In the 60s, there was a conflict between Watanabe Productions and NTV, and Watanabe once threatened that Watanabe Production's artists would no longer appear in NTV's programs in the future.

At that time, Watanabe Production was in full swing and was the number one force in the entertainment industry, and this cruel sentence was full of weight.

Of course, the ending is also known. Feng Shui took turns, and with the broadcast of "STAR! Birth", the "Watanabe Siege Network" in the entertainment industry was formed, and Watanabe's hegemony began to collapse.

This is an old yellow calendar, and everyone in the industry knows it. Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly brought up this matter again, and Watanabe Manyumi was a little inexplicable, and he was the agent of the transition production, so he naturally knew this kind of thing.

reacted, but still replied: "In the early years, I had already reconciled with NTV and continued to perform." ”

Of course, by the time it comes to reconciling with NTV, Watanabe Productions has lost the confidence of the ruthless words it used to have, and it is difficult to have close cooperation with NTV.

It was one thing that there was a struggle like that, but the most important thing was that Watanabe didn't have the good cards he used to have.

"I remember that TBS TV had a ban on the Kitten Club before. Iwahashi Shinichi's topic jumped back to that.

"There's such a thing. Watanabe Manyumi nodded, and he knew.

In 1986, when the Kitten Club became popular, it set a record for 38 out of 52 weeks in the year, and the first place on the public list was the Kitten Club and its derivatives.

However, on the one hand, it dominates the public trust list, and on the other hand, it is deflated by TBS TV's ace "THE BEST TEN".

ACCORDING TO THE RANKING METHOD OF "THE BEST TEN", PHYSICAL SALES ACCOUNT FOR ONLY 60% OF POINTS, AND KITTEN CLUB SALES ARE STRONG, BUT THEY DO NOT PERFORM WELL IN THE OTHER 40% OF RADIO ON-DEMAND AND FAN CONTRIBUTIONS.

Although the kitten club won the first place on the public list, the sales trend of the entire group and the team was surprisingly consistent, and the sales exploded in the first week of release, and the second week began to dive continuously.

The problem reflected by this sales trend is obvious, which means that the group relies on die-hard fans to support sales, and there is no popularity. Fans will frantically move boxes and even buy multiple copies in the week of release for good sales, but passers-by have no interest in their records and will not spend money for them, so after the fans are consumed, the sales will dissipate.

Die-hard fans can send their idols to the first place on the public trust list in the first week, but they can't continue to let their idols stay in the first place, and the popularity of passers-by is not enough, and the data on radio on-demand and fan contributions will not look good.

ONCE SEVERAL ASPECTS ARE COMBINED, THERE IS A SPECTACLE FROM TIME TO TIME ON "THE BEST TEN", THE KITTEN CLUB AND ITS SPIN-OFF GROUP, ALTHOUGH THE FIRST WEEK OF THE SINGLE RELEASE, ALTHOUGH IT IS THE FIRST ON THE PUBLIC CREDIT CHART, IT CANNOT GET THE FIRST PLACE IN "THE BEST TEN".

And in the second week, it directly ushered in a big dive, and there was no counteroffensive at all.

The fundamental reason for the deflated in "THE BEST TEN" is that the popularity structure of the kitten club is not healthy enough, but the kitten club thinks that this is a stumbling block by TBS TV and deliberately does not let the kitten club produced by Fuji TV take the first place.

In the end, the kitten club was blacklisted by TBS because of its repeated refusal to appear in "THE BEST TEN", and disappeared from TBS TV for a long time.

Although in fact, the entire ban period is only a few months, but in terms of the survival time of the kitten club, it is indeed a long time. It wasn't until Sonoko Kawai, one of the core members of the group, decided to star in "THE BEST TEN" on her own that the two sides announced their reconciliation.

This reconciliation is also quite dramatic, Kawai Sonoko is determined to act, Fuji TV tries to prevent her from acting, on the day of the live broadcast, Kawai Sonoko is on the way to TBS TV, Fuji TV even sends a car to ram Kawai Sonoko's car, and the two sides stage a street car drama.

In the end, Sonoko Kawai managed to escape the siege of Fuji TV and came to the backstage of "THE BEST TEN" before the live broadcast began. At this point, this war (farce) finally came to an end.

