Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 407 Switch to Sony
In the box, the conversation between the two continued.

"Then, teacher, have you talked about leaving? Which record company are you going to go to?"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't ask any questions or persuasion such as "Have you really thought about it?" "Don't you need to think about it again?"

He knew that Fukuyama Masaharu must have made up his mind before he would tell himself.

Otherwise, with Fukuyama Masaharu's personality in everything, he would not rashly say that there is nothing definite yet.

"Well, I have asked Guang to contact various record companies in private, and I don't know yet, the progress of the matter..."

Hikari is Fukuyama Masaharu's manager, Otani Hikari.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi's ears twitched involuntarily when he heard the undecided Xiajia.

"In other words, it hasn't been decided yet?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought thoughtfully.

. . .

In front of Sakamoto Kiyoshi, Fukuyama Masaharu felt a little better after saying some bad things about Kitano Kenji, and began to pour sake into his cup.

After taking a sip of the wine in the glass, he let out a quick "hiss" and shouted "Sweet!"

Seeing the appearance of Fukuyama Masaharu, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was also infected by his free and easy way, and also stretched out his hand, picked up sake, filled his own cup, then picked up the cup, and said to Fukuyama Masaharu, "Teacher, then I will I would like to toast you in advance, and wish you, like this wine, the older and purer, the older and the hotter!"

"Dry!"

Snapped!
"it hurts!"

Before Kiyoshi Sakamoto poured the wine in the cup into his mouth, his head was hit.

"You boy, don't think that I can't see, and you want to take the opportunity to drink?! You are not yet an adult, you can't drink!" Fukuyama Masaharu hit a guy who wanted to drink with him, and his face was "You think I'm stupid ?” looked at Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"Also, what are you talking about? Are you cursing me? Huh?"

"Damn it, he discovered all of this..." Discussing the person opposite him, Kiyoshi Sakamoto hurriedly said, "Where is there, what is there, I mean, you are like wine, so full of connotations... "

"Hmph, that's about it."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was knocked on the head by Masaharu Fukuyama, seemed to be woken up by someone, and a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in his mind!
"By the way, since the teacher is going to change the record company, and it hasn't been decided yet, then... how about persuading him to come to Sony?!"

This bold idea, like a weed, kept growing wildly in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's mind until it took over his entire mind.

The more Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought about it, the more he felt that this idea was very reliable.

Think about it, with Fukuyama Masaharu's status in the music scene, if he wants to change to another record company, it will inevitably lead to looting from major record companies.

Whether it is Warner, EMI, Sony, one of the four major records, or Aihui, which has been the number one sales of physical records in Japan for many years, and JVC records that need a big singer to sit in, they will definitely be very happy to welcome Masaharu Fukuyama. .

And Kiyoshi Sakamoto's idea is, since this is the case, it would be better to persuade Masaharu Fukuyama to come to Sony directly without letting the fat water flow to outsiders, wouldn't it be great? !

Speaking of Sony Music, although it is one of the four major records, there is not yet a singer under its banner who can hold the scene.

Even Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who is closest to this position, still cannot become the king of Sony Music because of his seniority and age.

If Fukuyama Masaharu can switch to Sony, on the one hand, it will realize the dream of Sakamoto Kiyoshi and Fukuyama Masaharu as two masters and apprentices belonging to the same record company; on the other hand, it will also bring a king-level singer to Sony Music. , Coke instead of doing it?

As mentioned above, because of the blood-sucking strategy adopted by Sony Music, it has not had a singer of the king and queen level for a long time.

This has always been the heart disease of Sony Music executives.

Therefore, Sakamoto Kiyoshi felt that as long as he persuaded Masaharu Fukuyama, Sony would definitely not be a problem.

So, he waited for Masaharu Fukuyama to drink almost before he opened his mouth to test.

"What, teacher, do you have any requirements for the new record company?"

"Do you want a lot of cute girls, calling you Fukuyama-san?"

"Do you want a lot of handsome guys to run errands for you?"

"Do you want..."

Before the "testing" was over, Fukuyama Masaharu couldn't stand his chatter, waved his big hand, and made an Erkang hand, "Bridge bean sack!"

"Get to the point!!!" If it was a manga, Kiyoshi Sakamoto could see a big "well" written on Masaharu Fukuyama's forehead. . .

However, even if it is not a manga, Kiyoshi Sakamoto can tell from Fukuyama Masaharu's expression and tone that Fukuyama Masaharu is impatient.

Therefore, he directly streamlined all the lines he had prepared in his mind, and in the end, thousands of words were combined into one sentence.

"Are you coming to Sony?"

"Yes you can."

One question and one answer.

Masaharu Fukuyama's answer made Kiyoshi Sakamoto wonder whether his ears had heard it wrong.

