Whether it's asking someone to bring the movie back to China, re-declaring customs to enter Japan, secretly buying an offshore company, and transferring US$500 million into it, these things are all things that cannot be made public to Cao Zhiqiang.
In addition, Cao Zhiqiang's main work during this period, or the work on the surface, was to produce his second Japanese single-"Tsunami"!
Yes, this song is also plagiarized, but it is plagiarized from a song by a Japanese band "Southern Star" in Cao Zhiqiang's previous life, and the lead singer is Kuwada Kaisuke.
Cao Zhiqiang chose this song as his second Japanese song. In fact, there is no other reason, simply because the sales of this song are high enough.
In Cao Zhiqiang's past life, the single "Tsunami", which only appeared in 2000, was at its peak when it debuted, ranking among the top ten in Japan's ORICON rankings for 41 consecutive weeks.
Naturally, the sales volume is also very scary. This single sold 2.935 million copies that year, making it the highest-selling single CD in Japanese history. The total sales volume of the single reached 25 million copies, ranking first in the history of the Japanese Oricon song charts. in third place.
If you don't count the 1970s, then this song is definitely No. 1 on the singles chart. It can't even compare to the best-selling songs of the 1990s.
You know, that was in 2000. At that time, all aspects of the Japanese music scene had begun to go downhill. This song was able to suddenly buck the trend when the overall decline was going down, and eventually became third in the singles chart. Good results are absolute proof of strength.
Even Cao Zhiqiang's previous song "Kun no Tsunami" is not as good as this song "Tsunami" in terms of sales and influence.
Since this song has performed so well, there is no reason why Cao Zhiqiang should not use it as a ism.
After all, he has already made a good start, so with the second song, he must continue his efforts and achieve greater success, so that everyone can get rid of suspicion and affirm his status as a capable singer.
In particular, Cao Zhiqiang wrote this song himself, and the copyright is in his hands. In this way, once the sales of the song are high, his income will also be high.
Also, because of the success of the first song, Cao Zhiqiang signed a new betting agreement with the production company Warner Pioneer for the second song.
According to this gambling agreement, if the sales of this song in the first week can exceed 300,000 copies, then "Aiyin Agency" will receive 15% of the sales share.
If it can exceed 500,000 copies, "Aiyin Office" will receive 20% of the sales share.
If the sales volume in the first week is less than 300,000 copies, the sales share of 12% will continue to be maintained.
Something that needs special explanation here is that "Aiyin Office" is jointly funded by Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina, with Nakamori Akina as the legal representative. There are currently two contracted artists, one is Nakamori Akina, and the other is Cao Zhiqiang.
As for the Sada Firm where Cao Zhiqiang originally worked, the contract has long been terminated.
In fact, the person who proposed to terminate the contract was not Cao Zhiqiang. He was not so impersonal. The person who actually proposed to terminate the contract was Masashi Sada.
The reason is also very simple, that is, Masashi Sada's liver disease has worsened, and his father has also fallen ill, so Masashi Sada has no interest in continuing to compete in the music industry in the near future and needs to recuperate first.
Fortunately, some time ago Masashi Sada was exposed to a lot of publicity and was forced to be hospitalized. It was discovered early that his liver disease had worsened. If he did not receive active treatment, he would probably deteriorate into liver cancer.
Perhaps frightened by these remarks, Masashi Sada not only forcibly quit smoking and drinking, but also listened to the doctor's advice and gave up all social activities. Even Sada's office chose to close temporarily.
Since Sada Masashi has to recuperate during this period and can no longer work, it cannot delay Cao Zhiqiang's future, so Sada Masashi took the initiative to find Cao Zhiqiang a few days ago and proposed to terminate his contract with him.
Seeing Masashi Sada's situation, Cao Zhiqiang had nothing to say. He could only comfort him a few words and promised that they would be friends forever, and then signed a termination agreement with him.
After the contract was terminated, Cao Zhiqiang no longer belonged to the firm. Masashi Sada originally wanted to recommend Cao Zhiqiang to a firm opened by his friend, but Cao Zhiqiang refused.
Because Cao Zhiqiang suddenly discovered that he did not need to sign with another firm at all.
The reason is simple, that is, Cao Zhiqiang does not need it.
Generally, Japanese singer signing agencies mostly do so because the agency has strong connections and strength, can better package and promote a singer, and also saves the singer from all kinds of tedious matters.
To put it bluntly, the agency is a service intermediary that can help singers better expand their contacts and business, and free them from the hassle of mundane affairs.
But for the truly powerful faction, these are not needed at all.
