Riyu's Back File 2011

However, in recent years, due to the shrinking of the book and publishing market and the decline of the film industry, the Kadokawa Group, as a listed company, has been under great pressure from investors in terms of profits. Therefore, the Kadokawa Group has been transforming in recent years, reducing on the one hand. Regarding the publishing business and live-action film business with serious losses, on the other hand, it actively expands the animation industry and strives to diversify its development. One of the market strategies of Kadokawa Group is to adapt outstanding novels into movies and animation, and vice versa. Excellent animation film and novelization, open up its industrial chain, and fully develop its popular IP.This also later inspired some large domestic media companies, such as Tencent's cultural industry group, which also learned the development strategy of Kadokawa Group.It's just that the domestic animation market has yet to be developed, so Tencent Animation has been developing poorly.

Moreover, Kadokawa Group is still vigorously in overseas markets, especially the Chinese mainland market. It has not only established a joint venture to take charge of Kadokawa’s business in China, but also shifted its focus to China and achieved good results. For example, The sales volume of "Pu" in RB is only 1.1 million, while the sales volume in the mainland exceeds 3 million, which makes Kadokawa Group very enthusiastic about the mainland market.

### Chapter 62 Cooperation with Kadokawa Group###

But all this is still in the future. The current Kadokawa Group is still groping in the dark, and does not know what kind of results will be achieved by his efforts, and Shinichiro Inoue is a member of the reformist general, and the future will also Relying on his achievements after the transformation, he was appointed as the executive director of the Kadokawa Group, which is the third in command of the Kadokawa Group, second only to the chairman and the president, and now he is only in charge of the Kadokawa Bookstore and publishing business in a nervous mood. people.

"It's hard to say anything. Compared with the same period last year, this year not only the group's turnover has dropped, but also its profits have dropped a lot. Especially for the publishing business, not only the market is shrinking, but the competition in the industry has become more intense, but Miyazaki-san is going smoothly. "After hearing Miyazaki Sosuke's question, Shinichiro Inoue raised the glass in his hand and took a sip, then said bitterly.

The main business of Kadokawa Group is divided into four major areas: publishing, video and games, network services, and others. The publishing business accounts for more than half of Kadokawa Group’s turnover and is the foundation of Kadokawa Group.

But regardless of the business scale of Kadokawa Group is close to 100 billion yen, its annual profit is very low, but two to three billion yen, less than 50 million US dollars, the combined profitability of the entire group is not as good as Alpha Corporation. Let alone Goldman Sachs.

Especially in recent years, the Kadokawa Group has not only failed to make a profit, but has been losing money. This has led to the Kadokawa Group's vigorous transformation. Now the Kadokawa Group is in the throes of transformation, and Shinichiro Inoue's life is not easy.

However, the profitability of the Goldman Sachs Group has always been underestimated. As for why, it is very simple. The money is in the pockets of management, and the interests of management and shareholders are in conflict.The management has put most of the benefits into their pockets through the corpse-eating phenomenon, that is, the operation of the partner-related companies mentioned earlier, and the high wages, bonuses and dividends within the group.But even so, the annual profit of the Goldman Sachs Group can reach about 8 billion U.S. dollars, and his annual operating income is only 36.5 billion U.S. dollars. It is true that Goldman Sachs is accompanied every day, and the profit rate is amazing, which is higher than that of the Kadokawa Group. Where to go.

So when I heard Miyazaki Sosuke’s words, Inoue Shinichiro was both envious and regretful. I envied Miyazaki Sosuke’s company that could make a profit of nearly 100 million dollars from casual operations, and he was his own boss. What I regret is how he didn’t study finance at the university. Instead, I went to the Department of Literature, otherwise I would be able to make a lot of money. Of course, all this is a joke on the wine table.

"In addition to the publication of "Eternal Sleep", I have another idea. I don't know if Idei-san is interested?" Miyazaki Sosuke heard Idei's complaint, did not answer the conversation to comfort the other party, but raised a topic .

