Hearing the name "Valley of the Wind", Shirakawa Kaede was stunned.

But Takei Hirotomo's face changed, and sure enough, he still came, and this guy Tokuma was simply stubborn.

"Tokuma, let's talk about these things later, Shirakawa-san is not very clear about the operation process of Tokuma Bookstore and Daiei."

Although the letter has been signed, it stands to reason that he has nothing to do with Tokuma Bookstore.

But on the first day that Shirakawa Kaede became a shareholder of Tokuma Bookstore, he took out those money-losing goods, and his face was gloomy.

Yes, in Takei's opinion, manga is a money-losing goods.

For example, the first volume of "Valley of the Wind" has been released until now, and there have been no sales of 20,000 or 30,000.

According to the market law of comic publications, it will eventually reach 50,000 copies.

This achievement is really average in the comic industry, and now I want to change it into a movie, isn't this a loss of money?

According to the consensus of the industry, the average sales volume of comics exceeds 100,000 copies, and only then can it have the value of film and television.

The current "Valley of the Wind" is obviously far from this goal, which is why Hirotomo Takei and Yasukushi Tokuma quarreled recently.

But apparently Tokuma Yasushi thinks differently from him, and in the face of Takei Hirotomo's round, he stubbornly insists on his own opinion.

"Since Shirakawa-san is already the owner of most of the Daiei, he has the right to know about the next film production of the club."

Well, I can't change your decision right now, but you still respect my right to know, right?

Shirakawa Kaede faced Tokuma Yasu's uprightness, and he couldn't cry or laugh.

As for Boyu Takei, he covered his head with a headache.

Sure enough, it's still a familiar formula.

"Tokuma-san, if I'm not mistaken, 'Valley of the Wind' is a manga that is being published, right?"

From the information of Tokuma Bookstore just now, Kaede Shirakawa saw this name, so I still have some impressions.

"That's right," Tokuma Yasushi nodded quickly to confirm his guess, "Actually, this manga is a work created for film and television.

After our internal discussions, we all thought that we could try to make it into a film and see how it worked. ”

Tokuma himself was actually interested in manga, and even became an Animage magazine under the Tokuma Bookstore for this purpose, which was dedicated to publishing manga.

This "Valley of the Wind" was created by a man named Hayao Miyazaki, whom Tokuma Yasushi met and admired his talents.

However, Miyazaki's reputation in the industry at this time is very strange.

How so? Although Miyazaki is still a nobody in society, he has become famous in the industry.

If you want to ask what kind of famous method is, that is, the club that has worked with him has basically been in a state of no grass since then.

For example, his previous debut film "Lupin III", which cost 500 million yen to produce and 600 million yen at the box office.

can make the Tokyo Film News Agency that he cooperated with miserable, because the industry is well known.

So Miyazaki hid from that movie, and there was a three-year window period without a job.

For him with such a reputation, Yasushi Tokuma was also hesitant to make "Valley of the Wind" a film and television at first.

Later, under the persuasion of his subordinate editors Toshio Suzuki and Hideo Oyuki, he agreed to the animation production.

However, now that he has made up his mind, Tokuma Yasushi no longer hesitates, but firmly implements the project plan set before.

It was precisely because of this "Valley of the Wind" that Hirotomo Takei decided to get off the Tokuma Bookstore.

There is no way, Miyazaki's reputation is out, he can't watch himself jump into the fire pit.

Tokuma Yasushi was firm in his beliefs, and Takei Boyu chose to jump out of the car, but Shirakawa Kaede saw it very openly.

"Now that Tokuma-san has decided, then just follow the original plan."

He doesn't have any good ideas about Daiei now, so he can follow Tokuma's original planned route first.

I'll talk about it when I'm familiar with it later.,Besides, I just promised the other party not to dry up the operation of the big show.。

With Shirakawa Kaede's approval, Tokuma Yasushi quickly smiled, and at the same time breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

It seems that this Shirakawa-san is better than he imagined.

Takei Boyu also glanced at him with some surprise, did Senior Brother Shirakawa not know the prestige of losing money.

Miyazaki's name, Shirakawa Kaede still knows. It is precisely because of this that he is relieved to let Tokuma operate according to the original plan.

It doesn't matter if this cartoon makes money or not, let's tie up this great god first.

"Thanks to Shirakawa-san's care, Daiei will produce this year's film as originally planned."

Yasushi Tokuma, who breathed a sigh of relief, got up again and shook hands with Shirakawa Kaede.

The cooperation has been negotiated, and the two sides are ready to leave after a few more words.

Leaving the office of Tokuma Shoten, Hirotomo Takei and Kaede Shirakawa walk side by side.

"Senior Brother Takei, the other investor of Tokuma Bookstore is Mitsuo Takeda?"

"That's right, Yomiuri TV in Osaka to be exact."

"If you have time another day, I will ask Senior Brother Takei to help introduce one or two."

Hirotomo Takei turned his head and glanced at him with a look of deep meaning, and Shirakawa Kaede looked as usual.

"No problem, next time Senior Brother Shirakawa goes to Osaka, just call me."

This junior brother is far from being as easy to say as it seems on the surface, so this guy from Tokuma will ask for more blessings in the future.

To be honest, Shirakawa Kaede really doesn't have any leading demands for Tokuma Bookstore now.

However, the business situation of Tokuma Bookstore is too loose, and from the information just learned, the other party's business scope far exceeds Shirakawa Kaede's expectations.

