Chapter 170: Signing with Sony Records

Yasushi Akimoto's so-called outstanding members are undoubtedly the girls he values more. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info

Atsuko Maeda, Minami Takahashi, Mai Oshima, Yuko Oshima, Reina Ono, Aika Akimoto and other members.

The rest of the members don't have a chance to make it to the singles. It's a harsh reality for this group of girls with dreams.

Idols are the bottom of the entertainment industry, and they are also the most competitive class. If you want to get ahead, in addition to working harder than others, you also need to have certain opportunities.

And for the girls of AKB, being valued by Yasushi Akimoto is an opportunity.

It didn't take long for Togasaki Tonobu to lead two or three middle-aged men and a 28- or 9-year-old man in.

This man has rough skin, a Korean-style hairstyle, and his appearance is really average, and can even be described as ugly.

Zhu Zi knew that this man was Kitagawa Ueki's son, Kitagawa Kenji.

"Hello Mr. Akimoto. Kenji Kitagawa bowed deeply towards Yasushi Akimoto.

Although he has a very high status in the entertainment industry, in the final analysis, he is just a young junior, and he must be respectful to seniors like Yasushi Akimoto, otherwise it will be difficult to move an inch in the entertainment industry.

Having said that, except for Zhu Zi, who was stunned, there was no one who would not be respectful to his predecessors.

Zhu Zi can talk and laugh with these seniors in the entertainment industry, and that's because Zhu Zi's identity is here.

He is also a giant crocodile in the entertainment industry, and his identity is much higher than Kitagawa Kenji, and it can even be said that Zhu Zi is the same generation as Kitagawa Kenji's father, Kitagawa Ueki.

"Kitagawa San, please take care of me when we meet for the first time. It's really hard for you. Akimoto said politely.

Kitagawa Kenji smiled and looked at Zhu Zi, who was sitting on the other side. Of course he knew Zhu Zi, but from the moment he and the people from Sony Music entered the door, he saw that Zhu Zi had not paid attention to them, which made Kitagawa Kenji a little dissatisfied.

"Mr. Zhu Zi, please take care of us when we meet for the first time. Kitagawa Kenji bowed slightly.

"Please take care of us when we meet for the first time. Zhu Zi said lightly, his attitude is neither humble nor arrogant, although Kitagawa Kenji has a very good background, but in his eyes it is nothing, or there is only one person in the entire Sony Entertainment who can really make Zhu Zi lower his profile, and that is Kazuo Hirai.

The signing ceremony between the two parties was very brief, and under the witness of Zhu Zi and another lawyer, the two sides quickly signed a cooperation agreement.

After signing the contract, Yasushi Akimoto was in a pretty good mood. AKB48 has finally transformed from an underground group to a full-fledged de idol group.

Now is the low tide of the entire female idol era, and only one Good Morning Girl is still a well-known idol group in the entertainment industry, but Good Morning Girl has long lost the popularity and appeal of the peak time.

Now there is no combination of national idol groups in the entire entertainment industry, of course, with the rise of idol groups such as akb48 and peach clover Z, female idols have regained their former glory.

"What does Mr. Zhu Zi think about us signing a contract with Sony Music?" asked Yasuya Akimoto after Kitagawa had left.

"This is a good signing, but the specific effect will depend on the future development of AKB. Zhu Zi said lightly.

For AKB, this is just the beginning.

In the case of the second underground single "Skirt Fluttering", which has just been released, this single has only sold 20,000 copies. Not more than half of the first single "Cherry Blossom Petals".

The number of 20,000 seems like a lot, but in fact there is nothing, and it is a large loss, and a large group like AKB48 can only be considered qualified if the sales of a single reach at least 100,000.

What's even more detrimental to the development of the girls is that the uniforms and skirts worn in "Skirt Fluttering" are too short, and the ** they wear will be exposed intentionally or unintentionally when the girls dance.

This kind of dance has aroused criticism among the society, especially the members who have to be pointed at by their classmates when they are in school, which makes them very stressed.

It seems that AKB48 is on the right track now, but in fact, some of the difficulties they have danced have not yet come, and the most difficult things to test their patience are still to come.

"Mr. Zhu Zi, several members have signed contracts with other firms. Akimoto said suddenly.

"Which members?" asked Zhu Zi curiously.

"Ota has signed three members of Group A: Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima and Reina Ono in Group K. Akimoto said.

Zhu Zi suddenly turned out to be a veteran comedy studio Ota production. In all fairness, the status of this office in the entertainment industry is quite average, at most it is a medium-sized office, but the office has Yoshihiroyuki, Akiyuki Tsuchida, and the troupe, all of which have become quite famous funny artists.

And in the matter of cooperating with Yasusu Akimoto, they also seemed to be very discerning and contributed a lot, and they also won Atsuko Maeda and Yuko Oshima, the two ace-level characters of AKB48 later.

Coupled with Rino Fingerhara, who came out of nowhere, it can be said that the Ota system is a monopoly in the entire AKB48, at least in terms of looking at people, they are very good.

Takahashi, Kojima, and Minegishi signed a contract with Ogi Productions, and Akimoto, Miyazawa, and Nakanishi signed a contract with Watanabe Office. Yasu Akimoto continued.

Zhu Zi nodded lightly, it seemed that Qiu Yuanyasu had already opened up relations and cooperated with these firms. However, in this way, AKB48's future voice may be divided by other firms, and once AKB grows into a national idol, it is very likely that Yasuya Akimoto's rights in AKB48 will be hollowed out. It is impossible for Yasushi Akimoto himself not to know this.

"Do the other firms admit that I exist? Zhu Zi asked.

Akimoto Yasushi nodded slightly: "Of course, I have already said this when I was working with them. They also agreed to my terms. ”

"That's good, as long as they don't harm my interests, they can sign whoever they want. AKS doesn't have enough resources to get so many girls growing up. Only by cooperating with other firms can we achieve better development. Zhu Zi said with a smile.

Akimoto pushed his black-framed eyes and smiled without saying a word.

"When is Mr. Akimoto going to start recruiting new members?" Zhu Zi suddenly asked.

Akimoto Yasushi was shocked: "How could Mr. Zhu Zi know that I have such a plan?" (To be continued.) )