"There are no eternal enemies. ”

Watanabe Manyumi knew it in her heart, and said the reason why Shinichi Iwahashi suddenly mentioned Watanabe Productions and mentioned the Kitten Club.

"Yes, there are no permanent enemies. This is true for offices and television stations, and it is also true for offices and offices. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Hiromi Sato and Genesys can now be on the same stage, and we and AMUSE are partners in the band's heavenly kingdom, and we are rivals in the competition for places in the Red and White Song Club." Wait until next time, maybe there will be a new connection. ”

"In the entertainment world, the identity of the 'enemy' is always changing, so in fact, the identity of the enemy is not so important. ”

Today's friends are tomorrow's enemies, today's enemies are tomorrow's friends, and in such a constantly changing entertainment world, it doesn't matter who the enemy is, because everyone is an opponent and a potential partner.

"That's what I said. Watanabe Manyumi did not breathe a sigh of relief because of his words.

She knew in her heart that Iwahashi Shinichi felt that there was no eternal enemy, and when dealing with enemies in the entertainment world, it was probably useless to defend, and only soldiers would block the water and cover the earth, so he didn't care about the identity of the enemy.

"The identity of the enemy may not be liked, but the enemy's goal is important. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi's optimism is justified, but Watanabe's worries are not self-inflicted. In her opinion, the identity of the enemy and the goal of the enemy determine how she will adjust next.

"You're right. "However, you need to know who the enemy is and who it is against...... Whether it's a band of the Heavenly Kingdom or 'we' will soon be known in time. ”

When he said "we", it meant that he understood her concerns, and Watanabe felt a little more comfortable.

"Anyway, put this hand aside for now. Iwahashi Shinichi smiled at Watanabe Manyumi, "Next, let's deal with the affairs of the Red and White Song Club beautifully." ”

Watanabe Manyumi cooperated, "Then I'm looking forward to it." ”

"Don't just expect, be more realistic. Iwahashi sensed that she was unhappy with the secret enemy, and deliberately joked with her, making a gesture of raising a glass, "And celebratory wine." ”

Watanabe Manyumi smiled, "Okay, even the wide-mouthed wine glasses are ready together." ...... And the handshake too. ”

Yes, to hold this hand, the only way to keep the fighting spirit is to keep the fighting spirit forever.

Iwahashi thought about it and looked at his watch, "I'm going to the studio to see ZARD, how about you go with me?" ”

Throughout the preparation period for ZARD's debut, Manyumi Watanabe rarely appeared.

This is not unusual, the band's agent is about to be in the Star Office, and it has nothing to do with U-MIC, and on the record company's side, the chief producer is Shinichi Iwahashi, and she doesn't have any reason to always show up.

Even so, Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to hear from her.

Watanabe Manyumi confirmed the itinerary in her mind, "Okay." However, I'm an amateur in music production, so I can't say anything if I have an opinion. ”

"For a layman to be able to say 'good' is the greatest affirmation. "Iwahashi Shinichi wasn't joking. Most of the audience of pop bands are laymen who can't say anything.

The distance from U-MIZ to the recording studio is not far, and the two of them don't take the car, so they just walk to that side, chatting on the way.

Manyumi Watanabe is more concerned about DREAMS COME TRUE's new album than ZARD in the studio in front of her.

"This time I sang the decisive song, and in terms of song selection, I still try to be catchy. Once the plan was in shape, Shinichi Iwahashi slowly added details to it.

"Be careful to avoid the suspicion of cursed death. Watanabe Manyumi continued.

"That's right......" she said, and Shinichi Iwahashi remembered again, "the whole propaganda plan is connected, and now that the situation of the locusts is not good, we have to set aside a plan for the national mourning." ”

I don't know when the locust will braid, in case the stage of throwing money and advertising happens to hit the national funeral, and if it is borrowed to play again, the plan will be chaotic again.

Catching up with such a time, there is no other way than to set aside room for coping with it in advance.

"AND ZARD'S DEBUT. Shinkazu Iwahashi, "Previously, "So Happy, So Happy, So Like!" was selected as an advertising song, and the effect was quite good, and this time I wanted to give priority to sending ZARD's debut song to advertisers. ”

"But now this situation has made me change my mind. "Instead of sending it to advertisers, it's better to try sending it to a TV production bureau." ”

"TV series?" "Watanabe Manyumi understood as soon as she heard it.

