamasaki wants to kill him!
……

Accompanied by Zheng Donghan and others, Yang Ye walked into Avex.

Katsuto Matsuura and four other employees stood at the door to greet them.

"Yang-san, welcome to Avex!"

Yang Ye glanced at Matsuura Shengren and thought, damn, he really looks like a loser. (End of this chapter)