"Nani? Don't participate in the campaign? Section Chief Tomioka was surprised, obviously not expecting such a request.

"That's right." Cao Zhiqiang nodded, "Don't participate." ”

"Why?" Section Chief Tomioka frowned, "Cao San, it is a good thing for a singer to participate in the publicity activities, this is not only to promote the song itself, but also an excellent opportunity to promote yourself." ”

Indeed, in Japan in the 80s, the idol economy was already very developed, and the singer industry, unless it has reached a certain height, such as the level of Misora Skylark, otherwise, for some young newcomers, they are basically regarded as idol singers.

Since it is an idol singer, it is not only to promote the song itself, but to bind the song to the singer, or in other words, the promotion of the singer is the top priority, and the song is just a means to add added value to the singer.

To put it bluntly, in Japan in the 80s, whether it was a singer or an actor, no matter how you entered the entertainment industry, your label was an idol and a commodity.

Since it is a commodity, it must be packaged well before it can be sold at a good price.

Therefore, for the idol itself, publicity is very important, after all, the aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys.

In the Japanese entertainment industry in the 80s, young idols emerged in an endless stream every year, and the involution was serious, and the severity was no worse than that of Korean trainees in the 21st century, but this is all an internal situation in Japan, and Chinese people don't know much about it.

Therefore, the female idols who can be killed from the entertainment industry in the 80s are basically real powerhouses, otherwise, they would have given up early.

For example, Ryoko Nakano, who played "Manhunt", was once popular in China, but her status in Japan, in fact, is just like that, it can't be said to be tepid, but it's not much different.

Of course, strictly speaking, "Manhunt", a popular movie in China, is more because of the times.

Because before that, because of Sino-Japanese relations and other issues, China did not import Japanese films for a long time, and after seven or eight years of opening up, the hunt for Japanese films as the first batch to be introduced into the country, the Chinese people naturally have an eye-opening feeling for this more developed Japanese film.

But in fact, in Japan, although "Manhunt" cannot be regarded as a bad movie, it is definitely not a big hit, it can only be regarded as an excellent movie above the qualifications, and even the director himself said that the release of this movie has just returned to its original cost and made a little money.

However, the male lead actors in it, such as Ken Takakura, were already well-known actors in Japan before "Manhunt", but Ryoko Nakano was not.

Although later Ryoko Nakano made films such as "Proof of Wildness" and "Winter Flower" with Ken Takakura after "Manhunt", she still did not really become popular.

If Ryoko Nakano really exploded in Japan, how could she have the time to participate in various international cultural exchange activities all day long.

Although participating in international cultural exchange activities is Nakano's own choice, it is also related to the fact that she has always been tepid in Japan.

To put it bluntly, the professionalism of acting has been hit, so I went to change my way of living.

In the Japanese entertainment industry in the eighties, idols like Ryoko Nakano abounded, both men and women.

Ryoko Nakano is already relatively good, after all, she was born with a wealthy family, beautiful appearance, outstanding temperament, and can have more resources than many of her peers, but even such a person was quickly screened out by the big waves, which shows how cruel the competition in the Japanese entertainment industry was in the eighties.

This is still a time when the Japanese economy is relatively good, so involution, it is conceivable that once the economic bubble bursts, what will become of the Japanese entertainment industry, and it is no wonder that Japanese movies began to slump after the nineties.

In other words, for newcomers who make their debut, they cherish any opportunity to show their faces, especially the opportunities given by the company.

On the radio, on TV, this is a good opportunity to promote themselves, and many people even have to pay out of their own pockets to promote themselves.

It's good now, Warner is willing to promote Cao Zhiqiang at public expense, but Cao Zhiqiang himself pushes it out and doesn't want to participate in the event, which makes the section chief Nobuo Tomioka feel puzzled.

Seriously, if Cao Zhiqiang was not the person that the president personally paid attention to, with Cao Zhiqiang's attitude, Nobuo Tomioka would have started to scold the lesson a long time ago.

But he really doesn't dare now, after all, Cao Zhiqiang is indeed a person that the president is optimistic about, which means that he has a backstage.

