Reborn Japan for entertainment

Chapter 674 Board Meetings
On January 1, Tokyo, Chiyoda Ward, SME Headquarters Building.

Today is the day when Sony Music Entertainment, the annual annual board meeting, is held.

As the executive director of SME, Kiyoshi Sakamoto was naturally wearing a formal suit and came to the company early.

When he came to the large meeting room, Sakamoto Kiyoshi was not the first one. Some idle directors without real power had already occupied the seats in the meeting room.

The familiar directors were also chatting quietly.

Which golf course is better, which high-end restaurant has fresher ingredients, which is more fun to travel abroad, etc. . .

However, when Kiyoshi Sakamoto walked into the conference room, the directors either stopped talking and came up to greet with a smile, or sat in their seats and nodded to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

No one dared to ignore his existence.

Especially after Sakamoto Kiyoshi managed SMA with great vigor and popularity, his status within Sony has also risen.

After greeting the directors one by one, Kiyoshi Sakamoto also sat in his exclusive seat, waiting for the meeting to start.

Soon, the directors came to the meeting room one after another.

The spacious conference room was also full of middle-aged people in suits and leather shoes.

Among them, Sakamoto Kiyoshi's extremely young face was particularly conspicuous.

The last one to appear is naturally the most important big shot.

The current representative director of SME, Naoki Kitagawa, also walked into the conference room surrounded by several directors under him.

"Then let's begin."

Following Naoki Kitagawa's order, Sony Music Japan's 2011 annual board meeting kicked off. . .

First of all, the chief financial officer of SMEJ, who presided over the meeting, reported the achievements and financial statements of the major subsidiaries of SME Group in the past year.

The first one, of course, is the music business that SMEs rely on.

In the past year, the overall sales of Sony Music can be said to be the top among all Japanese record companies!
SME once again overwhelmed Ai Hui, who has many singers, and became the record company with the highest annual record sales in 2010.

To a large extent, this is due to the comprehensive attack of its singers, especially THE SUN's 200 million singles that ranked first in the annual list, as well as the great activity of Nishino Kana and the return of the Rainbow Band. . .

It is worth mentioning that King Records, where AKB is located, has experienced a huge increase in sales due to AKB's popularity and strength last year, becoming the record company with the largest increase among all record companies.

After the music business, it was the turn of SMA where Kiyoshi Sakamoto was.

Since the president of SMA Sato is about to retire, he handed over all affairs to Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

In a sense, today's SMA is Kiyoshi Sakamoto's SMA.

In 2010, among all the subsidiaries of SME, the one with the most outstanding performance was naturally the production of SMA, the highest-grossing romance film in Japanese film history!

The shooting funds of "Those Years" plus post-production costs and publicity and distribution costs did not exceed one billion.

And this movie earned 87 billion locally, and after it was released across Asia, the final box office got a terrifying 150 billion!
The 150 billion box office, after deducting theater fees, film distribution fees, production fees, and Asahi and Toho's share, finally Kiyoshi Sakamoto, as the main sponsor, personally got nearly 30 billion in net profit!

From 2 million to 30 billion, this is nearly 15 times the profit!
This has not included the subsequent secondary use, TV media, DVD and other income, otherwise, the profit would be even more impressive.

Even the tens of millions invested by SMEs have become hundreds of millions.

This is just the pure profit of a movie!
Of course, not every movie is "Those Years" that can make history. . .

However, at the very least, this first film independently produced by SMA has made a name for SMA's production, and this is what Sony Music values ​​most.

In addition, in the past year, SMA's actors, Suda Masaki, Nonen Rena, and others have also been very active, making SMA a new force that cannot be ignored in the Japanese entertainment industry in 2010!

Therefore, when the chief financial officer of SMEJ was reporting the relevant reports of SMA, the directors present all turned their attention to Kiyoshi Sakamoto with a calm expression from time to time.

No way, the results are too eye-catching.

. . .

The meeting is still going on.

Soon, when many idle directors thought it was a calm meeting, the first major decision was made!
Due to the excellent work results in the past few years and the cash cow Sakamoto Kiyoshi brought to the company, Naoki Kitagawa recommended at the meeting, the current head of the SME music department and the record director of the company's largest label Sony Records, Yuichi Yamada, Get on the board.

And this proposal was unanimously approved by the "Beichuan faction" headed by Kiyoshi Sakamoto.

Therefore, Yuichi Yamada was able to be promoted successfully and became the director (ie director) of SME.

In this way, it also makes the "Beichuan faction", the largest faction in SME, more powerful.

Yamada Yuichi's entry into the board of directors is also a good thing for Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who belongs to the same faction.

After all, the plan he is going to propose next needs the strong support of the directors. . .

Soon, the meeting came to the last item on the agenda at a very smooth pace:
Proposal of a new project plan!

"The next step is a proposal for a new project. If anyone of you has a proposal, you can submit it now."

Hearing Kitagawa Naoki's words, Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was originally like an immobile Buddha statue, started to move.

His deep and affectionate eyes instantly brightened up.

Although Kiyoshi Sakamoto has never interfered with Naoki Kitagawa's decision since he airborne Sony Music and took the post of executive director.

Even if he participated in the regular board meeting, he just sat quietly on the sidelines and never expressed his opinion.

Compared with the scolding Fang Qiu in SMA, there are simply two people.

However, this time, he is not going to continue to be a mascot. . .

After all, he came prepared.

Sakamoto Kiyoshi, who was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, raised his arm, indicating that he had something to say.

And Kitagawa Naoki also saw it, Sakamoto Kiyoshi raised his hand high.

Although a little surprised, he still asked out loud, "Director Sakamoto?"

"I have a new business proposal, and I want to show it to everyone."

"Oh?" Kitagawa Naoki looked at Sakamoto Kiyoshi with great interest, but found that the expression on his face was still so calm, and the curiosity in his heart was even worse.

"Then, let's invite our Director Sakamoto to bring us his new project!"

Sakamoto Kiyoshi turned his head and snapped his fingers at Kitahara Hikaru who was sitting behind him.

Afterwards, many directors saw SMA Deputy Director Hikaru Kitahara standing up from his chair and walking towards the podium under the eyes of everyone.

What is Kiyoshi Sakamoto's upcoming new project?
This is the only thought that comes to mind of all the directors present at this moment. . .

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