Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 566 What Cao Zhiqiang really values

Author: Tang Juyi

Chapter 566 What Cao Zhiqiang really values

After taking a promotional photoshoot with Nobuo Tomioka, Cao Zhiqiang resumed his homebody life of never leaving the house.

Neither Nobuo Tomioka nor Masashi Sada could do anything about this. After all, Cao Zhiqiang was Chinese and didn't have much to ask of Warner Bros. Pioneer, so he left it alone.

Although Cao Zhiqiang can be a homebody, Nobuo Tomioka, Masashi Sada, or Akina Nakamori do not have the freedom to stay at home and still have to go to work every day.

Although Akina Nakamori is a well-known artist and has a management company, she has not released any new songs during this period. She only takes some photos and appears on radio programs to maintain her popularity, so she only needs to commute to get off work on time like office workers. .

But Nobuo Tomioka and Masashi Sada are different. Because they are busy with the release of new singles, they are extremely busy right now and work overtime every day.

The so-called busyness of Nobuo Tomioka and Masashi Sada is mainly due to their busy promotion.

During this period, the so-called single promotion of Japanese debut artists, in addition to a wave of radio promotions before the official release, the main modes were to distribute flyers, make street sign advertisements, buy advertising spaces in front of various retail stores and put up promotional posters, and put up promotional posters in the subway, etc.

These are the ways to advertise regionally.

Generally speaking, the promotion costs for new artists who have just debuted are not too high, so the main promotion methods are to distribute flyers and go to some retail stores that sell records to buy advertising spaces and put up posters.

Only some relatively famous artists will produce a large number of street sign advertisements and go to subways and other public places to advertise.

No matter how famous you are, you will go directly to TV and advertise on TV. This is the most expensive, but of course the effect is better.

Among these publicity methods, distributing leaflets is undoubtedly the most cost-effective and cost-effective method of publicity.

As the person in charge of Cao Zhiqiang's project, Nobuo Tomioka naturally had to do it himself and took people to the streets to distribute leaflets.

The same goes for Masashi Sada. Although he is not from Warner Japan, he is the head of Sada Studio, and Sada Studio is Cao Zhiqiang's agency, so he also has to follow him to distribute flyers.

Normally, during the period of handing out leaflets, the artists themselves should also go there to show their closeness to the people and humility. The scene is similar to the situation when politicians go around canvassing for votes during a campaign.

It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang is very maverick and said nothing, so he had to give up.

In fact, if Akina Nakamori had not gone back to take care of Cao Zhiqiang, she would have volunteered to help promote Cao Zhiqiang.

However, Akina Nakamori had just gotten close to Cao Zhiqiang, and it was the time when they were in the midst of an affair. In addition, she didn’t have much publicity about this kind of thing, and she didn’t want to be randomly reported by the media, so she had no choice but to continue to get off work at the appointed time and go back after get off work. Take care of Cao Zhiqiang.

How should I put it? In fact, Akina Nakamori wanted to take leave and take care of Cao Zhiqiang at home after taking leave. Cao Zhiqiang told her not to do this and to start and end everything. Since she is an artist, she should not go too far, otherwise there will be rumors that she is acting like a big star.

Wind criticism, that’s not good.

As for Akina Nakamori wanting to retire early and then settle down to be the woman behind Cao Zhiqiang, Cao Zhiqiang doesn't agree with it either.

Because Cao Zhiqiang believes that women must have their own jobs and careers and cannot be completely dependent on a man, even if the man is herself.

What's more, Cao Zhiqiang is currently unable to give Nakamori Akina a promise to start a family. He can only give her some compensation in terms of money and career. Of course, he does not want her to quit the entertainment industry early.

However, Cao Zhiqiang also said that he hopes Nakamori Akina can change to another agency and no longer stay at Yanyin.

It's not that the kenyin is not good. In fact, the kenyin that Akina Nakamori is currently working for is really good to Akina Nakamori. There is no over-squeezing or forcing her to do things she doesn't like.

It's just that Yanyin is someone else's agency after all. If Cao Zhiqiang wants to support Akina Nakamori, it will be difficult to leave Yanyin once Akina Nakamori becomes famous.

On the contrary, Nakamori Akina is currently tepid, so it is not difficult to leave Kenyin.

There are three methods.

The first one is that from now on, you will do everything you can to make money. When you continue to have no results and Yanyin can no longer stand you, it will take the initiative to terminate the contract with you and stop losses in time.

The second method is to wait until the time of the contract signed with Yanyin is up, and then you can leave naturally without renewing the contract.

