683. Pushing the Boat
Okuromoki has made up his mind to come to Shinichi Iwahashi. Even when reporting to his Hokkaido family, he was reminded that the company was small in size and its future was unknown after signing the contract, and he still did not change his mind.
The support for her determination was undoubtedly due to her trust in Shinichi Iwahashi.
When I was watching the music festival, I decided to come to Tokyo after graduating from high school. In the past three years, I have also experienced humiliation and defamation by Nagato Daiyuki. Now my dream has come true, which is of special significance to Okuromoki.
The lawyer was present and explained the content of the contract to Darkromoji one by one.
The first one signed is the basic newcomer record contract. The term of the first one is the usual five-year newcomer contract. The share is also the standard for newcomers to give 28 points. A fixed salary is not much each month to support life. The company has her priority renewal rights and her priority refusal rights to create songs.
In addition, she will receive various trainings arranged by the company before and after her debut. The training fee will be paid by the company and will be recycled after she debuts and releases the record.
It is not a strict contract for selling your body, but it is not a good condition. It is a standard industry fixed template.
After hearing this, Darkmoji took out his seal without any objection.
First sign a record contract with Shinichi Iwahashi, and decide where to place the agency contract before debuting. The firm's choice will be entrusted to the record company, with GENZO as the introducer, and the appropriate firm will be decided.
Of course, the first choice at this stage is Watanabe Manyumi U-MIZ.
However, Iwahashi Shinichi is not in a hurry.
Anyway, now that I signed, Watanabe Manyumi has to pay her an extra basic salary.
A good partner is to know that she is a domineering president and help her save every penny with care, although this money cannot be in her own wallet.
In addition, Shinichi Iwahashi may not have considered the route of Okuro Maki's debut and the requirements for publicity resources.
The more he thinks, the less anxious he will be.
On the day of her first meeting, Okuro Moki expressed her ambition to Shinichi Iwahashi and wanted to debut as a singer-songwriter. Today she came to sign the contract, and she once again told Shinichi Iwahashi again.
After experiencing the derogatory and suppression of Nagato Daiyuki, and even began to doubt himself, such a Dakuo Moki, after regaining the affirmation and encouragement of Iwahashi Shinichi, his heart was shaken, which was more firm than before seeing Nagato Daiyuki.
A subtle, cleanliness-like idea. It seems that a person who has been hurt will increase his requirements for the next relationship.
Shinichi Iwahashi wants to sign Okura Moki, but there is actually no idea in advance how to arrange her debut.
He started out as an idol, and later launched a band. If he barely said, his only experience in promoting SOLO singers was his failed sales after he decided to become a agent of Miwa-chan.
Dark Moji can write and write lyrics and music himself, but his appearance is ordinary, his slightly dark skin and a slightly fat face have nothing to do with beauty, but he is absolutely powerful.
From this point of view, it is a bit similar to Mihejiang before her debut. She is not a beauty, but a talented woman.
Looking at Okuromoki, who was determined to be a SOLO singer, Shinichi Iwahashi reminded Shinichi Iwahashi of the situation of Miwa-chan cursing the scammer agent who disliked her not a beauty and was unable to sell her debut.
In the past few years, the current SOLO market is still not very good. Among the singer-songwriters, there are still several male singers who have made their mark, but Shinichi Iwahashi has never thought of such a person.
The difficulty of being a singer-songwriter and taking an absolutely powerful person is imagined.
"When I was in my hometown in Hokkaido, I also formed a band," said Oguromoki.
Shinichi Iwahashi listened, "Oi Hei Sang is from Hokkaido."
"It's a country child from Sapporo." She smiled happily. She said she was a country child, but looking at her expression, she was quite proud of her origin.
"It's a coincidence." Shinichi Iwahashi also laughed, "Our Yoshida Sang is also from Sapporo."
Okuro Maki nodded, "I know. I attended the Sapporo Hometown Association before, and I heard everyone mention Yoshida Sang."
She is a fellow villager of Miwa-chan, and is also a girl with outstanding creative ability but not very good-looking. When Shinichi Iwahashi heard her say this, he actually felt a little kind to her.
