Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 408

May of 2008 is destined to be a month written in the history of Japanese music scene.

5 month 3 number.

Fukuyama Masaharu's brokerage firm AMUSE announced a major event to the outside world through a press conference.

Dissatisfied with Universal's interference with his personal freedom, and under the persuasion of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, his artist Masaharu Fukuyama decided to leave Universal Music and switch to Sony Music!
Moreover, the method adopted by Fukuyama Masaharu is exactly the same as the method he adopted when he switched from BMG JAPAN to Universal.

Unilateral termination!
Of course, there are conditions for the singer to unilaterally terminate the contract with the record company.

The record company must be compensated for the huge liquidated damages stipulated in the signed contract.

To put it simply, if Fukuyama Masaharu wants to leave Universal, he must pay a sky-high liquidated damages of [-] million yen in order to successfully terminate the contract with Universal Music.

Five hundred million!

In 2008, it was equivalent to 3200 million RMB, or more than 4 million US dollars!
This kind of social status can only be worthy of such a high status singer like Masaharu Fukuyama.

Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto's liquidated damages are twice as much as his. . .

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is nearly 20 years younger than Masaharu Fukuyama, which is understandable.

However, for Sony with deep pockets, [-] million?

Give!
As long as Fukuyama Masaharu can switch to Sony, a mere [-] million is nothing.

For Sony, the value of Fukuyama Masaharu does not lie in how many records he can sell, but in that his arrival allows Sony to truly own the first music king.

It means a lot!
Moreover, Masaharu Fukuyama's influence and historical status as the No. 1 male solo singer in Japan is a precious asset.

Naoki Kitagawa and other Sony Music executives all felt that it was worth it to win such a treasure for [-] million yuan!
. . .

This explosive news directly shocked the entire music scene, and even the entire arts circle.

The entire art world was shocked by the sudden earthquake.

Who is Fukuyama Masaharu?

That's the national male god who has been popular for 20 years and shares Japanese women equally with Takuya Kimura!

Still the No.1 male solo singer in the future!
Such a big man in the entertainment industry, actually changed his family?
And is it still switching from Universal to rival Sony? !
You know, after the "Sakamoto Kiyoshi VS Universal" incident last month, the public has long been aware of the deadly rivalry between Universal and Sony.

Now, such a release will definitely make the relationship between the two families worse.

Moreover, according to insiders, Sony's first brother, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a student of Fukuyama Masaharu, also participated in it.

Now, there is a good show to watch. . .

Such big news has aroused heated discussions in the entire entertainment industry.

Compared with 2000, Takuya Kimura announced the shocking news that he was getting married at the concert, which caused a sensation in Japan like a blockbuster.

The incident of Fukuyama Masaharu switching to Sony this time was just a bomb that caused a sensation in the entire entertainment world.

However, even so, countless newspapers were withdrawn, and the pages that had been prepared long ago were printed on the front page headlines overnight, with the news of "Masaharu Fukuyama switching to Sony".

The highly resourceful reporters also dug up the secret information that Sakamoto Kiyoya participated in it through various channels.

This makes the whole incident more fermented.

You know, Kiyoshi Sakamoto plus Masaharu Fukuyama?

This is almost a monopoly, the two male gods of female fans in Japan in their teens to thirties!

Such a combination, just picking out one is very topical, and it also appears at the same time? !
We all know the master-student relationship between Sakamoto Kiyoshi and Fukuyama Masaharu.

And Universal has been targeting Kiyoshi Sakamoto recently, and the industry is very clear about it.

As a result, the public began to discuss. Is it because Masaharu Fukuyama had the idea of ​​leaving Universal because he could not see how his company targeted his students?

All of a sudden, the Internet, newspapers, and magazines were full of reports and speculation about this incident.

. . .

But at this time, someone who was kept in the dark learned the news belatedly. . .

Universal Music, headquarters building.

President's Office.

Kitano Kenji, who heard the news from his subordinates, was so furious that he threw several antique vases in the office.

"How dare he! How dare!!!"

"Have you found out what's going on? Why did Fukuyama Masaharu propose to terminate the contract, and he didn't hesitate to pay a huge liquidated damages to leave our Universal?!"

"And, why not Warner, nor Ai Hui, but that damn Sony?!"

"Can any of you tell me what's going on?!"

The subordinates looked at each other, and finally, the head of the artist department of Universal took a step forward and replied slightly tremblingly.

"I heard that Fukuyama-san is very dissatisfied with us urging him to release a new song, targeting Sakamoto Kiyoshi, and interfering with his freedom of photography, and..."

"And what?" Kitano Kenji's chest heaved and heaved, and his tone was full of anger.

