Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 76 Can't get along in America?

But before Kiyoshi Sakamoto figured out how to use this time difference to make a prank, he was joined by others to make a prank.

March NO.13, Sunday, this is a sunny day.

On this day, at nine o'clock in the morning, Sakamoto Kiyoshi came to Sony as usual.

Because the school will only start in April, Sakamoto Kiyoshi is still on vacation, so he always comes to the Sony building for a few laps if he has anything to do.

In the Sony building, Kiyoshi Sakamoto stayed most often in the music department.

Because every week when he came to listen to his single sales, he listened to it in the music department.

Today is the fourth week of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's second solo single "I'm Yours".

"Time flies so fast, it's been four weeks so quickly." Sakamoto Kiyoshi muttered as he walked to the music department, preparing to listen to his single sales this week.

In the first two weeks of its release, "I'm Yours" sold 110 million copies. In the third week, it also sold 30 copies. It is still at the top of the singles list on the O chart.

The three debut singles have all sold over one million. In this period of continuous decline in the record market, such achievements are impeccable.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi also slowly got to know himself, and now his popularity in RB is simply high.

In the past year, when it comes to the music industry, it has basically been Kiyoshi Sakamoto's world; while in the Japanese drama world, it has been Takuya Kimura's world.

It was Sakamoto Kiyoshi's strength in the music industry and his high popularity that also saved the RB record market a little bit.

After all, the emergence of such a strong newcomer as Sakamoto proved that the RB music industry is not without talents.

Therefore, the RB media at this time referred to Sakamoto Kiyoshi as the "national boy god" to show Sakamoto Kiyoshi's current national awareness.

And why is it called "little male god"?

On the one hand, it is because Kiyoshi Sakamoto is still young, and on the other hand, it is because, above Kiyoshi Sakamoto, there are two male gods of the nation.

One is his teacher, Fukuyama Masaharu; the other is already married, but still so popular, the king of Japanese dramas, Kimura Dagami, Kimura Takuya.

With Kiyoshi Sakamoto's qualifications and the number of works, he can't be called a male god recognized by the people, so the media gave him such an alias.

But what is interesting is that since his debut, Kiyoshi Sakamoto has been given many aliases.

What are "Sony's little prince", "the youngest millionaire composer", "the youngest red and white performer", "the youngest grand prize winner", "Sony's second brother", and now there is another one, "National Little God", really Enough is enough.

Sakamoto Kiyoto felt anxious because of the small brains of the RB media.

"What are these things? Can't you start with something nicer, domineering, and handsome? Like RB's number one handsome, Tokyo's number one genius, it sounds so good, you people, can you have a little imagination? Ah, let's have a bigger brain... Really." Every time Kiyoshi Sakamoto heard that he had a new alias, he would complain in his heart like this.

With his hands behind his back, he walked slowly to Kiyoshi Sakamoto of Sony Music Department. He first greeted the employees present in the office, and then found a seat in a small lounge by himself, and sat down.

Looking at the wall clock, there is still half an hour before the release of this week's sales report.

"Is there still half an hour? Just read the newspaper." Sakamoto Kiyoshi thought, took a copy of Asahi Shimbun on the table beside him, and read it.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was flipping through the newspaper, and suddenly, he found a piece of news that surprised him.

"The University of Tokyo Qualified List Announced! "

"Ehhh?!" Sakamoto Kiyoshi felt that his name should be written in this news the moment he saw the title.

Taking a closer look, sure enough, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's name was on the list, and it was the first.

I saw that the article wrote, "Among the students who participated in the second test of the University of Tokyo this year, there were a total of 3000 students, and the number of qualified students was 300. Interestingly, the chief qualified person this time was a 15-year-old boy, Sakamoto clear..."

Then the article also briefly introduced what kind of person Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a 1-year-old genius who was admitted to Tokyo University with No. 15, is like.

"Eh? I seem to be on RB's largest newspaper, "Asahi Shimbun"?!" Only then did Sakamoto Kiyoshi realize that his name actually appeared on this RB's largest newspaper.

Snapped!
Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was surprised that his name appeared in "Asahi Shimbun", was patted on the shoulder.

Turning my head, I found that it was Yuichi Yamada, the music director of Sony.

"What are you looking at?" Yamada Yuichi asked, looking at the newspaper in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's hand.

"Oh, are you reading this?" Yamada asked, pointing at the article.

"Hey??? How do you know I'm watching this?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto was surprised.

"I read "Asahi Shimbun" every day. I read the article with your name two weeks ago." Yamada pointed to the time of the newspaper's header.

