December 2003, Tokyo, Universal Music.

The two of them, holding the demo and score of "Eyes Closed", came to Universal Records.

Why come to Universal Music?

Because Masaharu Fukuyama's music contract is in Universal, after all, there are people in the DPRK and China who are easy to do, so the first stop of the two is the famous record company - Universal Music.

Universal Music, UMG, is the world's largest record label, accounting for about 25% of the world's record market.

Since 1998, Universal Music has been known as one of the world's top four record labels, along with Sony Records, EMI and Warner.

It has superstars such as Mariah Carey and Eminem in Europe and the United States, and will sign pop superstars such as Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber in the future. In the RB area, there are big-name singers such as Tokunaga Hideaki, Ono Lisa, Chihiro Onishiro, and Masaharu Fukuyama. It can be said that in the RB record industry, it is the existence of the dominant side.

So for coming to such a giant company to recommend himself, even if Kiyoshi Sakamoto has the experience and memories of his past life and this life combined, he feels a little empty.

After all, Sakamoto Kiyoshi in his previous life.,It's just a fresh graduate who can't find a job.,Although reborn.,But the character hasn't changed much.。。

"Teacher, are we really going to come to Universal Music to recommend ourselves? At this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto can only rely on his teacher, Fukuyama Boss.

"Husband, I'm here to cover you, let's go, the music director is waiting for us in the conference room." After speaking, before Sakamoto Kiyoshi could react, Masaharu Fukuyama walked into Sony's door first.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto saw the "big guy" covering him walk in, and he quickly followed.

in the conference room.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was sitting in a chair, next to his teacher Masaharu Fukuyama. The middle-aged man on the opposite side who was watching the score while listening to the DEMO with headphones was the music director of Universal Music RB Division, Kinoshita Mitsuaki.

Looking at the music score and listening to the demo, Kinoshita's face was very subtle at this time.

Kinoshita's mental activity at this time was "This is a song that will be a big hit!! Such a song was actually composed by a boy who has not yet reached the age of 14!!"

No matter how surprised Kinoshita was in his heart, Sakamoto Kiyoshi's thoughts had already drifted into the distance at this time.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto has never thought about the issue of debut, he has long thought of going farther, how to develop after his debut, whether to act, and so on.

Just when Kiyoshi Sakamoto was YY, Kinoshita took off his headphones and put down the score, which showed that the music director had come to a conclusion.

"Did you really write this song?" Although I have been prepared for Kinoshita's question, Sakamoto Kiyoshi is still a little unhappy, otherwise, it's not me who did it or you who did it, but I can only complain in my heart. No way, who told him to have a demanding attitude now.

"Yes, Director Kinoshita. Kiyoshi Sakamoto replied.

"Director Kinoshita, this is a song written by my disciple Kiyoshi Sakamoto alone, and the copyright has been registered with the Song Association, so there is no need to worry about plagiarism. Please rest assured. Fukuyama, who was sitting on the side, also helped.

"Well, how old is Kiyokun Sakamoto, 13 years old?"

Sure enough, is it a matter of age?

Before coming to Universal Music, Kiyoshi Sakamoto discussed with Masaharu Fukuyama that when there is no problem with the copyright of the song, the talent, and the appearance are impeccable, there is only one problem left - age.

After all, the current Sakamoto Kiyoshi is just a 13-year-old child, and geniuses will be accepted, but geniuses who are too prominent may be paid more attention by others. After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto still wants to live a low-key life.

But for this problem, Sakamoto Kiyoshi and Fukuyama Masaharu also said that there is no way, because age is not something that can be grown if you want to grow. If this question is really asked, it will have to be improvised.

"Yes, I was born in ninety, and after the 22nd of the next month, I will be exactly 14 years old. ”

"Is it 14 years old? It's so young!!" Kinoshita was still surprised when he heard the answer, after all, he thought that he was still in junior high school at the age of 14, and he didn't understand anything, and he felt embarrassed when he compared it to Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"That's it, I personally agree with Sakamoto Kiyokun's talent, as well as the advantages of appearance, but I still have some concerns about launching a 14-year-old young singer, I'll report to the upper leadership first, you can sit here for a while. ”

"Okay. We wait for the good news. ”

After finishing speaking, Kinoshita took the music sheet and DEMO and trotted out.

Looking at Kinoshita, who was going to ask the leader, Sakamoto Kiyoshi didn't quite understand why Kinoshita, the music director, couldn't be the master, and when he looked at Masaharu Fukuyama, he wanted to ask himself, and Fukuyama, the "man in the court", also seemed to know that Sakamoto wanted to ask him, so he spoke up first.

"Do you know why Kinoshita can't be the master himself?"

The cute Sakamoto Kiyoshi shook his head.

