Obviously, Cao Zhiqiang's insistence made President Yamamoto a little unhappy.

Because he felt that the conditions he gave were good enough, and it was estimated that there was no better one in all of Japan than the conditions he offered.

But Cao Zhiqiang, a young man from China, seems to be a little unaware of the height of the sky, and he actually bargains with him here, and he is still a lion.

Even if he is a little talented, he sings well, and he looks good, but this is not the capital that he can be arrogant about.

This is Dongying, not his continent!

Therefore, after insisting on his own conditions again, and finding that Cao Zhiqiang still did not accept it, and only insisted on single cooperation, Yamamoto Deyuan seemed a little impatient and planned to reject the other party and terminate the meeting.

But just then, the phone on his desk rang.

After a slight gesture to Cao Zhiqiang and Masashi Zuoda, Yamamoto Deyuan got up from the sofa, came to the desk, and answered the phone.

What he didn't expect was that it was Minoru Endo who called.

"How's it going, Yamamoto-kun, the young man I introduced is not bad, right?"

Hearing what Minoru Endo said, Yamamoto Deyuan subconsciously frowned, looked back at Cao Zhiqiang, and quickly smiled into the phone and said, "It's not bad, but maybe because of the relationship between foreigners, I don't know much about the situation here, and my appetite is a little big."

"Oh?" Endo Minoru smiled, "What a Dafa, tell me."

Yamamoto Deyuan did not hide it, he gave him all the music copyrights requested by Cao Zhiqiang, did not sign exclusive artist contracts with various restrictions, only cooperated in single release, and asked for 10% of the record release price as remuneration.

"Endo-san, tell me yourself, he's a newcomer, and he's still a foreigner, is this the right condition? This is clearly playing tricks on me!"

After listening to Yamamoto Tokugen's complaints, Endo Minoru smiled: "The condition is a little harsh, in this way, you give him the phone, and I will tell him."

Yamamoto Deyuan frowned, knowing that the other party said this, it was clear that he was going to give Cao Zhiqiang a platform.

But forget it, whoever made him Minoru Endo give him a face.

And seriously, Cao Zhiqiang's song is really good, if Endo can really convince the other party to make him his own signed singer, it will not be bad.

Thinking of this, Yamamoto Tokugen covered the phone and microphone, and said to Cao Zhiqiang, who was not far away, "Cao San! Your phone number is Endo-san."

As soon as he heard Yamamoto Tokugen say this, Cao Zhiqiang hurriedly ended his whispered discussion with Zuotian Masashi and hurriedly came over to answer the phone.

"Endo-senpai, hello, I'm Cao Zhiqiang."

"Cao Sang, I just heard about your situation, can you lower your requirements? What you mentioned is not realistic at all."

Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said into the phone: "Endo-senpai, I can't hide it, if it's just me, but these songs of mine are like my children, I can't just sell them casually.

Endo-senpai, you're also a music creator, so you don't want the songs you wrote to sell for a very low price, right?

So, my requirements are not high at all, and that is the least respect for my song.

….

If I don't get respect, I'd rather keep my song silent."

After listening to Cao Zhiqiang's statement, Minoru Endo laughed directly.

In his opinion, Cao Zhiqiang is obviously making excuses for himself, so he is asking for a sky-high price.

But if you think about it carefully, Cao Zhiqiang's ability is good, and he does have the capital to ask for a sky-high price.

Or rather, he has the capital of pride.

After all, Yamamoto Deyuan didn't know that Cao Zhiqiang had just written a hundred songs in one go and registered a hundred songs, nor did he know that Cao Zhiqiang was doing well in the mainland and was not short of money in his pocket.

In fact, Minoru Endo asked Cao Zhiqiang to come to Japan for Warner Pioneer Records, which was not entirely selfless help, but actually had his own little ninety-nine.

It's also very simple to wear this, that is, Minoru Endo wants to sing with the help of Warner

film, to verify Cao Zhiqiang's quality.

As a veteran musician, Minoru Endo understands the energy of a talented musician too well.

It can be said that in the music industry, a person who can write and sing, and who is good at writing and singing, and who has a very good figure and appearance, is a huge wealth in itself, and can directly take a concert club.

For example, the former Elvis Presley of the United States and the current Michael Jackson are all examples.

There are also examples in Japan, such as Misora Skylark and Miyuki Nakajima, who are all national treasure singers, and their very existence is the greatest wealth of their agency and the favorite person of the record company.

But the question is, whether a singer is valuable or not, the key is that the market has the final say.

No matter how talented you are, if the market doesn't accept you, everyone doesn't accept you, it's just as blind.

Therefore, even if Endo Minoru thinks that Cao Zhiqiang is very talented, he is not afraid of 10,000 just in case.

If the song he wrote was popular or not, it would be miserable.

