On the other hand, after hanging up the phone with Takuya Kimura, Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought about it and felt that something was not quite right.

"My relationship with SMAP is limited to a one-time relationship with Takuya Kimura, and on MS, a nodding friend who often meets... ”

"Why did Takuya Kimura call me and ask me to star in "SMAPXSMAP"?"

"Strange, really strange ... ”

Kiyoshi Sakamoto is actually a character who has problems that he can't figure out and will try his best to figure them out.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there was something in this phone call that he didn't know.

Therefore, instead of putting down the phone, he continued to press the phone of another person in the phone's address book.

After a beep, the phone went through.

"Moxi Moxi?" The voice on the other end of the phone was a majestic middle-aged male voice.

"Moxi Moxi, President SAMA, is in the company?"

It turned out to be Naoki Kitagawa!

That's right, Kiyoshi Sakamoto thinks that Takuya Kimura so suddenly sent a private invitation to ask him if he could appear in "SMAPXSMAP", which must go through the procedural process on the company's side, and in that case, as a big man of Sony Music, Naoki Kitagawa will definitely know that Janis has the purpose of spreading goodwill to Kiyoshi Sakamoto again.

Kimura Takuya called him.,It's just to find out his tone.,And to test his kindness to Janis.,What kind of attitude he has.。。。

Although, the two major companies, Genesys and Sony Music, in December last year, because Kiyoshi Sakamoto and Arashi formed a limited group and released a single, the relationship between the two has broken the ice.

However, in the eyes of the outside world, although Genesys and Sony Music have reconciled on the matter of Kiyoshi Sakamoto, it does not mean that Genesys and Sony Music have formed an alliance.

The two major companies are still competitors in the industry.

It's just that in such a situation, from the call of Takuya Kimura, Kiyoshi Sakamoto seems to smell a hint of change.

Therefore, he thought of calling the big guy Beichuan and asking straight to the point about the meaning behind this matter.

Sitting in the office, Naoki Kitagawa first touched his frowning brow because of his work, and then said, "Oh! It's Sakamoto-kun, what's wrong?

The economic benefits created by Sony Music in recent years have allowed Naoki Kitagawa to launch a new generation of singers this year while continuing to promote its singers.

That person is none other than Kana Nishino!

Kana Nishino, who is known as a "sweet singer" by the media, has released three singles in just over half a year after her debut.

And in addition to the first single "そばにいるね" with Kiyoshi Sakamoto, it is the highest record sales record for a debut female singer.

In the next two albums, both of which were composed by Shin Ogawa and lyrics by Kana Nishino, both achieved good sales, both of which were above 200,000.

This makes Sony Music more interested in Kana Nishino's first solo album.

And in addition, Yuna Ito, who also became popular this year, and YUI, who is steady and steady, have led Sony Music to have a great breakthrough in the aspect of SOLO female singers this year.

Perhaps out of pride as one of the world's four major record companies, Naoki Kitagawa also wants to cultivate a new generation of singers for Sony Music.

Therefore, during this time, he also focused most of his energy on Kana Nishino, Yuna Ito, and YUI, the three female singers who are most promising to become big HIT singers in the next two or three years.

and the Rainbow Band is also preparing to return to the music scene after two years;Mika Nakajima also continues to maintain a strong momentum.,Constantly approaching Ayumi Hamasaki and other singers.。。。

Therefore, during the time when Sakamoto Kiyoshi was busy announcing everywhere, the big guy Kitagawa said that he was very busy.

However, in the face of Sony's proudest "own son" Kiyoshi Sakamoto, Kitagawa Naoki's tone was as kind and friendly as ever.

"Oh, that's what it is... ”

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was directly on the phone and told Naoki Kitagawa about Takuya Kimura's invitation and his doubts.

"Actually, if you don't ask me about this, I'll find a time to talk to you. ”

"What do you mean? Did you already know?" Sakamoto Kiyoshi was surprised when he heard the words of the big guy Kitagawa.

However, Kitagawa Naoki's next sentence made Kiyoshi Sakamoto even more surprised.

"Actually, recently, I had a conversation with President Kitagawa of Genesys. ”

"Huh?!"

