Chapter 56: Tomoya Shimizu

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The sixties were the era when the RB economy rose the fastest. For those born 45 years later, this is a time full of hope: the predecessors died in the Pacific theater, the younger generations have not yet grown up, the big conglomerates have been forcibly disintegrated by the US military, and the country is hungry and thirsty for talent construction.

In the post-war generation, as soon as they graduated, they were able to take up important positions in major companies. It was under this circumstance that many radical but creative projects were born, leading the RB economy all the way.

Shimizu Tomoku is one of the best, he is full of ambition, returned from Columbia University in the United States, has the face of a mixed-race child, and has a very high rate of turning back on the road. By RB standards, he is the elite of the elite and the talent of the talent. So at the age of twenty-four, he has already achieved the position of deputy director of the investment department of Sony Records.

In front of the mirror, he carefully straightened his tie, and then there were hours of hard fighting, which was a great test of physical strength and energy.

In the face of difficulties, Shimizu Tomoya only felt full of passion, he energetically reviewed the speech materials, months of hard work, when he thought of the amazing acquisition plan, even if he was used to seeing the world, he couldn't help but feel his blood boiling.

"In this era, it should really be in the hands of my generation!"

The attendees were all senior executives of Sony's head office, and this is the investment plan that determines Sony's investment plan for the next whole year, and its impact can even reach more than 30 years, which will have a certain degree of disruption to the entire RB economy. Being able to decide the fate of such a behemoth made Shimizu Zhi also have an inflated mentality.

After the meeting began, the top management of Sony headquarters had already taken their seats. People from various subsidiaries and branches are speaking, making seemingly ambitious plans and competing for the budget for the next quarter.

Shimizu Tomoya's gaze skipped over everyone's faces, and accidentally met with a person's gaze, and the other party smiled and nodded at him.

Shimizu Tomoya thought about it for a moment and recognized it as the secretary of Mr. Mitarai, who was known as the "Director of Kamikure".

He bowed slightly in respect. The attention of such a big man made him feel a light on his face.

The current speaker is the director of Sony Electric, which has been a pillar industry of the head office. He conceived a development plan for the next three years, which was met with applause.

After the other party bowed and stepped down, Shimizu Tomoya also stepped on his own battlefield with unparalleled confidence.

Sony's senior executives, who already knew a little bit about the inside story, all cheered up and listened attentively to the speech of the rising star.

"As we all know, although Sony's current development has bought the fast lane, there is no mature future development route. With the carve-up of the domestic electrical appliance market, we will encounter a bottleneck sooner or later. The company's established policy is to open up overseas markets and feed back to China, but how to do it is a difficult problem. I think we need a whole new frontier! ”

Shimizu Tomoya was also in high spirits and threw out today's topic:

"With Sony Records as the core, acquire, or take a stake in CBS!"

Boom, there was a buzz of discussion in the conference room.

CBS is the largest television network in the United States, and it also operates music, advertising and other businesses, and this time Shimizu is also eyeing CBS's huge music copyright library and wireless broadcasting network throughout the United States.

After analyzing the current operation of CBS, Shimizu Tomoya slapped the lecture table and said:

"There's a musical revolution going on in the United States. If we get involved, we will focus on the emerging rock music as a selling point and concentrate the group's resources to develop the music market. Taking this as an opportunity to break into the U.S. market, consumers can recognize the 'Sony' brand, and the electrical industry can also develop new products around new music carriers. If it is successfully completed, Sony will be able to prosper for another twenty years! ”

Twenty more years of prosperity!

Everyone is eager, and there is a great possibility for this plan!

The United States is still a very racist country, and Martin Luther King, Jr., the leader of the black movement, is still fighting for equal rights. As a yellow race, Sony's development in the United States has not been very smooth.

But starting with music, it eroded from soft power, subtly changed the thinking of Americans, and then followed up with the main electrical appliance department......

This plan is quite feasible!

Shimizu Tomoku also enjoyed everyone's amazement and admiration, and at this moment, a voice asked:

"How do you make sure Americans like the music that Sony recommends to them?"

Everyone looked at the source of the voice, and the person who asked the question was the secretary of the director of Mitarai, who wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, and asked the question politely but without losing his identity.

A burst of blood.

"It's a more detailed plan." Shimizu Tomoya's palms were a little sweaty, "I think we should spend money to invite superstars, Elvis, or Beatles, Rolling Stones, all of which can be included in their ......"

"That's going to take a lot of money."

Shimizu Tomoya looked serious, "Yes, I'm afraid the signing fee is as high as tens of millions of dollars." But I think it's worth the money! ”

Tens of millions of dollars! Someone exclaimed.

According to the exchange rate of 1:360 for the US dollar, wouldn't that cost more than 3 billion yen?

A few years ago, he made a desperate effort to develop the Trilon picture tube, which made the expansion of the Sony empire into the largest group of RB, but only invested 2 million US dollars!

Golden Glasses continued to ask: "Just signing a singer requires such a big investment. RB can't find relevant talents in China? ”

Finally returning to the familiar rhythm, Shimizu Tomoya smiled and said: "The market of RB is not yet mature, there is no market, and it cannot cultivate excellent rock talents!" The future belongs to rock music, which is the core of this plan - new music to hit the market! With all due respect, RB's singing is already behind the times! ――

- Only cacti can grow in the desert, but no giant trees! ”

He used a quote from his boss and revised it slightly as a final summary.

The crowd buzzed to each other. People here grew up listening to songs, and they are very discriminatory against foreign rock. However, in the face of money, the view that "singing is behind the times" has reached an astonishing agreement.

This kid is really a talent, he has a lot of taste in music, and he is what I need to target.

The gold-rimmed glasses got the information they wanted, nodded, and put down the microphone.