In addition to the main publishing, newspaper, film, music, broadcasting, etc., other businesses that are related to the media are just that.

Tokuma Bookstore also has trade, tourism, industrial development and other businesses, are you serious about doing these things as a publishing house?

The most incomprehensible thing for Shirakawa Kaede is the above, it seems that at least it is still a business, but what the hell is Tokuma Ranch?

If you look closely, it turns out to be a place to raise racehorses.

Tokuma Bookstore, Ranch Horse Racing...

He couldn't understand how the two came together, and was Tokuma really as familiar with these areas as he was with the publishing industry.

Shirakawa Kaede was deeply skeptical of this, but it was not his style to point fingers as soon as he took the shares.

He won't interfere with the operation of Tokuma Bookstore for the time being, but the shareholders behind it can move around often.

As for Tokuma Bookstore, he doesn't expect it to bring him much dividends right now.

Kaede Shirakawa is more interested in the rights to a series of publications held by Tokuma Shoten, such as Animage magazine, which publishes manga.

There are a large number of manga IPs under it, and in the future, the animation developed by these IPs will be in charge of Daiei.

In addition, the peripherals around these animations are the bulk of the income, such as soundtracks, peripheral toys, game adaptations, etc.

Shirakawa Electric's CD Factory, AutoNavi Toys, and HAL Research Institute are their best partners.

This is also the reason why Shirakawa Kaede has just written the point of "giving priority to cooperation with the subsidiaries of Shirakawa Holdings" into the contract.

It can be said that with Tokuma Bookstore, there is IP content, and it also makes up for the shortcomings of Shirakawa Holdings.

In the future, as long as it is used well, the entire industrial chain can be revitalized.

In this comparison, the income of Tokuma Bookstore itself is not so important.

Shirakawa Kaede's plan is very clear, using Tokuma Bookstore to integrate the subsidiaries of Shirakawa Holdings first, and deepen the development in the field of entertainment and media.

As for the controlling stake in Tokuma Bookstore, you can slowly figure it out in the future, at least until you have a certain strength in this industry.

In order to integrate the related entertainment industry, Shirakawa Kaede will establish a new company under Shirakawa Holdings.

In the plan, Shirakawa Interactive Entertainment will include related subsidiaries such as HAL Research Institute, AutoNavi Toys, Daiei, and Tokuma Shoten.

In addition to these, he will also set up a dedicated record label under Shirakawa Mutual Entertainment to make up for the lack of the last link in the entertainment industry of Shirakawa Holdings.

That's right, Kaede Shirakawa is ready to make a move on the record industry.

Although there was an invitation from Warner Pioneer, and later there was a record company under Tokuma Bookstore to take a stake.

But after much thought, Shirakawa Kaede decided to set up his own record company.

Neither Warner nor Tokuma Bookstore can take the lead, so don't expect Shirakawa Holdings to make any achievements in this area.

Since sooner or later you will get involved in this industry, it is better to enter the market as soon as possible.

No experience, no talent, no artist, it doesn't matter, the ability to pay will solve everything.

However, the road has to be taken step by step, and when the influence of CDs is a little greater, and Tokuma Bookstore has straightened out here, it is time to take this step.

Shirakawa Kaede sees very clearly that if you want to grow into a giant, you can't just have manufacturing.

Walking on two legs, Shirakawa Electric is in charge of manufacturing, and Shirakawa Mutual Entertainment is in charge of the entertainment industry.

In this way, "one soft and one hard" is the correct posture for healthy walking.

Of course, there will be more and more products of Shirakawa Electric in the future, and Shirakawa Interactive Entertainment is not only the current scale, but also the field of computer software will be one of its goals.

"Keiko, if you can in the future, let's learn more about the operation process of Daiei.

Tokuma-san, I'll go say hello there, and from today onwards, your work won't have to be limited to acting.

Production, supervision, distribution and other links can be paid attention to, and they will be used in the future. ”

Keiko Matsusaka, who had been walking beside him, paused slightly, then nodded in response, "Okay, I see." ”

Keiko Matsusaka is an artist under Daiei, which is the reason why he brought her here today, and it is also one of the starting points for him to want to buy Daiei.

Her age is not too young for an artist, and within the scope of her ability, Shirakawa Kaede doesn't mind thinking about the future for them.

In addition, Dayei is too cheap, and it is definitely not a loss to buy it back.

Actually, Tokuma Bookstore is not expensive, but there are some things that you can't buy with money.

If it weren't for Takei's connection, it wouldn't have been so easy for Shirakawa Kaede to take a stake in Tokuma Bookstore.

But things are generally going well, and the remaining imperfections will be left for later.

…

As we enter November, as the sales of Shirakawa CD players go all the way up after the release, more and more companies in the record industry are announcing the release of their own CD records.

As for their decision, Shirakawa Kaede raised his hands and feet to welcome.

The more CDs you have, the better your CD player will sell.

After all, there are only Sony and Shirakawa CD players on the market, and other manufacturers have not yet come out.

Oh, and the same can't be said about it, but at the beginning of November, Philips, which was far away in Honan, also launched its own CD player.

Like Sony, they are also desktops, but they were first launched in Europe, so they do not pose a threat to Shirakawa.

The last two months before the New Year will be the stage for Shirakawa Electric and Sony, and of course the spotlight on Shirakawa Electric will have to wait a little longer.

However, in addition to the CD player, Shirakawa Electric has recently made a big move.

After nearly two years of construction, Shibuya Shirakawa Electric's headquarters building is about to open.

(End of chapter)