"The world of business is nothing more than a matter of more money and less money, whether it is Dongying or China, private transactions cannot be avoided, so I have always felt that this is very troublesome, and it is more powerful to speak directly with songs than with red envelopes!" - "A Confession of a Waste, Teach You How to Become a Scumbag - Career" by Tian Licheng

In the studio, the girls' mission is still going on.

Outside the door, the three of Beichuan, Imano, and Nanxiang were bored, smoking cigarettes and chatting about advertising and bidding.

"Beichuan Sang, is the PR over there going well?" Konno asked.

"I personally sent a box of Momofuku steamed buns from Pumen'an to the person in charge of this bidding," Kitagawa said, his index finger and thumb of his right hand clasped into a circle.

"How much?" Nango asked. Of course, he wouldn't be naïve enough to send just snacks to Kenji Kitagawa.

Kitagawa looked left and right, and mysteriously raised his left index finger.

"100,000? Isn't it a little less" Konno frowned.

Kitagawa said: "Add one less 0, one million." “

"Huh? Million? Nanxiang's eyes widened, which was equivalent to his salary for more than 2 years.

"I can't bear the child to catch the wolf, such a good opportunity, what is a million? As long as Nogizaka can be made popular, this investment will be earned back ten times and a hundred times sooner or later. Beichuan snuffed out the cigarette butt fiercely: "I'm afraid that other companies are the same, in case that guy collects money and doesn't do anything, we will suffer a loss."

Konno sighed and shook his head.

It's because he hasn't been used to this set, so he's nearly 50 years old, and he's just an ordinary Sony employee. It wasn't until Nogizaka established the project in 2011 that Kitagawa saw that Konno was reliable, diligent, and had a good reputation, and transferred him to be the president of Nogizaka, and he climbed to the middle level of Sony.

"If everyone can really compare the quality of the advertising song, I am full of confidence in this song, I am afraid that in case there is an off-the-market move. I also have to guard against this, I can only say that it is better to send it than not to send it. Beichuan is also very helpless, after all, 1 million is not a small amount, and the income of the top members of Nogizaka in a year is worth this amount.

As he was talking, suddenly the door of the recording studio opened, and Li Qian walked out and stretched: "Second boy Qian, it's okay, I think the effect is okay." Come in yourselves, listen, I'm busy with other things. ”

The three of them had been waiting anxiously for a long time, and immediately walked into the recording studio quickly, and one of them picked up a headphone and listened.

Maybe because the boss is not there, the girls finally played at a normal level, the cheerful and relaxed melody and the soft voices of the girls have a youthful atmosphere.

Kitagawa nodded while wearing headphones, and gave a satisfied smile to the members who were staring at him with a worried face in the recording room.

The girls immediately cheered and took off their headphones, laughing and jumping in the studio, hugging each other with joy as if they were about to overflow the room.

Infected by the emotions of the girls, the staff outside the glass window also high-fived each other to congratulate, and the recording of "Romantic Flight" finally ended.

"Mr. Kitagawa, Mr. Konno, Nango-san, I'm really sorry just now!" Nanase Nishino, who had just walked out of the recording studio, bowed and apologized repeatedly. She knew that her behavior just now was very inappropriate, too impulsive, and there were other more tactful methods.

"You are about the same age as my daughter, and I treat you as if you were my own daughter. Could it be that the daughter yelled at her father during the rebellion, and if she becomes a father, she will embarrass her daughter? It's all over, and my belly isn't that small. Konno rubbed his stomach and waved his hand, signaling that he didn't take such a trivial matter to heart.

"Within our team, you can discuss any requirements, but remember to pay attention to your etiquette when you go outside, especially when you meet seniors and staff from other companies." Kitagawa admonished. Close the door and talk, everything is OK, but when it comes to public places, especially in places like the Dongying entertainment industry, where etiquette is valued, you still have to be cautious.

"Yes!" The girls answered neatly.

After the song was recorded, there were only two days left until May 25, when the bidding was due. All the well-known music companies in Dongying Province are also seizing the time and trying to increase their chips in this last time.

Universal Music is one of the three giants of the world's record industry today, but this company is a rising star in Dongying. They relied on the acquisition of Polygram in the late 90s to gradually rise to prominence, especially after EMI (EMI Group) was carved up in 2011, and EMI Dongying was also acquired under Universal Music.

At this moment, in the company's headquarters building, President Fujikura is worried about the choice of spokesperson, they have a group of first-line male singers such as Masaharu Fukuyama, Naotaro Moriyama, Yuzu, and Tokunaga Hideaki, who is strong, but who to choose is not to choose, but they are very knowledgeable, and they need to balance the relationship between all parties.

"Why don't you let Yuzu come? After all, they used their "Summer Color" as a spokesperson song. No, they're still not big enough. I heard that AKS and Ai Hui have to intervene, and they have to come up with enough characters to compete with AKB, or Masaharu Fukuyama, right? Well, let's use him. The opponents are all young girls, so I'll use a handsome uncle to win by surprise. ”

Fujikura made up his mind, flipped out his phone, and found a familiar number: "Fukuyama-san, what have you been busy with lately?" By the way, recently the company is fighting for an advertising endorsement, and if it is successful, you need to spare time to shoot the advertisement. Well, okay~ Okay, I know, feel free to contact. ”

Avex Group was officially founded in October 1987 by the current president Katsuto Matsuura, and in 1998, on the 10th anniversary of its establishment, it was merged and restructured to form a joint-stock company, and began to expand overseas markets in the same year.

Its market share (avex trax) reached about 7% at its peak, and it occupies the top spot on the ORICON singles chart every 3 months on average. This also makes it the largest record label in Dongying and the largest independent record label in the world.

In addition to a large number of well-known singers such as Ayumi Hamasaki, Koda Rimi, MISIA, and Hitomi Shimatani, there are also well-known musicians such as Shinji Tanimura, Keiyuki Makihara, and YOSHIKI.

However, the general manager Kobayashi Toshio didn't bother too much, because Ayumi Hamasaki was the best weapon in his hand, after all, the queen of heaven still has residual power, and it is still more than enough to deal with AKB48. After all, in the mainland, the popularity of Pozaki is not comparable to that of an idol group limited to Dongying like AKB48.

At present, the biggest popular AKS club, sitting on AKB48, SKE48, HKT48 three major girl groups (NMB48 belongs to Yoshimoto Kogyo), is in the limelight.

Chairman Natsuko Yoshinari is sure to win this vote, because the endorsement song "Midsummer Sounds good" they chose this time has been released on May 21 as the group's 35th single, setting a sales record of 900,000 copies in a single day and 1 million copies in three days.

By any measure, AKB's victory seems to be a foregone conclusion. What's more, she has met privately with the person in charge of the Dongying branch of HNA and promised a lot of benefits, so to speak, AKB has been invincible in both public and private affairs.

Yes, she also stuffed a big red envelope into the person in charge of this bidding, as for the amount, this, it is difficult for outsiders to guess.

Ai Hui? Global? Warner Music? Who can stop the AKB tanks? Sony? Haha, it's enough to just find a suitable endorsement song, and I also ate a closed door in Qiu Yuanyasu's place, and it's already thankful that I don't make a fool of myself.

"This endorsement, AKB has won!" Ji Cheng is confident.