Chapter 43 Push Wave
Looking at the business card in his hand, and then at the middle-aged man in front of him who claimed to be the president of the firm, Baichuan Feng looked uncertain.
Is it true that I was born with the aura of a superstar? People give me small cards wherever I go.
Well, being too charming can also be a troublesome thing.
"Aizawa-san, I'm grateful for your appreciation, but I have no plans to debut as an entertainer."
Joking aside, Baichuan Feng still politely declined. He had already planned out his plans for the next few years, and being an artist was not part of the plan.
"I wonder if Your Excellency..."
"Oh, Shirakawa Kaede."
"Shirakawa-kun, please don't refuse yet. Wait... Shirakawa Kaede..." Aizawa Hidemasa suddenly felt that the name sounded familiar.
Shirakawa Kaede? Isn't Shirakawa Kaede the composer of the song "Dragonfly" in the pub just now? !
Aizawa Hidemasa widened his eyes, "Shirakawa-kun, that song "Dragonfly" is..."
Bai Chuanfeng smiled and nodded, "It was an accidental discovery. Sorry for the inconvenience."
Swoosh, Aizawa Hidemasa rushed forward, no longer caring about social etiquette. He grabbed Shirakawa Kaede's arm, as if he had seen a treasure mountain.
Oh, oh, oh, why did he start fighting? Bai Chuanfeng struggled to break free from the other party's hand and took a step back cautiously.
This guy doesn't have any special hobbies, right?
"Uh." Aizawa Hidemasa awkwardly took back his hand raised in the air, and then carried forward the spirit of craftsmanship, "I'm so sorry, I was rude just now."
"But Shirakawa-kun, please believe me. You have such a talent for creation and excellent singing ability. Under the operation of Sun Music, you will definitely become a famous singer-songwriter in the future."
Just now, Shirakawa Kaede's debut as an idol has been silently replaced by debuting as a singer-songwriter in Aizawa Hidemasa's mind.
He is confident that he can make Shirakawa Kaede another super idol after the new Big Three consisting of Go Yumi, Saijo Hideki, and Sawada Kenji .
He even has a unique advantage, being a singer-songwriter.
RB people highly respect people with creative talents, whether in literature, film, or music, as long as your talent is recognized by the public.
Even if you have personal flaws, everyone will eventually choose to forgive you.
But these could not seduce Baichuan Feng, as he had seen more exaggerated and influential artists in the future. However, one should not only look at the bright side of things, and he thought that he could not handle the intricacies behind them.
Otherwise, what's the point of being a puppet? The closedness and xenophobia of these circles in RB are beyond imagination.
Don’t you have creative talent? However, when you create, the subject matter may be limited to you.
For the time being, at least for the time being, he has no idea in this regard.
Seeing that Shirakawa Kaede was still not convinced, Aizawa Hidemasa was helpless even though he was eager to recruit talent.
However, he changed his mind and settled for the next best thing, "Shirakawa-kun, if possible, can I commission you to create something in the future?"
Baichuan Feng wanted to decline, but seeing the other party's sincerity, he nodded. "If there is a suitable one, no problem. But there is no guarantee that it will meet your company's expectations."
"It should be so," Aizawa Hidemasa quickly said politely. Fortunately, he did not get nothing.
After saying goodbye to the overly enthusiastic president , Shirakawa Feng headed back home.
When I turned around, I saw another person with a girl of about seventeen or eighteen years old wearing a white sweater looking here at the intersection not far away.
She should be Aizawa Hidemasa's companion just now. When the girl saw Shirakawa Kaede looking at her, she boldly met his gaze without showing any timidity.
Her big eyes were quite charming. Baichuan Feng just gave her the back of his head and left on his own.
Puchi Fuzi snorted angrily. He was really not a gentleman at all.
Seeing Aizawa Hidemasa's somewhat regretful expression, Wakamatsu Muneo jokingly asked, "Aizawa-kun, what did you get?"
"It's not like we've gained nothing," Aizawa Hidemasa shrugged, and then told the two about Shirakawa Kaede.
"I didn't expect that the song "Dragonfly" was written by him." This result also surprised Muneo Wakamatsu.
He was in the record production department of Sony Music, so he naturally understood how difficult it was for a song to sell well, and the huge and tempting profits behind it.
However, the uncut jade he found was not bad either. Wakamatsu Muneo looked at Kamachi Houko.
At this time, Noriko Kamachi was still shocked that the young man just now was the composer of the recent hit song "Dragonfly".
A pair of big eyes flickered twice, and I don't know what he was thinking.
"Fuzi, let's go." Wakamatsu Muneo called out to her twice before she came back to her senses.
This time she came to Tokyo completely on leave, and she has to return to Fukuoka to continue her studies tomorrow.
As for the next trip to Tokyo, it may have to wait for a month. My father will be here on a business trip at that time. I hope everything goes well then.
…
After returning from Shibuya, Shirakawa Kaede hadn't even sat down when the pager in his pocket started vibrating again.
Looking at the number on it, he smiled happily.
Walking to the landline, he found the business card he had collected last time and started to call back.
"Watanabe-san, I'm Shirakawa."
When the phone was picked up, Baichuan Feng was the first to greet.
"Shirakawa-kun, it's me. I wonder if Shirakawa-kun is still interested in the Blackstone record player?"
"Watanabe-san, is your father okay?"
"Uh, don't worry. I'm trying to convince my father, it will be fine. Yeah, that's it!"
As if he was afraid that Shirakawa Kaede wouldn't believe him, Watanabe Issei emphasized his tone. But in Shirakawa Kaede's opinion, it was more like he was comforting himself.
"Excuse me, I wonder why Watanabe-san and your father have such a big disagreement? Of course, you don't have to answer if it's inconvenient."
Baichuan Feng was also curious why one was trying so hard to sell and the other was trying so hard to keep it.
"There's nothing I can't say..."
After listening to Watanabe Issei's explanation, Shirakawa Kaede finally understood what was going on.
At first, Watanabe's company only provided parts for other record players. But as he came into contact with more and more companies, and saw the considerable profit margin of the whole machine, Watanabe decided to make his own brand of record players.
Thanks to the economic upturn, national consumption capacity has increased.
After a few years, regardless of how well-known it is, at least it is steady and it is not a problem to support a factory.
Later, just as Shirakawa Feng guessed, the old Watanabe, who had worked hard for half a century, suffered a stroke. He was unable to maintain the company's operations, so the family business had to be handed over to the unstable young Watanabe.
However, Watanabe Issei was not interested in record players at all; he was obsessed with the stock market.
Less than a year after taking over the company, he had almost spent all the cash on the books. There was no other way, the cash flow was insufficient, but he had to make the product.
Finally, I had to use inferior parts recommended by a friend to replace the production. The price was the terrible failure rate.
In fact, Watanabe Issei didn't know that the second-rate parts recommended by his friends were not cheap at all. But he was not interested in running a business and didn't care about it at all.
Because of the product failure rate, Watanabe has recently been troubled by the constant complaint calls, and the idea of selling the Blackstone record player has become increasingly strong.
"It's just that my father and I have different business philosophies. In the future, the financial market will be the foundation of RB's economic growth."
Hey, you are such a clever little fellow.
Baichuan Feng silently gave him a thumbs up.
"Please rest assured, Shirakawa-kun. The Black Stone record player has accumulated a good reputation over the years and is absolutely reliable. I will convince my father as soon as possible, so please wait for my good news."
After hanging up the phone, Shirakawa Kaede didn't believe a word of the good reputation that Watanabe Issei said.
But there is a problem with old Watanabe, should we help him?
"Kotaro, what is Ota busy with lately?"
