Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 380 Plan ahead
At the same time that Fukuyama Masaharu was playing chess with Kitano Kenji in Universal.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi is doing another thing that will change the future.

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Osaka Prefecture, Suita City.

Inside the SNK PLAYMORE company building.

President's room.

"Hello, President Kawasaki."

"It's the first time I've met you. I'm Kiyoshi Sakamoto. Please give me your advice."

Standing in front of Kawasaki Hideyoshi was an unexpected figure.

Even after hearing Sakamoto Kiyoshi speak, Kawasaki Hideyoshi still felt a little curious.

Curious, why Sakamoto Kiyoshi, a popular artist who has no connection with SNK at all, came to Osaka to find himself.

And what else to say. . . "About business?"

This makes Kawasaki Hideyoshi very interesting.

Sitting on the office chair, Kawasaki Hideyoshi first looked up and down Kiyoshi Sakamoto with playful eyes, and then turned his gaze to the man beside him.

"Hi, Sakamoto-kun, it's the first time we meet."

"This is?" Of course he knew Kiyoshi Sakamoto, but the man standing next to Kiyoshi Sakamoto was an unfamiliar face.

Seeing Kawasaki Hideyoshi noticing the people around him, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also introduced with a serious face.

"Oh, this is my lawyer, Saito-kun."

lawyer?

This made Kawasaki Yingji even more curious.

As a young artist with the most rising momentum in the entertainment industry today, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's name is well known.

As one of Sony's leading artists, Sakamoto Kiyoshi's annual income of over [-] million is not surprising, but this is not the reason why he needs to always have a lawyer by his side.

"Could it be that you really came here to talk to me about business?" Just as Kawasaki Hideyoshi was puzzled, Sakamoto Kiyoshi spoke again.

"President Kawasaki, I am here to visit this time to discuss a business with your company."

"Oh? Business?" Eiji Kawasaki still couldn't help showing a little surprise, "Sit down first."

"Ok."

As soon as Sakamoto Kiyoshi sat down, Kawasaki Hideyoshi's polite words came up.

"It's better to be famous than to meet, Sakamoto-kun is really a good-looking talent!"

"Where is there..." Sakamoto Kiyoshi was also hypocritical.

After some courtesy, Kiyoshi Sakamoto cut straight to the point.

"Well, President Kawasaki, I am here this time not on behalf of Sony, but on behalf of TOP Corporation, to talk to your company about a big deal that is very beneficial to both of us."

"Oh? TOP company?" Kawasaki Hideyoshi just quietly looked at the two sitting opposite.

Lawyer Saito-kun is a young man in his 30s.

The neatly dressed suit, serious expression, and the scale sunflower badge tied around the neckline all show that this is a young and promising lawyer.

But such a social elite is taking orders from another younger man beside him.

Kawasaki Hideyoshi, who has been up and down in the business world for many years, is not an idle person.

As early as the moment Sakamoto Kiyoshi and the lawyer came in, he noticed it.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto walked in front, and the lawyer walked behind him.

This explains the status of the two.

After sitting down, there was only Kiyoshi Sakamoto's voice, and he had no opinion at all.

It proved once again that among the two, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was wearing a slender black suit and smiling all over his face, was the one who had the right to speak.

This made Hideyoshi Kawasaki more and more interested in the "TOP company" in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's mouth, and the "big business" in his mouth. . .

"That's right, TOP Investment Company."

"Excuse my ignorance, I don't seem to have heard of this company..."

"Oh, that's normal. TOP's headquarters is in New York, USA." Kiyoshi Sakamoto smiled slightly and continued to explain, "This time, this is the first time TOP has invested in a project in Japan."

"Oh, American Company?"

"Excuse me, Sakamoto-kun, you are..." Kawasaki Hideyoshi didn't pay much attention to Sakamoto Kiyoshi's words, but he cared a lot about Sakamoto Kiyoshi's identity and said these words.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet." Sakamoto Kiyoshi patted himself on the head belatedly, then reached into the inner pocket of his suit and took out a card. . .The business card was handed to Kawasaki Hideyoshi.

Kawasaki Hideyoshi took the business card and looked at it. On the business card, it was written.

"Chairman of TOP Investment Co., Ltd., Kiyoshi Sakamoto!"

"This..."

From the business card, Kawasaki Hideyoshi learned two pieces of information.

One is that Kiyoshi Sakamoto, an artist who has become very popular in recent years, is actually the chairman of an investment company!
The other one is that the business that Sakamoto Kiyoshi talked about is probably true.

Thinking of this, Kawasaki Hideyoshi also put away the contempt in his heart, adjusted his sitting posture slightly, and then spoke.

"Then, Sakamoto-kun, what exactly is the big business you're talking about?"

Seeing Kawasaki Hideyoshi's actions, Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't care.

After all, as an 18-year-old minor, he ran over to other people's company carelessly, saying that he has a big business and wants to talk to you, which must be hard to convince. . .

