Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 11 Publicity
After filming the MV, the director returned to Sony with his film crew.And only Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Yui Aragaki were left in the studio.

With a cheeky face, Sakamoto asked Yui Aragaki for his mobile phone number, and Yui Aragaki agreed with a blushing face.As a result, both of them exchanged contact information.

Then, because Yui Aragaki was going to shoot later, he left first.Seeing the back of Aragaki Yui leaving, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was a little bit reluctant.

"Reluctant?" Suddenly a voice appeared behind Sakamoto Kiyoshi, and Sakamoto turned around to see that it was his assistant uncle.

"It's nothing, I just looked over there..." Kiyoshi Sakamoto replied guiltily.

"Oh...then let's go back to the company." Uncle Ishida greeted as if he couldn't see the boy's cowardly appearance.

"Huh? The MV is over, do you still have any work in the company?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who originally planned to finish the MV and go home to stay at home, asked puzzled.

"Go back to the company to discuss the promotion and sales of your single.

"Understood, let's go!" Sakamoto Kiyoshi is still in a good mood now.

An hour later, in the Sony SM Building, the meeting room of the Propaganda Department.

"We should get Kiyoshi Sakamoto a chance to play in MS!!! This way we can become a hit!"

"But MS starts at eight o'clock in the evening. Sakamoto-san is not yet 16, so he can't stay until ten o'clock!"

"Then go and apply for the documents. We must get the MS opportunity this time!!" The head of the Propaganda Department said firmly.

"Yes, the name of the young genius singer-songwriter must be broadcast through newspapers, magazines, and news media!!"

"We can also focus on promoting Sakamoto-kun's handsomeness. This is also a hot spot that can be sold. After all, handsome guys are very popular..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was sitting in the meeting room, listened to the various discussions of the staff of the Propaganda Department, thinking, so I am such a selling point?While complaining, the conference room fell silent, and then, the head of the Propaganda Department asked Kiyoshi Sakamoto what he thought.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought, how do I know, I am not doing propaganda, if you ask me, who will I ask!There was no other way, and the witty Sakamoto Kiyoshi could only reply in this way, "My knowledge is shallow, and I don't understand matters related to propaganda. Please support me a lot, Arigado."

Anyway, you guys get it done, and I'm only in charge of singing on the show. .Someone diving in thought.

Seeing that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was so polite, everyone in the Propaganda Department looked a lot better. After all, they were a little unconvinced that they were supposed to help such a young rookie with planning.But this is a task sent by the upper echelon of Sony, so it must be done carefully.Thinking of this, everyone in the Propaganda Department started a more intense discussion.

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto next to him could only look at this group of energetic propagandists with a serious face and dull eyes. .

After a lengthy discussion, the Propaganda Department formulated several publicity plans for Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

One is: with the power of Sony, send Sakamoto Kiyogami's three major music series, MUSIC STATION HEY3 UTABAN
The second is: a large number of goods are distributed, and the CD stores in the entire Tokyo area are fully stocked.

The third is normal means such as posters, radio broadcasts, and publicity on the street.

It has to be said that this time Sony invested a lot of money in Sakamoto Kiyoshi, aiming to push Sakamoto Kiyoshi to the people of the whole country in one fell swoop.Let's just talk about the three major tone fan.

As several music programs with the highest ratings, MUSIC STATION HEY3 UTABAN is a prime-time program with a threshold. Not every newcomer can be on it. Being able to be on one is already praying to God and worshiping Buddha. In order to push Sakamoto this time, Sony also I'm going to see if I can make him all three.It is also conceivable that Sony's position in RB is gone.

A week later, on February 2004, [-], Kiyoshi Sakamoto got his first single CD at Sony.

Looking at his handsome side face, which was printed on the cover of the single, his eyes were closed.This also highlights the title of the single, "Close Your Eyes Lightly".Kiyoshi Sakamoto expressed his satisfaction. After all, the CD in front of him is his first song. Although he doesn’t know how many songs will be sung from his throat in the future, the first time is always the most precious. .

Thinking of myself, the hard work these days was finally not in vain.So Kiyoshi Sakamoto took the first few CDs that came out, thinking, "Keep one as a souvenir, one for parents, one for younger brother, one for teacher, of course, and Xiaoqiao, Nanami Hashimoto, oh, There is also Yui Aragaki who I just met, forget it, I will give it to her next time I see you."

Sakamoto Kiyoshi finally took his first step in the Japanese entertainment industry, and the next step is to look at the sales of this single.

But before talking about sales, there is still a lot of work to be done.It seems that if you want to help Kiyoshi Sakamoto design hair and what clothes to wear on the show, you have to let Sony's art director figure it out, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto will always be fiddled with by them. .Fortunately, the 1.6-year-old Kiyoshi Sakamoto developed a little earlier, and now his height has already reached [-] meters [-], which looks taller than his peers. Coupled with that handsome Zhengtai face, he must have made those white-collar workers, women College students are obsessed.