"Also, I heard that behind Fukuyama-san, someone's persuasion played a very important role."

"Who?!"

"... Kiyoshi Sakamoto."

"What, that kid?!"

The subordinate's answer caused Kenji Kitano's suppressed anger to rise again.

Hearing the name of "Sakamoto Kiyoshi", all his remaining sanity was burned out with anger. . .

"Ah! Asshole!!!"

Snapped!
He lifted up the computer screen on the desk and slammed it on the ground.

Even such a move could not reduce the anger in Kitano Kenji's heart a little.

For Kitano Kenji, he originally thought that Sakamoto Kiyoshi was just an ant that could be kneaded easily, but after the album showdown and the Masaharu Fukuyama incident, he suddenly discovered that the ant that was kneaded by hand was actually It's an army ant that can kill people with one bite! ! !

This huge gap made Kenji Kitano filled with anger and a little fear.

"Saka..."

"Book..."

"clear!!!"

. . . . . .

While the outside world was discussing, the world was outraged, and Sony was ecstatic, in this incident, someone who played a very big role in promoting this incident was leisurely at home, enjoying a rare quiet time. . .

September 5rd, at eight o'clock in the morning.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was lying on the sofa, watching the TV comfortably, the host was discussing this matter, while holding potato chips, stuffing them into his mouth, and complaining indistinctly.

"Who said there are no powerful paparazzi in Japan except Wenchun?!"

"Even my existence has been found out, you should stop being a paparazzi, the detective world is waiting for you..."

It has to be said that the response of the major TV stations is still very fast.

Just like the morning program Kiyoshi Sakamoto was watching, it spent quite a long time discussing the Fukuyama Masaharu incident.

While the outside world was talking about Masaharu Fukuyama's switch to Sony, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's solo albums continued to break various records quietly.

One and a half months after its release, the album sales of "Sakura Season" officially exceeded 360 million, officially replacing Utada Hikaru's "DEEP RIVER", and became the eighth place in Japan's album sales list!

In front of him, only globe globe, Ayumi Hamasaki, B'z, Utada Hikaru, GLAY, etc., have seven albums with more than 400 million copies.

In particular, Hikaru Utada's "First Love" ranked first, with sales of 765 million copies, which is almost an existence to look up to. . .

However, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is very satisfied to become the eighth best-selling album in history.

This also means that his name has been recorded in the annals of Japanese music!
It also means that he has undisputedly become the new generation of Japanese music king!

If the sales of the band's records are added, Kiyoshi Sakamoto will also become the youngest singer with 2000 million sales in the history of the Japanese music scene!
Only 18 years old!
It is worth mentioning that the personal first English single "I'm Yours" released in 2005, after three years of silence and fermentation, finally broke out. As of May 2008, the cumulative global sales of physical records have surpassed Reached 5 million!

The Billboard HOT 100 has been on the list for 76 consecutive weeks, becoming the third longest song in the history of the Billboard TOP 100.

This folk song fully proves that music has no borders!
Even Kiyoshi Sakamoto, an Asian, can make a name for himself in the European and American music circles!
This song also allowed Sakamoto Kiyoshi to create multiple unprecedented records again.

The best-selling single in Japanese music history!
The first single in Japanese music history to sell more than 500 million copies!
. . .

It was also this song that attracted Kiyoshi Sakamoto's attention from the European and American music circles, and was favored by major music festivals in Europe and the United States, so that there was a subsequent invitation. . .

Of course, this is something.

At this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was still complacent about the high ratings of his titled program and breaking various records in the music world.

. . . . . .

On Wednesday night last week, after persuading Masaharu Fukuyama to join Sony, Kiyoshi Sakamoto rushed home and watched the band's first titled show.

Because it was filmed in one day, there were so many laughs that the editor was reluctant to do it. Finally, after discussion with the program team, it was decided to cut this school trip into two episodes and broadcast it.

Although the band was the first to name a variety show, the performance of the three of them was not timid at all, but very open.

Of course, there are also plenty of jokes and slots, especially when he saw the picture of himself in women's clothing, Kiyoshi Sakamoto couldn't help clapping his hands and laughing.

In his opinion, since he has become a bigwig in women's clothing, the ratings should be better!

And the ratings came out the next day, which also confirmed Kiyoshi Sakamoto's speculation.

14%!

With an average rating of 14% and a highest rating of 16%, "Suddenly THE SUN" became the top variety show ratings champion in the same period once it was aired!

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who makes people feel refreshed on happy occasions, looked up at the ceiling at a 45-degree angle, and sighed
"May is really a good month..."

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