Section 939 Interview with Yasushi Akimoto 2
AKB48 is now the most popular period, and the ability to absorb gold is very strong, so after Li Jingyuan just said some routines, Akimoto Yasushi immediately made a judgment, and no longer felt that this investment would lose money.\\
I don't have to worry anymore, and my brain becomes more flexible. Taking advantage of the interest, Akimoto Yasushi made several suggestions.
For example, the theme village is built in an ancient style. On the one hand, it will make the village more attractive and easier to attract customers, and on the other hand, it can also save a lot of money, after all, life in ancient times did not have those appliances, and the living space was not too exquisite, so you can reduce some expenses when decorating.
For example, a castle tower was built in the center of the village. In addition to being a landmark, a small theater can be built inside where AKB can perform. After all, AKB48 is still an idol, and I can't forget my job.
After all, not everyone can get used to a lifestyle without electrical appliances, so for ordinary people's houses, a part of the castle tower can be carved out as a high-end hotel, which can also increase the income of the village.
Another example is to hand over this series of construction projects to this show. In this way, not only is the quality and speed of construction guaranteed, but also the impact can be maximized, so that the village can attract large-scale attention at the beginning of construction, and the number of tourists attracted after the opening is also guaranteed.
"Residential remodeling king? That program team doesn't seem to accept this kind of task, right? Aren't they just going to transform the mission? Will it still be built from scratch? Hearing Akimotoyasu's last proposal, Li Jingyuan thought about it for a while, and then asked a question.
“……。” After being stunned for a while, Qiu Yuanyasu smiled helplessly and explained: "I guess you have misunderstood." ”
"I'm talking about this TV Tokyo program, and as you understand it, it's a TV Asahi program. Although the nature of the two shows is similar, there are still big differences. 'Beyond' is about building a new building according to the client's requirements, not limited to the budget, while 'all-round' is about having designers renovate an existing building according to the budget. ”
"I see. As soon as you say that, I remember, it seems that there is a host in 'Chaohu'. I said why he doesn't appear in every episode, and only appears in special programs, it turns out that these are two different programs. At the prompting of Yasushi Akimoto. Li Jingyuan finally straightened out the memories in his mind, it turned out that those programs that were only more than 40 minutes long were 'omnipotent', and programs lasting more than an hour were 'transcendence', and he thought that those longer programs were special programs in 'omnipotence' at first.
"Well, that host is called Watanabe Masayuki, and he is also a person in the circle, and he has a good relationship with me. When the time comes, I will say hello to him and ask him to take care of him a little more and take the children to work a few more times, which should not be a problem. ”
Although Masayuki Watanabe is the host, generally speaking, he will only show up when he receives the client at the beginning of the show, and then pay a return visit at the end of the show, and he is not involved in the construction process in the middle.
Yasushi Akimoto's proposal was clearly out of order. But he was so sure that he had to explain it.
The personal relationship with Masayuki Watanabe is secondary, and the key is that the scale of construction this time is large enough. In history. Never before has a project of this magnitude been received. In the past, the project was only a project of tens of millions of yen at most, but this time the theme village is obviously not something that can be done in tens of millions of yen, and it is not necessary to have a little less than tens of millions of dollars or a little more than hundreds of millions of dollars.
The huge amount of investment, related to the most popular idol group, and the construction of a castle tower, there are a lot of gimmicks in it, so no matter what aspect you consider, it is impossible for the program team to refuse this project, and they will attach great importance to it. In this case, the client makes a small request. Of course, it is impossible for the program team or Watanabe himself to refuse.
What's more, this theme village is built for AKB and its sister groups, that is to say, the client is also a figure in the circle, and it is also the most popular idol group at the moment. Participating in the show with the girls, Watanabe Masayuki himself can also get a lot of benefits.
So, even if you don't consider the personal relationship between Yasu Akimoto and Masayuki Watanabe. Just from the perspective of Watanabe and the program team, whether it is public or private, they will not refuse this small request of Yasushi Akimoto. It is precisely because he understands this that Yasu Akimoto is so sure.
"Well, since you're so sure, I'll leave everything to you. Just tell me when you find a good place, contact the program team, and sort out the budget. Seeing that Qiu Yuankang was so energetic, and at the same time knew his ability very well, Li Jingyuan simply started to be the shopkeeper.
This is a big deal, and it is also a huge responsibility for Akimoto Yasu, although it will be very stressful, but he also feels sincerely grateful for Li Jingyuan's trust.
The mood became more and more excited, and next, Yasu Akimoto talked about the expansion of AKB.
From the earliest AKB, to the later derivation of SDN, NMB and SKE, so far, AKB has three sister groups. The total number of people in the four groups is well over 100, and there are already three bases in Akihabara, Tokyo, Namba, Osaka, and Nagoya.
