After Zheng Donghan hung up the phone, he immediately called the person in charge of Jade Bird Records and asked him to collect information about avex.
I discovered that it was just a record importer that had only been established for one year.
The founder Katsuto Matsuura is only slightly famous in the Japanese music industry and is not considered a figure.
That’s it?
Is there anything worthy of Yang Ye’s attention?
However, Zheng Donghan knew that Yang Ye had an extremely accurate eye for people.
Since Yang Ye wanted to acquire this company, he must have something special about Matsuura Katsuto.
So Zheng Donghan decided to go to Tokyo and meet this man in person.
......
A pure-looking girl, wearing a pair of whitewashed jeans and carrying a small bag, walked into the Jade Bird Record Club and politely said to the front desk: "You Well, I’m Kamachi Yukiko.”
The receptionist flipped through the records and said enthusiastically: "Miss Sachiko, please come with me!"
Kamaike Sachiko followed the receptionist, feeling a little uneasy.
She was originally a receptionist. A year ago, she was walking on the street and was discovered by a scout from Stardust Agency, and then became a model.
She did a so-so job as a model, but it was better than working as a front desk person.
But just yesterday, the president of her agency told her that her contract had been transferred to Jade Bird Records.
Sachiko came home confused and received another call asking her to report to Jade Bird Records today.
The front desk brought Sachiko to the president's office, knocked on the door, and a voice inside said: "Please come in!"
The front desk smiled and made an invitation gesture, then turned and left. .
Sachiko opened the door anxiously and took a quick look, feeling a little embarrassed.
I saw a person sitting in front of the desk, holding a very cool photo album of girls' swimsuits in his hand, and he was reading it with gusto.
The photo album blocked his face and Sachiko could not see his appearance.
But the title 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.
Kamuchi Sachiko was stunned, she blurted out: "Yang Sang!"
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Miss Sachiko, can you sign your name for me?"
"But...it's okay!"
Kamachi Sachiko was confused by Yang Ye's operation, but she still took the photo album and signature pen from Yang Ye's hand and signed her name.
"Thank you!" Yang Ye held the photo album signed by Sachiko Kamaichi, as if he had found a treasure.
Yang Ye admired the handwriting of Sachiko Kabutochi and said: "I'm sorry that I transferred your agency contract without your consent, but I believe that by joining our company, you will Get better development. Ah, please sit down!"
"Thank you!" Puchi Sachiko sat down on the chair in front of Yang Ye.
"You must be curious as to why I signed you, right?"
"Yes!"
Kamochi Sachiko's mind is full of questions, but there are so many threads, but she doesn't know where to start. Speaking of it, she could only answer Yang Ye's questions passively.
“Because I read this photo album and was infected by your warm smile.”
Kanamechi Sachiko actually didn’t want to take this photo.
But in order to enter the entertainment industry, there are some things that you have to do even if you are reluctant.
Yang Ye opened the photo album, pointed to a photo of Kamachi Sachiko bowing her head and smiling, and said:
"There is a poet in China named Xu Zhimo. He once wrote for a Japanese girl There is a poem.
There is a sentence in the poem, the most tenderness of bowing is like the shyness of a water lotus that cannot bear the cool breeze.
I feel like you are like in that poem. Described as a girl like a water lotus
So after I inquired about your situation, I directly bought out your brokerage contract. "
Kamochi Yukiko was a little embarrassed by Yang Ye's praise, and was amazed by the poem Yang Ye read.
She likes literature very much and likes to write poetry. Xu Zhimo's Poems are very popular with women, and Yang Ye is just following them.
Xingzi wants to talk, but is a little shy, and her expression of shyness is very cute.
Yang Ye is no longer. He spoke, just admiring this beautiful girl with a smile
She had no make-up and her face was bare, but she was very fresh and elegant, giving people a feeling of spring breeze.
"Yang Sang, you...what is the purpose of 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 said with a smile: "And Yang Sang!"
"Well, you are very smart, then try Try your talent, come with me!"
Yang Ye brought Sachiko Puchi to the audition room and said, "Sing a song that you are good at!"
Sachiko Puchi will She also knows the piano and guitar. She chose a guitar, tweaked it a little, plucked the strings and started singing.
As if to prove that she really likes Yang Ye, she sang "Demons", the theme song of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" that is currently charting.
"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 good. In addition to the excellent song itself, Yang Ye's popularity also contributes a lot.