Not to mention, Nobuo Tomioka is indeed optimistic about Cao Zhiqiang's singing strength.

Not to mention that the song "As Long as You Are There" is good in itself, but to say that Cao Zhiqiang's singing skills are rare in Japan.

Nobuo Tomioka privately told the president that Cao Zhiqiang's voice is very penetrating and infectious, especially suitable for singing lyrical songs, which can make people numb all over the body, like an electric shock, very unique, must be won.

It is precisely because of Nobuo Tomioka's assertion that President Yamamoto gave Cao Zhiqiang a considerable amount of support for a newcomer.

After taking a deep breath, Nobuo Tomioka smiled again: "Cao San, you are Chinese, you may not know much about the situation here in Japan." On our side, before we officially start selling records, we have to do packaging and promotion.

Among them, the promotion of the song itself only accounts for one-third of the propaganda content, and the remaining two-thirds are the promotion and packaging of the singer himself.

If only the song is promoted, and the singer himself is not promoted, then the publicity effect will be greatly reduced. ”

Cao Zhiqiang spread his hands: "It doesn't matter, the publicity effect is not good, so I won't publicize it, just release the record directly, and the results depend on God." Anyway, I'm just a singer, just selling songs, and I don't have to sell my face. ”

Hearing Cao Zhiqiang's answer, Nobuo Tomioka frowned again: "Cao Sang, I said, the national conditions are different, and this place is not the same as your China.

I know that the TV penetration rate in China is still very low, and people use more radios and tape recorders, so they are very sensitive to sound, and it is okay to sing well.

But Japan is different.

We have a high TV penetration rate here, not to mention every household, it's pretty much the same.

In addition, there are karaoke halls everywhere, and everyone is no longer satisfied with simply listening to songs, but wants to develop comprehensively.

In other words, the song naturally has to be promoted, but the singer also has to be promoted.

Only if people know that you sang this song and have a basic impression of you, then your next song, they can buy it.

Otherwise, it's very likely that they will buy your song and they won't buy the next song, because they don't have an impression of you as a singer, so naturally there is no viscosity, do you understand when I say that? ”

"Yes, of course I do." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "It's like when we write a book, if we write a famous work under a pen name, it's better to continue to write a book under this pen name."

Because a famous work will become famous together with a pen name, with a hot pen name, and then write a book with this pen name, then even if the reader has not read the content of the next book, out of the impression of the author's previous book, they will buy it first, right? ”

"Yo Xi!" Tomioka smiled and nodded, "That's it!" ”

Immediately afterward, Nobuo Tomioka pondered his words and said, "Cao San, I don't mean anything else, I don't mean to belittle your country, but our pop song industry here is quite developed, and new singers and songs appear almost every day.

Therefore, in our place, many times, the quality of the singer's results depends on the publicity.

In the same way, no matter how good a song is, if it doesn't get the corresponding publicity, many people won't buy it, after all, there are too many good songs every day, not only local Japanese songs, but also European and American pop music, and even your Hong Kong songs.

With so many options, why would people buy your songs, right?

So this requires publicity, especially when the singer himself participates in the publicity.

If the singer not only sings well, but also looks good, and conforms to the public's aesthetics, then you can get a bonus, and it will be easier for everyone to remember you, and then slowly like you and gradually become your fans.

Once you have fans, you have relatively fixed supporters, and the more of these regular supporters, the more popular you will be, because fans will automatically help you promote them.

So, Cao Sang, even if it's for your own sake, please be sure to follow our arrangement and participate in the publicity activities we arrange for you.

Going on the radio and participating in talk shows is just one step, and then if it works well, it will also be on TV, street performances, etc., etc.

All in all......"

"Anyway, I don't participate." Cao Zhiqiang interrupted him and said, "I said, I'm a singer, I only sell songs, not laughs. ”

Nobuo Tomioka lowered his face, his expression was a little unhappy: "Cao Sang, do you really want to go your own way?" ”

Cao Zhiqiang suddenly smiled: "Section Chief Tomioka, have you ever thought that a song is popular, but the singer has never come forward and has always maintained a sense of mystery, which is a gimmick in itself?" ”

"Mysterious? Gimmick? Nobuo Tomioka frowned.