Kadokawa Group has decided to be responsible for the publication and distribution of Miyazaki Sosuke’s "Eternal Sleep Not Awakening", because during this period, Nomura Securities suffered a blow. After CEO Ken Watanabe stepped down, the governor of Tokyo, Shintaro Ishihara, had a hard time and lost the biggest After the financial resources, his control over the members of his council is obviously not as good as before. Don't say that the election of the member of the National Assembly in the year has been ruined. Even his son Nobuaki Ishihara's position as secretary general is a bit unstable, but there is manpower to protect it. Able to continue to do it, but to initiate revenge against Miyazaki Sosuke, the Ishihara family is powerless.

Coupled with vague rumors, Miyazaki Sosuke and Goldman Sachs were the biggest black hands in Ken Watanabe’s stepping down, and the Kadokawa Group decided to strengthen cooperation with Miyazaki Sosuke, so Shinichiro Idei would come forward with Miyazaki. Saki Cousuke participated in this meeting.

"Oh, I don't know what Miyazaki-san thinks? Are you trying to make money with me?" Shinichiro Idei opened his eyes wide and joked.

"About my thoughts on cinema." Miyazaki also smiled, and then continued, "In addition to writing novels, I have another idea that I can shoot some movies to show my thoughts." Jie pointed to his temple with his right index finger while pinching the wine glass in his hand and spinning it around.

"Compared to words, visual films can show my ideas more truthfully and vividly. Therefore, I have always been interested in film production, so I have been working hard in this regard." Miyazaki finished. , Took a sip of wine, and confided an unannounced news, "Don’t hide it from Jing Sang, I will be the producer and director of the TV series "Housekeeper Sanda" in the fall of RB TV. Before the filming of "Spark", I also served As a co-screenwriter, this is all for me to be able to make movies by myself in the future.

"Miyazaki-san is really admirable! Tamura, you say yes!" Shinichiro Idei listened to Miyazaki Sosuke's preparation experience of learning to make movies, and exclaimed with admiration, and asked Tamura Tamura on the side. , Got Tamura’s nodding again and again.

"So, if there is a chance in the future, next year, I will prepare to shoot my first solo film, so I would like to ask if the Kadokawa Group is interested in working together?" After Miyazaki Sosuke went around for a while, Finally, he said his thoughts.

The cooperation with Kadokawa Group was the idea that Miyazaki Sosuke came to after careful consideration, because film production is really not a play house, let alone a financial investment industry that Miyazaki is familiar with.If you talk about making money, Miyazaki Cangsuke, whoever is me, can earn a Kadokawa group casually while lying in his dream, but when it comes to making movies, Miyazaki Cangsuke, a layman, is not as good as having seven. Kadokawa Film with ten years of industry experience.

"After listening to Miyazaki-san's experience, I seem to have seen the second President Kadokawa. No, Miyazaki-san is better than President Kadokawa." Shinichiro Idei sighed very much. The President Kadokawa he mentioned was Kadokawa. The former president of the bookstore, Haruki Kadokawa, is also the youngest publisher of the Kadokawa Group, a legend who has swept the publishing industry and the film industry.

Kadokawa Haruki was born in 1942. After his father died at the age of 33, he became the president of Kadokawa Bookstore.Throughout the 1970s, Haruki Kadokawa achieved commercial success by introducing original novels from well-known Western films, such as "Love Story" into RB.At the same time, Kadokawa Haruki also launched a "library strategy" that reprints best-selling books and comics in small format.The "Library Strategy" was later followed by all RB publishers, but the followers focused on classical literature.Even "Library Edition" RB comics appeared in Taiwan and Hong Kong.Under his hand, Kadokawa Bookstore developed into a large-scale enterprise spanning film companies, publishing houses and bookstores.

Beginning in 1976, Haruki Kadokawa was unwilling to circle in the literary circle, moved to the field of film production, and entered the film industry riding the whirlwind of historical history.From the late 1970s to the 1980s, films produced by Haruki Kadokawa once swept RB.Through the strategy of video and movable type media, we have successively launched "The Clan of Inujin Family", "Proof of the World", "Proof of Wildness", "Sengoku Self-Defense Force", "Day of Resurrection", "Sailor Suit and Machine Gun", "Kamata Marching" "Song", "Satomi Hakken Biography" and other classic works that are still popular.Not only did the popular idol star Yakushi Maru Hiroko, Sanada Hiroyuki and others, but also the sluggish RB movie box office at the time, set off a huge whirlwind.

