June 25, 2008.

Across the ocean, London, England.

It's not too hot in London in June, but you still need to put on a jacket when you get around.

It is mainly cloudy in the UK, with strong winds and large temperature differences, especially in the port.

"So, Universal shouldn't continue to trouble you... ”

"I see. ”

A burly man in a khaki trench coat sits on a bench by the port of London, talking on the phone.

"By the way, why did you set off early alone... Don't you wait for us to go over together?"

Rolling his eyes, Kiyoshi Sakamoto explained to his agent for the third time.

"It's all said.,I've got something to do.,I'm going to come over early.。。。 ”

"It's all said, what's the matter? You have to tell me, otherwise I, as an agent, don't even know the whereabouts of my artists, and I'll be laughed at when it gets out... On the phone, Uncle Ishida's lines rang in Kiyoshi Sakamoto's ears for the third time.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was helpless, looked at his mobile phone and suddenly had an idea.

"Hey... Hey?!" Kiyoshi Sakamoto kept the phone away from his ear and pretended to have a bad signal, "Uncle, it doesn't seem that the signal is very good on my side, I didn't hear you!"

"I mean... ”

"Hey, I can't hear you, hey... ”

With a press of his finger and a "drop", Sakamoto Kiyoshi hung up the phone directly.

"Oh, really, it was fine before, but now it's getting more and more nagging, this uncle... While muttering, he put the phone back in his pocket, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto stood up from the bench.

Just now, Kiyoshi Sakamoto learned the big news from his agent, Uncle Ishida, about the big news in Tokyo.

Ichiro Yamazaki challenged at the board meeting and regained the position of president of Universal Music again.

And Kenji Kitano, who constantly suppressed him in the past, has become a thing of the past, and was directly distributed to Hokkaido by Universal Records...

Judging from the reconciliation message sent by Ichiro Yamazaki to Sony through an intermediary, Ichiro Yamazaki's attitude towards Kiyoshi Sakamoto is still to maintain the previous river water and not interfere with well water.

Although I don't care too much about Universal Music, it's still a good thing to have one less enemy.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto also doesn't want to have a relationship with Universal Music, making it so stiff and making too many enemies will only make it difficult for him to implement Sony's plan in the future.

Therefore, when he heard the news, he was also slightly relieved.

Looking at the time of his watch, Kiyoshi Sakamoto muttered to himself, "It's almost time... ”

Putting on his sunglasses and taking a step, Kiyoshi Sakamoto left the port.

。。。

Half an hour later, Kiyoshi Sakamoto sat face-to-face with a young man in a slim-fitting suit and meticulous combing in a coffee shop in London.

"It's been a hard journey. ”

"Nothing. ”

The conversation between the two is a bit brief, but it is not difficult to see that when Sakamoto Kiyoshi talks to the young man, he is a superior person.

"Kagawa, how is it, what do you want to talk to in person?" After ordering a cup of Americano, Kiyoshi Sakamoto said to the man in front of him again.

This person turned out to be the leader of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's financial management team, the president of the TOP investment company, Yuichi Kagawa!

But isn't he in New York, USA?

That's right, that's why Kiyoshi Sakamoto appeared in London early.

Just yesterday, Kiyoshi Sakamoto received a call from Yuichi Kagawa.

On the phone, Kagawa said that he needed to meet and discuss the acquisition of Sony's shares, and it happened that Sakamoto Kiyoshi thought about it again, and he was about to lead THE SUN to the United Kingdom to participate in the Glastonbury Festival.

Therefore, he got on the plane to England in advance without a word, and let Kagawa meet him in London.

Of course, for his family, teammates and agents, he did not disclose the reason for coming to the UK early...

Just vaguely said that there was something wrong with me.

Although he was puzzled, Uncle Ishida and the others did not doubt it.

"Sakamoto-kun, I'm here to tell you good news. Kagawa Yuichi's dusty face did not show a smile until now.

"Oh?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi looked at his number one subordinate with interest, as if expecting to get the news he wanted from him.

Pulling out a stack of papers from his file bag, Kagawa explained it to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"As you might expect, the financial crisis has slowly begun to ferment in the United States!"

"According to our investigation in the past six months, the financial crisis is like an imminent storm, which is slowly taking shape, and the expected outbreak time is about three months later!"

"Our acquisitions... ”

After a two-hour report, in the end, Sakamoto Kiyoshi understood from the news brought by Kagawa what the good news Kagawa brought to him this time was.

