Section 938 Interview with Yasushi Akimoto

After dinner, it's time to rest.\\

Even though they are all energetic young people and the excitement of traveling, in the end, the fatigue accumulated by the G8 members from their previous trips is quite high. In order to alleviate these fatigues, and also to make this trip easier, the program team did not arrange filming tasks at night.

The fact that the program team did not arrange tasks does not mean that the members themselves will not get something out. As in the original history, Kim Shin-young, as a comedy artist, is more energetic than other G8 members, so under her leadership, Goo Hara followed him to play a small game of raiding the dormitory.

Dressed in pajamas and wearing no makeup after washing, Kim Shin-young and Goo Hara walked around everyone's rooms, pretending to be reporters while interviewing and making a lot of interesting little things, and after a while, the G8 members' dormitories were in a mess, and laughter was everywhere.

Li Jingyuan did not get involved. After all, there is a difference between men and women, and this is not in the idol village, after changing places, there will be a member who relaxes his nerves, in this case, if Li Jingyuan also plays raids with him, maybe he will see some scenes that should not be watched, it will be very embarrassing.

Let Kim Shin-young and the G8 members mess around on their own, and neither the two men, Lee Kyung-won nor Village Chief Lu, are involved. Village Chief Lu is old, and he can't resist fatigue and has to go to bed early, while Li Jingyuan has other things to do.

Long before leaving, Lee Kyung-won had already contacted Yasu Akimoto in South Korea, and in addition to inviting members of AKB to participate in the show, he also said some other things.

On the phone, Li Jingyuan asked Akimoto Yasusu about the current situation of AKB and its sister group, because there were too many members and things were too complicated, so there was no way to make it clear on the phone for a while. So, while Li Jingyuan came to Japan. Akimoto Yasushi came to the door very consciously and discussed with him face-to-face.

Although the appearance of Yasusu Akimoto caused some commotion among the staff, PD and writers also understood that this was Li Jingyuan's private matter, and it may involve trade secrets. Therefore, the conversation between Li Jingyuan and Qiu Yuanyasu, the program team of "Youth Undefeated" will not and cannot follow the filming.

Just entertained Qiu Yuankang in his room, Li Jingyuan was already very familiar with his relationship, there was no need to engage in so many unnecessary politeness, get some wine, and have some snacks, and the two of them chatted while drinking.

"Uncle Kang. When will the children come, will it be tomorrow? After opening the conversation, Lee Kyung-won first asked about the most important thing at the moment, the performance will be held in front of the Biei people tomorrow night, and AKB will appear as a guest, so they must confirm their itinerary first.

"Well, I can come over at noon tomorrow at the latest, considering that there are not many people on your side. So I didn't arrange for too many people to come, so as not to overwhelm the crowd. It's Maeda, the seven of them. Akimoto nodded and immediately replied.

'Maeda Seven'. The top seven winners in the AKB general election two months ago were Atsuko Maeda, Yuko Oshima, Yuki Kashiwagi, Mariko Shinoda, Mayu Watanabe, Yona Kojima, and Minami Takahashi.

"Is that the seven of them?" After listening to the list given by Akimoto Yasu, Li Jingyuan pondered for a moment, and then made a decision: "In this way, call Feng'an and Itano too." ”

"After participating in the performance, the children still have to participate in the show with the G8 members here, so they still need to have a more variety show. Although everyone performed very well in the show, this time "Youth Undefeated" is not a Japanese variety show, so I estimate that among the seven existing people, only Oshima may be able to let go. The others will definitely be a little worse, let Feng An come over to do a favor and stir up the atmosphere. ”

"As for Itano, isn't that girl going to release a solo single? Just let her come and join in the fun, it just so happens that her physical fitness is quite good, which is quite suitable for this show. And it also has a strong sense of fashion, so it doesn't look rustic when standing next to the G8 members. ”

Li Jingyuan's words were a little polite, not in a consultative tone, but a direct decision. After all, he is now the big boss, and this bit of power is still there.

But then again, after all, AKB was formed by Yasusu Akimoto, and Li Jingyuan decided to do this, although he did not break the rules, but it was still a little unsightly. In order to show respect for Akimoto Yasu, he still added some reasons after making his decision.

"Okay, then I'll call them now." In fact, Akimoto Yasu has no opinion at all, although he is much older than Li Jingyuan, but in the final analysis, he is still a Japanese, like other Japanese, Akimoto Yasu also has the habit of obeying the strong, so after Li Jingyuan makes a decision, he will not have any resistance from the subconscious.