Therefore, it is necessary to let Cao Zhiqiang come to Warner to give it a try first, release a record first to see the market, and then measure the next move according to the results, whether to continue to cooperate or stop there.

If Cao Zhiqiang can be a hit with the help of Warner Pioneer, or at least get a qualified capital guarantee for record sales, this is okay.

But if Cao Zhiqiang's works are not good, the market is not recognized, and sales are very sluggish, then the follow-up investment in the cooperation and opening a record company can be postponed for a while.

In addition, Minoru Endo is so diligent in helping, and he also values another identity behind Cao Zhiqiang, that is, he is also the president of a record company in the mainland, and he has the right to release records in the mainland, which no one else can get.

If he can make friends and cooperate with Cao Zhiqiang, he will not only be able to gain huge wealth and fame in Japan, but may even enter the mainland market first.

Although the mainland is still very poor, its potential can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, after all, it is a market of one billion people, and the entertainment industry is still quite primitive.

If you can be the first to enter the mainland market through Cao Zhiqiang, the benefits will definitely be a big drop.

It's just that the relationship between China and Japan has been bad in the past, and the mainland is too conservative, so the Japanese entertainment industry, or artists, can't enter the mainland smoothly, and they can't make much money.

But that's no longer the case.

….

Now because of the honeymoon relationship between China and the United States, China and Japan are very friendly, and the mainland is currently opening its door, if it can enter this market in advance, the benefits are undoubted.

Of course, he certainly can't do it alone, but he can enlist his allies to do it together.

And Yamamoto Tokugen is obviously the first ally that Minoru Endo thinks of.

Without him, just because Yamamoto Deyuan is strong enough, and he has the best relationship with him.

"Got it!" Endo Minoru smiled, "Cao San, I agree with what you said, every song we write by ourselves is indeed the same as our children, and we refuse to give up easily, so I can understand your conditions, but after all, this is Japan, and there are Japanese rules, so you can't lower the conditions again?"

For example, 10 percent of the release price should be paid, which is too much for any record company to agree to, because the distribution cost of this film is too high and the risk is too great.

Okay, five percent, okay? If it's okay, I'll talk to Yamamoto-kun for you.

Wait, don't be in a hurry to say no.

Cao Sang, listen to me, even if you have money and want to open your own record company in Japan and release your own songs in the future, it is best to have a big local record company to cover you.

Because this place is different from your country, there are rules here, and many times you don't have to have money.

Let's put it this way, if you just come over and get money to start a record company, it's really fine on the surface, but in private, if you don't have a hard backstage and no one covers you, there must be a lot of potential trouble.

If nothing else, just those extreme organizations that can't get on the table can make your record company untenable."

As soon as he heard Minoru Endo say this, Cao Zhiqiang immediately frowned.

Indeed, Japan in the 80s was far from being as simple as outsiders thought, and it can even be said that Japan in the 80s was an extremely conservative society, and it was also a rare period of self-esteem.

When foreign companies come to Japan, unless they have a background in a United States like Warner, it is basically difficult to move an inch.

Even if it is an American company, you have to cooperate with the locals in Japan, otherwise you can also use all kinds of means to kill you.

Of course, it would have been different if Japan had been in Japan since the Plaza Accord was signed, or after the bubble burst at the end of the nineties.

At that time, Japan was completely flat, and it was completely unable to confront American capital.

But no matter what period he is, if he wants to open a record company in Japan as a Chinese, it is very unflattering, or rather difficult.

Unless he has an elder in Japan to help him, or to work with an elder.

Looking at the current Japan, Warner Pioneer is indeed the best partner to work with, even more reliable than Polaroid.

Because Warner Pioneer is half American and half Japanese, and Yamamoto Tokugen himself is still a big man, not only has a bad relationship with some political families, but also has a very close relationship with Shigeo Nishiguchi, chairman of the Sumiyoshi Kai, a violent organization in Japan.

Therefore, Warner Pioneer, with Tokugen Yamamoto in charge, is the record company that Minoru Endo thinks is the most suitable for Cao Zhiqiang to work with.

In these cases, Minoru Endo has told Cao Zhiqiang before, and Cao Zhiqiang also understands the purpose of Minoru Endo's words.

….

Probably because of this, Minoru Endo recommended this company instead of other record labels.

"Okay, I see." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Then it's a five-percent share, but other conditions can't be compromised, not to mention anything else, it's impossible for me to give up the copyright of the song, and it's impossible for me to give up my freedom, and I won't sell myself to a record company, unless the record company is mine."

"Hahaha." Minoru Endo laughed, "Okay, okay, I understand, then that's it, you give the phone to Yamamoto-kun, and I'll continue to talk to him."

Cao Zhiqiang covered the phone microphone and gently called Yamamoto Tokugen, who was chatting with Masashi Zuoda, opposite.

