At the same time that Masaharu Fukuyama was around the world, he was playing against Kenji Kitano.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto is doing another thing that will change the future.

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Osaka Prefecture, Suita City.

Inside the SNK PLAYMORE company building.

President's Office.

"Hello, President Kawasaki. ”

"First time we met, I'm Kiyoshi Sakamoto, please advise. ”

Standing in front of Hideyoshi Kawasaki is an unexpected figure.

Even after hearing Kiyoshi Sakamoto speak, Kawasaki Hideyoshi still felt a little curious.

I was curious why Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a popular artist who had no connection with SNK at all, came to Osaka to find himself.

And what to say ... "Talking about business?"

This made Kawasaki Hideyoshi very interesting.

Sitting on the office chair, Kawasaki Hideyoshi first looked Sakamoto Kiyoshi up and down with playful eyes, and then moved his gaze to the man on the side.

"Hello, Sakamoto-kun, first meeting. ”

"Who is this?" Of course he knew Kiyoshi Sakamoto, but the man standing next to Kiyoshi Sakamoto was an unfamiliar face.

Seeing that Kawasaki Hideyoshi noticed the people around him, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also introduced with a serious face.

"Oh, this is my lawyer, Saito-kun. ”

Lawyer?

This made Kawasaki Hideyoshi even more curious.

As a young artist with the most rising momentum in the entertainment industry today, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's name is well known.

As one of Sony's leading artists, it is not surprising that Kiyoshi Sakamoto has an annual income of more than 100 million, but this is not a reason why he needs to have a lawyer by his side.

"Could it be that you really came to talk to me about business?" At the same time that Kawasaki Hideyoshi was puzzled in his heart, Kiyoshi Sakamoto spoke up again.

"President Kawasaki, I came here to discuss a business with you. ”

"Oh, business?" Kawasaki Hideyoshi still couldn't help but show a little surprise, "Let's sit down first." ”

"Okay. ”

As soon as Kiyoshi Sakamoto's ass sat down, Hideyoshi Kawasaki's polite words came up.

"It's better to be famous than to meet, Sakamoto-kun is really a talent!"

"Where, where... "Kiyoshi Sakamoto is also a false and wronged snake.

After some politeness, Kiyoshi Sakamoto got straight to the point.

"Well, President Kawasaki, I'm here this time, not on behalf of Sony, but on behalf of TOP Company, to talk to your company about a big business that is very beneficial to both of us. ”

"Oh, TOP company?" Kawasaki Hideyoshi just quietly looked at the two sitting opposite.

Lawyer Saito-kun is a young man in his mid-thirties.

Dressed in a neat suit, with a serious expression, and a balance sunflower medal tied at the neckline, all show that this is a promising young lawyer.

And such a social elite is another younger man who is at the mercy of his side.

Kawasaki Hideyoshi, who has been up and down in the business world for many years, is not an idle person.

As early as the moment Kiyoshi Sakamoto and the lawyer came in, he noticed.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto walked in front, while the lawyer walked behind him.

This illustrates the status of the two.

And after sitting down, there was only Kiyoshi Sakamoto's voice, and he didn't have a single opinion.

Once again, it has been proved that among the two, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who is wearing a slender black suit and a smile on his face, is the one who holds the right to speak.

This made Kawasaki Hideyoshi more and more interested in the "TOP company" in Sakamoto Kiyoshi's mouth, as well as the "big business" in his mouth...

"That's right, TOP Investment Firms. ”

"Forgive me for being lonely, I don't seem to have heard of this company... ”

"Oh, that's normal, the headquarters of TOP Company, in New York, USA. Kiyoshi Sakamoto smiled and continued to explain, "And this is the first time that TOP has invested in Japan. ”

"Oh, American company?"

"Then excuse me, Sakamoto-kun, are you... Kawasaki Hideyoshi didn't pay much attention to Sakamoto Kiyoshi's words, but he was very concerned about what kind of identity Sakamoto Kiyoshi was talking about.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. Kiyoshi Sakamoto patted his head a little in hindsight, and then put his hand into the inner pocket of his suit and took out one... Business card, handed to Hideyoshi Kawasaki.

Kawasaki Hideyoshi took the business card and looked at it, and it was written on the business card.

"Chairman of TOP Investment Co., Ltd., Kiyoshi Sakamoto!"

"This... ”

From the business card, Kawasaki Hideyoshi learned two pieces of information.

One is that Kiyoshi Sakamoto, an artist who has become a hot mess in recent years, turned out to be the chairman of an investment company!

The other is that the business that Sakamoto Kiyoshi is talking about is probably true.

Thinking of this, Kawasaki Hideyoshi also put away the contempt in his heart, and adjusted his sitting posture a little before speaking.

"So, Sakamoto-kun, what is the big business you are talking about?"

Seeing Kawasaki Hideyoshi's actions, Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't care.

After all, he, an 18-year-old minor, came to someone's company with a grin and said that he had a big business to talk to you, which must be difficult to convince...

