A stunned expression appeared on Kiyoshi Sakamoto's face.

What do you mean? It's a foregone conclusion?

You haven't even finished listening to me?!

Just as Kiyoshi Sakamoto was thinking about this in his heart, Naoki Kitagawa continued.

"What you say, maybe you're right. ”

"Maybe wait a little longer, maybe all it takes is a new sales model for AKB to rise... ”

"But, you know, Sony is a company, not a charity. ”

"Time, I have already given Yasu Akimoto and AKS, but, in just two years, the loss has exceeded two billion, this number, even if it is a big business, Sony, is not a small amount. ”

Naoki Kitagawa crossed Jiro's legs, his fingers on the armrests of the sofa, and tapped gently and rhythmically.

"Also, the number of people is increasing, and the expenses will slowly increase, but the single can't be sold no matter how much it sells, and if it continues like this, the situation of making ends meet will continue. ”

"We can't afford to lose more than a billion dollars a year, that is, we can't wait... So, I made a proposal to terminate the cooperation with AKS!"

"Uh... President, is this proposal you made?!" This fact made Kiyoshi Sakamoto dumbfounded.

"Yes, this proposal was put forward by me, and I have made up my mind, and I will be disturbed if I continue to make decisions. ”

Therefore, this matter is a foregone conclusion. ”

The undoubtedness in Naoki Kitagawa's tone made Kiyoshi Sakamoto fall silent for a moment.

From Naoki Kitagawa's tone and demeanor, Kiyoshi Sakamoto understood.

Everything I was thinking about along the way, in my mind, those pictures, like a mirror, were shattered all at once...

Because, until now, he didn't know that Naoki Kitagawa was the one who gave up on AKB.

Moreover, everything he just said may not be able to enter Kitagawa Naoki's ears at all, and even make him feel displeased.

Because, Naoki Kitagawa was the one who made the proposal.

Ironically, he was confident that his relationship with Naoki Kitagawa and his huge contribution to Sony could convince Naoki Kitagawa to abandon the idea of terminating his cooperation with AKS.

However, he was wrong.

Because, Naoki Kitagawa is a person who says the same.

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Until Kiyoshi Sakamoto walked out of Sony Music's president's office in a daze, he still felt that all this seemed like a joke.

Just because of a proposal by Naoki Kitagawa, Sony is ready to terminate its cooperation with AKS and give up AKB, a girl idol group that will be known as a "gold-absorbing artifact" in the future...

This seems a bit difficult and incomprehensible to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

After walking out of the president's office, he kept thinking about this question.

Since I have changed my future, the future of the people around me, and even the future of Sakai Spring, I should have been able to change the future of AKB...

But why, this time, did not work out?

Is it because the corrective power of history is too strong, or is it because of the AKB's incompetence?

No!

Neither!

All this is just because Sakamoto Kiyoshi's current strength is not enough to change such a huge impact in the future!

Even though he became a music producer for AKB, he also wrote his first underground single for AKB, which helped AKB bundle sales in terms of popularity.

It also did not change the decline of the AKB in the early days.

So much so that AKS embarked on the old road of making ends meet, which led to Sony's different thoughts about this cooperation.

EVEN IF HE AND THE SUN MAKE MONEY FOR SONY I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH...

Even if he is already a pivotal little king in the music scene, Sony's future brother...

He's just an entertainer under Sony.

To put it bluntly, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is just an employee of Sony, a subordinate.

For this kind of company-to-company game, how can he, as an employee, convince the boss to give up important decisions...

After all, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's influence in Sony is not as influential as Ayumi Hamasaki's influence in Aihui.

You must know that the "Matsuura Katsuto Incident" that year made the entire entertainment industry see the incomparably terrifying influence of Ayumi Hamasaki.

Ayumi Hamasaki is an artist who forced President Ai Hui to retract the Japanese diva who decided to fire Katsuto Matsuura, and even was able to personally affect Ai Hui's stock price.

It is conceivable that Ayumi Hamasaki has a lofty position in Ai Hui.

At this point, although Kiyoshi Sakamoto is considered by the mass media and Sony up and down, he is considered to be the first brother of Sony in the future and the king of the future.

However, in the future, it does not mean that Kiyoshi Sakamoto now has the ability to influence Sony's high-level decision-making.

To put it simply, it is a small word.

Although Naoki Kitagawa will listen to his opinions, he will not pay attention to them.

In the end, his position and power are not enough, far from enough...

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who had figured it out, suddenly raised his head, but found that he had come to the door of the Sony building.

I saw him turn around suddenly, stop and stare at the headquarters building of Sony Music, and he couldn't leave for a long time.

Finally, the moment he turned to leave, an intriguing sentence came out of his mouth.