When I gave my single CD to Uncle Ishida and asked him to help bring it to his family and teachers, he was inevitably "blackmailed" by Uncle Ishida for a single.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's "Close Your Eyes Lightly" single CD, because Sony is very confident in this song, the first batch of CDs was suppressed, reaching as many as [-] copies.This treatment, speaking out, might be envious of those newcomers who debuted in other record companies.Other newcomers, when they debuted, may only have one or two thousand copies, but Sakamoto Kiyoshi has reached ten times that of others.It is conceivable how strongly Sony pushed Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a newcomer.

However, the 500 CDs were distributed to more than [-] CD stores in the Tokyo area, which may cause a little splash. After all, although the current RB music market has gone downhill, the development of the music industry is still very prosperous. , debuted at the same time, I don’t know how many singers have released songs.With so many people competing, the sales volume of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's single with only one song is still unknown.After all, success is more unpredictable than failure.

That night, at midnight on the [-]st to [-]th of the [-]th, news of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's debut appeared on Sony's official website.On the homepage of the official website, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's fixed-makeup photo hangs obediently there. Click on it, and you can see various information about Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and you can also hear the short version of "Close Your Eyes Lightly".

Shen Mucheng is a professional sound critic.He often publishes comments on major music magazines and websites. He is a little famous. In the early morning of this day, after browsing the official websites of EMI and Universal Music, he just clicked on the official website of Sony.He saw the news of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's debut at a glance.

"Oh, has Sony promoted a newcomer? He's pretty handsome." Makoto Shenmu who clicked in looked at Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and his first impression was that he was handsome.

Click on Sakamoto Kiyoshi's photo again, and when he went in and saw Sakamoto's information, Shenmu was shocked.

"In 1990, I'm only 14 years old now? Are you kidding me? A 14-year-old kid can debut??" In an instant, Makoto Shenmu felt that Sony had made a mistake. After thinking about it, Sony should not make such a low-level mistake. .

"Could it be a genius boy?" While guessing, he clicked on Kiyoshi Sakamoto's short version of "Close Your Eyes Lightly", and in an instant, a beautiful singing voice appeared.

When you wake up in the morning, your shell will be by your side
The warmth I used to feel behind my back has now become frozen
Stop smiling bitterly and pull back the heavy curtains

The dazzling morning sun chases me every day

That day I saw your crying face, tears reflected in the setting sun
Just a few short sentences, when Shenmu listened, his eyes were also closed, as if he had entered a poignant love story constructed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto with his youthful singing voice.

A short minute passed, and the song had already stopped, but Shen Mucheng's eyes did not open, as if he was still immersed in the singing just now.

When Shenmu wanted to listen to it again, he found that the song could only be listened to once. This is also one of Sony's methods, which can hang the hearts of consumers and keep consumers' desire to listen to this song again. , and then burst out when buying singles, so as to sell more.

I had no choice but to look at the reminder on Sony's official website, saying that after eight hours, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's single would be sold in major CD stores in the Tokyo area.Shen Mucheng had no choice but to suppress the thought of listening to it again, but every time he thought about it, his mind was full of Sakamoto Kiyoshi's beautiful singing voice.

"Sony, the newcomer this time is very powerful..."

February 2004, [-], seven o'clock in the morning.After receiving a new batch of CD singles in various CD shops in the Tokyo area, among them, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's singles had the largest volume.At eight o'clock, the official sale!

As a newcomer, when releasing songs, under normal circumstances, the CD shop staff will put them in the corner.However, Sony wanted to forcefully push Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and of course it also thought of this. When ordering goods from major CD stores, they made an agreement with each store to put the shelves dedicated to Sony singers in a prominent position, and also asked the store Put the recommended brand in it.

In this way, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's "Close Your Eyes Lightly" is on the shelves of major CD stores, and they are all placed in recommended eye-catching places.

At [-]:[-], in a certain CD store in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

Makoto Shenmu, I originally wanted to go to the CD store closest to home at 14 o'clock on time, buy a batch of latest singles, and listen to them when I go back. Of course, there is also the song "Close Your Eyes Lightly" by Sony's newcomer, which is called Kiyoshi Sakamoto [-] years old boy. .

Thinking of this, Shen Mucheng walked into the CD shop.

Walking into Shenmu in the store, I found that there were very few customers in the store.That’s right, it’s only after eight o’clock in the morning. Most people have to go to work and school at this time. There must be no one coming to the CD shop to buy things. People who come to buy CDs at this time are usually like Shen Mucheng. Music critics, or those who specialize in recording single sales at the major record labels.Glancing at his peers for a few times, Shen Mucheng smiled and ignored them
Makoto Shenmu originally thought that Kiyoshi Sakamoto is a newcomer debuting, and the CD should be placed in the corner of the new song area.But before he looked around, he found Kiyoshi Sakamoto's CD.

It was obviously in the recommended new song area, which was the area where some big-name singers released new songs. Now there are CDs of newcomers, which is really strange.

　It has been a short time since I came to the site, and I will sign a contract soon. Please continue to pay attention to this book. Also, thank you for your collection and recommendation, thank you very much.

　　


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