### Chapter 63 Huyou (updated for thirty consecutive days) ###

After being an investor and producer, it doesn’t count. Since 1982, Haruki Kadokawa has been a director by himself, and has directed six films. His work "Love Story" also won the RB Film Academy Award.

It is a pity that the old man was arrested for drug-related matters in 1993. After bail in 1994, the case was delayed until the RB Supreme Court finally sentenced him to four years in prison in 2000, and Haruki Kadokawa himself lost his position as the president of the Kadokawa Group.

After he was released from prison, the old man was unwilling to re-found the Shinkadokawa Haruki Office. The first film he invested in was "Assassin" directed by Chen Kaige.Since then, he has successively invested in many films such as "Men's Yamato" and finally retired honorably last year.

So Miyazaki Sosuke said that he not only wanted to write, but also wanted to make a movie. The first thought that came to Shinichiro Idei's mind was Haruki Kadokawa II, but after reacting immediately, he felt that Miyazaki Aosuke compared Kadokawa Haruki is younger and more profitable.The success of the main business, 22-year-old Miyazaki Sosuke is no worse than 33-year-old Kadokawa Haruki, so I will add the latter sentence.

"So, how does Miyazaki-san want to play?" Shinichiro Idei didn't use the word of cooperation, and the second generation used how to play. For Miyazaki Aosuke, there are many RBs, and they often get in the main business. After great success, he moved to other industries, and diversified development also made extremely brilliant achievements. Shinichiro Idei, as an old fritters in a mixed society for many years, was able to understand and grasp the first or two ideas of Miyazaki Sosuke. Used such a clever word.

"In short, there are various gameplays. I will write the script. I want the best actors, the best team, the best marketing, and the best capital operation. Naturally, we can get the best works. Ultimately, our goal is still To go public, if the Kadokawa Group has the intention, you can invest with me. Kadokawa is good at filming, I am just a player, but I am the dealer in the capital market." Miyazaki finished talking, and touched the table with his wine glass. He gestured, lifted up and drank the rest of the glass.

"Idei-san will also have an original share of shares. I can guarantee that if everything goes well, I would easily have several hundred million in the account, hold the stock for decades, and manage it carefully. When you retire, Idei-san's net worth is billions. It's not an accident either." After Miyazaki Cangsuke finished drinking, he struck the iron while it was hot, and threw another attractive bargaining chip.

Shinichiro Idei was shocked. He didn't expect Miyazaki Sosuke to play so much. After a few seconds, he and Tamura Ma, who was also shocked by his side, looked at each other, and drank his glass of wine again, and said in shock. "Is this Miyazaki-san's plan all along?"

"No, I don’t care about this kind of business. I just want to make a movie. When I was writing "Eternal Sleep", I asked Shimada Shoji for advice and occasionally chatted with him a few times. I didn’t decide anything. I’m just learning how to shoot film and television works later.” Miyazaki paused, organized the language, and continued, “It’s just that I was taught a few sentences by a woman in the afternoon and I was very unhappy. Come on. I took a hot bath in the bathroom for half an hour before, and came up with a new business plan by the way. If you want to play, just have fun and play a big business."

After speaking, Miyazaki Sosuke shrugged, while turning the Patek Philippe on his wrist, he also explained the follow-up plan to Shinichiro Idei in detail, adding, “The new company definitely does not require me to actually operate. We find the most suitable one. The team is responsible for the operation, and I will only be a director under the banner and will only be responsible for filming. Everything is done according to the best. We only need to hold the board of directors. Of course, the board of directors will definitely have a place for Idei-san."

