Miwa Yoshida and Masato Nakamura are familiar faces, and Shinji Kurishima, who came with Manyumi Watanabe, also introduced himself. Even if he didn't ask why, Kazuo Hirai used his brain a little and immediately wanted to get an answer.

"Hello. ”

Shinichi Iwahashi politely greeted the people on CBS Sony's side, and his eyes returned to Kazuo Hirai, who wanted to stop talking, and took the initiative to say, "Hirai-san, please take care of me next." ”

"Iwahashi-san," Kazuo Hirai said, "it's incredible. ”

The face that showed a demonic smile from time to time was a little unbelievable and a little reasonable at the moment.

The giraffe keyboardist in DEREAMS COME TRUE is one of the planners of the band's kingdom of heaven, and removing the mask is such an answer, and the people on the CBS Sony side are also deeply surprised.

It's just that after a momentary accident, there is no need to communicate, and everyone reaches a consensus to treat this matter as a secret that only the parties concerned know about and cannot be disclosed to the public.

As Shinichi Iwahashi calculated beforehand, as long as DREAMS COME TRUE wins the championship, then no matter which record company he signs with, it doesn't matter if the person involved knows his identity or not, no one will make this matter public.

DREAMS COME TRUE'S TALENT IS OBVIOUS TO ALL, AND THE COMPANY THAT SIGNED THE BAND WILL NOT BLOW UP THE BAND THAT IT HAS FINALLY SIGNED AND IS READY TO PUSH. And such a high rating of the show, as well as the possibility of continuously sending new people in the future, also put an end to the possibility of other related parties poking this matter out and offending the industry.

For CBS Sony, it doesn't really matter who is under the hood, it's the band that matters.

......

As soon as we met, a small accident was immediately brought over as an episode. The three parties took their seats in their respective seats, and the meeting officially began.

With sufficient prior knowledge and a strong intention to sign a contract on the U-MIZ side and the band, the meeting was not difficult.

CBS Sony's signing terms are not the best among the record companies, but in the industry, it is also a relatively newcomer-friendly contract.

The term of the first contract was five years, which was not short, but it was not a deed of sale that was to death. During the contract period, at least one album must be produced each year, and after the contract expires, CBS Sony has the right of first refusal. The signing fee is 3 million yen, which is a very good amount. As a newcomer, it is still a credit to the band's status as the champion of heaven to get this signing fee.

The sharing aspect is the mainstream of the industry, and as a newcomer, it can be said that there is no room for negotiation in this regard. What's special is that Miwa-chan proposes that the band's share be delivered to the three of them in an equal share.

Although he only helps to play the keyboard, he can score evenly, and it is really cool to be Zeng Yi.

The company's share is the company's, and the lyrics and music royalties are paid by the music association, and according to the current royalty system, Miwa-chan, who combines lyrics, composition and singing, will undoubtedly become the highest income among the three.

And Brother Nakamura, who gradually began to participate in composition and partnered with Miwa-chan, will also have a higher income. The premise is that the band can sell well after its mainstream debut, otherwise, the royalties will not get a few dollars.

In contrast, Shinkazu Iwahashi participated in the arrangement, and because the arrangement could not exist independently, generally speaking, it did not enjoy royalty distribution, and it was paid in a lump sum. Even in this contract, it is agreed that the arranger also participates in the distribution of royalties, which is only a few tenths of a percent.

In this way, there will be a gap between the three members in terms of income.

That being said, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't take it seriously at all. It is natural to say that there is more work and more to do, of course, in addition to this, there are other reasons -

In the previous feedback, the three of them have always emphasized the autonomy of music. We would also like to respect the idea of the three as DREAMS COME TRUE and support them as much as possible. "CBS Sony's words are very loose.

Therefore, as a band leader and a producer in the eyes of CBS Sony, Shinichi Iwahashi, who is more than the band's keyboardist, was invited to join the production lineup of DREAMS COME TRUE and participate in the next music production as one of the producers.

Having him as a nominal producer, even as one of the producers, guarantees the band's autonomy in terms of music.

But at the same time, this also brought another effect, that is, Shinichi Iwahashi, who had no advantage in the distribution of royalties, was able to directly participate in the distribution of record sales because he joined the production lineup. Just as the more records are sold, the more Miwa-chan gets royalties, the more records are sold, and the more Iwahashi Shinichi's income will increase.

In this way, the income gap between the three teammates will be flattened a little, so that there will be no uneven sharing of spoils and tears up - of course, for Iwahashi Shinichi, whose main business is music production, he would never take this kind of thing to heart.

Before we started talking about the contract, CBS Sony's legal counsel came in and sat down to discuss the contract throughout the process.

There was some bargaining during this period - for example, Shinichi Iwahashi joined the production team of the band, and this was decided on the spot. After his identity was revealed, some things changed.

Regardless of whether he is successful as a music producer now, at least his current status as a "music producer" makes it a different way for CBS Sony to see him than an ordinary musician.

After discussing each article, the contract will be revised again, and then it will be handed over to Watanabe Manyumi's U-MIZ and the band, and after the review is correct, the official signing will be made, and then the debut press conference will be prepared and the matter will be announced to the world through the band's heavenly program.

After talking about the contract, the next thing to discuss is what kind of debut strategy to adopt.

There are some fixed patterns in this regard. For example, the debut publicity of the singer is to perform in the countryside three times across the country, while the debut publicity of the idol singer is a fanfare exposure.

"I'm sorry, can I give me a little advice?" Iwahashi said.

As soon as his identity was revealed, Shinichi Iwahashi's voice in this conference room was also invisibly enhanced. Even if you thought that this giraffe man was a mascot, you will definitely not ignore his opinion now.

Because, now it is clear that he is the "mastermind" behind the band DREAMS COME TRUE.

"Do you have any good suggestions? Kazuo Hirai, who is in charge of building bridges between the parties, has a kind smile on his face.

"It's not a novel idea. Shinichi Iwahashi said, "Debut single, if there are no accidents, the title song should be "So happy, so happy, so like!", right?"

"Yes. Kazuo Hirai replied.

"My idea was to promote my debut, whether I could use this song as an advertising song for a certain commercial and broadcast it on TV. ”

"It would have been nice if it had been broadcast during the band's Kingdom of Heaven commercial. Iwahashi said.