Section 774 'AKB All Staff Concentration' Project Case

The formation of the Japanese branch is not simple, and many things must be taken into account, so the person in charge of this matter must have strong ability——1-

In S.M, there are many capable people, but there are not many people who have this kind of overall vision and control.

Li Xiuman is not a suitable candidate, the reason has been said before, and Li Jingyuan himself has too many schedules, so he will not do this matter himself. In other words, someone else in the company had to be in charge.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Jingyuan thought of a suitable candidate.

This person's name is Kim Min Young. It is said that in the original history, there was a series of fluctuations in S.M. Company, and after Li Xiuman stepped down and disappeared behind the scenes, he was the acting president of S.M in front of the stage.

At that time, although Lee so-man moved to the background, his influence within S.M did not decline much, and in this case, Kim Min-young was able to get the attention of shareholders and withstand Lee so-man's influence and come to the fore, which has already proved his personal ability.

And after Kim Min-young came to power, the image of S.M Company did undergo some subtle changes, especially the shift of the company's development focus to the girl group, which highlighted his vision.

Kim Min-young has such an ability and can fully undertake the task of establishing a Japanese branch. And if you leave it to him, it can be regarded as fully tapping the company's internal potential. Because with Lee Kyung-won's intervention, it is no longer possible for S.M to encounter those troubles as in history, and Kim Min-young naturally has no chance to take the position.

Sending Kim Min-young to Japan as the president of the branch will allow him to give full play to his abilities.

And having said that, Kim Min-young is the best at formulating development plans for the girl group, and from this point of view, it is just right for him to go to Japan.

According to Li Jingyuan's idea, the first artist to be signed by the new company is AKB's group of girls.

To sign AKB, of course, you have to get Akimoto Yasushi first.

It is not difficult to get Yasushi Akimoto into a new company, but the difficulty is how to position him. You must know that the future achievements of AKB are very exaggerated, and Yasuya Akimoto, who single-handedly created AKB, of course, cannot be underestimated.

In other words, Yasu Akimoto is destined to have a high status in the new company.

Not only in terms of position, but also in terms of influence, Yasushi Akimoto's opinion is very important.

It's not that you want to deliberately favor Yasusu Akimoto or take care of AKB, at the very least, sending someone who can be with Yasushi Akimoto to be the president will definitely reduce a lot of unnecessary trouble, and from this point of view, Kim Minying, who also attaches great importance to the girl group, is undoubtedly the best candidate. At the very least, Kim Min-young is unlikely to be brain-dead and propose to focus on the development of a men's group. (The development of a local men's group in Japan is definitely brain-dead, don't underestimate Jennis.) ）

Ji Lu has already thought about it, and all that remains is to hand over this task to Kim Minying, Li Jingyuan didn't want to meddle in this matter, but wanted Li Xiuman to notify Kim Minying directly.

Kim Min Young will also be a president in the future, but he is the president of the branch after all, so in order to clarify the priorities and avoid Kim Min Young getting too carried away after one step to the sky, it is most suitable for Lee so-man to deliver the task.

Leaving everything to Lee so-man and Kim Min-young, Lee Kyung-won came to Japan first and met with Yasu Akimoto again.

If you want to sign Yasu Akimoto, it will definitely not be possible to rely on Kim Min-young alone. Only Li Jingyuan can have such qualifications to convince Akimoto Yasu.

"What, you want me to join your company?" When Li Jingyuan found Qiu Yuankang and finished communicating the progress of the preparations for Michael's concert, he took a gap to invite him, which immediately made Qiu Yuankang cry out in surprise. …,

"Well, that's right, Uncle Kang. S.M is about to open a branch office in Japan, and now I would like to extend an invitation to you, as well as to all members of AKB. Li Jingyuan said very seriously, and his tone was rarely solemn.

"You know, I have my own office now, right?" Looking at the serious Li Jingyuan, Qiu Yuankang showed a very strange expression: "Do you want me to close the office and then join your branch?" ”

"Hehe, Uncle Kang, didn't I say that your office is too small, not enough for you to play." Anyway, the relationship between them is already very familiar, so Li Jingyuan doesn't have too many scruples when he speaks, which also makes the negotiation more direct: "I think your stage should be bigger and broader." ”

Without a pause, Li Jingyuan immediately continued: "First of all, I don't want you to close your personal firm, but I want you to merge your entire firm into a new company and set up a special branch. ”

"This branch is dedicated to the AKB, and of course you are in charge. The content of the work remains the same, the staff remains the same, and it can be said that nothing has changed except for a new name. ”

"With the merger into the new company, this particular division will be able to get tremendous support, and at the very least, there will be absolutely no more financial problems, I can assure you."

