Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 475 Are you really planning to come to Japan to open a record company?

After seeing the official passport given by Cao Zhiqiang, Minoru Endo quickly believed in Cao Zhiqiang's status and strength in mainland China.

"I see." After Minoru Endo returned the passport to Cao Zhiqiang, he smiled slightly and said, "Since you have such strength, it's no wonder."

"Cao-san!" Masashi Sada had the opportunity to introduce Minoru Endo to him, "Endo-senpai is not an ordinary person, he is a senior in our Japanese music industry. By the way, have you ever heard of Spring in the North Country? That is his

work."

"Spring in the North?" Cao Zhiqiang frowned and quickly remembered, "Oh, I remember, of course I remember, it turns out he wrote this song."

Of course Cao Zhiqiang knows the song "Spring in the North Country". Not to mention now, even in his previous life, he knew it very well, because it was a song that his grandfather and father liked very much in his previous life. Every time he sang at family karaoke, it was

A must-have track.

However, this is not enough for Cao Zhiqiang to take it seriously. The most important thing is that Masashi Sada said that Endo has a very high status in the Japanese singing industry. He is not only a director of the Music Copyright Association, but also a director of the Japan Popular Music Association.

The representative director of the Composers Association is said to have very good relations with some traditional political families and has a very high status.

According to Cao Zhiqiang's understanding, this senior Minoru Endo is a scholar in the Japanese music industry and a high-end person.

The most important thing is that his prestige in the Japan Music Copyright Association is very important. If you can get him to help you, although it may not make you popular, it will definitely make your career in music channels smooth.

The reason is also very simple, that is, Endo Minoru is very familiar with the heads of many record companies, music publishing houses, radio and television stations and other media.

Therefore, if he can be taken seriously by Endo Minoru, the issue of Cao Zhiqiang's identity will not be a problem.

Sure enough, after introducing Minoru Endo's situation to Cao Zhiqiang, Masashi Sada looked at Minoru Endo and explained Cao Zhiqiang's situation.

To put it simply, Masashi Sada is very optimistic about Cao Zhiqiang's musical talent, including his songwriting and singing talents, which are all top-notch.

There is no problem with Cao Zhiqiang's Japanese, at least compared to the original Miss Deng Lijun, Cao Zhiqiang's Japanese level is much better.

Then, Cao Zhiqiang was rejected by JVC Records and Polydor Records due to identity issues. He hoped that Endo Minoru could listen to Cao Zhiqiang's first single demo and help Cao Zhiqiang if possible.

After listening to Masashi Sada's demands, Minoru Endo laughed and said: "Actually, I just came here to hang out, drink tea and chat with old friends, and suddenly I heard someone registering for 100 songs in a row. I was curious, so I

Went to have a look.

Then I took a look and found that the songs were all very well written, with good melodies and exquisite lyrics.

So I wanted to come over and see who is so good at registering a hundred songs at once.

I didn't expect to meet such an interesting person.

Anyway, it’s rare that I’m in a good mood today, so I’ll try to help.”

Speaking of this, Endo Minoru nodded: "Do you have Cao Sang's demo with you?"

Before Cao Zhiqiang could say anything, Masashi Sada spoke first: "Everyone is here, everyone is here!"

Endo Minoru smiled: "I still have an office here. Although I rarely come here and am a bit unprofessional, I have an office after all. Well, come with me and we will go to the office to chat."

Just like that, Minoru Endo walked in front, Cao Zhiqiang and Masashi Sada followed, and together they went to Minoru Endo's director's office.

After entering the office, Minoru Endo asked a secretary from the secretarial room outside to help make tea.

After the secretary made tea and left, Masashi Sada couldn't wait to play the demo record of "As Long as You're Here" played and sung by Cao Zhiqiang on the office record player.

Yes, this demo record is not an ordinary cassette tape, but an LP, which is a vinyl record.

The storage capacity of vinyl records is not as good as that of cassette tapes, but the ethereal and live feeling is the best and closest to the original sound.

Let alone current cassette tapes, CDs and digital music are not as good as LP in terms of purely live feeling.

Therefore, when making single demos, vinyl records are generally used.

Originally, Minoru Endo was leisurely drinking tea and watching the songs that Cao Zhiqiang had registered before. But when the record player played the demo of "As Long as You Are Here", he immediately raised his head and was attracted by the singer.

Simply reading the lyrics and listening to the songs are completely two different experiences.

Listening to songs can not only hear the actual effect of the music, but also know the actual singing level of the singer.

After all, for pop singers, it’s not just about good lyrics and music, the singer’s interpretation is also very important.