"It's not bad. The key is, how do we guarantee the success of the new company?" Shinichiro Idei is very eager for bait, but as the director of Kadokawa Group, he naturally understands the current situation of the RB film market. The whole market is going downhill. Live-action movies are becoming more and more sluggish, relying on animation to hold a sigh of relief. Even the group's Kadokawa Yinghua is transforming into animated movies, drastically reducing the proportion of live-action movies.

And listening to the meaning of Miyazaki Sosuke’s words, he would definitely not go to make animation, he would definitely take the road of live-action film production. At this time, he chose to enter a sunset industry or walk against the sunset. This is not much like killing him. the difference.

"Times have changed, one generation, one generation of business methods. Is RB movies dead? I think so, almost dead. But is the RB movie market dead? I don't think it has. RB is still the third largest movie in the world. Market. Our backwardness is the backwardness of the entire film production industry and the backwardness of the film industry." Miyazaki's tone is full of disappointment in the entire RB film industry.

"So for the decadent RB film industry, being outdated means outdated. They still maintain the concept of the last century and have no idea of ​​seeking reform at all. Therefore, our appearance can be said to be at the right time and we are not willing to change. They changed and were unwilling to cater to the market, so we had to squeeze them out of the game. I am willing to spend so much energy and money, but I just want to do something that no one else can do, and do something big that can change the RB film industry." Miyazaki Sosuke said, with a lovely smile on his face, and he poured a glass of wine and clinked glasses with the two on the table, but his smile was in the eyes of the actresses of the entertainment industry such as Ishihara Rimi, Fukada Kyoko, Miyazaki Aoi, etc. Here, it is no different from Satan in hell, and is simply the worst demon.

"On Wall Street, for the sake of money, we don’t even recognize our parents’ elders and talk about seniors. We don’t want to do business with such a big market, and we don’t want to improve film production capabilities, but we want to rely on animation movies to maintain the evil ways. Longevity, prolonged life, and simply not being a son of man is a shame for the entire RB." Miyazaki Aosuke doesn't mind being a devil. He is not a good person. Facing the attraction of the world's third largest movie market, even Satan is in front of him. , He also wants to taste whether the other party's blood is sweet.

"To be honest, I don’t have any ideals or ambitions. I just have a little fun and want to do something interesting. If it’s not like this, I wouldn’t write a book or go to Wall Street to engage in finance. I can learn how to make a movie. I have arranged everything at home. Prime Minister Fukuda is my grandfather. I can go to the government to work for a few years and then return to Gunma County to run for councillors. I just think that if the world hadn’t How boring would it be if someone like me exists? You say yes, Idei-san?" Miyazaki Sosuke was at ease, tasting the wine in a leisurely manner, and took out two pieces of fruit from the fruit plate, flickering at Shinichiro Idei in front of him. .

If Shinichiro Idei knew that if Miyazaki Sosuke wanted to enter the entertainment circle only for sleeping female stars, he might be able to kick Miyazaki Sosuke one hundred and eight thousand miles away. Unfortunately, he didn't know.

Speaking of flicker, Miyazaki Cangsuke is not talking about full level, but at least a master.In the previous life in the investment banking department of Merrill Lynch, Sosuke Miyazaki’s ability to do PPT was not top-notch, and his ability to analyze projects was not top-notch, but his ability to deceive customers, even in the investment banking department where talented people, can be described as the entire group. There is a unique existence.It was also thanks to the magical skill of Flicker that he was able to achieve success that others could not match at a young age, and finally established his own company.

### Chapter Fourteen Rich Second Generation Rescue Hollywood###

Miyazaki Sosuke's casual three-words this time invented a wealthy young man whose life was too boring because of the troubles of the rich, so he had a whim, and wanted to change the story of the RB film circle. The goal was to point out Shinichiro I and the next few artists. The dreams of beauty stars who can circle are also fooled. These are real beauties. Even in the entertainment circle where beauties get together, Fukada Kyoko, Suzuki An, Ishihara Rimi, Miyazaki Aoi, these are all outstanding beauties.

However, Miyazaki Cangsuke didn't care too much, anyway, a big trick to seduce a girl passed, and whoever recruits is unlucky.