Shinichi Iwahashi told her, "Mr. Akimoto told me that Fuji Television's Kameyama-san is now in charge of the production of the TV series, and after that, I sent the ZARD audition tape to him for him to listen to. ”

......

"Yumiko, this is the studio. ”

After saying hello to the staff, Sachiko Kamaike turned around and introduced Yumiko Kamaike, who was greeting everyone behind her.

"On that glass wall, I was singing on the other side of the wall. Sachiko Kamaike told her.

In the past few days, my sister Yumiko Kamaike came to Tokyo to play with my sister. With the consent of the staff and teammates, Sachiko Kamaike took her sister to the studio where she worked.

Yumiko Kamaike listened to her introduction and looked at everything in the studio with an incredible gaze. Is this the recording studio?

My sister works in such a place...... She thought to herself.

Supposedly, it was a bit rude to tell my sister that she wanted to visit the recording studio where she worked, and with Yumiko Kamaike's character, it was a lot of determination to make such a request.

I want to see where my sister works, which comes from a curiosity, and at the same time, I also care for my sister.

When my sister was working as a fan collar in a real estate company, Yumiko Kamaike didn't want to visit a real estate company. For ordinary people, the entertainment world, recording studios, singers, these things are far away.

In particular, before signing a contract to become a singer, my sister also worked as a model for photo shoots.

Yumiko Kamaike does not despise her sister's choice, on the contrary, a sister of a mother's sibling, she knows her sister's personality clearly, and she knows how much courage it takes for her sister to be a photo model.

When my sister came home that day and told her father and mother that she and her brother had signed a record company and would make their debut as the lead singer of the band, Yumiko Kakachi, when she heard that her sister's long-standing wish had finally come true, she almost cried for her sister.

Knowing how much courage my sister used to quit her job to become a photo model, Yumiko Kamaike was full of curiosity about the record company her sister signed with, her sister's working environment, and all of this.

This kind of curiosity is not because the art world is too far away from her, but a kind of care for her sister.

I want to know where she is, how she works, whether she is happy or not, and if her dream is really about to come true...... With such an idea, Yumiko Kamaike was rarely willful and proposed to Sachiko Kamaike to visit.

Her thoughts, her sister Sachiko Kamaike, who grew up under the same roof, can also guess.

Before his official debut, he brought his family into the recording studio to visit, and I don't know if it would upset the three teammates. However, if Yumiko Kamaike proposes it, Sachiko Kamaike will not refuse.

It's not that I can't refuse Yumiko Kamaike, but through my sister's request, I think of my father and mother at home.

Yumiko Kamaike visits the recording studio, and after that, she will relate everything she saw to her parents and younger brother. Let her family know that she is really doing her dream job, and give her father and mother peace of mind......

Sachiko Kamaike thought of this and went to discuss with the staff and teammates, and wanted to bring her sister to visit the recording studio.

She is usually very introverted, not the kind of girl who can't tell the world about something, and suddenly mentioned that she wanted to bring her sister to visit, which surprised the staff and teammates.

However, it is precisely because she is the kind of introverted person that everyone is extremely tolerant of her occasional small requests, and they all express no opinion.

"Kamaike-san, get ready to start. ”

At this time, the sound engineer called Sachiko Kamaike to prepare to start recording. It's polite to ask for the consent of your teammates beforehand, but in fact, only Sachiko Kamaike was recording in the studio today.

At this time in the recording studio, there were two Kamichi-san, and as soon as Kamichi opened his mouth, Yumiko Kamaike subconsciously straightened her waist, and looked at it neatly and replied: "Yes, Kamio-san" The sister quietly breathed a sigh of relief.

Yumiko Kamaike is an absolute layman, and she doesn't know how well-equipped this studio is, but she feels that the sofa she is sitting on is very comfortable, probably high-end.

Sachiko Kamaike communicated with Kamio for a moment, and then told her sister, "I'm going to start recording." ”

"Come on, sister. Yumiko Kamaike cheered her on.

Sachiko Kamaike smiled at her sister. Yumiko Kamaike watched her sister walk into the recording studio, and through the glass wall, she saw her checking the score on the music stand and putting on her headphones.

Then, he made a thumbs-up gesture to Yumiko Kamoike, who was on this side of the wall.

Yumiko Kamaike looked at her sister's cheerful expression and smiled. Then, right in front of her, her sister walked to the glass wall and pulled up the curtains.