"When coldness comes to the world, when hope is extinct. The saints we can place hope in are just powerless golden statues..."
This song describes a person The whole process from the initial inner struggle to finally being honest with yourself.
Although it is a classic, it is not suitable for Sachiko Kamaike to sing, but her voice is clear and her singing has a unique flavor.
Yang Ye listened to her singing and did not comment, but just asked: "Why do you want to sing this song?"
Kamoike Yukiko said: "I think this song is very touching and makes me feel happy. I seemed to see the beast in my heart roaring in the cage."
Yang Ye nodded and said, "Sing one more song, don't sing my song."
Sachiko Puchi thought. After thinking about it, I sang "Noah" by Mari Hamada.
This is a heavy metal rock song. Mari Hamada is a Japanese rock queen who was active in the 1980s.
At this time, the popular female singers in the Japanese music scene were all idols, and those who were engaged in rock music were all men.
Suddenly, such a female rock singer appeared, and she seemed very different.
In addition, her skills were also good, so she became an instant hit.
When Kamai Sachiko finished singing, Yang Ye said: "This is the music you want to do, right?"
Sachiko Kamaike nodded and said, "Well, I want to make catchy rock music like Mari-senpai that can be sung in karaoke."
"You want to form a band?"
"Yes!"
"Then try it!"
"Huh?"
"What?"
"Do you agree?" Sachiko Kamachi felt incredible.
"Otherwise, what would I do if I signed you?"
Kamochi Sachiko was overjoyed, stood up, bowed heavily to Yang Ye, and said, "Thank you!"
She spoke Chinese.
Yang Ye smiled: "You know how to speak Chinese?"
"You know Yidika."
"Hey, you can also speak Hunan dialect."
"My grandma He is Chinese. "
Kamaike Sachiko's grandfather was a member of the anti-war alliance. He married a wife 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 said you don't look Japanese. It turns out you are a Hunan girl." Because of their blood relationship, the two of them got a little closer. Yang Ye said: "You are very talented. I hope you can go Are you willing to go to Hong Kong to receive professional training? "
"Go to Hong Kong?"
"Yes, just like Nakamori Akina, Kudo Shizuka, and Amami Yuki. , they all received training in Hong Kong and then returned to Japan.”
"I know them, can I... think about it?"
"Of course, but I will leave Japan soon. If you have thought about it, just come to the company directly, and they will help you make arrangements. .”
“Thank you!”
……
“Mr. Kadokawa, long time no see”
"Yang Sang, congratulations on making another masterpiece. I have already watched it. It is very exciting."
"Mr. Kadokawa, I heard that you are directing a big production recently?"
Haruki Kadokawa said boldly: "Yes, I will go to Canada next month to shoot outdoor scenes."
Haruki Kadokawa is working on a war movie "Heaven and Earth" costing 5 billion yen ”, bringing the story of the duel between the famous Japanese Warring States generals Uesugi Kenshin and Takeda Shingen 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 called the largest feat in Japanese film history.
Later, when the movie was released, it was a hit, and its box office quota exceeded 5 billion yen, making it the top box office box office hit in Japan 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 various support objects with Yang Ye’s honorific title, Sir, on them.
The scene is worse than in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Yang Ye couldn't help but secretly complain, the knighthood of Great Britain is none of your business, how come you are called upon? You really think of yourself as a European, right?
Yang Ye finally came on stage and immediately greeted everyone with a smile on his face. People shouted Yang Ye's name crazily, and the mountains roared and the tsunami roared, and the sky was filled with panic.
……
The Japanese premiere of "The Secret of the Dragon" held by Kadokawa Pictures was very successful.
This movie can be said to be very powerful in this era.
After the movie was screened, Yang Ye also went on stage in person to interact with the audience.
Japanese people are not as unrestrained as Hong Kong people when watching movies. They hardly speak during the movie.
In Yang Ye's opinion, this is very boring. He thinks Hong Kong theater is more interesting.
How to say it?
For example. Japanese movie theaters are like downloading movies and watching them slowly alone.
Hong Kong’s cinemas are equivalent to watching movies on a barrage website.
The barrage thing, at first glance, seems to be a very stupid setting. The screen is filled with words. How does it affect the perception?
But once you adapt, you can't go back.
After the screening, "The Secret of the Dragon" received warm applause.