March 2005, [-], Morning Post.

"Hey? Why is it the morning paper on the [-]rd? I thought the ones on the table were all the latest issue... So, you all know that I was admitted to Dongda University? Through " Asahi Shimbun?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi asked a little anxiously.

"Of course, the whole company knows about it, but you don't know that your name will appear on the Asahi Shimbun." Yamada said in a tone of blame.

"I usually don't read newspapers..." Sakamoto Kiyoshi just retorted slightly.

"By the way, let's not talk about this. I came here to tell you two news. Well, one good news and one bad news. Which one do you want to hear first?" Yamada suddenly pulled the chair next to Sakamoto Kiyoshi , sat down with a serious expression on his face.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto also put down the newspaper, faced Yuichi Yamada seriously and said, "Then tell me the good news first."

"Oh? Why do you want to hear the good news first? In this case, don't you usually choose the bad first and then the good?" Yamada was a little curious about Kiyoshi Sakamoto's choice.

"Because for me, I can face both good and bad things calmly. Generally, things that start with bitterness and then sweetness have no effect on me at all. So just listen to the good ones first, so that the happiness comes earlier. .” Kiyoshi Sakamoto spoke nonsense in a serious manner.

"Oh, what you said seems to make sense. Well, let me tell you the good news first." Yamada Yuichi said thoughtfully.

"What is it?"

"Your single sales this week... 20! It's still the top of the weekly chart." Yamada said the good news.

"What? I thought it was some good news, just this? My pants are all off, can you show me this?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi was very disappointed, and finally said a very obscene sentence in Chinese.

"Huh? What did you say?" Fortunately, the music director in front of him couldn't speak Chinese, otherwise Kiyoshi Sakamoto would have been beaten. . .

"Nothing, what about the bad news?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto quickly changed the subject.

"Eh? Why don't you cheer, get excited, and celebrate your four consecutive championships?" Yamada didn't understand why Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't look happy at all, and was still so calm.

"What's the matter? I knew a long time ago that I will definitely continue to win the weekly chart. After all, because of the Dongda incident, my single sales, even if I don't have to think about it, I know that it must be a big hit again. Lah. What's so exciting about this." Instead, Kiyoshi Sakamoto looked at Yamada with an expression of "I don't understand you very well".

Yamada has a black line. . .

"Ahem, now is the time to announce the bad news." Yamada seemed to be letting go, but seeing Sakamoto Kiyoshi's expression of "don't delay the pace", he had no intention of continuing, and said directly, "Qing Jun, you How can I say the sales volume of the single in the US..."

"Very bad?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto helped Yamada say that word.

"It's not too bad, it still sold thousands of copies." Yamada said reassuringly.

"Thousands of copies?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi was a little unhappy, because it was really unexpected that his English single only sold so few.

"The shipment of [-] is only sold for a few thousand? Isn't it bad?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought depressingly in his heart.

Originally, I was very confident about my single, that I could make a little splash in this big lake that was dropped in the US market, but it turned out. . .

Thousands of singles have been sold, and there are not even ripples on the water surface. . .

"Well, maybe in the United States, not many people know your name, and you have never been to the United States for publicity, so..." Yamada began to comfort the mode.

"Yeah." Sakamoto Kiyoshi nodded while listening to Yamada's words.

"How about this, you go outside with me, find a computer, I'll let you look at the distribution map of your single sales in the United States, and see where there are relatively few, and next time you release a record, focus on taking care of that area After all, you have to learn your lesson." What Yamada said made Sakamoto Kiyoshi a little confused, so he had to say yes again and again.

Following Yamada out of the lounge, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was somewhat depressed.

After all, the sale of only a few thousand copies in the United States is simply appalling compared to the millions of copies sold in RB.

After hearing that his single had only sold a few thousand copies in the United States, Kiyoshi Sakamoto once doubted his life.

"I'm Yours", the divine song that has been on the Billboard chart for the longest time, turned into such a song that no one cares about after being sung by Kiyoshi Sakamoto, which made Sakamoto begin to doubt his own ability Come on, start thinking, is it because of yourself that this song sold so badly?
Sakamoto Kiyoshi was taken by Yamada to an empty desk of an employee. Sakamoto Kiyoshi was still thinking about things in his mind, but he didn't realize that it was the morning work time, why the whole office was empty and there was no one there.

　Well, let’s call Piaopiao and tip again! !
　　Friday, early update

　　
　
(End of this chapter)