Chapter 4, The Current State of AKS
On the surface, Kenji Kitagawa is a modest and polite person, he speaks softly, and there is not the slightest arrogance on his face, but like an ordinary employee who has been oppressed by his superiors in the company. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
He can be called conscientious in his work, at the AKB handshake party, as an ordinary staff member stood guard for a few hours, he did the same, not only that, he has some talent in singing and dancing, Zong Xue once imagined that if Kitagawa Naoki is really willing to throw resources at his son, Kitagawa Kenji debuted as a solo singer, and it is okay.
However, after a period of contact, Zong Xue found that Kitagawa Kenji's modesty and caution on the surface was a disguise.
The arrogance in his heart is no worse than anyone else, and usually, the other members of the operation respect him, the son of Naoki Kitagawa and he also repays others with the same respect, so he has a good reputation in the operation.
This is his natural advantage, under the same conditions, a member of the operation with no family background is as modest and cautious as Kenji Kitagawa , everyone may only think that this kid is okay and interesting, but these conditions are put on Sony's son, everyone will feel that others are very good and have a high moral level.
The two went down the escalator to the theater.
The AKB Theater has a capacity of about 250 spectators, and today the situation is different from when the group was often dissatisfied in the early days of its formation, and tickets for each performance had to be purchased online in advance, queuing and drawing lots.
As a member of the operation, Kenji Kitagawa can naturally get a position: "There is a performance in the afternoon, do you want to see it?"
"Are Mayumo and Yuko Oshima there?" Uesugi asked rhetorically, noncommittal.
"Yuko Oshima has foreign affairs, and Mayu Watanabe went to participate in a magazine shoot. Kitagawa Kenji thought about it for a while and quickly gave an answer.
"I don't look at it. Uesugi seems to have quickly lost interest.
With the popularity of AKB, the members of the group's popular and perennial selection group rarely perform in public performances, and they have more things to do, such as magazine shooting, variety shows, commercial performances, and now most of the people who remain in the theater are some second-tier members and graduate students.
"Let's go, let's go see Akimoto-san. "Kenji Kitagawa likes Yoona Kojima is not there, he is no longer the ordinary doctor who needs to stand guard when he first entered the operation, and it is no longer his turn to do these little things.
As with the memories of the technographer, Yasu Akimoto was a fat man with black-rimmed glasses and a black suit, not tall but very plump, with short parted hair and a large head that made his shoulders look narrow.
Sure enough, it was Fatty Qiu, and Zong Xue recognized this "Father of AKB" at a glance, and he immediately greeted him very respectfully: "Hello, Mr. Akimoto!"
"Oh oh, it's Uesugi, please take a seat, you and Beichuan came to me today, what's the matter?" Akimoto Yasu and Uesugi Soyuki have known each other for a long time, and they have already been explained above, so I won't repeat them here.
Uesugi Muneyuki formulaically conveyed the meaning of Naoki Kitagawa to Yasushi Akimoto.
"Is that so? I'll tell you all about it. After listening to Uesugi Soyuki's intention, Yasu Akimoto didn't say anything, he just said very simply that he would talk to the top management of AKS about it.
After finishing the business, Uesugi Muneyuki chatted with Yasushi Akimoto for a while about the current situation of AKB48, the current situation of SKE48 in Nagoya, and the newly built NMB48 in Osaka.
The 48th family is on the rise, and it can be seen from the words that Yasumasa Akimoto is ambitious and can't wait to take AKB to the next level.
"Well, I'm looking forward to the next meeting. Uesugi Soyuki, who had something on her mind, quickly chose to leave.
"How's that?" Akimoto-san said. When Zong Xue came out, Kitagawa Kenji, who had been waiting impatiently, immediately asked.
Zong Xue shook her head slightly and made a gesture to indicate that this was not the place to speak.
"Isn't this Kitagawa San?" Just as the two of them walked out together, a voice stopped Kitagawa Kenji.
"Mr. Yuasa, what are you doing?" As soon as he saw the visitor, Kitagawa Kenji didn't have a good face.
Yuasa Hiro, who is also a staff member of AKS, is the obvious "Kyoto music department", since 08 Kyorakku began to cooperate with AKS, and successfully established the Jigen idol SKE in Nagoya, Kyo Raku has stepped up the penetration of AKS, and after getting a strong backer, Yuasa Hiroshi has been attacking the position of the theater manager (theater manager) of Togasaki Tomoshin.
"How can something happen to me? But Kitagawa Producer, you're now an employee of AKS, so don't you bring Sony directors to visit like this?"
"Also, no matter what, you're also that man's son, and in the end it's Sony. Yuasa ignored Kitagawa Kenji's face, and with an expression of "I understand you very well", he passed by the two.
The factional colors on these two people are very obvious, and it is very normal not to deal with them, Uesugi Soyuki chuckled, and did not take it seriously, and Kitagawa Kenji also shrugged: "You have also seen the current situation of AKS. ”
What is the essence of AKS Corporation?
Since Kumiko Isano, a member of the management, proposed the idea of emigration and was accepted by the AKS management, the company is essentially a leather bag company.