Akio Morita, who presided over the meeting, took it and asked, "Can you elaborate on it a little more?" ”

"Okay," Tomoya Shimizu cleared his throat, "RB only has a population of 100 million, while the United States has 400 million, on the one hand, there is a gradually decreasing audience for singing, and on the other hand, there is an electronic music ...... sought after by foreign young people."

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The meeting perfectly achieved the effect that Tomoya Shimizu wanted!

After the meeting, even though everyone was tired, the senior executives of Sony's headquarters still came one after another and said words of encouragement to him, which flattered Shimizu.

Sony has never lacked adventurous maniacs. From Akio Morita's gaze, Shimizu Tomoru could also see that he also agreed with his ideas!

The opportunity to reach the sky in one step has arrived!

He did not forget his duty, he was just the deputy minister of a small subsidiary, and he bowed respectfully to the bigwigs of the headquarters. He was relieved when everyone was gone.

No, not gone, the secretary with gold-rimmed glasses was waiting for him outside the conference room.

"Mr. Mitarai asked me to tell you that he believes in your taste."

God's Hidden Minister's Praise?

Shimizu Tomoya was also flattered: "You have won the prize." ”

"Since you want to revitalize the record department......" The gold wire glasses tilted their heads and took out an item from the briefcase they carried with them: "This is a new product developed by the branch, and it is seeking to try it." Mr. Mitarai thought you might be able to use it, so I asked me to bring one to you. ”

"I know, this is a portable cassette recorder that the electrical department is developing!"

Shimizu Tomoya's eyes lit up, and he took this electrical appliance that was not much smaller than a briefcase, and couldn't put it down.

"There are two tapes in it, each of which can record for 15 minutes. You take it home and use it, remember, if you hear a good singer on the road, you must record it, you know? ”

"Hey!"

The gold wire glasses nodded, and was about to leave, when he suddenly remembered something, turned his head and said, "By the way, I forgot to drive here today, so you can borrow it from me." ”

Shimizu Tomoya hurriedly took out his car keys and handed them over with both hands.

"If you go to catch the train now, you still have time to catch it." The gold-rimmed glasses left these words and disappeared at the end of the hallway.

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Although he felt that the other party was a little abrupt, Shimizu Tomoya fiddled with the portable tape recorder and left the matter behind. After all, he is only a young man in his early twenties, and he is very fond of all kinds of cutting-edge technology, and he can quickly get started with electrical appliances.

It is worthy of Sony Electric, with first-class R&D strength, and it has transferred the music carrier from the record to the magnetic medium! And with up to 15 minutes of recording time, you can listen to three songs! It's only the size of an A4 piece of paper! It's a genius design! Could there be a smaller music player in the world?

Time passed imperceptibly, and the security guards came to turn off the lights on the floor. One after the other, the lights began to go out, and the level was plunged into darkness.

Shimizu Tomoya came to his senses at this time, put the tape recorder in his briefcase, remembered that he should catch the train, and left in a hurry.

Outside the glass curtain wall of the elevator, there are stars lit up on the road. The singing in the distance seemed to be absent, and in the silent night, it could be heard far away.

When I walked out of the main entrance, it was already late at night. With a bit of warm night breeze on his face, he took a deep breath, working at Sony Records, his favorite thing is definitely the time to get off work!

From 8 o'clock in the evening, Sony Records' employees who work overtime will leave work one after another, and the singers who want to make a name for themselves will spontaneously gather at this moment, until 12 o'clock before the last train, it is a sea of music.

Nearby people call it "Sony Festival".

Under every street lamp, there is a singer who sings. They wore crumpled trench coats, and at first glance they knew that they were hillbillies from the north who had come to work; Every employee who came out of Sony Records, they cast longing eyes, and then played their 120,000 points, even too hard, and the mellow singing and singing were bursting their lungs.

At this moment, he felt that he was the emperor. As soon as there is even the slightest interest in a certain singer, the other person will be excited to dance the guitar even more wildly.

It's a pity that everyone sings RB ballads, and occasionally you can see a few Beatles songs, and they are also unbearable.

"Isn't there anyone in RB who can sing rock 'n' roll?"

He suddenly thought of the director's secretary's question, and then shook his head with a smile.

In the words of his boss, only cacti can grow in the desert, and maggots can only survive in the dung pit!

He read Nero's poem "O Rome, burning Rome", and under the expectant gaze of the singers, he ruthlessly crushed their hopes and strode towards the tram stop not far away.

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A pitch-black Mercedes stopped in an open space outside the tram tracks. On weekdays, unrelated people will never be allowed to enter the forbidden place, but at this moment, the owner of the Mercedes-Benz is obviously not among them.

"Is he coming?"

"Here, the staff said, he's in the passage." Gold-rimmed glasses adjusted the rearview mirror, "Why do you think so highly of him?" Although this kid is talented, he is too arrogant, this kind of person can't survive in the entertainment industry. ”

"Arrogance is poison for ordinary singers, but it is an essential condiment for superstars."

"You're saying -- he has the potential to become a superstar?"

"Talent, appearance, personality - he has all the conditions for a superstar, just luck." Mitarai just sunk into the leather chair, ten fingers crossed, "Superstars are also divided into many kinds. There are superstars in one country, and there are superstars in the whole world; There are superstars who burn everything and can only illuminate for five years, and there are superstars who can easily shine for fifty years. ”

"You're going to activate Sony's stake card?" Gold wire glasses said in surprise.

"No, not yet. I just wanted to make up for the mistakes I made with my daughter. ”

Mitarai looked up at the starlight shining in from the skylight, and the amazing song from yesterday was still hovering in his mind. After a moment, he shook his head and said, "I hope you can be worthy of my investment, boy." My daughter...... But it's very picky. ”