Otherwise, the same song would not have completely different effects when sung by different people.

Cao Zhiqiang's voice has been systematically optimized, and it has that kind of natural ability.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang not only has good pitch and wide vocal range, but also has full penetration, and his style can also be varied.

He can sing alto, high notes and low notes, and can even sing with pharyngeal sounds, commonly known as dolphin sounds.

Once this unique "golden voice talent" fully explodes, at least in this world, there may not be many people who can compare with his voice, especially the high pitch.

Of course, for pop songs, the stronger the treble, the better. The key is to be good-sounding.

It’s Cao Zhiqiang’s voice, which is typical of sweet high notes, accurate midrange, and deep bass. In one sentence, it can be summed up as transparent!

Therefore, his voice can make a hit even if he sings any song, not to mention the music and lyrics themselves are excellent.

"Okay! Okay! Okay!"

After the song ended, Minoru Endo couldn't help but say hello three times in a row. Of course, the words spoken here were in Japanese, which is 円西.

After shouting three times, Minoru Endo couldn't help but applaud: "The music is good, the lyrics are good, and the voice is even better! Cao Sang, let's not talk about the song itself. As far as you are concerned, you are a born singer, and your singing

Talent should not be buried!"

After thinking about it, Endo Minoru frowned and said, "However, your identity is indeed a bit troublesome. After all, with your situation, I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Japan for long.

Well, if you really want to develop in Japan, I can introduce you to Warner Pioneer."

"Warner Pioneer?" Masashi Sada asked, "You mean, that American-owned record company?"

Endo Minoru looked at Masashi Sada, smiled and nodded: "Yes."

Immediately afterwards, Endo Minoru explained: "Currently, our Japanese entertainment industry is generally relatively conservative, so if you look for local record companies, I don't think the results will be good.

However, Warner Pioneer is said to be a US-funded company, which is actually wrong, at least not entirely.

In fact, in this record company, Warner America only holds 50% of the shares, and the remaining shares are jointly held by Pioneer Corporation and Watanabe Associates.

Of course, this record company is not very powerful in Japan at present and can only be regarded as a medium-sized club.

However, the good thing is that this club has very few opinions and is one of the most open-minded companies in Japan.

So, if you are willing, I can call their president Yamamoto Tokumoto, and this guy is still willing to sell me a favor.

In short, you can go to this company and give it a try later, it should be fine."

"Really?" Masashi Sada said in surprise, "Is it really possible?"

Endo Minoru nodded with a smile.

"Thank you very much!" Masashi Sada stood up directly and bowed almost ninety degrees to Minoru Endo.

Seeing Masashi Sada's great gift, Cao Zhiqiang subconsciously stood up and nodded lightly to Minoru Endo, but it was difficult for him to do that almost ninety-degree bow.

I can't help it, I'm just not used to it.

"It's nothing." Endo Minoru laughed, "It's just a little effort, and the most I can do is help you connect. Whether we can negotiate a cooperation depends on you."

Having said this, Minoru Endo looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "It's you, Cao Sang. I am becoming more and more interested in you. I hope you can really stay in Japan and develop."

Just as Cao Zhiqiang was about to speak, Masashi Sada excitedly said: "It's definitely possible! He will definitely be able to stay!"

"Oh?" Minoru Endo subconsciously looked at Masashi Sada, "Are you so confident?"

Masashi Sada chuckled: "To be honest, Endo-senpai, in fact, Cao Sang has signed a cooperation agreement with my agency before, and he is now an official contracted artist of my agency.

Not only that, I also sent someone to the Immigration Bureau to apply for a work visa. I believe it won’t take long for it to be approved.

By then, Cao Sang will be able to stay in Japan for a long time and make good music."

"So that's the case, that's really good." Endo Minoru nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Endo Minoru looked at Cao Zhiqiang: "But Cao Sang, do you really intend to develop in Japan?"

"That's what I mean." Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

"What about your career in China?" asked Minoru Endo.

Cao Zhiqiang shrugged: "No conflict, I can continue to do it."

After smiling, Cao Zhiqiang said: "Look, I can make music in Japan and return to China at the same time. I can even go to Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and even the United States to make music."

Modern society is so developed and flying is very fast, which is no longer the case before."

"Oh, that's right." Endo Minoru nodded with a smile, "It seems like you are very ambitious."

"Of course." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "God gave me talent and the gift of singing. What if I don't make good use of it?

To be honest, in addition to meeting my good friend Masashi-kun Sada and reminiscing about old times, I really wanted to inspect the entertainment industry in Japan this time, so as to facilitate my future investment here and open a record company here.