Miyazaki Aosuke is very calm, still drinking cognac elegantly, wearing a blue Anderson blue double-breasted suit that bankers come standard with, wearing Italian hand-stitched Santoni leather shoes, and a French shirt with Cartier platinum glaze. The cufflinks and the Patek Philippe Karadrova platinum watch on the hand gleamed under the lights.

All of you here are women from the arts circle, who understand these things.

It costs money to make a girl, but it is not to spend money for a woman, otherwise it is not a girl, but a girl.

Fukada Kyoko and Ishihara Rimi are colleagues in the office, and they have a good relationship, while Miyazaki Aoi and Suzuki An are typical teenage actresses, and there are some overlaps in the theater.In fact, these are all beautiful women with bright eyes and white teeth, white as snow, and beauty.

Even if there is a piece of jade like Ishihara Rimi here, but several actresses are sitting together, Miyazaki Aoi can still clearly feel Miyazaki Aoi is more beautiful, but Fukada Kyoko has a better figure.

Miyazaki Aosuke just glanced at it and knew that Kyoko Fukada's capital is really strong. It is not clear whether it is F or E, but compared to the others, Miyazaki Aosuke knows that it is not a little bit more than a little bit. .

These are all very photogenic actresses. The facial features are not only three-dimensional and exquisite, the outline is clear, but also very distinctive, which is impressive, especially Miyazaki Aoi, as long as they are on the camera, they immediately transform into another visual effect. , Her value is there, as long as you have seen her on the screen, you will be hard to forget and the memory will be very deep.

After some discussion, Miyazaki Sosuke and these beauties did not talk too deeply, but left their numbers, and changed to a small bar with Shinichiro Idei and closed the door to discuss the new one. The movie company thing.

Miyazaki Sosuke’s plan was simple and rude. Alpha and Kadokawa Group jointly established a new production company that specializes in film production, distribution and other peripheral product development.And set up a new film company in the United States, responsible for the development of the American market, and exchange and study with Hollywood.

In terms of online video and communication, Netflix will soon establish a branch in RB, which will be in charge of the RB branch of Netflix, while the selection of artists and other matters can be cooperated with several large firms.

The new company will learn film and television production from Hollywood in the future. As for how to come, to put it bluntly, it will pay tuition with money.In this regard, the sons and daughters of Oracle founder Larry Ellison have become Miyazaki’s best learning goals.

Larry Ellison’s children, Megan Ellison and David Ellison, are both typical ideal young people. With the ideal of "the rich second generation saves Hollywood", the two have entered the film production industry one after another. Most of them are playing the security card and engaged in the production of popular commercial films. The SkydanceMedia he founded has invested in a series of commercial blockbusters, such as "Star Trek: Diablo Unbounded", "Mission Impossible" series, etc., while Megan is the one. Dive into the deep water area, more engaged in the production of art films, and the film produced by him has also achieved good results. A series of films such as "Land Thunder", "American Hoax" and "She" have won the best in Hollywood The nomination of the film, it can be said how the newcomers enter the film and television circle, Miyazaki Aosuke can learn a lot from them.

Miyazaki Sosuke talked with Shinichiro Idei for more than an hour, pushing cups and changing cups, and didn't leave until late at night. The two really drank a lot and chatted very happily.

For Miyazaki Sosuke, making movies is entirely to satisfy his own desires. He will definitely not shoot any commercial blockbusters. He will be a film master. The box office will definitely not be his focus. How to use movies Telling a story well in language is what he needs to consider.

But if the topic of simply rising from film and television production to saving the RB film circle, Miyazaki Aosuke suddenly feels blood surging.Compared with how much money he made by shorting Nomura Securities, or how many times the income from equity investment has doubled, he found that it can help the RB film industry get out of the quagmire and glow with new vitality. This goal is more suitable for him to live his life.

So, thinking from this perspective, mature commercial blockbusters are what a society with a developed film industry can produce. He has to consider how to improve the level of film production in the RB film industry, so the easiest and most difficult way is That is, to learn from Hollywood, this was the idea he had previously proposed with Shinichiro Idei.