"We at Sony Music, although we have always been competitors with Janiss, but since the moment Janis began to show kindness to you, we have had a good relationship. ”

"Thanks to you, in the past few years, Sony Music's momentum in the music scene has become more powerful than before. Especially when it comes to a head-to-head duel with Genesys' group, both THE SUN and you have the absolute upper hand. ”

"Jennis obviously thinks that continuing to fight with you is not good for their portfolio at all. So, there was last year's reconciliation, and your collaboration single with Arashi... ”

Because Sakamoto has long been recognized as Sony's future brother, Kitagawa Naoki also thinks that it doesn't matter if he talks about these more confidential things.

"Since then, President Kitagawa has actually proposed the idea of forming an alliance with Sony. ”

"Alliance?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto thought for.

"Yes, but I didn't really care about it at the time, until some time ago. Naoki Kitagawa took off his glasses and gently massaged his dry eyes as he continued with Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"Some time ago, President Kitagawa met with me again and once again proposed the idea of an alliance. ”

"We talked a lot and came to a certain consensus. ”

"One of the most important is that the artists of our two companies must be friendly in front of the outside world when they are on the show. Naoki Kitagawa got up from his chair and walked to the floor-to-ceiling window, his eyes like a torch, "That's probably why Genesys wants to invite you to SMAPXSMAP." ”

"They want to use this means to announce to the world that we at Sony and their Genesys are no longer in the same-for-tat relationship as before, but a very friendly relationship. ”

After listening to Kitagawa's explanation, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also nodded in approval, muttering to himself, "This is also very similar to President Kitagawa's way... ”

He couldn't help but think of the last collaboration single with Arashi, which was also made by Kitagawa in order to show the world that Denis had reconciled with Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

In this way, Takuya Kimura's invitation should also be Kitagawa's instructions.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who figured everything out, also changed the mobile phone in his ear to the other side, and continued to ask the big guy.

"That, big guy. Ahem, President, should I go?" means, "Do you want to be on SMAPXSMAP?"

Naoki Kitagawa first pondered for a moment before replying, "Go!"

"I agree with President Kitagawa's idea. ”

"The positioning and roles of our two singers in the music industry are different. ”

"They focus on male idol groups, and we focus on all kinds of singers, so joining forces will only allow the singers of the two companies to concentrate more on seizing their own market share, and there is no need to put their thoughts and resources in the confrontation between the two. ”

"This kind of alliance is very beneficial for us at Sony and for Genesys. ”

"Genesys has relationships with the five major TV stations, and we at Sony have a lot of artists and other resources, and the cooperation between the two companies complements each other. ”

"Therefore, in the next few years, maybe we at Sony and Genesys will continue to deepen the communication between the two parties, so there may be more such invitations in the future. ”

"After all, you are the future brother of Sony, and people are looking forward to you being on the show and helping to rush the ratings!"

In the end, the big guy Kitagawa also teased Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Naoki Kitagawa thought that in the face of his praise, Kiyoshi Sakamoto would show some embarrassment, or excuse himself.

However, a thick-skinned guy who can't do it, there is no word "sorry" in the dictionary at all, there is no modesty at all, but he answers very directly and stinky.

"Haha, President, I'll be embarrassed if you say that... ”

“。。。 ”

Listening to Sakamoto Kiyoshi's shameless answer, Kitagawa was also speechless.

However, in his heart, he agrees with Sakamoto Kiyoshi's attitude.

In his opinion, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, a young man, the world only saw his creative talent and acting skills that were not inferior to the old drama bones at a young age, but they didn't see his behavior as a person, he was very sleek, not at all like an artist who was only seventeen years old and had only debuted for three years.

High EQ and high IQ will inevitably make Kiyoshi Sakamoto a big man in the entertainment industry.

Naoki Kitagawa has always believed in this, and this is the reason why he has always supported Kiyoshi Sakamoto like this.

。。。。。。

After chatting with the big guy Kitagawa about Jennis's actions this time, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also knows about the current attitude of Janis towards himself and Sony.

Therefore, he also accepted the invitation from the "SMAPXSMAP" program team with confidence, and prepared to go to "SMAPXSMAP" with Yui Aragaki to announce it.

However, before "SMAPXSMAP", the film "Hot Blood High School", which he served, was finally released after nearly two weeks of promotion.

Under the overwhelming publicity, on October 27, "Hot Blooded College" was released!

"Hot Blood High School", which was released on the weekend, hit a staggering 600 million yen at the box office with 350 screens in just two days on the weekends of the 27th and 28th!

However, when he heard the good news, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was on his way to Fuji TV...