He also expected that Kawasaki Hideyoshi might not believe it, so he didn't come to the door alone stupidly, but dressed well, and brought the legal counsel of TOP Investment, Saito Ichi.

That's right, this buddy's name is the same name as Saito, the captain of the Shinsengumi at the end of the Bakuma!

This is also the topic that Kiyoshi Sakamoto ridiculed as soon as he saw him.

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"That's right, TOP company is very optimistic about one of your games, so I want to buy the relevant adaptation rights of this game. Sakamoto's bland words revealed a very unexpected business proposal.

Hearing Kiyoshi Sakamoto's words, Hideyoshi Kawasaki's mind immediately came to mind all the games under SNK PLAYMORE.

Among them, the most conspicuous is his proud work.

"Game adaptation rights? ”

Before Kawasaki Hideyoshi could finish speaking, Kiyoshi Sakamoto interrupted him.

"That's right, KOF!"

Speaking of which, I have to mention the company SNK PLAYMORE.

SNK PLAYMORE, also known as SNK, is a well-known Japanese game company.

Founded in 1978, and the founder is none other than Hideyoshi Kawasaki, who is sitting in front of Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

And among the games produced by this company, the most well-known is the KOF series that has taken the world by storm!

KOF, also known as The King Of Fighters, is simply The King Of Fighters!

In addition to "The King of Fighters", an arcade series that made SNK a lot of money, SNK also has the childhood memories of the post-90s generation of the Celestial Empire.

"Metal Slug" and "Samurai Shodown" are all games made by this company.

And among them, of course, the most well-known, is, of course, the "King of Fighters" series.

I think back then,Sakamoto Kiyoshi was a child.,It's also an "enthusiast" who often plays this game.。。。

This can also be regarded as a childhood memory of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's previous life.

And the purpose of Kiyoshi Sakamoto coming to SNK this time is to buy the relevant adaptation rights of "The King of Fighters".

In order to smoothly allow SNK to sell the rights to the "King of Fighters" series in his hands, Sakamoto has been planning for a long time.

This is the preparation that Kiyoshi Sakamoto began to make in advance after setting the "Sony Implementation Plan".

In his vision, as long as he became a director of Sony, he would inevitably form his own descendant army, which was the so-called "Sony department".

After the formation, it is impossible to leave them to fend for themselves, and they must be pushed to become well-known artists.

And in order to promote the "Sony system" of artists, he racked his brains, and after learning from the way Akimoto Yasuya promoted AKB in later generations, as well as the way of researching sound, he came up with such a plan.

"Movie Newcomer Program!"

In fact, the best way to promote newcomer actors must be to let newcomers play the leading role in a film or TV series all of a sudden.

However, there is only one position for the protagonist, and when all the firms are grabbing it, even Sony can't win the protagonist.

Therefore, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also thought of Yanyin, one of the four major firms, and their family's method of bundling and selling artists.

In the list of actors of a TV series, even if most of them are Yanyin artists, there is nothing surprising about it.

Bundling its popular actors with young actors who have just launched to star in TV series is a common method used by Yanyin.

It also uses this to bring forth the new and make the new generation popular.

Nowadays, it is no longer just Yanyin to promote newcomers in this way.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was inspired by this, thought of a plan to tie up his artists to appear in movies.

It's like Akimoto Yasu's sister in order to push AKB.,Just opened a "Road Suga School Park" directly.。

Kiyoshi Sakamoto can also directly open a film in order to promote the artists of the "Sony Department", and put newcomers such as Guan Tian Jianghui and Nengnian Rena together to brush up on their faces and popularity.

And why not a TV series but a movie.

is because, compared with the TV series, the movie is a little higher.

If the newcomer's debut is a movie instead of a TV series, then his identity will be a movie actor from the beginning, not a TV drama actor, and the level is at least one level higher.

There is also a very real problem, because Sony's resources in TV stations are not abundant.

THIS CAN BE SEEN FROM THE CAST OF SONY MUSIC'S SUBSIDIARY, SONY MUSIC ARTISTS.

SONY MUSIC ARTISTS, abbreviated as SMA, is a subsidiary of Sony Music's artists.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto's brokerage contract was also signed at SMA.

However, as of 2008, only Kiyoshi Sakamoto is the only well-known actor under SMA!

You can imagine ...

You must know that SMA is a subsidiary established by Sony Music in 1974 in order to sign the brokerage contract of its artists.

However, for so many years, Sony Music's actor department has been tepid.

Now, even because of the existence of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a reborn person, he helped Sony sign two promising future stars, Rena Noi and Masaki Sugada.

If you add three small flowers that have long been in the company: Ai Hashimoto, Fumi Nikaido, and Taiho Tsuchiya

Sony's future actor reserves are already good.

It's just a push behind the scenes, who can pick up these good people.

And Sakamoto Kiyoshi, it is precisely in order to be this promoter that he will think of using movies to force newcomers.

And the adaptation rights of the "The King of Fighters" series are exactly what he has prepared for this in advance!