In the subsequent exchange, a Japanese audience asked: "Sir Yang, does the tomb of the goddess really exist?"
Since the Queen awarded Yang Ye a knighthood, this Japanese Many people around him also respectfully call him Sir.
I don’t know what’s wrong!
Probably "Leaving Asia and Joining Europe" made me believe it.
Yang Yexin said, what, you still want to rob the tomb? He said seriously: "That's a fiction in the movie."
This suddenly made him think of a very serious matter.
That’s it for the Japanese, they can’t really go to China to dig graves.
It would be different if this movie was released in mainland China.
There won’t be a wave of tomb robbing craze by then, right? That would be too great a sin.
Later, Yang Ye gave everyone some popular knowledge about gossip to prove the reason why Hu Bayi was able to pass the level in the movie.
I also recited the complete formula of "Xunlong Jue" on the spot, and many people memorized it with great care.
These things look so real that many people mistakenly believe them to be real.
...
After the premiere in Tokyo, Yang Ye also made a guest appearance on a TV show to promote the movie.
After that, Yang Ye was ready to leave for South Korea to promote.
At this time, Zheng Donghan had arrived in Japan and met in person with Avex’s president, Matsuura Katsuto.
After a conversation between the two, Zheng Donghan discovered that Matsuura Katsuto was indeed very talented in music production, so he readily proposed the acquisition.
Historically, Matsuura Katsuto received financial support from Yida Tatsumi in September 1990, and Avex established its record department.
However, they did not have their own distribution channel. They handed it over to Chuangmei Planning for distribution, and then transferred to Crown Music two years later.
Zheng Donghan's acquisition was completed in one step. He acquired 62% of Avex's shares for US$500,000, and then Jade Bird Records became the parent company of Avex.
For Katsuto Matsuura, this acquisition is simply a surprise.
In fact, he has been looking for investment everywhere recently.
The acquisition of Blue Bird Records has many benefits for Avex.
On the one hand, with financial support from Jade Bird Records, we can set up our own record department.
There is no need to worry about the release of the record, it will be handled by Blue Bird Records.
On the other hand, Avex has obtained the record agency rights for Hong Kong singers such as Teresa Teng and Jacky Cheung.
It’s just Zhang Xueyou, Deng Lijun is a singer-level figure in Japan.
Obtaining the right to represent Teresa Teng's records was a piece of cake for Matsuura Katsuto.
What's more, Jade Bird Records, which owns Akina Nakamori and Girls' Generation, is also very famous in Japan.
Katsuto Matsuura is hugging a thick leg this time.
......
Yang Ye did not expect that this acquisition case would be completed so quickly.
So, before leaving Japan, he took the time to meet Matsuura Katsuto.
Katsuto Matsuura is talented, but he is very funny.
This guy has a lot of speechless tricks.
For example, he likes to show off his wealth, but given his status as a big boss in the industry, he also knows how to show off his face.
So he opened a small account for himself on Instagram, called "Strange Car Uncle".
Show off your wealth with a vest!
One day he bought a Porsche and sent an ins message.
“I am a nasty 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 another one. Send an ins.
“Alas, I bought another Porsche today. I am a customer who doesn’t know how to refuse.”
Half a month later, I bought another Ferrari and posted another Instagram.
“Because it was very cheap, I bought it accidentally!”
Although he is very rich, there are people in Japan who are richer than him. At this time, he will Break defense.
One day he posted an ins, saying that he thought his watch was the same model as Yusaku Maezawa’s (e-commerce giant, Japan’s Cangdong), but in fact his watch only cost 10 million, Yusaku Maezawa’s His watch cost 50 million, so he felt humiliated and threw away his watch.
Hamasaki Ayumi is known as Japan’s first day after it was won by Matsuura Katsuto.
Of course Matsuura Katsuto slept with Hamasaki Ayumi, and many years later, this story was made into a TV series.
Katsuo Matsuura was afraid that others would not know that he had slept with Ayumi Hamasaki, so he posted stills on Instagram every day, and then @hamazakiyumi, Ayumi Hamasaki wished he could hack him to death!
......
Yang Ye walked into Avex accompanied by Zheng Donghan and others.
Katsura Matsuura and four other employees stood at the door to greet him.
"Yang Sang, welcome to Avex!"
Yang Ye glanced at Matsuura Katsuto and thought, damn, he looks like a loser. (End of this chapter)