Kitagawa was born in the thirties, and now it is the year of the sixtieth year.

Born in the United States and having spent a considerable period of time there, he has many "American" things in his bones, including the style of this mansion, and there are almost no "Japanese" elements.

In 1962, Kitagawa Koshi produced a baseball team called "Johnnys", and the members of this baseball team made their debut in 1964, which was one of Genesys' first artists.

However, it is not quite accurate to say this, because the firm was only officially established in 1975. So, to be precise, this baseball team should be Kitagawa's first work.

And the original roots of his countless inspirations and concepts after that are also here.

Of course, these are things a long time ago.

In short, in the 60s and early 70s, Kitagawa, who had experienced the failure of countless groups and had managed to cultivate a beautiful boy who had been cultivated with great difficulty, was poached by BRUNING and was so angry that he was sick in bed, finally succeeded in opening up the male idol market after many failures.

However, as the powerful factions in the music world began to rise, the idols turned silent, and a new dilemma reappeared.

And the song "The Other Side of the Night Sky" provided by Ye Zhao to SMAP is not only the first million-dollar single since SMAP's debut, but also the first million-dollar single from the entire Genesys to the present in the nineties.

At this point, when dealing with Ye Zhao, Dennis will definitely not treat him slowly, and will even respect him very much. Even Kitagawa, when he decided to see him, chose to invite him to his home instead of seeing him at the office.

Setting the place of the first meeting in his own home is a very obvious signal of friendliness, and Ye Zhao naturally knows about this.

Ye Zhao was greeted by a maid of about 50, who led him to the living room on the first floor, which looked like the outside of the house, and was also decorated in a Western style.

After waiting for a while, the person who made an appointment to meet Ye Zhao this time, Kitagawa Koku, the founder of Genesys Firm and known as Jenisan in the industry, walked into the living room.

Coming in at about the same time as him was another maid, who brought the black tea for the guests.

Ye Zhao stood up and was about to greet him, but Kitagawa stretched out his right hand to him, so Ye Zhao also changed the way he greeted him, shook hands with him, and then the two sat down separately.

When the outside world mentions Kitagawa, most of them think that this person is extremely mysterious, rarely shows up to the outside world, and there is not a lot of public information, as far as Ye Zhao's first impression of him is concerned, his unsmiling appearance gives people a sense of scheming and a little neurotic at the same time.

Although this bit of neuroticism inadvertently affected his "old treacherous and cunning feeling", even so, Ye Zhao still felt that Kitagawa was the kind of person who was not annoying, but it was also difficult for people to like.

"A long time ago, I really wanted to see Ye Jun. Kitagawa spoke.

Hearing that "Ye Jun", Ye Zhao's ears moved, and he remembered the joke he had read, saying that when Kitagawa talked to others, he always said "YOU", and I thought that he would take a "YOU" after meeting, it seems that this kind of mantra is just used to treat Janis's people......

"Thanks to Jennisan's love. Not knowing his intentions, Ye Zhao could only beat the side drum to deal with him.

Kitagawa didn't have that Japanese-style slimy greeting, but went straight to the topic, "I was surprised to hear from Kinki's manager that Ye Jun thought about our own record company. ”

"It's just a shallow insight. ”

Kitagawa shook his head, "On the contrary, I think it's very thoughtful. I had been thinking about the idea of forming a record company for several years, and when I mentioned it to people in the studio, I was met with a suggestion against it. None of them have yet realized the importance of having their own production network, but Ye Jun has seen through it, which is really very powerful. ”

But even more powerful was Jennisan, who not only understood it before everyone else, but also successfully put it into practice. Ye Zhao was convinced, this old man is definitely an old man with vision and means.

"Ye Jun thinks, what is a record?" Kitagawa asked suddenly.

Ye Zhao thought for a while and replied, "It's a commodity." ”

"Yes, exactly. Kitagawa said, "As a decision-maker, the first thing to consider is how to make this product sell well, and what I often think about is the factors that sell well. Not only quality or strength, but all kinds of things that can be added can become best-selling factors. ”

In other words, in his opinion, as long as it sells well, it can be sold in any way.

Kitagawa tugged at the corners of his mouth, "Recently, Ai Hui Records launched a new record business law, does Ye Jun know?"

"It's a multi-version cover, right?"

"Yes, I heard a lot of bad reviews after the project was announced, but I thought it was a beautiful approach," Kitagawa said, "I thought about this project when I conceived the idea of starting a record company, but I didn't expect it to be preempted." ”

"At this time, it is the benefit of having its own record company...... Ye Zhao said, "For example, if SMAP San's new single is planned by itself, such a sales method can be implemented smoothly." ”

"Isn't Ye Jun disgusted with the record business law?" asked Kitagawa.

"Since the record dealer law was born, there is a reason for its birth. Ye Zhao said very implicitly.

In any case, with the development of the times, the things that consumers are looking for are constantly changing, and various record dealer laws should be born from time to time, and this kind of thing cannot be stopped.

It can only be said that as long as consumers can still have the right to choose instead of being semi-forced to buy, and what is sold is still a record, rather than turning a record into an accessory, it is already relatively kind.

"But," Kitagawa said, "what I'm looking for is not just a record dealer law, but a separate ecosystem, which is why it's important to have a record label that's really in my own hands." ”

The independent ecosystem he refers to is not the kind of selective commercial law, but the kind of semi-coercive business law that makes consumers scold and have to dig out their wallets.

"Actually, I don't really understand," Ye Zhao asked, "why did Jenisan go out of his way to say this to me? I'm not a related party to Jennis, and I can't advise you on this matter—or rather, you've considered it well enough. ”

After looking at the chapters in front of him, Ye Zhao said: "I seem to need to hire a few bodyguards......