He also expected that Kawasaki Hideyoshi might not believe it, so he didn't go to the door alone, but dressed properly, and brought TOP Investment's legal adviser, Saito Kazuo.

That's right, this buddy's name is the same as Saitoichi, the captain of Shinsengumi at the end of the Bakumatsu period!
This is also the topic that Kiyoshi Sakamoto ridiculed as soon as he saw him.

. . .

"It's like this. TOP company is very optimistic about a game under your company, so they want to buy the relevant adaptation rights of this game." In Sakamoto's plain words, he revealed a very unexpected business proposal.

Hearing Sakamoto Kiyoshi's words, all the games under SNK PLAYMORE immediately appeared in Kawasaki Hideyoshi's mind.

Among them, the most conspicuous is his proud work.

"Game adaptation rights? Could it be..."

Before Kawasaki Hideyoshi could finish speaking, Sakamoto Kiyoshi interrupted him.

"That's right, KOF!"

Having said that, I have to mention the company SNK PLAYMORE.

SNK PLAYMORE, or SNK, is a well-known game company in Japan.

Founded in 1978, the founder is Kawasaki Hideyoshi sitting in front of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Among the games produced by this company, the most well-known is the KOF series that is popular all over the world!

KOF, also known as The King Of Fighters, referred to as "The King of Fighters"!
In addition to "The King of Fighters", the arcade series that made SNK a lot of money, SNK also has childhood memories of the vast number of Chinese post-[-]s.

"Metal Slug" and "Samurai Soul" are all games produced by this company.

Among them, the most well-known is of course the "King of Fighters" series.

Back then, when Kiyoshi Sakamoto was a child, he was also an "enthusiast" who often played this game. . .

This is also a childhood memory of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's previous life.

The purpose of Kiyoshi Sakamoto coming to SNK this time is to buy the relevant adaptation rights of "The King of Fighters".

In order to allow SNK to sell the copyright of the "King of Fighters" series in his hand, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has been planning for a long time.

This is the preparation that Kiyoshi Sakamoto started to make in advance after setting up the "Sony Promotion Plan".

In his vision, as long as he becomes a director of Sony, he will inevitably form his own lineage, which is the so-called "Sony family".

After the formation, it is impossible to let them fend for themselves like this, and they must be pushed to become well-known artists.

In order to promote "Sony-type" artists, he racked his brains, and after learning from Akimoto Yasushi's method of promoting AKB and the method of Yanyin, he came up with such a plan.

"Movie promotion plan!"

In fact, the best way to promote a newcomer actor is definitely to let the newcomer play the leading role in a movie or TV series all at once.

However, there is only one lead role, and when all firms are vying for it, even Sony cannot win the lead role.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kiyoshi also thought of Kenyin, one of the four major firms, and their family's method of bundling and selling artists.

It is not surprising that most of the actors in a TV series are Yanyin artists.

It is a common method of Yanyin to bundle popular actors under its banner with newly launched young actors to appear in TV dramas.

It also uses this to introduce the old and bring forth the new, making the new generation popular.

Today, Yanyin is no longer the only firm to use this method to promote newcomers.

Inspired by this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto came up with a plan to bundle his artists together to appear in a movie.

Just like Akimoto Yasushi directly opened a "Majisuka Gakuen" in order to promote AKB's girls.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto can also directly open a movie in order to promote "Sony-type" artists, and put newcomers such as Masaki Kanada and Rena Nonen together in it, to gain popularity.

And why not a TV series but a movie.

It's because, compared to TV dramas, movies are more compelling.

If the newcomer's debut is a movie instead of a TV series, then his identity has been a movie actor from the beginning, not a TV series actor, and his level is at least one level higher.

There is also a very real problem, because Sony's resources in TV stations are not strong.

This can be seen from the cast of SONY MUSIC ARTISTS, a subsidiary of Sony Music.

SONY MUSIC ARTISTS, referred to as SMA, is a subsidiary of Sony Music's artist agency.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's agency contract was also signed with SMA.

However, as of 2008, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is the only well-known actor under SMA!

One can imagine. . .

You know, SMA is a subsidiary of Sony Music established in 1974 in order not to sign outside contracts for the brokerage of its artists.

However, for so many years, the actor department of Sony Music has been tepid.

Now, even because of the existence of the reborn Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Sony has helped Sony sign two future stars with great potential, Rena Nonen and Masaki Suda.

If you add the three little flowers who are already in the company: Hashimoto Ai, Nikaido Fumi, Tsuchiya Taifeng

Sony's future actor reserves are already pretty good.

It's just short of a pusher behind, someone who can hold these comedians together.

And Sakamoto Kiyoshi, it is precisely for this pusher that he thought of using movies to forcefully push newcomers.

And the right to adapt the "King of Fighters" series is exactly what he prepared for it!
　Day 199 update!

　　
　
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