Hollywood New Century

Simon and Sonia Roman from the United States are having lunch at RB Tokyo, in the Tokyo Peninsula Hotel in the Marunouchi area of ​​Chiyoda Ward.

"This kid named Justin Bieber seems to have sang a few songs on YouTube and then participated in some talent shows in Canada. Are you sure you want Star Records to sign him?" Sonia Roman looked at her hands in confusion. In the document, a little boy who was only 14 years old.

"Not too young. People who are 14 years old don't know how many girlfriends they have made. Let's sign them and cultivate them. Maybe they are like Taylor Swift?" Simon doesn't really pay much attention to the record company. Many, but with those few days, it must be easy to make money.

As for Justin Bieber, he should sign it first anyway. As for whether he will be as popular as his previous life in the future, it is not something he needs to worry about. After all, this guy doesn't have the talent to compose music by himself. Anyway, one more of him is not much, and one less of him is a lot. Even if everyone is gone, it is not that they have not let other record companies get a little king.

"Okay, I'll let someone contact his family," Sonia Roman really admired Simon's vision. Since Simon is optimistic about this little guy, it is indeed worth cultivating.

"By the way, the Tokyo Film Festival is being held here, and "Chibi" will be released on RB soon. The crew will carry out heavy publicity at the Tokyo Film Festival and invite us," Sonia Roman said suddenly,

"After all, we are the distributor of "Chibi" outside of China!"

"I know, and our "Hachiko" will also be launched at the Tokyo Film Festival. The biggest market for this movie is the RB region, then Europe and China," Simon said and drank. Taking a sip of wine, he pouted and continued,

"Lake Eden and Sunshine Cleaning, which were previously released by Venus Pictures, don't seem to have a high box office?"

"Well, but the reputation of the two films is good, and the cost is very low, and there is not much budget for the announcement. Although the box office is not high, it should not lose money," Sonia Roman explained.

"The Hollywood studios have encountered a lot of difficulties this year, either by reducing production or reducing production costs, or pursuing the injection of overseas capital," Simon smiled. The turmoil on Wall Street finally made several studios lower some stature.

"Oh, in fact, the impact of the financial crisis on entertainment is not that big. It's just that the studios' loans on Wall Street have been hindered. At present, everyone is focusing on some low-budget movies, and for blockbusters, the budget is passed. That's a little stricter," Sonia Roman laughed.

"That's enough, but those are all TV networks, movie studios, media publishing and theme park diversification. The financial crisis is indeed still unable to move," Simon said, shaking his head and continuing to speak road,

"Look at RB, the three major financial groups, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Mizuho Financial Group and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, all suffered huge losses. Toyota, Honda, and Nissan also suffered huge losses; but RB's entertainment industry has suffered huge losses. It's not affected at all, it's also growing!"

"However, since the year before last, RB's entertainment market, the market share of Hollywood films has already been less than half, and it is their local film and television that controls the RB market. Do we really need to put a lot of effort into this?" Sonia Roman Some doubts,

"If we want to reach a cooperation agreement with a local film company of RB, such as Toho Co., Ltd., we can hand over the movie theater rights of Xinghai Film to them, and we will cooperate with the RB branch to promote and conduct TV, Internet and DVD. distribution!"

"No, now our Xinghai Entertainment is not just about movies, the sales of Xingchen Records in RB are very good," Simon said and shook his head, "The entertainment market in the RB region is very complete, and the awareness of copyright protection is the first in the world. , Xinghai Entertainment's RB branch is responsible for a series of businesses such as movies, TV, records, brand licensing, etc. If possible, of course, also invest in RB local film and television!"

"Moreover, Xinghai Entertainment must develop a movie theme park in the future. The annual income of Tokyo Disneyland and Osaka Universal Studios is also very considerable." Although Tokyo Disneyland and Osaka Universal Studios are both operated by RB local companies, Disney Group And NBCUniversal can only charge a licensing fee.

Tokyo Disneyland is indeed the only park in the Disney Group that does not have independent investment; as for Universal Studios Osaka, the equity will also be recovered by Universal Pictures in the future, of course, it is jealous of interests.

"Is that so? I came to RB this time for Star Records. We have achieved a lot this year. All the singers who signed with us have released albums, which are selling very well," Sonia Roman's face was hidden. Incessant joy.

"A singer came to RB to promote?" Simon asked.

"Yes, Katy Perry is here, her singles are high, and her first album is currently coming to RB to promote it," Sonia Roman said with a shrug and continued, "This year Many singers value the Asian market, and RB is basically the first stop for promotion in Asia."

Simon nodded, Katy Perry also came to RB? Speaking of which, besides Adele, her songs are my favorite.

In the evening, at a theater in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, Katy Perry sang the single "I Kissed a Girl" on stage, which was also the title track of her debut album.

"I Kissed a Girl" was released in July and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for seven weeks. Katy Perry, who has been dormant for seven years, is finally on fire.

"Mr. Pike, so you came to Tokyo too!" After the event, Katy Perry saw Simon hurriedly came to say hello.

Simon nodded and looked at the young Katy Perry. The clothes seemed to be cheap, right?

"This song is very nice, it's still early, let's go have a drink!" Simon invited the girl.

"Okay!" Katy Perry certainly wouldn't refuse.

Roppongi Hills is a building complex built in 2004 that integrates offices, residences, commercial facilities, cultural facilities, hotels, luxury cinemas and broadcasting centers; it has multiple functions such as living, working, playing, resting, learning and creating.

Simon took Katy Perry to the bar at the S Hotel in Roppongi, and the two asked for a small private room.