In other words, the composition of this company is actually a combination of many parties, forming a very loose organization that outsources its own business and employees.
Most of the employees are not theirs, most of the business is outsourced, most of the core members have migrated, and AKS is essentially just an empty shell.
The most valuable thing for AKS is the ownership, operation, and decision-making power of the AKB portfolio, as well as the contracts signed with the company by the members who have not yet relocated.
"I can't think of any value in a company where most of the employees don't have work contracts, the source of funding for the operation depends on loans, the equipment needs to be rented, and some of the core members of AKB have relocated. These are Zong Xue's exact words.
"When Yasushi Akimoto first established AKS, he pulled two friends - Yasushi Kuwata and Shiba Kotaro, among them, the three have a clear division of labor, Yasushi Kuwata provides the main source of funds, and he also has local forces to protect this theater, Yasu Akimoto is responsible for the operation of AKB48, and Shiba Kotaro from his company - In fact, the staff of office48 were dispatched by office48 to assist in the work, such as Togasaki Tomonobu Togazaki, who were actually employees of office48, and the relationship between them and AKS was a secondment working relationship. The two changed places, and Kenji Kitagawa talked to Uesugi Soyuki.
"Yasu Akimoto has two important assistants, the first is Akihiro Makino, Akihiro Makino is a member of the Makino family, the famous Makino family in the RB entertainment industry, his father is the principal and founder of the smash hit Oki Miki Art School, Makino Masayuki, and his great-grandfather is the father of the film, Makino. ”
"Akihiro Makino is mainly the director of graduate students and all AKS members in AKB management, and he has a very high prestige among the members, and he is usually responsible for wearing black faces, and almost every member has been half warned and half threatened by him before entering the AKB, and many young members turn pale when they see him. Kenji Kitagawa said in detail.
"The second is Kumiko Isono, who has been Yasushi Akimoto's assistant for 20 years and the daughter of Ota PRO Agency, and she acted as Yasushi Akimoto's right-hand hand in book publishing and movie-related matters about 20 years ago, and she is now a director of Ota Publishing, right? Uesugi Soyuki replied lightly.
"Based on the above news, it is too difficult for us at Sony to intervene again because the members have moved to other firms, most of the operating members do not belong to AKS itself, and there are outside forces. Kitagawa Kenji sighed.
"You've done a good enough job ... Well... It would be better if, on top of that, you didn't keep harassing Yona Kojima. Zong Xue suddenly changed the topic: "How can Beichuan Sang say that you are also a family member, and you harass unmarried women all day long, especially if she is unwilling, this is not good." ”
Facing Uesugi Soyuki's admonition, a trace of boredom flashed in Kitagawa Kenji's eyes, he has been chasing Kojima Yona for a long time, Uesugi Soyuki really can't open any pot, this person is younger than him, and he is more handsome than him, and his height of one meter eight and standing with him makes him even more short, he is past the age of jealousy, and the two of them are also their own people who belong to the same faction, but he is still a little uncomfortable.
He didn't answer Uesugi Muneyuki's words, and all that was left in the corridor was the "click" of leather shoes on the ground.
He has always liked Yona Kojima, the beautiful girl with the nickname of "Niangniang", who has material but is not fat at all, and has a slender body and a goose egg face.
Even though he is married, he has never stopped pursuing Yona Kojima.
However, Yona Kojima has always been close to him, which makes the son's son very annoyed.
"Speaking of which, Uesugi, when are you looking for a girlfriend? Or are you not looking for a girlfriend at all?"
This time it was Uesugi Soyuki's turn to raise an eyebrow.
Kenji Kitagawa means very simply: Come on! Hurt each other!
It seems to be influenced by the technology nerd.,Uesugi Soyuki has never looked for a girlfriend.,It's no secret in high society.,He's once suspected of having a problem with his sexual orientation.,It took a lot of effort to stop the rumors.,This matter,Kitagawa Kenji naturally knows。
He had to shut up and expose each other, which was really not what he liked to do.
In fact, Kitagawa Kenji is also very curious about Uesugi Soyuki, this guy has a taste of refusal to women on the one hand, usually the two go to have fun together, arrange a beautiful woman to accompany him, Uesugi Soyuki never refuses, but, on the other hand, he never looks for a girlfriend, there are many women who have pursued him over the years, and I haven't seen him keep a woman by his side.
“。。。 Before I knew it, it was this time in the afternoon, so I'm interrupted, I'm going to pick up someone, and you're about to get off work. After being silent for a while, Uesugi Soyuki raised his hand and glanced at the time, and found that it was already five o'clock in the afternoon, and his visit today has affected Kitagawa Kenji's normal office, that is, the identity of Sony Gongzi and the pretense of discussing cooperation can hide the fact that this assistant producer is absent from work, RB people are very respectful of dedicated people, do private things during work hours, or sneak out and don't work well, late arrival and early departure will leave a very bad impression, close to work, Kitagawa Kenji should go back to show his face and brush his sense of existence.
Moreover, Uesugi Soyuki also has an appointment today, as for the matter of Kitagawa Naoki, let Kitagawa Kenji go back and tell his father by himself.