"In addition to financial support, the Special Division can also receive human and operational support. By sharing the company's network, AKB can also grow more smoothly. ”

"And most importantly, with the full support of the new company, you can sign all AKB members, and you don't have to let them lose their money to sign with other brokerage companies because of financial and manpower constraints."

Li Jingyuan didn't say much, but he was very organized, and the conditions he put forward also made Akimoto Yasu a little moved, and the most attractive thing was Li Jingyuan's proposal to 'sign all AKB' members.

For Yasu Akimoto, not being able to sign all AKB members is a pity in the first place. As the person who built AKB, he subconsciously regarded AKB members as his own children, and they were not very mature children.

Like ordinary people, Yasu Akimoto also hopes that these immature children can grow up under his own care, but it is because his small firm is not capable enough to take care of so many children, so he has to let many AKB members sign contracts with other brokerage companies.

If you are not under your control, you will inevitably feel a little uneasy, not because you are worried that the members of AKB will cause any trouble, but because you are afraid that they will be treated unfairly by the agency. It is important to know that the xx culture in Japan is the most open, and the X rules in the relative entertainment industry are also the most widespread.

In addition to regrets and worries, letting AKB members disperse and sign contracts with other brokerage companies is still an invisible constraint for Yasushi Akimoto.

Every agency is the same, and they have a variety of development plans for their artists. Therefore, in addition to AKB's activities, those members who have signed out also have to complete other activities according to the plan formulated by their respective brokerage companies.

Because AKB is the general trend, for the time being, these brokerage companies will still give priority to the 'outflow members' to participate in AKB's activities, and they will not arrange some work for members that conflicts with the overall image of AKB.

But one thing to note is that this is simply because AKB is now just going red and there's nothing in trouble. On the other hand, if AKB is in trouble, or if the members who have signed out are in trouble, maybe those agencies will do something else. …,

It is a small matter that arranging some work and conflicting with AKB's collective activities, resulting in members not being able to attend AKB's performances and schedules on time.

More seriously, these agencies may encourage members to voluntarily leave the AKB, or arrange for them to do work that damages the overall image of the AKB. At that time, even if this member has left AKB, it will also bring a lot of negative effects to AKB. (For example, Zhongxi cuisine, to say that she went to the sea was all voluntary, it is absolutely unlikely, there must be some other reasons.) ）

"Are you sure you can sign all the AKB members?" After thinking about it, Qiu Yuankang basically agreed with Li Jingyuan's proposal, but in order to reassure himself, he still asked.

"Hehe, as long as you agree, then everything is fine." Li Jingyuan replied with a smile, because he could also see that Qiu Yuanyasu was now moved: "With you taking the lead, the members of AKB will definitely take the initiative to follow, even if their agency doesn't let them go, we also have a contract breaking fee." ”

"That's a big burden for the new company, one person's breach of contract may not be nothing, but so many people add up, this is not a small amount." Akimoto Yasu couldn't help but admire Li Jingyuan's courage, but when he thought of his economic strength, he immediately became relieved.

It is also said that Li Jingyuan spent nearly 200 million US dollars to buy Michael's Dream Manor, and there are not many people who know about this matter, and Akimoto Yasu happens to be one of them. Compared to 200 million US dollars, Yasu Akimoto felt that the contract breaking money of AKB members was really nothing.

"Hehe, don't worry about that. Maybe even if I pay the contract breaking fee, I won't lose money. Lee Kyung-won was not worried at all, and smiled confidently, before explaining: "What will their fans think about gathering AKB members and signing them in the same office?" ”

"AKB's full concentration is undoubtedly a great joy for the fans, and their support for AKB will be further strengthened. And then again, there are a lot of dead houses who have a very serious desire to collect, and this 'concentration' behavior just tickles them to a certain extent, and it will definitely make them fully supportive. ”

"After the support of fans has risen, are you still worried that there will be no return? Hey. Li Jingyuan smiled as he spoke, looking quite like a little fox, and then his eyes rolled, and he said very cunningly: "Anyway, there is another way to reduce the amount of contract breaking money." ”

"Oh? What is it? Qiu Yuanyasu was also interested, wanting to hear what strange ideas Li Jingyuan had.

"The trick will definitely work, but it's just a little offensive." Touching his nose slightly, Li Jingyuan smiled a little embarrassed at first, and then continued: "We can make something similar to 'game loading progress'." ”

"Announce all the members who have signed up with an external brokerage company, and poach one member to improve some of the progress. Fans may not feel much at first, but as the progress gets closer to 100%, their enthusiasm will get higher and higher. ”

"At that time, even if we don't take the initiative to ask, the fans will put pressure on those agencies on our behalf to let the members of AKB come back to gather."