After Li Jingyuan's investment and integration, Akimoto Yasushi has already signed all the members of AKB back to his studio, and now all of them, including AKB, SKE, and NMB, are affiliated with S.M's Japanese branch.

There are no restrictions from other brokerage companies, and to adjust the itinerary of AKB members, it is just a matter of one sentence, and after making a phone call back to the company, it only took a few minutes for Yasu Akimoto to deal with this matter.

Now that things were arranged, the two chatted about other topics. Most of the time, it was Yasu Akimoto who was talking, Li Jingyuan was listening, and he had to give some opinions from time to time, and the scene looked a little like a separate report meeting.

Gradually, talking about the recent situation of Qiu Yuanyasu's biggest headache, after a little hesitation, Qiu Yuankang still said it: "Jing Yuan, I have recently discovered some situations, it seems that there are several children in the team who are now in love, what do you think I should do with them?" ”

Needless to say, Qiu Yuankang just clicked, and Li Jingyuan already understood.

If it was just a marginal figure, then Akimoto Yasusu didn't need to ask Li Jingyuan at all, just make a decision directly, anyway, he himself also had the power to make a punishment.

In other words, the people who have violated the regulations now are certainly not marginal figures, but representatives of the AKB ranks. These people are not only valued by Yasu Akimoto himself, but also in the company, so even Yasu Akimoto wants to move them. Again, it has to be carefully considered.

Weighing gains and losses is a very brain-consuming thing, and now that the big boss Li Jingyuan is present, Qiu Yuankang is simply too lazy to think. directly threw the problem to Li Jingyuan to solve.

"Really? Who are they? Are you sure? ”

"I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure. According to my observations, it seems that the people of Shihara and Oba are in love, and it seems that Oshima, Kashiwagi, and Minegishi have also participated in the friendship. ”

Several of the people mentioned by Yasuya Akimoto are important people in AKB, and several of them are members of the current 'Divine Seven'. Obviously, you can't make a decision on punishment arbitrarily, otherwise things will get bigger. It will seriously damage the image of the entire AKB. And this loss of image may be a fatal blow to idol groups.

And after Qiu Yuanyasu's reminder, Li Jingyuan also remembered some memories from his previous life. It seems that these members who were mentioned by Yasu Akimoto did cause several storms because of similar things, such as the photo incident of Rino Zhihara, the hair cutting incident of Minegishi, etc., which are not trivial matters, and have caused a lot of negative impacts on the overall image of AKB.

Both in public and private. Lee Kyung-won didn't want to see AKB run into these troubles like it did in its original history, so just in case, he had to pay attention to Akimoto's words now. There has to be a way to solve these things.

There are some regulations in the AKB, the first one is the 'Love Prohibition Ordinance', which is tough enough.

But in this case, didn't Zhiyuan and the others still can't help but foul? Obviously, simply emphasizing the rules will not solve the problem fundamentally.

Some people may say that since they have chosen the path of idols, it means that they are ready, and of course there is no reason to foul again.

Although this sentence makes sense, it is a bit cruel.

It's puberty. It is human nature to be curious about the opposite sex. The members of AKB are first and foremost 'people' before they become idols. Since you are human, you must have all kinds of ideas, and you can blindly suppress them with a tough attitude, even if you can get the desired result. It's still a little too impersonal.

There is no distinction between men and women, as long as it is a young person, it must be understandable. Lee Kyung-won is also a young man, so he understands the thoughts of the AKB members, and in principle, he doesn't want to punish the foul members for these things.

But then again, there are no rules. After all, the members of the AKB still committed fouls, and even if it was to prevent others from following them, the members who committed the foul must be punished.

"It's really troublesome." Li Jingyuan thought about it for a while, and also felt that this matter was difficult to deal with.

But fortunately, with the experience of the ancestors, Li Jingyuan understands the truth that blocking is better than sparse, and there is still a relatively clear direction in general. Now it's just a little clueless, as long as you sort it out, you should be able to find a more perfect solution.

In fact, after he was free, Li Jingyuan held several meetings with Yasushi Akimoto and other managers of the Japanese branch, and after discussion, he came up with a more reasonable plan.

First of all, those who break the rules are punished. However, considering the extenuating circumstances, the punishment will not be too severe, just to reduce some exposure and remind the foul officer.

Secondly, it is to make internal changes to the rules. There are some more notes after the original 'Prohibition of Love Regulations'. When the members reach a certain age, or after joining the group for a certain number of years, some of the 'love prohibition regulations' on their bodies will be liberated.

