Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 513 Terrible Elimination Rate

Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who is far away in the United States, does not know that the two girls who are close to him have made different life decisions because of him.

All he knew was that after today's last autograph session, he could finally go home.

After two weeks of high-intensity publicity, THE SUN's second single "Cruise", under the huge influence of Grammy, has a refreshing country rock style, catchy lyrics, and " Country Little Princess" Taylor's album was a hit, and it only took two weeks to reach the top of Billboard's weekly chart!

While "Cruise" became THE SUN band's second champion single, it also made THE SUN, an Asian band, another singer whose two singles released since their debut both topped the Billboard weekly chart. !
Such a result is enough to make THE SUN stand out from the entire Asian music scene!

After reaching the top, THE SUN did not continue to promote in the United States in order to keep the championship.

Because, in Sony's view, "Cruise" was able to reach the top of the weekly chart in a short period of time, and it has already consumed all its impact. In the next week, it will definitely retreat from the top spot.

In this case, instead of continuing to waste resources and let THE SUN continue to bombard American music fans, it is better to accept it as soon as it is good, and to keep some mystery for the future release of new songs. . .

It is precisely because of this that the three of THE SUN were able to return to Japan after half a month.

However, before Kiyoshi Sakamoto relieved the fatigue of the journey, he was dragged to SMA by the manager uncle.

Tokyo, Shinagawa Ward.

SMA headquarters building, operating meeting rooms.

"long time no see!"

"During the time I wasn't here, how was the selection meeting and the script team going?"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who strode into the conference room with long legs, sat down on the main seat. After saying hello, the first thing he said was that he was concerned about the implementation of the new business plan.

From February 2th to March 7st, Kiyoshi Sakamoto stayed in the United States for more than half a month.

In the past half a month, because the manager Uncle Ishida also went to the United States with THE SUN, Kiyoshi Sakamoto didn't know much about the ongoing projects of SMA.

Therefore, as soon as he returned to SMA, he was eager to learn about the latest news about the audition and the script team.

After all, the three major plans for the new operation are the first major project he took office, and there must be no mistakes. . .

Hearing Kiyoshi Sakamoto's question, the heads of various departments sitting in their seats, as well as the operation members, all looked at each other in blank dismay, and finally the deputy director of operations, Hikari Kitahara, answered.

"The audition meeting and the script team went very smoothly."

I saw him flipping through the materials in his hand, and at the same time reporting the progress of the project during this period of time to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

"Under our vigorous publicity, the selection meeting has received more than [-] resumes in just half a month, and we are still receiving resumes."

"Especially the promotional video for the audition that you suggested to shoot, Director, has received a lot of attention..."

Kiyoshi Sakamoto was also quietly listening to the reports of his subordinates while flipping through the reports on the desktop.

"And in the initial review on February 2th, we selected 25 of them through repeated screening, and they can enter the second review stage..." At this time, Kitahara Hikari paused, and said in a timely manner Give some time for Kiyoshi Sakamoto to ask questions.

Sure enough, as soon as the words fell, Kiyoshi Sakamoto's question came together like a seamless connection.

"3000 people?" Kiyoshi Sakamoto pressed his fingers, his temples swelled, and his tone was a little distressed, "I thought that the initial review would only remove nearly [-]%, at most [-]% of the participants..."

"It seems that the number of people entering the second review seems to be a bit small..."

Originally, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was still thinking that through this huge audition, many future stars in the Japanese entertainment industry would be wiped out in one go. . .

However, out of 5 people, only 3000 passed, and the rest were all eliminated.

This elimination rate is too high, more than [-]%!

Besides, this is the first review!

No wonder Kiyoshi Sakamoto felt dissatisfied.

Seemingly hearing Kiyoshi Sakamoto's muttering, he was slightly dissatisfied, and the deputy director, Hikaru Kitahara, hastily explained: "Director, this is already quite a lot."

"You know, the number of people who participated in the SMA selection meeting in previous years was far less than this year; but even so, the number of people who passed the initial review has never exceeded 1000."

"It is also because of your appointment this year, and the joining of Fukuyama-san and Kimura-san, that this year's selection will be more eye-catching, and so many young people are attracted to participate in the selection..."

"Well, that's right..." Kiyoshi Sakamoto nodded slightly, and continued to ask, "When is the second review of the selection meeting?"

"On Sunday next week, March 3th."

Thanks to Sony's strong human resources and Sakamoto Kiyoshi's financial assistance, compared with previous years, the review work of this selection meeting proceeded extremely quickly.

After asking Kitahara Hikaru to continue to pay attention to the selection meeting and let him report at any time, Sakamoto Kiyozai continued to ask about the script team.

Whether a strong script team can be formed depends on whether Kiyoshi Sakamoto can carry out the plan of "Sony-based promotion" in the future.

Therefore, Kiyoshi Sakamoto paid more attention to the process of this project than the selection meeting.

"About the script team, at your request, we have gathered staff from various departments of the company and formed a script team of more than 20 people."

"All members are young people who have worked in SMA for more than ten years, but are not older than 35 years old. Their loyalty to the company is completely trustworthy."

Having said that, Hikari Kitahara looked up, sat on the seat, and Kiyoshi Sakamoto, who was listening to him without saying a word, asked puzzledly.

"However, director, why does the script team not find suitable candidates from the film circle, film professionals who understand film-related knowledge, but recruit people from within SMA?"

"Moreover, the recruitment criteria are still so..."

Bei Yuanguang's words seemed to be on the minds of everyone present.

This can be seen from the bewilderment in everyone's eyes. . .

And this doubt existed in their hearts from the moment Kiyoshi Sakamoto set up the recruiting standards for the script team with them.

However, the orders of the superiors cannot be questioned.

Therefore, after the script team was preliminarily formed, the deputy director in charge of this project expressed his doubts.

Kiyoshi Sakamoto seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and his subordinates would ask this question.

The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and with a gentle yet loud voice, he uttered a sentence that surprised everyone present.

"Because, this script team doesn't need people who know movies very well!"

(End of this chapter)