"Of course, even if it is requested by the fans, it is impossible for the agency to release the AKB members back for free, but in any case, with the support of the fans, we can at least stand on the initiative to negotiate, and the amount of the contract break fee is not completely negotiable."

"The breach fee may be lower, but that's just the first benefit. After announcing the 'progress', fans will have a feeling of 'reading the progress of the game', and the moment they finish it, their enthusiasm will explode directly. If you take advantage of this time to get something to make money, hehe, Uncle Kang, how much do you think you can earn? ”…,

"Of course, in the process of 'full concentration', there will also be no shortage of opportunities to make money, at the very least, every returning player must be the focus of the time, with the momentary heat, you can also get something to make a small profit."

"This 'all-staff concentration' activity is destined to be only once, this is a limited amount in the absolute sense, follow the 'progress' to get a set of peripherals, hehe."

"It can be a card, it can be a puppet, or something else, anyway, when you return to a member, you will come up with a corresponding product, and it must cost a lot to get together this set of peripherals, and the income we get from each set of sales is also considerable."

"In the ordinary sense of limited edition goods, they all have a fixed number, but our limited edition, hehe. Of course, in order to keep the name of 'limited edition', we can't make unlimited production, so it's better to accept orders first and then make them according to the order quantity. ”

"The price of each set is multiplied by the base of the order, hehe, this total income is definitely worth looking forward to, maybe as long as we rely on this set of peripherals, we can recover the contract breaking money invested." The more Li Jingyuan spoke, the happier he became, and the expression on his face looked more and more cunning.

Akimoto Yasushi didn't have any expression at first, but after hearing Li Jingyuan say so much, he became more and more surprised. Qiu Yuankang himself is also a very smart person, but he never imagined that Li Jingyuan could be so much higher than him, and he could think of so many wonderful plans in such a short period of time, which also made Qiu Yuankang even more admired.

Driven by Li Jingyuan, Qiu Yuanyasu gradually became excited, and his brain also turned around, wanting to further improve this plan. It's also a little funny to say, Qiu Yuan Kang has obviously not agreed to Li Jingyuan's invitation yet, but he is already standing on the same angle as Li Jingyuan, which is indeed a little anxious.

"It's a good plan, but the only thing that's bad is the beginning. If we take the initiative to publish this 'return plan', we will definitely be hostile to those brokerage companies. It's not a good thing to make too many enemies in this circle. ”

"It's a problem, but it's not like there's no solution." Li Jingyuan thought about it for a while, and then came up with a good idea, so he continued: "The members of AKB belong to different brokerage companies, which is no longer news in the circle. ”

"You can first bring the existing AKB members of the firm into the new company first, and then use a slower motion to recall a few 'outgoing members' one after another. At the same time, arrange for some people to leak the news so that the news media can get some rumors. ”

"After knowing the news, the media will definitely come to the door for an interview, and then we will announce the plan of 'full assembly'."

Then use the full amount of the contract break money to dig back a few members. In this way, there will be no leverage that will make people think that we are using this scheme to put pressure and hurt the profits of other brokerage companies. In the whole plan, we can maintain a positive image. ”

"It should be noted that the members who are poached at this time must be key members. Because in the next time, after being pressured by fans, those brokerage companies will definitely be a little swaying, if the members in their hands are more critical, maybe they won't let go, and the price of the contract breaking fee can't be lowered, not to mention, they will come up with some tricks. (For example, make a secret agreement with the members to temporarily re-sign the contract to increase the breach of contract payment, and then distribute the increased breach fee with the members.) In this way, the members themselves and the brokerage company can get more benefits, and only Li Jingyuan is the one who is cheated. ）

"If they don't have key members in their hands, then they don't have too much confidence, and we can take the initiative in the negotiations, and the next progress can be smoother." Li Jingyuan seemed to be very wordy again, and his methodical words made Qiu Yuanyasu's little eyes blink after listening to it.

"Through the media? Well, that's a good way to do it. After thinking about it for a while, Akimoto also nodded. In fact, he also came up with an idea just now, which is to tell the members of AKB about this.

In Akimoto's opinion, even if they don't deliberately order, the members of AKB will definitely accidentally reveal the situation after learning about it, so that it can have the same effect.

But then again, if the members reveal the problem, maybe this outspoken member will be complained by those brokerage companies, from this point of view, it is indeed not as detailed as Li Jingyuan's plan, after all, Li Jingyuan's plan will definitely not involve the AKB members themselves and bring them direct trouble.