The first day of work was very relaxing.
In fact, it can't be said that he is free. The main reason is that the location of Baiyun Mountain is a bit strange, and his concurrent position is higher than his own position. As a result, his work has become a brick, which he can move wherever it is needed. Of course, it seems that there is nothing at present. The place needs him. After all, none of the young idols under him have yet to make official CD debuts, and they don't have much work. Accordingly, his workload as a manager is also relatively small.
The day passed quickly. Baiyunshan's main job today was to collect the contact information of the members. To be honest, this is one of the benefits of being an agent. He got the contact information of the young idols without any effort. I took this opportunity to chat for a while and get a general understanding of everyone's situation, which was a brief exchange. As for the relationship, of course it cannot be said to be acquaintance. This kind of thing needs to be cultivated and contacted slowly. Over time, everyone will naturally become familiar with each other.
As night falls, the lanterns come on.
The streets are busy with traffic and the flow is constant.
"The spring breeze of reform is blowing everywhere..."
As soon as Baiyunshan walked out of the door, his phone rang. He didn't have time to complain about the ringtone the system had changed, so he quickly opened it and saw that it was indeed Chuan Jingai calling.
"Hey, Baiyun Sang, I'm just across the road to your left, have you seen me?"
Baiyunshan looked around and saw this guy standing there, holding a mobile phone in one hand and waving coquettishly at him with the other.
"We're not going to an izakaya, why don't we just walk there like this?"
Baiyunshan walked up to him and was too lazy to change his title. He looked at Chuan Jingai who had empty hands and said doubtfully.
But Chuan Jingai smiled and said: "You don't drive if you drink, and you don't drink if you drive. Of course you can't drive by yourself."
Can't drive by yourself? Baiyunshan understood immediately.
ten minutes later.
The two got out of the taxi. Chuan Jingai looked calm, while Baiyunshan bared his teeth and said, "Didn't you invite me to drink, Chuan Jingsang? How come the taxi fare is still fifty-fifty?"
"Calm down, calm down, you also said I would treat you to a drink. The price of the drink is already enough. The fare is so expensive, how can you blame me entirely?" Chuan Jingai patted Baiyunshan's shoulder with a familiar look. He said: "Go in, don't worry about these details, I know this store well, and this drink is definitely worth the money."
After speaking, the two of them pushed the door open, found a seat that looked good and sat down.
After placing the order, they had a few drinks and the two of them chatted casually. After a while, Chuan Jingai seemed to suddenly think of something and took out a CD that was half the size of a palm and an ID card with Baiyunshan's profile printed on it. Put it on the table.
"What is this?" Baiyunshan asked as he looked at the CD.
Sichuan Jingai took a sip of wine: "This is the demo of the song you wrote today. There is not much time left to book it. Konno-san attaches great importance to it, so I will try recording it right away. You can take this back with you. You can point out anything you think is bad, after all, you are the composer, and you can also suggest changes that need to be made."
"As for the one next to me." At this point, Chuan Jingai smiled proudly and said, "That's your ID. It was supposed to be tomorrow at the earliest. I asked the accounting team to help, so I gave it to you in advance. Printed and distributed."
"Ah - thank you." Although Baiyunshan didn't know the benefits of moving a day early, he still said thank you.
"Thank you, don't rush me. Baiyun-san doesn't know much about the idol world, especially things related to our Nogizaka46 and AKB48."
"Some parts are really not clear."
Kawakage Ai lit a cigarette, thought for a while and said: "It's actually not complicated. AKB48 was founded by Mr. Yasushi Akimoto. However, the road was difficult at the beginning and faced the situation of closing down several times. Originally, we at Sony also I once invested in AKB, but due to those several troughs, I also suffered huge losses, which led to the final decision to withdraw my investment.”
"But then AKB48 made a miraculous turn under the hands of Mr. Yasushi Akimoto, rising higher and higher step by step, and finally became the national idol group that is now in full swing, a veritable money-making machine. The people in the company were naturally unwilling to give in, and with the addition of AKB48 The benefits were obvious to all, so naturally I wanted to get a share of the pie, so I simply found Teacher Yasushi Akimoto to cooperate, and after several discussions, Nogizaka46 was born.”
"However, in view of the situation of AKB48, Nogizaka46 obviously needs different styles to distinguish the opposition. The operation team also has stronger control over Nogizaka46. It cannot be like AKB where some uncontrollable situations occur after the members become famous. This will The overall interests are obviously not good. Therefore, the selection and resources are all allocated by the operations team, which controls the resources at the root and minimizes the risks."
"But this will be a little bad for the members." Baiyunshan said thoughtfully.
"Not good? What's wrong?"
Chuan Jingai blew out the cigarette, as if he had heard something funny. He grinned, his eyes narrowed to a slit, and he shook the ashes like an old man, then looked at Baiyun Mountain and said, "Have you ever been an idol? ?”
"No."
"Let me tell you, to be an idol, you have to create a name cleverly, look for opportunities to grab resources and stand out, and you have to obey the orders above. If you agree, you won't take any of the money you earn, and you will get a 30/70 share of the money you earn."
"Why is it only 70%?"
"Seventy percent belongs to the other person, and getting 30% depends on the other person's face."
"Whose face?"
"The one above."
"The faces above? I came all the way to be an idol just to see their faces?"
"right."
"I finally made a lot of choices and stood out among tens of thousands of people."
"right."
"I also want to create a clever name."
"right."
"Still be obedient."
"right."
"You still have to look at their faces?"
"right."
"Then am I not going to beg on my knees?"
"Then if you put it this way, becoming an idol in a group means you have to kneel down and beg for food. How many people want to kneel down but don't have the skills to do so!"
"Let me ask you, why should I write my own music?"
"have no idea."
"My legs and feet are just weak and I can't kneel down!"
"So you want to stand up and be an idol, so you should just write your own music and go it alone!"
"Huh? I don't understand this. I've already joined the group and become an idol. Why don't I just go it alone?"
"In the eyes of fans, you are an idol, but in their eyes, you are just begging for food. Being an idol means making money and not being shabby!"
"Shame! So damn shabby!"
"Then do you want to stand, or do you want to be an idol?"
"I wanted to stand up, and I thought I was an idol!"
"It doesn't work."
"Can't you do it?"
"It doesn't work."
(Patting the ID) "Can this be an idol?"
"If you can do it, kneel down."
(Claps the disc) "Can this be an idol?"
"If you can do it, go it alone."
(Clap the two together and roll up the sleeves) "With this and this, can you stand and become an idol!"
"Dare I ask where my elder brother is?"
"My lord, Baiyun Mountain!"