Three months later, as soon as the financial crisis broke out, TOP could take advantage of the good opportunity of the global stock market to buy Sony's shares and become a shareholder of Sony.

In other words, if all goes well, at the end of 2008, Kiyoshi Sakamoto could become a director of Sony Records!

In this way, his second step, the "Sony Plan", was realized!

As soon as he thought of this, Kiyoshi Sakamoto couldn't help but feel excited, and looked at Kagawa with his eyes like a torch, "Then, next, I'll leave it to you!"

"Don't worry!" Yuichi Kagawa also nodded with a serious face.

"That way, I can go to the festival happily... After muttering a word, Kiyoshi Sakamoto said to Kagawa again, "By the way, do you want to stay for a few days and leave after watching the festival?"

"Well, then you're welcome. Yuichi Kagawa smiled slightly and agreed.

"You're welcome... ”

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June 26th, 10 a.m.

London, Heathrow International Airport.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who had been alone in the UK for a few days, finally met up with his teammates and agents.

As soon as they met, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was baptized by Uncle Ishida's saliva.

"You guy! I know your English is good, and you don't need a translator to come to England. But, why don't you let me know what happened to you, how can I explain to your parents?!"

"Well, I'm not fine... Kiyoshi Sakamoto pressed his hands down and said with a shy face, "Besides, I went on a trip alone when I was a teenager, and nothing will happen." ”

“。。。 This sentence choked Uncle Ishida speechless.

Yes, this kid in front of me is a guy who went out and walked around alone when he was a teenager...

"Oh, I don't care, anyway, where are you going next time, tell me in advance, otherwise, send me a text message!"

"Yes, yes, yes... ”

After getting rid of the "angry" uncle, Sakamoto Kiyoshi also came to Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki and high-fived them one by one.

"How is it, is your business settled?" Ogawa didn't ask in detail, but was concerned about the things that caused him to leave early.

"That's it, it's nothing, it's just a little thing. ”

After meeting everyone at the airport, the entire SUN team, about a dozen people, boarded the train to Somerset.

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Somerset is a county in south-west London, bordered by Bristol Bay to the north.

It is home to Somerset House and the only city in the UK to be listed as a World Heritage Site, the city of Bath.

The destination of Kiyoshi Sakamoto and his entourage is Glastonbury, which is located in Somerset.

Ever since THE SUN was invited to the Glastonbury Festival, Sony Music has taken it very seriously.

In order to allow the three of SUN to participate in the Glastonbury Festival without distraction, Sony simply pushed down several announcements from THE SUN, and even sent a luxury team of 12 people to accompany the three to the UK.

In order to allow THE SUN to make a name for itself as a band at this Glastonbury Festival!

In Japan, despite the natural disadvantage in language, the popularity of the English title song of THE SUN's new album, "e Are Young", is no worse than the Japanese title song "Dancing People".

After all, the quality of the song is there...

The popularity of "e Are Young" has, to a certain extent, made Sony Music even more nervous and looking forward to THE SUN's first foreign music festival performance.

Even Makoto Ogawa and Masaki Chiba, who participated in foreign music festivals for the first time, were infected and a little cramped and uneasy.

In the face of this uneasiness, Kiyoshi Sakamoto is noncommittal.

In his opinion, this "e Are Young" is a good song that won the Grammy Best Song of the Year, and the song style is very in line with the musical taste of Europeans and Americans, which is originally a song that can be popular in Europe and the United States.

Therefore, he did not have too many worries and uneasiness about this trip to the festival.

As long as they play well, he believes that their band from Asia will win applause from European and American music fans.

Moreover, although their Asian band is a Japanese national band, its international fame is simply unknown.

In that case, what is there to be anxious about?

Just enjoy!

Under the influence of Kiyoshi Sakamoto's mentality, the tension in the hearts of Ogawa Shin and Chiba Masaki was also appeased.

I have to say that although Sakamoto Kiyoshi is younger than the two.

However, the way of doing things and mentality are the oldest of the three, and they can be said to be the backbone of the band.

It's no wonder that the Japanese media say that THE SUN is a band that revolves around Kiyoshi Sakamoto, and without Kiyoshi Sakamoto, there would be no THE SUN today.

After all, leaving Kiyoshi Sakamoto, THE SUN is not the SUN who became a national band in just a few years...

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At 3pm, THE SUN took to the stage for the first time at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival.

However, it's just a rehearsal...

Standing on the wide stage, Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was carrying a guitar, looked at the tents that had been set up on the vast Worthy Farm, and couldn't help but sigh.

"Is it tomorrow... ”