Looking blankly at Fukuyama Masaharu, Sakamoto Kiyoshi waited for nearly a minute before reacting.

He asked half-believingly, "Uh... Teacher, I don't seem to be able to hear clearly. What you said is, "Yes"?"

"Well, yes." Masaharu Fukuyama replied while holding up his glass.

"Eh?!!"

"It's not that I'm hallucinating, and it's not that I've heard it wrong. Is this true?!"

Kiyoshi Sakamoto stared dumbfounded at the handsome uncle who was drinking wine leisurely with a calm expression on his face.

"Really?!!"

"Shouldn't you think about it again?"

"What about Uncle Dagu?"

"..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's question hit Masaharu Fukuyama like a cannonball.

"real."

"Don't think about it."

"I'll just talk to him."

However, Fukuyama Masaharu is not an idler.

Faced with a series of questions from Kiyoshi Sakamoto, he answered them one by one in a clear manner.

This was completely beyond Sakamoto Kiyoshi's expectations.

He thought it would take a lot of talking before he could persuade Fukuyama Masaharu to switch to Sony, but now. . .

It seems that his words of persuasion are about to be held back in his stomach.

Silence fell again.

It's just that this time it's not because there is nothing to say, but because Kiyoshi Sakamoto needs a little time to think.

Think about the operability of Masaharu Fukuyama's switch to Sony.

Specifically, as long as the three aspects are settled, Masaharu Fukuyama's switch to Sony Music can be realized.

One is the brokerage firm.

In the entertainment industry, it is rare to jump from one company to another.

However, there are not a few.

However, compared to the difficulty of leaving a brokerage firm, changing record companies is not too common for singers. . .

Generally speaking, a singer's record company is selected by the firm where the singer's agent works.

In other words, Universal Music was selected by AMUSE for Fukuyama Masaharu.

Now, if Fukuyama Masaharu wants to change the record company, it is fine, as long as AMUSE agrees, half the success will be achieved.

For Fukuyama, who is already a shareholder of AMUSE, this is not a problem at all.

Therefore, from the economic office side, OK!

The second is to go home.

As for Sony, Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't even need to ask Naoki Kitagawa. He knew that Sony would definitely welcome Masaharu Fukuyama's joining.

Therefore, for the next home, OK!

Then only the third aspect remains.

"It seems that the main problem is Universal's side..." Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt a headache when he thought of this.

As far as he knew, the contract Fukuyama Masaharu signed with Universal had not yet expired.

In other words, if Fukuyama Masaharu leaves Universal at this time, it will be a breach of contract.

And for breach of contract, you have to pay liquidated damages and go to court.

However, liquidated damages are nothing to the wealthy Sony.

Good luck Sony! ! !
However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is worried about whether Masaharu Fukuyama's music career or reputation will be hit once he switches to Sony.

After all, the reputation of breaching the contract is not very good.

Fukuyama Masaharu learned about his worries from Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"Hahaha, so you are worried about this?" Masaharu Fukuyama laughed before explaining to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, "It's nothing at all, it's just a breach of contract, and it's not a betrayal. There's nothing wrong with reputation..."

"And, in terms of reputation, I lost it back in 1999..."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto was puzzled.

"Because, I switched from BMG JAPAN to Universal, and I also came here through breach of contract!"

"Uh..."

Masaharu Fukuyama's words directly dispelled Kiyoshi Sakamoto's last worry.

Stretching out his hand, he handed it to Fukuyama Masaharu who was sitting opposite, Kiyoshi Sakamoto turned his nostrils to the sky, and said with a pretentious face, "In this way, teacher, you are ready to take over the world in Sony together with your students!! !"

Snapped!
What greeted Sakamoto Kiyoshi was not Fukuyama Masaharu's handshake, but a hard chestnut.

"It's still the world... You kid, don't watch so many Dahe dramas..."

"hiss!"

This blow directly made Sakamoto Kiyoshi so painful that he could only gasp, unable to say anything.

This story tells us, well, pretending to be aggressive will not only be struck by lightning, but also beaten.

Time passed slowly.

Suddenly, Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw that the hour hand on the watch had already pointed to 09:30 in the evening, and then he remembered that it was only half an hour before the premiere of "THE SUN". . .

So, he immediately said to Masaharu Fukuyama who was sitting across from him.

"By the way, teacher, our band has just launched a new titled program. We just finished filming the first episode. It will premiere at ten o'clock tonight. You have to wait in front of the TV to increase the ratings for your students. ah!"

"Eh? Really?"

"Of course, next time I invite you, don't refuse!"

"...it depends."

"teacher?!"

On the last day of April 2008, in the box of a Japanese restaurant, Kiyoshi Sakamoto brought Sony a king in one sentence. . .

(End of this chapter)