Cao Zhiqiang nodded, and said with a serious face: "Section Chief Tomioka, I understand your kindness very well, and I also understand your purpose for doing this. In fact, this publicity policy you formulated is very beneficial to me, if I just want to be an idol singer. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly, and then continued to be serious: "But the problem is, I'm not a person who wants to be an idol singer.

Let's put it this way, as the president of a number of state-owned companies and the president of a private company, I run a company and make investments, which is my main business.

As for writing and singing, this is just one of my many hobbies, and I never thought about being an idol singer, let alone an idol singer in Japan.

You may not know that I am already a popular singer in my country, and in my country, I didn't show my face, I didn't participate in promotional activities, I just sold songs and records, and I achieved four million records, and I am about to exceed five million.

Although the national conditions between China and Japan are different, talent knows no borders.

You may think I'm arrogant, but what I want to say is that the songs I write and sing myself, even if they don't show their faces or promote them, but are just quietly released in Japan, can resonate with the public with their unparalleled quality, and become a hit.

If you don't believe me, you can ask my friend Masashi Sata, the song he sang before, that is, the single that entered the No. 1 weekly chart of the public trust chart some time ago, was written by me to him.

It was because of my talent that Masaki-kun Sada understood my talent, so he invited me to come to Japan for development, and then I met Minoru Endo by chance, and I was admired and pushed by Endo's predecessors again, which is why I came to Warner Pioneer. ”

After a slight pause, Cao Zhiqiang slowed down and smiled: "Section Chief Tomioka, I don't mean anything else, although you may feel a little crazy when I say this, but I still want to say that I am not an ordinary person, and please don't compare me with an ordinary person."

If nothing else, let's just say that in our country, there are no singers who speak better Japanese than me, and there may be singers who are better than me, but they are not as good as me.

I can sing, I can write, I can play guitar, I can play the harmonica, and I am very confident in the accordion.

As a singer, few people can compare to me in terms of vocal penetration and appeal, not to mention that I am not only talented, but also have outstanding other abilities, and I am a real all-rounder, and I basically have no shortcomings in singing.

At the same time, I was also a writer and was good at writing poetry.

To tell you the truth, I've been writing a Japanese book recently, and I'm almost done writing it, and I'm planning to find a Japanese publisher to publish it.

Of course, even if none of this happens, it doesn't matter, anyway, the main purpose of my visit to Japan this time is not to sing songs and publish books.

I'll be honest with you, the main purpose of my visit to Japan is to discuss business.

I plan to cooperate with JVC and Pioneer to introduce the tape production line and tape recorder production line here with white dollar bills, so as to produce tape and tape recorders in our country.

I even plan to introduce an instant noodle production line to produce instant noodle food in our country.

Engaging in industry is my main business, singing and writing books are my personal hobbies, it is naturally good, and it doesn't matter if it doesn't work.

Because you don't want anything, it doesn't matter.

In our country's idiom, this is called desirelessness and rigidity.

I say that, you get the idea, right? ”

Seeing that Nobuo Tomioka had a calm face and didn't speak, Cao Zhiqiang smiled lightly again: "Ah, by the way, I almost forgot, I don't have a mandatory contract with you, so you can only use this persuasion to persuade me to cooperate, and you can't force me to do anything, right?" ”

Nobuo Tomioka took a deep breath, then forced a smile and said, "Cao San, I understand what you mean, but I really want it for your good.

Anyway, you should always participate in the campaign, right?

Even if you don't participate in all of them, you have to participate once, right?

Otherwise, I wouldn't be able to explain. ”

After a slight pause, Nobuo Tomioka continued to lower his attitude and said: "Cao San, let's be honest, the president values you very much and thinks that you have the potential to catch fire, so for you, our project team has specially recruited a lot of new people.

If you give up now, the project will be axed.

When the time comes, I will not be able to go back to the propaganda department to continue my old job, but those newly recruited young people are probably about to lose their jobs, can you bear to watch them come to work with great expectations, but soon face the dilemma of unemployment? ”

(End of chapter)