After ending the phone call with Minoru Endo, Yamamoto Tokugen had a score in his heart and restarted the negotiation with Cao Zhiqiang.

This time, perhaps because he knew Cao Zhiqiang's true identity, Yamamoto Deyuan despised him a lot less, and no longer regarded Cao Zhiqiang as a dispensable little person.

"Disrespectful, disrespectful." Yamamoto Deyuan, who sat down on the sofa again, smiled at Cao Zhiqiang, "I didn't expect Cao Sang to be young and actually the president of a record company in Huaguo, so he is a peer and the same level as me, hahaha." ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "Where is it, I was lucky, I just ate the dividends of the times, and you are an experienced senior, it is still incomparable." ”

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Seeing Cao Zhiqiang say this, Yamamoto Deyuan nodded with satisfaction: "Cao Sang is too modest, no matter what, if you can be the president, there must be something unique about you."

In this way, although I trust Endo-kun's advancement, can you let me see your passport? ”

"Absolutely." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Soon, Cao Zhiqiang took out his passport again and handed it over with both hands.

Yamamoto Deyuan took Cao Zhiqiang's passport, and after looking at it in detail, he found that there was really Cao Zhiqiang's work unit and position on it, which was exactly the same as what Minoru Endo said.

It is impossible to deceive people with passports, and Yamamoto Tokugen also knows a little about the situation in China, and knows that the general manager of the company over there is similar to the president here, so he quickly chose to believe it.

After returning the passport to Cao Zhiqiang, Yamamoto Deyuan did not continue to talk about cooperation, but first asked Cao Zhiqiang about how he became the general manager of the "Huaxia Audio-visual Company".

Cao Zhiqiang felt that this was nothing, so he chose to tell the process of becoming a Huaxia audio and video company.

When Yamamoto Deyuan heard that Cao Zhiqiang first made money by writing poems, and then contracted a publishing house for the first pot of gold he earned by writing poems, and then published a bestseller and made a sum of money, and then continued to rely on this money to continue to invest in and contract a state-owned audio-visual company, he was very stunned.

Because this experience is too legendary, and what is even more rare is that the time is still so short, only half a year in total.

Within half a year, he went from an ordinary intern worker who had just started work to the president of a publishing house and the general manager of an audio-visual company, and all of them were doing well, which was really scary.

Similar situations are not absent in Japan, but they have definitely not climbed so fast.

"Actually, I'm also stained with the light of the times." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Our country is currently undergoing reforms, reforms in all aspects.

In the process of reform, there will naturally be a lot of opportunities.

It was these opportunities that I seized to achieve these achievements in such a short period of time.

So, it's all good luck. ”

"Cao Sang is too modest!" Tokugen Yamamoto smiled and shook his head.

"Even if there is an opportunity because of the reform, it is reserved for those who are talented and prepared.

For example, Cao Sang, if you don't have a special talent in poetry, you won't earn the first pot of gold so easily, and you won't use this first pot of gold to contract the subordinate publishing house of your factory.

Even if you contract a publishing house, if you don't use your talent again to produce a bestseller, you won't make a lot of money again, and then have enough capital to contract the next video company.

In the same way, if you contract that audio and video company, if you don't write and sing your own songs and make a big sale, you won't be able to turn a profit.

In short, your experience seems to be lucky, but it is not.

The key is yourself, you are too powerful.

If you change someone else, even if you give him that opportunity and let him contract a publishing house and an audio-visual company, he will not be able to do so well in a short period of time if he is not talented and capable enough. ”

Speaking of this, Yamamoto Tokugen sighed: "As a president, I am engaged in business management, and I understand the bitterness and difficulties of management too well.

Cao Sang is young, he can turn the tide with his own strength, and make this career in a short period of time, this, this, I don't know how to describe it.