At present, AKB's influence has been expanding, but all three bases are in the region of central Japan.
In other words, fans in the region can go to the theater to watch AKB's performances. On the other hand, it is not so easy for fans in a little further away to meet the members of AKB. This is in conflict with the original team's purpose of being an idol who can be seen at any time.
In order to satisfy these fans, and also to further expand the influence of AKB and its sister groups, Yasu Akimoto has had an idea in recent times to prepare to establish new detachments again in other regions.
"Hakata? Kagoshima? After listening to the location mentioned by Yasu Akimoto, Li Jingyuan understood that this was a precursor to the imminent birth of HKT.
"Well, I actually wanted to start a new team in Hokkaido as well. But after thinking about it for a while, I felt that the market here was really small, so I gave up. Yasushi Akimoto's expression seemed to be a little regretful. And in fact, he is indeed a little reluctant.
Yasushi Akimoto was ambitious, and it had always been his goal to establish AKB detachments throughout Japan. AKB occupied Tokyo, and then SKE and NMB extended the range of potential forces to the Kansai region. The next step is to extend its tentacles to the north and south ends of Japan.
HKT is just to the south, and according to the original idea, a new detachment will also be formed on the Hokkaido side. In this way, it will be possible to occupy the two open fields in the north and south, and the entire four islands of Japan will be enveloped in the power of the AKB and its sisters.
Although the plan is good, it takes into account practical factors. It's a little unrealistic. Fortunately, HKT in the south is fine, after all, Fukuoka and Kagoshima are relatively large cities, and the Kyushu area has a large number of residents, so building a small team there can at least ensure that you will not lose money.
But Hokkaido is different. There is only one large city in Sapporo, and the rest are small cities such as Otaru, Hakodate, and Asahikawa. Hokkaido accounts for 22 percent of Japan's total area, but its population density is very low. Combined, the population is just over one-third of that of Tokyo alone.
Low population density means that the population is very scattered, the same. Fans who like AKB are also scattered. It's a hassle to get these people to gather and go to the theater to watch a show.
Prices in Hokkaido are still relatively low, so let's take a simple example. A house that can be rented for 15,000 yen here may cost 70,000 or 80,000 yuan in Tokyo. Therefore, in order to cater to the mentality of the audience, the ticket price of the theater will naturally be lowered.
And there are also climatic reasons. Hokkaido is known to be a famous tourist destination, and the most beautiful scenery is the snowy scene. Every year after the cold wind blows in late November and ends in April of the following year, it is a very cold winter, which further reduces people's travel**.
Originally, the number of people watching the show would not be too large. If the ticket price is lowered again, it will definitely be unable to make ends meet.
At the end of the day, not all of the members of AKB and its sister group are able to go on television to earn their bills. Many marginalized figures and trainees still derive their main income from theater performances.
The theater has lost money, so what should these people eat? For the simplest economic reasons, it was unrealistic to set up a new team in Hokkaido.
"Definitely. It's unrealistic to set up a new detachment in Hokkaido. Li Jingyuan figured out the various reasons inside, and couldn't help nodding, showing a somewhat helpless expression like Qiu Yuanyasu.
After sitting for a while, as if he felt that the atmosphere was a little depressing, Li Jingyuan changed the topic and asked Akimoto Yasu: "Uncle Kang, in addition to the new squad in Kyushu, do you have any plans to develop overseas detachments?" ”
In the original history, Akimoto Yasu created two overseas detachments, which were located in China. SNH48 of the sea and located in India. JKT48 in Jakarta, the capital of Nepal.
Li Jingyuan also knew about these two detachments, but in his personal opinion, Qiu Yuanyasu's choice was really not very wise.
The degree of cultural difference between China and Japan is not large, and the . The sea is also an external city, and the speed of accepting new things is very fast, plus there is a sufficient economic base there, so it is on the top. Hai set up a new team, and the result would not be too bad at the very least.
But in India. Nepal's Jakarta also has a small team, which makes Li Jingyuan incomprehensible. The cultural atmosphere in Southeast Asia is different from that in Japan, and first of all, there is a huge question mark over whether the locals will be able to accept this new idol culture.
And the economic factors there are also a problem. There are many rich people in Jakarta, but there are also many poor people, and the middle class is the smallest. To put it simply, the gap between the rich and the poor is relatively wide.
The rich can't look down on it, the poor look down on it, who is jkt48 going to show for? The middle part of the people who are not poor or rich is still a minority.
The cultural atmosphere is not right, and the economic foundation is not solid. As far as Li Jingyuan is concerned, Akimoto Yasushi is in India. The formation of JKT48 was indeed a big failure.