The third method is to pay Yanyin a liquidated damages, let Yanyin terminate the contract with Akina Nakamori, and let Akina Nakamori go free.

The amount of an artist's liquidated damages is not fixed, and is generally determined based on the amount of investment the brokerage company makes in the artist.

In other words, the longer Akina Nakamori stays at Yanyin, the higher the expenses, and the higher the liquidated damages.

On the contrary, if Akina Nakamori does not stay with Yanyin long enough and Yanyin does not invest enough in Akina Nakamori, the liquidated damages will be small.

Of course, Japan is now a society governed by the rule of law. If Akina Nakamori comes to her parents, or if Akina Nakamori wants to get married, and terminates the contract for these reasons, the agency cannot stop her.

To put it bluntly, in Japan during this period, the construction of the rule of law was already very good. At least on the surface, it was quite about rules and human relations.

Especially for young female artists like Akina Nakamori, it is difficult for the agency to force or manipulate her too much.

But the premise is that Akina Nakamori doesn't fall out with the brokerage company, or doesn't let the brokerage company think it's a cash cow.

In other words, if Akina Nakamori wants to terminate the contract early at this time, she can basically terminate the contract smoothly as long as she pays a small amount of liquidated damages.

From this point of view, liquidated damages are similar to redemption fees. At most, they are the binding force of the brokerage company on the artist, not as strong as the brothel madam on the girls.

Cao Zhiqiang’s plan is to let Nakamori Akina continue to mix at Yanyin for the time being. After Cao Zhiqiang has almost arranged the arrangement in Japan and establishes his own agency, he will let Nakamori Akina come to his own agency. In this way, the liquidated damages will also be paid.

There is no need for Akina Nakamori to pay for it, but for her agency to pay for it, similar to a job-hopping fee.

Once Akina Nakamori becomes a contract artist of Cao Zhiqiang's personal management company, she can indulge in various indulgences with Akina Nakamori, and can better protect his relationship with Akina Nakamori.

After all, the agency is our own, so we can naturally protect Akina Nakamori more thoughtfully.

Unlike Yanyin, he is an outsider after all. If he learns about the relationship between Cao Zhiqiang and Nakamori Akina, and Cao Zhiqiang becomes popular again, Yanyin will not worry about Nakamori Akina's mood if he wants to stir up the scandal.

In addition, by signing Akina Nakamori to his agency, and then writing songs for her and praising her, Cao Zhiqiang will be able to truly achieve both fame and fortune.

Of course, Cao Zhiqiang is not the kind of scumbag who eats everything and doesn't care about anything.

He also planned to give Akina Nakamori a share of the brokerage company after she joined his own brokerage company, and send Akina Nakamori to study management.

When Nakamori Akina is successful in her studies, let her take a position in a brokerage company, and slowly let her manage the brokerage company, so that she can transform from a simple female singer to a real strong woman in the business world.

In Japan, you will never get ahead as an artist, because the money an artist can earn will never be as good as that of an agency or a record company.

Therefore, if you want to make Akina Nakamori live a truly worry-free life and truly change her life, she must become a master and have a job that she likes, so that she can have both work and entertainment without having to think about things all day long.

Being a pure housewife is very dangerous. It's okay at first, but as time goes by, you will inevitably have random thoughts. If you continue, you will inevitably engage in cheating and the like.

In his previous life, Cao Zhiqiang had watched a lot of Japanese housewives' cheating videos. He didn't want his head to turn into a green prairie.

Of course, establishing her own agency, arranging for Nakamori Akina to change jobs, signing Nakamori Akina, and advocating for and training Nakamori Akina are all things that will take a long time, so there is no rush.

Now, the most important thing for Cao Zhiqiang is to publish a few good works in Japan as soon as possible to make himself famous, so as to use his fame to open up the situation.

As soon as his reputation in Japan rises and the situation opens up, naturally too many people will praise him, and everything he does will go smoothly.

Therefore, the debut single "Jun's がいるだけで" is just one of them, but it is not the one that Cao Zhiqiang values ​​the most.

Because in Japanese society at this time, the social status of singers was actually not high. No matter how high their sales volume was or how famous they were, they were still just singers and entertainers and could not get on the stage.

What Cao Zhiqiang really values ​​​​is precisely the Japanese novel he is currently plagiarizing, no, creating - "Norwegian Wood".

Needless to say, the achievements of this novel in its previous life are needless to say, but the problem is not here, but that becoming famous for writing novels can help you enter the Japanese literary world and become a so-called literary giant.