Just like Cao Zhiqiang, if every one of his songs is a hit, and then he becomes a real powerhouse, then he does not need to beg his grandfather to sue his grandma, but the record company will beg him.
Of course, another benefit of a firm is that it can reasonably avoid taxes.
Because if a singer signs a contract with a record company alone, the income generated will have to pay an expensive personal income tax.
Japan's personal income tax is a progressive tax, the more you earn, the more you pay.
But if you have a firm, you can avoid many progressive taxes.
Of course, as a foreigner without long-term residency, Cao Zhiqiang cannot open a business office in Japan according to current Japanese law.
So Cao Zhiqiang asked Nakamori Akina to open a firm in his own name, and Cao Zhiqiang was just a shareholder.
Foreigners can invest in Japanese firms, and there is no limit on the shareholding ratio.
Therefore, the "Aiyin Office" founded in the name of Nakamori Akina has a legal person named Nakamori Akina, and the president is also Nakamori Akina, but the president is Cao Zhiqiang.
The reason is the shareholding ratio.
The current shareholding ratio of Aiyin Firm is 28%, that is, Nakamori Akina holds 20% and Cao Zhiqiang holds 80%.
Since Cao Zhiqiang holds an overwhelming majority of shares, he is the well-deserved chairman.
Needless to say, the benefits of this are that when the money is divided in the future, Cao Zhiqiang will be able to divide more.
However, this shareholding ratio is currently only useful for dividing money. The specific administrative power of the company is still in the hands of the legal person and president, Akina Nakamori.
There is nothing that can be done about this. In the final analysis, Cao Zhiqiang does not have a long-term visa, so he can invest and even have an advantage in shares, but he cannot hold administrative positions such as company legal person or president.
Therefore, even if Cao Zhiqiang holds a larger proportion of shares, he only has the right to dividends and suggestions, but he has no nominal management rights of the firm.
This situation is common in many joint ventures in Japan.
For example, for many large groups in Japan, if you look at the company's shareholding ratio, foreign capital accounts for more than 51%, but the actual control of the company is still in the hands of the Japanese. Most of the reason lies in those foreign controlling parties. Without Japanese identity or Japanese visa, you cannot hold positions in Japanese companies.
Similar are Korean companies, such as the famous Samsung.
Everyone knows that the controller of Samsung in South Korea is the Lee family, but in fact the Lee family only holds 2% of the shares in Samsung.
But the Samsung family actually controls the huge Samsung family with this 2% share. Even if foreign investors hold more shares, they actually have no real say and can only share the benefits.
There are reasons such as cross-shareholding, but the biggest reason is the issue of nationality.
Foreign investors who invest in Samsung do not have Korean nationality. According to relevant laws, they cannot have actual control and management rights in Korean companies. For example, they cannot hold important positions such as president and president.
Japanese offices are a little different. Foreigners can be the president of the company, but the president has the final say. Unless the president is also Japanese and has many connections, according to procedures, the president cannot The only person who directly intervenes in the company and directly manages the company is the president.
In short, this Aiyin Office is actually, to put it bluntly, the husband-and-wife shop owned by Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina.
Originally, Akina Nakamori had no intention of opening a firm, but in order to help Cao Zhiqiang, she reluctantly opened a firm and became the so-called president and legal person.
Of course, before that, Akina Nakamori quit the Kenyin Office and became a free artist without the constraints of a company.
Originally, because the contract had not expired, it was impossible for Nakamori Akina to quit easily.
But because Cao Zhiqiang asked President Yamamoto of Warner Pioneer to come forward, the president of Yanyin gave President Yamamoto a favor, did not dare to make any demands, and simply terminated the contract with Akina Nakamori.
After terminating the contract with Yanyin, Nakamori Akina took Cao Zhiqiang's money and opened an "Aiyin Office" in her own name, and then signed a contract with Cao Zhiqiang at the speed of light.
Nakamori Akina would not do these behaviors herself, she would do them according to Cao Zhiqiang's instructions.
There is no way, Nakamori Akina is now a typical love brain. Once she falls in love, she will obey her lover's words.
Not to mention giving money to Akina Nakamori to open her office. Even if Cao Zhiqiang sold Akina Nakamori, even took her to go snorkeling, and then killed her quietly, she would probably die with a smile on her face, and she would die without complaining. regret.
Of course, Cao Zhiqiang will not let Nakamori Akina suffer.
Originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted Nakamori Akina to take more shares, and even wanted Nakamori Akina to occupy an absolute majority of the shares, so that Nakamori Akina could legitimately become the company's largest shareholder and president.
It was Nakamori Akina herself who rejected the proposal.