And in order to avoid this failure, Li Jingyuan thought about reminding him first. After all, now he is the biggest boss of the AKB series group, if you ignore it, and wait for Akimoto Yasushi to finish the matter and then receive a notification, the person who has the biggest loss is Li Jingyuan himself.
Fortunately, at this time, Akimoto Yasu had not thought of developing overseas detachments, after hearing Li Jingyuan's question. I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment: "Overseas detachment? I haven't thought of it yet. ”
"So, are you interested?"
"Of course!" was reminded by Li Jingyuan, and Qiu Yuankang was suddenly interested. Although he still hasn't written a word yet, he still excitedly discussed it with Li Jingyuan: "Do you think it's feasible?" So what would be more appropriate to create the first overseas detachment there? ”
Subconsciously. Lee Kyung-won almost wanted to say 'South Korea'. But after a little thought, he dismissed the idea.
Although Korea is very close to Japan, it has a relatively high level of knowledge of Japanese culture, and Seoul has a good economic foundation. However, in order to successfully establish an overseas team, it is not only necessary to look at these two conditions.
Compared to the environment in the Japanese entertainment industry, the competition between Korean artists is more brutal. Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world. However, compared to the suicide rate of artists, South Korea ranks first.
Only South Korea has anti-TAR. These people will not show mercy to you because you are young, you will definitely scold when you should scold, and you will scold what you shouldn't.
After all, the members of the AKB series group are very young, most of them are thirteen or fourteen-year-old girls, and they are not even as good as the trainees in various entertainment companies in terms of age and skills. If they really appear as idols, they are almost destined to be antined by countless people.
Moreover, the Koreans still have a very serious feeling of arriving in Japan. The name of the AKB series alone is enough to attract countless attacks. can poison artists in their own country. In the name of the AKB sisters, the South Korean squad will definitely be subjected to more excessive personal attacks by the antis.
Li Jingyuan didn't think that the new squad would be able to withstand the attacks of these anti-forces, and if there was really any suicide, it would be a big trouble.
From any point of view, South Korea is not a suitable place to set up an overseas branch of the AKB.
In addition to South Korea, where he lives now, Li Jingyuan's first thought is his hometown in his previous life - China.
Shanghai is good, but in Li Jingyuan's opinion, it is not the best landing place.
"Uncle Kang, you stand in the stands. How about b. After thinking about it, Li Jingyuan proposed the best place in his heart.
Compared to the above. The sea comes. Platform. b. over there against the Japanese. This culture is more receptive. To take the simplest example, a TV station will have a special channel for broadcasting Japanese programs, such as Weilai Japan.
And in life, the day. Many aspects of this culture have also been directed against Taiwan. b. For example, the maid café that appears on the streets of Taipei is a product of the authentic Akihabara culture.
It is no exaggeration to say. If in the stage. There is simply no possibility of cultural compatibility in setting up an overseas detachment, and as soon as the detachment is established, it will definitely be able to obtain Taiwan as soon as possible. Strong support from the otaku.
There is also no problem with the economic base. Known as one of the four Asian tigers. b, some are otaku who are willing to pay for performances, as long as the theater is arranged in Taipei, the daily attendance rate can basically be guaranteed.
In addition to ticket revenue, members can also receive announcements to appear on the show. Just like the sisters of the Black Society, it's not difficult to get your own exclusive show. In this way, you can further increase the visibility of the new squad and at the same time earn more money.
"Desk. Bay....... Hearing what Li Jingyuan said, Qiu Yuankang thought for a while, then nodded and laughed: "It's really good, I also think it's very appropriate to set up a team there." ”
"Establish a team in Taiwan first, and when they develop, they can arrange some variety shows. Middle. NUS. Lu has a lot of people who like to watch on the web. bay's variety show, they can see the performance of the members of the Taiwan team through the program. At this time, it is equivalent to being in the middle of us. NUS. Lu Jianjian's squad has laid the foundation. ”
"When the foundation is laid, we can go on it. Sea, north. A new squad has been set up in a big city like Beijing. Li Jingyuan said slowly, revealing all the thoughts behind him, and Qiu Yuanyasu was excited for a while.
Yasu Akimoto couldn't help but think, 'Today's harvest is really too great. For AKB and its sister groups, the theme village and overseas detachment have not only consolidated their existing position, but also have new development ideas. Just one meeting, I got so many benefits, although it is still only verbal, but Akimoto Yasu knows very well that since Li Jingyuan has said it, he will definitely do it.
When I was in a good mood, I couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. I drink Japanese sake with little strength, but if I drink too much, I will get drunk.
Qiu Yuankang drank too much himself, and even drunk Li Jingyuan, if it weren't for Xiaoyang coming to visit the door later, it is estimated that these two people would have been lying on the floor and sleeping until dawn......)
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