"Today, I get it. ”

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After failing to convince him, Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't know why, and for the next week, he locked himself in his room and wrote songs one by one.

Even Yui Aragaki's phone call, he didn't answer it.

It wasn't until a week later that he returned to his normal life like a nobody.

And when I saw Sakamoto Kiyoshi again, Yui Aragaki, as well as Ogawa Shin and others, all found that Sakamoto Kiyoshi seemed to have changed a little.

However, I don't know where it has changed.

The nose is still the same nose, the mouth is still the same mouth, but the light in the depths of the eyes will flicker from time to time, showing that Kiyoshi Sakamoto must have experienced a huge change in his heart during this week.

In the end, a person who has been with Sakamoto Kiyoshi the longest time said the changes in Sakamoto Kiyoshi.

"Huh, Qing, why do you look so calm?"

These are the exact words that came out of the mouth of Uncle Ishida, who has been the agent of Kiyoshi Sakamoto for four years and can be said to be one of his closest people.

This sentence made everyone suddenly realize.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto is a little more silent and mature than before.

It seems that it is only now that Kiyoshi Sakamoto has truly grown into a person who can take charge of himself.

Just when Yui Aragaki, Shin Ogawa, Masaki Chiba and others were confused by the changes of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, a major event was brewing in the Sony building that shocked the entertainment industry.

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Chiyoda-ku.

Sony Music Headquarters Building.

Conference room.

A meeting is being held, and the theme of the meeting is related to AKS.

The spacious conference room was filled with Sony Music's directors.

Whether it is the president Naoki Kitagawa, or the president of SMA, Tsui Toto, or even the director of Tsuchiya who made things difficult for Kiyoshi Sakamoto last time, they are all in suits and leather shoes, and they sit in their seats with a serious face.

And standing on the stage, the person in front of the projection screen is none other than Naoki Kitagawa's subordinate and music director Yuichi Yamada.

On the projector, on the oval conference table, there are data charts about the AKB combination, as well as some briefings on the AKS.

This is an urgent meeting of the Board of Directors.

At this time, Yuichi Yamada, who was standing on the stage, spoke up.

The agenda for the next meeting was to vote on President Kitagawa's proposal to terminate the partnership with AKS. ”

"Directors, please vote. ”

After a brief silence, more than two-thirds of the directors in the entire conference room raised their hands.

Seeing this scene, Naoki Kitagawa raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

"Everything is under control ... ”

It was a foregone conclusion, and Naoki Kitagawa suddenly remembered what Kiyoshi Sakamoto said to him last week.

"Young people, always young people ... ”

And at the suggestion of Naoki Kitagawa, Yamada Yukazu nodded and announced loudly.

"The results have been in, and I would like to announce that the bill on the termination of the cooperation with AKS has been passed by a majority of the votes!!

As Yuichi Yamada's words fell, it also meant that Sony had made its own decision.

A decision that is about to come and they regret it ...

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March 9, 2008.

The entertainment industry is in the beginning of spring, and a big event broke out!

Due to a dispute over sales methods, the contract between the record company DefSTAR Records and AKB48 has been terminated!

Such an announcement was made on the official website of AKB and the official website of DefSTAR.

DefSTAR is a subsidiary of Sony, which is a well-known fact in the entertainment industry.

AKB48 is the ambition of the famous producer Yasushi Akimoto, and it is also a combination of AKS.

At that time, the two cooperated with each other, but the public had a great sense of expectation for this new generation of female idol group.

However, in just two years, AKB's development has been unsatisfactory.

Now, the two families have parted ways, does that mean that Sony is finally going to give up Yasushi Akimoto and his AKB?

"That god-level producer, the fat man who single-handedly created the miracle of the Kitten Club, is Jiang Lang exhausted?"

This is the thought that comes to the mind of every industry insider when they receive this news.

And with Sony's withdrawal, it became the last straw that overwhelmed Yasushi Akimoto and AKS...

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8th floor of the Don Quixote Building.

AKS headquarters.

The expressions on the faces of the entire AKS staff were dull and depressed.

In the conference room, the senior executives of AKS, including Yasushi Akimoto, Yasushi Kuwata, and Shiba Kotaro AKS, all sat in their seats with serious faces.

Yasu Akimoto sat on the top opposite the gate, and on the left and right, there were two "good friends" of Shiba Kotaro and Yasushi Watada.

However, Akimoto Yasu, who has always been Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his face did not change, at this time, it can be clearly seen on his face that he is tired and helpless.

Although a few days ago, Naoki Kitagawa revealed this final decision to him directly through a private meeting.

However, until now, Akimoto still feels that there is no sense of reality.

"AKB, is this the end of it?"