"That's because he's just a guy on the table. Faced with his ignorant disciple, Fukuyama had no choice but to help him popularize the factional relationships in Universal Music.

Where there are people, there are opinions, and when there are many different opinions, different factions will appear. Businesses, schools, and families will all have different factions. Universal Music is no exception.

According to Fukuyama, the RB division of Universal Music is now divided into two factions: the president and the director.

Among the two major factions, Kinoshita Tomiaki's president department has the upper hand in the battle, so as the general under the president's department, Kinoshita has received obstacles from the director department in many places, and even the right to sign a new person is gone, and only with the permission of the upper echelons can Kinoshita sign Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

After learning about Universal's internal power struggle, Kiyoshi Sakamoto suddenly felt tired. Hey, I can't think of such a way here, it seems that I still have to follow in the footsteps of Masaharu Fukuyama and slowly understand the rules in the entertainment industry.

When Fukuyama popularized various things in the RB entertainment industry to Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Kinoshita was talking to his leader, President Ichiro Yamazaki, about Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"President, please sign Kiyoshi Sakamoto. ”

Ichiro Yamazaki, who was sitting on the other side of the desk, took off his glasses, put down the pen in his hand, looked at Kinoshita, and continued to talk with his eyes motioning to Kinoshita.

After seeing that the president noticed his words, Kinoshita immediately said, "That's right, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is a genius singer, impeccable in appearance, and can write his own songs, if we sign him, he will definitely become a heavyweight singer in our company, which will be a great help for us to fight for greater power on the board of directors." And we can also get the support of Masaji-san Fukuyama. ”

Ichiro Yamazaki quietly listened to Kinoshita's words, then looked at the information about Kiyoshi Sakamoto in his hand, and made a decision in his heart.

"Then sign him and make his debut after studying in the company for two years!"

"But, president, isn't it right away to make his debut? Kiyokun Sakamoto has already reached the level where he can make his debut!" Kinoshita admired Kiyoshi Sakamoto very much and wanted to fight for him to see if he could make his debut right away, so he retorted in front of his own leader.

"It's completely different from signing a 14-year-old and launching a 14-year-old. At this critical juncture, if we introduce such a small newcomer, it will only allow us to give those people a handle on the board. "Ichiro Yamazaki took the most stable approach, both to keep the genius and to tie Fukuyama to the chariot on his side. He thought to himself smugly.

"But... ”

"Needless to say, that's it, you go down and sign with him. ”

“。。。 Yes, President. ”

As soon as Yamazaki Ichiro's words fell, with a wave of his big hand, Kinoshita Tong, who came out of the president's office, knew that the genius of Sakamoto Kiyoshi was getting farther and farther away from them, but he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, thinking that Sakamoto Kiyoshi would see Masaharu Fukuyama's face and sign it on Universal Music.

Moments later, in the conference room, after learning the news brought by Kinoshita, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaharu Fukuyama were silent.

What Sakamoto Kiyoshi thought in his heart was that if he didn't make his debut soon, the good songs in his memory would be sung popular by their original owners, and then he would have no advantage in predicting if he broke into the entertainment industry again.

So for Sakamoto Kiyoshi, the sooner he can debut, the better, after all, after 2010, the music industry can't sell too many singles and albums, only Arashi and AKB can reach one million, if you wait until then, Sakamoto Kiyoshi can't resist the impact of various men's and women's groups at all.

Masaharu Fukuyama, on the other hand, had something else in mind. When he learned that Kiyoshi Sakamoto would not be able to debut right away and would have to wait a few years, he was furious. Because in his opinion, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who has reached the debut standard and has the advantage of talent and appearance, is a genius singer. Once launched, it will definitely be warmly welcomed, and as for age, genius, precocious is acceptable.

Then, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also knew his teacher's thoughts through his eyes, and like himself, he couldn't accept the idea proposed by Universal to make his debut in a few years.

So, after talking to Kinoshita, go back and think about it, and then, Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Masaharu Fukuyama walked out of the conference room.

And Kinoshita watched all this and knew that Kiyoshi Sakamoto was out of play, and even Masaharu Fukuyama seemed to be offended.

President, you let go of a gold mine...

Not to mention how a pity it is for Kinoshita to be clear, the two Sakamoto Fukuyama, who came out of Universal Music, are already talking about what to do next.

"Teacher, I can't imagine that the world looks down on me so much. Kiyoshi Sakamoto said self-deprecatingly.

"That's because they have no eyes and can't see how good your future is, anyway, the current world is not suitable for you to come in, after all, the factional battle is already white-hot, if you sign a contract at this time, you will definitely be suppressed by the board of directors. Looking at his disciple, Fukuyama gave him an analysis.

"So what do we do next?"

"We went to other companies. ”