Eventually, a new team was set up in the company to take care of this area. It's hard to stop it, so just get involved, to put it bluntly, the position of this group is similar to that of the members' parents. Observe the love life of the members in a relatively peaceful manner and make suggestions to make the members less impulsive.

Of course, that's all for later, so let's not talk about it for now.

Feeling a little headache, Li Jingyuan changed the topic and chatted with Qiu Yuankang about other things, although it was still related to AKB, but the topic shifted from their love life to work.

While chatting, Li Jingyuan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and asked a question: "Uncle Kang, do you think that the members of AKB should be like the members of G8." How about making a show similar to "Undefeated Youth"? ”

They are all idols, and they are all women, and in terms of personnel composition, there is not much difference between AKB and G8. It is precisely for this reason that Li Jingyuan suddenly thought of this suggestion.

"I think it's doable." With the revival of the Korean Wave, the influence of Korean girl groups is also increasing, and he has also done some research on Korean girl groups, and naturally he knows very well how much the show "Youth Undefeated" has brought to the G8 members.

Thinking while talking. The more Li Jingyuan thought about it, the more excited he became. In his thinking, he found several positive factors.

The show "Youth Undefeated" has proven to be very popular, and even in Japan it has a large audience. As long as you make a similar program, or simply buy the copyright from KBS, and directly make a "Youth Undefeated Japanese Version", you don't have to worry about ratings at all.

Of course. Nor is it meant to be copied exactly. If you really make a Japanese version of "Youth Undefeated", you still have to make some changes in some basic settings.

The first is staffing. Compared to the G8, the number of AKBs is much larger. If you include the sisterhood, it's even more exaggerated.

Therefore, the scale of the program can be made larger. Instead of just having a small piece of land in front of the idol village like the G8 members, AKB can expand its production scale and create more projects.

Besides, in addition to the core, there are many marginal characters in AKB, these people usually don't have much schedule, and they can just go to the fields to help, once or twice may not have any effect. But after a lot of times, they may be able to get a new role positioning in this show, so as to attract more people's attention.

In other words, coming up with this show may not be of much help to the core personnel of the 'Shen Qi', but for those members who are not popular. But it's also an excellent opportunity.

The more attention that marginalized figures have gained will not only allow the influence of AKB to expand again, but also form a more fierce competition within the team, strengthen the members' sense of crisis, and urge them to work harder.

In addition to the difference in numbers, "Youth Undefeated Japan Version" has other highlights.

Unlike the atmosphere in Korea, idols in Japan will publish photo albums, and wearing a swimsuit is not a problem at all. In other words, the members of AKB can find a fishing village near the sea to do the show, and the footage of wearing swimsuits and going into the water can also become another highlight of the show.

And the last point, that is, you can interact with the 'idol village'. Since it's under the title of "Youth Undefeated", the place where AKB is located and the 'idol village' of the G8 members naturally become sisters, and you may not be able to keep in touch all the time, but it's also interesting to visit once in a while.

Listening to Li Jingyuan's analysis, Qiu Yuanyasu gradually became a little excited, and some fine light appeared in his eyes.

"However, if you want to arrange so many people, the place can't be too small, and this is a lot of investment, aren't you worried that you won't be able to earn it back?" Excitement is excitement, Akimoto Yasu still hasn't forgotten the most crucial thing, and after considering the rate of return, he will inevitably still be a little worried.

"Hehe, how can you not earn it back? When it comes to AKB's ability to make money, you should know better than I do. Li Jingyuan couldn't help laughing: "Even a sentence can be made into a ringtone and put on the Internet for people to pay for download, what else is impossible?" ”

"I'm going to invest and get a theme village. Since it is a village, of course there will be houses in addition to farmland. These houses can also be opened to the public as hotels, and the accommodation fee is a large amount of income. ”

"Crops in the fields can also be sold. Maybe you don't know very well, in South Korea, after hanging the name of "Youth Undefeated", the price of crops in the idol village is much higher than other ordinary agricultural products. ”

"You can sell it directly as a regular ingredient, or you can provide it to restaurants in the theme village for them to make and sell as a dish, and you can even occasionally let the members of AKB cook it themselves. I believe that the dishes made by AKB members will be very popular among fans. ”

"There are several shops that can be set up in the theme village to sell AKB merchandise. Designing something that is only available in a theme village, or making some time-sensitive limited products like vegetables, will definitely sell well. ”

"Since it's a village, it will have its own festival, and we can even design an event like the 'AKB Summer Festival' in this theme village, which can bring in a huge income once a year."

"The most important thing is that maybe after the completion of this village, it can attract the favor of the TV crew and become a filming location? Isn't the rent of the venue also an income? ”……)

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