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"Oh?" Endo Minoru became interested, "Do you want to open a record company in Japan?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and nodded.

Minoru Endo laughed: "Do you know how much it costs to open a record company in Japan?"

"Well, I really don't know." Cao Zhiqiang shook his head, "But I think if you just open a small record company, 100 million yen should be enough, right?"

"One hundred million?" Endo Minoru was stunned, "Can you come up with so much money?"

Cao Zhiqiang laughed: "Don't say 100 million, 200 million will do."

After a brief pause, Cao Zhiqiang continued: "Well, I know that our mainland is relatively poor in your minds, and this is also a fact at present.

However, although our per capita difference is poor, our population size is large.

Once something reaches a certain scale, it is not difficult to make money.

In fact, I am currently a very famous person in mainland China, whether in the book industry or the music industry.

It only took me more than half a year to make a lot of money in China by publishing books and records.

It's hard to say how much more, but I can still get at least two to three billion yen in funds.

The only problem is that all my money is RMB. It is a bit troublesome to convert it into Japanese yen for investment. It may take some time to go through the process.

But this is not a problem, it is just a matter of time.

After I go back this time, as long as I discuss it carefully with the relevant departments, it will most likely be possible.

As long as I can make money, why can't I open a record company here?"

Indeed, Cao Zhiqiang used to sell books and records, only talking about personal savings, and now he has saved more than 3 million RMB, making him a real millionaire.

This is the result of his previous high consumption, especially the savings after spending one million to contract the next Hongguang Film Studio.

The current exchange rate of Japanese yen to RMB is 116 to 1, that is, 1 yuan of RMB is equal to 116 Japanese yen.

So three million RMB is naturally 348 million yen.

Even in Japan, this amount of money would make him a wealthy man.

Of course, due to the urgent shortage of foreign exchange in the country, if Cao Zhiqiang wants to convert the three million RMB into Japanese yen and spend it in Japan, I am afraid it will be a little difficult. Normally, it will be difficult to get the approval.

However, Cao Zhiqiang's identity is not only a poet, singer and novelist, he is also a "secret broker"!

With him here, we can secretly transmit to the country some of the country's latest high-precision technology information, as well as some finished products such as high-precision weapons and equipment.

It can be said that Cao Zhiqiang's identity is not just as simple as a smuggling broker, but more like a secret agent.

Therefore, as long as Cao Zhiqiang goes back and tells Uncle Lin, there is a high probability that Uncle Lin will be able to approve him to exchange for Japanese yen and then come to Japan to invest.

"Cao-san." Masashi Sada couldn't help but said, "Are you really planning to come to Japan to open a record company?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "Didn't I mention it to you early on? I also said that I wanted to cooperate with you, have you forgotten?"

"I thought you were joking." Masashi Sada said.

"Hahaha." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "I have never joked with you, at least in this case.

In fact, I am really optimistic about the music market here.

After all, Japan is the second largest record market in the world, so there is definitely money to be made."

"But the competition here is also very fierce." Masashi Sada said.

Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile: "As a person, what I am not afraid of the most is competition. As long as the competition is fair, then everything will depend on strength.

I believe that with my ability, I will have a place here sooner or later."

"Interesting, really interesting!" Minoru Endo laughed suddenly, "Cao Sang, are you really planning to invest in Japan and open a record company?"

"Yes." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

"Can you count me as a share in this record company?" Endo Minoru said with a smile.

"Huh?" Cao Zhiqiang was stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile, "Of course it's no problem!"

Endo Minoru nodded with a smile: "Okay, then it's settled.

Let's see, if you really plan to open a company in Japan and can really get 100 million, then remember to inform me. I won't be able to come up with more, but it's still okay to come up with 20 to 30 million.

By the way, I'll give you my home address and phone number. You can go to me directly, or you can come here to find me.

Even if I'm not here, you can find someone else to send me a message.

As long as you come to me to discuss cooperation, I will definitely accompany you!"

"It's a deal!" Cao Zhiqiang smiled slightly.

Endo Minoru took a deep breath: "Ah, I came at the right time today. It seems like today is my lucky day to meet such a strange guy like you.

Forget it, let’s not talk about this anymore. Whether what you say is true or false, whether it is bragging or not, that will happen in the future.

Let's settle the matter at hand first.

Then, I'll call President Yamamoto of Warner Pioneer right now, and you guys can go to him first to talk about cooperation.

As for cooperating to open a record company in the future, let’s wait until later, hahaha.”

(End of chapter)