Japan is a country that also worships scholars, especially literary figures.

If Cao Zhiqiang could establish his character here as a famous novelist, then the value would be completely different.

As long as Cao Zhiqiang becomes a famous novelist in Japan, or even a literary giant, by then, being a Japanese literary giant will be his real calling card.

At that time, even if Cao Zhiqiang's singing results are better and he makes more money, it will only be Cao Zhiqiang's writing and his singing. It will only make everyone admire him more, but it will not reduce his attributes as a literary giant.

Japanese literary giants belong to the real intellectual class, have access to more high-end figures, and have a brighter aura.

With his identity as a Japanese novelist, Cao Zhiqiang was able to be truly accepted by mainstream Japanese society and establish himself completely here.

Only when he is accepted by mainstream Japanese society and becomes firmly established can he consider starting a company.

Otherwise, as a foreign Chinese, even if the relationship between China and Japan at this time is the best period in history, it will still be difficult to open up the situation.

For this, just look at what happened to Teresa Teng in Japan.

Ms. Lijun Teng once created so much brilliance in Japan and became extremely famous, but in the end she had to flee to the United States in despair?

Although Cao Zhiqiang is from mainland China and has a nationality currently recognized by Japan, so there should be no problem with his nationality, but he still has trouble with his visa.

Masashi Sada put it simply, saying that as long as his studio signed a formal work contract with Cao Zhiqiang, he could apply for a work visa, but this was only possible, and it was two different things.

Just like the green card in mainland China later, qualified foreigners can indeed apply for a green card, which is China's permanent residency. Whether they can apply for it or not is another matter.

Green cards in mainland China are one of the most difficult to obtain. Even if a foreigner meets all the conditions for applying for a green card, if you really apply for a green card, 90% of the time you will not be able to get it.

Because the number of places is limited, the best are selected. Only those with special skills, special contributions, or people with a big background, such as endorsements from big figures, can get a green card more easily.

Otherwise, you can only keep applying and waiting.

Although the green card in Japan is easier than the green card in mainland China, it is also difficult to obtain because Japan is not an immigration country.

Therefore, it is basically difficult to obtain permanent residence in Japan simply by being famous for singing in Japan, let alone nationality.

In this regard, just look at what happened to Ms. Deng Lijun.

Unless you are an athlete who can win Olympic gold medals, or a scientific researcher with some special talents.

Of course, in addition to those, a famous novelist or literary giant who can write Japanese novels can easily get a green card in Japan.

Cao Zhiqiang does not expect to get a green card in Japan, but at least he needs to get a right of residence here, even a short-term residence visa.

As long as he has a formal visa, he can make crazy money in Japanese yen and harvest Japanese leeks before the visa expires.

The Japanese yen is also a foreign currency and can be freely exchanged with the U.S. dollar. It can also freely participate in financial transactions such as stock futures in Japan.

Now is the time when Japan's economy is booming. If he doesn't take advantage of this opportunity to make a profit, then he will be a time traveler in vain.

Although Japan's prospects are bright, the prerequisite for all this is that Cao Zhiqiang must have a formal residence in Japan, preferably a permanent residence like a green card.

Without long-term residency in Japan, Cao Zhiqiang would not be able to achieve everything he envisioned.

How to obtain the right of residence? From the current point of view, the safest and fastest way for Cao Zhiqiang is to write novels and become a literary giant.

"Norwegian Wood" was Cao Zhiqiang's first blow to the Japanese literary circle.

Compared with this, the promotion of "Kun's Touya", or how many sales it can have, and how much money it can make, are all trivial.

It's not that Cao Zhiqiang doesn't need the money, but Cao Zhiqiang doesn't want to waste too much energy on singing right now.

When it comes to singing, he can finish an album of songs in just one day without any trouble at all.

But writing novels is different. Writing novels is really time-consuming, even if you don't use your brain and just plagiarize.

There are currently no reliable Japanese typewriters in Japan, and even if there were, Cao Zhiqiang couldn't type in Japanese, and he didn't want to learn how to use that complicated Japanese typewriter, so he could only use the oldest method, handwriting.

Another advantage of writing by hand is that you can leave an initial manuscript.

Not only can the initial manuscripts be used as evidence of originality, but once Cao Zhiqiang becomes famous in the future, these manuscripts can also be auctioned at high prices as the tide rises.

In this way, with Cao Zhiqiang's behind-the-scenes work and unremitting efforts, his first Japanese book "Norwegian Wood" was finally completed on the morning of the official release of "Kun's がいるだけで".

(End of chapter)