However, compared to Miwa-chan, who will let go of herself without restraint, Dakuro Moki's creations are more reassuring and more popular.
In addition, Maki Okura also knows the piano and guitar instruments, and can match chords to his own songs.
Relying on the favor of the god of inspiration and then humming out with his mouth, Miwa-chan is the only one.
"Before Yoshida Sang debuted, he also wanted to be a singer-songwriter."
Shinichi Iwahashi talked to Okuromoki, "However, there is no market for female SOLO. I sold her for a while and found it was not easy. It just so happened that the band was more likely to be active in the underground music circle, so they formed a band."
Although he lost his vest in front of Okuromoki, Shinichi Iwahashi could speak freely to her, revealing his identity as a giraffe man, and telling her about him and Miwa-chan.
Okuro Maki heard Shinichi Iwahashi talk about forming a band in a tone of no choice, but he could feel that he was actually very proud of this decision. In addition, he also had an appreciation for Yoshida Mika who could not hide it.
It is because of this appreciation that I can do anything for her, and I have to do it even if I form a band with my teeth.
"If I can meet Iwahashi Sang, I would be willing to form a band to be the lead singer." Okuro Moki was sincere.
After hearing what she said, Shinichi Iwahashi smiled at him, but thought to himself that the little fox with a mouse carrying a gun was enough to just take Miwa-chan.
"But if I can't meet a teammate like Iwahashi Sang, I don't want to form a band with anyone." She spoke directly and didn't consider whether she would offend people in the future.
If this sentence is heard, the company will arrange a band for her and the musicians sent to her will first digest her words "whatever is the one".
The young lady in Hokkaido speaks straightforwardly. She doesn't know when she offended anyone.
“It’s not easy to become famous as a singer-songwriter.”
Shinichi Iwahashi didn't care about her direct attitude and analyzed to her, "However, the singer-songwriter has another advantage." As he became his own person, Maki Okuro has such a frank and straightforward personality, Shinichi Iwahashi didn't go around in circles, "That is, the cost of a singer-songwriter's debut is relatively low."
I wrote the songs myself, wrote the lyrics myself, and arranged the batch homework in one lump sum, saving the company's money to help buy the songs. If I can't become an idol, I can only take the powerful one, which saves all kinds of expenses of gorgeous packaging.
If you have to go all the way, the album cover and inner page can even be taken casually on the roadside or alley near the company.
If there is such a minimalist configuration, you can basically make a profit by selling a few thousand copies, and you can sell ten thousand copies. Later, if the song created by the singer is sold to others to sing, once the song becomes popular, you can make another profit.
Launching a singer-songwriter is not a big money for a record company. Because of this, singer-songwriters can often miss a few more times than non-singer-since the cost is low.
"So, there is no question to debut as a singer-songwriter. You can't make your debut immediately because you are not yet able to debut." Shinichi Iwahashi said in a gentle tone, "After signing the contract, you will also be asked to receive systematic training."
"Yes." Okuromoki listened.
The level is not as good as the debut. This is something I said when I first met. But for Okuromoki, the point is that Shinichi Iwahashi promised her that she could debut as a singer-songwriter.
"Of course, if you want to launch a singer, you must hope that the singer can make a big hit."
Shinichi Iwahashi said the word "sell" and looked at Dakuro Moki. Seeing that she did not show any resistance, she felt more confident and knew that this was not "Artist".
"In my opinion, only when the song is sold well can more people hear it. It can be heard and liked by more people. This is the highest praise for pop music producers."
He continued, "However, no matter how the singer-songwriters sell songs themselves, and no matter how they sell you in the future, what kind of market is, there is one thing that is, Dahei Sang is the absolute center."
"Absolute center." When Daguro Moki heard this, his heart was surging.
From such words, she felt not pressure, but a considerable enthusiasm.
"Anyway, please do not stop creating while training."
"However, I think the most important thing for singer-songwriters is to have a unique and irreplaceable personality and style. So, I will not restrict Da Heisan's personality, nor will I point fingers at your creations. Please be yourself."