After explaining the situation softly and handing over the phone to Yamamoto Tokugen, Cao Zhiqiang went back to sit with Masashi Sakuda.

Yamamoto Tokugen looked at Cao Zhiqiang opposite with a smile, making sure that the other party couldn't hear what he was saying, and then answered the phone.

"Hey, Endo-kun, how did you talk to him?"

Minoru Endo smiled, "Yamamoto-kun, I told him, and he agreed to give in, as long as he has a five percent share."

"Oh?" Yamamoto nodded, "What about the other conditions?"

"Other conditions, let's follow Cao Sang's wishes." Minoru Endo laughed.

"Endo-kun, are you kidding me?" Yamamoto Tokugen frowned and said, "You know it's impossible, I can't take all kinds of risks to cultivate and support an artist who has no contractual relationship with our company, right? I'm not a charity."

"Don't worry, Yamamoto-kun." Minoru Endo said, "If you listen to me first, you may be able to change your attitude."

Then, Minoru Endo told Tokugen Yamamoto the news he had gotten and what he thought.

In addition to focusing on Cao Zhiqiang's talent in song singing and songwriting, that is, registering 100 new Japanese songs in one go, Minoru Endo also focused on Cao Zhiqiang's identity in Chinese mainland.

According to Minoru Endo, Cao Zhiqiang is now on the mainland, not only a popular singer who has sold more than 4 million records, but also the general manager of a state-owned record company, that is, the president.

In other words, Cao Zhiqiang has a record distribution channel within the mainland.

Needless to say, the potential and prospects of the mainland market are understandable.

It's just that the mainland market is too closed, and ordinary people have nowhere to start.

Now that Cao Zhiqiang has finally arrived, if we can negotiate with him and come to Sino-Japanese cooperation, then it is very possible

Through the audio-visual company mastered by Cao Zhiqiang, it officially entered the mainland market.

Once the cooperation is successful, the Japanese singer can go to the mainland to perform and sing, or take the records of his singers and release them in the mainland.

Even if the per capita consumption power on the mainland is not as good as that of Japan, there are many people.

As soon as the quantity is large, the profit is still very considerable.

Especially if you enter the market first, you will definitely get the maximum profit.

At the same time, Cao Zhiqiang also intends to open a record label in Japan, produce and distribute his own songs, and deeply cultivate the Japanese market.

If Cao Zhiqiang's songs are indeed popular, then this is not a bad thing.

When the time comes, he Endo Minoru and you Yamamoto Tokugen can take the opportunity to mix in a share, and the benefits in the future are limitless.

….

In the end, Warner Pioneer is Warner Pioneer, and you Yamamoto Tokugen is Yamamoto Tokugen.

Warner Pioneer is Warner and Pioneer, not your Yamamoto Tokugen.

It's better to take this opportunity and give yourself one more choice.

Minoru Endo believes that Cao Zhiqiang definitely has the potential to be popular, and his own identity is also promising.

Therefore, simply use the platform of Warner Pioneer to push Cao Zhiqiang first and try Cao Zhiqiang's quality.

If the song "As Long as You" can become a hit, this proves that Minoru Endo's vision is correct, this is a maxima that can be invested.

Don't mention anything else, just say that the 100 Japanese songs registered by Cao Zhiqiang are enough to hold Cao Zhiqiang up.

Not everyone can write a hundred good songs casually, and not everyone can have a good voice like Cao Zhiqiang.

What's more, now is a period of Sino-Japanese friendship, and cooperating with Cao Zhiqiang is not only in line with the current environment, but also conducive to the further expansion of Warner Pioneer and the progress of his Yamamoto Deyuan.

Don't say it, Minoru Endo's words moved Yamamoto Tokugen very much.

Without him, what the other party says is the real truth, and they are all thinking about both parties, not only about friendship, but also about interests.

"Understood." Yamamoto Tokugen nodded, "Since you said so, I'll talk to him again, but what you said, Cao Sang is the president of a record company in Huaguo, is this true?"

"It shouldn't be true." Minoru Endo.

"Cao Sang has their country's official passport, which has Cao Sang's work unit and position, just look at the passport.

Then, I also called before and inquired about my friends who were familiar with the mainland.

My friend told me that there is indeed a very popular young male singer named Ah Qiang in the mainland recently, and it should be Cao Sang himself.

Also, the record company where singer Ah Qiang works is called Huaxia Audio and Video Company, which is exactly the same as the name of the club on his passport.

Therefore, Cao Sang should not be lying, and it is impossible for him to lie, because this kind of lie is easy to debunk.

In short, Yamamoto-kun, there is an idiom in China, called strange goods can live.

Cao Sang is that habitable strange thing!

Now that you've come across it, you can't let it go!"

"That's right." Yamamoto Tokugen pondered, "Okay, thanks to Endo-kun for reminding me, I know what to do."

Tang Juyi