If I have to say it, all I can say is that you are a miracle in yourself! ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Where, where, really thanks to the good policy, if it weren't for the policy, my talent would have nowhere to show." ”

"No, no, no." Yamamoto Deyuan waved his hand, "You are too modest, there is a saying in your country, gold will always shine, your talent is there, and sooner or later you will get ahead." ”

Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly: "President Yamamoto, let's get here first for this kind of business mutual praise, everyone is very busy, do you think we will cooperate next?" ”

"Cooperation, of course cooperation!" Yamamoto Deyuan hurriedly said, "I didn't know your specific situation before, and the condition was to be a little sluggish, but since you are already a famous singer in your country, and you also run a record company." ”

"It's an audio and video company." Cao Zhiqiang corrected his mistake and said, "Our Huaxia company not only produces and distributes records, but also produces and distributes videotapes. ”

"It's all the same." Yamamoto Deyuan said with a smile, "In this case, do you think this is good, before talking about cooperation with yourself, can you talk about other cooperation, for example, let your Huaxia audio-visual company engage in a Sino-Japanese friendly cooperation with our Warner Pioneer?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang raised his eyebrows: "What do you want about Sino-Japanese friendship and cooperation?" ”

Yamamoto Deyuan smiled: "That's the case, your Huaxia audio and video company can have a strategic cooperation with our Warner Pioneer."

As for this strategic cooperation, it is our artist, and we can sign a contract with your Huaxia audio and video company.

As for the content of the contract, it is probably that we will give you an authorization, authorize our artists, can record records in your country, and you will exclusively distribute them, and then formulate a share ratio according to the actual situation, according to the share of sales.

As a reciprocal reciprocal, you Huaxia Audiovisual Company artists can also authorize us Warner Pioneer, and we will record and distribute your artists, and also specify a share ratio according to the situation, and also share according to sales.

In this way, our artists can use your Huaxia audio and video to enter your domestic market, and your artists can also use our Warner Pioneer to enter the Japanese market, which is mutually beneficial and joyful. ”

Cao Zhiqiang laughed when he heard it, and immediately knew what he had in mind.

"President Yamamoto, I personally approve of your proposal, but unfortunately, it is difficult to operate at the moment."

"Why?" Tokugen Yamamoto asked.

Cao Zhiqiang said: "President Yamamoto, let's put it this way, although I own a domestic audio and video company, well, let's be regarded as a record company."

As for my company, I do have the right to make records in China and the power to release records, but these rights are restricted, and theoretically, I can only make records and release records for domestic singers.

If it is a foreign singer, whether it can enter our domestic distribution is not something that our record company can decide, but must be approved by the relevant departments.

For example, the diplomatic department, the cultural department, etc., etc., need to go through a lot of formalities, go through a lot of processes.

In addition, even if the process is completed, it is difficult to say whether Japanese singers can sing Japanese songs in our country. ”

"It's okay." Yamamoto Deyuan said with a smile, "Now it is Sino-Japanese friendship, if we use the banner of cultural exchanges, we must go through those things, and it is not a big problem."

As for whether we Japanese singers can eat well on your side.

Well, Japanese songs are a problem, but in this way, we can make a separate batch of comparative Chinese songs on the basis of Japanese songs, let our singers sing them, and then only release them on your mainland, which is no problem, right? ”

"Of course it's fine." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "But for this matter, it is best for you to apply for it first."

For example, you, Warner Pioneer, first filed a relevant application for our embassy personnel here under the banner of Sino-Japanese friendly exchanges, so that there will be no big problem on your side.

Then I'll help you run the relationship and operate after I return to China, and the general problem is not big.

After the official docking of the two sides is completed, the remaining problems are easy to say, our Huaxia Audiovisual Company can help your artists to promote and distribute in China, and when necessary, you also need your artists to come to our country in person to carry out some practical operations.

For example, there are song conferences, fan meetings, concerts, and so on.

In the same way, as a reciprocal situation, our artists must also get your full cooperation, such as song conferences, fan meetings, concerts, etc.

In terms of the specific publicity and operation of artists on both sides, they should try to reflect a principle of fairness and justice according to the specific conditions of both sides. ”

"Not bad, not bad!" Tokugen Yamamoto touched his chin, "This idea is very good, very good. ”

Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "I am very happy to reach this consensus with you, but I am afraid that the specific operation will be a little cumbersome, but as long as we do not change our original intention, I believe that it is not a big problem." ”

After a pause, Cao Zhiqiang emphasized: "President Yamamoto, I still say the same thing, although my country's economy is not very good at the moment, the population is there, and the desire for high-level pop songs is very high, and it is definitely a strange and vast market.

If nothing else, let's talk about your Japanese record market, if you release a single record, I'm afraid that the sales of more than 30,000 copies a week are considered very high, but this number is a failure in my country.

Take me as an example, the record I released sold more than a million copies in a week, and it was sold out.

When my record was released, it wasn't the number of releases that limited sales, but the number of productions.

Because China is still dominated by cassette tapes, there are very few vinyl records.