Shinichi Iwahashi's request to Okuromoki is also "being yourself".
Of course, this does not mean that she let herself go. After all, he is the person who decides what song she wants to debut, and he is the person who decides what route she wants to take.
Okuro Maki has a strong personality, but Shinichi Iwahashi did not intend to wear off her personality, and believed that personality is always a precious thing. Of course, if you want to debut for the general public, necessary polishing cannot be avoided.
What he thought about was to make moderate corrections while retaining her personality and find that "balance".
The saying "being yourself" made Okuro Moki think that when he went to ZARD, the one who was a self-contained person on the stage was not like the lead singer of the rock band, but also made people feel that he should be like this.
Could it be that Iwahashi Sang also said this to Pu Chi Sang? Daguro Moji had such a wonderful association in his heart. This thought flashed through, and she put Yukiko Pu Chi aside and devoted herself to the conversation with Shinichi Iwahashi.
"Iwahashi Sang, I also think, or, I have that confidence, that I can write songs that are worthy of being heard by more people."
"I will work hard." She was full of confidence and full of energy.
When Shinichi Iwahashi was selling Miwachan, he was poor and could not open the door to record companies. Now he has his own record company, and he also wants to try selling SOLO singers again.
Of course, this promotion is related to the strong desire of Okuro Moki to debut as a singer-songwriter.
If she really finds a musician to form a band for her, she will most likely not be able to complete the integration with the musicians. She barely formed a team, and the members' tacit understanding should not be thought of.
She can write and sing herself, but she is not frightened, and has no requirements for the creative team. She debuted as a SOLO singer.
Shinichi Iwahashi wanted to reuse Okuromoki, on the one hand because she did have that talent, and on the other hand, she wanted to explore a way to promote SOLO singers by using this girl who is an excellent SOLO singer in all aspects.
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Signing Daguro Moki, she will arrange various trainings before her debut in the future.
To practice vocal music, to learn instruments, to arrange to go to the recording studio for auditions. She is a singer-songwriter, and even to arrange her to learn the arrangement and understand the arrangement routines.
It’s not that I have high hopes for her to write lyrics, compositions and arrangements. To be honest, there are only a few singers who can win all of them. However, knowing about arrangements is of some help to her later creations, singing, etc.
Shinichi Iwahashi also planned to send Okuromoki to study abroad later.
Of course, he doesn't have to pass these things one by one. Naturally, there are responsible people to do it. He only needs to regularly inspect the study progress of Darkomoji and listen to the songs she created.
After completing the contract with Okuromoki, Shinichi Iwahashi took the time to do another thing. He discussed with Sato of "RIBON", hoping that Sato could introduce him to meet Cherryko.
The reason given is also very legitimate. Since I want to take over the animation soundtrack of "Cherry Maruko", I want to listen to Cherry himself in the production of the theme song.
When he went to Kobe to play golf, Sato mentioned that Nagato Oyuki of BEING went to find Cherryko himself.
Shinichi Iwahashi listened to "cracking and crackling" and watched the animation "Cherry Maruko" and felt that there was no more suitable choice than this song.
Especially since I already know that the name of this song is in BEING's hands, and BEING's Nagato Daiyuki is interested in producing the animation theme song of "Cherry Maruko".
Nagato Daiyuki wants to bypass the comic editorial department and the animation production committee to contact Cherryko, and want to play the original author's card to get the right to produce the theme song.
Since the reason why President Nagato fought for the production rights was that he was a fan of the comics, he wrote a song for the comics. Shinichi Iwahashi decided to follow the flow and borrowed the power of the author Cherryko to contact BEING through her to discuss the use of BEING as the theme song of the animation.
Although GENZO and Japanese animation companies are brothers, the right to produce theme songs cannot be given to other forces.
However, Shinichi Iwahashi was willing to help Nagato Daiyuki fulfill his wish of "if the manga can be animated, I hope I can consider using their company's songs."
He made up his mind and asked Sato to help him. It was not a big deal, and Sato agreed happily.
Afterwards, Cherry Kobaya also expressed his willingness to see Shinichi Iwahashi.
Chapter completed!