"That's right,"

Before parting, Ye Zhao asked a nonsensical question like last time, "Do you two like Asia?"

The question of whether he likes pandas or not is a whim of Ye Zhao, and the question of whether he likes Asia or not is a question that Inoue Yangshui specially asked two girls before writing a song for Puffy.

It was after getting the answer of "I like it!" from the two girls that the famous song "The Innocence of Asia" was born.

At this moment, although the person asking the question has changed, and the scene of asking the question is very different, the two girls still returned without thinking: "Of course I like it!"

Moreover, after saying "like", Yumi Yoshimura blinked, and added with a somewhat cunning expression, "By the way, Ye Zhaosang, I also like pandas." ”

"Yes...... That's great. Ye Zhao said with a smile.

……

Puffy, who was originally supposed to debut in May next year, is expected to meet their producer Minsheng Okuda even now, and it is estimated that the time for the two parties to meet will not be far away. Therefore, if Ye Zhao wants to catch the puffy set of cards in his hand, he can only make himself faster.

Without further ado, after saying goodbye to Ami Onuki and Yumi Yoshimura, Ye Zhao immediately contacted Tadao Okazaki, the director of Sony Records' production department and the executive producer of Kazuyo Kawamoto.

In a record company, there is not only one producer standing behind a singer. For example, Tetsuya Komuro, Takeshi Kobayashi, and Ye Zhao are all just "music producers", and music producers, as the name suggests, are only responsible for the singer's music planning, such as the choice of lyrics and the decision of the genre route, etc.

In addition, for example, what is the budget for the production of Kazuyo Kawamoto's debut single, the specific debut date, the plan and cycle of the album, the channels and number of distribution channels and distribution, and the follow-up publicity, etc., the power outside of a series of music is controlled by Tadao Okazaki.

As a powerful figure in a big record company, it is still a little difficult to meet him immediately. After making an appointment in advance, Ye Zhao met Ami Ohun and Yumi Yoshimura in the afternoon of two days after meeting him, in the small reception room in Tadao Okazaki's office.

"I haven't seen each other for a while, Ye Jun. Tadao Okazaki had a good impression of Ye Zhao, so after getting acquainted, when he met in private or on the phone, he became a lot closer. "Do you want to discuss Miss Kawamoto this time?"

"Actually, I have a question for Mr. Okazaki. Ye Zhao didn't answer, but asked rhetorically: "What does Mr. Okazaki think of the current idol market?"

"Idols...... Tadao Okazaki muttered, "To be honest, the idol market is very difficult to do right now. On the side of male idols, the situation is on the rise, but the entire soil for the survival of male idols has almost completely been infiltrated by Jennis, and if other companies want to intervene, it is not only very difficult, but also faces the risk of offending Jennis. ”

"As for female idols," Tadao Okazaki showed a wry smile, "After going through the stage of scandals and personality collapse of female idols in the past few years, the so-called innocent and beautiful idol has long become a trick of self-deception in the eyes of the audience." If you want to launch another influential female idol, I think there will be very few companies that will do that. ”

The outside world has always been much harsher on women than on men, and this is even more obvious in the entertainment industry.

"That being said," Ye Zhao pondered his language, "However, the market demand for idols has definitely always existed, but the way this demand exists is changing. ”

"I agree with that," Tadao Okazaki nodded, "Although idols are declining now, I have to say that the methods used to package idols in the past are actually very high-end and highly feasible." Therefore, when the company launches some singers who are not so powerful, it will also intentionally or unintentionally learn from the methods of packaging idols. ”

"Therefore, although the idol market is difficult to do, it is not really completely dead. It's just that in the future, the way they exist will change with the change of the audience's needs. ”

"Change?" Tadao Okazaki asked, "Isn't Ye Jun saying that he uses the method of packaging idols to package people with strength, but without overwhelming strength, and takes the fuzzy positioning, right?"

The second half of the sentence is correct, but the first half of the sentence is not quite right. Ye Zhao thought, "I just thought of one thing through the popularity of SMAP and Kid, idols are no longer necessary to be made according to the previous template, or in other words, the current SMAP and Kid are not so much idols as artists." ”

"However, it is not easy to make girls look ugly and funny, and it may backfire. Tadao Okazaki said.

Ye Zhao corrected it, "The template of an unorthodox idol may not be ugly and funny. Like the gorgeous costumes of the past, the dreamy words that seem to have been carefully calculated, these things are not only far away from the public, but after a series of previous events, this 'unattainable' quality has become a joke. ”

"So, we might as well just target the part that the public hates, and launch idols who can say what they want to say, wear what they want to wear, have a full personality, don't please the audience with their performances or personalities, and even let teenagers imitate them. Of course, idols here do not refer to idols, but to stars. To tell the truth, launching an idol during the idol ice age is self-inflicted, so even if the core is an idol, it must not be in the name of an idol. ”

"Sounds interesting...... "Okazaki nodded, "but why do you say this all of a sudden?

"Actually, when I went to supervise Miss Kawamoto a few days ago, I met two of your company's harmony in the recording studio, and the two young ladies are very cute, their singing skills are also good, and their personalities are very likable, so I thought of this. I think it's worth a try. ”

"That being said," Tadao Okazaki reminded euphemistically, "Ye Jun plans to make these two again?" Although it is also luck for them to be matched by you, however, Miss Kawamoto here has not officially debuted yet. ”

"Yes. Until Miss Kawamoto's report card came out, it was right to be skeptical. Ye Zhao said quite frankly, "It's just that I think this idea is really interesting, so I can't wait to tell Mr. Okazaki." 2k reading network