The reason is simple, that is, Akina Nakamori doesn't want her family to know.
According to Nakamori Akina, her family members are very greedy. If they know that Nakamori Akina is not only the legal person of this company, but also holds an absolute majority of the shares, then the company will be inconspicuous. Once the company becomes prosperous in the future, they will definitely Will come here to find bargains.
Akina Nakamori believes that although she opened the company, the money was provided by Cao Zhiqiang, and Cao Zhiqiang must be in charge of future business planning. Akina Nakamori just occupied a seat and knew nothing about it.
Therefore, Nakamori Akina cannot let her family deprive Cao Zhiqiang of the property.
Well, this is quite obvious. To put it simply, girls are extroverts.
In other words, Nakamori Akina now loves Cao Zhiqiang very deeply, but she doesn't have much affection for her own family, and she doesn't have much contact with them.
However, Akina Nakamori used to be very filial, especially to her mother, so she would secretly send money to her mother every month.
But since living together with Cao Zhiqiang, Nakamori Akina stopped sending money back. This means that after Nakamori Akina and Cao Zhiqiang lived together, she basically had no job and lost a lot of income. Secondly, it was Nakamori Akina who started to pursue Cao Zhiqiang. , I no longer blindly send money home.
In other words, Nakamori Akina's love brain is also targeted.
She just obeys the words of the person she likes. If it is not her lover, even if it is a blood relative, she can face it coldly.
For example, she basically has no contact with her brothers, sisters, and so on. In her previous life, she even cut off contact with her family. From this, we can see the determination of Akina Nakamori.
But facing the man she liked, Nakamori Akina suddenly felt like she had cerebral palsy and completely lost her normal judgment.
In this regard, Cao Zhiqiang didn't know what to say. After all, strictly speaking, he was a vested interest.
Cao Zhiqiang can only try to be nice to Nakamori Akina and try not to let her down, but there is no other way.
In short, after using the identity of Mori Akina in the love brain to open an "Aiyin Agency", Cao Zhiqiang became a contracted artist of this agency.
Since it is a mom-and-pop shop, and Akina Nakamori obeys Cao Zhiqiang's words, the contract will naturally be favorable.
Of course, this mom-and-pop shop is not just Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina, but also recruited two female staff to help Nakamori Akina handle daily business.
For example, printing contracts, mailing contracts, contacting record companies, running banks, and general business are all done by the two female staff.
In fact, originally, Cao Zhiqiang wanted to find two men, after all, they were more tolerant.
It was Akina Nakamori who was not happy and was afraid that Cao Zhiqiang would be jealous in the future. In addition, she was a woman and would not feel comfortable being with strange men all day long, so she recruited all women.
Fortunately, there are many female office workers in Japan at this time, especially female college students. Most of them are eager to have a serious job after graduation, rather than find a man to marry early.
The situation where Japanese women are eager to get married and become housewives after graduation only happened after the economic bubble burst, especially after the 21st century.
In fact, Cao Zhiqiang asked Nakamori Akina. Nakamori Akina said that if she couldn't sing, she would also like to be a housewife. Unfortunately, due to various reasons, she could not become a housewife early and could only sing and become an artist. And she sang and sang. I fell in love with the feeling of singing.
So now it's up to Akina Nakamori to choose, and she's also torn between whether to retire and become a housewife, or whether to continue singing.
Fortunately, Cao Zhiqiang doesn't mind Akina Nakamori singing in public, and even encourages her to go out to work, so Akina Nakamori doesn't have to worry about it.
Moreover, after opening her own office, Akina Nakamori said on the surface that she knew nothing, but in fact she was so excited that she did everything by herself, laughing and joking with the two girls she recruited all day long, just like sisters.
Of course, having said that, Nakamori Akina also has her own little Jiujiu, and the two girls she recruited are all round.
That is to say, they are young and well-educated, but they are all only 1.55 meters tall, and they are not good-looking. At least Cao Zhiqiang has no appetite at first glance.
In fact, most Japanese women are not good-looking, at least in Cao Zhiqiang's aesthetic view.
It's just that Japan is a developed country after all, and Japanese women are now very good at dressing up. At first glance, they look more fashionable, but once they take a closer look, Cao Zhiqiang quickly loses his appetite.
Akina Nakamori understood Cao Zhiqiang's aesthetics and deliberately reversed the operation.
The result is also very good. Anyway, now she doesn't have to worry about Cao Zhiqiang being seduced by a female employee of her office.
Therefore, having a love brain does not mean that you have no IQ. In some aspects, a love brain is shrewd.
(End of chapter)