As for cassette tapes, my country is still in short supply, and before I released the album "Blooming Life", I first contacted several tape manufacturers and asked for a lot of indicators, which reluctantly gave me some quotas.

Even so, I hoarded 500,000 records before I dared to sell them publicly, not like you, who hoarded 10,000 records and sold them.

Suffice it to say, if it weren't for the fact that our tape production had dragged down in the first place, my album wouldn't have sold a million copies in just a week, but it would have doubled.

Even now, it's been almost three months since my album came out, and it's still selling well.

If there are no accidents, I am afraid that the sales of five million copies will be achieved soon. ”

"Isn't it? Is there really so much sales? Yamamoto's eyes widened.

"Of course!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Don't talk about me, just say Miss Deng Lijun, you should know her name, right?" ”

"Yes, of course I do." Tokugen Yamamoto nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang said: "To be honest, Miss Teresa Teng's record sales, only in Xiangjiang, the cumulative sales have reached 5 million, and as for the record sales in China, it may have already passed 10 million."

However, the records released by Miss Teresa Teng in my country are all pirated, and no matter how much is released, Miss Teresa Teng will not get a penny of remuneration.

By the way, it's not just Miss Teresa Teng, you know Miss Yamaguchi Momoe, right? ”

"Of course I do." Yamamoto Tokugen smiled, "Miss Yamaguchi is also a household name in our place, how could I not know?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and said with a straight face: "Then do you know that since the release of "Blood Suspicion" starring Miss Yamaguchi Baihui in my country, Yamaguchi Baihui has become famous, and many of her songs have also appeared in my country, of course, they are also pirated.

Although there are no specific statistics, according to the preliminary statistics made by our company, so far, the sales of Ms. Yamaguchi's pirated song tapes in Japan may have exceeded 5 million. ”

"Five, five million?" Yamamoto Tokugen was directly shocked this time.

"That's right!" Cao Zhiqiang nodded solemnly, "I don't believe you ask Zuo Tianjun, he has been to our side, he should know Miss Yamaguchi Baihui's popularity on our side, and he should also know whether Miss Yamaguchi Baihui's record appears on our side." ”

As soon as he heard this, Yamamoto Tokugen immediately looked at Masashi Sada, who had not spoken much since just now.

Finding that he suddenly talked about himself, Zuoda Masashi was stunned, and said with a wry smile: "This, judging from my personal experience, Miss Yamaguchi Baihui is indeed very popular in China, and it is not an exaggeration to say that she is a household name."

As for her records, I don't know exactly how many there are, but there are indeed songs by Momoe Yamaguchi on the market. ”

"That's all pirated!" Cao Zhiqiang said, "As far as I know, some people imported Miss Yamaguchi's tapes from Japan or Xiangjiang, and then stole them through tape recorders and sold them in the market.

Because too many people do it, the specific number is no longer available, and our data of 5 million is also based on the survey of several large cities, and the actual number may be higher. ”

Well, the five million copies of Yamaguchi Baihui that Cao Zhiqiang said is, of course, casual nonsense, in order to shock Yamamoto Tokugen.

Actually, of course, not that much, at least not so much, after all, it's still the same sentence, tapes are in short supply.

In an era when tape recorders were purchased on rolls, tapes were not available on rolls, but they were also in short supply at present.

If the number of tapes goes up, Cao Zhiqiang's previous "Blooming Life", the album sales can at least quadruple.

"I see." Yamamoto Tokugen took a deep breath, "Your country is really a big market!" ”

"President Yamamoto." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "In our country, the current record industry is indeed a big market, and the income is also considerable, to some extent, it is not much smaller than your Japanese record market."

But if you want to enter my country's record industry to make money, there are still many problems.

For example, foreign artists rarely get the recognition of our people, and it is difficult to release records in our country through normal channels, etc.

However, these problems are all minor problems, and the biggest problem is actually the problem of insufficient number of records.

In other words, the production quantity of cassette tapes is far from keeping up with the relevant needs of the people in our country.

Therefore, when I came to Japan this time, in addition to inspecting and discussing cross-border cooperation with artists, I also wanted to investigate the tape production line.

If possible, I would like to import several tape production lines from you to produce tapes in our country.

In this way, we have our own production line, we can produce our own tapes and record our own records, and the number can go up.

For a record, if the content is the software, the tape is the hardware.

Only when the software and hardware work well with each other and the quantity is large enough can the maximum profit be earned, don't you say? ”